The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-08 00:00:00

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'lightly; Jobe Durnats. slightly. 4 tat Foot: tkirpoiala Aomori Allow,
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FRANCE.

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TRIAL OF PIANORI.
....vasonnlNT OF TIM WIN litYlll.

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PARIS, Moe DAT.
The trial of Pianori, the regicide, came on this
morning as appoiete 1. The court was very full. The
most crowded part was the space behini the bench,
where official personages tied the personal friends of
the judges mustered in each numbies that there was
scarcely standing room. A remarkable novelty in the
physiognomy of the court was the absence of ladiee.
eu
the president of the present assizes, M. Partari
Leona, with whom it rests to grant tickets of ad-
mission, dislikes to see a court of justice on a great
and solemn occasion presenting the appearance of
the opera on a benefit night ; and, to the bitter dis-
appointment of many hundred fair applicants, he
resolved to have no women in court.
Pianori is a decidedly handsome young man, not-
withstanding a certain compression about the eye-
brows, which, perhaps, may be the result of agony of
mind. lie hse decidedly what the French call wee
belle tete. Hair and beard black and trimly cut; the
beard that of a man but emerging from adolescence,
ample but feathery ; mustachios curled upwards with
a certain elegance ; while kis manners and tone of
speaking are evidently not those of a person brought)
up as what is called a gentleman, they arc still those
of a man in a more easy condition of life than that
of a working shoemaker, which he profs sees to be.
It was particularly remarked, as he sat in the dock, ,
that his hands were slight and delicate, and he
looked frequently at his nail., as a man often does
from habit when he is accustomed to keep them scru-
pulously clean and well cut. He is about the middle
size, and remarkably well built. He wore a loose
pdtot, buttoned up to a level with the shoulders;
bet his neck, quite bare, attracted attention by its
manly beauty. His eyes are black and expressive ;
his complexion dark, bat not very dark for an Italian.
Throughout the trial be was perfectly cool end col-
lected. His coolness was not that of indifference, for
he listened with evident attention to all that took
place. Although not betraying the slightest emo-
tion, his countenance wore generally
.% serious ne-
wt ; but twice he smiled most expreasively, particu-
larly when the President pressed a witness with a
question, certainly not of very great importance, es
to whether, while asking in a wine-shop for a glass
of absinthe, on the day of the crime, he had said,
" Let it bs good." From the Vey of his features st
that moment o o might well conceive that, es one of
the witnesses said, his nature had once been gay.
The trial was nearly devoid of incident. The mats.
rid facts, as stated in the a'te d'aecusotion, were
conclusively proved. The prisoner did not attempt
to deny them. Although it was quire clear that he
coneeals the whole truth regarding his motives and
his previous life, he gave no trouble to his judges
regarding the main Amts. He admitted he fired hie
double-barrelled pistol at the Emperor. Ho could
not be sure whether he fired the second barrel, or
whether it went off by itself. But he readily admitted
that he had fired once. He denied that when he
was seized another pistol was found in his
band. Both the others were, he said, in
his pockets. Two witnesses, however, swore
positively that he had drawn the pistol, and was
shalt to fire a third shot, when he was captured.
The only object of his denial of the fact must have
been a vague hope of excluding the idea of preme-
ditation. And it is here to be remarked, that
although in the act of accusation it is represented
that he had frequently entertained the idea of firing
upon the Emperor, he did not in the dock say so.
On the contrary, he affirmed that he never thought
of firing tilt the moment when he saw his
Majesty pass. At this stage of the trial,
the presiding judge remarked that the point
was immaterial, since, by the French law of
18a3, premeditation wu not necessary to constitute
a capital crime in the case of an attack upon the
person of the Emperor. There can be no doubt,
however, about the premeditation. Pianori left his
!edgings armed to the teeth. He had about him
three loaded pistols of excellent manufacture. The
double barrel was made in London, the two single
barrels in Liege. They were loaded with fresh,
superfine powder. He had a formidable poniard,
described by the president as a true " Catalinian wea-
pon." The razornewly sharpened, it was suggested by
the Procureur Imperial, was intended t o shave his beard
off, en that, had he escaped for a few moments, he
might have changed his appearance by the aid of the
cap which he had concealed in his clothes. It does
not appear that he had an entire second dress under
his outer apparel. The cap and the razor seem to be
the only preparations he bad made for disguising
himself. The most important fact that came out at
the trial, beyond what is stated in the indictment,
was that Pianori is a notorious assassin who has es-
caped from the genies.
The President read from the bench two telegraphic
despatches from the French charge d'affaires at
Rome, the first of which is as follows:—" Pianori
Benezzio, alias Brizzi Ohellino, aged 32 years, has two
children. He fled after a political assassination in Ser-
via, in 1852. He took refuge in Genoa. He has often
returned to this country to commit fresh crimes."
The second despatch is as follows Rome, May 5,
185.5. Positive information. Pianori was senteso to
twelve years in the galleys for murder. He is accused
as the author of two incendiary fires in 1849." The pri-
soner positively denied both these statements, as it
must be admitted, as his counsel observed, that the,
are far from being positive proof that be is the indi-
vidual who was found guilty of murder in Italy. He
admitted, however, after some hesitation, that people
did sometimes call him Brizzi (Menlo, and that he
bad been in prison for six months, but he pretended
that he did not know what for. With regard to
his motives, he repeated what he had said before the
Judge of Instruction, that the Emperor, by the expedi-
tion to Rome, had ruined him and his family. Here he
made an animated and rather long statement which,
owing to his broken French, it was impossible to un-
derstand entirely. He spoke of want of work, of
his children being Mull, to starve, and of his having,
on one occasion at Butte., in Corsica, stabbed himself
in three Owes in the ribs—as a doctor could prove—
wishing to die himself rather than his child-
ren. In the course of this statement, ft aP-
peered from the speech of his counsel, he
=pressed regret for what he had done, Islet
nothing of ale w:•understood by the audience.
Aldsough it can assess,
v be doubted that Pianori has
accomplices, no due to ahem was disoke ed at the
trial. On this reboot the nrosecution contradicted
itself is a vvasrryy remarkable wly• The theory that he
is not a workmen
at ails wa sal Po by aM.
Millet, a shoemaker, is the Passagi eza P
auoramas,
who ooPossd that he had A.setssessen' ' him bo-
oms be took a ale
ILL 4 then sent 4411t0 make a pair m ohms
" badly dOOO. Bat Othar

Namemmmmn../Imi
willies:es, called with a view of showing that he
must have been prompted to the set in London, and
have received his hire there, deposed that before he
went to London he was" an excellent conditioned man.
remarkable only for his gentleness and his industry."
Now, as there is no evidence' exoept that of Millet,',
who proves him to have been a bad workman, to
show that he ever had any employment as a shoe-
maker in Paris, it would be more reasonable to sup-
pose that, if he be an assassin hired by the revolu-
tionary party, be must have been in the employ of
that party before he went to Londoe, since
he had not any visible means of subeistence
from the moment ot his first arriving in Paris.
1 The Procnreur Imperial, M. Rouland, made a shim
!speech inveighing passionately against the demagogy
whose head quarters were in London. He r; merged
that the constitution wou'd have enabled him to,
to invoke a higher juriediction—the High Court of
Justice. But the Emperor who daily testified
his confidence in his lovieg people by going
abroad without an escort, had desired to
show his confidence in that tribunal which
was the country itself—a jury. Therefore, it was
!that this cause had been submitted to a less solemn
II bat more gee.dy court ot justice. Men
theimmediate
of an indignant multitude, their trial
=speedy, and their condemnation and punish-
ment certain.
M. Benoit Champy, a deputy, who, M. Paillet
being indisposed, had been appointed by the Pre-
sident as counsel for the prisoner, then rose. He said :
The French law, in its humane solicitude, would not
allow any individual to be tried on a criminal charge with-
out being (Mewled by counse!. To defend a prioner,
though a glorious privilege of the bar, was often a painful
duty. Is the present ease, be might be permitted to say
ate task was palatal la no ordinary degree. He had been'
suldealy daeignated hilieially, in consequence of the illness'
of a brother advocate (and he was unwell himself) to defeol
the ass at the bar. It was his duty for a moment to check
the indlnation at the deed which oppressed hie tenet,
and to make an spinal to the mercy of the jury.
Ate." the facts proved cad confessed, what more
could he do ? He had nothing to say of Pi-
axon's antecedent'. The telegraphic despatches, which
had been read by the President, were not demonstrative!
proof. Perhaps the jury would not attach much credence;
to them against the poritive denial of the prisoner, who,;
they would remark, had been described by one of the wit-
lames for the prosecution as a " well conditioned man,l
gentle sad industrious, before be went to London. Per-
haps they would think of him as a :oreigner oithout friends
in this country, rad with two children at home. Perhaps—
even it the inflexible justice of the jury should prevail over
their sentimcata of warty, the life 01 the prisoner might yet I
be saved. Perhaps the Honorer, who protected him from 1
the vengeance of the populace on the theatre of the crime,
might yet, in the greatn se of his soul, inflict upon the pd.
sow the punishment of a pardon, and thus condemn hiss
to perpetual remorse and unbounded gratitude.
The jury retired for ten minutes, and returned a
verdict of guilty. The court sentenced the prisoner
to die the death of a parricide. Pianori retired with
the gendarmes without betraying the slightest treplsi
dation.
A " parricide" is led to the guillotine, bare footed,
in a black veil, and his right hand is cut off proviosill
! to his execution.
The Bourse, in consequence of rumours of a minis-
terial crisis, both here and in London, was very
heavy. The Rente fell 70c., closing at 681 r. 35c.
Railways were firm comparatively, and final quota-
tions but little lower than on Saturday.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S.—Moscsi.
The business of settl'ng on the Chester events as resumed I
to-day, and a large &moult of money changed hwones.
The transactions on coming events were chiefly in refer-
once to the Derby. St. Hub.rt was for some time firm at
9 to 2, but towards the close 5 to 1 wee laid in hundreds ; this
placed him again on a par with Lord of the Isles, about
whom sto 1 was taken to a good deal of money. The prin.
cipal investments, however, were on De Clue-11 to 2 was
taken to a large tuns. This movement was consequent on
coins very powerful support lie had received at toe Club.
At the same odds many hundreds were invested on him
outright, and some thouesnde were betted at evens•betwesin
him and Lard of the lalew. It would seem that, fur money,
De Clare was the beet lavourits of the three.
Wild Darrell was backed at 10, 11, and 12 to 1; Dirk
Ilatteraick and Otinenlos &oriels' for small sums at 15 to
1 each; and Flatterer kr some money at 20 to 1.
Too OMCII.—At one time Habeas receded to 9 to 1 laid
to 501. but notwithst inding a report that she had '• hit her
leg" she returned to 5 to 1 taken.
CLOSING PRICES.
THIS DEBBY.
sto apt Mr. Howard's et Hubert (t)
sto Mt. Merry 's Iced of the Isles (t)
11 to Lord Derby's De Clare (t freely)
11 to Mr. Osbaldeeton's Menton (t)
11 to Mr. F. L. Popham's Wild Dwell (t)
15 to Mr. Bowes's Ormolus Esurlens (t)
15 to Lord fialinton'a Dirk Hatterniek (t)
IS to Mr. H. Hill's Kingstown (t)
20 w Mr. T. Powell's raturer
1000 to tO *Mr/mph Hawssy'sootbyTimison—Vesation (t)
1000 to 1 Mr. Porter's Noisy (t)
1000 to 1 Mr. A. Jahissume's Roth, ram (t)
100 to 1 Mr. T. Parr's Benham (t)
1000 to 1 Lord cogl
OAKS.esey's (Wood Ct to 1000
sto apt Duke of Bedford's Habeas' (t)
sto Mr. T. Wdkinstm's Nettle (1 to 1 also laid)
10 to lir. l'Anson's Blootoing Heather (12 to 1 ciao 4W
12 to Lord Joan ikon's Morass La I's), (t)