London, Wednesday, Septem...
The Times, 1824-09-22T00:00:00

ThJe Pnrpi thiawr f S if 1iay, i vh(l hih :rrivel last nighit, arrc principally filledi wvith adl'lrtssc.i to the new limNO, and lis answers, details respcetilig the LIc 4iNi-;', death, and Wiler Court intelligence. It is saida,! (hat Iilg ( .xis X. lias announced his intent inn ol' prrei Hug twic, a weeek at the(.ColiTcid ovt Minis ters. 11 31o lit 'io o of'I i.5 to pronounce the funeral oaiii of'f h lc 1ate majcstv at St. Denis. The Exchiange is to be innn:l:atelv opened, so that public business will ho nlo lonlgcr inltrruipted by evetIs wlhich have happened,J in tlo, Royval Fainily. Thc follown:g are extracts froin the Mouiie 1.:r of Sun(lav, and IFloile dated Mlonda: 'lhe ia Moiteur of Sni(Iday, Svti. Ii, Ciflir of fici;dl pait), contains a Itoyal or(Itisace to the folto1vilg (ffckct C Cliarles, by thie Grace of God, &eC WYe hiave ondaiitd anti ord a ai as folfc)is " Art. 1. Baron Rainond shall he insclibc(l on the list of the Coutncil of State, in the qiuiality of llunorary Coutncil lor of State. -' 2. The following geniloinen shall hc inscribcd on the list of the Council of State, as Hunotary 'Mastcrs of lc- quests, viz--The Sicuirs Counit d(c Montigny, Baron Clhandrue de Crazaline, Jourtlan, Ainiot, Collenel. t 3. (Oulr Keeper of tits Seals, Minister Secretary of State of Justice, is charged witil tilexeculltill of the pre- sent ordinanice. < Given at the Palacc of St. Cloud, tile l8lh of Selttcln ber, tl}. year of our Lord 1824, thc first of our reign. B? the King, " tHARE3S. '' The lKcerer of the Seals, Mlinister Secretary of State of Justice, " Comte de PEYRONNET." (Non-official Part.) " NUREMIBUJRG, SEPT. 12. " rRIVATE CORIrSPONDENCE. " The mcmbers of the high noblesse of Hanover liave been officially ihforsneti that the advanicedI seasen will not permit King George IV. to visit lids German dosninjolis this year, bImt tbatHis Britannic NAlaj sty iDtended to make this journey at the beginning of the sumnnier in 18,5. LFrom the Eloile, dated Sept. 20.1 "c The Minister of Finance, seeing the arrJte of the 12th * inst., whiclh orders the Exchange to be closed till further - notice, decrees as followvs : " Art. 1. The Exchange of Paris shall be opened from M4onday, the 20th iast. " 2. X shAllbd agairrelosed on the day of the remoDval. of the reraains of the late King, and on that of their in- humation. ' ST. CLOUD, SEPT. 19. The King has lhcard mass at the Chateau of St. Cloud. CAt three o'clock thc King came to the Tuileries to sprinkle witlh holy water the body of the King, his brother, ivhich lies in a Salle dlIonnLeur. The Peers and Deputica wlho arc at PaTis went to thc Tuilerics at four o'clock to perforni that luty. Yesterday at noon the King prPsided in the Council of Ministers, vhich sat from noon till half-past two o'clock. Monseigneur the Dauphin attended it by the King's order. " PARIS, SEPT. 19. Yesterday evening there wvas a Council of Ministers at the Count tie Villele's. It is hoped that the Eing will quit St. Cloud on Saturdiay ncxt. The body of His Majesty Louis XVIII. has been plbed in the Saloon of the Throne, whlere the public was admitted fromn ten in the morninlg till six in the evening. The decoration of the interior of the apartments dlestined Cor this funezal solemnity was such as we stated in our number of yesterday. Yt would be thifficilt to describe the devotion with which the imrense crowds, adlmitted on this day, visited tlhe mortal remains of His Majesty. A religious silence prevailed from the entranice of the grand staircase to the wicket of the Pont Royal, by whlichi they left the Palace. It is very worltiy of remark, that the nunicrous Englislh journals, to whatever party they belong, agree on this point-thlat the death of Louis XVIII. will not produce any kind of change in thc domestic admninistration or the foreign policy of France. This conviction is foundedl on the high esteem which all Europe feels for the upright, humanie, and just character of King Ckarles X. " Extraordinary preparations have beenl making for some (lays in the metropolitani chuirchl of Paris for the funeral service rf the late- King, wlicil will take place on Monday, Sept.20, at fen o'clock, withi the greatest pomp." WVe inscrt the following letter froim Paris, giving a more leta'lc(1 account than has appeare(d in the jourmiWs, of tlie lattcr days of Louis XVIII. EXTRASCT FRO3I A P'RIVAS'E LETTER. " PARIS, SEPT. 18. "Thegreatest calm continues to prevaii in our capital. A kind( of gravity, which is not common, is observerl on every countrenance. Very few men have put on mourining: the women are more nitimerois who pay this outward mark of respect to the memory of the late King. There is reason to distrust most of the accounts pulb- lishedI by thc journals of the last moincits of Louis XVI I. ,Many of them are false, others are disfiguired. The follow- ing dtetails arc strictly trie : they w&ec given to us by an attentive and dispassionate witness, wh1o observed for hiis- tory. ll'e shiall repeat as little as possible of what has becen said by a nuimber of channels, official an(l unofficial, and endeavoour to say only what is generally unknowvn. it is true that thic King, (luriig his long agony and the days w]lichl preceded it showcd extraordinary firmness, resignation, and greatness of soul. This is thle morc remarkable, as, for several years past, being a victim to the most cruel sufferings, his temper has been soured, anti hc had frerquenit fits of impatience; and it mnight have been imagineil that the disposition would tave becomc more evident as the pains increasrd. Except (luring the crisis andI faintinig fits, his hea(l was perfeetly clear ; he spoke withi mildness to those w1ho were abotit himt. A cotitradiction2 sometimes irritated hint. lIe eomplained very miuell of the cliqe//le which the getn- tiemun in waiti ng did tiot forget to observe even in those moments w%hich were the most painiful to him. As far as hc was able, he put off the moment whlet the priests were to be intro(diuce(d into ltis apartment. At last he perceive(d emtyresmgneir1n l 'nr rsst Yl to tie mass ivw I muchi attentiots ; bitt when it was en(led, he said that M. de Croi, who performed, ha(l not Showtn sufficielit uinction. ie suffeired qtictly the last sacrametits to be a(dministered to him. Witen tlhey came to the prayers of the (lying, he said, ' You are in too great a hurry, I know myself better than the physiciaris do.' Ife was in tltc right ; for they w^re obliged to re-commeince thesame prayers tirece tinies. 'l'he physicians thought that the last agony would he mitelt mor e protnpt, and( every new crisis madc them say that thle fatal houtr wvas come. Hlowvever, ott Tuesday moriing the King sail, ' I shall not (lic beforc Thursday.' 11 Thc disorder wasJliorrible ; the legs were a mass ol corruption. TTe had oni his fect enorinous exereseenecs like spoti-es. All the pains were in the belly atiil stom)ach. For above two motlints lie batl not b.en able to hold upl) is head : it fell on hJis breast. The tipper part ef h;i loins were uicariy paralyzed ; the vertebral muscles were wholly relaxcd. Up to the moinenit when thbse new 'evils attack d hiiim, his stomach hadl very well digested a great number of aliments ; bit thsat organ ceased its func- tions as soon as the upper part on'thic ho(ly dolible(d tipoI it- self. M. Portal, his Majesty's first phlysicianl, said, accord- ing to his usual fiortn of speeclh, ' If the hKing couldl resolve to eat Iyinig dovn, allnd to live lyyilgt (dow n, he wotmld still rcign a long timc.' Ihe King merely reoarkucl, ' flow e1lil(l yol liave isse reeii in bemri' " Amnmig his scrvants, there was one named Usquen t, or T uvrq-riunt, to whom hc was Imtlch attached, and to whom lhe lias secured considerable advantages. No other person was drxtvrous in assisting him;n to change his position in his lwd. 'I'lie Kitig said to thie Count of Artois, ' I almost re- gret thf:t vou are 0 5clive I would recomin'end Lusqiien(et to youll. Thie Nig o had iiot wished to aecc tIhi Children of Fraee, whatevcr the journals m11ay say: it was agailnst his will that they tvcre brought to him. After they wetC gone, he sid,l ' IWhy did you brivg those chil(lren to ini ? If tilcy werc 15 years of age, thc sight of their n1(I uncle dying would remain impressed on Itheir memory ; bht at their age my sight will inakc only disagreeablc hinpressiots, witliout an-y advantage to licirm ; for they wvill forget thiz la..t inier- viewv it was nto worth1 wlIile to im alkc the cliill ren cry.' " foJnsieur caiiie 1reqmtcntly to the liKing's bolslid,. TI'lc day before his death, t he King 5aid to idm-' -Jtnlglnent will ooin ie pa',sed on my reigt ; hut, wllatever may he the opinion that shall prevail, I assure you, brothter, that every thing ! b}ave done has becn Olwe result of lonig deli- beration. I may have becn mistakeii, butt I have not been thc spoort, the slave of events; every thing has been Con- n ct(h l anl argtiv by tue.' 'I lie Dluchess of Angoulemce never Canme into thle Kinig's cltamber but in tears ; ' If you knew,' said he, ' wltat I have sufficercd for the last tbree years, you wouldl not wveel), you wvould( rc:joicc.' ` Profoulld afflictioii prevailcl in( tlIe Tuileries. Thc ser- vants, who ha(l so often felt the efflcts of thvir master's iin- paticnce, sobbed aloud ; the chief efficsrs of the Palace, the Priests, dild not quit the bed of the dying Monarch: in the iiight of tle Iath Count d'Artois remained in an adjoining room, andl they wenit several times to announce to him thc death of his brother before it had taken place. At lengthi, at three mrinutes past four in the morning of the 16th, M. Portal visited the. patient, andl declared that all was over. ' Go and tell his Majesty,' said the High tiianiberlaims, Prince Talleyrand. Akt this informationi the new King rimshled inIto the chamber whiere his predecessor had just breathed his last. T The witness who has relate(d to us all these facts, said to us-m I 1;ab seen many Coulrt tears; they would not de- ceivc me; but those wlicil Cliarles shled were sincere.' He alhnost lai(d himself down on the bed of the deceased, ex- claiming, ' And I, too, ain so old.' After this burst of sor- row, the Prince comrnosing lfitself a little, said to the Chamberlaein, I What is to be done?' 'ISire,' replied Talleyrand, 'I am here to attend to these things: yon have need of repose-retire,' ' and you too wattt rest-re- tire.' 'Retire, I conjure you, Sire.' The King took the hand of his brother, kissed it, and withdrew. " The attendants had despaired of presenving the King's body from total dissolution. It is hoped, by certain chymi- cal processes, which lwill in the end change the colour, to preserve at least the masses. 'Those who saw him the day before yesterday exposed to the view of the people, were surprised to find him so reduced; he was covered up to thcbrcast only with a white cloth, which perfee.ty showed the contour of the body; as he died with his mouth open, a bandeau was passed un- der the chin, to keep it closcd. " Tr1e face was yellow, and the hands as white as ala- baster." The correctnems of the above particulars may be lepend- ed upon: there may be some variations in the very words of the phrases attributed to the liing, but the sense is ex- act, an(d that is the essential poiit. L(ND)OY, -VI;/DA-J. D, S.P.;I'Efll :2 124.