The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-02-04 (London, England)

COURT OF ASSIZE. PARIS. JAN. 111.  Asretire s 0 Me RI/El.—This day the trial of Antonio Bre' rhea was resumed for an attempt to murder M. !sachem, the Greek priest, and the woman named Saulnier. 11. Isacharus brought into Court the vestment worn by him on the day of the attempted assassination ; it bore the marks of baying been cut in several places by the razor of the assassin. 31. de Broe, Advoeate-thneral, then addressed the jury for the prosecution, and particularly pointed out the enormity of the prisoner's crime, and clearness with which it had been proved in eelqi deice. In alluding to the testimony of the t, the Advocate examined its claims to belief, and observed t bad a for its truth in the touching words with which closed= shim :—" As spriest (said the old man), I ought to pardon s and I desire that justice will also pardon my murderer." ill. Lateens:le, advocate for Brochetti, then addressed the Jury. Ile said tdat the prisoner was cot strained to leave a trade which produced a spitting of blood, and n aterially injured his health, and to engage himself as a domestic servant. In this capacity he passed a long period with several masters in Italy • but unfortunately losing his wife he resolved to expatriate himself: he accompanied an Italian %larquia to Paris, who won afterwards left the French capital for England. leaving Brochetti behind him. Thus deprived of the means of exister ce, he was recommended to 'sachems by two respectable nuns, sod by the Abbe Delprade. Ilia only object was to obtain the means of returning to his own country. On the 10th of November he went to the house of Isacharus with no other intention than that of soliciting his pity. He knew that Isacharus could not himself relieve him, but he relied upon his benevolence to direct him to those who had it in their power to give him assistance. The prisoner asserted that what parsed at the meeting with 'sachem% had not been correctly stated in evidence. Fidler from despair, or from stratagem, he menaced Isachams, that if he could not obtain the aid he needed, he would commit suicide before his eyes. These words "to neamneaza," (I will kill myself) were mistaken by the old man for " lo !:'assn. mezzo," (1 will kill you.) latch:inn, alarmed at the sight of a razor, endeavoured to disarm Brochetti, and in this attempt he received dime wounds which were the foundation of the present unfortunate proceeding. The Counsel then shortly addressed himself to the charge of attempting to assassinate Madame Saulnier, and the President asked Brochetti If he haft anything to add to the defence of his Advocate? The prisoner replied, in a language half Italian and half French, ' " I deeply regret the injury that 1 caused to M. lascharus ; but I dill it without intention or premeditation. If I had intended to kill him, I should have thrown myself on hint when I entered t and shookl not have requested the loan of money. Why should I have killed him ? It was not certainly to rob him, for he had no mosey, and I always believed that the ofaires (the sacred vases) which he had in his possession were oi copper. I have always been an honest than, never having led a Mail life, end men then commit a crime like the present, they must have commenced their career as thieve,.  The President summed up. and the Jury deliberated for two hours, whesi they found Broehetti guilty of attempting the murder of the priest, hut discarding the circumstance of premeditation. On the oth4 r charge he was ac9uitted. He was. then sentenced to hard labour for lite, to wear an von collar, and to he bninded with the letters " T.P." The prisoner heard his sentence with great smug froid. [Frown the Journal Jr. Debt;ts.l -