The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-17 00:00:00

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NOV. 7 .1.

POETRY.
THE SWISS GUIDE.—By ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq.
By my troth, this John Roth is au excellent guide ;
A jobtr, a smoker, and a sarund beside;
A ceologician, a Meldtillysician,
Who searches how cruses proceed
A system inventor, an expel imentur,
Who raises potatoes from seed !
Each forest and fill, hr knoweth full well,
The chatlrts and dwells ry theiein ;
Tim mountains. the Hmulaills, the ices, the prices,
Ev'ry town, ev'ry village, antrinn;
Take him for your guide, he has often been tried,
And will always he useful when needed ;
In Mir or foul weather, you'll be merry together,
Awl shake hawk at parting ns we did.

On Mr. Southey's guide quitting him, he asked him for a charac.
tor, when the poet gave him the preceding; in COMlNtle.lee of which
john Roth has become the most popular guide in Switzerland, and
is inquir,sl fur by all travellers, one of whom he permitted to take a
copy of Ids poetical character.

O'CONNOR AND SIR FRANCIS BC/IDETT.—It is ge-
nerally reported that Sir Francis Barlett has written
a letter to Mr. Roger O'Connor, in which he intimates
a wish that the intercourse between them should cease.
We know not what credit is due to this rumour, and
we give it just as we heard it, without wishing to be
considered as in manner pledged fm its accuracy.—
( Freeman's Jaz:runt)
The following is front the Dublin Evening Pest of
Tuesday last :—" A paragraph has appeared in some of
the Dublin papers, stating that O'Connor had received
a letter from Sir Francis Burdett, desiring all inter-
course should cease between them. A
.forgery to that
effect may have been put in circulation ; but we are
authorised most confidently to aasert, no such letter
front Sir Francis Bsrdett has been received by O'Con-
nor. A very erroneous estimate must the public have
formed of the mind and character of Sir Francis Bur-
dett, could such an assertion be credited by any but
those who delight in the abuse of public men, and ni
sowing dissension amongst friends.
Gimeec.—The civilization of Greece is making a
regular progress. The municipal authorities of many
Grecian cities have established, fr the instruction of
youth, Lyceums, where they teach the Greek, Latin,
modern languages, rhetoric, mathematics, &c. The 1,
pupils when completed in their education, proceed to
finish their studies in different capitals of Europe, un-
less prevented by filling some office at home. There
they connect themselves with learned men, and become i
their assistants, especially in superintendinc, editions of
the Greek classics. Often they find, in their country-
men, who are scattered over different countries, en-
lightened patrons; among whom may be named, the
brothers Zosimades in Russia, who distinguished them-
selves by defraying the expense of many tine editions
af the ancient authors. _ _ _

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Mr. J. Poeiell, of Cross-street, Islington, has ordered
the Church cf St. Mary to be hung with black cloth, at
his own expencc, as a mark of respect to the departed
Princess.
WtyrsirEßFUL CAIASE.—CAMEtt AT, Nov. 4.—The hound;
of Isis Grace the Duke of 1t ellington, on the 30th of last
mouth, discovered a most enormous boar iu the forest of
Wallincom t. The animal, on being disturtird, pa .std ra-
pidly into the forest of Arrlipart, which he completely tea
versed; being thee hard seemed by the dogs, he took to the
plaits, where he was vicoussinsly pursued by hounds and
sportsmen, end ere he could reeds another wood, was brought
to bay. The animal then became ferocious, and destroyed
all the dogs that approached him, when one of his Grace's
Aides-de-Camp pinuged his spear into his This only
rendered the beast mole savage, when his Grace Lisnsell,
seeing Isis dogs would be destroyed, rode np, and with his
spear gave the crew de grace , the animal made a desperate
effort to wound his Grace's horse, and fell in the attempt.--
The peasants say lie is the largest boar that has been seen for
some years. 01 the numerous field that started in the pur-
suit., only five, besides Isis Grace, readied the end.
Maw, SEPT. b.—liesterday evening, about ten minutes
after six o'clock, as the Belfast day mail-coach, on its way
to Dublin, arrived at Liftmen-hall, a short distance beyond
Swords, the coachman found Isis way obstructed by two carts
being pieced across the road. Soon afterwards a body of
armed Inca about ten or twelve in number, appeared. The
front horses were matted, and ahont th. same time the ban.
slitti fired three shots, one of which passed through the hat of
one of the gnarls(Luke Redford), and miles tunately took
effect is. the bark part of Isis bead, but, we trust, will not pro.
duct any very serious result. The passengers, a levels its hum.
her, seven outside and four inside, many of them female's
were then rated in the most brutal manner of all the valueble
effects and property about them.. While the robbers were
s'llested in lilisedering the passengers, a post coach came up
io which were the Marquis of Donegal, his sou, (Lord Bel.
last e, and another gentleman, well aimed ; an attempt was
made to stop the post coach, but by the exertions of the coach-
man. its Uhipping the horses over a barge trank, they most
fertanately escaped. They had not proceeded far when they
n:et a pasty of Isterse panel, who immediately went in quest
of the rubbers. A foot patrol had already been sent in that
direct ism, in consequence of a robbery having been commit.
ted the night previous, at the house of Mr. Ilannev. We have
the pleasure to state, that none of the passengers in the Bel-
fast coach have malt red any personal injury, and also that
the entire of the mail bags have been fortunately preserved.
As soon as information of the robbery arrived in tone, a very
strong detachment of the police was sent out to se' sir the
to entry its every direct sin.
Monday last four persona were found dead in a poor cottage, at a
place called Dean-house, in the town:, hip of Stairda nd -Joseph 'r weed,
les wire. and two of their children. It appears they have lasn ill
some time of e. very bad fryer, hcviug bnrried a dittrAhter three
weeks agent* this complaint ; since ;he death of this your,{ woman,
t nvighborirs were Wand isf going into the house to give them any
assistance. The overseers of Dean-head, to which place the pour
cceatures helongsd, neglected to give them the necessary relief re-
fluired, or send any one to look after them, and shocking to Heise, it
is generally believed they all perished thneigh want. We trust thia
matter will be investissited.—( York Herald.)

'5

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

REIIEW OF LITERATURE.

A Letter respectfully addressed to both Houses of Par-
liament ; on the Importance of Legislative Intel:le-
renee, to present the possible 'Succession of the Family
nuonaparte to the Crown ("these Realms.
1.1% AN ATTORNEY OF 1115 MAJF.3TVA CillatT OF KING 3

B, cu.

A very small proportion, we believe, of the inhabi-
tants of these realms were aware, until the lamented
demise of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte
agitated the question, that any member of the Buona-
parte family was related to our venerable Sovereign and
his illustrious offspring; such, however, is the fiict ;
tur it was a part of the system of this late French ruler,
nut merely to sabdue to his power every potentate with-
in his reach, but, what must have, to many of them
and their &mines, been ten-fold more terrible, to force
their daughters to aceept the hands of himself and his
brothers, thus ennobling his own blood, and connect-
ing his family with the chief ancient and royal houses
of Europe. One of these unions was that of .Terome
Buonaparte with the Princess Catiberine, youngest
daughter of the late King of Wirtenberg, and grand-
daughter of the Duke of Brunsinia, by Augusta, eldest
sister of his present Majesty George 111. to whom she is,
of course, great-niece. The fruit of this unioi is, at
present, one son, Jerome Buonaparte. This circum-
stance has induced the writer of the Letter we now
notice, to address the two Houses of Parliament upon
the expediency of providing• against Use passibility of
this youth ever succeeding to the crown of these realms.
He is no doubt actuated by the best of motives, loyalty
to the present reigning family, and an anxious wish to
see his country secured from falling under the sway of a
degenerate race of princes, while the language in which
he expresses himself proves how deeply he feels, in
common with every friend and admirer.of virtue and
rare accomplishments, the irreparable loss which the
royal family, and the country have sustained. To use
his own words :-
4. The lamented death of Ifer Royal Highness the Princess
Charlotte of Wales, whether considered as a notional or a fa-
intly bereavement; is perhaps without parallel one of the most
serious that time ever rec 'Viewing it in a national
sense, the pi ivation is momentous to the highest degree. The
writer would not tresspass on the hallowed feelings of her fa-
may by attempting to describe the chasm, the awful chasm,
• in the social circle her early death has produced ; the ima-
gination would fail to pourtray it, and language, the stupen•
duns vehicle of idea, would not be sufficiently comprehensive
to bear her hiLibatul and her parent's sorrow to the bosoms of
a condoling nation; to her royal relatives, however, it must
be a source of infinite satisfaction, under this afflicting stroke
of Providence, to mark the universal sympathy of all tanks of
sof teiy."

It is only to this point, however, that we entirely
coincide with the writer of this Letter. In what re-
lates to the probable succession of Jerome Buonaparte,
we cannot view the matter in the light he does : if it
were worth the trouble, in this place, to enter into any
argument upon the subject, we should say, that as
Great Britain never recognised any of the royal digni-
ties conferred by Buonaparte on his brothers, this cir-
cumstance of itself invalidates every claim which the
descendants of Jerome could set up ; indeed, any legis-
lative interference, on this head, by the Parliament,
would imply a right, which certainly does not exist.—
As to the danger to be apprehended from any prince,
or party advocating the Buonaparte cause, it seems idle
speculation ; Jerome has now sunk back into his former
state of insignificance, honoured, indeed by the prin-
cess to whom he is allied; and there is but a faint pro-
bability of his offspring ever having the good fortune of
their parent, in being united to Princesses ; they are
far more likely to mix with a race in which the blood
of the house of Brunswick wia hardly be traced.—Bnt
the writer of the Letter has made an important omis-
sion, and thereby brought the Princess Catherine much
nearer to the succession than she actually is ; this omis-
sion is Paul, Prince of Virtemberg, her brother, who
is married, and has two sons and two daughters, all of
whom, and their descendants, should they have any,
would precede the descendants of the Princess Cathe-
rine. 'l'o put the matter in a clearer point of view,
we shall here give the more immediate successors, in
right of their descent from Frederick Prince of Wales,
by his eldest daughter Augusta, married to the Duke
of Brunswick ; this is in the possible event of all his
present Majesty's children dying without leaving issue.
1. The Duke of Brunswick, a minor.
1. Ilk !limber, a minor.
3. [The King of Winemberg..iteapacitated by his marsiage with
a Itomna Cranolic Pi-inc.css)
4. Prince Paul of Wirumherg.
5.
I Ilia two Sons and two Daughters..
ti:
'J• IPrincessCatherineof Wirtembe7g, inearaiteted by herunion
with Mom. Buotwarte.l
In. Der Royal IL hors the l'r.ncess of Wales.

Failing all these, and their issue, the next line is that
of the prescait King of Denmar:;, (the son of the young-
est daughter of Frederick Prince of Wales, and sister of
his present Majesty) and his children. On the failure
of this family also, the succession falls into the present
King of the Netherlands and his family, beyond which
it is unnecessary to rtultte the Lubjcct.

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But, in any case, it is impossible to view the pres.mt
state of the succeszien to the crown of thew kingdoms,
and think upon the sad event which has led to it, with-
out the most painful solicitude and feelings of the deep.
est sorrow and regret. In that very moment, when
every eye was bent upon a Princess who seemed
destined to be a blessing to the nation over which she
wan in all human prebability to reign, and when every
heart was palpitating with anxious and fond hope to
hear that a Prince was bern of her; at that very mo-
ment to learn that both the parent and her offipring
were two Mess bodies, was something so awful and
overwhelming, that the mind is lost in the conteui.
elation of it ; it shows us the utter nothingness of our
nature, awl the fixilishness of human calculatins. Let
us not however, arraign the dispensations of Heaven ;
for whether this, apparently heavy visitation upon the
nation, be that of punishment, or of nll,seeing Provi-
dcw!e against greater calamities, it is our duty to sub-
mit with incekw:s and resignation, and to beseech
Hint to whom all things are known, to dispose the
affairs of this realm as may be best for the happiness
of them that are, and they which are to come.