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TRIsL OF MARSHAL NEY.

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but by the Court having declared its i'll
competency to proceed againit him.
The incompetence of the Court was ur.
ged By the pr'f ,ner's council, who plead
ed, that as peer of France, he could on
~}y he tried by the Chamber of Peers
The Court delibsrated upon the quehion,
and by maj rny, acknowledged the
validity Of the objection Under fome
circumstances, perhaps this decilion might
have created no furpr'ze; for wheth r
Ney's treafon had degraded hin from the
rank of peer or nor, is, at leait, very
difputable l. Louis has acknowledged
the validity of The peerdom of oihers of
Bonaparte's creation, and itill acknowl
edges them as peers, though tbey have
involved themfelves very comfortably in
treaf,nable practices during the uiurpa-
ton, we do not f.e how Ney Can be con-
fidered by the French Government, as
no longer peer of France; for though
his conduct was more grooisly treafona.
BILE, yer Others were involved in the fame
principle. and till all in the chamber.
We afprehend however, that the deci
Gon OF the Court has arifen from diff
inclination in the majority of the Court
to finding him guilty and that thev were
previously difpofed 10 avail shemfelvss of
any plea by which they might rid them.
fslves of an unpleafant affair. :
LONDON. Nov Owe perceive from
the French papers, that no day has been
fixed for the trial of MARTIAL Ney. On
Monday an Ordonnance by the King was
pretcnted to the Chamber OF Peers,
pointing out the arrangements to be
adopted on the occe Gon. The trial is to
be open to the public in the fame man
nsr as State trials in this country All
the Foreign ambaladcrs and deputa-
ton from the Chamber of Deputies, are
to be prefent. NJ eccleiiaitical Peer
will fl upon the trial a Majority Of
voices will decide the guilt of the accu-
fed and there will be no appeal from
this authority. The Kings Ordinance !.
was ordered to be laken into conhcera
.inn by Secret Committee, and the
Chamber OF Peers adjourned until they
fhould make their report
S,me private letters fate, that +" fe-
veral dinners were given on Friday and
Saturday the 10th and nth. BY perfon
age. who. on fbeir /ouI and CONFIDENCE (thefe
are the expr lions ufed) decided tina,
the Council of War could not take cog
nizance Of the affair Of key. Seditious
cries have again been heard in the hull
Ieriss, and two perlons were arreited in
the very gallery which the King pahes
through on his re urn from Mass "A
lucrative place given lately TO one Of the
JUDGES butchers rasher) of the Duke
d'Enghien, and appointments conferred
up fome Chief OF Federes, have crea;ed
much difeuf.
Ney's t,ial engrones almoR excluGvely
the public attention On Thurfday the |
Peers fat iave,ai hours for the purpofe
of hearing the indictment aga'nit Ny
read. On Friday they were TO hear the
Kings Attorney Ger. after which they
were TO QcclQc Wnr HSI U1auudtC VI
arfrh IN u.d be iiIued or not. Ney
himleif would not be brought before the
Peers ill this day or tomorrow.
PARIS, NOV y The public attention
has been txed more p Gt'vely on the fit
tipgs of the Peers, and the fecret fittings
which have taken place for FIVE days in
Me chamber of Deputies. 1t is known
hat they are for the purpofe of examin-
liz four plans equally important, and
HANG for their object the puolfhing the
prieipal perlons guilty Of the confpira
cy March laa, and the granting an
amnsy to others.
Isw afford fatisfaction to all Europe.
as It aos to Its fecurity, to know chat
the Duk, of Wellington is to have the
s. full, unni'ed command" Of the ALI
ed Army tIso.ooo men.
sRARis, NO II lie Elk King Murat
wffhed 10 Itne;e himfelf TO God be-
FIRE his death He asked for Comics
for, and died chriffian.
l. &c fad th,Nd.. n. II Co,,lt hoe me-