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WUOo Thurid ay eveoiog Utt he gave a pnvau exhibition of his wonderful v ..... audience ,01: tcien- Ucaodlacr-ryBTX.: t are two. thelsUl tbefirrt 'ihtojj that taring 9,u f.H. f KrirLs anil litl.l? , , rrn oa r,e " Y. j t JuU pim, Pa,calisr who appeared to be puzzled ,ru ,Mr Vi'hts, c. where MVjnjl?'erpledltliese cxpertments, v .h a taairi 0 7 . .j,e 0pp3nunitv t' step up to tU l. ntformt'hw expert- f .U.. nnenliltr 01 1115 tIHI rr : . .-1- V 1 viin u.caltarly marked drew u1-." r, If. ' 1 f ) v 1 fretn accent. Hi lirt trick r deception 10 the mnoteit ioTtigatioaor;Mefx ,ucntific ndem.niuthe room. j Th- ex.uSitionf commenceJ wutl t red hot shove!, which he drew ov.er h.s fac. and tongue with sa32 froid irnagmsble... Not the .lightest iojary w ioB.cted 00 him. He also drew it over Mi , hair With the tame-relt. " Try geiuleme 8aid he "and aatufy youmlvei. Fveral gentlemen reached up their -fia'iera and placedlthem oOlhil hw and cheek. They drew them bad had been touching the ahovel itself. His face and h.ir were covered with K11 antidote, and he told ihera a. Thi excited much aurptise, His next experiment was sealing vax. He held the wax to the candle and drnpt it ... hit tongue. D e J any gentteman vant to take a seal a.d give it the impression?" N one seemrd desirous of that office d C took up a portion of the wax be tween his fmgrrs and his thumb and drew it in a string from his tomyie. lie passed over to other experiments, and prepared to take the poison. I U told the company that he would take from 30 to 40 grains of phosphor us, 4 grains of which is 'sufficient to kill nay individual. " If any gentleman however wishes to use his own phos. phorous:! will do aorsaid he. Mr. Chilton the chymist, had brought some phosphorous with him. He de sired his yoati'g .man to take it oui and weigh off 40 grains. He did so n the presence of the medical gentlemen. "Let me try! that?"; said MnY C He took a small portion aod tubbed tt against a piece ol paper. It produced Wtrirtn immfidiatidv. Dit is Vtr good very jood," said M-msieur. AT his request Dr. Yates undertook to administrr .'the dose. It wan put into a spnonfutitr vater. Monsieur knelt down, put his hands behind his back, had his stock taken off-1"1 Now, said he, "I an reidy." D ct r Yates pro"rrlcd and po -,d it in his mouth. 'Vl'sii I iheD'ffor, with a sigh, H never a ! ministered tuch a dose .kfoXfiin..fct)ffeA....When..everyp ticlc was sw(nowed,he called on the company to iki&mine his mouth and see that no decepVff.n was practised tn satisfy themselves that it was not hid in his mouth. Several gerVtlemen did so. They were perfectly satisfied. Tliev put their fingerslnto his mouth, and came down from the platform in utttr astonishment. The next experiment was with mel red lead He tonk a tin pan full of melted lead, and plunged his fingers Wo it, took a portion in his hand and niade Relieve he'ww washing the tips Jmsdiju .1 his Gnsjej-s. N mistake, gentl men'siid he put your fiigrrs here.H SevcraKdid so, and were gUd.toUke them fr'm the vesvl again. They were perfectly sKuficd. ' ,t Hi' ncxt expenraent was swslldw. ing a .jvj;jful of boiling Florence oil. A tin p o f til of this liquid was heat rd to tfie Iwilio; point, Uef re the au dience. - fie then toolrtbe vessel and pi meed a FatjreoheUUtbrmome!er the wslrtimetit i the enuemenr it stwl at 3.6. 'Satisfy yourselves," saiq he, 14 satisfy yourselves,'7 He then tok ft spoon, dipt it in the t il, filled it, pat it in his mouth and actu ally swallowed it down. Eyery per son present was satisfied there was no deception practised. "What a Tel. low i" said pM .-"Why,'' aaid an- other, a certain place, not to be named to1 ears polite, carries no al arms to him.' Will you just take a peep,? said a third, behind, Mon sieur Ciuubcrt, and see if his feet are not cloven.' 1 - Now, gentlemen,' said Monsieur C, " I ahall prepre to go ioto the oven, aod uke a djsb of beef steaks with mc lo he coked.V. He- retired a- few minute) to change his dress. Dr. io) the opparmmty to step up to tu l ovetf-'arid look inr lle' opertfd door and thrust his hand. tailcjLion drew back! How is the oven D a- to? askrd a brother physician. " H. Cicorce I covild g io myself," replie.l the D Ktor. Monsieur Chaubert, how. ever, t jon appeared, went int the ov en, rused up the hre, a.ui maue ar. fangements. He wore over his dress a lage thick great coat. Why do yota wear that ln asked some one. 'It ii all the sanie tome,' said he,;" to go in dressed or undrcsied . if I 0 in uodres3ed, I must be very cautiou when I come out not to cstch col l. I wear a coarse great coa; over my dress because it prevents me from catching cold besides, I have now become economical. ; Th! received with ipplaier?Het?ien put the therranm ip ma the oven to ascertain the IV .l t f - .l - .Lf; tempera' ure. " liniig inccct stt - here." They we'e brought. He put them into a tin dishj spriuklcd salt 00 them. 11 Hike plenty of steaks' said hc,qVe jovially. "Now, gen llcmen,,, cried Monsieur, . "come and ce-the thermometer j but jroii must look sharp, becjuse the least approach to the cold air will make it fall rapid lv." Three gentlemen went up to the ov1 cn to exjmine. He seized the ther mometer fnm the interior of the ovtn and held it out. " How much ? how 1 l I. I I - . ! . I much?" It was several sec -nds be ll'ore they found the mercury and then ! it was 3 80. 44 Ob" said He 14 it is at 1 least 480, it has Ml since I took it out." H? replaced the thermometer, p it a black cap-on his he id, hatl the of steaks placed alorig aside of him , "took' a 1 ar qe ti h to be rw b ich h e protruded through an aperture in the iron door to breathe through, and then entered the oven. D iring his stay in I the oven he 1 ikcd through his Julie, I talked rapidlv. and sung a pretty French air. lie w.is continuity a mK how manv miiiu es gentlemen ?' " Hw many rt;One.M- Two." TriTeeT "Ori it most be nv-rtr geDtlcmen: oh it is very h -t, gentle, men J full 500 degrees 5 how manv mi- nutes , ' i ,ur r tve 01 'eveu Eicrht minutes i right minutr and fifty oe seron Js lrm -os en trance, out he bounced, canle down m the stage all covered with perspira ti.n. " Feel hfs pulse' cr'-e d everl of the physicians. " 6h yes, gentle meojeel rny pulse," said he holding oru bnth: his arms. It was fe t rmme diately and found to be as hitfh as 160 "No deception V he. (V devil a bit of deception U mere " aaid one of the spectators. Fetch me out the beer-steaks," "id Mons.eur ! they are well done now." The d.s i . -j..... anA nin e a rush was brougm uw" - " was made upon them Eve th't could reach. e c ,f . .ff and Wl to.eat.ag. fin sud one. liaincr ver" "".V .aid" another. (:..........MONnAY. nov.X-dui;; looking personage thewii liis.itenk and leaving the ro mj1. m crrti-Iv hisKaoicmujciiyhimnlf." Dr, Mtu wenwp ju the oven, put his he id id to the door, drew it rpidly put, and nodded Very significantly,' as much ut to say, all 1 ighl, no dcceptltin. Tor rest of the spectators stood p.-tjn talking, and expressing wonder, Bur pnse, astonisnment, j-c; c. , Monsieur Chmhct wai aCtitjin in'the servfee of Nap deoV, " He was men prisoner uy, .inc.-. lltmiaut aua sent t Siberia, where, it it supposed lie discovered' his sctret nudote I" fire and poison, Td vears 'scohe excited great stonihm-ot in London and satisfied the college of t'hysicMos and Surge ns, , that ihVre was node ception in" his experiments. He w.t i; (Tired , 5000 for his antidote to prustie acid, but would not take less than ten Is a good looking ,mah with an oval face and fine per in. He wares muMachios. He is q-iite taicative and intelligent, speaks nr. teen languaRes but English r.thcr in. correctly. He is trulv a wondrous won der. ' Prom the Hichman'tCompikr. ." A STUIk'INO .INCIDENT. The newspapers of the N rth have spoken of a Mr. Sedgwif k, f whosr late appearance in the Convention ol pt,iladelphi, produced iO drep a smi. v.tion -Will Viw'cwnVcorTi'r." ieriag .you the-yltQwiog..dcocriptiDn ol this gentleman I , , ; , I seecis there were two gentlemen in the Convention, from Ms tchUselts a Mr. Sedgwick and a Mi. Pommy ; one, the brother and tliether thr ta. phew, of the gentleman in question: He wus specially invited by tT.t President (Mr, Barbour) to uke a seat with the members. --He. was tht au'.hor'of the 'Convention itself 1 fr, he h id suggested it in a series of ad mirable "queries, which lerml pub lished, in the N. Y. ' Evening jW.- Before it met in Philadelphia, he b ieen most unfortunately struck with the pardtVis-but his zeal would 11m permit, him to be absent j and wh. theCawvenl Pnila'delp ia to witness its proceed - ' n . . ft uUlilt ll. klrl I k 1 1 . tngw - iuiuwBL exciwfd induced the President to in- . " . L. : . .L. u . . . . amnnn ih.m VHC illtU IU LUC ,Hl-PIUM), I. VU14 Providence had sorely stricken M'. Sedgwick for he seemed paraliz-d up to his neck. Every limb bore wit ness to the violence .thjltac which had befallen this iotcrMiing in dividual, r The morn'pg he appeared at the bar of the couventi'jo,hc was borne w, on the arms of Ins two servants not a muscle but wa powerless. s be was carrid in he was recognized and hailed with loud acclamations. The first thing tht waSdooe when he to k his seat, was for his servants to rub both his hands and rouse the torpid functions of life. And there he sat every day listening with intense ea gerness to the proceedings of an as 8C(rij Jy which he-had called: intacsi istence, and waiting the success of a cuse, to which he was so deeply de- voted. Ik-ing asked 4 how he felt himself?" be replied, that very little of him was, left but the spirit n and the zeal. A, spectacle of. this de scription carries with it somethiug so impresiiveand effecti ig, that i' 'm no wonder he drew so tn tnv cyei up ! on him and that he t x itet. so pro- heaf r.nnd ..n interest imn ill who of Mr. Sedg.vu-k. dnecfl!r.;i "utinrnt prefer, who'was -tot very remarkable for en ergy of at vie or br'ul'uncy of thought, was once h immering oUt the go3cl to a Slumbering audience in Freetown, w he n he JMuf&tt. ishp i ;iu ;ii a dis course, and with nowned vigor ex claimedmy friendt, (at do- you ufro8e my-litilegrmdson cdhtirPdd! T..is titlt-xpected querry awakened the congregation, who commenced guessing. After some ten or twelve had guessed wrong, a -great ga-v drawled out now, Mr. Minister, you ort to tell us what he ctills it. Why, replied the Reverend gentleman, he call it bread. After this theis -was, no more slumbering. y X. Hal ford Giz. r.micmoxof womeM T ... .1 - . Ahv ie cducni'in v w -men should unurin iu :iifrttist!i finr tint of men. I rm cdiiejii iii u-!i,ih' u ' for human future brd lor ti.rm.l-jperidni ' in 'public cCice, ihcebtgyV I bey are a parfTand tbey o-sif to .clerks, and othmj wbost fimiKtS Ue. be in a much greatrrdegtr.ethj.nthrylpttia up n their public itrvices fo are, .a purl ol tbf elective contributors j stipportj may, by paving i small sunt to the wellare and incsnyTace of the snnu-llvj make eclr fcomfortable f-!'lyv J u ialUiaiUaiipwifiildnr' his family at his lt!i - wull s.iher affairs, the v oucbt d f4 Ut nelps ia mca. Tt.e-trer.oler'Mis alwtirUitlcs of chivalraui "times still exm a wretched influence" over thr characier ff.d the allttaeiit 6f woinen. Men are not pulite, but callant Tthevh u ' II ir. MCI lOWartla Wifinell tt.tvnnU bwitigt of kindrcd'habus dud charac ter 1 an t i 6eings, who, like the other pti iiiol maiikiiid, rcafbtij and te ticct nd but aspto beings who please aou wlmni men ire" tyjund, ro please. KsseiiU.liy, there is liokindi es, no polueness, in thin if but elf. Ihues ud iMsoleiicei 'He is the wau id politeness, who tVinccs his res ptct tot the female nilad. lie js Uie uiati ot ins ,ltuce, " who tacitly, ssyi, w',eu he enu ri into the eociety of wt. men, tharne ntcds noirti ' bxiog' h nutilcct with him. J, do not mean .. -flirm tliai tiicse j)crwiis ituriiJtS'j,,. U5tice or are tonsciou Biw.yi ,J tlw te.l character bl their liabitj they tonit t icy.arc.attcnciycJnd prduej'aiKl iwiiit lias become ta inveterate they ' -rally-lite not phased, if-:, -womanj by ne vigor ol her Conversion,, intet itipts tt!rplabg irifiiriftj tu lnch they .arc ac.UstoineJ. t'nh.ip,ily, a jye.tt number of womatj themselves ;rcl r thin varni&lied and gilded con 1 uiU o nolld icspccl. They would -atlicr ihiik themselves fascinating huu respectable. They will rot scc,J and very often do not see, the prjctic d inst-lence with which they are trca- d, Tet tvhiit ins6lence ia bo jgreal as'tHit of hair'a do'zen men, who, having bet n engaged ."ie an intellii.ent tinvcrsaiioi., su'ldtnly thange it' to Vivolitv, if l idies enter ? Tor this uo- limv St ite Of intellectual tnlcrrr.'ur. . l .-niale education is in too great a dt are atftrht less to think than to shine. : If neyUvtff4MiwttfsUiti4ehrieH he tVi glittcrkl gilding rr of gnld. D.iymQittlt mit lA print! jilti vf.',lraat-j The Governor of the State of Lou inan j has "convened the Legislature ol th at fitat e, by prodani atToh ," foas se m -bie on Monday the 14th of November. The: grounds for this measure, as stated in the New-Orleans Argus, are that in alt probability attempts will be nn.de to iutr-duce . into Ihat Stte, Ironi the Southj slaves of vicious hab. its, guiltjr'of the blackest crimes j and perhaps p irticip.itors in ti e late hor rible scenes at Southampton. Abo, that a Senator to the Congress of th United States' id to be elected, and bn- inessofthc greatest importance w iH I i.. 1.. . . I. i .1 u: 1 ue oro igoi uciore mac uouv at an e.r-lvrifel-iod-tif the eslmV -'1 waited (nT ihr iiclllil mlin, f . . .. ' Legislature in Janu.rv. w.u.'r! Uv, i been too late j and altliough we know o .. " . . ..." that Governor Roman is, and ever will ie ready to encmimcr the ne'ce'ss.iry' responsibilHy in the exercise of any ol the .duticR he may be called upon to ,:rl rm, yet the candid of .b j . ;v par-i;-s must acknowledge, thnt'it is f.tr jPI'i- th the fielctio'i ut' a Hn ,ii lit h -m de by that bodv,avho have . , . . li i.i'uv to decide upon i ; particularly i3 anv proper person would dulike, -.ay be woold refuse to go 00 to the Seat of the General Government on a i mpornrv commission, the mere ) cum tenem, it might be, of a more fortunate rival. t"ae" 3Ye Jfarn The. Moorish Bride, the production of an American lady, (Mrs. Hemz.) whir.h obtft'oed the I'elbv Prize ol five hdndred dnlbirs will soon be pro dviced on .the Philadelphia Hoards,, The great merit 'of this tragedy makes us particularly glad that it ii to be first cted in this toy. Judging by the impression which a neruSal of th'1 manuscript has left on our; minds, m should inticipatj decisive success and permanent popularttvfor it, in cast iitV4well repretented. .Y(t. (Inz, (VCM. XII... ..NO; iOC. tht A".ko,i huelbgn'etr. Lfff. tn$;iri;ict.Vt doubt 1 hr many ' f oirreadcrs tindrti md the meaning of this term t i i a hu- ... .1 t . .1. ..i... and ihertDj lave his wife and 4t)ildrciy Irorh pe'eullinry 'difficulties, io c4e of "3 luch an event Kunpof f.-r instance, that',ti'h a man be 35 'years .f age be may (according to he rates estab- thfs, Country) lv paUnir two dollars, secure to ids family, il he should die within the year, one hundred dollars; or If he '"choose-to taake the contract f.tr. seven -tears, he m it , secure the like amount by p)ing 82 M annual. , ly, or any larger amount by the same proportion Thus, Z 90 paid on nually would sr cure t Ids family ope . thousand d -liars at his death. A the" . ptrs&'a increases in sgej of course the ', . prut 'f insurance increases f il 90 is at the rate of S53 29 unnuallj, in stead of or3 1 3, as stated a boyV.";' t ' ' ,t;- . 'ily an insurance bn the life of 'deV.i-r the creditor whole hopes ro founded on that life for payment, will , bV abl thtis t make hii debt secure: A'pcrsonfliaving "in ef tate "faif bon torn luonev on such. aiLesilteJby. hay- ing Ii'ih lifr insured. u A tiidliedVfdli cer m.iy tficct a onin thesame man ucf, (il he tiai 'also insure agdnst a removal from office.)- And a husband -possessed of an estate, which, at the dceth of his wife, - pas v s to Tothers, by on insurance on ber I fe. mav se cote the value , of the estate t ntm stlf and heirs. ; v, :. Ii is staftnl inP.udgeiN Weekly Mea sender th it Mcb&rs. J. J. Harper of New Yoik, (the will ktvwn publish ers ol the " Family Library,'' a scries Of works every w:ty svorthv of the ex tensive put mi. ige they receive) cm ploy in their print ti" 'tablisnu-ntt-huodTed and lorn -Is, nd at timei a greater cumber. T'n y have nine- li n hnr t!V ivnllt litn.-rl t,ff ihlOUChS out the year equals fount c- liuridi- d 18 mo. v.dumts per d',nakii t; the enormous total of four undred and thiny-tight thuusai.d and two vol umes annually. It j s Ireq -ently thn ase that a proof copy of 4 p puhlr linglish book arrives the office ol the II irpers, and in ihe l:ip-.e of fortyj eight hjurs or less, appears in tin A merir; n dressj and is scot to all parts of the liui 'fc. We believe that it ii not generally known that the hue Anil-Tariff Con . venuon was origit.atetl "by. the lion. Warren li. Davis. T bis exertions nuliUy 5 , "S conv-"',,,u autlitl. 1 inc wircuuB, will IDVllCd wiih'ni r!i brr attended all ihe con '1h:U' ! ,1751 f iheTrertYJdeTlliTeMTeV1 fr byj.is knowl- . . . : . ... , . i... .r..t , ..fvi: CiliJC Ul jfiui.k. iii'u nun J'wuiiv. ill r 43- urts, his tact, energy and sagacitv, was a most aIe coadjutor. Ti kscopC. ' Every mrtn ' responsible. He who U the mean of convcrtit.g ind instruc- nng a solitary youth, r im age. i-.ufir.i .u ; The faithful father, mother, or teach- trK 14 casts 'bread uponrthc waters to be found many davs hence." Hut he who by bid priflciples or example, in jures the youth of l,is generation, does, so far as his influence extend?, throw Wisiorrj.nto a river at the foun tain, on both of wh'se shores a popu l ition must drnk a l 'lie. Dirt Chc.V). -.' clergyman" in 0- hio advcriist s that he will perform the marriage ceremony on the f llowirg terms ? Oue dollar if the-couple live wttVin five mi'-, of hU residence, and seveoty-five cehts if hf performs it at his ofi houi. o-i will receive pay in fags. Vtmonl.- The Anti-Muooic par tv has h msjt;tr. it Uint ballot of the two I the Lglskuar now e - T4 1 . . . ,4 -4- 5 1 i A 1' ' I 1 f 1 1 i I - J. '" .r --'- X- . (-
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