The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-18
ROYAL MARRIAGES.
Alleged Marriage Of the Duke Of Cumberland
and Claim Of His Alleged Granddaughter
TESTIMONY At THE TRIAL IN LONDON.
Extraordinary Documents offered
In Evidence.


10 &c. DO.
Coars for Divorce .na M.trimoaaal
BYvES AND RYvEg VS.. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
LONDON, June 2-Before Lord Chief Justice Cook.
burn the Lord Chief Baron and the Judge Ordinary aal
The hearing Of this petition by Mrs. Ryvss and her -
under the Legitimacy Declaration act was resumed -
Er. J. Walter Smith and Mr. D. " Thomas appeared
FOR the petitioners; the Attorney General the Solicieos
General the Queens Advocate Mr. Hammer and Mr.. 4
The whole OF the day occupied Ia proving d
the documentary evidence produced In support OF the
ge,l.iones case The erst witnesses called we're y.
Capel Tho solicitor OF the petitioners, and one o. s
clerks who produced number OF certificates Of blrtA1
deaths and marriages, and extracts from rcgstcn 8
from registers Of the diocese OF oxford and Of the UNI
versty Of Oxford and from parochia registers SHOW.
Of April I72e that he was ordained priest o.
the 2ist OF December, 1852; that he was Fellow
OF Trinity CoIsse Oxford that he took his DID, Do.
gree In July l70O and that he died the rectory e
-the-Heath In 1907 Certificates OF the baD
tism Of his brother Robert wilmot and Of Robert WI
mots 1t g. James. Westminster ON the I2th
OF April 1894 and OF his burial Gateshead on the iii
Of August 1872 He was described IN the certificates
Of DR. wilmot named Olive, the 10th Of April 1T2e
and Of her marriage 70 William Pain the 14th Of July,
on the 18th or Nay. ii5o An extract HON an entry L
tho parish rcgsSer Of 81. Nicholas Warwick, was ass
Of ns Of o sns o.
baptism Of Mrs. Series, which commanded BY George
Ill 10 order to conceal the secret Of her BIRTH The
burial OF Mrs. Series at St James, Westminster, the
Sd Of December 1884 was also proved, hor description
proof was also gwen OF the death Of tbs rst Earl 4
Chatham on the lith OF May ITS and OF the late Duke
e Kent On the "a q o q tho creation ::
Brook and Earl warwick in July 1773 and OF The second
Mrs Ryves 1872 and OF the baptism Of their b
1870 and Of the burial Of Mr. Series s Psddingon IN
An article 10 the Binraphis UnireYsee was rendered
by Mr. W smith, for the purpose OF proving the ess:
Mrs Serres but their Iordshps declined to receive u
and the Attorney General said he had objection =
admit that Domenic Series was person who a!taiae1
celebrity, and was one Of tho original members q
The Rev Mr. asddan tho prsssn. rector Of Bar..
College, oxford, produced registers Of births mar
riages, and buriais between 1855 and 1910, which
handwriting Of Dr. wlmo. One Of them was an sn.sy
Of marriage on the LIST Of September, l7si b.
sss oUa o OF 81
the witnesses being Margaret Davies and Thomas VIE
NO. In answer 70 the Attorney General, the Row Nh
rsssoS until vi liz sssss IN 1907 He
the marriage or the Fellows and some questions
put 70 him ~ 70 the pracce OF tho college and eho
Ss ss o b. S II WINS h hs
iewshp; but they were objected to and not pressea
and tho Lord Chief Justice remarked that some m.sei
notorious a. hardly TO require proof An oce
from tho Record Office then produced . number q
Treasury warrants signed BY George I'LL from October
pcte that before they were delivered to the Record
ONCE they kept in the vaults Of Somerset Houea
his opening speech wore then produced by Mr. BourI-
Ion, solicitor, and was admitted that they hA4
sqs 90 m sS|s
likeness to the Royal family but tho Court intimate1
that they could not possibly 30 evidence q legitimacy
documents produced BY Mr.. Bourdillon admlasibl9
those nssn ssnod d. BY D. amo. ae sss.d h
in his opinion they were In the handwriting of Dr. W.
which he H Ha soracS that coDcusoD hs
was By comparing Thorn with traclngs OF DR.. wlmot1
handwriting which had been given 70 him By =.
the lord Chief Justice told him that be ha1
no better foundation for his evidence he olghS
c them nave eom sSse the oSsss
with the registers Of Barton on hc-Heath and sone
and adhered 70 his opinion that they were genuine Il
admitted however, upon being pressed BY the courA
thai the % r. ~ss q -
Inc cramped and tremuous; but he said the d9se
ence was not greater than might DO noticed in ~
instances Some other dinerenccssin the Handwriting
called to his attention by the tour such - th0
msnis while al so ssoru were joined Inc together in -
in question: but he adhered 70 his OpInisa
The documents purporting to be wrssen or signed b
Dr. wilmot were thcn read. Some Of them have bees
already Published in report Of Mr. W. Smiths opss-
the otben:-
81 ss ss That ~ &! % 81 1n %
an Unhappy family dsrssse Induced Keep our uas
Que ea ss blessed SJ;s S Tss q x. -
o. q sT91 1s heart December ma IN yr, Ws,xo,
rh... - .,vo 49, r.xt,a~.,e. "a a.. ..rno omA
and the fourth was In the following tcrms:-
Isolemny ceiiy that married The rrincess Of Pos.
MAJ Heass DUE q sf's
q ~ s.: " sa I Ss saT, issue olive
., 5 sSsiE,ihof.
Then followed ceriucaes Of the marriage Of the Duke
of Cumberland 10 Oe wlimot atosed by Lord Archev.
Lord Brook, Lord Chatham, and Mr. Dunning. One q
them also bore the signature "George r.
sss q oss sss ,s.s
= S e. y :ssardns to the rites -
" H'sS Rasi
Z su BgSs,so- so EEHA9 s,,.sor
Tie following doeumep, also referred TO the nas
risso:--
q s s' psa Il ss, q IL ols
s % es ss Ire s, e ss 10. .Y g
wss attached 10 the Duke Of Gum Serand he witnessed NJ
union with bis Royai II ighncss Maruh 4, I761.
Witness J. wTLMOT,
WARWICK ROBT. WILMOT.
The following certificates we're wriuon underneath
zach other upon the shcet Of paper apparsnuys
blank leaf o1t Of book
solenny certify that married George Prince Of wa1os
90 Hannah hs hrrt Royal In the 1859 thea
such Royal departed ths life December the Ia
IT.. leaving issue two and one daughter lawfully
born In vcdlock y. WILNOT.
,e..Sy s;.y az. An; a.n y:s'. Pgs:
london, ., Lord Arsacr's hcuss, 0rosu. SQUARE.
Div The daughter or Henry Frederick Duks o. Cumbsf
nd and Olive h's vffe born April The d. i71 and =
living. JW.
Lord Chatham cornrns the above birth. CHATHAM.
The abcye certificates arr written In this bcok Tor ~
seerress mode o. yresss The record of the same q
wi~k Castle. NV.
WARWICK.
Then folovea certificates OF the baptism Of 0livN
soue VI which were ~ follows
wAnvIos, April q f7n
As,ehy errsy hat che infSnt daughter Inc DUKE -