Star.
London, England, 1830-08-31 00:00:00

PROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

SUNDAY, AUG. 29.
The Moniteur of yesterday contains the following formal
notice of the death of the Duke of Bourbon.—" Paris, Aug.
27, 1830. Conformably to a Royal Ordonnance of the 23d
of March, 1816. The certificate of the decease of his Royal
Highness the most high and puissant Prince Louis Henri
Joseph de Bourbon-Conde, Duke of Bourbon, Prince of the
Blood, deceased this day, at his Chateau of St. Leu, in the
department of the Seine and Oise, in the 75th year of his
age, was drawn up this day by Baron Pasquier, President
of the Chamber of Peers, accompanied by the Marquis de
Semoville, Grand Referendary, and by the Keeper of the
Archives of the Chamber, depositary of the Registers of the
Etat Civil of the Royal Family. The Count de Vile-
gonthier, a Peer of France, -First Gentleman of the
Chamber of his Royal Highness, and the Count de
Choulot, Captain-General of the Chasse of the Prince,
signed the Act as witnesses. The corpse was presented by
Baron de Flassan, chief equerry." In my letter of yester-
day, I stated to you the general rumour at Paris that the
Prince had committed suicide ; and the following article in
the Moniteur gives a kind of confirmation to the report:—
" The Solicitor-General of the Royal Court of Paris set out
yesterday for St. Leu, to inquire into the circumstances of
the Prince of Conde's death." Yesterday evening, how-
ever, I saw a person attached to the King's household, who
gave me information which sets the matter at rest, be-
yond mere rumour. Ho informed me that Count
Cosse, a most inveterate jesuit, who was Maitre
d'Hotel to Charles the Tenth, paid a visit to the
Duke of Bourbon the evening before his death,
and that he had been impressing upon him the ne-
cessity of adhering to his oath of fidelity to the late King,
and that he ought to dispose of his property and follow his
fortunes. On the same evening Count Cosse departed for
Cherbourg. After he had left St. Lau, the Duke of Bour-
bon appeared very depressed in spirits, and desired that he
might not be disturbed early in the morning. Some time
after his usual hour for rising in the morning, a servant en-
tered his chamber and discovered the Duke hanging by a
hook from the window, with his feet touching the ground,
but quite dead. A will, it is said, has been discovered in the,
Prince's chamber, by which he has bequeathed the whole of
his property, which is, I understand, upwards of 30,000
a-year to the Duke d'Aumale, the King's fourth eon, upon
condition of his taking the title of Prince of Conde. Mes-
sengers were sent in pursuit of the Count Cosse, and he is
said to be arrested.

We applaud with joy the measure which has just been
taken by the Government, to sanction the new consecration
of the Pantheon, which had been done so spontaneously by
the people. The famous inscription of M. de Pastoret, re-
stored in three days and inscribed by a rude hand upon a
piece of linen, will re-appear in bronze upon the front of the
temple. Already Voltaire and Rousseau, who during fif-
teen years had been banished to an obscure vault, have
taken their places w ithin its walls.
Other illustrious names still wait a brilliant reparation, or
a tardy justice. The manes of Kellermann, who
gained the first battle for liberty, claim a marble
monument, on which will be read the glorious name
of Valmy ! The remains of Larochefoucault-Liancourt
thrown in the mire by the agents of police of Delavau—
those of David, who died in exile—of Girodet, of Camille
Jordan—of Monge, the founder of the Polytechnique-
school—of Foy, of Manuel, and of many others, who
having their place marked out in the pantheon—it is
but just that they should be placed there. But
there is another use against which a gothic pre-
judice shut the gates of the Academy—and which
ought to be removed. The monument of Garrick
is placed in Westminster Abbey, between those of,
Milton and Shakspear ; and not far from the mausoleum of
the Kings of England—and why should not we have, like
the " Poets' Corner" of the English, a corner reserved for
our poets ? Would the statue of Talma be displaced in the
midst of the monuments raised to our men of letters and
men of genius ? We submit this idea to the Commission
charged to restore the Pantheon to its primitive object; and
as the names of Lafayette and Jourdan are to be found in
that Commission, it is a guarantee that merit and genius
will not be rejected.—Le Temps.

The sum of 1,200 francs for the victims of July, has been
sent from Florence to the Constitutionnel, with the following
letter :

Sir—We are far from France, but brought up to cherish
it, and proud of the noble title of Frenchmen, which our dear
countrymen again so recently illustrated. We feel the wish
of contributing to the wants of those, amongst whom we
should have been so happy to have shared the danger and
glory; but since we hare not been able to participate in their
happiness, let theii, at least, accept the humble offering of
my brother and myself.
" Accept, ac. " NAPOLEON BONAPARTL
" LOUIE BONAPARTE."

This day the grand review will take place in the Champ
de Mars, but the King will not be on the ground till after
the time of the post leaving Paris, it will not be in my power
to give you any description of till to-morrow. The Na-
tional Guards are neve mustering in their different depart-
ments, and it is expected that there will be from fifty to
sixty thousand fully equipped. The King is to present them
with their colours to-day, and the train of artillery is very
shortly to be annexed to the National Guards, which will
certainly make them a very effective force. Three thousand
are to remain in Paris during the review, to guard
the city—not that any danger exists to require their pre-
sence ; but as the bulk of the inhabitants of Paris will pour
forth to the Champ de Mars, it might expose the city to
disturbance from evil-disposed persons, should it be left quite
unprotected. Last night there was no appearance of any
assembly of the working classes, and no doubt they now
have had sufficient experience of the folly of their ways;
and will give no further trouble or anxiety. GOD knows
the working classes in France have little to complain of.—
The two first days of the week, with them, is generally de-
voted to dancing and drinking; and during the other four
working days they appear to lead an easy merry life. Yes-
terday the inauguration of Gen. Foy and M. Manuel was to
have taken place at the Pantheon ; but as many of the National
guards, who were to have attended it,were busily engaged in
preparing for the review to-day, and Government wished it to
be as splendid as possible, the ceremony has been put off
until Thursday next. The working classes have been rather
squibbed lately, which as much as any thing has tended to
cause them to return to their duty. Affiches have been posted
up, purporting to be from the Restaurateurs, stating that they
were about to call a sleeting for the purpose of peti-
tioning Government, to compel people to dine at the
restaurateurs instead of their own houses—amendments were
proposed to compel them to dine twice a day ; and that, as
the restaurateurs found it inconvenient to serve their cus-
tomers in demi-bottles, they hoped Government would recom-
mend every one to drink full quarts. The French, who en-
joy a joke, have been much tickled with these little pas-
quinades, and put all classes in good humour.
P. S. You may rely upon what I state to you as to the
death of the Prince de Conde having been the work of his
own hands. As to the disposal of his property it is at pre-
'sent all rumour. Some even state, that instead of dying
rich, his property is much embarrassed. I shall write you
further particulars to-morrow.
Paris, Stock Exchange, 5 o'clock, Aug. 28th.-5 per'
Cents. opened at 101 fr. 75 c. ; shut at 101 fr. 50 c.
3 per Cents. opened at 72 fr. 75 c. ; shut at 72 fr. 40 c.