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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 471, Saturday, January 15, 1831 Author: Various Release Date: June 10, 2004 [EBook #12575] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MIRROR OF LITERATURE, NO. 471 *** Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. XVII, NO. 471.] SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1831 [PRICE 2d. * * * * * [Illustration: CASTLE OF VINCENNES.] CASTLE OF VINCENNES. Every reader at all conversant with the history of the present century, or the past year, will appreciate our choice of the above Engraving. Its pictorial and historical interest will not bear comparison; unless it be in the strong contrast which the gloomy, wretched-looking building affords with the beautiful _paysage_ of the scene. The spectator may perhaps reflect on the damning deeds which the cruelty and ambition of man have perpetrated in the Castle, then turn for relief to the gaiety--nay, the dancing life and bustle of other portions of the picture--and lastly confess that the composition, slight as it is, abounds with lights and shadows that strike forcibly on every beholder. To be more explicit--the Castle of Vincennes was formerly a royal palace of the French court: it then dwindled to a state-prison; in its fosse, March 21, 1804, the Duke d'Enghien was murdered, the grave in the ditch on the left being where the body of the ill-starred victim was thrown immediately after being shot. The reader knows this act as one of the bloody deeds--the damned spots--of Bonaparte's career; that, subsequently, by order of the Bourbons, the remains of the duke were disinterred, and removed to the chapel of the Castle; and that the place has since become interesting as the prison of Prince Polignac and the Ex-ministers of Charles X. previous to their trial after the revolution in Paris, July, 1830. Before proceeding further, we ough
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