The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-23

The king OF Spain had ordered all the revenues os
the province of Murcia to be employed in RELIEVING
the persons reduced to misery by the late terr;hIe
earthquakes in that country. 1t is said also that 10.
900 francs, the produce of the sale of oil, had bee,
destined for the same purpose.
The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 18th of April, con.
tains the following paragraph relative to the recent
earthquake in Spain.
In decree of the 18th ins-after advertinp 70 the
disastrous occurrence of the 2lst ult in the Dis
tricts of Orihuea and Merca, by which was sudden,
converted into desert, tract of fruitful country in
which stood before, go buildings consecrated to the
public worship, and upwards of four thousand houses
and fabrics of various descriptions, under the ruins Of
which buried numbers of their late tenants,
together with their crops, their cattle and all their
wealh-IIis Catholic Majesty makes it known, that
| he and his Queen have out of their privy purses
made donation of $4,000 dollars for the relief of
the surviving sufferers, besides his ordering 10000
faneagues OF wheat to be applied to the purpose
out of the tithes of the Crown and further exhorr
in the most urgent manner, the corporations, gandees
prelates, and mobiles of his kingdom the opulcn, and
in short every class Of his Subjects to to the
sistance of their unfortunate brethren
A terrible misfortune happened lately at Vienna The
Menagere, belonging TO Van Diner, obliged IFS
sage through that place. to stop at the Post Office Tho
keeper occupied in cleansing the lions BY
accident other the iron grating opened and the Ion
found himself at liberty In instant be attacked the keep
er, and commencing at the abdomen, he tore the skin on
his body, pulled the whole of his face towards the
scalp, and then left the manged and aceated body lying
PROSTATE. He next jumped sadded post horse where
he remained quiet, only keeping hold of the saddle with ore
of his fore paws Ii need be observed that the horse fell
instantly to the ground position who happened 10 he
close at hand took his heels but soldiers and
preached their fears would permit them Hos.
ever, dared NEEDLE with the lion At that moment
the proprietor of the Post Office appeared at the window and
killed the beast by single shot,
The Etrck Shepherd, in his Calendar, gives the follow
ing of sheep-dog called Sah: He never heard
but he drew towards it; and he drew towards
but he joined in it with all his vgor Many good PSALM
song and tune, he the of spoing for wien ne
fairly to, which he slack, the voices OF all MS
coadutors had chance with his Il was customary WIN
the worthy old farmer with whom resided, to perform am
worship evening and morning; and before he began was
always necessary drive Srrah 10 the fields and close Inc
door If this any time forgot neglected. me mo-
ment that the psalm raised he joined with all ms sea
and at such rate that he drowned the voices OF all ae
family before three lines could he Nothing TURNER
could be done till Srrah expelled But them when nc
got the pea-stack know before The door, especially ~
got blow in going out, he did give his powers OF voice u
scope without mgaon; and even at the distance ne was
often hard match for us all -