had spoke truth; for at the time when Napoleon parted from the sharer of
his early fortunes, his grandeur was on the wane, and her death took
place but a few weeks subsequent to his being dethroned and exiled. The
emperor of Russia had visited this lady, and showed her some attention,
with which Napoleon, for reasons we cannot conjecture, was extremely
displeased. She was amply provided for by the treaty of Fontainbleau,
but did not survive to reap any benefit from the provision, as she
shortly after sickened and died at her beautiful villa of Malmaison. She
was buried on the 3rd of June, at the village of Ruel. A vast number of
the lower class attended the obsequies; for she had well deserved the
title of patroness of the poor.

The residence at Elba, the return, the treachery of Ney, the arrival at
Paris, and Napoleon's repossession of the throne, now occupy the page.
The battle of Waterloo is briefly, but finely described, and indeed the
whole of the ninth volume, to which we have now arrived, is deeply
interesting. We find, however, that we have nearly reached our limits,
and as we shall take an early opportunity of again referring to this
elaborate history, we shall now close with the following extracts;--


CONDUCT OF NAPOLEON ON HIS WAY TO ST. HELENA.

Upon the Northumberland crossing the line, the emperor desiring to
exhibit his munificence to the seamen, by presenting them with a hundred
louis d'or, under pretext of paying the ordinary fine, Sir George
Cockburn, considering this tribute to Neptune as too excessive in
amount, would not permit the donative to exceed a tenth part of the sum;
and Napoleon offended by the restriction, paid nothing at all. Upon
another occasion, early in the voyage, a difference in national manners