Star.
London, England, 1817-09-17 00:00:00

SITTING OF TIIE 24T111•

Several witnesses were called, who deposed to sadie
minute points of evidence, which tended to show
the murder bad been committed in Bancal's how
*rwo of them spoke to what had fallen from the ,
dren respecting the noises they heard on the i.ight
the murder. One of them spike to the animoua
which both Bancal and his wife had expressed
wards the deceased.

Marie Vernier deposed, that meeting with the
Madelaine Bancal, after the murder, she confes.e
having seen the assassination of the Sieur Fu4l
but that afterwards, when in Bancal's house sh

newed the subject, the mother threatened to beat
if she said any thing.
Francois Ricard, who is about eleven years
deposed as follows :—Ohe day, after the assatsi,
tion, I was at the Church of St. Amans, at the elc
o'clock mass, near the communion table. There
a little girl at my side : 1 asked hor whom she
longed to ? She answered to &meal. I then
several questions to her. I asked her whether she
a father or mother ? She replied, that she could
converse with me in the church, but would tell
something when we got out. We accordingly w,
out, and little Bancal then said, that her father
mother were in prison, because they had murdered
gentleman—she added, that they had extended
gentleman on a table ; that, while they bled him .
death, her father held the lamp, add her mother
caught the blood ; that there were others who assi!
in the deed; after which the body was carried mil
the house, and that she beheld all this from her I
in the kitchen. The witness added, that one Denim
Roux had informed him that little B3IICII made
same confession to him.

Denise Rout, who is about ten years old, coati.
the evidence of the last witness ; adding, that irc:
the moment little &meal had put confidence in 1
respecting the assassination, she began to betray sy
toms of fear. •
The woman Bancal, be here called upon by i.
President, to answer to OW evidence th‘is adduced.,
protested her innocence, contending that her ail:
were not old enough to be credited, and that .
were ignorant of what passed, and had been indacej
to say any thing.

The Court was particularly struck with the frank•
nes: of the children's evidence; one of whom cots.
municated the name of her father to the President,
a manner that partook of even the nature of conies.
sion. This instance of candour electrified the Cour
SITTING OP THE '55Th Or AUGUST.

Antoinette Castan swore, that on the 19th of March
she saw M. Fttayes and Bastide both walking in
street du Toast. Her sister• in-law, Castan, aim
her that she had observed them upon the same ,
at the Place de Cite, and heard what they said

parting.
Catherine Lacase now deposed, that towards ni,
on the 19th of March she saw four persons in
Place de Cites amongst whom were Fualdes
Bastide. At day-break on the morning of the 20th
she met the woman Bancal, who appeared to be '
the look-out. She asked her what had induced
to be abroad at so early an hour, and why she wore
a white apron ? Marianne Monteil, who was serer
to the Steur Saavedra, a Spaniard, who lodged
the house of Bancal, had related the following
cumstance to the witness Some days after
assassination had taken place," said Munteil, 6, I
going to cut some bread for the children of Band,
when I took up a knife, which had doubtless beet
used in cutting M. Tualdes's throat, the child
vented me, stating for what the knife had been us
and that she had seen them kill a Gentleman ahroui
the curtains of her bed."

&snide did not deny that he might have w:tik,
with Fualdes on the 19th of March ; but the wile,
Bancal, still refused to acknowledge that she war
the Place de Cite on the 20th, having spoken to
witness Lacase, or worn a white apron.
The woman Pascal now deposed, that ablut
o'clock in the mottling of the f.'oth of March, she
Bastide at the Place de Cite, near the street du T
ral, when he approached the dwelling-house of
aides, then knocked at the door, and looked up. 't
same day, she observed him twice more returni:lg.
the house; the first time about a quarter past
o'clock, and the second time before noon. Wlt;.l
was at the house dolt. of M. Bourgnet. The
time she observed Bastide, he was dressed ire::
priest, and the next time in an ordinary dress.
Louisa Silents, the wife of Pe;essier. heard it 5:
by two students, that there were ttvo other:, sr,
could give some testimony as to the murder, hes
passed, on the evening when the ciime was coats.
ted, through the rue de Tereal with lantern'.
evening before her arrest, the woman Banco:
to borrow a cloak from her sister, a neiliboer.
witness, she refused to lend one, and from the
lion she ( &local) betrayed, her sister was led w 5:
pect her as an accomplice. 'rite conversation taro
upon the takin:t away the dead body. T:w ii
daughter of Bailee' said that she had seen it aia
with her mother. The witness asked her hew
could summon courage enough to go Alwr v:lia:'
had seen ? The little creature appeared affected t
went away. The son of the witness say: on the
of 'March, at six o'clock in the morning, Da"!
going from the rue des Hebdomadiels, and dirtc: