The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-07
Rton ne Ne,p York World.

From The RetO York WoTtd
PARIS July 22-The Empress left Paris yes
terday with the Emperor for brief visit to
Queen Victoria at the Isle of Wight This visit
has such a direct connection, ana OF so intimate
and interesting q nature, with the recent catRs-
trophe in Mexico, that shall put aside to-day
all other themes which might arrest my pen TO
dwell briefly upon this particular episode Of one
OF the saddest stories Of cur own or of any time
No two persons in Europe, probably, were more
milan than the Queen OF Great Britain and the
Empress Eugenie and this not at all for po-
litical, but for purely personal and womanly
1t is fitting climax of the crime OF Queretaro
that, having been conceived in cowardice and
in insolence, having been made possible by the
basest ingratitude and treachery, and having
been perpetrated with coarse brutality, its
heaviest stroke should have fallen, not upon
hearts of three women. Napoleon himself, while
1t would be worthy of a Kinglake to suppose
him utterly insensible 10 the tragic fate of the
young Austrian Archdulke, has, nevertheless,
many substantial reasons for reconciling him
An intimate understanding with Austria is
now cardinal object of his policy and 1t is in
dubitable that if MaXimilian were alive to-day
in Europe, with the feelings which he is known
TO have cherished lately toward France and Ma
poleon, he might easily, and would, probably,
make IL extremely awkward both for his brother
Francis Joseph and for the French sovereign to
assume that open attitude OF mutual cordially
which both are bent upon taking in the face Of
the not less open alliance Of the Prussian King
But to return to the Empress and her visit to
Osborne. The unfortunate widow of Maximi-
lian, as you know, was near relative of Vlcto-
ria. She bore the name OF that lovely Princess
Charlotte of England, whose unttmely death
opened the way TO the British throne for her
fair young cousin; and she was the daughter of
that King Leopold of Belgium upon whose wis
dom and whose affection Victoria for years
leaned as upon the arm OF father. She passed
much of her life, before her marriage with
Maximilian, at tho English Court; English was
as familiar to her as German or French, and her
personal qualities had endeared her greatly
with the Archduke Maxtmtlian was par
ticularly agreeable TO Victoria, who being
in Theology, was as much delighted with the
Archduke's liberal tendencies as with his gra-
cious manners, his fine person. and his extreme
admiration for the late Prince Consort of Eng
land. The young Archduchess however, after
her marriage, gradually became e, an aosolutist
in religion. and this had brought about sort
of arrangement between herself and her
Victoria, was heightened by her Majestys
dSapprobation Of the Mexican scheme, when
plomacy'' of the crowned heads. Not
even the final consent given to the under
taking py klng LeoPOd Gopia snake nd VactCI@s 1
to evil. Butthis feeling, of course, only revived
and deepened her anxious regard for the brill
liant and beautiful young princess who had
launched her life and her happiness upon such
an experiment.; and from the moment when
to Europe on a desperate quest OF the hope and
the help she was never to find, Victoria has
been necessarily eager to discover some way OF
drawing herself and her husband safely and
honorably out of the enterprise in which they
had staked and lost so much While Maxi.
milan lived there still seemed to be some faint
prospect OF rescuing his noble and broken
hearted wife from that death in life into which
she sank after her fatal interview of last sum-
mer with the Pope; and Victoria herself made.
as is already known, direct personal effort at
the last hour to bring about an effective inter
feren ce in behalf OF Maximilian's life.
That failed; The worst that could be done has
been done; and 1t only now remains to attempt
for the sufferer al Miramar whatever II may yet
be in the power of an unquestlonably unselfsh
affection to achieve. For here intervenes a
dark shadow in the history. The brothers OF
the EmpressCharlotte, the King of the Belgians
and the Count of Flanders. are notoriously the
reverse both OF pnseltlsh 1Jns fish and aftectio3ate
father, King Leopold, the Empress Charlotte,
then struggling with destiny in Mexico, re.
King, in which he substantially washed his
hands OF all further concern in the affairs of
in-law; and after positively refusing to allow
the Empress to make use of any part Of her
vast Inheritance for the assistance of her bus-
bands treasury, pretty clearly intimated his
opinion that the sooner the Empire was Rban-
doned the better 1t would be for all parties.
was hardly fraternsi; and SO incensed were both
Maximilian and Charlotte by the tone OF their
tom ma iS1tef tnaI , no SeeE Seaen tSs
Empress and her brother. While the care OF
her health has been strictly conhded at her hus-
clan at MiIamar, Immediately upon the news
Of Maximilian's murder, the Queen OF the Bel.
Of Flanders set out for Miramar, with the
avowed intention of removing the Empress
(Who is still in utter ignorance Of the calamity
which has befallen her, and in condition o
moody indifference to all around herr to thu
Belgian palace of Laeken. Since their arriva
in Austria IL has been whispered, in no uncer
tain tones, that the will of the Empress Char
lotte, which had been made before she ief
Mexico at the same time with the will OF he
husband, has disappeared, that II can nowher
be found, and that Dr. Senior, the Empero
Maximllian's physician, has been peremptortl.
removed from the charge conhded to him b.
the murdered prince.
press will be confirmed, and If the naples
Charlotte finally dies, as there is great reason
fear she may, at Laeken, without recoVertn
the use OF her faculties, there will always han
an ugly cloud over the names OF her brothers
for the fortune of some fourteen millions
fOrins which belonged in his private right {
the Archduke Maxtmilian an
will 10 her husbands family, will pass to tn
royal family of Belgium. MaXimilian havin
bedueaJhed IL unreservedly to his wife, fror
whom of course, her own relations will inheri
she dies tntestate.
The story is not so black quite as that terribl
uuanicion which has never been cleared ava
from the memory OF the late Louis Philippe, {
snnerannuated and superhuous old Duke
Rnnrhon and with the will which, passin
fhTouRh the hands of the Dukes English mil
1850 conVeyed all the immense estates OF th
Iands 10 Louis Philippe's fourth son, th
,oresant Duke of Aumale. But II Is story
he same kind, and rests upon that durt sacT
s1,,es which breeds crime as easily II Woul
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