Litchfield enquirer., 1837-09-28
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 Ploughing to Some Purrose.-We were pre- sented yesterday with two French silver coins, one issued in the reign of Louis xvi the year lG76, and the other in the reign of Louis XIV, in 1722, which were part of par eel found on the farm of Mir. Nash of Colds borough, (Me.) MT. Nash was ploughing in a field, assisted by two hired men, brothers. One was with him at the plough, when tho treasure was turned up by the share. They stopped to examine it, and on discovering it's value, Mir. Nash with noble generosity, or- dered the man who was with him to call his brother, saying they would all share alike in the good fortune. The brother, who was at work at a distance, was called, when all three commenced search and found French crowns, half crowns, and other fractional parts of crown, to the value of over $500 The coins were all of the reigns of Louis 14th and Lou- is 10th, and bore the dates ofthe years 1674- 5 and 6--172O-21 and 9, and were in per- feet preservation. The coins ot Louis XV's reign appearing never to have been in circu- lation, and the impression is as sharp as if just issued from the mint. A tradition has long existed in the town, that the place was once settled by colonisfs from France who were driven away by the Indians, and this money is supposed to have been buried by them for concealment. We arc told by the gentleman, who gave us two of the coins, that the good people of Goldsborough (not so in- apt name by the bye) have aii turned out. and not foot of ground in the town but has been or will be turned up in search of more of the treasure. f'3@ 8'4 -tt.
 Vitality of fInsects.-Ifthc head of n manif- erous quadruped, or of bird, is cut off. tlre consequences, of course, are fatal. But tho most dreadful wounds that imagination can figure, or cruelty iIfiicts. have escarcely apy destructive influence on the vital functioHsof many of the inferior creatures. Leuwcn- hoeck had Mite, which lived eleven weeks, transfxed on a point for microScopical inves- tigation. Valiant caught a Locust at the Cape of Good Hope, and after excavating the intestines, he filled the abdomen with cotton, and stuck a pin through the thorax, yet tho feet and anten@ were in full play after the lapse of five months. Tn the beginning of tortoise, and removed the entire brain. A fieshy integument was observed to form over the opening, and the animal lived six months. Spallanzani cut the. heart out of three Newts, Gin Scotland called Asks) which immedi took to flight, leapt swarl1, and executed their usual functions for AS hours. ! A decapitated Beetle will advance over a tables and recog- nize a precipice on approa aching the edge Redi cut of the head of sa Tortoise which SurviVeu 13 udy NOt. EIlngle4 Qecdpitate0 several Lbellula, or ,dragon-flies, one of ] which afterward lived for 4 months, and an- other six; and which seems rather odd he could never keep alive those with their heads on, few days Encyclo. BrtGnnicG. :,
 FoHEror There was an arrival from England in New. York on. Thursday, and another on Friday, by which London papers to the 23d mt. were received- Commercial affairs generally continued to assume ed well supported. Another person has been arrested in Paris suspicion of designing to take the life of the King. he having let pistol fan which he had con. cealed behind his coat just as the King passed near him. The Carist expedition had approached within three lesguss ei Madnd. and t was reported that ie
 The London Courier of the 23d u gives the follow. ing summary of the House of Commons. the elections having bcen all decided.
 l Reformers, was F3aA S45 Torres, &433& SIS
 Tosal members of the House, 65s