New-York tribune., 1908-01-29

who became admiral of the Neapolitan navy,
and who left extraordinarily numerous family.
less than four of his sons namely William Ferdi-
nand, Emeric and Gustave. attaining flag rank as
admirals either in the Neapclitan or Italian navy.
and two of them serving in turn Italian Minister
OF Marine. 1t is their sister. Laura Acton, who.
after fitting the late Lord Granville, married Prince
Camporeale. and after his death the Italian states
man and Prime Minister, Marco Minghetti. Her
daughter by her first marriage is Princess Buiow
Sir John Acton, the Neapolitan Prime Minister.
who played important role at the beginning OF
the nineteenth century in connection with Lord
Nelson, Queen Caroline and Emma Lady Hamii-
ton. was succeeded in his baronetcy by his eldest
son. Ferdinand. the second son. Charles. becoming
A Cardinal and in his turn Prime Minister OF the
Kingdom of Naples. Sir Ferdinand married the
only daughter and heiress OF the last Duke OF Da-
berg. and died five years later, his widow theTeupon
wedding the late Lord Granville the Foreign Min
lister of the various Gladstone cabinets, and who
ntrusted the education of his young stepson' Slf
John tafterward Lord Acton first OF all to Cardi-
nal Wiseman, and afterward TO the celebrated ffo-
fessor DR. Donger at Munich. DR.. Dollinger was
the founder OF the denomination known as the
Old Catholics. and his pupil young Acton became
irnhued with his views and distinguished hinlselI
1870 by his hostility to the doctrine or
Fapal infallfbiIity This Sir John in 1862. ele
waited to the peerage as Lord Acton. and married
the German Countess Marie Arco-Valley
The present Lord Acton, his son, is secretary or
the British Embassy Madrid and lord-in-wait-
ing the King. He like his father, a modern
and liberal Catholic, received his education at
Magdalen College. and is married to Miss Dorothy
Lyon. daughter of Thomas Henry Lyon. of Ap-
pleton Hal. Cheshire. He owns AlderLam Park
and estates, extending area of about ten
thousand acres, in Shropshire But the famous
Aldenhan library. comprising collection Of no
less than sixty thousand rare volumes and price,
less manuscripts constituting the celebrated
collection in existence of works the history of
the various Christian churches was bequeathed
by the late peer 10 his friend the Right Hon.
John Morley, now Secretary of State for India
As Morley is not a man of means, and did not
know how house the books. realizing the
same time that IL would be most ungracious
tioi it stood TO the university library Of Cam
bridge memorial OF Lord Acton. The uni
versity has since then been obliged to pay SEQ
for the mere cost Of the removal of the books TO
Cambridge from Aldenham Park In addition to
this the structural alterations necessitated at the
library house the books. the pro-
vision of bookcases. etc, cost 500 Then
the work of scientifically cataloguing the library
which has only Just been completed after four |
years hard work, has cost another $1,000 or SIS
on while the printing Of the catalogue and The |
binding of the books has eaten UP another $4,000
So that the total estimated cost the University
Of Cambridge entailed by the acceptance of this |
gift of the late Lord Acton's library from John |
Morley has amounted to the neighborhood Of
S4a0n.
I must mention that the DaIbergs OF whom Lord |
Acton is now the chief representative claim to !
be the most ancient and illustrious house in Ger
many. and 20 trace their descent to q relative of |
the Saviour who became Roman centurion and !
settled at Herastein. Worms. For centuries /
the Dalberss played a conspicuous role in the |
history of Germany, on the pages of which their |
names continually appear. Whenever the En- !
peror-elect was crowned ruler Of Germany and |
Of the Holy Roman Empire, at Frankfort. a her
aid Invariably demanded IN loud tones, rs any
Dalberg here?" and if any present he !
was Immediately knghted by the monarch.
The penultimate Duke of Dalberg was Arch
Chancellor OF the Holy Roman Empire in the clos
ing years Of its existence, and when the Empire
was oveTthroBn by Napoleon and all further re-
sistance the latter had become useless. Joined
his fortunes and was appointed by him resident OF
the Confederation OF the Rhine. which Napoleon
had created in order to take the place OF the
Holy Roman Empire. Napoleon also created him
Grand Duke of Frankfort, and designated Eugene
de Beauharnais his successor He died without
issue. being succeeded in his dukedom by his
nephew. Emeric, the last Duke Of Dalberg. who
was with Talleyrand at the Congress Of Verona
Another of the Dalhergs formed part Of the army
of King Gustavus Adolphus In the Thirty Years
War and still known in military history as the
Vauban of Sweden
MARQUIsE DE FoNTENoY.