Star. — London, England, 1826-03-20 00:00:00

• THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.-CAPT. COOK. FROM THE HAMPILIRIEE TELEGRAPH. . • Wednesday his Majesty's ship Blonde, commanded by L-rd Byron, wiped from the Sandwich Islanai, whither she conveyed the bodies of the Xing and Queen of those islands, with the Chiefs who had accom panied them to England. The Blonde left England in th- autumn of 1824 ; on her arrival at Valparaiso, Mr. Charlton, Consul• General of the islands in the Pacific, ♦ras sent forward to Woahoo, to announce the death of the King and Queen, and the expected arrival of the Blonde with the bodies. It was regarded as a remark. able circumstance by the natives, that just previous to the pet iod of Mr. Charlton's arrival at Woalroo, certain natural phenomena—such as the extraordinary over flowint• and recession of the tide, an eclipe of the moon, amid so forth, had taken place, which impressed them with a belief that some fatality had happened to the King or Queen ; a similar occurrence being observed when Tamahama the First died—the fit st sovereign who conquered all the seven islands, brought them under one r;over nment, and afterwards ceded them to Vancouver, in 1794. This omen, or presentiment, was confirmed by Mr. Charlton's arrival. When the Blonde arrived at fl inuturn (the anchorage of Woahoo), in May last, s'e was, however, immediately saluted by 19 guns from the fort. The day afterward, Lord Byron and all his officers had an audience of the Regent, (Karai moku, the brother of Boki, the Governor, who came to England), at his house, at which were delivered, in the jnesei}ce of all the heads of the nation, the presents sent trot in the Blonde by our King. Toe present King of C'e Islands is Kaukiauli, a lad about 11 years of age, brother of Rio Rio, who died in England. On the 23d of May (four days after the arrival of the Blonde), at :I 1 A.M. the bodies of the King and Queen were landed, attended by Lord, Byron and all the officers of the Blonde flresked in their full nniforms, On the arrival of the I oats at the landing point, they were placed on two I uneral cars, and drawn by nativeChiels, about 40 to each car, to the late room of audience belonging to the Prince Regent; the tomb•hnuse not being finished. Kaukiauli (in-other of the late King), and the Princess Nahienaena, were the chief mourners, supported by Lord Byron and the British Consul—the numerous Chiefs of the Island, and the Officers of the Blonde, formed an extensive timeral cavalcade. The Blonde continued at the islapd about six weeks, durin which Lord Byron attended the meetings of the Chiefs, who gravely deliberated respect i.ng the succession of the young King and Princess to the thro ..e—as heretofore, might had constituted right. This important matter was, however, very amicably arranged, the Heads of the Nation and all the Chiefs expressing their earnest desire to conform themselves strictly to the laws of legitimacy and of consanguinity. This island is described as the most fertile of all the Sandwich Wands. The inhabitants, by a late census, amounted to 40,000. The Blonde proceeded from Woahoo to visit the Isle of Owhyhee (about three days run), and refit there.— She anchored in one of the finest bays in the world (now called Byron Bay), which Vancouver was deterred from entering by a coral rock appearing to impede the en trance, but which•actually forms its principal security. It is a most safe position, and its rich and beautifully varied scenery has obtained for it the appellation of w The Eden of the Sandwich Islands." In the neigh bourhood of this hay the island is in the highest state of fertility ; but the natives are in nearly the same state as they were when Captain Cook discovered them in 1779. An American Missionary had arrived there about six months since; whose instructions would, no doubt, advance them in civilization, as those of his brethr..n had the natives at Woahoo. The Blonde then returned from Byron Bay to Woahoo, and Lord Byron took leave of the King, Regent, and Chiefs, and fulfilled she purpose of his visit to the islands in the highest de gree satisfactory to them, and beneficial to the country. The kindness, graze, and attentions of his Lordship .to the natives, we are assured, have made the most fa. vourable impression on them of 'the English character. The Blonde was literary laden with stock and provi sions of every description by the natives, who refused payment for any thing they could supply the ship.— Toe Blonde left Woahoo for Karakokoaa Bay, where Captain Cook was unfortunately killed. Here Lord Byron erected a humble, simple monument to theme mot y of the great circumnavigator—net .on the spot where he wai killed, as that was found impracticable, it being under water, but where his body was cut up, on the : , •p of a hill, about a mile from the shore. - Pre na tives of the islands having embraced Christianity, the Regent gave per mission to Lord Byron to visit the sacred sepulchre,and take therefrom whatever relics of their for mer religion he wished to possess. The sanctuary was filled with their gods—" the work of men's hands"—some ma rwfactured of wicker work and feathers, others carved of wo al, a ith numerous articles which had been made sacred, by being offered to them, in acts of gratitude for success in fishing, bunting, and the other occupations of their simple hi:. But the article that most struck the visitors, as remarkable, was an English consecrated drum. The temple was despoiled of most of its former sacred treasures, which are brought to England in the Blonde. The Blonde left . the SAndwichidands to pro ceed to Otaheite, but, in consequence of the trade winds, she could not fetch it by 500 miles, and there fore maJe a direct course for the coast of Chili, during which she fell in with Malden's, Ilushruck's, and Parry Islands, the two former uninhabited, the latter only • known to the inhabitants of Otaheite, and made a won .:caul tun of 4,500 miles in three weeks, and 1,695 miles in-49 days. 'Le King of the Sandwich Islands, Tamahama the First, who died in 1819, had made most considerable advances towards civilization; he had erected, for the defence of his i‘land, three forts, one of which mounts forty-two piece, of ordnance ; he possessed also a con siderable fleet, with which lie had subdued the whole prcup of islands, and at the time of his death was ar ranging an ex, edition for the conquest of Otaheite and the other Society Wands, situate at least a thousand 3niles from him. The simple habits and easy modes of 1 living ot the natives do not prompt to much personal exertion ; they require no clothing, and their fish, which is abundant, with the tarra-rt at, which grows spon taneously, afford them a gratuitous, constant, and plen aifuleubsistence. It has never, until now, been ascer tained with certainty how they disposed of their dead. It appears that. this duty of concealment devolves upon the licit of kin, who buries the body in the middle of the __eight following their death ; and when the fish has been consumed, they ga.her up the. bones, which they convey into the in terior and lodge in a cavity of cliff of the rocks; these spots are then tokocred or held sacred by the election of t,,to poses, t o go within shich is death. The only syniptims of anger any of the naives discovered to. ' wards the Blonde's people, was when, acedentally, one s of them removed a portion of one of these depositoriesl of the remains of mortatity.. The bones of 004141 Family, its the same manner, are collected irr a temple or sepulchre, and which is the only remaining ttuilding of the former religion now on the island, and which is situated in Karakakoa Bay. The bow, arrow; slings, and clubs of the deceased Kings and chief warriors are also deposited with their remains. The dagger with which Captain Cook was killed is in the pos. session sf a literary gentleman of the Blonde, who has collected many new, interesting, and curious particulars relative to his death, and °fate past history of these interesting islanders. LAW REPORT. ORALS AND PETITIONS SITORE THE LORD CNA/IC=olp PREVIOUS TO Lassa& TIME, 1 826. - Tuesday, April 4, First Seal.—Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri day, Bankrupt Petitions. Saturday, April n, Second Seal.—Monday, Petitions. SEALS ♦IUD rrrinons 'groan Tat mit WM. TERM. 1826. Tuesday, April 4, First Seal.—Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri.. day, Binkrupt Petitions. Saturday, April 8, Second Seal.--Monday, Petitions. COURT OF CHANCERY, M•aon 18. WELLESLEY O. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT. PIL ITIOUS TO The whole of Saturday was occupied in the Court of Chancery with the further hearing of this cause. We gave a part of the proceedings on Saturday, but Mr. HRALD was proceeding in his argument when our Paper went to press. The Learned Gentleman commented at great length on the affidavit of Dr. Bulkeley, which was directly contradicted in the letters of Mr. Wellesley, who denied that he had paid any attentions to Mrs. Bligh which were crlculated to wound the feelings of Mrs. Wellesley, or that any thing criminal had taken place between them under his roof. On the contrary, Mrs. Wellesley professed the greatest regard for het after she had advised her to quit the house, which feeling was evinced by her letters to Mrs. Patterson. Dr. Bulk& ley represented that the most profligate and disgrace ful scenes took place between these patties in the pre• sence of Mrs. Wellesley; but how was that to be under stood, when, after she had quitted the house, Mrs. Wel ' lesley could write such a letter as this to Mu. Bligh's mother:— ig TO MRS. PATTERSON. " Dear Madam,—lt is with the deepest distress that I have to 'inform you, that owing to the reports in circulation, respecting your daughter, Mrs. Bligh, and Mr. Wellesley, I have been under the painful necessity, in compliance with the suggestions urged by my friends in England, as well as by Mr. Wellesley himself, for the sake of both their characters, to state to her my opinion of the absolute necessity that existed for her quitting my residence, and returning to the protection of her own family. I assured her I was convinced of her innocence, and that I should be always anxious to afford her my protection." Mr. HEALD then proceeded to shew that Mr. Wel lesley was a kind father, and read several letters writ. ten to his children and to Mr. Pitman, which evinced affectionate regard towards his children, and an anxious desire for the proper formation of their principles. It appeared from them that when he received a good ac count of them, he rewarded the boys with watches and ponies, and the girl with fancy articles of dress, such a; necklaces, Etc. like those worn by the peasants of Normandy; but when he was dissatisfied with their conduct, he did not fail to reprobate it in forcible lan guage. The Learned Gentleman, after observing that there Was one stain on the character of Mr. Wellesley which he hoped would be completely eradicated by his subsequent repentance, concluded by expiessing a strong hope that upon a clear and distinct viert 3 Of the , whole case, to be derived both from tbe letter aticl affi- ' davits, his Lordship would think fit to grant the prayer of the Petition. Mr. BZAHES followed on the same side. He said, one of the circumstances which were relied upon by the other side, as affording proof that Mr. Wellesley was in unfit person to have the charge of his children was his having taught or encouraged them to repeat indecent Italian expressions. It was admitted - that the children were ignorant of the meaning of the words which they repeated, and it was sworn by Mr: Wellesley, and had not been contradicted, that Mrs. Wellesley was totally unacquainted with the Italian language. How was it possible, then, to contend that, the utterance of the words in question could have a demoralizing influence either upon the children or Mrs. Wellesley ? The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that he could not help observing titre, that it was almost impossible , to suppose that Mrs. Wellesley could have .heard her children constantly using the expressions in question, without once asking the meaning of them. Mr. BEAMES then alluded to Mr. WELLESLEY'S care of his children. Their tutor kept a sort of journal of their conduct, which they called Dooms-day Book : by the entries in which Mr. Wellesley was regulated in the distribution of pocket-money. The LORD CHANCELLOR, who had been examining the book, said he feared that he would make a worse figure in Dooms-day Book than the children did, if, as he supposed, the few black marks which he observed were intended to designate the days on which they had been naughty. Mr. 13zataza continued to comment on the affidavits on the other side, and maintained that the letter which Mr. Wellesley wrote a short time previous to his wife's death could have had no share in producing that unfor tunate event, as had been stated by Mr. Shadwell. The letter in question, which was addressed to Col. Windsor, was as follows: • " hlv bean COLONEL—I have the greatest possible anxiety not to proceed in an unkind manner towards the mother of my children, which could work upon the tenderness of her feelings. The mean ing of your niece's letter I take to be this—that the Will exercise her sole control over the children, and will not allow them to go to Draycot. The point I want a direct answer to is this question— Will you be good enough to give me one from your niece, or from Dr. Lushington ? I &a not wish to lead you to a correspondence on the subject with me, and therefore name Dr. Lushington. My fixed resolution is, not to give up my parental rights over my chil dren. My anxious desire is not to exercise those righti in an unkind manner towards your niece, but exercise them I will if i can." This was the letter which was said to have had so great an effect upon Mrs Wellesley, and even to have accelerated her death. The Learned Gentleman in conclusion entreated the Court to bear in mind that it could not take the children from under the guariiianship of Mr. Wellesley 'without affixing to him a stigma which it would be impossible for a long course of ex cellent c. nduct to remove. The SoLtctron GEN ZRA L rose to reply, on the put of the Duke of Beaufort. He set out with stating, that Mr. Wellesley's untitness for the office of protector to his children had been made out by his own case. Now that the case had been gone through, he felt himself justified in declating, that Mr. Wellesley's culpahility rose very high indeed in the scale of vice. The de'ence which he. bad brought forward was marked by a greater want of morality and manliness of feeling than hi, original vices,- which contributed to, it they : did not wholly cause, the untimely death of his wile. 'NA raiir, ‘ he said, could doubt the adulterous intermuse bet s ecs • • Mr. WtHaley and Mt., filigh, and wag contend;ngi that The charges against Mr.W.hkd been proved, when The LORD ANCSI N LOR sail, that the Learned Counsel fietter'stoOtiore that dak; and -finish on Tuesday, in order that he (his. Lordship) might have' the opportunity of t eadlng the affidavits doling the Easter recess. The case W4i clue of great importance. not only to the parties, but to all the families which form the great family of the public.—His L )rdship then' rose at four o'c'o_k. KING'S'THEATRE. tl harbie►e di Siriglia has been performed twice since our last notice, and the success of Signor PEL/GKINI has been decided. A crowded and elegiac audience attended on Saturday night. The `• Una race poco fa" of Madame Cauanoat was recetved with "p.. turous applause, and was indeed a charming performance. The other performers exerted themselves with their customary abilities. ADET.PHI THEATRE. Saturday night this popular place of amusement closed a successful season with the following farewell Address : ~0 Lantos ATM Grurt.txxx-After a season, rendered most pros .perous by your kindness, we have arrived at the last night ; and we cannot sUow you to depart front this house without expressing our dee. and unfeigned gratitude for the marked support with which you have honoured every One connected with this esta blishmerd. " The Dramatic Pieces, whick have been produced for your en tertainment, have been invariably and eminently successful. The Performers have one and all received from you that generous pa tronage which is at once the best reward for their past, and the surest guarantee for their future exertions. " And the Proprietors, Lsdies and Gentlemen, in the progress of their new and arduous undertaking, have been supported and rewarded far beyoltd their merits—far—far beyond their hopes.— We trust the next season to see you here, cheerful and cheering as I now see you, and I earnestly assure you, that nothing %hall be wanting on our parts to make you so. . Loves AND G ernmitcx—A ft er to-night the Drama will have a holiday ; hut. as at other schools, one young Gentleman will remain at the establishment during the vacation—l mean my young brother on the concern—my friend Mr. Yates; and, as be will be alone, I hope and trust his friends will occasionally come to see him. Our little Theatre is comfortable now; and we anxiously wish to guard against its taking cold. _ _ _ " Ladies and Gentlemen—Tn the name of the Proprietors and Performers. allow me to bid you gratefully and respectfully— Pa SMELL." DRURY LANE THEATRE —KENNY'S new Opera Bereoutsky, was repeated on Saturday night, to a crowded and fashionable audience. Many judicious alterations have been made in the piece; and the last Act, has been considerably curtailed. ENGLISH OPERA Housa.—Saturday night Mr. MA vatw's " huritations" were attended by a crowded and fashionable audience, who received his performance with almost unceasing ap plause, not less Battering than deserved on the part of this ex cellent actor. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—This house shortly opens with a Comedy of KENNY'S. The hero is Lissost; and he is to ap pear as a well dressed,fashlonablE,though somewhat silly Gendeman. The Lady of Sir Getman Cutler( is indisposed at the house of the worthy Baronet, at the Admiralty. Mr. •RSITTUNOT is, this evening, to move for leave to bring in a Ball for the further Improvement of Char ing -Cross, and its neighbourhood. The plan is for the pulling down of the houses at Castle -court, in the ,Strand, thence to Chandos-street, including, of course, the houses at the lower end of St. Martin's-lane, by the Golden Cross, &c. The King's stables are to be' converted into barracks, and a house and premises are to be provided for the Golden Cross Establishment in the neighbourhood. The house at the end of St. Mar tip's-lane, now Mr. Puasa's (silver-smith's shop), high as it is, overlooking even Northumberland House, will be levelled with the earth :—its site is remarkable, for on it stood the first and original banking-house of Courts, the fa r of the late Mr. COUTTII, who was his own clerk, regularly serving behind the counter. • The second Anniversary Meeting of the Society for the Relief of Distressed Widows was held on Friday last, at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, the Right Hon. the Earl of ROCISAYAOE in the Chair. The object of the ,meeting is to relieve widows in the first month of their widowhood, by pecuniary grants, obtaining respectable situations, and apprenticing and otherwise providing for the offspring ; also in paying small debts to prevent seizure of goods, &c. Eighty-one widows had been provided for durirg the past year. The subscriptions amounted to 3131. and the expenditure to 3201. RIOTS AT HINC[LIIT.—The town of Hinckley has been in a state of agitation and alarm since Monday, in consequence of a disturbance which commenced on the evening of that day, when the frame-knitters proceeded to break the windows, and demolished the doors and shutters of all the hosiers, and others connected with them, in the town. An express was sent off to Coven try for the aid of the military, who arrived with the strictest promptitude about two o'clock in the morning. Tuesday the mob again assembled, but the principal inhabitants came forward with alacrity, and were sworn in as special constables. The Riot Act was then read, and they dispersed without doing further mischief. Accounts from Bradford state, that there must very speedily be a total cessation of any relief to the dis tressed poor of that town and neighbourhood, unless the benevolence which first created a fund for that re• lief be again exerted in the cause. It is drawn to its last dregs—a few days must see it entirely exhausted. and there is no diminution of the number of claimants. A fire broke out at the house of Mr. Totes, oil and colourman, in the Borough, at one o'clock this morning, which destroyed the entire building, but the early ar rival of the engines stopped the progress of the lames from Tagil any further. EXECUTION.—Thursday morning, Samuel Wood, who was convicted of the murder of his wife by striking her. on the head with a hammer, was executed on Gallows Green, Nottingham. On passing the end of Parliament. row, within sight of the 'house where he lately resided,' and where the horrid deed was committed, he sprung , up , up in the cart, and pointed at the fatal spot. ,immediately, and with apparent firmness, addressed the multitude, warning them against drunkenness and bad company, as it was these causes that had brought him l to an untimely end. While the executioner was ' ad justing the rope round his neck, and tying It to the tree, Wood thrust the noose up with his hands, and said in an audible voice, ig I have Mr. to thank for this; but I forgive him, freely forgive him—farewell r The executioner then threw the cap over his face, the cart was drawn away, and he was left suspended. He ap peared to struggle a good deal. After hanging the usual turtle, the'body was cut down, and conveyed to the General Hospital fur dissection. Three orphan children are let:, namely, a boy and two girls. Wood was brought up to a frame-work knitter, but had lat terly followed the occupations of a dyer and bobbin and carriage maker. • A Bill is about to be brought into Parliament, for more effectually punishing persons who are detected in compounding offences under penal statutes. The Petition to the Howe of Lords, for bringing•the alteration in the law of trinc.pal and factor into im mediate operation, has received the signatures of nearly 300 of the !mu respectable Mathias and bankers in die City. ' • • r 1, , i1 A -.- . - r . • . 7 SPORTING INTELLIGENC4. pi • UNTINGi H /olllll l e,- Niles .14,1iltioende. sheet- Wednesday, at Chips stead; Thursday, at, Hanley; end Saturday. at Box HIII. The Surrey Fox a .Thursday, Hounds, on at Godstone and Se. turday, at Look's Bottom." 'ROYAL: HUNTS. During the hunt, en Friday, an accident deetit'red. Which must 'ave proved fatal but for the courage of Mr. J. Wiggington, a °highly-respectable inhabitant of Eton. A Lady bad joined the hunt upon a spirited horse ; in crossing Stoke Common she was unable to restrain his course, so as to avoid a gravel pit. and they were both precipitated into the deepest part, containing water front 11 to 13 feet in depth. AU the spectators were appalled, and usa ble to render any assistance. Mt. Wigginton rode up and threw himself into water, and rescued the Lady amidst the universal ad. nitration of those who witnessed the courageous act. It is under stood the Lady's name was Osborne : this, it is said, is the third occasion in which Mr. Wiggington has been happy enough to save the life of a human being under similar danger. STAG HUNT. Tuesday the Berkeley Stag Hounds experienced another most run . they met at Drayton, the deer going away for Ritchings Lodge from thence by Langleybroom to Datehet, and front thence to Maidenhead, where they crossed the Thames, stretching across the fine grass country they entered the forest near Ascot Heath Race Course, and running the fine of the Forest they came back on Windsor Great Park, which they entered, and after running sonic time the hunted stag joined the herd of red deer; the hounds coming into view divided ; by this time all the horses were tired, and the Hon. G. Berkeley borrowed a horse of a Gentleman who had joined the hunt near Windsor Park, on which he continued the chase, till the capture of the hunted stag, Mr. Berkeley having tired his first and second horse during the run. Many hones were left at the stables adjacent to the close of this day's sport, en.lit is feared that some of them will sever hunt again. MALTON CRAVEN MEETING, YORKSHIRE. riser DAY', TfitIltSDAY. The Craven Stakes 0(10 mei. each, for all ages. Mr. Petre's Saladin, by Selim Col. King's Ultimo . Mr. Wright's South Holme Lord Fitzwilliam's Dramatist Mr. Watt's Zirza . . . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 6 to 2 agst Saladin—.a fine race.. The Barton Stakes of 25 soy. each, for three-yrs old colts. One mile and' a half. Mr. Yarburgh's M' Adam, by Tramp . Ridsdale's ch. c. &reins, by Tramp Mr. Watts's ch. f. by Carton Aliisidora . 4 to 4 apt M'Adam—a good rate. . 1 . 2 . 3 The East Riding Union Stakes of 5 soy. each, for Hunters. Two , Mr. Bayard's ch. c. St. Leger, aged . Alt% Teasdale's b. m. Fairy, 4 yrs old . Mr. Legard's br. h. Vagrant, 5 yrs eld Won cleverly. The - Maiden Plate of 501. for all ages. Heats, One mile and a half. . 1 . 2 . 3 Mr. Shipsey's b. h. Don Antonio . Sir T. Sykes's br. h. ►y Androssan . Mr. Hill's Shuth Holme . 1 I . 2 2 . 3 3 Two others started, but no% placed—won easy. SECOND DAT, TIMMY. Sweepstakes of 20 soy. each, with 20 soy. added, for three-yrs old fillies. Bst 511) eacb. One mile. (3 Subscribers.) Lord Muncaster's bay, Garcia, by Octavian, dad: by Shuttle. (T. Nicholson) . 1 Mr. Petre's ch. Miseey, by Catton, out of Agatha . r . 2 Sweepstakes of 30 sov. each, 10 ft. for rising 2 yrs old colts, eat 51b, fillies Bst 21b. Half a mile.—(s Subscribers,) Mr.. Crompton's bay filly, by Blacklock, out of Rosinwads, (W. Scott) Mt. W. Fox's b. 1. by Cervantes. out of Miss Paul Mr. Al!worthy's ch. f. Prospective, by Oiseau - Lord. Muncaster's gr. 1. Tittle Tattle, by Blacklock The Members' Plate of 501. for horses, Ste. of all ages, that never won above 100 gs at any one time, three-yrs olds to carry 6st 101 b, four.year olds list 211 b, five-year olds Bst 10Ib, six year olds and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b, and a win ner of 501. to carry 51.1 extra. To take their ages as in May. Tere.mile heats. Mr. Wright's b. c. Octants, by . Bourbon, 4 yrs old 1 t 0 1 Mr. ilkipsey's b. b. Don Afitonl6, 5 yrs old . 2 1 0 2 Mr. Breckon's tn. Bacchante, by Comas, aged . 33ti 3 The Cup given by the Ayr and Carrick Coursing Club, was run he on Tuesday, the 28th February, at Guiltreehill. The day Ming line and the hares strong, the sport proved excellent : let Class.—Mr. Shaw's Rover, beat Mr. Hunter's Carrick. Mr. Douglas's Spring, beat Mr. Shaw . * Nimble. Mr. Ossvald's Horeb, beat Mr. Campbell's Fly. Mr. Campbell's Kate, beat Mr. Hunter's Omar. Captain Hay's Suffolk, beat Mr. Oswald's Swallow. Class.—Rover beat Spring, Suffolk beat Norah, Kate ran a-bye. 3d Class—Rover beat Suffolk, Kate ran a-bye. 4th Class—Mr. Shaw's Rover beat Kate, and won the cap. . 1 • 3 MACCLESFIELD, MARCH 17.--.. The topic of conversi don which engrosses the general attention here is, the elopement of a young lady, the daughter of the High Sheriff of the county. She is heiress to a large fortune, to the extent, it is said, of more than 50,0001. per annum ; and, it appears, site was at a boarding school near Liverpool. Her (now) husband wrote a letter to her gover ness, requesting her to send the young lady home in consequence of the illness of her mother, and by this stratagem she was absent a day or two before suspition arose. It La said they are now in Paris. The bridegroom was a widower, and nearly forty Yeats of age. The bride is nearly fifteeb. The SPEAKER gave a grand entertainment to thirtT Members of the House of Commons on Saturday. The dinner was served in the burying place of the old Monks. Mr. ROBINSON, Ch .ncellor of the Exchegner, in his speech in bringing forward the budget, alluded to the Scotch blood which Sowed in his veins. The Right Hon. Gentleman is grand son to the Marchioness Da Grier, who was daughter of Joss, third Earl of DRILADALI/11114 Saturday the Bavarian Minister, Baron de 'CILTTO, transacted business at the Secretary of State's Office fur Foreign Affairs. _ . ~... ~• . CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-CANE, Maacn 20 • Last week the supplies of all sorts of Grain was moderate, but the quantity of Flour was large; this morning there me very few arrivals from the nearer counties, but there are selferal vessels fresh up from the more distant ports, with Oats. &goatee Wheat rather exceeds the terms of this day se'unight ; but other sorts remain in the same dull state as lately reported. Good samples of Malting Barley command attention, but other qualities go off slowly at last week prises. There is rather more demand for dry samples of Beans, but we cannot quote the prices higher. Bolling and Grey Peas continue to sell most the same as lately reported. The de mand for Oats is rather improved, and prices a shade better than last week. No alteration in Flour. Wheat, Red, new, 51s. 60s. Rye, old, 365. 40s. --old, 00s. 00s. Beans, Small, new, 38s. 425. White, new, 58s. 665. --. old, 00s. 00s. - old 00s. 00s. Tick, new, 325. 36e. Barley, 265. 325. - old, 00s. 00s. - Malting, 345. 365. Oats, Feed, new, 20s. 22a. Peas, Grey, 1895, 38s. 40s. 00s. 00s. Old, 00s. 001. . Poland, new, 235. 265. Maple, 1825, 41s. 425. -.-- old, 00s. 00s. 1 ----- old, 00s. 00s. Potatoe, new, 235. 295. White, new, 40$. 465. -.- old, 00s. 00s. old, 00s. 00s. ---- Scotch, 30s. 31s. Boilers, 1825, 48s. 50s. Flour, per Sack, 50$. tli2s - old, 00s. 00a. Seconds 454. 555. •aalvALs t.alT were. 5,7 1 2 Peas, qrs. 54) 6,060 Irish Oats I,t 06 8.278 Foreign Oats 3,440 9,539 Foreign Barley 1,905 1,489 English Flour, sacks 10,814 SMITHFIELD MARKET, :tram( 20. Although this is not a week in which Meat isin touch demand, yet as the lopply is short, there is rather an improvement An price. The best Oxen are worth 45. 6d. to 4a. sd. per stone ; and the coar ser Meat is 31.6 d. to 4s. 2d. per stove. The Mutton trade is firm at 4s. BJ. to Ss. per stone for prime Downs • and 4s. to 41. 6d. for coarser Ewes and Sheep. The best young ealves, if white is the Soh, are worth 6s. to 6s. GtL per stone; but coarser Meat is dull sale at Ss. to. Ss. 10d. The Pork trade remains without material Alteration.-- Beasts, 2:100 ; Sheep, 15,210 ; Pigs, 120 ; Calves, 120. Bert, 45. to 45. Bd. per stone • Mutton, 4s 6d. to Ss. Veal, 55. ‘to 6s. 6d. Pork, 4 s. to 65 .—Htti, per load, ,E 3 Ss. to 44 10s. Clo or, Al 102. te a 65 ; Straw, ,C 1 16s. til ,e 2. Wheat, British, qrs. Barley Malt Oets Beans ,-, ... ' 4 4 : ' 1 i . 1 V.; . . . 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