The Sun. — 1857-01-24 (London, England)

VERGER, THE MURDERER OF THE ARCH BISHOP OF PARIS.  On Wednesday morning Ver4er received a visit from the Abbe Hugon, chaplain of La Roquette, whom be received with marked satisfaction, and conversed with for some time. The prisoner later in the day had sufficient freedom given to his arms to enable him to write, without, however, having the strait-waistcoat removed. Amongst other books, he asked for a Latin bible, which was given to him. Verger preserves in his conversation an appearance of tranquillity, although when a conference has been prolonged a certain excitement becomes manifest. His mind is principally fixed on.the result of his appeal. Verger, on Tuesday, wrote to M. Achille Morin, advocate of the Court of Caseation, to beg of him to support his appeal before that court. In the letter he says that his defence before the Court of Assizes was net free, and he expresses a confident hope that for that reason his condemnation will be set aside. '‘lf it be not," he declares, we must suppose that justice is banished from the earth, and we must exclaim, like the great apostle, To die is gain.' It will be a gain for me, and a gain for my enemies." Verger has" addressed a second letter to the Emperor, in which he prays him to convoke all the Court of Cessation, and to allow him to defend himself before it. "I will not renounce my right of defence," he says, " except the clemency of your Majesty shall render it unnecessary." Verger has become, as he was before his trial, calm and almost indifferent. During the greater part of yesterday he wrote incessantly, and it was with reluctance that he laid aside his pen to take his meals ; in a few hours be covered more than fifty pages, and he calls them his "testamentary arrangements." He several times in the course of the day begged the director of the prison to express his sincere thanks to the superior authorities for having allowed him the liberty of his right band. " You see," he sad, "I am not the same man I was before. I can work now. That is what I always desired. I will await with resignation the reply to my petition to the Emperor, and I confess that I place some hope in it, for my conscience is clear ! lam not a dangerous man, and a small corner of the earth may be given me without risk ; I care not where, provided I can walk about a little, work, and above all write ! If, however, contrary to my own belief, I am considered dangerous, let me be suppressed from the face of society. I am ready to conform to the supreme decision !" In the course of the day two sisters of charity of Jossigny (Seine-et-Marne), who knew Verger when he was priest at Siris, which is about a league from that tows, presented themselves at the prison of La Roquette to visit him, and to present him with an image of the Virgin, which they had expressly caused to be consecrated for him. Verget begged that they might be told that he regretted the trouble they had taken on his account, and that he thanked them sincerely for it ; but that, desiring to be in repose, and to receive no visits, he could not have them admitted to his cell. The Bishop of Meaux has caused him to be asked if he would consent to have an interview with him ; and Verger, nollwithstanding his determination not to receive visits, has caused the prelate to be informed that, with the greatest pleasure, and the most profound respect, he is ready to receive his visit, his consolations, and even his remonstrances. The following letter was dictated by Verger to M. Ragaly for his father, immediately after his condemnation My poor father,—What a trial for you and for all the family 1 But take courage ; so long as the guillotine shall not have been erected, and my head shall not have fallen, you will still have reason to hope. I embrace you with all the filial affection which a son should have for his father. Embrace for me my mother-in-law, my brothers, sister, and other relatives. Your sos,—