The Washington union., 1858-02-14

attending the issuing of this important document arc
somewhat peculiar and interesting BY an act of PGa-
ment passed the 18th year Of the reign Of George Ill
called An the better regulating the future mar
rages of the Royal Family, 1t is enacted that " de-
scenant of the body Of His Majesty King George H.,
male female other than the issue of princesses who
have married or may hereafter marry into foreign fami
lies shall be capable of contracting matrmony without
the consent of his Majesty his heirs successors sig
nifed under the great seal OF England and under the
provisions OF this act the royal license was issued from
Doctors Commons This highly interesting document,
which WAS beautifully engrossed ON veum, had attached
10 II the ordinary ocial SEAL the outer covering Of
which was of tinted paper the better to agree In hue
with the vellum, and which seal WAS appended by white
silk riband the ends formed into pretty bows The doc
ument commences by the Archbishop Of Canterbury
greeting his well beloved In Christ Victoria Adelaide
Mary Louisa Princess Royal Of England and his Royal
Hghness Prince Frederick William Nicholas Charles of
Prussia" TO whom his Grace wishes " health and In
Christ everlasting - and them after reciting that her
Majesty was gracousy pleased TO that her Royal
Hghness might contract the holy estate of atrmony by
letters under the great seal Of England given May l6
1857 quotes the portion Of the act Of Parliament given
above 1t then again records that her Majesty has
sened to the august alliance and has sgnied her
sent in due form, under her own hand, and his Grace
then states that at Priyy Council at Osborne May
6 1857 at which her Majesty, the Prince Consort Earl
Granville the Lord President Sir George Grey Secre-
tary of State OF the Home Department Sir G. Cornewall
Lewis the Chancellor Of the Exchequer the Right Hon
II. Vernon Smith, President of the Boaul of Control (;
Lord Stanley of Alercy President o the Board of Trade
the Right Hon. NJ T. Baines, ChaNcellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster and Earl Spencer, Lord Steward pres
ent Her Majesty declared that she gave her consent
to the alliance between her 'mos beloved daughter
and her royal husband under the great seal Of Eng
land and that her Maestys consent entered In the
books of the Privy Council accordingly. HtHs Grace
then ectes that her Majesty has directed her royal
him. he grants the license for the performance
the ceremony notwithstanding that the usual oath be
taken previous to the ISSUE he being assured that
there 'no mpedimcnts to the contraction OF the
alliance Tho usual form of special license then fol-
lows to the effect that his Grace grants the license and
faculty to the contracting parties, and to all Christian
people willing To be present at the socmniztOn of the
marriage. at any tme or In any church, or chapel or
other right and convenient place. by any bishop Of the
realm, any rector vicar crate chaplain of such
church chapel, by any other minister in holy
dcrs About fortnight since her Maestys warrant was
transmitted to the usual department, and Doctors Com
and the Queens Proctor delivered the royal license
at Buckingham Palace last week
THE ROYAL MkpAr. The medal which is to he struck
to commemorate the royal nuptals has been ntrused to
the skill and good taste of Mr. Leonard G. Wyon. II is
he of gold silver and bronze Of which is TO be
to each of the distinguished visitors to the nuptas
The medal is "a inches in diameter, and is of correspond
ing thickness The diverse represents the Princess
Royal with wreath of orange blossoms and roses, and
Prince Frederick William, both said to be remarkable
kencsses with the inscription, Victoria Princess Royal
of England Frederick William, Prince of Prussia. The
contains wreath of lilies, myrtle, and
jasmine with the date of the marriage, january 25th,
1853 The gold medal Is said TO be ntrinscally worth
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