The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-18 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, SEPT. 10.—The Commission of the Court of
Peers sits daily, to interrogate the individuals implicated
in the conspiracy.
By a decision of the Royal Court, the indictment
azainst the ex-Captains Gravier and Bunton will be pre-
ferred at the October Assizes. It will be recollected
they were taken into custody upon a charge of hat ing
deposited the booth, winch exploded tinder die window
of the apartment of her Royal Highness the Duchess
de Berri.

The Journal of the Department of l'lscre states—
" A courier from Lyons has arrived at Grenoble ; the
authorities hate not communicated to the public the
contents of the despatches of which be was the bearer,
whence it is concluded, as obs•rvei the journal of Gre-
noble, that they relate to the removal of some Adniims-
[ratite Functionaries. Darnig ssveral days past the po-
lice have been extremely ❑ctive in that town ; the inn-
, keepers are rigorously rorpiired to supply lisisof strangers.
A melancholy circumstance took place the day before
yesterday, in the botanical garden. The following arc
the particulars communicated by an eye-witness.—" A
person, about. 65 years of age,genteely attired, was, with
several other people, whose curiosity led them to the
spot, looking at the bear Marti, lying in his kennel.—
The spectator suddenly seated himse:f upon the parapet,
turned his legs inwards, slid down the wall and lay on
the ground. The bear sprung from his kennel upon the
unfortunate man, seized him by the neck, and ahoked
hint. The ferocious animal wept twice round the deco,

holding his prey as he had seized it, and seemed to ex-
hibit it to the horror struck spectators, who tittered
hideous cries. He then carried the body into his kennel,
and soon came out again, dragging it by one of the legs.
The people threw stones, and turned dogs into the place,
but tney durst not advance. Some young persons coiled
upon the sentinel to tire upon the beast : ins piece was
out charged. besides, the twin was dead ! The animal
was at length (Intel) into his den, and the body taken
out of the place. The indUrtuttate man had no papers
in his pocket, that could lead to a discovery wilt) lie was,
hut he hil% snice been found to be a 111411 in good circum-
stances. If it be true, tit.tt the mail t% ho makes all
attempt upon his life 'mist necessarily be mad, what
name can be given to that species oh madness which
prompted this unfortunate creature to Berk aud to find
death by a suicide of this limn! description r'

An Edinburgh Paper satys, " Sunday, a little past
four o'clock in the afternoon, a most distressin3 ac-
cident occurred oil Portobello. A party of 15 left
that place for a pleasure sail to Inchkeith. On re-
turning, when about a mile front the shore, by song;
mismanagement, the boat upset, and the whole were
thrown into the sea. Luckily some boats were near,
which picked up nine of the party, who, on being
carried to the baths, were all recovered, except a
boy, who died shortly after. The other six were
untiirtunately drowned, and although persons have
been dragging for the bodies, none of them had
been found up to Monday morning ut ten o'clock.—
One of them has lett a widow and nine children."

The Imperial l'ultency Hotel, in Piecadily, op.
the Green Park, is the last house proposed by
Government to the Queen. Iler Majesty has no•
tified her approbation in a letter tbrwarded some
days since to Colonel Stevenson, to which as yet her
Majesty has received no tukswer.