Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-10
The Mobility Of Eurepe.

Few persons have any idea Of the immense mum.
Der OF titled persons in continental Europe In
Hermany they are as plentiful as blackberries. In
Italy counxhip can be bought for thousand
dollars, and this makes every son a count and
every daughter countess. In the Peni nsula they
equally abound. In Hungary the titled Magyars
What they are in France may be judged from
the following paragraph, which first appeared In
the yournal du Havre:
There 10 some question Of publishing an Off.
claI list OF the French nobility, in imitation of
the Peerage Book Of England II is said that the
catalogue which is to be drawn up will comprise
three categores; the first, Of those wht Sc origin
dates from the earliest period Of French history,
az, Iof example, The house OF Mountmorency, but
this class will not be numerous the second. ofthe
nooies created by the kings from Philippe iii, +,
son and successor Of St. Louis, who arrogated
himself the privilege Of transforming roturiers
ihto nooiesi ana third, comprising the i'm perial
nobility 1t b calculated that In France there are
nearly l5o, ,0O0 mobiles Of the three categories
Ipere are four hundred and fifty nine peers of
,nefeaim on the roll Of the House Of Lords for
1850 The princes Of the blood royal come first.
tne Prince Of Wales leading the van; next the
hing OF Hanover, who 10 Duke of Cumberland.
ana tnsn the Duke Of Cambridge, also cousin to
Queen Victoria. The Archbishop of Canterburv
ranks Immediately next to the Royal Family:
then the Lord Chancellor, Archbishops Of York
and Dublin, and sundry high oficers of State;
aIIsr Them the Dukes, Marquises, Earls, viscounts
and Barons, each forming body by itself, and
the peers In each rank taking place according to
the date ef their peerage ~ -
In addition to the nobility, to the number of
four hundred and nifty mine, who have sea . in the
House OF Lords, there are probably one hundred
ana nfty scotch and Irish peers who have not a
right to sit In that Legislative chamber This
gives a total Of six hundred and nine peers for
England, Ireland, and Scotland Thus IL will be
seen that the British Peerage 10 much more excld-
slve, ana far less numerous, than the French-six
hundred and nine against one hundred and ffty
thousand n a -. ri. ~ - :.
A baronet L. not . nobleman, az sometimes des-
ignated In this country. He has an hereditary
title, bat 10 onlya commoner, coming next, but
with q great gulf between, to the baron, who is
peer OF the realm and an hereditary Legislator
Titles are much regarded In England, where
they are scarce. and lightly esteemed on the Con
unent OF Europe, where they are plenty In Eng.
land, including even honorary titles, there are
only 1000 mobiles among 81, 900 zoo of
or one In every 5000. In France there are
loo.ooo mobiles among 3s,0oo,0 600 people, or one
among every $40.
Ii Ia estimated that several thousand persons
moving In good society In Paris, assume titles of
nooility without the slightest right TO do So
among the immense number Of Dukes, Mar.
quises, yiscounts, Counts and Barons who iostle
you on adj sides In Paris 1t IL impossible 70 pro-
hounee, a. Passanf, on the validity Of their
Claims TO the rank they assume In England,
Were tne nobility are few and well known, such
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