The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-02 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, Nov. 28.—Yesterday, before mass, the
King gave a private audience to the Baron de
Vincent, who notified to his Majesty the death of
the Princess ['entwine, of Anhalr, consort of the

Archdulte Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, brother
of the Emperor of Austria.

The Pere Elysie, principal surgeon to the King,
died at two o'clock yesterday morning, in the 65th

year of his age.

Arrangements are making in the War Depart-
ment for a new organization of the Gendartherie.
Madame de Krudener arrived on the 13th in-
stant at Meinungen, in Saxony, accompanied by
an officer of police. She continues Ler route by
'easy stages for Russia.

There tvill be no Sitting probably of the Cham-
ber of Deputies till Monday, when M. Faget de
-Battre will report on the Projet respecting the
•Liberty of the Press.

The Journal de Toulouse says, " We are'au-
thorised to state, that in consequence of further
cominuni,ations hetweeli the English Minis,try
and the French Ambassador in London, the Eng.
fish Government will no longer receive in its ports
any Spanish Refugees."

The Councillors of State and Masters of Re-
quests asFembled yesterday morning, under the
Presidency of the Keeper of the Seals.
We learn front Rochelle, that on the 19th inst.
at a quarter past three in the morning, there was
seen, in the northern part of the heavens, a lu-
• miuous globe, which appeared of prodigious di-
mensions ; it drew after it a lung train of light.
Five per Cents.-1 hursday, 63f.. 95c.
•

VIENNA-, Nov. IC—The Pm sian Privy Coun-
cillor, Jordan, has arrived here, and it is sup-
-0
sed his conferences with the Prince de Metter-
nich are of great interest with respect to the of-T
fairs of GernnAny.

At Pruth fot'ir of the principal commercial
Louses have suddenly stopped. payment.
BAI.e, Nov. 12.—Negociations a►e understood
to he on foot respecting the employment of Swiss
troops in the service of Spain.

FOR THE SUN.

CHALMERS'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.
Mr. EDITOR,—I was pleased to observe your
just commendation of Mr. CHALMERS'S Biogra-
phical Dictionary, and recommendation of it to
Your readers. It is a work upon which he ap-
pears to have expended much laborious and ac-
curate research, as well as to have displayed con-
siderable taste and judgment in compressing the
history of each individual into a reasonable com-
pass ; and I certainly think, that in presenting
the public with this collection of Biographical in-
formation, which is more extensive, varied, and
interesting, than any that has hitherto been pub-
lished, he has rendered them a very acceptable
service, and as its cheapnessireuders it more ge-
nerally accessible, I think it may also be consider-
ed as a national benefit, when we recollect the
ittfl ience. which a contemplation of the lives of
great anti excellent men has upon persons of
every rank in society. Some idea may he formed
of the extensive plan anon which this work is
executed, when it is known that the mere re-
capitulation of tire names of the lives inserted
in it occupies sixty-two close•printed pages
of three colomes each; and, as it is a trot k of
such magnitude, it cannot be surprizing if es-en
the most diligent Editor shoidd leave some de-
ficiences to he supplied, sortie errors uncorrected,
or should overlook the names of some men worthy
to be recorded ; and accordingly, in turning over
Mr., CHALMERs-'S Dictionary, I find several persons
are not noticed whose names were in every re-
spect intided-to insertion. It most he confessed,
indeed, that frequently an Editor,'after every pos-
sible inquiry, canton obtain any valuable or
authentic information respecting the individual
whose memoirs he is desirous of composing ; but
this cannot have occurred in any inquiry respect-
ing the late Sir FREDERICK MORTON EDEN, whose
name is one of thosv I find omitted, for the pro-
ductions of his pen are too well known and ad-
the literary world, and the remembrance
of those amiable qualities by which he was so
much distinguished in life, still dwells too strongly
upon the minds of his friends, to allow such an
inquiry to be fruitless. Mr. CHALMERS will not,
1- an sure, experience much difficulty in collect-
ing notices sufficient to form a very interesting
arid useful memoir of the late' Sir F. M. EDEN,
and it it contaios no more than the dates of his
birth and death, and the titles of the various
works which he published, it will not by any
means,he devoid of interest, at least to those who
delight in speiadating on the means of bettering
the condition of the Poor, and of ally:toeing the
internal grandeur and happiness of this Country.
sobjects, per iaps, have been more canvas-
sed of late, or oftener excited the anstry feelings
of the different parties, than those on the Princi-
ples o: Population, and the System of the Poor
La's's, yet the writers on either side have univer-
sally titti ed in bestowing their respective tributes
of praise upon the labours of Sir F. M EDEN, On
these interesting topics. His 1‘ History and
State of the Poor," indeed, is a book which must
ever ho held in the highest esteem ; torming at
once a hotly of valuable historical information,
and a collection of curious anecdote, it reflects the
greatest credit upon the literary acquirements and
abilities of the author,' who was able, at a very
early period of his life, to form and /arrange the
plan of so intricate a work, and to execute it in a
manner which leaves little or nothing to be sup-
plied by others. At the same time, I cannot but
think it very honourable to the fk'elings of his
heart, that at such an age he should so seriously
direct his attention to the wants and condition of
tire poorer classes of his fellow-subjects.
I have 00 doubt that the omission of Sir F. 11.
EnEN's Dante in Mr. CDALMERs's work is uninten-
tional ; and therefole I trust it will be supplied.in
the supplemental volumes, for I am sure the friends
of liierature in genet al, and particularly the in-
quirers into the means of alleviating tire miseries
and wants of the Poor. would hereafter deprecate
the writer in the department of Biography who
should lose an opportunity of procuring any in
formation respecting an Author who has so ma
terially assisted their researches.

I fear I have already trespassed too far on your
limits ; but it may not perhaps' be improper to
add, and 1 can scarcely deny myself the melan-
choly pleasure of performing the task, that the eld-
est son of this amiable and excellent writer died in
the service of his country at the early age of six-
teen. He entered the Army when he was only
fourteen, and served in the latter part of the Spa-
nish War, and in. France, and lastly in America;
and even in this.short but active military career
{for he joioed his regiment on receiving his com-
mission, and remained with it till his death, with
the exception of a month), he gained the friend-
ship and esteem of his Brother-Officers, by his
manly 'and generous conduct ; add in the attacks
upon Washington and Baltimore, his cool intre-
pidity and ardour attracted the notice of his Com-
manding Officer, and he was to have been pro-
moted in consequence, when he was so severely
wounded in the unfortunate expedition against
New New Orleans, that he died. in two days.
I shall add no more, .than that 1 am not insen-
sible to your goodness in allowing me to occupy
so much space in 'your valuable columns and that
I am your obliged
59th November, 1817. CANTUARIENSIS.

A person intimate with LAS CASAS mentions
that be acquainted him that previous to his leav-
ing St. Helen'a, his baggage was strictly examin-
ed by order of the Governor, and that a packet,
containing the history of BUQNAPARTE, written
by Las CASAS by the immediate desire of BUONA-
PARTE, and under his direction, was taken from
him ; he made pressing applications that it might
be returned, which the Governor pointedly refus-
ed : at length it was agreed that this most ex-
traordinary document should remain in the pos-
session of General Lows, and with his sanction
Las Casa affixed his seal, that the packet should
not be opened without his consent. Las CASAS
,States, that fie knows more of the history of 800-
NAPARTE than any other person, being fora series
of years his Private Secretary; and ,to no other
person did BuoNAPARTE 'ever disclose his mind.
LAS CASAS is a middle-aged man; his son, a youth
of 12 or 13 years of age, accompanies
("Veining Paper.).