The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-17

Central American Nsbisman In Trsab,s.
SELLING TITLES OF NOBILITY IN PARIs-suIT FOB
COMMISSIONS ON THE SALES.
Translated from the Courier dc Paris Of July Fl for the
INV YoRK HERALD.l
plyA EIDE or rHE COURT OF THE SEINE IN PARIS.
President M. Bertrand.
SESSION OF July 17-This affair has created quite
sensation, and many lawyers were cOngregated In
the 9Th chamber. The parties are M. Gauthier,
broker in wines and agent d'affaires business
agent, plaintiff; and M. Vesin, Count de Romanini,
defendant.
M. Mangras, counsel of NJ. Gauthier stated the
facts as follows :Gentlemen, this little suit ofers
quite curious sample of the strange and mysterious
proceedings of suspicious business which has
always existed in our Partisan society, and whlch
even now, in the year OF our Lord 1906 seems TO be
more fonrishing than ever. mean to speak or the
lade of those titles Of nobility OF those crosses,
OF those decorations, which is practised IN more
or less legal way, by so called representatives OF
foreign orders and even of foreign governments.
Those skillfu and bold traders, who thus speculate
on The ridiculous vanity and the incurable folly of
the innumerable and everlasting posterity OF. M.
Jourdain, want candid mediators. This IS in fact
the role acted by my client NJ. Gauthler. M. vesin
lives in the Rue Richelieu No. 81, where ne deals
in Tuscany wine and nutritious pastes
M. Jaubert has in his possession several patents,
granted 10 M. Fesin for sundly improvements intro
dnced by him in the preparation of semonle, vermi-
Cell and other Italian pastes. On his visiting cards
NJ. vesln styles himself Count de Romanini, Consul
General of Nicaragua, minister plenipotentary OF
DER and great cross Of l do not know how many
foreign orders Of knghthood. And besides all that,
my client says that NJ. Vesin was formerly rider
al the Hippodrome. 1t matters little, however.
waas are truly the past or present titles OF
M. Vesin. What is certain is, that NJ Vesin
is above all dealer in titles OF nobility and decora-
tls and it is the necessities of that line of business
which have brought him into relation with my client.
M. Vesin perceived soon that he could control the
mind OF NJ. Gauthier, who found himself very small
indeed IN presence OF man whe SET up so many
ttrao 1,rCt TING and nsI
seems, certain number Of blank titles OF honor and
olank brevets OF decoration, which are dated as far
back as $780, He commissioned NJ Gauthjer, who
il a wine broker, TO find among his acquaintsnces
lich persons willing To buy titles of nobility and
decorations.
What authority what sovereign power has deli
veTed those titlesi We don't know anything about
H. But the fact is that NJ. Gauth& was to lind
buyers, aud was promised large profits in case ne
should succeed. To render his zeal more active NJ
Vesin promised even more than money. Although
bu. broker in wine, my client has also little bit
of AMBITION; he went headforemost into those ne
go,iaions being confident that they would not only
olng him money, bu. also decoration, and perhaps
a tile OF nobility. Those were Inducements enough
10 turn the bead Of a broker 10 wines. M. Gauthier
was certainly wrong in accepting such a commission
that was the first remark made TO hin-but he
has accepted It, and it has put him 10 great expense
which M. Vesln has to pay HIM back and ne has
taken great deal Of trouble, for which he is to be
reInuneTated.
The PRESIDENT suppose that you have letters
which establish that commission
NJ. NauCTas--l am coming TO IL, NJ. President.
have before me a correspondence which abundant
iy establishes that commission Having read several
letters TO prove his assertions, nj. Maugras con.
timed as foows:-After a few months nj. Giuther
became aware that those strange negotiations We're
giving him great trouble, with very little profit, as
NJ. Vesn only agreed to pay in case Of success and
on account OF the intrigues, manGuvres and mystic
lies by which they were 10 be surrounded. M.
Gauthier thinks that in many cases NJ. Vesin has
succeeded but that for some reason or other he did
not speak of il in order not TO pay the profits thereof
Whatever may be the state Of the case, NJ Gauthier
rot tired Of such business. He gave it up, but
wanted at the same time 10 be remunerated for his
services. VI. Nesn refused to comply with his re-
quest, and that is the origin of the present suit.
think that by the letters which have read have
abapdantly shown that NJ. Gauther has been en-.
gagged in the sale of those titles of nobility and those
decorations, and that at the same time he was only
an intermediate agent, that is to say that he was
executing an order which he received from ".
Vesin. AS 10 the amount TO be allowed 20 M. eau
thier, that / leave entirely 10 the wisdom Of the
Court.
NJ Jaybert counsel for the Count de Romanni,
replied at some length. showing that his client was
entitled 10 all his titles. claiming that he bad not
gwen any commission 10 sell them and that the pro
secutor was not entitled 10 recover damages, as IL
any commission had been given, il was Illegal.
After having deliberated a few minutes, the Court
rendered the following verdict
whereas IL appears nom the summons, rom the
proofs produced and from the argument that Vesin
alias dc Romanni has given 10 Gauthier the com
mission OF negotiating and selling titles of nobility
foreign crosses and decorations.
Whereas. however dishonorable IL may be for eau
iher TO have accepted that commission. he has, not
withstanding incurred expenses which cannot justly
remain to bis charge.
Whereas, the Court has the power necessary 70 de
fine those expenses; IL fixes 20 twenty-five francs the
amount 70 he paid TO Gauther by Vesin, alias de
Romanini.
And sentences Vesin, alias lie Romanni 10 pay
the costs OF the suit.
81 Frederic Thomas a LAWYER of the Imperial
Court. VINO writes weekly review of the courts IN
the Paris PJesse having made some illusions 20 the
above suit NJ. Nesin had commenced q suit for
libel against the PTessc. He claimed 100000
francs damages from that Journal and 10000 francs
from NJ Frederic Thomas. However, when the
cause had been called, NJ. yesin dc Romanini bad
no, appeared Mr.. Jaybert has, in the name Of his
client, withdrawn the suit against Messrs ROXY and