Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-20

EhTAbIan Ehcts huu fanctebs
Philadelphia Press.l
There remain on French soil four sons
o( Louis Philippe, be who was Citizen
King of France from the beginning oil
August, 1890, to the end of February,
1913, when he fed to England disguised
as MIR. Smith" The Due de Nemours
was appointed Colonel OF a crack cavalry
regiment, while yet child by Charles
y who thus carried out long existing
habit of monarchy. In 1857. at the age
Of twenty three, tie was commissioned as
Lieutenani-Geseral His Royal High
hess, the Due D'Aumale, was made a
general when he was twenty one, and
now commands one OF the eighteen d.
visions of the French army The young
ret brother, the Due de Montpensier,
who married the Qdeeu of SPANS sis.
ter, was made Captain-General Of The
Spanish army, aud is probably the most
unpopular foreigner on the Iberisn pen
insula. The Prince de Joinvlle who
really saw q great deal of service and de.
voted the best years OF his life TO the
naval profession, fairly won his grade OF
Vice.Admiral but, though the French
Republic has acknowledged bis rank
and gives him its pay aud allowances,
his confirmed deafness prevents his be-
ing placed on active service. Nemours,
his rank being acknowledged, does moth
ipg but draw his pay, as general, with
touching and amiable punctuality.
There is current on dit in Paris that
should Marsha Mac cMabon lend himself
to an Orleans Restoration, the Princess
Blanche, youngest daughter of the Due
de Nemours, born at Claremont, in Eng
land. eighteen years old, will become
the wife of young Mr. Patrick MacM
hon, the Presidents son, who has just
left the military school of St. Cyr with
the epaulettes of sub lieutenant. In
like manner, tradition runs, an offer was
made by the English Royalists to Oliver
Cromwell that il he would take the part
of King Charles | the baton Of Lord
High Constable of England would be
placed in bis hands, with the patent OF a
Dukedom, aud that Charles Stuart, jr
aiterward Charles II, would lead Frances
Cromwell, the Protectors daughter, to
lhe altar. Cromwell is said 10 have re.
fused the tempting offer, because he dis
trusted King Charles, who is reported 10
have said to a confidential friend This
fellow expects a Dukedom and the Gar
ter. Let me get back to Whitehall and
he shall have a halter gratis SO
Frances Cromwell became Mrs Beath.
IL Prince Charles had married her, it
would have been more respectable
union than that of his brother James
(the last monarch of the Stuart dynasty
with Miss Annie Hyde, whose grand
mother had been washerwomaD.
The Paris correspondent OF London
paper makes this curious revelation;
Monseigneur d. Nemours should be an
object Of interest to loyal Britons. There
was. a short time previous to the death
of William ~, design purtured to OBJ
tain for him the Crown Matrimonial oil
| England. The Duo was sent by Louis
Philippe to peg bis court to the Princess
Victoria, and appeared 10 her train when
she welt 10 Donoaster with the Duchess
of Keat The Queea Of tbs BeIgians,
his sister. tried to maze up the match,
and Monseigneur, who now takes part IN
Sacred Heart manifestations, was quite
willing to be a Catholic in petto, and to
embrace openly Apghcsuism, as by Law
established Queen Victoria, writing to
her uncle Leopold when announcing hei
engagement to Prince Albert, prayed
him not to say word about it 10 Lou
ise. meaning her aunt in-law. AS nche
de consolation the Due was given for O
wife the prettiest Princess of the House
of Coburg Cohary. He was more nntor
unate than the Prince Consort when he
came to ask wedding portion oil
the Chamber, which refused plump
to give him either Gu annuity
or grant for setting up an establish
ment. The Citizen King, the Deputies
Thought, was rich enough to portion his
second son, and the Prince of CoburG
Cohary, Who was of saving habits
surely had the means Of providing his
daughters with suitable dover King
and Prince haggled terribly about the
marriage articles. Coburg Cohary was
for giving too little aud asking too much
He wanted a jointure of seventy three
thousand francs a year, while Louis
Philippe refused to settle more than a
thirdof this sum on the Princess. King
Leopold and the Duchess of Kent pre-
vailed on the illustrious negotiators tC
split the difference, which they did, ant
in so doing drew closer the bonds o.
friendship between the royal families o
France and England" This may b'
true (the difficulty about the marriage
settlement certainly is), but the idea o
Queen Victoria becoming the wife OF 1
French prince would have been prepos