The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-20 00:00:00

T HE ROYAL :11AltRIAGE in SPAU

onro,
naming the Infante Don Francisco de Assi:.
Marshal (Captain-General) in the army. It is (late'
the 10th.
A chapter of the Order of the Golden Fleece Was
held last n;.ght at the Palac,‘, for the purpose 0f 03°'
ferring on the Duke de Montpensicr the Grand Collar
of the Order. The Duke d'ltumale acted as sponsor;
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thelnfante Don Francisco de A,sis, his father,
Franciso de Paula, and the Duke de Rianzares were pre•
sent as knights.
A grand levee will be held to morrow at the Palace, at
two o'clock.
The Royal marriages were solemnized last night,l.ll
the palace at the hour and in the manner describe
m dispatch of yesteray. id 11
The Queen and her sister were richly dresie
white.
Don Francisco de Assis wore the rich uniform of
Field Marshal, which was understood to have Wert,
present to kin: from the Queen-Mother. lie was °
rated with thp inAgnia, of the Golden Fleece
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
The Dukes of Montpensier and d'Aurnale
dressed in the uniform of French Generals, ancl,`-atell
also wore the Collar of the Golden Fleece and the ur—

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Cross of the Legion of Honour. • cbY
The Queen and her sister were given in marrogvoa
their mother, and the same office was rendered bY a as
Francisco to his son. The Duke d'Aumale aetes 00
father to the Duke of Montpensier. The svitnesse
dad
the part of Spain were, Cartanos Duke of Dailen'oart
the Dukes of Castroterreno and Rianzares; en 013;o
of France, the Duke d'Aumale, M. Bresson, and
Atlialin, Peer of France. lions
The officiating prelate commenced his functlu.ois
saying—" Senora Donna Isabella-11. of Bourbon, U fyost
Queen of Spain, 1 demand of your Majesty, and r° is lie
Highness, Serene Sir, Don Francisco de Assis A,•sr„ie•
Bourbon, Infante of Spain, in case you know of.sYcoted
pediments, to this present marriage, and why
not and ought not to be contracted—that is to„,flecly
there exist between your Majesty and Highness nc:Aios,
merits of consanguinity, affinity, or spiritual recebeell
ship, independently of those impediments that h deeoo
dispensed with by his noticess—if you have Ina .
of chastity or religion—and, finally, if there elt!tsii de'
pediments of any other kind—that you fortbwitoest•
dare them. The tame I demand of all here Proo de'
For the second and third time I make the °a oa ors
mand, that you freely discover any impediment Y
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aware of."
After some moments of silence, no one rePlYiso'lls:
Prelate addressed the Queen thus,—" Sell"rs doYo'
'sub( lla 11. of Bourbon, Catholic Queen or Spain
wish for your spouse and husband, as the lioly oe
Apostolic, and Roman Church directs, Don Fran
Assis Maria de Bourbon, Infante of Spain. o. LIP
The Queen kissed her mother's hand, and beiee
asked the same question by the Bishop, replied'
" Yes, I wish,"
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He then said, " Does your Majesty give J
spouse and wife to his Serene Highness Don -
de Assis Maria de Bourbon?" Pr
The Queen answered "I do. sacs
" Does your Majesty receive and accept 14seoll' ter
fante Don Francisco de Assis Maria de 13°"*.
your spouse and husband?"
"Yes, I receive and accept." da
The Bi.ohop then addressed the Infante. , gsris(r
" Most serene Sir, Don Francisco de Ass's
Bourbon, Infante of Spain, does your Highness fle)uiv
spouse and lawful wife Her Majesty Lab 4 Ile lily' 000 v
bon, Catholic Queen of Spain, as the Holy P"°
tholic and Apostolic Church directs!"
The Prince answered, " Yes, I wish."
"Does your Highness give yourself?" 84c•
YO,
" Yes, I do."
"Does your Highness receive and veers' notef"
spouse and lawful wife Donna Isabella 11, 01
Catholic Queen of Spain?" 403
" Yes, 1 do receive and accept." fonts, 14
Then joining the hands of the Queen and I° gel
taking his crozier, the Bishop repeated in „the
solemn voice— eittoof
" And I, on the part of Almighty Goa f 00'00
happy Apostles, St. Peter and St. Paul, and 0 t
Mother Church, join in matrimony your Nlaie' Of tl/rio
Donna Isabella 11. of Bourbon, Catholic Quee,,llsas olti!cio
and your Royal Highness Don Francisco de •c'' ees
of Bourbon; and this sacrament of matritnonY ef
in the name of the Father, and of the San s
Holy Ghost. Amen." e h eas
He then ,sprinkled holy water on the -„, 00,400
Queen and Prince, and performed the sarfi,"o dinZed°
its words only varying according tOl -the Du
ranks of the parties—for the Infante an 030
MontThep ensier. sP6rt•,l
newly married people retired to their meet
at eleven o'clock, Don Francisco taking an tboir
leave of his father and sisters, who left for
dence in the Retiro. tbis
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lead the public to suppose that the British Mintill°
present at the marriage ceremony last night. Xi.'
was not present. t o
nartiso animination t nigto.
public buildings, Government offices,° loot
the "-11V,,e
a number of the grandees were illuminated.-hr.esV,
of the French Ambassador, as a mattera of TO' la
most brilliantly lighted up. It was rernarkv% C 00;
balconies of the Neapolitan Minister, FrinAcje OS'
wFre quite dark—not a single torch or eani,`;ssi
window. The balconies of the British En".-
lighted ; but it was solely on account oft :)te
Majesty's birth.day. There were very
t
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houses illuminated, , „ pe/I j•
The ceremony of the velacion took pale-
the hour, and in the manner noticed in mY Y.eo-pyoiv
letter. The streets through which the process' pd
were lined with troops from an early hour. faideror
There were one or two cries of " Viva el 14/130reet
Francisco" and " Viva la Reina " heard•
withstanding the constant efforts of the Qufnee by ay
and the French Prince to attract public o°'''"„eticeelli:
ing, smiling, nodding their heads, &c., )",ic
taken of them ; nor were their salutes returne
passage leading to the chapel of At0e115,,,,,,°t-e
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dressed people raised their hats as the Imac-eie 00'
The Duke of Montpensier availed himself
sion to return the salute. It was, however, "J,hl;
intended for him, but only for the sister of t '
The procession returned from the chapel ti-c)
o'clock.
a 0 rt hPbol'
The day was fine, notwithstanding a Olin ,1
The troops looked well; and the hangingt,e sft`c!
conies of the fine street of Alcala had A N",
ante. As far as the people were concern declaosiv
,!veee no signs of enthusiasm, nor anything tll43,l)'''
'lt. The Queen and her sister looked much as of the,
A rumour has been in circulation here '.°3 Ogle
three or four days, but which I have abstaine,
vious reasons, from noticing before. It seei°;{ Jr' V
brated physician, M. Orfila, who has been in
the last week or ten days, has been requested ttc'elezi
opinion on the present state of the Queen's Ira" esAbsi'''
as to the propriety of following the mode '9,1 iteni't'sr
recommended by her Majesty's usual medical s"
and heretofore practised with much advantage' eib"
pears that M. Orfila, who is a distinguished,l'lbesioo
the profession in Paris, recommended a tote' c;lso',oo'
the treatment of her Majesty's complaint. I'l,oo t‘j
has not met with the approval of the Queen's riTtedi°ge;
who have declared that if M. fil 's 5/5
adopted, they cannot answer for the resns
r _it, ce,
them, M. Gutierrez, has actually resigned n' • '
he refuses to sanction a mode of treatment et,4lliie't4,
his opinion, may be followed by serious, eol)..nconlee,t',
The presence of M. Orfila in Madrid at this
excitement, his French connexions, togetterlleq"
circumstances not necessary to mention, aff°,r-1 re
for a thousand stories and suppositions, what
from alluding to more particularly.
nf thee
I am assured that a child of M. Breseon's,,,yrate!fiel'
ture age of ten months, has been created ',iv%
Spain, with the title of Duke of St. Isabel ! " prle,4s'
not take up the trade of matchmaking at such °stea
It is said that about twenty persons were or: Of 01 iks
terday—it is probable on some general charge p" A
spiracy, though some say they had formed I
hid; break into the French Embassy. te- pal
A good many groups of people were asse„,/ 0 fv.,
night in the neighbourhood of the Palace. 1,"..jci°,1
themselves by jeering at the servants and aw`i," ear', fall
French Ambassador, as they occasionally gli,',ollo/
the Windows. His Excellency's residence is iodi'ilt.;
yards from that of the Queen. An unhaPPY 'fo"
was seen at the balcony, who was taken for ° fen,
employes, and was consequently hissed. I";ll3re',4ll°,
higher when it was discovered that he was 3'.',ifeee,A oe;
cook, in white cap and apron. The crow' "ef 7lt
believe that the worthy chef was the Dill carnet r
pensier himself, and his Royal Highness oci,-id
subject of many a witticism of too liberal a
alluded to more particularly, jrit olvsf
The Duke of Veraguas, Corregidor of NI:10
published a notice calling on all loyal people
as much enthusiasm as possible, and to tUom to
houses. The illuminations will be repeated tnejse
The Queen and her sister set out for Ar- 1"
night. 1t'00(1
The Eco del Comercio was suspended to-dat
gether with the Espanol and Espectador, iv° -11
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seals yesterday. ee
Oc'roni.
The Gazette of this morning contains the
deeraes:—
"Senora,--The constitution of the mon-- eo
that the husband of your Majesty shall tall. 't ferlP:a
the Government of the kingdom ,• but t'llivovAo
tion does not prevent the pereon selected hY;
j, sty as your august spouse from enjoying t:,,,„01 00,4
which are, as it were, annexed to the eealte" `pits'al"'
which your Majesty has deigned to raise. eer'
which the reigning Queens of Spain bay°
conferred on their consorts. tee din ,°
" Your Majesty is, besides, empowered bY, all no'
tution to grant honours and distinctions °` nor
And for these reasons we have the honour to r
your Majesty the fohowing decree : sty, et °
"Senora,—At the ro) al feet of yourslue,
" JAVIER DE' ISTU RITZ, stot
the Council and MinisterTc.),o,°
" JOAQUIN' DIAZ DE CAN':
tier
ter of Grace end Jasii , 04 0
" LOUVANO SANZ, Mini'teriaisty
" FRANOISCO ARMEN°,
Marine, ese.
"- ALEXANDRE ZION, .1" ft"
Finqn,e.
" PEDRO JOSE PIDAL, Minister 0
Interior. ber
" ROYAL DECREE. , I co
" By advice of my Council of Minister.
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confer on my august spouse Prince Don 'I.4LA