The Sun. — 1846-08-27 (London, England)

PARIS, AUG. 25.--The trial of Henri having been ieit for Tuesday, 25th inst., the preparations were WM° the Chamber of Peers, which had constituted itself ie",, a court of justice. The excitement in Pads Was very trifling, and the tribunes in the Chamber were but 10°,1,-,,, rately filled with spectators. At a quarter past We're o'clock the Peers took their seats, and their names we called over by one of the secretaries. The same arrenge te ments were made as during the trial of Pierre Lee°lll on the 4th and sth of June last. one The prisoner Henri is a pale, short man, MO' years of age. His forehead recedes considerably, his nose is large and projecting. He w and was dressed in black. His appearanceore srPeesce:cliiiel that of a respectable mechanic in his Sunday attire. d, demeanour, on taking his seat, was perfectly con3Pler, and when questioned by the Chancelier Due roqiiilst he replied with calmness and in a loud tone, and "'the act of accusation was read he paid great attention:ch The act, after giving the details of the attempt (w.„11110i have already appeared in our columns) urged that Peatia was in full possession of his faculties, and was as 5 is as he had been during the thirty years he had beenwo business as a maker of fancy articles in steel. Aentieti interrogated at length by the Chancellor, and "at be without reservation to all the questions, stating t",",vis" he fired at the King in consequence of the gre,a"„,,,clifortunes he had suffered. For six years he bad died tated suicide; and unable to kill himself, he aZde nP, some means by which he should be killed. fie but did his mind to fire on some distinguished person, "to not mean to kill, only to touch (que je touche)' ucb Or and, when he fired he said to himself, Fire-'e ,v not touch, it will be all the same.' " No one rbe intentions but himself. He premedital7,4 .0 eeel shots. His pistols were charged with slub-fning the powder being rammed down with S St,, ISt e` of white paper. Had intended to fire on t''..tb) to July, when he mounted guard in the Legion k.l but which he belonged, and took his pistols with blai'stsie afterwards delayed it, being unwilling to throw boast on his company, and from respect for the 29, Guard ; then resolved to fire on the King on July though and did so. He stated, with much least wrong. he had worked hard and never done the d able ; an miser he was unsuccessful in business, in debt' s the best way to 0 and he thought of this atteinpt a rid of his lite, which was a burthen to him. And as ;11 could not kill himself, he resolved that men should ti 9 emphasis, that et him. He had foreseen all, and had not failed in 'B'o, desire. He did not wish to live longer, but to be,. be stroyed (aneUnti). This portion of his statement made with excitement and gesticulation, and be C7OO nued for nearly an hour to explain his motives. all-hes he had suffered for six years. About two o'clock, "7.,", ho seemed exhausted, a basin of broth was breleg".4 him, which he drank eagerly, his hands shaking much. He then took apinch of snuff with much gust°'eral, again replied to the questions of the Procureur-Ge°sfds Hebert, with the same readiness he had displayed t 0 Word the Chancellor ; but when the Procureur used the ,"0.), " kill," he said, " You always use the word kill, (or I meant only to fire at (tire,-sur) some great Pe'sooe age." The Procureur-General then read to lib°, and extracts from a manuscript found at his aboae..t_odecl which was entitled "Premeditation," and which 00'0 011 to 220 closely-written pages, as well as other paPe of which formed a thick " blue book" when in tyPe toe these works there were such passages as " When:ooo is determined to leave this life, the plan is to fire a pet great personage, end kill him, or be killed." 1.,110er cureur pressed him closely on these words, en". eel >a planation was by no means clear ; but he perslsotber saying he meant to bit or wound, but not to kill. saying passages, quoted by M. Hebert, he combatted those he had changed his views since he wrote some '7' Theepassas. t the t Marquis de Boissy then remarking tba" roreea„' cused seemed fatigued, proposed a short acli°,ll,loels tP" which took place for half an hour. At three °' e%ci interrogatory was resumed, and at half-past threcootinne lamination of the witnesses commenced, and c when the express left Paris. LOOT" It is expected that the trial will conclude to-le  • fins' The