The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-05

Marrlage Of the Grand Duke Nicholas.
SCENES IN ST. PErBRsBURG-rHE PUBLIC REJ0ICINds
ROY AL vIsITORs-DREss OF THE BRIDE-HEALTA
OF TIE EMPRESS DOwAdER-APPEARANCE OF The
We have received the St. Petersburg journals Of the
9th ulmo.
manifesto. announcing the marriage Of His Majsstys
brother the CIR, Nicholas the Grand Duchess
Alexandra Petrowna (Prinsess OF Oldenbu'g).
[Correspondence of Paris Constitutional
ST PETERSBURG Feb g. 1855.
The roarrisge Of the Grand Duke Nicholas With his
cousin the Princess Alexandra Pet,owns OF denburg
took place to-day At early dawn the firing of cannon
and the ringing Of bells announced the opening Of
the fsts. Although Official programme of tas pro-
NAV be assured. which win b, carried lato efect.
Alexander II. need not have ordered that st Peters
burg should be illuminated for three nights ~ it l
SO Tor week by The spontaneous will the inhabitants
Carriages and sedges thJopged the streets of the csp
tal General officers in full UNIFORM Minister'S, members
of the corps dplomdtique civil and military fonctionarie
members Of The arstocIacy, ano the wives OF the
bssadors and grand dgnitanes, gtterng with diamonds
wards ore pcibt-the Winter Pa The streets aud
qusys we're covered by mmen.e crowd, and the
veIence to tbemselves stand s and witness the equ
psges passing IN the larpe state saloon Of the Winter
Palace the Invited guests fopno assembled all the lmpe
friends T the Grand Ouch The Emperor Alexander
the Empress Do~agsr, the Emprsss Msia he Queen Dow
ager of the Netherlands the Grand Duke Cesarew itsch
the CT Dukes Constantine sld Michael Prince Peter
the Princess Theresa of Odenourg Prince Augustus of
TX,
Of Romano her august personsgss urrounded the
young couple. There were also present Baron Korf,
GIard Mastr Of the Household OF the Grand Duke Ncho
the Grand Mistress and the Ladies' OF Honor of the
young Princess the eutes Of the two Empresses AMI
The Grand Ducbeses All hese ladies were in the Rus
in the midst Of the brilliant uniforms and toettes of the
other la6ies invited.
Count O.lof in the uniform of a General of cavalry,
also present. and received numerous
e sutjes OF the i'm oortant mission with which the
| nhdence OF lis Sovereign has inves ed him Count
Valentine
throrg for the first time at of the Court galas.
The Empress Dowsger did not go the chapel, in
sequence of her delica h,alth after The
ried ccufle hsd received the al bene3ction thew
we're sauted by all the members o. the Imperial ia.
mil . he Invited guests then lef the pa ace to re-
turn in the evening t. grand banquet aud concert L.
ba fer which invitstons has been ss ed but The death
Of Marshal Psskewitsch caused this arrangement to be
changed, and concert substituted for it. If the
weather this evening fine il has been during the
day the streets will throDged during the whole niga
Today and for The few days it will be useless
oic,ngs the marriage will be the exclusive object Of
attention; the Gimea the Western rowes, and Con-
erences Of Paris for this moment nearly forgotten
ST. PETERSBURG Feb Z, 1856.
The whole capital is to. osy, it yestedsy and
will be to morrow. keeripg fe for the Princess exan
aims the in every Of the city
The iluo nations have been general tor the private
houses have endeavored TO rival the pubic establishments
in htEor of the young couple.
One fact alone ended throw little gloom the
maIlisge and that Is the illness of the En- Down.
fore the death Of the Emperor Nicholas has made rapid
des since that At the end of last year
der in her native air might be Of benefit to her Msie
ty but at the moment when she was preparing to set
out for Prussia marked ir provement in her situation
however, bar Majesty appears to have had relapse and
the persons who lIvdd to the ceremony could not
help being much struck at the exhaustion OF strength
under which she appeared to be sboring an at the
great efforts The compelled to make order to
main for only one hour in the reception rooms Her Ma.
nppIlp N Ire A tn
Prussia Is sgain talked Of and it will In all proba
bily be carried into execution the health OF her
hajttty c,uses serious uneasiness to her family.
noiher will DO everything his power to induce
her to take the il the physlcians ale OF opinion
II wss remarked at Court reception yesterday, that
the Empress Maria appeared in excellent spirits and she
certainly bad right TO feel pleased at the triumph sh-
has obfaned the efforts of the oil Russian party
and the Influences which surrounded her husband
the Emperor ascenced the throne she has constant
~ spoken HIM pea and Of the fine part he would
have 70 play when it concluded the civiser OF all
the Russias. where al the important ameiorstons
qured BY industry sciences and se arts curing last
century, are, it completely unknown. The sue
.stve rtveIes the Cm.a, and the bombardments Of
Bomarsun6 ard Sweabog, have opened the OF the
zsr to the real state Of the OF the country and
he bow little dependence is to be placed on
the ficial mmunicstions which have been made
10 him. He finds that Russia has mel her sufti
cicnt resources within herself enough to
ccmpsn destinies dream Of by Peter the Great
has learnt by the Chancellor the Empire and from "
de Fontop what ale the real feelings OF Germany from
. war with Europe might be to Russia; and from NJ de
eehach and the Russian representatives at Vienna and
Berlin what are the zeal reso0roes Of his aave,ssries
points, he longer hesltaed 10 fol ow the pacific ten
dency Oh bis feelings
fC0rIespondence Of lie Noyd, of Brussels
ST. PETERSBURG Feb. Z, 1855.
Yesterday evening the ceremony OF marriage between
,be Grand Duke Nicholas Niconewitch and Madame the
Of Pri ce Peter of Odenburg celebrated at the Win
ter Palace This alliance in the imperial family OF
Russia has been followed BY the sympalhies OF all classes
known the public. Five voeys fired from the ram
parts Of the Fort of st. Petersburg announces yesterday
at 10 O'Clock in the morning. the day Of the celebraon
of marriage.
lhe august BRIDE wore. during the ceremony, mag
nifcent crown Of diamonds The train OF the crimson
velvet dless, lined with ermine, which she wore,
borne oy chamberan and by the general direster
Of tfe new court Of tbe Grand Duke Nicholas.
splendid supper in the marble sale OF their Aajes-
ties palace brought together the Imperial family and the
high civil and military dsnitaies. The coup d'GI was
fairy like.
Tie leading artists Of the Italian Opera performed,
during the banquet, vocal concert occasionally iatro
duciDg brilliant tOrcedur OF instrumental music, played
by q select orchestra The tossts proposed to the
flourish of tIumpes were followed by discharges OF cannn
bred from the fortress opposite the palace upon the
the streets crowded with people:
In Russia the entire population connects event OF
this kind in the Imperial family with its own ife-with
the very existence Of the country TWAS necessary 70
the immense place which extends before the Winter
Palace covered with brilliant equipsges in files
bin new strests-one must have the in
the different streets to have obtained idea of
the afuence of the city and the order which pre-
vailed
should add that the public, admitted this occasion
TO the Palace, composed only of the very
personnel Of the Cour ell OF the Empire OF the Sens
tors Ministers, dplomaque corps the high clergy, Off
ali grades of the army and navy. fore rnsr
chantp and their ladies' well Russian erchan's
Of the first two guilds but also Of numerous public
consisting o ladies who do not belong to the court, q
whom hospitality of which the court ever sets
example, opened the trbunes galleries OF the halls
the Palace The steward Of the I'm peai court dstri
butes these occasions than 2ee0 tickets
are txclp ded from the tribunes.
On the occasi Of The marriage Ne Grand Duke Ncho-
las and his brother Grand Duke Michael have been
pamed AIDES De camp General TAe FIRST has also been
named Superb Of Engineers and Second Grand Master
Artillery.
The Great hidgway Cause.
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