The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-14

ried into the air by the tremendous whirl-
wind. ALI kinds of quadrupeds were seen
flying in the air, and carried to consider
able distance All the inhabitants of this
city have been reduced to the greatest
misery; to form some idea of this it suf-
! fees to state, that the hunting of birds,
hares, rocks, &c, has been resorted to for
subsistence. Several persons of all ages
have persisted and many have been much
injured, and are on the eve of dying.
TORNADO IN FRANCE. On looking over
the files of French papers received by the
last arrival we find that France has been
I visited by hurricanes and tornadoes during
the past summer, even more terrible and
disastrous than those which have been
so unusually frequent in this country. Let
tiers from Angouleme, dated the goth July,
mention that a furious hurricane, which
passed over that department on the 25th of
that month, had caused. in a great number
of communes, the most frightful ravages.
Not only the crops of grain and grapes,
which had promised to be uncommonly
abundant, were entirely destroyed, but
woods, had been laid PROSTATE and houses
blown down, and many of the farmers and
laborers left entirely destitute. Nor was
! the destruction confined merely to proper
( ty and the productions of the earth-several
persons had lost their lives. Two young
girls, who were together in mill were
buried under its ruins, parts of which
were swept away by torrent, formed by a
| sudden deluge of rain. In the commune
of Perignac, landholder, having gone out
to look at his estate after the hurricane,
and observing the ravages it had OCCASION
| cd killod himSplf in ar Of Jasnair
NJ Y EUe. Post.
| THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION assembled
on Monday last, at the capitol in Richmond.
/ Of ninety-sx members elected only six
were absent. About IL O'Clock Mr.. Mad- !
son rose and addressed the Convention !
He stated the proprlety of organizing the |
body by the election of president that |
he therefore nominated James Monroe as
qualified to fill tire chair; and one whose |
character and long services rendered 1t
unnecessary for him to say any more than
present him respectfully to the notice of the /
! House. No other candidate being put in !
nomination, the question was put on the !
nomination of Mr.. Monroe, and he was
elected, mem. con. Mr.. Madison and Judge !
Marshall conducted him to the chair, when !
he addressed the convention in very few
pertinent and feeling remarks.
! The organization of the convention was
completed by the election of a clerk, SER
geant at arms, and door keepers.
Boston Courier.
MUNICIPAL Court. The Grand Jury
returned their bills on Wednesday for the
| October term. Among them, was an in
dictment against John Wade, charging him
with felonousy stealing leather bag and
its contents, being five thousand one hun |
dred dollars, from the Suffolk Bank, on the
eleventh of September last. Wade unhes-
itatlngy plead guilty, and appeared uncon-
cerned. On being asked by Judge Thach-
er II he had any witness to offer, or obiec-
tons to make against receiving sentence
at the present term, he replied in the mega
| tive, and the Judge assigned Saturday next
tor pronounclng sentence against him.
| Wade's personal appearance and manners,
were calculated to inspire an impression
that he was far from being an old or har-
dened offender. An order passed in Court
tor the delivery of certain money found by
| Mr.. Badiam, being a part Of the sum taken
from the Suffolk Bank. Wade was SEN
fenced to years Imprisonment.
Boston Com. Gazette.
! THE TYRINGHAM CASE. At the late
term OF the S. ]. Court at Lenox. the case
of the Commonwealth against the inhab-
tants of Tyringham was tried, and resulted
! in verdict for the defendants. The Leo
islature by resolve required the town of
birmingham to refund the sum of 5000. and
the expenses of the Legislative investipat-
\ ing committee, and on their refusal had d.
| rected the Solicitor General to institute
suit to recover those sums. The Solicitor
attempted to shew that the town of Tyrng-
/ ham had obtained 5000 from the treasury.
Tor the support of paupers, by imposition and
fraud but In closing the case he remarked
that IN the course of the investigation, bis
views had entirely changed, and that from
the evidence IN the case, he was satisfied
that the proceedings of the Overseers of
the Poor OF the town were fair and honest.
/ The jury returned verdict fer the inhabi-
tants OF birmingham, and they were thus
acquitted OF any obligation to refund to the
Commonwealth.
CARRIER PIGEONS. We noticed some time
since, an account of some large bets which had
been made in London, relative to the fight of
this bird. The late foreign papers contain the
following information on the subject:
The principal wager viz, that pigeon let
loose IN London would reach Maes:richt Meth
erands) in 6 hours, has been lost, though only
by few minutes, one of the pigeons did
arrive in 6 and Is minutes, and this in spite of
a continued heavy rain, which fell during the
whole time. The minor wages have been won,
the second pigeon arriving in hours, and the
third IN hours and 10 minutes, the fourth in
z hours and 80 minutes, and, in four days, more
than ~ OF the pigeons had arrived at Macs
tricht. The experiment is an exceedingly in.
teresting one, as illustrating the instinct Of
this remarkable bird, and repetition Of il is.
! il is said. shortly To take nlacn Tie c.. -;