The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-10-26


pitai are both spacious and beautiful. An
extensive park stretches 10 the south and east
OF the buildings for some distance beyond the
hill, upoh which stands the Royal Observa-
tory. Its soping and green activities are
shaded with copses OF large forest trees, be-
meath which hundreds Of the inmates of the
Hospi.al-some with one leg or one arm, and
some having lost both, with their countenapces
worn with toll, and their locks whitened with
age-were quietly reposing, conversing with
their companions in misfortune. or sleeping
away the troubles of life; while herds of
deer were grazing around them or reclining in
;he same shade.
In the Park there is also handsome build
ing for the accommodation of the " Royal Ma
val Asylum - designed for the benefit of the
orphan children of British officers, who have
served in the royal navy. The establishment
consists of 900 boys and 200 girls, admitted
between the age OF five and twelve. Swarms
of them, "just let loose from SCHOOL, were
playing in the grounds about the Hospital, and
added interest to this extensive charity.
ANECDOTES OF MoNKIEs.--When Lord
Howe commanded at Gibraltar, party
OF officers were amusing themselves
with whiting Fishing, a the back of the
rocks; but were disturbed and obliged
TO shift their ground, from being pelted
from above; they gained station where
they caught plenty of fish. At this
time tie drums beat to arms on some
unexpected occasion, and the officers
rowf.d their boat ashore and left it high
and dry upon the beach, hurrying where
TIER DUTY called them.
On their return, their surprise was
excessive TO find their boat beached not
half so high as they left it, and at some
little distance from It's former position.
Their amazement was Increased Oh ex-
aiming their tackle, to find some hooks
baiied which had been left bare, and to
see the disposition of many things alter
ed. The cause was afterwards explain
ed. An officer Of the Hanoveran gre
nadiers, who was amusing himself with
i solitary walk, happened TO be close
observer of animal and vegetable ma
ture. This man, hearing the chatter of
monkies, stole upon a party of young
ones, who were pelting the fishers from
behind some rocks. While they were
so employed, two or three old ones ar
rived, who drove the youngsters away,
! and then remained behind, secretly OBJ
serving the ROceedings .of the whiting
sNfshers.
The fishers having beached their boat
and retired, the monkies apparently
: deemed the time was come for turning
their observations to account They
accordingly launched the boat and put
to sea, baited their hooks, and proceed
ed to work. Their sport was small, as
might be anticipated, from the impatient
nature of the animals; but what few
they caught, were hauled up with inf
mite exultation. When they were tired,
they landed, placed the boat las nearly
as they could) in her old position, in the
friendly spirit which have before re-
marked, and went up the rock with
their game.
The small pox having spread fearful
ly amongst the monkeys of South Anne
RIGA DIR. -, Secretary to the Blooms
bury-street vaccination society, was
struck with the idea of arresting its
further progress. Vaccination was of
course to be the means of staying the
plague, and his scheme for its introduce
tion was singularlY ingenious. He vac
cinated two or three boys, (whom he
first bound, hands and feet in the pre-
sence of an old baboon, who was OBJ
served to be closely attentive to bis pro-
eeedings. He then left him alone with
young monkey, depositing a guarded
lancet and some matter upon the table.
need scarcely add that he placed him
self 10 ambush in a neighbouring room,
for the purpose of watching ~his opera
lions. The old monkey threw the young
one, bound him, and inoculated him with
all the skill of a professor.
The usual effects followed. Other
steady monkeys were thus instructed in
the art, after having been themselves
previously inoculated, and several are
Gt is said) DOW sending out to South
America, provided with all necessary
means for spreading the beneficial iDfec-
ton. May the attempt succeed, and
r monkies, throughout that extensive con-
tinent, have cause to bless the name of
England English paper.
Ayain fellow, who commanded small
vessel, but who tried TO appear greater
than the captain of 6fst-rate man of
war, told his cabin boy one day that be
had company coming on board to dine /;
and that when he asked for the silver
handled knives and forks, he must tell
him they have gone ashore to be ground
and answer in the same STRAIN to any
question he might put. He did SO. The
knives and forks went off very we'll
The next question was, where is that
large Cheshire cheese. boy I? sGone ashore