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i55 H ertu gin de a f S om erset var i en F e b e r a f B ekym rin g for D anm ark, o g ikke m indre F ølelse fandt de h os H ertuginden a f Inverness. M en je g tør ej navngive alle dem , der frit o g aabent udtrykte deres M isbilligelse af den en gelsk e R egerin g s Politik. D e m est indsigtsfulde M æ n d erklæ rede, at E n glan d m aatte o g vilde k om m e D an m ark til H jæ lp ; h vor enhver Støtte er a f B etyden- hed, g a v disse A n sk u elser for Ø jeblik k et en B eroligelse. Im idlertid var en B egiven h ed indtruffen, der for v or Fam ilie b id ro g til at see en glæ d elig F rem tid im ød e — nem lig min B roders F orlov else m ed en elskvæ rdig o g talentfuld D am e, M iss D om vile, hvis F orfæ dre, a f fransk O p rin delse, vare k om n e til E ngland m edW illiam E robreren. D a v o r S vigerin d e i L ø b e t a f Som m eren havde m istet to næ re Slæ gtninge, en k jæ r S øster o g en N iece, fandt B rylluppet først S ted m od E fteraaret*), hvorefter de g jo rd e en T o u r til Paris.

*) Beretningen i Times om Vielsen lyder saaledes: »His Excellency , Mr. de Bille, the respected representative o f Denmark at the Court o f St. James , was married yesterday ( the 24th Nov.) to Louisa Elisabeth, daughter o f the late Sir Compton Domvile, Bar., and sister o f the present head o f the fam ily. The ceremony, owing to recent domestic bereavements, was very privately con­ ducted. The bride arrived at St. Mary's Church, Bryanstone Square, from her residence at Putney , at half past eleven o'clock, and was welcomed by a select circle of friends , among whom were Baron and Baroness Hambro, Margaret Duchess o f Somerset, Sir Thomas and Lady Winnington and Miss Winnington, Mr. and Mrs. W. Domvile and Miss Domvile, Allle. de Bille, Dr. Travers Twiss, Rev. J. Mansell and Baron Rosenkrantz , Secre­ tary to the Danish Legation. The religious Service was read by the Rev. Henley, Vicar o f Putney, who was assisted by the Rev. W. Marston , Incumbent o f St. Mary's. A fter the ceremony, the bride and bridegroom, attended by friends, proceeded to the re­ sidence o f the Danish Legation in Great Cumberland-Place, where the marriage was again solemnized according to the ritual o f the Danish Lutheran Church, the Rev. Air. Plenge, Ahnister o f

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