Verney is accused of inciting to hatred and treason against the Government." The judges of first instance discharged M.Verney, and "reproved" him.

Appeal _a minima_ by the "procureur of the Republic." Sentence of the Court of Appeal of Rouen:-- "The Court,-- "Whereas the prosecution has no other object than the repression of the crime of inciting to hatred and scorn of the Government; "Whereas that offence would result, according to the prosecution, from the last paragraph of the letter of M.
Verney to the procureur of the Republic at Evreux, on the 26th of April last, which is thus worded:-- "'But it would be too serious a matter to barter any longer what we conceive to be right.

The magistracy itself will owe us thanks for not exposing the ermine of the judge to succumb under the formality which your dispatch announces.' "Whereas, however blamable _the conduct of Verney has been in this affair_, the Court cannot see in that portion of the letter, the offence of inciting to hatred and contempt of the Government, since the order by which force was to be employed to prevent the judges from taking their seats who had refused to take the oaths, did not emanate from the Government; "Whereas there is no ground, therefore, for applying to him the penal code; "For these reasons, "Confirms the judgment without costs." The Court of Appeal at Rouen has for its first President, M.
Franck-Carre, formerly procureur-general to the Court of Peers in the prosecution at Boulogne; the same who addressed to M.Louis Bonaparte these words: "You have caused corruption to be employed and money to be distributed to buy treason." With this oath one journeys from surprise to surprise.

Nicolet was but a booby compared to M.Bonaparte.When M.Bonaparte had had the circuit made of his valets, his accomplices, and his victims, and had pocketed all their oaths, he turned good-naturedly to the valiant chiefs of the African army, and "spoke to them nearly in these words:" "By the bye, you are aware I caused you to be arrested at night, by my men, when you were in your beds; my spies broke into your domiciles, sword in hand; I have in fact decorated them for that feat of arms; I caused you to be threatened with the gag if you uttered a cry; my agents took you by the collar; I have had you placed in a felon's cell at Mazas, and in my own dungeon at Ham; your hands still bear the marks of the cords with which I bound you.

Bonjour, messieurs, may God have you in his keeping; swear fealty to me." Changarnier fixed his eyes upon him, and made answer: "No, traitor!" Bedeau replied: "No, forger!" Lamoriciere replied: "No, perjurer!" Leflo answered: "No, bandit!" Charras struck him in the face.
At this moment M.Bonaparte's face is red, not from shame, but from the blow.
There is one other variety of the oath.