Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-28
VOLUME III.

stone called he AGAR limestone at Aston Moor six
falhoms below the surface they shot INTO small ca
witty OF the rock, out OF when, 10 lheir surprise
sprung full grown rat. Iho miners enueavored 10
take the animal alive but in their attempts TO do SO
il was killed How long the rat had been embedded
in its living grave, and III what manner II had
tryed in such situation TO exist considering the or
panc formation OF the anmal,) are questions that
must be left 10 conjecture On examination, the stra-
Ia around the cavity was found TO be perfectly solid
and close in every part Such are the facts COM
muncated to us by correspondent on whom we can
rely, and who made particular inquiries upon the
spot. We have often heard Of toads being found in
such situations, but never before OF rat having becn
so placed. The men were excavang IN a garden,
the property OF L. Dickinson, Esq-Neto Castle
Journal.
Our readers may rccollect that, in February last
we gave account OF woman, named B., burn.
ing a considerable amount in bank notes, and other
property IN order 10 prevent her husband retiring IN
TO the country, as heproposed TO do. This monoma-
MIA Of destruction has seized her again. and has ended
only with her life. During the night of the Goth ut
she commenced by burning IN the chimney all her
linen, clothes, and every other artlce ~ her chamber
She then broke panes OF glass, threw oil the ear
then and china out of the window, and after
sewing up the bottom part OF her DRESS threw herself
fron the window of the second floor into the street.
by which she broke a leg and an arm. 'ta beng ia
ken up and placed in her bed she expressed 10 regret
for what she had done, refused the attendance Of the
ministers of religion off with her teeth the ban
dages which were placed bv the surgeon, and died IN
seven hours Afterwards Paris Paper.
Scotch officer, ofao very extraordinary merit, but
who had risen TO high employments by personal as
sduity and the arts Of courer IN the presence
of George Third, at Windsor in coRspeny with one or
TWO Others at a moment when ceremony was ban
ished. That supplemented and well meaning mon
arch WIS little apt 10 admit of tangcnts in the dis
course and he suddenly exclaii ed, D, II APP
pears that ycu and are Just OF height. Lets
measu-e-lets measure The General placed his back
to that of he King; but instead of submitting 10 the
process of measurement he kept moving his head IN
way to prevent it. Another tangent drew the King
of, and he left thevToom Why didn't you stand
sti and let him measure Do" asked a looha
on. You keptbobbing your head So he could do no
thing We'll, DID know whether he wanted 10
be taller or shorer.'-Engiand, by j. Fenntdsoro
Cooper
A singular case was last week brought before the
Court OF Kings Bench. A maa named Bourne agd
two others having been convicted OF burglary al the
Monmouth Sessions, and sentenced, Bovrne TO seven
years transportation, and the others for LIE The PR
soners filed bill cf error, alleging that the oencecf
which they had been convicted beng capital they
ought TO have been sentenced 10 ceath The court on
the authority of ord Chief Justice, sanctioned by the
unftsc BENCH decided that the judgment was errone
Gus, and must be reversed The prisoners, ia conse
quonce were discharged
DEATH FROM U.lvERsAL PRE.suRE.-At The gale
nv OF Practical Science in the Strand Is hydrosia
nc press that will produce pressure OF more hGa
10000 funds on Ute square inch. Into this vaccine
live eel was lately introduced and, tenacious OF
life as is that ANIMAL which will survis for hours at
ter il has been skinned and decrPtated, the pressure
OF the water by the machine ,d1rng qssTter OF &
minute et,ectualiy Sestroyed ltste. Immediately a.
terwaras every mems tired with an energetic
galvanpc apparatus 10 restore ne IN the animal, bat
IN vain. Ii was perfectly gscEsble and rigid, not
moving a muscle in the slights, degree Tins expe
rment further dem straies the compensatory OF
water and was tried in order To Scst continual yre-
peatod assertion, thCt living rGh will not suffer the
least Inconvenience IN hydros;ac press.--3-oRdor.
Ldacet.
Oliver Twpsr's 4CoSTuMAc1 = Amt you trcm-
bling while speak, SIR SAID M. Bundle. No.
replied Oliver, boldly Oh, yousnow, Mr. Rumble
he must BE mad sad Mrs. Sowerbery 40 boy in
half his senses could venture toeDeak so 10 you lis
not Madness MAJ am, replied Mr. Bundle, after few
minutes deep meditation, lts meat What! ex-
claraed Mrs. Sowerbsry. Mea;, ma am, meat re-
plied Mr. Bundle, with stern emphasis. " gu We
raised an artificial soul and spirii,n him, ma an,
becoming person of&is condition., as the board Mrs
Sowerbery, who are practical philosophers, will tell
yea. What have paupers to do with soul or ep'r q
iher1 Ifyou had kept the boy on Cruel, maam, this
would never have happened. '-Boz.
LADY.c PRomiar.--iady Penelope darcy
daughter aid co helress Of Thomas Earl OF Rivers
who married Sir George Trencharj,was left widow
at seventeen. She weddcs, secondly, SIR John
Gage, Kng I, and thirdly Sir William Harvey,
Knight II io. worth, in-sjutlok This far lady and
wealthy bcyoss wooed by three sutors u. the
same time; and the knights, a. ~ chlvary bound,
were disposed 10 contest the pr2e with targctand
lance; but the lady herself foroadc the batdc, and
menaced thedsobcden; kc,ahts wteh her eternal DIS
pleasure, promising oculary, that they had butpa-
ience she woeid have theEu all IN their turns; aEd
she actually GAhlled her promsc, for she esPousst,
first, Sir G.orgeTrcnchard, Of Wogerhampton Sc
,condly, Sir John Gage, Of FoIe; and thirdly, 81
William Harvey, OF Ickwos;h.-BGrkeS HistoryG
the Landed Genlry.
DrSrSG ALosE.-The author of "Thc Parsons
Daughter" whenaslrprised evening IN his arm
chax three hours after dinner a. reported 70
have apoligized, by saying, when ono is alone, the
bottle does come fouad often.s' II was Sir Her
cues Langrishe we believe, who, being asked on
s4nilar occasion, "Have you flashed all that port
lttrec botles) without assis,ancel" answered, mo.
not esite that; had the assistance Of a bottle OF
Madeira LADY Blessington.
How TO DESTROY NEEDs.-Cut off the top OF the
root with the corner OF turnip hoe, asd sprinkle
thereon a few grams OF cos,mon salt and such is
the eeo of the saline particle upon tina, part of the
root remaining in the gseund that decays IN short
time and ~ no longer troublesome. We aay men
non that ae above method has been repeatedly tried
Nv an individual resident IN this town, and has ne
yer vet failed 81 Success Scottish Pilot
BILLIARD BALLs-As al billiard balls are assdo Of
ivory and as 80 every of that substance there
always some parts more solid than others there Is
angle ball perhaps which lSs the centre OF gravity
axacty in the Of the hggTe. On this account
nv bali deviates more less frWn the ne IN wi,rh
IL propelled whena slight motion - commune aed 10
a. in order 10 make proceed towards the other se
al the billiard table, unless should happen that the
heaviest part is placed at the top bottom IN cni