The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-28 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The following is the text of the declaration pro-
&lced at Becker's trial written by the King of
Prussia immediately after the attempt upon his
Majesty's life:—

" BADEN, July 14, 11 a.m.
" Whilst I was this day, at half•past eight in the morn-
ing, walking in the alley of Lichtenthal, a young man aged
about 20 years passed near me, corning from behind, and
saluted me in a particularly amicable, almost cordial, man-
ner; taking off his hat and bowing with it several times.
As shortly after he slackened his pace I passed near him,
and he saluted me again. These two incidents took place
a few steps before and a few steps after the house for-
merly occupied by Bayer, the painter. At the suspension-
bridge I mot my envoy, Count Flemming, and from that
moment he accompanied me. At about 150 paces from
the shepherd's house a firearm was discharged at me
from behind, and so close that I immediately felt pain in
the left side of my neck, and a sort of humming noise in
all my head. I immediately placed my left hand on the in-
jured part, and exclaimed ' Good Heaven I What is that ?'
Count Flemming turned round as I:also did, and I saw
the young man, described above, standing very quietly at
three paces behind us. Count Flemming, addressing him,
said, Who firod-..was it, you ?' The young man answered
with great calm, ' I fired at the King Count Flemming
seized him firmly by the collar, saying at the same
time, Withwhat did you fire P' He pointed to an umbrella
which he had thrown on the grass, but at a few steps from
it was a pistol both barrels of which had been discharged,
As immediately a gentleman, who it is said, is a solicitor,
named Supfle de Gernsbach, and another, the referendary
Schell d'Achern, hastened up and had thrown the young
man to the ground, crying out, This is a disgrace to
Baden: the people must avenge it l' Count 11°19474i

had time to pick up the umbrella and the pistol.
Meantime the hotel-keeper Brandt, of Berlin, had come
up, and these three persons placed the individual in a
carriage which was passing at the moment. I begged
the gentlemen not to do him any harm, and I decided
that they should convey him, under the superintendence of
Count Flemming, to the police director of the town, M.
Konz. A fourth gentleman, M. Blanquet, a merchant of
Paris, said to me in French that the collar of my coat had
been torn by a ball, and that even my cravat was damaged.
I took off my coat and perceived that what he said was cor-
rect. The contusion on the neck did not bleed, but caused
me some slight pain, accompanied by a burning sensation.
I was consequently able to continue my walk towards Lich-
tenthal, and I returned from that place on foot with the
Queen. " WILLIAM."

FRANCE.

PARIS. SEPT. 27

_ • •
The Correspondance Bullier confirms the news
received by private telegraph of the Pope's illness.
It states that he has attacks of fever, and is suffering
still from erysipelas. His state is said to be aggra-
vated by his unwillingness to obey tire injunctions
of the medical men. " He wishes to forget that he is
70 years of age," says the letter from which this in-
formation is derived.

According to the Patrie, when the news of the
late events in Japan reached China, the men-of-war
of the squadron stationed there were sent to Jeddo.

A second line of submarine telegraph from France
to Algeria, by Port Vendres and the island of
Minorca, has been laid down successfully by the
Brandon. A first attempt failed some time ago.
The line does not touch the island of Minorca, but
comes up to its vicinity in shallow water, so that this
line passes through no foreign territory.
BOURSE, Sept. 27.--The market has been heavy
to-day, and, as offers were numerous, prices under-
went a further decline from the quotations of yes-
terday. Threes aro now at 68f 950 c.

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The following are the last quotations :-
4t per per Cents ... 96 30 Credit Foncier 1220
Do end month.... 96 40; Belgian 4} —
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 85 : Roman
Bank Shares — —1 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 737 50 : Spanish Threes —
Do. Account 760 ' Home Debt