Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-04-13

The monster steamship Great Britain has
been sold for R25 900, TO 60 to California.
A cat of extraordinary intelligence was re-
Gently seen feeding kitten with starch, to
make it stand upright! This reminds us OF a
maid who drank pint of yeast to make her
rise early.
Release Of Irish State Prisoners
State prisoners confined in Kilmainham Jail,
have been liberated, by order of the Lord Lieu
tenant:
Stephen Joseph Meany, of the Irish Tri-
bune; Walter Thomas Meyler, of the Citi-
zens' Club, and contributor to the same Jour-
nal Joseph Brennan, of the Irish Felon; Pa
trick OHiggins. the Chartist; Thomas Mat
thews Halpin, Secretary of the Irish Confede-
ration John Rea, of Belfast
Extraordinary Locomotive Speed.-Tn
late English paper, we have an account of
first class engine on the new York and New
castle Railway, which took the express train
from York to Darlington, distance of As
miles, in 40 minutes! 1t was computed fur
Their, that when new rails were placed on the
road, as was soon to be done, the same en-
CINE would perform the same service in thirty
minutes, which would be at the rate of 80
miles an hour.
A travelling mesmerizer having said he was
ready TO answer any question that might be
asked him, Kentuckian desired to know
" how much it cost per week to pasture Ne
buchadnezzar during the time he was out 10
grass %
| If mans wife were TO fall overheard, in
what letter OF the alphabet would he express
his sense of the occurrence' Letter B, Qet
her be.)
A rogue asked charity, on the preence of
being dumb. A lady having asked, with equal
simplicity and humanity, how long he had
been dumb, he lost his guard, and answered,
" From birth, Madam" Poor fellow !" said
the lady, and gave him a dollar.
Toadyism is the great failing of the wings
They chronicle even Gen. Taylor's winking,
and he cannot open his mouth to say that the
weather is pleasant, or the contrary, without
being made to utter witty observation % or
profound philosophical reflection"
Boston Times.
In one of our cheap city boarding houses
the following regulations are posted up in
| the hall:
"Boarders are requested when they retire
late to take of their boots before getting into
bed.
"Making faces at the landlady not permit
ted.
"When gentleman has eaten sufficiently
he should leave the table without gluttonine
until he is obliged to inhibition his vest.
Whiting in the parlor prohibited, when
ladies are present.
"Any infraction of the above rules will
lead to the suspension of the infractors coffee
at breakfast on the following morning.
Alb. Knickerbocker.
From the Catholic Directory. it appear.
that there are in Great Britain 674 Roman
Catholic churches and chapels, of which 12S
are in Lancashire, and 62 in Yorkshire, besides
% stations. There are slso 867 priests, O.
whom I89 are stationed in the Lancashire
district.
The Military and marine forces of Austri;
amount at the present moment to 500,00(
men, 385,122 infantry, 81, 524 calalry, 81 81!
artillery, 10000 in baggage trains, and 5,53s
in the marine. This army is to be increased
to 100000 men during the month of March
: 1t consists of sixty seven batalions, regiment
of cavalry, and three hundred cannon.
The excuse for General Taylor, says tn
Ohio Statesman, because he said nothing
about the W;lmot proviso is, that Genera
Washington did not say any thing about
either.
Gen. Taylor Going North.-The Alban,
Evening Journal, of Friday, says =" Gov
Fish has received letter from Washington
, giving him theagreeable information that Pre-
, sident Taylor will attend our next State fai
at Syracuse"
Mericans and the Pope-The Legislator
of Jalisco has appropriated $4,000 for the re
lief of Plus TX, which is rather surprising in
: country always Strengthened in its finances.
: The order for observing the usual tokens
. mourning for the death of a Post Captain
was issued on Saturday, in the case OF the lat
Com. Bolton
5 Mrs. Darlington says she never receive
g but one SYNONYMOUS letter in her life, and tina