Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14
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that counsel could advise and with safety
ITEMS FROM LATE FRENCH PAPERS.
TRANSLATED THE YORK COMMERCIAL ADvERTIsER.
The Courier du HaUre of the 24th ultimo urges
the French Government to resume possession of
Hayt and says that in its present condition of adj
ministrative disorganization and financial distress,
war would not be necessary simple demon
stration would suffice to establish the political au-
thorty Of France.
journal giving account Of the horticultural EXPOSE
ton in Paris, publishes the following biography Of the
venerable plant in France orange tree at the palace Of
Versailles known formerly under the denomination Of the
Grand Constable.
ssLeonore de Castillo, wife Of Charles III King Of Ma
varre having eat bgarade ndbitter kind Of dm
nuve orange which one, certainly in these days. would
wish to put TO his lips, found good heres dspung
tases that she planted in pot in l42l the five pps which
this fruit contained. As the orange tree not then
mon In Navarro and moreover the hand BY which these
seeds had been condsa y the earth not that of ord
nary gardener the five young trees became the object of par
hcuar care They not separated, but cultivated
at pampeluna then the capital Of the kingdom Of Navarre
until 1899.
CAT that epoch Catherine sister Of Castor de Folk, and
wife Of John Ill., King Of Navarro sent present Ann
of Brittany, wife Of the King of France, Louis XII, box
containing FIVE orange trees rare and precious OBJECT at
the same time indicating their origin.
Tha box, with its trees, afterwards became the property
of the Constable de Bourbon who conveyed to his chateau
of Chanee, in Bourbonnais, the chateau from which 10
marched into Italy in 1923 to take up against France
In consequence Of this treason bis conscaed and
the duchie Of Boubonnais and Chaelerau', which formed
the appanage Of the Constable, reunited in 1881 the
crown OF France. At that time Francis caused this orange
tree to be taken from Chantele to adorn his Fo
tanbeau and in the inventory of the con6scaed property
of the Constable figures, in particular article, an orange
tree with fine branches, broaght from Pampena. This
tree cataogued Fontainbeau under the Of the
Grand Constable.
magnificent orangery which il still much admired be
collected the finest from the other royal residences The
Grand Constable brought here in 1884, and they added
to this that Of the great Bourbon designation which
makabe fact is that 1884 the Grand Constable was con-
fied the Of gardener named Lemone and from that
year cultured BY Lemones, who succeeded from father
to until 1888 when the last Of the name having male
child retired from the post This last Lemone died Yer
sailles in 1876. Hee them 400 years DID, which,
during $50 years Of its existence has the
family"
M. JULES JASIx, in writing from London to the Journal
des Debat says that the grand banquet annually given
the 18th of June by the Duke of Wellington, in commemo-
ration of the battle Of Waterloo will tske place this year.
ellis Grace can, from his window, the flag Of France
floating the Crystal Palace, and be is unwilling offend
against the laws Of hospitality BY these cruel souvenirs"
It announced that negotiations have been opened at Paris
establish the basis of postal convention between France
and the United States Of Amerca. Thsqueson, which has
often been entered upon BEFORE to be the brink
of de6nitive conclusion.
The Euenement says that, according to letter dated
Lyons May ls, 1851, there exists at this through
France anepublcan society. which must be trans
formation Of the society Of the 10th Of December II
the simple title Of ociee Maire This society has caused
be made million Of little blue ribands, about one-hrd Of
inch in width and thirteen inches long, bearing in gold
letters on side the word Sociee and the other
Mtare This riband, folded in two at the point which
divides these ends and pinned the breast probably de-
signed sign of recognition and for alying the
members Of the society at given moment"
There 304 manufactures Of beet sugar in active opera
ton in France During the month Of April last they pro-
duced in the aggregate 7s427,355 kiogammes (about
900 cwt) of sugar The total production during the
period in 1850 65 24 kogammes