The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-06-06

peded that branch Of commerce are removed
as removed they will bet is impossible +
gage the extent to which the provision trad
between England and America will be carried
At present there are upwards of 100000 bar
rels of -four under lock at Liverpool, all o
which will be removed at the low duty whel
the corn bill becomes law. The corn trade re
mains in avery unsatisfactory state. Opera
tons are suspended. The trade merely suppl,
their immense wants; and this lethargy will
continue until the date Of the corn bill is de
cided by the House Of Lords. The best in
formed public men are sanguine that the peer.
will pass the bill and personal friend of oul
own, popular member Of the Peoples House
writing last night, says: "The opinion still
gains ground that PEEPS measures will pass
through their remaining stages without the
country being put to the agony of dissolu.
ton. We hear dissolution spoken of at the
clubs, but it proceeds from those who are ini-
mical to. the free trade principle. Every re-
volvng day convinces me that the consumma-
ton of our triumph is at hand. You may safe
ly announce this to your American readers as
fact" The writer has the entree of the best
political society in London, and we rely with
the greatest confidence on his statement, as we
have been previously indebted for valuable in.
formation and suggestions from the same high
and unexceptionable source.-Lipe,poolll Times,
May sub.
FRANcE.-Our dates from Paris are of the I'd
inst.
The great event Of the present month has
been an attempt to assassinate King Louis
Philippe-On the afternoon of Thursday the 10Th
instant, his Majesty accompanied by the Queen
his sister, Madame Adelaide, and several 9TH
er members of his family, was returning from
promenade in the forest of Fontianebleau,
when, not far from the chateau, he was fred at
from behind wall. but, by a providential dis
pensation, escaped injury. The assassin is a
man named Lecomte, formerly soldier, and
for long time in the Kings service as keep
err in the forest.--Some months ago he was dis
missed from his place on account Of miscon-
duct A pension, however, was allowed him
from the Civil List.--He wanted TO get his pen
sion converted into capital, but being refused,
no conceived the most violent antipathy to the
inferior functionaries of the Civil List. To
the Directories neralsof Forests, by whom he
was dismissed, he behaved so outrageously that
he had to be placed under the surveillance of
the police. Eventually he addressed letter to
the King, demanding redress for the injuries he
conceived he had done him. The Kings secre-
tary, in reply, referred him to the Intendent-
General of the Civil List. This he conceived
triAing with him and accordingly he form
ed the dabolical determination to kill the
King. He was first rate shot. and being well
with the Kings movements, made
sure Of killing him. Luckily, one or two slight
but really providential, circumstances deranged
his atrccious attempt. The King in his coun-
try promenades, goes in a large carriage called
a char a banc-a sort of van, capable of holding
a dozen persons. Generally he sits on the Sec
ond seat by the side of the Queen-this time
aud by an error of position, the carriage ar
rived few minutes sooner than the assassin
had expected These trivial circumstances
saved the life of the King. The latter caused
the assassin to hurry to his place, whereby he
became slightly agitated and the former neces-
STATED change in the pasition of his hand,
whereby his aim was deranged. Meanwhile one
81 the grooms, in attendance on the King
scaled the wall from behind which the assassin
had fired, and CALAMITY rushed upon and held
him until some officers of hussars, who had
oined his majesty in his promenade, came to
lis assistance. The scoundrel was imm ediate-
y conveyed to prison, the hussar officers hav-
ng great difficulty to prevent him from being
orn to pieces by the exasperated country peo-
Die. He has since been conveyed to Paris; and
s now awaiting his trial, which will take place
before the Chamber of Peers, pursuant to the
aw which places attempts on the Kings per-
ON, under it's peculiar jurisdiction.