The Sun. — 1867-09-17 (London, England)

THE. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1867.  in the person of Frangois Dabadie, who has just died at a maitson des sante, aged 44. He began his newspaper career as editor of the Emancipation of Toulouse, in 1841, and was afterwards connected with the Paris papers, the Commerce and La Patric. For some time he was one of the editors of the Opinion Nationale. His last work, " Celebrated Suicides," was very successful. Dabadie's democracy was of the advanced school, tending to Jacobinism. The Court of Assize of the Haute Loire, held at Pay, has tried a man and his wife, named Veysseire, on some revolting charges, including murder. The woman is a midwife, and it seemed pretty clear, from the evidence, that she not only took children to nurse, but got rid of them by violence, brutality, and other means, in cases where the mothers desired it. She was extremely well paid by mothers who confided their children to her. This woman, at the instigation of her husband, appears to have got rid of his young girl by his former wife. A long list was read of women who had confided their children to the female prisoner, some of whom, she pretended, had died. As to the husband's child, she said it had died from illness and deformity. At the suggestion of the President, a little child whom the woman had nursed was brought into court, and it exhibited such alarm and disgust at seeing the prisoner that there was a scene of great excitement and horror. The woman was condemned to death, and her husband to twenty years' hard labour.  According to a letter front Florence, Garibaldi has returned to that city from Geneva " very disconcerted with his journey."  e The French Government has received a letter from M. Dano, its recent representative at Mexico, dated August that Itd was on the 28th ofd at New York from Mexico with the members of the Legation, the charges d'affaires of Belgium and Italy, and a few Frenchmen who had resided at Mexico. They left Mexico on the Bth and Vera Cruz on the 16th of August.  A young Englishman, named Edward Sweeting, has appeared before the Tribunal of Correctional Police at Dinau on a charge highly disgraceful to him, and involving, according to the accusation, an insult upon France and Frenchmen. It appeared that the prisoner and some other young Englishmen had upon several occasions paraded about the town at night in a state of intoxication with lanterns, and Sweeting had the folly and audacity to place upon the head of the Constable Duguesclin, which ornaments one of the public squares of the town, a china vessel, which in general is only used in bedrooms. In answer to the President, Sweeting said it was only a joke. The President asked him what would be thought in England if any one were to practise the same joke upon the statue of Wellington or Nelson. The prisoner answered that similar things had been done in England by Frenchmen. The President— That is not so. The French respect glory among all people. When they have an enemy they face him, and do not profit by the night to exhibit their feelings of hatred. Certain persons had shown smothered hatred towards Daguesclin, but they were not true Englishmen. The English do not forget that our soldiers fought by their side at the battle of the Crimea. Several outrages of a similar kind had been committed, and recently a band of young Englishmen had danced in derision over the tomb of Beaumanoir at Lehon. Sweeting denied that he had formed part of the band. Sweeting, who would not disclose the names of his companions, was sentenced to imprisonment for 15 days. As some readers may ask, Who is Beaumanoir ? let me add that, according to French historians, Jean de Beaumanoir was a celebrated knight of Brittany who lived in the 14th century. Ile reproached the English garrison with making war in a bad way—that is to say, by spreading carnage and desolation among the peasantry. The officer in command of the English denied it. The result was that it was agreed that thirty Englishmen and thirty Frenchmen should fight against each other. The battle took place at a spot called Chore de Mi-Voie. The natives of Brittany were victorious. Merlin, the enchanter, predicted that the English would be victorious. According to the same authority Duguesclin in 1360 sustained the siege of Rennes with 100 determined men against 3,000 English. They presented themselves at daybreak before the enemy's camp, burst the tents, took possession of 200 chariots, and returned in triumph. The Duke of Lancaster, who commanded the siege of Rennes, sent a herald to Duguesclin. During the interview an Englishman of prodigious strength came in and accused Duguesdin of killing one of his countrymen, and asked for permission to have three sword thrusts at him. "Six and hands more with if.yhoiuhme. andlikE mande we them raise like," English combat took place " replied Duguesclin, shaking gre furious, andt the e next day in the presence of both armies. The English combatant was killed with one thrust of Duguesclin's lance. T began the assault. Duguesclin made a sortie, defied them upon three points, siege.