The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-11-02

an lTishman, sir; | understand you are the
PRESIDENT Of the United States, and | desire
TO have the honor to shake hands with YOU"
With great pleasure, SIR" said Mr.. Adams,
extending his hand and shaking that Of the
person who addressed him. May | ask,
SIR" said the President, show you like this
country. -" Indeed, sir" said the lrishman,
like it very much. like it so much, that
intend soon, 10 become A EATIvE!m The
President smiled, and with genteel inclina-
lion of the head" We shall be happy, sir,
TO have such a fellow citizen" Here the
parties were separated by the crowd, which
pressed round the President. This is a genu-
Inc and good Irish bull. II is not unworthy Of
place in Miss Edgeworth's collections.
As but few persons here have witnessed the
execution of lithographics, we will endeayor
to give short account of it. The stone upon
which the drawing is to be made is procured Of
the printer, who Keeps them ready prepared
II presents smooth surface upon which the
artist, with crayon, executes likeness or
any other piece he may fancy; this is handed
10 Inc printer who passes wet cloth over the
whole, and the water, recedes entirely from
the drawing, which is then struck with com.
mon printers ball, and the ink adheres to the
drawing alone and the stone is next passed
under press similar to the copper-pIate press,
and the Impression is then complete. The
origina- drawing is thus preserved IN each pic
tufe like copper-piate engravings, which are,
at best, copies more or less perfect, according
to the skill of the engraver.
A Washington in Greece.-Wm. Washing
ton, says London paper, nephew of the
celebrated Washington, has proceeded from
Hydra for Napoli di Romania, with the inten-
ton Of entering into the ranks of the Greeks.
1t will be recollected that the above gentle
man sailed from this port last spring. He was
formerly, we believe, alieutenant of the 9TH
regiment Of U. S. artillery.l Bos. Gag.
The Legislature of Vermont met at Mont
pelier on the 18th instant, and on the same
day the votes were counted, and Cornelius P.
Van Ness, Esq was declared reelected Gov
ernor, and Benjamin Swan, ESQ. Lieutenant
Governor. d. AFRO A. Buck, ESQ. was chos-
en- Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
aud Norman Williams, Esq. Secretary Of
State.
The trisate Braudywiue, having on board
the illustrious LAFAYETTE, was spoken by the
ship Lancaster, arrived at Philadelphia from
Liverpool, on the Goth ut. in lat. as, 81. sew.
enteen days from the Chesapeake-all we'll.
Patrick Doyle, aged sixty, shot himself in
England in consequence of disappointment IN
a ore affair, with young girl about sirteen o,
serenfeen.
By the Census CT Rochester, Just taken
the population is found TO be 6,27l, giving an
increase of more than 1000 since last Febru.
airy. The population of Black Rock has in.
creased from 440 to 40, being just 1000 in
a year.
The Village of Brooklyn, opposite New.
YORK, contains between and 5000 inhabi-
tarts, having increased $3.50 in years
Steam Boats pass between il and New York
every five minutes. 1t is in agitation to give
| it a City Corporation.
Lyons, on the New-Yorlz Canal, FIVE wear,
since contained but two buildings. 1t now
has Courthouse, 8 Meeting Houses. 6 Inns
10 Stores, and about 1000 inhabitants.
! Population of Rome--A Roman paper con.
tains detailed tabular statement of the
changes in the population of that CITY from
1916 to 1925. 1t appears that in the forme
year the population consisted of 1913. 997 indi
viduals, of whom 1904 belonged to the seen
lar and regular clergy, including nuns, auc
that at present the population amounts tt
l58,730 individuals, of whom 5,120 belon.
to the clergy. Thus for every IS person
there Is one priest, monk, or nun.
/ Gambling on a large seate.-The Count Sal
whisky, Polander, has recently lost at pique
10000 acres of woodland, and chateau stu
ate IN saxony. The Prince Dolgorouky is tn,
winner. The Count Salviusky is the SAM
person who at Constantinople won Oft Can
tain Pacha, at game of chess, 10 slaves an,
$4,000 leopard skins, the former of which h,
set at liberty, and the latter sold in Hungar,
for 5000 forms.
\ Er-President adams. venerabl,
! Patriot entered upon his 9lst year OIL
the 3lst ult.