The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-18 00:00:00

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1.455ixA770.1 OF ?'HE DUKE LE BEV

(r.tom TOM PARIS FAFIRS OF WM" uct.,E,l4
awaxixo.)

Some minutes before the end of the last balk*
the Opera, bide. the Niches* of Berri 'speed st
sire to withdraw. The Duke accompanied he blit
carriage, gave her his hand to assist her isN
it, and one of the footmen closed the door. %N.
then prepared to go hack to his box, and he kadji,)
turned to re-ascend the stairs, when an indiedekils
had passed the sentinel of the Royal Huard stagedti
keep guard at the entrance, darted at him, enlist
strong grasp of his left shoulder, and having reeike
own arm over his right shoulder, plunged into by
breast, between the seventh and eighth ribs, nines
nient sharpened, with two edges, from week*
inches In length, and fastened to a wooden liaski
rude workmanship. With such great violent, e,*.
blow given, that the weapon entered to its Mien
into the holly of the anfortutlate Prince.
The name of this assassin is Pierre-JmepA
be is a smiler by trade, and for three months les
employed in the saddlery of the King, dada' vrai
time he resided in the Ijreat Mews. He had limos
dice belonging to the train of artillery of tld gler4
der Bonaparte, and had et en, it is said, fallow*
to the Isle of Elba.
At the instant when the Prince felt himself tai
he placed his hand upon the wound, and netts*:
I'm dead." lie had then the courage to draw trek,
wound the murderous weapon.

At the cry of the Prince, the Duchess jumped eg
the carriage, and she supported in her arms Ler
ing bnsband, whose blood flowed abundantly, sge •
scattered even on her. The Prince was install,
moved into the Manager's room belonging to the
where a sort of field bed was hastily formed of •
on the seats belonging to the establishment. I
search was made for medical and surgical ss
Some professional men living in the neigh
mediately attended.
Having perpetrated the crime, the amnia
roared to escape; parsued by the ffies of the
of the reorder, he succeeded in turtling into the
Richelieu, but in pining the Arcade Colbeti,k-
overtaken by the Count Cesar de Choiseul, natio
Count de Clermont, Aide-de-Camp to the Plism,
seconded be an orange boy belonging to the tWIS
Opera, mused at the alarm, took hold of him,
ged Dim to where the body of the soldiers of
were stationed under the vestibule of the hall.
" Monster!" exclaimed the Count de 61.4
" what totild.iuduce you to commit such so
line?"---" I wished to free France from
nteensies."

" By whom have you been paid for perpenstimoi
crime ?...The assassin arrogantly answered," I loom
been paid by any person."
He was searched by the gene-d'armes, aid
son was found the sheath of the poignard, w
made such dreadful use of, and another poi
tresuely sharp, of four incites in length, d
nntobor of sides.
In the mean time, Monsieur arrived at 1%114 el
his unfortunate son was laid. Madame aid *ss
Angouleme reached the same place son 011Iq
Duke and Duchess of Orleans, who litsi been,
the Opera, hastened thither instantly, lid
Bourhon followed.
When the Duke tie Berri was placed o
pain, his first words were—" My shot
Bishop of Aagelie."
Every baste •vas made to complete his
Royal infant was brought to him. It was
to feel :he force of its misfortune. The rids
late hastened to the Prince, in order to adults
last consolations of religion.
The efforts of the medical men, from the voids
science, succeeded in abating the sufferings et*,
by bleeding in one of the vase and la both lbe Ad
means of cuppiug-glasses,"oolothddiglo wer.olll
from the interior of the bg*O, of blood, lAN
effused throughout it. 11104111.p0t wound beitif 1
open, left a free passagg of its Id,
the efforts of science were vain. WWII *wed 1.11
The Prince himself felt convinced of his iitted
expressed his conviction of it sevemitimei
peytren :—" I am thoroughly seneilstif of year 4
bat they cannot prolong my life. My wooed II
After having duly atteaded to the words if 141
Minister of religion, the Doke tie Rev
*len aloud, In the pre-semeV-Vs family
assistants, of all the faults of which he ached
himself culpable. This confession the Prisresoll
equal simplicity and resignation, and be then
don of Clod for all bit offences, and of sea, file
his actions as might have tend' to scaodabel
The Cure of St. Rods thee administered to him

craments of the church. ~
After having performed his religious duties,
of Berri devoted his attention more particalatiiii
objects of his dearest affections. He embraced
ter and Kaye her his blessing. Monsieur, Ilbilin
the Dube of Angoslease on their knees, at thrift' It
the bed, passed theltigele night is mars sod pia
begging of Heavyset's-IT/1;ton the selliminAlf *OW
and offering up yews for the prediiiirsp.d iii.
which were [sotto be heard, which, aloe! limier/OW
heard. Many times were their prayers 144 W
the Prince, who, in the midst of the mint ,
continued to demand fergiveness for his sn ,
At half-past fin o'clenit the King an; 14°
having been thought proper to mentios of
him till all hope was at an end. What a '
Majesty ! Already the symptoms hid Wig
alarming ; the diSoulty of breathing mid tie
at their height; still. on perceiving his Map*
Dike de Berri seamed to recover new serength. NO
1 played his last snesessts in soliciting doe lasedir
I missies .(capital pviaishnient.
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eg am" said he, wit► his expie
Aso *eke ams who struck the