The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-04-19


that the hole was very decentIy stopped
up"
Political Diograms.--Mr. Randolph
thinks very little of the C States'' of the
Union, except what he calls "the good
old thirteen" Indeed he will hardly
allow the new western states to be
States at all, but calls them diagrams.
He contends stoutly that Missouri is not
constitutional State, as it came into the
Union by I" unprincipled" and +" unconsti-
tutional'' management, abiding to the
adroit policy by which the difficulties of
the Missouri question were got over,
through the influence of Mr.. Clay, then
Speaker of the House. Ar. R. says the
diagram Missouri made Mr. Adams Pres
ident, as its single vote was equal TO the
State of Virginia. Mr. R. says he shall
rue the admission Of the new States till
The day Of Judgment, which some ofus,
says he, will wish may be with stay Of
execution.
Endorsements IN Pencil Wills zoritten
on Sand.-ln an action brought the Sd
of January, on a promissory note for
$50 endorsed in pencil marks, the Court
of Kings Bench decided that the in
dorsement was good. The Lord Chief
Justice added, that the decision was not
likely 10 do mischief: the imperfection
of this mode of writing being go great,
that persons would be induced to take
care and have their endorsements, in ink,
wherever ink could be procured. Very
touching anecdotes transpire incidental
| ly in Courts Of Law. Mention was made
of the will of a dying soldier written up
on the sand with the point Of his sword.
This will, the law held to be valid.
English paper.
The steam engine of the colonial
steam vessel African is so constructed,
that in case Of defence being required,
she can pour fire of boiling water up
on the enemy! London Paper.
A man crossing the bridge of Pont
Neuf, at Paris with bag of money,
dropped il in the Seine. Some divers
present, plying his distress, plunged in
the river, and, after several efforts,
brought up box containing 10000
francs IN gold which had been lost forty
years, and also the bag of silver, all of
which they shared.
Duration of Lits.-From the most
accurate Life Annuity Tables, il APP
pears that the duration of life century
ago, in England, was only thre e-fourths
OF what it is at present, and that il is
true with regard TO each sex. 1t then
appears that the life Of a woman is vast
ly superior TO that of man at every
age above infancy, and that the conse-
quence of this difference is enormous in
Pecuniary interests depending on lives ;
for If two persons, a man add woman,
OF the same age, for instance 80, were
the one 10 purchase an annuity OF 1901
to be enjoyed by the other in widow
hood, if the male purchase in behalf of
the female, the pension would cost 1861
! Is. Id. whereas, if the female pur-
chase in behalf of the male, il would
cost but 3l7L Is. I'd. One fact is of a
surprising nature it appears that the
Aasle of life among the poor Of The me-
tropolis is most frightful. Out of 1000
born, scarcely more than half survive
the nursing.
Horse Dealing The following curl
Gus fact occurred at the last Horncastle
Fair. A tradesman went TO the fair for
1 the purpose of purchasing a horse; he
soon found one likely TO answer his pur-
pose, which he tried and purchased for
81. In short time he met neighbor
of his. Thomas, says he, have bought
a horse, but as am not much of a judge,
will you be so good as to look at him for
me ?" With all my heart. $50 they
went TO the stable. John, you have
not bought this horse, expect" But
! have, and paid for him also.' "Why
| (says Thomas) he is blind - which was
the case. Ii would have been in vain to
have returned the horse, as the jockey
was not the most respectable, aud had
! got the money! But an idea struck him !:
he went 10 the jockey, and said he
had either paid him 92l. or lost H.
note. The jockey insisted he had only
received 81. and, after some alteration,
laid down the money, saying, g Count it,
that is just as you paid it me-" John
counted it, found it right, and then said,
1.-The horse you sold me is blind you
may fetch him back again; you have
your horse, and have my money"
Eng. paper.
An ingenious Rogue.-Perhaps for in
genuity, the following trick, played by Il