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times Pemambuco correspondent , writing on the 24 tli ult " has come to light this month . Two bills , purporting ' be drawn by Messrs . N . O . Bieber and Co ., and accepted by Messrs . J . Keller and Co ., were discounted three months ago at the Branch Bank of Brazil in this province . On the date of their falling due the bills , one ¦ of 20 , 000 milreis , and the other of 30 , 000 milreis ( 500 O £ ) , were presented to Messrs . Keller , who declined payment , alleging them to be forgeries . Messrs . Bieber refused on . the same plea . The matter remains thiis for the present ; tut the remarkable part of the affair is the bank , usually very cautiousy having discounted bills to a person unknown , and who gave into the bank at the time the transaction was effected an altogether fictitious name . The bills , it appears , are precise copies of bond fide bills which had previously been discounted at the bank . " General Santa Anna , ex-President of Mexico , with his suite , arrived at St . Thomas ' s Cone of the West India islands ) , in the mail steamer Clyde , on the 17 th ult ., from Carthagena , and was to have left on the 19 th for Havannah in the mail steamer Dee ; but the non-arrival of the Solent from the Gulf at the moment of the Dee ' s departure seems to have changed his intentions , as he still remained in the island at last accounts . Peter Besancon , a Frenchman living at New Orleans , ¦ who was dismissed from the Pension Office some months back , and refused a reappointment by the Secretary of the Interior , made a murderous attack , on the forenoon of the 8 th , on . that gentleman , Mr . Thompson . He presented a pistol at him in the hall of the department ; but Mr . Thompson struck it from his hand , caught Besancon by the arm , threiv him down , jumped on him , so as to break his arm ; then picked up the pistol , and went to his office . The Grafton Bank , at Grafton , Massachusetts , was robbed of 12 , 000 dollars on the 8 th , 7000 dollars of which was in bills of 100 dollars each . The robbery was committed in the daytime , during the temporary absence of the cashier . The Rhode Island State election took place on the 7 th , and resulted in the complete triumph of the Republicans , who elected their whole State " ticket " and large majorities in both branches of the General Aasembty . ' In the General Sessions of the city of Kew York on the 9 th , Oscar M . Thomas was convicted of kidnapping George Anderson , a coloured man , and Belling him as a slave in Richmond , "Virginia . His counsel gave notice of a . motion for an arrest of judgment . Thomas was remanded for sentence . The ' religious revival" at New York and other cities continues iit full force ; and wonderful are the " conversions , " including corrupt common councilmen and pugilists . The New York correspondent of the Daily News tells an amusing anecdote : —" One meeting is being hetd daily in the forenoon in one of the leading theatres ( Burton's ) , and Mr . Burton himself , the manager , was on one occasion held up to the assemblage as an excellent subject for their ' prayers . This was followed by an announcement , on the following day , of his conversion—a statement which he indignantly denied at the evening theatrical performance in the same place . " It is aaid that a proposition had been favourably entertained for the amalgamation of all the banks of JNew York City iuto ono great institution , similar in its workings to the Bank of England or the Bank of Prance . The revolution in Venezuela appears to havo ^ been completely successful . Acoording to advices , dated La Guayra , of the 22 nd of March , President Montigas sent in his resignation to Congress on tho 15 th , and immediately , with his family and hid chief Minister , Gutierrez , flod to tho French Legation for refuge , where they still remained . But the ports are blockaded , and there is no chance for his oscapo . According to the New York Herald , negotiations are proceeding for the abrogation of tho Clayton-Bulwor Treaty . Messrs . Allibono and Nowhull , ox-directors of the Bank of Pennsylvania , havo boon indicted for conspiracy .
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THE SARDINIAN CONSPIRACY BILL . Tan debate on the Conspiracy Bill , brought into tho Sardinian Chamber of Representatives on the requisition of the French Government , has produced some vigorous speeches . That of Count Cavour is ospeoially memorable . lie spoke for two hours and a half , and went over many incidental topics . It wag neeoasary , ho said , for a sm ; ill state like Surinia , having a difficult task to get through , to cultivate friendly alliances , more especially as " there was danger of attack from a groat power which beholds with displeasure the success of a political system diametrically opposed to its own . " The freest andl-prdudost-nfttions-liad- 'froquontly ^ alliod' -thom boIyqb with despots ; and , as to Franco , ho thought , while entertaining tho greatest rcapoct for the French n ation , that it is ono of the least tlttud for Republican institutions . All llopublioa had an egotistical charucter , and wore prono to tyrannize over other nations . "Huvo we not , " asked the Count , " tho example of
the French republics ? Both the first , which wa 3 warlike , and the second , which was pacific , always had , with respect to Italy , a worse than egotistical policy . The first drove out the Germans , but it was to make a market of the conquered provinces . It gave Venice to secure itself the Rhine . ( " Bravo / " ) And the second ? There were in the Government representatives" of the most advanced revolutionary opinions , the Ledru Rollins , the Bastides ; nevertheless , not only did they refuse us the assistance of men , of money , of armies , but even the loan of a General whom we committed the fault of asking them for . ( " Bravo ! bravo / " ) When—the form of the Government haviug been somewhat changed—we turned for assistance to its head , do you know what happened ? Nine years have elapsed since then , and I do not think I shall be indiscreet in telling it . ( iVTove ment of attention . ') The head of that Government wa 3 disposed to give efficacious assistance to Charles Albert in his war against Austria , but he was prevented by the chiefs of the National Assembly and by his Ministers , among whom were ancient and present Republicans . ( Sensation . ") I can confidently aflirm this , because I heard it from the Iip 3 of a celebrated writer , who had the sad courage to boast to me of the part he took in that resolution . " ( Profound sensation . ) Count Cavour then denounced those who incessantly demand a revolution . " Insemati / " he exclaimed , " who think that a revolution , which would imperil social principles , would be favourable to the cause of liberty in Europe . Insensati ! who know not that its surest effect would be to make all liberty disappear and to take us back to the middle ages ! Insensati di buona fede , who love revolution more than they love Italy ! ( Great applause . ) To maintain alliances it is necessary to inspire esteem , to seek to promote common , interests , to show reciprocal benevolence ; and this we have done with treaties of commerce , with copyright treaties , and we have found the Government of France very benevolent . The war converted this goodwill into a formal treaty . We then did what lay in us to reestablish good relations with Russia , and avg succeeded . At no period were our foreign relations better . " Alluding to the attempt on the life of the French Emperor , he said that it was not an isolated act , but one of a series . It was , therefore , not surprising that the Emperor should seek to prevent such attempts , and should address himself to friendly powers . " And we are bound to acknowledge , " said the Coimf , "that the despatches dictated by the French Government , and especially that sent to us , are marked by a sentiment of friendliness and benevolence which cannot fail to be recognized by those who may have read the document , which for many days past has been deposited in the offices of the Secretaries of the Chamber . I do not , however , think that in the despatch in question the facts relating to our country are all appreciated in the justest manner ; I do not hesitate to express my opinion that with respect to many of them , and especially to the occurrences at Genoa last June , that document passes a judgment which is excessively severe and not altogether conformable with fact . I believe that the cauies and the consequences of those occurrences have been greatly exaggerated by the French Government , and that there has remained in ita mind an excessive preoccupation with respect to them . " The Piedmonteso Government had expressed its willingness to do all it could towards the suppression of such crimes , but had said that the best plan for checking them would be better government and less oppression . Count Cavour then read a despatch sent on the 11 th of February to Count Minerva , Sardinian Charge * d'AH ' airus at Rome , to be communicated to the Papal Government . Copies of this despatch ( which ran as follows ) were sent to France and tho other powers : ¦ — " Tho system of expulsion exercised on a largo scale by tho Pontifical Government—sinco in our territory alone his Holineas ' a expelled subjects amount to several hundreds—cannot but havo tho most fatal consequences . The man exiled on , suspicion or for indifferent conduct is not always corrupt or indissolubly affiliated to revolutionary sects . Retained in l » is country , watchod over , punished if necessary , ho might mend , or at loiwt might not become a vary dangerous man . Sent into exile , irritated by illegal moasuros , excluded from honost society , and often without moans of subsistence , ho necessarily becomes connected with the . partisan !) of revolutions . It is oasy for thorn to delude and soduco him , and to mako him ono of themselves . Thus the inanof looao habits quickly becomes a politionl sectarian , and a most dangerous ono . Whence it may with rouaoii be adttortod that tho By atom followed by tho Pontilioal Government has for romilt continually to furnish now noldiors to tho revolutionary ranka . Aa long aa tliiu lasts , all tho offorta of Government to put down thuso SGCts ^ TVlH—provo-frultloHsr-bocauaor-iii ^ proportion ^ -astlxj .-Hi nro dispersed from tho dangerous coutron , others uouvorgo thither , aont in n cortaln degroo by thoir own Govorninont . To this miiHt bo attributed tho extraordinary vitality of tho Mnzv . ini party , and tho measured adopted by tho Pupal Government contribute to it' in groat pint . " Tho Premier related that , after tho January
attempt in France , information reached the Sardinian Government , " from a Government most friendly to exiles , and most jealous of the right of asylum , " that the republicans talked of renewing the attempt at Paris , and also of assassinating the Sardinian monarch . There could be no doubt , said the Count , of the truth of this statement . He continued : — " If the Liberal Ministers of the nation had done nothing against such iufamous attempts , there might , perhaps , among the masses that reason little , have occurred" ( when the projects became publicly known ) " a reaction not only against us , but against all the Liberal party . ( " Bravo / " ) I think that in this none can see the effect of a foreign pressure . If there was pressure , it was one to which it is an honour to yield 5 it was the pressure of our conscience . This is a verygrave question , on which depends the fate of the Ministry ; it is a question that brings with it what 13 called a ministerial crisis ; and this hot by wilfulness or caprice , or by excessive susceptibility on the part of Ministers , but by a necessary inevitable consequence of things themselves . In a country where the constitutional system is loyally practised , when a Ministry finds itself in open dissension with the majority of the Chamber on a political question a crisis is the necessary consequence . If you , gentlemen , share the opinions of the majority of the Committee , you ought not to allow us to sit here longer as representatives of the Crown . We await , then , with confidence the vote and , the judgment that you are about to pronounce ; whatever it may be , we will accept it with reverence . " On a subsequent day , Signor Brotferio made some observations touching the alleged refusal of the French Republic to give aid to Italy . He said : — " Marquis Pareto wrote that Marquis Bripjnole ought to persuade France not to interfere in our affairs . And a despatch from Lord Palmerston , referring to the army of the Alps , and to an order of the day of General Oudinot , called the attention of the Sardinian Government to the interest it had in preventing a French intervention , and said- that the best way of getting out of it would be by a compromise between the Government of Milan and that of Austria . Thus spoke that Lord Palmerston wlio now , for the great good fortune of liberty , has fallen . Therefore , if the Republic of 1848 did not interfere , it was because we did not wish it . And here I ask leave , in my turn , to make an indiscreet revelation . General Aiitoniui , a few months before his death , communicated to me a letter , of which I have spoken to my political friends , and in which General Oudinot wrote to him : — ' 1 have 60 , 000 men , artillery , cavalry , and infantry : give me an opportunity of interfering . King the alarm bell at Susa . I will descend the Mont Ce ' , and we will go together to Vienna . ' ( Sensation . ) After Custoza , assistance was asked for ; but then Cavaignac already exercised a military dictatorship . . . . A Republic no longer existed , but the dictatorship of a General who had killed 40 , 000 Frenchmen at tho barricades . ( Sensation and murmurs . ) I say 40 , 000 , because 1 consider transportation as a political death . " The next speaker was General La Marmora , who , referring to a speech made by Signor Broffurio about a year ago , said : — " lie said that the French Republic was disposed to assist us . I was charged at that time with a thankless mission , and can give explanations as to those good dispositions . ( Movement of attention . ) I was at Novara , Chief of the Stall ' of Division . I was called to Turin by tho Prime Minister , Alfieri , and three hours were given mo to prepare to start for France in search pf a general . Two or throo illustrious names wore mentionod to me ; 0110 was that of Bugcaud . Marquis Urignolo immediately procured mo an audience of Cavuignac . The General—and ho was at the head of the Republic—was astonished that I should have presented myself without an autograph letter from Charles Alburt , and also that I had no credentials . I had never been on a diplomatic mission , and did not oven know what credential ;) wore . ( Laughter . ) There were no railways or tolographa then , and tho credentials did not arrive until after ton or twelve days . Then I thought that all was right . Mar- « quis Urigiiolo asked for another audionuo for mo . What did General Cnvaijynac reply when I asked him for Marshal Bugeaud , who appeared disposed to coino ? ' Voua no l ' aurez pus , ot jo vous prdvions qu'il cat gurdd li vuo . ' ( Valorio : —" You should huvo gone to Lainartine . " ) But if thoy wore nil tho fluinii ? ( Lauyhtor . } You wish mo to speak of Lamurtino ? Tho roply is woll known which lie iiwulo to thoso wlio uhIcuiI him to assist Cliurlus Albort : — ' 1 will nuvor allow tho Mediterranean , to become an Italian lake' lie professed Itnlianlam only when in opposition . I rocolloct also that , in 'Hi or ' 17 , ha said , from tho tiibuno , that ho hud aoon tho Austrlnna working at tho foitilloations of Alessandria . I thought to mynuir , What i-ouKl ever liavu put it into Unit pootioal hoail that tho Austrians wuro at Alexandria ? l > o you knifw—whut-. it-. wurt-i '—( J . n _ hu , d _ ucca-... « iuvaa | il » ii A-il » . d , _ mlncivt working in thoir nhirt- » loovos , and had taken thorn for AuHti'laiiH . (( . lane ml luitijhti ' . r . ) I will not namo ihu other gonomla . ( , ' avuiyiiuo , with ronpoot to thorn , said to 1110 , ' If tluiy lilto to go , thoy are froo to do so ; wponk to tlioin . Ono of thorn had already asked mo many explanations , and lislonod willingly to those I gave him . Flftoon days had already paaaed j our army
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No . 422 , April j 24 , _ 1858 . ] T HE LEADER , mi
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Leader (1850-1860), April 24, 1858, page 391, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2240/page/7/
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