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London, England, 1828-09-15 00:00:00

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}MOM 01 THE bilk' OF
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(Continued from our Paper of Saturday.)
Another petsonage wno appears in disadvantageous
colour-, is Fouche, the Dike of Otranto. He preceded
Savary in the police; a:id if we are to credit implicitly
the latter. he was either imbecile or negligent in that
office. The most dangerous intrigues were suffered to
expand and flourish. under the tactics of Pouch-, who
is represented as intent solely upon money.
Of this band cf traitors to the cause cf Napo7e.-m, the
most conspicuous person is Prince Talleyrand. He list
1,400,000 (rants by the failure of the hnpse of Simon,
and His insinuated that this stroke of misfortune kn.
deted ,him more exclusively attentive to his own pecuit
liar interests titan he had ever heen. The threatening
aspect of public affairs determined N4i)01..n.1i, at the
suggest•on of our author, t.i consult M. Je Taileyronl
liverring• to the yroceedi;%gs of the con.inentil cowers
in Germany. i. There is only ore way of averting the
consecpiences. Sire," said S tvsry ; " there 'is a diplo.
matte tennis-court yonder, you should send one who
knows how to play the game."—" M. de Talleyrand r
o Yes, Sire ; the slime mantle's, the s me.religion; you
Cannot possibly do bever."—,!.. BU.I. the Due de_ Batt.
aano ?"--." The Due de Bits.ano, is devotec,to you, but
be belongs to anotner school." Accordingly, the Pi into
of Benevento is summoned to the I unertal presence.
The test is too curious to be epi:norized : . . - •
" I felt convince I that M. de Talleyrand-;would re-
turn to the Ministry; but upon my arrival at the ch.
teau in the evening I learned from the Emperor himself.
who bad the goodness to Worn) me what had salvo
place. He bald, been well pleased with all M. de Tal-
leyrand bad said, and proposed to him, after a long
conversation, to assume the direction of foreign affairs,
on condition, how ever, that he resigned the post of 'Vice
Grand Elector. M. de Talleyrand was willing to ac-
cept of office, but declined to relinquish the post he then
held. He observed, that it would deprive him of the
means of being serviceable to the Emperor if he was
lowered in rant at the moment when he recalled him to
an office more arducui than ever: he hesitated, and
nothing was deciied by the Emperor. The converia-
don, however, continued. M. de Talleyrand, who had:
been aware of . the object of all preceJing coalitions,.
did not pretend to doubt the views of this; he addressed
me thus, said the'Eniperor‘ Your work, you see, is
ruined ; your allies, in deserting you successively, have
left you no other alternative than to negotiate without
loss.of time—to negotiate at their expense, and it any
price. A bad peace cannot be so fatal as the continli-i
mice of a war which can do nothing,for us; time, !and;
the means of repairing our fortune, ace wanting.and,
your enemies will give you no breathing-time. There;
are conflicting interests among them, which should be:
allowed to speak; the anibititm of individuals affords a
means of which we can avail ourselves to pro Cure al
diversion.'
" The Emperor here obliged him to be-more explicit.
M. de Talleyrand continued There is family in Eng-
land, which is acquiring a renown favourable' to the
indulgence of every species of ambition ; it is natural
to conclude, or at least it is allowable to think, that in
showing an intention to support that family, they might
be inspired with a hope of elevation, and they would
doubtless find in England adventurous individuals who
would incur all ii ks in following their fortunes; at
a Leven's, this proposal cannot injure us. Moreover, it
if it be listened to, it may produce such .changes,
that soon t!:ere would be but little .for us to do.‘-:
Another. consideration is this.—your allies having
failed you, there is no safety but in new men linked to
the preservation of your system from the beginning.'
—The Emperor listened to M. de Talleyrand, and again
dewed he would explain himself, telling him first he
was always the same: it was impossible to divine his
meaning. Thus pressed, Talleyrand named the family
of Wellesky. adding—' There is a Wellington now.who
matt have some concealed wish (turiire paste). If he
is content to live,orin hii reputati..o, lie cannot be ig-
norant that in a short time the wi.riet will care little
about him. He has many examples before his eyes, and
talents like his will not let their possessor rest, so long
as there is -any thing to tempt ambition: The Em-
peror did not adopt these .suggestions; he remarked
that it was necessary to be in a condition to command
respect at home, before a project was entertained of
promoting the ambition cf others."
This is strange gabble: if one of these personages
seriously uttered, and the other patiently listened to
such galimatias, their understandings have been much
over-rated. At a later period, Prince Talleyrand is re•
.
presented as hatching the treason which is to overthrow
(.is benefactor : by one of those extra-rdinat y at cidents
hich-seldom happen but in comedies or farces, the
ue de Rovigo pops up,in the Prince and the Arch-
ithop of Mechlin in secret conclave, arranging their
easonable projects. The volume concludes will a
peedt if this ascii-traitor. M. de Itovipo seeems t i
1r
ossess Levy's faculty of recording speect es: they ate
triter:ail, in the. Mac person, though some, to be ge-
4titue, must have been taken in shorthand by an—ex-
perienced reporter.
One i f the most amusing passages in the book is the
arrest it Savary himself, during the short success of
Mallet's conspiracy ; which, in spite of the perfection