The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-18 00:00:00

LONDON JOURNALS.

FRONI TI lE. AIORNING PAPERS OF. nits DAY.

[The Times
ASSASS'INATION OF `flir: DUKE DE BERRI.

EXTRACTS OF. PRIVATE LETTERS.

" Paris Feb. 14, 4 ft-chich,

" have to communicate to. you Lictiuse of so
horrible a nature as to spread universal dismay
throughout this city. as it undoulvedly as
the intelligence arrives, through eves y part of
France. I have waited till the last moment, in
order to send you, if possible, some det'ails of the
examination of its author, but they have not yet
The crime was committed yesterday
evening, at 11 o'clock, when the Duke de Betri,
who had just quitted tlie Opera, and was
abut to enter his carriage, received a s:iletto in

tran,pirt

his breast from the hand of an assassin. He was
immedia!ely arrested, and will no doubt suffer the
conseynenees of is crime. 'fhe Pt ince was iinme-

diately carried into one of the saloons of the Opera-
house-, where all the assistance the medical art

could supply was administered to him, but with-
out effect, the weapon having penetrated too deep
not to inflict a mortal wound, and he expired at
five o'clock this morning ;, all the Plinces of the
Royal Family, and evin the King himself, being
present with the Dike in his last moment. Up
to this hour, nothing more is known on the
subject. Paris. is perfectly tranquil ; but a
general consternation has spread through all
ranks •and all parties, who participate in the
same feeling of horror at this melancholy
event. 'the two Chambers immediately assembled
to prepare an Address to the King. The Ex-
change has been shut to-day, and no business
transacted : ail the public places are closed by
order.

P. S. It appears probable that the crime is of
a private nak nre, and that it bas not originated

from any motive connected with political feeling.
" l'Attts, Fza. 14.--A horrible crime has been
committed, which has spread consternation
through the city. His Royal Highness the
Doke tie Belli was assassinated last night on
leavin2 rite Opera by a z•addler's servant (gar-
con sellier), formerly a soldier in the old Imperial
Guard, who appears to have been impelled to this
dreadful act by the most atrocious political fana-
ticism. Ile was immediately at rested, nor hav-•
ing, indeed, mode any effort to escape. He de-
clared that ire hail meditated the crime for four
years. The Plinee died at 7 o'clock this morn-
ing. This e,ol.reophe has suspended all business,
and may produce, at some future period, the most
calamitims .‘quences

ct of a Letter datctl Petri's, Teb. at 9 o'clock A.M.
fre,ns M. Da pa yt reit.
" I ;tr) exceedingly distressed to acquaint you
with a trighttul calamity, pregnant with import-
ance. The Duke de Berri was struck yesterday,
at I I o'clock in ;he evening, as he was leaving
the Opera, with a poniard, which was plunged
into his breast by a journeyman saddler employed
in the Royal Mews. Ile, in consequence, died this
morning ! He expired at G o'clock, in spite of all
my care and exertions, and those of the most
skilful physicians and surgeons mho assist-
ed. me. Political fanaticism armed the hand
of this wretched assassin, as formerly religious
fanaticism armed that of Ravaillac. I am so
overwhelmed tvi!h distress, that I cannot de-
tail all the painful and melancholy circumstances
of this catastrophe. The last words which tl•e
Prince uttered %sere in favour of his assassin. He
entreated his uncle to spare the lite of this wretch-
ed malt. But supposing this request could be
granted, could that man endure to live, who,
without having any personal wrong to avenge,
could assas,,inate the bravest and most generoas
of Princes i"

Spanish letters arrived yesterday in regular
course of post, but without communicating any
further details of the insurrection. The troops
on the Isle of Leon are nomr stated at 12,000 men,
and another attack on the Cortadura was ittedi-
tated. The general tone of the letters indicates
the pi obahility of a stronger resistance on the part-
of the Itwirgents, and greater difficulty and delay
to the Royalist troops in accomulishing their re-
duction than the preceding accounts bad led us to
expect.— (Ibid.)

. [Morning Chronicle.l
An Address •of Cmidolence, on the latnentetl

death of his Royal Highness the Dike of Kent,
will he voted this day ; anti vc should be
• satisfied to hen some notice taken of the hasty
disposal of the Itingert•hip of Hampton Court to
Sir Bell illoowfield, instead of .conierring it
on his beloved widow, in whose state and com-
fort, under her severe rine:ion, the puhlic basso
deep au interest. Not metely do her hno Wll vir-
tues, and the assiduous tenderness with which

she watched m'er the departing hours of her af-

ft!ctionatc htft•ind make her dear to the people of
England, Litt alto the hopes that are entertained
of her adding another security to the confirm-

tince of the iiittmtrioos line of Brunswick on the
Throne of the United Kintiont.

[3lorniqg Post.]

Some of the Papers most strangely persevere in
stating that there has been a serious disagreement
between the. King and his Ministers, and that the
latter bwl actua!ly rendered their lesignatiou. In
nil this there is not a single word of truth. The
Public may rely upon what we have stated on this
snb;ect, and which we deem it unnecessary at pre-
se;;; to repeat. The King had nu hesitation in
Hri,g with his Constitutional Advisers, with
io • the priTer course to be pursued in a
eertiit case not only of deep interest to his Ma-
jesiy's feelings, but of infinite importance to the