The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-17 00:00:00

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FRENCH PAPERS.

COURT OF PEERS.—TVESDAY.
At one o'clock the prisoners were brought in, and the
Court shortly afterwards entered the hall.
After the Secretary had called over the names of the
Peers, the examination of witnesses was resumed.
The first witness examined had received an anonymous
letter, on the 22d, the day after; the murder of Eyraud, an-
nouncing to him that event. He supposed that letter had
been written by the author of the crime, but it was not in
the handwriting of Caussidiere ; it, even stated that the
latter was innocent of the crime. Witness said that he had
received several letters from Nicot, and that he did not be-
lieve it either to have been write' u by him.
The Attorney-General here rose :Ind opposed to witness
the evidence he had given before the Aidge of Instruction,
and, after obtaining a declaration from him that he' had per.
jured himself on that occasion, he invited the President to
have him arrested, which was accordingly done.
Tiphaine, one of the prisoners, here rose, and agmed
that the letter had been written by Nicot ; that the latef
in presence of three persons, had confessed the crime, and
he was told, in•case he suffered Caussidiere to be prose-
cuted for it, they would come forward and denounce him.
Nicot denied the fact in very insulting terms for Tiphainc ;
and after a few observations from Caussidiere, the witness, who
protested that he had told the truth to the Court, was taken
into custody by one of the huissiers.
A lady, whose husband had brought the letter to the first
witness, remembered having received one from Nicot about
that time, but it related to commercial affairs, witness being
an upholsterer. He mere]) added that Caussidiere was in
prison for the murder of Eyraud, but that it had not been
committed by him. Witness, on retiring, went up to the
dock and embraced her brother, Offroy, one of the prisoners.
A third witness deposed—that being at the house of the
last witness, had seen the mother of Caussidiere, who, in his
presence, had said that she had applied...to the father of
Nicot to prevail on his son (then supposed to be in Spain)
to write a letter to the authorities, in which he would de-
clare himself the author of the crime, in order to save
her son. She did not appear to consider Nicot guilty of

the murder.
Another witness, a tailor, who had been confined for the
affair of April, had a conversation with Nicot,the day the
latter was set at liberty. He expressed to him his delight
at being liberated, and said, " that rascally justice has let
out the guiltiest of all, but I will play it a trick the moment
I get out of France ; I will then let out the truth, and you
will all be restored to liberty in five or six days?
Nicot denied having said any such thing.
A woman, who passed for the wife of Rossary, one of the
prisoners, was afterwards introduced. The president ob
served that she could not be admitted to take the oath, if
she was actually the wife of Rossary. The latter having
said that they lived together, but were not married, the Pre-
sident read him a moral lecture, and ordered witness to tell
the Court what she'knew. Witness kept, with Rossary,
the coffee house of the Tribune. On the 20th of February
Nicot came in and called for Caussidiere, who being at din-
ner, was sent for by his directions. They both sat down to
a table, and were taking a cup of coffee, when an indiv:daal
walked into the room, and invited them to accompany him
to see some young men dancing the carmagnole. They had
been absent about a quarter of an hour, when Caussidere
returned. He had his face covered with blood, having re-
ceived a blow on the head, and another on the knee.
Shortly afterwards Nicot came back. He was in a state
of great agitation, and said, " I gave one of them such a
thrust, that he will not arrest any one else." He asked for
a suit of clothes, and witness referred him to a neighbour,
who gave him a jacket: Caussidire was, in her opinion,
incapable of so cowardly an act, and her first impression was
that it had been perpetrated by Nicot.
Another witness was at the gate of the prison when the
police agent was killed. Caussidiere was lying on the
ground, after being knocked down by the agents, and Ey-
raud was advancing to ill-treat him, when a yowlg man,
who perfectly resembled Nicot, came became behind him,
and struck him in the back. Eyraud fell dead at his feet.
Witness had been waited upon by the uncle and the father
of Nicot, who wished to insinuate that Caussidiere was the
murderer of Eyraud. He replied that whoever had told
him so had 'spoken an untruth. They then asked him if
he suspected Nicot, to which he rejoined- that he bad no
answer to make to them, but that if called before a Court
of Justice, he would state what he had seen.

From the Papers. )
The Duke of Frias, the Spanish Ambassador, has re-
ceived, by express, an order of his Government recalling
him to Madrid, to take his seat hi the Chamber of Pro-,
ceres. Although the Duke replied by the customary pro-
tests of obedience, it might very well happen that he re-
mained in Paris as a private individual. - General Alava is
soon expected in that capital to replace M. de Frias, as
Envoy Extraordinary, at the same time that he will retain
his title of Minister in London. The,expected arrival of
General Alava in Paris gave rise to the report of his coming
for the purpose of claiming the intervention of France.
But well informed persons assert, on the contrary, that the
French Government had received from M. Mendizabal a
communication, in which that Minister expressed.the hope
of being. able to put down the civil war in less than two
months, and with the resources which the country afforded.

A letter from St. Petersburgh, dated 30th ult., announces
that since the Emperor's return, the greatest activity piT-
vailed among the Members of the Russian diplomacy
Every day couriers and eMissaries • were despatched from
that city. The Emperor personally attends most particu-
larly to the navy. Fie is continually sending to inspect and
press the execution of orders transmitted by him to Cron-
stadt, Revel, and Abo. Much bustle is also observed in
the dockyards at Ochta and St. Petersburgh. It is calculated
that he will shortly have in the Baltic seven or eight ships
of the line, five or six frigates, and about ten smaller vessels.
The military,colonics are about to undergo a new re-organi-
zation. The corps of the army of Poland and Lithuania
is to be extended to 50,000 men, and that of Asia to
60,000. The central army, however, is much reduced.
ANCONA.—A circumstance which effectually contradicts
the reports in the German Journals of the approaching
evacuation of Ancona by the French troops is, that the
Commandant has recently entered !ato a new contract for
provisioning the garrison for the next twelve months.