, 1869-03-25
A ROYAL ROMANCE.

y nrtsase Of Pftrcs Lculs d. RouFbnaa
Of Italy, and miss Em1tio Hamsl-rhs
Rams Fsfbidden BY shs fFtncs's
Father NJ d shs Amparor NAPOLEON
Their voysEe TO she ualsad s.sus
with 1hs KsEldass o @olhtF-AlttrD1 !
REV XQrk-Tho NAfflHGe TAssa
tIscs Daspl % tho Rsfussl OF o ,Cashu-
lie Prlsst.
Prom ihs Ne. Yn,k wes'd March Il.
How little will the people Of New York
hsre dreamed. ere the World IS cast oeioEo
their doors this morning. OF Whist 80 event
III SHY told fer tht N since tho latest sunset.
u a romance Il tho middle aRes," or rather
a true story Of the romsntio present Time.
The sequel Of which WAS the hAp ppJ marrtsge,
vt o'clock last evcnttR. IN tbls city OF
Psi1 &C II The Itall4u House Of Bonrbon and
stsr. The story u delightful 70 tell!
Tor It 10 = tsle o! thc stradfAat faith aud
pluck OF two right royal lovers -sNeh a.
. mcrEcaps Will also delight TO hear. = mo
four yean sRo TO begin 1t tho bcglnn!ngl.
tue vi 70 aud two daughter OF senor Hamll.
tarr!cd Ia New York on theii way to Paris,
HhcIc lhe education 0, tho voungeat dauGh:
tt1 was 10 he subultttcd, As her sMter had
becn, 10 the tutoTs Of that metropolis. They
remslreo here Ave mt ntus, occupying rooma
II Dtlmopico's on F.unconth street. TuIs
A4l{A1u WILL ICtAIk kuC AAul4$s &4n kuE
maskanlc beauty and smisoli!ty Of bf,*a
Emile uaml}, the Elder daughter then dix.
teen ye1rs Of sSe-to the recollection Of
those who Ind tho pleasure OF meeting them
dndt e that period. Their welcome IN Paris
was followed by an almost immediate intro
ducusn oi Mis-. HAmil and Mas Emlha
nam1l to tAe seloctest society Of the French
capital. The yourX Cuban t{1rl, ulode4t and
han unaware OF her chasns, took the I'm.
periAl court IS II by storm. Her ac-
embellishments were quite a. ra1u ~ her
beauty, cFcn In the mlust Of ladies trained
1rem thcIr Infancy TO Ill the art& an1 articles
b. which women entice men aud Princes to
their 1eet. She was able to converse in
Frt1ch and italian as we'll As In her native
spanish. She could speak the English lau-
Ruage intellls,entlJ If not tucntly. She was
n.uperb performer on the plano, and sarg
aud 20 wonderfully cultured, that At that
early time OF hcr youth there were admirers
ready to pit her against tho dtsiuc Patti, as q
nightingale whose notes had never bern Bus-
passed: The Emperor and the Empress
were alike fascinANd d by her. 9hc was eoon
her mother, as fayorlte guest aud on one
occatior--perhaps more ttan oue-accepted
IN Invitation 10 ttne ut the Emperor,s table.
Shielded and distt' guished by such approval,
It Was no wonder that the mMden-whose
loneliness alone has proved at last more
fH*A AA&A tA40 44VHA IN AEI
iricnd-had numerous offers Of marriage
lrs IN pc1&ona as eminent as most aubf.lous
women would wish 70 say yea or mar t9. Prince
Ach!lle Murat Was one of her sultors, I: is
rumored that the Marquis dc Cau1, now the
husband Of Adelins Patti. stroyc ID rain for
the sea before he transferred the devotion OF
true FEenchmsn to his Italian bride. How.
eTer this mar be, aid howere1 other msp Of
Whatsoever titles or possessions mag have
strircn, nothing caue Of their woolng. IN
time there aprea:ed lover who eclipsed
Dc Bourbon. son Of Louis dc Bourbon, Count
dAqui}la, OF Italy, grandson Of Charles v,
cousin Of Don Carlos, OF Spain, nephew o! the
c1-kiug Of Naples, and nephew also Of Don
Pedro, tmpeEos Of Brazil. That WAS two
years ago. The Primes was then twenty.
he protlMed his love. aud wto &C.
Mis-. Hsmii, informed Of what had oecnrred.
and OF her daughters Wish. assented to d
tac1t engagement between Miss Xmllie and
The PFi,se DE- nonFoon: But the engage
Count d'Aqui1la, fathcr Of the Prince, did
not meet with bis sanction. From that time.
IN consequelce Of the deterniucd opposition
OF tho royal parents to the malrIa5c or their
ecn with any other than person OF royal, or
at lesst, imperial, lioeaee, tie career ot this
ardent and und:msyed young pair has been
the rare modern rpmacce Of real life on two
continents, which was minated At the com.
ner ctment Of the narrative. For a consid-
er2b}e period the Engagement was kept uu-
announced. as the Prince hoped t, gaia time
ard via his fathers favor. But during the
last year the lover resorsed to boldes tactics,
ard pressed the Justice Of bis ku:t upon his
royal relatives elsewhere and nt the Imperial
Court. The Esnccr Napoleon was not really
hvertc to the match ;neither Was theEmprcss
Eugenie. Mis-. lEa1nll continued to be radiant
Enczt ~ tntttis tt t.is1 &c; aud t9:enssis 7eIep-
there to be the bride Of any prince Ia Eu.
rope. Un one occasion Eugenic, aecosting
the Condeaa de Fesnanaiua, ta1u to her
"eo hear the Prince Lou1s has been making
love 10 your li:tlc trlend." To which the
Countess Responded that the Prince might
OF compliment which, 1t Is said, that Coun-
tesa very seldom beatoTed. But. although
the Emperor and Empress wera 30 apprecis-
tive of the deserts Of the Cuban ixvoritc,
they gave the lovers chaty hope. Tie Conat
d'Aaulna's rsPte,entatlons were wcI9aty
the proposed and opposed marriage, and
fathers side. About tic arst of Feb
ru.ry, Prince Louis, being twentJ.four
yeas OF see. addressed last
nsr1, ~ @ IS choice ,s FL Rnps1,.s :
atsent Was requisite, not only 10 sustain the
| Prince aG atusl his fathers opposition, but TO
| enable him TO marry at Ill In Frlnco. where
a ca;on Of the Catholic Chn.ch-of which
both Prince Louis and Miss uamfl are men,
bers-.foEblds the marriage Of = man unter
OF his parents. To this appeal Prince Louis
receiytd IN tquiyocal reply. The Emperor
sent general officer Of his household to
corrcy his advice that the Pr7ucc should
| III = u t. %AI
| gentleman returned his compliments to the
| Emperor and begged to be further advised
how long His Majesty reflected before he
bestowed his Imperial hand upon Engenie dc
AoutVo; but i IL stated that Napoleon =
Message made the Prince justly indignant, !,
matter INTO lis Own hauds. &c obtained
the consent ot Miss u,mil and her
me thcr, Who were convinced oil the sincerity
Of bis attachment and Of the futIiity Of fur
theF parlef with tho unreasonable Count
d'Aqui.ls aud bis crowned friends aud kias.
md Miss Emile, the mother always attend.
Ing her daughtes-le5t FraEce forthwith,
crossed the channel and proceeded To Ian
don. With the intent to have tho marriage
tolemrized there. Hearing Of tbs departure
Count d'AquIlA followed them to Londo1
atd renewed bis protest in the presence O.
the Prince, bis son, and Ass. u .mis. he
represented to Prince Louis that his mother
Tho C1ndeea d'Aquiua. Eas lying dangerous
II Ill In Paris, and that her illness n1gh
have fatal iernjoatlon II she should be Ia
formed Of the Princes sudden marriage
Ese PIinee o'stse'Ss e etu rssy pso a.so 'Ga u
duccd Mrs. Hsnn to ASSURE th,
Count d'Aquil1a that she did not desir,
that her daughters union with pflnca Lou;
should prove 10 br the cause Of 80 serious .
shock to any member of his family. aud that
| xrht1n 81 ru NJ HnA that tha hane:HAAA n
both the PRICE and her daughter 1as de
rendeut upon their Enson with each other
Ehe Was wiling, 70 far as thc WIS concerned
that the marriage shonld be foreeone II ths
Prince bhonld ausily deem that eacFlhct
nessss.sy su1 1slpsithisf tlp = ~ rara a..1 D.
tecvlycd. HIS mothers health Was quite a.
good a6 It ueuaIly WAS, nor had she been IN
disposed during his absence. The Uorn
d'Aqul'la's rt.e thus Inspired his sons re
te1t IN. nj, and released Mira Hamit from he
pledge. Mother. daughter and loser uu
to Cologne. The news ol their iou1nt,
sped befots thtm. and. applying to th
Cathol1c Archbishop Tor dbpaasAt1ou Il
favor Of their marriage, The lovers met Will
smother Disappointment. The A1caoisaoi
that they could not be united In Prussia
They Thea made their way, as unobsefyed =
possible, through Belgium aud over th
channel To England agaIn, holding to thei
. toFmer purpose OF obtaining = Catholic ma
rta9e In London. There, embarrassed an
uncertain lest the Count dtAquilla mf2h
succeed tn preventing the marriage secou
time, they decided to embark for The Cctie
! saalee, With thl. decision Mrs. Hsmil, VII
: Ea. her daushter's companion, Is fro1
the hrst, eo1nciced- The three wandete1
!: therefore privately embarked on the Cuaar
. Extra steamship Palmyra. which had onl
, dve or SIX other passengers, and wh1c
!, a1rirea st Boston about a week Ago. Thene
: they caue on 10 New York last Monday, an