Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-07
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honour are said to be the Maloai,i,
Of Iirrtto.d and Stafford and the. Earl Of i,,ns
dale.
The PREMIER PAUL PnY.-His Gree =,
yelling ION is said TO have annoyed some =
the Ordinance subordinates by his early vit',
to their departments; and Morning P.per n
Tuesday new says, 81, is reported that ,hpr. j,
something wrong among some of,ne cfi,,,
Of the Treasury. The Duke Of Welm,o,
i, is said, went 10 his office the other DAY, ,ri
inquired tor several gentlemen, who were N
found 10 be absent; upon which his Grace Oh.
served, ,ha, he WAS glad to find ths, there Va,
so little business 10 be done; i, woult give him
an opportunity ofretrenching the expenses ci
that department.
FRENcH BEEF.--The IA: OK which figured !,
thu Carnival procession on Sunday last IN Paris
weighed, 2.7oo lbs and was FIVE fe,I nine IN.
ches IN height. l, was sent. along with rI,E
others OF nearly tie same size and weigh! tCr
Caen in Normandy.
The letters from Spain state there will b.
great alterations in the finance Of hat couttn,
particularly IN the customs, he" duty pro.
posed on the export OF wine, anu redacuioni
one half Of the late duty on fish from Nrwlomt
land. Both the articles are OF mulh eon,
oucnee to the commerce OF this country.
The Marchloness Of Louie, youngest dlosh,
ter of the late King Of Portugal, has arrived il
England with her husband, in q schOoatr,
from misunderstanding fed from Lisora q
avoid her brother, Don Miguel, who was dis
pleased with her marriage.
The Bank of Messrs Waters & Co Swarmi
has been robbed Of 100000, OF winch o,o0
, was in specie.
Wool Tax.-The duty on the exporiaiN
,. of wool, which is so much complained, Of pro
? duced last year only 2ooof
A Mr.. Pembcr,on, who was previously CH''
4 guished as master of elocuuon has teen pr
i forming a, Bath in the highrs, walk Of TRACE
> DIV, and the Bath Herald speaks OF his Te.
). fnrmance & capabilities in terms Of enlu.a"
=, tic praise.
| Mex, week, Mr.. Price we hear, intends bring
: mo out the Poor Gentleman, with very sNo,s
d cast of the paris, as the commandments oil
- ser;es of revived comedies belonging TO orrl'
le ter school, supported with similar power; "a
re the nresenl occasion. with Mathews, '0tsN
g IIiston, Dow,on, Cooper, Mrs Dawson l''L'
re cre,ia Mactab, land the pretty Ellen Tree %"
r. he, Dine, there can be no doubt oil prospe'.
S issue. h.,
III The English thea,ricals at Paris are otsI
- "."s :" IT. attraction. The prrtO'M''
ces Of late have been to nearly empty s1"h
The amount voted for the English navy
Of the year 1892 was 2,ooO,Oool. The amount VI
lie ted for 1927, including the naval eslab'lshms
n. half pay, pensioners, SC. was 6,l25,SioL u
|
a. number of men, including marines, are 5OoFV
ex ORIGINAL ANEcporE. The following sH;
OF dote, related to us by friend, is oil r's
'st occurrence and too characteristic 10 De E',
IS. Mr.. NJ. IF this state was Proceediug0 u
lie. Iiaddam on the banks OF the CONNECTICUT VI
Sc a drove Of horses. He was near the end o. D
re Journey, the road Gorkrd,he was at loss VIII
~ was the right branch for him to pursue
r. his drove Of horses were pushing OIL, so'N
he one FORK and some on the other.
NJ dilemma and with no time 10 lose, ne esp
er young man choppng wood a, The doot q
&c house which stood at the very angie ol
roads. Squirting his horse therefore, W.
who was naturally rather impatient ana n''
hir temper, rode up to The Yankee win Or
= less haste, and the following dialogue e"'''
bic VI. (which of those is the right road 10
les Haddami' ,u
ur Y. 'Why, are you acquainted IN Old
u damH
n. Nj. Oh don't you see tha, my DO
IN, are all going aslray? Why in HI don't
icy answer my question, and tell me The ROAD
me Old Haddam? -,
Y. sWhy, Mister; how you do sw'a'. !
cir yer heard any body swear so, IN all IN!
My days r
ith NJ. 'You Internal aseal! if you donI % !
this instant, which is the road TO Old H''''
if I'll get of my horse and cowskln you"
If deserve
will Y Folding his arms across his 0fcaH y.
eds looking up in the face of N. with 'l"I
gill the most provoking tranquility. ineI.
re- the mans absolutely in passion! s"'"
Ten wouldn't find it quite so easy 10 lick me- W.
hey Blu. didn't mean any harm in asking y
hey you was acquainted in Old Haddam; 10,
rle. Gle Isaac lives there, and thought, may .
,ey might know him. ,.,,
be- So Mr.. NJ. was obliged to colec! ~, :, ~ y.
DC ed drove and guess the road to Ola ii.'
mes The best way he could Il Albany Gnlge:
DC. > Hardware y Fancy Goou'
vu,HoMAs MOUNT Gas AGENT has just rce'