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? I ~ I . immediately, and they were each ushered into the presence of their lustre or o'|'ltII"NA‘flONI.—A Dutch author, My rihser J. I. Qllflrcliol. mills. port otllcel. &c.. correctly laid dovvn. The stlopa Maker to answer for the intmler oftlie other. After the second or Ioovysohri, in a very itttereotlng vnluiiie, rot-ently publirtlied by him _“l"f 9| ll"! I0“l'*l|"S{' r"“'" lj“l'l- BAVVI“-”" Cllllllfi ll. we think, third shot, the Csliforniaiit crawled on his lttinds and knees nearer It the Hague, under the title of °‘ llladen over Japan" (r‘.c. l.ettt.'eI Jiidiciouir, as giving tiifomiattoii ofilie but and most autlio- lltl him], his antagonist it tir , in order to iriaks sure of his victim. This ooticernittg Japan). has entered into riotne curious r-peculittiirtiri rela- 10 Intending atnigrslilir "lid Pflfllcillurly to those whose Vrvwl uia shot took etfect la tll ubtloiiien of the Mexican." "V0 to the introduction and the probable elliecis of tlte t-xtensioit of IN_* "I II 00II||I|€|‘|=|i|l INIIWB-_"' _“'I'‘’ '"'Y ‘°_'“""‘ l“l° "'5 l"““°“ll°lI Tbs steamship Star of the West, arrived at New York ivith fif- vticctiiation in thttt circumscribed. but densely populated empire. °' ll“’ ll'l“”)’_ lmler "0" Wl'_'°l' ll’ °“""‘ '“,"'d I ° l'°‘"' 3| llwlllllelo hes days‘ latst‘ intelligence from the Pacific. She had 300 passsn- 'I III! gentleman, having resided five years in Japriti, so cltief of the _s abstain froirt drawing utty comparison between the Map its [to and $500,000 ' . utch factory on the little island of Dr-cinta, nv..ilt-d himself of the 'l'¢ill|MI. Ind that of Mr. MINI! Cllttlul-I-3 because they no he steamer Crescent City arrived at New Orleans. with the opportunity thuspreunted to iittroducc, cortjoitilly with Dr. Mohrnke, both we|l—exscutt-d_. creditable tollie l_IlInd. and to their respective important announcement, that the difliculty with the Cuban goverii- the practice of vuc<=in.-tiiert. At first, the oporaiiori was regarded °"_"'l'll¢'I.—Im‘l Will. we doubt not, ll tbs course of a short time, meat was not by any means settled. On the last trip, the uuthori- with touch tlittlrurtt. notwitltatanding tliat.on more than one occasion, fairly rsinunsrute each. permitted her to land liar passengers and malls, but such cour- the ravages of rnrall pox had deciuntied the empire. However. the would not gnin 5. ‘,.,“,_.¢_ titltabitititta have at li:ii tli gut reconciled to vaccittation. whit-li in Miller frightful railroad accident took place on the New Haven rapidly extending. and I lr. Lsvysuhn, accepting parallel Baropr-..n ‘ road, on I"ridiiy last. While tlte train was crossing the bridge atl tltita as the basis of his calculation. infers that the naturitl operation Windsor Locks. Conn., one ofthe rails broke. when the three bind-I oftliis protective influence will be to increase to such an extent the most cars were thrown otftlts track. and the lust otie wus precipi-. population of .l.tp.1n, that etitigraiiott will be inevitable. |ndoed,lte titted into the canal in twelve feet of water. Two brothers, ntnnotl Ilules " the naliirer of Japan to have been already for some time Pg.-kgr, who returned fmru California in the nléutlter (iecrgiit, on part alir-e to, «rid t'uqut'u'tt't's about the trttnsuctions of other mi-

‘W 2-—-:——:-

O Qlgrtrttltttrt. To-—~- AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

Wan s__str sxrts WITH Patsttxr Msssr.—Wl’.ib much has been said, bo wisely and anwjsely, ssnesrning‘tbo estab- lishment of great Agricu tursl Schools: and while all attempts towards their endowment by state funds, have aignally failed ; is it not well to consider what can be accomplished with exist- ing means? The establishment of Agricultural Collearss is certainly, on all accounts, desirable : and it is to be hoped.:thst the friends of agriculture-will call upon the legislatures. it full

arcs, and carry their measures as far as tnsy be prudent, at

least. But us have alresd the means with which to work a vast change, and one scarce y loss great than any outttousplatotl institution could perform.

Otis Costisort Scitoau are the starting point. Here let the

1&1: 8 To run Eniroit or lIssasitn's GAZITTI. in ‘ I 0l)tIm.VetI in your last paper, a’ letter from Mr. Mos. IftN.'u| Cuvoittlisli. cornplaiaing that he did not receive a prize for cloth, oi the recent lndustrittl I:Lxliibitioii;_and alleging, so is reason for this, that one of the Judges (Mr. I_.ydiiird) ltad been it com titttt‘. Asa friend of Mr. I._vdisrd’a. in his absence frotit the Islaii , I beg leave.

to iitzika tr few remarks upon this

so ool ineetlsgst Lot care be taken that trustees and super- intendents of _‘the common schools. be instructed to secure and encourage teachers who will instruct in scientific agriculture.

Let our Courttry'Atir-ioullursl Societies secure the services of souls con) tent rson to attend Teachers’ institutes, and communicate instructions and enthusiasm to teachers, so as to fit them more perfectly to teach _thrmors' sons.

Let then: also uflitr remiuuts to teachers and classes. who shall teach and learn i c most and the best of this subject.

cannot fotbssr bere rernsrltiitg, that the substitution of use- ful booh, or farm and horticultural implements. for iuoirsv preiniurns, would accomplish vast good, in raising the tone of agricultural practice. There is ito resson,why farmers should not have money from other sources, and every reason wlt y they should have good books from such a. sottrtza, einbtidying the experience of many with reference to their pursuits, and which, instead of being merged into the general currency, shall always be before a man as an evidence and reuicmltrancer of merit.

What county society will first pronounce these suggestions good, and act upon them!

Trscirrtts who love your profession, and have seal to honour It, s viord to you:

In “ the rural districts," nine-tenths of the children you instructors farmers‘ sons and daughters, full of robust health, blessing you with the beaming of bright eyes, and the joyous music of happy voices. Do you desire that tltey—ful| ol' inno- cence and sirength——shoulil grow up to the noble inheritance of “ a aoutid mind in a sound borly,”—tltst they should honor the art that is the earliest and the best e not content to let them pass into life —either the life of the farmer, or that of a profess-iorr—wiiho;;‘. knowing the beautiful tiutlis, which the taritier ought to know, been-ts:-. he is it farmer; and which the

on man aspiring to a profession ought to know, that he may intelligently settle his course of i c. we years ago. excuse might be urged that we had no suit- able text book. ut now there are admirable works on Scien- titio Agriculture, which leave no place for that objection. These books have met wit higher praise than I can bestow upon them, but I can say, that such is their admirable siniplzcity of style, and so logical their srrangcnieitt,tb:it in the t-ntirseof some considerable experience—I have never met with more satisfactory toxt boolrs on any subject.

Pttusiiru IN Au'roii:r.—'l‘he late S. W’. Cole, who strongly recommended autumnal pruning for fruit trces.says, “ Thirty- two years ago, in September, we cut a very large branch from an apple tree. on accmzut of an injury by a gale. The tree was old, and it has never healed over; lint it is now sound, and almost as hard as horn, and the tree perfectly liiirtl around it. is low years before and after, large limbs were cut front the same tree in spring; and where they were cut off, the tree has rotted, so that a quart measure may be put in the cavity.

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C A N A DA.

It is said that the following military changes will take place in this Province early next spring :—'l‘hs Mth Regiment. one thousand strong, is expected to relieve the 20th Regiment, ‘ now at Montreal, who go home. The 54th will come to Upper Canada to relieve the 23d Fusilesrs, tvho are to be stationed in

uebec.

Tits Gout tit Cstuns.-—'I‘he gold discovery in Canada is a reality. A few days since, Canadian papers informed us of the discovery of a lump of gold, valued at £900. ut we are since told, that another lump has just been found in the same neighbourhood, weighing forty-two pounds! and worth about £2000 currency l l l

sis Noiinisttir Lias.—We are informed, that Mr. Jack- son has stated, that he feels no doubt of being able to recurs the Imperial guarantee for the Main Trunk Line of Road from alts Province line to Mirsmichi.——Mtmtrcal Gaz.

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NOVA SUOTIA.

Rstnvvsvs IN Nova Scans.-—A deputation, consisting of the Hon. 8. Cunard, '1‘. R. Grsssie, Esq., and several members of Parliament, had an interview with Sir J. Pskingtori, at the Colonial Ofiice, on the 90th ult., on the subject of Railways in Nova Scotia. Perhaps Mr. Howe will find, on his arrival, a company organized for undertaking the erection of such lines as ms be requisite in this Province. Though delays are pro- vsrbia ly dangerous, it is certain that Nova bi-.otiit will gain by having been so painfully slow in going ahead with Ilsilroads. Beginning where other people have left off, the erection of our railways will be undertaken by the ublest engineers. and most okilfttl workman. on the cheapest terms; and we sltall start with all the improvements science and experience have sug- gested ls the eoostruction of the tracks, the cars, engines and stations, and in facilitating the operations of Railway business.

IUNITED STATES.

‘ A Fottr-airs l'OIt Sorsnontr.—-Mr. John Crotis'Cofield, sgsd seventy-six years, died .on the '.‘8tb ult., at his residence in Ann street, where he had for several years lived iii a penurious

the night previous, and war. on their way to surprise their waves, tions, that a pressure of rrirrtry causes. st'/nullarrcously acting, nuts!

to pass over it. This is the second accident of the kind that has happened within a very short tiino.

——— CAPE OI-‘ GOOD HOPE.

The Royal Mail general screw-ship Ilurphoriis, (‘aptain II. B. Benson, Lomtttsnder. arrived in the l’lytnouth Great Western Ducks at seven o'clock on Saturday morning, having letl the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th nlt. I

On the 7th Mr. Patterson, R. N., died on board the Borphorus, of consumption.

‘be news brought bv th which Iins come home hitherto. The along,’ and the latest intelligence from the frontier states, that out-

rages are still committed on the frontiers. even in the very proxiiiii--

[£‘uflII8 l0\\ no and posts. Both parties still war with cattle-the fiirs iitruiuging generally to hold their own rettnirkalilo well. The priiit.-ipatl event of the war during the past tnontli has been the advance of l.iv,uit-naitt-Genoratl Cutlicurt, at the head ofa strong onIIirtit of trnttprt. and tibirut lfltlt) burglieriii, lti.'I’o.1l the Kei, ittto the territory of Krrlt, his burning the tlttslcflvd hr.nil or “great lace" of that chief, and his return to liead-quarters at lttng \Villiruti's-towit. and diribaiiiliiient of the butgher force, after cap- turing 13,000 oftlie enemy's cattl

c. It was understood to be the intention of the Governor to make‘

another inroad into I{reli's country at it suitable distance. WW1 CAN :\ DA.

(",,u::niI:c. Nov. 5. RAILWAY Btu. co:rci.unt-.n—-Citot.r:rut ass-i~i~u.—'l'lte

charter of tlir-grztitil trtiuk r:iilt\':i_v ware tintilly ca-:ii-ilyr-st¢id:iy—tlte}

oppoailioit trftlie .\lontn-cl Cirrnprtny liaviit;_'. lrerztt \\I'.l.tlf.l\\'ll.

'I'lit.rt: Pius I)t.‘l'lI tin 1sjtjrl'IZf‘.lllL'l.‘ iul't;liol-:i':i for -‘.3 limits.

Ill-‘.C.'ib2Aa|; oi-' t7ttt.‘it: IN \'.'x:st'tr:trs' (.'.s.\‘/iii/t.—.-‘ll tl.tr opt-iiiiig of tltte \l'otnl.~i.rcl.' .-\rasi.ri:s, lllt: .‘.'litrrttl'pn-no-i.t~-d .\lr. Ju_-- tice Suilivittt Mill] :1 pair of \\IliIt: '°~lo\'c~i, at custnai \\'lllCll IlI'i.‘\'.lil~' wlisretliere nreint crintiiiztls for trial. ’|'liis rrptealts highly lirr “"oedstcck and its vicinity; and we believe, the ciileiitlir tit the Asslzes now sitting iti Toronto is unusually light, there being only eleven cams ontr.-red—noiic of them capital. “'0 cozigrululutu llic inhabituiits of Western Canada on these decided tcaiirnottiuls ofaii ItII[il'I|\'t!d nioriility, wltit:h we cnriicstly ltope, front ymzr to your, to set: aitlvunce to rlllll git-iitt-r iriiprovr::riorit.-—Toronto .l!r'ri'w‘.

Luke Eric was iistted by another territio gale on Szttur-.l:iy last; the injury to the shipping lt;ia Ilt‘t£ll iirost tliriustrous iitid lio:trt-rcinl- lug. Many vcur,-lslinvt-, been l‘llllf"ly wr-.-cltod, uitd ullicrri were either tIt’lVt:ll urilrnic or else d:'.tn;tgt-tl to suizlt an extent as to l’lfllIIl:I thntii unfit for u.-o. A nutiilrt-r oflive-A were last. The bodies of some oftlic tlcud |l0l'st)lll lirtve been wuslied I-«lioru.

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LA'I‘l1S'l‘ I-‘ROM Ill.'l{l\lL'DA.

Ily the .‘»I:iil Stearrier I.t3\'€|liIlttt! which arrived on Friday from Ilerttiud.-t, we :l\/6 dates to the 4th inst.

A torritic .~':orm. of three days‘ t.l|tHI'.lllll had passed over the is- land, ticcoiitpatiied by tlrundt,-r and liglttiiiiig.

'I'lie potato crop, it 'I said, proiiilscs to be the largest ever rais- ed in Auturiin.

The delegates from Jainaica had failed to obtain from Sir John Pnkington the retitotest prospect ofan alteration in the Sugar Du ties Act. T ey were expected shortly to return.

The Legislature of Jamaica had t-on ssuirrioned to meet on the 9th inst. It was ‘ex noted that measures corttettiphtting a large retrenchment of the public expenditure would speedily pass the House.

A small house, in which there were 10 persons at the time. was struck by lightning at Burbudoes out the 7th ult., which broke the house into small pieces. and killed 5 of tire inmates.

A env girls was experienced at Antigua on the 22d September, which didygrest damn eto vessels and the crops, many fields of caries having been Is" by the wind. At loiitserrat after it had subsided, the appearance of the Country was as ifa fire had gone over it and burnt up ovory thing. It is said. to have been the most severe gals experienced there for the last 30 years.

Conn in 81-. rivcnrar'—' Guzrtte says: A gentleman has just sttewri us a suntple of Gold Dust, found at the head of Bu- ciiment River. The ssrnpleis quite pure and unmixed with any other substance.

The 'I‘urk‘s Islands Gazette notices the arrival at the Cit of St, Domingo. from the Uriitetl States, of Colonels Ferguson an Pick- stt, to enter into preliminaries for the iittrodiictiuii into St. Domin- go of 4,000 or 5,000 American Inttnigrniiis.

An tvttorript had been made to assassiintto President Forth.

The Yellow Fever still prevails to a tnost alarming extent at Bar-

5' Be

in laces where it was before unkit .

. vessel had left Jamaica for Austrttlis with I50 passengers, com- posing men of the first talent and respectaliility of the colony.

'I'he Sugar crop of the present your in Dniiicrara is suited to be the largest ever rrii.-ted in that Colon .

The deaths at St. Doiniiiicu, occasioned by small-pox and yellow

d \'

s oes. The srrt.-ill-pox was disappearing in Jamaica, but had broken out own

fever, are said to average six ai _ .

Private letters front Insguri, and the statement of it gentleman who loll that Island on the 2d ult., say, tlrit the heavy rains which fell there about the middle of Septeizilter list, occasionetl no cott- siderable loss to the Salt-rakers. 46').tltltl bushels IliIlI been raked during the last season, a large part of wliicl; had already been ship.

I’ - . At Antigua. the House of Assembly had been dissolved, and the General Election of Representatives was in m ress.

and retired manner. It was believed, that by his penurious bsbit he had saved a small sum of money, earned at. his trade, cobbling boots and shoes; but great was the surprise of his friends snd'othors on over-hauling the old boots in the ‘corner of his rootn soon after his deatlt, to find some of them literally crammed with old wallets well filled with the “ root of al evil.” It is impossible at present to tell the amount of fortune Its has left, but we have heard it estimated at so large _a sum as soems incrodiblo, 3200.000, and what makes _it more interest- ing to the parties concerned, he has left a will as long as the moral law. well and faithfully executed, in which he decrees that his estate shall be kept in trust for twenty years, before the heirs. with one exception, can receive an benefit there- from. Mr. Coflield was a native of Halifax, .,_8. e has a sister ln_tl'iis city, now upwards of seventy years of age. and. we doubt not, Ieavss something to make has comfortable in her old age; "I'lte old gentleman visited Iiallfsx ‘coins three or

'_ fo r yoalls ago. being the first time, if was roll-Omllel‘ rinliily. in

t y ears. He made subsequent visits—his last. in the early part’ this summer. The exception made in his wil|,vre have when to believe, will be applicable to the old lady we speak of, who has not yet been legally informed of tho fsct.—Bo.vlon

y A verrrser. ll‘;-gdgrjck R. Gr-iflinty, Esq., of Gulldford, Conn., who died at the Astor House, in Now York, on the 13th ult., by his will bequeathed to the American Oolortisstion Society. 39000 : Bl- st‘. Social 0 I000; Home Miniorisry Society, 8 I000. Gsnr asssuss tir ‘rite Corvos Mssxs'r.—Upon npenittl a large rrer-pressed hole or cotton at Cincinnati. the other day, s esd negro boy was found in it, pressed to the thinness of a four inch plank. It is computed that the rats in the United States cetisuiss Oll0,0tl0 worth of grant a year. ‘ The Cuban Govsrsmont was still is dlficalty with that of tho It had hates. , _ . . s ".“p'p“‘gh|lIfiOI'WIl‘i:::lll0l|¢0,#lndlI‘I~ gas to set . ' ‘ .F| m1““ Eerrgrsssmsa. sshibltassssllsmblgloé 1.5.5. ‘as.’ 't‘hs\Vhtp'tisvelssgprepsrussa- bl . - . , .— 7* ‘oils Olen lofistr W0 ' Mia: ptitioalsrs of a deal which some ofgnlsfi ta clsrscossty I’ 5"‘

, Oil ' It. slt sad dss porstlldl fa. tba.8tst'o. "It accor-

‘so ‘F gqmsr, between a Marissa and a sstivs Califor- .5,,, .53.; a guns of IlI0I|DN_,'h(5:.;|t';h:'HI the‘

nod i combat. an shstlls sash sftbooombstssts.

Death hadbsoa busy amoig the diiitiiigsislictl men of Antigua. The Hon. M. H. Daniel, M. ., Preriidsitt of the Board of Couitctl, Iloit. 'I‘. lloull, M. D., Member oftlte some Council, and the Hon. R. B. lildrige, one oftlte l’uisiie Judges nfthu Court of Ilxrzliequet, Master in Cliancery, Senior llleinber of tlte House of Assembly, had, within the interval ofa few days, bees gathered to the totitb, amid the deep rt-gret_of the whole cotmrtanity.

The Island was visited with it seven gate on the 22d Sept., it caused little or no d.-ima e on slioie. '

Among the vessels that ltad put into Antdksa in consequence of the storm, wrist e arque Samuel Cttnur , front Liverpool, N.S., bouitd to Brirbttdoris with it cargo of f.-'li, and lumber, having had her docks swept, antl disrtiasted. and titlterwigc injured. T Ill ltililc storm was severely felt at Monte:-rritt unil tr‘u:iduloiipc.

Dl:ssIsAttA.—-On tlte confines of this colony. IOWIIHIS V909‘ zuela,a quantity ofgnld has beer: gathered, amounting to $455,000. In the valleys, the hunters gather more than those who ruriort to the mountains, and in both, contrary to expectation, it increases in abundance. .

This gold-ltltttiiig has very aerioual checked tnti-ritnl improv- ments, and the planters are coinpelle to pay higher wages to lIll.'lt‘ agricultural labourers.

I"rorn Georgctowti, Demerarit, we learn, that the yellow feve- hud abated to a great extent, uttd sanguine hopes are now enter taincd of its entire dis.-tppearuitcti.

A Aivriotrrt.-—l)i<tresaing accounts ltad been re-

ceivod at Nassau ofa drought prevailing at Antigua. by which niiicli

datttsgc ltad been sustained, aitd ruuclt misery endured by the in-

haltittirtts. As Epidemic Diarrhms was also prevailing to an alarm- oxtsltt.

but

_- ' ‘ ' ENGLAR D.

Among the new publications announced by the London press, we psrssive " Urtc e Tirrt." a volume of tales, by the authoresa of H Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Mr. Rcborts. President oftltc negro republic, Liberia, is now on a visit to England.

The, lrielel .Mlrror relates a hire cure of siinsumptiop by the snlicstiis, satsrnhly, cfslotlis sshrsud with cud-liver oil to her

A Just Lsvv.—Itt Stvod tbs atss who is found drunk in lttsd tlttb dollar the rst ofl'encs,six dollars for the ' ' ltnprlsionmont. EC lsisrl--thslsw

. man who made hlrsdraakn-sold him the llqticr— a subject tcprscissly the some penalties. e otrlprit is a professor of religion, the ishtnsat is still more

IHI ASS’ ZA°ltm"”S"(h1l\.iZ ii-.‘.7"ll“ TIE’.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1852.

THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW.

'l‘ti.t'r Drunkenncss is an evil, and, as affects both society and iiiditiduals, one of the most serious, no rtiait pretends to deity; and

t. Mu-,1 ;. of “,3 “me ¢|,a,,,,,,,,. H‘ ,1," could there be found any certain untitlote, or _ell'octunl corrective, W" m” . dwg, ,, ‘low length: the inventor would be justly entitled to rank with the greatest bene-

; fuctortt of the huriian riicu. Were it a vine of modern origin, can- ' iiequettt on s fuctitiiius state of society. a knowledge of the cause It might lead us to it true perception of the remedy; bat tlte contrary is the case. 'l'|ie use of tttirnulatin-_r beverages, isnftlte moat ancient tlales,——l'ur less coininoii now, than it was only a few yaiirs since, incoinparitlrly so when cniripttretl with older titties. Uur Saxon I ancestors were not only druitkurds, but to their Norman conquerors, t prnvt-rlrially so; “ drun as u Saxon" was a word of reproach, l Wltt’lI applied by one l\'iirnitin to another; while. on the other liimd,

1 the Saxon glorif-d iii the quantity ofale or nitiatl tli:it he could drink at rt sitting;—lriit, alas! such is the perreniity nfliuiitatt tiiiture,tltiit the more tsI)ilL'IlIl‘Illi Nortiian snccuinbt-d, and lrecnuie equall with the Saxon the captive to it mutual conqueror. 'I'lic titeady oiiwurd ' iiturcli ofscio-nco, the propitgittion of all kinds of l:nnwledge—ltoth of ti spiritual and ttmtporzil nature, the long itlnttirtnrrrgg 9‘.-rm, the untiriturul state of wrir—tivt-r the must fruitful nursery of the inttrnt. in-rulc, ttigtrtlii-r with ll variety of other cause-s, have within tlio ltirit liztlfr-rutitiy I)t,'t3II eotttriliutiiig, in ii grt-titi-.r or II‘!!! do-greet, tti arrest tit» prt-- t---t tiftliia t-zit-iiiy of iirtiic, Cl\’llllttl‘tm rind order; and, to their li':-_j.i t!|’('IllI Ilt) it rr-nurtletl. the “ Sorta of 'l't-triporiiitce" have, on ll|l'i iiiilo otitlic .\tl:tiitic., acliii-vied l'l tttiglitv triiutipli, in itrultiiig the illlll oftlieirtlrdt-r .1 popular fot~liiig—enlisIiiig ' liextrtri and trout- I iriaitdiirg tliti u\r-ttiiut-4 of tlii- grind lIlltI \'ir'luouit tiftill l’tllIl(i| and birth sex:--._ in tho iiprt-;t«.l til" the priirciplort of It‘lll[|t‘l'fll|t'tl. " ' ‘r, itilmitpt-r.iiit.c ii':i.~i tint only ttilr-itttod, lint glitrit-d in; rig om, alter it public or privaitc diitiii-r, was iisliiiirrod to confess. that lie liitd l.'XC(‘t!tIL'(.I the houiidri ofsobrioty; the grtrnlt-at reproach was, that he had shrunk from t:xr'.css,——:iiid tiicii avoitlr-d the term “ trtilltsop," nstlit-y would that of toward or scuunrlrc-I. Now. Ill all rttlika of lilii, tlriiilrittg to iaeltrizitioii is (‘.tIII9illI.'l‘t‘tI di-gram-fail; llllll \\’Ilr‘lI ll i'm,-at occur, is siiuglit to be pr'|ll|-lIt‘tI by the terms “ l‘lIl\‘.IIt tl.“ ’ ariintig tltts liigltvr class, or " linitl tip," “ river tlii: li.'t_v." or stutttn other alririv; ti-rins, ruining the lower. IIl'.llt.‘tl||, the “ Sort~i" have only tvtcl-.li-il Illt! \t't.':I[tIiIir-‘- of iriiirtil siiiisiiitt and 4.-x:iiriplc; tlicv now lt'¢‘l{ to be etidut-tl with tlu- arurotir oftliv. law. \\’e Ii-.ir, liovvever. that they rtrn :1l’t?lrlllg to be girdetl with weapons that llll.'\' have not pi’ii\'otl; :tinl tli.it, us the simple sling and stone tvait inure ,4)‘,-,,,;,, tviili Uitiitl tli.tii vrniild have I)(‘I‘I| the potttlvriitru :irtittI of S;ru|_ in the oi‘--rtliiuw of Golitiilt, so the Sons of'l'i-iitpi-rztrti-t-, indaing battle with I/.ri'.' tviniit, li.id ht-tter ll.'t\'I‘ kept to the use of those 'PI)ll.ilWtI, but hitltt.-rto powerful wt.-.'ipottiI, \\'lil':lI, while tlwy t-tli-ctetl deatllv wouiiilrt upon their eiieitrio-:4, confc-rred grace and bcaiitv cit tliuirt. I€l\'t'!l. It struck ti.-. wlii‘e ultt-iiiliiig tliri titer-ting of \\'ctlrit-stl.-ty eteitiitg, tlit! llllll l"-‘l . lliiit tlio.-to viliti ii'e't- —it~4 tltt-_v tlroiiglit, .~uv,- gert-tfull_t'-—utlt-iishitittg the ruloptinrt here of the .\l.iina I.:iiv oxpari. int-nt—-for it lrl liut rt-t t-xperituciit—li:td mit curirridcrotl the mm, m, fully and sullicit-ittly, no.’ taken as cnttiprt-lit-nirive it view of it, in all its aspects, as they ought to have dirrte. lay it not he possilrlri, th,,t the reiiirtly propnsetl tiiay ititlint greater evils on society, than the vice vvliir-h it is its nl ' act to eradicate? The clinirrtisn of the meet- ing stated, that " the State of Maine had taken the lead among nn. tions, in proliiltitiug the use of intoxicating liquors." A on mis- take; and the legislators of the State of .‘l nine, we suspect, has fallen irito_ the tuttito error: the experiritertt had been tried ct-iitnries since, on it more extensive scale, and aiming a more powerful people —with what success, its history can tel . It is now about I230 years since lllahonirried IN't_‘flIIIP the founder of it new religion, one of the principal tenets of which was lnttsl rilratirterire from winn—then the only tnediurii of intoxicrttiori. Int- pnstnr as was Ilrilttitrimed in religion, he was an able politician. and profoundly versed in the knowledge of the human heart; he had known, frtyin experience, that laws are of no nviiil, unless there is some rineiple operating upon the mind. sntficiently powerful to induce the indivitlttal to obey: and was fully aware that. among men horn and dwelling under the burning sky of Arabia, there was no greater fire to that union,into which it was ltis object to bring all the fierce tribes of Illll race, than the inteiiiperate use of the juice of the grape; and that where the use was ieriitittetl, it Itiid ever been found to tlegetierate ittto aliuse; he, tlii-re ore, made it one of the requisite»- fiir ndtiiiriaioit into his sensual p.1rndisg.__which rrhnurnled in ¢o,,| slirtdes, pt-lluciil !Il’t'l|lllrl, tiparklirtg fuuntitirtit, and extensive groves, lresitlti wlticli wantlercd lovely ferii.-ilr-s, ofangclic cliartita, awaiting the true lteli.-~ver,—-that he should abstain from the use of this deadly and insidious foe to human happiness. And. for a time, he wait obeyed. Whiin. however, lirlnrnism was fully recognised as the dominant religion in that part ofihe I-‘.ast,——when wealth, and opu. lnitce, an a tired home succeeded the o are diet. meagre posses. sions, mintndic ltaliits, and the black goatskin tent oftha sort of lah. niaol-tho prohibition ofths Prophet pressed snreu nhim,and was most sedulously sought to be eviided The soothing influence of tobacco was had recourse to—itself a mild and gentle species of ii.tnxic.ition,e\'cn when ttiken in iiioderatioii—stupifying and enthra- tirtg, when used to excess; then followed opium, until opiumeaters untl opium smokers are as cnrninon among the followers of Muhonr. in , as wine and britittly drinkers uriioiig oursclves;—rtor do they scruple to drink distilled liquors, itndcr the leit, that they are itot wine, and therefore not within the letter olplbe law. In the times of the pseudo-prophet, the materials for exciting the nervous sy atetrt were few; in those days of chemical research. they are rtuinernnp; and when once the attention of those unprincipled though ingenious vnturies of sciencc—-who are always to be found when the occasion calls for thetit—is fully nrouu-d and whetled hp gupiflity. they, ,,,,,,,,. will he Legion; and prr.-puraiioris of opium, hyoocysmus, medicated lobar-.co, rind n thnusrtiitl others now unknown, will be substituted lin t is place of wine itnil alcohol, and openly or covertly veiided in our trlttips. e do crtnft-as ourselves not a little iistoiiisltt-d. at hear hit; man the advocates for legal, in place of riinrrtl, coercion in the present day. Our ancestors behoztdr-d, hanged, mutilated, wltlp and tortured in every possible variety of mode, and for every crime and ritistlemertiior——and to what purpose.’ IIIH increase of the vi-ry criirieti they were intended to I'l'pl’s'tItI. A iniltlor system. nioro phi- lzinthropic rind more consonant with the rm-rcifiil spiritoftlie religion we protein, has been adopted, iintl wliut hits been the cnrttiequerice .’ \\'itli more than twice the population, iiml perhaps ti.-n tititt-it the ivealtlt. there are at this day fewer atrocious crimes cummittorl in tiri-at llrituiri. than there were a century ago. \Ve trust we shall over he fuiinil firm and steady advocates for tcrnperitncc, anxious to tree it: benefits spread through all ranlis of social , and its ltltmiiitrra iruretl over the whole land; but we will not cniitcirlo in asking tltc I,.r-girrlature to compel and coerce those who are in the habit of using the wine cup in moderation, and to whoiti it has become essential to the r-rtjtryment of life. at once to relinquish it; rind we wish for no such prnhibitory law as that of Maine upon the subject, perfectly stttiri tltrit the more stringent are its provisions, the more certainly they will be disri-garrlsd and evaded. It is in every at 0 view an irttportttnt subject, uml ere long we shall return to it, and endea- vour to sttgge-t sontertlterstions in the resent otato cfilte lttw,which will. we think. be likely tosocelerrttet e onward march that,thrnnglt the force oftnoral suasioit. aided by example. ltas been so happily begun.