The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-08 00:00:00

THE KING OF THE FRENCH.

At a meeting of the Town Council of r,dinhurgh, on Tues-
d'v, the Lord Provost said that he had in his nosqess'on one
of the most important documents it seas ever he 'ot to sub-
mit to the Town Council, namely, a letter from Louis Phil-
, iippe, in reply t the sympathetic c,rnmmic:ttion lately sent
him, written with his nt n :.nd in English evidently of
his own composition. It was as f01,,,vs
" Xeuilly, May 16, 1846.
"My Lord Provost—l have t reque, your I,nrdship to
orxrress tl'e m Agistra.e4 and T yen ColinNl of the city of
Edinburgh the ..incere gratif,cation wi'h which I have re-
ceived the addre which they hay' voted me on the occa-
,ion of the late attempt upon my life. It is most sati- face-
tnry for me that my uncaasing efforts to promote the good
understanding -and friendly intercourse be,,,,en France
and Great Britain are so highly apprrciat,d by the
distinguished Corporation over which you preside. I hail
with delight the increasing popularity of that pacific
p'olicy which, laying in oblivion the old feuds and animosi-
ties of nations, begets among them a general feeling a mu-
tual benevolence, and ultimately that firm conviction, which
every year there has elapsed before us, has strengthened in
my mind that peace is, for all, the best policy, and the surest
way to increase the prosperity of nations and the welfare of
mankind. The Queen has bean also much affected by the
sympathies you have manifested for the heartbreaking
anxieties she has gone through during the too-often renewed
occurrences where it has pleased Ged to cover us with his
divine protection. It is with the gracious concurrence of
my august friend and ally, your beloved Sovereign, that I
Ire-quest your Lordship to express to the Magistrates and
Town-Council of the city of Edinburgh, the deep sense I
entertain of this distinguished testimony of their sympathy
and regard.

" My Lord Provost, your affectionate,
" LOUIS PHILIPPE."
His Majesty's letter had been transmitted by the French
Ambassador to Sir J. Graham, who forwarded it, accompa-
nied with a note, to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

TRIAL OF LECOMTE. •
COURT OF PEERS, JUNE 4.
The trial of Lecomte, who attempted to shoot Louis
Philippe, at Fontainbleau, on the 16th of April last, com-
menced this afternoon. At ten in the morning all the
avenues to the Luxembourg Palace were crowded. Ladies
were not admitted into the Court. All the tribunes of the
Court were thronged. At ten minutes past 10 the Court,
headed by the Chancellor, entered the hall, and the prisoner
Lecomte, entered it also, in the custody of four gendarmes.
He looked of average stature, wore moustachios, aid was
respectably dressed in a brown coat. He displayed the
utmost composure, and looked over the assembled Peers
and company with the greatest coolness. The Pro-
cureur-General, Hebert, and Avocat-General Bresson, soon
after took their seats. M. Duvergier, the battonnier
of the Paris bar, who acts as his Counsel, by ap-
pointment of the Court, also took his seat near the
prisoner. The Chancellor declared the sitting open. The
Peers were called over, and about 200 answered. The Chan-
cellor desired the prisoner to rise, and asked his names,
&c. Lecomte replied that he was forty-eight years old,
formerly a general keeper of the Fontainbleau, forest, ecc.,.
&c., born at Beaumont- sur-Vingeanne, department of the
Cote d'Or, and not a married man. The Chancellor urged
his counsel to keep within the " limites de la defense," and
desired the prisoner to listen to the " acte d'accusasion,"
which the " Griffier " immediately after read. The list of
the witnesses summoned were also read by the said "Griffier."
The prisoner would not consent to Count De Montalivet
withdrawing, notwithstanding his indisposition. On questions
being put to him, Lecomte replied that he left Paris on the
evening of the 15th of April; that he could not defy having
been guilty of firing at the King. He left Paris with a gun,
and concealed it under a rock. He had communicated his
design to nobody, and taken good care rot to put anybody
at Fontainbleau in his confidence. He then explained
how he had stationed himself near the wall to commit
the crime. What had saved the King's life was, that,
afraid to kill other persons, he had fired too much to the
left. Irritated at all the injustice he had been subjected to,
he had determined on being revenged, though he had not
quite decided in what way it should be. His r,sentment
increasing, he had at length made up his mind, and if he
had been watched, he would have been deemed mad. He
had adopted no precaution for his escape. Despite his
first statement, and the Chancellor's remark that he had
bought his carbine some time before the attempt, he per-
sisted in maintaining that he had not long premeditated the
attempt. Lecomte complained that his remonstrances had
been unattended to, although he had sought every means of
making them reach tho King in person. He entered into a.
narrative of all the injustice he had suff' Ted, and declared
that it had been the sole motive of his deed. To prove that
he had not been long determined on it, he urged that before
he left Paris, he informed his landlord, after paying him with
his wonted punctuality, that he should perbapsbe coetunsrntnruexect
day. As for the will he had made, it might
his clothes to live,
in any way they pleased. He bad sold
and rather
would have drowned him-
selb°d(thye Intendant of the Civil List,
wthan
mboegntali of anveyt
ho. wasCout de
sitting by the side of the King when the attempt
was made) then detailed the circumstances already pub-
lished. M. de Montalivet also entered into details as to the
rapport of the Civil List with its employes, and the unfavour-
able character borne by Lecomte
. when he was employed.
Lecomte warmly observed as to his right to a retired pension
Eight or nine others.,w Millet successively questioned,
including the King groom Lieut. Defiandre, of the
gendarmerie declared that when Lecomte was asked whether
accomplices, he replied—" Ce n'est pas la peine
dehe hadche any accomplices,
je ants seul, on m'a fait des injustices; on m'a
pas feit droit a mss reclamations pour ma pension de re-
traite. J'ai voulu tuer le Roi. Je me snis trop pressd, c'eat
malheur. J'ai jou€ gros jeu—j'ai perdu la patrie."
The Court was left sitting.
In the Deputies, on Thursday afternoon, the proceedings
were of no interest.

His . Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by Baron Knesebeck, left town on Tuesday-last, for
the purpose of inspecting the Royal Agricultural College at
Cirencester. He was received at the seat of Earl Bathurst
by a party consisting of Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Lord
de Manley, the Earl and Countess St. Germans, Lady
Georgiana Bathurst, Lord Melton, the Honourable W. Ba-
thurst, &c. Shortly after his arrival he visited the College,
His Boyal
kn thei making at
Dwauetrk-ethhiolefl
accompanied by his noble host and party-
Highness was one of the earliest promoters of this national
undertaking.
MONDAY.TrTinalityNlHToiruse,Masrteecre to-day. A grand
Wellington and the Trinity
banquet will take plae.ro 5
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Deptford, -tf ot br eti
the reception PreparationsTrinityep
Houseti are
on mo
fao
i held by charter on Monday,
Tuesday, the evenintr a fair
at Deptford.
Tuesday, and ednesdan_
insAtrrctOiTonits Awhich reached Windsor this afternoon from
London, and from the extra preparations now at
the Royal Stand at Ascot, it is fully expected that his High-
ness Ibrahim Pacha (attended by a numerous suite), accom-
npaingihendesbsythheisDßukooyaolf
CambridgeHighees-ip,Prince a
iAlbert,are a his
nd
distin-
guished party, including some of the foreign Ministers, will
honour the course with his presence on one, if not both, of
the principal days, viz., Tuesday and Thursday. It is also
stated that a review, on the morning of one of those days. of
the two regiments in garrison at Windsor, and also of two or
three regiments from the neighbourhood of the metropolis,
including the Artillery from Woolwich. will take place be-
fore his Highness and Prince Albert, in Windsor Great Park.
Nothing. however, decisive en this point has been determined
upon, the officers in command of the troops at Windsor not
having yet received their fins' instructions from the Horse
Guards. A notice has just been issued by the magistrates of
Windsor, prohibiting gansi g tables; during the races, within
their jurisdiction. It is intended to enforce most strictly this
order, and to prosecute all persons offending against it.
NEW SOLICITOR OF EXCISE.—We hear that Mr.
Douglas, the barrister, bas received the app' intment of Soli-
citor of Excise, vacant by the promotion of Sir Francis Doyle
to the office of Receiver-General of Customs, in the room of
Sir William Bootliby, deceased. The salary of the latter
office is 1,500/ per annum, but in addition to it Sir William
held the nearly sinecure office of Paymaster of the Band of
Giaenni‘dtilerhe.men Pensioners, producing the sum of 2291. It has
not transpired on whom the paymastership will be bestowed.
his tenantrhje•
grim' Iteuotn-
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their respective farms.
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requested to be addressed.
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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING, JUNE 9,
Will be performed Bellird's Opera, entitled,
N 0 R M A.

Norma, Madame Grisi; Clotilde, Mdlle. Bellini ; Adalglia, Mdlle.
Corbari ; Pollione, Signor Corelli ; Arevosa, Signor Lablache.
Between the Acts a Grand Pas, by Madame Lucile Grahn (com-
posed by herself), supported by Mdllcs. Demelisse, Cassau, and
Honore.
To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Introducin
the Fete de la Madonne, by the whole carps de ballet; snd the cele-
brated Pas de L'Ombre, by Menlo. Cerito.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE•
adlle. CERITO has the honour to inform her Friends, Sub-
scribers to the Opera, and the Public, that her BENEFIT will take
place on

THURSDAY NEXT, JUNE 11,
When will be performed Cimarosa's Chef d CEuvre, in Two Acts,
entitled,
IL MATRINIONIO SEGRETO.
Carolina, Madame Grisi ; Fidalma, Madame Sanchfoli ; Elisetta,
Madame Castellon ; Paolino, Signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor
F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache.
To conclude with an entirely new Grand Oriental Ballet, composed
by M. Perrot, the Music arranged by Signor Pugni, entitled,
LALL t ROOKII ; or, THE ROSE OF LAHORE.
The principal part• sustained by 3ldlle. Unite, Mdlle. L. Taglioni,
M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot.
Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box
°Mee. Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com-
mence at half-past Seven o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed (first time in this country), the celebrated Opera
of STRADELLA. Alessandro Stradella, Mr. Harrison ; Signor
Bassi, Mr. Weiss ; Barbarino, Mr. Burdini ; Malvolio, Mr. Stretton ;
Leonora, Miss Rainforth.

After which will be produced the popular Ballet of PAQUITA.
Lucien d'Heryllly, M. Silvain ; Gitank,, M. Adrien ; Paqulta,
Mdlle. Carlotta Grist. In which also will appear Madame Giubilei,
Madlles. Sali, Adele, Louise, Les Sceurs St. Louth ; M. Mathis, W.
H. Payne, and the most numerous and effective corps de ballet ever
introduced upon the English stage.