MADAME ITURBIDE.-(Extract...
The Times, 1824-12-10T00:00:00

MAPAMIE ITURBIDE.-(Extract of a private letter to a gentleman of Philadelphia, dated Barrataria, Oct. 8, 1824): -" Madam Iturbide, the ex-Empress of Mexico, has been domesticated with us for the last ten days. She landed on the island from the schooner United States, in 20 days from Soto de la Marina, from which place she was comr peiled to makde a precipitate retreat, after the execution Gf her husband, thec newspaper accounts of which are substan- tially correct. Thougl in an advanced; state of pregnancy, she sustains herself with much firmnness under her misfor- ttnes, and must have had considerable pretensions to beauty when young. She has eight children, six in London, and two (the youngest) with her. Her attendanwsare, a priest, a nurse, a Freneb chambermaid, a Spanish cook, and-. an Italian valet. She manifests a streng desire to make her- self agreeable; but her utter ignorance of every other save the S anish language compelz us,*in a great mea- sure, to take the will for the &eed. -She is so little in the habit of administering to her own wants, that if a fly or mosquito rest on her hand, she will call a servant to dis- lodge it; and a eigar appears to rank with her amonsi the necessaries of life. I said she was domesticated with us: I should rather have stated that she was the guest of Mrs. Patterson, Commodore Patterson's lady, who is liere to avoid the prevailing fever of the city. She goes to Few Orleans by way of the lakes, the first wigid that serves: from whenc? she is destined to Baltimore and New York, which she will reach by ascending the Mississippi, and crossing the mountains. After her accouchement she goes to London, when a yearly pension of 8,000 dollars, allowed her by the 'Mexican Government, is to be. paia; but names Italy as her ultimate destination." WYe lehrn from theLiverpool Courier of Wedniesday, that the Rev. E. Irving, in th1e course of his theatrical (we beg pardon, his clerical) tour, has been perferini6g diy:mile ser- vice, at Liverlael. His performance upon the whole seems rather to'have puzzled than pleased. the people. 'fhe fol- lowing is a passage fromi the Liverpool paper: I " He is perpetually straining after novelty, both of tbought and e.pression. e ainis, by :thb artificial termination of bis jeriods, at effectmoretnany rcacher, ieever heard. We mighl itnotc,from the three sermons delvercd by bim in this town, inUumeif le in.O stancesin proof of eutstatenent; but,we shall content ourselves with twoonlyfrom the;siiion iehicllh hdelivored on Sdnday norning. He was donouclug the,prevalent mode of Ireaching2 and warning his brother ag anst.thencuI. Iof lie' ogle u-that Christ bas *died fo our. ..'a :.'a&i,WMiiitubed 'Air.. irving, with mighty enery, ;'as if. these words w4ri s4l0isman to conjure souls withal I' The elYect of'this siuidlc&%irkt of indignation was cer- tainly electrical . bat the auditorW -tAllyperceived the art of the orator. Ag>it4. in deno;ncwgthe esin method of preachlng, he excl;amed, Arith tneQlabThasrn, 'TIjtS theory would take the steel oat of rthe two dgedsw.or,d',of.ilie ospel,arid.convcrt the well.tem.- *percdsteel, ,wbhich is' to. ciiitnd t'ew nmaiu, and clear the vilder- -ness of tke.wE!osr1, ba ge.ntle instrtcen.tfpr soft-tanded ladies or effeminiate men to tn thjeir' flowery. plots withal 1' delivering the .14st words which i's nowise'-newssary lo theseinsi of ihe parsage, with terri*emp'hsis. Saich7dap-traprnay suit the stge well enough; bat shey do not'asem *11 filsed for the solemnity of! a pulpit."