Year: 1859

y B'noY AMONG THE LoRDS.-Lord Sey-
mour, who died recently at Paris, left to the
hospitals of that city property Yielding an an
nual income Of SlS0,0O0. This was probably
meant as some atoncment for the life of pleasure
he had spent in that metropolis. lie was by
profession man Of pleasure. When young he
was possessed Of great physical strength and
became leader Of the young men of his class.
Not folly could be perpetrated in Paris, nor
could there be noisy party, masquerade, or
any orgic characterized 10y an uprOar and whip
ping Of the watchmen, which was not all put
down to the account of Lord Seymour. A very
amusing account is given OF the manner in which
this reputation of his once prevented a dipo-
matte complication. 1t was in the year 1925,
towards the end of January. NJ. de Rothschld
gave grand ball. The invited guests were so
numerous, and the file of carriages so long, that
for nearly nine hours the passage in the rue
Laiite and on the Boulevard was entirely inter-
cepted Some Young gentlemen who had been
dining at the Nelson d'Or, and who wished to
20 to the opera, vainly attempted to cross the
street. The carriages touched each other, and
it was found absolutely necessary to take Il very
clrcuitous route, or else to pass under the hors-
es bellies. One of our thoughtless young men
then had recourse to one of those comic eXpe-
dients which champagne inspires, and which do
not suggest themselves until after dinner. At
that moment the progress of the carriages was
stopped. Right before him was large and
ancient coach, drawn by two powerful German
horses. Our imprudent youth very grayely
approached, segar in mouth, opened the coach
door, let down the footboard, entered the car
rage, lowered the glass of the next coach door,
passed his arm outside, opened the other side


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fore the occupants of the carriage, thrown into
a state of stupefaction, could have time to ask
what he wanted The companions OF the young
man followed him, and the whole of their soci-
ETY. passed by that means; then the other per-
sons, simply passing that way, stopped on their
march, or passed by their business or their
pleasure, seeing that carriage OPEN serving, so
TO speak, as bridge for persons on ioot-im-
itated our young madmen, and more than 200
persons thus passed through that respectable
coach. But that coach belonged to q German
diplomatst who was gravely seated at the side
of the baroness, his wife. You may judge of
their stupefaction. But the passage was effec-
ted before they could seek an explanation of
such a strange adventure. They did not under
stand it until some time afterwards, and then
German patience gave place to the most violent
anger. On entering the saloons of NJ. de Roths-
child, the diplomatist was as red as cock comb


His gray eyes flashed like fire. lie recounted
the adventure, and the insult which had been
shown towards him. His auditory could not
avoid laughing, which completed the exasper-
alton of the German. The same evening he
addressed diplomatic note to the president of
the council concerning the violation of his COACH


great many notes were exchanged. The di-
plomatist demanded his passports. The presi-
dent of the council feigned that he wished to do
him justice. An inquiry was ordered for the
discovery of the name of the guilty party-that
is Of him who first crossed through the COACH


The inquiry was fully successful, and some days
afterwards the diplomatst was convinced that
the guilty party was none other than Lord Sey-
mour. France was free from blame, and now it
was to England that he had to make his COM
plants. That changed the whole state of things


At that period France did not know, as at pres
ent, what to do, in order to cause herself to be
respected abroad, and it was believed that peo-
pie were permitted to do as they pleased with
her But in the case of Engllnd there was
more respect. The diplomatist, now satisfied,
ceased to importune the authorities with his
troubles 1t must be added that Lord Seymour
was complete stranger to the whole of that