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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. [Dec. 



Ordinance of the King. 



" Louis, by the grace of God, 

 &c. To all those to whom 

 these presents shall come, 

 health. 

 " Considering the message of 

 the 18th of this month, by which 

 the Chamber of the Deputies of 

 the Departments has presented 

 to us as candidates for the presi- 

 dency during the present session, 

 MM. Ravez, De Serre, Daugier 

 (Vice- Admiral), Dupont (Ge- 

 neral), Planelli Lavalette ; We 

 have named, and do name, M. 

 Ravez President of the Chamber 

 of Deputies. 



" Louis. 

 " Laine. 

 " December IS, 1818." 



We have the satisfaction to 

 announce, that Mrs. Horsley has 

 received, by the Hamburgh mail 

 of yesterday, letters from Mr. 

 Horsley of the i'5th ult., in full 

 confirmation of the intelligence 

 received a few days ago, via 

 Holland, of the safety of the 

 child, and the apprehension of 

 the villain who stole it ; which 

 took place on the '23rd 

 ult., at Braka, near Bremen. 

 The clothes of the child were 

 changed; but it was in perfect 

 healtii, and was safely lodged in 

 the house of the British Consul, 

 until due authority could be 

 received from the Government 

 of the country where Braka is 

 situated, for delivering him to 

 his father. The perpetrator of 

 this atrocious act could not be 

 surrendered for the purpose of 

 removal, to take his trial in 

 this country, until an applica- 

 tion was received from our Go- 

 vernment. 



The Queen of Spain, Maria 

 Isabella Frances, born at Lisbon 

 the 19th of May, 1797, was 

 daughter of John IV, King of 

 Portugal, and of Charlotte Joa- 

 chim de Bourbon, Infanta of 

 Spain, sister of King Ferdinand 

 VII, and consequently his niece. 



The following is the official 

 account of this event, published 

 in Madrid, Dec. 27 :— 



" The 26th of Dec. of this 

 year will be a day of eternal sor- 

 row for the Spanish Monarchy, 

 in consequence of the loss of a 

 Queen endowed with the most 

 eminent qualities, and who was 

 at the same time the ornament 

 of the Spanish throne, and the 

 example of every domestic 

 virtue. 



" About nine o'clock in the 

 evening, her Majesty the Queen 

 being in bed, and conversing 

 with some persons in attendance 

 on her, was suddenly seized by a 

 convulsion which seemed to leave 

 her in two or three minutes. 

 Her Maj est}' recovered her senses, 

 but remained in a state of anxiety, 

 which was followed quickly by 

 another convulsion. From that 

 moment the attacks continued 

 without interruption, in spite of 

 the most proper remedies which 

 were instantly administered to 

 save her Majesty's precious life. 

 Every thing was in vain : the 

 convulsions having lasted about 

 22 minutes, the best of Queens 

 expired. 



" The deplorable death of her 

 Majesty having been certified, 

 by the King's permission the 

 Caesarian operation was perform- 

 ed. The child, which was that 

 of an Infanta, was baptized, and 

 every means were made use of 



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