Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-03

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the first come the Grandcos, who claim equality
by birth with the king, AMI derive their origin
nt some time or ether, from ono Of the reiqnina
families then follow the TYtuiaa,os, forinerl,
called "Ricos ombre'," to which class helon.
the Counts, Barons, Marquisses, who arc moi
grandees and lastly, the numerous H,d1iqos. OF
inianzoncs, many of whom are in the utmost
misery of poverty, answering, in some respects
10 the onc-spurred mobiles, created by Maria
Theresa in Hungary, or the Provincial Barons
of France, in the beginning Of the eighteenth
century.
The gTandccs Of Spain are divided into
two classes. Those of the frst class ap.
pear before the monarch without uncoverinc
their heads they take Off their hats only while
kissing hands, or when personally addressed BY
Majesty. The grandecs of the second class
must appear uncovered, and may only put on
their hats after they have kissed hands, Of course
they also mus: stand uncovered while they are
speaking with the sovereign.
At this moment, perhaps, the mobiles Of Spain
are displaying no abatement of their ostcntaton
and extravaganza, but their latter day is near.
Most Of the cntailed estates are hopelossly en-.
numbered, and must shortly pass into the hands
OF creditors. Where this is not the case, they
will be divided by the new law of succession
Thea there Is another law that makes the pos.
fibility of their existence, ms q large class for
another century, extremely difficult. Every
new heir to a title must pay sum of money
10 tho government before he can lay claim to
his privileges for this he obtains what IS called
rca! cARTA PERSONAL, or certificate of identity.
Should tho first heir not be able thus to take
~ the title, any OF the co,laterals may do 10 !
bat If, on account of the magnitude of the sum
all should refuse, tho title then becomes extinct
Then, again, when the several heirs to one cs-
tate cannot agree about the terms of its division
it has to be sold, and the title travels with it to
tho purchaser. Should any unauthorized per-
son use title, he is liable to fine OF double the
sum fixed TO be paid for it in law by an heir
and having been thus made to pay double for
his whistle, it is taken from him.
The title Of duke costs 500, 900 reals or about
c 1000; a marquis who is at the same time
grandcc, pays 3Oo,ooO il not grandce, 200,
600; count, being a grandec, $4,000 other
wise, 10000. a viscount pays 100000, md
baron so. O0O reals to government, MS the fine
on entering into possession. Only one person
in q family is permitted to wear tho title, as
with us Before the abolition of majorties, it
wns customary for the heir apparent to be also
titled but this is now no longer the case
The younger BRANCHES Of the family 80 by the
family name, without any addition.
In the year lsi7, when the present Duke Of
Medina Cell succeeded to his property he found
himself no less than thirty. six. fold grandec,
and had therefore, to settle the following little
hill, made out in this form by government:
II. G. the Duke Of Medina. Cell,
DR.. to Royal Treasury of SPAIN
To Titles of Duke, 3,0OOOOO reals
Z" IA MarQuisitos 1000 900
l6 Countships AOOOOOO
Total 1900, 900 reals.
Or about ll2, 900, which must have shaken
tho accumulations on tho rents little. Be-
sides this expenditure of money, there must
he great sacrifice of time and ink, whenever
his grace wishes to sign his six-and- thirty
names. a humble Spanish grandee, who was
once benighted, knocked at a lonely inn
When asked the usual 20 dcn 7" (who is
there J he replied, Don Diego dc Mendoza, Sill
va Ribiera Guzman Pmcntcl Osorir Ponce dc
Leon Zuniga, Acuna Teller Giron, Sandoval
Toxas. Vclasco Mani. lie had not nearly
finished when the landlord exclaimed, shutting
his window, Go with God There is not room
for half of you
In 1896, the Cortcz thought proper to abolish
oil titles Of whatove. kind, without indemnity
of any sort to their possessors. Many of the
tithcs being, as with Us, in the hands of laymen,
this loss fell heavily on the mobiles and the
Marquis de St. Jago lost no less than so, 600
reals year. In fact il ruined him, there being
only very Insignificant estate joined with the
title but the Count dc Qlalc suffered still
heavier blow, in losing a tithe of all the receipts
of the Post Olice, an immenoc income in those
degenerate letter writing days,
The higher mobiles are usually quito Ns ur-
willing as they are unfit to serve the State -
Now and then, indeed, when government desires
10 be well represented by some splendid emhas-
~, II takes advantage of the grandoo passion
Tor display, and dispatches ono of tho class on
foreign mission but then he is usually sent
in company with some shrewd secretary, who
performs the work.
Lastly, the HiddiJos. To this class belong,
almost entirely, the small land and house.own-
ere, and the greater part of tho persons employ
cd by government. Fonunc, on the whole,