New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25

lower tribunals refused TO do. tn" case Was
thercupon carried appeal To the higher c'u,, 5
at Amiens which reversed IN" d'clSi'" az
annulled the will declaring that inasl,u'" 49,
Pope was "A foreign sovereign, II was '""' -
t. French law for him - inherit the rS'"'' 80
by the Marquise. This decision II II sn"ui
main I'm force, would have iar NOR l,. rr
ing effect than would appear on hIsl 9LE". oo,
not only would the Ponuu lose the S''V,',YVD
bcuuea he'd 10 him by the MarquiSe. "ut IN d'''''
would dcbar many other generously or l'"N,'
rorsons from leaving by viii any Il their prop
crtv To the Holy Scc. II Is believed thI' vac
marked demonstrations Of friendship anu s".t
will which have been given by me foIe - VIZ
French Government during the last Two E'"''
and which eliminated i'm that famous pdst"lal
letter declaring that loyalty To the ltrp'"'i.
Government was not lnconslstrn. WIN VII Y' ,bo
deathblow to the prospects of the Connie i' ia'i7
are attributable in great measure 10 iiis ti.n-
ness's desire 10 secure the t1"d VIII, Will y" -, tbe
Government with view To the rrpea!, ., '' Ia
decree Of the Court Of Amiens by the 'ou' w
Cessation" or supreme tribunal -
Although there have been no FESTIVITIES at l'e
Elysee the projected ball having been postponed
owing to the illness of Nine Carnot, yet mere
has beeen a handsome bail AT the Palace OF We
Legion of Honor. given by Mime. FcVrIer, thr wiz
Of the Grand Chancellor Of the Order. lher' az ,
few buildings more perfectly adapted for grand
entertainments than this palace; ana WHcii pa
ing through It's stately salons. the Walls ~ WI.
are adorned with priceless Hop,l'nS anu 1.u "rbn
portraits Of all those celebrated soldief9 VIM
have held the Office Of Grand Cnan''il"l SI"'
the foundation Of the order. IT Is difficult TO rear
~. that IL was the scene Of some of Tn" widest
and most shameful revclries during the Conl-
muuo AZ the close Of which the entire bnldlhB
was Quilted by fire. merely the walls remaining
standing There are few palaces In IarlS IN" MS
tory of which Is more odd than that of the l'e-
zion of Honor It was built toward the close ol
the last century BY the then famous architect
Kousseat for the German Prince sam NNou'E:
who had become infatuated by the charms 81
Queen Marie Antoinctte 20 surn an extent a. 10
lead him 70 decide upon settling IN I'arls u was
only completed in 1890. and the Prince "rl'E ~
sirorIs at all costs to remain mere even alt' '''
outbreak OF the revolution. deemed tnat me p'St
way If securing permission To- do So Wouu ~, ,- ny
swimming with the tide 50 b" joined inc 80
rarists and donncd the shake and me cdrtrlng'
box Of A National Guard and be'aII" IN every
sense Of tn. word y "sans-culoti". But k'prS-
pierre and his associates were s'"puch as i" W.
sincerity Of the republican Professions OF ms
cousin Of the IIohcnZollorns. TINS sovereign I"''
Of one II tn" petty German priutIpdllt"S anu "'-
corlinglv ne was thrown into prison ana HU'l.'-
fined At the time Of tho Direct ore. very max
ninccnt noblcman. who styled himself me Ma -
uuls De R.auregard. was found established dt 'l"
ralara His entertainments w"r" ~ ~" mos
superb character. and all Paris H1.k 'i 10 l"7
uarties until one day. shortly after Naiui''n "'-
came First Consul. be- was arrested by th' ponce
On a charge ~ being sw!ntl"r ana an rN-' ~
Wet The next tenant WAS Nine. j" Stt''' WHO
made her headquarters there, ana tlieI .l"' ~
A.. n was sold Boy the heirs - Fr.n'" sam hH-
burg T. the then newly founded Orior ~ the L.
zion az Honor which has been established mere