The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-02 00:00:00

PARIS POLICE.

A fine handsome woman, with fair hair, and an as-
pect of mildness personified, named Madame Chalin, sum-
moned a few days back, before the Paris police, a gen-
tleman named Beslin, for an assault. The fair lady
stated that M. Beslin was an abominable monster, had
treated her most cruelly, and that 900 francs damages
would be but a trifling compensation for the treatment
she had met with. It was amusing to behold the tran-
quil deameanour of the defendant while the plaintiff was
running on in a lamentable strain against his atrocious
conduct, and she herself was so affected by the moving
picture she drew of how she had been knocked down,
trampled on, and dragged by her hair, that she could
not refrain from tears, and a certain degree of indigna-
tion and sympathy prevailed throughout the audience
:nd the junior members of the bar, while the hard-hearted
B,•slin remained unmoved by the touching narrative ;
which, so far from drawing forth a tear from his eyi.,
Merely excited his risible powers, for which he was re-
primanded by the President, who told him that his
conduct, if as bad as stated, would be severely punished.
The defendant, being called on for his defence, said—
If I had acted in the manner related I should be de-
serving of the severest punishment, for I am a French-
man, and well aware how cowardly it is to strike a
weak and pretty woman—but it is now my turn to speak,
and I can do so boldly here, which is far more than I
could say were I alone with Madame Chalin, for I should
be sadly afraid of losing my eyes.
Madame Chalin, who was smelling salts to prevent a
fainting fit, was roused by this attack, and with a harsh
voice, which made a perfect contrast to the music which
flowed from her lips when she first spoke, indignantly
exclaimed, " You are a liar !"

The defendant repelled the charge, saying that he
had not yet spoken, and gave the plaintiffs expression
as a proof of the angelic mildness of her disposition.
On hearing this the enraged Mme. Chalin rushed
towards the defendant, exclaiming—" Were I a man
—but, no, my husband is a man—at least, he is called
so,—but, no, he is a mere chicken. Go, and bide your-
self, M. Chalin ; I am ashamed of you."
The President, on this, requested the plaintiff to be
silent, or else he must order her to leave the room.

The plaintiff rejoined, "It. is impossible to he si nt
when such atrocious horrors are said against me I"
The President here mildly observed that the defon.
dant had not said anything. But this was not the
opinion o. Mme. Chalin, for she pertly observed, " All
men protect each other. There is no justice on calla ;
he is a blackguard—a scoundrel—a villain I" and their
she hoist into a flood of tears.
One of the officers of the Court was ordered to lead
the lady out, but as she seemed inclined to resist. he
sent one of the municipal guards to perform that offic,,
on which the defendant kindly observed that he had
better send a dozen, for that it was dangerous work, a,
he knew to his ert,t.

Poor M. Chalin, who saw that the nervous irritability
of hi, better half would, most. probably cluse her to hi
oonsuited, then came forward, and contrived to lead his
gentle spouse out of Court.

Thu Court b,!ing clear, M Beslin continued his
defence.— You have now had a specimen of the gen-
tleness of the fair lady. so I will say no more
on that subject. It appears that stormy weather
has always great influence over her, and when she
called on me to ask for a debt of 7} francs, there
must have been a great deal of electric fluid in the
kir. She began by praising my politeness, my venero-
sity, my exactness—l was the very pink of tenants, and
so on, till the electric fluid began to act, and at length
she entered into a most violent rage. I endeavoured,
by soft words, to recal the lady to hersAt, but she flew
at my eyes. I endeavoured to protect my face, but she
clung to me most pertinaciously, as I attempted to turn
her out of the room ; but at length, her strength fail-
ing, she fell on the ground. I left her there, and has-
tened back to my room to wash the blood from my face,
and to cover with sticking plaster the stretches she had
inflicted.

The plaintiff being absent, and no evidence produce.l
to substantiate the charge, the defendant, whose tale
seemed pretty plausible. obtained the honours of the
day, and the fair plaintiff was nonsuited, and ordered
to pay costs.

MACKEREL.—Quanties of fine mackerel were
sold at Falmouth and Truro on Tuesday last, six for one
shilling.