The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-21 00:00:00

TIER JAUFOSSE TRIAL.

VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
At the sitting of the court on Friday K. Deschamps ad-
drama the coast and jury on behalf of the poskesper,
COO, and du two Mears. de Jenkron Aa to Cried, after
•11/Alair that ha was of • mild end freeloads' character,
the leaned advocate contended that from his position lathe
service of Madame de Jackets, and from the solemn pro-
mise be had made to the late M. de Jeerer to watch over
bar and her children, he was bound to take measures to prt
vent bar family from being outraged, as it was by a man
penetrating into her grounds at night, and then to com-
a member of her family ; but that, n.eleas, in
17411.; the intruder fished never intended to kill him, salute
proved by his having several times called to him before
these, and oleo by the fact that be had not loaded
cn asy for the occoalca, but bad taken
es guwhichpresel bad been loaded upwards of • month
before. The advocate besides heisted on the foot that In
law • person is warranted In employing firearms in protect-
ing an enclosed property, and he maintained that the mends
of lidme. de Jingoes* tell within that category. As to K.
Ernest de Jeuthess, his share fn the affair amounted to two
latices which he wroth and some exprerdons he had let fall,
but they were not eufacient to prove lay guilt on his part,
and could not hare had any great sathiceity to Ouillot in
writing the letters. With respect to Albert do Isidore
who was • modest and inoffensive young man, he had not
known that his &tees honour was CClTlprotelsid, and the
principal charge &plait him was that he cried out, "If I
had been there, I would have dons what Crlosl did r Thin
young men, be added, was seated to have borrowed wary
from &Allot ; ha had, It was true, once borrowed 300 E, but
In • few days ha had Marred the Ma. The leanest math-
man included by expressing hi. belief that his dente wield
be acquitted.
The Athocate-Osneral, K. Joilibote, that gybe In Ger
port of the indictment. Ile concluded Het it Creed id not
had the intention to kill he would ad have taken • doable
barrelled gun, one beret of which be know to be loaded with
slugs, red would not have Ikea thee brief ; and he main-
WYI the other three accethd bed ensiled bib b Ire
tie heel shot. Hs disputed whet wee add by the dubbed se
to • poi laving the right to be ea •ma who eineopted
to lei the Usage at a &noir red he else biled that
the Wiles at Obit Into the sp4eis et hoist was not
ow at these sees In wiled the libelled the be at di
gni Is the emu of kin area the laid gentiten
sapreid booties bet the biker between (hoot and
Blanche de Jambi hi eat rare Omega as her pre than
grab truilfwelthrlb but he declared that the honour of •
daughter wee bet to be defended by • dint from a gun,
eau that Kam de beim ought to understand that by
that libel eke bed not sly killed Genii; but had perhaps
deske the heater at Ire daughter.
he,
tie, Mir do leathers uttered an siclama-
*On od, far Vs dna Hue In the course of the burst
Into
The Prided renowned that the question which he
sink' submit to the jar, was singly whether the Fiero
had not inflicted voids wait dash, bat without thee
being any intention to WE.
The bind tor the yeleneee ben probild at ise
length to SEIM t the piers aid net ebb itieletid
of the crime mentioned by the pealised=tlG, in-
somuch ea what they had does wee In am
The primers then haring, In reply te pa
them, severally declared that they hid nothing to add to their
clines, the President summed up the evidence.
At 6 o'clock the jury retied, sod in • quarts, of an hour
they returned with a verdict of " Not guilty."
On hearing the verdict the two young men smiled at setae
of their friends in the court, but Whoa. d• Jeutosse remained
Redo
The priaonen wars then indeed to be

The iced rablegeently, ca the &mg of the deceits of
Mae. Osiatt, otothateed Mine. de JI11)11111 sod ib. ohm
scased to 60 the mob is tb. air

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.-THE CHRISTMAS
FESTIVITIES.

The decorations which are now preparing for the
Christmas fetes will be of • style perfectly unique, and alto-
Mhunrivalled by anything at present to be found to the
:tgal Palace. We hardly know under what head or style
of art to classify them. The gigantic face of Joe Grimaldi
will be painted on the groat screen which divides
the tropical from the other dsprtmeirnts of the
; it will be ally feet from ads to forehead, and be
will he armed with • tammaier wreath of holly.
At the estrum opposite end of the asst above
the semen of the Kings lad 010018, VW be a
mamter playing card—'1 the Quota of Hearts "—ems-
whore about CO feet in length. 'Me Quota of /Merle
of courro, be her most gracious /dajesty, sod stay Liu her
1•-a-r14, Grimaldi, will alai be crowned with laurel, holly,
and evergreen.ln the transept, and immediately In frost
of the Handel orchestra, will be a monster Christina. tree,
feet in hidght, bearing • glittering crop of bonluns, riblecoo
and rounders objets of juvenile attractione. In the oaths
of the tnensept will be suspended the largo. bough of hely
that bee ever been sat in this country. Mistletoe had boas
waggosted, but It was thought that the Spree of the grand
dance of 2.000 maples, hush Is to form a part of the ammo-
manta of the day, imeld be interfered with by the walll-
known magnetic Weems which the sacred bough possums
of bringing bodies together. At various perfect the t
will be placed rifle target., at which juveniles may Am=
out charge or fee The succeeded oempstitor in them will ise
eeive as the reward of his skill a ticket, on presenting which be
will receive • bonbon from the attendants at the Christmas tree.
The thatiritke will commence me arch day at 12 &cloth, sad
will close at four. Foist then will bo • grand ballet in the
orchestra erected for the opera commits, bat which will be
converted tae a asp. Fairies will be perched en orange
tress, peep behind pomegranates, sad desalt and Alp under
the direction of lir. Frampton, ea they Illustrate the Wile of
"Tin Babes ia the Weed," " Beauty and the
rtea.."
" Cinderella and the Glass Slipper," "Tbs Yellow
and other well-remembered stories. In " Beauty 171.
Beset," and in other Forts where his presences may he is.
pared, there will Le • very learned bear that lata "
pendia: mode of picking his teeth," and is a very poor
fel and lively student of the Torpiebonan set.At
the sound of the gong the ballet will came, and
some other sinuroments will be proceeded with.
There is the Leviathan plum-pudding, of dimension.
large enough for the dinner of the Giant Queen of Hearts
end Grimaldi. We are afraid to say how many hundred-
weight this wondrous pudding will weigh. No coppers or
pans ur ovens wltieh the Menses. Staple. ham gas me large
to hold it, sad report says that the Leviathan steam
slmipeto be lightened of one ut its boilers fur this wonder-
fel Christina. pudding ; that some of the hydraulic rams,
the City tutoringins, and Teotman's anchors (war-
ranted not to yield) sre to be employed fur launching the
' pudding into the wager. This will not be • mere property
padding, to be viewed at a distance, and sighed for in vain.
The ghost of Christmas Present will stoat by the side of
the huge pudding, and every juvenile applicant, without fee
or reward, favour nr &Rectos, will be entitli I to a dim.
While the slims are being distributed, the familiar "root-
let-too" of Punch will be boerd, and the gong will gammon
the young friends to the front of the stage on whist the
boat_ erns prlbemod. The "Royal Punch sad Judy"—
the idmaad amain who had the 1101:11XIT of performing before
bee Mkasry with the very same dog Toby, hangman and
all—will rhea p through their popular dramatic entertain-
meat. TM will follow the to-dormouse of the Great
Wizard, Professor Lograis, who Mil startle end astonish
by his " Zoological wooden, flights of fence, and magical
bouquets of beauty." Away then, to the airings and round-
abouts which are plead at the facades of the Egyptian,
Omsk, Emma, Gothic, Renaissance and Italian court
are fete. Then comes the grand national dance, "Sir
Rope de Coverts'," sad the mistletoe festival, with 2,000
couples. Will all the children young and old, know ihn
figures of the deuce f All this is provided for. as every person
on entering tLe building, will receive • small card, with the
figure. pointed upon it, and so emu as Mr. Frampton. the
M.C. of the fiiitieities, Woolly calls out "I ske your partium
grutlenien," all will fall into their plson, sad to the spirit
•tirrlog murk of e band provided by the genius of Mr.
Maine, the old English dance will be kept up till youth is
fatigued, and age is weary of looking on. The " National
Antlom," Ferfortued by the band, at four o'clock, will bid
the company depart. 'lnc firm day's redividee will commence
on Monde,. the 27th, and the adaiimion will be the usual
charge of one slulluig.—Oliserver.