The Sun. — 1846-12-16 (London, England)

MILITARY DISLIKE OF THE OFFERTORY. -- On Sunday last, there was a collection at St. Aubyn's Chapel, Devonport, in aid of the funds of some charitable institution connected with the chapel, and on the occasion the Rev. Samuel Rundle, the officiating minister, commenced the reading of the offertory. No sooner, however, had the reverend gentleman commenced the service than many of the officers of the regiment, who attend that chapel, stood up and adjusted their arms, pulled on their gloves, and giving a signal to the soldiers the whole party began to march from the chapel. The heavy tread of the soldiers made the reverend gentleman's voice perfectly inaudible, and it was not until the men were arranged in rank and file outside the doors that the rervice was able to be proceeded with,—Devon' port Telegraph.  SHOCKING CASE OttPA*VCitM  -7A youth of 19, named C:;evillen, at Itfs:filicy • 6r 15, named Guy, were tiica 'l.--ursday, by a the Court of Assiv, t-f e, 'Lai 104,„ parricide, and the second fur complicity in the miralFie The circumstances of this case are horrible. The father of Chevillon, a labouring man, little more than 40 years of age, was about twelve months ago attacked with a paralysis of his limbs, for which he was treated, without effect, in several hospitals. The poor fellow, however, did not despair of recovery, and having a little money, he resolved on returning to his lodging—a room on the ground floor of a house at Versailles—and there obtaining medical assistance. His son, also a labourer, but a youth of dissolute life and very profligate habits, occupied the room with his father, who was so completely helpless that he could not rise from his bed, and it was necessary, when be wanted air, to lift him from it, and place him at the door. On the 23d of August last he was still sanguine of recovery, and had a foot bath, and took some refreshment. Only a day or two previously he had received from some member of his family, on whom he had claims, a sum of 200 f., which was placed in a bag near his bed, On the following morning, at half-past seven, some neighbours were called in by young Chevillon, who told them that his father was dying. This was indeed the case; they found the father insensible, and removed him to a hospital, where he died a few hours afterwards. On a post mor tem examination the medical men declared that the man had not died of the malady under which he had so long suffered, but of suffocation ; and as it was known that the son was in company with Guy, the younger prisoner, and had passed the night of the 23d of August in debauchery, spending a good deal of money, and as the 200 f. which the father had received were not to be found, it was supposed 'that he had stolen it, and caused the death of his parent. Young Chevillon and Guy were arrested, and the following confession was made by the latter :—He said that he was in the room of the deceaied with the son, who purchased some charcoal, at the desire of the father, to make a small fire on the hearth, to warm some broth; but instead of doing this the son made a large fire on the floor, and unseen by the father, took away the bag coataiaieg:the 200 f. The room became very hot, the sick man complained, but the son told him the heat would do him good, and then left with Guy, closing the door after him. They went to a dance, and when that was over, to a public-house, where Chevillon drank in company with several persons of bad character. At about five in the morning he sent Guy to his father's lodging to see whether he was dead. Guy returned and said that he had not courage to enter the room, but he lOoked through the window and saw the father in the agonies of death. Chevillon remained drinking for about two hours, and then went to the place himself. Finding the father speechless, and therefore unable to give any information as to the cause of the hopeless state in which he was lying, Chevillon, after sweeping the remains of the charcoal into the fireplace, went out and called the neighbours. Chevillon at first denied that he had made any fire, and pretended that his father's death had taken place in the due course of nature, but some of the witnesses haring declared that the sane floor of the room was hot when they entered, and that there were still embers on the hearth, he shifted his course, and made the following statement:—His father, he said, had become weary of life, and reso!ved to abridge his sufferings by suicide. He had given the two hundred francs to his son, as being no longer of use to himself, and desired him to make a large charcoal fire on the floor, in order that the fumes might produce death, and when the fire had been kindled he ordered the son to leave. This statement did not impose upon th examining magistrate, and it was contradicted not rn rely by the 6,t.fessi!,n of Guy, but by much circumstantial evidence. The prisoner Chevidon persisted in his falsel.ood, and pretended that he thought he was doing his duty in obeying the injunctions of his father. On tLe trial tho counsel for Chevillon endeavoured to shake the evidence as to (Le cause of the death of the deceased ; and, secondly, supposing that he might have died of suff-eatien, sought to obtain credit for the statement of his client, urging at the same time that in law the man -e ho assists another to commit suicide is net wilt} of murder. The jury, however, found Chevillon guilty of parricide, but with extenuating circumstances ; pad he Has sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment with hard labour. Guy was acquitted.—Paris p,per.  A