NEW-YORK AMERICAN. - JULY 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27-1832. LITERARY NOTICES. pagos, and fancy themselves at once in the Hall of indeed. But we mean not to disclose a syllable of For the first time, we believe, since the Review the Masque. By the English Opium-Eater. on the corner of Nassau and Ann streets. Of this claims to the attention of all lovers of romantic fic. The following sketch of fashionable travelling, one we can say, however, that it includes within tion, and no one, we think, who engages in the pe as executed by the English, is from the new novel itself the elements of all others; and that, begin.rusal of this volume, will willingly lay it aside until he has fairly devoured the book. Not that there is of Arlington: ning with the "Diamond," the "Pearl," and the any false or unnatural excitement, as might perhaps, "Mr. Theobold at that instant was speaking to "Agate," and ending with “Cannon," there is no- be suspected by those who knew the Author only in Lord Bolsover. thing of beauty, of richness, or of power, which his opium haunted visons. Far from it; the story I will just tell you what I did. Brussels, Frankmay not find its fitting character in the pages of this is an episode in the famous Thirty Years War, and fort, Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Milan, Naples, and Klosterheim is taken as the representative, in the Paris; and all that in two months. No man has volume. Gentle, and we presume, mystified reader,main features of its political distractions, of a mul. ever done it in less. it is a book of "specimens of printing types," &c. beautifully executed. 'made a few extracts. when carven cedar doors Flung inward over span: led floors, titude of German cities. It was not on the roll of 'That's a fast thing; but I think I could have the free cities of the Empire, but in the nature of done it,' said Lord Bolsover, with a good courier. As however we must not, even though there be At the period of the story, the Landgravi. a day for a fortnight." an appanage in the family of a certain Landgrave of I had a fellow once, who could ride a hundred miles nothing to notice, forego the goodly custom of a ate was in the occupancy of a Prince every where 'I came from Vienna to Calais,' said young Leigh. Weekly Review,-a delightful relief to us, and we odious for the harshness of his government and the ton, in less time than the Government courier. No trust, not an unwelcome one to our readers, from gloomy austerity of his character, with a somewhat other Englishman ever did that.' 'Hem! I am not sure of that,' said Lord BolsoCholera reports, and choleric politics, we have suspicious title, and a strong bias to the Swedish interest. At a time when the religious and political ver; but I'll just tell you what I have done-from taken the last number of the New Monthly Maga. attachments of Europe were brought into collisions Rome to Naples in nineteen hours; a fact, upon my zine, and the latest Turf Register, and from them so strange, that the foremost auxiliary of the Pro. honor-and from Naples to Paris in six days.' testant interest in Germany was also the most dis- 'Partly by sca ?' tinguished Cardinal in the Church of Rome, it did No! all by land;' replied Lord Bolsover, with a The London New Monthly for June introduces not appear inconsistent with this strong leaning to look of proud satisfaction. Washington Irving's latest work, "the Alhambra," the King of Sweden, that the Landgrave was pri- "I'll just tell you what I did,' Mr. Leighton thus poetically to its readers: vately known to be a bigoted Catholic, who prac- chimed in again,' and I think it is a devilish good Nature and romance have alike their favorite ticed the severest penances, and tyrant as he showed plan-it shows what one can do. I went straight an haunts; and as on some spots nature lavishes all that himself to others, grovelled, himself, an abject devo. end, as fast as I could, to what was to be the end of beauty which made the prophet exclaim of Damas. toe, at the foot of a haughty confessor. Rumors, my journey. This was Sicily; so straight away I cus, "It is too delightful" so on the other, will be too, of a dark and ominous tendency, arising no one went there at the devil's own rate, and never stopped assembled those meinories of war, love, and sorrow, knew whence, nor by whom encouraged, pointed in- anywhere by the way; changed horses at Rome, and I forget that make "a divinely haunted place," and the natu. juriously to the past history of the Landgrave, and all those places, and landed in safety at ral loveliness yields in interest to the acquired. No. to some dreadful exposure which was affirmed to be exactly how long from the time of starting, but I where are the associations more poetical or more hanging ever his head. His predecessor, the late have got it down to an odd minute. As for the picturesque than those which belong to the Moslem Landgrave, had been assassinated in a very myste. places I left behind, I saw them all on my way reign in Spain. Granada was an European Bagdad, viate was pronounced by some of the most distin- in the night time.' rious manner upon a hunting party. The Landgra. back, except the Rhine, and I steamed down that with all the magnificence, "barbaric pearl and gold," 'I have travelled a good deal by night,' said Thewhich made the history of the eastern capital like guished jurisprudents, a female appanage; and a that of some enchanted city, with all the deeper of redress to others through that of her own heavy it is pleasant, and a good plan of getting on? lady, then in obscurity, was alluded to as the agent obold. With a dormeuse and travelling lamp I think feeling, the more exalted creed, and the greater rofinement of the later age of chivalry. The Alhambra Wrongs. These rumors were not the less acceptable And you can honestly say, I suppose,' said Den. is the poetry of architecture, both in its former state, ed the impending punishment of the hated Land. much fine country as any man living?" to the people of Klosterheim, because they connect. bigh, that you have slept successfully through as grave with the restoration of the imperial connexion. 'Oh, I did see the country-that is, all that was Conspiracies were moving in darkness both in the worth seeing. My courier knew all about that, and Council of the Burghors and of the University. The used to stop and wake me whenever we came to city, the University, and the numerous convents, anything remarkable. Gad! I have reason to reand now, when the ivy creeps around its lattices, were crowded to execss with refugees, who sought member it, too, for I caught an infernal bad cold and "the bats build in its towers," to the memory of shelter in this sequesterod nook from the storm of one night when I turned out by lamplight to look former splendor it adds lingering beauty and actual war and desolation that raved and whistled on every at a water-fall. I never looked at another.'" ruin. The fancy of most readers will take part with side around. Malcontents also, of every denominathe present writer when he says:-"From earliest tion, emissaries of all the numberless factions which Of the Chateau Margaux Stakes, to which the boyhood, when, on the banks of the Hudson, I first then agitated Germany, great persons with special annexed "official" letter relates, our readers have pored over the pages of an old Spanish story about reasons for courting temporary seclusion, and pre. already heard. Of the Chateau Margaux itself, they the wars of Granada, that city has ever been a sub-serving strict incognito; misers who flod with their have we hope, for their own sakes, a lively relish ; ject of my waking dreams, and often have I trod in hoards of gold and jewels to this city of refuge; de- and assuming thus much, we take it for granted fancy the halls of the Alhambra." The greatest solate ladies from the surrounding provinces, in compliment we can pay Mr. Irving is to say that he search of protection for themselves, or for the honor they will be well pleased to learn its authentic hisdeserved to tread them. He has entered the desolate of their daughters; and prophets and enthusiasts of tory. and destroyed, but still lovely halls, with eyes turned every description, whom the magnitude of the poliCHATEAU MARGAUX STAKES. towards the past, and full of that enthusiasm which tical events and their religious origin, so naturally alone can understand the melancholy and the beau- called forth in swarms; these, and the many more, Baltimore, 16th June, 1832. Mr. Editor: In your last Turf Register, 1 find tiful. To our taste, these are two most delightful with their attendants, troops, students, and the ter. that" Chateau Margaux Stakes" have been estab volumes. The sketches of Spanish scenery and pea-rified peasantry from the country round about, had lished at Tree Hill, and I am informed that the sants are full of life and animation; the descriptions swelled the city of Klosterheim, from a total of about same of the Alhambra "painted in rich words;" and the 17,000 to 36,000 or 37,000. are about to be created at the Central Course. ancient legends told in a style worthy of the days All these circumstances, combined with the hope when the story-teller sat on an embroidered carpet, of some dim religious judgment, like that which which bears that name, and to the excellence of its As this is a marked compliment to the estate while the music of a falling fountain accompanied ruined Edipus, brooding over the Landgrave, and production, "Chateau Margaux," a few remarks his recital. We suspect these legends owe as much the slight tenure upon which all men held their lives thereon may not be unacceptable. to Mr. Irving as "The Arabian Nights" did to Mr in those wild, tumultuous times, naturally throw the Galland but if these fairy tales be "plus Arabe thoughts of the Klosterheimers much upon the other miles below Bordeaux, and consists of about 500 aChateau Margaux is situated on the Garonne, 17 qu'en Arabie," we ought scarcely to complain if he world; and communication with it and its burthen cres, 150 of which are under vino, in detached parwho found the silk, has wrought it into "graceful of secrets was eagerly sought by every variety of cels in the two provinces of Margaux and Cante broiderie." This has been the mistake of all tho late agencies, ghosts, divination, magic, and all other nac, producing an average of 100 tuns, or 400 hhds. doers into English of Arabian fiction: they have sorts of superstition. Just at this critical juncture per annum. only given us the raw material, and then boasted of a mysterious masque made its appearance to many their accuracy as if accuracy in a fairy tale could persons by night; and on the walls, in the most priests, and was formed by selections of such pieces This estate was formerly in the hands of the ever be asked by any but an antiquary. Mr. Irving, public places, was found a notice posted :on the contrary, narratos equally fancifully and or parcels of land, as from their position and character of soil, were best calculated to produce the "THE MASQUE." for more than half a century, and distinguished as 05508," If any of our readers can, we advise them quel of the story. There is a love plot running of a letter, just received from M. Lawton & Wine The strict fulfilment of this threat forms the so- first growth;) is confirmed by the following extract Le premier des premiers crus," (the first of the go and visit the Alhambra themselves: if not, let through the whole, of course; for so much fighting broker, whose judgment and opinion on wine is co playfully, with a vein of quiet humor admirably suit. "Landgrave, beware! Henceforth not you, but best wine. The reputation this wine has enjoyed ed to this age of disbelief. We know no more exquisite specimen of their kind than the Rose of the Alhambra" and "The Three Beautiful Prin I, govern in Klosterheim. (Signed) .. tem give full reins to their imagination, read these and souffling without any love, would be dry work sidered the highest authority Si Bordeaut: Lime. AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL. "I have made several calls at Chateau Margaux, position Journals accuse the Ministers of having press to Bayonne, and a communication from thence We shall leave them to The northern part of the coast, and not the Tagus, must, in that case, have been selected as the first since the last vintage, and again looked over the given reason for dissatisfaction, though they do not by telegraph to Paris, within the time mentioned. Bnew wines of 1831, about three waeks ago. I am attempt to justify revolt. It is but doing justice to the Journal des Debats point for attack. Altogether, the chances against happy to say, in point of elegance they show their settle the matter between them. to mention, that, however violently it declares itself its proving true are so many, that the report, as has accustomed superiority over those of Lafitte and Latour." Whence this superiority over all other wines arises, against the conduct of the opposition, and however been already stated, is not credited. The eagerness has been always a matter of much discussion; there little it exhibits a knowledge of the real principles of inquiry, however, to which it gave rise, proves the The question of the Madeira blockade is finally are, however, some circumstances in addition to of constitutional liberty, it has expressed a strong general interest which now attaches to the result of those already stated, which shed some light on the disapprobation of that act of the Government, which that expedition. requires the medical profession to report on the subject. The gathering of the grape is performed on this numbers and character of their wounded patients. disposed of by the letters received this morning, th estate exclusively by grown persons, and not by A surgeon, as we stated yesterday, must not be from the agent to Lloyd's, which is dated on the 29th children, as is the general practice elsewhere. The made a Government spy; and the stanching of a ult. stating, that the vessels conducting it had em. selection of the good and the rejection of the bad wound, or the amputation of a limb, ought not to barked the troops and refugees at Porto Santo, and PARIS, June 12.-Tuesday, 4 o'clock, P. M.-The grape is therefore judiciously made. The proprietor subject the professors of a noble art to the necessity sailed on the 25th to join the expedition of St. Mi the Marquess de la Colonilla, resides on his estate, of being purveyors for the guillotine, or the military chael's. The Ministerial journals continue to state, that friends of the Government had abundant cause of and possesses the affectious of the neighboring ten-executions in the plaine de Grenelle. ants, which induces them promptly to obey his çalı for any force necessary to vintage, in the shortest the news from La Vendée is highly satisfactory.-- gratification on Sunday, in the cordial reception We shall only think so, when we hear of the cap with which the King inet, on the part of the troops A great number of addresses, intended for with the greatest care and at-ture or the flight of the Duchess of Berry, though of the line and the National Guards, at the grand the King, were received by the Adjutant-General, The wine is made w tention, without any addition to the pure juice, or we never apprehended any ultimate danger from review. adulteration in any way; not a drop of brandy or this absurd movement of the Carlists. The affairs of Belgium had been arranged, by the who was riding behind his Majesty. The contents are said to have expressed sentiments equally loyal, spirits being added, as is usual in making all other wines. It is kept in the most perfect repositories that Conference at London, by further concessions to of some of them were mere loyal effusions; others time a hope, that the government will speedily, recan be constructed on the estate, where at proper Sir Walter Scott had returned to England more turn to the constitutional paths from which it has thought proper to depart. The Government jourbearing the coronet and initials of the Marquess on Russia. nals have been quite silent on the contents of these the cork, which it is a felony to counterfeit. But it is not difficult even in riding over the country to feeble in health than when he left. The Brutus, of Liverpool, sailed thence for Que-addresses, and have only spoken of the review, as point out the wines which compose part of this estate, for they are always found on the heights most advantageously exposed to the South East, and bec on the 18th of May with 349 souls on board, having afforded strong proof that the class of the to the order of things which has existed since the on a light yellow clay, mixed, nay almost covered, all healthy, and having a surgeon on board. On the community whose sentiments have most value, are with coarse white pebbles. The vines are trained ninth day out, the Cholera manifested itself, and ever disposed to raise their arms against all enemies No one who knows any thing of the actual tem.. horizontally within 12 inches of these pebbles, which are supposed to be eminently useful, by col- raged with such violence as to induce the Captain last revolution. during which time 117 cases and 81 deaths occurred. per of the Parisians, can doubt that many amoug lecting the heat of the day, and gently emitting it to put back. He returned to port on the 26th day, during the night, tempering the heavy dews. THE CHOLERA IN LIVERPOOL.-We regret to state them are the advocates of tranquility at any rate; that the Cholera continues to make considerable but it would be betraying a gross ignorance as to the progress. The following is the official report pub. general state of feeling, to deny that a very large croachment of prerogative on the part of the molished yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock by the Board portion of them are decidedly inimical to every enof Health: narchy, especially of that monarchy which has emerged from the barricades of 1830. Beason it is bottled, and is then issued to the world. Holland, in the spirit of those recommended by as entertained by the civic force, but at the same Thus, with heat for its sire, and soft dew for its dam, "Chateau Margaux" seems particularly calculated to promote the delights of the Central Course. I might add much to the pedigree of this my favorite hobby, but enough has been said, I trust, to convince you that it must always distance any competitor. I remain faithfully, yours, D. LYNCH. 4 June 15.--Remaining at last report, 35; new cases 19; dead 2; recovered 9; remaining this day at o'elock, 43.-Total number of cases from the cominencement of the disease on the 12th May, 200; The news of the late riots does not seem to have The particulars were every where first received thro' created any very great sensation in the departments. the medium of the ministerial papers, which, in a [From the London Times, of June 15.] that the riots were the fruits of Carlist instigations The London Conference on the affairs of Holland great measure, have succeeded in spreading a belief and Belgium, held a long protected sitting on Tues Delicious as is Mr. L.'s Chateau Margaux, it's died 82; recovered 75. worth a dozen to hear him sing 'TIS WHEN THE CUP, &c. 'Tis when the cup is smiling before us And we pledge round to hearts that are true, boy, true, at which the concessions to be made to Holland and intrigues. Under such an impression, it is not That the sky of this life opens o'er us, We're better, far better off, thus, boy, thus, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. been adhered to. were finally agreed upon by the whole of the five surprizing that the rioters should not have met with Powers; and it is understood that the modifications any sympathy in the provinces. What may be ters who rejoice only in having attained their object, recommended by Russia, on her recent ratification thought hereafter, is of little consequence to Minisof the treaty of separation, have, in spirit at least, whatever may have been the means used. Had they The consent of England and been wise enough, however, to advise the immediate France to these modifications was not, it is said, convocation of the Chambers, instead of placing the obtained without considerable difficulty. At present capital in a state of siege, how different would have no further particulars of this, which is presumed to been the effect throughout the country, than that be the last sitting of the Conference, have been per- which must every where take place, when the mon. mitted to transpire. Should another meeting be re dispassionately considered; they would have heard quisite, the place of M. Talleyrand, who sets out for strous illegality of the measure chosen comes to be the Continent almost immediately, will be supplied but one voice-that of cordial approbation. But they have preferred a course which has very greatly by the French Ambassador at the Hague, who has multiplied the internal enemies of King Louis been sent for, for that purpose.. Sir Walter Scott has arrived in London, and is Philip's Government; and how far they may have now at the house of his son-in-law, Mr. Lockhart contributed by it to increase the stability of his We regret to learn that this eminent writer and throne, future events will show. admirable man has not returned with any renewed LATER FROM EUROPE.-The Caledonia, from Liv Meanwhile there is reason to believe that Miniserpool, of 16th ult. brings us London dates of 15th. Order and quiet were completely restored in Paris, On Saturday a report was and mainly in the West of France. In England vigor of constitution, or any chance of gratifying ters have already begun to perceive the effects of the world with further displays of his genius. He their illegal measures. all was quiet. Martial law was still in force, however, in Paris. is, indeed, much worse in health than when he set very generally circulated, that on Friday, at midrecovery. In passing down the Rhine, he suffered plain of Grenelle, and all shot in a heap, in pursuThe annexed letter from the London Times of 14th, out, and serious apprehensions are entertained of his night, some 50 or 60 prisoners were taken to the and extracts of the 15th, gives probably a fair ac- by another stroke of paralysis in the boat, and bad ance of the judgments hastily pronounced by the it not been for the presence of mind of his servant military commissioners, before whom they had count of the state of things there:An angry discussion has arisen respecting the in bleeding him, he could not have survived the at-appeared. This report produced so powerful an tack. He has now, we are informed, lost the use of impression throughout the town, that Ministers tion to it in the Moniteur of Sunday. I really believe share which the opposition Deputies, and the opposition Press, have had in exciting the rioters to the one side, and is not likely to recover it. He has thought it necessary to publish a formal contradicLONDON, 14th JUNE.-A report has been in circu- that it was false, though nothing was more likely to late revolt. The Journal des Debats attaches the been attended by physicians ever since his return. The proceedings, in fact, chief blame of the insurrection to the meeting at Laffitto's. The civil war," says this journal, "has lation this afternoon, of the arrival of Don Pedro's have occured, as it was natural enough to expect had its cause and its principle, whatever may now squadron on the coast of Portugal. On inquiry, it such wholesale executions as the fruits of the labors be said to the contrary. This cause is the anarchi- turns out that the foundation for it is a letter from of the military courts. Acal effrontery of the maxims of the opposition. It Paris, which states that intelligence to that effect were only to have commenced yesterday, and time was the extra parliamentary meeting (at Laffitte's) had been communicated by the French government is likely to be allowed between sentence and execu which induced the fanatics to believe that they had to the Portuguese embassy in Paris. It has obtain- tion. But the effect of the report proves how easily always a provisional government in their hands, ed, however, but little belief, as it appears scarcely the enemies of the Government may be increased, by The fleet could not directing public execration against it. The report ready to be installed when they wanted it. It was possible, on a comparison of dates, that the event the facilities which its unpopular course affords for their manifestoes,-their comptes-rendus, which ape can have occurred so soon. the inimitable programme of the Hotel de Ville, have been in readiness to sail from St. Michael's has been since circulated with increased industry, it was their apologies of the tumults, which led to earlier than the 4th instant, and must have reached and it acquires additional title to belief by the fact, the late civil contest." On the other hand, the op- the coast of Portugal by the 19th, to allow of an ex-which is now quite notorious, that none of the friends or legal advisers of the prisoners have been that political part, it was deemed expedient that Noble Earl would reconsider his determination suffered to have any access to them, and that the they should be deprived of their temporal power, and stated on a former night, not to put them down by sittings of the courts martial are to be secret. It is further, that they should be deprived of their seats law. He thought that a small fine might be levied also said, though I do not exactly see how the in that house: and suppose further, that it should be on the members of such societies, and that the pub. knowledge of such a fact could have transpired, that deemed expedient to change the whole discipline of lic houses which harboured them should be proceeded all the prisoners have resolved to declare to their the church, and to abolish the hierarchy, and estab- against. Earl Grey admitted the impropriety of the military judges, that they form illegal and incompe- lish a presbytery in its stoad, would it not follow that language used by Mr. Larkins, but denied that Dr. tent tribunals, and therefore that they (the prison. the present holders of church dignities and church Headlam, who was as loyal a man as any in the ers) will not answer any questions put to them. property would be obliged to relinquish those digni- kingdom, should be held accountable for it. Among the more recent acts of the Government ties and that property, if they refused to conform to approved of the continuance of political unions, but which have undergone the unsparing censure of its the new state of things? Undoubtedly it would; trusted to the good sense of the people of England numerous enemies, is a most ill-advised ordinance for if the state had a right to make such changes to give them up, now the excitement which first pro. of the police, enjoining all surgeons and physicians, (and who would question that right ?), it would have duced them had died away. But he neither contemand all lodging house keepers, to give an account to a right also to arrange and dispose of the church plated the introduction of any new law, nor had rethe police of the wounded men whom they may property in conformity with them. But could this ceived any instructions to preparo one.-[Morning have been called to attend, or have given shelter to, be the case if the property of the church were to be Herald.] under pain of forfeiting a sum of 300 francs. Had considered solely as private property? The proper He dis this order been simply grounded on the necessity of ty of the church, he contended, was originally given which we have only just had intelligence, have by MADRID, June 4.-The troubles in La Vendée, of bringing to light all who took an active part in the for the general purpose of promoting Christianity it no means been a subject of astonishment to us. late riots it would appear conformable with the line self. During the dominion of Popery in this country, This disturbance, as well as that which broke out at of policy adopted by the Government, and no one no other form of Christianity was permitted to be pub-Marseilles, was the result of a deep plan laid by the would have been surprized; but a most absurd at. licly preached or taught; and for a long time after tempt is made to give a legal coloring to the ordi. the reformation the Church of England kept up the Almanza, was the confidant of our Court. The res Holy Alliance. Count Do St. Priest, the Duke of nance, by referring to two edicts, the one passed in same intolerant spirit; but now, all civil distinctions 1666, and the other in 1788, as authorizing the or. being removed, and all men being equal in the eye the Wellington party to power in England, was the toration (which turned out not to be a real one) of der it contains. At this rate, every despotic edict of the law, without any reference to their religion, signal for this conflagratien. Our troops, which of former despotic sovereigns of France should be it might well become a question for consideration, enforced, in spite of the charter which has abroga- whether the property originally given for the gene-forthwith to march in the direction of the Pyrenees; are now stationed on the Portuguese frontier, were ted every act emanating from arbitrary rule, and has ral promotion of Christianity, ought not to be difor the landing of Don Pedro in Portugal was exonly acknowledged the famous code of the Imperial vided amongst the various Christian sects in this reign. If this new practice of recalling into existence country; and the more so, as it is well known that Ppected to have been seasonably arrested by the good interference of a Tory Ministry. Then the King old ordinances and obsolete edicts, just as their the great body of the inhabitants of this country did of Holland was to have made an attack on Belgium, bearing may happen to suit the purpose of the mo. not belong to the established church. With these re-and the Austrians were to take possession of Ancons ment, be allowed to continue, may not the people marks he would now move that the petition be read. in order to suppress the rising spirit of Italy. Such themselves take it some day into their heads to in. The petition having been read, barked. sist on the complete execution of the law passed in The Bishop of London said, that as the noble lord was the state of things which the Apostolicals appear the 50th year of the republic, which formally expels had taken three weeks to answer his one question, doubt that the journey of Count Cruz and his comto have firmly counted on, and there can be no from France every member of the Bourbon and Or- he might take three weeks to answer the questions leans families? You may perceive, from the risk of put by him. He would not enter into the answer panion to England had direct reference to the exesuch an occurrence, the danger of the precedents now, not that he was unprepared to do so, but that cution of this great European project. which the ministers are disposed to establish, by the he felt, and their lordships must feel, the inconInformation has been just received by Government that six French ships have been seen cruising very extraordinary career in which they have em venience of entering into discussions on presenting near the mouth of the Tagus. The Apostolicals petitions, for which more fit occasions would come Much to the credit of the Parisiam medical pro hereafter. He would therefore content himself, for are quite indignant at this proceeding of the French fession, the ordinance relating to them has been an. the present, with denying the opinion attributed to manifestation of pacific intentions on the part of Government. They ask, can this be considered a swered by a general expression of indignation among him by the noble lord, that the legislature had no them, and by many public and formal declarations right to interfere with church property. He ad. France? What can France mean, say they, by that that its injunctions will not be complied with. mitted that Parliment had a right to interfere with it principle of non-intervention which she appealed as far as regulation, and as seeing that those who Italians? Is not the presence of a French and to in respect of the Belgians, the Poles, and the received it did the duty for which it was given. English squadron off the coast of Portugal an act The speech of Lord King on the nature and ten. The petition, which was from Bedminster, was of intervention ?-indirect indeed, but still an inure of Church property, may be looked upon as ano. then laid on the table. tervention, for its object, in effect, is to animate ther of the signs of the times, under the new order Mr. E. L. Bulwer made a good speech in the the hopes of Don Pedro's partisans on the one of things in England. The case-not wholly hypo- House of Commons on 14th June, on a motion by hand, and to discourage those of Don Miguel's thetical-which he puts, about the political course himself for a committee to inquire into the expedi." subjects" on the other. This is the sort of lan. guage which the Apostolicals use-and they add of the Spiritual Lorda, and the possible consequences ency of abolishing, or materially reducing, the stamp that no power in existence has the right of hindering of it, will find an echo in very many hearts through- duty on newspapers and advertisements, and the Spain from closely watching all that passes near her out Great Britain. postage of papers and periodicals. He enforced his frontiers, and of taking necessary measures for her The Court has received the news of a Count in HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 14. Lord King, in presenting a petition against tithe. argument mainly by referenco to this country. Lord own safety and interest. declaring that church property was the property of Althorp complimented him on his speech, in many Portugal having abandoned the standard of Don the public, of which Parliament might dispose in of the positions of which he fully agreed, but thought Miguel, and, having collected together no less than that way which it might consider most advantageous the present not the time for the motion. After fur-4.000 men, declared for the cause of Don Pedro. to the public interest, said, as there were several prelates present, he would take that opportunity of ther discussion, Mr. Bulwer withdrew his resolution. LATER STILL. By the President, we have receiv. Cook, the reputed murderer of Mr. Paas, has confessed the murder. THE CHOLERA. noticing a declaration made on a former occasion by a right rev prelate (the Bishop of London,) who denied that the property of the church was public pro-ed Friday, July 20.-In the city at large, to-day, the perty, or that the legislature had a right to interfere with it. That right rev. prelate had asked, if a man There were rumors of Don Pedro's force having cases are 132, deaths 48; in the City Hospitals, 56 had charged his estate with a certain sum for the reached the shores of Portugal, but no certain in-cases, 36 deaths; at Bellevue, 28 cases, 10 deaths; maintenance of a clergyman, would he (Lord King) formation of such an event. at Yorkville, 12 cases, 6 deaths. disturb that charge, or think that the legislature should interfere with it? He (Lord King) would of the American navy, and the Rev. C. S. Stewart, At the Queen's Levee on the 14th, Capt. Finch, Saturday, July 21.-New cases in the city at admit that the legislature had no right to touch it.-Chaplain in the United States Naval service, were large, to-day, 191, deaths 61; at the City Hospitals, But this case bore no analogy to the question of presented to Her Majesty by Mr. Vail, the Ameri- 71 cases, 29 deaths; at Bellevue, 20 cases, 10 deaths; ehurch property as it now stood. But supposing that can Chargé d'Affairs. the major part of it had been the gift of pious indiat Yorkville and Harlaem, 29 cases, 4 deaths. viduals, even in that case the legislature had a right The interments in this City for the 24 hours end. to interfere if he property had been diverted from ing at 8 o'clock this morning were 140, of which the objects for which the pious donors had intend. COUNCIL OFFICE, LONDON, June 15. 116 were Cholera cases. ed it. The manner in which the property of the THE CHOLERA.-(England and Scotland.)-Rechurch had been disposed of at the reformation, and maining at last report 276; now cases 68; deaths 24; at the revolution, showed that it was considered pub. recovered 27; remaining 293. Total from comlic property. But as the right reverend prelate had mencement, 11,466; total deaths 4,334. put him a question, he (Lord King) would put a June 12.-(Ireland.)-New cases 196; deaths 92; question in his turn. He would suppose a case recovered 189; remaining 785. merely hypothetical, and which, of course, was LONDON, JUNE 16.-In the House of Lords last fatally, in the highest degree improbable. Suppose that night, after several petitions had been presented. the the bishops of our church were to become po. Marquis of Londonderry called the attention of Earl of Health for Saturday 13th, was, 3 cases 4 deaths litical characters, and were to take a very decid. Grey to the language again used by Mr. Larkins, at ed part against the general fueling of the coun- another meeting of a political union in Sunderland, try, so much so, as to become unpopular and odious at which Dr. Headlam presided. After quoting some ALBANY BOARD OF HEALTH, July 19. New cases of epidemic cholera 20, 11 of which are severe. Deaths 6. BUFFALO, 17th inst.-The Board of Health report three cases of cholera, two of which have terminated MONTREAL, 17th July. The report of the Board Sunday 14th, 6 5 21! 10! This difference on Monday shows the operation to that degree, that they could scarcely show them. violent passages in the speech and alluding to the of the excesses committed on Sunday. selves in the public streets, or even appear in their policy adopted by Mr. Pitt in 1799, with respect to own pulp's; and suppose, that in eonsequence of such unions, his Lordship expressed a hope that the The official report of cases at York, U. C., on the Sunday, July 22.-The new cases to-day are, in the city at large, 154, and 50 deaths; in the Hospitals, 74 cases, 34 deaths; at Bellevue, 9 cases, 5 deaths; and at Yorkville, 2 cases, 1 death. 12th inst. derived from the British Consul here, given has essentially abated in this city. No new cases have As soon as the Thompson arrived at Chicago, the new cases 7, dead 2; total since commencement, oecurred within the last twenty-four hours. One or inhabitants fled in every direction, including Col. 112 cases, 55 deaths. two deaths from previous cases have occurred. Se. Owen, the Indian Agent, who with his family had veral have recovered, and the remainder appear to deserted his post, and was on his way to St. Louis. be convalescing. A despatch from Gen. Atkinson to Gen. Scott, from the encampment of the remnant of regular dated the 9th inst. stated that the former supposed troops near Fort Gratiot, information has to-day himself to be within five or six miles of the Indian been received. The disease is disappearing there enemy, with his forces, consisting of 450 regulars, also. Col. Twiggs has nearly recovered. Dr. Eve- and 2100 mounted Militia and Volunteers, including rett is a very doubtful case. The worst apprehen- the detachment under General Dodge. The force sions aro entertained with regard to his fate. These of Black Hawk consists of about 800 Indian Wartwo gentlemen, with poor Clay of New-Jersey, are riors. Such was the state of the country that the only officers that have been attacked. doubts existed as to final success. The Thompson brought us Detroit papers to the 19th inclusive. The interments for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 o'clock this morning, were 176-of which 152 were from Cholera. The Board of Health had for the last twenty-four hours, reported 8 cases convalescent-no deathsno new cases. Monday, July 23.-In the city at large, new cases Fourth Ward, and the venerable ANDREW COCK, Se-cook. curred there. 5 The quarantine regulations at Detroit had been abandoned. Doct. Josiah Everett, of the United States Army, Major Thompson, and Lieutenants Gallagher, Clendenin, Izard and Wirt, with two companies of the 2d, had left Fort Gratiot, for Chicago, by land, leaving Captain Cobb and Lieut. Patten, ill. Thursday, July 26.-The new cases in the city at large, to-day, are 75, and 21 deaths; at the City Hospitals, 48 cases, 21 deaths; and at Bellevuo, 14 cases, 12 deaths; Harlaem, 5 cases, 1 death; Yorkville, 2 cases, 3 deaths. The interments for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 o'clock, this morning, were 106-of which 73 were from Cholera cretary of the United States' Insurance Company. From Cleveland we learn that one case has ocTo the fatigue in the discharge of duty, says the The schooner Napoleon, chartered as a vessel to Gazette, these cases of death may be fairly attributed. take stores and provisions for our army at Chicago, Of Alderman Smith, who has, we verily believe, left here on Monday. Captain Hinckley, her com perished a victim to the vigorous and efficient dis-mander, died before she arrived at Lake Huron, but ho had been sick some days before he left this place. charge of his office, we can, from personal knowl Yours truly, JOHN NORVELL edge of him in another character-as an officer of militia,-speak as of one always ready to postpone Wednesday, July 25.-The new cases to-day, arc himself to his duties, and who combined with great in the city at large, 99, deaths 21; a the City Hos. modesty great energy and decision of character.-pitals 45 casos, 32 deaths; at Bellevue, 10 cases, ONE O'CLOCK.-The report to-day adds, and justly, We deplore his loss-though death could never have deaths; Yorkville, 3 cases, 3 deaths. to the confidence springing up, that the visitation is been more welcome to him than in the consciousness The interments for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 o'clock passing off. The number of cases to-day is less by that he sacrificed his life in the cause of humanity this morning, were 135-of which 110 were from Cholera. 16, and that of deaths less by 7, than yesterday.and the public good. The Cholera report of yesterday was augmented Among the victims today we regret to enumerate BROOKLYN, JULY 21.-A bulletin in the village by the returns of two days from the Rivington-street Dr. Arnold, who has been literally indefatigable in states that there were 6 new casos and 3 deaths in Hospital, and the Yorkville and Haerlem cases. the 6th Ward, and whose attack was brought on by the last twenty-four hours. There were also, as there are daily, among those absolute exhaustion. In Brooklyn yesterday, (Sunday) there were reset down as new cases, several reported previ ported 14 cases, 1 death. In their Hospital, 3 cases, The Board of Health state that four persons who 1 death.-Whole number in nine days, 42 cases and ously. With all these deductions, however, the were discharged from Crosby street Hospital cured, account is very formidable, though still the ravages have been received there again in a state of intoxiWe hear that there have been two casos at Flat of the disease are mainly confined to vice, filth, hours. The warning is a serious one. cation, and that two of them died in from 6 to 8 and gross imprudence. As exceptions to this course, The Cholera has occurred on Staten Island, where however, we hear with great regret this morning of Dr. Sewall, of Washington, writes from this city, there are several cases, and Mr. Seguine, one of the the death of the Rev. Mr. Hinton, the Episcopal under date of the 20th inst. as follows: carsmen belonging to the custon house barge, has died.-[Gazette.] clergyman at Haerlem. Though urged to leave Out of 204 patients which have been admitted into the Park Hospital since the commencement of the The interments in Philadelphia for the week end. there some days ago, Mr. H. refused on the score of disease, Dr. Howard, the physician of the instituing on Saturday were 143; of which three only duty.and he has perished-shall we not say, glo- tion informs me that only six of the number were from malignant cholera, that city happily being riously?-in his high vocation of ministering to the temperate persons. All the temperate persons renow exempt from the disease. dying, and admonishing and consoling the living. covered, while 122 of the others died. The other The Albany Board of Health, on Friday evening His wife, too, and child, we hear, have also fallen hospitals give nearly the same result. report 22 cases and 7 deaths, of Cholera. 14 deaths. bush, and one at Flatlands-all dead.—[Gaz.] The North America steam-boat arrived here last evening from Albany, bringing 15 passengers from that place, and 60 from Newburgh, &c. The board of Health in Albany reported Saturday afternoon 41 cases-11 deaths,-making an increase over Friday's report, of 19 cases and 4 deaths. victims to the destroyer. POUGHKEEPSIE, JULY 24.-The Board of Health of Tuesday, July 24.-New cases in the city at large 188, deaths 57; at the City Hospitals, 51 cases, 22 deaths at Bellevue, 22 cases, 7 deaths; at York-perate. ville, 5 cases, 1 death; and at Harlaem, 30 cases, 9 deaths. The above reports are supposed to include the returns not received yesterday. The interments for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 o'clock this morning, were 140-of which 106 were from Cholera. BOARD OF HEALTH, JULY 23. Dr. Rhinelander stated to the Board of Health that one case had been cured in Crosby-street Hos ALBANY BOARD OF HEALTH. July 23, 4 P. M.-New cases 27, of which 15 are severe; deaths 5. KINGSTON (U.C.) BOARD OF HEALTH. From July 11 to 18.-New cases 7; deaths 2; re covered 11. Total cases from commencement 162; deaths 50; recovered 110. J. R. FORSYTH, Sec'y. [From the Buffalo Journal, Extra, July 21.] The steamboat Sheldon Thompson, Capt. Walker, arrived at this port in 7 days from Chicago, at 100' BOARD OF HEALTH, BROOKLYN. July 25th.-Report for last 24 hours, ending at 9 o'clock, A.M.-In the Village, new cases 11; deaths 3. In the Hospitals, new cases 6; deaths 1. Total new cases 17; total deaths 4. The Board of IIealth of Hartford, Conn. report three cases of Cholera and one death in a house about half a mile south of the limits of the city on the road to Westerfield. The Philadelphia Board of Health, July 24, report one case of malignant cholera in Queen streetdead. a SING SING STATE PRISON.-The Westchester Heraid of yesterday, gives a report of cholera cases in the prison at Sing Sing, from the 17th of July, when the disease first appeared, up to the 23d inclusive. The whole number of cases was 57-deaths 11. On the 23d the new cases were 13, deaths 3. The whole number on the sick list on the 5th of July was all for whom any prescription was made on the day; 46; on the 23d it was 200. The sick list includes pital by injecting the vein with a saline solution majority of them were affected with what are deTwenty-four ounces of a solution were injected of clock this morning, all well. She brings us the one drachm of Carbonated Soda and two drachms nominated the premonitory symptoms.-[Mercanof Muriate of Soda (common salt) to six pints of melancholy intelligence that out of about 220 of the tile Adv.] water. The name of the woman was Margaret 1 officer and 51 privates were dead of Cholera, and U. S. troops, whom she had conveyed up the lake, ALBANY BOARD OF HEALTH. M.Han. The operation was performed at 7 P. M., July 24, 4 o'clock, P. M.-The Board report 19 July 21st. Published by order of the Board of about 80 on the sick list. She had lost two of her left two sick in the hospital at Chicago, and new cases of epidemic cholera, of which 12 are se J. MORTON, Secretary.. one at Huron on her return. Spoke the Ponn at vere, and 10 deaths. ALBANY BOARD OF HEALTH, Mackinack all well. DETROIT BOARd of Health. Sunday, July 22. The Thompson arrived at Chicago on the 10th. July 17, 9 o'clock. A. M.-The physicians ro. Five of the officers with Gen. Scott, among whom port to the Board of Health for the last 24 hours, 1 were Capt. Gait and Lieut, M'Duffie, had experien. new case of Cholera, 2 deaths, 11 convalescent, and CHOLERA AT DETROIT-Extract to the Editor, da. ced an attack of the cholera but were considered 1 recovery. By order of the Board, ted Detroit, July 13, 1832-Dear Sir: The cholera out of danger, JOHN WINDER, Sec'ry, Health. New cases 19-of which 13 are severe. Deaths 14. crew, MISCELLANY. small astonishment, and seeing that the promised)nance, and accept the charge of captain of the body declaration appeared to be no more thought of, he guards. Such is the wonderful force of unsubḍua. spoke of it to the king, after his evening audience. ble impudence. [From St. Simon's Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV.] A SINGULAR CHARACTER.-The Duc de Lauzun The king answered that it could not be yet, and that The story of the attachment which Mademoiselle was perhaps the most extraordinary character that he would see about it. The ambiguity of the an-d'Orleans conceived for him, and the marriage the artificial heat of this court atmosphere ever en-swer, and the dryness of the king, in a manner, a- which was broken off by his own ill-timed punctilcouraged in its superabundant and unnatural growth. larmed Puygilhem. He had the run of the ladies of iousness, and would, if it had taken place, by her The Duc de Saint Simon and ho married two sis- the court, and was master of the jargon of gallan-blood-royal and her immense wealth, have raised ters, and during the latter part of Lauzun's life (and try. He went in search of Madame de Montespan, him above every subject in the realm, is well known it was a long one, for he lived to the age of ninety to whom he related his griefs, and begged of her to by the account given of it by the lady herself in her years) they were much together. The author of interfere and bring the matter to a point. She pro- Memoirs. He made his refraining from marrying these memoirs was therefore well qualified, both by mised him her aid, and amused him in this manner Mademoiselle a great favor with the king, and his position as well as by perspicacity, to detect the pe- for several days. good fortune continued increasing, and advanced to culiar characteristics of his connection. Tired out with delay, and tormented with anxie. a surprising height of prosperity and distinction, The Duc de Lauzun was the third son of the ty to discover where laid the impediment, he hit when all of a sudden, about a year after, on his reComte de Lauzun, Captain of the Hundred Gentle- upon the most impudent expedient that ever enter-turn from Paris to Versailles, he was arrested, conmen of the King's Household: in his youth he bore ed the brain of man, and which is only to be conducted to the Bastille, and afterwards to Pignerol. the name of Marquis de Puygilhem. He was a little coived of a man of Lauzun's incredible audacity and The cause of this reverse of fortune is likewise tra. fair man, of good figure, of a lofty and imposing indelicacy combined. The king was accustomed, ai ced to the resentment of the mistress and the ininisexpression of countonance, without having agreea. that time, to pay his visits to Madame de Muntes. ter. Madame de Montespan had not forgotten the ble features. When he came to Court he was des- pan in the afternoon. Aware of this circumstance, treatment she had received from him, on a variety of titute of fortune, and was taken in by the Mareschal Puygilhem, by means of an intrigue with Madame occasions, and the jealousy of Louvois was continde Grammont, his father's cousin german, who at de Montespan's maid, (for nothing came amiss to ually excited by Lauzun's success, and by the imputhat time enjoyed the highest possible consideration him that served his purposes,) contrived to secrete dence of his rivalry. at Court, and was greatly in the confidence of Car. himself under the bed of her mistress's apartment Lauzun recovered his liberty, but not till years afdinal Mazarin and the Queen Mother. His son, the In this position he was enabled to overhear their ter, when it was purchased at an immense sacrifice by Comte de Guiche, introduced Puygilhem to the conversation, from which he learned that Louvois Mademoiselle, but he was never restored to his inComtesse de Soisons, at whose house the young was the obstacle in his way, the mortification of the fluence over the king's mind. For many years he King lived almost perpetually, and where Puygil. king at his secret having got wind, and his majesty s was not permitted to come within five miles of the hem quickly succeeded in attracting his good graces. determination not to give him the Ordnance, out of court, and ultimately only procured his return by The king gave him his regiment of dragoons, and spite. And then he heard all that was said of him his gallantry in escorting the Queen of James II. soon after made him Marechal de-Camp, and created self to both parties, and found that the lady, who and her son from London to Calais, when that for him the charge of Colonel General of Dragoons. had promised him her good offices, did him all the monarch was obliged to make his escape from When the Duc de Mazarin, who had already re- ill turns that she could. A cough, the slightest England. This return was, to a man of Lau. tired from court in 1669, wished to get rid of his movement, the least chance, might have discovered zun's character, one of triumph; adroit and able place of Grand Master of the Ordnance, Puygilhem the rash spy, and his fate would have been sealed.-courtier as he was, he did not fail to make the best was the first who had wind of it, and asked the Much of his subsequent life was spent in the Bastille, use of his position between the two courts of St. king for it, who promised to give it him, but under but for this offence he either never would have gone Germaine and Versaillos. For the rest of his promise of secrecy for some days. The day arriv. in, or never have come out. Saint Simon observes life he enjoyed great consideration and a munifi ing on which the king had promised to declare him, that this is a story which suffocatos and horrifies at cent fortune, and lived the life and had the distincPuygilhem, who had the privilege of the grandes the same time. tions of a nobleman of the very highest class. He entrées, went into a room between the council-room The uso which Puygilhem made of his knowledge had the best table and the best house both at court and that where all the court wait, and where no was pretty nearly as characteristic as the adventure and at Paris, and they were graced by the first soone enters during the council, to wait the coming itself. When he got from under the bed he went ciety. But with all this, he was miserable. The out of the king from the council of finance then and stuck himself at the lady's dressing-room door, familiar approach to the king was gone. With all sitting. He there found Nyert, the first valet de to wait her coining out to go to the ballet. He pre. Lauzun's capricious love of independence, his chambre, in waiting, who asked him by what sented his hand to lead her out, and asked her with vanity, and his insolence, he was a courtier by birth, chance he came there. Puygilhem, sure of his af. an air of the most polished softness and respect, education, and habit, and to a courtier of Louis fair, fancied he should gain a friend in Nyert, by whether he could flatter himself that she had design. XIV the idea of the king was all in all. It was communicating to him what was going to be de. ed to remember him to his majesty. She assured like living without light to be without his favor; clared in his favor. Nyert pretended to be delight. him that she had not failed to do so, and then told and having enjoyed his intimacy, to be deprived of ed, pulled out his watch, and saying there was still all the fine things she had said to the King, and as it was to be struck blind. Such tricks can the force time to execute something the king had ordered him he contrived to throw in a few incredulous interjec. of habit play with the imagination of the strongest to do, he ran as fast as he could up the little stair. tions in order to draw her on, she repeated her as- minds; the impression of received and undoubted case where Louvois was at work in his bureau, told sertions with many asseverations of their truth. As public opinion scarcely ever fails to sink deep. The him that at the breaking up of the council of soon as she had finished he drew closer to her, and atmosphere in which a man is borne seems to color finance Puygilhem was going to be declared Grand told her in her ear that she was a liar, a cheat, and his intellect, and the dye is too fast ever to be wash. Master of the Ordnance, how he had learnt it, and a strumpet; and he then repeated word for word the led out. Sir Thomas More believed in witchcraft; where he had left the expectant. conversation she had held with the king. The ef Lord Bacon in the force of charms; and Lauzun in The story so far is characteristic of the falseness fect of such a scene may be conceived. Madame de the magic of a king's smile. In order to regain it, and intrigue of courts: the sequel will exhibit the Montespan was so overpowered that she could not he did many of the extraordinary things recounted haracter of an individual. utter a word; sho trembled from head to foot, by Saint Simon, and what is more, his vexation at Louvois detested Puygilhem for many reasons, could scarcely get to the ballet, and when there, not succeeding led him into indescribable folly.and feared his influence in a post which gave him fainted in the midst of the whole court. In the He either fancied himself or pretended to be in proso many occasions of interfering in his own depart. vening she told the king what had happened, and found disgrace, and every year he kept a sort of an. ment of war. No time was to be lost. Nyert was made no doubt but that it was the devil himself who niversary of his fall by some extravagant exhibition embraced, thanked, and sent off as quickly as possi. had informed Paygilhem so exactly of their conver- of madness. At these times he used to say his ble, while Louvois, taking some paper by way of ex-sation. The king was extremely incensed at the grief overcame his reason. He hoped to please the cuse, descended, and found Puygilhem and Nyert, insult Madame de Montespan had received, and not king by this refinement of flattery; the king only who had returned, in the cabinet already mentioned a little tormented to discover how Puygilhem had laughed at him. Nobody else, however, dared to Nyert feigned surprize at seeing Louvois, and tells gained his information. laugh: Lauzun was the most formidable person him that the council has not risen. Never mind, Puygilhem on his part was furious at having lost about the court; his malice was as bitter as his wit says Louvois, I shall go in, for I have a matter of the place, and the king and his mistress were upon was inexhaustible. importance to communicate to the king, which re- terms of no little embarrassment. At length, Pay. His manners were reserved, measured, even gentle quires despatch. The king, surprized at secing him, gilhem, by means of his grandes entrées, seized the and respectful; from under this low and honied asks what he wants, rises, and goes to him. Lou- occasion of a tête-à-tête with the king to remind him tono, however, sprung up sallies of the most pierc. vois draws him to the window, and tells him that of the ordnance, and audaciously demanded that he ing and overwhelming description, either for their he knows his majesty is about to declare Puygilhem should keep his word. The king answered that he extreme justice, their force, or their humor, and Master General of the Ordnance, that he is waiting was no longer bound to do so: that he had only this in two or three words, and sometimes with an for him at the door with that object, and then sub. given it under a promise of secrecy. Whereupon air of absence or indifference as if he was not think. mits to him that although his majesty is of course full Puygilhem retired a few steps, turned his back upon ing of what he said. A man so much feared had of master of his own gifts and graces, that still he the king, drew his sword, and stamping on the blade course no friends. He was not only severe in words, (Louvois) thinks it only for the good of his service with his foot, broke it in two, crying out furiously he punished practically sometimes. In the execu to represent to him the incompatibility that exists that he would no longer serve a prince who had tion of one of his schemes of regaining the confi. between Puygilhem's temper and his own, and that broken his word so shamefully. The conduct of dence of the king, he went to Aix-la-Chapelle, in it will be impossible to get on amicably with a man the king, on this occasion, was marked by what St. order to pick up some political connection among of his extreme caprice and haughty manners. Se-Simon calls the finest action of his life. There is the foreigners of distinction who at that time reveral other objections are enumerated by Saint Si- undoubtedly in it a mixture of dignity, grace, and sorted there, and whom he calculated on turning to mon, as mentioned by Louvois. One eircumstance at the same time point, which often characterized account. Not succeeding, he resolved on visiting was enough to decide the king. He was extremely the behavior of this monarch. He instantly turned the army of Marechal Villeroy, then in the field provoked to find that the secret was known to the away from the offender, opened the window, threw (1705), where he was received with all the honora man from whom of all others he wished to conceal his cane out of it, and after saying that he should of war, as having commanded-in-chief the armies of it. He answered Louvois gravoly, that the thing never have forgiven himself for having struck a man the (French) king in Ireland. He remained three was not done yet, and resumed his seat at the coun- of quality left the room. The result is curious.- days with the army, which was in presence of the cil table. When it broke up, the king went out to The next day Puygilhem was arrested, and sent to enemy. It was known that the king was desirous go to mass, and passed Paygilhem without saying a the Bastille; he, however, came out in a few days, of a battle, and all the world, which is the way of word. Puygilhem waited the rest of the day in no having been prevailed upon to relinquish the Ord the peaceable folk, seconded the king in his wish, |