The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-04 00:00:00

TRI4_I SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1841.

THE FETE OF NAPOLEON AT
BOULOGNE.

We present to the public this day the programme of
the Fete of the 15th of Auguit. It will be seen that, so
far as the procession is concerned, it will be military, in
every sense of the word, and as such splendid. So far as
we have heard detailed the intention of raising trophies,
banners, obelisks, garlands, scucheons, and triumphal
arches along the line of procession, that is, along the
port, Rue de l'Ecu, Grande Rue, Porte des Dunes, Mar-
che au Ble, Place d'Armes, Rue de Lille, and the Calais
road,—the whole of these streets will display a gallant,
gay, and enlivening appearance. The Committee have
embarked heartily in the cause, and are determined to
make it what it ought to be, the splendid finale of the
Grand Army on the heights of Boulogne. As we stated
last week, the Minister of Marine has ordered five vessels
of war to be present on the occasion. The programme
proves the orders of Marshal Soult, who although, from
his numerous occupations and the peculiar position which
he occupies in the Cabinet, he cannot attend himself, still
has ordered an old aide-de-camp of Napoleon, General
Corbineau, to be present and preside at the ceremony.
The General no sooner received this order than he placed
at command of our Mayor the bands of the 14th Light
Infantry and of the Ist regiment of Engineers stationed
at Arras, of the 27th at Calais, and of the 40th at Dun-
kirk, with such detachments from each as should be
deemed necessary, and also as many Cuirassiers, Hussars,
and Dragoons as requisite. He has also issued orders
that all the Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels of his divi-
sion should be in Boulogne on the 15th, and it is believed
that two batteries of the Artillery, a detachment of Ca-
rabineers, and the band of the 2d regiment of Lancers,
the most complete in France, will be also present. To
these add the Parisian Mounted National Guard, the
National Guards of Dunkirk, Calais. St. Omer. Abbe-
ville, Arras. and Montreiul, with the National Guard of
the town and the troops of the line already here, and we
think sufficient is stated to give an idea of the brilliant
Fete, in a military point of view, that awaits us.
His Eminence the Cardinal Bishop of Arras, who
officiated at the Ceremony of the Institution of the
Legion of Honour, and at the laying the foundation stone
of the Columti, has received the express orders of the
King to be present also on this occasion, and has written
to say that he shall attend with the greatest pleasure.
The fete will commence on Friday, the 13th, by
races, at one o'clock, that of the Hurdles for 500 fr.
The Departmental prize of 500 fr., and that of the Mi-
nister of Commerce fnr 2,500 fr.
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At eight o'clock a grand concert will be given by the
Philharmonic Society, at which all the celebrated singers
who will then honour Boulogne with their company will
attend.

THURSDAY, THE 19TH.

Hurrah again for the races, at one o'clock, when the
Duke of Orleans' prize for 1,000 fr. ; the Ladies Cup
for 1,200 ; the King's Prize for 500 ; and a Handicap
for 500 will be contended for.

In the evening, the Theatre, 'with extraordinary
dramatic repreSentations, will' be the point of attraction
to close the festival of the Fete of Napoleon.
Such is the outline of what the gourmand for
variety of pleasure will have laid before him during
the days of August in Boulogne. Of what the dif-
ferent condiments will be composed, which are to give
relish to the various dishes, cannot at present be made
known ; but no one can doubt the savoury essence of
the feast when they recollect who are the eooks ?
Frenchmen are notorious for their taste ; he who saw
St. Omer and its fete, the reception at Paris of Napo-
leon's remains, indeed any procession NI here French
fancy takes the lead, must feel convinced every thing will
be in a style becoming the event.—Bouk,gne Gazette.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

SHERIFF'S COURT, Aug. 3.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL )
WELLER V. MURRAY.

Mr. Wakeling conducted the case for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Thomas appeared for the defence.
Mr. Wakeling said, this was the most extraordinary
case which had come under his knowledge during a prat.
tice of twenty years. The plaintiff (Mrs. Weller) was
formerly the proprietor of a highly respectable coffee-
shop in Soho, which she had been obliged to give up,
and had subsequently attended on the defendant, who
was an ironmonger in Holborn—he being separated from
his wife—for which sh 4 charged him at the rate of 2s.
a-day. The action was brought to recover the sum of
61. 25., deducting 10s. paid, and leaving the balance
51. 12s. The case was to have been tried last Thursday,
but it did not come on, and here was the
.extraordinary
part of it. The defendant pleaded that he was only in-
debted in the sum of 1/. 19s. 11d. which he paid into Court,
and that he had a set offof 2s. which was not denied. How-
ever,since Thursday he understood a sum of 2Ll5s. had been
paid to the plaintiff, and this, was followed by an appli-
cation to one of the Learned Judges to stay all further
proceedings. That learned person, however, would not
interfere, and said it was an attempt to deprive the at-
torney of his costs. He might here mention that the
plaintiff, being unable to obtain her wages, had applied
to the Magistrate at Hatton-garden, who, of course,
could not interfere, and the consequence. was this suit
was brought.

Charlotte M'Adam said she lived in the same house
with the plaintiff, and well remembered her going to the
defendant's. Has seen her cooking.
Mr. Wakeling—Anything else ? Witness—Mending
his clothes.—(Loud laughter.) She went for about two
months ; 2s. would be a fair charge a day.
Mr. Thomas—Did an old gentleman, one Samuel Wel-
ler, live in your house ? Witness—An old gentleman of
that name did.

Mr. Thomas—Was his name " Sam ?"—(Roars of
laughter.) Witness—l cannot say.
Mr. Thomas—Did Mrs. Weller wait upon him ? Wit-
ness—She used to came home to " clean herself," and
then she cooked his dinner.

Mr: Thomas—Did she make his bed ? Witness—No,
he made it himself.—(Roars of laughter.)
Mr. Thomas—How do you know, that ? Witness—l
have seen him do it.—(Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Thomas—Was she not to " do for him ?"—(Con-
tinued merriment.) Witness—l don't know what you
mean ; she cooked for him. The witness added, that the
defendant's son drove the plaintiff, who was goinc, to
Brighton, as far as the Bricklayers' Arms and gave her
10s. but she heard nothing said about wages.
Thomas Murray, the son of the defendant, said, that
Mrs. Weller used to have her breakfasts and dinners with
his father.

Cross-examined—She went out to keep an old gentle-
man.—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. Thomas—What do you mean ? Witness—She
used to cook his dinner, and said he paid her 6s. a week.
Mr. Thomas—Now, when she came from Brighton,
what did she do ? Your father had then another char-
woman. Witness—Mrs. Weller said to her, " Why,
here I am back."—(Roars of laughter.)
Mr. Thomas—And turned her out ? Witness—Yes.
—(Loud laughter.)

Other evidence having been given,
The Learned Counsel was about referring to the re•.
ceipt for the 21. 155., when

Mr. Wakeling objected, as it wasgiven after the action
had been brought.
The UNDER-SHERIFP having learned that the action
was brought on the 25th of June, and the document was
dated on the 27th of July, ruled that it could not be used.
Mr. Thomas went on to say, that inasmuch as the de-
fendant had paid for her washing, she could not be con-
sidered as a charwoman, and after commenting at length
on the evidence,

John Goodland was called, and deposed that he had
heard the plaintiff say. Mr. Murray was a kind friend to
her, and that she had acted as a companion. He often dined
with them, and said to her, " How is it that you never
say, Yes, Sir,' No, Sir,' but Murray I shag get this,
I shall get that?' "—(Laughter, which continued for
some time.)

Other evidence having been given,
The UNDER 'SHERIFF, after an able reply from Mr.,
Wakeling, summed up the-case, and
The jury found for the full amount claimed, 3/. 10s. ld.

Sir PETER LAURIE, who sat in the latter part of the
day took occasion on some case of no public importance,
to state that he felt great gratification in being able to
assure the public, from the chair in which he sat, that
the Penitentiary system, which had been so loudly repro-
bated by men of humanity, was about to be completely
altered. He had heard from unquestionable authority
that after the long trial which had been given to the
solitary and maddening process in that place of punish-
ment, it had at length been discovered that the cruel
rigours of the place were not productive of the good an-
.ticipated ; that the silent and solitary system, instead of
causing an improvement of morals, deprived some of the
wretched delinquents, sentenced to pine within its walls,
of the use of their reason altogether ; and that the Go-
vernment was at length awakened to the necessity of
prison reform, as regarded the horrible place of punish-
ment called the Penitentiary.
Mr. HUMPHRIES, the Solicitor, stated that Sir Peter
Laurie would remember having presented a petition from
him to the Court of Aldermen on the subject some time
ago. Whatever sentences might have been passed upon
unfortunate wretches who violated the laws of the coun-
try, it was never intended by those who made the laws
or who adjudicated that prisoners should be subjected
to punishment calculated to drive them mad. He under-
stood that the number of Chose who lost their senses in
consequence of the solitary and silent system was on the
increase.

Sir PETER LAURIE declared that three men and three
women had completely lost their reason last year, and
the same number of men and women had lost their rea-
son within the last six months. He had complained and
felt greatly upon the subject. Upon every occasion he
had sought opportunities of exposing the iniquity of the
infliction, and now he must say that he had his reward
in the departure from the system.
Mr. Hobler, jun., who was also present when Sir
Peter Laurie mentioned the fact of the intended altera-
tion, said he apprehended that the model prison which
the Government were building would be the means of es-
tablishing a more rigorous series of punishments than
the Penitentiary was capable of inflicting. The plan
'Ton which that place of punishment was being con-
structed was such as to encourage every fear that great
powers would be given to those who superintended the
inmates.

Sir PETER LAURIE said he had no apprehension of the
kind. At all events one serious evil was about to dis-
appear, and he really did not think it possible that it was
to be substituted by anything half so bad.