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GEORGIA COURIER. J. G. M’WHORTER HBffZTC MEALZZVG, PUBLISHERS. Term.—This Pap«r is published pynry Monday and Thursday afternoon, at $5 00 per annum, payable in ad vance, or $6 00 at the expiration of the year. XT Advertisements not exceeding a square, inserted the first time or G2 1-2 cents, and 43 3-4 cents for each con tinuance. [from the charleston courier.] Extract of a letter from a Medical Gentleman in Neiv-Orlcani, to hit fritrul in this city. JYcw-Orlcans, April 4, 1827. The^ones exhibiting in this city, I cannot but consider, in common with ev ery one who has seen them, as one of the -greatest curiosities in Natural History.— They evidently once belonged to animals, or rather, I should say, a monster, whose species like that of the Mammoth, has long since become extinct. Ifthe creature who once wielded them be not of antedi luvian age, wo can scarce conceive how the tradition of its existence has not been preserved; but the tale however, may once have been told, and might have even now been familiar with its, but for the ig norance and rapacity of the original Span ish settlers. These bones were discover ed by accident, in one of the extensive prairies near the month of the Mississippi, and contain the following portions, to wit: —fifteen or twenty vertebrre; one of the bones of the cranium : two ribs, and a part of a third ; one thigh bone ; two or three bones of the leg : and several large masses of cancellated structure. To what description of animal these once belonged, remains yet to be deter mined, and until more of the skeleton be discovered, any opinion on this point can be but idle conjecture. Altho’ it is evi dent these could have composed but a small part of the animal, yet still they are sufficient to assure us (as will appear in the description I shall attempt to give of them) that the monster of which they formed a part, must have been of enormous dimen sions ; of a size indeed, which to those who have not seen the specimens before us, would border on the fabulous. To begin with the vertebrae; these are Tegulrrly formed, and in a tolerable state of preservation. They have a body, and oblique, transverse, and spinous processes. The mean diameter of the bodies of the 'vertebra measures sixteen inches and they are 12 inches in depth. The passage of the spinal marrow is O by 6 inches, the spin- processes stand off, backwards and Of the natural species of this monster we have yet to learn. It has been con jectured that it was amphibious, perhaps of crocodile species, and in this opinion I certainlyconcur, inasmuch as the great md flatnesb of the head, (judging specimen of cranibal hone) and of the feet r would justify such an idea. It has been stated, as the calcu lation of the professor of tho Transylvan- nia University that the animal when alive could not have measured less than 25 feet around the body, and 130 feet in length. certainlyc . Jc^^Vnd sp ^^rertness o FROM TIIE BOSTON COUIER, JUNE 19- LETTER FROM LONDOJv. I don’t know what will now be said in America, by those, who, two winters ago, found fault with Mr. Calhoun for not call ing Mr. Randolph to order during his noi sy debates, or rather speeches. If those persons take for their parliamentary guide the English House of Commons, all is over witli them, for certainly there never was a more flagrant example of sufferance than the house has exhibited within the few days that have elapsed since the Eas ter recess. In the first instance amotion was made for a new writ for a return, and immediately Mr. Peel rose to give his reasons for resigning his seat in the cabi net. Last night one of the outs interrupt ed the debate and called upon Mr. Can ning to know on what principles he had invited the whigs to come in. I have studied parliamentary rules a little and am sure that I can make nothing of all except what I believe was Mr. Cal tlii downwards, fourteen inches in the dorsal and somewhat less iji the lumbar verte bra, three of which latter are entire ; the "bodies stiii retain their annular tip of hard bone, and have the renoral aspect of those ofother animals,, but of gigantic propor tions. ’ ' 2d. The cranial bone which is among tlie collection, measures, in its greatest length, twenty feet and some inches, and three or four feet in its extreme width, ta pering to^ a point, and of the enormous weight of twelve hundred pounds. From its shape and general appearance, I should call it the temporal bone, and what confirms me in this belief's, a large process standing out in an oblique direc tion from its d'-rsuni, bearing a strong re semblance to the zygomatic process in man, and other animals. Behind this process, say about one foot, indeed I may say at its root, is a large foramen passing through the bone, and opening inwardly, which possibly may have been for the exit of some large nerve, or the passage of an ar te y. It is the opinion of several that the process above mentioned was a weapon of defence for the animal; but this, though a plausible conjecture, I cannot subscribe to, inasmuch as there are on the dorsum of what I would call the squamous portion or ala,, a number of ruga? or furrows which were evidently formed by the attachment of muscles ; and as these furrows all radi ate totvaids this process, I cannot but re gard it in the manner I have expressed a- bove. Still, however, candor cautions mo not to insist on what I have said to the contrary, for having had as yet but few opportunities for the prosecution of the study of comparative anatomy, I cannot say that the peculiarities, which this pro cess presents may not justify the opinion, that it is a weapon of defence. These peculiarities are few, and I shall briefly state them. Tho processes of triangular and pyramidal shape, with its base attach ed to the main bone, and having its flat sut faces grooved its whole length. It pro jects from the bone, about one foot from die foramen above mentioned, forming with it a very acute angle, and running in the same direction with the tapering" ex tremity of the main bone. Its structure does not differ, so far as I have examined it, from other bones, and instead of being of the close compact texture wo would look tor, were this processa weapon ofde- fence, it is cancellated, with merely an ex- houn’s rule, that the speaker has no right to call a man to order, and that the mem bers of Congress, felt disposed to let the farce go on. The business of making a cabinet to suit all parties, is somothing like editing a newspaper, and he that tries the experi ment very soon learns that it is easier to suit himself than others. Mr. Pee], it ap pears, resigned his office because of the Catholic question, and after all his long speech, the fact appears to be, that, pro vided he had been heard, Mr. Canniug might have remained where he was ; but as he could not be heard, Mr. Canning should not go above, him. Whether the wholo affair of the resignation of seven ministers was a conspiracy or not, against Canning, is of little consequence, since they are all out of office and put one forcibly in mind of the old couplet of “ He that s in “ He that’s out Will grin.” Will pout.” Lord Melville says it was no conspiracy; and to prove it, says, he sent his resigna tion without the knowledge either that others had done so or intended it. Lord Melville’s resignation was the most aston ishing of tho whole, and it is a melancho ly fact that people will talk and make ill- natured observations. I have even heard some persons say that he was of too little consequence for the other ministers to take notice of, and others have said that he was almost sure of being turned out by Mr. Canning for that very insignificance, and therefore, “like a well bred dog,” &C. hfi - f* fiia own iiccom.—• Such is tho gossip of the day. Last night the House of Commons ex hibited such a scene of discord as has not been known there for twenty-five j-enrs. It was one continued scene of noise for nearly three hours. I can compare it to nothing else than a noisy caucus, such as I often have known in Fancuil Hall, when your friend, Major Russell, has attempted to still the hoys by a compliment to their sense, which generally made them ten times more turbulent. I must confess that the almost reverential idea I had of the dignify of the house of Commons is near ly obliterated. I don’t know but it is polite, and dignified to cheer a speaker at the end of every sentence, or to hiss him occasionally, as the cockneys do in the pit of Drury Lane or Covent Garden, but it is different from what I had always con sidered the dignity of a deliberate assem bly*. Sir Francis Burdett is a good speaker, but he occasionally loses his voice in his vehemence. He speaks very plainly and distinctly. Many people say that now the old adage of “ like master, like man" is not, for once, acted up to. Mr. Hob- house the pupil and shadow of Sir Fran cis, retains his seat on tire opposition benches, while Sir Francis has shifted to the ministerial side. Mr. Brougham is a fine, gentlemanly, handsome speaker. He is more of an orator than any one I have heard in the house. Mr. Canning has a head that put me in mind at once of John Quincy Adams. He is a bold and powerful speaker and makes every thing he . 'says tell for itself. His exclamation last evening, that “ He was glad to see the standard of opposition raised; it was worth more to him than the support of a thousand neutrals,” was very effective, and convinced nearly all his hearers that he was in his full glory. Mr. Peel is less of an orator than I ex pected. Ho is by no means an easyspeak- er, and with all his consistency and inde- Every tiling in the way of a hit at the political events of the day goes dowijrith the public, friends or foes,/>uts or insj no matter how gross, vulgar, or how far from wit. In the Opera (by the way a most stupid affair) of the “Turkish Lovers,” the Signior Geronio, in endeavoring to find a name for Lucetta, his wife’s femme At chambre calls her a Cabinet Minister. She retorts upon him, and says she “ is above being a Cabinet Minister.” This, with an expression or two which I have now forgotten, makes a great laugh, and of course, is-repeated every night, im proved and enlarged, and cheered every time it is repeated. The “ Honey Moon" has been performed this week and Jaques has a fine opportunity of giving a sentence or two about “ Cabinet Ministers,’ and of course lie was thought very clever by the Cockneys, and " made a great laugh at the time.” Caricalures are also the order of the day, and poor Lord Eldon has been represented as Falstaff, carried off in the clothes basket by order of the Marchioness of Conyngham, who stands by in tire cha racter of Mrs. Ford. Mr. Canning is the king’s game cock, and, with a large spur, he is represented, in another plate stand ing on a dunghill and driving off all the other cocks, who, as different ministers, are sneaking away before him. In the House of Lords tho noble gentle men have descended to abuse each other, and one of the outs has called the ins by the name of “ rubbish.” The ius reio.t- ed, and said that “ rubbish is what the builders remove, and not what they put into their work." Then one Lord is call ed to order ; he stands his ground and begins to look furious ; says, he will not be driven from the ground by any one.— The Lord who called him te order finds that there was a question under agitation, and apologises, and so they quarrel among themselves. I expect before many days to see a caricature of the two houses of Lords and Commons represented as a fives court, and the members with their jackets off, at a regular set to. The French have passed the best joke of the whole upon the matter, in repre senting, that not only the ministers and their followers have resigned, but also his Majesty’s cook, chambermaid and wash erwoman. Yours, J. II. B. London, May 4, 1827. oa the getfgr&pnicai and maritime local ity of Brunswick? I cannot, in silence, see mv adopted cause neglected and lin gering upon the road of its natural desti nation, when the surrounding country, and t¥e western counties are now actually suffering the loss, and neglect of immense yearly amounts, for want ot energy of mind and of action in those, who profess to be their friends; and have it in their pow er, if they only had it in their judgment and efficiency of application to put our Brunswick canal in a cp-operative train with the opening views of Macon in regard to the Ocmulgee; and the General Go vernment, in regard to the Florida canal and another naval rendezvous in the South which are shooting forth inviting our liber al and patriotic efforts. Make my case your own, and ask your selves; how you would feel to see two and a half years of your indefatigable labour and expenditures’in sowing the seed for the future welfare of the state, and a very large proportion of the western country, under similar circumstances, amounting to 02100 (to use a vulgar phrase) literally “ kicked over like a pail of milk. I speak here as to my self, not of Bruns wick, for I defy all the congregated chi canery, views of parsimony, and geogra phical ignorance of Georgia in regard to internal and maritime improvement, to EHOM THE MESSENGER. CIRCULAR. y . Augusta, 12th May, 1827. I’cllow Citizens.—Another important policy, which I have for a long time been endeavouring to instil into the people of the western counties, and particularly those, at, and in the vicinity of Macon has at last taken effectual root:—which will tend to force the opening of our con templated canal and the raising of Bruns wick. It is a thorough clearing out and deep ening of the shoals in the Ocmulgee below Macon, and the building of Steam Boats modelled to fit the river thus improved. I have often had my pieces printed in promulgated by letters in that part of the Stale! . ^ r . .■ _ ^ | » • * .j.u vwuojoiuiit y ciliu 1I1UU terual covering of hard bone. The inter- pendence, appeared last night to be over nal surface or costa of this bone is smooth and his several furrows formed by the ramifications of what I suppose to have ■been the meningeal artery. The squa mous suture is very distinct and there is evidently a petrous portion. This bone has towards its pointed extremity, a hard external and comparatively thin vitreous internal table, with the intermediate dip- loe. 3d. The ribs are well formed, and in a perfect state of preservation, measuring nine feet along curve, and about three in ches in thickness. 4th. The thigh bone is short, being no longer than one foot six inches, but very thick. The head of this bone is fully as laige as that of an infant six months of age. aih. The bones of the legs are as lonf, tb'xioh not as thick as that of the thigh. e I should not omit to mention, thatihree of the teeth are also exhibited, which are 01 canine shape, sis. inches in length. awed by Mr. Canning’s powerful elo quence. Mr. Huskisson is a very good, speaker, but not of great power. It is pleasant listening to him, and I feel always sorry when he sits down. Mr, Georgo Dawson appears more like a cock turkey than any thing else, and al though a good speaker, I have only heard him under great excitement, which per haps was no time to judge. I have been very much surprised to hear and see so many comparatively voung men in the House of Commons, and of these I should thiuk from appearance at a distance, disguised as he is by a large wig, that the speaker was one of the hand somest and youngest. He has a full and clear voice, which is very pleasant. The House of Commons itself has neither beauty nor convenience to recommend it. But this is an old story and therefore I will quit it. . object was as important to them as that of our cutting the Brunswick Canal below, in order to effect a complete Steam Boat communication direct to the ocean, to that noble bar and harbour, and beautiful site for a large, healthy, commercial city, which without canal, will never be worth the paper, pen, and ink, I have used m writing, to promote it. A company is forming in Macon, and will succeed, with a capital of $100,000 to commence this important object; and the keel of a Steam Boat was laid in this place day before yesterday as a com menccment of a part of the business of said Company, which will be ready for launch ing about the first of July, modelled and intended for the Ocmulgee. Thus the main policies are actually go ing on according to my first setting out in my voluntary advocacy of Brunswick, except that intermediate and indispensible link, which is at present involved in tAa/part lying in the county of Glynn. Where I had a right to look for the first impulse and public spirited co-oper ation, it seems doomed to be the last; and that, not until every pretention to fore sight, and a correct practical jndgment, energy of conception, and of action, are measurably exhausted. W hen this kind of mental and phj’sical difficulties intervenes, it never fails to de stroy the benefits of co-operation upon so extensive a plan as that, which in the course of nature and the interest of the country, is now demanded for the open ing of an extensive market for exportation and internal consumption, as that, which, is ouly far distant in the lethargy of mind and action of those who profess to be the friends ofBrunswick. The subject is too important to use flat tery, which is an article I never deal in, nor, will any competent man, feeling a confidence in himself who understands clearly the nature and bearings of the sta tion I have thus far filled, upun that sub ject, I find those who do not understand it, are full of flattery, theory, and opinions; in fact such men are always so full of opin ions, and judging the talents and plans of others, that they completely divest them selves of sound judgment and a financial foresight of their own, if they were ever before possessed of those desirably quali fications. What man of commin sense in this age of the world can expect to advance his wealth without first going into expenditures or investments? It is the same with a community, or a state;—Money like every thing else be gets monej'.—But who can expect to ga ther until he plants, orsows the seed ?— And where is there so great an opening for planting the seed of enterprise and the expansion of an important science of knowledge at the present day, as in fur thering the surrounding policies of the country which are beginning to dawn up- kick her over; for she is backed, by the God of nature, and the invincible in*ve as - ing JcmnnJ uf llic UOU111I^y• My labour and expenditures cannot therefore be lost, except to myself, and I am but a speck upon the surface like a fly upon the great wheel. I was born independent in mind, and shall die so. If my pocket is teo slender for the soul, the deficiency of the former will never cramp the feeling of the latter; —and if the country is ungrateful it will only enhance the value of my claim be yond the reach of sordid, avaricious man. IfT have my foibles and eccentricities like other men, I have my uses for them; —an elastic mind can never depend upon one single chord of sordid fancy. I derive my views from my own quarry of original ities—self taught from the outset in the affairs of my country, and a monitor with in which “whispers whatever you do, do it with a view to justice, and without fear, favour or affection: I have never sounded my friendship for Brunswick from behind a hedge, and that too at “ the eleventh hour; “nor sought to mantle my advocacy in the literary tactics of Colle gian theorv; nor have I hid my 'purse un der a pot lid. I have found that practice and theory are from two almost distinct families, and that sycophancy is not tire road to fame; nor the residence of sound sense and a clear conscience. Hence some of my letters will be said to be indecorous, by the ignorant and de signing. because I write with tho pen of candour & unconcealed views of an honest man ;—and whoever he may be will ever first clear his own conscience; and if he then errs it will be from the head and not the heart. What can a man snv nf » <atnto . vgonrm tis-general cnaracter, and soundnesss of intellectual pretentions to Statesmen,‘politicians, and particularly the fundamental geographical science of canalling, and raising up a city as the main emporium of that state, and the neighbor ing western country, when those citizens will suffer themselves to be duped by a designing few, to condemn him for “IN SANITY?—and for no other reason, in the very essence of truth & fact, than that he possesses by nature and practice, a lit tle more sound foresight and geographical judgment to plan out policies upon inter nal inprovement, fitted to the nature of the country, rivers, bars and harbours, and make a few bold predictions for their general good, together with his own ex ertions and expenditures, than they are capable of foreseeing" or knowing for themselves. This has been the disgraceful subter fuge to destroy my advocacy of Bruns wick, by her leading sectional enemies, and to the state, and the prosperity of the western counties, in conjunction’with that port;—and yet these very people, ego- tized to the clouds, boast of “ Wisdom, Justice, Moderation, for their motto.” * I should like to know from what attri bute such pretentions to greatness and “ the most enlightened men in the state” (Darien memorial) derive their principles and influence?—When instead of encour aging the shooting mind of native genius and enterprise, they seek at the midnight hour &even at noon-day with the dagger of calumny, to nip the tender bud from their country, and from the laws ef hu manity. Surely it cannot bo from any of those attributes in the upper regions. I quote the remark of a late writer in the Macon Messenger in regard to the improvement of the Ocmulgee:—alluding to the appropriation by the Legislature of all Darien money to that river, and all the good money for the Savannah river’ He says, “ as for looking to the Legislature to do these things, (and for Brunswick, I add) “we may as well look for an Angel’s visit.” The western counties arc convinced of this fact, in regard to the Ocmulgee, and have taken the more laudable course of putting their own shoulders to the wheel: —Bui it seems my calculation^ are about to be disappointed in regard to the peo ple of Glynn, in giving a respectable start to the Brunswick canal, nor do they seem disposed to let others do it, unless they can have the whole control and make all the money without spending^ cent. Men who will spend nothing, and do the same to promote a cause, can have no just claim to its direction; and he who will sit under the shade and call, continually for Hercules to come to the wheel, without a heart, or soul, to put his own shoulders there, is not fit to direct. I want to complete, and that openly, the ultimate most egregious bankruptcy of the vain, egotized financiers and politicians of Savannah and Darien, in the course of my Mttle influence io giving a starting direction to the ultimate success of Brunswick. One great inducement to my late publi cation, was the hope to entice the Savan nah people to go further into expenditures upon their visionary canal; which has suc ceeded so far as to unable (them 1o induce the original Subscribers, who had aban doned their Stock, to give their respective notes payable at different periods for the balance of instalments iu arrears.—which will enable the Board to negotiate those notes and raise money for their canal, as a bugbear to the western counties, in op position to Brunswick. It is necessary that a sacrifice of that kind should be made, or in fact work it self out, in order to establish an era, and advance the future interest and political peace of Georgia, to first overcome the ■ demagogue, but of that confidence which hi ignorance, and aristocratical influence, which lias, for upwards of thirty years go verned this state. I say no more upon this subject, because I know it is too deep for general comprehension at this time, in a way to ensure unison of action, and a wise polity of co-operation in changing the ways of Georgia from commercial and sectional darkness to light. Her ways are not ways of wisdom upon internal and maritime improvement, nor do herfinancierings and commerce end in wealth—Her true history in this respect, is but that of a butterfly life, which ends in flow ery speeches, reports, laws and de- erpns: that are continually rnrmlinor upon herself; and instead of removing an evil it is only made worse. I have, however, great hopes of her when she is forced by sacrifice and bank ruptcy to wake up from her lethargy and narrow, contracted, self interested policies of “saving at the tap, and losing at the bung-holej” in her most vital state mat ters; she will then come forth in a new garb, and find at last, that “ the stone which has so long been refused will be come the chief of the corner.” I write theso things symbolically, and entreat that the community will be charitable enough to suspend a further de cree of“ insanity" upon the humble ad vocate ofBrunswick, until a little more time shall pass a veil over all the lethar gy, parsimony, ignorance, and secret sec tional designs of intrigue against mya- dopted cause. Every year these improvements, tend ing towards Brunswick are neglected, the state, at large, remains in the back ground, more than five times enough to effect the work, and we are accused of stupidity and a want of public enterprise: so much so, that, instead of encouraging such men, we seem prone to put them down whenever they may show their heads and become entangled with our theory-council, or thrown under our influence. Hence we can get no men to act at the head in the practice, but quacks and syco phants, -who absorb as much of the public money as possible, and ultimately leave the State worse than they found it:—and for no other ostensible reason, than from a fear of injuring self interest or populari ty, no one dare tvriio— X the bottom of all our Institutions, which supp 0 - a competency in the people to self govern me*,! without which, liberty is a mockery, and our , V: tem a splendid illusion. • I have yet another cherished resource, ofwh| r ' He only can deprive me who gave it: it is tfi , consciousness of the rectitude with which I I have faithfully served my country. T .. twoHarc trv t hr tho many should be opened to protect the state and check the designs of the few. I beg the favour that this Circular may be read by the citizens of Glynn, and from thence sent to Wayne and Camden coun ties, that my candid sentiments, feelings, and views may be known without dis guise W. B. DAVIS, Adv. for Brunswick. To the People of Glynn County. P. S.—Augusta, 9th July, The Na tional Journal and Intelligencer are re quested to ropublish the above circular, as tending to a national subject in behalf of the South and West. W. B. D. -.#©•«- Extract from Mr. Clay's Speech at the late Pitts- burg (Penn.) Dinner. I have differed only once with Pennsylvania, and that was a difference in relation to men, and not measures. It was not among the most inconsider able reasons that induced me on that occasion to make the selection which I did, that I thought the measures which Pennsylvania approved would be safer under the Administration of our present Chief Magistrate. I knew his opinions, and I have not been disappointed. I did not cer tainly know theopinions of his great rival. I had my fears, and succeeding events have not been of a nature to quiet them. I differed from you only about men. We did not disagree about the business of the national family. You wanted one foreman: I thought un der the guidance of another, our work would be better planned and executed, our accounts better kept and settled, and all parts of the concern would enjoy higher prosperity. Wc differed only about men. You wished to commit the national ship to a gallant command er. I thought that was not his element, and I pre- fered another, who possessed, I believed, more skill and experience, and under whose enmmana I tkou^bc the ship, ana tne crew, and the cargo, would be safer . nd happier. You were actuated by one of the noblest of virtues. I too acknowledge its sway. But whilst military merit is no disqualification, but, when accompanied by other requisite attainments, may be a reason for civil promotion; standing, as it ap peared to me, alone, I did not think we could pru dently entrust the Chief Magistracy of tiiis great countryto the distinguished object of your choice. I felt with you the obligations of national grati tude. Buti thought they should be fulfilled in other forms. Let the public gratitude manifest itself in just and adequate rewards, drawn from the pnblic treasure. Let inspired poets sing the praises of our military and naval commanders. Let the chisel and the pencil preserve their faith ful images for the gratification of tha present and future generations. Let the impartial historian faithfully record their deeds of glory and renown, for the admiration and imitation of posterity, I say, too, in the language of a departed sage, “ honor to those who fill the measure of their country’s honor.” But it should be appropriate, considerate honor—such as becomes its object, and such as freemen ought to bestow. If my suffrage is asked for the highest civil office of my country, the candidate, however illustrious and successful he may be, must present some other ti tle than laurels, however gloriously gathered on the blood-stained field. These are my principles, which governed me on the memorable occasion to which I have re ferred. I quarrel with no man for holding oppo site principles. I ask only the humble privilege of acting upon my own. And the privilege I will exercise during life, in spite of all the de traction, calumny, and intimidation by which I have been, or may be assailed. Throughout a life, which is hot now short, I have £had the greatest confidence in the candor, the intelligence, and the justice of the public. Ido not speak of confidence ip the abused sense of the affected HISTRIONIC PREACHER. Mr. Whitfield displayed in his boyhood great theatrical talent; and when after, wards called to the ministry of the gospel indulged in an histronic manner of preach, ing, which would have been offensive, if j. had not been rendered admirable by hj s natural gracefulness and inimitable power Remarkable instances are related of th e manner in which he impressed his hear- ers. A ship-builder was once asked wha* he thought of him. “Think!” he replied “ I tell you sir ; every Sunday that Igd to my parish church, I can build a ship from stem to stern under the sermon; but were it to save my soul, under Mr. \Vbit- field I could not lay a single plank.’’^ Hume pronounced him the most ingeniou-- preacher he had ever heard, and said it was worthwhile to go twenty miles to hear him The elocution of Whitfield was perfect- he never faultered, unless the feeling to which hejhad wrought himself, overcame him, and then his speech was interrupted by a flow of tears ;—sometimes the emo- tionsofhis mind exhausted him, and the beholders felt p momentary apprehension for his life. * He would frequetly describe the agony of our Saviour with such force, that the scene seemed actually before his auditors “ Look yonder,” he would say, stretching out his hand, and pointing while hespokc- “what is that I see? It is my agonizi™ Lord ! Hark, hark! do you not hear? Oh my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me ! nevertheless, not my will but thine be done!” This he»introduced frequently in his sermons : and one who lived with him, says the effect was not dc. stroyed by repetition; even to those who knew what was coming, it came as forci bly as if they had never heard it before. Some times at the close of a sermon he would personate a judge about to perform the last awful duties of bis office. With his eyes full of tears, and an emotion that made his speech falter, after a pause which kept the whole audience in breathless ex pectation of what was to come, he would say, “ I am going to put on my condemna tion cap. Sinners, I must do if, I must pronounce sentence upon you!” and then in a tremendons strian of eloquence, de scribing the eternal punishment of the wicked, e hrecited the words of Christ.— “ Depart from me ye cursed into’ everlast ing fire, prepared for the devil and his an gels.” When he spoke of St. Peter, lion- after the cock crew he went out and wrp: bitterly, he had a fold of his gown ready, in which he hid his face. Perfect ns it was, histrionism, like this, would have produced no las.ing effect up on the mind, had it not been for the unaf fected earnesj^gs t a t (?|j, cKarnc tovJzod bi s manner, whether he rose to the height cf passion in his discourse, oj won the attention of tho motley crowd by the introduction of f’arniiliav stories and illus trations adapted to the meanest capacities, . [Percy Anecdotes.'. Thc following account of the Tunnel under the Thames, is from the letter of a friend now in Europe. I ” Tunnel is open for the admission • of visiters, the disf ince of 300 feet, in one i of the arched entrances, on paying a shif. ; ling—-through the arch way, tlic°worfc is carried on tvithout- interruption to the la borers. At tins entrance a steam engine is employed in letting down all the materials require 1 in the work, and al so in working a number of cars on a rail way, by which the clay, gravel, &c. is drawn up. 520 feet of the Tunnel arc- completed, (more than one third, and something less than half the whole dis tance.) The centre of each arch is 15$ feet above the carriage way, and the width of each archway is 13h feet, 3 of which is intended for a foot way. The depth oi water over head is 36 feet at the highest tide. The tunnel has an inclination from the extremes to the centre of 4h feet, in the distance of 100 feet. At "present, [14th April last,] they are working within 12 feet of the bottom of the river, which is the nearest approach to the water on any point in the work. Of course there arc but 12 feet of earth between the river and the laborers under it. The arches arc built of brick, three of which placed Ion- .. gitudinally. constitute tho thickness of the arch. The interior is lined or covered with Roman cement, and lighted with great brilliancy, as it is, with gas, the ap pearance is grand as it is novel. The num ber of persons engaged at work is 280, who divide* the day and night equally between them. Their ^receipts amount daily to ten pounds sterling from visiters. When finished it will, it is supposed, cost about. 3oO,000 pounds sterling—less than one half the amount expended on several bridges on the same stream.” Lancaster Journal Shrewd Answer.—A woman asked a doctor whether taking snuff was not hurt ful the brain. “ No said the doctor, for he that has any will not take snuff.” Synonomy.—A physician having been out a shooting one whole morning without killing any thing, his servant begged leave to go over into the next field, for he' was sure there was some birds there: “ and,” adds the man, “ if there are, I’ll doctor them.” “ Doctor them,” says-the master ; “ what do you mean by that?” “Why kill them sir.” Colonel Bodens, who was very fat, being accosted by a man to whom he owed mo- ney, with a how-do-ye-do ? “Pretty well, thank you ; you find I hold my own."— “ Yes, (rejoined the other) and mine too, to my sorrow."