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entirely covert. The question It* who it
'the owner of this vineyard, urf Who It
considered the loser t"
A breech of promite ease, ? tried in
the Baltimore Comity CMA tiltiof In
this eily lest week, of which Louies
Wallace, of Hertford county* was the
plaintiff, and Dr. John ffeppington, of the
"tame place, defendant The Jnry yesterday
morning rendered a verdict of $6000
damages for the plaintiff. Messrs. Jenkins
and Lee were the Counsel for the
plaintiff* and Johftfon and MeMahoa 'for,.
the defendant.
THE FoftOia Tissm.^Hi, ii>niin?)r?1
who assumed the name of Andrew C. .
Wpodt and under thai mask, swindled ,
the (firm af Forsyth fit Co., of large same i
of monny, by meahs of counterfeit drafts, j
has been arrested at Wheeling, anil is i
now in close confinement. Wot. A. *R. i
Crawford, is his real name, under which
he has been familiarly known at Nash* <
Title, and other ptaees, as a man of sue- ?
picioua character. It must be gratifying (
'to Mr. Wood and his friends, thus to de* \
tact and espose the Tillian who had done ?
so much to jeopardise liis good name.-?N. i
<0. Bulletin, 1
A Pensioner one hundred and eix years j
old.?-John Davis still continues to call .
on Uncle Sara" semiannually, for his !
pension, though he numbers a whole !
century and six years over I swaw him .
a few days since, when he attended -here .!
4o prore his identity, and his right to be
counted among 'the tiring. r
This aged veteran was born in Prince 8
William county, Virginia, and for some G
time liead near the residence of George 8
Washington, with whom he served in .
Bradock's war. He afterwards served 1
v through the whole revolutionary struggle.
His appearance does not betoken such f
extreme age?his step is stiH quite active .*
and firm, and he rode on horseback to
this (eleven miles) and returned the same
day. His hearing is but little impaired, af
and his vision such that he writes his **
name without spectacles. He observed
that his faculties were falling, especially e:
his memory?though sometimes his rccot- n
lection was very perfect in recalling the
past events of "bygone days," but again ri
he found himself frequently bewildered 8
in a story, and indeed says lie, '*1 begin
to feel the effects of old age." The last
twenty years he has not tasted of ardent
spirits, and what is most singular in this :
man's history, is his conversion at ninety-:!1
nine, Was baptized and still is a constant
member of the Baptist Church*?Southern 1
Banner.
_ al
The Devil and De. Faustus.?The fr
tradition of the devil and Dr. Faustua
was derived from the odd circumstance in al
the Bible of Faustus, who was the first si
printer, appeared to the world. When w
he had printed off a considerable nftmber a
of copies, he undertook the sale of them u
?t Paris The copies we're printed in si
imitation ot manuscript, and it was his y
interest to pass them off as such. But as n
he was enabled to sell his Bibles at 60 H
crowns, whilst the scribes demanded 500, la
universal astonishment was excited, and hi
particularly when he produced copies as tl
fast as they were wanted^ atid even low- v<
?fed his price. The uniformity of copies, w
too, increased the wonder. Informations
were consequently given to the magis- di
trates against him as a magician; his of
lodgings were searched, and a great num- b}
ber of copies being found, they were nc
eeizcd, Faustus' red ink, which was par- mi
ticularly brilliant, waBsaid to he his blood, mi
aud he was solemnly adjudged to be in in*
league with the devil. At length, to save in
himself from a bonfire, Faustus disclosed th
his art to the parliament of Paris, who th
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nuuieuuuviy uiscnargea him itom all pro- in
eecution. v
Auction of Ladiks.?An auction of er
unmarried ladies used to take place an- v>
Dually in Babylon. In every district they ei
assembled on a certain day of every w
year, all the virgins of a marriageable n<
age. The most beautiful were first put Q1
up, and the man who bid the largest sum gt
of money gained possession of her. The afl
second in personal appearance followed, ^
and the bidders gratified themselves with ^
handsome wives, according to the depth w
tof their purse. But, alas! it seems there ^
were in Babylon some ladies, for whom
no money was likely to be offered ; yet |n
those also, were disposed of?so provi- ^
dent were the Babylonians. .When all the Lf
beautiful virgins, (says the histhrian,)| nl
were soiu, me crier ordered the moil
deformed to itand apt end after he had (openly
demanded who would marrv her ci
with a email aum, she wae it length ad- gj
judged to the man who would be satisfied
with the least; and ' in this manner the u
fftey arising from the sale of a hand* ig
le woman served as 4 portion to those oj
b were either of disagreeable looks, or w
t had any other Importation.*' This n
custom prevailed about 600 years before 0|
Peasoino ova InTtnaers.?ErerynUt- a
son would pursue hie own interest* if help
knew what it wae; and in ftct, efcrv one)
' H
rfn*' ^
W'
W^uh*oU, ^riotrj
B> te?w%(|jiinfcfoy?r befoif gnfet*
irfciM Mfdre aifMf, If he kaiw tke trm
vthM M mm would pilfcr Ihf
tteeefttory Mlvanklm enjoyment of this
tvorii to ike psrrostcttt end iahHm felldtf
of e better, If he tied e deer pro*peel
of litem both; hot we eee the ibrmer thro*
? mlftl, whtoh elweye magnifies, end the
hNHt eppeare to'he at so greet e dieunce,
Ihfti we-ecereely- see H ei ell; end therefore.
It nftikee Utile Infprheftion upon our
MUM. ftnd M Ktll* .InlliiMiM aii hit*
contact,
SUICIDE.
CavA or Rvioibi in a Child.?By
IntV Parrilb, N. D..I wm celled in
baate 'to visit a child la the family otJ;
8. a respectable gentleman residing in
my neighborhood*
On my'Hftivil at &1*. M., I found on
going into the chafbber of my patient, that
death had occurred. The patient waa I
girl in her lAevnth year, who bad been
carefully brought up by the hmi^ with
whom mie had lived between vdten and
eight yeatc. "She had generally enjoyed
good health, with the exception of occasional
attacks of sick stomach and headiche.
She possessed a docile disposition.
Her situation in life, as far as could be
iscertained, was in evry respect agreeable
tdd congenial to her wishes.
On the thorwing of the day of her
leath, she was engaged as usUal in the
lomestie concerns of the family, until 8
>*clock, when she was observed in the
irard, vomiting, and appeared languid and |
lick. She was taken to bed, and various j
simple remedies Were resorted to by the
family to relieve the vomiting, which appeared
to produce a temporary eflfe<^.-?
She did not complain of pain, nor did
ler friends apprehend any danger iVo'fn'
ler symptoms, until I was sent for. She
lad two copious evacuations from the
lowels in the course of the morning. A
bw minutes previous to ner death, she
'aised her head over a basin to vomit,
ifter which she turned upon her side and
ixpressed herself as feeling better. Her
ittendtfhts thinking 'that she was disposed
0 sleep, left the room, nftd on returning
n the course of half an hour, was alarmd
at her appearance, and immediately
ent for ?ne. When I arrived, she was
King in the position stated, perfectly (
feless. . I
f enquired into "the nature of the case
1 minutely was rendered proper in the <
ptated state of the family, but could i
scover no clue which would lead to the i
cplanation or ao sudden and unexpected |
itaalrophe. *1
1 determined "to defer fdrlbrfher <antpai-li
ies until the tiett drfy, When the alarm
hould in some measure have subsided.
On my next visit I was informed, that
arly in the morning of the day in which
lie patient died, she had held a conversaion
with a little girl residing in the next
iiiitoo in whiith ^
' vuuWf TViaii.il n I lO* SIICIUIUIII7U IlttVUIg !
?tely rend of a man who had been unformate
in business, and had taken arsnic j
> destroy himself. She also spoke of the ,'
pothecary shop neat by, and said she!1
equently ivrtii there. 1
The narration of this conversation |
[forded strong suspicion to my mind, that '
lie had committed suicide, a suspicion 1J
diich was strengthened by the fact, that i i
few months previous, I had been called 1
pon to visit a persoh residing in the|'
imo house, who had suffered for some! t
ears under mental derangement and had a
scently been discharged fVort th'e Insane 11
[ospital near Frankiord, he had taken!1
ludanum with the intention of destroying I v
imself. He was, however, rescued by Ia
te early resort to emetics, by which free v
smiting was induced, and the laudanum !<*
as discharged. I J
This circumstance would naturally pro-1 ?
ire a strong impression upon the mind ?
'a child, which was increased, no doubt,.J1
r the reading of a case detailed in a 1
wspaper. In this tvay a desire to com- n
it a similar act was kindled up in the P
ind of the deluded girl* and thus by that ?
explicable connection* which* in some ri
stances at least, appears to exist between *
e knowledge of such a horrible act. and *
e desire to perform it, she was almost .d
resistaLly impelled to the deed. ' n
A post mortem examination was mfcde
e day following her death, in the pres-; 5
ice of Dr. C. Evans, The abdomen1
scera presented a healthy appearance' 1
eternally. On laying open the stomach, ]
e found a quantity of arsnic, weighing c
iarly 3ss., lying at the bottom of the it
gan. The mucuous membrane of the t
omach was immensely inflamed, as well J <
i the upper part of the bowels. The
iwels were filled with a liirht colored i i
irid, resembling very much the "rice ]
ater discharges*' of the cholera, and <
iving a very peculiar odour.
A druggist in the neighborhood was ?
iformed of the circumslance, who slatted
ist two days prior to her death, he had
Id the decea?q0 2ss of arsnic, for the
irpoie, (as she said) of destroying rate,
ipporing that the youth and apparent
mplicity of the purchaser was a suffient
guarantee that she had no evil degns.
This case is stated as affording strong
rstimony in favor of a principle which
now beginning to attract the attention
f medical men, vis:?ihat the publicity
hich is given to cases of suicide, in the
ewspapers, end by other means, forms
ne of the strongest incentives to the
ammiseion of the act, in those who have
secret disposition to destroy thecnelves.
If thle be the fact, a high resptfosibili*
tfcntto ckw. S^iSfeuiMrtaialyiX
femilU* wMlilMlitMMaw Mim,
the list of rieiirac ts. nieidp It unaiJtjr
eery mack twollen, fro? # odbrit
which it now generally purwn^?inerican
Journal of Medical Sciences.
IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION TO
ROCIETY.
Few men inspects, perhipi no man
comprehends, the extent of the support
given by religion to the virtufe* of ordinary
life. No man perhsps is aware,
'how 'touch our moral and aocisl sentiments
are fed from thia fountain; hOW
powerless conscience would become without
belief of a God; how palsied would
be human bexevolence, Were there not I
the sCbse df a higher beneVotence to,
'quicken'end sustain it; how suddenly the;
whole xocial fabric would quake, and'
with what a fearful crash it would sink |
into hopeless ruins, were the ideas of a
Supreme Being, of accountableness, and
of a future life, to be utterly erased from
every mind. Once let men thoroughly
believe that they are the work and sport
of chance: that no superior intelligence |
concern* itself with htfthati -fclfairs; (hat
hll 'their improvements perish forever at
death; that the weak hare no guardian,
and the injured no avenger; that there is
no recompense for sacrifices to upright*
ness and the public good; that an Okth is
unheard in heaven; that-the secret crimes
have no witness but the perpetrator; that
hutnan existence has no purpose, and
human virtue no unfailing friend; that
this brief life is every thing io 'Us, end
death is total, everlasting extinction; once
let men thoroughly abandon religion, and
who Can conceive or describe the extent
of the desolation which would follow T
We hope, perhaps, Out human laws and
natural sympathy Would hold society to*
gether. As reaeotrably might we believe,
that were the sun quenched in the heavens,
our torches could illuminate, and our
fires quicken and fertilize the earth.?
What is there in human nature to awaken
respect anil tenderness, if mail is the un*
protected insect of a day 1 and What is
he more, if atheism be truef Ei&sa till
thought and fear of God from a community,
and selfishness and sensuality would
absorb the whole mau. Appetite knowing
-no restraint, and poverty and suffering,
have no solace oh* hope, would tram- ]
lie in scorn on the restraints of human ]
aws. Virtue, duty, principle, would be (
mocked and spurned as unmeaning aonnd. '
A sordid self interest would supplant eve- i
rv other feeling, and n?an would become,
in fict, what the theory of atheism declares
him to be, a companion for brutes.
It particularly deserves attention in
this discussion; that the christian religion
is singularly important to free communities.
'iirawtt, we may doubt whether
civil freedom can subsist without it.
riiis, at least we know, that equal rights ,
and an impartial administration of Justice, <
has never been enjoyed where this reli- <
Bfion has not been understood. It favors
free institutions, first, because its spirit is i
.he very spirit of truth and liberty; that <
s, ft spirit of respect for the interests ]
ind rights of others Christianity recog- j
lizes the essential equality of mankind ; i
teals down with its whole might those i
.spiring and re) aciotiA principles of our j
iature> which have subjected the many to i
he few; and by its refining influence as <
pell as by direct precept, turns to God,; |
nd to Him only, that supreme homage{ t
phich has been so impiously lavished on ! >
rownen and titled fellow creatures.? j i
'hus its whole tendency is free, it ISys *
eeply the Onlv foundations of liberty, t
rhich are the principles of benevolence, j
jstice and respect for human nature.!
'he spirit of liberty is not merely, as : e
iultitue8 imagine, a jealousy of our own f
articular rights, an unwillingness to be 8
ppressed ourselves, but a respect for the n
ights of others* and an unwillingness that i
ny man, whether high or lo w* Should he j
pronged and trampled under foo't. Now *
his is the Christianity; and liberty has f
10 security ally farther than this upright- , 8
less And benevolence of sentiment actu- . |
ktes a communilyi (
In another method, religion befriends , i
iberty. It diminishes the necessary of <
>uhlic restraint, and supersedes in a great <
legree the use of force in administering > i
life laws, and this it does by making men I
x law themselves, and by repressing the I
disposition to disturb and injure society. L
Take away the purifying and restraining;,
influence of religion, and selfishness, ra- ,
parity, and injustice will break out in new ,
excesses, and amidst the increasing perils <
of society. Government must be slrfength- j
ened to defend itself, and mkst accumulate
means of repressing disorder and
rnoiA* >n<l .US- .V ? J
< ?* hub qirrugui anu inrat RIOtQI
may be, and often have been, turned
against the freedom of the 8tate which
they are meant t^ secure. Diminish
principle, and yob increase fne heed of
lorce in a community. In this country,
Government needs not the array 6f pOwer
which you meet ih Other nations?no
guard of ioldters^no hosts of spies?no
vexations regulations of police; but accomplishes
its benificent purposes by a
few unarmed judges and citil officers,
and operates so sunnily around us* and
comes so seldom in contact with us, that
many of us enioy its blessings with hardly
a thooght of its existence* This is the
perfection of freedom; and to whet do
wc owe this condition t 1 answer, to the
..
at aaUta under bavto has such an in.
teres* in it, aa utwsslros.
^p?
IbidtMlUr.
INTERVIEW WITH THE POPE.
The following interesting inltrvht
with Ml Holiness the prawtt Pom, it extracted
froth a private letter, written by
D. 8. a Atedical jHfnlferaan, in September,
1835, to Ui friends in Scotland. It will
amply repay t ptruttIL Ttwlay we had
n private interview with his Holiness?
nay yon most not laogh, for 1 assure eon
of the ffcet; and although I did *001 kiss
his too, I got his MessiUg. ft* you will
be -curious to know the manner of his
Court I shall be a little particular. Mr.
J?n knew an Englishman Who is a
count of the Popes' making, ami a'prteite
friend, and we managed nt 'through him.
A letter was sent to the Lord High Chamberlain.
containing a request of -audlience,
ahd last tfiglit hislordship returned an answer,
appointing to-tiky before twelve far
the purpose.
When the letter arrived, I was at thfc
house of an Iriahman, a patient of mine
for the time being, and we were all in a
bustle. We were obliged to go in a
court dress, -to wit, knee brocTch'es, blfck
silk stockings* and ehoe?bucklea. .We
had nothing prepared, wheta to ttiy felted
our Irish friend said 'that lie had a pkfr
that never had been on but omte, when he
was presented, ahd he begged t would
use them, as also his stpekings and bucklea?they
fitted admirably; but poor
J n had the misfortune of being
six feet three, so that it was impossible
to geteither breeches or stockings.
It was eventually agreed that he should
go in long clothes, and that an explanation
should be given to the Chamberlain
We set out this morning for the Palace,
with Otit friend the Count, and went
through four Splendid roofns, 'containing
the Swiss guards in their old grotesque
uniforms, and the officers of the 'Court,
when we arrived in the anti-chamber, we
found Monsseigneur Fieschi, the Lord
High Chemberlaiiv, who received us with
great kindness, and talked with ui for
about a half an hour. The Governor of
Rome who was also waiting, was called
n with his papers, and when he returned,
we were next sent for.
On enrerihg the 'presence chamber tore
Ir neli am ama M?Si. L J *_ 'a.
kucn on uiio Mire, niiu ?u?iii wniHeu up 10
his Holiness, and knelt down once more,
and our friend kissed the Pope's toe ?
Upon hie rising, his Holiness entered with
the greatest kindness and cheerfulness -into
conversation* Re is k fine laoking
man, aVtfa't tfO, and amidst all the splendor
of roykYty, retains all the kindness
and gentleness that characterised him
when he was only a monk* He talked
to Mr. J n about banking, and Was
very wittv in his remarks. The court
had got a bank established far its own
convenience, but had drawn too hard upon
it, andtVie proprietors at length declined
to make further advances.
Mr. l - n said his bank had Unlimited
capital, and bis Holirfbss Veplied that
was the right soVt of bank, but as for th<
Roman bank, he thought it would sd'on be
bank-rupt. This excited a deal of merriment.
Mr. J n recommended saving's
banks as an excellent means of
improving the condition of the people;
ind his Holiness said, "Oh, as for that; we
lon't feel the want of money, as we Kenans
live mostly on Tnemorials!" '(alluling
to tile manner i which he is pettered
vith petitions for money.) I was next
ntroduced as the writer of a medical
mrk; and his Holiness said, "was it on
he cholera.'* The Count answered that
t was not. .
TL. r? .1 _ . i ? - 1
* iiw jr?pe men saici mat lie had receiv(1
about forty volumns onj the cholera
rom six different men; and that one was
ent from Vienna the other day, with a
tote earnestly recommending him to try
h'e remedy it advocated, Which consisted
n washing the body over with oil and
inegar. His Holiness said it was not a
>ad receipt, but it only Wanted a little
ialt to make a salad of him! There was
10 withstanding this sally, and we all became
Uproarious! Only a few wdrds
nore p&ssed. He skid he would feel exceedingly
obliged if I could cute his Secretary
of State, who is ill of the gout-,
10 that it is very probable 1 may pay him
t visit.
We knelt down, and received his beheJiction.
He laid his hands on our heads;
tnd we then left him, exceedingly delighted
with our interview. The audience
chamber is a plain room. With a crimson
velvet Canopy, under which was placed a
table with writing materials, at which his
Holiness was transacting business, and s
chair. He was dressted in a close gown
of whitA flunhnl 1 *
....www MW IfllVlf pvi lociiy pmin, and hadl
a small white cap on bis head, and stood
all the time."
fVtom the Salem Advertiser.
FOREIGNERS.
Of the men who distinguished themselves
in the Revolutiftnary contest, in the
cabinet or in the field, a large portion
were foreigners?many of them Irishmen.
La Fayette, Gen. Lee, Gen. Gates, Gen.
Stewart. Gen) Montgomery, Pulaski,
Kosciusko, Stuben, De Kalb, M'Pherson,
St. Clairi Hamilton, Robert Morris, Chas.
Thompson, Judge Wilson, De Glaobec,
Thomas Fitzsimmons, William Friendly,
and huhdreds of ottors eminent in the
revolution, were foreigners. Theirillibe*
- - ' c. > ' ' . TT
"j**- Hp .
IkiUfflriiM wXr^CThiMu^
irel to laat, a detail of (he moat perseveri?|,
{aHing, grinding, insulting and systeesaue
Qppmti?n,lo be found any where
except among the helots of Sparta.
There b not a national .reeling that
has net been Insulted and trodden under
foot; a national right that -has not been
Wfthhetd, . until fear forced it from the
grasp'of England; or a daSr ancient prejudice
thai has not been violated in that
abused ehudlry. As christians, the people
of Ireland-havedenied, under penalties
and qualifications, the exercise of tfie
Catholic religion, venerable for Us antiqulty,
admired for Its Unity, and consecrated
by the belief that of some of the best
tiett that ever breathed. As men they
eve Wen deprived of the common rights
of British subjects, under the pretext
thii they are incapable of enjoying them,
which pretext had no other foundntinn
thao their retiitaOM of oppression, only
the more severe by being sanctioned by
the lews.. England first denied them the
means of improvement; and then insult'ea
them with imputation of barbarism.
The Irish mod the French are hereditary
foes to England and the emigrants
from Trance, fcrho "have in' bdr Eastern
States sought a refuge in the vaunted
'"land of the free/' would bo in certain
circles of latitude and longitude, as much '
projects, of reproaches those of Ireland,
If their itfemfbers were sufficient to provoke
It: John ftfcft&olph once said he had
heard of a black swan?but he never
heard of -an Irish Tory. He is born out
in the remark by the testimony of the
Revolution. A band of Irishmen formed
a major part in the celebrated Pennsylvania
fine.
They f ?ugh't and bled for. their adopted
country, flaff 'starved and half naked
they maintained fhfe contest at featful
odds. f*he narrative from history tells its
that their shoeless feet marked with
blood Xhetr tracks'on -the highway. Driven
to absolute %want, they implored a
supply of necessities of life. Their adopted
country turned a deaf car to their
complaints. They murmured. They remonstrated.
They mutinied. The intelligence
of the disaffection was carried to
the British camp. Lord Howe seized it
as a glorious opportunity of crushing the
half-formed emlryo republic. He calculated
largely on the indignation and resentment
of the natives of the "Emerald
isle."
He despatched messengers to the mutineers.
Abundant supplies of provisions,
bounties, arrears of pay, pardon for past
offences were offered, <
They did rttit hesitate between patriotism
and treachery?between honor and
shame. They sparned the offers of the
British commander and trampled them under
their feet. They seized the tempters
and sen} them to the American general,
where the Wretches expiated with their
lives their miserable attempt to pervert
and corrupt ragged, forlorn patriotism.?
There was no Arnold there. Snch was
the patriotism of Irishmen. Such will it
ever be under the proper influence of
laws* institutions and society. If their
condition!* h'A !?? : ?
r ?uvu ?l?jr u|i|i| vaBIUIIB IU*
probated by humanity, it is our part to
meliorate it. We need not fear the influence
of the Irish. We have much
mote to fear from th&t of their oppress'
or*.
foyouhg men at a distance.?An advertisement
appeared in a morning paper,
yesterday for a clerk. During the day 35
applications frcre made for the situation.
nut/bithfcMuftdiiig the city is so sickly.
This Tact speaks volumes to those at a
distance, and admonishes them to stay
where they are, and not como to New
Orleans, with the sanguine hope of jumping
into a good situation, as soon as they
arrive. No young man should come to
New Orleans to act as a elork-. nnlps* hp s
engaged before he itarts. We know there
ire thousands who contemplate coming to
New Orleans this fall, who fell sure of
situations, supposing half of otir population
to htte died. ThCre are hundreds
out of efoploy now in this city, who are
fully arlimated and competent to fill any o
situation. Those who come here with
the hope of mkkinjg a living under these
cifcumttahcesv unless they are previously
engaged, we fear will meet with disappointment,
and sorrow.?JVcto Orleans
Picayune.
LbNboN and homb.?Let any man,
between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock,
stand for twenty minutes in Regeht street,
or sit down half an hour in Hyde Park,
sod he will see mora wealth roll past him
on wheels, than Rome had to boa* ojI at
the time of her greatest riches. Wo
have heard a calculation, which we bchevo
to be a very myoerata one, that for every
private carriage you See in London, you
may give the owher of it credit for five
thousand a year. Not that it takes a
fortune of that amount to entitle a man to
his carriage; but, if we consider that^po
man would venture on it with le,s . n
fifteen hundred?very few with so liute
and those only professional men, such as
surgeons and physicians?and recollect at
the Jame time, the hundreds who have
their eighty and ten thousands, many their
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_ hundred thoiieanda a year.
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on Mreei, .ereti hundred
nd forty c?rrug?s, loot Sundy (Hoercn ?