The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-06 00:00:00

NAPOLEON 111. AND EUGENIE.

The present sovereign of France forms an exception to
the rule which peoples Europe with kings of German lineage.
A successful attempt to enter the great family of Teutonic
princes was made by the first Napoleon; and the same was
repeated, with still more effect, by the younger branch of
the Bourbons, who filled the French throne for 18 years ;
but the third Napleon as yet has failed to form the much
desired bonds of Royal alliance, although he has spared no
means to effect this object. It is generally understood that
in the spring of 1852 offers of marriage were made by the
Emperor to three German princesses, but wore politely de-
clined in every instance. The first of these offers was to
thenrinces Mary of Baden, daughter of the then reigning
gr duk!, who,
being himself the offspring of a morga-
naticmarriage, could, as it was thought, make no serious
His highness, in fact, did give his
object io nto the match.
consent; but his death occurring on April 24, 1852, his son
and successor threw obstacles in the way, and as the prin-
cess herself showed no great desire to occupy the French
throne, the negotiations werefinally broken off. The hand
made Frederica of
of a princess of Hohenzollern having been likewise refused
otoffertheof PrinceiPresident
ad
of thee to French Republic, a last Princess
Oldenburg, aged 32, the sister of the Queen. of Greece.
Princess Frederica, it is said, was excessively
anxi-
ous to wear the Imperial diadbm, then already within
the grasp of Napoleon 111. But her relatives, particu
larly the Grand Duke Peter, strongly objected, and
consequently :this proposal likewise came to nothing.
The per princess of Oldenburg soon after, in despair of
getting the right husband, or any husband at all, committed
a morganatic alliance, giving her hand to one Baron de
Washington. Not choosing b submit to further indigni-
ties, Napoleon 111., now emperor, determined to seek for a
wife at home, and having met one evening at the house of
a literary acquaintance, M. Prosper Merimee, Mdlle.
Eugenie Maria de Guzman, Countess of Teba, his Majesty
offered at once his hand and heart, was accepted, of course,
and married a few weeks after, on the 29th January, 1853.
The event somewhat took the public by surprise, the
official
announcement of it having been made only seven days pre-
vious to the ceremony, on the 22d of January.
The Empress of the French is the second daughter of the
Count of Montijo and of Maria Manuela Kirkpatrick do
Closeburn. On the paternal side her Majesty descends from
the old Italian house of Porto-Carrero, which emigrated in
the fourteenth century from Genoa to Estremadura ; and
on the maternal side she belongs to a Scottish family pro-
fessing the Roman Catholic faith, some members of which
went abroad with the last of the Stuarts. The great-great-
grandmother of the empress was born in the old mansion of
Couston, near Bathgate, part of which is still standing. She
was named Isabel Sandilands, being the elder daughter of
the Hon. William Sandilands, of Couston, third son of John,
fourth Lord Torphichen. This lady was married to Sir
Thos. Kirkpatrick, of Closeburn, whose name still survives
in connection with that of the empress-mother. Eugenie re-
ceived her education partly in France and partly in this
country, and subsequently went travelling with her mother
over the greater part of the Continent, under the name of
Countess of Teba, the second title of the family. In the
course of these travels the Countess of Montijo, the mother,
made the acquaintance of M. Prosper M6rimee, member of
the French Academy and author of numerous works of art,
whom she followed to Paris. It was, as already mentioned,
in the house of Merrimee that the emperor made the ac-
quaintaince of his future consort, and struck by her beauty
offered his hand after a very short courtship. M. Merimee
was made soon after a senator, and the Countess de Montijo
settled and continues to reside at Paris.—Supplement to the
Spectator.

FALMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Challenge, from
Sulina, at Falmouth, reports that on Dec. 20, lat. 40 51 N,
long. 15 12 W, saw an American armed cruiser, ship
rigged, apparently in full chase of a very large ship,
bound SSW.

TIIE PROPOSED BANQUET TO LORD PALMERSTON
AT EDINBURGH.—The following letter from Lord
Palmerston to Sir William Gibson-Craig, chairman of the
late meeting of the conveners of the Liberal• Committee,
was received on Saturday. It will be seen that Lord Pal-
merston is much gratified by the invitation, although he is
unable to come north until the Easter recess :

"ds, Jan. 1, 1 863.
"My dear Sir Gibson,—l have Broadlan
memo(' with much
gratification the intimation which you sent me of a wish on
the part of the Liberal Committee of Edinburgh to give me
a mark of their goodwill when I visit Scotland in conse-
quence of my having been elected Lord Rector of the 'Uni-
versity of Glasgow. I need not say that I should feel
proud and gratified by such a manifestation of kindly feel-
ing a city where I spent agreeably and profitably three edu-
cational winters. I should have been glad if I had been
able to visit Scotland before the meeting of Parliament, but
my various engagements, private and public, prevent me
doing so. I trust, however, to be able to go north when
Parliament adjourns for the Easter recess.—My dear Sir
Gibson. yours sincerely. " PALMERSTON.
" Sir W. Gibson-Craig, Bart."
Lord Palmerston has also, we believe, written to the Lord
Provost in the kindest terms, accepting an invitation to be
the Lord Provost's guest on his visit to Edinburgh.—
Scotsman .

It is said that the trustees appointed to carry out
the intentions of Mr. Peabody in his munificent gift to the
poor of London have visited various localities and selected
sites for improved dwellings. Plans have been drawn and
contracts are in progress.

GHASTLY QUARTERS.--I ate my dinner on Mon-
day within six paces of a rebel in four pieces. Both
legs were blown off. His pelvis was the third piece, and
his head and chest was the fourth piece. Those four
pieces occupied a space of 12 feet square. I saw five dead
rebels in a row, with their heads knocked off by a round
shot. Myself and other amateur anatomists, when the re-
giment was resting temporarily on arms, would leave to
examine the internal structure of man.. We could examine
brains, heart, stomach, layers of muscles, structure of
bones, &c., for there was every form of mutilation. At
home I used to wince at the sight of a wound or of a corpse,
but in one day I learned to be among the scenes
I am de-
scribing without emotion, as perfectly cool as I am now.
My friend, Adjutant —, and myself, on the second
night, looking in the dark for a place to lie down, said,
Let's lie down here. Here's some fellers sleeping." We
slept in quiet until dawn revealed that we had passed a night
gssprawling,
Btifrened, ghastly corpses. I saw one of
our
"
with his mouth full of cartridges until
amo
dneadt
aoldie is
the cheeks were bulged out. Several protruded from his
mouth. This was done by rebels.-2inzerican paper.
THE FORTHCOMING HILARY TERM.—Yesterday
the lists of the common law courts for the ensuing
term, commencing
on Monday, were exhibited. There is a
good deal of business before the Courts, numbering 235 rules
and other matters, besides a long list of cases in the Divorce
Court. In the Queen's Bench there are in the new trial
paper 3 cases for judgment, and 66 for argument ; in the
special paper there are 2 for judgment, and 37 for argu-
ment; of enlarged rules, 1 is for judgment, and 7 for argu-
ment. In the Common Pleas there are 55 matters, of which
6 are enlarged rules, 9 for new trials, 16 rolls in the remanet
paper, and 4 matters for the decision of the Court, including
the cause of " Kennedy v. Brown and wife," and there are
20 demurrers entered. In the Exchequer there al;3i
admitted as attorneys. There
in the peremptory paper ; in the special paper,
.111praper,3
judg-
ment, and 16 for argument; and in theo new
yon roll,and they
15th instant
for judgment, and 31 for argument.
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on the first day °A next term, the several courts will open
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ESCAPE FROM CHOKING.—On
saturd‘Y
last, at the Peebles Freemasons' dinner,
Exri:oligiZAßY
john Somerville, shoemaker, was observed to be choked by
a piece of meat lodging in his throat. It is supposed to
have been caused by his speaking while eating. He waa
carried out apparently dead, and medical aid was imme-
diately procured, when Dr. Riddell promptly performed the
operation of tracheotomy, or opening the windpipe—keep-
ing up artificial respiration—by which the man's life was
saved. The piece of meat was afterwards extracted, and we
understand the man, though confined to bed, is doing well.
—Border Advertiser.

A touching proof of the depth of woman's love
was witnessed at Canterbury, Connecticut, recently,
at the funeral of Sergeant Charles Lewis, who was killed
at Antietam. A young lady, Miss Hyde, to whom he was
engaged, upon bearing of his death, was taken fatally sick
and died in a few days, and was buried at the same time an
her lover.—Missout i paper.
In pursuance of the orders of the Emperors!' stone
pillar, two metres high, in the form of a Roman milestone,
and soothing reme-
dies now being sculptured at Laon, to be erected in the centre
of Cmsar's camp at Mauchamp. The design and lnscrip..
tion have been supplied by M. Viollet-.Leduo.
—These
ttePnutpr'llYninof all persons liable to
sciatic, or other painful affections of the
[AnvEnrisEMENT.]-11ollow.aY.0 Ointment and Pills.—.
or jointst• _ The ointment should be ap-
dUiensexdpemecatenddßtheelieefarn.
rheumatism, gout,
pay s have been patiently fomented
mpliuesdc 1
aftere muscles,
the nerves,at
r e d
with warm water, when the
.I.lnguent should be diligently
rubbed urn acent skinunless the frictionshould
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cause pain. H? oway s 1 ills should be simultaneously
taken to reduce inflammation and purify the blood. This
treatment abates the violence and lessens the frequency of
gout, rheumatism, and all spasmodic diseases which spring
From hereditary predisposition or from any accidental
weakness of constitution. The Ointment checks the local
xualWaY ; the rills restore the vital powers,