New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-13
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
LETTER FROM t. ADoLPHUs TRoIGoPE.

LETTER FROM T. ADOLPHUS TROILOPE.
TIE LATE MILLIONAIRE DUKE or oaIllER,-TEAoIc
INCIDENT IN HIS CAREER-SISGULAR EpIrrER-
ENCE OF Ills HEIR 10 RANK AND vEAErii-rnH
RAILROAD QUESTION STILL UNsETTLED-sEY-
rRAL REFORMS UNDER CONSIDERATION.
tFRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBuSE.l
RoMp, Dee 16.-Your readers will have heard of
the almost sudden and very unexpected death of tho
milliouaire Duke of Galliera. He had entered
largely into industrial enterprises. especially the
construction of railways and of the largest,
perhaps the largest, capitalist in Italy. Your
readers have doubtless also heard of his recent NH
niticent gift 20 the city of Genoa OF 2O.O00,Oo0
francs a.. O0O. 600 and of all the national demon
STATIONS Of gratitude for princoly an act And
the other day he carried to the grave at Genoa
in the simplest fushion according to the PROVISIONS
of his expressed WILL And now strange stories are
circulated respecting certain incidents OF Ibis past
life 1t very generally supposed by the pubhc'
which had no special knowledge OF his history that
he was childoss Such was not the case. tie has
left a SON. who, it would seem, has for many years
been separated not only physically but morally from
his. father He IL, we are now told, teacher
of languages at Lyons. who maintains himself,
and has consistently done so. by his OWN labor, alb
soiutely refusing TO take any share of the immense
wealth of his father And this is understood TO have
been the case wholly accordance with the wishes
OF The son. and 10 the great grief and regret OF the
father And to account for this determination of
him. who is now the Marcheso Fllippo dc feTTaTi
and poor teacher Of languages at Lyons the papers
are relating sensational stories to the effect that one
night many years ago the Duke in his palace ai
Genoa. in a fit Of ungOvernabie passion shot dead
IN old and faithful servant. 1t is narrated how, in
the dead Of the night, The Duke alone accompanied
the body of the murdered man to the cemetery how
f,e fact havIu
atumuitnous ana menaciEg crowd surrounded tho
palace, demanding vengeance and retribution only
to find the palace shut and deserted, and its inmates
gone. The Duke left Italy and for time his place
knew him more. second time, only few
months ago crowd of the citizens of Genoa
blcd around the princely dwelling,
vocferatng praises and imploring blessings on
the noble benefactor to their city. third
time but few days since, tho same throng once
again gathered around the same palace, but this
time sad, silent ard depressed, to witness the body
Of tho late Duke carried forth without pomp OF any
kind ON the same road along which he bad formerly
followed the humble bier of the victim of his
And the inference Is drawli-insEuatcd rather than
decared-ibat the expiana ion of the separation of the
father and the and the persistent refusal of the
latter accept any portion of his fathers wealth. is
Ia I've found in these circumstances. But IL is also
known that the present Duke Of Galliera has always
protested political principles Of the ultra democratic
and .)calstiC kind. And it seems 10 me far more
III Is that his refusal to participate in tho enormous
profits of capital has proceeded simply from'a con-
scientous determination 10 1.-Two Up TO his principles.
His fathers wealth had nothing to do with the nm
fortunate incident which has been mentioned, sup
y, sing the account TO be altogether accurate. But
- certain that this wealth accumulated by That
action of capital, the denunCiation Of which Is the
Fundamental principle of the social philosophy pro-
fe,sed by the present Marchesc de Fcrrsri.
fsyiug given YOU the above gossip about the late
Duke of GalhCra and his son. ought to give You
the lst of letter from the latter, which appears in
the papers of yesterday. 1t is addressed to tie
Partisan Gaidois. Promising that an article in the
G,iOis respecting him and his affairs contains many
incxacttadcs me begs to be allowed TO recfy them
"You say. in III" first place, that have renowned
the succession Of NY father The truth is that there
has been neither acceptance nor Tcnuncaton and
that III the state OF the right of succession III present
IN suspense lthis is rot very clear, but translate
literally this question will be settled amCably
between relatives and friends in such naunc!
az 10 satisfy the wishes Of all persons without
offending the susceptibilites of anybody. This
arrangement viii be easy, since the interested per-
sons are perfectly in accord. In your article
YOU call me SiCnOr di Galliera. Now my name is
simply De Ferrari The tile of Duke of Galliera.
He being foreign sub ct, could freely it in
France, because it was regularly conferred on him
in n foreign country. But am French citizen.
Born in France | chose French nationality by vir-
tue Of Article 3 OF the Code Civil. And having so
done, could not assume foreign denomination
without the authorization of the Chancery, which
shall take good care never to ask for. by the mere
fact of ny having chosen a French nationality, this
title has become intransmissiblc, Whether it shall
become extinct, whether it shall be revived in
Italy IN collateral branch of my fathers family, is
a question which my mother, sole pTOpIietICss OF
the estate and sole judge OF the prOprlcty Of trans
hitting it with the title attached 10 it, is aud
mains the sole arbitcr Her generous heart. her
exquisite tact aud her right and noble feeling which
al Paris appreciates, will dictate to her the resou-
ton which is most WISE and just under tho cirum-
stances. Lastly. you say that am socialist. And
You are abuuG.iutly right in calling me if social
ism consists IN being q republican. IN an
aspiration TO just reforms and in desiring that the
traces of civil should be Cancelled But tho
theories attributed to me by you are g~atutous sup
positions / too young TO have mature and
fixed opinion on such delicate matters. Perhaps
may speak when | shall have studied them at my
leisure and when experience shall have instructed
me- Till then DO not feel that have the right 10
do So" &C. &c.
4 great sensation has been produced here, you
NAV SUPPOSE by the terrible tragedy AT the Brook
Ign 1heater. We are all mOTaiizing The tale with
"nauato ,.omina dc e Jabuta na5raar" For there is
not theatcr in Italy whore a similar misfortune
might not produce results similarly deplorablc In
all the means OF exit are terribly inSuficicntu-
sufficient oven for the requirements of daily con
veliencc-and such as certain to produce tragic
consequences the largest scale case of sudden
panic. And this with the Coliseum before OUI