The first subject which attracts attention in the week's news
from the Continent is the fresh attempt which has been made on the life of the King of the French, by a man named Darmis. The Journal des 1J6- lass of Friday gives the fidlowing account of the affair- " Last evening, at fifty-five minutes past five o'clock, when the King was returning to St. Cloud, accompanied by the Queen and. Madame Adelaide, and was passing along the quay of the Tuileries, near the Pont de In Concorde, opposite to the Guardhouse din Lion, an individual fired a carbine in the direc- tion of the carriage. Their Majesties, who fortunately were not injured, con- tinued their journey. The asoo.sin had evidently chosen this position with the intention of taking advantage (like Alibaud) of the instant that the King would salute the troops under arms. The King, in fact, always salutes the guard, whether troops of the line or National Guard, and inn so doing lets down the glass of the carriage and advances forward. One of the Grenadiers on guard immediately seized the tysasin; who said, I ann not going away.' Ile was then taken to the guardhom,o. The Prefect of Police arrived inn a few isninutes, and interrogated him. its confessed his crime, and declared that his name WAS Marius Ennemond Darmi_o. He said that Inc was a native of Mar- seilles, and had been for ft long time in Paris, and was employed as a frateur (in polishing the floors of apartments.) He was clad in a long frock-coat, under which he concealed his carbine, the stock of which was expensively carved. He is forty-three years of age. " He was searched, and on his person were found two loaded pistols and a poniard. The carbine, which had been cut short and lo.aled up to the muzzle, had burst. The charge did not scatter, and the carriage was hut slightly struck. Tine assassin, however, was severely wounded in the left hand. Ills carbine was loaded with several halls and slugs. The explosion was extremely loud. One of tine National Guard of the escort was slightly wounded in tine hand by a sing. One of the linotmen wino was standing behind the carriage was wounded inn the leg. The wound is not dangerous, but the ball has not
been yet extracted.
"It was remarked, that after he committed the crime Inc made no attempt to escape, and that he inn a measure delivered himself up to the soldiers anil police-officers who arrested him. Ateight o'clock, a haekney-cnach was brought to the guardhouse: he was placed in it accompanied by two Municipal Guards, and a strong escort of police preccded and followed it. A considerable mul- titude of spectators forowed tine coach in silent astonishment.
"Their Majesties procaeded to St. Cloud. Very shortly after the event Lad occurred, the Duke rout Dutchess of Orleans left the Tuileries, and went to St. Cloud. The Duke D'Aumale arrived at St. Cloud front Vincernes in the course of the evening. A considerable number of Peers, Deputies, and Cabinet Ministers, and several members of the diplomatic body, amongst whom we remarked Lord Granville, the English Ambassador, repaired to St. Cloud at the first news of the attio& "On the boulevards and public plimes the news of the attempt on the King's life produced an extraordinary effect."
When Darins was first exammod, he was not very communicative. The following is an extract from his examination, published by the Ministerial papers-
" Where do you live?" (To this question, although repeated several times, he refused to answer.) " What is your professions ? "—e Conspirator." " That is not a profession."—" Well, then, write down that I live by my labour."
" Who urged you to the commi:esion of so &lions a crime? Have you any accomplices ?"—" I am the only accomplice. I wanted to till the greatest tyrant of ancient or mulant times."
"Do you not now repent of hav:ng conceived and executed so abominable an attempt ?"--'• I repent only of not liming succeeded." "Had v long entertained tile pr-iject of assassinating the King "—"I conceived the project tally ea hour hutlge putting it inn executitm."
On Friday morning it was found neceseary, in coesequence of the -wound he had received from tine lenrsthig of the eerhine, tin ampatute three of his fingers: mill it was supposed that a further operation would be necessary. l'roin the accounts, his aspect is forbidding. 1Ve again quote a French Ministerial papes-- " Darrnies is a little it of IlrleddIngeoluit,inntiera and somewlir:t 0:formed. , Ills fatellead ins low, 111111 gives in his countenance a vulgar aspect. Ile Welll'S Iii9 heard Mato a point, nond hi. Illtitl'ilio., are or a light :....11,,sv 110', and very thin. On being asked what use lie it tembal to make r.I• the pidads and po- niard :blind upon hirn, let 7:2pH:A t: ::: lie c :Fried them 1:tr the parpose of tic- fendirg him-, III Fortunately I. in .- so :a :i.ind and e•,a1•::s. il iis: the explo- sion if the cal'.ine, and his v.•olu..'.. 1 • r' ..I lis: :rid: priiiiiiititude with whieii lie %se,: ssizol, that he hail iii_lliv_.• 1:i. :1, i. i•iii to make u-e Ott, ,i -..: al n A :.,•ar,d. v : : :. ide at his lodgiiii/. d.•1„t„ci• . ,M, :NLICII 1:,! L' • n. f •,- '.• f -.:•:1• ,:it .:Is ram:11:-• : 1, l'....fir.i this 1. il': 1 ..-ii. I/1 the ttle• 'rte.,: .•, drh -.: i:- i•vpc11.•il 1' ,r dot ear:duct. .11 1.'-: I in. tine Rue du Par,, ',:, 11 id -.:-. :-... rii.i: a ;_:. si mici1,•riifpfqed a , i::: cni •c.-i ,:f yarrephlets aid: r.d..,:,..1',7.,,,". ! -,■1•1.11:1,1t;■1,.:,,i,1 LI- own icin:1:-.-1- i A ir.orr_yst them svere copies r,..:.• -.1,■: . I: '.', :-., iiiit-,1:::•:. a id. ,...• a speech des : I I, F'.1 . the proclamations of PIM,- 1,:. i•- II ----. '
a great many other.. r ri, 1 ii :st (a:h.:brat:al II. -;,iddlieidis of antiquity. Sever, n • i -‘..l.AS that Der:: - had. Item: succes:4ivelj- a s,::- ' a. -a::. Some time he'd:- I - committed thiss attempt, Dar: ' : II'lp :'Ill ilietilit a ff.:: - .,:• :Hoe. hit then went on vow-, -I- '1 •• iics, mul like Al1'.a•iiI did tic,t fix -upon tine .pot for , :, . - It'd: ; mitil at tiniell caL• dation. The half' of the harri I n' t1. : not ',mil iminc,r is after the attempt, lo,;.b.,, :, it Si ': . I. i iit toe Ph- l'fl de la ('uncork', and ki,rie: ,,'. •',.. lo.rwe,t of the .io.d." Tin,: M,f, ''' , I •: royal cantina rm.'', flirecting
the Court nsf Pee irle;:t delay, of' the ettempt
against :,,.. h': a Him-- iay. M. l'fin.I: ('arc" was -- 4. ;o5,,.:,..,I, ..,..r.in ...Nles:-,rs. Nouguier and Gla nd y.: ., l'ho t..o. ,if Pa,: chs 3, : 7 F.‘'ll ':.,- f,i;i1.:Ir •:.. /.., II.iron Pas,plier, read to them lle• I ilia ratli- nes-.ee.:.-;:et eh• .,. :. nasurt of' justiene " fir the purpose of trying Dargies "; and M. It .1.11k Carri:e tine Attorney-General, ',remelted Iii:s
requisitory against the assassin. The proceeding was private. A coin- mittee was of course appointed to investigate the affair, which it was reported would be found to involve very grave questions besides that of the prisoner's guilt. Among other strong measures which the Govern- ment were deliberating on, was, it is rumoured, one directed against the press.
Several British residents met on Sunday for the purpose of adopting an address to the King of the French, congratulatiug him on his escape.
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