The Sun.
London, England, 1832-06-23 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From Galignani's Messenger.)
PARIS, JUNE 20.—The Nortvelliste says,—" M.
Berryer, after he was conveyed to Nantes, made
verbal communications, from which it appears that
he had united with the three other personages now
in the hands of justice in forming a committee, in
the interest of the fallen dynasty. He made further
disclosures, which will become public on his trial,
but which we ought not at present to expose. It
was in consequence of these communications ilia•
warrants were issued against the Duke de Fitzjames,
the Viscount de Chateaubriand, and Count Hyde de
Neuville."

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Several domiciliary searches have lately been made
at Bordeaux, and a plan for exciting the whole south
to insurrection is said to have been seized. _ _

Geoffroy, who was condemned to death on Mon-
day by the second court-martial, has appealed to the
Council of Revision to have the sentence quashed,
and to the Court of Cessation, against the compe-
tency of the court-martial by which he was tried.
M. Odillon Barrot has undertaken to conduct his
defence before the latter court. Geoffroy is also
said to have addressed to the King a supplication for
pardon.
The official bulletin of the cholera for Monday,
states the deaths in the hospitals to have been nine,
and at home twenty-six. The new cases admitted
into the hospitals were 14, and the patients dis-
charged cured 27.
On the 17th inst. the editor of the Gazette du
Main was condemned, by the Court of Assize at
Mans, to three months' imprisonment and a fine of
3,000 francs, for having inserted in that Journal
several verses extracted from the Saphir. M.
Lundeen, a bookseller, was likewise sentenced to
six months' imprisonment, and a fine of 500 francs,
for having sold copies of the Saphir.
A duel, arising out of political discussions, was
fought in the wood of Vincennes, on Monday, be-
tween two officers of the 6th Regiment of the Line,
when one of them received a mortal wound.

Several persons were arrested on Monday, when
mounting a diligence. Among them is said to be an
ex-officer of the Royal Guards. _ _

SECOND- COURT MARTIAL.
SITTING OF JUNE 19.

The Court was occupied to-day with the trial of
a man named Margot, who was accused of having.
on the 6th, fired upon the National Guards and
troops of the line. On being interrogated, he de-
clared himself to be a Belgian, and engaged as porter
to a waggon-warehouse in the Rue St. Magloire.
On being informed by the President of the nature
of the charge brought against him, he declared that
he did not fire upon the National Guards, but merely
inteuded to defend the premises if they were at-
tacked by the Carlists; he admitted that he fired off
his musket once, but protested that lie directed it in
the air, and not so as to hit any person ; the gun
was put into his hands by another man whom he did
not know, and he returned it when he had dis-
charged it ; he had 18 cartridges and 13 balls, with
a gun-flint, which were found in his pocket, for the
purpose of defending the premises. M. Levesque, the
prisoner's Counsel, then protested against the jurisdic-
tion of the Court, and demanded the usual certificate
of his having done so. The President replied, that
the Court had already sufficiently signified its de-
cision upon this point, and that it considered itself
bound to proceed upon all the cases that were
brought before it, and therefore that it was useless
for Counsel to renew a question which could have
no other effect than to lengthen proceedings, which
were equally painful to those who had to preside
over them, and those who were the objects of
them. The Court then called the witnesses
for the prosecution, who, though they were
numerous, were uniformly consistent in establish-
ing the fact, that the prisoner repeatedly and de-
hberately fired upon the National Guard. M.
Bourget, the director of the waggon-warehouse,
on being questioned as to three carbines which the
National Guards had found concealed on the pre-
mises, declared that they were placed there with-
out his knowledge ; and that Margot having
been employed in removing goods from the
barracks of the Ist Hussars, at St. Germain,
had on that occasion obtained the cattridges and
balls found upon him. He declared that he had had
no apprehension as to the safety of the premises,
and had given no orders to the people employed to
arm themselves for their protection. The prisoner
called but one witness in his defence, named Lagres-
siere, who deposed that he was with him during the
whole of the morning, till twelve o'clock, when
they parted, after taking a glass of wine together.
The firing in the rue St. Martin was just com-
mencing, and Margot said—" There's a crash. I
should not be sorry to bring down a Carlist my-
self !" After able addresses from M. Michel, the
reporter, and M. Levesque, the Court retired, and
after deliberating for three quarters of an hour, re-
turned, and declared the prisoner Guilty; but as
there were extenuating circumstances, they sentenced
him only to fifteen years' hard labour without being
exposed in the pillory.

A letter from Ferrara, dated June 8, says—" The
miiltary positions assumed by the Austrian troops
in Italy, indicate that war with France is about to
break out. The regiments that formed the camp of
Montechiari have moved towards Ticino. The for-
tresses of Mantua and Peschiera are fully provision.
ed, and new levies are being raised in Lombardy."
" The Spanish Cabinet," says the Temps, " has
intimated to the English Government that it was
about to send officers to Lisbon, for the purpose of
watching the movements of the English squadron.
The Cabinet of Spain declared, at the same time,
its intention of succouring Don Miguel with troops,
in case the English should act in favour of Don
Pedro."

The Journal du Commerce has the following :
" The general opinion at Brussels is, that the
augmentation of the Belgian army has been re-
quired by France. If so, we must conclude that
our Cabinet has not much confidence in the good
intentions of the Northern Powers. This levy of
20,000 men must be a burden upon the Belgian fin-
ances, but the Chambers will not refuse to supply
means for executing a measure which France con-
siders necessary for the common interests of both
countries. France and Belgium will not be the
only sufferers from keeping large armies upon a war
footing; the Prussian treasury is also exhausted,
and it is rumoured that M. Rother, President of the
Committee of Maritime Commerce, is about to take
a journey to London, for the purpose of negociating
a loan on accout of the Government."
On the Ilth inst., two extraordinary couriers from
General Sebastiani passed through Brussels on their
was to St. Petersburgh by Hamburg!).
The following are extracted from the Quolidienne
" TO THE EDITOR.

" Prefecture of Police, June 19, 1832.
" SIR-I had first addressed the following letter
to my old friend M. Bertin, senior, but have had it
sent back to me, thinking that it might be contrary
to some opinions which unfortunately separate us at
this moment. I now have recourse to your well
known kindness, and request you to publish that
letter in your journal. It explains a situation which a
part of the public appear not to have well understood,
if I may judge from articles inserted in divers jour-
nals. I have the honour to be, &c.
" CHATEAUBRIAND.
" TO M. BERTIN, SENIOR, EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL

DES DEBATS.

" Prefecture of Police, June 18, 1832.

" I relied, my dear Bertin, upon your old friend-
ship, and it has not disappointed me in the hour of
misfortune. Companions in exile and prison are
like school-fellows, for ever attached to each other
by the recollection of common enjoyments anti
lessons. Lcould wish to call upon you and return
you my thanks; I could wish also to express my
gratitude to the journals that have displayed so
much interest towards me, and have remembered
the defender of the liberty of the press ; but you
know that lam a prisoner—a captivity, however,
which is alleviated by the politeness of my keep-
ers. I cannot speak in two high terms of the
kindness and attentions of the Prefect of Police arid