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London, England, 1824-09-18 00:00:00

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Of temper sour, of nodose vow,
Totes only pleasure was to plague :
He teas'd poor Maid, tW his Spouse
Abruptly left her husband's house.
Tied of vexation night and day,
His children wisely ran away;
His neighbours, too, he tried to tease
With quarrels, lawsuits, and their fees,
TM luckily they cleaned to cast
This ibliow in a suit at last,
Which sad misfortune threw him nigh
Upon the brisk of poverty;
So that his servants, now unpaid,
No longer with their master staid.
Depriv'd of children, wife, and pelf,
Now To contrives to plague himself !

• ON THE VIATICUM and EXTREME UNCTION.

Viaticum is used for the Communion, or Eucharist,'
which is given to the people in the pangs of death, or
who are about to make the voyage of the other world.
It is not given to persons executed in course of justice.
Extreme Unction is one of the Sacraments of the komish
Church, the fifth in order administered to people dan-
gerously sick, by anointing them with holy oils, and
commencing several prayers over them. It is called
extreme unction, as being only given to persons in ex-
tremity. IA the tenth century it was called the " unction
of
,the sick," and not extreme unction ; which practice
was not changed till the thirteenth century. The reasons
assigned for the change are, that in that age there arose
divers mistaken opinions, which are mentioned and con•
demned icy the English Councils; among which, it was
held, that such as -had received the Sacrament, in case
they recoveled, might not make use of their wives, nor
eat meat, nor go barefooted, whence they chose to for-
bear it till the last extremity, which practice prevailed.

Tuesday next, being St. Matthew's-day, according to
annual custom, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs,
and Governors of the several Royal Hospitals, will at-
tend Divine Service at Cbrist Church. After a sermon
by. the Rev. P. Ward, A.B. they will repair to the
Great Hall in Christ's Hospital, where two orations will
be delivered—in Latin, by T. Browne ; in English, by
A. Willis; the senior scholars of the Grammar-school.
The Rev. JAMES WHITE, so well known as a preacher
• of the United Secession Church, embarked last week at
Greenock, with his family, for America.
A very singular event has again taken place in the
commune of Vire, canton of Bruton (Sat the). A woman
arms brought to bed in 1823, of four children. She has
•again given birth to four other children, three girls and
a boy ; the last only is alive.
Sunday last, Mr. White, of Manchester House, Es-
mouth, while sajling in a yacht in Torbay, accompanied
by two Gentlemen, passed a shoal of flying-halt, in rapid
motion, alternately through air and water, and pursued
from the Channel by several porpoises. The spectators
enjoyed this novel sight for neatly two hours.
A portly looking stranger, who lately visited an inn
at Forfar, devoured two dozen of eggs at one meal.
He afterwards declared that it was a very profitable
meal, as he did not feel hunger for some days afterwards.
WORCESTER Music MEETlNO.—Wednesday, com-
menced the 101st Meeting of the three Choirs of Wor-
cester, Hereford, and Gloucester. In Dr. Bovcit's
anthem, the duet Me Lola) will preserve,by Mr.W. Kwv-
verr and Mr. VAUGHAN, was exquisite; the duet,Here
shall soft Charity, by Mr. Vavon A e and Mr. BELLAMY,
was much ad nii i ed. KNY'VEres Coronation Anthers,
was a fine performance. The organ was played by Mr.
C. CLARKS, the conductor, who gave full effect to the
extraordinary improvements effected in the instrument
by the late alterations and repairs. The choir of the
Cathedral was extremely full. The collection at the
doors amounted to 154/. 14s. 6d. including a donation
of 201. from the Corporation of Worcester. The City
appears to be very full of company: many distinguished
families have arrived, and the streets wear that air of
bustle which is so pleasing on these occasions. •
' In general the models Of judicial eloquence of our
neighbours is but too imperfectly known in France. If
the celebrity of the Erokins, the Mackuisach, the Phi-
lips, and so many other jdstly celebrated orators has
reached us, few persons- have examined in what it is
founded:—.'s eta &ne. This is the puff preliminary of
' La Pandore; a ' literary journal,' to a translation of
the pleadings of Messrs. Erokins and Mackuisach of
the English bar—a translation as faithful and elegant
as that of their names. The Gentlemen alluded to are,
we presume, Erskine and Mackintosh.—Lit. Citron.
a Well, said Mons. Casgin, to a labourer, who had
been elected to be Deputy in the Precinct under his Ad-
Ministration, 64 what do you purpose to ask of the States
General r 41 The suppression of pigeons, of rabbits,
and of monks," was the reply. " Why, really this is a
strange mode of amain them." " Nay, my Lord, it
is very clear; the*/ devour us in the seed, the second
in the blade, and the third in the sheaf."
At the bottom of a wood belonging to Mr. Turton,
of Knowlton, in Flintshire, is a rill of water,
.which
empties itself into the river Dee; which rill, when a
person strides across it, he is at one and the same in-
stant, in the kingdom of England, the principality of
Wales, and in the provinces of Canterbury and York,
in the dioceses of Chester, Litchfield, and Coventry ; in
the Counties of Flint and Salop ; in two townships ; and
In the grounds of Mr. Turton and his neighbour.
' REYNOLDS and BURKE being ono evening in the Royal
g ya of Arts, a Student shewesi kis drawing to Sir Josue*, ac-
with the observation, that he hoped it was bold and spi-
ltavainsai, in his usually mild manner, answered—" Very
aphited ri and banded it to Mr. Bears, who made no other re-
mark, in returning the drawing, but—" Very bold, indeed!"
Two men and two women lately called on Mr. N. at Ponlargy,
in the department of the Haute Maine ;the chief of the hand,- snuff-
ing up the air like an ogre when he scents a corpse, cried with
an air of inspiration, " There is money here, a great deal of
money." Mr. N. and his wife replied he was mistaken. The
other, listening to nothing, repeated, " There is a great deal of
money here, at least 15,000 francs are concealed ; you do not know
where, nor do I, but weiwill find out. Quick! bring an earthen
pot, put eighty francs along with these eighteen pieces of bye francs,
which I put in ; shut it up carefully. and bury kin your cellar; let
it remain there a month; jib you hear? one month; and at the
end of that time, we will -itturn to divide the &teen thousand
francs, which, by virtue of my magic words, will have united
themselves to our money." As he said 'this,. be put down the
money with many contortions; and the °theft* did as he directed.—
Mrs. N. being a little curious, as what woman ts not? could not
wait for the end of the month', but went that 'very day to see if her
treasure was augmenting. Trembling with hope and fear, she took
up the pot, and found, to her satirise. only some large and hand-
some stones, wrapped up in dirty linen. The sorcerers were imme-
diately pursued, who, not dreaming of their danger, bid gone tran-
quilly to sleep at Fifty. The Misr, at hearing the noise of the gen-
darmes, rose In haste, asked permission to retire for a moment, took
the cemmon purse, and disappeared. His companions are In the
hands of justice, which, without a miracle, may exclude the as*
class for some time from the lleht.—French Aspen