The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-30 00:00:00

FROM TilE-FRENCH PAPERS.
• _ A man, of the name orßuffard, aged 44, a day
labourer,-was tried On the .13th before the Court of
ASsizes of Angers, for the murder* of a gendarme
named Renault., 'lt appeared that the deceased, on Feb-
ruary 22, when,...a,ccompanied by two of his comrades
on duty in the erimmune of Maulevrier, perceived a
man with a gun, who was evidently- poaching. He de-
sired his companions to stay behind whilst he went to-
wards him. The latter on seeing him approach fled, and
- the gendarme pursued until his comrades lost sight of
. him. Suddenly the report of agun was heard, and on the
• two gendarmes running up; they found Renault dead,
and the murderer gone. A young man, named Gan-1
dreau, was arrested on suspicion, but after fourteen
• days imprisonment, Buffaid, who is his uncle, came
forward, and delivered hiniSelf up, declaring that, if j
any one was'guilty, he was the man. On the trial,
the-prisoner, who was decetitly dressed in the costume
of the peasants .of La -Vendee, appeared deeply
afflicted, held his face hidden in his .pocket hand-
kerchief; and, when he spoke, his voice was inter-
rupted by - sobs. He acknowledged that he had
shot the man,, but declarsd that it was altogether
an accident, for when f. he saw the gendarme
pursuing him-, he warned m not to come near, and,
• throwing down his hat, saly; "If you pass that spot,
I will -fire."' The- gendarpie still approached with
his musket .to his shoul4e, and he, not knowing
what he was doing throng ~' Ration, raised his gun,
yt and the piece unfrirtunatel .:ent off. He fled and told
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what had oceurrato his new, who had been arrested,
as well as •to othek membeiphA Vf his family. The Court,
taking into consideration thronduet of the man in giv-
ing himselfup, and the evideitaffliction hefeltfor the un-
fortunate event, found hinyguilty of homicide with-
out premeditatiatii and sentenced him to eight years'
Confinement. Before the sentence was pronounced,
the Procureur-dti4toi, who conducted the prosecti
tion, informed the Jury that the prisoner had a high
character for general good conduct, and mentioned
that the nephew, who was inthe first instance appre-
hended on the charge of murder, knew, immediately
'after the event, that his uncle was the. guilty party ;
but, with the most generous feeling, had preferred
imprisonment, and even the-risk of condemnation, to
becoming his accuser. • •
The following account of an attempt at murder,
- and happy escape of its intended victim from death, is
given by the Breton of Nantes. M. 011ivry, re-
ceiver sof the registry-duties and the revenues
of the national domains at La Chapelle-sur-Erdre.
near Nantes, having discharged a male servant named
• Poisson,
.for general. misconuct and dishonesty, and
refused to sign any certificate Of good conduct, in the
evening of Sunday last, as he was conversing with
some friends in the middle of the street of La Chapelle,
-Poisson came up to him, and peremptorily demanded
;he certificate, whiCh M. 011ivry as positively re-
. fused. The fellow immediately took a pistol from
under his blouse, put the muzzle to the ear
of his late master, and fired. M. 011ivry fa, but made
an etibrt to rise again. Seeing this, Poisson discharged
another pistol at the object of his vengeance, and re-
untitled looking at him, till two ladies, who were pre-
sent, unawed by the frightful scene, made an attempt
to seize the assassin, who then - fled. M. 011ivry re-
:nal:101 senseless for a short recovering time, but, •
hi. i'natitics, it was Soon ascertained that he hart
reeein.:l .i . serious wound, the first ball havin,, (,;)I.‘;
graz.2.l ;I:, lw,,d, and lodged in the wall of the church
Ilea* I‘"]li_';l he stood. The second ball had entirely
nii4,4-1 him. Poisson took refuge •in a small wood
near tlw town, but finding that it was completely
surrounled, and his escape rendered impossible, lie re-
loaded one .-of his pistols, and blew out his brains,
The aanisiin was little more than 18 years of age.
A woman has been -found guilty by the Court of
'Assizes for Calvados of an attempt to murder hei
...huslavidn under the following aggravated circum-
staaces :---7-Malient, an inhabitant of Cesny-sur-Vigae:
near Caen, became the ridicule of his neighbour:
from the patience with which he bore the ill-treat-
.• lue:i t, alai even the notorious infidelities of his wife, a
nottn, wonnin aged 23. Knowing, however, that he
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had an intimacy with a youth not more than eighteen
years chi, he threatened the paramour to acquaint his.
master with his misconduct. A finv (lays after Ma-
: -bent was kricx:::ed down, and seriously hurt by a blow
on the head. Althongh this confined him to his bed
for some timenlie obstinately refused to comply with
the instances of his friends and of the Magistrates to
denounce the author of this act of malice. After living
fin- some mbliths separated from his wife, he deter-
mined to remove to Saint-Sylvain, -his native place.
On Oth March he made up a small parcel of his
clothes and linen, and started as early as five in ti:
morning. -While on his way he was stopped by time
voice of his wife, who coming up to him, complained of
hiS leaving her without bidding her adieu. The man
suffered her to approach and embrace 'him, but the
unprincipled woman took the opportunity to
stab him in several places, and left him weltering in
his blood, believing that she had killed him. For-
tunately some men going. to work found him lying
on the road, and ascertaining that he was not dead,
- -carried him back to Cesny. The medical men who
were called in found that none of his wounds were
dangerous. On being restored to his senses, he de-
. nOunced his wife, and she was arrested and committed
to take her trial. She strenuously denied her guilt,
but the evidence of Maheut was so strongly confirmed
..-1w other testimony, that the Jury declared her guilty
of a deliberate attempt to commit murder, -but added
• there were extenuating circumstances. •• Upon this the
4 Court reduced the penalty to two degrees, and con-
demned her to imprisonment with labour for twelve
years, and to be exposed on the pillory.
A letter from Arzew (Algeria) May 9, in the con-
stitutiounel, 'contains the following :—"Our province
has been lately the theatre of some events of interest.
Alxl-el-Kader attempted a diversion, not ill-imagined,
on the allied tribes between Oran, Mascara, and Mos-
taganem. • But the Emir cannot act as in the days of
his prosperity. At present his plans - are known
at once, for the territory he desires to re-conquer
is filled with tribes devoted to our cause. It was
impossible, therefore, to conceal his operations, and
General Lamoriciere, setting out from Mascara, at-
tacked and overcame the principal body, which im-
mediately dispersed; the remnants • re-assembled
under the command of Ben Hameidi in the Che •
lii-T, and made an . attempt to surprise a large
tribe of HaeheMs, Avlio reside in a rich valley below
Mostaganem. The Chef-de-Bataillon Claparede,
commanding this , place,- was informed in time,
Zuvl went out to meet the Arabs. The latter,
iaowever, though superior in numbers. avoided the
• meeting, and again disbanded, to ro-assembleabout in
league above zew. The detachment in defence of
the place could not, from the smallness of its numbers,
leave the town, so it contented itself with doubling the
guards round the cattle, which it thought might be an
, object with the enemy. The precaution was useful, for
in :a short time the sharpshooters of Ben Hameidi
appeared, and began firing on ourmen. The distance.
at which they stood was too great to do damage, and
. the army hastily retired, on hearing that two squa-
drons of Spahis, followed by the Garabats, com-
manded by the famous Ali-Bolem, and a hundred of
Douair horsemen, were coming from Sidi-Marouf
to attack them. These facts, though appal
rently insignificant at the first view, give an
exact idea of the parts played' by the two
parties. Our Dottain and auxiliaries attack,
:with a feeling of contempt, those who oppose
them, and in every instance have the advantage.
Several tribes have lately come to Oran to give in their
- submission, and the Emir will soon have no person
.. under his command but his immediate partisans.
A letter from Amsterdam, May 18, in the Globe,
says :—" The Duke of Orleans will, it is stated,
repair to Luximbourg in the beginning of next
month, to pay a visit to the King of Holland
' ' who is to be there at that period. The ex-King of
. 'Holland is expected in a few days at the Chateau
, .of Loo, and it is almost certain that he will visit
the Hague. M. de Rothschild is still here; the sole
object of his visit is the arrangement with the Mi-
nister of Finance of the capitalization of the portion
of interest of the public debt payable by Belgium."
The Bishop of Basle has just published a pastoral,
letter, announcing to his flock that the Pope has pro-
mised plenary indulgences to all persons offering up
prayers for the Church of Spain.
A letter from Berlin, 13th inst., in time Augsburg
Gdzette, states that M. de Rochow will continue to
act as Minister of the Interior until the Ist July,
when Count d'Arnim will commence his function:.
This letter mentions a report that the King of Prus-
sia has offered to lend a million of crowns to the city
of Haminirgh for three years, without interest.
The German papers give accounts of several fires
which have occurred within the last ten dais. Pozey,
in Croatia, where in an exceedingly short time, not less
than 168 houses became a prey to the flames, and 15
-per Sons perished. Another occurred at Ameger, in
Denmark, where 30 houses were destroyed, and a thirds
. at Wurenlof, a town in Argau, where 16 houses were
reduced to ashes.
Despatches have been received by the Government
from General Btigeaud, dated Mostaganem, May 12,
and enclosing reports from Major-General de Bar, I
the Commandant of Algiers, in the absence of
the Governor-General, dated Algiers, 15th instant,.
• from General Changarnier, . dated Blidah,- 14th, ,
:. and from General d'Srbouville; dated Mascara, 9th. i
The Governor-(general merely announces his in- !
terition of setting out on Lis intended cxpedi. i .
tion on the hlth, winch would enable him, lie says? I
to give two days'rest to the troops under ( ,enerm 1
- - d'Ar bOuville, who are. tofo
Gen. de Bar states that, cm t-hr€l,l part of
the
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I,4,ttlri,
lliieut.deMirandol, '
whO had been taken prisoner as.cara, an-Ivo] at.
Blida, having been released by Urder of Abd-el-Nader,
And announced, that 84 other :ea,ptives, also
released
were waiting on the banks of the ChelifffOr the inean;.l
of conveyance to Biidah.The report states that Lieut.
de minuniol did tint appear. to have allV very positive
noti4nms as to the motives which had induced Abd-el- •
.1-ial ler to s-'t these prisoners at liberty. The report from •
General Changarnier announces his having been per-