Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-12-10

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His majesty is said to- have admired
her very much"
Vice- Regal Mupfias.-We abstained
from noticing the premature announce
ments of our contemporaries, on SUBJ
iect of SO much delicacy, from the res
pect we conceived due to the illustrious
parsonage at the head of the Irish Co
yernment. We have now, however,
the pleasing duty Of mentioning. that
the nuptials Of his excellency Marquis
Wellesley, with Mrs Patterson, lady
of great beauty and the highest mental
endowments, were celebrated on Satur-
day evening, at the Vice-Regal Lodge,
in the Park.
In the announcements which appear
ed in the papers, there were some In,
accuracies, with the incorrectness oil
which we happened to be acquainted,
and which we would promptly have
contradicted, did we not fear that a
contradiction of part of those state
ments would have looked like an adj
mission Of the rest, which OF course,
we were not prepared to SANCTION
Amongst those inaccuracies. It was
stated that his grace the duke OF wei
lington, and lord Marlborough were
expected to attend at the ceremony
At no period were either OF those no.
blemen expected; bat letters were re-
ceived from them both, as well as from
lord Liverpool, oorgratulating our il
lustrious viceroy, with all possible cor
diality, on the suspicious event. we
have also learned, that the noble mar
quis received an autograph from his
gracious sovereign, conveying his high
approval and congratulations, and ex-
pressive of the anxious and kind inter-
est he felt on the occasion.
AT half past three O'Clock on Satur-
dav, Mrs. Patterson was conveyed from
Rvland's Hotel in Sackville-street, to
the vice-regal lodge, in the Park, IN one
of his excelIency's carriages Shortly
after six, dinner was given 10 a select
and distinguished party, composed OF
the following persons:-The Lord Fri,
mate, Sir George Murray, the Lord
Chief Justice, the Attorney General
and Miss Plunkett, Bishop OF Raphoe.
Mr. and Mrs. Goulburn, MIR. Gregory,
Colonel Shave, the Surgeon General,
the Right Hon. DR. Radcliffe, Judge OF
the Prerogative Court, Mr. and Mrs.
Blake. Archdeacon Bishop, Mrs. al
hot. Colonel and Mrs. Talbot, Mr.
Johrston, Mr. F.. Johnston, DR.. Hunter;
Mr.. Colt. Captains Keppel, Vignoles,
and Johnston
Ateieht o'clock precisely the mar
riaee ceremony was performed Nv his
grace the lord Private The LADY
was given away bv the bishop OF RAJ
phoe The following additional per-
sors ioined The private party OF the E.
veninc.--Thc hon. Colonel Mrs. and
The Misses Gore. Sir Stewart Rrnc.,
Mrs. Furrell. Miss Montague, Mr.
Bowles, Mr.. Wehber. Capt. Malcom,
CAPTAIN and Mrs. Scott
After the COMPANY had retired. the
marriage ceremony was privately per-
formed according to the rites Of the
Roman Catholic Church. bv Dr.. Muir
raw, who came to the LODGE at nine o.
clock for that purpose. the lady being
a Roman Catholic Dublin Patriot.
To the many instan ces OF he prodi-
gious size which oaks attain, recorded
in Evehn's SYLVIA, and other works,
may be added another from the New
Forest. In Langley Wood, belonging
to the Bishop Of Salisbury, an Oak was
felled in the year 1853, which had 800
rings OF annual growth, and whose
trunk was thirty-six feet in circumfe-
renee Just above the sround: it did not,
however. exceed twenty feet in height,
but was full six feet in diameter at top,
and perfectly Sound. Its massive
brane he's, consisting principally OF
knees and crooks fit for naval purposes,
extended nearly forty feet each way.
This tree was felled in an unusual man.
ner for the preservation Of its crooks;
which were cut off one by one whilst
the tree was standing, and were lower
ed BY tackling, to prevent their being
injured The two largest arms were
sawn off at such distances from the
trunk, as 10 form the most capital first
rate knees. Scafolds were then erect
ed; aud two pit saws being braced to-
gether, the body was fist cut across
half through at the bottom, and then
sawn down the middle, between the
two stump of arms that hac been left:
a, the end Of one stood perpendicular
Dough, larger than most timber trees;
to prevent this being injured, bed of
some hundreds of faggots was placed
to break its fall. This half was so
weighty, that it crushed a new timber
carriage to pieces the instant it came
upon it. The Kings carriage was
then sent purposely from Portsmouth
to assist in conveying il to the dock
yard: it was drawn by twelve horses,