The National Register. — London, England, 1815-11-05 00:00:00

715 /nen (aid the bust) are each but seven feet two inches in • it:time—they have degenerated from the magnitude of their ancestors--however, when you consider that they arc twins— this circumstance will account for the falling lift" The fact was, that Minis (jusily called the It ish giant, and the two K ni t res, whose extraordinary statnre many ef ourrrad yrs must well remember, had artived the pee( ding day at Bath, and had intended to exhibit themselves for money. Of this the It ish gentleman, who was a bunimis:, had got notice, and logl engaged them to play off this trick on the credulous %Viten this party sat dawn to breakfast, the Englishman looked like a wren that had accidentally introduced itself amongst a flock of tut ke3s at their morning meal—or a itidgeon amidst it family of stately flamingoes. When Burns was a growing lad of ab ,, ut seven feet ten !I I Inches in height, he was exhibited as a show in the city of Aimagh. His bead was laige—his fare broad and ferocious looking—his limbs strong. A shoe of his was left with Mr. Peter Christy, of that place, who probably may et have it p , •ssession. The two Knives, who also wer e hil , ited tnnncy in Armagh, were handsome, well made men, with nothing fierce, I disgusting, or displeasing in their asvects. One of them was • married to a very little woman. They possibly are vet alive. B ur n s died y,unt..t in Looden through exces•ive drinking. jtt complance with his will, his body was sunk in a loaded pitriu at Graveseed. We believe it was rai,td tip by Sur geon Hunter's . ifi(ler, and a skeleton made of ate bones.— ( Fria:vitas Journal.) SEIERE G.II.ES. An r.! , :.-I'sh man of war, laden will; gnirk•ilver Iron? Trieste, boned to is repotted to he lust in the 111editeltancan. The Sir William eurtis picket, which sailed on Sunday from Ttimsgate f o r (>,tool,gionatleit at the entiance of the latter harbour came eve tiny. when it blew a perfect hurricane—the crew .e , caped on •11-ite, leaving helsitil Mrs. Callum'', b. r daughter, arid lady's maid, the whole of whom i“ risherl. The Iwo former are rela tives of Lord I) , irrliester. The clew are said to hive sliewn great in hontanit yo i t his melancholy occasion. The I)ittifli galliot Yoting Teter, foundered off Usliant—the crew, four in number, took to the boat, only thirteen feet long', qiiil after ttt a days aad three nights mountainous seas and di-wailful gales, were picked up off l'lviniftitli• -friday lasi, the Russian galliot. Thot, master. from Bnnr. Itiga w cot on slime at nail Sand, in !Mount's Kav,.(;orti w all. IL beiwg to der when she sti tick, she y.is lett dry at the title ; vi lien the harblitiails of Ric:Noe and Gel time ratite flown in such northers that befiirc assistance could be prectireil from Ma they had neatly torn the vessel to pieces, and carried treat vitt of her awl Atte Oh the scanton's clothes, yr. biro the citoof y. A del it -box:it of the loeil inititi I, which arriv.efl shortly after the t;litiiilerieg commenced, entail scarcely restrain the wretches born completing tho wok they had so actively begun We are sotto to ;hit tl: it the. gale on Sunday night list ha het et !)teat severely telt all along oar ete4o the f}owns, t we lv e t ra m_ poi ti, be s ides other tutee; : , hive driven from and lost their anchors p;vl cables.—Twn of the tr a n-poits, and the Vein's cutter, got into I)iivrr, and the 'Mariner trioispoi t re,telied ll'ottsmoutli ; the re- In t art' at sei, From S•itierness we heir of the loss of thrte v • Piet. oil the rflaidin Saud, one of them w ith all her crew. Two cy.svls have keen lost on the Seridiv, oe.tr Vat:tintlill; and r is crt •lenr it 11 inlet toll. 'l . •e Elmin•Aet it sit ~ b ore l'onlf. 'Flue SalVistir.te, that vke:it. refit 114,01, (C pieces during tit gale on Sunday night. A tbct of his t.lleqfy hal been tal;en :it \V isulsar, tinting 1" es( "t i"di;Tosititin, lion) wbich the venerable likeliest ; ;-*1 he tiansl'etrel to a ne w silver coin now in prnsress et tile )I , ll'fl t, • • • THE NATIONAL RraISTER.. FASHIONS FOR oCro li EK, —sr— MMINTWO DRESS.—A French I r ket mid petticoat corap , 4ed of fine cambric into:tin ; pettic-at, • t hill wirikii:g "rn9ri.6llll. t . . 1 at t h e fret %tith a broad bordi.r os the Frew- ...vork It t its 'tool fteitess of the shirt carried partially round rite ; tit jack , tr• 1.% lid in trimr, has a bream crape to correspond, a n d trimmed round nrh Fll nch woik I. , •riesp Inc , ticton ri sleeve. with French 'so k let in at ri ow I i•t. A 1 7 rt... , h snob cap tionin-srd of , :!till DIA gillilell l oaf.S:li liter... (il-yes, Y..rk Prior ti• urr Dnrss —A round velis‘e mark os the mi..reno b!of iped satin; lona loose SIVf ye, trimmed wi.l) plow ; toll ruff, e•nnnosed of ibe fine,t French r.snibrie, wort ;tient, d French work. small French '"'"`" 1 :brown c•iralc••dv over the slionlilers A In,!•net onto coloured swill, 12 ip.ied with a haiwk.-riiief of ibe under :he cloth with waren() blue ribbon ; the h.l • the riot of !lien btiimet Itimeted with blro.d lace. nod r ;wers ornamenting the clown. fiaie'.,k,•red or blue tu , • Yuck tan. E).-e ).tttisi ; otte st , i , •^d anti I;t:ti Itivt (7:0 It appears that the crime of suicide is become very frequent its France. Orie of the journa!s contains s •me re oar ks ril the subject, and notices the recent instance go-i of. eleven, of a disting,nished and ancient fan,,:,, blowing hcr brains out with a mu.ket. Tile writer inivetos the frfo,lwiicy of suicides, now-a-da‘s, to the dettrioratii.o of In. rats Wattles advoca'es of matetialtsni for having incult .sett the doctrine of atheism, which has been the cane. By a Dutch mail teceivt d Monday, we find that an agree ment has b:..en entered into between the Govt., t tncnt t the Nolte , lands and that of Clteat Britaio, by which the BeleiAt frimtiers, flow Liege to the sea, are to be put t t a s'ate of complete defence, for the protection of the cow, •t y, cn the final evpcuatinn of ►he Fiend] fortresses by the Allies. All the Belgian frontier towns are ti' be made very strong ; the works will commence next spring. and a co"siderahlc part of the ext , ence is to be borne by Erwland. The Dut+•h are beginning to revive their commerce with great activity. The Swedes are about to declare the important commercial city of Christiana, in Norway, a free port A stranger being shown the Courts of Law at Paris, met two most deplorable looking men; the one with a great coat and no breeches, the other wit h scarcely any thing but a pair of thin pantaloons, and begging in the street. Orra.king his friend, an eminent Advocate, who these miserable wretches could b e that were thus reduced, with the appearat:ce of having seen better days, the Advocate coolly informeri him that .► the man in a coat without breeches was the person who had gained great law suit, and the man with breeches and without a coat was he Who had lost it!" _ _ 1 7 0 RTUN ATE DRE A M.—A journeyman mason, of Rodmin, being employed in pulling down an old house, dicovered a 'number of guineas, report says 1500, piled on their edge, in a place where they had been secreted. The man, wishing to account for having gold in his possesion, gave out, that he h •d found them, he Would not tell where, in consequence of being directed to the spot, in adreatu. The owner of the house, however, declares also that he also has had a. vision resp..ding the place where the money was found, and is taking steps to recover the treasute. MARGARET NICHOLSON.—This lunatic, so well known to the public, is still living and accommodated with a comfortalee residence in the new Lunatic Asylum, St. George's fields. She is frequently seen by spectators walking in the grounds belonging to that excellent building. ller appearance is re ntal kahle for cleanliness. Her hair, since her confinement, has turned as white as silver. She generally walkS with a boo‘ l , viLcb slie reads, apparently with great atteption. NO ‘v NM