National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-10
THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.

THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.
TREATY BETWEEN QUEEN VICTORIA
AND THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.
The text of the treaty between her MsJest
and the Emperor Of Russia for the marriage O
the Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duches
Marie Alexandrowna, signed at st. Petersburl
on the 22d of January, and ratified on the 29tl
January, has been published. The treaty wa
drawn up In French and English. The prinei
pal stipulations are as follows:
Article 8. Her imperial Highness having be
come by marriage Princess OF England shall
not be in any way hindered in the full, free ant
unrestrained exercise of the religious profession
and worship of the Orthodox Church in which
she has been brought up. Her Imperial High
ness shall be at liberty to have for that purpose
chapels of the Orthodox rite in the hsbitattont
where she shall reside and In her apartments
Nevertheless, Her Imperial Highness shall, o.
her own free will, accompany her august CON
sort to the churches and chapels set apart fol
divine worship according to the rites and cere-
monies of the churches established by law In
England and Scotland respectively, as well az
to other Protestant churches and chapels at all
times when it shall be fitting that she should
assist at ceremonies and other public acts which
may take place therein.
Art 4. If, by the blessing Of heaven, there be
a child or children born of this marriage, the
parents belonging to different communions
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias agree that
such child or children shall be brought up as
a Protestant or Protestants, and shall be edu-
Gated, maintained, and provided for as is usual
with the princes and princesses Of the same
rank belonging to the royal family of the United
Kingdom, so as to exempt Her Imperial High
ness from all the charges of such maintenance
and education, except so far as Her Imperial
Highness and His Royal Highness, during their
joint lives, or Her Imperial Highness alone,
should she survive her august consort, may by
free and voluntary arrangement agree that a
contribution be made to such charges from the
revenue of Her Imperial Highness.
Art. 5. His Majesty the Emperor of all the
Russias assigns to Her Imperial Highness a
marriage portion of 1,00000 of rouhles, as
fixed for emperors' daughters by the funda-
mental laws of the empire. The capital Of
1000, 900 of roubles shall be considered (sub-
ject to the stipulations of different articles OF
this contract) as a property Of Her Imperial
Highness. It shall be deposited with the De-
partment of Appanages, remain forever in Rus
sia, and shall bear interest at the rate of Eve
per cent. per annum. The interest during the
Joint lives of His Royal Highness and Her I'm
perial Highness shall be paid half-yearly to
Her Imperial Highness, who shall have the
separate and exclusive enjoyment of 1t accord
ing to the established usage in the imperial
family; and she shall be at liberty to dispose OF
1t by will In favor Of her heirs sgreeably to her
free will and Gs she may think proper, subject
to the various arrangements and stipulations
relating to the said capital contained in the
following articles of the present treaty.
Art. 8. As a mark of his particular affection,
and which Is not to be considered a precedent
of the future, His Majesty the Emperor
grants to Her Imperial Highness during her
life an annual revenue of 5000 roubles, to be
charged on the Appanagas. This revenue is
enjoyment of Her Imperial Highness, who
shall be at liberty to dispose of the same &C.
cording to her own free will and pleasure.
Art. Z. As result of the same sentiments,
His Majesty the Emperor assigns to Her I'm
perial Highness a special marriage portion of
,O00, 900 of roubles. This capital shall be de-
posted in the treasury of the Emperor's house
hold, In the same manner as the capital men
toned in article 5, 1t shall remain forever in
Russia, and shall bear interest at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum. The interest shall be
paid half-yearly to Her Imperial Highness dur
ing her life, for her separate and exclusive use
and enjoyment. She shall have full power to
dispose of it by will in favor Of those persons
who are entitled by law to succeed to her
movable estate after her death. In default of
and subject to any such disposition, 1t shall be
dealt with as hereinafter provided.
Art. s. Her Imperial Highness retains, more
over possession Of her private capital. This
capital, which, on the 22d (10th) day of Janu-
airy of the present year (1S74, amounted, with
the accumulated interest, to 600, 900 roubles,
shall be placed at the entire disposal of Her
Imperial Highness. If, either during her life
time or after her death, Her Imperial Highness
shall rot have disposed of either the whole or
of part of his capital it shall pass to her chill
dren, If she has any, in accordance with the
stipulations OF article 16. In default of children
born Of this marriage who may be living or of
their descendants this capital shall be disposed
Of In favor of those persons who are entitled BY
law to succeed to the movable estate of Her
Imperial Highness.
Art 9. Nothing in articles s, 8, z, and s
shall exclude or be deemed contrary to any
arrangement which their Royal and Imperial
Highnssses may mutually agree to for any con-
tribution towards the expenses of their joint
establishment, the idea Of Her Imperial High
ness sharing these expenses out Of her own in
come being In accordance with the spirit and
meaning Of the present treaty.
Art. IL. There shall be only one household
for their Royal and Imperial Highnesses. The
establishment of this household shall be
formed according to the usage and etiquette Of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land. Her Imperial Highness shall be at lib
erty to appoint, with the approval Of her Ma
jesty, the persons who shall compose her per-
sonal establishment, inclusive Of her chaplains
and any subordinate officers necessary for
the exercise Of her religion; and TO dismiss
and recall at her will the persons so at
tached to her service. The salaries Of all such
persons shall be paid out of Her Imperial High
ness separate property and income. It is
agreed that the debts and obligations which
may be incurred by His Royal Highness and
Her Imperial Highness respectively shall not
be common to both, but that each Of the two
consorts shall be snswersble separately for the
debts and obligations which he or she may
have separately incurred, without liberty to re-
sort to the other Of them, or to his or her
property or revenue, for contribution thereto.
And after that His Royal Highness and his
after his decease, shall be in
demnifed out Of the separate property and
income Of Her Royal Highness, against any
debts or obligations which may be separately
incurred by Her Imperial Highness, and for
which His Royal Highness may by the law of
England be held responsible or liable.