Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-24
EXTRACTS
EXTRACTS
From Foreign Papers, received Office of the New York
American.
English Epiiaph -Dcstouches wrote the follow
ing epilaph TO. an Englishman:-

EnghsA Epifaph -Dcstouches wrote the follow
ing epliaph 70. an Englshman:-
Ci-sh Jean Ro,bf Ecuycr,
gu, &c Pendn pour sc dcscnnuyer
Here lies Sir John Pumpo idins OF The Grange.
Who hung himself one morning, fos chonsc-1daer.
The following anecdotes of Mr.. Ahcrnethy are
from the National Portrait Cutlery, On able work
edited by Mr. Jordan. Mr.. T--.,a young gen.
teman with a b oxen limb, which refused to hes
long after the fracture. went consult Mr. Aberne
thy; and rs usual entering into all the details
of his complaint. when lie was thus stopped almost
IN hm,nc-,Prsy, SIR do you c","' here to talk, or
to hear mef lfyou want my advice 1t is so and so
II wish you go"d morning scene greater
length, and still grea in'crcs, and cnterts inmen'
took place between our eminent surgeon anu the Ia
NOUS John Phpot Currap. Mr.. Curran. 1t seems
being personally unknown to him. had visited MIR
Aberrethy several times, wiIhcu having an opp"rln-
nifty OF fully explaining (as he though' the nature
of his malady; at last. determined To have hear
ing. when interrupted in his story, ha fixed his ia K
bright eye on the DOCTOR and said-'Mr Abcrnr.
thy. have been here on eight different days, anu
have paid you eight differcnt guineas but you have
never yet listened to the symptoms of my complaint,
am resolved, sir, not TO leave this till you sa-
tisfy me by doing so Struck by his manner. Mr..
Absrnelhy threw hImsefback IN his chair, and as
suu,ng the posture of most mdelatigabo listener,
exclaimed, i'm tone of half surprise, half humour,
oh. very well, sir. l om ready To hear you out
Gro give The wholp-your birth, p:rrntago,
and education wait your pcasurci 90 on. Up
on which, Curran. not II VIII Disconnected, gravely
beyan:-'. NV name 10 Join Phiipnt Curran. NV
parents were poor. bn, believe homes, people, Of
the province of Munster, " here also was bora be
Jag a native OF Newmarket, county of Cork, IN The
yesr thousand seven hundred aud fifty. Ny ia
Their beng employed to collect the rents of protrs-
tant gentleman of small fortune, tina; ncighhor-
hood. obtaine my entrance into Of the PROBES
tant Free schools. where obtained tie first ruG
mrnts of my education. was next cmab Cd 10 en-
ter Trinity College Dut..n, III tho humble sphere
of si-er, and So he continued tor several min
ntrs, giving hs sstonshed bearer true. bn rrcsis
:ibly aughable account of his birth parcnasc, and
cdrcation,' as desired. TIL he came 10 his Illness and
snfiarinIs. tho detail ofwhich was M, a1ain inter
rnptcd II is hardly necessary ~ adl tint Mr.
Abrrncthys attention to his gifted patient was, from
thar iomr tn the close his life, assduous, unremit
tinr, and dcvp'ed.' Again, Mrs. I---ccnsultcd
him the nnrvous disorder, Tho mimi ia, us which
appca rod ~ b. 'intascal. that Mr. A5cr. thy in
terruHtel their frivolous detail, by holding ort his
hand for III" fec. y one pound note and a shilling
were placed in il; upon which he returned the lat
ter to his fair patent, with III, angry exclamation
of There, miami 90 and boy skipping rore,
that is all you want Mr.. A5ernettys strong
point in prescribing is generally addressed TO the
relief OF the bowels. ana To the lowering anu rceu
laton ofthe die, and regimen. He is, consequently.
much sough, in dyspepo disorders; and it is sta
ted, often refers t. such page in of his hooks,
whore ne has already given 'hc remedy The pa
tients have only 20 bny The work where they will
in1 exact description of their symptoms, and a
recipe for their euro On one occasion. lady. I'M
satisfied with this amour, of information. persisted
in extracting from MIR Abernethy wha, she might
e1S and SuHering from hcr volu0ilty WIth
siderable patience for while, he exclaimed to tho
repeated, 'aIay I eat oysters. Doctor? May eat
suppers.' III tell yon what. ma'am, yon may eat
any thing bnt the poker and the bellows for the one
is too hard Of digestion, and the other is full Of
wind' The reported fashion of his courtship and
marriage is also extremely characteristic. 1t is told
that while attending lady for several ws~ks, he OBJ
served thnsa admirable. qualifications in her daughter
which he truly esteemed To be calculated to render
the m,rried state happy Accordingly Sa'ur-
day, when taking leave OF his patient, he addressed
her to the following purpori: 'iou arc now so well
that need not see yon after Monday next, when
shall came aud pay you my farewell visit. But, IN |
the mean time, | wish You and your daughter seri- |
ous'y to condor the proposal am about 10
make. IL is abrupt and unc"rcmonious am aware, |
but the excessive occupation o. my time by my pro.
frssoIa duties, affords no leisure to accomplish
what desire by the more ordinary course of attrn
ton and solicitation My annual receipts to
C, md can settle & my wife: my character
is generally known to the public, so that y-,n may
readily ascertain what it is: ! have seen in your
daughter n tender and nficctinnatc child. an assidu
ous and carefai nurse, and gentle and ladylke |
member of family such person must be an that
q husband cosd cove; and offer my hand aud for |
tune fo5 her acceptance. On Monday, when call,
| shall acc.p. your determination; for ] really have
not time for the rouac of couitshp. In this humor,
he lady wooed and won: and, believe we !
may add, the union has been elicitous in every re-
spect "
When the late Mr.. Huskisson was in Office, he !
was presented with the chair which Buonapartc usu-
ally sat in during his dismal soIourn Mt bonrwood |
THIS relic Mr.. TIuskisson appeared To set great
value on, and place was appropriated for it i'll his
library. lie had also snail brass plate affixed 10
the chair, which he period when it presented
TO him, and some other particulars, were enrravcn
10 which the following lines from Dyron's Ode to |
Napoleon were added
Nor till thy fall could inorials gurss
"ambition's less than nohinsness ~
ExTRiOnDI.ARY SPEED OF 4 STEAM CARRIAGE -
In the London Giojs anl 7'rnveicr of the Ilth OF
Oct is the following article taken from the Trn-
Ton Courier.
"Unpnraiiehed Steam Engine Trip.-MIr Ste
phenson, the proprietor Of the Racket Engine, on
the Manchester and Liverpool Rail Way, had this
week decided III his favcr n wager Of one Momsond
gUiocq' upon the speed Of bis Engine by traycrsng
the distance between the two towns, (hiriy tco
mites IN THIRTY THREE HItNUrEs-for in other !
words. nj more than SO mile per hourl.
Elegant Family Bibles.
4 UST received n few family bibles, handsomely
~ bonnd in mrrocco, containing Browns co0cor-
dance and iiiv copperplatc rng'ayngs also, great
variety bound plain. very low priced; pocket bibles
Waits Dover selection, Watts aud ni?ppns vi.