Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, JULY 22nd.

The three first individuals mentioned in the Moniteur, in
the paragraph respecting the plot to assassinate the
Emperor, are the prisoners whose trial will commence
next week; the last two are the agents in London who
transmitted to the intended assassins the instructions of
Mazzini and of Ledru-Rollin. The co-operation of the
two democratic leaders in the intended erim3 will, how-
ever, be difficult to prove, as it is scarcely probable that
either of the parties in, the hands of justice ever corn.
municated personally with them, while written Instruc-
tions are of course out of the question. The four indi-
viduals not in the hands of the police will not accept the
invitation of the examining judge, so that the publication
of their names has little practical signification.

'A provincial Legitimist journal, the Foi Bretonne, has
been suspended for two months, for having published two
obnoxious articles. In the first it was argued that
Government had obtained a victory in the elections,
because its adversaries had not presented themselves on
the field of battle. The second article FcgTettt'ril the

suspension of the Assembles Ncitionede, which was deplored,.
it said, by all monarchists, and by an august person.
It is stated, on the authority lof.a high functicaary, that
the secret societies in the departments had sent up> their
contingent to attend Beranger's funeral, and to take a&
vantage of any disturbance that, might break out; with a
view to overthrow the government, and re-establish the
Republic. Several arrests have taken place within the
last few days.

The report circulated of an ,attempt having been made
on the life of the Emperor, at Flombieres, is denied.
A startling case of Redpathicm has been discovered- at
Besangon. One of the principal clerks of the branch bank
of France in that town, named Monnot, who enjoyed an
excellent reputation for integrity, was found to have a
deficit in his accounts of 16,000 f. On examination of the
books no clue of the deficit could be found, so a severe
scrutiny was at once made into the accounts of the bank.
It was then discovered that by means of false entries,
false books, and other forgeries, Monnot had contrived to
commits other deficits amountinD to a total of .e 16,640
sterling. He had carried on this systematic robbery for
ten years. Monnot confessed his guilt, and was sent
before the jury for trial. He has now been condemned
to eight years' imprisonment and a fine of 100 t. The
thief has not indulged in the extravagance of Radpath,
nor has he squandered the money of the bank in the
snobbish pursuits of Robson ; he had entered with it into
sundry unsound speculations which absorbed nearly the
whole amount stolen. He had established an hotel, also a
grocery establishment; but the greater part of his ill
gotten funds was dissipated in discounting rotten bills of
exchange.

A postal convention has been concluded between France
and Austria, which will result in & sensible diminution of
postage rates. A similar convention was on the tapts
with Prussia, but the conditions demandel by the latter
were too onerous to be accepted by the French autho-
rities.