The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-19
MODERN ECCRN rRICs.
JHRusALHM VITALITY.

soubriquet of Jerusalem Whdbey In consequence
Of bet, said to have been 820, 900, that he
would walk (exceot where sea-passage was
nnavoidable) to Jerusalem, and back within
twelve months. He started September 22, 17ss,
and returned June l, 1889, having played ball
against the walls OF the Holy City.
Lord Cloucurry describes Whaley as q perfect
specimen OF the Irish gentleman of the olden
time Gallant. reckless, and profusp, he made
NO account OF money, limb, or life, when feat
was to be won or q dating deed to be attempted.
He spent fine toTtuee in pursuits not more
profitable than his exoedition to play oall al
Jerusalem, and rendered himself cripple for
life by jumping from the drawing-room window
OF Daly's club house, on College Green, Dublin,
on to the roof OF hackneycoach which was
passing.
Whalley, "Buck Whalley" as he was some
times called, IS stated TO have been the founder
OF the Hell-6re Club. Having taste for the
fine arts, and means TO gIatIfy 1t. he accumu.
lated a large number of valuable paintings IN his
mansion at Stephens Green, Dublin, of which
the following account has appeared in the
Lslblin Un.Uersuy Magazine =" In the centre
of the south side of st. Stephens Green stands
q noble building, with a large stone lion
reposlng over the entrance and finding his
legs and tail encroached en- by grass and
weeds. THIS mansion belonged to the great
Buck Whalley, and witnessed many q noble
feast and mad carouse during the vceroy yalty of
the Duke of Buckingham. At last, when all the
pleasures that could be procured on Irish land
we're tired, and found TO result in safety and
disgust and his tailor and wine merchant began
to disturb him, he sought ne excitement in his
E20, 900 wager" which mas lust been described.
"A bard, VINO contributed TO a collection of
political squlbs. entitled Both Sides Of the
Gutter sang the going forth of the expedition;
it is entitled 'Whalley's Embarkation,' to the
tune OF Rutland Gigg,'"
The lawless behavior of the yeomany corps
which he commanded obtained for him another
and less agreeable appellation. "Bever-chapel
Whalley." H residence on Stephens Green was,
in 1866, converted into nunnery. Sir Jonah Bar
rington states that $4,000 was paid to Mr.. Whal-
ley by Mr.. Gould, M. p, for Kilbeggan.
THE PRINCESS CARABoo."
Early in the year 1866 there died at Bristol
female of considerable personal attractions,
whose early history was amusing enough, yet
took strong hold upon credulous persons half
a century since. She pretended TO be a native
Jayasu, in the Indian Ocean, and to have been
carried off by pirates, by whom she had been
sold to the captain of brig. Her first appear
ance was in the spring OF 1917, at Almondsbury
in Worcestershire. Having been ill-used when
on board the ship, she had jumped overheard,
she said, swan on shore, and wandered about
six weeks before she came to Almondsbury.
She appears next to have found her way to Bath,
and there to have created a sensation in the
literary and fashionable circles of the city and
other places, which lasted till it was discovered
that the whole affair was q romance cleyerly
sustained and acted out by a young and prepos-
sessing girl, who sought to MAINTAIN the imposi-
tion by the invention of hie1 1oglyphics and char
acters to represent her native language
In 1917, there was published at Bristol mar
rative OF this singular imposition, "practised
upon the benevolence of lady residing In the
vicinity Of Bristol by young woman of the
name OF Mary Wllcocks alias Baker, alias Baker
steDdht, alias Caraboo, Princess of Javasu;n TOR
which work Bird, the royal academician, drew
twoporuaits.
1t was ascertained that she was native of
Witherldge, in Devonshire, where her father
was cobbler. She appears to have taken flight
TO America, and in 1924 she returned to Eng
land, and hired apartments in New Bond street
where she exhibited herself to the public at the
charge OF one shilling; but she did not attract
any great attention.
On being deposed from the honors which had
been awarded to her, 1.-THE Princess" retired into
comparatively humble life, and married. There
was kind of grim humOr IN the occupation
which she subsequently followed-that of an
importer of leeches; but she conducted her
operations with much Judgment and ability, and
carried on her trade with credit to herself and
satisfaction to her customers. The quondam
Princess" died, leaving daughter who, like
her mother, is described as very beautiful.
There is also very strange story OF the Prin-
cess having got an introduction TO Napoleon
Bonaparte at st. Helena, of which affair the fol-
lowing account appeared in Felix Farley'B
Bristol Journal, September l3, 18l7:-
"a letter from Sir Hudson Lowe, lately re-
turned from st. Helena, forms at present the
leading topic of conversation In the higher
circles. 1t states that on the day preceding the
date OF the last dispatches, large ship was dis
covered in the offng. The wind was strong
from the south-southeast. After several hours
tacklng, with apparent intention to reach the
Island, The vessel was observed to bear away for
the northwest, and in the course of an hour the
boat was seen entering the harbor. 1t was
rowed by a si5ge person. Sir Hudson went
alone TO the beach, and to his astonishment saw
a female of interesting appearance spring to
land. She stated that she had sailed from
Bristol, under the care of some missionary
ladies, in q vessel called the Robert and Anne
Captain Robinson, destined for Phtadel
phla; that the vessel being driven out of its
course by tempest which continued for seve-
raj successive days, the crew at length per-
ceived land, which the captain recognized to be
st. Helena; that she Immediately conceived an
ardent desire of seeing the man with whose
future fortunes she WAS persuaded her own were
mysterlouslY connected; and her breast swelled
with the prospect of contemplating face to face
an mpostor not equalled on earth since the
days OF Mohammed; but a change of wind to
the south-southeast nearly overset her hopes.
Finding the captain resolved to proceed accord
opportunity, and springlng with large clasp.
knl'e into small boat which was slung at the
stern she cut the ropes, dropped safely into the
ocean, and 70 we'd away. The wind was TOO
strong from the land to allow of the vessel
being brought about to thWart her object Sir
Hudson introduced her TO Bonaparte under
the name of Caraboo She described herself
as Princess of JaVasu, and related tale of
extraordinary il terest, which seemed in q high
degree to delieht the captive chief. He EN-
braced her with every demonstration OF enthu-
siastic rapture, and besought Sir Hudson, that
she might be allowed an apartment in his
house, declaring that she alone was an adequate
soace IN his captivity.