The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-11 00:00:00

ASSIZE COURT.

•
Yesterday, the Court 'continued occupied in
hearing the defences of the various prisOners.
After the different ,Counsel had been heard,• the
President' asked the prisoners, whether they had
*rty thing to add in their defence
Pleignier threw himself entirely on the wisdom
and mercy of the Jury.
Carbouneau professed his repentance fort any
share he might have had in drawing up tirero-
clamatinns, but denied that he took part in the
conspiracy. Whatever J!iiitnt was pronounced
upon bins, he shnt,ll without murmuring.
Tolleron ...eat a long discourse. He
spoke indignah.ty of the greater part of the Re-
vised being described as of the dregs of the people.
His family had not worm-eaten parchments to
show, but It was well known in the department of
the Nievre for centuries of virtues.

The woman Picard pronounced with a lively
emotion, often interrupted by subs and tears, the
fullovving speech :
" I have nothing to acid to my defence, except
to entreat the gentlemen of the jury to pity an un-
happy woman, who deeply repents that she has
been involved in such a calamity. My only crime
is that of having beets weak enough to receive
those cursed cards, without revealing it to my
husband.

" I entree t you to have compassion on M. Lis-
.hattnes l'have been the came of his misfortigte.
lie belongs to a respectable tarnily, to which sl
owed great obligations in my infancy :'his father
rendered me great service; anti now I am the
cause that he is depfived of the embraces of his
son. Let the punishment fall on me alone; re.
store to a,wrettlied father a son %Omni he has not
ceased to love. Thus l alone shall undergo the
consequences of my crime,- anti shall not. feet tlle
disgrace, When I return to my countu, of receiv-
ing the reproachecof an afflicted parent. Be as.
lured, Gentlemen, that it was not 1 that sent the
note to him, as I am charged to have done.—
Whatever my punishment may, he,J shalt suffer
with resignation lam guilty : I ought to be
punished ; but nobody shall ever have reason to
complain 01 we."
Debbatmes allowed that Picard had not sent
him the note except at his own express solicita-
tion.

Dervin rambled into long details about his con-
nexions with Scheltien, whose benefactor he was,
and who had denounced him to the police. On
being called to order by the President, he said he
acknowledged himself guilty, and should hear his
se►►tence with an►ag froid, but never would forgive
Scheltien.

Sourdon delivered a very long discourse. The
first part of it was full of declamation against the
prejudices of birth, of historical parallels drawn
from the conduct:of cardmalMazarine, lie was
requested by the President to confine himself to
his cause. " tititat nut 1 reproached with ?" con-
tinued Sourdon—" with having composed soot*
in favour of Buonaparte, and sung,them at the
Café nontansier. Ah ! Gentlemen, think of those
men of.letterti, those men of genius, echo have so
often changed sides,-of those giroue.tles, those
political cameleons, always ready to embrace
the party of the strongest ; and reflect
titer you can impute it us a crime to ine—the

obscure autho'r of Some ephemeral compoii4
60ns—the •havink been for a thoment carried
away by the torrent of example. He confessed
his knowledge .of the !cards and proclaram.
Aions, and declared it to have. been his intention,
to denoonce to ,the,Cio,veivitent the machinations
going on. But bevontended that if the associa-
tion of the patriots of 1810 sVas a, conspiracy, it
was the most pitiable, the most,ridicnions one in
the annals of the world. instead of mischief, it
had by its discovery produced salutary effects. To
use a vulgar comparison, the conspirators had;
done, the nine to the Government that a prisoner
would do, who, thinking that he gave his victim,
a fatal (fraught, should administer to hirn the
elixir of long life."
The speech of ,Sourdon, says the '.corms) de
Pariv, displayed proofs of • erudition, logic, and,
6.itnnetinies of oratorical talents.
The President thyn ommurti up 111 a. Spt:t..,:a
Whiell occupied three hours in the delivery, and
which concluded With an immense. windier of
questions pot to theconsitiertition of the Jury,
with regard to the respective guilt of the princi.
.pals, the accomplices; and the non-revealers. The
Jury retired to deliberate at / o'clock in the even-
ing. _ . _

The Gazette de France has the following para.,
graph, dated Sunday- moruing':•—“. The verdict
has not,yer been given; the Juty have beep eh,.
closed in their Chamber since last night ; a cunsi•
derahle crowd is'eolietted about 'all the avenues
of the Court of Assize. At the close of yecter
day's Sitting the priNuners in general lost their
firmness and assurance. The approach of a mo-
ment so solemn appeared- to fill them with the
most lively alarm. Pleignier shed tears inces-
santly,"

VIENNA, JUNE 2tl.—Lord Clanwilliam arrived
here the 24th ea courier from London.
FRANKFORT, JULY 20--After two days of fine
weather, the Inius have recommenced, and it is
feared if this weather continues, that the harvest
- will he entirely destroyed.,
The Ex-Generali Savary and Lallemand are
tt Smyrna, where, it, appeol, they reside.,
under the protection of the Turkish Govern-
ment; .Boulay de la Meurthe, included in the
Ordonnance of the 24th July, has arrived at Frank.
fort, as well as Felix Desportes. .