The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-30
Foreign and Domestic GIcanings

Foreign and Domestic Glcanings
The annual returns of the Silk Trade in
Taunton Eng. may be estimated at not less
than 150000i. The wages alone are about
1,00M per week. The trade is at present
i'll so prosperous state, that nothing but the
want of suitable houses for the artisans en-
ployed, prevents it from being doubled
lhe number of silk looms in that citv, "a
rnounts to about one thousand in the vicinity.
Each loom is computed to give employment
to two persons, so that the Wrappers, quillers
and weavers, including those persons en-
ployed in the throwing mills, in the manu-
facture of orgazine silk, amoant to not few
er than $500 persons.
A man was found frozen to death in his
obscure chamber in Paris. lie was miser-
able looking wretch, who fed ON bread and
water. No less than $4,000 francs in gold
and notes were found in belt which he
wore around his waist, and 100000 more
were found in his matrass and concealed in
other parts of his garret. His relations hu-
namely sent cart to carry him to Potters
Field, but when they discovered his wealth
they countermanded the cart and sent a
hearse, and attended as mourners. His on
ly friend was dog who slept in closet,
and IN attempting to crawl into the quar-
ters of his dog to keep himself warm, he
persisted. He was 70 years cid, and was
called Jeofl'roy.
| A battle was fought ON the Cd Sept. at
Deemakie, in Batavia, between 10000 ma
tives and the Dutch troops, amounting only
to 500, Including 60 English. The latter
were defeated. The natives were advanc-
ing on Samaaring, destroying the coffee and
sugar plantations. The Europeans were
shipping their property.
An Ok was recently raised at Caen,
France, remarkable for the varieties of the
color Of hair, resembling that of tiger,
and Of extraordinary dimensions, being feet
9 inches high, and weighing 1000 pounds.
We notice among the list of bankrupts IL,
England the name of Fl. Sheppard, of Frome,
Somersetshire, the celebrated Cloth Manu-
facturer, who recently lived i'll an establish
ment equal in style and splendoY to the
richest Of the English noblemen.
| A Society of Ancient Northern Literature
has been formed at Copenhagen. 1t Intends
to publish in the original language, but with
a Latin translation, a number of very Ice
landic manuscripts, which it is expected
will throw great light on the ancient history
of the North.
The Russian Empire in extent, exceeds
that OF France IS times, Austria 90, Sweden
38, Turkey 5, China nearly S, Persia z, Jap
an 80 times.
A Vienna paper contains an account of a
dreadful FIRE at Johannisberg, in the circle of
Troppan, which CONSUMED upwards of 100
houses. 1t continued to burn four days, and
about 500 families were reduced to extreme
distress in an inclcment season.
An English paper states that the cold was
so intense one day last winter in part OF
England, that wharf rat on jumping on an
iron post alter swimming across river, was
immediately frozen to the iron, and died be-
fore he could gnaw his legs off, which he at
tempted! 1t is wonder the river was not
frozen.
A friend having taken lodgings for an Irish
gentleman in St. Paul's Church Yard, the
latter on hearingit, exclaimed with astonish.
ment, "Arrah, my dear, now did you ever
hear Of a man going to live in a church yard
till after he was deadf.
The best Stectacles "A physician a,
Warsaw pretends to have found out tina,
spectacles'set in loadstone-iron, cure head
aches, and strengthen the eyes. They onl,
require, he says, to be tried, to have theil
! effects felt; but they must be kept in boz
or vase filled with iron filings
he session OF the Senate of the United
States, on Tuesday two weeks, ON the pana
ma question, is believed to have been thu
. longest continued sitting since the organiza
tion of the government. Fourteen hours ant
half without intermisson, the Senate sa
on that day. The yeas and nays were prob
!. ably taken oftener on that day, than they ev
E er have been since the existence of the Sen
/ ate.
. An editor in his remarks on the late wea
| ther, observed it was ''a dark, dull, damp
S dreary, dizzy, dirty, dabbling, drizzling
, draggle-tail, drowning, dolorous, detestable
!, dumps dealing, duck and drake, dubious
: doubtful. December day."
Il Resoiute Suiter.-Amopg the cause
e lately tried before the Court of Common
J Pleas, in R. l., was an appeal from Justic
Court, in which the sum in dispute was on
: dollar and fifty cents. This action was en-
: tered in 1924, and continued to the presen