The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-01 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS,
InEcztvo LAST NIGHT.]

EXECUTION Or PLEIGNIER,

PARIS, AILY 28 —Yesterday at mid-day the
vehicle of the Conciergerie attired at the Dicecre,,
to convey the conviets Pleignier, Carboniteatt,
and ToHeron to the Palace of Justice. On being
informed of dila; Tollertin ,4 We are
lost 1" Car bonneatt was deeply affected. Pleignier
said nothing, but appeared absorbed in thought.
• :ToHeron reeinested that two petitions which he had
left in .his cell should be handed .to hint, the one
..ddressed to his !loyal highness Monsieur,,and
, .tie other to the Attorney-General. Carbonneau
fished also for the Owed. petitions which he' had
prepared, one to Monsieur, the other to the Pre-
fect of Police, and the third to the Attorney-
. General. These petitions were given to them.—
. 'They then mounted the vehicle which was wait-
ing for them, and which was escorted by eight
gendarmes their' way they spoke highly of
the Prefect, and of the manlier in which they had
been treated in prison, They placed much de-
pendence on the effect of their petitions, alluded
to some cif cumstances in their life, and especially
those which led, them into fatal projects; hat they
believed that they were taken to the Conciergerie
(Palace of Justice) Only to hear the decision on
their appeal in cassatiOn. Tolleron retained his
firmness and all his, presence of mind:
AT one o'clock they arrived at the Conckrgerie.
They were placed in.: three separate apartments,
and the bead gaoler read to each a letter from
the AttOrney-General, containing the rejection of
their appeal. Ile at the sante time. annnunced.to
them that the execution of the sentence most take
place that same eveniog. Pleignier showed the
deepest despair, and wept copiously ; he repeated,
"1 thonght I had had my pardon : I wish to
speak to -the Attorney-General." Then, after his
old Manner, he requested to speak to the-King,
Carbottneau listened to his late whir resigoation.
Tolleron said to the keeper, " I suspected that this
would happen" At this moment the three-Cler-
gymen charged to administer thalast consolations
of religion made their appearance. -Tolleron,
thinking he saw a movement of hesitatinu in his
Confessor, said to him, ,taking off his cap, " Ap-
proach, Sir ; T know what I owe to a minister of
religion."

The three Clergymen remained with the con-
NICt4 Until Six o'clock, preparing them for death.
'The Attorney-General, the Prefect of Police, and
ono of the Gentlemen of the Court, came down
into the prison to receive the• revelations which
Pleignier persisted in saying be wished to make.
.After having drawn up the minutes of hkanslVers,
tic: Attorney-General waited upon the Chancel-
lor will) them, who had come to the Coneiergerie
that morning to receive them. We understand he
made no discovery' whatever, but spoke merely of
Vague and irrelevant matters. Pleignier was pro-
ioundly depressed; Carbonnean appeared tranquil,
nod Tolleron' quite resigned. They then asked
for sonic broth and a glass of wine, 'which were

given them.
At halt past 7 the Attorney-General returned
from the Chancellor, and ordered the sentence to
be forthwith executed. The three convicts were
brought forth into the lObby'of the prison.'
vier made much resistance to his being undressed.
Be begged, with a wild air, to speak again but
once, sometimes to the King, sometimes to the
Attorney-General, and then to the gaoler. The
executioner having repeatedly observed to hint► that
all resistance was useless, the Abbe Monte 3, his
confessor, iatreared hint to be resigned, and sub-
mit to the trill of God : " No, no," said
"it is not so ; it was my blindness ; I did
nothing of myself. I would speak to some one."
'When his hands were tied, he complained that the
rope was too tight : it was loosened. Next, ac-
cording to the mode prescribed by law, they drew
as mrd tii;htly round his wrist, in order to stop the
blood, It was with considerable difficulty that
these preparations were finished.
C4rhounean socceedud Pleignier on the stool;
he kept the most gloomy silence,' and resigned
himself to all that was required of, him.
`folleron maintained his coolness and tranquil-
lity to the last : Ira several times repeated that he
was not innocent, but that he thought he did not
deserve to die. He asked for• a glass of water,
which be drank without the least trembling, al-
though the glass was filled to the brim. " J par-
don Pleignier (said he) with all my heart be is
the author of my death, but J do not wish the
same to him." The only emotion of sensibility
which he manifested pips at the recollection of his

fans Iy.
When the executioner ut over his shoulders Et.
white cloth tied before, he appeared to regret that
Isis face was covered, because, he said, it could
I,ot be seed ►whether he died with firmness. Lie