The National Register.
London, England, 1815-08-27 00:00:00

.TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER

&rG 21.

It is said that the King of Wurtemberg has consented that
Jerome Bunnaparte shall reside in his States, and that the
Princess his wire (diughter of the King); is lo live with hint

In taking the inventory of the effects whioh Madame Mu-
at to Trieste, there have been found, it is said,
700,000 ducats in gold, 120 cwt. of silver plate, diamonds,
en a very moderate valuation, to the amount of at least
f,000,000, besides a great many valuable paintings and an-
ti(itues ; the latter, it is affirmed, are sequestrated, but all
•J-,e rest is secu,ed to her full property.
liudetnoiselle Mars, the celebrated French actress, lately
:•.rpe;ured at a Paris Theatre, dressed in the first piece in red,
the sec-m.(l in white, and in the third in blue. This tri-
.elourr el exhibition was received as an ingenious device for
tke Buonaparte colours, and was honoured by the audience
with unbounded applause.
Prussia huls ordered a rew levy of 30,000 men, beyond the
60,000 lately raised. The second class of the landwehr is
Llso to be embodied.

The Nurembergh Ga:ette contains the following article,
dated Vienna, August s:—'There seems now no doubt, that
some ptovinees will be separated from France, and given to
other masters. A Wan is said to have been formed which is
ascribed to the Prussian Cabinet, according to which all
French Flanders and Brabant, with some districts to complete
the howler, would be given to the King of the Netherlands,
who on the other 'band would-,cede some provinces, on the
East of the Kingdom, to Prussia. Lorraine and Alsace are
a,s:gned by this plan to Austria, and a part of the latter pro-
vince to Switzerland. An accession of territory is proposed
also for the King of Sardinia"

A report is in circulation, that the Kingdom of Hanover
brill have a resident Viceroy, and an Order of Knighthood of
its own, for the reward of distinguished services.
According to arrangements made by Commissoners ap-
rointed for the purpose, 15,000 musquets, and 87 pieces of
cannon have been delivered to the Englisk and Prussians
i.om the Castle of Vincennes.

The Prtissiails have reached Caen on the Norithern, and
Nantes on - the Western Coasts, and notwithstanding the
former positive denial in the French Official Gazette, of the
foreign troops receiving an accession of force, it is now ad-
rlitted that the Gth corps of the Prussian army, under Gen.
Tauenzien, is proceding through Belgium for the•interior of
I „Ince. In Provence there are not less than 30,000 foreign
troops, and the Austrians were making demonstrations
which indicate an intention of their -becoming masters of
Toulon. •

The Catholic Clergy of Belgium have taked upon them:
selves to oppose the new Constitution for the Netherlands;
and to endeavour to procure its rejection, because it tolerates
all religions. The Bishop of Gent has been very zealous in
his opposition to this article, and his Vicar-General, in an
address to the Notables of his diocese, tells them that the
C::nst itution cannot be acepted by .any good Catholic.
It is no small indication of the tone and state of France, to
see, that several emigrants of distinction, particularly Clergy-
men, who had gone over with Louis the first time, retired
with him, and again entered France with him, have now re-
tui tied to England, enable to brook the disconsolate aspect
of their country.
With the view of securing our possessions of the Canada',
;n case of any future rupture with the United States, Go-
vErnment have•given orders for the construction upon the
Lakes of additional ships and gun-boats, peculiarly adapted
to those waters. The armaments for these vessels are now
in course of preparation in this country.

, Wednesday, a Court of Directors was held at the East In-
dia House ; when Major-General Sir H. Lowe, K. C. B. was
was appointed Governor of the Island of St. Helena.
The Pigmy schooner arrived at Plymouth from Barbadoes
(from whence she sailed on the 16th July), brings the fol-
lowing intelligence :—" An expedition, on an extensive
scale, was fitting out at Carlisle Bay for the reduction of
Guadaloupe. *All the men of war on the station, consist•
ing of sixteen sail, and also several merchantmen, were ex-
pected to sail about the 25th. Six thousand men were em-
balking, the troops at Martinique being withdrawn for the
expedition, and the garrison duty performed by the Black
corps, under the direction of British Officers. The expe-
dition was under the command of Sir James Leith and Ad-
miral Durham."
Letters have been received from the coast of Africa, sta-
ting the capture of five slave ships by his Majesty's ship
Comus, Capt. Taileur. The 6rst surrendered after exchang-
ing a few shots with the six-oared-cutter, commanded by
Lieut. Graham, (first of the Comus) who had the command
of the boats of that ship. The second was gallantly boarded
by that officer, and after making great resistance, was cap-
tured.

It is said that a marriage is in contemplation between the
Prince of Orange and a sister of the Emperor of Russia.
The Duke of Orleans arrived on Sunday morning at
Twickenham, from Fiance, whither he went to congratulate
ithe King upon his restoration to the Throne, and to attend
to his private affairs. We understand that the Duke also
offered his services to the King, to contribute to the conso-
lidation of his Government ; the King replied, it *as nut the
time, but when it was he would employ him.
A gentlemen who left Paris last week, states that our army
was daily joined by parties of those brave men who were
wounded at Waterloo; and that the first division of our
Canadian army, amounting to 7000 men arrived at Paris on
the 11th inst. At the late review of the Duke of Welling-
ton's army, 75.000 men were under arms—with 107 pieces
of artillery, 18 and 24-pounders, and large parks of lighter
ordnance. The number of rations lately drawn from the
Parisians is 300,000, which is calculated to be an expence to
them of 25,0001. per day.
The Eurotas frigate sailed from Plymouth on Saturday,
with Savary, Lallemand, and the remainder of those who were
nit permitted to accompany Buonaparte to St. Helena. It is
reported they are going to Malta.
The law on the subject of adultery seems very different in
Fiance from what it is in this country, and from what it has
been generally understood here, if a French paper states
truth. A woman, named Michel, is said to have been lately
convicted of adultery in Paris, and sentenced to two years
imprisonment.
Government are paying oft the ships of war at Portsmouth
and never was known so great a bustle at that port, and al's
the way to town.
Tae Duke of York, though much better, still unable to
ride in his carriage, and inconsequence the Admiralty barge,
with six of the King's watermen, went on Monday to Walton-
on Thames, to bring his Royal Highness to town by water,
his duty as Commander in Chief imperiously demanding his
presence at the Horse G uards.
Mr. Farrell, who leaped out of a three pair of stairs win-
dow in Gray's Inn•square, last Wednesday evening, is still
alive; the unfortunate gentleman, at the time, was confined.
to his bed in a scarlet fever. Though he broke both his
legs, and one of his thighs, and received several other bruises
by the fall, which was about 50 feet biplr, thcte are still.
hopes entertained of his recovery.