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lew VM. AW. .Vt. Hi. wn vmwm csjiv m (myltw m n a st Ii 0 miTri'ii a n ii ri iH-iKiiKii, xvrnr u'tfttur, lit IiJNGITA.Vl fk. WHITE. 7i it : The subscription to the Wmtm-i C-.nnuiA i ''hive, I'.olhui per annum, pa) able I ml I -yearly in advance. dj No paper will be discontinued until :il' arrviAajfc are paid, unless at the discretion of the? K'litDi's; and any subscriber fa'.lin'; to -.jive notice (if his wish to discontinue at the c-ml of u year, will he considered us winliinjj to contiiuie the paper, which will he sent accordingly. Whoever will heeome responsible for the payment of nine, papers, shall receive a tenth AiiVKimsr.Mi.vrs will be inserted on the cus tomary terms. ,, Persons sending in Advcr. tiscnicuts, must specify the iniinber of times they wish them inserted, or they will he continued till ordered out, und charged accodin;ly. No advertisement inserted until it halt been paid for, or Us payment assumed by some person in this town, or its vicinity. C3"AI1 letters to the editors must he poitpuid, or they will not be attended to. ft talc i XwlU-UnvoYmn, A.SHP. COUSTV. (10n.T of Pleasant! Quar-vr Sessions May I Sessions, 1H2'2 F.lizabeMi llnmphris, Ad- Tiiinhitnitrix, ft. John Ihimpliris Original At tachment Ambrose Parks summoned as liar- nishee. Whereas it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant is an inhabitant of another state, it is therefore ordered, that publication be made for three months in the Western Carolinian, that the defendant appear nt the ( ;rmrt of Pleas ami (Quarter Sessions, to be lit Id for the county of Ashe, at the t'ourt llouse iii Jefferson, on the 2d Monday after the 1th Monday in October next, then uml there to nnswer, plead, or demur, otherwise judgment will In? taken pro confesso. I, 'I ho. Calloway, certify, tliat the foregoing "s a true ct:py of record, as appears from the iiiuutcs. 1.3wt'15r tups, callow, v. r.r, c. MECKtEXIIUttr. COUSTV. MA Y -Sessions, I'd TJanh ! Conger,' I trr.ut Hubert J. A. Loarie Original attach- Hient levied in the hand of Pr. David It. Dun lap and llenjanun Margrave. It appearing to tilt; satisfaction of tin. court, that the defendant, llobert J. A. I.owrie, has removed Inline If out of this slate : It is therefore Ordered by court, that h- appear at the next court of I'leis and Quarter .Sessions, to he held for the county of Mecklenburg, at the Court-House in Charlotte, on the 4th Monday in August next, replevy or plead to i .sue, ir judgment will In entered a gains' tern. That publica'ion thereof he made three weeks in the Westtrn Carolinian. Test. IAC Al.KX ANDLK, V..M.C. .nvi'll. Price adv. 1 -'S Jt r.c KLF.N BUR G COUNTY. .Wit. .SViiiW, 1-1.72. ri'H'. Petition of Cuy Maxwell, in right of I, is I wife F.habeth, .lohn t.ihtiev and Alexan der (.ihney crnimt ill am (.ibnev and William Alexander, in right ot his w ife'Natiey, praying retrMmii of the real estate ot .Nicholas (n!ney, deceased It sppesring to the satisfaction of the ro ",r that tlie defemlants, William dilinev atid William Alexander, rtside hcvond the limit of this state It is tjierifore ordered !yrmirt, that publication he made in the Western Carolinian lor six weeks tliat unless the said William t.il) iicy and William Ah-xamlcr ppcr at nur next entM t Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to he In Id for the county of Mecklenburg-, at the Court II tisc in Charlotte, on the 4th Monday in Au pis' next, to plead, answer, or demur to said pe- t 'it n, otherwise the petiiiou will be licara ex j ir'e, u:id j iitguit nt awarded acronnngly. I et. IAC AI.F.v; ANDF.It, r. e. fiwt'12 . l'-ire adv. g2. Rf'WAN COUNTY. CM'IT.MOK Court of Law, April Term, 1S22.., O Ki th Harris vs. John Harris It appearing tithe court, iiy return of two suhpictias "'at said John Harris :s not to he found in the conn fv.and the requisition of the act in other respects having brrn cmnplicd with, it is ordered ly the cmrt, that publication he matlc three months in tii'- Western Carolinian and l.'.dt it,h Star, for the .''.lid John Harris to appear at the next Superior (Vtft, to ho held for the county of Him an, to .nsw.'r this petition, otherwise it will he heard r mite. I eave is given to the petitionrrto ev .mine testimony wi'hout giving notice t the ' f. nd nt ; it appearing to the court that he has t . d no I Ltme without tlie hunts ol t:ie ;. ise. : . . . . narls unknown. " Witness ' Al''N- Fr"""! Clerk of the Rowan .TM-nnrCtK. Stonier. imtlU A!.F..l i:nnncK, c.s. r. tSUUsi ,VovVv-CnvcAn, I INCOI.V COttNTY. f 10VNTV Court or Pleas n."' Quarter Sessions I April Term, A. D. lK2:...,lerrorncy i'i..:.,;L i....,.i,ti oric-in .1 aC-adn'it"". K v. led on six negroes and s.ndry articK-V'' Pon- al i,rnpertv.-H ap,. ar.ng to tlie wto-." ' the eo ,rt.'that Chiistian lieinluvr.lt, the defcntl ant, is not an ilv-V,l..nt of this state It i H'x-n-- fftti trs if ii in ' v riiiii i "i i he h. Id f.r Lincoln count v, at the Conrt-I louse in L'mcoluton. on the third Monday in July next, replew an I o'.-id to isnc, or jUiV'ir. nt ly ! f .i.lt C,.,l . ,11 be entered tin ni'ltilist h"i!. Or dered, liv court, that publication hereof he ade three months successively in the Western ( aro- linian. ..mtu-'r l est, VAKDllY M'llKF. C. C ! the various kinds commonly in use, f.r sale at the Office of thu W Bsn.nn (. mLiais CLOCK & WATCH nr.i'AiRiNti. nil IP. subscriber respectfully informs the pub I lie, that he has :i;aiii taken his shop in Ha lisbury, on Main street, opposite the State H mk, where. In- is prepared to execute all orders in the linn of his business, .Clocks, Watches, .lew clrv, Co. repaired on the shortest notice, lie solicits the patronage of his friends, his old cus turners, and the public in general, and assures tliein that he will do their work, uml sell them all articles in his line, on lower terms than at any other shop in this part of the slate. lilt, II IIOItAll. SulUlur,,, Mty 28, 1822. lO i tHUjUVUUl, fcc. f IMIfi subscriber has just received a choice I. supply of GltOCKItlKS which In: oilers for sale ou the most reasonable terms, for cuJi. Aiuoiijj them arc: Sugar, (.'oiler, Molasses, hum, Kit e, l iifs, liaisins, Salt j and also, the usual sup. ply of ('otif.xtiouarir.s. Likewise, pint and half pint l iiiiibl. is. THOMAS MOLMKS. June 10, 1822. 100 Yadkin Navigation Company. NO I Id', is hereby ivon, that the s'o. k of all those stockholders, who may he in arrears for all or any part of the lirst, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, or tenth instalments, on the I'ith day of August next, that the stock tit .such delintpieiits will, on that day, he sold at vendue in the town of Kali, hiirv. I lif.DF.IilCK ItANDI.r., Sn'rt. June!.), 1322. JM'li Catawba Navigation CW"'! ATIH'l'i; is iu rt In iriw it to the stockholders ! il t.fthe Compaiiv, that all shares having am I instalment ilue, and unpaid thereon, will be sold at Public Auction, at the (.'ourt-llou.se in l.in coluton, oti Thursday, the lirst day of August next. The President and Directors will tcel thciii'elt cs beiiiid to enforce the provisions of the charter against n!l delinquents. I'tirsuaiit to an order of the Hoard, the shares sob I on the 7 of May last, antl purchased in hclia'.i ot the company, may be redeemed by the original huld- ert, at any time before rtie first of August, by their m ing to the Treasurer of the company all arrearages, and incidental expenses. All i sons having unhtiuidateu accounts against the company, are rctpitstcd to present them, at that time, lor settlement. liv order of the president and Directors. ' ISAAC T. AVF.UV, J'rci'dl, Kht'drtun, Mnj 27, 1322. Jwt'll Mr.CKM.KEUKG COUNTY. Muv AVJwoHt, 1322. "Itril.I.IAM FI.INN v. Thomas M.mrc f I Original a'tai hment levied on ."119 acres of land. hrreas it appears to die satisfaction of the court, that the defendant in this rase lives bevnnd the limits of this state It is therefore ttultrrd, that publication he made for six weeks in the Ve1eru Carohnian, that the defendant j appear at the court of 1'leas anil Qartrf S. s-. sinus, to he held for the county of Mecklenburg, o.i the 'tth Monday its August next, to answer, I lead or demur, otherwise judgment pro con fessu will be entered against him. Test. ISAAC Al.r.XANUK.K, c. is.c. t'l2. Price adv. &2. IlVltKK COUSTV. O (T'F.KIOII Court . Law, March Tenn, l t22. l .rrov H.irnett.v.. I .lii ah Foucli. Jud. att. levitd on land. It appearing to the con-t that the thfeiuUnt lues out ot tins state It was turn fore OnM, that ptihheation be made for three months in the Western Carolinian, that il... ..id I lii ili l-.iiicli annenrhtloei- the .lutlce Vf the Superior Court of Law for the count v I hf.ires.iid, at the next court to he held at the ! Coort ll'iose in Morgsnton, on the 4h Monday in Sep't liiher next, anil replay and plead to issue, or judgment will he entered agaiitst him for plaint itf's demand. I est. V . . t.HW l. t . . .V. I. 3tnt':i Price adv. St. NOUTII-CAKOLINA, MVCRI.KXlll Kti COINTV. 10CHT of I'h as a'"l (Quarter Sessions J Term, JS22 Thomas (iiver, . Samuel W. Lindsay. .ttarhnient....I.eird on a tract of land, sundry articles of tnervhanduc, household furniture and other property, and Mr. J. Robin son ami others summoned as (tarnishecs. In this case it appearing to the satisfaction of the conr, that the defendant is not an inhabitant uf this s'ate. or has a'i omled, or so conceals him self that the ordinary process of law cannot he served on him: It is therefore, ordered, that publication he made for three months in the Western Carolinian, that unless the s.iid d. ft nd ant appear at the next court of Pleas and Qnar ter Srsaitms, to hp held for the county of Mcik lehlr.uy, at the Court -House in Charlotte, on the fourth '.Monday of August next, and replevy, judgment final by default vdl be taken a;,"aiiist him, and the case' heard ex parte. 7V.'. ISAAC Al AM) Kit, V. .V. C. 3mt'K Price adv. $ XOKTHCAUOUNA, MFCKtKSHfRC. COl'WTY. "tnCR F of Picas and Quarter Sessions May J Term, lS22....Jamcs M'ilson.t-f. Samuel W. I.imjov. Attachment. ...la; led in the hands of Alex. Porter, Kithstd Hohinson, antl nther, snd thevsumnumedasCarnishees. In unseat it ap pearing to the satisfaction of the court, that toe defendant is not mi inhabitant of this state, or bus absconded, or so conceals luitnsclt that the ordinary proccfsnf law cannot be served on him : It is then fore tHleird, liv the court, that publi cation he made for three months in the- Western Carolinian, that unless the said defendant appear at the next court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions tube held for the cotmtv ol"Meeklenhu'g, at the Court-House in Charlotte, on the 4th Vindr.y of August next, and replevy, judgment final by default, xsill be taken .unst him, ami the case heard e parte. VV.f. ISAAC AI.KWNTiFH, C..U. C. ?mt16 i lYie" vK S.1LK of LOTS) iniFdlF.AS, at the lust term of the Court of T f F.tpiity, held for the county of Ilowan, on tlitf 2d Monday after the 4th Monday in March l ist, it was ordered and agreed, upon a petition bled in said court, among other things, that a town should lie laid off upon the land of Lctitia Wilson, a minor, lying ft Mock's ('Id Field and in its vicinity, in the Forks of the Yadkin Uivcr: We, the iindersigiicd, commissioners appointed by said court to cany into e)IV-ct the objects specilied in said decree, having laid off a num. her of lots in said town, shall, by virtue of the powers vested in us by said decree, expose to sale, at Public Auction, the whole or part of said lots, at Mock's Old Field, ou the lirst Mon day and Tuesday in August next. As this jdace. has lonhecn the seat of much private hiisincsi, as well as of a large separate election, regimen tal militia parade, Lr. the coinmissioiiers deem it unneces'.ary to dw ell upon die advantages which would result to individuals engaged in mercantile or mechanical pursuits, by locating themselves in the heart of the mot fertile uml populous section of the large ai d opulent coun ty of , Kuwait. The terms of sale w ill be liber al ; a credit of one or two years will he given, the purchasers giving bond ami security. H AMI F.I. .IMNKS, ""J III (ill I.. IIIIAI.Y, AI.F.V. NF.SP.FF, y JOHN CI.F.MF.NT, " JOHN' P. CAII ITJlJ Cummin- tiunert. .W1H, 1822. fiwt'l.i rtm SAi.r.. ril::K subscriber oRVrs his plantation, with all of M irood land, takinir the same niiantitv of arri s on an avcriire. as anv in the county of Now an. It is situated six miles and a halt from Salisbury, immediately on the main road leading from Salisbury to Concord, ly the Kev. Mr. Storke's, and lies on the waters of Crane Creel:. The buildings are conveniently located for keep ing a house of entertainment. There is a good Machine on the plantation ; and, also, a dam across the ctvtk, with a sufficient fall of water to carry a mill, or any kind of machinery. I he .terms will he made accommodating. A credit of one or Uo cars will be jriven, the iiurcha- ser giving bontl and st curitv, 1'or further iar. tirulars, apply to the subscriber on the twmises. NATHAMKL JOIINSiyv. .hi B.1H22. Swi'll Isllert remaining in the Pott Office nt Chtirk-ttr, .V. C. on tht U July. 1S22. Sl'SANNAH Alexander, Thomas Acock, P.. . Alexander, Sarah Autcn, Itev. Abraham Anderson 3, lies. James Adams Anderson Mea ty, M'illism Hroom, Jacob Hanker, John Mullock, William lliggar, Ihram Hell, Stephen Uillow, Ilambb'ton Mrevanf, llobert Itaruatt, ("aniline Hem hill, Jonas Clark, John Cost en, Klcaar Cochran, William E. Cannon, David Chambers, Krastus Case 8c Co. John S. Check, Win. ami J. Cook, Clerk of Mecklenburg Superior Court, Andrew Clark, John Daw, Lewis Dinkins, .Mm I.. Dinkins Wm. W. Davis Sujiar Dulin, Fran T Jampf I)al)il., j.p,,,.,, S:im. ii. I Duffy, Kev. Isaac (ircer, John Creer, Wm. l.ofurth," Wm. (iadhern. Jam Crccr, Alexander Grrcr, Jane Hood, Jcrcni'talt llootl, Promautv Hart, Hugh II. Haves, Ihr-tgraTe ii Williams John Hutchison, Isaac Holmes ieo. W. Hous ton. Dicy llarvr II, Alfretl Harris John Hall, John Harris Samuel Houston, Mai. Jonathan Harris Ilcubcnl!ills4. Wm. Irwin, W m. Johnston, Cmis Johnston, Phil! Johnston, David S.Karr, James G Knov,JamrsM.N.Kih!en,Nxnrv Kennetly.'l'hos. Kirknatnck, 1 itus Ijuiey, J. II. Lindsay, .lane I-r-cse, Map I-ese, hteplien Morse, Juhil Morse, : nainei .sit ones, nenjanim siorniw, i.ooeri Maxw ell, Sarah MVonnemre, Wm. MTomb, Thomas M'Ginnis F.liahcth M'F.lrov, Isaac Mc. iC'ulltH k, Davitl M'Donalil, 17.1 kit ! Neely 2, Will. Ncshit, Caleb M. Norwood, llichard Oarns Aaron Pern , Wm. Parks Chicles Polk, W in- Chester Prtrmnti. Pobert T. Phuikett, Jona Hndisill, Wm. It df lrd. Permeiiia llotlgers, ltoh ert and Mark R:;, Peter liatn , ,hi Ifta, 11ms. II. Smartt 2, Jes-e sjielh, Wm. Shu Ids 2, Roll ert W. Sm.'.h, Mc'-oct Simons llenrv Stur- reon, ll.inm. a -id IT :Vt n Short s Vrs. Sarah 'I hoiiinvin, Amrh l arlton, John Thomas Jo seph 1 hompson, V;,-aSi arner, Siisannuh W'anl 2, William W. Walker, Samuel Wilson, John , Went, James M ilkerrv, Wm. Walkrr, John William Wilson 3. Swi'll W M. SMITH, r. .V. letter remainintf in tin I'nst-Officr nt Cuncird, .v. c. JuUthe i., is:. .1 t)HN H. Alexander, John Allison, James Arnhart, James Allison, Maj. Allison, Car oline Alexander, Jacob Itosharf, .lacoli Ilort, David Rradshaw, David li. Drandon, F.stpnre Hlack, Captain llogar, l liomas Hurnrt, William Itrice, I.uerctia C. Hills Rev. (i. urge Rogir, M.m Corum. John Cnrothers Jacob Cruse, W m I. Cawlcs W in. Carrigan, John Carrell, l.eorgc ( line. Joseiih Croffonl, Henry Dohmd, John Furr, sen. John Fraer, Paul I urr, liavi.i l ink, Philip Fink, John Ford, Isam l incls, Abraham ton. John (.oodman, Francis (dass jot.n tar mm. ,l"!sh (rdv, D:vid S. ('rt-e, A.'ariah ('raves George Cannon, Drmpsy llonycut, Jo- aeph Houston, Andrew Hams, Dr. Sidney Itar. ris Daniel N. Hall, Tlinmp.m Hunt, Joseph I low el, Thtunaa Jenimc, John Jarret. Stephen Klutts Alcxamler Kunming, Samuel hilluttgh F.lia K. Lea ke, ticorge Line, Robert Lee, Dr, Aa M Kinlv, John Morns nomas Motlv, Mi charl NFMat kin, llichanl M'Ree, Hugh S. Mc Calebs Thomas Mason, Isaac M'CU IUn. John Neelv. David Nicclar, Isaac Nicular, Wm. Nicols Jane Prankcn, F.lizahcth Pliler, David Reese, John Hohinson, Latter, Rebecca !aefmt, Sam uel Shinn, Alexander Scott, sen. Margaret Sa feict, U is Tucker?, Ira West 2, Joseph W'ilch, Arrhilinld Walker, Michael W imeoff, John Wil hams llobert W illianis. D. S FOKKF., J. r..t. Tir.IlSONS wishing to procure copies of the revised rode of the I.a t of North-Carolina, K.ivivnod'n Manual, or Potter's Justice, can be supplied on application to WM. II YOUNG. .r'" vci. rtfu nioM a LivtNront fAiuu. HIJlIHTMAHn.iY. The feast of our Saviour's hativit) was undoubtedly celebrated in the ear ly ages of Christianity ; for we arc told that, undcrthe persecution ot Max mi nus, the tmperor burnt a church at Mi comedia, which was filled w ith Cluis tiatis a'obemUed to keep this festival. St. Gregory termi it the Jhthulcf fes tival!, ; and St. Chrysostom, the cfiirj of all festivals. It is named Chthimcis daij, ivou the Latin Clirinti Mhsu, the Mass of Christ, and ther.ce the Koman Catholic Liturgy is termed their Misttil or Mm Hook. About the year 5'X), the observation of this day become gene ral in the Catholic church. The evergreens, with which the churches are usually ornamented at Christmas, are a proper rmblemof that time, when, as (Jod says, by the pro phet Isaiah. will plant in the wilder ntsH the cedar, the shittah tree, und the myrtle, and the oil trees J will set in the desert the fir tree und the pine, and the box tree together, xli. 1 !). The git nj of Lebanon shall come unto th fir tree, the pine tree, and the box to gether to beautify the place of my sanctuary j and Iwill make the place of mu feet glorious, lx. 13. Of the Fete des Asm s, anciently cel ebrated at this season, we have the fol loivbg acroint in the first of a series of very ingenious and amusing essays on the " Burlesque Festivals of the for mer ag's," given in the Gentleman's Mag. vol. xci. n.u t ii, p. 100 : " It was instituted in honor of our Saviour and lis Virgin mother, but with reference to what event in Scripture is by no means clear. The ceremony was con ducted by the Hishop anil Clergy ol lkativais, who from their manner, w ere whhout doubt actuated by sincere reli gion. They selected a fair young damsel, who rode through the streets, mounted on a palfrey, covered w ith su perb housings, and bearing an inlant in her aims; the Prelate following with his crosier, and the Ecclesiastics with tapers, till they reached the cathedral, where the Virgin was placed in the sanctuary. Mass was tnen penormea with the accustomed solemnity ; at the conclusion of which, the Monks thrice imitated the braying ol an ass, ex claiming Jihdiam. instead of the usual lie, missa est. Extravagant as this bpccUcle was, it united a splendour which excited the admiration ol the people, with a humility which awaken ed real piety. That it w as ever cele brated in England, does not appear." There is nut, perhaps, any part of Great UritVin in which Christmas is kept so splendidly as in Yorkshire. The din of preparation commences for some weeks before, and its sports and festivities continue beyond the first month t.f the new vear. 1 he first in timation of Christmas, in Yorkshire, is by xvh.it are there called the vesiel evp singtrs, generally poor old women, J w ho, about three weeks before Christ- m-js, go from house to house, with a waxen or wooden doI, lantastically Iressed, and sonu times adorned with an orange, or a fine rosy-tinged apple. With this in tnur hands, they sing or chant an old carol, of which the fol lowing homely stanza forms a part : t.od bless the master of this house, The mistress b!m, And all the little children ' That round the tabic pn. The imarre of the child is, no doubt, intended to represent the infant Sa viour ; and the vessel-cup is, most pro bably, the r.emains of the wassail bowl, which, sr.cicr.tly, fcrr.cd a part cf the festivities of this season of the year. Another custom, which commences at the same time as the vassal-cup sing ing, is that of the poor of the parish visiting all the neighboring farmers to beg corn, which is invariably given to hem, in the quantity of a full pint, at least to each. This is called mumping, as is the custom which exists in Bed fordshire, of the poor begging the bro ken victuals the day after Christmas day. Christmas-eve is, in Yorkshire, cele brated in a peculiar manner, at eight o'clock in the evening, the bells greet "old father Christmas with a merry peal, the children parade the streets with drums, trumpets, bells, or per I haps, in their absence, with the poker and shovtl, taken from their humhlo (ott.ige fire ; the jule candle is lighted, and lli'h on the chei t'ol frf lis blazing bi.cii ih' ( noniioim 1,'hriatinm braiid. Supper is s-rud, of w hich one dish, from the lordly mansion to the hum blest slird. i, invariably, furmety ; vule cake, onf of which is alway mad? for each individual in tne family, uwl other more substantial viands are ihn added. Vw.r Kohin in his Almanack for the year 1CTR, (speaking of the win. ttr quarter,) says, "and l'l)r. who would but praise it, hr cause of Christ mas, when good t beer doth so abound, as if all the w prhl were made of minced pics, plum-pudding, and furmety f". And l'.rand says, "cn the night of th; . eve, our ancestors were wont to light candles of an enormous sixt, called Christmas rainllrs." To enumerate all the good cheer which is prepared at this festival, is by no means necessary. In Yorkshire, the chrktma pie is still a regular dish, and isregulatly served to the higher tlass of visitjints, while the more hum hie onrs are tendered yule tnkc, or bread and cheese, in every house they enter during the twelve days of Christ mas. 'I he Christmas pie is one of the yood old dishes Mill retained at :i Yorkshire table ; it is not of odern invention. Allan Hamsey, in his po. ems, tells us, that among other baits I v which the good ale-wife drew custom, ers to her house, that there never Jail d to tempt them Ay at yult tthrn'er they ca'ne, The Christmas pie of the present day generally consists of a goose, some time two, and that with the addition of half a dozen fowls. Such is thr existing celebration of Chrittm.is in 2 orishire. and we believe, in some oth er parts of England ; but these vener able rustoms are becoming t very year less common : the sendtrg cf presents also, from friends in the toortrv to friends in town at this once cheerful season, is, in a great measure obsolete : " nothing is to he had for nothing" now ; and, without h- customary bribe f a barrel of oysters, or a basket of f;sh. we mav Icok in vaia for arrivals by lhe iork Fly, or the Norwich Expedition? rra firtsrnti now to friends are set it, lew liourt in merry -making spent ; Old-faihinii'd folks there arc, indeed. Whose hop and pips at C'naisTA bleed . Whose honest hearts no modes refine, Thcv send their tiuddtntri and their daw. No S'urfuU: (iirlrci load the wngon, Winch once tlie horses srxrre rtnml dra(j on, And, to increase the xi eight with these. Came their attendant $autntfri. , Should we not then, as men of tnf. Revive old customs gone and past And (lie for shame !) without reproach, Stuff, as w e ought, the Itiiry Coach ' With strange old kindness, send up presents Of partridge) and dainty phramnti. Of the Christmas plaiji anciently performed at this season, some remains st'.u exist mine wesioi r.nguna, par ticularly in Cornwall; but the repte stntation ot" these dramatic exhibitions is almost wholly confined to children, or verv younc persons. Tlie actors are fantastically dressed, decorated with ribbons and painted paper, and have wooden swords, and all the equi page necessary to. support the several characters they assume. To entertain their auditors, they learn to repeat a barbarous jargon in the form of a dra ma, which has been handed down from distant generations. War and love arr the general topics j and St. George and the Dragon are always the most prom inent characters. Interlude, expostu lation, debate, battle, and death are sure to find a place among this mimic ry; but a physician, w ho is always at hand, immediately restores the dead to life. It is generally uudcrstood, that thtse Christmas piajsocnvcd their or igin from the ancient crusades; and hence the feats of chivalry, and the ro mantic extravpnce of kntcht-rrran. try, that are still preserved in all the: varied pretensions and exploits. In many places in Cornwall these Christ mas plays are still kept alive ; in others they are known only by report j and m all they are rapidly on the decline The election of an Abbot of Unreason, attended with some grotesque and ex- furmety from Frunrntum, wheat. It is made of "creed wheat," or wheat which, after being beaten for some time with a woru'-n mal let, is then boiled, and eaten with milk, iur,w, nutnwjj". kc. : j