Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-27
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bfshthei > eghhistcs I'D. o. troasies 'S'"'
two great raiionr Of tie world wefe neN IL sAu,
psris il. said to be the place now decided o. 70.
the conferences on the Neuichs'el question:
asked both by Switzerland and frussla. .,,,ars
Tho French Cabinet intends so to manage S !.
thu, M Kern. the envoy extraordinary OF tne -
Cout.d eration, and Count Haiz,cid.' tho Incl,
Minister. sbull settle beforehand the terms on aou
the King Of Prussa will consent TO reno"n'0
ereigu rights in Neufcliatei. ords that
The Posts Pari. correspondent unaefsiau ss.rms
the Neapolitun government 10 ANXIOUS and
friendly relations with France anu Eus,." ~, paris
thst the representatives OF a great po"cs kIny's
and London have been employed to place tne ~ ri.
nronos,tion reyradipp the exile Of the poii'lcai r..
sonrrs, before the cabinets OF st. james
Tuilleries. ,,o. At Ca.
The news from Sicily ia mos. distressinSii, ~ = and
tania all the shops arc shut, aud only 'At Msssipi.
The pol ce ara Ia he seen in the reetsa.a.nharta
on the 2lst and 22d. several prisoners 20 . rookv
10 chains, TO be- taken for safe CUSTODY rr-sct;nn
island in the neighborhood. A gene'a'
was apprehended. Of Turin has de.
nana.d sro,n ,h. Turin Government the prosecution
ne IN, I,uionp for q leader, a Ia Maz1ihi' !. ~ M
siInde6 IN was msIs up Of extracts from .ne ola
Testament, tending to show that !. il ia"ta' 49,
rulers to death. il they oppres: .; 10 ss;d addressed A
The cabinet of Vienna has, u Is sAau, 80 of
,ota % ,bs Sordiniap government, complaining OF
the bitter tone of the Pivdmoitcse PFC :" ,ha nnc.
tria, and likewise Of the demons. n.ha,dv sanding
sion of the Unaffected portion ol n"nT co. ;ho fnr,;6'
subscriptions for the hunu'eu
cations of Alessandriu. ,,.r IS Tho
An article that appeared IN Inc ias. uuuoe' -
cathof,. Sunday Paper, which is edited by q priest,
and nubli,hed at Munich, has proauceu d very k!ea.
sensation. The murder Of inc AsUnaootsn a v.rysr IL
rsnrosanted AZ a kisd of martyr. Ihs Arohoisnopl 10
accused of undue severity tow ARDS inc lo"tt :iersy,
md il ia said that the same charge may WIN Juas:o
hs made against the Roman Catholic hierarchy IN
vrko .r,;ol. has made 30 lnuCD u0ls6 IN
1lsvar;a that ths Jesuiis have considered II necessary
~ announce iu the public papers that they are IN no
connection with the above mentioned paper.
EXECUTION OF vERGER, MURDERER OF
THE ARCHBISHOP OF PARTISAN AWFUL
SCENE.
TIL. Paris correspondent of the London Times says;
oraers were given on Thursday, for the execution
T., take MACE on Friday, the Goth, and on that morn
,ng. at s, o'clock, the criminal expiated his guilt on
The order of the court for carrying out its sentence
was received at the prison OF La hoquete d. "'a.
night. The bearer was the execuiioner himaelf. AT
, O'clock this morning, the ecatfold was already erect
ed in from, of the prlson. In apite OF the sliehce
which had been observed, US to the day OF execution,
and the early hour at which the preparations were
mnde. mn immense crowd assembled on the spot, ana
:, Yearly NJ, three O'Clock, a comfortable number OF
csrrisges were arriving. Before I O'Clock The race
DE- la Roqus:te and the streets adjoining were e,cuh'
bered. fhe whole Of yesterday Ie!ger passed IN a
Amt. of fsverish restlessncSs: his agitation increased
ss tbs day wore ON. lie frequent; asked questions
about what WAS going on in the Court G, Cessation,
and manifested intense anxiety as to Inc resuit o. MS
anna.I. As night came on he began 10 entertain
n INA of its success, from the fact of his having re-
rsiy,d no news Of the proceedings; about ten O'Clock
ha asked tbces who watched with uitn In his cell,
how ,uauy days were usually accorded to ccnyicts
after the rejection Of their appeal in Cassalion. This
question he repeated as tina h2cr Taxed later. Or
the court he AT last began to entstts:n in'sg!vingsi
but lie still chung tenaoiously 10 the hops thst his
safety would come from the Emperor, and that The
canitsl sentences you'd ba committed TO perpetual!
banishment. Ee threw himself on his pallet, but for
some time he found little repose. His agitation was
extreme, and his slumbers were teverish; till two
o'clock, when nature being exhausted, he Ieis into q
profound sleep, which was not broken by the noise
made by the wOrkmen preparing tho scah0ld. IL
lasted till half past seven O'Clock, when the director
of the rr;son, the inspector general, the Chief ot Po'
lice, and the Chaplain (Abbe Hugou) came TO awaken
him, and announce t:e terrible news that his last
nour was approaching, auo 80. hs must prepare tor
death.
forming him that his appeal had been rejected thas
hs netition to ihs Emperor bad been equally uusuc
cessful, that no further hope RENAMED, aud that all
,hs, was now left him vas 10 rrePa.s tor death. The
wretchsd maa raised himsel! on lis pehe.' he held
his head down for some %ins:snts, and turned It eoout
bswiIdered, IA il he nae invoke from come terrible
nraQm w Uo 'sTf0
leasing, aud when the dismal wcfds thai hope was no
mo,a werc fully cvmprehended by him, he ei!ad-
! Imnoasible! impossible The chaplain repsatea
that unfortunately, it was too true, aud that all was
over. ~ once he secsine e1c'iso, anu ms exca,e
,nent rose to fury. II will net dep ie shouted. "lt
ia impossible. that my appeal and pardon are both re-
fused-impossibie impossible! cling % NE; my
life is my own, aud you have no right TO take It t:c;a
me-" Tic chaplain endeavored TO cain aud console
| him, hut in vain. lie refused 10 listen to his prayers
be broke out in violence, and rsv,lad the priest with
janpuays similar to that winch no used before The
court of Assiza. The directors o. Tbs prison at
length entered. Nerse- cried, "Slve me- but &c hour
an Lour-but one h6ur-no more. l must write
| must send su express TO The Emperor" The Ill.
rector told him it was impossiole: "lrnpos'ioie! no.
[ will not die. I will not-l will defend myaeif TO tho
Isst, You may murder me- IN tins CELL but from II l
will 10; stir." At these words ne threw himself on
his bed. chung to it with head, hsnds aud feet. aud r.
sisted all attempts 10 lift him.. The jailors had TO be
, called in, and they wsre obliged TO put on his clothes
nv main force. During the operation FerRer made
he creates: resistance, but finding all his Efforts
vain, he all Of q acdden relaxed aud tell into a state OF
prostraticn. ~
cell to pnt on him tho dress Of tue scrtfold. Verger
underwent this last operation without EakioE a
movement or u.teriDg q = o:di he only shrans d lt
rp when thu cold steel of the scissjrs that cut The
hair from the bacE Of the head touched his neck
The chaplain again approached him, and with trars
in bs eyes aud a %trnnuloUs roice ouce more exhort.
ed him to think Of his soul. He 81 trst listened to
The priest in silence, aud then retired With him to a
corner Of the cell. He knelt, Joined in 2rhyer. ond
probably conf.asedi for the chaplain pronounced the
nb.olutiop. Eigh. o'clock FOUNDED, and al the last
stroke he issued from the cell, and proceeded To the
scatfold. He appeared caincr, and almost resigned
20 his fate; nevertheless, when bidaiDg farewell 10
the director Of tho prison and his ASSISTANTS hs again
inplured for an hour ITO write 10 the Emperor" At
a few minutes after eight he Issued from the prison
gate, when the .cafuld, in ell its hideons reality, met
his eve. During the short passage he was supported
by the chaplain on one side, and on the other by The
director of the prison and the executioner. AS Ne
moved he WIS heard TO utter tho words, "Amende
honorabe- Jandis; piM tard." He mounted the
steps Of the platform slowly, and on reaching 1t he
| appeared as II he wished to speak. but any words be
uttered were not heard distinctly: It was thought
thew were, "Vira Sauvc la France; Saurc
rEmpereur." He knelt on the ground, and once ut
tered some words ii is huped repentance Tor bis
crimes, and prayer to Heaven for pardon. lie slow
" rooe, cast a glance in the distance, took the cruci-
tx in his hands, aud kissed the image OF the Saviour;
pazed for an instant on the cold, clear SKY above,
flung himself Into the arms of the Able Huron. and
then surrendered himself 10 the executioner. He
was fastened to the plank, aud his neck placed under
the instrument of death. At the given signal II Toll
flashing in the cold light OF the morning, ana all was
over.
Tho morning was bitterly cold. 1t had frozen du.
ring the night, yet many persons must have remained
on The ground to witness the dreadful ceremony.
PERSlA.-Advlcts from bagonG, unoer oate OF
January 29, state that the Shah of Persia ia now in
disposed to grant the concessions demanded by Eng.
land. He intends making a vigorous resistance, de
Tending himself to the utternIost extremity. lie has
sent forth a proclamation TO his subjects, and pro.
claimed a holy war.
A telegraphic dispatch from Coastantinople says
"Glolah Haidar Khan, with a brigade Ct cavalry,
hGs possessed himself of Feara. He was advancing
to attack the Persian army, commanded by Mourad
Khan. The English division, under the command OF
Con. Lawrence, was marching against Candahar.-
A new tax has been imposed in Persia, to provide tor
the expenses Of the war;
The Gear of Warsaw says that Gen. Chrulef, the
commander Of the Russian corps on the frontiers OF
Persia, has been ordered to ST. Petersburg, "where
he will receive Instructions how TO act should 1t be
necessary to advance into Central Asia"
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