New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-11

The British AristOcracy with its ally the French
Despot, have ju.t encountered a serious defeat at
the hands Of al English middle class jury in the &C
quittal CT Bernard, indicted for completely in the
murder of BATH, one of the victims of the attempt
to Kill Louis Napoleon by the explosion Of hand
grenades under his carriage in the Rue Lepelleter.
Though the Indictment was for the alleged murder
of BATH, it was undesirable that Bernard's real
ofense, if lie were mpli ,ated at all in Orsni's at
tempt, was a conspiracy to kill the French Empe-
ror who had driven him into exile for the crime sf
Republicanism, and not the man Batti, whom no
never saw nor heard of while he lived, and toward
whom he cherished no possible ill.wil. Had Ber-
nard been put on his trial for conspiracy to compass
the death of Louis Napoleon he might or might not
have BEEN convicted; but in either case the indct
ment would have charged him with an act which
the re is reason to believe he actually medtated and
purposed-not, as now, one OF which be can IN any
event be but cOnstructiyey and technically guilty.
His acquttal, under the circumstances, reflects
honor on British justice, courage, and love of lib
eity.
In almost any part of Continental Europe, his
conviction, in view of the domestic and foreign in
fuences that required it, would have been matter
of course. AMI it will be found idle on the part of
Louis Napoleon to seek to keep such Notifying
defeats from the knowledge of his subjects by refus
irg TO notice them in his MOnifeur. The birds of
the air carry such news and, without an alluson in
any French Journal it would have been known and
exulted over within week after the verdict was
rendered. in every secret Republican club, every
gathering of the MdrianRe, from Calais to Mar
seiles.
The affiliated usurper and )ligarchy are booked
for another struggle which We trust will result in
another defeat. That which has just terminated so
against the Universal Republic; the next is more
specifically leveled at the Liberty of the Press.
This is its origin:
The LEWIS of Orsni's attempt (otentat). and its
failure having reached London, the fact that the
defeated and arrested conspirators were doomed to
die made natural and deep impression on the
French and Itsian exiles for Libertys sake now
living in London. Under the spur of this excite
nent, and Of that induced by the defeat of Lord
Pamerstons Conspiracy bill and the consequent
fal of his Ministry, Messrs. Felix Pyat, Be,son
al A. Talandier, styling themselves 1.-The Com
"mittee Of tie Revolutionary Commune" issued
On French) Letter to Parliament and the
Press" for which its publisher, S. Tchorewski,
WIS three weeks after its appearance, arrested on
crmir al warrant, aud is soon to be put ON his
tIial, on information lodged by the laS officers
of the Crown. 1t can hardly be doubted that the
responsible author of this prosecution is the mas
ter of France.
We present in another place this vigorous and
pur gent manifesto. 1t will be condemned by
mspy as ju,tif!ing assassination, while some will
spprove it as usting resistance TO tyrants BY such
means, such weapons, as their crimes hsye left
available We print the Letter entire, leaving
comments TO the reader, who can hardly fail to
await with profound interest the trial Of the pub.
ll.her and lis result.