New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-24
A ROYAL EXILED WRITER.

THE MANIFESTO OF THE coMrE DE PARISHES
LIFE On HIS SPANISH ESTATE.
The political manifesto recently issued under IN"
name Of the COmc d. Paris, The prct"nd'r TO the
throne Of his grandfather Lonis Philippe. led new,
but already influential and popular newspaper IL"
Journal Of Paris. 10 send 10 spain former mem
Der of the French diplomatic service. with inN,uc-
tons not to have con mOnplace interview with 'he
Comtc de Paris but 10 gather serious Information
concerning the latter's lfc and dolngs In his spanish
winter residence. highly interesting report upon
the subject las been published in L. Journal and
the following extracts from IT may prove TO be- inter
esng
The Count spenls portion OF the winter. since
the death OF lis fatherinlaw. the Due de M"ntpch'
sier ot ViIamanrunc about twenty eight miles from
Seville in the midst OF tie melancholy and denhdcd
plains OF Andausa. on In" road leading there, Tour
miles from seville Is castle formerly bought by the
Due d. Montpenser. and which he Included IN the
dowry Of his daughter, Princes Mercedes, VINO WAS
the wife Of Alfonso XII. ON Ter death the Duke de-
clined 10 receive back what he had offered and CAV"
the castle TO IA charitable and pious congregation,
The Comtesse dc Paris never passes before ms mag
nifccnt estate without giving vent to the well KNOWN
propietary instincts OF the Orcanis family, and with
out saving 70 her coniidan's: Il am IN rag VIII"
I think that this might have been ours.
Viamanrlque IS an immense estate. valued ~ more
than II. 900 900: the Comtc de Paris has enlarged
II recently through the purchase Of vast forests IS
,imated at $500 900. which make the hn"s' hnh'hg
ground in Europe. The residence however Is snap
BY and cannot be called "A chateau. rhc COME ms
stable, and carrlage houses, but neither carriages
nor horses. He hires al thcsc. at bargain. from
Seville livery stable. For some years IA" horses were
f,d at his expcns, bit they returned TO IN"
livery stable man IN such bad condition That 'hlS
contractor cxactcd this year th" right OF himS'iI h
Ing care Of the horses The Com'c de Pans mas OILY
ore amusement at villamanriqn" that Of hnh"ht.
He also Is "A good agrcnur,', and he buSi"s hihSen
improving III lands and watching his peasants al
work in the field. these occasions he Is dresser
" a In Franchise" but he n wide brimmeh I"i'
hat which answer we'll for an umbrella rs Il par
asol Tie ConitesSe /, also fond OF that h"adg ar
The prctcndcr has grown old-li, hair + white
his shoulders l"nt h" wears all his b'ard al
hushv fashion, His conversation. always slow ana
heavy has become still mere rare When the POM
cal lenders arrive from France and talk about "'
johannes and dream, Of the Orlcanst party, h" seems
no, to b. Interested In the conversation, ana r'P'
often: TALK politics with m" In England mere
am a landlord. and tina, Is ALL In lac'' '"e p'
,crccr 70 the throne OF France Is nothing but inc
e,odow of himself. After bis meals h" nNuiiN ih''
oo,oon and his doctor. VI. Recamer, has 10 wake nm
mn several fines In the evening. lie thought Of atd'
eating especIally after having read the letter oi
Cardinal RampolIa proclaming the Republican ten
denotes OF the Pope. a.,
Tn. Comtessc succeeded In preventing the abo''"-
ton from being signed she hhs r'"'''"'u III yuan. "
her husband has become aged. III" directs now alone
and without assistants. all tn" OrleaniSt policy ~
y,u,maurioue she has divided the day IN three par's
l., tho foreroon she occupies herself with the "d'-
cation OF h"r children In the afternoon 'he s'
,,no rho evening is reserved I" politics. Aii"r
dinner NJ Nbryvttcc takes to her III" il h anu ',i III,
,nformat,on received. The Com"Nse rea"S hrr''ii ~,
mo- -, Indicates the answers 10 DC maze, anu
,ncns nm active and personal correspondence WIN
IN ,,' ~ All The confidential reports 81 IN, p"h'rai
ar"nts OF the Orlcnnst part, are nunr's,n 10 IT,:
Mchnm IL ,onus Of her table and % iit ol IN" ser
.an,s and send, to ,cv" for sale 'hr "dno,N %,
Vah's ", 'rho budget Of tho hni,"lOld does no.
the E' n,n ono year: Willie sfOD.VD J. "c"i0ni"u
exceed IT, annual income. and Invested, though not
I'm French funds.