The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-01 00:00:00

BOXING.

To finish the holidays and tt►e old year, as they
had begun the week, the holiday folk had a fight
to themselves yesterday, in a field adjoining Old
Oak Common, between Nicholas Smith, a carman,
and John Carter, alias Jack the Drover, otiginat-
ing out of a quarrel about the division of a
Christmas-box. It was a smart fight of twenty
minutes, in their own way. _

lu the first round, the drover received a mow.
ink; hit on the left ear, which floored him neatly.
2• Both appeared very awkward, in a busincss
o<•w to them ; but they worked away, and gave
each other tome muzzlers —The drover had the
best of the round, although be seemed inclined
to jib.

3. The carman was stopped short in running
in, by a lefr. banded floorer.
The blood flew in all direc►ions in facing each
other in the 4,1 i round, and the drover was backed
at odds from being decidedly the best hitter. In
this round the carman was thrown, and both
would have been contented to have remained on
the grass.

Two minutes elapsed before they set to again ;
the drover was bit down heavily and gave in, but
his setonds did not listen to him ; they got bin'
to fight two other rounds, when he said his op-
ponent was not the man he first began with, and
he wonid fight no n►o►e. Bo'h were in bad con-
dition from Christmassivg, and although the car•
wan won, he was hit severely.

OLIVER AND SuvuroN.---This match, which
caused sty much tri salty ointment last week in not
coming off, is' tenewed for the same stake, 100
guineas aside, and it is fixed to take place no
Thursday. se'unight the 13th instant. Oliver's.
backers give five guineas to the other party to
'ante the place of fighting. Betting is even on
the event.

Thursday night, as Mr. Samuel Taylor, of
Upper York•street, Paddington, was•on his way
home front Sadlets_r.•ells Theatre,' he was stopped
on the New-road by two fellows with large sticks,.
who demanded his money. Mr. Taylor itnms.
diately gave them his waich, a two pound note,
and totate.en shillings. They then tied his hands
behind his hack, threatening his lite if he gave any
ahrm, and effected their escape.

TRIAL OF GENERAL SA VARY,

DUKE HF RHVIGH, EvronE THE FIRST PERMANENT
couNcy" or wAR —sITTING MC. 27.

PARIS, Dec. 2S.

[Fartlitr ticulars:]

Tie Prcsi(!ent of the Council was Liciit.-Gene-
Ta) Count Dimas. The Mernbt•rs of it were,

Lientenants-Gffneral Count de Lagrange and Count
Gniiletninot ; 11 1 Colottel3 Do,inervan and Bonn.
goin ; and MM. Cani Ana TAiret and Mardi.—
King's Advocate—M. Lonlay. Rapporteur---M.
de Chambean.,

The council commenced its sittings at ten

o'clot k.

The filpportetir real! the vat-inns ttocuments.--

Among them were die; following

ht. The sentence pronounced by the Council
of ‘Vsr, the 21th Dec. ISI6, which condemned
the Doke de limigo, par coniumace, to the pain
of.leath, for cr'in s specified in the fits! article of
the Ordinance of 24th Jaly, 1815, in which he

Was comprised.
21. A letter AVititotit ir.y date or direction, in

the Idlov‘ing words :
'1 fradpominved Dr. IZtntinit, l'hysic:.an of
State P)i.ons. lie wis disinisscd; and it was be

who, during the year that has just expir. d„. has
been the go-between-and agent between the island
of Elba and as. He is known to the Ministry ;
and be will do whatever he is required. lie has
served in the catnpaigns of Italy, Egypt, and
Po! n

3,!. A decree dated March 20, 1815, wh!ch ap—
pointvcl the I) ,lie•de'Rovjgo Inspector-General

of the Gentlarwerie.

4th. The examination of the Doke by the Rap-
porleur. From this examination it appeared that
the Duke de 'Rovigo denied having had any cor-
respondence with the Isle of Elba ; he denied
also having wt it ten the letter in question to Dr.
Reno,lt r and, he affirmed that he did not accept
the place of Inspector-General of the Gendar-
merie until after many days of hesitation, and
that ha did not execute its functions until the
- 25-th of March.
After the reading of these documents, the
Dnlte de Rovigo was introduced. He was,accom-
panied only by a single Dfficer. He wore the
dress. of a Lieutenant-Geoeral: and the decoration
of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. He
bowed to the Council as he entered, end- they
rose to return the salute.
The President asked his name, titles, •&:. to
whiclvhaving answered, he delivered the follow.
ing speech :
" 'Gentlemen, I have invoked for four years,
the day which at last shines upon me. Circum-
stances -which I could not contronl have kept
me, during that interval, in foreign climes, and
-have prevented me from appearing before !Ise
First Council of War which had. pronounced upon
the accusation of which I am WWI the object. I
should then have appeared before that Council
v the same confidence that I feel at present,
convinced that be'ore a tribunal of-brave men,
justice would efface all recollections, and honour
assume all its rights. It has not depended upon.
my will to shorten the tern] of my exile ; and I
shall be easily believed,- when I say this, by thrise
who know *hat are the torments of a French-
man ti ben absent from his native country. I felt
them so strongly, that almost the first instant
when I was able to throw off the bonds that
held me, I eagerly hastened hither, full of confi-
dence in the justice of my cause. To have he=
sitated would have argued a •suspicion of the
equity of Government.
" My wishes.are accomplished, ;,1 finding_ my-
self betore the ancient Chiefs of the Army ; and I
trust to th'eir decision with the same confidence
as I should again fight by their. aides.
I solicit frOm•yonr kindness, Gentlemen, a
heating for the Honourable Counsel who has enH

gaged to lend the' the as,,istance of hi. talen,s, on;
an occaiion when a man, however film in his
own C 014560113 iiMOcellee Cannot safely rely upon

" I have speci illy iustructed hick to give you
an Account of my conduce during my exile."

The %iTnesses were then gilled.

Doctor Reuoulcileclaren, that he' did no(think.
the letter ettiibuted to The Duke was in his hand-:
n'hing. '[he facts which this letter purports to'
announce, and which relate to myself, are abso-'
'lutely false; it pret'end3' that T demanded the
'situation of Physician to the State Prisons, while
knew that these prisons were not re-established.

It pretends also that I was the intermediate agent
'ot a correspondence between the Island of Elba
and France, while my presence in Paris at the
litite is proved, by my signature at the Prefecture
of the Police, as charged with the health depart-,

M. Lagoree, Colonel of Gendarmerie, and M.
•Vvert, Chief of•the Office of 'the Gendarmerie,'
declared that the Duke tie •Rovigo knew of his
sioniination on the morning of the 21st of March;
that he caused a representation to he 'Made to
Marshal Moncey, and even utzed the request in
,person, that he (the -Marshal) would retain his
~tritriltiol as Inspector=General of the Gendarme-
rie that he did not consent to accept this place
aver the urgent solicitatioos of the Marshal
himself: and_ that he did not actually exercise its
functions till the 25!1i of March. • •

Two competent writers dertosed that they had
compared the letter in which DrAtennult is' men—
riot,,!(l, with another which the Duke de Rovigo
avow d to he hiS", and that the two letters did
not rivitear• to be in the same hattdwriting.

he It :tpport eur tio rose dad illdressed the
Co“rt., Al or a gc•nv rat tevirw of the cireum-
st and fiocunienfs eons ecied with the prose-
twiun, he uhperveil, tha; the voluntary return :of
I)Lke de Itovi.go might be dwelt upon as

proo( of the coN‘ietian be hims'll,enternined,cf
his inenicruCe ; it WAS his OWy. however, to op,
pose this justification by rrni i kin-z-npini the pre-
cipitate departure .)t the Duke when the events
took place. His return might be the result of that
amiable inquietUde which, as a good husband and.
a tender father, he could not endure in his exile,and
hearing of the acts of clemency which had ema-
nated from the throne, he hail, probably, 1110-ught
it preferable to risk the result of a itial, which, eh
'bungle terriblerlett to the condemned a hope which
Royal mercy had• often jultifiech*Rematking.on the
letter -which had been' prOduced, without date or
signature, the Rapporteur •contended, that its
tenor wits not enigmatical ; • in his opinion, it was
well vatablished ; the 'charge., that a correspond-
ence had heen'carrie& on between the Duke and
the Island of Elba, and the return of Iltionaparte
gave serions weight to the accusation ; he, how.
evtr,-left the contents to the interpretation of
Jolty; it was for them to decide upon their. ed.
Sho,dtl their opinion be in the 11114-
ma,ive, the Duke was involved in the clime of
treason. as specified in the IBth Article of the
It:‘val Ordinance, 'passed on the 24th of July,
ISIS. Atter further adver iog ar some hingth
'Toil the jothlie events of 1815. -as atiectine, the
D,tkv, the Rapporteur concluded by declaring, that
in cooduc:iug the present proce,ding, he had re-
moved from his mind all influence that might hp
apprchanded from the circeonstance of the'll,ll,e's
haring in some measure acknowledged his crimi-
nality, by suffering sentence to be passed upon
hint, -par contumace. He had done his rimy by
grounding the prosecution upon the depositions of
witnesses which the Jury c4onld hear examined,.
and incontestibls documents which wet e produc-
ed for their inspection ; it was for Ahem Co weight
these proofs against the evidence in favour-of the
accused—their opinion mina -.decide his fate.
M. Duera now addressedlhe- Court, in behalf
of his client, as follows
" Gentlemen, firm in the conviction of his con-
science, and penetrated with entire confidence in
the justice of the King and the moderation of his
Government, and the equity of his Judges, the
Duke de Rovigo has come into the very 'heart of
the capital, to constitnot himself a prisoner, and
to solicit, not his pardon (it becomes the guilty
alone to solicit and receive that)„ but an impartial
trial of the accusation fulminated against him
,during a period of cotrimotion, misfortunes, and
re-action. Whilst the Duke, dtt6ined against his
will. on a foreign shore, was dtprned of the right
of defending himself, Judges, doubtless exempt
from partiality, but surrounded hy a cloud of
sinister prejudices, pronounced against hint the
pain Of death,
1' But such is the nature of condemna.ions par
contumace, that they fall of themselves upon the
first appearance of the accused ; at his aspect
alone, things rightly resume their wriginal state,
and the cause might to be examined anew withont
the shadow of a preiMlice from the firs' decision.
" Let us bless Providence that' has Willed that
this' trial now occurs at •an•epoch, when the Go-
vernment being more confirmed, passions less cx-
cited, and men, wiser, every thing cuncura•to faci-
litate the justification of the accused.

•g Rut first, 1 ought. to conform to my brief, to
yet hOore you the conduct of the Duke ile Ravi-
n, and to shew you the causes, independent of
his will, which prevented him from appearing be-
fore you.

The Doke de Rovigo does not dissimulate,
that he owes to the Emperor Napoleon his for-
tune, his honours, an.l the diuingnished rank lie
enjoyed under his reign; but the gratitude he
preserves his not indueed him to betray what he
°tiro' to France, and to the Government which
the restoration has given our country.
" In the -month of April," 1814, the Doke (te
Rovigo retired to his country seat at Nainvilie,
10 leagues from Paris ; no office was confided to
hint. He did not become the object of any fa-
vour of the Court. Notwithstanding the emi-

nenceof his. rank, he was not even named Knight
of St. Lonis; the oath of allegiance was not even
exacted of him. Lie was without place, witl►ottt

functions, without power, inac;ive, trod finally,
on half-pay.

During almost a year be remained continually
at Nainville, haing only twice repaired to Parts
tor four houra,unly, to see the Duchess, when
confined by child-bir b.

" The Police, moreover, if well constituted,
must 1)1v., known bow•isolated the Duke de R4►_

vigo lived trew,only saw his family, and a very
few of tho3e friends, whose attachment rarely -ex-
tends to the disgrace of eminent men.

The Dlike was especially precluded from the
possihilit3 of keeping up .ft .correspondence wish
the island Of Elba. The only circumstance in
which be received direct intelligence from the

Eniperor is rcclrcled in his interrogation.

The

intelligence. MIS 'm:-rely an obligilig acknOwledg-
ment, and rio sitiistee character. The Dice, he-

sides, took. the precaution of informing the Go-
vernment- Of it, anti no consequence was attached

.to it hy them
" St!v,,ral months then elapsed, during which
the Mike led 2 Lt.ippy and peaceable lite in retire-.
ETICIII, oeCipied exclusively with agriculture and
the education Of his children, when the news of

'Le landing at Cannes c;.inte to' disiurb tit. gene-

al security.

Inrurtliately, the Duke. found that he was
suspected And menaced ; he WilS litiolllied, that
it was in contemplation to arrest him ; but then,

this pretended accomplice of 'Napoleon, who
might have bcen expectud to have fled to rein-

force
he cc

his party, takes a ron:e directly opposite ;
toes to Paris,, and keeps himself concealed, in

complete inaction, engat,..ed Only in recovering his
personal health, anti taking no part in the events
which were pursuing.
Napoleon arrives in Paris, the Dike is or-
dered to the Tnilleries, the circle was numerous,

the Emperor 'received hint coolly, and all'present
felt. assured, that he was not looked upon as one
who bad t,ivoured'his return. It was ofily upon

►he second interview, that he was ;appointed in-
spector General of the Gendarmerie:"
DuPIN then rapidly passed to ti►e flight of
t Dlike, his attest on board tl►e Bellerophon,
and his reside►tce in Stnyrna.

Alter an hour's,drliberation, the Council unani-
mously plyhouneeti the Duke Not Guilty, and hi
was instantly liberated.

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