New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
LEOPOLD OF ALBANY.

Tho dag before yesterday tho remains OF
tho late Duke Of Albany reached England,
and the interest with which the Partisan papers
have been read will be transferred to those Of Lon
don, describing the ceremony at WindsOr. Tho
painful facts connected with his death arc not yet
exactly known IN England. From motives Of kind
ness and regard oI the Royal family they have been
kept back. The Dnke Of Albany had chosen limo
of work for which his mental oniowmonts m some
respects well fitted him and in which he had for
stimulus and guide tho example Of his illustuous
father Abandoning political and piltarv career
he sought to direct the moral and artistic sentiment
of the Nation. The ambition was a noble one.
But it involved assuming an stti-
tude OF posture. in doing which ho
was helped by his natural infirmities. Nevertheless
there were times when this attitude hsmpered lib-
ertv and therefore became Q bore. This vas par
ticulary the case in the south Of France where no
was away from the virtuous part Of the English
public and beyond the range of his mothers aud hrs
wifc's influence. He went ayowedly to Cannes 'af-
ter he had been going on a round Of visit, 70 pro-
vincisi towns aud great country houses 10 recruit
his strength. The Duke found so much enjoyment
in relaxation from life of relative aus
tcrity that after week of routs parties
and excitement OF all sorts he persuaded him
self that he had become strong and found no ono
Of those around him to contradict the idea. Tho
Due dc M0rny who was a good deal with HIM.
said that he looked n no wanted
70 make up for lost time, he plunged with suci
hcadlong force into the pleasures which the ds
and fashionable Englishmen who winter at tho
Riviera most appreciate II is painful to think
that If a warning voice had been raised 10 tell tho
plain truth, hs poor young wife would not now be 4
widow. lie must have died yOung. or lost his
mind young. for he was OF an epileptc habit. But
- A. il. b,s
spared two three months longer
II seems that the COmte de Paris the only
ono of his friends who was not struck with viful
blindness and canddly told the Duke that ha
looked very much fstigucd and unwell. The lat
ter his own opinion confirmed by all those around
him. could believe and postponed his departure
till il was day too late. 1t had been predicted
that the Duke would die of a fall. He had had
many falls" one of which happened when he was
with the Queen al Meutonc Just before his marriage
Her Maiesty's leges wondered how an accident
which appeared so trivial should have been treated
as a very grave affair ia the Court Circular. They
did not know that il was due TO attack Of falling
sickness or epilepsy TO which malady tho Frenc.
doctors at Cannes certified that he owed his death.
There IS circumstance connected with that
event which is very shocking. but which now that
cremation is one of the questions of the dsy
ought not to be passed by unheeded
| 1t is a circumstance which is in itself strong
argument in favor of the cromatOry system, and it
| is to be regretted that il wilfuy exPurCated
| by London editors from the kilograms of their
! French correspondents. So rapid was the decOmpo
sition of the late Royal Dukes body an active It's
| fermentation that hole had 10 DE made in tho
eaden coffin and short metal tube inserted there
in. 70 this was affixed an Inda-rubber tube.
which was carried far into the garden Of the villa
Nevada. The railway officials whose dutyit was u
look into the coffin when the remains being
identified by Dr. Boyle. the Prince of Wales and
Lord Lyons. became quite Frustrated, owing 10 tho
horror of the sight, and Of them i, seriously
unweIl.
At Paris those who saw the Prince Of Vale,
were impressed with bis really dignifed and un-
affected bearing he returned home with his dead
brothers remains He met Lord Lyons and tho
rest of the British Embassy at the Paris-Lyon,
terminus. His greeting to them perfectly sim
pie and so far from being overwhelmed with self
asserting grief he quietly and calmly performed
every social and other duty After the corpse had
been identified he shook hands with the railway
officials. telling them what TO do.
The attitude of the Comte do Paris in visiting
the Prince of Wales at the British Embassy re-
minded me of Chesterield's letter to his son, in
which he tells him how an awkward fellow comes
into a room. He ordered the driver of his low
open carriage to pull up few doors of, while tho
other visitors drove into the courtyard. Mon
seymour" as the RoyalIsts now call the head Of
tae Orleans family. is extremely tall and IL pick
ing up flesh which makes his awkwardly-built
figure numbering. When hc was ont Of the carriage
he rat hcr trotcd, with his head down. than walked
into the Embassy. The legs appeared to get en-
tangled with each other. One moment the left
shoulder thrust forward. and another moment
the right In taking his card out of his pocket
and opening ii the contents thereof tumbled the
fagged-way up to the hall door. They we're very
small, unobtrusye cards with the words "Comto
de Paris" printed on them in Autograph type. One
OF them was blown over TO where was and
picked up by a lady standing next to ne When
the COmte was the steps he ascended with pre-
cipitation and nearly fell He then gave card 10
Il servant and rushed after HIN when the valet dis
appeared The interview with the Prince OF Wales
was not 4 long one and the face of the visitor in
coming out was crimson and expressed mortified
feeling
believe il had been understood that he was TO
go 10 the funeral and to give the Queen an
account of some conversation that he had had with
Leopold. But the gods AT Downing street decided
otherwise and he was gwen to understand much
in the poest terms. All ms partisans had thought
the occasion would be an excellent one for HIM to
parade himself. and dare say his wife pushed
him on to attach himself TO English royalty.
His head was down very low as he made MS way
lack in haste 10 the carriage, and IN telling the
coachman where to 60 he spoke almost into his
ear. Since the Comte lie ChauIbOrd's death no has
acquired souchng air. winch is to he ac-
counted for by his irrcsolute character ucapaci;y
70 disscmblc well, and consciousness that Eo is
PretA der in q very equiyocal position. The Comte
de Paris was in = short black trOck COat had crays
on his Lat aud wOI0 Jet shirt-stus. lie now sli3yes
o A
chm and the upper lip This does not improve his
appearance as while resembling his mothers fam
~ ~ the eyes aud nose, lac has the pear-shapet
CHEEKS of Louis Philippe and that moudrch's
curlousiy shaped forehead which res mbies tho