Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-05-04

tue OF commission which Cardinal Fesch
has received from ST. Helena, Madame
Letitia Bonaparte has seut thither COM
plete set of plate, and other ornaments
necessary for chapel, the value of which
is estimated at many thousand scudi.
Two Ecclesiastics, one of whom is.invest-
ed with the dignity of Bishop, as well
as cook, and another servant, are also
said TO have departed TO 81. Helena. 1t
is added, all this is done with the appro-
baton of the Pope.
LONDON, March 10.
AT time when the question runs high
whether or not our penal laws ought TO be
enforced to their utmost severity, we can
not refrain from giving the following anec-
dote of the Emperor Of Austria, as con-
tanned in a recent letter from Vienna -
Some days beforethe Emperor's departure
for Italy, he had an opportunity of dis
playing his love of justice, and full de-
termination that the laws shall have their
free course in all circumstances, and what
ever may be the rank of the individual
mourning their severity. A great Lord,
enamoured Of young person, daughter
Of respectable family, though of ordina-
ry rank, seduced her, under a written
promise of marriage, which he had no
intention of fulfilling. The unfortunate
girl lost her reason, and the father apply
ing to her Infamous seducer for the means
e har h 10 IL, hot
was repulsed with contempt. He then
carried his duplication TO the foot of the
throne, and the Monarch, calling the de-
generate nobleman before him, ordered
him to take his choice Of going TO prison,
and being punished with the utmost rigour
of the law, or of settling an annuity on his
unhappy victim. the principal of which
to consist of $4,000 forms. The Dexi
day the annuity was granted.
Animal affection and gratitufte.-A
party of ships crew being sent ashore
on a part of the coast Of India, for the
purposeyof cutting wood for the ship, one
of the men, having strayed from the rest
was greatly frightened by the appearance
of large lioness, who made towards him:
but, on her coming TO him she lay down
at his feet, and looked very earnestly
first at him, and then at tree little
distance off. After repeating her looks
several times she arose. and proceeded on
towards the tree, looking back several
times, seemingly wishing the man to follow
her, which he did and, upon coming TO
the tree he looked up, and perceived
huge baboon with two young cubs 10 his
arms, which he supposed were the lionesss.
as she crouched down like a cat, and
seemed to eye them very steadfastly; up
on which the man, being afraid to ascend
the tree, bethought himself TO cut the tire
down; and, having his axe with him, he
set to work, when the lioness seemed more
attentive to what he was doing and upon
the tree falling, she sprung forward on tie
baboon, and after tearing him in pieces,
she turned round and licked re cubs over
and over again; after which she turned
TO the man, who was greatly frightened at
seeing her in such rage with the baboon
but she came and fawned round him, rub
biDg her head against him in great fond
ness, and which seemed to shew her graf
itude for the services which he had done
her she then went to the cubs, and taking
one Of them up in her mouth, went away
with it; and, returning soon afterwards
for the other, she went away with that
also; when the man made the best of his
way off to the shore, where he was taker
aboard, and did not get rid Of his fright
for some time after.
Public orders issued to the Royal Ma
rines, few days since, announce, that
private marine has been promoted to be
sergeant, for saving the life of lieutenant
of the Tagus frigate, who had fallen over
board, by jumping after him, when under
weigh.
A Parish Clerk in Chapel of Ease at
Meltham, IN Yorkshire, being ordered to
advertise horse, described it as follows:
Stolen, or otherwise conveyed from Hal
lam, near BedIam, horse | 5 hands high,
four white feet and black one. God save
the King, with pack-saddle on his back.
March / 5.
A phenomenon, which tends to eiucldate
the origin and nature of funguses, par
ticularly Of that species termed mushroom,
lalely occurred to the observation Of Sir
Joseph Banks. Having cask Of wine
rather too sweet for immediate use, he d.
rected that it should be placed in cellar,
that the saccharine ii contained might be
more perfectly decomposed by age. Al
the end Of three years he directed his
butler to ascertain the state Of the wine;
when, on attempting to open the cellar
door, he could not effect ii, 10 consequence
Of some powerful obstacle. The door was
therefore cut down, when the cellar was
found TO be completely filed with firm