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FRENCH PAPERS.

Farther Extracts from the Paris Papers to the

9th, inclusive.

vcc. S.
We have stated, that in the sitting of the Depu-
ties nu the Ist I)et•rinber, N proposal for ievivitig
the t sliinent of the gallows was brought Inrwaril,
This is erroneous ; it was spoken of only in the
t7inionitter ; but no mention was made of it iii the
publio sitting. It is proliAlile thi.t the Chamber
well nut direct its attentiou tti saeh t'etillA, which
%011111 he !world!' its dignity.—((Atzeite de France.)
The Muniscur gays, that it h• atttltoruwil to eon-
trailiet.the report ;:elierally eireulateil of the de-
parture of Leilireti.,, tor 14,1 M to form l'anous
est.itili,liiiients there. It that no person has
ecived any e411111111:4S1(111 either for this purpose or
Hue others of the like tiatiire.
For a few da)s past there has been a consider-
sil, rise in the piddle foods; it it attributed partly
to the acquisition 01 by foreign capitalists,
but chiefly to the hilliness and prudence of the
Iljoverionent.
Madame de St. Len has set out fur Constance,
nectinipanitA by one of her subs.
The Court of Assizes will to-morrow (the 9th)
try a person on a charge of seditious cries. This
nal will till aecount of the t haracter of
the arilaseti. Tills man, named %'/comas, is 11 in-
tier, aiiil though he has the ',nada of spoutitei;iu
iii vets(' too. it 'nay be occasionally
4-elt t d that be has out lergOttell his original occu-
lattt,m.
Toolay (the nth) the Chort of Assizi ti was en.
t!.i,o- I %%Oh the lilal of el et la Brains BCanii, u emi-
t r, a.nl Rciitaon/ Mad, a soldier of the line,

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for seditious cries. These two men, accused of
having shouted " Vire 1' Empereur !" and sung
songs against the Government, had been previously
brought before a Council of War, which declared
itself incompetent. They assert that they were
taken prisoners at Mont St. Jean, and were intoxi-
cated at the time they sung the song in question.
The Brigadier of the Royal Guar) deposed to
their state of intoxieut .

11. Bcxon, Cotinel for the accused, found means
to reconcile the interests of his clients with his
known attachment to the King.
The Jury declared the accused guilty of baying
invoked the *Mlle of the Usurper, and endeavoured,
by scurrilous Language. to diminish the respect due
to the Government of the King ; but not guilty of
having attempted to destroy or overthrow the Go-
verimaent.

Tile Court, in consequence, sentenced thein,
agreeably to Articles .5 and 10 of the Law of the
9th November, 1/1 Li, to imprisonment for six
months, a fine of So francs, the stoppage of their
pension for a year, and to give surety to the amount
o: 100 francs to reinain under the superintendence
of the high police for one year.
The imitoitiretit picture of Pru(Plion, represent-
ing divine justice preceding I :in justice, :11141
pursuing the criminal with her torch, has been re-
moves' from its frame which was placed over the
seat of the. President, in the Court of Criminal Jus-
tice. This picture is now in one of the halls of
the prefecture of the Seine, and a Christ will he
limit up in its place. It has been thouttlit more
suitable to substitute for this subject, the truth of
which is but too striking, a consolatory image,
a hit li, instead of overwhelming the criminal with
terror, chews 'Win the parilon which awaits hiin.

At seven o'clock in the morning of the execution
of Alarshal Net. the horse gendarmerie aid the
national guars!, horse and foot, were posted in all
the avenues of the Luxembourg. At eight a veteran
soldier went to the. Place St. Michel, to call a
liackne3 -coach. At Moe the Marshal was in-
formed that every thing was reedy lie changed
his clothes, and put on a blue frock, with a black
waistcoat, breeches and stockings. Tne Cure of
St. Sulpice and the Marshal were at the back of
the coach, and two officers of eendartierie orcu;ihd
the front seat. Numerous dctachinent. of royal
gremoliers, gendarmes, and veteraos, accnnspanio•d
1.111,1 billowed the carriage, which crossed the garden
of the palace and pursued the slew iteCiiiie, called
the avenue of the Observatory. By the war the
31arslial delivered his gold snuff-box to 31. de
Pierre, requesting him to give it, with two letters
which he lid written during the night, to his wife.
lie then took from his pocket some pieces of gold,
which lie also gave to the Cure, saying—•' Here is
something for the poor."
Oa reaching the gate, the coach turned a little
to the left, amid stopped about forts• pares from the
gate, and thirty ham the wall, at the foot of which
the execution was to take place. A nicrplet of ve-
terans, of sus teeit men, had been on the spot ever
since live o'clock in the moining. At the moment
when the coach stopped, the party formed in infer
of battle. One of the officers of evodar merit, aliOd-
rd first, awl was followed by the Marshal, who a;•-
paresltly inquired of loin if that was the place of
execution, lie then walked with a firm step to
the distance of eight paces tram the wall, and turn-
ing briskly towards the soldier, said, "
fire at me, and take good aim." As he tittered these
words, lie took off his hat widi 6ts left Laud, and
placed his right Upon his breast. 'llse officer of the
party gave the signal with his sword, and the 3larshal
dropped down dead : several balls ►catered his head.
The body was taken up and put upon a bier. It
was exposed for a quarter of an limir to the view of
the witnesses of this execution and the public ; af-
ter which it was covered with a cloth, and carried
by veterans to the Hospital of 1,11
with-
out doubt to be delivered to Isis family.
It is impossible to do justice to the zeal mani-
fested by the national guard, charged with the po-
lice external and internal, of the Palace of the Lux-
embourg, during the trial of Marshal Net•. As
exact discipline was observed during those days of
bustle by this city militia, as it could have been
by the hest trained troops of the line. No person
was admitted at the entrance of the pulaee, whatever
might be his rank and quality, without a particular
card, according to the title of each individual.
This order was so strictly obeyed, that on Wed-
nesday one of his Miilest''► Ministers was stopped
by the sentinel, at the gate of the palace. The
Minister mentioned his name, but to no purpose.
" My order," replied the sentinel, •' is slot to ad-
mit any person whatever." Meanwhile the Com-
manding Officer of the post came up, and recog-
nizing the Minister, began to apologize for the in-
terruption. " I have to congratulate you, Sir,"
replied his Excellency, with good humour, •' be-
cause the national guard knows so well how to
obey milers. 1 was before acquainted with the
sincerity of its zeal, but it was suit till I was stop-
ped by it that I was able to appreciate its spirit."

VIENNA, NOV. "22.

The notorious Grasel has tint yet been taken. It
seems that he 14 with the greatest part of his
.nog, in the eirele of Tabor, im Bohemia. From
all to t7111111,S i 1 appears, the 110tWitill,1:11Illillg all the
asorres taken against hint, his hand has lately in-
creased to 1,000 men. It has been deemed advis-
able to place military piquets on all the principal


roads lendinfr, from this city to Prague, Brum', and
Linz, for the security of the Government di-patches
and travellers, who have sometimes been threatened.
VIENNA. NOV. 46.

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