Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-17


vers, has been fully confirmed by the eA'
perimen,s OF the physicians, appo'n.eu oS
the Royal Medical Society at Madr'c.i
In consequence of the severity OF Inc
laws against smuggling, lin spite OF when
foreign articles are constantly bIoughtoVer}
the smugg'ers OF Kent. race oil haro! seq
farinp men. most valuable in time 81 war,
are now domicilla;ing on the Opposite
shore.
The public were last week much ar useo
by the novel y Of market cart in mo''on
moving along the Strand by means Of ma
chinery.
A gentleman Of Gloucester, who under
took, for wager,o walk twenty miles IN
hours, completed his task with apparent
ease, in three hours aud fifty six minutes.
On Friday the 18th oi December as Miss
Fox, of Lindley, was about to cross the H.
yer, by The wooden bridge at Paddock near
HudGers6eld, the pony on which she was
mounted refused to pass the bridge, ana
plunged into the water at The place where
i, had been accustomed to cross; the fairr IL
der, with great presence Of mind disenga-
ged her foot from the stirrup, and quilted
her seat be fore she reached be water. The
rapidity OF the stream carried the borse
down the river TO Bradley mills, where
it was taken out of the water in liieless
state.
There seems to be spirit now brooding
among the lower orders in Spain, that may
produce fatal consequences hereafter; they
wear publicly in their hats green rIband,
with the inscription, "The Constitution or
Death"
The Marquis OF Stafford has ordered goo
tons of Goals to be distributed amongst the
poor on bis estates.
Five hundred and thirty-eight poor per-
sons were relieved last week at Canterbury,
by lady named Lovejoy, giving each OF
them los.
On Saturday Sc 'nlght, being twelfth day,
her majesty gave grand entertainment to
the several foreigners of distinction remain
, ing in this cessrsy.
A man belonging to the Sherif-hil Clolie-
, ry, deceived by a slimmering light last
week, fell into coal pit, but providenti-
ally caught hold Of The engine rope, by
which he was suspended for upwards Of 20
minutes before assistance could be obtain
ed. When taken out he was in state OF e1-
IRENE trepidalion, fell on bis knees and re-
e 4 ,ur'.1 'nanks toGod for his preservation.
, A list OF all The baptisns, marriages, and
burials in the city and suburbs Of Glasgow,
for 1890 Births, males, 1895; females,
l243.--Total, s5es. Marriages, 1875. Blu.
b rials' males, ,6sI; females, s3s.-Total,
1919. - - = tl;
On the 9Th of January, the Clyde, at The
. Bromielav, was frozen over Farenheit's
I Thermometer stood at Is degrees below
the freezing point.
On Friday se'night,a silver cup was skat.
ed, or rather run for. on the ice at UpweIl
in the isle of Fly, ~ eigh, young men of
different parishes, in pa,tens. AT least 1000
. persons were present. and the race was
won by J. May, Of Cpwell; three of the
men beaten we're reck oned the feetestrun-
ners in the island.
AtCarricktergus, on Friday se'night, a
Scotch quarter boat upset. while the crew
were in the act of hauling in their baskets;
The poor fellows, while clinging TO the keel
OF the boat, we're passed by sloop, which
might have saved them ba d they been incli-
ned; deeply laden brig passed along the
same track, hove too, but was only in time
to save one man, the other FIVE having sunk
10 rise no more.
A few daysago, the hounds Of Paul Ire
by. esq. ran hare so hard near Ridge
way, that she mounted the low roof of une
OF the houses adjoining the field, ran along
the neighboring buildings, and at last jump
ed into the court yard Of house belonging
to Miss Cummios, from whence puss made
her way into The parour, followed by the
whole pack. 10 the no small CONSERVATION
OF the peaceful inhabitants.
Sir Charlie; Bamlylde, as Sheriff of the
county Of Somerset, has ordered free &C.
cess to MIR. Henry Hunt, in Leicester Gaol,
by all his relations and &C quaintance.
On Christmas morning, as the Rev. T.
Hogan, parish priest. Of Newcastle, in Ire.
land, was yesting himself in order 10 cele.