Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-04-17
Royal Marriage Iic ne.

The circumstances attending the issuing of
this important document are somewhat pCCu-
liar aud interesting. by an Act Of Parliament
passed in the twelfth year Of the reign Of
George ILL.,, called An Act for the better
regulating the future Marriages Of the Royal
Family it is enacted that "no descendant
Of the body of Ills Majesty King George ILL.,,
male or female, other than the issue Of Prin-
ccSscs who have married or may hereafter
marry into foreign families, shall bc capable
OF contracting maIrimOny without the consent
Of Ills Majesty, his heirs, or successors, Signi
fled under the great seal of England ;" and
under the provisions Of this act the Royal
LicenscSwas issued from Doctors commons.
This highly interesting document, which
was beautifully engroSscd OH velum, had at
tached to it the ordinary official seal, the out
er covering of which was of tinted paper, the
better to agree in hue with the vcllum, and
which seal was appended by white silk rib
and, the ends formed into pretty bows. The
document commences by the Archbishop Of
Canterbury greeting his "wel beloved in
Christ, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Pri
cess Royal of England, and his Royal High
ness Prince Frederick William Nicolas Charles
Of Prussia, to whom his Grace wishes ''hcath
and in Christ cverlastng;" and then after
rcciting that Her Majesty was gracious y
pleased to consent that llCr Royal llighncss
might contract the holy estate Of matrimony
by letters under tho great seal of England,
given OIL May IL, 1867, quotes the portion Of
the Act Of Parliament given above. 1t then
again records that Her Majesty has consul tcd
to the august alliance, and has Signiiicd her
consent in due form, under her own hand
and his Grace then states that at u Prvy
Council at Osborn on May IL, 1857, at which
, Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, Earl Gran
. Vile, the Lord President; Sir George Grey,
/ Secretary Of State for the Home Department;
Sir q. Corncwall Lewis, the Chancellor OF the
: EXchcqucr; the Right Hon. H. Vernon Smith
President Of the Board Of Control; Lord
Stanley Of Alderlcy, President of the Board OF
| Trade; the Right Hon. NJ. I. Baincs, Chan.
4 ccllor Of the Duchy of Lancaster; and Earl
D Spencer, Lord Steward, were present, Her
r Majesty declared that she gave her consent to
: the alliance between her most beloved
C daughter and her now Royal husband, under
: the great seal of England, and that Her Ma
= icstys consent was entered in the books OF
the Privy Council accordingly. Ills Grace
s then rectcs that, as her Majesty has directed
h her ROYAL warrant to him, he grants the license
: for the performance Of the ceremony, notwitl-
c standing that the usual oath be not taken
!, previous to its issue, he being assured that
$ there are "no impcdimcnts to the contraction
: of the alliance"
o The usual form Of special license then
follows, to the effect that his Grace grants the
!, license and the faculty to the contracting
: parties and to all Christian people willing tn
be present ut the solcmnization of the mar
0 rage at any time, or in any church, or chapel,
Z or any other right and convenient place, by
r any bishop of the realm, or any rector, vicar
curatc or chaplain of such church or chapel, OF
: by any other minister in holy orders About
! q fortnight before the marriage Her MajcSty's
i warrant was transmitted to the usual depart
i mcnt, and Doctors Commons, and the Queen
II Proctor delivered the Royal license at Buck
i ingham Palace soon after