Star.
London, England, 1815-11-15 00:00:00

OF CUMBERLAND.

The Editor of the Morning Chronicle, who first
gave publicity to this subject, having been desired to
recal the attention of the Public to the correspondence
on the subject of, the marriage betwzen their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND;
and called upon to explain the circumstances which
gave rise to the apparent inconsistency between the
determination of the QUEEN not to see the Lady, and
the assent which her Manny gave to the marriage,
AS expressed in the letter to the Duke of. MRCICLEN-
EURG-STRELITZ, (see the STAR of the 7th eltint/,) states,
in his Publication of this morning, that the publica-
tion made of part of that letter a has had such an
impreasion on the minds of many persons, as to make
it incumbent on him to insert the reasons that induced
her Majesty to withdraw the assent that she had
given to the marriage before it was solemnized, and
' to persevere in her resoltrtion not to receive the Lady,
now that it has taken place."—He then gives the
subjoined statement 4, precisely as transmitted, from
the most respectable authority, without a comment."
Our Readers will see, by a perusal, that in fact
it needs no comment. It spews most convincingly.
that the QUEEN'S conduct has bee!: most perfectly
consistent with that high character for decorum and
propriety which has ever bc:n manifested by her
MAJESTY.

gi The Queen had given her consent, in common
with all the Royal Family, to the marriage of the Duke
of Cambridge, with the Duchess Solins, and heard of
its being broken off with regret. The King, from that
respect to her feelings which he ever shewed, did not
communicate to her the contents of the letter written
on that occasion by the King of Prussia; nor did any
one person think it tight, on account of the very near
degree of relationship in which she stood to the Lady,
to whisper a syllable to her respecting her niece ; so
that all which had ever come to her knowledge was
the circumstance of her breaking off the contract with
the Duke of Cambridge, atter the ,great seal had
been put to the royal assent, but which she was dis-
posed to ascribe to the influence of a new and a par-
donable affection for the Prince to whom she was
afterwards united. The letters therefore which she
wrote to her brother the Duke of , Mecklenburg Stre-
litz ; 'to the Pi incess Solms herself, &c. were the
genuine feelings of her heart at the time ; and if tie
whole of these letters had been published instead of
the short extract that appeared in The Morning Chro•
nick, it would have been made manifest that the con-
sent which she gave sprung from a breast warmly
attached to her relative, at the same time that the ad.
vice contained in it as to the deportment of her niece
in England, shewed that she had reason to think,
from her knowledge of the rupture of the affiance
with her youngest son, that it was necessary to warn
her as to her conduct while in England, with regard
to the Duke of Cumberland's acquaintance, male and
female, as well as to her behaviour in general ; the
manners in this country being so different from those
in Germany. The letter to the Duke of Mecklenburg
Strelitz it may be proper to print entire. It will be
seen from its own internal evidence, that it was a
letter strictly confidential from a sister to a.brother.
" It appears, however, that this letter, as well as
the others written at the same time, were permitted
to transpire in Germany, the effect of which was, that
more than one near Connection of the Royal Family of
Rngland felt it right to communicate to her Majesty
particulars which induced her to hesitate in her own
mind as to the propriety of the intended onion ; and
her Majesty communicated her feelings on the subject
to the Prince Regent, for the express purpose that he
should take the necessary steps, in the most delicate and
respectful way, to inform the Duke of Cumberland
of her Majesty's 'determination not to receive the
Lady at the English Court. This conversation took
place at an interview with his Royal Highness in the
beginning of the month of December last ; and her
Majesty had full confidence that her indisposition to
the alliance was made known to the Duke et Cum-
berland. If it was not so, the concealment did not
rest with her Majesty."

When Archbishop Ferteuott was Almoner to
Louts XIV. his Majesty was astonished one Sunday
to find, instead of the usual crowded congregation,
only himself and his-attendants, the priest, and other
officors of the chapel. 4, What is the meaning of
this ?" said the King.. The Prelate answered, " I
caused it to be given net that your MAJESTY did not
attend chapel today, in order that you may see who
came here to worship Cron, and who to worship
the Ktno !"

The termination of the war in India has fortu-
nately superseded the necessity of sending out the
large military reinforcement, of no less than 3'2 bat.
talions of infantry, which were under immediate
embarkation orders.

We understand the Country ceded to the East
India Company by the late Treaty is no part of the
Nepaul territory, but consists of districts wrested
from the neighbouring Rajahs, by incursions during
the last ten years.
The Royal Gaulle of Hayti, of the 29th of June
last, contains a notification of the determination of
the Government to take the most effectual measures
for the security of commerce and the safety of
friendly vessels, trading to Hayti, in consequence of
the depredations of pirates in the neighbourhood of
C'mte Christ°, whose crews are composed of people
of all nations and colours ; and that, in the event of
apprehending any of the marauders, they shall be
hanged without fail, of whatever nation they may be ;
let them call themselves what they will, Carthage-
nians, Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spaniare!s, the law
will be rigidly executed.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER ic

ArriveJ the Doke of K,rnt packet, with a Mail
from ksbop. in 14 clays.—Win'J S.W.

PIXMOU ni, NovEMBER 11
Sailed his Mqesty's ship DeawieNt, for the East-
ward.—Wind W.

PORTSMOU rH, NOVEMBER 14.

Put hack the Hydra transport, hOond to Plymnnth.
Arrived the Tiger, Ssturts, from Leith, bound to Rio
.1 ‘neiro ; Lady Shobrook., LUFFt from London, for
LiArbadoes.—Wind W.S.W.
DEAL, NOVEMBER 14.

The Ann, HAMILTON, for J imaica, has lost an
anchor and cable. Came down from Vie River about
14 sail of merchantmen and remain. Arr;-,•.i
Majesty's ships A mstF.NE. Par'SPKItO, and M ItSilA
from the Westward, and have sailed for the Kivur to
be paid off.—Wind W.S. W.