Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-01

| OF our country.
The friends Of the Administration of the U. States,
hold public meeting, this day, in the city Of Bati
more for the purpose Of expressing their opinion
matters of great National interest.
| The New York American says--Of the political
! feelings of the members Of the Legislature, in re-
gard to the next Presidential election, speak adj
visedly, when we say, that very large majority
opposed, at any rate to General Jackson and to
the g combination that urges his cause; and that
clear majority is friendly, at all events, to Mr..
Adams. %
This feeling has grown stronger, towards the close
of the session. the intent to barter away the votes
! of the State has become more manifest
The captain Of British ship, says the Bait. Pat
riot which lately touched at st. Helena, reports,
that Bonaparte's new house remained unoccupied,
and strangers with permission, are allowed to view
during their stay. The room of his old residence,
wherein he died, has been converted to thrash
ing barn. and the other part Of the house into stables
"It is said" the old ladies.in the neighborhood of
Fort Niagara are in continual fear, in consequence
of the nightly appearance OF Morgan's spook Some
times he is seen, like wizard, darling across the
Niagara upon broomstick--at others, he presents
hmselfin the very heart Of the great Israetsh city
of Ararat with huge pair of compasses, as though
he were planning palace for the Grand Judge !; but
his most avOrite avocat0n appears to be sailing up
and down the cataract upon mason's trowel, using
its handle for rudder ! Thus sit is said,''
A correspondent of the Newburyport Herald says:
-" With respect to Mr.. Perkins Engine would
OBSERVE that letters have lately been received in
town from London, which give the most fattering
assurances of the ultimate success of Mr.. Perkins
Improvement. From a hasty description given of
the mechanism of this great work little doubt can be
reasonably entertained by any who are acquainted
with the general principles Of engine, but that Mr.
Perkins will soon pass the high pressure Rubicon and
realize triumph in the ageof splendid discoveries"
We learn (says the National Gazette) that Mr..
Cooper's new Novel, "The Prairie,' will be pub
shed in about fortnight At the date of the latest
intelligence from the author, he was still in Paris
attending to the publication of that work. of which
fine editions in the press-one in England two
IL Raris, Tin French and English y one in Berlin,
a. Ane in this country; all of them are to appear
N&1se kaf aaarn that Prussia has followed
the exampl4l britain and the United States,
and signed & anew Mexi-
The London Morning Chronicle h1 lowing
anecdote, which is at once melan6 augh-
able.--An intelligent gentleman, ling a
medical friend in his rounds thru Swark,
he entered one of those wretched S6o (which
the Irish crowd together. The man GsnGued
an injury, and was unable to work. T96@
were sprawling about, two large pigs werS
mates of the apartment. Why do you notdeA
IN
Sc Och sir the pigs belong to the landlord we get
the at less rent, for taking in the pigs as lodg
ers.'
| An Old Bachelor in Ohio, by way of a set off
against Gen M'Cures propositions to tax Bachelors
instead of dogs, proposes as foows-hear him,
" Let every who is tired ofconjugal felicity pay
certain fee to the State for divorce, according to
his ability and it will not only supersede the
sity of taxing dogs, but there will be need OF tax
es of any kind And if government will give me
the exclusive privilege of unmarrying all those who
wish to be unmarried in the United States, will
pledge myself to pay the National Debt in years.
: Orders have been issued to equip the Delaware
IA, now at Norfolk for Sea. She is intended to re-
place the North Carolina, about to return from a
three years. cruise in the Mediterranean.
Il For the Delaware Journal.
Il Longevity.--Conversing lately, with venerable
friend on the subject of longevity he observed that
there were some remarkable instances of it in the
State of Delaware. One d. R. Pie was living q
few years ago in Kent, Dover, upwards of 1906
D His age h;s been recorded in some Office, in Car
Isle, Penn. he passed that way in the army. One
Benjamin Butler, of George Town, Sussex County
' was but a few months younger than D. r. Pie. A
E Mrs. Margaret MLevy, residing in the upper par
of Newcastle County, deceased lately in the l3tf
year of her age. She was not known to have beer