' ' ' h ts enhanced. it then h the paper should be committed to ‘and the dignity of er movemen hands gf. Mr. Macfarlane,

a

z .1' . amply name, a mere recollection, and again the

~ Djouni. AQueen, stripped of her glory of a

- -tion for the sale ofthe greater part of his estates

4 ‘ .gular consequences.

, account of the departure ofthe Bengal Merchant,

the intending colonists of New Zealand.

over yellow morocco boots embroidered with silk. Her shoulders were covered with a sort of bur- nous, and a yataghan hung to her waist.

" 'c expression, which her high stature

The day came when all this prestige, so ex- pensiver kept up, suddenly vanished.

substantial resources which had, at onetime, 'sustained the magic of the extraordinary domi- tnation were daily forsakiiig her. The Queen 'of Palmyra then fell back into the rank of mere “mortals, and she who had signed absolute fir— nans enabling the traveller to visit in security “the regions ofPalmyra—she whose authority the sublime Porte had tacitly acknowledged—soon saw her people disown her omnipotency; she .the title of Queen, but it was but an

'rnonastery’s silence ruled over the solitude of

day, Lady Hester Stanhope has expired, the -aport of fate, at the moment the East is con- vulsed. She has expired in obscurity and lone- liness, without even mingling her name With the great events of which it is now the theatre.— Eastern Print.

Pumas Pucxnan MUSKAW.—-BERLIN Oct. 19. --The report which has been many times re- peated, that Prince Puckler Muskaw waslikely to succeed Lady Hester Stanhope in the East, seems to be really well founded. The negocia-

is- said to be nearly concluded, and to require only his presence to terminate it. In the decay of the Turkish empire, the confusion which pre- “Veils among the tribes, who are without masters and leaders, and, lastly, considering the bold and yet prudent character of the Prince, his situation in that country might lead to very sin-

DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST SCOTTISH COLONY FOR NEW’ ZEALAND.

The Glasgow Herald contains an interesting

which conveys the first body of Scotch emigrants from the Clyde to New Zealand :—

At two o’clock, (on the 28th October,) the Inverary Castle, which had been engaged for the occasion, left the Broomielaw with a large party, consisting of the Committee, the friends of the colonists, and the ladies interested in and con- nected with both. The day was beautiful, and the cheering influence of the sun imparted a sweetness to the scene, which found its echo iii the breast of every one present. The band of the First Royals attended the party, by the courtesy of Colonel Carter; and at intervals during the trip enlivened the meeting by the performanct:i of airs which weie uplw spirit~ “j ' an anon etic. unc eon was

I“iiin on'b‘tiard bmr'.'Forrester of Gordon Street; and the material of refreshment, includ- ing champagne and claret, did due credit to the

urveyor of the feast. About five o’clock, the - Inverary Castle neared the Bengal Merchant, - at anchor in Gourock Bay; and the reception ofthe visiting party was of the most enthusiastic kind. The yards of the emigrant ship were "fully manned, streamers fluttered in the breeze from every part of the rigging, and the loud tongue of artillery sounded from her sides. As the Inverary Castle approached, the band struck up the national air of ‘ Rule Britannia ;' and the welcoming cheers from the Bengal Merchant were responded to by the party in the steamer with something like boisterous enthusiam. A connecting line was adjusted between the ves- sels; and the Committee, with their friends, were received on deck by Captain Hemery, who appears to be a young man of enterprise and intelligence, and every inch a seamaii. The scene on board the ship was one of thril- ling interest and excitement. The Committee, headed by Lord Provost Dunlop, visited almost every compartment of the vessel, and inspected, . with much solicitude, the temporary homes of

It was impossible to meet and converse with the community who are about to leave their fatherland for the future Great Britain of the Southern Seas, without being touched with sad- ness; and ere the visiting ceremony was con- cluded, tears were seen to trickle down the cheeks of bearded men. Here might be seen a buirdly peasant from the banks of Yarrow, and there a nursing mother who accompanied her husband from the vales of Clyde. The day was doubtless set apart for joy and entertainment, but the feeling of light-hearted merriment was not there; and though the hopes of the emigrants were buoyant as to the land of their adoption, it is not in the nature of our countrymen to expatriate themselves from ‘puir auld Scotland,’ which is mixed up with all their associations, and which contains the green graves of their sires, without the heart being pained and sad- dened, There were partings of grey-haired fathers and mothers with their offspring, and there too was the last embrace of brothers, sisters, and sweethearts; and the farewell seemed to be ofthat kind which Byron describes as ‘pressing the blood from out young hearts.’ After the ship had been inspected, the emigrants were called aft, and addressed by the Lord Provost from the quarter-deck. He counselled them to pay implicit obedience to Captain Hemery, who was intrusted not only with their

bound, would reflect honour and only upon NewZealand, but upon t Lady their birth. _ V ,_ _ Hester Stanhope had a serious and impos'igg helhadprepaiéetll a fifprmal address for their con ' her noble and mild features i' si eration an ene ; . _ -I' wnmce ’ on space, he would not detain them by reading gfin-feIIOW creatures, labour of centuries. tunate circumstance d proportion of brick house or bamboo was very

Lady perusal on the passage. . Hester’s fortune rapidly declined: in short, the followed in the same strain by Mr. Tennant an

intending colonists to bear in I were not only Scotagnen, but picked Scotsmen. g

His Lordship further state

but as night was coming

their minister, for The Lord Provost was

Mr. Alexander Johnstone; who counselled the mind that they

and while tirling't'bf their walfdre and Well behaving would be. heard with pleasure by their countrymen, any thing of a contrary nature would pain the heart. and mantle the blush on their countenance. Mr. Crawford also. addres- sed the assemblage from the midst of them i and as he is deservedly'a favourite with the enli- grants, his remarks appeared to be received In exceedingly good part. At the conclusion, the emigrants proposed three cheers—which were given with a right good will—fogahé Lord Pro- vost, for Captain Brash the agent,’ for Mr. Craw- ford the secretary, and for the New Zealand Committee. Thereafter, a formal farewell was taken by his Lordship and the other gentlemen- of his party; and while the assemblage was separating to their respective berths, the hand struckup the touching and appropriate air of ‘ Should auld acquaintance be forgot ;' and, re- membering the far home to which the passengers were bent, many, with tearful eyes, thought on the passage— ' ‘ -

“ Oh the music ofScotiu is sweet mid the scene,

But oh could vou hear it when seas roll between,

'Tis than, and then only, the soul can divine

The music that dwells in the songs 0‘ Iangsyne.‘

A sumptuous dinner was given to the visiting- party in the cabin of the Bengal Merchant; but capacious as it is its accommodations were much too small for the numbers who peopled the ship, and they therefore dined in detachments. Fi- nally, the Lord Provost took the chair; Mr. Johnstone, Professor Nichol, Dr. Logan, Cap- tain Brash, Captain Hemery, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Tennant, and other gentlemen, being of‘ the party. The health of Captain Hemery was proposed, and success to the expedition carried by the Bengal Merchant. ' The Captain replied with brevity, but still in a way which went to the hearts of all present: he cherished the hope that he might be enabled to carry otit the first Scottish colony to New Zealand with speed and with safety; and nothing would give him greater delight than a second time being intrusted with the confidence of the Committee, and a second shipment of Scottish emigrants. The cabin was beautifully decorated for the occasion with flowers and evergreens. A rack containing a case of burnished muskets was placed behind the croupier’s seat, and the staircase leading to the lower cabin was ornamented with a row of

cutlmes. After it had been ~ttnn cerl that the ladies wuammmmwh the gentlemen vacated their seats inthe cabin; and upon the steamer leaving the ship, she was honoured by a discharge from her great guns, and reciprocal cheering concluded the farewell. There was something peculiarly touching in leaving the emigrant-ship: a lunar rainbow spanned the heavens, and the aurora borealis was visible in many varied and fantastic streaks within.tlie crescent line. In again proceeding to Glasgow, the scene which they had left formed the principal topic of conversation among the party; and it was admitted by all, that a more interesting meeting than the reception and fare- well to the Bengal Merchant had not been know on the Clyde.

A postscript to this account mentions, that the Champion tug steamer parted from the Beri- gal Merchant of? Skelmorlie, at one o'clock on the 3lst, amid the cheers of all on board both vessels. “The sails of the noble ship were unfurled to the breeze, and she won off in spanking stlye, like ‘ a greyhound from the slips,’ as ifeager to run her glorious course, and proud of the destinies she bore.”

EARTHQUAKE 1N AVA. ,

AMARAPOORA, April 8. 1839.——You will have learned the awful visitation of an earthquake we have had at this city on the morning of the 23d ult. and ofthe disastrous results which attended it. We continue to experience shocks ever since up to the present moment, occurring at intervals of an hour, nay, even oftener, along with a rumb-

credit not brick building in the city a - he land of without a single exce d that pagodas, monasteries, ’ either razed to the great;

burying

ption, wh 'ghtli dwelling-hon d or shivere in their ruins men, women,a ' ternit , hundr Thus hurled illilt‘t:i (2‘ oneyblow’ re" ‘ It was, indeed, a most for- for the people, that the s with those of wood inconsiderable, else the destruction of lives would have been lamentably rent. -The earth was rent in several places into wide chasms and fissures, from ten to twlpn‘; ty feet wide, from which deluges of water bee gushed, and a large quantity of grey earth . or; thrown up, iovering the place around severltl feet deep, and emitting a sulphurous sme . The rapid current of the Irrawaddi was even reversed at the time of the shock, and ascended up its bed for a while. The old cities of Ava and Tsagain, with the numerous pagodas and other edifices, have also been reduced to heaps of ruins, and their walls shattered and thrown down. The towns and villages above and below the capital have likewise suffered, and it that some have even been swallowed

ere ”

surrounding towns and villages, amount to be- tween two hundred and three hundred, which

reports arrive from more distant places. Amongst those who died are, Mr. llarapeat, the wealthy Armenian merchant,

dren of Mr. Avanese. I ofa family ofsix children, and he nas now been

been in the midst of so many dangers, and

fered either in person or property.

front our residence.

in their historical records.

THE REVIVALS AT KILSYTH.

wise.

cond Sabbath of this month.

qiient and earnest address on the subject.

sed in order to be understood.

reckoned them at fifteen thousand.

affected, by the truth of God.

false; the discourse was full of Scripture truth,

ling sound like distant thunder. We have as

Tounggnoo and Prorne to the southward, and Bomo to the northward, at which places it would ' appear that the earthquake was felt‘ with equal force; we consequently feel no little alarm and anxiety as regards the fate of Rangoon and Moulmien. At between two and three, a. m. on the day in question, we were all of a udden shaken off our beds from the rocking of the house in the most violent and frightful manner, with the doors and windows flapping about with some force, and a noise not unlike the discharge of distant artillery. At this time every light and moveable article in the house was being thrown in every direction, and it was not without some difficulty we kept ourselves on our legs. In short, the motion of the house could only be compared to the tossing of a boat on the billows of the ocean in a tempmt. The vibrations were from north to south,or vice versa, for the faces of the buildings pointing to those quarters suffered more than the resr, and I should think it lasted about two or three minutes.

transmission to their new country, but with their lives; and though it was unreasonable to expect those comforts at sea which had characterized their Scottish homes, he fervently hoped that order, harmony, and mutual forbearance, would

exist among the passengers of the Bengal Mer- greatly to increase the awfulness of the event. chant. And further, he trusted that their de- But at daybreak what a scene of horror and memos: in the far clinic to which they were desolation presented itself: to our. viewl Every

When the shocks with the noise ceased, torrents of water were heard rushing down in every direction, which, with the darkened appearance of the sky» from. the clouds, the noise of birds, and the dismal howling of pariah dogs, tended

i maturity of Christian knowledge. The services

Rev. brethren went away in order to go home. About eleven o’clock they heard the church bell ringing, and they went back and found light in the church; and when they went in, it was crowded in every part, and a minister was en- gaged in praying with the people, who were deeply moved. They continued in the church till an early hour; but as he had to preach to them next day, he left them at twelve o’clock. On Monday he preached to them, and was fol- lowed by Mr. Burns, who took for his text, “ A new heart will I give unto you.” His sermon was_characterised by deep earnestness, and much amriety to win souls to Christ. He (the Princi- pal) preached from the text, “ He, when he comes, shall convince the world of sin.” He felt peculiar assistance on this occasion ; seldom before had he felt himselfso free in the delivery of the truth of God. The services were conclu- ded at half-past nine, but the people were not yet satisfied with the spiritual food. It was therefore announced to them that there would be service in the morning at eight o’clock, which accordingly there was, Mr. Charles Brown, from Edinburgh, officiating. The Principal then pro- ceeded to state _his reasons for believing that this was ,an;outponring of the spirit of God, and in

very earnest language warned allwho heard him

' 'st the epsrt' tioui l the " it":ng falling into the awful aw”, were . “the Holy Glad, .— I,

. ‘ d . a s . bsp'egiiiicothers destroyed by inundation. The B, A. Trinity College, Cambridge; . number ofpersons that perished here, and the Vicars, Trinity College, Dublin; Res

number will, of course, be expected to swell as

and three chil- These were the survivors

deprived ofthem too. We have, indeed, to be grateful to Providence, that, though‘ welhave

where so many perished, none of us have suf- We owe, certainly, our escape to .the houses beingbiiilt ofthe same light materials as the generality of buildings here; but we had nigh been swallow- ed up by some of the openings and gaps in the earth, for some of these were not many yards An occurrence like this is not in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant in this country, nor is there any mention of one

At the October monthly meeting Bf the Glas- gow Presbytery, Mr. Burns of Kilsyth gave an additional statement on the progress of revivals, and intimated that he had drawn up the account ofthe Communion, which was about to be pub- lished in connexion with his former statement. Sir Archibald Ednionston, he added, had written one ofliis agents, expressing satisfaCtion at the progress making in the good work, and offering any assistance, by hooks for libraries or other- A meeting of the friendly society of Dis-

5 ‘. i e o enters, comgrisipg the (l;%%ngngegge‘yg igfifif, hood, as well as laymen, was held a few days ago, when it was agreed that the meeting should express gratitude for the disposition lately inani- fested to seek after a revival of religion, and to invite the several churches to engage in prayer for the influences of the Holy Spirit on the se-

On Monday evening, a meeting was held in the East Church, Aberdeen, at which the Rev. Principal Dewar, who had been at Kilsyth, and had witnessed what had taken place there on the occasion of the late celebration of the Sacra- ment, stated the circumstances which had fallen under his own observation, and delivered an elo- He had, he said. previously had an opportunity of witnessing other revivals which had taken place in Scotland, and at Kilsyth he saw precisely what he had seen before; the same anxious at- tention to the word, the same desire for spiritual food, and that abstraction of mind which cannot be conveyed by description, but must be witnes- The numbers who were present at the Sacrament he had cal- culated at twelve thousand. while others had Those peo- ple were much affected, visibly and externally The allusions made by the newspaper press to the nature ofthe discourse preached by Mr. Wm. C. Burns were

and distinguished by great earnestness; it was a searching sermon, and he was surprised to hear

. ' _ 'from so youthful a preacher a discourse display- yet only been able to receive intelligence fromsing so great an understanding, and so much

continued till nine at night, when he and his

J

P . l 2,

e '1. .glln l'.- « to Judi

. -_—l- a y I . 'rris PsosAGA-rion or I s‘fggfriim of Colonial Bishops.— e. in the Colonies has lately been strengths» : the erection of_ }'0. Op , ,, IQ“? . I.meu b adivistonofthediocessao _ N0“ ' .nd' ontreal; and on Sunday, Aug- 4; o. p.34 Archdeacon - "Ivmud.. and the Vapors kc {10M $35333, ., Archdem of , or";f , r , l Ngffoundland and cgiegwgcmgflf The . island of Newfoundlan "up" {M m, spiritually des‘i‘me. P0"r f the Colonial ' , Church. The Society. ther "h duetmned ’ to make a great effort, to strong“en m hind; of the new bishop by increasing the 33mm; r l. \, his clergy, and accordingly came to . mum“ to offer 2001. a year each to four additif missionaries, who should be found duly qua for their arduous and responsible duties. _ following gentlemen were approved by the bi _ —-The Rev. W. Bowman, Rev. G. A, A

e . whlc

' .

Boone, Literate. The last three I were ordained to their missmns by bishop of Canterbury, on Sunday, : sailed the same week. Mr. Bowman 3: to Ferryland, and Mr. Addisonto ; Mr. Vicars and Mr. Boone will ha lions assigned to them on their or, fonndland. On Sunday, Oct. 13, -_ ‘.—. Simpson was ordained Deacon by tho London, and sailed for Sydney following. ' ,. lacuna—Mr. O'Connell addr .1 rous assembly at Killarney, in Octo meeting was held to promote me . I proving the registry and returning ' members for Kerry. Mr. O’Conu r,‘ as reported in the Morning C'Itraut' blarneyz— v. ' “ We have as beautiful a little g‘ ’ your hearts could wish. (Tremen . " She will not suffer herself to be led , or set of men who would be disposed"- upon her brave Irish subjects. (Greg. I do not exaggerate when I tell you, first of her family that sat upon 5:“ throne who has ever felt disposed ’ to Ireland. It is not her fault the ' enjoy a more extensive franchise: fault that we have not Corporate .' " Ireland is not in every respect iden England. Ifthese things were in .- bestow, we would long since have it (Loud cheers of ‘Long life to her. cheers for our youthful and lovely ,’ (Vehement cheering, and waving A _ ' . *m'nie‘ga .~ ‘ is opposed by the English Tory fa" me tell you, that faction are now ‘ to establish actual despotism over the 1 England. They talk oftheir liberties, , are evanescent—likely soon to'disa " ifIreland was not backing the cause v in England, despotism would now be there. It is said of the English that brave people in the field: they are to but they are still more brave when ' , Paddy at their side to help them. But men are at this moment crouching sla Tory faction " ' 3 ' You have- .3 of Lord Brougliam—(groans)—you do‘ : groan him. (Renewed groans.) That - a species of what he Iiirnselfonce cal i rascality’ sought to place in the hands“ sons the education of the youth of 'f