The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-11

magistrates, that more inramous asper
SION on =" body corporate of one" had ne
yer been attempted.
OpPositioa.-z1hrre are two watch M.
kers IN l}andop, one of whom. a new eon,cy
mas The following notice posted ON his win
dow = '''' ;" u
Watch glasses put in for 1d.-Watrhe
cleaned For I'D aud all other work oro
poriionahly cheap
The other, n secure his old customer.
from such an enticing belt. has post.J .
Dill on his window as follows =
Watch glasses put IN for good song.
ahd all other work p'oPorhoaabiy chea5.'
A gentleman visited the latter shop a
lew days ago, snng his good sung aud
! got his Watch glass.
UhitcLdren paper.
Strange Rmder-Dayenisha and Rim,
Two notorious characters of Baihvlck. in.
oicled al the Somerset assizes, for breaking
open dwelling house in that pnish. and
stealing property ihereffon, escaped pun
'siiihelt IN consequence of the bill of IN
cement briore the grand jury being alter
eu 5" as 10 eNpanse tie capital part of the
| charge. When the indictment was read in
'ie court, &c appeared the parties we've
charged with " stealing dwelling house -
instead OF " stealing III dwelling house"
toRse'ehee,-Hessrs. II. Fieldiag Il Co.
OF the Catleral print works, lately received
q letter enclosing two pounds, dated Pres
ton' ana signed Justice !" the writer of
winch says, Gentlemcn in the var 1897,
| had the pleasure of doing little business
win you IN my satisfaction, aud IN one in.
stance, thought rather charged YOU too
high therefore enclose you two pounds.
which you will please to distribute to the
right owners. The Transaction " as for the
PRINT works at Catteral"
Uestmorelond Gazette.
Bon .Not--Af1er the adjournment of
Mr.. Owens meeting, number Of gentle
men ON the platform were collected, and
complaining Of the unfair means resorted
to ny NJ. Owens opponents for prevent
Ing those favorable To him from delivering
their opinions others were defending the
conduct of Mr.. Owens opponents, and the
conversation was becoming warm, when
Mr.. owen lnterlered, and sand. his object in
coming 10 Ireland was not to diuide, but to
uniie. Lord Cloncarry instantly replied,
" Mr.. Owen, il is against The lac to make
United Irishmen."
Dublin Freemdn's Journal.
BORDrT.-The following extract from
the collection of anecdotes by the late
Alexander STEPHENS, presents the charac-
ter and habits Of thai excellent and paro-
tic individual sir Francis Burdei, in Il SIR
guitar point of view.
On asking this baronct why, as he was
able to effect 50 little in Parliament, he
considered it worth his while 10 hold a
seat, be replied that it was protection,
and that without il public man was moi
Independent of power. | once advised |
him 10 give DINNERS to his friends, like
and | WAS of his party: but |
| found it had been served from a ia
sern, and, even in that way, he said he
found it SO incompatible with his conveni.
ence, that he would never give another
His habits are too unsettled for the forms
Of society: he risrs at all hours, --goes 10
bed at all hours Eats at a3y hour, and in
any way,--and is in all thugs, from hour
to hour, the creature of his personal feel
ngS. From this cause he never answers
etters, -oiten does not open them and,
II his private connexions, is the most I'M
certain man alive. lie is steady only in
MS devotion IN the principles of liberty :;
nut unsteady even IA his measures regard
ug them. Fhe best Of men, yet, tion bid
labits ana personal Incidence, the least
Isel,h man Of his age"
Repartse DR.. Radcliffe the celebrated
MUSICIAN, and Sir Godfrey kneller, the
n less celebrated painter, possessed ad-
dining premises: aud for mutual conre-
fence they had opened door in the wall
'hich divided their gardens. RadcliK's
rrvants, however, having done some mis-
hcf in Sir G0dfrey's garden, the latter
cnt to tell hrs friend that he feared he
houd be- under the necessity of hrieking !
p the door. Il happened that Radcliffe
as in cr1Isty humOr when the message I
as brought; and he returned for answer
lat Sir Godfrey micht do what he liked
'lth the door, so that hr did moi pniat ii.
heller OF course was little nettled nj this
,rcasm bat he contended himself with
Dolly replying. Wei, we'll, | can take
~ thing irnm the worthy Doctor but his
hysie."