, 1864-04-24
Cries of horror and ipdIgnatlon were raised

repeatedly; the faces Of the audience were 80
palid that every drop Of blood appeared to
have left their bodies, aId one might almost
hare expected them to rise ~ body and In.
hlct summary justice on the ,cold-blooded
villains, who sat comparatively unmored.
Much amusement, says lettcrfron Hrus
scls, has been excited ut the Idea Of kind
Of duel which was nearly taking place: at
husband Of Madame d. s. belongs to the
clerical tarty,. while the other Lady, Ma
dame de H., Is married to liberal. These
tWo ladies being at q ball, it SO chanced that
the lormcr had 10 stand opposite the latter In
Q 'cotilon, but which she would only. con-
give her hand to her adversary, and she was
Therefore to be seen going through all the
figures in which she ought to have Joined :.
hands, with her asms folded. The affair caus-
ed considerable sensation. On the following
day NJ. de s. called On II de NJ to make IN
apology tor the conduct Of his wife, when he
tecti. I'd Tor answer that the matter did not
concern LIN, ~. dr hi. J, md that Madame de
:. OEEht to stEd her seconds to his wife to
artarse the at.air. That Nas done, and the
enissaries were told that the insult having
leen pubic, the rcEaratton must be likewise.
Negotiations were, however, entered into,
and dise1eien Was at length come to. that az
PATTY ut which the ladies we're shortly TO
net, Madame dc 3. shoul personally apollo
Eize to Madame de n, which was done, and
The Prince of y a:es held drawing room
on behalf OF her majesty, at St James Pal
ace, OIL the 18th. their koyal Highnesscs,
escorted By detachment Of the Secend Life
Guards, lett marlborough House at fire min
rtts 10 two O'clock. The drawing room was
wore. a blue velvet tiain, otuamented with
Eilyer cord aud tassel; petticoat Of white
sntin, With Brussels lace nor1ces, and trim
miDgs Of blue velvet and flowers. The head
dr.ss,. a tiara Of diamonds, with feathers, and
tullc yell with silver stars. Her Royal High
ness also wore necklace. brooch, and ear
rings ofpea1ls and diamonds, a corsage Of the
+ City dinmonde, and the Portuguese Order of
1subel1a- The Princcus Helen. wore train
of rich pink si1k, trimmed with Grape rache:
petticoat Of white glace, covered with white
tulle rucles, and trimmed with bunches Of
tile same flowers, feathers, and leppcts; orna-
neutF, diamonds The Grand Duchess OF
MecklcnhurE wore mnnteau Of rich blue
satin, trimmed with Honiton Lace; petticoat,
white satin, with Honiton flowers; tiara,
monds and pearls. The Princess Mary Of
Culnbridge wore white tulte petticoat,
with ruches OF blue crape covered with silver
tullc veil, white corded silk train, lined
with blue and trimmed with Mechlin lace;
head dress, diadem Of diamonds, With for
Ect-mc-Dots, feathers, and silver veil; neck
lace, stomackers, and earrings Of dilmonds
and to1quofse6.
"A letter from Paris to the Manchester ez
th.ia.r tells Of a visit paid to Madame Gr1ai,
who with her husband, Mario, is now resid-
Ing fnsthe magnificent mansion they have re-
Gently built aid furnished In the Champs Ely
sees al cost Of something like tw0 millions
francs. The great artist, we are told, WAS to
be seen "wanderinE about this splendid
mansion, attircd in brown velvet, a Ia Iucre-
zia Borgta,f looking the very pcrsonincatiop
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ell ter tie old fashion, with oak carvings,
sonlre tapestries, md massive gildings
assisting to complete the Illusion" In
the midst Of so much luxury, which
long and arduous career has secured, Grisi
still sighe for the excitement Of public lift.
! and appearance she Is equally remarkable.
/" IA rTg'io ecntase" is the leading theme of
her discourse; aud she declares that Us soon
Cs the time expires under the arrangement
made With G1e, by which she bound herself
not to sing in London, the voice Of !. Normal
shall Hs,ain be heard in the great city. This
will be ut the end OF 1865.
An Austrian journal announces that q new
dynaetic pro ]ect is On foot In SeryiG- Prince
Micbnl Is without posterity, and 1t has been
snfa that lie intended to leave bis throne to
the Prince Of Montonegro;;:.o it is now con.
! that be will repudate his con6ort and marry
Russian Princess. The Princess Of Servia
| (Nee. Countess Runyady), resided in London
| during the greater portion Of last year.
elueion in France. III. Armand 4 banker. living
| at Montl ener, was arrested early In Last
July, on charge Of having attempted to
| murder his coachman, Maurice Roux. II.
| ArMnpd was man Of wealth, position, and
| high character, apparently respected and ad-
| mired By all who knew him and even accord
! ing to the evidence, looked up to as gen
| crous bcnefactor by many to whom he had
rendered spontaneous and noble service.
The coachmaD, his accnser, ives person Of
Il somewhat dissolute character, and who at
the best lad giren no special proofs Of the
q high regard tor veracity. On the evening
the 7th Of July this man was found lying
in his masters cellar, apparently stunned md
speechless. There was Il cord tied around
| his neck, his hands were bon nd behind his
| hack, and bis feet we're made fast with q
handkerchief When restored to conscious
ness he seemed unable to speak. He WAS
Intcrrogated ,ysomewhat after the fashion Of
The paralytic dumb man in Dumas' e Monte
Crssto." An alphabet WAS placed before him
and he was invited to tpetl out the 'nccuea-
| tiou. He did so; and to tue nmazement and
horror Of nlI, denounced his master US the
BE stated thai Armand knocked linn down
with heavy blow from billet Of wood.
then fastened bis hands and feet, tied cord
tightly round his neck, and lett him to d, ale
again and sgAin repeated his story. The only
explanation which he could suggest for Al.
1nand with havlng made SO extraQrIinRry an
attack rpon him was, TINT he hadheen charg.
ed by Armand with having called the house
Il wretehed howell According to his own
statement, he must lave lain for hours and
hours seDecless and all but snNocated In the
cellar. Nearly the whole dsy, In fact. he
must have remained helpless and motionlcss
In tine place where his assailant left him.
Now this was at best an odd story: It might
be true; aud the accusereolemuly declared that
It was true. But there we've startling lmpro-
liabilities abo ut 1t. The character Of II Ar
n.and was very high-the motive Of this out.
rageous deed seemed utterly inadequate.
Moreover those who knew Armnnd were
aware that his hands were nearly paralyZed
with the gout Still 1t was quite certain that
Roux, the accussor, was found pinloned anc
apparently 6ense1ees. and somebody mus
hive done the dccd-and Ronx swore thai
that somebody was his master. So 81, Ar
mand was committed to prison.
For eight long months and more he suffer
cd nll the rigor Of the French system-of. pre-
yantiye Imprisonment. Had he been prov
ed guilty the ply steal and mental suffering Q
so long confinement would have been pun
ishment enough. The case came on for tria
the other day at the Assfzes Of Ak Th
defence made II. Armand was as singular aE
the charge. It wus alleged that Roux hat
got up the whole thing himself as means o
extorting money :
An eminent physician Of Paris maintain
ed that the inscDsibiittT Of RouI was Il shau
TINT the mark on his neck showed the cor:
TO have been Tied SO that it might not do 10
jury-that tho duulbness was slram-tba
the accueer not only suppressed his power o
! articulation, but avoided the performance b.
likewise appearing to have no power Of NOV
ing his lips-that lie could not have lain In
sensible tor the honrs alleged, and that tn
position In which he was found, aud yet hay
presented no symptoms In dlcatiny the ap
ploach ofgennine sufocation; and finally tha
accusers hands were SO tied as to render
not only probable that he had tcd them him
sell, but extremely improbably that any on
else had done go. or course, this evidenc
was disputed by some medical men, aud sus
tanned By others, and some oddand unsee1nl
wrsngles took place in Court
Experts were called to examine Into th
knottjng Of the cords, and Of course the eS
,perte differed. The court was converted In
TO an experimenting room, and operation
in the binding Of hands were performed up
olfliviug subjects to the intense enjoymen
Of most of the spectators 1tseemed. ut al
events, to be established that Roux could,
lie liked, have lied his hands himself as the
were found when he was discovered in til
! cellar; and the eminent physician ulresd,
mentioned maintained that to lie inseusfbl
for hours In such posture, and when fonn
10 exhibit only tho appearance which. RUu,
| presented, would be simply an impossfbility
Moreover, the eame authority insisted tha
the marks which Roux showed as one resul
of n tremendous blow from billet of WOO