The Express. — 1847-08-17 (London, England)

FRANCE.—DUEL OF MM. B RAD VALLON AND DUJAILIIIIM—PRAJORT.—It will be recollected that 'navel months dna M. Beauvallon was tried at Rouen for ki M. Dujarrier, one of the editors of La Press*, in a das,lllZl was acquitted. After the trial circumstances afforded grounds for a charge of film testimony against M. d'Bequef Tilley, one of the witnesses in the cue, which testimony had formed part of the ground upon which the verdict of acquittal wee rendered. M. d'Ecquevilley has just been tried before the Court of Lasses of the Seine on this charge. The perjury related to the following facts:—Before the duel M. Bertrand, coo of the seconds of M. Dujarrier, having examined the pistols, which were sup lied by M. d'Bussvilley, and inserted a finger in one of the barrels, found that it was blackened, from which circumstance he inferred that they had been tried, and put the question to M. d'Ecquevillvy, who replied that they had been merely flambe!, (flashed with powder), and that M. &munition had never before used them. M. d'Ecquevilley had previously represented to the other seconds that the pistols were his own, he having parchesel them of M. Denman, the gunsmith; whereas ht transpired that they were is reality the pistols of M. Granter de Camegnae, the brother-in-law of M. Beausabots, who had often practised with them M. Beauvallon was acquitted of the charge of murder, but was condemned to pay heavy damages to the mother of M. Dujarrier, who prosecuted se porlie dolls in the cause. To avoid payment of this sum Beauvallon fed to Spain, as did also his second, d'Boquesillay, who holds the rank of captain in the Spanish army. A long time had not elapsed before an acquaintance of d'Eequevilley, M. de Melnard, made important disclosures, to the effect that he knew the pistols used in the duel to he those of the brother-in-law of M. lleauvallon ; that they had bean tried before the duel by the latter in the garden of the house where d'Ecquevilley resided ; and that &envelop, who performed some shots which excited his admiration, replied that he was perfectly acquainted with the pistols, as they belonged to his brother-in-law. Upon this the indictment againstd'Ecquevillejwis framed. In the oeurseofthistrialM. Beauvallon appeared sea witness on behalf of the accused, and the testimony which he gave being compared with the established facts of the case and the evidence of other witnesses was, in the opinion of the court, such as to place the judge under the necessity, in the discharge of his functions, of committing M. Beauvallon to the Coniergeris on the charge of giving false testimony. An observation having fallen from M. Beauvallon in the court, to the effect that the proceeding of the president would have the effect of producing a duel between him and M. Bertrand (the son of the Marshal of France of that name), the president, at the close of his charge to the jury, said, " Raving thus, gentlemen, placed before you the circumstances of the accusation, allow me to notice the impudence of that man whom I ordered into anat_ to-day, and who will no doubt be prosecuted.  It was not without indignation that we heard him my te the court, You desire, then, to have a duel between me and Arthur Bertrand!' Oentlemsen, a duel of any geetismen with Beauvais is now impossible ; for if as the gammeoler mdartaias, he have not used mak aim is the id wish Daimler, he mast be salabsd to Imo tams sospicioss w Beauvallon is a person who can no looser lade= series. A man et honour would utterly lass Ids if he olusaldaeZtrehalleage from him." Thar words et die vow reasived by the lememrselesatr which the exert with an axprassisa aloud end general atiprobadesi, which, however, Ina intmdiately !UP. -At theism of a preimegeillealMigedisa and legal '=ion, the pay, after retiring for sal, tee minutes declared by the saw& of their foreman : .Oa my honour and conscience, in the sight of God madmen, the verdict of the jury is—' The accused is guilty.' The verdict is bound by a majority: there are extenuating circumstances" The court retired for a quarter of an hour to deliberate, and on its return pronounced sentence against Hcquevilley of tea years' solitary imprisonment, without public exposure. He was also declared liable for amts.