The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5.

French soul from which such a recollection could ever
be effaced ? It is notorious that the 6th corps,
amounting barely to 5000 men, defended Paris with
amazing heroism,—Paris, the heart and brain of the
world. It is notorious that Marmont had his hat and
his clothes pierced with balls in leading the bayonet
charge against the enemy, who had already invaded
the high street of Belleville. But King Joseph had
already authorised Marshals Mortier and Marmont to
capitulate; and that same evening, towards five o'clock,
the programme of the funeral of the empire was drawn
up in a paltry village inn of La Valette. A fact less
known is, that on returning to his hotel, and before
the ratification of the fatal convention, of which the
basis hail just been laid down, the Duc de Raguse re-
mained for some time in a state of torturing hesita-
tion. Now, who was it that put an end to that hesi-
tation ? Representatives of the banking and high
commercial interests. I make no accusation here
against M. Jacques Laffitte. Histofy owes him the
justice of declaring that on the very morrow after
tLes restoration he mounted the breach on Which he
remained for fifteen years ; but, after all, M. Laffitte
had the misfortune, on the evening of the 30th of
March, 1814, to accompany M. Perregaux to the
Due de Raguse's—he had the misfortune to appear in
that green-room where the heart of Marmont opened
to the exhortations of a panic-stricken bourgeoise.
Thus it was that the foreigners entered Paris. That
the capital would have been capable of holding out
against a long siege is, I admit, exceedingly doubtful ;
but what was requisite to save the fortunes of France ?
To resist two days longer : for on the evening of the
battle the enemy, separated from his parks, had ex-
hausted his ammunition, and the Emperor was ap-
proaching. Unfortunately—and I insistion this point
—the downfal of Napoleon had been prepared in
'faris long before hand. The people of the faubourgs
had vainly cried " To arms ! "—the men who then oc-
cupied the political stage had muskets without cart-
ridges distributed at the Hotel de Ville, and cart-
ridges without muskets at the Place de la Revolution.
Napoleon, who was so fond of the people in uniform,
abhorred the people in smock-frocks—and for this he
was cruelly punished. He had against him, in 1814,
the bourgeoisie, which was all powerful, and for him
the population of the faubourgs, which was powerless.
He fell because he had not chosen to be the right
arm of the democracy. The French troops had re-
ceived orders on the evening of the 30th of March to
fall back on the Chateau d'Eau ; thence they were
directed to the Barriere d'Enfer. When the roll was
called at midnight, the number present amounted to
1,800 men ! How should it have been possible for
this handful of soldiers, left to themselves, to hold in
check the innumerable multitude of the assailants ?
The civilians of Paris should then have armed for the
defence of their homes ? Nothing of the sort was
done. Men in their shirt-sleeves, men in rags, these
were they who showed themselves ready to fight, to
die—and these men had nothing to defend ! But the
bankers, the manufacturers, the shopkeepers, the
notaries, the proprietors of houses, these were the men
that applauded the entry of the allies. Yes—and my
face burns as I write this, for, after all, it is of my
country I am speaking—yes, small was the number
of those among the bourgeoisie who thought then only
of grasping the sword. Subsequently, lam aware,
the bravery of the National Guard, in 1814, has been
extolled in pompous terms. The hill of Montmartre
has been made the theatre of immortal deeds ; the bar-
rier of Clichy has furnished a moving theme for the
painter. But history, which soars above the lies of
party, and judges nations consigned to eternal sleep;
history will tell that in 1814 Paris would not defend
itself ; that the National Guard, with the exception
of some brave hearts, did not do its duty ; that the
bourgeoisie lastly, all but a small number of gallant
schoolboys, and of citizens devoted to their country,
although wealthy, welcomed the invaders withopen
arms.'

SUICIDE THROUGH DISTRESS.
VOTE or CENSURE BY A JURY.—Yesterday morning, at
tan o'clock, an inquest was taken before Mr. G. Mills, Deputy-
Coroner, at the Grey-hound, New Compton-street, Soho, on
view of the body of Jonathan Butler, aged 44, a tailor, who
committed suicide.
It was proved in evidence, that the deceased, who, with his
wife and six children, lodged at 17, Phoenix-street, Soho, got
up on the morning of Tuesday last, and hung himself, but was
but down before quite dead by Mr. Hingwell, his landlord, who
immediately sent for Mr. Cooper, surgeon, Moor-street, and
that gentleman said he would be on the spot in a few minutes;
but not coming fur some time, Hingwell sent again, and the
reply was as before. Having waited fully twenty minutes, Mr.
Marshall, surgeon, of the same street, was called in, and he
failed in restoring animation, remarking that if he bad been
sent for sooner the man's life might have been saved.
It was shown that the deceased and his family were in great
distress ; he could only get police work, and earned less than
eight shillings a week, with eight mouths to feed and backs
to cover.

A good deal of indignation was expressed by the jury at the
conduct of Mr. Cooper, and that gentleman was sent for. He
said, when the first message arrived he was dressing up stairs,
and that he had desired the messenger to obtain other aid, as it
would be some time before be could attend.

This statement was immediately denied by several witnesses.
Mr. Addams (the foreman) then observed, that Mr. Cooper's
explanation had but confirmed the opinion entertained by him
previously. He would ask Mr. Cooper whether, as an act of
humanity, it was not his duty to have hastened with all speed,
like Mr. Marshall, to render his assistance. Had he done so,
the life of a fellow-creature would most probably have been
preserved. He (the foreman) was not disposed to compromise
such facts, and he should, therefore, recommend his brother
jurymen, by a show of hands, to manifest their alshorrenee of
such unfeeling proceedings.
The jury assented to the proposition, and unanimously held
up their hands.
Mr. Cooper, with considerable emphasis, replied.
The jury found, " That the deceased hung himself, being at
the time in a state of mental derangement."

playbill of the Haymarket pantomime :—" The public is re-
We copy the following capital jeu d' esprit from the
render the manager liable to the
spectfally informed that the little dog mentioned in the original
story, has been omitted, for fear the animal's attraction might
penalties of the 2d and 3d of
Victoria, cap. 47, sec. 56, by which it is enacted, that no person
within the districts of the Metropolitan police, shall " use any
dog for the purpose of drawing or helping to draw," &c. &c.
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OFAENGLAND.--
It is the intention of the Council of the Royal Agricultural
Society to give premiums of 50 guineas each for the best prize
essays during the present year, on the agriculture of Norfolk,
Cheshire, Essex, and Wiltshire.
ANTI-ROOK LEAGUE.—A meeting was held in the
Council Chamber, Dumfries, on Wednesday, to declare war to
the knife against the poor crows of Nithsdale. The attendance
is said to have been great. Some farmers said it cost them 101.
yearly to herd their crops ; others, that the crows did them
101. of damage ; others computed the damage at 10,0001. from
crow depredations I A Committee was appointed to wait upon
the proprietors of rookeries, requesting them to check the in-
crease of crows—a request which, we doubt not, the lairds of
Dumfries-shire will at once accede to after the recent mag-
nanimous anti-rabbit speech of Sir Robert Peel. A subscrip-
tion in aid of the object of the meeting was entered into, when
the subscribers generally gave 2s. 6d. each.—Galloway
Iteyister.
The Toulouse journals of Saturday remark that
that town had been for 18 days in a continued fog, while Mar-
seilles and its environs had enjoyed an equal duration of fine
clear weather.
Tit E GREEN ACRE TRAGEDY.—Sarah Gale, the com-
panion of the notorious Greenaere, and who, for the robbery on
his unfortunate victim, was sentenced to transportation, is liv-
ing at Port Philip as assistant in a confectioner's shop. She
is described by a person who recently saw her in that colony as
having regained her health and looking very comely ; her hag-
gard appearance at her trial showing the relics of a countenance
of considerable prior attractions.
THE MUD PAVEMENTS.—The authorities of St.
Marylebone have given notice to the inhabitants, that, if the
Local Act of Parliament is not complied with as far as regards
the cleansing of the foot pavements every morning, the penalty
for neglect to do so will be enforced.
UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE..--OX-
FORD, JAN. 3.—HAMPDEN, APPELLANT, V. M.ACMIPLLEN.
—The delegates in congregation met this day at one o'clock,
when the Master of University College, the Chairman,
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pronounced the judgment of the Court.—That the amended
was wrongly admitted, the delegates being of opi-
nion that there were no allegations en the face of the
libel on which an' legal duty was grounded, for the breach
of which an action on the case for damages would lie;
they, therefore, reversed the judgment of the assessor in the
Court below, and ordered the amended libel to be dismissed,
,s of
fave notice of further pro-
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Pi ince Edward of Saxe Weimar, with the Rev. Canon Wood
and his amiable bride, spent the Christmas with her Majesty.
Her Majesty, with her usual liberality, has been dispensing
her seasonable benevolence to an immense number of poor
families in the vicinity of Witley Court, and in several in-
stances she has personally relieved the wants af the indigent
and distressed at their humble dwellings.— Worcester Citron.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RlVER.—yesterday af-
ternoon, as the barge Mary Anne was coming up with the title,
he trily laden with coals, and with only one lighterman, named
William Gibson, on board of her, she ran foul of a tier of simi-
lar barges moored in the river, nearly opposite to Somerset-
wharf, and the collision was so violent as to throw him over-
board. No immediate assistance was at hand, and conse-
quently the poor man, who has left a very large family, was
lost. It is a singular fact, that notwithstanding every effort
cf the river police, accidents are continually occurring in this
particular part of the river.
RAILWAY FARES.—NOTTINGAM, DERBY, AND
LEICESTER.—An alteration in the mode of eharging the rail-
way fares between Nottingham, Derby, and Leicester, of a very
advantageous kind for persons having occasion to pass between
those towns and return the same day, has just been made by
the Midland Counties Railway Company. The abatement
in the amount of the two fares for going and returning is about
one-third of the usual charge.—Derby Reporter.
TIIE. CAMERONIANS.—On Saturday forenoon many
af our citizens were attracted and delighted by a drill of the
gal:ant 26th Regiment, new in the Castle. The whole
corps, with the exception of those on duty, were marched
by their thstinguishe.l commander, Colonel Moun-
tain, C. 11., from the garri,on to Queen's Park,
and from thence to the Hunter's Bog. Here the
regiment piled arms; and were then marched to the top of
Arthur's Seat, where, at the suggestion of the Gallant Colonel,
they gave " Three Cheers for Auld Reekie." They were then
marched over the hill to the verge of Duddingstone Loch, and
homeward by Sampson's Ribs, and along the " Radical-road,"
to the north end of the valley, where having resumed their
arms, they returned to the Castle.—Edinburgh Paper.
EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last,
as a young man named Isaac Briddon, in the employ of Mr.
Redfern, carrier, was proceeding from Bakewell to Cromford,
with two single horse carts. when he got to Matlock-bridge he
endeavoured to untie the halter that fastened the hinder horse
to the front cart, and accidentally got his thumb entangled in
the halter, when the leading horse made a sudden turn, and the
rope pulled his thumb quite off —Derby Reporter.