The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-09 00:00:00

ATTACK ON LORD PALMERSTON.

We yesterday gave a short account of this ex-
traordinary event in our first impression, and in a
becond edition we communicated more particulars;
but as we now present to our Readers all that
passed at the examination of the Prisoner, which
comin•ises what we before stated, it is not neces-
sary f•or us to reprint our report of yesterday. It

is proper, however, for us to correct one erroneous
account which we then noticed. It appears
that, instead of experiencing " official neglect,
or personal ill-treatment," from Lord PALMER..
ETON, his Lordship -had conducted himself with
much kindness towards the unhappy man, consi-
dering him as insane ; and the letters addressed
by him to his- Lordship were not challenges, as
reported, bat.such wild and incoherent effusions
as excited in his Lordship's mind a conviction of
the writer's insanity. It would be unjust to the
Noble Lord, if we omitted to notice the candour
and liberality of his Lordship's disposition, for,
though unavoidably suffering under great bodily
pain, and before the examination of his wound
by the Surgeon, consequently uncertain whe-
ther the issue might not be fatal, his Lordship
manifested a solicitude to have it fully understood
that he did not charge the offender With malice
prepense, or any personal enmity, but that lie was
convinced the unhappy man was in such a state of
mental derangement, as to render 'him not mo-
t-ally responsible for his conduct. We now pro-
ceed to a statement of all that transpired yester-
day before the Magistrate on this alarming trans-
action.

'esterday the Horse Guards was a scene of the
utmost confusion, caused by the report of fire-
arms in the War Office, and horn the rumour
that Lord Palmerston bad been assassinated by
at! Officer.
About _one o'clock yesterday, Lieut. David
Davis. of the 62d regiment of foot, ►rent to the
War Office, and inquired of Lord Palmerston's
Messenger if his Lordship was in the Office. The
Messenger informed him that he was not, tliat he
expected hint in every moment ; he desired him to
walk into the waitingmroom, and write his na►ne
on the list of visitors, as is usual. Lieut. Davis
declined doing so, and waited about the lobby,
ant! frequently asking if his Lordship would soon
Come. A little before two his Lordship arrived at

the War Office, alone, and was going up the stone
stairs, when the Messenger informed Lieut. Davis
that " he was lucky, for his Lordship was conic,
aril there was no visitor before him." Lieut.
Davis immediately followed his Lordship up the
second pair of stairs, and taking a pocket pistol
front his under coat, fired it at his Lordship, who
immediately tell. The assassin ran down stairs
with the pistol in his hand, saying, " I've done
for him," and threw the pistol down in the lobby.
The Messenger immediately seized him, and with
the assistance of others, secured him, until a con-
stable of St. Margaret's Parish, Westminster, ar-
rived, and conveyed him to Queen-square -Police
Office. His Lordship was taken into the Office,
his top coat was taken off, and he was in great
agitation. Mr. Astley Cooper was immediately
sent for ; he very soon artiVed, and examined his
Lordship's wound, which, we are happy to say,
is not dangerous. 'Lie pistol was loaded with
ball, which lacerated his Lordship's right side;—
the ball did not ledge in the flesh,. but passed
through it, and fell on the stone stalls. Mr.
Cooper attended Lord Palmerston to his home,
in his carriage. In the mean time Lieut. Davis
bad been conveyed to Queen-square by the con-
stable, assisted h? the Messengers, where he was
examined before Mr. Markland, the Magistrate.—
Crowds of persons collected round the Office.

The prisoner being placed at the bar, appeared
very wild in his looks ; he is, we understand, nut
more than 23 years of age. -
The Messenger of the War-office informed the
Magistrate of the nature of the charge against tt►e
prisoner ; he described how the attack was made
on the life of his Lordship, and that the prisoner
said, " 1 intended to do for him, for one of us can-
not live."

The Magistrate asked if his Lordship wasse-
riously wounded ? The Messenger said, that he
bad not seen the wound; but he understood it
was not dangerous ; but his Lordship was so un-
well, he was unable to attend at the office.
The Magistrate sent Charles Dew, the Mes-
senger of Queen-square, to the War-office, to re-
quest some Gentleman to come to the Police-
office, and inform him of the situation of his
Lordship and Dew was ordered to bring his
Lordship's coat.
About half-past two o'clock Dew returned
with the coat, accompanied by a Gentleman of
the name of Sullivan, a relative of his Lordship,
who said, that his Lordship was too unwell to
attend that day; that his side was badly lacerated;
but be was nut considered by his medical atten-
dant to be in any immediate danger.
Dew, the Officer, then produced the coat. The
'Magistrate remarked, that it was almost a mi-
racle that his Lordship had not been fatally
wounded. The hall struck his Lordship on the
back, about three inches above the waist buttons,
and passed towards his right side in an oblique
direction ; it tore his coat and waistcoat from
the centre of the bank to the front buttons. Had
the ball gone strait forward, it must certainly
have-passed directly through his Lordship's body.
The colt was viewed by the Magistrates and Gen-
tlemen in the office. .

The prisoner viewed the coat, and heard the
remarks of the Magistrate, without the least con-
cern ; he remained silent until the Magistrate
ordered him to be committed to Tolhill-fields.
Prison until kVerisiesday next, when he said that
" i!e intended to shout his Lordship, and that
(tither himself or his Lordship could not live."

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
onday last. They are nearly filled with the de-

ails of the trial at Albi, of the persons accused of

the assass'nation of M. FUALDES. We give in
another column the examination of Madame MAN-
sots on the 6th day, the 30th nit. in which she

.discloses several important facts respecting the
murder, but which ate in total contradiction to
what she deposed on the former trial. It was how-
ever stated by the President of the Court, that on
the former occasion she had been intimidated by

'enaces. Previous to receiving Madame AIANSON'S

depositiOn, only thirty-seven witnesses had been
examined. At this rate the examination of the
evidence for the prosecution alone will last up-
wards of a month. The following are extracts :
" PARIS, APRIL 6.—At one o'clock yesterday,

the Chancellor of France, at the head of the Mem-
bers composing the Bureau of the Chamber of
Peers, had the honour 'of presenting to his Ma-
jebty, Ist, the Projet relative to the abolition of
the Slave Trade ; 2d, that concerning the fur-
ther prolongation of the time granted to the Emi-
grants for the payment of their debts.
" An immense concourse of spectators as-
sembled yesterday at noon, at Luxemburg, to
witness the experiments with Draisiennes (a specks
of carriage moved by machinery without horses.)
The crowd was so great that the experiments were

but imperfectly made. The machine, however,
went quicker than a man running at speed, and
the conductors did not appear fatigued. About
three, a Lady appeared in a Draisienne, conducted
by the Chasseur of the Baron de Drais, who made
with it several turns in the alleys, in the midst 'of
the crowd. The machine, although charged with
a double weight, had the same rapidity, and the
efforrs of the conductor did not seem to be in-
creased. The machine ascended wish facility the
hillocks which are placed in some parts of the
garde►. The Draisiennes appears to be convenient
for the country, and for short journies lin good
roads.

" By the 'desire of the Cardinal de Perigord,
Appointed to the Archbishopric of Paris, Some
zealous persons are occupied in forming in the
capital an establisi►ment of brothers of Christian
Schools for the education of poor children.

" We learn from Switzerland, that Osman
Oga left St. Gall the 20th ult. to proceed to Berne,
Although he travels without any ostensible mis-
sion-, yet important interests appear to be con-
fided to his charge. All the cargoes' of the Pa-
cha's vessels, which arrive in the Ports of Europe,
are under his supetintendance.. Ile has brought
into Italy 15 young Egyptians for their educa-

Lion.

PETERSBUILGII, Ahacti 13.—Intelligence has
been received of the arrival of the Imperial ship
the Kamtschatka on the 18th November at ,gio
Janeiro, from thence she was to proceed to Lima,
and then to the Sandwich Isles and Kamtschatka.

" Preparations are making at Moscow for the
reception of the King of Prussia, who will reside
at the Kremlin with the Imperial Family.

" The Count Gustavus Loevvenhielm, sent here
from Sweden to notify to our Court the changes
that have taken place in that Government, arrived
here on the 2d instant.

" VIENNA, MARCH 2G.—The Austrian Observer
of this day, in a-long and interesting article, re-
futes all the wild or ridiculous reports circulated
in a great number of English and German Jour-
nals, of a Projet attributed to the Allied Powers
of maintaining the Army of Occupation Assem-
bled on the right bank of the Rhine, for the pur-
pose of securing the tranquillity of France and of
Europe. It also contradicts all the conjectures
in the same JoUrnals respecting the objects to
be discussed in the approaching Congress of
Monarchs.

" BERLIN, MARC!t 24.—A company of the
Body Guards having been guilty of insubordina-
tion, has been ordered by the King to be disband-
ed, and incorporated with other regiments. In
case of a similar example, the guilty corps will be
decimated.

It is now known that the Congress of Mo-
narchs will not meet till towards Autumn; the
place of assembling is not yet
,fixed upon."

We present another Letter to our Readers, re-
ceived this- day, from our active and intelligent
Correspondent at Paris. It is very interesting, as
it spews what kind of men have risen into con-
segnence in that Capital, and also the state of
Parties, whkh seem to be as motley and as
worthless as the Opposition of this Country.—
In justice to ourselves we ought to observe,
that when we stated that the importance at-
tached to THE SUN in Paris, which attracts the
attention of the Sovereign as well as of his Mi-
nisters, was '' owing to the Letters of our Cor-
respondent," we should rather have said, that the
independent and impartial character of our Paper
attracted notice of the many distinguished per-
sons in Paris, and procured us the valuable
Correspondence which has since considerably
heightened our reputation in that City.

THE FUNDS.-The Funds have again fluctuated
very much this morning. Consols for to-morrow
(settling day) commenced at 80/, went to 81, and
fell to 80i. For the May Account they began at
81 went to *, and fell to 81i. Large sums were
bought rind sold this morning, and many accounts
were settled.

The notice given by the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER last night in the House of Commons,
of his intention to move for a Committee to con-
sider the various Acts relative to Private Bankers,
cannot but afford great satisfaction to the Coun-
try at large. Many families have been brought
to ruin by the failure of Country Bankers, and
therefore it was proper that Government should

interfere to make them give proof of their-sol-
vency. The measure proposed has, of course,
nothing to do With the Bank of England, a Cor-
poration as solid as ever existed, or ever can
exist, in any State.

Lord STANLEY last night presented a Petition
from Royton in Lancashire. Our Readers will
recollect, that on the Ist inst. we gave an account
of a factious siceting which was held at this place