The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-25
THE EMPIRE FRANCE.

The B0naparte Family-Thc Line OF Sue
cessi0n!
We have published the senatus cowsEltum adopt
ed by the French Senate, re-establishing the impe
rial dynasty, by which Louis Napoleon is declared
Emperor, under tho name Of Napoleon the Third,
and the imperial dignity is made hereditary in the
direct and legitimate descendants of the new Empe-
TOT. In other words, the Napoleon dynasty is re-
stored.
Louis Napoleon, being in the forty 9th year Of
his age, and still unmarried, the articles establish
ing the empire provide for his successor, by declaring
that he has male heir, he may adopt the legiti-
mate children and descendants in tho male line OF
the brothers Of the Emperor Napoleon tho First.
Under these circumstances, it becomes interesting
to inquire as to the living male members Of tho
B0napartcs, who may hereafter be entitled to the
throne Of France. The right of adoption being
vested in Louis Napoleon, we cannot Of course say
which Of his relatives he may choose 10 adopt or
exclude from the right of succession; but the entire
list of surviving male Bonapartes, although not
very numerous, il more so than that Of the Bour-
bons.
In tho new work entitled Tho Napoleon Dynas-
ty Or the History Of the Bonaparte Family, by the
Berkeley Men, We find elaborate genealogical
statements, and list of surviving members Of the
Bonaparte family, from which we make up the fol.
lowing -
Joseph Bonaparte, the elder brother Of Ma ,olson,
had no son, but two daughters, one of whom mar
ried her cousin, Charles Lucien, Prince Of Canine.
The surviving SONS of Lucien, second brother of
Napoleon, ars:-
Paris, May "a. 1903 He was President Of the Con-
att of xha T. Q a
For number Of years he resided in this country,
and Is author Of great work on ornithology. In
1922 he married his cousin Charlotte, daughter of
Joseph Bonaparte,) by whom he has eight children
three sons and five daughters. The family reside
in Italy.
2 Louis Lucien, son Of Lucien, and brother Of
the Prince Of Canine, was born January 4, 1913.
B. Pierre Napoleon, another son of Lucien, born
September IL, 1915. He was member of the lato
National Assembly OF the French republic.
The sons of Charles Lucien, Prince of Canine
are.
i. Joseph Lucien, born February, 1924.
2 Lucien Louis, born November, 1923.
3. Napoleon Gregorie, born February, 1889.
OF the family Of Louis the third brother Of Ma
poleon, the new emperor, Louis Napoleon, is the
only survivor.
Jerome, the only surviving brother Of Napoleon l.,
and late President of the French Senate, is now
sixty eight years Of age. He was born November
Is, 1884. While An officer in the French navy, and
. visit to the United States, in December, 1903,
he married to Elizabeth Patterson, daughter Of
wealthy merchant of Baltimore. This marriage
was annulled by decree Of the Emperor Napoleon,
in April, 1905 Their son by this marriage, jerome
Napoleon Bonaparte, was born in England In 1905
and now resides in Baltimore. He inherited q large
estate from his grandfather, Patterson and marrieda
Baltimore lady, by whom he has two sons, one Of
whom Napoleon Jerome, lately graduated at West
Point, is now lieutenant in the U. 8 army These
American Bonaparte., father and son, gentlemen
Of modest department, and void Of ambition on nc
count of their family pretensions. But it would
not be Surprising if future events should call tho
young lieutenant to the other side Of the Atlantic,
to take his share in the rising fortunes Of the
family.
Since her divorce was proclaimed by tho impc-
rial government Of France, and subsequently OBJ
tanned by her from the Legislature Of Maryland.
Mr.. Jerome Napoleon Bonapartes mother Eliza
beth Patterson-has lived unmarried life, resid.
ing with her friends in Maryland, in the enjoyment
Of opuiense and the society OF refined and INTEL
leotusl circle.
jerome, the elder, after the divorce married the
daughter Of the King Of Wurtemburs, by whom he
had two sons and ono daughter. Of the former, ono
survives, namely, Napoleon Joseph, born at Trieste
September 8, 1922. He was o member OF the late
National Assembly Of the + rerch republic
The male heirs to the throne Of France, afte.
Louis Napoleon, it appears, therefore, from tn
foregoing, are
Charles Lucien, Prince Of Canine, aged 4
years. .
Louis Lueisn, brother, aged 40 years
Pierre Napoleon, do aged 81 years
4 Joseph Lucien, son Of Charles Lucen, aged %
years.
.. Lueien Louis, do, aged u years.
s. Napoleon Gregoire, do, aged 10 years
z. Napoleon Joseph, son OF Jerome, aged 30 years.
To the above may possibly be added the Balti-
mere Benapartes, IL Louis Napoleon and the French
Senate should restore them to their rights, of
which they were deprived, through their mother, by
m unjust decree Of the Emperor Napoleon.
The Eject Of the Empire in England.
From the London Times, Nov. 81
Considerable precautions were taken in Paris on
Thursday and Friday last to insure secrecy to the
deliberations of the Senate, and the French jour.
nails were net allowed to publish the text Of the i'm
psrtant law which 10 to restore the imperial dignity
in the person Of Louis Napoleon; but the message
in which the Senate informed Of the duty II had
to perform was at once pacarded over tho walls Of
Paris, and the terms of the future senafascomssst
tum have since been published by the Belgian jour
nails. The message itself presents 50 unfayorable o
contrast, both In style and substaace, to the
speech recently delivered by Louis Napo.
leon at Bordeaux, that it Is scarcely possible to
attribute them to the same pen We have more
than once had occasion to applaud the tact and
felicity Of diction with which the President OF the
late republic has expressed himself in public at
different stages Of his career; but on this the most
important occasion Of all, the mesa &c is involved
In rs structure, neoreci Ia its STYLE aud Obscure
ifEo. nc naene, 10 its.allusions. l. is slrsace 20.
preston, whether in French or En- ssh, 10 say that
Ito resuns the imperial sy n,bol Il for France m
immense sigAihcatisI" Ci); and the last ssntense,