Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-05-06

the psutlen, stating that he WA not prspared
10 go 90 lar INTO the revision Of the criminal
code, paid ms compliment 10 the nemorialists:
de felt highly battered that the petition had
bean entrusted to his care, and AZ there was
no class OF his msjssty's subjects in Ireland
that conducted themselves with more nronr;-
ely towards the laws Of the country. or wac.
cd great loyalty to the throne, than those ner-
sops protesting themselves to be of the de-
nomination OF Friends. The Riaht Hon. Sc
cretary felt assured that sLers was not one
member from Ireland who would not willing
y bear testimony to the uniform good con.
Duct oil that class of society, who devoted
more money IN charities. and not only that.
Du' hsewise devoted more time in endeavor-
ing 70 ameiorats the miseriss and dist ssses
OF ineir ieliow creatures, than almost any 9TH
or.
We rejolce to be aide 10 state that ara;
eient amount of Stock has been takes in the
Hsrpers-Ferry, Charlestown, aud SmithfsId
Road, to authorize the organization of tho
Company.--Frce Press
The Engineers belonging to the Chess,
peake and Ohio Canal Company, have lately
been engaged in the naighborhood OF Har.
pers Ferry. in making ous the routa Of That
magnificent work We expect to sea. in
that vicinity, during the present season. an
the hustle and activity which have recently
been exhibited on other parts of the route
Ibid
Erpiosion cfths Steam Boat Hfatrcss .-Tbe
Cincinnati Gazette states that a steamboat
accident occurred on the 9TH ult. at place
en- the Ohio river, about fourteen miles above
Smithiaad. Tho Steamboat Huntr.ss had
put to shore to leave a passenger. and cara
IN LAT ,.fE~ r
steam escape 10 secure the safety of the en-.
CINE; and az the boat put off from shore the
explosion took place. Three persons were
kiiled--one engineer--one Of the fremep.
and the cook; two other hands on tina baat
jumped overheard; though very badly scald.
ed. no other serious injury sustained.
From the " Y. jour. Of Commerce, .4prI O.
Tue ExpLosros.--A gentleman who left
Newburgh last evening informs us that of the
persons injured on board the Chief Justice
Marshall, six had died, and three or four
moro ssre not expected to live many hours
Ofthese he is only sure that two were pas
sengsrs, one by the name of Roe, of New
York, ship carpenter. Another of the
wounded persons was not expected to live
through the night, and three others were
CONSIDERED to be IN q very dangerous situa.
ton.
Two intelligent correspondents of tbe New
York American condemn as extremely dan
gerous the practice in steamboats,, of letting
the steam accumulate during the stoppaQes
One Of the writers justly remarks:
After ell, however, the origin of these FIRE.
quent sad deplorabie accidents 10 To be found
in the absurd and ridiculous Passion of the
pablo. and especially Of the good people whose
time 10 Of the least const quenoe 20 them. for
making quick passages from one place 70 ano.
ther. So long as they viii persist in giving a
preference 10 the swiflest boat, in defiancs of
every other consideration OF safety or conreni-
eace, so long will the owners and conduot ors
ofsteanbosts continue 10 CRAFTY this devsurina
passion tor locemc'ioB, g, the risaue OF sub.
ieetag them TO the most psinfn and e xcrucia.
ting torturss OF which humanity Is suscsp,L
bic.
CALiCOES.-It is stated In the New York
Courier tina. at the Eagle Print works, a, Bell
vile, New Jersey, upwards Of l2s, 900 yards Of
American caiicoes are printed weekly, The
works are very extensive, end embraces shopx
Tor the msnufscturs OF ell the patterns. forms
and tests. and keep in constant employ an.
wsrds OF two hundred persons. The nsods
manufactured at this institution meet with o
ready sale, and iii said are 90 excellent thu,
many fair oae, who imagines she Is decked n
the "latest importation" is, in fact. srrsysd IN
calico printed IN New Jersey.
II was amrmed latsly. in the british House
OF Commons, IN debate concerning The rjt
ism West Indie Colonies, that upon great Dor
ton ofthe West India predsce no prof a were
gained. but on the contrary a great toss wss
sustained; and families, formerly ia sffaaence.
were reduced to the greatest distress.
Mr.. Peel, In the same House, obssryed--
"A Minister should neither make himself the
tosl ofa party, nor should he, by counting pop
ular appisuse TOO much. lose sight of the inter.
ests OF the country. He might thus. Il was
true, forfeit for a moment the good opinion of
the people, he wenld still enjoy the an.
probation Of his ewn conscience, and probably
attain that permanent good opinion which was
the result OF an upright aud steady course -
This is noble lesson, susceptible Of applica
tion to The agents and representatives eleven
republican nation.
A volume of Memoirs Of the Life and VII.
tings Of the celebrated Dideros, BY his daugh-
ter, Madame de Fandeul, will shortly make
its appearance. The manuscript had been
IN the hands Of Baron Grimm, who had sent
it to German prince, whose correspondent
he was. A copy OF it was recently allowed to
be taken, which has fallen into the hands of
Paris bookseller, who is about to publish it,
Some piquant extracts from it have already
appeared in the Gazette Littsrasre. clever
weekly periodical. which has been recently
started in Paris On the plan of the London
Literary Gazette.
M. silseatre de sacy, has published short