The Express. — 1847-11-13 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF COUNT BRESSON.  On the subject of the death of this diplomatist, the following is the intelligence dotted from the Paris jeurnals of Thursday:— The Delxas says :—" We have received very few details on the frightful event which has deprived France of one of her most noble children, the King's government of one of its most distinguished agents, and a family honourable in every respect of a brother, of a husband, who justly formed ita glory and its happiness. It is however certain that M. Bresson has destroyed himself. What can have been the cause of this fatal resolution ? Thom who have known M. Bresson, those who ham been able to appreciate the affection so true and so tender that be bore to his worthy father, to his wife so distinguished in every respect, to his brother., those who know how much he was the slave of his duties, are obliged to evoke their souvenirs, and to call to mind that some years ago he nearly died of a brain fever, and that after this terrible malady he remained subject to intermittent attacks which caused at times violent paroxysms of the brain. Everything, however, caused it to be hoped that the end of these crises would shortly be seen, every one appearing to lose in intensity. On 31st October M. Bresson was received in solemn audience by the King of Naples, who treated him with peculiar grace and distinction. The next day, after having occupied himself in his study in drawing up the despatch which gave an account of his reception, he went to pass the evening at the theatre of San Carlo, returned to his hotel about midnight, and went to bed. It appears that about the end of the night he was seized with an attack of brain fever, that he rose, took a razor, and cut his throat before the chimney glass. The noise of the fall of his body on the floor awoke the Countess Brenton, who ran to the spot, where she found her husband bathed in his blood. Our readers may judge of the dreadful grief of Mme. Bresson. All assistance was useless—M. Bresson was dead." The Coneervateur says :—" A telegraphic despatch, addressed to the l'resident of the Council by die charged'affaires of France at Naples, leaves no doubt as to the cause of the melancholy death of Count Brenton. This despatch is thus worded Naples, Nov. 2.—Count Bresson died last evening in a fit of brain fever. The mantes* will embark, in three or four days, on board the Magellan, with the mortal remains of the King's ambassador.' It results, besides, from the following extracts of letters from Count Bremen, that be felt himself for several days attacked with the malady of which he was so unfortunately the victim. Count Bresson wrote from Naples on Oct. 25, to the President of the Council :—' I arrived here the day before yesterday. I eannet say whether it is the effect of the fatigue or of the Pontine Marshes, but I have experienced some symptoms of fever, and I have not yet been able to recover my deep. Fortunately my wife and my son are well.' On the 28th,  after having written a letter, in which he treated of a number of subjects with great clearness of intellect, he added ' I have been constantly suffering since I entered southern Italy. From the time I left Florence I have had neither appetite nor sleep. It is a nervous over-excitement, which will be necessarily followed by a great loss of strength. I see now how wrong I was to complain of the climate of Madrid ;it did not treat me so ill.' The letter written to the President of the Council by M. de Montessuy, our charge d'affaires, informs us that from the time of the arrival of the ambassador at Naples he was really ill, but that he always refused to pay attention to his health." The Consfitutionnel says We have sought with the greatest cue for details calculated to throw some light on the tragic end of Count Brecon. We can guarantee the exactitude of the following : Count Bresson, after having accomplished the Spanish muritges and returned to Paris, made known to M. Guixot that he could is.,t return is Spain an ambassador : and that he considered the influences which surrounded the young Queen as powerful and lasting. Count Breuer; did not the less insist with the Minister of Foreign Affairs on his claims to an eminent diplomatic position. He demanded the embassy to England, but this was refused him from political motives easy to understand. M. Brum then went to London, and saw Lord Palmerston. M. Breuon on lus return again claimed the embassy at London. The pretensions of M. Bresson were again rejected, and he was obliged, notwithstanding his very great reluctance, to aceeptthe embassy to Nap:es. M. Bresson had no fortune. On arriving at Rome he learned the revolution which had been accomplished in the circle of the Queen of Spain. He then greatly regretted having considered his return to Madrid impossible. Ile even wrote immediately to AL Guizot asking him to be allowed to return to Spain as ambassador. Ile at the same time wrote to several of his friends at Madrid to announce his early return. Vain hope! M. Brecon received a formal order to proceed to Naples. All the letters written by M. Bresson since his departure from Paris display great excitement. The persons who have seen Count Brecon in private, and who have had long relations with him, concur in saying that he was of a violent, passionate character, and easily discouraged. It is certain that at Madrid he was attacked by a somewhat intense brain fever. Still his suicide hu not the less profoundly surprised and afflicted all those who have had the opportunity of becoming acquainted with his rare qualities and his great intelligence. M. Bresson leaves a father of an advanced age, for whom he entertained the most tender affection. M. Bresson leaves a widow and a young son, who, alter the celebration of the Spanish marriages, was created a Grandee of Spain. The brother of Count Bremen is advocate-general at the Cour Royale 01 Paris."