Glasgow Courier. — 1855-05-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

FRANCE.  PARIS, Motinkv.—The sensation created by the attempt on the life of the Emperor, amongst all classes of the'populaton, is immense. Addresses of congratulation are pouring in to the Emperor from the provinces. The universal indignation felt at this atrocious act is indescribable.  The Constitutionnel publishes the following relative to the attempt on the life of the Emperor:--' It was precisely at 10 minutes past 5, on the right side of the avenue near the Beaujon grounds, almost at the corner of the Rue lialzac, that a man was seen to advance from the side alley towards the Emperor; he had his hand in the breast-pocket of his paletot, as if he were about to take out a petition to present to his Majesty. This man was decently dressed; he appeared about 35 years of age; he looked like an Italian, and, in fact, it has since been ascertained that he is one. This man was armed with a doublebarrelled pistol of the length of a cavalry pistol, and he fired twice, at a short interval I etween the two shots. The Emperor east a look of profound disdain upon the assassin, and with his hand waving off the persons who hastened up to see that be was not wounded, and saluting them, he continued his ride to rejoin the Empress, whose carriage was a little in advance. Meantime an agent attached to the person of the Emperor, on hearing the first report, rushed to the spot whence it proceeded, and, armed with a dagger which he had with him, fell upon the assassin just as he fired his second shot. It appears that when he caught hold of him he wounded him with his dagger, which led to a report that the assassin had attempted suicide. The assassin had no dagger, but a revolver was found upon him, which he had no time to use. Surrounded by Sergens de Ville, who kept the curious at a distance, the man was taken to the guard-house at the Barriere de l'Etoile' occupied by a detachment of the 90th of the line. Here he was searched, and by his papers it was proved that he was an Italian. He is a Roman of the name of Liverani, who embraced Protestantism at London, where he had emigrated after the taking of Rome by the French. He was dressed in au under-suit quite different from the first both in form and colour, so that, if he had not been at once arrested he might easily have escaped. He was immediately handcuffed and taken to the Prefecture of Police in cab No. 586. On arriving at the guard-house at the Palsis de Justice, occupied by the Garde Paris, it was found necessary to take bandages and lint to bind up his wound. He had .100 f. in gold in his pockets, and the large double-barrelled pistol which he had fired, and which is a weapon of some value; it is, perhaps, its length which made him so fortunately twice miss his aim. On Sunday morning there was a continual roll of carriages to the Tuileries. The colonels of the different regiments of tho garrison of Paris, and even those of the regiments stationed at Versailles, came to congratulate the Emperor.' . .  The prisoner, when taken to the prefecture of police, in the presence of M. Rillault, the Minister of the Interior, and M. Collet Meygret, the Director of Public Safety, was interrogated in the Italian language, first by M. Pietrie' the prefecture of police, and secondly by M. Abbattucci. the Minister' of Justice. He expressed his regret for his crime. He denied that he had any accomplices, but said that numbers had sworn an oath to do what he only had yet the courage to attempt. He deciared that he had nourished the project ever since the siege of Rome.