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MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS.
Athene, March 28,1.828.
Errata.—In “ A Methodist of Lexington,” 5th line
from bottom 1st column, instead of “ confessions ” read
“ concessions—43d line from top 2d column, instead of
“by which means a church have unchrislittnized their Lord
read “by which means a church have unchristianized them
selves, and lost the approbation of their Lord.”—58tli line
troin top same column, instead of “ harmony and love on
his lips ” read “ honey and love on his lips.”
upon worr.cn whose days were “dwindled to
the shortest span.” An old bed-riJen dame of
“ ~ 7 ~ ninety had a blooming buxom lass ol “ blusliing
P^jancij of the Human Body.—An author j sixteen » Upon hearing the case, and rocciv-
chcrves on this subject, that the human body] j (JfT snf]i c i,» n f proof of the practice complained
'•* »>>»<•■:. lighter than water, that it naturally | of> , iie Magistrates repealed the clause, and
floats with a hulk of about half a head above j destituted another, bv which each member,
‘ho water; and if the person is tranquil, the j tluiu „ t , he [narr j 0( j fifty" wives .can only have a
body can no more sink than a log of wood ; |; jner r . l! a || owanC( . for one during his whole
" mild do. “ Perhaps the whole of seventy pas-1 |jf c ._y»/„ nw „// t Journal.
fengera who were swallowed up by the sudden |
sinking of the Comot steam boat might have j (;,. C al F.atcrs. Theodore relates, that a
been saved,” the author adds, “ had they I wornan u f Syria was in the habit of eating thirty
b lown the truth that we are now explaining, j f ovv j s a day without being satisfied. A person
since boats so soon came to their assistance.” ; namc j p|, a gon, in presenee of the Emperor
The reason that so many people are drowned, j Aurelian, is said to have devoured a boar, a
. ho might lie saved, are the following:—“ 1st. j s , 10C p an( | a pj,. r j'|, 0 Emperor Claudius eat
their not knowing that the body is really lighter ] ono lnorn j n g a ; breakfast, five hundred figs, a
f rm water. 2d. Their believing that c on*; peaches, ten mellons a hundred beca-
• cured oxertion is necessary to keep the body f K . 03) forty oysters, and a large quantity of rai-
;>.mi sinking, hence the position of a swimming I s j nSi 'J'he peror .Maximilian became so
il in is generally assumed, in which the face ; f.p , , consequence of excessive eating that his
• downwards, and the whole head must be life’s bracelets only served him for rings
: ;r pt out of the water to allow of breathing.
ow, as a man cannot retain this position witli-
nt continued exertion, even if a swimmer, he
• seen exhausted, and if not. the unskilful at-
•ourit will scarcely secure him a few respirn-
A body raised for a moment above the
natural level by exertion, sinks ns far below
vVicn the exertion ceases ; the pltingft terrifies
‘i;e unpracticed individual, by appearing to he
tii<- conimencement of a permanent sinking,
and fear makes him an easy victim to his fate.
3d. Persons unaccustomed to the water, and
•n danger of drowning, in their struggle, gene
rally attempt lo keep their hands above the sur-
*Vo, from feeling as if their hands were tied
below; hut this act is most pernicious, because
any part of the body kept out of the water, in
addition to the face which remains above, re
quires effort to support it, which the individual
i.i supposed incompetent to nflbrd. 4th. Not
having reflected that when a log of wood or a
human body, if floating upright, with only a
nnall portion above the surface, in a rough
water as at sea, every wave must cover the j
head for a Jittfo time ns it passes, but it will
again leave it projecting in tho interval. The
practised swimmer chooses this interval for
breathing. 5th. Not knowing the importance
of keeping the chest as full of air as possible,
tho doing which has the same effect as tying a
Madder of airto tho neck,and without any other
effort will causo nearly the whole head to float
abovo fhe water. If the chest be onco emptied,
und if from the face being under water tho
person cannot inhale again, the ho ly is specifi
cally heavier than water and will sink.
Curious rase, in Medical Jurisprudence.—
A gentleman married, and in embarassed cir
cumstances, suddenly disappearing it was con
cluded that he had gone off to avoid his credi
tors ; on which they met, declared him to be a
bankrupt, ascertained the amount of his pro
perty, and declared a dividend. Among this
property was a jointure of 200/. a year to his
wife which they could legally claim if he was u
bankrupt, but if not, it continued the property
of the widow.—Five weeks and four days from
the morning of his disappearance, his body was
found floating in a neighbouring river,, and so
putrid that it was identified chiefly by the dress
ami the contents of his pockets. And here
aroso a question, was ho dead at the time
when ho was declared a bankrupt, and if so,can
a dead man be made a bankrupt ? One of his
relatives, a voterinary surgeon, discovered, on
carefully examining tho body, that the flesli
on tho loins had been converted into odipocirc;
this he cut out, carried it off, and showed it to
Dr. Gibbes, who was at that time superintend
ing tho Institution for the production of Adipo*
oiro, and tho result of whose extensive expe
rience was, that it was never formed in less
:Vm six or eight weeks. This evidence was
produced on the trial, nnd was conclusive; it
was clenr that tho drowned man must have
been under the water ever since the morning
of his disappearance, and consequently that
he was dead at tho time when he was declared
u bankrupt. In law, a dead man cannot he
made a bankrupt; the bankruptcy was set
iisidc, and the jointure of 200/. a year restored
<o the* widow,—Medical Gaz.
The bill making appropriations for Internal Improve
ment, has passed tho House of Representatives by a
vote of 121, to 57.
Foreign News.—The extracts under this head con
tain advices of the latest date. The re-organization of
the British Ministry has at length taken place, of which
the Duke of Wgj^ington is head, making the fourth per
son, who, witlun the short space of 12 month, has oc
cupied tho Premiership. Such revolutions are rare in
the modem history of tho government. If the present
istry, like the one which proceeded it, does not find
in the election of the Duke of Wellington, the seeds of
an early dessolution, the expectations formed will be
disappointed. With him, as with his predecessor,
there is not that high order of talent necessary to the
safe direction of a government composed of such dis
cordant materials.—The conflicting interests of the
Whig and Tory parties, although the Cabinet is stated
to be formed upon the principles of neutrality, will tend
to render tho public suspicious of his administration, if
it is not unpopular. The dcvelopetnents of time will de
termine either his capacity to fill a station of such high
responsibility, or his inability to govern those by fur
his equals in point of intellect.
Girl with two tongues.—As a match to the
Somersetshire wonder of last week, the dead
girl <c with two faces,” another provincial pa
per discovered a live girl with two tongues!
The Worcester Herald thus n mi Minors the
portent : “ A very hearty and line little girl,
about ten months old, was brought to our office
jfcstorday that wc might have the authority of
accular demonstration for the relation of the
tact of its having n second tongue forming.
The supernumerary organ has presented itself
under and near the tip of the first, and to which
it grows ; its shape is perfectly natwal, with
the roots, &c. nnd it gradually met on n-s, being
now, wo should say, full the sixth of an inch in
length. At present it does not nop ar in the
least to affect the prattling of the child, or its
attempts to speak ; neither does it seem to
•ausc it any discomfort. The circumstance
has attracted much of the attention of several
of the faculty, who speak of it as a case of
■which tho annals of medicine ami surgery fur
nish but ono similar, and that in the person of
a female of colour.”
The following stricture upon Congressional proceed
ings, from tho National Gazette, is not less severe than
the decision of tho Judge alluded to, was humane.—
With so wise a provision in our criminal statutes, the
greatest criminal, can claim an exemption from the
greatest punishment which could be inflicted:
“The debate on the Tariff Hill is said to have already
scattered the House of Representatives. So many
long dissertations were expected,-that ennui has come
on by anticipation. We have heard that a» oNtiinable
judge, wishing not long since to sentence some culprits
to Imrd labor, bethought him of condemning then
read the Congressional speeches, but upon reflection, he
recollected that the Constitution of the United State:
forbids all cruel and unusual punishments.”
these difficulties appeared formidable indeed, hut they
vanished on a careful examnation of the whole ground.
The country where thif r ,rC ot 375 fcet must be made,
is a high ridge, beginninffnear Savannah river and wind
ing with a very broken surface and devious course, be
tween the waters of Horse Creek and Hollow Creek,
until it runs into the big-lands between Kdisto and Sa
vannah rivers. On thi.-ndffc the present road runs.
It rises at some points s' high ns 375 feet above Ham
burg, and it has depres ions across ir, which gink, as
low as 322 feet above mat place. On the North, (or
Horse Creek) side of this ridge, it is indented with long,
deep vallies, extending nearly up toils summit, separa
ted from eacli other by long, high and broad hills, pro
jecting down to the valley of Horse Creek, with a gra
dual depression of surfuct. Some of them are two miles
long. It is by winding raund these hills and up these
tallies that the road may tc regularly graduated, with
a rise of 20 feet in the mile,and thereby tho distance
will ho increased about six miles. And this is the price,
which must he paid to avoid % stationary engine.
If this increase of length of road should lie made an
•hjection, tljen a different course may be pursued. The
alley of Horse Creek may be tallowed up to Wise creek,
which on the Map is represented as heading near the
Horse pen pond, and up the valley of the creek to one
of its head branches, one of which is found to be 160
feet lower than the summit, and 315 feet higher than
Hamburg. The road from Hamburg into this branch
may be graduated on a rise of less than 20 feet to the
mile, and the remainder of the ascent must then be gain
ed by a stationary engine working on an inclined plane
of any angle or rise which may bedeemed advisable.
Should animal power be used on the road, a different
course and graduation might he adopted with great fa
cilities.—The direction of the road may then be, to fol
low up the valley of horse Creek to Myers’ Mills, about
H miles from Hamburg, in which distance 30 or 40 feet
•levation may be attained. From this point Messrs.
Haync and I'arkcr marked a line of graduation of-40
feet rise in the mile, and gained one of the depressions in
the ridge between Hone and Hollow Creeks, in thedia
tance of 7 miles and 50 chains. Pursuing the same
rise from this point 1 n.ile and 40 chains farther, and
the summit may Im? gained. On this plan, the road would
no where have a rise of more than 16 feet to the mile,
except for nine- miles where the rise would be 40 feet to
the mile. On these nine miles, an additional number of
horses may be used.—This might bo done although be
tween the summit and Charleston, locomotive engines
alone should be used, all the carriages might be brought
up from Hamburg to the summit by horses and be con
vcyed to Charleston by strain power.
These views are presented with a full conviction that
the ground possesses all the facilities which are above
represented ; and it may be found on the minute exam
ination, which must precede the formation of the plans
of execution, that still greater facilities exist.
From the above views it results that the Company
have the choice of four different plans of graduation and
construction, which will admit.
1st. Of running entirely through from Charleston to
Hamburg with the locomotive engine.
2d. Of using the locomotive engine except at one point
whore a stationary engine may be used.
3d. Of using tho locomotive engine on the Charleston
side of the summit and horses on the other side ; or
4th. Of using horses all the way through.
To which of these plans the preference should be given,
I am not fully prepared to say, and at this stage of the
business, it is not necessary that a decision should be
made.—Respectfully, your’s,
A. BLANDING.
A new mode of liaising: the Wind.—The
trustees of a friendly society called “ The
Royal Pensioners’ Society,” applied to the
Magistrates for their assent to the repeal of
one of the rules, which entitled each member
lo receive 61. on the death of his wife, towards
defraying funeral expences. provided such as
sistance was not claimed more frequently than
once in every four years—that is, that no
member should become a widower oftoner than
every four years! In consequence of the lati
tude allowed by this clause, some members,
tempted by the bonus, had, it nppeared, con
trived to bury their wives regularly within the
fimited time, and the means they adopted were
pfmplfe— * 1 they always fixed their affections
Fail Hoad.—“ tVc arc warranted in saying,” says the
South. Patriot of the 2()th instant, that such an amount
of stock will be subscribed in the city of Charleston
alone, as will onablc the company to go immediately into
operation.” The City Council has resolved to take
shares to the amount of $20,OW. The energy with
which it has thus far been undertaken and prosecuted
leaves no room to hope that it roav not he carried to a
successful termination.—The views of the Committee
may be gathered from the following report :
The Committee appointed bv thcCitizenson the sub
ject of the proposed Rail Road, aro happy to have it ir,
their power to lay before the Public the information that
has resulted from the reconnoisance of the Civil Engi
neers Intelv employed for that purpose, who have had
the aid and co-operation of Col. Blanding, the Superin-
I end ant of Public works, who has also devoted a portion
of bis time to this important service, nnd who has fa
vored the Committee with the following communica
tion :
To Timothy Ford, F.sq.
Fear Sir—The request of the Committee of the Citi
zens of Charleston, communicated in your favours of the
13th and 28th lilt. I have met with great pleasure. I
regret that the day fixed for opening the hooks, has
hern so early as to leave me very little time to view the
ground, nnd to prepare the answers to your enquiries,
as to the practicability and probable cost of a Rail Road
between your city and Hamburg.
I have, however, been able to make such examina
tions, that aided by the intormatjou of Messrs. Parker
and Payne, who w ere on the ground before me, I can
unhesitatingly pronounce, that such a road is perfectly
practicable. I think I am warranted in going farther,
and saying, that no line of road* f the same extent, con
necting two such important points as Charleston and
Augusta, can be found in the United Stales, where the
same facilities of graduation and construction are com
bined in the same degree as on this.
It may be proper, that I should state some of the
principal facts on w hich the above opinion is formed.
From Messrs. Parker’s u.»d Payne’s levels, in which en
tire confidence may be placed, the summit between
Charleston nnd Hamburg, is found to be 375 feet above
the latter place at the Augusta Bridge ; and from facts
which can be satisfactorily illustrated, I assume that this
summit is 345 feet above Charleston Neck at the lines.
This summit is 123 unles from Charleston by a public
road, and 17 miles from Hamburg. So that a regular
ascent from Charleston to that summit would have u
rise of 4J feet to the mile, ami from Hamburg to the
same summit, a regular rise would be 23 feet to the
mile. Dn the Charleston side of the summit, the ground
is remarkably regular; the depressions and swells in
its surface arc not great, and I am clearly of opinion
that with very moderate expense, a graduation mav be
obtained, on which the approach to Charleston wifi no
where have a rise of more than 10 feet to the mile, and
in the contrary direction 16 feet to the mile may be made
the maximum rise.
On the other side of the summit, all the difficulties,
are to be f.*und in the wav of the locomotive engine as
a po^eron this road. The* begin about Horse Creek
Br;dj„y uvA 12 m:!es th-x tint view
The following summary of Congressional proceed
ings wc extract from the Journal of the 24th instant.
March 8.—In the Senate, yesterday, the bill making
appropriations for the Naval Services of the United
States, was amended nnd passed. Tiie bill authorising
those persons who have relinquished land, to re-pur-
chase the same, at a fixed price, was ordered to a third
reading. The bill for the repeal of the law for the ex
animation of the Land Offices was discussed and order
ed to a third reading. The discussion on the bill for
the relief of John Smith, T. and Wilson P. Hunt, secu
rities for Lieut. Kinsley, late paymaster in the army,
occupiod the remainder of the day ; and tho bill was re
jected, 17 to 13. The Senate adjourned to Monday.
In the House of Representatives, after the usual mor
ning business, consisting of Reports and Resolutions,
was gone through, the Speaker called the orders of the
day, and was proceeding to take up the private bills,
when Mr. McDuffie moved the House to postpone the
orders of the day, for the purpose of taking up tho bill
making appropriations for Internal Improvement. The
motion was agreed to, and the bill \\a.s taken up. The
question recurring on tho motion made by Mr. Oakley
to amend the clause relating to surveys, by limiting
the application of the money to such surveys as have
been commenced. Mr. Gilmer addressed tho House
on the constitutional power of Congress, and was fol
lowed by Mr. Whipple, Mr. Wilde, Sir. McDuffie, Mr.
Marvin, Mr. Randolph, and Mr. Wright. The question
was then taken on Mr. Oakley’s amendment—aycs‘72,
noes 101. Tho question was then put, on filling the
blank with 30,000 dollars—ayes 110, noes 60. The
bill was then ordered to be engrossod and read a third
time to-dav.
March 10.—The Senate did not sit on Saturday.
In the House of Representatives, the bill making ap
propriations for Interna! Improvements was read a
third time and passed—ayes 124, noes 57. An attempt
was made to amend .he title, by striking out “making
appropriations for internal improvements,” and insert
ing- “ to authorize tho completion of certain surveys,
and for other purposesbut this motion failed. The
I louse then resolved itself into a committee of the whole
on the bill for tho relief of Richard W. Meade ; when
Mr. P. P. Barbour spoke at some length against the
bill. Mr. Drayton rose to address the committee, after
Mr. Barbour, but before he had made any progress,
the committee rose, reported progress, and obtained
leave to sit again.
March 11.—In the Senate, yesterday, the committee
of Military Affairs made a report, concluding with a
resolution, that it is inexpedient to abolish the officer of
Major General of the United States Army. A bill
granting a donation of one township of land to the
Pennsylvania Institution for the instruction of the Deaf
and Dumb, and another to the North Carolina Institu
tion, was passed to a third reading. Several hours
were spent in the discussion of the claim of the State of
South Carolina, for further remuneration for militia ser
vices rendered in the late war.
March 12.—In the Senate, yesterday, it was ordered,
that for the remainder of the session, the hour of meet
ing shall he 11 o’clock, instead of 12. The considera
tion of the bill providing for certain surviving officers
of the Revolution was resumed, the motion to fill the
blank with $1,100,000, still pending. Messrs. Har
rison and Robbins spoke in favour of the hill. The mo
tion to fill the blank with $1,100,000, was lost, only 12
voting for it. Mr. Haync moved to fill the blank with
$800,000, and supported the motion at come length,
but no question was taken on it.
March 13.—In the Senate, yesterday, the bill for the
purchase of a site, and the erection of barracks thereon,
at New Orleans, was, after some discussion, ordered to
a third reading, 'flic bill providing for certain sur
viving Revolutionary Officers, was considered. The
motion to fill the blank with eight hundred thousands
dollars pending. After some discussion, the question,
on filling the blank with eght hundred thousand dol
lars was derided in the nejativor—nyea 19, noes 26. A
motion for the indefinite postponement of the bil! was
negatived—ayes 22, noes 23. A motion to fill the blank
with five hundred thousind dollars was also rejected—
! ayes 20, noes 25. The bill was then laid on the table.
Hen-art of Su-itdlers.—It will be well
people ot’ this State to be on their guard
is believed there is a set of swindlers pre
about among them. A case occurred
which shows a settled purpose to defraud
cutcd by concert. A person of respe
appearance, called, about the first c
month, on amnn living in Oglethorpe c
and enquired whether he did not hold a n
a certain individual in Baldwin county.'
mg answered h, t*»e affirmative, he state
ho had been requested by the maker of the note
to call and take it up. Ho paid the amount,
$200, in counterfeit bills, posted off (or an ac
complice for him) to Baldwin, called on tho
maker of it, told him he had bought it, and re
quested to be paid. This was done. He
staid a night in this place, put a 810 spurious
bill on the tavern keeper, in the settlement for
his lodging, and has gone off, doubtless to play
similar tricks on the unsuspecting and unwary.
Georgia Journal.
Storm.—A voilent hail storm, accompanied
with vivid flashes of lightning and heavy peals
of thunder, passed over our city last evening
between 5 and 6 o’ clock. During its progress
several trees were torn up by the roots, and we
understand that a small house in the western
part of the town was struck by lighting. Tho
rain fell in torrents, and it is feared the hail has
seriously injured the crops in this vicinity
Sav. Republican.
Parly Presses.—The State of Now York
contains 57 bucktail newspapers, of which -19
are for Jackson and 8 for Adams; of 60 fede
ral presses, 52 are for Adams and 9 for Jack-
son ; and of 13 Clintonian papers 11 are for
Jackson and 2 for Adams—total for Jackson
68, for Adams 62. In Pennsylvania are 90
republican presses, of which 71 ate for Jack-
son, 14 for Adams, and 5 neutral; of 35 fede
ral papers, 25 are for Adams, 9 for Jackson
and 1 neutral; and of 12 German newspapers
10 arc for Jackson and 2 for Adams—total 90
for Jackson and 11 for Adams.
West Point Jlcade.my.—In our paper of Sa
turday an error occurcd in the article on the
subject of the expenses of the visitors of the
Military Academy at West Point. The expen
ses of these visitors, under tho administration
of Mr. jhlams, have been for the term of three
years, 85,869 24, whereas, under the adminis
tration of Air. Monroe, for tho term of sir
years, the expenses were only $ 1,765 07. Our
statement then, ought to have stood thus:
Expenses for three years under Har
bour's Secretaryship, $5,869 24
Expenses for Six years under Cal
houn’s Secretaryship, 84,765 07
Increase under Barbour in half the
time, $1,104 17
Baltimore Republican.
James Monroe.—The last Charlottsville
Advocate states, that there is in press at that
office, “ A Memoir, by James .Monroe, of his
unsettled claim upon the government and peo
ple of the United States.” The Advocate re
marks, “ in it a condensed view of the author’s
two missions to Europo will be exhibited, and
the causes of his present embarrassments ex
plained.”
Transylvania University.—The Rev. Pro
fessor Wood, of Brown University, Rhode
Island, formerly a Professor in the Columbian
College, District of Columbia, has been unani
mously elected President of Transylvania Uni
versity Kentucky.
Sleam-hoat Enterprise.—Tho arrival of a
Stcam-boat at Knoxville, in East Tennessee,
which is stated in one of the papers of that
place, furnishes another striking instance of the
enterprize of our Western brethren and of the
obstacles, apparently insurmountable, which
persevering industry may finally overcome.
Wc did not suppose it possible that a Steam
boat of any description could have found a pas
sage over tho Muscle Shoals of the Tennessee
river, or having passed them, that it could have
ascended the Holston to Knoxville. All this
however has been accomplished by the won
derful agency of steam, and tho still more won
derful perseverance of man—Recorder
-V. E. Boundary.—It is earnestly to be
hoped that the government will bring the dis
puted question on this point to a close. It is
due to the state of Maine, nnd vitally so to that
portion of her citizens residing within tho dis
puted territory. The British claim appears to
be one of interest rathor than of justice, and
the uniformly expressed intention, on their
part, of obtaining tho possession per fas aut
nefus, is no evidence of the justness of their
claim.
John Baker, who it will bo recollected was
taken from his farm and carried to a jail within
tho limits, and by the authorities of New
Brunswick, was lately brought boforo tho Su
preme Court of that province, and charged
with treason for hoisting the American flag on
his farm—a farm within tho limits, and held by
a deed from the State of Maine. He plead to
the jurisdiction, denying the authority which
arraigned him. He has been admitted to bail
to appear at the next court. Eight other
Americans living on the Madawaskn, arc also
indicted by the British authorities. The situa
tion of the farmers in that section is rendered
so precarious and dangerous, that they aro
abandoning their homes, and proceeding to the
interior. If these arrests by the Noval Scotia
authorities continue, we may expect to see the
resolution of the legislature of Maine put in
operation by occupying the disputed territory
at once with their own military force, unless
the national .government shall acton the sub
ject promptly.—Merchants Telegraph.
Earthquake. A distinqt shock of an
Earthquake was felt in Washington City and
Richmond, Va. on Sunday night the 9th inst.
at 11^ o’clock—It was also felt in Columbia
and \orkvillc, S. C. The Courier mentions,
that something of the kind was noticed by a few
persons in A Jgustast the same time.—Journal.
Singular Law Case.—The Boston Evening
Gazette mentions that a merchant of that city
expecting a ship from Russia laden with iron
entered into a contract sometime since for the
sale of it at a certain rate, provided the vessel
arrived before the first of March, or if after
that time the ermtrae* was lo be null. On the
29th of Feb. the ship was telegraphed and ia
the course of the day she came to anchor in
tho lower harbour, being compelled to do so
from head wind and tide. Since the contract
was made, iron has risen in the market, and
both parties claim the cargo ; one contending
that the ship./iad and the other that she hod not
arrived.
Quere.—When may a ship be said to have
arrived, and where must she lay? In coining
up the harbour (he. ship got on shoro on the
point at Fort Warren. Had she arrived then?
Scarcity of Money. '-—Tiie Philadelphia Ga
zette of the 10th in^. says—“There is at
present a demand for money which has not
often been equalled in Philadelphia, and which
has come upon us like a thief in the night sea
son. We do not believe that the time for the
general explosion is vtf come ; but such a
crisis as this demands great energy and dcci-
sion. The banks must support one another,
and all must support the merchants, to tee ut
most extent, of their ability. In this way our
commercial community may be brought through
their perils in safety.”
Legal Absorption of Wealth.—It is calcula
ted, says the London Morning Herald, that the
various acknowledged professors of tho law.
absorb in income nearly 9 millions per annum ;
and that in three generations of 30 years each,
the whole sum of the property of the kingdom
passes through their hands.
Deaf and Dumb.—It is calculated that there
aro upwards of eighty thousand Deaf and Dumb
in Europo alone. A Journal, for the benefit of
those unfortunate beings, has been established
in Fiance. It is intended particular'y to dif
fuse a knowledge of the best means for instruc'-
ing them.
Canada Governor Dalliouse, of Lower
Canada, has issued orders dismissing from
posts in tho militia, several officers who disap
prove of some measures of his administration
Nine or ten of the “refractory” members of the
assembly, have been dismissed from places of
honour. If this Governor is not more cautious
in indulging his spleen, he may shortly find
himself in a more uncomfortable situation than
that of the late Governor of Bermuda, who
sailed for England with the hearty good rid
dance of the whole Island. Such petty revenge
is well suited to alienate the affection of tho
Canadian subjects to their King.
Thorhurn’s Seed Store—Mr.'Thovburn. the
elder, who kceDS a seed store in New York
with his son, came from Scotland a nail ma
kcr. He kept a small Grocery, and after this
commenced painting flower pots.—One day he
purchased a plant, nnd put it in a pot in Ine
shop to draw attention. Some person hough;
plant and pot. This gavo him tho idea of sel
ling plants, and he soon displayed a hundred,
which excited much attention, the selling tif
plants being something new under tho sun.
People soon began to inquire for the seeds r,{
plants; this induced Mr. Thorburn to think
of selling seeds. With great difficulty he col-
lected seed to tho amount of fifteen dollars ;
this was in 1804. He nnd his son now annu
ally sell seeds and plants to an amount exceed
ing twenty thousand dollais.—Their premises
are 80 by 90 feet, and is an elegant green
house, in which aro about 3000 plants from all
climes, putting forth their dowers in all the
gaiety of spring.—Damp. Gaz.
Singular Expedition across the Atlantic.—
i As a proof of the great celerity with which
! news is circulated at the prosenl day, we mn«-
instance the following : The American Presi
dent’s Speech, delivered nt Washington, left
New York, in the packet ship Silas Richards,
on the 11th December, arrived in Liverpool
on Monday the 31st, was despatched, by ex
press to London at 3 o’clock where it reached
at 3 o’clock on Tuesday, was printed and pub
lished by fivo tho same evening, in a second
edition of the “ SUN” Evening Papor, occupy
ing noarly five columns, closely printed, and
left London that night by the mails at eight, ar
rived again in Liverpool on Wednesday at se
ven. copies of which wero next day forwarded
to New York, which it would probably reach
in about thirty days, thus affording President
Adams an opportunity of perusing his speech
in the Sun paper, after having sailed across tho
Atlantic nnd back again, a distance of 1000
miles, in about forty eight days !—Liv. J\Icr.
Mungo Park—There is a son of Mungo
Park, waiting nt Acra (on the Gold roast.)
for the Eden, by which he expects to receive
some scientific instruments from Europe.—
This modern Telentaclius is a midshipman be
longing to tho Sybille. and is on the point of
setting out in quest of certain intelligence re
specting his father’s death. Hn has already-
gone a journey of about 90 miles into the inte
rior, in order to feel his wav ;■ and ho appear-
to like his further plan very much, having as
surance of three hundred miles safe convoy
Ho goes habited liko a black, with a cloth
about his loins; oils his skin every dav, and
wears neither shoes nor stockings.—Li'?. On:
.Yovcl Undertaking.—Mr. T. Barnes, u
gcntlcmnn of fortune, residing near Hackney.
England, recently undertook, for a wager of
500 guineas, to walk one mile forward, one
mile backward, run one mile, roll a hoop one
mile, draw a gig one mile, and wheel a harrow
one mile, all of which he undertook to do in
fifty minutes. The remaining part of his ta4:
was to trot one mile, gallop one mile, and driw
one milo in harness. This was "> .1 >ne ’
ten minutes, for two hundred c o-m
two minutes allowed for harne9si ; i -
made a bet of three hundred g'l.m a- n 1
that the whole should he done m an !i
making the total undertaking for i-'-'O
| This match had been anxiously ■ 1 k ;d
| the sporting world, and betting run ti.-i-
,Five to four agrenst th>; first uttdertak i-