The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-27 00:00:00

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PAR ta, Drc. 17.--Riletire of itielbjask. the
Fraperor, all the *misers of the Senate nista'.
bird yelit!.rilay, at eleven o'clock in the morning,
io (.01 tires•, in tht hall of their usual sittings.
The bitting of the Senate yesterday, at which the
Kings of W•it phalli' and sples, Grand-Admiral
the Puttee Viceroy of Italy, the Arch.Chancela
La of State, the Prince Vice-Grand constable,
and the-Prince Vice-Grand Electornssisted, and
at alsiels the Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Em-
pirs _presided, will form, ou 4ccount of the im-
portaort of the subjects which were discussed, an
epOelt in the annals Of France. On that day was
*leafed to the Senators it pre rt of a Sinahoi
Vermilion., respecting a ilissblntion of the mar-
rmge between the Empori,. Napoleon and the
Empress J ast•phine. this Ought ticos of marriage
r#qiierild by the two high parties, and approved
of by a family council, at which all the Princes
acid Piitteestes of the imperial Family at present
in Paris assisted, reeeiyed the same day the assent
of the Senate, after having been the object of ea-
aikination of a Special Commission, owned for this
"puti7os. After haring road the contents of the
IniAMattieeree, which enacts the convocation of
she Senate, and of that wisieh directs that it 'hail
be presided by the Prince Arch-Chaney-nor, and
that the Princes; of the jute. iat Family, hereafter
slimed, should 'be present itsfho Senate, the Offi-
cial Journal gives art accoutil of this mentorabla
sitting in the fottoling terms :—[litre follow; a
gpeeelt. from the Arch-Chaticellur of State, the
leanest Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, Presi.
chant and Puke of Parma.)
• The Count kegnaalt de St. Jean d'Angely laid
before the Senate the prtjet of the Senalas Coo-
iliftem, and eaplainett the
.motives of it, which
art, that they mutually sacrifice their conjugal
happiness to the welfare and interest of the cowl.
try. [here follows a speech from the Prilce
Viceroy of Italy; after which the Count Carnier,
Annual President, proposed to refer the projet of
the Senrtus Conaultion to the examination of a
Special Commission of nine Members, which was
Oanted, and made its report during the Sitting.]
• At half past four the Senate resumed its sitting;
Ind Count Lacepttle, one of the members of the
ComMissidti, made the report, which ter-
snil.ited in plv,,sing the adoption of the prqjet
of the St.ttaftts Consultton, and also the adoption
of two addresses, one to the Emperor, and the
other to the Emlrftl3.

EXTRACT FROM TIIE TIMMER OF TIIE COIfIERV
?Ste SERANEJ OF SATURDAY TIIE 'OYU DEC.

' 1 :
" The Conservative 4.7enate, assembled to the
,ember of member! prescribed by Article 90th of
the Act of the Constitution, and dated the 13th
1799, biting semi the Act drawn up, the
fth of the preunt. month, by the Prince Arch.
Chancellor of tic Empire, of which the following
ii the substmice

66 Lithe year WO, and the 13th day of Doc.
tit nirte o'eluck in the evening, vie, Jean Jaques
ed ne Cenibaeires, Prince Arch-Chancellor 'of
the glepire, Duke of Parma, czerrising the bone.
eons 'prescilbed to es by Title the td of the 14th
A ilkle of the Statute of (hi Imperial Family,
sitd iA cormequenec of orders addressed to us by
i~'? Majeoy the Emperor and ling, in his pri.
vote letter ,:ated that dny, of the-following tenor:
6 My Cousin, our desire is that you repair this
4 day, at nine o'clock in the evening, to our
6' gravid Cabinet of tliePalace of the Thuilleries,
ealLtellifei by tho Civil Secietary of State of our
• Iniperial fsMily, to receive from us, anti from
• ihe Empress, tiUr dear contort, a communication
• of great importance; fur this purpose we have
6 °Merit! thal this present privateletter should be
6 sent yogi. We piay God to have you, my
• Cowin, in bit holy Wang keeping.'
• ?ark, net% 13, 11504.'
On the back-is written, To our Cousin, the
6 Prince Arch.Chaneellor, Duke of Parma.'
44 We acceitlingly proceeded to the Hall of the
Throne of the Palate of t!le Thuilirrics, mutinied
ht htichel.Louis.Etienne.Regnault (de St. Jean
oAngely )1 Count of the Empire, Minister Of-State,
and Secretary of State to .the Imperial Family.
A quarter vf an beer afterwards, we were intro.
dla:ed to the grand Cabinet of the Emperor,
*here we found his Majesty the Emperor and
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King with her Majesty the Kinpress, attended by
iliac Majesties the Kings of [Lifland, Westpha-
lia, and Naples ; his Imperial Highness the Prince
Viceroy ; the Queens of Holland, Westphalia,
Naples, and Spain ; Madame, anal her Imperial
Highness the Princess PCIIIIIII. His Majesty the
briperar and King condescended to address us in
doeiti

4.Mt Cousin, Priam Arch Chancellor, I dim.
patOnAto yen a ptivett letter, dated this day, to
diregt_yon to repair to my Cabinet for the purpose
of communicating to you the resolution which I
low ow Emile's, my deal tst consort, hallo taken.
It gisros ate pleasure that the Kings, Queens, and
#viiicasses, my brothers an=l siqers, in; brothers
spad my&lighter-In-law, and my
becoitie my adopted son, as well as my
sswOlCri should witness what I am going to eon'.
ainnicate t!) you.
4 The, pulitict of my monarchy, the interest
v,„l ik Wants of my people, which have constant.
ly guided all my actions, require tgat after me, I
Dace to children, inheritors of my love for
yiNoply; that throne on which Peovilence has
platted ine. N:itsvithstanding, for several years
past I hare lost the hope of having ehitilion by my
suartielv with my well I I
to::;oit;. the *ln.
pros Josephine. This it is which me to
sacrifiee tho sweetest affections of My heart, to
*used to nothing but the good of the state, and
so 'Oh 'the distiolution of my inirr.oge. Arrlied
.10,111se ago of forty years, I :nay the hope
Gm; risoiigh tb 'educate, in 'My views and
• lhe children sr h i"h" it . may please pr 6.
vidsatei to 'girt ihie : *Cod knows hula Inuch Such
resolngovi 'hiss cost iy hiart: but theme' is iio
odrifilio nsx courage, that I will not
1011,01,.. M heel It proved to *Se to he. isidestiary to
the ,clfaid of trialice. I should add; that far from
cvsr iiivin4 tte on the con.
Vary,. I 'gift: to be satisfied win! the at.
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