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( V VOLUME NEWBERN, N. C. NUMBER 125. SATURDAY POINTED AND PUBLISUED WEEKLY, BY PASTEUR - WATSONf - : ' .,,. - V At $ 3 per annum half in advance. MISCELLANEOUS rromihe New-York Daily Advertiser. synopsis; OP MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS PQM EURO PEAN PAPEES. ' . ' A mons the items in " a farrier's bill found among ttie papers of a de- ceased gentleman, was the following: To curing your Honour's horse till he ditcf, 2s 8d." Samples of sugar cultivated and refined in Egpt have reached Trieste. . Ou the 31st of May, Lord Althorpe presented a petition to the House of Lords from several persons who vere confined in the Fleet prison for a contempt of the Court of Chan cery one of them was a wom sn 81 years old, who had been in confine ment 31 years -another was 64 years old, confined 19 years ano ther 60, confined 8 years, another was in a dying condition. The pe tition was read. -A duck, while swimming in a pond, occasionally overflowed by the sea, was caught by one foot by an eel, three" feet in length. A violent struggle ensued By great exertions the duck brought the eel to shore. The eel was kill ed by two boys, who were brought to the spot by the duck's noise. The Bath Chronicle says, two ground toads of an uncommon size, and which weighed , 7, pounds, was discovered a few days ag , by Mr. Isaac Ball, gardner at Lemon. Abbey, near Nottingham in remov ing some rubbish : on finding them he was surprised to see one of them get upon the back of the other, and both proceeded to move slowly on the ground towards a place of re treat ; upon futher examination, he found, that the one on the back ol the other, had received a seve'e con tusion from his spade, and was ren . dered unable to get away, without the assistance of its companion.- Steainl Engines Mr. Parker' in vention for the consumption of smoke, from steam engines, &c. has been tried at Barclay and Co's brew ery, and found to answer most com "ypletely, and that by means at once cheap, and easy. A diamond, said to be worth L. 20,000, and con sequently one of the largest in the world, was among the spoils of the Peishwa, and is now in the East In dia Company's Treasury, to be sold for the benefit of the captor's. It was brought to England in the ship York. A block of amethyst, or ra ther a mass of amethyst, has been sent from Brazil to Calcutta. The extraordinary specimen is 4 feet in circumference, and weighs 98 lbs. it is in a rough state, and consists of more than 50 irregular columns, smooth, transparent, purple, "and white, shooting up like crystals from a common matrix.- Alien Bill The continuation of the alien bill was moved by Lord Castlereagh, & the motion was eloquently opposed by Sir Robert Wilson, who declared that it was an arbitrary and inhu man measure, originating in the sus picious policy of that most unholy association denominated the Holy Alliance. After alluding to numer ous cases in which aliens had been treated with violence, the cailant General particularized the case of the Countess; de Montholon, who left Stv Helena, to come to England ior tne saie 01 ner neaUh, and when she arrived off the coast she was not only refused permission to' land or even to send her child, who was in the last stage of sickness, on shore, but was ordered away in the most arbitrary manner to Ostcnd. Sir I Macintosh, said that the doctrine of the power oFthe Crown over aliens id never been asserted Under the mst despotic of the Tudors, and )et it was now daringly brought for ward bv the ministers of George IV. e reprehended the principle of the "las most unjust and tvrannical, aud entirely adverse to the charac ter of the country. Upon a divis ion, the numbers were for the mo-' tion 149 against if. 63 majority 6V An action brought by Sir Jdhn Doyle against G., r. Brown, Ei ( tic crimiual conversation with his 1 wife, had been decided at Dub lin. c The damages were levied at 30,0001. The verdict of the jury was, 5,0001 damages for the plaintiff. A silver vase, valued at 40 ginueas, has been completed by sub scriptions, of the manufacturersof Sheffield and its vicinity of one pen ny each to be presented to the Earl Fitzwilliam as a mark of respect and approbation of his lordship's conduct. i he national anthem of "God s ive the King," has been at tributed to many authors. Itappears from the research of Mr. Richard Clark, to be traced to the year 1607, and was written on the escape - of James I. from the gunpowder plot in 1605. It was written at the Mer chant Tailor's Society and first in troduced a feast held by the mem-bt-rs. of that Society, in the year 1607 -Lord Kenyon, in the British House of Lords, presented petition against Sunday newspapers; to prevent the publishing of them on that day. Lord Holland said he would oppose such a bill throughout all its stages, as he considered it would, be an odious attack on the liberty of the press. . The petition was ordered to lie on the table. A dinnner has" been given to Sir Francis Burdett, in honor of his re turn again to Parliament and the triumph of Westminster. The elec tors presented hint with an ; elega nt ' silver vase, capa ious enough to hold six - quarts of wine. Among.' the toasts drank on the occasion were the following : a The people, the only source of legitimate power." u 1 he liberty of the press ; it is like the air we breath- when we have it not we die'" The Brit ish House of Commons have voted 500,001. towards carrying on the na val service for the present year ; and 23,000 men for the sea service, in cluding 8000 royal marines; It ap pears from the statement of Colonel Davis, in the house, that the expen diture for the army had increased the last year 400,0001, Died, on the 14th May, in the 106th year of her "age Mary Lone, of Church well near Leeds At Balysalla, near Kilkenny, aged 111 years, Brydget Byrne, vidow. Shie retained all her faculties to the very last mo ments of her life. T Honesty is the best policy after all. -A young woman 'was mangling some clothes , at a mangle kept by a poor widbw in Aberdeen, while the rwidow's back was turned the girl stole a bot tle of small beer, frorn the window, and secretecTit amongst the linen in her r basket.- The beer by the change from an upright to a recum Jaant posture, became so agitated that bounce flew the 'cork out poured the liquor detected the thief, . and rendered the clothes only fit for the wash-tub.- Letters from Ba tavia, dated in the latter part of Jan uary, state that in consequence of nearly the whole Dutch . troops having been ordered to Polamburg the inhabitants of Batavia had be come much alarmed, there being not more than 600 troops left to defend the place against the Malays who were able to muster 100,000 troops. A general massacre was apprehen ded. Dr. King, -in his 1 memoirs, spcaking-of Avarice says My Lord Hard wick, the late1 lord , chancellor, who is said to be Iworth ,800,000. sets the same value on half a crown now as a he did when he was . only worth 100. The Duke of Marlbo rough, when in the last stage of life and very infirm, would walk from the public rooms at Bath to his lodg ings, in a cold dark night, to save his chair hire. Sir James Louther, alter changing a piece of silver in George's Coffee-house, and paying two-pence for his dish of coffee,, a few days afterwards returned tb the same. Coffee-house to acquaint the" woman that kept it, that she had' given him a bad halfpenny, and de manded one in exchange for it; Sir Thomas Colby died intestate, and' left more than 200.000. which was shared among five or six day labor ers, his nearest relations; He killed j himself by rising in the night, when i in a profuse, sweat, to look for the ( key of the cellar, which he had in- ! advertently left on a table in his par lor. An important discovery It j was discovered a long time ago, but ' subsequently has slipped thVmemoryj of many persons, that amonarch, ? whose pomp so dazzles you in public,) wnen seen uenmu tuc curiam, is nothing moi e than an ordinary man , and .often times a weak one too.-f l'he canopy embroidered with pearls and gold, under which lie lies, has j no virtue to relieve a fit of the cho-' lie : . and at -the first twitch of the gout, it is to no purpose to be called Sire, and your Majesty. Kings have no other sleepV or any any other appetite thn we have ; their crowns "neither "defend them from the rain nor the sun. -Man ex cepted, no creature is esteemed be yond its proper qualities, We com mend a horsefdr liis strength and sureness of foot, not fur his rich ca parison ; a greyhound for his flcet ness," not for his fine collar ; a hawk for her wing, not for her gesses and belts ; why, in like manner, ;do we not value a man fvr what is properly his own ? He has a superb train, a - beautiful palace, , such a revenue all all these are about hi not in him. It. is the value of the blade you enquire into, not jthe scabbard ; you are to judge of him by himself, not what he wears. VI103I THE BOSTON. INTELUGENCER. THE SKETCH BOOK, No 6. W ' It is delightful to read the effu sions of a man of cenius, whose mind is imbued with the colours of nature, and whose heart is suscepti ble of the most delicate impressions. full 01 ingenious ana pertinent ideas upon a variety of interesting subjects, which he illustrates with beauty and elegance and abound ing with happily chosen expressions, Mr. Washington Irving," the au thor of the Sketch Book, is the most fascinating of American writers. Simple in his language, pure in his taste as well in the selection as the management of his subjects, and alive to the influences of internal and external nature fie affects the mind of the reader by the combined propriety and force of his remarks', and touches the heart by the pathos of his unaffected eloquence. His wit and humour, without the smallest particle of grossness, are remarkable for exquisite acuteness of thinking, and a very extensive and minute observation of the lu dicrous in mankind. - He is equally fortunate in striking the mournful chord of the lyre ; or with his fly ing fingers to kiss the strings into merriment. ' '" It would be difficult to discover an essayist in the whole catalogue of au thors on polite literature of the pres ent day,vwho unites more requisites for popular favour and v hose popu larity will more surely survive him. Without the slightest air of pre tension, hts stories contain only a few simple but affecting incidents,: and derive their deep interest, from the enthusiasm of feelincr and the graces of diction with which he has enveloped them. The allegorical picture of John J?w the Pride of the Villageand The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, are the articles composing the contents of the number at the head of this paper and are all excellent in their kind. The first is a very happy hit ofcirony the last is a picture of the rustic manners of New-England and New-York, so true to nature, that no onp ran rerir th resemblance. It would give to the enquirers after A merican character in Old England, a more adequate notion of domestic i;r. ; . v,iiaerp than ahv traveller has ever composed for their informa- tlnn n.it w rnnfess W6 dwell With most delight upon the tender tale of j tht Pr,rUf the Villace. The sub-j ject is common to all moral writers j but the charms of narration have sel dom;: been 8urpassecU;l: It contains m ?nw nf tKf tpnrier cadences of lackenzieand sonie felicitousret T'K diifV. etvtlroa . intn rrnw road , in bne of the re mote counties of England, and. being arrestetl : by the primi ti ve beauty of a village; he tcbk a stroll to enjoy its ? beauties. He sauntered near the church" which is described The following 1 passages are in his own language. ; u It was a lbvely evening The early nart of the dav had beeri dark and. showprv. hnt Vn the nftprnnnn it had cleared up, and though sullen clouds stiil huncr nvp.r hearL vet tKer - .- -.0 , j was a broad tract of golden sky in the west, from which the settinc Sun .-. 7 " O. gleamed through the dri ppling leaves, and lit up all nature into a melancho ly smile. Itiseemed like the parting hour of a frnrirl rhristinn 'smilinor nn the sins and sorrows of the world, and giving on the serenity of his de- li "'. ". .1 "'I tune, an assurance tnat ne, win rise again in glory. ? " V'". ,' : ' 44 Presently I saw a funeral train rhoving across the, village green nit wound slowly along a lane, was lost, and reappeared through the breaks of the hedges,, until it passed the place where f was sitting. The pall was supported by young girls, crea sed in white, and another, about the age of seventeen," walked before,' bearin g a chaple t of white flowers ; a token that the deceased was a young and unmarried female. The corpsfr was followed by the parents The v were ii venerable couple ol tne better order of peasantry. The fa ther Jseemed to repress his feelings ; but his fixed eye, contracted brow, an d ? d e e ply-f u r ro w e d countenance. showed the struggle that was passi vg within. His w;ife hung on his arm, and wept aloud'vvjth the convulsive bursts of a morfier's sorrow. " Every one knows the soul-subduing pathos of the funeral service ; (for who has been so fortunate as not to follow some one he'has loved to the toml) but when performed over the remains of innocence and beauty, thus laid low in the bloom of exis tence what can be more affectinc; ? At tlat simple but most solemn consignment of. the body to the grave " Earth to earth ashes to ashes dust to dust I" the tears of the youth ful companions of the deceased flow ed unrestrained. The "father still seemed to struggle with his feelings, and to comfort himself with the as- surance. that the dead are blessed which die in the Lord ; but the mo ther only thought of her child as a flower ot the fiejd, cut down and withered in the midat of its sweet ness, she was like Rachael, ' mourn ing over her children, and would not be comforted.' The tale of which this was the ca tastrophe, is an old one, and often told,' of beauty, of mutual love, of desertion and blighted feelings. The lover who had gained the affections of the ' Pride of the Village,' who had deserted her from pride, finally returns a penitent, just as his victim, breathed her last breath-; of forgive ness and of life. The author ten derly describes the meeting of the lovers.' - "Her father had just been reading a chapter in the bible ; ;U spoke of the vanity of worldly things and of the joys of heaven ; it seemed t-. have diffused comfort and serenity through her bosom. Her eye was fixed on the distant village church the bell had tolled for the evening service the last villager was lag ging into the porch and every thing had sunk into the hallowed stillness peculiar to the day of rest. Her par ents were gazing on her with yearn ing hearts. . Sickness and sorrow, Which pass so roughly over some fa ces, had given toner's the expression of a seraph's. A tear trembled in her soft blue eye Was she thinking of her faithless lover ? or were her thoughts wandering to that distant church yard, into whose bosom she might soon be- gathered ? w Sud denly the clang ol hoofs were heard -a horseman galloped to the cottage -he dismounted before the widdoii the poor girl gave a faint excla mation, and sunk back in her chair Tt was Her repentant lover W "c ruMicu into tne house, and UeW to clasp her to his bosom ? but her wasted form her death-like: coun tenance so wan, yet so lovely in its desolation, smote him to the soul, and lie threw himseit in an agony at her feet. She was too faint to r'u6 she attempted to extend her trem bling hand her lips moved as if she spoke, but no sound was articulated she looked down upon him with an expression of unutterable tender- AM AT? -: A' TIT A V APOf ClfZHV - The fondness of the" Orientals for alle gories and fables,' is well knpwn to every person at all acquainted with the (East. The following story which has never to my knowledge appeared in any Lurope- an language, was related to me by a. iMollah at Mascat, and may Give a eener- al idea of the compositions which are so often recited to relieve the monotony of a Mahomedan banquet. An Arab, while taking a walk observed a srfake which had fallen into a fire by the side of the road, and was in danger of being burnt to death; he was seized with pity at the sight, and released him from his perilous situation. But no sooner did the reptile cease to feel the flames, than he twisted his folds around the body of his deliverer, and displayed, in threatening manner, his formidable fangs ; the man reproach ed him with base ingratitude to which the serpent replied -"It is true that you are my saviour, butyou are a man ; and, as a serpent, it is my duty to bite you." This reasoning appeared so extraordina ry to the man, that, he proposed an ap peal to th-first animal they should meet ; lo which ihe snake consented, and they set forward. After having journeyd some time, they met an ox, who having lis tened to ihem both with attention, ex claimed to the snake " Friend, bite that tyrant, directly ; lie makes us drag a heavy plough all the days of our youth, or raise water from a well, by means of a machine fastened around our necks, in order to fertilize his gardens, and then confines us in a nairow stall to feed on a little miserable straw; and when our limbs become feeble, from a premature decay, the consequence only of his cruelly, he kills us, and feeds on our flesh." The unfortunate Arab, frightened at this un favourable deciee, hardjy knew what to say in his. defence: he -declared, howe ver, that this ox had been, perhapsili-. treatedy and was actuated by revenge, in stead of reason, and, therefore, proposed that they should appeal to a horse, who was feeding in a meadow hard by. They both immediately addressed this quadru ped, and found him no less prejudiced a gainst mankind than the ox. He -entreated the shake to destroy their common enemy, and asserted that his pretendedU kindness Was only deliherate.cruelty, like the treatment which he himself 4wd re ceived during his youth. He related how his master had given him beautiful trap pings had taught him the exercise of-the menage-rhad rnaintained grooms on pur pose to attend him and had provided -every thiiig necessary for his use or re creation, but no sooner had old aire en- - ? ."TV ... - . . ... feebled his limbs, than he was stnpt ol alt his finery---condemned to hard labour in a mill and beaten 'fhe did not work be- yond his Wrengtb. The serpent now thought himself fully justified in attacking fiis deliverer, and was in the net of dna-. ing forward: when the man entreated him to ask toe opinion of a fox who whs accidentally passinir by; at th same time, making a sign, that he would give hini ten chickens as the price of his deliver ce : the snake, ignorant of what Hjas. oin2 forward, agreed to the proposal, Kl evnard, putting on a look of pro found wisdom, declai dt at he could n;t pass an equitable judgment on the weigh ty matter in dispute, not having been a spectator of all that had happened. It was therefore resolved, that a hre should be lighted, that the snake should be throu vi into it, and the man run to his succour.. The serpent, ignorant of the intended de ceit, leaped into the flames, and the man immediately snatched up a stiek, and kil led him with a single blow. The fox now demanded his promised reward, and they proceeded to a neighbouring villaje- Here the Arab desired his liberator to hide Jin a hollow rock, in order to escape any f dogs that might e passing by, and thert i wait until he abciid return wilb the tea 1 .1 ."t I "h I :u-
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