The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-22
The Ronanart- EamiIr.

The following sketch of the principal surviving members of the Bonaparte family will. We are con- fident, be read with interest:
 The Emperor left four surviving hrothess-Jo- sHph, formerly King of Spain; Lucien, Prince of Csnino: Louis. formerly King of Holland; and Jerome. formerly King of W@stphaIia. Of these, the last only survives. Joseph left a ghter, who afterwards married the eldest son of Lucien. This eldest son is now the Prince of Canine and holds prominent position in the newly proclaimed Roman republic, or the Constituent Assembly, of which he is the Vice President.
 Lucien left several other children, all of whom still survive His eldest daughter is the Princess Gabrielle. His second daughter. Leti;ia. married MT. Thomas Wyse the member for Waterford, from whom, after she had one child. she separated She has since, however had family of iegitilnate children. The third child of Lucen bears his name. and is now in Paris. He was elected lately representative to the Assembly for Corsica but his election was null and void The fourth child was Pierre also elected representative for Corsica aud now in Paris. The fifth is Antoine, who re- sides in Italy. The sixth. Marie, piarFed to a cousin. and the seventh, Constance, q nun. Such was the family of Lucien. Prince of Canino. The present Prince of Canno, his eldest son, married as l have stated. te the daughter of Joseph. has eight children the eldest ot whom is now twenty five years. Most of inc younger mem bcrs of the family have lately arrived in Paris. for the purpose of their education.
 Louis Napoleon. ex-King of Holland, has leit oniy one surviving son, who is now the President of the Republic. IL will be seen that by seniority he k not properly the representative of tbe Fin. peror, The children of LTciAa being brlore him By right of prinogenituse the Prince Of Canine would therefore, he the heir Of tse Emperor. But it will b~ remembered that, when Napoleon assumed the purple, hiS brother 1ucien a staunch republican did not eountsnauce what he considered an uSur- patton Of the liberties ol the people An estrange- rsNasr rgF k.saE E,.N.. ~ declared the members ef the Bouaparte family rench Princes, dii not include Lucjeu At a lat, period however, b,teca created, ike the others French Prince; but. by the lasgs the euIpire, priority was given to the younger children. and 1t is lhns that Prince Louis, son of the ex kiuc of Holland. is now regarded the head of the Bona- parte family.
 Jerofue, the only surviving h.other of the Em- PefeF, was declared hsag Af WestpAalil ia l.O1. In 'rl5. after he b5tt- af Waterloo. he hec4io- Prince of Montford. Having seen~Givorced iron, his first wife, Eiizsheih paltefsoa. of Baltimore L nlted States, in iSp5 he so0a afjerNards married Sophia, Princess of WaYtembarg. a ho died in iS3~ By her he had two children. the Princess Nathlsa. who married, in lS;l, Prince Anatolo Denidoh. and the Prince Napoleon, who s representative of Corsica in the Assembly. After tue eiecttom, in December last, Prince Jerome as appointed tSav- erHOF of Inc lnvalides. where he now re~ia-s He , has for many years cohabitrd with an Italian lady :
 
 never beeu any public or acknowledged marriage The Princess Mathde Demidoff separated from her hnsband some time since. uncer circumstances which yariously reported. l. appears that either by here solicitations, or by the dictates ot his proper will. the Emperor of Ras-i4 ordered separation, and, exercising the power which he possesses sovereign of that ouutry. interdctcd ihs Prince DemidoE from living in the same city with his wife
 Tho Prince is now, lately, at Brussels: < the Princess lives at Paris, snd lreQnens as other ladies do, the palace of the President her cousin | Soon after the proclamation of the President there was much discussion as to the female wemUers of | the Bonsparte family who sheald do ihe honers of 1 the family. The princess MAthide was pointed | out, we'll by her own rank. in the right of her ! husband. by her near relationship to the Presi- dent the htest person for this purpose. She vas also resident in Paris and must necessarily be pre- sent q eoart- Ii Seems, however. that the AaRte soeiets demurred to any such arrangements and II , vas plainly ioiimated that if that lady did the honors, the said ha1fe seeie'e would not present itself at me palace. The difficulty attempted to be surmounted by inviting the Grand Duchess of Baden 10 come to Paris to do the honors. This lady, however, having declined. the difficulty re- maiued without solution; and 1t ls said that Prince President left to the choice of the Princess Derdo either to be present other ladies, without exsr- eising any functions or assuming any paramount position, or to leave Paris. The Princess choAths former. and she accordingly now appears at the balls. reunions, and other receptions of the palace bas' with marked circumstance which dissia. gaisbes her from other ladies