The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-11-16 00:00:00

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who are assigned to me by the, 33,1 :tad 3lth Artilea..
of the Charter. ~. .
" A stranger to judiciary matters, having person.
• ally no knowledge either of the laws, or of the mode .
of cribliesl procedure, I. exrect the indulgence n(
the Marshals and Lieutenant-Generals, to tithw me
to state the motives ahich induce me to decline their
interference more at length, by me.tiis of nty Coon-
, sel, M. Berryer, and I demaud for him their kind
attention." •
The PRESIDENT slated that the Council a pprecistel ~.
the motives of the Marshal's declining ; but previ-
ously, in order to conform to the haw, it was nesc,-
sary that the identity, the name, surname, &c. of
, the individual, should be set forth.
1 The Marshal having satisfied the. Council upon I
these points, in the terms aboveatated, his Aavocato
took down the words. . .
M. BERRYER said—" The first sentiramstil pipe.
rience in addressing the assemblage within this farmi-
dable inclosure, partakes not more of the 60014;4(1
and consolatory, than of the feelings of conliderica
and security My eyes are fixed wi:h sdesitatiop A ncts
respect on this truly august union of the AT'S person:
ages of the State, invested with the military purple,.
whose names, dear to the country,. aireudy belong to-.
posterity.
64 When the Marshal appeared eager to present War
Ijustifications, in order that he may return not only.
without fear, bat without stain into his family, lie,
refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Coun-
cil, what could be the motives for such temporising?
Could he hope to find elsewhere more jest appreoia.•
tors of his political or minter induct?
" Heshould desire to .bej,
panions in arms, were he nt
competency.
" I contend, as my first
Council of ' -. not even a
upon stet

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FRENCH PAPERS.
TRIAL OF MARSHAL.NET.
most* DAY, NOV. 10.
This day's sitting began by the reading of a num-
ber of letters and other papers sent by the King's
Ministers, but which 'lid hot belong.; to the procedure.
These were chiefly declaratiotii made by several-
Officers, that in the course of the month of April
last, the Marshal had several times: been heats to
use offensive expressions respecting the King, his- 'v
Family, and Government, seteril.Of the,e declare-

. War,
corispeteut t• ~ 'de ..,
--:•'1.0 - .1 - -,-,---z- - ennsequeesly ' parity of
tions were in direct contradicti6ieliltil each Other declineely ' ion.',
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abOut kiii intentions of the Marshal:'"' 1 " [shat salablish, 11
.The Marshal denied all the speechee-ishich were it, because t Alaidual acct
attributed to.kirehy the Mayor Of Defe'lli. Capelle, of the fall dignities of which
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and the_ Prefects of. Ain and Jura ; IT ~Itid never possession.
boasted of having bad any correspoudence. with the: " I shall prove, in the the
Isle of Elba. . ' positon of your Tribunal is
" I had not (added he) any knOWledgeof the cally;• and that no military
landing of Bonaparte, till I was informed or it by with-a right to try Marshal
M. Bastard', my notary. I never hid any a:lnver- 66 The imposing authority refs the Royal (Whom.
satien wish any of..the Mershalsot Fraore, nor with of the tith Jaly cannot establish your jurisdiction;
the Minister of War at that period, relative to the end on that point I might say witliAtie Matierlaoliany
return. of Bonaparte. 1 ?gently 4eny all connection , Philip is Wier inslrected in points
.of conitoverss.":
with tlie•Duchen of.. St. t.eu ;
.I :Writ an* her at her The Advocate then deieloped in- oegelar order Ma
hoele.afteefionapeete'S abdicatidn at FontOinideais: three propositions. He established, according to tke,
I was invited to dine with her in 'iVe month: of Fe- Constitution, that the Chamber of Veers is :iiii'ino
!weary, with the. Marquis de Riviere ;' butl declioid competent to decide upon crimes of high•ireason:Ao4
uuder the pretext .of illness. :of attempts against the safety of itheState. ..., . ••. li
'The Mushal here demanded the insertion in his ' He dissimulated next the objection &meet iiilipsyke
interrogatory of the Petition that was presented to Royal Ordonnance of the 6th of March, which spa
the King by his wife, relative to the alleged incom- peered to send before the Council, of War all the
adherents of Bonaparte. 'bo provide for the ;army peteney of the Council of War. He not only de-
of the State, behold the power reserved to the See
mended to he tried by the Chamber of Peers, as his
natural and rightful Judges, but he also complained vereign ; but it cannot be said that in order to preside
of the manner in which the Courted was formed. He for it, and still after having provided for it, .he isAt
oe4ss
next demanded the production of an article *Filch he liberty to invert the order. of .the jurisdictions,
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said was in the possession ef the Count de Bour- create Special Judges.
moot ;it was the letter in whicb Gen. Bertrand in-' His Majesty has acknowledged thatM. de Fejele.,
ought not to be tried by Military Judges, thets9l,
ailed. in the name of Bonapaste, the Generals to
desert f= •.m the King. . was named to appear before them by the Ordinleciof
A Juuaz asked, " What has, becoms of that the 24th July. • •
letter ?" 1 The Marshal, in his quality of a Peer of France, at
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the period of his imputed crime, could not be trie•l
The it EPORTER.--It has been impossible, since the
before a Council of War. Of what importance is
interrogatory tertnitiated, to write to the Count tie
Bourmont ; this would take up a fortnight. 1 it that he has lost that quality of Peer since Bona-
parte, on the '2d of June, conferral anon him a
M Jouivit.te.—The Count de Bourmont is at
Paris. i Peerage of a different description.
The RI.PIRTEIL—The letter shall then be de. 1 • " The Peers of France have always beeniried by
mantled. the Court of Peers, which has carefully reserved to

The PRISIDENT.—The reading of the documents itself that privilege.
being finished, it is time to confront the accused. I " What tr happy promotion was that of Marshal
must remind the public, that all marks of approba. Ney to the Royal Peerage !" exclaimed the Aden-
lion, or of censure, are forbidden. I shall order cale, " since bestowing •on the Duke of Elchingea
the most conspicuous mark of his Sosereign's esteem,
the guard to turn out every person who does not
conduct himself with the respect due to the Council it tendered him the benefits of a better direction as
and to misfortune. 1 It placed him in the high rank of the Knights on
The Marshal was then introduced by Capt. !ferule- whom (here was no stain, and no reproach.
•lin. Ile took his seat in an armed chair, in the 'ten- ! " Fatal promotion! Since the repose of the world
agnitt disturbed, Mwrshal -Neyomrprised, alone, and
tee of the semicircular space, in front of his Judges.
Several Officers of the Geudarmerie sat at some dis- unable to sustain the storm, has been so rudely torn
from his elevated Station, that' his fall is the more
tante from him, and two sentinels, one of the bra-
tiOrtil and the tither of the Veteran Guard, ittend., terrible. ,
ed him as an escort. I " The promotion will nevertheless prove useful,
The accused was dressed in full uniform, aDd had since like to the majestic vessel on which the thuncl,>r
a black crape on the left arm. • 1 has burst, it leaves to the mariner, lost In an ocean
The PaISIDIVIT.—What are the names. the shun' of misery, a plank Of the wreck, without which he
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of your birth, and your titles ? I might perhaps perish.- : • '
Marshal Ney spoke as follows : - 1 " Under the third point of view, and es Marshal
66 GENTLEDIENof France, the accused
,—Out of deference to the Mat- has still the right to decline
shals of France and Lieutenant-Generals, r con- the authority of the Council. The Marshals are great
sewed to answer the questions which Field-:`,tarslial dignitaries of the Crown. The King style. them his
Count Grundler addressed to me in their name; not cousins ; they do not necessarily make a part of the
army. Can they be assimilated to Generals in Chief,
wishing to impede the preparatory proceedings. or in-
structions. But now these proceedings appear to be for the trial of whiles, the law of Fructirfor, year 5,
at au end, and I find myself traduced in the midst has eglahlt'l'il the fern"? These forms are not ap_
of a Tribunal, I think I hove a right to abstain from plicable to the present case, and on such occasions
answering questions ; and restraining my opinions, I we must be careful how we raison by analogy. You
shall merely convert them into a formal proposition have," said the Advocate, in conclusion," you kayo,
of the incompetency of any Council of War to de- to decide on this important question, but to open
cide upon the criminal process which is instituted under your eyes the holy volume of!our liberties, the
against rue. charter s here are inscribed the titles of Marshal
66 I therefore declare to the Marshals of France NeY•
to them.—Decide."
Your geoeroos consciences will feel the im-
am! Lieut.-Generals, whose tsserriblirig seems to me portance of the deposit confided
to be the conics/gem:o of some new special anti extra-! General G RUNDLE& be‘gUil his pleadings nearlyai
ordinary poirel,sthat w4theet,the least want of re- follows:--
spect to theicAitacter and rank. or the least Wish 66 The country, in a sinte of mOirriling, Ws with
to re-critstionts any of them, but in order to preserve pain this day, enter into tine tempts of Jihoice, and
the benefit of the exceptions attached to my•tifle4, I place himself amongst the accused, one of her de.
deny the competency of any Military Tribunal to
.fenders,. who a short time since wag so gloriously
try use, and demand my trausfer before those Judges distinguished. What a fatal result of oar political

try conduct?
judged by his brims clun-
lot convinced of ,r 4 itan
proposir.
a rermanen
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state offences; '
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