New-York tribune., 1867-05-14
LITTLE LHIPUI.

Forty years ago, Mr.. Disraeli, then in his
twenty second year, published the first portion
of n remarkable romance in which passion and
politics, adventure and reflection, satire and
letters, were so curiOusly and strikingly
blended that the world recognized man of
great and original genius in the young and
then unknown author. This work is "Nivian
"Grey :" and, n few years later, he produced a
second part which has the rare merit of being
as good, at least as the frst-literary continua-
tons, for the most part, being inferior to the
first portions. The later adventures of "Vivian
Grey are set down as having occurred in
Germany and the hero finally becomes domi-
ciled in the castle-palace of TunipaIva, the
residence of his Serene Highness the Prince of
Little Lilliput. If Mr.. Disrael has not quite
forgotten what he wrote, on entering life,
az a mere fiction, he must now be amused
when he discusses the affairs of that modern
and real Little Liliput-the Grand Duchy of
Luxemburg. Formerly part of the Austrian
Netherlands, the dOwry which the Emperor
Macmillan /. received with Mary of Burgundy,
Luxemburg, one of the smaller German Grand
Duchies, was transferred by the Treaty of
Vienna, in 1915, to the representative of the
whose descendant and heir the present King
of Holland is 1t was so transferred in ex-
change for Nassau. In 1880, when the Belgic
revolution broke out, the whole Duchy, with
the exception of the Fortress of Luxembourg,
Joined cause with the insurgents. When Bel
GUM separated from Holland, and became a
monarchy, Luxemburg constituted its south
eastern province, lying between fork formed
by Prussia on one side, and France on the
other. In 1889, one-third of Luxemburg was
again given to Holland, and joined the German
Bund. 1t has an area of 900 square miles,
with $4,000 inhabitants Belgic Luxembourg
comprises an area of 1896 square miles, and
1S7,g7S inhabitants ...
There were three treaties to settle the di-
vision of Luxembourg and all are dated April
10, 1s39 The first defines the boundaries be-
tween Belgium and Holland; the second places
Belgic and Dutch Luxembourg under the guaran-
tee of France, Austria, Great Britain, Prussia,
and Russia the third records the consent of
the German Confederation to this new distribu-
ton of the territory. ........
The Governor General of Dutch Luxembourg
is Prince Henry, the King of Hollands eldest
brother His salary is $4,000 year, and he is
assisted by q Secretary for the affairs OF the
Grand Duchy, who resides at the Hague.
There is Chamber of Deputies elected by
ballot. There are Ministers of State and
Foreign Affairs, Of Finance, and of the lnte-
rior, and Justice. Nearly all the inhabitants
are Catholic, under o Bishop, with small army
of arehdeaeODries, reetores, vicarages, and chap
,lains. The income of this Grand Duehy OF
Luxembarg' is 100000 per annum, and the
expenditure generally trife more In 1852,
the principal items Of outlay We're: Civil List of
the Grand Duke, $4,000; Army, $4,000; Ed
ucation, S1s,50O. The army being incorporated
with that of Holland, we cannot state its num-
bers, but It's quota to the troops of the recently
dissolved Gefmanie Confederation was about
800 infantry and 4S0 cavalry. This orerpow-
sripg military force was raised, partly by con-
scription, and partly by enlistment. 1t was
chiefly employed to garrison, conformity with
Prussian troops, the Federal fortress OF Lux
emburg. After the war OF 1860, Prussia re-
tanned possession Of this, the strongest fortress
in Europe. after Gibraltar, in the name OF the
new North German Confederacy.
1t may seem surprising that little territory