T'l.i-y rnan t:.l^cs u livoly itilci -'M
n tiif iii\I'litivi' (il his (•(Uintr}'-
n, to wliiMu liii. situation ill tin: locus
,i!s‘cli;uii>. >, his ac([n;\int:!iif.- with
.m, a:,(l ahovi' all, his own t.vpcric-uoc,
I'nahlc him to aOoi'd s^rcat ri>'^i!'taj!Cf'.
■'Ic sjKiko in vciy frt'C and f.ivorahlc
of t!:c invt'ritioii i>r (;oii\eitiii*;'
i’llo sU“:’l by a* simple process, cri-
ii'rlaining no doi’ljt of its succ.ess, noi
that tho pat'MiiCt- will realize an ini-
tiK HSC loitone. 'I'ho rclchratcd hanker
(’■ohKrlmiitit has pui'chascd one (|iiart?,M
cl'the pak'iit. I'lr anti s.iys he
would not [Til t with it for t(jn limes that
.nnonnl. if niy infornialion is correct,
the real iriventur has heen defrauded ol
tii(' rewajd ol’his ii;;.^ei,ui)y, and anoth
er pers!>n is likely to re;.j) tlic jjroiits.
An anecdote was related to us of a
I'hiladelphian in J^ondon, w ho has a»i
invention I'or exlractirip; calculi. 1 have
examined the ini^cnious in>,trum(?nl, and
witnessed the method ol'i’sinii; it. Ifit
shall succeed, it will supersctle the hor
rible operation of litholoiny. JJke ma
ny men of "oniiis, the inveiitor has- tlie
niisl’ortiuic' :i(jt to he in abluent circum-
st.iiices, and on that account met will)
some dillicidiics in securing the hcncf.ts
of his skill a:id iiulii>try. One of the
iriost di^liu2;uished jdiysicians in Lon-
(h)n, alter i,Nairiini!''j; the a|);»aratn.>. and
satist'' himself of its merits, sat dou n
and wrote a check for handii\ir it
ti) our counlryiiian, and sayini; tiial il’
the invention should form a s'lurce (d
prijlit, the money nii2;ht be reftmded :
hut if not, lie woidd j)lease consi(.ler it
as a j;iatu!ty.'*
X \i‘oi.i,'iA.—'I'he roilov iri(^ particulars
of iliis c:;'’-aorditiary man are 5'ivcn in a
very intcrcsiitip; \vorl; rtccjitly pidilislied^
cullcd “ Kccollcclioiis of a Pedcstriuti
'I’oidon lias bccomc famaus in histo
ry, (orhaviiij^ been the spot iipon which
a rcrt.on LiontcnaiU of Anillery first
niafle himself known, durin.q^ its occupu-
! tioi) i)) tiu* ]'.np;!is!i. His I)chuviour dur
ing; iliut period ufterAviirds rccommcnded
him to more pai iicular notice, us a man
well {|uali(icd to exccuic bloody and un-
relciiung; projects. I hal determined upon
makiny^ some infjuiries respcctlni^ the c-
\ents that liud occurl’cd during thesiego;
and havini' a letter to deliver to a gentle
man to wliom J had been reconjmcndcd,
i 1 proceeded to his houne, which stood
Mr. Cauteu, the.seuior Editor of the ' not far from the Cours.*. lie was at home,
VT Ar • c. 1 -I - rn.K ; received mo w iili much i)oliteness, and
url. SlaU-sma.., n, 1>K 69ll. lelln, | .h,,',, „ i„,
in rela'iii::; his interview with our coun- I did so and met two or three per-
trvmaii, Perkins, says: sons. AJiter dituiei’, our con\ersation
turned on the death of lionaparte. which
lie with us two or three hours, lakcn phice not a very joufj time b--
cnd vva- > kind as fo shotv us all thejioic. An old man, who was one the
Icti'ji' V ’ idi had passed between him, | (ompuny, said, “Well, I knew the dcfunci
the i) ike Ilf \Vellina;ton, Mr. ('anning, j Kin.i*- of I'l ancc.’ ‘Did you know itim
an(i L.r.' l^iverpool, resj)ectin}i; liis in- iniiniate!\ r’ Tasked. ‘ Xo, sir, no: it
rcnT'-r
VHi 'I A i ( VI.ll.il I. t f tNSi hl.\,” JI'^T
n in.isii:;i).)
\\ OM AN.
O ^\’onlnn ' M’ori.an ' liow ]))iirtruy tliy ri'.'tfurt >
Tlu)u 1 'vcly iTiiachicl’?—(it-ntlchi of (lOir.-. c;v -
turcs,
And worst of furies ; flowt-r cf l’;u;uli'-o,
Aiul rank, iovil weed, w i(!i di iidlicst poison
IViiught ;
Top of nil virtue, CNtr.ifi of all vice ;
Above all vuhic/yct so clu-n])]y l.o\ifrht;
Soxivcc of iill mul fountain of all e vil ;
Man’sheavi ii and hell, liis anjfcl and ids ilcvil ;
(lod’s fnvorit'', and (lod’s ahomination ;
Onr curse and hlessiiig', saviour and danmation ;
The loik on vliich num’s shipwrecked ltoi)i;s
uro lost.
Til liavi-n where his hark in peace reposes,
Thi- ^ea of troul)lcs wiicve his sm! is to>s'd,
Tiie sjjirit that o’er his life a rahn difVtises ;
Karlh's dei.-])cst slain, creation’s hrig'htt st spot,
Tcdl what, art ihon, and what art thou not ?
1: f^-ricvfs me, ladies, to the heart to say
Thini^s liar.sa as these, l)Ut ’tis a covert way
'l o '.l .lter ) ou, for stdl the Muses deal
In ncton, so I pray you take tlie g'ood—
(Which 1^ all tnie) and cast away the ill,
As noiiser.st , slander, hy mere malice hrew’d;—
iulse as ti'.e despot’s oaths, the devil’s uiles,
Tli.e btatcsne.ia’s statenicni, and liie courtier’s
snulcs.
IMLI.AO.
Thy w.'iy along htVs bvlgiit path lies,
"W 'icve flowers spring up before thcc,
And t’.uihi'ul he..;-ts ami loving eyes
Assemble to adore thee ,—
The gre.at and wise bend at thy shrine,
Thi- fair and young pursue thee ;
I'anu-’s c!ia])lets round thy temples twine,
And pleasure smiles to woo tlicc/i
Ye*, ’mid each Idcssing time can bring,
Thy !)n.ast is still repining ;
■'l ij cold as Aininoi’.’s icy spring,
O’t r whicli nosiui is shining;
And iriendship’s presence boasts no ch.'inn,
And i)euuty’s smih s are slighted;
!Norjoy nor fame tlie lu art can warm,
Tliat early love has blighted '
a’arCfta.
Mixing together profit and delight.
venti .'1 n steam sjuns. 'I'hey pay a
hi^li e..ii:;d:nfnt to his injieijiiily, and,
at'i-r visitui^ ; is mafudactory, express
wa.s diilkuit to do that. He was always
coid and reserved, and there was some
thing in his eye that nuuie one feel un-
,1 • • , ,1 * 1 I easv in his conipanv. Besides, ho ai)-
lavorablc onimoii a>) to the praclieabd- ' i , i ' ,i • •
, . . ^ ^ .V , neared to i)c constant v ruminaimy on
A ivouibujiu u ;iiuun iin iiiV/ i »i t n. n »./i i - » . » * • •
\ r , neared to i)c constantly luminatint' on
Uy ol tins imn'.c ol un,fa,c. I ho D.ll.o , „;|| ll.al
when the news of the aj)proach of ot;c
of ^^'c^ill^ton remarked, that he saw
no reason whv it shoidd not |>rodit'f i
new era. in ndlitarv science ; and lri|
tliou^i'it r.o troops cotdd he hroui^ht up
to face a p 'k of ar iilery discharj;inj; a
shower o' -'lOt with sueh rapidity.
Tliis . ijs, hi^M iiithorily, in which the
two ministers Ovtnenr. 'I’lu.' invention
'.vill be equallv rllectivehy lanil amlsea.t‘'''^^‘''y cummencint^” He was
II- . I . ■ I • brave iollow : but not lo>_
A public exj.i n ent was to be tried
iietjent’s I’ark (>i the (ith of Deccinber,
at which the s!;d(‘of the army, and the
gvo:’.t meii (d lh’' nietn:[»olis, were to he
present. Xo douht was entertained as
to the r('sull, i'Of liiat steipii will at no
distant {.'(M'io'i ’. u;,er5ede the Use of ajun-
powder. •
Invited by the comforts of tlie hearth,
!Mf. J^erkit‘S entered M>mewli:it at Ien2;th
into phiiosophieal and medical specula-
tioii', g;ivinjc the resint of his ( \|K,'ii-
zn'"ts in hvdiaullcs, to pi‘o\e the eom-
p, -ii)ilit\ of^valei’. 11 is iriVC'tijiations
ied him to a lull eoiiviction, tliat
tiv at the de|>t!l oflivr humircd
miles from its siirf.iee, c('i:^es to he ii-
([uid, hi eo’ni!:^ iVom nieri* prc'sn!''' a
solid, der^e, ma
jPil the Ceidl.d pollKMi^ (/f
He ri'iated an arm:-iie.';- upee.’ eor;-
nected wifli this , r'.jp.t. ,S..( u ni'ler
)i:s arriva! in l>ondon. he \\» , t oup
ven)!'.;^; i.) ''‘■tei, to the i!i>titi( ;,U(S ol a
]'rof( s'Oi of j-'hiif’sopliy. 'l'h( s;ii>,,'ct
■ ') the leit’ire h.'ippeiided to he hxmau-
li' -, ill which the iiicoj'ipres-,i!..|.;| V
■^v.'.’.er v- as i nci; leatcd ; fiui- A merieaii phil-
cjsopti'i' eiit»r( d ih'o ;i (!;si u."i(jii of the
point with the j>:' ifv'> >r, and so fully
.sati-ll' d li tii of th I'al-ity oj^the axioiu,
111,"! on th*' lullo'.'. 11:11 e\erjini!; hf' had
the c'Hidor to I'etrnct Ms doctrines, and
-IV
eo-
army hud arrived, at the time that '1 ou-
lon was occupied hy the En.ijlish, h(
seemed to become every day more rest
less. And -when ‘die army came, and Sal-
iceiligothim appointed Chief de lirij^'adc,
and wlicn he put on his unil'orm, I saw
him smile, and lieurd him mutter, “My
I V
si'.
!)rave fellow ; but not too mt^rciful : for
u hcii ho entered Toulon, the day the Kn-
i,dish troops e\acuatetl it, he had the
siri cts swept witii cannoii, and down he
marched fiis brigade, fii-st to the quay ;
and when I f;-oi there with my men, a
ierril)li‘ sit;ht il was ; for tlierc were ships
bla/.ini^-, and women and ciiildren screain-
m,c;‘ and imploi ine; mercy, and to be taken
on board tlie bouis ; and then two powder
ships, which e.ad been set on fu'c, bleu
up with a tn'mendous roar, atid the har
bor looketl hke jiurijatory, with the poor
devils stru!Vj;lii>L;- upon the water, and tlie
trunij ets and drums soundin.:^, and the
liouses on fire, and the cries of tenor and
rat;e v. iiich \\e heaid all round i Ma foi 1
I ilioiujht, too, that tlie young C'iiiefde
liri-ade looked «s if he was just iti his
■ l. nu'iit : i’(U' hi* 'A as just as cool and
d U'atler, eoi.slUi;!-1 caln’ atnonf:*' it all, as if he had l)ceti ul a
s’.irmi'-h in the C(diet;e ol' llrienne.
W'hen the (luvernment cha’ivcet!. he v. as
a I’estid at Xice 'whither he had retired
as a 'I’en irorist hut he w as sotjii releas
ed : and 1 never heard of, or saw him a-
[i^ain, till he was the i^hmu ral of tlie Italia*'
army. J was a little confoundeti when I
lounil myself afterwards takiui.j the oaih
of fidelity to him. Mais, ina I'oi ! I had
l ather he wlierc 1 am, w ith a j;ood 'jiuss
of wine, than liave been lltnpeior of
rraiiee,ai;d now lyini^ in. my ;.^rave.”
'I’he reilcction, if not one which di(l
creilit to my iniormant as an amijitious
eiiter;>i i-.in;,, ni.in, at least jiroved his phi-
losO|d'v ; and had the subject of it he n
as indiilcrcnt t(^ fame and powei' as lii->
ancient ar(j'iaintancc, J'urope niigh;,
perhaps, hi,VC Let n i.ow at jieace v. iili t!ic
IN-putdic of France : the Duke of Wd-
lington, plain Sir Arthur Wcllesly ; Wa
terloo, a nameless \ill.ii^e: \'enice, a fiee
state : hnd the ridei- (jii the wliirlwin.!—
the director (d'the stoi in himself, an cl-
^ach is I — sui I. i; -' la.. '
d“ oni,‘ mi;.,hiy slee;,Ii>s s,)i:i . wi'Ki'
feCiS its oun'^ Like the ji,L.;d \es‘ci
when, cou'.jM’'’d to the vast : iid yaw nini;
abyss arouiul her, is as a sjHck, an at'.:i:.:
\el, !)v the slall of those w ithin her,makcs
ihe wind and waves subservient to her
c(jurse. ”
J'H.Il.ISM IX AI KICA.
llavinp; heard a ^reat deal of tho box
ers of ilapasn, 1 was anxious to wltne.sa
their perfiu aiance. Aeeo)clins;ly i .-a nt
one (d’ my s(‘rvantsto oiler twothouband
whydah for :i jiii^ilistic exhibition. As
tlie death of one the eotnbalants is al
most certain befoiea hattli-is over, I ex
pressly prohibiled all lijrhlini; in earnest.
'I'he boxers ariived, attcMuled by two
ilrunis, and the wiiole body of !n;t.chers.
who here cojiipose “the Fancy.’’ A
rinsj;'was soon Ibrtned, hy the master oi
the cert'monies throwing' dust on the
spectator', to make* them t>ta!id back^
'I’ht; drummers eiitei-ed the lini-;, and
h('i;an toilrum lustily. One; of the box
ers followed quite.naked, except a skin
rounil the midtlle. He placed iiimstdf
ill an attitude as it' to ojipo.st: an anta«i;o-
nist, and wroU‘;ht his muscles into ac
tion seemin;ly to find out that every
sii.ew was in full force foe tlie apjiroach-
in^ combat ; then coiuinij;. from time to
time, to the side of the rini^, and jiie-
sentini; his rl_uht arm to the liyslanders,
he said, “ I am a hyena, 1 am a lion, J
am able to kill all that oi-'pose me. ’’ 'I'he
'iK'ctatoi s to whom he {.'resented himseil'
laid their hands on his shoiildei’ re])eat-
ino-—“'1’Ik* ble.ssii'.j; of Ood be upon
i’lee ••'I’hou art a h\cna “'riiou
ait a lion." Jle then abandoned the
ritijj; to another, who shewed otl'in the
same manner. 'I'he ri»;ht hand and arms
of the pugilists Were iu)\v bound wito
narrow country cloin, b(;i','iuninj>; with a
fold round the mi(i('le linji;er, wlien, the
iiand heiiiu: clencheil with tiietluimi)
between tlie fore and miildle lingers,
the olotii was prissfd in many turns
round tl;e list, tlie wrist, and the fore
arm. After about twenty liad separately
y;one throuu;h their attitudes of defiance,
and a[)pcals to the spectators, they were
next broui^ht forw.»rd by pairs. Jf tlicy
happened to he friends, they laid their
left breasts tof^ether twice and exclaim
ed, “We arc lions, “ We are friemls.
One then left the rinjj, and another was
hrouj^ht forward. If the two did not
recognise one another as iViemls, the
set-to immeiliately commenced. On
taking their stations, the two pui^iiist.s
first stood at some distance, parryini^
\vith the left hand oj)en, anil when evei-
op].oriun;ty offered, strikin”' with the
ri»;i)t. They ^eneially aimed at the
pit of tiie stomach, and umier the rilxs.
Whenever they closed, one seized the
nfher'.s head uiuler his arm, and beat it,
with his fist, at the same time stiikin*;
with his knee between t!ie an!a«;-unisL's
thin;hs. In this position, wdth his head
//i c/iinccri/, th(iy are said sometimes
to attempt to "ouje or scooj> out one of
the eyes. \'’hefi they hivnk loose, they
never fail to »;ive a swinujinu; IjIow witn
the heel under the ribs, ur sometinns
under the left ear. It is these bh)_ws
which are so often fatal. The combat
ants were repeatedly scparat('d hy mv
orders, as tliey were hei^imiiiij; fo i(j>e
their tempc;r. When this spectaelc was
heard of, i^iris left their pitidiejs at t!ie
^yel's, the market jicoiilc threw down
their haskef.s, and all ran to seij the
lii'iit. 'i’he who!.'; sfpi,ir!j h(furt; m\
house was crowded 1j ex(!e.ss. After
SIX pi’ir had "ooe thioiii;li .several
rounds, I orderctl them, to their j:if!.it
snti.'faction, the promised * reward, and
the niukittnle (piietly dlsp- —('tap-
j/crtdu's Disrovi'iii^ i:i .if,urn.
— i'he
Id ini'.
.(jther l('c!ii"(j til 1
[•ssihility ol' wate-
VI iis a de!'"! (f I,
uete siircc-'fu*,
!. ■ permanei.t \ i-
lie .seems to pi ly w ith the ele-
Iiieiil- ; :i;id ahi'Ve ail. has heeii tho lii\1,
to h 1 into coniph te sui.p etion llie
f;ery iiilrat’.’ljle pov/er ui btearn.
el'iis on the
Air. Pei kins
■ e.xperinients,
«'r eonvertino;
'hfpiid. In
dcrly, cunltti’''d ccilce drit.kiiig iiAvdid.
f % n.fiii'i/i.’ v
follow in:; aci '-iiiii ni' ,i {;,>■
is lioni Major ihiihu'ti s X ii ;»tivr, jus,
pulilishcd ; —in liic-e S(»’jiher:i chine;,
alhbusiness as well as pleasure ir. ri aiis-
actcd bctore the }.;cnera!ity (d people in
l^n^jland ha\e finished ihcir niL;!.r’s res:,
and this mornint; I rude out by davli^ht
to see the cercmony ofa Dornou vvedding.
f lic lady was Irom Angoi’tiou, and the
Oridci'-roi/iii’s friends, to tlie nnm!;er ol
: w eiity or tliirt), all mouiitCii in tiiei r best
clothe' , went to i^ne her welcome : she
was mounted on a inilluj-;, wliose buck
v»as covcred witli blue and while lurk-
(h'.decs, and foliowed hy i'uur female
slaves, laden with nraw buskcls, wooih n
!jov,1s, and eartlivn p(/ts.; w liile tw'o(jiher
ljullocks carnet! tiic rested' the dowry,
w hich consisted (d‘a ciTtani num!>er of
lurkdadces and rcdifs. Slie w’as at tended
by her mother, and five oi- six yuuiiL;- la
dies, who aeled us li ides-maii!s. We
i.'^allopcd up tij tlic.n repiateciiy, wiiif h is
ihe mode of saluiuliwu. '1 i\e w uman i u-
\ er their laces, k •iere.ini tia ir tlutni.s, the
men, however, w heel tiicir uorsi.'s (juic!;-
iy, and return \viih tlicir « ye.s cast to the
•^M'ound, it bcin;;; c(,n‘.idcrt'(l as cxtreim ly
I ndclicate lor tlnrni to lotdv n puti the bride.
Tiu* lady, after this, proceeds to tiio bi ide-
(^^•uom’.s house, uiiii her mother, and
there lemains shi.: up uniil th.c* t vi'tnti^r,
W’h'v'Ti si,C i'5 lr.’.l;d“d r.\cr '.o b.fi- i |T»1v
;v,tiint Icid : f'-.r the whcdc day !ic is o..-
ii'-.ed to parat'e the striel with a crowd
f'fp him, or to sii on a raised si'at, (i lit
in Ids I'lousc, dn'sscd in all the
ilncrv he can either b(*riuw or buy, wliile
'.lie people crowtl in uj-oii iiim, nlowin^
horns, Leaiing drum-, and crying “iwj-
^mihoron (liyah .llld KabviDiliu! Aiht ht~
tint '” ‘‘May you live lor ever 1 (.«oci
piospcr vou ! (Ircy hairs to you I to ail
w hich he makes no answer ; but looks
more foolish tiian ;ne i ould suppose it
;jossible for any man in so enviable a sit
uation as th;:.t of a brideyr'.om to do.
Sicar.t—.'! Minu'k.—Ww IJalph ^^■ood-
ford told us that when the steamer was
first started, (in Trinidad,)he and a laisve
party, as a mode of patronizing the un-
dci'taking. took a trip uf pleasure in her,
ihro’sc.nic of the liocas of the main ocean.
Almost evei y one got sick outsiilc, and
s they leturncd throupjh the Hcjca
{Irande, there was Tio one o>i deck bui
tiie man at the lieln; and hiniscll. W hei
they Were in the n uUHe of the passage, u
small pri\atccr, such as commotdy infes
ted tlie Gulf (! ■• mg the troubles in t^)-
l'imhiD,\was sei ti Tiiakiiig all sai' for the
oast cf 'J iitdilad. Her course seemed
un:’.ccuu;Ua*)le; but w hat was tin.' surpris* ,
w iion they obser\ed that, on nearing the
' oast, tlie pii’.atcer ne\er tacl:eil, - iid
iinalls that she ran herself directl\ on
sliore, ll'.ecicw at t!ie same time Uapiiii,
user the i)ows and sides ol the ^ ^'^se^,a^d
campeied olF. us if they were n.-u, some
u|) the nn'iintains, and others m u tin-
..dckets. 'I'liis was so stran.gf a .•-igii',
r..it Sir Ralph V> uodford oidered in*
iiidmsnian to stei'r for the private'r. that
lie might discrv er.t be cause of rt.—^^'l•.el
ill)- ( ati'C close, tiiC \ essel appeared de-
\ej ; Sir I!a!pli weni un hu-aid of iicr,
1 !jf'e> sci'.rchip.,' •- oarts w rihoul
fitidin;.; .O'.' lU .it .e.'g'h opetied a
1' l!i- m;.- i>'.n. unc. a t!i.»n lying on
t iden'^v wiih some hioken iind).
. lie man made an ell'ort to pul himseif in
.1 posture of -^'i,)plica!ion : he was pale
r'. ashes, his n i :li chaitei ed, and his hair
"iood on an end. — “ .Mi'cricordia ! Mis-
c'icoidia! Ave Maria I” faliererl forlb
the Coloml/taii Sir Kal])h asked the man
w hat was ti'.e cause of the sti ange conduct
of the crew—“ Misericordia !” w as the
only reply.
“Sulx'is (piien soy r” [Du you kno'VT
w ho I am ? J
“I'l—1—0 Senor! misericordiul Ave
Al.ina I” aii.ivvercd the smuggler.
It was a considerable lime before the
feiluw could he hrougiit bai k to his sc'-
ses, w hv-n he gave this account of the
mallei' :—that they s iw'a vessel apparent-
1\ follow iiig- il’cm, with ordy tw o persons
on board, and steering, without a single
sail, fiirecily in the teetn of me wind, cur-
ren ai.d tide :
Agidiisl tlie lirioze, agaiiist the tide,
Mie steadied witii upright keel. i'
That iht y kiicw no ship could move in
'.uch a coui.^e by human means; that
ti;ey hei.rd a t.oep roaring noise, and saw
.in nnusu.d .igiiation of water, which
liieir fea-'i m’igi ilied ; finally, that they
concliidi d it iO ot a supernatural apj)ear-
aiTc e. at C(ji du..L;i\ urpve tht'ir own vessel
asiiore in ati agony of terror, and escaped
as ihe\ I iiio ; that he himself was not
able to nv f, and that \vhen he heard Sir
Walph’s lou.sit[)S, he verily and indeed bl-
ti(\fd tiiai ne was fallen into the hands of
Ilie 1:'.-. u Sjirit.
Colendsc's Jf'csl Indies.
.^j'/.srrab/r, inf iripa! inns.-\]\ a W’ork
jusi ' idd.M.ed, by the iniienious .Mr.
(r. I''. ri0.i, d’ the Asylum Life Assu
rance (.'omp'any, 70. Cornhiil, whiidi
Contain illustrations of tlie progtess of
Mania, Mehmelndia, Cr.i;:iness, and
Dcmoiiinania, wo liud the following
passage’ ; —
“ I'’ro:M observations wtM'thy of con
fidence, it would seem that persons of
dark comp-lexion and black hail an' more
^erieially the subjects of tr.iuiia than
those ol l:iir *ki!i, with li^'it, brown, or
red hair, m the |)rojio7'tion oj' 1to liO;
and it has been iLuiujiit that the mania
ol the Ini iiii r IS cliaiaetei isel hy \ io-
leiiee, wiide thf 1 itlei sinks inttj gloom
and incurable fatoily.
A man has some I’eason, then, to
thank iiis stars for the ad\aii!,.i2;e of hav-
ini;' recc'ived fiom nainrea lair face;
Old there is no unmixed i;'ood in this
worid. i; reuKMjiber, a year or two
•'lio, Ihe keeper ol the piincipal j^aol in
( lu .'hire, com.nuni('at( d. ns the result of
his lei.et hened ohservatifius, that he had
observed, miirdereis were; always iier-
sons with lair hair and blue e\cs. The
anxious pareid who, struck with the
ohservatloiis of the (lovenior of the
( hesliire g.iol, Kujktul oti the raven locks
atid dinjry hue (d'hi« (dlspi in^- with the
satisfactory aniicipation, that, at all e-
vewts, he had many chances of (.'seapiii”'
hr iiitr iiiucderer, has now his satisfac
tion damped, by the melaiicindy fact
disclosed. ti» him by Mr. Fan'oli—that
j if he IS not likcdy to cut his le.di^hbor's
I thioat, he is more liktdy to (>ut his uwn.
j A London paper say n.ithing more
I fully proves th.d I'oi tune is blind, than
her giving /.^0,000 it> I'ri/.cs to two Mem-
!)eis of i*ariium.e'jt v. '>^ v(''(d a'''tliis^
I . ‘ ■
Lo'-tci'v. — —
0 rr-mcniber i cadmg in A,^.^
ij;e!ival Ma^:^aziuc many years a^o 1 ,
ailveitisemenl, which tVom false"'i,u,],!'
ttialie.p, read thi:s Wanted a cuac)
man to look ai'ler a pair of horses »f
i elii;ions turii of mind. '’ But we
not remember ever to have seen a nio^-f!
ijeautifiil mixture of spiritual and teiiin/^
ral seriously before the public, ti,ai/i|'\
folloninsi;, which appeared in the o//
Tivu's of Saturda}, the 1st
“ Wanted a confidential man as jircsici
and mensvrcr in a woollen warehouse
in th(‘neii;liborliood of Jiasino-hall street’
A man of cvanirrliculwoida
be preferred ; and none need nnn| -
w liofie thnmh /.y not I wo atchvs ir.d'f
A[ip'ly, if by letter, postpaid, aiic.os.u.,1
Isaac Jones, Guildhall Coliee-liou
Guildhall.” '
^f(/n1//ac/u}r of Pfn'liumcntnry
— A countryman was I,oast,
ing a f( w day s since that he had siu:n(;(l
no less than four petitions iu one day
‘•twa to the House o'Lords, and tvva
to the House of Commons.” “Anti
what were they about Thomas?” -
iHM2;iibour asked, “ 0*i ! for the emati-
cijiation of slaves and the snia’ notes.”
“And what ken ye about either slave-
r\ orsma’ notes, 'I'homas “f)eel,"-iu
tlie truth were keiit, John, unco little;
hut 1 ilid the ane to jilease the ininisler
and the tither to jdea.se the Laird.*’
Vcrih Courier.
Jin I/tJerence.—A servant, who lived
many years with a clergyman, his muster
look (jccasion to say—“John, yon have
hi en u long lime in my service : I dare
say you w ill be able to preach a sernioi;
as well as I.”—‘“Oh, no Sii-,”said John,
“ !)Ut many an inlerence I lunc drawn
from yours.”—‘*,Well,” saiil the cleigv-
man, 1 w ill give you a text out of Job-
let i!ie hear what you infer from it—\n(l
the asses snnffed up the East wind.”—
“ ^Vell,” replied John,* the only inference
1 can draw from this is, that it would be
a lung time befji-e they would gi'ow fa:
upon it.’
(From the New Arabian Nights’ Kr.ttrt.iin-
nicnls.)
THE AXGF.L 01' J)KA i li AM) TIIE KING.
A King, who luul accumulated inmuii'c
treasures, built a magnificent jialace,
filled it with oflicers, (Chamberlains,ard
slaves. One day, w hen he lr.»d assenii.'lcfl
his whole court at a si)lendid fesii\ai.
and saw himself .Tt ihc very summit of
prosperity, and every where arounrl hiii
the utmost profusion, he said to himstll '
“ (> iny soul ! lichold, thou art in po'
session of all the bounties of the ear’!i
\\’hat is there left that thou canst wis!!
for, but long life and the contintiancc ut'
thy good fortune At this instant there
approachcd a man, clothed in rags, ar.d
with every appearance of a bt i(gar. lls
knocked at the gat« so violently that the
whole palace shook v ith it. ••Hal"
cried the porter, “what matir.ctsurc
these :—wait till the king has dined, and
he will then give thee what thou aske‘.
of him.”—'I'eil your master,” said tiie
stranger, “to come out immeiliatciv, for
I have an all’air to settle with him, whicli
must not be delayed,”—“ Wretch !" re
plied the |)ortei, *‘who art thou that I'iti
dare to aiiiiuunce thyself in this wa\.”—
“-\nnounee jut> to the king, and that will
be enough,” answered the stranger. The-
king forbade tnem to admit him j and the
stranger knocked again, yet louder ibaa
befiire. 'I'he slaves hastened out vvitii
clubs in their hands to fall upon him.
•‘Stay,” cried he to them, in a drc.idful
voice, “I am the Angel of Death!” 'I'litu
were ihcir hearts like ice ; ami they stood
motionless with horror. “ Take whom
thou wilt inste;\d of me,” said the kiuf;-
'—'1 hat is not iny errand,” rt plied tli'-
angel. “To thee am I come ; to snatch
tlu'C from amid tlie treasiiies thnu ha.''*
heaped together.” “ ,\ccurseu he tho?f;
riclijs,” said the king, “since thry iuV.J
prevented my serving (iod I 1 fancicJ
they woulrl be ju-oiitahle unto me, ar..'
now ll'.at 1 am comjielled to (juit them,
v.'ith ciTip'y hands, there remains to nio
iKJthing tjicreof hut the vaii'. desire.’
this moment (lod miracnlous'y p''’
specch to the ti asu'‘cs of the kin", ati i
they Said : “Why dost thou curse us •'
curse ratlier thine own soul, (iod cic.i-
ed us like thyself, ( f earth, and gs'C
into thy hands, to assist the ])oor r.ir-
needy, to build jnos(jnes, bridges, car-'
vanceras, and hospitals, and so ubtuii!
thy leward, both in this world ai:d tlii-’
next. liiit thou hast locked us iijb
hast made use of us to fjratily thiiu'
desires, and art now nngreatful
' thou lea'.est us with regret, and ulb'i'*-”’-
imjiiecations agaiiit ir-;, as thine cri.Mi''-i‘^'-
in what have we injured thee r”
The king was about to reply, h’>‘
•\tigtd (d‘ Death allowed him not
lie snatched u'vvay his soul, ere he coulu
u’ter :i Word.
A buy, ten yc.us old, w ho had b''C»
completely d(‘af from infancy, has bu''
cui'cd by Dr. Deleau, of I’aris, hy.simjd}
injecting air throngli the eustachiati tu.:"*
w liieh leads from the throat into th«
vity of tlie tym;i:inntn or drum ol '•‘'
car.