Star.
London, England, 1816-08-09 00:00:00

CURIOUS MANUSCRIPTS.

letters
of State, Sir Cut
reym containing matter
Upwards of SOO original manuscript
Joins, the first Duke of MARLE3ROUGH, chiefly
dressed
;tointhde twheansySeeefreuth
very considerable interest, were sold by public Ruck..
'a' few days since. These letters, together with three
notes of her Majesty Queen ANNE 10 her favourite
Secretary, were sold for 570 guineas. Most of the
Duke of MARLEIOROUGHS letters were written during
his brilliant career on the Continent, iR the beginning
of the last century; and contain, besides military
details, some curious diplomatic particulats. Some
few of the letters were written, it would appear, in
pan by his Grace's confidential Secretary, at times
probably when the nature of his high official duties 1
afforded him not much personal leisure ; bat even
those instances they are all concluded by a line or two
in his own hand, and finally signed by himself. The II
Duke, in one of his letters, states, that he was in the 1
bands of the enemy five hours, but that he was prowl.
dentially taken for General CHURCHILL, and that he
.escaped, without the enemy being aware of the prize
they had within their power
The superscription or address of Queen &Nes
notes is in a form which prevails to a considerable
extent at the present day ; the word For is used is
the following manner :
For
Sir CSAILIS HADOIII,
&c.
The notes themselves do honour to the head and
heart of the Queen. Two of them are upon theme.
lancholy subject'of the execution of a capital convict
of the name of Jeffries. They are dated tueidayane
Wednesday. The first encloses to the minister 4 yeti.
tion which her Majesty had received in favour of the
culprit; upon which she says to her Minister, it '
appears be has a wife and six children; and coll-
een properly be shewu) "take care that
chides, be a case o f compassion" (that is, a case
hwihseiriefentmercayybe
saved.
`he other note, of the following day, states, that
she has " hem so prated by the woman" (the wife of
Jeffries, no doubt) ; and positively commands a res.
pite of the execution, to afford time for a full inquiry
into the circumstances of the case.

The third communication from her itijesty is of
an-open letter, which she had written to Lord Peter.
borrow, and thus, submits to the perusal of her Secre.
tart'. There is nothing in the en►elope by which the
nature of this letter can be inferred.

Her Majesty uniformly subscribes her .elf,
“ Tour very afictionett Freind
" ANNE R."

Wednesday the National Society for the Education
of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church
held their Meeting at St. Martin's Vestry•to, m. The
Archbishop Of CANTZRBURY in the Ch.iir. Eight
fresh Schools were united to the Society, and sevtr.il
grants of money, friam £2O to £2OO each, weremah
towards the building or fitting•up of Schouol•rooms.
A very interesting communication from Calcutta was
read to the Committee, stating that 6, Christian Ed..
cation, in common with other Christian collets, was
beginning to engage the public mind in that vast
diocese."

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• MARRIED.
At Ratheore, County of Meath, Captain Alexander Andress,
Rifle Brigade, to Margaret, daughter of the late J. /irk', E.-q.
At Newry, Lieut. Beatty, 64th Regiment, to Miss Carson.
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