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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1865.

WESTMINSTER EL ECTI 0 N.-
Mr. WM. lIY. SMITII will have the honour of
Meeting the:Electors of Weetmins-er at Willie's Rooms,
Icing-street, St. James's, on TUESDAY EVENING next,
the 13th inst. The Chair will be taken at 8 o'clock.
Committee Rooms, 3 Spring-gardens,
June 6, L 65.

the present representatives will offer themselves for re-
election, and a second Liberal candidate, in the person of
Mr. Isaac Holden, a large manufacturer, of Oakworth-
house, near Keighley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Mr. 'Holden, who has been brought forward by some of the
leading Liberals of the borough, addressed a meeting of the
electors and non-electors on Tuesday evening last, and in
the course of his address he said that some of the electors
might ask who he was that thus came forward to solicit
their suffrages. From his accent they might infer he was a
Scotchman, but although heehad the great privilege to be
born and educated in Scotland, he was the son of a Cum-
berland yeoman. At an early age he had come to England.
He had always taken a strong interest in political ques-
tions, and all the great Liberal measures passed since 1829,
including the Catholic Emancipation Bill, the repeal of the
Corn Laws, the Reform bill, the abolition of slavery, and
the Municipal Corporation Bill, had his warmest sympathy
and support. Ho took great interest in the question of the
French treaty, and having extensive works in France, he
was examined at great length by the Council of State in
regard to the policy of adopting that treaty. He had laid
out about half a million sterling in building and machinery
in France, and he told the Council that while he could do
without protection, it became a question for the French
manufacturers to say whether they could do the same.
The adoption of the treaty was a serious question for
the Emperor, it being opposed by Ate Legislative
Body, but the noble and far-sighted 'policy which
had induced his Majesty to overrule the decisions of the
Senate and to conclude the treaty had been amply rewarded
by the results. It was to that treaty this country owed the
extension of its relations with France. To England the
honour belonged of leading the way to free and unrestrained
commerce with all the nations of the earth. Who had
accomplished all this ? The great Liberal party, whose
policy was beautifully explained by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer at Chester the other day, when he stated that
they trusted the people, but with prudence. The policy of
the Conservative party was mistrust of the people, coupled
with fear. The Liberal party trusted the people, but by
exercising prudence with that trust they had been able to
carry out all those great measures to which he had referred.
He heartily adopted the policy of the Liberal party as ex-
plained by Mr. Gladstone. He considered that the esta-
blishment of all those great institutions which contributed
to the order, wellbeing, and character of a nation must not
be the work of a day, nor of generation; but of ages. They
must not, then, impatiently rush into any great change ;
while looking forward to a better future, that must be
accomplished by a gradual process. The meeting approved
of Mr. Holden as a candidate, and the Liberal electors ap-
pear generally united in their views as to the propriety of
returning him along with Mr. Woodd. The contest will be
a severe one, the constituency being small, and Mr. Collins
possessing much local influence, independently of his past
services as ono of the representatives, and of his profession
of Conservative principles.

Marriage of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild
and Miss de Rothschild.

The marriage of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild,
second son of Baron Anselm de Rothschild, of
Vienna, and Miss Evelina de Rothschild, daughter
of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, took place yester-
day, at the house of Baron Rothschild, on the Ter-
i race, Piccadilly.
The event gave occasion to more than usual
interest in the fashionable world, the fair fiancee
being the only unmarried daughter of the Baron and
Baroness Lionel de Rothschild.
The relations and friends of the family began to
assemble at five o'clock, and by half-past five all the
company had collected in the lower suite of rooms,
and were afterwards conducted to the principal
drawing-room, in which the marriage ceremonial
was to take place. The following members of the
family were present :—Baron James de Rothschild,
Baroness Charles de Rothschild, Baroness Natha-
niel de Rothschild, Baroness Willy de Rothschild,
Baron and Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild, Sir A.
and Lady de Rothschild, Baron and Baroness Meyer
de Rothschild, Baron and Baroness Alphonse de
Rothschild, Baron Nathaniel A. Rothschild (brother
of the bridegroom), Baron James Nathaniel de
Rothschild, Baron S. Albert de Rothschild, Baron
Edmond de Rothschild, Mr. do Rothschild, Mr. A.
de Rothschild, Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, and the
Misses Margaret, Constance, Annie, Emma, Hannah,
Alice, and Bettina de Rothschild.
After the company invited to the ceremonial the
bridegroom arrived, accompanied by the Marquis
of Huntly and the bride, attended by fourteen
bridesmaids, namely, Lady Diana Beauclerk, Lady
Alice Hill, Miss Sibyl and Miss Edith Mongomery,
Miss Ethel Lennox, and the Misses Constance,
Annie, Hannah, Alice, Margaret, Emma, Georgiana,
Adele, and Bettina de Rothschild, cousins of the
bride and bridegroom.
The bride was attired in a robe of white satin,
trimmed with Brussels lace, and veil of the same
fabric, with a wreath of orange flowers, and carried
a bouquet composed of phalienopsis, gardenias, and
orange blossoms. She also wore a magnificent tiara
of brilliants, and a superb necklace to correspond,
the gift of Baron Anselm de Rothschild, and a costly
armlet, also the gift of the bridegroom's father.
The bridesmaids wore pink silk bodies with white
tulle skirts, with tulle veils spotted with pearls, and
wreaths of pink and white convolvuli ; and each
youthful lady wore a diamond locket, a present
from the bridegroom.
The ceremony was performed by the Chief Rabbi,
Dr. Adler, assisted by Dr. Kalich and the Rev. Mr.
Greene. The service was partially chanted by the
choristers of the Great Synagogue, the choir being
conducted byMr. Monibach. It commenced with an
address from the Chief Rabbi, who exhorted the bride
and bridegroom to lead a pure and holy life. A so-
lemn prayer and blessing followed, after which the
bridal pair partook of the contents of a wine cup,
and the bridegroom placed the ring on the finger of
the bride in testimony of his being wedded to her
according to the law of Moses and Israel. The mar-
riage contract, setting forth its duties, was then read,
a secondwine cup was presented to the pair, andthen
the Chief Rabbi invoked upon them the seven bles-
sings. The invocation ended, the Chief Rabbi con-
gratulated the pair, and offered up a supplication for
the poor of the Land of Promise. The wine cup was
then taken by the bridegroom, who, after tasting the
contents, dashed the glass to the ground, to denote
the precarious nature of life and joy, and to comme-
morate that great sorrow of the Jews, the destruc-
tion of the Temple, and thus the service ended.
After the ceremony the bride and bridegroom, fol-
lowed by their friends, passed to an adjoining room,
where they received the congratulations of their nu-
merous friends ; the band of the Grenadier Guards
playing Mendelssohn's " Wedding March."
Dinner was announced at seven o'clock, covers
being laid for 126. The newly-wedded couple
sat at the principal table, the bride being sup-
ported on the left by her father, Baron Lionel de
Rothschild, and the Countess Apponyi, the Ba-
roness Lionel de Rothschild and the Austrian
Ambassador sitting on the right of the bridegroom.
In addition to the members of the Rothschild
family already mentioned, the following distin-
guished circle, who had been present at the nup-
tial ceremony, formed the company :—The French
Ambassador, the Duke and Duchess of Somer-
set, the Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana
Beauclerk, the Duchess of Manchester, the Duke
and Duchess of Newcastle, the Duke and Duchess
of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,
the Marquis of Huntly, the Marchioness of Down-
shire, the Marquis Conyngham, the Marchioness of
Ailesbury, the Marquis Caumont la Force, the Earl
and Countess of Essex, the Earl Cadogan, the Earl
of Dudley, the Countess of Gifford, the Countess
Spencer, the Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and
Lady Constance Grosvenor, Viscount and Vis-
countess Walden, Viscount Falkland, Lord and
Lady Cecilia Bingham, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord
Houghton, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lord and
Lady Stanley of Alderley, Lord John Hay, Lord
William Hay, Lady Rachael Butler, the Right
Hon. the Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison,
the Right Hon. Sir Alexander Cockburn, Mr. and
Lady Margaret Beaumont,:the Right Hon. Sir Robert
and Lady Emily Peel, Lady Molesworth, Hon. Lady
Filmer, Sir Coutts Lindsay, the Right Hon. B.
and Mrs. Disraeli, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers,
the Right Hon. R. Lowe, Hon. Chas. Carrington,
Hon. Wm. Carrington, Hon. Julian Fane, Hon.
Henry Bourke, Hon. F. Calthorpe, Mr. Reginald
Russell, Miss Ethel Lennox, Col. and Hon. Mrs.
Carleton, Mr. and Mrs. B. Osborne, Count Bat-
thyany, Mr. Alderman Salomons, Mrs. Baring, Mrs.
Duncombe, Hon. Mrs. Ducane, Mr. and Mrs. Hol-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, Mr. Calcraft, Mr. Alfred
and the Misses Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Bel-
mont, Mrs. Worms, Mrs. and the Misses Cohen,
Dr. Quin, Mr. Delaine, Mr. and Mrs. J. Monte-
fibre, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Helbert, Mr. Ducane,
Mr. Saisset, Dr. Kalisch, Rev. Mr. Green, Mr. B.
Davidson, &c.
After the dessert,
Mr. DISRAELI, M.P., rose and said—l hope you
will permit me to propose to you to recognise on
this occasion the presence of those whose destinies
but a very few hours ago a sacred and interesting
rite has united for ever. There are few, I appre-
hend, in this world who have not had an opportu-
nity of becoming intimately acquainted with the
bride. There are, lam sure, many in this room
who, like myself, have watched as it were her exist-
ence, even from the cradle. But with our united
experience I am sure we can agree in this—and that
is, to congratulate the bridegroom not merely to-
day becouse he has gained those external charms
we have always recognised and admired, but be-
cause he has gained a temper that never fails, a
heart that is ever cordial—that gay, that brilliant
spirit that has made every heart of those with whom
she was intimate acknowledge the charm which it
bore. (Applause.) I know not, indeed, what you
all may feel, but I myself to-day feel some gratifi-
cation that whatever may have occurred this morn-
ing, her identity is so little changed that she has not
even lost her name ; and that we are not deprived
of that Evelina Rothschild whom we have so long
admired and so long loved. But I think there is for
us now a subject of deeper gratification, and that is
that she has united her fate to one who is not a
stranger among us, and who, I am happy to know,
will not be a stranger, but one who, by his inte-
grity, his intelligence, the propriety of his life, and
the refinement of his manner, has already gained
our respect, our esteem, and our regard. We feel
that we can entrust to him her dcetiny, with con-
fidence in his good temper and his good judgment.
There are on occasions like the present--how-
ever cordial may be the congratulations which are
extended to the main event—generally speaking one
subject of sadness, which arises from the Sympathy

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with the parents who are deprived of the presence
of a child whom they have loved. But on the pre-
sent occasion I cannot condole with my excellent
friend, our host—whose serene virtues, were he not
present, I would eulogise—on the loss of that child
who has not been only the delight of his fireside,
but in his suffering has been his right hand. (Ap-
plause.) Nor can I condole with that other parent
who, the brightest ornament of the brilliant circle
in which she lives, has always found the most
charming companion in her own daughter ; because
I have heard, and I believe. I am right in confiding
what I have heard, that our doves, though they are
about for a moment to fly away, will build their
nests, if not in the same tree, at least in the same
grove. (Laughter and applause.) And so, to-day,
it is not for us so much to lament the loss of the
friend we have so long cherished, but rather to con-
gratulate ourselves that there is an accession to the
family whose roof has so long been the centre of
social happiness and refinement, and whom we have
so long respected and regarded. It is with these
feelings I propose to you the health of the Baron
and Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild. (Applause.)
And we shall be doing scant justice to it and
to our own feeling if we do not pledge it with all the
honours, and I believe I have the privilege of say-
ing to you the Lord Chief Justice of England will
give the time.

Lord Chief Justice ComoußN—With all my
heart. (Loud applause.)

The toast was then received with the usual
honours.

Baron FERDINARD DE ROTHSCHILD (the bride-
groom), in responding, said—ln the name of my
bride and myself allow me to thank you for the
good wishes expressed for our welfare in such
a flattering manner, and which has been so
generously responded to by you all. I cannot hope
to use such beautiful and eloquent words as we have
just heard from my friend Mr. Disraeli, but I will
confine myself to an acknowledgment of my deepest
gratitude to you. You will allow me to say, how-
ever, I feel intensely happy in claiming for myself
as my own one in whom all my affection is centred.
(Applause.) I have also to congratulate myself on
acquiring such excellent parents-in-law, for whom
I entertain the highest feelings of respect and
affection. (Applause.) I only regret the absence
of my dear father, who is prevented by ill health
from joining us, but I pray the Almighty that my
father's blessing will attend us, and that I may be
able to prove myself worthy of the task that
has now become the aim and purpose of my
existence. I shall earnestly endeavour to prove
myself equal to the duties that devolve upon
me. And I may now assure you that, when I look
around me and see the large circle of friends who
have honoured my bride this day, I fondly hope that
their considerate feelings will follow her to her new
home. (Applause.) I again thank you, my dear
relatives and kind friends, for having honoured my
bride, and I assure you we shall leave you with the
most grateful recollections. (Applause.)
The Duke of SOMERSET then proposed the health
of the parents of the bride and bridegroom, and in
doing so, said that the assembly he saw around him
was the best proof of the esteem and regard in which
the Rothschild family are held. Wherever they go, in
whatsoever capital of Europe they may be, they find
relations and friends. They had done in their own
family that which it is generally desired the nations of
Europe should do, that is, become united and happy.
He had intended to have said a few things on the duties
of marriage—(hear)—but after the excellent ad-
dress they had heard, which he trusted they would
profit by, he would conclude by proposing the health
of the parents of the bride and bridegroom.
Baron LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD (who was rather
indistinctly heard), on behalf of his wife and bro-
ther, said he was grateful for their kindness, and
begged to be allowed to express his thanks to the
company for joining the celebration of what he
hoped would be as happy an event as those of former
occasions. (Applause.) Ile could assure them they
would always find them affectionate and sincere. If
in the future they could not expect from him the
same cheerfulness they would always find the same
hearty welcome, and he felt that they would not find
any very great change in that house, though they
would not risk the happiness of their little home. He
could therefore only express the feelings in which he
was sure all their friends joined, that he wished them
all happiness, and he rejoiced that his daughter had
found a good and kind husband. (Applause.) They
must excuse his saying more on this occasion than
to beg them to wish his dearly-beloved daughter
every possible happiness. (Applause.)
Baron NATHANIEL A. DE ROTHSCHILD, brother
of the bridegroom, on behalf of his absent father,
said that nothing less than imperative circumstances
prevented his respected father from being present.
He thanked them in eloquent terms for the honour
conferred upon him.
The Right Hon. the SPEAKER said the baron had
selected him (the Speaker) who never spoke—
(laughter)—perhaps because he thought it would
relieve him from his restrained silence, but more
probably because he was sure he would make a very
short speech. (Laughter.) The toast he had to
propose was " The health of the distinguished
foreigners who had honoured the baron with their
company on this occasion," and he desired to asso-
ciate with that toast the name of the Baron James
de Rothschild. (Applause.) His world-wide hos-
pitality was everywhere spoken of ; in truth, was so
great as only to be equalled by that they were then
enjoying. (Applause.)

Baron JAMES DE ROTHSCHILD returned thanks.
Lord Chief Justice COCKBURN—I have been de-
sired to propose a toast; but I feel my utter inability
to fulfil that desire. But I am comforted by the
reflection that I have only to mention it to insure
its unanimous and enthusiastic reception. All who
have attended marriage festivities, and especially
those on the present occasion, must be well aware
how much is due to the administration of those
charming functionaries the precise nature of whose
mystic office I do not altogether know, butthe effect
and charm of whose presence in contributing to the
lustre and brilliancy of such occasions all must feel
and appreciate. I need not say to you after this
that I am directed to propose to you " The health
of the Bridesmaids." (Applause.) Why, of all men
in the world, I, an old, staid, grave chief justice of
many years' standing, should be solicited to do this
I confess I am unable to say, although in one respect
there may be some justice in the selection, for hav-
ing attended at many wedding ceremonies, I have
always found that the interest centres rather in the
bridesmaids than in the bride. The bride is lost to
all—she is exclusively the property of another. As
we are now between Epsom and Ascot, I may be
permitted to borrow a word from the Turf, and say
that she is no longer in the betting ; she has
been made " safe." (Laughter.) And, so far as she
is concerned, we have come to the last chapter of
the third volume—(laughter)—in which she has'
realised the happiness in which we all rejoice. In
her union with the object of her affections she must
be content ; for that inestimable blessing she must
be willing to sacrifice some of the interest we have
hitherto felt in her. But, on the other hand, the
bridesmaids are still open to those aspirations and
hopes in which perhaps some gentlemen here may
possibly indulge (Hear, hear, and laughter.) With
them the romance of life has not been converted
into a reality. The blossom is still on the bough,
the sprig is still on the stem, and we may watch
with interest the time when the bloom may be
woven into the marriage chaplet which shall crown
some futre maiden on an occasion as gay and festive
as this. This reminds me that it is said that the
weddings of the nothschilds are specially auspicious
for bridesmaids. At the last wedding of a member
of this family it was attended like this by many
beautiful bridesmaids, and they all shortly after-
wards became brides. May the omen be propitious !
And looking back to the beautiful bridesmaids who