The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-31
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Assemblage, Of Aristocrnts ~ Varying
influence IN Continental Countries.

Assemblnges 81 Aristocrnts ~ varying
tnhuencc In Continental Countries.
The congress held at Berlin Of the
mobiles OF Germany for the discussion
OF questions which have arisen with
regard to the practice Of dueling serves
TO call attention to the fact that COM
yontlons and colleges ~ mobiles exist
ln every continental country uf Eu-
rop excepting France. Italy and swift
zerlan1. the latter. In spite Of It's being
@ republic. possessing a large number
Of extremely patrician families. says
the New York Tribune. In Austria
and Russia the colleges are regularly
constituted bodies and represented %
such In the legislatures. provincial IA
we'll as imperial, by delegates. while
each province has It's so-called marshal
Of the nobility. who Is the president OF
the local college Of mobiles. lnasmuch
ns most Of these are landowners II Is
easy 10 appreciate their Importance and
till thirty years ago they constituted
pretty much the only bodies In the
empire that could In any way be de-
there Is likewise. for each OF the Euro
peln provinces. an assembly Of mobiles
presided over by a marshal. which
constitutes practically the only legis-
latlyc diet In the district. At any rate.
10 Is the only representative body that
possesses the right as such 10 address
the ear and whatever sentiments OF
NstN N.. Ia Ian
found In these colleges OF mobiles.
Thus one Of the first petitions that the
present ear received after his asccn-
sion to the throne was an appeal from
the colleges OF mobiles that he would
under no circumstances surrender
even the slightest yestlge Of his auto
cratic power These colleges cOnstl-
tutod for long time an isuperable
obstacle to the liberation Of the serfs
by Emperor Alexander II. They have
repeatedly pcutionod the crown
against the abolition OF the knout. and
a few months ago one OF these colleges
created sensation by entrcating the
car to mako a distinction between the
mobiles OF his own making and those
who are indebted for their rank to
Inheritance OF course In favor OF the
latter. lu Spain the so-called college
OF nobility represents the Interest not
Of the thousand and one parycnu
dukes. marquiscs and counts. but
merely those OF the "Grandozza."
dignity which Is Possessed by not more
than 300 arlstocrais OF the blue8t blood
many OF them untitled. II was but
the other day that this college came
TO the fore to protest against the CON
ccsslon Of the proud and ancient titles
OF duke Of Montclcone and duke OF
Tcrranova to a couple OF individuals
of questionable antccCdonis and OF pie
belan birth. who were publicly shown
during the course OF an acrimonious
debate In the cortes TO have secured
their titles In return for the dlstribu-
tlon OF some OF their vast wealth
among the members OF dishonest
ring composed OF certain high officials
IN the department OF foreign affairs
and In the royal household. In Ger
many and in Scandinavia. as also In
Holland. Belgium and Portugal. the
colleges Of mobiles are little better than
mere clubs. which receive no partlc-
ular recognition from the government
and which are merely banded together
for the preservation and care OF the
interests OF their order.