Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-18
MONDAY MOININ0, MAY IS. 1874.

, ROYAL MARRIAGE BARG AIN.-The treaty
between the Queen and the Emperor of Rus
| sia for the marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh
with the Crank Duchess Marie AlexandIowaiia
has been presented to Parliament aud printed
The treaty, which consists Of twenty-one arti.
| Giles, was signed at st. Petersburg on the TWEEN.
| ty-sccond OF January, 1874, and the ratiica-
lions were exchanged on the twensy-niuth day
| OF January. Article three provides that the
duchess is not to be in any way hindered in the
full, fIee unrestrained exercise OF the religious
profession of the Orthodox Church. but shall,
| nevertheless, of her own free will, accompany
The Duke to chapels aud churches Of the Es-
tablished churches of England and Scotland,
anu other Protestant churches and chapes at
all times when 1t shall be fitting that he should
assist at ceremonies and other public acts which
may be held therein. Children born of the
marriage are to he brought up rs Prote stants.--
By article five the Emperor assigns to his dangh-
ter the usual marriage portion gIanted to En-
perors daughters of 1,0OO,000 roubles, (about
tl5o,OOO) which is to remain forever in Rus
| sa, and bear interest at the rate of per cent.
per annum, which will be paid half yearly to
her Imperial Highness who is TO have the sep
eiate and exclusive enjoyment Of it, and is to
be at liberty to dispose of 1t by will The En-
peror also, as "a mark OF his particular atfrc-
ton, and which is not to be considered as a
precedent for the future, gran is TO the Duchess
an annual hum Of 5000 roubles, (fl1,2 ,23O)
Tor life, which her royal hiyhness is also to be
~ liberty 10 dispose of according to her own
Tree VIII and pleasure. The Emperor also as
signs to his daughter special marriage portion
OF 10000 roublrs (fl50,000) to be dealt with
in the same manner as the ordinary marriage
portion Her Royal Highness retains posses
sion OF her private capital, amounting when
tlle Treaty was signed to 100000 roubes (f00,-
OoOD. There Is to be only one household for
the Duke and Duchess, aud her Imperial High
ness is 10 be at liberty to make any contribution
she may please to the expense of the joint es-
tablishment bu. the debts and obligations of
the Duke and Duchess are not to be common
tn both. If her Royal IIighnes should become
widow she is to hane f6,OOO year from the
Euglsh revenue Land is to be at liberty to live in
any couutry she pleases and at her death,
whether she die before or after the Duke the
marriage portions and interest," aod her private
capital are to be appropriated for the benefit of
her children. In the event of her Royal High
ness dying before her husband and leaving no
children, the Duke is to have lhe eDjoyment for
lie OF the Interest of the ordinary marriage
portion Of the Duchess, aud at his death 1t is to
revert to the Emperor of Russia. The special
marriage portion would at once revert to the
emperor In the event of the Duchess dying
before her husband, and without children. The
0nly sum whicn WO lid 20 absolutely to the
Duke would be sum Of 250, 600 ioubles, (f4I,-
60O) which is to he taken out Of the marriage
portion mentioned in article five, the interest on
this sum being deducted froE the interest on
the marriage portion, which, as already stated,
his Royal Highness is to receive for life.