The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-19
AZ 10. 1872.
MARRIAGE OF pERE RYACINTHE.
THE SCENE IN THE CHuRCH-DEsCKIP-
TlGN OF THE DRESSEs--AN INTELLIGENT
UNITED STATES CHARGE-SOMETHlNG
ABOUT THE BRIDEGROOM, &C., &C. ~

UNITED STATES CHARGE--SOMEIhiNG
ABOUT THE BRIDEGROOM, &C, &C. =.
A ionaai, Istttr gives ali account Of the
marriage Of Pcrc II yacinthe in that city. It
SAYS:
The marriage was performed ut the office
Of the Registrar of Marriages, Marylebone.
1t was a civil marriage, pure and simple, and
they were driven 10 the Disti let Registrar
because Mr.. Moran, the American charge
d'aflarcS. refused to. perform the ceremony,
for the reason stated. that 1T WaS contrary to
the law of France TO marry . priest, do
not know since when MIR. Moran considers
himself bound hY French law, or amenablc
to French justice. especially rs he Is, not
charge d'aiiaires to France. If Chinese
widow should present herself to be married
to an American suppose Mr. Moran would
object to marrying her, because, according
to Chinese law, she would be compelled to
burn herself with her husbands remains. 1t
is to be hoped that .....
ME. MORAN WILL BE DIPLOMATIC
enough to not create any jealousy among
the nations by showing his, zeal tor the exs-
cution OF the laws of one more .tlEan OF the
other. and that the Germans will not be in
ceused BY this partiality in favor OF France.
The ceremony was performed in the office
of the registrar. a little room about eight by
ten. nearly filed up with desks, bookcases,
and chairs. The witnesses had already been
waiting some minutes when the bride and
bridegroom entered. There was very little
Iormalitv attending the affair. the exchange
of the ordinary Salutatlons, anu the uStlll
Question. put and answered with the previous
| atlirmations of each of the parties. IL.
Charles Jean Marie Loyson, know Of no res.-
son why should not be united in the bonds
of holy matlmonv to this woman Emile,
! Jane Merriman," with Il similar declaration
| on the part of the lady" The witnesses were
! Mr.. Il. &. NJ. RowlcS, of the firm of BoWlcS
Ero;hcrS 4 Co.: Ralph Willis Merlin II,
AGED about twenty. sou Of the bride, aud the
Rev. Mr. Frcenrntle, pastor of the st.
MaryieI,one church There were besides
present ....
| DEAN AND LADY STANLEY.
who. am afraid, will not like to have the
fact hDowu. Rings Were exchanged during
the ceremony, although it is optional OH the
| part OF the married pair to be married with
| or without them but there was no weep.
ing. nor shedding of tears. nor Sobhing cX-
carnations, nor hrart-breaking iaintingS
when the happy couple left their friends for
the 0u- period of three weeks, 10 which
! we are accustomed on such occasions. ANA
| thc affair. therefore. was rather dull and pro-
Saic. In fact, both parties seemed to be per-
trctlv scIt-poS>es,cd and cool, and Went
| through The ceremony With
| A sASGFRolD WHICH WAS RATHER DrsaP-
| POINTING,
considering the extraordinary circumstances
attending the affair. \ little emotion OH
the part Of the pi lest especially would have
been very natural, particularly as he had all
| a Flcuchman's instructive love of dramatic
| effect.
He wore All evening dress and really look
ed very well. with his broad. intellectual
forehead, his dark eye. in which smother
ed ire might be detected, and his long: curl
| ing hair rendered somewhat thin.
| THE BRIDE WAS BECoMlSGLy DRESSED
| in light purple silk (people never dress,
You know fora civil marriagc). which SET OIL
IL wcl- rounded figure to- advantage, and she
appears to be Il very charming woman. After
the ceremony was over few whispered con-
gratuations were offered by Dean and Lady
Stanley and Mr.. Bowles, and the party with
drew. There We're no guests invited and no
wedding breakfast, and they retire, believe,
to the country to pass Il few weeks before re-
turning to France. They will not be
married enthusiastically, but will content
themselves, for the present at least, with
the civil conservation of their union
1t is very curious wedding, and will no
doubt create considerable sensation both in
Europe and America. This step on his
,slrt sewers, of course, the last tie that bound
him to the Catholic Church, from which he
has not Yet been communicated, / believe,
although forbidden to exercise bis prieStly
functions. A bull of communication will
| probably be hurled ut him now, and ii only
remains to be seen whether he will be seri-
ously inconvenienced by such missile; and
! think / see Able Macmaster, OF the Free
mans Journal, : +. ...1-',1- 4
FoAA1Na AT THE MOUTH,
and Henry Ward Beecher rubbing his hands
and turning somersaults in very glee. Charles
Jean Marie Loyson was born in 1927, and is
now consequently forty.five years of age.
While still very young he wrote some very
remarkable poetry, and it is said had Il pen
chant for the theatre, and even wrote play,
which was refused by the Gymnase. He ell
tered st. Sulpice at the age of eighteen, and
utter four years of study became priest.
| During period of some years ne was Pro
fessor of Philosophy at the grand Seminary
Of Aviguon, and aiterward became pastor OF
st. Sulpice. At the age of thirty-two he
| DECIDED TO BECOME A PREACHER, a.
and with that object in view he entered the
convent Of the Carmeites, where he passed
| two years novitiate and training, then came
| forth to the world one of the most remark.
able preachers OF modern times. He soon,
however, brought down upon himself the
| restrictions Of Louis Veuillot, of the Untrers,
and of part Of the clergy, by the liberality
| OF his views with regard 10 other religions,
and which resulted in his being called to
| Rome to justify himself in person to his
| Holiness Pic Mono. In this he is said to
have succeeded; but attending soon afterthc
| international Peace Congress, he delivered
| an oration in which he referred to the jew
| ish, Protestant, aud Catholic religions AS tue
| then great religions of civilization, an asscr-
| ton which drew from his spiritual chiefdhe
order 10 change his language or hold his
| tongue. TO this order he replied by his fa-
nous letter Of the 10th of September, 1869,
| in which he said that if the Latin races We're
delivered up to social anarchy it was owing,
not to the Catholic religion, but to the way
| il was administered and interpreted. lie Is
| certainly very gifted and extraordinary
| man, bis cnly fault us il Catholic being that
| he was born hundred years too soon
VIEWS OF MARRIAGE GE.---------
| He denies that he had any thought OF get
! ting married when he wrote his famous letter
| Of September ~. 1869, and asserts that if
While he was officiating ut Notre Dame he
had been under the influence of IN earthly
1 love he would not have hesitated moment
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