The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-23 00:00:00

GerendNeua's trenment of the prisoners taken ir• the
battle with IRIARTE, at Ostorga. MM. MON and PIDAL
COO dt:111, CONCH., fit not at once shooting the prisoners ; IsTu-
RITZ and CANEGA, on the contrary, approve of his humanity.
There have been also, it is said, differences in the Cabinet on
the question of the law of the press, and it was also rumoured
that the Presidency of the Senate had been offered to NAB.-
VAEZ. It is, howerer, to be recollected that all these ru-
mours appear only in the Herald, the organ of NARTANI4
and that, therefore, they cannot be implicitly relied on.
Letters from Madrid, dated the 15th, treat them as entirely
unworty of credit, and state that the question of the press had
not even been mooted at the recent meetings of the Cabinet
_ _ _

The Madrid Gazette, of the 15th, states that the whole of
Galicia is tranquil, with the exception of Lugo and Santiago.
CONCHA, however, has demanded reinforcements ; and, on
the 15th, the regiment of Asturias and a company of artil-
lery had left Madrid to join him. This looks as if Galicia
was not quite so tranquil as the Government represent it to
be. These reinforcements are to be commanded by Briga-
dier BLAsErt, who is promoted to the rank of General.
MADRID BOLiA, APRIL 15.—Three per Cents., 31% for
Money ; Five per Cents., not quoted; Bank of St. Ferdinand,
280 ; Bank of Isabella, 17 0 ; Company of Probity, 185 ;
Company of Iris, 130; General Assurance, 84; Alliance, 170;
Anchor, 168; Gas Company, 600. Exchanges—London, 371/(3 ;
Paris, 16 3.

'We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The Court of Peers assembled on Monday at one o'clock
to consider the course to be adopted to carry out the ordon-
nance of the I7th inst., constituting them a Court for the
trial of LECO\tTE. There were 229 Peers present, and
constituting the Court, besides BOYER, the President of
the Court of Cessation, and Lieutenant-General Count
REILLE, who were excused further attendance on the
ground of ill-health, and Count MONTALIVET, who was
also excused attendance, as he would hare to be
examined as a witness. The Chancellor having taken the
chair, the Court was addressod by It. HEBERT, the Procureur •
General, who described the circumstances attending the
attempt of LECOMTE to assassinate the KING. The Court
then deliberated, and eventually came to the following de-
cision :

" The Court of Peers, taking into consideration the royal
ordinance of April I7—taking into consideration, moreover,.
Article 28 of the Constitutional Charter—having heard the
requisitory of the Procureur-General, and having deliberated
thereon, acknowledges the presentation by the said func-
tionary of a copy of his complaint against the perpetrator
and accomplices of the attempt against the King's person.
committed at Fontainebleau on the 16th of the present
month—does hereby order, that by the President of the court,
and by such Peers:as he may designate to replace him in case
of absence, there shall be forthwith proceeded to the previous
examinations required for carrying on the prosecution ; does
moreover, order, that in the course of such examinations the
functions attributed to the Council-Chamber by Art. 128 of
the Code of Criminal Instruction, shall be filled by the Pre-
sident of the Court, Count d'Argout, Baron de Barante,
Count de Pontecoulant, Count de Bondy, Baron de Fraville,
M. Laplange Barris, M. Persil, President de Gascq, Presi-
dent Boullet, Baron de CI ouseilles, President Legagneux,
and M. Mesnard, which aforesaid Peers shall draw up the
report : does also order that the rules and proceedings of the
criminal instruction, in such cases laid down, shall not be
departed from; does further order that the letters, gun, and
all other articles relating to the presentees., be without delay
lodged with the Regritrar of the Court : does further order
that the citations and other acts performed by ushers of the
ordinary courts of justice .shall be performed by the ushers
of the Chamber; and, finally, does order that the present
decision shall, with all diligence, be carried into effect by the
Procureur-General.—Deliberated on, and ordered at the
Court of Peers,"at Paris, this 20th day of April, in the Coun-
cil-chamber, by us, the undersigned."—(Here follow the
names of the Peers present, 229 in number.)

It would appear that the journals were in error in announc-
ing the arrival of LECOMTE in Paris on Saturday. He was
not taken to the Conciergerie until Monday.
"It was only this morning," says the Constitutionnel,
" that Pierre Lecomte arrived at Paris at ten o'clock ; the
prison,vau, in which he was conveyed from Fontainbleau,
under'a strong escort of gendarmes, reached the Court of
the Conciergerie, and he was immediately lodged in one of
the cells adjoining the female ward. He is guarded by two
keepers, who never lose sight of him an instant. That pre-
caution was deemed the more necessary as Lecomte is a man
of a sombre and energetic character. At Fontainbleau some
of his expressions induced a belief that he would contrive by
a voluntary death to avoid the pain of the trial
and the consequences of the sentence. The King's At-
torney at Fontainbleau, M. Aignan Desaix, was the first to
interrogate him, and he underwent a second examination on
the arrival of Chancellor Pasquier and the Attorney-Gene-
ral Hebert. A minute search was made in the small park of
Avon, and on the different points of the forest which Le-
comte mentioned having visited. The particulars of the in-
quiry are unknown, but we do not hesitate to affirm, from
what has transpired, that it is fully proved that the assassin
had no accomplices. Lecomte evinces still the same firm-
ness. He is extremely reserved, has a wild, staring coun-
tenance; and his livid complexion, sharp profile, and hasty
movements denote boldness and resolution. It is thought
that his trial will collie on during the first fortnight of May.
Our readers may recollect that the attempt of Alibaud was
committed on the Ist of June, and that fifteen days after-
wards he was tried and executed."

The Constitutionnel adds the following strange anecdote:—
" A curious circumstance has been related to us, as having
happened almost at the moment when LECO3ITE fired at the
KING. Mum, the groom, who was. preceding the royal
carriage on horseback, saw LEcosurs taking aim, and think-
ing that the Comte Da MONTALITET (who sat nearest the
assassin) was the person who would be shat, cried
out, almost involuntarily, 'Ah ! M. Le Comte !'
The assassin, hearing this exclamation, fancied that MILES
had recognised him, and this circumstance, among others,
tended to derange his aim, and thus aided in saving the life
of the KING. MILES has, by his promotion to the place of
piqueur, a large increase of wages. He has now 4,000 f. a year,
whereas, as groom, he had only 1,200 f.
The following account of the conduct of LECOIGTE imme-
diately after his arrest, is given by the Journal de Fontaine-
bleau :

"To the first questions addressed to him, Lecomte replied
proudly that he was the author of the attempt, and that he
did not wish either to escape or to conceal himself. It is
since known that when he said so he thought he had struck
his Majesty. When, subsequently, he discovered his mistake,
he expressed his deep regret at not having effected his ob-
ject. Since his capture, Lecomte has refused to taste any
description of food. He merely drinks pure water, and
g on his bed, his head covered with
He asked for a razor, and ap-
pptbeaaesFeksdirhmtissuocefnhtidilriisesatfpirmpooceiknlytceiodnagtihat he was refused. On Satur-
day he was taken from his prison and conducted to the spot
where he committed the crime, and he there described his
preparations with the most imperturbable coolness. He had
even taken the precaution to cover the barrel of his gun with
leather, to prevent the reflection of the sun from betraying
his position."
During the journey of Lecomte to Paris," says the Presse,
"he exhibited the greatest sang froid. He conversed
with the officer of gendarmery respecting the details and
preparatives of the crime. He attributes his missing to the
precipitation with which he got up on the heap of faggots
when he heard the royal carriage coming sooner than he ex-
pected. For three days he refused all food, and it was only
in the carriage on his way to Paris that he consented to eat
a morsel, and drink a glass of beer."

Immediately on his arrest he underwent a preliminary
examination, which was conducted by M. AIGNAN DESAIX,
Procureur du Roi, and M. BANDELAIRE, Juge d'lnstruction.
On the arrival of Duke PACQUIER and M. HEBERT, the in-
closure in which LEcoMTE had stood when he made the
attack, and the different points which it appeared
from his answers he had passed over, were most minutely
examined, but although the exact details of that examination
have not been reported, the Constitutionnel affirms that the
result has been to show that he had no accomplices. He is
at present confined in the Conciergerie, as the prison in the
Luxembourg is not yet completed.

The KlffG was every day receiving numerous congratu-
latory deputations from the various public bodies of the
kingdom.

The officers of the National Guard of Paris, being at the
muster on Sunday last, got up impromptu a dinner, to cele-
brate the KING'S happy escape from assassination. The
most loyal toasts and speeches were given, and received with
the greatest enthusiasm.

According to the Constitutionne/a proposition for a general
review of the National Guard of Paris had been discussed in
the Council of Ministers, but had been rejected in conse-
quence of the opposition of M. Gurzur and M. DUCHATEL.
The same paper announces, that no change has taken place
in the projected journey of the Duke and Duchess de
NEMOURS to England. They intend to leave Paris a few
days after the accouchement of Queen VICTORIA.
A report of Marshal I3uGlAtin, dated Algiers, March 13,
enclosing another from General LAMORICIERE, has been re-
ceived by the Minister of War. On the 6th, General Jous-
souF, after a forced march of fourteen hours, overtook a large
column of Ouled Nall emigrants, and captured an
immense booty. "The demoralisation," says the General
"has reached the highest pitch amongst that tribe, which
occupies a very large portion of the Desert of Tittery. The
blow we have just inflicted upon them must excercise a
salutary influence. Notwithstanding the offers of submis-
sion which are sent in from every quarter, I continue to
fifteen
pursue and chastise the Arabs of that part of the desert,
because it was they who invited Abd-el-Kader to their
country,Letter ap
means of invading the Tell, and descending into the valley
Letters
frdom so long supported and furnished him with the
of the Isser." The point where General Joussouf sttacked
zthe Ouled Nayls
leagues to the south of Ksar
acear, or about a hundred leagues from the sea coast.
Algiers, dated the 15th, state that Marshal
BUGEAUD, who had been confined to his bed by illness, had
received instructions from the Government to resume his ne-
gotiations with Morocco, and that his proposed excursion to
the west would probably be abandoned in consequence.
The Sentinelle of Toulon, of the 17th, says
" The Russian squadron is making its preparations for
departure. It is probable that if the slightest wind succeeds
the calm of this afternoon it will sail this evening or to-
night. In quitting our por't the Grand Duke Constantine
appears to carry away with him an exalted idea of our mari-
time power; and in this point of view, as perhaps in other
respects, the two nations ought to congratulate themselves
on the visit. The Prince easily allowed his sympathies
towards France to 'appear, and he seemed so muchthe
more touched with the reception given him, that it was
stripped of all the ceremonial used on such occasions. The
officers of the fleet are animated with the same feeling.
Their voyage to France appears to have excited in them only
sympathetic sentiments, and all desired, so to speak, to carry
away a remembrance of the country. Surprise is felt here
at the facility with which the Russian officers speak our lan-
guage, at
the manner in which they are acquaiated with our
literature, and at their appreciation of our manufactures.
The Prince gave orders that the men should be paid, and
almost all the money that they received was laid out in ar-
ticles of French produce. The Grand Duke, before quitting
our town desired to leave. it a mark of his satisfaction, and
in doing so he exhibited as much delicacy as generosity. In
handing to the Sub-Prefect a sum of 5,000 f. for the poor
and the several beaevolent institutions of the town, he ap-
pored to excuse himself for supposing that it was possible
to find unfortunate persans to assist, in the midst of so many
happy fades, tvitifYing to the general comfort, but,' maid