The Sun. — 1823-04-08 (London, England)

GILAVEL WALKS.--The destrUction of worms anti insects, by the use of salt, is an effectual preservative of the beauty of graVel walks.— Where worms rise much in the morning, strew a moderate quantity of salt over night, if the weather be dry. When your trees or borders are out of crop, strew salt on them to destroy the nests of insects, &c. Insects in old walls might be destroyed with salt brine and a syringe. On the rough trunks of old trees, the same liquid may destroy some eggs lodged therein in autumn, or larvw in spring; also it may be tried in destroying caterpillars, though in some cases salt itself is 'to be preferred.  The following anecdote has been sent us by a correspondent. We think we have seen something of the same kind 'before ; but a good story is never the worse for being twice told :—During the American revolutionary war, a country. laird made his appearance in a certain market-town, sot one hundred miles distance from the Border. A few idlers (no very unusual thing) were lounging in front of the shop of the baillie:of the burgh, amongst whom the laird espied the village Esculapius,who washispontical oracle and thus addressed him:" How's a' wi' ye the day, Doctor? On y_ political news?" , " Nothing very particular," replied the Doctor ; " only, it is said the Dutch have taken umbrage at —." Here the Doctor got a touch on the shoulder from his shop-boy,whoac(painted him theta valuable patient was waiting for him, and he broke off abruptly from his political laird.—" Taken Umbrage!" exclaimed the laird; "1441 preserve us ! hae they been Umbrage? Baillie, ken ye if its a wad town or no ?" " A wa'd town !" says the braille ; nac sic thing; it's a sugar island, and ane o' the sweetest o' them ; the artiae's up already; but ye shall beeprice. a' stane weight Mune wi' ye at the auld'--- Wed minded, Baillie wed minded—we'll talk about that o'er a half mutchkin.—Hech, Sirs ! the Dutch been Umbrage, and General Burgoyne tint at Saratoga ! The country's in a hople' way."—(Dumfries Courier.) On Sunday last, the 6th inst. about two &clock in the afternoon, as a poor woman was crossing • • the Nunhead fields, at Peckham, she was assaulted by a villain in a sailor's dress, who robbed her of 3 shillings, and afterwards cut her throat in a most dreadful manner,: in attempting to defend herself her arms were also severely cut. She was found. yesterday (Monday) morning about 5 o'clock by a watchman almost dead from the effects of the wounds and cold, and was conveyed by the beadle-of Peckham to Camberwell workhouse, where she received every possible attention, but her recovery is at present very doubtful. We understand it to be the intention of 04 parish to offer a reward for the apprehension of the villain.  On Monday, as some children were amusing themselves with burning sticks by the side of the river at Stockbridge, the clothes of one of them unfortunately caught fire, by which it was so dreadfully burnt, that We understand the little sufferer is since dead.—( Edinburgh Courant, April 5.) Six persons were left for execution at Clonmel. Out of the many charged with murder, not one has been convicted.