The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-04 00:00:00

The Foreman of the Jury—What are we to do ? Aro
we to decide this case or not?

Mr. Payno —You are to decide it.

The Foreman (almost immediately)—We find the pri-
soner not guilty. We find that he is not the same person,
and that he was not convicted in 1860.

Mr. Payne said the sentence on him was that he bo kept
iu penal servitude for five years.
The Prisoner—Your lordship has not kept faith with
me. You said I should not be punished in consequence
of what I said.

Mr. Payne—For this offence only, to which you pleaded
guilty, you are aro liable to a sentence of penal servitude
for five years.

The Prisoner—My lord, I hope you will preserve this
evidence, as I do not intend to let this matter rest here, as
the whole of these policemen have perjured themselves.
Mr. Payne—Oh, I dare say you can have the evidence.
The Prisoner (to the policemen)—You are a disgrace to
the cloth you wear.

The prisoner was then removed to the cells, and the
court rose shortly before seven o'clock.

The Volunteers' Visit to Belgium.

The honorary secretaries of the English Commit-
tee have received from Lieutenant-Colonel Loyd-
Lindsay, M.P., his acceptance of the post of com-
mandant of the English volunteers in Brussels. The
list of volunteers accepting the Belgian invitation
must be closed at noon to-morrow (Friday), and no
tickets can be issued after that time. It is ncces -
sary that all volunteers going over provide them-
selves with these tickets, which are issued at the
office of the honorary secretaries, 79, Basinghall-
street, E.C., inasmuch as railway tickets at the
reduced fares will not be issued without them, and
they will be required to be used as passports in
Brussels. The Belgian authorities have made
arrangements by which 125 volunteers can be con-
veyed free from Dover to Brussels on the morning
of the 10th, 125 on the same evening, and the re-
mainder on the morning of the 11th. The railway
arrangements between London and Dover are not
yet decided on, but it is believed that the return
fares will be 20s. first class,l4s. second class. The
Great Eastern Railway, offer to convey volunteers
to Antwerp (20 miles from Brussels) and back
for 15s. first class, 10s. second class. They will run a
special train from Bishopsgate at 5.25 p.m. on Wed-
nesday, and will have sufficient boats in attendance
to convey as many volunteers as choose to go by
that route, so that they will arrive in Brussels
about noon on Thursday. Applications for tickets
should be made beforehand. _ _

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The following is the amended programme of the
fetes to be offered to foreign riflemen:—
Thursday, Oct. 11-7 p.m., torchlight reception of the
volunteers in the Place des Nations ; presentation of the via
dhonneur at the Hotel de Ville.

Friday, Oct. 12—Noon, public reception of the volunteers
at the Tir National ; 9 pan., rout at the Cercle Artistique
et Litteraire.

Saturday, Oct. 13—Short range shooting ; 9 p.m., ball
given by the Societe Royale do la Reunion Lyrique.
Sunday, Oct. 14-2 p.m., races and steeplechases ; 9 p.m.,
ball given by the Societe do la Grando Harmonie.
Monday, Oct. 15—Long-range shooting ; 9 p.m., ball of
the Societe Philharmonique.

Tuesday, Oct. 16—Long-range shooting ; 9 p.m., thea-
trical performance.

Wednesday, Oct. 17—Conclusion of the shooting at the
Tir National.

Thursday, Oct. 18—Excursion to Antwerp; 9 p.m., pro-
menade concert of the Soci6te do la Grande ilarmonie.

French Journalism.—Anothei Duel.

Another duel has been fought by Paris jour
nalists. M. Sarcey, who has been wounded, is one
of the corps of the Opinion Nationale. His account
of the previous affair published in his journal had
been generally spoken of as being very sensible
and in good taste. He did not object to fight,
but would insist that he had not insulted M. Pes-
sard. On the ground the principals had already
taken off coat and vest, when the second renewed
the discussion as to whether M. Pessard was to fight
as M. Pessard or as M. Emile de Girardin, the
editor, whom M. Sarcey had slightly touched up
with his pen. Whilst this dispute was going on
M. Sarcey suggested to M. Pessard that, as it was
cold, pendente lite they should resume their coats;
and the two men, who were standing in front of
each other with drawn swords, began to have a
friendly chat, which proved that there was nothing
between them that required blood-letting. They
paid each other compliments, and, as M. Sarcey
says, he does not believe that M. Pessard desired
to kill him, nor did he desire to slay M. Pessard ;
and if it were merely an affair of a scratch, what
on earth would that prove? M. Duvernois, how-
ever, one of the writers of the Liberte, and who was
M. Pessard's second, seems to have determined
that blood should be spilt, and, as our correspondent
shows, has forced I\i. Sarcey to meet him. The
means which he used will probably be found in the
following article from his pen :—" It is now clearly
established that Messrs. Sarcey and Co. will not fight,
if they insult you they refuse to give you satisfac-
tion, and either they go to the police-office with
cheek still smarting or pocket the lie given to them.
Before this attitude we feel ourselves disarmed—
disarmed by laughter ; therefore, no matter what
impertinence they may indulge in, for the future we
shall take good care not to demand reparation. For
their benefit we inaugurate a new society, 'LeMonde
Drolatique.' If M. Sarcey had had the smallest no-
tion of what is right, he would not have insulted the
whole staff of the Liberte without having received
any provocation ; he would have chosen proper se-
conds, and have given them full powers. However,
we must not give M. Sarcey an importance which
he has not ; but take him for what he is—an instru-
ment of the editor of the Opinion, M. Gueroult.
The Liberte and the Opinion are the two democratic
journals whose antagonism is the most clearly defined.
At home the Opinion represents the St. Simonian
doctrines of equality in servitude, and abroad it ad-
vocates war at any price ; and these gentlemen, who
are incapable to resent au insult they have drawn
upon themselves, attempt every day to embroil the
different nations of Europe. They are never ataloss
for pretexts to send others into danger, and to keep
under shelter themselves. For a long time past their
hybrid policy, which is neither fish nor flesh, which
is neither courageous nor pacific, which is neither
Governmental nor Oppositionist, has been marked
in hot iron with these words, " Tainted democracy.'
We have taunted M. Gueroult with this on every
possible occasion, and it is not surprising he should
wish to insult the Liberte, nor is it astonishing that
this prudent pontiff of the St. Simonian Church
should charge one of his vicars with the task of ad-
ministering to his rancour. These Jesuits of demo-
cracy do not like to do their own business ; and we
desire to let Pere Gueroult know that his manoeuvres
have not duped us."
We see by a paragraph in the Temps that M.
Sarcey's wound is not of a dangerous character.