Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-28
Selections from late English Dapeye


Selections from late English papers.
Co66eH and O'CoaneH.-A friend has pla.
ccd III our hands paper containing certain
sketches of character of these two men oach
by the hand of the other The Times we.
believe 1t was that exhibited these portraits
TO the public view, in consequence of the re.
Cancellation which was said 10 have taken
place between Goblet and O'ConneI nt
the purity of election anniversary dinner
last week. These are certainly very whir,s;-
cal commentaries OH that incident Had
the request to copy these sketches been made
TO us any time before yesterday, we should
nave been glad OF the opportunity to oblige
so easily, the party making it. The quanti-
~ OF local matter which we are obliged 10
publish this week, has, however, put it Out OF
our power to do so. We should not, howe
yer, have thought ourselves justified i'm CODY
ing O'Connelfs abuse OF Goblet, without
guarding ourselves from the inputation OF
participating in the sentiments OF CONTEMPT
and detestation which that abuse CONVEYS.
We leel for Goblet the respect due to a
man endowed with understanding, if not OF
the first order, yet amazingly quick, shrewd
and sagacious: to d writer of admirable force.
clcaness, and when he so plcases, beauty;
and 10 a citizen, who, with all his political
sins, has done most excellent service to his
telIow-citlzens, by many pieces of the most
valuable instruction, clearly, simply. and
charm'uGly conyeyed.-Lirerpoo1 paper,
,}ioraiity in High Lj:.-A separation has
taken place in high-life, between a noble
lord and his beautiful lady. The cause. no
uncommon one in the court circle is a mu-
tual dislike OF each other: the peer has, how
ever, done his lady the Justice 10 write to all
their friends, informing them of the reasons
tor the measure, and freeing the lady from
ihe slightest charge Of improperly of con-
Guct. The nd. cuious stories propagated on
inns SUBJECT we believe to be pure inventions.
Lady Ellenborough-the beautiful La.
dy Peterborough, has left town somewhat
abruptly; Prince Schwartzenburg is gone
too. This circumstance has surprised one
person very much, which seems more surpri-
sing than any other part of the affair.
Learning. parts of what is called
!eGTntHg resemble the mans horse which had
but two iaults-he was hard to catch, AMI
good Tor nothing when caught. Metaphys-
zeal speculations arc lofty, but frioid. as
LunaTdi after ascending To ar immense
height IN the atmosphere, came down Gov
cred with icces.
| The late John Blagrove, ESQ who died
IN April, 1924, and the owner of 800 slaves
/ III Jamaica, by the following clause i'm his
Will, marks at once his feeling for his slaves.
b. which few men would hestow on the free In.
bourers of England. We suspect however.
that Mr. John Blagrove has not, nor will
have, many in:tators in the colonies: Sand
lastly to my loving people, denominatcd and
recognized by law as, and being in fact nv
slaves, IN Jamaica, but more estimated and
considered by me and my family as tenants
for life, attached 10 the soil, | bedueath a
dollar Tor every man, woman, and child, as
a small token ofmy regard for their faithful
and aHecuonate service and willing labours
to myself and family, bong rociprocally
bound IN one general tie of master and ser
want IN the prosperity Of the land, from
which we draw our mutual comforts and
subsistence IN our several relations Ga tie and
interest not practlscd on by the hired Ia,
bourer Of the day in the United Kingdom)
tho contrary of which doctrine is held only
1 by the visIonists Of the puritlnica orders
/ against the common feeling OF mankind"
| Lar Of Div0rce IN China.-Tn the Chinese
/ Laws, one of the grounds on which hus-
| band may divorce MS wife IS her being too
much giUen 10 faIking. What rare work for
Doctors Commons it such a law were to be
passed in this country
/ At a dissenting place OF worship IN Lciccs.
ter, on Sunday week, an individual, happen
ing to be behind time, the minister who had
| been before disturbed by persons coming ~
told him that he was half M hour too late,
but tn accommodate h'm he would hegin his
sermon again, wrich he accord Ugly did.
Leicester Chrop.cIs