New-York tribune., 1886-07-17
THE LATE PRINCE TORLOyIA.


Visitors to Rome Of late years often saw driving II an
unpretendng carriage or devoutly attending pass a. ~
Marks Church. man OF venerable nut strange spp-t
.nce who by his aspect seemed 10 belong to "A DysOhe
generation He might almost have been taken Ir Ie Vi
houses rare survivors OF the energetic reforms Oh tue
Charity Commissioners He was always 70 oe Sc seg ~
dressed long snuff cOlOred coat, reaching nea - "
his heels after the fashion IN vogue IN l7ZO "a.
double breasted wascoat and trousers ns"e pot
His wr stbands linn and starchrss hung 9oWp IaI
beyond sseve. OF his coat, and ON his heu pe oo
those old beaver hats dear 10 our eanu
fathers before the age OF silk. Ia cold weather ne was
wrapped cloak might well have scand ~ sae
eyes OF modern tailor II vas conn1enIy r ever
that the hsd worn for nearly sixty year. 80
le his hrst trip to London In ls29 s.Iaso
figure tins meet III the last quarter Oh tI @ hi.
;eenth century Rome where strange ssuts arc arc
common. Yet any one tnat nsd an ey 20 % so
would Rave by the features OF inc ns
than BIZ mis- clothes Tue heavy 5eetug br0ws Tue AeeI
eyes the square-cDt mouth ana deterllinei chn ~ rv
hardly beong 10 man without history Inc ques.'on M
VINO Il tins was pretty 10 rise to your ps on
seeing him. and nO.pasSer-fy but c0ul answer VIC Ier
on for Prince Toronis had during NAM yh.,
been "A notable character in Rome. He was tDe cue.
member OF ramly whose name mad ror more 1nan L Lei
"A century been 10 Romans synonym Tor "es.' nre
aud liberaity. Even the ROthschlds c0u!t no nolo
than vie with the Toronias IN their rapd rsr
poverty to Opnlence and their maenincent rRpeiit -
huge income. The story OF that rise can DC 'o' -
few words. ,. >,
close tSO brothers. MaInO and Jean Tor0n hrri'.en
in what Is now the departmeut OF tie fuy ne oi
untng life horeess under the grinding oppression VI
noble lord left their home 10 sr-k ther ~, ~
Paris There they started hnmby In O1slnes nt nv
n small shopfor the sale OF secondhand wares nut ~
f OF constant t ntion and o' tnat iniextle economy
nicb j. "a cn.racpr,,lc OF the Freucn peasant they
prOsperei that At the emf OF ten years they Wel
10 make % successful tender for contract dn
to the army OF Italy. with that army they , ,,a
Rome In l-2 but the narsnips OF the march proved 700
much the elder brother am he died le" Jay 49,
entering the cty. Jeau rOrlOni, now aioie III o tro
world, continued - prosp~r. with lwiiclous %
supplied French troops without pre-snE iur IN %
mediate payment, and thus won the cOnhdeh'c "na ~
esteem of High B.--eIyiile. French Ambassador 10
Rome: so much 50 that day. the tale runs tue
Ambassador sending for him said: have here arse
sum of old In IN, charge which dare not Keep III 'nJ
own hodse for have presentnent that shA soon 80
lssas-inattsi and robbed ntrust n 10 you lpI 80
keeping" ior ,n TOOK the money AMI within le" uas
Bs.sri VILE died as he had lOreDvded and Tue yheJ
remained deposit trust ia tue contractor aus'
Tori mi or TnrOnia as lie was called Thought hn-
self Justified IN using temporarily for MS own pu Po
fne money that had thus strangely cane into NJ. osso
sion provided that he should In tho end restore H. a. Nv
subsequently dl. the representatives, oi Tue rpu
and openin. bank he WAS able 10 cOniicI OPo''s''
OF con siderable magnitude.