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country 25 years ago, and you are still the same.' The
King had actually appointed him to this rank three days
before his arrival in Paris. Sire,' replied the Duke, I
shall henceforth present myself beforo your Majesty in
this uniform.' "
From this period the Duke of Orleans observed the
utmost /caution in every movement. He probably per-
eived, from the policy pursued by the restored family,
and the character aad temper of the nation, the course
which events would probably take. Upon the return of
Napoleon, the Duke was active in his adherence to the
Royal cause ; but he directly opposed a proposition to
raise a civil war. He endeavoured to retain the soldiers
in the army of the north in fidelity to the King, but the
magic of the Emperor's name extinguished the faint
loyalty of men who had nothing to connect them with
the Bourbon family but the abstract idea of legitimacy.
He resigned the command of the army to Marshal,Mor-
tier, and left France, he supposed, for ever, to " bury
himself,"-as he expressed it, "in retirement and obli-
vion." He returned to his former residence at Twick-.
enh am.
The cannon of Waterloo having broken the talisman
which seemed to give Napoleon a supernatural command
in Europe again restored Louis XVIII. to his throne,
but with altered sentiments towards the Duke of Or-
leans, who was received coldly at Court, and the King
made no secret of his limited confidence in him. The
Duke, in fact, had even then been looked upon by some
as fitter to fill such a throne as that of France than any
individual of the elder branch of his family, and the
manner in which he was persecuted by the servile part
of the French press increased his popularity.
The course which was pursued by the Duke of Or-
leans in respect to some of the tyrannical acts of the
later years of the reign of Louis VIII. evinced, per-
haps, as much policy as humanity and magnanimity.
The finishing stroke was given to his pdpularity by the
impolitic ordinance of the King, passed in consequence
of the Duke's speech in the Chamber of Peers, that the
princes of the blood were not to appear in the Chamber
in future, except by special permission.
The event which would probably have happened under
even a less indiscreet sovereign was accelerated by the
weakness of Charles X. and the madness of the Polignac
Ministry. A sudden outburst of popular indignation
in the metropolis vacated the throne ; the Duke of Or-
leaps was placed in the post of " Lieutenant-General of
the Kingdom," and on the 31st of July, 1830, he accom-
panied the Deputies from the provisional Government
from his chateau of Neuilly to Paris, dressed en bour-
geois, with a tricolor cockade. The Chamber of Depu-
ties, headed by Lafayette, soon after proceeded to the
Palace Royal, and made a tender of tile crown to his
Royal Highness, who accepted it, regarding the de-
claration of the Chamber "as the expression of the
national will."
Here we may fitly close oar hasty sketch of a most
eventful life. The incidents in the history of Louis
hilippe since he has worn a diadem, It specially the
vhterated attempts to assassinate him, will impart to it
a 1,47 h degree of interest in the eyes of posterity, but
they- are too recent to require particular mention.—

VISIT OF THE KING OF THE
FRENCN TO HER MAJESTY.

LA VILLE D'EU, NORMANDY.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6, It is not yet certain whether the
King will embark for Ezigland to-morrow morning or
to-morrow evening. In the former case his Majesty
would be in Portsmouth ere thi: letter reaches you ; but
it is deemed more probable that he will not leave till
eight or nine o'clock to-morrow Pvening.
Nothing is changed in the dispositiot, of his Majesty
for the visit, which was long since publik:hecl. He will
be accompanied only by his youngest son, the Duke of
Montpensier, and by M. Guizot, Minister fo,r Foreign
Affairs ; Admiral Mackau, Minister of Marine Count
Montalivet ; Generals Athalin and De Rumigny ; Col.
Chabannes, and three or four other aides-de-ea:up.
Admiral La Susse will command the flotilla which is to
escort the royal yacht.
During several days of the week just past a consider-
able number of packages of porcelain, carpets, tapestries,
and other articles, intended as presents from the King
to her Majesty Queen Victoria and other illustrious
personages, arrived here, and were embarked. Thus,
although in the character of a private visitor, the King
is, it is said, determined during his stay to rival in mu-
nificence the Emperor of Russia.
M. Guizot, who intended leaving Paris for Eu on
Friday last, has not yet arrived. He is hourly expected,
however. The Marquis of Lansdowne was here yes-
day (on his way from Paris to London). He merely
left his card at the Chateau, and did not see the King.
_ _

The Queen of the French and Madame Adelaide (the
King's sister) will continue to reside at Eu until the
King's return. A large military force is here, and will
remain until the King shall have left for Paris.
A horrible occurence took place here on Thursday
afternoon, and has very considerably damped the plea-
sure of all in Eu. While the whole of the population
were occupied witnessing the arrival of the Royal Family,
a woman was robbed and murdered in her apartment.
The perpetrators of the crime are not yet discovered.
This is the King's birth-day, but it is only observed
en famille, the public celebration of his Majesty's fete
being on the Ist of May, his saint's nameday (St.
Philippe).
THREE O'CLOCK.—It is determined that the departure
of his Majesty from Treport shall take place to-morrow
night at eight o'clock.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 7.
A special meeting of the Town Council, convened by
the Mayor, was held this morning, when the following
letter from the Count St. Aulaire to the Earl of Aber-
deen, touching the application of the Mayor and corpo-
ration of Portsmouth to his Majesty Louis Philippe to
receive an address from the loyal inhabitants of Ports-
mouth, was read by the Town Clerk:—
" Londres, le 4 Octre.

" My Lord,—Je nfempresse d'annoncer I V. E., quo
la lettre qui ea) ecrite I mon Ambassade par M. le Maire
de Portsmouth, pour exprimer le desir des autoritc
Inunicipales de presenter une adresse de felicitation au
Roi I son arrivee en Angleterre a etS mice sous les yeux
do sa Majeste. Je suis chargé de faire connaitre aM. le
Maire de Portsmouth, que le Roi reeevra avec grand
plaiiir cette adresse, et je serais fort oblige a V. E. de
youloir bien communiquer 3 ce functionnaire les termes
rn6mes dana lequels sa Majest4 exprime son agr6.nent ;
Quelque courts que seront, heutetre,' slit le Roi dans sa
lettre, les instans que s'ecouleront entre mon d‘barque-
went et mon depart pour Windsor, j'apprLie trop la do-
mande du corps municipal de Portsmouth pour ne pas
consacrer le tems necessaire, et je recevrai son adresse
Mec le plus grand plaisir.' " S. AULAIRE.
" Son E. Le Comte d' Aberdeen."

(Translation.)
London, the 4th October.

"my Lord,—l hasten to announce to your Excellency
that the letter which was addressed to my Embassy by
the Mayor of Portsmouth, expressive of the desire felt
by the Municipal Authorities to present an address of
felicitation to the King upon his arrival in England, has
been laid before his Majesty. I have it in command to
acquaint the Mayor of Portsmouth that the King will
receive this address with great pleasure, and I shall feel
much obliged to your Excellency if you will have the
goodness to communicate to this functionary the express
terms is which his Majesty expressed his acquiescence.
"how few soever perhaps may be," says the King, in
his letter, "the moments which will elapse between my
disembarkation, and my departure for II indsor, I appre-
ciate too highly the request of the Municipal Body of
Portsmouth not to devote to them the necessary time,
and I shall receive their address with the greatest
pleasure. " ST. AULAIRE.
" To his Excellency the Earl of Aberdeen."

The letter was received with the most lively feelings
of satisfaction by the assembled council, and an address
immediately framed, which will be presented on board
the Royal yacht on entering the harbour to-morrow.
The Mutine, 12, Commander Crawford ; Espiegle,
12, Commander Thompson ; Daring, 12, Commander
Matson ; Osprey, 12. Commander Patten ; Waterwitch,
10, Commander Birch ; Cruiser, 16, Commander Fan-
shawe ; Flying Fish, 12, Commander Harris ; Panta-
loon, 10, Commander Wilson ; forming the experimental
squadron, weighed anchor, and took up their respective
positions, by stretching over towards the French coast
this morning. The object of this is to give the earliest
intimation to the Admiralty authorities of the approach
of the Roy-al squadron. Each ship will salute as the
Royal yacht passes, and then fall into the wake of the
others back to Spithead, where the St. Vincent, 120, and
Queen, 110, remain to receive the King, and do the
principal honours.
The Earl of Iladdington and other members of the
Board of Admiralty are expected here by the 5 o'clock
train this evening. The guns upon the platform battery
are charged with a salute, which will announce the ar-
rival of their Lordships.

His Royal Ilighness Prince Albert will arrive by
special train to-morrow morning to receive his Majesty
King Louis Philippe on landing at the Royal Clarence
Victualling Establishment.
The Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, arrived this morning from Woolwich, and
came into harbour, to await the arrival of her Majesty
and Consort, and convey them to Osborne House.
The Hecla steam-sloop, Commander Duflil, arrived
at Spithead,this morning from Woolwich, and came into
harbour. . _

The Princess Royal, transport, arrived yesterday from
Rio and the Cape, but brings no intelligence of any im-
portancv.

The Chester and Holyhead Railway' have finally
negotiated their bargain with Government for the mail
service on the line. The Company are to convey two
up and two down mails daily, for five years, for a pay-
ment of 30,0001. per annum ; and for a further term of
sev( n years at 30,0001. per annum as a maximum, but
which maximum shall be subject to reduction to any
sum not less than Is. 2 1-ICd. per single mile (equal to
about 7,2701. per annum), fluctuating between these two
amounts according to the sum required to allow a return
of 5 per cent. on the capital subscribed. But in no case,
whatever the return to the Company may be, is the pay-
ment by her Majesty's Government, during the said
&even years, to exceed 30,000/. per annum, nor be less
than the sum of Is. 2 1-Ifid. per single mile.
GIGANTIC Sc n.—We have heard that the prac-
ticability of connecting the opposite shores of the Mer-
soy.by astiipendous chain bridge is under consideration.
It is
said that, by the formation of a viaduct, on the
principle of an inclined Plane, on arches, commencing at
the top of James-street, to the margin of the river, a
anfficient elevation may be obtained. A similar erection
on the Woodside bank of the river would, of course, be
requisite. Our active and enterprising Cheshire neigh-
bours would, no doubt,. readily assist in promoting a pro-
ject so magnificent.
into
a work would throw all other
suspension bridges
.intothe shade, and be a world's
wonder. Of its practicability no doubt, we believe, is en-
tertained, and it will be allowed
.that the enterpriEe is
worthy the combined energies of Liverpool and Billion
boa—Liverpool Albiot.