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bed, he placed.his hand upon the wound, and. ex , claimed, " I am dead !" He had the courage to draw Boni his wound the murder, us weapon. At the cry of the Prince, the Duchess jumped out ci the cartia,,e, and she supported in her arms her tette, ing husband, whose blood flowed abundantly, n d was scattered even on her. The Prince was in stantly ,emoved into the Manager's room belonging to the Opera, where a sort of field-bed was hastily fsrmed of cushions, on the seats belonging to the Establishment. Immediate search was made for medical and sur -';al assistance. Some professional men living in the neighbourhood immediately attended. The pub lic shall know their names: they were Doctors Bou - Blanehe,on, Therin, Lacroix, Casencuve, and Dlogart. The -first as-istance was given by them. Doctors Dupuytrco, Dubois, and Roux, afterwards came. They had been sought at their houses, which re at a di.tance trom the Opera. Having perpetrated the crime, the assassin endea voured to escape ; pursued by the cries of the wit nesses of :Le murder, he succeeded in turning into the flue tie Richelieu, but in gaining the Arcade Coll)eit, he etas overtaken by the Count Cesar de, Choiseul, and by the Count de Clermont, Aide-de- Camp to the Prince, who, secon2ed by an orange boy belun;ing to the Cafe of the Opera, roused at the alarm, took hold of him, and dragged him to where the bo.iy or the soldiers of the guard were stationed un,ier the vestibule of the M,nster F' exclaimed the Count de Clermont, 44 what could ind , ace you to commit such an assassi '—" 1 wi',hed to free France from its most crlcl enemies." r.ation ?". By whom have you been paid for perpetrating suLh ?"—The assassin arrogantly answered, " 1 iliac not been paid by any person." v. as searched by the :ens d'armes, and on his xva., found the sheath of the poignard, which he had nude such dread;ul use of, and another po:2,l,tt:sA, L c:,:cly sharp, of four inches in length, of t.;e waraber of sides. :::e Mon.ieur arrived at the bed evh;:r,! hi, unfortuti:t:e soa was laid. The heart- which then took place, it is out of our FONNA:I* il;e. 31.idanie and the Duke of An goukine ieacl:ed the same place soon after. The' Duke Dacness Orleans, xvho had been pre sent at the o,:era, hastened thither instantly, and the Duke de llourboa I,llowed, to witness a spec tacle, %, - ;.ich could not but revive in their recollec tions, scenes, the tentembrance of which was the most • \Vhe;i the Djke de Berri was placed on the bed Of rain, Ilis fist worth were—" My daughter and the Bishop ,y . .lingcMe." livs!ry haste was made to complete his wishes. The lloyal infant was brought to him. It was too young to feel the force of its misfortune. Thevirtuous Pre late hastened to the Prince, in order to administer the last consolations of religion. The efforts of the medical men, of the first skill and science, succeeded in abating the sufferings of the Prince, by bleeding in one of the arms and in both the feet. By means of cupping-glasses, several glass fuls were extracted from the interior of the breast, of blond which had effused throughout it. The ex ternal wound being kept oven, left a free passage to the flowing of it ; but all the efforts of science were in vain. It was beyond remedy. The Prince him self ielt convinced of his situation, and expressed his conviction of it several times to Dr. Dupuytten:— " I am thoroughly sensible of your attentions, but they tannct prolong my life: my wound is mOital." With this persuasion, the worthy son of St. Louis turned his thoughts towards religion, which alone could afford to him the prospect of being within a few hours united with the most holy of his ancestors. After Laving duly attended to the words of the holy Mini; ter of religion, the Duke of Berry made a con fession aloud, in the presence of his family and of all the assistants, of all the faults of which he acknow ledged himself culpable. This confzssion tire Prince made with equal simplicity and resignation, and he. then asked pardon of GOD for all his offences, and of men, for such of his actions as might have tended •to scandalise them. The Cure of St. Roch then ad ministered to him the Sacraments of the Church. After having performed his religious duties, the Duke of Berry devoted his attention more particu larly to the objects of his dearest affections. He em braced his daughter and gave her his blessing. Mon sieur, Madame, and the Duke of Angouleme, on fieir ki:ces, at the foot of the bed, passed the \Ovalle night in tears and prayers, begging of HEAVEN to the suffering of the Prince, and offering up wows for ele preservation of his life, which were nut to be Ile.r:c!, which, alas! now cannot be Nary times were their prayers interrupted by the Prince, w:lo, in the midst of the most cruel torture, continued to demand forgiveness for his murderer. At ;calf--past five o'clock the King arrived—it not •;:aving. l, een thought proper to mention the event to him till all hope was at an end. What a moment for his Maiestal Already the symptoms had beconie snore alarming . ; the difficulty of breathing and the pain were at their height ; still, on perceiving his Majesty, the Duke of Berry seemed to recover new strength, and employed his last moments in soliciting for Louvet a remission of capital punishment. " Sire,"'said he, with his expiring breath, " Sire, rareon for the man wbo struck the blow ! Pardon for tl:e man." (It was thus he had the generosity to mention him.) " Without doubt he must be some person whom I have offended unknown to me!" The King answered, in accents of the most pro found Affliction, 0- My son, you will survive,• I hope, this cruel event. We will talk of it again. The thing is inipoi taut, and requires attentive examination." The physicians, who saw the fatal moment drawing nearer and nearer, earnestly pressed his Majesty to spare himself the pain of witnessing so lamentable a spectacle. " lam not afraid," said the King, " to look upon death. I have a last duty to discharge to my son." At that moment the Prince expired. The King then, taking the arm of M. Dupuytten, ap proached the bed, closed the eyes of his nephew, and took a last adieu. On seeing thi;, sighs increased, and the lamentation which filled the apartment, an nounced to the people, who were assembled in crowds round the windows, that they had lost a friend, a father, a protector at least ; and that the Duke of Berry was no more. We have seen his answers to the extra-judicial exa minations of the Count de Clermont. When con veyed to one of the apartments near that in which his victim lay extended, he was next legally inter rogated by M.M. the Count Deeaze, Count Angles, and the Attorney-General, in the presence of Baron Pasquier, and Count Simeon. The following is the account of this fresh exlmination, - which is only a confirmation and developement of the first : Q. What induced you to undertake the crime that you have perpetrated?—A. My opinions and sentiments. Q. What are the opinions and sentiments you thus avow?— A. My opinion is, that all the Bourbons are tyrants, and, at the same time, the most cruel enemies of France. Q. Why, however, on this supposition, did you attack the Duke of Derry in preference to any one else ?—A. &cause that Prince was the youngest branch of the Royal Family, and him alone who seemed destined to perpetuate a race so inimical to France? Q. Do you feel any regret for the deed ?—A. None whatever. Q. Have you any instigator—any accomplice?—A. None. Such is the substance of this examination, which evinces, to a demonstration, he had no motive of per sonal vengeance, but that he was actuated by the same horrible enthusiasm which propelled Ravaillac to the assassination of Henry IV. and Damien to ef fect that of Louis XV. who both acted under the in fluence of a spirit of party, verging on madness, and the most furious pitch of exaltation. At half-past seven o'clock the body of the unfortu nate Prince was conveyed to the Louvre, in the same manner as that of Henry IV. after the affair in the ruc de la Ferronerie. Every Court of Justice is shut, and the Exchange has beea closed. Not only have the Theatres sus pended their performances, but there are no balls. FROM THE aIIETTE DE FRANCE. The Countess de Bethizy was in the carriage along with the Duchess, and it was this Lady who first perceived the fatal instrument sticking in the wound, and who drew it forth. The august victim preserved in his last moments a heroic tranquillity : history will record his words, and recognize a worthy descendant of Henry the Fourth in the Prince, who exclaimed—" Ah ! why did I not find death in the field of battle!" Adding, mournfully, " How cruel is it to die by the hands of a Frenchman !" . FROM THE JOURNAL DE PARIS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHAMBERS. CHAMBER OF PEERS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14. At one o'clock the Chamber met, in virtue of an extraordinary convocation. The President read a Letter from the President of the Council, M. De Cazes, communicating the dis tressing event which had happened. The .Marquis de Lally Tollendal submitted the Project of an Address of Condolence to his Ma jesty, containing an assurance of their readiness to concur in whatever legislative measures the wisdom of his Majesty might think proper " to arrest (alas! already too late) the progress of that universal Hood Of (pernicious doctrines) which me naces the total subversion of religion and morals, monarchy and liberty, all public order, and all social combination"—the Chamber conceiving, that to these doctrines the crime which they deplore owes its origin. The Chamber were engaged in deliberation OR this Project, when the Minister of the Interior appeared with an Ordinance of the King, constituting the . Chamber a Court of Justice, to take cognizance of the crime committed. This Ordinance having entirely changed the posi tion of the Chamber, the Address proposed was aban doned, and it was resolved that the Chamber should proceed in a body to the foot of the Throne, and ex- press, through their President, their sentiments of condolence merely, without touching on anything which might be supposed a prejudication of the crime they are appointed to try. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. The Minutes of last Sitting having been read, M. Clauzel de Coussergues demanded to be heard. The President conceiving that he wished to speak on the wording of the Minutes, gave him permission. M. CLAUZEL DE Cousszneuzs.—" Gentlemen, there is no point of law which regulates the mode of accusing Ministers, but it is in the nature of these propositions which ought to be made at a public Sitting. I propose died to the Chamber, to put in accusation M. Decazes, as an accomplice in the assassination" 1 Cries of Order, raised equally from all parts oP the Hall, drowned the voice of the speaker, who de scended from the tribune, in the midst of the most v iolept murmurs. The PRESIDENT.—I granted M. de Clatkel de Coussergues liberty to make observations on the Mi nisters; what he has said has no relation:to that. The President then communicated to the Chamber a letter from the President of the Council, similar to that sent to the Chamber of Peers. N. de la BOURDONNAYE went to the 'Tribune, and after an appropriate exordium, in which he ascribed the crime to " the deploratle calcula tions of an imagination exalted by political fanati cism and the result of maxims every day circulated upon the sovereignty of the people;" he concluded with moving that an Address should be presented to his Majesty. At the suggestion of M. de CORBIERES, a Com mittee was appointed to prepare this Address, and, on their return with the draft agreed to, it was una nimously adopted, and a Grand Deputation ap pointed to present it to his Majesty. (For the Address see extract from the qfficial part of Me Monitear.) PRIVATE LETTER, FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. " PARIS, FEL 15. a The whole of the public attention . was fixed on the Ministerial Project, that was to be submitted to day, when a most melancholy event has turned all political dissensions into a common feeling of poignant regret, for the fate of his Royal Highness the Duke de Berri, who was assassinated at the Opera-house door last night. The wretch, on being asked why he had done it ? exclaimed, I have killed a tyrant, and rejoice in it !' Now, no Prince was ever farther from being a tyrant than his Royal Highness: he loved pleasure, and hated politics. The news was in stantly transmitted to the Thuilleries and the prin cipal Ministers. M. Decaze went instantly to the Opera House, where he saw his Royal Highness, conscious •of his approaching end, and imploring forgiveness on his assassin. His Excellency interrogated the culprit, who refused to assign any motive, but said, he had resolved on the deed these four years. All is gloom, all anxiety, and the friends and enemies of the House of Bourbon rival each other in expressions of sorrow for the cruel event. We shall soon know whether politics, jealousy, or fanaticism was the cause. • At the moment I am writing a Council is sitting, and the assassin is under examination. The grief of all the Royal Family cannot be expressed, and some danger is apprehended for the effect it has on his Majesty." THE ARMY. The route of the 63d, which was intended for Li merick, has been altered, owing to the disturbances in the County of Roscom . mon—four companies of this Regiment arrived in Athlone on Friday, as did also some companies of the Rifle Brigade. - The Staff of the North Mayo Militia, under the command of Colonel JAC:i SON, have taken their posts at Shrule, Dunmacreet•:z, and Clare; and the South Mayo are quartered in the latter town. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The English ship Sisters, 197 tons, John B. Hunt master, be longing to Hull, was lost near Molena, on the night of the 25th of January, and all the crew perished. She sailed from Tarra gona en the 29th of the preceding month.—French Paper. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 15.—Wind variable.—Arrived off this Port, the Marsh, Rtrotiz, from Loudon for Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 17.—Wind E. N. E..—Arrived the Regulus, SMITH, from the Cape and St. Helena; and the QUAIL cutter from a cruize. _ _ _ DEAL, FEBRUARY 17.—Wind P.N.E.—Came down from the River and sailed last night, the Ganges, CH/YER3, for Madras and Bengal; Mariner, COLLETT, and General Graham, MILLER, for Jamaica. Arrived and sailed for the River to-day, the Henry Clay, CARNES, from Virginia.• Passed the back of the Goodwin Sands, the Mary, ALEXANDRA, from Rotterdam for Batavia. ---- --- WHITBY, FEBRUARY 16.—The Harry Norris, ELLIOTT, from Shit!.ls for London, with Mph, was driven on the Hock last night, in a fog, and sunk. The stores arc expected to be saved, but the hull will be a complete wreck. LEXINGTON, FEBRUARY 17.—Put in here the Flirt, WARREN, from Dunbar for Bristol, with damage, and leaky. LIYERPOOE, FEBRUARY 16.—Arrived the Amelia, kte Arm strong, from New Orleans, (sailed 2d January) ; the George, UNSWORTH, from Prince dward's Island ; and the Frances PArrisou, from St. John's (New Brunswick). Sailed the Union : Inland, Hawkins, and Abeona, Joan, for Africa. Cova or Coast, FEBRUARY ic.—Saited the Fanny and East transports, for the Cape of Good Hope, with settlers. BiticuvoN, Fxs. 16.—The Prince of Wales, in heaving off last night for the tide, broke her cable, and came on shore, broad side. She fen off, and is so much damaged as not to be worth re pairing, and will be sold. Wednesday and yesterday Viscount CARTLIREAQH visited the KING. The Dukes of YORK and CLARENCE remained at Windsor on Wednesday night. Yesterday their Royal Highnesses arrived in London. The Princess SOPHIA left Windsor yesterday for Cambridge House. The Duke and Duchess of GLovcaamt arrived in town yesterday from Windsor. The Dusts after- Wards paid his respects to the KING. Their Royal Highnesses of CLARENCE. SUSSEX, and GLOUCie:STER were present last evening in the House of Peers, apparelled in the deepest mourning. The first-mentioned Prince sat on the Ministerial Bench, next to his Grace of WELLINGTON. A Dutch Mail arrived this morning, but brought no news of importance. The Ministers of the Ger man Powers had their fifteenth Conference on the Ist instant, at Vienna. GEORGE TILE THIRD, HIS COURT, AND FAMILY.— This Work is expected to make its appearance early in the ensuing week. We understand it wasprepared for the Press a considerable time since, by a distin guished Literary Amateur, and that it will contain a richer collection of original Anecdotes of Illustrious and-Eminent Personages, than has ever been suffered to-meet the public eye. , THEATRES. DRURY-LAM—This Theafre . _opened last night, for the first time since-the demise of our late la mented *KING. The performance chiefly consisted of sacred musk. In part the first, a Monody, writ ten by Doctor BUSBY, "in respectful and grateful remembrance of his late most. excellent MAJESTY,. was delivered by Mrs. WEsT with great feeling and effect. I knew that my lkdeemer livetk,. was given by Mrs. SALMON with that richness, variety, and power of voice, for which this Lady is so much dis tinguished. Hear my prayer, a duet by Miss CA RENY. and Mrs. BLAND, was much applauded. The Grand Funeral Scent arranged by Mr. BRAHAM, bad a very grand effect. The first act concluded with ' Gorr save the King, which was sung by the vocal strength of the company, and received with every mark of respect. In part the second, Mrs. Gr.ovra recited an Ode to Britannia, written by Mr. SOAVE, with much force and animation. Miss CA KEW sang Angels ever bright and fair, with charming simpli city. Mr. BRAHAM was encored in Sound an alarm. The extraordinary powers of this accomplished singer have been seldom more happily exerted. Mts. SAL NION next enraptured the audience by the fine exe cution of that noble air, Let the bright Seraphim:, and in From mighty Kings.—Come, ever smiling Liberty, by Miss CAREW, and a patriotic air, by Mr. BRAMAN!, were highly applauded. To these suc ceeded a piece, written by Dr. BUSBY, and recited by Mr. ELLISTON. The whole concluded with Rule Thilannia, by .the whole company. This nation..l air was cheered with enthusiasm by the audience. In the early part of the night a hand-bill, of which the following is a copy, was widely distributed through the House, and thrown in great numbers from the gallery into the pit : •' To be sung at Me conclusion of God save the ring, by all Lvel Subjects of George IV. and Caroline his Queen. " ADDITIONAL STANZA TO THE NATIONAL Amass. . 1 Gun! save Queen CAROLINE! May thy great power divine 13Iess our good Queen ! Confound her enemies, Make her fame pure to rise, liaird by a Nation's cries, God save the QUEEN !" This was a preparative to excite an interest for her MAJESTY in the audience, and was followed up, in the course of the first act, with a call from the gal lery for a plaudit to Queen CAROLINE, of which no notice was taken. It was revived by a few voices from the same quarter, but was not encouraged by the other parts of the COVENT-GARDEN.—This Theatre re-opened yes terday evening. When the curtain rose, Mr. FAW CETT and a numerous body of the Performez's, all attired in the deepest mourning, came forward to sing GOD sire the King. They were welcomed with the loud plaudits of a very genteel audience, and all stood uncovered while the loyal strain, so long dear to the hearts as well as the ears of Englishmen, was sung. The first stanza of the National Anthem, so well known, was sung without alteration. The fol lowing three new verses, written by G. COLMAN the Younger, were added for Mrs. DICKONS, Miss M. TREE, and Miss STEPHENS: Sc/o—Mrs. DICKONS. LORD ! wkile thy chasening hiond, Wide through this loyal land, Sorrow doth fling, • Each Briton's heart-felt tear, Shed o'er the Father's bier, Bids us the Sou revere; Gon save the KING ! Solo--Miss M. Tare. Long may \Var's clangour cease; Long may the Dove of Peace Here spread her wing ! Lull'd, thus, in sweet repose, Oh! from domestic foes, Oh ! from black Treason's blows, listAvirri guard the KING ! Churui. Soto—Miss Searar, s. While GEORGE'S praise we sound! Rally his throne around! United cling ; Think who upheld his Sire ! Who quell'd the Despot's fire! Rais'd Britain's Glory higher; 'Tomas GROROE our KING ! Full Chorus. GOD save great G macs our Kix°, Stt. Chorus. These sentiments were perfectly in unison with those of the whole House, and the most fervent ap probation requited the efforts of the Performers, and when the curtain fell loud and continued cries of encore compelled the Managers to raise it again, and Goctsave the King was sung a second time amidst the strongest demonstrations of satisfaction anJ loyalty, from all parts of the Theatre. On announcing the Play for Saturday, Mr. ABBOTT addressed the audi ence, and informed them that from the non-arrival of Mr. YATES, the Manager claimed their indul gence to substitute, for Love, Law, and Physic, the after-piece of Rosina, in which Miss TREE, being re covered froth her illness, would perform Rosina. As no intimation had been received from MreYATES, the Managers were unprepared for any other change ; and as he had ever been punctual and attentive, they feared greatly that some accident had befallen him. The proposition was received with applause. During the reading of a Message from the KING in the House of Commons, custom requires the Members should be uncovered. Last evening seve ,ral of the Members being new, were not Aware of this form, but a hint from their more experienced companions soon induced them to doff their hats. DuaLIN, Faae 14.—The Ribbonmen, in the county of Galway, are making frightful progress in their au dacity ; and the Civil Power, with the assistance of the Military in the neighbourhood, is scarcely able to put them down. CORNZICHANG; MARK-LANE, FEBRUARY . Our Market not being open on Wednesday, produced a large accumulation of arrivals of all Grain, since Monday, particularly of Barley, which article is full s. per gr.•cheaper—a considerable quantity remained on hand, especially of the secondary qualities.—Fine Wheat supports 11Ioriday's prices, but the demand was not brisk, except for prime samples of. white.—. Oats are Is. per quarter lower, the supply being very large.—.-In Beans and Peas there is no alteration. StatIIttICLELD MAIRIULT, Faa. jB.—Beef, 45,61 to sa. 641. per stone of albs. ; Mutton, 5s Od. to ss. 83. Veal, sa. Od. to 7s. Od. Pork Si Od. to 75.0 d.; Lotrtb Os. to Ca. Od.—Cattle at Market— Beasts, 4 Kt ; Calves, 90; Sheep and Lanba, 5,520; Pl t yg,•, so Hay, per load, V. Lou..o 41. ius. Clrrcr% a. c• 61.20.. 'straw, 16 . 11. 15s. ;x . i.