Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

that vessel was lying off Southampton:
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 8, 1856,
We have been visiici great deal here, especially
by navy men, and have created something of an ex-
c'tement in the naval world Judging by the pieces
! IN The papers. Much attention has been paid US
ashore too, especially BY two famiIies-oue that of
an old East Indian general. the other that of Lord
| 4ardwicke. Gen. Frazier has passed most of his
life in India, and now lives in ease and comfort on
| the Southampton water At dinrer at his house
we bad opportunity of seeing how the ari tocracy
here live. Lord Hardwicke and family, and several
other guests were there to meet us, and everything
was in splendid style. One turbanei Indian, with
seVera! other servants, waited at table. The plate
was superb, and the dinner The most recherche. We
sal down TO the table at half past seven These are
| always epaulets and sword occasions Lord Hard
wckes family, consists of his countess his eldest
son, Viscount Royston, (about Is or 20, and Lord
| koyson ny cOurtesy) three Of the finest looking
daughters you saw, and several Younger sons.
The daughers-Lady Elizabeth, .ady Mary, and
Lady Agnita-are surprisingly beautiful such de-
veopment, such rosy cheeks laughing eyes, and un-
affected manners, you rarely combined. They
take great deal of outdoor exercise, and come
aboard the Merrmac in heavy rain, with irish
thicker soIed shoes than you or | ever wore, and
cloaks and dresses almost imperyious TO wet. They
steer their fathers yacht, walk the Lord knows how
many miles, and don't cent about rain, besides
doing host of other things that would shock our
ladies to death and yet in the paror are the most
monds | ever saw The countess in her coronet Of
jewels is an elegant lady, and looks like fit mother
for three such His ordshp has given US
three or four dinners He lives here merely during
the yachting season, and leaves Friday for his
country seat of Cambridge, where he spends his win
ter do all English gentlemen of means, hunting,
&c., and when Parliament is in session he lives in
London in his town house. Here he has host Of
servants, and they the gaudiest very-white
coats with big silver buttons, white cravats, plush
Vpo hos md nd
shoes. Lord Hardwicke's brother is Dean of York,
high church digniiary has two pretty daughters,
and is himself jolly gentleman
After dinner the ladies play and sing for US, and
the other night they got up game of blind mans
buff, in which the ladies said we had the advantage,
nasmuch their " petticoats rustled that they were
easily caught" They call things by their names
here In the course of the game Lord Hardw icke
himself was blindfolded and, trying to catch some
one fell over his daughters lap on the floor, when
two three of the girls caught him by the legs and
dragged his lordship roaring with laughter, as we
all were, on his back into the middle of the floor
Yet they perfectly respectful, but appear a
perfec; equality with each other. In fact the En-
glish are a great people. Two clubs here have of.
fered US the use uf their
! The New School Presbyterian Synod of Virginia.
The Synod of Virginia, embracing the States OF
Maryl land and Virginia and the District of Columbia,
met last week at Shepherdstown, Va A large num-
Der of ministers present. and among other bust
ness transacted they recommended. the Goth of No.
vember day of Thanksgiving. They also named
the city af Washington D. c., and the third
4 Wednesday of October, 1857, the lime and place
OF their next assembly.
In response to an addres from the Synod of Miss
issppi and the Presbytery of Hanover they adopted
report of which the folowin extract furnishes the
substance
"The Synod of Virginia agrees in sentiment with
their brethren of the Synod of Mississippi that the
agitation OF the subject OF slavery in the Church
- H., IL
tive of much evil In our judgment this agitation
is no, only calculated to ALLEVIATE the North from the
SOuh but Ii also nterferes to extent, with The
Southern ministry in the discharge of their duties
the colored population
ave have reason 10 believe that one result of this
discussion in our branch of the church has been q
general concurrence in the opinion that saveholding
is not sin per princ Pile th:t lies at the foun
dation of the extremes of Northern Aboonists
Our General Assembly, in lis action the subject
slavery, has virtually repudia the idea that slave
holding is ess5 nally SINFUL
The following resolution also adopted on thu
r. subject:
I Reso1red, That, in the Judgment of the Synod NJ
necessity exists, in the present state of the church
for further action the part of the Southern Synods
: The report and resolution adopted with uani
NIFTY and the Synod and the body adjourned.
: A SINGULAR AFFAIR." Woman Burning Her
a a self 10 Deuth.-The Bath. Maine Sentinel of Satur
= day contains the following account of insane wo
a man in that city burning herself to deah:
' We learn that Mrs. Susan Tarhox, wife of Nh
y Jas. Tarbox, of Topsham, who for long time ha
been sub to hopeless insanity, put end 10 he
existence the latter part of last week, by means
fire. As we hear the facts Friday about te
O'Clock, she made an attempt to burn herself b
of friction matches, but detected by mean
= of the smoke issuing from the in which sh
- was confined The room then thorough
? searched, and it was supposed impossible that sl
s should have matches in it.
g 1t appears, was subsequently ascertained, thf
IS she still had them concealed in her Shoes and earl
% in the afternoon smoke again discovered abo,
the house, and the females about rushed to her roo
Il and found the smoke dense they could not enie
- Mr.. TarboX, who was near the house, immed
= aely alarmed, and succeeded in inguishing ii
flames. The unfortunate woman had evidently fire
her clothes about the waist, as her breast and shou
Id ders were burned in the most shocking name
il though life was not extinct She made QUITO
ne whatever and though she fingered until the ne
it day. and was able to converse little, she manifest
be little symptom Of pain or distress.
Mt She was not without method in her Madness for
n found that she had torn up the carpet and pack
" ii round the doors, to prevent the escape Of smok
IT. which would again lead to detection. When ask
re- why she did not burn herself in the night, she
nd claimed, {" hat =! and burn up all the folks in
ns .as honse"
Ia Later from Havana.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 5.-The i. s. Mail Ste;
OF Snip Black Warrior, Capt. ]. D. Bullock has arri,
."' from New York via Havana, with advces from
f latter port OF the % instant.
- Spanish brig-of-war had sailed with g. 600 sta
of arms for the insurgents in ST. Domingo.
ing 1t was reported also that active preparations
the in progress for invasion of Mexico IN view of
ng, preaching hostiIites between that Republic ;
Ut. 9th Spain.
HoMIcIDE.-On Thursday afternoon last, two
men of color, JOS Williams and Jas Jackson of ,