The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-12 00:00:00

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and that the rest of the empire would be qiiet. *ln Paris,
therefore, the police might be said to form an army.
Besides the armed force, consisting of the garrisbn of Paris,
the Prefecture of Police had a number of guards at its
disposal, selected out cf the.army, and composed of strong
and tall men, who had a particular uniform, but seldom wore
it. Dressed as citizens, without any weapon;but a staff, they
were on duty both day and night, and stationed on a variety
of important points. Their superiors were the Commissaries
and the Inspectors; and, besides acting as gbards, they might
also become spie,. on which occasion their pay was doubled.
The number of spies. or Motichards, was enormous. They
were of all conditions, sexes, and professions, and what will
excite surprise, the greatest pats of the thieves were attached
to the Police. The spies were divided into two classes; the
one organised as guards, and the other appearing as private
individuals. The pay which the spies received rose from 15
sops (71d) to two and three Louis d'or a day, according to
the importance of the persons.
The spies of the ilitrister had an organization of their own,
but less complicated. The lowest pay was 100 francs (four
guineas) a month: the ordinary pay eight guineas, and pro-
gressively so to 30, 50, or 100 guineas a month:
When a Spy was discovered through his own imprudence.
he vas discharged, and severely punished if he had divulged
any secret of the police. But when upon his discovery in
pudic or private, he was ill-treated, or even killed, the Po.:
lice did not interfere, but endeavoured to silence the affair.
(To be continued.)

The great success of the American privateers against'
British commerce has tended to make them more bold and
daring; three vessels, bound from Waterford to Lender',
have been captured by them within these few .days•in the
British channel, aad carried into the port of Ituscoff, in
France.
Intelligence was on-Thprsday received at the Admiralty
that a frigate had arrived with an account that several of the
' Swiftsure's convoy had been taken off the Madeiras by an
American privateer, and with therm the Northampton, bound
for Botany Bay with convicts.
ANECDOTE FROM THE NEW You EVENING POST.--
41 An American Officer who carried a flag of truce over to
the British lines, after having dispatched the business of his
miscion, was invited by the British commanding officer to
dinner. As usual, the wine Was circulated, and a British
• of ices. being called' upon kr a toast, gave. Mr. Madison,
• dead or alive,' which the yankee drank without appealing
to notice. W hen it came' to the Yaukec's turn to give a
toast, he. gave the Prince it*gent, • drunk or sober." Sir,'
said the British officer, Willing up and colouring with anger,
• that is an inwlt.' • No, Sir.' answered the American, very
coolly, • it is only a reply to one.' "
'lt has been recently decided .by the Judges, that no so-
licitOr is allowed to be employed for a defendant, after hiving
been discharged, or otherwise ceasing from acting as solicitor
• to the plaintiff in the same rause.
Tuesday the Lord Chancellor handed: down his final order
in the cause—Coekerell v. Barber. ale latter, was a sadler's
swat who lived in the *and, and who died 20 years ago at an
Hotel in the Adelphi, un his return from India, with :fortune
of 200,0001. The:poor next of kin, being 16 or 18, many
of whom reside in'ShrewhtiryOvilkat length .be possessed of
their shares of the fortune. • • •.
Serres de St. Clair, a Trench Offieer,.charged with murder-
ing a woman of the town, tas bOen found•guilty by a Conn-
Mai tial, at Paris, and sentenced to-suffer death.