The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-01-17

tie perished, and the place - = waste.
Floatiag. "A man named Schultze,
undertook to float ON bis back, without
the assistance OF hand or foot; 10 the riv-
er Thames, from Westminster to South
wark bridge, for wager. He performed
il IN hall an hour. to the aslonishmcnt Of
a multitude Of Spectators.
Maj General Beahon, on q farm Of
three hundred acres, at Knowle, TIM
bridge Wells, since the year 1918, says
he has proved, that by light OF shallow
ploughing ON stiff soil. with one horse,
without lime or dung, and without ial.
low. he can raise crops Of wheat and
other grain, at the expence ot 81. an ..
ere, equal or superior to those n his
ncighbors, in,cxpence, III time. and la-
bor Of cattle, OF l6l. en- acre.
Some idea may be formed Of the inle
mcnsc increase Of Musical Professors in
this kingdom, BY the fact Of there being,
at this iilsmcnt. no less than 50 candle
dates for the situation Of OrXanist to the
Church Of Boston, in Lincolnshire.
The Qucea's cause is so heartily es~
poused by the lace. trade at Loughbor.
ough, that Que of the most splendid
dresses imagination can fancy Is now
preparing in that town, at the joint ex-
pence OF masters and met,, as a token Of
respect to her Majesty.
Como, in the vicinity Of which het
Majesty resided at the Valla d'Este. IS
the city in which the celebrated historian,
PIiny the younger was born. He had
an elegant villa OH the hanks Of the La.
rian Lake, now called the Lago di
Como.
The Pensions, &c. in Louis xYIth's
red book, were beyond ours, extrava.
giant, and iniquitous. During the short
administration Of M. CaIonne. the BROTH
ers ofihc King (indcpendent Of their inn
mense rcvenues) received out Of the
public trcasnry 1900, ,0O0I upwards Of
one million pounds fell 70 the hare of
the present Louis XVIII. Cslonnc
had undertaken also to liquidatc bis
debts. amounting to 1000. .o0ol. There
were others equally exsravsgant~-vis.
6OO,OOOl. 10 an individual for ivnpor-
tant ,crviccs--w which were, that Of being
Maitrc d'Hotcl to his own wife, Mad
anne Polignac
Revenge Of a big.--" A butcl,ei in
New Town. Montgomcryshlre was 10
the act Of killing pig, when, having
,hrust the knife into the throat, he threw
the weapon OIL the ground--the enrsged
animal, though in the connic: Of death,
| took hold IL the hak in his mouth, snd
by a Jerk Of his head, inflicted q wound
in the leg Of the butcher, to the surprise
Of several -standers.'' We under
stsnd Sccrct committee is TO be sppcint-
ed, to caquirc into the truth OF this a.
far and ii fitbc correctly stated, spec.
| ial commission will be appointed to Try
the pig for rebiiiion against the order Of
society, and it's legitimate master.
AT a meeting Of the Parish Of 81.
Luke's Old street Road London, to adj.
dress the Queen, the Rev. Mr.. Ed>
wards stated. that he denied the common
assertion that this case was without pre-
cedcnt. Undoubtedly it might be so in
| the history of this country, but there
were plenty Of preccdcnts to be found ~
a history which, he believed, was seldom
looked into by any Cabinet Ministers
| laughter J---l,c meant the Bible. One
precedent was in the case Of Darius.
| The King h1 one faithful Cabinet Min-
lister, whose piety and integrity excited
the envy Of his colleagues, BY whom 2
Bill Of Pains and Penalties was enacted
to prevent him praying to his God.
| The honest Minister suffered for tisnes
out his cruel prosecutors were in the end
| punished. Ahab, King Of Israel, was
another instance. He coveted his neigh.
bor's vineyard, and because nc could