The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-22 00:00:00

the Chamber of Peers. It knows how much the expression
of its sentiments, always so precious to me, becomes the
more so under this painful circumstance. Ido not speak of
mpriclf... only ti,i;nk th!,
cuffed, and it is very --raid) ing to me to receive tnistresii
proof of the affection of the Chamber of Peers towards me."
Loud cries of " Vice le Roi" arose at the conclusion
of his MAJESTY'S speech.
M. SAUZET, the President of the Chamber of De-
puties, next addressed his MAJESTY in the following
terms:—

"Sire,—The entire Chamber comes to lay before you its
emotions and its wishes. All opinions, all ranks, press fur-

ward to hail your miraculous preservation, as they would
close together to defend you, and to serve as a rampart be-
tween crime and you. Our language, Sire, is the faithful
echo of the country. At this moment a loud cry of indigna-
tion and devotion resounds from one end of the country to the
other. France, that ancient land of loyalty, sshospitable to
the unfortunate, so generous even towards her enemies, rouses
herself at the idea of these dastardly attempts, fioin which
she believed herself to. b;... for ever free—(Cries of Vice le
—but her confidence is not discouraged; she knows
that a wretch may pollute her s,il, but cannot endanger her
institutions or dishonour her renown. She knows that assas-
sins are to be found am•.ng:t the noblest of nations, as they
might arm themselves against the best of Kings.—(Renewed
cries of Vine le Roi.')
" But He who guards kings and protects nations will not
allow his designs to be thus thwarted; it is to him that be-
longs to maintain the great missions which He has given,
and to protect the elected of nations with the inviolability
of his power. He has visibly stretched forth his hand over

your august person.
Sire, we bless Providence, we congratulate the country,
we congratulate that Queen whom we see always at your
side, as a devoted companion who shares your dangers, and
as an angel of virtue who wards them off—(Loud cries of
Vice la 11 ine')—those princes to whom you with confi-
dence deliver over the future welfare of the country and our
liberties ; we congratulate the royal child, for the protection
raised over you is a promise to him that it will be permitted
you to finish your task, to form his youth, and to prepare him
by the instruction of your trials, your courage, and the atrec-
tion of your people, for the accomplishment of his high

destinies."
The speech of M. SAUZET was followed by a loud and
prolonged burst of applause.
His MAJESTY replied :
"I am too much affected by all I hear, too deeply pene-
trated by the sentiments which you have just so warmly ex-
pressed of this numerous assembly which surround me, as
press to andyo my
u the family, my
sons and my grand-
sons,which fill my heart. I
well atso t
ehxe Queen,
leave it to your own hearts to conceive what is passing in
mine, and which I cannot explain to you as I would wish.—
(Cries of Vire& Roi.' ) You feel, without its being neces-
sary for me to say, what there is painful for me, not in the
danger which I have incurred, but in the idea that my
family were exposed to share those peril=. lam happy in
sharing your hope that Divine Providence will continue to
watch over us, and that there will only remain of those de-
plorable attempts the remembrance of the indignation which
they excite, and the testimonies of affection and devoted-
ness which are poured out around me.— (Renewed cries of
Vies le lidi.') France knows how much lam devnted to
her. It is for her sake I wish to live, and all my days will
be devoted to her happiness and her prosperity."
The speech of his MAJESTY was delivered under feel-
ings of great emotion, and at its conclusion was hailed
pith loud marks of acclamation.
These papers likewise contain various details respect-
ing LECOMTE and his crime.
" Lecomte," says the Journal des Debats, "arrived
at Fontainbleau at two o'clock in the morning by
the Nemours diligence, and after having remained
a short time at an inn, where he drank two glasses
of wine, and partook of some sight refreshment, he set cut
to conceal himself in the forest, and stole into the inclosure,
where he lay in wait for the King. He remained there the
whole morning undisturbed, and completed his arrange-
ments, n t only for the commission of the crime which he
contemplated, but also for escape, which he calculated he
should be enabled to effect. On searching the inclosure
faggots were found piled up against the wall in such a man-
ner as to form a series of stages, thus forming a sort of ladder
to facilitate his ascent of the wall, which was directly oppo-
site the point from which he made his attack. But for the
energetic conduct of Millet, it is probable the assassin might
have escaped, Jumping from the walls of the inclosure he
would descend into the forest, where, from his perfect ac•
quaintance with the localities, he would have had a good
chance of baffling pursuit."
The following additional particulars are from the Con-
stitutionnel :
" We have already announced that the Duke de Nemours
the Prince de Joinville, and the Duke de Montpensier, were
out hunting when the event occurred. This statement was
correct, and we have received the following details :—At his
last visit to Fontainbleau the King expressed his desire to
join a hunt at his next coming. M. 11. Greffulbe, who has
such a complete hunting establishment, was invited by his
Majesty and the Princes to come and dine with the Royal
Family on the 15th, and hunt in the forest on the 16th. The
King, therefore, proposed to view a boar hunt during his
drive ; and, in fact, the chase passed within fifty paces of
the spot where he stationed his carriage. The boar made a
double, and passed a second time be:bre his Majesty. The
King alighted nimbly, saying to Count de Montalivet, laugh-
ing, ' Why don't you do as I do?' His Majesty was imine
diately surrounded by about 200 of the country people, in the
midst of whom he remained some time. When the King
gave the order for returning to the palace, Millet, who rode
in front, did not take the alley which led most directly to
the palace, but a side one, which comes out at the Parquet
d'Avon. If the ordinary one had been taken Lecomte would
have faced the carriage, and have had a full view of it as it
came towards him. Another providential circumstance was,
that the assassin expected the King to be placed at the back
seat, whereas his Majesty was in front. This it was that
compelled Lecomte to fire in a hurry, and, perhaps, saved the
life of the King. The young Duke of Wirtemberg, hearing
the reports of the gun, cried out, Hark ! they are saluting
grandpapa.' It was en their return from the chase that the
Princes first heard of the attempt that had been made. The
King during the dinner and throughout the evening showed
the greatest sang-froid, the most perfect tranquillity."
MILLET has been rewarded by an excellent appoint-
ment in the royal stables, and has also had a gold medal
presented to him. Colonel BERRYER, the brother of the
celebrated orator, was on duty accompanying the royal
carriage at the time the attempt of LECONTE was made,
and aided most effectually by his activity and coolness
in the arrest of the criminal. Colonel BERRYER com-
mands the regiment of Guards in garrison at Font-min.
bleau. LECONTE was brought from Fontainbleau to
Paris on Saturday and lodged in the Conciergerie in
the same cell formerly tenanted by FIESCIII, ALIBAUD,
and DARMES. He has been frequently interrogated, and
according to the Journal des Debuts, when the magis-
trate spoke to him of the crime which he had committed,
he exclaimed, " It is not a crime to shoot at the KING
it is an attenti'd." "It will be remembered,"
continues the same paper, " that the regicide
DAMES protested against an accusation of
a former theft which had been introduced into
the indictment against him as an insult, saying that he
might have committed an °Nadia, but that he was in-
capable of a crime." He still maintains that he has no
accomplices, and the papers which have been seized at
his domicile relate solely to his complaints against the
administrator of the Crown forests.
The Gazette des. Tribunaux says:— •
" It was at Fontainbleau that he provided himself with
his gun and ammunition. Both the barrels of his carabine
were loaded, the one with three slugs, the other with a
charge of large shot. Lecomte, when he left Paris, and also
when he was arrested, was dressed in black. Ile wore at his
button-hole the ribband of the Legion of Honour. At Fon-
tainbleau he procured a smock-frock, which he put on over
his clothes, so as to enable him to enter the preserve with-
out exciting suspicion. lie was an excellent shot, and it ap-
pears that the cause which so happily prevented his
atte.npt from succeeding was, that at the moment that he
pulled the trigger one of the faggots on which he stood
yielded to his weight, and thus deranged his aim. Lecomte
was born at Beaumont (Cote d'Or), and is unmarried. A
commissary of police has made a thorough search in the
house in which lie resided in the Rue du Colyssee. his
fowling-piece, which lie had not taken with him, was found
there. Various papers were seized and placed under seal ;
among others, many letters directed "ro the King,' although
he has never presented or addressed any appeal under any
form whatever to his Majesty."
On Saturday evening there was a grand reception at
the Tuileries. Upwards of 800 persons, consisting of
members of the corps diplomatique, of Peers, of Deputies,
of military officers, of members of the Nati inal Guard,
and of the Royal Household, were received by his
MAJESTY. The reception lasted until eleven o'clock.
The KING, the QUEEN, and the Princess _A DELAXIe2
•
seemed deeply affected by the deep and respectful sym-
pathy of those present.
The Constitutionnel states that two couriers were dis-
patched from Paris to London on Saturday and Sunday,
and that one of them is the bearer of an autograph letter
from the KING of the FRENCH to the Queen of ENGLAND,
informing her of the ctitentdt of Fontainbleau, and
assuring her of the safety of himself and the Royal
Family.

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THE "NO HOUSE" OF MONDAY.
The following Members were present in the house of
Commons at four o'clock on Monday, when 33 Members only
being in attendance, the House was adjourned :
Right Hon. S. Herbert Mr. Gill
Mr. Duncan Mr. R. Yorke
Captain Plumridge Mr. T hot nely
General Lygon Mr. Fuller
Mr. Neville Mr. W. R. Collett
Mr. Cardwell Mr. Prothcroe
Al r. Greene Colonel L. Hay
Mr. J. S. Worthy Mr. Ord
Lord Mahon Lord Advocate
Mr. M. Sutton Sir 11. Douglas
Attorney-General Mr. Finch
Colonel Verner Lord Barrington
Sir R. 11. Inglis Mr. NV Ilkley
Mr. Ricardo Mr. Frewen
Mr. Corry Sir W. Jolliffe
Mr. Masterman Captain Lindsay
Lord E. Bruce Mr. Hawes
Sir J. Flower Mr. Young.
Colonel Peel
On Mi

Al .onday only
thirty-eight Members were present
in the House of Commons at four o'clock. Thus, at the
most busy period of the session, and when a question of
vital importance to so many thousands is obstructed by
the Irish Repeal Members, another night is entirely lost
through their perverse and mysterious conduct. The
Government was not to blame, for there was a large
proportion of official Members, as well as general sup-