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o'clock, the Cabinet Mi. r Foreignoffiee, Downing-street, .tY&,esere present-the Lord Chancellor, the Duke.ol 7W'Usngron, tme 'Earls 'of Liverpool, Harrowby, Westinor- land, and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secrefarv vaiing, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Mel- ville, Jlcrd Bexley, Mr. Wynn, &c. The Cabinet broke up at five o'clock. The will of Sir George WVood, Knight, late one of the Barons of the Exehequer, was registered in the Prerogative Court, in Doctors'-Comwrons, on the 16th instant. Pro- bate was granted to Thomas Bayldon anid William Bayl- don, the nephews, the executors. The personal estate was estimated as unider the sum of 140.0001. Tbhewill is dated the 29th of November, 1823. The testator requests, sbould he die ncar London, to be lBuried in the Temple church; and, with permission of the benchers, to have a monument or tablet placed there to his memory ; but if in the north, to be interretl a' Royston, and a handsome monuminent erected: in that case he makes a bequest of 201. to the vicar, and 101. to the 'parish clerk. His house, furniture, and provisions, are given to the use of Lady. Wood for life, with the principal sum of 50,0ooL. 3 per cent. Cousels abso- lutely (to. be inlieu ofdower); it is'boweversuibjecte(l toa discretionary provision for her Ladyship's sister, which, in case of her deatlh or second marriage, is to, bc fixed -at the anlnual charge ofg,5601. Consols,f6r her sister's life. The testator's real estates, which lie in Yorkshire, he has ap.. portionedl armong nephews, subject to annual charges for female, elatives. He hss left many legacies, but thev are almost all to relations and servants: 60,0001. Coiis l1, in sums varying from 4,0001. to 10,0001., are given anmongst nephews and nieces, and the residue seems to be divided amongst indiyiduals of the samue kindred: there is no men- tion of any cliildlren. His law books, precedents, Grose's Antiquities, Doomnsday, DugodaLe'sMonasticon, Agiate Triat9, MSS., &c., are left by the will to his wife and a Mr. Allen; but a codicil, written in a feeble hand, provides that, shouil(i IMr. John Alexandler Wallace marry his niece Louisa Bayl- don, "' as I think they are engaged," (the younlg lady ap- pears to be a favourite), some of thesc books should be his: he alludes to the former appropriation, and addls, " if my wife and Mir. Allen cannot agree about tbem, let Godfrey Sikes decide the same." A detachment of 140 MNarines arrivedl at Chatliam on Saturday from Woolwich, to embark for Plymouth, in company with a similar detachnent from the Chatham division: they are destined for Lisbon.-Rveningp aper. NASSAU, Now Providence, JUne 9.-The Spanisi schooner Arus, (monialves, from DlataRzas to Ulavannah, was cap- tarce by the Bolivar, Colombiani corvette, and ordered tbr Porto Cabello, but shcafterwards strandetl on the Grand Bahama; a smtall part of the cargo saved. The Atyperion, Newton, from Baltimore to Key Wes-, is wrecked on Abaco: part of the cargo saved. NORTI, POLAR EXPEDITION.-The G7iper sloop of wvar, Captain Lyon,discovery ship, arrived at Stromness on the 2'lth tit., acconmpanied by the surveying ship Snap, Lieutenant Bulloc.r. coWn- maniler, which is to accompany the Griper to the mouth of Bud- son'a Straits, and afterwards rocced to the coast of Newfoundland. Theseshins sailed on the, 3a instant. The Griper oes direct to Repulse baay, where shc is to winter; from whence Captain Lyon and his party proceed upon their ardusus discovery by land, (tURRtENTS OP THEs SEA.-Thc following account of a sh ipwreck wa. taken out of a bottle,closecorked and scaled,which waspickdlupnearthe bathing place, at131ack Rock, Dublin, on Apaxrt, 1, 1824. The T.co Sisterz, wrecked 30 degrees N.L. oif' the coast of America. I am the only man escaped from a waterv grave out of 20 in number. Captain Beaumont and his wife went down first. I hope to see Ireland apain. I have onlv time to let you know this is in a bottle. James Connell, of Nasa, county Kildare, is my name." Lettcrs received from Edinburgh yesterday, asmounci the sudden death of Gilbert Hutchlesoni Bsq., Deputy Judge-Advo. cate for Scotland. lIe was seized with an apoplectic fit while walk- ing in the street, and expired before medical assistance could be EMGURATXTIN FRO,-t SCO?I ANDt-= Tr11 hijpDi 10- Wednedatla, with 196 passengers on board, chiefly natives of the ves'ern Hi:hlands.-Cdledovia Aficu rcury. F.Sm ONAD LL FASIX-PAs.-There has already appeared a version of this affair, which, we understand, was incorrect, as re- lates to the allegation of an elopemenit having taken place. The fol.dwing are now said to be the circumstances under which the par. ties became acquainted, and the connexion fotmed. which has en- tailed unhappiness on two families in the highest walks of life :_ Mrs. B-, a hose marriage with her husband, if not clandestine, was without the approbation of the ger,tlesaan's friends, is a young lady of great personal attractions, Shortly after her marriage, she accompanied her husband to the continent, but as love =atces are not always rodauctive of the greatest happiness, they found after martiage, what, probably, they never took the trouble to inquire into before it-that their tempers were not suited to each other. Their domestic differences at lengthi became so s rious aiad un- pleasant, that Mrs. B- requested the lady of the once wealthy commoner who figures in this traneaction, to reside with her, until she commutnicated with her friends in England and convenient pro- vision was made tbr her rctura tobet 6wn family. lW'iththis requi. sition Dlrrs. W- , &c. complied; Hospitality, though alwavs an amiable virtue, is one that often requires to be exercised with dir- cretion, and neyer more so than when a pretty woman is inques- tion. So it proved in the present instance. Mrts. B - had not been long an inmate 6f the family, when the master of it thinking, in the spirit of Junius, that a pretty' woman was a tyrant an Eng- lislhman should not resist," paid homagc to her charms, and theI dissstrous- conequence followed, which is already knowvn to the public, and wkichr has plunged a most amiable young latdy into greatI misery, and entailed "an anticipated orphanage" on ber three chil- dren, by depriving them of the society and assistance of their ina- tural protector. The injurcd lady has conducted herself throughout this unfortunate affair with the most marked propriety, forbearance, and good sense. After havilig acquainted the immediate members of her husband's family of the wrong that she had sustained, they went to Paris for the putpose of adjusting the terins of their separna tion. WVe have learned, that with the wveakness (perhaps an and. able one) of her sex, she has behaved towards him with a liberality that veflectsagreat credit on her and certainly marks her diQosition to ants of generosity. What shall we say for the lady, wbtse gra- titude for the protection extended to her in an emergendcy ofrdistress manifested itself ia this guilty conduct? The affair'has-excited the utmost astonishment and indignation in Paris. It is brmited in all the wnles-of- scandal; xnd the minute particulars are detailed in all the fashionable coterier, with an exaggeration and an invention of a variety of facts that *ould wtell make up another volume to add to " the tales of fashionable life"b M .rai,j. nlane,-. ABSENTEEIsm.-A noble Lord who lately sat -upon the Committee of Inquiry irito the propriety of continuing the aIoKnrec-- tion Act in the disturbed counties -of Ireland, was given to under- stand that the principal cause of the disturbances was dbsenten,,ic The witness futther conveyed an intimation that his Lordship, whio was-a memberoftheCimmittee, was bimself an absentce. "What!" retorted.tbe noblc Lord, indignantly, " you mean to insult me, Sir I wvill report you to the House of Lords." " All X know," said the witness cooy, "is, that I have been in the county in vihich you oucht to rc5idci for the last fis yea-rs, ana I nevei saw your Lord- ship there, or heard of your having paid it a visit." Lord L.- " Why, Sir, I have a house there.' Witnesa.-" I aid not say your Lordship's house was an absentee." Ris Lordship did not reply, and the convemsatioti here closed :- but it is understood that this mode of plain-speaking to a Peer of the realmt will form a sub.- ject of gravc legislative conversation in the next session of Parlic.- nent.-_MorrJing paper. Couw'r eS8 OF B RLVEDERg.-The encouragement which has been given by- this -lad to the industrious poor in Tyrellspass '0dits neighbourhood-in uonations and loans, reflects a high degree of credit both on her feelings and judgment. In additi6n to her every- day- charities, she has lately a propriated 2001. to be laid ont inr loans of 1J. each to individuals, which sum is. taken again in small weekly payments, and then lent to otherts in the same manner, so that the money -is continuaUy in motion, and thegood resulting fromn it Is very considerable. It is. not our intention to make any invidioas comparison, we would only say to those possess.ing the sintnemans, Go ye and do IikewiseW"FPreemoan?.! Joutrnal. SINGULAR PHENo2?ENoN.-Fuldp, July 1.-A reimark- able event tool place 6n. the 22d of last mbnth, at the foot of the Vogil mountain. Thevillages of Gresel, Zell, and others, were overfowed in the night -by-a vast quantity of water, Ab that the in-- habitants bad-no doubt that a water-spout- had-burst on the moun- tain. It had -indeed,- raned hard in the night, -bt notso atopro- dae such a ?lood- i*hich besides continued, th6ugh gradually de- etreasingi for several days, without any further rain. -On -fZrher investigation into the cause of this -phenomenon, itwas discovered that on-the Himmelsbeeg-and -tho wooded environs several considera. ble springs had issued from the eatth and caused the flood. These springs have issued from places where there never was atny appear. aiice of-water before, and some -of themi still-continue to issue from the garond inl copious streanma. - - DESTIUICTVtE. FIItE 1N DUBIrN.--At an .early hour on Monday morning, an alarming fire broke outn the house of a cork- cutter in Abbey-street.--Before any effectual assistance could be rpn- dered towards- checking its vro&ress, the. flnames -raged with t-re- mendous fury, -and-the-entire building was nearly one body of fire. Several engines:by this time hsad arrived, and being supplied with water frotu the carth belonging to -the- Paving Board,- which vere also in attendance, they played with much effect, although for a considerable the before the great-bodv of fire was-reduced. The floors of the house fell, and also the- front wall, which came with-a dreadful crash into the- streete Tho sight.at thii' moment was trulyappaltingi as the flames rco with redoubled fury from the pile of ruins. It ws,a said that- a womat and- a young girl were. missing; but we underst4nd that no livcs-wcre lost. Serious eprp.g heusions were entertained for some time. as to the ,aafety.of thC ad. joining houses; but, we believe, except a small house wlhichl was next to that in which the fire originated, and to which the flames -communicated, they escaped uninjurcd.-?uelin Mornin5 FPost.,