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SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE.

The friendship lonic solisisting between certain
parties who more in every elevated sphere. has been
lately internal:led by a eery pecislior circumstance.
The Lady, ho- is advanced its, years, has long
moinyed the reputation of rent . wealth, a rernm-.
mendation to she is indebted for marry
sehnitnit;.llliithi&ie.ll certain Noble Lard lies
berate* )eisate tinge veihined her prime favourite.
Like the Lady, begat. boast of personal at-
traction.; bust his polineel influence and peculiar
situation all-corded hint so opportunity of Unproeing
her ntrillitscv ms opPortonity which, it May be easily
presumed, tie old Lady, *hose lieart was princi-
pally set on isterimiiitig her ahvady overgrown store.
would nut fail to cultivate. The intimacy between
the parties bee been long *subject of gossip in the
neighleott Ilona ; they are ltoown to have had
time priviite meetings, and that the old Lady has
spade slimly educates to the Gentleman is matter
of public notoriety. Many honest and well-mean-
trig preple have cried "shame!" at the familiarities
that have taken place between them, which, al-
though net actually crisnitial as they have been
represented, are neither very decent, nor such as
evince • proper respect for public opinion. There
tway not have been an illicit intercourse or intrigue
between thein, but there has been all the semblance
of ii; end more than euffivient to awake inspicion.
The Gentleman. it should be observed, is a married
men, of honourable character, except so Far us it
may base suffered in the presetit inetance. Tire
I. lily is single, and, in intelition to her other wealth,
which constitutes tier chief recommendation, is
the proprietor of one of the largest aud most
profitable manufactories in the country. There
is no heirs-s now to the United Kingdom to be
compared with her in that particular. A coolness
has lately been observed between the parties, awl
such long aud close habits of intimacy could not be
interrupted without exciting much conversation
both in and out of doors. After • fete-a-tete some
time ago, ill which high words arose, my Lord L.--
(+ he lover alluded ii ) left the room singing, " 0 ilk-
out your cosh your kisses won't do." This sally
was soon reported by the servants in waiting, and
the itelerence was, that they had quenched about
money, that he wanted • louts, anti that the Ledy
welsh) put hint off with kind looks and suit speeches.
That the Lady has often accommodated Imo with
tourney has never been queetioned, for though, iii
Other respects, a moral male lie is very extravagant,
mud indulges in state. rirade, and expenses, far
beyond his urermary nouns or probable means, Mill
it is will known tb.t his servants anti tradr•people
would have °lieu gone unpaid but fur her assist-
This pecuniary aid, him ever, has never been
viewed in a degrading and dishonourable light,
our us other than • debt of enittih.e, as it is greatly
overbalaured by the ssniseereus aitel important Per-
vices which he has from time to flute rendered her.
Some other similar scenes are supposed to have
produced a predloposttion to eptarrel, between three
two loirg-uttached friends, but the actual breach
ihat has taken place is, however, int;iutt d to another
circumstance, for the explanution of which it is
siecetwary to look bother hack into the biography
the Lady. About 23 years ago she was coneidesed
a steady med solid personage—prudent, correct, aud
kiecuinspect in all her habits mid dealings. It was,
therefore. with surprise, the world was given to un-
alerstanel that her guardians had conceived it neceeo
airy to cutit:ol her actions, mid put her actually into
a strait amities's:. Their conduct, iii so doing, was
aiolently arraigned at the time, but they were not
to be alihteted from their purpose, and they had
the legal =power of enforcing their will. The
Ludy has never since recovered her pet ft et
freedom, sued *het is most curious she has never
cottiplaiiied of her restricted situation. On two or
flare ma:moons, 'mitred, she professed a desire to
recover tor liberty, which was complied with to •
extent, but the little use she made of it
brought her sincerity into question, and she %viol
glad to exchange Ler liberty fur he r lonelier state.
11,werer extsaord;earry th;s may appear, it is easily
explained by the love of gold, *hitch is the first
passion of her heart, and the prime mover of all
tier actions. Li her confined state she has fumed
her wealth 10 increase enormously, and that more
than comperoutes for her loss of liberty and every
oilier ptitetion. From motives of policy or change
of prieste farting, her friends, however,arc hotel's-
posed to indulge her ;my longer in this extreordi-
nary whim, and have advised her to [repine fur the
resemption eif her ori4intil situation. They tire
iedigment that !it r gold should remain locked up in
her coffers, and that the country should be dented
the betietit of its circulation. Among timer must
actin on the 01:ClISi011, is hate ei-derunt fuser, Lent
L--, and against him her rage, as might be ex-
ist gird, is chiefly directed. Some few days ago,
she brtoight a crowd about her, at a tavern to Bi-
shopsgate-street, where she bawled and harangued
for several hours, charging his Lordship with
:rig to loin her, to dissipate her fortune„ and de-
stroy ell her present flourishing mariuferture. ilis
Lordship Niue' the other Committees of her person
mid estates, are lint to be frightened from their
purpose, and ate determined shat her affairs Own
be put on their old footing, ao that ere long out
the old La ly punt go, misty uttended cid ottiriel,
as formerly, iu 441/, and not loaded with rags, tile
filthy dressy to which she 1141 become attached 1 i)

LONDON,
MONDAY. MAY 31, ism

We have received the Paris Papers of Wednes-
day and Thursday. l'he discussion on the Budget
wus continued on the 25th anti 26th, in the Chain-
her of Deputies. In the course of the debate, one
Member censured the conduct of the Minister of
England, in neglecting its tnarine. A Petition was
also received, praying the re-establishment of the
laws against suicide. It 'traduced a long and ani-
mtted conversation, in which it was stated, that this •
C f was rapidly increasing in France, and load
grown to such an extent, that the number of sui-
cides in a single department exceeded one a day
during a whole year.
The Five per Cent. Consols were on the 26th
66 9-111th francs.—Batik Actions 1,305.

A Flanders Mail arrived last night, with Papers
from Brustr Is to the 28th instant. The following
are extracts :

TRANKFORT, MAY 21•

It is affirmed that the integrity of the titatitt Duch) of
Baden is guaranteed by the four great Powers, particularly
by Russia, but that at the saute time the justice of the
claims of Bavaria to ao indemnity are acksitialeilgeil.

COLOG V E, MAN 20.

The Minister for the Department of Public Worahip has,
in consequence of a Cabinet Order, sent to the Vicars-General
a prolohiti 111 l to require, in cat/not marriage between Catho-
lics and Piiitestants, the written engagements which hive
hien so much talked of. The Clergymen who refuse an
submit to this prohibition are to lose their office—
It appears, however, that the `Catholic Priests pewit in cc-
quiring these engagements ; they maintain that on what
eclat s to the dogma* and discipline of the Church, they
depend solely on the Pope, whence they infer, that the custom
of these engagements emanating from the Holy See, the
Pope alone can aioulish it.

On Thursday the General Grahant, WEATHER -
HEA pi, from Bombay, hound to the River, put into
St. Ileleo's with foul winds. She sailed f How-
bay nu the 3il January ; Cape, 15th February ; and
St. Ilelesia, 4th 3larclo. BONAPARTE was loving;
hut, wore (IMO 11114 (n latch is certified by signal,
daily, to the ships which cruise ro I tlw island),
we cannot expo, et to learn of bins by any ordinary
arrival, as it is known he has not been out of his
grounds (rarely out of Ins !rouse) these two yews,
ever since the arrival of Sir HUDSON LOWE. Mr.
BARRY O'NI CARS , hula late Surgeon, asserts, that
some months previous to lois leaving the his
uublal!by residence uo,d close entilimonead had pro-
duced symptoms of corfroted hepatilis.—Thr Ge-
sserul Graham proceeded fur tile Raver on Saturday.

We tintlerMard that the Minister, }ielditig to
the *deice of his frientle, hats abandoned the idea of
a Property Tiax.—We lately mention:4l an inereioe
of the duty on tobocco, as likely to form part of
his new ways and means. To this, we believe, me
are correct in now adding, a revival of the war duty
on malt, and au iiicrerse of the duties ou tea and
Juges.

It is at last ascertained that Lord ELDON has
signifled to Nlinisteis his wish to reeigo the Si,als,
and nothing prevents his resigoition but the diffi-
culty of lip tling a person calculated to 611 the high
office. 'Ube affection of Nlittisttis was tir:t fixed
on th..t geeat and Le.trneti Judge, Sir IVILLESSI
GILAhr, the ;ate of the Rolls, and Air.
CA NNtse tpipolottql as the agent to carry the
uisins of the Mittoit'el# tote tfect. The Wahl

tionnurahle Gentleman hail three interviews with
The Learned .Ledge, without being nble to carry his
point. At !helmet isiserview on this subject. Mr.
CA N N INO told Sir %VILMA,' aIIANT, dila the
country was entitled to services. The hottet, in
his mild manner, admitted the claim, but observed,
the country It. them, as he wus In constant attend-
ance at the Cockpit, oaf! regularly attended his
IVLiticreY at 117'1)&0! one week in each month.—
slid thus eud•d the negotiation. it is generally
supinawit that Chief I3ara► Riot liDs will have the,
next uili r.

The fourth Report from the Select Committee
on Finance has been printed by order of the House
of Cons ))))) its. This Report relates exclusively to
the Ordmince dep irtment, and chews, that the esti-
mate for the present year, an compared with that
of 18Ig, exhibits a redaction of expense to the
amount of 62,170/. Ilse Committee remark,
that the estimated charge of the Ordnance for the
current year bears the proportion of one to 7.1, to
the whole expense of the slimy, and one to nr tly
51 to the whole sum required for the navy ; and
they further sill it rental k, which we trust will not
be ovei looked by Parliament and the coutitry--
" y cannot dismiss this branch or the mili-
tary roablislimeist, without adverting to the tie-
cessity r,f turning times of tranquillity to the im-
provement of the revenue by retrenchtnent end reg-
.
money, without -which the best means of defence
may be rendered incspablr of exertion in moments
of alarm and danger."—This observation merits at-
tention in more points of view than one. It shows
the decided opinion of • Committee especially
appointed to examine the finances of the coun-
try, that the exhaustion of the nation is 'rich, that
the best-appointed army ai,d navy are, front wont of
resources, in danger of being rendered " incapable
of exertion," mid that to avoid this imminent dan-
ger the finances must be improved—how ? not by
new taxes, as the Mummer proposes—but according
to the evidence of the Finance Committee, who
have turned their undivided attention to this sub-
ject, and who have, we may presume, in the fulfil-
ment of their duty, considered on one hand the
power of the people to support tiew burdens, mid,
on the other, the possibility of reducing the present
expenditure—" by re,rei chment and economy."
The Committee have here recorded their opinions,
and au opportunity will soon present itself its Par-
liament for the Members of the Committee to en-
force three just, and we may odd on the part of the
people, these generous sentiments.

Yvsteniuy be LORD CHANCELLOR bad an audi-
ence of the PRINCE REGLNT.

Since the settling day, the scarcity of money
stuck has been very considerable, and as the trans-
fer books of Consols shut for the dividend this
week, the demand fur them has contributed mate-
rially to support the prices. Saturday was a holt-
day at the Batik, and consequently no business was
done for money, a circumstance of which the specu-
lators for a fall availed themselves, and sold largely,
and thereby lowered the price from 66, the fir►t
quotation in the morning, to 66,t,; but es some
purchasers appeared later in the day who bought
freely, the market recovered to 668, which was the
cfAing price of the day. Exchequer bilk continue
at a discount of two or three shillings; but this is
cot surprising, as they only pay an interest of three
per cent. while the funds, at the present prices,
yield considerably more. Bank Stock has in some
measure recovered its depression ; a few days since
209 was the price : Saturday it sold at 419.
The Thursday evening the bird Bishop of
Quebec (the Rev. Dr. MOUNTAIN), and family,
with Coaimissioner ROBERT BARRIE, C.B. em-
barked at Portsmouth nun board the Active frigate,
Captain Sir JAMES ALEX. GORDON, K.C.B. which
ship sailed for Quebec on Friday. His laurdal.ip's
arrival on hoard was announced by a salute of
'Met en gond.

The Greciam arrived at Portsmouth on Friday
from a cruise, and is the only vessel of war ut Spit-
head.

Admi►*l Sir GEORGE CAMPBELL, re-
turned from huh on Mondry evening, and resumed
the command at Portsmouth.

On Tuesday the ship Harrison, DAWS. sailed
from Plymouth, with sixty paesenges, for Quebec.
Several other vessels are taking passengera, at that
port, for the same destination.
The Douai/us, 26, Captain lion. V. GARDNER,
with %pecie, fur Bengal, was spoke, on the 27th
March, in lat. 8. deg. N. long. 25. W. all well.
A part of the 79th regiment will embark for
Jersey this duy, in the Caroline and Todd trans-
ports, which arrived at Port-mouth on Saturday
evening, from Deptford. Tae remainder will em-
bark to the Zephyr transport, which is expected
daily.
The Larne, 20, has been commisvioned at Ports-
mouth ha the Mediterranean station, by Captain
FORRLS ; the Thistle, by Lieutenant ['ANDER-
SON ; and the Snapper, by Lieutenant FAtiAN,
fur the coast of Africa. Captain BUCHAN is ap-
pointed to suet eed Captain Foßins, in the com-
mand of Ow Grasshopper.—Lieutenant C. lmuLts,
Mr. ANDERSON (1), Sturgeon, Mr. W. SCOTT,
Master, and Mr. BENIFOLD, Purser, are appointed
to the Larne.—Lieutenant ALEXANDER KENNEDY
to continual the Hound ; Leuteitatit T. D. STEW-
ART. tuentutnand the Moon.—Lienteuants ADAMS,
D. LEARY, S. SKYTH, and WILLIAMS. and Mr.
W. IIAILIitON, Master, are appointed to the
Atbion ; Lieutenant J. S. SHUCERIAGII,
hopper.
Lieutenant IZ. I. HEAD, late Flag.Lientenant to
Sir CHARLES l'Es cosE, is prt) 11111 l sot to the rack pf
Commander ; Mr. PASSIIIORAM, 51oithiptoon, to
the rank of Lieutenant.
The brig.. taiharine, FRANCES, of and from
Swansea, arrived at Waterford the Tid joist. with
hod of her fore-topmast. •
The Itose, OTTWAT, of and from Newcastle to
S. John's, N.B. hie put bock to Stud+, Inky..

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POETRY.

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A BRIDAL SEIa.NADr.

t MUDICRN wrt.sit ittr.rnt.

nut wakto, Brisk of Mn,,
WI, ”ro• frs..ll sin.l the s.wrs-t bells chime?
Lt- cu a•s,l horn from in, rotos.h 14v,
110,w all LII Ifs PILO [-BOAT. sJilvol owe ii3y,
A Hutch with TIM E.

LOVE .al on n Into kit /aril,
And saw old Titer in his Inail:4l boat
Slowly he erobllll.ll Lit; tiariloW tide,
LOVE sat clapping hi. nine, and cried,
" Who will pass Tiiti ?"

PAT I /NCR come 61.41, hilt Sinn ifJ• gone
With helm and sail Tint' Ull
CARL. and Gni ti cnnl l uut kid an uar,
And I'lunit:itch aad (whiia he *ll,Ol on shore),
" I wail fir Tamo "'

Hoer filled with flowery her rork•tree bark,
And lighted it hulni with A Zluw•worm *path
Then Loev., when lie intw her bark Ay
SAitl—" Lingering Time will soots he pito!
" Hoeg unt-rpeeds Tritg!*

WIT went nearest 01J hi pass,
With his diamond oar and 111% boat of glass ;
A feathery dart from his store hr drew,
And sh3uted while fat and swift it littr.-
" O Mittrit kills Tun!"

But TiM► gent the feathery as rows bark,
Ho►►.'s boat of amaranths mired its track :
Then Lova bad his butterfly pilots move,
And I.tuglitug bald, " They ►hall see how Love.
" Can conquer TIRE."
His gossamer sails lie spread with speed,
But Tilts:has wiugs whets T 13116 has aced;
Swiftly he crossed Lifea sparkling lids,
And only MEMORY atay'd
Unpitying Tuts.
Wake and listen Qarn, Bride of 'slay'
J., tan sad heed thy minstrtl's diyme—
Still fur thee some bright hours stay,
Fur it was a hand lake thine, they say,
Gave wings to Thur.