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THE LATE DUfSE or ORLEANS.

The lais Duke Of ORLEANS. Gays The Balti-
more Amercan) was The sldssrAen Of Louis
Philippe. He was born d, Palermo oh>tA "a Of
September. 1910, showing him 10 havs>jgst
reached The age or 20, this death. His mother
Marie Amele, the present Queen ofihe French,
is daughter Of Ferdinand King Of the TWo Sci
lies, and whom louis Philippe espoused al the
time be was wandering abroad as plain Duke Of
Orleans. The departed Duke was one of fami-
4 ~ of seven children, 10 whom Marie Amelie has
been ever warmly attached. The Duke &c
Nemou'r, Louis PhHippsFs second sou, was born
at Paris on the 25lh DC October, 1914
Louis Philippe has nov family Of SIX chill
dfen, four OF whom are sons VIZ; the Duke dc
Nrmours, he Prince &c Joinville, he Duke dc
< AumaIe, and ;he Duke de- Monlpensiet The
present hsir apparent tolthe throne OF France is
! ,heyoung Comte de Paris. the eldest child Of The
late Duke ief Orleans, who was b0rpin August,
! 1898, and Is consequep!Iyin his fourth year
riis younger hFosher. the infant Duke de Char
tres, was born On The 9lhpf November. 1870.
The late Duke of Orleans married in June, 1887,
the Priucess Helena, Of Meclenbursh SchWerir,
BY whom he had the two SONS above mentioned.
/ The Paris Correspondent Of the Na,fonalIn-
telligeneer {Rcbert Walsh, Esq thus speaks Of
the movements likely to follow the Death Of the
Duke Of .o1sans,
Tho Chambers are convoked for the
26,b of this month. II is understood
that Regency bill will be al once SUBJ
miited 10 them the idea prevails Of the
nomination Of the .Duke de NemoHrs Tor
the Regency and OF the widow as The
guardian Of The heir.sppareat. Some
! time must elapse before de Nemoufs can
render himself a public favorite he is
though. superior in natural endowmenls
TO his late brother, but his temper aad de.
meanor have been less satisfactory. He
may be well qualified 10 .every respect for
the contingent elevsttonif Louis Philippe
should survive FIVE orsix years. But the
King has the sensibilNy OF father be
Lived The eldest son, whom be so sedu.
loxsly and sanguinely prepared for ahe
throne she confded and exnlted 10 his
skillful work; be calculated that be might.
ere long abdioate, for rest in bis .astyears,
having such q successor. This hope
yanlshes; whatever his habiiual self-pos-
session. the force 81 his resolution, and
his general superiority 10 human mis-.
aehance, il is nearly impossible that be
should not suffer in al the springs Of cha
rac;ersne life HE indel}5ls impressions
Of this ioss and al sappointmen: must a,
bridge bis mortal4csreer. He is expected
20 open he Chambers ia person. They
are called together SD soon. not merely
iJI settle with theAleast delay critical
. question --5nt TO make sush demons,ra-
tlons, under the excitement of4he new
events and risks. in favor OF the present
monarchy, as shall fpr.ify 1t at home and
abroad. Their presence d the stsequies
in .the cathedral will heighten the salu,a-
~ influences Of that solemhity. In the
outset party spirit will feelthe necessity
OF silence OF extreme reserve all the
paftiss and men that pretend 10 be dynas-
TIC must speak and act with loysl fesvor Il
the struggle for ministerial power cannot
be at once RECOMMENDED The Cabinet
may, make profit for themselves Of the
absorbing nature Of The national depriya-
tion~and the provisions Of Regency
Under the old monarchy France lost Sc
yer q Qaupdl0A5 aud ~ - SOME " uat ~ "a -
able that oHsoN Of king has Feigned IN
this country since Louis the Fourteenth:
The old superstition towards roy altycaus-
ed The death Of dauphin to be fuhiver-
sally deemedsa universal calamity and
sorrow. Now. though the superstition
fingers ID asmall part only Of tie nation,
as much importance is attached TO the
peiishing 10 50 sudden and pi,eous q
mode Of an heir.apparent, fully riPened
and foaaly trusted.
y The pREsTreE 81 roy atty 6as not touch
ed your correspondent with him, "aking
hhut man aud queen a woman; and
The disasters and gtiefs OF the humblest
family wouldaaect him as strongly as those
~of the highest. Id Ibis case, however,
-~sh6 circumstances are SO inirinsically sad,
and they so ominously concern people
for whom have contracted the sympa-
fthies Of a eompSlfsos, that you viii pardon
the stress which have laid and the par
tieulhFily With which ! have dwell upon
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