The National Register. — London, England, 1815-06-04 00:00:00

.e. 364 •K 41111‘11.4116 11.1 , 01.111140pmeidliViti them. Well acquaint,d with the code of husbands, he explained that were their rights ; he relied upon the authority of M. Fournel , who, with more law than gallantry, observes, ' that the husband has * right to open the letters of his wife.' This work ought to be in the kinds of every postman, an i every dealer in love in Paris. The se, and objection arose, according to M. Berryer, from a rcconciliaticn Itairing taken place ; but M. Parquin maintained this was not the case. Be allowed that it was true the Colonel went after his wife to Pont Audemer, and that the same carriage brought them back side by side ; that when Estelle paid him a visit at St. Denis with her aunt, that he invited them to dinner, and even conducted them back to Paris : but the silence of the Colonel to all the letters of his wife, proved de- sidedly that nothing could change his mind. And in fact, of the five characters which constitute a reconciliation, not one could be proved. Finalty, that the confession of the Colonel did not prove bigamy, as the explanation he (Mr. P.) had given of that circumstance, must be satisfactory. He terminated by expressing his regret that the brilliant talents of his adversary should be employed in so bad a cause ; and Berryer, with the politeness that graces the French bar, might also reply, that Colonel H. could not regret having chosen M. Par quin for his counsel. Upon the whole, the pleading of M. Parquin ag acute, methodical, and always decent. This business presents to the public curiosity an episode, that some malicious readers, who are always ready to doubt the veracity of what they read in a public jour mai, may very easily call a romance. M. Berryer replied as is custo mary with advocates who have no good masons to offer ; the talents of the pleader must then make up ter the weakness of his cause, and wel l did M. B. fulfil this task. He preduced the objections which formed the basis of his cause, and made as much of them a.! was possible. M. Parquin replied in a few words : he sported with the advantage which the nature of his defence gave him. Although we may cen se-de:late Madame W . . . upon having chosen M. Berryer for her advocate, we cannot pay the same compliment to that eminent coun aellor.—The Cause is postponed to Tuesday, to hear the opinion of 11.de Manchangy, the Imperial attorney. It is with regret we inform the public of its being the in tention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to persist in an arrangement made with the deputies of some Country New papers, viz. to lay an additional duty of 6d. on advertisments, and of one halfpenny on the paper. It will, we are confi dent, injure individuals, without benefiting the revenue—it will cramp the only f; ee press in Europe, at a time when ad ditional facilites and encouragement ought to he given to it. We had hoped to have. announced measures by which the English prints might have been circulated more widely over the whole Con , inent, and thus have afforded an antidoe to the bane of the French press. Our hopes are diappointed. • The little circulation they have there will soon be done away altogether. The Fiend) press will have no competitor on the Continent, and we know that Bonaparte will view this in the light of a victory.— (Courke ) Sunday morning, arrived at Shithead, the Fiend) ship La tabiole, from Mai tinique, hound to Bou►deaux, laden with sugar and coffee, detained on the Ist instant, in the Bay of Biscay, h) his Majesty's ship Menai, Captain Pell. La Ba biole, is of Soo tons burden, and valued at 30,0001. an- has not vet been released. Of a!! disorders to which the human frame it liable, there are note but what ma be ascertained by the appearance of the urine, nothing can de a greater proof of this curious fact than tlie ono,her of painful, lingering, and dangerous dis• eases that have been cured by the celebrated 1)r. Cameron, that is con , ulted every day from eleven o'clock till three, at No. 84, Wells Street, Oxford Street, and who practices etr tirely from his obselvations on the above fluid. • SEWERS RATE OP SURRY AND KENT. TO THE'EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER. . . Ste—The Sewers rate ft r the parish of St. George's, SbatL walk, is now demanded at one shilling in the pound on th tack-rent. This rate appears to a number of the inhabitants excessive, and they suppose most fall with equal weight ol all the other parishes, comprising from East Mouldry, Surry, to Ravensbourne, in Kent. The inhabitants of all those parishes have a right to know how this large sum is dir posed of, before they suffer it to be extracted out of the, pockets.. It is a well known fact, that the Borough High, street, is always inqundated and rendered impassable to for passengers during any heavy fall of rain, for the want of proper sewer ; the same inconveniences are felt in other r riches. It is a duty which the inhabitants of Southwark e x pest their representatives to perform, and which ix equall incumbent on the members of Surry and Kent, to inquir and inform them bow this rate is disposed of, in the san manner as Mr. Whitbread in Parliament noticed the con duct of the Commissioners of Sewers for the Finsbury die trict, who would render no account, nor suffer their books t he inspected. Auditors for each parish and Commissione, should be appointed by the inhabitants to inquire into the disposal of this money. In all probability the trustees of th, Bridge house estates may be able to give the public sow, explanation, how far this rate is legally to be demanded, , their estates are considerable in this parish, or perhaps sorn, of your correspondents, having a fellow feeling against ex tortion, may satisfy, your's, Mr. Editor, May 26, 1015. AN INHABITANT. CONNUBIAL DEVOTION. The following singulsr instance of connubial devotion is extract from The Caz:tte de France otlay, the3sth May : An event has just happened at Rambouillet which has produced deep sensation at that place. A person of the name of Domini!, rch had for►uerly been a testaurateur at Versailles, and had retired to smsll farm, which he cultivated for sonic time, at A olLirgis. twa Rambouillet. Iu 1803 he lost his wile, whom he tenderly loved 'and whose tomb he visited. daily, from the time of her interment. 0i the 20th May, lltiminil took an affectionate leave of his friends, tellinl them that he was setting out on a long journey. At night he du; 14 the remains of his wife, tilled her grave ith wood—placed the bones Upon it—fastened his feet with a strong iron wi e to a cramp, which he had secured in the wall contiguous to the grave—set tire to the tag guts, and threw himself upon the pile. His body was thus con:umed with the remains of his wife. He had tixed in the wall a piece o! freestone, upon which he had rudely traced this epitaph : '• Here lies a man who enjoyed happiness fur halt a century ! he mixed his ashes wlth those of his wife In IRis." In a niche formed on one of the sides of the tomb was deposited the portrait of his %vile, with this inscription : " Augustin Duminil to Mary Jane Ration. his wife. died Wt: ATI il,lBC6', aged 50 years. She was bentiful . 311 years ; virtuous and amiable all her life ; now power can separate our ashes." To the external wall of the tomb was affixed a label written with tremulous hand : " Do not pity me ; for this is a- ennsismnurtion, which I have long and devoutly wished—an object which I was resolutely hem upon ac complishing. Do not blame Me—do not despise me—do not insult Inc I makes present of my wife's picture to the Commune. " This 21,t May AI:), two o'clock in the morning —in the momen of precipitating myself upon the !tames, in order to rrj in my waif: Dualuti.." A French Praam from Brest to Havre, with ammunition Src. detained by a Btiti.;ll frigate, on Saturday last, has sine arrived at Portsmouth. It is now ascertained to he hi Majesty's ship Desiree that detained het ; and as the Dcp siree left Portsmouth very recently on a cruize, it is pie , ,sumed she had Admiralty orders accordingly. The Princes of Wales artherr Mitatf , in the 34th ult. wimellftll.lb 6 . t 4, iii barb- the itallts It on 1 y, in . 4 all s dis- their ligh- foot of a r },a- ex- tially quire same con- d is- , ks to pners o the , f the some d, as Some t T. rected iced a , ho A ma neat oVe(1, Oil ening a: up trults vhich L4g- umed ece of ! he isited Wih s and NI a long in ac- t ine. ent li-. Linn. ;ince his Dc* pie- _ . ,