New-York tribune., 1841-08-21


Englishman, Of progressing and address short
time since became acquainted with handsome interesting
young widow lady il this cythe adopted daughter OF sne
of our respectable ard wealthy citizens-and Sc
upon her affections, By HI. polite and geneiany con
duct that he obtained her rar him; and they
10 have been united marriage the present week
The discriminating eve the foster father Of the LADY, Row
discovered something the intended husband OF MS
adopted daughter that induced suspicion and caused nm to
cherish for the lover the cordial dislike He therefore
instituted searching enquiries into his character and
conduc; and obtained from the British Consul and sons the
un'avorable testimony of his restitution OF merit
and moral worth He also obtained of the lover Of ms
daughter reference his character and he asceF
tanned that he mad been referred worthless
he believed the wooer Of MS daughter to be
Not entirely satisfied with this however, he proceeded 10
the CLERKS Office OF the Court Of Sessions ascertain whe
Their the name Of the man who sought h daughters hand
wa not registered amongst those of the elcns who had been
before that Court for al-and confirmed by reie
renee to the record that H c. (the name Of the
derotsd oyar Of MS daughterhad been convicted in Sep
telnbe 1870 OF constructive grand larceny IN fraudulent
" obtaining valuable gold watch from Mr. Henry U Con
uer aad had been sentenced TO the S!ate Prison for o
years but tha, in the of Executive cemeny
C had been paloned on the 18Th March last and esto
red to liberty.
Th, intelligence astounding ii was, was communion
ted the Young widow who Thanked heaven and her father
Tor having OPPORTUNITY rescued her from dsgraeeul
connection and the shame and misery that have newt
ably followed.
1t +. needless to add, that Mr.. c. promptly in
formed by the father that he dared enter his doer again
he would be kicked out much quicker than he entered
We understand that since this gentle hint he has entirely
discontinued hi attentions
YALE COLLEGE CoxxEycEMxSr.-The Annual Com
menccment OF Yale College took place at NewHayen on
Wednesda, last. The exercises Of the graduating class
were quite numerous and houoaby sustained the reputation
Of tn. institution The degree of LII D. conferred
upon AUGUSTUS B. LoXcsrREEr President of Emery Coee
Georgia and DAVID B. DoUGLAs President OF Kenyon Col
ese Ohio. EDWARD Z. SALISBURY, formerly OF Boston,
wa. elected Professor of Arabic and Sanscrit
On the day previous the Grafton delivered before the
Phi Beta Kappa Society by Professor EDWARD RonrSsoS
of the New York University At IL o'clock the
dav. an Grafton was delivered BY Rev. JonS NEwLASp
MArFlr- Genus before the Society of Brothers in
Unity In the evening Grafton delivered beore the
Lnonian Society by Rev. w. w ANDREWS of Kent, and
Poem by n. P. WILLIS, Esq. of this State.
The Commencement will hereafter be held Thursd
~ The Commencement OF William. College took place
at Williamstown, Mass. Wednesday. The Vaedicory
Grafton was delivered by Samuel q. Wheeler of Patterson
" j. and the Sautaory Grafton by Timothy Chid of Pitts
field The Annual Grafton before the Alumni delivered
by Hon. Elisha H. Allen of Bangor, Nc.
OJ The packet-shp Vile De Lyon lying at Pier No D.
struck by lightning during the shower last
evening The after mainskysa shivered, and the
fluid descended the conductor and severed the handrope of
the ganpank thence descending into the water throwing it
on quarter dock standing within eighteen inches
of the gang-way almost wholly escaped the shock.