American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-18

The following TO us) interesting extract is made
from an Grafton delivered on the late anniversary
a, Ebensburg, Pa. by Moses Canaan, Esq =
"Thc encouragement given to the circulation OF
useful knowledge, has increased the number OF daily
and weekly newspapers in the United States beyond
al example in any other country. 1t is little more
than century since the Printing Press was estab
lished in America. At the commencement OF the
Revolution there were very few newspapers, and
they were confined in their circulation principally
to our commercial cities Now, in addition to nu
merous literary journals, daily and weekly newspa-
pers are issued from almost every county town, and
principal village in the Union-thus widely diffu-
sing knowledge and useful information of every
kind. A newspaper gives to US ST the passing ii
dings of the times" I. is cheap book for our
children. 1t amuses and instructs, and perhaps
more than any thing else gives them taste for
reading and for seeking after useful information
Nothing but absolute poverty should prevent any
father of family from taking at least one newspa.
per conducted with view to rational amusement
and general instrucon.''
An affair Of honor took place on the 18th ult New
Orleans between of the citizens, growing out Of pri
misunderstanding One fire exchanged with pis-
tolls but effect being Produced they had recourse, ac-
cordng to agreement, TO the small sword The affair en-
ed in the death of of the parties, he having received
his antagonists sword into his vals The names of the
parties Theodore Prevail aged nineteen years, and
Zephr Canonge, and originated III an attont having been
offered the father of the former by Canonge. The fol-
lowing notice of the death of Prevail is published in the
New Orleans papers:
"The friends of the family of Mr. Prevalthe friends
of and Justice informed that Mr. Theodore Pre-
VAL aged nineteen years. terminated his yesterday
afternoon at o'clock by frighul fatality His corpse
will be exposed at MIR. b. Marigny's, faaxbourg Margny
from whence the convoy win start for the church,
the grave Of young Prevail discourse was ponoun
ced by MIR. Pierre Landreux who alluded, in warm Ian
guage to the bravery end tia piety OF the youth VINO
" e his blood heated with indignation at the sight OF his
father being cruelty outraged despcabe man dshono
ed for long time in the public opinion The address
was concluded by the following anathema upon Prevails
murderer which the Louisiana Courier observes unan
mously repeated by all persons presents:
"For us, gentlemen, who sigh this grave, in which
the remains of young friend repose let US all swear in
parting with him. to burthen forever his murderer with the
eight of contempt, exclude him forever from the
bosom of society," and to abandon him without pity to
the torments OF remorse-I swear itw
A London paper Of the 9th of June, received at
Philadelphia states, tha in order to constitute the
ne,c into certain Psrliament il is necessary that
il should have sat- deliberacd. and passed one bill
that is, that it should have had one session for,
otherwise, in case of the Kings demise, not the
members recently elected or now electing but the
last dissolved Parliament, would have to assemble,
and the whole of these elections would be nugatory
ard void.
A grand dinner has been given at Merchant
Tailors' Hall, London, with unusual pomp, on the
occasion of MIR. Secretary Peel's being admitted
member of the ancient fraternity of Merchant Tail
ors. The Lord Chancellor had recently been made
member. AT this dinner curious TACT, and one
no, generally known was stated by one OF the war
dens-hat the national song, God save the King
was composed by DR.. John Bull expressly for the
occasion of King James the First visiting the Com
pany, after the gunpowder plot, being the first time
he appeared in public life after that event. The
] ruar mara C,rnis he'd hv Ben Inhnsnn.