The National Register.
London, England, 1813-10-31 00:00:00

TRENCH POLICE.

When Madame de Stacl was in Germany, she wrote a letter to
Mr. de Sabran, at Paris, in which she expressed her opinion on
Bnonaparte's Government in a manner eursistent with the well.
known republican sentiments of this Lady so justly celebrated 11
throughout the literary world. Her letter was enclosed in a
packet sent to the Duke of Bassano. The dispatches were of
an important natme, and that Minister was su eager to receive them,
that he sent a courier from Paris to meet their bearer and hasten 1.
his arrival. On finding amongst them a letter directed to Mr. de
&bran, the Duke of Bassano forwarded it to the Minister of Police '
who read it, sealed it up again, and sent it to its direction by a
courier who annunneed its immediate arrival from Vienna in a mys-
terious manner, and stated that he had orders to give it into Mr.
de Sabran's own bands and to call the next day for au answer, re-
commending, at the same time, the greatest seem ey, and intimating,
that if he should be seen by any one in the house, he would not take
charge of the reply.
The next day, he returned as he had promised, and the answer
was given him with all the preeallt ions he had pi escribed. A quar-
ter of an hour ;therm arils Mr. de Sabran was arrested ai.d taki n to
Vincennes, where it is thought he was tiled by a military commis-
sion and privately shot.
Hr mentioned in his answer, that the Dowager Duchess of Duras,
and several other persons of the most ancient houses in Bourbon
France, had been delighted with the information conveyed to
thin, and the hopes Madame de Stael gave them, that the calatni
ties of France should at last have an end. They were sent for by
the Police all at the same time,and introduced to the Minister Savary,
who received them, holding in his hand Mr. de &Arran's letter, and
accosted them thus: " Infamous rabble ! Is it then impossible
eser to rely on your fidelits• ? Do you ever intend to conspire
addressitip,r each by his name—you, to whom the Emperor has
restored au immense fortune, you long for his downfall ! Von, to
whom be has granted a lucrative employment, you still regret the
old regime! Yen, old idiot, to wholli he gives a pension, you also
undertake to col:spire !—You, who Rage been allowed to return,
only beealie your cowardi«, made you appear not to be dreaded,
:sou are then come here only to endeavour to poison public opi-
nion ! 'uu me all contemptible beings, au ungrateful and low rab-
ble, whom I should ouder to be shot, wet e not the Duchess of Duras,
whose virtues and religions principles I reipect, compromised in
this affair. Leave my presence, and be well assured that I shall
watch your conduct closely."
The friend who supplied its with this fact, had it from one of the
persons who bad been called up-by Savary, and who wears a name
well known in France. • Our readers will feel the reasons which pre-
vent our naming any but the Duchess of Duras.

Thursday was the annual day appointed for granting time of the quarry falling in, they both tried to escape, tuf;,,,,,
licenses to places of public amusement, at the Middlesex different directions, but neither was succesdid ; and whenl gas
Session: • when Mr. Cundy, the proprietor of the Pantheon under the stones, h ,
e called seoeral times to Phippaid, .nt
' eeeiving any answer, be eettcluded he Was dead. Phif-
Theatre, carried his licence with a- high band although • left a wife and a very hale fussily, and Summers a wile • ..1
1 trongly opposed. The Chairman even spoke against it. churn, to tango their eatimety end,