Star.
London, England, 1818-06-02 00:00:00

THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.

Yesterday the re-marriage of the Duke and Duchess
of CA st isti MOE, which had been postponed on account
of the Quaerr's indisposition, took place in the Queen's
dresssng-roorn, in her Palace, where a temporary Al-
tar was fixed, in presence of her Masksry, and the
PRINCESSES, the PR I NCE RECENT, the Dukes of YORK,
CLARENCE, and GLOUCESTER, the Prince and Prin-
cess of HassE Horanourtu, the Duchesses of YORK and
GLoucEsrEn, the Princess SOPIIJA of GLOUCESTER,
the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Cabinet Ministers, tha
Great Officers of State, the Foreign Ambassadors,
kc. The Royal Couple, accompanied by the LAND-
GRAVE of HESSE, Father to the Duchess, arrived in
state about two -o'clock, at which time it was inten-
ded the ceremony should commence ; in consequence
of the Loan CHANCELLOR sending word that he conid
not attend at five, the hour fixed on ; but when the
company had assembled, Mr. Ntertota.s, the King's
Proctor, announced that it must be deft r cd, the Arch-
bishop of CANTERBURY not being informed of the al-
,teratiatx.tithe time, nor could' the Royal Licence be
got ready till the time first appointed, the perfor-
mance was therefore. of course, deferred till that
hour. The LORD CHANCELLOR, the Cabinet Mini-
sters, &c. then left the Palace, and Lord SIDIIOIITH
met his Grace in the Park about half past three, re-
turning from St. John's Wood to Lambeth. His
Grace, in consequence, made all possible speed, and
arrived at the Palace at half past four ; soon after
which, the' company having re-assembled, the cere-
mony was performed by the Archbishop of CANTER-
BURY, assisted by the Bishop of LONDON, at the cm-
elusion of which a signal was given, when a double
royal salute was fired, and in the evening the PRINCE
RECENT gave a grand dinner to the Royal Family.
Wrnotno puss or rex Dncuua or Csirsatoce.—A very rich
silver tissue, with two broad flounces of beautiful &Midi poll*
lace, each onnie headed with rich silver scolloped trimming;
the sleeves tastefully looped up with silver tassels, and richly
trimmed with Brussels lace to correspond ; a silver tissue robe,
lined with white satin, trimmed with broad Brussels lace, a:-.41
bordered with a rick silver scolloped trimming to match the
dress, and fastened in the wrist with a brilliant diamond clasp—
brad dress a brilliant bandeau of diamonds. _ _

The countenance of the Duchess of CAMBRIDGIC
is not only beautiful, but strongly marked with be-
nevolence and intelligence. Her figure is exquisitely
formed, and the smallness of her waist is temark..ble.

The Duke of KENT arrived on the 24th ultimo at
Frankfort, and alighted at the Hotel d'Angleterre,
where he met his sister, the Queen Dowager of WI R•
TEMBL RG. lie set out next morning for CoSzurg,
where his affianced bride, the Princess of L I 3ANDEN,
waits his arrival. The marriage was to be solem-
nized on Friday last.
The Academy of Sciznces, Arts, and Belles Lettree,
of Dijon, have elected the Duke of Sussex, Le` .1
HOLLAND, and Sir JOSEPH BAWER, Honorary Fc-
reign Members of that Society.
Sir JOHN SYLVESTER, Bart. Recorder of Iridc-,
was taken dangerously ill on Saturday, and his re-
covery is considered doubtful.
Wit LIAM WATSON, Esq. F.R.S. Barrister at Law,
died yesterday morning, at one o'clock, at his house
in Queen-square, Bloomf•bury. This Geatleman I.cld
the following situations t—Setjeant at Arms in ele
House of Lords, Chairman of the County of Middl•
sex and City of Westminster Sessions, and Senor
Pleader to the Corporation of the City of Loudon—
The first situation is in the gift of the LORD Cuss'.
BERLASN, calculated to be of the value of 20001. per
annum. The second ft elective, and the third t'te
gift of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of London.

There have been eight Chief Justices of Chester
within the last 20 years, all of whom are now livinr,
viz.—Sirs W. GRANT, J. MANSFIELD, V. GIDE; I .
DALLAS, It. RICHARDS, W. GARROW, J. LEACH, a! d
Mr. Serjeant BEST. It should seem that the Chief
Justiceship of Chester, is but a step in the ladder of
judicial ambition.
Every description of crop is looking well in Scot-
] -.nd. There will be a large crop of hay.. Currant
flowers were. never Seen more abnod:tnt. The cherry
trees are all. over white; and the apple orchards are
one universal flush of blossom. In the vicinity of
Glasgow beeches, which were not in leaf on Satur-
day se'nuight, have now shoots nine inches long.
Thursday, asJA.MLs and BENJAMIN MAjCA LI, of
North-street, Gosport, were returnin from fishing
off' Southsea Castle, their boat upset, by which me-
lancholy accident both were drowned before any boat
could get to their assistance. These industrious lads,
the one twelve years of age, and the other in his
fourteenth year, were the main support of a numerous
family, who are consequently left in great distress.
In September, If:14, their elder brother met with
the same unfortunate fate in Mill Lake.

A new Satirical Novel, called " Mint," has just
made its appearance, and from its nature is likely to
excite more attention than any work of the kind that
has yet appeared. The story is founded on the ex-
traordinary occurrence which took place some years
since, in the families of the Marquis of A-- and
Lady CHARLOTTE NV- ; the curious particulars
of which are now, for the first time, developed, and
in the mast ingenious manner. Like the firn•cr
Work of the same Author (l'uomAs Bitowie, 0 e
Elder), it abounds in humour, knowledge of tl.e
world, and pleasantry, and gives the most amusing
Portraits of nearly a hundred Persons, distinguished
in the Political, Literary, or I.uhionable World.
An infu-nous hand-biil was yesterday riccuLted in the neigh-
bouthood of Drury-lane, accusing a Pork Botcher of the hor-
rible practice of purchasing dead human b..dic;:, to use as a sub-
stitute for park! and this must improbable calumny elrt-.v a mh.-
grided multitude to the !Tot, where th:y indu,g•..tl in wanton
excesses t 3 a late hour, and it was with no little elifie:dty that *he
Peace OtTictrs were able to save the premises !p.m de.truction.
Er .ost Itaexs.—Yesterday, beh•e settlitii; day for bets won
and lost on the Derby and Dais, T. tee.all's was much crowded,
and thousands et paunds were handed about. Upon the wholes
there was less betting than Las been known far years. Lord
DadtusexoN and Mr. THORNHILL are great winners upon the
Derby. t'lsiffuey, the rider of the winding hone Sant, has rel.
GI more than 5,000!. upon the Derby. There was one hts-
Tray, i..tstnuch as there was not one ki.amir !

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WESTIM42T4 4ECTION.

NTltitirdly atitaiakio' f3the Electors of Westmin-
ster, in the interest of Mr. Hour, was held at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, for the
purpose of adopting the most effectual means to en-
sure the election of that Gentleman for Westminster.
One o'clock was the hour fixed on for taking the
chair, but at that time the company was not very
numerous; and the chair was not taken until about
half-past one, when Mr. Hunt, and his friends, Pres-
ton, Sherwin, and Gale Jones, entered amidst ap-
plauses, and the chair was soon after taken by a per-
son of the name of Elliott.

Mr. ELLIOTT thanked the company for calling
him to the chair, and proceeded to read the requisi-
tion for calling the meeting, as well as the object for
which it was called.

Mr. HARDING, amid great applause, proposed
Mr. Hunt as a fit and proper person to be returned
to Parliament for Westminster, and recommended
the formation of Parochial Committees to secure his
election. The motion was favourably received, and
a string of resolutions in furtherance of the main
object was next put and carried.
The CHAIRMAN then read several letters from dif-
ferent parts of the country, promising pecuniary sup
port in favour of Mr. Ifunti as the firm advocate of
Annual Parliaments, Univers4Suffrage, and Elec-
tion by Ballot. One letter lkoa..from Middleton,
in Lancashire, expressive of similar sentiments of
regard for Mr. Hunt ; the writer hoped no speculat4
iug Lawyer would be returned for Westminster ; and
threw out many illiberal reflections, not only on
Mr.Wetherell, but on Mr. Brougham nd Sir Samuel
Romilly.
These sentiments were received with general ap
plause, and some few hisses.
Mr. GALE JoNas addressed the meeting. He ob-
served, among other things, that the enemies of free-
dom, in their efforts to crush it, had defeated their
own object ; fot they distributed immense numbers
of Bibles to the poor to instruct them in religion,
and they now began to repent what they had done ;
for they found that the reading of the Bible gave
the poor people a taste for the reading of politics ;
and instead of Bibles they now frequently had the
works of Tom Paine undet their pillows. The late
Mr. Windham was hostile to the distribution of Bibles,
and the Members of the Government were now sen-
sible of the dangerous error they had committed.—
Mr. Jones concluded with earnestly recommending
Mr. Hunt to the support of all the honest Electors
of Westminster.

The CHAIRMAN then requested that any Elector
who wished to support Mr. Hunt would come for-
ward and enter his name.

Mr. HUNT rose amidst loud cheering. He felt he
was in an assembly of Englishmen, and therefore of
friends. During his life he had been opposed by
enemies, and he never feared them ; but on this oc-
casion he was almost overcome by the acclamations
of his friends. There were many persons in the
country better qualified in point of rank and talent
than himself to make a struggle for the People's
rights ; but as they did not offer themselves, he felt
it his duty to come forth from his rural retirement,
and labour in behalf of the People. They all knew
the illiberal attack made on him (Mr. Hunt) a few
days avo at a public dinner by a little faction. He
knew that such an attack would rouse a correspond-
ing feeling in the Public ; it was duly felt, and he
was sure it procured him many friends. He would
hold out during the whole of the contest for West-
minster, for the whole fourteen days that he could
stand there. It would be the first time a candidate
offered himself on the broad principles of Universal
Freedom, and from those principles nothing should
ever induce him to depart ; and if he were returned
to the House of Commons: he would never be beaten
down by the clamour or the sneers of Lord Castle-
reagh or his party. The first thing he would do,
would be to move the standing order, that the Mem-
bers should meet every morning at nine o'clock, in-
stead of doing their dirty work, as thieves did, in the
dark. There was not one man there who either read
the Petitions of the People, or made the Clerk read
them ; but after having been drawn up with the ut-
most care, they were thrown into a bag and for-
gotten. If he were in the House of Commons, he
would take care that Petitions should be differently
dealt with. He was a man of an humble fortune,
but humble as it was, it was sufficient for all hie
wants ; and he would never touch one shilling of the
people's money so long as he lived. He was willing
to be the servant of the Public, but he would never
be the servant of any body else. if he were return-
ed, he would be always at his post, and the Speaker
should never take the chair without seeing him there;
and whenever it was not in his power to do his duty
he would resign his place. He had been accused of
violence ; but he defied any man to prove that he
had ever tyrannized over any body, either a servant
or any body else. The reason he did not offer him-
self for Bristol was, because a certain number of
virtuous men there, who felt all the corruptions of
the place, assured him that it would be impossible
to secure his election ; and therefore it was recom-
mended to him to offer himself for a place that was
really free—that was his reason for offering himself
for Westminster. He had it on the authority of
Major Cartwright and others, that Sir Francis Bur-
dett had declared himself the friend of Universal
Suffrage. He had the same authority for saying
that Lord Folkestone, the son of a Borough-monger,
was the advocate of Universal Suffrage. He heard
that Ministers intended to set up Sir George Cock•
burn, the Officer who took out the brave Napoleon
to St. Helena. He anxiously hoped they would do
so : he should he happy to see Sir George on the
hustings ; and he would bring a well-armed vessel,
bomb-proof, with him, or he should be soon beaten
o-lt of the sea. There was a till: about other Can-
didates,• and he hoped they would come forward ;
for, if hp were successful, the greater would be his
triumph.

Mr. HANLEY addressed the meeting, and strongly
recommended to every Elector to subscribe his mite
towards defraying the expenses that might accrue in
forwarding the election of Mr. Hunt.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
Tneeting dispersed.

'PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS. JUNE 1.

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The Royal Mum was given by Commisdon to ten public
and private Bills. Among the public Bills were the Irish As-
sessed Taxes Bill, the Madder Duties Bill, Silk Bounties Bill,
the British Militia Pay and Clothing Bill, the Irish Militia Pay
and Clothing Bill, and the Irish Bank Restriction Bill.
The Commissioners were the Loan Comics-was, the Mar-
quis of WOICHKSTZW, and Lord Ernmssoaossou. Immediately
after the Commission, their Lordships adjourned to six o'clock.
Lord MELVILLE moved the Order of the Day for reading
the Steam-boat Regulation Bill, with the view of postponing it;
and observed, that there were in this Bill provisions which, in
his opinion, ought not to obtain the unction of Parliament. The
order being read, it was, on his Lordship's motion, postponed.
On the Order of the ay for the third reading of the Scotch
Churches Bill,
The Earl of LAUDERDALE objected to the motion, on the
ground that the measure was totally useless, as provision had al-
ready been made in Scotland for building Churches.—The read-
ing of the Bill was postponed.
The Conviction Rewards Bill was committed, and the Report
received.
The Earl of ROSSLYN moved the consideration of the Poor
Laws' Amendment Bill.
Earl BATHURST observed, that several Noble Lords who
wished to be present at the discussion were now absent, and
wished the Noble Earl to delay moving the Order of the Day.
The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that it had been ne-
cessary to adjourn the House for the space of two hours, and
that the Noble Lords referred to had perhaps on that account
been disappointed. He therefore suggested whether the Noble
Earl had not bet•er, with the leave of the House, withdraw his
motion, and bring it forward at a subsequent opportunity.
• The Earl of ROSSLYN then withdrew the motion.
The Earl of CARNARVON moved the order for the second
reading of the Game Laws Amendment Bill, with the view of
postponing it to another period.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE would support the motion, as
he could not suppose it possible for any benefit to be derived
from this Bill, the object of which was to inflict penalties both
on the buyers and sellers of game. The Bill was postponed.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL laid on the table a copy of the
Treaty concluded with the King of the Netherlands for the Abo-
lition of the Slave Trade.
The Cutlery Trade Bill, and several private ails, were
brought from the Commons by Mr. Lsscusse, Sir .1. UZJUIAM,
and others, and read a first time.