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

THIS DAY.) STOURBRIDGE RACES.-rTuESDAY.  The Ladies' Purse of 30/., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs.  TRIAL OF JOSEPH HENRI LOu. THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF  fi ea PARIS,_AnG.2S.—The trial of Henri having been for Tuesday, 25th inst., the preparations were wade to the Chamber of Peers, which had constituted itself 101 l a court of justice. The excitement in Paris Wes vonde. trifling, and the tribunes in the Chamber were but mlae rately filled with spectators. At a quarter paSt tile re o'clock the Peers took their seats, and their names vie_, called over by one of the secretaries. The same arrstir meats were made as during the trial of Pierre Lee°rate on the 4th and sth of June last. rt one The prisoner Henri is a pale, short man, years of age. His forehead recedes considerably, leer his nose is large and projecting. He wore speettled and was dressed in black. His appearance reseui"trii that of a respectable mechanic in his Sunday attire. •L'ea, demeanour, on taking his seat, was perfectly cornrs.er, and when questioned by the Chancelier Duo rtscinigist he replied with calmness and in a loud tone, and vvthe act of accusation was read he paid great attention eh The act, after giving the details of the attempt (w,tri have already appeared in our columns) urged that %fie was in full possession of his faculties, and was As in as he had been during the thirty years he bad was business as a maker of fancy articles in steel. Peace' interrogated at length by the Chancellor, and ,r,,e'y be. without reservation to all the questions, stating .7nois. " he fired at the King in consequence of the gre,a",nedifortunes he had suffered. For six years he ha tried tated suicide; and unable to kill himself, he hu& some means by which he should be killed. tie tut di c, his mind to fire on some distinguished person, "t- hitt not mean to kill, only to touch (gee je touche), cb or and, when he fired he said to himself; bill not touch, it will be all the same:" No one i e tw° intentions but himself. He premeditalecl eOl shots. His pistols were charged with sltl6' „"og W, the powder being rammed down with a At' Ist (4 of white paper. Had intended to fire on tPe7th) W , July, when he mounted guard in the Legion but which he belonged, and took his pistols with (• bat afterwards delayed it, being unwilling to Wulf:001 on his company, and from respect for the, oil 2g; Guard ; then resolved to fire on the Sing ° ugh and did so. He stated, with much empbes°, et least wrong. he had worked hard and never done tne he was unsuccessful in business, in dbt, anu el raindd fehis ol iutge ,11 which o thwi sasattempth ntt to hehim be. st could not kill himself, he resolved that men should ti; him. He had foreseen all, and had not tailed in way to t as o . i et g desire. He did not wish to live longer, but to bet 13. stroyed (aneunti). This portion of his statenien made with excitement and gesticulation, and he °TO nued for nearly an hour to explain his motives, 90 has he had suffered for six years. About two o'clock' tie r" he seemed exhausted, a basin of broth was brovof him, which he drank eagerly, his hands sbakint 1;p much. He then took apinch of snuff with muchgustcholf again replied to the questions of the Procureur-Geteortie Hebert, with the same readiness he had displayed tc".,ord the Chancellor ; but when the Procureur used Chess r), " kill," he said, " You always use the word kill, I meant only to fire at (firer sur) some great ferroie age." The Procureur-General then read to 'lnn old extracts from a manuscript found at his abodet_ded which was entitled "Premeditation "and which ester; 00 to 220 closely-written pages, as well as other paPe 14 of which formed a thick " blue book" when in t7Pnests these works there were such passages as " Whell;setun is determined to leave this life, the plan is to fire a; pre great personage, end kill hini, or be killed." cureur pressed him closely on these words, enu;.ol planation was by no means clear ; but he per, "ceber, saying he meant to hit or wound, but not to Gill. 006 passages, quoted by M. Hebert, he combatted 11, Os he had changed his views since he wrote some c" passages. the The Marquis de Boissy then remarking thatrn 1006 cased seemed fatigued, proposed a short adjou „Joe which took place for halt an hour. At three 01the etl interrogatory a as resumed, and at half-past tbrenatieue`h amination of the witnesses commenced, Itn sad °whe the expre left Paris. is expectedss that the trial will conclude to-o°l°n'.  , . each. Heats, two miles. Mr. Raworth's Engineer, 3 yrs, 7st 41b...(Bradley) 1 2 1 Mr. Jones's Sailor, aged, 9st 31b . Mr. Price's Glideaway, .5 yrs, Bst 131 b 3 dr Even on Engineer. Won by three lengths. The Gold Cup Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, the second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. Flintoff's Princess Royal, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Flintoff) 1 Mr. Hook's Buttress, 3 yra, bat 121 b - 2 6t04 on Buttress. Won by half a length. The Himley Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Flintoff's Princess Royal, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Owner) 1 1 Mr. Baker's Red Skin, 5 yrs,Bst, Sir C. C, ckerell's Amazon, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b Mr. Robins's Sweetbriar, 3 yrs, est 41b Won by a neck.