The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

MERCIFUL JURIES.

A girl named Alexandrine Raffanel was tried four
days ego by the C.,urt of Assizes of the Aude, sitting at
Montpellier, for the murder of a sub-lieutenant of 2d
Regiment of Hussars, named Anceaume. When in
garrison at Tarascon, in 1849, Anceaume made the girl
his mistress, and the followed him in 1850 to Carcas-
sonne. At that place he became acquainted with a
young girl of respectable family, and resolved to marry
her. The wedding was fixed to take place in July last.
This greatly exasperated the prisoner, and she frequently
menaced Anceaume with vengeance. In the night of
the 2cl July the report of a firearm was heard in the
lieutenant's room, and on going to it he was found wel-
tering in blood. In a few minutes he died. Suspicion
fell on the girl, and it was ascertained that she had a
key to his room, by which she could let herself in with-
out his knowledge; that she had a few days before been
making enquiries as to how firearms were loaded; that
just after the shot was fired a girl had been seen running
from the house towards that in which she lived; and
that a ball, similar to that by which the officer was
killed, was found in her room. But, notwithstanding all
this, the jury returned a verdict of acquittal. During
the trial, the girl repeatedly protested her innocence, and
heard the verdict without the least emotion.
A peasant girl, named The ate Chuchu, of Etourvy,
department of the Aube, was also tried three days ago
by the Court of Assizes of the department, sitting at
Troyes, for an attempt to kill a lover who had aban-
doned her. By this man, named Prunior, sho bad hail
a ohild, and he undertook to give her 5,000 f. to pro-
vide for it; but after subscribing a document to that
effect, he contrived to get it away again. Having broken
off with her, he paid his addresses to a girl named Lar-
bouillat, and a marriage was resolved on. One evening
in January, as he was kissing this girl on taking leave,
a shot was fired at him from the adjacent garden, but
fortunately he was not touched. The prisoner lived in
the next house, and it was proved that just before she
had bought a pistol. In answer to the interrogatories
of the President, she readily admitted that she had fired
the pistol, and that she had formed a deliberate design
of killing Prunier because he had dishonoured her.
But nevertheless the jury declared her not guilty.—
Galipuzni.

FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last returns of the gross re-
ceipts of the principal French Railways :
NORTHERN.—From March 4 to March 10: Passengers,
203,9921.; goods, 265,605 f.; total, 469,597 f.
ROUEN.—From March 7 to March 13 : Passengers,
66,67214 goods, 97,874 f.; total, 164,5461.
HAVEL—From March 7 to March 13 : Passengers,
23,577 f.; goods, 46,019 f.; total 69,5961.
ORLEANS.—From March 8 to March 14: Passengers,
77,900 i. ; goods, 141,2961.; total, 219,1961.
BORDEAUX.—From March 2 to March 8: Passengers,
44,4891.; goods, 69,7541.; total, 114,2431.
VIERSON.—From March 8 to March 14: Passengers,
38,958 f.; goods, 52,990 f.; total, 91,9481.
NANTES.—From March 4 to March 10 : Passengers,
23,985 f.; goods, 31,4601.; total, 55,445 f.
t,TItASBURG.—From March 4 to March 10: Passengers.
93,6641.; goods, 118,6701.; total, 212,3341.
BALE.—From Feb. 23 to Feb. 29 : Passengers,
17,974 t.; goods, 29,0071._ 00ta1,46,981f.
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InONTEREAU.—From Mar. 4 to Mar. 10: Passengers,
8,0561.; goods, 14,5061.; total, 22,5621.
MARSEILLES.—From Feb. 26 to Mar. 4: Passengers,
42,420 f.; goods, 35,497 f.; total, 77,917 f.
CIIAETREB.—From March 8 to March 14: Passengers,
21,791 f.; goods, 23,590£; total, 45,651 f.