The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-13

tributed on tie great meeting of Thursday.
Loan BRsueHAm A FRENCH CrnEN-The Retorme
publishes the following extraordinary correspondence be-
tween Lord Brougham and NJ Cremieux the minister OF
Justice:
Lord srougham to the Munster Of Justice
Lord Brougham has the honor offer his respects to the
Minister of Justice and, wishing TO be naturaized in
France, he has demanded certificates from the Mayor of
Cannes, tVar where he has resided for the last thirteen
years. and where he property and has built for
himself mansion lchateaul These certificates to be
forwarded directly the Minister of Justice and Lord
Brougham requests the minister him the
of naturalization with as little delay possible,
PARIS. April 7, 1873.
PARIS, April 3, 1913
My LORD: apprzo you of the consequences which
will from the you demand, should you
obtain If France adopts you for OF her sons, you
cease be Englishman You longer Lord
Broug ham, but citizen Brougham. You lose forth with all
OF nobility, all privileges all advantages, of whatever
they be- which possessed either your
quality of Enssman by virtue of the rights hitherto
conferred you by British laws customs, and which
cannot accord with laws of equality between all c
zens This would be the effect, lord, did the
British laws that rgor With regard those British
citizens who demand and obtain their naturalization in
foreign countries. 1t is in this that you write
me- | must suppose that the late British chancellor is
aware Of the necessary consequences of such demand
But the duty of the Minister OF Justice of the French
republic you officially When you shall have "a
demand in form embracing those declarations it shall be
Immediately examined A. CREMIEUX
LONDON, April 10, 1913.
MONSIEUR LIE MNIsrRE | have the honor to ackpowl
edge the recep, of your obging letter Of the Sth
doubted that by causing myself to be natuazed French
citizen, should lose all my rights British peer and
British subject in France ] will retain my privileges as
Engshman only in England in France should be all
that the laws Of France accord the citizens OF the repub
lie AS desire, above ALL the happiness OF the
tries, and their mutual peace, thought it my duty give
proof my confidence in the French institutions to en-
courage my English counrymen confde in them do
ii. BROUGHAM.
PARIS, April H. 1913.
My LORD: My letter has not been comprelended Yours
does permit great regret TO forward your de-
mand You do the honor write me- 81 doubt
ed that by causing myself to be nauralzed Fcnch citi-
zen, / should lose all my rights British peer and "a
British subject will retain my privileges English
man only in England In France | should be all that the
laws Of France accord the citizens Of the republic"
used the cleares and positive expressions my
ter France admits partitiou--she admits not that
French citizen shall, at the me be u citizen OF
must be Englishman. You cannot be
| Englishman in England and Frenchman in France
our laws are absolutely opposed to it. You must
sariy choose. Ii was for that that took
plain you the consequences of naturalization. In that
position therefore, and long you will an Eng
lishman in England-that is say, long you will not
abdicate pleely and everywhere your quality OF British
subject and exchange it for that Of French CITIZEN
possible for me TO give effect TO your demand
A. CREMIEUX.
The Reforme adds the following:
cat the of going press, we learn that Lord
Brougham in letter received this day in Paris
| formally oil naturalization in France-"
Lord Brougham subsequently explained in Parliament
that his sole object seeking to be naturaZed had been
to his property in France. The Times handles
him pretty severely for the attempt