The Sun. — 1817-10-08 (London, England)

PAPERS,  VARIS, OCT. 5.  COMM' OF ASSIZE, Orr. 4.  The Sitting commenced at half-Past 11.-.z-After `sOnte observations of the Advocate-General, on . irke system of defence adopted by .the counsel for the' pii,SO-ne'rii• -and on the- e'xpresions which :escaped. clitin; Oti.er-vat which -.Ddes§rS, Me-ration—mid Manguin• .milied in the name all Their .ccilleagucs; t•lte President annaunced's the Close of the pleadings:, :and summed up in the most lum:no•us order, on one .hatul, thu charges  in the -accusation, and, on -the other) the means i 4 defence presented by the detenders of the accused. The follouing. is the series Of questions which, the President then read, and which he put to the foreman of the Jury t  .Ist Question.--Are Marie Contremoulin, Louis Fonte.neaa.:Dufresne, Joseph Floreutin Moutard, Z.ouis. Antoine Guillaume Duclos, Jean Jactp,tts Pascal Crouzet, guilty of haying, in the first months of 1816, by a resolution to act, concerted and determined upco. between. two, or a greater number of persons composing an association called' Free Friends of- their Con*try, er the Association of the Black Pin, formed:a plot,witkiiitent to destroy: or.fhange the poveramerit or the order.of osmecevion to the throne, or to excite the citizens or inhahitants aeinst the Royal authority? 211 a• Has ,Pierre4.ouis Dtif.los:rendered himself guilty of Itting an accomplice in the said plot, in promoting it by colpa.ble artifices or machinations,. or giving instruction to com 7 suit crimes ? „ • .  3rd. Have the said Contremoulin, Dufresne, Moutard, Augustin Le-Clerk de Landrententi Duclos the elder,,Duclos the younger, Bonnet, Croneet, and Beaumier, been guilty of not having disclosed to the Government or the Police the said' plot, or the circumstances which came to their knowledge, within 24 hours after they learnt its existence? 4th: Have the said Contreniotilin, Fouteneau Dufresne, and Duclos the elder, Since the Commencement of the prosecution, procured the arrest of the authors or the accomplices Of the said plot ?  6th. Has Duclos the elde-r, before the execution of the plot, and the commencement of the prosecution, made bnown to the Authorities its authors. or accomplieeS ? ' 6th. Are the said Fonteneau Dufresne, and Duclos the eleer, guilty of having, in the,beginni,lg of 1816,, worn a ralIyi g_ sign , not authorised by the-King?  7th. Are l3unnet add Crouzet guilty of having distributed, at the same epoch, a rallying sign not authorised .by the  The Jury retired to the Chamber of Deliberation at five o'clock' precisely. '[hey returned at half-past It to the,Court. The late-hour had not diminished the -numerous assemblage which attended the proceedings in this important affair ; and it was remarkable that teen the ladieS,' who were in great numbers in'the hall, waited patiently far the seven hottrs during which the .Jury were ,COtisniting. At lasctlishell`sounded,.and all hav,-, ingfrrestuned -their seats; heard in profound silence the foreman of the Jury declare the result of their deliberation. lie answered no tta all the tinestions which were submitted to-thvni-.: -All the accitscd were in consequence acquitted,.., Before the declaration of the verdict, the .President bad commanded -that no sign Of disapprobation or approbation should, be nianife-sted.- in -the course of the reply:of M. Merithon, who vas Counsel to two of the•priSonere, some severe. ,observations fell from him ,respecting the Police and even" the Government, which excited great applause in the hall. The' President, however, called him to order,. and stated, that he ought not to be piond of apptauses which could only. come front thieves, prostitutes, and enemies of the public "mate. ,•• -• • • . •  -We learn from Rhodes:, under date of the 17th September, that Madame Manson shows an incredible tranquillity in prison, and seems happy to be protected from all danger. She appears, however, to dread much the two accomplices,who are ifot yet known. We have no doubt a new criminal trial will soon continence, which will ex-cite great interest. The convicts persist in their • denial, and no disclosures can be expected (rain them till the result of their appeal to the Court of Cassation be known. • Jausion appears resigned; flastide affects a remarkable The e-j-ant-major of the band of the 9th Legion of tire National Guatd of Paris, called Four- nicr, committed suicide Yesterday evening, in circumstances which' his intoxication explains. He had dined with his comrades, two of whom aceompanied him borne. He sent his son, a lad of 13 years of 'age, to buy a pound of candles. He lighted them, forced his friends to take one a-piece, . and walked through the room, saying that he was performing his own funeral ceremony, and singing his libera. After the departure of his friends, he 'demanded from or a pistol, which the boy durst not• refuse.. He first,- however, opened the pan, and endeavoured to sh'ake out the priming. The pistol, however, went off with a terrible explosion, and shattered the scull of Fournier, sprinkling the blood and brains on Iris son. He has left behind him three sons and two daughters. During the year 1816, the French imports 'mounted to 412,151,511 f. 58c. and the exports to 20,104,926 f. 21c. The new miltary intendants and sub-intendants base proceeded to their respective stations. .Five per Cents.—Saturday, 65f. 53c. MAnRED,