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THE WELL OF SAINT KEYNE.
In Cornwall, near the parish of St. Neot's,there
is a well, arched over with the branches of four
kincs ot trees, Willow, Oak, Elm, and Ash. dedi
cated to St. Keyne. The reputed virtue of the
water is this, that %vhether the hnsband or wile
come first to drink of it, they- get the mastery
thereby for life. This, says Fuller, is the legend ;
and Dr. Southey, the present Poet Laureat, has
very happily put the same into verse, in the fol
lowing pleasing and popular ballad.
A well there is in the west country,
Aud a clearer one never was seen:
There is not a wife ih the west country
But has heard oi the well of St. Keyne.
An oak and an elm tree stand beside,
And behind does an ash tree grow;
And a w illow from the bank above
Droops to the water below.
A traveller came to the well of St. Keyne,—
Pleasant it-was to his eye ;
For from cock-crow he hail been travelling,
And there was not a cloud in the sky.
He drank of the water, so cool and bo clear,
For thirsty and hot w as he;
And he sat down upon the bank,
Under the willow tree.
Thete came a man from the neighboring town,
At the well to fill his pail;
On the w ell side he rested it,
And he bade the stranger hail.
u Now art thou a bachelor, stranger,?” quoth he, *
“ For, an if thou hast a wife,
The happiest draught thou hast drank this day,
That ever thou didst in thy life.
M Or has thy good woman, if one thou hast,
Ever in Cornwall been?
For, an if she have, I’ll mure my life,
She has drank of the Well of St. Keyne.”
“I have left a good woman who never w as here,”
The stranger he made reply ;
“ But that my draught should be better for that,
1 pray you answer me, w hy r
tl St Keyne,” quoth the countryman, “ many a
time,
Drank of this crystal Well;
And before the angel summoned her,
She laid on the water a spell
If the husband, of this gifted Well
Shall drink before his wite,
A happy man thenceforth is lie,
For he shall be master for life.
il But if the wife should drink of it first,
God help the husband then !”
The stranger stoop’d to the well of St. Keyne,
And he drank of the water again.
“ You drank of the W T ell, I warrant, betimes ?”
He to the countryman said ;
But the countryman smiled as the stranger
spoke,
And sheepishly shook his head.
“ I hastened as soon as the wedding was done,
And left my wife in the porch ;
But i’ faith she had been w r iser than me—
For she took a bottle to Church.”
A NEWSPAPER.
u The folio of four pages, happy work!
Which not even critics criticise; that holds
Inqusitive attention while I read,
W hat is it but a map of busy life
Its fluctuations and its vast concerns.”
Cowpcr.
From the Boston Commercial Gazette.
Another Piracy. —The following is an
extract from Capt. Steele, of brig Harbin*
ger, dated at sea, lat. 0 58, S. lon. 33 39
W 23d May bound home, received per I
ship Leonidas, via New-Bedford; “I
spoke an English barque, the Gloriander
from London for Batavia on the Bth inst.
she hud been rbbed by a pirate near this
latitude, of about 80 tons of goods stores,
clothing, <Stc. and her boat’s crew treated
most shamefully. The pirate was a brig
of 12 guns, and manned with 80 men. ’
One of the most ingenious and daring
plans for escape from the State Prison we
have ever heard of, was attempted by those
celebrated culprits Reed and Lewis, with
the assistance of a man named Burroughs,
on Sunday last It had been in agitation
for more than a week, and was facilitated
by the agency of one of the prisoners who
had received a conditional pardon, and to
whom ihey agreed to give fifty dollars to
aid them. Reed had shortly before re
quested permission to go into Lewis apart
ment, doubtless to mature the plan, and
Sunday was fixed upon for carrying it into
operation. About 12 o clock while the
officers were at dinner, the rooms were
opened with false keys, and the prisoners
passed out in their presence, and secreted
themselves in a shed in the yard, when on
making a search they were soon discover
ed. Their intention, however, which had
been previously suspected, led to precau
tionary arrangements and in consequence
of the evidence of a rebellious spirit for
some time before among the convicts, it
was thought best for a moment to wink ai
the plan. The event showed perfect sub
ordination among the prisoners generally;
those who were in the yarc at the time,
immediately withdrew, nor attempted t,
join the offenders. The false keys or in
struments used for escape were made in
one of the workshops; and so ingenioush
contrived w to urdock the different prison
doors without producing the least noise or
confusion. Both Reed and Lewis had
before expressed their beli sos the utter
impossibility of breaking out from the pris
on, and their determination not to attempt
it: while Burroughs is said to have been a
passive agent in the design.
Baltimore. June 28.
Baltimore City Court.— William Ro
don a negro, was yesterday convicted of
murder in the second degree before this
Couri, and sentenced to fifteen years con
finement in the Penitentiary.
On the 10th of this month, meeting the
deceased Benjamin Springyard, another
negro, by accident^—Rodon, by insulting
language, provoked him to a fight—while
engagued in the cnoflict, Rodon drew a
knife from his pocket and stabbed the de
ceased, who died immediately.— Gazette.
Two young Americans on their travels
in Europe, once met Sir Peter Parker at a
dinner party in London, and were particu
larly introduced to him as coming from
Charleston. The old Admiral received
them very cordially, an d holding each bv
the hand said, “Gentlemen I ought to be
Ibappy to see you, fur I never any where
Fmet with a warmer reception than Ire
“ 7 from your countrymen in Charles-
FOURTH OF JULY.
On Friday last, the Citizens of this place cfelal
- the anniversary of their National Indepen
dence with the usual demonstrations of joy. The
following Toasts were drank, by the Republican
Blues, at a dinner given at the City Hotel.
1. The Day —The political Sabbath of our coun
try ; while each return of it gathers us around her
altars, may it rekindle our devotion to her.
2. Washington —
Wonder of men, like whom to mortal eyes,
None e’er has risen, and none shall rise.
3. The heroes of the Revolution. —Their memo
ries are deeply impressed upon tire minds of a
grateful posterity.
4. The Constitution of the United States. —The
work of the people in then original sovereign, un
limited capacity. “ ita lex scripta est” is the on
ly rule for its interpretation.
9 cheers, 6 rounds.
5 Our native to the ambitious
views of the general government, she has shewn
herself one of the firmest advocates of State Rights.
9 cheers, (3 rounds.
6 The Governor of the State of Georgia,.
1. G.M. Troup. — lie has triumphed over the
machinations of his enemies, and stands pre-emi
nent as the bold defender of State Rights.
13 cheers, 13 rounds.
8. Internal Improvement —Let every State fol
low the great example of New York, and work
out its own prosperity.
8. The Colonization Society —Formed by econo
mical philanthropists to make a great show, by
giving away what does not belong to them.
10. Catholic Emancipation —The wish of the
friends of civil and religious liberty in both hem
ispheres—may it soon be effected
11. Andrew Jackson —As long as the majestic
Mississippi shall roll to the ocean its tributary
streams, so long shall his name be held in fond re
collection, by a grateful people
Hunters of Kentucky, 13 cheers, Grounds.
12. Alfred Cuthbert —The founder of our corps:
| a rare combination of all that distinguishes, hon
j ors, and endears a man Tho’ absent from our
ranks, we hold him in our hearts.
24 cheers. “ Blues whom Cuthbert oft has
led ” 9 cheers.
13. Woman —
In sorrow’s drear moments ’midst manhood’s dark
cares,
When life like a waste of affliction appears,
There is a charm that can soften the anguish of
woe,
And bid the dear streams of our happiness flow,
’Tis Woman, whose smile such contentment im
parts,
Tho’ last in our number, yet first in our hearts.
12 cheers. “ Say not woman's heart is bought .”
V* LUN EKR TOASTS.
By the Orator of the Day. Alfred Cuthbert—
Though absent from us, we will ever cherish the
recollection that he was the Father and Founder
of our corps.
By the Reader of the Declaration of Indepen
dence. The Republican Blues—The Democracy
o our city under arms.
By Capt. Baden, U. S. A. The Republican
Blues—their principles will ever be in accordance
with their name, their valor with their patriotism.
By Dr. Elwees, U. S. A. The Union—lt should
be the primary care of our statesmen, it is the ark
of our safety, the ship we should never give up.
By Lieut. Chambers, U. S. A. The Republican
Blues, in them we recognise the aceumstomed ur
banity and hospitality of the citizens of Savannah.
By Lieut. Clark, U. S. A. Win. 11. Crawford:
the statesman and gentleman, though no soldier
he wants not for courage.
.By l r Thomasson, Esq. The memory of all
the gallant soldiers who fell in the glorious strug
gle for the defence of the Independence of these
United States.
By John C. Nicoll, E sq. The Army Fit re
presentatives of their revolutionary sires ; heirs
of their valor, their patriotism, and chivalry, they
are “ without fear and without reproach.”
By Dr. Furth. The Fourth of July—as ready
as our forefathers were to prepare our liberty, as
willing are we to defend the same.
By Capt. Pooler. The flag of our country—its
stars must command respect, its stripes must en
force it
Bv Lieut. Beaulard. The Orator of the Day.
By Serjeant Anderson. The Republican Blues
of 1812—They have left us as an inheritance their
bright example of patriotic devotednes*—while
we claim it with satflsh pride, let not its influence
be lost upon us.
By Corporal Battey. The Navy of the United
States, “ Its fir built frigates with bits of striped
bunting at their masts,” taught the proud cross of
England to vail at their approach.
By private D Lyon Our country and our
country’s welfare—we will countenance no mis
taken plans of policy which may check her pros
perity.
By private Guerard. The Republican Blues
worthy of the Uniform by which they are dis
tinguished, may their discipline increase with the
augmentation of their numbers
By Lieut. Beaulard. The Officers of Oglethorpe
Cantonment, and their commands l —let us drink a
bumper to their health that we may enjoy the
pleasure of their company on the next Anniversa
ry of our Independence.
Toasts drank at the Citizens’ Dinner given at
the Exchange.
1- The Ath of July, ’7(3—lt created a moral and
political Revolution, the effects of which were
felt by. governments who neither participated in
its results or enjoyed its benefits. Ominous will
it prove to the cause of liberty, when its celebra
tion is neglected, or the events connected with it
forgotten.
2. The Memory of Washington —Fortunate is
the nation whose character is formed from the
model ot such a combination of intellect, purity ,
and patriotism.
3. The Constitution of the United States —A
splendid monument of the wisdom, purity and po
litical principles of the Fathers of the Republic :
its spirit may be perverted by ambition, and the
temptations of self interest, to enrich combina
tions and enslave the people.
4. The President of the United States.
o. The State, oj Georgia —Among the first to
relinquish a portion of her sovereign powers to the
Federal government; she will be among the last
to relinquish those which she has retained.
t3. The Governor of the State of Georgia —He
has long been the tried servant of the people.
We have every confidence in his ability and pa
triotism.
/. Ihe American System —The system of Equal
Rights, Equal Benefits, and Equal .Sacrifices—not
the new American system, which originated in
avarice, creates heart-burnings, and tends to dis
union.
8. Ihe Army and JYavy of the United States —
The brave defenders of our Flag—taken from a
mong the people, they retain the feelings of the
people.
9. The Memory of Thomas Jefferson —A refer
ence to his political creed is the only ark of our
safety; it will stay the march of innovation, de
stroy the spirit of construction, and preserve our
constitution.
10. Andrew Jackson—The Military Chieftain—
His success in war, and his submission to the
laws, give assurance that he has talents and mo
deration to administer a government which re
quires Common Sense, aud none of the rules of
the Rhetorician or VroJ'essor.
11. The Heroes of the Revolution—'Wlule we
pay due reverence to the dead, let us not forget
the wants and wasted frames of the living. °
~1 :\ lh * L “ ton °S the Mates—Entered into for
the benefit of all, may it continue to exist until
its object be defeated.
~ . 13 - °u r tair Countrywomen—B orn for better
Aemf TMblg 0 tend UP " n i enn * s and
VOLUNTEERS.
pnn/ th TL Re M erofthe Decia ndion of Independ
if he Umon Ot the States, and the States
ot the Union, United we stand, Divided we fall.
Bf Orator of the Day. The People of the
otate of Georgia. It to know and guard with
jealous lovd their riglits be rebellion, then are they
rebellious. .
By the Hon. J. M. Berrien. Our federal Union
—let those who would cherish it, check the mo
nopolizing spirit of the East. Let them correct
the miscalculating policy of the West. The in
dignant spirit of the South is restrained by love of
country.
By the President. The memory of Charles
Harris. Honor to the memory of the man who
delighted to do honour to the day we celebrate.
By the Ist Vice President. The memory of
Patrick Henry,
By the 2d Vice President. The Orator of the
day ; Georgia is proud to number him among her
native sons.
By R. W. Habersham. The policy which has
been forced upon Georgia: the use of Cotton
Bagging made of Cotton, and Home spun made
upon our own farms. -
By Dr. W. C. Daniell. Col. Daniel H. Brails
ford, his talents, his high integrity, and the since
rity of his political convictions qualify him to re
present this State in the Legislature of the Union.
By Dr. Habersham. Southern manufactures,
they will yield us w r ealtll and afford additional
power to resist northern oppression.
By Joseph V. Bevan. The sentiments of a
Citizen of our nearest Sister State: —May
the names of Lowndes, of South Carolina, Henry,
Tazewell and Randolph of Virginia, and Troup
of Georgia, be
“ Familiar in our irtouths as household words,
“ And in our flowing cups freshly remembered.”
By Joseph George Henry Clay, he has fear
lessly and honestly discharged his duty to his
country, arid is ready and willing to do it again
By j. G Greenhow. Constitutional resistance
to unconstitutional measures, and the support of
the Constitution “ Even to the knife.”
By C. EL Bartlett. The Tariff: The Bee, it is
said, extractslirmey from noxious plants, so may
the hand of industry, guided by a prudent forecast,
derive the ‘not splendid and permanent advan
tages from tfie much execrated Tariff.
By I. K. Tefft. Agriculture, Commerce, and
Manufactures —Three sister Arts, mutual support
and fellowship are necessary for the prosperity of
each.
By John Low. May every President, member
of Congress, and leading men in general, be ac
tuated by the patriotism and love of country which
glowed in the breast of the Immortal Washing
ton. and those great men who framed the Decla
ration of Independence of this Union.
By M. Mye rs. The Southern States— They
venerate the Constitution as a pledge of the sta
bility and perpetuity of our institutions—may ttn
just legislation never convert it to a badge of sla
very and an emblem of degradation.
Bv Win. Robertson. The memory of Captain
Porter, the gallant neohew of the defender of the
Essex, lie fell in an equally glorious rencontre.
B>, J. M. Wallace. The Constitution of the
United States The shield of Liberty and the safe
guard’ of nn n.
By >r.ntrdSi Sen. Those patriots of
the day. laboring in a hallowed ministry, to give
us better times by giving us anew President.
By R. Ilabe ham—(2d Vice President.) —Ma-
nufactures m-h ned by the enterprise and indus
try of ihe w i facturer, not by a tax on the en
terprise and industry of others.
Extract of a er received at the Beacon
Gfice eivs Room, dated
Rio be a’ May 8, 1828.
“Tin r ■ •> - iuch ai present to write
about from tics nsry. Some few days
ago, uusiiit's* entirely at a stand, in
const queucf, < i arrival from the La
Phtu, bringing pyfil inte ligence of
the acquiescence li’lie part c.fthe Govern
ment of Buenos Tyres, m ihe terms pin
posed by the Eiopemi id Brazil. There
is no doubt hut lint *.n< Ii is ho .fuel, but it
is equally certain that General Eevelleja ,
the Commander, in Chief >t ihe Baida
Oriental, has to be consulted, (for there
are many conflicting interests in this curi
ous and complicated war) and there is no
certainty of his approving the course pur
sued by Buenos Ayres, in accepting the
Emperor’s terms. Lavelleja , has howev
er, agreed to an aimistice, to last six
months, the better to carry on their nego
tiations. Some are of opinion that he will
never consent to the Brazilians holding
Monte Video And ..ovv, a report is in
circulation lore, hat Don Pedro, finding
tiie Government of Buenos Ayres not so
hard to please in Imherto, h..s sent off des
patches to the R:\er, for ihe purpose of
annulling his former proposals, or in poth
er words, tort quire sopb* further conces
sions on ihe pait ot the R> public. This
is so much like ihis *iuj .o b bloody des
pot, that 1 should n>t he surprised if it
were true.
“The* delay of our government in not
sending a successor to Mr. Raguet , has
been very prejudicial to our interests in
this quarter. Mr. Tudor is expected, but
come when lie will, we shall feel ourselves
but poorly represented, after having had
such a man as Condy Raguet, who we might
siill have had, but f>r the insults which
were levelled at him here, and winch wire
overlooked by Mr. Adams. I venture to
assert, without tear of conn adfetion, that
nine Americans out of ten, who visit this
country leave it with a determination to
oppose the re-eh prion of Mr. Adams with
HI their might and soul, even if they had
bef< re wished him success.
“The IJ. $ Frigate Macedonia , Cap*.
Hoffman, s*here. The Eos on, sloop of
war, won Cvwrr Biddle on board, is at
Montevideo.
“Markets are declining; indeed, it is
difficult to mbke sales at any price—Flour,
nominal at 13j|50() to 14||000; ‘ ax, 670
eas; Soap, (New-York Eagle) 165 reas ;
Beef, I6HIOO, sales; Pork, lo||loo do.;
Coffee very scarce, 21|500 to 800; Bills
on United States, 1420 reals per dollar
“Vessels in port—Ships Constitution,
McR ae, of and for Norfolk, io 3 weeks;
Courier, Wolf of New-Yoik, unc. ; Acas
a, of Boston, do.; Palladium, Clouunan,
of do.; for Russia ; Balloon, Hamilton, of
Baltimore, discharging; Tuscaloosa, Beard,
of do. do ; Brigs G. P. Stevenson, of do.
do. Floreiizo, Jones, of Philadelphia, unc.;
Norna, Richardson, for the United Slates,
in a w£*ek.’
We have been obligingly favored by a
Mercantile lloust in this place with ihe
following extract of a letter , dated
Rio de aneirg, May 9, 1828.
“Sinye my respects of ihe 28ih ult. we
have had several arrivals with Floui—the
stock in first hands may be estimated at
10,000 bhls. Sales are very sloi*, indeed,
1 never saw tho article of Flour so heavy
here, as it is at this time.
“Coffee comes in but slowly, but I think,
in another week, we shall have more of it.
The news of peace, has, in me measure,
subsided. Letters to the l6tb ult. from
Rio Grande, have been received here,
which state that an armistice has been con
cluded between the two armies. T tie re
turn of the Packet from Buenos Ayres is
anxiously looked for, as of a
decisive character may b > expected. ——
Stonington, June 25
Battle with the Indians. —Captain Nash,
of the schooner Superior, who arrived last
week from the Falkland Islands, yesterday
related to us the particulars of an affair
with the Indians at the Hermit Islands,
Cape Horn. These Indians are described
as a very thievish and savage people. Cap
tain Nash, however, had frequently been 1
ashore at this place, & had been on friend
ly terms with them.
At the time of the affray Captain Nash
had landed his crew, with the exception of
three men, on the island of Diego Raniire
for the purpose of taking seal, while he pro
ceeded with the vessel to the Hermit Is
lands, and anchored at night in Cape Har
bor. In the morning several Indians came
along side in canoes, four or five of whom
came on board, and soon began to steal
some trifling articles. On seeing this, Cap
tain Nash eudeavored, by pea ;eable means,
to induce them to desist. Finding peacea
ble measures of no avail, he drove them
from the vessel by force The Indians
then returned to the shore, at the same time
threatening vengeance. In the course of
an hour or two seven canoes, each contain
ing eight Indians, armed with bows and ar
rows, slings and stones, lefi the shore and
approached to within ahout thirty yards of
the schooner, when they placed themselves
; in a line, with a chief in ihe centre and on
jeach wing, and prenared for bailie. In the
i mean time, the people on board had armed
i themselves with muskets and prepared to
| defend themselves. After a silence of
• about five minutes, the chiefs gave the sig
| nal, and the attack was commenced by
| vollies ofstonts on board. As soon as the
attack commenced, Capt. Nash and the
men began firiog, and ten rounds were fired
by each man, before the assailants were
repulsed. Fortunately no injury was sus
tained by the vessel or crew, while Capt.
Nash thinks he must have killed twenty or
thirty of the enemy. When the canoes
landed, a large body of Indians made tlieir
appearance, who had heen concealed near
the shore. The whole now formed them
selves into two companies, and proceeded
slowly up the hill from the water, without
stopping to take care of their killed and
wounded. Fearing that they might return
j wi.h a stronger force, Capt. Nash immedi
ately weighed anchor aud left the harbor.—
Telegraph.
Conn. June, 23.
On Fiiday last was launched the first
Canal Boat which was ever seen at this
place. An event so novelas the opening
of a navigable communication between this
ancient town and other distant places, and
the appearance on our canal of a vessel
sufficiently capacious for the reception and
conveyance, even of hundreds of persons,
could not fail toinierest and collect togeth
er a multitude of spectators. The launch
took place about 4 o’clock, P. M About’
5 o clock four large and beautiful gray
horses, handsomely caparisoned, and rode
by boys in white dress, were attached to
the boat, —when, under a salute of artillery
from a neighboring hill, and cheered by
the animating air of Hail Columbia, from
the accompanying Phoenix band—a select
party of about 200 gentlemen and ladies
embarked, and proceeded northerly about
three miles. During the passage, they
partook of various refreshments provided
for tho occasion:—and, while crossingo
ver the Farmington river, on an acqueduct
of 280 feet in length, six piers of 36 feet in
height, in view of the beautiful scenery of
the Farmington Valley, which now open*
ed upon the eye, in all its richness and va- ■
riety ; the name of James Hillhouse, which
had been selected by tbe owners, for the ,
name of the boat, and displayed on a white
flag for the occasion, was confirmed by the
gentlemen of the company standing on the
upper deck and by the surrounding specta
tors, with loud acclamation. After which,
they ptoceeded a short distance beyond ;
the inlet of the feeder, and returning about j
sunset, landed at Phelps’ wharf, much i
pleased with an excursion so novel and de
lightful—{AT. Haven Herald.
TRAVELLING.
Ever since the invention of steam en
gines, steam car iages Liverpool packets,
rail-roads, and other delightful facilities for
travelling, the march of the human body
has kept pace with the march of the human
mind, so that it is now a moot point which
gets on the faster If the body moves at
the rate of fifteen miles an hour, the mind
advauces in an equal pace, and children are
in a fair way to become wiser than their
grandfathers hile the grown up gentle
man goes to Albany in twelve hours and
j comes back in forty-eight with a charter in
! his pocket, the aspiring schoolboy smatters j
j a language or conquers a science, by the
j aid of those vast improvements, and the
! “ machinery * of the mind, which have im
mortalized the age. In fact, theie seems
to be a race between matter and mind, aud
there is no telling which will come out best
in the end.
Legislators and philosophers mny flatter
themselves as they will, but they have lit
tle influence in shaping this world. The in
ventors of paper money, cotton machinery,
steam engines and steam boats, have caused
a greater revolution in the hubils, opinions
and morals of mankind, than all the systems
of philosophy, aided by all the efforts of le- ,
gislation. Machinery and steam engines i
have had more influence on the Christian |
world, than Locke’s roetaphisics,Napoleon’s
code, or Jeremy Bentham’s codifications ;
and we have heard a great advocate for do
imsiic manufactures predict the time was
not far distant, when men and women and
children would be of no use but to construct
and attend upon machinery—when spin
ning jennies would become members of
Congress, and the United States be gov
erned by a steam engine of a hundred anu
twenty horsepower. We confess ourselvek
not quite so sanguine, but will g OSo f
•>ay, we believe the time may C om e
.ong speech w ill be pun o ut 0 f a k-; h l
cotton by a spinning jenny, a Prp,;a
lie United States be made by a
lion of machinery ; aud Mynheer jy)’ ,*'■
he beaten at chess by his own autom ,7^l
W ithout diving deeper into suefc S|ie ‘
tions, or tracing the effects of ij lesp Ua *
improvements in the condition of
w ho will soon have nothing to do but*
upon machinery, we shall content ours
Iby observing that the wonderful f ac J. .**
fi r locating furnished bv modern intern/!**
: have increased the number of travefe
! such a degree, that they now constiijj*
large portion of the human family. All * 1
and sexes are to be found on the
perpetual motion from place to pj 0
Little babies are seen crying their w fi “
steam boats, whose cabins are like so ffl . “1
nurseries—people who are the most
foi table at home, are now most fond of ! j
ing abroad—the spruce shopman exclaf 1
“ Adieu La Botique,’ and leaves the s
bov to cheat the tow n for him—the yr.e• 1
belle, tired of seeing and bein sei n il
Broadway, breaks forth in all her glories
anew place at five hundred miles dista
—bedrid age musters its last energiegfl*
na expedition to West Point, or the (} r J
Canal—ana even the thrifty housewife r
the v llages on the banks of the Hu<j S(
who heretofore was “all one as a pr eCf , ’
the house,” thinks nothing of risking a b], v
up, or a break down, in making a vo Va „
to New York to sell a pair of mittens
bay a papi rof pins. We have heard [
g>eat political economist assert, that the
money spent in travelling between x \tw
York and Albany, in the last fifteen years
would go near to maintain all the paupeis
of the United States in that the purest ofj
possible states of independence • to wit:
freedom from an ignominious dependence!
on labor on economy. —New Mirror for I
, Travellers.
An ingenious method of recovering a
• Debt. —A young Hibernian and a fortune
hunter waited on a well known artist of
Loudon, to sit for his portrait* Tfcbiefi be
ing done, was sent home according to de.
sire. After waiting two years for tiis nio
: ney, and not being able to abtaiu any se
curity for the debt, the artist took the fob
lowing method to recover his demand,which
was two hundred guineas ;—A few and yj
ago he caused an advertisement to be in
serted in a morning paper, supposej to be
from a lady, giving a particular description
ol his debtor s poison and dross, (the artist
having recently seen him io Bond-street,)
and requesting an interview', which, the rj.
vertiser intimated, would turn out greatly
to his advantage. A time and place was
fixed, and the answer requested in the
same paper, which was complied with, and
the in /Ration accepted on the part us the
young Hibernian. - On Tuesday’ morning
lie atended most punctually, and found a
hackney coach waiting on the north corner
of Bloomsbury-square, as he expected.—
The gentleman went to the door of the
coacli and rapped at the window*, when*
young lady popped out her head, and or
dered “John’ from behind to open the
door The gentleman eagerly jumped into
the coach and “John” as eagerly followed
him, and ordered the coachman to take
them to a certain sponging house in the
neighborhood of Chancery-lane. The gen
tleman, finding himself arrested borrowed
the two hundred guineas of a friend, and
paid the money at once, laughing most
heartily at the contrivance. The young
lady was the artist’s daughter, and the sup
posed footman an actual bailiff. W hat is
not a little remarkable is, that the day foe
which the appointment was made happened
to be theirs* of April, and the gentleman's
advertisement expressed that, trot withstand
ing the day the lady might depend on see
ing him.
London Porter This popular beverage
would seem, from the statements made of
its ingredif-nts, very ill to deserve its re
nown. The proportion of the malt and
Imps alone were used, the liquor produced
would not be so intoxicating as the most
watery small beer. Its inebriating property
must arise, therefore, from some other in
gredients. VVhat is called il porter essence,*
is the most in use for this purpose Tits
following is said to he the recipe for this
agreeable and highly salutary compound.
“Take 1-4 cut. of Spanish liquorice,
and 4lbs. of copperas, bod them together
in a copper pan, in 3 gallons of water
Then take I*2 cwt. ol molasses or treacle,
and 1-2 cwt of rAn sugar, and boil them
till they thicken a good deal; add the mix
ture above mentioned, and boil altogether
two hours. When cold, add the following
ingredients, in powder ; 4 lbs. of -gentian
root (ground ) 4lls. of orange pease, 2 lbs.
of ground calamus root, and stir and mix
till the substance becomes like a soft ex
tract ”
Other ingredients are used, such as qvw
sia, the multum powder as it is calleu, to
save hops, the coculus indicus, and nil
vomica, which are in the highest degree
destructive to human life, though their in #
mediate effect is only a kind of stupid i’ 1 ’
toxication. More than 30,000 lbs. of
nux vomica, and more than 12,000 tt>s.
coculiis indicus, are anually imported into
Great Britain. As the only other use for
these drugs, besides their iufusion into por
ter, is to poison vermin, il is naturally con*
eluded that nearly the W'hole goes into ih tf
porter, for the purpose of poisoning DIC,l ‘
It is this deleotuble beverage which gi*°
a London porter drinker that inflammatory
habit and red complexion which are nu 5 *
taken for health, but which rather be to Do
so much solidified hydrogen ready to tako
file at every moment. It is a problem w
ihe curious, which is the more effectual a ll
honourable means of extinguishing
English porter, or A met ican whiskey
Balt . Amer.