The National Register.
London, England, 1816-10-07 00:00:00

OCTOTER 7.

Th.. French pipers still contiaue to &ratify the per-
verse taste of weir ltea.l.trs in exhibiting their envy of
Lord Exmouth's victory. The King, however, has
sent the order of St. Louis to his Lonlship : an Honour
the more valuable, as it is seldom conferred upon any

one, that is not a native of France. The court is al-
most entirely deserted ; the adherents of the various
. parties having gone into the provinces to attend to the
eleetions.—These elections are now over, and each party
claims a Majority in the Returns :—But until the meet-
ing of the New Chamber, it will be impossible to as-
certain the exact influence of the late ordonnance.

The Dutch Gazettes, received this week, contain a
corrected statement, respecting the amendments made in
the project of the law, imposing heavy penalties, both
pecuniary and personal, on those editors of paper., who
shall presume to treat of foreign governments with any
feeling than that of respect. There is a medium to bo
observed in all things. We remember, and with sor-
row do we do so, that one of the causes of the last war
was the intemperance of our journals. This intemper-
ance, operating upon the irritable nerves of a proud and
despotic mind, rendered the Tyrant of the continent un-
governable in the management of his temper, and care-
less of results. On the other hand, were a law of the
kind alluded to permitted to exist in this country, foreign
politics would be expunged, as it were, from our pages,
and England remain as ignorant of Europe, as she now
is of China. Having the privilege, therefore, it re-
mains fin. us to exercise it in moderation, and to use
it with temperance and discretion.

Letters from Brussels inform us, that the Duke of
Wellington has inspected the Prussian corps, assembled
at different points on the Maese. His Lordship was
attended by a great number of officers of all nations.
After the inspection his Grace went to Metz, where
he was received by the authorities with all the honours
due to his exalted rank and tranicendant genius.
There is u rumour at Brussels and Paris, that the
Duke of Kent has made proposals of marriage to the
Princess Amelia of Baden, sister to the Emperor of
Russia.

A Morning Paper has published the following
article:—

'• Bp the last arrival from St. Helena, it appears that a consider-
able degree of high spirits was observed to have been manifested,
both by Buonapart and his household some short time before.
This feeling was particularly observable among his domestics. it is
rumoured, that some intelligence had reached the Ex-Emperor from
his amiable Consort, Maria Louisa. Whether this report be trite or
not, it is certain that Marchand. the valet of Buonaparte, had re-
ceived a letter from a female domestic, in the service of the young
Napoleon. in Austria; with a lock of the boy's hair enclosed. The
servants, on the receipt of this highly-prized token, had a gala-day
at Longwood. We understand Buonaparte received the Commis-
sioners of the Allied Powers with great dignity, with the exception
of the Bourbon Commissioner. Him he would not recognize •' and
from what has been circulated in the island, the conduct of this Conn
mis,ioner was not calculated to make a very favourable impression,
either on Buonaparte or on Sir Hudson Lowe. It is said that the
latter requested him to postpone his visit to Buonaparte until the
other Commissioners arrived, his vessel having arrived before the
others. This was refused, on the ground of legal duty, which made
it imperative on him to draw up an immediate pryers verbal of the
safe custody of Buonaparte. On his arrival at Longwood he was
actually laughed to scorn."

If this statement be really correct, as indeed it is not
in the smallest degree unlikely, it furnishes us with
one more instance of the insolence, impertinence, and
brutality of manners, which so long distinguished the
numbers of the Imperial Court.