The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-06-26
APPOINTMENTS BIZ THE PR EsrDEYT


Of John Savage, of New York, in the plac,
of Thomas Tudor Tucker. deceased.
John Adams Smith, Of New York. to be-
Secretary obligation at Paris, in the place
Of Daniel Sheldon. deceased.
Charles =. Walsh, of Maryland, 10 be
Secretary Of Legation at Madrid. in the
place ofJohn Adams Smith, transferred tc
Paris.
Helmich JaDson, of Norway, to be Con.
sui of the United States for the Port of
Bergen, in Norway, in the place Of Henry
Janson. resigned.
John Pulls, of Malta. to be Consul of the
Unitod States for the island Of Malta, IN
the place of Joseph Pulls, resigned.
The friends Of the Administration have
had meetings in Philadelphia. aud resolv.
ed to unite for the purpose Of eel ebrating
the approaching anniversary of our Inde.
pcndence and have recommended sim.
liar union fthe friends of the Administra.
tion throughout the State.
1t stated that there will be a majority
OF six in the British House of Commons for
the emancipation of the Catholics and that
1.-THE bill should be lost ia the upper House,
u is the intention of the Catholics to have
second discussion before the end Of the
session. Nat. Jour.
Chess.-The long-pendng match be.
tween the London and Ednbu On Chess
Clubs is still going on. 1t is about four
years since the match was begun, and four
games have been played with equal sue
cess. The fifth is now playing, and the
pieces are reduced to three, and the pawns
to five on each side but we understand
that the London Club have it in their pow.
er te take bishop without any immediate
Joss to themselves. In this situation, it
may be presumed that the fate of the game
and match is no longer doubtful.
[Glasgow Courier.
Singular Effects Of Lightning The chip
New York, on late voyage from N. York
TO London, encountered severe storm OF
thunder and lightning. There was a pas
senger on board, very old and very cor
pulsnt, whose legs were so paralyzed, that
for three years he had not walked halfa
mile, and who since his embsrkaton, had
not been able even to stand. After the
discharge of the lightning, which passed
close To tho place where this poor cripple
was lying, every body was astonished to
zee him rise, pace up and down the deck
and walk about for long time as If nothing
hal aled him. At first his head was a lit
tlc affected, but that soon went off, while
the benefit which he had experienced in
his limbs remained. lie continued To use
them freely during the passage and on
the arrival of the ship in port, he walked
with ease to the place of his residence.
London Mercantile Magazine.
We find in the London morning Herald
the following notice:
Mr.. Cooper the celebrated author OF
the Pilot. the Prairie, the Red Rover, &c
is said to have in the press a work of an
entirely new character. 1t is to be called
"Notions Of the American, picked up by a
Travelling Bachelor"
We learn that Messrs. Carey, Lea g.
Carey have put this new work of Cooper to
the press, and their edition of il will soon
be issued Nat. Gazette.
Cancer.--Mr. Thomas Tyrrcll, of Mis-
eonri, advertises that cancer upon his
nose, which had been treated without sue
cess by DR.. Smith, Of ~ Haven and the a
blest surgeons in the western country, had
been cured in the following manner lie
~ ".
made ofthe lye Of the ashes Of Red Oak
bark, boiled down to the consistence of mo-
lasses, to cover the cancer with it, and a.
boat an hour afterwards cover this with
plaster oftar. which must be removed af-
ter few days, and il any protuberances
remain m the wound, apply more potash to
them, and the plaster again, until they all
disappear after which. heal the wound
with any common salve." Courtery and
the knife had previously been used in vain.
This treatment effected speedy and per.
feet cure.--[N. Y. Com. Adv.
.Nsp article Of Commerce. day or two
since, general arrival in this city, from
Detroit. via the Erie canal, with 100 hhds.
of Tobacco! II was raised and cured in
the Michigan territory was of fine quail
~, and was disposed ofin part al low rates,
but at fair profit in this city. The re.
m,inder was sold IN New York or Bahi-
more.
Much attention is no. paid in that and
other Of the western states aud territories,
IN tho culture ofthls plant and th> day is
perhaps not distant, whom, through that
great source oflncai wealth, the western
canal, IT will become staple Of the north
Alabama Argus.
There ara four thousand Bible Societies
now organized and in operation through hout
the world
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