Glasgow Courier. — 1858-04-20 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE then proceeded to sum up the case to the jury. He said hie learned brethren were much pleased with the attention the jury had paid to the case. They had most cheerfully performed the important duty that devolved upon them. They had beard that the prisoner would have the benefit of all the points of law that had been raised in his favour, and all they were called upon to decide was upon the fact whether the prisoner was guilty of being concerned in the attempt to assassinate the Emperor of the French. Technically he was charged with the murder of Nicholas Batti, but the substantial question to be decided by them was, whether the evidence made out that the prisoner 'was concerned in the attempt to assassinate the Emperor by the explosion of grenades. All the law be would lay down for them to consider for the purpose of this trial was, that the prisoner, while residing in the United Kingdom, was a subject of her Majesty. He had an asylum here—he was protected by the English laws, he owed obedience to them, and he was bound by them in the same manner as any of her Majesty's native born subjects, and they were to consider whether it was proved by the evidence that the prisoner had done anything within the United Kingdom which made him an accomplice in the charge. Although the prisoner did not contemplate the death of Batti, who was named in the indictment, and probably was not aware of his existence yet if the jury were of opinion that bin death was caused by the bursting of the grenades thrown in the attempt to assassioate the limaperor of the French, the prisoner was just as much an accomplice in ItstelV death as if SAO avers the person It was intended to murder. It was their duty to confine themselves to the law and the facts of the case before them. He therefore implored them to act in an independent manner, and to find their verdict from the evidence before them. The learned Judge then proceeded to read the evidence, commencing with that of Mr Taylor of Birmingham, who manufactured the grenades used on that occasion, and by which Batti lost his life. With reference to Allsop's letter, dated let of January, 1857, found at the prisoner's lodgings, his Lordship said it was admitted in evidence not to prove that the prisoner participated in the sentiments It contained, but simply to prove that he had a knowledge of what was going on between Allem) and Orsini at that time. The evidence of King, the clerk in the South Eastern Company's office, in Regent's Circus, was very important, both as regarded the prosecution and the prisoner. If the prisoner's statement that he should go over to Paris when the other (the Emperor) came here, was made seriously and sincerely, it showed that some general insurrection wee intended. The remark implied that the rising was to be of a general character, and not an attempt on the life of the Emperor of the French; and if the jury believed that, the prisoner was not responsible for the act of Orsini and'his confederates on the 14th of January. His Lordship dwelt for a considerable time upon the evidence given in reference to the passports, and Dr Bernard's connexion with them, and remarked that these frauds went far to prove the inutility of the passport system. His Lordship concluded his summing up, and The jury retired at ten minutes before three o'clock to consider their verdict. The prisoner, before the jury retired, in an excited manner declared that the balls taken by Georg' at Brussels were not the same that were forwarded to Paris. He had called no evidence from a desire not to injure other persons. He had never hired assassins, and Radio went to Paris at his (Radio's) own request. He (the prisoner) was innocent of the murders of the 14th of January. He had never plotted assassination, but he had corresponded, considering that it was a sacred duty on the part of himself and all political exiles to do to, in order to destroy tyranny and despotism. He exclaimed in a very excited manner, ' Never, never, never, will Ibe a murderer.' The jury came into court at four o'clock. The prisoner was placed In the dock and appeared to labour under the most intense emotion. Lord Campbell then took his seat on the bench. Mr