The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-16

o, kegn rrcaed hia 10 tnc C,rtes, nut Ia
front Of u mcuaciug democracy his liberalism grew coll.
He with bis fficnd torcbo, c,nfemnud til" constitution az
1872 as beng to republican, aui bereby lost si' pau
cioant in ts.3 wiRp tpo Frcooh arms haa
the hinae He visited roiic, ani a'tr~ards
pa,s whe~e he resided for eight yes,s receiving IN
vd, the este, OF all the membr,s OF the liberal
opposition, The poet minister at this time caused p,
he brought out Mt ins theatre OF III, Po-,a Sat Marta,
upaer phi, second The revolution ii Isa, agaa re
called b'n 70 his ba,ve city He was at the head Of the
s,s sh Cabue from March, 1884, 10 June, 1885, aai
the promoter of the famous Esatno R'al. The revolt ef
the Basque Provinces the OF the suppression
replaced BY Toeno. During the crisis Of 1872 - h,
sAied himself TO Paris, where the Regent (spart"ro)
msn'ared him for some time In tho POSITION OF Amo.ss.
dor he also ambassador 70 Rome u 1912 and tSfS
After the restor aan OF Maria Christina ne catered tho
Nnva'zCahins, aud did not leave II unihc became Pre-
was the most n nIiSer. " period 81 his ' po',csi
c Tie afterwards undertook the mission u Paris again,
in critical period Of s.anish affairs, and In 1857 he be
First Secretary OF STATE in The cabne. OF Armero
Mop, aud in 1858 he became Prime M,ai-ter sgsa. Be-
po.,ean est e@ed by all, Martinez De IA Rosa is also
poe and an sa,hor Among his poems are h's "Oavrs
iiscIairts which contain among other dramatic pee
file ia Mason ct Ia Mere au bal besides great oum-
Der OF Other pieces He is also fruitful an!hor OF popu
lar Spanish romanccs n. Martinez de Ia r sa is Score
tary OF the Royal Academy OF Spain and President Of the
Council OF the University
THE FIRST AUSTRIAN REPRESENTATIVE.
The first Austrian representative IN the Congress JEAN
BERNARD, Count of Recbberg and Roheuiocwen who was
born the nth Of August 1906 He Minister Pleni
poeuary Of Austria to the Germanic Confederation aud
President Of the Federal Diet of Frankfort since the 18th
of October 1855 His cousin german Count LOUIS Rech
berg is Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel and Aid de-
Camp to the King OF Bavaria Duriog the Italian war
which recently wagcdn Europe, Count Rechoerg was
called to Vienna by the Emperor Francis Joseph TO
place the suddenly dismissed Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs Count Buol Schaunstein His father, Count Albert
Francis, Of Rechberg ant Ro.henoe~en, was one
of the many hundred petty German soveregns called free
imperial Counts Lfeie Rchsgrafen), who lost their
sovereignty the year 1903 consequence OF the French
occupation OF all the German PROVINCES the western
banks OF the Rhine The largo and rich possessions OF the
Recbbergs Che seigneurcs Of porsdorf, wessensten,
Bolkepktrchen Ramsberg wirsugen Klein susscn, in
the Kingdom OF Nuremberg and OF Mckhausen, in Bava-
,ia left the death Of Count Albert Francis to
his eldest SON. Count Albert, who was, according to the
seudal laws stu existing force the only heir Of all the
landed property Count JEAN the second Inherited
only small Fortune consisting in rent, yearly to be
paid by his brother and "seigneure" bought for him
by his father in the kingdom OF Bohemia Having enjoyed
| very good classical education at the Universities Of
Heidelberg and Erlangen he entered in his t~enteth
tom for the younger OF the noble Catholic families of
Germany to do. who regard still the Emperor of Austria
as their only suzaan" aud despsc therefore, to take
service in Prussia, Bavaria some other OF the small
| and "young" German States.
After service OF fifteen years he left the army with
The title Of Colonel aud entered tue diplomatic career
Being Of high education, OF most refined manners,
snd Of very pleasant exterior, he used by Prince
Met,ernich for several very delicate miss ons to the
smaller Of Italy and Germany, and spent several
years at ST Petersburg Secretary of Legation. In the
great revolutionary troubles of lsisi9 he sho we'd his
loyalty by retakug military SERVICE to defend in Italy
and Hungary the vac:latng throne OF the Hipsbu-gs
After the war, Prince Sc6warzenberg, the Premier
called Count Rechberg into his Cabinet aud employed his
services the moot delicate and complicated
! actions with the Minister Mapteuue, which flushed
goriously for Austria and so shamefully for Prussia
by the so called Convention Of Onnutz. At this time
Count Rcrhberg Of the n,inates OF the young
Emperor and specially projected and patronzed by
the almighty Count Grune and the Archduchess Sophie.
Through their Influence he was in the beginning OF 1855,
sent Austrian Penipoientiary 10 the German Diet
(undcssg) Frank ort, replacing the Baron Prokesch
Osn and furccned as permanent Presitcnt OF this
body Ia this very important posto he showed himself
to be a very shrewd and tal"nisd dplomailt raaing
almost entirely the political iunence and power russia
in the German aAies, AID Keeping up the Interest OF his
imperial master with sdch erecnt impotuonsncss that in
of the f the Diet he his sword against
the Prussian Penpotentary the Baron Quo Won Bsmark
Schonhausen
s,nce that time he was regarded IN Germany the
most decided antagonist a Prussia anil his recall from
Frankfort may tseserore be considered sort or
cess ion made TO Prussia in regard 10 It's political influence
! on the smaller States Of Germany aad on the interior
| politics OF Germany in general
Although the Count Rechberg is now over City three
years odbe.ng born 1906 cn the day OF the battle OF
Jcnahe is not only in bis character, ba. also IN his ex
Emperor will be the greater the his character is ike
that his master B,, rather impetuous; both very
|
Frapce-boih eespsng and hatog the imperial "parve.
tue of Paris both who do not yield even before
the most dreadful consequences OF general European
| war.
Count Jean Rechberg is by his wife, connected with
cue OF the most eminent NOBLE aam,es o. hugane: ne s
the late Thomas Jones, Vscoun Raneagh, Baron OF Wa
| ron.
THE SECOND REPRESENTATIVE OF AUSTRIA.
PRINCE NETTERScu has been chosen by the Emperor as
second Perpotcntiary He Is Of the late Prime
Eiuis,er of Austria who died at Vienna the 11th Of
June 1859 After the disruption Of relations between
France and Austria, Baron Hubner, who was then the
Austrian Minister at Paris had to take his departure. and
the conclusion Of peace Prince Metternch was sent to
replace HIM. The Ausr Emperor TO have some
faith the MettcTnch, and tho son be as clear
sighted vgan The father there sli be some din
Guilty in entrappng him into any views hostile TO Austrian
interest
THE FIRST PRUssIAN rLENIPoTENrIARy.
Coun; ALERT DE roURTAIEs Is present the Minister
rlenpoenary from the court of Berlin to that OF the
Tuileries. To become the representative Of great
foreign Power ones native city Is certainly rare
desny yet this has been the fortune of the subject oil
our sketch Born AZ Paris 1912, he sent thither
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenpotentiary Of
the court CT Prussia The Count de Pourtaes entering
On the diplomatic career early age, worked from
1915 Sis in the ministry Of foreign affairs, where he
attention by the extent Of his knowledge and by
his command of the two languages used in the German
bureaux. He afterw ards appointed Minister Penpo
Tertiary OF Europe near the Sublime Porte, and
thus enjoyed carly opportunity of employing the
varied resources of his mind, well as his
diplomatic tact Belonging to the number Of
statesmen who have always desired that Prussia
should take active part and worthy Of her rank 10
European Affairs NJ de Pourtalcs chatting at the period Of
reaction which Prussia entered in 1851, was with
drawn from service at his request. In 1854 when
the Oriental question gave Prussia an opportunity to com
| public life, and exeited influence highly favorable to