CONSPIRACY m PARIS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2665, 12 April 1905, Page 25

CONSPIRACY m PARIS.

PARIS, April 6.

Captain Tamburine, a half-pay officer, was arrested in Paris. He was engaged in a conspiracy resembling that of the Malet conspiracy in 1812. He had 500 uniforms and 8000 cartridges concealed) in a garret.

April 7.

Tattiburine is a Corsican. His mysterious plot was not seriously regarded originally, but one or two officers report that o\%rtures were made to them to join in an attempt to adze President Loubefc a3d

members of the Government, and over< throw the Republic in favour of Prince Victor. An inquiry is proceeding.

Claude Francois ds Mal-ot. who rose to thi, rank of brigadier-general, was detected in a conspiracy against Napoleon, ai rested, and kept in prison till 1812. During Napoleon s campaign in Russia he made his escape, and by circulating fake news of Napqleon s death and by a dexterous use of a forged decree of the Senate he won over some of the National Guards. Whilst the latter occupied somo of the principal public offices in his name, Malec proceeded to liberate his fellow conspirators, Generals Guidal and Lahorie, from prison. But in the house of Hullin, commandant of the troops in Paris, Malet was taken prisoner by Hullin's adjutant (Laborde), and shot with his fellow conspirators on the 28th October, 1812.