New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-28
FRANCE.
ATTEMPT TO KILL NAPOLEON.


You will have received before this Geographic dis
patch nouncBg the attempt assassination intended
against the Emperor lat night.
The mott exaggerated reports prevailed las; night
and this morning respecting the attempt, aud u was
even said that one or two persons had been wounded
Such is not the Inow complete the account given
| in the k0n,te1T with details which have reason TO
believe strictly accurate. At about e last night,
the carriage of one OF the Chsmberains of the palace
Count Baccioch drove up to the door of the Italian
Opera. The approach of the carriage with the In
perial livery caused little movement among the per-
II the street; but seeing II was brougham, with
| only one berse, cry was heard, and nothing &C.
| cured. At 81, OF the Imperial carriages drawn
by four horses, with positions, also drove up, and
| was evidently taken by the crowd for the Emperors
carriage. II drew up az the private entrance used by
| the Emperor, which is close to the Rue MaSolher.
| Before the servant had time TO open the door, sn
| individual who had been observed for some time
standing al the same spot, advanced and presented
two small pistols one in each hand but before he had
time 10 discharge them into the cGrrisge the police
| agents struck down his arms, and the depression of
the weapons caused the bullets to pass under the webb
Gle. lie was at once arrested. Ii was believe. by
| accident that the carriage in question, ~hich merely
col tsined the ads of honor preceded the Enperors,
which arrived about ten minutes after. IL was inst
suppCsed from the tact OF the ladies of the Court at
,enoinc tie theaer that the Empryss aso present.
Such fortunately not the fact her Majesty has
been confined to her apartment for the last three days
| owing to indispositiop. Had che been present the
shoe might have had the most serious effect on her IN
| her present condition.
The atsassn wa taken TO the Prefecture OF Police
and examined by the Pre.ct Theresult of the exam
nation ~ well as his anteea1ens, prove, beyond
| doubt that he il q maniac. His name IS BellemGre
| (Edousrd Camille DiudonntD; his age twenty-five.
| He ia a native Of Rouen. At the age OF sixeen be
was employed as a shop boy by tradesmsn Of that
city; he committed thes to the prejudice OF hs mas
ter was arrested tried for swipdlng, and sentenced
| BY the Police CorectiOnnele OF that place to two
wears imprisonment. After six mouths detention the
fematder of bis punishment was RENTED by me order
| Of the Emperor then President OF TIE kepuohc, on
the ground of his extreme youth. lie theu returned
| 10 Paris where he got occasional employment as n
rneesepper On the occasion of the disturbances fol-
loving the coup dftdt Of the I'd of December, 1851,
he took part or at least says he took part WIN hose
| who fought at the great baricade of the Rue du
Rambuteau on the 4ih. On the following DAY
there we've observed, the walls of several houses
in the same street and the adjoining ones ptacards
posted mp, entitled Motifs ce la Condemnsuon
| IL; mort dc Louis Napoleon Bonaparte' They
were taken down by the police, and searches made
after the autbor-the placerds being anoay-
mous. In the midst of the inquiry, BeIlemare came
| forward, and avowed himself the author. lie was
tbereupon taken into custody once more handed over
TO the judicial authorities charge of political
ofense tried at the PoliceiCorectionnee, aud being
found guilty on his own admission Ut excitement TO
hatred among the citizens &C., sentenced to two
| wears imprisonment in fortress. He was sent TO
Belle Ise political offender His term of punish.
expired in January last and he retained TO Paris
| in February but under an assumed name. tie soon
obtained employ men in the Office Of huissfer or
shsris officer, and was employed TO carry MESSAGES
and ionaly 10 copy letters, at salary o. about
! s5f per month. In this employment he Continued
until about eight days ago. when he disappeared. The
| name of the kaissier by whom he employed is
| Jeanne. who was completely ignorant o. the inten-
tons Of bis servant, and who, moreover, bears re
| spectacle character.
The csuse of Bellemsre's mistakpg the carriage
which contained the ladies Of honor is worth being
noticed. An old man who served as a solder under
the Consulate and the first Empire, and on whom the
4 I.ota Of
| haprened 10 be standing the pathway at the mo
| ment the carriage drove up, couversing with the
tagssier of the heaer whose wife and children
prtsent The old man In que tion is so enthusiastic
partisan of all who bear the name OF Bonaparte, and
particularly of Napoleon Ill, that the very sight of the
livery of the Imperial household drives him into trans
ports OF JOY Wherever the Emperor Is expected there
be plants himself for hours, and waits with the most
eyer plsry patience, under all kinds of weather,
until be gratifes himself by sight Of his bene-
factor. He happened last nigh. to be stand
| ing quite close 10 Bellemare when the carriage
drove up; At once he began shouting with all DIS
might and main, V.re PEmpereRr - " We In
",sratrrce :" and his friend the tapissier, and his
wife and children joined in the chorus 1t at that
instant tat Belemare stepped forward hastily; his
movemen observed by the sergeas d. r,He, who,
a. have already mentioned, struck down his arms.
The pistols small pocket once, and no trace of
the balls has been discovered, though they were dis
iincty heard, as was informed, by the ladies 10 the
carriage, az by other persons standing near. la ten
| minutes after the occurrence the Emperor drove up.
The news had spread like wild FIRE. The Emperor en-
tered his box a. cool and impassive if nothing had
| happened. The moment he made his appearance the
| audience and welcomed and congratulated him
with tie loudest acclemauons repeated over and over
| again.
| Beemare s, as have already said little more than
- years Of age. He is about the middle hight, or
perhaps omewhat under He is slight in person, and
biz complexion pale and very scrofuous his face is
common even ignoble his bps thick, eyes dark and
small and be has long suffered from severe rupture.
| He was rather well than i'll dressed when he wa
reeted. When be was liberated from Belle Isle IN
January last the Governor of the prison wrote the
authorizes that Bellemere derans ed his INTEL
ect; that he had the mononsna Of crime; and that
he ought TO be taken care Of dangerous maniac,
Who he given 10 uDde rstand by his fellow prison.
| ers had sworn 70 attempt the life Of the Emperor.
Beemare used 10 boast that he in his single person
wes the accuser TIE witness and the judge of Loais
EeIoeon; that he had tined and condemned hun, and
| that be should be bis eIecutoner. His fellow
pisoners who disiked him, we're wsnt ~ turn him
into rdicue ard be himself admitted last night aud
| today that he considered by them a madman.
During bis examination by the COmMissary OF Po-
lice of the quarter Of the Italian Opera, and subse
ouen,y by the Preec II. Petri, he affected TO
hbit the greatest courage. He looked his examiners
fell 10 the face, his manIer forward aud bold and
his answers undertaking boastful and even pudent.
He made DO attempt at excuse or palhaiion, and
svoved his intention OF he said, taking vengeance
tie Emperor for the months he passed in prison
for theft, notwithstanding the remission of hs punish
mert hen asked If be had accOmphces, he declared
be had not, and with tone and air of superiority,
advsed the Preec not TO bother his head (creSer Ia
etf) about finding ou aecompllces. IL Is suspected
however, that be communicated what he proposed do
ing last night 10 three four persons Of the de-
scrption as himself, bat that they had participa
ton In tie affair beyond receiving bis confidence. He
asked if during bis detention at Belle Ise he had
formed part Of any secret society there whether he
OF the party Bla qu Barbes during the inferno