The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-23
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BARON WARD, THE HoSTLER PREMIER OF PARMA.
BARON WARD, the famed Yorkshire groom who PLAYED so
prominent part the Court Parma the night of
october s. at Vienna The history of this extraordinary
man Is full of remarkable events He left Yorkshire n
boy the pay Of Prince Achtenstoin of Hungary and
after four years successful the turf al Vienna
As Jockey he became employed by the then regnng Duke
OF LUCIA lie was al Lucca promoted from the stable
be valet 10 his Royal Hghncss. This he perform
81 upto 1876 About ta period he made Master Of
the Horse 10 the Ducal Court. Eventually he NJ
mister of the Household and Minister Of Finance, which
Office be held when the Duke abdcated in lSIS AT this
period he became an active agent Of Austria during the
revolution As Austria triumphed he returned TO Parma
as Prime Minister ami negotiated the abdcaon OF Charles
H. and placed the youthful Charles III the throne
who, viii be remembered, assassinated before his
own palace III 1854. As Charles III came the
throne Tie then Ward sent Germany by his
patron Mister Penpo,entiary represent Parma at
the Of Vienna This post he held up 70 the time Of
his royal patrons tragical end. When the present
duchess Regent assumed state authority Ward retired
from public e aud took to agricultural pursuits in the
Austrian doininons Without any educational foundation
he contrived TO write and speak German, French aud
Italian aud conducted the affairs of State with consider
able cleycrness not with remark abc straightforward
ness Baron Ward married 10 humble person of
Vienna and has eit four children. Perhaps no Of
modern times passed varied and romantic life than
Ward the groom, statesman ana friend OF s0vereigns
From the stable he TO the highest offices Of little
Kingdom, AZ period 81 great European political interest
and died IN retirement. pursuing the rustic occupation of
farmer carrying with him to the grave many curious
arodnd fmIerii
DEATH OF ki-YING, THE IMPERIAL COMMISSIONER OF
CHINA.
From the Hong Kong Register, Aug I0.l
now 70 have become a matter 81 certainty. II will be
remembered that after the conclusion OF last war he
bad been degraded as is usually the with Chinese
officials when unsuccessful The experience, however,
which he had acquired in long, and many points able
management OF the foreign affairs Of the Two Kwangs
rendered HIM man too important be passed over BY
the Emperor IN the present crisis: and although stl
under sentence Of punishment, he 70 Tentsin
in company with two other Commls sioners-Kwelliang
and H~aShana lie directed hold aloof from
LIS two associates aud appears to have had discretionary
power conferred upon HIM as to the line Of policy he
IN as th4 luV4a k# "a.
after the recct of these plcnary powerskiY Wing sud
denly eft licn.tsin, arrested, as was at the time
believed, by orders from Pekin. II appears, how.
ever, now that lac left on his accord, the
plea q having TO make some communication 20
the lmlkrla Court which could not safely be committed
70 PAPER Beng ordered 70 return he negccis comply
and prays 10 be punished for quitting his post other
words, the Empcrors edict the subject leads
understand these words 20 be formally relieved from his
responsibility ON his leaving Ten tsin he appears
have been denounced for punishment BY the Empcrors
uncle and others II the high officers who hal
him for renewed employ mcut and the government was
urged d have him bchcadcd al Tung Chau where large
force had been collected ten miles from rekn with tie
view u covering the capital IN the II the advance
the allied troops Tins suggestion, however, not
adopted To satisfy public opinion. whose Influence Is At
least a. great ~ China elsewhere, Killings sponsors
brought before the customary tor fine de-
graduation, AMI high mixed tribunal was appointed
before which he himself brought for iudg.
mont lie was sentenced u death apparently
by behcaing, but the Emperor not seeing Gt
70 confirm thus sentence, new tribunal was formed
BY the addition ot the Empcrors brothers 70 the last
court and the rchcard kYng again sentenced
TO death for stupidity and prccpianoy quitting his post
without the imperial orders and directed be detained
IN ~ til the great assz when sentences Of death
annually submitted the knpceor for mitigation or
confirmation THIS scncnc. too amounting o. roprieye
for definite PERIOD, though pronounced right in sub
stance, did not meet with tie fu approval OF tho Empe
ror Tho Board OF Ccnsors too, % have inicrerci
In the NATTER representing that al ki.Ings age such
rcprievc Afforded him fair chance Of escaping by
tural death from the sword 81 the The I'm
pcror therefore has issued eliot which. after rcca
ptuaing The offences q which the deposed Minister has
been guilty though certainly y such way ~ " render