The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-10

We have several times recently spent few
leisure moments in looking at tho collection of
portraits in Marchant's painting room, in this
village. They are mostly of our own citizens,
painted during the short period that this artist
has been among us. Although we do not pro-
fess the skill of a connoisseur in painting, yet
we can say, that we have derived much pleas
ure from the examination of these portraits
To say that the features are correctly. and &C.
curately delineated, would not be doing Justice
to the artist His works have far higher mer-
it. In the catching and embodying of the pecu-
liar expression of the countenance of his sub
Iect, and the shadowing forth, as it were, of the
very mind and soul of the original, on the can
vass, he is peculiarly successful The life and
warmth, thus impaired to portrait, give it an
excellence, which no cold delineation of the
features, however automatically correct they
may be in their form and proportions, can i'm
part. The room is open for the free admission
Of all such as have wish to examine the por-
traits, every week day after o'clock, p M.
EvANss LECTURES. The last lecture of Mr.
Evans's first course, in this town, was given
on Monday evening last. The audience has
been very large, amounting to an hundred and
fifty or upwards, an evening. Those who have
attended, have been so well satisfied, that the
Lyceum have, by a unanimous vote, agreed to
have an additional course of eight lectures, the
first of which, is to be tomorrow evening.
This course will be more diversified than the
last, and we anticipate much pleasure from at
tending it. Tickets may be had by any who
wish to attend, at the store of James Green &
Co.
SHOCKING VIOLENCE. A person named How
ard, from Mendon, who was committed to pris-
on, in this town, for debt, on Saturday last, in.
fiicted wounds upon himself, yesterday, which
are supposed to be mortal, by plunging a jack
knife into his abdomen three times, in such
quick succession, that his room-mates had no
time to interpose to prevent it. We understand
that he had been Incorporate in his habits, and,
it is supposed, that he committed this act of
horrid violence upon himself, in fit Of partial
insanity, caused by Withholding ardent spirits
from him, since he was committed to prison.
GOOD EXAMPLE. George Bradford, George
Bennett, and John Taunt, have been convicted
at the present Term of the Court of Common
Pleas, of trespass, in entering an orchard in
Miilbury, and taking apples therefrom, and SEN
fenced to pay fine of S. each, and costs of
prosecution, amounting to about $40 more.
People who are disposed to pay proper regard
to the rights of others, may obtain fruit at
cheaper rate than this
u We hope that every person into whose
hands this paper shall come, will read, atten-
lively, the portion of Webster's splendid and
luminous speech, which is contained in its col.
umns. The time it will occupy cannot be more
proftably OR more agreeably spent.
u The CoURT OF COMMON PLEAS continues
in session. 1t is held, this week, by Judge
Cummins. Otis c. Wheeler was admitted, on
Wednesday last, as an Attorney of said Court.
OT Some interesting details of the severity
of the weather in Europe, will be found among