The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-13
Rirlmmn qispattt.
TUESDAY MORNING. SEPT. is. 1880 |



The death Of Lord Seymour, at Paris. has
been noticed. Though English Lord, he
was born In Paris, and had never set foot on
British soil, His estate was estimated at
i.09o,0e0 francs, and he bequeathed TO the Paris
hospitals si5,ev0. A sketch of this once noted
Parisian says:
Lord Seymour WIS a man OF the world in
the iuii sense of the term, aud n man OF "a
great deal OF talent. lie was, in his youth,
possessed of Hercolean strength, and, like
nearly aifyoung men, was fond OF abusing II.
Sometimes he would seek for opportunities TO
wresile with the strongest men IN the market,
wi tn waguners and men VINO passed Tor the
most robust and formidable. lie was very
iond OF pleasure and, like all young men, aisv,
he pursued il with asidtty, his large fortune
making IL easier to him Than TO others. He
thus acquired the reputation OF being pas
siona,e iiyss, which he did not seek, and
which he did not even deserve.
Not folly could be perpetrated in Paris,
could there be noisy party, masque-
rade or any orgie characterized by an uproar
and whipping of the watchmen, which was
not al! put down 10 the account of Lord Sey-
mour. This afterwards became TO him the
source of real annoyance.
The bad reputation of Lord Seymour once
prevented great diplomatic com plication in
France. 1t was in the year ls25, towards the
end pf JanoaTy. asfss 0e yfsothschifd gave q
grand ball. The invited guests were so n ame-
rous, and the file of carriages so long that Tor
titte and on the Boulevard was entirely inter
eepted.
Some young gentlemen, who had been dining
at the Maison d'OT, aud who wished TO &c to
the Opera, Vainly attempted to cross the street.
The carriages touched each other, and 1T was
found absolutely necessary to take very cir
cuiious route. or else to pass under the horses
bellies.
Ore of our thoughtless young men then had
recourse TO one OF those comic expedents
which champagne inspires, and which do not
suggest themselves until after dinner. AT tnat
moment the progress OF the carriages was
stopped. Right before him was large and
ancient coach, drawn by two powerful Ger
man horses. Our imprudent youth very
grayely approached, cigar in mouth, opened
The coach door, let down the foot-D board, enter
ed the carriage, lowered the glass of the next
coach door, passed his arm outside, opened the
other side, aud eaped over into the other side OF
the street before the occupants OF The carriage:
| thrown into a state of stupefacnol, could have
time to ask what he wanted.
The companions of the young man followed
him, and the whole of their society passed by
mat means then other persons, simply pass
ing that way, stopped their march, or
pressed py their business or their pleasure,
seeing that carriage open-serving 50 to speak,
us brldge FOR persons on foot-iunitated our
young madmen, and more than two hundred
persons thus passed through that respec bic
coach.
But that coach belonged 20 q German diplo-
matist, Who was grayely seated at the side of
The baroness, his wife. You NAV Judge oi
their stupeiaction. But the passage was ef-
feeted before they could seek an explanation
OF such strange adventure. h1hey did not
understand II until sometime af terwards and
then German patience gave pla &c to the mos
violent anger
On entering the saloons of NJ tle Rothschild
the diplomatist was as red as a cocks comb
His grey eyes flashed like fire. IL e recountetI
the adventure, and the insult which had been
shown towards him. His auditory could not
z-nta In In ~
ration Of the German. The slme evening he
addressed diplomatic note to tire Presden
OF the Council concerning the violation of his
coach a great many notes were exchanged
The diplomatist demanded his passports. The
President OF the Council feigIled that he
wished TO do him justice. An enc uiry was or
dered Tor the discovery of the name of the
guilty party-that is, of him who first crossed
through the co@ch.
The inquiry was fully SUGGEST full and some
days afterwards the diplonatist was convin-
ced that The guilty party was none other than
Lord Seymour.
France free from blame and now il was
to England that he had TO make his complaints
That changed the whole state of things Al
that period France did not SNOW as at pre-
sent, what 10 do, in order ts, cause herself to
be respected abroad, and it was believed that
people were permitted to DO as they pleased
with her. But in the case of England there
was more respect. The dipIomatist, now sat-
isfied, ceased TO importune the authorities with
his troubles.
1T must he added that Lc'rd Seymour was
complete stranger to the whole of that affair :;
that 1t was not he who had gone through the
carriage; and that the President of the Coun-
ell of Ministers had cleverly prolited by his re-
puiatioh 10 turn away the stormW hich men,
aced France.
Lord seymour has rendered valuable SER
vices 10 France. He has contrib uted more
than any other person TO diffuse among the
FRENCH the love OF sport, of beauti full horses
ana the aIneiioratlon of the VIII ole race of
horses and mares. He has cultiva ted the love
OF racing in France, and was the true founder
of the Jockey Club, because ii was around him
that there asscnbleda all those tl.aI have created
that institution, which is at present of so
much importance.
Lord Seymour has been tlle knight of St
George of onr day. There vas no master of
arms, ana IL wili be sometime before there will
be any, that could compete with him.