23 DECEMBER 1865, Page 2

It is not improbable that the death of King Leopold

may -exercise a great effect upon the destiny of Mexico. Very in- different to grandeur, the late King was not indifferent to money, and in thirty-four years he accumulated a fortune stated to exceed 3,200,000/. One-third of this he has left to his successor, another to his second son, the Comte de Flandre, and the third to his daughter Charlotte, Empress of Mexico. One of the reasons which induced an Austrian Archduke to accept his odd position as a satrap of France was pecuniary embarrassment, which this immense legacy will finally remove. Miramar with a great income may seem a much pleasanter berth than Mexico, without French troops or American recognition.