Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-04
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY MoRNING, OCTOBER 4. 1859.
TIE LATE LORD SEYMOUR.


One of the best-known .Englishmen in Par
is, Lord Seymour. brother Of Lord Herttord,
has just died in Paris, rather unexpectedly,
ut the age of54, of an attack of govt lie was
!; man remarkable in more than one respect,
but, above all, for his great and almost uni
que skill in handling sword and pistol, for
which reason his friends had nicknamed HIM
the Cheyalier de Saint George. In this youth
he was Of herculean strength of body, and
as he was sent over TO Paris early, for the pur-
poses of education, and in the circles to which
he was recommended, men Of equal muscular
force were very rare then the same as they
IRE now he soon got into the habit of max
ing nocturnal excursions, andtrying Grounds"
with hall porters, Savoyards, and water
carriers. Many are the stories still afoat
about the noble Lord and his prowess: among
others, of how he put seven policemen. who
tried to interfere with his amusements, into a
big tub, and set greengrocer's stall, from
the Marche des Innocents, on the top of it,
and how, another time, he foored whole
regiment of commissionaires, who attracted
by his name, had come expressly to his resi-
dencc to try Gle box" But perhaps the fol-
lowing is the best aneedote connected with
strength, but his ever-ready wit:-About the
year 1885 or 1886 there was one eveninsa
great ball ut the house Of Baron Rothschild,
in the Rue Lafitte, and the string OF carriages
containing the invited guests was OF such a
length Us to fill all the adjoining streets,
among them the Rue Iepelletier, where the
Opera is situated. Thus it happened that my
Lord Leymour. issuing with his friends from
the Maison dor, where they had just had
their dinner, and ready to enter the Opera,
suddenly found his way interrupted. He
waited one, two, three minutes; but the file
Of carriages keeping on increasing, he sud
denly bethought himself Of ending the time
Of expectation, by seeking new road to the
theatre. Opening the door Of the biggest and
most stately-looking carriage, he made q pro-
found bow to it's inmates, and clearing the
space above their knees in one jump, he,
again profoundly bowling. made his exit as
before. The example of my Lord was in
fecting. First his friends, then the bystan-
ders, who had been waiting some time, then
the idlers about the streets, then the news
man with their papers, and the butcher boys
with their trays-all made their way in rapid
succession through the gilded carriage, till
ut length its inside looked like public
thoroughfare. All the while the owner of
the carriage, a German baron, and accredi-
ted ambassador of one of the most important
members of the Confederation--ha been re-
clining in his seat, at the side of his better
half, in speechless establishment That re-
volution had suddenly broken out in Paris
that the mob was storming the houses, and
forming barbados of all the vehicles, was
tho FIRST thnuO hf eptarip0 his mind and fut
and helpless as he was, he already began Civ
ing himself up for lost. Great therefore,
was his rage, when at length the true cause
Of the invasion ofhis carriage was made clear
to him. Burning with anger he at once or
dered the coachman to drive TO the French
Minister of Foreign Affairs, to demand his
passports, for what he imagined to be pup
lie breach of diplomatic privilege. All the
cloquence of Monsieur Guizot was unable ut
first to soften the irate Baron, and it was
only after an investigation had been made,
in which it was found that Lord Seymour
was the sinner, and after it had been shown
to His Excellency that if his State should
make war ON France for the insult, it would
have to attack England at the same time, on
account Of the aggressor being British
subject, that he allowed himself at length to
lie paciied. 1t may be imagined Lord Sey-
mour, in his latter days, gave up amusements
Of this kind; but he continued not the less an
ardent admircr Of games, field sports, and
o.hcr manly exercises. lie was one of the
founders Of the Jockey Club, and die good
deal towards the improvement of the breed
Of horses, science very little understood in
France GOnut Circular