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Number 151, New S<=1‘it=S- NORWALK, Ct. WEDNESDAY, ocromsn 5, 1342, volume xxv.—1vumber 40,
From the New York Tribune. I8llt.
SENTENCE or VVILI-JY AND Com.-In the
Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday tnorn-
ing considerable interest was excited by the fact
that the sentence of tli_e law was to be pronoun-
ced tipnn Vl't1.LtAitt \VtLi:v, convicted of hav-
ing received $120,000 stolen from Maryland
Bank and Joan C. Com‘. convicted ofthe mur-
der of Samuel Adams.
In passing the sentence upon VVilev, Judge
Dzflerence between Gob and Talent.——|
Fluency in conversation must not be assum-
ed as a test of talent. Men of genius and
wisdom, have often been found deficient in
its graces. Adam Smith ever retained in
companv, the embarrassed manner of a stu-
dent. Neither Buflon. nor Rousseau, car-
ried their eloquence into society. The
silence of the poet Chaucer was held more
desirable than his speech. The conversa-
tion of Goldsmith did not evince the
" SE\VING-ROOVI CHIT-CHAT.
‘Bachelors are doubtless often"exce—edingly
intclrestcd in the convers:-ition of young ladies
over‘ their so-wing, the delightful little tech-
nicilitics of sewing phraseology, are so
pro/bunrlly and interestingly cnexplicable.
A glougliboy, listening to a schol.-isticdispu-
tntilu in Greek may know just about as
niuyh what is going forward, as a bachelor
in , back parlor, when yoting ladies are
pl_ting the needle. ‘Cttt it bias. and stitch it
POETRY.
THE CONFESSION.
A pretty Irish boy of mongrel breed,
The fruit of Protestant and Catholic seed,
To nt_otlier’s church an inclination had,
But father unto mass would force the lad ;
Yet still the boy to cltttrch on Sunday stole,
And evidenced a-wish to save his soul.
Cheap Cash Boot and Shoe Store.
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THE NORWALK GAZET'I‘E
Is PUBLISI{_ED
EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
B v
James Reed, Jr.
TERMS UF SUBSCRIPTON.
Village Subscribers by Carrier, per year $2 ()0
Mail “ in otlmirice " ‘- $2 00
Those wholive out ofthe Carrier’s dis-
trict a-. take their papers at the Office 3351 50
H Fsultscriber would inform the pt|l)lIt‘.lll8l
he has on hand upwards of$3.000 worth
of Boots and Shoes, which he would sell at re-
duced prices. The best. offitie Calf Boots at
$5 per pair; and the best of (?alf'Brogans at
$73 per pair; Kipp Boots at 352 50 per pair;
Coarse Bootsfrom 1 to $3 per pair: Coarse and
Kipp Brogatts for $1 per pair ; Ladies fincGai-'
ters for $51 50 per pair; Fine Kid Slippers and
Ties from (is to 7.5- per pair; Misses and Chil-
dren’s Shoes of all kinds; Cacks for 23 611 per
3‘ \
The Rector eyed the youth—liis zeal approved,
And gave a Bible, which he dearly loved.
This made the enraged father storm and curse,
Lock up the book and use his son the worse.
in. ad-vrtnce—-at the end of the year $52 00
Cumpanicsof'5 or more receiving their
papers by mail. if paid in itiioartce $1 50
axras or ADVE R/l‘lSli\‘G.
For one sqttare, or 16 lines. 3 weeks, $1 00 .I‘:Bt-2t\'t-.zl-ZR \-Vt-zi-:1).
Each following insertion. 20 Next door to Btai-kniau & Betts store.
Executoflsand Adininistrator’s Notices.Sl 00 Norwalk. Aug. 2, 1842. 31
Cointnissioiier’s notices, $1 25 . _
G-tztrdiau. Divorce,aud other Notices. $1 00 OR SALE-“Great B5“'g§“n5'*
me square. The .Ifl‘ilI.jrl(;’f'. Shoe.-, {St-c. couiprtsitig the
Yemly ,,dve,.,;S,,,,s.0,,e Square, 310 00 stock in trade t-f .It liicl Grtimttr-n. is idle red for
|_HlyIII)I€ quarterly. The privileg of yearly
advertisersislitnited totheirown immediate
business.
Casual advertisements sent to this Of‘fice.m'u-S
lie. accomp/_znier/. by the cash to insure insertion’
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g 0 ’ 0
Job Printing,
for ALL KINDS.
VIEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
ILTON ACADEIYIY.-—'l‘lie Fat’
'l‘ciin ofthis Classical St.-ltool will coin-
mencc on Monday the 5th of September. contin-
uing eleven weeks.
Terms of Tizilion.
For the Greek and Latin Languages, $5 00
For English Studies. 4 00
For the French Lttrigtiage. 5 00
Book Keeping will he taught by a new system
wliicli gives a thorough practical ktiowlttlge of
this important study.
At the close oftliis term there will be a vaca-
tion of one. week. The winter tertti will corti-
tnence oti .\'londay the 28th of November, con
tinuiog twcntv two Vteeks.
Rcfcrcnces ;-Re\'. John Sittitlt. Dr. VVillard.
Dr. Sylvester Mettd. Charles Marvin. Esq and
James Belts. \Viltoo.
Wit.Li.\n E. \VA'1‘I-IROUS. A. B.
- Principal.
Wiltiin, August 20. 18-12. tl3-I
ENTAL Surgcry.—A. llilt. Dental
Surgeon, oflers his services to tlid public
in even department of Dental .\'tir,zerV-
Office as heretofore. in Burrall’s Buildings.
Rgfcrcncss-—J. A. '\’I’LC‘an. \I. D; Ira Greg
my, M, D; Hon. T. 3. Butler; Hon. Bcttj.
lsaacs; I{ev.Dr Mead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G N, Smith. Norwollc. Nohetnitili Perry, M. D.
Ridizrficlil. R. B. Bottsford. M. D. Datrbury.
Dr. Howell Rodgers. Culcc/tester. Witt Witter,
M. D. Willintitrilic. Ct.
"’ G. \V.‘ Raymond, Draper dc Tailor.
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AVING taken a store in the sntttli part of
Oltnsted's Building, east sideofthe Britlge,
is ready to give. attention to all orders in his line
at short notice. on favorable term . and
in the Best cuixl illosl Fosltionalile style.
From his experience in the business. he feels
confident in his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their patronage.
All garmentsmade to orderare warranted t fit.
Particular attention paid to Cutting. '
The subscriber has on hand a good supply of
Cloths. Cassimeres, Saltittetts and Vestings.
which he will ttiake up to order in a mantier to
challenge competition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats. with
superior Trimmings.
Also. a fine assortment of Stocks of various
styles and patters. at the lowest cash prices.
Fall Fashions received.
Persons wishing garments ofany description
will find it to their advantage to call.
Norwalit, October 1841. 49
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TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
TIIE subscriber would respectfully inform
his friends and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. &.
B. Lockwood. recently occupied by M. Banks.
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saying from
the experience he has had in- New York as a
Cutter. that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on havingtheir work manu-
Norwnlk, April 20. JOSEPH E. CORK!-JR 23
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' GOOD TIM B.
THE subscriber hasjust returned from New
York with a new supply of Gouds—cou-
sisting in part of Watches and Clocks. (which
are very low) ; all lcinds ofJewelry, Penltnives.
Scissors. Razors, Pencils. Tliinibles. Specta-
cles from $8 to 25 cts, all kinds of Combs. a
variety of Looking Glasses. and every thing
usually kept in our line. Call and see ifit is
not a good time to buy. CHA. E. DISROW.
Norwalk. Aug. 16. 1842.
Points 4- Oils.
Kegs of white lead. ground in oil. 5
casks Linseed do. 3 do Fish do and
aqiiantity of Lampblack, Litharge, &c., con
stantlyon hand an
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d for sale at reduced prices,
by Fasnanicx 81'. JOHN.
Coarse Brogartsofall kinds.
purcliase, plase call and examine for ttieiti-
selves bt-fore pttrcliasing elscvt here.
sale on stich terms as will make it an object for
those vi-isliing to purchase. and who ltave the
wherewitlial to cash tip. to give their attention.
The stock consiststs of'all the varieties of v.ork
in the boot 5.-. shoe line. such as M cu’s c(izirs‘é“tt£
fine Boots and Shoes. and \Vomeu’s atitt~.‘F$hil-
drcn’s shoes of various kitids and qualities.
making togethera full assortment. and all made
iu the best trtautier liar the country cu-tom trade
Also. a one ltorse Pleasure VI/a,t_»on and Har-
ness. nearly new, together with a good cottitnon
Harness, someu hat worn-—-all of it liicli is sold
to close. a concern.
N B. All those indebted to the estate of Jo
ltiel Gruntman.are it-questid to make ittttnedi~
ate payment to Sitmui-zi. I’. RA-.\'DLE, 'I‘ru.-tee.
\\’i|ton, June I7. 18-12. 25
For Sale--A xaluable tract of
Land, i-onststiug of about 50 acres.
.-iii.-an-rt in this tour]. at West flocks.
so ealletl, near the residence ot'Jon
atliau Camp. Sru. Said tract is well appur
tioned into plow, meadow. pasture and wood.
and will be sold in otie or more parcels as “Ill
best suit [tLfCIl&JS(:‘rS. oti accooiinoilatittg tern s.
E. J. ST. .loit.\'.
Nnrwalk, Sept. 5. 1342. 36
FAIQIII F01‘ Sale--Situatetl
_,_ in the limit of \‘» iltoti. Hiirlliurt St..
so r-allcd. witliinthree fourths of a
. _ ttiile of the Episcopal Church in said
\Vt‘.toii. and a public road leading from R(’(ItIIl'1g
to \'Vt-stpnrt and I\’l-I'WZlIIi, and another from
I'lit.lg(-fieltl, to Biitlgeport. a school hr_.use with.
in a few rods of the horse, and a dry grocery
close at hand. The homesteacl consists ofabout
60 acres of as good land as lics ottt of doors,
fenctd t»f’f'iuto small lots suitable for plowing,
ninwing or pasture. with sufficient fruit for die
use ofa family. all will watered. with a large
tun story house, nearly new, a new barn and
a fine grainry and wagon house. and a two
story hat shop with plenty of water fixtures.-
About forty acres of Ttuiher l.-ind. lyitig in
\\ ltat is called Iloney Hill Den. a part of which
is pretty well tinibeted.
The above property will be sold at a bargain
and a grtotl title givctt. Any persons wishing to
pnrclta.-e it, will do well to call on the subscriber.
3-I \Vilton, Aug. I9, IS-I2. \Vitr Gm-ggtv.
A IIAIEE CIIANCE.--The
sulist-riber having made arratige-
- ments to remove from Norwallt. of-
"r fers his place for sale at a bargain.
The House. is nearly new and built in muti-
ern siylc. it is locntetl in one ofthe pleas:-iotest
places in the village, on the west side of the
Pnltlic. (_irr-en, atid corisitlcretl one of the most
desirable places itt Norwalk. As a person
wisliing to ptiicltase would no doubt expect to
examine the premises, a ftirtlter description is
unnecessary. Li-:vt CL.u.x.
He is also ready todispose ofhis stock in trade
consisting of \Vatches. Jet-t elry. Silver and
Plated ware. and ntost kinds of fancy articles at
prices less than ever were z-fl?-retl in tliis place‘.
Those in want ofany mine in IlISlII'I9'““v’IIlnValI
them-‘elves ofthisopporttinity to gertltetti cheap.
He has received during the last week a great
qonntitv of Rings. Pitts, Pom-its 'l‘liiml»’es. «Sic.
The subscriber offers for sale his“
well known establishment , for the
manufaetttreofOil Dressed Leather.
.. * The premises contain about 12 acres
of good land, on which is a good Dwelling
House. Barn, Shop. and other biiildings—a good
water power. and a fine orchard. It is situated
on the Danbury road, three miles from Norwalk
landing. A further description is deemed un
necessary. KL!-JBER WORLEY.
Norwalk. Ang.16. 1842
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the past year, hopes by his strict attention
to his business to merit a continuance of their
favors for the ensuing year.
He has on hartd a good assortment ofHarness
es, Saddles.Bri(lles. Mart.ingals.Trunks.Valises.
Carpet Bags. Halters and Collars. which he
will sell at prices to suit those who may be dis-
posed to encourage him with their patronage.
He has also a good assortment of Harness trim-
mings.Carria.¢ze and Riding Whips. which those
who may be in want of are respectfully invit-
ed to call and examine for themselves. He has
also a large assortment of Riding Bridles. and
Martingales, which he will be ready to sell at a
small advance from cost. Also a good assortment
oflndia Rubber, Felt. and \Veb Braces of his
own maniifacture, which will he sold cheap for
cash. All orders thankfully received and
punctuallv attended to. The strictest attentioti
paid to all kinds of repairing.
N. B. All persons indebted to the subscriber.
whose accounts are of longer standing than 6
months. are requested to call and settle without
much delay.
WM. B. SWAN.
pair; Boys Calf and Coarse Boots; Calfand
Those wishing to
\'Vith holy water, blessed by ntett of God,
He bathed hitn of't—-but ofteuer used the rod ;
Yet still the boy to church on Sunday stole,
And cvidettced a wish to save his soul.
At length one Sunday morn it cante to pass,
The father dragged the struggling boy to mass ;
The zealous Papists helped to force him in,
And begged the priest to pardon all his sin.
‘No, by the mass,’ he said, ‘I cannot bless,
Nor pardon, till the culprit first confess.’
‘\Vell,’ said the boy, ‘supposing I were willing.
‘W'hat is your charge?’ I'll charge you burn shilling.’
‘Must all then pay, and all tnen make confession '!’
‘Yes, every man of Catholic profession.’
‘And who do you cottfcss to ‘.7’ ‘\Vhy the dean.’
‘And does he charge you ‘I’ Yes a white thirteen.’
‘And do your deans confess ’!’ ‘Yes boy, they do,
Confess to_‘ bishops; and pay smartly too.’
‘Do bishops, _sir,‘cotil'e,ss, pay, and to whotn ?’
‘VVhy. they confess,‘ and pay the Church of Rome.’
"Wt-ll,’ qttotlt the boy, ‘all this is mighty odd,
Butdocs the Pope confess ‘l’ Oycs, to God ;
‘And does God charge the pope ?’ ‘No,’ quoth the
priest,
‘He charges nothing.’ ‘O then God’s the best.’
God's able to forgive, attd always willing,
To liitn I shall confess, and save my shilling.’
M ACI-IINE POETRY.
“lily lianrl is like llte roses,
My teeth as black tlsj-‘t;
My boots they pinch my toeses,
Atid my lips have never met.
My footsteps ha re no lightness,
For I am parrot-tuetl,
I never rodea horse but once.
And that time I was tltruwed."
MISCELLANY.
“A LEARNED 'l‘Hl-JBAN."
Tite following is extrat-t d front the last
number of one of the best papers ofits kind
in the country. the New York Sunday Mer-
cury. It is a portion of the Fri-tichinau’s
l-cture on certain passages of the plays of
S ha kspea re.
Ce Monsieur RlSlt:tT'I the tirtl, king of
Angleterre, was in the odium of his coun-
trie. one, queer covey titi droll chap. When
he first catnc oti de stttge be fore l’auditore,
he tell zem he and his fatnille have just got
ovate a dam disagreeable wintarc. ll dit.
Now is de wintarc of our discontent
Made glorieusc sommare by dis suit of York.
Ze wtdare have become fine and dey have
buried several personages ob de name Ub
Cloud
In de deep bosottt ofde ocean-
Everysbing is all right. Mr. “far have
smoothed his dam form, and cuts his Capers
in de .'tp:tl'l.metlI of a feature of his acquaint-
ance, Rishard savs he is not in de tnood to
make lgve to 3 Ioollllg gl3S.< \Vl15II. IS l.1tl'tO§'-
nus, b.-cause son»-bodv have stamp upon his
i-orns rude-lV——Z‘£tl IS in It roff niatincr, \\ hat
is painful mid tres disagreeable. He den
blow up the nymphs zat are woutou and
amble, and say z rt he is not in tjestic enough
.__he have been curtailed.
Well. Monsieur Rtshard then go right
away to de. toware where is Ili nri, \\ is a
book in his l.aitd, learning some lesson.-—
Rtsliar-zl say to him
Bon jour my good lord! what, at yourlivre so hard "I
Ht-nri not like this question; he considered
hitti dam impertinent_ so he and Rtshard
have un grand row. Ilenri tell Rishard
some tres disagreeable sings about his mere
—zit the gate-ux, the pies chattt-red and
sang otit of ttine. Dis Icon vare well belief,
because it is droll for pies or gateux to sing
at all. Rishard no like this, so he stick
Henri, and avec beaucoup de politcsse he
requested him to go down to hell and tell
son majcste santanic zat he sent him zvre.
Zis prove zat Rishard was intimate with do
diable, else why would he send such a vare
rude and imp:-rtinent message by Henri?
No mattaiir. Rishard go ahead after zts
likd an un bateau a vapeur. Ile murdered
several brothers, and kill deux enfzint in ze
toware, and zen he become roi d'Angleterre.
He vare a queer chap. He say he like ‘un-
respective boys’ better zan de respec'tive'one,
and he offer ‘so mosh’ for Buckingham after
his head be off. No,common tato of Shak-
spear say how mosh ‘so mosh’ is. I presutne
zat it is a good deal if not more. Risbard
zen have a row tvis his wife. and blow tip
his anxious and venerable tnaternal parent.
In dc expressive language of dis contric.
lie play lt—-l and break several sings until
he get his head btok.-‘en by ‘shallow patcd
Richmond,’ who steals his crown and become
roi in his place. _
Dese Lectures tt-'e'el be repeated eel I am
encouraged. Les Anglias know nosing of
of dere great poet Shakspeare. Dey are bar-
barians. as Monsieur Power said, and one of
the dirty etistonis of the aristocracy of dere
contrie is to peel their ’taters. Ze French
onderstaud Shpkspear mosh more as zuy and
I mosh better than any body else. Ze sub-
ject of de next lecture will‘ be Hamlet. of
whose character I shall.
Nosing X 10 U 8 nor set down 0 in malice.
’Ow beautifool is zat expression of pan-
vre Mada.-moselle Ophelia, after she have
suspended herself on de willow tree and
drown her clothes. She sing before zat.
Toute roond mou chapeau, I wear a green willew,
Toute round mou chepeau.
De repetition ofthe 'Toute round mou r-ha~
peau’ is very fool of pathos —it is vare fine.
It's more blessed to give. than to receive.’
as the school boy said vet: the master flog-
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Norwallt, Sept. 19, 1842.
gcd him.
with herring bonu s, and then take the gusset
antl fastenit with a stomacher.’ Now, what
can’such talk asthnt, mean .7 What is a
gusset ? Will any lady tell us what a gas-
set is’! Hem. stich the gore 2’ VVhat is
lull? stich, and what is a gore? Are there
any such words as these in the English lan-
guage? Ought women to he’ allowed the
oseof such an unknown tongue ? \Vhy it
is il:iti.g'erotts. W-lio.kuotvs what conspira-
Cit’! and reb--llions they may contrive and
arrange witliiti reach ofour ears, before our
fees. and under otir very nosi-s. by means of
tltis unintelligible and mysterious l.inguage'!
llsecret institutions are Sttppost-(I to be (fun-
gt-rous to Society. what are we to think of
s'i«'h an occurrent-.ei'as this’! Gracious power!
Our wives and d -ughters discoursing beside
us. in sounds that convey no tnc:tnit'i;r to otir
eajsl A dozen female. visitors chatting, and
wil'iiot understand one word of the conversa-
tiolt? Is it not time to look into this sttbja-ct
art see how far ottr negligence has betray-
ed as itito danger .7 V_Vho, at this very nio-
mt t, knows but the whole female race is
:ih)ut to rise up and revolutionize tttanltitirl .7
Uader the new admiiiistration we hope to
set this subject irivestigatetl. They should
be-made too tell. what they mean by ‘popin.'
‘gtssets,’ and ‘gores,’ and such outlindish
anfl uncltristain words, that no hunt-st man
can comprehend. ‘Ctttting bias,’ may mean
('tlllt‘t‘_7 throats, for all we kt ow. In the
name of coinn.on sense. what are we to
understand by ‘herriu-.2 bone. stiches 2’ I-Vliut
stzbtle mischief inay be. at tlte bottom of all
this .7 Let it be seen to! In the name of
siety let the women be questioned.
AN INCIDENT WITH ITS MORAL.
/Going to dinner one day, we saw a little
codger, about two feet old, setting in a
trheelbari'o\v and trying to wheel himself.
It struck us that many people in this world
are often caught in the same act. and we
shall al\va_\s think hereafter:
When we see a politician striving for office,
taking the lead in all matters calculated to
promote. his success, writing his own puffs.
and calling all ltis own meetings, he’s set-
tinga in wheelbarrow and trying to wheel
Itintsel_f.
When we see a business man trusting all
things to his clerks, and cotitinually seeking
his own amuseinent—always absent from
his counting house, and yet expecting to get
along. he’s ‘setting on at wheelbarrow and
trying to wheel himself.’
‘When we see tt professional n.an better
at-qtiziitited with every thing else than his
pt-oft-ssion, al tvays starting some new scheme
and never i'llIr‘I].’IIfI$I to his calling, his ward
robe and credit will soon designate hiiti as
‘settitig in a \\I1C€lI)ill‘I'O\\' and trying to’
wheel hiinst If.’
When we seen mechanic rttn halfa square
evt-ry day to borrow a ne\vspap'et', and may
be have to wait ten or fifteen minutt-s before
he can have it, we shall suspect that the
time he loses would soon pay the subscrip
tint), and consider hitn ‘setting in a wheel-
barrow atid trying to \\ heel liiinst-ll.’
When we see a merchant too ‘penny wise
and pound foolish’ to advertise the goods for
sale. but stisking tip written notices. in his
vitindows. we shall think he's in a bad nay,
ford will soon fittd hitnselfsettiug in a wheel-
barrow and trying to wheel himself.
l/V/iizeling Times.
A \Vui'ra Hotzsi; Ct).\‘VEP.SA'l‘l0N —-The
Pbiladelpliia Gazexte reports the following an-
ecdote as told by Mr. Gibbons atthe meeting on
Friday evening:
We understood Mr. Gibbotts to say, when
Mr. Tyler had entered upon the duties
of the Presidential office, Mr. Bolts
who had been intimate with ltitti iu pri ‘ate
life, and knew something of his pucuniary
einbarrassments. called to see him; while
they were walking together through the
grounds of the Presidi-nt's house, Mr Butts
made this remark to his friend . Mr. Tyler,
you are now in a position that affords you
an opportunity of relieving yourself from
pecuniary diffi
comfortable for the rest ofyour life. Ithink,
by living in a plain, republican style, you
can support the dignity ofyour station for
about ten thouscnd dollars a"year ; and atthe
expiration of four years, you can retire with
a snug little fortune of $60,000.’ Tltatmay
all be true, replied Mr Tyler. ‘but Mr.Bntts.
why do you limit the to four years ?’ V\’hy
sir. said Mr. B , you are acquainted with
the principles upon which the Whig party
came into power. We are pledged to carry
out the one term principle! But Mr. B.
answered Mr. Tyler. ‘that was only an elec-
tioneering plea'ge—the people wont think
of that now— and We twi.-"l not be expected to
redeem it! The wife of one of the Presi-
dent's sons now approached them. ‘My
dear,’ said Mr. Tyler. ‘Mr. Botts talks of
limiting me to a single term! What do you
think of it?’ ‘Why pa.’ she replied, ‘yoti
know we have talked that matter over a-
mongst ourselves. and we all agreed that
_’l/0'11. s/ioulrl serve two terms I am sure I
«lont see the rtecessity of agitating the ques-
tion again !.
There is a place in New Hampshire.
where they cut up old maids for sausages to
ppjson dogs. after they get to be thrity years
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culties and making yourself
grace and tenderness. that characterizes his
compositions. Thomas was difficieut, and
often uninteresting. Dante was taciturn,
and all the brilliance of 'I‘asso was his pen.
D--scart« s seemed formed for solitude.-
Cotvles was a quaint observer. his conversa-
tion was slow and dtill, and his humor re-
served- Hogarth, and Stnith were absent
minded. and the studious Thomas Baker said
he was fit for no coiiittiuniou save that o
the dead. Our own Wasliington, Hamilton,
and Franklin were deficittit in that fluency
u hich fascinates a promiscuous circle.
“Why do you not present your self as '1
candidate for Coiigress 2" said a lady the
other day to her husband, a I.|II m:in, who
was confined to hischair by the gout. ‘lVhy
should I itiy dear .7’ rt-plied he, ‘I am not
qualified for the office.’ Nay, btitI think
you are,’ re-turrtt-d the wife. ‘your language
and actions are parliamentary. VVhen bills
are presented, you order theiti to be laid on
the table. or make a tnotioii to rise; though
often out oforder you are still supported by
the chair, and often poke your nose itito
measures which tlcstt-o_v the constitution.’
The Lon'Jott Correspotitli.-tit: of the Journal of
Commerce writing under date ofSe-ptettiher 2d,
says:
There is a rumor ==fI~’t8I that Lord John
Russell. the present leader of the Opposition
in the House of Commons, has addressed a
communication to Lord Palmerston, the
l.te S('Cl't tary of State. Int‘ Fort-i n Affiiirs.
stating that he could not bea party to any
ftirtlier reform, and that if the Opposition
are resolved to ittsist upon any such advance,
they had better select some other leader.
The iniscretint, John \Villiam Bean, the
liutnph:iclti_-tl youth has been tried and con-
victed of the ntisditncanor, mt-rt-ly of en
datigeritig the Qui-i~ii’s peace by presenting
at pistol at the royal carriage, iti which were
the Szivereign and her husband. The sen-
Kent remarked that his original intention of
pronouncing the severest sentencfl the law
would allow had been changed by the rccomen-
dation by thejury ofthe prisoner to mercy, by
the consideration that the offender had already
suffered much in the depth ofiufamy to which
his crime had sunk him. anti that his crime was
the first ofthe kind ever presented in the State.
IIe then sentenced him to imprisonment in the
County Jail for six months and to pay a fine of
$250. Mr. Blunt stated that he had an order
from Judge Cowen. of the Supreme Court. to
stay execution of the sentence as the case would
be carried up.
Colt was then placed atthe bar. Mr.St:r.nr:N
Counsel for the prisoner. asked leave to argue
a technicality in the decision of the Supreme
Court. but it was refused. COLT then rose to
receive his sentence. He was neatly dressed
a black, and tliougb somewhat thinner and
tnore pale his appearance had not greatly chang-
ed since his trial He exhibited the sametcool
ittdiffercnce atid in reply to the fortnal question,
“what have you to say why judgemtnt should
not be pronounced against you I" handed to the
Court the following paper which "was read by
Judgc Kent:
"The position I now hold is to a sentient
being the most agonizing possible. It
is more painful than the struggle of death
itself. Btit it is a form of proceetlure that I
.-int obliged to pass through before my case
reaches the last tribunal of the State to which
it will be carried in accordance with that
justice which cannot be (It nied to the meanest
of mankind. Most cheerfully I will submit
my case to final examination by the Court
of Errors. I ftilly believe it will set aside
the jtiilgetnent of the jury, who were led
aside by prejudice and error as to trample
on the Judge's charge. Amid the thousand
false rumors in circulation at the titne of. and
fence, is a very mild onc.—~onlv eighteen
months’ hard labor in the Pcniti-ntiat'_v.
The disasters iti Afl'~_»ltatiistan have been
followed through on at small scale, by a re-
belore my trial. it may not, however, be con-
sidered surprising that the Jury were. mis-
led from coming to a right conclusion.
it is it truth that no man can question, that
pulse of British troops at Port Natal; Cape
of Good Hope. It seems that the Bot-rs,=tud
Dutch settlers, at the last riiimt-(I place. have
altt-ays I‘t‘IltSr‘fI to admit themselves to be
subjects of Great Britain, declaring that they
either belong to I-Iolland, or are entitled to
their independi-ni:e and the country which
they possess. They have even refused to
regal ite their government in accordance
with British laws, and to show their spirit and
deterniinttion. they have flziunted a Natal
fl ig. and under it made incursions upon the
Englizh settlements, carrying offthe flocks
and her-ls of the v:mqtliSlte‘tI. A detach-
ment oftroops, under conitnand of Captiiti
Smith was despatcbetl to bring the Dutchmen
to their senses, but the reverse took place,
and the troops were compelled to retreat
with a heavy loss. There is no doubt that
the. commander has been reinforced, and
that N‘-llfll has been reduced, but the defeat
d--strops prestige, and is felt as a very galling
affair.
Very long st-ttemcnts have been put for-
Wtlltl relative to the present pecuniary con-
dition aiitl prospects ofthe North American
steam ships. from which it appears that the
Great Western, and the Boston anl Halifax
line, cannot realize a profit. Notwithstand-
ing the large stiitis advanced by the British
Government on behalfol the latter, the pro-
prietors are still without even the interest
for their money, whilst the shareholders of
the former are thirty thousand pounds in
dcbh
An extensive sy-‘tem of fraud has been
discovered in the London Custom House.
A Good S2iggeslz'on.——Mr. Walsh, in a
letter to the National Intelliqencer, says:
‘Some calculator of leisure, might make a
rough estimate of the mortality, desolation,
misery—-moral and physical evil of every
kind—which the present wars of Russia,
Great Britain. and France on the Circus-
sians, Aflghans, Chinese, and Arabs,and the
recent hostilities in Syria, have occasioned:
and then inquire whether the hedious sum
total could not be deemed equal to the amount
produced within the same or any equivalent
period by that African slave trade, for the
suppression of which those potvcrs_ have just
signed a holy alience, with aphilanthroptc
preamble.’ .
Redemption.-—A would-be prophet down
South lately said, in one of his sermons,that
‘he was sent to redeem the world, and all
things therein,’ whereupon a native pulled
out a live dollar bill of the. Exchange Bank,
and two of the same denomination of the
Atachafavla, and asked him to fork over the
specie for them. The prophet was posed for
once, his stock of redetnption not being ade-
quate to the purpose.
son ? D'ye give it tip ? Because he puts the
people to flight with the jawbone of an ass.
An old ladv who sells eggs in Cincinnati.
has over her door, " New laid eggs every
tnorning by Betty Briggs.
Hztmt'lz't_7/.-—A humble man is likea good
tree, the more ftill of fruit the branches are,
the lower they bend themselves.
\Vh_v is a Congressional orator like Samp-
thc most reputable characters have often been
aware of the fact. How far these prejudi-
Ct-S IIIIt'(‘.l.t‘d thejury, may be inferred from
the fact that one of them, Mr. Husted, re-
tnarked before trial, that “Colt should be
hung first and tried afterward,” which will
be proved by the affidavits of several respec-
table tvitnesses. All that, unfortunately sit-
uated as I atn, I can expect is an impartial
trial by jury. Tnis is all I desire, and this
the meanest vagrant in the streets has a
right to deirand. Misfortune, not crime,
has placed me in this position, and although
as low down as possible without being anni-
hilated, still rest assured, I have not so lost
my self respect, nor regard for the credit of
the. species, as to submit cainly to this injus-
tice. All this consequently is not to be the
end of this business, I desire that the court
will spare the the pain of all unneceesary
powers of sentence, especially the accompa-
nying comments."
Judge Kt-:1\"r said that the Court had no
desire to make unnecessary comments. The
scene. said he, is as painful to the Court as
it can be distressing to you. I only now re-
fuse to accede to your request for the pur-
pose of making a few remarks on the con-
dtict of the Jury. It is due to justice, and it
is due to one of the most intelligent Juries
that ever sat in a Court of Justice, that I
should not allow them, in this their appro-
priate tribunal, to be traduced, (for I must
use that expressioti), without entering my
solemn protest against it. The Jury was
selected out of three hundred of our most
respectable citizens, taken indiscriminately
from the city. selected under a most vigorous
exercise oftlie peremptory challenge by the
prisoner; and in any case where objections.
were raised and allowed it was in favor of
the prisoner. Thus selected, their demean-
or iti Court was such as to entitle them to
the highest consideration of the tribunal in
which they appeared. Cutoff from, inter-
course with their families. separated __from
in a sort of prison for eleven days, I never
saw one of them exhibit the slightest impa-
tience; on the contrary they bare with most;
exemplary patience and dignity even unne-
cessary delays in the progress of the trial;
camly, honestly. unf-altering—earnest only
to discover the truth from the appalling evi-
dence spread before them. Had these been
followed to their room, we should have seen
the same qtiiet. calm, honest inquiry attend-
ing and characterizing their deliberations:
In so far, therefore, as this paper expresses
dissatisfaction with and conteitt pt oftbe Court
andJury. and it is the conscientious opinion of
hitn who now addresses yott. that it is entire-
ly incorrect and unsupported. If that Court
erred at all, I believe it did in too lenient a
construction of the circumstances of your of-
fence, and happy it will be for innocence in
all future tittie to be brought before a tribu-
Dal as willing to hear, as ready to believe.
as humane to forgive. I do not wish to
prolong this distres.-ing scene. You are
a man of education——of talent. We have
had the most striking and impressive evi-
dence that you can contemplate and cooly
meet the most alarming crisis in human life.
I will not therefore address to you any ofthe
For 1
prejudiced, even without themselves being-
their business and the worldfcnclosed here»
common place, ordinary topics addressed to
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