Star.
London, England, 1826-12-12 00:00:00

THE WELLESLEY CAUSE.

Teton 7HZ COMRTES.

The following are some of the letters which have
ben exhibited and filed in Chancery, respecting this
most important case, in which Mr. Wellesley, the only.
surviving parent, claims to have the care and guaraian-
ship of his children. There are upwards of 200 letters
in a 11, but we could not of course find space for them.
Copies of Letters from the Honourable William Pole Tylney
Long Wellesley to his Children.
" Dieppe, November 30, 1824.
" Mr Dean Wit.t.u.st—l am very much dissatisfied to find, by
your letter of the 27th inst. (this moment received), that my orders
have not been attended, with regard to procuring for yourself and
brinher a brace of greyhounds each. It never was my intention,
as you will perceive by a reference to my letters to you, that you
should purchase greyhounds; my intention was, and is, that you
and your brother should each keep a brace of greyhounds, which
Mr. Wright must procure for you.
" The person that tells you that greyhounds cost 501. or 601. each,
if he is a courser, purposely was guilty to you of a gross falsehood,
and deserves your severest condemnation for attempting so to inn.
pose upon you. True it may be that greyhounds have sold for
fifty guineas a piece—so a race horse has sold for two thousand
guineas, when the ordinary price of a superior riding horse is under
one hundred guineas. A very superior greyhound, such as would
beat most farmers' dogs, can be obtained for five guineas.--and that
a large. price.
" You must immediately return Mr. Wright his greyhound;and
you must equally do so with Farmer —'s, unless it be purchased
for you. You must. upon no account, receive presents from any
one but your nearest relations and myself. I enclose you a letter
for Mr. Wright, repeating my orders to hint to procure your grey-
hounds. which it will be better for him to attend to. As you ap-
pear to be going on so steadily and well, pray tell Mr. Pitman I
should' desire your allowance and your brother's to be increased one
shilling a week. to give you a little more trouble in keeping your an-
comas. Dr. Gladstone mostknovr best; but a repetition of easel-
natiori is a thing not to be trifled with, especially at your age. If,
by any accident, your vaccination should not have taken place before
you receive this ktter, I will not have it attempted. I ant sorry
killed the pheasant; I told him not to do so, but when
the cat is away the mice will play,' it Is said. I have been for some
time endeavouring to fulfil a half promise you may remember I
made you, a year ago, at Florence, that I would give you a watch.
I have now procured two, I think very pretty gold ones, with
chain and key, ala Brequet.' They are now regulating at the
watchmaker's; the initials of yours and your brother's name is to
be engraved on their basks, and in about a fbrtnight or three weeks
I hope to have an opportunity of sending them to you. I hope
you are men enough to take care of them, and that they will be of
use to you.—Yours, very affectionately,
(Signed) " W. 1.. WELLESLEY."
" Although you do not mention your *liter, or send me her mea-
sure, tell ha., if I obtain an assurance from her brothers that she
has given over story-telling, I will send her a present too."
Dieppe,l2th Dec. 1884.
" My DIAZ Miss Virrsals—li cannot send your brothers their
watches without also adding a present for you, I beg your accept-
ince of a necklace, such as is worn by the peasants of Normandy.—
When I receive your measure I will forward you a full dress pea-
sant's suit of clothes.
.1 I was very happy by learning from Mr. Pitman that you at-
tended to your lessons. I hope you will not forget the last words
I said to you. Goo bless you my dear child. Yours, affection-
ately, (Signed) " W. L. WELLESLEY."
" Dieppe, Dec. 19, 1624:
" Mr Wawa Wixtuar—Your letter of the salt inst. just received
has given me great pleasure. It is a very creditable letter to you.—
The writing is in a bolder, larger, and better hand than your usual
letters to me. The composition is such as may well belong to a
boy of your age, assisted slightly in the spelling and grammar. It
evinces sincerity, truth, and good feeling, from which you deserve
from me all possible praise. Your brother's last letter was a piece
of abominable humbug. and I fear a very decided falsehood, a fault
which never must be overlooked; I hope he will not again attempt
such deceit upon me.
"I am glad you amuse yourself With your tools—l Imagine you
mean carpenter's tools. From your relations—near relations, I
have no objection to your receiving presents ; but you must not re-
ceive 'gifts from tenants, or agents, for these people always look for
a rid pro rico when it is the most inconvenient to give it.
" Your watches are still here • they were to have been forwarded
to you yesterday, but the packet is delayed sailing. I think the
chains and the watches very pretty, but I have not succeeded quite
so well in the rings. I thought you would like to have ring like mine,
and hiving said you should have one a b Ikequer, I was resolved to
do my best to get you one. However, these rings arc not the best
I ever saw.
" Now, I shall take your word about your sister telling stories, and
altho' I have procured for her a very pretty gold chain, I shall add a
pair of ear-rings to the chain, relying entirely upon you for the truth
of what you say in her favour.
"Yours, very affectionately,
W. L. WELLESLEY."
" Dieppe, Ist Feb. 1825. •
" BIT Doan Ma. Jaanes—l am much pleased with your letter of
the date of the 27th ulr. just received by me. I like very much
the last paragraph of your letter. In comparing you to Benjee,
desired to bring to your reflection the effects of cunning and tin-
controuled cleverness in a young fellow.. Now, bad you not Mr. Pit-
man near you, to give you good advice, and Should you give way to
the idea that you can do what you please, being a cunning little
• fellow, you will soon become as bad as enjee, who would have
been but an agreeable Little Pickle, instead of a little rascal, not
having been taught to discriminate between that which is very
wrong (the practice of cunning), and that which bad better not be
pursued, but which is pardonable. I ant pleased much with
the manner in which you resist my applying to you the character
of, Benjee. If you think this character (as you tightly do) so de-
fective, resist the comparison to yours, even to me, with indigna- ,
lion.. Selfishness, applied to pride of character, is a virtue. Never
allow any one through life, even me, to accuse you wrongfully of
any practice which you think It improper to follow. I shall never
feel angry With you rut any expression of such a feeling. I shall
admire you for Ir. The more you hunt and exercise manly pastimes,
the better I shall be pleased, provided they do not interfere with
your studies.
" When I obtair.ed Mr. Langdon's hounds for you and your'
brother, my object was to excite you to follow wicsitifically this
amusement. Mr. Langdon is a person I greatly respect, for his
honourable conduct and feeling for his children. Read Joseph An-
drews, and you will find my Parson Langdon In Parson Adams.
He is not Parson Trulliber, though he, Langdon, has also au ex-
cellent breed of pigs. I mean the bounds jointly to belong to your
brother and t ou.
" I anticipated the probability of the fore legs of your brother's
pony becoming weak. and I have given Mr. Langdon directions
upon the subject, should he fine the pony no low!' fit for service. -
" Yours, very affectionately,
" W. I. WELLESLEY."
" Paris, March 29, 1825.
44 MY saws Ma. Jriles—l have riot, for a length of time, been
so much pleased as I was the other day, when I peru.ed your Latin
poetical effusions. The subject which you cho.e proves you to be
a chip of the old block.' Tbe Latin verses (which as far as I can
judge) I believe to be very good indeed; for your years excellent,