The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-09 00:00:00

TRW, FOR AfURbER IN FRANCE.

In our paper of yesterday we gave the first part of the trial
of Louis Fremont, at the Court of Aselars at Tours, fur the
murder of M. Courier. It was concluded in the audiences of the
2d and 3d September.
After come unimportant witnesses had been examined, Pierre
Dubois was called. This man was a coachman of M. Couriet's,
and it was on him (list the first suspicions tell. lie entered into an
account of the manner in which lie had spent his time on the 10th
April, and asserted that he had not parted company front his
brother Srmphorien. Suspicion had at first fallen on these two
brother', on account of the animosity which existed between 51.
Courier and Pierre Dubois, who had been dismissed from the
hoUae Of the former, as he suspected him of too great intimacy
with Mad. Courier, which ass, indeed, the report in the neighbour.
hood. Both brothers, however, had been set at liberty, on ac-
count of the alibi proved by their family. A girl named Jeanne
next proved that she heard, on the same day Pierre Dubois was
dismissed, high words ensue between him and his master, who
she distinctly heard say, " What! wretch, (lost thou threaten me
in my own Souse ! depart, you deserve that I should give you into
the custody of the gendarmes." Pierre Dubois did not, however,
leave that pert of thocountry, and his brother, Symphorien. re-
mained in 31. Courier's service. One night at eleven o'clock,
Pierre went from the puhlic-house in the vilbuge to M. Courier's
house, in company svithilm accused bolds Fremont. The hitter
having communicated to his master that Pierre was near the house,
M. Courier took his gun and went down into the court ; he did,
not find Pierre, but met his wife half naked near the stable.
At this part of the deposition Madame Courier begged leave
to explain this night scene. She was, she said, in the habit of
waking for the return of her servants, and when she heard them
entering at the gates she used to go and meet them half dressed.
On this night she saw Pierre. and spoke with him for aithut ten
minutes at the door of the stable. Al. Courier then came down,
and passed near her in the corridor ; 31. Courier might have re-
cognised her in the moonlight, but he did not speak to her.
A number of witnesaet were then heard to support the alibi of
the two brothers, Dubois. One of them, however, said that Pierre
Dubois once said, on seeing 31. Courier approach. If some one
would break his head we should be the better for it." This alleged
exclamation was denied by Pierre.
Martin Brisson was then called. He said that he had met a man
I in the forest six days previous to the murder, and had with him a
conversation respecting Alr. Courier. The man he met said, that
31. Courier was a rascal, and deserved to have his woods burnt
and his brains knocked out. The man who said this was of a brown
complexion, and seamed about forty years of age.
The surgeon whom:mined the body was then called. He gave
the first isteUigeace of the murder to Madame Courier, and spoke
to her of the suspicions raised against Fremont.
Madame Courier wail then recalled, anti stated that her suspi.
clone rested entirely on Fremont.
The prisoner was thrn questioned on the causes of dislike which
might influence Madame Courier to charge him with the crime.
Ile replied, that his toaster had set him to watch the conduct of
31adatrie Courier, as ahe had frequent meetings with Pierre Du-
bois, and that when the latter was dismissed from the house,lle
leered Mailaine Courier would elope after him, which had made his
;neater charge him to be constantly on the look out, and had, per-
haps, drawn down upon him tile hatred of Medi:me.
The President then questioned Madame Courier as to whether
she could supply any clue to discover who it was that spoke with
Martin Brinson in the forest.
3ladarne Courier replied, that suspicions had been raised against
persons of such eminent character, that she could not think they
would have chosen Brisson for the execution.
The l'rocureur du Hoi explained to the Jury, that in her interro-
gations Madame Courier declared, that she had the same opinion
that was entertained on the Exchange at Paris, and thought that
the assassination had been committed at the instigation of the
Jesuits.

Two other witnesses were called, Marie and Rose Serot, who
proved that they saw a man dressed in blue, armed with a gun,
enter the wood a little before the crime was committed. Both of
the girls knew Fremont, and asserted it was not him. It was a
larger man than Fremont. This was the whole of the evidence.
111. Ile Chancel, Procureur du Rai, then addressed the Jury at
some length, and assured them let their decision be what it might,
the eyes of justice would be open, and the assassination of 81.
Courier be punished.
AI. Faticheux, Counsel for the prisoner, then rem.. lie en.
tered into an examination of the charge, and of the proofs brought
to support it against his client. Ile pointed out the vague pre-
sumptive nature of the evidence and the motives which might in-
fluence the widow of the deceased in maintaining that it was the
prisoner who committed the crime. Be concluded with a loug
and eloquent euloginro on the literary talents of Al. Courier.
The eloquent
du Roi chain rose soon after, less to reply than to
reproach the Counsel for the prisoner for the conclusion of his dis.
course. It was not, he said, proper that 31. Courier's works should
be praised before a Royal Court, an those works were political
pamphlets which had been almost all of them condemned by the
tribunals.

kaueheux had quitted the Court, and was not present to
reply.
The President then summed up, and the Jury, after half an
hour's deliberation, returned a unanimous verdict of acquittal.
Fremont heard it with the same insensibility he had manifested
throughout the trial. He was immediately set at liberty.

CITY OF LONDON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC
INSTITUTION.

On Wednesday evening titeir----st half-yearly meeting of this In-
stitution, which was established for the promotion of useful know.
ledge amongst the commercial and professional youth of this me-
tropolis, was htld at Albion Hall, Itloorgate. The room wus filled
with young tradesmen, merchants, and bankers' clerks, and others
connected with some of the most respectable houses in the city ;
C. P. 'fitosteson, Esq. in the Chair.
Mr. STACEY, the Secretary, read the Report, which stated that
within three months nearly six hundred of the commercial youth of
the city had come forward to form the Institution, which, as soon
as they could obtain suitable premises for their lecture.room and
library, so as to be enabled to enter into full operation, would
doubtless exhibit a splendid example of the desire existing for
mental cultivation. Upwards of 7001. in donations hail been re.
eeived from a number of bankers and traders, who were desirous of
encouraging the pursuits contemplated in the institution. Other
gentlemen hail made donations of valuable books. A number of
literary and scientific men had come forward with offers of gra.
tuitous lectures. Dr. Mitchell, of New Broad-street, had given
two lectures on the use of the globes ; Mr. Black had commenced a
course of lectures on the paidophilian system of teaching lan.
guages ; Dr. Spier had commenced • course of lectures on phy.
siolmzy ; Mr. Rinke* had offered them a course of lectures on
Belle Lettres ; Mr. M`lr.tire bad offered a course on Botany; Mr.
James Tayli ron Music ; Mr. Crombie, on the togography of Lon-
don ; and Partington had delivered part of a course of lectures
on Natural and Experimental :'hilosophy. The offers of profes-
sors to teach the languages were highly encouraging. In fact, by
the facilities which their system of mutual co-operation offered, the
youth of the city would be enabled to obtain theadvantages of an
after-educatian of the highest order, comprising a knowledge of
the sciences, and of the living and dead languages, calculated to
enable them to fill any situation with honour and advantage to their I,
fellow-chi:ens. The Report concluded with a strong expression of
the obligations under which the Institution considered itself to the
liberal and enlightened part of the public press.
Mr. G. W. PMEOCOT, ,of the house of Preacot and Co. (one of
the auditoral, read a statement of the accounts of the Institution.
from which tt appeared that, after payment of all the first expenses,
there remained a balance of 1.1001. When the Institution was first
projected, they were asked what the clerks cared for mental im.
provement ; what did young tradesmen care for but money-getting,
and eating and drinking? It was asserted that none could be found
to co-operate. The friends of education could give a triumphant
answer to those objections now. Some who were wise in their ge.
nerative minds, had expressed serious apprehensions as to the con.
sequences of opening the gates of knowledge or science wide to all 1
corners, as if good sense, which it was their object to promote, was
not the best
_guarantee for a man's being a good subject, and per.
forming his duties well in whatever situation he might be placed.
A Gentleman expressed his opinion that though much had been
effected, more might have been done with better manatement. He
begged to qupte a few lines which he had written for the Iris, their
organ of 'hairy communication, but which had been refused in-
sertion. Ilene the gentleman began to recite, but the meeting tes-
tified their opinion of the judgment exercised in the rejection, and
their own judgment too, by the manner in which they received the
appeal. The gentleman sat down evidently disappointed.
Mr. ELLIOTT moved the thanks of the Society to Dr. Mitchell.
It we. carried unanimously.
A Inxietness of conduct was preserved which we should be glad to
see followed by some lezrncd assemblies in the City.

The Braganca, from this port, arrived at New York on
Sunday, the 7th ult. She sailed hence early on the morn-
ing of the 4th of June, seven days after the first great
public sale of cotton, which took place on Friday, the'
17th, in the Exchange Saleroom. The aggregate fall in
the price of that article was, at that period. 3d. or 4d. per
lb., from the highest prices obtained in the month of May.
—Liverpool Wednesday's Paper.
The produce of wheat in most parts of this county has
I been this year surprisingly great. In the neighbourhood
of Mcrriot, near Crcwkerne, 4S to 50 bushels per acre
have been the produce of several fields; and Mr. Brooks,
of that village, had on one acre the surprising quantity of
upwards of 60 bushels !—Somersetshire Paper.
PRVIONIAN LOAN negotiated by Mr. N. M. Rothschild,
in London, in 1818.—The half yearly dividend on the
above loan, which becomes due on Saturday the Ist of
October next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, on
that and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted), between
the hours of ten and two, at his Counting-house, No. 2,
New-court, St. Switbin's-lane. The dividend warrants,
w th a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day
previous for examination.
Baurrraor LOAN, of 2,000,0001. sterling, negotiated
by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, in London, in 1825.—The half-
yearly dividend on the above loan, which becomes due on
Saturday the lit of October next, will be paid by Mr. N.'
M. Rothschild, on that and every succeeding day (Sundays
excepted), between the hours of ten and two; at. his Count- I
ing.house, No. 2, New-court, St. Swithin's-lane. The'
dividend warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order,,
must be left one previous for examination.

WEST INDIA SUGAR.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7.
Sza,—l observe the following paragraph in the Public
Ledger of to-day :—" A cargo of sugarfrom the Maurt-
tius, the produce of free labour, is at present selling at the
I shop of a grocer in Perth. It is as good in quality, and as
cheap in price as West India Sugar." Now the inference
that it is obviously meant that the public should draw 'Ttom
this is, that the cane cultivation is still carried on in the
West India colonies under the continuance of the ,Sl.zrl.
system at the very time that in another region where sugar
is produced by free Water it is sent into the British market
equal in quality, and as low in price as that which it is
' here indirectly affirmed is produced under the prevalence,
of negro traffic.
I Now the fact is, that the whole of the agriculture of the
Mauritius is carried on by slave-labour ; 80,000 slaves are
employed there. They have beat regularly imported there
until within these five years, whereas the traffic was abo-
lished in the Area Indies in 1807. The invidious imrres-
sion which the writer of the above paragraph meant to
convey is manifest enough, but the simple fact above '
stated will, I trust, be sufficient to counteract it.
I am, Sir, yours, &c. _

Y. Z.