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reward in you the peace, the harmony, and the gentle and
simple submission of the living posterity of St. Louis
around their august mother, and when they reflect that
other pledges assure to you the abundant favour of Heaven.
It is to this place that your relatives, the heirs of the faith
of St. Louis, have come to seek the special blessing reserved
by our Heavenly Father to the I,ve of parents on the day of
the first communion of their children. It is in this place
that He sees around you hearts bound by that true fraternal
affection which would not be separated amidst the dangers
of the sea or the dangers of war. To-day this affection,
ever ancestral and ever young, seek.; a new consecration in
the graces of a sacrament, and you ask them in a sanctuary
dedicated to St. Raphael—the archangel who was sent to
crown filial piety and innocence in the joy of a holy mar-
riage which was to recompense so many good works—to
soothe so many sorrows, to gladden the eyes that had beer.
tried, and to prolong by its happiness an old age already so
venerable. May the like graces be granted to you in the
same fulness through a long course of years by our blessed
Lord who,at the intercession of his imm aculateMother,blessed
the marriage feast of Cana, and may He preserve to you her
who tells you by her example and by her counsels that the
happiness of families and the glory of Princes are foun•l in
the imitation of St, Louis and of St. Ferdinand."

The service then proceeded according to the ritual of the
Roman Catholic Church, a ritual which is almost entirely
word for word with that of the Church of England. When
that part of the service came at which the Bishop asked the
Prince," Louis Philippe Albert D'Orleans, voulez-vous
prendre Marie Isabelle Francois° d'Assise Antonia Louise
Fernande, ici presente, pour votre legitime eponse ?" &c.,
the Prince turned and gravely bowed to the Queen-Mother
for the consent, which was given to him with a kindly
smile and bow before he turned and answered" Je le veux."
In the same manner the Princess turned to receive the ap-
probation of her parents and of the Queen• Mother also
beforep-erhor-teiog answered in' the -ftffirniative-elearly—and
distinctly. When these all•important answers were given,
loudly, so that all could hear, when, according to Roman
Catholic custom, the bridegroom had given the bride the
gold and silver coin, typical of the worldly goods with
which he endowed her, the ceremony was finished with a
blessing, and the new Prince and Princess d'Orleans re-
tired to the sacristy to sign the register. It was witnessed
by the Duke de Montpensier, the Duke de Chartres, and the
Spanish Minister only.

On their return to the chapel Bishop Grant celebrated
low mass, which occupied but a short time, and when the
benediction was given Prince Louis and the Princess Isa-
belle d'Orleans returned down the chapel and entered their
carriage amid such cheering, and firing of cannon, and
ringing of bells as has seldom before disturbed the quiet
town at Kingston.
After the Queen-Mother, with the Duke and Duchess de
Montpensier and the leading members of the family, had
departed every one made haste to Claremont. But it was
no easy matter to get there, for the pretty lanes around the
church were blocked with carriages, and more with crowds
of cheering ladies and gentlemen, and just as the company
emerged they caught a glimpse of a Royal carriage, with
outriders, in which were the Prince and Princess of Wales,
with the Prince and Princess of Hesse, turning off by
another road and driving in hot haste to congratulate the
youthful bride and bridegroom. The Prince and Princess
of Orleans went by what may be called the river road to
Claremont, and thither all the guests followed them, Every-
where it was one long welcome throughout the route, which
was not only thronged with people, but covered with more
substantial mark of favour in the shape of triumphal arches,
flags, banners, and little groves of newly-planted firs sur-
rounded with wild flowers and streaming with pennons.
Some of these arches, especially that near Esher, bore ample
evidence that as much money as taste had been expended
on their erection and design. Almost instantly after the
return of the bridal party to Claremont the Prince and
Princess of Wales, with the Prince and Princess of Hesse,
arrived, and most earnestly congratulated the bride and
bridegroom. They were followed by the Princess Mary of
Cambridge and the Duke, who had driven down to wish
happiness to the fair young couple.
As soon as the bridal party had assembled on their return
the chief of the guests proceeded to a magnificently draped
marquee, which had been erected in rear of the mansion,
where a dejeuner had been laid for 100 visitors. This repast
lasted till 3 o'clock, during which time the park was crowded
with visitors, and bands were playing and guns firing in all
directions. Soon after 3 the bride and bridegroom left
Claremont to spend their honeymoon in the north of Eng-
land, and were cheered with the most enthusiastic vehe-
mence, not only by the crowds in the park, but by the guests,
who wished them God speed with every happiness.

The Loss of the Brig Florist,

OFFICIAL REPORT.

Privy Council for Trade.

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part of the British navy. The event w&-be i .ItAS
with satisfaction by all Englishmen. The affairlaas
been satiel.ctorily EE t t led with ail paities cor.cerniicl.
Nothing would have been decided by tha trial but ,
some remote point of law on the construction of an
obscure act of parliament, passed for the correction
of a temporary evil in a past age.
The 1 übl;c now know the terms of settlement.

This they wou'l not have known but for the na,s-
placed zeal of the Solicitor- General. Before his ele-
vation to his present high office this gentleman had
the honour to be the counsel of the American Milli..
stole Of course he rtaignccl this past on taking
office under the Crown ; but his mind is still tinged
NN
on ta
Thursdaylinger last,
lingering fondness for his lorrncee frientl s,
and
without instructions, with-
out consultation with his colleagues, without clue
consideration of the existing agreement contained
in a written correspondence, he w
the Court of Exchequer, andtherertnder
there, apropos
intooposto
nothing, informed the Court that the case of
the "rams" would not be tried. Nov, this in-
formation might have been with equal pro-
priety conveyed to the Chief Baron in private, and
probably would have been so conveyed by the At-
torney General. But the Solicitor General thought
otherwise; and having all the field to himself, he
indulged in a fine flourish on the generosity of the
Crown, and the humiliation of the defendants.
" The Crown did not want to punish individuals by
fine or forfeiture, though the defendants had with-
drawn their claim and submitted to a judgment."
Oar readers who peruse for themselves the verba•
tim report we give of these proceedings, will judge
for themselves of the feelings of indignation with
which this statement in the public prints must have
been read by the parties most deeply interested.
Not a moment was lost in calling the attention of
the Attorney General to the serious consequences
:this statenae4takans2alcjicted wnuldcausetp tnit,
character and stn-ding of the defendants; einiMit'
Attorney General, in a straightforward and manly
manner, at once consented to put the matter right.
The country will see in this arrangement that
there has been no yielding on either side. The legal
proceedings would have been barren of anv useful
result. The vessels might have lain for years en-
cumbering the useful water space of the Mersey—a
floating record of the folly and timidity of a British
officer ; the feelings of different sections of the public
would have become exasperated; the public money
would have been squandered. All this has been
avoided by the exercise of calm judgment. The
Crown will pay a fair price for the ships, and Par-
liament may now proceed to consider the expedis
ency of passing a fresh act, couched in intelligible
language.
The result of this last week's proceedings will,
however, teach Government one important lesson,
that the legal officers of the Crown should be
selected from amongst the independent members
of the bar, and that, however vast the genius,
pure the character, or extensive the legal acquire-
ments of a gentleman may be, it is not expedient to
appoint to a high office under the Crown the advo-
cate of a foteign Government, merely because he
happens to beln unflinching supporter of his own.
political party.—Liverpool Albion.

To the Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of

My Lords,—l beg to report, for the informaticn
of your lordships, that I have, in conjunction with
Captain Harris and Baker, as Nautical Assessors,
inquired into the circumstances attending the loss
of the brig Florist, on the Long Bank, off Wexford,
on the morning of the 9th instant. The Florist was
a brig of 264 tons, built at Sunderland in 1851,
owned by Messrs Gardiner and Hughes of this port,
commanded by Mr. Angus Wilkinson, who holds a
certificate of competency as master, granted in 1854,
and manned by a crew of 10 hands. She left Liver-
pool at noon on the 7th inst., laden with 275 tour
of coals and 400 bags of bread, and was bound to
Nassau. She passed Holyhead about 6in the even.
ing of the Bth instant. The wind was from S,E.,
fresh breeze during the day. The course steered
down the Channel was S.W. and by S. The weather
is stated to have been thick, and no lights were seen.
At 8 in the morning of the 9th she struck heavily
on the Long Bank, and after having let go her
anchor, from which she parted, she drove over into
deep water. Finding the ship afloat in six fathoms
the master ordered sail to be made upon the port tack,
and after standing to the S.N. for sometime the ves•
sel was tacked to the eastward, and shortly afterwards
again struck upon the south end of the same bank,
and became a total wreck. It appeared from the
evidence of a Wexford pilot that about 6 o'clock on
that morning he left the harbour on a cruise with
two pilots. On arriving at the Dagger Bank he
saw the Florist, bearing S.E., at a distance of five
miles, and apparently standing in to danger, as the
flood tide was running to the northward, and she
was in close proximity to the Long Bask. He
steamed towards her, but before he reached the
vessel he observed that her sails were clewed up,
and that she must have struck. By the time he
reached her she had floated off, and was inshore of
the bank in pilotage water. On hailing her he
offered to tow her out of danger for the sum of
£2OO, which the master deemed an exorbitant de-
mand, and refused to accept. A further offer was
made subsequently, and before she struck a second.
time, to take her in tow for £lOO, but this was also
master
rrd was in
kept
declined, as the master imagined that he could him-
self get her out of the difficulty. I must here notice
that these
and h
t servicesa that the
the were
mt
aentdee the
entirely
in
a salvor,
ignorance of the important fact, that the offers pro-
ceeded from a vessel containing several licensed
pilots, for five additional pilots had
been picked up
outside, the usual distinguishing flag denoting a
pilot vessel not having been hoisted. This seems
to me to have been a very grave omission, for it can
scarcely be doubted that had the master been aware
of the fact that the tug was a pilot vessel he would.
gladly have availed himself of their local knowledge-
At the same time, though in estimating the penalty
which should attach to the master for the loss
of his vessel, this circumstance must certainly
be taken into consideration, it does not exone-
rate him ; for had he taken the ordinary pre.
caution of using the lead, which in thick weather
such as he had was an incumbent duty, he would,
never have found himself in the position which led
to the catastrophe ; but no cast of the lead had been.
taken since 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. on the Bth. I am bound,
therefore, to hold him in default. Taking all the
circumstances into consideration, and looking at the
conduct of the master in other respects, which shows
that he was attentive to his duty, I think that the
certificate for six calendar months
suspension of his
will meet the merits of the case, and I have accord-
ingly, with the concurrence of my assessors, imposed
hat penalty.— I have, &-,c
upon him t
T. S. RAFFLES, Police Magistrate.
Liverpool, May 27, 1864.
We concur in this report.

H. HARRIS,
R. B. BAKER.

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