The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-08
Obituary,

DTATH or FERDINAND H., KING OF THE TWO sICILtES.
The following despatch reached London on the nigh. Of
IN 10Th ut
PARIS, Thursiay-ll:40P. M
nsssSs Ss dess q The King Naples Which took place
this morning.
Butl,e ntimation of preceding indisposton had
c, The KDgs palace The teegraphc despatch announc.
ug hs iness was Immediately followed by the above de.
siaeh announcing his death, that to all Europe the
Iews Of the demlse Of King Bomba as little anticpat
"a a. has been by ourselves, separated though we e
from BIN and The Old World by thew de Atlantic OF the
maady under which is reported that he has succumbed
or q his lasi moments, we learn nothing.
Ferdinand busfory nine years of age and to all hui
APPEARANCE 10 the bloom OF health In the prime
q e be has thus been by CHASTITY DEATH and gone
"a render sccoun, Of the deeds done the body like
lie has coabtcss had his friends and possibly some
may have respected him. but certainly monarch of our
DAY universally and cordially detested as King
Ferdinand n Bs name IN Europe for the last ten years
tet been syronorus with yrant aud every conceivable
Degrading passion has been attributed TO him. Judging
u NJ universal hatred that has been evnced wards
hin BY TIE revoutonlsts OF Europe il is than pro-
nabe that The news o. his death would by them be
csYed With ioy and regarded, possibly bright omen
q her faccess q the exIectant revolution.
30 twenty ninc years tina, he has been King OF the
Two sles b. reign has been one OF almost continual
tyranny and oppression. AZ the commencement OF the
inAn rsyolacn Isss, when the Pope gave temporary
oeqftsuaree 70 liberal sentiments, Ferdinand made con-
lFhfhtnht ~ ifltldthp lOr 1taiian cause
90 ~ len q February q that year he published
thtaton Tor ne government VI HIS kingdom, which
tasa sth joy by his people ON the Gath Of tho
nohth ~ wore 10 The presence Of royal princes, the
stfiF, ne cccrs q the army the magistracy and
he hsh ,nrfrs q state, Ia the Of the most Holy
sod, onu potut one and three 10 observe IT, "on the
I'D sttpci, 6c.' bct the grand ceremony attending
vas "arcey over before be seemed 20 have repepted
dons shsi . regarded the only credable act Of his
ne and ron taai tine bis love q liberalism was turned
np haired and N every couceiya able has he VIC
teo bN .ofnE oath aid hcaped upon head the exc
sratorA ~ be subjects. The liberal ministers whom he
bad fntfpstod with the admin faon of his govern mept
"a % uoncntary enhus.akm for free Italy were cast
into ou 90 The return ~ the King his natural tyranny
snd fellow nF them every soul that has 10 speak OF
ltrfty % Constitutional monsrcbisn within hs do.
nnors, sf Tie dungeons q Naples for some years back
have hctp regarded a. egualng, not FURNISHING the
drrNec q spain In tle dark ages Of the nanst on
Wien TIE Pope ned from Rome on the Establishment OF
TIE fepobc Ferdinand sheltered him at Gae,a where his
holiness ned I'll bis return the papal throne
Whatever vcsilfe % liberal sentiment NAV have then
Egcrco sropnd The bosom q Ferdinand none certainly
ever afterwards manifested 10 religion and in poll
ts he became IKE ntoerani and from bis measures en-.
orced ar.nsf English residents In his dominons whom
a. accused o. religious he at one time
usariy nvoved sus trouble with England IFS later
sgaabhss with France and England frcsh In memory
ferdinand descended from Henry w., Of France ~ the
hy ~ The Bogfhons four soycregns have already ruled
thp Kingdom. The hrsf Charles IT. who assumed tho
reins dgusanment 10 1874, BY the ccsson Philip w.,
~ ne nan mons fonsent ~ the Two Scscs by the in
uHiufe q Clement XII, AMI BY the conditions OF peace
As"a Az ChsPcic. Called " rule over Spain,