The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

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PAWS, TIVIIDAILT ETIZINO.
The Court of Assizes was se full se it well could be
without inconvenience... Lord Cowley, Marshal Me-
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gnarl, General Fleury, M. Dosin, and fit. Georges
(of the imperial printing-offioe , were among the com-
as the bench behind the judges. The members
of Council of the Order were the only advocates
NAN those engaged in the cause) who were ad-
adtted without tickets. At twenty minutes past 10
the four prisoners, guarded, as usual, by gendarmes,
took their seats in the dock in the following order:
1, Gomez ; 2, de Radio ; 3, Orsini ; 4, Pieri. Gomez
appears about 30 years old. He has a mild expres-
sion of countenance, rather fresh colour, long light-
brown hair, and no beard. He was welt dreni in
black, with black kid gloves, and appeared very
sem He does not look at all like a servant, but
his appearance is leas diatingui than that of the
ethic three, who have evidently been brought up as
gentlemen. De Rudio has a large head with a
rower jaw strongly developed, and- a very deter-
mined expression of countenance, yellowish com-
plexion, thick black hair, with mustachios and im-
perial of the same colour. He is a strong made man,
with large high shoulders. He was dressed in black;
age 23. He appeared very calm.
Orsini, the princird prisoner, is a man of middle
height (40 years old), with hair tinning grey and
very much off his forehead, and large and very black
whiskers. He has an aq *tuline nose, piercing black
eyes, a small well-chiselled month, ve teeth,
and a pale complexion. He was well, with
a black frock coat and black kid gloves. He 'peaks
French fluently, but with a strong Italian accent.
On coming into court he looked round with a certain
degree of curiosity, but without betraying the least
emotion.

Pieri is 50 years old. He has short bristly
black hair, and wears an entire beard, which
is rather grey. He has large feature*, and a
countenance expressive of great determination. Like
the other prisoners he was dressed in black. It was
remarked that both he and Omni held their heads
erect, with a haughty, undaunted air.
A few seconds after the introduction of the pri
soners President Delengle and the other judges
took their seats on the bench. After the usual ques-
tions to the prisoners touching their names, ages, and
professions, the long acte d'aecusation was read, and
occupied the court till past 12 o'clock. The sitting
was then suspended a short time. On the judges
returning into court, Gomez was interrogated by
President Delangle. His answers may be summed
up to this effect:—That ho was not responsible for
the act with which he was charged • he had only
obeyed orders without knowing the Object of them.
(Orsini was observed to smile during these expla-
nations.)
De Radio said he war sent to Paris by Bernard ;
that when he arrived there, but not before, the pro-
ject of the assassination was confided to him by
Orsini ; that he agreed to come into it, becapse, had
he refused, he feared that he should have been
treated as a spy, and perhaps assassinated.
Orsini said that when he found that Napoleon
had it in his power to do so much for Italy, and
had used it against her, the idea came into his head
to act the part of Brutus, and that it was a right
thing to kill the man who had killed the liberties of
his country. He repeatedly said that he would not
say a word against his fellow-prisoners, and that he
regretted anything which, in a moment of anger,
might have fallen from him against them. He an-
swered with apparent candour all that concerned
himself, but did in fact refuse to answer
every question touching his confederates. He
showed great firmness throughout. He took
credit to himself for the part he had played in the
Roman Republic. He said that liberty ought to be
based upon courage and constancy, and not upon
easeasination. Whether Italy was to be republican
or not, he said that she must, first, and above all
Wage,. be independent.
Pieri answered loosely, and often wandered from
the questions. He denied everything, and said that
he only came to Paris to see his son. The shell
found upon him had, he said, been, given him by
, Orsini to take care of, he not knowing what it was.
He had a rendezvous with Orsini on January 14, at
a Cafe Chantant, and it was on his way there that,
attracted by a crowd near the Opera, he went
quite by accident into the Rue Lepelletier, where a
policeman arrested him before the explosion.
The above information I have from an eye-witness.
The official and censured report will not appear till
to-morrow.

Four barristers were arrested yesterday. Ido not
know whether as suspects or crpectants. M. Landrin
and another member of the council of the order have
remonstrated with the Prefect of Police.

The Bourse has been heavy, without any striking
feature. The Rents fell sc. for cash, and 15c. for
account, closing at 69.50 and 69.45. Mobilier fell
10f. Railways were from 2.50 to tif. and 10f. lower.

PARIS, Fars►Y Ennings.

Although the official report of yesterday's pro-1
endings at the Assize Court states that the exami-
nation of witnesses we. terminated yesterday, two
were examined at the opening of the court to-day.
The girl Hartmann, who had been Pieri's servant at
Brussels, stated that he told her he was going to Paris
for an affair which might cost him his head, if it
did not succeed ; and he accompanied the statement
by a significant gesture. Taylor was afterwards called,
sad he deposed that he received an order for
six shells from a Mr. Smith, an ironfounder. He
did not know what they were wanted for. His
idea was that they were intended to be used in
war. He made six, of which three were larger
than the others. He gave them to Allsop.
Mazzoni, an Italian, called at the request of l'ieri,
said that he was Minister of the Interior in Tuscany
in 1848 and 1849, and that he never heard of the
facts reproached against Pieri, when he was a
captain of Benaglieri.
M. Chair d'Est Ange, the Procureur-General,
then made his speech for the prosecution. It
was of course extremely eloquent, but, for reasons
already explained, I am unable to give any report of
it. He warmly argued that extemating circum-
stances could not be admitted in the awe of any or
either of the prisoners. His speech was finished at
half-past twelve. The counsel for the defense did
not propose to be long, and the trial will, I believe,
certainly conclude this evening. Prince Adam
Czartoriski and his son were amongst the company
on the bench this morning. M. Dusautoy, the
Emperor's tailor, who lives at the corner of the Rue
Lepelletisr, is one of the jury.
The Bourse was again heavy. The Rents fell
26c. for cash and 10c. for account, closing at
26c. and 69fr. 35c. Mobilier fell 10fr. The
Lyons Railway fell 10fr. and the other lines front
2fr. 50s. to bfr.

Aemmate from Cacetantisople of the 10th ea-
aseme lir death of Aimed Pia* asuaniiiisf sift OW-
rima Mary.