Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-28
[Whole No. 1882.

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letter from London, giving an account
of Lord Eldon's parsimony and mean
ness, states. the noble Lord was voted
out OF a club because he refused to pay
his assessments. The following story is
quite amusing.
Lord EIdon was one day to have 4
few friends 10 dinner, and meeting with
his fishmunger he made a remarkable
good bargain for turhot. The price
paid was one guinea, and he went home
chuckling at the idea of having a rarity
at cheap rate, to treat himself and
his friends too. But Madame is as par
simonious as her Lord, and the thought
struck him that she might think him too
extryagant to buy turhot. What To do
or say he did not know, and he conclu-
ded to tell her that the fishmonger made
him a present OF II. This was OF course.
good news for my Lady, and she was
satisfied, trusting implicitly TO her bus.
bands truth. When the guests assem-
bled, the old man feeling proud Of otler-
ing them something ont Of his common
run, told them about his having fine
turbot, and they sat down to their soup
with watery mouths. But alas! after
the soup. no fish came, and he enquired
of his lady where was the tnrbot. She
tried in vain to still bis mouth. with ons
excuse and another, but he would mol
be pacified, and finally whispering a.
cross the table, she said I've sold il
TO Lady 49, for ten shillings.' Ten
shilIings,' says he in rage, Il gave q
guinea for it, The fact was, Lady
was to have party on the same day.
and calling on lady Eldon, expressed a
disappointment at not having been able
to procure turbot. Lady Eldon, la
the true spirit Of her economy, mentions
ed that her husband had that day housht
one for nine shillings, but il Il would
accommodate particular friend, she
would forego the pleasure of offering i
to her guests providing the friend would
give ten shllings for it. The bargain
was INN ediately struck, and lady Eldon
has never heard the last Of It to his
day.
The Philadelphia Gazette states, on
an investigation of the affairs Of Beetho-
ven, the celebrated musician, who died
recently in great distress in Vienna, il
was found that he owned stock In thu
Bank of Vienna of the value Ut 1000
pounds sterling. Understanding that he
was in want OF the common necessaries
of life, the Philharmonic Society af
London, forwarded him 100 pounds,
which reached Vienna too late to be OF
any service to the sufferer. Those who
were best acquainted with the man, and
who knew his habtual neglect of money
matters. are of opinion that his proper-
ty in the bank OF yienna had entirely
escaped his recollection Ii il odd -
nough, however, that the cravings Of
hunger did not bring il to mind.
The Richmond Compiler says that
Mr.. Cooper, the Noveiisps partially
for the letter P IS rather remarkable. =.
OF the seven novels he has written, the
titles of four commence with that letter!
precaution, Pioneers, Pilot, Prairie
/ This is the age of condolences. Iha
latest that we have heard is, that Mr..
Peter P took letter f ON the post of
flee atthe very moment when MIR Paul
smith put a letter in. A remarkable
circumstance in eonUexion with this
wonderful coincidence is, that Mr.. o'ss
letter was directed TO. and Mr.. P's. cana
from Philadelphia. Y Courier.
Potter, the ventriloquist and jugglers
has been mulcted 10 the small sum 81
$500, for practising bis craft OF boiling
eggsin bis hat, making guiaeas OF ha'-
PENNIES, and delivering lectures upon
noses, in Providence, X. l. without the
formality OF license from the Town
Council. He should contrive, by soms
slight Of his hand, to evade the collec-
ton of such an ungracious penalty.
Pahos.--Not long since, an eminent
lawyer OF Ohio, closed pathetic ha.
rangue to jury in the foIloa ing s'rain:
'And now the shades OF night bad
shrouded the earth in darkness--Ali
nature lay wrapped 10 solemn Thoughts
when these defendant rutfians came
crushing like mighty torrent from sha
hills down upon the abodes OF peace
broke open the plaintiffs door-sepaA
rated the weeping mother from her
screeching infant took away my
Clients rifle, gentlemen Of the jury, Tor
which we charge fifteen dollars"
c;aoriar circumstance. IL true as we