New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
THE COUNTS OF MURAT.

A, he name OF the late Count Joachim Murat
jur rsationed will be sought for in vain in those
rare c. the Alrnanach de Gotha devoted TO the
P-,oua snd Prinoesses Murat. it may be as well
:, sx.s fat whereas these the descendants OF
Jusn Nurat King Of Naples, the Counts and
Co~rssss de Murat are the grandchildren and
rxtf-andchIldren Of his elder brother, Anore.
Kg Joachim of Naples. who commenced life as an
osaE a village inn, owed his throne 10 1le
ezsd Duchy Of Berg and OF the kingdom Of Ma
rx 10 his own prowess a cavalry leader ana
II his marriage 10 Napoleon's sister Caroline. lie
hs1 two elder brothers, Peter and Andre Peter
tsi in 1893 leaving a daughter, Antoinette, VINO
vas created princess by the first Napoleon on
he occasion Of her marriage in 1905 al the IuA-
sdes 10 the reigning Prince Charles Of Hohenzol-
An-Sgmaringen, and the great-grandrnotheF
a The present Prince of Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen
snd the grandmother Of King Charles Of Rumania,
sad Of the Countess Of Flanders.
Andre Murat the second brother OF King Joa-
din. was created a count by Emperor Napoleon
snd had a son. Gaetan by name. who married the
dsgshter OF Baron Meneval the one time secretary
e the first Napoleon. The sole issue Of this union
=gs Count Joachim Murat, who bequeathed the So
called Mosbourg papers Of King Murat to Prince
Joachim Mprat. de was a most delightful Old TEL
pg, sparkling with wit, and when he accompanied
ne late Due de MoTny Russia TO attend the coro-
nation Of Gar Alexander II, made an immense hlt
at the theatricals given by the duke in honor OK
chsrade entitled "A qui perd gagne" ("He who
loses x,ns J. which in view Of the fact that Russia
had few months previously been defeated IN lhe
crnea by the French and English. was particularly
appropriate He left several children, his sons
barring the title Of Counts Murat
KING To VISIT CURRAGHMORE
King Edward is 20 pay flying visit TO Ireland,
ether just before his departure for Marbehead or
Immediately after his return from the Continent
% spend few days with the Marquis ana
Rsrchioness Of Waterford Curraghmore- de
vii only pass through Dublin. but has arfahsed
70 make more prolonged stay in the irish capita
next spring when. accompanied by Queen Alex
andra. he viii hold two courts ana state p0ii
q, Dublin Castle Lord Waterford as every one
kncRs is the chief Of the great Irish mouse OF tie
De s Poer Beresfords. one Of whom, Dord marcus,
f al the head of the Kings racing staple anu
stud. CUrraghrnore. their ancestral nome Is oile
q The finest country places in the South OF ne
And and the extent of the park and grounds WIN
y realized when I mention that they are bounced
b. walls sixteen miles in length The mousse OF ol
any rate TIE principal portion Of il, was pulII
fEe hundred years ago, but there are parts, espe
caly tower. which date from the hfteenlh ceii
my. Curraghnore is haunted by famous diio
rost authentic banshee. in the form OF woman
tressed in the garb Of the beginning OF the elsn-
issnth century with fair hair, and broad piach
nobon TIED round the wrist Of her left arm II IL
supposed 10 be the ghost Of the wife OF or
Tan Beresford. who lies buried IN ST faoi40A
Cathedral cnd who periodically makes hef 1p-
fsrance when any family event is ABOUT 10 'o'
pace in TIE house Of Beresford-
Lord Waterford Ike all the members OF MS lam
lY ia intensely superstitious. and gave ralrei
amusing illustration Of this peculiarly on t'e ~
eason Of the birth Of his eldest son ana heii'
Aiue Ior5 Tyrone He owned fne house i
esVendish Square London, which unfortuhates
ir. the number ia and so alarmed was ne ieS'
Ills unlgcky number should cast a blight over Lie
sScsled happy event" that he actually leaseo ioi
couple q months another furnished mouse oh ' ~
tsne square, where the birth Of the chlld uooA
fscs. LORD Waterford is married 10 a daneh'ei
v LORD Lansdowne and has FIVE children TWO %
atn boys After them in line OF snccessIoh -
s msrouisate and estates comes Aouilrdl A11
.-sres Beresford. and then little Nililah De- .-'11
ofo The twelre-year-old sen OF the late Loro "ii
Seresford and Of his American WIFE, "ho' q
ssa'er Of Commodore Cicero Price, OF the Ch.'eu
- navy, married IN turn LOUIS HahleiSies
new York and the late Duke of Marlboroush,
re becoming the wife Of the late Lord bih
htresfors