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wars between the houses of York and Lancas- ter. Harrison speaks of wheaten bread as be- ing chiefly used by the gentry for their own i> tables; and adds, that the artificer and la- 4 ‘ borer are “ driven to content themselves With 1 horse corne, beanes, peason, oats, tares, and lentils.” There is no doubt that the average 1 duration ofhuman life was at that period not it one halfas longas at the present day. The f copstant use ofsalted meat, with little or no I vegetable addition, doubtless contributed to the shortning of life, to say nothing of the large numbers constantly swept away by pestilence and famine. 'l‘ill lemon juice was used as a remedy for sourve amongst our seamen, who , are also compelle to eat salted meat without ll green vegetables, the destruction of life in ‘ the navy was something incredible. Admiral ,. Hosier buried his ship’s companies twice during ““e"West Indian voyage, in 1726, partly from the unhealthiness of the Spanish coast, but chiefly from the ravages of scurvey. Bad food and want of cleanliness swept away the people of
the middle ages, by ravages upon their health,
the limited medical skill of those days could never resist. Matthew Paris, a historian of that period, states there were in his time twen.
tv or thirty hospitals for lepers in Europe.—
drks'ng' Man’s Companion, No. XIII.
QUERY.
Is it the duty for a person to contribute to charitable and religious institutions. in any way, while he has creditors who have never received their just dues? The person who asks this question owes money that hitherto he
' 7‘been unable to pay ; and his income bare-
‘ . ~ espporting himself and family ?—Commum‘- ate .
We have ever been averse to answer ques- tions like the above without knowing all the cimnmstances iu the case.—lf the good man who asks the question has no property but just enough for a comfortable subsistence for him- heelfand those whom he ought to support, he 'éqfitainly has othing to give, unless he bor- rows sonie m 4 .tc give awa , which we should think he could not do wit a good con- science.——But we should like to ask him ifsome whom he supports could not be made to sup- port themselves? And whether, if he Were more prudent in the furniture of his house. the provisions of his table, and the clothing of his family,he might not lay up something for his creditors, and yet do something for the cause of God? Does he allow noextravagance in an of these things? If he does, his conscience will reproach him on reading this, and we hope he will repent, and do works meet for repentance.
Christian Watchman.
Swan Risen—The following are extracts from a letter received in Lewes this week by a respectable inhabitant of Lewes, addressed to him by his son, who is a settler at Freemantle. The letter is dated April 5th, 1832 :—“ Flour is ,V selling at 1s. per lb. ; salt ork at the same price ; salt beef 1s 8d perl ; potatoes at 1s per lb; beer at 2s the quart; and if uncle likes to send 20 or 30 hogsheads of beer out, 1 will sell it for him. I can also do well by barrels of flour, or salt Irish pork, or boots and shoes for men and women, and children’s clothing; also cotton prints—good are selling at 3s per yard, and some 4s a yard. The captains ofships are \‘nflking their fortunes by the same goods when “ml
the “ Send me out by the first ship as , a new draw net 40 or 45 yards long, I“ T and corked, for we have not any
re, andwe abound with fish. A man
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might make a fortune by anet. Send plenty ofnet twine with it.” “ Sophia wishes you to send her some bleached cloth ; there is none in this country, and that we brought with us is used up." “I have heard there has been very bad accounts of the country ; but it is all false. The country is going on exceeding well; all here wanted is old English farmers out here; for we have grown crops of wheat seven sacks to the acre, rough broke up with the spade; and as for cabbages, the turns are so big they will not go in a busl el measure.” The natives in the country are very troublesome to us; they killed seven Englishmen within the last two years; butI be still living in Freemantle town in a house ofmy own and have got a nice garden to it. The house and garden are worth about 1001 I have also two other allotments. —Brighton Guardian.
THE BRITISH AMERICAN,
NOVEMBER 17,1832.
We have no European news to otfer later than our last.
The weather during the past week has been eXceedingly cold for the season, accompanied with snow; and we are extremely sorry to add, that the accounts from every part of this Is- land. are, that a {great portion of the Potato crop will eventually be lost. being locked up in the earth by the late hard frost. Many of our Farmers have also sutfered, by gathering them too early, not being ripe, have rotted.
Letters from Quebec by the last Mail, repre- sent the continuance of the Cholera in that city. Though the deaths occasioned by it were not numerous, still they were so much so as to excite constant alarm and uneasiness iu the public mind. ln Montreal the pestilence had, we are glad to state, wholly ceased—Gas.
We learn that within ten days nine ersons have died of Cholera, at the parish o l’ointe aux Trembles, about twenty miles above Que- bec, on the road to Montreal; of that number fourdiedinone house, and four in two other houses.
Monseigneur Panet, Catholic Bislwp of this diocese.has resigned, owing to his advanced age. Monseigneur Signay, Bishop of Fussala, and Coadjutator, of course succeeds him.
We understand that the Steamer Royal Wil- liam, will move up to her winter quarters at Sorel or Three Rivers, in a few days.
UNITED STATES—Cholera in. the West.— The epidemic is so sewn: in Cincinnati as to interrupt business generally; and many are leaving the city. The Board of Health report, on the 13th inst. 27 deaths ; about 40 cases re- maining, 30 of which were reported as reco- vering. On the 14th. 32 new cases and 24 deaths; and on the 15th. 30 cases and 17 deaths.—Boston. Traveller, Oct. 26.
Sudden death of Charles Calvert, Esq. .M. P.— Acc.unts have been received in Town this morning of the awfulsudden death of Charles Calvert, Esq. the eminent porter brewer, and M. P- for the borough ofSouthwark, which took place on Saturday evening, near I swich, of cholera, after an attack offew hours duration. —London Paper.
Napoleon. when dying, commanded that he should be buried in his Marengo Cloak. His son implored, with tears in his eyes and uplifted hands, that he might be enveloped in a tri-
colored dag.
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no. 16 §lttpptun Euttlltgents. ‘\
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ENTERED.
Schr. Despatcb, Robertson, Fox lsland. aria, Muri, Pictou. Shall0p Jane Ann, Chambers, Tatmagouche. Schr. perseverance, Brown, Miramichi. Dolphin, Suret. o. Brigantine George Henry, Begley, Dublin. Shallop Providence, Bouchet, Pictou. Schr. Dela Aide, Le Blanc, Halifax. Earl Gray, James, do. William Henry, Webber, St. John, 11.3. Thorn. Payson, do. Nancy, Deagle,St. John’s; Newfoundland. Victory, Terrio, Arichat.
CLEARED.
Anastatia,———Halifax.
Sarah, Kelly, Newfoundland.
Maria, Muri. Halifax.
Eagle. Rude, do.
Despatch, Young, St. John’s Newfld. Rambler, Terrio. Boston.
Range r, Salmond, Miramichi. Dolphin. Suret, do.
Union, Seeds. Pictou.
Shallop Providence. Bouchet, Pictou.
Schr. De la Aide, Le Blane, Halifax.
Two Sisters, Irving. St. John’s; Newfld. Maria, Bishop. Halifax.
Harriet, Le Jenne. do.
Nancy, Deagle, Arichat.
Victory, Terrio, Halifax.
Alert. Nelms, do.
Perseverance, Brown Miramichi. Endeavour, Ramsay, do.
La Reine Blanche, Boudrot, Halifax.
Schr.
To the Editor qfths British flmcrican.
Mr. Editor,
Several years ago I have heard a charming song “ What is Love ?" I have not snflicient recollection of that pretty composition to make it answer my present desire, which is to write a parody upon it, beginning thus :
What is truth '3
But as it would be a difficult task to parodise verses that we are not versed in, I shall sing my song in prose. What is trhth? Moral truth consists in speaking things according to the persuasion of our minds and is called also veracity—Truth is a term used in opposition to falsehood, for instance to a Newspaper (the present company always excepted) and why newspapers in direct contradiction to truth and morality are sutfered to infest the world is owing to the weakness and folly of mankind. Supposing I let my land to a man to farm for a year, and he suws it with weeds, shall I let it to him for a second year? Yet year afteryear do we encourage this Poison Grass. The news- papers musthave a crop of something, or they will not be popular— in other words they will not sell. l fear that we are daily surrendering to Typo and his Devil those privileges which our forefathers have bled in the support ofthe: right ofexerctsing common sense and uphold- ing that Constitution which has stood the test ot‘centuries, the basis as it should be ofthc true freedom, but not the licentiousness of the pram—Observe, Mr. Editor, I mean to confil!e my remarks to lying newspapers, fact is out