Portail."-- M.

de Sechelles, a retiring minister, "had 12,000 livres on an old pension which the king continued; he has, besides this, 20,000 livres pension as minister; and the king gives him in addition to all this a pension of 40,000 livres." The motives, which prompt these favors, are often remarkable.

M.de Rouille has to be consoled for not having participated in the treaty of Vienna; this explains why "a pension of 6,000 livres is given to his niece, Mme.

de Castellane, and another of 10,000 to his daughter, Mme.

de Beuvron, who is very rich."-- "M.