Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-08

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sfs fahk-las shiah sagp a lhe farm Of lhs Bnasic
words HfrilsF Rlgglsi Psasafds HsriT burn, on lie
cork, tnd Of ~. o. Ph and al aneho, iu,sraced
painted on the case, the sad CssIn kCo unscrupuo1s3
applied 70 quantity Of vine sent 70 London ana which
Is appears, has been seized In the Victoria Docks in
cohs queuce OF legal proceedings taken heavy cost
by the house Of Clcquct-a renee ed famous BY
its application by certain Er gsh okers to the late King
OF Pssia The Rheims tribunal has sentenced the three
offenders TO pay 81 200 damages also to replace, by
unmarked corks those in the bottles in the Docks
to bear all the charges the compainants prove they
have incurred In the prosecution and foay TO adver
Use the in the Times the ov,itesr the Ga
zetts dss 7rbEnaHr, and four other French papers.
Moreover for fraud under the penal code, two OF the
offenders sentenced TO fines and eighteen months
imprisonment and the third 10 four months in prisop
and the wines bearing the false mark, are ordered to be
confscated -rfto tfE ufas
The Berlin Musical Gazette" relates the following
instance Of what unreasonable demands singers Will
sometimes make "Not long since the theatre Of Hsno-
yer preparing TO perform Richard WAgners Rieu-
IL The rehearsals we're almost terminated and moth
ing remained but to fix the day for the first public per-
formance when Niemen (the tenor heard at Paris in
TanDhauser who was 10 appear on horseback In Ri
emil declared he would not sing unless the King Of
Hanovers white horse placed at bis disposal :Why
my dear NJ Niemen, what you be thiskipg off You
cannot have his hajestys horser objected the mana.
ger. That is your concern, said the other; will
not sing unless have the Kings white horse As all
the managers arguments proved OF avail against ths
extraordinary pretenson the was made known to
his Majesty. The King smiled and gave orders that the
horse should be placed a. the si gers disposal When
Niemen was informed of the Kings consent to his de-
mand, ne exclaimed But that is not ALL must ride
the horse for at least week. in order to get used 10
him. This too was granted, and during the whole
week following Niemen might be seen every day about
noon gravely parading the most astooraiic quarter
of the city, mounted on the Kings charger"
The AbeHS Caachoiss records the following instance
of the Eoracity Ct rats which it declares has just
CURED at farm I'VE OF (Seihe Inferieure) The
proprietor Of the farm, N. Panchout had pig so
coed ngly fat that IL could scarcely move, and was
nearly always asleep Three nights since be was awak
ened by hearing the squeas of the animal and going
TO the STYLE found that number Of rats had attacked
it and their way into its fat 10 the depth of four
inches. The pig was much injured thsti was found
necessary to kill il Immediately. The Journal de Roue
after giving the above account mentions circumstance
which occurred TO gentlemen of that town not long
since /" On returning from residence in The tropics
be wished 70 bring back serpent about six feet long,
he accordingly put it IN large box and aorg with il
number OF live rats for It to kill and eat when de
posed. On opening the box, however, be found that
during the passage the rat, had only eaten all the
food ncosed for them but had also devoured the
peRt itselt." -a a'' i '.