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willing to be the only one who shall profit by 

 his meditations ; he has put them cleverly 

 together, and his written method is now in 

 the hands of all those who occupy them- 

 selves with horsemanship. ^'' * * The 

 division of dragoons, and the instructors of 

 the different troops of horse that composed 

 a part of the camp of Luneville, intended 

 to execute, after the principles of the new 

 method, and in the presence of their royal 

 highnesses, the Dukes of Orleans and Ne- 

 mours, equestrian exercises that would have 

 drawn together thousands of spectators. 

 The mournful event that deprived France of 

 the prince royal did not allow of this per- 

 formance having the eclat that was intended. 

 Nevertheless, M. the Duke de Nemours, 

 wishing to judge for himself of the results, 

 has had part of these exercises performed in 

 his presence." 



The death of the Duke of Orleans, and 



