The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-18 00:00:00

TRIAL BY JURY IN FRANCE.

(From the Journal des Debras of Sunday.)
The following circumstance, which is related in a paper of this
morning u having taken place at the Court of Assizes of Versailles,
.we extraet,Lalthough it appears strange to us, and ,we hope the ac-
count is exaggerated
" A girl, named Buisson, was cited before the Court on the
9th, charged with having !Olen watch.; from the eon of a. Mr.
with whom she lived as servant. It appeared in
the course of the proceedings, that a certain degree of intimacy
existed betiveen the girl and the Young man, who had given
her the watch, either as an ornament, or to sell. The young
men, however, denied having given it to her, and asserted he had
only lent it to her; and that when she left his father's house, she
ought to hate returned it. The girl; in her defence, said, that she
had pereuide&the family that she was entitled to some property,
end the young man having proposed a secret marriage, she left the
house, knowing that inquiries would soon be set on foot, which
Would invalidate her story;' and that when she went away, she
had never thought of the.wateh, Which was suspended round her
neck."--The Jury acquitted her.
Tbe President of the Assizes,' in pronouncing the acquittal, said
to the prisoner, ". You' will he prosecuted for another act before.
the Cfs'n-reetientil Tribunal ; there you will not escape justice, and
you will not find so great'en indulgence in judges as in jurors:"
Mr. our of the jurY--Sir, ;the jury desire me to
tell you, that they have decided according to their consciences :
this its the third tints you eensuire ne--
The President,. (warmly.).--Yon have no business to speak,
Sir ; you wee not the forenntri of the jury.
The we
The Presideot.--You have no hiseiness to uprak.—(Murtnuring
in the jury-box.)
Several Jurymen.:—We decide on our consciences, it is a
The President.—Silence it is possible to decide eons-den.
tiOusly, and yet commit an error ; it would, not require mangy
similar examples to compromise the existence of juries: ;* •

enconraketnent. - •
The noise, which' had- been increisif►g the whole ' ti►he, here
drowned the President's voice.

ABDUCTION OF A CHILD BY SWEEPS

Yesterday' evening, about seven o'clock, is a car with *number
of children on it, belonging to the Foundling Hospital,' was passing
through Kevin4treet, a low-sized sweep seised one of them, with
which he ran off, and in Cutfe-street, meeting a master sweep,
who appeared to be waiting for him, he handed him the child ;
they then made off as quick as possible, pursued by a-number of
pertains, and' deposited it in a parlour at the rear of a butter's shop
in Oigges-street, kept by a man named .Leary. The crowd which
this audacious transaction had collected, attracted the attention of
-Peace-officer Clarkson, of the Head Police-office, who wets fortu-
nately pairing At the time, and who, on ;being informed of the
circamatances, proceeded to search the premise's. Having received
a good deal of obstruction from Leary's wife, he sent for a party of
Kevin"-street Police, With tvhose assistance, after a search of nearly
two honrs, the little fellow was discovered under a bundle of
straw in A corner of the room. The fright ha was in must ec.
(quint why he did 'not make any Amin, and from the state he
appeared in at the Head Office, it is probable that during
part of the search, he was in the chimney. A number of
persons attended this day at the Ilead Office, and lodged infor-
nuttions against the parties ; and as warrants ate in the hands of
the officers, there is very little dotibt of their apprehension. A
Gentleman from the Hospital attended, the Governors of which
are determined on using every exertion in prosecuting the wretches
engaged in thii shrieking outrage. The name of the child isiohn
Lekhvich, and ha appears to be about fiveyears old. Mrs. Leal
has been committed to NeWgate.--DuNiri Patriot.

FEVER IN DUIILIN.—The fever, we regret to state,
is every day extending; the hospit and even the
Apr
temporary sheds fitted up fur•the rece on of patient',
are all full, besides which, we understand that 300 fe-
ver patients are lying in their own rooms, from the im-
possibility of eta commodatingthemin any of the hos-
pitals. The fever as yet' is confined t 9 the working
classes ; but an epidemic, and very contagious dysen-
tery, prevails generally throughout the eity.—Dublin.
Correspondent.
'hug UNIVAS FRAtRUM.---The united brethren
have now nine. Bishops in their church, four ,in Ger-
many, two in the, :Linked Kingdom, and three in
America.. _

FORB E AR A
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Set;.
—WhenPreetric:palastilidcetanhed nisilafteaigicee-,
ient of state affairs at Athens, a vile and abandoned
fn
ellow pursued him a whole day with reproaches awl
&Misc. Petioles bore it with ge
anA,withottt showing any ernotioN continued to trans-
act public business. In the evening, as he walked
hoine, the vociferous patriot, follov.red and itutiotetdakilicina
Willi the ,most irritating and scurrilous language
It leas dark when, be, reacbed biao..wu door ; he eni-p,,,7,1
and calling tale of: his serviints,,,de‘iled Mitt -,.. s 4,
torch and light the man home.
The laborious task of underpinning
House is now in full 'activity.
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south i frpnt of the -Long-room is Thepulled wifTle'°f 41
th'etiii and west ends a that stupendous -°wlls
:and
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