The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-19 00:00:00

[BRITISH PR ESS.J

The quotation of the new French Threes on
the Paris Stock Exchange came over yesterday
as low as 71f. 40c.,.but that circumstance did
Dot tend to depress Consols, which supported
Wednesday's slight advance. For the October
Account there were buyers for a short time at
901,, but the price principally was U. For
Money they opened at 89H, and closed at 90
898-, and for this Account the bargains were done
at 90 89i. The depressed price of the new
French scheme having no effect upon our Stocks,
probably arose from the disinclination of persons
to change English Stock for this new financial
measure, after the difficulties it ha, brought upon
its projector, which may ultimately lead to an
abandonment of it altogether. The near approach
of the settling day has a tendency to narrow bu-
siness, which has also had the effect of keeping
prices from fluctuating. Exchequer Bills were
as low as 18s. to 20s.—Business in the Foreign
Money Market, for the most part, was all cen-
tered in Greek Scrip, which at the conclusion
of the day declined from the latter quotations of
Wednesday. It opened at 11 111, and between
that price and 12 12-i. it fluctuated almost all day.
The operations of the Bulls and Bears were in
full vigour at the latter part of the day, and the
last so far succeeded as to cause a decline from
Wednesday's improvement. The report of Lord
Cochrane's departure for the scene of action gains
ground, and the' best friends o." the Greek cause
speak confidently of its success. However, the
Market left off rather heavy at 1214; but that
circumstance, we think, was to be entirely attri-
buted to the cause that we have assigned above.
The Bonds were at 41 2. The new Spanish
Bonds were at Wednesday's quotation, but those
of 1821 were a shade worse, being at 22H.
South American Securities were without alters-
tion.—Transactions in the Share Market were
limited, and almost entirely at Wednesday's
quotations.—We have no variation to notice as
to the state of the Mincing-lane Market.

MURDER IN FRANCF.—The Assize Court of
the department of I'Ain proceeded on the 2d
instant to try a case of which the following are
the circumstances the evening of the 21st
of February the firing of a musket was heard in
the hamlet of Cartetmassin. Next morning a
man, named Bertrand,passing near l'Etang Bour-
don, perceived a drad body,, covered with blood.
He turned from it with horror and hastened to
the hamlet. The story he told circulated ra-
pidly, and one Denis Rigaudier waited on the
Mayor with an account of the discovery, in.
forming him that the deceased was Cheva-
lier, an inhabitant of the hamlet. An investi-
gation was commenced. The dead body of Che-
valier was found lying on the back, beside two
bundles of wood. Upon examination is appeared
that he had been shot merely with lead drops in
the loins ; but that the musket had been fired
so near that the t?ffect was as decisive as if it
had been lr•rded with ball. Public rumour
soon pointed out Rigaudier as an' object of
suspicion. lie was the only inhabitant of the
hamlet who possessed a gun, and he had been
Seen with it on the evening on which Che-
varier was killed. It -was observed that he
had appeared very much embarrassed and
confused at the moment when the body
was removed ; but above all it was well
known in the hamlet that he carried on a crimi-
nal intercourse with Chevalier's wife, and he had
frequently been heard to threaten that he would
make away with the unfortunate husband. There
were also grounds for suspecting the wife of
Chevalier of being an accomplice in the mur-
der, and they were both brought to trial on
the 2d instant. The ingenuity of Counsel pro-
cured the ;requital of the woman ; but itigau-
: dier experienced a different fate. He was found
guilty by a majority of the jury of seven to five.
When such a division as this takes place, the
French code requires that the opinion of the
Court shall concur with that of the majority of
the jury, before the prisoner can be liable to the
punishment which the law inflicts. In this case
the Court did so concur, and Rigaudier was
condemned to suffer death.,