The New York herald., 1849-06-12
From London to China.
Miss Fanny Elssler Wikon In London


Napoleon Louis Bonepa'te, First President IF France
Biographical and Personal Sketches, including Tiat
to The Prince at the Castle Of Hem. By Henry Wiko.
This is a book introduced to the English public by
Mr. Chapman, the publisher-and full to overaowng
of that fierce and furious writing which appears to be
30 dear to American authorship-but on u subject
which the recent march Of events has endowed with
great public interest or the author himself-or Of
the execution of his workit is im possible say much
that's favorable Histemper and temertes remove him
from the pale of moderate sympathiss; have no
wish to chafe his angerand to correst his misnfor
nation things English and European would take up
too much of our time and space Patience has its limits
out His hatred Of England is cordial and intense lie
hates her institutions her history her her tera
ture She has in his eyes no redeeming point. His
own country he avows has only great misfortune
the OF a common language with England Why,
then, does not Mr. Wikon abide by his ancestral Rus
sian In fierce n republican 1t 10 rather anu sing to
find such devotion to the Imperial family of France
Carlyle himself could not worship more enthusiastic
cay at the shrine Of its chief than does the Ameri
can citizen" Hatred Of England and laudation of
" "NapoleoRic ideas" are quite compatible; but
rather marvel to find the two in EXON with de-
mocracy red as Mr.. WiksG processes.
Our author advertses himself intimate friend
Of every member of the Bonaparte family, and proves
his assertion by here reporting private conversations
held in the secrecy Of their homes by those ustrous
persoDAges Such services should not go unrewarded
and the least that the President Of the young republic
do for his laudator is to make him 10
some foreign court-St Petersbwgh, for example.
The position Of present and the prospect Of future
events lend striking interest to all that pertains
to the Bonapartes and 1t may be worth while here
to devote few lines to them and their relation
ships 1t is, Of course known to every that Nspo-
leon Bonaparte the second son of Charles Marie
Bonaparte; that he marred-frst, Josephine, by whom
he had no issue second, Marie Louise, of Austria.
whose only child. the Due de Reichstadt, died in
1882 at Vienna, when the right line of the Imperial
family became extinct. Napoleon had four brothers.
Joseph his elder Lucien. LOUIS and Jerome and three
sisters-Elza Pauline and Caroline Joseph King Of
Spain left two dsughters-Zenaide and Charlotte-but
no sons Lucien Prince Of Canine, had no less than
eleven children five sons and six daughters OF whom
at NaDo prin eofE IA
nno, who married his cousin Zenadc, daughter and
heiress Of Joseph by whom he has ten children Louis
to Prince Gabrell Christine (married to Lord Dudley
Stuart, Latita (married to MIR. Thomas Wyse), Alex
(now q nun). and Jeanne (marred to the Marquis
HonoratD. Louis, King Of Holland, who married
Queen Hortense, had three sons Napoleon, Ma
poleon Louis and Louis Napoleon.-the only sur
vvor and now President Of the French
public Jerome, King of Westphalis, had two sons,
Jerome Napoleon and Napoleon and daughter
hathilde Princess DemidoR or the sisters Of Ma
poleoD Eliza married Prince Felix Bacohoch and left
one daughter (now married to Count Camerata y
Pauline LETT no chldren,-Caroline married Murat
King Of Naples and became the mother of the present
Lucien harles Eurat. Of L@titia (marred to Count
Pepoli.) and Of Louise (mnrrted to Count Rasponi)
This is the entire Bonapare family OF the brothers
and sisters Of the Emperor only Jerome now remains.
or the second gencration-his nephews and nieces--
there foureen and OF the third generatian there
Is still more considerable number
As will be from the foregoing programme Louis
Napoleon IL not the head Of his family by order OF
ture. By right OF prmogenture all the descendants
Of Lucen would take Of the heirs Of LOUIS
but, rs is well known, Louis in disgrace when his
imperous brother had the order Of succession to the
empire fxed-and he and his descendants ex-
euded How far this law. founded on u whim, is bind.
ing in such new state Of things as the present Is
question which the partizans Of the family begin
ming to ask themselves. Leuis Napoleon Is the only
remaining male member OF the families entitled by the
laws Of the empire (2S Florcal, and trimare,
rII to the succession The Prince Of Canine, the
real head Of the house, has declared his intention OF
returning to France and entering the Chamber The
other princes of the family who at present promi
nently before the public Pierre brother to Canno
Napoleon, Of Jerome late ambassador to Madrid;
and Lucien Murat.
Our author, as has been said. is a devoted partisan
OF the Bonapartes and hs account OF the President b
conceived in spirit of fusome adulation Little that
s Of value for the future be cleaned from the
pages though the power Of prophecy the event
s assumed to an amusing extent. After the compla-
cency with which he makes ex kings and aspir ng
princes the most handsome things of himself there
IL nothing curious about MIR Wikoff as the clear
with whsh he years ago foresaw the entire
Of the Revolution, from the reform banquats to the
election OF Locs Napoleon We sorry that he did
not publish his book boforese that night have
known what was coming Why wait till 1s4g to pro-
phesy what ~ happen in lS4S7