New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-31

der,d ,hA. ret 20 Dnser necessary eI"
GoEernor did 90; eeiSy IoIent 10 CAV s sE were
cesrg.d Wit ne duty entered De Rad o. 'ei. ,hey
iou'd HIM buried n tlssp. 1ney slook I'm 'L.e
-: twice beiVIe he an he. when he o2eceo z sJe'
.rd g.; up biz pslet BE- cared issrilly a. toen'
md for NJ msIi 6ppca-.d bewlderel. lie
'aought tey came n t1L)uL-e 4; rs i'st M m
mel. ed wed, EDl be .eco.e. :'om :rs.r ,g4>j,'
DpLt b aiaid, .hey sa.i, don't D.: a.I" ~
Ve ard To c,irg = .6i0,e yo-; IA iron l.
We brig you god neSs; ycu a,e 70 h.vs . g. n
<-a.ioA oi punishment, an 1e are ( oe 90
III your cQnllSo DE- J00c, st-sich'-w o@ i'I
neec hardly De tod wha' = feelings oi 'nT y !
w-e:cn ve'e. J. : N .ha' n. n@uCe1 al - u
.ng re O3c-c.iJi. /. ne ex--- on 80 ~. sh pa.
,esieraay stead oi ,u-- q rrinE. J. gas II - " 's
,TiIs T. the supors'rous feeling ab ~. t!day -
sslpentd 'hg' re trdsJ Z ;hs week ioi1N'r ..s
4 ur.dsy of M.Ca,ea,s M.d-Lentl and B., vas ye!y
prODeiy f. 70 % iDproper that tao men shouo 1le
The scaf1Jh a. the ti,re, N the same sue
nd the same streets ths- were h:onSed w mss
reyeers and roumr--s tina. "ih.l ~ l. o. the sn.-
.yt.Te yawhing i: is prey the most fan COSTUME,
should figure. that the joysr - sOlu1 VI nDTn- Suu
.runpets and the iib-s and laughter Of th)5e "Lo
returning ir)n fes..yies proo5gei ul ,-e
dawr, sntu q contFas, WI the deatq' knei. o. ~
prison chapel; TINT the DcscsH d, y C)rrHc Ell ;u.d
pa;s side By side With the scsold For these reasons
the execution was pee, Poned day.
sincethe Tisl you are sTGre taa the prisoners We-e
transferred isom The C2nce-gsrie to me coIGemnSl
pisou known as t5e No4regu B!ee'r II the P.ace &c
ls R0Quette 10 Crme- times the Pace Dc "a GIcFe,
now Plece de lHotel De VIE, was the SPOT where
criminals pu. 10 dean Indeee. !. might well De
called Il Field # B)oi ts pave nent g been may
,mes stained with ;he blood Of the victims Of al feYo,
luoIs well Of those who have sien oy me hanu
Of lJsIce Since the completion OF the Two pris)ls d.
The extremity Of tn Rne d. Ia Roo e,te, ls IT. LIoa
o these buildings, sD6 10 ;hc sTali square w,c1 e
pasates them, that he gui l)ne i e'ecei Inc 10 &c
II RoqUette extends from the Place dc Ia bas,iI- >
tie Bariere dAuaiy on the e1'ernA IL bllieI ara, - -
10 the famous bUral sIouLd OF fc'e lF Una, ,e' Ao'
LII l.F~ 10 I'd H
joins il a; night angles. and is continued on n ONE
-ide in ttraght line IN the Rue de- baslfo1'
From hat point Of Intersection TO ~ ga ren1:y
nothi,g is calculated TO inspire more ne anch1y
'hCus hts II an thai street YoI feel long before y'u
emerge on 10 the Boulevard tha. YOU appr1a 'dnS
the grest receptacle of the dead; tnsn hall IN:
upper psrt OF La Roquetto Is file with the shops "i
dealers IL tombs, besdstones, collins, and tuner gt'
lands IN endless variety. Further on rse pomuy
the two large prisons, and from the prisons b. tae
cemetery i5 little mJre than -.ep Tne pOpIlstion
in this paIt Ot Paris ls dense; tie long streets 0i
Reuily Picpus ClnrentOn AM ss n)t least, the "a
Inous Fsub0uTg and street of ST. Antoine WITH thei-
many ,ributaries converge t. the P ce d. Is Bas.ie
on ole side, aid the BJDlevari BealmHrchais, with
the numerous iares, deb Juc1es the other
while the Rue de IS R:qu"tte, as mt-chsnne, rnos.
a. have said, from the Bastlle II the prisons. For
the lat 40 nights The Pace de ID RolIe., aod tae
streets cont guous @,rs covered with multitude, who
bIayed the intense cold and wet 10 wnes, the eN@cu.
ton the crowds thai held vigil the whole o. las. night
were almost bcy ond calculation.
TLi4 mOruins the weather wa. bitterly ID and the
grouId wet from the NOW which mad fallen. Ine SKY
was covered with clpIIs OF slate color, and und7r
that omal canopy csIk, grey its transparent like
f er&l cr4 ape drifting about. Ice streets IN the
distant part Of the city were deserted, but a.
you neaiet the quarter contiguous to the prison de'
tached squads of StIgens de Vile might be seen
moving toward the same direction, the occasional
ash of bay Opets in the gasilgut was d-cerlOe, end
stlll the vague mass, without form or outline,
and heaving snd fIo showed that the awful mOnent
was approaching. Now and then butchers or
market gardener cat, with It's red lamp III tIont,
rolled hesviy along, and with difficulty made IL way
through the crowd. Many Of the spect4 4.ois had
brought their breakfasts with them; they had their
losycs under their their pipes IN their mouths.
Some were grave and serI Iu' a1d spoke IN lJ"
toI Of voice; Others ested and laughed, and mtny
observed that the prisoners well deserved their tate.
About - PAGES from tie gate of the prison the sca d
erected, and On Il rose the instrument vi death,
the name of which recalls many terrible ass0cia-
tiOns. There il stood its platform like ladder,
without seps-the block with the hole for the he ed .
enter, at the lower end at the upper the heavy knife
Of triangular shape, with lis edge IKE raz1fs hard
10y i tie ,hell for the body after decapitatlon aud III
.ioLt the basket for the head the cord by which the
blade ia kept suspended the framework, painted a
dull red, Just discerned in TIE dismal gnmerlng
Of Winters morning. ali presented a nlos' hidsoG-
,Pectacle.
At five o'clock the sound Of buges and drums w,s
heard iu all the pass ages issuing the Place de la
RCqutttc. In fey minutes several squadrOns of
cavalry were hearG advancing, the men wrapped IN
geaming III the lanplig1t. The whole OF the 81
Hussas two squadron OF heavy horse, two squadrons
of mounted Gendarmerie, Issued from the sde-sirees
On the s1uare They then Wheeled round and sepa.at
ing into several deachmeits swept the Place and the
streets close to it, and quietly but firmly compelled the
multitude TO fall back on the north side Of The Rue s..
Maur and the south of the Rues POpincourt and Bas
froid where they were kept at n respectful distance
by two battaions of iniatry, supported by divers
sections Of cavalry aud squads Of Sergens de Nlle
The place Of execution wa' occupied by cavalry, as
well as the space which runs rouud both prisons. In
less than half an hour numerous detachments OF In
iantry preceded by squads Of Sergens de Vile ID
clear the way took possession of all he pOr's Of the
Fauburg ST. Antoine, issuing on the Roque'-e, and
whoever Glanced to pass IN that direction wss Obliged
show satisfactorily that lie was gong on his lawful
occupation The armed force caed into requis:ion
this occasion was CALCULATED at over 1900 they
were under the immediate Command oi General OF
Brigade.
Pretisey at o'clock Orsii and PERI were swoke
from their sleep by the governor of the prison, VINO
announced that their last hour was come. Inc Aboe
Tugon chaplain of the Roquette ard the chap
lain of the CODciergere, were present. do not
prOfess to give particulars Of what passed with
IN tie walls of the cell, but | may observe that the
wretched men appeared cam when the news, wnch
could not have taken them ty surprise, announced
to them. | am assured tha. they heard mass and
ceived the communion with respect, ii not devotion.
Soon after they were taken to the room caeI DE II
fOleHt for the change Of dress. Il If not ls'Se. On
the preseLt occasion confined, besides the ch.p
laIs snd the governor of the prison, abou' 80 persons
the principal among whom w,re the gteisr, clerk,
reprcsen'mg the COuIt of AsZe and t1e huss,er, or
ushs who charged with reading the sentence the
seafold. The remainder apparently police agents
When the convcts entered th. ch0mbrc dc la toilette
they placed al different ex,reme- OF il, with
then backs turned 10 each dher. There were two
sssistsn. executoners-one frGn Rouen, the other
from Csen-beside him of PdIb. These lost no time
in preparing the cOnvcts for th, scaf,ld. Daring the
dreadful operation Orsin femated calm, and though
lie WAS not 70 loud or contradictory during hi, ria,
nterieIed with his gesteulaions blt he hardly
ceased talking for q moment. When the execu.ioner
nr,r, he .ked fnaf Ia nirs s.n,h