The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-15 00:00:00

PARIS POLICE.

Madame Gallimard appeared before the Court with
an air which she had studied the whole of the previous
evening. " I love justice," she cried, " and I love the
judges too," as she made her seventeenth curtsey. " I
demand justice against Madame Tessin, that most
opprobious of insects."

- President—Are you married ? Madame—Am I
not ? Ask my husband there.
President—ln that case, Madame, you cannot apply
to me without the authority of your husband.
Madame—l am not in the habit of consulting my
husband, honest man !

President—We can do nothing for you uuless your
application is authorised by him.
Madame—Oh, if you are so absolute, he must com-
ply. Come here, my child—Gallimard—Gallimard,
where the devil are you ? Monsieur—Here, here (in
a squeaking tone).
Madame—Speak up—louder. Do you give nie
your authority ? (Aside)—Strange times these are
when wives ask the authority of their husbands. The
world is coming to an end. Monsieur—For what, my
dear ?
Madame—What is that to you, you fool ? Monsieur
—Oh, dear.
Madame—Be quick. Come, be a good child.
Monsieur—All very fine ; but I will have nothing to
do with the law. lam master, I hope, abroad, as lam
at home.

Madame—Oh the gredin !
Monsieur—l will not be put to costs. Law iQ a
luxury too dear fur me. I want to know front the
Court what this affair will cost me ?
President—lf the defendant be discharged, you will
have to pay her expenses.
Monsieur—l will pay nothing at all ; these women's
quarrels are not worth a sou.

- Madame—What's the matter ...to-day, my dear ?
How proud you are. You will pay nothing to oblige
your dear, loving, little wife. Come, my child. The
gredin ! Monsieur—l am master abroad as at home.—
that's all.
Madame—Yes, my love. Wa;t till I catch you at
hoine—gredin! Monsieur—What do you say, my
dear?

Madame—You know, my love, that this creature
has tormented me. Monsieur—l am in a dilemma.
OfEcer—ln any case you must pay the cost of the
summons.

Monsieur—Oh, in for a penny, in for a pound. Go
a-head, my dear. Authority—authorise—authority.
Madame (shaking her head at him)—You have done
well, I promise you. Now, I must have justice of this
creature. It is a case of a most aggravated nature.
President—Let me understand you. What is the
ease ? Madame—She tore my bonnet ; she pulled
my hair ; she --

President—Who :0 Madame—Madame Tessin.
Madame Tassin—l scorn your insinuations.
Madame—Yes, Sir, and she threw scuff in my eyes.
Monsieur—l will prove the snuff; it set the whole
house a sneezing.—(Sneezes.)
Madame Tas•in—l demand a proof.
Monsieur—(Sneezes)—There.
President—Turn them all out.
Madame—l appeal.
Monsieur—So do I. The snuff—(sneezes).

A public dinner will be given to-morrow to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, at Portsmouth, in coic'
bration of his recent re-election.

The Parisian: prints are daily filled with ac-
counts of attempted assasinations. In addition to the
attack upon the Abbe Renaud at Notre Dame last Sue
day, when he was stabbed from revengeful motives by
a woman named Leroux, two young women, sisters,
who kept a linen-draper's shop in the very heart of Paris,
the Rue 29 JuiHet, were stabbed by a ruffian, who
attempted to rob them. One is not expcotcd to sur-
vive. These two events have excited the deepest in-
terest in the French capital. The Hotel of the Count
de Montesquieu has been broken open, and jewels,
money, &c. of the value of 25,000 f. stolen. The Ga-
zette des Tribuneaux announces that from the in-
creasing number of criminal trials it has been found
necessary to instal two sections of assizes for the depart- .
ment of the Seine. The cry for an effective police force
is universal in Paris, for the actual authorities, muni-
cipal and gendarmerie, have quite enough to do to pull
down seditious placards and to look after eineute-mongers.
AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—A circumstance Oc-
curred here at the time of the cattle show, which has
been productive of some talk as well as merriment.
A landed proprietor in Ross-shire, conceiving that nig
law agent in Edinburgh, a well known writer to the
' siffnet: who is also proprietor of an estate in the far
north had acted offensively, if not unfairly towards
him, with respect to certain title deeds and professional
charges, sent a military gentleman to the lawyer, on
the occasion of his being in Inverness, attending the
cattle show. An armple apology was demanded, or the
usual satisfaction. The other replied that he had no
friend here whom be could ask to act for him in -
such a matter. Some time was allowed, but no friend
or apology was forthcoming ; and the gentleman fol-
lowed his quondam agent into the lobby of the Cale-
donian Hotel, and, in the presence of a number of
persons, addressed him in a style of language and with
certain epithets, which we do not choose to repeat.
Theinsulted party bore the onset with exemplary pa-
tience, but left Inverness for Edinburgh early next
morning. We shall probably next hear of the occur-
rence in the shape of a law suit.—lnverness Courier.
DISAPPEARANCE OF Two YOUNG GBN-
TLLMLN.—The family of the Rev. Mr. Machell, of
Etton, near Beverley, has been thrown into the deepest

distress by the sudden disappearance of two of the Rev.
Gentleman's sons, aged about nine and twelve years.
They went out, as usual„ on the morning
,of Friday
week, to take recreation in the neighbourhood of the
house, but not returning, search was made for them
that night, but without effect. In the morning the
search was renewed through the country 60 miles
round, pursuit being particularly directed towards a
company of gypsies, who had left Etton about the same
time es the youn• Machells were missed, but- without
effect. On Sabbath day Mr. Machelf was intotso.
lable, and unable to discharge .his ministerial
We have not yet heard of the return of the young
•
gentlemen.—Hull Packet.