American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-04-07

Horrid effects Of jealousy Paris, Oct 22.-
A trial IS shortly to take place before the Court OF
As.ixe here. which will present some very extraor
binary features OF love, Jealousy and cruelty. The
prisoner 10 Madame Lafosse Luquai. woman 81
years OF age. She is niece to man whose noble
and disinterested fidelity to fallen greatness must
preserve his name 10 the latest posterity In De, to
General Bertrand. Madame Latosse, it appears,
fell desperately in love with MIR Walkener, watch
maker to the King, young man Sc years OF age,
possessing handsome person and very engaging
manners The passion OF the ady though manifested
repeatedly, and in the most unequiyocal manner,
met with no return from M. Walkener. As proof
of the violence OF her passion the following instance
fmay be mentioned :-Onc evening on Mr. Wake
fncr quitting his house, he found waiting for him,
near the door, Madame Laosse, clothed in costly
fobe of black velvet After having in vain supplica
tied him to return with her to his house, she threw
fhsrself forthwith az bis feet and renewed her
tties, accompanied with tears and sobs. M Waikener
while raising her up, perceived kuiie in the folds
Of her pocket handkerc hiet and d. cading the use
she might make of it, took to flight He informed
the police of the impor unitIes OF Madame Laicsse,
and declared to the Prefeet Of Police, that he was
certain he should meet with his death at her hands
M. Walkener was attached to very pretty girl, %
years oil age. This circumstance coming to the
knowledge of Madame Laf,ssc. she became inspired
with the utmost fury of jealousy, and determined
| TO wreak her vengeance upsn the cause OF 1t. For
this purpose she provided herself with bottle OF
concentrated sulphuric acid (ol OF vtriol) and put
ting on two pair of thick gloves, she repaired one
morning at early hour TO the lodgings ot this un
fortunate girl, whom she found in bed. She poured
quantity of the sulphuric acid upon her glove CO.
vered hands, and then rubbed them over the face,
neck, bosom, and shoulders OF her illated rival
The poor girl sent forth the most agonizDE cries,
and endeavored to shield herself from the burning
IS IL
thrown upon the face Of Madame Lafosse, which
now bears three distinct marks Of it. She has been
arrested, and the proceedings before the examining
nudge being now nearly completed, she will, in all
probability, be brought to trial In the course OF No
vember. The life Of her victim is now declared
out Of danger, but her beauty is gone forever. Ma
dame Latosse has but too we'll succeeded in her
vengeance, having changed her rival into hideous
and repulsve object.
| WINE.-Thomas M.Call. esq of Laurens coun
", Georgia, has been very successful in making
wine from the native grape; is said that except
ing the very FIRST quality of foreign wine, nothing
Of the kind can be brought with any propriey into
comparison with it. If the native grape were pro
perly cultivated on immense sum might be saved
to the United States for liquor, if not as palata-
bic az Madeira, at least t for all culinary purposes
can be extracted from the native grape and il might
in time supersede in great measure the use Of ar
dent Spirits the baneful influence Of which daily
witness. A cheap and wholesome wine is much
wanted in this country, and We think would prove a
great blessing to it.
Mr. Everett, our minister at Madrid, relates in
that part Of the official correspondence with our 60
lvernment, which was submitted to the Senate, that
MIR. Zea, late prime minister Of Spain, declared
emphatically to him, that the King never would,
under any circumstances, acknowledge the indepen
dence Of his revoted colonies; that he would stand
upon his right; {; and that, if reduced to as low a