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TRIAL OF GENERAL SA VARY, DUKE HF RHVIGH, EvronE THE FIRST PERMANENT couNcy" or wAR —sITTING MC. 27. PARIS, Dec. 2S. [Fartlitr ticulars:] Tie Prcsi(!ent of the Council was Liciit.-Gene- Ta) Count Dimas. The Mernbt•rs of it were, Lientenants-Gffneral Count de Lagrange and Count Gniiletninot ; 11 1 Colottel3 Do,inervan and Bonn. goin ; and MM. Cani Ana TAiret and Mardi.— King's Advocate—M. Lonlay. Rapporteur---M. de Chambean., The council commenced its sittings at ten o'clot k. The filpportetir real! the vat-inns ttocuments.-- Among them were die; following ht. The sentence pronounced by the Council of ‘Vsr, the 21th Dec. ISI6, which condemned the Doke de limigo, par coniumace, to the p a in of.leath, for cr'in s specified in the fits! article of the Ordinance of 24th Jaly, 1815, in which he Was comprised. 21. A letter AVititotit ir.y date or direction, in the Idlov‘ing words : '1 fradpominved Dr. IZtntinit, l'hysic:.an of State P)i.ons. lie wis disinisscd; and it was be who, during the year that has just expir. d„. has been the go-between - and agent between the island of Elba and as. He is known to the Ministry ; and be will do whatever he is required. lie has served in the catnpaigns of Italy, Egypt, and Po! n 3 , !. A decree dated March 20, 1815, wh!ch ap— pointvcl the I) , lie•de'Rovjgo Inspector-General of the Gentlarwerie. 4th. The examination of the Doke by the Rap porleur. From this examination it appeared that the Duke de 'Rovigo denied having had any cor respondence with the Isle of Elba ; he denied also having wt it ten the letter in question to Dr. Reno,lt r and, he affirmed that he did not accept the place of Inspector-General of the Gendar merie until after many days of hesitation, and that ha did not execute its functions until the - 25 - th of March. After the reading of these documents, the Dnlte de Rovigo was introduced. He was,accom panied only by a single Dfficer. He wore the dress. of a Lieutenant-Geoeral: and the decoration of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. He bowed to the Council as he entered, end- they rose to return the salute. The President asked his name, titles, •&:. to whiclvhaving answered, he delivered the follow. ing speech : " 'Gentlemen, I have invoked for four years, the day which at last shines upon me. Circum stances - which I could not contronl have kept me, during that interval, in foreign climes, and -have prevented me from appearing before !Ise First Council of War which had. pronounced upon the accusation of which I am WWI the object. I should then have appeared before that Council v the same confidence that I feel at present, convinced that be'ore a tribunal of-brave men, justice would efface all recollections, and honour assume all its rights. It has not depended upon . my will to shorten the tern] of my exile ; and I shall be easily believed,- when I say this, by thrise who know *hat are the torments of a French man ti ben absent from his native country. I felt them so strongly, that almost the first instant when I was able to throw off the bonds that held me, I eagerly hastened hither, full of confi dence in the justice of my cause. To have he= sitated would have argued a •suspicion of the equity of Government. " My wishes.are accomplished, ; , 1 finding_ my self betore the ancient Chiefs of the Army ; and I trust to th'eir decision with the same confidence as I should again fight by their. aides. I solicit frOm•yonr kindness, Gentlemen, a heating for the Honourable Counsel who has enH gaged to lend the' the as,,istance of hi. talen , s, on; an occaiion when a man, however film in his own C 014560113 iiMOcellee C annot safely rely upon " I have speci illy iustructed hick to give you an Account of my conduce during my exile." The %iTnesses were then gilled. Doctor Reuoulcileclaren, that he' did no(think . the letter ettiibuted to The Duke was in his hand- : n'hing. '[he facts which this letter purports to' announce, and which relate to myself, are abso-' 'lutely false; it pret'end3' that T demanded the 'situation of Physician to the State Prisons, while knew that these prisons were not re-established. It pretends also that I was the intermediate agent 'ot a correspondence between the Island of Elba and France, while my presence in Paris at the litite is proved, by my signature at the Prefecture of the Police, as charged with the health depart-, M. Lagoree, Colonel of Gendarmerie, and M. • Vvert, Chief of•the Office of 'the Gendarmerie,' declared that the Duke tie •Rovigo knew of his sioniination on the morning of the 21st of March; that he caused a representation to he 'Made to Marshal Moncey, and even utzed the request in ,person, that he (the -Marshal) would retain his ~t r itril t iol as Inspector=General of the Gendarme rie that he did not consent to accept this place aver the urgent solicitatioos of the Marshal himself: and_ that he did not actually exercise its functions till the 25!1i of March. • • Two competent writers dertosed that they had compared the letter in which DrAtennult is' men— riot,,!(l, with another which the Duke de Rovigo avow d to he hiS", and that the two letters did not rivitear• to be in the same hattdwriting. he It :tpport eur tio rose dad illdressed the Co“rt., Al or a gc•nv rat tevirw of the cireum st and fiocunienfs eons ecied with the prose twiun, he uhperveil, tha; the voluntary return :of I)Lke de Itovi . go might be dwelt upon as proo( of the coN‘ietian be hims'll,enternined,cf his inenicruCe ; it WAS his OWy. however, to op, pose this justification by rrni i kin - z - npini the pre cipitate departure .)t the Duke when the events took place. His return might be the result of that amiable inquietUde which, as a good husband and. a tender father, he could not endure in his exile,and hearing of the acts of clemency which had ema nated from the throne, he hail, probably, 1 1 10 - ught it preferable to risk the result of a itial, which, eh 'bungle terrible r lett to the condemned a hope which Royal mercy had• often jultifiech*Rematking.on the letter -which had been' prOduced, without date or signature, the Rapporteur •contended, that its tenor wits not enigmatical ; • in his opinion, it was well vatablished ; the 'charge . , that a correspond ence had heen'carrie& on between the Duke and the Island of Elba, and the return of Iltionapart e gave serions weight to the accusation ; he, how. evtr,-left the contents to the interpretation of Jolty; it was for them to decide upon their. ed. Sho , dtl their opinion be in the 11114- ma,ive, the Duke was involved in the clime of treason. as specified in the IBth Article of the It:‘val Ordinance, 'passed on the 24th of July, ISIS. Atter further adver iog ar some hin g th 'Toil the jothlie events of 1815. -as atiectine, the D,tkv, the Rapporteur concluded by declaring, that in cooduc:iug the present proce,ding, he had re moved from his mind all influence that might hp apprchanded from the circeonstance of the'll,ll,e's h a ri ng in some measure acknowledged his crimi nality, by suffering sentence to be passed upon hint, -par contumace. He had done his rimy by grounding the prosecution upon the depositions of witnesses which the Jury c4onld hear examined,. and incontestibls documents which wet e produc ed for their inspection ; it was for Ahem Co weight these proofs against the evidence in favour-of the accused—their opinion mina -.decide his fate. M. Duera now addressedlhe- Court, in behalf of his client, as follows " Gentlemen, firm in the conviction of his con science, and penetrated with entire confidence in the justice of the King and the moderation of his Government, and the equity of his Judges, the Duke de Rovigo has come into the very 'heart of the capital, to constitnot himself a prisoner, and to solicit, not his pardon (it becomes the guilty alone to solicit and receive that)„ but an impartial trial of the accusation fulminated against him , during a period of cotrimotion, misfortunes, and re-action. Whilst the Duke, dtt6ined against his will. on a foreign shore, was dtprned of the right of defending himself, Judges, doubtless exempt from partiality, but surrounded hy a cloud of sinister prejudices, pronounced against hint the pain Of death, 1' But such is the nature of condemna.ions par contumace, that they fall of themselves upon the first appearance of the accused ; at his aspect alone, things rightly resume their wriginal state, and the cause might to be examined anew withont the shadow of a preiMlice from the firs' decision. " Let us bless Providence that' has Willed that this' trial now occurs at •an•epoch, when the Go vernment being more confirmed, passions less cx cited, and men , wiser, every thing cuncura•to faci litate the justification of the accused. •g Rut first, 1 ought. to conform to my brief, to yet hOore you the conduct of the Duke ile Ravi n, and to shew you the causes, independent of his will, which prevented him from appearing be fore you. The Doke de Rovigo does not dissimulate, that he owes to the Emperor Napoleon his for tune, his honours, an.l the diuingnished rank lie enjoyed under his reign; but the gratitude he preserves his not indueed him to betray what he °tiro' to France, and to the Government which the restoration has given our country. " In the - month of April," 1814, the Doke (te Rovigo retired to his country seat at Nainvilie, 10 leagues from Paris ; no office was confided to hint. He did not become the object of any fa vour of the Court. Notwithstanding the emi- nenceof his. rank, he was not even named Knight of St. Lonis; the oath of allegiance was not even exacted of him. Lie was without place, witl►ottt functions, without power, inac;ive, trod finally, on half-pay. During almost a year be remained continually at Nainville, haing only twice repaired to Parts tor four houra,unly, to see the Duchess, when confined by child-bir b. " The Police, moreover, if well constituted, must 1)1v., known bow•i s ol ate d th e Duke de R4►_ vigo lived trew,only saw his family, and a very few of tho3e friends, whose attachment rarely -ex tends to the disgrace of eminent men. The Dlike was especially precluded from the possihilit3 of keeping up .ft .correspondence wish the island Of Elba. The only circumstance in which be received direct intelligence from the Eniperor is rcclrcled in his interrogation. The intelligence. MIS 'm:-rely an obligilig acknOwledg ment, and rio sitiistee character. The Dice, he- sides, took. the precaution of informing the Go vernment- Of it, anti no consequence was attached .to it hy them " St!v, , ral months then elapsed, during which the Mike led 2 Lt.ippy and peaceable lite in retire- . ETICIII, oeCipied exclusively with agriculture and the education Of his children, when the news of 'Le landing at Cannes c;.inte to' disiurb tit. gene- al security. Inrurtliately, the Duke . found that he was suspected And menaced ; he WilS litiolllied, that it was in contemplation to arrest him ; but then, this pretended accomplice of 'Napoleon, who might have bcen expectud to have fl e d t o rein- force he cc his party, takes a ron:e directly opposite ; toes to Paris , , and keeps himself concealed, in complete inaction, engat , ..ed Only in recovering his personal health, anti taking no part in the events which were pursuing. Napoleon arrives in Paris, the Dike is or dered to the Tnilleries, the circle was numerous, the Emperor 'received hint coolly, and all'present felt. assured, that he was not looked upon as one who bad t,ivoured'his return. It was ofily upon ►he second interview, that he was ;appointed in spector General of the Gendarmerie:" DuPIN then rapidly passed to ti►e flight of t Dlike, his attest on board tl►e Bellerophon, and his reside►tce in Stnyrna. Alter an hour's,drlib e ration, the Co unc il unani mously plyhouneeti the Duke Not Guilty, and hi was instantly liberated. • "- tNrEtz IntINCE. lIQW-STItEF,T. Yestetday was 'lre day appointed for the intim'. twit deteritioation respecting, the robbery of Messrs. - Makepeace anti ilarl,er, silrerstniTbs,lin Serle-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, to the amount of between six and seven hundred pounds, in sil ver plate, which had been 'received in pledge by b se e v , e i r e tt e l id p e a d w w n a b - s r , ok it e s b ts in a g nd the main question to i of the pawnb ro k ers , and their in the liahilityt i :) °l6 .): essi°.l corn yelled 0 restore it without the thief being in custody. !o ly' n At e o'clock, Mr. Birniiee,lito'en Magistrate, fore il fore whom thi s important gist investigation, fo r some wee k s past, c all e d on ,the a beenunder case, at Which_tim e the Office WAS excessively et owded with silversmiths, pawnbrokers, and o hers interested in the questiou. The Magistrare first called (Iron Mr. John Har ker, the partner of Mr. Makewce, to state the native of his charge, which Was to the effect as above described, that they had been robbed td silver plate to' the amount. of between 6 and 7001. and, troll) every infort»arion ;he bad received, be had reason to believe who tile thief was, and his su'P'ci"n was, that it was Chatles.Blake, a yont , g* man who had been shoprnan and cletk in their service. Upon this inf6rma - ion being taliPti upon in the M u r s . :ta li l lri re i c e o n g r n o i s z e a;R' n e 7 , (l ter . Mr. iliirkel.' o with 0 i e . ff ‘ e v e h t i c tt ti N i t i r s r t . l e i t ,i tt: ok ri::: v ß e l r a y k P e i r ‘ ,:i , e i t c i i the; e s c i p i l r . ),e n . 1 1 it l y v iouv-, twice(,. .. A pawnbroker, whose name we nntlerttood was Robins+th, addressed the Magistrate at sume length, in justification at his oxim conduct. •and that at his brethren in the business of past nbrokiog. Ile denied that anyconcealm, nt o f t h e stolen pro perty had been used by hitn ; if he had, he should have considered himself to have eurri i ;,if te d as great an oirviiee• as' the thief tilt this - transaction, and that he should have thongl o t himself equally to hold tip his hand with the thief, to tak e his trial at Jus•ice Old Bailey. Mr. BIeNIE, the Magistrate, observed, that a great deal had been said upon the subivet of quantity of plate which bad been stolen tr,om premises of Messrs. Makepe4re and_liatter, s : 1- versmith's, in Setlestreet, Litrcoln's Jim-fields ; and, also a great deal bad beets said by the Gel,- Omen of the Law, as to.a search-warrant hail been issued, and in cor,4quence the property was 14ittad on their prenties, and the . - legal right of-is toying retained by theirs, or restittnion•of it being made to the pawnbrokers.. lie wished that the decision had fallen into abler !rands, upon • s uc h an important si l hkt to ihe` parties; borne ver, as the question was before him, he would de . cide to the best of his judgment. An had been made to a case which was before hint about a year and a half since, respecting some shawls and veils which were-stolen, •and found in the po,sassion of a pawnbrah.er ; in that casse no search warrant had'heen granted, and he did not consider it to apply to the present case. The - -Worthy Magistrate theit said, that all who heard him might undcrsi and upon what he was about to decide, and that it ter„ agreeably to the Act of Parliament, he proceeded to re.ol the whole of the 13th sec;i6n. He. (the Magistrate) was decidedly of opinion that the property under dis cussion ought to he restorqd to Messrs. M.lit.-peoce -rtnd Harker, front whom it bad been stolen, and • forted in the possession of the pawnbrokers, who, he conlesied, he did not think itad used due dill -gence in receiving such a quantity of vaitr,We plate from- a Woman, who tniated .out to hare given a • false account of name, who she - was, and her residence. Ii adMitted that the pi;wit.= brokers !tad used no concealment of the property ,alter it 'had been traced to them. He w as sorry that Iris decision would put pawnbrokers to very great inconvenience, but they must he more cautiousin fulute as to how and from whom they received property in pledge. He,• site there as - a goardian for the public good Pin4l protection/ must make an order in the best way he could.:--, Hie hope; Messrs. Makepeace anti 'fiat her wo u ld exert themselves for the - ap'prchension of the thief, even to an outlawry. One of the pawnbroker's exclaimed, that it seas a complete compounding-of felony, as 'well as in another case, which was positively and repeatedly denied by-Mr. Makepeace. kr r. on Ole 'part of the pa‘enbrokers, protested against the delivrty of the diver art found in the possession of the pawnbrokers, by doplicates, which bad been given. by.Bial,e, the absconded and sUspected thief, excrpt they were identified. The Magistrate slated, that it was not his wish that the articles should be returned to illessts. I . +lakepeace and Marker tar some time vat ; and Mr. Williams gave notice to the officer in whn,e possession the plate was, not to ►etnrn it to Makepeace and Harker, agrteable to the opinion of the Cotnt►ron Si.rjeant. GUILDHALL. FortGEßY.—Yesterday Catherine Martin, alias Smith, was brought up - in custody of Dolimun, the Officer, charged with tittering 'two forged Bank of England 'Notes for U. each, Mrs. Frances Robson deposed', that she wa% sbopwoman to Messrs..Gkezler and Cu. furriers; Cbeapside. 'On the 28th inst. the pc isoner came to the shop, and asked to see some sable ern inc, collars and cuffs. Bhescleettd some Nl' the :tlntiont Of 83 . 6d. and in paytneot iendered of En4land Note 101 . 11. Her address, slit: was Smith, aid she resided in Cletkenwell.elose ; upon this ;the received the change, and went away. -On the following day, th e N ote was (lit- core' ell to he 'a forgery. Oa ThurstLiy eccoittg the prisoner came again to the shop, am! fiesirrd. to see some swan stocks; two of these she put ellasi4 at 21. each, and in payment tendered a scond II Note, ?gain giving the name of Smith, clef ken well-elose. Witness at once recogni,sing her Ks the party wilt) had passed Ilse first bad Note, and suspecting the enrinbi offered to be forgrd ako, she called to a person, in the shop, rind.sm nt. to have it changed, The prisoner instantly tried to retreat from the shop, but witness prevented it fly bol!- . int.; the door, and eellmg one of the t e en o her as , istance. Being charged with having uttered the first note, she denied it, de:aying she hvi never beetrin the shop before. Air. filmier, !sow-,, ever, one of the paIIIW9 r disproved this, having , cert bet' on this first occasion. An oflirer wxs conseqaence sent for, and the prisoner given itr char ge. Samuel Ml!Matt,' the officer,' said, that when he took the prisoner 'into custody, she gave her n4tne and address as Catherine ,'Martin, No. 4, Chetpter7row, Whitecross-street. Upon inquiry, he found ibis to be correct ; and upon searching her, he found but two duplicates and some small chang e in her possession. • he' Prisoner, who is very decent looking Young woman, made no defence, .and was re manded. CORONER'S INQUEST. SHOCKING MISERY. 'tlinrsday night an Inquisition was taken at the Sun, in Old Hound -court, Strand, before Mr. UIIGGI, the Coroner, on the bodies of John Mae- ters and Mary his wife, *lto were both found dead on Wednesday morning. Mr. Joh n George, rheesernonger, in Old Round.. court, Sitlnd, stated, that he had bgen acquainted ith the deceased about 30 years ; he was a job bing porter, employed by several persons in the neighbourhogd, and Was of sober habits. He and his wire lodged npwar4s of a year in a little back room, first floor, at a !loose he (Mr. 6,) Itas inAtonnd-court-passage, whirls he lets out to lodgers. They being exceedingly poor, he charg rd then! no rent the greatest part of that rime. lasi Monday night Mrs. (.; informed him, when h e ow hinne, that dreadful moaning was heard in their room, and next nforniol he sent his shop. man to see how they were, whvn he found them both dead, lying on the fl,cr, Robert Wtsdirm, porter to Mr. George, said, their door was found locked on the inside, and a eonstAble was called in, who broke it open, and fooild the min dressed, lyine aeri,ss - inside the (Lo t .; and th e woman undressed, lying on the floor, bad) eprite dead. There was some bread and hotter in - the rottnl, and, the man had one shilling in iris pocket. Mr. Thonias Gosna, pupil to Me. Simmond,, the parish surgeon, said , he and his master exa mined the bodies, but tottud no external marks of violence, or any appearance indicating that they had taken any thing of a deletetious'nature; could not tell What caused their death, not having► open• ed the bodies. - Mrs. Hannal.l lintridge lodged in the ro! - )rn ab4ve that occupied by the d -ceased peisons-; !rho said they were 60 years old, and had been ailing fur scrne time pat ; they - were very poor, but some person used to bring them food. Tuesday evening all the lodgers Caine to their door in con sequence of hearing tbem moaning, and finding the door shut, called to them to. open it, but th .e r _made no answer, although the woman was 'heard to say to tie husband, " Where are you ?" and he ansmtered, " Here I an, :" this-was about tight o'cb:ck. j7rncs M ; AdaM, a printer, lodged in the next form: to Atem,.and knk w them to be iti great rriti-a tress. A 'few days • Rgti rite man came' to_ borrow Gd. of him, and then said they had nothing to eat,.nor .any fire; ttieht ltecame :t4ain and paid the Gd. with another Gd. which had hvett previously °Wing. Their moans and groans ever,: shucking to hear. Air 1-13rtly, the convahk, nml 'fir. A , .r, the beadle, •who opened the d.or, wt!ve •of opinion they p er i s h e d i n consequence of the incle mency nf - • the night; they had neither bed nor firing, Mr, Taylor, one of the Overseers, said he gave the man a al►i ' rt, a pair of shoe, findstixki ,, o; a sliPt awl a pair of shoes and stochings for his in November lasi, and daring the last fortnight be paid them 6s. per . vecrk. • The Jury thonght, as 'here %vas bread and bor. ter in the rooirl, they were not 91 arced to death but not having clothing, bed, oor fire, dial ig the ineieti►eut season, they rerished.—Vurdict to th:t.t effect. COAL NIARKET, DEC. .31. Ships at. Market,. Ships suld• , Prier s.. 1191 Newcastle iol 14s. Od:-to 44.. (141. 14 Sunderland 2i '3ss. 6d. ,it. 445. 3),L, COURSE OF EXCHANGE, P,F.C. al. .A.mstetdam Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam - Antwerp - Balliblirgh Altona Paris, a I..tars sight Ditto - nottrikatix, ditto Frankfort on the Main . Madrid Cadiz Fievilte Gibraltar Barcelona . +it/ Leghor n ...... 47-$ Genoa 4-q-Veniee, Ital. Liv. t 7 SO Nlalta Palermo per 03, Lisbon • - Oporto . • 5q 100j:1116Eu Dahlia 11 19 C. F., 11-16 12 0 12 9. 2 91 1.711. Z-6 3 2f Use .• 23 15 0 Us. 25 45 2 Us. 25 45 0 (Ts. .... 1511 Eir.lllonty 354 Effective S5l EttCcl ire 35 Effective BULLION. Port liztal Gold, in Coin / .0 0 0 peroa, Fore;4l. (4,141, hi Bars s 17 lci Sew 130ti'.44400s New Dollars Silver in" Bars, Standard 0 5 2 BIRTH. Ou the 2tith ult. the Lally 01 Tiroutas Drown, Esq. o f N ew Grove, Mile-End, ul daugh:yr. 1:1.11ZME1 - >. T.ately, at %pith, Jatites 7 .;:ii;v::sq. of Cfaigendp to Miss flani,.;loer of J [mon, Esq. • . . Last wcei:, at Handsworth, Birmiwthaui, Mr. C. Minhhall, to .bliss Evans. 1)1: 2 1) Off Scilly on•his pasagt , to tlie Contirieut for the rec,ivery ut Lis Ltultia , Lirutelioill and AdjiltatlL Barry, 44t11, Foot. , • Oa the :31st tilt. at Isllng - ton. Mrs.. Griffiths. azeil 80, relict of the lies John' Grifiiths, late' of liitehin. Herts. tln ti:e .210 ii 1111, at lirigl4tort, the Ilev. F. tialiiiton, aged 62, fortuetly.!',lillisler of the ii‘i,leliendriit ColJgregation as senitiling TNDON; I.)y J. B. CA itSTAIIN, of No. •-vt, (iteas. Ormol) -stt cct, and, wiblished br, /1. SMITS, of Nu. 7, Soot h N:z,ttort-sti yet, at Tit OICCej N 11; I I Strand slitre •Atltettis tterm,. Or.!ct t Itqlsfs, Szo. (post-paid) must oised. . 7/ =~►