The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-10-09

Extracts from EHgltSh papers.
The late General Scott, SO ceiebrsted for
his success in gaming, was one evening play.
ing very deep with The Count c'AtFoIs anG
the Duke de Charities, at Paris, when pel-
ton was brought up from the widow OF
French officer, stating her various mistortuDes
aud praying relief A plate was handed round
and each put 10 one, two, or three louis doris
but when it was held 10 the general, who was
gong to brow for a 500 louis' doris, he said,
"Slup moment if you please, slr here goes
for the widow ~ The throw was successful,
and he Instantly swept the whole into the
plate, and sent II down 10 her.
Imprisonment lcr debt is said 10 have been
first introduced in favor of the Bsrons, TO
enable them 10 bring their stewards 10 book"
This practice has been condemned by two
very different but equally eminent men. DR..
Johnson dissaproved OF II; aud Mr.. Horne
Tooke declared that II operated as an iu.
sorry satisfaction to the injured, contributed TO
the ruin of innocence as well "a the triumph
of guilt, and was beneficial 10 none but Mar
shals, Turnkeys, and Attorneys"
The wits say, that a Ireland was in ecstasy
al the visit Of lhe King, aud, as proof Of IT. that
the very Boys we're in motion TO greet him.
They add, that II was 10 compliment to his
adopted Kingdom for he has declared himself
10 be lrish) that be resolved to make bis entry
into it, fve days ottsr has Grrivat.
A curious Circumstance occurred in White
chapel on Tuesday evening. at tie time the
Queens funeral was passing. A bullock,
which took fright from drove. un into the
entry OF bakers shop in one Of lhe by. streets.
and meeting no oposItion, went Up two pair
OF stairs, and lay down upon The landing place,
aud in lying down burst open the door of the
front room, and frightened two or three women
who were sitting at tea;.some dro,ers followed
him up, and with rofes dragged bm down; but
Just as he got TO The bottom q The stairs he
broke loose, and run up stairs INTO the garrett,
and the window being open. he put his head
out and appeared 10 be looking al tbe funeral
procession, which was ID. o passing The END Of
the street, to the no small diversion OF the
mob, bis head projecting over the psrapet
he was at last got down and, Whist is
remarkable, though he was a large beast OF
The Holderness breed, and the stairs very
narrow, he was easily got down, and bat
very little damage done.-LOR. Morn. Chron.
Trunslotions from French papers received at
me Office Of The N. Y. Commercial .adper-
user.
NJ. de ChsteauneuG, in late work of his.
aca ording 10 information communicated 10
him by the project Of the department of the
Seine, rates the population OF Paris at 7l3,
966 souls. This number consumes daily
$4,000 pnis OF milk. Formerly in the city
Of Paris there was one ecclesiasiic 10 every
sixty individuals, now there j. but one to eve
~ SIX hundred and twelve. The condition
OF hospitals j. moderated. Instead OF two
dying out OF nine. at The Hotel Dieu, as il US
ed to be, il is now one out Of seven that is |
IA out of a hundred, instead OF %.
Roihschide the elder, has been raised TO |
the dignity of Msrquisale bv the emperor
of Auslria.-He is tue first lsraelite that ever
received that title.
The keystone of The seventeenth and last
arch Of the bridge OF Bordeaux, was placed
on the 9th Of June. This bridge was begun