The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-13 00:00:00

NORTHERN

ROYAL MARRIAGES

The German papers have- been lately. informing us of mar-
riages, either solemnised or in' preparation, between princes and
princesses of the sovereign houses of Europe. Lately, at
Madrid, the Infanta Amelia was wedded to Prince Adalbert of
Bavaria; somewhat later, the Grand Duke Frederick of Baden
married, at Berlin, the Princess Louisa of Prussia ; a few

days since the Archduke Charles Lewis Of Austria
espoused, at •Dresdan, the Princess Margaret of
.Saxony.
.Next, the King of Sweden, Oscar I , communicated to the re-
presentatives of the nation the approaching union of the Duke
of Ostrogothland with a princess of Nassau. We have further

announced to us the contemplated marriages of the Prince
Frederick of Prussia with the Princess Victoria of England ; of
the Prince Frederick of Tuscany with the PiinceiS Anne of

Saxony; and of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia- with the
Princess Cecilia of Baden.. Thus, within the spaco of two

months,we have a total of seven marriages solemnised or on the
vo of solemnisation, and officially announced, between person
ages, ten of whom appertain to German dynasties, one to the
royal house of England, ono to the imperial family of Russia,
one to the new royal family of Sweden, lastly, one to a
Spanish branch of the house of Boni-bon. There has never,

Ample measures

so short an interval of time among the families of princes.
The marriage of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria with the
Infanta Amelia of Spain took place on the 26th of August
This prince is the third brother of King Maximilian IL The

King is married, and his two sons; it is not likely, therefore,
that Prince Adalbert will ever be called upon to wear the

crown of navaria, out it is possto
become the King of Greece, the throne of which is occupied at

may on

present by King Otho, a prince of Bavaria, younger brother of
the King Maximilian, and the eldest of this King's three
brothers. King Oho of- Greece, now forty-one years of age,
has been married for twenty years to a Princess of Oldenburg,
by whom he has had no children. This contingency was pro-
vided for in the convention of May 7, 1832, which regulates
the succession to the throne of Greece, arid which provides
that, in the event of the King dying without issue, the crown
of Greece should pass to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, the
younger brother of King Otho, and to Prince Adalbert himself,
were Prince Luitpold to die without offspring. Prince Luitpold
is married and has two sons. It is not then the want of posterity
on the part of this prince that could open the eventual rights
of Prince Adalbert. But Greece is a constitutional monarchy,
and the constitution requires the successor of King Otho to
profess the Greek faith. Now, the princes of the house of
Bavaria belong to the Roman Catholic faith, and it does not
appear that Prince Luitpold is disposed to submit, on this
point, to what is prescribed by the constitution of Greece.
Prince Adalbert, born in 1823, is twenty-eight years old.
The Infanta Amelia, born in 1834, has just entered her 23rd
year. She is the youngest daughter of the Infant Don Fran-.
cisco di Pablo, the second bro.her of the late King Fer-
dinand VII. The eldest son of the Infant Don Francisco di
Pablo married in 1846, his cousin, Q seen Isabella. By his
marriage with the Infanta Amelia, Prince Ad.dbert has become
brother-in-law to the King and Queen of Spain.
It was on the 9th of September that the Grand Duke
Frederick of Beden married the Princess Louisa of Prussia.
This princess, eighteen years oil, is the daughter of Prince
William, the Prince Royal of Prussia, brother of the reigning
King and heir presumptive to the crown, since the King has
no children. It is a great alliance for the Grand Duke
Frederick.

His youngest sister the Princess Cecilia, who is hardly
sevenven years of age, is going to be married to the Grand
Duck Michael, brother to the Emperor of Russia, Alexander
11., and she has been already betrothed to him. The Grand
Duke Michael is the youngest son of the Emperor Nicholas,
and the only one not married. L'ke his brothers, he takes
his wife from a German house ; these sorts of alliances have
become habitual with the imperial Russian family, which
is already united by strict bonds with the house of Prussia,
the royal house of Wurtemberg, an old and illustrious
house, with different branches of the house of Saxony, with
the houses of Hessia, Oldenburg, Mecklenburg, and Nassau.
It is well known that the princes and princessess who marry
into the imperial house of Russsia, and are destined to reside
at St. Petersburg, have to learn the Russian language and
adopt the Greek catholic religion. 'This condition obliges
these princes and princesses to submit to a supplementary
education. This is what the young Princess Cecilia of Baden
is doing at this moment, and it is what retards her marriage.
They wait until she has been sufficiently instructed to speak to
the Russians in their national language and profess the national
religion with a safe conscience. The Grand Duke Michael is
24 years old.

The Duke of Ostrogothland, born on the 21st of January,
1829,, is the second son of the reigning King of Sweden, the
grandson accordingly of King John Bernadotte, a marshal of
the French empire by the promotion of 1804. The ]puke of
Ostrogothland is about to marry the Princess Sophia of Nassau,
who was horn on the 9th of Jnly, 1836. This princess is the
youngest sister of Adolphe!,' the reigning Duko of Nassau,
but Duke Adolphus and the Princess Sophia are not born of
the same mother. By her mother, the Princess Sophia is
descended from the royal house of Wurtemberg, and related to
the imperial family of Russia. It is not the first time th t the
young dynasty of King Bernadotte has formed an alliance
with the ancient house of Nassau. Prince Charles of Sweden,
eldest son of King Oscar, Prince Royal, heir presumptive to
the crowns of Sweden and Norway, married in 1850 the
Princess Wilhelmina of Orange-Nassau, the daughter of Prince
Frederick. uncle to William 111., the reigning King of the
Netherlands, By these alliances the royal family of Sweden
draws nearer to the sovereign houses of Northern Europa, and

lie two Princesses Anne and Margaret of Saxony,
I►ters_ of King John, were betrothed almost at the same

time—the former to the Archduke Ferdinand, Hereditary
Grand Duke of Tuscany, and son of the reigning Grand Duke
Leopold II.; tha latter to the Archduke Charles Lewis of
Austria, second brother of tlio reigning Emperor Francis
Joseph. The Princess Anne is 20, the Princess Margaret,
16 ; the hereditary Prince of Tuscany, 21; the Archduke
Charles Lewis of Austria, 23_ The eldest sister of the two
Princesses Anne and Margaret was married first to the
Duke of Genoa, bra her of the King of Sardinia, by whom she
had two children. Having become a widow in the month of
February, 1855, she has just been married again to the
Chevalier Rapallo, a captain of infantry in the Sardinian
army. The Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany, the future
husband of the Princess Anne, is, by his mother, Marie
Antoinette of Bourbon, the grandson of the late Francis 1.,
King of the Two Sicilies, nephew of the reigning King Ferdi-
nand 11. of Naples, and grand-nephew of the Queen Marie
A melie, widow of Louis Philippe. The Duchess of Berry and
the Queen Maria Christina of Spain are his aunts. This
young prince arrived at Paris, from London, in the latter part
of October. We learn, by the Moniteur of October 33, that
he repaired to the Palace of Compeigne, where he arrived on
Tuesday, the 28th. The Archduke Charles Lewis of Austria
is also a very near relative of the royal house of Naples ; his
father, the Archduke Francis Charles, who should have been
Emperor of Austria in 1848, after the abdication of his elder
brother, the Emperor Ferdinand, if he had not preferred re-
nouncing the crown in favour of his eldest son Francis Joseph
—his father, we say, was the son of the Princess Maria
Theresa of Naples, sister to the Q teen Made Aatelie.—
Debats.

TIMES. -LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.

MORE DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF THE

BRITISH GERMAN LEGION

This body of foreign martinets has been again manifesting
those mefarious and riotous principles which heretofore caused
so much annoyance. Last week the windows of private houses
were wantonly. broken at Gosport, and several civilians and
British'soldiers ill used. In Portsea the state of matters was
almost worse. A quarrel ensued between some men of the
legion who were drinking together at a beerhouse in a street
called White's row, and a scuffle and fight was the result.
Knives were used, and finally one man of the legion was so
severely stabbed that he died almost instantaneously. The
embarkation of 1,200 men of the legion was fixed for Monday,
but the proceedings of Saturday evening were of so riotous a
character so as to render it a matter of the greatest danger to
allow the men to remain on shore another night. The civil
portion of the community looked forward, indeed, to Sunday
night with alarm. Happily the authorities determined
to embark the men on Sunday of crnoon, and accord-
ingly marched them from Browndown at half past two,
. .

Ad at half past four they arrived at the dockyard for
embarkation on hoard the Sultana and Culloden. Not
a moment was lost in getting them on board; they all
b&ng embarked in about a quarter of an hour. The men on
this occasion,.indeed, were very peaceable and well—conducted..
They numbered about 800, probably the steadier men of the
dt tachtnent for embarkation on that day, as the others neces-
sary to make up the total of 1,200. were straggling about the
had, however, been taken to preserve
order and the safety of the dockyard. The ordinary military
guar,' had been doubled or trebled The jetties from which
the Germans embarked were guarded by thirty or forty men
of the line each, with fixed bayonets, &c., whilst, in addition
to the ordinary guard around the dockyard, there was a strong
reserve of upwards of 100 men, who had strict orders to quell
the slightest disturbance. So good were the arrangements
that in a minute or two there could have been brought to bear
a trernenduous .forCe of troops, marines, 847, irrespective of

tnose wno were ininteutatiy charged with the preservation of
peace, and who themselves would have been more than equal
to the task. The embarkation of tho men being completed,
the ships were immediately lashed on to steam tugs that had
steam up on purpose, and they were at once taken out to
Spithead. The ships left the dockyard wit Lin half an hour of
the troops arriving there. In the evening strong picquets were
sent from every regiment and depot and branch of the service,
and was despatched throughout the garrison to pick up sten
glers. Every public-house and beer shop was visited and
searched, and one, two, or three of the corps were found
in most of them and marched off to the dockyard, where they
were confined in the guard room, there to wait till ten o'clock
at night, at which hour a steam tug was ordered to take them
out to the Sultana and Culloden at Spithead. The marching
and counter marching of these numberless picquets kept the
town, in a state cf the greatest excitement, and the inhabitants,
in returning home from their places of worship, meeting with
bodies of armed troops, with ono or two prisoners in their
midst, the prisoners dressed in Russian looking greatcoats, were
led to believe that the garrison was beleaguered by a desperate
enemy, rather than that it was the locality in which were
quartered wan who were being fed, clothed, and paid for
services that had never been required of them to perform.
At a little past ten the tug took those who had been picked up,
but still there remained a number not captured, and yesterday
(Monday) the picquets were again sent out and picked up
some more. Others, however, we aro glad to say, voluntarily
returned in the morning, their knapsacks on their backs, &c.
The arms of the legion had been taken from them, and when
they get to the Cape the patent Enfield rifle will be served out
to them. The wives of the married men are to go out
together in the sailing-ship Stamboul:

THE TALBOT DIVORCE CASE

Our readers may perhaps remember that at the close of
the session, when the " Matrimonial Cause and Divorce
Bill," which had been carried unanimously through the
House of Lords was, by a scandalous manoeuvre, thrown
over in the House of Commons, we promised to return to
the Talbot case, which we have no doubt forced upon the
Upper House of Parliament a conviction of the necessity
of a change in the law of divorce. As the law stood, and
as unfortunately it still remains, the House of Lords, the
most incompetent tribunal for the trial of facts that can
possibly be conceived, felt its insufficiency to do justice in
the matter of fact, and therefore justly and patriotically
adopted a bill which would leave the trial of facts to a
jury of intelligent men promiscuously chosen—the most
perfect tribunal that the wisdom of man ever devised for
such a purpose. We feel, therefore, that we arc
acting in strict conformity with the will of the house in
exposing the monstrous system of conspiracy, fraud, and
perjury, by which that house was, in a manner, compelled
to convict of a foul crime a lady as free from guilt as the
mother, sister, wife, or daughter of any of their lordships.
The witnesses, it is to be remembered, were taken from
that part of Ireland where everything has its price. We say
that part of Ireland, for in the more intelligent districts,
whether Protestant or Roman Catholic, crime of every
kind is as rare as in England ; but the scene of the. con-
spiracy against the honour of Mrs. Talbot was concocted
in that district where assassins can be had to murder a
defenceless and unoffending woman at the moderate
charge 0140 s a head for each assassin (we speak of what
has, within the year, been proved in a court of justice),
and where still more recently another defenceless and
unoffending woman, Mrs. Kelly, wasimurdered in the same
manner, and doubtless for a price as moderate. Where the
murder tariff is so low, doubtless perjury, which does not
hold the gallows in perspective, may be had at a cheap
rate. Doubtless, indeed, Mrs. Talbot's alleged confes-
sions remain. But an insanity, which, unhappily, still
continues to afflict the unhappy victim, shows the utter
worthlessness of these coafessions, which, even when
made, were so unsatisfactory, as to leave the Reveeend
Mr. 11I`Clelland, one of Talbot's principal witnesses, in
doubt whether the whole charge against Mrs. Talbot
was not the result of" a conspiracy of the servants," as,
no doub, it was, but not of the servants only. We have been
relieved from great part of the task which our promise
imposed upon us, by the assistance of a most able corres-
pondent, a gentleman of high eminence at the bar, but
wholly unconnected with any of the parties, and one who
was not engaged in the law proceedings, or, as far as we
know, ever set foot in Ireland. Before. however, taking
leave of the subject for even a day or two, let us, in
illustration of the benefit of the glorious trial by jury,
remind our readers of a recent case bearing some resem-
blance to the case of Mrs. Talbot. We allude to the case
in which Lord Melbourne was defendant. There was
previous frequent intercourse, but innocent intercourse,
such as might be, and was, consistent with the most
perfect purity ; it was, moreover, a perfectly voluntary
intercourse, not such as must necessarily subsist between
a/mistress and her servants: There was evidence of long
sittings together between Lord Melbourne and the lady,
whom we reverence too much to name, and, as we
remember, with closed doors. Finally, miscreants were
found to swear to the act of adultery in terms as filthily
particular as any that proceeded from Talbot's witnesses;
the most acute and eloquent lawyer that cur generation
has seen did his best to insure the effect of this evidence
in a powerful speech ; and how did an honest Middlesex
jury act ? They found a verdict for the noble defendant
without leaving their box. The event would probably
have been different in the mock trial for which the House
of Lords gives opportunity.—Standard.

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.

Last week a meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat
Institutution was held at its house, John-street, Adolphi,
Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. Mr. Lewis,
the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting,
a reward of £6 was voted to the crew of the life-boat of the
institution stationed at Berwick, for puttiug off in her and
rescuing the crew of six men of the Norwegian galliot Pro-
vence, which during a heavy gale of wind was recently stranded
near Berwick. The service was well performed, and the
life-boat was reported to have behaved exceedingly well. The
vessel fortunately got off after the gale had moderated. The
poor foreigners manifested their gratitude to the boat's crew
for saving their lives by presenting them with a sum of £6.
The life-boats of this institution are always in readiness to
succour the distressed mariner ofany country, be that in peace
or in war. But Norwegians shipwrecked on our shores have
peculiar claims to our sympathies, for it is well known that the
residents on that coast always vie with each other as to who
shall be the foremost to succour and help the unfortunate
shipwrecked stranger. The life-bolt of the institution placed
at Cullercoats, on the Northumberland coast, has also recently
rendered valuable assistance to two fishing vessels, which,
during a heavy gale of wind, bad got foul of each other.
Nineteen fihermen put off in the life-1)0a,, and volunteered
their services in her to rescue their fellow fishermen's lives
11 and property. A reward of £1 was also voted to a boat's
crew, for their prompitude is putting off and rescuing two men
from a boat which was upset near Rothroullen, Co. D.megal.
The silver medal of the institution was voted to Donald
Thomson, for his gallant services in a boat manned by himself
and four others, and in rescuing at considerable risk of life,
two out of six persons from the Russian brig Ahti, which was
observed. off Ham, near Thurso, dismasted and waterlogged.
Thomson, seeing the perilous position of those on board,
hastened to a ne'ghbouring village to got a boat. The same
having been launched and manned by himself and four
men, had only proceeded a short distance when the courage
of the four men failed them, owing to the terrific sea
that was running, and Thomson could not persuade
them to proceed further. They accordingly returned
to shore, and hauled tip the boat. He, however,
entreated a second time others to accompany him in the
boat and try to rescue the people. His appeal was irresistible,
and four gallant fellows stepped into the boat with him, and
pushed off amidst the acclamations of the spectators. After a
hard pull through a heavy sea and strong tide, they succeeded
in reaching the wreck, and in taking the only two of the crew on
board, the captain's wife and three others having unfortunately
perished. The Board of Trade had also made a reward to the
gallant men for their noble conduct. The thanks of the
institution were voted to Mr. Arthur James, chief officer of
Coast-guard, and a reward of £3 lOs to six coast-guardsmen
of Five Mile Point Station, Arklow, in consideration of their
laudable services in rescuing at come risk of life the crew of
five men of the brig Pelican, of Drogheda, which, during a
gale of wind, was wrecked near that statio❑ on the night of the
Ist ult. A very heavy sea was running at the time, but,
owing to the great exertions of the officer and men of the
station, succeeded in getting a lead and line on hoard the brig.
The crew, five in number, were subsequently brought o❑ shore
by being drawn through the surf. The performance of the
service occupied nearly two hours during a dark and tern.
pestuous night, and the rescued men were afterwards kindly
entertained by the coast-guardsmen at their homes. A reward
of £2 lOs was also granted to five pilots, in consideration of
their prompt and laudable conduct in putting off in their gig
to the rescue of two men and two women who were upset
from their boat, near Ilfracombe, last week. An interesting
report was read by Captain Ward, R N., the inspector of life-
boats to the institutton, of the several life boats of the
institution which he bad recently inspected on the English and
Irish coasts, and on the Isle of Man The quarterly reports
of the exercising of the life boats of the institution, were said
to be of a very favourable character, the crews having expressed
their entire satisfaction with the qualities of the boats.

" THE NEW SAFETY INKSTAND, we can bear persona
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always clean and good, will prevent that accumulation of
oxi le which spoils the finest writing, and de troys the
best pen ; by means of this inkstand, too, the amount of
ink taken up by the pen can be easily regulated."—
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette.—Sold by all Book-
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These narrow minded Clamourers—Professors who repro-
bate improvement and discovery as innovations—are silenoed
by the most respectable part of the Faculty, who do not
scruple to recommend such articles as have acquired celebrity
by their intrinsic merit. But it is a subject of regret, with
all classes of the community, that the most valuable Patent
and Public Medicines are often counterfeited. JoNßs's
MEDICINE WAREHOUSE is established on the principle
of selling Genuine Patent Medicines and Drugs only
Captains of ships, officers in the army or navy
ladies and gentlemen, and others, geirg to a distant
part of the empire, or into the country, may at all
times have a large or small assortment of these Approved
Medicines, safely packed, with ample directions for use, so
as to go without risk to any distance, furnishing an adrnir
ala!e resource of superior and well-tried remedies alway
at hand. Perfumers, chemists, &c., will, on application
receive a wholesale price list, affording them an opportunity
of purchasing on the very lowest terms, English and
Foreign agency carefully conducted. F. G. J. receives
almost daily, parcels from London, whence all articles of a
new kind may be procured free of carriage. Jones's, 6,
Paradise-street, third door from Church-street and nearly
facing Lord-street.—Adv.