The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-26

santial details story which has been floating about in
France OF extraordinary puTpot II is to the eff
feet that Louis Philippe not Bourbon and had not
particle of royal blood IN him, but the OF
very humble Italian, whom some have supposed TO be
Jew. Making use OF the Ahen9um, give the plth OF
the story. which runs as follows
That Philippe Egalite-whose character unfortunately
affords no guarantee against the Possibility OF such an IN
clden-exchanged his infant daughter Tor the son OF
jaier, with whom he had formed an acquaintance wbeh
travelling IN Italy, in order TO preserve the family estates
from apslng to the crown Tor want OF maze nts az
the incidents connected with this supposed exchange OF
infants and with the events Of their aileryes nave Inc
character OF romance-ihe time, The scene me CHIEF &C
TORS and the final issues Our readers shall see what
view M Mchaud takes OF the transaction
The virtues of the Duchess have been pointed to as
refulaon OF the charge OF exchanging children ~ mas
also been alleged that no inducemen existed Tor either
the husband the wife to perpetrale such crime. We
DENY not the virtues OF that usous lady bu, who
tell how her wishes controlled by her husband
We know that the greater part OF their fortune consist
ed OF demesnes lappanages which, failing male issue,
Of necessity reverted to the crown and that at this very
period the Duchess, after having been married four
years. had given birth 10 but child and that daugh
Ter, sillborn. Such The state OF affairs when the
Princess and her husband set Out for Italy, where IN
der the ues OF Count and Countess OF Joinville they
spent several months at village named Modgiana, sit
uated at the top Of the Apprentices Here the Duchess
proved 70 be in an interesting situation The Duke who
was fond OF mean society," formed intimacy with
aiier named Chsppini, whose wife was similarly cir
cumslanced. A bargain entered into, that if the
er's son, an interchange should be effected. Things
turned out according to this anticipation and the terms
OF the engagement were mutually fulfilled The ailer
received large sum OF money. His son, born at Modg-
Llama on the 17lh of April, 1773 removed to Paris
and kept concealed till the 9th of October, when the
ceremony 81 private BAPTISM was gone through as we
NAMED Chiappns house. and was educated as his own
child under the name OF Maria Stella Pe,ronla, sup
cordng TO the Memoirs of Marie Stella Pe,ronila she
continued long in this melancholy position, ignorant of
her high birth, and very il,trea,ed by her supposed
mother who loved her not and amented that whose
fate was hidden from her. The father had idea
Of the truth, but, knowing the Duke only Count de
Joinvlle, never dreamed that he prince of the
all his other children in beauty Everything, indeed,
about her indicated that she of different blood. Her
wit and precocty astonshed every Before she
had completed her seventeenth year, she so caPvated
Lord Newburg, British nobleman, then travelling in
Italy, that he made her his wife almost against her in
clinaton and conducted her 10 home OF sPendor and
magnifcence the banks OF the Thames. BY this mar
riage she had several children, OF whom now an
English peer On the death OF Lord Newburg, she sue
ceeded handsome lonture, but OF this she afterwards
forfeited great part on her marriage with Russian
nobleman, the Baron de Sernberg With him she lived
born to her. who. while yet young accompanied her 10
Italy before the death OF Chiappni. whom she still re-
garded her father. This man, before his death, ad
dressed letter to her. which altered her whole destiny,
and troubled the remainder OF her days
This letter, supposlng to be real revealed to the Bar
oness de Sernbeg the secret OF her birth 1t ran as FOL
lows:
"MY LADY: | am near the term of my earthly exist
ence, and now for the first time unfold the following Sc
cret, which very intimately concerns you On the day
that you born my wife gave birth 10 son Your
mother who is long dead stranger to me. pro-
posal to exchange my boy for you laid before
and after repeated solicitations was prevailed TO
suit my worldly interests (or the terms highly adj
vantageous) You became a member of my family,
while my was receive into that OF the other party
Heaven. perceive has Ae up for my faults you have
been raised TO condition superior to your fathers
though bis rank also was noble; and therefore leave
the world with some peace OF mind; Keep this by you
q testimony that was not altogether deaf TO the voice
OF conscience. Ia enreatng you 10 pardon my CRIME
beseech you TO conceal from mankind, that the world
may never know what is incapable of remedy. This
letter will be forwarded 10 you after my death
LAURENT CHIAPPINI"
This epis,le forwarded 10 her by the of Chi
appini though it is said they kept back some papers
which might have been OF great TO her IN recovering
the lost traces Of her parentage,
Words (says NJ Michaud) hardly express the effect
produced By such discovery on The mind Of Mare Stella
Gifted with great energy and lofty sentiments, she passed
at from position which had been excessively hui
initiating To higher rank. Not Jser, but great lord
is her father. But who is the great lord Impatient 10
fa,hom this mysiery-unwng TO believe with the aile
tina, the pas, evil admitted of remedy-she made nqu
procured her the knowledge that her father was the
Count de JoInville French nobeman whose rank and
fortune she ignorant Of To learn all the truth on he
subject she in the beginning OF the year 1928 Tor
France, accompanied by her youngest child, Edward son
OF Baron Sernberg She found her way to the village
OF Joinvile, OF which her father bad held the lordshp
Here she learned that Jonvie had been part Of the par
mony of the house OF Orleans, and that the Duke, who
persisted the scatold IN 1893, had sometimes travel
led that lille. She next visited farls ana mere
made several vain efforts reach him who bad succeed
ed TO the title and the wealth OF that powerful family
She consulted many of business and became the
dupe OF sharpes and police officers who received much
money from her by way OF payment and robbed her OF
good deal more. When her means failed, she had
course to artihce which, considering her position and
difficulties, was certainly very excusabe. She made
known through the public journals, that the Baroness
de Sternberg in possession OF secret IN which the
heirs Of the Count de Jolnville much interested
Louis Philippe not long IN hearing OF this; his
covetous disposition already Iejoced in the hope OF
addition 70 his immense possessions. tie accord.
ingy communicated with the Baroness, through his
natural uncle the old Able OF ST Pbar, who thought
that possibly he too might derive worldly benefit
from the adventure but when the royal Duke and his
associate fonnd that the secret referred 10 restitution,
and not augmentation, the gates of the Palace Royal
were Theoretically closed against the Baroness She
had made great efforts but she a stranger in
Paris, and all her motions watched by the police
then nothing better than the slaves oil Louis Philippe
she became once more the prey OF those designing men,
with whom Paris who were probably the agents
OF him whose interest it was, above ALL 10 overthrow her
pretensons. A distinguished writer, whose name she
does give but whom, from Der description, we read
ily identify vany endeavored TO make interest for her
with the Duchess OF Angouleme. After being duped and
pundered thus, she obliged to return aud renew her
search in Italy. She returned from Italy, after an alb
of several months armed with fresh and important
evidence and, above all, with judgment pronounced by
the ecclesiastical tribunal of Fsnza the goth OF May
1924 which liked her rank and proved that she not
Chiappnfs, but the Count de Joinvilles daughter.
When we know that the Duke of Orleans the only
Frenchman who could then bear the designation OF the
Count de Jonve, and that the very period in ques-
ton he really travelling his this