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OF hthes. and the application oil the rea
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ieasufy-the compilation OF the vast deal
OF information upon Real Estate. upou
Weights and Measures, and Public In.
Ntuclion. snG as = member OF tho Cons,i.
tuuonal Committee for his famous rrpor,
on the Rights Of Man. On the 18th OF
February. 1870. he was elected Plesiden,
of the Assembly, aud on me IIth OF July.
IN the same year. he otEci aied g. High
r"e'' at The solemn ceremony OF The
french Confederation In the Campus
Marhn'. HIS conduct in this and other
matters having drawn upon him the odium
oil the Church a. Rome. Plus VI. pub
lished bull OF accommodation sgaip,,
laHeyrand. who. IN consequence. Vas
dismissed from the bishopric OF Autun.-
In l19l he was elected a member of the
Directory from the department of PAN,
'hargcd by LOUIS XIV. IN the bcg,nning
oil lI0I, with mission TO England. hc
renamed IN 1t, IN correspondence ~ih the
hrSt men o: the Republic. although affect.
inS persecution on IT'S part. and enjoved
The confidence OF PIT. AID other Eng.
tSh ministers. Notwithstanding. his Sc
cret hina,ions drew upon bun ,igor
Qua order To leave England. lie was
compelled tbercirom 10 fee 10 the United
States. Having returned TO France in
! 1913, thro' the Influence oil Madame de
Stael, TalleyTsnd continued To 10 enc OF
the most distinguish he'd men ia tie coun.
try IN consequence of tie grca,me assures
IN which he WAS engaged. In 1871, be
wa, appointed Minister OF Foreign Rela.
tons, aud continued "a hi. post, despite OF
The general distrust which his character
Inspired. until July 10. 1859.
! Leagued before hsnG with General Bo-
naparic, Tai!cyiand passed IN retirement
the interval OF four months, from the fall
from the ministry ~ the return OF Bona.
psr'e iIom Egypt. No sooner. however
had BonapaiIe set foot upon the coast OF
Provence. than Talleyrand pressed upon
ham the idea OF realizing the government
Ofthe world; ha was The original author Of
The revolution Of the 18th Brumaine
which placed the power in the hand, Of
the Consul Bonspsrte. This event sgain
placed HIM IA the Ministry. and in IL he
continued his diplomatic lansrs, no less
important than the military deeds Of the
FItt Consul down To the peace Of A miens.
ny arrangements with the Court Of Rome.
the PoLe released Tsllevrsnd from ecclc-
siaslicsl obligations, and lie returned 10 q
secular life. The first use he made Of
ihIs change was 10 marry Mrs. Grant.
whom he had formerly known at Ham
burg. After Napoleon was elevated to
the Imperial dlgnily. he made TaleyTand
Grand ChsmLerlsin OF the Empire. and
IN 1906, he bestowed upon him the title
Of Sovereign Prince Of Bene,en,o. pre-.
serving Notwithstanding his post in ,hs
t Ministry, unjust aggression upon Spain.
when IN consequence Of dissent 10 opin
ION from Emperor. he was dismissed from
the Ministry. Sl:hough prom oted OF the
same time 10 the dignity Of Vice Great
Elector. which opened way 10 all his
designs.
From this time there commenced be-
tween The Emperor aud the Prince OF
BeneNeuio. = kind Of war de salon and Of
eplgrsm IN which the Conquetor Of Eu.
rope wss frequently defeated. Napole on
knowing that lie dIsaPproved Of the Span
18Th war. cont-Ived = singular piece Of
vengeance. which vas 10 charge Talley.
rand with the duty Of going 10 receive
and OF guarding IN his own palace OF
tA y NiNildHu uiiO bAltT span
iIh princes. This and other caU'cs 60
much aggravated the anImosity of Talley.
rand against the Emperor that lie never
ceased preparing silently the nesns OF b..
rum, down TO the time that he appeared
upon another political scene as q Member
OF The Council Of Regency and President
OF the PROVINCIAL Government. lie re.
oei'ed IN bis palace at Paris. Alexander.
the Emperor Of Russia, and concerted
With him and other foreign princes. the
abdiosiion OF Donspsiie and the return Of
LOUIS XVIII. Appointed a new Minister
OF Domestic and Foreign Relations, with
the Tale OF Prince Tslleytand, he wssseni
10 Congress at Vienna in the quality oi
French Plenipoicntiary When NAPOLEON
returned from Elbs, T1lleyrsnd joined
Louis XVIII. .; Client. aud returned With
HIN to Paris after the battle Of Waterloo
FROM this time. althO' abused and ,lli6ed
by the public and feared by the govern
meni OF LOUIS AVlll.. TSllcyrand did no,
cease 10 cIeicise great influence IN pub.
lo Affairs. receiving at the same time con.
iinued proofs Of regard and esteem on
every ,lde from the European nonSrohs.
who uValled each other 10 hespirz upon
him favor ard m honoring hiin with she
highest titles Of their respective States 90
IN this position. Tslleytand continued
during The reign 81 Charles y Finally
m ihc Revolution Of July. 1870 hs found
himself placed 81 the sije q Lous Phi.
.hprc ~ whom be vas arprinled Minis.
Ter 20 Erzlan6 Ai'rf his re.igna'ion at
flis en- bassy. BE- retired 20 Lis ralaCe a.
Naisucy. vheie 10 was regarded % On
oracle. ADD Nas consulted by half Tie 90.
Sefeigns 81 EuroIe. The astounding
i,ersaf'i'y of Tsllcyrsnd's poliresI.csree
the confidence which be h,s snjoy ed
alike from tie Republic. the Empue. the
Restoration, and The Government Of Louis
Phiilippe--iis great political ssgaci'y.
learning tnd lalsnts--the extended length
Il hes iie--hs singular ph,s'e Con.h.
iut,or and the undimintshed ,icof q h,'