The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
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STUDY AGRICULTURE,

him Viceroy OF Holland with the title
OF Administrator O eneral
Iebruns dukedom was confirmed by
the Bourbons on the restoration. and
he was accorded seat in the Chamber
OF Peers. being also appointed by
Louis XVIII. grand master of the Uni
versity of Paris. He was succeeded by
his only son, and when the latter's
daughter, Jeanne. married. in the early
days Of the reign of Napoleon III.
Count Armand de Maiile. the Ernoeror
! Issued letters patent bearing the date
OF - April 1851 according to which
the dukedom of laisance was to pass
on the second dukes denth 10 his
daughters husband. the Comte de
Maillc
AS, Of course. the young duke who
has just been gathered 10 his fathers
died unmarried without issue the
dukedom of Plaisance goes to his
fathers second brother. Count Francis
dc Matlle, man of about nifty. who is
married. en- secondes noces, 10 Aleth
a Haussonville, a descendant of the ia
nous Nine. de Stael He has no issue
by this marriage. but a daughter
/ twenty years OF age by his former
un!cn 10 the late Madeleine de Monies
quicu -Fezcnsac AS women are ex-
Guided, save in certain special cases.
from The Inheritance of titles. accord
ing TO old monarchical French laws
still In existence the dulSedom OF
Ilaisance VIII become extinct at his
death. In this way it will share the
rate OF SO many other French duke
doms that have lapsed during the last
Rauzan. Caderousse. De Berghes Grill
lon, La Chatrc, Riviere, Tourzel
Taschcr and lie Ia Pagerie. etc. etc.
Now that Sir George Held, the high
commissioners Of the Commonwealth of
Australia, is on this side Of the Allan
tic. in connection with the oreaniza-
ton OF the international celebration of
the centennial OF the treaty of Client
between Great britain and the United
states and the maintenance of a hun
dred years of peace among the great
English speaking powers Of the world
II may be timely TO mention the little
known fact that ut one moment the
french government cast eyes upon the
great continent of the nntipodcs
In 1S3S the British fing was fving
on Norfolk Island. New South Wales
ana III Tasmania. but all the rest or
Australia was no-Inans land Vague
reports Of quartz reefs likely 10 be
rich in gold were brought back hv
french captains WHO had landed mt
Port Philip, and had gone n short dis
lance up the country. They were i'm
the archives of the navy department
1T Paris. Tho Prince do Joinviiles
10 them to his royal pupil, who went
hot foot To his father. Louis Philippe
TO beg that he would order an Aus
tra!lan naval expedition to be pre-
pared. and to give him, the prince.
leave to join IT, The idea pleased the
NinE. But before doing anything, he
ordered his ambassador In London, the
Comtc de st. Aulairc. TO sound the
British government.
The ambassador first saw Lord Pal
merston. who turned him over to Lord
John Russell. then Secretary of State
ior the Colonies. The ambassador
pointed out that the French had
touched at different parts of Australia
mat We're not up to 1888. under the
British flag, and added "Australia is
not an island; II Is a continent" and
then inquired, How much of that con
lhcnt does Great Britain claim? Sure
~ only those portions where your nap
is hyinG"'
we lay claim to the whole of IT."
replied the diminutivc Lord John
scarcely five feet high. in a tone 90
dry and so harsh that IL left no room
for further talk Later on the ambas
sadof met Palinerston the Foreign Sec
rotary, at dinner. who told him that
Great Britain would sooner go to war
win france than let her take hold OF
the smallest bay on tho Australian
coast.
French statesmen have always insist
ca that If the French expedition had
Dceh sent out by King Louis Philippe
III accordance with the suggestion or
ms sailor son. the Prince de JoinyilIe
England. whose navy was then i'm n
wretched state, and her finances Mt n
low ehb' would not have been able to
stand In the way. The glory or APP
propr,a'ihS south and West Australia
would. they opinc, In all probability.
nave prevented the Revolution OF 1S4s
HAD II not been for Lord John Russell
afterwards the Earl Russell, and Lord
Palinerston. the greater part of Aus
traiia might have been to-day French.
instead or a British. dependency.
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