The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-12-20 00:00:00

details respecting the '
rejection of LAVA.
ipplai to the Court of Cessation, are the
important features in the Paris Journals. Some
pinion that the saving or the punishment of
will be the touchstone of the clemency of
it and the strength of his friends, as
.ore's offence had none of those aggravated
of treason which bare been set forth as
the conduct pf the military victims
we fallen under the vengeance of the ruling
nor of that dereliction from his own party,
Nsir in the most critical moment eshi-
Ilis ezecuthn bad not taken place at the
the last papers, which notice this circum-
rather remarkable.

tier to the Editor of the Casette de France,
Counsellor of the Royal Court, giving an mi-
nt' his own conduct as a Judge on this se-
devolves some curious features of the pre-
rench mode of Trial by Jury. It is stated in
of the trial in all the Journals, that It is

supplementary Judges assisted at the triol
our( of Assite.—The Judge who writes this
the Gazette de France states, that Supple.
Jurymen were also prepared by the Court
lion to assist in the decision, jf rhecessary.
, the President intimated to Lasacerre,
case the verdict was not announced by the

12 in the coarse of a certain period, and
the delay should be owing to the incapacity of
them to discharge their duty, their places
be taken by Supplementary Jurymen—we
men who would have no hesitation in decid.
riling to the will of the Court.
the way in which the French Juriesare now
It is an ingenious imitation of certain legal
in a land which we could name, and ac.
it the condemnations which are now taking
It is' step, and a fatal one indeed, towards
,ay with even the shadow of a legal trial.

limited Amnesty is said to meet with great op.
from the fiery Royalists, who are supported
Duke of ANGOtILEME.

Peers, emulating the D..puties in their slavish
In, have sanctioned, by a great majority, the
'meet of Prevotal Courts.

Inject of the law for creating 16 millions in
1, to secure the 'egoisr payment of the Vi-
suals to t:,e Allies, was carried in the Chant.
Deputies, on the 13th.

;much nary, by the new organization, as op.
irons *44 $O Dooms in the Official Gazette, is
uhrteei 441:--The number of officers pro-
ith letters of service shall not exceed—
of whips of the lino, 11;4; of frigates,
Lieutenants of the line, 400; Midshipmen
.500. The Doke of Aroontirser, as Admiral
mee, has directed these Royal Ordinances
• in execution.

soon as ou► Government had iscued an order of
imiralty for ausp-nuling hostilities against the
France and ships carrying the white flag,
aarmutzatau transmitted a note to Prince
RAND, "calling his attention to the necessity
Ina against any possible revival of the Slave
His Lerdabip considered the Trade to be
!shed by an existing law of France, and alluded
oan assurance of its abolition given to Sir
iTUART by the King of FR %NCR al Ghent.
'RAND in reply stated, that the King had is-
.rders to put an end to the trade from the pre-
sent time.

Fessren PROTESTANTS.—A very respectable meet-
ing was held at the Bush Tavern, Briatol, yesterday
sennight, for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the present state of the persecuted Protestants
in France, when several Resolutions were passed,
~ire of their sympathy and regret, and also of
it confident hopes that his Majesty's Government
,uld remit no exertions in favour of the sufferers.
meeting was composed of Clergymen of the Cs-
Dissenting Ministers, and Gentlemen of
various religious denominations.
Madame Mttakr demanded, through the Imperial
Chancery of Vienna, the hotly of her husband, in
order that she might inter it with decency. The
Chancery sent her petition to the King of the Two
Sicilies.

The following are the regiments whose second bat-
talions ere to be reduced-3d, 4th, 6th, 7th, Bth,
9th, 16th, 39th, 40th, 411 h, 57th, 58th, 71st,
7sl, 79th, 82d, 91st, and 93d, making 18 batta-
lions.

The 27th Refitment is to have only the 3d battalion
'educed ; and the second battalions of the following
regiments are to be reduced to silt companies each-
-sth, 21st, 47th, 524, 78th, 81st, 88th, and 90th.
The 14th Foot, Lieut.-Gen. CALVERT, IS to be
kept at three battalions.

To-morrow being St. Thomas's Day, the anneal
election for Common Council will take place in the
respective Wants in the City. There is an opposi-
%ion co. Cripplegate Without and Within, Castle Bay-
*mil, and some others; and, as usual, fnr Furring-
don Without, the election for which will be held
this year at St. Sepulchre's Church.
Monday afterrinon the Archdukes Jouw and Lwts
arrived in town at their house iu Stratford-place from
their journey to Edinburgh.
In the late gales in the West Indies, the shipping
Si it. Domingo have suffered greatly. Letters from
thenremention several vessels whichkare suffered by
the storm. _ _ _

61.4 nefk was foond, nn the backs of the Mensi,
Belt Plastsenytid, Anglesey, a young shark; it
totesswt-d liter feet three inches in girth ; font feel
sit in. lies long ; from the extremity of one eye, to
the istroitit) ef the other, seven inches and a half ;
..g•lt t f the mouth eleven inches; from jaw to
jt, w;.en wde elan, ten inches. In its inside
ito.thd poreCt cad hell two feet siz inches

egasellonmaii
The details
Err es appeal
o.t important
of opinion t
is man will bi
Governmeni
IIALETTE'II I
stares of tre
• hereof erising
ho have faller
osiers, nor of
hich Nast it
ited. His eat
ate of the last
once as rather
A letter to
rom a Counsel
Ignition of hi
anion, develop
••at French mo
he report of th
Notorious suppl
in she Court of
letter in the G
Wary Juryet
f Cessation to
(e says, the 1
that in case 11%1
ury of 12 in
hat if the delay
some of them
should be take
presume men wl
lag according ti
This is the sr
picked. It is a
p-oceedings iss s
counts for the c
place. It is asl
doing away with
The limited )
position from th
by the Duke of
The Peers, e
subjection, hay
establishment of
The project
annuities, to se
palsied sums to
her of Deputies
The French
pears from se 44
to be regulated
Tided with Jet
Capsaips of ab
120 ; lieutenai
ditto. 500. Ti
of France, ha
to be pat in ear
As soon as of
r. the Admiralty
Court of Franco
Lord CASTLER
TALLETRA ND,
of guarding age
Trade." His I
abolished by as
besides to an as
CHARLES iTUA I
TALLETRAND I
Iced orders to
sent time.
FRENCH PRO
ing was held at
se'nnight, for t
lion the present
in France, who
expressive of it
their confident
would remit no
The meeting wt
tablishment, Di
various religion
Madame hitt
Chancery of b
order that she
Chancery sent I
Sicilies.
The followin
taliona ere to 1
9th, 16th, 391
72d, 79th, Int
lions.
The 27th Re
seduced ; and
regiments are ti
sth, 21st, 47.1
The 14th Fl
kept at three h
To.motrow
election for Co
respective Waal
Von fo. Cripple
*fa, and soon
don Without,
this year at St.
Monday afte
arrived in town
their journey t,
In the late go
at frt. Domingo
thence mention
the storm.
Gist week wt
Rear Plasnerry
raess.urpd three
sit hes long
the iatromit)
It. ..g.h tf al
j ‘%:.en w
Itotild it