i would Ilt‘\'i‘I' l‘(‘ll‘ a word that could hurt your

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Extracts from an Essay, entitled, “ (I'll-

nada ” by J Sheridan llogan,—to which i ' ‘ .

was awarded the lii-st prize, by lb!‘ (»<'"“ml' tee ol'thc Paris Iiriiiibitioii, ol'Canada:-—- THE H.Ulll‘A.‘l'X‘, on LOWER CA\.\lHAN.

No persons can coiiti-ast more stroiigly tluill the li ihituit oi‘ l..i\\'cl' C=‘-”'-“l4 “"1 mu mrlllcr of 'L'm,,.,. ',',,c Litter is t‘l|li'l'1il'l.‘§llig, ll(l\‘~‘lltll- rouu -ind -"lS2l|"l'””r;lu ‘H M” f"““”il3s' 11° '3 n1“m'y,, ,. . my ,0 ,;i,.,,,.-., ii; iioigliliorliotid for a

- '—- ' ‘ n . better one; and his liouicstead ol ii liiin¢lr_ed acre” 0;-,.1,..,,-mi land is never more dear to him than five hundred acres of wildei-ii:-ss. il‘ be can satisfy hiiiisoll', that the latter would be better for his children. The li:ibit.ant, on tho contra- 1-V knows no love stronger than that for his, oi't’on contracted farm. The l)ll.l.l.'l) where he i . . . - , w,,_., hm-ii, though giving: hiiii, in iiixiny_c:iscs, .i. 31¢-mlur livelihood, is still (ll-arer to him than all the world. In vain lor liini has the iiia;:,ni- ficent West been opoiii.-d up, in vain for him has Aiiicrica been lilled with aceouiita‘ 0} l"""'l "‘:“.’i' in it. llis dreanis liovur round his -i\\!i_ bru- side. llis llll‘.l.glli.lllL)n is boiiiuled my the l~)llL't'.-4 round his l'.i.rni. _ . ‘ _ live where his fiitlier lived, and to die \vuoi'e his

fathei‘ died. _

.\.x iiii;;'.itii1tiirrill_v lm cxpectml, :iv:m<'o his little to do with such ll. character. If he knows not the rewards 0l"L:l'.tS[lllig :iin':>itioii, lie kn_ows not its l'.,-\---1-isli iii.-;-.ipliiiitiiiliiits,or its iuortiii -d p 'id~:. 'l‘iiei'e is not. in ('IiiIt\’I'<{llt!ll"l': ii nipre clie:-l'iil, lnippy. and i‘»ilill,'ll.’i-ll lh-i:~_',: in e.\:i-'.‘- cue» ilziii the I.)\\‘i‘l' (.".ii.iili iii lialiitaiit. llis lilile iZir::i——i’oi', as .i gc‘lt‘l'.il rule. on :xL'c»HInt Ul- fl‘-.:1llL‘!ii. .-'ii‘nlivi,.-ioii.-', the ' : us in l.o.~.‘i-r (‘auti- d'.i. are Sl1i:lll—-:$!l‘,ilill“>s' hini with enoiigl: to live upon : and he Xl:"i"‘l‘,l\‘.‘;l;iyi'li::iii'|l.lll\"*l15‘5itil’) c-ii‘.-.~io-‘to-moi-row. II! has llh‘ or six eows. iiiid h 2 i£!lU\\'H that should give iilllli i-iioiigli for Illlll."~ -l' and his l':iiiiil;.‘. and he ll|,"i'i'l' ;;ivi-s hiin-. sell" anxiot-,' :ilioiit the 1‘-.'.)liivlil_V oi" iiii-reasii-; their lillll|ll‘Jl', or inipro\'in;,; tlu-ir iprility. 'IIt' has six or eight pi_'_'_.~‘, and, ins‘e:id oi’ liittcning two or three for iii:ii'kot—.is -in ol~l-rountryiniin woupl ho _s~_irc to do——':c tike.-I the lilo.-'siii;:_~i o Ilc;i\'eii:is thevare sent to him, and «-.its the wliole oltheni: llc eopics no in:iii‘s improve- iiienis,aiid iniitates no pi-rsoii's inoale of liviii;_>;. His life, his l'o id. his onjoyiiieiits are i'c_r:;iil:ited' by the opportunities oi" the day. (‘he fares sumptuously, he tliaiiks Providoin-o. :llitl.lS lia.p- py. l‘ he oceisionally fares 0l.llt.‘|'\\'lSl-‘o he_ tliinks it is :ill right, and is equally ciiiitiznted.. Simple, therefiirc, in his life, but happy in its '; simplicity. '

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For geiierations his ciiaracter has not undergone a perceptible change; but, happi- l , his gentleness, his innocence, an no c eer- flilness, have been equally endurin I cannot take leave of tho habitant of Lower Canada, without alluding to his amiable dispo- sition, and native politeness. You pass through a country parish in any partofthc Province, no matter how remote, and you are saluted on a hands, by both old and young, and so graceful- ly, yet with so much ease and frankness, that you forget for the moment where you are. You o into ii habitant’s house—always clean, with fiowors in tho windowsaind the walls well white- iin may be the poor- itality is dispensed rclineinont, so whol- ’ than you uld

washed—and though the in estiu his parish, his liosp with so much cerdi..l' _, auu ly iineiiibarrasscd and uiiemburrussing, coil with dilliculty, believe such people cu have alwavs lived in such a place. You s

cXq}C‘,';|lIlL) l’roiioh—:ii:iiiy I‘lIlgIlSll people unfor- tuiiatelv do-aiiil iiiako iiiisiiikeu whi--li woulll pro\'ol:e the risihility of a very saint, yet you never see :i sinilo on the lime of your entertain- er, nor even on the l'.n-es of his cliililreii. ( l" course alter you gl)l|.\V:i_Vn NW)’ 0ll_)|t_\’_tl_=k‘ ll"! aiii:i'/.in;l_v. Your rcli;_v,ion.. your politics, or your cuii:.'.i'y', may, from aceidentzil eii'cunistan- cL.,,,1,L. .l;,.- _.tol‘ul to l.-iin; yet, as long as you are undi-r liis rooi'—-il'it were lor :iioiitlis—-_\.iu

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feeling or wound your pride. In eiiterprise, in that lioliliie.-'.-i oi‘ tlllillglltlllltl action which make ii. people great and a country prosperous, they are iiiiqut-siiomil-ly' liir beyond the rest ol .\iiie- rica. In not slit-liiiig to understaind, and sonic- tiiues oppo.-‘lug the introduction ol palpable im- roveiiieiit.-i and inventions, their conduct is be- ow their own intelligence. ‘iii in refinement and good Iii't‘.L‘illllg'-lll all that liiscinates the striinger, and niakes tho resident happy aniong theiii—thcy aro iiiinieasurably above any simi- lar class on this continent. And all that .-\me- rii.-.i can teaeli them in enterprise would not ex- ceed \-. hat; thcv could tczich Aiiicrica. in the linest {L-;;t:ii-..-..< oi‘ i-iCilimtioii-iiaiiiely. gentleness and good iiianiicrs. *

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Ti. H ' tho 6 cftho

heir locks on the St. Lawrence, it is necessary to g1.,n._.;, at tho splendid river, of whose nearl two thousand inil..-s ot' na.vigatio‘i they l'orni the completing links. Let me conduct the reader then to where the sh-;iiiici', destined to “ shoot the raniils,” lirst \‘.'l.'i(lS in :inion;_;-.t the 'I‘lious- and Is aiids. It is liutivcen l\’iii-,;ston and Brock- ville, and usually just after siiiiri::r-. 'l‘_lie scene here. ol':i. lii-iglit inorniiig-—-ai'.d mornings are sold «in o! lit!l‘\\'l.~l'.‘. in Caiiadu—is iii:i_-__'_niliecntbe- yond ilc- eription. You puss cloau b,‘~'.N0=1|' enough

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H S, “Uh tr 1. lot I. m M-,\'our right: \'()ll;‘i1't‘\'.lllX'lL'l.l into it like the 0 ii i:. t ‘ -' ‘1 . '

mar upon theni—clustcr alter cluster of beauti- tul litilo circular islands, whose trees, p«.-rpotii- ally lilUl5'i:l|l.'tl by the river, have a most luxuri- ant and exquisitely tinted I'oliage,tlieir bi-niie es ov_erl.:iiigiii-g the water. Again on pans little winding piissagcs and bays between the island.-i, the trees on their niifrgins, iiiterl:i.eiiig_: above iheiu, and forming hero and there natural how- ers: yet are the wiiter of these hays so deep: that the steamersofeonsiderahlo size might pass under the intorlaeiiig trees. 'l‘lien opens helbre you ii inzignilicent sheet of water, inany miles wide, with it large island appzirently in the dis- tance, diiidiiigit iiiio two great rivers. ‘M, as you ILIIPX‘-i;l.('lI this, you di.-cover that it is but a group of small islands, the river heiiig divided into niziiiy pai'ts.and looking like silver threads tlirown care‘cssl_v over a large green cloth. Your steunier enters onu ol' these briglil: passa- ges, and

iniiltitude oi‘ ways there must be great diiiiger; nor your ball" eiii'io.i':-rod and winding river .t.'iilllt5s| to an abrupt iermiiiaiiou four or live fnindi-..~d yii-do in ii.-.lv.l:ii-o ofyou, But as ‘on taro appro .ehin;.: at liiuitllniiig speed the tlii'ea.t- in;; rocks in front, ll. i-i.;:iinel sudenly opens upon

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.winil: and the next so.-oiill a iiiiigiiilieeiit ani- piiitlieatre oi’ l ilies opt,-us out h.gi'oro you. This a;;:iiii is boundr.-d. to all appi-ai'ances, by a dark -,',i'eeii bank, but at your approaicli, the mass is lil()\'i‘lI as ii‘ in :i ii ll'.‘itl<‘.\'4.‘ilpt‘, and lo‘ a liiiii- dred ‘oeaiitiliil little islands make their approach. .\nd such l'or soi‘uiit_'.' miles, and till you l'r'iLi:lI the rapids, is thesconery which you glide’

'.ir-Jung]. !

l‘; in‘ iaiipmxilile, even for those whose lnibitsi and l)l.‘l7ll]~.’l.Ii Ill naturally wcziii Kl-i‘lll l'roni the ]Il'.‘.l*lll'-'3 <1 -i-iva'ile l'roni such NC('IlI"l‘_\’, to avoid tee in; akin to poetry, while \\'lii\llll_‘_{ tliroug. iI:«« 'l‘::.iii.--iii-l l::l.iiii_l:~: You few.-l, indeed, long aft: 1' they ‘lave l)t'Cll i_i;ix'.-'-~il, as il'yoti had been await:-ii-ill out ol’:x. bli.<~,:l'-.il drcain. Yourineino- 1-yr l)1'lll_‘.{.*l up :i.;(.iiii and up,‘ iin. the pictures ol'the clusters cl" lslaiids ri.~in_-_; out of the clear, cool water. on think oi" the little bays and wind- ing pas~‘:igcs oinhowered in ll'..‘C$l and recurring to the din, and dust. and heat, and strife of the city you have left, or the city you are going to, you wish in your heart that you had seen more of nature and less ol'lnisiiis-ss. These may be but dreaiiis—-perhap-x they are .~'o,—-but they are good and they are useful dreaiiis: for they break in, for the iiioiueiit, upon the dull mono- tony of our iill-ailisorbiiig ncllishuess; they let in a few rays ofli-,;ht upon the pootrv and purity of s.sntiinont which seem likely to die of perpe- tual contineineiit in the dark prison-house of modern avarice.

The small-er rapids, and the first you arrive at, are the Galops. Point Cardinal and some others. The great rapids are the Long Sault, the Coteau, the Cedars, the Cascades, and the L-achine. The first of these is the most magnificent, the high- est waves rising in the lost, or norte channel. The last is the most dangerous, extensive and

iflieult of navigation. The thrilling and sub- lime excitement of “ shooting them.” is greatly heightened by contrast. Before you reach them there is usually hardly abreath of air stirring, everything is calm and quiet, and your steamer

lides as noiselessly and gently down the river as she would down an ordinary canal. suddenly a scene of wild grandeur breaks upon _ on 2 waves are lashed into spra and into breakers ofa thou.-uind forms, by the dark rocks they are dashed a_-_::iinst in the headlong impe- tuosity of the river. Wliii'lpor.ls—nurrow pas- s:i-,;-ts beset with rock s,—a storm-lashed sea,- all min,-:,lc their suli.iine terrors in a single ; rapid. In an instant you are in the midst ol" lilclll .1 New passing with lightning spre within ii few yards of rocks, wnicli, did your vessel but touch them, would reduce her to an utter wreck, before the sound of the crash could

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on begin at h-ugtli to feel that in the‘

GE LWERAL INTELLTGEJCE.

NICOLAIEFF.

Nicol ii;-ff, to v<sit which the ltliipv.-.riir A‘. x in- Il"r |l- iuit Si. I’.-ii.-rsburg, and where lie p.-..:i:i '“.V ‘WW is. has since tb-- spring been the locale oi ii (‘A up I)‘. |'zf‘,|r\'.s (.,,- lli_\' in the Cr.ui -a. |.; said ll|‘ll. iiier; were sonic iiine, iliis iuiiiip ill‘, lilll llitt ;il.i('(,- li

l’:'inco (;lUflS'5llIAl{|lr,1 ar- .\l.iy last, it was coiuaiioiily (hl,0U0 troop» llwte. For his not been much spoken uln lweii brought into an- li"t‘- ll)’ 5‘-"l5|l“iIl|‘lIl. to \\lil1‘l| unduu proiilliience hits‘ llt".‘lI -_;ivcn, and \Vl||I"I could on'y have been llt.‘llllt'(I Ill llil! rviiniti-, iuimiur ug’ (/‘,,"”_|| (",“."l_ -”'.Vv “Z-. ‘ll-Il lb! I‘\_ll~.~l_iIi guvertiiiient hull n,-.-,o|- ‘““l l" llmli-.‘ .\ic0l:iI~ll' replriec St'llil$lI|l)l‘I

About two months ag \\'lli"ll the opur: ll<‘1lS oi’ ili.;.»\l.ies in the Sc l' .~'iz»ll' were €.\'t.'llll|L' <‘.\‘pt‘cl'.i|i<ms cl‘ lurtlier naval exploihi in the liasi, that ivellliuown iinp--riaiiir»: oi" .\'icolai«~il'. Ili~.- CI‘.MllU oi‘ trio Lllick So-.:i navv, poioicil ll out :ii once (is a desirable o'.>jeei oi" aita::k. line chic: ‘IIIUSKIUII to be eoiisiilereil was wlicilier its ;irscn:il»s and dockyards iveru not eil'-cluallv secured lroni ii ivaf ilL!L’X‘8LsSlIIlI l)\' the 5ll?illU\\‘lit.':':§ oi ilie [l\'i3f in which tlim arc: .s|llI:ili_ll. nu-l ivliir,-I. bison liitlo il--pili of \\'-llt.'l' that. the l'lllSa’l‘|ll ships built at .\'lt3I)Ii|lt'll'.(T.lll mil.‘ r--.;:-Ei ilil: :,--;i by ihir Elli ul'll-iiti u__v lll'll‘h_;"-:5. 'l‘lii.»' ilici must he eiitiiu-‘vv ov,-i"m»h'-‘ll, \\lli'll it is :‘:il<l liirii .VIC0l1I‘.-‘llis to «)i‘:‘U|lI>_3 " .i sea-.oiid $,;?i'i.-iupo';" It p1'r:i-o 'i'i'iIlv2iI eni iiioazi notliiiig un"-"s that port is to zilioiil .-livli--r lo a llllislzlli ii -:-i. :in.] M‘-I'M.‘ -'l§“lliL‘ basis oi n.ivil ”[)'i.‘l:llll|i'-3 in I-illv‘ oi

o.ir. Ill-5 5ll*_';_'t'Slt.‘tl lt’lliiIV'.il of the (.\lJlili"l]- ouui :.t Nu-ul in-il‘ to .-ouiu point |lt‘:ll'e|‘ the sea, within the Lu:.:oi ofihc Uniepi-r, since it won d bring: ihcni in-.ir'i to the eneniy, wnzihi :i illlkiblllif I-I (‘pi-li.~".villl to the principles hv wlii:-h the nival -iniiioriiies of llnssia have guvm-...,.l

lllvlf conduct tliruugli-nit the war.

.-\iin-i:i. K.-iiii-:ii IN l’.ii:i.-=.—A?i«l-« l-l{:i.ler has IllI'i\'(‘\.l In l".iii~;. llis lll.‘.tllll c -iitiiitics to ini- pi'--W. IL: hron~_-ht with Illlll‘ soon l|Il:_'liiIl(7i'lll pre-cuts Ior III" I“. opress and the llllllla oi’ the court. The p..-~.-ui for the I-Impie-s eozisists of :i pair of slippers so richly set with precious Slim: 5 as in he woith 20,000 pnislres, and a rich P. zp--l. for the .~i.l.- ol'a bed. The l’rini:e.-s Ma- llill'lt! i»a_iore«-ei\c:i couipleie collleo soriico in t'.!.Z|§-’tl silver. in the lhsliion of Coipguniimiplig, and on the salvcr the Emir has caused to be en- _:_vravi-d sonic .'\i'.llI verses, eomp|imeiii.ir_v to the I’i'lli(.'.~!5S A .~p-imiid embroidered napkin cov- era‘ the silver, and it alone is worthy 5,000 plas- ires. Accoinpaiiyiiig the service is a quantity of Mocha cotfoe, and also a mill to grind it; so that the I’iiiiui-es will be able to drink coll-68. ex- act] as it Is pri.-pared in the seraglio 'l'tie other object brou-_rht by the Emir consists of pipes, nlargilhes, carpets. scarfs, and other Oriental arti- O 85.

Pnovisioxs awn AMMimi'riox.—It is said that the belligercnts in Europe, have been and still are drawing very large supplies of provisions and ammunition from the United States! The thing has been managed very quietly, but every powder-mill in the Uni- ted States has been for inoiiths constantly and most fully employed, and that article has been sent by Whole cargoes to Europe. 'l‘o such an extent has this been carried on, that the supply ofsaltpetre in this coun- try is very nearly exhausted, , un- less l'ui-tlier supplies are received shortly, the iniiiiui"-actiii-o of powder will soon come to n. stand-.-still.

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iiio upon the air —.~\,r,v,:iin shooting forward like an arrow towards a rocky island, which your! bxirquc iivoids by ii turn almost as rapid as the. iuovenicnt oi‘ a bird. 'l‘hcii, from the crests oi‘; _-_»;n.-at waves rushiii;: down prccipiees, she is , llun~_v upon the crests ol'others rccediii;.;.aiid she

trcinhles to her very keel from the siioi-k, anti, the spray is thrown for in upon her decks. Z\ow : she enters a narro\v channel, hcinnied in iy

tlireateiiing rocks, with wliito breakv,-rs leaping

over theni as she dashes through ti cm in her

lightning way, and spurns the countless whirl- pools hi.-in-ath her —I-‘orivard is an absolute 5 preeip

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Where shall she go! Ere the thoii_::ht ha come and gone, she mount the wall ol wiivel and loaiii like a bird, iind glorious, suhlinio sci-§

calm. uiiullled bosoiu

ol'a gentle riverl “ shooting the ru 1 ii.’

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that is felt during a few moments you take in passing over tlitm. It is one of the snhliiiie ex- perienees which can never be forgotten, though never adequately described.

The inhabitants of Carleton, NB., cele- brute-rl the success oftlie Allies at ii Public l)iniici'. Sentiments followed in riipid suc- cessioii, and “ a feast ofrcasoii and n flow ofsoiil,” inspired without the aid of intoxi-

olten to cast a. pebble l'roin the deck of the stea-

cnting diinks.

once, lands you ii second afterwards upon theI_ 51.3 is i one stoves an

! p no words can ' eoiivev a just ideu. oi‘ the thrilling cxciteineiit

. S.\ui.i. l'i‘r..\i.—'l‘he Neiv York Sim, rlescanting on the extravagancies of dress 'ii that city, i--iiiiiatcs the annual cost of (II‘(‘..~'>'lllg and .it‘\\t'Illllg the ladies of New York and its vicinity, at from thirty to for- ty iiiilli-ins oidollnrs, as much as it cost.-‘ to niaiutaiii the general _:_roveriiineiit.

its 1,\i_\[it)zs‘i: Roo:.i.—'l‘lic largest room in the world, urid ‘r a siiiglo root‘. and unbroken h_v_

pillars or other obsiriiciioiis, is at St. 1’:-tersburu.

ico ofwutcrs; on every side of it liri~:ik- l and is 630 foot in lc'nr_vtli, and 1.30. ii-ci in l)_I’i):itllli. rs, like pyrainids,are thrown high into the air. By (layllgll! it is used for inihi:ir_v ill.-p|.i_v.-,

and a b.iinllion can eonvcniciitly lll:|l.G‘|l\'.'t‘ in ii, In the evrniiigi, it is alien converted in=o ri vast. ball iooni, when it is warmed by sixtsrp prodl'.!l' d :?0.ll00 wax tapers are |‘t‘qull<il to light it properly. The root‘ ol' the Bll‘|ll‘llll‘I' is a single arch of iron. the lI.ll‘S alone on w hieh

it rests weigliing l‘J.8'll,000 pounds.

I A young lady in (.‘li'irlcston, S.C., reccivly al- ltenipted to coinniii suicide b_v lulu”! l3lHl?|fl\l'«"- iIl.‘|‘al,[empt was .l;.m.»i'crcil in season to save She gave as ri reason for the ilv<‘<l. lli:il her lover had In--.-d her upon the cheeks. lle 1,-_,i|ii,-vei-been so cruel heloro, and from that llliiii'it‘lll“ life become a biiideii tindacursc."

lIi'l' lilc.

i‘ .'Ili‘:|4l or upon mo lips. as was his custom.

‘I‘lie Norfolk correspondent of Petersburg V.i ) Erprcu thus speaks of the “ plague lly” -vliiuli h:i.i, Iiplitfllltiil at Norfolk and Portsmouth, SL168 llll‘. coiiiiii--iicmnoiii til the fever:-—" Its lio- iv is about i.lU size oi‘ our common ll_v, of 3 ye]. luwisli color. “I ‘i long delicrllc porous wings of 1 ie.\'ture its line as the sofi.-st. silk 'l'lie_v lly to- izellier in sw:ir.us, unl llIi|_V be seen in llH'.:u' num- bers on the fig lfcits, but their great point oi’ at- iraclimi scenis to be the coilins, in which reposc the illiated victims of “ yellow j:n:l.'.” We took 11 stroll out to that Gulggollltl of nurial gi-oundu, Potters‘ Field, yesterday, and were intensely ll '|‘l’lIlt.’(l at seeing many of the collius that lay on the ground, Pclllflftffl around, awaiting inter- ineni literally biziek with those lnatlisuuie little insect.-i, that sipiiriiied ilienisi-Ives upon one ano- ther so iliiek as to exclude the collin entirely from sight. It was the most disgiisiiiig specia- vle we ever beheld, IlllVlIl_L{ an oily, worniy sig- uifii-.:iuce of lllif lzist oi poor rnorlzility about it in it was absolutely sit~.l.'i~uiiir_r!

(‘:in:i.d:i extends in leiigili ftiiln the coast ofLg. In-.ulor to the river Kaiiiiiiistiqiiia at the} end of I. the Superior, about [000 miles, with an ever- .Ir_go: or.-;idih oi" ‘.330 inili-s, being nearly three =i.nies l:ir_'e as Gr-zit Britain and Ireland. It can- l‘li'i-' -i:i an.-:i oi‘ about 350,000 square miles, or 221,000,000 acres.

INl‘l’.l‘I:\SE OF THE IllllTAl.S.

'I‘liero can he no doubt but any increase in the use of the iimlialile ii;elals—Sucli as iron, copper, tin. lead zinc, silver, -.!nl:l, and platinum —tcuds to arlvaiiee the us:l'ul arts. The cheaper these ln"l'| - in--:o-‘ne. in the same proportion will iii.in iin in-oi-.ii‘.-<«l. \Vere iron to be obtained at oiic~li:ili'ii.-i prdatiiil. pmec, the l)llll.:lIll‘__{ of machin- ery, houses, railroads, &.c., wuull be greatly blllnlll'lli!il,all!l all classes would be gainers by llICllnp!ii\'8lfl.tIll. in its own place copper is just as valiiziblc. null were it as cheap as iron it would be used for in uiy purposes for which the latter is now eiiiploycil. \Ve never expect in see it be- come as cheap, still, we hope it will be much cheaper and plentiful than it new is. The great copper deposits of the Lake Superior re- gions should. in the course of time, influence tho price of copper, and render it more abundant. It is estimated that the yield of pure copper from these regions this year, will not be less than 5000 ions. In’ a few years, these mines will be yielding more annually than is now produced by all the other mines in existence. When sheet copper be- comes as cheap as tinned-sheet iron, it will be exclusively employed for the roofs and conductors of buildings.—Scienti'fic American.

The other days friend of mine saw a grave looking old Turk, with spectacles, reading for his own edification, aloud from the w estu- ment, and a crowd of Turks standing around lisieiiingto him: Is not this strange an week a box of New Testaments. in the Turkish language. was sent from the bible rlepot to the Custom House, according to nile, from whence it was goin: to be shipped for Thessalonica. The Custom House oliicer said, that as the contents were books, they must be examined by the Governznent Censor before they could he rilltiweil to pass. Some topics were accord- ingly sent to the Censor’s olliee, and they soon came back with the Governmeiii seal on the tint blank leaf, aiithorizing their free circulation in Turkey !"

CONVENIENT AND W HDLESDME Fuod.—A very (‘.lll':|_l|, euiivciiii-iii, and palriiable dlrll may be pi‘i‘p.1l'(‘(l wiili ilie common pilot bread, which is .1 hard, dry cracker, made of flour and water. These can lie purcliaseil by the barrel at a prico but a lilllc liiizher than flour, pound for pound, -utiu-_v aw. -,_u-nerrilly made by machinery, and ‘he (‘list of imkiugz and baking is but trifling wlivn it is ilone i-ii ii l:irt,:e sea 0. 'i': see the price oi'pil-~t liiezid is rpioted in this market at c:-s than hali':i cent per pound above good llour, .|lI(l as t!ie_v are ncarl_v as dry as llour, tliey are .i'mut as nutritious 'l'lie_v will keep longer than aluur without ileieriorutiiig or becoming stale l'livv can he used in a variety of ways. such as .-m:iii'_! ll]i'll| in sieivs iifinezii. or Int.‘.|l .'iiid pota- ious;ilie_v iniprovo ‘~ Iinsh" niaierially, and ~iro .1 good s.o‘isiiiiite for “ cru-at" in potpie, li.i\'iii'_v the :l:IV'ill|lftjc of always beinfl llllhl and \\'lll)lL‘Sl)illl_‘. For an 0HlH\'-Hy. 8Vl‘|'_\"ll2\! ,]j.i|._ pm tho." into an oven uiier the bread is |‘t‘lll()\'l‘il. or into a stove UV-"ll. -'|!I<'l ll?‘ lllm" dry- ]hl)f1)[]l_!')l\' ; ,h,._,, oreak tlieui up and pour boil- int! \V«ll(*i"l|\'t.‘|' tlicvn. and add ti little .-"tilt. and I-nit--r.creaui or niilli. We know of no more ,.-_,g._l_V pr.-piml. more whol-,-sozm-., and more 3_p:iluiable ili.-h than this, for the breakiai-ii, sup- ‘ . or even for the dinner-tablc.—Amcric¢a Agriculturisl.