Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-23

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o9lect OF public interest in France. The Dapers
OF all parties are filled with articles each aiving
WIN some I1tie variation, the pedigree paternai
ana aI maternal, OF the future Empress EucEx1A.-
e" W at least on the fathers side, ap-
pears OF very much higher and more ancient no.
ollity than that of the iEmperor,if if we leave ont
ot the question the PdrDenne Emperor NAPoIEoNT
sent you, think, last Monday something like
n e autnenuc sL documents establishing that fact
on The mothers side, if not of equally llnstriouq
descent, she IS at least upon par with the nettv
Italian and Corsican nobility of the ante-imnar;.i
bonapartes. have seen note ccmI1u nicatej 10
tae papers oy respectable gentleman, resident
OF bruSSells, and near relative of the mother of
me countess OF IEBA, and bearing the same name
htrkpdtTtck 1t appears that the Kirkpatricks of
CtoSsburn, IN Scotland, were among the unfortu-
naLe aoherents oi the Stuart cause who were COM
peAea 10 e&patrlate themselves upon the issue of
the disastrous attempt of that royal house to recoy
CT tne throne. The ancestor of the family finally
settled IN Malaga, Spain. In the course of time
uaG aGgnter oil the hirkpatricks (mother of the fu-
lure Empress OF the French) married a younger
brother OF the Count of MoNrfJo. Tpon the death
Oh the Count, without children, his Younger BROTH
er Gather OF the future Empress) fell heir to the
utie ~ anu large estatateS of the Count of MoNTrJo
Inc mother OF the Empress EuGENIA has several
SISTERS none OF whom made SO grand match as the
Countess OF MoNTIJo. They ALL however married
respectfully; and one of them married her cousin
OF tne same name, kirkpatrick, a brother of the
gentleman OF BRUSSELS who communicated to the
Journals the biographical note alluded to above
There would seem to be confusion of the two
last Counts OF MoNTIIo.i in the many newspaper ac-
counts OF the military services of the father of the
Empress in the canSe of Napoleon l. in 1915 and
previously. Both the brothers, it appears, fought
IN the French ranks; but 1t was the elder brother
and not the father of the Empress, who upon sew
eral brilliant occasions, added distinction to the
name OF MoNTIJo. The Emperor NAPoLEN III.
Says that his BRIDES father shed his blood
i'll the service of France So be it.
The lmrerlal marriage is not, it appears, being
accomplished IN accordance with the provisions of
the Code Ciuil. Is the Emperor above the law in
this important matter? Civily and politically,
this non-conformity may have important conSe-
quences by and-by. 1 have seen no allusion to
tins disregard OF the law on marriage in any of the
journals. In private life the omissions Signalzel
would be grave affairs. have never heard that
the Emperors marriage was without and above the
code civil. Book |. Tit. II. Chap. 3, Art. 63 OF
the code preScribes "two publications, at an in
erval of eight days, on Sunday" These publi-
cations Shall declare the ffnames, professions and
residences OF the atfanced pair.'' Article 64 pre-
ScribeS that 'an extract Of the record OF publica-
ton shall be and remain posted UP at the oom of
the mayors Office [nldison cOmimune) during the
eight days OF interval between the two pubIica-
tlons. The marriage connot be celebrated before the
third day after, and ercLusiue Of that Of the second
pIbHcatiOn.'' These requirements of the civil
code are utterly disregarded i'll the very precipi-
touS contamination of the imperial marriage. 1t
is worth Will to note this. The first public Of
tlclal lntma,ion of the imperial marriage was Civ
en- at the ceremonial of tile Tuleries upon the oc-
caSion oil the address, of which sent you trans
latlon on Monday last. That ceremonial took
place at noon on the 22d; and even then there
was no more particular designation OF the bride
than as young lady of noble birth and Spanish
orgln, whose fatler had shed lis LlOcd i'll the mill
tary service of Napoleon l.. The AOniteur of the
2Sd announces for the first time, that the 3Oth
January, at Notre Dame, would be celebrated the
marriage of Emperor with f'M'lle. de Montiio,
Countess of Teba, daughter Of Count de Monto,
Senator and Graniee of SPAIN Now, even as
suming, which cannot be done without extreme
violence to all sound rules of Interpretation, that
the announcement made by the Emperor in person,
al noon on the 22d, is to be legally considered
'.frst publication" provided for in the civil code,
the marriage could not be legally celebrated, ac
cording to Arts. 63 and 64, above cited, till nCCn
ont the Sd February. Yttthc Moniteur of the 25th
instant announces the .fcivil marriage of the En-
peror will be celebrated at the palace of the Tuil
cries on Saturday next, 29th January This cipiL
marriage is the binding effective legal ceremony
which is forbidden by the terms of Art. Ga of the
civil code till after the accomplishment Of certain
conditions, omitted in this imperial merriage. The
religious ceremonies at Notre Dame on the 30th sa-
tlsfy the religious customs of the country, but
are notneceSSaly TO the validity of the marriage
contract.
extract from the Moniteur of day before yeSter-
day tile following announcement and description
OF the ceremonies 10 take place next Saturday,
the goth, upon occasion of the celebration of the
civil marriage of the Emperor:
''The civil marriage of the Emperor will be
celebrated at the palace of the TuilerleS on Satur
day next, 29th January. .-
cat s P. NJ. The Grand Master of Ceremonies,
attended by master, will go with two carriages to
seek the imperial bride. The first carriage will
be occupied by two ladies of honor, and by the
master of ceremonies; the second will receive the
imperial bride, her excellency Madame the Coun-
tess of Montijo, Duchess of Pearanda, his excell-
ency the Marquis of Valdegamas, Minist' Pleni-
potentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of her HaleS-
a. r a Gl1 nrI nrnF
Ceremonies. The cortege will enter by the grille
of the pavilion of Flora The imperial BRIDE Will
be received at the bottom of the staircase of
the grand chamberlain, the grand master of the
horse, the first master of the horse, two chamber
anS, and the officers of ordinance on service and
will be conducted to the family saloon, where the
Emperor will await her.
"On her entrance into the first saloon their I'm
perial Hlghnesses the Prince NAPOLEON and Ma
dame the PrinceSSe MATHILDE will receive the I'M
peral bride, and proceed with her to the family
saloon. Tie Emperor will have near him his I'm
perial Highness the Prince JEROME NAPOLEON, and
those of his family whom his Melesty shall have
designated. Around his Majesty will be the Cardi-
mails, the Marshals, and the Admirals, the Minis
tiers, the grand officers, and the officers OF his
household, the Ambassadors and Ministers Plenl-
potentiary of his Majesty present at Paris.
ssThe Grand Master of Ceremonies will take
the orders Of the Emperor, and the cortege will
proceed to the sale Of the Marshals, where the
ceremony of the civil marriage will take place
Places will have been assigned by master of
ceremonies, assisted by Two aids 10 the persons in
vited by his Majesty. At the bottom of the hall,
toward the gardens, two equal fauteuiLs will have
been placed upon platform; thaton the right for
the Emperor, that on the left for the Empress At
the foot of the platform on the left will be table,
on which will have been placed the register OF the
etat-cioil of the Emperor.
"Upon the entrance of the Emperor and Of the
future Empress all the ladies will rise and remain
standing, as will aIIwho present, untilthe con-
cIusion of the ceremony. s..a.
sThe Emperor having seated himself, the Grand
Master OF Ceremonies will invite the Minister Oh
State exercising the functions OF officer of the
crib attributed 10 him by articles of the SEN
ntul- -cousultum of 23d December last, assisted by
the President of the Council of State, appointed
10 this efectby his Majesty, totake position IN iront
of the fatrteuiI of the Emperor. =. -