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THE ROYAL MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND.

On the 21st of November, 1910, a royal Prin.
cess was born in England, and England was in
couvulsions Of Joy which lasted some time. This
little girl having now arrived at the mature age
of seventeen and a quarter years, was to have
been, and no doubt was, married on Monday
last to Prince friedrich Willirm, the p~resumptive
heir to the crown of Prussia. He is O very well
looking and well behaved young man, now in his
twenty-seyenth year., having been born October
Is, 1881.
The match is said to be one Of genuine Of
lection, as was that of Victoria herself: and it is
fortunate that it is so, for in the very small circle
to which English royal marriages are confined,
it is a little surprising that o person could be
found who should really love the Princess Royal
and be loved by her in return. The royal mar
ria ge act forbids alliance between the members
of the royal family and British subjects, while
it also forbids marriages with foreign princes OF
princesses who are not ProtestaDts. The conse.
quence is that all English princes and princesse,
Of modern times have to find wives and husbandc
among the German Protestant royal family, and
these keep up a supply Of manageable young
men and women that is quite equal to the de
mapd.
The London papers have been filled with pros
pective accounts of the nuptials of Monday and
the attendant %fetes, which will surpass an ythine
of the kind ever witnessed at the English court
Victoria and Albert are fond parents, and are
proud Of their eldest daughter, who is good look
ing resembling her father more than her mother
and who is also = young weman of good mine
and great accomplishments. We shall, in q
couple Of weeks, have these same journals com
ing to us with whole pages devoted to this ont
topic-the marriage of two young p~eople.-Twi
years ago. when this marriage was first talked
about and when Prussia was SO obstinantly bu
80 wisely, keeping cut of the wars with Russia
the London Times denounced it in such bite
terms that it was thought the Queen would u
frightened out Of the notion of it. Peace wa
established with Russia and peace with the Time
followed. The marriage arrangements were re
stunned. and now the Times is the loudest anC
most enthusiastic in reporting the nuptial cere
monies.
This marriage will increase largely the numbe
of continental ~reigning families with which tn
royal family of England are united by matrimo
NAL connections. 1t will even bring them int
connection with Russia, for the Empress Dowage
of Russia is the aunt of the young bridegroom
and if Nicholas had lived, the strange circunl
stance might been seen of a daughter of the QueeI
Of England calling the Gear her uncle. Whethe
the multiplication of matrimonial relationship
will have an important bearing upon the futur
politics of England, we are not disposed to ccnsid
er at present. We simply wish to refer to the fe
~tivities and rejoicings at London in honor of tn
marriage of Victoria's first child. When tn
Prince of Wales takes to himself a wife, there wi
be still greater rejoicing. After that, as each
the seven remaining princes and piincesses is ma
rieG, there will be not much more excitement tina
there was when each of them was born.