Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-04-05


elsewhere in boring for fresh and pure
water, has been recently used by ,oms
gentlemen of BIllston Spa. in several
parts Of that town. The Blllston Gaz.
cite informs that, after penetrating The
earth to the depth of Is feet, theS
found Mineral Water, which was sur.
charged with caibonic acid gas. and
contained all Toe mineral properties Of
our other fountains, and rose freelv
from four to five feet above the surface
discharging at the rate OF about a GAL
lon per minute They have penelrat.
ed the earth to the depth of ITO feet.
and are row in magnetism calcar.
eous slate rock, and although they hav.
discontinued operations for the present
or during the cold weather, they in.
tend to commence again on the open.
ing Of the Spring There is every
prospect of their findinga Saline wa.
ter, as at the depth of so feet, it con.
tanned 240 grains of salt to the gallon.
N. y. Times.
The length of the railway between
Stockton and Darlington, England,
is twelve miles. There are two coach.
es upon it, for the conveyance OF pas.
seDgers, each IF which runs twice a
day between the two towns. One of
the coaches carries six inside, and ff.
teen outside passengers, and performs
the journey in one hour and half, with
The aid of a single horse. The other
coach carries forty passengers, and is
also drawn by one horse.
Crime AT the Court Of Sessions.
New York city, on Friday last, Chris.
topher M'GOvern was tried for an IN.
natural offence committed on tie body
of his own daughter, Ann M'Govern.
The evidence was so clear and con.
elusive that the jury brought in a vir.
dict of guilty without retiring from their
seats. M'Govern is man of fers.
clous appearance; and it appears from
the evidence was much addicted TO in.
temperance. His age is about fify
tow years--his daughters age about
seventeen, the eldest of five or six chill.
dren. The priooner will be sent to
State Prison for life, that being the
seDtance for bis horrid crime. This
brute lost his wife bat two weeks be-
fore. -A---
A remarkable instance OF animation
prolonged for many years without air
or nourishment, was discovered on the
18th December last, by Mr.. Hough.
ton, cabinet maker, OF Bury, Suffolk,
Eng )who in splitting piece of elm,
laid open cavity about the size ola
walnut, containing large beetle,
which at first appeared in a torpid state,
but on being placed in a warm room,
soon after showed signs of life. The
cavity was situated nearly in the centre
ofthe tree, and entirely surrounded by
solid wood. The part of the tree
where IL was found has probably been
enclosed by the subsequent growth Of
not less than 80 or 40 years.
VtI1UCce " m6 uFEut NuItONS OF E1~
rope.-The Revenue of Russia is esti-
mated at 100000 of francs. That
of Austria is stated at exactly the same
amount That of Prussia u estimated
at I9s,ooo,OoO. The sum of the rs.
of these three Powers make
total of $50 100000, and that of France
is 100000. Thus i. would appear
that France is not only as rich as Aus
tria, Russia and Prussia together, but
that il has an overplus Of 100000,
which is equal to the revenue of several
powers of the second order, such as
Portugal, Sardinia and Sweden. Eng
land, will raise this year a sum OF
! Al 100000 but the interest Of its
debt being 750,Ooo,ooO, there will re.
main SOC, 100000 for the public expen-
ses. For this reason the budget for
every branch of the public service il
smaller with few exceptions, than that
which is allotted to the same branch by
the French Chambers. it appears that
on an average, the Frencbmaa contri-
butes / l per cent. of his income to the
public expenditure, while the English
man contributes 25 per cent. What
paltry sum, in comparison, does the
happy American contribute!
Tncrematicn of IV,dotos in Mdia.-A
public meeting has been held in York,
Eng relative TO the burning Of Hin