The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-12 00:00:00

TRIAL OF SIMON BERNARD,

ENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-THIS DAY.

This morning having been appointed for the trial
of this important eauae, the greatest anxiety appeared to be
evinced by the public to hear the proceedings, and the court
was crowded soon after nine o'clock.

Shortly after ten, the Lord Chief JUBtiUN the Lord Chief
Baron, Mr. Justice Erie, and Mr. Justice Crowder took
their rate on the bench. The judges were accompanied by
the Lord Mayor, the Reoorder, the Sheriffs (Alderman Law-
rence and Alderman Allen), Aldermen Sir C. Marshall, Sir F.
G. Moon. Salomon., Phillips, and Gabriel.
The prisoner, Sim e Bsreard, was then placed at the bar.
He is a very gentlemanly-looking man.
Mr. Clerk then reed the indictment, which charged the
prisoner with being accessory before the feat to the murder
of Nicholas Baytie, upon land out of her Mejesty's do-
minions, to wit, in the empire of France, at Parts, the said
murder being alleged to have been actually committed by
Orsini, Gomez, end De Rudio.
Hs was also charged as principal with the mime of wilful
murder.

The Attorney-General, Mr. Macaday, Q.C., Mr. Webby,
Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Clerk appeared for the crown. Mr.
Edwin James, Q.C. (specially retained), Mr. Simon, Mr.
Hawidna, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. Brewer, appeared for the
priKeer.

When the prisoner was called upon to plead, he said be
was informed by his counsel that the court had no jurisdic-
tion to try him, and be therefore respectfully declined to
plead.

Ths Chief Justice said that aooocding to the law of Eng.
land, if • prisoner declined to plead, it became the duty of
the omit to order a plea of not guilty to be entered ; and the
whole of the judges having consulted together, the court
directed that a plea of not guilty should be entered.
The prisoner was then asked whether he wished to be tried
by an English or a foreign jury.
The prisoner said be should trust his case with entire m-
ild/nos to a jury of Englishmen: and the jury were then
celled and sworn, and the trial wen proceeded with.
The Attorney. General then proceeded to open the case for
the crown. The prisoner was indicted under an act of par-
Himont for the crime of wilful murder, by having been an
accemeory before the fact. He was a native of a town in lb.
loath of France, and in early life practised as a surgeon in the
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French navy. From circumstances into which it we. not
necessary now to go, the prisoner became proscribed, and then
sought shelter in this country. If he had continued to obey
the law, he would have been entitled to all the protection it
could afford him ; but it was the duty of those who had
charge of this prosecution to show that he had not only for-
feited that right, but had been guilty of a crime which
the ends of justice demanded should be severely punished.
Os the evening of the 14th of January last an attack me
made upon the carriage of the Emperor of the Ffillek•
While his Majesty was about to alight at the Opera in Perin
a number of grenades were thrown at his equipage, and the
explosion of these mimiles carried destruction around.
It would be proved that they were purchased at Bir-
=lngham by a pennon of the name of Allmon,
who had Bed his country, and afterwards placed in the pos.
session of the prisoner, who had them forwarded to Brassie,
where they were handed to car Felice Orsini. By thst per-
son they were carried to Paris, and distributed to the perms
who, on the evening of the 14th of January, 11 ang
them; at the equipage of the Emperor of the French.
The learned gentleman then went into the details of the
alleged conspiracy to murder. The conspirators were AB-
eopp, Orsini, Gomez, the prisoner, sad de Audio, the latter of
whom was, he said, hired by the prisoner to go over to Park
and participate In the attempt to assassinate the Emperor al
the French. On the 16th of October in the last year Allioyet
applied to a Mr. Taylor, of Birmingham, to manufacture at&
band-grenades, of which he gave a very minute descriptim,
but which the prosecution were informed were anthems
either in English or foreign warfare. In fact, it
was an invention of some of the conspirators,
who, between the 1Q.% of October and the 24tb,
caused Mr. Taylor to manufacture six of these instruments
of different sires. They were delivered by Mr. Taylor is
Alleopp, paid for, and so the transaction with the maratis•
tame closed. One of them found in Paris was now in count,
and the nature of the =Miele with which It was chafed
would be fully explained to the jury. It would also hellion
in evidence that the prisoner purchased similar material' sta
chemist's in London, and the grenades must have coon the
the prismer's possession somewhere about the end of Novm
bar. At this time both the prisoner and Orsini folioed
the profession in London of teachers of laagnsgm
end dining the last few months of Orsini's residence in 11l
country they were on the most intimate terms, and in err
stint communication with each other. About the beginning

of December Orsini determined to proceed to Paris biwoyel
Brussels, sad obtained a passport for that purpose, Id
instead of proceediag with that document, he toads an of
an old passport granted by Lord Palmerston to Allaopp.
arrived in Brussels early in December, leaving the prima
in London, and on the 3rd the prisoner produced the ger
nodes to a person who kept the CAM Soiree it
Tichbourne-street, representing them to be an invention
connected with the manufacture of gas. This person the
prisoner induced to take over eve halves of the grenade h
Brussels, and • few days afterwards the prisoner went over
to Brussels himself, and he and Orsini were sem together at
the Cafe Suisse there by the proprietor of the London ca.
These three persons remained together fur some dap
in the Belgian capital, during which time the grenades wen
over and over again seen in their pained= by many par-
ties. Eventually Orsini departed for Par* going by the
name of Alhopp, and carrying with him, in the charge its
person hired to take care of his hone, a carpet bag.
missiles were passed by the French Custom-ham
otßoers, and the 13th of December Oraiai
reached Paris with them. In the meanwhile
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prisoner retained to London. On the 2nd of loony be
sent • couple of revolvers from London to Paris, widened
to a person in the Rue St. Denim, and these having ten
found on two of the conspirators, would be proved to hen
been previously sold to one Pieni, in London. Moot
the time or before the revolvers wero sent to PM
the prisoner forwarded • letter to M. OM,*
his friend, in the Rue St. Denis, bitiodleig
Orsini to him as an English gentleman, named noel
Allsoyp, and observing that this English godson
spoke Pnach like • native. Subsequently he wrote sods
letter to H. Ontrequin, introducing • Mr. Hedge, sad
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questing to know If he could dispose of some rich and em
firearms. At a later day the revolvers wore forwirdok lof
Outrequin was requested to sell them to Orsini, ethane
Whom, without being too inquisitive as to price, bet 1046
that to be afterwards nettled between thee:mins 110
way the weapons got into Orsini's possession,about thole
of January. On the 7th of that month Pied rod
Brussels, sad promoting himself at the Cele Sulam doosid
and moire& on the production of a letter wens' if
the prisoner on. of the grenades which had bon lit lo
kind, and on the Bth, the following day, th solid
at en hotel in the Rue Montmartre, Paris, whin bi
lived for two or three days with on Otol.
On the 26th of November Orsini obtained
exchange for gold twenty-five notes from di
Bank if England for 4601., and on the 2nd or led of hog
SOULS of the notes' were exchanged by the prime st lisos
J. Bpollesana, while • third of the notes wu found ups
paean of Piaui when he was arrested. On the 2nd lemoi
the primer celled upon one Rudlo at his lodini°
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Leaden. Radio was at the time in • starring OM *d
was premded by the pleener to love London for NS
and them pat himself la communication with Orsini, Olt
or Plank, at the hotel is the Rae Montmartre. Be Pow'
ender • false passport obtained In the name d
Min, and posed himself off to the 1"112.
police es a Portugal's. Here there were fon elrfig
in Paris and one in London ening together, and ca tits
of January that attempt took place which they WI
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lave known could not be made without risk*
IIVIS of many innocent preens besides that d 111:
elevated personage whom they wished to IA
was so wronged, that if the grenades failed, mod
be had to revelries, and foiling then, to • Siam —l4_
past six o'clock on the mating of the 14th of Int
Orsini, Gomm, Rollo, end Pilot, quitted the toklige
Orsini, and nothing wee heard of then
Oil the latter was arrested near the Opera low
with erns of the and • lorded "u
open his. A quartered an hour afterwards 1"
Rower wired at the entrance of the Opera who 11l
grieisies woe thrown by Orsini, Homes, sad R•doi •••
the reorder perpetrated which was now the sadist
indictment spinet the prisoner. The learned ,diho
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gave • rapid outline of the incidents attending
sod the whelp's* wrest of Orsini, Domes, and Re..
' herein 11(011 SO, be said he had now eranplend a_lit
simnel Wary of the whole cam. Every cos d
would be cereplOsly proved, and it woad be hr WO-