The Press.
London, England, 1855-09-15 00:00:00

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FRANCE.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE EMPEROR
NAPOLEON.

ANOTHER attempt was made on Saturday night to
assassinate the Emperor of the French, but happily
without success, nor were the circumstances under
which it was made calculated to excite much alarm.
On the previous day it was known that the Emperor
had been pleased to command the representation of
Maria Stuarda, at the Italiens, a play in which
Signora Ristori has made herself very popular. The
usual preparations were made to receive his Majesty,
and it was supposed the Empress would come also,
but such, however, was not the case. The imperial
carriages approached the theatre of the Italian
Opera about eight o'clock. There was no unusual
crowd. The first carriage, containing the dames
d'honneur of the Empress, had scarcely reached the
grand entrance when two shots were fired, without
effect, at the vehicle, from a person on the trottoir,
only a few dozen paces off. The man was immedi-
ately seized. The ladies of the household descended,
entered the theatre, and the Emperor's carriage im-
mediately drove up amid the deafening cheers of the
crowd around. His Majesty, with his usual coolness,
took his seat in the imperial box, and was again en-
thusiastically greeted. The play proceeded, and the
imperial party listened to and admired the admirable
acting of Ristori, as if nothing had occurred. On
leaving the theatre his Majesty was again greeted all
the way along the road with cries of " \rive l'Em-
pereur !"
Meanwhile the news had been delicately commu-
nicated to the Empress, whose peculiar situation
demanded the utmost caution. Her Majesty was
much affected, but as the Emperor met her almost
as soon as she knew of the event, all passed off well.
The name of the assassin is Bellemare ; he is a
native of Rouen, and his age is 22. In 1852, be was
condemned to three years' imprisonment, as the
author of a pamphlet entitled " Condemnation of
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte." Having accomplished
his period of detention in Belle Isle, he was liberated,
having only left prison a few weeks since. His
mind was supposed to be affected whilst in prison,
and the register contains notes to that effect. He
made no resistance when he was seized. Bellemare
is a man of low stature, not very prepossessing in
appearance, with light hair. On his person was
found two small pocket pistols. He appears to have
fired wide, for the carriage he aimed at was not hit,
but one of the horses received a slight wound.
After undergoing several examinations which eli-
cited no facts of importance, the culprit was pro-
nounced insane by a medical commission, and was
accordingly sent to Blear° without trial.

The news of the capture of Sebastopol has been
hailed with rejoicings throughout France. In Paris
on Tuesday all the. public buildings, including the
Palais Royal and the Palace of the Tuileries, were
illuminated, as well as several private houses. The
Turkish Embassy was most brilliantly lighted up,
and the guns of the Invalides fired salutes in honour
of the important event.
The Emperor on Thursday attended at noon in
the Church of Notre Dame a " Te Deum," celebrated
as an act of thanksgiving for the capture of Sebas-
topol.
The Ministers, the Senators, the Legislative Corps,
the high functionaries, &c., were also present.
Gratuitous performances were given in the theatres
of Paris, and at night the public buildings displayed
brilliant illuminations.
General Pelissier has been created a Marshal of
the Empire.
The soldiers of the army of the East of the class
of 1417 are to be discharged immediately.

A "Te Deum " is ordered to be celebrated in all
the departments of the empire to-morrow (Sunday).
The Moniteur announces that a treaty of friend-
ship and commerce was concluded at Teheran on
the 12th of July last between the Minister of France
and Mirza•Agha-Khan, First Minister of the Shah
of Persia. The Shah, on the 14th, caused the rati-
fications of the treaty to be remitted to the Minister
of France.

Ahtl-el.iader has arrived in Paris. His health
continues to improve. He brought with him some
magnificent presents for the Empress and the ladies
of the Court. The present, for the Empress consists
of a pair of slippers, so richly set with precious stones
as to be worth 20,000 piastres, and a rich carpet for

THE PRESS.

the side of a bed. The Princess Mathilde is to re-
ceive a complete coffee service in chased silver, in
the fashion of Constantinople ; and on the salver the
Emir has caused to be engraved some Arab verses
complimentary to the Princess. A splendid em-
broidered napkin covers the salver, and it alone is
worth 5,00() piasters. Accompanying the service is a
quantity of Mocha coffee, and also a mill to grind it, so
that the Princess will be able to drink coffee exactly
as it is prepared in the seraglio. The other objects
brought by the Emir consist of pipes, narguilhes,
carpets, surfs, and other Oriental articles.
The astonishing number of 122,216 persons visited
the Paris Exhibition on Sunday last.
Mr. 11. Fenton on Wednesday evening had an
audience with the Emperor at St. Cloud, to exhibit
350 photographic views taken by him in the Crimea
during the present year. His Majesty expressed his
complete satisfaction, and commanded Mr. Fenton to
prepare immediately a number of copies of the
views. The work will be published under the pa
tronage of the Emperor, of the Queen of England,
and of Prince Albert, to whom the views were sub•
witted at Osborne some days ago.