The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-26
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The Trial of Prince Pierre Bonaparte.
TnnRS March o.

The High Court of Justice opened at l
o'clock. Witnesses were examined to prove
that Fouville said Victor Noir slapped tht
Prince in the face. The lawyers for the prose
cution dwell with effect on some grave con
tradictons in this testimony. A number o
policemen testified to the remarks made b!
| Fouville after his arrest. The prosecuting
lawyer created sensation by declaring thai
the original report of the police in this case
was not to be found, and only copy dated ter
days later could be produced. One witness
swore he heard Fouville eXclaim, "If his pisto
had not missed fire he would have shot the
Prince" This had favorable effect on the
spectators, who are evidently beginning tc
lean to the cause of the Prince.
Witnesses for the prosecution were ex
amincd. Arnould testified that Victor NOiI
had no intention OF attacking the accused
when he went to his house.
Henri Rochetort was called as witness for
the prosecution. There was much agitation
among the spectators at the announcement OF
his name. Rochefort entered the courtroom
accompanied by two gendarmes, and took his
place Oh the witness-stand. He was pale but
very calm. He replied quietly to the in.crro-
cations: and after repeating the contents OF
the letter sent to him by the accused, which
occasioned the visit of Noir and Fouville, he
retired to the bench reserved for Journalists.
Many of the latter shook hands with him when
he took his seat
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Noir, was called to testify. She was much
agitatcd. She said Victor Noir could not
have slapped the Prince, because the gloves
on his hands were found to be intact.
Other witnesses corroborated the statement
Of Arnould that Victor Noir did not intend to
quarrel with the Prince.
Moore, the reporter Of the Moniteur, testi-
fed tAat the witnesses who now swear To Fou-
villes admission that Nor slapped the Prince,
did not say so at first.
Mr.. Aillierc and other witnesses testified to
the physical weakness of Victor Nor, and the
improbability of his striking the Prince, as the
defence alleged.
During the intermssion OF the court many
friends of NJ. Rochefort gathered around him.
The gendarmes interfered, and surrounding
the prisoner, kept his friends back.
The Irish Penal Land Bill.
LONDON, March "a.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone
denied, amid much mcrriment, the reports
recently published in Spanish newspapers and
elsewhere, that Mr.. Bright had offered to retro
cede the Rock of Gibraltar to Spain.
The bill for the enforcement of laws in Ire
land was then taken up. Mr.. Gladstone closed
the debate. He was sorry to say that the tone
Of the discussion might be classified under
ID. Criticism Of the government; and Sd.
Criticism of the motive for introducing the
bill. The state Of Ireland, so fur as ordinary
crime was concerned, was satisfactory. Agra
riansm, however, was rampant. He took this
occasion to deny the responsibility Of much
ments toward Ireland had been vilely mis-
represented He admitted the injustice of
legislating for exceptional cases, but it was
wrong longer to withhold the law Of reform.
A strong sense of its necessity alone prompted
the present measure. It's provisions were
strong, and he hoped they would be efectual.
II so, evil would soon vanish, and Parliament
might resume that beneficial legislation, on
which alone it was safe to build permanent
hopes for the future. The House then divided,
and the bill was passed as follows: For the bill
425; against l3. The House then adjourned
until noon on Monday.
The Infalibility Question.
ROME, March rs.
It is reasserted that the American Bishops
refused to consent to infallibility.
The Daricn Canal.
LONDON, March 25.
The London Times doubts whether the value
of the Darien Canal will be equal to the cost.
Wrecked.
LONDON, March 25.
nj ship Germana, lately from Hayten
port from Hamburg, was totally lost OF the
Knntish coast