, 1877-07-29

Tbs Story of Mrs. Fitxherbert's Marriage t
the Prince Kgent.

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a'su very ah!ai'1e o1spos!t1on- AZ lhe tlMe ot
hcr mrs: acquaintance with the Prince OF Wales
size was young widow. sincerely attached to
her religion, and not likely to change it. for
worldly advancement. Inli3t the PriHee. then
under d fell desncrstalr in lnre Win
her. He was not ut that time Prince Regent.
ny tne Jaw OF Enelana, lie could not contract
any marriage "ltaout the consent ot Parliament,
anu ne could not mnrry Roman Catholic with
out loslelthg MS r':ht to rhe crown: 10 aEoid
the f.1nee's OPPORTUNITIES, MFs: titzlserbers r.
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CAEIToS House. Dec. II, 1795.-Ky Dear
musc trnc Satisfaction than rnn tnl ,guriiS tn AZ
ptess ~ 1J ,;ii IN aoo..ohaa proof 10 me- which
regard and affection for me which It is not only the
wish hut the amnition of my life to merit Make
world viii soon be convinced that there not ouiv
is not Int never was any ground Tor these re-
ports which OF late hare been 30 malevoentiy ctr
culated.
while nc was thus misleading Mr. Fox, the
FRINGE was deylsinE means OF accomplishing the
woman, and any other relation than marriage
was out Of the question. One day, while Mr..
Johnes, q clergyman. intimate with Fox anu his
friends, was dining with Lord North, he rectty-
ed IN invitation to sup that evening with the
Prince of Wales. Lori North took him asi.la
and told him that the Prince would probably
ask h'in TO perform the marriage ceremony.
This turned out 70 be true, but Mr. Johues re-
fused to comply with the Princc's request
Nevertheless, the marriage took place, very
secretly, on the slst Of December. 17s3; The
ccrcmuny was not perfornael BY Roman
Catholic priest. but by Protestant clergyman
Six gentlemen were present, aud two OF them
signed the marriage ecrtiticate as witness. One
Of them was the uncle and the other the brother
OF her friends might have felt were overcome in
this way By the DEGREES OF the Council OF
Trent, which are the law OF the Roman Catho-
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Noutan |otnuiAe Ette5 Ants 4iial a!.@es ulto1aJ
Euto OF the En2iish ia". Was sancstonea oy Inc
law OF Mrs. fItzherbeft's Church. and she he-
EeVed that SHE could, without scruple, live with
the Prince OF Wales Us her husband; and she
did SO privately But 1t Is certain that there
never was any issue Of the marriage.
In the spring Of 1881 it was announced in the
House Of Commons that IN application would
bc made to Parliament to pay the Prince OF
Wales debts 4 member CIR, RoIle) rose and
said that il such motion was made he would
move the previous question, as the proposcI
tsinyolved matter BY which tho Constitution,
both in Church and State, might be fnluriousty
affected" Everybody understood this to allude
to the rumors Of the Princes private marriage.
On succeeding day Fox denied the marriage
in the House, ssin point of fact as we'll as law"
1.-The fact" be said. "not only never could
have happeued legally, but never did i,appen in
any way whatsoever, and had b:eu from the be-
giIuIp. q base and malicious falsehood'> On
being questioned, he declared that 'she had
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