The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

BANK OF ENGLAND CLOCK. "The clock, in
building Immediately over the Hall, or Draw
ing Ofhce, is very ingenious piece of mechan-
Ism, ana intended, as it fully does, to obyate
the ditlculty experienced in the various stock
offices, from the difference of clocks. This.
with the deals at the Bank, cannot occur; for
the hands of all IRE moved by one piece of ma.
chlnery, and the whole, sixteen in number, in
dictate the precisely similar hour and second
The communication between the machinery
and the hands is made by means of brass rods,
arranged within the roof and thence continued
to the different apartments in the offices. The
length of the whole of these various rods is
nearly 700 feet, which weigh at least 6 cwt.
There ire 200 wheels in motion; the nrincinaI
Weights about $50 lbs, and the clock is wound
up twice week 1t also strikes the quarters
and holrs on large bells.'
7hOmGs'S Yards of London.
Two AMERICAN LADIES. The two Miss
Cations, who were as early as 1909 the reirning
bellies in Baltimore and Washington, were the
granddaughters of Charles Carroll, of Carroll
ton, ore of the worthiest signers of the Declar-
alton Of American Independence. One of them
was married to Mr.. Robert Patterson, a mer-
chant Of Baltimore, and they went to France
and England. Mr.. Patterson died. leaving the
widow handsome fortune. Two or three
years ago she was married to the MARQUIS of
Wellesley, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Her sister was first married to Col Hervev,
Aid-ds. Damp to Lord Wellington, who had dis
tingushed himself and lost an arm at the battle
of Waterloo. A few weeks ago Lady Heryev
was married to the Marquis of Carmarthen. ED.
est son of the Duke of Leeds. The MARQUIS
was brn on the 2lst May 1898. He is the cid.
est SOB, and heir apparent" as the English
papers style him to the title of the Duke of
Leeds Thus fortune, in her freaks, has raised
to two of the most distinguished noble families
of the British empire two sisters, the daughters
of an American Republican, and the direct de-
scendsnts of the only surviving signer of the
Declaration of American Independence.
Richmond Compiler.
The LAST DESCENDANT OF MILroS. Within
these few days Mrs Earle, an elderly lady, who
was generally said, when living, to be the last
surviving descendant in direct line from the
immortal author Of Paradise Lost, died at her
lodgings in the house of lady named Coxwor-
thy, resident in Bennett street, BlackfTiars.-
This lady used, during her life time, to be fire..
quently visited by persons of literary distinction,
who were aware of her consequently with the
immortal poet She had large collection of
OF works which once belonged to her ilusttious
relation, Milton-London paper.
The PAcHA OF EGYPT. His Prime Minis
ter, an American, plans thousand projects to
repienish the drained treasury of his Master,
and, when he fails, he has to tremble for the
safety of his head. On one occasion, he was
put into sack, and carried on the Nile, for the
purpose Of being thrown in; but the execution
ers were prevailed on, by immense brides, to re-
lent and the Pacha, knowing his value, and
the difficulty of finding a substitute not only
forgaVe him, but received him, again into his
favor, The unfortunate executoners, however,
who had failed to fulfil the tyrant's mandate,
met the fate that was intended for the Minister,
and were themselves consigned to watcry
grave.-SPhyNr.
DISTRESSING Occurrences We have Just
learned says the Newbern Sentinel, from
friend the following particulars of ono Of the
most heart-rending occurrences that we rec
ollect TO have como within our knowledge
On Thursday night the 18th inst. Mr. Philip
Smith, of Pitt county, with his wife, left home
on a visit TO Mr.. SIS mother, who resided but
short distance from him, leaving his FIVE child
rem at home, the eldest about ten years Of age,
and horrid to relate, on his return, he found the
house consumed together with four Of the child
rem. One, (thc eldest,) escaped, but so dread.
fully burnt that her life was despaired Of II is
not known in what way the fire originated,