Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-15

The Hamburg Beamy.-Who that ever visit
ed the Continental Liverpool has not heard oil
the schone lovely Mariana, the fairest among ten
thousand, at whose feet Princes and Mobiles have
sighed in vain, and who, though Of lowly paren-
tage. has refused the richest offers: She IS an
aubergistc, and her house, in the midst OF a gar
den, is about two miles from the city. YIN the
evening of our visit she was retiring to rest: Dut 10
crafty the strangers, she came down from her
bower, and we ordered in champagne. she Is a
fine large woman, about five and twenty, OF lar
complexion, with eyes beautifully expressive. III
the soom was a portrait of herself, and OF many
of heftitled admirers, whose overtures she has
hitherto rejected, and preserved an unsullied re-
mutation. Her property is SAID to amount to
P6, OO0-a large sum on the Continents: and. of
rings alone. she possesses 500. During the sum
mer, the house was full from morning till night
with young men. who go there to gaze at her
She is very affable in her manners, and not at all
spoiled by the attention which has been shown her.
G.4ierander'S Irdrets.
Il aguIar Fact.-It may be mentioned as an
historical singularity. that all the English Kings
who married French Princesses incurred the dis
pleasure of their subjects and suffered violent
deaths; as Edward ii. Richard ii. and Charlesl.
.4necdofe of Quin.-Dining one day at a party
in Bath, Ouin uttered something which caused a
general murmur of delight. A nobleman pres
emit. who. was not ilInstrious for the brilliancy ct
his ideas, exclaimed. What a pity 'tis. GUM,
my boy, that a clever fellow like You should be Il
~player!!' Quin fixed and flashed his eye upon
the person, with this reply, =" What would your
Lordship have me be?-a Lord"
The Oyster Gourmand.-R. Dando, the Eel
low who a short time since was taken to Union
hall; and charged with demolishing seven or eight
dozen oysters. eleven pats of butter. and about
two pounds of bread. without having the means
of dcfraying the expense of the same, was yester-
day brought before the Sitting Magistrate at this
office, for practising his ~favorite trade at the shop
of Mr.. Rouse, tish.monScr, Nigo-lane. thus tel
low, it would appear, has such a hankerlng after
shell fish that imprisonment has not the least
effect in appeasing his voracioGs cravings. Tor on
the nIoht Of the 2lst ult. he was brought before
the Inspector at St James's watch house under
similar circumstances to the above. but on that
occasion he was discharged. The following eve
ming. he was again conveyed to the same watch
house. for devouring a number of fiat oysters"
and endeayoring to give the shop keeper ''the
slip'' without paving. aud the Inspector Judging
him to be nothing more nor less than one of those
coming under the denomination of Il yagrant, con-
viewed him before the Magistrates al scarborough
street. who perfectly coluciding in the opinion o!
the Inspector had formed of The defendant. order
ed him to be imprisoned as such. On Friday his
term of ..durance VILE expired. but with it this
gourmound's propensities, for on the following
day he took the opportunity of cnterins the above
mentioned shop while Miss Rouse ives engaged.
and to prevent her discovering his shorn and tat
tered appearance seated himself with his back to
the door. He then called for a dozen of the best
oysters in the shop. which were no sooner placed
before him than they disappeared in u twinkling.
it being 50 long since he had tasted the delicious
an additional zest with pepper and vinegar. Two
half dozens were shortly added to the others, and
it was not TIL then that ~. BannO found out that
some rolls aud butter would not be mss to eat
with the oysters: but on asking for the same he
was Informed that there were not any in the house.
To this the oyster. eater expressed great surprise
that gentlemen could not be accommodated as
they wished. and suiting the action to the word.
he lifted his arm rather too high in expressing his
disappointment, for. from under his arm-pit shone
a portion of his lInen-which being perceived by
the Young lady in the shop, she took the first Op-
p~ortunity of asking for the money. when, to her
great s~urp,ise. her Customer exclaimed, 'LOrd,
bless you. I've not got any money" and was
about making Il retreat. but the brother of Miss
Rovse oppOrtuncly coming in. the d%evourer of
oysters was captured. conveyed to the watch
house. and IN the morning brought TO the above
office. Afier hearing the case, the Magistrate
ordered the defendant to find bail, in default of
which he was committed to prison.
London paper.