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CURRENT TOPICS IN EUROPE.
The German Emperor and His
Plans.-ROme,s Vigorous Policy.
Catholic Influence ia London.
The New Lord Mayor, Etc.

no EURorE, November 18th, 1859
ie- Especial Correspondence OF th'
We DEsERET NEWS - History ha'
~ ceased TO be written exclusively
IS, concerning kings and princes. The
IN democratic tendencies Of the age re
III echo the sentiments Of Burns
n "Titles and ranks are bit the breath
.h Of kings Yet the sovereigns Of
er Europe continue to play large part
~ in the making Of the history OF
iv their times.
y It was January 9th, 1889. The
st Emperor William I, OF Prussis was
e acting regent for his cfazy brother,
William ". Ii was just 4 O'Clock
d as the caunons Of Berlin fired n
r, salute OF i0l guns 10 annourcc the
i birth Of the first grandson Of Will
: liam I. The old Emperor was too
Il impatient to wait for his cafriage,
: but jumping into the first cab he
{ met, he hurried to the residence Of
-, his son. sis all well?'' he asked
a Marshal WnngUl answered 'It isas
+ fine and sturdy a recruit as we could
4 wish:' The little babe whose adj
, sgeni had caused all this c0mnioiion
! is now EmPerorOf Germany. And
e yethe was very nearly being preclud-
, ed from royal or military career.
: There is law In Prussia that mol
one infirm In body or mind can sue
coed 70 the, thrOne. The Princess
Frederick William, OF, as che i-
called in England, the Princess
Royal, had n difficult and danger
Gus confinement; an accident hap
pened which might have cost her |
her HE. Indeed at one moment the |
life Of the Princess was despaired Of, |
and when the child was horn a slight
injury was inflicted on the left arm,
which appeared withered from be-
low the elbow. Time, science and
a determination ON the EmperUr's
| part has greatly lesSened this defect.
| Little incidents like that of his
| dropping his helmet when or his
visit TO the Pople alone attest the
fact that he has not the perfect use
Of both his hands.
The present emperor grew up in
an atmosphere Of enthusiasm for
his grea, ancestor, Frederick tho
Great, and, like Napoleon, from his
childhood he has loved the nrt OF
war, and PASSION that made him
love to be noticed by the soldiers. / I
An amusing anec,lote is told Illus. o,
trailing this trait Of character. Like ,
many small children, PFinceWiliiam
dlSiiked being washed, and would
often run away into the court, 10 the
sentinel, for ii fllttered lis baby =
pride to see the soldier present arms !
10 him. One morning, however. 4
when he had thus escaped his hath =
he was terribly mortified TO find that q
INC sentry TOOK no notice OF him. =
BaIhed IN tears Of disappointment n
and sobbing bitterly, he returned 10 r
his iathei and told him that lie !:
sentry had failed TO nb,ice y
him, although he. the Prince. .
iiaI gone quite close 10 him. Real o
"" said the father, that seems nj
stange.n Then looking at the boy h,
he quietly said, "The sentry did n,
right" But why, papa?'' said The N
prince no Soldier presents arms h
% an unwashed prince.'' quietly y,
answered his father. Amazed, the Il,
10Y stood rooted TO the spot, but IN
Don comprehending the Situation n,
nc rushed back TO the bedroom and nc
legged rs eagerly 20 be washed as h.
he had formerly resisted. In the A
ariy youth OF Prince William there I'll
anne the three mighty war=-the na
Janish, the Austrian and tbe l.,
'rench,whiCh made Prussia strong br
mi Germany a nalieh. 'Thes3 "a,
rars inflamed the Imagination of -.
re boy with a love OF military -
iory, Oh which he only saw the Of
omp = aud tin trumpet splendor. mn,
'hereas ms father had beheli its RI
'rrors and horrors too close 90 love n
hem. -
AT school Prince William was II,
student, and though On,
'emingly charming 10 his COM In,
ldes, really held them far from ~
i'm. One Of his biographers saws: In
He honestly tried 10 make himself l.,
nc Of them, but the native haughti- M.
- was rooted too deep and had
sted too many generations"
IN seeking an alliance fOs Prince
lillian, Bismarck showed the in =
nsity OF his German ideas. He ..
I'd had enough and even more Io'
an ne could deal with in the pro- Ii
IGnccd Individuality OF the Eng Jos,
, 81 .'''t Ce, .ne present ElnperoTs app
ted TO her fatherland, and not 10 Pe'i
eowed or subdued, she had at 70 II
mes given Bismarck no little Sicr
.ublc. Prince Bismarck deter ~ ..
med that The present Emperor's q !,
ie should be a typical German ih
unS woman with no political mer
.als or ideas OF her own. ton
II Is said that only one woman tssa
$ ever had an influence over the
nperor William. This is Madame l.
aldersec, the wife Of General Mc(
lidersee, Count Won Moltke's Nov
,cessor. This lady is the daugh- r
OF the American General Lee. ceas
4 IS on terms Of intimacy in pers
Imperial family. LOri Dutlerin, for
E governor general OF Canada Of III
&c remarked t:,at the Importation l..
American ladies as the wives of ami
rOpean diplomatists was one Of soma
most subtle means by which r.
nerica is influencing Europe. Shu
s too early 10 decide what kind ters
ruler the Emperor William ing
VIII make. The attempt 10 carry lug
the ideas of Frederick the great. Cris
.hc present age, many think will He'd
rcely succeed. said
ne frequent attacks Of illness to apo
ich the Pope is subject and like ing
c his advanced age have given BON
10 many cOnjeClures rs 10 who rs
be his successor in the chair OF and
Peter. That these conjectures made
not mere idle gossip is evident ston
n the fact that the CathOli, films
Irch organ sic RODIa'' has pub. sum
ed an article upon this subject. Is
avs: 1t is probable that Cardinal ton
ia Parocchi, the Vicar-ceneraI. adm
an Of iron will and clear aims, poin
comparatively young, having tor "
4 born in 1893, is likely TO be- videC
C the successor Of Leo Mi. As rows
pie bishop Of Afantua he aPpra
ly espOused the Jesuit cause Est
INST the Liberals Of Lombar- Jesse
and the mild Arch Theo
OPP Of Milan. lie was then prais,
'inted Archbishop Of Bo- Est
a, but to this appointment the VIII
an Government objected. From SEN,
ice Parocchi went to Rome, Cd ap
re he was received with open Est
!. Leo. XIII. appointed him TO cease
IS Nicar-Gencral and gave him SpenC
most powerful position in the point'
rch next 10 his own. IL was -
Ong before Paroechi made his
ence felt, and at present the or
zation Of the Church is COM wills
IN in his hands. 4 vast legion Nov. .