American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-01-24

,a public institution" "John Sheares" he cons.
ued "lung himself into revolutionary causes iror,
principle and temperament; but Henry wanted ,ha
energy of aconsprator; oil this he was forewarned
by an incident that know to have occured-Sbort.
ly after he had taken tie oath of all United Irish.
man, IT was towards the close oil the year 1901
he was presented at the election for the city of DpS
lin; riot took place at the bustngs, the militar,
interfered, and the people fed in confusion; trads.
man, who resided in the vicinity hearing the shout
hastily moved towards the spot to inquire the cause
The first person he met was Henry Sheares nal.
lid, trembling, and almost gasping for breath He
asked what had happened Sheares, with looks ana
tones importing extraordinary perturbation, impored
him 1t he valued his life, to turn back. 1t was win
some difficulty that the interrogation could obtain
intelligibe account OF the cause and extent of rio
danger. As soon as he had ascerta med the far,
he liked his eye on Sheares and said Mr. Sheares +
know more oil some matters than you may be a,y.rs
OF take friends advice, and have no more to dO
WIN pollIics; you have not nerves sir, for the bn
sness you have engaged in" But the infatua,ioD
OF the times, and the influence of his brothers. char
, acter and example prevailed. When the caa,iro
phe came, John Sheares felt, when too late thu, h.
should have offered the same advice This rem.
ton emblttered his last moments. 1t also called owb
some generous traits that deserve to be Remembered
HIS appeal to the Court in behalf of his brother
given IN the report Of the trial. is model of natr
pathos but know of nothing more pathe,,c /;
cnntuct than previous scene, which Curran one
described TO me as he had witnessedit. When ~.
ran visited them in prison to receive instructions r.,
!thelr defence, John Sheares rushed forward. and
embracing his knees mplored him to inercede FOR
iiehfy; Tor himself he offered TO plead guilty 10
uie at an hours notice, to reveal all that he knr,
WIN the exception OF names to do any thno that
might be ialrly required Of him, provided the On.
Ve.nment would consent to spare his brother.''
The preserving power of the vaults Of 8, Nj.
CHAINS was long attributed by popular superstition n
the peculiar holiness Of the ground, but modern
philosophy has unwrought the miracle by explain.
'nB' on chemical principles, the cause OF the Dhe
nohenoh: Water Is sore decayer Of your whore
son dead body" The walls and soil of these ,o,l,,
abound with carbonate of lime and arglaceous esr,b
"a compound that absorbs the moisture which iene-
eessatY 10 the Putrefactye process In all wea,bers
the place is perfectly free from damp The CON.
sequence is that animal matte, exposed 10 su,h an
atmosphere, though it undergoes important chrmi.
a' onanses' ana soon ceases to be strictly flesh vet
retains Tor length Of time its externa, pr,nori,ons
had occasion to observe circumstance -
The uncommon dryness of the air. One If ~. 49,
'esses, which IS fastened up is the bura, 2js nf
1ooie family On looking through the grating oF
nc uoor, we saw two or three coronets pIi,terin,.
RON TUG remote extremity of The CELL as brloh,lv
Is u they had been polished up the day be(oTe,
ne attendant assured US that it was NOR. ,bsn
'ear since any one had enc ed the place IT.. ;n-
eFted taper within the grating TO give us FILLER
le"' "nen MS statement was corroborated by The
appearance OF an ample canopy of cobweb, exten
mug from val 70 wall oil his chamber of death
no which 1t must have cost the artiicers MANY
weary day and night to weave. A curtain of The
anne sepulchral gauze overhung the spot WHERE The
,heareses rest.
hau seen The catacombs of Paris but was more
nerested and made 10 iee more for others and nv,
Gil IN the vaults OF ~ Mchan's In the catacombs
e eye or the heart finds nothing individual IN resi-
pon your sympathy is dispersed over mvr;ads os
nonymous skulls and thigh bones, and these faoss.
caiiy arranged INTO melo dramatic combinations.
tHS Traces nave any business under ground and
w usa." has PICKED US to the bone, our skeletons
iuo' oe broken up and shufiled into attitudes con-
otming TO the lmmutable prncipIes of parisian
iste, could never heave a sigh iyhie nroT,ana-
ing between those neatly trimmed hedee rows oe
uman bones. thought OF, and pitied the workmen
iore 'han the materials. But at ST Michan's felt
lat . was really IN sepulchre and surrounded Nv
&c oead. The very absence of neatness in Their
stnnulIon, and OF respectful observance ,owards
iem was source of instructive reflection. bv
rc"arning me OF my cessation OF personal npor-
"oe wneh shall cease to breathe. Every kick
&c sexton gave chance skull or two thai stopped
e Way had its moral; it was as good as the festive
sage IN old Egypt, OF handing round an image OF
'a'n from suestto guest, 10 the words Of
" Drink and be merry, for such you shall bcu
10 the absence of such custom nov. know Of
''hlng more calculaedto bring down the pride Of
y one tnat plques himself too much upon his
:sh man an occasional conversation in church.
',h WIN sexton or grave digger on the subject
certain allowance of mind and muscles a, bs die.
'sa' and can strut and talk and look big, and hum
agmen's OF bravuras, & be seen now and then in
'anaem' and resort to the other methods of com
anulng some Difference 10 bis nrrsnnnl id.ntitp.