The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-19

% AN the mountings of Gen. Scott's sword
are Of fine gold. The head of the hilt repre-
cents that of Knight in armour; the grihc
;s ornamentcd with spiral wreaths of oak and
laurel with two heads OF Mars'in the centre
the sheH with the classical emblems OF
war. having in the centre, set in wreath OF
laurel, a fine head of fLiberty.-On the noun
tngs of the scabbarl we have the winged
thunder, Hercules strangling the lion, and
wreaths of oak. All these figures and en-
blems are in chase work, finely executed. !
If the external ornaments be classical, those |
ou the blade, which is the soul of the weapon,
are historical. Inst, we have on one side
IA scene from the battle of Niagara, repre-
scnting the moment after Miller had carried
the Battery: Gen. Scott is seen at the head
of his shattered but still intrepid brigade
and mounting another charger, his own being
literally torn from under him by cannon
shot 1t was a moment when victory seem
ed dependent upon the uncommon exertions
of some heroic spirit, and the effect produ-
ced upon the troops by the Generals sudden
falling and re- appearing was finely elcctri-
cal. This dclineaton is followed by an ca
ole between two scrolls; on the first "Chip-.
pewa, s July, 1874" on the other, "Niagara,
Is July, 1914" On the opposite side OF the
blade, we have, "Prcsented by the Common
wealth of Virginia, to MAJOR General Win
field Scott, u Feb. 1876" followcdby fig
,,re of liberty, with Tyranny prostrated at
her feet. and this scroll-Sic Scmher 1yran-
MS. The whole blade which is OF the best
proof is covered with ornaments executed IN
high taste.
The Journaidcs Debats mentions the arri-
val at Toulon of the corvette Ia Chevrettc,
from Alexandria, having on board an ancient
Monolithe temple, for the royal Museum, OF
Eevptian rcd granite, which weighs fourteen
tons The same vessel had brought twelve
beautiful horses of different breeds and an
l,le ,hant, presents from tile viceroy of E
gypt to the King Of France, and four superb
sheep from Nubia, for NJ. Ternaux
Righta of Schooimastera.--A cause was
lately brought at Taunton, Ms. by parent,
against a Schoolmastcr, for cruelty and i'm
properly beating his son. Attera long trial
the Jury, in few minutes, returned "A viz
dict for the defendant
Judge Wilde, in his charge, alluded to the
practice which was but too common ani 1ns
parents, Of espousing the quarrels of thci,
children whenever they complained of i'll IL
sage at school; by which means the author
ity Of the master was brought into contempt
and his usefulness frequently destroyed. II
was perhaps better for the child even that
he should suffer some injustice at the hands
of his teacher, than that he should be sup
ported by his father in an attempt to resls
the salutary discipline Of education. child
was frequently ruined by such course o.
conduct, and Should the plaintiff in the pre-
sent case obtain verdict, it might be the
means of rendering the boy entirely unSov-
ernable and alike obstinate, and perscver'
under parental restraint as he had been un
der the control of his instructor. UndcI
these circumstances, and the principles o
law as applicable to the case, which were
altogether on the side of the Defendant, i
remained for the jury to decide whether thu
punishment inflicted was of a cruel and un
iustihablc nature, manifestly disproportionec
to the aledged offence, or whether the mas
ter was in the lawful and correct cXercis
Of his delegated authority over the child.
The following article, contained in tn
"official paper OF Santiago dc Cuba" OF 9tl
March last, appeared to us proper to b
translated for our rcadcrs.-.Nat. Gaz.
IMPORTANT discovery in the qualities cfth
Cocoa .NM.-A respectable lady, inhabitan
of Cumana, who lately arrived i'll this city
has given the following information to tn
President Of the Royal Patriotic Society c
Cuba.
'A maid servant, through forgctfunes,
lett a marble mortar in tub of cocoa nj,
juice, into which tho oil ofthe said fruit ha
been extracted. After many days diligen
search, it was found at the bottom of the tut
Iut to their great surprise, as soft as wa
which had been heated at the fire, and tn
upper part nearly united The softncs
which the marble had acquired, assisted i
restoring ito its former natural shape whic
1t itpreserved, having obtained its usual hard
ness on being exposed to the air. The Pre-
Sdcnt Of the Society thought this imformatlo
worthy Of the minutest attention, and conse
lucntly prepared the cocoa nut juice in til
manner above stated, which he empticd III
toa glazed earthen vessel and placed there
m slab OF marble, stained with ink, and 9th
trwise much injured by spots, which in pre-
sress OF time had destroyed the whiteness {
The marble. This was done on the 2ith {
February, and on the 9th the slab was re
moved perfectly clean, the stains cntirel
eliaced, and the whole bearing evident sgr
ct the powerful action of the liquid. Th
success attendant on this first experimcI
induced the President of the Society to cor
ceive the probability that the dissolvent qua
ltyot this liquid could be extended to miner
alS' to ascertain this, he threw into the liqul
apiece OF silver (Which from use had acquii
ed the colour Of lead) one of copper that ha
become very black the lock of pistol CO,