Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-22

was married on the 10th IF NJ,
1861, to Princess Alexandra ~ dnfch,
mark, an amiable and beautiful voung Lon
VINO succeeded vciy soon in endeari6o ~
self to the English people. Rumors p III
neglect and even Entertainment bv her he, ner
band were circulated soon afterwards a.|I
produced large amount of unnonnl.r;t
1or his Royal Highness. The MARRIAGE w.
generated with great splendor. 1t has since
Deeh blessed With six offspring, only one Of
whom is dead 'ii' Vi
Inc Prlnces children are named Albe,,
Victor, born in 1864, and heir 70 H..
throne; George, born in 1865: T o,;la
born In 1867; Alexandra. horn in 1850
Augusta, born in 1860, and another CO..,
VINO died shortly after his birth. some sbori
time since. '''i'0 'iioit
AIGer Ills marriage the Prince freu,aptl,.
held leVeeS and gave receptions in no. ~
the queen, whose sorrow for the daatl, ~
hef husband made her very reluctant 70 or
pear in public. Some little "unnleasontt-
ness occurred in regard to a sort of info,.-
ma MAJ uGihand made by the Prince TO have
ms allowance from the public fi,Dda ~
10. S So III consequence OF being called upon
to perform these duties. A jond c,.,. ' i,'o
made to the effect that the Oneen a,, Wa
herself to reimburse him for tI'a axnansah"
was thllS compelled to undergo. and of,nu
stirring up considerable disco1tent tIa 'n ,eti
ter was permitted to drop. ''ie 'ii'''-
GROWING UNPopULAnrrv
Wuhln TWO or three Years after bis
rage r'l1hors began to get afloat in raa,rl
10 his alleged neglect toward his -
These gradually increased until FL" NJ
daunt scandal, couple of vears aoi
brought forth a fierce storm of indi@nof;7'o,,,
from every point of the political copInass Of
the empire. Sir Charles Mordaunt fond
among ms wl1e's papers some billets douv
rom e tne fIlnce: The result was a sniff
~ uiVolCe, III winch, after great difficulty
I pu; pldiliIlllS succeeded in producing the
Irlnce personally upon the Witness st.nL
The Prince denied his guilt and T,ady NJ
daunt was adjudged insane. The motion
10, "a divorce was refused on that ground.
1he remaining facts of the Princes liz,
are very lew. In the latter part of 1860 he
again visited the east, acco,npaniad Inv, Ii
Wlfe, and attended the Inauguration Of thc
SueZ canal Vi 'iic
IN IRELAND.
he last public act, Or rather. series of
aclS, which brought him before the nulJi,
was his visit to Ireland in the sprinp of thn
present year. 1t was hoped that his an
pearance in state would do much to coi-
clllate the Irish people; but the tour ended
III a riot at Phoenix Park, Dublin. and
really eliminated in the disturbances which
look place during his residence in fine
Nlcelcgal Lodge.
Alter this his Royal IIiglness made =
Nasty retreat from the Irish capital. and
returned 10 the observance Of his everyday
routine life, alternating his residence from
cunningham to Windsor and MARLBOROUGH
House, ana again rcSOIting to ..hollses Of
call Iii one of which, il is said. Inc cauoLt
the fever about the same moment rs lii
the Earl OF Chesterfield, who has lust died
of the sickness.
THE PRINCE AS a FIsEENASoN
The Prince Of Wales was installed Grand
nlaStef OF the MaSonS Of England a short
Time since, on the occasion of the retire
i me OF the Earl OF Zetland from the office.
The Prince delivered a very PLEASING adj
dress subsequently, in the course of Which
he referred in feeling terms to the memory
OF his uncle, the late Duke of Sussex. rs =
member ana master Of the fraternity.
HIS ILLNESS.
The first medical bulletin anno,,uciuo
tlle Illness OF the Prince with typhoid fever
was lssued from SandIingllam Oh the 23d
oI NoNGnlpef, though he was first taken OH
the 18th. No unfavOrable SYMPTOMS had
occurred in the mean time. ana since t'a
former date until within few DAYS oro tLo
physicians believed that they had tbe dis
ease under control.
IL Is supposed that the disease originated
III The use OF foul water supply, to which
IyphOld lever is often traced II was SO i'm
The case OF the late Prince ConsoIt. who
was taken Ill about the Ist Of December.
1861; and died on the 18th.