The true Democrat., 1855-06-12
Paris Cores spondence of the London Times The Attempted Assassinat ton of
 Napoleon.

Idf2S April Z9.
 The attempt to assassnate the Emperor last evening ls as may be easily supposed, the most interesting topic of the day, and for a while the siege of Sebastopol and the Conferences at Vien- na are lost sight of in the horror eNctel by such an act of vllainy, the contemplation of the consequences to Europe had it taken effect, and the general satisfaction at its failure
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 PEtoile and when nearly opposite the we'll known place of amusement, the Chateau des Flours, a man apparently about thirty six wears old, of dark complexion, and little under the mildle size, advanced forward from the throngs that crowded the pathway on the right, and ap- preached to within five or six paces of the En- peror. He put one hand to his hat and as if to salute his majesty, who was in the act of re- plying to the compliment, when he drew pis- toI from beneath his gray palitot, deliberately presented It at the Emperor, and fired
 At the same moment Colonel Ntv who was on the Emperor's right hand, but riding very
 little to the rear, advanced his horse, when the assassin supporting his pistol on his arm, fired second shot. At the first report the Empe- TOTS horse shied little, but it was probably that movement which saved the rider, together with the tremuous motion of the assassns arm, occasioned by the failure of his first at tempt. Neither shot took effect. The second ball IS said to have grazed the Emperor's hat, or even passed through it, but this is not known with any certainty. The shots were very sharp, and the reports loud enough to be heard on the third floor ot the houses on the side of the ave- nue. The assassin was at once seized by two masons who were working at house near by, and had left the building to have a sight at the Emperor as he passed. He was thrown by them on the ground.
 The police agent took hold of him. and, as the other made the most violent attempts to shoot those who attempted to detan him. in- Hlcted on hlm ln sclt-detenSe, two wounds with polgnaId cane. The sergeant de rMe aiding the police agent, succeeded in mastering and dlsarming him, but 1t required all their efforts to prevent hm from being torn to pieces by the people He was hurriedly taken of to the oc- trol station at the barrier, which was not far distant, and there sheltered from the popular rage until carriage could be brought, in which he was conveyed under the guidance of the po- Ice to the concergere.
 After the first shot fired, the Emperor bent his head little, either by an involuntary movement to avoid the bullet, or owing to the horse shying. When he saw the assassin in the hands of the people, and his clothes torn, he cfltu out to spare hllll
 The Emperor did not lose his presence of mind for all instant. He gratefully and gra- cously replied by frequently taking off his hat and lowing to the thousand exclamations with which he was at once saluted as he still advanc ed toward the triumphal arch
 When the Empress heard of the attempt on the life of her husband. she was deeply affected, her tears flowed in spite of her; she iii vain as- saved to dry them and she sobbed convusively amid her efforts to smile with joy at her hus- bands escape from the murderer. Evidently she could not subdue her emotion; she leaned back in her carriage, and relieved her heart in an uncontrolled burst of tears. Then indeed it was that the people who thronged the way gave full vent to tEe more generous feelings of our nature. The sight of the young and love- ly woman, unable to restrain the agony of her feelings, produced an instantaneous effect: the shouts at once rose from the thousands who be- held her, and hundreds of workmen who were employed on a row of houses constructing near the spot from which the assassin fired, lined the half finished walls, the window slls, or clung to the poles of the scaffolding, and rent the air with their acclamations
 The Emperor had previously announced his intention, and that of the Empress, to be pre- sent at the Opera Comique on the Boulevards ltaens, nearly opposite the Rue Lahttc. He and the Empress, notwithstanding what had occurred, were punctual to the word. They arrived at the theatre about nine o'clock, but long before that hour an immense crowd had collected on the Boulevards, from the Made leine to the RueVivienne, to manifest their sympathy at his escape. It is calculated that there could not have been less than 100000 peo. pie of every condition collected The recep- tion was most enthusiastic as the Imperial Car riage, attended by an escort of Guides, drove up the Rue de la Paix and Boulevard until they stopped at the theatre door; and on their ma jesties appearing in their box, the whole house rose and uttered the warmest accamations.- For a considerable time it was found impossible to commence the piece, and during the perfor- nance the audience, as if unable to keep down their feelings, rose three or four times and gave vent to them
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