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EXECUTION OF ALIBEAU.


A!ibeau, who fred upon the King
of France, was gui!loiuted at Paris on
fhellth of July, the government ma
king much shorter work of him than
they did Of Fieschi, Morey, and Pep
in.-Nothing transpired on the trial TO
,implicale any other person. He as
serted throughout, that he was alone
in the affair, and met his fate with
much frmness. He declared that his
design Yves to>kill the king for tramp.
ling on the liberties of France, and
spoke of himself as being a Brutus or
Saudt.
The following notices Of his death
ore from the foreign journals:-en
Saturday evening, after his condem-
nation, Alibesu firmly believed that
he was to be executed on the follow.
ing morning and lay on his bed in his
clothes all night; on being told at FIVE
in the morning that it was not his last,
day he undressed and went to bed
He passed the day gaily enough, sing
ing all The Republican songs he could
recolect, 1t is said that foreigner
Ofvery high rank obtained permission
10 visit him in his cell, where he con
,versed with him for long time, and
was much surprised at the rudeness of
his conversation, and determination Of
his character,
Being condemned 10 be treated as Q
parricide, he was attired for execution
in a peculiar manner. While the ia.
tai toilette was being performed, he
smoked, and was heard TO say that he
only regretted one ,hiug-the having
failed in the attempt. The prepara-
tions of the toilette, though long,
were borne by him with cslmness
aud resignation. He was allowed 10
keep on his pautaloons, but his shoes
and stockings were taken of: his
shoes, however, were afterwards put
on again. A black veil was tied over
his face, and sort Of peignOir was
!. tied round his waist, which at Ger.
tain distance, had the effect Of a
chemise. His coat was then thrown
over his shoulders,
Some apprehension being entertain.
J ed Ofa popular tumult, an unusual ar.
ray Of military surrounded the scaf-
fold, and guarded the avenues, SO that
none could approach. About five
o'clock 10 the morning, the arrival of
body of municipal guards, proceed
ing from the direction of the prison,
gave notice that the culprit was at
hand, and Immediately afterward the
vehicle appeared in which were Ali
beau, a priest, and The executioner
He was led barefoot to the scafold.
Then delay Of a few seconds took
place, The clergyman retired. and
Alibesu mounted the steps of the
guillotine. The officer, in an audible
voice, here read the terms OF the cOG'
demnation, after which the veil was
Instantly drawn from bis face by one
Of the eXeCutionerS.
lie was deadly pale, but with this
exception, his features bore no trails
whatever of spprehension--Or express
sion Of any kind which might have
been expected, even in the most cora.
geous, in so awful a situation. He
looked towards the few persons assem-
bled5 and the most perfect silence pre-
vailed, seemingly 10 the expectation
that he intended 10 address them. lie
merely, however, said ..Adieu mes,
.6raveS. Then resigning himself with
the most perfect san Jroia in the
hands of The execulioner's assistants
he was placed upon The plank with his
head beneath the fatal axe, Here he
once more called out in an audible
voice, Adiea mes, 6ravoS, and the
words were scarcely flushed, when
the maChinefell aud he was no mOEe.
While the assistants Of the scaaold
were preparing him for the block, he
said few words TO them, which were
inaudibIe except to those Immediately
around him; they were, 81 die a Re-
publican. The Peers who condemned
me were base and cowardly." Ia a
few minutes, people, military and scat
fold, all had disappeared, and the bar
tier st. Jacques resumed iI' usual as
pect.
Ii seems he never Shrunk from The
GOODNESS and determination evinced
at first. Even the application of his
attorney for a pardon spoke of him as
SO resolved and Indifferent that he dis.
dOined 10 solicit a respite even for q
dau 1'ha nouraUa Ol these men is re-