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TRAGIC ROYAL FIGURE.

SIXTY-FOUR YEARS IN EXILE.

Marin Sophia Arualia, widow of Francis, I., the jast of the Bourbon rulers of the Two Sicilies, Duchess" in Bavaria, sister of the Emprem Elisabeth of Austria, the Countess of Trani, and the Duchesse d'Alençon, who has died in her 5th year, was born at Possenhofen, on October 4th, "1941, the Afth child of Duke Maximilian, of the House of Wittelsbach. From her father she in. herited great perlonal beauty and no in domitable spirit, and from her mother, Princess Luise Wilhelmine, a noteworthy independence of character. On January 8th. 1950. Maria Sophia was married at

Munich, by proxy. Francesco Maria

Was

Leopoldo, Duke of Cainbria, the eldes son of Ferdinand II., King of Naples better known as Bomba-by his first wife. Maria Christina of Savoy. The Duke of Calabria was unintelligent an unattractive, and the marriage He did not under- unhappy. stand his wife, and had for her a fear akin to repülsion. Shunned by her hus-: hand, and forbidden by the Queen the outdoor exercise in which she delighted. Marin Spohin solaced herself with var ious girlish escapades in the company of the younger Prins, until the death of Ferdinand placed er husband on the throne on May dist, 1830. The untiring walker. rider," swinner; found herself at the head of a society which considered it improper for a lady to leave her own; house except in a carriage, Art, music, and literature, the delights of her youth in the winters at Munich, were banned: as beneath the notice of her present asso-

cintes.

PLOTS AND ASSASSINATIONS, Bot "Maria Sophia had other than Sumptuary

hex matters to occupy thoughts. Louis Napoleon had crossed the Alps to the aid of Sardinia, and Austria was standing at bay in defence of her Italian territories. The advice of his Minister, Filangier, induced Francis to maintain nestenlity, though the army was placed upon a war fer- ing. Nuples, still underi a Government medieval alike in higotry and barbarity: did not fail to reflect the movement to- wards freedom of the other Italian States Sicily was in a chronic,, sendi- tion of insurrection for many months. and outinies broke out in the army. There were plots, demonstrations, assassi. nations, to which the Government replied. by wholesale arrests ou suspicion, fullon ed by imprisonment and exile,

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and France specially-fearing that no outbreak it Naples "might rekindle the conflagration so industriously damped dowt at Villafranca, advised Francis to introduce reforms, and they found an unexpected ally. Inspired by the Liberal tradition of her house, Maria Sophia arged, her husband, who heart had turn towards her since his accession. to grant a Constitution. The hard logic of events seconded her efforts, but too late, Reforms and an amnesty were granted in June, 1860, and the Constitution in

a but on May 11th Garibaldi badi

at Marsala Sielly was.overrun, and on the mainland the Neapolitan armies surrendered one by one. At Naples the people massacred the police and shouted for drilldi, with whom täs King's Ministers were in daily communi- cation. On September 6th. 1960. Francis and Marin Sophin withdrew to inēta, and the next day Garibaldi entered Naples in triumph. From November, 1880, to February, 1561, the King and Queen shared together the hardships. of the siege of Gaëta, from which Maria Sophia emergel as one of the heroines of history. 1

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HEROLAN ENDER PIEL

Encouraging the troops by making the round of the fortifications day by day. exposed to the fire of the enemy, nursing the wounded, giving up to the sick the small luxuries reserved for, herself, she won the adiniration of friend nd for alike.

This was the culminating period of Maria Sophie's life. The greater part of the remainder of her life. among fütile plotting and the sordid squabbles of a Court in exile, was passed at Boute in Tirol und in Park. She lived on to witares, not merely. the failure, but the extinction, of her cause. Maria Sophia

generally understood to have, Even the original of the heroic Queen of Elyria in Les Rois en Exil," although in sober history her only child was a daughter who died as a baby in Rome. The Inte Queen of the Two Stellies was believed to have been the last surviving puyat to have a married by personage proxy.

DEATH OF MES, EMMA BULL.

MARLBORO OH BOYS' FRIEND AND

COUNSELLOR. •

Sra. Eruma Ball, who died on Jananry? 16th at Sevenoaks at the age of 82, will be remembered with affection by genera-- tious of Old Marlburians. She was the widow of Mr. G. M. Ball, known as Bandy, who was master of the Madera School at Marlborough for a long period fand had the hou called Elmfeld. She understabu boys," and hem; friendship and sympathy, for which she had a preuliar gift. are to many mien among this hap piest recollections of their school days, Mrs. Butt was one of the many children born to the Rev. Charles Bradley (1750- 1871), the eminent preacher and writer of sermons," and sister of Mr. F. H. Bradley, 0.31. the philosopher, who died last year, and half-sister of Dr. G. G. Bradley, late Dean of Westminster, and of Lady Grove, who was the widow of Sir George Grove, the first. Director of the Royal College of Music.

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