The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-04 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTALLIGENCE.
FRENCH PAPERS.
TRIAL oP THE EX-MINIsTERs.
COURT OF PEERS.
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Pint Interrogatory—Aug. 23, 1830.
PRINCE DE Ppi..l(`.NAC.
What are your Christian and surnames, your age and
quality ?—Auguste-Charle, Armand Marie, Prince de Po-
lignac, Peer of France, 50 years of age.
Do you acknowledge your signature at the bottom of tae
report to the King, which preceded and gave rise to thr
ordinances of the 25th of July last?--Yee.
Do you acknowledge your signature at the bottom Of the
ordinance relative to tha suspension of the liberty of th,
Press ?—Ytte,
Do you acknowledge your signature at the bottom of t!.,
ordinance which declared Paris to be in a state of siege?---
Yee.

Do you acknowledge your signature to the original min-
nance for the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, of
which here is the copy, signed " coutormahle to the °I
gins!, Count de Peyronnet ?"—I believe I may toren that
did not sign either the original or the copy.
Here is the copy of an ordinance signed " Count de
Peyronnet," relative to the' tot ibliehment of a new elect.' al
system, do you acknowledge rur signature at the bt:tt, so
of the origins! 2—l believe I did sign the original.
Here is another ordinance for the convocation of the new
electoral callers, signed " Peyronnet," did you sign the
original?—No, I did nut sign it.
Did you take part in the ordinances which you did not,
sign ?—I did take part in them, insomuch as I was a mem
ber of the Council of Ministers.
Who is the author of the report to the King which pre.
ceded the urdivarices?-1 cannot name him.
At what period was the plan of the report and of the
ordinances conceived anditeeided upon ?—Only a few days
previously to their publication.
Who ie the author of the plan ?—I cannot name him.
As you had the project of dissolving the Chamber and
suspending the Charter, why slid
,you issue letters of con-
vocation to the members of the two Chambers 2-1 derlaie
that I only became acquainted with the issuing of the let-
tem when I received my own, as Peer of France. I also
observe that I never entertained any idea of suspending the
Charter.

For what reason wag M., tie Ragusa charged with the
command of the first military division as early as the 25th
of July ?...The command of that division lied been long
before destined to the Duke de itimsa. It was given to
him because General Goland was then gone to the dee •
thine, after which be intended to pass a few months at a
waterinpplace.
What instructions were given to the Marshal ?—Nono„
Do you know, Sir, who issued the order to fire on the
peopfe?---I do not know, but I can say that I beard the
Marshal give the order to fire only in case of the troops
Lein fired at by the people.
Did you utiviue the measure which declared Paris to be
in a state of siege ?—No ; but I was told that the mew:
sure was conformable to the laws, and as M'niater of War,
interid, I signed the ordinance but I believe it did
not become public, and remained in the hands of the Doke
of Raguse,
Who engaged you to sign the ordinance ?—That I can-
not disclose.
Who ordered the troops of Luneville and St. Omer to
Paris?---In obedience to the injunctions of the King, and
es Mini,ter of War, I issued orders for the disaolution of
the two camps of Luneville anti St. Omer, anti that they
Monad lame)* to St. Cloud, not to Paris.
Did you not distribute money to the troops, to induce
thetn to lire Ott the people?—No, I did not order any die•
stihutions of the kind ; I know that the troops did receive
money, hut not to bailee them to tire on the people ; it:
was merely intended to meet their pressing wants.
Do you know on what day the money was distributed
to them ?-1 canoot exactly remember.
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