BILLS OF MORTALITY, from December 13, 1826, to December 12, 1827. Increased in the Burials reported this year, 1534; arising principally from two years being included in the return from St. Leonard, Shoreditch. TABLE of the Number of BANKRUPTS & DECLARATIONS of INSOLVENCY. In Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis. CLASSIS I. George Dawson, Exeter. Joseph Maude, Queen's. Robert B. Maurice, Christ Church. Samuel Wilberforce, Oriel. Charles D. Bevan, Balliol, Henry J. Buckoll, Queen's. TERM-PASCHAL, 1827. In Literis Humanioribus. CLASSIS I. Edmund W. Head, Oriel, CLASSIS II. Frederick Calvert, Christ Church. In Disciplinis Frederick Calvert, Christ Church. Robert D. Cartwright, Queen's. Joseph Corfe, Magdalen. Charles A. Heartley, Corpus. Edward Jackson, Brasen-nose. Henry W. Maddock, St. John's. Francis H. Buckerfield, Magdalen. Mathematicis et Physicis. Fred. F. Underwood, Christ Church. John S. Priestman, Queen's. Thomas Tyers, New College. CLASSIS III. George W. Newnham, Corpus. George Carr, Merton. Charles W. Davis, St. Mary Hall. Ralph Grenside, University. Frederick Maude, Brasen-nose. Edward A. Ommaney, Exeter, Richard Seymour, Christ Church. James Tanner, Queen's. CHANCELLOR'S PRIZES. Latin Essay." Lex apud Romanos Agraria." William J. Blake, Christ Church. Latin.-"Mexicum." Charles Wordsworth, Christ Church. English." Pompeii." (Sir R. Newdigate's Prize). Robert S. Hawker, Magdalen, LAW CASES AND NARRATIVES. HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. Wellesley v. the Duke of Beaufort. CATHERINE POLE TYLNEY LONG, being entitled, in fee-simple, to certain estates, and tenant for life of other estates, with remainder to her first and other sons in tail male, the whole producing an income of about 40,000l. a-year, intermarried, in March 1812, with William Wellesley Pole. By her marriage-settlement, an income of 13,000l. a-year was secured to her as pin-money. Subject to the payment of that annuity and of certain other sums, a life-interest in those estates of which she had the fee, was given to her husband, a power being reserved to him and her to charge them by way of mortgage with the sum of 100,000l.; and the entailed estates were settled on him during the joint lives of himself and his wife. The three infant plaintiffs were the only issue of the marriage. Though the 100,000l. had been raised, Mr. Wellesley became so embarrassed in his pecuniary circumstances, that, in 1821, he was compelled to take refuge from his creditors by withdrawing to the continent, where he lived on the separate property of his wife. He and his family, after spending some time in France, took up their abode at Naples, in 1822; and, about the end of May 1823, they renewed their acquaintance with a Mrs. Bligh, who had been formerly known to them, and who, along with her husband, had just arrived following, Mrs. Bligh quitted her in that city. On the 31st of July husband's house, in consequence (at least such was the general rumour) of an illicit intercourse which had commenced between her and Mr. Wellesley. To contradict this report, Mr. Wellesley made an affidavit before the British viceconsul, denying that any such intercourse had taken place, or that he had ever visited Mrs. Bligh, except in an open manner; and he prevailed upon his wife to give countenance and protection to that lady, and to admit her into her house. In the following October, Mrs. Bligh travelled with the family from Naples to Albano; and, joining them at Florence a few days afterwards, continued to reside with them; but, after some time, the circumstances which occurred there induced Mrs. Wellesley to communicate to Mrs. Bligh, that it was necessary for her to quit their house, and to seek the protection of her own friends in England. Accordingly, in December 1823, Mrs. Bligh quitted, in appearance, Mr. Wellesley's family. In fact, however, she remained in an apartment in the same hotel till the April following, when the fact came accidentally to Mrs. Wellesley's knowledge; and, during the whole of that interval, Mrs. Bligh was in constant intercourse with Mr. Wellesley. In May 1824, Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley arrived in |