The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-14

named JOHN Bull, for stealing from him the
mead of an Indian King, which was maSm-
icenty tattuOed, and was calculated Ia
produce considerable profit from exhl-
htion to the public. The bead, upon the
lowest estimate, was valued at from 81 10
eco, although the constable tho't it might
have been purchasedin the very best pickle
at Go. The circumstances, the detail OF
which excited much merriment in the of
fee, were as follow:
The constable, who was formerly Gus
tom-house officer, as he walked along Ber-
mondsey on Saturday last, observed sus-
picious looking fellow carrying bar, which
looked IS il it contained some stolen pro
perry. examining the bag, which was
given up very reluctantly, the officer put his
hand upon set Of human features, and
pulled up tire head Of Il black warrior who
was slain in battle, and had fallen into the
hands Of a civilized enemy, by whom, as is
the custom of the great Eastern don,lnious,
the head was picked aud preserved. The
tattooing, which was Of the ,esy first order,
each puncturc being most distinctly mark
ed, spread all over the face, from which II
was palpable that the termer proprietor OF
the head must have been OF thu very trst
rank. The teeth were perfect, and the
eyes were as bril- mt as if they belonged 10
vin. skull, So tnat in fact the head was
great curiosity besides, the picking was
of such a nature as to render 1t unnccessa
~ to treat the head with any great deIicacy,
and it mlsht he handled or thrown about
by thousand people, without sustaining
INJURY the halr was peculiarly beautiful. -
Ihr head haWl<cr upon being txamintdb by
the constable as To the manner IN which lie
became possessed of SO extraordinary a no-
velty, said, thai he was empowered by an-
other person either to dispose OF it altogc-
thtr or il the sale could be accomplished,
to exhibit it from door To door, ut penny
Il sight The constable then desired to
see the license for hawking heads, hut no
such license being produced, he told the
head hawkcr that he must answer for the
offence before a magistrate. On the way
To the office, thu head hawker contrlyed to
slip away, leaving the constable III possess
sian Of the bag and lis contents, whercupon
the latter took ii into Che house of his land
lady, who kept BARRIERS shop, not TO he
shaved, bat To br looked ut gratis by his
friends. Mr. Bull happened to be- present
al the tme, and requested 10 examine the
head mlnutrly, got hold Of il, owore he
had as good right 10 il as the constable,
and that hr would stand all consequences.
The constable obtained summons on a
former day for Mr. Bull, calling upon him
tn answer for his condact, but no obedience
was paid to the command therefore
warrant WAS now applied for To bring up
the body of Mr.. Buil aud the head OF his
majesty.
Mn Chambers asked the constable how
he knew thai il license WAS necessary Tor
dl,posins of such commodity as human
head.
The constable said that he knew that
picked heads were an cxciseahte article ;
tnlt the duty had not been paid upon the
mead, aud that it should have paid $50 per
cent. I'd ralorcm duty.
Mr. Chambers Well but how did he
get away with the head
ConstabIc-He ran off with it, and neI-
thcr he nor the head ever came back since.
Mr.. Chombers.-Thcn don't think that
man with such head as you have can be
better employed than IN running after the
mead. But take care that somebody does
not run away with your own in the pursuit,
Constable ELL take care OF that, your
worship.
Mr. Chambers. w hatever they do with
your head, they'll not touch your brains at
ANY rate.
The constable said, that without a war
rant, there would be no use in his going
! after the head.
AIr. Chambers refused to grant ONE, bu,
said, If the custom house thought il worth
their while 10 run after il picked head Iol
the duty, he would grant a warrant To one
of Their officers.
From highly amusing and interesting
article, entitled, Specimens ola diary, W.
make the following extracts:
I'VE. January 3.-Mr. Craiston, tolc
curious anccdote the other day, at tn,
] East India House, when inveghin5 agans
the NAL practices of stock jobhInS Dunn
the infatuation that prevailed among al
ranks of people respecting the south SCI
scheme, in 1920, nobleman called on'
morning. at bankers in Lombardy Street
5, pulling ont bank bill Of $1,000 told hin
that it was AT his service, ii he won an
swrr him, in one word, one question, as
surng him, at the same time, that the qucs
ion would not affect his honor. TIN
Banker agreeing to the proposal, the noble
man, then asked him." Did sir john Blonn
bny or sell to day." " Bought answered
the other. "Then, there sand the peer
. is your cl0Oc, and buy for me 10000
between this and night.
"January 3.-Thc great bell at 81
Paul's tolicd this morning, for the death