The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-10 00:00:00

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
THE CZMt.

The Cousfitufionnei has the subjoined account of
the occurrence :
Bereyouaki had been not only in the employment of
MM. Gouin, but previously in that of MM. Call and Co.
He left his last place on the 4th May, and says be has
since lived on his s►vings, augmented by a subsidy of 35(
• month allowed him, as a Polish refugee, by the French
government. Why had be left off working? He does
not explain. How, and at whatmoment, had the idea oc-
curred to him of shooting the Emperor of Russia? " I
was thinking about it," he replied, " since the day when
I heard the Czar was coming to Paris." His first project
was to commit the crime on Tuesday evening at the Opera.
But he had made no preparations. He merely went in
the evening on the Boulevards and the Rue
Le Peletier. At the corner of that street he was
in the first rank of the spectators. He there saw the Czar,
and pretends that Alexander looked at him, and recognised
him as being a Pole. He then heard cries of " Vice la
Pologne !" but he did not join in them. From that
moment, however, be was determined to attempt the life'
of the Czar. The morning of the following day, Wednes-
day, he went to the Boulevard Sebastopol to a gunsmith's,l
and asked to see sonic double-barrelled pistols. Several
having been shown bim at S francs, he asked if they were
good and solid. " Yes," said the man, " but here is one
at 9 francs which has been proved." "I shall take it,
then, Billee it is better." Bereyouski paid, and returned
home to load the weapon. In the evening he remarked that'
the bullets which the gunsmith had given to him were loose
in the barrels, and he tried to cast some others, but failed.
On the Thursday he ruse at seven, and went out with his
loaded pistol in his pocket. He breakfasted in • very
frugal manner on • piece of bread, a morsel of sausage,
and half a bottle of wine. He then went slowly in the
direction of the course. " I thought," he says, " of
shooting the Emperor on his arrival ; but I did not know
exactly the route he was to take, and I could not, there-
fore, get to any spot by which the carriage was to pass.",
At the review he lexret that the awtige would return by ,
the cascade, and he went and got into the first
row of the spectators at the angle of the two
roads. For a moment there was some hesitation as
to which direction the Emperor ought to take,
one road being occupied by • regiment of dragoons.
The carriage, however, having gone to the left, he
got to the side by which the c.rtr'qe was to pass, and at
the instant the carriage with the two Emperors and the
Grand Dukes was approaching where he stood he stepped
out of the ranks of the crowd, holding his pistol in both
hands, his two index finer* on the triggers. The result
of the shot is known. The Emperor Napoleon perceiving
the young Prince Vladimir bespattered with blood, bent'
towards him quickly, saying, " Prince, are you wounded?"
"No, air; but yourself':" And in fact the Emperor's
uniform was also stained with blood, as well as those
of the Czar and the Cesarewitch. Each of the august'
personages then remarked that the whole carriage
was bespattered, but that no one was hurt. When the
prisoner was taken to the Conciergerie, Count Sehouvalow
also went to the Valais de Justice, but from scruples of
delicacy, exaggerated perhaps, did not demand to see or
interrogate the prisoner; but IL Router invited him to
receive the first avowals of Bereyouski. The Russian
functionary put numerous questions in Russian, Polish,
and French. He questioned the prisoner as to his
family and his antecedent+, and Bereyouski having stated
that at sixteen he had borne the insurrectionary
musket, asserted that he left his home two yeses ago.
" Have you not continued in correqxmdence with your
father?"—" No, 1 have never written to him, and when I
left home he told me that if I joined the revolution he
would curse me." Bereyouski, whose affirmations will na-
turally be tested, declared several times with great self-pos-1
session that be had not imparted his project to any ono
for feu of being betrayed. He continuo salsa end a.

Scared by the intelligence of the firing of his
neighbours' hayricks, and the wholesale destruction
of their wool and sheep, Signor Guglielmi, a
wealthy mcreante di eampagna, whose farms lie
about Civitu Vecchia, in despair of receiving pro-
tection from the government, has been driven to
take the decided step of sending for Fuoco, the
famous brigand chief, and making his own terms
with him. The bargain made between the contract-
ing parties was to the effect that for consideration
of the sum of 12,000 scudi, to be paid on the spot,
and an unlimited supply of whatever provisions
should be from time to time required by the band,
Fuoco should abstain from wantonly destroy-
ing Signor Guglielmi's property. In treat-
ing independently with the brigands, and
constituting them, as it were, his guests,
Signor Guglielmi certainly infringed the letter of
the Brigand Act, and rendered himself liable to
the penalty prescribed for a " manutengolo," lite-
rally, a handholder of the brigands. Sent for to
Rome to give an account of his conduct, for which
he has been severely reprimanded by the authori-
ties, Signor Guglielmi explained that nothing but
the pressing necessity of saving himself from imme-
diate ruin had induced him to take a step, of the
illegality of which he was aware, but which he con-
sidered justified by the circumstances in which he
found himself placed. For that, in the face of the
acknowledged inability of the government to
protect him, and its refusal to permit his
helping himself by arming his people, there
was nothing left for him but to come
to some sort of terms with the brigands.
The accounts which reach Rome daily from Civita
Vecchia describe the state of things there as most
unpleasant, the inhabitants finding themselves ex-
posed to two imminent dangers ; on the one hand
to a rising of the convicts, of whom some 2,000 are
employed in the docks, and on the other, to the
depredations of the brigands. Since the withdrawal
of its meagre garrison, which has been sent into the
interior in pursuit of brigands, Civita Vecchia has
been left almost entirely defenceless, and but for
the protection afforded by the crews of the men-of-
war lying in harbour would probably ere this have
been the scene of bloodshed and anarchy.
Meanwhile the Pontifical government is exces-
sively proud of an achievement of its troops, who
have recently succeeded in securing a valuable
prize—no less a personage than a brigand queen
styled " Loisella," the partner of the redoubtable
Andreozzi, who reigns supreme among the
Volscian hills. This " Loisella " before she
took to the hills was serving maid to the wife of
that Panicci, governor of a passe called Sun Lo-
refute' who was carried off in March last by the
ibriganda, and, being found unable to walk, was
for three weeks borne about the mountains in a
chaise-h-porteurs. During his period of detention,
at the instigation of Loisella, who dictated to him
the items, Panicci was required to send to his wife
1 a list of her jewellery, with a letter begging her to
hand to the bearer the precious articles named as
I a portion of his ransom, and an indispensable coa-
-1 dition of his being set free. With the exception
'of a pearl necklace, which had been presented by
the Signora Panicci to her daughter on her mar-
Iriage, and which was instantly missed by the ob-
servant Loisella, the whole of the required jewels
were promptly forwarded. Seizingthc glittering and
!precious things, Loisella proceeded to adorn her-
self with them, and, thus arrayed, presented her-
self before her late master, demanding of him de-
risively for whom he took her. " You are Lei-
, sells," replied Panicci, "my wife's maid." " No,"
answered Loisella, pointing to the jewellery, " I
am your wife."
Having been captured with a double-barrelled
gun in her hands Loisella will probably have sen-
tence of death passed on her, but will certainly not
be executed, even though she should be unsuccess-
ful in decoying Andreozzi or others of her lovers
into the hands of the authorities.

In consequence of the long-continued drought
and oppressive heat, which has set in here unusu-
ally early, the atmosphere of Rome is already most
unwholesome, and rumours, of sufficient con_
sistency to be contradicted by the 0.5.5 i roature Re-
mono, are afloat to the effect that cholera has made
its appearance.

On Saturday the Lord Bishop of Oiford conse-
crated All &tints' Church, Braywood, a handsome and
spacious edifice erected by his Excellency the Belgian
minister and Madame Van de Weyer, as • memorial to
the late Mr. Bates, Madame Van de Weyer's father. The
church, with its oommodious parsonage, when unite com-
pleted, will cost nearly 15,0001. It has born built upon •
portion of the commanding site on which Na.. Lodge
stands, within the parish of Bray, on the border of Wind-
sor Forest, and it is scarcely • Trader of a mile distant
from the residence of the Delman minister, about four
miles from Windsor.

Honourable Matras Romero, Le. Washington.—My
dear friend,—When I was besieging l'uebla,l learned that
Marquez was marching upon me with 5,000 men from the
city of Mexico. I must candidly cosies' that at first I
hesitated as to the course I should pursue, whether to raise
the siege and march to meet Marques, or await his arrival,
or assault the city immediately. decided on the latter
alternative. Success favoured the impetuosity of our
troops, who without the necessary training, but
moved by their great courage, stormed the forti-
fications, and carried their limas successfully, regard-
less of the galling fire of their musketry and mur-
derous band grenades showered upon us from the
balconies and house-tops. When the trenches Lad
been carried the defenders of the houses, fearing they
might be cut off or-
attacked in the rear, abandoned them
and were made prisoners The heights in the vicinity were
still held by the enemy, but their garrison surrendered
on the 4th. I was then free to go and encounter Marquez,
which I immediately didon the sth. The cavalry division
harassed him much, barring him on the road to
Vera Cruz, in which direction it seemed he desired to
proceed; but he countermarched when about three ltagues
distant from Humantla, and declining battle which I
offered him on the heights of the San Diego Mill, be took
the road leading to Mexico. I continued the pursuit of
Marquez, though I deemed it difficult to overtake him, as
he hail the advantage of one day's march over me. General
Esoohedo, however,had detached General Guadarrama with
• division of cavalry in pursuit, to which other forces
operating in the Valley of Mexico were added, and I sent
him orders to cut off Marquez's retreat to Mexico, which
he did so successfully, that Marquez was compelled to
seek shelter at the Hacienda De San Lorenzo. When
everything had been prepared to attack him, he fled by
the read leading from Calpulalmam to Texcoco, and he
was completely routed. The defeat of Marquez occurred
on the 10th of April, the fourth anniversary of the Aus-
trims's acceptance of the crown. I was determined to
attack Mexico at once, and marched upon it, intend-
ing to establish my headquarters at Tacabar, but Gen.
Escobedo having recalled the Gnadarrains division. I was
obliged to change my plan and come to this place.
Sum after my arrival, Father Fischer, Maximilian's
confessor, none to make me some unacceptable pro-
positions, which I at once rejected. Then the Prus-
sian Princess Salm Salm, the wife of one of Maxi-
milian's aides-de-camp, came to see me to solicit
a safe conduct to get into Queretaro, saying she
would explain to Maximilian the situation of Mexico,
and she had no doubt he would surrender Queretaro. I
also rejected this petition, for in truth I have no confi-
dence in such proposals. Before my arrival in front of
the city of Mexico, PortiUa, who styles himself the Minis-
ter of War, offered to surrender the city to me if I gave
him personal guarantees, and O'Haran sent me the same
proposal, adding that be would deliver Marquez to me
provided I spared his own life and gave him a passport to
go abroad. The villains are treacherous even toward
each other. We have now all our batteries planted, which
protect the approaches to our works, say some 200 metres
from the enemies' fortifications ; and we continue our
advances in such a manner that the capital of the re-
public will shortly be in our possession, either
by direct assault or capitulation. Within the city,
there is no violence or extortion that is not re-
sorted to by Marques in order to raise money, and
increase his forces The foreign merchants have all
closed their establishments, and are now under the protec-
tion of their respective ministers, who have entered their
protests against the acts of Marquez, and the newspapers
of yesterday state that he was about to issue a severe order
against them. The diplomatic corps it seems is desirous
of leaving the city and going to Tacubagu. As a matter of
course I shall not recognise them in their official character,
but as private individuals I will not prevent their doing
so. Our present station is an excellent one, since only
three places, viz., Mexico, Queretaro, and Vera Cruz, are
left the Austrian, and these are all closely besieged.
Within this month I expect all will be decided in favour
of the republic. Distrust and dismay are rife among
the traitors ; no encounter or skirmish takes place
in which they are not worsted, even when they have
the advantage of numbers. This increases the morale
of our soldiers, inspiring them with confidence
in every battle in which our half naked And destitute
recruits have vanquished the well trained and better pro-
vided troops of the Austrian. General Bazaine, through
a third party, offered to surrender to me the cities which
they occupied, and also deliver Maximilian, Marquez,
Miramon, I:c., into my hands provided I should accede to
a proposition which h made to me, and which I rejected as I
deemed it nut very henourable. Another proposition was
also made me by Razaine for the purchase of 0,000 muskets
and 4,000,000 percussion ceps, and if I had desired it he
would have sold me both guns and powder, but I de-
clined to accept it. The intervention and its results have
opened our eye., and hereafter we shall be more cautious
in treating with foreign powers, particularly with those of
Europe, but especially so with France.
roanlllo DIAL

LErrsa or COUNT ZAMOYBXl.—General Zn-
moysli, an eminent member of the Polish emigration, has
sent the following letter to the l'aris journale :—" Purim,
Jour 7.--The attempt announced this morning by the
Month or has caused, ss may easily be believed, a deep
emotion amongst my fellowmountrymen. Several of them
have expressed to me their desire, in the absence of Prince
ex artoryaki, to see me proclaim without delay the sorrow
and deep indignation with which the deed has inspired us.
Allow ii,e, for that purpose, to have recourse to your kind-
ness. The paid history of Poland shows—and it is one of
our glories—that a crime of this nature has never been
',reduced in our country, notwithstanding the political con-
vulsions of which it has often been the theatre. Ido not
hesitate to affirm that at this day the senseless act of a
min said to be a Pole will meet with unanimous reproba-
tion throughout all Poised. The barbarous treatment to
which our country is subjected has indeed, in the last
trials, driven some weak minds into a state of culpable
exasperation. To acknowledge this fact is the more pain-
ful that these aberrations are incontestably the fruit of
the assiduous attention paid to the education of our youth
by a government which knows no scruple. However that
may be, a Pole, worthy of the name, never despairs of Pro-
ridence, :.nd we expect everything from the justice and
mercy of Gad. It is enough to say that we ale resolved
to remain invariably faithful to the duties of the Chris-
tian faith, to our most glorious traditions, to whatever is
commanded by the dearest interest. of Poland, and, above
all, to the obligations imposed by the hospitality so gene.
rowdy accorded to us by France.—General ZASIOYSKI."
A deputation of vestry clerks of metropolitan
parishes, consisting of Mr. W. E. Greenwell (Marylebone),
Mr. H. Chester (Newington Butts), Mr. It. Ellis (Hackney).
Mr. E. J. Southwell (Mile.endOld-tovrn), Mr. John Layton
(Islington), Mr. James Rogers (St. Margaret and St. John,
Westminster), Mr. S. W. Hopwood (St. Andrew, Holborn,
and St. George the Martyr), Mr. W. Cornwell (Ber-
mondsey), Mr. G. W. Marsden (Camberwell), and Mr.
Mitchell (Whitechapel), had an interview with the Earl of
Devon, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, on
Saturday.

last wrote to eno the has been 110 faltering &MO'
our
,assemblies of !village captains,ji nor havel.,l
observed the slightest foretoken of submission.
The men are anxious, but resolute. They earnestly
desire to place their families in safety—on the
mountains, or, still better, beyond the sea (in
Greece)—but for themselves they wish to make a
hard fight, and to kill as many Turks as possible.
It is not denied that if Turkey be allowed to con-
tinue the war during another winter, there will be
such famine and misery in Crete as even to
compel a surrender. Yet, nevertheless, the
Cretans struggle on. They know what it
is to live under Turkish rule. They have
been hindered here, restricted there, have seen
their country dwindling down to utter ruin and
neglect (because it was dangerous to be rich), and,
worst of all, have been subject to the local domina-
tion of their Mahometan neighbours. Whilst ONO
chance in twenty of winning freedom remains to
the insurgents, there will be gaunt, hungry men
to defend the passes, and starving women to suffer
among the rocks and gorse bushes.
Let me return for a moment to the subject of
the Cretan Mahometans, popularly known as " the
Turks of Crete." These Cretan Mahometans are
not Turks at all ; but simply Greeks, like the rest
of the Cretans. They are Greeks by race and
language, who, under pressure of foreign conquest,
have adopted the religion of the conquerors. Great
social privileges have bound them to that religion,
and by dint of constant outrages upon the
Christians, they have come to be viewed with
bitter hatred by many families whom they have in-
jured. But it is the action of the Turkish
government in putting forward the Cretan Maho-
metatui as its defenders in this war which makes so
wide a breach at the present moment between two
sections of the same people. Cretan Mahometans
are now a terror and a byword throughout the
island. Driven on by regular troops they always
lead the attack, and their barbarous method of
dealing with wounded enemies gives a peculiarly
gloomy character to the struggle. It is idle to ba-
lance the exact amount of blame which paellas or
insurgents should respectively bear for having dis-
turbed the placid selfishness of "great Powers."
Is not the weight of a terrible responsibility upon
those who could have stopped this Cretan war six
months ago, who could stop it now, and who yet
permit the war to continue

TILE TRADES UNION INQUIRY AT SHEFFIELD.—
This inquiry was resumed on Saturday, and several more
cages of " rattening" were deposed to. Mr. Clarke Branson,
solicitor, said he knew • man named Illannitield, who
some time ago was visited by a man named Cooper, who
asked him if he was going to ma to the union. Maueifield
refused, and Cooper threatened' hint. Cooper was prose-
cuted, and the migistratas committed him to the Domas-
ter missions. Subsequently the officials of Cooper'a union
went to him and wished to make the matter up, offering
to pay all expensea end something besides. Witness re:
fused. In reply to a question suggested by Mr. Su eg wit
ness said Cooper war not committed, because at the hear-
ing there were no witnesses theic. He was going to apply
for a mandamus In order to further prosecute the use.
A witumui named Shaw stated, in reply to questions in his
examination-in-chief, that he hail not that morning seen
or spoken to Broadhead ; this, however, was contradicted
by another witness, sad then Shaw on being recalled ad-
mitted that be bad seen him at a publie•house. Mr.
Overend, one of the commissioners, asked the witness if
he 'awl aware of the consequeuces to which be had nm-
dered himself liable, and expressed his surprise that Mr.
Broadhead should not have contradicted the witness, as ho
was present in court at the time that the evidence wax
given. He should take further advice on the subject of
the witness's perjury, and he hail no doubt witness would
find out what trouble be had got himself into. The court
then adjourned until Thursday.
TI c FENIAN rIIIsoNER.S. —A t 2 o'clock, onntirs-
day, Mr. Johnson, au',-.huriff for the county. attcriluil at
the county goal, and read the order commuting the men-
tomes of the prisoners from death to peual rem dude for
life. The five prisoners—namely, Captain M'Clure, Mr.
John Edward Kelly, Mr. James F. X. O'Brien, David
Joyce, and Tnomas Cullieane. idling Bowler who were
under sentence of death, were prew of at the reailii.g of the
commutation, and received the announcement with perfect
calmness and unconcern. The Roman catholic chaplain,
the protestant chaplain, the governor of the gaol, and
Mr. M. J. Collins, prisoners' attorney, were also in at-
tendance. On Wednesday the convict clothing for the dif-
ferent prisoners who were sentenced at the special CUllll3lil,.
rim to penal servitude was received from Mountjoy, and
on Thursday, after their hair was cut and their beard and
whiskers shaved off, they were put into the prison
The coevicts were not obliged to don the frieze uniform
pending the execution of their sentence, but soon after
the commutation was read, the performance of sharing
and trimming VMS gone through, preparatory to assuming
the new costume. l'revious to parting the prisoners took
leave of both chaplains, the governor, and Mr. Collins,
the former for their unremitting attention and reid. Mr,
Joyce for his kindness daring their confinement in gaol,
and Mr. Collins for the energy and ability which be die.
played in their defence.—Cork arrald.
The Hampshire papers record the deaths at
Portsmouth of Thomas M. Dennott, aged ofi, and Mary
Ana Foy, aged 102.
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