Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-21
SPIRIT OF ENGLISH JOURNALS.

HE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES =" VIC "oth
point as Lord Ansiesea's Proclamation oo'i>
ously is, there is-one point OF view IN winch we
are disposed TO regard i. favonrably, IT sets :he
Government completely a, issue with the Popish
Association. This latter body assumes the
Governmen, of Ireland, and boasts tina, il has
become too powerful for the control OF the
Kings Government. II sends forth its deputy
for a purpose which il oroclaims LAWFUL, altho'
the deputy himself be Larless. Lord Anglesea
proclai,ns both The deputy and his objects to
be lawless, aud tina, he will put stop to the
progress the one and the accomplishment oi
the other The Association and the Irish Co
vernment are at issue on this point. We shall
see which is the stronger.
dublin Evening Mail.
On Thursday evening, a quarrel took place
at the Penn Mill Inn, near Yeovil, between a
iourneyman glover, named ALLEN, and an itine-
rant dealer in corks, named SMITH, in conse-
quence Of which the former challenged the
latter to fight: SMITH, who was IN some degree
intoxicated, was a, first unwilling 10 comply;
but, provoked BY his antagonist, and urged by
his wife, he al length entered into the contest,
and in the second round received blow in
the neck, which, in the state OF excitement
arising from liquor and anger ne was in al The
moment, caused instant death. A Coroner's
Inquest was held on the body on Friday even
ing, by Mr.. UPHILL, when verdict OF Man
slaughter" was returned against ALLEN, who
has abscondcd. -Shsrborne Mercury.
O'CoNNELL's Tower The peasantry of the
| county Of Clare have erected solid conical
tower Of stones and sods OIL the highest hill IN
that county (Crag,) and christened II "O'Con-
nell's Tower" 1t is abou, 90 feet high, and
IS feet around the base.
Dublin Morning Register.
The poaching season has commenced in this
county with great vigour: ten Of the gentlemen
devoted to these pursuits have, within the last
week only, made their entry into our house OF
orrection.-Hunts Advertiser.
GRAssHoPpERs 1T appears by letters from
Pennsylvania, iha, lha, country is at this time
a prey to such immense swarms Of grasshop-
2ers, that they darken The sun and lay the cOun-
try waste. They come from Moldavia, which
they completely devastated. Measures have
been taken 10 destroy these troublesome visit
ors, which have not appeared in such multi
tudes in Trarsylvania since 1884.
Leeds Mercury.
BARNEY AARON AND HARRY JoNEs.-A match
was made between these men last night, at
Towards Coffee House, for 5ok aside, 10 fight
on the llth November. A second deposit will
be made on Friday evening, at the Castle Ia
vern, Holborn.
NED SrocKMAN AND JxM M'CARrHY.-These
Black Bull, in John stree, SmithGeld, for SOL
aside, 10 fight in the same ring with Neal and
Ban6eld, on the I'd December.
Al the Bath I'D Rrissol races M RI NEAL. the
| the greatest number ever known to any Stakes:
Y L. e.
Tor The second horse.
A poor Irish hbourer, some time since seal.
ed himself in public room, in which his com.
pany was considered rather intrusive "Come:
Sir" cried hna1ej "ohlige the gentlemen
with toast or sentiment" Gath" replied
the Hibernian, I" hss not one a, all; what
should saw" "Oh,E give us any shining pub.
lie character; we hav; just now drank to Lord
Wellington and Mr.. %nning." "Then," re.
joined Patrick, I'll give you Day and Mar.
tin-,here's pair ofthem for YOU"
Eigin Courier.
The second son othe celebrated Marshal
Ney is al presen, at III Kenmare Arms, KilIar.
ney. Dublin Evening Mail
EXTRAORDINARY PRDUeE OF MuRrHIEs.-
A few days ago, fortore potatoes, weighing
sixteen pounds, were lug from one root in a
garden at Midtown Balgonie-a produce
quite sufficient TO sassy a large family of
Hungry Pa'landers fosupper.-Fys Herald.
A HEARTY BREAK,sT.-A young man a,
Melton Mowbray, fe mornings ago, under.
took, for trihing w,er, to eat (wiihin Eve
minutes) 2 lbs Of hastpudding and drink two
quarts Of ale, which heefS easily accomplish
ed within The given e.before seven O'Clock
IN the morning. Nottingham Mercury
The congregation oEsst Hoathly Church.
on Sunday se'nnight, re somewhat amazed
at hearing the clerk, ding service, bawl out
from his reading deshoa Che singers in the
gallery, 81 say, be ye ven to sing, or bean,
ye? because if We beant, halt come up!" The
choir, it appears, have gently deceived the
old man, by getting him tie gallery to assist
them, and then refusing sing, rot choosing
to be again made fool, had recourse to
the above expedient. brighton paper.
, The REV. JOSEPH WeP.-~A letter has been
. received from MIR. WI, dhted Alexandria.
May ., in which he miosl that he was on