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neves, chiefly prisenink were 'untitled, esti the
farther hearing pootponed.

Jean Blanchard *es sen•enced by the same tri-
bunal to six days iinprismunent, and to pay a fine
of sisteen francs, fur hiving uttered cries of a se-
ditious nature.

It is stated that Bevies, Raowl.r, Grubbs, and
Foamier, have ortilidrasen their appeal against
their sentence of death, and that they have been
transferred from Biceire to Vincennes.

The Gazette de France contains a private letter,
frontiers of Spain, September 4, which states that
Sanigorsa had been taken by the Trappist,

COURT OF ASSIZE. A r POITIERS.
SITTING OF satin:maim 10.

M. Bonceune concluded his reply fur the accus-
ed Ricque and Ledein, with some further reflec-
tions on the dangers arising from the institution of
rui•diast companions of liberty, and other secret
associations. It had been conceded that these per-
sons were neither authors of nor accomplices in the
coospiracy. But (continued the same advocate) is
it possible that Senechault is guilty relatively to the
first charge ? Is it possible the public officers have
persisted in the accusation ? You will not treat this
poor man with severity ; you will perceive that he
a nothing more than another Sasebo Ponca, so
unfortunate squire of a new Don Quixote, who has
anigoed him the government of en island in terra
pito. Behold him, like the Governor of Bars-
tans, occupied solely with the conduct of his ad•
ministration, and not with the success of the con-
spiracy. M. Boncenne added a few words on be-
bilf of &meals, who wept bitterly.
M. Brechard stated in favour of his client, Nor-
mandire, that he voluntarily pee himself op to
justice. He called upon the Jury to acquit those
persons, who did nothing but obey the chief of the
national guard. " Yoo would not desire, Gentle-
men," said lie, " that Poitiers, a city so distin-
guished by its attachment to the religion of our
fathers, and fidelity to our Kings, should hence-
forward be designated es the city of blood."—(A
general murmur amongst the auditory.)
The Procureur-Gene►al said it was impossible to
suppose such a qualification should be admitted.
The J ury would perform their duty with impartiality.
M. Brechard replied—" He spoke to royalists
like the d'Elbees, the Rochejaquelins, the Bon-
champs, and many others, who were not only the
heroes of fidelity, but of liberty also."
The last sitting of this trial will commence at six
o'clock to-morrow morning, when the President will
sum up the evidence.
French Funds.—Five per Cents. 99 f. 35 c.
Bank Stock, 1,652 f. 50 c.

A great masse of continental Papers ar►ieed yes-
terday, extracts from which are Riven in our pre-
ceding columns. The Emperor of RUSSIA was ex.
peeled on the 2d instant at Vienna, on his way to
Verona.

An American mail has arrived, with advice. from
Halifax to the gist ult. Sir JAMS, KIMPT, the
Governor of Nova Scotia, was absent on a tour of
inspection through the province of New Brunswick,
and we are furnished with accounts of his visits to,
and hie reception at, Fredericton, St. Andrew's, and
St. John's, its principal towns. The commercial
Acts passed at the close of the last Session, for
regulating the trade betweeo the British possessions
in America and the West Indies, arid the other
parts of the world, had arrived at Halifax, and
formed the subject of general attention. They
were announced on the Isth oh. by a Proclamation
issued at Halifax, to be in immediate operation. A
duty of 51. the barrel on wheaten flour had been
demanded on the cargo of an American schooner
then in port, and is described as the first levy under
the new Act. Of the policy or impolicy of these
important Acts, the Colonial Journalists scarcely
venture, is yet, to express an opioion ; but they
appear to think there has been a want of direct
agency or representation of their interests through-
out their progress; and that, if they prove ulti-
mately beneficial, it will have been owing solely to
the liberal attention sod foresight of the Govern-
ment at home. Some inconvenience, it is evident,
will arise to the province of Canada from the new
Act. It has long been supposed that a great pro-
portion of the flour exported from Canada was the
production of the United States: that fact is now
broadly admitted, and it follows, therefore, from the
operation of the restrictive measures about to be
adopted, which prohibit the importation of article.
from the States by means of the inland intercourse,
which has hitherto subsisted, will not only preclude
the Canadians from exporting American produce,
but perhaps deprive them of a portion of their own
uscle, by the introduction of such powerful coin-
t-titors into the market. The other British
will, however, have the advantage of oh.
hulling the most essential articles of consumption,
through the most direct and the cheapest convey-
ance.

His MAJESTY'S yacht, the Royal George, Captain
Wu. J. MINEAT (the Commodore having struck
his broad pendant), ar►i►ed on Tuesday at Ports-
mouth, from Greenwich, and went into harbour to
be dismantled ; which being done, Friday, she was
luid up for the season. His MAJESTY'S frigate
yacht, Apollo, will be reedy for his Me.rastir's re.
c►ption, pre►ious to the next cruising season, which,
Wt understand, it is his MAJZITT'S intention

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