The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-08-12
CANADIAN sENTIMENrs.

| w Y SOpy tHS ioiioWiuh uOtn tue MON
trcaf IS sun" OF the 2e.h ul,. l,
breatbes LIBERAL anu friendly spirit.
- Cotvasbian.
European dates TO a late period have
been received Amidst variety OF
haroships and pressures,r which our
fe'l W subjects is Bri ain and Ireland,
nave TO Struggle with, one cheering
prospect opens 10 their view, which is,
the probability of a lasting peace with
the U. States of America Ministers
| ara now as fond of that theme as others,
and the late Speech OF Castlcreagh up
IN that subject, produced reiterated
hear HIM hear him, hear him" from ali
parties. The celebrated maxim Of the
! excellent Charles Fox, which ho often
gave as toast in his moments of bili-
rity will not soon be forgotten: Lef
ms hape fcGee 7ri:h shc United States If
soe have Tpar z,ith ths rest qffhe zyorid."
Great Britain must necessarily have
collision OF interest with the whole CT,
viiizcd world; but less SO with the u
States than with any other nation. The
manufactures ofthe harest country will
long be wanted in the United States :;
ard the raw materials cfInanufac;ures
which the United Suites furnish in a.
bundance will always be wanted by The
parent country. hmorg 'hose raw ma.
ter,ats the most prominent are ter, cot
ION aud tobacco. The last mentioned
| cannot be supplied elsewhere. During
The lest reign, at one time, when the
national deb. was scarcely one fourth,
Nhat It is at present gloomy appre-
hension of bankruptcy prevailed, aud
hope wasgntiCipated ul o change oil the
British empire TO the West; 10 popu
lar poem the following lines were much
admired
&c Britons when undone, can go,
Where tobacco loves to grow"
But alas, bungiiug miGislcys, misIed
by corrupt scoundrels who administer
&c the government OF the colonies, SCI
vered the right ann lsom tho body 20
| iltic, and prevented HE srat OF empire
from being changed ike that OF Pottu-
gal TO the Braz,ls, or that OF Rome TO
CoHs;antinople.
Lo,.9on .Iuue 10.
Mrs. Jane Lewson, a very singular
character, died lately at her house ny
Cold Bath Squire, aged ii6, posses seu
| OF considerable property. Sac married
| early, became widow at %, and alter
the marriage of her only child, q
daughter, lived in state orretirement.
| An old tematc servant having died, and
the grand daughter Of tie servant who
| had succeeded her being removed, lady
Lcwson employed an old man who al
tended the diHcTept hous SEES Ia t:S
square, IN going eriaDds, Slc. and hi
| acted as her steward, butler, cook ana
house maid, and with The exception OF
TWO old lap dogs and cat, he was her
only companion. Tie hcnse she occu-
pied was large and elegantly lurnIshcd,
but very ancient the beds were KEEP.
| constantly made altho' they had not been
| slept IN for above SO years. Her
partment being only occasionally swept
| out but never washed, the windows
were so cTusted with dirt, that they
hardly adaitted ray of lishr a large
| garden IN the rear Of her house was the
only thing she paid attention to this
was always kept in good order she va,
! partial TO the fashions that prevailed III
her youthful days, and she never chan
| ged the manner of her dress from that
worn III the reign of George the First
| She Away wore pOwdCr with a large
tele, made OF hcI Sc hair, OH ner head
near half foot high, over which her
nair was turned up = cap over 1t wnicn
knottcd ahdar her chIn and three %
lour curls hsnglng down her neck.
She generally wore silk gowns and the
train long with deep AJunce all round
very long waist, aud very tightly lac
ed up 10 her neck, round which was a
kind OF ruff or frHI. The sleeves OF
her gown came below tas elbow, from
each OF which four OF five large cuffs
appended, large straw bonnet, quite
Hat high heeled shoes, large blacI;
silk cloak, trimmed round with lace,
and a goidheaded cane, completed here
every day costume for The last 80 years.
Her manner OF living was so method-
cal that she would not drink her tea
oat OF any other than faYourite cup
She was equally particular with respect
to her knives, forks, plates, &c A
breakfast she arranged in a particular
way the paraphernalia OF the tea table
at dinner she also observed a general
rule, and always sat in her tayorlC
chair. Having always an excellent state
II health, she entertained: a great aver
ZION TO medicine. She cut her teeth al
he age OF 87, and never lost one IN hel
lite, nor was she ever troubled with IN,
| tooth ache Ier ai,rbt la,,.rI,, Csds,