The Press.
London, England, 1858-10-16 00:00:00

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 16, 185 R.

The nuptial bonediction was bestowed on the hlus -
trious pair by his Greatness Monseigneur the Bkho p
of Nancy, first almoner. After the religious cere-
mony, all who had been invited assembled in the
saloons of their Majesties to offer their congratula-
tions to the newly-marriPd couple. The civil marriage
was previously celebrated.
THE EARL OF MALMESBURY, accompanied by the
Countess, will leave Achnacarry, near Fort William,
early in the ensuing week, for the south. The noble
earl and countess will visit the Earl and Countess of
Derby at Knowsley, and will return to town on the
22nd inst. _ _

GENERAL PEEL took his leave of her Majesty on
Saturday at Balmoral, and retires from his official
residence at Court in the Highlands. The gallant
general was succeeded in this duty by Lord Stanley,
who will remain at Balmoral until the termination of
her Majesty's stay.
THE RIGHT HON. SIR JOHN PAKINGTON has arrived
at his official residence at the Admiralty, from West-
wood-park, near Droitwich.
LORD LYONS, we regret to hear, is lying dangerously
ill at Arundel Castle. The Hon. Mr. Lyons arrived
on Saturday from Florence, to be in attendance on
his father.

AT THE MARRIAGE of the Hon. Julia Duncan to
Lord Abercromby, which took place at Camperdown-
house last week, Lord Panmure proposed in feli-
citous terms the health of the young couple. Lord
Abercromby, who spoke with a Rue❑cy, ease, and
correctness remarkable in a nobleman who is not yet
in his twenty first year, rose and acknowledged the
toast as follows :—" I desire to return thanks for the
honour you have done me in so cordially responding
to the toast which my uncle, Lord Panmure, has so
kindly proposed. After the very able manner in
which he has described the merits of her of whom I

am so proud, for the first time, to call Lady Aber-
cromby, it would be superfluous in me, who am not a
practised speaker like him, to say more thanithat I
cordially concur in the praise he has bestowed on my
bride. (Laughter and applause). I feel she must
be a favourite among all who have the pleasure of her
acquaintance, and that she possesses every quality
which will make me a happy home and a proud
husband. I am glad to have this opportunity, in
presence of so numerous an assemblage, of saying
how much I feel indebted to my wife's relations for
all the kindness and affection they have shown me
since they adopted me as a member of !heir family."
The Earl of Southesk proposed, "The health of
Lord Camperdown." Lord Camperdown, in acknow-
ledging the toast, said,—"l certainly upon this
occasion feel most proud. I feel proud that my
granddaughter now bears a name inscribed in the
proudest pages of our country's history. I am quite
sure that my noble friend here—l may call him my
grandson now—will recollect what he has to do to
support the honour of that name. I know that in
whatever situation he is placed he will support it ; and
I confess the few words I heard him speak to-day in
this company give me great hopes that in the Senate
he will yet do honour to that name which is already
so celebrated on the field of battle. I again repeat
that I feel most proud of this marriage. I have only
heard one single breath against it. lam told that my
noble friend is too young. All I can say on that
point is, that I married three months younger than
he is at present—(laughter and applause)—and all I
can wish for him is that he may enjoy for fifty-four
years the same comfort and happiness which has
fallen to my lot." (Applause.) The Earl of Airlie
proposed the health of Lord and Lady Duncan, the
father and mother of the bride. Lord Duncan
returned thanks. He said,—" 1 have in the course
of my life been present at several marriages, but at
no marriage that I was ever present at have I
witnessed so much genuine good feeling and joy as I
have witnessed on the present occasion. lam proud
to stand here and say that during the course of my
acquaintance with my new son-in-law every day has
increased the good feeling between us. Considering
him as I do as one of my family, I have felt proud on
the present occasion at the manner in which he
returned thanks when his health was proposed. My
noble friend in the chair, far more ably than I could
presume to do, has alluded to the deeds of his
ancestors . but there was one ancestor whom my noble
friend omitted to name, but whom I cannot banish
from my memory. I have sat twenty years in the
House of Commons, and during that period I recollect
one of the name of Abercromby who, with distin-
guished ability, presided in that assembly. I trust
that my son-in-law, born as he is to a high station in
this land, will recollect that these are times in which
every man must be dependent on himself for occu-
pying with credit the station to which he is called. I
trust that among his ancestors he will not be un-
mindful of my noble and late lamented friend Lord
Dunfermline; for, in connection with this marriage
which we have this day celebrated, if there is one
thing more than another which I reflect upon with
joy, it is this, that the late Lord Dunfermline, on
giving his blessing to my noble son-in-law, said that
the marriage he had contracted in every way met
with his views."