... Prussians; lasted seven years; millions raised by taxes; 60 millions raised by loans. Total millions. 5. American war, commenced 1775; our enemies the Americans, French, Spaniards, and Dutch; lasted eight years ;32 millions raised by taxes; 104 millions raised ...

... the royal table. candelabra live feet height, carrying twelve lights.— Tile figures are taken from Scott’s I.ay of the Last Minstrel.’’ Since ..Id Hue. ten- - did gain, ■When .•» In* i leiigh lit*- lm» n. The l»ueclcueh i' presenting the staj; the Ivin ...

... three fect in diameter. The Parisian wits on the fall of the late etat. Government, that any thing was better than the An American lawyer professes to have discovered a means of navigating the air in balloons, by which, he announces, both steam-ships and ...

... was rvined by a fire, rebuilt his hoase wih two small volumes of Cu- rivsities of Literuture. A time there was when mary a minstrel band Attuned their harps, green Erin, to thy praise, Harps that now silent shamber in the bar The sad survivers of their ...

... be opened.*’ A second despatch was addressed to his Excellency General Washington— Count Dumas's Memoirs of his Own Time. American Flirtation It was half-past ten when I made my Mrs. * * **B rout.” The rooms were richly decorated, and the company in excellent ...

... his memory in Prince’s-street, Edinburgh, was formally inauge- rated by the uncovering of the colossal etatue of the great minstrel, which, a few days previously, had been removed from Mr. Steel’s studio, an uader the ground arch in the lower part of the ...

... who won re- nown for valour and courtesy on the plains of Pales- tine, and dames who were honoured by admiring bards and minstrels in strains like these « Moran seized the harp! And her voice of music praised the strangers Like a wreath of snow Their svuls ...

... envious beaux were there—no croaking old maids—no chattering aunts and grumbling grandmothers. The birds of Heaven were the minstrels, and the glad sky flung first its lights upon the scene. One thing about t wedding brings queer things to us, in spite of ...

... ground, and saw the sunset elcam kikolemau-s fading tower and S'l'enwr .lonely •Iren,,, Even then, «, ray youth. l. lt the minstrel shadows come. And heart, that spotted all day long, powerless passive—dumb. How was it that thlno image. Anne, was withme ...

... Lorrequer,*’ and “Jack Hinton,” writing piece (comic course) for the Haymarkel Theatre. An American and English Captain. —As we | were running up fell with American brig, and brought her to; a hunt was sent for the captain, who, | when he came on board, ...

... he had to move that the name of the Rev. Edward Garland, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, Pensylvania, be enrolled on the American books ; the subscri Keenan, iption had been forwarded through Hugh » Carrickmacross. The heasourable gen- tleman then banded ...

... battle of Quebec; after that war he sold his commission, but very soon after he again entered the army, and served during the American war, and was at the battle of Banker’s-hill. After this he entered the navy, and served under Admiral Rodney. He was also ...