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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 184 6

tees. Sir ROBERT PEEL also expressed a doubt
whether the fine arts were encouraged by the esta-
blishment of art-unions—in fact, he said, that they
rather encouraged a taste for cheap and inferior pro-
ductions in place of others which deserved the deno-
mination cf line art. Now, with all respect for the
Right Honourable Baronet, we must express
our entire dissent from the proposition. The
child, the father of the future man, must be content
to creep before he can walk, to totter along feebly
before he can stride proudly in the consciousness of
strength and power. Few, indeed, have the means
at their command which the Right Hon. Baronet
possesses to enable them to indulge a similar taste for
the fine arts, and still fewer so liberally
expend a portion of their means in the judicious and
generous patronage of the productions of their own
countrymen. The picture collectors too frequently
will expend sums in the purchase of a few works of
deceased masters, which, applied in the fostering and
encouragement of British art, would carry comfort and
happiness to the studio of many a talented and labo-
rious man who has pined in poverty and destitution
before his real genius has been known, before he
has become a fashionable artist, and had a due ap-
preciation given to his works, which, after his
death, may produce an amount ten times exceed-
ing that which, if procured in his life-time,
would have enabled him to support and educate his
family, and perhaps have prolonged a valuable life
which had been prematurely cut short from the
sufferings of distress and the effects of hope de-
ferred. Witness the painful, the harrowing termina-
tion of the career of the gifted HAYDON. Had due
and proper patronage been afforded, he would still
be cherished in the bosom of his family, making fresh
exertions for the furtherance and improvement of the
British school of painting. His sufferings have been
those of thousands of his brother artists, who have
perished more slowly, but not less surely, from the
withering influences of bitter disappointment
and blighting poverty. Others have been
obliged to give up the cherished aspira-
tions of their early youth, the brilliant visions
that cheered and encouraged them during their ac-
quirement of the art, and to devote exertions worthy
of better things to the acquisition, not of fame, but of
bread ! Whether is it better that such things should
he, or that, perchance, a few pictures of little
merit should be purchased and hung up in the
apartments of the middle classes ? The taste, too, of
the purchasers will improve, and those, who, in the
first instance were contented with a mere daub, will
soon require a better class of pictures. The prizes
are so divided and apportioned, that pictures
of every price may be purchased. Those of
3001. or 400 Z., to which something may pro-
bably be added by the persons to whom
they are allotted, will procure works of first-rate
merit. The smaller ones will also enable the pos-
sessors to obtain works which certainly will not
propagate an inferior or vitiated taste. They may
be applied as an encouragement to young artists,
who, although deficient in the perfection of the art,
yet show symptoms of genius that would
afford a fair prospect of future excellence, if fostered
and encouraged. In some of the unions the prizes
are all selected by the committee, who will pur-
chase nothing which does not evince a fair promise
on the part of its author, certainly nothing of a bad
or inferior school. This may possibly be the better
plan, as the entire amount of the purchases are
so regulated as to give its fair proportion to every
different system. Others (and amongst them the
managers of the leviathan, the London Art-Union)
think the plan of allotting a sum of
money, which in every instance must be ex-
pended in the purchase of a single work, a
better one, inasmuch as the prizeholder wiP

and the public offices, being the anniversary of one of
the glorious da:s of July.
The followingare the quotations for the new lines :
LIONS, JULY t7.—Paris and Rouen, 980 f.; Avignon and
Marseilles, 878 f. 'sc. ; Paris and Orleans, 1276 f. 25 c.

He is 51 years of age, and a manufacturer of steel ornaments.
A perquisition was afteil,vards made in his domicile. He
confessed his crime, and recognised, as belonging to him, the
pistols he had used to commit the attempt. It appears
moreover, that he had long entertained the project, for he
declared that he contemplated its execution on the Ist of
July—the day on which he performed duty as a National
Guard at the Tuileries.

, .
BUSINESS DOSE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONION STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 30.
Boulogne and Miens, 12%—Direct Bombay and Madras, %
Dutch Rhenish 6?,—East Indian, N —Luxembourg, I%—Northern
of France Constltued, 1214—Orleans and Bordeaux, 7% —Over Yssel,
2% dis.—Paula and Lyons Constituted, s%—Paris and Rouen, 38%
—Sambre and MetS?., 31 —West Flanders, 3%.

" The pistols are of a rather powerful calibre, aid the
assassin mentioned having loaded them with an ingot.
"He is small and delicate in appearance. He was very
neatly dressed, even approaching to elegance. 140 francs in
gold were found in his pocket.

VIM ATTEMPT
TO

ASSASSINATE
LOUIS PH-ILIPPE.

"The Council of Ministers was held in the evening at the
Palace, at which it was decided that he should be tried by
the Court of Peers.

"The King returned, after the Council, to the Chateau of
Neuilly, and is to leave to-morrow fur the Chateau of

jFrom the Chronicle.)

Eu.'"

PARIS, JULY 29, ELEVEN O'CLOCK, P.M.—The
King of the Fre.nch has been again fired at. This
evening, at nine o'clock, a little after his Majesty,
accompanied bj the Queen, Madame Adelaide, and
the other memiers of the royal family, appeared on
the balcony of the Tour del. Horologe, at the Palace
of the Tuileries, to receive the salutations of the
people assembled in the gardens of the Tuileries on
the occasion cf the ides of July, a man stepped
from behind the platform upon which the musicians
were placed, and fired a pistol at the King. His
Majesty pointei out the direction where the man
stood, and the assassin was im:nediately arrested
by a surveillant of the garden and a police agent.
He was immedately taken into the palace, where he
was kept in custody. The King then signified his
wish that the concert, fireworks, and other amuse-
ments should go on as if nothing had happened.
After the fireworks, a short examination of the pri-
soner took place. He declared himself to have been
urged on by a reverse of circumstances, and he
denied having any accomplices. The prisoner is
about forty years of age. He is stout and rather
corpulent. He was very well dressed, but it has not
yet transpired in what rank of life he is. • The pistol
was a small one, and could not carry one- half the
distance to the balcony where the King was standing.
The King left the Tuileries at ten o'clock for the
Chateau d'Eu. He was, as usual, perfectly cool and
collected throughout the whole affair.
(From the Times.)
We received by extraordinary express last evening,
but too late for publication, a letter from our corre
spondent in Paris, dated 10 o'clock, r.m., Wednesday,
July 29. It is as follows :

"A person just arrived from the concert, given at
the Tuileries," says the Constitutionnel—
" Has informed us that, at the moment when the King
appeared on the balcony a slight' explosion was heard, and
that an individual, the bearer of a pocket pistol, was ar-
rested."

[ From La Presse—
" A new attempt has just been made on the life of the
King. This evening (Wednesday), at the moment the con-
cert began under the windows of the Tuileries, and the King
appeared on the balcony of the Salle des Marechoux, in com-
pany with the Queen and the Royal Family, two shots were
fired from among the crowd, who greeted his Majesty with
cheers. The King was not touched. The murderer was in-
stantly arrested, and was with difficulty rescued from the
indignation of the crowd. He stated his name to be Joseph
Henri. He did not attempt to deny his crime, and recog-
nised the arms he had used. He is reported to be a .manu-
facturer of fancy articles, and resides in Paris. 140 f. in gold
were found in his possession."
From the Courrier Francais—
" About half past seven o'clock in the evening as the band
was performing "La Marseillaise," a pistol-shot was fired
from behind the pedestal of the Venus a la Tortue, at the
King, who was on the balcony. The shot fortunately did
not take effect; the murderer was immediately secured. The
report spread rapidly amongst the population, but the fete
was not for one moment interrupted. The King crosses; the
Boulevards at half-past 10 o'clock on his way to \euilly."
From the Moniteur
"This evening at half-past seven, at the moment when the
King, accompanied by the Queen and the Royal Family, ap-
peared on the balcou of the Tuileries, in order to hear the
concert, two pistol-shots were fired at his Majesty. The King
was not struck. The assassin confesses his crime."
From the Epoque :
" A freeh atrocious attempt has again afflicted to-day the
population of I'aris, and will cause every honest heart to
grieve. This evening, at half-past seven o'clock, a
wretched assassin—a mad man—who bad stationed himself
not far from the Pavilion de Fllorlorge, in the garden
of the Tuileries, took advantage of the moment when
the King, surrounded by the Royal Family, had placed
himself at the balcony, and was preparing to attend to the
concert, and fired two pistol-shots at his Majesty. At the
noise of this double explosion, the guardians of the chateau
immediately ran to the spot, but the assassin, pointed out by
the King himself, had already been arrested by the indignant
crowd.

"At 7 o'clock this evening, when the King and the
Royal Family had entered the balcony of the Pala:.:e
of the Tuileries overlooking the garden, to hear the
concert given in the open air below, a pistol_shot was
fired at his Majesty by a man in the crowd below,
who is said to have been in the uniform of the
National Guard. 'The charmed life 'of the King
was again proof against the bullet of the assassin. His
Majesty was not touched. The miscreant was im-
mediately arrested.

"The King and Royal Family, who, by a providential
chance, had not been struck, remained on the balcony, and
had at least this good fortune to hear shouted, with redoubled
energy, the cries of Ville le lioi ! which had welcomed their
arrival.
" This touching mark of love and devotedness affected his
Majesty most profoundly. He forgot, at that moment, the
hatred of a few wretches, and thought only of the manifes-
tations of gratitude and veneration which an entire people
laid at his feet to console him for so many and such odious
acts of ingratitude.
"The King, Queen, and Royal Family only entered the
Hall of the Marshals when the concert was over, to pass
through the apartments of the Pavilion de Flore, where his
Majesty gave as usual, and as if nothing had occurred, the
signal for the fireworks to begin.
" The assassin, who escaped with difficulty the general
indignation, was conducted into the Salle des Aides-de-
Camp by the citizens and soldiers who had arrested him.
There he was immediately searched, and the two pistols
found with which he had committed the crime, the consum-
mation of which Providence, for the seventh time, did not
permit.

" M. Guizot had left Paris at 5 o'clock, on his re-
turn to Lisieux. At that moment all was quiet, and
the people in the full enjoyment of the file. As it
was too late to work the telegraph (and I believe the
truth is that all the employes were enjoying the enter-
tainments) an express has been sent to recal him to
Paris, but as he travels fast, he will hardly be over-
taken before his arrival at Rouen.
" A Cabinet Council is in the meanwhile sum-
moned.

" Not only was there no demonstration in support
of the assassin, but not one person out of 10,000 of
those in the gardens when the attempt was made was
aware that such an incident had occurred.

" Paris is as tranquil as amidst the entertainments,
fireworks, and illuminations on an immense scale it
could possibly be expected to be.
"No disposition but to enjoy the entertainments
so liberally provided is in the slightest degree per-
ceptible.

frequently be tempted to expend a further sum of his
own, and thus to procure a work agreeable to his own
taste or fancy. We shall not discuss the relative
merits of these systems ; but we are thoroughly con-
vinced that by either a great benefit is conferred, not
merely on the artists, but on the public generally ;
and that a taste for cheap and inferior productions,
in the place of others which deserve the denomination
of fine art, is not the necessary or the probable re-
sult of either course.

" The assassin, who declared his name to be Joseph
Henri, did not attempt to deny his crime, and acknowledged
the fire-arms to belong to him. He is about 50 years old, of
low stature, and Ilia countenance bears the trace of profound
grief. He is by trade a manufacturer of fancy articles, and
lived at No. 8, Rue Limoges, in Paris. 100 francs in gold
were found in his possession.

HALF•PAST 10 O'CLOCK,

" The assassin is a young lad of from 16 to 20, and
was apparently tipsy. It was with a percussion pis-
tol that he made the attempt. He was arrested by
one of the musicians.

" In his first interrogatory, Joseph Henri pretended that
no political nor private vengeance had instigated him. The
desire of terminating a miserable existence, and to be talked
or oet..ftor, bad alone inspired him to commit the crime,
although, as we ouv,, already mentioned, rattier ~,luiptnt-
ant stun was found on him.

"The King has left for Neuilly."
A telegraphic dispatch received at Calais states
that two shots were tHred, and that the assassin upon
being arrested confes4d his crime.

Fresh proposals of a commercial treaty with the Zpll-
verein have been made by France. These proposals,
says the Carlshrue Gazette, have been, it is said, favour-
ably received by the Cabinet of Berlin, but it is iot
known whether the French propositions have as yet
been submitted to the Conference of the Zollverein.
A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 15th July, says—

." He declared, besides, that for a month past he had enter.

tained the design he executed to-day; and that on the 30th
of June last, being on guard at the Post du Drapeau, he
had only been prevented by the dishonour which might
have resulted to the company of the National Guard he be-
longed to (!) from perpetrating the crime. We will abstain
ut present from all comments. We content ourselves in
publishing the facts, without accompanying them with any
appreciation. In the political situation which France now
finds herself in we should lament to have our words misin-
terpreted. In consequence we abstain from all commentaries.
It is for the country, for the electors and friends of our in-
stitutions, to determine en the bestcourse to pursue."
From Galignanis Messenger—

" The great topic of conversation here is an incident which
proves how far passive obedience may go in Russia. Some
days ago, the Emperor was proceeding to Cronstadt in a
steamer, and at the same time an English brig was
manoeuvring to get out of the channel. The captain of the
steamer wanted to deviate from the direct line, in order
to avoid r collision with the English vessel, but the Em-
peror ordered him to continue his first direction. The captain
unhesitatingly obeyed, and the consequence was what might
have been expected—a violent shock between the two ves-
sels, by which the chimney of the steamer was thrown
down, and the vessel itself injured. Admiral Maiden,
who was standing near the Emperor, was wounded, and se-
veral other officers bruised. The officers in command of the
Baltic fleet wanted to place the captain of the steamer under
arrest, but the Emperor would not permit it, and expressed
to the Captain his satisfaction at the manner in which he
acted. The English vessel continued her voyage. It is not
known if she be injured or not, but there is no doubt that
the Emperor will pay for whatever damage has been done. The
Emperor has accorded several favours on the marriage of his
daughter. Count Strogonoff, who was sent to England as
Extraordiny Ambassador for the coronation of Queen Vic-
toria, has been appointed Grand Chamberlain. A noble
Pole, Count Michael Wilhorski, has been named Grand Cup-
bearer. Prince de Hohenlohe, Ambassador of Wurtemberg
at St. Petersburgh, has received the Grand Cordon of
Alexander."

" We feel infinite regret in having to announce that another
mad attempt was made to assassinate the King of the French.
A little after his Majesty had made his appearance on the
Balcony de l'Horloge, to salute the people, a man, standing
not far from the platform on which the band was placed,
drew forth a pistol and, directing it at the royal party, fired.
The King hearing the detonation pointed with his hand to
the direction where the man was standing, and a surveillant
of the garden and a police-officer succeeded in arresting
him. He was immediately taken into the palace amidst
the unanimous execrations of the surrounding multitude,
and the King then signified his wish that all the proceedings
of the evening should go on as usual. After the fireworks
had concluded, a brief examination took place of the prisoner.
He is a man of about forty years of age, short and stout in
appearance, and respectably dressed. He declared his name
to be Joseph Henri, and said that he had no accomplice,
a reverse of circumstances having prompted him to his
senseless act. The pistol found on him was a small pocket
one, which could not possibly carry half the dis-
tance between the spot where he stood and the royal balcony.
It said that an investigation having been made at his lodging
(where it was situated we could not ascertain), it would ap-
pear that the account which he had given of himself was
found to be inconsistent and incorrect. The greatest indig-
nation was exhibited throughout the capital when the news
of this attempt became known. The King showed on the
occasion all his accustomed sang froid, and the Queen,
Madame Adelaide, and the Princess de Joinville, were not at
first, we have heard, aware of what had happened. His Ma-
jesty set off about 10 o'clock for Eu."

Intelligence has been received from Rome of the 20th.
Public rejoicings were going on for the amnesty, and
everything was being conducted with the greatest
order. The ForE had been drawn on the preceding
Sunday from the Church of the Missions to the
Quirinal by several young men of the first families in
Rome. These young men had taken out the horses
and attached themselves to the carriage of his HOLINESS.
All the amnestied prisoners had been released from the
Castle of St. Angelo ; among them was Signor RENZI,
the chief of the late insurrection at Rimini.

Madrid papers of the 24th, have arrived.
An officer attached to the department of the Minister
of War, was dispatched on the 22d to Lisbon, as the
bearer of the ultimatum of the Spanish Government on
the subject of the extradition of the Spanish refugee
officers. GONZALES BRAVO had demanded their extra-
dition, alleging that they were conspiring against
Spain. This demand the Cabinet of Lisbon had
refused, and it certainly is un peu fort on the part
of GONZALES BRA►O, who has been openly interfering
in the affairs of Portugal, by enabling the brothers CA,
BRAL to escape from justice, and on the part of the
Spanish Government, which has afforded countenance
and protection to these very CAnRALS, aiding, assisting,
and abetting them in their plots against the established
Government of Portugal, to demand the extradition of
the Spanish refugees. Spain, however, seems inclined
to back up her demand by force. The Captain-Gene-
ral of Andalusia has left Seville, and is to establish
his bead-quarters at Cerro, where he is to
be joined by a battalion from the garrison of Cadiz.
General VILLA LoNGA has been ordered to cover the
line from Guarda to Verin, and an army of 30,000 men
is to be stationed along the Portuguese frontier.
The Clamor Public° states that the Portuguese Go-
vernment has, in conformity with the demands of Spain,
ordered General IRIARTE to leave the Portuguese ter-
ritory.

Don FRANCISCO D'ASSIS has written to the QUEEN'
MOTHER, excusing himself from attending the approach
in g fetes.

MADRID BoLse, JULY 24.—The Three per Cents.
were done at 34 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 21k;
and the Debt without Interest, at 6 11-16.

We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday.
A detailed account will be found elsewhere of the
diabolical, but fortunately abortive attempt made on the
evening of that day to assassinate his Majesty King
" Louis PHILIPPE.

We find in the Moniteur a report of the Minister of
Marine, recommending 126 slaves, the property of the
French Government in the West India colonies, for
emancipation. The total number of slaves belonging to
the State is 496. _ _ _

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The French squadron on the western coast of Africa
have captured, in addition to the Sardinian slaver sent
to Brest for adjudication, two Brazilian slavers, the
schooner Adelaide, on the coast of Congo, and the
schooner Sans Pareille, in the Gulf of Benin. The prizes
have been sent to France.

M. GIIIZOT left Paris on Wednesday morning.
M. Tut Ens and his family are at Havre.
Wednesday was observed as a holiday at the Zourse