The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-05-20 00:00:00

LA MARRIAGE PAR LETTRE DE CHANGE,

In looking over some old papers, the following, apparently
a translation from the French, was found.
A Merchant, originally of Paris, established in one of the
French islands of America, was willing to share with a person
of merit, and not knowing who was to his mind, he bethought
himself of writing to a correspondent of probity whom he had
at Paris. He knew but little of any other style than that which
he had made use of in his business, and treating an affair of
love with the same manner as his other business, after having
charged his friend with a certain number of commissions, re-
serving this for the last, here he set down :—" Also, seeing that
I have taken the resolution to be married, and that I cannot
here find a match that suits me, you will not fail to send me
also, by the first ship a young lady of quality, and such as fol-
lows : Portion I ask not, but of an honest family, of twenty
or twenty-five years of age, of a middle size and well propor-
tioned, of agreeable I wks, mild temper, manners without re-
proach, healthy and of a pretty strong constitution to resist a
change of climate, that there may not be occasion to seek for a
second if the first should happen to fail (which may we prevent
as much as in us lies) considering the distance and the risk of
passage. Arriving here in good condition, as above, and bring-
ing back the present letter, endorsed on your part, or at least
a copy of it, well and duly made authentic, so that there may
neither be mistake nor surprise, I shall oblige myself and en-
gage to acquit myself of the said bills, in marrying fifty days
after sight to the lady that shall be charged with it. By vir-
tue of which I have signed this present."
The Parisian correspondent read and read again this article,
which classed, in some sort, the woman amongst the number of
bales which he was to send, and after having admired the pru-
dent exactness of the American, and the laconic style in the
account of the qualities which he required, he thought to serve
him according to his taste ; and, after many addresses, he
thought he had found the affair of his friend in a young person
of good family, without riches, of a mild temper, of a polished
and cultivated understanding, well made, and tolerable beauti-
ful; she was twenty-five years of age, and seemed of good com-
plexion. He made the proposal with which he was charged, and
the lady, who only subsisted by the means of an old peevish
aunt, and by whom she had suffered much, accepted of it. -They
were loading then at Rochelle, a ship for the islauds. Thelady
set out with the goods, and embarked, being fitted out and fur-
. nished especially.. with a copy of the letter from the American,
made authentic in due form, and endorsed by the hand of the
correspondent. Without prejudice of the invoice of goods
which he sent, the last article was •in these terms: "Also, a
young lady of twenty-five years, of quality, fi,,,,eure, and condi-
tion, specified in the bill received, as appears loy these attesta-
tions and certificates, which she carries with her."
With these writings, which were a precaution which
.they
thought-ought to be taken to a man so exact as the future spouse,
there was also a register of her birth, a certificate-of good•beha-
viour signed by the curate, an attestation of the neighbours, who
by an exprsss act bore testimony for th 6 young lady that, dur-
ing the three years which she lived with an aunt, who was infirm
and of an insupportable temper, she never gave her the least
cause of discontent; also the goodness of her constitution was
certified by the result of a consultation, signed by four physi-
c clans of the faculty. Before the departure of the young lady,
the Parisian correspondent sent by way of Spain several letters
of advice to his friend, by which he informed him that he had
sent him by such a ship a lady of the age, character, and con-
dition, Sic. ; in a word, such a one as he required to make his
wife. The letters of advice, the goods, and the young lady
arrived safe, and our American, who found her at the first of
the landing, was charmed to see so fine a person. She, hear-
ing him named, said to him—" I have, sir, a bill of exchange
on you. You know people do not carry much money in a
voyage such as I have just made. Will you discharge it ?"
At the same tune she presented to him the correspondent's
letter, on the back of which was, that the person presented to
him was the spouse whom he demanded. "Ah ! miss," said the
American to her, " I never suffered a bill of exchange to be
protested in my life; I swear to you I shall not begin with this.
I am the most happy of men if you are willing that I should
discharge it." " I es, sir," said she, " I willingly consent to it,
since it is for this only reason that I have made the voyage;
and 1 find myself much more in the inclination, as it is from
people of probity whom you perfectlyknow, who have informed
me of nothing which does' not inspire me with the greatest
esteem for you." This interview was some days after followed
by the marriage, which was magnificent. The new married
couple have been happy in their union, made by the bill of ex-
change, it being the most happy which they have had for a long
time in their island.

At the levee held at St. James's Palace on Wednesday, the
11th instant, the Rev. John Downall, M A., was presented to
the King, and kissed hands on his appointment as Domestic
Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Earl of Burlington.
WORKIAoF !THE NEW POOR LAW.—The work-house at
Horsham, beiii* the one for the reception of the able-bodied
paupers of the whole union, comprising ten parishes, still con-
tinues unoccupied, and the governor and matron are placed
upon board wages ! —Brighton Guardian.
THE LATE WILLIAM COBBETT.—The Gazette of Friday last
contained a notice that William Cobbett, one of the sons of the
late member for Oldham is about to take the benefit of the In-
solvent Debtors act. Mr. Cobbett is described as an author,
farmer, printer, and publisher.
THE LATE MR. MOTHERWELL.—It g.ives us much pleasure
to be able to state, that the Duke of Buccleuch, with cha-
racteristic benovolence, has transmitted a handsome sum to the
executors of our lamented friend, in aid of his family; and that
several gentlemen in Manchester, admirers of the poet and the
man, have contributed £l5O to the same excellent purpose.
Glasgow Herald.

A hoax was practised on the London Missionary Society,
which, but for an accidental circumstance, might have placed
the meeting on Thursday last in an awkward predicament.
Two letters were forwarded to Mr. Alers Hankey, the banker,
and formerly the treasurer to the society, the one containing a
draft for £lOO, purporting to be from Daniel O'Connell, in
token of his liberal feelings, as a Roman Catholic, towards the
dissenters; and the other, a draft for £5O, for the purpose, also
purporting to come from Mr. Thos. Duncombe, member for. Fins-
bury. These letters were not opened until after the meeting,
otherwise the donations might have been announced with those
which are usually made at the anniversary of the London So-
ciety. On presenting the drafts at the bankers to whom they
were addressed the, hoax was discovered.

ESTATES IN MEXICO.—In times gone by it would have ap-
peared strange that in England a market should be found for
property so far removed; but the superabundance of capital,
and the impossibility of employing it safely, and to gain a mo-
derate return in England, has enlisted the attention of the mo-
nied world to invest lately to a large extent in Virginia. The
same feeling necessarily exists to extend it to Mexico; 500,000
acres of land have changed hands very lately through the in-
strumentality of Mr. George Robins, and he has now a most
encouraging investment for those of moderate means, (vide his
announcement to-night,) where, in " the Kingdom of Mexico,"
now surnamed the " Land of Promise," in the very heart of the
gold and silver mines, and land as rich as in Derbyshire for the
purposes of agricultural pursuits, he has HALF A miLLiox OF
ACRES to sell in lots, and the price expected not more than three
or fo'ir shillings per acre for the fee simple. There are consi-
derable towns, navigable rivers, and railways passing through
the whole of this fruitful territory, and in a climate as free and
pure as in Italy. Farmers and mechanics of limited means will
do well to be early in the field, remembering there are no taxes
nor outgoings of any description to interrupt or paralyse their
industry.—Erening paper.
SIGNS OF THE TIAIES.—The minister of Wroxhall church,
Warwickshire, being overtaken by a violent storm of rain,
while walking not far from that place on the morning of Sunday
week, sought refuge in a cottage by the road side. "Allow me
to take shelter a little while," said the rev. gent. "No sir I
cannot allow you," replied the inmate, a middle-aged female.
Thinking that the refusal proceeded from an unwillingness to
admit a stranger, he said, " I am the minister of Wroxhall,
allow me to come in until the rain abates ;" upon which she re-
joined, "yes sir, I know you are, but I am not a Protestant"—
and- immediately. shut the door in hig face. She is a Roman
catholic, and it is in this neighbourhood, at least not far from
hence, that the papists boast of having lately made numerous
converts.—What next?—Northampton Herald.

THE CHURCH.—Considering the great outcry that has been
raised against what was erroneously called the vast revenues,
and the numerous sinecures and pluralities of our established
church, it is astonishing that the important report of the com-
missioners appointed to inquire respecting the revenues of the
church has scarcely been noticed since it has been laid upon
the table of the House of Commons, but the fact is, that the re-
port has so completely negatived the exaggerated assertions
previously made, that we are not surprised that those who were
the most loud in their declamation, should now remain silent.
We are, however, glad to find, from an advertisement in our
first page, that the whole of the valuable matter contained in

the report, has been condensed and published in a convenient
form, and as a book of reference cannot but prove highly useful,
not only to the clergy, but to all
_persons desirous of being in-
formed upon a subject so much affecting the interest and wel-
fare of society at large.
Pooa LAWS.—The first meeting. of the guardians of the Wir-
ral union (which comprises fifty-six townships in the hundred
of Wirral) was,held, on Tuesdiy, at Birkenhead, on which oc-
casion were present Digby Neave, Esq., assistant poor law com-
missioner, Sir Thomas M. S. Stanley, Bart., the Rev. Archdea-
con Clarke, Rev. M. Fielden, Rev. J. Mainwaring, R 6. J.
King, Richard Congreve, Hayes Lyon, George Robin, George
King, T. H. Bartley, Croxton Johnson, 'Wm. Ravencroft, and
William Jackson, Esqrs., with several other highly respectable
gentlemen of the hundred. Sir Thomas M. S. Stanley was
elected chairman, and Richard Congreye., Esq., and the Rev.
Mosley-Fielden, vice-chairmen, and Mallaby, Esq., Clerk
to the guardians. This is the first step towards carrying
into execution the modern provisions for the management of the
poor.

THE RECENT SEPARATION IN HIGH LIFE.—The injured
husband having possessed himself of certain equivocal letters
and documents, together with the evidence of his servants, has
determined upon seeking legal satisfaction. The writ, it is said,
was served upon the noble Intriguant on Monday last, the
damages being laid at £30,000. A gallant colonel, a friend of
the lady, was sent on a mission to secure her papers, but failed
in preserving some most important letters; among others, from
the then Prince Leopold and Lord Muigrave, which must be
made public on the trial. The plaintiff has retained Sir Wil-
ham Follett and Serjeant Wilde; and the noble defendant is
at present acting under the advice of Dr. Lushington. The
affair has been submitted to the noble brother of the plaintiff,
who has consulted Lord Wynford and an illustrious duke upon
the course he ought to pursue. All hopes, therefore, of any
amicable arrangement, are we should suppose quite out of the
question. We have said enough to show that we know a great
deal more, but to make the extent of our information public
would be at the present time premature.—Age.
A PRETTY .INCIDENT.—A young lady, who resides in the
country, has her chamber in the third story of a lofty house,
at no great distance from an extensive wood or park. The
windows are furnished with Venetian shutters, leaving a space
of about six inches between them and the glass sashes. Early
in the last winter the lady observed that a beautiful flying
squirrel had sought this refuge from the season, and snugly
located himself there. She gave the little creature a kind and
hospitable welcome, feeding him plentifully with choice nuts
and other dainties, and leaving him at liberty to go to his wood
and return at his pleasure, which he did daily. After a short
time he brought a companion to share the comfort and luxury
of his habitation, and they went on increasing their number
till the colony amounted to nine or ten more, who were furnished
by,their kind hostess with boxes for their shelter, and soft wool
for their bedding, which they arranged to their taste, and used
without fear, making occasional visits to the park for variety
and exercise. The showed no reluctance nor distrust when the
window was raised for the curiosity of visitors, or to give them
their food, and they seemed as conscious of safety as they were
of the comfort and luxury of their living. What sort of intel-
ligence existed between these little animals and their friends in
the woods, that they could communicate to them the good
quarters they had discovered, and induce them to follow to this
RI Dorado? The first adventurer, who may be called the Co-
lumbus of the settlement, most have been able to inform his
followers of the warm home and delicate fare prepared for them,
and perhaps he allured them by describing the gay and gentle
spirit, and captivating charms of the fair patroness.—National
Gazette.

LONDON GAZETTE.—(FRIDAY and TUESDAY.)

ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAY 4, 1836.
The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood
upon Edwin Pearson, Esq. , Lieutenant of his Majesty's Guard of Yeo-
men of the Guard.

CROWN OFFICE. MAY 13.
Member returned to serve in this present Parliament.
County of Mayo—Robert Dillon Browne, of Glencorrib, in the
county of Mayo. Esq., in the room of the Right Hon.'Dominick
Browne, now Lord Oranmore, a Peer of Ireland.

INSOLVENTS.
May ll—Joseph Hayton, Wigton, Cumberland, ship-owner.
• •May 12—Thomas Townes, New Bond-street, London, saddler.
May 14—Edward Staples, Castle-street, East, Oxford-street, Lon-
don, oilman.
BANKRUPTS.
John Lloyd, Liverpool, joiner and builder, May 31, June 28, at the
Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool, solicitors, Messrs. Worthington Rz Holt,
Liverpool ; and Messrs. Taylor, Turner, Sharpe, and Field, Bedford-
row, London.

William Evans Briden, Great Coram.street, Brunswick-square, Lon-
don, surgeon.
John Lamason Mortimer, St. Thomas the Apostle, near Exeter,
linen-draper.
Sophia Showler, Lichfield-street, Newport-market, London, brass-
founder.
George Lane, Bath, wine-merchant.
William Murray Clapp, Exeter, ironmonger.
John Pritchard, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, victualler.
John Simpson, Manchester, publican.
Charles John Delvalle, Peckham-grove, Camberwell, bill-broker.
Thomas Dodd, jun., Finchingfield, Essex, plumber.
John Peart Birley, Luton, Bedfordshire, plumber.
William Henry Alexander and Charles Bolton Richards, Upper-
Clifton-street, Finsbury, London, hardwaremen.
John Haves, Little Bartholomew Close, London, builder.
Thomas William Willows, Fleet-street, London, fishmonger.
George Collins and Edward Dorset, Newgate_market, London, but-
chers.
John Gomm, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, hotel-keeper.
DIVIDENDS.
June 4, J. Cooper, Liverpool, builder—June 4, J. Staley, Witney,
Oxfordshire, druggist—June 11, J.Walker, St. John's,Worcestershire,
,tanner—June 11,-R. Penswick, Ashton-within-Mackerfield, Lanes-
shire; cotton-manufacturer-June 3, J. H. Prior, London-road, South-
wark, corn-dealer--June 4,W.C01e, Great Barlow-street, Marvlebone,
bricklayer—June 4, J. Plummer and W. Wilson, Fenchurch-street,
London, merchants—June 3, T. Carman, Mornington-place, llamp-
stead-road, lead-merchant—June 3, J. 11. Lean, Fenchurch-street,
London, insurance-broker—June 10, R. Rowlands, Worcester, coal-
dealer—June 21, G. Dobson, Hatton, Cheshire, grocer—June 15, J.
llonychurch, jun., and T. lionychurch, Bovey, Tracey, Devonshire,
potters—June 7, W. Johnson, Gracechureh-street, London, auctioneer
—June 9, W. Robertson, Great St. Helens, Bishopsgate-street, Lon-
don, merchant—June 7, J. llodgson, Nicholas-lane, London, insurance
broker—June 7, 11. K. Cox, Knightsbridge, Middlesex, London, linen-
draper—June 10, G. Statham, Henrietta-street, Covent-gerclen Lon-
don, tailor—June 11, J.Robins, Ivy-lane, Newgate-street, London,
publisher—June 7, R. Hartley and R. S. Farr, St. John-street, West
Smithfield, London, chemists—June 9, C. S. Dixon, Aldersgate-street,
London, bookbinder—June 9, C. Millar, Bexley-heath, Kent, carpen-
ter—June 15, W. Weare, Leeds, dealer in wood—June 8, R. Jackson,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, grocer--June 10, G. Bagshaw, Sheffield, catler
—June 13, W. Godwin, Gillingham, Dorsetshire, timber-merchant—
June 14, J. M'Gowan, Gerrard-street, Soho, London, button-maker—
June 9, J. Dinwiddie l'endlebury, Lancashire, merchant—June 8, W.
Cleaver, Banbury, Oxfordshire, victualler—June 9, J. Pask, Bury St.
Edmunds, leather-cutter—June 1, R. 0. Hughes, Carnarvon, druggist
—June 11, T. Nabb, Manchester, auctioneer—June 18, W. Booth,
Liverpool, boot and shoe factor.

CERTIFICATES
To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before
the 3d day of June.
T. Minton, Beak-street, Regent-street, London, grocer—W.Tatchell,
Great Eastcheap, London, hemp-dealers--S. Marks and J. Marks,
Exeter, glass-merchants—F. Moore, sen., Albany-road, Camberwell,
sugar-refiner—W. F. Hoyland, Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer —H. Wel-
hugs, Birmingham, victualler—Z. Devoge, Manchester, Jacquard ma-
chine-maker—S. Luscombe, jun., Broadhempston, Devonshire, but-
cher—L. Rostron, Salford, Lancashire, and J. Rostron, Edenfield,
Lancashire, manufacturers—W. Forbes, High-street, Shoreditch, Lon-
don, victualler—W. Sutton, Bilston, Staffordshire, hat-manufacturer.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from
the returns made in the week ending the 10th day of May, 1836,
is 40s 9d per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or pay-
able thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain.