The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-09-01
Extract of letter from one Of the rroprietors
ofthe Daily Advertiser, i'll England.

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| fthe Daily Advertiser, i'll England.
LONDON, July 11th. 1925.
"I this day visited the School for the Blind,
and was much pleased with this truly oehcyo'
lent Institution. The buildings and grounds,
are wei! laid out for this unfortunate class ofbe-
ings. The buildingis of great length, two sto'
ries high. The ground floor is divided into WORK
shops, and large room at ono end tor dining
The upper story is'whoily appropriated to wards
for sleeping, consisting or two large rooms Tor
males and females. Each OF the bind has a bed
to himself These unfortunate creatures appear
very cheerful, laughing aloud and converslng on
various subjects while engaged at their various
employments-the females spinning, making
sash cord, &C. others at various kinds OF needle
work, making ridlcules, pin cushions, &c &C
the males making mats, rugs shoes, baskets &C.
Many of the blind, after few years tuition, ar
rive at such perfection, that they leave tilc IN
stitution and commence business for themselves,
and are enabled to make aliving. l was really
astonshed to see them passing from one part OF
their workshop to another, with nearly the same
precision as ifthcy could see; and not less so, on
being shown specimen of the ingenuity ot one
of the females in a representation OF a house'
outhouses, parks, ponds, trees animals, &c. &c.
cut in paper with SCISSORS II was almost 100
much TO believe that one wholly bind couldcX-
ecute it, from the great accuracy III which every
mart of the work was done. But Providence
temDcrs the wind to the shorn lamb. cxamin-
ed Sc yeral pairs of shoes made by the blind,
which appeared to me perfectly well made.
Indeed, so we'll is work Of this kind executed,
that noblcmen who patronizc tins excellent char
ity, go to the blind to have their shoes made.
The grounds attached to the school are well
laid out, with gravelled walks for the inmates to
apIt tl,e,,, all
these grounds with quickness of step and con-
fdcnce, that astonisl,ed as well as delighted me.
To prevent confusion they generally walk in
platoons six or eight deep. noticed that when
walking by themselves, on approaching each
other, both persons would raise themselves on
their toes, and give their bodies a turn round,
lust as a person would act with his eyes shut, ON
hearing something pass near him.
The ,lav previous visited Greenwich Hospi-
tai This is a most noble edifice, far superior to
any Palace in the Kingdom The great num-
her of pensioners at this Institution, their age,
disabilities and dress, were interesting to me.
To see SO large number Of old men, travelling
about the building and grounds, some with the
right: leg gone, others wanting the left leg, some
short Of the right arm, lttt arm, right eye, left
eve, both eyes, both arms, &c. gave rise to many
reflection. The several thousands of the old
their cock Il hats long bae coats, blue walscoats
blue small clothes, and blue stockings. In aiew
minutes after arriving, | was deserted BY an old
tar on the lookout, who knew me to. bc i strange
sail by NY ylwinS about On coming up to Inc
and touching the cock of his bcavei--''.;av !
ar your honour ifyou want to, see the Hospital ~
| told him die, when nc solicited job. Al
though near seventy, he was a right merry old
tar, and soon let me kno, lie was an Irishnmn by
birth, the battles he had been in &c. After ia
king a look all ,0anm as Jack expressed it, he
insisted on my going into his cabin or ward, to
take bite Of beef and bread and drop of beer;
not, said the old tar, bcca'e th, your honor wants
it, but jist to have it to say that YOU tasted the
becfand bread that old England's King gives 10
her old sailors; AMI if any body should az YOU
to say you seed md your own eyes there WAS no
short allowance"
In letter dated, August 20, and signed %,
PORTER VIC have the satisfaction to find the
following passage:
81 have been tried and judged BY my peers,
and bow with Difference to their decision.
have endcavorcd throughout my trials to defend
my honor as became man, anl trust that | can
bear my punishment without rcpining No ono
has yct heard me lnurmur ut my sentence; and
until they do, no apology appears necessary for
either the Court or the prosecution do not
erpreSs a doubt that strict Justice las been dis
pcnsed TO me-"
Spain. X appears ~ letters from Madrid of
the lst July, that the unprecedented frost which
not long ago destroyed = great portion of the
vines and wheat crops, has been followed by al
intense heat, WITCH has scorched much of what
remained. A remarkable instance Of prescrya
ton from the effects of electricity is mentionc,
in these letters. During the intense heat n
Corlova, the hotel Of the Marchioness Pcrali'
was struck by lightningi the huid passed ovel
the chimney of the room in which the Narchio
ness and four others were sitting, destroyed Sc
ver;l articles OF furniture, melted gold chail
which the Marchioncss wore round her neck
and forced its way through the wall into tn,
street. The five persons were found in stat,
of finsenslbilitv, from which they soon recovered
but they have not sustained any material injury
LEXINGTON, (Ky.,) Aug. II.
SHOCKING MURDER.-On the 18th juno
Thomas Wiggs and Henry Wells descendet
the Cumberland river, and about 8 or 9 mile
below Eddyvillc, stopped at the house Of on
Absolan Stokes. Shortly after their arriva
Wggs left Stokes house on foot with the intc
ton of going to Smhland; Immediately after hi
departure, Wells said he had lost his pocke
book with considerable sum of money, am
charged Wiggs with having stolen it. Well
then employed two men to go after Wiggs, VIII
soon overlook him and brought him back, bu
found on him neither money or pocket book
It was near dark when they delivered Wigg
to Wells, who, with Stokes, put him on board
into IN,