Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-16
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ed among the institutions Of Scotland, his ma
tive country. To the City of st. Andrews,
where he was born and educated. he gave gl0.-
900, besides 100000 for building and endowing
new college there.
Armed Steamer. large steam vessels
which are now in progress of building, in Sheer
ness, Chatham and Woolwich dock yards. are to
carry two bomb cannons mounted on pivots, so
as to swivel and command an extensive range,
without altering the course Of the vessel This
will enable steam vessel to be put in the best
possible position, relatively to an enemy's armed
vessel, SO as to protect the padde.whees free
from shot, One cannon is to be so situated on
the aft part of the deck as to range entirely over
the arc of the stern, and as far forward az the
paddle boxes will permit. The other is to be
mounted before the wheels, and will command an
arc on each side, from the bow to the fore part
of the casing of the wheels: the latter prominence
will, however. interrupt much OF the service OF
this piece Of ordinance. The calibre of the can
non is 10 inches and the weight upwards of "a
cwt-London pa.
The Compass.-The Pantaloon, 10 guns, Lit
Dawson, will proceed to sea IN few days with
Col Creighton, Royal Engineer, on board, to try
the efficacy of newly invented celestial COM
pass. the properties of which are said to be the
showing the true variation true latitude, and true
influence OF the ship on the common steering com.
pass, at sight.-London Paper
A Captain Phillips. recently recovered in the
Court of Kings Bench, the sum Of $4,000, for
services, under the following circumstances. -
Capt. p. had been for several years ship-mas-
ter in the employ of Thornton aud West, the de-
| PENDANTS, we'll known merchants residing in Lon
don, and trading extensively to the West and
East Indies, and the island of Java. In 1915.
the defendants established honse in Batavia,
and in 1919. brother of the defendant Thorn
ton, Mr.. Robert Thornton, went out to manage
the concerns there. He was accompanied by his
sister, Miss Eliza Thornton. Mr.. r. Thornton
continued to conduct the business IN Batavia for
three or four years, when in the course Of one OF
his coasting VOYAGES he unfortunately fell in with
pirates, by whom he was most cruelty murdered.
After his death, the extensive concerns of the de-
PENDANTS in Java. were conducted by Miss Eliza
Thornton, who was an intelligent. active, and ex.
| traordinarv woman; and from the correspondence
which had taken place between herself and her
brother, the defendant Mr.. Richard Thornton,
would show not only her competency to condsct
| the concern, but also that her management Gas
highly approved of bv the latter. who commend
ell her in the ~armest terms, informing her that
she had the reputation Of being merchant of first
rate abilities; and that in India she was regard.
ed as a goddess. In one Of his letters the de-
fendent Thornton had desired his sister to marry
whenever she pleased. and to set down $4,000
of his money as her DOVER
| Miss Thornton continued in this way to con-
duct the business from the year 1898, to 1897,
having the control over and the charge of proper
| ty to the amount upwards of R500.OO0. In the
year 1927. the plaintiff arrived in Batavia, as
commander of one of the ships belonging to the
defendants, and bringing with him strong let
| ter of recommendation from the defendant Thorn
ton, to his sister, in which he suggested the ad
| vantages likely To accrue from the plaintiff re-
maiping out to manage the trading along the coast,
and stated the competency of the first officer of
| the ship, which the plaintiff commanded to bring
her home. The plaintiff accordingly did remain,
| and on the 2lst August, 1927, married Miss
| Thornton, and continued to conduct the business
Of the defendants in manner 50 to elicit their
highest commentator.
In year after the marriage OF the plaintiff
with Miss Thornton, the latter died. leaving
will in which she appointed her husband and an"-
ther gentleman her executors, and the pl'inrit
! continued in Java, conducting the affairs of the
defendants, up to the YEAR 1880. when he came
| to England and solicited settlement of claims
on the defendants for the services he had per-
formed, but Mr., Richard Thornton refused to
come to any settlement, or to refer the claims of
the plaintiff to arbi'rationand thereby obliged the
plaintiff to bring the present action.
Additional assurances on life to the amount
Of. $500. 600, were made in London within few
days after the cholera was supposed to be in that
capital.
The ex-ministers de Peyronnet and de Polig-
nae gave to the Paris press. two considerable
pamphlets on French politics, written IN their
place of Imprisonment.
1t IS remarked in Paris journal. that Napo-
leon never entered the city OF Rome. Though he
was twice near its walls in his campaigns.
Three Italian cardinals died IN February last
-Gaola. Mazio, and Gonzaga.
Choiera Morbus.-Ina French paper, publish.
ed at Calais, we find the following:
Last Tuesday, the arrival of the steamboat
Fire Fly. drew large crowd of people to the
wharf. excited by curiosity and anxiety to learn
if the Cholera was actually IN London. A man
about 40 wears of age whose dress hes eaev