Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-17

has arrived at Dover, and is understood to
be the bearer Of very important PROPOSE
tons to our government, which if met
with corresponding feeling by the Sultan,
will put an end to the hostilities in the
north of Europe.
We have also dispatches and lettersby
express from Vienna, which mention that
the Refs Efendi in an interview with the
Ambassador for the Netherlands had sta
ted that the Sultan his master was not un-
willing to treat for peace, ifthe Emperour
of Russia was sincere in his desires to
obtain one. and that upon proper under
standing, the Sultan would not hesitate to
send an ambassador to meet the ENJOYS
of the other allied powers upon the sub
iect. This may be considered as i'm
portant intelligence, and we have little
doubt of its accuracy.
At the last dates, affairs looked very
gloolnily in the money market in Lon
don. Every body was complaining of the
want of business, and the want OF money.
Discounting had become very difficult,
and no little distrust was manifested
among capitalists. There had been a
great fall in India Bonds and Exchequer
Bills. notwithstanding adividend on the
former had just been paid.
1 Don Miguel is still ipdisposed in con-
sequence of his accfdent n
| The Turks were TO have 250, 600 on
the frontiers in Feb, -
The Russians were marching all their
disposable troops for the same destination.
The contest is expected to be tremen-
dous.
A declaration Of an armed neutrality
between France and England is anticipat-
ed.
Great complaints are made of the mode
of managing the Government contracts in
Russia.
DAUPHIN OF FRANCE. The heir APP
parent ofthe crown of France derives his
title of Dauphin from the following very
Singular circumstance. In 1889, Hubert,
second Count of Dauphiny, being incon-
solable for the loss of his heir and only
child, who had Ieaped from his arms
through a window of his palace at Greno-
bic into the river Isere, entered into
convent Of jacobins, and coded Dauphiny
TO Philip, younger son of Philip of Valo-
IS, for 100, 600 forms of gold, each Of the
value of twenty soils or ten pence English,
on condition that the eldest son of the
King OF France should be always after
wards styled "the Dauphin'' from the
name of the province thus coded. Charles
", grandson TO Philip of Valois, was the
first who bore the title in 1880.
ANEcDoTE OF RALPH ERsKINE, THE
FATHER OF THE ScoTrIsH SECESSION.
The only amusement in which this cele-
brated man indulged was playing ON the
violin. lie was SO great proficient on
this instrument, and so often beguiled his
leisure hours with it, that the people of
Dnnfermline believed he composed his
sermons to its tones, as poet writes
songs to a pecnliaf air. They also tell
the following tradiiionary anecdote con-
nected with the subject. A poor man, in
one of the neighbouring parishes having
child to baptise, resolved not to employ
his own clergyman, with whom he was at
issue on certain points of doctrine, but to
have the Office performed by some minis
ter of whose tenets fame gave better re-
port. With the child in his arms, there
fore, and attended by the full complement
Of old and young women who usually min
lister on such occasions, he proceeded to
the manse of --, some miles off mot
that of Mr.. Erskine J where he inquired
fthe clergyman was at home. Ma, he's
no at hame yenoo,'' answered the servant
lass, he's down the burn fishing. But
can soon cry him in" "Ye medina gle
yourself the trouble" replied the man,
quite shocked at this account of the min
ister's habits "nane O. your fishin' Minis
listers shall bapteese my BARN." OFF he
then trudged, followed by his whole train
to the residence of another parochial cler-
gyman, to the distance. of some miles.
Here, on his inquiring if the minister was
at home, the lass answered, Deed, he's
no at hame the day he's been out since
sax i the morning at the shooting. Ye
medina wait, neither; for he'll be sac
made out (fatigued) when he comes back,
that he'll no be able to say boo to calf,
let abe kirsen weanp' Wait, lasse p
cried the man in tone of indignant
scorn; "wad | wait dye think, to hand
up my BARN before a minister that gangs
out at six s the morning to shoot Gods
creatures /! I'll ava down TO guide Mr..
Erskine at DunfermHne and he'll be
neither out at the fishing nor the shooting,
| think" The whole baptismal train
then set off for Dunferlmine sure that the
Father of the Secession, although not now
placed minister, would at least be engag-
ed in no unclerical sports, to incapacitate
him for performing the sacred ordinance
in question. On their reaching, however,
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