Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-27

that Of man, but the nerves 1t SENDS iorth
are ten times as bulky. The largest brain
which M. Sommering ever dissecied IN inc
horse tribe. weighed only 10 or whiie inc
smallest which he ever met with I'D an aou,'
man was lbs. oz.-Sommsring, Disserfdtio de
Basi Enceph.
The enormous value Of the diamonds worn
by MadIe. Georges, the French actress is irs-
auen,ly made grand point d'oppu 5y the ma
napers of the provincial theatres at which she
performs, the public being invited not only TO
witness the talents Of the actress, but also the
briliancy If her ornaments. AT Verdun, where
she was lately PLAYING Merope and Ssm'rann',
the manager issued The following circular TO
the play going public:
"Gentlemen and Ladies'-I dare 10 nope
that you will come and encourage our ehor's,
by tribute OF admiration in favor oil the hand
somes, woman in Europe, pupil OF Ialma ana
Of Madlle Reneour,; and, above all, OF oehe'
violent aud generous disposition. In coming
TO admire Madlle. Georges, you will al the
same time see Nature, Rencourt and Ialma.-
In the fine character Of Semrana Of monsieur
de Voltaire, she will be covered with three
hundred thousand francs worth 81 diamonds.
"No,e-AlI these diamonds are real; ridiie.
Georges wears nothing false.
of the ladies. It is there said" Messieurs Ell
lfesdames
A wholesale dealer in calumny, in Paris, who
has gained grea, deal of money by threats
Ia belle HarYieiie, Of publishing The foibles OF
persons who were able 10 pay we'll Tor their
suppression, lately wrote 10 NJ de Villet'e'
stating tina, unless he consented to pay Ger
tain sum for suppression, the author would
publish number Of anecdotes respecting M
de Viette which were in his possession. NJ.
de Vilelte sent the following answer: 81 have
great number Of anecdotes Of myself OF the
same kind, which are not generally known: and
If yuu will give me fifty louis, will send them
10 you 10 increase The bulk Of your volume.
Peter Thellusson, the partner Of the late great
6nancier Necker, of Paris, left to his relations
legacies TO the amount Of 100000; the remain
der, amounting TO more than hall million,
was, by his will, 10 accumulate till certain
period, when il none Of his descendants and
name existed, the whole was TO be applied by
Parliament towards-paying OFT The National
Deb. In about 100 years The amount will be
nra,ly one hundred and forty thrce Millions
The family have endeavoed to set aside this
will; but without success. His eldest son disd
suddenly few years ago, whilst out with
shooting party, consisting OF several noblemen,
near his house in Suffolk, having only enjoyed
the title Of Lord Rendelsham for TWO years.
Al the last sitting Of the Paris Academy of
Sciences, 4 report was made on work oil our
scientific couniryman, DR.. Edwards, physi-
clan in Paris, relative TO the respiration OF
crabc. Il appeared from the report, that Or.
Edwards d discovered that the death OF crabs,
when GU, Of the water, arises from the eVapo,
ration Of their bodies, and his consequent dry
ing up Of the parts necessary to support respi-
ration. Nature, however, has provided them
with kind OF epidermic bag or sponge, In
which sufficient quantity Of moisture is con-
tanned to supply the respiratory vessel Tor a
long period. The reporters pronounced high
eulogium upon DR.. Edwards, and Mr. Audonlo,
who had assisted him in his scientific resesrch-
es, and the prize Of Physiology has been a.
wa ded to them by the Academy.
The early patroness of Burns Mrs Dunlop,
of Dunlop had an old housekeeper, sor' OF
3riyiledged person who had certain aristocra'
,icai notions Of the family dignity, that made
her utterly astonished at the attentions thai
were paid by her mistress to man IN such low
worldly estate as The rustic Poet. In order 10
overcome her mistress persuaded her 10 pc
ruse MS copy of "The Co,tar's Saturday
night" which the Poet had just then written.
When Mrs. Dunlop inquired her opinion OF
the poem, she replied with quaint indiRer-
ence-"Aweel; Madam, that's vera we'll" SIS
that all you have 20 say in its favor?" asked
her mistress. "Deed, Madam, she returned,
"the like O. you quality may see vast in it;
but was aye used TO the like O. all that the
Poet has written about in my ain fathers house,
and at,ceel I dinna-k Ken ho,o oe could hae
described ii any other gait" When Burns
hea,d Of the old ,won.an's criticism, he re-
marked that it was one of the highest compi>
mems he had ever received London Weekly
Repie,0.
In one Of the recen. numbers OF the Russian
magazine, the Serernaia Ptcheia (the Northern
Review il is stated that correspondence be.
tween Queen Elizabeth Of England and The Gar
ivan Wasiljewltsch, on the subject Of a treaty
Of alliance and commerce between this coun-
try and Russia, has been recently found in The
Bureau for Foreign intelligence a, Moscow, and
that the correspondence possesses considerable
interest. In one Of her letters Elizabeth alludes