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MEREDIrARY ALLEGATIONS.
From tile London PAN Mali Gazette.

rTOm Ine LOHuon PaU Mali Gazettes
King Amadeus of Spain has but
followed what seems to be the inevita-
bic Evolutionary fate of his family. In
the annals of the house of Savoy, a
natural demise Of the crown--that is,
by'death-seems to be almost the ex-
ccption. Amadeus VIII, first Duke
of the name, Voltaire's Bizarre
Amedee," appears to have set the ex-
ample. He threw up his duchy mere
ly because he grew tired of it, for his
career had been a successful one; es-
tablished himself in comfortable re-
treat on the Lake of Geneva, with q
court of jolly companions came out
again to be made Pope under the title
OF Felix v. whether he was the
particular Pontiff, who became ccle-
brated in German song as "leading a
life divine and drinking the best of
Rhenish wine," we cannot tell y re-
signed the Papacy i'm couple of years,
and died quietly in his bed ms pri-
waite gentleman. Emanuel Phillibert,
greatest of the Dukes, soldier and a
statesman of celebrity, abdicated in
1915 in favor Of his son. Victor
Amadeus, first King of Sardinia, alb
Dictated in like manner in favor of his
son, 1870. But he did not digest his
resignation so quietly as his predecess-
ors had done. He wanted to come
back, melted thereto by an ambitious
woman of inferior rank whom he had
married and created Countess de Spino
Protiting by the opportunity of his
sons casual absence from Turin, he
L ~ QI N1tov IL
Cenia, for his capital, in order to as
cend the throne again. The young
King, warned by an intriguing con.
lessor, set out to the same point at
once on horseback, across the pass OF
Saint Bernard. The rivals, son and
father, fairly raced for it. The son
won by o neck. He got into Turin,
his father and mother-in-law could
hear the discharge of artillery which
greeted his arrival just as they reached
the Castle of Rivoli. Then they knew
the game was ap. A "Roirevenant" is
by no means a popular character with
courtiers or with subjects. Victor
AWadeus had to abdicate once more
and this time in earnest: his
lady. was shut up in a convent.
In 1902, Charles Emanuel the Sec.
ond went through the form of abdi-
cation it is not easy to see why
except to maintain the family usage
since the French Republic had seized
just then on all his continental posses.
sions. He went into a Jesuit establish
ment and died there. Victor Eman
uel the Second Abdicated in 1921 from
sheer fright at a constitution, whiol
seemed to be impending. OF Charles
Albert, known in his youth as Primo,
de Carignan, in his later days as til,
"Sword of Italy, the memory is We
fresh among us. Never did any lead
er more deliberately, or more courage
eonsly, sacrifice himself for a eaus,
which he knew to be desperate, but Il
which his own defeat might yet CON
municate more persistent vitality
He fought the battle OF Novara agains
advice, without Generals. and withou
hope. He looked for bullet with nj
the quiet valor of his chivalrous race
but the bullet came not. He too alb
dictated and died. SHE was hardly 81
and of strong constitution; but he hat
lived for his work, and his work hay
ing failed, he had ITO reason for liyin.
longer. Life and hope Withdrew from
him together" The young Amadeu
has now added one more name to tn
long list of his progenitors who hay,
renowned thrones. His grandfathe
himselt--to compare small things witt
great, for the contingencies were of
different ordcr--could not have con
tended more honestly or more bravel,
against the emharrassments of an un
tcnablc position.