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an improved edition of The Statistical Companion, just pub- lished :—The resident incumbents of the Church of England are in number 5,859; the non-resident, 4,307; this, with 576 miscellaneous cures, vacancies, &c., makes up a total of 10,742. The non-resident incumbents are distinguished into the following categories :-1,878 residing' on other benefices 31 ncn-resident without license or exemption 647 non-resi- dent for want, or unfitness, of parsonage house; 369 non-resi- dent on account of infirmity or illness; 279 non-resident on account of their filling public offices and 197 non-resident for "miscellaneous" (which we presume means "unexplained"), causes. The value. of benefices varies from under Lio to £ 7,306. There are 11 benefices under jElO; 19 of £ 10, and under E21; 32 of £20, and under JE30 235 of JE30, and under £50 ¡ 1,629 of 1:50, and under £ 100 1,602 of £100, and uti. der f 150 1,354 of £ 150, and under C 200 1,979 of E 200, and under £300; 1,323 of Z300, and under £ 400 830 of E400, and under £ 500; 954 of £ 500, and under £ 750 323 of £ 750, and under £ 1,000 134 of X 1,000, and under E 1,500 32 of £ 1,500, and under £ 2,000 16 of iC2,000 and upwards; 1 of E4,843 (the rectory of Stanhope, in the county of Northumberland) .1 of 7,306 (the rectory of Doddington, in the county of Cambridge). There are 62 sinecure rectories, averaging 92"5 each and there are 178 from which no returns have been made. It ap- pears, from the reports of the commissioners of charities, that lauded and funded property to the amount of £ 1,433,598, yield- ing an annual income of E 184,178, is held in trust.

IRISH 11EGIUM DONUM. The following statement is made by a correspondent of the Nonconformist:— SiR,-The statement which I give underneath will show the way in which Government appropriates the public money, and events now taking place show that their objects in pen- sioning the clergy of the Presbyterian Church in the North of Ireland are fully answered. I annex the payments made to the rival chiefs; viz. I tec. Dr. Cocke, Toi-y and Cal- vi/iist. ls. Pastor of May- street Congrega- tion £ 92 0 0 2nd. Distributor of the liegiiini Domon to the clergy of the General As- sembly 320 0 0 3rd. Professor of Sa- cred Rhetoric, and Preacher to the Students of As- sembly 250 0 0 X662 0 0 Iicv. Dr. MontgomeryWhig and Unitarian, fst. Pastor of Dum- mering Congre- gation £ '9*2 0 0 2nd. Distributor of ltegium Donnm to the Unitniall's 120 0 0 3rd. Professor of Divinity to the Unitarian Stu- dents (class com- posed of 10 or 12) 150 0 0 E- 362 0 0' Dr. M. has also got a Go- vcrnmentappointmcnt for his son in India. I am,, sir, yolirs, Belfast, 15, 1818. ANTI-HUMBUG." THE COLOXIER.-The following extract frothstlie correspon- dence of the British Banner, shows the working of State- Churchism in the dependencies of Kngland :—• CHEAP ITELIGION IN NEW AMSTERDAM. The cost for the present year is as follows :— English. Scotch. Roman, dols. cts. dols. cts. dols. cts. Rootor or Minister's Salary.. 2,333 33 2,333 33 2,677 00 Ditto ditto house rent.. 500 00 5')0 00 500 00 Half ulary of jail, 233 50 233 50 — — Curate, or Assistant, half- salary 933 00 933 00 — — C I rk and Cat(jehirt 417 00 417 00 417 00 School allowance. 333 00 333 00 — — Quarter of an Archdeacon 467 00 Garrison Chaplain, (say, as jail) 233 50 233 50 — — School in Stanley Town, say 190 00 Total. 5,640 33 4!,983; 33' 3,584 09 Making a grand total of 14,207 dollars, 67 cents. This is called cheap religion indeed! Cheap1 enough to the 1,260 people who attend the English, Scottish, and IloHiish Churches,:—whose religion' admits of such plun- der. lijut dear enough to those who are compelled to deliver it at the demand of the public exactor,, or suffer the conse- quonce of refusal or neglect., THE BISHOP OF F,-iETFlt" PROSPECTS.—Ifer Majesty's At- torney-General will very shortly issue a process of quare impedit against the Bishop, in the case of the Itev. Mr. Gorham; and the Court of Queen's Bench will be moved for an order of costs against the "-Bishop in the case of the Queen -v. Latimer and, further, the Bishop will never move for a new trial and, lastly, the Bench of Bishops have before them the verdict af the jury, and the question whether Dr. Phillpotts may not -lie,askiid to withdraw from the episcopacy.Lovoi; Chronicle.' GROSS HYPOCRISY AND CLERICAL DELINQUENCY.—In Novem- ber last, a Rev. B. Fairfax was engaged as curate ffir the parish of Rawmarsh, near Sheffield, during the absence for a few months of the Rev. Mr. M ahon, the rector. Being a young unmarried man, tall, slender, of dark complexion, with large expressive eyes, and jetty hair;" being, moreover, supposed to be nobly born and rich, he attracted great notice from the ladies: not only so, but his zeal for the Church, kindness to the poor and to those who did not attend his ministry, made him one universal favourite with the villagers. The trades- men supplied Mm with goods to any amount, and he was sur* founded with all the comforts and elegancies of life. By-and- bye there came down to the clerical residence two persons, one of them a "page," and the other a relative, whom he called "Johnny Deer, or "dear," a term of endearment somewhat applicable, since th'ere are shrewd suspicions that although in male attire the wearer is of the feminine gender. To make a long story short, our curate and his- companions left on the last day of March, when the rector returned,, without paying his tradesmen* and it transpires that he has been appropriating the fourpenny-pieces received from the members of the clothing club, and that he failed to pay over the sum of jE7 collected at the church in aid of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. There is little doubt that a sum raised for the destitute Irish has gone in like manner. It is hoped that this shalWeress person will be taken into custody and punished as a swindler and hypocrite deserves.

CHARMS AND WITCHCRAFT.—EVILS OF DISSENT. Wales was formerly the land of witchcraft and charms. Fairies, elfs, and goblins enjoyed uninterrupted possession from Holyhead to Cardiff; and from Llandrillo-yn-y-rhos to St. David's. Corpse candles were more numerous than the dead; and spiritual agents mustered in greater strength than the cor- poreal. Such was Wales in the sunny days of State Church- ism, when the country was in the hands of the Government educators. Since then, that naughty thing, Welsh Dissent, has reigned supreme, and these beauties have become matters of history and not of fact. At the success of Dissent, ghosts have become surly and will not appear. Fairies have no fellow feeling with it, and have returned to their subterranean para- dise, and are determined to remain there. The corpse candles became so displeased at the people's presumption in leaving, the Church, as to extinguish themselves* and leave mortals in utter darkness of their fate. These sad losses we have suf- fered on account of Dissent. Where that intruder has not ar- rived, primitive usages still prevail. Ghosts visit the simple rustics to reward their adherence to the Church of their fathers, and grant to certain of their most devout worshippers powers of which poor Welsh Dissenters are ignorant. In Radnorshire, that noble country, so distinguished for the absence of the ugly Welsh and the presence of the beautiful English, these venera- ble practices are still being carried on. In an address lately delivered at Hay, the Rev. Henry Jones, a Dissenting minister from Radnorshire, enumerated the following charms, which lie found in the neighbourhood where he resides. We hear that Mr. Jones, as a Welsh Dissenter, has announced his intention of making war on the venerable tribe of ghosts, conjurors, for- tune-tellers, and charmers. Another sad result of naughty Dissent] The charms are the following:— g* 1st. For an insane person.—The 1st 14 verses of the 1st chap, of the Gospel of St. John, to be written round the edges, the middle being left a blank j a circle is then drawn, through which two lines are traced crossing each other upon the dia- meter line. The name of the individual is written, awd: under it the date of the month and year.. 2nd. For a Wound.—Our Saviour was- born in Bethlehem, and crucified on Mount Calvary, and his head was crowned with nails and thorns, and never whealed nor festered, so may not this cut never wheal or fester, in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. 3rd. For a Taching.-From the earth it came, and to the earth let it return, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, Amen. 4th. For the Stopping of Blood.—Our Saviour was born, in' Bethlehem and baptised in the river Jordan. That water was wild, that water was good, He commanded, and still it stood. So I command this blood to stand, in the name of the Father, rest blood," in the name of the Son, rest blood, in the name of the Holy Ghost, Amen, Amen. 5th. For the Tooth Ache.—Peter sat at the gate of Jerusa- lem, and our Saviour and the Apostles by, and he said, what aileth thee, Peter? and Peter said, Lord, my tooth arc sore, that I cannot eat nor drink and the Lord said, Peter rri-se, and be of good faith, and thy teeth shall be made whole. Or the name of the individual being sad and sorrowful, come be- fore the feet of Jesus.. Jesus saith unto Peter, what aileth thee? JPeter saith- unto Jesus: Jesus, Jesus, my teeth doth ache. Jesus saith unto Peter, take up thy cross and follow me, and thy teeth shall no more ache, in the name of the Fa- ther, Son, and Holy Ghost. 6th. For a Beast Sunk in the Shoulder.—Hair to hair, skin to skin', ffesh to flesh, sinew to sinew, bone to bone, come up shoulder bone, in the'name of the Father,, and of the Son, and- of the Holy Ghost, Amen.—Or, As Jesus lay under a marble" stone, Si >iew to sinew, bone to bone, All in their places, every one,- And let thy blessed will be done. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,, Amen Amen. 7th. For a Burn. There was two angels in the east, One brought fire the other brought frost, Out fire, in frost,. In' the name of the Father, Sony and Holy Ghost, Amen. Or, Mary mild, burnt chitd, out fire, in frost, in the iiairie of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Amen.

THE BALLOT; TO THE ELECTORS OF ENGLAND. ■ ■ The votes of the House of Commons must convince you that you have not faithfully discharged the trust committed to you in the election of proper men to represent the people of England in Parliament. You have frequently allowed yourselves to be influenced by a few interested individuals, who by family connexions and the weight of their purses have intimidated you, and induced you to return men to manage the national, affa-ii-s-- the great proportion of whom are either too* indolent or in- competent to manage their own. They have already mortgaged the property and industry of the country more than £ 800,000,000, and are now bur- dening the people with' taxes of about a million a week, which is spent in excessive extravagancies. The class of men who govern the nation, make laws and tax the people, do not themselves pay more than one pound in twenty of the taxes, yet they have the spending of the whole, and the entire patronage of the State. About one-fifth of the members of the House of Commons are officers of the army and navy, who, living upon the country and looking for promotion, can they act indepen- dently and for the good of the people ? besides there are too many lawyers in Parliament for the public good. With the exception of a few large constituencies it is- ab- surd to call the members of the House of Commons the re- presentatives of the people, nor will the people ever be duly represented under the present corrupt system practised at elections. In order to correct this you must demand4 the ballot, and prtcanvassing or promising of votes. v I* 0 iig Vi)t6g. This may V. jenied you by tho," ivliose interest it i to. con tin oe the*^sent corrupt ahd unjust system* but do they not all practjjyit themselves ? Is there a single peer or member of Parliament, who does not use the ballot in-electing members of their fashionable clubs or other societies to which they may belong ? Why should-it be denied you ?-' If this reasonable request be denied you, and the public mind is not satisfied that the voice of the people is heard in Parliament, who can1 calculate upon consequences ? ;r. In order that, economy may be used in the management of public adit's, and just and equal laws for all; let meetings be held in every town, village, and hamlet throughout the kingdom, to petition for the ballot in the election of mem- bers of Parliament, and that alL canvassing ari& pledging- votes may be presented*, without which the peofdb ftiH never bs fairly represented. A TitUJi PATRIOT. l'

GQOJ) FRIDAY.—Our Saviour, as tlijs day commemorates, was crucified without the walls of Jerusalem* in the 33rd: year of his age, and at three o'clock in the afternoon. To this day ceremonies take place in the sepulchre relative to and sufferings and among the rest, a cross is erected on Calvary, n" bearing his effigy with outstretched arms. This is afterwards taken down, anointed with spices, wrapped in linen, laid in a tomb, and a sermon preached, accompanied with chanting and devotional acts of fervoar.L)r. Ray Wilson on the Holy Land.

Uaftettcs. Jkww* LtKfJ, the Swedish nightingale, is now in England. MXNTMEF AH, who is in very precarious health, has returned to Egypt. LQ!t D BROUGHAM has taken to vindicate capital punishments. It, is' therefore, highly probable that they are about being abolished. indebted to the sword and the gallows, and the. Bishop of Oxford's zeal for the latter is no more .than becoming gratitude. A YOUNG Jew, about seventeen years of age., has been bru- tally murdered in the neighbourhood of Runcorn. He was a jeweller by trade. His murderers have not been found. A POLICEMAN is said to have beaten one of Mr. Cochrane's servants very severely at the pauper procession, and that with- out any provocation. The blue coat fraternity are rather too fond of cefib-laW,. THE Carmarthen Journal announces its intention of writing Mr. Cochrane down an ass." We trust, should that be the case, that Mr. Cochrane in his new state of existence will not fail to trace his paternity to the editop. SLATEKY.—A third or fourth attempt to repeal the law which prohibits the importation of slaves into Kentucky, so far as to allow their importation-for use but not for sale, was on the 29th of January defeated in the Senate by a vote of 19 to 17. A BILI. to repeal all laws of Tennessee prohibiting the im- portation of slaves into the State for sa1è,. passed the House on the -3rd. February, and was sent to the Senate for concurrence. BUUT?ES, the Editor of the Haul, advises Mr. Evan Jones, of Tredegar, to write less. A very sage counsel, unless Mr. Jones discontinues writing about Brutus. FAITBEFT MATTHEW has left Ireland and is now on his way to America. Brother Jonathan intends giving hini* a magnificent reception.- He does right; Father Matthew deserves to be honoured. TME Times affirms th'at Louis Philippe is very poor. In all probability then be is immensely rich, as the statements of that paper are generally the reverse of truth. I I G.,ic ri" remarks the Boston Chronotype,- "it was compul- sory on a man in this Commonwealth to pay a tax for the support of some sort of preaching. The law was repealed- in spite of an Ctwful fuss—and the clergy are supported better than before." TOM STEELE has recovered from the shock- lie received from his leap into the Thames. He has been bound to-behave orderly for the next twelvemoiith, Some of the English daily papers propose a subscription for him. If such antics are to be rewarded, we fear that attempts at suicide will become rather numerous,- THE Government contract of 100,000 gallons of rum for the navy, was again taken yesterday by Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and Son, of Fenchurch '-street. The navy is already sufficiently demoralized, and needs not be made worse. But our Govern- ment fs hot particular about economy as long as John Bull has to pay. y- Tea Madrid Ileraldo announces, by authority, that "in the event of any fresh disturbances, a quarter of an hour's grace would be granted in order to prevent bloodshed, but that after that brief period had elapsed, no quarter would be given. Grace Is it preventative or saving, or both ? It comes, how- ever, from a suspicious quarter. HOGS.'—There are in the United States thirty millions of hogs. This is about fifteen times the amount usually slaughtered in the whole country for market in one year. Hogs grow up to full size in less than two years. It follows, then, from these facts, that there must be at least five times as many hogs in the country that might be fatted for market as there really are. THE Vicar of Aberdare has addressed a letter to the Lord Chancellor, in which he remonstrates against his lordship's presentation of a Mr. Sampson, one of his own relations, to the living of St. Andrew's in this county. The ostensible ground of dissatisfaction- is Mr. Sampson's ignorance of the Welsh. The reason1 is good enough,> though it comes from Ordovicis. A CORRESPONDENT of the Cardiff Guardian affirms, that the neighbours of the Rev. Thomas Price, of Aberdare, say that the rev. gentleman does not know the difference between Greek and Chaldee. Mr. Price's neighbours have becon-iottoo learned to answer the description given of them by their rev. vicar to Mr. Mngen, and their venturing to talk about Greek ood Chaldee, is one of the strongest proofs of their being unac- quainted,with the ninth commandment. A CORRESPONDENT of the Carmarthen Journal gives it as "'čhi's' humble but firm opinion that those who endeavour to keep up the Welsh as the vernacular language of Wales, are only binding more tight the fetters which have prevented the anci,eiit,Br;.tons from attaining a mush higher station in the state of civilisation than they do at present." Something needs be done, for it is evident that this humble writer is at a very low point in the scale of civilization, and we have, of late met with a few other scribblers equally low. THE Bishop of Oxford said in his place in the House of Lords, that there was a party out of doors clamouring, as he thought, very absurdly, for the abolishing of all capital punish- ments, and for giving up the highest right of the State as the administrators of justice from God toman." Douglas Jervold's Newspaper asks in reference to this statement,- -"Could the bishop find nobody else to confirm but JACK- KETCH in the exercise of his vocation ?" We can' see nothing very improper in the hangman being confirmed by a bishop, when a priest- bestows the Holy Ghost on a murderer. THE Danville Democrat, published in the iron region of Americit-and well informed on the subject, says the reduction of the price of irdn in England,-news of which was received by the lat6, will undoubtedly operate injuriously on the iron interests of this country under this present low tariff. We learn that railroad iron has been offered by the English agent in the Atlantic cities at 50 doHars to 53 dollars per ton, delivered, and other iron in proportion. Large orders have been- sent put already by the last steamers. LyN^-ric^—The report of the State Lunatic Asylum, of New York, shows that 428 persons were admitted into the Institu- tion last year, making 802 patients. 187 recovered, 70 were improved, and 48 died. Among the persons admitted were, 346 farmers, 49 merchants, 44 scholars, 17 attorneys, 1 military officer, and 1—only 1—editor. The condition of life was, mar- ried, 746 single, 760 widows, 70; widowers, 33. Ill health is the principal of the supposed causes of insanity, loss of pro- perty next, intemperance next. CONSTITUENCY OF FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. —Accord- ing to statistical tables by the Minister of Agriculture, tire number of males in France above twenty-one years of age is 9,350,000, with 925,000 more in Algeria and the French Colo- nies, in all 10,275,000. To represent the majority of the nation having the right to vote according to^the new decree,, the num- ber, therefore, is 5,137,500, plus f. The whole number of voters will give 11,400 electors* for each of the 900 deputies. The same'riuhiber being divided among 2,850 cantons, will give 3,600 vaterS-for each,- aVE It Cp^tf.RALisATio^.—Our conviction, not now expressed for the first" time, is that every department of Government in Ireland has been over centralised. Nothing is left for the pfcopfe to'do.- Every function has been usurped by the Trea-' sury, the Home-office, and the Castle; and when-the blunders and omissions of half-informed power provoke popular excla- mation, and incessant appeals for redress to supreme authority, in the bewilderment and helplessness they have brought- upon- themselves, statesmen and legislators protest that it is really quite impossible for Government to do everything." So' we think; and therefore we earnestly wish; that it would not try. --Daily News.—So do we, and we libpe the Daily Newlr wiH express the same wish iivregard to'the education.of the pbople. WI[IG .GFRY.L--The preseilt Parliament iyoccupying- the sit- teenth year of the Ueforuy Bill. The very man who is at the head of the Government, is there prei-isely througlrthe univer- sal demands; at tli-vt period, for Retrenchment and Reform, Lord John Russell had declared for years in the House, that nothing but.tne most rigid reform and retrenchment could save this nation-from ruin. He denounced for years the Tory Go- vernment.' He denounced the s^ste^t' of bribery by which members of that House acquired their seats; He denounced the/system by which the plundered and impoverished people were /kept down at the point of the bayonet and the musket. He-promised miracles* of retrenchment.- He painted paradises. of freedom and national' prosperity under the Whig ministry. lie, and his fellow-Whigs were believed, were tried; and what is the result ? Sixteen years after these patriotic outcries, these saintly promises, these magnanimous denunciations of political p extravagance and despotic treatment of the people,—what is the result? Why, there sit Lord John Russell and his fellow Whigs, comfortably in the golden nests of the Tories, and present such an abearance that no one could tell them from the old Tories, if they were not made aware of their pretences. The reforms are Fiiill uiiexcelited. In every department of Government the most wasteful mismanagement abounds; and ministers are, at this moment, wishing, like another genuine set of Sidmouths, Liverpool, and Castlereaghs, for fresh powers to gag the pens and mouths of Englishmen.lloicitt's Jevrnal. INSTALLATION OF DR. HAMFDEN.—On Thursday the instal- lation of the Right Rev. Renn Dickson Hanipt&n, D .D., to the bishopric of Herefoid, took place in the cathedral of that city, in the presence of a vast number of the inhabitants and of visitors from the adjacent districts. The mayor and corpora- tion attentled the ceremony. Amongst the canons present -.vlere-the Itey. W. P. Musgrave, the Dean'of St. Asaph, the Rev. J. Wetherell, the Hon.-and Rev. H. Rodney, the Rev. J. B. Webb, the Hon. and Rev. O. W. W. Forrester, besides a great number of other clergymen. The prayers on this occa- sion "Were read by the Rev, T. Gretton, one of the minor canons, and the lessons by the Rev. J. Hopton, vicar of Canon Fromt. In the absence of thb dean, Dr. Merewether, the Rev. Canon Musgrave presided over the ceremony, at the conclusion of which the bishop pronounced the blessing over the assembly. LORD JOHN RusSÈLJ IN 1!832.1'he following extract from a speech of Lord John Russell in 1832- is well worthy of the consideration of his lordship at the present time :—" At the present time ministers possessed the confidence of the K'oiisp of Commons, but the House of Commons eotdd not be sad to" possess the esteem and respect of the people. Much was it to be apprehended that the consequences would be equally fatal for tumult and insurrection had already burst out in many parts of the^ empire. This popular frenzy exhibited in one view alarm in the upper classes, and disaffection in the lower. what were the remedies which had been applied to the evil v Severe coercion—restrictive laws—large standing armies—enor- mous barracks scattered all over the face of the country,— symptoms, not of strength and coliifcl-eice, but of weakness and alarm (hear, hear). In his firm and unaltered persuasioa, the liberty of Englishmen was founded on the common consent of all being required to the establishment of the law. The liberty of England abhorred the protection of a standing army. The liberty of England abjured the countenance of extensive hay- racks scattered the country. The liberty of KnghmU could ailow itself to bt maintained by any despotic de- monstrations of that nature," t DIFFICCLTIES OF EDITORS,—An-editor cannot sto~ • treading- on somebody's toes. If he expresses his opinio!. lessiy and frankly, he is arrogant and presumptuous if he merely states facts without comments, be dares not avow htF i-entiments. If he conscientiously refuses to ad\>oat'e ♦!»« claims of an individual to office, he is accused of personal hos- tility. A jackanapes who measures off words in*o vrrse a- clerk does tape by the yard, handles him a parcel of stuff ti,-tt, jingles like a handful of rusty nails and a gimlet, and if the editor is not fool enough to print the nonsense—" Stopr;tv paper, I won't. patronise man that is no better judge of poe- try!" One murmurs because his paper is too literaryano- ther, because it is not literary enough one would have the type so small that a microscope would be indispensable in every family;, another threatens to discontinue his paper unices the letters are halt-an-inch long. In. tact, every subscriber has a plan of his own for conducting a journal, and the labour of' Sisyphus was recreation, with that of an editor who underta> <« to please all.

— (Selected for the P p A T. i T i ) THE MARCH OF THE FOttLD, THIS world somehow alone WO LUOAV. And 'tis aa odd one too It may be right, 'twas made by might Unerring, it is true. Tis'somewhat oiM, above the so I. For know I do, and so do- Some weep whilst others Some LFT-ngh away the livelong day, With diratilings bcaiity Is Whilst others wear the brow OF care And nothing- know of I have seen indeed, from he The rich in plenty's la; I have seen the poor from doer tu doer Complain of their mishap. AND t' ey could tell We're men as w lL From God above deriv'd. As all of those who find repose In gorgeous places liiv'd, • Oh what a world, when some arc hurl'd. Down to the lowest state; In want they there, gnaw'd by DE.spair. Curse their unhappy state The Lcvite, he, and priest agree To pass the poor man bv; Whilst some poor man, Sainttritau, Fities them where they lie. Thou Levite tell, and priest as well Why pass the no IR man by ? For s-hznvi to you unfeeling craw In want, why let him lie The Gall above—the God of love— COillmamlJ you, pity show He'll bless you more—pity the poor Let them c&mpassiun-'know. Blame you the Gild WHO with a nod Could hurl you to despair ? Dire yon du SJ? He'll let you know That he acts just and fair. God gave you more, to feed the poor, Ye paiiiper'd ,el tisli ,:e t 11emember this, there's nought amiss Unnoticed by him yet. That gorgeous place, that rosv face, Will soon, soon have its end When at your door you see the poor, In pi.ty him befriend. Lampeter. TAt: (,,yirs Wk shall always find mercy behind a cloud if we look for it —IIAXN.VH N I O-RP. NOTHING shows a kind heart more thin sparine the feeling of those who are conscious of their inferiority. J ONE simple word in praise of those we love, will RVJVE A thousand times more pleasure thair the warmest commenda tions of our selves As the sword of the best-tempered metal is most flexible so the truly generous afe most pliant and courteous in their behaviour towards their inferiors.- FrLu, H. THEILE is not a greater sign: of a little mind than the affecta- tioh of despising little duties.—Mas.- JB;;A y. WHILE we arc reasoning concerning life, life is gone and death, though perhaps they receive him differently, yet treats alike the peasant and the philosopher.—HUME. THERE cannot be a more worthy improvement of friendship than in a fervent opposition to the sins of those whom we prl"- foss to'love. -B'ISHOP' HAl.L. THE influence of a pious example descends downwards from- the head of a family, diffuses itself over the main bodv, till it- reaches the very lowest Of, D.. DIJCOR.VTE the perishing body as we will, either living <>#• dead, if the soul be miserable ci- in- danger, it is but a sensed t. mockery. Though men may contrive ta shut their eves to the danger of their state, the time must come, when their eyes will-be opened-to the truth of God's word here, or the reaiitf of his indignation hereafter,—GALT. GOD'S1 benefits come not alone, but one gift is the pledge OF another.- .The grant of a mite is the assignment of a utient A drop of dew from' heaven is a prognostic of a gracious shbwer of a flood, which nothing-caii drain dry but ingrati- tude,—FAUI.VGDON.. ° MAKE thy recreation servant to' thy business, lest thou become slave to thy recreation. When thou gocst up into the mountain, leave this servant in the valley; when thou g'OC8t into the city, leave him in the suburbs and remember th<- servant must not be greater than his master.— QUAKLFS: THE loss of a mother is always severely felt; even tfiotudv her health may incapacitate her from taking any active part L-.ij the care of her family, still she is a sweet rallying point around which affectioi-iiind obedience, and a thousand "tender endea- vours to please, concentrate; and drearv is the blank when- such a point is withdrawn it is like that lonely star before us, neither its heat nor light are anything to us in them-ieive*v yet the shepherd would feel his heart sad if lie missed it when he lifts his eye to the brow of the mountain over "j.ih it rises, when the sun descends. A MAN who thinks he is guarding himself against p;,cj, flici by resistmg-the authority of others, leaves open every amu- to singularity, Vanity,- self-conceit, obstinaev, and main o-9 vices, all tending to warp his judgment, azict the iV ral operation of his faculties. We are not, indeed with-our' own opinions, whatever we-ihav proton. till th\ ratified and confirmed by suffrage of the'rest of ni'mkind dispute and wangle for ever; we endeavour to a-t i kt t *• come to u-3 when we do- not- go to thc-m.—S;it RBVXOLDS. v. •

times a day is 1,800 times a year; now, is there any man between the Land's end and John O'Groats, who would lake down and replace a set of bars 1,800 times in succes- sion, in payment for a farm gate ? Hardly-yet this is the price yearly paid by those who use bars that are constantly passed, and the gate is not obtained by it. Again, how much better is a well hung gate than one half huii-- f)-or •fie with a good self-fastening latch, than one with a pin crowded into an augur hole ? Try it by dragging a badly huno- gate over the ground, 1,800 times in succession, se- curing it each time with a pin, and see if you do not think this labour would pay for good hinges and a latch- MENTAL IMPROVEMENT OF FAltAEIIS.-I-'rof. Ateachani observes" In making provision for yout 'famil'y-, -you, should provide something to read, as well as something to' feat. You have little for congratulation in improving laii(I And stock, if the mind about you is going to waste. Every farmer has more time in the year for gaining general know- ledge than a professional man in the active pursuit of his profession. But it does not depend on time so much as in- clination."—Websters says that "even in matters of taste and literature, the advantages of a man of leisure are apt to be over-rated. If there exists adequate means of education, and the love of learning be excited, that love will find the way to the object of desire through the crowd and pressure of the most busy society."