The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-01 00:00:00

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BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.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
June 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 administered 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 pletition 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,.•.,pers 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 !of 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 spec7.4l4te•
Sir ALEX. GRANT brought up the Report Sir GEORGE MURRAY sa;',7 he was very
- - h- l'nlice of the Metropolis, which -lad 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 of 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-
Oppe 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, as during her
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
explain herself more fully respecting her application,
„.;lirth 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 apologise for his not acceptihg
her invitation. If, however, she would appoint any
diq, cne o'clock, Mr. Alexander would be pleased
to see 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 opreitnity::-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
manners ; her appearance is, certainly, extremely
prepossessing, and with these advantages, she tird
excite in Mr. Alexander's bosom feelings rather of

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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 11-1 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;77l-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 tligeir,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 natureepide of liberty;mical,and
he he kn
did
dneoll
FREDERICA the GREAT of PRUSSIA was
in any way that would put
WhenVtict r t.t-A„
applied to him to le4d.his assistance t`o iaty';
Doctor," said the crafty 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.. , ' ," -fli.t.iiii
: .z. i;,,aLve tor'
The betting yesterday liras neither, very"..--z 10.4.4
imerestiug, the only alteration of coaseiiiiirliew* eijoi
Prince Eugene, who ltfroff at SO:to ..1,.: spid it, d
ro
he has been up and downs often eitntigit,'.ohn'ititibii
think it is almost time thdy. made -up their ini IWO
him. The appearance of Chiron in the. beitinkiod,

-•. . .
it necessary to state, - that there ire two .Ihitons4llfitii
m, marker, and both of the rap, last we'fiele._; ti#l : 5. arr.
Derby colt) beat Nessus, .being. the •piopettli „wok
Stonehewer ; the other is Lord Orford* and vills-7100
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 ; itApi
15 to 1 agst Will-o'-the-Wisp 15 to 1 agst 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 ,ss 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 •
,50
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,beett;tt ~11
except Barley, of which there has been a large anl,low
season of the year. Fine New Wheat being scarce halt ,a IQ
at Is. per quarter advance, but no amendment can be 1,11•-...heire1
the price of other descriptions of New or Old. Frei/. :day,
Malting Barley has been sold on the same terms as last Tlinip P
but the light samples of English and foreign, have WM,' zit/
mited demand, and with difficulty the price of last O2rocaril.
been obtained. In Oats and Shelling, no alteration, iria'"of bOtl4
support their price, but those that are damp, and Peas,eieratilo
kinds, go off eery slowly, Malt and Flour without alter
~ .
Rapeseed 20s. per last lower.
Wheat, Norfolk and Sidtblk, 601 b.
'
- York. and Lincoln. 601 b.
Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk , Oa' tests,
---Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Grinding 25; to
Beans tea-- •
Oats, rotatoc
-Mealing, Foreign 12d. to ISd....Engllsli 12d to 13344 pee :....1Oei"
Shelling R. to 3":, 1',7,0-; lad'
Rapeseed, English, 311. to SU Foreign, .....1. to 7:_f_.,....--'

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—AOIOI99;did,
This morning's market was numerously attended lll2ooer
millers, chiefly from the Manchester and Yorkshire.sl__
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.oo' 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, White 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 36 ,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 . .
Foreign
Fiume, English, per 2801 b. 55 0 ti 0.
Irish
OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs Sts- 0 . 2 0
INDIAN CORN, per 4401 h.
Rye, per Imperial quarter 34 0 7.27 0
MALT, per Imperial quarter • 54 0 """
..
IMPORT or GRAIN for the Weet ending April rib oiefs4l'
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!ll.oPrlde
good supply of all descriptions of Grain, but the trade
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
Pw..S.
SUITUFIP.LD.-.We had but it small supply of primp
~,jd ,
- - 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,c1j, rfo ,
Mutton 51,4 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, f2ai''
t• irigies7l'
animated than is usual at this seas:in, owing -° 6•tilias,
number of traders in the western country. being -.„-e.
there with their produce, by low water saa ic" imile '
tunes are looked for as near at band. Thus-
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 10r,„.‘„, 0"
been limited, and but few material alterations in pg-... , )
comment o. ,
CorroN. n—Arrived from Friday morning, the 6i lb .j O
it'
up to yesterday morning, 4047 bales ; cleared itbsl4ol
fi
time 7,065, making a decrease in stock of ,e10,..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,106.
alO ; good fair, 10-1- a 104, fair iiemand;- good au"-
11 a 124, 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 lAreessherav, Nen:rtsh Alabama, sales
mofimportance
o r
Mobile,to notice in that
nominal. , . - ,„,•11* r•
Freight to Liverpool ....... ll.l6th 141. sterling.l"7:. ,
France l% cent. asked. ' 00. :
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. • ~,,ai' d O
Bank of Louisiana 9 per F.9t- 1111. 4 ,li-----
MAR• .... ,i,,"• nil .
Clearest coastwise since 30.t11. qepf..l4st, Mobil itih..-• 0
Pensacola, ,;c. cieept4aLl. • ' MO
Same time last year
Do. year before ' 2Cl'65

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