Y)'AS7.'.".'a‘tD’S GAZTCTTE, MAY 31.

THE IRISH ROBBEB.

Dr. , the Bishop of Cashel. having occasion to visit Dubliii,accompan|0d by his wife and daughter, determined to ac- complish the journey by easy stages, in his own carriage, and with his own sleek and well-fed horses, instead of trusting his bones to the tender mercies of an Irish post chaise and the unbroken " garrons" used for drawing those crazy vehicles.

One part of his route was through a. wild and mountainous district; and the _Bishop being a very humane man, and considerate ofhis cattle, made a point of_ quitting his carriage at the foot of every lull and walk- ing to the top. On one occasion he had loitered, to look at the extensive prospect, indulging in a reverie upon its sterile ap- pearance, and the change that agriculture mi ht produce. and in so doing, chanced t_o su or his family and servants to be consi- derably in advance. Perceiving this, he hastened to make up for lost time, and was stepping out with his best speed, when a fellow leaped from behind a heap of loose stones, and accompanying the ﬂourish of a club with a demoniac yell, demanded "mo- ney!” with a ferocity of tone and manner perfectly appalling.

The Bishop gave the robber all the sil- ver he had loose in his pocket, hoping that it would satisfy him ; but he was mistaken, for no sooner had the rufﬁan stowed it away in a cnpacious rent in his tattered garment, then with another whirl of his bludgeon, and an awful oath, he exclaimed —

“And is it with the likes of this, I'm after letting you off ? a few paltry tenpennies. It's the gould I’ll have, or I’ll spatter your brains. Arrah, don’t stand shivering and shaking there, like a Quaker in the ague, but lug out your purse, immediately, or I’ll hate you as blue as a whetstone.”

His lordship most reluctantly yielded his well-filled purse, saying in trcmulous ne- cents,“ My good fellow, there it is, don't ill use ine-—l've given yoti all, pray let me depart.”

“ Fair and softly, if you plase : as I'm not 11 good follow. I haven’t done with you yet. I must search for your note cast-., for I’ll engage you have ti few bits of paper payable at the banks ; so hand it over, or you’ll sup sorrow to night.”

It was given up : a gliiiice at the road sho\\'c(l that nil the hope of llSSl!~‘lﬂl'tt:t‘$ fi-om his servants was unavailing. ‘ The cari-izige had disappeared, but the Bishop made an instinctive movement as though anxious to escape from further pillage.

“Wait awhile, or maby I shall get angrv with you. Hand over your watch and sales, and then you may trudge.”

Now it happened, that the Divine felt par- ticular regard for his watch—not so muc from its being ofconsiderable value, but be- cause it had been presented to him by his first patron, and he ventured to expostulatc.

“ Surely you have taken enough ; lt‘t‘tVC me my watch, and HI forgive you all you have done.”

" Who ax’d your forgiveness, you old Varmint ? Would you triﬂe with my good nature ? Don't force me to do anything I’d be sorry for—but, without any more botherjust give me your watch, or by all that‘s holy ’

And he jerked the hludgeon from his right hand to his left, spat on the thorny palm of the former, and regrasped the forinidable weaponas, though seriously bent on bringing it into operation ; this action was not im- heeded by his victim-—he drew forth the golden time-piece, and with a heavy sigh handed it to his spoiler, who, rolling the chain and seals around it, found seine aper- ture in his apparel into which he crammed it ; and giving himselfa shake to ascertain that it had found, by its own gravity, a place of safety, he said-

“ And now be oﬂ' with you, and thank the blessed saints that you leave me without a scratch on your skin, or the value of your little ﬁnger hurt.”

It needed no persuasion to induce the Bishop to turn his back upon the despoiler of his worldly goods, and having no weight to ca ,|he set all‘ at what equestrisns term a‘ I cantor :’ scarcely, however had he reached the middle of the precipitous road, when he perceived his persecutor running

alter him. He endeavored to redouble his speed. Alas ! what chance had he in ti race with one whose muscles were as strong and elastic as highly tempered steel !”

“ Stop, you niinble-t'ooted thief of the world !” roared the robber—“stop, I tell you ! I’ve a parting word with you."

The exhausted and defenceless clergy- man, finding it impossible to continue his ﬂight, suddenly came to a stand-still. The fellow approached, and his face, instead of its former ferocity, was lit up with n whimp- sical i_-oguishness of expression, as he said —“ and is it likely I’d let you off with a better coat on your back than my own ?and Iwill be after losing the chance of that elegant hat and wig . Oﬂ’ with them this moment, and then you'll he quit 0’ me.

The foot-pad quietly divested the Bishop of his single-breasted-eoat—laid violent hands upon the clerical hat and full buttoned wig— put them on his person, an then insisted on seeing his late apparel used in their stead ; and with a loud laugh ran off, as though his last feat had been the most meritorious of his life.

Thankful at having escaped with unbro- ken bones, his lordship was not long in overtaking iiis carriage, the servants could not repress their laughter at seeing their master in such a strange and motely attire; but there was in his face such evidences of teror and suffering that they speedily check- ked their risible inclinations, particularly, when they learned by a few briefwords the danger he had undergone ' “ My dear W.— !” exclaimed his aﬂectionate wife, after listening to the account ofthe perils to which her husband had been exposed, “ for licavcn’s sake, take offthat ﬁlthy jacket, and throw it out of the window. You can put my warm cloak over your Sll0llltlt‘l‘S, till we reach the next stage, and ll|(‘ll you will be able to purchase sonic hail-it bcttt-rsuited to your station and calling."

" This is nioro cnsily said than done, my liwt-,” he replied ; " I have lost all the mo-

ney I pos.<csscil ; not a gitiot-:1 is left to me

to pay our expv-nr-es to-nigght. My watch

too that I so tloni-ly prized ! iniscruble mun .

that I am l’

“ Never mind your watcli, or aiiytliiiig else just no\v—-oiily pull oil‘ that tiiziss n filth, I implore ; who kliotvs wllut lioi-rid rrontzigion we oiay all catch, it you _pI,'l’ts‘lSl. in ivcziriug it '.’”

“ Take it oll', dear p:ipa," Ol)§Cl‘\'(‘d the tlaughtt.-r,“ but don't throw it away ; it may lead to the detection ofthe wreteli who rub- bed you.

The obnoxious garment was removed ; the young lady was about to place it under the scat, wlu.-n she heard ajingling noise that attracted her attention ; and on exam- ination, found in various parts ofthe cost, not only the watch, pocketbook, purse and silver, ofwhicli her father had been depriv- ed but a. yellow canvass bag, such as is used by farmers, containing about thirty guineas.

ENCOURAGIMENT FOR run SABBA'I'H- Sciiooi. TEACHER.

Some time since, while paying my annual visit to one of our large towns (writes a missionary in Iowa), I met a distinguished lawyer of the place, who had just indulged a hope in Christ. The Sabbath that I was there was the ﬁrst that lind occurred after his conversion. He hastened to the Sab- bath-school, and made there a most impres- sive address. He said, that his first serious impressions were received in a Sabbath- school, of which he was ii member, while a

boy; that he had not been in a Sabbath-t

school for twenty-five years ; that his scep- tical career commenced, when he forsook the Sabbath-school ; but that the inﬂuence of early Sabbath-school instruction had ever followed him, until here, in this dis- tant West, the truth treasured up, by the application of the Holy Spirit, had been made the power of God and the wisdom of God, unto his salvation. He is now think- ing seriously of entering the ministry.

Sabbath-school teacher ! almost discour- aged, it may be, and ready to think your labours vain, pereeeersl You are sowing seed that may bear fruit, when you are in your grave.—-Petites Recorder.

_ tippt,-araiict- was at the |'t‘C(‘lli dinner of the,-

In writing ot' authors and books, the thought is naturally suggested, who, of all men and women, whose ideas have stirred the blood of the world, are still active members of society? Realms, and Wonnswoitrn, Soirriisv, Cl-lARLO'l"l‘E BRONTB, and Aiuco, and other great names in literature, have lately disappeared from among the living; btit in their places rise up hosts ot'strong-arined and lusty successors. The names in Science are still valuable; so in Theology, in Romance, and in History; and age has not withered the “infinite variety" of Vicroa Huoo, of LAMARTINZ, or Bnvssr. LAMARTINI, strug ling with adverse fortune, and re- dtice by political convulsions to the verge of bankruptcy, with his estates embarrassed and his spirits depressed by misfortune, has set himself deliberately down, like a second Sco'r'r, to wipe out mortgages with his pen, and, through his agents, appeals to his friends in America for aid: let us give it, and cheerfully. His Familiar History of Literature will occupy two years of publi- cation in serial numbers. BIRANGIR has written some stirring lines, addressed to “ the students," which no French publisher dares print, but which circulate about Paris in manuscript, and, having found their way to this city, are now going the rounds of the newspapers. Vtcroa Hueo, in exile, fulniiiiates aruitltema mm-unalha against the third Narouzou, and defends the memory of the patriots. Our own poets are inzirslialled by Mr. Bav.n"i', who steadily pursues his newspaper life, an allows the muse full sway only on rare occasions. The younger American poets work lustily, full of Yankee tire and spirit, nnd rich in iiiizigery, tlitit is free of Yankee stiffiiess: so that the year hardly runs by without new aiiiiouiiccinciits front Lose- rr.i.i.ow, Lou'r;i.i., \\'iin"i'ii:n, Ssxs, IloLi\ir.s, or 'I‘.n'i.on. Mr. ’l‘ii.tcin;ii.n', having taken up the opt-i'ati.oii of dissecting dead nionarcli.-‘, and perforiiiiiig it to the great satisfnuti -n of the .-tiideiits who \\'(‘l‘t' present at tl'o (lx‘IlliIIlSl|“ulllttl|, liasjust turn- ed his steps liomewnrtl, after it lt§llglllt’ll(.‘(.ll stay aiiiotig us; he hears with llllll the liicai-ty good wi.-‘lies of the fi-it-iitls wlimn his visits have called about him: his last public

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St. George's Stzcivty, in this city, wlicre he made a .-paivkling little spt-rcli, full of his old humor. Cii.iiti.i;s l)i(:i-tizvs, having found in l’ari.-‘ the inatri-ials he IlC(‘tlt‘tl, is writing the liistory ol"‘Little Dorrit,” re-published here simultaneously with the London edition. G. P. R. JAMES, settling down into a steadfast adniii-er of free acres and broad fields, has invested largely in western lands, and remains for the present in the United States. Doeaus JI‘.Rlt0l.D is editing Lloyd’s \\'eekly newspaper. ROBERT BROWNING, the }lowir'rs, CHAR- i.r.s Ki.-vGsi.ev, CAP.l.Yl.l-Z, Bui.wi:n, and “ISRAELI, have been brought more or less prominently before the reading public with- in a year—l)isn.ti:i.i chieﬂy in politics.

Lavsnn and linen Mii.i.t:R quietly discuss -

men's and naturo’s marks upon old stones, and read lessons from them. Mr. Hoiucs Miiviisw, takin up a new branch of investigation, has commenced with the reform of the swell-mob in London—gcntle- men who inake £50 at a single pull, but who would now live honestly, if they could; w hope Mr. Msviiizw may how the rough material he has to work into something better than it is, but the task is unpromis-i ing. Voiv Liriiie and Htmrioi.n'r, Sin Ciuitus Lvsi.i., FARADAY, Ainv, Sin DAVID Bnsws-rsa, are still at work in the foreign scientiﬁc field, and so are AOASBIZ an over, ENRY Bacns, MAUltY,, MITCIIIL, and ALIXANDIR, here. It is hoped that Lissic, Ann, and possibly Htmsoi.n'r, may be induced to visit this country during the coming summer, in season to be present at the annual meeting of the American Association at Albany. The historians are busy: Mr. BANCROPT, with his History of the American Revolu-

;the Continent, Ai.isoiv with the continua-

«, beauty of the modern school of the English .

tion, Mr. Iitviivc with WABIIINGTON, Mr. Mscxuuv with Wii.i.nie, Tusias with,

tion of his History of Europe, In Msitvsi. with Venice. Mr. Evaitrrr has been lecturing to immense audiences upon the life and career of Wssiiiseroiv; and Mr. Courts as diseoursed, with war and

Fiction. Mr. Eiunsoiv and the Reformers are not just now proliﬁc, and the public misses them. The American clergy, with names that stand high in theology, survive to a good age, and lack none of their accustomed industry; they are ﬁtly repre- sented by the respected class which is headed by Drs. Wayland, and Spring, and Bethune, Sprague, Cox, Alexander, and Barnes. We have neither the time nor space requisite to dwell more fully upon this subject. It is suﬂicient for our imme-

iate purpose to recall the names of the living authors wlisse pens are not yet laid aside, and whose health and vigor, we are glad to know, are still unabated.

THE CORN-GROWING DIITRICTI OF CENTRAL RUSSIA.

With a different policy than that which has hitherto swayed the destinies of Russia there is hardly a limit to her capabilities of production. She possesses forests able to supply navies to every sea-power in the world, and corn regions extensive and fer- tile enough to make her the granary of kingdoms. All that is wanting is a better system of farming, and a law to protect the rights of labour, and give the peasant an interest in his toil. The tract of coun- try between Riazan to Koursk, for example extending through the three Governments of Riiizan, Tonla, and Orel, along a line of 385 miles, is rich beyond that of any other country in Europe. It lies stretched out, an immense tract of the finest corn land, with hardly the intervention of a single barren acre. As yet howevt-r, agri- culture is but in its infancy. There is plenty of industry, but little method. The peasant toils from morning till night with old-fashioned, unwieldy implements, crop‘- [ing on from your to year without rotation of crops, or vnriatioii of iiiaiiurcs, and without any iiiilu-:cincnt to trouble himself about such advantages. in addition to __,i‘:iin crops, a considerable portion of the land is occupied oy hops, tobacco, llt"lllp,

ax, tziiciinibt.-rs, nnd \'t-«_vvt;ililvs ofcvery lillltl. Many of the fariiiers also i-ear horscs, sheep, and cattle in lllllnL‘llSt" uniti- rs. It is not, however, to be supposed, that the returns are equal to those of good land in England or Scotland, wlir-re farin- ing is in so high a state of improvement. Coinpared with France, the llussiaii crops have the advantage, though the soil is not .iltp('l'it>l‘, hwing to the severer industry of the cultivators. In Russia, the returns are often ten measures for one sown, while in France they seldom exceed six. Each of the (iioverninents we have named, is able to export from three to four millions of tchetverts annually. The farms are gene- rally small, and for seine years, the large proprietors have been at considerable pains to improve the system of farming, by esta- blishing model farms, and by procuring experienced stewards from other countries. But great difiiculty has been experienced

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in the attempt to induce the people to accept these innovations. In spite of this, however, the Governments mentioned pre- sent an almost unbroken ﬁeld of great fertility, exhibiting miles upon miles of fields, rarely interspersed with trees, but boasting a prodigious number of windmills, which of themselves suﬂice to show the pi-oductiveness of the land, the knolls of ground being in many cases completely covered with them. There are also not a few brandy distilleries and watermills, situ- ated in low hollows along the streams. Half the cost of life and treasure wasted in the late war, and in the maintenance of threatening armaments, would turn these resources to enormous advantage. And this is only a sample of what may be said of a great portion of Russia. Her powers of water carriage may also be converted into sources of immense wealth; and, indeed, all that is wantin to ive Russia that eminence which her (glzars ave sought to gain for her by war, is the full develop- ment of those appliances which are con- summated only by peace.

The Warsaw journals state, that the re-opening of the English Protestant church in that city has been authori-

sed by the Russian Government.