The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25 00:00:00

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Tins WILL NOT Do !—The French papers are
relating many apocryphal anecdotes of Charles Dickens.
We subjmn a specimen :

When one of the deceased author's Christmas stories was
produced at the Vaudeville, under the title of L'Abirne, he
went to witness its Tomes. sit thou. Luring the struggle to
get into the theatre he lost his watch. This was much to be
regretted, as It was presented to him by her Majesty. OR
arriving home, however, he found a little parcel containing
his watch and the following letter attached to it— Sir,—
Pardon me, I thought that you were a Frenchman and not a
compatriot. Having discovered my error I hasten to restore
the watch that I have stolen. Accept, sir and dear com-
patriot, my homage and respect —A PicgroCKET.'"
THE POST OFFICE BlLL.—This bill was read a
second time on Monday night. It is very important
that the Government measure should not be imperfect,
and the bill is an it stands, in one eco,eeeet at least, in-
equitable. The educational advantages of the half-
penny postage will depend very much upon whether
the Government 0 mient to modify this bill in the
direction of the am' ndmsnts proposed by Mr. Rylands
and Mr. Watkin Williams. The postage of one half-
penny ought to pay for the transmission of a packet of
registered newspapers of the same issue and not ex-
ceeding so ounces in weight, as well as for one journal
of that weight, else the poatage upon the poor man—
upon the literature of the people—may he a hundred
per cent., while upon the journals purchased exclusively
by the comparatively rich, it would be only 12 per
cent. Mr. Gladstone has done so much for the removal
of the taxes In knowledge, that it is to be hoped he
and to -el Hartington will not allow the benefit of this
measure lobe qualified by an appearance of injustice.
LOUIS BLANC ON CHARLES DI( K ENS. M.
Louis Blanc contributes an article on Dickens to the
Paris Eappcl, in which he specially refers to the light
estimation in which cosmopolitan France holds her
national celehritiea, and contrasts it with the patriotic
admire ..lon Englishmen display for their fellow-
countrymen who have become distinguished. Citing
a oriticion on Charles Dickens from a London paper,

in which expression is given to this wiruiroition, he
says, that although other pipers have spoken in m we
sober language, the general tone has been marked by
the same exaggeration. M. Louis Blanc considersthat
Mr. Dickens was a hnmoourist with less (originality
than Shakespeare, less sensibility than Cervomei, less
depth than Jean Paul, and leas bonhomie than Sterne.
He did not, M. Louis Blanc thinks, rsgard the vices
be describes quite seriously enough, and weakened the
moral effect of his pictures by the comic colouring
given to them. The influence of his novels was, how-
ever, highly salutary on the whole, and in his writings
he always respected himself and respected his readers,
while the sanctity of the domestic hearth never had
a more reveteutial painter or a more charming apostle.
INTERISTING CKREMONY AT WINIAOR.—The
ceremony of baptising the infant daughter of the
Prince and Princess Christian took place at Windsor
Castle on Monday afternoon, in the presence of her
Majesty, the Royal parent', nil:Weill Louise, Prince
Edward of Ssite,Weimar, and the Duchess of Cam-
bridge. 'Die Quet n handed the prin ess to the Bishop
of London, and gave her names—" Voutoria, Louise,
Sophie, Augusta, Amelia, lielen%," The sponsors for
the infant princias were :—ller Majesty the Queen,
their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and the
Duchess of Canobridge, their Serene Highnesses Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimer and Prince Waldemar of
Schleswig-Holstein and the Duchess of Roxburghe as
proxy for her Serene Highness Princess Augusta of
Schl,swig-Hulstein.

MATRIMONI&L A DVIIITISEMEN Ts. —(From the
Alanchrater Examiner):—

A gentleman of position, 46 years of age, desires to cor-
respond with a lady in awry respect his equal, with a view to
matrimony. —Address," rte.
'A young gentlemen, rg 4, wishes to make the acquaint-
ance of a young lady, with a view to matrimony; same
ego, with meana.—Address, enclosing carte, and real name
and address, as none others will be att./lei to," ttz.
A trier:groan, of some means, about to emigrate, ii ishei to
marry a young woman a ifling to le see England shortly ; must
in of robutt health, good appearance, sod not more than 21
years of age ; a respectable setvant not objected t
Address," Ac .

•• Professional widower, 42, f air means, family six, all In
boarding schools, desires to communicate with an ell brought-
up and educatLd, Christian, straightforward, charitable, and
affectionate lady, 27 to 30, moderate means, matrimonial
view; none need riply fearing sending name, real address,
carte de visite, and highest references, being an honourable,
strictly boti tide transaction.—Address" dze.

CLIIIRRCT CARDS.—Most people have seen, with
great pleasure, the announcement that the Post-oftice
intends to issue "Correspondence Cards," which shall
contain, on one side, a name and address, and, on the
other, s written message, and be cal ried through the
Post-slice for a halfpenny. In these days of cheese-
paring saving and skinflint economy, it is gratifying to
Cud one Government d. partment is able to give
the public carte blancht.—Juir

IRISH EDUCATIONAL EXAMINATION.—A gentle-
man says, I was examining the school at Carrick, in
presence of the schoolmaster, schoolmistress, and the
prieet, as to their acquirements. Before me stood a
little barefooted Irishman Ed about 12 or 13, with a
bright intelligent face' fine dark eyes, and black hair.
His name was Moses Erskine. I asked him to spell
"excellent," which he did. I mked him what it meant.
The boy hesitated. But the priest said—" 1)s you
know anybody who is excellent at anything ?" "Yee."
"And who is it ?" rejoined the priest. " Myself,"
WAR the prompt retort. "And what are you excellent
at ?" c jr,' the priest. "At dancing, r," I
. . . . . . .

found that Mores was celebrated for his powers at an
Irish jt, and that he was by no means shy of giving
strangers "a taste of his quality." Being asked
whether it would be "indecorous" to see Moses in
action, I said certainly not. Presently the rest of the
scholars were allowed to go. The door was shut, and
Moses was left alone with us. But I observed that
the windows outside were filed with the eager faces of
his schoolfellows. At first there was a difficulty about
music, but the schoolmaster whistled an admirable jig,
and Misses set to work with a vigour ard natural
grace which did him infinite credit; and as one step
succeeded another, increasing in quickness and com-
plication, the little wretch's feet looked, as one of the
party said, like "electrified drumsticks." When
Moses stopped he was duly congratulated and re-
warded.

How TO ENJOY A NICE EN-BRACING DAY AT
THE SEASIIIE.—Get on Board a Pleasure Boat, and let
her Hug the Shore.—Panch.

A Taecninv AT Site. —The ship Fair Wind,
Captain Symonds, which left Rangoon for Europe early
last month, has had to put back under peculiarly sad
circumstances. It seems that, one day, the captain
having called to the steward once or twice without
rec. iving any answer, left the dee k, and was heard
rating the man for his inattention. A short while
after, however, the chief officer, happening to pass the
steward's cabin, found the steward and the captain
struggling. He at once separated them, when rid-
denly the steward pulled out a knife, and stabbed the
captain to the heart. The Fair Wind at once put
back into the river, and Captain Symonde woe buried
in Rangoon. The murderer was arrested.
THE HABITUAL CRIMINALS ACT.-1 circular
has been issued by the Hume Department to magis-
trates in London and throughout the country, in wh oh
Mr. Bruce states his opinion that the operation of the
Habitual Criminala Acts, Difff, would be facilitated by
a more frequent resort on the part of magistrates to
the practice of remanding, for further inquiry, persons
in custody on charges of felony, and for the other of-
fence s enumerated in the first schedule of that act. lie
therefore recomosenda that in any C4BO where there is
: reason to believe that a person so charged is living a
life of habitual crime, or that the ends of justice might
be promoted by a more accurate knowledge of his pre.
I vious history, a remand should take place for the pur-
pose of affording time to procure further information.
BETTER THAN A DUEL !—A German gentleman
found the other day that a "fast" friend of Ida had run
away with his wife. Everyone expected that a duel
or something e'ss of a desperate character would be the
result. The injured husband, however, contented him.
self with deigned:hing the following note :—" Sir, I
have for some time wished to get rid of my wife. Eight
days ago phe was bitten bye mad dog, and I have been
waiting with resignation for the usual results. You
will stand by her and help her in her sad plight. Fare-
well !'' Half an hour after receiving this communica-
tion the ardext lover was nowhere to be fouled.
READY AYE READY !—An old gentleman of
seventy was going to be married to a girl of seventeen.
One day a friend surprised him, tenderly embracing
his intended. "I dent wonder at your act ointment,"
said the young lady, readily, to the intruder; " you
don't generally expect to -find old beads on young
shoulders." The marriage was broken off. - -Punch
A VERY MOSUL INVENTION !—No invention of
modern days is regarded with inure genuine alarm by
many than the "jeux innocents" e country house s eciety,
games of skill in question and answer, versification,
&c. It appears from tome details in a French paper
that the theatrical coteries of Paris enemtage customs
even more bewildering than the fiercest game at How,
where, and when? or the most terrible bout of verse.
. . _

capping. At the dinners iven by the theatrical com-
panies certain things are forbidden. Any one talking
shop is fined by the chairman. The fine must be paid
without remark, or it is increased. An unfortunate
person happening to mention that he had been "Bur
In Seine' one evening, was fined because it was held
that he had mentioned "la scene," and as he remon-
strated at the infliction, the tine was drubled. The
dinner of the Peking is a still mere uncomfortable one.
It was instituted at the Chatelet after the great success
of the taking of Pekin. At this dinner the word
Pekin must be added to every proper name, on pain
of a fine. Conversation at this favoured board must
by a curious coincidence greatly resemble the pigeon
English which poor Albert Smith described. The only
excuse for all these mental tortures is that the fines are
used in helping poor members of the profession

THE LATEST PROM SAINT Cloud—Reports
from Paris inform us that the Emptror Napoleon is
again "*lightly indispose 4." His ailment is said to be
the rheumatic gout. There was • fall on the Bourse,
which was attributed to His Majesty's like., although,
according to other authorities, it was caused by the want
of rain. The Paris Funds are a sort of political the,
minneter, and, of course, the slightest chance of the
Emperor ceasing to reign—or the clouds beginning—
Tory naturally has a material effect upon them.—Judy.

A PLRA FOR BIGAMY !—A. case of bigamy wais
tried at 11,pitaux on June 17th, in which the advocate
for the defence—a M. :11i;ran—mkeel for an acquittal
on the ground that his client (a man named Feuestre,
who had deserted a young wile with three children to
marry another young girl) had a very good character,
and further, that bigamy was not universally regarded
as a crime even among civilised nations, and that, even
where special codes condemned it, the punishment
awarded WWI usually very light. The Court, far from
adopting this view, sentenced Feuestre to five years'
imprisonment, &though the jury found extenuating
circumstances in his favour.

SMELLLPOR IN PARIS.—The mortality in Paris
from this fearful epidemic has again risen, and last
week there were no less than 233 deaths returned from
that cause, 88 of the victims dying in the hoqiitals.
The increasing fatality of this disease causes much
anxiety of Paris' where a committee of medial men
has been formed to investigate the causes of this dread.
ful visitation. From the official returns it appears
that the deaths from smallpox in 1865 were 740 ; in
1866, 615 ; in 1867, 301 • in 1868, 655; and in 1869, 723.
It was only in November last that the disease aAumed
an epidemic form, the deaths risirg from 39 in October
to 93 in November, and 119 in December. Between
January 1 and May 24, 1870, there have been received
into the hospitals no less than 4,251 smallpox pal ienta,
of whom 683 have died. Several of the Paris papers
devote long articles to the sul.j.ct, urging the exten-
sion of vaccination, or the adoption of other precau•
tionary measures.

LONDON ANATOMT. —The Metropolitan Railway
will now take country visitors into the very " heart of
London." Not much to be gained by that, even if it
exists. At all events so many things have run right
through the Heart of London ere now, that it ought to
to he pretty considerably like a Dead Heart by this

TilE PERILS OF LONDON !—A "British Hus-
band" writes to the Pally Telegraph:-
-

The attenfion of the " elderly man " in railway carriages,
on railway platfoims, and in omnibuies, has become now to
frequent to my wife, that last week, alter hearing the
account of her j .urney from London Bridge to Ifloorivine.
street ttatiou in an omnibus, I advised her, on the nest occa-
sion, to appear to encourage her " elderly " acquaintance,
give her correct address, and appoint a certain time and
evening when she would be at home. It is almost super-
fluous to say that I should put in an appearance and com-
plete the trlo, when I promise our "elderly " visitor he will
meet with a reception for which he la perhaps unprepared,
so that his visit to my house would never be repeated; and
should he ever again meet my wife on his travels, he would
deem it prudent to give her a wide berth.

THE SIMPLE ENGLISHMAN It is related of a
simple•minded English gentleman that he recently
went into a French province where he took lodgings at
a substantial tamer's, and went out every day, brags
ing back a considerable number of gold and saver coma:
Se.ing, the curiosity of the farmer aroused, the English
gentleman said one day that his ancestor a gentleman
of the reign of Joan of Arc, had hidden a comiderable
number of gold and silver lieces in the farmer's
grounds, that he, the English iientlennan, had found
the wealth, and there was yet lunch more to be got.
He added to this the question, Would the farmer go
halves I It was only just, he continued, that he should

do in., as it wee toil his laud thy mom y was found, The
tenant agreed to this, and the next thing watt to value
and divide. The farmer was content at the f
English gentleman's low value on the gold coins of
30,000 franca, and to enable the Eitglih gentleman to
travel more easily to Paris, no he cou'd not be expected
to du k. ctrofortably with such a weight of culls, he
went to his banker's in the neighb .utirg town, and
quite secretly. 89 advised, got 15 000 francs its bank
notes for the Er glish gentleman. After an affectioeate
farewell, the Ettglieh gentleman lift for l'eris, where
he got his bank notes cashed. Hee any one tarn the
English gentleman? for, aingula, ly enough, the ancient
gold coins hidden by his at-neater in the reign 4,i Joan
' of Arc are braes counterfeits, and the Eselbh gentles
man is wanted to come back and exehange them for
the 15,000 franca' worth of notes again.
PitorEliTY OF DECBABFD E3,,1X111118.—A War
Office return shows that in the last six years snore
than £200,(0), the property of decaased or discharged
soldiers, has been forwarded to the War Department.
Above £l.Bo,ooohas beeu paid over to the parties entitled
to receive it, an 1 at the end of the year 1300 a balance
of more than £25,010 was in hand. On the death of
a soldier, the officer commanding Lis regiment reports
the event to his next f kin, as shown by the deceased's
pocket ledger ; and when the anninut of the efT,Tte
has been settled, a form is sent to the person who has
applied for the balance by the War Office, stating that
the regimental agent has been authoriwd tc i 63110 to
the legal repremenlative of the demased the amount
which appears to be due.

THE WRONG Mew !—Tne following story, told
by a " block country" corrtedoLdent, ought not to be

“..;peaking of Dickens,” says the writer, "lam f orcibly re-
minded of a reading he gave at Wolverhampton on his first
provincial tour. It must he fourteen years ago. The spacious
Exchange was crammed c unpletely hy is fashionable audience.
At that time the great novelist's physique was not to urn.
venally known as j hotography has in intoned it in recent
years, and well remember how, amid the hush of expect-
ancy, I p..rtly gentleman emerging from the ride door on to
the orchestra, was greeted with hilarious plaudits The
new comer—who sported a white waistcoat, by-thediye—
seenied utterly astonished at his welcome, and bowed many
times in grateful acknowledgment. Then placing a jug of
water and a tumbler on the reading desk, he as graciously
withdrew amidst general laughter, tie was only Mr. Dickens's
attendant."

CHARLES DICKENS' HOUSE AT GADSHILL.—A
proposal has bern started—probably cons.quent upon
the reported sale of the Gadshill Ii use and grounds—
having for its object the purchase and preservation of
Charles Dickens favourite abiding place as a national
memento of this popular author. It is singst,ested that
the house should be retained by Mr. Dlckes.“' family
for a term, to be named by themselves, at the expira-
tion of which, with their c .nsent, the place will merge
in trustees. Dickens parsed the moraing and after-
noon of his last day on earth in the chalet, presented tsl
him by a few Swiss admirers two years since, which is
erected in the shrubbery opposite his residence, and
approached by a tunnel underneath the turnpike road.
This chalet, emfissomed in the foliage of some very fine
trees, stands upon an eminence c snananding a nsagni-
ficent view of the mouth of the Thanits, and the oppc-
site coast of Essex. It was a favourite retreat of
Dickens.

GRINNING AND BSARING IT.—" We all OWB
something to our c untry," said the Briton who went
abroad without having p.id his Income-tax.—Punch.
TliE LEGEND OF LADY GuDIVA.—In accordance
with a very ancient practice, which has been r Tested
at intervals of three or four years, the traditional story
iif Lady Godiva was commemorated at Coventry on
Monday by a grand historical procession. This being
the week of the greet fair in Coventry the city was nos
mually lively, and thousands of visitors came from all
parts of the country—London, Birmingham, Leicester,
Nixtbanipton, and elsewhere—to witness the pageant.
the procession was very imposing, and paraded the
streets for aeveral hours. "Lady G Ave" was dressed
in skin tights, reaching to the waist, and a short pet-
ticoat. Among the oilier characters represented were
the Earl of Mercia (Lady Godivia husband), Edward
the Black Prince, Mary Queen of Scots, King Henry
St. George in Anuour, King Richard H.,
King Henry IV., Sir John Falstaff, &e. The pro-
cession was led by a detachment of the sth Dragoons,
and was taken part in by the local societies and others
from a dist...tee—the Foresters, Ancient Order of
Druids, and the like. Mr. Mender, whose menagerie
or at press nt stationed in Coventry, gave valuable ass
aistance by allowing the use of his elephmts, drums-
darien, and other animals. A feature of the pageant
was a number of young children very prettily dressed,
and mounted on horses led by attunean.u. '1 he streets
presented a inept crowded aspect during the whole day,
hut no casualties of any moment have been reported.

BALLOON DISASTER AT DARBY .—A file was held
on Momlay in the Arboretum, the most attractive
feature of which was the ascent of Mr. (lustrellls
balloon Express. At twenty-five minutes past six the
grappling roma were loosed, hut it soon became
am arent that the ball on would not c'ear the trees
surrounding the enclosure. Mr. Coxwell, who did not
himself ascend, shouted to the occupants of the car to
throw out ballast; but, in spite of every precaution,
the balloon dashed against the trees. The persons in
the car, five in number, were rescued ; but the mob,
who were indignant because a local aeronaut, Mr.
mk-on had not been engaged, attempted to tear up
the balloon, and a hand-to-hand fight between them
and the p dice ensued. Mr. Carmen wao grossly ills
trealed, and the police were pelted with atones.
Previous to this mishap one of the Indian troupe fell
from a rope on which he was performing, bat his
injuries were not of a serhius nature.
PLOUGH ING up GJLD.—Another instance of the
remarkable way in which nuggets are sometime
turned up in this colony was furnished last week, when
a nuenet weighing C 9 na. was Flougheri up on Mr.
Allan's farm, Mount Prospect, Bollarook, near
; Ballarat. A 9111140.8 are always welcome things, and
as this may lead to the opening up if new ground, it
may be honorred as a vsry pleasant and "welcome
stranger." The lump was only a few inches below the
surface, and has what dohs Hee ferruginous eon.
glomerate attached to it, but it is nearly all gold, and
, well waterworm—Melhourne AC9113, Apia 23,
TUE NAVY.—The wnck of lier Majesty's gun.
vessel Slai,ey in the (lira seas is a ver,a melancholy
event. There is no farther intelligence at the Admi-
, catty beyond the fact that she was Clflt away on the
Pasant's, some dangerous rocky islands between Sin-
g,apnre and Hongkong, and no great distance from the
Macclesfield shoal. The Starry was courrnkroled by
Lieutenant Elwyn, and had a complemsnt S 44 officers
and men, one boy, and five marines—total, 10; but at
the time of her loss she might have bsentindettn 'cued.
The officers reported to be lost with Lieutenant Elwyn
are the navigating tub-lieutenant and the assistants
' surgeon, and as it is reported that 42 mon in addition
have been lost, there can be very few aro via am The
ships not from Iforigkor g to the scene of disaster were
the Adrenturer and the &lanais.

A MARKER SITOT.—A deplorable occurrence
has happened at Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, the resi-
dence of Colonel Gascoigne' the Lieutenant-Colonel
commanding the Leeds Volunteer Artillety. In the
groueds attached to his house Colonel Gaanoigne has
a private rifle range, extending to 1,100 yards. Till
within a few weeks Hall, a gamekeeper, had anted an
marker, hut he had lately trained a gardener's labourer,
named Cottam, to perform the duty. On Saturday
afternoon Clone! Gasc,igne went out for alittle private
practice, taking with him Cottam, intending only to
tire 30 shots at the 600 yards' range. Colonel Gasectigne
never gave the signal to wash out; but two or three
• times while shooting, the gamekeeper and woodman
spoke to him, and the deceased took the opportunity
to remove the marks. When he had fired the 30th
shot Colonel Gascoigne did not hear the expected ring,
and on looking he thought he saw something drop
down under the bull's-eye. Believing that he hal
shot Cottam, he fetched the woodman, and, on proceed-
ing to the target they found him extended on the area;
covered with blo ad aud quite dead. Ile lied ea idently
been obliterating the marks of the shots, for a paint
brush was near his hand, but the danger flag had
never been hoisted as a warning. At an inquest held
on Monday the jury returned a verdict of " Accident-
ally killed."
New Divlstotr or Tatr.—" The Rat of. the
Week." Suntiay.—Pienet.
A Mol, STER SALMOY.—Mr. Frank tuckland,
inspector of Salmon Fisheries, 4, Old Palace-yard.
Westminster, has cent tlae following letter for publica-
tion :
Mr. Charles, of Arabella-row, fishmonger, kindly
sent for me this morning to examine the largest salmon of
modern times. I have seen this magnificent fish welshed ;
he Fist touches the ecale at .figh. ; him length is eft. 51n. ;
girth, 215. 7-tin. Ile won caught in 1111 Tay by Mr. Al-sander
Speedie, the well-known talisman of Peril,. The captors of
this grand fi.ll proves the sriirdiiess of the doctrine I have
islways endeavoured to promulgate among •alinor, conserve-
tort—" Preserve your hats." These galls when going down
the river are worthless ill. food; they will, however, return
from the sea bright as new silver, and excellent " food for the
people," having c lit nobody a eixpence for their ke, p, as in
the sea they live uPon vendee* lug-worms, and the fry of
sea fish. Th. this 114 h 'which probalr y went to the sea in Feb-
rile. y, 186s' now returiis as Mr Charles has inform,d me)
worth at Wholesale price ail 12s. 61., or the price of three
very gond sheep In 1854 the late Mr. arrell examined a
ash in Mr. Charles's shop that weigh, d galb. ; hut he was a
Datchinan. I, have been permitted to take a cast of this
• magniiicent Tay fish. I hope st ortly to place the cast lamp
Miissuri of coman,c Fish Culture,' at the liortieultural
Gardens. Kerifliefitos,, and it possible get him pawed to We
by Mr. Rolle

POOR Pst,Low ! —A Count, who had long been
"out at elbows," has just committed suicide in the
Toulon prison. Some time ago he was arrested and
sentenced to a week's imprisonment as a vagabond.
Being retogni. el as a gent'e man of noble family, the
prison authorities, procured him a coachman's place
with a rich family. He performed the duties with
comfort to himself and satisfaction to his master, but,
unfortunately the latter, having occasion to change
his residence, dischaegeti him. He h uud it impossible
to get any evploynuent, and dreading to be again
taken up for a vagabond, saved the ',filters troutie by
.declarieg him self to he one, and asking for a hedging
in prawn. There being a mark against his name as an
"old offender," he was placed in a class subjected to
more severe prison discipline than he had been on the
first occasion. This change of treatment weighed
heavily on his mind. He had in his pocket P0131(1
manu.cript ea.aya on scientific suhiPcta which had
been rejected by many putilisbees, and to console him-
u-lf he aopsaled againl the.r judgment to that of his
fellow.prisoners, but they only laughed and jeered
when he attenorted to read his productions to them.
Oa going to bed lit aekcil the gaoler to lend him a
pencil ; with this he wrote upon a sheet of note paper
these words—' Knee everybody mocks at me, I must
be an can." Teen he hung himself by his braces to a
bar in his cell, and he was found in the morning dead
DEATH OF A NerolaoN.—A telegram from
New York announces the death of Jerome Bonaparte.
at Baltimoro, on Friday the 17th instant :
Prince Jerome Rnaparte, the youngest brother of
Napoleon 1., and at one time King of Westphalia, married
at New York, in 131, a young American lady named Nata-
-1 son. The deceased was their only child, and was born in the
environs if London on the 7th July, 18i 5 Napoleon I ,
' being annoyed at this marriage, which was contracted with-
out his cursent, declaring it nil and void, and Jerome
limaparte wits aiterearls united to the Princess Frederika,
of Wortemburg. Prince Napoleon and the Princess NI athilce
are the issue of this second roarrirge. The first marriage
was the subject of some proceedings la the French Courts a
few years since, when an attempt was made to establish its
validity by the son of Jennie Bonaparte who has lest dad,
The attemVt was, however, uhraccessral.