The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-12 00:00:00

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.

The marriage of Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest eon og
the Ear/ and Countess of Wilton, with the Lady Elisabeth.
Craven, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Craven,
was solemnised yesterday, by special license, in St. James'.
Church, Piccadilly—St. George's, Hanover-square, being at
present under repair.
The church was much crowded from an early hour, and
among those assembled to welcome the bride we may
mention :—His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer, the Countess Dowager of Lichfield and Lads
Gwendolena Anson, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the
Countess of Sefton, the Countess Dowager of Craven, the
Countess Dowager of Verulam, the Earl and Countess of
Clarendon, the Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley,
Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, Viscount Uffington,
Viscount Vallecort, Viscount Hinchingbroke, Count Louis
Corti, Mr. and Lady Mary Craven, the Ladies Louisa and
Catherine Hamilton, Lady Pollen, Baroness Lionel de
Rothschild and Miss de Rothschild, Col. the lion. W. H.
J. North and Mrs. North, Hon. Mrs. A. Villiers, Hon. Mr..
Elliot, Col. the Hon. James Macdonald, Capt. the Hon..
Dudley de Ros, Hon. Robert Grimston, Hon and Rev. Ed
ward Grimston, the Hon. and Rev. F. Grimston, Hon. R.
Grosvenor, Hon. Seymour Grey Egerton, Hon. F. Craven,
Hon. George Craven, Hon. Frederick Byng, Sir Wro. and
Lady dolliffe and the Misses Jolliffe (2), Sir M. Macgregor,
Sir Robert Brownrigg, Sir Charles Russell, Sir George
Wombwell, Col. Parker, Capt. Bathurst, Col. and Mrs.
Dinner and the Hon. Miss Grosvenor, Capt. Fraser, Mr.
Augustus Lumley, Dr. Quin, the Misses Morier (2), Mr.
Cecil Boothby, Mr. Nathaniel de Rothschild, Mr. Brown-
rigg, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Wickens, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr.
and Mrs. Popham, Mr. Heneage, Mr. Oswald and the
Misses Oswald, Mr. Charles Leslie, Mr. Alderson, &c.
The bridegroom arrived early, and was attended by the
Hon. Seymour Grey Egerton as " best man."
The Lady Elizabeth arrived with her noble father and
mother about half-past eleven o'clock. The following young
ladies received her ladyship at the church door, and accom-
panied her to the altar :—Lady Evelyn Craven, Lady
Beatrix Craven, Lady Blanche Craven, Lady Emily Craven
(her sisters), Lady Katherine Grey Egerton (the bride-
groom's sister), Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Lady Constance
Villiers, Lady Alice Villiers, Miss Oswald, and the Hon.
Miss de Ros.

The religious service was performed by the Hon. and
Rev. EA ward Grimston, assisted by the Hon. and Rey.
Francis Grimston, uncles of the bride.
The bride was given away by the Earl of Craven.
After the ceremony, the company repaired to the resi—
dence of the Earl and Countess of Craven, in Charles-street,
where an elegant breakfast was given in celebration of the
happy event. At the dideaner the healths of the bride and
bridegroom were proposed by the Earl of Wilton, and
warmly responded to by the guests.

Early in the afternoon the happy pair left town for
Hampstead Marshall, the seat of the Countess Dowager of
Craven, in Berkshire.

The bridal presents to Lady Elizabeth were unusually
numerous, embracing handsome gifts from almost all the
leading members of the aristocracy. A great number of
them were furnished by Mr. C. F. Hancock, of Bruton-
street, who supplied, among other costly articles, a
handsome silver-gilt mounted dressing-case, presented by
the Countess Dowager of Craven. The lists of presents
included, from the Earl and Countess of Wilton, a diamond
tiara of great beauty, a necklace of opals, diamonds, and
emeralds, and several very handsome rings; from the Earl
of Craven, a pearl and diamond bracelet; from the Coun-
tess of Craven, a very beautiful bracelet, with watch, the
back set in diamonds and turquoise ; from Mr. and Lady Mary
Craven, an emerald and diamond bracelet, and a blue ena-
melled bracelet with diamond star; from the Earl and Coun-
tess of Derby, a silver group, supporting a glass flower dish,
and an ebony casket, mounted with gold and precious
stones ; from the Earl of Sefton, a costly pearl ring ;
from the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, a splendid
blotting-book and paper case; from the Duke of Beaufort, an
antique inkstand ; from Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone,
a pair of gold candlesticks; from Lady Ebury, a turquoise
diamond necklace ; from the Countess Dowager of Cravens
a pink coral necklace; from the Marchioness of Abercorn,
some Dresden china ornaments of great beauty; from Lady
Cecilia Molyneux, a gold mounted riding whip; from Mr.
Napier Sturt, an emerald ring; and many others. The
bridegroom presented each of the bridesmaids with
an interesting souvenir, consisting of a gold locket of Nine-
veh design in variegated enamel, containing, as well as a
lock of the bride's hair, her ladyship's monogram,
"E. G. de W.," artistically pierced in gold. These lockets
were furnished by Messrs. London and Ryder, of New
Bond-street. The bride's bouquet was supplied by Mr.
Harding, of Maddox-street.