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ccompany him. The Emperor ordered me also to be at Grosbois in order to assist him in changing his linen after the hunt. This hunting-party took place according to announcement; but to the unbounde

eau all that the "Empress could need; but her ladies found themselves totally unprovided for, and it was very amusing to see them immediately on their arrival expedite express after express for objects of prime necessity which they ordered should be sent posthaste. Nevertheless, it was soon evident that the hunting-party and breakfast at

en between them, and provide for difficulties which have unexpectedly arisen in regard to various affa

France, and in the Kingdom of Italy, in the same man

the ambassadors, ministers, and charges d'affaires from him to foreign power

pt from all kinds of impost; they shall be administered by his agents or representatives. Tho

conformity with the Concordat, and by virtue of the present agreement; previous information concerning which shall be given by the archbishop. If six months shall expire without the Pope having performed this institution, the

e Kingdom of Italy to ten bishoprics, which s

tored, and similar measures taken in regard to that already sold. On the death of the bishops of Anagni and Rieti, their dioceses

cise his right of bestowing bishoprics 'in partibus'. He shall give them a pension equal to the revenue they formerl

e reduction to be made in the bishoprics of Tuscany, and the province of Genoa

d the court of archives shall be established

bishops, priests, and laity who have incurred

ndition of the church, and his confidence that his Majesty will grant his powerful assi

ON." "P

eau, 25 Jan

st agreeable manner. M. Devoisin, bishop of Nantes, an ecclesiastic who was highly esteemed by the Emperor, and was his favorite mediator, in the frequent points of difference which arose between the Pope and his Majesty, had come to the Tuileries on the 19th o

reely and without compulsion by his Holiness, in presence of the cardinals assembled at Fontainebleau. It is an atrocious calumny which some one has dared to make that, on the reiterated refusal of the Pope, the Emperor placed in his hand a pen dipped in ink, and seizing him by the arm and hair, forced him to sign, saying that he ordered it, and that his disobedience would be punished by perpetual imprisonment. The one who invented this absurd fabrication must have known little of the Emperor's character. A person who was present at this interview, the circumstances of which have been so falsified, related them to me, and is my authority on the subject. Immediate

appeared equally well satisfied, which is a sufficient proof that neither treachery nor violence had been used. The Concordat was signed by the august parties in the midst o

o Cardinal Fabricio Ruffo; Cardinal Maury, the Bishop of Nantes, and the Archbishop of Tours received the grand cross of the order of the Reunion; the Bishops of Evreux and Treves, the cross of officers of the Legion of Honor; and finally the Cardinal of Bayonne and the Bishop of Evre

repented of it. The following was related to Marshal

e a week after signing the Concordat that he much regretted having done so, that his conscience reproached him for it, and urged me earnestly to consider it as of no effect. This was owing to the fact that immediately after leaving me he had fallen into the hands of his usual advisers, who made a scarecrow

tion? A vicious government as to political matters has taken the place of the former Roman legislation, which, without being perfect, nevertheless contributed to form great men of ev

ured of finding an abundant support with much to spare. And thus the papal territory, which nature has destined to produce immense wealth from its situation under a favorable sky, from the multiplicity of streams with which it is watered, and above all from the fertility of the soil, languishes for want of cultivation. Berth

have greatly weakened this claim. Our museum is enriched by all the masterpieces which were a source of so much pride, and soon

e befo

ing. At this period of life routine and habit are everything; and nothing is considered but the elevated position, and how to make it redound to the advantage of his family. A pope now arrives at sovereign power with a mind sharpened by being

as pope. He was distinguished by his energy and munificence. He constructed the Vatican Library,

us subjects, as little advantageous to the best interests of religion as frui

defection, constituted a most formidable mass. New levies had been ordered. For two months he had received and utilized the innumerable offers of horses and cavalry made by all the towns of the Empire, by offici

cherished plan of making Paris the most beautiful city of the world; and not a week passed

and smoke-begrimed shed, "it is a shame," said he to M. Fontaine, "to make buildings as frightful as tho

sponsible for the buildings of Paris, as although he had the honor of being c

here," pointing to the quay, "in place of this wooden dockyard, whi

was very feasible, but that it wou

he conspiracy of General Malet,gave orders to arrange all the entrances to the palace so that the same key might serve for all the

to him and M. Costaz the following note, a copy of which fell into my

me to discuss the cons

King o

d into foolish expendi

Saint-Cloud, but larg

d; then it will be a practicable affair. But if a more expensive building i

considered, their boundari

he Elysee; and although that cost less than eight mill

icent palace. It will be, so to speak, only a country seat for one residing in

uildings, so that I may have the assurance that the sum of sixteen millions will not be exceeded. I do not wish an ideal residence, but one constructed for my own enjoy

ucted in such a manner that it may be a complete 'Sans Souci'; [Frederick the Great's palace in the country near Berlin.] and I especially desire that it may be an agreeable palace rather than a handsome garden,-two conditions which are incomp

my apartments may face north and south, in order tha

I occupy to be as hand

ments at Fo

to be very near those

ame f

man as age approaches. I wish a small theater, a small chapel, etc.; and above a

and more tenacious of his ideas, than any architect I have ever known. Nevertheless, the idea of putting the palace of the

aillot overlooked Paris. The Emperor did not appear to notice M. Fontaine's remark, and had two or three days previously given orders that the chateau of Meudon should be put in a condition to receive his son, when one morning he

amp-de-Mars; he was received with indescribable enthusiasm, the sincerity of which w

l those brave men were my friends." On that day he held a long conversation with M. Fontaine, while amusing himself with his son, whom he held in his arms; and when the conversation turned on Rome and its monuments, M. Fontaine spoke of the Pantheon with the most profound admiration. The Emperor asked if he had ever live

"Sire, six thousand francs."-"And Monsieur Colin, how much has he?"-"Twelve thousand francs."-"Twelve thousand francs! that is not right; you should not have less than M. Colin. I will attend to that."

8; attended Napoleo

ds; wrote memoirs of t

s reign;

purse five hundred francs, as he wished th