Star. — London, England, 1816-04-27 00:00:00

" PI7 PARIS. APRIL , 51 VIZE COURT or TIC DEPARTMENT or Ter SEINE. /41,AL RELATIVE TO THE sicare 0/1 LAVALETTE. • OA CON rie.vAiso4 ' ' SITTINIS OF TLIEaDAY, THE 4 231) OF APRIL. When the ADVOCATK-GIIsERAL had finished his , o vech, which made a great impression on the audi pvy, the sittiag was suspeeded for a quarter of an b im e, When it was r e sumed, M. CLAVEAU spoke in defence of Eberle, and par~ similarly insisted on the impossibility of his recog sizing Lavalette in a disguise which was so complete ,it every one WAS the dupe of it—even the gauler w ho gawe kis hand to the convict, and the gendarme et the outer gate through which he passed. There was n e reason why an extraordinary perspicacity s hould be expected from Eberle. The language used b y Eberle to his comrade at the moment when the c h a ir set off—" it, is droll those three women did nut is a word to me" --was exclusive of all suspicion ut sr . Lase' ipation t for, it he had been an accomplice, b e would have avoided any language which might km compromised the success of toe plot. BLAINCE, the defender of Roquette de Ker. guider; endeavoured to dispose the Jury in favour of client, by the recital of services which his ances tors and himself have rendered to Government. His only recompense was au annual pension of 50 fiancs for himselfand every member of his family who had, like him, escaped the massacre of the colonies. The Learned Counsel then dwelt ou the scene betweeu gsdanse Lavalette • and his client ; Aud observed; that the three or four minutes during which the gaoler was detained by his wife, so justly alarmed, were sufficient to assure the retreat of the convict : fur if Roquette had got away from her directly, he would have found Lavalette, whom the absence of the chairman kept nearly for that time at the gate of tIK prison. After several other observations, the learned coun sel observed—l arrive now at the lad charge against , my client tat the word last, an ab ! of satisfaction was heard among the auditors who visit scenes of this sort merely for amusement, without reflecting en the importance of the functionary who defends the accused)—l mean the charge of not taking away the liandlteichid with which Lavalette covered his face. Roquette was a man, and, as the Advocate- General has obserw s ed with a noble accent, he would not deserve the name of luau who coald have been unmoved at such a scene.. f.l.4lauotaa, the counsel for Benoit, relied chiefly en his being the servant of Lavalette, who might have erred from excess of devoted duty ; he paid a high tribute to Madame. Lavalette, and mentioned, as a subject of congratulation, that, in the midst of crimes and misfortunes with which our eyes were af flicted, they might repose with satisfaction on the noble devotedness of conjugal affection. He re ferred in favour of his client to the deposition of Ma. JAW Lavalette, who had declared that hoer boldness had done every thing He compared the cciiiduct of his client with that of the widow Daroit, and com plied that their situation was different.--(The President interrupted him, observing, that he must rut criticise the sentence of the chamber of AMIS.'. tics.)—" It is not to criticise it," said M. Mauguin, *bet to invoke it for the sake of my clieut that 1 speak of It." The Advocate then proceeded to appeal to the mums 01 m , ,r.sitly which recoriarnend to domestics ievoidust wad obedrente—m4zims which, said he ' op pear to be contrary to the regulations of positive law. [Here again toe Counsel was interrupted by the President and the Advocate General, who observed that he must not app, al to any mutuality in opposition the Mavoutx protested as to the purity of his in thins, and concluded by reteiring to an expression the Advocate General, that lila client had done e than his duty : he left him, therefore, with full "ati.fence to the Jury. After the speech from M. Hea, for the prosecu *is, the remainder Mt the day was occupied with the Vellihes of the Counsel for the different Frenchmen implicated is the charge. The sitting broke up at a quarter past five. It was remarked with interest that M. the Chief President, bEILER, Peer of France, WAS present to panicione is the satisfaction with which a numerous rtselect auditory applauded the talent and wise die moue of the Magistrate who directed this important SITTING OF MIDNISDAY, THE 24TH OF APRIL. This day, M. Duns, the Advocate of SIT ROBERT Wuaoa and his friends, made a speech much ad mired and of considerable ingenuity, but turning principally on points of French law, which would sifted little entertainment to our Readers. On the facts charged against the accused, after their frank "ovals, corroborated by the fullest proof documen toy and parole, no possible doubt could remain : and gam half past five on Wednesday afternoon, the Jury (12 to number, drawn by lot, and muscly men mended with the law) delivered their verdict into rot. It was read by their foreman, and I:4llLn:red an acquittal of all, the Frenchmen except the turnkey EawLei who, as Mill as Sir RODENT WII.soN. Mr. Brame, and M r . H urcu lasoN, were found Guilty. 1 he President, M. DE SszE, then proceeded to read the heads of the penal code applicable to the con. 'wted persons. Ear:tux was sentenced to two years imprisonment. The article applicable to our court trymen was N0.` 144 , which prescribes imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, nor less than three months, at the discretion of the Judger and the President, without hesitation, pronounced fur the tho , rtes . t allowabl e p er i o d. bit korrekt and Mr. BRUCF had both previously adds cued the C our t i n l ong speec h es , ex pl ana t o ry of their motives for a conduct which they did nut deny. fl'ltonstir observed, that those who blamed shat he Ind done - would probably h ave c e nsured him fur inhu manity, had he refused to assist in snatching a fello w. creature from destruction. Mr. Buves avowed him- 6 tit a friend to liberty, an d to t h e co nstitution act his ratllltrY as letliAd by the glorious revolutio n of 168 8 ; he declared his detestation of that fi ctitious revo. i t TM liberty which had desolated Europe. Both by th, illeeC o_ bil were listened to with great atteupou saved"Jurtt which, throughout the proceedings a marled degree of respect to our country. ft , as ta e as their relativ e situation would Fen d it • o ~1 a impute whiCh arose as to theofricial translat ion l "col 44 Itches kg:Was ' the Adeocatc•Gcoccal, , - • • • . . . 9 allowed! the Prigoneis aelieuegilaf tteaoterpretstioi which was most favourable to them. The Court wa* fuller on the third c 147 than dap the second, bid les• so than at the openinz of the trial. htsdame LAVA LE rre wAs among the auditor. THE EVENING his Alt.. 1.0N1)()N. SATURDAY, APRIL rt. 1 8 16 . PRICE OP S POCKS THIS DAY A i• 'I WELVE O'CLOCK& Reduced ell; —Onnu *no. es}—for ace. Miff 4 per Cesit.74--3 per Cast. us' 91—Dutuls Se. es. pr; 01114. —Bach. &Us 45. ea. pe. The trial Of Sir •RO/MitT Wtt.som, and Messrs. Bums and HUTCHINSON closed on Wednesday night, after occupying the whole of that and the two pieced ing days. The conviction and sentence seem to have givenpretty general satisfaction to all•parties in Paris ; and all the circumstances duly considered, will give equal satisfaction in this country. They were all found Guilty. and indeed, even on their own 'hewing and admissions, it mild nut be otherwise. The Cow t passed on them the slightest punishment which the law allows-.-namely, dies awe, is/trimmest t fur the Court in France no snore than in England pos -1 testes any dispensing power.—That lies alone in the prerogative of the King. We have received the Paris Papers of Wednesday. They contain only the seco day's proceedings against Sir ROUST WILSON and his companions, which we gave yesterday. A dreadful accident, by the explosion of a powder•mill, has happened ast Thoulouse. The Chamber of Deputies is busily oc copied with the discussion of the Law respecting Provision for the Clergy. It is opposed by a strong patty, as giving too much political power to that body. The Duke of WILLINOTON is stated in one at the Journals to have returned to Paris on Tuesday evening. COURIER EXTRAORDINARY OF WEDNESDAY SIORNINO. There was a duel lately at Meaieres, between the Prussian Commandant of the place and a French Officer. The Prussian was wounded, and hie adver sary has BA. Two or three hundred Swiss, of the Canton of Basle and Argovia, have kft their homes to embark in Holland for America. TOULOUSE, APRIL IR This city has just suffered a frightful calamity. Tuesday, the 16th of - April. the powder-mill and ma• gaziaes, situated in the Isle d'Angoulemr, exploded at five minutes past four. with a dreadful noise. Three detonations succeeded with the rapidity of lightning and threw the city into alarm and confu sion. Frightened by the •iolence of the explosion' the shaking of the buildings, the fallidg of the inter nal partitions, the-fall of stones and pantiles, and the breaking of glass which fell in the streets, the inha bitants at first thought that this disaster was produced* by an eardignake or a meteor. It was won known that the powder-mill had exploded, and that the first explosion was that of the graining house ; the second of the grand magazine ; and the third of the little magaaine. S)on afterwards an immense number of fragments of clothing and of human bodies, were found scat tered in various parts of the town. The body of a Lady, and that of the sin of the director of the esta blishment were found. This Lady's case wits very unfortunate; she had long wished to gratify her cu. Amity with a sight 01 the Isle d'Angoukme, and was accompanied by a beautiful girl, her daughter, and a young man who was betrothed to her: all three perished ! Several mutilated bodies have been found so f;r off as the opposite banks of the Garonne. All yesterday workmen were employed in digging, but very tew whole bodies were discovered: some were found, however, which had neither marjt of wound or contusion. Of fnurtten workmen emplgyed in the manufactory, only three were saved. About sixteen persons in all are supposed to have been killei, and about 'four are dreadfully wounded. All the buildings on the spot where the accident happened are completely destroyed. Admiral ESPINOSA, a Spaniard of great scientific acquirements, and long resident in this country, where he has published some excellent Charts of the naviga. tion of the bliores of the Mediterranean and of Spanish America, was lately summoned to attend personally to his official duties<as Hydrographer to the limo of SPAIN) at Madrid. • From lung residence he.had be. come attached to this country, and he wished, if possible, to be allowed to prolong his stay ; but a becond and more peremptory summons having been sent him, he was induced to take his departure, and proceeded to Cadiz. About fourteen days atter his arrival there he disappeared; bib inquiriug friends were infos med that he bad gone into the country—.l and, in a few days after, that he was dead l To have made very particular inqUiries in the Mind land of the Inquisition, governed by she beloved FiutoismlD.l would not have been very prudent. His friends have therefore to lament, willow hewing the cause of his death. Does this intelligence surprise any ()four Readers: They will probably be' snore surprised et the. fol lowing s—Private lettas of the 22d from Pads, aa. nounce that Count Tv s ta Isis two servants, and several other Spanish Gcntloasen, were airested and coitfuied by orders of the Vouch Government, ou, SsuldAy utoriei,ug;tlhe 2tat 1 . 1.46 case d this sr. rest.was'ismknoWn when the post kit. It is dill coot to accuulat tot this Mange Otottediug. Out Fesders " . , • win recollect that Cauist 'realm was one of the At Deputies who arrived bete. when he w.tr Count MA tattoo*, in search of aid in the cause of.firah, an it is to him we owe our first 'co-operation in thp country. On his arrival lier — c he was nailed by all . tf.. Nobility ind Public Bodiei", and %incl. the late mi• fortunes of his native land, be ag.int came to Lo, don where be !heel in retirement. From motives I. economy ha withdrew tis France, where he has bee , engaged in fabling Op a course of chemistry, *hi. 'pursuit he is extremely partial , Another letter states, that among the individual emitted, are several who were implicated in Pout:it:a' ill•fated eriterprite, and had made their escape to this count. y. Like Client TORINO, they afterwards wen to reside in France en a principle of frugality, an. there by some influence or other they have been cas. into prison: ....... The present lamentiiile state of Ireland Came un• der discussion in the House of Commons las*, night. An Address to the PRINCE ItlitieNT was moved b) Sir Join+ Nsweicr, expressing the wish of the Hous, to direct its early and undivided attention to this sub• ject, and praying that his Royal Highness' wool,. order to be laid before the House, the documents ne• 1 cessary us furnish such inform a ti o n a s mi g ht assist ira experia into the m nit effectual means for removing he existing evils. Mr. Pam., by way of Amend. argot, moved a different address, praying his Royal Highness to order that a statement of the outrages be presented, and of the remedies ad o pt e d by hi s Majes ty's Ministers for their repression. It is certainly high time that the causes of the pre sent distracted state of Ireland should be fully ern- mined. It is lamentable to contemplate the unhappj 'situation in which that large Ped important portion of the Empire has so long continued. To throw any. part of the odium upon the measurts of Ministers would betray great ignorance of the who subject. The system originated long ago—they found it in full operation when they came into power; and, un happily, they have found themselves so occupied with foreign wrangle;, that it may be doubted whoher they have ever had much leisure to attend to any thing that could be defffred. But on the other haii‘i it should be recollected that nothing foreign our ht to claim the same prompt attention as matter% sslit4 • regard our domestic comfort,happiness and peace; th4t 1 procrastination is the enemy of amelioration ; that a 1 system productive If evil is necessarily progressive -1 it never stops at a certain point, but moves Kith an 1 accelerated force, which if not impeded or counter acted by another! , rce, must at last bring ruin. All are agreed that nothing but a system radic4lly viciouscould induce theevils whiz!: now c:ist in Irdl and. To waste time in blame and recrimination is there fore absurd. Probe the wound to the bottom, with a deterarinatios to apply a proper remedy, and you may hope for sonic good ; but mere-palliatives in stead of remedying, will only aggravate all the evil symptoms. The situation of Port-Admiral of the River.Thatries is abolished, and Sir Home PUMAS: has struck Hag in consequence. Friday seinsight, in the afternoon, a most destine tivefire happened at Manutien, near Bishop S.ortford. About two o'clock on that day, the malt upon t:ie kiln belonging to some extensive building% ock.upied, by Mr. Nash, caught fire, and were totally destmed, together with a very large stuck ot perfect malt, and a considerable quantity in its various stages. Mario • den-hall, occupied by Mr. Patmore, is but a shirt distance; the wind carried the tire to those extensive premises, which, with the stacks ot cunt, bay, and straw, next tell victims to the devutning element. The hall alone is standing, but all the out-buildings, with their contents,,are levelled to the ground. The damage is estimated at £15,000. Saturday se'unight a threshing machine, belonging to Mr. J. FESITON, of Whanetham, was set tire to on the premises of Mr. SA *JEAN T o of Cockfivld, and entirely consumed. Daring the night of Wednesd sy sennight, a fire wasi discovered on the premises ot Mr. Swaim. LER, of Gadding, which raged so furiously, that in a short time a barn, neat-house, and cart-lodge, to. gether with 45 coombs of wheat. a quantity of straw, some lire 'stock, &c. were entirely consumed. • Early on Wednesday morning a fire was disco- 1 vered on the premises at Martlestiam-1 let I I mar Woodbridge t a cart shed, with several taming car -1 riages, standing near the house, and a double barn, : at a distance ot upwards of 150 yards, with a email derable quantity of corn, Sec.-were consumed. The Emperor of RUSSIA has expressed. his high sit , tisfaction at the result of the labours of the Russian Bible Society. His imperial Majesty has at the same time issued an order in the spirit of the Society's un dertaking, by. which he directs, that, in order to faci litate the understanding of the sacred Scriptures, they shall be translated into the modern Russian language. Hitherto the Greek Church, which is the established form of worship in Ruiiia, has made . ise of no other version; of the Bible ibaJA in the old Solavoniati • London Solid, for Aroswig Christioaity onoops hie Jews ! —The Iwo Artninussav Sansone will be preached, as follows I—the First on Thursday Eve. nibg, the 24 of Miry, ,at the Parish Church of 'St. Bride's Flzet-street, by the HMI. and Ray. GJIMARD NOLL, Bride's, I Service to begin at a quarter before seven o'clock t the Second on Friday Morning, May 3, at the Parish Church of St.*Ann's, Soho, by :he Rev. DAMN. WlLvow, M.A. Minister of St. John's pel, Bedford-row ; Service to begin at hall-past ten o clock.—The Annum. Mumma will be held after Divine Service, on the sense day. at Freernasouil'hall.. The Chair to beliken at two o'clock precisely. Ac tow:iodations will be provided for Ladies, wbo will be athaiued by Tickets.—Besu. Wooto, M.A. C. 8. HAWrairs M.A. 1). RUELL. M.A. Secreuries.— Salo! Anus, Teri; 25, 1 81 ti. _ ..-~ 41?"nt • • • „ The 95th (late 9Gth) Regiment is now order. tiers to return to England from the West Indles l where they have been for upwards of, eleven years. his honourable to the. character of this regiment that the inhatitan►s.nt the Island of Sr. Croix, where the Regiment was stationed for seven years, in a.weil written Address Which. we have seen, express great egret at parting with a corps whose ••. oniforttir ►ot►ourable and friendly conduct and discipline" had •scited among them ...sentiments of albcrionate sterol and regird"—sentitnents which they •6 totiefy iope and believe were reciprocal." , ~ • . The Ross.sl►ire Militia marched the 18th insnrt rum Beltast tor Scotland, and the P►lesi,ire r4eived irders to march on the 20th. . . . The Cavalry Depot at Maidston?, is ordered to 'e prepared for the recep►ion of the Depots tithe 21 I)ragoon Gu irds, 3d Dragoons, the 7th Hussars, the 12th Light Dragoons, and lath Hussars, elf of which regivents form a part erf the Army of Oceue patinu in France. The Maidstone Barracks are in future to be the drink of the respective Cavalry Regiments stationed in Vrance and ran it. frontiers. Last week, two waggon loads of arms, belong ng ,o the Kent Local Militia, wit deposited in the Old• .141 ICC Stotts at Citaailitr. Mortiay, Sir KIL11.1111) WILLIAMS, K.C.B. corn. mending the Royal Marine Artillery, at Chatham, presented to one serjeaut, two corporals, two born. 4ardiers.one gunner, the Ribbon and Cross of a Glkss the Russian Imperial Order of St. George. for omit- gallant conduct when under the comrnaud First Lieutenant and Adjutant Gunt:nt, Al the siege of Damitig, in 1813. The West Kent Regiment of Militia have em barked a t Cirk. toe England, and they may be ea. petted to arrive at their native county town in a short time, to be disembodied. Returned twat Service, Lieutenant T. B. SHEAs, late of the Ritfe-Brigade, with the intention, we un derstand, of retiring tront-the service on half-pay, in constvience of his marriage, previously to the last caippaign, with Mks GOODHALL, o n ly 'daughter and heiress appalcat of Gcoucit GUuDIIALL. Est of Kitithati, the wounty 01 Berks. NdVAL INTELLIGENCZ. FORTSMOU'I 11, APRIL 26. Arrived the Dorothea, KROGER, from Ivica. Si led hip Majesty's' shi p s THAAVE, DOVEa, and Wk:kto, tor the WeA N.L. SCILLY, 23. • F.:Ailed his Majesty's ccliciozier CAptaiq PILLUN, Ica the cost of Sixt;And. DEAL, A PAIL 26. Came- dovin 110E11 the Rivtr and sailed, the iur Quebec a:td Morateal ; arL.l tr , r Tobago. HARWICH, Al'alL 26. Arrived the: Annetta, ..--, with ballast, from LOrition to Li:eitin. .844Lx! the Cattlere.igh pcictt, with a mail An 4 pastengtis for Ho ;end Henry frkelink . packet, with and passengers to; enzhaven.—Wind S. ist. MARGA I E, APRIL 26. The ship Ambrosia, fi,,tu Dram, gnt on shr , re nn the Taugue Sand yesterday evtuing.. She has been got off, and carried into Whitstable Bay: RAMSGAIE, APRIL IS. Sailed last night, at'eight o'clock, the Lively pao. ket, Captain .elrxesuutte, tor ()Stead, taking over about fifteen passengers, and a quantity of goods of different descriptions: This morning rally was launched from the Yard of Mr. Pllll.l.ll's, under the East Cliff, the Marquis 2f Anglesea, a fiue new passage-vessel, intended for the Oateud trade. Her cabin-wotk is moat superb, and allowed to surpass that of any pass ige vessel on this coast—indeed, her fittings up are very rarely excelled nt the yacht of any ptivrte gentleman. The launch was a very uitiistriesting One, as she was got into the water upon her bilge, by degrees. She has come tutu the hat bour to get up her mast, rigging, Etc. GRAVESEND, APRIL 2G. Arriveil the !moduli. Pain, front Hamburg!'; the Wellington, Brown, hum Palermo; E t ntler, Zeeker, hunt Norway; and the Elietbetti Sophia, lsorrowilale, from Surinam—S.4lrd the Ruin, Wood, tur MAJVIrIs ; Frederick mid Mara, liarriviti, for fort st.thurge; tioitl Intern, Darg, tor Teriertlfe; Two Brother, Jay, fur Elblitore Four obit°, Maggurckling, for Bergen; Betsey, Richard►, fur Dublin ; Swallow packet, Nesbit, fur liamburgh. LAST ARRIVAL FROM NEW PRO VIDENCL. The ship Ann and Hope arrived at Providence. left at Canton 30th November the •sliip Bragariza. Brown ; and Fingal, Vit,era, for New York ; Alert, Wilds, for Bihtoa, in ten days; Bengal, Warwick ; and Pacific, tot Philadelphia; Messenger, Dad:rt., for • Salem ; and Chasseur, Davis; for Bakimor, in 30 days. 'llse shipbßeaver Voitaire, and brig New Hazard, sett C.inton 29di November, and were parted trom Java Head. The ship Canton, of 801 t.% sailed 2+),b, and was passed warring 4t Noah koiut: GOT Ii , .NICURC;II, 16. A large fleet of vessels, bound to the Baltic. put into Wingo Sound yesterday, with a S.W. wind, but sailed again yes t er d ay and to.d.iy. The Iwo awl Margaret, siantsos, was with them. CI.I•TOM HOUSE, AI'RII. 26. SNIPS PNTKANii OU3 wAkni--Lord Gr Ay. Gioitai Grissom, for.l.mbden; Eliz4 and Ants, .1.4111 , 11 Bsst, for Liition'; 'Hannah, Enwatto Moozi-for Q ue b ti and Montreal ; Angersteiti, ions Itontssos, tur MA. deitivand. Grenada ; &Lay, GFAntof KIDD. for Hant. burghs Eliza, EVAN Owlis, for Antwerp; EDWARD BECQULT, 144 Havre ; }kilt Auguste, Ea. WARD I.NCINAIt, tor Havre. • •Lit4rte, • e • •1 .4., , . Within these eighteen months nine persons have been drowned in Lichiornohd, stern of whom were • engagedin ry s ra g e, t l g. m spbu bursday last s When, sold 6s. 6d. , ss s e . ba t —Beaus M. to Ss. 6d. Hog Peas se. to 3s . td. VetehLa, vs . ad. to sa. per buaucl. Barley via. to Yss. Oats 159. ed. t u 1%. 6d. per quarter. Bread le. 6d. the bstf-peek, and mange la proportion. Buys SO& to 5%. per sack. At Usbridge ?Owlet to Wodueadup last b NVlseat sold hosts AU to X2ll per load. Bari? 675. to so,. Oats 14.1* its; Boos Bus. to 35r. Pea* 344. tp 3154. pi:r vaster. HunTnia.--Tbe Foxhounds of R. S. LLOYD, ER. met on Tuesd4y orit,, at. WoOlpit WoOJ, tea List day of hunting this :taints. •. I :• 1