_— 3 & £5 LS & : the id ileof the hive L legving it so loose below, that Bees. will have Sufficiem room between it and the hive—then raise the lid of the hive a little, and blow in the simqke from asegar; afew puffs of which as t is very disagreeable, will drive them down : continue raising the lid gradually, biowing in the smoke all round, and in a few minutes it will be found that they bave all gone out of the hive. You may then take off the lid, and cataway as much ol the honey as you may think propers 1 the operation be performed the beginning of July, you may take nearly all, as there wii be time enough to provide a sufficiency for their support during the “winter. A soun as you have the hoacy, pa! on the lid, fousen the cloth, and spread it out, in an hour or two the bees will have returned into the hive. It may thenbe re. placed on the stand, and on the following day they wili be found at work as usual: This method 1s very simple; and pre- ferabie to that sometimes practised; of driv ing the bees into another hive; as vou get all the honey, and moreover the new comb which is sitll empty; and the young bees. noi yet out of the cells, aie preserved There is also danger in driving of, then not liking their new habitation, and, in that case, of thir sallying out and making war upon their neighbors. The above method has frequently been practised by myself and others, and we have always found it to do well. AMATOR MELLIS. | imerican Farmer. ris OF TOPHAM, STRONG MAN. We learn from private accounts well at tested. that Thomas Topham, a - man. who ke. pt a public house at 1slington, performed surprizing feats of strength a8 breaking a broomstick of the first magnitude, by striking it against his bare arm: lifting two hoesheads of water; heaving his horse over the turnpike gate; Carrying the beam of a house as the soldier his fivelock, &c. But however belief might stagzer, she soon recovered herself when this second Sampson appeared at’ Derby, as a performer in public, at a shilling each, Upon apulication to” Alderman Cooper, for leave to exhibit, the magistrate was surprized at the feats he proposed ; and as his apicarance was like that of other men he requested him to strip, that he might examive whether he was madz like them; Lut he was found be extremely muscu lar. ‘What were hollows under the arms and hams of othef, were filicd with hga- ments in Bim. : : He appeared near five feet ten; turned of thirty, well made; but nothing singulac 5 he walked with a small limp, He had for- merly laid a wager; the usual decider of digpuies, that three horses could not draw him from a-fiost which he should clasp with hig leet; but the diver giving them a sud- den lash turned them aside, and the unex- pected jerk had broke his thigh. The performances of this wonderfuil man, in whotifwere united the strength of twelve, were rolling up a pewter dishrof seven pounds, as a man rolls up a sheet of paper—holding a pewter quart at arm's Jongth, and squeezing the sides together Lke an egg -shell-=lifting two hundred weight with his little finger, and moving it genidy over his head. The body he touch- ed seemed to have lost their gravation. Hel also broke a rope fasicnad to the floor, that would systais twenty hundred weight—— lif ed an oak table six feet long with his teeth, though half" a hundred weight was | hung to the extremity ; a piece of leather was fixed at one end for his teeth to_ hold, two of the feet stood upen his knees, and | be raised the end with the weight higher, than that in his mouth—he took Mr. Cham- | bers, vicar of all saints, who weighed 27 stone, and raised him with one hand—his head being laid on one chatr, and his feet «1 the tal-on Lanvin ACCOUNT THE I i 10 OU an sg - y : foreig ty 3 3 3 —— Latest from England, Short passage.— The Martha, Sketchley sailed from liverpool on the 25th of last ponth. It will appear from our papers, &c. to this date that there was a little wmprove- ment in the ma: ket and in the public funds. The Smithficild meetings occupied, mor. han avy thing else the attention of the in- aabitanis of London ; and the public. prints weve filed with the subject, some for and thers against the proceedings The Loudon paper of the 23d of July, xives an account of the pfocecdings ol the Court of Common Council, held at Guild sail the preceeding day, mm the conrsef of which it was declared by the Lord Mayor, that inlormation had been laid before him om oath, of the existence of a conspiracy, che ‘oiject of which was to excite the as- semblage in Smithfield to acts ol open vio- lence, and even bloodshed, had it not been checked, by the measures of precaution adopted by the government and magistracy. "The report of a rupiure between the Al- yerines and Spain, is not confirmed. The Smithfield reformers bad a raeeting at Smituficld, op the 2ist ult. Alnuuber ol speeches were delivered in favor of reform. The London Courier sepresents * the busi- acss of the day nearly as Snsipid as a bottle of scda water, five minutes atier the cork is out-There was, indeed; a little of the usual twittlc wattle about taxes, non repre- sentatioa, borough mongers, sinecures, &c but even these were cooked up without any Cayeone.”—There were 50,000 persone pretent, “The Statesman observes, ¢ the meeting procceeded with a degree of harmony, which does honor to the people, and must prove most mortifying to its calumniators.” There had been meetings of the friends of reform in Leeds and Nottingha. the French Chambers have also ad journed. : ; It is said in Paris, that Generals Grou chy, Clause}, Lefebvre, Desuoneties, and some other expatriated Frenchmen in the United States ave shortly expecied in Bel- ian, where they have obtained permiss. ———— n Intelligence. Sg £1 ion to reside, : Den Onis left Paris on the 9thiult. to re- turn to Macrid. Sir Charles Wellesley, Bart, and Joseph Harrison, a dissenting minister of Stock: port have been imprisoned in England, for | delivering seditious speeches at Stockport on the 26th line, i Some conversation took place in House of Cortmmons, oun the subject of an outrage committed by a Spanish trigate an English merchant vessel, Lord Castle A had not omitted to take such steps as were deemed necessary oun this vecasion, The Chaucelior of thie luxchequer propo- 50,000, to be issued from time to time, for the encouragement of persons disposed to settle at the Cape of Good Hope. tending emigration to the Cape oi Good Hope, over those to the Uniwed States. SMITHFIELD MEETING. Mr Hunt opened the business of the meeting by a speech which was received with great applause. MeroGast read the resolusions 18 in number, "on the subject of rdorm, and of an equal representauon in Parliament. After debaicy the resolutions were carried, with only eae or two dissen- uent voices. During thie ¢iscussion of the on another ; Hur people, 14 stone each, sat upon his body, which be heaved at pleasure and in a short time aficrwards nearly the y one inch!whole of the Peer’s scats were occupied by at {iouse to witness the ceremony of the Pro- ~he struck a round bar of i tiameter, against his” nake vae stroke bent it Jike a bo and feeling seemed fled toge Being a master of music the company with Mad Tom. § sing a Solo to the organ iu St. church, then the only one though he might perform with jadgmeat, yet the voice, more I rrible than sweet, scarcely seemed human. Though ei a pa- cific temper, and with the appearance of a gentleman, yet he was iiable of the rude. The hastler at the Virgin inn where he resided, having giver him dis- gust, be took one ofthe kitchen spits from the mantlepiece, and brut it round his neck Jike a choose to tuck the end in the hostler’s bo- soni, the cumbrous ornaniented excited the laugh of the eompany, till he cond :scended to un his iron cravat. Had he abounded with geod naiare, the men might or Ys il ~ © L fie tic have been in fear for the safety of their per-| lug taken his seat on the throne, in his covered, Sir T .omas Tyrwhitt, he eould instantiy roll vp both|the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, sons, & the wonren for that of their pewter shely es, as —Oae:blow with {ist would forever have! silenced those heroes of the bear garden Johnson and Monuoze in Derby ; but! hendkerchie! ; but as he did not Carrving tne sword of State. resolutions, $c. the Rev. Mr. Harrison was taken out of the crowd by the consiabies, for uttering Intcinperate language. Londan, July 18. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. House of Lords, July 13 —<The doors of the house were opened at twelve o'clock, reagh observed that his Majesty's rainisters| sed that an address be présented to thefs Prince Regent, for a sum not exceeding] The I Chanccliov enlarged on the advantages at-i, dress robes, accompanied by Lord Casile-! reagh, in full dicss wearing the order of the Garter, and the Chanceilor of the Ex» chequer in the Court uniform, and follow- .d bya great number of the Members of (be house of Commons, came to the Bar. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent delivered the following speech fiom the throne. My Lords and gentlemen, It is with great regret that I am again| obliged to announce to you the continuance | ot bis Majesty’s lamented indisposition. I cannot close the Session of Parliament without expressirg the satisfaction I have derived from the zeal and assiduity with which you have applied yourself to the several important objects which have come under your consideration. : ho Your patient and laborious investigation of the state of circulation and currency of tne kingdom, demands my warmest ac- knowledgements, and I entertain confident expectation that the measare adopted as ‘he resuit of this inquiry, will be produc. rive of the most beneficial consequences, Gentlemen of the House of Commons, I thank you for supplies which you have he Patriot Vie » To speak his thoughts, is every freeman’s right» SATURDAY, segpreMiek 11.0 i — DIED—On Saturday morning the 4 | instant, after a severe illness, Lthamgr | Butler, aged 3 years and 8 months, son of | Mr. Joseph Butler, of this Borough. On Sundav morning last, of a | lingering complaint, Mr. Samuel Lamb, of | Walker towaship. & R ——rD $ W—— MEETING OF CONFEREES. The Conferees from the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Lvcoming, Potter, M* Kean, and Tioga, met at the Court house in the borough of Williamsport, on. Wed. nesday the first day ol September inst. RICHARD HAYS, was chosen Chair man, and PATRICK CAMBRIDGE, Secretary, aranted for the service of the present year. I sincerely regret that the nccessityl should have existed of making any addition] financial for the meeting at oncé all the purpose, are calculated to press as lightly on all classes of the community, as could be expected when so great an effort was to be made. My Lords and Gentlemen, I continue to receive from Foreign Powers the strongest assurances of ther friendly disposition towards this country. I Lave observed, wiih great concern, the accounts which have recently been made in some of the manufacturing ditricts, to take advantage of circumstances of local distress to excite a spirit of disaffection to the institutions and government of tde country. RE ; No object can be neater my heart than to promote the welfare and prosperity of all classes of his majesty’s subjecis; but this cannot be effected without the maintenance o! public order and tranquility. You may rely, therefore, upon my determination’ 10 firm : sted to me by Jaw ; and | 1 your return to your "his Royal peiing in the his Majesty, that eoned to Tuesday en'y y of August next. Prince Regent took off his hat, and ament DE fourth day © < e speaker and the members having mad their obeisences, withdrew from the Bor. His Royal Highness quitted the house with the same state as on his entrance. The Lords retired, and the house was soon afterwards cleared. July 19 —We have received this morn. ing Dutch and Fiandcis mails; the former bringing papers to the 17th and the latter to the 16th inst. An article dated Brussels, July 12, states that for some time past there had been very great desertions of the French soldiers to the Netherlands. An article deted Irun, July 3d, but written we suspect at Brussels. says, there is no foundation whatever for the rumored ladies, clegaatiy attired, who came to the joration, Ly the Prince Regent in person . At one the Lord chancellor again enter- ed the house, in state, in Lis Peer’s-robes During the interval ull twoy the Persian Ambassador and several of the Foreign Ministers entered the house, as did seve ral Lotds in their robes, and some of the ‘Judges also in their dress i1obes. \ Frorogation of Parbament.— At one min- to the insuits {ute to iwo the arrival ofthe Prince Regent, lat the house was anuauuced by a salva ol ‘artillery. Shortly afterwards his Roya tHighpess ehtered the house, with his ac ‘cusiomed State, the Duke of Wellingion Fhe Dukes lof York aud Kent were, present, and tuck | thew seats near the throne | Hi; PB is LK form, and wore a dress hat and plume, hav {rebes and was directed by his Royal Highness tc a “ 'cemmand the oyal Highness the Prince Regent, not! who was dressed io a Field Marsha¥’s uni- ttendance of the Commons. Shortly afterwaidsy the Speaker, in his cession of Cuba to this country and adds. that « the Spanish government has not judged it compatible with its dignity, di recily to contradict the report.” Dignity lias strange caprices sometimes. On the 8th inst. there was a most dread ful storm, accorapanied with rain and hail at Grave. There fell picces of ice accord ing to these papers, of above a pound weight, Between 2000 and 3000 trees were torn up by the roots in the adjacen country. July 20 —Thefunds continue to advance. It wes discovered on the last setting day ai the stock exchange that the great bears the sellers) could not deliver the stock ; they censequence carried over the account until to-day, and it is now stated, that a consid =rable proportion of the settlement will be again carried on till Friday, as the buy have clearly discovered the situation of th sellers ; they continue purchasing largely for the Aug. account. In addition to the settlement of Friday last, it is now confident. ly stated, that the bears of oinn um have als¢ sold much more than they can deliver, anc and as to-morrow is the setting day for om nium, it is believed there will be a furthe considerable improvement. Cmnaium IS a! 2% premiuny. Consuls for acct. 697 8 rs o “ 1 ne m 12 i ¢ » to the burdens of the people but J anticipate, the midst important permanent advamages) from the effort which you have thus made difficulties of the country; and 1 derive] much satislaction from the belief that thejand published in all the Newspapers in the means which you have devised for this] employ for this purpose} LResntved, unenimously, that Col. JOHN M’MEENS, ofthe County of Lycoming be recommended to the Electors of this Senatorial district, as a proper person to be supported as Senator; at the ensuing Gena ‘eral Election. : Resolved, That the. preceedingsy be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, © 0 ot | Senatoiial district, RICHARD HAYS, Chairman, P. CaMeniper, Secretary. ' S—— AP DELEGATE MEETING, AT a meeting of the democratic repubs \lican delegates of the coun y of Lycoming, {convened at the court house in the borough of Williamsport, on Tuesday the 31st day of Augnst 1819, agreeably to public notice, Abraham Lawshe was appointed chair- man, and Josepin J. Wallis, secretary. The following persons were nominated, and recommended to the democratic res publican citizens of the county of Lycom- ing, for their support at the ensuing gene- ral election, to wit: : Senator, JOHN M’MEENS. Assembly, JOHN HANNA. Sheriff, DAVID MW MICKEN, Coroner, ABRABAM TALLMAN. “ommissioner, JACOB Zrensx. . why WT ts, Cy —— Alexander Mahon, John Auld, Jeremi- ah Tal'man, Toseph J. Wallig, John Bee- ber, Jora‘tan Smith. Resolved, That the procesdings of this meeting be signed by the chairman and se- eretary, and published in the Lycoming Gazette. . A. LAWSHE, Chairmag. JOS. J. WALILIS, Sec’ry. Appointments by the President. Joshua Dodee, of Massachusetts, Con- nl of the United States for the port of Maracilles. : Michael Hogan. of New-York, Commer rial Agent at the Havanpa. Georme BM. Bibb, of Kenticky, Attorney of the United States for the Kentucky dis trict. James RB. Pringle, of Sonth Caroling, Collector of tha Customs for the District of Gharleston S.C. : £22 Benjamin Reeder, of Virginia, Marshall for the District west of the Allegheny Monntain in the state of Virginia. Henry G Neale, Repigter of WwWitls for the Coun'y of Washinoton,dn the District of Columbia, vice James H Blake de- ceased. tl $+ En Dvsentryy A most nf Dina rheea the Tn cacexr and Rice, well boiled, is hest, salatary faod that can be taken, particulars ly mn broth. an — Wp have received from onr obliging Havre. Paris paners 10 the 1162 persons passed Mentz, wav ino embark for women 623 19% We correspondent at : Tone 20. From the 17th of April, end of May, on the Rhine on their A me whom were 2692 and 585 children——0F were Wurtemburghers, 60 Bavarians, ” 1 + iorh Badoners,. 171 Swiss and twenty-eight Hessians. : Tb to ica; among thege nersons Tt is said that an Indian war is brewing hetween the Cherokees and saves, that hostilities have actually commenced ; and that the former are the aggressots.
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