VOL. 1.]
CJLillLOrTE, C. TLESDAI, J.hXl AlSr 25, 1825.
[NO. 17.
prilI.FSIIF.D WEEKIT
TJv LEMUKL BIX(.HAM,
tiiuke i)(h,laus a teau, paid ijr iDVAscr,.
Xo paper will be discontinued, unless at the
vtioii of the editor, uiitil all uiTcarayes are
p.:ia.
AiivEnTisEMEVTS will bc inserttd at the usual
Persons sendiiij? in advertisements, are
requested to notii on the inarf,-in the number of
insfrtions, or they will be continued until forl)id,
and charjfed accordingljj
Puhlic Sale.
OV Thursday, 27th instant, will be expo
sed to public sale, at llaye’s Mills, all niy
Ftock of Cattle, Sheep, Hops, Corn, Wheat,
l loiir. Lumber, Household and Kitchen I'urni-
tiire, I'anniii^r I'ten.sils, &.C. &.c. Also, two
Stills and forty or fifty Still vessels.
Terms will bc made known on the dav of
s^le, l,y HKNJA. JOHNSON.
(^'Thc above Pale is postponed until Thurs-
tbv, the lUth of February next.
AT IMMVATK SALE,
A tract of a!)out lUO acres of land, lately
the property of tlu- heirs of Moses Hayes, dec’d.
Iviiiffon the'north-west side of I’aw Creek, be
tween the Clu'.rlotto and Steel Creek roads, on
v. liich is a ]>retty j,'ood dwelling-house, barn, Stc.
Also, a tract of seven acres of meatlow land,
1\on tlic sau^r creek, a little below the above
If not disposed of previous to the day of
tlif above sale, it will then bo offeri d publicly
'■ .hiIr or rent. 4tl9
A. WUV.¥i\iVi\V,
Coach, Slfi;n, llnKse Ornamental
PAIM EIJ,
Er/ri'IIXS his thanks to his frienls and the
pul)ilr, for the liberal encouraj;'ement wliich
lie lias alreaily received, and respectfully solicits
H continuance of patrona}>e. He is j)repared
to do all kinds of I’aintinj^ m his line ; andcus-
lonu rs may d« pend on having; their work neat
ly executed, and with despatch.
lij'Taintinj; in the country will bc done on
short notice.
N. H. Old chairs re-painted and rc-j^uilt.
C/iarlollf, October 4, 1824.—Itf
2436Q TICKETS.
This is a I.ottery formed by a ternary combi
nation and pennutation of 30 numbers'.
Orders for Tickets and Siiauk.s received at
the
POST-OFFICE, FAYETTEVn^LE.
\Vhoi,e Ticket ?4 00 I QfAiiTEiis $1 00
Hai.p 2 00 I
Packag'cs of ten tickets, cmbracinp;' the 50
.Vos. of tiie I.ottery, whicli nuist of necessity
draw at least U13 GO, nett, with so many chances
for ca])itals ; or shares of packag'cs may be had
at the same rate.
Prizes in any of the Lotteries of Ncw-Yovk,
\ew-,lcrse), Penns\i\ania, Maryland, and \ ir-
pini.a, will bo received in pajment,
JJeceiUber f>, 1824.
A Bai»;ain.
A NY person desirous to settle in
the vilhi.cfe of CbajMotti', \. C.
and save the trouble and expi use
of building', will do well to eall on
the subscriber, who offers for sale his house,
and lots on terms to please a piirchaser, viz ;
three front lots and two back, lyinp;' in the Sandy
Hollow, and adjoining' William Lucky’s land;
also, two lots, tiie front on Hroad street, ami
luck lot, adjoining' the Methodist Church.—
.\lso, a two story dweliiuf^rhouse on Uroad-st.
situated a few rods north-east from the (-’ourt-
liouse, with two lots. On the premises are an
excellent Cellar. Kitchen, Smoke-House, Harn,
Stables, and every other necessarv out i)u;liling'.
M-
I^IIE subscriber offers for sale a tract of land,
wk containing :>60 acres, upon the waters of
Sufjar Creek, joininj;;' Dr. .Johnson's. It will bc
sold either by lots of 120 acres each, or the
whole, as the purchaser may be inclined. Those
wibhin;; to purcliase, can apply to tiie subscriber,
or to any of the neighbors adjoining' the land,
.K)ll\ UO\V.
Mcckknhur" Co. JVuv. 22, 1821.—‘Jtf
If the above land is not sold bef»)re February
County Court by private sale, it will be solil a’t
pulilic auction, on .Moiulav, tlie first day of the
^^oiirt. ■ 'j. I),
"State of Noi’th-('aroliiia.
MErKLKNUVHU roi VTT.
■'Vil’ii.inis aiyl Clinton, ^
vn. C Original Attachment.
Sterling Hussel. 3
Rotiirneil levied on one negro man, tlie proper
ty of the defendaiit.
IT IS Ordered by the court, tliii^ advertisoment
he.made ’fur tlire' months in tlie, ('nf.nrhit
Jiinniiil, for tlic dul'endant to appciir at. tlie F«--
iciMry t( nil of this court, in 1S2.>. and tiu rc- to
Ti pK vy and plead to issue, others ise judg'im iit
Vill he entered against him.
Te'.t. ^ IS.\AC ALK\A\I)i:W, C!,rl;.
3n\21.—price adv. 4.
QUAXTICO CANAL liOTTERY,
OF VlUCIXIA.-/7/’y//
To be drawn the eighth day af February, 1825.
A. MTXTYUE, MANAGER.
VWWVVWVw
SCHEME.
prize of S10,000 is J10,000
6,000 . 6,000
4.000 . 4,000
3.000 - 3,000
2.000 - 2,000
- • - 1,5.58
1,000 - 6,000
500 - 3,000
• - 200 - 1,200
• - 24 . 3,744
12 - 3,744
H - 3,744
- - 4 . 31,200
1
1
* 1
1
1
1
6
6
6
156
312
468
7800
8760 pnizF.s,
15600 ULANKS.
?7'J,iro
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Ahijah M inting
11^ EEPS constantly on hand a complete as-
ilX soi-tment of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s
Leghorn and Straw Bonnets,
ALSO,
Gcntlemen’’s Leghorn Hnts,
and is constantly receiving from New-York, by
every arrival, the latest and most approved fasli-
ioi.s.
ALSO, A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
Ffwctf J)rif Goods,
which are offered as low as can be boug'ht in
Charleston, Petersburg, or elsev here.
40 cases Leg'horn and Straw Bonnets,
100 nests IJaiid lloxcs,
20 do/.. Wool Hats,
15 do. Morocco d«i.
10 do. Looking Glasses,
40. do. Knives and Forks, ?cc. ?cc.
Country merchants are particularly requested
to call and examine for themselves.
llay-ntrcnf, Fayetteville, A'ov. 20, 1824. tl7
Dr. I). T. Caldwell, I
WISHES to inform his friends, that
he has moved his Medicines to '
the storc-house belonging'to the estate \
of W ill, ,\ilis(m, deceasetl, which he |
now occu]iies as a slio]>. A dissolution
of the partnershi]) between Ur. Me-,
Keiizie and himself having taken place, he now i
offers his services, in his individual capacity, to !
the citizens of Charlotte and its contiguous
country, in the different departments of his pro-
fe.ssion, and promises that his most faithful ex
ertions shall l)e extended to all who may choose
to employ him.
Cliurloite, .Ian. 1, 1825,—5tl8
List of Letters
Ikmuiniug hi the Po>>t-Offii'r at Charlotte, X. C.
on litc lit January, 1823.
A. K.
.lames ,\, Alexander, Hugh C;. Kirkpatrick,
Kev, ,\br’m .\nderson 2, Koliert Kirkpatrick,
Silas ,\lexaii(kr, Marcus Kennedy,
dial's W.lL.VK xaitder, l)a\id K.»th» r.
E/.ekiel .Mexander, I..
Francis &. .M..Mexander, Secretary of Phalanx
Maj. Thos. .\le\ander. Lodge.
Churhfs Alexander.
P.
Samuel Peaty 2,
Abraham ISivens,
Kobert Parnett,
Hyrani Paldwin,
Rice C. Hallard,
M.
Philemon Morris,
Nancy Mason,
.lames H. .Morrison,
Enork Morgan,
Foster M’Cay,
(leorsre Morrow,
Hoot and Shoe Maker, I’.enjamin^ Morrow,
Stiite ot‘ Nortli-(’arolina,
MKTKI.KN !H !K; CiH'N TV-
.Tosi'pl, nia''k\vo()d. .Xdni'r.'t
Miiliam lirown, dee’d. I
tv,'. I I’f‘.itii'U for sale
«''!’('rt lirown, and ntliers. r Land.
'h ii-s ,it Law of M dluim |
lli'own, dce.M. J
I ^'ppeariii;^ to the satisfaction of the Court,
'hat Holicrt U atsoii and lin wife r,li/.a!>it!
I''’') of the (lef.'ndants in this case, are not ii
''■‘H't.uits of this State : It is ltn ri f(.re ordi re
'bf eoui't, that ijiihlie.ition be niadi- for six
^^^cc-ks in the Catawba .lournal, tliat tlu > apjiear
■' thi' rchniary term of tb's court, in l.S2,i, and
and tln re to ph ad. answer or demur to tlie
j”'''i'>n, r>tli(Twi;ie judgment pro confi sso w ill
tak^n a-..i,i.st them.
*' • is A AC ,\ I, V. X XI) F, K, ('. M. C.
))rice adv.
Slate of N(irth-(’afoliiia,
MKtlCLL.MM IK; Cdt STV,
, yuvtnilttr Si.';'ilon.i, 1S24.
'lohn Os'i'orn
ciark and t' Atlaehment.
(.oodnian. S
J I ordered liy Court, that advprtisement be
M\ Weeks in till* (■;i1:i\vl);i Journal,
"dant.-, to appear at tlie I'ebniary
.^■"1 ni tills court, in ISJ.i. and lliere to rep!r\y
, *'• •)tlierv.ise judgment i>e
“•V ^'gainst liiiii.
Isaac ALr.\AXi)i:i;, r,’/-.
t-'tlC—jn-ic’j adv. 2.
M m. Pariicy,
Nathan Peaty,
.Joseph Post,
John Piggam,
Allen Paldwin,
Wm. Prrryhill,
Mr. Post'wick,
,M. Pryan,
John pates 2.
C.
Christen N. (^ase,
John Crowell,
'I’homan S. Cochran,
Samui'l Cl. ('ooml)s,
Sarah Cathey,
Martha (’atliey,
Moses Clay.
SannK'I IL Cochran,
Lewis 1). Collins.
John Co\,
Duiieaii Campbell.
I).
John N. Davis,
Uobei't Duckworth,
Jonathan Dev.cse,
J.iniis Darnail.
(■en. F.. Da\idsoii,
John Davis 2,
John Dancy,
John Dulin;
James Dinkins
Obedience Dink'ias 2.
I--,.
John J. F,rw in 2.
F.
l{eu!)en l'r( email.
(•raves Morris,
James N. Melvin,
Alexander M’Uae,
John M’lilaiitlu'n 2,
Hannah Mitchell,
James Si Samuel Mont
gomery,
Dr. C. M’Kenzic.
(;apt. Kobt,.M’Kinley,
(ieii. Michael M’J^e.iry,
Thomas Marks.
N.
Samuel New land,
James Navv.
■p.
John Patterson,
Joseph Piir\iance,
Col. T. ti. Polk,
AVm. Patterson.
Mrs. Wm. Polk.
Lunsford I’aseliall,
Isaac I’rice,
Timothy I’arsohs,
Aaron I’arker.
Col. Charles I'liilips,
Thomas J. I'olk.
i;.
Mrs. ,\mi lia lJuss,
"W in. I.'ice,
Milas .1. lii.liinson,
.loh;i I.’eed,
J .hn C. Koss,
Jo„ ph l,\-r d,
Hubert lioliiubon 2,
S.
J(jlin Stilluell,
Will. Stfwart,
Alt. ])crsons indebted to the estate of Archi
bald Frew, deceased, for purchases made
at the alministralor’s ‘♦•.tie, or otiierwise, will
please come forward, without delay, and make
payment. 'I'he situation of the estate will not
admit of indulgence.
'I'hose who have demands against the estate,
and have not yet presented them, are again re
quested to do so foi'thw ith.
On the old mercantile books of the deceased,
are numerous and large accounts standing open:
It b'ecomes the duty of the administrator to
close them in some way. 1 should bc extreme
ly glad that all those who have had dealing's
witli Mr. Frew, would, as far as convenient, come
forward and examine their old accounts ; by do
ing so, much trouble and expense might be sa
ved, 'I’o afibrd every opportunity to those in
terested, I have appointed Messrs. Campbell
and Rlake, my agents; so that the notes and
books will at all times be found in town ready
for examination and settlement,
WM. DAMDSON, .‘Idm'r.
Jan. 7, 1825.
From a late I.ivcrpool paper.
Mr. Pcfkim' e.iirnorUinnry ^tcarn Gun.
A discovery has been made which will,
in all probability, adjust the account be
tween population and food in the nio.st
satisfactory manner. We allude to the
new Steam Clun of Mr. Perkins, \vhich
promises very fair to send the whole racr
qf heroes to their long homes in a very
short time. According; to the following
account, which we extract from the Lon
don Mechanic’s Register, the efiects of
this invention will leave every ]>lague or
pestilence at an immeasurable distance
behind in point of dcstructiveness. Ten
of his guns, supposing one shot in twen
ty only to tell, will sweep away 150,000
men in a single day!
“ We were enabled on Wednesday,
through the kindness of Mr. Perkins, to
examinii minutely, at his manufactory in
the Regent’s Park, the extraordinary
pifce of mechanism called the Steam
Clun. It is simply formed by introducing
a barrel into the steam generator of an)
engine, and by the addition of two pipes
towards the chamber of the gun, intro
ducing a quantity of balls ; which, by the
action of a handle to the chamber, are
dropped into the barrel and fired one*by
one, at the rate of from four to five hun
dred in the minute. 'I'he explosive force
of the steam which rushes from the gen
erator and expels the balls is al)out
700 lbs. to the square inch ; with this
force a musket ball fired against an iron
plate at the distance of 100 feet from the
gun, is flattened; and when a force of 840
lbs. to the s(]uare inch is applied, the bull
is actually driven to pieces in such away
that hone of its fragments can be collected.
As the gun is now fixed, ha\ing a direct
commimication through a wall with one of
Mr. Perkins’s engines, it cannotof course
be removed frbm the spot, the barrel
merely being susceptible of alternation;
but in the event of the invention being
of sculpture placed within reach of t' e
populace, when most indecenliy a public
path was made of the Poet’s ('onier to
the Closiers. We ha^e there a gene al
without a head surr>ndering his swoid
to a conquering hero without legs! and
.Mr. 'I'hynne silling noseless in his ( hai i-
ot to bo shot at by assassins without at ms.
The sj)ort of the vulgar cockney is mi.s-
chief, destruction his delight, and the cn-
ly way of providing salaries for ])ersons
to protect our monuments of ai i. is by
leaving a sum for admission, which slull
at once produce sufiicient funds f(,r the
purpo.se, and in some degree regulate
the class of spectators to be admitted.
John Bull. *
At Vrivate Sale,
About four hundred acres of good wood-land,
fore M'ednesdav of February Court ne.xt, 1 will i Uneasy to attachaportablesteamengmeol
then offer it at public sale. j Small dimensions, which could be remov-
For rent, a part of the plantation whereon ; ed with as much- rapidity as any jiiece of
Mrs. Fri'w lives. On the part for rent is a tol
erable dwelling-house.
M’.SL DAVIDSON.
Jan, r, 1824.—r>tir
I
Gen. Martt’s House to Let.
OFFEli the elegant two story House, bc-
Thc late Gbvernor of Kentucky, f’.en-
eral Adair, petitioned the Legisla
ture of this slate to have his- salary,
which had been paid to him in (-o/nrnon-
u'calth money, made uj) to ihe ' alue of its
nominal amount in gold and siher. 'riie
Conimiltec to whom this peliiion was
referred, have reported against allowing
this claim, and as it seems to us, for
about us good a rea^(Jn as any commilt(c
gave, vi/. that the (iovernnr was mainly
instrumental in bringing about the ini(|ni-
tious relief system, of the ojieration of
which he now com plains.-^iV. Y. Jlmn\
MOtUMNC;.
\ French writer gives a neat sum-
m.iry oftlic difTercnt observances aiiion^'
mankind relative to motirninj; atid luue-
'ral ceremonies. All tlie world, sa}s
he, is acquainted with the ni:ie;iii(iecMice
of the l»oman obsequiq,s and funeral
games. The Greeks also burnt the
corpscs of distinguished individuals,
with fimeral feasts and the lamentatioiis
of hired weepers, though they general
ly displayed a less sinnptuous grief, and
a better regulated piety. The Persians
huricl the bodies of the rlead, and the
Scythians ate them; tln^ Indians envel-
ojied them, for preservation’s sake, in a
sort of lacker; and the Kgyptians em
balmed and dried them, exliihited them
on festival days, placed them at table
among their guests, guarded them as
a m.achine wotdd be comj)arativcly small; I their most pr(!cioiis f)()ss('ssioiis, and
and as Mr. Perkins is about to construct j J,jut and boi’rowed mon(‘y tipon these
a four pounder, which cun bc moved | j^trange pledges. In our tinn>, fhe ctis-
about with great facility by two horses, . of dancing at finirrals is only prac-
the pubhc win have a good_ opportunity ..'ntiors;
prevail
niong
nt is
ordnance now in use. The cost of such
person wisiiing to rent the above for one year,
can have it, on accommodating terms, by apply
ing to WM. 1$. PORTER, iSteilCrtJc,
1st January, 1825,—3tl7
ATTENTION !
Charloile liepnbUcan
J'oluulcers.
'^7'OU are hereby notified 1o pa
ll rade at tiie Court-House, on
the 29th instant, precisely at 12
o’clock, for the purpose of drill,
Stc.
Py order of the Captain,
JOHN H. .NOHMENT, 0. .S'.
8, 1H25.—3tl7
(ien. Cleorge (irahani, Nicholas Stanis,
J
Jolin (lodw in,
The (iaoh r.
John .1. (Jaii.-c,
(.eorge M . tirimes,
Jcs.ah l{. (irad^.
Jolin N. (irailitli,
.Varoii 11. linHith,
II.
Davitl Hark},
Thom.IS 1 louston 2,
Pii'saiit Hoteiikis,',
Elam Hunter,
\ai'(m Hou^lon,
Andrew Hunter,
Miss ^al'ali . IlaiTis,
Mr. Iloilu'ook'i.
Mis^ M.iMha \ .K.Harris,
Iward Sniitii
I'.lii ih Siiih y,
J.iines Spratt 2,
.lolui Stinson,
A (hull \. Spi'inp;*,
F,'th ’' SpriiK;'s 2,
.lolin .";)nng'., [2
Spvliig,', Dnikinirs 5^ Co.
eoi'j^-' ' W ■ SpcaT',
Slie. iil'of Meckleni)ur;^
11.11. S. l'Ug.U’.
'rb.;iia.i Siiralt.
't.
'\V\ att Temple 2.
Pctliurl Tarlton.
ill. '1 honipson.
\\ .
t,(or;ri- ■ Houston,
Will. 1 liitcliison.
J.
Tlionns Joni ' ,
Juiiii .loiii-s.
St 17
WoodviiiT New trin.
Leandev V. \\ ilhuiiiion,
,Sii.sann:di
L’ansom \\ al..o:i.
.lohn McK. A, Wallace,
UM SMI l'H. M.
(’oHslaliles’ Kxecutions,
For sale, ;it ihi^ Otiici".
I)i*ed:5 lur Su)“. :it llii'^ OlViec.
Mea paiipera rej^na,
As Capt. Dougald Dablgetty says, (of Drum-
thwaeket.)
i‘|^ OFFER for sale my Houses and I,ot, ad-
joining Mr, .1. Irwin's, ui the north cortier
of tlie Public Square, Persons tlisposed to inir-
cliase, will view the pnmisi-s.
•I'o my debtors, (witliall due defi-rtnce to
tlieir sujieriof cognitions,^ I wonld n qiu «rt,
beseech, ilr.-ire, insist, t!;.it they w ill be kind
i iioiij;h to call and see me.
l.S .>frop J. TORRJACE.
vMy.*". T. .-VsiifnT intends leaving fjliarlotti
in the iiiontli of ,\pril. .-Ml [n rsons that
have claims ajfainst me, will pU iisi' presi nt tlu in
lor setthmriit against tiie 1 st day of Mareh ;
thoM' lnU btcd, will sa\ (.' eo-,ts and troulile, b}
iii.ikini,'' pa\ iiieiit in a few w( i ks.
jAMi;s r. Asnruv.
Clinriotte, Jan. 1, 18-5.—9t22
Tiiere will be kept a gnod assortment of Har
ness, ruid (jtlier artieles in tiiy line, till the first
li IV of Ajiri!. ;nid will lie sold low for ea^h only,
Vork>ill(? Hook BinI(‘ry.
jlll r, sul'sfi'ibi r beg^ h ave to inform the jmb-
iie in g iiifal, tliaf he carries on llie /{uhl,-
liiiift/■>/, ill all its \ »iious liraiu'lii s. Ha\ing
siippli' J liiiiisi If wit!) til.' best of materials, he
will \t cuii- wn-k in the neate.st nianni rand on
tiic siii'l'test liot'.ce,
N. Ii. .Ml orders fur lilank anil Copy Pooks
\vi!! In- puiie*iiallV att.-iidi 1 U).
. ‘Jtf ,K)1I N II. DK f .\TM rl!l'.T,
I ni )' TO rr Ko \
I>V‘^Pr,rTI I 1 I V s.,li ;ut.
A liim. to I'ali iii.meclK^t11_\ and iiiiiki' s( tih-
I1K 111, I’m ing ui'di r th'- n: (cssit\ of aft( ndi'ig
t ) his ]irc!'e‘sion in tht- wiV. c ,rU in tin- insii-
iii;.; spnr'g", 'U'di as iliNt\ M-.iv(l tlils r jiii si lni;g-
I !• tI.aii tii'“ I'l Iii'ii.ii'N ( (Mil !, l';l rnd I licii’ noti s
aiiii acr'i'unt-. in th liai ( f aii .i.'i i :• afii r
deceased,
lumber house
three
third of the Jiam uiui «.UUI eiius. 11 i» uiii.- ui | ... — ^ ^ I "I . 1" I .11
the most desirable situations fora Mechanic (of part of the affair is the smallness of the I solcmu ami Silent, which, ne\ e tl (des--,
any kind) in the county ; being situated in the | expense in charginc^ artillery of this na- U'f^cs not interfere with the wish that
centre ot a r spectabie neigiil)orliood. Any t.ure, compared with that of the present j all m.iy be torgottcn as spt^edily as pos-
system. In Mr. Perkins’s Steam tiun, siblo. W v observe more ostfMitatious
one pound weight of coals is found to rites for persons of Cjonsequenee ; their
prodiice the same rlVect as four pounds I carriages follow them to the grave, and
weight of gunpowder, viz. one pound of, sometimes their horse is paraded, which
coals will generate sun'.cient steam lo ox-1
pel, wuh e((ual lorce, as many bulls as' - • • -
ibur pounds of powfler. Of the rapiiliiy,
with which tiu' discharges are made, we
say little after what we have observed
of the mode in which the balls are ex
pelled, but there is another great advan
tage, which, on the score of humanity,
deserves commendation. An exi)losioi»
from this gun is next to impossible; fur
the greater the ra[)idity of the firing, the
less is the danger, as the steam or vapour
rushes forward, witiiout check, and linds
a vent in the open air. How many lives,
(jii lh(! contrary, ha\e been lost by the
luirstiiig of our coininon lield-pirces, and
bow litth.* rt-jiance is to be placed u])(jn
the greatest care iircleansing tlu-in in llir,
beat of luiltle. ’I’en guns, upon this prin
ciple, w ould, in a tield ofbuUlc, be uioie
llian e(pial to 2(K) jti the present system;
and a \essel of only six guns would be
rendered nnjie than a match for a srven-
;y fotir.
“If any two rulers of the earth were tf»
'kiiow, tiiat in the event of declaring war
against each other, a plague or pi'stiieiice
w oiiUl blast both armies, and sw i e|) them
i'l'om the. face of the eartli, tlirv would
pause !)ef(ji'e they made stieii a declara-
lion ; but w hat jilague. wiiat iiestilenee,
wrjiihl excei-d, in its eirect-, those (d’the
Steam (Junr—!'i\e hundred bails fired
every minute, uiul one out of twi'iity to
reach its m u k—wliy, ten jf such ^iiir.
u ould (Ie‘'troy I .V'.(ifM; (hdh . >1|-. I'epk
THTlI r, sul'srrib( r begs leave to inform the jmb- ns considers stealii tliseoverv as in it*^
;! lie in g IK ral, that he carri. s on ihe /W- itil’ancy, lor he says he is cou\inced tl'.a
I steam eti!;iiie tiiight be made to throw
a b;dl of a ton eight, from Do\er to
Calais.”
\otliitig can ijiorc clearlv prove the
ini possibility (d‘ h-'tiiig a Londrm niob ap-
pi'oae,b any oiijei t of art or taste, tliati the
wutragi s w hich \m'have seen committed
on the jiedestai J| the (Ji'een Mati.^' tlu
Statue- of A iillles in the Park'—if West
'iiiiister .\hbey \\ ei'(! tiirown ujion t;rati'
'o the piildii . not a iiioniii^ient would re
.naiii uiider.iced or undeiiled in u nioml
—'iny, the I.k t h.e. been e\enijilifiecl I),
V ;.n'0M I'.lih', hivf-> ‘O tlie piiM.e-,
take of the ailliction of tiu; ticeasion.
The Ori(Mitais, from whont wo borrow
ed this custom, went farther;—they
made the horses in funeral [iroeossions
weep, by blowing particular powder up
their nostrils !
In Italy, the motiKning was forhierly
white lor women, and brown for men ;
in China it is white- ; in'Purkev, Syria,
and ^Anninia, it is blue ; in J*!gyi»t it is
y(;ll()W ; in Kthiopi.i if is grey. Kaefi
of these colours had oiigiiialiv ils in\s-
nifieation. White is the. ein-
hk-ni of j)tirily; celestial blue indicates
liie s|iace whei’e tlx- soul ranges alter
death; yellow, or the tinge ofdead h'aves,
exhiijits deatli as the end of all huin.'tii
liojie, and men falling lik* the leaf of
autiimn'; grey presents tin* eoloiil-of the;
earth, our eomnioji motlier; and black,
tin; funeral eostiime now' adopted
throughout Kurojx', is an allusion tf>
the eternal night. In Mnglaml, tlu^
king never witars black, lie is elotlied
ill red, as mourning. 'Pill tin* reign of
( hai les \ 111. w hiW; was the fMiii ra!
^arb ill Fiance.. TIk? ('inperor ht'o-
pdhi, who died in 1 used ti) snilV-r
liis heard to grow in fiisorder (iiiriiig
the whole period of mmtriiing. In this
he iinilale(l the Jews. 'I’he downger
' iiipresses nev«‘r left olf wn-ds, and
their a|)artnieiits wen; hung with black
till their (h'ath.
I he, chancellor ot Fr;iiiee is tlic only
person in the kingdom u lio never wears
mourning, 'i'he brothers, neplu.'ws,
:ind ’oiiNiiis of i’rjpes never wear it.
The happiness of having a Pope in a
I'amily, i.s loo great to allow theni to ho
alllictfd even by his death.
I’lUf the most remarkalile of all the.co
nsage.s is perhaps tluil of the jx-ople of
those ancient nations \\-ho drrsNed them-
s(d\('s as women w hen flu v lost fheir
'■rl.itions, in oiah-r, il is saitl. that thi*
.idieiile aflached to thi-ir vestments
luii^h’ ni'ike Mu m a i.aim. d of th-jir grief.