Star.
London, England, 1830-10-19 00:00:00

SCINTILLaIt

Oglender, in his " Memoirs of the Isle of Wight,"
written in 1700, gives us the following record of a blessing formerly
enjoyed by that favoured spot. " I have heard," says our author, a.„•
partly know it to be true, that not only heretofore wax there no Iswv,,
nor attorney in the Wight, but in Sir George Cary's time, 1580; an
attorney coming to settle there was, by his command, and with a pound
of candles banging at his breech, lighted, with bells about his leg,.
hunted out of the island."

COUNTERFEIT GOLD.—A German, Dr. Hermstad, h t,
discovered a mixture of metals, which is not only of the colour of real
gold, but also its hardness, all its ductility, and the same ape.
cific weight. he inventor, however, does not assert that it is as un.
changeable as gold ; and there can be no doubt that if he had UM with
that quality in it, he would not have failed to mention it ; for in tl..st
case he would have found the secret which has been so long and so vainly
sought by the akhrnist. This material is thus composed :—Out ut
24 parts, equal in weight, there are 16 of plating, 7 of pure copper, and
1 of pure sine; this is to be covered with powdered charcoal, and pbc,,t
in a crucible, on a strong tire, until the fusion has reduced the th4c
into tone mass, which will be the said counterfeit gold.—Journal de.
Commaissereetes

GOING IT AT THE COAL-HOLE.—The lovers of hat -
mony had a great treat treat at the annual dinner of Mr. W. S. Rhodes
which took place at the Coal-hole Tavern, Strand. The chair was take!,
by Mr. T. Cooke, cf the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, who was mos'
ably supported by Mr. Bedford, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Morley, Mr
Foster, Mr. Morgan, (the celebrated Irish vocalist,) Mr. Yunold, 31,
Mears, and several other distinguished professional gentlemen. Aber,
120 gentlemen having concluded their dinner, Non Nobis was admira-
bly sung by the above gentlemen ; and after several appropriate toasts,
the National Anthems were finely given. The company enjoyed them.
selves until a late hour, and the greatest good humour and hilarity pre
railed throughout the evening—the Chairman, the life of the company,
full of gig and gag, good fellowship and harmony. Mr. Rhodes, senior,
a most vicious punster, proposes to give Tom a public breakfast, be.
cause, says the joking old Salamander, be's already a T Cooke, and a
dinner Cook, and also a super Cooke (in pubning Rhodes does not al-
ways mind his P's and Q'a), and, therefore, if we can make him a
breakfast Cooke, be witl be a perfect character.

Some very whimsical specimens of poverty have lately
appeared in the print-shops. The representative of pure loyalty giving
from the ladle of a pump, " Here's a health to the King, GOD bliss
him !" and a " Gentleman who has seen better days," have made us
laugh; but a richer specimen is now put forth in the man of " True
Generosity." This is a deplorable looking wretch, " a thing of
shreds," with his apologies for hands gracefully placed under the flaps
of his would-be coat, and whose physiognomy is misery burlesqued,
he tells us that " when he sees any worse off than himself, he pities
them." The idea of such an object undertaking to pity provokes intro.
buttery mirth, and proves the artist is one (win, whom much entertain.
mint may be expected.
SLEEP.—The stalure of the body is greater when wo
awake in the morning than when we lie down at night. Mr. Weise,
Rector of Aynho, in Northamptonshire, having measured a great many
sedentary people and labourers of all ages and shapes, found the dit.
ference in this respect to be nearly an inch. This circumstance is
owing to the state of the interverbral cartilages, which yield in some
measure to the weight of the body in the erect posture and recover
their elasticity during the period of repose, when this pressure is
taken off them. Seamen and soldiers on duty an, from habit,
sleep when they will, and wake when they will. The Emperor
Napoleon was a striking instance of this fact. Captain
Barclay, when performing his extraordinary feat of walking
1,000 miles in as many successive hours, obtained at last such a mas-
tery over himself, that he fell asleep the instant he lay down. Some
persons cannot sleep on a hard, others on a soft bed. A low pillow pre-
vents sleep in some, a high one in others. The faculty of remainin,;
asleep for a great length of time, is possessed by some individuals.—
Such was the case with Quin, the celebrated player, who could alum.
bet for twenty-four hours successively—with Elizabeth Orvin, who
spent three-fourths of her life in sleep—with Elizabeth Perkins,
who slept for a week or a fortnight at a time—with Mary Lyall, who
did the same for six successive weeks—and with many others, more or
less remarkable.—A phenomenon of an opposite character is also some.
times observed, for there are individuals who can subsist upon a sur.
prising small portion of sleep. The celebrated General Elliott was an
instance of this kind : he never slept more than four hours out of the
twenty-four. In all other respects he was strikingly abstinent; his
food consisting wholly of bread, water, and vegetables. In a letter
communicated to Sir John Sinclair, by John Gordon, Esq. of Swiney,
Caithness, mention is made of a person, named James Mackay, of Skez-
ray, who died in Strathnaver, in the year 1797, aged nines-one; be
only slept, on an average, four hours in the twenty-four, and was a re•
warkably robust and healthy man. Frederick the Great, of Prus-
sia, and the illustrious surgeon, John Hunter, only slept five
hours during the same period ; and the sleep of the active.mindcd
is always much less than that of the listless and indolent.
The celebrated French General Pichegrn informed Sir Gilbert Blanc.
that during a whole year's campaign he had not above one hour's sleep
in the twenty-four. " A girl was seized with a dangerous fever, and in
the delirious paroxysm accompanying it, was observed to speak in a
strange language, which for some time no one could understand. At
heat, it was ascertained to be Welsh—a tongue of which she was wholly
ignorant at the time she was taken ill, and of which she could not speak
a single syllable after her recovery. For some time the circumstance
was unaccountable, till, on inquiry, it was found that she was a native
of Wales, and had been familiar with the language of that country in
her childhood, but bad wholly forgotten it afterwards. During the de-
Ihium of fever, the obliterated impressions of infancy were brought to
her mind, and continued to operate there so long as she remained under
the mental excitation occasioned by the disease, but no longer.—Philo-
sophy of Sleep, by ileenielt.

I *II ALWAYS H•PPY..—An Italian Bishop struggled
through great difficulties without repining, and met with much opposi-
tion in discharge of his episcopal functions without betraying the least
impatience. One of his intimate friends, who highly admired those
virtues which he thought it impossible to Imitate, one day asked ds.
prelate if he could communicate the secret of being always easy 1—
",Yes," replied the old man • "I can teach:yon my secret, and with grea:
facility :it consists of making a right use of my eyes." His trisnd
begged of him to explain himself. 6‘ Most willingly," returned the
Bishop. "In whatever state I am, I drat of all look up to Heaven,
and remember that my principle business here is to get there; I then look
down upon the earth, and all to mind how small a space I shill occupy
in it when I come to be interred; I then look abroad into the world, and
observe what multitudes there are who are in all respects more unhappy
than myself. Thus, I learn where true happiness is placed—when: all
our cares must end, and what little reason I have to repine or to
complain."

AY LESEU ay, OCT. 15.—0 n Tuesday, Prince TaLeyranti
(the French Ambassador) parsed through Aylesbury, on his way so the
seat of the Earl of Jersey. On Wednesday, the Duke of IVellir.gton
also took this town on his route to the same place.
We stated some time since that Mr. W. Et. art, of
Liverpool, had offered himself as a candidate for the represen-
tation of that town. Another candidate has now appeared in
the person of Mr. Denison, who is, we believe, related to the
Duke of Portland. On Thursday last, Mr. Denison aldreuted the mer-
chants on 'Change, which is one of the usual modes of canvassing in
LiverpooL lie stated himself to have been the friend and admirer of
Canning and Hu►kissor., and pledged himself to •• watch over the rights
and liberties of the third estate," and to advocate the freedom of com-
me►ce. His speech was received with considerable approbation. On
Friday Mr. Ewart also spoke publicly on 'Change. He declared his
sentiments more explicitly than Mr. Denison. He avowed himself to
be a reformer, an enemy of monopolies, particularly of that of the trade
to India, and an advocate for the alteration of the corn and game Laws.
Ile was loudly cheered, both on his appearance and during his speech,
and may be said to be the popular candidate.
We understand it is currently reported in the best in-
formed political circles in London, that his Majesty's Ministers will, in
the ensuing Session of Parliament, bring in, or give their unction to, a
bill for enlarging the elective franchise of Scotland. This measure
will embrace the Parliamentary representation both in the counties and
boroughs ; and, while no ore will be deprived of the rights they pre.
sently enjoy, the number of voters will be greatly increased. It will
render the influence of use incorporations in boroughs of little effect in
the choice of Members to the House of Commons. The right of voting
In towns will be regulated by the amount of rents or local taxes paid by
individuals. It is also said, that two Members will be given
to Edinburgh, instead of one; two to Glasgow; one to Aber.
deen, and one to Dundee. We learn that no interference will, in
the mean time, take place in regard to the municipal governments of the
different boroughs.—Dundee Courier.

MARRIED.

At Leith, IL Lorimer, 111. D. Haddington. to Eliza, only daughter of
the late T. Westwood. Esq. merchant, (441 z.

DIED.

At MountAnnan, on the6th last. Lieut.-Gen. Dlrom.—At Piteairn's
Island, John Adams, the last of the mutineers of the Benoty.—Last
week, In Stanhope•street, J. Woodham, Req. late house-surgeon to the
Royal Infirmary for Children, Waterloo-road, aged 68.—At Aberdeen,
W. Davidson, Esq. merchant, aged 67.—At Rothesay, Margaret
Campbell, Lady of Major J. Campbell, Auehenroach, late of his 1115-
jesty's 16th infurtry.—At Strathaven, on the lath ult. Mr. F. Muir, in
his 13th year, and what is very singular, his wile, Ann Torrance, aged
54, died upon the ad, as the relatives were returning from the funeral
of her husband.

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