The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-03 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, April °

•
The brigands are being actively pursued.
General Stnolensky took the oath this morning as
Minister of War, in place of General Soutzo, re-
signed.

INDIA.
BOMBAY, May 3, 4 ,
The Ameer of Affghanistan has established a postal
service between Cabul and Peshawur.

THE PLOT AGAINST THE EMPEROR'S

LIFE.

It appears that the conspirators had hired a room in a
house which the Emperor passed every day. The polio°
have not yet found all the bombs which were prepared by
the men arrested on charge of conspiracy. One of these
in their possession has been tried, and the result shoved
it was of a most destructive character. The Offiici-
al
told
the states that the maker of the bomb-cases has t`ld
the authorities he was ordered to make them by a peren„
giving the name of Renard, who informed him they wt.'
intended for parts of a newly-invented velocipede. Twely
two-bombs were delivered out of 150 that were orderea•
The Emperor has received many congratulatori
visits on the frustration of the conspiracy agtlie
his life. The Dip thelomatic Body headed bY he
Papal Nuncio, went to the Vuileries, and
Marshals, General Officers, and their staffs, also Pal
their respects. Some of the French journals state tend
the authorities believe in the existence of two plots, 3
do not think there is any connection between the
attack on the Emperor's life and the discoveu
of the bombs.
The Patrie goes so far as to suggest that a third plot is,
in existence, or at any rate thet ramifications el
the mischief may be . discovered in the provinoeis;
in illustration of which statement it refers to t'id
arrests made at Marseilles. Roussel, who ordered
the bombs and had taken to flight, has been taken
prisoner. M. Lepay, iron-founder, of the Rue St. Afau,r4
saw the illustrations of the bombs in man'
of the papers, and recognised them as those whi°ll.ll
had made. The Liberte thinks that the affair is increasing
in importance, and that with further investigation more
serious revelations will be made. It is believed that on
the occasion of the trial of the .R4vell for the offenoe,:e
giving false news, a public statement will be made of,l'oo
various letters and other documents 'e L'"f
seized, and which furnish the proofs of _ en e
plot. As many as twenty-five of the leaders of In
International Association are at Maras, and many other
,
are suspected of complication in the affair., The pal,°,'"•
which have been taken have no doubt as to the late'
tions of an armed rising.
The Gaulois states that several papers of a most cool,:
promising character were found in the apartments of N 0
Protol, and that they shew beyond a doubt he wai.,
deeply involved in the affair. Among these paPief—
was found a curious letter from Megy, whom
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Protol defended at his trial, which contained these w°l.`--'
" Brutus has always appeared a true hero to me because
he killed Ccesar." When M. Protol was examined before
the Juge d'lnstruction, he declined to answer any
terrogataries he was taken to Marges and placed
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solitary confinement. The exact offence
which the .Reveil stands charged is that it tg:
serted the conspiracy to be nothing but an of
vention of the police. It is urged in defence
that journal that this is an opinion and not the annomr4
ment of news, but the examination will take place,
editor and manager having received notice to appear bere
fob.
the Sixth Chamber. The Marseillaise has Pu
lished an article which winds up with this extrelni e
language, " It is for the French veople to choose-tin,
own time for action, and not to fall into the snares wn%
the enemy will not fail to spread for them. But let eta
one take into his heart the firm resolve to carry out thi
device, ' Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death.'" pe
The following description of the bombs which Lodi,
been seized is curious : Each one is divided perPell
a
cularly into two halves, which. when united form
figure somewhat resembling a thick cake, with a hole
~
in the centre, and bound together by a strong scre:f
The exterior diameter is 51 inches, and the thickness r
the metal is about three-eighths of an inch. The 11111
and lower cavities are ribbed inside and pierced
eighteen holes, to which can be adapted nipples and cap
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or nails, with the heads inside. In those seized t°.
latter plan has been adopted, and some of the Perferi r
tions are left unoccupied to permit the entrance ofrilie.
which vastly increases the force of the explosion. .1
to
interior of these terrible implements was destined ~,r
receive four glass tubes, a quarter of an inch in diaMed
and four inches in length, to be filled with picrat,.e.o'h
potash or fulminating powder. At the top is a ring to wir°
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is attached a handle of a triangular shape, which not orit4
facilitates the carriage of this murderous instrument,a
furnishes a sort of sling to favour its projection. T° o
on
one conversant with mechanics or firearms this invents f
of 1870 will appear much more deadly than those Cl,o
Orsini. For the mere shock of a fall would be suffiele.o
to break the glass and produce the explosion, bilt,le
order to guard against the possibility of a failure
series of nails above mentioned have been introdueelie
Everything tends to the belief that the intention of
conspirators was to launch these missiles from an uP,P,s.,
window. The amount of explosive material which tar.
are each capable of containing is sufficient to spread t.,5
struction in a circle of at least thirty yards around, 3*":61
the.force with which the fragments would be discharg_%
is sufficient to kill instantaneously, if the person
struck on the head, chest, or stomach, and to break a lanzd
if hit elsewhere. The iron is of excellent quality t'cl,
of the third fusion, that is to say, a casting from Ineli
already previiusly refined. The projectile has evideo"v
i',
been invented by a clever mechanician, assisted by Po
able chemist. A. founder, a turner, and a fitter had been
found, but not a finisher, for the final part of the worR, a
including ;,he union of the two portions, has been executed.
by persons having only inferior tools, and not understan
ing the working of metals.

SHORTHAND WRITERS AS POLICE AIDS i~
Paris letter, in the Journal du Havre, says :—" I ti„11(1„etril"
stand that the Emperor this week summoned M. Pie
to his cabinet, and ordered him to get an exact rep't:
taken in shorthand, of everything said at the public nice f
lags during the plebiscitary period. The Prefect °,
Police next day sent for M. Laga,che the director of re,
porters at the Legislative Body, and,i after mentiosiilo4:
the Emperor's desire, begged him to convoke all his o°o
BO as to come to an understanding with them, and to the
one or two more, when necessary, to accompanY iii
Commissary of Police at each meeting. M. Lagaehe,„re
not like to shew any repugnance, but would not velur"ai.
to make such a proposal from himself to his aalnecl,
nates ; so it was decided that a meeting sbould be cal
as
and that the application should be addressed to then' ,y
coming from the Minister of the Interior. All the ge3,re
men convoked met at the Legislative Chamber, w." 0
the Chef du Cabinet of M. Chevandier de valdremied
in waiting. On hs telling them what they were wanted
to do; he met with unanimous refusal. They entrene'ijo
themselves behind their quality of stenOgrophersAm the
Chamber, and declared that they could not be unueroe
superintendance of the prefect of Police. All remonstrall
were found unavailing. and so the matter rests."
The Civilian believes that no further
reductions will take place in the • department of toe
Surveyors of Taxes, and it is likely, in the event of „ea
local assessors being discarded, their places will be fill
by the present surveyors.
The Hon. Mrs. Grey, widow of the late Gelle r
I'oo4
Grey, and family, are about to leave the Norman ace
Windsor Castle, for St. James's Palace, where a resi".evy
has been assigned by her Majesty to the bereaved Wl'
of the Queen's late private secretary. of
At the last meeting of the Royal Collen to
Surgeons 42 candidates out of the 103 examined, fad of
acquit themselves to the satisfaction of the ImIl."00-
Examiners, and were consequently referred to their
tomical and physiological studies for three months.
t of
Rumours touching the probable abandonment 0.
part of the Land Bill become more and more persis eat.
The part marked out for destruction is said to be,.
eXtensiTilee
second, which was intended to give partial effect to .!;.
Bright's scheme for the purchase of land by Irish teas'
Admiral the Hon. fir Henry lieppel has oath,
entertained at dinner at the George Hotel, Portspl.e_lo
by his naval friends and officers who had served undo 00
command. The chief toast of the evening was , :•et
Guest." The gallant admiral alluded with extresaP
to the absence of his old friend Sir James Blphul os
and mentioned that he had once contested the b0r025,,
Portsmouth with him, but, "after spending 'O but
went home at the bottom of the poll a wiser

poorer man."
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The Times Philadelphia correspondent teleglarl
—"The reductions of the iron duties in the tatill,,de
continued in the House of Representatives. sheet
..;. ;
tor
lb'
plate iron are reduced from lie. and lie. per lb. 1
on hoops for cotton ties the proposed rate of 2i.c. per
is reduced to tic. Iron railway rails now paY 7'-'" are
1001 b. • this rate is reduced to 60c. The wired uties _
reduced from lAc. to 10. per lb. on the present rpatee;
The Committee of Ways and' Means, and the . a
sylvanian members abandoned all attempts at keees
up the iron duties ; but the defeat of the bill is probswe' •