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Closes of tliscotitvar which Vxisttd against the Bovai Gnvertiment. 'the Forestial) of the Jury.--You give a con tradiet Al. D 1.000.-01 the same extent as the allega- lion agiliw9t me. The Foreman.---Then the whole of the leiters shonld he,read. (It was thought that this was unnecessary.) The President.-lu virtue of my discretionary power s , I lovile the translator, Who has already trondated these papers; to fix, in conjunction with the interpreter, Mr. John Roberts, the mean - ot the passages marked by M. Unpin. '.translator, after being sworn, expressed his teat that the operation would take up lunch time, because M. Wilson's writing was very dif lit:nit to read. Sir Wilson . then took his brother's letter,. of the'Sth of January,: - and read to the ihterpre ters the passage of which they had to fix the meaning. tie observed to the Court, that the letter should not be read entire, becatise it con tained some improper (pea coni,enables) expres sions. The interpreter then commenced his translation, but was interrupted by the Court. The Advocate-General.--1 abandon to time pri sooets all the deductions which they may draw from this cunespontlence. They may give the • Moil favonrable interpretation to all the passages • indicated in the act of accusation, in order to jug-, tify themselves from' the iuteution which we have. ascribed to them. DI: Uupit+.--After such a concession, I confine' myself to the remark, that the letter, in which is the passage marked, is a recital, and not a counsel. Besides, it would be merely the opinion of the bro— . her of his client anti nothing could be deduced from it against the latter. " The public funds are falling. Baveviß and , Austria .are in arms." TWs was another of the passages for which Waimea correspondence Was reproached. This, however, was merely the re petition of newspaper reports. " he wished that the debates of the Parlia ment 'of England &mitt be published in France." What was this but'a wish proceeding from the na tiollailly of an Englishman., vi ho thinks that sounder political doctrine was oot. 'to be found elsewhere than in his Parliament ? Besides, the French Police could prevent the introduction of the debates of the British Parliament, as soon as . it might heithought dangerous. it was also charged" that lie transmitted prog. nostio. of popularcommotions." But let us ad ert to circumstaurett which the Vvisthim of the Wog has elteady removed front our immediate recollection it was only a • few months ago that agitatOra endeavoured 'lb excite disturbances amongst us ; and-if Wilson was deceived on this point, he can only be reproached with baying listened with too 'much - facility to .popular ru moors. " 'Wilson," it WWI also said; " thought proper to chant' le. ;Zit 9evErdi of our political evenTs from his inierpretarioss of the capitulation of Paris."— Adinittiog this to be an error on his part, it was ea error Which originates! in a feeling tliat attached the greatest importance to every thing connected trills his country. In a word, it is against acts, end not opinions, that' we most here make war. True or false, these opinions belonged to the accused alone ) he wa responsible for them to 00 one, particularly it hi, ghve diem no pd)licity, and be en It.oglishman, to whom, on this head, the, constitution of his coon try accords entire liberty. indefioite liberty of expressing opinions. is balanced in * England by the tendency of ministers to enlarge their power; and this liberty, which has been represented under , the falsest colours, is very far trout shat unbridled licence which was, amongst. Us, Ilse cause of so many calamities, and so many crimes. . Think not, however, Gentlemen, that, irt . speaking thus; tplaee the English above us; for we also have both our liberty and otir„coustitu tional priliojph a ; and by the freedom with which I defend my elients, they may judge that a sub ject of the Kiug of France is as tree al tlyetn selves. It is time, however, Gentlemen, that I should make you acquainted, by his actions, with him whom it has Ven endeavoured to devote to public hared, by celcribing hint as an cnenty,of public order, and of the' repose of' nations. .11 is. time to explain to you these hieroglyphics of houour which he wears on his hreast. He is decocated, with the Otdcrs of the Red Lagle,, of St. . Anne,. of St. George, of Maria Theresa, of tae TOwer and Sword, Of the Crescent, and of several otherki, because 'he has served with distinction. in flan-, dens, Holland, Ireland, at tke Helder, in Itigypt,. roland, Portugal, and. Spain, in Russia, Prussia,. Germany, and Italy; because be has been charg ed with, important missions at Constantinople, St. Vetersburgh, &e. He 'had already distinguished himself, 'when, senoreely 21, he went to serve in Egypt ; uniting his antis to-those of the Nlitssolmans, he obtained by his merits the Order of the Crescent (rain the (4cand Seignur ; and, joining literary to military. merit, be became the first historian of that fantails expedition, where the uncle of Hutchinson coin, mantled in chief the English army. Wilson went again to Combat Ilitanaparte ivy Spain, where lie powerfully contrihined.to arrest his progress, by' himself raising' that Portuguese Legion which had so great an influence on the fate of the Peninstila. It was in this war he became acquainted with Marshal Ney he fears not to avow that be-Was conquered by him, but in his defeat he had mt. ! , eau r't ri,,ing the generosity of rite conqueror; and bctice t!le origin'of that interest which, front ignorance of its deriving its source front a just , gratitu'e, has been ascribed to poiiticul cousi, t♦rratians. At Molcow Buonaparte had still Wilson on . p o ,vil to him. In his bulletins he complains bit terly of that English commissary : this ix, in other words, to attest the services which Wilson per- formed in that m rapr.ign. Alureati received his 111Ortal wound Wil. WaS close by that General, and wits the tirst to liike slid afforel him su'eeour, lti fiiie, mid to finish the picture, the eldest of 4Ulli is O. inkishipttutu' on board the Northumberland,- that vessel e.llich conveyed litoomparte to St. Helena. I now ask yen . , Gentlemen, whether General Wilson he an enemy of the good rause—whether he -is a Buonapariist ? for that is the epithet with -which it has been sought to - tarnish his character. IMs performed signal services to all the Sovereigns of Europe i helms had the happiness in lie , also, in more'thao one instance, useful to his Majesty Llls . XVlll.—to that Sovereign whose memory is strong• enough to retain the smallest services. here M. Dupin read the five following letters " General witmm, when I decorated you before the troops with my military order . of St. (ieorge of tho 3d chtsar t thd justice to the: indefatigahle zeal ,vhieb, daring the whole campaign, constantlriNed you at the advanced po%t; ; to the valour and devotedness of which I was winless at the battle of Bautzen, and to su tautly other proofs . of intre pidity attested by all the brave men ul the combined armies. It is gratifying to tar now to repeat lupin in writing the tes timonies to whirls you have so marked a title, and to assure you of thysentiments. (Signed) " Toeplitz, 9.7 th Sept. I 81:)." " Senora' Wilson,—At,the moment when yon are about to quit the armies, where I have had such ,frequelit opportunity to justice to your zeal and most hrifllant vaionr, in order to follow anothar deStinatioo, I have resolved to give you a new proof of my satisfaction by decorating von with my order of St, Ann of Abe fir*t class. Yon will find herewith enclosed its tirtimitiolls, The brave then, by whose side you have so often fought, Will regret you. For myself, I shall ahvays recollect your courage and your indefathzaLle activity; and should events again bring . you hack to your old brothers in arms, I shall see you with pleasorti. pray GOrt, &c. (Signed) ' ALEXANDER. " Friburg, Dec. 44,1813." " feel gratified by the sentiments which you ex press to me in your letter of the Ist Jan. In justice to thr z,nl v 44 have displayed in the good ca.,se, and particularly .to your attachment to my person, I shall feel a pleasory in proving to you, on every occasion, the interest which 1 Teri for you. (Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM. Dar-sur-Sine, Feh.7, 1814." " ALEXANDER'. "Deneral,--Ther.roperor havina informed me that yon hav e laid the cross of the order 1)01,014 Thercsa in consequeitec of a conduct as brilliant as firse,which in itself would have uieriied that distinction, his charged n u t, elmacellur of the o rder, to transmit Jo ynu treskdecoratiun, to which you nailY acquire new claims. Conservator of this fine institution, I feet per. sonally laterested in seeing worn, by men of ) our merit, a mark of valour on which they do nut sited less lustre than they receive., from it. (Signed) " Toeplitx, Sept. 24, 1813.7 " General,--1 feel particular satisfaction in being able to anuoui ac e t o you, that his Majesty the Earip e ror, wishiug to give you A special mark of the esteem with which yon have in spired him, both by the services you have performed ai a sol dier, and by the faithful conduct which has dtstiuguisheil yon during yoUr residence at 'head-quarters. which his Imp e rial Majesty sees you quit with regret, has resolved to grant you the cross of commander of his order of Maria Theresa. • My sentiments are shared by an army ,whicn has been. witness to your brilliant Cond uc t, and by all my compatriots who have been in tt sitnation which enabled theta to apprcei toe the yuglitirs of your heart. (Signed) • " Friburg. Jan. 4, - 15142! M. Dupla neat tletailed some . . traits of Sir 11. Wit son's Iminanity. " its NOS he found a great number of , French prisoncrs in Spain ; the 900 of the Duke of Feltre, and the nephew of Prince Tfilleyno'nd, owed to Nim their safety the RiliSian campaign: it was Wil son, also, who saved the celebrated French phy "sician Desgenettes, and who gave him succours for the French prisoners. " Well ! distinguiAhed by so many, traits of beneficence ; the nephew at the celebrate(' traveller, and who' has travelled him self in order to enrich- science. with his 'observa tions ; and Hutchinson, still too young to enable' me to speak to you of his life, but who came among u! by the paths of honour—all three are', deprived of their' liberty, and appear before you, as prisoners, for an act of generosity, which the very Arabs of the desert would have pfunotinced• worthy of tie fittest recompense. • " !laving now reached the principal point in the case, I reduce it to two very Simple propo sitions : ht, There Was here no-ait of complicity between the accused Englishmen and the principal culprit : $ l , the fact imputed to them cannot ite conaidered as 0 crime; nor as an offence." " Prince 114}ITI'ERNICII. 44 Prince bIETTERNICII. 'raking his ground on art. 60 of our cock, M. Dapin.showed that complicity supposes direct and necessary relations be►ween the ehief culprit au& hint who is marked as accoinplice; and that, in this ease, not. the least counexiou could be in,. dicated between the ,Englislimen and any of the . other persons occulted. The, means furnished to Lavalette foritinitting France mild not constitute complicity)tt the of fence of escape (evasion), because the eacape.was then consummated. The very ieieaning► of th e word indicated tl►is for we found hi the Diction ary.of the Academy the following phrase, which .appeared completely in point I—he slciltully got out of prison, atul after his cadge (evusion)'be retired to a phase of safety. if, - on the 6th of 3t►uuarv, the (114) when Lava.' lettg was executed in efiSgy, anyone had thought. proper to demand a delay of that exectitiOn, ors =ground that the escape was still not commit 'aked, be. Would not,, have failed to have been conaidered'aS a' Madman or a fool. . Proceeding to the 2d proposition, M. Dupin laid it down that there could be no concealment, 1111103 where there was an intention to secrete or conceal ; but such intention could nut be stippos ed in this ease, since the stay fora few, hours of ;Ile convict Lavalette at Hutchinson's 3 , otlgings bad solely for its objeet to facilitAte his departure. Hutchins o n, in military .quarters, could nut be sides give au asylum to any. one at his house. ; he might receive, every minute, air order to depart, and in this .view a eoncealment (recel) at his house was impossible. Besides, added be, the acknowledgment of Mitchinson is the only proof existing on the trial of the short stay which Lavalette made with !Inn; this confession must, therefore, be taken simply as it stands ; he has declared, however, that lie was urged by an. anonymous letter to procure La, valette fihe means of, departure from Paris, and not to conceal him. The passport s deintinded, and the cabriolet furnished by Bruce,. sufficiently indicated, also, that the object was the departure of the convict, and not his concealment. Our criminal laws forbid the 'proctoring of betty to hint who is detained in prison, or in trusted to an escort but Lavalette had recovered his state Of natural liberty when the three ling lent hint their aid.: They enabled hint to get out of Paris of France—bur nut qut of prifoon. It was a 'pure beatiMent of humanity whiebi.in thts affair, directed the cologne! of i3ruce and Was 4011': and Why were tt not to elJet t taut 0..411411 Height interest hit - ascii for another who was. un known to him? Towards a relative:a friend, aria ntiment Irould he a duty towards a stranger, it tins merely a noble .movement cif the soul. . At Athens, a young Inan was capitally condemn ed for. having killed a pidgeon, which bed taktn a rctoge in 114 bosom, because it was tbooght that he who Was ‘vitliout pity must lie always a bad citizen ;. and among us, in the 19th century, shall a man be condemned lot having saved um other man ? • • My clients are Strangers, ore Englishmen ; and thiSis precisely the reason why you owe to theist sill your justice, us 1 owe to them all my zesal.— Yon Will Otis verify that fine thought o‘f H eele lirated Chancellor of Fiance—Streingers are snereti persons with us, when they invoke the justice of the King. This speech being closed, - the.Presidenk asked of :Bruce whether he passed the night of the 7111 Jan• at thitchinsmevapartments liroce.—No„ Sir, I retired at midnight., The rresident.—tieneral however, writes iw Isis letter, that, when at night !Imre was a knocking at the dour, you exclaimed, we are discov ere d. Wilson.—l beg pardon of the President ; but. the following are the words of my letter—" M.- Lavalette then blinself exclaimed, we are dis covered." The President.—Sir NVilson, did you nut write that . yott were armed and prepared- to "Vend yotialtelvelv ? • Wilson.—Mr. President, as I am anxious that my trio& and all those who are •present at this trial shoidd believe nie incapable of altering the truth. I will read to you the . passage from my letter, relative to the fact as to which yon'inter rogAte nic We were prepared for resistance ; but we placed much-more dependence on otir presence of mind." The proceetlings baffling closed, Sir li.•Wilsou. rose, and, with a dignified assurance, delivered a speech, of which the following is the tonbstance‘:' " Mr. President, yiit did me 'too ranch honour, tlie chi before yesterday, 'in telling me that I . was perfectly familiar With the lorene4 language ; on the contrary, I have need o 4 all your indolgence in endeavouring to express to you how eery sensible I am of the liberty you have allowed to my de fence, as well:as to express our . gratitude to the Advocate who has afforded as hit services with as much talent as zeal. " Notwithstanding the decision of the Chaniber of Accu sation, circumstances have bee'n reproduced here Which ought to have renrained foreign to the discussion beforethe COurt. I hare been overwhelmed •trefore you with the triOst Offensive expressions; and yet all my crime consisted in writing as I thought. Liberty the vivifying principle of our Govern ment; and that liberty AVM Always my idid. " My political creed forbldsto mix ire foreign politics. Yes, I would wish to see all men free and independent, and that is . , not the wish ot a conspirator. . . " The exercise of their duties :int/ Of therrrights is the pue.;' rotative: of men truly flee; and you, Gentlemen, like us, will be convinced of this, when you shall have longer enjoyed the Constitutional .Government of your I{ing. . " It is from Intercepted letters that proofs of triminality hare been endeavoured to be derived against me. The vio latiorr of eorrespondenci Is' mime thus it wilt have been by the aid of a crime that it has been - Wished to prove ugliest me a orreetionul offence. I do TOO Awe!, upon this point ; but I thOught it my duty to paint oat 'this CiI'COrWAVOWC to the me, dilation of the jury. Put who gave publicity to my thoughlar • Wholaid hold of, and by what Itle!ant, a cOrrespOridence ad dressed solely to the eyes cif a bilittier, and 'of a lie:Sivas/pi whose name alone conies with it the guarantee of alt that is most illustriotis and loyal'irithei natiott . of which be hls eon.- *tautly been one ,of the' todit zealous and enlightened sup. porters ? " Upon the accusation of 'haring conducted Layalette out of Prance, 1 will nut detain yon lons. .:11). fat ij 4C know- Itificet; f hare only iusistot on the tnotivec ' " it Is true that M. Lavatette, with. whom I had so Parti cular connection, had inspired me ' with aninterest *deb I shared with all classes of society in France. :.'The painful sa. crlfiees, the , interesting devotedness, the well-calculated au dacity of Madame Lavalette, badsingislarly increased that in terest and where is the man who Would have seen withuat pain and regret the Isappiness of that virtuous and for . ever illustrams woman close in misfortune and in despairs, It is true, also, that I looked upon M. Leniene as a man Con demised at a period of revolution for an , effenee solely politi cd, mull/rho, having' freely given himself up, trusting to innocence and the presumed faith of treaties, merited alt our intotre,t. But Y declare that thusc.considerations, however powerful, hada vary secondary influepee on my determination, ti Th e 4ppvajomede tnaur humanity, to oar peraosm} I . raster, and to' our national generosity; the responsibility thrown upon us of instantly deciding ou the life or death of ,an unfortunate man, and, above all, of an unfortunate. stranger appeal was imperative, and did not permit us to calculate. his other claims to onr , - good-will. At. its voice we should hive, done as touch fur an obscure eaknown individual, or even for an enemy who had fallen into misfortune. " Perhaps we were imprudent ; but we would rather incur tliat reproach than the one we should have merited, by basely atiandouirsg bins who, full of confidence, threw himself into our arms : and these very men who have calumniated us, without knowing either the motives or the details of our eon dm-A —these very men, I say, would here been the first to stig. tssatise us at heartless cowards, if, by our refusal to save I. Laralette,, we h..,,NA alandantYl bits to certain death. " We resign ourselves with Security to the decision' of the jury; and if yon should condemn us for having contravened your positive laws, we shall not atUast have to reproach our selves lot baring violated the eternal laws of morality and' humanity," ' • This address prodnced n strong impression, and the respect due to the Majesty of Justice could saArcely prevent the expression of it, Hutchinson declared that he bed nothing to add to the speech of his Counsel. M. the President kaviig asked Ar. Trace if be had any thing to add.to Ills defence, Bruce spoke asifolloWs • " i appear beferea court of justice, op an accusation of having - coal ributed'ailhe escape of Laralctte :ifit is a crime to hare saved the life of a man, I away: , that 1 am gitilty. 4, I do not Oisis to dcrive any rattily from what I hare been able to do an appeal :vas made to my humanity, and my ho nintr imposed on pig the obligationed ansvrerinio. tithe accusation hail besurountined to theittfair of Laealette. I but few Words to foiLy to you; but I bare'ber. eini-d of 'basing outispiret t.tal.:.t the political system of EU ! t - o;.e, of having a.wci , esl the iniihhit4nts of France to talie p arms against the authority of the King. It is true that this charge, absurd, ridiculous, destitute of all foundation, and which has excited equal astonishment and inditotatioa throughout all Europe, has been rejected by the wisdom of the chamber of accusation. But although this accusation hat been rejected, the motives on which it was found still subsist", The proeureur-general, in his act of accusation, has a 110 vred himself to say"--.. M. the President.—Acensed, you speak French with very great facility ; in sp ea ki n g, thetetute, of.* Magistrate, and of so respectable a A.15 1 ' strafe, otersastre your expreisions. ' M. Bruce continued--*" The Procureur-general said that. lam one of those person; who are imbrued with anti-social doctrines ; that I am an enemy, from principle, of all order wild governmeut—an enemy, from principle, of all kings, of justice, and of humanity ; and the frientrotthe factioui IA ail countries. These,- it most be confessed, are grave cations; but the explanation which I am going to give of my principle:a will he a conclusive answer to these cal urunious; allegations. " I sisal! not enter into' metaphysical abstraction, en the rights of men, nor digressions on politics s I %Nil! confine toy self to a description of the principles which have always di , teeted my political " I was horn an Englishman; I lore with entbus7as3) the Constitution of my Cemotry-ii,that is to say, the . Constitut i on as esttelelished by our glorious Revolution of MSS. It was then that was formed that heautiful system of Goviroment which excites so universal an admiration, which servo a ' a model to other nations, which makes our country called lit ' di , tinctiutS, the classic laud of ti!erty, obich earned for of the deserved eutogium of the philosopher Montesquieu, 01 1 is the patr4notty not only of Fiance but of all the vrorliii , sm s who said of usia , -' the English are the only iieople in this worlt) . who know , bow to maLe use of their tel:goo, their laws;and:their commerce.' From the [leo:A:Pim 0; Iti"gd noeYill; d'uted the; prosperity,. the greatness, and the lil>.2rty (if ,+ , II to say, that if- these Ftiuciplea, .1= et' .4 the CJoslttothit of me C,a:n'ry 4 azt:a , thvtisis•e. of all Wea of ord,..r anti good goverinueut, make me the enemy of Kings, of justice, and of hurramitY; silo ther(the most gotityof Ik ea, an d my accuser i s i s th e t "'But it, on the contra these are the principles whir , la pvncared fur us our protect in g laws, 'which, secure to swot.: persons, our properties, and our religion, which hare made of 4 ',envie tittle favoured by natureur by fortune the I,l "s s happy..the best governed,and ino-t fionrishing nation a „ rope, I have a right to conclude that the »eels atioi, is itathlA but a retelling ealorany. Yes; such areilieprinciA. , Wino"` hod of that !huts, of whom spoke in so indecorous a muaner. I inherited 'them from.' tut ancrstios : I shall carry them to my rare. .• As to the allair of M. de Larette, pn.lit:es had nothing ten do nits it t' j was nt-Oted only by sent i ments o f h uma n:Al. You flitve seen, from my interrogatory, thatl was hardly la" ' quainter/ with him. It is true, that the goodness of his elm; t ra lis et i e u r4?i m e ri a g tn i i l tt ad hi i l ti it 9 y i : e .f d h m is e d w isi t io h vi a ti on , usually frit fors person whom cote has seen so little. . *a° neves at his borne he bad never been at mine: and it Was bcre, and tile weenies., Of honour of seeing" for the first time, that virtuous and interest where appear as an necttredgrpreatreitorni,ntte:artstl'lluivialnthige log wife, and,trate been enebledr-to pay 6, the homage awl devoted aiid'respeetful admiration. " It has been demonstrated to you, that there was no con nection between us and the other persons seemed, I re - Spected the chains and fates of the house of justice. 1 did nog' Kul !die Don Quisutte, in guest of adventores: hut an unfor't tututte man eufUes and asks my protection ; be sheWs a e n " ti ‘ " ilertee in my clutracter; he n i tl4 hislife in ands; peals to my hornanitt ! Wha t would have be en s aid of we, if 1 • had deuounced him to the police? I should them have de4err ed that bath with which I have since hero threatened. tVhat do 1 say ? What would have trait thought of me, if I had rem tatod to protect him ? I should have been rooked upon as poltr,am, ase mart without principle, without homi er ; with out courageotitliontgenerosity; "should have des erve d the' of all grin d men. •' But, Gentlemen, there were other considerations which decided nig. There wits something romantic in thesstory oB .-Lirtilette. His miraculous escape from prison, that cruel uncertainty between death'and life itywhich be so long re x:tail:rill-0e noble devotedness of Ilia • wife,- , that French il— cestis--.-her heroic actieupwhich will live in history—allstrurit my itnagioation, and excited in my heart an interest so that I could -not resist its impulse : besides, as your LaFoum tikitte says, who in his situplaeity, has said evepy " Dims et asuaide it se fact run l'outre seermrir; " II se feet entr‘dider: c'est la loi dr oature." " ',3entletrien; I aro yet young,.lrit 1 hare travelled a great deal : I hair seen many countries, and hare examined, with" . all the attention of which I am capable, the, customs of the People. Lhavit always- observed, even' artinng the istao, bar barous nations,•ainimg those who are almost in a stite of psi" native nature, that it is a sacred thing tumul t ; them t,i suc cour those who hare recourse to their prot cation : it isit duty enjoined by their religion, by thgir laws, by their ettstoots. A liedooin of thee desert, 4 Drage of Mount. Lebanon, would., rather sactitice his lift than betray the man who had fled to .biot for an asylunt t .whatever be his country, whatever his' 'critne, be sees only the dUties of litimanity and of Iniso4alilfz I, a Civilized Man, thought it my duty to imitate tue yirttles :ctn . . of haritanani, 4 4 And I cannot persuade myself that, ninong a pito* cele brated for their seniihility, their humanity, and their chival rous ehariieter-=-which reckon among their Kings . 11 nil I V., that, sandal of a Prince, and wouid to. GOtiall Niels were; like him—which . reckon aciung their , heroes the. eumpletest of all, without fear, and without reproach, whose device was always to succour his distressed feitose-ereatores -1 paiinot believe that, among such a people, an Englishutant. can be eiOnleinned for buying saved the life lila Frenchman.. * 4 Gentlemen, I trace confessed to yin', with all fro:slates' . and honour, the whole truth with respect to the part I took its slisr ascape of.M.Lavatette; and, notwithstanding the respect which I entertain for the tua,jesty of the lAws—ootairthitanil lag the; respect which I owe to this tribunal, 'I cannot bt warding in the respect which I owe to myself, by I feel the least 'repentance tor what I hare d one . " Gentlemen, I hire ksaid all : I l e a ve ow crowing that yau td decides upon my fate, and I Implore nothing but jifstice.' • This discourse, pronounced with a strong 1 .0 - , reign accent, anti with a firm tone, sustained throughout, produced, like IV ilson's, the liveliest_ impression : and ire heard several old advocates applaud equally the eloquence of the ACClliei and of their defenders. The President having aske►l of each of the pit soners, whether he Ituti any thing to add to his defettev, immediately began id sum up the evi dence. After a rapid exposition of the facts, M. de Seze stated to the Jury, that he ,was fulfilling the functions of repOrter, not those of Judge, and that it was his duty to present to them with equal , care the charges of the accusation and the means of defence. This Magistrate performed this 'difficult task with ail the talent which characterizes bin) ; and if the impartiality of Lis charge throughout pro's-. ed the purity of his intentions, fine bursts of el" (pence repeatedly betrayed the Orator, who made his debut at thebar under sudr brilliant auspices. On closing his charge the President put the question, and the Jury retired to deliberate. I was a quarter past four. About two hours afterr wards they returned, and their Foreman, with trite hand on his heart, read the 'declaration of the substance. together with the nature of the sentence, appeared in our Paper qF Sato'. tiny. It may he right merely to add, that Eberle , ' th 4 turnkey, WB3 actinitteti 0 having twilitated Olt is.sca l ie y CQUEIIi.I.JCi,, iut merely by beef. g peace.