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London, England, 1825-04-02 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

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W. Bentley, an Excise watchman, was fuUy committed for steal-
ing three quarts and five pints of brandy, which were found con-
cealed in two bladders about his person, and which he had ab-
stracted from three casks which were under his superintendence in
the London Docks.

The Commissioners for Lighting and Paving the
Parish of Sr. George's, llanover-square, are at present
employed in lowering the pavement from the Marquis
of Cholmondeley's house in Piccadilly, as far as the
Duke of Devonshire's, to the extent of one foot at
least, by, which the rapid and-dangerous descent where
iso many accidents have occurred, will be got rid of.
The street is to be paved with large stones, and an abun-
dance of good gravel.

Within these last eight years (says The Canada
Spectator) there have died in the village of Cogana-
wagan, ten Indians, each of them past a hundred years
of age. Somo days ago, the Curate buried a woman
aged 166. There is now living a squaw, who has her
'descendants to the fifth generation ; in other words, the
child has now living, her mother, grandmother, grand-
mother's mother, and grandmother's grandmother.
John Hunter had a great aversion to bald-headed
women, and used to declare, that if he, after marriage,
discovered that the Lady whom he had married had
deceived him by false locks, he would part -with her.
No (said Baillie, in his broad accent), I wad rather
advise ye to adhere (add hair) to her."

LITERATI.—The word Literati, which now confers
honour, lad at one time a very different signification.
Among the Romans it was usual to affix some branding
or ignominious letter on the criminal, when the crime
was infamous in its nature; and persons so branded
were called inscripti, or stiginatici, or by a more equi-
•ocal term, literati, The same expression is likewise
adopted in Stat. 4 Henry VII. which recites, " that
divers persons lettered had been more bold to commit
mischievous deeds," Btc. The present meaning of the
word is taken from the Chinese, among whom, bow-
-plied more specifically to one particular

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Reverted Bishop, Don Fe. Panao de ALCAIIIIIA. three daughters of
The scene was, that those who had been deceived en- A bachelor Gentleman, who left England a few Prance 1 0 is
Dublin 1 0
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tnereantile establishment here—Sim 'Lau, the eldest, and his emavoured to cajole others by accounts of the Whale, so months ago, lately died in the neighbourh---nm of New 3tiemey and Jerwy 0 0 Flanders 1 0 RI. t
EieelleneY's god-daughter, to Mr. Faaacmco Anttlls, de caa- astonithing and seemingly so accurate, that would have York, and has directed, by will, that the whole of his Limos t o Holland 0 o aii
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sienitlie Right Wm the Saber appeared in the Moody obis o in .1. 1
reissitemijadtso, lad &Stand ea apgampriale tied idis- from the innumerable cars, gigs, and coaches, on the sisting of a female, with him at the time of his decease, 14 II; n_ ATER at LONDON-BRIDGE TO.llollnOw. sh,
coirwpoevion to the marriage ceremony; aloe alibi' different roads, began to cease, and all their occupants and a boy, who left him a short time since, be equally blaming - • •29 mimeo after 12
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excellent acme, atostaista were. tme. •
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duo oftijaklß . 4,1 land this s.ason. .Amerium Parer. No. 1, Pick* Place, Temple-Bar
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