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St. Patrick's Body Found

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Day
19
Month
August
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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the workmen engaged in the renovation of 8t. Patrick's Gathedra], Dublin - the oldest church in Ireland - were digging np a portion of tho fiooring in ono oi the aisles, they discovered a largo stone coffin of curious workmanshipr bnricd a few feet below tho surface. The cof fin, when opened, was found to contain a skeleton of an ecceleaiastic, supposed to have been buried thero six hundred years. The skull was perfect, and the bones crumbled into dust when expoged to the air. On the lid of the coffin there was a ful] length figure of a bishop in hls robes. It waa inspected by Bome antiquarians, including Dr. Todd, who expressed it as his belief, that it was the original founder of the clmrch St. Patrick. It was in good pre servation, and it is in evory respect a moet interesting relie. When the church is finished it will bo placed in a moni prominent poeition, benause therc is no more rcrnarkable antiquity in the building. Tbc weekly papers oí Boston have resolved to iricroase their stibscription prices from 20 to 50 per cent, and advortising ratea the sarne. A condensed catalogue o( tbe books published in London betwoen the yerirs 1835 and 1863 has jast been issued therj. It forma a li&t of 67,500 dinerent works. An English married lady hns consulted her lawyer on the question whethcr, having mnrried her hunband for hifl money, and that money being al) spent, the is not at liberty to marry again ? Decisión reserved. Shoridan had a very convenient formula for acknowledging all the new pnbheations that wcro pent him .: " Dear sir, I have received yotir ex.juisite work, and I have no doubt I ishitü be highly dcüghted - after I have reed it." To prevent steera from jumping fencos, clip off the oye lashes of tho underlid with a pair ol Rowsorf, and the ability to jiirap is as eftectually destroyed as Sanipsoii's power wa by the loss of his locks. Tlio animal will not attempt a fenee uutil tbe eve-lashes are grown again. Mrs. II desired Dr. Johnson to cive his opinión of a new work hu had just writton adding that, il' it vvould not do, t-hc beggod him to teil her, for she had othur irons in tho fire, and in case of its not being likely to succecd slie could ttring Out Boiftéthing else. - " Then," s:iid the Doctor, titer having turnod over :i few lcaves, "I advine yon (o put it wbcrs yen "thcr ]""nf nro "

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