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SECOND EDIFION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TIIE LONDON GAZETTE OF THIS EVENING. St. James's Palace, April 29, 1829. This day had private audiences of his Majesty— His Highness the Prince of Lieven, Ambassador Extra • ordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of All the Husiias, to deliver a letter from his Sovereign ; The Marquis of Barbacena, on a special mission from the Emperor of Brazil, to deliver a letter from his Sove- reign ; The Count Moltke, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Denmark, upon his re turn to his Mission ; And the Chevalier de Zea Bermudez, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Spain, to deliver his Credentials as Minister Plenipoten tiary from his Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca; To which several audiences they were respectively in troduced by the Right Hon. Robert Peel, one of his Ma jesty's principal Secretaries of Sttte, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Knt. Master of the Ceremonies. dared valuation of the British manufacture exporta tion in those years. The Marquis of CLEVELAND presented a pe tition from an individual against the Clarence Rail way Bill. Lord HEYTESBURY presented several peti tions to the same effect. Lord KING alto presented a petition from the weavers of Carlisle stating the distressed srate in which they were, attributing that partly to the monopoly of the East India Company, partly to the state of taxation, and partly to the Corn Laws, and praying for relief. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved, that the Marquis of Salisbury might be added to the Committee for inquiring into the Coal Trade. The Noble Marquis moved that a number of witnesses be ordered to attend the Committee. Lord SHAFTESBURY moved that the Mar quis of Cleveland might be added to the Committee. Lord \VHARNCLIFFE postponed his motion for the second reading of the Game Bill, for Tues day next, till Monday week. The House went into a Committee upon the Lunatic Regulation Asylum Bill, and then adjourned. Sr. James's-Palace, April 29. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William Richard Cosway, Esq., of Bil shagton, in the county of Kent, late Secretary to Vice- Admiral Lord Coßingwood. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Captain John Franklin, of the Royal :Navy, lite Commander of the Northern Land Expeditions. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William Seymour, Esq., one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Bombay. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William Campbell, Esi. Chief Justice of fTpper Canada. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Captain William Edward Parry, of the Royal Navy, late Commander of the Expeditions for the Discovery of a North West Pa•sage, &c. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of K.lip,iithood upon William Anglin Scatlett, Esq. Chief Justice of Jamaica. Co-omisiion Aigned by the Lord Lieutenant and High Steward of the Stewartry of kiilendbright. William APCaa, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 141►. 14, 1829. _ _ _ Conuntesion in the Renfrewshire Yeomanry Cavalry, signed hsr the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Renfrew. Duncan Darroch, the younger, Esq. to be Captain. April 13. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. William Floiroyd, Old Bliley, eatinghouse-keeper. William Edwards Edwards, Wilton, Wilts, mealman. BANKRUPTS. George Benfield Moore, Uxbridge, Middlesex, uphol sterer, to surrender, May 8, at twelve, 12, at eleven, and June 12, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners. Poole, Greenfield, and Hamlin, Gray's Inn, London ; Riches and Woodbridge, Uxbridge. James Mureh, Honiton, Devon, grocer, May 12, 13, and June 12, at twelve, at the Old London lun, Exeter. 'ox and Aberdein, Honiton ; Dark - e, Red Lion-square, Lond,,n, Gustavus Edward Beckers, Angel -court, Throgmorton street. merchant, illay 5, 12, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Cocumissioners. Ogle, Great Winchester street, broad-street. John Cooke, Bermondsey street, Surrey, woolstapler, May 5, 12, and June 12, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners. W.itts, Dean-street, Southwark. Eilg,ar Bout Buchanan, Stow-market, Suffolk, maltster, - Thy 14, at Live, 15, at ten, and June 12, at twelve, at the Suffolk Hotel, Ipswich. Marriott!, Stowmarket ; Jones, John-street, Redford-row, London. Jernitna Hughes, Hereford, baker, May 11, 12, and J un e 12, at ten, at the Bea Lion, Leominster. Fitch, Union-st:.reet, Southwark; Coates and Hammond, Leo minster. Stephen Warner, Crayford, Kent, farmer, May 8, at twelve, 15, at eleven, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Bowler, St. Thomas-street, Southwark. George Brooks, Town Ma;:ing, Kent, lir.ei-draper, May 8, 15, June 12, at eleven, at the Court of Commis• ,ioners. Farrar, Doctors'-Commons. Charles Tarver, Romsey, Southampton, two-factor, May 12, at three, 13, at ten, and June 12, at one, et the Town-hall, Homey. Sandys and Suns, Crane-court, Font-,street, London ; Holmes, Romsey. Elizabeth Kershaw, i%lilnrow, Lancaster, and William T:tylor, Boston, America, flannel-manufacturers, May 20, at live, 21, at nine, at the Albion Hotel, Rochdale, and pane 12, at nine, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Nor , ik, Allen, and Anthony, John-street, Bedford row, Lon. oion ; Wood, Rochdale ; Whitehead and Barlow, Oldham. Julin Newton Radcliyffe, Queen-street, Grosvenor squ tr., coach-plater, Slay 5, at twelve, 8, and Jnne 12, at eleven. itt the Court of Commissioners. Drake, Red- Lion-square. Thomas Alder, Witney, Oxford, tallow-chandler, May 11, 12, and June 12, at ten, at the Maidenhead Inn, Oxford. Miller, Ely-place, Holtemn, London ; Looker, Oxford. Mr. DENNYSON requested the attention of the House for a few moment , . A petition had been entrusted to him by one of his constituehts, a free holder of the county of Surrey. he Hon. Member felt there was every respect due to all petitions presented to this Hon. House, when they were properly worded; he had therefore presented this petition ; but, at the sense time, he assured the House that he did not by any means support the prayer of it. This was the petition of Wm. Cobbett, of j3arnes Elms, a political writer—it was of very eon., siderable length, and prayed the House to repeal the Irish Church Establishment. He (Mr. D.) repeated that he did not concur in the petitioner's views and he wonld now merely move that it bp brought tip and presented, in order that Hon. Members might have an opportunity of forming their own judgment upon it.—Ordered to be presented. THE SJLK TRADE. Mr. Alderman WAIT HMAN presented a peti tion from the Silk Weavers of Spitaltields, praying the House to take into consideration the distressed state of the Silk Trade, and another to the same ► effect from the Committees of Silk Throwsters in HOUSE OF LORDS. London.—Laid on the table. At Half-past Three o'clock to-day, the steps of Several other etitions of thp like nature. the throne were crowded with Peeresses, and ladies Mr. RAMSDEN presented a petition from the dressed in the first style of fashion, anxious to wit- inhabitants of Bolton, in Yorkshire, against the ness the swearing in of three Catholic Peers, The House and Assessed Taxes. ark - Limerits on the appeal having been concluded at a Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Coopers quarter before four o'clock, Lords Stafford, Petre, of the county of Limerick, praying that no altera and Stourti,ln• proceeded to the table, where the tion be made which will affect the butter trade of oaths were a d m inistered by the Clerk ; after which Ireland.—Laid on the table. their Lordships reb:iectively shook hands with SWAN RIVER SETTI,gIkIENT. the Lord Chancellor, anj took their seats on the Mr. HUME said he ensiled to ask the Right Opposition Benches. Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir George Murray) a Lord DURHAM presented a p letition from th question relative to the Settlement at Swan River, city of Durham, in favour of the Clarert.e upon which a good deal of anxiety had been and moved that it be referred to a Comm .tee.-- created in the public mind by statements that Ordered. had appeared in fa;:me of the leading news- Lord TAYNHAM moved that the order of the I ,.• . ,p er s of the day. —(Hear.)._7lt was asserted very day for the examination of witnesses on the Thorn. :otigirintly that the greater part of the ;and in front dike Divorce Bill be discharged, which was ! o f the tifgo• bad already been granted to eeriii.ii; tp_- 1 Hume) well knew, that un agreed to. ; dividuals • `4Ol (I;r,Their Lordships then adjourned to Five o'clock. less this fact C.`" onir4P;ed from authority, it The Naval Widows' Pension, Newfoundland, and w mild have the effect (7! dete"ii% Gthera who might several other Bills, were read a third time. otherwise be disposed to spec7. 4l4 te• Sir ALEX. GRANT brought up the Report Sir GEORGE MURRAY sa;',7 he was very - - h- l'nlice of the Metropolis, which -l a d that he Hon. Member had 4 CZ)" William Cockshott, Warrington, Laiwigtor, cotton mannfreturer, May 16, at four, 21, and June 12, at twelve, at the Bridge Inn, Bolton, Lancaster. Adling ,i.n, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row; Boardman. liolton. IMPERIALPARLIAIIENT TILTS EVENING. with respect to the r pi upon the motion of the t.:14 o f nALNESBURY, wus ordered to be printed. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the Oxford Canal Acts' Consolidation 13i1h the Shrewsbury Supply of Water Bill, together with two other Private. Bills. Mr. HOME DRUMMOND brought up several Private Bills. Mr. Danvers, from the East India House, brought tip an account of Pensions, &c., granted by the East India Company. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a petition from the Shipowners and Merchants of Sunderland, against the renewal of the East India Company's Charter. The Noble Marquis also presented a petition from an iedividual in the Coal Trade residing near Durham, against the Clarence Railway Bill. Lord INIALMEBURY gave notice, on the part of his Noble Friend the Duke of Richmond, that on Thursday week he should bring forward his Reso lution; respecting the Wool trade, which at the dose of the last Sessions he hap: stated he should bring forward at an early period of the present Sessions, and which he should hav? done accordingly ere now had it not been fur the all-engrossing-attention measure that had lately been disposed of.—(Hear, hear, hear.)—The Noble Lord next said a notion prevailed abroad that in proportion to the importation of corn and wool into this country, there was an exportation of British manufacture. With a view to this point, be moved for returns of all corn and wool, that had been imported into England from the Continent for the last ten years—namely, from 5111 Jan. 1310 to stlt Jan. 1529; and also of the de. gla that mentione— subject, as he was prepared to give an im mediate answer to the question. Proposals bad been made to his Majesty's Govern ment, respecting a grant of land on Swan River to a very large extent, but it was not thought right to accede to them until it was ascertained the parties making the application were likely to carry a ctitill.cient number of settlers; indeed, one proposal was made by four gentlemen to take all the frontage of the river, which was declined for the reasons he had already stated. However, it was thought that some individuals might be eneouraged, and a group of 250,000 acres was allotted, upon an assurance that a proportionate number of settlers would be curried out, so as to ensure the cultivation of that quantity of the land. He was glad of this opportunity to assure the lion. Member (Mr. H.) and the House, that the statements which appeared in the public Papers on this subject were founded in error, tuxd je epuld not account for the motive of their insertion unless it was done to gratify SOW inte rested persons. He would also add that • every facility of obtainng correct information would Le given to any gentleman, of whatever rank, who was disposed to speculate at the settlement, by application be:ng made the proper quarter. Mr, SMITH preeented'4 P,et;tiop . frpm a Parish in the County of Norfolk against the J.,a : bowers Wages Bill. The CHANCELLOR of tha EXCHEQUER gave notice that on Friday next he would move for a Committee of the whole House on the Sinking Fund Bills. SILK TRADE. Mr. V. FITZGERALD moved the Order of the Day for the House resolving itself into a Com mittee of the whole House on the Silk Trade. (aarr MUSING. ) COMMISSION of OYER and TtRMINER. (From the Dublin Morning Post of Tuesday.) At a quarter past ten o'clock, on Monday, the Judges entered and took their seats on the Bench. BLOCKADE OF TERCEIRA. When the case of the King, at the prosecution of William Alexander versus Georgiana Lear, which had been fixed for this day, came on. The prisoner appeared in Court at a few minutes past ten o'clock. She was, as on the first day, ac companied by her mother, and her solicitor, Mr. Hall, and was very elegantly attired in a pace coloured pelisse, fashionable velvet bonnet, sur mounted by a veil, &c. Mr. JACKSON stated the case for the prosecution. The lady at the bar is the daughter of the late Mr. George Breton, who has been a member of a highly respectable profession, and who resided in the city of Cork, but having also a house in Dablin,itt Lower Mount-street, where the prisoner at the hat4esided. Early in life she became acquainted with her first husband, who was in the Linen-hall; she was about eighteen years of age when the intimacy commenced, which shortly afterwards ended in a marriage, on the 211. of July, 1812, in St. Peter's Church, in this city. The prisoner and her husband lived together as man and wife for several years, and had many children ; hut I regret to have to state, that previous to the birth of her last child, some levities were dis covered on her part, and a separation was the con sequence. Five children were the fruits of this marriage ; the period of the separation was about 1821 or 1822. Mr. Lear, feeling afflicted and dis appointed at these disagreeable circumstances, left this country, and has lived since for the greater part at the other side of the water; but I will shew by evidence that he has been in Ireland within a very short period. The person with whom Mrs. Lear has entered into the second marriage is Mr. William Alexander, a gentleman advanced in years, but of considerable opulence ; and I regret to mention that, after her separation from her husband, the lady at the bar associated herself with several persons in this town. She lived at Richmond-place, and was so circumstanced as to form a connection of some sort or other with Mr. Alexander, and set about contriving means of obtaining an introduction to him. Mr. Alexander had been a widower for seve ral years, but had a number of children, all of whom are married and settled in life. Mrs. Lear, how ever, set her eyes upon him, and thought he would be a desirable object to form a connection with. She wrote him a letter for that purpose, which I will read; it is marked " private and confidential," and is as follows The following copy of a declaration on oath, sworn to at the Mansion-house, has been posted this afternoon at Lloyd's, and is a very pretty commentary on the paper blackades of Don 3liguel against the Island of Terceira, which was announced to the British Government with so much form and pomp some time since, and, tends to show how well they are enforced, after their being acknow ledged by the British Government : (COPY.) " London, to wit. " Robert Hill, Master of the cutter called the Coun tess of Liverpool, maketh oath and saith, that he ar rived at Angira, in the island of Terceira, on the 10th April last past, and sailed again for England on the 15th of the same month ; and that, during his stay at Terceira, he saw no appearance of any Portuguese vessels of war, and he was informed that none had been seen off the Island since it was declared in a state of blockade by the Government of Portugal. (Signed) " ROBERT HILL. " Sworn before me, at the Mansion-house, this Ist May, 1529. " WM. THOMPSON, Mayor." FEMALE FASHIONS FOR MAY. (From Ackermann's Repository of Fashions.) MORNING DRESS.—Dress of cotta pali, oiseau de Paradis colour. The corsage is disposed in plaits, diagonally placed across the bust and fastened on the shoulders by a narrow band. The waist is con fined by a broad hand of the same material as the dress. The skirt set full all round, simply orna mented by a deep hem. Sleeves a Perique, set in a broad band, tight to the writ. A lace ruche round the neck. Cap a la fiancee. The crown, which is fastened to a rouleau of lilac satin, is made to set close to the head. Three roulean.r of lilac satin arched over the crown. Between the rouleaux and round the crown is placed a blonde trimming, interspersed with artificial flowers. The rouleaux meet in a bow on the sides of the head, from which long strings of lilac gauze riband extend to the waist. Hair ala Madonna. Black tissue bracelets, with gold clasps ; lilac kid gloves ; black satin shoes and sandals. DINNER DRESS.—Dress of figmed gaze Aerienne. The corsage made to sit tight to the shape, and or namented at top by a treble row of blonde trimming, finished by a quilling of tulle. Sleeves ofcrepe-line, ornamented by jockeys of the saute material as the dress, edged by a narrow rouleau of satin, either yellow or purple, according to the taste of the wearer. The skirt is set on in large plaits round the waist; the trimming formed of the same ma terial as the dress, surmounted by a double row of sagittatum leaves, confined by a rouleau of satin the same colour as the edge of the leaves. Between the long points of the broad border, bows of gaze Aerienne to match are interspersed. The whole terminated by a double rouleau of satin, the same colour as the borders. Toque of white crepe-fisse, round which is twined a gold band to cross at right angles. An espray is placed on the right side, and another to fall on the contrary side. A broad gold band is placed in the hair to meet in a point on the forehead, where it is joined by a cameo, or plain gold clasp. Pearl necklace with gold clasps ; gold ear-rings and bracelets ; white kid gloves; white satin shoes. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR APRIL. " This is the coldest and most backward spring within the memory of man." Such is the norma . loquendi, the invariable phraseology adopted on every similar occasion. The present backward spring, or burning summer, is always the most back ward and the most ardent of any predecessor.. But we, who have passed through very many cold and ungenial springs, with sufficient fretfulness at their retarding and probable future ill effects on vegeta tion, have also witnessed many of a character, in these respects, fully equal to the present. " - No doubt, all the earth's productions have been inor dinately delayed in their progress, and some real damage will have been sustained, but hitherto of no material consequence. Should, however, the pre sent ungenial easterly winds continue yet for any considerable length, it may be hoped not a very pro bable case, much damage to all the crops must ine vitably result. On the other hand, a favourable change, and continuance of seasonable spring wea ther, will leave us little to regret, since, sometimes, a backward spring is the harbinger of a plentiful harvest. The early part of the present month gave us hopes, from a few days of mild temperature, with south-western breezes; when, suddenly, the wind changed to its old quarters, north-east and south-east, accompanied with storms and rain, and an uncomfortable and chilling state of the atmo, phere, which yet remains. Until the above change the land had worked ad. mirably, even the most rough and intractable clays, and the barleys and other remaining spring crops, were getting into the ground with the utmost expe dition, and in the most husbandlike manner, when the considerable quantity of rain which full reduced the low and heavy lands to such a state as to arrest the course of semination, and to render it almost im possible to cover the seed already spread. Many breadths of such land have been actually flooded, pertictilarly where draining has been defective ; a defect, we regret to say, of too frequent occurrence. On the light, high, and exposed soils, the tender and chilled wheats much of them have been actually blown out of the soil ; and even the strongest and best wheats do not exhibit that healthy and bloom-. ing luxuriance appropriate to a genial season. The early sown spring crops are still more affected by the dampness and chilliness of the air, especially by night, " hen frost, 40 even snow, have not been uncommon. As to be expected, the ill effects of this unfavourable season have been most severely felt in the northern parts of the COLIIItTV Where, in consequence, the spring seeds will be put into the ground more than usually late. The grass, though it tetoi a good colour, at least in this country, is too backwaid afford a bite to any kind of stock, whence the late - boasted superabundance of hay must have received considerable help towaxds its reduc- Opp e and the turnips which have endured the season trust bavg potpe "into requisition. The young tio teroi which wore advancing 00h so much ipxtiOr Lowe - , halic received a considerable chef*, Potato planting commenced in the middle t 4 the month, and is now proceeding generally with ex pedition, The Hop nerkor remains in the same dull state in which we have SP tops found it, quite guiltless of those revolutions by winch, in former diqz, so many speculators were accustomed to profit and to lose. SHIPPING IN'FELLIGENCg. LIVERPOOL. WEDNESPAV, APRIL 29.—Iligh water 22 minutes past seven o'clock.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Dover, iitard;ey, from Boston ; George Islicholson. Roome, from Londonderry ; SkTbgrdess, Cook, from Oren ; Haa bert, ...._—, from Norway. CLEARED OUTWARDS.—The Grace, ithrti,a ; for Newfoundland ; America, --, for Saiannal ; Sarah, flayuean, for Naples and Alesbina; Sarah, Dobson, it Philadelphia. The HarleTain, t;rom in making for the har basic, missed the entrang, and drove ota Ow rocks a total wreck. CreW sawed. We are credibly informed that the works of Sheerness Dock-yard, up to the present quarter, have cost the country fifteen millions of money ; most part of which hae beea K sanded in pile-driving.—Maidstone Gazette. An old woman, :ii 11 , aidstone, nearly eighty years of age, who has for some ye,;:rs only possessed one tooth, last week, to her astonishinert, cut a new double tooth, and now completely surpassPs her husband jn the art of gastronomy, I.e being quite toothless.— . :11ait4tulte aluaratti, (PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.) " TO •-.-- ALEXANDER, ESQ. " trust you will excuse the liberty I take in addressing you, which I do with the utmost con fidence, and feel convinced, as it is to a gentleman I write, that I may make.my mind quite easy. Being left a widow, with one little girl, 1 am at present in much need of pecuniary assistance, and as I should not require you or any person to assist me without their first calling at my lodgings, where I could offer one of the best securities, should it be required, for the payment of any sum their kindness would prompt them to assist me with. When walking with my little girl the other day, I had the honour of meeting you in Sackville-street, but wanted sufficient resolu tion to have addressed you personally, although I thought you knew me when I passed. From the respectability of my friends, and being so young a woman, I should dread did the slanderous tongue of calumny hear of this application, lest it might be in terpreted to my disadvantage—so I need not again, I feel, impress upon you how sincerely obliged I should be (even should you not call on me,) never to mention this subject or my name, which I now subscribe, and remain your obedient servant, " GEORGIANA LEAR. " P. S.—Will you be so good as to say by the bearer whether you will call, and the day, should you do so, that I may be at home. " 19, Diamond, Gloucester-street, Saturday morning." She here introduces herself to Mr. Alexander as a widow with one little girl ; and in both these re spects her statement is not the fact ; she was not a widow, and she was the mother of five children, all hying; but such is the way in which she thinks proper to introduce herself to the notice of Mr. Alexander; he not having any knowledge of the writer, was surprised at receiving this communica tion, and he conceived it right to reply to it imme diately, which he did as follows " Mr. Alexander presents his compliments to Mrs. Lear; he received her private and confidential letter, but as he has not money to lend on securities, or otherwise, he conceives that were he to avail himself of Mrs. Lear's invitation, it might consume some of her time, which, of course, she would be disposed to employ to a mote advantageous purpose. He frees this note, lest she should be from home when the postman should happen to call with it." This letter or note was sent through the post, and was delivered at the prisoner's residence ; but it would not do; the lady was determined to obtain the so-much-desired interview, and she wrote the following letter to Mr. Alexander; it bears the port Mark of the 2d December, 182$ ;—!-- " Tuesday, Eight o'clock in the morning, " - ALEXANDER, ESQ, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD. Mrs. Lear presents her compliments to Mr. Alexander, returns him thanks in the handsomest manner, for his polite attention to answering her note ; and in reference to his observation of her time, begs to assure him she will be perfectly at leisure to-morrow, at the hour he first signified his intention of calling on her, when she would fully explain the origin of her first taking the liberty of introducing herself to him by letter, which will much oblige ; or should Mr. Alexander be not disengaged ut that hour, she will, however, entreat of him to do so when at leisure, as she shall now feel herself most unpleasantly situated until he does her that honour. With respect to the loan she required, she only begs he will accept her apo, logy for mentioning the subject, which she will fur ther explain when Mr. Alexander calls at her lodg ings, when she requests he will be so good as to hand her the letters, not doubting his honour and promise, as a gentleman, and his shall also be re , , tinned to him, " P.S.—Mrs. Lear begs to ay she feel, obliged for Mr. Alexander's consideration respecting the letter ;• but as she is seldom out, the precaution wa , unnecessary. When Mr. Alexander sees Mrs. Ley he will recognise a neighbour, a s d ur i ng h er husband's lifetimphq house was not far removed from his.? ' Mr, Alexander only replied to the first letter; hp did not answer this, and accordingly she con cei.rod it well to try Irvin, and she writes the folf lowing : " Mr. Alexander will extremely oblige Mrs. Lear, if he will give her a call this evening, in order to e xplain herself more fully respecting her application, „.; l irth will much oblige." 'this Wll er;iyeTl by a messenger ; but Mr. Alexander wypte apoihef letter to her, as follows : ' Alexander faiserita his compliments to Nip. Lear, apd h'aving ecldres hel on" MOnday last,' he refers her to what ho there wrote, 4s rirr 4n§wOr fo the letter she sent him on the following day, Mr, Alexander never had any acquaintance with Mrs. Lear; wishes to apologi se f o r hi s no t acceptihg her invitation. If, however, she would appoint a ny d i q, cne o'clock, Mr. Alexander would be pleased t o se e Ireiatbiii house, wher4 sirp p;. - . .n lay the 7. o , je!Me before him, Whieli' ste oppeaN 'so eery att dux to do." This request to the lady, to come to his house, precisely what she wanted, and she availed herself of the opr e itnity: : -werit tp the house, where she had the peastirP of seciqg Mr. 4texxiider ; and laid her circumstances before him, in 'such a manner,. and painted her misfortunes and sufferings in colones so glowing, as to leave a very forcible impression on his mind. She again called, and so well did she play her part, that the impression waxed stronger. I 4el;eve the lady to be a person of very engaging man ners ; her app earance i s , certa i n l y , ext remely prepossessing, and with these advantages, she tird excite in Mr. Alexander's bosom feelings rather of . , .• , , a stronger kind than those of mere compassion, as he made her, on that occasion, a present of ten guineas. —She constantly stated herself to be the widow of John Lear, and of course a person of unblemished character; he desired her to give an account of her self in writing; but instead of doing so, she repre sented to hint that it would be much more satisfac tory to give him a copy of her father's will, which she sent him, and in which it appeared she had been left a legacy. In this will she was called the wife of John Lear; which was most important, as it goes to shew that she was treated by her family as the wife of Lear. Mr. Alexander directed her atten tion to that ryou told me, said he, you were a widow, and how comes it you are called the wife of John Lear ? She said it was only a mistake; and such was her power over him by this time that her story was credited. The Learned Gentleman read the following letter : " Friday evening. " WILLIAM ALEXANDER MCI,. RICHMOND-PLACE. " DEAR Strt - -1 feel much gratified at the interest you appear to take in me, I shall say nothing in my own praise but this—that I have a heart capable of estimating worth suchas t'our's. I should feel pleasure in 4vfiting the farticulars you wish respecting me ; and your-kind upprObation of the three productions of mine, already written, would give me courage to do so—but that I think the enclosed copy of my dear father's will, written by Mr. Dunn, is sufficient in itself, and which I beg, at your leisure, you will peruse. 1 beg to add that your regard, so long'as I shall flatter myself with its possession, will give me that value for myself which early sorrow had almost made me forget to feel. Your 's most truly, " GEORGIANA LEAR. " P.S.—The inclosed is so much soiled, that I almost hesitate in sending it to you." At this period, so fascinated was he, that he de clared to her that his visits were honourable. About this period the prisoner's mother came to town, and she thought it her duty to accelerate the match. The learned Counsel then proceeded to give an account of the celebration of the marriage as ap peared in evidence. The first witness called was George Lear, ex amined by Mr. HAMILTON—Has a brother called John Lear, who is a married man, witness was pre- sent at the marriage, which was about July, 1812. To whom was your brother married ?—To Geor gians Breton. Look towards the bar, and see if that lady be there. Witness—l see her person, but I cannot see her face. Here the prisoner was directed to raise her veil, which, haviag done, the witness stated that he thought that the lady in question was her, but he had not seen her for the last eight years. Judge VANDELEUR—Is that the person—have you any doubt as to her identity ? The witness, after again looking at the prisoner, replied that he had none, and proceeded—Was present at the mar riage, which took place in Peter's Church, and, to the best of his belief, the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Maturin, they resided after the marriage in Gardiner-street, and lived together as man and wife; there was issue of the marriage five children, now alive. Did you ever happen to hear a report that your brother was dead ? Witness—l did hear such a report. 'Did you hear that once ? I heard it various times, but I did not credit it; I saw it in a news paper, and I heard it different times. When was it you first heard it ? I think it was about eight years ago. The CotTwrYeur brother was then out of the kingdom, and the report was that he had died abroad ? Witness—Yes. Mr. BENNETT—This lady has lived in Ireland ever since ? I heard that she was occasionally in England, but I do not know that of my own know ledge. Joseph Rankin, examined by Mr. BRADY—Knew John Lear and his wife since the period of their marriage; one of the ladies in the bar is the person who was the wife of John Lear; the last time I saw John Lear was about the 27th or 28th of January, in Manchester, at his lodgings, where I spent part of the day, and dined with him : I saw one of his daughters in the same house there. Cross-examined by Mr. ROLLESTON—Pray, what are you, Sir ? At present I am a witness.—(A laugh.) At present you are a witness; well, that is a very good one; but of what business are you; may be you don't know what you are? Yes, I think I do; I have two matters of business; I am in the paper trade for one, and I am a chandler besides. You're in the paper trade for the sake of folding the candles in it—ls not that the fact ? Just so.— (Laughter.) So you have four trades; you are a paper-man, a chandler, a witness, and a messenger ; am I right ? Just as you please. And do you get money for all this; tell me would 201. be an inconvenience to you Not the slightest. —(Continued laughter.) Would you go as a witness in any case by which you could make 201. ? Certainly, if it were re spectable. Then you would not be a witness for this sum if it were to transport a man's step-mother for him ? I would not. And did not you know that this was to transport a man's step-mother, and you got 201. for it ? The 20/. I got were to pay my expenses, Who was it applied to you to go to Manchester ? Mr. Edward Alexander. Did the lady's husband apply to you for that pur pose ?-1-le did not. Perhaps the son is something like yourself; do you think that if his father left him 10,0001. would he take it 1 1 -1 think be would be a very great fool if he did not. Don't you know that the son, Mr. Edward Alex. andtr, is the prosecutor in this case?--I do not know, Did he apply to, any one else besides yourself ? Yes; he applied to others; I know one myself to whom he applied, But they would not go; so that after looking about for several witnesses, he was obliged at last to put up with you ?-.--Juat so. —(A laugh.) \%Tell, I believe I'll let you down after giving you that character.-,-I am much obliged to you, but I would rather have your custom than your character. —(Great laughter.) The fley.Jarnps 4rin4trong qamined- 7 . : ltlentified the prisoner as Mrs. Lear, and deposed to his knowledge of the parties; thtir five children had ben all baptized by him. He had recommended tbp children to Miss M'Crea'ly. Orpss-exorniiied by Mr, Rin.l,!_sTpN; 77 l - learc4 re ports of John Lear's death long ago, and certainly believed him to be dead from _those reports. Some other witnesses were then examined, whose evidence went to chew that for the last seven years the prisoner had been ignorant of her husband being still living. - It also appeared that she had uever re ceived a: farthing of the annuity promised her Ird husband, 4ohn 'Lear, at tli g eir , separatitin, " i Frederick Bridges, Ctfrate of lieorgels parish, deposed as to the celebration by him of the marriage between the prisoner and Mr. Alex ander. The Jury having retired for about ten minutes, returned a verdict of " Not Guilty," and the prisoner w 4 ,? forthwith ci.,li!chttFgFq:; contagiousfully sensible of the that the spirit of freedom vs nature epide of liberty;mical,and he he kn did dn e o ll FREDERICA the GREAT of PRUSSIA was in any way that would put WhenVtict r t.t - A„ app li e d to him to le4d . his assistance t`o iaty'; Doctor," said the craft y vet‘ran, 'pi ay Poei2r. whqt is the object they mean to attain ?" " Liberty, Sire," replied the Alined - can philosopher ! " Liberty, that freedom which is the birth-tight of man." His MAJESTY, after a short pause, made this kingly answer I woo born a Prince, I am become a King; and I will not use the powet. which I possess to ;the ruin of my own trade. I was born to command—the people to obey." ~ • •. , . . ~ ~ SPORTING iNTELLIOENCE• . TAIIERSALL'SA:-. :0 .. , ' ," -f li.t . iiii : .z. i;,,aLve tor' The betting yesterday liras neither, very"..--z 10 .4.4 imerestiug, the only alteration of coaseiiiiirliew* eij oi Prince Eugene, wh o ltfroff at SO:to ..1,.: spid it , d ro he has been up an d down s often eitntigit,'.ohn'ititibii think it is almost time thdy. made -up their ini I WO him. The appearance of Chiron in the. beitinkiod, -•. . . it necessary to state, - that there ire two .Ihitons 4ll fi t ii m, marker , and both of the rap , last we'fiele._; ti# l : 5 . arr. Derby colt) beat Nessus, .bei ng . th e •piopettl i „wok Stonehewer ; the other is Lord Orford* and vills - 71 0 0 and is not in the Derby both are by Conti"' •lbe Exeter's horses were in • great demand yeaterd&P ; betting closed as under:— , 7to 2 agst Patron f 4 taken) 10 to 1 ags% . trot! ~` • • 7to 1 agst Morris DAncer 10 to 1 agst inar.usmi,a4 t 9 to 1 agst Camel (taken) 30 to i agit , Prllieetur - , , ~ 12 to 1 agst EapagnoUc 33 to 1 nit Lap 1)of ; i t Api 15 to 1 agst Will-o'-the-Wisp 15 to 1 a g s t Forth's to'' ' • 29 to 1 agst Rupert The rest as before. to 2 apt Paulina (Quadrille)l ti to 1 aget Green Mantle (tak.) 7 to 1 agst Varna (taken) No others ti II to 1 agst Clotilde 12 to 1 agst Vat 16 to 1 aget Atigusta )1 entioned THE MARISETS. • • i W~ Sji • I COUNTUY CORN MARKETS ntittiAo ad li heat. I Barley., • Oats. -- f Per Quarter. a. to a. a. a. a.' to 14 ll, Illandford 79 39 29 r; f 074 24 SO 15 "20 Cambridge-- 75 25 -- Chard 58 ,76 ' 38 24' 80 'la Huntingdon— 66 70 26 31 17 23 .4' l " , Long 54 70 16 22 :4 Louth —.-- 60 70 28 .30 IS 24 oe Lynn— 3t; 70 24 al 12 28 ;, . 4 Newark 169 78 29 SS 10 27 , s s 1 44 , Nottingham 60 SI 31 40 a 28 Peterbormlgh 55 .78 37 40 12 .- 2.5 , Plymouth 64 80 32 38 24 29 76 ?! 1 , 1 • , 5 0 Slealord 70 76 30 33 22 Uppingliam 68 84 28 3U 111 24. Wiabech 160 74 18 sbk. . !•• 22 - 2 - 4 LS S 4. 16 .24 LEEDS CORN MA RKET..-April 28, The supply of Grain has been only small to this slay '. l O , bee tt;tt ~1 1 except Barley, of which there has been a large anl , l o w season of the year. Fine New Wheat being scarce halt ,a IQ at Is. per quarter advance, but no amendment can be 1,11 • - ... h eire1 the price of other descriptions of New or Old. Frei/. :day, Malting Barley has been sold on the same terms as last Tl in ip P but the light samples of English and foreign, have WM,' zit/ mited demand, and with di ff ic u lty the price of last O2rocaril. been obtained. In Oats and Shelling, no alteration, iria'" o f bOt l4 support their price, but those that are damp, and Pea s , e ier atilo kinds, go o ff eery slowly, Malt a nd Fl ou r without a lte r ~ . Rapeseed 20s. per last lower. Wheat, Norfolk and Sidtblk, 601 b. ' - York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk , O a ' te sts , ---Yorkshire and Lincolnshire G r i n di ng 25; to Beans tea -- • Oats, rotatoc -Mealing, Foreign 12d. to ISd....Engllsli 12d to 13344 pee :....1Oei" Shelling R. to 3 ":, 1',7, 0 - ; la d' Rapeseed, English, 311. to SU Foreign, .....1. to 7:_f_.,....--' LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—AO IOI99 ; d id, This morning's market was numerously attended lll 2oo er millers, chiefly from the Manchester and Yorkshire.s l __ bought to rather a large extent of good Wheats; our oWit,,,,N! also took freely of the better qualities of Irish, Arad for 7id. I well as for the prime English and foreign, an advanee,,,f;4„ b • 2d. per 701 b. was realised. Oats were also more sal•":•.10": without any improvement in value. We do not vary . o o ' 0 tons for other articles. 'ol°•'' Waits's', English, White, per 701 b. 4 um 4d. t 10 6 Red ,li, Scotch, .Welch, and Manx Irish, W hite 9 6 - ` 9 ? ------- Red 8 0D • Foreign OO J 3 0 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, ler 451 b 3 3 5 1 ,! Irish Foreign . 2 6 3 6 , 1 ;/, BAELBV, English, Malting, per'lmp. quarter 34 0 5 Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. „,.. Feeding ... 4 3. 0 v BEANS, English, per Imperial gnarl, c 3b 0 Irish, &c. Foreign le , 0 PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter . 33 G . . For e ign Fiume, English, per 2801 b. 55 0 ti 0. Iri s h OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs Sts - 0 . 2 0 INDIAN CORN, per 4401 h. Rye, per Imperial quarter 34 0 7. 2 7 0 MALT, per Imperial quarter • 54 0 """ .. IMPORT or GRAIN for the Weet ending April rib oiefs4 l ' Wheal Oats. IBarley Flour. .1 ,011d4 ' Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Foreign, Brls !Irish, &c. Sad 020 2,709 6,795 10 -- I. 1,67/ BIRMINGHAM MARKEI S.—April 90. Coax MARICHT.—At to-day's market we have ..bad , T! l l . o Pr lde good supply of all descriptions of Grain, but the trad e very little business was transacted. e . d• d- to in - 0 Wheat, per 6'21b.. r g 2 (0 , 0 4e Barley, per Imperial quarter de - BLit 48 0 0 1.4 Pe se —•--- —. 33 - a „, ig .., I Beans, per bag of 10 score gross ..,. 14 q w , .6 0 Oats, per :Alb. • 3 . 5 0 Fine dour, per sack of 2801 b. Seconds fri /1,5 0 ___,ll P w. .S . SUITUFIP.LD.-.We had but it small supply of primp ~ ,j d , - - of wet.'" and Sheep at this day's market, and Moat C iheni last week's prices. Fat Irish Pigs were rather scare*. aX"'beet something brisker than of late.—Best Beef sd. to 51 , c 1j, rfo , Mutton 5 1 ,4 d. to 6d. ; Veal tici. to 6d• per lb.; Irish 7s, 6d.,t0 84.6 d. per score. NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 14. Our market generally, since our last, f 2 ai '' t • irigies7l' animated than is usual at this seas:in, owing -° 6• til ias, number of traders in the western country . being -.„- e . there with their produce, by low water saa ic" i mi le ' tunes are looked for as near at band. Th u s - was yesterday afternoon 101 feet lower than.,,(ilif last year. The weather during the latter. prt ._? "id week has been cool, windy, and fair, and the y 9 streets rather improving, although ini many place° bete. impassable. The arrivals of produce sines our 10 r ,„. ‘ „, 0" been limited, and but few material alterations in pg - ... , ) comment o. , CorroN. n —Arrived from Friday morning, the 6 i lb . j O it ' up to yesterday morning, 4047 bales ; cleare d it b s l4ol fi time 7,065, making a decrease in stock of ,e1 0 ,.. A ' 0 The transactions since our last have about 3,000 bales, being full one-half leg $ 4411 •041' the previous week, and at nearly the the Liverpool classification, we quote as before '—'... ; i,. of Ordinary, SI a Si eents ; middling, 9 a 94 - ; pa,1 06 . alO ; good fair, 10-1- a 10 4 , fair iiemand;- good au"- 11 a 12 4 , dull. . , , ,:j I, 9i cents ; middling to fair, Si a 91; fair' to so_;,,, On 9i a 10 ; good fair and good, 10* a 104 ; good and .• , Prices this time last year: -.Ordinary to'naiddlin,,qm , 111 al2 a 12k, good denaand. ' • • ' '''' 0 byes::: -reitiatonsa:d7i.o. g , T lAre ess h er av , N en :rt s h Alabama , sales mofimportance o r Mobile,to notice in tha t nominal. , . - ,„,•11* r • Freight to Liverpool ....... ll.l6th 141. sterling . l"7:. , France l% cent. asked. ' 0 0. : Exchange on London, 60 days e. 44 , 634 e. per,ccut. . . f consequectit Pr ice', enti on France sf. 25c. a bf. INc• STOCKS. "d A Louisiana State Bank. full shares 11 per cent. pin. dividen Ditto 9-stlss paid Sales. ~,4a4 Bank of Orleans Stock, full shares 5 per cent. pm. dilirl4,,, Ditto IA shares Sales. • ~,,a i ' d O Bank of Louisiana 9 per F.9t- 1111. 4 , li-- - - - MAR• .... ,i,,"• nil . Clearest coastwise since 30.t11 . qepf..l4st, Mob il itih..-• 0 Pensacola, ,;c. cieept4aLl . • ' MO Same time last year Do. year before ' 2Cl'65 _- V- HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Sheriff BOOTH presented a petition from the Lord Mayor and Aldermen in Council, against the East London Water Works Bill. Mr. PROTHEROE presented two petitions from Chingford and Walthamstow, Essex, against any alteration in Smithfield Market. On the motion of Mr. PLANTA, a new Writ was ordered to be made out for the Borough of East Loo, in the room of Colonel Elphinstone, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Alderman WA ITHMAN presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of the parish of St. Dunstan's, praying that one-fifth of the Poors' Rates should be levied on St. Dunstan's, and the other proportion from the Liberty of the Rolls; also from the inhabitants of Fleet -street, praying for the removal of a coach-stand. Several petitions were then presented against Crosby's Patent Bill. On the motion of Mr. GREEN, the Liverpool Church Bill was received a third time and passed. Mr. HUME, in presenting a petition from the Gas Company in Montrose, against Croshie's pa tent, took occasion to ask the Hon. Alderman for the City of London whether he meant to persevere in his Bill. Mr. Alderman WOOD replied that he did, and observed that all those who had petitioned against it had been using the invention for many years, and now wanted to get it without paying him any th;no• for it. lie should always persevere in a good cause. Col. WILSON said that Mr. Crosbie had, by his own acknowledgment, enjoyed the privilege for 14 years, and has realized 6,0001. per year, and he trusted that the House would see the impropriety of passing this Bill. Mr. MABERLY considered that the " good cause" would be a very dif►cult one for the House to adopt. It was not extending the privilege to the inventor, but to the man who had bought his in terest. Mr. BYNG presented a petition from certain hay alesman against any alteration of Smithfield market. Mr. CAPEL presented a petition from Symond's Inn, against the St. Dunstan's Church Bill. The LORD MAYOR, in presenting a petition from Messrs. E. Thompson, against the St. Dun stares Church Bill, wished to enquire of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer what was his intention with regard to the Auction Duties ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that he had come down to the House with the intention of stating to the House his determina tion on that subject. He did not intend to proceed with his Bill in the present Session. He did not mean to abandon the principal of the Bill, but he thought it better to allow ample oppor tunity for the consideration of the subject, and he should not therefore persevere in the Bill till next Session. COBBET f'S PE fITION. BIRTHS, • On the 27th ult., at Exminater, the kaq c f ward William Smith, of wir t s. I , of On the Vtli iiit„ Vatiatall Bridge.road, the John hustings, Esq., surgeon, of a sen. MARRIED. ..oe9tt e, On the 30th ult., at Greenwich, by the Rev. ir la • Mathew, Vicar, Thomas W. George, Esq., of m c , - ale. • Mary, the youngebt daughter of the Rev. J. c . A.M., of the former DIED. f laket On the 28th ult., in his 91st year, Thomas Esq., High Wycomb, Bucks. On the 29th ult., in a fit of apoplexy, Mr. e to Bixter, of Carmarthen - street , formerly of Regent -We builder, in the 6th year of his age. 714 gAST f 4t Caleptt.4; peL wife late Capt. Grierson, go ry • At Masulipatarn, Nov. 6, Capt. B. Hooper, I s t pean Regiment. , At Calcutta, Dec. 18, Mrs. Jane Nicholson, ss'iu °- the late Alajor Nicholson, aged 41. f At Chinsurah;• Dee, 7, Mrs. Thompson, widow ' late I‘lllor Thompson, aged 613. 1 1,0° ' 4 fear WC:ocl nicer leaving Canuanore fur Europe , Col.inll C. Grant, wife of Lieut.-Col, Colquboun ~ C. 13. of the 54th Regiment, daughter ofJames Brodie , • jos and of Lady Margaret Duff, daughter and sister at ilt Earls of Fife. '0 ul y At Cdcutta, Dec. 4, Mrs. E. Masters, widvl,V v ;ate Scyjeant.;;/,faj,r 4lastLrs, ageti IOU:4 tte • 'At Trulore, ( 'Dec. ''6,' Bona Army.' . • „ o bi' At Cochin, Dec. 7, Sarah Efs..A Marla, second di ter of Capt. Lethbridge, 22d N.I. jibe At Calcutta; Dec. 31, Mrs. - A. Ridge, widow 0 , late Mr. R. Ridge, aged 68. .Isetvi'F-D and ()F P , DO'LQN:IOOI4U.NGI