The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-17
Cur Paris Correspondence.


PARIS, Dec. l, 1853.
I'll. Anempt ON the Emperor,s Life-TDo Years AJoWhdt
soas then Accomplshsd-The Fusion Of the Boarons1ae
French and English AIiancs-7h Var tie Dare, DC.
Run ors have rife during the last three four
days OF another attempt to assassnate ths Emperor
It has in fact, been kDg the custom whenever Louis
Hsposea has gone o Compsigne FontainseleAu or any
other place resort at distance from the cspita or
reports Of such to prevail that in common with
other reasonable parties not much disposed to paas
implicit faith any of those which are now current and
should therefore have not thought it worth while to
draw your attention the bect bu. have just heard
from source which cannot but consider good Au
thorty, that serious attempt really mAds in the
forest of Fontainebleau three DAYS since. With
the which srenuousy put forth to hush up
ustter Of this kind it ia not always easy to cope
and it is impossible therefore, to give you exact Details
but it is said that stsndant either of the keepers
his subordinats-pointed his piece SO directly in ths
inc Of the En- perors head and frsd that Napolsons
AIR or me contiguous part of hs dress, Was singed
md that an officer standing by immediately rushed on
he assas him through with his sword though
he man still survives. former sion OF the story
Vac that servants piece went off accidentally, but
that which now give you suspect to be the mOe cor.
rect
The date at which write the first OF December ferci
bv recalls to our recollection ths origin of that power
the extinction which, at the present moment would
entail such cmentous conseq nences on the existing poll
teal asuect OF Eureps II exactly this night two
wears sao when yay and s-iIliAn. assemSlags col
lected in the silver c~ Of The yse that the usually i'm
psssbls eountenance Of Prs:er. than orM
parly animated In the negative position tn speech In
which he was placed always dsnaed and coz
sisent with his situation there mnonly degree OF
laDquor which he supported his role IS master of the
scens but this occasion it did not escape the observa
ton of many that there in his kin illness
snc cheerness of department which seemed the
OF mind at with ITSELF and in perfect COZ ten tment
with the world at large. That small eye kinded with
lustre not its own moving here and thsre and join
inc the little clusters OF conversaonsts, he Unidentified
himself with topic before them. and than
repubcap famous for the stern rgdity Of his principles
and hs Jealousy OF the Executive, softened by the
mild and gentle urbanity of the Pl ssdents department
on this occasion How little did he dream of the sleeping
thunder which at his feet. The Last guest had
SCORER received his mantle from the hands of the obse
quous servito, and what change must have
that smiling brow The tale has yet to be told how in
trying moment of only bis fortune but that of
thirty Eve millions in France, this strInge and
acce untAble being deperted himself; but there
is little doubt he not wanting to the occs-
sion. In hour afterwards, in the still depths
that winter morning without noise violence o.
any kind every INSTRUMENT that could thwart the gsner
design deprived Of edge the fiery meteors
National Assembly lost in spase which, in its Hni
tation was as eGulgsncs IS mensit,.
mber, slept in the Montgnon being by
peculsr souns, ii proceeded from tumbrls carry
iDg loote eals. A que idea Of something miss came
me, and listened attsLtvsly till the noise died
away and ali seemed quiet In the morning butchers
boy from the st HoIo ore coming early for orders
ent to know II anything had occurred in his neigh
borhood during the night The and indi
sted the philosophc nature or the ParIsian mind
gard 70 such ma tersthat only the President hal dis
iolved the Chamber and placed before the
minutes after tt is President sally
on horseback the gates of the Eyses-Elgar Ney
vas on his lsf, and Fisury his right. There
sl,nce Of death in the thousands through whom hs
rassed they seemed hold their very breath they
fixed eyes TIA. pale and cold ba. Determined
brow rs they almost expe;ted, almost hoped, to hear
Il shot wbich should aveuga the violated republic. And
now IL not shot hrso who can calculate the fsr
full result, TO the civilized uorld which would flow from
the death Of that man then fsArf1J den 1csi
not exscratedf
In my Last drew attention to the Dshmsut
a Fohdorf OF the long talked of fution the elder and
uuior branches Of his houss Of Bourbon aud ani that
very general opinion pre- yas that the departure
Of Count wslewtk the snch ambass dor from London
festivities celebrating ~ Fontainsosau without
some relation TO that i'm porsant crcumstancs whsher
tine intimate connection which subsis.s bet ween the
Court Of England and the family of King Leopold, and
which at present manifssts tsel, the great asntiou
oh own the young Duke Of Brabant and his Austrian
bride coupled with the fact Of the fusion had caused
any missvipg in the mind of the French emperor tt il
impossible say; but it thai explanation has
been sought and sa fac Only made, and that Count Wa
lewsks return England has bses the for more
opes manifestation Of the intentions OF tbs 1tsh gv
ernment From the Circumstances Of the reconciliation
having taken place Ia the Austrian d. mi aions it is
strongly suspected thar thu Emperor asss has been
chiefly nst al 10 sfec ing It, in the ps OF alarm
RI Louis Nspoieon Tor his proper inter ests The
somevbst os'entatous manner 10 which this ,T.- has
been 'tsted gives color TO the supposton that the
object was net merely "ths fudon bat something
more, and that In the event Of neral EaropeAn
housa az Ia AGAIN IN nIav