The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-21 00:00:00

TRIALS FOR SEDITION IN FRANCE.

The following account of two recent trials be-
fore the assize court at Paris, derives additional in-
terest from its publication having been interdicted by
the Authorities—it was even placed its the columns
of several papers, and afterwards cancelled by order
of the Censcur, before-the papers were allowed to
be published.

COURT OF ASSIZE.
•FrAIR Or KN. HARGIMET •513 VLOCON.
The case of 01. Barginet was first called. 'fins young
writer was accused of h..viug committed an offence against
the person of the Kings by publishing a pamphlet, under the
title of " The Qaero of Englaud and Napoleon, who both
died of a cancer." The tullowitig ale the passages on w firth
the charge was founded :
Page S. " What a sombre cloud has !nisei' on the world,
what a combination of fatal prejudices has overwhelmed all
minds and struck all heart, with dismay fur the future! The
most audacious outrage against the liberty of nations ; the
most unheard of crimes against uufortunate princes; Chris-
tians basely allowing Christian to be assassinated. The
barbarians of the North again inundating the South.—
European civilization sacrificed to the ambition and the
sword of certain Huns, Scythimns, and Scatidatoavians ; such
is the picture presented to iiillaured eyes of grief and rage I
Alas, the ashes of Napoleon are not yet cold—the report of
his death echoes through Europe like the recital of a fright-
ful crime, and a Queen expkrese in a few hours of the same
disease as the hero. The brmer was thrown on a bunting
and distant coast :us gr in his reverses as in his glory, he
died without beholding tire tender objects uf his affection or
the fields of Isis native land : the latter, the daughter and the
wife of Kings, after having been overwhelmed with
injuries and humiliations, Ist eat hid her hist sigh amid
the vociferations of her enemies ; :ma w hen the tears mingled
oath the agony w hick tore her entrails, she fell, though a
Queen, far from the throne in the midst of her subjects.
Page b. " But our young hands will not carry the censer
before the idols to whom human blood is sacrificed. Before
we were subjects of Kings we wi re citizens of n country ;
we will speak fit it, awl we wiil wait the future."
Page S. " King, teach us every day what reliance we
ought to place MI their prutestattoes, their promises, and
their •
Pages S and 9. " As soon as the Czar shall establish his
tlii one at Coustantiliople, lie sell have it in lilt power
to impose un the test of the world whatever conditions lie
pleases ; arid lie w ill rend Tartars to London and to Park to
execute the char tuts of Lout. and tit Edward.°
Page 2U. " Caroliiie was sacrificed to private interest,
and Napoleon to policy'. I hesitate not to repeat that bran
died of tile !Wilt! distemper. Where will that cruel delirium
stop which hies taken possession of European cabinets.—
Weary of treachery and perfidy, have they resolved knee-
forward to employ only poison mid the steel ?"
After reading these passage-, the accused admitted, on
being questioned by the Presideot, that Inc was the author of
the writ charged.
M. de lit unet, Advocate General, then began his speech,
and discussed all the passages of tile patuphlet in which he
thought be could perceive it attack cm the person of the
Kole. fie pointed out likewise the impropriety of those
passages which abused the other Soverei;us of Europe.—
Acknowledging at the same time Ihat they were not e.
sent charged 'wawa the accused, because the Sovereigns
vreuto it eoucei lied tied demanded no reparation.
Monsieur Theodore Perin, the Adstwaite of Monsieur
Barginet, then spoke in behalf of his child. In our6oventr-
meut, he said, there is a fiction wli ch tends to preserve
liberty, and that fiction is that the person of the King Is
and that all respuirsilaiity rests on the heads of
adeisers. . 'nos fiction rises, snit is, us the ditlet rime which
exist. between the King nail Giur,frvnent, and oetween those
of King sal Cabinet. 'lac Ailiag is atilt:red and iniassailable
pursue; the .U,e1111111.111—.-111.1l is, lii: 111111kt...1, aft
pllll,lgoit. C..:1•Itallit.1;i1i1) the infalibility of tai, Kag being
a tact, we ate not permitted to Clitin.ife his acts or stienk