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GENERAL INTELLuGENCE.
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ATTACK UPON THE PRESIDENT.
wA,nIsaron. LAM I

WARRINGTON, JAN 81.
The funeral Of the late lsmented wAssEx
" DAVIS, OF s. Carolina, took place -es;er-
day from the Capitol. according TO preyiou,
arrangement The gloon Of the day render
ed the occasion yet more gloomy. Neither
House Of Congress transacted bushes, AFTER
wards; the Senate adjOuruing over to Mon
day.
An occurrence took place nj the close of
The eeremony At The Capitol. which produced
naturally great sensation ut the time. which
can be heard by no ono without shuddsrinr.
aud vhsch, h the consequence had been equal
10 the apparent purpose, would have signal
zed the day by horrible eatastrophs.
We were not witnesses Of il, and, in our
account Of Il, speak iron, information, but
from information entirely 10 be relied on
rs the President o. the United States, who
vas present al the solemn ceremony OF the
funeral, came into the portico Of the Capitol
from the Rotundo. person s'eppcd forward
from the crowd into the space in front Of the
President, and mapped pistol al him. the per-
eussioo-cap OF which exploded without ixni-
Ting the charge. This person WAS struck
down by blow from Lieutenant Gedney. of
the Navy. who happened TO be near; he also
received blow promptly aimed st hIm BY
Mr. Secretary WoopBrRY; but, before re-
ce'ins either blow, mapped q second pistol At
the President. The cap Of that lock also sr-
PiOded without isnifins ihs eksrgs, The per-
Peiraior OF this daring outrage " as Of course
immediately seized aud taken in custody b,
the Marshal Of the district, by whom he " a.
carried TO the City Hall, where he under
went an examination before Chief Justice
CRASoH. tits name IL appears Is RICHARD
LAWRENCE, by trade q painter, . resident for
tao or three years in the first ward Of tb,,
city, and Formerly Of Georgetown. The gen
uemen whose testimony was taken before
The Judge, were Mr.. Secretary woopnrat.
Mr. Secretary DIcKLRsoH, MIR. Bunp, epre-
sentative from Pennsyl' snia, MIR. RAHpoI Pm.
Sergeant at Arms OF the House, Mr. Kisc-
NAN, one OF the Reporters for the National
Inielligencer, and Lieutenant GEDHEr. The
pistols which had been secured BY MIR. BrRo
were found TO be we'll loaded With powder
and ball, which our readers would suppose
until the fact is stated, could hardly have
been possible. How extraordinary land q
bow fortunaieO the failure Of the syiden,
design Of tins miserable maniac, (for 80 he
must be considered, under all the eireun-
stsnces.J against the life Of the President,-
We say lac Is maniac, because the act show.
him TO be insane, and not because any eyi-
denee Of insanity IVES produced on his exam,-
nation; though We have heard that he la.
been heretofore confined for acts Of yioleuoe
indicating an unsound mind.
On his examination. the unhappy man de-
ehasd making any explanation or cross-ex-
aiming the witnesses. We have heard NO
rat'onai motive even conjectured for his
crime.
The offence beng baiiabis one, and sx.
eessive bail being forbidden, bail IVES de-
naaded TO the amount Of thousand dollars.
Ior want Of which the prisoner was commit
tsd iCt trial, the Judge intimsting that IL he
bad been able io give bail, sufficient secur,-
lies would have been required. in addition, TO
insure his good behaviour. lie will be tried
Of course, At the neat term Of the court.