Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-13

Of Victories 10 British aims. british
policy and British eommetee Veto.
ries ail the more brilliant fur the sore
trials through which they have been
won. We are sure that Ill our read
ers. whether subjects Of her most Gro.
cious Majesty ~ not, will join hearti
| " with ps ~ this wish and vet We
have noticed in various quarters On
uneasy cutiosity rs 10 The personality
lof the next Queen She, Of course.
will he merely Queen Copsort. not q
Queen Rsgnant. her present npsl er.
cellent Majesty hps taken care Of that.
Hence II would seem that the dues.
ton pa 10 whom she may be. would
have ut this time very little interest
but. on The contrary. II we may Judge
from some Of our English Giles. that
very reason appears 10 make Tho Sub.
ject a matter Of curiosity aud discus.
sion in pertain circles. Therefore II
is that we depart from our usual Gus.
tom, and decide disputed question
which has been submitted ~ IA bv
some Of our readers. We arc asked
TO say, whether. of tho Prince If
Wales. now heir 10 the British throne,
should not mstry before hs becomes
king. he can then marry subject. or
whomsoever hs likes, and whether
the issue Of such marriage would be
the lawful heir TO the Crown" 10
tho question, in both pa,is, we nm.
swsr-Nes The action Of any mem.
Der of the Royal Family. in this mat
ter. is. Of course. as independent a.
that Of any other person. except in so
Tar as II ia restrained by Acts Of Par.
lament OF these there arc thres
touching the marriages Of P,isees
aud Pfinoesses Of the blood.
The Grst was passed tn i772 at tho
special instance Of George III. him.
self II rendered ali tho deaos pdapls
Of tho moneroh's predecessor incapa.
bio OF contracting marriage without
tho consent Of his Majesty. but such
descendants being above 81 years Of
age, ea giving the Privy Council
twelve month previous notice, might,
after The expiration of that time. mar.
~ without The royal assent, unless
within that time, both Houses of Par.
lament should dsolars their disspnre.
baton OF Tho proposed nuptials. This
act originated in tho marriage of two
Of tho then kings brothers. the
Duke Of Cumberland with a Mrs.
Horton, and tho Duke of Gloucester
with Lady Waldegravs. Tho other
acts were passed in 1886 aud 1887,
we believe. They were amendments
of tho former, aud had special refer.
ence. II we remember right, to tho
connexions formed by George ".
then Prince Regent, aud William ",
whom Duke Of Clarence. They, how.
ever. did not deprive The h,ag Of The
same power Of oonsonting TO hia own
marriage, which he had tho right 10
exert in regard TO any other member
of his family. The right Of tho King
of England 10 marry whom hs pleasea,
has not been restriotsd by my act,
that we can remember; and 10 has
twice, Mt least, boon oHertod in tho
marriage Of subjects by monarchs mp.
on tho English throne, aud without
In any manner affecting tho validity
Of tho claim Of tho issue OF those mar.
riages TO tho succession. Edward ".
married Lady Grey, the daughter Of
ono commoncr, and tho widow Of Nh
other--Sir John Grey and tho title
of his eldest son by her TO n place on
tho English throne, ns Edward ",
has never been disputed, although he
did not reign, na no was murdered by
the usurping Richard III. Again,
lloory VIII. married Anne Boleyn,
tho daughter Of oommonor; and II
any Engliohman had called in quos
ton the title OF the only issue Of that
, marriage TO tho throne, us Queen
Elizabeth, he would probably have
received without delay salFieien. ia
formation upon that subject to last
/ him as long az he lived. So lot Brit
4. ish mommes who have daughters ap
, preaching marriagcable years regard
, them with complaecucy and trea,
+ them with respoct---lor who knows
what may happen l--Aibioa.
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