The Sun. — 1841-12-03 (London, England)

FRACAS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. • (From a Correspondent of the Post.) On Tuesday last a long investigation took place at the Board of Green Cloth,- before the Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household, when nearly twenty persons of the Royal establishment were examined, touching an affray between Mr. Norton,. the Deputy Comptroller of her Majesty's Household, and Mr. Francatelli, chief cook of the Royal kitchen. It is well known that broils, jealousies, and ill-feeling, to a great extent, have been existing in the Royal establishment ever since the appointments (at the instance of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex) of the Hon. Charles Augustus Murray to the office of Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. That gentleman, immediately on entering office, caused many old and valuable servants of the Royal Household to be pensioned, or sent to the right about, in order to make way for a large number of French servants, who now fill some of the principal offices in the Royal establishment. Mr. Norton, by his judicious management, has done. much towards allaying the ill-feeling among the servants, which this injudicious change, naturally created, and, by his straightforward, manly conduct, has gained the respect of those over whom he has had control. Francatelli, on 'the contrary, has kept his department in continual broils, which have been the cause of many dismissals and numerous complaints to the Lord Steward. On Monday last Francatelli took an opportunity of insulting Mr. Norton in the resence of all the Pages and about forty others, when high words ensued, which ended in a policeman being sent for to take Francatelli into custody-, but lie managed to make his escape before the officer arrived. The result of the investigation was the suspension of)Francatelli until the matter shall be laid ' before her Majesty and his. Royal Highness Prince Albert, when there is no doubt such measures will be adopted as may prevent a recurrence of such disgraceful proceedings.  We find th--'-----e following account of a trial before the Criminal Court of Martinique, in the journals of that island :—" Gorce, an estate in the Commune of Sainte Marie,' had for several years sustained great losses from numbers of oxen and mules being killed by poison secretly administered. At length a fine and healthy young, Bonneville negros ascertained to have been sent byhe same means. In January on Bonneterre, the wife f Madamefe proprietor, having a cold, took a cup sedative; of drink given to her immediately o t hl aes out t, or l she complained of burning heat in her throat and stomach, and, after lingering in torture for some days, died, and, us it was afterwards proved, from poison, which had no doubt been surreptitiously infused into the drink. Some time elapsed, when a conversation overheard between Modesto, a negro, and Tassianne, a negress, excited a suspicion that they were privy, at least to these atrocious murders. Modeste, on being arrested, confessed that he had killed the young negro, by giving him verdigris mixed with meal of Manioeli, and declared that Madame Bonneville Bonneterre was in like manner poisoned by Tassianne. They were both brought to trial and convicted. Tassianne was sentenced to hard labour for life , and Modeste to thu like punishment for Mat" years." h _ Within the last t ree weeks P. in o-- acme serious frauds have been committed -.e Post-office of Glasgow or Edinburgh, by t-,,1 creaking open of letters containing bills °I. tank -drafts, and the abstraction thereof. • For several years past the cultivators of the vineyards in and near Meaursault, hi the Cote d'Or, have, in turning up their grounds found Roman tiles, fragments of marble sculpture, figures in bronze and terracotta, a small statue of Mercury, rings, medals, and coins of gold and silver, and other relics of Roman art, on which M. Rossignol, Conservator of the Archives of ancient Burgundy, is about to present a report to the Commission d'Autiquites of the department.