New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-07
FRANCE.
The Fortune OF the Orleans Family.
We cut the following from the correspond

We cut the following from the correspond
ence OF The Morning Chronicle
at may interest some OF our readers to know how
much the wreck Of their fortunes has been LEFT 20 the
Orleans Princes; and as the whole OF the forced sales
are now over the matter be stated with some ap
proHCh 10 accuracy. IL will be remembered that when
The con caton DEGREES first appeared found that
they drawnup with 80 httle knowledge OF the real
position of that property that was tor some tine
matter If doubt n II the intention ot the contscaor
TO leave the family anything at all Explanations were
demanded from the law advisers OF the Government
and the Tfsut that the whole OF the Orleans proper
~ wss divided into four categofies: l. The property
derived by deeds OF git and other titles at different pc
RODS from the Crown and known the apanage OF
House Of Orleans. The private. property OF Louis
PhlIppe-property which came to him by inheritance
irC M his material ancestors the Dukes of PenheVrc
and which will be remembered settled by Louis
Philippe on his family in August 1880 before he became
King Of France and condition of his acceptance OF
the Crown. g. The property purchased by Louis Phil
Ipe from his own resources after he became hRg-such
Gs ihc forest Of Breteu purchased from NJ. Jacques
LStte and different bite OF forest and other land IN e
neigLlorhood OF his other domains. And lastly tue
properly which came TO the family by inheritance nom
l. uis Philppes sitter. Madame Adelaide
OF these four divisions the first two when form ny
far tie greatest portion Of the whole have been wholly
and absolutely confscaied They have been added to
what il called the domain OF the state, and not one
etop derived from them 10 the famly of Orleans
The inuece of this cODhscatlon Is tho more crying
from tie fact dat tho portion OF IL derived from the
PeLthbyre lsmly IL not GpdHGge but much the pr
vHe properly of Louis Philip NJ Chatsworth IA the
property ct the Duke Of DeyOnshEe The remaining
t~ divisions are small compared with the others, ami
they compose all that remains 20 the family out of the
wreck The principal part of the third diysion consists
Of tie forest OF Breeui which cost Louis PHILIPPE te
millions Of francs and which was sold AZ the forced sale
at about halt that sum The fourth division consists en-
tirely OF Madame Adelaides property and ii forms
really the bulk Of all that remains to the Orleans
family. Both these divisions were left n the family
with the condition that they should all be sold
and turned Lto cash before the 22d osJauuary 1854
condition which Il need hardly be said greatly diminish
e tler value The sales over and it has been
ascetsined that The gross amount of the purchase.
money between 80 and 81 millions OF francs but out
OF this siderable deduction must be made for
bad payments for delays and for expenses all OF which
viii AMOUNT to very considerable sum IN sales 10 this
extent.
The intention l. that this sum shall be divided into eight
equal paris corresponding with the number of members
Il the ,snly that may be calculated that the whole
lett 10 each Of the descendants of Louis Philippe
Of biz immense possessions IL not more than be-
tween 4,6O0,Oc0f and 200 OO0f-a very small sum
when IL IL recOlected that though exes they still
vision is to DO made per capita respects the first i'm
mediate defendants OF Louis Phi ppe II IL also TO be
made pee stirJes The consequence Is that, respects
the OF the late Duke Of Orleans, they will only
have bali the above sum that the present fortune Of
the Comte dc Paris lately the heir Of the French
Monarchy and st the representative Of the most hlus-
trousprHCely house in Europe amounts In capital
~ 23O0Os0 (G92 60 ssrling) And this net all The
piOp'c'N cd
the power Of the family annul the viii OF Madame
Adelaide IL appears that Madame Adelaide, finding
that the Comte de Paris and bis brothers a. heirs 20
Lous Phihppe's Crown, would ba amply provided for
Len tie bulk OF her fortune the membets OF the fam
II Who were not go well "a.
Tie srsS cement feu 80 unjusty on some OF the
princes tia, Lsur Philippe endea,ored 70 correct the
njust;Ce by burdening bis private property Che Penhi.
eyre property with equivalent amount which
settled tie Duke De Neflours, the Comte de Paris,
the Duke de Chartres &c but Louis Napoleon In his
competence, having appropriated the PenthHy pro-
perty 20 himself The members Of the family who were
omitted IN Madame Adelaides settlement may End
themselves utterly destitute ii the family should ~
succeed. ia their wish. IN snnu!ling the will Il w.
therefore wet possible thst she przcc who i've years
heir only b the OF France but heir 10
what appearthe sill more substantial ben Of the
greatest territorial fortune in Europe may be seen In
short time wi.hou, fraction Of propsrty-ani that
without any fault Of his own.