The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

Each Sirl 10 proHcient.
oLn PLAY.
Development Of Electricity by t,oo pie
ces Of tie same metat.-- Among the appli-
cations of the electromagnetic multipler,
is the following: If two pieces of the same
metal are plunged, at different moments,
into an acid capable of acting on them,
that which was first introduced will act
as the most positive metal to the other
The experiment may be made very well
with zinc and diluted muriatic, or sulphu-
Iric acid Avogadro, Anuaies de Chime.
| Sir Thomas More had, for some time,
but two daughters one Of whom it will
be recolected, showed remarkable piety
towards him. Lady More, however, was
forever praying for boy. At length, she
obtained her wish. The boy coming to
mans estate, proved but simple: Sir Tho
mas thereupon said to his wife, Thou pray.
edst so long for boy, that he aclH be Z
boy as long as he lires.
.anne Bolpm.--In Housae's Memoirs
vol. p. 435, a little circumstance is recor
: lded concerning the decapitatlon of thu
nfortunate Anne Boleyn, which illus
Itrates an observation of Hume. Our his
torian notices, that her executloner was
$ Frenchman of Calais, who was supposed
be uncommonly skiful; it is probable
p that the following incident may have beef
proved by tradition in France, from the ac
| Icount of the executioner himself. Ann
: Boleyn, being on the scafold, would no
)Iconsent to have her eyes covered with
I tIbandage, saving that she had no fear o
, death. All that the minister who assiste
,,lat her execution could obtain from he
: was that she would shut her eyes. But a
/, She was opening them at every momen
y the executioner was obliged to invent a
d pxprdent 10 behead the Queen. lie dre'
II off his shoes and approached her silently
o while he was at her left hand another pei
. son advanced at her right, who made
e great noise in walking, so that the clrcum
! stance drew the attention OF Anne-sh
n turned her face from the executioner, VIII
It was enabled by this circumstance to strik
h the fatal blow, without being dsartned b
d the spirit of affecting resignation whic
! shone in the eye Of the lovely but unfo
dltunate victim.
ST
~ A true miracle performed by DR.. Cor
G mel, of Bunno, in the county of Cavan, i
r the year 1717.-" In the year l77S, abo,
" the month of February, girl of the nam
!ylof Ann Mulligan, who lived near Rookie
III rv, and who was about fourteen wears
r age, went over to neighbours house o
n a visit, one evening, and returned about |
e. o'clock at night, having completely lo
&c her speech, and remained in that state ii
the month of May l777, being space
: four years and about quarter, when he
of friends brought her to DR.. Connell, gene
en- ally called the Mad Doctor, who, when
,e- examined the girl, and heard the stor
nd brought her into his parlour and lock,
ly the door. Then, placing her on a cha
re at one end of the table, and himself opp
site at the other, he commenced by d
he torting his countenance in shockil
M manner, so as to strike terror into the gi
on and after some time he furiously hounc,
nglup, flew to a dagger which was hangi,
r over the chimney piece, ran at the q
tie swearing he would instantly put her
he death, when she dropped on her knees al
NO ex9 aimed for Gods sake to spare her Iii
ID, and Immediately tainted. On recoveril
p from the iaint, she had completed y regal