The National Register. — 1820-09-18 (London, England)

FRENCH PAPERS.  PARIS, SEPT. 10.—The Commission of the Court of Peers sits daily, to interrogate the individuals implicated in the conspiracy. By a decision of the Royal Court, the indictment azainst the ex-Captains Gravier and Bunton will be preferred at the October Assizes. It will be recollected they were taken into custody upon a charge of hat ing deposited the booth, winch exploded tinder die window of the apartment of her Royal Highness the Duchess de Berri.  The Journal of the Department of l'lscre states— " A courier from Lyons has arrived at Grenoble ; the authorities hate not communicated to the public the contents of the despatches of which be was the bearer, whence it is concluded, as obs•rvei the journal of Grenoble, that they relate to the removal of some Adniims[ratite Functionaries. Darnig ssveral days past the police have been extremely ❑ctive in that town ; the inn, keepers are rigorously rorpiired to supply lisisof strangers. A melancholy circumstance took place the day before yesterday, in the botanical garden. The following arc the particulars communicated by an eye-witness.—" A person, about. 65 years of age,genteely attired, was, with several other people, whose curiosity led them to the spot, looking at the bear Marti, lying in his kennel.— The spectator suddenly seated himse:f upon the parapet, turned his legs inwards, slid down the wall and lay on the ground. The bear sprung from his kennel upon the unfortunate man, seized him by the neck, and ahoked hint. The ferocious animal wept twice round the deco,  holding his prey as he had seized it, and seemed to exhibit it to the horror struck spectators, who tittered hideous cries. He then carried the body into his kennel, and soon came out again, dragging it by one of the legs. The people threw stones, and turned dogs into the place, but tney durst not advance. Some young persons coiled upon the sentinel to tire upon the beast : ins piece was out charged. besides, the twin was dead ! The animal was at length (Intel) into his den, and the body taken out of the place. The indUrtuttate man had no papers in his pocket, that could lead to a discovery wilt) lie was, hut he hil% snice been found to be a 111411 in good circumstances. If it be true, tit.tt the mail t% ho makes all attempt upon his life 'mist necessarily be mad, what name can be given to that species oh madness which prompted this unfortunate creature to Berk aud to find death by a suicide of this limn! description r'  An Edinburgh Paper satys, " Sunday, a little past four o'clock in the afternoon, a most distressin3 accident occurred oil Portobello. A party of 15 left that place for a pleasure sail to Inchkeith. On returning, when about a mile front the shore, by song; mismanagement, the boat upset, and the whole were thrown into the sea. Luckily some boats were near, which picked up nine of the party, who, on being carried to the baths, were all recovered, except a boy, who died shortly after. The other six were untiirtunately drowned, and although persons have been dragging for the bodies, none of them had been found up to Monday morning ut ten o'clock.— One of them has lett a widow and nine children."  The Imperial l'ultency Hotel, in Piecadily, op. the Green Park, is the last house proposed by Government to the Queen. Iler Majesty has no• tified her approbation in a letter tbrwarded some days since to Colonel Stevenson, to which as yet her Majesty has received no tukswer.