The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-03

20 tho Court Of Sc. Jamss'a. Az the end az a
Hpw weeks Oubrard informed n. d'O1DOnd
that the loan had been arranged upon
most advantageous conditions, the "details
OF which he was sending to N. Corvette.
the French Minister OF Finance. The
frns Of Barring and La~bOuchere. he said.
were ready TO undertake the 6ustncss
provided they could obtain an assurance
from tho British Ministry that In aasum-
ing the task they would be doing nothing
contrary TO the intentions OF Britain's
Government and nothing which could
injurs British interests. That they might
obtain adch an assurance tho Marquis
desmond brought Mr.. Barring "A Mr..
Labouchere to Lord Csstloreagh, who not
only approved Of the plan but went 90
far az to say that -thoy were acting a.
good English citizens in undertaking a
transaction which would be a service Of
the highest value to the whole OF Europa
Al the same time Lord Castlereagh recon-
mended them to call upon the Duke OF
Wellington in Paris and ask for his advice.
Thanks largely 70 Gen. POzxO di BorgO,
who had much influence with Wellington.
the application for the latter's indOrse-
ment was successful. Arrangements were
made for the payment Of the indemnity In
instalments and as a guarantee OF good
faith the allies withdrew Immediately
$1,000 men from the army Of occupation.
This was certainly the most splendid sue
cess tina a Government in n position %
difficult as was that OF the Duc de Richelieu
could nave secured.
IL is we'll known that the great favorite
OF Louis XVIII. was NJ. Decazes. who had
had n remarkable history such as Balzac
would have loved to trace. Born In 1850. he
became a solicitor at Livorno. a Judge OF
the Court OF the Seine in 1905. a secretary
TO Louis Bonaparte In 1907, and a councillor
Of the Court Of Paris in 1871. Having
thrown in his lot with the Restoration. he
refused TO Join the Government of the Hun
dred Days. Later. in 1915. he was a
Project OF Police, and In 1919 became Min
lister Of the Interior and President Of the
Council. Under the July Monarchy he was
made a duke and peer. Ambassador TO
London and President Of the Chamber Of
Peers.
NJ. Decazes invented n rev method OF
securing the Kings favor. He represented
himself az the Kings hnndiworlt, both So
cially and politically. He pretended to be
his pupil rather than biz Minister and spent
hours receiving instructions from him. He
claimed that under this royal professor
he had learned both ancient and modern
languages. law. diplomacy, history. and
especially literature. Mime. de BoigDe testi-
fes that the perspicacity 81 the pupil was
the more remarkable for the reason that
from the start he knew these subjects Of
instruction better than his master. His
astonishment. however. at every new
revelation in science and literature on the
part Of his royal master never ran dry and
was only surpassed by the gratitude which
he manifested. On his side the King grew
daily more attached to this brilliant pupil.
who at the end Of his lesson Induced him
to sign and approve the contents OF his
Ministerial portfolio. The Kings feeling for
NJ. Decazes wal expressed in the terms by
which he used to address him. He habitu-
| ally called him my child" and during the
last years Of his favoritism my o Our
! author thinks that perhaps NJ. Decazes
would have borne these high marks OF
| favor without losing his head II he had not
been provoked by he insolcnce OF the
! courtiers. -The desire TO give as good as
he received led him 20 become naughty
and rudc; these faults, in addition TO his
fckleness and want Of concentration made
him more enemies than he deserved