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OF THE PRESS ON TIE
ACQUITTAL OF BERNARD.
From The London Ne,cs, AprH 10. !

AtQUITTAL OF BERNARD.
From tie London Meas, Apra19.I
From one or two quarters we hear pulling whis-
perS about the effect this verdict may produce upon
ihe minds OF foreign governments. To these there
Is only one reply:-England confidently believes
that the governments alluded to have sense enough
to acquleSce in the inevitable; and if they have not
England does not care
THE EFFECT IN FRANCE.
Paris (Apri l9) Correspondence of the London Times
The t"irers is the only Journal which, up to the
present moment, feels or affects anger at the
result OF the trial of Bernard. One has only
to cast glance over the short article which
sufs~n to perceive that this Clearing A
passion to tatters' is merely atfactation. The
gross Ignorance it betrays, as well as the in
of its inspiration. If we may believe the
t"rers, it was Bcrnards blood that was de-
mandcd at any cost, and not Justice Whether his
guilt was proved or not-nothng, in fact, but his
head could satisfy the fnirers. The accused has
been tried the evidence against him is not such as to
satisfy a British jury Were that Jury to violate
their oaths. and find verdict of guilty not believ
ing hint be guilty? The judges and jury will not,
fancy, be much affected by the abuse of thei nirers
There are parties no doubt whom it seeks to please
and whose taste its language completely suits
but there can be doubt of the highest parsonage
IN the State disappearing it. No one, no English
man, has ever pronounced a warmer eul0gv on the
mode of procedure in the English courts of Justice:
none has more warml praised the administration
of justice in England, or the independence and
conrage'of an English jury and the purity of Eng
hSh Judges, than his Majesty Napoleon Ill. His is
no merely theoretical knowledge; he speaks as one
who has witnessed all he admires. He saws:
NO one can be the victim of legal oppression in
country England where the Judges are completely
independent, and generally respected, unless from
circumstances against which it is impossible to
guard. There is no public prosecutor in England,
for the Attorney General does not interfere except
IN very extraordinary cases. No doubt many guilty
persons may escape justice from want of such a
functonary but is also certain that the liberty of
the subject runs less risk of being violated But it
is not the laws onl which protect the citizens: it
Is the manner in which the laws are executed: the
manner in which government exercises its authori-
ty. Authority in England is never carried away by
passion; 1t is ever moderate, and acts accord
ing to the law, &c.-Enrrcs roI. l, pages He'll
could I'LL whole pages with extracts from his
MaJestys works on the superiority of England in
the administration of justice and the safeguard of
personal liberty over any other country. ] refer
the f"ircrS to them: it will find that the august
person who is more interested in the present affair
thinks in very dilicrcntmanncr. THERE'S no reason
to believe that his Majesty has changed his opinions
since 1858.
As for the hurrahs which seemed to have angercd
the C"trfrs so much, they We're, perhaps a sort of
reply to the offensive addresses and menaces of the
cooncIs, which, fear, are not vet forgotten.
1t would be incorrect to take the inirers as the
interpreter of public opinion here in the case of
bernard With the exception of the most rampant
antl-EngliSh, remarkable for Ignorance and preiu-
dices the feeling. generally speaking. seems to be
that the accused had perfectly fair trial and that
the jury decided on the evidence brought before
them. can discover none of that passion, none of
That rage affected by the tRirers, and certainly
none of the inSOenee. The generality of peo.ic
seem to agree with the Emperor in his estimate of
the English tribunals, and the remarks of persons
to each other, even before the trial closed, was,
Whatever happens, be sure that an English jury
will do Justice"
The following is the article of the Tnircrs:
An English Jury has acquitted Simon Bernard-
The English people have saluted with hurrahs the
crowning act of the proceeding. The English
Judges, though compelled to retain the accused
have, as far as they could, associated themselves
with the scandal of his acquttal by admitting him
to bail. 1t is all complete. and it is all disgust
ING. Nothing is wanting. While the trial was pro-
eceding MazZini published pamphlet which was
copied by several papers, and in which insolcnce
and insults against the Emperor exceed the most re-
voting language which the refugees ever previous
~ used If the English government did not wish
for this result, the Times it is that rules public
opinion. If it wished for such result, in that case
the T incs has been the organ of its ideas In eth
er case Francois enlightened to the real feelings of
England As we neither answer for nor are the cham
pl0ns OF modern civilization in general and Of English
CIVILIZATION IN particular, have nothing more to say
between two powerful and friendly nations arises a
discussion on what may be called the question of
aSsassns; one of these two nations decides the aues
ton to the deliment of the other and in favor of
the assassins This is the last feature and one of
the most remarkable of European policy in the
nineteenth century. Let us be candid, and add
that in the real position of affairs the Infamous
cheers of the London pratOriWm appear to us far
preferable to the dull compliments with which the
Municipal Council of Dover latigued the frankness
of the Duke de Malakoif ON the previous dav In
their display of loyalty these compliments were
no doubt very English, but the cheers raised in
triumph for Simon Bernard were the heart of Eng
land herself
The Potrie confines itself by laying before its
readers the judicial meaning of the verdict and
observes that Lord Palmerston was right when con-
sidering the English legislation as insufficient and
imperfect.
1t is said that additional police agents are appoin
ted at one. of the stations of the N1rthcrn Railway
near Paris, for greater efficiency in examining the
passports Of persons coming by that line to Paris
The same pas been done at Calais, Bouogne and
other ports on the coast.
Paris (tlra 19J correslondence Of London Nr,Os.l
1t is impossible to describe the stupefaction in
government circles occasi0ned by the verdict. The
Nonite"r, which all the week has given full reports
of the trial. now sinks in silence, and does not
publish the tcJ,Hphic Of the result. The writer
coniectures that it impossible to decide at once
upon the way in which the matter was to be off
cially represented to the French public whether
Indignation, indifference, or expectation of help
from the British Legislature is to be exhibited, is
yet doubtful.
[Poris Correspondence Of the London Pot, -tIrH 10
Amongst other subjects Of general conversation
in Paris, growing out of BcrnardS trial. is the re-
spectve naval force of the English and French fleet
This sort OF conversation, however much to be
grettcd naturally originates in the prevailing belief
that England and France may eventually find n
luton of difficulties in war. naval man tells me
France has III commission some 10 or II first class
vessels that is carving from 30 to l39 guns aycrag
ing of from 900 to l00men. In the space of
week or two this number might be augmented to Il
sail with frigatcs These vessels are all provided
with screws. There are now twenty paddle wheel
steamers at sea, and seventy other vessels mclu
ding corvettes, gun boats and floating batteries
ly all in commission. II is cdcuiatcd M"t France
'ro"id pH 10 q steam fleet Of sirty rcsScis ,ciin
less thai ycar. Tk1rc arc at NE disposal Of
the {iiiStcr nj Eariic obnm 10000 sailors, and any
nHg,bcr Of marines. The French marine officers
are of opinion that there is reason why the Eng
lish fleets should not burn the shipping of the ports
of France, but they maintain France would GER
tainly succeed i'll landing an army on the English
coast
And wise will sincerely hope this sort of COS
sip, however universal, will end in words NY only
object in repeating it is to convey idea of the
tone of public feeling in Paris since it was known
that English law protected such men as Hernard.-
This is another event which oddly enough has GER
tainly augmented already the popularity of the
Emperor. The individuality Of the attempt on the
Emperors life has given place to atceling of 'nsut
ed France" Lord Cowlcy does not, Il believe, leave
France this evening, as intended, probably because
his EXcelency may think proper to remain in order
to ascertain the effect produced by the result of
Bcrnards trial. find it is quite understood in Off
cial circles that the people who cheercd Bernard
are the foreign republican ustrious cxiles who are
much in love with English freedom and hospitali-
ty as to abuse it on all occasions.
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