Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-03-15

ny Icucr, as yOutn oI STcat PROMISE, anu
as likely to do honor to the University Of
which he was a member; 'but he is shy,'
added the father, "and idle, and / fear
buries his talents in napkin" A short
time afterwards the parent, anxious for
his opinion, inquired what he thought
of his SOM 81 have shaken the Napkin"
said Rowland Hill, cat all the corners,
and there is nothing in it,"
The temperance Cause.-We learn
that all the establishments at Oahu for re-
failing ardent spirits, have been broken
up, aud the beneficial effects of the
change are spoken of in the highest
terms. The advantage is felt not only a.
mong the residents of the Island, but the
masters of ships stopping there, are re-
ieved from much of the trouble and per-
plcxity which was occasioned by the
conduct of their crews, while they had
access to them.
n powerjd argument IN fapour Of Tenn
perdnce. The Medical lntelligencer
states, that from Registers of Societies of
Friends or Quakers, it appears as con-
sequence of their temperate habits, that
one haB Of those that are born, live to the
age of17 years! whereas, says DIR Price,
that of the general society of London,
one half live only q years! Among tine
quakers, one in ten arrive at 20 years of
age; of the general population of London,
only one in 40. Never did more pow
erfu argument support the practice of
temperance and virtuous life.
"We once knew an old gentleman, no
less remark able for his eccentricties than
he was for his honesty ofpurposc, whose
rule it was to dismiss, from his service
any servant who, on coming to his en-
Iployment, picked holes, to use his cx-
prcsson) in the work of the one whose
place he was called to fll.-He reasoned
and with great truth that the man who
could be mean enough to draw compar-
ison with view of disparaging another
and Of elevating himself, must certainly
lack moral honesty, and that the con-
sciousncss of it made him resort to the
miserable trick Of bolstering up his pre-
tensions to a reputation to which he had,
in fact, no ust claim He said, "You
may set it down as a general rule, that a
man OF real merit, of genuine worth, will
never stoop to build up his own fame at
the expense Of anpther."
MARRIAGE OF FANNY WRIGHT.-A
private letter from Paris, announces the
marriage of Miss Wright to Mons. p.
formerly of New-York. The letter says
"Mons. j. and the child are both we'll"
This is triumph of love over principle.
-"Oh! love-love, says the n York
| Enquirer, ,-"miscrab rable--eXciting--ethe
rial passion" What strange effects thou
givest rise to! Philosophy-the very
genius Of reason-the goddess herself
has been subdued melted, and bound
in slken chains"
! The Boston Ccntinel, after noticing the
above, says-"Whether this is true or a
wicked hoax practiced on the public at
the expense Of this notorious character,
we pretend not to onjecture. If Fanny
/ Wright be indeed married, after railing
so long at what she has so often termed
the useless restraints OF Matrimony, it
affords notable example of the chan
geablencss other sex. She who has FORE
sworn Matrimony and vowed to be a
spinster all her days, has at last settled
down in sober married life. If this be
the case, she may yet turn Christian,
though she has preached up Infdelity."
From The Washington Globe.-By ac-
counts from several of our vessels of war,
on foreign stations, it appears that more
than half their crews have voluntarily
relinquished ardent spirits, and accepted
the cost Of their customary allowance in
the small sum substituted by order of
Mr.. Woodbury..
BRUTAL AFrEcTIoNs.--The attach
mcnt of some French ladies' to their lap
dogs amounts in some instances to inlat-
uation. ] have heard Of lap-dog biting
piece out Of a visiter's leg; his mistress
thus expressed her compassion: "Poor lit
tie dear creature! ! hope it will not make
him sick"
1t was laconic letter from lady to
her husband: W write to you because
1 have nothing to do; and conclude be-
cause | have nothing to say"
A HARD cAsE.--The editor Of the "
York Courier has twice travelled to
Washington to get fight, without sue
ceeding. 1t is pity to be thus banked
in the humane effort to sacrifice his life
but we know of no plaster for his woun-
ded honor, unless indeed he adopt the
advice given by a wiser head; chalk the
size of his opponent on barn door, and
fire away at it. Such method would
be vastly more TO our taste than standing
before the mouth Of pistol with an op-
nnainn hnnd ON The frinnnr Ediinra