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POPULATION OF IRELAND.

arranged from the first number Of "Me Dublin
Philosophical Journal and Scientific Reriew."
In the returns made pursuant to an act Of Parlia-
ment the population of Ireland in 1921, is said to
be 6,8Ol 1929, viz. males 1896, females S,459,
9Ol.
The density of this population is S6S persons 10
an Irish square mile, being three times as populous
as Scotland, one and half as populous as France,
end twice as populous as Germany The popula-
ton of Ireland 10 that OF England is as 225 to 207,
the latter however, are diused over the country,
but congregated in cities and manufacturing dis
tricts.
Ireland, in every point of view, is interesting to
the Statesman and political Economist, but in none,
more than in the increase and decrease of her pop
ulation; at the commencement of the 18th century,
(Morrsons es,imate) 700 900 is supposed not to be
under the truth at the commencement oil the war
of 64l, the population consisted of 100000, and
in 1871, 100000. This dimlnuon may be ac-
counted for there were, during the interval, in the
country, at the same time, five hostile armies, ar
ranged under the banners OF FIVE different parties,
" any TWO Of which, had they met, would have con.
tended with the most deadly rancour." 10 1926,
Capt. South makes The population l,0o4lo2. A.
bout this PERIOD the Irish began to be an object OF
ridicule to the London populace by their iondness
for the bane Of Cobbett, the mealy potato-and the
increase of population is thcnceforward astonishing
In 1s6 years the population ofthe County Of Armagh
has increased eight fold Louh, sir Jotd; and the
kingdom at large, seven fold; but the County oil
Meath not quite four fold it is, however, acheaf
producing soil.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
DON'T FORGET

rgvIIAr the lLry,nd University Lotery will be drawn
pfrlnet.y nelt the 10Th inst. A, only few days viii
eapse before the high prizes of 100000, $4,000, Of
IS oO0-and the other high prizes contained in this rich
immetaely to Robinsos Office, 105, Market street. and
secure chance for Of Fortunes fayors GA word
to The wise is sufficient"
Wilmington Oct IL
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
NOTICE.

Ii persons having claims against the estate of PETER
Y WILLIAMS ESD deceased, late of pencader hundred
viii present them duly attested for settlement and all
those indebted to said estate requested to make mme
date PAYMENT as the circumstances of the estate such
as not to admit Of indulgence.
JACOB FAIRS, Executor.
Oct 10Th 1926 90-2norf
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
Household s Kitchen Furniture,
The Trustees of the Poor

ar Newcastle county will meet at the Poor House, on
~ Wednesday the 26th inst. at 10 o'clock A. NJ
Persons having accounts against the institution re.
quested to hand them Joseph Gru5b the subscriber
8 days before the meeting. Ii. HEALD, .Sec'y.
October 18th, 1895 9O-4t
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14

The general election in Pennsylvania took place on
Tuesday last In Philadelphia the Democrats elected two
assembynen, three select council men, and
council men; and the Federaists elected senator, four
assemblymen, select council man, and thirteen
cnlncil mrn.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14

FLOUR.-The schr. Zenophon. Hall, at Bal
iimore on Saturday evening from Havana whence
she sailed on he Goth ut. reports that -four was
selling at tpentyt,co dollars per bbl and scarce.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
NOTICE.

N adjourned meeting of the Stockholders of the Eit-
a ton hank ef .wyand will take place at their Banking
House, OIL the first Monday OF November next.
Bv Order. j. RICHARDSON, Cashir.
oct II 1895 90-T
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
NOTICE s. SALE.

Wu.LIAM WARNER having this day executed an as
sgnment to the subscribers, of the surplus of his
tate that may remain under his assignment bearing date
the 18th April 1924, also of all his household and kie-
en- furniture in trust for the purposes mentioned in said
assignment; they will offer a, PUBLIC SALE, at the
dence OF the said William Warner, the turnpike road
leading from Wilmington to New PORT 5h dug, the 27M
g 1oA month, (27th Of October, inst.,) all the said
Household 8 Kitchen Furniture,
consisting of Beds, Bedseads Bedding. Bureaus Chairs
Tables, Sdeboard Sofas, Looking Carpets And
irons, Shovels and Tongs, Pots, Kettles, &c.
.7tso, at the same time and place,
Two horse Carriage and Harness,
Gig and Harness, Sleigh Horse Cart,
lloe-harrow, Wheelbarrow, Saddles,
9 Mich Cows, &c.
The conditions will be made known at the sale, by
EDWARD TATNALI,
JAMES PRICE,
.fsSagnees Of w. WARNER.
10 mo. 12tb, 1925. 9O-4t
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~M DRAUGHT BEER,
l[NNkakr=Ea1 PORTER AND .aLE.
sNaM JSRAEN ". JONES,

II REWER, at No. 81, Second street, Wilmington, Del
ID keeps constantly OH hand supply OF Draught Beer,
Porter and Ale of the first quality, with which Bo,ters and
others can be furnished reasonable TERMS by the barrel
half barrel quarter barrel -
ne thankful for the extensive patronage hitherto re-
ceived and solicits q continuance OF public favor.
10th mo Il, 1926. 9O-yt
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14

We have yet received any account of the polls in
Sussex county, We would thank some of our friends to
furnish with correct statement of the number Of votes
given there.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
WASHINGTON CANAL
AND
ST. Peters Church Aottery q,

BIZ authority Of Congress and he Legislature Of Desvare
TN consequence of the increased popularity and brisk
safes of the preceding classes, the Managers have it in
their power to state the drawing of the following Class,
will certainly take place in WILMINGTON, as carly rs the
I6h Of next month, (Sovembcr) under the superinten.
dcncc of the following gentlemen, commissioners appoint
ed by he Governor viz: James Booth Esq DR.. Il. Nau
di, and 1u,jrozy Gr0p EsO
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
October II, 1925.

Indignantly dawning ALLEVIATE
oep portion of the Union from anothe'' WASHINGTON.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
SELECTED FOR THE GARLAND.
THE DISSIPATED HUSBAND.

BY J. G. PERCIVAL
He comes mott have watch'd the moon go down,
But vet he comes not-.once it was not so.
He thinks not how these bitter tears do flow,
The while he holds his riot in that town.
Yet he will come and chde, and shall weep
And he will wake my infant from its sleep,
To blend its feeble wallng with my tears
o how love mothers watch to keep,
Over those sleeping eyes--that smile which cheers
My heart, though sunk in sorrow, hx'd and deep.
| had husband once who lov'd me-noW
He ever wears frown upon his brow;
But yet, cannot hate--O there were hours,
When could hang ,toreuer on his eye,
And Time, who stole with silent swlftness by,
strew'd, as he hurried on, his path with flowers.
| lov'd him then--he lov'd me too-My heart
Still finds its .foaad,ess kindle, if he smile,
The memory of those days will ne'er depart;
And though he often sting me with dart,
Venom'd and barb'd; and waste upon the vile,
Caresses which his babe and mine should share;
Though he should spurn me, will calmly bear
His madness--and should sickness come, and lay
It's paraiyzing hand upon him; then
l would with kindness all my wrongs repay,
Until the penitent should weep and say,
How injured and bow faithful had been
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
THE Lutte.

Come, sweet lutte, and sadly tell,
What my tongue dar'd never speak
Like my heart with sorrow swell,
Like it, it then, be hush'd and break
Tyrant Love ! thy weary slave
Finds his refuge in the grave.
List to me, thou fragrant wind
Thou my true love-tale shall hear,
In my lady's tresses twin'd,
Fond!y whisper in her ear,
That of all who round her rove,
None, like me, can die for love.
Now the Christian cross wear,
Welcome now the angry sea
Welcome Moslem shaft and spear;
Welcome death in Galilee,
Death than scorn is dearer far
Now farewell love, lutte, and star.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
A GALLANT RETORT.

AS nobeman was leading very love
ly young lady from the theatre, after the
representation of the tragedy of Zaiae,
at which she had been greatly affected,
they met Tokaire, to whom the nobleman
said, You have much to answer for
the crime Of drawing floods of tears from
those beautiful eyes" Voltaire replied,
" All, my Lord, those eyes know bur TOO
well ho7v TO reUenge themselves
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
A MOTHERS LOVE.

She lnger'd DER his infant form,
And fam would she have suffered too
She wiped from his pale worn brow
Diseased natures gentle dew
To make his transient rest more sweet,
She fann'd mild zephyrs DER his couch +;
Nor aught could take her from her seat,
Nor aught her constant ardor touch.
Whole days and nights she calmly sat,
And watch'd him with an angels care
And yet her dark blue eye was bright
Exhausted nature gleam'd not there,
Save when its lovely orb was veiPd
With PHYS soul-dissolving tear,
Which from her boson's recess came.
And dimm'd its lustre with tear.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
FOR THE GARLAND.

SONG.
To the Air 0 tell me how from love to fy'
O. infant love, when first it beam'd,
Its dart was sweet to me,
twas from the bow of Lassy stream'd--
No touch SO sweet could be.
O! Lassy aye I'll bless the day
We mus'd beneath the bow'r.
You stole my youthful heart away
I'll ne'er forgot the hour.
But Lassy, o much sweeter still
When first you vow'd your love,
And o the bliss no tongue could tell,
Methought twas heaven above.
To east or west I'd calmly go,
Where only savage roam,
And DER the raging pillows row
To muse with thee alone. l. W. A.
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were covered with flowers aud tinsel, and
IN these dresses they surrounded the bed
Of the dying Duke. A white robe, trim
med with roses, which the Duchess wore,
was literally soaked in blood, and the
dresses OF the Princes were splashed In
many places. At the same moment, not
two PAGES from this distressing scene, the
Opera continued, and the singing and
dancing went on. When the door in the
little saloon, whittier the unhappy Prince
was at first carried, was opened to give
him some air, the sound of the orchestra
and the violins was distinctly heard
A man in Silesia was lately arraigned
for the crime of bigamy. On the trial it
appeared that he had successfully mar
ried NINE wives, all of whom were in
court. The Judges decreed that the best
punishment would be, 10 make him live
hereafter with the whole nine. The un
happy prisoner pleaded the capital pun
ishment on hearing their decision, but
without effect-The Court was inexora-
Die.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
AUTUMN.-BY WILLIAM RAY.

AuTUMN.-BY WILLIAM RAY.
Look at Autumn-see the day
Glooms obscure its newborn glory
Summer having died away,
Hear its dirge repeat the story
Man and Nature must decay.
Look at Autumn-see the night
VeiPd in blackncss-tempests bowling
Now and then the moon in sight,
Looking down, and on you scowlng:
Cold and cherries is her light.
Look at Autumn-vales and groves,
Vocal late with JOY and gladness;
Mournful now with turtle doves,
Pouring forth their notes of sadness
Broken VOWS and blghted loves
Look at Autumn--hills and plains,
All their flowers and verdure faded
Not one honored leaf remains
AL is withercd-all degraded
SO when vice the fair one stains.
Look at Autumn-hear the winds
Natures destiny bemoaning;
Every blast of death reminds
Autumn too, in death lies groaning-
Every thing destruction finds
Look at Autumn-every where
Desolation stalks before you
Ruin dark, and wild despair,
Like two cormorants hang DER you
For the frost of death prepare.
Look at Autumn-white with frost,
Like old age with snowy tressesi
When our path of life is cross'd
BY bandit of dlstresses,
In moment all is lost.
Look at Autumn-see the trees;
Mortal look, and cease complaining
And the blossoms, look on these,
All have buds of life remaining
God his wisdom thus DEGREES.
He all nature will restore,
And with Spring again returning,
Light the lamp of life once more
In mans breast, forever burning,
When the light of time is DER.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
SELECTED FOR THE GARLAND.
ENVY AND MALICE.

EN- \ I'm d NIiLIOTs
Go Envy, with imperous mein,
Lurk to thy caves, and there remain,
With all thy Wanting pride;
And Mallce-thou unearthly guest,
Go lean upon thy Sisters breast,
And ever there reside.
No cheerful smile is seen to glow
On others dark, forbidding brow,
No joys your caves illume;
Down in your murky, vile abode,
The steps of Virtue never trod,
Nor peace explor'd its gloom.
Then hence, and down from earthly view.
And there your servile sports pursue,
Mid grovelling shades that lower;
Detested, there forever dwell;
For Virtue still your frowns repel.
Nor fears your Wanting power. HELEN.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-11-05
TO MY MOTHER.

Yes, have sung of others woes,
Until they almost seemd mine own;
And Fancy oft will scenes disclose,
Whose being was in thought alone
Her magic power Eve cherished long,
And yielded to her soothing sway;
Enchanting is her syren song,
And wild and wond'rous is her way.
But thou-whene'er think on thee,
Those glittering visions fade away
Nv soul awakes, how tenderly
To pleasure that can ne'er decay
There's not an hour of life goes by,
But makes thee still more firmly dear;
My signs attend upon thy sigh,
My sorrows wait upon thy tear
For earth has naught SO good, SO pure,
That may compare with love like thine
Long as existence shall endure,
Thy star Of guiding love shall shine
Der other stars dark clouds may lower,
And from our path their light may sever
They lived to bless US but an hour,
But thine shall live to bless Us ever
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P0ETR Y.

The following is from little volume lately pub
lished in England, entitled ''Songa Of a Stranger,
by Louisa Stuart CASTILLO" 1t comes to us through
the London Eclectic Review.
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face; but neither gave the slightest SYM

face; but neither gave the slightest SYM
tom of vitality after.
The discharge Of the muskets in the
face of the culprits. was followed by
sound as if every man in the division had
been stif1ed for the last five minutes, and
now at length drew in his breath. 1t was
not a groan, nor sigh, but sob, like
that which you unconsciously utter after
dipping your head under water; and now
all excitement was at an end. The men
were dead; they died by musket shots
and these were occurrences, viewing them
in the abstract, far too common to be
much regarded. But to give to the exc
cution its full effect, the division formed
into open column Of battalions, and then
marched around the grave, upon the brink
of which the bodies lay, after which each
corps filed off to its tents, and long before
dark the scene of the morning was forgot
ten. Not but it produced a good effect
by checking the prevalence of the offence
OF which it was the punishment; but pity
soon died away, and every feeling of dis
gust, if indeed any ssch feeling had at all
arisen, was obliterated. The bodies were
thrown into the hole and covered up, and
| returned to my tent to muse upon what
| had seen.
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BEAUTIFUL CAVERN.

One of the most splendid specimens Of natural
subterranean architecture, Gf such expression
may be allowed) has recently been discovered near
the little village of Luray, in Shenandoah county,
Virginia, west of the Blue Ridge, of which lively
description is given in letter published in the
Shenandoah Herald.
The neighbouring country abounds in curious
caverns, and the present one has long been known
to exist but until lately thoroughly explor-
ed. The entrance is at the summit of a small
mountain, and the passage for 10 or IS yards is We
ry narrow, and nearly at an angle of As degrees
Then succeeds horizontal passage for distance
of 100 yards, which leads into small room called
the Lobby. Beyond this was declining passage
of quarter of mile in length, which at last
gradually widened, and then opened into a hall of
such size, that the torches of the explorers were
sufficient to tighten only small portion of it. 1t
proved to be about quarter Of an acre in extent
and was ornamented in the most beautiful manner,
with stalactites of various forms and sizes, like CO.
lumns, chandeliers, &c. &c. some Of which, when
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-06-11
NATURAL SCENERY.
PICTURED ROCKS.

In the territory Of Michigan, on the Southern
shore of Lake Superior, is series of rocks rising
perpendicularly out of the water to the height in
some places of 800 feet. They commence about
hundred miles west of Point Aux Pins, and form
the shore of the lake for distance of 10 or Is
miles. The rocks sandstone, and the action of
the waves has them into the most grotesque
forms, which suggested the appropriate name of
Pictured Rocks. The following description of
in his expedition to the head of the Mississippi in
1920.
''It requires (says he) little aid from the magma
ton to discover in them the casellated tower, the
lofty dome, spires, pinnacles and every sublime,
grotesque and fantastical shape which the genius
of architecture has ever invented These cliffs are
an unbroken mass of rocks rising to an elevation of
800 feet above the level of the lake, and stretching
along the coast for Is miles The voyagers never
pass this coast except in the most profound calm,
and the Indians, before they make the attempt, Of
fer their accustomed obatons to propitate the ia
vorof their Manitons The eye instnctively search
es along this eternal rampant for single place of
security, but the search is in van With an i'm
passible barrier of rock one side, and an inter-
minable expanse of water on the other, sudden
storm upon the lake would as inevitably insure
destruction to the passenger in his fail canoe as if
it were on the brink of the cataract of Niagara
The rock itself is a sandstone, which is disintegrat
ed by the continual action of the water, with COM
parative facility. There are no broken masses up
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serted Hitler the different battalions
directed their steps, and the whole d.
vision being formed into three sides of
a hollow square, the men grounded their
arms, and stood still. 1.-THE vacant side
of this square, grave was dug, the earth
which had been excavated being piled
upon it's opposite bank; and this, as the
event proved, was the spot to be occupi-
ed by the prisoners.
We had stood thus about five minutes,
when the muffled drums of the corps to
which the culprits belonged were heard
beating the dead arch and they them
selves, handcuffed and surrounded by the
guards, made their appearance. One was
fine young man, tall, and well made;
another was dark, thick set, little man,
about thirty years OF age; and the third
had nothing remark able in his counte-
nance, except an expression of deep cum
ming aud treachery. They all moved for
ward with considerable firmness, and took
their stations on the mound, when atten-
ton being ordered, staff officer advan-
ced into the centre of the square, and
read aloud the proceedings of the court.
BY these, sentence of death was passed
upon all three, but the most vlllainous
looking among them was recommended
TO mercy, on the score of his having add
cd the guilt of treachery to his other
crimes.
AS soon as the reading was finished,
She prisoners were commanded to kneel
down upon the ground, and a handker-
chief was tied over the eyes of each.-
while this was doing, looked round,
not SO much from curiosity as to give re-
lief to my own excited feelings, upon the
countenances Of the soldiers. They we're,
one and all Of them, deadly pale, whilst
The teeth Of the many were set closely to-
gether and their very breaths seemed TO
be depressed. 1t was altogether "a most
narrowing moment.
The eyes Of the prisoners being now
tied up, the guard was withdrawn from
around them, and took post about ten
Yards in their front. AS soon as this was
done, the same staff officer who had cad
the proceedings of the trial, calling to the
informer by name, ordered him to rise,
for that the comm ander of the forces had
attended to the recommendation of his
Judges, aud spared his life. But the poor
wretch paid no attention to the order. l
question, indeed, whether he heard it; for
he knelt there as if rooted to the spot,
till file Of men removed him in a state
OF insensibility. What the feelings Of
Il, l,
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on which the eye can rest and find relief. The
lake is SO deep that these Masses as they are torn
from the precipice, concealed beneath its wa
tiers until they are reduced to sand The action of
the waves has undermined every projecting point,
and there the immense precpce rests upon arches,
and the foundation is intersected by extend
ing in every direction. When we passed this nigh
ty fabric of nature, the wind was STILL and the lake
calm But even the slightest motion of the waves
which in the most profound calm agtates these in
ternal seas, swept through the deep caverns with
the noise of distant thunder, and died upon the
ear as it rolled forward in the dark recesses mac
cessbe to human observation. No sound more
melancholy or more awful, ever vbrated upon hui
man nerves. 1t has left an impression which nei-
Their time distance can efface. Resting in
fral canoe upon the lmpid waters of the lake, we
seemed almost suspended in air, pellucd is the
element upon which we f1oated In gazing upon
the towering battlements which impended over us,
and from which the smallest fragment would have
destroyed us,we felt, and felt intensely, own in
significance. No situation can be imagined more
humbling to the pride of man. We appeared like
a speck upon the face of creation Our whole
party, Indians voyagers, soldiers, officers and SER
wants, contemplated in mute establishment the aw
full display of creative power, at whose base we
hung; and no sound broke upon the ear to inter-
rupt the ceaseless roaring of the waters No splen
did cathedral, no temple built with human hands,
pomp of worship, could ever impress the specta-
tor with such deep humility, and so strong con-
victon of the immense distance between him and
the Almighty architect The writer of this article
has viewed the falls of Niagara, and the passage of
the Potomac through the " blue ridge" two of the
most stupendous objects in the natural features OF
our country the impression they produce is fee
BILE and transient, when compared with that Of the
"Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior