The National Register. — London, England, 1815-10-15 00:00:00

OCT. TR The Duke of Reggio has been appointed General in Chief of the National Guard of Paris in the room of Dessolles. The French Funds continue falling-594. The Paris Papers of Monday last arrived on Thursday. Their contents are not important. They add nothing to what is already known respecting the meeting of the two Chant. beis, no sitting having taken place on Sunday. Private let ters, however, state, that on Monday last the Chamber of Deputies proceeded to the nomination of five Candidates, from whom the King is to select one as President of the Chaaihei. Little doubt is entertained but that M. Laine will occupy that honourable office. The Chamber also pro. ceeded to draw up an Address to the King, in reply to his speech. The King of Prussia and the Russian Archdukes have taken their departure from Paris, and the Emperor Alexander is not expected to return to that city. After the review at Dijon, he will make, it is said, an excursion into Switzerland, from which he is to proceed directly to Berlin. One of the journals has a report, in an article dated from Vi enna, that the Emperor of Austria has it in contemplation to assume the title of King of Italy. The Duke of Wellington has returned to Paris. Emigrations from France to the United States have been very considerable of late, in order to escape the burdens of the contributions, and the civil commotions which are dread ed. The families of Marshal Brune and of Col. Labedoyere have already taken their departure. Extract of a letter from Paris, Oct. 6:—" It is literally impossible to keep down the disposition to riot in the Palais Royal; au overwhelming force of English and Prussian troops are introduced early in the evening; and French gems d'armes are continually walking about among the crowd, but without success; disturbances ending in bloodshed have been uni formly repeated, and nearly at the same hour for the last three nights. Two Frenchmen in coloured clothes, were cloven down by Prussian officers with their sabres, on Wednesday night; the night before last a Prussian officer is said to have been killed by the French, in retaliation, and last night a riot of so alarming a nature was cotnmenced,that all the inhabitants closed their shops. in the apprehension of some premeditated tumult. They are French military who provoke these dis turbances, and in the most wanton manner; from the man- . Tier in which the riot of last night commenced, there can be Do doubt of a concert between them. The Prussian officers usually walk together at night in parties of four or five; a group of them were standing together talking and laughing very loud in the presence of a crowd, which seemed to ob serve them ; a Frenchman, in coloured clothes, passing by them, cried out, " Qui soul ces coquins la." The Prussians drew their swords and advanced upon this man for the pur pose of taking him into custody, when some French officers almost instantly advanced from the crowd, and attacked the. Prussians, but a strong guard being very near the spot, they sere disarmed, and carried off prisoners; the person in co loured clothes who provoked the quarrel, was also carried off and turns out to be a French officer. Serious disturbance s' have occurred in other parts of the town between the French themselves, of opposite parties ; such is the state of irrita tion among the lower classes, that the King, in his carriage, was insulted by a rabble on the Boulevards the day before yesterday ; his guard found it difficult to keep them off from the royal carriage ; they used the most insulting language, :and advised him tci Toile quiely to England before it was too late; several cried out to him that he brought upon them all the miseries of famine, and asked how he could ap pear in public in that manner whilst they wanted bread. ER. ~;S The apprehension of a famine is very general, the poorer classes are in great distress, even at this moment. It is im possible not to rectilect that the cry of bread was the signal which preceded the horrors of the Revolution. It is es. tremely prchable that this rabble, by whom the King was in suited, were prepared for the purpose." A letter of the sth instant, dated Paris, from a person of high character, and well informed of what is going on in Ma drid, states, that accounts have been received by Perdinand's Ministers, that at length the flame of liberty had penetrated to Lima, and that in consequence of insurrection there, Vice roy Abascal and the other Authorities have precipitately fled. On the evening of Catalani's first appearance at her Theatre (Favart) in Paris, on Monday last, the Duke of Wellington went to give her the advantage of his auspices. The double attraction of the first warrior and the first singer in the world, of course .gathered a multitude. As the most honoured place was naturally reserved for the Duke, he appeared about the middle of the entertainment with a military friend, both in plain clothes, and in the King's box. In the Parisian Thea tres, the Loge for royalty is kept dressed, and untningled with the receptacles for inferior amateurship. flis Grace's ap pearance in this priviliged spot was instantly caught at by the sensitive audience, and dexterously turned into an opportu— nity of expressing the feeling which nothing but fear has at any time restrained. The Duke was hissed and insulted frees all sides under the pretence of his having obtruded himself into the box. Ile was for a few moments unacquainted with his being the object of this sudden explosion. The bolder among the hissers bad now found courage enough to pro. nounce the name of "Milord rillinton," "A bas Milord Vi?- !Anton,' rained thick upon him. In a few minutes he retired, expressing, it is said, his surprize that Valabreque, the Direc tor of the Theatre, should have put him into an unusual place.—On his departure, cries of " Vire le Roi !'' vere re peated round the house; and the Parisians had their :Humph in revenge for Waterloo. The next day his Grace left Paris for Dijon, to attend the Austrian review; he was expected to return in eight or ten days. Mr. George Canning is now residing as a private gentleman at Culares, near Cintra, having resigned his official situation the moment he ascertained that the Prince Regent of Por tugal was prevented from returning to Europe. An order has been received at Portsmouth to send to France such of the Waterloo prisoners as are fit to be removed, and who, from the nature of their wounds, are incapable of fur ther service. Letters received from the Madeira Islands to the sd ult. bring intelligence that the vintage had totally failed there— estates that formerly produced 40 pipes of wine, were not expected this season to produce more than two. The four divisions of Royal Marines, for the peace estab lishment (6000 men), are to he formed into 80 companies; each company to he commanded by one Captain, two first and one second Lieutenant. This reduction will place about 400 officers upon half-pay. By accounts from Aberdeen, w•e are sorry to find that within the last few days a spirit r►f tumult and disorder has manifested itself among the seamen of that port, similar to what has lately been exhibited in various parts to the south ward. On Monday and Tuesday, a large bid of ►hem as sembled together, and went the length of stopping several vessels from putting to sea ; but by the prompt interference of the Magistracy, supported by the great body of ship.owners. and a wholesome show of military force, they were reduced to obedience, and peace restored. .. .