The Litchfield County post., 1826-08-22

SLOneiOr preSloeS at puDhc olnner,anO q lew
common place remarks are pulled off as a
F" powerful effort of genius;'' and the landlord
who served up the feast is pulled with "got
up in IS best STYLE" The parson makes
a prayer, which is pulled as an eloquent and
pathetic performance" In truth, nowadays
to say Of an orator that his audience were graf
lied with his performance, OF of lawyer that
he served his client faithfully, or of a steam
boat commander that he knows his duty, and
is anxious to do it, these are mere thrcad-b bare
compliments, unworthy to be applied to any
gentleman, and help nothing in giving a man a
great name. But of all the pu6s of this putting
age, the Boston editors have recently given us
a few specimens, which are neither ordinary or
bnt go at least one notch above
the Sublime. Awriter in the Literary Gazette
says of Mr.. Webster,
" Immortal Man whose eloquence outstrips
Rome's, Athens, England's, ancient, mod
ern, ALL
But this dignifed station, which leaves De-
mosthenes. Cicero, and the whole train of Eng
lish orators in the shade, was not considered
high enough for this modern literary Colossus,
and another writer says of his Eulogy on Ad-
ans & Jefferson" To say Of this production
that twas eloquent, would be too common an
to apply to such performance -
it was profound, it was sublime, it was god
like" Here is apufat which the justly cele-
brated Webster himself must blush,-at all
events if he feels fattered by the vulgar com
compliment, he has one weak side, and his mind
is not all wisdom, but has at least mixture
and vanity.
Four lads in Boston, from 10 to Is years of
age, have been sentenced to the house Of cor
rection for different terms, having been con-
vieted of being common drunkards and vaga-
bonds.
According to table in the Boston Recor-
der, there are "A places of public worship in
that city, including FIVE missionary chapels,
one school house, one hall and two churches
unfinished. The Unitarians have twelve pla-
ces of worship, the Trinitarians 25, the Uni
versalists 8, Catholics 2, Christians 2. Of
the Trinitarian places Of worship, eleven lin
Guiding missionary chapels) are Congrega-
tional; four Episcopalfan, one Presbyterian,
four Baptist, and one new society, and five
Methodist.
A vein of Topaz has been found in this
State, which, as is stated in the last number
Of Silliman's Journal, is about to be followed
and examined with the expectations of finding
gems Of sufficient perfection for the purpose
of the laridary. The vein has not, as yet,
been penetrated more than two feet, yet a
number of the chrystals have
been found, and are beginning, says the Edi-
tor, IS to lose their withered and unsightly APP
pearance, and to assume more purity. lustre,
and beauty It is said that there is strong
probability that the vein will continue to fur
nish them to a great depth, as the effects of
are known to penetrate very farm
to veins of minerals,it is expected thatthe spe-
cimens found at considerable distance from
the surface will assume fresh and perfect
appearance, as to form, color, lustre, and
,oundness. The color of the chrystals is sta
ed to be sometimes yellow, or yellowish, or
reddish yellow, like the topaz Of Brazil and
Saxony, but more generally the specimens are
nearly or quite colorless. like the topaz of
New Holland and Siberia.
The London papers. are chiefly filed with
details of the elections which are now going
on,including copious sketches of the speeches
Of candidates from the hastings. Alderman
Thompson, Mr.. Ward, Alderman Waithnan,
and Alderman Wood, are elected for the city
of London. Goblet does not run as well as
it was expected at Preston. AS yet ne has
but 238 votes, and the Hon. E. G. Stanley
$40. Capt. Barry, Tory, is also candid
ate, and has 297 votes. 1t is said that Cob
bett proposed a coalition with him on the
10th June; but Capt. Barry tore his letter in
pieces, and threw the fragments in the face
of the messenger. who was Cobbett's son.
Goblet seems to have had a hard time Of
it at Preston. Mr.. Stanley gave him ga COM
plete set down." Capt. Barry, II. N, the
other candidate, was disposed to inflict per-
sonal chastisement on him for his Incorporate
abuse. The Captain and his friends were
q stoned" on leaving the hustings. Eight of
the rioters were taken up and imprisoned
The Dragons came from Kirkham, miles
in so minutes.
Mr.. Calvert and Sir Robert Wilson have
been elected members of Parliament for the
of Southwark.
The Counsellors, Wallace and O'Connell,
are pretty well paid for their professional ser
vices at the Cavan election in Ireland The
one receives 1000 guineas, and the other 600
guineas.
At Dublin, before the election it was de-