The National Register.
London, England, 1816-09-09 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE Foreign Communications, received during the
last week, have presented only a meagre supply of Poli-
tical Intelligence. There is nothing in them which
bears upon the great interests of individual nation's, or
of Europe at large, if we except the intelligence lately
received respecting Lord Exmouth's important expedi-
tion, and which will be seen in its proper place' May
complete success crown his -efforts !—ln this dearth of
Foreign Intelligence, it is a duty, which we owe to our
readers to avoid burdening our pages with heavy and un-
interesting articles, and to content ourselves with insert-
ing those only, which are necemary to give a passing
picture of continental occurrences, even though they
possess no importance in the eye of the Historian, or the
Political Speculator.
FRANCE.
enittiseonntsfeE.
Pants Ate. 28.—Ministers have submitted a new, and ra-
tlo.9- ingettions expedient to the King for the purpose of main.
(mining themselvesin office. This is, for his Majesty to rep*
his Ordinance of last year, for increasing the number st( ash
putics ; by which Measure the Clsamlite Weald be dissolvitlas.,
facto ; it would be restored to its termer Somber of Deputies,
200, and fresh elections must ensue. hilistilmi Might then, by
itsflitencing these elections, succeed is fliming • Rep resentative
Body, which, from the choice of its Menthera,plid We Smallness
of their number, would be, in rEllity, litietZ=L:gisinincisiatjf
of Buonaparte, a mere instrinneut its the
'Fhis expedient is represented pothe King as basing tbe tad's,.
(age of offending no party, Muer it throws all equally oat of
power, and of affording an opportunity of estimating public
opinion as to the rondnct of the present Deptlies, by means
of new elections. The credit of tins su*estfon is due, I under-
stand, to M. stc. Cases. It does not appear, however, to have
been relished by the King, since it is lent acted upon ; end that
Ministers seem daily to lose ground, etipeitlaNy singe the return
of the Duke and Ductless d'.tngouleae.
The report of the day is, that M. de Richelieu, more than
ever enamoured with the charms of office, has deserted his
constitutional colleagues to side with the Ultras, who gladly
coalesce with him, because, knowing es what basis be stands,
they despair of effecting his removal. be contending parties
would then he equal in number, but bre° means in Intlnene
Laiuk, De Cazes, and Corvette on one aisle • and Fenn., Riche-
lieu, smut Du Itouchage on the other. *. Laink and the Duke
de Feltre say be considered as the leaders of shese
partie,. Their language is always vehement in the Council
and nut unfreqncntly descends to pessenulitles and invective.
The Duke de Feltre having bttely renionebed M. Woe with
the revolutionary tendency of his measures, the latter reminded
his colleague of the active part he laid borne throughout the
Revolution, of his forneer i 11l isnaey with Carnot, and of his se-
cretaryship to the Committee of Pehlke Safety under that Mi-
nister. It appears' indeed, that We Dake di Feltre, is greatly,
indebted to Carnotfor his advancement in the military and ad-
ministrative career. On that Minister's (tame once occurring,
as Buonaparte sass truusaetiuu soine•huslness with De Feltra,
the then Emperor asked the latter...nhether lie was not living
in habits of friendship with Carmn? te which Feltre replied,
that in former times it was true they lunillved together on such
terms, but that be bad deentestii jiroser to discontinue that
intimacy with a man wloi had 114 do ant fortune to fall under
his Majesty's displeasure. " Haw bale iltuateti," said the Em-
peror," and what is the state of his fortuit• f"" Alas !" rejoined
De Feltre, " I believe thht the revenue itiaiug front Isis slender
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