The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-22

NAPOLEON AT Sr HELENA. Thero ia
now resident in this city an srticer, who
belonged to the corps of Royal Sappers
and Miners, stationed on the ever memor.
able Island of St. Helena at the time Of
the death of the llustrious NAPOLEON.
The man is q carpenter, and actually
made the coffin that received the mortal
remains Of the unfortunate Ex- Emperor;
the inner shell was constructed Of tin, and
the third of well seasoned Spanish mahog-
any, with secret dove tails. The person
above alluded to, was employed in assist
ing in the erection and completion of Ma.
poleon's residence at Longwood, 1.-The
walls Of which were Of Island stone, and
cemented with mortar made Of lime impor-
ted from the Cape Of Good Hope. The
grave was very large, twelve feet by eight,
| forming a species of vault, the mason work
of which was bound together with iron, ce.
mented with lead; no device, nothing TO
tell the anxious visiter, that beneath a tu-
mulus of loose stones, reposed in deaths
cold embrace, the conqueror of Europe
! in life, the terror Of tyrsnts, the glory Of
| France, and regretted by at least two thirds
OF the population OF his empire. One stone
was wanting to complete the covering Of
the Emperor's grave; it was supplied from
the floor Of his kitchen. Mr.. Metcalf
then present, native Of old Scotia, made
the following appropriate distich On the
occasion.
"Thc stone that did his kitchen pave,
Assisted to complete his grave"
A curious incident occurred when the
coffin was removed from the worship The
morning was serenely clear, not passing
cloud to indicate rain; but rain did descend
from high Heavens vaulted arch, and fell
upon the coffin as if it wept the miserable
fate OF great man, who but for the perfidy
OF some, might now have been on the throne
Of the empire. N. Y. Evening Journal
SALEM, APRIL l9.-We regret that
We are as yet unable to encourage the
hopes OF our anxious fellow citizens, by
furnishing any further information in rela.
tion to the horrid event which still contin-
fues to agitatc the community.--A rumour
prevailed on Saturday that communications
had been made 10 the Committee Of Vigil
lance, which nigh! possibly lead to the a.
doptlon OF some new measures, but we are
compelled TO announce, that this last hope
has vanished, and we can only exhort our
readers not TO yield too ready an ear to the
linnumerable surmses and conjectures
which are circulating through the town.
Ihe villains who perpetrated this deed of
darkness have now had d'ample time TO ef-
feet their escape from the vgilance, which
would surely have discovered them, had
they remained any where in the vicinity of
this excited and indignant community.
AT whatever distance, however, they may
be removed from our reach, our comfort is
that they can never escape from the retr-
buttons OF their own guilty consciences;
and we can only trust that their own con-
feSsions may yet unfold the awful event
wpch has thus far de6ed all ordinary and
extraordinary means of investigation.
Register.
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Hdf StGaes.--lt is related in the Ency-
cloped dia Perth 2p. IA. that during tho
wars of Lewis the l2lh, in Italy. in 1910
there was for some time a horrible dark
ness thicker than that ofnight, after which
the clouds broke into thunder and light
nng. and then fell hail stones Of one hun
dred pounds freight.
Hal! stones have been attributed bv men
OF science to the influence of electricity in
producing sudden cold In France thew
erect hail rods in the Vineyards, TO carry
on the electricity and disperse the hail.
Pro'essor Omsted assigns rs the cause Of
hail storms, the congelation of the wa,erv
; vaponr of body OF warm and humid air,
by It's suddenly mixing with an exceeding
y cold wind in the higher regions of tho
atmosphere.--Pror. Daily .4dr.
1t is a remarkable fact that nt the presen.
term of the Municipal Court, there was not
asingle jury trial ofany person confined in
the Jail in this city for criminal offence.
and at the present time there are but six
persons IN the criminal jail, four of whom
are confined by order Of the police court.
for fine and costs for petty offences and two
to meet their trial at the next term of the
Municipal Court. The edcbtors' prison con-
tains eighteen persons confined, and this
number is even less than the usual aggre-
.--BoSton paper.
The formaity of wearing black--a for
mality which often costs the widow and
, orphans on amount requisite for their sup
port after the loss of their protector--is
f falling into disuse.--The Baptist Society
in Hartford. Conn. have voted that il is in
expedient for them longer to continue the
practice OF wearing mourning garments
upon loss offriends.
Letters from Trpoli to Feb. s,h, state
+ that in the preceding month whole noun
tain had sunk near Mesurata. the western
boundary ofthe Syrtis, and all attempts to
approach the chasm had been prevented
J by the omission ofsulphurous vspors, from
which it was inferred that volcano had
been formed there.--.N Y Jour. of Com,
The st. Louis Missouri Gazette states