The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-25 00:00:00

JANUARY 25, 11:60

the Extract from the letter of the 6th Dec. it appears
that, after our of the 10th Nov., and promised in-
vestig,ation, the Commissioners, who had visited this
patient for two years, became of opinion that the case is
one which cannot be properly nor beneficially treated in

a lunatic asylum.' 7 -
This is unfortunately not a solitary case. Mr.

PURNELL says—
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" It makes the second instance which I have found in
this county, during the past year, where private lunatic
asylums have been conveniently employed, like the Btl2-
ti!e in France, under it; ancient regime, for a father to
confine, by Wires de cachet, an unmanageable son; the
second, where that most dangerous doctrine—that the
yielding in particular individuals to that propensity to
vice or immorality inherent in human nature—but
checked in the generality. of the class to which they may
belong by the regulations of society and the laws of the
land, is converted by medical men into a proof of insa-
nity, which they term moral insanity, and where they
allow that ietzllectual insanity does not exist.
Jly correspondenee.proves that these cases have be-
come of no uncmmen occurrence.
It is obserVable that the entries as to this case, through
the two year; of its continuance, treat the patient, in
their general tone, a; a viciously inclined youth, placed
in a severe school for punishment and reformation, ra-
ther t'tau a; an insar e patient, legally or illegally, in a

lunatic asylum.
"It cannot be matter of surprise,. that the visitors
should adopt, in these cases, impressions derived from
the entries of the snlariW metropolitan commissioners,
composed, as that bourd is, of individuals selected for
their eminence in the legal and medical profession—upon
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whose decided or unde3lded conduct in counteoalcing or
checking tho further spread of this doctrine, its con- ,
tinned existence must mainly depend.
" Medical certifieatirs authorising these convenient ar
rangements will bo always pocurable, founded upon this
doctrine, which drai's no definite—no evident line be-.
tween responsibility and irresponsibility—and offers the
cover of the last, equally to the petty offender as t:► the
perpetrator of the most revolting crimes."
Can we be surprised, after the countenance which
this dangerous dcctrino of moral insanity receives
from those in high places, that juries re=
&se to convict persons who hive com,-
mated crimes of more than ordinary atrocity,
and are willing to accept the very atrocity of the
crime as proof of the non-responsibility of the crimi-
nal ? Surely the conduct of the Commissioners as
regards these and s imilar cases requires investigation,
and we trust that the Lord Chancellor will lose no
time in causing a searching inquiry to be made. as to
the manner in vihich the Commissioners perform
their duties. Tw o things are abundantly clear-from
the facts detailed im Mr. runNELL's report—first; that
it is absolutely necessary that some public prelimi-
nary investigation should take place as to the state of
mind of an alleged limatic before the proprietor of .a
private lunatic asylum shall be authorised to receive
such alleged lunatic into his establishment; and, se-
' condly, that the comfort and safety of the patients
require that a much more efficient system of in-
, spection should be , organized than the one which -at
- present exists.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

We have receiv ed the Paris journals of yesterday.
Before the adjournment of the L?gislative As-
sembly on Wednesday evening, the first three.slauses
of the Bill for th e transportation of the insurgents of
June to Algeria, were voted by considerable ma -
jorities. As a specimen of the proportion of the
voters pro et contra, it may be observed, that on the
division for the I,hird article there was a majority in
favour of it 220, namely, 397 for, and l 77:
against. Of course there was the usual squabbling:
and disturbance throughout the debate; the-quarrels.
of the belligerent factions being enlivened as hereto-
fore, by wrangl:ings at the foot of the tribune, ended
in each instance by the interposition of the President.
M. BOYSETV having passed a brilliant panegyric on
the innocent Stine insurgents, amidst the approving
shouts of the Mountaineers, General BEDEAU could
no longer restrain his expressions of contempt and
indignation. The illustrious soldier ascended the tri-
bune, and thus protested against; the indiscreet eulo-
giums passed upon the savage insurgents of Juce by
the apologists of-Red Republicanism : -
General Bedeau—l did not intend to have taken
any part in this discussion. The Assembly will, I
think, comprehend the motives which might in the
first place h ave prevented my doing so. Lmust,
however, say;that after having been wounded in the
deplorable d ass of June, I had the happiness to be
able to save the lives of a number of those unfortunate
men against whom I had fought—(Hear, hear)—I
am astonished at hearing fall from the tribune such
an expression, as " the calumniated of June." Gen-
tlemen, if their have been calumniated, it is we who
were guilty.--(Sensation--Loud applause from the
Right.) How can you suppose that I who had the
honour of ccsinmanding different corps on that day,
troops of the line, National Guard, end Gardes Mo-
bile—that I should hear it said that these corps de-
served repro. aches ?—(Hear, hear.) •
A Voice—lt is di' gr~weful.
M. Botursat—You have misunderstood what was
said.
On the R ight—Have a little modesty, M. Botfrzat,
M. Latrade—Who justified the insurrection? _
On the Righ t—Nothing elm has been done for the-Ja4
two days.
General Betlettu7-It Las been declared here that the
insurrection of June is due to the conspiracy of the old
Monarchical parties—
On the Lef t—Yes! yes!
On the Righ.i—You well know that it is a disgraceful
falsehood. - -
M. Denjo) --Yon speak like accomplices in "the mat
,cr.—(Movain ent.)
General 11 xleau—Surely that is not credible. Y

cannot then 'be aware what Ras the mot-d'ordre at the
barricades of June! You must be blind not to see that
those guilty of the insurrection of June are the same
men who 'on the 15th of May violated the national so-
vereignty.--(Hear, hear.) The guilty ones are that de-
testable dem agogical party which incessantly wages war
against sodety.—(Hear, hear.) We the members of the
onstituent Assembly saw, on the 15th of May, seated
by our side, those pretended missionaries of civilisation
—(Loud cheers.) It is really incredible, that after the
lapse of so short a time facts should be so misrepre-
sented. Those who thus plead in favour of_ Close men
are then ;norant that we know that the insurrection of
Juno was an attack on the national sovereignty by the
lowest so Idiers of the most execrable cf the clubs.—
(Loud appleuse.) Do you suppose that in phc aeliug
their causes you display a love of liberty—a lova for the
Republie•2
M. Mo: met—The Republic is being destroyed.
Genera I Bedeau—Do you suppose, I say, that you
show a love for the Constitution? No; those who
fought b 3hind the barricades of June did not fight for
the Com titution. The Constitution was not made; they
fought to prevent that result being arrived at. It was
the beset it, the most disgraceful protest against the ma-
jesty of-the eatioaat sovereignty.
M. N:adaud here uttered a loud cry.
On th a Right—" Silence, silence! shame, shame!'
Gene: gal .13edeau—I do not fear to say that no one
would h ave dared to Lave uttered before the Constituent
Assembly the words which have so much wounded me.
—(No, uo.) The Members of the Constituent Assem-
bly hat", too fresh in their memories the dangers which
society' had incurred to have tolerated such expressions
as " tee -calumniated of June."—(Loud applause.)
M. Ns idaud—Bring the men to trial, then!
The President—Be silent, M. Nadaud!
Genes Bedeau—l think it my duty to reply in a few
words tsl M. Boysett.—(Hear, hear.) As to Art. 2, it is
only the execution of a resolution come to by the Con-
stituent Assembly deciding politically, taking an ex-
ceptions I measure commanded by an exceptional crime.
—(" het tr, hear, that is it.") It is not variations in the
majorit3r that change the character of that attempt. So
long as universal suffrage shall prevail in the country,
they w ill be criminals who shall seek to overthrow an
Assembly which is the expression of the will of the
eountr y.—(Loud applause.)
In a eturnieg to his seat, General Bodeen received the
warm congratulations of a great number of his col-
leagues.
A stormy discussion followed the eloquent inter-
, position, of General lIEDEAU ; and the debate was
not ad.) ourned until a quarter-past six o'clock. Every
reason able expectation, however, was then entertained
that ti;e Bill would be definitively passed yesterday.
It a ppears that the statement given in The Sun,
of last evening, respecting the manner in which the
duel between M. DE COISLIN and M. TESTELIN, the
eavesCiropping Mountaineer, was fought and termi-
nated, was scrupulously correct ; the wound in
the h. tad received by the young Representative oc-
curre ain the third round. M. DE COISLIN wanted,
notwithstanding his wound, to continue the combat,
but the seconds would not allow him. Owing to
the s !verity of the weather, both parties wore their
coats.
The following is the proces verbal drawn up by the
seconds :
" MM. de Coislin and Testelin, Representatives of the
People, have fought a duel to-day, with the sabres of
officers of infantry. After several passes without any
•Et.,3 et, the two adversaries were obliged to repose them-
sell es for a moment, on the invitation of the witnesses.
At the second round, M. de Testelin having appeared to
be ,wounded by a coup de point in the breast, the seconds
ags in suspended the combat. At a third round M. de
C4islin, although struck on the top a his head by the
point of his adversary's sword, insisted on continuing,
unel it required nothing less than the absolute order of
the, seconds to put an end to the struggle. The wound,
without presenting tho slightest danger, was sufficient
to .render the continuation of the combat completely
impossible.
(Signed) "For M. de Coislin—LEO DE LABORDE,
0. DE CAULAINCOURT.
" For M. Testalin—F. GRADRIER.
A. BAUDIN.
The Evenement says, it is not true that M. GUIZOT
is a candidate for the Charente.
The trial of M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN was fixed for
P.eiday•
On Wednesday the editor of the Gazette de France