Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-08

: may exert over the mind, oVerpowrilh9 eFe" |
the instructive love Of lhe.-.N L. P0Ss'
| BnanaoItul ROu The object OF the Visit I
mad inv this distinguished East Indian TO !
Eneland. IS said to be to make to the British |
Government some representations OF the cor !
lIit,on Of his countrymen. and TO obtain Tor |
Them some extension Of their political pfIti- !
Hsres A letter published IN Boston paper, |
dated Liverpool. April 10, 1881, mentions |
IJesjgn be enterans OF visiting this country.
HE speaks Of America" says the writer,
''and Of his friends there with enthusiasm -
lie means TO visit that country, and perhaps
settle among you If nc cannot obtain some
freedom for his own country" His appear
lance is described as wonderfully striking
mobile specimen Of oriental manhood his
conntenance bearing the impress OF lofty in
iteilect and benevolent alections-and his
manner fhl Of dignity He dresses in the
tfuli costume Of the East, the effect of which
is graceful and magnificent His arrival ia
Liverpool created great excitement, and the
lattentfon aud ccurtesies shown him were in
Vulnerable. His introduction to the late Mr..
Roscoe IS thus mentioned in another private
letter. The meeting between Rammohun
Roy and Mr. Roscoe was very interesting
two bright stars in the different hemisphefcs
and both impatient TO see each other Mr.
Roscoe wished more TO see hlm than any O.
Their man living, and was so much excited
that his children feared for the effects Sew
ertl Of our friends were at Mr. Roscoe's in
he evening and were deeply Interested 10
hearing the CONVEX sation of Rammohun Roy
--such noble sentiments, clothed in the most
Vigorous lar guagc His ronuuciatiun is 70
reign; but be appears to be very fluent and
his phraseology IS very often original and OK
lpressire.
French priest, of some humor, says
""hen the celebrated Bourdcloua prearhcd
at kouen the tradesmeu forsook their shops,
the lawyers their clients the physlc ians thcir
sick; but when | preached there the next
> year, set all to rights again--every man
handed his own business"
The Chinese have odd IDEAS Of amusement
When Com Arson was al Canton the OIL
GERS of the Centurion had bali Upon some
court holiday While they were dancing, q
Chinese, who very quietly surveyed lie ope
ration, said softly 20 one Of the party, 'yhY
don't YOU let our servants 90 THIS for you3'
IErxts - Pliny the elder hcsto1gca nron
this artist that extraordinary aud iudicions
praisc, which conveys to Us a nigh idea of
hts talents Speaking Of the picture which
Hcnxis painted of Penelope rhuy SAYS, .Mc
painted the manners Of that Queen
TenSs never tempted to finish his works
With raPldhy; and when rerSonreproached
ll,n, ior-tis tardlness, he said the reason Of
ms slo" progress was, That he painted for
immortality
Hlslast picture was an old woman. It was
so comical and ridiculous, ihts he - sad
to have died with laughing at it.
On the 2jh of October, 1891 a bowl o
punch was made at Admiral p isses house
Wheu he was captain general and commander
IN ehlef OF the British forces in the hiedter.
fanean II was made IN a fountain in the
garden, in the middle of four walks. covered
- overhead with lemon and orange trees and
al every walk was table the whole lcngth
OF IT, raid with cold COALITIONS, Sc In the
sa'h tonnt|in were the following ingredients,
VIZ four hogNhrads OF brandy, eight hogs
heads of water, twenty five thousand lemons
twenty gallons Of lime Juice, thirteen hun
dfcd twenty ~wetght OF me Lisbon sugar
i've pounds of grated natmcgs, three hnn.
dred toasted biscuits, and lastly q pine OF
dr. Mountain Malaga Over the fountain
was Lar &c canopy, TO keep or the rain: and
there was budt on purpose Il little boat
wherein was boy belonging to the feet
who, rowing round the fountain, filled The
cups OF 'he company, and more than 81,
thouSahu mch crank thcte0f
m Dcnger Of Itstl,erlg The Empress FL
docIa, amidst all The grandeur OF 20 elevate,
station led very studions and philosouh
&c Ili,' and lived very happily. tn a nilne
er, accident exposed her TO the jealousy d hcI
husband
The Emperor, It is said, having sent hen
an apple OF an extraordinary size, she sem
i to paulinus, whom She respected for hi:
!e,rning. Paulnus. not knowing from whom
v It came, presented it to the Emperor, whc
soon after seeing the Impress, asked heI
what She had done with The apple?- Euco
H. Ella being apprehensivc of raising the susni
rions OF her husband, If she should tell h,n1
ca She had given it to Paulinws. very unwiscly
declared that she had eaten it Her coni,;.
sion may easily be conceived when the en-
peror produced the apple, and Indignantly
gave vent 10 his suspicious of the motive
* which had led 10 the present, aud her dis;n.
gennons concealmcnt of it-IIe ordcres
- Paunns TO nc put TO death; but allowed Eu
20 - doca TO retire 10 Jerusalem, where she snept
= many years IN the irreproachable manner.
y and distinguished herself by her acts of char.
y ity and beneticence.
:, The utility Of Peerage -'i do not know
- whether BoGaparte would have made a ca,oD
= OF his hereditary peerage, bat | am certain
~ that II we, unfortunately should retain one