The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13
Interesting Gleanings.

Interesting GAeanings. !
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The minister of the several members of
the Holy Alliance in Switzerland, have re-
ouired Of the Swiss governments that they
expel all the political refugees in their,
territory, and furnish them with passports
only for the United States. BY way OF Bre-
men or Hamburg. A list of 200 was FUR
nished.
The ALIENS residing in Paterson County. ~
j. held meeting on the 2lst OF October, as a
primary step towards making an appeal to Con-
press to OBTAIN a revision Of the Alien Laws,
which they conceive detrimental to the United
States, and injurious TO themselves In order to
accomplish this end they call upon their hrother
aliens who are scattered over this continent, to-
go. .onerate in relieving each other from the re
s,rictiye operations of this once salutsry rcgula.
|,ion, but now, as they humbly believe, from the
change of circumstances and times, an impolitici
measure.-[ AunonA.
A young lady in Ireland, has recovered
1881. Of man 60 years old, for oreach
of promise of marriage. He refused tol
fulfil his engagement at the very moment
the ceremony was to commence.
Accounts from Iceland Of the 10th Of August
say, that the Volcano at kolergean, on that Isl
and, which had been quiet for sixty-eght years,
made terrible eruption on the 26th Of July last
accompanied by an earthquake. Enormous blocks
of ice were detached from the summit OF the
mountain great extent OF the country was iaid
WASTE but fortunately no lives were lost; ships
which we're twenty leagues distant in the open
llsea, were covered with volcanic ashes. There
were three distinct eruptioRs, each very violent
I A Miss Brenge lately exhibited at
. Georgetown, N. c. proofs of wonderful
|skll, in the use of scissors. In piece
of paper an inch square, she cut out the
|, letters that compose the Lords Prayer, in
fla style of elegant Typography. Every let;
: ter was accurately formed.
On the Sd Sept person went into the shop Of
. Mr. Turner, grocer at Thame, in England, on
, business. and while he was talking, wasp flew
into his mouth and stung his throat so dreadtuly
that an inflammation ensued, which prevented
: respiration, and caused the unfortunate mans
. death.
:. The magistrates of Blackburn. are put
hitting the act of Charles II. in force against
persons who do not go to church, or some
other place of worship, on Sunday.
A London paper says, that indications of dis
'slpostion amongst the inhabitants OF Madeira e.
;lseparae the islands from Portugal, havng been
manifested, new Governor. with troops, Judges
&c. were sent out from Portugal, and arrived on
=, the Dist August to investigate, the matter snu
" bring the offenders 10 punishment
i The King of Sweden has ordered the
Norwegian Legislation to draw up plan
,aof new criminal code. The King and
o. Grown Prince have allowed 10000 riS
in dollars per annum, for the support OF the
j. Theatre.
'e In the district of Pompicy in France, the low
Wing and scraping of some cows over particular
rs spot, drew to it TWO shepherds, who discovered
There the dead body of man with the skull bro
ken.-The name of the deceased was ascertaIned
|his death traced his murderer discovered IN
fellow abourer. A pair of trowsers and galters
lie belonging to the latter were found near the
r. corpse. These were tried on him in court by Q
tailor, who affirmed that they could have beer
:. cut out for no other person, than the accused
, He was convicted.
A machine for threshing English grain
d. has been invented by gentleman at Ox
,e ford, Chenango county, N. York, which il
said will thresh out 400 bushels in day.
sjI Inc ItritSn GOVernment nave gwen oiuCio ~
e. building ffty-four new Churches.
rs A promising Youth.-By way Of illus
as trating the necessity of free schools il
On Rhode Island, the Providence Gazette
r. states. that son of one of their State sen
ators. who has arrived at the age of six
nateen years, is SO ignorant as to be unabl
o' to write his own name!
'o In August last, during violent storm of rair
There fell near the Castle of Schoenbrunn, in Aus
tria, an immense number of insects unknown i
adj that country. They were covered with specie
IS uf Coaguation, and died on being removed tror
the water.-It is conjectured that they had bee
driven from some distant country by waite
Spout.
DIS The Rev. DR.. Perkins delivered his 5Ot
sir| anniversary discourse, in West Hartford
,le on Sunday the aOth ult. In the course
edlhis ministry he has delivered $3.50 write
sermons, and 1000 extcmporaneous ones