American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-07-25
From lats LsnSon papers.

certain communications with the oaports daily, at
one O'Clock, by Geographic despatch. he follow
ng is an instance Of the wonderful CELEBRITY with
which these communications are made:-Certan
instructions relative to the regulation oil the time
keeper, were on Tuesday se'nnlght, commuhica-
ted from the Admiralty office, London, TO the tee-
graph Portsmouth, and an answer received by them
in one minute, the whole distance being l44 miles
1t is impossible to imagine any thing more perfect
than this system oil rapid communication must be-
Perilous Enterprise. Great interest has been
excited in Manchester by what has been conside-
red as pesilous attempt on the part of an ngeni-
GUS work man, to remove the ball and cross itom
the summit OF ST. Mary's Church spire. The
peculiarly of the proceeding has consisted in the
absence of any portion o scaffolding, and in the
use OF common ladders only The spire is lofty
one, and had been so acted upon by tremendous
storm of wind some time ago, that the ball and
cross were forced into an horizontal position, and
presented an alarming appearance. Hence arose
The necessity Of taking them down. An intrepid
person from Nottingham, Mr.. Wootlon, whose
regular business in lie il is to repair, take down
raise church spires, undertook this task, and has
accomplished it most successfuy He raised
ladders, one by one aided by blocks ard ropes, end
mounted each ladder 10 regulaF accession 10 secure
~ by ropes and cramps, which he fixed into the
''Ohc Noih3 I'LL hC ndu atquiIcu tuS summit. L nc
placing of the last ladder, and the securing il, appeal
red to be most arduous point. Every motion was
watched by thousands OF admring, and many trem
bling spectators, with intense feeling. When
complished, Mr.. Woottun actually stepped from
the ladder to the crown OF the spre, aud gave
three cheers, standing upright, quite composed and
unembarrassed with his hands Tree. The multi
tude below responded the cheering of the heroic
craitsmaster most heartily This was effected on
Saturday week, about moon but the wind then be :
came too high Tor him 10 proceed farther with his
operations. On Tuesday morning he resumed his
labours, and continued to file the rod on which The
ball and cross were suspended, alter having secured
the whole mass by ropes all fixed by his own hands
but connected with block and other ropes, which
were attended To by his son, and assistants, plat Ell
below. After some time the whole mass was safe
~ brought down, and with perfect facility, though
amounting to little less than three hundred weight.
Mr.. Wootton has yet TO point the spre. This he
effects by swing ladder, hanging its summit by
which he can traverse regularly round the spre,
and descended gradually, as his work may render
It necessary.
certain Doctor Gee, Prebendary of Westmn |
ster, having written some foolish little tract against
PoPeiy, and having occasion to go abroad for his |
health, told all the English he met, that he was a
raid OF being murdered or put in the inqulstion-l
such had been the circulation and effect Of his pam
ohlet. Prior, the poet, however, quite Disconnected
he doctor,who upon launching forth upon his danger
md importance received the following reply :-"IIj
'tier, sir, body for body for your saieyand assure
'ou that don't know soul that erer heard Of you
y yoar pG'RPhiet."
Sir Godfrey Kneller's vanity was so great, that
ven on MS death-bed he was contemplating the
'lan he had made Tor his own monument, and de
Jared he should not like to lie amoas those rascais
u Westminster .4bbey
Kings Library The Committee Of Parliament
las reported IN favor of uniting the royal library
a'eiy presented TO the British nation, with that Of
he British Museum and of erecting proper bull
ling for Its reception. The number of books in the {
British Museum is stated at $4,000, and those in
he Royal Library at $4,000. 1t is estimated that c
he duplicates will not exceed 2 900.
In the British House of Commons Lord Nuecntl,
olalned leave to bring in bill to put the Catholics
II England on an equal footing with those OF Ire.
and.
he Frankfort papers state that the Great Coun- 8
II OF the Canton OF Naud has resolved to susDendc
he law relative TO the Liberty Of The Press Prin II
ers' booksellers, circulating libraries and reading
ooms are to be closely watched by Censor Of the
government. IL
The London Gazette contains proclamation for i
utting IN force the law to prevent enlisments torl
'relgn SERVICE or fitting any warlike expeditions
'ithout lcence. H.
An eminent builder has computed that there are Il
ow 26,uoO new houses contracted for in and about
'ondon. 1t an average Of four inmates to eachI E
ouse be allowed, this would make an increase of nc
opulalon within the bills of mortality Of upwards il
10000 Souls. b
GREEKS, TURKS AND PERSIANS. !,
The Augsbureh paper, of May 27, says We learnlb
,om Sores that from the 18Th OF Aprl to the sOth liz
urklsh troops passed every day through thai town
Marching upon the Morea. III