The Express. — 1864-02-26 (London, England)

EVENING.  The trial of the four Italian conspirators came on this morning. Admission was only to be obtained by tickets, but these were distributed with reasonable liberality to those who knew iu what quarter to apply. Au hour before the judges took their seats the court was as full as it could well be ; but there were not so many ladies or distinguished personages as I have seen on many former occasions. Fur some reason or other the plot does not excite much interest here.  K Devienue, the First President of the Imperial Court, who takes judicial rank next after the President of the Imperial Court, was the presiding judge. The prosecution was conducted by Procureur-Geueral Cordouen, assisted by M. Merrellleux Duvignau. The prisoners' counsel were M. Alton for Greco, K Rouaae for Trabucca, Di. Delpont for Imperatori, and M. Colinet d'Aage for Seiaglioni. K Delpont was selected by Imperatorfs father, but the other three coursed were assigned by the court, as the prisoners whom they defend said that had no knowledge of the French bar and no friends to advise them.  The prisoners have all a marked Italian type, and their dark complexions contrasted strikingly with those of the gendarmes, between two of whom each prisoner sat in the dock. They have all black hair, nearly of the same shade. Greco, on his first appearance, was generally pronounced to be a remarkably handsome young man. He has abundance of silky black hair, carefully brushed and parted, a slight black moustache, and tuft upon the chin, the rest of the face being clean shaved ; a thin aquiline nose, capacious forehead, and large flashing eyes. He would make a capital stage brigand, and reminded me greatly of the late Mr. Seguin iu Fra Diavolo. Trabucco, the oldest of the party (he is upwards of 40), is a coarser looking man than the others ; but he seems to be a humorist, has a decided ris (-maim, and in the Course of the day laughed a good dea! himself, and caused much laughter iu others. Imperatori is a slim young man, with no particular expression of countenance, but seems intelligent. Sciaglioui, the youngest of the baud, looked forlorn, and less at his ease than the others. They were all what may be called respectably dressed, without any appearance either of finery or foppery, but, with the exception perhaps of Greco, they could hardly be mistaken for gentlemen. Greco is a superior looking man to the others. They were all calm and self possessed. In the body of the court, between the bench and the wituesses' bar, and just halfway between the prisoners and the jury, was the table on which were displayed the pieces de e.oneictiorri.e., the bombs, gunpowder, percussion-caps, gun-canes, revolvers, poniards, which were seized at the prisoners' lodgings, together with the small black leather bags in which the arms were concealed. The murderous weapons were examined with great curiosity by all who are near enough to approach them.  The proceedings commenced by reading the indictment, which appeared entire and exclusively in the Daily Neirs of Monday, Feb. 22. The next thing in the ordinary course of a French trial is to interrogate the prisoners, and this is always done by the presiding judge. It has been wrongly stated that none of the prisoners understand French. Greco speaks it tolerably well, though indistinctly; Trabucco with great volubility and confidence, notwithstanding occasional mistakes ; and Imperator very well indeed ; Sciaglioni alone does no.; understand a word. An interpreter was employed to translate his answers, and explain the proceedings to him. But although Greco occasionally made use of the interpreter, it was assumed that all the prisoners but Sciaglioni knew French well enough to understand what was going on. I need not dwell ou the examination of the prisoners, for in all essential particulars they admitted everything charged in the. indictment. Greco in few words, or by affirmative wsls, responded to the questions of the judge, and with