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... LoNGEvITY.-There is now living in the parish of Penboyr, a female of the age of 108 years, in perfect possession of all her faculties, except her hearing, which is slightly impaired. She was born in 1X20, in the reign of the first George. Two females died in this town, within the last twelve months, whose united ages amounted to 208 years; and there are two-aged Woineu note riing in this town, ...
... SCrLPTtURE.-Mr CAREW, (says a tasteful correspondent) as a statuary, appears to me to be the hope of his country, and the ornament of the age. Hfis present works prove him competent to compete with the Ancients in that branch of art in which they have hitherto been unrivalled. As genius is progressive, if his future efforts shall surpass his present, as much as his present do those of any ...
... - DBpENCE OF,-p.rFESSrGNAL PLIANCY. THE following letter, in sindication of MrSerjeant Spankies 4 adver. tisementi' appeared in the NMoring Ciwonile' a: 4 V: juDGE PAiRn AND EWRJEANT SP'RIE. . London, Dee. 29, 189S. Sra,-T was a little surprised, in casting my'eye over the columns of yesterday's Examiner, to observe the tone which your contemporary adopted in noticing a piece of banter which ...
... COMPARATIVE INiTLLIGENCE OF THE uaENaH AND BfNLISI OMMONANLTIES. When the duel was demanded of Strap, he insisted on fighting with razors. When the 11,orning Chronicle is challenged to argument, it nishes to its books, flings down lumps-of quotation, makes a dust that blinds its eyes, and esteems the pother of learning a confutation. The objection'5 we took last week to its inconsequential ...
... A meeting of gentlemen, chiefly connected with the medical profession was held on Monday evening, at No. 2 Leicester place, formnerly the SgnS Souci, for the purpose of ascertaining the opinion of the profession as to the formation of a new College. G. WILeINs, Esq. ?? was called upon to take the chair ; and in doing so, declared he had but one object in view,-viz. that of furthering the best ...
... LONDON, SRPTavv ER 6, 1829. THE Russian COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF has found it prudent to pause awhile at Aidos, waiting for reinforcements. His headrquarters were in that town on the 6th of August. This halt makes it probable that the accounts are correct which represent the total of the Russian troops who have passed the Balkan mountains as not exceeding 30,000 men -a force with which Count ...
... TH-E EXAMINER. LONDON, JUNEr 28, 1829. THI foreign news received during the week, although it indicates the rapid approach of a grand conflict between the Turks and Russians, conveys in fact very little more than accounts of certain naval skir- roishes, in one of wichl a Russian frigate called the Raphael, of 36 guns, fell in with and was captured by a Turkish fleet; and in another, several ...
... T HiE E X A tI vN E R. L~ONDON, NovirEewrs 7, 18'29. TUiE. foreign arrivals of the week bring nothing more interesting than a fresh batch of rumours resreetirii changes in the French Ministry, and sundry speculations upon the mitigation of the terms imposed upon Turkey in the late treaty, which, it is said, the Emperor i iiCtOLAS is disposed to concede to the representations of the Neutral ...
... ,, SURREY ANTI-SLAVERY MEETING (t Thursday, a meeting took place at the Spread Eagle, Epsom, to pet]- ' ParhiamCnt on the subject of Negro emancipation. JOSEPH WILSON, i -las in the Chair, who briefly addressed the company, and said, that tiC ILInancipators had justice, righteousness, and truth on their side, he I( u doubt of their final triumph. M\r Gioss mnored several resolutions, which ...
... Dr Buisoowo has publislhed a letter in etL daily papers, fromis which we extract the following passages:- 'To publish a detail of the overt acts of insanity, upon a knowledge of whlich I judged Mr Freeman Andelrdon to be of unsound muind, neither the volgar taste for tales of madness, nor even my own justification, shall induce tioe to do, in violation of Professional confidence. The ...
... TH-E EXAMINER .: LONDON, NovEvwscr 21, 1899. It is positively stated by the liberal jourrna's of Paris, that Ni. Dr LA BOURDONNAYL has resigned; and as tie mirl;steeial pap, r3 rfer no contradiction, the statement obtains gfnerat credence. It' is strengthened by the publication of a Royal Ocdonrnance, by hwich he Prince de POLIGNAC is appointed Presiident offliC COUC I of .iris- ters- an ...
... PUBtrC MEETING, fot TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION TH MEANS F REMOVING THE PRESENT RESTRICTIONS ON TVE TRADE TO THE EAST INDIES AND CHINA. 11,otil THE SECONSD EDITION OF Till LIVERPOOL COURIER OF W 'EDNESgDAY, JAR4. 28.] This day, at twelve ox'cl~ ci, a respectable and ri11merostisly AtI'e Macmtin of' the Ilt.rcthaitt ai~d other ninhabita, ?? if the T-D1, weas held In the B *roulth Ses1`101's ...