The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-01
FRANCE.
Execution Of Orsini aud Peri at Paris.

ton river.
Execution Of OrSini aud PER- al Paris
PARIS, Saturday evening. g.-Orsini and Pieri were
executed this morning. The Emperor has thought
ht 10 reprieVe de RudiO, whose sentence viii
doubtless he commuted into that of imprisonment
with han labor for life. He will, it is believed, be
sent TO England to give evidence against DR.. Ber-
uard
The description of the catastrophe itself is
short and matter of fact. What may have passed
within the prison walls | cannot tell; but at
quarter to seven oclUck the front do of the Ro-
qnette was thrown open. little while after
wards aud nearly possible as the clock
struck seven, two figures of men in white shirts,
with long black veils on their heads and barefoot
ed according to the letter of the sentence IF par
yicides, were seen walking towards the guillo-
tine. Two priests and several other mer, the
execntioner and his assistants wero hv their
sides. Th, men walked without support. One,
Orsn, l believe. stoored his head little. The
distance from the door of the prison to the
foot of the scaffold was not more than thirty
yards. The two prisoners began to mount
together but Pier arrived first the plat
iroui. lie was instantly strapped to the fatal
plank, the black veil being pulled off at the
moment, and, in an incredibly short space OF time
his head WAS off, OrsIni while the kuite was de-
sceuding upon his acc0mplice was suddenly laid
hold of by two assistants from motives of humani-
", aud turned round $50 that he might not the
working of the instrument which minute later
Was TO send him to the next world. His own fate
was Immediately afterwards accomplished with
equal rapidity. 1t WAS not, AS | am told, more
t!iun four minutes from the time that the con-
demned appeared at the prison gate before all
over.
The bodies were at once placed in a closed van,
aud conducted by an escort OF gendarmes right
through the heart Of Paris, to the Mont Parnasse
| Cemetery, where they were buried in the special
place for criminals called cidpldrt.
should have mentioned that the great, the on
| ly prominent feature that struck the spectators
that there weresbut two men stead of three
Rudio was repreved.
Both Pier and 0rsini died with great firmness
] believe it to be certain from much testimony
which have sifted, that Pieri, while walking to
the scatf0ld, sang the song of the Girondins,
"MourT pour la patTie, and Orsini cried, "Eive
la Repnblique, Niye la France Yiye rItalie''
The Paris correspondent of the Times has "rea.
son to believe that the demand which the French
Government has made on that of Sardinia for the
eXtTadition of Nr. Hodge, the Englshman, who,
it is alleged. was implicated in the attempt on
the Emperor's life, has been refused 1t appeare,
rays that writer, that extraditon treaty exists
between France aud Sardinia, one of the clauses Of
which provides for the eXtradtf0n of subjects of
a third power, though not a contracting party, if
the sanction of that power can be obtained. The
sanction of England has been requested in the
case of Mr.. Hodge, and refused by Lord perby's
Government. In the meantime Mr. Hodge re-
mains in prison in Sardinia.
RUSSIA.
The Inyalide Russe records new victories Of the
army Of the Caucasus. a letter TO that journal
announces that the important defile of Argoune,
which has SO often been attacked unsuccessfully,
ia at length in possession of the Russian troops.
The Times Vienna correspondent says that St
Petersburgh advices put 1t beyond doubt that the
Chinese have commenced hostiities against the
Russians The Russian Admrais is understood TO
have reported in dispatch that the advance posts
towards the mouth Of the Ausoor, had been attack
ed by the Chinese so suddenly and with snch force
that the Russians had to retreat 10 leagues up the
river The Chinese thereupon destroyed the hns
sian settlement.
A disnatch from Madrid announces that the
snanish Minister had received a vote of confidence
ju the fact that the budget for 1858 had been fo-
ted by the Cortes without alteration. The same
dispatch SAYS that full satisfaction is now offered
by the Mexican government to SPAIN
LATEST NEWS, BY TELEGRAPH
TURIN Match 16.--The conspiracy bill has been
rejected.
MaDRrD, March 15-The Spanish Ambassador at
London has resigned.
PaRIs, Tuesday.--The three per cents. closed to-
day at trifing advance
HAsBURaH, Tuesday.-Na1igation Is opening
here. six steamers passed down the river 5es-
terday.
LIyxRPooI, wedncsday.-A heavy failure In the
South American trade is reported. Name not
mentioned.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL NEWS.
The following is the latest news sent by teie-
graph from London to Liverpool on Wednesday
morning, just previous to the sailing OF the
steamer.
The Times, City Article says the funds have ex-
hibited great steadiness to-day. aud closed at an
advance of u as compared with the last prices of
yesterday. 1he silver by the last Mexican mail
has been sold at a decline Of 1s in the pound. Or
ders for India are very limited aud the greater
portion of this silver was purchased for the con.
tinent In foreign exchanges this afternoon prices
were slightly lower.
The Daily News article says the funds to-day
are hrmer In character, although there are symp-
toms of hesitation observable at the close. The
upward feeling extended into most other depart
ments of the stock exchange, except the Engiish
railways. A million sterling In gold arrived on
the coast during the past two days. As the Pr'ee