Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-03-24

smith, OF Newport, England, died on the 18th Jan after
long Illness About seven years ago a military office
as she down. The child, however. was influenced
by fright such extent to bring papitation and
enlargement of the heart, Of which she ultimately died.
Typographical E,rors-The made by compositors
are sometimes very entertaining. For instance, the ul
Times contained account OF fashionable party at
which ofhe most distinguished persons was he Duke
Of Pork" Another paper lately furnished its readers with
long ep" of p,oeneas in the e. cf :s.y oon
Lincoln Herald.
sensible writer in the NewYork Enquirer, apparent
Iva female expresses her disgust at the mmodest exhb
ton of pads bishops and sundry other expleves
which go to the composition of manya modern fine lady,
which are paraded in a store window in Broadway.
! Important to the sporting 4vord The Lord Chief
Justice of the Kings Bench has agaa declined trying
cause, arising out Of sporting transaction few days
since at Wesminster the of Kennedy Gadd,
called on when Mr. Hutchinson for the plaintiff stated
that this action 3d. being the balance Of
of 24 that had been deposited by the plaintiff the
hands of the defendant to abide the event of wrestling
match which expected to take place Brighton but
the match did take place, of the parties having
drawn back and refused to wreste The defendant then
returned l6t and promised to pay the other 3d. but
refused, and therefore the action brought Lord
Tenderden exclaimed, "a wrestling MATCH" dyes"
said Mr.. ii. ga wrestling match !" Lord Tenerden,"a
bet on a wrestling match I" Mr.. -" Not exactly a
bet, but deposit" Lord Tenterden-" deposit for a
bet on wrestling match! am of opinion that this is
action which ought to Try, and discharge the Jury
| I ON giving any verdict"
The national debt of the Is kingdoms and a. principal.
ties Of Europe 744000000 sterng while that
of England alone amounts to III 900 900,
This year the English Monarchy has completed the peri
cd of 1000 years from the that Egber assembled the
throne of all England after the union Of the king
doms, or the heptarchy.
miller, who attempted to be witty at the expense of
youth of weak intellect, accosed him WITH John people
say that you fool" To this John replies " don't
| know that am, sir know things, sir, and
things don't know s swell, John, what do you know"
al know that mllers always have fat hogs And what
don't you know " 81 don't know whose they eat,
SIR"
Lord Erskne, when at the bar and at the time when his
OCCASIONAL talents were most eminent and popular LAYING
been applied by his friend DR.. Parr for his opinion
subject likely to be tgated by him, after recommending
the Doctor to accommodate the difference amcaby,''
concluded his letter by observing, scarcely figure
to myself situation in which lawsuit is not possible
to be avoided"
| London Ne.uspapers--Thc proprietor of the London
Morning Cronce paid in the year 1925 for stamp and
else duties, to the government upwards OF fifty three
thousand five hundred pounds Each paper marked at
the with red stamp. for which duty OF 4pence IS
paid each advertisement pays S. Cd. and each ream
of paper used pays duty of 10s Under these
several items, the payments were
279586S New stamps fs5,597 Is o.
Duty Oh 29,633 Advertisements al Sd Cd. 5,l65 Is o.
Excise on SAT- Reams Of papera los. 2,735 10 Of
Total s53,5l9 90 s.
The London Times said TO be the most Lucrative paper
England pays considerably than the Morning Chroni
Gle, the following exhibit for the year Will show
New Stamps, S,046 500 G48516 13 O4
Duty $4,000 Advertisements a IS Cd 1920 IL 06
EAclse on 6,095 Reams of paper 1851 OF 10
Total eos, l37 OF 10
Thus exceeding the Morning Chronicle, the sum OF
fl4,618 Is i'd
From this statement says the New York American itap-
pears that this siage newspaper contributes annually to-
the government, the shape of taxes, over S30O0OO
The items of this taxation are first for Stamps-Each pa
per separately stamped before printing and each Stamp
costs 4dor about "a cents. The number OF stamps tor
the Times, three millions per annum, establishes tht
average circulation of that paper at near l000O copies
daily Every advertisement whether of two lines or TWEEN
ty, pays the government something over IS cents-and
every ream of paper used So 49, The subscription to
London daily paper without any privilege OF advertising,
is o. or forty doaars.
GOLD.-The Fayetteville IN. CO. Observer, of
10th inst. says" The gold region in this State is
enlarged by new discoveries almost every day
We learn that the precious article has lately been
found in several places near Carthage, In Moore
county, about 40 miles from this town."