The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-02


II is singular that in our day, a Prince of the
blood Royal, any presumptivc heir to a Eu-
ropean throne should be Ignorant ofthe French
language"
Theimmeusc wealth of Mr.. Bowers, father
of the late Countess of Strathmore, arose in
great part from his mines in Dutham. He
paid in tthc to the rector of one parish an
equitable moduS, of 700l. per annum. The
living, exclusive of this, was worth only 1901.
The rector become coyetous OF large mo-
dus ard demanded 1,000t. per annum. Mr..
Bowes desired few days to consider the
matter. In the interim he sent his head
miner, and gave him orders to Shut up the
shaft then in use, and to open one in the next
parish, where was a very poor living. He
than sent word to the covctous man that the
shaft was shut up, and should never be open
ed while the living was held by him.
The following is an extract of a letter from
Wear, near Axbridge, Somersetshire ="
shocking accident has taken place few miles
| from us. 1t is said that whilst four men were
moving, they complained TO their master
that their cider was not good. He replied
that they should have better, went home, and
tapped, as he thought, his best, and it sent TO
them. They had not drank it long before
riding BY at the time, to whom the men COM
planned of being i'll. He then went to their
master and asked what cider he had given
them: he said, Good come taste it," The
gentleman and the master both drank oft,
became i'll, and died, as did also the four men.
| After their death, the barrel was examined,
and there was found in it female adder,
which had got in whilst the barrel was dry
ing, and had given birth of young ones, which
were in state of decay in the cidcr.-Giobe
and Traveller.
Melancholy .Act Of Fanaticism-Switzer-
| land, June pa woman Of Grub, in the
Canton of Appenzel, giving way to the un-
happy fanaticism which now misleads the g
norant classes of society, has just killed her
child, to save it from the persecution of the
evil spirit whom she thought she recognised
in the features of a stranger who was passing
through the village in which She lived.
[franktord Journal
An amusing controversy is carried on in the
principal London Ministerial Journals the
New Times and the Courier respecting the
rumour Of the Government sending out Han
overing Troops to Portugal; the former pa
per positively asserts that 5000 Hanoverian
Troops are forthwith to be sent to Portu-
gal,' while the latter paper says, that the
statement els nothing more than the mere
gossip of coffee house politicians"
SALE OF A WIFE
On Friday week a great commotion was
created in the new market, at Shudehill, Man
chester, by one of those occurrences which
sometimes disgrace tire labourimg classes of
this country.--rhe sale of d wife by her h,ls-
band. The vcnder was pcnsioner with one
arm named Hugh Pritchard; his wife was a
good looking woman, apparently about six
and twenty. After several bddings she was
knocked down for five shilings but, not lik-
ing the purchaser she was put up again, and
was finally disposed of for three shillngs and
quart of ale. The purchaser was tlfen NOV
ing off with his prize; but the crowd, taking
up the cause of outraged decency, began to
peit them with mud on which the man slunk
away, leaving the woman to shift for herself,
and She was glad to take refuge i'll the lock
up on Shudehil There Collier, the officer
who has charge Of the lookup, very proper
ty detained her, and having learnt where the
husband was to be found he took him into Gus
tody, and lodged both the dclinqucnts in the
New Baily. On the following day they were
brought up before Mr.. Norris, who rcmaifded
them till Monday, when they were discharg-
cd, with a suitable admonition.-Lonaoa Pa
0er.
The British Parliament was prorogued on the
18th June, by the King in peison-who made a
speech, comprising eight short paragraphs, every
one OF which commences with a great L. 1t
amounts to this;
am happy TO see you again, my Lords
am sorry YOU have been disturbed by the Irish
hope You will keep sharp lookout in that
quarter
am on pretty good terms with the holy alliance
thank YOU for so much money
see you have done something for the manufac-
lures
am glad that We get along sowclI-and
Ihope you will behave yourselves at home
Good Evening.
IRELAND.-Iettcrs received bv the ship
Schuylkill, arrived at Amboy from Cork, (says
the n. " Evening Post) give a most deplorablc
account of the north OF Ireland, owing to the
overwhelming taxes and tythcs, cxacted from
the people. TO such a dcplo.ble condition
were the mechanics and agriculturists reduced by
these eXolbitant demands, that they were unable
to purchase the ncccssalies of life, and in many
places numbers of these unfortunate victims of a
mistaken policy had actually died for want Of
food. Efforts were making by some humane in
dividuals to afford relief to these wrctchcd be-
ings; but the assistance of so partial a ma
ture that thousands were compelled to leave the
country in order TO avoid starvation. As proof
that these miseres originated in the causes stated,
and not from a scarcity of provisions, we observe
it mentioned in late Irish paper, that "whilc