The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-11-07
From late foreign papers. I

Ne,0 ,cay to pay Old Debts.-Within these
three or four years, the debts Of those who
took the benefit of the insolvent act, in one
year, amounted to more than a million, and
the average dividend collected from the prop
erty was not quite one farthing on the pound
sterling.
Political Statistics hear that Mr.. Hume
on the opening of parliament, means to move
for return of all the questions on ,chich min
listers hare changed their opinions. 1t will be a
long and heavy document.
Polish Nobiiity-The emperor of Russias
last decree on titles ordains, that in Poland
no person shall assume the title of Baron un-
less his income be 895 per annum! of Count,
unless he have cts per annum!! and Of
Prince, unless he. can command G12O!!!
Royal Sagacity.-A Duke, who shall be
nameless, but whose high ravk is honored by
his talents and qualities, was reading the other
day an account Of the coronation Of his pres
ent majesty, which was described in the book
as AN august CEREMONY" August cere-
mony !" said His Royal Highness to the Colo
nel, I" that's a mistake, very silly mistake
what could have made the man call it an A,-
gust ceremony ? it took place in July-very
silly, very silly!" n fact.
This is from John Bull and is meant for
the Duke of Gloucester. The Duke is gene
rally called by his present majesty, 'sSilly
Billy"
Llxstrioas HoMses.-At recent public din
rler near Hereford, numerous healths of noble
persons were drunk" Lord John Russell and
the House of RUSSELL Lord Howick and
the House of Greya--'' The Duke of Devon-
shire and the House of Cavendish"--and ma
ny more, until an attorney, who was at table,
being called upon for toast, gave, with per-
feet simplicity, 1.-THE health of Mrs. Jones,
and the House of Industry"
Effects Of Freedom.-Since the restoration
of the Liberty Of the Press, in Portugal, eight
new Journals have been started.
Effects Of Despotism.-.-It is striking illus
tration of the decay Of the commercial m r.
rine of Spain that, since 1919, not single
Spanish ship had passed the Sound. The
number of British that passed last year was
5,196.
The Old Trunk.-The following whimsical
anecdote has been related to us by gentle
man, who assured us that il is founded on
fact. AS we have never seen it in print, il
may probably be new to the majority of our
readers. II.
There is attached to every theatre person
whose business it is to take charge of various
articles required for the stage business. If a
sword, dagger, walking stick. umbrella, &c.
is necessary to the scene, he delivers them to
those actors who respectively require them
he is called the property man.
A stage-struck Irishman, whose assurance
was his only requisite for the profession, had
to play the part of Old Kent, in King Lear,
on the first night of his engagement. In one
of the scenes, when it was his turn to go on
the stage, he kept back, and the prompter as
ked him why he did not proceed! az can't
(replied our Roscius) for want of the proper
ty man." "What occasion have you for the
property man (said the prompter j you have
nothing to carry on the stage but yourself"
" Och, but have, though, and the devil bit
will stir till get the old trunk" " The old
trunk! Exclaimed the astonished prOmpter y
what do you mean! "Why, look at the
part, honey; sure, when go on, must not
say Through the world this old trunk I
bear; : and how the devil will look, saying
that, when have never a trunk at all at all.
We need scarcely inform our readers that
old Kent there alludes to his own weather
beaten frame but this actor was one of those
who never trouble their heads about the
meaning or context of the play, and who
know nothing of the other parts, except the
catchword. or the ity' as Sheridan has il
in the Critic.-Esr. Kaleidoscope.
Last week a very remarkable circumstance
occurred at Ferns. A boy entered a publ
cans shop, and offered for "ha.f a glass OF