The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL
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Who hailed with are warmest marks of friendship and brotherhood,
the pass* of the different parties of French.
On Sunday, the Prince Keent wont on hoard about ten o'clock ;
an,l a little bctine one his Royal Highnee, aecompanied by Lord
Yarmouth, Col. Bloomfield, &c. having taken leave of his Majesty,
came, ashore from the Royal Sovereign yacht, which was stationed
Tote close to the quay. and was received by a royal salute from the
whgle trotee, The King of France did not appear Imo!)
deck .; bnt the Duke de Bourbon, and the other Fiench Nobility
present, took off their bats on the Regent leaving the ship. The
tide then serving, the Royal Sovereiga got miller weigh, and
pima the pier head under a royal salute febm all the batteries.
Mery t, tK. scene was most interesting : the Priacc Regent had taken
bit, station on the fmaliest point of the pier, aml cheered the vessel
as she passed, in which he W:l4 accompanied by an immense con-
course of spectators of all clas.n:s. The ciiannel to Calais. was
co%ered with boats and vessels accompanyin; the, yacht. The
Duchess IrAngouleme was on deck waving, a white handke-ehief,
and kissing her hand, takint, her farewell of the inhabitants of Eng.
;',Jor o'clock the II tlydi SO% eirio, and the other yachts,
tiere well over to talais.-11 is quite impossible that the weather
could !;ave been more favourable, and the voyage sootier pertiomed
—ev• re thing was propitious.—The Royal Sovereign on approach-
ing Calais, was treeivtd by a roar of cannon, which lasted upwards
of two lirmrs, and was in extent along the French coast further than
the eye could reach: from Calais to Boulogne appeared one
entire blaze.—N(thing could exceed the enthusiasm of the inhabi-
tants of Calais, when the King of France entered the harbour.
The quays, on both sides, were lined with spectators of the most
respertable appearance. I iappiness at the prospect I,f a mild and
legitimate governmem, :nal joy at the return of peace, obliterated
for the moment all sensat Loos of past tyranny and oppression.
" faire le Hail" re-molded flout' all sides, and was succeeded by
" Freht les I:oJrbon.l " lire Louis XVIII. " Viveut
Anglois P"1 lie ti.,eoess of the weather, added to the superb ap•
pearauce of the r•,yal contributed much to the splendour of
The se, or.
Every preparatiou had loon made by the loyal inhabitants of
Calais for the reception of tifeir Sovereign. 'lime' principal young
men of the town formed them•elves into a guard of honour to escort
niirsty, anti the most respectable young ladies were also
teleeted to complimeut anal attend the Duchess D'A neonleme.
,town was decorated with white flags, flenrs delis, and loyal
tbraeriptions. and over the Sea-gate the Royal French and British
!dugs waved in union.
When the King landed, he was received by the Mayor and the
Magistrates, Gen. liarba,en, the Commandant, and the principal
itihabitaots. wit ant. tided him to an open carriage u hich had been
prepared for lii•. Majesty, and which was drawn to the church of
;Notre Dame by the p ople. There mass was performed, and the
fv.ne was tmy affecting', His Majesty afterwards dined in public.
Viotti tl.e time of the King's arrival on Sunday till his departure on
'Tuesday, nothing was ern, or heard but rejoicings for his
At twelve o'clock on the lastmentioned day. the Royal cavalcade
set off for Pau is, t4king the toad
-of Boulogne.

MAY 1-

I cannot embrace yon all; but I will embrace your General—come,
tielleral. (He embraced him). Let the Eagle be brought to use.
that I may also embrace it. (Om embracing it, he said) Ab, dear
Eagle ! may the kisses which I bestow on you resomul to posterity t
adieu, my children! Adieu, my brave companions! Once more
encompass me."
Then the Stair. always accompanied by the four Commissioners
of the Allied Powerg, formed a circle around him. Buonaparte
iiow got into his carriage. At that moment he could not hide his
eontitsion, and he dropt some tear,. In going he called tOr Con-
stant, his first valet de-chambre ; but the latter had concealed him.
self, probably in order that he might not have to follow Bnonaparte,
though he had on the preceding day received from him a present of
51,000 francs.
St. Tropez, where Bnonaparte is to embark, is in Provence, and
not tar from the spot where he landed upon his return from Egypt,
to destroy the Directory, and erect that vast fabric of power whirli
has just been destroyed by the very hands that raised it.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, APRIL O.

BENNETT V. WATSON AND NEWMAN.
Mr. GURNEY moved for a Rule to shew cause why the verdict
given in ti.is case against the defendant Newman should not be set
aside, and ti nonsuit entered. It was an action for false imprisonment,
tried at the last Keut assizes before the Lord Chief Baron, and was
brought here under the following circumstances defendant
Watson is a magistrate of the county of Item, and Newman is a con•
stable fur the town of Woolwich. A felony having he'll committed,
the wife of plaintiff gave evidence to prove the guilt of a person ap-
prehended, and her testimony was essential to wove the tact. She
was told that she must go down to the assizes at Maidstone, to give
evidence against the This she refused to do, anti also re-
fie ed to find snrciies to answer for her appearance. Under these
circumstances, the magistrate issued a warrant to compel her to go
down to Maidstone; and on the morning when it became necessary
fi►' her to depart, the constable (Newman) calkd upon her, took her
mi ler the authority of his warrant in a carriage to INlaidstone, where
tie lodged her in gaol till the next morning, when she gave evidence
againg the prisoner, whereby he was convicted. She was then sent
hack to Woolwich. This was the ground of action. On the trial a
nunsuit was entered as far as regarded Mr. Watson, because it could
not be proved that a proper notice had heel' served upon him of the
action, but a verdict of is. damages was given against the constable,
upon the ground that the magistrate had no right to issue the war-
rant which he had executed. Mr. Gurney was now prepared to
contend, however, upon-the authority of a case in 2d Hawkins, p.
li'9, that where the evidence of a witness was essential to prove a
crime, and that the witness refused to appear at the trial or find sure-
ties to answer for his appearance, the magistrate before whom such
evidence bad been given had a power vested in him to issue a war.
rant against such a perm:mph) order to compel them to give evidence.
—Rule Nisi granted.