The Litchfield County post., 1828-01-03

VI lNC 0CdtuFi sNtiu dSonutSS ut uia Ao Ofprry, who wrelk their rapine with as little remOrSe as they did devOur their fellow sub ircts." Mir. M'Donald, in his Geographical MemoIr. says, "The body of the culprit is sometimes torn asumder by being bound to branches of trees, afterwards separated aud do remember having once seen four thieves built into wall, all but their heads, and thus left to perish."#
 One ofthe most extraordinary instances we ever heard Ofthe power of vpntriloquism. effected few days ago by MT. Gallaher, in Fpihard, in the county of Wexford. A poor man. ofthe name of Finn, who was labOuring drtadfllIy under ypochondriacism. hearing of Mir. Gailaher, asked his Parish Priest (the Rev. MT. Flaherty) if he might apply to that gentleman for the purpose of being Cured.-i The clergy man, knowing that tbe mans dis ease lay solely in the imagination, thought he might be cured by the same means. He there fore recommended Finn to apply to this cele brated ventriloquist. Upon calling on MT. GalIaher. Finn said that he used to be affiict ed by fairies, who were constantly going into his mouth. and after capering through his stomach, would then make their exit through his ears. "Oh see they are great an ,noyance to you,my poor man." said Galaher, but shall soon make them quit you" Gal laher then threw his voice successively into the mans mouth and ears. Land at length bro't it down to his stomach, and made it appear as if several people were making then escape out of the knees of Finn's brooches. Finn fell down on his knees to bless the ventrlo- quist. and declares that they never since have troubled him that he can now read his pray CT book in peace and quietness--a thing the faries never before permitted him to do.
 TYpperary Free Press.
 The impudence of the Quacks almost ri- vals the hypocrisy of the Saints. Some short time ago, Soi-disdnt doctor sold water of the pool of Bethesda, which was to cure all complaints if taken at the time when the an gel visited the parent spring. on which occa' sion the doctors bottle manifested, he said, its sympathy with its fount by it's perturba- ton. Hundreds purchased the Bethesda wa ter. and watched for the commotion, and the consequence, with the result to be expected. At last, one less patient than the rest, went to the doctor and complained, that though he kept his eye constantly on the water foF whole year, he had never yet discovered any thing like the signs of an angelin his bottle.- "That's extremely strange," said the doctor: "what sized bottle did you buy sir!'-Patient: A half guinea one, doctor."-Doctor: ''Oh, that accounts for it. The half guinea bottles contain so small quantity of the invaluable Bethesda water, that the agitation is scarcely perceptible; but if you buy five guinea bot tie, and watch it well, you will in due season see the commotion quite plain, sympathsing with that of the pool when visited by the an ghl." The patient bought the five guinea bot tie. as advised, and kept sharp look out for the angel till the day of his death.
 London Mag.
 Pigmies.-The stature of the Pigmies sell dom exceeded an inch. Their houses and cities were built of egg shells. Hercules was assaled by these little creatures while asleep, after defeating the giant Antaeus. On ava king, he found one body endeavOrng to se- cure his feet, while others were mounting on his body, and the queen. with the flower of her army, was attacking his head. The Greeks seem to have invented the fable Ofthe pigmies as contrast to that of the giants, in whose ex- istence they believed. This. probably, sug- gested to Swift the notion of the Lilliputians and the Brobdignagians.
 Genealogy ereellemtly deduced.-We have heard of a singular bet lately won by MT. Brown. great genealOgist. MT. Brown un- dert0ok to prove that he had iineally de- scended from King Jeremiah, ss ssthus:-''King Jeremiah (said he) might be easily corrupted into Jeremiah King; Jeremiah King into Jer- ry King Jerry King into Gri King Gri King into Girkin Girkin into Picked Cucumber i; Picked Cucumber into Mango: Mango into Mungo and Mungo into Black Man-which Mir. Brown was!
 SCorr's NAPOLEON. This latest in the series of the Waverly Novels, seems very we'll to sustain the moral and political char acter of the former. The same admiration of the autocrat, whether feudal or imperial. and the same contempt of the first principles of republication, seem well fitted to eradicate any remains of the principles of their fore fathers, that may yet survive, in the bosOms of the just-risen generation, in our own coun- try.
 The following extracts are designed to counteraet this spirit of admiration for man, an imitation of whom, must ruin any rcpub- lie.
 Ertracts from Reriesc cf Seott's Napoleon in
 the Christian Examiner.
 i've have spoken of the energies of mind called forth by war. If we may be allowed a short Aggression, we would observe, that military talent. even of the highest order. IS far from holding the first place among intel lectual endowments. It is one of the lower f sax txIf n