The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-14
The Bonaparte Family.

he Emperor left four surviving brothers-Jo-
seph, formerly King of Spain; Lucen, Prince of
Canino; Louis, formerly King of Holland and
Jerome, formerly King of Westphalia. OF these,
the last alone survives. Joseph left daughter
VINO afterwards married the eldest son of Iucien
ms eldest son Is now the Prince Of Canine, and
holds prominent position in the newly-proc aimed
Roman Republic, or the Constituent Assembly. of
which he is Vice President
Luclen left several other children, all of whom
still survive His eldest daughter is the Princess
Gabrielle His second daughter, Letitia, married
MIR. Thomas Wyse, the member for Waterford,
from whom, after she had one child, she separated.
She has since, however had family of illegitimatc
children. The third child of Lucen bears his
name, and is now in Paris. He was elected lately a
representative to the Assembly for Corsica bu, his
election was declared null and void. The fourth
child was Pierre also elected representative for Cor
sica, and now in Paris. The fifth is Antoine, who
resides in Italy. The SIXTH Marie, married to a
cousin; and the seventh, Constance, a nun. Such
was the family of Lucien, Prince of Canine. The
present Prince of Canine, his eldest son, married,
as have stated, to the daughter Of Joseph, has
eight children, the eldest of whom is now twenty
| five Years. Most of the younger members of the
family have lately arrived in Paris for the purpose
of their edu ,ation.
Louis Napoleon, ex-king of Holland, has left
only one surviving son, who is now the President
OF the Republic 1t will be seen that by seniority
ne is not properly the representative of the Empe
ror, the children of Luclen being before him. BY
right of primogentufe, the Prince Of Canine would
therefore be at present the heir of the Emperor
But 1t will be remembered that when Napoleon
sumed the purple, his brother Lucen, a s.aunch
republican, did not countenance what he consid-
cred an usurpation of the liberties of the people,
an arrangement took place, and The Imperial de-
cree which declared the members of the B0naparte
family French Princes, did moi include Lucien
At late period, however, Lucien was created,
| like the others, a French Prince but nv the laws
EmDire tn tbe
children, and it is thus that Prince Louis son Of
the ex-king of Holland, is now regarded as the
head of the Bonaparte family
Jerome, the only surviving brother of the En-
peror, was declared King of Westpbaa in 1907
In 1915, after the battle of Waterloo, be became
Prince o. Montford. Having been divorced from
his first wife, Elizabeth Patterson, of Baltimore,
U. S, in 1905, he soon afterwards married Sophia,
Princess of Wurtemburg, who died in 1888. By
her he had two children, the Princess Mathilde.
who married, in 1871, Prince Anatolo Demidoff,
and the Prince Napoleon, who is a representative
Of Corsica in the Assembly. After The election in
December last, Prince Jerome was appointed Gov
ernof of the lnvaiides, where he resides. lie
has for many years cohabited with an Italian lady,
who passes his wife, but with whom there has
never been any public or acknowledged marriage
The Princess Mathilde Demid0ff separated from
her husband some time since under curious crcun
stances, which are varlousy reported. 1t appears
that either by her solicitations, or by the die
ordered separation, and exercising the power
which he possesses, sovereign Of that country,
interdicted the Prince Demdof from living in the
same city with his wife. The Prince is now, or
lately at Brussels; the Princess lives at Paris,
and frequenls, 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 member of
the Bonaparte family who should do the honors of
the palace. The Princess Mahde pointed
oLt, we'll by her own rank in right of her hus-
band, as by her near relationship to the President
the ittest person. for that purpose She was also
resident in Paris, and mus, necessarily be present
at the court 1t seems, however, that the hdUte
s0ciete demurred TO any such arrangements, and it
was plainly intimaed, that if the lady did the
honors, the said hdute sOcietG would not present
itself at the palace. The difficulty was attempted
10 be surmouned, as have stated, by inviting the
Grand Duchess of Baden to come to Paris, TO do
the honors. This lady, however, having declined,
the difficulty remained without solution; and it is
said that the Prince President left to the choice of
The Princess DemldOh either to be present other
ladies, without exercising any functions ASST
ming any paramount position, or 10 leave Paris
The Princess chose the former and she accordingly
now appears at the balls reunions, and other recep
tons of the palace, but with no marked circum-
stance which distinguishes her from other ladies.
This, however, is not the only embarrassment by
which the President is beset. Madame Wyse, with
her family, is resident in Paris. She s not received
al the palace of the President at all. One of her
daughters recently married a certain Count de
Saline, whose rank and title she now bears This
lady is now in Paris, and is conspicuous at public
balls and other ceremonies, but neither is she re-
ceived at the palace of the President.
A difference is lately reported to have arisen
between the President and his uncle Jerome, in
consequence of which the latter does not now APP
pear at the palace.
Pierre and Lucen Napoleon, the sons of the late
Lucien, Prince of Canine, belong to the party of
the red republic, and they are thus, both polite ally
and socially, estranged from the President.
Lucien Murat, the of the celebrated Murat,
and of Caroline, the eldest sister of the Emperor
Napoleon, is now in Paris, and is seen constantly
at the palace of the President. He is a member of
the Assembly, and Colonel in the National Guard.
His politics those of the moderate party, and he
is therefore i'll perfect harmony with The President
He lived for many years Ill the United States where
he married an American lady, who, with her chill
dren, now III Paris.
Such is rapid sketch of the members of the
Bonapare family, and it will be that only three
of them, Napoleon Bonaparte, the Princess Mathilde
and Lucen Murat, are now seen at the Presidents
A CHILD's FAITH. "A beloved minister of the
the gospel was one day speaking of that active
living faith, which should at ali times cheer the
heart of the sincere followers of Jesus, and related
to me beautiful illustration that had Just occurred
in his own family. He had gone into a cellar,
trap. door, little daughter, only three years old.
was trying TO find him, and to the trap,door,
but, on looking down. all was dark and she called
Are you down cellar, papa! ;"
Yes, would you like to come, Mary"
=" 1t is dark, | ca MT come down, papa
"We, my daughter, am right below you, and
can you, though you cannot see me- ana II
you will drop yourself, will catch you
g Oh, ! shall fall can I see you, papa,
81 know it, he answered, but am really here,
and Won shall not fall or hurt yourself II you will
lump, ] will catch you safely
Little Mary strained her eyes to the utmost, but
could catch no glimpse of her father She hest
tat, then advanced little father, and then, sum
moning all her resolution, she threw herself for
ward, and was received safely in her fathers arms.
A few days after she again discovered the cellar
door open, and, supposing her father to be there,
she called
" Shall come again, papa
eyes. my dear, in a minute he replied, and
had Just time to reach his arms towards her, when,
in her childish gee, she fell shouting into his arms,
and. clasping his neck, said
az knew, dear papa, should not fall
PUNNING.-The following lines, says the Boston
ronriar were fOnnd few de sinc. written on