The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-11 00:00:00

ticiiti Übitton

SIIN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock.

TATTERSALLS'—(This Evening.)

DONCASTER HANDICAP.
• to 2 agst Wrestler (taken)
sto 1 agst Gammon (taken and off )
Bto 1 agst Gammoner (off)
14 to 1 agst Honeytree (taken)
HOPEFUL STAKES.
sto 1 agst Stockham taken)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASES.
20 to 1 agst The Dupe (taken)
SPENCERS' PLATE.
10 to 1 agst Wouverman and Lord Stately
coupled (taken)
12 to 1 agst New Brighton and Brother to
Farthengale coupled (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

sto 1 agst Clydesdale (offered)
sto 1 agst The Peer (taken)
200 to 100 Clydesdale and The Peer coupled (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Melissa (taken)
40 to 1 agst Dulearner:), (taken)

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
Or THE FRENCH EMPEROR.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF M. BERNARD

AT BO W-STRE ET.

This morning the fourth examination of Simon Bernard,
who stands charged with being concerned in the late
attempted assassination of the Emperor Napoleon on
the 14th of January last, took place at Bow•street.
The passage leading to the court was densely crowded,
wad, in a very short time after the opening of the door,
the court was crowded to excess.
Mr. 'Bodkin appeared to conduct the prosecution on
the part of the Treasury, and Mr. Sleigh defended the
prisoner.

The French vice-consul, Sir Richard Mayne, the
Chief Conamisioner of Police, and several other persons
occupied seats on the bench.
The first witness called, was

Mr. Edward Chambers Nichols)n, one of the firm of
Simpson and Co., of Kennington, wholesale chemists and
proprietors of the Atlas Works at Walworth—said the
firm are engaged in making fulminating powder for the
Government to a large extent. Thr powder is composed
of one part mercury, from 8i to 10 of nitric acid, and
from 8i to 3i alcohol. Those are the limits-8i would
be a gallon of alcohol. The strength of the alcohol
would be 64 overproof. Eight parts of absolute alcohol
and water makes proof spirit. Nine pounds absolute
alcohol, ten pounds of pure nitric acid, and one
pound of mercury would be the ingredients to
make fulminating powder. The no wder would
be highly explosive. We always keep it wet, it is then
harmless, but before it can be used for explosive pur-
poses it must be dried. Its chief application is in the
preparation of percussion caps. Both nitre and alcohol
are used for photographic purposes. In the collodion
process they are not used in combination. Quicksilver
is not used in the ordinary photographic process. It is
in the daquerrotype, but in this ptooess I believe neither
of the other articles are used. The latter process i■
almost superseded.

Jean Decallie—l reside in the Rae Lafitte, Paris. I
was near a chemist's shop soon after the explosion took
place on the 14th of June. I saw a man come out of
the shop. He was wounded in the head, and blood
was flowing from the wound. I hare since seen Orsini
in Paris. He is the man. The shop is about 150 yards
from the Emperor's entrance to the opera in the Rae
Lopellitier.

Leon ➢iot—l reside in Paris, In Jane last I was a
waiter in a restuarant in the Rae Lepellitier. It imme-
diately faces the French Opera-house. I heard the
explosion, and directly afterwards about fifty persons
same into the cafe wounded. I recollect one man in
particular, he came in crying ; he remained about two
hours. I have since seen Gomez in Paris. He is the
man. He was taken away by the police. After he left,
the house was searched, and a revolver pistol with five
barrels was found. It was loaded and had a cap on it.
[lnspector Saunders here produced a pistol and the
witness immediately identified it as one he found.]
By Mr. Sleigh- Immediately I found the pistol I
gave it to the pllics. I have seen the pistol since I
gave it to the police. It was in Paris. I made no mark
on it. A. number of new pistols were laid on the table
is the court before me and I selected the one produced
frost amongst them as the one I found. There was not
another at all like it. The handles of all the others were
polished ; this one was crossed.
By Mr. Bodkin—l particularly noticed at the time I
found the pistol the handle of it was crossed.
By Mr. Sleigh—At the trial in Paris I showed the
pistol to Gomez and he recognised it as his property.
Whenever I saw Gomez at the cafe he was always in
his own apartment.
By tie Magistrate Daring the time I was en-
gaged in attending to the wounded Gomez could have
gone into the room where the pistol was found.
Isaac Hollis, jun., a gunrnaker, residing at Bircein-
ham, said—On the 23d of November last a person came
to our premises to purchase firearms. I have seen
Pierri in Paris. He is the person. Pierri inquired
about revolvers.

Mr. Bodkin—Did he tell you were you to send a
revolver?

Mr. Sleigh—l object to that question until you con.
sect the prisoner with Pierri.
Mr. Bodkin—l think I have done so abundantly.

Mr. Jardine—l think it is a proper question.
Witness—l sent the pistol produced by his directions
to 106, Bath-street, Birmingham. I recognise it by its
number. 6,841. I entered the purchase in the day-book.

Mr. Holies, sen.—l identify the two pistols produced.
I sold them on the 29th of October to Pierri. There
was another person in company with Pierri. I have
seen the prisoner Orsini in Paris. I think he is that
person. Orsini paid for the pistols.
Mr. Sleigh--Would you like to swear to Orsini being
he man!
Witness—No, I should not.

Mr. Bodkin—Had not the beard which he wore when
you first saw him been removed ?
Witness—Yes, it had.
Pierre Debarge—l recollect the attempt on the life of
the Emreror. I was standing that evening near my own
residence in the Rue Monthabor. I saw Orsini, Pierri
Gomez, and Indio there. Gomez had something in a
handkerchief. It seemed heavy, and looked like erangee.
The witness here put one of the grenades into the
handkerchief. and showed how the prrcel was carried.
Louis Meckenheim—l know the prisoner Pierri. I
remember his coming to see me at Brussels on the 7th of
Jan. We went to the Cafe Suisse. He had long black
hair and beard. I recollect his speaking to a person in
the Cafe. I did not know his name, but now know it
to be Georgi. After Georgi had spoken to Pierri, he
wentinto a room and brought ont a parcel, which he
gave to him. It resembled the packet before me (two
halve, of a grenade wrapped up in paper). I saw Pierri
leave Brussels for Paris. He took the parcel I have
mentioned with him.

Louis Francais Devisme, gunmaker, Boulevard des
Italien. I was called in by the authorities to examine
the grenade I now hold in my hand. There were caps
upon all the nipples. I first took off the caps, and I
then tapped the balls with my fingers, and the ful•
minating powder cams through the nipples. When I
was convinced that there was no more fulminating
powder in it, I proceeded to unscrew the top,
but before doing so I took out one of the
uipples. I put water through the hole, the
water being only slightly coloured. I felt cer-
tain the grenade was empty. I produce the fulminating
;ioterder and water I took from the bomb. It was con-
tained inafour-ounce bottle. The powder occupied about
a
quarter of the bottle. I have made fulminating pow-
del and I know that the 'in the bottle is
fulminating mercury in substance
jhuntary
on7ury in its pure state. On the ith of
me. I ni purchased the pistol produced of
remember it by the number :(7,518). It was
tehne a
wi:aript ,
backand on
t the following day he brought
0: that
re the hammer, which was
broken, repaired,
occasion he was accomnanied
by Pierri. On the 12th it was fetched away by Gomez.
On the night of the attempt I was called to the Pre-
fecture de Police and shorePri,thi,
Pierri, and Gomez there. I I saw Orsini, hadpaistoh nversation with
theta about the weapon. Pierri said thcaot the pistol suited
him very well, but it was unfortunate the hammer was
Iseeken.
By Mr. Shaen--I only knew the names of these
persons through the police.
J-eark Barthelemy, clerk at the Prefecture of police,
5ai.i......1 ~,, „ .
„ eat with tae police to Gomez' lodgings in the
..-,as tit. laotkore
h 0,.. I ..un
_•
the
the night of the attack. He was at
1,,,, I
.ns",„ 1‘,.1 • carpet bag which contained the pair.
its Ttli ner-,ltti'.,“, ill.e:ten,
e awarn quarter of an hour. [Upon
ard that the sitting would be
suspended for a ishor%
; he replied, "why a t
of hour—what for I fo'rl"
preter acquainted him v:itrthe'r";:le.r but thowianr„err
the dock and remained during th. 4, ''°n, and he quitted-
room. time in the weltin
The Court resumed at half-past 1.
Elias Cbenies, housekeeper to Orsini, said Orsini
kept the house,
Grafton-street, Kentish-town.
2,
Orsini's letters were always given to
.Bernard, except
those marked private. . He used to visit Orsini and
frequently dined with him. After Orsintwice i left Kentish-
to call about a week
town, Bernard wed
for his (Orsini's) letters. He continued to call
It the house up to the time
wore his beard.
of his arrest.
It had
Orsini left ICeetish-town
he
ei infrom
tnte
bFiaroercnetho pyribsiotoe..
been removed when I saw
His hair bad changed colour
Men Orsini left London he said her should
YE le
Elms Rudio—l am the wife of Carl utduiron.
. My
husband is now confined in Paris. I have been married
two year,. I am not yet eighteen. I lived for owe j

The Sardinian Government have refused to deliver up
Thomas Hodges to the French police. The French
Government, on the other hand, have turned a deaf ear
to the application of Piedmont to support their claims
ag,inst Naples in the case of the Cagliari.
THE MARCH OF KNOWLEDGE.--The popular ignorance
of this enlightened ago is romething astounding. Only
the other day, a zealous antiquary, looking. for Dryden's
Ta'.% a‘toDaorYadl'inti
I,,,ase, in Fetter.lane, made some inquiry of the police-
Tan Tozat i
ea
backwardir;3said itnhehilsatrteeurt,
1,," D ry den ?
\
}-lemPat of THE SON _The Earl of Derby
tEr lay morning at the n:ltALady
inducing Lord Stull
We r
George Paget died yes.
fire mature demise of this
.gr.t.
t.,,
I,,,ar?tho join aTory MiniAry.—Punch.,
ietehtereladyship gave
in Berkeley•iquare Thee and gallant lord's residence,
estimable lady has cast a.
cratie families. On Thurla.7gllo:sm over many aristo-
birth to Aeon, and until Sunday
tamed of an unfavourable result. The larars.ntwedrcle enter,
Wit 3 daughter of the late Right Hon. sir ,„xrttue7md
~-,and
Paget, and sister of Lady Tempi ',,,
Lady Augusta din 1854 her cousin, zahjoi.cret°,- -,,i.
Her ladyship m_arriest,
Paget, youngest son of the late Field
Lord George -ra' • of Anglesey. - t
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