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PANS, JUNE 3, 1906.

| ANA's , CNI 50 OSC'
/ THE Ambafador Extraordinary
! from the States of Holland, had this
| day az guidance of the Emperor and
King In behalf of the Deputation,
| Vice-Adm;ral Verheul addreiied His
Majeity aSpeech in which he an
! nounced the wilhes of rhe Rcprelen
ratiyes of the Batavian People " 10
reduce their o4cn lmfitaionS into bar
D10.y qUitb tbgF Of France" and to
pray His Majeity to grant them as
supreme Chief of the Republic,
Prince Louis Napoleon 10 this
speech His Majefy replied -
GENTLEMEN,
81 HAVE always looked upon
the pro eaion Of your country as the
hrif intereit Of my crown Every
time | have been called upon TO in
terfere in your internal, affairs, I
have been truck from the hrit with
the Inconvenience attached 10 the
uncertain form Of your Government.
Governed by popular AGemhly, it
had been under the influence Of in
trigues, and agitated by neighbour
ing Governments.
Governed by all Elective Magif-
tracy, every time this Magiitraey was
renewed, produced crilis Of alarm
70 the ref. Of Europe. and the Ggnal
of rev maritime wars. None Of
theie inconveniencies can be guarded
aseiaf otherwifr than by an Heredi-
tary Government. This I recon-
mended TO your country by my coun-
ellis, when the Contribution was ef-
iablifhed and the offer that you
ha We made of the Crown Of Holland
to Prince Louis, is confident with
your true interelts, and my own
and it is adapred to fccure the gener-
al tranquility Of Europe. France has
been sufficiently generous, in renour-
cling all the rights which the events
Of war had given her over Holian
but cannot intruf the frong places
which cover my northern frontier,
TO the keeping Of an unfaithful, or
even TO doubtful hand.
{" GENTLEMEN, agree 10 the re-
eueitof their High Mightinefes. /
proclaim Prince Louis King of Hol-
land. You, Prince reign over this
people. Their forefathcrs only &C.
quired their independence by the
conlfant aGiftance Of FraDce.-Hol-
land afterwards became allied TO En-
gland fhe has been conquered , ttili
The owes her exiitence 10 France.
Let them then own to you, their
King The protection Of their religion,
bu, never ceafc to be Frenchman
You and your heirs viii pofels the
dignity of Conhable Of the Empire
--you will recolled the duties You
have 10 fulfil towards me, and the
importance that | have attached 10
the lafe keeping of the ftrong places
upon my northern frontier, and
which / confde 10 you. Prince
Maintain among your troops that
fpirit which | have obferYed among
them in the field Of battle. Cheriih
the ientiments Of union and love for
France among your new fubjeas. |
Be a terror to the wicked, and ia
Their 10 the good this is the charzc-
ter Of great Kings"
[p Then foLolUs-a Speech Of King
Louis, made az The toot Of The throne,
accepting tie kingdom, erbre6fHg tie
gfaai ba8e, and making The cyfmt1,y
pramiss then, an impfria! .1feDags
Announcing The neqo King aud the
Cardinal Fejtb, as Caadat5r Arc5-
Chancellor Of the German Enpirl, Fec
tor Of Rat55sn, and Prinlate Of Gernia-
ny" Thus dies the JerDice Of the csan-
trB" adA Bonapayte, " cali far az9ay
firm ut arr Brothers and our Children
Then a Treaty 6et7veen TaAsyraad
and the Bataviaa Depatis5, regulating
the nt1v order Of things. The DfoHay-
cby is to Be hereditary in The Inc Of LoD-
is Napoleon IN CAFE Of dTdult, The
regency dsvofvss to The Em5srar Of The
French, in bis quality Of perpetual heed
g The Imperial Family Tie King to
have ff9ur domains !: and an annual re-
venne Of 100000 forms, paya5ls By
r.anthlv izjfaAirents.- Ibe Ouen5' dazy-