Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-09-29

lclcnecourt dress. particularly that Of the
women, has undergone some changes of
late, believe. am tod the hoop IS done
laway with. though it. was not easy to
ascertain the fact to-day, as I only cav
the ladies' seated. The co!6ures were
good. and the toilettes. az a matter of
course, magnificent. Diamonds sparkled
among eyes scarcely less brilliant than
themselves. In France, diamonds are
seldom used, except at court; though it is
probable that they are of:encr exhibited
here, the court being 80 secluded. On
| this occasion. however, they were seen in
great quantities. onthroned on some OF the
iairesL brows of Christcndom"
! VISITING CUBA FOR IIEALTH.--Eycel.
lent preparations have been mado near
Ma'anzas for the nccommodn,i ion ifonvaids
from the United States. Formerly, the
difficulty of procuring suitable lodgings
prevented many from passing the winter IN
that beautiful island, who felt the necessity
of fleeing from lie bostcrous approaches
in New England. The place now organ
wed with express reference 10 this class of
strangers, is located at San Pedro de
Hudson, eighteen miles from Ma,anzas.
Board ranges at about fourteen dollars a
week. The keeping Of horse ten
dollars a month; the hire of one is thirty
! dollars per month. Steamboats, leave
Havana and Matanzas every other day,
the fare being six dollars. Board, by the day
at either place, is two dollars and fifty
cents. A horse costs from sos to $780,
| Those who can afford the expense, should
ship their own, the native breed being
small and inferior. lnvalIds, to derive the
most advantage rom the mid air of Cuba,
should leave here by the it Of October,
and remain Till May. Physicians. in re.
commanding a voyage to their consump.
tive patients, should keep this circumstance
1 IN rocoIIeclion.--.Nedjcal Journal.
| CABLES FOR THE PrNSsYrvAN1A.-We
saw, few days SINCE. two immense cables,
on their passage from tho mandatory on
The Boston and Roxbury Mill Dam, to 90
on shIpboard. destined for the great ship
! Pennsylvania. They are probably, if not
the largest and best manufactured cables
ever made IN this country, at least equal to
any. Ono Of them is a twenty five aud
! the other twenty four inch cable. We
have ascettaned On inquiry. that the lar.
! geet Of the two, called the best bower
| cable. is 100 fatf.oms long. and 25 inches
| in circumference II is formed Of Q strands
each containing 347 yarns; consequently
it contains 1923 yarns, each yarn being
200 iahoms long. These united, meas,
ure 100 niles. The weight of the rope
| 10 1850 pounds, and it will bear sus-
pended a weight Of 40G 900 pounds. -
| The Other cable is Of the same length, but
| one inch smaller in circumference.
| The Two cables were made at The works
Of the Boston Hemp Manufacturing Com
pany, the yarns being spun and tarred bv
machinery invented by Mr.. Trcadwel. by
which al the cordage made at those works
is spun and tarrcd, Boston Pat.
Imaginable Scene in bH7-The fol-
lowing scene took place at The nomination
Of the candidates in Dublln:
Mr.. WEST, the opposing candidate after
| repelling the charge of cruelty to his
Roman Catholic tenan,ry, said that Mr..
|OCoNNELL, had often accused him OF
being ugly, but he wore no boroued plum.
aye. IL Mr.. O'ConnclI prided himself on
personal appearance, let him stand forth
unadorned by a Band-slreet perruquier's
hsndwork, and then let all Judge and say
which was tho handsomcr man. Mr..
O'Connell, seized his head covering with
one hand, whlSked off his Bru,us, and ap-
pcarcd IN his foil suit Of native nokcdness
- not hair between him and the chan.
deIicr above his head. 1t is impossible to
describe Tho effect Of this rich Incident
O'ConnelPs face beamcd with rrol,c and
fun; he roared and all roarcd in triumph,
as it were, at the ready answer to MI
Vests appeal for judgment on beauty.
| The whole court. sheriff. candidates, or
ange'men, and all, seemed for a while TO
| drop all recollection of the contest, and TO
! indulge IN one OF the most exciting and
! whimsical scenes ever witnessed.
Steamboat and Eggs.--A few days since,
as one of our steamboats, was comino down
bayou IN the interior, an old lady was
abscrved running from her house towards
the shore, waving her handkerchief and
endcavoring otherwise to attract attention.
"Arrctoz vous, Monsiur lie copi,ane
arrctez!" she cried as soon as she was
near enough to be heard.
"Weil, what do you want" he inquired.
81 have Just got 'levcn egg, and ma
poulel'e is making un azure. If you shall
attended, Won leelIe minute, | shall have
Won douzalne pour le marchc!"
"Io the dcv'l with your eggs! Go
ahead!'-tN. Orleans PIckayune.
Thomas WILSON, Bishop of the Isle of
Man, from 1859 10 1855, was particularly
benevolent man. To supply the poor
with clothing, he kept in cons ant employ
ment at his own house several tailors and
| shoomakers, On one occasion, in giving
| orders to one of his tailors to mako him n
cloak, he directed that j, should be very
PLAIN, having simply button and loop to
keep it together. "But, my lord" said
tho tailor, "what would become of the