Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-01


French advocate upon every occasion.
even where neither the case or the parties
are of much Importance The following
was, as nearly as l could collect it, the sem
tence which he concluded, referring to the
miserable condition of the prisoner
1" Soyons malhereur''-(the Procuienr de
Roy had drawn very animated picture
OF the calamities brought by the return of
Bonoparte upon nce)-Soyons NAL
hereur-paaissons les auieurs de nos maj
henrs-mais ne soyons point crueIs-ne
punissons point te maihear d'autres''.-
The opening and conclusion of their
speeches, have in general an air of prcpara-
tion-they made frequent illusions to the
ancient orators, particularly to those of
Rome. From the extensive field of,lecla-
nation into which they enter, both histori-
cal and ethical, IN what is apparently a
question strictly to be decided by munich
pal law, it would appear that law with
them does not hold the same supremacy as
IL England. They will in some instances
sacrifice it to pointed sentence, or what
is called effect. The Kings attorney, in
this case contended in his statement. that
the offence came within the law-but in
ms reply, he admitted that it did net, in or
der to have an opportunity of saying, that
1t was fortunate for the prisoner The law
had not spoken-for if it did speak, it's
voice would be DEATH" Yet it was under
this Silent law, that he demanded and OBJ
tanned the conviction of the prisoner
The verdict was brought i'm wi h great $ .
lemnity by the Foreman of the Jury: he
presented it in writing, declaring, upon
his honor, upon his conscience and in the
presence OF God and of men that il was
the yerdictwhich the Jury had found
The judge then took out, | believe. from
his pocket, very small copy of the crimi-
nal code OF France, read from il the pun
lshment which the law assigned to the Of
fence and pronounced it upon the prison
er. A few days before, was present at a
very curious case in the Court of Correc-
tIonal Police. The parties were two ladies
evidently Of respectable rank in society.
each OF whom charged the other with hav
ing scratched her face. Both had upon
their cheeks very distinct marks of
sharp conflict. The dispute was political
-one was Bourbonite the othera Bona
partite. They had, it appeared, gone into
a coffee house on the Boulevards to read
the newspapers. This is quite the com
mon practice of French women as well IS
men at first they talked with great tenn
per, but upon tue point whether England
was justified in sending Bonaparte to st
Helena, the debat,, grew violent, and ter
minated IN battle. The BourbOnite lady
SAID, all the men in the coffee house were
8onapartists, and refused to interfere--It
turned out, however, that she was the ao.
sressor she was fined ten francs.
F6nche, Duke Of Otranto The fol.
lowing letters appeared yeste. day in the
National Register, Sunday paper, and as
they have all the appearance of being ge-
nuine, the editor having them in Touches
own hand writing,l cannot but be consi-
dered as furnishings very important kew
TO the politics of the French minister.
His reasoning to Bonaparte on the SUBJ
Iect ofms title and Eibese SOVEREIGNTY is
just and luminous. AS for his notion of
transporting the Corsican to America, il
was likely enough to proceed from man
who never disguised his hostility, by the
bye, in which Talleyrand is not his infe-
rior, involves curious consideration at the
present time, and ought never to be forgot
ten by our Ambassadors in treating with
these diplOmatists. Did it, add to their
for Office under Louis
XVIIIP
Copy fa letter written by the Duke of
OtraHtO, to his Royal Highness Mon
sieur, dpriI %, 1914.
Monseigneur--I have attemrted to
render fresh service to the Emperor Ma
poleon, whose minister have been during
ten years. think it proper to communi,
cate to your Royal Highness the letter
which have written to him. His inter-
ssts cannot be an Indifferent object to me.
since they have moved the generous com
passion of the Powers who have conquer
Ell him. But the greatest of all interests
Tor France and for Europe, that to which
every thing should be sacrificed, is the re-
pose of Nations and OF Monarchs, after 50
many agitations and calamities and that
repose, even if it should be stabilized on
solid bases, would never be sufficiently Sc
cured, would never be truly enjoyed, as
long as the Emperor Napoleon shoid stay
in the Island of EIba Napoleon on that
rock, would be to Italy, to France and to
all Europe, what Vesuyius is by the side
Of Naples. | only see the New World
and the United States in which he can
u.