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London, England, 1816-08-31 00:00:00

BOLOGNA, AUGUST 12.

An Englishman, after travelling through France,
Germany, and Italy, has conjectured that in the state
of the different moats de tide (public institutions for
pawning property) will be found the trite thermo-
meter ot the relative prosperity of those States. The
following ate some of the results of the inquiry :
Since the lit of May, 1814, the monte de piece of
Vienna has had in motion funds to the amount of
120 millions; that of Milan, 49 millions; that of
Venice, 70 millions; and that of Turin, 55 millions.
Generally speaking, all the institutions of this sort in
the cities ot the Continent are surcharged with pro.
petty. Stich are the elects of a destructive revolu-
tion, which has every where carried its ravages; but
with order, peace, and good laws, this evil enlist
cease in time; and it is Bien remarked that the evil
already decreases. .

In some cities, such as. Brussels and Hamburgh,
the balance has remained nearly what it was at oilier
periods. Italy has suffered most by the war ; if these
calculations are comas it is the country Where the
people have been most impoverished; its industry is
gone. The English have destroyed the few menu•
factures which we had ; they have almost annihilated
all commerce. It is high time that a step should be
put to the introduction of their alasvfactuses, with
which we are inundated.

kotciiE.

The folliArlig prticulars. irtspectinA 'the Duke a
°TR
ANI%) are given In a Meaning Paper as an ab-
stract
from a M.S. 'swat, drawn up under the eye of
•fot/CIIII, by M. litsiateritau, his private and confi-
dential Secretary. The :Avail Propos, written by
another hand, a German, penises him for the intre.
pid freedom with which lie is said to have always
represented to NAPOLEON the trite state of his affairs ?
" The Duke of °TRANI%) was horn on the ‘49th
lof May. 11763. at Nantes, in the Department of the
Lower Loire. He was destined for the naval ser-
vice, in which his father had passed the greater part
of his life, and accordingly studied m AtheulAtiCS*—
When he was on the point, however, of quitting the
College, his tutor, M DußiPr, represented to his fa-
mily that the sea would not agree with his c -institu-
tion. Accordingly, a different direction was given
to his studies, and atter having attained a consider-
able proficiency in logic, metaphysics, natural and
moral philosophy, he returned to Nantes with the in-
tention of marrying, and establishing himself there as
an-advocate. Nurtured as his mind had been, in the
Acquisition of just and valuable knowledge, when the
French Revolution broke t tit, he felt little surpris • at
a catastrophe, and when lie was called to the Na-
tional Convention. he did not seek for celebrity, but
secluded himself in the Committee of Public Loma:
tion, where he connected himself with CONDucC6T.
" We shall, however, imitate the brevity of M.
DastaterEno, and pass over the history (,1 Fotxtia's
conduct during the differeot Revolutionary Govern-
ments. in order to extract the character given of him
by Les biographer. They who behold the Duke of
OTRANTO, in the midst of his family, are tempted to
believe, that his ideas and sentiments never extended
beyond the tittle of, domestic endearments. His
owners are unaffected and correct. As lar as himself
is concealed, it would be useless for him to be rich :
he disdains artifice and subtlety, arid sutlers every one
to speak frankly to him. Trifl:s he can treat like a
trifler, but he bestows a serious and laborious atten-
tion upon grave topics. Every thing relative to the
condition of man, his wclfAre. and his duties, is fa-
miliar to him. What concerns the formation of Civil
society, whatever tends to its improvement, its de-
fence, its corruption, and its destruction, are the con-
tinual objects of his meditations.
" He has protected, during his long and difficult
Ministry, every kind of existetice Ulthuut exception,
every individual had c...mplete security, it he did not
aim to disturb the pu...lic tranquillity. lie always
opposed himself to laws of temporary expedtency ;
a Too frequently (he used to obses yr) they only veri-
fied the evil v. ithoot remedying it, because their exe-
cution, which was necessarily arbitrary, was always
entrusted to the passions.' As the Duke served un-
der various Governments, his enemies have endea.
voured to insinuate, that his character was pliable no
all ii. but it that had been the case, be would not have
I passed a part of his life in exile and proscription.

6, The talents of the Duke of OTRANTO were justly
appreciated by BONAPARTE, but his ideas of a Police
did not coincide with those of his Minister. Box's-
, pARTE had a Police of his own, and it often happened
that the victims of that Police fled for protection to
the Police of M. Fouctia, Hence the consternation
which was felt throughout France whenever the Duke
of °THANT() was in disgrace.
es Foucua never concealed his reel opinionefrom
NAlDoLitoh. After the Peace of Tilsit, he urged him
to employ his .thoughts upon the administration of
his Empire. • You may,' said he, 6 conquer new
Provinces, but nothing can now add to your Power.
The conquest of Spain, with which they have fasci-
nated your eyes, is only a vain authority ; in reality
you are already Sovereign of that country,• for you
draw from it-soldiers for your armies, and money for
your treasury.' The voice of flattery prevailed, and
BONAPARTE departed for Spain. "WhAt passed at
Bayonne created a fermentation in the interior. It
Was represented as a conspiracy, and BoNAPARTX,
alarmed, returned to France. The conspiracy dis-
appeared like a phantom, when he arrived in Paris.

" He then et off for the North, where fortune,
who had crossed his plans in the South, seemed to
prepare new obstacles for him. His victories were
sanguinary, and mingled with reverses. The English
made a descent upon Walcheren. The Duke of
°mum, who was then entrusted with the Ministry
of the Interior and of Police, caused a numerous
National Guard to be every where enrolled. • Let
us prove,' said he, • to Europe, that it the genius of
BONAPARTE bestows lustre upon France by his victo-
ries, his presence is not necessary to repulse our ene-
mies.' The impulse given to the nation was general.
The English hastened to re-embark. BoNAPARTE
concluded a peace at Vienna, and returned quickly
to Paris. The National Guard was disbanded, and
the Minister who bad presumed to say, that BONAPARTE
was not tumfary, was dismissed. BONAPARTE, to
conciliate public opinion, appointed his Ex-Minister
Governor of Romer but before his departure, he
seat General Bitaxusea to him to demand the deli.
very of his correspondence.
" The Doke of OTRANTO replied, that he would not
give it up; and, as the demand was accompanied
with menaces, he added, 4 Go, and tell your master,
that I have been accustomed for five and twenty years
to sleep with my head upon the scaffold: I know the
extent of power, but Ido ant dread it l' The Duke
was then exiled to Aix, in Provence, but was soon re-
called by BONAPARTE. Their first interview was not
very satisfactory, for the Russian war was as little
accordant with the principles of the Minister as the
Spanish one had been. The Duke therefore retired
again to his estates. When BONAPARTE was at Pres-
' den, he wrote to FoValE to join him there; but his
notions of peace and moderation displeased him, and
BONAPARTE ordered him to repair to Illyria and take
upon himself the government there.—Here, for the
present, we 'conclude our account of this most valu-
able work, bet shall resume the subject in a day or
two. The manuscript is peculiarly interesting, as it
details a variety of transactions connected with the
political life of the Duke of OTRANTO (and his career
has been intimately blended with all tf.e great events
of die last five and twenty years), all of which are
I curious, and many of them original."

Us Mower of to-enorrow will publish very copious
Eetrocte front than interesting document the Polio
Report.

THE EVidNI\G 81

LONDOA.

Mrs Koolau. No. V. wM sFpear on Tuesday,

°asuman Samoa has In cn rrr?;ved. It
imperative on him to eikai fiat the ineividual who I
but au am willaists ca.ttrat inn cannot aruesr in t,
the Author shail first communicate his name
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We have received the Paris Papers of
Wednesday. We have given extracr
The Parisians are about to be arnbs-d
divorce, at the suit of a lady against
This case was a forced marriage of
making, and the female was JOSEPIIM
COURIECR EI(TRAOHLINARY OF WZDNeciD,

The King went yesterday to Raincl
girls of the place presented peaches at
his Majesty. who returned by Montreui
there received in the same manntr.

A letter from Baden, dated Mit A
follows : There is a great influx of
they do not think that the peace el Et
disturbed soon. All enlightened persona
country are desirous that France
strength and preponderance, and that
ment should be strengthened accordin:
rate principles manifested by the Sort
is some selfishness in this wish of our
for we cannot say that it arises from
the French : but all feel the necessit
should have some weight in the politi
the welfare of Europe. The falling of
Englaod is ascribed to persons ou
withdrawing their money trim o:at ci
Yesterday a watch dog in tl,e F.
maitre broke his entin and flew at a
was strangled by him, and tenthly bite
PARIS, AUGUST 29.
The Courts were occupied to-day in
for ebtaitsing the dissolut'on of a f",•s
by Bonaparte. The vlainti IF is Stc.p
de la Psgerie, and the detentiaat the Di
berg. The Lady maintains that she m,
to avoid the persecutions of Bonartrtr,
declared her sentiments to the Duke
both before and after the sham mania/
lived with him voluntarily. The ma,
other respects illegal, for her 'mother
Martinique) never gave her consent.
put off until Thursday.

It appears by Getman Papers received
that the opening of dm Diet has, as
been deferred.

A letter from Brussels, dated August
ei Field-Marshal the Prince of Waterl
taken fresh measures to relieve the toy
the troops of the Army of Occupation
as much as possible from the bd•clen
presence, by letting those troops ultii
cantonments. The Commanders of
corps have also received orders to give
certain number of men, in order to sal!,
in getting in the harvest. The account
affirm, that the regiments which are corm
all speed, are for the colonies. Each
consist of 2000 men, besides a depot
appears that France is going to send
derable lone to the Antilles."

We brie the satisfaction to announi
tion of the PRINCE REGP.N to perft
ROYAL HIGHNESS not feeling any bad
late indisposition.
Colonel UPTON, Aide-de•camp to hi,
nes: the Commander-in-Chief, arrived
yesterday afternoon at the Horse Gua
patches from Paris.
There is no foundation whatever
which appeared some days ago, that Si
SULLY intended to go to Switzerland, for
of meeting her Royal Highness the Princess
Sir SAMUEL never for one moment had
tion, and was therefore naturally supra
mentioned in the Newspapers.
Friday se'nnight a deputation of
Glasgow for Carlisle, to meet Me. TEL,
cert measures with him, for getting
from Hamilton, if possible, begun im
the view of providing employmlnt ter
the labouring class at preseut out of we
Mr. BRANDLING, Mr. GREY, and mra
tlemen of landed property in Norther.
Durham, hate pcstpotaed partridge shoot'
respective estates until the Ist of October,
of the unripe state of the growing crops.
The Dramatic Corps of Drury-lane
summoned to meet in the Green Room
day next, previous to re-opening on
Saturday. We are happy to learn that
nity will not be neglected of paying a
to the memory and departed talents of
prictor, SHERIDAN, to whose connection
property the Stage is indebted for tl
comedies, which, since the days of
have never been excelled, in our awn
language. When the lapse of time
volved existing Theatres in oblivion,
name of SHE.RIDAN will rescue that
from the common lot. A Monody is
the memory of this extraordinary mao,
succeeded by the Scholl for Saamial, cast
strength of the Company. 'this is rig'
but of his own raising should succeed
(falls to the memory of departed schist!.