Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-10


II there characteristic which the Scottish people
possess IN Prccmnen degree, IL sS deep OF rcli
gon and VeneIauon Tor it, ordinances In country II
the world there less liberation for laNi ct conduct
ssct the Observance OF the Sabbath No stranger
sure, visit popular secluded hamcts, with
being struck with church. going propey observable
mon oil ranks; and provided he do py narrowly in
the kitchens snbc-yatds o. NOISY sabbath
ranS, his eye with satisfaction the all but
Versa cessation from labor which distinguishes Sabbatl
north OF the Tweed
Not content however with this state Of things, CROWN,
OF the habits and feelings Of the people, and supported
by the influence OF public opinion, these would
il they could, prevent the very from shining the fin
day OF the week. Under the Non-ntusion mania, ant
beating all quarters for recruits their object apparent,
10 become popular by seeming pious than the
neShbots. knaves and higos tools and sycOphan per
anxious c advance the worldly interests repair their
shattered rcpuauons together, 1t must be owned, with
number of honest but mistaken individuals have contributed
swell the cAor but their conduct has reached that
pitch ct extravaganza when endurance becomes imposS
BILE, and when thc engineer" be "hoist with his
petard" Unless It be held that the clergy throughout Scot
land chargeable with singular neglect OF duty in adj
uniting those who have buried their dead the Sabbath 10
place the communion table, the attempt at persecution
ON the part oi the northern zeel1s must ftco upon hcn
selves only n heavy blow their church, but fla.
grant outrage the religion they proiess.-ScorsNAN.
letter from Toulouse that the Peak of Nehon the
highest point OF Maadetta in the Pyrenees, which has
hitherto remained mpractcab 10 the boldes hunters
has been last assembled BY NJ de rchitache formerly
officer in the Russian service. "On July Is" the
account "ths gentleman with four experienced
guides and young French gentleman named de Franquc.
vc, attempt the Pyrenean Mont Blanc. On the third
day, after dreadful fatigue and DANGER they reached the
part OF the peak the midst Of thick fog and
violent wind. The thermometer stood at degrees
cen,rgradc above They erected little building Of
the pieces of granite lying about, which be with
the telescope the port of Benasquc. On the 23r NJ dc
Tchitache set out a second Maadeta, provided
with lent to him 10y Dr. Fontan, and attempted
the great northern glacier the place where
in S24 Barrau, the head OF the guides at Luchon perish
ed in crcvice when conducting two pupils OF the Ecoe des
Mines. W. dc Tchacheh gained the summit. accompanied
by NJ Laurent Professor OF Chemistry Bordeaux, and
three guides. The barometric admoasurcmont gave s.
370n for the absolute elevation OF the hghestpo which
figure diff, by 3lm. from that 340m) obtained by the
general survey OF the Pyrcnees made IN 1886 and by
Col. Carabuuf, who enabled be much more exact
than the calculations OF Reboul and Vidal
CORNISH MrNrEs-1he population directly maintained
BY the Cornwall England might be roughly sta
AT 100 900 OF these, about 10000 actually work,
and fairly reckon three four times that number
be supported by their labor About $4,000 strictly
Minors adult men, OF whom large majority employed
under groundi the about 5000 boys under eigh-
years OF and many females O this total not
than quarters engaged IN the mining districts
of Truro large majority OF the boys and girls
poyed the mines able read, though they often do
very mperecy, and in five OF the boys write his
Of the girls, in fifty do Most OF the
boys day school before they work the
mines: but do this early that they forget the lit
tie they had learned while hope be entertained tina,
the mind has been sufficiently developed interested al
ford chance that eliculuyaon will follow. We are, In
deed, chiefly indebted 20 the Sunday schools which
tended by the greater part of those under fifteen
e. that they totally ignorant these rudments
Evening schools institutions admirably adapted mi
ming districts, have been hitherto partially supplied and
attended have had much influence the Notmore
than six of those adult miners who able
their mas learnt 10 do 50 after he reached sN
teen years of age.-C0rHraH GGseus
A curious procession took plack Bcsancon few days
back, occasoned by gitano orgpsy marriage Some horse
first, throwing about sugurpums all sides
They followed by number Of young gitanos, each
conducting young g also scattering sugar-piums. The
bridegroom a fine looking man OF thirty, walked
stately STEP clad IN embroidered vest, large Spanish hat
red SASH and lace collar. The brdesmen who accompan-
led him scattered sugar-pums him in great abund
The bride, tall haughtylookng womano forysix
thoroughbred giiana. walked along with proud demean
or accompanied by % her by former marriage
Her white veil coEasied stkngy with hc color o. her
hair and the DARK uge OF her complexion Her hair
allowed fal! rcd shaw which covered her shoulders
and which drawn In light round the waist. A. she
the object honor she absolutely IN oommo
ded by the quantity sugar-pum- thrown her. This
woman's j. Ramonde Lopez. She native OF Bar
ceonu and possesses considerable fortune She has been
three times married. and mas had children bY each husband
but they had all given their her marriage with
her fourth lord B.piista Antonio, morse dealer. Every
thing smoothly until after the wedding FEAST but
then did is office and drew forth the real
the children Of the bdG who attacked the gay husband
and beat him dresdiuy. The honeymoon only lasted half
q day. Antonio, who IN the morning had appeared
bright his handsome dress hurried forth m the evening
wiz r-s.-i ~.I ~--.-.- +---TI. serh r'dss
por, with the view OF quitting Besaneon. The night how
ever, brought peace the he, and on the following
ming the matter was made up.
From the Blue Books lately published in England giving
evidence tho safe Of their coal mines appears from
facts adduced that hanesssd coal carts and
drag them deep coal; tiat the Lancashire
mines bows do the and those VINO help push
trucks with their heads thus become bald young; and
IN many mines in ochdale and Preston and
Maccesield tho 'generuly work naked" altogether
destitute clothing native Of the Washington islands
LGnTHoUsEs.-A return has been made % the House Of
Commons BY the corporation OF the Trinity House OF
receipt and application Of all moneys received light
houses the year ending 3ls December l5IJ pursuant
Of Parliament. The during that period
fl3l,7l7 the charges fl02,65j, and the surplus,
E32Ob2 From this surplus has been deducted payment
for repairs insurance, wages, salaries supenntendens
&c, leaving clear surplus Of f2s,46j which has been
applied tia charitable" and other uses purposes, and
iuiens for which the corporation the Trinity House has
been established and maintained.
ISDAv HoRsE--In the evenings rde horse hav.
ing frightened the ladies', gave my pugnacous gen
teman 10 be held by soldier, while attempted drive
the other way In tie mean me the soldier lei my horse
90, who Immediately dashed the loose one attacked him.
followed him tie lines and found with the other
brute thrown down. and he standing him IL IL Of
the great drawbacks equestrian IN India, this
puFnacious propensity which all these country
more or less addicted and y often happens is
aroused from pleasant conversation with ones neigh
bour by a lion from either hs your hOrse a kick
aud igi follow and 1t escapes having leg bro.
ken is often the expense Of bad fall getting Of
the way Of the cOmbatants.
iCdpf Faae's IRE years IN India.
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