The Sun. — 1865-11-27 (London, England)

CRIME IN FRANCE.—The Court of Assizes of the Herault, sitting at Montpellier, has just tried an Italian, named Paccini, aged 27, a native of Pistoja, charged with having, on the 2d October, committed the crime of manslaughter on the person of another Italian named Pardini. It appeared from the evidence that both of the men, who are contractors for building and other works, for some time exercised their calling at Cette, and that great animosity existed between them owing to trade rivalry. On the evening of the day abovementioned, an altercation arose between Pardini's wife and a woman named Fricon, with whom Paccini cohabited. Pardini interfered and endeavoured to pacify the woman, and while he was thus engaged the prisoner Paccini, without saying a word, suddenly stabbed him in the groin, inflicting a wound which terminated fatally. As the crime was proved by the evidence of several witnesses, the jury at once brought in a verdict of guilty, but with extenuating circumstances, and the Court sentenced the prisoner to 15 years' hard labour ; also to pay Pardini's widow a sum of 3,000 f. as damages. A young man named Bellefontaine, aged 24, and recently a grocer's shopman, has just been tried at the Court of Assizes of Rouen for an attempted murder. At the commencement of the year 1864 the accused entered the service of a tradesman named Grandin, at Coudebec-sur-Seine, and shortly after became on terms of criminal intimacy with his master's wife. The suspicions of Grandin were soon excited, and he at length surprised Bellefontaine and his mistress embracing each other. On finding themselves discovered they fell on their knees and implored his pardon. Grandin made the prisoner as well as the woman an write acknowledgment of culpability, and then dismissed Bellefontaine, who promised to leave the neighbourhood. This, however, he did not do, but immediately commenced a secret correspondence with Mme. Grandin, and endeavoured to persuade her to abandon her husband and children and elope with him. She refused, and the accused, finding that his efforts were unsuccessful, obtained a meeting with her, and, after repeating his proposal, with a like result, inflicted a wound in her throat with a razor, and then endeavoured to commit suicide himself. They, however, both recovered from their injuries. Bellefontaine was in a great measure inspired by interest in trying to induce the woman to fly with him, as he was aware that one day she would possess a fortune of 60,0001 r. in her own right. A further proof that he was not sincere in his passion was that at the very moment when he was trying to persuade her to leave her husband he had proposed marriage to a young woman at Petit-Quevilly. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, with extenuating circumstances, and the Court sentenced him to fifteen years' hard labour. Fcur Arabs, one condemned for a murder committed two years back, and three others for the murder and robbery of a woman in May last, last week underwent the extreme penalty of the law on the guillotine at Aumale, in the province of Algiers. A large number of persons were present, and the execution appeared to make a great impression on the native population. BOURSE, Nov. 25.—Two o'Clock.—The opening took place on higher quotations, but a retrograde movement has since set in. Threes, which at first were worth 68f. 75c. for the Account, are now doing at 68f. 65c., or tic. lower than at yesterday's close. Italian Fives are quoted at 64f. 70c., or 15c. lower. Credit Mobilier Shares show a decline of 3f. 75c., Spanish Mobilier of 2f. 50c., Lyons and Northern Railway Shares If. 25c., Saragossa 3f. 75c. Lombard Shares are again offered with a lose of 6f. 25c. —at 395 f. Comptoir d'Escompte, Austrian, and Southern are firm without variation. Three o'clock.  ---The market left off as 4 per Cents 97 10 Do. old month — 3 per Cents. Do. end month UB 60 Credit Mobilier  Do. -end month 875 Bank Shares 3780 Credit Foncier 1325 Italian Loan 64 60 Do. end month 64 80 RAIL  'ollows : Roman 73 50 Ottoman Fives Mexican Loan 49 75 Do. Bonds 328 75 Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred  Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean , Southern Western Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard