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Show Buzaiuc's Trial. Paris, 7. The second sitting of the court martial for the trial of Marshal Bazaine began at noon to-day. There wore few spectators present, owing to the- uninteresting character of tho proceeelings, which consisted mainly of reading document. It was agreed between counsel that depositions of dead and absent witnesses should be admitted. The president said measures meas-ures had been taken to secure tho attendance at-tendance ot vit.neae li-iifr A k-, and Lorraine.. Tho clerk resumed reading M. E ivories report, which is a lengthy document. Piveric lays great stress on Bazaine's failure to move fronj Met,, when notified of McMahon's advance, and claims that there Ls proof of that he pei-sonally recctved such notification on Ammst 23d. The Marshal's friends have hitherto alleged that it was not received re-ceived until the 20th, when it was too late. The report generally stigmatizes stigmatiz-es ns insufficient all the efforts made from Metz to cooperate with McMahou, and charges Bazaine", with purposely remaining in that city to await political events, with endeavoring endeavor-ing to shift responsibility, with prorogating pro-rogating unfavorable and withholding favorable news, and otherwise spreael-ing spreael-ing discouragement among tiie besieged be-sieged ; with entering into negotiations negotia-tions with Prince Fro-de-rick Charles before making a final effort to break his lines, which is declared unprecedented unprece-dented in history; and with confiding the date ai which he was willing to surrender to liequier, who was a stranger, and ai the. time iu reflations with the enemy. Pending the conclusion con-clusion of the report, court adjourned until to-morrow. |