The Sun. — 1825-07-01 (London, England)

MAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Hay £3 40 to £4 10 I Clover 4l' Os to £ lOs Straw 4:116s to 1:2 10s. . . • '  _•. ~ • . r HORRIBLE ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN I'ItANCE—Tht following case came on a few days ago at the Assizei at Tours. , A milliner, named Dureau, who resided at Tours, wi4hiii to dispose of her business, was waited upon by a paintdt and glazier, named Pellerin, who pretended that he was authoilied by two young ladies to treat for it. After several interviews, in which the terms were agreed upon, but without ,the names of i the parties being declared, he came on the evening of the 28th March to the house of Alin Dureau, and informed her tharthe young ladies would be there presently to_ pay-the purchase_ money, and prepare 'to take possession. The evening,V4Ssed on, but Pellerin 'contrived, with one excuse' or other,, io account for the non-appearanee' of-the purchasers, until 'nearly midnight, when 31iss Dureati, becoming uneasytreoneseed him to retire, and got up herself to conduct him to the door; but just as She was about to open it, 'Pellerin threW7himielf 'tipiitt • her, put his hands into her mouth to prevent' her cryifig odt, and, having forced her to the ground, dragged her to the eBt '. ter, where he grasped her throat with the intention of strangling; -her, jumped upon her bialy, and 'beat her head repeatedly!ii the floor. The blood-flowed copiously 'faun the nose and thenth Ofthe victim, and made Pellerin believe that she was','Able to call out-for help. In order to make sure work, hoVrioer, he ' drew a knife from his pocket, and atteMptettiO;6li heViii,rtiaf. At this moment a profuse hiemorhage took place 'fermi the mouth, and the stream of blood made the wretch believe that he had effectually cut her throat, when,' in fact., he had only very slightly wounded it. By an inspiration of Providenet,• 'Miss Dureau had presence of mind to keep in her •breath, nridtthus deceive the assassin. She received the blow of the knife Without the least motion, and Pellerin, when he put his Mile dPon the wound and withdrew it covered with blodtt,' had little:doubt from this circumstance, and her inanimate,appearance, that she was dead. Under this impression, he returned to the sitting room and ransacked the cupboards. By the reflection of the light Miss Dureau could see that she was unobserved by Pellerin. Suddenly assuming resolution, although she had scarcely any strength left, and her head was' in a lake of blood, she crawled to the side-door of the shop, which opened into the passage leading to the staircase, passed through it, shut the door gently, and finding the key in it, turned It upon her assailant. She then crept up stairs to the front rociM•bn 'the first floor, and locked herself in. With much difficillti, she succeeded in placing herself at the window, with the intendon of calling for succour, but her strength failed her.' The window, however, being open, her groans were heard ,at about one o'clock in the morning by a M.-B. - , who was passing. He addressed her, and after some lime heard front her what had happened, and that Pellerin was still in' she house. M.' B. fetched the police and entered the shop, where the wretch was found and effectually secured. On his triat he maintained the greatest sang froid, and heard sentence of dehtli pronouneed without displaying the slightest emotion.. Miss Dureau has happily recovered. We hardly need add, Mkt, tlfc' story told by Pellerin about the two young ladies was fictitious.  • A knife was) one day last week, discovered is a wall of the ruins of St. Augustine's Itlonastery; the blade,, which was encased with rust, was of a different shape froni those now in use, and on the haft was inscribed, in German langitaiti, and characters, the following legend :—All a citel in dir zeelt ~" All this world is vanity."