The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-01 00:00:00

Soretan anb Colonial intrllignut.

FRANCE.

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The Conference of Paris is shortly to smemble. The
first question that it will dbausa are the proposed modi-
fiations in the Danubian "Act of Navigation." The
Conference has aiso to decide on the legality of the late
double election of U. Alexander Count as liosiselar of
Moldavia and of Wallachia. IV liether the state of affairs
in Italy will be another subject fur conaideration, it yet
to be peen.
The rumour that General Lasnoriciere had offered his
services to the Emperor incase of war IA now revived.
The following paragraph appears in the P,tirie :
Lent Cowley'a departure for Vienna has been the sub.
ject of much discussion both yesterday and to-day.
Public opinion attaches great importance to this journey,
and, u we think, rightly so. Without wialling to ex-
aggerate the importance, or venturing to anticipate the
result of Lord Cowley's misaion, we cannot hut consider
it SA indicative of • tendency ..n the part of the British
Cabitiet to rally to the policy of the Tuileries. For our
own part we have never doubted of this understanding,
which responds to all the principles and all the interests
upon winch the English aniline., ia based. Nothing
could be more desirable or sore logical than that this
alliance should protect in Italy civilisation, the note•
condemn of peoples, and the peace of Europe, as it
protected them in the East and thrungliout the
world.

Tilt CONSCRIPTION IN FKANCIL—The Monifeer con-
tains three decisions of the Minister of War. The first
fixes the sum to be paid by the young meal comprisaal in
the contingent of the class of litret hoe obtaining %obeli-
jute% at 2,011 X. The second names the nouns to be paid
to soldiers re-enlisting, and to theme who, after having
been liberated from service, re-enter it as volunteers.
Re-enlistments for seven years will give a right to • coin
of diet, of which M3Jf. are to be paid at the lot
of incorporation ; 100 f. either at thereon° period or thar•
ing the course of service, according as the council of aol-
ministration of the regiment limy decide, and I,ooof. at
the expiration of the term, and during the tnne of sir-
vice to the higher pay of 10e. per day. Re-enlistments
for lean than seven years will give a right to ISOf. for
each year, AOC payable at the time, Mt during the
course of service, and half. at the end of the term, as
well alio as to the pay of 10c. per day. Voluntary en.
listnienta, after liberation from service, will have a right
to the advantages of the preceding stipulations. The
third de:ree fixes the onion to be paid by soldiers now in
the ranks who wish to retire at 4001. for each year un-
expired of their term of service.
A FRVICiI TRIAL eon NIUROTR. —ln the morning of
the 231 th of August last Dr. Itardout, phy.ician of the
Palace of Fontainebleau, and his wife, both of all et
vanced age, were found murdered in One .4 the olep ti-
&neje* of the Palace, and a robbery of Money and other
objects had been effect*l. Suspicion fell on a inan
named laugeru, formerly in their service, but who had
been dismissed, partly becense he was otoopecieil of hay•
ing stolen some small swum of money, partly because he
had entered in the ;Moline of the night of the of
May the chamber of the cook, a girl named Talbot. Ile
was sought fir, and some days after was arrested in a
hmnie of ill fame in Paris. /le had been living, it ep.
peered, in the grummet debauchery, and when taken had
In his possession a gold watch and chain belonging to
the deceuseil physician, and two ehirts marked " A. 13.,"
belonging to lois son. tan being conveyed to Fontaine-
bleau lie male a full confeasion of his crime. Ile hail,
be said, entered the palace by a back-dmor, accidentally
left unfastened ; had locked the doors by whoeh the
two aervanta titan named Barlett and the girl Talbot)
might, on hearing eriee, have gone to the chambers oof
their master and mistimes; had then murdered Madame
Bardout by a blow on the head with 11 chopper, and had
afterwards, though loot without a desperate struggle,
murdered Dr. Itanlout, who occupied the chamber next
to that of his wife ; after which he had stolen 1,044 f. in
y, and severe' objects of value. Ile added that he
had planneol the tiounier with the greatest deliberation,
and had even comtemplated perpetrating it the night
before ; also, that lie hail actually taken two towes to
wile the blood of his victims from his hands ! Ile
efterwardc insinuated that the two m-rvants had been
privy to his crime, but iii itivestiotion no prom/ of com-
plicity could be obtained. tan Saturday week he was
brought to trial before the Court of Atoms of Seine-et-
Marne. Reing noterrogated by the presiolent, after
stating that he was formerly a soldier, all*l hail Is***li
con-linioneal to five years imprisonment for robbery, he
declared that very shortly after the cook Talbot entered
the service of Dr. Itarolont he had formed an intimate
connexion with her ; that it was by previous arrange-
anent with her that lie hied macre.' her chamber on the
night o 4 the 2Ath if May, but that having atioldomly
awakened her, she had cried out, and that Madame liar
'lost having beard the cry, she lied, to soave herself,
see-towel him of being there without her knowledge,
which socusation had led to him discharge. He then
made this extraordinary statement : —" On the evening
sd the '4th of August I saw the girl, and she took me
to her chamber. We there talked together, end came
to oui understanding to murder Madame liardout. We
had no thorght of killing Hr. Handout, only Madame,
because we wanted to get the keys to rob. In the dead
tut night we entered her chamber. She was awakened
by the light and noise, and cried out, " Who no there ?"
I gave her two blows on the head with my chopper.
Dr, ltanlout, bearing lois wife cry out, got up, and I was
obliged to murder hint in order not too be taken. I
threw him on the Veal and strugglial with him. I gave
Sinn some blows with the chopper, but they did not
calm death. Seeing that lie would loot die, the woman ,
Talbot came to my eminence. She held hint. noel 1
then killed liiin by pressilog my chopper forcibly on lois
throat ao produce tiffoest on. I then effected the
robbery if money aid other things, and walk.'
iii Mebin too take a train up to Paris. At Peri, I fell in
with olio Defiant, a friend of mine, and we went to the,
tre*, hollees..f ill fame, noel restaurante; hitt I was n
very gay, baocause I knew that What I hail dole. Was led
quite right." !floe presiolomt adjured him to tell nothing
but the truth, and he said, with tears sto earning from
his eyes, " At this mooment h 0,., nothing at all ono earth.
and Can think oilyif I :A. uuf whi,mtll.6. in it to one to
lie ? Ia .y that I toll the girl that as I was OW
Money I h the doctor, awl she consented : that,
as it was noes.sary t.l pA•11 throoligh Motot•ine lisrloooot •
chamber in odder to g t at the money, we agreed to
tutor her her, and the girl held the doctor's battle while
I murdered him !" " lii the Millie of Hoel," cried the
public proweutor, " think of what you Ray. If you
falsely accuse the girl, fr vo ligeomee, admit it --it i•
not too late." " I have nothing lloW to lione for 01i
earth,' said the torimoner. " I have spoken in the tre-
te-ow of God, and what I have said is true." " You
persist si asserting (hi it you have told the truth?" asked
the president. " I have told the truth. Yes, yes !"
?' Van uwlerstariol ymir position ; you mint know that
your simple oleclaration will loarolly snake to cause jue
ties to proceed against a le-rem whom it has hitherto
anntseled ist he ." " W list I have said in the
truth —the whole truth. I told it yastorday to my cm-
foooosor, end loe said tloat to clear iny conscience I ought
to reveal it to justice. The' is why I spe.ok this day.
Yes, she was my accomplice. If it Were lidlt true I would
not .ay ci,, Mile to it part in the munlere, and of her
own will, WO. Idi I not force 13. r." All this extreor•
divary scene mambo: -ol great a elm, in Wert, 611.1
when the President, after es siiiuiimmjç a Witness Who
deposed to the state il, which the bodies if the victims
Were follll4, and expressed the opinion that the the two
notrolers, could not have leen committal lay 0110 jaoreon,
directed the w,,uuisui rtibot to NI callel, the agitation
Was illara**o.l. The w,,iuoum is 27 year. of age, tall, and
rather good hooking. In IllsWer to the preeolent,
admitted that she Mel the men in the house in the
niglgt, of the loonier. " Ile 0.41.1 e into the kitchen Where
WOW," said she, " but I do not know how lie got into
the 'worm. Ile said that lie wanted too talk to me about
hie portmanteau and his pipers which hue haul left behind.
in a few ee.,,,eide aakad for a Call*lla is. ffo fit lii.. old
7.1011 i to look for them. I wove him one. lii a cliolf
tl lie came hack and sodol, " Itarthout is dead!"
" at hat !his. maid mocodonly- -es pool speak "
Stir !" " And what del you ii,, what oliol poi think r'
" Nothing." aloe aoswer, wool the celin manner Ili Whiell
It was given glat•W forth inarks oof astootieliment from the
anolitory.l " And while he Was alosclit tooth-
N.., por m w,t loWil chandler."
yoll intimate relations with the man ?" " Never," " Ile
says (lust it was yoll Who lvt, the house." "'Valet
I. f alao." " Tina yoll Colisentrd to the inoinler of your
mietresa." "It is false I" " Ti.nt rot held the 1.4...6
of the doctor while him' him." " It is fel.," The
Procureur louvered' ~ • o more, in the name of t:oal,
woleinly adjured the item to ro tract what he haul *aid if
It were not the truth, The man then, with the grestest
calm, repeated lino statement, noel the w,imuismi frolli time
to time interrupt...l him by exclaiming, ''lt is fele. !"
Thu f!ourt, In consequence
of th mn e a's revelation, ole•
eitlood that the loaring of the CHO alloUld la* postpoinal
for • ..... th to enable • new investigation to be 'mule,
and that in the meantime the woman 'Mould not be
t•keri notio custody, but shoulol reorient under eilrVeil.
lance in the hospital. Hsi hearing Oda do:shako% she full
aou her seat in guilt agitation.