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FL EiNCII PAPERS,

VARIS, OCT. 5.

COMM' OF ASSIZE, Orr. 4.

The Sitting commenced at half-Past 11.-.z-After
`sOnte observations of the Advocate-General, on
.
irke system of defence adopted by .the counsel for
the' pii,SO-ne'rii• -and on the- e'xpresions which
:escaped. clitin; Oti.er-vat which -.Ddes§rS, Me-
-ration—mid Manguin•
.milied in the name all
Their .ccilleagucs; t•lte President annaunced's the
Close of the pleadings:, :and summed up in the
most lum:no•us order, on one .hatul, thu charges

in the -accusation, and, on -the other) the means
i 4 defence presented by the detenders of the ac-
cused. The follouing. is the series Of questions
which, the President then read, and which he put
to the foreman of the Jury t

.Ist Question.--Are Marie Contremoulin, Louis Fonte-
.neaa.:Dufresne, Joseph Floreutin Moutard, Z.ouis. Antoine
Guillaume Duclos, Jean Jactp,tts Pascal Crouzet, guilty of
haying, in the first months of 1816, by a resolution to act,
concerted and determined upco. between. two, or a greater
number of persons composing an association called' Free
Friends of- their Con*try, er the Association of the Black Pin,
formed:a plot,witkiiitent to destroy: or.fhange the povera-
merit or the order.of osmecevion to the throne, or to excite
the citizens or inhahitants aeinst the Royal authority?
211 a• Has
,Pierre4.ouis Dtif.los:rendered himself guilty of
Itting an accomplice in the said plot, in promoting it by col-
pa.ble artifices or machinations,. or giving instruction to com 7
suit crimes ? „ • .

3rd. Have the said Contremoulin, Dufresne, Moutard, Au-
gustin Le-Clerk de Landrententi Duclos the elder,,Duclos the
younger, Bonnet, Croneet, and Beaumier, been guilty of not
having disclosed to the Government or the Police the said'
plot, or the circumstances which came to their knowledge,
within 24 hours after they learnt its existence?
4th: Have the said Contreniotilin, Fouteneau Dufresne,
and Duclos the elder, Since the Commencement of the prose-
cution, procured the arrest of the authors or the accomplices
Of the said plot ?

6th. Has Duclos the elde-r, before the execution of the plot,
and the commencement of the prosecution, made bnown to
the Authorities its authors. or accomplieeS ? '
6th. Are the said Fonteneau Dufresne, and Duclos the el-
eer, guilty of having, in the,beginni,lg of 1816,, worn a ral-
Iyi g_ sign , not authorised by the-King?

7th. Are l3unnet add Crouzet guilty of having distributed,
at the same epoch, a rallying sign not authorised
.by the

The Jury retired to the Chamber of Delibera-
tion at five o'clock' precisely. '[hey returned at
half-past It to the,Court. The late-hour had not
diminished the -numerous assemblage which at-
tended the proceedings in this important affair ;
and it was remarkable that teen the ladieS,' who
were in great numbers in'the hall, waited patiently
far the seven hottrs during which the .Jury were
,COtisniting. At lasctlishell`sounded,.and all hav,-,
ingfrrestuned -their seats; heard in profound silence
the foreman of the Jury declare the result of their
deliberation. lie answered no tta all the tines-
tions which were submitted to-thvni-.: -All the ac-
citscd were in consequence acquitted,.., Before the
declaration of the verdict, the
.President bad com-
manded -that no sign Of disapprobation or appro-
bation should, be nianife-sted.-
- in -the course of the reply:of M. Merithon, who
vas Counsel to two of the•priSonere, some severe.
,observations fell from him ,respecting the Police
and even" the Government, which excited great
applause in the hall. The' President, however,
called him to order,. and stated, that he ought not
to be piond of apptauses which could only. come
front thieves, prostitutes, and enemies of the
public "mate. ,•• -• • • . •

-We learn from Rhodes:, under date of the 17th
September, that Madame Manson shows an in-
credible tranquillity in prison, and seems happy
to be protected from all danger. She appears,
however, to dread much the two accomplices,who
are ifot yet known. We have no doubt a new
criminal trial will soon continence, which will ex-
-cite great interest. The convicts persist in their
• denial, and no disclosures can be expected (rain
them till the result of their appeal to the Court of
Cassation be known. • Jausion appears resigned;
flastide affects a remarkable
The e-j-ant-major of the band of the 9th Le-
gion of tire National Guatd of Paris, called Four-
- nicr, committed suicide Yesterday evening, in
circumstances which' his intoxication explains. He
had dined with his comrades, two of whom ac-
eompanied him borne. He sent his son, a lad of
13 years of 'age, to buy a pound of candles. He
lighted them, forced his friends to take one a-piece,
. and walked through the room, saying that he was
performing his own funeral ceremony, and sing-
ing his libera. After the departure of his friends,
he 'demanded from or a pistol, which the
boy durst not• refuse.. He first,- however, opened
the pan, and endeavoured to sh'ake out the prim-
ing. The pistol, however, went off with a terrible
explosion, and shattered the scull of Fournier,
sprinkling the blood and brains on Iris son. He
has left behind him three sons and two daughters.
During the year 1816, the French imports
'mounted to 412,151,511 f. 58c. and the exports to
20,104,926 f. 21c.
The new miltary intendants and sub-intendants
base proceeded to their respective stations.
.Five per Cents.—Saturday, 65f. 53c.
MAnRED, SEPT. 23.---(OFFlciaL.)—The Am-
bassador' of the King; our 'Master, at die Court
of Naples, has announced that the Neapolitan
Minister for Foreign Affairs, has sent hint a dip..
Plornatic note, in which it is said that. his Sove-
reign, wishing to prevent the clandestine entrance
of suspected persons into his State, bas issued an
order that every individual coming by sea.sliill be
bound to produce his passport, signed by the au-
thorities of the country from which becomes ; hut
that his passports shall not be available till they
have been inspected by the' proper' agents of the
King of the Tato Sicilies.
In the midst . of tlie general - rejoicings- at the
new plan of finance, frequent. remonstrances 'dis-
turb troin time to time the concert of praisie.'- M.
de..Gartty is. forced every day to publish sLipple-

menta"ry instructions. It is a bat ato complex
e.tle4Trise, soul must of course meet h many_
and--delays. Tire last cireulat of the
givesi.a sufficient idea of the difficulties.
'which occur on all sides. We thank M.-de-tiaraY
for his good intentibns, arid. the march of public
business ;goes, on as usual. Even the -news of the
proposedreduCtion of the public debt made but a'
small sensation : "the state.credkhrs think them-
selves frirtnnate to recover any
. Excellency.the Rev. Father. Joseph Garcia
Palunio, General of the Royal and Military Order
o Mercy, is allowed to he covered in the royal pre-
sente, in liis quality of a Grandee of Spain of -the
first class...-. It is a privilege, attached. to the gene-
ralship of several religious orders. The prioress
of the Convent of the incarnation in this city en-.
joys the same favour. The ceremony of the re-
ception of _these. Grandees .of Spain is a solemn
act ; and the temporal nobility is pleased to see
its honours become the recouipenie of 4..vingeli-
. cal virtues: The Duke
.de Higar was the sponsor
tif Father Palomo.- . . _

The Military expedition abort to leave Cadiz
for the colonies will consist of three thousand men.-
It will set stril directly, though its destination is
is not made public. We wait with impatience
the arrival of some vessel with news from America,
especially from General Morillo,- whose corres,
Frondence appears to have been intercepted by the
Insurgent corsairs :• a thick cloud seems to cover
all -that pasSeS in thoie countries. The English
and American Journals contain. nothing but con,
tradictory statements. They have ceased to tell
lies respecting Mexico, which is in a state of peace,
for the-invasion of Mina was not even looked
upon as.an event ; and if, contrary to all appear=
ance, this young adventurer had obtained the least
success, the -Official Gazettes of New York and
Chat Icston would have hastened to issue bulletins.
We know that Morino is still on the offensive,
.his courage multiplies his means, and be is alwayi
a-head of the rebels. -

VIENNA, SEPT. 25,—The Grand Seignnr has\
sent to their Imperial Altjesties a complimentary
letter, •writsen with his own hand, and accompa-
nied by magnificent presents, amongst ‘Nhich are
ten superb horses for.the Empe'ror ; four of them
Arabian stallions.

MiLAN, SEPT. 24.—A new Convent of Jesuits
is about to_he flirmed in Piedmont. One of the.
pi incipal Noblemep •of the Court of Turin, the
Marquis Grimaldi, WS. taken 'their habit. The
Governmeut has talt.en an annual revenue of.
24,000 francs froth the University of Genoa, to
give it to this religions order. Moillts are also re-
established at the Aununciade at Genoa and other
towns. It is said that several great Courts, of
Europe are about to address representations uron-
tb4 subject to the Court of Turin.

For LLTEAARY iIrIA'IEW, See the Fit-Se: n..3'4(3

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