The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-21 00:00:00

whole morning undisturbed, and completed his arrange-
MONEY and CONIME
ments, not only for the commission of the crime which he
CITY, QUAR 7
contemplated, but also for escape, which he calculated he , •
should be enabled to effect. On searching the inclesure
faggots were found piled up against the wall in such a man-
ner as to tbrm 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 f.llowing additional particulars are from the Con-
stitutionncl

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 corning. M. H. Greffulhe, 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 before his Majesty. The
King alighted nimbly, saying to Count de Montalivet, laugh-
ing, Why don't you do as I do?' His Majesty was 'Tine •
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 bilck
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 1 they are saluting
grandpapa.' It was on 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 LECOMTE 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 Fontain•
bleau. LECOMTE was brought from Fontainbleau to
Paris on Saturday and lodged in the Conciergerie in
the same cell formerly tenanted by FIESCIII, ALIBAUD,
and DAMES. He has been frequently interrogated, and
according to the Journal des 'Wats, when the magis-
trate spoke to him of the crime which he bad committed,
he exclaimed, " It is not a crime to shoot at the KING

it is an attenta" "It will be remembered,"
continues the same paper, " that the regicide
DARN ES protested against an accusation of
a former theft which had been introduced into

bales, 1,500 bei

the indictment against him as an insult, saying that he
might have committed an attentat, 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. He 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. He was au 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 he resided in the Rue du Colyssee. His
fowling-piece, which he had not taken with him, was found
there. Various papers were seized and placed under seal ;
among others, many letters directed • To 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 ,nal 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 ADELAIDE,
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 attent'dt of Fontainbleau, and
assuring her of the safety of himself and the Royal

On hearing the news of the attack, Lord PALMERSTON
immediately addressed a letter to his MAJESTY, through
the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aram 20.
Butch Rhenisk,6l4—East Indian, 14—Great Northern of Franca
Constituted, DlN—Louvain and Jemappe, 14—Namur and Liege,
114—Over dls.—Rouen and lime, 29—Sambre and
Meuse, 414.:

THE t, No HOUSE" of LAST NIGHT.
The following Members were present in the House of
Commons at four o'clock yesterday, when 38 Members only
being in attendance, the House was adjourned
Right Hon. S. Herbert Mr. Gill
Mr. Duncan Mr. R. Yorke
Captain Plumridge Mr. Thornely
General Lygon Mr. Fuller
Mr. Neville Mr. W. R. Collett
Mr. Cardwell Mr. Protheroe
Mr. Greene Colonel L. Hay
Mr. J. S. Worthy Mr. Ord
Lord Mahon Lord Advocate
Mr. M. Sutton Sir H. Douglas
Attorney-General Mr. Finch
Colonel Verner Lard Barrington
Sir R. H. Inglis Mr. Wakle
Y
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

Last evening 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-
porters of the Government at their post; there were
also several Liberal Members, but the Repealers kept
away in a body. So marked was the scheme to obstruct
business, that not one even was suffered to enter,
and one would have Buff eed to enable the SPEAKER to
announce the necessary complement of 39. It would
seem that the increasing starvation and fever in Ireland
have no effect upon the members of Conciliation-hall,
that they prefer playing tricks upon the Government,
and attempting to throw ridicule on the Commons of
England, to the furtherance of measures calculated to
feed the hungry and relieve the distressed. They seem
bent, for what purpose we cannot divine, to excite
English prejudices against them, and thereby mar ad-
vantages that a Tory as well as a Whig Government
would willingly confer upon their country.

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
We believe that we can with confidence announce an early,
if net an immediate dissolution of Parliament. This will
explain why no steps have been taken to provide seats for
the Colonial Secretary, the !HA Secretary, and the seatless
Lords of the Treasury and Admiralty. 'The motives—
Tlai et
have accelerated the dissolution are probably the.
Whigs calculate upon a majority after July, they
baenrd:epe: 1
andf eel
strong enough to refuse any terms to Sir _
twelve!o By dis•
his faithless and degraded *se hundreddrdriv
deprive
weak enough
solving before July, Sir Robert will P
nots the flattery of self-
loveto expect (for to what lengths
their anticipated advantage, and
willhe P e the Whigs of
after the Lords shall have thrown
this,
however, as it may, we
go ?) a recovery of thethrcoonwfldnenoceut ohfisthßeiclio,uasntrtyhepyacretyr:
cer-
tainly will throw it out.he Beß
" country party," and the country,
warn the friends of t.
them look out at oncemen. immediatei,ne
canvassdi s sc l
hasut
dissolution.
.
side (thought ofcourse secretly and shabbily),
begun on the other
to look for an early,
forl theirtiran
112 will brand themselves as
not dismiss any one of the . .
will
and there is not a moment to be lost. The constituency that
the votaries of perfidy. Even the Whig or Radical must be
A
preferred before the traitor. Ax amusing game this that Sir
Robert Peel and Lord John Russell have been playing,—in
courtship for the good graces of "the League,"—a travesty
of the old opera of ',Adis and Galatea." Lord John addressed
his slender pipe to the Cobdenites, and almost wins the prize;
then Polyphemus Peel, stung with jealousy, flings oxen and
sheep, with timber and stacks of corn, at the head of his
rival in the arms of his mistress. The diminutive lover,
however, still prosecutes his shrill addresses to the nymph,
and so the contest is prolonged—to end, however, we hope,
differently from the opera, for though we have no objection
to see the Galatea league crushed, we cannot spare Lord
John, or afford a triumph to the Minister, who, though cer-
tainly one-eyed as a politician, is anything but single-minded
—a problem for Doctor.Wigan. Once more, however, we
nwoatrna ours w e reeealideers re
im tonupdrieaptaz
Theefor a
ministersge neral l
aelection
night eeamr lft ,teidf
to form a House. This is significant, and tends to confirm
our expected coup d'etat.—Herald.

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT. Yesterday afternoo,
Charles Kemp, an engineer, employed on board the " Cricket," got
over the side of the vessel to fasten one of the screws of the paddle-
box. .1t this moment there were several other steamers passing by,
which caused a e,otisideragle swell of the water, thus moving the
" Cricket," and the poor fellow was dislodged from the paddle-box,
and got suddenly Jammed between the wheels. Assistance baring
arrived, he N, as rescued in a state of insensibility, and taken to
the Charing-cross Hospital, where he remains in a very precarious
rate.
—Died at Gibraltar, on the 19th of March, on hie way
...,
to Malta for the recovm of his health, Captain Sir W. Macgregor.
of the 92d High'anders, beloved and respected by allswho knew min.
He never recovered from the effects 01 a coup de s9/eii, rect.lved at
the *tanning of Chingkeangfoo, having returned to China over
before his health was restorucl, on hearing his regiment, the Igth,
was to be a_ain actively employed. He was the son of Sir Patrick
Macgregor, the old and faithful medical attendant of his Royal
iiighuess the Duke of York, who expired lu his armo.

RCIAL NEWS.
'RR TO THREE.

tnrdt;

7,000

lively though firm.
There are not any late. Colonial arrivals in the City to-day.
As the subject of the liability of Railway Committees and
allottees is at present, as it has been for some time past of
very general interest, we extract the following remarks from
a pamphlet written by Mr. D. W. Harvey, giving sound inf or -
mation as to the course to be taken by parties referred to:—
" First—l would suggest that a prescribed number of
shareholders should have the power to insist upon a meet-
ing, to consider the propriety of dis-olving the company, and
to guard against the influence of exaggerated misrepresen-
tations, and of sinister interests, which too frequently sway
popular assemblies, and also the overwhelming power
of occasional votes made. by the transfer or loan of
scrip. I would suggest that a ballot should be taken
the following day, no discussion being allowed, nor
any vote received whose possession of scrip or
share has not existed for at least one month previously; or it
might better accomplish the object of all parties, if the result
of the ballot should be the prosecution of the measure, that
the dissentients should be entitled forthwith to the return of
their deposits, subject to a reasonable rebate for expenses,
and until the same was paid no further proceedings to be
allowed.

"Second—That, to provide against the arbitrary selection
which is now made of persons on committees to be sued for
debts of the company, I would recommend that the defendant
should be enabled to plead the names of copartners liable
with himself, against whom he should be at liberty to en-
force the judgment obtained against him—that is to say, for
their rateable contribution. .

"As the law now stands, an individual who has been se-
lected (and I know very many such cases) as the defendant
has virtually no remedy, either at law or in equity, against
his copartners ; for, if he plead in abatement, and
give the names of his copartners who ought to be joined
in the action against himself, and he happens to give one
name too many, or one too few—his plea fails, and judgment
passes against him for the full amount. Nor is his remedy in
equity less► ambiguous; for, though he may not fail therefrom
the want or superfluity of parties, yet, as in all probabilty it
is fortune to be allied to some five or six scores of provi-
sional committee-men, the strong probability is that long
before his cause shall be ripe for hearing, either his suit will
have abated more than once by the death of one or more of
the defendants, or, to render the matter more conclusive, he
will have retired to that place where lawyers cease to trouble,
and locomotion is at rest.

"And when we are legislating upon this matter, the con-
dition of creditors ought not to be overlooked. At the
present time, what from the fear of costs, the dread of defeat
arising from the difficulty of proof, or the worthlessness of the
debtor, creditors are now driven to accept of compromises
unjustified by the nature of their demands, or what is due to
the character of the fair trader. As a remedy for this, I
would suggest that the creditors should have no remedy but
against registered parties, whether they be promoters, pro-
jectors, solicitors, or committee-men; and that such registra-
tion should be signed by the respective parties in the presence
of one or more official witnesses, such registration alone to be
conclusive evidence of liability."
There has not been much business transacted in the Funds
this morning. Consols for the Account have remained steady
at 95%, but for Money the reduced price of 9512 has been
submitted to, since which the market has rallied to 953%.
The premium upon Exchequer-bills remains very heavy at
225. India Stock has fallen from 260 to 259, and Bank
Stock from 2051/2 to 2041/2. Annuities for a term of years
have increased in value. The Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. are pretty firm this morning.
A more firm market has ruled for several of the Foreign
Bonds to-day. The Portuguese Four per Cents. have ad-
vatetti to 573/4 ; Spanish Consols are at 254 ; the Three
per Cents. at 363% ; Belgian at 80% ; Dutch Two -and-a-
Half per Cents, at a rise from 583/ to 59% ; the Four per
Crnts. at 92%, and Mexican at 31%.
There is but little animation in the market for Railway
Shares. The latest prices are annexed.

BRITNII FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Ot!Mal List.)

Bank Stock .. • • • • .. . • .. 205% 20434
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .• 047'j %
Three per Cent. Consuls Annuities .. 95%34
New Ti.ree-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 96% %
Lon,; Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 • • 10 1-14 3-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 •• 9 5-16 10
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 5-16
Consols for Account • • • - .. • . 95%
Bxclequer Bills. I%d. I%d.
1,0001. •• .•• 25 22 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bends, 5 per Cent • • • . 8034
Ditto, for the Account .. 82
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31%
Portuguese Four per Cent .• .. 57%
Ditto, for the Account .. 57%
Russian Bonds • . .• 1103
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. •
Ditto, for the Account • • 2614
Ditto, Passive Bondi • • • • • . 6%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • - • . 36%
Dividends on the above payable In London.
Ditch Two-and.a-Half per Cents. 58% 59%
Ditto, for the Account .. 59%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 923
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pas SHAME.
Aberdeen • • . .. 10 3 .. •. to
Birmingham and Oxford Junction • •
_2 •• ..
_l%

.. 75 .... 13.

.... to $2