, 1842-12-10
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some time paragraphs have been an
pearing, even in the most respecta-
Bile London papers, pointing, clearly
enough. at a .famr pas, in which hi,
Royal Highness. Prince George Will
lam Frederick Charles, of CAMBRIDGE.
II love, like DR.. Primrose, TO give ali
the Dame--is concerned, and "the
nj be daughter of n Duke in the west
Of England" is Inclined as The other
party-Me unmarried daughter.
Whether any thing serious has DC.
cured is not publicly known. Some
of the papers spoke of the Duke Of
Beaufort Harriet Wilson's Maroui,
Of Worcesicr) having made a formal
demand ri '.uri+faction' from Prince
George. but ~hr her for tiff NJ with
the affections Of "ne whnn his posi-.
ton does not all"w him 10 we'd, or
for any thing m re fragrant, :-this de-
p"nent saith noi."--All that is known
tor certain is the fact that there is u
''screw loO-c" mewhere. ru
II the ia'iy cnyH TO. be married.
although her position will be unenvi-
ablc-:h, Queen, ! think, should
wave eiIqnetts ind permit The ALL
ance. II any thing has ha pp ned
which requires repnration that repara-
ton sheu'd be made. IL the lady we've
a peasants instead Of q Duke dtuyh-
ter.
Royni. f"pthaIs. THE Pin. essAr-
rusia Of Cambridge. eldes, sister of the
young Gro Ia ned in lee foregoing is
about 'ntering the holy state OF mat
rimnny- The fortunate man is the
Hereditary Duke of MeckIenburg
Srrelitz. His father is riegnine Duke.
The grandmother Of Queen Victoria
.tcomm"nIy called sufTy Queen Char
lotte) was Il daughter of this house.
The law Of England declares that the
II val Family, male and female, shall
wed none but members of some Row
al house, and the Pn,estants, so the
German Princes supply husbands
and wives To the Royal stock of
Great Bri'ain.--High Kirkmen would
tel You that This breeding in.and.out
derrnerates the animals, -
The Princess and her intended arc
about The same age. %. He has been
on 4 visit Ia the Queen At Windsor.
and is reported To be very nice
young man for a small tea party.
where ten are invited and nine CAIN
not come The Duke Of Cambridge
had to make a I ,rnal demand for tie
Quern's consent to this u arriage,
which was Immediately given. On
dit-hat they had words about The
dowrv.
Formerly. when a .daushter OF
England was married, the Parlia-
meht used. rs Il matter Of course, vote
from f50.O0o to fIOO,0OO as a dow
ry for the lady. 1t is about 30 years
since one of the Royal ladies' did so
marry, and / think she got 100000.
This custom the Duke Of Cambridge
considers an admissible one. end when
the Queen, his ne ce. had in,imated
her pleasure that the Princess Angus
Ia. her c. usin. should be married, as
proposed, the Prince asked what dow
~ she was to get1 The Queen re.
piled. 81 SUPPOSE whatever yon please
to give" This vas by no means
what was waniel. and the Duke
learned. on further inquiry, that her
majes'y's decided opinion was that
Rarliament would not voie one pen
ny as Il dowrv for his daughter.
"Albert," qn",h she. ",hough NV hus-
band, was refused the paI,ry $4,000
a year. asked for him, and ha, only
$4,000 for his annual pocket mo-
nrv"
AT length, the Queen referred the
Duke TO Sir Robert Pee, with whom
! suppose. she had arranged the mat
ter previnuslv.-and it is understood
that the Premier. civiily. but decided.
ly. told his R"yaI IIighness that the
thing was impossibIe--if 1t were pro-
posed it wonld False such Il tempest in
the public mind thai b. could not an
swer Tor the consequences.
Sa, the result is that the Duke of
Cambridge will have the pleasure Of
giving is daughters dowry out ofhis
own pocket. And so he ought. He
has about $4,000 a year allowed
him by the country, with royal resi-
dences, &c. Indeed, he is supposed
10 he worth Goo, 900.
The Princess Augusta Of Cam
bridge, who is very mucd better look
ing than Queen Victoria. her cousin,
is very popular IN London, she is SO
very charitable, and Is wholly devoid