Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-01

mas mus itaudneny charged for the of the
winged eudgeonfor this expressly contrary the let
Ter and spirit ofthe law-and this construction is app
cable 10 ihe sales Of all patent rights thus obtained
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ITALY.
A letter from Rome Of the 9Th inst. says
Lord Belmore has lust returned from Ma.
pies and although there are piCquets placed
all along the road, at distance of mile from
each ether, aud he had an escort of guards, a
bandIttI attacked him, and lie was not rescued
TIT! after an actual engagement. This ynu may
depend upon. though eau tell Won no further
particulars oft. | learn also, that two gentle
men (wnOse names l Will not repeat upon hear
saw coming from Florence. were stopped and
robbed, between the piCQuets near Niterbo-
and one Of them shot. Several of the Italian
governments are 50 sensible OF the disadvan-
tage which this interruption TO the access of
foreigners must bring upon their subjects that
they concur with each other most cordially in
measures for protecting the roads, with consi-
derabie eXpenCe doubtless, to themselves, but
hitherto, as you see, without success, either on
the southwark OF northward of Rome"
DreddfHi Occurrence
"A dreadful occurrence took place at vigil
ton ON Sunday nnisht.-Anne Graham,
the wife of W. Graham, blacksmith muir
dered two OF her children BY strangnIation
left another for dead, and afterwards cut
her own throat The following particulars
will clearly Shew that the wreiched woman la
bouTed under strong mental arrangement. On
the preceding day she dressed herself and took
her children for walk, circumstance with
bei very unusual on such day. She went
with them To a small Streem OF wafer. aud look
ing into II remarked that II was not deep E.
noush. and that they would come another
time. On sunday morning, she strongly per-
suaded her husband 10 go 70 church-and
when she laid out his Sunday cloatheS, she gave
INN 4 black silk handkerchief, instead OF
white one-he inquired the reason, and asked
her TO let him have a white one. His wife I'M
mediately said 10 him III a singular tone
" What, would yOu not wear II II we all lay
dcad." Graham took no particular notice of
he was gone, she called the children INTO the
house, and locked the door. AFTER washing
them, she gave the eldest "a boy about nine
years of age an infant to hold, which was suck
ing at the breast, and then took ore OF the o.
tier children into an adjoining room, put il TO
death by strangling it with her hands, and then
laid il into bed. She returned for another,
which she strangcd in the same manner
When she came for the third, the boy before
mentioned, inquired what she was doing, and
observed, he thought Slie was killing the chit
dren. She replied, that she would let him soon
see what she was doing with them, and went
Into the room with The third, which she also
stTangled. The bow being alarmed, laid The
infant on the floor, and gOt into the hlaCksmiih's
shop by a door which communicates with the
dwelling house, where he concerted himself
under tine large bellows. bis mother followed
him into tie shop, and searched but could net
Ing house, the boy escaped from the shop by
drawing the bolts whichseCured the great door
lie met his father as he was returning from
church, and told him the dreadful tae-assis-
lance was Immediately procured, and on en-
terng the house, the unhappy woman was
found with Ser throat dreadfuiiy cat. without
any signs cfliie; the infant was living on the
door uuhurt; and the other three children
were found 10 the bed, two of them quite dead
the otheTshewed symptoms of life, and by
proper care has been much recovered.
Segacty ofa Dog.
One day when DumOnt, tradesman Of the
Rue ST Antoine was walking in the Boulevard
II. Denis, Paris with friend he offered today
wager with the latter, that il he were 10 hide Il
oiX iivre piece IN the dust, his dog would disco
Yer and bring IL to him. The wager was &C.
cepted, and the cOiR secreted after being care
fully marked. When the two friends had pro-
ceeded some distance from the spot, NJ. On.
mont called 10 his dog t!at lie had lost some.
thing, aud ordered him 10 seek !orit. Cdpliche
turned back, and his master and
his companion pursued their walk to the Rue
St. Denis. Meanwhile, "a traveller, who hap
peued to be lust then returning i'm a small
chase from Nncennes, perceived the piece of
money which his horse had kicked from lis hi |
ding place. lie aiighted, took il up, 81 drove
10 his inn, in the Rue POnt-aux- ChOux. Capjchc
had just reached the spot in quest OF the co..
when the stranger picked it up. lie followed
the chaisc, went into the inn, and stuck close
TO thc traveller. Having scented OUT the coin
which he had been ordered to bring back in
the pocket Of tie latter, Ice leaped up inceS-
sanity at and about him. The traveller suppO-
sing him 10 be some dog that had lost or been
left behind by his master, regarded his diile-
rent movements as marks of tOndrcss; and ~
the animal was handsome, he determined 20
Keep hIin. lie gave him good supper, and on
retiring TO bed took him with him 10 lis chant.
her. NO sooner had he pulled of lis brcechcs
than they were seized by the dog. The ow
ner, concoiyug that ne wanted TO play with
them, took them away again The animal he
gan To- bark dt the door, which tie traveller
opened, under the idea that ne wanted 10 60
out CoHicie snatched up the brooches, ard
he Jew. The traveller posted after him with
his night cap on, and literally suns cidDtffs.--
Anxiety for The fate Of purse foil Of gold VA.
polcous Oh fOsty francs each which was in one
of tie pockets, gave rcdOubled velocity TO his
steps. CGEjchc ran full speed TO his masters
house, where the stranger arrived moment
aitcrwards, breathlcss, and enraged lie &C.
cu3cd the dog, ct rObbng him" Sir" said the
master, my dog is a very faithful creature;
aud 1t he run away with Your brccchcs. il is
because you have 30 them money which does
not belong 90 YOU The traveller became
still more exasperaied.--" Compose Yourself
Sir" rcioined the other, smiling 80" without
doubt there Is in your purse d six livrc piece,
with such aud such marks, which Won have
picked UP ia the boulevard St. Antoine, aud
which threw down there with the firms con-
victioD that my dog would brngit back again
This is the cause Of the robbery which he has
committed upon yOu." The strangers rage
now yielded TO astOuishmouf; be delivered
the six liSre piece, which he had deposited in
his puIsei case'sin8 tbs dog which had occa'.