The sun., 1893-02-24


the italian newspapers. Bank inspections from
| Lombardy to Sicily are the order OF the day.
| and every week sends another conspicuous
| financial parsonage to undergo judicial In
| auisition within the walls OF the Regina Culi
in Rome. The scandals have invaded the
Montecitorio itself. the seat OF the Italian Far
lament. The Deputies have voted to sur
render one OF their unit Der. Di Zerbi. who sits
for Palmi. aud who is great personal favor
lite In Naples. TO the civil authorities on
charge OF accepting bribos from Tanlongo. the
imprisoned x.Governor OF the Banca Romano.
And now ono OF the most active. energetic.
and generally popular young men in Italy. the
Baron Michele Lazzaroni named only the
other day to be one OF tho Central Committee
OF Italy for the Chicago Exhibition. has been
arrested in his own palace almost 10 the pres-
pnce OF his mother. and sent to join his uncle.
the Com NJ endatore Cesare Lazzaroni. In prison.
This last arrest has caused n apecinl fcrment.
because the young Baron was not only one OF
the most daring financial SPECTATORS In l,ome.
but also IN exceedingly prominent leader In
many movements. social and artistic. with
which. MS rulo. financial spectators very lit
! tie concern themselves. lie was m artist in
his leisure moments and President OF two or
three artistic clubs. n sportsman and Presi-
dent OF the Roman shooting Club. In this ca
pacity he took. Mt his own expense. tho italian
mark ksmen to Lyons three years ago. presided
over great international shooting match. had
mn interview with President Carnot and was
made an officer OF the Legion OF Honor Az tho
| head OF large foundry near LeRhorn he was
| visited and complime ented there by King Hum
bert last year. after presenting to King Hum
bert at Genoa n superb Columbian album. filled
with sketches and paintings by himself
| At the tlme OF his arrest he was one OF the
| rnp np,itf ,not kaA - 1aI,r thA
silver wedding Of the King and Queen OF Italy
now close ut hand. Though not yot 30 years OF
! nGe. this young Baron would have been nomi-
nate and elected Deputy for Rome had not
tho Constitution fixed the limit OF eligibility
| to that body ut 30. Baron Lazzaroni was not
| a director. but one Of the Regents Of the Banca
Romana. Of which his uncle was cashier. The
| offence imputed to him appears to be that he
had n running account with the bnnk amount
ing now to some 100000 lirc. whereas the
statute Of the bank forbids such accounts to be
orened with kegent. 1t is also alleged that
another account Of between two and three mil
lions with certain artist in Rome. Peralta by
I name IS really an account opened with Laz-
zaroni. the artist being his instructor in paint
ing.
AS the details come out. however. OF all these
financial scandals in Italy. it becomes cleur that
they do not differ essentially from financial
scandals in other countries. which enjoy the
blessings of parliamentary Government and
OF commercial activity. In the case OF Dep
uty di Ierbi. for example. the main ground
work OF suspicion against him seems to be
that. having been elected Deputy about
fifteen years ago. when he had no property at
all. and having been Deputy ever since with
very small salary and with other occupa-
tion. he now owns n handsome house in Rome
and considerable property in south Italy.
Cases not unlike this. perhaps, nearer home
may occur to tho mind OF the cynical reader
The large overissue OF notes by the Banca
Romana amounting it would now appear to
some 10. OOO.OOO lire, appears to have been due
at least in part. to tho desire OF the Governor
TanlonGo. to oblge men Of political impor.
tancesby advancing funds to carry important
elections.
In what constitutional country In the world
can elections now bo carried without money
Why have certain manufacturers of carpets. o
plush. Of mustard. and Of other useful com.
modites been advanced to the peerage OF late
years in England. or taken into high personal
favor by great parliamentary chiefsp No ma.
tion is exactly in position to sha.ter the glass
house OF italian politics. II Gioltti can hold
| the ground which he has taken. and leave all
these bank scandals to be dealt with as they
arise by the ordinary courts it Is probable that
Italy will make her way through them all with
no serious political results. II not.:it is not
likely that any OF the leaders in Italian politics
will come out OF tho fray unscathed. Doth
D l.udini ana Crispi seem to perceive this. and
fthey really do perceive it and act accord.
ingly. the Prime Minister will probably carry
his point and prevent the supreme scandal o
general parliamentary inquiry All true
friends OF Italy must hope for this.
The latest rumors in connection with the
horrible and mysterious murder in railwa
train near Palermo Sf Notarbartolo. IN ex
Mayor Of Palermo and an, ex-director of the
| Bank OF Sicily. point to the direction which
may be given by passion and maIeyolencs &c
such = general inquest It is now alleged that
fellow travellers. in the Same compartment
with Notarbartolo: and dark whispers are
sis6hed TO- d.nth in tram on Which two D"nI DiSunc
ties nre believed to have travelled. there mus,
have been q bank scandal and case OF poiti.
cal corruption ut the bottom OF the crime.
Y, b.