Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-20
lord he was perfectly content, and should ,be,
fore withdraw his motion.

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-" The news from Baye begins to lose il. !.
terest since the Datchrss has broken with N.
Carlist party By her declaration, the authep,iri
| ty Of which it is not now doubted. Baye i,s.lf;,
no longer the temple TO which the lesiiimist L.,
voices make Their pilgrimages: consequently fl.
Office IF Central COMMISSIONER of Police nj ~.
town has been suppressed. ard VI. July. ,ba
held it, has returned to Paris by order Of ,ba
Government"
The feeling against the Ministry appears to b.
gaining strength. and !, extending itself aoono.,
| the members Of the Chamber Of Deputies, WIZ
are accused Of being in general the las, 70 see ,hs
| folly Of the Ministerial acts. TIER ewes A..
said. however. to have been much opened By lbs
late proceedings in the pistol affair and BY ,bs
intention which has been entertained by Mini.
ters to have q second session, for the purpo,e q,
voting the Budget for 1884. To TIN. mea.us
a str"ng opposition is rising up; but the ansaas.
Of the Ministerial press would lead Us 10 SIM,
pose that the Government mean at all hazard. "a
attempt such measure. The NOuveIists ,ay,
that "what was merel, question Of more or les,
public utility few days ago, has now become
question of the highest political importance,
question Of life or death to the Roy al preru.a,pe
and to the charter.
COURT OF AssIZEs.-sITTING OF MARCH Is
| attempt on the Kings Life-M. Moulin
Benoit's Counsel, expressed his regret that ,be
Procureur General, who had previously beIore
him all the documents and all the evidence h.
has at present, should not have abandonded III.
prosecution of Benoit earlier, as his client never
ought to have been brought into court He then
p ronounced high euogum upon the an,eee
dent conduct Of Beno,', and particularly dueI,
upon his active professional exertions during he
prevalence of the cholera. He expatlaled upm
the fut,lity Of the evidence against Bergerop,
and concluded in the following terms:
"Gentlenen-Among the reproaehes, bu, to-
well merited, brought against the Restoration.
the most serious is the abuse Of political trials,
plots and conspiracies. The exile Of the Bour.
bo MS avenged the blood Of Bories and Caon-
The monarchy of July has not yet three years
existence. and already il Teckons more accuse.
tlons Of plots and attempts than the Restoration,
during its Is years. 1t has been hitherto hap
py that your independence has refused it the
heads which it coveted; but it is time tor it, tr
the country, for you, and Tor the magistrate.
that an end should be put TO these prosecutions
bloody when they succeed, and odous when
they miscarry.'
NJ. Jolly. counse! for Bergerun. then again I'D.
dressed the Court, 10 an eloquent speech, IN
which he analyxed and refuted the evidence bear.
ing against the prisoner, by showing that III,
Witnesses we're unworthy Of belief.
! Bergeron ncxt delivered long address, 10
which he appealed to his antecedent condue',at'
cued the improbabllity and impo,slOllty Of ID.
charges alleged sganst hin, protested hlmseIl'
republican IN principle, vindicated the republicans
from the asper,ion that they were capable Of
murder and regicde to accomplish their aim.
I The President then summed up and ProPostdr
to the Jury the following questions:-l. Berg
ron guilty Of having on the 18Th Nov. last VOL
unfairly. and with generalization, made 40 a.
I tempt on the life Of the KingI Q. Is BenOI! ''
accomplish!
The jury retired, and after de'lb'nlO'
that occupied not quite half an hour, returned
into court, and the foreman pronounced h'f
verdict in the following terms:
by a majority Of seven voices, no, the pr
oDsrs are not guilty"
This announcement was followed BY tlfts
rounds Of applause, which the President DID n@
attempt to check.
The President then pronounced the aoqaI'i
of the prisoners, aud ordered them to DC %'
liberty forthwith.
Bergeron and Benoit embraced their coua.'
and were soon surrounded by numerous i,!e'a'
who offered them their congratulations. i@"
ditory, in going out Of court shouted "'w
Jury!
The London Times Of March 22I, in 40 nu'
Gle upon the result of the trial OF the men aef''
ed Of shooting at the revolution made klng +" wv
French, offers some remarks, which, coming no,
that quarter, may be looked upon as l"Po'''"
admissions The Times says that
"SevpraI of the witnesses, even Tor 'n' "
fence swore to the announcement 81 pro)een," y.
purposes which leave no doubt that It was "o'';
Of their friends If high treason was not e', %,
ted on the day Of the alleged offence ~, ~
spoke of bringing down Louis Ph'iP% :.
a. much indifference as to the guilt Of the a'.."t
and with as little alarm about the eonss!ues ss
Of their avowed opinions, as they WOMB , ,Sr
shooting a rock or pigeon ly'ns over t' ~
heads. rhe government, If they were Ol".
norant of the fact, must now therefore "a.
tanned sufficient proofs that if the King w. D.
tackled by certain part Of the population . "
ris. their forbearance is only matter OF p,u.'
or accident, and not Of aversion to o'OO' "
posi,ion of LOYALTY" -.