The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-15 00:00:00

• proceed to the scaffold barefooted. The man ap-
peared to hesitate, but Pierri encouraged him to
proceed, and assisted him as much as he could, still
talking. The operation being over, and the toilette
complete, he turned towards the turnkey and asked
to be allowed to embrace him. This request
was complied with. The moment of moving now
came, and the Abbe Hugon cried out " Courage !"
"Oh !I am not afraid—l am not afraid," Jae said,
" we are going to Calvary," and in a sort of feverish
excitement he repeated to himself, " Calvary,
Calvary."
Orsini was, on the other hand, as calm and
tranquil as his fellow-convict was excited. He spoke
little ; but when the governor of the prison and
some of the officers approached him he bade them
in a low tone of voice farewell. The turnkey of his
cell announced to him in a tone of regret that his
last moment was come. Orsini thanked him for his
sympathy. His hair was also cut away from his
neck, but he underwent the operation without
flinching. At the moment when the hood was put
on his head his face, which up to that moment was
calm and impassable, became flushed for a moment
and hii eye lighted up.
The prison clock struck 7 ; before the last sound
died away the door leading: to the scaffold opened
as of itielf. The Abbe Hagon entreated Pierri to
profit by the few moments still left to collect his
thoughts and az,sume a calmer attitude. He pro-
mised to be calm, but said he shout d chant a patriotic
hymn ; and it is said that he actually began to sing
the well-known "Mouth pour la Patrie." Leaning
on the Abbe Hugon he mounted 15 steps of the
scaffold, still repeating the veraes of the song.
Orsini was supported by the chaplain of the Con-
ciergerie, and his calmness never abandoned him
fora moment. When he appeared on the platform ,
it could be seen, from the movement of his body
and of his head, though covered with the veil, that
he was looking out for the crowd, and probably in-
tended addressing them. But they were too far
off. The greffier then directed the usher to read the
sentence of the Court condemning the prisoners to
the death of parricides. The usher, who was an
old man, over 60, was evidenly much moved at
having to perform this duty, and he trembled as
much from emotion as from cold as he read the
document, which no one listened to.

After this formality was terminated Orsini and
Pierti embraced their spiritual attendants, and
pressed their lips on the crucifix offered to them.
They then gave themselves up to the headsman.
P•orri was attached to the plank in an instant. He
was executed first. The moment his veil was raised
and before his head was laid on the block, it is
affirmed that he cried "Vive l'ltalie—Viva la
Republique.'

Orsini' was then taken in hand. His veil was
raised, and his countenance still betrayed no
emotion. Before he was fastened to the plank he
turned in the direction of the distant crowd, and,
it is said, cried " Vive la France!" It was but
five minutes past 7 when the second head fell into
the basket. A cold shudder ran among those
whose attention was fixed on what was passing on
the scaffold, and for an instant there was deep
silence. It passed off, however, very soon. When
all was over men went to their work, and parties
who had gone together to the spot from distant
quarters of the town hastened home to breakfast.
The morning was becoming clearer every moment.
The troops began to move as if about to leave the
ground. The guillotine was lowered and taken off ;
the crowds gradually thinned ; some few groups
still lingered about the spot ; but the cold was
bitter, and the snow began to fall, and in a few
hours the place was deserted.
I am just informed that De Rudio is to be sent to
London to give evidence against Bernard.