The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-14
n Mother Of George III.

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Mother OF George III.
! "A Uuniag to M0HghHesS JeSterS.- There
| is now in the New Bedlam, London, 4
man who was driven mad by being sud
denly startled -" As he was onr morning
| crossing his fathers fields, on his way to
| his usual labours, cheerful and gnardless,
an intimate rlisti. acquaintance saw him
coming, knew his simplicity, and, in a
mere frolic, stepped aside, and concealed
himself behind bush until the other came
up, when he suddenly rushed upon him
with Il loud shout. lie was so astounded
by the shock, that he was struck almoS,
sensecss he staggered, TELL, and tainted
away. The current Of his blood seemed
for some time arrested, and his pnlsatOn
ceased. He WAS taken up and conveyed
home dehrlum ensued and madness fol
lowed, which has ever since continued
without abatement, To a degree not only
pitiable, but dangerous TO all who approach
him"
A gentleman in Edinburgh, on Friday
fortnight, sent an lrIshInan he bad had for
| some time ia his service IL the bank, with
check for so. The fellow abscouded
with the money. The criminal officers in
Glasgow heard of the theft, and were ON
the alert. About one O'Clock on Sunday
morning week, they found the object of
their pursuit in bed, III a house in Cowead-
dens. Forty pounds of the money were
found in his pocket. When ordered To
rise and follow the officers, I" Sure" says
Pat, you won't take me away TIL | spak
with friend that's just now IN anclgh-
bour's house" a messenger WAS instant
ly despatched for the friend, hnt instead
of one friend, about forty arrived, who
rescued the fellow out OF the hands OF the
officers.
One of the clauses in the new London
bridge act authorized any peace officer to
| apprehend, and bring before some alder
man of the city, any person or persons
who shall lasten any horse or other cat
| tie tn any house, wall, fence, post, tee, SC
on said bridge"
BLACK CURRANT WINE.
Boiling the fruit is practice of decided
ad, autagc. From this treatment many
tastcIess fruits acquire flavor, as Is well
known, aud many bad nayors are convert
| ed into agreeable ones. In no case per
|
black cunant, which, harsh and conpara-
lively lnsipG in It's natural state, acquires,
| hy boiling, powerful, and, 10 most per
SONS, Il highly agreeable flavor In making
wine from this variety OF currant, the ell
! ircts of this process are Nriy remarkable ;
! the produce OF the raw fruit being scarce
ly distinguished by any particular proper
ty from the herd of made vines, while
! that oI the boiled fruit may, with careful
management, be brought to resemble some
of the best OF the sweet Cape wines. In
| the white and red currant the saint pre-
caution has been attended with results
equally successful. though not marked by
a contrast 50 decided. Ii sweet vine is
intended, the quantity of fruit for ten gal
Ions should not exceed 10 pounds II dry
wine is desired, it may extend to CO.
The proportion of sugar viii be 80 pounds,
az before. II Il much stronger VINE o'
either quality is desired, it must extend to
30 ponds. Unsound or bruised llnii
should be rejected; and the remains of the
blossom and the fruit stalk carefully re-
moved. Giasgop paper.
Death Of Tam O'Stantcr.-At Loeb
witnoch, on the 9th inst died Thomas
Reid, lahonrer. The importance attached
10 this circumstance arises from his having
been the celebrated equestrian hero ol
Burns poem, Tam O'ShGHler He was
horn on thr 2lst of October l745, in the
clachan of Kyle Ayrshire, and he has now
at length surmouned the " mOsses, rivers
slaps and styles ofl(e." For consldera-
Bile time past he bad been ia the service oI
Major Harvey, of Castle Semple, and toI
nine months previous to his death had been
incapable of labour during which time, I"
the hoaor of Major Hrrney, be II rclnen-
brled, the many ills Of old age and disease
were soothrd as far rs possible by a ios'
trring and laudable generosity. KeId
, however, retained to the last the desire o.
beniug 4" ia for weeks together"
A man has been lodged in Greenfield
gaol for stealing two yoke OF oxen ff!ce
], After first stealing. he sold them, and again
made off with them at night. lie aean
| sold thpnl il, another place, and WAS wait