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AN onn SAILOR AND ms Brace-At a, late meeting

were much interefied by the presentieof an old sailor, who is doubtless, one of the oldest Sunday scholars in England. He produced a Bible on the occasmn, the fly-leaf of which contained a narrative, of which the fol- »lowina is a co :-

“ This Bibliiy‘was presented to me by Mr. Raikes, at the town of Hertford, January 1‘, I781, as-a reward for my punctual attendance at the Sunday School, and good

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behaviour when there. After being my companion fifty- three years, forty one of which I spent in yhe sea service -—during which time, 1 was in forty-five engagements, received thirteen wounds, was three times ship-wrecked, once burnt out, twice capsized in a boat, and had fevers of different sorts fifteen times—this Bible was my conso- lation; and was“ newly bound for me by James Bishop, ofEdinburgh, on the 26th day of October, l834, the day I completed'thc 60th year of my age.

" As witness my band, Janus BEACH NORTH.”

" N. B. During the whole time but one leaf is lost, the last of Ezra and the beginning of Nehemiah.

"I gave it to my son James Beach, on the lat of Ja- nuary, l84|, agedl years; after being itt my possession 60 years, and he being enabled, by the grace of God, to read at that age. And may the Lord bless it to him, and make him wise unto salvation!

' ” “J. B. Nou'rn."

Mr. North was a master in the navy, and it is believed now lives on his half pay—Liverpool paper.

Visit to the Victory, Nelson's Ship—Capt. Basil Hall left us no time for dawdling. He has been a lion-hunter, and understands the artoflion-showing, and, what I think rather the nicest part ofthat art, what not to show. Ofi' we set towards the ssllyport. We were to go first to the Victory, which is now kept here, “ a kind oftoy,” as one ofour seamen of the St. James said, but which, in fact is something more than that,——a receiving and dril- ling ship. We found a boat awaiting us,- put (ofcourse by Captain Hall's intervention) at our disposal by the commander of the Victory. It was manned by a dozen youngsters in the Victory’s uniform, is white knit woollen blouse, with the word Victory in Maria-Louise blue on the breast. They were stout, ruddy lads. The Victory, you know, is the ship in which Nelson won the battle of Trafalgar, and died in winning it. Captain H. led us to the quarterdeck, and showed us a brass plate inserted in

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the floor. inscribed with these words, “ Here Nelson fell l" This was a thrilling sight to those of us who re- membered when Nelson was held as the type of all gal- lantry, fighting against the World. R. was obliged to turn away till he could command his emotions, and I thought of the time when we were all children at home, and I saw him running breathless up the lane, tossing his hat into the air, and shouting, “ Nelson! Victory l" Truly, ” the child is father to the man.” We were re- ceived very courteously by the commander, Captain 8., who invited us into an apartment which, save that the cell- tng was a little lower, had the aspect of a shore drawing

room: there were sofas, showbooks, flowers, piano, and aprettier garnitnre than these, a young bride, remind- ing us, with her pale, delicate face and French millinery, ofour fair young countrywomen, quite un-English. The Victory is Captain S.’s home, and the lady was his daughter. We then went into the cockpit, and groped our way to the dark, narrow state-room (a midship- man' where Nelson was carried after he was shot down. Captain H, pointed to the beam where his head lay when he died. There a heroic spirit had passed away, and left a halo in this dark dismal place. Place and circumstance are never less important to a man than when he is dying, and yet it was a striking contrast (and the world iaIfull ofsucb), the man dying in this wretched, dark-titling hole, when his name was resounding through all the palaces of Europe, and making our young hearts leap in the New World. Shall I tell you what remem- brance touched me moat as I stood there? not his lant deeds, for they are written in bloodyemany a vulgar spirit has achieved such: bucthe‘ exquisite ten. domess gleaming forth In W words, " Kiss me, Har- dy l” These ton to chord of universal humanity.— Jlfiss ' , the American Aul/torcss.

.—I have always taken pleasure in superintend- Nawihg some‘ot'the chemical operations of the kitchen; by ' this means I have acquired some practice, in addition to my theoretical knowledge of the art of making common sol . I shall give below, the result of my experience in making this detergent article:

The bottom ofthe hopper, or barrel intended for the ashes, should be covered with hay or straw; the ashes then to be thrown in, and pressed down as the hopper is tilted. Leave roont for a bucket full ofwater. If quick time can be conveniently had, put in a gallon or more with the ashes; it is not important where, whether at the

bottom or in the middle, or at the top of the barrel ; or whether intermixed throughout the ashes. Boiling water is now to be poured on the ashes until the ley passes out at the bottom. Cold ‘water may then be used. Rain water in both cases is preferable to hard water

Four buckets full of strong ley, with the requisite pI’O' portion offat, will make half a barrel of prime soap. When toy is put into the kettle, throw in the fat withou

measure, the surplus is easily removed after the ley has " eaten" its share. If the process be rightly conducted, the combination will take place, and soap will be form- a‘d within- half an hour’s boiling. Now skim off the superabundant fat; and if brittle snap be desired, add to the hot soap 1-8 of its bulk of warm water, or more, and Mir the mass well. Care should be taken to have both the fat and the lay as free as possible from any earthy matter or dirt. If these directions are pursued, and the precautions observed, soap will "come" in spite of all the witches that beset the soap kettle.

The shave process is intended for the soft soap, or soap of potash. If the bard soap or soap ofsoda be re- quired, it is only necessary to add common salt, and a sufficient quantity, to the newly formed soft soap; and to boil the mass until it becomes hard on cooling, and this may be easily ascertained by taking a little of it in the ladle, and. setting it in cold water. When this chart 8 takes place, remove the contents of the kettle from be fire. It is sometimes necessary for the prepara- tion to stand several days, that the soap may become suficiently solidified. If after a large 'quantity of salt is added, there appears to be no formatton of hard soap, throw in some strong ley. Plenty of salt, and plenty uf' ley to decompose it, will ensure success—Albany Cultivator. ,

At this time there are building 'on the banks of the river Wear, Sunderland, 94 ships, and 35 more, recently launched, lying in the river fitting out and for sale, making a total of I29, many of them oflarge tonnage.‘

A Whig candidate in the north of England, during the election, hit upon an ingenious method ofcorruption. its presented the. wives ofseveral electors with silk flags to hang from their Windows, each piece of silk being

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—“I‘mzsnav, Anousa- 24. At two o'clock the Lord Chancellor entered; and prayers having been read by the Bishop of Worcester, the Lords Commissioners—viz: the Lord Chancellor. Viscount Melbourne, 'the Marquis of Normanby, Vis- count Duncannon, and the Earl of Clarendon—took their seats in front of the throne. ”

The Usher of the Black Rod was then directed to surnmnn the members of the House of Commons to the bar of their lordship’s house to hear the Royal $9960“ on the opening of Parliament.

Shortly after, the Speaker, attended by a large num‘ ber ofthe members ofthe House of Commons, appeared at the bar, when the Lord Chancellor read the Speech: which was given in our last. ‘

The House adjourned at four o’clock. At a few rni- nutes past five, the Lord Chancellor took his place, and again read the Royal Speech.

Earl SPENCER rose to move the Address. His lord,— ship, in reviewing our foreign relations, expressed his approbation ofthe policy that had been pursued, though at one time he feared that the rupture with France was imprudent, and might be attended with fatal conse- quences. He expressed his satisfaction at our being again connected with France in a great political union, for as long as England and France were united, there was little dread of war; and he had always looked upon war, not only as a great calamity, but as a great crime. “is lordship had no doubt, however, that if Britain should be forced into a war, she could carry it on better than at arty former period. Iler wealth had increased in a greater proportion than her debt. But in Older that the wealth ofthe country might tell as it ought on the prosperity of the people, it was necessary that we should take into consideration the mode in which taxes were imposed. Adverting to the recommendations in the Speech from the Throne, to apply the true principles of trade in such a way as to promote the true interests of the nation, his lordship proceeded to examine succes- sively the various parts ofthe Budget. He had himself first proposed, about ten years ago, the alteration of the timber duties. IIe next alluded to the sugar duties, and contended that the proposed alteration in them would not interfere with the noble measure for the abolition of slavery. The next point to which Her Majesty’s Minis- tors had directed the attention of the late parliament, related to the importation of corn. Upon this subject there had been much misrepresentation employed They had been told by one party,that the proposed alte- ration in the Corn laws would throw a considerable por- tion of land in this country out of cultivation. Now he did not, for many reasons, think that was possible; but, ifany land were thrown out of cultivation, it would only he that of inferior quality. He had no hesitation in say- ing, that were the proposed alteration to have the effect ofthrowing a considerable portion of the best land out of cultivation, it would be most calamitons to the coun- try. (Ilear, hear.) Ile did not believe that by the abolition of the Corn laws the price of corn would be materially altered, and the price of corn in other coun- tries would be in a great measure regulated by its price in England. The price of corn in this country depend- ed upon the amount of the expenses of cultivation, and, during '1 course of years, it seldom fell below what was required in order to'cultivate lands ofinferior quality. Those persons who talked about land being thrownout of cultivation, scented to overlook the factntbat the worst quality o-fland would be first thrown out, and that lands 0f superior quality WO'lldasllli’continue to be cultivated. Before .lhe)’ came t0 1‘.an good land out of cultivation, " cons'de'al’l? reduction offprice must occur. Taking

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"10". Elteily impossible ,that the price of corn in this C/Olu’tt’iy would be materially diminished. It might be 'diminished in a small degree, but it would be very tri- fling indeed, even by an entire repeal of the Corn-laws. Reference was sometimes made to the price of wheat in the Channel Islands; but, taking all the circumstances ofthe case into consideration, he did not believe it pos- sible that any large quantity of corn could be introduced into this country so as materially to affect the present rate of prices. It might be urged by those who advo- cated the present system of Corn-laws, that no good would result from the change, as the price of corn would not be affected. It might be said, “ Why alter the Corn. laws, ifthe price is not at the same time to be altered ’l” Admitting, as he did, that no material reduction in the price of corn would follow the adoption ofthe change proposed, still advantages, and great advantages, would accrue, not only to the landed proprietor, but to the ma- nufacturing interest, as well as all other classes of the community, from that alteration. It would have the ef- fect of giving a great impetus to the manufacturing in- terests of the country ; it would open the foreign market to the English manufacturer, and thus entirely prevent the possibility of the foreign ever competing with the English manufacturer. The natural effect of the pre- sent restrictive system was to impede the employment of capital. As long as the manufacturing interest found that the foreign markets were closed to them, so long would their energies be cramped and their speculations confined within narrow limits; but once open a new market for the reception of English manufactured goods, and then the English capitalist would find employment for his money. That great distress prevailed at this mo- mentamongst the masses there could be no doubt; and it was his fervent hope and trust, that the time was not tar distant when the measures which he had been advo- cating, and which be firmly believed would tend greatly to alleviate the distress ofthe people, would become the law of the land. (Cheers) The noble Earl then read an Address to Her Majesty, in answer to Her Majesty’s most gracious Speech. [The address was, as is usual a mere echo of the Speech] - ’ The Marquis of CLANRICARDE seconded the address. In the course of his Speech he contended that the pre- sent corn-laws afforded no sufficient protection to the British farmer, inasmuch as out of the 13,000,000 quar- ters of corn which had been imported into this country during the time the present Corn-laws had been in exis- tence, 10,000,000 had been admi duty of 23. 10d. the quarter.

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liftftiefffig government had continued to fill up that defyileggfi’ in a most objectionable manner. In the case ofdn smfhf net sudden emergency the course they had a‘dopte rpta urse hav‘e been so objectionable, but their objectionab It: 0:) file was continued through a series 9f years, and “f” 0“ " sanction of parliament; in fact, .lt was not publicly known till last year, when it appeared to some papers lelcthdwva: laid before the house. The course to which be 0 jec eth m the tampering with the saVIngs’ banks, and chg‘ngjpg‘ri deem, tor exchequer hills, which they added to the un e 3 He would admit that they had a right to do so my sqtn extent; but to prop up a falling revenue by the aplpgca 101;. of the savings’ banks, and that Without the knowe ge 0] parliament, was, he must; contend, most uncpnstttuttona. What did those savings’ bank funds consrst of . Theyl wpv'e the savings of years of vast numbers of poor and in "8 Fl; ous individuals, who deposited’them With the governmen for greater security. But if government used them tofptplp a falling revenue, must it net weaken the confidencelo t 6 people in that security, and deter: them from vesting t tefnt :0 in future? In every point of yievv, this application 0- t g. savings’ banks was most objectionable. The other pattoo the financial operations of the Governmentzwhich elc n- ‘sitlered most objectionable, was that of reducing the paémce in the exchequet to a very low sum. This, he W0lll( a Irpm, might be resorted to in a case of great egilgenclb bl” W, 6“ resorted to in such a case as that of propping up & defiCIem revenue, 'it was an experiment of great danger: for a glef‘: and pressing emergency might arise when no balance mg 1 be found, and then ministers _would have to return h no assets.” It appeared also, that It] the last ten years t ere had been an addition to the funded debt. of the. country of upwards of £1,000,000 per annum, and no prowsron What— ever made forit. For the last four years they had been going on adding to the deficiency, and by this, added to the revenue lost by the hasty adoptton of the Post Office Pull, they had £2,500,000, for which parliament had to prqude. Heu(the Earl of Ripon) therefore cometdered himself justi- fied in now calling the attention of their lot‘dshtps to the continued mismanagement ofthe revenue, 'as a ground of want ofconfitlence in the government. (Hear, hear.) Hts Lordship concluded by moving an amendment to that effect. Lord MELBOURNE replied to Lord Ripon, and was fol- lowed b —- The Iguke of WELLINGTON, who alluded to Lord Mel- bourne’s surprise at the amendment. It was not, the_noble Viscount stated, much the habit of that house to give opinions on abstract questions of policy or government. _“ That 15 per- fectly true. 1 have considered it my duty to endeavour to prevail on the members of your lordsblps’ ‘ house not to make motions which would induce the declaration of opt- nions on questions of policy when addresses to the Crown were moved by the government, 01' when ‘legtslatlve mea- sures were introduced to your notice. On more than one occasion I have prevailed on your lordships not to vote such measures, and on others I have gone so far as even to sup- port the government with regard to them, however much 1 might disapprove of parts of the conduct of that govern- ment. But, my Lords, here comes before you a question of great importance, not only in principle but in detail, and it has been introduced in the unusual manner of a Speech from the Throne. On this a noble lord moves an amend- ment, and in so doing shows that financial mismanagement was the cause of the evil to be remedied, that it could not be that parliament could give its confidence to the men who repdnled large sums in taxes, a" l ‘- “ " 7 ' ' v a tW10 millions and a half w' t 1e standing debt. This Wes & and o distrust.” In May and June last a dissglutton of Parliament was intimated. He (the duke) thught the proposition ill—timed, as the country was agitaa ted on the subject of laws which had been alluded to in the debate. Now it was a ground of want of confidence, that the doble Viscount had ut into her Majesty’s mouth the words, “ that the trade and) industry of the country, and the amount of the burdens on the community, were mate- rially involved in the question of these laws ;” and that her Majesty “had no other view in dissolving her parliament but. the desire of securing the rights and promoting the interests of her subjects.” “I have reason to know (said the noble duke) that her Majesty herself entertains the opinion that the noble Viscount did render her the greatest possible ser- vrce in making her acquainted with the laws, policy, and customs connected with the government of this country as one of her Majesty’s servants, but in giving her Majesty as- sistance towards making herself acquainted with the laws, policy and system of government of this country, over which she was-by right destined to preside—mud God long protect her m it. (Cheers) But. I feel that 'the noble Viscount “El” “0‘ ‘0 ,have embarked her Majesty. in the speech which he advrsed her to utter in the month ofJune ; and still less to that speechwhioh was delivered from the throne till? day. Now, on the subject of the timber duties, the claims of late purchasers from the North American colo- nl_es have been overlooked ; in the sugar— question, treaties With the Brazils and treaties concerning the slave-trade had been neglected, and all the means of successful negotiation were to be thrown away upon a mere measure of finance. \Vtth respect to the Corn-laws, whatever my opinions upon that’subject may be, 1 will not argue them now, but I shall be ready to enter upon the discussion ofthe subject when- ever it shall be brought forward by the government which has the confidence of her Majesty and of parliament, Lord MELBpUnNE explained—The speech was that of her Majestny Ministers, and did not in any way, as the noble duke said it would, commit the Sovereigh to its sentiments. (Hear, hear.) He had been taunted with a conversion wrought by the report of a committee of the other house of