Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23


TO die? The Chronicles" continue:
WHAT THE ,-o., sr, novr
January 6-This being twelfth-day was OBJ
served at court as high festival, HIS MAI
esty' aiter divine service, making the Gus
tomary offerings Of gold, frank1ncense ana
ny .rn
Inns mean, rapaclous sovereign, VINO 80
hated william Pitt, the friend OF the colo.
MES, tnat ne called him the trumpet OF
sedltlon' and was ever wishing for his
death, posing as head of the church, and
defender of the faith" is an instructive
sight indeed.
January 1o-The King made a sneech in
Parliament and announced a marriage
projected between his sister Caroline Ma
Iliaa laSeu ana the Prlnce Royal OF Den
This marriage was arranged for political
purposes by the guardians OF the poor chill
dren-paWns upon the chess board OF
Europe.
Jaruary ga duel was fought between
Lord Byron and Mr.. Chaworth in which the
latter was killed.
n..,
"a iu,!ef account Oh tne aHall Is PROMISED
In the biographical portion of the book, but
Inls, sac TO say Is missing. Ihls Lord
py[oh was Ine poet S great uncle, ana tnls
elagic quarrel was tne 1oundstlon OF tne
,uuu ,,ant 1esmeen CIV tne TWO houses, Wmch pre-,
nen.eu p sns marriage IN aiter years Oh Aoru
Dtton I anu Dea9tliuL S1 MARY Cna"9rtn.
January Sl In tnls anclen! chronicle Is
nnaiNeu ny .ne CONDEMNATION In holland OF
pooA, wrItte1 Dy y. u. Rousseau, 10 De
sofn anu purn' Dy !ne common e4eeutloner'
as containing implous and scandalous e4-
presslons ana llcentlous remarks from Mon
ta1gne. On this day, too, is published the
notable fact that Sir William Pynsent left
the bulk OF his fortune to William Pitt aud
a legacy of 81, 900 to John Wilkes. This to
sho" his admiration for the men who were
brave enough to oppose the King and his
MINISTERS In thelr attempts TO coeree the
American colonlsts into paying oppressive
'oAeo'
APpEAr. From rur WIG MaKppa
February 1.-THE peruke makers of Lon
don ,yiet,ad tho Eino to brn,blv hessaob uIs
HSa.a,.,, - ,a,,idas .t,a;, t,ist.ossod oa,.di
tnJos'! W oonsiuer Iholr ulS1roSseu conui-
tion occasioned by 80 many people wearing
their own hair, and by employing foreigners
to cut and dress it, and they begged
tna1 @ ne Moulo De pieasea IN a,.n ms g99anSess S;
own eTamnle to rescne them from distress So
rho r.. ;a - .o - =,
Ing NS Piolniseu W use efeiy en
oe%Vor !or 1nelr "eilare' anu as ne persisted
IN wearing wig nimsel, ana FORCING al! Oh
his servants to do likewise, and the fashion
lasted tor many years atterWard, 1t looks as
if he kept his word Imagine how it would
be regarded in these DAYS if all of the bar
bers should go down to Washington and
petition Harrison to set the fashion of
shaving, in order to keep them in work and
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next day went the hatters to humbly beg
and petition for redress on account of hav-
ing so much of their business engrossed by
foreigners, to the ruin of His Majesty's SUBJ
jects. From this, it appears, that all the
trades in that day wanted special Mckinley
bills for their protection against foreign
competition.
February 14LJobn Williams a boolzselIer
in Fleet street, was brought from the Kings
bench prison to stand in the pillory in the
fish the North Britoni' in bound Volumes.
More than 10, 900 persons gathered to show
sympathy for him and collection amount
ing to more than $50 guineas was given to
Mr. Williams at the conclusion of his pun
ishment.
This was one of the incidents in the battle
for the freedom of the press in which John
Wilkes took the lead. In his paper he had
the audactty to cr1tise the ministers and the
King, and to >denounce their policy. He was
imprisoned, convicted OF false, scandalous
and malicious libel. He was expelled
from the House OF Commons, but IKE Brad
laush, gov pacS asair 1 anu again, as tHe Peo-
pie were Win MIN. Inro9gn tne agtaaon
on MS case was estaonsneu tne freedom OF
the press to GfIslcise 'he uoVerhlneh' anu
even tne royal family.
THE MERCURY IN HIDING.
,,
Ine Iotn OF feoruary was cold Gay LOT
England, since TINS chronicle Oh 100 records
that the mercury In the thermometer In the
county OF hent sank down WITHIN the Duio
the greatest degree OF cold ever feit In
That country. In tnls same month IL IS
stated that the Weavers IN opital fieIos mad
invented metnod OF qullting IN tnelr
looms-much neater than tnat done 6Y
women In tine USUAL way. but, says tne
'Chronlcle:
This. however, will only be a changing of
hands, and taking the bread from the
mouths of the poor quilters to put it into
the mouths OF tne poor Meavers, no very very
W. se %ss son9 Iiuinr T. az have mem 90 n'
=,
They would nave waited even oeyono tne
present day for that state \of affalrs, though
women are beginning to get there In
great shape. d,
An interesting note, showing the DIVINITY
that hedged h1ng, Is gwen In reward Oh
1O,O00 crowns Deing onereo Dy tne hlng Oh
Sweden Ior the discovery Oh tne autnor Oh
book taxing the position tna1 minister OF
royal oftlcer IS not obllged TO OBEY the or
ders OF the klng, when ne Is persuaded
that they are contrary 10 law. Inns was
held TO be h1ghly injurious 10 his MAJ
time without doubt.
most noted eminent practltloners IN Paris