Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-08-11
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE THE FRENCH
KING

whence SHE sailed on Tie 2Jtl June, the
Courier Il Enquirer obtained London pa
pers to the 2Stb. and Liverpool TO the 29h.
Two items of intelligence are found in
these papers, of considerable interest and i'm
portance; another attempt upon the life OF
king Louis Philippe, and the adherence OF
the British house of lords to their amend
mcnts to the Irish municipal bill. The n
mendments proposed and adopted by the
house of commons, to the amendments OF tho
lords, were rejected by a vote of iI2 To az.
/ The attempt TO assassinate king Louis
Philippe, Of course created much excitement.
1t was condemned by all parties and ny the
whole press of Paris, with the exception OF
one paper, lie National, which simply stated
the facts, without any comment.
From the Courier Francais Of Sunday
"Last evening, about q o'clock, new at
tempt was made upon the kings life, which
fortunately proved as unsuccessful as the
former. just as his majesty had entered his
carriage, TO return to Neuily, and was pas
sing under the gateway leading to the quay
young man who had placed himself on the
side opposite to that Of the post of the Ma
tional Guard, lifted up cane in which pls-
tol barrel had been fixed, placing it Oh the
carriage door, and fired in at the king.
"Lous Philippe was that moment bowing
to the National Guards through the other
window. Whether the assassin felt agitated,
or, as is stated, was pushed while engaged in
taking aim, the ball did not touch the king,
who, Immediately after the explosion, made
sign that he was not wounded, and ordered
the coach to be driven OIL to Neuilly. The
king was with the queen, and his sister Mad
anne Adelaide, and a detachment Of Dragons
escorted the carriage.
"On hearing the explosion, the National
Guards rushed on the man, who still held
the weapon in his hand. Ile was at first i'll
treated, but the officers interfered, and hav-
ing represented the importance Of his being
put into the hands Of justice, the prisoner
was brought to room above the ground
floor, where he was stretched on bed, and
searched, in order to ascertain if he had no
arms concealed. A poniard was found in
his side pocket. NJ. Gisquet, who was then
in the Tuileries, with several other functiona-
ries, s,immediately repaired TO the guard house,
and proceeded to examine the individual ar
rested. lie refused to tell his name, and
when recognized by several persons who
knew him, and said he was a commercial
traveller, and that his name was Alibeau, he
pretended that Alibean was an assumed
name. and refused 10 give his real one from
regard to his family. lie was then asked II
he had been agitated while aiming at the
king; and if it was not agitation that had de.
ranged the direction Of the aim9 lie replied
with much composurc that he felt no emo
tion; and that ifhe had missed his aim, it was
owing TO his having experienced shock or
push, for which he could not account. lie
was finally asked, if he repented his crime;
he answered in the negative, and added, that
if it was to be done over again, he should not
hesitate to do it; that he had no farther eX-
planaton to give, because, in this age Of G.
goiism,in which any thing like conviction or
devotion was no longer to be found, no one
could appreciate or understand his motives!
During his examination active inquiries
were made, and it was discovered that tins
young man had entered the Place de Ca
rouse about o'clock, by the gate Of the
tri umphal arch; that he had conversed some
time with National Guard on Indifferent
matters, and left him when he saw the kings
carriages proceeding from the stable to the
palace, saying, 81 think the person ] am wait
ing for will not come," and went off in the
direction Of the court. lie repaired from
thence to the gate of the palace next to the
quay, and there remained in a group Of peo-
pie who were waiting for the kings depart
waken any suspicion, and no one observed
the cane he carried in his hand, and which
contained the deadly weapon. This instru.
ment led to the discovery Of Albeau. BY
an extraordinary chance the gunmakcr who
manufactured it Ia serjeant in the National
Guard) happened to be on duty at the Tuil-
leries, and felt it incumbent on him to give
the magistrates every information in his pow
er. lie stated that the weapon seized on the
assassin had beer made in his establishment,
with many others Of the same kind; that he
was aware of its being violation OF the laws
to have made and sold such a weapon; bot
that as the affair was Of so serious Il nature
he did not hesitate to confess it; the lodging
of the individual arrested was then discover
ed, and the owner Of the house having been
sent for, recognized the prisoner to be Ali
beau. lie said he had lodged in his house,
but that he had gone off without paying him,
leaving in pledge his passport, which had
been delivered him in Lyons, and mentioned
his having been born in that city.
"On being confronted with the sentinel 81
the National Guard he had conversed with nt
the rate of the Carousel, he coolly asked
him ibid YOU observe that ] betrayed The
least emotion while speaking with you?" AZ
ter this conformation Alibcau was placed IN
a hackney coach and conveyed under large
escort to the concicrgcric, where he no doubt
underwent another examination. He was
lodged in the room formerly occupied by FL
pscIi. lie was dressed in a neat frock coat,
but his shirt was dirty and in rags, and he
was without stockings. About IL o'clock
asst nigh, the attorney general and the pre-
cct Of police were still Mt the coDciergerie !,
n,errogoting him. 1t is NJ. Martin Du Nord ,
II A
beau, or the individual known by that name,
IS tall and slight; his hair black, and his com,
plexion pale. Only % sous (lldl were found
=. H..