The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-04
The Last Royail's 'seandal.

The London correspondent of the
Chicago Journal gives the following
particulars of the recent marriage Of
the Princess Helena:
All these matters, however pale be.
meath the great event of the week, the
marriage of the Princess Helena, the
third daughter Of Queen Victoria,
which took place on Thursday last,
There Is something really distressing
about the affair, as YOU will admit
when Inarrate the facts. The match,
from first to last, has been distastefui
to the nation, and now that the Queen
has persisted in sacrificing her child, II
she could read the hearts other people
she would find therein recorded an uni
Versal sentence of condemnation. II
was supposed, some little time since,
that the marriage would not take place
but the Queen was obstinate, and per.
sisted in her determination.
The real truth is that, aside from
other objections to the bridegroom, he
actually. has wife and four children
marriage was what is called morgan.
attic one, but it was solemnized, new
ertheless, under the authority Of, the
Church. Whether the Princess Hele.
ma was aware of this fact or not Is
doubtful, butthe Queen has, and reck.
lessly, trampled all considerations oi
morality and justice, TO say nothing OF
reIgions under foot. It was we'll known
that she was demonstrated with on the
subject, but to no effect. She had set
her mind on the marriage, and defend
ed her future son-inslaw with the ut
most spirit.
The cause of her infatuation has inst
been revealed. When the statue OF the
late Prince Consort was inauguratedl in
Germany last year, the Queens atten-
ton was arrested by one of the specta-
tors who seemed TO be overwhelmed
with emotion, and Throughout the cere-
mony his hand kerchief was constantly
employed in wiping from his face what
were apparantly tears. (Some who
were present say, for tears read perspi-
ration.) This sort OF conduct was lust
the thing to touch the Queens sensibi-
lities. She inquired at once who the
Prince Christian OF fSchleswig-H Holstein,
She sent for him, took a fancy to him
and finally threw her daughter into his
arms, since which her intatuation has
been complete. There is scarcely any
one who does not believe that this
petty German. prince, poor even to
poverty, his real income being only
about q Thousand dollars a year, an
adYenturer, q notorious gambler and
sporting mana man with all the low
vices OF the German character and none
of its virtues-was simply playing a
part which he had thoroughly studied
before hand. Conscious ofthe Queens
weakness, he purposely placed himself
in her way, and by his crocodile tears
on the occasion mentioned, secured an
interest in her which he has managed
to increase and retain until he has
finally accomplished his purpose. I
am sorry to say there is no reason to
doubt the correctness of these state
ments. -.
It was the place of the Prince OF
Walesto giveaway,,his sister at the altar.
he plumply refused to do SO, although
he was present at the ceremony TO
avoid, future scandal. Failing him,
that duty devolved upon his younger
brother, the Duke of Cambridge. He
not only declined, but was not present
at the wedding at all. The bride
groom's father, brother and sister, al
though specially invited by the Queen,
anrefused to come TO England, and by
their presence sanction the outrage
then committed. Although 1t is sad
affair, and while much sympathy is felt
for the young bride, the auguries for her
future are of the darkest character, and
the Queen and her mother have sunk to
a very low degree in the estimation of
her subjects. The newly welded pair
have gone to Osborne to pass the
honeymoon.