The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-01

since '32.
Counterftits.- appears from the Albany pa
pars, that nine persons were lately committed to
Jail in lIerl.imer county, N. Y. for passing coun-
terfet money. Among the spurious notes most
circulated bv this gang, are SIS and 2s on the
Geneva cank, sj's on the Chenango, SIS on the
Franklin Bank of New-york, SIS and los on
the state bank at New brunswick besides vari-
ors limitations of Phcnx, Jefferson county, and
others.
Trouble among he Bacheirs.--Cicn. M'Clure,
the hero Of Newark, has made war upon the
bachelors of New York, At the head Of an army
of Dogs and puppies! He has introduced a bin
into the Legislature of that State TO repeal the
Dog-tax, and to Levy the amount arising there
from on Bachelors between the ages of 30 and
As years. The bachelors of the city of New
York have called meeting to take measures to
prevent the passage of the bill and to express
their Indignation at the proposition.
The Liverpool Chronicle states that
Charles Lucien Bonaparte, who sailed from
New-York in the packet ship Canada. pre-
sented Captain Rogers with beautiful gold
ring, containing miniature likeness of Ma
po!eon, painted by the celebrated Isabel. 1t
is said to be superb article, and an admira-
BILE likeness of the late emperor.
Mr.. William Fletcher, Of Perqnimans, n.
G.. was lost in the schooner Perpuimans, at
sea. recently. His will has luNt been open
ed, which provides that his slaves, 10 in
number, SHALL after the ensuing year, be
emancipated; during which time they are to
be hired out, tor the purpose of raising funds
to defray the expenses of sending them ia
Havti. or Liberia, whichever they may
choose.
Sir Jtulter Scott III Pdris.--NVe have
been a good deal amused with the para
graphs which have been appearing in the
French papers. concerning our illustrious
countryman, the author of Waverly. The
good people of Paris seem to think there
must be something supernatural about him,
and attach an importance to his every word
and action, which is sufficiently ludicrous
There is no mistake more absurd, though
there are few more common, than to sup
pose that every thing that comes out of an
authors mouth must be oracular-that, be-
cause he has 1oritten books, he must also
sneak books.-As long as he retains the at
tributes of humanity, Socrates himself
must, at times, be commonplace. A Mil
ton give utterance to plain prose, and q
northern magician expressed himself moi
unlike southern Maccaroni. The simple
hearted Parisians, however, do not seem tc
have wit sufficient to make this discovery
and, accordingly, when any one was foriu'
nate enough to catch some stray sentence
!, which may have dropped from Sir Walter
Scott, at any Of their public exhibitions ol
l., Il h.., c,l lar.
: it his duty to have it set down in the letter
press, and distributed over Europe, to awe
: and delight admiring millions. We shall ia
yor onr readers with specimen of some o
this twaddle, which has been published I'm
der the name of Sir Walter Scott. We dc
not vouch for the exact words being founc
in anv one of the French Journals, but de
tails of similar interest are appearing dali,
in all OF them. yesterday great sensa
ton was excited by Sir Walter Scott's Wis
it to Galigani's reading room. lhe lllustri
B trious stranger read seven lines of the Jour
nal des Debats, and one sentence and hai
of the EtoHe. Though a little lame there Is
great deal of vivacity in the manner IL
which he walks, and the pencilling OF his
eyebrows is full of expression. We were
5 fortunate enoug to hear him remark, thai
he often loks into a newspaper with much
pleasure. .'-".rhe Great Unknown at
tracted much attention on Tuesday, by pass
ing over the Pont .Ncuf at Q O'Clock, accom-
panied by his amiabe daughter, Miss Anne
Scott-Her father directed the lady's at
tenton to the river; and in a soft but rather
melancholy tone of voice, said to her, That
is the Seine.' His daughter fixed her eyes
S upon it for moment and then both passed
on."-"Last night Sir Walter Scott was al
the Odeon. The audience thought it theii
duty to gaze intently upon him during the
whole of the evening. Sir Walter wore a
black coat, but we observed with regret that
: his ocket-handkerchicf, instead ot being o.
: white cambrick, was of yellow silk. a dis
plav of this kind, however, may not be con-
sidered breach OF etiquette in Edinburgh
= In passing the bust of Moiere in the Saioor
the Great Unknown said, in English, to
r Miss Scott, that is Moliere.' "-"This NOR
= ming Sir Waltar Scott was observed shaving
: at the bedroom window OF his hotel, in thu
q Rue 7iveH. The superiority of English ra
zors has long been acknowledged, nut w
U have seldom seen one used so dexterousl.
: as by the author Of Waverly. We have no
vet been enabled to ascertain whether n