The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-20 00:00:00

[BRITISH PRESS.]

We received the Paris Papers of Friday last
night. The only article of domestic intelligence
they contain is respecting an accident which hap,
pened en Thursday to the King's carriage, as it
u as conveying his Majesty and the Dauphin on a
shooting excursion to Vincennes. It appealF)
that passing along the Quai de la Megioerie, the
fore axletree broke. A cry of alarm was instantly
raised by the spectators and petty dealers on the
Quay, and the royal carriage was speedily sm«
rounded by a multitude, who anxiously press..d
forward to ascertain the extent of the acti,

dent. The King and Dauphin alighted, and
entered another carriage in their suite, and
his Majesty was observed to smile at the
tiitlinigness of the danger he had escaped ; but
he was, we are told, evidently much gratified
with the affectionate conduct of his subjects, who
made the air resound with shouts of 'Five le Roil
the petty dealers adroitly seized the opportunity
to beg the King's permission to carry on their
traffic in the Place du Cl►atelet, from the 15th
of December to the 15th of January, as formerly.
He at once conceded the favour. " My children,
I grant it to you." The royal party then.
drove off, amidst, as it will readily be antici-
pated, the unbounded acalamitions of the by-
standers. The Courier Pranfais has the com-
mencement of the trial of Colonel Gauchais, at
Poitiers. He is accused of having been a chief
actor in the treasonable conspiracy in 18'2i, under
General Berton. The most remarkable part of''
the proceedings it% Court, as far as they are re-
ported, is the suspension of the trial, in order to
cut off the prisoner's mustaches, the Sub-Prefect
of Sanntur having stated in his evidence that he
could not recognize the Colonel's countenance, on
account of their growth. The prisoner appealed
passioriately to the President against the loss of
his mustaches. his Counsel also warmly resisted
the public prosecutor's demand. " A man is re-
cognized," said he, " not alone by his mustaches :
he is known by his shape, his hair, his com-
plexion, and his voice. It would he cruel, there-
fore, to require this sacrifice on the ground that
has been stated. The great Albukerque once,
indeed, pledged his mustaches to obtain a supply
of provisions for his famishing arm Y.— lie
went afterwards and redeemed them. Such
was then the respect felt towards this orna-
ment of the person of the brave You,Messieurs,
will not order the honourable soldier before you
to be thus degraded before his conviction." This
address called forth the acclamations of the au-
ditors ; but though the Court would not comply
with the requisition of the public prosecutor, to
exclude and punish the applauders, it held the
abatement of the mustaches necessary. The wit-
ness could not afterwards positively recognize the
prisoner, and hinted that there had been an
abridgment of his whiskers, which rendered it
difficult to speak to his identity. The Court did
not' think fit to raake any order with respect to
the whiskers.

[MORNING HERALD.]
Friday's Paris Papers arrived lust night. An
accident occurred to the King's carriage whilst
he was passing along one of the quays, but which
had no other result than calling forth 64 the love
and devotion of the good people of Paris." The
wheel came off from the breaking of the axle-
tree. The accounts from Spain, in the form
of correspondence, are of some interest. The
question is, whether they deserve credit. The
occupation of Ivica by Constitutionalists is
doubted---and, to all appearance, justly doubt-
ed. Whence could they have come, and
what security does the place afford ? But bands
of Constitutional Guerillas are stated to have
spread alarm in Estramadura and Galicia. In
eonnectinn with this, it is asserted that orders
have been sent to the French troops to halt, as
they are not to return, even in part, to France.
There are many objections to a belief in these
assertions---supposing that the materials and means
of a Constitutional Insurrection exist in Spain, and
were ready for explosion on the departure of
the French, would not their absolute departure
be waited Ifor ? This premature breaking out
would only give the alarm, and prevent the oc-
casion. Again, it is hardly credible that the
French Government could be so utterly wavering,
and uninformed as to the expediency of diminish-I
ing, or not, the army of occupation, as the dif-1
ferent accounts would represent it.