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London, England, 1820-02-21 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

Pettis, Fellsacraire 16.
Yesterday, at seven o'clock in the morning, the
doors of the K.olleries of the Louvre were thrown
open to the multitude, lug/anent to resider a last
homage to Use best and most unfortunate of Princes.
The Leidy of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Berry lay on the state bed, the priests said prayers,
and she guards of Mourietar were under arms.
From seven o'clock •litil two, snore than 30,000
perilous of all classes passed before the lifeless re.
monis, with an order and propriety that proved the
profound sorrow wills which they were penetrated.
At two o'clock all the officers of Aluissieur's house-
hold arrived to pay their last duties to the Prince.
At three o'clock the doors of the Louvre were
closed, and the public were no longer permitted to
enter,
A scene then took place. which any one who wit-
period it, waist Gel a difficulty in repeating. The
monster who plunged all France in coneternetion, the
vile urrassiu of the most generous of Princes, Lotted,
was brought by two grasderines, and placed beside
the body of his august victim. The sad spectacle
excised not the rlightert emotion in the wretch, be
menthol:a-it all hie apathy, The Prefect of the
Police, Count 'logics, entered. followed by M.
Jecquenot de Pettipelune, and several others, cud
the matron' underwent the following exatnitsitt :—
U. Do you recognise the Prince you have murdered"—
A. I au.
41 I require you once more to reveal the names of year
actieriplinr,-1 have Unfit.
Q If the justice of urea cannot induce you to speak the
truth, think on the justice of God ?—A. God is but a same.
Hr bas sever been sten upon earth.
Q. What could beer induced you to commit an act so
criminal P—A. It will serve as a lesson to the great men of
lily country.
1.1. Du you persist in saying that so person inspired you
wish the idea of this crime ?—A. Yes. But as for justice,
let rt J.. its part, and discover those whom it presumes to
be soy accumplict s.
These ere the only answers that could be ob-
tained from this wretch. Ile signed them. and
was led back to the Cunciergerie. It is impossibk
to convey an idea of his imperturbable coelnere.
Neither the eight of his unfortunate victim, whom
lie had ru basely usseseitsated, nor the presence of
the Mitgirtratee, could cause hint an instant', emo-
lion. One might imagine that some other person
was under examination his countenance was so
tranquil. His eyes alone seemed unquiet and wan-
derig, but this trait belongs to that character of
ferocity of which we had occasion to speak yesterday.
Immediately after the examination of this wretch.
they proceeded to the opesiiiig of the body. Four
'mkt* de (haulier of the late Prince, lifted his body
off the bed, surf conveyed it into a urighbousiug
apartmelit. where the Doctors Portal, Dupuytrrsi,
Dubuia, mud several others, weir assembled. 'rho
result of their oho' venous was, that the instrument
of taurdrr peartruted six itiches between the Mai
cod sixth ribs, and had *trio k the envelope of the
heart.
They are now occupied in embalming the body,
and in ',boogie% the iiiteriur of the Louvre in black.
The body of the Pr a will be exposed nine days,
and in the mean time the tieceseasy disporitions
will be made in the Cathedral of St. Delis, where
the obsequies will take place. The King has nut
yet appointed the Prelate who will pronounce the
littoral oretion.
The Court will put on mourning for el days,
from %%Wilma's.), the 16 Is of this mouth, for Isis
Royal Highness the Duke of Berry, bun of France.
The Duchess of Berry is very ill, and cashew('
to her lied ; shy slid out sleep during Tuerday
'Agfa, and has taken nu slutionlituent. She was
somewhat more s shit hot evening, sod it was hoped
would obtain tonne sleep.
Seditious pitmen's were ported up on Monday
ntoraiiiig in the strict St. petits. The perpetrator,'
of this wicked of eatce are anxiuurly *ought after.
Yesterday six persons were taken to the Prefec-
twe of Police, arrested fur •having eutig seditious
songs on !canning the frightful clime which curers
France with a veil or mourning.
The Miuister of the Interior. President of the
Council, has addressed the following letter to the
Attorney-General of the Royal Court or Paris :--
" Paris, February IS, 1810.
IlloisteLg—l have hitherto held its contempt, as 1
might, the mileages of which libels have rendered me Hut
object, and of which the mice and principle honoured ore
5... much to permit me to think that I overt to complaiu of
them. Now Hoe interest of society eorsulards ere rut to
leave wapassidred an infamous calumny, of which the *cur
klarteiriville has jest iuentred the guilt its this day's rum.
bee of his (woad, which be darer to cell Le Drapes*
I Blase. Base ammatious imolai the public grief womb more
OW ahoy hurl. myself; and tt is its Ilse mime of society,
wn* more thaw my own, that I denounce them to you, and
that I demand from justice a striking reparatiom
1 subjoin to my letter the number of the journal that I
I denounce to you, declaring that my complaint refers to the
horrible dishimatioes contained in the article covameneiug
with the word "lafea," sad ending with these, " A. Muir.
;" soul iu that irorissereirg with the words "le dog.
bursas," lied concluding with throe, " Is earns;" sad
more especially in the last line hat oar, sod the last Sissy
of else fifth paragraph of the Arse of these articles, sod tam
fourth before the last paragrapher( the second.
" Accept, Mousreur Attorney-General, the assurance of
my most unitiegooked regard.
(Sagest) " lbs Coast DECAZES."
CHAMBER O# PEERS, FEORVAILT 15.
The Chamber resolved into a Judicial
Court, to hear the requisition of M. Milan, charged
to perform the luscious of the public taiuistry, re.
lative to the useruoination or the Duke de Berry.
The re/visit:mu contaiuirig a rompleisit against
Lowed. and the accomplices. abettor., mad ad-
herents, requires that they should proceed to the
drawing up of the process.
The Attune-if-General haviug retired. the Court
nude a decree req. l • g the C..haticelior of FMK**.
f'resitleat of the Chamber, In proceed immediate',
to that object.
At sic o'clock the Hi/641m of the tater* sal

6f War, secoexiird by the Pli..;,;'•
M. were 'liar _

the &Insister of the (ute►ier (Jeri lopcd the Ina.
tiers of the project of • law hooding la •iabout, dur-
log fire years, to • previous cerisordon all papers
devoted in the whole or iu part to political mo-
ws. He deposited the project tri die bureau.
The Chdriiher ordered it to by ittia irti. It 1,1,1
assemble to-morrow. et one o'clock, fur the pur-
pose of examining it iu the bureaux, soil ti) flit.
cuss it then in general assembly, or to appoint
COUlollillsloo.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Fusel:Aar 16.
The Sitting was opeurd within a quarter ul three
o'clock.

M. Delong, Secretary, read the proces verbal of
yesterday, in which this expression .Ni:u.re.l in th.
episode. relative to the propoait of hi Clinipi
de Coussergurs, drumming the C 0,11,1
Noumea/ of displeasure munifestrd it.elf it
oil parte if the Chamber.,
M. de Saiut Crirq —Absent from the
yesterdsy, at the moment in which One r.f ruy Iluu.
Colleagues uttered such strange Islignige, it 1.
impossible for me to express my profound 'egret at
seeing mingled with the mallifr-Litton of ;prat
public grief, a sentiment of priv.or shinio.n. of
personal hatred, and of the most odious calumny
regret that I have been forced to the
this word.

NI. Clouse! de Couseergues—l demand permit.
*ion to ►prsk.

M. Coriort d'lncnu►l—And I oden.

1%1. de Stint Cricq—The reception which his
words experienced, the unanimous th.plsisore of
the Chamber, here beets sufficiesitle explicit to our
ilogiouralAr Colleague, and 1 would w,lln,gly h4,v,
kept stlence, but I see in several journals rh•t two
great divisions of the Chamber li4vr 1111 i replied to .t
►a.h accutoion, except by their litirt,er. I think
there ought not to remain ally donl,t on Ihr set
sentiment manifested by tile Cliastilier. mutt I it,.
nand that it may be formally noticed iii the proces
verbal.

M. de C2stelbsjec—lf you had listrnrd to the
proms verbal, you would have fouoil that this uc.-
tice has beeu wade.

M. Cornet d'lncourt remarked, that the ('haoi-
he► could not, without violating its rules. gi..e awl
mark of approval or of di►appruhution. lie tlirr•.
fore required that the exprrpriom, in the
proces rerbot, contrary to the usage vi Om Chum.
ber, should be erased.
!Some tumult arose in the Chamber.

M. Courvoioier moved that ►he proms verbal
should •nuounce the' the Chamber hesrd Ihr pro.
innition of M. Clause, de emt.permors with in.
digestion.—/Violent ►nurninrs o►► the right. silence
oath( left side.)
M %1. de Castelbajae. Benoist, •ud Mineral—
That is not true.

A discussion took place, which w p rertnitlat.ti
by the Chamber passing, by a great in jurtty, 1,1
the order of the day.
After the debate, M. Clausel de C11011‘0•10h01
posited the following propoottiun 011 the hotratt

" I Lave Site hooour of proposing to the Chamber to hriwg
as areusaikto against the Corot DCVO We, Nilo, 41.-r of Om
luterior, ito guilty of IMMO*, loader Sire 643tb rt.i. of tiro
Cltertto.

“ 1 demand that the Chamber shall appoint a Jay for the
development of my preposition, if it cauntit be haat,: iLla
day”
The Minister of the Interior ascended tip.. Tii.
butte. For some time be was in iudittle. Ile to.
formed the Chamber that hit had bought down it
project of law, which Ida Majesty 111 his wisJurn
conceived necessary, which related to elec•i,.ns.---
(This produced the most marked afteittiol )
His Excellency then intimated the nature rite
measure which was to be proposed at some fitfule
day, which contemplated the necessity of rrtir «xi*
more (haunt from each tither, of a more nuiurruus
Clietaber.

The project of the law was then read. It pro-
•ides that the Chamber is to cosieist of 430 mem-
bers, of whom 25S are to be climen by the Eltc-
total Colleges of Districts, and 1711, by thew of the
drportineuts.
The Ministe► of Foreign► Affairs ►hen siitithifletl
a project of law, the chief e tit ct of is, tiod it
allmes the arrest au•l &Arnim' of any Herron st-
ymied of plot or conspiracy against the Kiog, the
safety of the State. or the persons or the Royal Fa-
mily, by an order deliberated ou in a Conocil of
the Minist►y, and sigutd by three Members at
least, without the tieceatity of tilitiging the accessed
before the public ttibut►alt. This law is to cease
of itself if not renewed in the emboli% Se•sinu.
M. de la Fayette thought that au Myer's! of
three days at least ought to he allowed fur the con-
sideration of so serious a subject.
The Chamber decided ou taking it into confide.
ration the day after the morrow.
The Climber theu adjourned.

PARIS, FEBRUARY 17.

Cousternation continues to reign in the capital ;
the days consecrated by usage to tumultuous plea.
sures, and to the *seem of popular gaiety, twist
been days of moursing. Ni crowd assembles any
where but at the gates of the Palace, where tt
mortal remains of the Duke of Berry are exposed.
and this immense city retraces •mice M lay the
same picture that Rome fu•lnerly presented, when
the silence of general grief gave it the appearance
of a kind of solitude, and piolonged the duration
of the day 011 which were introduced within its walls
the cold remains of a young Prince, the object of
Rehire, and the inheritor of the empire.
We were eusbled lu the rapid &ketch which we
gave the day before yesterd.ay but very iinperfrctly
to point the state of the Duchess of Berry during
the lung sufferings of her cooper,. There are, re-
cording tu the beautiful expression of Bussuat.
'liable griefs, the idea of 'which is weakened by
attempting to regal them. In one of those mow
meuts, is which. divided between the desire of
alleviating the sufferings of the Duke, by her aim.
tiouate atteutious, slid the cruel couviettou of t►eir
juutility, she seemed ready to •bands° herself to
despair, the Prince, regarding her with au expros-
sioti of tenderness, conjured bar to be eniudfol toif
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