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London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

4.N1) :'IT.

I'acl.-..nprez,i conceived the tenderest affection for
the .D.ichT:s et: Montebello. 11:, Lady h-id at one'
tiole a chance of being Q..1C.:11 t.f Stain. rdinand
when at 'Valency, requested the Em;.eror's
permission to marry Math:moist:lle de 'richer, cousin-
gerran of Josephine; he even proposed to marry
the young la,ly, in her own name, after the example
trf the l', ince cf. sa•'.ea, who ma: lied Mademoiselle
Beau!lllinois. The Emperor, who already con-
templated the separation of Josephine, refused his
consent to the match, not wishing by this connexion
to add to the dial:Ades that already stood in the
way of his divorce. Ferdinand then solicited the
han..i of 0:e Dnclies de Montebello, or of any other
Preach Lady whom the Emperor might think pro-
per to adopt.
THE HOUSE OF AUSTIZTA.

"TAO afford an idea Of the sympathy and good will
with which the different members of the Au,trian fa-
mily were taught to regard me," said the Emperor,
it is sufficient to mention that one of the young
Archdukes frequently burned hi, dolls, which he
•called roasting Napoleon. Ile afterwards declared
he would not toast me any mole, for he tutted me
very mud:, because I had given his sister Louisa
ulenty of money to buy hint 14:v:things."
- Since my return to Europe, I have had an oppor-
tunity of ascertaining the sentiments entertained by
the lionse of Austria towards Napoleon. In Ger-
many, a person o!. distinction informed me, that hav-
ing had a private an Bence of the Emperor Francis,
during his tour in Italy, in I SIG, the conversation
turned on Napoleon. Francis spuke of him in the
niott respectful term,. One might also have sup-
posed, said /fly informant, that be still regarded him
.as tho Ruler of Franco, and that he was ignorant of
.his captivity at St.llelena. Ile never alluded to him
by au), other title than the. Emperor Napoleon.
I Ir.-it-tied from the same individual that the Arch-
dult..! John, when in Italy, visited a rotunda, on the
ceiling of which was painted a celebrated action, of
Naroleou was the hero. As he raised his head
to lock at the painting, his hat fell off, and one of his
attendants stooped to pick it up. " Let it be," said
" it is thus that I should contemplate the man
svlio is these pourtrayed.
The Empress Maria-Louisa complained, that when
she qnitte.l France, M. de Tallepand reserved to
.himself the honour of demanding froth her the resti-
tution of the Crown jewels, and ascertaining whether
they had been restored with the most scrupulous
exactness. . .
OVERTURES OF THE BOURBONS.
• " The King of France," said Napoleon, " wrote a
letter which was conveyed to me by Le Brun, who
had it from the Abbe de Montesquiou, the secret
agent of the Prince at Paris." This letter, which was
written in a very laboured style, contained the follow-
iqg paragraph You delay long to more me uly

Throne. It hto be feared that you -may allow fa-
vourable moments at escape. Yon cannot complete
the happiness of France without mt, nor c I serve
France without yen. Ha>ten, then, and specify
yourself the places which you would wish your
!friends to possess." •
To this letter the First Consul replied.," I have
your Royal Highness's letter ; 4 have always felt
deep interest in your misfortunes and those of your
family. You must not think of appearing in France :
you could not do so without passing over a hundred
thousand dead bodies. I shall, however, be always
eager to do everything that may tend to alleviate
your fate, or enable you to forget your misfortunes:
The overtures made by the Count d'Artois pos-
sessed .still more elegance and address. He com-
missioned, as the bearer of them, the Duchess de
Quiche, a Lady whose fascinating manners and Fer-
sonal graces were calculated to assist her in the im-
portant negotiation. She easily got access to Ma-
dame Bonaparte, with whom all the individuals of
the old Court came easily in contact. She break-
fasted with her at Malmaison ; and the conversation
turning on London, th.e emigrants, and the French
Princes, Madame de Guiche mentioned that, as she,
happened a few days before to be at the house of the'
Count d'Artois, she had heard some person ask the
li
Prince what he intended to do for the First Consul,
in the event of his restoring the Bourbons ; and that
the Prince replied—" I would inhmediately make him
Constable of the kingdom, and everything eke he
might choose. But even that would not be enough :
we would raise on the Carousel a lofty and magni-
ficent column, surmounted with a statue of Bona-
parte crowning the Bourbons."
As soon as the First Consul entered, which he did
very shortly after breakfast, Josephine eagerly re-
peated to him the circumstance which the Duchess
had related. 66 And did you not-reply," said her hug
band, " that the corpse of the First Consul would
have been made the pedestal of the column ?" The
charming Duchess was still present ; the beauties of
her countenance, her eyes, and her words, were di-
rected to the success of her commission. She said she
was so delighted, that she did not know how she
should ever be able sufficiently to acknowledge the
favour which Madame Bonaparte had procured. her,
of seeing and hearing so distinguished a man—so
great a hero. It was all in vain : the Duchess de
Guiche received orders that very night to quit Park.
The charms of the emissary were too well calculated
to alarm Josephine, to induce her to say any thhig
very urgent in her favour, and next day the Duchess
was on her way to the frontier.
It is, however, absolutely false that Napoleon, on
his part, at a subsequent period, made overtures or
propositions to the Princes touching the -cession of
their rights, or their renunciation of the Crown ;
though such st•ttements have been made in some pom-
pous declarations, profusely circulated in Europe.