NAPOLEON III.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3486, 7 June 1884, Page 3

NAPOLEON 111.

A New York paper recently interviewed Mr James M‘Henry, a trusted friend and adherent to tho ex-Emperor of France. Some of the details published are interesting and now. Soon after Napoleon’s surrender and Eugenie’s flight, they were united again in England. The Prince Imperial who had been sent to Belgium, joined them, and they at once set about repairing their shattered fortunes. Napoleon called on MrM'Henryin London, asking help to raise a loan of £BO,OOO to relieve his immediate necessities. He hoped to get the money from eight persons, of whom Mr M‘Henry was one. The latter subscribed £lo,ooo,which was afterwards fully and promptly repaid. He had no doubt but the remainder would as easily be secured. But it was not; his different friends, one and all, giving good excuses for witholding their aid. Napoleon’s cousin, the Duke of Hamilton, for instance, offered him Hamilton Palace for a lime, but nothing more, Napoleon then accepted the use of the estate at Chiselhursl, at the hands of a friend, and hero he went, never to leave. All the stories of Iris famous wealth, from properties in London and New York, were untrue, and until a settlement was effected with the French Government he was dependent upon his friends for the means of support. “I _ often visited him at Chiselhurst,” said Mr M‘Henry, “ and there he set on foot plans to regain the French throne. There was no deep feeling against him in France, and it was easy to prepare the army for his reception.” He was to land at Boulogne, and proceed thence to Paris, and papers are now in existence which, if published, would furnish conclusive proof of the correctness of this statement. The_ Emperor’s ambition was to re-enter Paris mounted on horseback at tho head of his armies. This his physicians forbade, saying his health would not permit it, and, that his entry might be made as ho wished, he ordered the surgical operatian which terminated his life. He died as he had lived, with his mind and heart in France.