The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-02 00:00:00

EXPRESS FRO3I PARIS.

THE APPEAL OF "THE THIRTEEN."
(floe OUR OWN CORRISPORDIST.)
PARIS. THURSDAY EYLIIHYS.
I continue my very condensed report of the
Appel des Treize.
M. Clamergan, one of the thirteen, defended
himself, the court having ungraciously, and con-
trary to almost invariable usage, refused to allow
M. Jules Simon, who is not an advocate, to speak
for him. M. Clamergan, who is a young barrister,
was fortunate enough to grace his cause greatly by
speaking for himself. After arguing the points of
law in a masterly manner, he said in conclusion
that to interpret the law of 1834 as the court below
had done would be to extinguish the moral and in-
tellectual life of the country ; and at a time
when those who sought nothing but wealth
and luxury enjoyed perfect liberty to deny, as was
the case in Rome, fire anl water to the lovers of
liberal ideas founded upon generous convictions.
On sitting down M. Clamergan was warmly con-
gratulated by the eminent members of the bar who
were near him.

After this and at a very late hour last night the
great forensic guns fired off in quick succession.
M. Berryer began, and in a very short speech, stating
that he should reserve himself, if necessary, for a
reply, expressed surprise that after M. Clamergan's
eloquent address the court had not stopped
the ease. He would, however, still have
confidence in the court. After his fifty
years' experience at the bar, and when he reflected
on all the rights of citizens which it would be
necessary to deny before the judgment could be
confirmed, he refused to believe that the court
would take refuge in all those subtleties without
which they never could arrive at a construction
unworthy of justice. His particular client—his
friend M. Ferry—was, he knew, specially obnox-
ious, because he had taken part in the composition
of the "Electoral Manual" which had exposed
those manifold excesses of power which he and other
deputies had stigmatised, as they deserved, in the
chamber. M. Berryer's concluding sentence re-
minded the court of the celebrated motto which
AM displayed 40 years ago on a great occasion, in
the face of President Segnier :—" La tour rend
dee arr4ts et non des services." [The court gives
judgments and does not do services.]
A tremendous burst of applause greeted M.
Berryer as he sat down.
The President ordered the oflicers to clear the
court entirely of the public, and threatened to turn
out the young barristers also if the like manifesta-
tions should be renewed. The officers could not
at first believe that the court meant to turn out
all the spectators, but on the order being repeated,
it was obeyed.

Dufaure followed, and like M. Berryer, threw
the onus probandi of the cue on the public pro-
secutor, whom he defied, both in the point of view
of law and fact, to sustain the judgment. He was
shocked to see honourable young men, wearing
advocate's robes, arraigned at the bar of the Cor-
rectional Police. He taunted the government
with not having had the candour, if it meant to
interdict electoral meetings, to pus a law for the
purpose instead of seeking to strain an old law of
a better time to a purpose for which it was never
meant.

M. Deemareet (the &Rainier) asked whether the
government meant to retrograde to a period ante-
rior to 1789 ; for, before 'B9, the legality of elec-
toral meetings was never questioned. He was
proud to say, coating down to a later date, that
electoral meetings were held at his house in 1857.
M. Platt the then Prefect of Police, sent for
him, and said, "M. Desmareet, you have
held electoral meetings with the utmost liberty, for
we knew day by day all that took place at your
house ; but now the elections are over, and your
committee ought to be dissolved." M. Desmarest
agreed with the prefect, and the committee was

dissolved; but the precedent of the legality of
electoral committees remained. Referring to
England, he said that the practice of liberty could
alone correct its abuses.

M. E. Argo cited Montesquieu, to show that
the " common people required to be enlightened by
" leaders," and used the aphorism as an argument
against the modern doctrines on universal suffrage.
He blushed for his country, and asked whether
the court would allow it to be said that the France
of 'B9, 1830, and 1848 was now the last nation in
Europe ?

The early part of this day's sitting was taken up
by the reading of a paper written by M. Marie,
who was still too unwell to appear ou behalf of the
accused M. Bory.
There is news of Dr. Demme and Miss Flora,
which now seems to be authentic. They are cer-
tainly nut at the bottom of the Lake of Geneva. A
telegram was received at Berne on Nov. 28, from
the Swiss consul in Milan, stating that Dr. Demme
and "his wife" had been seen in that city a week
ago, and that on Nov. 21 Dr. Demme paid a visit to
a mad doctor named RUE, whose acquaintance he
had probably made at Constantinople. The suppo-
'Rion that the fugitives had embarked at Trieste
for Mexico on Nov. 19 must therefore fall to the
ground. The Band of the 29th repeats the story
of stolen rings having been given by the doctor to
Miss Flora.

The news that K Mocquard's life was iu danger
is contradicted. He has been suffering from severe
bronchitis, but it is now said that he is getting
better every day.
The Europe of Frankfort (conducted by K E.
de Girardin's correspondent, M. Ganesco) asserts
that the French government pledges itself in the
budget for IB6G to have only 400,000 men under
arms on the let of January of that year. The
effective would thereby be somewhat reduced, but
only by means of temporary furloughs, which could
be revoked if necessary.
The Bourse closes without any notable change.
The steady increase of the bullion in the Bank of
France, as shown by the returns to-day, produced
no great effect upon quotations. A rumour was
circulated, notwithstanding a rise of in Consols,
that the rate of discount will be augmented in
London to-morrow.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT AT HARTLEPOOL-SUP•
POSED LOSS OF FIVE LIVES.

Yesterday morning a melancholy accident took
place •t Hartlepool. A little before 6 o'clock one of the
boats at the Commissioners' Ferry was laden with pas-
senger-workmen belonging to the Middleton Foundry and
the shipyards, and the ferrymen had just started the boat
from the landing, when the brie Zenith, of Sunderland,
which was being moved by the Thomas and Mary steam-
boat, was observed coming stem on towards the boat.
The morning was dark and the tide was high. with a strong
current running from the " Slake " down the channel into the
sea, sod as the Zenith approached the boat, the ferryman
endeavoured to back the boat into a siding out of the way
of the vessel, but some of the passengers caught hold of she
chain against the battery which protects the steps, cud
kept the boat in such • position that the vessel was sure
to come in contact with it. The danger was inevitable, and
fearing that the boat would be crushed to pieces and its
living freight killed or drowned. a cry was raised to jump
overboard, and no sooner was it uttered than the whole of
the people in the boat were struggling in the sea. The
scene that presented itself at this period was most heart-
rending. Upwards of thirty men end boys were strutting
with • strong tide to keep themselves from being
washed into the channel. Those that mould not swim were
clinging to garments of others more fortunate, and parties
who were on the steps at the landing succeeded in pulling
three or four poor fellows out of the water. Lines were got,
sod others were hauled on shore. Some parties who could
swim were instrumental in seeing lives of several •ho
would otherwise have perished. In about five minutes all
who were admit bad landed, and great consternation pre-
vailed as to who were saved or minsiog. At tint it was con-
jectured that there were at least nine persons drowned, but
about lOciclock it was ascertained that snob was not the
ease. However, one men named Loog, living in North
Welleetreet, WWI recognised in the boat by one of the pas-
sengers, and he was missing. A tin can, belonging to • per-
son named William Bowser, is found, and its owner is
not forthcoming, and fairs are entertained that he is also
gone. There ere tin cans belonging to other three indivi-
dual' which have not been claimed, and alma three caps.
The vicinity of the terry-landing has been crowded with
people ever 'Moe the "zealous. and the wives and children
of toe workmen belonging to the factories have been in a
state of the greatest excitement. One of the ferrymen
I named Ashcroft was Dearly drowned, sod was in such a
state of exhaustion that be had to be assisted home. Others
I also bad some narrow escapes. Under the superintendence
of Mr. Horsley, the pilot master, the channel has been
dragged, but as the tide was ebbing, sod there always is a
strong current, the bodies would DO doubt be carried to sea.
Up to 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the parties who were
grappling had not been successful in discovering any of the
bodies. The latest rumour wee that only two persons are
missing; but it is impossible at present to arrive at the
actual loss of life.

.—(THIS DAY.)
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