The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-12-31

A~ii iIhthf' n sStohe sSiNS VI sh'
Poetical Album, OF Register of ModerI
Fugitive Poetry, may be shortly ex
pected
Another work is promised by the au
thor Of the % Hara Tales
The poetical works of Rev. George
Croley are in the press.
The Lives of the Italian Poets, by
Henry Stebbins, are preparing for pub
lication.
Random Records, from the pen o
George Colman the younger, are an
'nounced.
Another Life Of Bolivar is about TO be
published.
A new Literary Gazette is to be es-
tablished at Dublin.
"The Adventures of an Irish Gentle
man." will speedily be issued.
A Novel by the author Of Caleb Will
ans, is in preparation.
Sir Edward Temple will shortly pub
lish an Account of his travels in South
America.-Other books lately publish
ed, are, Stories of a Bride, Life of a
Midshipman, Tales of My Time, The
Literary Blue-Book, for 1880, Tales OF
the Classics, Raphael, Poem, Tales
of Brehess Banister, Ephicaris, tra-
gedy by the author of CRANKY, Wilmot
of Warwick, a novel. and Tales OF
-Four Nations.-.MaSs. Journal.
DTADoLIcAL ACT. A wretch was pas
sing along Center street; New-l ork, Oh
Monday evening, and observing a little
boy, about six years old, standingby the
door of Mr. Fox, walked up and seized
him by the collar, then took burning
coal from the CRATE, and dropped it un-
der his clothes next his skin. The
screams ofthe sufferer brought the fam
lily to his assistance, but not until he was
severely burnt. The fellow was not
known, and what motive could have
prompted him 10 commit such an act of
diabolical cruelty upon an almost help
less child, it is impossible to conceive.
SMALL Pox. The ship London, of
Newburypot, has arrived at Savan-
nah from Havrc having the small pox
on board. The Usage Indians, who cx-
cited 50 much attention in Europe, took
passage in this vessel for their native
country, and t'co q piem hare fallen ric-
TINS to The disease. Two others, and
one ofthe scamen, are sick. The May
or has forbidden all intercourse between
the ship and the shore.
THEoLoGIGAL COLLEGE. The Syn
cd of South Carolina, and Georgia, at
lts late Session in Savannah, determined
on the establishment of Theological
Seminary for the South. 1t is to be 10
Gated at Columbia, S. c. Doctors Wad-
dell and Goulding, are already chosen
two of It's professors.
SLAVE TRADE. A letter from Rio
Janeiro Of Nov. Cd, says-"The last
clearances for slave vessels were given
on the 3ls. Oct. The annihilation of
this trade will greatly affect the English
trade With this place, as probably one
quarter part of English imports were
expressly for the African market. II
will also have favourable tendency on
our currency, as the exports will here
after exceed the value of the imports. "
MELANCHOLY OccURRENcE. On or
about the = lth Of November last, on the
return of Mr.. Nathaniel Church to his
dwelling house in Exeter, II. J. early in
the evening, he Sound his wiIe, Mrs
Lucy Church, on the hearth in The fire,
her clothes all burnt off and she reduced
to Il erisp. Mrs Church was in the 73d
yest of her age-a woman IN lite much
respected by her numerous relatives and
BY this sad catastro-
phe her disconsolate husband and chill
dren have sustained a grievous bcrcave-
ment.I t is generally supposed that fit
caused her to fall into the fire. Her
husband had been from home several
ms.
SILE. $4,000 worth of sewing silk
is said to be made annually in the ooun-
ty ofNew Haven, Con where the NIul-
berry grows an great abundance.
The Boston Palladium says, that
gentleman of that city had on his table,
on Monday of last week, fine ripe wa
termelon, from Constantinople.
INDEPENDENCE OF THE Pass. An o.
hio editor declines publishing an obitua-
ry notice of two columns, on the death
of an infant two months old! deeming it
rather too long; and for which rciusa,
the writer stopped his paper.
Mr.. Clay has accepted an invitation
IN dolivcY an address at tho Annual