The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-08
THE BOURBON ROMANCE.
The Sequel to the Adventures of Prince Louis
n Family RiRhteOusly Indignant.


On the 18th of March last Prince Louis Marie Fer
dinand Pierre dAlcantara, son Of Count d'Aquila,
the Of the late King of Naples, cousin
Of Don Carlos, the aspirant to the Spanish throne
nephew TO the Emperor Of Brazil, and connected by
other ties with half the other dethrOned monarchs
OF Europe made his appearance in this city, in COM
pany with Miss Amelie isabel de Hame the daughter
OF Mr.. John de Hamel, wel-known ship-broker
OF Havana, and gentleman well known in this
city as a frequenter OF fashionable resorts, and
a constant companion OF many of our most fashion
able citizens. The Prince and the fair Cuban, the
latter accompanied and guarded by her mother, had
hither to be married. and this they FASTENED to
do Immediately on landing But they found not
little difficulty in accomplishing their purpose; the
first priest selected to perform the ceremony,
Father Lafont, of the Church of St Vincent de Paul.
declined to do so on orders from Archbishop
McCloskey; civil marriage was decided upon; Mayor
Hall happened to be absent from his Office and
finally the noble parties were compelled to resort to
Jefferson Market Police Court where they were pro-
nounced man and wife by Justice Dodge.
Now comes, after blissful honeymoon OF nearly
two months the cruel relatives OF the bridegroom
protesting against the marriage Francis H. eX-
King Of Naples, having no other subjects than the
sycophantic followers who share with him the
remnant of his miserable days in the Farnese Palace
at Rome, considers himself the head OF the family
angry protest against his marriage to the free
and independent young citizen ~ Bourbon IN n, his
CO comfortable iSi1 rooms % in the Clarendon Hotel @
York The protest declares the marriage
null and void and is accompanied by threat OF eX
communication from the noble family of dethroned
and impoverished monarchs who bear the name OF
Bourbon. The young prince Is probably very little
troubled by this threat and will pay very little atten
ton to the protest. He is said to be very spirited
young man. able to take OF himself, and not at
all proud Of his connection with the family which
has produced in one generation "Bomba,"
Francis ii, and an Isabella OF Spain.
This marriage is thus far nearly parallel with the
famous Bonaparte-Patterson case. 1t will be re-
membered by those familiar with the history OF the
Bonapartes In America, that Jerome the youngest
brother OF the great Napoleon, after his defeat in
the West Indies by Toussant L'Ouvreture, the
famous negro General OF Hay came to this city, and
in 1903, visited Baltimore, where he met and married
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, the beautiful daughter OF
q rich merchant OF that city. After the French EN-
pire was declared, he visited Europe with mis- wife,
but Napoleon l. the head OF the family, as in this
case, refused to recognize the legality OF the mar
riage, and MisS Patterson" as the French authori
ties insisted calling her. was not allowed to enter
France. Miss Hamer will probably not be allowed TO
step foot in the Farnese palace Indeed Francis III
may forbid her to enter the Naples he no longer
trols; Isabella of Spain may warn her from the
shores OF that country which she has just hed from
and George of Hanover may request mildly, as be-
comes him. that she will not intrude herself into the
Hanoverian domains which Bismark has swallowed.
1t was the Pope who forbade the celebration of the
marriage in this city; and he may now, unlike his
predecessor In the Patterson case, pronounce the
marriage null and void but as long as they are rich
and happy in this free country the bride and bride
groom can afford to laugh at the protests OF their
family and the curses OF their Church.-M y. Times.