, 1870-10-23
Royal MnFrinEcss
From TIE ToFonto Eto6t,


Dynaetic considerations have, in general, beon
ali powerful in their arrangement, and tho
usual result las been mltery more ur less pro-
nounced, though concealed AZ far as possible
under sr!entfi0 appearances. What Were hu-
man leastn compared with powerful poli.ics.
alliance. or conye: lent national consolidation
and dyuastic establishment Now aud then
policy and affection have gone hlnd III hand
and national interests have been served,
while personal inclinations lave at the sana.
time been gratitiesl- Tho case Of oar own
s1s5as s5esSas oi 0vefss" sa dse ~ a,Tling 1eaaf
flowing from sneh an arrangement. THIS,
lawoyeT, has not 1ften oc:usrel. II il to be
feared, in fact, that in order to secure the
l'leasant ard tafe working Of tie mpnarchiea'
a5stenl. some huc!. y1o1e.ce ~ VIC have re-
fe,1td TO Mnst o:caoinnalls be looked upon ~
necessity. for royal blood must be kopt with
in limitr, and its 'amity relationships iu n.-
tion must b Int few, in order to avert euch
Political troubles AZ havo 0ften arisen from
ambi'ious meu seeking royal connections. and
then aiming At somrthing higher THAI il
compatible with their duty a. susjsetss
Great ltrit,in. in both its kingdous. shows
very clearly the evil results flowing
from the higher nobility be:ominG MORO or
less 1istantly connected with the royal fam.
ily. Complicatet. geueaaogies anu disputed
r1'ccessiosls, ending offer. III Lard blows ami
neglcct OF tho rs,le that royl1 men aud women
ehon1d mate only with their poem.
For lpug time nov tits has been tllo Lax
and custom OF England Tho Royal Marriage
act fortida my one of the royal family Of
England marrying. at all without first rscalv-
ing the sanct,ou u the hcad OF tho house for
the time being, and that under tho great zeal
and i: las been the custom IN no casc tu give
that shuction wien tie proposed marriage
was with subject The uosoriNa case II
! the Duke OF SuAsex ID al Instance iu
point 1Io married rubject once and again,
! snd though it il said he eutreatcI his father,
| even On Ills knees, to allow him to live honor
ably with the wife he had chosen. King George.
very possibly for jynastic reasons, would not
| yield to his petition, to that the children Of
and the second wife YVES only recognized when
being late in the day--she Wad created
Duchess of Inverness BY Her present Majesty.
English princcsses have generally been un-
fortunate in tue matrimonial market. Cat of
from al chance OF being connected with any
they have for tho most part hsd to look to
Germany for suitable husbands. And
| not 10 Gtrmany at largo, but to tbs
Protestant pnrt,on Of tho p1nces Of thst coun-
try, fertile M 1t Is in such products. SApo-
! loon l. used 10 ray that these princesses
he would not have given = L'euteuauts COM
mlssion. Be- that AZ It msy, certain It Is that
| German thirds of more or less io,pecautosity
have often been pad \ handsome annual euua
for ma1z.i the female members Of the royal
family OF England. There il. haxcysr,
t disposed Of. The usual cour.e las bnen fol-
lowed with thosc already married, and certaiu-
ly one Of them, at anv rate, las secutcsl hu7-
band "our Fritz" who LAS shown himself
worthy Of eonething higher than a 1.'eutensut'4
commission. These. however. aro rather deadly
timea for German Princes; for either they arc
deprived Of their territories and standing, 0,
else they are in danger Of having = bullet
passed through them. either OF which ercut.
ua1isies would render them nnht candidates
for the hantls Of ths royal maidens Of EnE
land. Whether or not this may have iuduce1
tho Queen to relax tho Royal Marriage Law, o,
! whether tlelo may be sumo other reason mol
made public, We shall not say; but certain II
IL, ~ We announced yesterday, that she hss
Eiven her sanction to the marriage Of ons oi
her daughters xilt, the elieet son Of the Duke
Of Argyle. This young man ia tho grant1sor
Of the Queens old f&sor1se. the Duchess o'
Sutherland, and is understood to he very
estiuable person. HIS father, tue present
Duke, IL = practical man, who, recognizing
how mAtiers 70. haa put tho prida Of the
he a tea merchant and the other to deal ir
vines. The young lads wil pe nothing ths
wnrrc for l,aviEG thus set before them cAreel
different FROM that generally pursued by th.
Younger branches Of noble families. It vii
be novelty, however, for m Eng!ieh Princes
wine-meschant, or the tca-dealer. Their
will DO nothing degrading IN it to eensibl
: minds, but it will have tho Charm
at ans rate, Of novelty, aud may aIs'
he more than straw 10 show how the ettr1sn
; runs. Tho Queen may very wisely judge tha
given iu tho matter Of marriage, ut Ieast t
: tho junior members Of 20 lsTgs family, bu
we rather think thcrs will hxvc to be som
regulation TO the effect that royal ladies' VII
msrry British tu, jecis must give M Ill tlei
l sp.ci.l rrcroGativee ~ members Of the roys
family, and rank into the same position II tbs
which then husbands occupy, no that ueishe
they nor their children may have ia any cas
CHIN to rank among the heirs TO tho thFon.
even though in ordinary coslrsc they might L
. | the ne1t in succession.
. II is a hardship, Of coursc, TINT person
should DO 90 situated that the number Of thos
, who may aspire to their hands is verS limited
and that they should be prevented from ina
. . ryiug as they might wish; but every static
J has It's difficulties II we'll Al its advantage
= and thote who are royal must. Ike others. til
both, unless they are willing for tho sake {
= avoiding the lazaships to forego the priv
r leges, and. lost among the mass Of the con
munity, to seek. and possibly to fin
that haprincsA and domestic peace it y,
e VAN to espest amid the ,romp and cau
!
a a When the firrt magistrate is an her.dital
~ ~ monarch. it is OF the first importance to kee
y clear OF disputed succcssions, and to do 70 Il
'e comparative isolation Of Ill the members
the royal family from the mass Of tho peor
is the bcet pltn, though it may bear vcrr hal
= upon individuals. aud may seem to outraI
= = -ometimes the loliest instincts Of our natur
:. With FIVE or six Processes and as ma,
= lHnces ~ the children OF each rciguing mo
- arch, to have a proMiecuous intermarnage
: any or all Of them WITH subjects. n
- =. bic or iguoh'a. as the ease might b
~ would eoou cause confusion in counting XII
=, ard, perhaps. since We have and mean to kc
IL il this hereditary monarchy. it il Just as vi
!, !, that the Law Of George ILL.,. on this matte
:, should continue in force, with the proviso.
- wo have said, that when m individual wish
. TO be stripped Of all the privileges OF connt
-. tion with the roya1 family, in order to mar
~ within the forbidden ranks, the rcisaing 80
- - creign should wisely grant such peruissie
- o., batter still, it might oe provided BY act
Parliament that such m indiyiaul could cla
~, tl1s declaration as matter Of right.