The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-02

O"tHu IOIHT. AT one oil the Eng
iish public meetings to aid manufacturers, 1t
was proposed among other things to apply to
Government to take from the clergy all the
revenue beyond decent allowance, and apply
the same to the reduction of the malt and other
taxes which press heavily upon the poor. The
income of the clergy in the British kingdom.
IS nearly fifty millions of dollars, and in all
France which is called Z" a priest.ridden coun-
tsy:" the income of the church is about seven
millions.
Count Diebistch, who commands the Rus.
sian forces, is under so years of age-he IS a
German by birth, soldier of fortune, and SON.
in'iaw OF the famous Barclay de folly, who
commanded the Russians in 1912 and 1918.
The slave ship Fame of Cadiz arrived at
Havana from the coast of Afrca-landed 800
and odd sick slaves on the coast windward of
Matanzas, and lost 600 slaves and go Of the
crew on her passage from Africa.
TENNESSEE. John Blair is reelected to Con.
gress from the first district Col James Stand
ifer is elected from the third district in place
OF James G. Mitchell, who declined re-elec.
ton. Mr.. Lea is reelected from the Knox.
vile district, by majority of 2l7; the votes
were tor Lea Alb. and for Arnold 1896. Mr..
Arnold was decidedly opposed to the election of
Gen. Jackson.
WONDERFUL PRESERVATION A few DAYS
since, child of Mr.. Parker, between three and
four years of age, fell from window in the
fourth story of his dwelling house in Myrtle
street, to the ground, and being probably buoy
ed up by Its pettcoats, escaped with slight
fracture of the bones at the elbow
A singular contrast is noticed in an event
which recently occurred in Providence, where
a child eleven months old was killed by merely
falling upon the floor, from bed
BOsk0n Pnfriok
In England, lately, lady fell from the top
OF Castle, 45 feet high, to the ground but
received no mortal injury. Her clothes spread
ing like parachute, made her fall slower, and
she came ON her feet.
A lad aged about II, named Thurber, fell
into the river at Providence on Wednesday
last. Mr.. Cabel Williams, Jr., at the risk of
his own life, jumped from the bridge and saved
the boy
SHOCKING. DR.. franklin endeavoring to kill
a turkey by an electrical shock, received the
whole discharge of the battery himself: when
ne good naturally observed, that instead of
killing turkey, he had nearly put an end to
the existence of goose.
The steamer North America arrived at New
York from Albany, on Sunday evening, with
named E. Cleaveland jumped overheard, and
was with difficulty saved from drowning. He
was left at Catskill, and resuscitated in about
an hour.
Two school-masters are in Jail at St. An
drews, IN. b. one for forgery, the other for
exercising that kind of penmanshp and also
lor larceny. The latter was sentenced to three
months imprisonment, had SO lashes on his
naked back, stood two hours in the pillory, last
Monday week, and is to take 80 lashes more
next Monday. Truly, "a little learning is
dangerous thing"
INHUMAE INHUMATIoN. The repairs in the
cemetery of commune, in the neighborhood
OF Verdun, have opened up tomb, in which
was given in view the skeleton of a man having
his hands behind his head, grasping and filled
with his hair. 1t should seem that this unfor-
tunate man, inferred while yet alive, must have
torn them away in his despair. Here is new
example of the dreadful risk attendant on pre-
cipitate burial.
A stage coach near London ran over the leg
OF drunken woman lying in tho road. She
was carried to st. Bartholomew Hospital and
the leg amputated-the stump bandaged, and
every thing placed in apple-pie order before she
became sober-or was aware of the accident or
the operation.
he celebrated chestnut-tree the property of
Lord Dacre, at Tamworth, Gloucester, is the
oldest, if not the largest tree in England, hav-
ing this year obtained the age of 1,029 years,
and being hfty-two feet round; and yet such
vigor remains in it, that it bore nuts two wears
ago, from which young trees are growing
A young man in England has been sentenced
TO transportation for rushing into shoD in
Newgate-street, and stealing pair of leather
breeches On searching him some letters were
found in his pocket, from female convict at
Woolwich, assuring him of her never-dying af-
lection, and snjOiniRg him to do something
that tcoutd enable him to after her to Botanu
Bay. 1t is thought that the means taken by
the young man were adequate, and admirably
fitted to his end.
A report has been circulated, in some papers
that Mr.. Ponsett the American Minister to
Mexico, had been assassinated. There is, proba-
bly,, no good foundation for the rumor.
TRAVELLING. The steam boat North Amer.
ca left here yesterday morning, at o'clock, for
Albany, with nearly one thousand passengers,
being the greatest number of persons that ever
assembled the Hudson in one boat The price
of passage is $l.-.Net0 York Gazette.
Mr.. JACKSON of North Carolina, appointed
Consul one day and dismissed the next, has
addressed tart letter to his fellow citizen, (the
Presidency as Randolph called the elder Adams
Mr.. J. frankly stated, in his application, that he
voted for Adams electors.
The following affecting instance of the at
tachment of bird 20 its young was witnessed
in garden at Tovil: A king fisher had reared
its fragile abode, according to the plain but
beautiful rule of natures architecture, and was
| sitting with maternal solicitude and constancy
on seven eggs, containing the germ of her ex-
pected progeny. The water rose and threaten.
ed to overwhelm the mother; but, despising
danger, when duty was in question she patient.
ly sat on her nest, and persisted rather than de-
scrt her congratulations eng Journal
The Creek Indians have published an address
to the people Of Georgia and Alabama, DENYING
all hostile intentions, but begging permission
to remain on the land of their ancestors, and
to pursue their progress 10 civilization as manu-.
facturers and agriculturists.
A court in Connecticut has given verdict