The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-30 00:00:00

(OrRT OF cAsSATiOX, PARIS•

On the 20th August, 18M, Marie Claire, a female negro slave,
apprand before the prevotal court of Martinique, as guilty of hay
lag poisoned her mistress, Dante Buee. The young negro, Joseph,
and Marie Louise Lambert, a woman of free colour, we cued
of being accomplices. The Court having considered that Joseph,
although an accomplice, had been merely a positive instrument, and
ovine to his extreme youth, sentenced him to be at the foot of the
gallows during the execution.
Asto M. L. Lambert, she was declared vehemently Aurprded of
having advised the poisoning, and of having given the poisoned
loud. Instead, therefore, of receiving sentence of death, she was
condemned to be whipped and marked on the gallows, after which
she should be sent to France to be there ounhned during her life.
All the succours of religion were given theft, after which their re-
Immure sentences were executed. Marie Louise Lambert, now
cookned in a house of detention at Isle Vilaine, in consequence of
main circumstances which transpired at the execution, has pre-
Pared herself for a revision at the Court of Cessation.
Mr. IsamsEnT, her Advocate, maintained on the first point
that the regulation of 1738 permitted in express terms an appeal
against the sentence of a prevotal COWL After taking a few legal
oh. ieetS. Mr. Isambert exposed, that Lieuteaant•Genersl Donzelot,
Governor of Martinique, had exceeded his powers in creating at
Ventral Court, empowered with !repressing eases of poisoning. Ile
Wiptatel the production of the instructions given to Ilen. Ihnizelot
ft bit going to take the charge of the Government at 31arsinique.
Mr. Lactevr-Larhanwn-Baitats, Advocate-General, corn.
baled the legal objections of the adverse party at some length, anti
concluded with showing that the production of General Ihinzelot's
instructions was unneceesary, inasmuch as the decree of tith
burial. year 10, permits to the Government of the Colonies to
suspend the execution of the laws and regulations, which sup-
Pfcs the power of modifying them temporarily, under extraordinary

circumstances.
The Court having deliberated in the Council Chamber, " con-
sidering the appeal formed against the definitive judgment of a
Prewuiel Court instituted by the Govetnor of Martinique, who
ai authorized by the law of rhh Prairie!. year 10th, to establish it ;
tonsidering that under the force of the Ordinance of IE4O, the re-
source of cassation was only open against sentences of Pievots and
Musimk, but nete:r against the decisions of prero.al Coors, since
established, has declared the appellant's demand inudinissible."

The ship Brothers, sailed verterday for Irdarid, to take
in 160 female convicts.
WkI.NLY BRIDGE or SUSPENSION.—This novel and
beautiful structure crossing the Hundred Feet River, with
a clear span or archway of 190 feet, uniting the middle
with, the Stith level, and opening a communication between
Isbaach and Lynn, is not only an object of admiration,
affording convenience and delight to the traveller, but must
be viewed as one of the best and greatest improvements
'Traduced. The worthy and much esteemed Rector of
LPlrell, has, at his own expense, reared a monument of
usefulness and worth to the fens. that will add lustre to
and Perpetuate his name.

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