Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-12-25

ter, MIR. Livingston, with II view ofan
earl ly consideration Of the American III
demnity.
The official organization OF The new
Ministry, was announced IN the Moni-
teur Of the 10Th November, NJ follows
the Royal Ordinances being counter
signed by NJ. Persil -
The Duke dc I}assano is appointed
Minister Of the Interior and the Presi-
dent of the Council.
vi. Bresson, French Minister PIcni-
potentiary at Berlin, Minister for Fo-
reign Ailairs
Lieutenant General Baron Bernard,
Minister of War.
Baron Charles Dupin, member of the
Chamber Of Deputies and Of the Coun-
Gil Of Admiralty, Minister OF the Ma
rine.
Nj. Tcstc, member OF the Chamber Of
Deputies, Minister Of Commerce.
Nj. Passy, mcmber of the Chamber of
Deputies, Minister Of the Finances.
4 vi. Persil, retains the Justice Depart
ment.
The interim of the Foreign Depart
mcnt will be filled by General Baron
Bernard, Minister of War, and that of
Public Instruction, by Nj. Teste, Minis
ter OF Commerce.
ter of War, is created Peer of France.
The Chamber of Peers and the Cham
Der Of Deputies, which were piorogued d
to the 29th of December, will assemble
Oh Monday, lst of December.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Morning Herald, gives the follow
ing interesting Sketch Of the new Min
isters. In addition to what is said be-
low, Of M. dc Blcsson, the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, we may add that he ID
the son-in-law Of MIR. Justice Thompson,
/ of the Supreme Court of the United
States 1t will also be seen that the a
, gcd Duke Of Bassano, is not the son-il
law Of Mr.. Francis Barring, az stated il
the Gazette Of this morning, but the ia
thcr-n-aw Of that gentleman.
"Thc Duke Of Bassano, the CoryphD
} us of the party" was born at Dion, il
: 1863, and OF course is IL yeurs of age
So long ago as 1899, bearing then tn,
: more republican name OF IIUGuEs Ben
NARD MARET, he became Chief OF Di
: vision, as 1t is called, III the Foreign of
fee, under Lebrun Tonnere. When th'
| British Monarchy began to display it
= extreme hostility to the proceedings an'
; principles of the French Revolutionar,
Government, Lebrun despatched Mare
, TO London, in all haste, To endeavor T.
avert the storm he saw gathering. Al
! though nominally holding intercours
with Lord Grenvillc, only, Muret ha
many interviews with MIR. Pitt, who mucI
Y respected him. lie did not leave Lon
L don until February, 1893, when the cx
!, ecution Of Louis XVI. had destroyed a
: hope Of success from his mission. o
= landing at CALAIS, he found himself non
d mated Chief Commissioner of the Lowe
e Countries. On his arrival in Paris, tn
d reign of terror had commenced. In OF
, der to avoid the danger which menace
= every public man at that epoch, he ac
= cepted the employ ment Of Ambassad,
{ to the Court of Naples, and set out {,
o Italy, with Nj. de SemonvilIe, who, col
II Jointly with him, had been charged wit
r n mission to the Italian States. The
It were, as is well known, arrested by Au!
r TRAN agents, even on neutral territor,
c loaded with chains, and thrown into
e dungeon at Mantua. From thence the
= were transferred TO the Tyrol, whcr
II they remained nearly two years, ~hic
time nj. Maret spent in composing sew,
: raj dramatic works, much admired
,t those days, and which formed man
is years afterwards, one OF the grounds q
% which he successfully demanded TO b
$, made member OF the Institute.
20 lie sometime afterwards (that IL,
at the year l797) was appointed one OF tl
J. commissioners sent to Liberia, To neg'
N tatc with the British agents peace vii
u England That negotiation having faI
y ed, he was recalled to Paris, but du
ing his stay at Lille, he had necessuri
"a opened communications with the Con
mander-in Chief of the army of ltul
y NapoeIon Bonapartc, which iniluenc,
) his future life, for thus commenced b
III relations with that great man. lie wi
l. connected with Sleyes, RTdercr, OF
W others, in preparing the way for Nap
Icons arrival at the supreme power
1899 1900, and wns named by him =,
'e crctary Of State. From that moment |
= never quilted his service, and rarely h
-, presence. Ills influence over his ~
pcrlal master, may be conceived fro
10 the fact of his having induced h,
" lhrnnuh perhnns. u NrIY Que siInn n L