Royal regulations.-When George the second was diques," for July, 1817 "At the last meeting of once told by some of his confidential friends, that the medical society, M. l'Espagnol, made a comevery thing was complained of, and that the peomunication of a very singular nature, A common ple were extremely dissatisfied at the tardiness of laborer, resident of a village in the vicinity of Pamsking the public payments, &c. he in great wrath, ris, in cutting some timber, cut the fore finger of sent for the old duke of Newcastle, and told him his left hand entirely off, including two of the he would no longer suffer such infamous delays, joints. The mother of the man repaired to the but was determined to inspect and regulate the ac-spot to seek the finger, and having found it eighcounts himself; for this purpose he commanded teen minutes after the accident, applied it to the that the proper papers should be immediately sent remaining joint, and so complete was the junction, to St. James. They shall be sent to your majesty that in a few months the laborer had the same use to-morrow,' replied the duke. When the king of his finger as before." arose in the morning, and looked out of his window, he saw two waggon loads of papers, each tied with red tape, unloading in the area. Enquiring what they were, he was told they came from the duke of Newcastle, to whom he sent to know what it meant. They are the papers for examination,' said the duke; twelve more waggon loads for your majesty's inspection will be sent in the course of the day. For my inspection,' replied the enraged monarch, for my inspection; The devil's chief clerk may inspect them, but I would as soon walk bare-footed to Jerusalem.' A punning writer of the last century observes, with great quaintness, that when the cannons of the princes began war, the authority of the canons of the church was destroyed. "It was," says he, first mitram that governed the world, and then nitram: first Saint Peter, and then Salt Petre." Novel occurrence.-A few days since a cow be. longing to Mr. Sprague, of Gerry, was missing, and after three days diligent search, was actually found in a hollow log, 32 feet from the butt, whither she had entered, literally wedged into the end of the hollow. And what renders the circumstance more singular, is that after being three days and three nights in the belly of the log, she was cut out, and is now living! [Chatanque Gazette. Woorstock, Virg. Aug. 14. Doctor Thomas Wharton, of this place, has confined in a wire cage, two live rattle snakes, a male and female, the male has nine rattles, the female seven, the male black, the female of a yellowish cast. The male was put in the cage on the 5th instant; it was quite cross the first day; on the 6th the female was put in and appeared quite passive, but in a few minutes, showed her anger in hiting a mouse that was put in soon after her; the little creature's fate was anticipated; it died in less than a minute. On the 7th a large rat was put in with them; it did not appear in the least daunted, but made a most spirited attack up. on the rattle of the male, and bit off half of it; at this time it received a bite from the female which enraged it more, and it made a second attack upon the male and bit off the balance of the rattle entire -while in this act it received two bites from the From the Boston Weekly Magazine.-The grave male, and was immediately taken out and put in a yards of England afford a great many curious scraps wire trap to observe what effect the bites would of antiquity, which are frequently copied into Eng-have on it, and to the astonishment of all who wit. lish magazines. Our own grave yards are not en-nessed the scene, it sustained no injury. The tirely barren of these choice specimens of poetical snakes now appeared quite harmless. The doctor talent in the "olden time." The two which follow (we believe) intends presenting them to the proare copied from an old grave stone in the burying [prietor of the Alexandria museum. ground at Dorchester. London, Sept. 4-A merry Hibernian was brought bef re the magistrates on Thursday last, at the townball at Brighton, for drunkenness, and was or dered to pay 58. or be placed in the stocks. Pat, however, remarked, that he should never forgive himself if he chose either; though he had no fear of the first, not having sixpence in the world, and it was not a proper thing for a man in his circumstances to be dabbling in the stocks. The first upon the son-whose name it appears was "Abel." ABEL-HIS OFFERING ACCEPTED IS Canine Sagacity Last week a lady going over Lansdown, was overtaken by a large dog, which had left two men that were travelling the same road with a horse and cart, and followed by the animal for some distance, the creature endeavoring to make her sensible of something by looking in her face, and then pointing with his nose behind. The other upon the daughter whose name we Failing in his ohject, he next placed himself so presume was "Submit,"-runs thus: SVBMITE-SVBMITED TO-HER-HEAVENLY-KING completely in front of the object of his solicitude as to prevent her proceeding any further, still looking steadfastly in her face. The lady became rather alarmed; but judging, from the manner of the dog, who did not appear vicious, that there was someRapid rise of personal property. About eighteen thing about her which engaged his attention, she months ago we had an account of a man selling his examined her dress, and found that her lace shawl wife for six shillings, out of which he was to alwas gone. The dog, perceiving that he was at low the purchaser the price of a mug of ale; sub-length understood, immediately turned back; the sequently another was sold at an advance of eighty lady followed him, and he conducted her to the five dollars; and we now learn from a Tennessee spot where her shawl lay, some distance back in the paper, one has recently been sold in that state for road. On her taking it up and replacing it on her three hundred and twenty five dollars! Should the person, the interesting quadruped instantly ran off market continue to improve at this rate, we know at full speed after his master, apparently much denot who besides cotton planters will be able to af lighted." Bath Herald. ford wives. We would advise girls to hold back ANECDOTE-mad dogs.—The character of Frank. the demand will be brisk towards frost-Colin is too well known to require any comments by Telescope. way of introduction to the following anecdote:~ When what is now a very decent, tolerable sort of a road through New Jersey, from the side next Singular fact in surgery.-The following extraordinary fact is published in the "Annales Encyclope the North river, was little less than a most abomin-f able slough, it was the misfortune of Franklin to be travelling through it with the proprietor of the stage coach. When they had passed about half way over it, they overtook a wretched, decrepid old woman-nearly exhausted with wading through the water and mud, which was half leg deep.- Franklin taking compassion on her miserable appearance, proposed admitting her into the carriage, and pay. ing her fare himself.-The proprietor refusedFranklin remonstrated-coaxed-intreated-but all in vain The rascal was inexorable-he was pro prietor, and "burn his buttons if he'd be nastied by any body." So the old lady was left in the mud. Officer. goods?" Yankee. S-t-on i-n-g-t-o-w-n!* Where's your "bale goods?" You d-d fool, do you call them "bale Officer. bands?" There they be, in that-are coop bere. Officer. Where's your "long fac'd gentry?" board? In the course of their ride, and while the cattle were dragging them through the very worst part of the road, the horses sinking breast deep at Yankee. We had some rum when we come away, every step-the wheels nearly buried, and all hands but the cag's away down under the load, and if you growling and sweating with vexation, the conversa-try you can't git it, so its no use. tion turned, some how or other, upon mad dogs, The British officer having received but little satisfaction, and having, no doubt, become disgusted hydrophobia, &c. Franklin was looking at the water-the man on board of his brig; and, after ordering Brother at the seeming ignorance of the Yankee, returned observed his eyes fixed very intently upon it, and Jonathan A DOZEN STRIPES, to learn him wisasked the reason? Franklin shook his head. The dom, left the poor simple creatures to take care of man repeated the question-Franklin replied by themselves!!! A few days afterwards the vessel arrepeating the shake-at the same time asking, very rived at Boston with a cargo valued at one hundred abruptly, do you dislike to look at water? "I" thousand dollars!!!!!! said the man, "I? no-dislike to look at water, no, The Comet of 1811.-Our readers may recollect indeed, do you?" Pray, said Franklin, rivetting that the public were much amused at the period his eye upon him, and speaking very quick-pray of the appearance of this comet, by the various have you ever been bit ?-dont think he was mad attempts which were made to calculate the length --poor little fellow-oh, ho, no, no-only a puppy of its tail. A German astronomer of the name of -couldn't, a been mad-no bigger than-waugh! Schroeter, has lately published a memoir upon this -(snapping at the man!-who jumped-smack! through the side of the coach, up to his chin in the subject. It results from his calculations, that the tail of that comet was 13,185,200 geographical mud.) miles, being a little more than half the distance of Drive on coachee, said Franklin-drive on! The the earth to the sun. Professor Schroeter explains man obeyed; the symptoms of hydrophobia all dis- this extraordinary extent, by supposing there exists appeared from Franklin, and the stage proprietor around the sun to a great distance from it, a subtile was left to plough his way home, as the poor old matter susceptible of becoming luminous by the woman had been ploughing before him. [Fed. Rep. combined influence of the sun and the comet, and From the Band of Umon. During the late war, a which is not uniformly distributed in those vast small schooner laden with silks, wines and brandy, regions. The author seems also inclined to adopt belonging to Stoningtown, Connecticut, was hailed, the idea, from the appearance of the comets of on her homeward passage from France, by a Bri-1807 and 11, that, independent of an attrative force tish armed brig, when the following dialogue took place between the commanding officer of the brig and the master of the schooner. Officer. Schooner ahoy! Yankee. Hallos! Officer. Who commands that schooner? Yankee. Why Brother Jonathan us'd to but l do now. Officer Brother Jonathan! Who the d-l is Bro ther Jonathan? Yankee. Why you must be a darn'd fool, not to know Brother Jonathan-ev'ry body in town knows him. Officer. Send your boat on board. Yankee. I don't know whether I shall or not; for the boat's all soggy, and I ain't got no new clothes -Brother Jonathan's got a new coat, if he's amind to go he may, but I,m sure I shan't. possessed by comets considered as matter, they are Mammoth bone. It may be seen in the "Picture that a variety of bodies, naturally foreign to the of Cincinnati," from the 58th to the 73d page, soil, have been discovered in the alluvial plain on which our town is erected. Among these, at the time the above work was written, there does not seem to have been but a single fragment of the bone, which was buried in gravel about 12 feet mammoth. This we are told was a joint of the back beneath the surface, between Main and Sycamore streets, a little north of Market street. About 400 feet east of this spot, some cartmen last week discovered a very large bone, which is judged to be the thigh bone of the same animal. It was imbedded By this time Brother Jonathan had boarded the brig where he was compelled to remain until the schooner was examined by the British officer. Pointing to some bundles of clap-boards and shingles, which he took with him on his outward passage, as a covering for his cargo, in sand, 40 feet beneath the surface. A portion of pressed on the attention of the Papal government. it, five feet in length, was laid bare, the thickest When the celebrated Mr. Addison was in Rome, part of which measured 24 inches. An apprehen- nearly a century ago, be made the following resion that the superincumbent gravel might fall, marks on this subject:- [New-York Col. prevented the excavation necessary for the full development of this gigantic relick. We are disposed to think with the author of the work just quoted, that this, as well as the other vegetable and animal remains which have been found, at various depths, from 10 to 90 feet beneath our soil, were washed and floated hither, at some remote, antecedent period; and deposited with the gravel, sand, rolled pebbles and clay, which compose the extensive plains on which we are located. N. B. Part of the bone abovementioned, is in posssession of Mr. John H. Piatt, and may be seen at his office. Cin. Ing. "But the great magazine for all kinds of treasure, is supposed to be the bed of the Tiber. We may be sure, that when the Romans lay under the ap prehension of seeing their city sacked by a barbarous enemy, as they have done more than once, that they would take care to bestow such of their riches this way, as could best bear the water; besides what the insolence of a brutish conqueror may be supposed to have contributed, who had an ambition to waste and destroy all the beauties of so celebrated a city. "I need not mention the old common sewer of Rome, which ran from all parts of the town with Visit to the interior of a pyramid.-We have re- the current and violence of an ordinary river; nor ceived from M. de Niebuhr, the Prussian minister the frequent inundations of the Tiber, which may at Rome, and one of the most distinguished literary have swept away many of the ornaments of its characters of Germany, the authentic declaration of banks; nor the several statues that the Romans M. Belzoni, a Roman architect, relative to his having affected an entrance into the interior of a pyramid, a project which has been in vain attempted by many celebrated travellers for centuries past. themselves flung into it, when they would revenge themselves on the memory of an ill citizen, a dead tyrant, or a discarded favorite. At Rome they have so general an opinion of the riches of this river, that the Jews had formerly proffered the Pope to cleanse, so they might have, for their pains, what they found in the bosom of it. I have seen the valley near Ponte Molle, which they proposed to fashion into a new channel for it, till they cleared the old for its reception The Pope, however, would not comply with the proposal, as fearing the heats might advance too far before they had finished their work, and produce a pestilence among his people; though I don't see why such a design might not be executed now with as little danger as in Augustus's time, were there as many hands em "On the 18th of Febuary last, M. Belzoni, at bis own expense, began his project of opening a way into the second pyramid of Gizeh, called that of Chefrem. In the first place, he caused an excavation to be made toward the nothern front, by following a perpendicular line from its centre. Having discovered that there was no opening in this place, he commenced further researches about 80 fee east of the middle, and on the 2d March he found the real entrance, which is a gallery of granite that leads to a hanging door, also of granite. Having caused it to be raised, he found himself in a horizontal gallery, whence he descended perpen-ployed upon it. The city of Rome would derive dicularly into a second, and thence by a stair case into a third, which conducted him into an apart ment where he found a sarcophagus containing human bones embalmed. Proceeding by a shelving gallery he arrived in another horizontal one, passing along which he perceived about half-way a passage that led towards the south, iain a second apartment. At the extremity of this horizontal plane, M. Belzoni saw a niche, cut for the purpose of fixing a granite door that lay near. From this place he ascended up a steep passage about the height of 47 feet, to a stone wall by which it was closed. At this spot he perceived stones cut and Isid in such a manner as to close the entrance of this passage near the base of the pyramid." From this account of M. Belzoni, it is proved that the pyramids were the tombs of the royal fa mily. It appears to M. de Niebuhr that the pyramid of Chefrem is not in its original state. The sarcophagus must have been plundered at some period or other; and the doors of stone which have been found, were despatched at the time of this hostile invasion. We may presume that it was the Persians, Chanbyses, who opened and pillaged it. The Egyptians, during the interval of their independence, might have close the entrance, not be ing able to repair the devastations committed by the enemy. Paris paper. Ancient art. It appears from the foreign prints, that arrangements are now making at Rome for the construction of an apparatus to fish in the river Tiber, in the hope of regaining some of the sculp tural and other vestiges of ancient art, which once adorned that celebrited and beautiful city. It is truly astonishing that this speculative process has remained so long unattended to, though so often great advantage from the undertaking, as it would raise the banks and deepen the bed of the Tiber, and by consequence free them from those frequent inundations to which they are so subject at present; for the channel of the river is observed to be narrower within the walls than either below or above them. Extract of a letter from Rome, dated 6th August. "A machine has recently been invented to drag the river Tiber, from the bridge Molle as far as San Paola, to recover the precious objects which it is generally thought are buried in its bed. Many people are persuaded that the golden candle sticks of Jerusalem will be found; however, should the project of finding these objects (which, perhaps, have not been thrown into the river) fail, great hopes are entertained of obtaining some valuable antiquities, although in a bad state. The design cannot be carried into effect this year, on account of the increase of waters, which takes place annually in autumn." BRITISH MUSEUM.-From the annual returns of this institution, it appears that its total receipts, for the year ending the 25th of March, 1818, were 12,4551. 128. 5 and its expenditure, 11,724/. 98. 1d. leaving a surplus in hand of 7311. 3s. 4d A quantity of duplicates which are about to be sold, are expected to produce the sum of 1000l. which sum has been engaged for the purchase of the Ginguennee library at Paris. The duplicates of Dr. Burney's library, which cannot be sold before the year 1819, are expected to produce a sum of between three and four thousand pounds; and will be brought into the account as a deduction from the prliamentary grant for that year.-The number of persons admitted to view the museum during last year, was 50,172, being nearly double the number admitted in 1812 Singers. Signora F. P. as a Prima Donna Serra, demanded 25001. a free benefit, travelling expenses, a table and permission to perform in a man's character. Singora H. demands 1500l. a table of six covers, travelling expenses and a free benefit. Signora T. B. as Prima Donna Buffs, asks 10007. free benefit and travelling expenses. Signora LF-refused 700% and 50% for travelling expenses. From the London Literary Panorama. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. This is the age of contradictions:-at the English Opera house there is a ballet of American savages, real Split-log, Walk in the-Water, Elk, Big eye, or Buffalo gentlemen in their own country, and who, having taken up the trade of actors in this, perform with the most natural ferocity. These men are really very curious to behold. Their actions resemble those of Signor and Signora C-B-ask together the tiger, and there is not a motion but displays 2500 guineas, with the privilege to sing at concerts, the habitual cunning and barbarity of their habits. a dressing room, 14 covers, a coach, and an advance They go through most of the evolutions familiar of 250 guineas. to their state of society, in war, peace making, Signor Gio Gio-B V. asks 2,500. the dancing, &c. &c. and afford a perfect idea of the manners and customs of wild Indians. Their names travelling expenses. privilege to sing at concerts, a free benefit, and are, Senung-gis, the chief (Lang Horns;) Ne-guie-et-twassaue (Little Bear) Uc tau-goh (Black Mademoiselle F. as first comic singer, asked Squirrel) Se-guos-ken-ace (I like her) Sta-eute 2000 guineas, to have her own choice of opera, a (Steep Rock Ne-gun-ne-au-goh (Beaver) Te ki free benefit, ensured to produce 500 guineas, an eui-doga (Two Guns. After the ballet these per-advance of 200 guineas, all dresses and a carriage, formers disport themselves in the saloon up stairs and the privilege to sing at private concerts. for an hour; and if any notion was entertained that they were only theatrical savages, it must be im mediately dispelled by seeing them in this situa tion. We were hardly ever so much amused with any representation as this eminently striking and curious scene. The shrubbery and these wild and warlike men; the mixture of European beauty, though unfortunately of a degraded class; and the contrast to which they gave rise, were worthy of a more philosophical contemplation than any mere dramatic exhibition; and we confess to have been highly gratified with the novelty. Human nature is always an object of interest, and when its extremes of barbarism and of the licentiousness of civilization are brought into one point of view, the study is neither common nor incurious. We shall next week renew our observations on these persons, and in the interim recommend them as offering great attractions for a visit to the Lyceum. British theatre.-The funds of Drury-lane theatre have been found in great disorder, and a heavy debt has been incurred. It also appears that the grand opera has met with some opposition, in consequence of a deficiency of talents engaged. The manager, however, has defended himself, by publishing a list of the propositions made to him by performers, which he was compelled to reject. We subjoin them, in order to show the expectations of these gentlemen of the "pigeon wing," as well as the vast sum of money expended on foreign actors in London. Had the manager complied with these terms, his expenses for salaries alone would not have fallen short of $100,000 the season. [New-York Advocate. Dancers. Monsieur Paul demanded for two months, 30,000 francs, or 1250!. Mademoiselle Le Gross demanded for three months, 10002. a clear benefit, two guineas a day for her travelling expenses, and a table. Mademoiselle Me. 1000 louis and a night, or 12001. without a night, and the voyage to be paid. Mademoiselle A. T, 1500!. salary, lodging and expenses paid, a free benefit, and a new ballet. Monsieur Du Port, 600 guineas per month, a free benefit, lodgings, and a table of three courses. Monsieur Vestris, 1500l. a free benefit, and the expenses of the voyage. Madame C demands 25001 and could not arrive before March, to name the opera. SCHILLER'S WILLIAM TELL. Sc. 3, act. 3; W. Tell-Walter, his son. W.-And is it true that, spellbound, yonder trees upon the rock are fixed? T.-Yes bound they are. Behold those pines and the "white horns" that reach within the hea. vens. W.-Those are the Glaciers, and from them at W.-(After short meditation.) To share a land more and more along the streams, there is such land, an open immense plain. No boistrous woodstreams roar. The rivers flow with surface smooth. The eye beholds the open firmament, its long and charming dales are decked with emerald geen, and seem a garden. W.-And father, let us go down to that charming land. T.-The land is fine indeed: and kind alike its heaven, but those that work it dare not resp the blessings which they sow. W.-Do they not dwell on soil their own? Are T-Their fields belong to bishops and the king. selves? T.-There, brothers dare not on a brother's word rely. W.-Ah! father, I feel close within their land, and rather sleep where avalanches roll. END OF SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME XVI. 20 11 7 |