We every day receive a le...
The Times, 1824-11-06T00:00:00

We every tday receive a letter or two from some claimanit of thc Otle on Sir John Moore, which, not having been di- rectly owned by the noble author, seems to be thought every bodv's property, like an anonytoits epitaph which Dr. Johnson bas called an Epitaph to let. Some of the claimants of this beaultiful copy of verses cannot spell or write decent Englislh: to sulch a pitch will impudence riso vhen unchecked by the fear of detection. We must b*g that all future clainiants will favour us with a specimen of their poetical talents: for the man who wrote the verses in question must show some glimpse of the sarne genius in whatever he writes. The public will have an opportunity of comparing the new verses with the old, and will decide .who is the person most lilkely to have been the writer. A pleasini variety of joint stock companies, founded of course most disinterestedly tor thc public advantage, liave of late years risen like exhalations: there has been a Bread Company, a Beer Company, a Pawnbrokering Company, a W"asking by Steam Company, a Stove Grate Company, and many othert, none of which need be now mentioned, excepting the AUldcrny Xilk Centpany the last-born offspring of monopolv. This nutritious society pro. fesses to purvey the vaccine beverage in an undiluted state; and'dif- fident of the absolute uncorruptnesp of its yeke.bearing agents, sen,ds themi forth furnished with pail3, under the becurity oF lock and key, so that the fluid can only be drawn offby means of a tap. it appears that the directors are persons of whomi it cannot be said with truth- "Tbeir soulr proud science never taught to stray " Far as the Solar Walk or Miky-way," for they have invented a philosophical instrumnent, cailed a Lactonic. ter. One of their customers having cpnplained that tlmarticl widh which hle lid becn formetly supplied was superior to that of the Conipany, "S'aygouso?"repliedtheindignantdauirvnan,"thenlwiU brlng my lactonmeter to.mnorrow, andeconvince yen ofvyour mistake." In this age of science, we may fairly'- expect soon to find milkmien with F.RS. appended to their names, and cheesernongers and tap- sters who " Can tell by sines and tangents straight, "Ifcheese or butter:wanted weight: And by e geometric scale, "Can,take the size of pots of ale." .A rppe-daucer at Bartholomew fair, making a false step, came to the ground. " Get un again, you thief," said Wreston, wio was present, " you have not hung your titne." T,lir LOGAN, Olt ROCrI NG.-S'T`ONE.-(ExtraCt from a letter, dated,Penzanee, Nor. 2.)-This afernoon, about five o'clock, lieutenant Goldsmiths pucceeded in replacing the Logan Stone in its ancient position, from wvhich he had wantonly thrust it. He began to move the rock last' Thuriday, and continued'hiscftbrts daily (ex-. cept on Stnday) tiUlthih evening. 'Thbusandsgof persons assembled to. see the attempt to replace the rock, add every vehicle in the nelgb. bourhood has been from Thursday'to this day-in cstate of equfsi. tioa. The atone nowl moves or rocks as ,efore,-vwitll-the applicatiien of theusualforec. It isbut'jtstieto JAetenne Goidsmith.toss, thrat he evinced the freatest care and 'inteUiidity-irr'thisdiilIcalt aira da-ngerons unldertalmig, thbouBhnothiing canhexcusehi firJrtact-the .ttempt to destroy so,iiteresting' a na6tuxaeurilosity; ,His suc%c-a now will beihailed bXevrykprson in"rhi5 lieighbourriood,:as thoRe who mUost laseitedl tile reiov;al of'thWroek despaired fJs Wbeig- rep1lacedl .0n Wednficday l-ast' Was c,oneddu onet of the se%erest, contest% that halt opcrrred for mric y'ears'' The "oceasten -waa the reilgriator- ofq Alr:tCnmpson ,asuiSggon of tlle Genera Disfnsary, ,Aldersgate.street, *16ich pronuced seveiru1 andldaes, bitt-he only Xgentlemen who .wont to' the ballot &re t r. '13Eilerby and Air. on. On the declaration ofthe wendlbers,.it was-fodhd thatl.W Vdted for Mr; J-:lIlerby, atid~63 fdir the'unsueceeafiul candidate. ?4 regret- to h r 'tha't 'oil 'Saturday aftern6bno a duel 'Vas fotigh inzFif4fbet?reen Cpptain Gownve and V *^rasta~tl,a w .knowrnA ttave,lklir in the. lace-tride, whiWW -mroved fatil 7t the foknbtI wbo was lthot thropgb the ieart. ' Th' ueJ; ie is-said& onr Iinate7 in aiqearrel'idt Doncnuter races. .ia Sunday the pelice 'were inW acive 6earch"of Mnr. David Seton, 'of Bureleuch 'plao, wVhous sORd toliave been one of -he seconds&- Edinbnrgh Star- -- "Thlievialuk hf e'ithd 1t-u1n;gte to this country may be eatnnafea from idcaiihitioiis'wf v show. that the sutea engines in ' Ev>#ata'viite elst b?POWex of 320,0 h which is equot to tnat -oiii2i hlch bein , iitinana`edby 36,000i men only, aai it s p 84,O 9nmen. NlErraflltm. InatheXrepoittof thle proceedAs of the Bible Soaiett in yeaterda's pape for 11 H. Twnsend; of XCal. cutta, , eadt"'3Lr.11.only'