, 1877-12-25

eien 1ady, xho vas described a. unmarried: fIe
~ "tacrtlcgi,ns chliJ.n-I. e., ~ daughter Of
| Cardinal Deacon in holy or.lers. Tic ar-
sael 's soz gIs,,n. 70 tti ts sIsrum ~,
Fps fspsf' sr. e, I'll; ..rs ' u e @ aeo,Iea ;s aS S
according to those laws, tho .platn.iG
might bt considered "a sacregiors c'ltid," size
could not be 20 considered under the present
atimttted even ex-pfcsts to the benefits of the
civil marriage; The learned counsel insisted that
although the birth was amenaole to tho old
opened p II is7o-i: =, after ttc italian occnpa'
tfon Of Rome, and tho pr"nulgotfon Of the ftat-
ian Code herc,-.ras to hc sottlel In nctor'iapcc
10 the present italian law. sJcnor Tajant add
child" applicable In the case, II could hardly
deprive hts client Of a claini to an honorable
subsistcncc, considering that tho number Of
children ln her condition had always been and
t'sacriie9fous children - ot many prefatca and
PontifFs bad not only been well provided for,
but also invested will, lefs and sovetetRnties;
ami he quoted the instance Of Plus H..
lEncas 8Jlvius Plcco1om'nl. one of the
greatest Pupcs in tic fifteenth century. who,
ID letter to an intinate friend printed In his
cpf6tulaIs, recommends that care should TIC taken
Of . daughter, the o'taprtng u bis uncIer!cal
tndiscfctiOn. Taiant wound up t. nh appeal tn
tue Court. from wl'om Tin great causa great
| Justice Has expected" ....
old advocate accustomed to tapal courts where
only written pleadEngs. were admitted, cn-
| dcavorol, not with much succrss, to dcfniolish
the asgu,ncnt Which tho planTtiil's eounse: l'a.i
turtsts and commentators. Then followed
Mari, quito . i,latc'i for 1ajaili, now startling
the Court by ttlu tl,untlers of hI6 earnest
professional crudltion, now tcguillng It by ths
variety of l1Is forensic suhtcty, but more often
amusing It by eal!!cs of genuine wit, md even
OF less allowable Fiorcntinc fsoller5i eontfast-
ting 20. unpleasantl,y win the broader hutnor
| of bis Neapoitsan sdycrsary.
b., l right 70 r.. from leett,nats to az Y
tlo Countess Laaibcrtini Wa born u
lawfully welded parnnse; that she was
baptized 40 the daughter Of Angelo and
Antonta Marsoni; tint the fedo dl battesimo
register; and TINT her hatne was always Eiycn
IN that capac.y when The officers OF the census,
both in Papal and ftal!an times, applied to har
ay and nstrs o. Of ei ose uuaer
that name slc was married, ami shu has even
HOW no other maiden nanle. shc Is Countess
siarconl Lapbert!nl, Or she Is nothing. From
this condition, established In her fayer by all
these documents. and by tho po.scsto III stato-
|. e., from tho fact that she has always been held
and shown hy her parents as their own. well
cnre1 fur by them, we'll brought up, luppcd In
luxury, md 1t last adrantagcous'Y tuafre'!,-
she would fluw by her uTn act, and ffuEi inter-
cstcd and immoral nutircs, paas herself off for
Ut lllcgttmase, VI, alultcrous, aud satr'!egious
there would be no end 10 the claimants wl,t,.
for sord!d objects snd viii! view TO
.ns nsf'eF veEno. parsn. s0 and rsess aes
. persops. Upon TINT ground tho learned
counsel thought tho Court should nut pruecel
to tho examination Of the plaintiffs witnesses,
ThpFn w2I!tf0 lin tn That k}ln
! plaintiff was not thu daughter Of Antonta Mar
, conf, or that she could not bo thc daughter Of
: Angelo Manuui; no t''ca,s Of cstab1ishtng tho
!, | alsencs or impotence 1T tho latter. Much 1css
would 1t to practicable to tracc the maternity
: to tho foreign lady, who wRs, aud would
7 always remain. . mgr" lnytl, 2, to prove
oi M the siarsonl. Tue evidence alluded to hy
tic platutltf's lawyers wns utterly worthless,
: and 10 much 90 that the plaintiffs alrocatc,
sig,,or Tajan himself, had to hand In drawing
II up, aud hnd not deemed It expcatcntto insist
, UPON It. 6ignof Mari. Ut courAe, m1vcrtctt tD
, ti!e contradiction involved In tic argument Of
ia adversary, who would, neesps!''y y u suited
Pnfus t,o ~" Gy w. & ny srap9
, ior neither admitted tho evtdca:o Vi witnesses
+ towards tue establishment Of the ftlcs,tnaey
titIlcult, nuthinR rnure delicate, nothing noru
! liable to deception atAl abusc. Slgnur Mari set
aa!Io Tic argument t!ut thu Catl'lte+a Lambert
I'LL HA6 GlIGH l-nFNtn utfauat t!I!a was tt0 nAtIlt
J Of tho Cartlina!'a not'lrr. Loretta, by proved,
D wus equally tho 1Anle Of Antonla Marconl't
' mother. The wealth lay!s!lcd hy.tfo Car!unl
utl tic plantIG'a mother proved nUt hing. or, vi
Il the utiutt, It o,lly showed tlIut l,e might hare
been brought to believe facts which
. cnulu never l,ayp been subAtantated cysu tt
t his uwn full satisfaction. Paternity, rxteps
: rs established by law III legitimate wed
= lock, wa4 always matter OF Iuubt. What
coull easily bc oascd Oil proofs WINS tEc taaternt
= ty, for mater scnter ost, but hero tho mother
t could not bc pruiuccd. Before tho law ths
i Countess LaHberttni was either AntnnEa Mar.
h coni's daughter or slio was ,ubody'R c1tilll.
The Court rrsGrVel Judgment, Tut the cause
ts apparently Mt mn IND, for tho tmprcssio!
iMale Oh very largo nn't attcnitvc audience
Among, whom the lawYers we're numerous
was TINT Il, point Of law the plaintiff
. had no cause; and sush must netsls b.
indeed. expressed h!s determination t.
4. brlng the foreign lady into court, II ter pres
:. enru was necessary, altl NJ 0tH cuilll say u
y what extent the present aspect Ut thu cas,
r might bc altered by such Ill Incident. !3ut, d
1t 1t now stands, there scGIns to ls u question III
a u tho plaluttll being tho legitimate slaughic
of Angelo ana Antuula Alarla,n!. any prcsulnp
!, fully based Oh bis OHn conylctiou and cnrfolIur
d atcd by ils acts and conduct, not bct',s Fctuc
II iblo tu tangible legal proof.
Il Tho trial bcgan soon after noon. aud onl,
= ended alter O'CLOCK. Sentence is expected Il
be given bcforo thu cnttot the pra4ent nloith.
u A Quaint Legend Of tho Rainbow.
It According to pupular belief in German J
~ the c1tsentieA Of Fa1nlow alxays toucl
l. st1carns, wlenrc 1t draws water by means D
, two larKe eoldrn lishes. That ID why It sasn
ftn~ <,f x.sl.