The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-09-22

WnlCn reason ShOVeu COulu DC conducive To
no good purpose, and which positive cxpe-
rience has subsequently verified.
Ajourneyman A baker in London, lately gained
by lottery, barony in Anspach worth 1000
francs. The firstuse which he made of his mo.
ney was to purchase 10000 loaves of rye bread,
which he distributed to the poor, with pot of
beer to each
The progress ola hcarse, on its way to Eng
land, had been arrested at Springfield and Amman,
and on examination the coffin was found to con-
tain living spirit, in the shape OF "a gallons of
good old Scotch Whiskey. An additional so gal
Ions was also seized the same day, concealed in
hearse, where there was actually the body OF a
drowned man,
A wild man has lately been found in the woods
of Bohemia, where lie must have been from his
infancy. lie cannot ar.icuate word, but bel
lows and howls much like dog; he was taken,
but no efforts to cvilizc him have yet been found
of any avail He runs on all fours, and climbs
tree and springs from branch to branch with the
agility of monkey, he has been brought to
Prague.
Lord Cochranc is yet in London. 1t is uncer-
tain whether he will return to Brazil. His ship
would be ready for sea shortly, and upwards OF
$50 Of his crew had re-entcrcd.
A young and blooming heiress of Stafford
shire, worth ESQ, 900, clopcd, it is said, with
young Gallipot cf Uttoxeter. Notwithstanding
an ardent pursuit, the happy pair reached the
Gretna Temple of Hymen in safety.
A dreadful riot took place i'll the New-Road,
Mary -le- Bone, on the Cd of August. Near 700
persons Irish and English were engaged 1t was
commenced by the former, who began smash
ing windows, and were opposed by the latter
The Irish, however had previously been taunted
by the English. Several persons, among whom
were some women and children, were severely,
if not mortally wounded.
In a late fire in Cavcndsl-street, four females
I were burnt to death.
The last annual obituary of Russia records the
death of a man at the age of168. (Old Parr was
ony 1929 In his 165d year he enjoyed the most
robust health.
An act of sacriIcgc has been committed atOpor
to, bv the robbery of the holy vessels and con-
secrated waters, from the Convent OF the Monks
of ST. Antony. Public prayers were offered,
the theatres closed, a long pastoral letter is
suc, and long procession ordered, to ap-
pcasc the Divine Majesty offended by the crime
One hundred and fifty four houses, with
adjacent buildings, were burned in Bcrlebcrg
near Frankfort, on the Goth July.
| The town of Sasen experienced a similar
calamity on the 18th, when l6S houses were
/ burned
The celebrated optician Strayel oi Balsc,
has just finished an improved telescope, 64
feet long. 1t is said, that with the aid OF this
enormous instrument, several learned per-
sons have been enabled to discover animated
beings, roads, monuments, and temples Ill
the moon.
A dispute having arisen between two
brewers, while fighting they both fell into a
copper Of boiling water. and were scaldcd to
death.
violent earthquake at Jerusalem, has
| rar Il .sStI ppu1lly
the pride of Mussulmcn and Christians. The
first, the Mosque Of the Calph Omar, the
other, tie Sepuchrc built over Calvary.
The weather in Europe has been as hot
and as dry as in the United States. For near
ly period Of twelve weeks not 4 drop OF
rain fell in Paris; and in many parts of that
! city, the thermometer, i'll the shade, indiCa-
ted the heat OF rs and 100 The London
Courier says, "the heat of the summer ap-
pears to have bCeu as excessive i'll the Uni
ted States as in this country, and an album
( dant harvest is confidently expected through
out the Union.-Amongst the many gigantic
! projects on which the Americans are em-
ploy ed, is the grand state road, which, when
executed, will form n continuous unintcrrup-
ted highway of $500 miles in extent through,
the territories Of the u. States and the Mex
ican Republic, to the city of Mexico"
ile neat Has DGCn 50 rledtt tldt viz uIN
at Taunton, a carpenter dined oil Il bcel
steak which he broiled OH his hand-saw IN
the sun The Yankee fish story is not
quite up to this.
The Grand Ship Canal Company is or
ganized and going into operation in i4onJor
with the immense capital of four million,
sterling, (Sl1,777.777.) Its Object is to con
struct a canal through which ships Of the
line may pass from Portsmouth to London
without exposure to the delays and danger
| Of the sea navigation around the Forelantls
&c. Another company, with capital o.
El,750,o00, is incorporated for the construc
ton Of harbors and a ship canal, OF - feet
deep, by 90 in width and A miles long, from
Seaton Bay in the English Channel to Bridge
water Bay in the Bristol Channel; consider
ed as highly advantageous and beneficial
work. The steam navigation company, fol
Atlantic and South American voyages, is al
so progressing. They propose to send :
boat from the Thames, to Halifax and New
York, once fortnight, to perfrrm tue Noy
age with certainty, and within two thirds o
the usual time. Packets will also sail reg
ularly to the West Indies and South Amcri
ca. This is Drawing the violence of thos'
elements from which the canal companie
are providing the means of escape by re
treating.