The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-11 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Mary Lyons, an elderly female, was indicted for steal-
ing on the 20th of July, at Stepney, several articles of
household furniture, some tea, chocolate, and four sove-
reigns, the property of William Wells, a seafaring man.
From the statement of the prosecutor, it appeared, that
the prisoner and himself lived together as man and wife,
he always, when in this country, living at the house of tilt'
prisoner in Charles-street, Bethnal-green ; during this period
many articles of household furniture were purchased by eseh
of them. In consequence of a quarrel, witness left the pri-
soner in possession of every thing, and went to reside with
his friends. The prisoner removed to other lodgings►
taking the furniture with her. This, together with break'
ing open a chest and taking four sovereigns, constituted
the whole charge against the prisoner. The prosecutor
was proceeding in a lengthened and unintelligible manner
to detail the causes which led to the bickerings between
himself and his elderly frail fair one, when
The July interposed, and trusted that the Court would
not allow its valuable time to be occupied by so trumpery
a case.

The COMNION SERJEANT said, it was clear the furni-
ture was the joint property of both.
The prisoner was immediately discharged, and the
honest tar's laudable endeavours to get rid of the prisoner
and grasp her property defeated.
Some time afterwards Mary Lyons came into Court,
and applied for an order, compelling the policeman to
return her property.
The Coatmox SERJEANT said, he could make
no such
order.
Mr. Wontner stated, that he had no doubt she would
have the property back, Wells having allowed her the eY
penses which he had received Irons the county for the 101
of time.
A JUROR—You had better get married to the proeee"'
tor, Lyons, and that will end all your differences.
Lyons gave the Jury a significant look, smiled, au
withdrew.

Lord FITZROY SOMERSET held a milit3ft
levee, this day, at two o'clock, at the Horse Guards, wbic
was numerously attended.

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Lord NUGENT transacted business at
TwroeoAils,utnryetaitrileilis,umetilboeriindtiignoegn.w‘feoll:.
,
Sir AUGUSTUS d'EsTE, son of his 10?
Highnes: the Duke of SUSSEX, by Lady AUGUSTA MultSi‘fr
has recently been in treaty for the beautiful estate of
Mayor of Dover ,
Saturday last the Jurats in nomination were i‘le''t
KNOCKER, PITCHER, STRINGER, and SIIIFDEN, and II)
numbers at the close of the poll were for—
Knocker 439 I Shipiien ‘2.9
Pilcher
,t 3,1
As Mr. KNOCKER is the avowed friend of Mr. HAI 09-
the result is considered a great triumph by that partY'
Since our last emigration notice, several les;
eels have sailed with passengers from Greenock for diffeSe.o
ports in America—viz. _Dalmatia, 11 passengergt rite
York ; Sarah, 22 passengers, Richibucto ; Ludy of
to,
Lake, 6 pissengers, New Brunswick ; Sophia, Pwill
sengers, Quebec. By this statement our readercl,
perceive that the number of emigrants from Greco rig;
lately has been trifling comparatively with former se,"°bo
but we find that emigration to an alarming extent
it
been going on in the Highlands. The Gipsey
saDp
from Tobermorey with 316, and the Northumberlan ir
e.
with 356 passengers, for Cape Breton. The Eldon,.
Skye; with 250 do. for Quebec.— Glasyoto Chronic'

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ORIGIN OF THE PERRIER MINISTRY.

The recently published work, entitled Lafayette and
the Revolution of 1830, by M. Sarrana, front which we
have already given some extracts, details a I the secret
transactions and manoeuvres by which the elevation of the
Orleans dynasty was brought about. The publication ex-
hibits Louis Philippe and the leading men of the juste
milieu Administration in a very unfavourable light. We
insert the following extraordinary disclosure of the cause
of Laffitte's resignation, and the subsequent appointment
of Casimir Perrier, as a curious example of Court intrigue :
" A short time after the discussion relative to the affairs
of Italy, that is to say, on Tuesday, the sth of March,
1831, a Cabinet Messenger brought M. Sebastiani a
despatch from Marshal Maison, stating, that M. de Met-
ternich had just made known to him that the Austrian
Cabinet had resolved not to acknowledge the principle of
00n-intervention, but to interfere, with an armed force,
not only in the insurrections of Parma and Modena, but in
every part of Italy where there might be a popular move-
Merit. ' Hitherto,' said M. de Metternich, we have
allowed France to put forward the principle of non-inter-
vention ; but it is time for her to know that, so far as
regards Italy, we shall send on armed force in every province
Where there shall be an appearance of insurrection. If
Rich interference leads to war, then let war come. We pre:
fer running its chances to perishing in the midst of revolt.'
" You know,' wrote our Ambassador, that hitherto
no one has proved a more str:nuous and open advocate for
Peace than I ; but I am now convinced that, to avert the
dangers which threaten France, advantage must be taken
of the Austrian levies not being yet organized, to begin the
war, and throw an army into Piedmont.'
This important despatch arrived at the Office for
Foreign Affairs on Saturday the sth of March. A copy,
Made by M. Sebastiani's son-in-law, was immediately
sent to the King, and yet, on the Tuesday following, no
notice of the arrival of such a despatch had been given to
the Council of Ministers. Laffitte was only informed of
it through the indiscretion of a clerk in the Foreign-office.
lie immediately went to the Palais Royal, and asked the
ring whether he knew anything of a despatch from Vi-
enna, said to have arrived three days before. The King
replied in the affirmative; and upon Laffitte expressing
his surprise that the circumstance had not been made
known to the Cabinet, explained this reserve by the neces-
sity of providing against the indiscretions sometimes com-
mitted in the Council. Whilst this conversation was
going on, the War Minister arrived. Upon Lffitte ask-
ing Marshal Soult the same question as he had addressed to
the King, the Marshal replied that he was wholly igno-
rant of the circumstance, and expressed great indignation
against M. Sebastian', whom he termed a traitor. At
length came the latter, who was much confused at
AI. Laffitte's question, and stammered out that it was true
he had received a despatch from Marshal Maison, but of
ho great importance, and that he had not had time to com-
municate it to his colleagues. However, at M. Laffitte's
particular request he was obliged to go and fetch the des-
patch. The opinion of the Members of the Cabinet from
whom this document was at first concealed, was, that it
Was the intention of the King and M. Sebastiani never to
let it he known to them.
From this time, although it was promised that such
a mystification should never be repeated, M. Laffitte de-
termined to retire from office. I can boldly affirm, that
the principal cause of this determination was the King's
wnpoTilion °Pon the external policy of France. The latter
d
Whatever have peace at any price, and openly declared, that
might be the opinion of his Ministers, his was
so, Nevertheless, he combated, or feigned to do
Laffitte's resolution, by which, he said, his friend
Latitte would do him a greater injury than he had done
u'm good
ever by helping to put a crown upon his head. How-
' at the close of a Cabinet Council, in
.which he had
stated his system of policy, a system diametrically opposed
to that
„is, in which the King announced his intention of per-
Als Laffitte begged his Majesty to accept his reaig•
The nation, appoint M. Casimir Perrier Prime Minister.
the h(iwever, refused the resignation, and expressed
strongest
office , repugnance to the proposed successor to the
dared tha a tte. At 1, °I
M. ffi that time Louis• Philippe de-
health, and
t the overbearing temper, constant state of ill-
Were to
even the complexion of M. Casimir Perrier,
him objects of insurmountable disgust.
I. Laffitte, tohowever, who determined at all events
getcal,aout of the Equivocal position in which he stood,
Cabinet C • - which, after
stating that 1 ouncil the next morning, in
prin-
ciples t system then pursued was fatal to the prin-
Pie upon which the revolution founded, to the
honour of was and
France, he ag • fpolicy, and called
developed
?poi) his colleagues to alai s'stm and his
immediate retirement from)nse between his
),
He re-
peated his demand, • office. No answer.
silence. Which was again followed by absolute
t length M.
he prefe Montalivet said, that for his part,
On
this rred the policy of M. Perrier to that of M. Laffitte.
the 11 declaration, the Council broke up. This was on
11th of March, and the next day tbe President of the
equal&
iltendered, for the third time, his resignation, which
preyaccepted by the same Monarch who, only a few days
rrev'Qua, had declared that St. James and St, Phili
were united on earth as in Heaven P" p