The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-01-15

Mr. Thomas j. ffe,ys, OF Melkshan, Wi.
shire, gave dinner on Tuesday, the 2Sh
Oct 10 20 Of his neighbors, all residents in
the s!osesaid parish, (containing popu!a,bn
Of = 6oo,) whose ages together amounted TO
1000 years. QGety.-Are there many PR.
ishcs, with the like populsiion, in the king
dom, that world shafd The pleasing pri,iirye
10 an :ndividus' Of bringing together sect q
venerable company so nearly yc'ging tie
yond that boufns from whence no usycler
returns" The hard winter, which began
on Christmas eve, 1899, was very faniiis, to
most Of the compsby, and some we'll remen.
ber ihe ice 10 have been more than ore y9d
IN thickness IN many Of the ponds 10 that Vi
cini'y.
Nnsieai COoehm,n The blowing of he
horn by The coachmen and guards oil 90, mail
coaches, which has usually been considered a
so', OF nuisance, is now, by the perseveriog
labofs OF these ingenious geotiemen, convert.
ed into an instrument Of public qualification.
Most of the guards If the stsge-coaehes now
make their entrance end xxi, TO the melody
OF some old na,iona, ballad, which, though il
may not perhaps, be played at present in such
exact time srd luue rs would satisfy the lead
CT ct the Opefs baod, is yet ploassn, in COM
parisoD 10 tho unme aniDg and discor dan,
s,raios which formerly Issued from the same
quarter.
Some Of the masts in The Kings dock
yards ore three fee, in diameter, and 40 yAcds
IN length. These long fits are such conduct
ors OF sonod, thot ws,ch placed ags,ns, one
end may be heard 10 beat very distinctly by
an car applied to the other end.
A porter, in the establishment OF Mr.. c T.
hrche r, bookseller Of Dublin, came into pos-
session, few days ago, OF property ,xcceding
2o,ooo!. by the DEAN of . brother, u ciolbief,
III the Wcsl OF England.
A number Of wuIkneo ct Manchester, m.
ployed IN building a s,eom. engine chimney
35 yatds high, gave notice that one OF The IN
would srsrd upon tho the top OF il on his he cd
when completed. Al The appointed time sew.
ersi lloyd cheers were giyep, to ind,ca,e that
The performance WIS abcui 10 commence,
when, 10 tho terror end dismsy of the i'm.
mcDsc crowd, down fell tho object 10 the
ground but their sympathy was soon turned
TO Laughter on dIscoye'ing that the supposed
individual was oniy man ol stew. AIMED.
ical gentleman well known for his hum anity
in cases oil accidents, hsstened 20 The place TO
g;ye his assistance, but made his rsueal even
'iasyer than bic advance.
Two women, Who were employed in sweep
ing up the leaves ia Cfows!cy Park, the ssrt
oi the late Atkins Wight, Esa Be, ks, hsv
ing collected large qlan,,,y, boy sc, them
"n fire ; as one OF The won,sn was approach.
ing th, seme, a buck ,hs, was grsz,ng near.
ran al her, end ,h'ow,ng her up On his borns,
dashed off through The fire; the wo,nan's
clothes were instantly in = bi.z-, aud IN this
situation she was carried nearly 100 yards be.
tore she fell of tho enimal's head the buck
Immediately uade his escape without renew.
ing the o,tsck, add strange 10 relate, except
be,pg little sco,cbed by the 6rc, ond teri.
bly irigh,ed, the woman Was not mate italy
injured.
BePs Ueek.y Messenger.