The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-27 00:00:00

poisoned five persons, has committed suicide by
hanging himself in prison.

FRANCE.

A Montpellier journal announces that a young
lady of twenty, Mlle. Antonia Cellarier, the daughter
of a naval officer who died in the colonies, has just
obtained the diploma of bachelier-es-lettres in that
town, after passing a brilliant examination. Among
twenty candidates the young lady held the first
place for her translation from the Latin, and the
fourth for her essay written in that language.
Mlle. Cellarier is the fourth young woman that has
obtained a similar diploma within the last year or
two, the other three having their examinations at
Lyons, Bordeaux, and Algiers.

CRIME IN FRANCE.—The Court of Assizes of the
Herault, sitting at Montpellier, has just tried an
Italian, named Paccini, aged 27, a native of Pistoja,
charged with having, on the 2d October, committed
the crime of manslaughter on the person of another
Italian named Pardini. It appeared from the evi-
dence that both of the men, who are contractors for
building and other works, for some time exercised
their calling at Cette, and that great animosity existed
between them owing to trade rivalry. On the evening
of the day abovementioned, an altercation arose be-
tween Pardini's wife and a woman named Fricon,
with whom Paccini cohabited. Pardini interfered
and endeavoured to pacify the woman, and while he
was thus engaged the prisoner Paccini, without
saying a word, suddenly stabbed him in the groin,
inflicting a wound which terminated fatally. As
the crime was proved by the evidence of several
witnesses, the jury at once brought in a verdict of
guilty, but with extenuating circumstances, and the
Court sentenced the prisoner to 15 years' hard
labour ; also to pay Pardini's widow a sum of
3,000 f. as damages.
A young man named Bellefontaine, aged 24, and
recently a grocer's shopman, has just been tried at
the Court of Assizes of Rouen for an attempted
murder. At the commencement of the year 1864
the accused entered the service of a tradesman
named Grandin, at Coudebec-sur-Seine, and shortly
after became on terms of criminal intimacy with his
master's wife. The suspicions of Grandin were soon
excited, and heat length surprised Bellefontaine and
his mistress embracing each other. On finding them-
selves discovered they fell on their knees and implored
Ins pardon. Grandin made the prisoner as well as
the woman an write acknowledgment of culpability,
and then dismissed Bellefontaine, who promised to
leave the neighbourhood. This, however, he did not
do, but immediately commenced a secret correspon-
dence with Mme. Grandin, and endeavoured to per-
suade her to abandon her husband and children and
elope with him. She refused, and the accused, find-
ing that his efforts were unsuccessful, obtained a
meeting with her, and, after repeating his proposal,
with a like result, inflicted a wound in her throat
with a razor, and then endeavoured to commit
suicide himself. They, however, both recovered
from their injuries. Bellefontaine was in a great
measure inspired by interest in trying to induce
the woman to fly with him, as he was aware
that one day she would possess a fortune
of 60,000 fr. in her own right. A further proof
that he was not sincere in his passion was that at
the very moment when he was trying to persuade
her to leave her husband he had proposed marriage
to a young woman at Petit-Quevilly. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty, with extenuating cir-
cumstances, and the Court sentenced him to fifteen
years' hard labour.

Fcur Arabs, one condemned for a murder com-
mitted two years back, and three others for the
murder and robbery of a woman in May last, last
week underwent the extreme penalty of the law on
the guillotine at Aumale, in the province of Algiers.
A large number of persons were present, and the
execution appeared to make a great impression on
the native population. •
BOURSE, Nov. 25.—Two o'Clock.—The opening
took place on higher quotations, but a retrograde
movement has since set in. Threes, which at first
were worth 68f. 75c. for the Account, are now doing
at 68f. 65c., or 2ic. lower than at yesterday's close.
Italian Fives are quoted at 64f. 70c., or 15c. lower.
Credit Mobilier Shares show a decline of 3f. 75c.,
Spanish Mobilier of 2f. 50c., Lyons and Northern
Railway Shares If. 25c., Saragossa 3f. 75c. Lom-
bard Shares are again offered with a lose of 6f. 25c.
—at 395 f. Comptoir d'Escompte, Austrian, and
Southern are firm without variation. Three o'clock
—The market left off as
4 per Cents 97 10
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 6B 60
Do. end month sB 60

:ollows:--
Roman
Ottoman Fives -
Mexican Loan 49 75
Do. Bonds 328 75
Russian -
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred

Credit Mobilier ... 875 --
Do. end month ... 875

Bank Shares 3780

Credit Foncier 1325
Italian Loan 64 60

Do. end month 64 80

RAIL),

WAYS.
Cash. Acct.
~. ... 821 25
... 1098 75
... 827 0

Orleans
Northern.
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian . 2lO --
Austrian — ... 412 50
Lombard — ... 395
North of Spain — 170
Saragossa — ... 207 50
Ditto to Barcelona..
Roman.

540 -

157 50