The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-25 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

mr, I. and J. S Vale, stock-brokers, Bartholomew-lane,
Bank--W. Hughes and J. Eades, fire-brick-manufacturers,
Delph Clay Works, Kingswinford, Staffordshire—J. Dickin-
sona
and J. T
and D. Blehaonsi,,
bya,ecahliycom-pi,rtisn,tperesn,zaßnrcien, cdleo,rntnicl_ashj. Lancashire—R.
Hunt
Bishop, J. B. Blundell, and T. Yates, segar-merchants, Liver-
pool (so far as regards J. B. Blundell)—A. Smith and J.
Patten, leather-cutters, Wolverhampton—G. Mayor, W. East.
man, and G. S. Dove, spice-merchants, Little Distafillane (so
far as regards W. Eastman)—M. Brackenbury and S. Brett,
carpenters, Charlotte-mews, North.strect, St. Pancras—E
Robinson and J. Bortoft, common-brewers, Greatham, Durham
—G. N. Rankin and It. Lake, attorneys-at-law, Basinghall.
street—P. A. and P. Godefroy, and J. Phillips, dyers, Spicer.
street, Mile End New Town—J. Skidmore, J. Davies, and E.
Williams, coal-masters, Tipton, Statfordshire--R. L. Smith
and M. Gregg, mercers, Lutterworth, Leicestershire—C. Ben-
son, A. T. Loveys, and F. Wilson, wine-merchant, Mansell-
street, Goodman's-fields—NV. and J. Richards, brush-manu-
facturers, London-road, and Morris's-walk, Bridge-road, South-
wark—Ann Elizabeth Clark and Ellinor Jardine, school-
mistresses, Aldersgate-street—C. Wetterstedt and T. Key,
dealers in marine metal, Limehouse.

Bata nToN.—Yesterday morning four men were taken up
by the Coast Guard, whilst in the act of landing some
contraband spirits near the Chain Pier, and were brought
before the Magistrates at the Town-hall, who committed
them, and they were transmitted to Lewes gaol to take
their trial for the offence.

The Court was completely filed, as on former
Mays, and among the auditors were a great number
of the pupils of the Polytechnic School, who, on
account of its being Sunday, had permission to
go out.
At a quarter past ten the Judges entered, and,
having taken their seats, inquired whether the pri-
soners, or their Counsel, or the Advocate-tieral,
had anything more to lay before the Court or Joiy.
Chuquet rose and said—l am an old soldier, and
have already shed my blood for my country. I re-
mind the Jury that a true Republican never con-
spires; lie rises with the people. If the people had
risen, as they did in 1830, I would have left my
aged mother, and fought for my country.
Parfait then followed, and was beginnlng to
ob-
serve on the perfidy of the indictment, but was
stopped by the Court.
The President then proceeded to sum up the
case. He impressed upon the Jury the gravity of
the accusation, and that the acts it imputed to the
prisoners were such as placed the whole social
system in danger, and demanded a s'gnal vengeance.
Having recapitulated the whole of the evidence,
which occupied two hours and a half, he complained

of the manner in which the defence had been con-

ducted, the obstinate silence of the prisoners on the
questions put to them, their bitter sarcasms g4inst
the Magistrates, and the idle incidents introduced
for the mere purpose of turning the attention of the
Jury from the important facts. The President con-
cluded by entreating the Jury not to be influenced
in their decision by the praises given to the repub-
lican form of government, nor by the revival of the
names of those men of blood whose memories were
doomed to the execration of all posterity.
The questions put to the Jury were in all 45,
two of which were applicable to each of the priso-
ners; first, whether they had participated in a con-
certed plan, formed between two or more persons,
to ovnthrow the royal authority, or to excite civil,
war; secondly, whether they had participated in
any act, either completed or commenced, in Oirsu-
ance of such concerted plan, and in order to prepare
for its being carried into execution.
At one o'clock precisely the Jury retired to con•
sider their verdict, and remained closeted till three,
when they returned to their place in the Court.
On being asked by the President what was the
result of their deliberation ?
The Foreman declared that they negatived all the
questions, and that the prisoners were—Not Guilty.
M. Chuquet—You have done well ; you have
discharged your duty.
The advocates for the defence immediately turned
round and desired their clients to hold their tongues.
Silence was then obtained, and the accused were
conducted back to the Conciergerie.
The Advocate-General rose and addressed the
Court, stating that he had a duty to fulfil, and that
he felt himself bound to perform it, and he begged
to be allowed to state that, in speaking of the person
who drew up the act of accusation in this case, and
of one of the clauses of it, M. Pinart cried out " That
is a falsification—l said it, and I will maintain it."
2. That M. Michel, of his own accord, added,
" This expression also is mine, and I desire that my
name should be put beside that of M. Pitiful." 3.
That after having examined the records, M. Dupont
said to him (the Advocate-General)" the papers are
not in the handwriting of Kersosi, it is the writing
of some other hand ; I recognise it to be the red
pencil of the bar." Seeing that in this method of
explaining themselves, these three advocates have
forgotten the obligations of their profession, and
failed in that respect which they are bound by their
oaths as Advocates to pay the Court; seeing also
that the imputation of falsification by MM. Pinart
and Michel is an act the more to be reprehended,
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calumnious imputation, it was intentionally to de.
fame the Magistrate; that, finally, the act of accu
sation was only a declaration of the charge whist
was substantially signified to the accused, and that
ihe originals were in the Registrar's office, and
accessible to the prisoners; that, therefore, no falsi-
fication could have been intended, and that any
difference in the copy could only be the result of an
involuntary or slight error. The Advocate then
prayed that the Court would exercise the auzlioritl
placed in its hands by the statute, and suspend
these Advocates from the performance of their pro-
fessional duties, and to direct that M. Dupont be
struck off the roll of Advocates of the Royal Court
of Pei is.
M. Dupont—ln the act of accusation, Raspail
(my client) has been taxed with hypocrisy. I do
not think that there is a great deal of candour in
what has been said about the sorrow that is felt
for demanding the penalty of suspension upon me.
For the last three years I have been an object of
menace; there are those who would thus think of
avenging the numerous victories which I have
achieved over the Crown lawyers. But one con-
solation is left tee, independently of that which
arises from having done my duty—namely, that I
can declare that my profession is not necessary for
my subsistence, and that my family will receive me
with delight; and that many friends will be very
ready to share with me the bread of misery. (Afterr
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that
M. Dupont proceeded.) It has been
lleicaerdcieaMteOdnt:amaree.
accusation,
esaotbioszvations oil the transcript of the
Had I lived in the days of Laubardemont, I would
have told him to his face the truth; and if the sons
of Lauhardemont were here to complain that I ca-
lumniated
their father, I would have bared my
breast, and bid them take the only compensation
which they could require!
The sentence of the Court, after two hours' de.
liberation, was as follows :
Considering that whatever may be the latitude
which a Counsel may take in the defence of a party,
he should still be restrained within the limits pre,

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scribed by tne law and by their Mil, wnicn imposes
on them the obligation of expressing themselves with
decency and moderation ;
Considering, that so far from acting according to
law, the above named Counsel, in a cause in which
so much irritation has been shown, have set an ex-
ample to their clients of anger and outrage.
Lastly, considering that repression is here so much
the more necessary, inasmuch as these violent at-
tacks are directed against a Magistrate exposed
to the hatred of parties, in consequence of the cou-
rage di,played by him in the performance of his ar-
duous duties,

The Court prohibits M. Dupont, M. Pinart, and
M. A. Michel, the exercise of their profession of
Counsel. That is to say, M. Dupont for one year,
and MM. Pinart and Michel for six months.

THE FRENCH REPUBLICANS.

SCENE IN A COURT OF LATV.

The proceedings against the 27 members of the
society of the " Rights of Man" were resumed on
Thursday. It was the turn of the Crown lawyers to
sum up the evidence which bad been produced in
support of the prosecution.
The Advocate-General accordingly, after having
examined the nature and the tendency of the " So-
cietie," declared that in this society there were two
parties—the one party was for dividing the pro-
perty of others, and for taking from others their pos-
sessions.
At this moment a witness, named Vignerte, a
member and even officer of the society in question,
started up and exclaimed with great force and vio-
lence, addressing himself to the Advocate-General,
" You lie, you miserable fellow ! "
President—(His voice being drowned in the tu-
mult of cries and hisses, bravo and tumult)—" Let
the person who has said this be conducted out of
Court immediately."
Vignerte—lt was I who said so—l, Vignerte ;
and I repeat it—he lies.
Many of the 27 accused cried out, " Bravo
Vignerte ! He is right ! We think as he thinks!
Accuse us if you will, but do not calumniate us.
We do not want your property I Keep your pro-
perty."

These declarations were received with three
rounds of applause on the part of the witnesses and
many individuals in Court. The members of the
bar and the Jury stood on their benches. All sorts
of cries and vociferation' were heard. The 27 ac-
cused all stood up likewise on their forms, and the
tumult was at its highest.
The President for some time could not be heard
At length, turning to the spot where Vignerte
stood, he directed the officers to bring Vignerte
the witness to the foot of the bench of Magistrates.
Petit Jean cried out, " Let me also be taken
there; I think as Vignerte does, and am proud to
be an accomplice with him in such expressions."
Vignerte and Petit Jean were then seized by the
municipal guards and gens-d'armes, and brought
before the bench of Magistrates.
The President to Vignerte—ls it you who pro.
nounced the words I have just heard ?
Vignerte—Yes.
Ile President—Your name and profession ?
Vignerte—My name is John James Vignerte. I

.;iFa barrister before the Government ruined me by
its persecution?.
President—Do you acknowledge that you inter-
rupted M. l'Avocat-General, saying to him, in a
loud tone of voice, and addressing yourself to him,
" It is a lie?"
" Vignerte—l said, " You lie, mi.seruble fellow."
President—What have you to say in your justi-
fication ?
Vignerte—ldo not mean to justify myself. I

belong to the Society of the Rights of and I
am a member of the present committee. I was
not bound to suffer that, to our faces, they should
treat us as thieves. These calumnies revolted me.
We know all of us how to work, and we do not
desire to rob, or take the property of others. I
defy them to cite one of our writings in which we
profess the doctrines of the agrarian law. To say
that we wish to divide property, is to lie to the

noun try.
The Court was again thrown imto a state of pro-
longed agitation, and nothing but cries of various
sorts, all revolutionary in their character, could be
heard.

The Advocate-General then rose—He said that
it was most sad for hint to have to explain views
relative to this subject. But whilst his own feelings
would induce him to be silent, his duty as a Magis-
trate and functionary imposed on him the necessity
for speaking. He therefore rfquired that the penalty
inflicted by the 223 d article of the penal code, on
those who insulted the Judge or public officers,
should be inflicted on Vignerte.
Raspail—l demand to be allowed to defend
Vignerte.
Vignerte—l do not wish to be defended. I protest
against making any defence.
President—Allow Raspail to speak.
Vignerte—No; I will not allow them to defend me
beore you. You are not the judges of the country.
You are nothing more than valets! a mere handful
of salaried mercenaries, paid by a King who is the
usurper of the rights of the people.
Many of the accused shouted, " That's true !
that's true! Vignerte is right--we ought riot to
acknowledge such men as you for our Judges."
Parfait, the Republican poet, and one of the ac-
cused, exclaimed from the highest part of the tri-
bune, " Vignerte has told the truth. I declare that

think as he does."
M. Ra/spail—We pray the Court to have regard
to the situation of Yignerte. For some days past

he has been arrested. The expression of his senti-
ments has, it is true, violated the rules of Courts of
Justice; but the insult addressed by the Advocate-
General to the fraction of the Society of the Rights
of Man to which he belongs, could not be listened to
by him, as a man of honour, with sangfroid. Far
from condemning Vignerte to any punishment, we
demand of the Court that it will admonish the'
Advocate• General to be more circumspect,and only to
speak 'after or upon documentary evidence.
M. Dupont—l do not rise to defend M. Vignerte,
because be will not allow any one to defend him ;
but I demand that no judgment be pronounced until

after the pleadings shall be terminated, because it is
our intention to prove that all those charges brought
against the accused of ambition, love of pillage,
Ike., are nothing but odious calumnies, and that in
all the sections of the Society of the Rights of Man
the agrarian law has been rejected.
M. Raspail added, that if the Court should persist
in pronouncing judgment immediately, all the 27
accused demanded to be condemned also, as fully
partaking the sentiments of Vignerte.
M. Vignerte—Quite the contrary. This affmir
concerns me alone, and it ought not to fall on the
prisoners. I declare that they knew nothing of this.
The Judges then rose to deliberate what course
they should take.
M. Raspail—M. the President, I pray you to
wait. I entreat you to delay the sentence.
The President—Parfait, do you acknowledge that',
you said just now " Vignerte is right. I think as
he does?"

Parfait--Yes.
M. Michel (a Barrister)—Such a confession is of
no importance. Perire volens non credilur.
Before the Judges left the Court they again ap.
peered to deliberate.
Al. Dupont—l ls'tll another effort. I pray
the Court to defer its deliberations until after the
pleadings shall be terminated.
At the end of five minutes the Court decided-
-Ist. That Vignette had insulted the Court. 2d. That
Petit Jean had not insulted the Court publicly.
3d. That Parfait, as one of the accused, should not
now be judged. And 4th. That Vignette should

be imprisoned three years.
All the twenty-seven accused rose up, and apos-
trophised the Court in a loud tone of voice. Most
of them demanded that they might be allowed to
share,.the fate of Vignerte. Hisses, hurrahs,

wgtstlings, and all sorts of 'sounds, istere then heard
The peace officers endeavoured to'restore silence,
but in vain. At last, •
Vignerte exclaimed, " Adieu, 11l le President !
You will be highly applauded this evening. They
will shake you by the hand for this I"
Vignette has since been sent to the " Force,"
and if a statement in the ntiona/ of this morning
be true, he is now the associate of thieves and mur-
derers in that receptacle of the most vile and most
abandoned.

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