New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-19
FRANCE
From Der Own CorrespOndent.

At 81 o'clock last Saturday afternoon the In
peror was twice shot at on the Champs Elysees
by an Italian. Two pistol shots we're discharged;
neither took effect. His Majesty bowed 10 those
who fastened 10 the spot, and presently rode on
his way 10 the Bots de Boulogne; found on
his return 10 the Palace the two JerOmes,
foreign Embas sadors, and others assembled TO
concra tulate him on his escape from danger; went
10 the Opera Comique in the evening, aud was
cbeered on his way thither with something like
real enthusiasm by crowds Of people who gath
cred to see him pass. Next day the Senate came in
form TO address congratulations and sympathies
closing them prettily, as follows; We unite
"our sentiments to those OF the Empress there
sis not French heart that did not palpitate
Like hers" to which Majesty replied; 81
thank the Senate for the sentiments just ex-
"pressed fear nothing from the attempts of
"assassins. There are existence, which are the
"instruments Of the DEGREES of Providence 30
long as my mission is not accomplished run
gro danger" The Archbishop of Paris or
dered a special Te Deum to be sung in the
churches on Sunday. Foreign royalty is send
ing IRON all VndllfTe fIttidl Hc>e'u-flo
10 Paris the expression of their fellow feeling
The Moniteur gives notice that the Emperor, con
fdent in the 10y Of the people, begs them not
TO trouble themselves and him by communicating
il in the shape Of Populations and addresses
There certainly is a general feeling OF gladness
over the Emperor's preservation, mingled with
the natural sympathy for a man escaped from
danger, and with some Indignation or disgust at
the brutal folly Of the intentional assassin. Let
L. ~. Of q
leon. people Just at present would dread both the
political and economical results of his sudden
death They are in no hurry for another reyolu-
ton; vet a revolution would be almost certain 20
fllow were the reins of government 10 fall into
the bands of either of the Misunderstanding
in beetles lacking the Orce and wisdom TO pre-
vent ne, much more to carry the country through
the war with honor. With Parisians the econom-
ica motive for crying " Iire FEmpereW" is still
stronger. They would have him live through the
sumner BY all means. His assassination would
be death blow to the speculative hopes OF for
tune making which they build on the Exposition
End its success in drawing thrOngs OF strangers to
the lodgings, shops, cafes, etc.
The assassin is an Italian, Giovanni Panori ma
tive of Fsenza a shoemaker by trade. lie fought
under Garibaldi He is - years old, was well
6resfed and had when seized 100 francs in his
pocket He had three pistols, one double bsrreled:
he was arrested Immediately On firing the second
shot from this double barreled one, and but for
merely accidental obstacle in the way of police
man who was rushing toward him would have been
arrested before he had discharged the first barrel
He y III be tried at the Paris Assizes this month.
Such ale the authentic facts OF the Reports,
as YOU would suppose, are rife Of bis being agent
of Mazziui OF having had on a hat with a London
makers mark Of having followed the Emperor
10 London in the hope of executing bis design
there, etc They are not worth detailed record.
One needs 10 have slow imagination indeed not
to be able to invent as good dd tibItum. Nothing
that yet appears shows Pianori's relation with
political society or conspiracy of any sort.
! asst week the tent was folded, baggage was
pscl ed-soue of il forwarded TO Marseilles-and
lie EmpeIor's Eastward journey had nearly def
mite date. This being the alternate week, nous
arons cLGnes tout celia, and the movement is indef-
ibitely postponed. Next week | may have to
write you cf renewed preparations and new fixed
date oidepar;ure. Such tresOme yaciation in the
purposes of high placed personages is bringing into
unjust disrepute the yeracity and reliability Of the
journalists "Well-informed' cor respondents
are becoming proverbial for the diffusion of CON
Trajectory statements, of prophecies at short date
falsifed by events before their fulfllment
comes, of darkened knowledge generally. The
fault is not all theirs it as often lies in
the tulbd sources high official sources, of original
1t is curious TO obserye-what
the pensive public are sometimes inclined TO
overlook-how those human intirmities which
surely belong to newspaper writer's fall also TO the
lot of Empe rors, Kings, Ministers and Generals.
The erandest false report of the last decade was
that of The taking OF SevastOpol; Napoleon and
Francis Joseph were among its propagators To
pass ION events to opinions. in 1888 Lord Palm
erston told the House of Commons that Gar
Nicholas was man Of high and generous feel
ings The remark was made aprOpOs Of the ia
famous iranquiIi.ing If Uarsatc In $40 the same
welniormed official, speaking of the al orption
of Cracow by Austria, in evident violation OF
treaties, said - have too high an opinion of the
sentiments of right and justice that animate the
Governments of Austria, Prussia and Russia 10
think that they intend to treat Cracew other
"vise than in accordance with treaty stlpuia-
"tions" The speeches of that Minister as reported
in The London Times for the past eighteen months,
contain more serious mistakes as to facts, errors
Of opinion prophetic and other changes of posi-
ton even tnaa its whole corps of editors and we'll
inform ed correspondents have been guilty OF during
the same period. The French Government told
us tie other day in the HOni;eur how il and the
English Government kEep that Austria would
heartily, openly jen their party against Russia in
case tie then pending negotiations Tor peace ter
minated unsuceessiuly. The Moaiear, for its
political part is effectively edited by the Emperor
Now did he know-did he honestly think that he
knew We shall see. There are two current
reports that bear on the question one that Cor
chakofi has taken a new six months lease OF his
hotel at Vienna another that Drouyn de riinys
has brought back with him from that city the for
mslly signed Military Convention between the
Western Power, and Austria.
SevastOpol s not taken. The bOmhardment of
twenty days with all its death and destruction
seems TO have hld no other result as vet than 70
bring the Allies en- some points hltle nearer 70