The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-03 00:00:00

THE SUN', LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1846.

we are unable to set forth ; it appears,
however, that he did not carry his threat
into execution, and we suppose he receive() a merciful
sentence under the same code that sanctioned one
hundred lashes on MATTREWSON, for calling out,
" lIolloa.!" to a sergeant; or for asking the humane
Colonel 'WJIYTE (who himself received a devilish
deal of flogging at school, and who must therefore be
fully eomrtent to judge of its efficacy and good
results) how he was to answer for the future.
The unfortunate man, Iliooms, was (by direction of
the surgeon) taken down after 150 lashes, as he could
not safely receive any more. Perhaps by a refine-
ment of cruelty, he will, on his recovery, be again
tied up to receive the full remainder of his sentence,
which must tell with much greater effect when
applied on the cicatrized wounds, the newly organized
skin. We are not informed of the offence fcr which
LEE, the othe: sufferer was punished with 100 lashes,
but from the lesser sentence we must suppose it to be
of a very mitigated character. Englishmen, we call on
you; to spare no exertions to effect the suppression,
the total abolition of the horrible system, to remove
the stain that must rest on our nation while the prac-
tice is sanctioned or tolerated.

Madrid papers of the 25th have been received, but
they are absolutely destitute of news. The Bolsa was
closed as it was the fete of St. Jago.

We have received the Paris papers of Thursday.
The Journal des Debuts, in its account of the
attempt on the lirs4a's life, says that two pistols
were fired at the KING by the assassin, who
made no resistance on being arrested. The
assassin is fifty-five years of age, of small
stature, and was elegantly dressed. A council of
Ministers, at which the KING presided, was held at
the Tuileries immediately after the arrest of the
assassin, at which it was determined to refer the pro-
secution to the Court of Peers. The KING left for
Neuilly as soon as the council rose. An express was
sent after M. GUIZOT, Wjao had left in the afternoon,
for Val Richer. He was overtaken at St. Germans,
and immediately proceeded to Neuilly, where he was
received by the KING and Royal Family, and
arrived at half-after twelve, at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Had not the KING perceived
the assassin, and pointed him out to
the crowd, the probability is that he would
have escaped. The assassin is said to be
evidently a half idiot. It is feared, however, that
the Ministry will be forced to execute him,
as the
.Opposition declare the whole affair
to have been an election manoeuvre. It is

to be hoped that the KING will prevail on
his Ministers to treat these absurd insinua-
tions as they deserve, and that the life of the
unfortunate idiot, who probably was not aware of
the magnitude of the crime which he contemplated,
will not be sacrificed because others are as wicked
as he is weak.

The KING and QUEEN left Neuilly for Eu on
Monday morning, and at the same time the Duke
and Duchess D'AumALE left by the Northern Rail-
road for Chantilly.
In an article on the elections, the Presse taunts
M. 'TIERS with not daring to address a public as-
sembly of the electors of France, because he is well
aware that if he were to venture to give an exposition
of his principles, so many of his now supporters would
protest against his programme, that his alleged party
would show itself to be a confused assemblage of dis-
cordant opinions—an anarchy out of which it would
be impossible to form a homogeneous administration.
The incendiary fires still continue in the neigh-
bourhood of Troyes.

The heat in Paris, which had been so high as 89A de-
grees of Fahrenheit on Sunday, attained to 90 degrees on
Thursday.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Thursday at 83f. 35c.; the Five per Cents., 1211. 75c.; the
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,271 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 903 f. ; Ilavre,
693 f. 75c.; Great ~fg'orthern, 705 f.; Avignon, 677 f. 50e.;
Vierzor, 612 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 550 f. ; Boulogne, 460 f. ;
Basle, 215 f.; Pal is and Strasburg, 485 f.; Tours and Nantes,
498 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 507 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon,
490 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 480 f.; Belgian Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 5534.