Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-03
MORE OF THE BOURBON R0-
NANCE.

HanseI.
Il From the New York Herald. May %.
i The marriage of Prince Loui
Ferdinand de Bourbon, son c
ICount d'Aqulla and nephew of ex
King Ferdinand of Naples, of Isa
Ibella, ex.Queen of Spain, and O
| Don Pedro, of Brazil, TO Senorit
lAmelia Hamel, of Havana, daughte
| Of the ftQueen of the Antilles En-
riguetta Perot de Hamel, by Justie
dodge, at the Jefferson Market Pc
lice Court, on the Goth day of Marel
last, was duly published in th,
Herald. The appearance of tn
distinguished couple in polic'
court for such a purpose created
some establishment and furnished
food for the gossips and qaidnHacS
The explanation of the case is thai
the Prince, who is only twenty-foul
years of age and quite boyish in
appearance, was courageous enoRgf
to trample on the old dynastic pre-
rogatiye which forbade any scion
of the blood royal to marry a pie.
| beian. BE applied to the Catho-
lie clergy of every Veodntry Of
Europe, but his application in
every instance was met by q
peremptory denial. "Rome has
spoken was the truth that flashed
on his mind as he found himself
doomed to disappointment. Fer
dinand and his family reside in
Rome within short distance of the
Vatican, and this tells the whole
story in a single sentence. But the
Prince loved Amelia with all the
ardor of which a young heart is ca
pable, and it is little to be wondered
at, for she is beautiful in the full
sense of the word, being now in her
twentieth year. They repaired to
Paris, where the young lady soon
became the pet of the Empress Eu-
genie. Strange to say, the Prince
had always been a great favorite
with Napoleon, despite his family
connections, and the youth i'm
proved the acquaintance with the
object of having the dearest wish Of
his heart at last accomplished.
Some time in December last he IN.
folded his purpose to the Emperor,
and prayed the consent of the latter
to the union. Napoleon with his
characteristic shrewdness, immedi-
ately turned the conversation on
another subject, but the Prince was
too earnest in his suit to be thus
foiled. At length the Emperor re-
piled that he would give an answer
the following day. The Prince APP
peared next day, and was informed
the Emperor left a letter for him,
which contained nothing more than
the laconIc reply: "Refechissez,p
an evasion worthy Of the Little Cor
sican himself. The Prince had been
"refecting" ever since, but the
Catholic hierarchy did not relent.
He came to the United States, but
he found Rome here also He APP
pealed, but appealed in vain, to the
clergy. r,fat ..f .s.r ...,s...
Fortune smiled at last upon him
as a reward for his perseverance.
Matters took an anspicious turn on
Thursday. In the afternoon of that
day a gentleman and lady appeared
at the residence of the pastor of
St. Peters Church, Jersey City, told
him they were travelling through
this country and desired to be
united in marriage forthwith, be-
fore they would go TO Long Branch
for the summer. The pastor in
quired as to their names, ages and
family connections, and put other
queries to satisfy himself that no
law of the church would be vio~
lated in the case. A messenger
was sent to Bishop Bayley, at New
ark, for a dispensation; but no re-
ply was received up the time when
the carrier WIS expected to return.
Yesterday morning the prince and
his lady went to confession, at.
tended mass, which was celebrated
at nine o'clock by the Rev. DR..
Wiseman, received the holy COM
munion with most exemplary piety,
and at half-past eleven o'clock the
union took place between Louis
Ferdinand de Bourbon and the fair
Amelia Hamel, which the Catholic
Church holds to be irrevOcable.
The ceremony was performed by
Father Wiseman, who merely
blessed the ring, all that was ne
cessary to stamp the seal of the
church on the civil marriage which
was contracted in New York. The
witnesses were Senior L. A. Gunst,
the father and mother of the bride
and a lady belonging to Jersey
City. These, with the representa-
tive of the Herald, were the only
individuals, among the laity at least,
to whom the matter was confided.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the happy couple seemed over
| joyed, now that their long anxiety
and suspense had terminated, and
the bride gave expression to hel
feelings by embracing the lady who
stood by her side, but who had been
up to that hour stranger to her.
| Thus by one stroke the diplo'
macy of that decaying stock which
is known by the name of the Bour
bon dynasty and the intrigues o.
their sympathizers have been frus
4 trated; and in the interests of mo
rality, not to mention the high pre-
rogative of man in taking to him
self a wife and cleaying to her &C
cOrding to the divine injunction, NJ
one will regret the conclusion o
this case beyond those referred to
The knot is tied at last, and th'
Bourbon dynasty, whether on tn
throne or in exile, must accept tn
| situation. f.4 4H'il
| The first announcement of til
event was flashed across the cabl
to the Empress Eugene, and th
news will no doubt create it'll
sensation in the Tuileries.
A H-r - ..
1 AFTER DINNER SCENE IN NEW YOR
HARBoR.-Some days ago large comps
ny Of the official ''big bngs'' OF Gothal
visited the public institutions on Ward