The Sun.
London, England, 1816-04-27 00:00:00

UNITLI) SOCIETY OF ERILENIASONS.

. . . . . . .
Wednesday being the day appointed (or the tena
noel .Masonie Dinner,, a very numerous meeting
of the Brethren took place in Freenotson's UAL,
his Royal Hilllness the Duke of Susstot, M. `V.
G. M.
,in thcChair. At six o'clock upwards of
tour hundred sat down to a sitinptiants clintier, ,
consisting of every delicacy. After'the cloth inns
removed Non Noins liomine was sung by
,Messre.
Leese, Taylor, and several other voval perlormers.
The Duke. at Sussex tttet gave °.• God. bless tl,e
King," 'a e 'and drank ip.silene, and the air of. Goy'
save the King followed, in which no.ner Williams
.toOk, the lead. Tile Royal Doke area peoposeet
the health tut '' the ratron and Proicetor at ilia-
sonry, his Royal Highness the Prince Itegeat,"
with thrce. times three, which was-drankyi,ithen-
thosinsticapplintse ; , after which the glee:0: /fait
Stor of Brunswick!. was ,sung ,in
,a tine: style.--,
His ItoyalHighness,,rose, and in A netit . speech
ctid he should propose the hOlth of .".the 1l other
of six Masons—the Queen ;" with .three times
three, which was received vidbgreat.applause..—
The Duke Of Sussex sons after gave, co the Health
of the Princess Charlotte. of. Wsles ;:',"with three
tunes three, and afterwards
,the. remainder of the
Royal Family. Mr. Harper, I'. D. G. M. area
yose, (in theebsenee of Lforq,Dundas,, .P. ki• M.
who W3S preverited by indisposition from attend-
in.g) am{ in ls. speech of considerable length,
whereiti he expetiated on the benefits that would
result front the Union that has taken phee, pro-
posed the health Of " the IlinstrioosM. W. ti. M.
his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex." The
applithe that followed was of great duration, and
it was .:some time before Isis Royal liighuess
could
.obtain en iapportnnity to address the Bre-
thren. He commented with thanking them for. the
very flattering, mariner in:which his ~stealth had
been drank, and of the honour .at tieing phi,ceil itA
the situation of Grant! Master, rilk Royal 11igh...,
Ress entered at large iota the beauties tool ex -
. cellencies of Masonry, 0 .I,lte, benevolence (If the
inoiottion, and that all sects of religion., as well
as l'itrSigii of All denominatioot and colour. were
admitted to participate o,f the brothei ki regattiktt
.:reigio througliont the Society. Ills hot ul High-
ness opatiated.at gee4t Ivoqth on live. cot neation
existing bctleven Masonry kind the Fine Arts, amt.
that now the'hlessiogs at pej.ce was-restored t4P-
the world, he had no doubt 'Masonry would ex.,
to ill- over all, its surface, and the resistance which'
had been made to its progreSs its a kingihmi that
owed' so melt to this country would be rernovcaT
His Royal
.1-lightiess next adverted to the Ladies
who limmured the foto ttity by their it. ce-sence, suet
concluded iNitli tionle elegant and pertinent re-
WM ks, iii proposing the litalth tit the lionlii:S.,‘%illi.
three times three, which was drank :with raptor.
Hobnie)4llPiPslilltintet a ‘f‘i'lliiin otalt)elii'4leloctfies,tbecu:;i.':Ceitl."4 ofTlibi:
,Itoy.a),Highoess, which was replete, with just mot
'appritspriale l'ennaks, tint in its delivery, his Royal
.Highoess wait. iregnyntly interrupted by loud,
cheerlng.
The Duke of Susses, in short and neat speeches,
4nccessively proposed the healths Of the Duke Of
Kent, time Earl of Nloita, and the Duke of Athol,
all Of which were raptueurnily repplatided.
About halt-past nine the Ladies 119.4rtt1, Which
preclndee any ftvrther account of the pi oceedings,
front which his Royal kJ ig.boeSs retired ahout, ele-
ven., stutongei the reiterated appisom, ookeyra-
ternity.
Ladies present do Wit itoo this liitele,r Ong speettp.
The number of heitutiful and elegant vtressed
ele Wi4 4;IT/it, And they appeared highly slaPtie4
"ovith the attention that was hltova Orin.
The Bill'itbaniiging to 1...01c-il Cathcart'e Regi!
runt of Life Onanli attended, and 11-layed thsting
the whole of the dinnev.

TRIAL OF SIR ft.* WILSON,

ANT)
BEITCE AND BUTCIII,NSON,
(In Cuiltinuutiun.)

AUDIENCE ruc 23n Arm.

When the Advocate. General ,had finished his
ispeeck, which molielsgreat impre4zion on the au-
y, the was,auspended to a rriarter of,
'When it was resumed, M. ClAveini
*puke in defence of Lberle, and particularly'

11-u

sktvil O the impoosik)iiit,y of his recogiriziiig

v,iiette in ii disguise which WAS 60 CC/11)11)4C tl►at
every one wab the dupe of it—even t►te gaoler who
Esttt: hip hapd to the convict, and the gendarme

at the outer gute through which be passed- Tbere
was no reason why au extraordinary perspicacity
should be -expected from Lberle. The language
used by Eberle to his comrade, at the moment
whet) the chair set off--." it is droll, those three
wOnieddid Out say a word to me"'..—was exclusive
of all suspicion of a participation : for, if he had
been an aecomplice, Ile would have d.
lauguage'which might have Colliproniked the StiC.
cess of the plot.
M.''BraHne, the defender of Roquette de !ter-
guidec, endeavoured to dispose the Jury in. favour
of his client, by the recital of services which
.liis
ancestors and himself have rendered to dovern.
this only recompence was an annual pen-
sion of SO francs fur himself and every meinber of
his family; who had, like him, escaped the was-
tatere of the colonies. The Learned Counsel then
dwelt on the scene -between Madame T.,a4alette
viol his diem ; and observed, that the three or

tour minutes during which the gaoler was detain.
ed by his; wife, so justly alarmed, were sufliciertt
to assure :the retreat of the convict ; 'for if No
quote had got away from her directly, he would:.
Have .found Lavatette, whom the absence of the;,.
chairman kept-nvaely-for-that.time at the gate of
the ptistni. - . .
titter several, other observations, the Learned
Couu4el observed-1 arrive uowat the lust eharge7.
if gulls( my client (at the word last, an oftiati3-
faction wtio beard among, the itiulitor,s who visit
acmes of this sort' merely tor
,aniuseme_nt, .without
reflectiog ou the iniportato: ot. the functionary
who ttefentli the accused),-;-1 inean..the charge of
not taking away the handkerchief with which
valette Covered his face. lioquctie WAS 'a
roitri,7;
start, as the Advocate-Gem:till uas iui,e tit ii with
o noble accent, he would not ilL*erve the *harm:
of 1111111 who could have heell UllthoVell tt such-

sc:i tie.
M. Mattguin, the Counsel fat Benoit, relied
chiefly' on Ilia Itejil4 itte ,ervcit of Livide.tie,
'night have erred hMIIIO.CeSS at cleVOlCti :
he paid it high ttiOule LO lame Layalettc, und
mentioned, us a subject of congratulation, that,
in thepidat of crimes slid misfortunes w'itit'i►'hieh
Our eyes were' afflicted, they nikgiit: reptise with
satisfaction on Lite' noble ilevotedness of conjugal
itilect on. He referred in favour of III& 'client to
the ttepuition of Madame Luvulette, who dha
declared that her boldness had done every thittg•
lie compared the conduct Of his client with that
Ott the WitiOw Dittoit, and complained that their
situation %Vali ditiereOt...;Crile President interrupt-
'ed observing, that he must not criticise the
sentetice of the Ciliumber of It
is not to criticise it," said M. Mauguiii, but
to' invoke it for the sake rimy client that I stiCak
of it." •

The Advocate then proceeded to appeal to the
tuits.inot of morality wh)clt recommend to doilies-
' tics devotecliteo and ikedience--initxims
oaiti he, eippeat to be aootr4ry to the regulatirmb
of ~u,~itive htiv„
Li Jere again the Counsel Was interrupted by the
PrLiident and the AdvOcate4ieneritl, who oh.
server(,, that he must not appeal to any authority
in opposition to the law.
Mauguin protested as to the purity of. his
intentions, and couclutied by referring to an ex.
i)t.ebbioil of the AtivocattAieneral, that his client
pad done more than his duty he left hint, there-
fart, with full confidence to the Jury.
The Sluing bloke up at a quarter past five, and
will be continued to-morrow, to. hear the other
Ativocate,„atol the summing up Of the President.
It was remarked, with interest, that M. the.
Chief President, Deseze, Peer of France, was
present to participate its the satisfaction with
which a numerous yet select auditory applauded
the talent and who; discretion of the Magistrate
who rectud this important trial. For an account
of the last day see the (ollowing column.

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45-ITURD.II'. iiPRIL 27, 1816.

TUE SENTENCE-

WILSON, BRUCE A n

At 14.ngth the Trial of Sir ROBERT VVILSOq, Mr.

Bli I) CI:, Hud Mr. HUTCH it;4l)ti has ,terminated,

and in a itiattnei which seems to have loreit re-
ceived with pretty -general satisfaction 'by-all
parties in Paris : They have been fotind guilty,
hut the. Court has pgssed on lIICIII the very light-
est sentence that the law would allow; namely—
an imprisonment of only Three Mo»ths. After the
speech front. NI. litsA for the prosecution, on Tues-
day, the remainder of that day was oetcapied with

thespeechesof the Counsel fiwthe (litiore!kt French-

men implirated in the charge. On W6lnesdly,
Du tbt xithe advocate of Sir Itowr. Wti.goY and his

friends*, made is speech lunch admired and eat cur
deralde ingenuity, but turning principally on
;points. of. French law, which would afford little
entertainment to our readers. On the facts charged
againit the accused, after their frank uvoiVals, cor-
folwated hy,the folleSt Ilre,of dueuutrutrtry NMI Pa.
110 1)04W/1C g("Ilbt could remain undabont
bait pot five uri Wednesday afternOtin,:the•Jury.
(12 in nitinher,drawn by lot,' arid rruwly men'eot►.
fleeted wit,h,the law), (layered their verdict into
court, it want read by their foreman,' and contained
on acquittal of all the Erenehtnen except the t urn-
keyEuence, us,well as Sir 11,WtoioN, Mr.
.httuce, and Mr. IN rcnttsunst, were found' guilty.
The President, M. Dt ticze, then 'proceeded ,to
read the heads or the 'penal code applicable to the
convicted persons. i.imttat.st eves' sentenced to
two years impritontnent. 'the article Applicable
to our -countrymen was IN;o: 244, which prescribes
imprisonment for a term not exceeding; two years,
nor less than three months, at the.diseretiou of
the Judge : and the President, without hesita-
tion, pronoudeed for the shoriet FlliotVahle pe-
riod, bit ROlittlt? WILSON' and Mr; Deuce had:
both previously addressed the Court iu long
speeches, explanatory of their motives furs con-
duct which they did not deny. Sir 14.0acktT ob-
served, that those who blamed what belted dune
.would probably have censured him tin' inituntatti-
,ty had be refused to assist in snatching a fellow-
creature froni deortietiun. ilaucs: avowed'
himself a friend' to. liberty, and to, the Constitu-
tion of his country, as itettled by the glorious
Revolution of 1688 but he declared hit detestu.
tiop of that fictitious revolutionary liberty Which
had desolated' Europe. 'll(ithr these speeches were
listened to with great attention bfthe Court,
which throughout the proceeding* .showed a
marked degree of respect to our countrymen, as
far. us their relative situation would permit. On Ft
dispute which arose as to the official tt.an3latiou of
one of Sir ROBEXTIS letters, the Advocotte-Gederal
allowed the Prisoners the benefit Of the interpre-
tation which was most favourable to them. The.
Court was fuller on the third day than on the
second, but less so than at the opening Will,
trial. Madame Lavar,erDa was *mon the an.
ditory.

!aril-AV:S IMO:4 tAfits Ap.citivt.D TIII3

MORN/Nti

APRIL 24.—The King wekt ont bopday
at. three. The crowd We-Ekt, 'waiting with • im-
patience to sec hiui, anil soon as he appeared
they greeted hita with l
.)14(! cr.; cs IfilYent

The Peers of France have adopted a rich-cos-
tume, in which they will appear at the Cerelll4/11y
of the marriage of the Duke of. Berry.
Lord Wellington arrived yem.rday at Pettis.
Count Bellegarda is arrived Ist Paris, where he
proposes to rerimitt some ; he goes after.
WiifllS to ,Pnglattd.

Three iii.disposed person* of the small inum-of
Meximeux, near Lyons, white die Citlard
411..cre employed in some exterior service, took the
opportunity to reverse the white flog.
'rite Hon of the Deputies is ornamented with
tuat3 of Lewis X V-1 , X,Vii., and X.V1,11.4