The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-10-26 00:00:00

MARRIAGE OF LORD LYIATLTON.

On Saturday last the marriage of Lord Charles Georgo
Lyttelton, of Hagley, Worcestershire, with the Hon.
Mary Susan Caroline Cavendish, took place at Latimer,
Bucks, the seat of Lord Chesham, the father of the
bridt,,the nuptials being witnessed by a large number
of the friends of the bride and bridegroom. The com-
pany began to arrive at Latimer about eleven o'clock,
among the guests invited being the Earl and Countess
of Leicester, the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone,
Miss M. Gladstone, Lady Dine, Lady Susan Byng, Lord
and Lady F. Cavendish, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. and
Miss Talbot, the Warden of Keble College, Hon. Miss
E. Talbot, the Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, the Rev. the
Hon. Arthur Lyttelton, the Rev. the Hon. E. Lyttelton,
the Hon. R. Lyttelton, the Hon. A. Lyttelton, Lady
Lyttelton, the Hon. Sarah Lyttelton, the Hon. Miss
Lyttelton, Mr. and the Hon Mrs. W. Gladstone, the
Earl of Dudley, Lord and Lady Carington, the Earl of
Clarendon, Mrs. and Miss Grenfell. Miss Constance,
Mr. C. Grenfell, Captain and Lady Beatrice Cavendish,
Captain Lascelles, the Hon. Victor Grosvenor, the Hon.
Algernor Grosvenor, Mr. and Mrs. Samuda, Mr. and
Mrs. T. Drake, the Misses Drake, the Rev. B. Burgess
and Mrs. Burgess, Miss M. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs.
Milner, Mr. Balfour, the Hon. Mr, and Mrs. Reginald
Capel, the Hon. Mrs, Sybe Capel, Lady Katherine
Coke, Lady Mills, Mdlle. Geney, Miss Smith, the Hon.
Mrs. Arthur Ellis, Sir Baliol and Lady Brett, the Mar-
quis of Hamilton, Lord and Lady Wriothesley Russell,
Miss Russell, Mrs. Fitzgerald, &c.
The presents, numerous, and costly in most instances,
were displayed in the handsome drawing room of the
mansion, and included gifts from the Earl of Beacons-
field, the Bishop of Worcester, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs,
Chandos Leigh, Lord and Lady Chesham, the Hon. K.
and H. W. Cavendish, the Hon. E. Cavendish, Mrs.
Russell, the Hon. and Rev. A. Lyttelton, Lord Ebury,
Mrs. R, Clive, Mrs. F. Portman, the Earl and Countess
Cowper, the Countess of Leitrim, Lady M. Compton,
Mrs. W. J. Lloyd, Lady Victoria Spencer, Ladies F.
and R. Byng, the Earl and Countess of Leicester, the
Ladies Russell, Mr. C. Grenfell, the Chrdeners, Game-
keepers, and Woodmen of Flagley, the Labourers,
Household. and Choir, the Hon. Mrs. E. Egerton, Mr.
W. H. Gladstone, Viscount and Viscountess Powers-
court, Lord J. Hervey, Lord rued Lady Wenlock, Officers
of the Worcestershire Yeomanry, Lady Harlech, Lady
C. Lascelles, Miss Pole Carew, the Countess of Antrim,
the Hon. N. Lyttelton, Mr. and Mrs. T. Drake, Lady L.
Mills, Lady E. Cavendish, Captain the Hon. C and.
Lady B. Cavendish, the Countess of Strafford, Lord and
Lady Cavendish, the Countess of Dudley, Lady Lyttel-
ton, Lord and Lady Lanerton, Earl and Countess
Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Ducie, Lady M. Coke, the
Duke and Duchess of Westminster, the Earl and
Countess of Clarendon, the Duke of Devonshire, the
Marchioness of Ormonde, the Hon. C. Lyttelton, the
Hon, bliss Lyttelton, the Hon. Mr. and Miss Hanbury
Tracey, Lady Brett, the Hon. Mrs. J. Talbot, Captain
the Hon. A.. Byng, the Rev. M. Moore' the Duchess of
Leiuster, the Hon. Ethel Cadogan, Lady F. Campbell,
the Hon. Mrs. Dawnay, the Dowager Marchioness of
Huntly, the Hon. Mrs. Vesey, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. D.
Pennant, the Hon. -A. Lawley, the Hon. T. Digby, Lord
J. Manners, &c. _ _ _ _

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From the pretty little church within the demesne the
Path to the entrance of the mansion was carpeted, while
a portion of the route was covered by an awning and
to,tef ally decorated with bannerets and mottoes. The
supports of the covered way were festooned and adorned
wit .a flowers by Mr. Donaldson, Lord Chesham's
gardener, who had also arranged the usual bouquets, and
the church and its approaches were thronged by the
residents and visitors who had assembled to witness the
nuptial ceremony. At a quarter to twelve the bridal
procession emerged from the house, Lord Chesham
escorting the bride, who was attired in a costume of
white satin, trimmed with the choicest lace, and wearing
it veil and wreath orange blossoms, and carrying a
magnificent. bouquet. The six bridesmaids were the
lion. Katherine Cavendish, Miss Grenfell, Lady Susan
Byng, the Hen. Sarah Gyttelton, Miss Talbot, and Miss
Mary Gladstone, all of whom were dressed in white
damask silk. The bridegroom and the best man, his
brother. Captain the Hon. Neville Lyttelton had pre•
ceded the company to the church, where the marriage
service was read by the Hon. and Rev: W. H. Lyttelton,
rector of Hagley and canon of Worcester, uncle of the
bridegroom, assistant by the Rev. Bryant Burgess,
rector of Latimer and rural dean. After the service the
bride and bridegroom proceeded to the vestry, where
they signed the marriage register, the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, Lady C 40814103, and Mr. W. H. Lyttelton,
appending their signatures.
The company then quitted the church and assem-
bled in the drawing room of Lord Chesham's mansion,
where the wedding breakfast was laid, the principal
table being graced by a large and handsomely decorated
bridecake.

At the close of the repast, the Right Hon. W. E,
Gladstone proposed the health of the noble bride and
bridegroom, and in doing so, said: ,My lords, ladies,
and gentlemen, Lord and Lady Chesham have elected
me to the rather perilous honour of giving utterance to
their feelings on this occasion, and as we have
endeavoured to do justice to the banquet which Lord
and Lady Chesham have provided, and have done our
duty likewise in sharing the bridecake, the time has
come wheh I must approach the task allotted to me. I
feel it not an easy one, but it is not an occasion when
it is impossible to say anything, and I cannot avoid
saying a little, though it would be much more easy were
the persons of whose qualities it is my duty to speak
not present. It was the custom many years ago when I
was married, for the party to leave after the service; if
such had been the case now my tongue would have been
untied, but the bridegroom is here in this room, and
without embarrassing him I could tell you little or
nothing what you already know, but were I to speak of
what I know of his character, his principles, and stand-
ing. Lord and Lady Chesham want no assurance from
me, or I would give it, of the absolute security of their
daughter into his hands. His father and mother were
persons whom all who knew them knew that they pos.
sessed every quality which endeared them to mankind,
and it is no flattery if I express my conviction that in
the son these qualities have been reproduced in every
respect. Marriage is the greatest and most solemn event
in life ; it is not always that even these occasions pass
without suggesting some misgiving, but all present are
aware of the fact that this leaves us no space for mis-
giving or doubt as to what may come in the future, so
far as this marriage is concerned. It is a marriage, I
must say, which both earth and heaven might con-
template without a shadow, or sky without a cloud. It
would be difficult to enlarge farther upon what I have
already said, but I only beg of you to drink—and to
drink from your hearts—health, prosperity, and every
blessing as due to those who have this day been united
in holy matrimony, (Applause.)
The noble bridegroom responded for himself and
the bride, said he had a great dislike to speeches,
especially when he himself was called upon to make one,
, He must, however, make an exception of the kind of
speech they hbd just listened to, for which he expressed
to Mr. Gladstone his thanks. He considered himself a
very fortunate man to possess such a bride, and he
would only add to that remark his cordial thanks for the
good wishes of those present. He owed an apology to
Lord and Lady Chestnut for depriving them of one so
much beloved by them, but his justification was that st e
was very much needed at Hagley, where he could assure
her ofa cordial and hearty welcome, and Lord and Lady
Lyttelton leaving about haiflast two o'clock, amid a
shower of slippers and the good wishes of their friends,
for Cliveden, near Maidenhead, the seat of the Duke
and Duchess of Westminster, whither the newly-married
pair drove in a carriage and four after quitting Latimer,
and where they will reside for the first fortnight of the
lion ey moon,