Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-02-15

hun. individuals of the Royal Family may have
been introduced. having by patent all the dgni.
tIts at one moment conferred upon them by royal
fhvor. But this nobIeman rose from time to time,
from ono dignity TO another, until he had every
dignity. each conferred by distinct grants made
upon different occasions for different services and
all those services rendered to the country before
he could return TO 1t 10 take his scat after the grant
OF the digniIies.
FAIR RErORr.
The Lord Sandwich ho was First Lord Of the
Admiralty, M. was, as the world said, very
prof gate, and without religious principles Dr.
Scott, OF Simonburn, dlDed at his table, and, as
repor, stated, was about to say grace before din
ner, when Lord Sandwich said, Stay, DOCTOR |
nave IA chaplain of my own. who is coming into
the ROOM" and Immediately a monkey was INTRO
duced dressed in canonicaIs. Scott then apo!igis
ed for having obtruded his services, assuring Lord
Sandwich that ho did not know his Lordship had
q relation IN ORDERS.
INGENIOUS CASE OF SMUGGLING.
"Whcn was Solicitor or Attorney. General"
says be, 1--WE had this ingenious OF smuggling
proved. A person at Dover smugged 5000 pairs
OF French gloves. lie sent all the right-hand
gloves to London. They were seized and sold.
Nobody would buy right-hand gloves, who had
no, the leG-hund gloves. The smuggIer therefore,.
bought them for mere trle. Having purchas
ed The rlght-hand gloves, he then sent the 30I 0
ltft.h0nd gloves to London. They were also sez
ed, sold, and Of course bought by him for a price
next to nothing. Thus he became possessed of
them, though con.rabands according to law, AMI
as smugger would say, in an honest way.
JUDICIAL FREAKS.
Mr.. Justice WiIcs, the son Of Chief Justice
WlIes, had many good qualities, but he was much
too volatile and nattentve to reasonably grave be.
havor upon the beuch. He was however, worry
anxious to do right. He condemned q bov.
think, al Lancaster, and with the hope of reform
lng him. lie ordered him for execution the next
The Judge awoke in the middle of the |
night, and was so affected by the notion that he
might himself die before morning, and the boy
be hanged, though ne did not mean that he should
suffer, that he got ou. Of his bed. and went 10 the
lodgings of the high sheriff, and left reprieyc
for the boy; and then returning 20 his bed spent!
The rest OF the night comfortably.
An attorney in Dublin having died exceeding.
Y poor, shilling subscription set on foot to
ray the expenses d the funeral. Most OF the at
Drnies and barristcrs having subscribed, one o!
iem applied to Toief. afterwards Lord Chief
I tice Norbury ,, expressing hishope that he would
- subscribe s!.t,99iii;;; "Ony shilling !" said
io.er; "only a shilling to bury an attorney J.
Here is guinea; go and bury one.and twenty Of
lem
,"The following corrr 'Pv"uo..,--- IA FL |
bn 10 Mrs. Forester, '' one took ace between
,y cd friend, DR.. Flsi er, of the Charter lIouse,
Id me. He applied to me for piece OF prefer
jant then vacant, in my gift; so wrote TO NM
l.Dcar Fisher-l cannot, to-day, give you the
teferment for which you ask.
remain your sincere friend, ELDoN.
I'Turn over
Thea on the other sIde,-'l gave it 10 you yes
friday !
Mr.. Basil Montagu, arguing as counselor De-
Ire LOri EIdon, had illustrated his speech win
Eeral anecdotes, which made a considerable nd' |
son to its length. On his making some refer |
Ice TO what he designated as the fabric OF MS
sumrnt, the Chancellor said" Mr.. Nontagu,
Eur fubric appears to be composed OF so many
bries, that fear we shall never get 10 the top OF
r.
lon an application against Mr.. Pierce Eg'n, theI
! thor of :. Boxlana," to restrain him from pub.
! hing fourth volume of that work, he pleaded
himself, and succeeded i'll preventing tho IN
! case was disposed of, for the patient attention
/ k,owed upon hun but Lord EIdon. unwilling
f linear his own praises cut the euIosy short by
EIamng. mir. Egan, you have ga'nada'I you
f knt and now the sooner you take yo~ '~" Hs"a
\ N mine oui Of Chancery the better.
= IRTUE Dying SwAN.-Once had an opportunI-
!, which rarely occurs, Of being with swan IN
Y las, illness. Although gave no credrnces to
ex,ravagant notion which antiquity had enter
jued of ineody from the mouth OF the dying
Ian, still felt anxiGis to hear some pIaiutIve
n Ind or Aser, some sorf infection of the voice,
$ lch might tend to justify that notion IN small
q. see. But was disappointed. THIS poor swan
lis great iavorrre, u. L....n ,h. pride Of the
IS time out of mind. Those who spend Their
!" in the country. and pay attention 10 the ordI-
'e v movements Of the birds, will easily observe
/! Eauye in them whenever their health is on the
ln lue. perceived that The pumage OF this swan
II on a wealher-beaten appearance, and that the
'iu itself no longer raised the fea!hrso OF his wings
= lie pass, d through the water before. Judging
n 4 h. ,vos uuweii, | gave orders that he should