The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-11 00:00:00

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THE LATE PRINCE OF CANINO•

The following is a brief sketch o' the life of Lucien
Bonaparte, whose death was announced in The Sun of

Thursday :
" Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, youngar
brattier of the Emperor Napoleon, was born in Ajacc'e
in 1775. He was twelve years old when the French
lis:volutiou commenced. In 1793, compelled by Paoli
*to quit Corsica with his fasnily, be took refuge in Pro-
vence, and in the same year was appointed keeper ot
the m-igazine of• military stores at St. Maximin, in the
Ver, where he afterwards married Mdile. Christine
B ,yer, who was of a respectable family, but too nume-
rous to be rich. Being a commissary of the army in ,
1795, he was two years afterwards named Deputy from
the department of the Liamone to the Council of Five
nonsked. President of this Council at the 18th Bru-
maire, he displayed durieg the stormy sitting of that day
bseh energy and coolness. On the proclamation of Lis
-hrother as First Consul, Lucien became a member of
the tribunal created by the new Constitution, and a short
time after Minister of the Interior, in the room of
i. iplace. In this office he displayed both zeal and
tietitit, and granted to the arts and artists, men of
science and literature, the most marked protection and
eticouragement. He also contributed to the organiza-
tion of the prefectures. In the month Brumaire, An.
9, Liscien set out for Spain as Ambassador, and soon
ourx the confidence of the King and the Prince of
P-erne. When the war with Portugal broke out, the
Seoaish and French armies jointly occupied Elves, and
tr.,aty, much in favour of the French, was signed at
i'esdajoz, on 29th November, 1801. Lucien afterwards
had an active share in establishing the kingdom of
Etruria, sod in procuring the cession to France of the
Ditehies ot Parma, Piacenza, and Guastella. On the
9na of March, 1802, Lucien entered a second time
upin the tribuneship, and on the 18th of May was
the official person who procured the adoption of
the law for the Legion of Honour. At this time
he was Grand Officer of the Legion, member of the
Grand Council of Administration of the Order, and a
Scuator. The estate of Soppetsdorf, in the Duchy of
Treves, was given to him, and, on the 3d of February,
1803, he was elected a member ot the Institute, for the
ctiss of French language and Literature. In July,
1603, b e went to the departments of the Rhine to take
possession of the estates allotted to the Legion of Hii-
neur, and, on returning to Paris, married, tor his second
Madame Jourberthon, the widow of a stockbroker.
In August, 1804, he went to reside in Italy ; and af-
ter stopping some time at Pesara, near Uibino, went to
Rome, where the Pope gave him a most gracious recep-
tits]. where he determined on remaining. The
Peace cf Tilsit in 1807 led Napoleon to visit his ha-
iian State', and in November of that year he arrived at
Mantua vete re he was met by Lucien. When Napoleon
rut afore! to Paris, Lucien went back to Rome, and Aug,.
:-‘lO, set out for the United States, but his vessel during
a 4- ttietlt sterna was driven on the coast of Cagliari, in
Sardinia. He in -Jain solicited permission from the
King of S,.rdinia to land on that island, and the Eng-
Minister at the Sardinian Court, hAving refused to
avant him a sate conduct, he put to sea again, and was
.nimost, at the mouth of the harbour, captured by two
English frigates which were cruising there, and taken
to Malta, where he remained four months, waiting the
of the British Government. In the suppsi-
4,aii that the voyage of the Prince de Canino had a
pelitici object, the English Ministry oruered tnitt Ile
s• oa'd he sent to Worcester. Tile Prince was :if:not-d-
-i ,_iv fl:Mosed anther, and, having sent for Lis tinnily.
isicti three years at that place in a hand:orne and corn-
"no,lious r, sitienee, greatly respected, and amusing him-
with literature. Tne political events of 1814
ee,;torert him to liberty, and he repaired to Rome, where
Pius Vil. endeavoured, by his friendly perso tsions to
ts ; but his fraternal effeetion would not allow
i"eito to rt main a cold spectator of the misfortunes of
t Eniperor, to whom he wrote several times.
arid who showed himself sensible to his attentions.
Ine evects of 1815 having replaced Napoleon on the
imperial throne, Lucien returned t,) Paris, end was
ett,,led to the Climber of Peers. After the disaster (it
VV.iterloo, Lucien retired to Neuilly, and at the end of
June set out for Italy ; but he was stopped at Turin,
pod ;vas compelled to await there the decision of the
ntt;.:ll iovereiens. The faithful friendship of Pius
VII. was su-ncessFully exerted in his favour, and he re-
ecived p„missio:e to proceed to Rome, where he esta-
biished himself in the Villa RufEnella, near Frascati."
Tht late Prince marricl itlexandrina Beschamp, who
A, as born in 1780. Their out. children, betides Liteiy
re Charles hu-
tted, Stuart and Madame Wysd,
a
vein Louis, Pierre, Charlotte, Alexandie2a. Constance,
and Anna, an adopted daughter.
The Prince de Nlttignano, eldest son of the late
Prince de Canino, and who now succeeds him in the
title, 11:•.s been long known in the scientific world for
his zoological knowledge. He is married to his cousin,
:be eldest daughter of the Count de Survilliers, Joseph

WESTMIN ST E I CO URT OF

REQUESTS.

A PUPPY IN Cot;RT.—Richard Morton, a young
man rustily dressed, hut wilt) wristbands turned some
s.x. inches over the cuff of his coat, rings on his fingers,
au eye•glass attached to a heavy brassy looking chain,
anil a puppy in his cram attended to show cause
tigilinst his paying his washfirrottian's bill to the amount
of 6s. 41d.
The plaintiff having stated her case,
The defendant pleaded his shirts had been so scar'
washed that they were not fit to be seen in,
cud that he told the plaintiff if they were not betfaS
" got up," be would not pay fur them.
The washerwoman declared that there was not a
speck upon the linen when it was seat home, and that it
was is white as snow.

It's false," said the defendant in a pompous manner.
" It's not false," said the plaintiff pretty tartly, t‘ and
the reason why you refuse to pay me i 3, because you
ehols._ to go skittle-playing of nights, and in a boat up
to Blttersea of a Sunday.
" Woman I" excl.iimed the defendent, in a very
towering monumentish rage.
" Puppy 1" retorted the washerwoman.
And then they went at it, Mr. Richard Morton
magisterial, but loud and passionate ; and the washer-
unman waspish and quite as noisy ; and the 731Tpy—
thefour•legged one—snapped and growled, and took his
master's parr, as heartily as if he had been a better dog.
You arc a puppy !" shouted the washerwoman,
" You know you're a puppy—your mother says you
are. She told me•so."
The real puppy here yoked and snapped most de-
fuly.
A COMMISSIONER (lauelino-officer, put the puppy
out of Cann. .

:Mr. Richard Morton looked hard at the Commis-
sioner, and lost all his pomposity and half his colour.
Tue COMMISSIONER. (to the pla ntiff)--Wonian, Le
gliet. You (addressing the defendant) s:iy that your
11nrn, when sent home, was not fit to we ir ?'
Defendant—Certainly not. I'll swear that it was not.

The CommisstoriEtt(looking at the defendant ray-
tiler signifieantly)—Will you swear you did not wear
tin, linen that was " not fit to be seen in ?"

The defen:lant held down his head, played with his
eye...zlass, and patted his puppy.
The COURT iffinnediately d,CICI2II that he was t) pay
the demand forthwith.

What do you think of yourself now, puppy ?" said
the plaintiff, with an aggravating grin of triumph.
ll- you," thundered Mr. Itchard Morton, giv-
iiirr..bis puppy an unlucky knock on the head as he suited
the action to the word. _ _

Yelp, yelp, yelp," mouthed the animal.
" Turn 1/'.E puppy out of Court," said a COM..