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TIE DUCHESS oF RrRnY

Tile marria:c Of the Duchess OF Berry. i,
an erral al great importance 10 the French
re"p'e. Whfe the eNilcd king Charles \.
was on the throne OF France, her son. +. lad al
about IL years old, was heir pre.umptive 10
The crown. Charles X had two sons. the
Duke OF Angouieme aud the Duke Of Kerry.
Ansou'eme was the Dauphin and heir appa-
rent, but he having no children, aud the Duke
OF Berry having been assassinatcd al q theatre
IN raris, ia 1882, his son became the next IN
order after his uncle, the Duke Of Augouleme
The future hopes of the rcigni,g family were
therefore concentrated in the sou of the pre-
sent Duchess OF Berry, who had the lille
OF Duke OF Bordeaux. On the expulsion of
charles y. aud his family IN 1880. after their
arrival I'm England, Charles and his son. the
Duke oil Ansouleme, indicated their preten-
SONS IN favorof tue young Duke Of bordeaux.
Ever since that time, the Duchess OF Berry
has been endcay oring TO mike interest In "a.
'or OF the elevation of her son 10 the throne.
Tier partisans, embracing all the friends O,
Tie eAllcd famiiy in and out Of France.
called the Cariisis, have been busy in trying to
create discomfort against the present king
Louis Philippe. Although they have excited
commo:ions and solutions ct diiie rent times
they have been put down by the strong arm q
the government, and finally, when the Ouch.
ess Of Berry herself, venturcd 10 enter France
secretly, aud continued To STIR up sedition, she
was, alter encounteriny various perils and
hardships, betrayed by conidant, and taken
prisoner 10y the Government. She was placed
IN prison at the Citadel of Blayc, where she
remained at the last accounts. Still she had
many daring and active partisans, who annoy
ed the Government, and kept the people in a
state oil excitement. II Is supposed that
her recent nowledgcment OF her secre,
marriage, will tend 10 annihilate the homes Of
The Carli=ts, and put them down rs n formi.
dable party. If so, il will prove an importan,
event towards the tranquility Of France. SO
whom she has been married, remains thus far
secret.
IL IS known to our readers, that after the
fall Of Napoleon, his wife, Maria Louisa re.
tired TO Parma in Italy, where she became the
sovereign Of Duchy containing three cities
VIZ Parma, Placcntia, and Guastala. Soon
alter the death Of Napoleon, SHE married
General Count NcyPerg, who was commander
OF the Ducal troops, and her Minister OF
State, and more than 90 years older than her.
sell. oi her second maraiase, she had three
Children, who, for aught We know 10 the con-
lrarS, are now living with her at Parma.
General Neypcrg died about three years azo.
and she Is still a widow. II was The source OF
great modification 20 the French people, who
were generally tho ardent admirers of Ma
poleon, TO find that the widow Of their ineom-
parable Emperor should have condescendeJ
TO marry again, and to- one Of sosiow degree
compared TO the Emperor of the French, and
King Of Italy. The admirers Of Napoleon
could never speak Of her but " it'll detestation
II may be. that similar sentiment will now
animate those who have been the partizan. Of
The Duchess of Berry, and it wall din.iuisl
the respect Of all France.