The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-01 00:00:00

TRIAL OF AIDLLE. DOUDET.

PARIS, MONDAT.
At the Bitting of the court to-day, when the
laughter occasioned by the precipitate retreat of the one-
terfeit advocates had subsided—.A
man named Riffaut, a maker of medical and surgill
apparatus to a sisaison de &anti in the Rue de Louden, who
had not appeared when called on Saturday, came forwud
and depcsed to having examined the little Mandens to es-
certain if they were addicted to the pract:ces attributed to
them by the prisoner. The witness received a very severe
reprimand from the President for having presumed, withoilt
being a medical man, to offend the modesty of the children
in question, without having any cuthority for doing 0,
beyond the consent of the prisoner. The witness, in answer
to questions addressed to him, admitted that though he hid
two children of his own, be had never been married, and
that the woman who kept the +liaison de aerate to which hi
was attached gave sittings of somnambulism.
Dr. Marsden was again Galled forward, and, in answer te
questions from the President, deposed that, from the 15th
June, 1852, to the month of April, 1853, he bad paid the
prisoner 10,000 fr. for the board, lodging, and educaties of
his children ; there was likewise en additional sum d
1,500 fr. sent for her to Id. Ladino's bank, where it still
remained, in consequence of the present trial coming el.
The President then read the written testimony of Mn.
Marsden, aged 32, who was married to Dr. Marsden inlBsl.
It stated that the writer had received the confidence of little
Lucy Marsden up to the day of her death. The declanticel
of the poor child as to the cruel treatment of Mdlle. Doudet
had never varied, and were repeated with her lest breath.
Id. Chaix.d'Est Ange then addressed the court for de
petrel* eiode (Dr. Marsden). The learned gentleman exa-
mined at great length all the circumstances of the case, and
argued that, even in taking the most favourable view of it,
the prisoner had given way to passion, and whilst in that state
had so injured two children as to cause their death. ,
M. Nogent Bt. Laurens then spoke for the defence, log
dwelt on the excellent testimonial, which his client dad
received from persons of the very highest considersUolh
commencing by the Queen of England, who had given her
the following certificate :—" I consider Mdlle. Celestas
Doudet an excellent persop, of a mild dispoeitioei#
aimable character ; but her education has been toe goad 01
her situation of wardrobe woman with me, and I Musk
that that of governess would suit her better. I look on
her as a person of the greatest probity, and worthy
confidence. Buckingham Palace, Bth April, 1842—
Victoria." Mdlle. Dondet next entered the family of the
Marquis of Hastings, and afterwards that of Mrs. Schwab.,
and everywhere she was most highly thought of. Was it
likely, he would ask, that a woman who bad been for oo
many years highly approved of as an undeniable teacher,
and a good amiable person, could all at once become e
monster, such as it was now attempted to make her oat?
The learned gentlemen argued that the only possible n.lOll
of explaining the whole of the present case was to tither,
as he firmly did, that the little Meriden, wen stained with
the vicious habits spoken of. Then everything 50e1206
clear, and his client's conduct consistent and justifiable.
The kitten of the children in kis opinion carried with theta
intrinsic evidenee of their having emanated from 111
children themselves; and every one of them spoke atfai
tionatsly of Mdlle. Doudet. Be believed the whole asst
have had its origin in calumny and pinion, and he felt c.oll'
viand that the jury, taking that view of the queshoe,
would, in their justice and calm reason, acquit his dint'
The ease was then adjourned.

VISIT OF TEI EMPEROR OP TOE PUNCH To
Bouwasa.—The &openly left Paris at one o'closk 7II*
day Maroon by the Boulogne railroad on a visit to lb
imp in the environs of that town. Nis Beisol7 will te
absent, It is said, two or three dap.