The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-06 00:00:00

PARIS. JA N•. I.

Your Readers have, no doubt, observed lately in
The 31,adteur that the celebrated chemist. Guytoit
de Morveaux, one of the Sevens of the expedition to
Egy pt, had rei,4lterl his office of Administrator of
the Mint on account of his advanced age. Nothing
is more incorrect than the official statement. This
veteran in the learned world, this inventor cfr the
simple and ingenious mode, now universally prac-
tiseil, of purifying, by means of the oxy-muriatic
acid, the atmosphere when impregnated with mephi-
tic matter, has been dispossessed of his office, which
was intended as a retreat, in the close of a life de-
voted to science and humanity. This has been ac-
complished to gratify the vindictive passions of those
who consider no cultivation of talents or magnitude
of services an atonement for political errors. I do
not4recollect any instance of individual oppression
which has excited more general dissatisfaction.
A circumstance which has considerably diminished
the popularity) of Excelmans at Paris, is, that he
is known to have acted in direct contrariety to the
advice of Marshal Oudinot, his old and staunch
friend, inhabitant of the same town with himself.—
As no character can be more enthusiastically admired
than the Duke's, his frank and unqualified opinion
has been of the greatest weight. During his resi-
dence at Berlin the King of Prussia honoured him
with much personal friendship. He modified, on
every occasion' the Revere orders he received from
Napoleon, and upheld, instead of degrading, the
Royal dignity. On quitting the capital, the Govern-
ment offered him a present of considerable value,
which, notwithstanding the mediocrity of his fortune,
he declined accepting. When the Allies took pos-
session of Bar, Prince Henry caused all his estates
to he respected, he was exempted from military con-
ibutions and quarters, nor was one of his sheep of
fat oxen, of which he has a large collection from
Switzerland, molested in his stable. Placards, placed
on different parts of his land, explained in illeuent
languages the reason of this honourable distinction.
They invited the troops to respect the property of a
man, who, in times of general pillage and desola-
tion, had alwa.as displayed so much rare disinterest-
editeis. Swap time since the King sent him a pipe of
the Great Fredetick's in a golden case, he most
spectfully accepted the former and returned the latter.
A thousand similar traits can be cited of him.

Ist. The etclusit e direction nod the exercise of the
exclusive power of the Confol.eratiou ; the repre-
sentation of this in circumstances when it must
appear as such 11!I 1:s relations with foreign Powers;
the decision upon peace or tsar.
2d. The Administration. conjointly with the
Council of the Princes and States, of the objects
which belong to tit:, resort of the latter.
G. The Council of the States is composed (r) of
a certain number of princely houses : the% shall bo
chosen according to the antiquity of the dimity of
l'il'acs in the families, the splendour of them, and
the population of their States; so that, besides the
ancient princely house, there may he some new
(toes, but only in the case of their Possessing in the
whole n i,palroinn of 100.)00 souls (d); of the
other ptincely houses nod free cities, with the vote
known by the iitune of Curial Ile this Coun-
cil has only the Les,islative power of the S'otifeder,_
'inn, in rotirett with the Council of the Directors of
su.-11 a 'eviller. however, that they form
two separate vote Cliamliers for their deliberations ;
r.otseresently it is rhiollv employed ou general tegu-
lasions. the (+jeer of which is the good of the inte-
rior ; •it mect but once a year, and continues
sitting on 10.15..5r than is tier, s:ary to terminate the
affairs it has each time to discuss.
7. 'n l)'ust.'tor; of Circles have n:I the same
rig`.ls; nary Anstsia has the (;nection .f the atts.:rs
in Om t L.:wee:Os ; b which is meant merely the
manner or rateldetieg them.
s. iv• tyre :leis of each Circle .4 charged f ) to
maintain tip fels!..t! alliance and its de •i6io,• • (f), _ _ .
ese.r:se et the severeign potter in the as- CHILD STEALINC.-0,1 Wednesday afternoon,
tr.o ('i,ek, on the atisirs of war (s); Mary Ilulpit, a girl about 8 or 9 years of age, Fe-
w; si iii-Nning the as.ettiliSio, of the Ore's- ; with siding with her parents, No. 37,. Chatidos.stseet,
tribunal-, the last ittstatice for the • was entrusted to take out a female infant, about
States of Cie t ir. 11...ich, bythe Conditions c: the fly:, or six months old, the (laughter of NI rs, Thomas,
compact, are to have themstivas no tribunal in the I a lodger in the same house, and at the top of St.
last instance. Ilis pnrtiruiar reF.ttons with the its- Martin's-line she WAS met by a lusty fresh-coloured
diviildal States of the Circle will he determined by young woman, dressed in a red stuff gown and
their greater or less extent, and tit:; may be.r. !us ellp hat, who conversed with her respecting
Weil upon the d;'cision before pointed out of the the infant, pretending to kuow the parents. She
state having what v.,e eami virile or coriql rotes.— as!'ed the girl to go on an errand for her, which she
'Tile Dirv:•tor of the Circle sln.ll not etrereise the st clined doing ; she, however, urged her to go to
rights with which he is invested by the federal act, by No. 21. King-street, Soho, to fetch a small bundle,
virtue of a power iithereat in him as scvereNn of 'he' and, that she might go with the greater speed, she
country, the other German States haling in this view agreed to take care of the infant while the other
Che same rights as himself ; hot lie shell esercise ran for the bundle, for which she promised to give
them merely as charged with the alrairs of the her twopence. The girl went, hut could not find
, the house: she returned to the top of St. Martin's

It is a lamentable thing for the ancient nobility of
France, that from having been so long unpractised in
the routine of affairs, there really are none of them to
whom the public can look up with confidence. PoOr
Monsieur Dupont was delighted at quitting an arduous
situation which he was most completely unqualified to
fulfil ; but who could have ever supposed that the many
opprobrious acts of that Revolutionary General
.4oult), the battle of Thouloarte, and the contemptuous
epithets applied to the Due d'Angonleme, would ever
hays been forgitett and forgot ? What a total dearth
of men of talents does it argue, when he Rho in
an ordre du jour announced to his soldiers th• arrival
in the hostile camp di; nomme Angouleme Emigre et
Corwin should be placed in direct relation with this
Plince and appointed Minister at War. The satis-
faction this nomination caused to the army is undeni-
able. lie is known to possess all the qualities suit-
utile for the times. Resolute and intrepid he will
carry into dint every measure of his administration.
Ile had all the gaming-houses of Paris surrounded and
every 01,:,er found• therein was commanded, the
sting to join his respective corps. He pays
little heed to solicitations ; his orders are general,
and 114 one is dispensed from obeying them.

cot:Wry.
9. To hinder any particular State of the Confec!c-

I,pe, bnt could not find the woman or the intent.

ration from compromising the estenet security, each j fironsray Itosagair.—On Friday evening last,
of thowt who have no possessions out of Germany as Mr. Stet:dry, a respectable farmer, residing at
engages not to make war separately with foreign Speldhurst, was ping home from market on horse.
Powers, to take no part in it, and not to conclude bock, he was stopped bar two footpads between
without reserving the consent of the Confederation, .Sevenoaks and Tunbridge, who knocked him off his
3nv alliance relative to war, or any treaty of subsidy, horse, and beat him in a troel manner ; they then
or for the furni‘laing of troops. If the first States rifled his pockets of about 101. and mounting his
N:3) hive possessions out of Germany engage in *sr -horse, rode away) leaving him insensible in the road: