Italy. July 26, 1848
Italy.
* Turin, July 17. A number of Jesuits had been in the habit of meeting secretly in a remote house. The civic guard got wind of it and approached Minister Ricci, who gave his consent to a search of the premises. When the civic guard broke in, they found only four fathers, among them the well-known Rostagno. At the appearance of the armed force he tried to destroy a piece of paper. He did not succeed; he and the other three were arrested, and some very important papers were also found. The next morning the house was searched more thoroughly, and behold, further papers and large concealed sums in gold were discovered.
(Gazzetta di Genova.)
* Turin, July 17. At the session of the Deputies on the 15th inst. the committee presented the bill, somewhat amended by it, on the mobilisation of the National Guard. Instead of the 50 battalions requested by the ministry, 56 are demanded, each of 600 men, “for the defence of the strongholds, coasts and frontiers of the provinces subject to the Sardinian Statute.” The President wishes the report to be printed and distributed first; but from all sides the cry rings out: To the discussion! The latter is decided upon on grounds of urgency by a large majority, and after the 4 articles of the law have been debated, the Chamber adopts the whole almost unanimously.
Today the important discussion took place in the Chamber of Deputies on Bixio’s motion for the expulsion of the Jesuits and affiliated orders. Cornero delivered the thoroughly worked-out report and concluded it by presenting a bill in seven articles, of which the first stipulates that the Society of Jesus, the order which