The Litchfield County post., 1826-07-11

The authenticity of the Treatise On Christsan Doctrine, lately published and. attributed to Milton, is disputed, by the Bishop of Salisbury. We hope the Bish- .op will succeed in his. proofs, and rescue the author of Paradise Lost from the dis
 graceful imputation which now rests upon
 his memory.
 15rcdch ot PrOmiSe.-sAt the late circnif in lompkins county, two causes were ttr;td
 for breach of the marriage promise in
 one of which the fair one recovered a yer
 diet of i've hundred dollars, tall the recre.
 ant swain was worth) and the other. one
 hundred, asya compensation for :" hopes
 deferred" At the same court a faitbiess
 gallant was mulcted in the sum of S25O for
 sedncing and abandoning the girl whom he
 had taught to love. <.
 Abominable Outrage.-On the stb inst
 the office of the Ccsonial Adcocate at
 ! ork, t. c. was, by governmental mob.
 totally demolished--all in the presence of
 two Magistrates, who gave the transaction their sanction. None, but a tyranical goy- ernment would sanction such an outrage even could it De supposed that the sufferer was altogether in the fault. Law is suffi- cient in general to punish all crimes but where there may De exceptions, public sen- timent will do justice. Isochesfer Alum. From Bells Iondonl Weekly Messenger of
 the l4th May. < MISERABLE CASE OF A WEAVER :" Reiated by Mfr H,mter,s sia the Coart of Com sa1A#
 sir Hunter in enforcing the object of the meeting (the relief of the distressed weayersl related the following case of a poor weaver ins lManchestef, for the truth of which he c0ulds VOuch, as the statement came from most respectable manufacturer ofthat town :- .s. "A very worthy poor weaver applied to his master about three weeks since, begging earnestly for work, stating that he was in great want, and would thankfuslv do any thing for the means ofssuppcrting his exis- ' tence. His master assured him he did not want any more goods, his stock being very heav without any saiey and that he could not glye out any more work to any one. The man pressed very much, and at ianefIl his master said, "Weil, Jonathan. if ;t is sh. solutely necessary for you 10 weave a piece 10 prevent you from starving. I will let yoa have it, but cannot give you more than Is. Ipr IL t2sSls the regular price), for really do aots want any more goods made up for long time to comes Let me have it, master, beg, said the poor man, sswllatever you pav, me for it, pray let me have it." The piece was given to him to weave, and at the end of two days he brought it home, and on, carry ing it to his master begged of him to give him Is. Sd. for it, saying how l13Nch he was dis tressed for money. His master paid him the is. Cd. and the man went away. The mas AL man, thinking that the earnestness of his man ner must arise from excessive want, deter mined on following him home. He went to the cottage of the weaver, and found the wife alone in the lower room, making little gruel over poor fire. "Well, Mary,'' said the master, where is your husband?" "Oht sir, he is just come in from your house, and being very faint and. weary, he is just gone tU lie down in his bed" "I will go tip and see him Mary;" and immediately he went to the a.l upper room, where he saw the poor man Iy- ing on his bed, just in the agonies of death, 7 with his mouth open, and his hands clasped; . and after short convulsion he expired. The master was very much distressed, and came down stairs, hoping to be able to save the wife, who was in very emaciated con dition; she had just poured the grueI into basin, intending to carry it up to her husband. The master said, Come Mary, take a little yourself first.'' "No, sr,'' said she, not drop will take till Jonathan has had some. Neither of ts have had any thing within our lips but water for the two days we were wea- wing your piece; and thought it best to make a little gruel for us before we took any thing stronger, as it is so long since we tast- ed food but, sir, Jonathan shall haveit first" The master insisted on her taking some her self before she went mp to her husband, but she positively refused it: at last finding that he could not prevail on her to touch the gru- el, he was obliged to tell her thather husband x was dead. The poor woman set down thes@ basin of gruel. sunk on the floor, and imrne- :, diately expired.
 The recital of this statement produced visible effect in the Court
 q The following remarks arc from the Ma tional Gazette :--
 We have inserted tue foregoing story ofreal life, as more instructive with regard to the condition ofthe manufacturers, than any general description. 1t forms dreadful contrast with tho accounts of grand Fancy Balls and gorgeous palaces, which are contained in the same column of the British newspaper. The conduct of the miserable sufferers, in general, in the districts. is reDresonted to