The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-21 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, MAY 17.—The day before yesterday the
King sent tor Mademoiselle, the daughter of the
Duke de Berri. The august Princess was conducted
to his Maje.ty by his Royal Highness Monsieur.
The Journal des Debates of Wednesday is neatly
filed with an account of a work recently pub:ished,
by Chatauhriawl, entitled ‘• Memoirs and Authentic
Documents touching the Lire and Deuli of the
Duke of Berri." I hut Journal extracts u passage
in which an account is given of the a'sassination and
last nit:merits of his Royal Highness ; but it con-
tains nothing which was not previously ktiown.
Gravier was yesterday transkrred from the pollee
office to La Free prison. During the hundred
flays he acted as a police-agent uneer the disguise ut
a beggiir. l; is inserted that various individuals are
implicated in the cou,piracy, six or seven of ev,ati
;save bcca taken iota custody. Petard,, to tile
number of 15, ►tiere Mural concealed ut their
rzspective lodgings During several days past ex-
traordinary precautionary measures hap been
a‘ionted. TLe night patrol service of the metropolis

is now confined to the Ilorse Grenadiers of the
Rural Guard.
On Sunday last, a. in. a grenadier of the 3d regi-
ment of the Royal Gourd was accosted near the
market-hall by two individuals, who affected to
know him, and invited him to a neighbouring
tavern to take share of a bo:tle of wine. The soldier
yielded to their request, but shortly after separating
he linind himself attacked by violent retellings.—
He entered a house in the Rue de l'Universite, the
proprietor of which sent immediately fur a physician,
(M. Pojot-l-aforet), who discovered that metallic
Oxide had been administer,ll,-doubtless with a view
to poison him.
A private letter, dated Macon (chief town of the
department of the Soane and Loire), the sth inst.,
inserted in the Journal des Debates, after detailing
the welcome reception given by the Authorities and
inhabitants to theDtic d'Angouleme,on his arrival in
that town, adds :-44 It was announced to the Prince
that the Queen of England had arrived ut Nlacon,
under the title of the Marchioness de Bult. Her
earriap bore the device—Spe meliore whor."
The ConstPutiond conspicuously puts tbrth the
fdlowing, which it states, it has authority to
publish :
His Majesty the King of Spain lately sent for the
Duke de Laval-Montmorency, the French Ambas-
sador, and addressed him as tidlows :—" I know
that there are in France persons who doubt the
sincerity of my adhesion to the Constitutional
regime, and who announce every where that 1
yielded to force when I swore fidelity to the Con-
stitution. I recommend you, M. Ambassador, to
contradict these talse reports. to give publicity to
this free and spontaneous stet of my will, and to make
it known to your Court and to your friends.
The Madrid journals announce that the commis-
sion authorised to investigate the circumstances of
the butchery at Cadiz have caused to be arrested
Generals Campana and Valdes, and the Colonels of
the regiments of Guides and Lealtud.
It is stated that twelve individuals have been
arrested in Madrid on a charge of conspiracy against
the Government. Orders have been issued to bring
them to trial without delay.
The negociation for a loan of 40,000,000 of reals
•has commenced at Madrid, at an interest of 10 per
cent.
In the sitting of the Deputies on Tuesday, the
law on the customs was passed with only ono dis-
senting voice out of 156 voters.