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London, England, 1830-07-21 00:00:00

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How TO BECOME A GENTLEMAN.—" Pray, Sir, bow
did you become a gentleman ?" demands young RAPID in the
Cure for the Heart Ache." "Simply, by never committing an
action that would not bear reflection."
SUBSTITUTE Fon FIRE.—It is said that a Swede has
lately invented a machine composed of two parallel wheels, running
contrary ways with gem velocity, which, by the extreme agitation
given to the air, produces heat equal to a stove !! !
MARCH OP ABRIDGMEnT.—FaShion and vanity
maks so many demands now on the time of those who reed, in the
shape of novels, gossiping memoirs, and light periodicals, that no.
=will go down in serious literature bet abridgments and ema-
il the changes which have beam psing ma he sums years
arose, we think we cannot be far has des die when *Dread.
In 'meld will come back to the Riereglyphisti sr Mom week"
Ibis which it started thirtgZereeniewdes•go. We *WO sass to
isss the mat events of the op In amble= ft
like those of children lo save finidendrie albs
Ll=o reading A History ri &s had will thisainkt Ot a
mere velem of engravings which may be gene thin* b an hoer,
with no spina of thinking, and a vast deal of effilealims; mid the
biography st a hero may be crowded into his shield, and told in a
twinkling, from the ule of his chariot, to all the cables and
LlP=who have heath:zed by one week's education,
new species of
WASHING THE HEAD.—Daily Washing of the bead
with cold wets Is an excellent remedy against periodical headaches.
In corms, err deflexions of the humus from the head, and in
weak eyes, the shaving of the head often affords immediate relief,
while, at the same time, it opens the pores, and promotes ritirs.
don. It is altogether a mistaken idea, di. I there is a of
cold from the practice of washing the head, or lea it
ceaxt= to the free air after having been washed. The more fre-
quently the surface is cleansed of scorbutic and scaly impurities, the
more easy and comfortable we feel.
THE ANCIENT CHINESE.—Wbabad and Abuziad,
Ambles envoys, who visited China in the ninth century, states that
the Chimes of that period were in the habit of eating all criminals
dist were put " Their cannibalism, indeed," says our
earfter, a arouse seem to have resembled that of savage nations,
who dawn disk enemies to gratify revenge. or to indulge in the
means st Asselty among the Chinese, apparently, the bodies of
dims who were executed publicly were left to be eaten by the poor
110 leangry." However incredible this account may appear, the
aims annals lend it some confirmation; for they state that when
blokes have occurred in that kingdom, human flesh has been sold
in their markets ; and that It was dangerous at those periods to go
Inbreed after sunset, men being constantly on the watch to seize and
hutches all whom they could lay their hands upon.—Maritione and
Inland Memory.
IRISH EXTRAVACIANCE..—There were five prosecu-
tions against Mr. ALEXANDER of the Morning Journal. On the
first there were seven counsel employed ; on the second six ; on the
third six; on the fourth six; and on the fifth three. The fees paid
to the entire were 5411 ss. Od. This was pretty good payment of
five days' week ; but it was nothing at all to the payment of our
counsel at the Cork Commission. Of these gentlemen, we believe,
there were five employed, including the Director Oeneral, Dog.
betty, and there were bestowed upon them fees to the enormous
amount of 13861. 15s. ! ! I—This afforded to each counsel about
2761 or more than half the payment that was considered sufficient
for all the counsel employed in the five London prosecutions,
though in the number of these counsel were included the Attorney
and Solicitor-Cieneral of England I Who would not be a sharer in
the profits of a Special Commission in Ireland ! ! !
JEstrivs•—The number of Jesuits in England and
Ireland are as follow*:—Cumberland, 1; Dorset, 2 ; Essex, 2; Hants,
2; Hereford, 1 • Lancaster (Stonyhurst and thatabouts,) 92;
IMiddlesez, b; Lincoln, 2; Monmouth, 1; Norwich, 1; Northern.
betiand, l; Oxford, 1; Somerset, 1; Suffolk, 1; Wilts, 1; War.
cater, 2 ; York 3; Flint, 1; County of Kildare, (Clongowes,)
45; King's County (Tullabeg,) 10; County of Dublin, 2; Dub.
lin City, I.—Orand Total in England, Ireland, and Wales, 178.
A DREAM.—I had neither seen nor beard of Madame
Dttgazoo for many months. On the night of the 21.2 of Septets.
ber, in the year 1820, I dreamed a dream. Methought I ascended
trherbeess of the church of St. Roch, in the rue St. Honors. As I
the portal, which was hung with black, the Suisse ad.
valued, saying, Once in, Sir, you must remain in." I enured;
and having made the tour of the church, round about which were
Vre=rielotTe =wife: interment,
toldt'yolua,tinr, that %lance in, the d=
must remain In." " What is the reason of that ?" " There is to
be a funeral." " Who is dead ?" " Madame Duguon." At
the same moment a funeral procession ascended the steps, and I
awoke. This wee at three o'clock in the turning. The dream
tormented me, I could not sleep again, and. at an culler hour than
usual 1 mom Whilst at breakfast a brother of Telma called. I
related my dream, and (as I deserved to be) was laughed at for my
pains. lie left me, and within an hour afterwards I received a
message from Telma himself, requesting I would go to him imme.
diately. I found him walking about his garden, considerably
agitated. After a few moments silence, he exclaimed—" This
mem& all ray miens. While I was laughing at your dream,
which my beaker related to me—' theme English are almost as great
deems= m ths Ciermans,' 1 said—in came my friend It—. I
asked him the sews. " There is nothing," said he o—yes,
poor Daimon did at three o'clock this morning."—New Monthly
JAMESMo
I.—ln a curious collection of jests, printed in
the year 1640, and to which the name of Arch Armstrong is pre-
filed as a decoy, there occursan anecdote, which shows that James
the First was not uniformly accessible to the flattery of his courti.
era. Two gentlemen, noted for agility, trying to ou..jump each
other in his presence, he said to the individual who jump :d far-
thest, "And is the your best? Why, man' when I was a young
man I would have out-leaped this myself." An old practised cur.
tier, who stood by, thought this a good opportunity of ingratiating
himself with his master, and struck in with, " That you would,
Sir; I have seen your Majesty leap much farther myself." "0,
my soul !" quoth the King, as his usual phrase was, " thou Best ;
would, indeed, have leapt much farther, but I never could leap
so far by two or three feet."
TUE LATE DIY OF ALGIERS.—The following ac
count et Hossein, the late Dey of Algiers, is from the iksearer
der Cleimileve r—" Hussein, the Ex-Dey of Algiers, is cot a man
et $ mid disposition. Severe only towards the Turkish militia.
wham seeds.' and conspiring disposition he feared; he was just
bass's swards the population of Algiers, which has no act
41111eademimier tyraeny to reproach him with. He is cunning,
wal sdemssd far a Turk, and tolerably well acquainted with the
iiiistimi of Europe and the complicated interests of the
!ems which have relations with the East. It was, how.
swer,bie dsentive knowledge of this branch of politics which led to his
everthrow and iodated him, imprudently, to rely upon the assistance
of With respect to his military attainments, thee appear
to be very limited ; and Hussein MOW to be better versed in the
law of the Prophet, and to have studied mote deeply the texts of
the Koran and Arabian books, than modern tactics. Our corres-
pondent has given as several instances of his ignorance in this re.
spect, which are perhaps exaggerated, and which probably might
more properly be attributed to one of his officers than to himself
bat they are not the lass maim, from their originality. Some one
speaking to him about the landing of the French, said he was
wrong not to oppose this first movement of the army, which
might be attended with the most serious consequences ; and
he is reported to have replied. How would you have me
take them, if I do net let them come here first 4, Ono day.
seeing at a distance a battalion firing in platoons, the from
rank having, as is usual, one knee upon the ground, he cried
out in the presence of one of the shipwrecked seamen, See, how
they ask far perdu! Courage, children of Dlalsomet ! ' On ADO.
thee occasion, when he remarked a battalion firing, the first rank
having crossed their bayonets, be said, What are those wooden men
the French have before them ? What astonishes me more than any.
thing is, that I never see any of them fall I. lie was not aware
that the ranks are closed when a ball reaches one of these figuree
which be Imagined he saw in front of the regiments. The Dey
had no idea of our maser of making men in battle march
closely pressed against each ether. He remarked it without un-
derstanding it, and exed himself thus : • What I have heard
is, then, true a—the French have been compelled to make was
upon ma, and they have been chained together to force then: to
fight.'

BIRTHS.

The 17th into at her fatheisi,*.4. Deschamps, Esq. Ratchet,
the lady of E. Walsh, Esq. Royal Artillery, of a laughter.—The
16th last. in Upper Brookaateet, the Lady Emily Pulley, of a soe-
still 15th inst. at Edinburgh, the lady of Col. Mayu,
eta son.

DI ED.
The 19th inst. at the bones et his cenplit, J. Thompon, Esq.
Judd.street, J. Timms, M.D. handy et Ipswich. and late of
Lyndhurst, Heats, in the nth yine lde ege..—The 18th 11181. at
Urea, Ears. logy, the wife of J. Mosi or et the Boehoty of
rtiln--'llll 19th Wt. et kis Donee inllintenompele, Ma
TIM M, Req. et Batten ileepeve, Neethemponehlro.

Levausis Printed sad Pubikbed ►y Jona Yams at Ib. Stir
Orrin Ne.l, Plebettaidese,Trapia I.