Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-19
FOREIGN SCRAPS.

| FOREIGN SCRAPS,
| AIR Sheridan Knowles. the author of kVirginius,
&C. u about TO give course Of lectuies the dra-
ma, in this place. We understand Inc has delivered
them with great success elsewhere. and csa hardly
doubt that gcntlcnan " no has slewn that he knows
SO wen hos to unite the precept. with the practice
VIII be listened to with the enton he deserves
IGiargoso. paper.
When Lord C-y was ambassador at The Conrf of
the King OF the Netherlands, he WIS considered as
rather shy in giving dinners to his count rymen l.
Though his emoonents exccedcd fiaoo0 Year.
On one occasion "a royal birthday) he invited large
party of Belgans and foreign ministers to sinner Is.
suing cards to the English for the evening '.poa,-
prendre ie the" The following day a war observed,
" lie minsire d .9ngleterrs Lsdusoup de Jonie [bon
Msl pour les .4ngins,' :. .,
Prince Estcrhazy has imported an orchestra of his
own, ffcn, Germany,tcr the cnvenment of his SOL
We arc assured that, contrary to the general be
lief Mr. Price did NOT lose, bu, gained very conside
ably, by his connection with Drnry Lane Theatre.
HE i'sses &c. which led to his retirement from the
theatre were attributable TO distinct from tina,
connexon, - - s, ~. -.
Cheap Bonks.--There is at present in the course
of publication in Pnris beauifu edition of Bottoms
works II emo. with plaes, The price of which in
nbont sixpence- halfpenny per volume.
..Hr. Curney's Steamers has published
letter in The Times respecting Mr. Gurreys steam
carusge. IN. which he contends strongly for their
utility and psacticabilty. The cost of one of these
machines he estima cs at from E4O0 to E6oo. Tho
expense the road for fuel is only from two pence
to four pence per mile, but including wear aud tea
men, duty, turnpIkcs. &C.. will be about third of
that OF stage coaches steamer might, in his opin-
ION, be constructed to on a common road fifty
miles per hour, more if required. In the trial be
fore the Duke of Wellington, he rode with Mr. Cur
ney over q ground that had been measured nj an nv
ernge rate OF nearly seventeen miles per hour: and
where they had no Interruption, ut between twenty
and thirty. -
I The Snltaa has promised the hand Of one of his
daughters to l.al Pacha If ho is successful in his
l mission TO the of Russia.
Getting up an .4fnldnac.-One of those useful Ilt
tie vagabonds called spriu,ers devils" ran up stairs
TO the editor OF Belfast town and country almanac
with the message. Please Sir, we want the weather
for June" The prophet consulted his oracle, and nc
pied, "Let me see; the weather for June9 Go dow
stairs, you rascal and toll the printer to make il any
other weather ne pieases but be sure to keep out
| frost and snow!r 49,
! The prelimnaries are said to be adjusted Of a
marriage between Lord Ellen borough aud Lady Is
abella Fnzgibbon, the sister Of Lord Clare &
\ marriage IL also said to be on fsot between
the son ofsir George Nugent and Miss Ridley Col.
| borne - 80 -
A marrgei is the tapis between Lord Henry
ahynne, the second son and heirpresumtve of Lord
Bath, and Miss Barring.
| The ncw Convent Gasdcn Market contrb,te.
much 10 the splendour OF rcodern London md NO,
little TO the noble proprietor's revenues The Duke
81 Oh Bedford receives thousand pounds monthly for
MS property III the market.
Marshal Gouvion st. Cyr died Mt IJis.res ~, ia.
18th March, aged 81 years. =, 5f' - ''''
1t IS said that the French expedition 10 AIocrs
10 DC accompanied by hundred young men as
volunteers, who take the whole expense Of the nj.
falf upon them 4eyes-mlking it sort of party Of
pleasure! y, r'''y "
The French papers repeat the statement put forth
SHORT tine ago, that Lord Cochrane has takcrA.
against Portugal. - ''' =
Upwards OF a century ago, an Alderman Of Bris
toll named Wick who had taste for the sublime nd
oeau.u, 'eIt lsoooH to the Society Of merchants,
4 In af int
amount to sum sufficient build stone bridge over
the Avon, at Clifton The money nd ifs oSc,,,r,,.
latlons were Faithfully preserved, aud they now
amount to 100000 Mr. Ssford has furnished nlan.
and estimates and leave has been obi aimed from
lament to bring in bill for the cxecution ~ a..
wonderful work, which Mr.. Tcliord has undertateo
10 complete The expense VI i'll be about ESQ 600
N curious Cirramstance If horses arc rut IN
grass on townland. five miles to the west IF ali
kea'e, county of Limerick, at the end of two month
the chroDate ulceraes, the horny boof seoarstes
Sb".y RON the sensitive foot, and falls off The
morse must be horned, andthe void created bo ,ho
openhg OF the exterior of the horny substance ken,
constantly filled with cotton or fine tow yVbsn az
eoos tall OF the horse gets perfect new ones. free
on sano, cracks fngbones corns, quittofs, and
narrow heels--a desideratum IN farriery Tile uId
iowi that resort TO the place lose their feathers and
are caught IN abundance by the country nsoolo
me lond N The vicinity Of the quicksilver mines in
Tie Hon aud Rev. G. Spencer 'a ws69 .sy
Lfoes!antlsm at Leicester short time since. has
eft this country, for tho continent, on his wav 70
nome. He will there join the English COLLEGE
wne,e ne WI remain three years, to qualify himself
Tor the Roman Catholic priesthood. II oree,ier
Jytrnai -, )" 'e''eT
MAJOR Denbani exhibited musical snuff. box Co
. .ne Shlek OF Bornoo, who greatly asonisbed
CO., exclaimed several times, "Wonderful wonder
IuF fis feelings were completely overcome BY the
sw eeincss OF Swiss aIr--one Of the RAM des Va
cnes. lie covered hIs face with his hand and re
n ma'ped silent: and man him breaking the
Wpa '.u wi'n loud exclamation, he struck him a