The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-13 00:00:00

TRIAL OF M.- BERENGEII.

In the month of October, there vas published a work in two
volumes, entitled " Songs, by M. Jean Pierre de Berenger."—
Of this collection, which was printed by Firmin Didot for the
author, ten thousand copies were printed. •
On the 27th November the Chamber of Accusation 'of the
Royal Court sent M. Berenger before the Court of .ASsizti,
charged—
!. As guilty of an outrage against good manners, by the
songs of " The Bacchante, My Grandmother, and Margot."
2. Against public morals and religion, by the songs " D2O
Gratias ; The Descent into Hell ; My Rector ; The Choris-
ters of the Parish, or the Concordat of 11;17 ; the Wsion-
aries ;" and the third couplet of " The Death of King Ch: s-
tophe."
3. Against the person of the King, by the seventh couplet of
" The Prince of Navarre, or Ilathurin Bruneau ;" the fourth
of " The Good God ;" {he sixth of " L'Enlinni6 ;" and the
last of " The White Cockade."

4. NV ith inciting to adopt a rallying sign not authorized by
the King, by the song of " The Old Standard."
The trial came on this day, when, after a hearing of consider_
able interest, the whole of which the Censor has not allowed to
be published, the fellowing sentence. was pronounced :
" Seeing that the incitement to bear a rFllying sign not au-
thorized by the King is not described as a crime or offence by
any law, the Court declares that M. de Berenger is acquitted of
that charge.
" The Court, seconded by a majority of the Jury, having de-
clared him guilty of an outrage against public morals and re-
ligion, the Court condemns him to three months' imprisonment,
a line of :,00 francs, and to the expense of placarding a thousand
copies of the decree ; also to the expense of the process. It also
decrees the suppression of the songs."

A Dna TO ALDERMAN WOOD.—Yesterday a
Deputation of the Inhabitants of the Ward of
Aldersgate assembled by appointment for the
purpose of carrying up an Address voted by the
Wardmote to Alderman Wool), expressing their
approbation of his -conduct as a Magistrate, a
Member of Parliament, and a Friend to their
late Queen. Alderman Wood received the de-
putation in the front drawing-room of his house
in South Audley-street, from which her late Ma-
jesty, it will be recollected, on the day of her
arrival, so frequently returned thanks to the im-
triPnse multitudes that followed her to-her place
of refuge. The Alderman was surrounded by
his family, and was presented with the Address
by Mr. Corbould, who- was the mover. Mr.
Corbould prefaced this Address by some obser-
vations upon the great attention paid by Alder-
man Wood's family to her late Majesty. The Alder-
man, in returning thanks, said that he had done
no more than his duty in every transaction to
which the address referred. With respect to
his conduct towards the Illustrious Individual so
pathetically alluded to, he had to state that,
now that the political animosities which had
swelled to such a height from the period of her
last arrival in England to that of her death had
subsided, he trusted that justice would be done
to him by all parties. lie had acted to the best
of his judgment, and was convinced that, whe-
ther he had gone to the Continent to protect her
Majesty, or stayed at home, so perfectly did the
Queen rely upon the generosity and justice of the
people and the goodness of her cause, she would
have come to this country, and thrown herself
upon the citizens of London.—Several of the
presents made by her Majesty to the Alderman's
family were shown to the deputation.—(Morning
Paper.)