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London, England, 1832-01-11 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM SPECIAL COMMISSION

NOTTINGHAM-MOADAY.

The Court met this morning at nine o'clock, and pro-
cee,led with the trial of some of the other prisoners charged
with the

BURNING OF BEESTON MILL.

Henry Linley, aged 19, John Furman, 23, William
Kitchen, 26, and David Thurman, 26, were put to the
bar, charged with having, with divers others, feloniously
assembled, and set fire to a silk mill, at Beeston, in this

county.
Mr. Lowe, the owner of the mill, and William Turton,
the witness on the former trials, gave the same testimony
as before, with respect to the arrival of the mob, and the
destruction cl! the property. Turton identified Kitchen as
having been in the mob with a hammer in his hand.
George Turton gave nearly the same testimony as before.
Charles Slater, the lad examined against the prisoners
tried on Saturday, was next put into the witness-box. In
addition to his general account of the proceedings of the
snob, which was the same as on Saturday, he stated that
he saw the prisoner Furman at the mill, with a piece of
pallisading in his hand. Saw bins breaking the gate of
the mill. The prisoner Thurman brought a light. Shel-
ton (one of the prisoners convicted on Saturday) took it
out of his hand, and set fire to a window-blind, and put
it under the machinery and set it on fire. Saw the pri-
soner Kitchen in the yard with a piece of pallisading in
his hand, breaking the machinery as it was thrown out of
the window. Knew Thurman before, and easily recog-
nised him, being lame. Did not see the prisoner Linley
with the mob. Saw many persons smashing the ma-
chinery ; aaw the mill in flames soon after the fire was
put to the window-blind. Wats quite certain that Thur-
man was the matt who brought the light and gave it to
Shelton.

Other evidence to the same effect was also given, after
which,

The Jury retired, and at a quarter past eleven o'clock
returned into Court with a verdict of Not Guilty as to
Forman and Linley, and Guilty as to Thurman and
Kitchen.

The remainder of the Beeston cases will be tried to-
morrow.

COURT-MARTIAL.---The Court-Martial
which has been for some time past assembled in the Castle
for the trial of Colonel ELRINGTON, C. 8., of the 47th
Regiment, closed the prosecution on Wednesday. The
charges are founded on an occurrence which took place on
the march of one of the divisions of the 47th Regiment
from Edinburgh to Glasgow. The Court assembled on
Friday, on which the Colonel read an eloquent statement,
which seemed to snake a deep impression on all who heard
it; after which the following evidence were called and ex-
amined for the defence, viz. Major-General the Hon. I'.
STEWART, Commander of the For,es in North Britain;
Lieutenant and Adjutant DEVERELE, Major DUNDAS, and
Captain DA LYELL, of the 47th Regiment. The Court
then adjourned until Monday, when it was expected its
proceedings would finally close. The result will not, of
course, be known till it is promulgated by due authority.
—Edinburgh Observer.

The mango tree bears fruit of an excellent
quality and large size, and is in season from March to
September. When the natives of Manilla are desirous of
producing a premature bearing, the following method is
adopted:—Heaps of straw, or rubbish, are placed around
the tree and set on fire, having been previously so placed
that the smoke could ascend among the branches and
leaves, which seems to bring forward the blossoms prema-
turely ; this process is repeated for several successive days,
generally taking place in the evening. A preinature bear-
ing of this fruit yields a great profit to the owners, one tree
producing from 3,000 to.4ooo.dollars,.—disiatic Journal.

TRIBUNAL OF FIRST INSTANCE.

SUIT FOR ANNULLING THE TVILL OF
THE DUKE OF BOURBON.
THE PRINCES DE RAMAN V. THE DUKE D'AUNIALE AND
THE BARONESS DE FEUCHEREs.
CONTINUATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Gth
OF JANUARY,

M. Dupin, jun., Counsel for the Duke d'Aumale, spoke
as follows :

Gentlemen, in successions the most ordinary, and in
cases which involve most moderate fortunes, it is rare that
a will does not become the occasion of those ungovernable
and violent contests which have so frequently afflicted the
countenance of justice.

Scarcely have the dying closed their eyelids than avarice
invades their hearths, and fixes an eager hand upon their
inheritance. It is in vain that he who is no more has
named his successors : his voice now extinct no longer
commands respect ; it is unheeded, despised—and in order
to silence its importunate echoes, they proceed, if necessary,
even to defame the living and calumniate the dead.
How, then, could the splendid inheritance of the Duke
of Bourbon have escaped the common lot to all ? How
could it have failed to excite the clamours of mortified self-
interest—the resentment of disappointed hopes?
Besides, it is not cupidity alone that has sat itself down
on the tomb of the last of the Cond4s ; party spirit has
joined her, eager to inflame her passion, and ready to
second her in revenging her disappointment.
Contemplate the two factions which agitate this
country—the one on account of a past which it regrets,
the other on account of a future which it wishes to fa-
shion and develope at the instigation of its passions.
Divided in interests, opposed to each other in affection,
they are nevertheless found to be always ready to unite
themselves by the tie of a common hatred against the
throne which the revolution of July has raised up. Thus
was formed the foul union to which this proceeding owes
its birth.

It is now a long time since the journal of a fallen party
(Le Precurseur)—title of fatal omen, which, however,
will never he realized—in its columns printed in a foreign
land, gave us the programme, and disclosed the idea of
this proceeding. A celebrated memoir was its prelude,
and the pleading which you have heard has been its too
faithful sequel.
The station of universal legatee—the pre-eminence
which belongs to that station over all other legatees—
seemed to summon M. le Due d'Aumale to the front rank
in defence of the will of the Duke of Bourbon. But if he
would he so in the order and importance of his interests, it
does not follow that he should be so in the order of facts
and of the proceedings.
In effect, gentlemen, how does my young client find
himself placed in the proceeding? From what accusations
have Ito justify him ? In a case so prodigal of accusa-
tions, is there one single charge which they have dared to
direct against him personally. Is not that scaffolding of
allegations so elaborately prepared, and accumulated with
so much profusion, all foreign to the residuary legatee of
the Duke of Bourbon? Were they not the acts, words,
and life of Madame de Feucheres, which have been made
to appear criminal before you ? Is it not she whom they
have singled out as the author of an active influence of an
extraordinary inveiglement, and of criminal violence ?
At once I felt it right to give precedence to her advo-
cate, and to leave it to him to explain her conduct, and to
rebut the imputations directed against her. You hare
heard him, and I believe that the explanations given by
him, in that tone of sincerity which belongs to him, hare
triumphantly repelled every idea of inveiglement, of undue
influence, and of violence. Indeed, I declare to you, that
if the question merely referred to the judicial issue of this
proceeding, I would add nothing to what has been already
addressed to you. I would abandon the charge to its own
impotence, and await your verdict with the most perfect
security. _ . .

But in a cause which it has been endeavoured to en-
venom in every way,—where calumnious insinuations have
been scattered abroad with an unsparing handy—where the
parties have rendered themselves formidable, much less by
what they have openly expressed than in what they have
insinuated, there are points which ought not to be let pass
without an answer. It will not satisfy me to show that
in this affair the Royal Family has been pure from every
undue influence and inveiglement : I will demonstrate that
its conduct has been honourable, and in every manner irre-
proachable ; and I venture to add that to every Lan of good
faith the demonstration will appear complete. As to the
passions or men of party, every body knows that it is ne-
cessary to forego all attempts to convince them : their ears
are closed to truth.
Dupin bete stated, that lie would not enter into a
discussion of all the facts thrown out in the course of the
proceedings, and would confine himself to explaining the
position of the residuary legatee, and the conduct of the
Royal family with reference to the will.
Do not, gentlemen, expect from me either piquant dis-
closures, which sustain an interest at the price of scandal,
or passionate appeals which excite emotion when reason
fails; I shall address myself neither to passion nor to party,
but to the lofty reason of my Judges and the public
conscience.

At the same time let me be permitted, at the outset, to

divest MM. de Rohan of an advantage which it has been
endeavoured to bestow upon them. Let me be allowed to
strip off the mask of chivalrous devotion with which they
have tried to invest themselves.
They have presented themselves to you as the avengers
of the memory of the Prince of Conde—betrayed and
abandoned by the heir whom the Prince selected.
By-and-by we shall see that the rnemory of this Prince
has been neither abandoned nor betrayed, and that every
thing was done for it which could or ought to be
done legitimately. But let MM. Rohan cease to proclaim
themselves the avengers of the Duke of Bourbon—the de-
fenders of his glory ! The walls of this Chamber still

echo with the words of their advocate. Have you not
heard him, gentlemen, displaying all the artifices of
language,—all the resources of his imagination,—in an
attempt to paint to your shocked sight the picture of an
illustrious old man whom he was compelled to expose to
you as fallen into the most deplorable state of moral de-
gradation ?
You the avenger of the Duke of Bourbon ! No, no,
MM. de Rohan. If, indeed, these weaknesses were real
which you have unfolded with so much eclat and scandal
to the immense publicity of these proceedings, the piety
which you affect for ass august memory would have made
you feel it to be your duty to bury them in silence and ob-
livion. Instead of renewing the crimes of Shem, and ex-
posing to the light of day infirmities destined to the sececy
of private life, a pious hand would have endeavoured to en-
velop them in an impenetrable veil. You the avenger of
the Duke of Bourbon ! Ah, you have spoken of aveng-
ing his memory when your interest urged you to do so !
You outrage it to-day, because your interest commands
you. Your interest ! that is your law, your guide. It is
the cause of this proceeding. I, however, now enter the
discussion without further preamble.
In the outset, the action which MM. Rohan proposed
to institute was vague and fluctuating. They had but
one object, and that was to attack the will at every hazard
and in every sort of manner.
Thus it was, that in the beginning they denied the
hand-writing of the Prince, and maintained that the will
was not signed by his hand. But the farce ended there;
they were compelled to yield to evidence, and to shame-
fully abandon that first line of attack.
They pretended, in the second place, that the disposition
of the Duke of Bourbon was infected by substitution,
and vitiated by illegal trusts. To refute this it is only ne-
cessary to read.
In the last place comes, in the third line, and as sub-
sidiary, and under the timid form of a doubt, the allega-
tion that the will appeared to be the result of circumven-
tion and suggestion employed to defraud the legitimate heirs.
Let us consider, in the first place, the circumvention
and suggestion, and then a word on what is called the
question of right in the cause.
I do not think it necessary to plunge with my antago-
nist into the depths of philosophy, into the theories of
public law, or into the remains of jurisprudence, in order
to establish principles whirls no one disputes, and which
every one can find in his reason and in his conscience, as
well as in the writings of jurisconsults and philosophers.
There was no need, therefore, even for effect, to involve
the bloody manes of the unfortunate Fualdes, and to trans-
port us to his mutilated corpse; nor was it necessary to
place us poetically in the midst of the dangers of an am-
bush, to establish the fact that a will is no longer valid than
whilst the person who makes it has freedom and volition.
I concede, therefore, to my adversary's theories, I do

not even enquire whether they may not be a little exag-
gerated in some points,—whether he has not sometimes
confounded the ancient doctrines of Parliamentary omni-
potence, in the matter of suggestion and inveiglement,
with the principles of a more exact and better defined
legislation. I wish to exclude from this discussion what-
ever might appear to savour of the chicanery and subtlety
of those vulgar quirks, which do not suit either the cause
or my clients.
I will offer one single observation, which will not be
disputed. We must not allow ourselves to be imposed
upon by the magic of worth; and in a cause in which so
much is slid about suggestion and circumvention, let no
carefully fix the meaning of those terms. In its ordinary
and grammatical acceptation, the word "suggestion" does
not convey, per se, the idea of a thing contrary to morality
or good faith. It expresses merely the act of inspiring a
person with the thought of doing a thing, which may be
good as well as bad ; and this is so true that, after giving
the definition of the term, the Dictionary of the Academy,
which is the co4e of our language, subjoins the following
examples :—" To suggest to any one a good expedient ;"
" to suggest good advice ;" and it is not till the third line
that it also added, "to suggest an evil design."
Thus, there may be suggested a generous as well as cul-
pable idea,—a laudable resolution, or a had decision ; that
is, to do an honourable or infamous action according to the
end proposed.

I will say as much of the means employed. A thought,
a resolution, an act, may be suggested by culpable means—
by calumny, by artifice—by whatever constitutes deceit
and fraud, But it may likewise be done by means which
honour sanctions—as persuasion, argument, entreaty ; by
an appeal to friendship,—by gratitude, or noble sentiments.
And this it is to which apply the sensible remarks of
MM. Tuuillier and De Mallevllle—namely, that caresses
and entreaties—even when they are eager, urgent, reite-
r.ted, even importunate—do not destroy freedom of action,
nor vitiate a will.

When the law or jurisprudence proscribe suggestions, it
is suggestion exercised towards an end or by means which
morality repudiates. It is not meant that the first thought
of a will should be spontaneous, or that the counsels of
friendship should have nothing to do with it. It is only
required that the will'alsuld be free, and the testamentary
disposition should be the result neither of surprise, of
error, nor of fraud, nor of violence.
Thus it matters little that a will should be counselled,
incited, or even asked for by a friend of the testator, or
any otloer person; if the counsel has been relished, the
recommendation freely adopted, the will is as valid in the
eyes of the law, as it is irreproachable in morals and reason.
The problem then to be solved, is not whether the first
thought of the will of 1829 offered itself of its own accord
to the Prince of Conde; but whether he accepted it as
good, just, and reasonable ; whether he sanctioned it—in
fact, whether he made it his owil, and freely executed it.
This is the whole question for them to determine.
The first thing that would fix their attention, on pro-
ceeding to apply these principles, was the position in which

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the Duke of Bourbon found himself.
I have no desire to rehearse the horrible circumstances
in which he saw his son—in the flower of his age, and who
promised to revive and perpetuate the glory of the name of
Conde—fall.

This is one of those griefs which never can be eradi-
cated from the heart of a father. It left in the heart of
the Prince a wound which the hand of time was never able
to heal.

Nevertheless he had arrived at an age at which man
could not hope that exi,tence could be much longer pro-
tracted. Death might surprise him at any moment, and
every thing would descend with him into the tomb ! And
,he name of Conde, so glorious in times past, would no
longer remain. The family estates too, Chantilly, the
castles, the domains with which so many historical recol-
lections are connected, they would all be scattered, unless a
wise resolution should prevent it. The half which would
have devolved to the paternal line must have passed to a
foreign Prince, and the other half, destined for the ma-
t anal line,:would have fallen into the hands of MM. Rohm
and their creditors, and assisted in arranging those affairs
whose embarrassment Prince Louis described in his cor-
spondence, then very friendly, with Madame de Feu-
elleres : for these persons appear to have dealt out to this
I oly, according to time and circumstances, either compli-
ineuts or anathema..

Two circumstances, however, spoken to by numerous
witnesses, and proved by the Prince's letters, operated
to prevent him from making a testamentary disposition
of his property. The first was the weakness common
to most old men. He was reluctant to admit as pro-
bable, the approach of death. To this feeling was united
another of a higher character, which can be but too
easily understood.
Every time that it was proposed that he should apply
himself to the task of making a will (and which is never
agreeable), the afflicting recollections of the catastrophe
of Vincennes returned with dreadful force. It was this
terrible catastrophe which, by depriving him of the heir
to his name, rendered it necessary for him to regulate the
transmission of his property out of his own race. At this
idea his courage failed him, and the pen dropped from his
hand. These sentiments will explain letters and facts
which have been cruelly perverted.
Be this as it may, the persons who were most devoted
to the Duke of Bourbon could nut behold this dilatory
disposition without regret, and they urged bin► to the
utmost of their power to provide for the future. Each
had his own project, or idea, or proposition, according to
his opinions, his affections, and Iris antipathies.
Thus, in a letter published since the trial, under the

inspirations of filial susceptibility, M. tie Gatigny states
that his father, desirous of the perpetuity of a family to
which he was attached by ties of devotion and gratitude,
pressed his master to marry again to a Princess of the
house of Saxony, and to try, though rather late, the
chances of paternity. In the event of his not marrying,
and in default of direct heirs, M. de Gatigny advised hint
to make a young Bourbon a Prince of Conde.
Some persons, adopting this idea, spoke of the Duke of
Bordeaux ; others pointed to a young Prince of the House
of Orleans. It is known that General Lambot bad
another idea, and he himself has disclosed it. He pro-
posed as a candidate one of the brothers of the Duchess of
Berri.

From these facts three evident coneuvions may be

drawn :.
First, That all these who approached the:Duke of Baur-
bon were satisfied that he could not and ought not to die
without taking measures to preserve his property Irons
partition, and without bequeathing it to an individual
worthy to receive it.
Secomily, Each person believed that he could:recommend
to the Prince's adoption the individual who appe seed most
fitting to receive this high favour on account of political
and family relations, and no one ever imagined that in so
doing he was guilty of an act of suggestion or inveiglement.
Thirdly, It is a very remarkable circumstauce that it
never entered into the mind of any one to name any mem-
ber of the Rohan family, and presently we shall see the
personal feeling of the Duke of Bourbon with respect to
this family.
It was then declared on all hands to. be absolutely new
cessary that the Duke of Bourbon should appoint his sue-
CCSSOr.
But on whom should his choice rest ? Was it on the
Duke of Bordeaux, a• is given to be understood in a par-
ticular part of the articles ? If one considers, it will ap-
pear, that choice would not have satisfied the desires of the
Duke of Bourbon. lie could not, by this means, have
perpetuated the name of Conde; for this young Prince
then appeared destined, shall I say to the good or
the bad fortune of wearing the crown of France?
It could not be foreseen that the hand of his grand-
father himself would place an abyss between the
throne and him. But, however brilliant the name of
Conde, it could not he borne by the King of France.
Every title would be absorbed in that of the King of
France. Then Chantilly, the work of the great Conde,
would have been added to the number of ruined palaces
and uninhabited chateaux. It was not possible, therefore,
that the Prince should select the Duke of Bordeaux for his
heir. The Duke of Bordeaux being out of the question,
who then could be selected for this honour ? M. Lain-
bot's candidate, the brother of the Duchess of Berri? I
am willing to believe that this suggestion was the offspriuk
of pure and ugright intention, but it was not French, and
M. Lambot is obliged to confess that it was discounts-:
nineed by Charles X. himself.
The Learned Advocate then proceeded to inquire, whe-
ther it was likely that the Duke of Bourbon would have
proposed to make a member of the Rohan family his heir.
He remarked, that though the Rohan family were honour-
ably distinguished in the pages of French history, the
Duke of Bourban never prided himself on their alliance, and
it was not upon them that he would have thought of be-
towing the fortune and the name of Conde. In addition
to this there had been misunderstandings and disputes be-
tween MM. Rohan and the Prince. It was true that
afterwards MM. Rohan sought to return into. favour,i,_ and
net Prince Louis in particular went to Chantilfy,Ban I was
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very assiduous in his attentions. The Duke o.
however, did not attribute this assiduity to very disinterested
motives, and that explained his words as repeated. by
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pleaded the contrary, aad, as had already been observed, the
object of one of their articles was to establish that the
Duke of Bourbon thought of appoi❑ting the Duke of
Bourdeaux his residuary legatee. Thus the inheritance
which they demanded so loudly, was one which, by
their own confession, was not destined for them. It was
against the wishes of the Duke of Bourbon, admitted by
them, that they wished to be his heirs, and yet they com-
plained of spoliation, and uttered the words " suggestion
and inveiglement." They spoke of a misunderstood wish !
This was sufficient to enable any one to judge of the mo-

rality of their complaints.
If the Duke of Bourbon could not select the brother of
the Duchess ef Berri, nor any member of the family of
Ruben, where could he look for an heir to his title and his
wealth with so much propriety as in the bosom of that
noble family, which was his own, and of which numerous
branches, full of vigour, would free him from all embar-
rassment in his choice.
It was attempted to be shown that the Duke of Bourbon
was not likely to have adopted such a resolution. Those
who bad instituted the suit not having been able to find
any plausible ground of personal estrangement between
two Princes who were connected by ties of blood, —and, be
did not hesitate to add, by mutual esteem,—it had been
attempted to establish a misunderstanding between them,
grounded on civil discord. It has been said that no op-
position could be more complete than that which had se-
parated the Duke of Orleans from the Duke of Bour-
bon,—that at every period these Princes had marched un-
der different banners,—that one had always supported the
causes of privileges and the ancient constitution of the mo-
narchy, whilst the other had embraced the cause of Reform
and new ideas,—that one by the misfortune of the times
had become the ally of the foreigner, and the other had re-
mained faithful to the country, and had never fought ex-
cept under the French flag,—that on their return from
exile, each adhered to his peculiar opinions ; and that if
from this scene of public life reference was made to their
private conduct, the same diversity of education, ideal, and
tastes, would be found to prevail.
God forbid that he should complain on the part of the
august father of his young client of this reference to the
past ! The pages of his history were too glorious to allow
of any interest inspiring him with the desire of effacing
them. But was it not calumniating the memory of the
Duke of Bourbon to suppose that the honourable conduct
of his nephew had left an irremoveable Leven of enmity in
his mind ? It was unfortunately observable every day that
vulgar men could not pardon a political difference, and
could not conceive that others could honestly speak and
act differently from themselves ; but noble minds could
understand and honour each other, even when they did act
under the same inspirations. It was only treason, or base
and shameful acts, which they could not pardon.
In a word, the two Princes had pursued different
courses, but the progress of each bad been honourable.
There existed between them a difference of opinion, but no
enmity ; and when the hand of time, which effaces every
thing, had weakened the memory of their opposition, when
the Princes found themselves again on the soil of their
country, and better days brought them closer together,
the voice of consanguinity made itself heard, and he re-
peated it was calumniating the Duke of Bourbon to pre-
tend that he felt unjust sentiments against a nephew whose
life lead always been honourable and pure.
As a proof of the kind feeling which existed between the
Dukes of Orleans and Bourbon, the learned advocate here
read several letters from the latter to the former, filled with
expressions of the most tender friendship ; and also other
letters written by the Duke to Madame Feucheres, in which
he expressed himself in the most affectionate manner to-
wards the Duchess of Orleans.
In 1822, the bonds which united the two houses were

strengthened by a new tie. The family of Orleans was
augmented by the birth of a Prince. The Duke of Bourbon
was asked to stand godfather; he acceded in the kindest
manner, and himself asked Mademoiselle Orleans to assist

him in the ceremony. The Advocate of MM. Roban pre-
tends, that this was an act of complaisance—a compliance
with family tyranny, from which it was difficult for him
to escape. Nothing could be adduced in support of that
assertion ; on she contrary, the Duke of Bourbon, in a let-
ter written some days before the ceremony, stated with
what delight he saw a day approach, which was deeply in-
teresting to his heart, and " so fortunate," he added, " for
our family."
Their adversaries, skilful in perversions and misrepre-
sentations, had carried hack their supposed plan of in-
veiglement to 1826 ; and attributed, in this respect,
the most miserable combination to the house of Or-
leans. Some journals had indiscreetly announced that
the Duke of Bourbon had adopted the Duke de Nemours,
and appointed him his residuary legatee. Nothing, it
was said, could be more ingenious than to indicate thus
indirectly to the Prince what was expected of him. He,
on the contrary, would say that nothing could be more
unskilful. Who, indeed, could believe that the reading
of such announcement could inspire the Duke of Bourbon
with a thought which he had not entertained, and parti-
cularly with one to which he was repugnant ? Such an
article was calculated to offend the Prince, and not in-
veigle him. In this light it was viewed at the Palais
Royal; au I therefore 31. de Broval, the Duke of Orlean's
Secretary, was desired to write to M. de Gatigny that the
Palais Royal was not any way implicated in the indis-
cretions of the Journals. Besides, it cannot be sus-
pected that the Aristarque would have been a party to a
suggestion intended to promote the interest of the house
of Orleans.

On several occasions officers of the Prince's household,
eitl.er because they were commissioned to do so, or because
they wished to pay their court merely, had told the Duke
of Orleans that the Duke of Bourbon seemed disposed to
adopt one of the young Princes, and asked whether he was
willing to consent to it. The Duke of Orleans received
these overtures as he ought : he said that he should doubt-
less be flattered to see one of his sons adopted by the Duke
of Bourbon, provided it was not the Duke de Chartres,
who must retain the name of his family ; that, however,
he would await his uncle's pleasure on this subject.
In 1827 a more decisive step was taken ; and now, for
the first time, Madame de Feucheres appeared. She wrote
to the Duchess of Orleans, to say that she participated
in the desire expressed by many persons to see the Duke
d'Aurnale adopted by the Duke of Bourbon; and that
she was willing to persuade the Prince to accede to the
proposition.
What did the Duchess of Orleans do ? Did she receive
this proposition with indiscreet warmth? Did she ask
31adame de Feucheres to come to an understanding with
her, and to combine a plan of inveiglement? No ; she
wrote a letter, which bad been already read ; and which
he begged to read again, as an unequivocal evidence of the
noble sentiments which animated the family so unworthily
accused.—(Here the Learned Advocate read the letter,
which has already been given.)
Two years passed away and no step was taken either by
the family of Orleans or in their name, and when at a later
period the subject of the will was again brought under
consideration, it was on the occasion of an event which
was known to the Court. Towards the end of 1828 the
Duke of Bourbon was seriously ill. Some persons asserted
that Madame de Feucheres had obtained all for herself;
that she was residuary legatee; that it was for this purpose
that she had not quitted his pillow. This report acquired
credit, and reached the ears of Madame de Feucheres. It
appears that she was deeply afflicted by it, and under the
influence of her feelings, she wrote the famous letter of the
Ist of May, 1829.—(The Learned Advocate here read the
letter, which has been already published, in which the
writer denied the reports circulated to her prejudice, and
implored the Duke of Bourbon to choose the Duke d'Au-
male for his heir.) He contended that this letter expressed
nothing unworthy of the Prince, and nothing which could
impugn the sentiments of Madame de Fencheres, and he
confessed that when he perceived her motives for an action,
he did not envy those who had the art of suggesting
shameful ones. No secrecy attached to this proceeding.
'Madame de Feucheres sent a copy of the letter to Charles
X., and another to the Duke of Orleans. Finally, she
spoke of it to the Prince, in the presence of Madame de la
Villegontier, who attests the fact in her deposition.—(Here
the Learned Counsel read the deposition.)
What was the Duke of Orleans to do under these cir-
cumstances? Was he to write and say, " Madame de
Feucheres advises you to adopt one of my sons for your
heir :do nothing of the kind,-1 do not wish it." This
would have been at once unbecoming towards the Duke of
Bourbon, and a forgetfulness of his duty es a parent.
Did he seem eager to consider the affair as settled, and to
offer premature thanks to his uncle ? This would have
been another species of unbecoming conduct.
The Duke of Orleans acted as became him. It was ne-
cessary he should receive an assurance from the mouth of
the Duke of Bourbon, and for that purpose lie wrote to
him on receiving the communication from Madame de
Feucheres.—(Here M. Dupin read the Duke of Orlean's
letter, which has already been given.)
The Duke of Orleans was on the point of departing for
England, taking with him his eldest son, whose education
was to be completed by travelling through th it classic
ground of constitutional liberty. It was his constant cus-
tom before every journey, even in his own country, to visit
the Duke of Bourbon. This visit naturally afforded
him
an opportunity of learning from the Prince what his in-
tentions were.
The Duke of Bourbon breakfasted every morning in
the apartment of Madame de Feucheres; and it was there
the Duke of Orleans was iivited to go to snake his farewell

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visit. An unreserved conversation took place between the

two Princes ; and the Duke of Bourbon himself commu-
nicated to his nephew the dispositions which he intended
to make in favour of the Duke d'Autnale. At a later pe-

riod also, the Duke of Orleans, speaking to the Duke of
Bourbon about this interview said, " The kind and friendly

intentions which you were pleased to express towards me
in a conversation, the recollection of which is so dear

to me—"

Nevertheless, the Duke of Bourbon disliked, above all
things, every species of perplexity and busiaess. He de-

. . .
sired his nephew to make every thing ready, BO that there
might be no delay with respect to a matter which recalled
painful recollections.

The Duke of Orleans then communicated to two Mem-
bers of his Council the intentions which the then Duke of
Bourbon had expressed towards him, and consulted them

on the form to be followed in the adoption. These two
Members of the Council were the elder Dupin and Tripier.
They replied, that by reason of the Prince's minority,
adoption was impossible; that in any case it could not
take place by testament ; but if, notwithstanding, the
Duke of Orleans wished to follow this form, accompanying
it by an universal institution, it would obviate the attacks
of collateral relations. It is in this sense that one of them
was desired to prepare, and did prepare, a draught of a
will. We shall see, besides, that it has had no influence
upon the preparation of the instrument impugned, and
that the testator remained perfectly free in this respect.
Hitherto we have seen nothing which resembles suggestion
or circumvention.

Let us go on, and we shall find that so far from the
Duke of Orleans having deserted the line of honour to
enter a course which delicacy repudiates, we shall find him
counter-working himself, and acting precisely in the inverse
sense of circumvention and influence.
You are aware of the sort of obstacle which the will
encountered. You know the weaknessess of the Duke,—
his paternal sorrows,—his perpetual hesitation. Moreover,
the establishment be wished to form at Ecouen had occu-
pied his thoughts for several years, and created perplexities,
intrigues, and difficulties of various kinds. He had also
to combine what he was bound to do for those who were
in his employ. He wanted to attend to and regulate these
points at leisure. Madame Is Feucheres, en the contrary,
urged him—" Death might come suddenly and may sur-
prise you. Consider what your position, your dignity, the
wants of your family, and a multitude of considerations,
prescribe to you."
The Duke thereupon thought of having recourse to a
measure which was equally honourable to the person who
adopted and the person who suggested it,—a measure
which proves how the Duke of Orleans stood in the esteem
of the Duke of Bourbon. The Duke of Bourbon applied
to him to obtain some delay for combining all the arrange-
ments, and not to conclude this serious affair immaturely.
Au attempt has been made to discover in this letter a
proof that the Prince of Conde repelled the idea of
naming the Duke d'Aumale his heir. But it contains
a proof of the contrary. Permit me to recall this passage
to your recollection.—(Here the Learned Advocate read a
portion of the letter, given in a former report.)
The Duke of Bourbon had correctly appreciated the
noble sentiments of his nephew ; his appeal was at-
tended to. The Duke of Bourbon, moreover, said to M.
de Surval, " I have received the answer of the Duke
of Orleans, and am perfectly satisfied." It is not cor-
rect to say that the Duke of Orleans had affected to in-
terpret his uncle's letter in a manner too favourable to
the residuary bequest.
. _ _

Here end the facts which relate to the Houseof Orleans.

Here closes its part. It appears no more—it has nothing
to do with that which subsequently occurs. All, there-
fore, which it has done, all it has said, all that has ema-
nated from it, may be reduced to this—
In 1827, a letter from the Queen, full of the noblest
sentiments. In 1829, a first letter from the King, in
which he states that he could not receive the disclo-
sure of the Prince's intentions from any one but him-
self. The highly honourable letter which he wrote to
the Duke of Boni-Lon in return to the noble confidence
he bad manifested towards him. Lastly, the step he
took with reference to Madame de Feucheres—a step on
the honour of which my adversary had passed an eulogium
which I am bound to consider sincere.
Here come a multitude of allegations. Madame de
Feucheres might have insisted, in spite of the step taken
by the Duke of Orleans ; she might have overcome the
resistance of the Prince by a variety of manceuvres—
by extortion—even by violence. You are aware to what
these manieuvres have been reduced ; her defender has ex-
plained them. The Prince said Nut yet ! Ecouen !
My son ! My house!" But he disputed only about the
time, er about secondary arrangements : never respecting
the universal nomination.

What, in fact, is the pivot upon which the whole

charge turns? Why, M. de Surval. Let us see. If the
will is the result of circumvention, was the circumventor
present to operate upon the Duke of Bourbon ? No ; the

circumventor was absent. It was with M. Surval that

the Duke prepared his last disposition. And who is M.
de Surval ? He tells you, " I was the confidant of the
Prince, his confidant against 11Iadame de Feucheres."
Ido not inquire by whom, or by what means M. de

Surval came into the Prince's house; his awn words are
enough for me. M. de Surval was no friend to Madame
de Feucheres, and he was the depository of the Prince's

dissatisfaction towards that lady. Well, the opportunity
was a fine one. If it be true that the will has been im-
posed upon you, make another. What says M. de Surval
upon this point ?
" Madame de Feucheres never knew of the will till after the
Prince's death ; the Prince, prior to his death, had merely com-
municated to her verbally that she had succeeded in the objects
which she had testified a wish to attain. She was ignorant of
even any of the dispositions of the will.
" The Prince was alone when he wrote and signed his will.
I arrived at his house the moment he had finished writing ; and
in my presence he placed it under an envelope, and wrote the
superscription on it.
" The Prince was alone when he remitted his testament to
M. Robin, the notary; the remitted it to M. Robin, in my
presence."

Now let us see what M. Robin says.
.‘ On the 30th of August, 18.29, the Prince sent for me to his
Cabinet, and handed over to me a packet, which on being
opened at his decease by the President of the Tribunal of First
Instance, proved to contain the Prince's will. In giving me
this packet, the Prince said that he was confiding to me an im-
portant deposit, and asked several questions for the purr ose of
knowing whether it would be safe with me, and out o' the
view of every person. I represented to him that it would be
advisable for him to indicate upon the packet that it proceeded
from him; and he wrote in consequence these words upon it :
Important deposit made by me to M. Rubin, my notary, 30th
August, 1829: "
Then M. Robin speaks of questions addressed to him by
the Prince, for the purpose of being assured that the will
would remain in secrecy and safety in his study. Could
any one imagine a greater proof of liberty? The will
is written entirely in his own hand ; it was drawn up
from his notes and instructions ; he adopted all its
phrases and expressions; he wrote, and signed it, in
the presence of the Intendant; who might have
assisted him in changing the dispositions. Let no
one, then, say, that the will did not express his
sentiments ; and that he felt himself bound down
by his promisee. Truly, if he had been, as it is asserted,

under the controul of a violent woman, would it not have

been becoming his dignity to free himself from such a
yoke ? And if he could not do so by openly expelling
Madame Feucheres, he at least might hare opposed cun.
ning to force, and substituted his real intention for what
was dictated to him.
But if we examine what took place after the completion
and deposit of the will, we find hint persevere in the marks
of that affection which he had never belied. We find
them in the letter which he wrote at the time.
Let no one be deceived with respect to the sense in which
we appeal to these letters of the Prince.
It is not to the title of confirmation that I oppose them,
for that would be an admission of the nullity alleged by
our adversaries. But I appeal to them, as the expressio❑
of the Prince's continued disposition—as a commentary
upon the will.
If the will had been extorted from the Prince, his ex-
pressions would undoubtedly have been merely those of
simple politeness; his language would have been dry and
constrained. See, now, how he expresses himself.
LETTER TO THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS.

" Madam,—l derive a true satisfaction from the kind things
you have said to me on the occasion of the disposition which I
have made in favour of your children. My heart and my friend-
ship for all your family have dictated it, and I shall be very
happy to repeat it to you when I shall have the pleasure of
seeing you.
" It is always with satisfaction that I renew to you the as-
surance of the tender attachment and the sincere friendship
which I have felt for you through life."
LETTER TO MADEMOISELLE.

" I am very sensible, Mademoiselle, of all the amiable things
that you have expressed to me with respect to the disposition
which I have made in favour of our dear little godson. No one
appreciates more than I do the amiable qualities which he
evinces, and which I have no doubt will contribute to the happi-
ness of his relations.
" If I do not hold with you, Mademoiselle, a more prolonged
conversation, it is because it brings to my recollection ideas too
afflicting for a lacerated mind. I therefore confine myself in
this letter to repeating to you the assurance of the tender at-
tachment and sincere friendship which I have ever felt towards
you." _ _

Thus you here see the Prince speaking with a warm
affection of hie dear little godeom and his amiable qualities;

and in truth, gentlemen, the Prince never united to him- '
self more charms and fair promises. These were the
.entiments which the Prince always disclosed, and which
nothing will be able to efface.
Charles X. and his family were informed of the dispo-
sition of the Duke of Bourbon ; there was no secret made
of it; Madame de Feucheres did nothing more than hasten
a determination which every thing indicated as honourable
for all parties. The Royal family bare good-will to-
wards Madame de Feucheres ; the King also declared that
lie regarded the success of her proceeding in the light of a
personal service.
If then you say there was suggestion, I will reply that
it was a suggestion honourable,—a suggestion known, ap-
proved, and participated by the entire family.
And this is the place to explain that which has been
represented as a scandalous bargain,—as the price of the
circumvention.

Madame de Feucheres had some differences with her
husband, which produced a disagreeable notoriety even in
the Court. Louis XVIII. thought it right to withdraw
from her the entrée to the Tuileries.
Subsequently Madame de Feucheres, having obtained a
separation, presented a petition to the King She said,
" See my position is adjusted ; there is no further pretext
for shutting me out from the Court to which my rank be-
stows upon me the right of access."
It has been made a matter of reproach to the Duke of
Orleans that he supported thatrequest ; but observe, gentle-
men, that the exclusion of Madame de Feucheres was
painful, not only to herself, but also to the Duke of Bour-
ban, who in consequence of it found himself placed in a
position of humiliating suspicion. On what right, it
might be said to him, should this unworthy intercourse be
permitted to exist between her and the Duke of Bourbon ?
Permitted to suspect that intercourse—but no one had a
right to affirm it to be proved. Indeed, when the Duke of
Bourbon evinced for himself the wish that Madame de
Feucheres should succeed in her request, they blame the
Duke of Orleans for having understood that desire, and to
have promoted that success. Do they even think it bad
that the Duke of Orleans had felt a sentiment of benevo-
lent interest towards a lady who lad shown herself obliging
and eager?
An influential Prelate, 'whose name I shall conceal,
wished that the entrée of Madame de Feucheres to the
Court should be permitted, but that she should be obliged
to leave the Palais de Bourbon, the King himself perceived,
as did the Duke of Orleans, that this was a gratuitous af-
front to the Prince of Conde, and be replied " No ; do not
cause this annoyance to the Duke of Bourbon." Madame
de Feucheres was then admitted this is what has been so
strangely disfigured.
The Duke of Bourbon might have revoked his will ; nay,
if this will was not the expression of his thoughts, he ought

to have destroyed it. In order to do that, it WAR only-to
go to the notary, with whom it was deposited. He might
have even cent a revocation in two lines ; but he does no-

thin... A year passes away, and there is no revocation.
The Duke of Bourbon entertains no idea of abrogating what
his regard created. Igo further. You invoke the testi-
mony of M. Surval. I accept of it. Did the Prince say
to M. Survat that he wished to revoke his will ? Never.
M. Surval himself himself declares to us that the Prince
never manifested to him any other intention than that of ,
completing his testamentary dispositions. Further, the
' Prince appointed M. Surval his executor ; he did not say
to him, " You know the violence of which I have been the
victim. Protest on my behalf—avenge my memory."
No; the Prince said to him, on the contrary, " I enjoin
you to protect my last disposition.'
Here a mistake has escaped my colleague. He said
that, far from attacking us, M. de Surval ought to be on
our aide to defend us. M. de Surval does not deserve this
reproach. He has had for a year legal possession ;he has
figured in Court in the character of one who demanded the
execution of the will, and who demanded it in his capacity
of executor. If, therefore, there had been any thing of
fraud in the making of this will, he would have been an
accessory after the fact. In short, the Prince was so far
from wishing to revoke his will, that he had, on the con-
trary, a persevering intention of adding thereto the benefit
of adoption. This is attested by M. de Belzunce, one of
his principal officers. Upon this point I invoke a later
document. The Prince had as counsellor one of our col-
leagues, whose respected name recalls the idea of the most
severe probity, the most religious delicacy, of an advocate
(M. Gait al). I affirm that he was been consulted some
time before the Prince's decease respecting the measures
proper to be taken with reference to the adoption.—(After
a pause of a quarter of an hour, during which the sitting
was suspended for the purpose of affording M. Dupin some
relief, he resumed his speech.) What do Messieurs de
Rohan, he asked, oppose to all this accumulated evidence?
In the first place, some comments upon letters : and in
the second place, certain facts touching the house of Or-
leans. With respect to the letters, they are now known
and explained ; their honourable text triumphs over the
perfidy of the comments. As to the facts pleaded,
those which relate to the family of Orleans are
either negatived by the correspondence, and by the ex-
hibits in the cause, or they are without relevancy, and so
futile that they scarcely merit a reply.—(M. Dupin then
proceeded briefly and energetically to refute each of these
facts, and gave the summary of his argument. He then

proceeded. )—What signifies, then, in the face of these
facts, the allegation which has been offered ? This is it.
The will of the Duke of Bourbon was displeasing to the
party conquered is the great days of July; the accession
of Louis Philippe to the throne displeased that party still
more. We know that envy and malignity are wounds of
the human heart ; that they derive a solace from depres4ng
what is exalted,from tarnishing what is bright, and soiling
what is pure ; and that in times of political ferment
especially, there is no chirge, however absurd,
which is not readily received and propagated. Summon-
ing these considerations to his aid, the Counsel of Messieurs

Bohan has told you that the great names which figure in
this cause call upon you to sacrifice them, to proclaim
with the more eclat the grand protective principle of
the moral liberty of testators. Undoubtedly this prin-
ciple is a great and a sacred one, but in order to main-
tain it, it is net necessary to have the illustrious holo-
causts which it is proposed to sacrifice, and which justice
will not accept-. Here my task ought to end, but
another charge offered by Messieurs de Bohan calls for
a new refutation. The '727th article of the civil code
declares the heir of one of age unworthy to succeed,
who, well aware of the murder of the deceased, did not
avenge his memory. The application of this article has
been invoked against us, or, in other words, it is invoked
without being invoked. It is left in the proceedings as a
memento and declamation. I cannot conceive the argu-
ment which it is intended to draw from it. Tite house
of Orleans, it may be said, cannot inherit in one of its
branches from a party whose vindication they have fore-
gone. But, in the first place, it is the Duke d'Aumale,
not the house of Orleans, who is a party in this suit. The
right is personal; the unworthiness, if it exist, ought to
be equally so. How then can the inaction of the family
prejudice the universal legatee ? Moreover, the law
requires that the legatee should be congnizant of the
murder. What is the argument of our adversaries upon
this point? They say they are indications, there are
strong presumptions, but it is necessary to render con-
jecture probable to give consistency to these presumptions.
It is necessary, to write, to print, to circulate memoirs ;

to avenge the memory of the deceased at all haz ads,

But, gentlemen, there is a consideration tuat supersedes
all others, which is that of truth ; and when they come
to reproach us with not associating ourselves with their
calumnies, we answer, that not only have we not failed in
a single duty, but we have fulfilled that which was
imposed upon us by the laws of honour and conscience.
I have read all the documents in the proceeding, I
have impartially examined the instruction, and I declare
my firm conviction that the murder is evidently a fable.
If I repel the idea of murder, and say there has been a
suicide, I may be told, you outrage the memory of the
Prince. But one consideration re-assures me. If I blun-
der in the position which was not chosen by me, but in
which my adversaries have placed me, I take the whole
responsibility upon myself; for you must be aware I can-
not bring here the exact feelings of the universal legatee ;
I can follow here no other guides than truth and my own
conscience. When the revolution of July broke out, I
am not prepared to deny that it produced a strong impres-
sion upon the mind of the Duke of Bourbon. The sud-
den and terrible resentment of the people, the three gene-
rations of Kings and Princes expelled to a foreign soil, the
misfortunes of his house, the excitement of his country,
and the possibility of personal danger to him, all very
sensibly agitated his understanding and his affections.
Meanwhile we are all agreed that when the Duke de
Bourbon was informed that the Duke of Orleans had
ascended the throne, and that a regular Government was
about to be established at the same moment, when one
woul4 have supposed there was no reason to fear the in-
vasion of anarchy, the Duke de Bourbon became re.„_cured,
sured, and even viewed this last event with perfect satis.
faction. We have a proof of this in a letter trots the
Prince himself. 'When the Lieutenant-General of the
kingdom was called to the Chamber to accept the Charter,
and to take the oath, he wrote to the Duke de Bourbon
the following letter :
" To-morrow, Monsieur, the Chambers re-assemble to re-
ceive the oath which I am about to take. It will be very gra-
tifying to me to see you occupying the place to which you are
entitled, close to myself; it will be reserved for you should you
arrive to claim it ; but I am not ignorant that the state of your

health does not allow me to hope for your prigence. My filthily
and I thank you for the answer with which you favoured us
yesterday, and also for the other marks of friendship of which
my faithful messenger yesterday evening informed us upon your
part. Remain perfectly easy at St. Lcu, take especial care of
what we all esteem so precious—the re-establishment of your
health, and accept herewith the expression of the lively and
tender friendship which I feel towards you.

" L. P. D'ORLEANS."
Here is the answer which the Duke de Bourbon imme-
diately returned, and without any hesitation, as is suffi-
ciently attested by the evidence in the cause :
" I should have exerted myself to the utmost, Monsieur, in
order to accompany you to-morrow to the Chambers, had there
been any possibility that I could have been able to do so, but
the state of my health absolutely prevents me from fulfilling my
intentions. Be assured, Monsieur, with your accustomed kind-
ness, of my very great concern, and also receive the assurance
of that tender and sincere friendship with which I shall always
regard you during life. If I write to you again, Sir, as Lieute-
nant-General of the Kingdom, to-morrow, I shall be with you
at heart, and you shall always find in rise an equally faithful and
devoted subject."

You see, gentlemen, added M. Dupin, that the pride of
the first Prince of the blood was trot in any way offended I
by the term " subject."—(Laughter.) After the Duke
of Orleans had ascended the throne, the Duke de Bourbon
received a visit from the Queen. He was very sensible of
the complaisance and courtesy which this step appeared to
indicate. But his acquiescence in the new order of things
received a shock from another quarter. What ! the son
of the Prince of Conde attached to a Government which
had emanated from barricades. He refused to retire once
more into banishment—he gave in his adhesion to the Go-
vernment of Louis Philippe I A certain party had its ad-
herents about the person of the Duke de Bourbon, and they
strained every effort to make him change his determina-
tion. Figure to yourselves this unhappy oil man in the
midst of those deplorable scenes which were each moment
assailing him. If you do not emigrate, whispers some
without ceasing, you dishonour your name--you are want-
ing to the memory of your race—you disgrace the last
days of the life of the last Conde. Your natural po-
sition is alongside of Charles X. If you remain,
the reproaches of history await you. Alas ! the
house of Conde is about to terminate in infamy ! The
wretched old man, like all the other emigrants who
did not wish to recommence emigration in 1830, knew
too well by how many wrongs it was necessary in 1792
and 1793 to suffer in return for the succour of a foreign
country ; he knew too well what recollections that emigra-
tion had left in France, indeed throughout all Europe, to
enter voluntarily again upon a similar course of experience.
Every thing attached him to France, his habits, his years,
his fortune, and even the nature of his pleasures. His
was not a case merely of intention, it was one of neces-
sity, it was life itself. Behold him perpetually harrassed
by those who surrounded him, in order to break the many
ties which held hini, to wean him from the affections
which dictated his stay. It was by invoking the name
of his father, the honour of his own name, which was to
him an object of idolatry, that he was implored to endure
the miseries of an exile, which to him would have been
death. What then was his duty—what should he do?
Distracting thoughts, conflicting opinions, agitate and pos-
sess him. He is in a Ikrinth which has no issue. Hie
brain turns. On the 27th of August the mournful intel-

ligence was announced that the Prince was found dead in
his bed-chamber. At length, by a providential miracle,
certain papers, which had not been at first perceived, were
found in the fire-place ; amongst them the melancholy
idea of the Prince was found written : a postscript
intimates the spot where he wishes that his remains
should be transported. Here, again, the genius of com-
ment does nut fail the Messieurs de Bohan. This note
was written to prevent the pillage of the chateau. More-
over, in order to conciliate the inhabitants, the Prince
begins by begging them to be good enough not to plunder,
burn, and murder, which supposes that they were capable
of all ; that is, lie insults i❑ order to conciliate them. He
wished to travel, say MM. de Rohan. What a journey !
Read as far as the postscript, and you will see, that after
bidding adieu to the inhabitants of St. Leu, he adds in the
postscript, his desire to have his remains placed near those
of his unhappy son. Say, if these melancholy expressions
could have been written with the view of a journey, and
as the announcement of a departure into exile. M. Ber-
nard, the Attorney- General, whose perfect honour is well
known, made his report to the Keeper of the Seals, and
you are aware that the Keeper of the Seals at that period
was the severe Dupont (de l'Eure), the austere Dupont.
It resulted from this report, and from the inquiries of the
public Ministry, that there was a great misfortune to de-
plore, hut no crime to punish. Passions, nevertheless,
fermented; charges were made; the activity of personal
interests redoubles its efforts ; animosities offer their
poisonous contributions. Justice weighs these elements
with a steady hand, rejects whatever wears the mark
of passion and party spirit, recognizing only what bears
the seal of truth ; and a requisition of the present At-
torney-General declares, not only that the facts are not
proved, but the publication of MM. Bohan is defamatory;
but the prosecution of defamation does not belong to him.
The clamours of MM. de Bohan, however, still continue ;
they become louder and bolder than ever. Justice has pro-
nounced her decision in vain ; she is deceived ; there bas
been a crime ; there has been a murder. Beyond the
criminal proceeding they behold in the distance a civil
suit. The registry of the Cour Royale of Paris was
viewed by them as a step to reach Chantilly. Who would
believe it ? It is not enough for them to have prosecuted
—to have calumniated. In the very teeth of all which
has taken place, they accuse us of not ourselves prosecuting
what they term the murder of the Prince of Conde ! I
reply, with the sentence of the Court in my hand, that
there has been no murder. But it will be said, you attack
the memory of the Prince ; you dishonour his last mo-
ments. No, gentlemen ; God forbid that, deserting the
principles of morality, I should appear here as an apologist
of suicide. I should undoubtedly be •pen to your reproach
if the party concerned was a young man, in the vigour of
his age, who, when threatened with great peril, or great
suffering, incapable of braving the one, or of resisting
the other, had put an end to his life. But the part in
this case is an aged person, who remembering three re-
volutions and two exiles, dreaded another. Thus gentle.
men, vanishes this strange reproach of indignity: you,
gentlemen, will be satisfied that there is no indignity but
in the invoking and employing such expedients. Yet,
gentlemen, it is in the name of all that is moat sacred, it
is in calling upon God and virtue, the obligation of duty
and the sanctity of your office, that you are required in a
solemn tone to crown the rash and guilty efforts of MM.
de Rohan. We, also, appeal to your independence ; but
we appeal, at the same time, to your impartiality. What,
then, are the declarations of MM. de Bohan, and the
empty murmurs of the passions they have grouped around
them ? They cannot reach, they cannot move you ; and
from the very bosom of this sanctuary, so majestic and so
pure, a voice will rise which will drown all these clamours,
and re-echo even to futurity the inextinguishable voice of
justice and of truth.
This speech lasted three hours ; scare ,ly had it ended,
when plaudits burst from the spectators. A number of
counsel pressed round M. Dupin, jun., and warmly con-
gratulated him.
The cause was adjourned to the Stb, for M. Hennequin's
reply.

A circumstance has occurred at Egremont,
which has excited much speculation in that place; the
following are the particulars, as detailed by a correspon-
dent. A few days ago a person named HEARD, who lives
at St. Bees, was, on some occasion or other, in Walto❑
Wood, where he discovered among the brushwood two
wooden legs, with the pieces that fix them to the thighs,
and also the strap and buckle which secure them to the
waist. The circumstance would at any other time have
excited little attention, but so much has lately been said
about Barking that a doubt was immediately started,
whether they might have belonged to some poor fellow
who had fallen a victim to some travelling Buffo!. or
WILLIAMS. At last Martinmas fair there was a man
with two wooden legs, hawking about watch guards, and
our correspondent describes him as a stout man, apparently
five feet ten inches in height, wearing a glazed hat, and a
plaid over one shoulder crossing his body to the other side,
and speaking with the Scotch accent. Nobody knew
where lie came from, and at sione of the lodging houses in
Egremont do they recollect entertaining him. The mat-
ter may be satisfactorily explained, but at present there is
a strong suspicion that somebody has met with foul play.
--Whitehaven Herald.

A murder took place at Ballycorick, county
Clare, on Friday last. Our readers will recollect that after
the murder of Sergeant ROBINSON, a number of the people
were taken up for it; some of them were hanged, others
transported, and more remained in gaol to abide their
trials at the next Assizes. illicataxr. DILLON, the man
who was then murdered, was supposed to have given in-
form ition respecting the murder against one of the prin..
cipals now in gaol. On the night of Friday Dit.r.ox was
invited to take share of some spirits, which they had
drunk. DILLON left them to go home, it is supposed,
when they followed him till he came to Ballycnrick-
bridge, on which one of the men was hanged, and there
they butchered the unfortunate man by cutting off the roof
of the skull, inflicting three wounds on the back of the
head, and cutting him almost in two across the back.—
Limerick Evening Post.

FROM ATE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, JAN. 9, 1834.
The King has been pleased to appoint Henry Turrens D'Agui-
lar, Esq. l'age of Honour to his Majesty in ordinary, ill the
room of William Henry Hervey Bathurst, Esq. promoted.