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PARIS 
When alked what induced him to commit this crime, 
he anfwered, “ Becaufe I think the Bourbons are tyrants, 
and the molt cruel enemies of France.” 
“ In that fuppofition, why did you attack the duke de 
Berry in preference to the relt ?”—“Becaufe he is the 
youngell prince of the royal family, and feemed to be 
dellined to perpetuate that race hoftile to France.” 
When he was told that his name would be for ever 
execrated, he anfwered, “You cannot be fure of that; 
wait till fifty years have palled. Brutus’s name is not 
execrated.” His trial did not begin till the 5th of June; 
and he was executed on the 7th. 
The dnchefs w'as again pregnant at the death of her 
lord ; and on the 6th of May, while Louvel was Ftill in 
prilon expe&ing his fate, an attempt was made upon her 
life, and, through her, upon the exiltence of the reign¬ 
ing houfe of Bourbon. It isftated, that foon after twelve 
o’clock a man made his appearance very filently at the 
wicket of the Rue de l’Echelle, near the windows of that 
part of the Tuileries were the duchefs refides, and placed 
there a petard containing two pounds of gunpowder, the 
match of which he ignited by means of a lighted fegar. 
He was then immediately feized by the police-agents, 
placed in concealment near the fpot by the prefect of 
police; who, it appears, had previous information of 
what was to take place. The name of the man thus taken 
into cuftody is Graviers, and he was formerly an officer 
in the 5th regiment of lancers. He made fome difclo- 
fures, in confequence of which three other individuals 
were arrefted early next morning. One of thefe w'as dif- 
charged ; and the other three, Graviers, Bouton, and Le¬ 
gendre, were found guilty of “exploding a petard under the 
windows of the duchefs de Berri, during her late preg¬ 
nancy, in order to caufe her to mifcarry.” Graviers and 
Bouton were condemned to death ; but the king figni- 
iied his intention to remit the capital punifhment. 
Before the trial, however, namely, on the 29th of Sep¬ 
tember, 1820, the duchefs de Berri was fafely delivered 
of a fon. Her royal highnefs was almoft alone when fhe 
gave birth to a prince, prefumptive heir to the throne, in 
ample gratification of the anxious wiflies of the royal fa¬ 
mily. The event was announced by the firing of artil¬ 
lery ; and in the morning the king received the congra¬ 
tulations of the princes and princeffes of his family, the 
minifters, marllials, &c. The young prince was chriitened, 
with great rejoicings and fealtings, on Tuefday the 1 It of 
May, 1821. 
The baptifmal ceremony took place in the cathedral of 
Notre Dame at eleven in the morning. The king went in 
great pomp from the Tuileries, having in the carriage with 
him all the members of his immediate houfe, except the child 
who was the principal aftor, and who, with the ladies in 
attendance on him, occupied the carriage next to that of 
his majelly. The ftreets were lined with troops; and, 
crowded as was the church with fpefitators, the members 
of the legiflative body and of the municipal corps of 
Paris attended. The young prince was named Henry- 
Charles-Ferdinand ; and he had previoufly been created 
duke of Bourdeaux. After the ceremony, the clergy ha¬ 
rangued the king, and were anfwered by him. The royal 
cortege was met and followed by loud applaufe; and the 
day clofed with magnificent fire-works, while the palace- 
gardens and public offices were brilliantly illumi¬ 
nated. 
The rejoicings continued for three days. On the 
fecond day there was a grand ball at the Hotel de Ville, 
at which all the royal family, with the exception of the 
king, were prefent. On the third day balls were given 
at the public expenfe to the different trading bodies of 
the metropolis. Illuminations, fireworks, dancing, mufic, 
and diftributions of wine and victuals, took place on ail 
three days. More than 30,000 papers of fvveatmeats, fuch 
as are given to fchool-girls at their breaking-up, were 
thrown among the mob; and wine was poured out in 
abundance. One of our newfpapers (the Traveller) fays, 
6 ‘ This feries of fetes will, perhaps, more effe&ually endear 
the Bourbons to the people than whole years of wife and 
temperate government.” 
In the mean time, it cannot be difguifed that the pub¬ 
lic mind in France is very much agitated, that the people 
are difcontented with their prefent rulers, and that fe- 
veral members of the royal family are perfonally difliked. 
We have omitted the detail of recent infurrefitions in 
various parts of France, and even in La Vendee, which 
flood fo high in the annals of loyalty, or rather of royalty ; 
and we have alfo paffed over fundry attempts to terrify 
or deftroy the royal family, becaufe we had become tired 
of fuch details, and becaufe we wifhed to clofe our article 
with peace and friendfhip. In fa ft, while the public 
mind in France is difcontented, the quiet and peace of 
the reft of Europe cannot be fecure. It perhaps is im- 
poffible exaftly and fully to point out what line of conduct 
Louis ought to purfue, in order to fix his throne on a 
firm and permanent foundation. The military fpirit and 
habits which the people of France have acquired, will 
not foon wear away: their late difafters, their country 
twice conquered, a fovereign twice placed over them by 
thefe conquefts, will not foon be forgotten ; but, un¬ 
doubtedly, their oblivion will be accelerated if Louis 
gains over the mafs of the population, by fecuring to 
them all the benefits which the revolution produced, and 
by protecting them from the evils which it engendered. 
If, on the contrary, he has not learnt wifdom from ex¬ 
perience; if it be true that he, as well as the reft of his 
family, have “ forgotten nothing which they ought to 
have forgotten, and have learnt nothing which they 
ought to have learnt,” during their misfortunes ; then, 
not all the force of Europe can, or ought, to keep him 
on the throne of France. But let us hope better things : 
let us hope that thefe princes who lived fo long in Britain 
did not fhut their eyes to the faCts which there lurrounded 
them ; from which they might have drawn this leflon : 
that the molt lawful as well as the moft happy, fovereign, 
is he who is powerful and happy in the affections and 
happinefs of his fubjeCts. 
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