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INTsites'rrN‘ ANAToSriCAL EXAMINATION or A Fa- nALe CHIMPANZEE.—In July last a very fine pair of chimpanzees were purchased by the committee of the

aving figuring

als? attracted

Bristol and Clifton Zoologiml

been brought direct from Africa the summer and autumn these rare anim the attention of visitors from all parts. From’ the cir- cumstance ofrio specimen having been preserved ,irr‘this country for a longer period than a few months, as they have generally died of consumption, more than ordinary care and attention were bestowed upon them by the keeper; for as there was a pair-ea very unusual thing- the committee set a very high value upon them ; but it was of no avail, as far as- relates to the female, for she died on the 5th inst., thoughnot (as it has subsequently been found) of the usual "disease, consumption, but of dysentery, to. bich she had. in fact, been subject on continued to suffer from it till her death. Indeed, there was no remedy, for it was found impossi- ble to administer any medicine. The keeper was in the ' food, and feeding her from his

mouth; butthe moment any kind of medicine was at- , tempted to be introduced, she rejected it, and even after

it had been forced down her throat she would The body having been pr tbe'BristolPhilosophic Institution, was opene ' by Dr. Fairbrother, in the presence of some of the members. On being anatomically examined, its great similarity to the human frame was surprisingly apparent. The brain, lungs, heart, stomach, liver,’spleen, kidneys, intestines, 6Lc., were in form and shape almost exactly . counterpart ofthosc in a human being; the heart in particular presenteda peculiarity never found in any other ofthe monkey tribe, that is, it had nearly the same obliqiiity arid rested on the midrill'iii the same manner as in the human body : indeed, the only striking excep- tion wafin the organs ofthe voice, there being on the upper part ofthe ventricles of the larynx two small mem- branous bags or sacks, into which part ofthe air must respiration; so that the column of air is divided and diminished, and conse- quently the vibrations produced by its passage through the glottis are weakened and the voice becomes inarticu- late." Ifit were not for this singular provision, it is sup- posed that the chimpanzee would be capable of giving- utterance to its feelings and wants in the same manner But even had it'been perfect in this re- spect, there would still have been wanting that attribute which gives man the superiority over and command of This no disposition of mere matter can give; an'dglie body, how perfectly soever formed, is formed in v‘a‘ir'f when it is not gifted ’with the soul to di-

her voyage, a

habit‘of masticating big?

of her stomach.

pass from the lungs during

that man does.

the brute creation.

Gardens, the to: this port.

rect its operations—Bristol Standard.

THE: LATE Mu. CHARLES Scorn—How vain are often Sir Walter Scott expected—toiled—and died—to found an estate. His family was then numerous, and the Scotts of Abbots- ford were, in his imagination, to rival any of the border A long line of descendants would regard him, the poet-founder of the family, with It seems, certain now, that the direct succession will not continue beyond the present His eldest son has no family; the second has died in a foreign country without issue; both his Misfortune and death have lower- ed the crest‘of Abbotsford, and the halls which Sir Wal- l scarcely ever again The only survivor is now in India. Mr. Charles Scott was in his 36th year. He was ofa reserved and diffident temper and disposi- tion,liut possessed of considerable intelligence and a fund ofquiet humour, which he delighted to exercise He was carefully educated at Oxford, but from his unobtrusive manner, and retired d made no exertion beyond his official duties and a few friends and relations-:—

ourmost cherished hopes and

chiefs of the olden time. pride and veneration. generation. daughters are dead.

ter took such pride in rearing w betrod by one of his children.

among his private friends. habits, was little known, an

Leeds Mercury.

KNOWLEDGE FOR THE WORKING Ci.Assas.——-I do not quirement of knowledge—I would en- .pnly I would give it its proper place, and But it is all folly to sup- will ever ameliorate the condition cf the g them political economists.

reprobate the ac courage i '

‘ roper objects.

poor by makin ing at the wrong end. gion, not her mistress.

ambition l

throw it nted to

the

It is begin- Science is tlierhandmaid of reli- Neither philosophy, nor chro-

nology, nor zoology, nor any other “ ology” that ever

’was invented

happier.

Vi king neighbour, a faithful servant, a make him contented and respectful i

e rule of his daily life, wise, loyal subject; you

of life; you give him that which keeps him humble, and

sanctifies his attainments, however high ; in

give what will carry hint through rank, and fit him for that presen

humbletb 'himself shall be exalted.”—From “

the Wildge,” by the Rev. Laurie“

\. A Fras'r- invnrxo IN 'riir. v charms ofa tl'bpical country, to make a deligltfiul impressi roamed along the lanes and during the first days after our ar conceive the pleasure enjoyed by lowers, . when the fertility and b

scenery first burst upon their view.

ductions of nature, however, not added to the catalogue of wonder imagination of Columbus. as we drove or rode about the ‘co

a word, you of his lowly ch he who

the trials es in whi

WESTERN Inn..—Tlie

when novel, are calculated on ohdhe mind; and as ue cane-

fieldeng Santa Cruz, iival‘, “uge could easily Columbus and his fol- entity of West 'Indian

Many beautiful pro- indigenous, are now 5 which inflamed the

Almost every plant we saw,

untry, from the largest

tree to the smallest weed, was unknown tons, and form-

ed the subject of a somewhat tro wasa new world to us, as well as and several days must be passed a

ublesorne inquiry. It to its first discoverer, midst these scenes be-

fore one can obtain anything like a familiar acquaint-

‘ance with the productions of nat

ure. Splendid exotic

plants, which would be regarded as rarities even in the green-houses of England and America, are cultivated in the little gardens of Santa Cruz; and the wild flowers are scarcely less attractive. Amongst them we observed

largekitids of convolvulus,~white . flowers,‘ scarlet creepers,. bright beauty; and to crown all, the “ sometimes crimson, sometimes yel

and pink, yellow bell- blue peas of singular pride of Barbadoes,” low, with butterfly pe-

tals, long pendant stamina, and acacia-like leaves, adorn- ing the hedges in great profusion. The trees are for

the most part bearers of fr covered with luxuriant folia most remarkable, bananalnear’ly th ~ leaves of vast dim fruit growingin cl at the same time with fruit and 110 ‘lines the hedges, and is e abundance a small kind, of lemon ; blossoms, and pear-like fruit, also

nit, an ge.

e same in appea

qually fra

d many- of them are

To select a few of the 1 would just mention~the plantain and

ran ce), with pendant

ensions, and a profusion of finger-like usters; the .wild or

ange tree, covered were; the lime, which grant, producing in the guava, with pink frequent in the hedge-

, will make a poor man better, or wiser, or / But instruct him in his Bible, and teach him, “‘3!” tlfe church does, to make it tli

nd you do make him good, and and happy,—a

n all the relations

Tales of E. Pagehpublislito' by Burns,

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rows; the mango, heavily laden with foliage, and with fruit in its season; the maminee, growing to a great-Size. ’and profusely covered with glazed dark green foliage; lastly, the tamarind, with its light feathery leaves and long pods, which contain the fruit used for a preserve. spreading its branches far and wide, like the BIIUSh onk' —Gurneyis Visit to the West Indies. ,

Simon? m THE SOUTH or FRANCE.—I it’ll/e 53“] that the women appear to be too. busy to find time for any personal indulgence, but the frequent dancing. bow in town and countr , especially on Sunday, .must fo in an exception to th rule. Through the whole of Sunday, both men and women seem to give themselV. up to the pursuit of pleasure as earnestly as thffll do to labour during the rest of the week. It is on this dfiy especially that the English stranger feels his real dis- tance from. his native land, and sighs in vain for the re- pose and the quiet, as well as for the many holier asso- ciations, with which the memory of the Sabbath is sanc- tified to him. It is true, that, in the South of France, the peasants do not go out to field labour exactly as on other days, and the shops in the town are less frequented; that the common people generally are more neatly dress- ed, and many of them, especially the women, may [)9 seen in the earlier part ofthe day repairing t.0 the dir‘ fercnt churches; but the fact that it is a day Set 3P3" for amusement ofevery kind, amongst which may. be enumerated horse racing, horse fairs, plays. da'lcmg' and public shows, sufficiently proves how little idea pre- vails amongst the people ofthe real purpose for wlllch the institution ofthe Sabbath was ordained. V With Te" gard to this day, we were particularly unfortunate to the lodgings we had chosen, being opposite to the theatre, where a more than common display is expected every Sunday evening: in addition to which, we were imme- diater over a room for drinking wine, for which pur- pose people continually flocked in between the acts. Besides the “ spectacle,” many of the barns and public rooms in the town and suburbs ofPau are filled with dancers on the Sunday afternoon and evening, especi- ally during the carnival; and, in passing along; the streets on that day, you frequently see stages erected for the display 01 some monster or the performancp of some mountebank ; and with these it isthe custom ofa party to station themselves at the doors oftl.e churches, dur- ing service, where they beat their drums, and announce to‘ the people, as they come out, what is to be the amuse- ment ofthe afternoon ,or evening—Mrs. Ellis’s Sum- mcr and Winter in ther/renees.

Tue UPRIGH'I‘ MAN or Busmcss.—,There is no

being in the world (says Dr. Dewey) for whom I feel a higher moral respect and‘admiration than for the up- right man of business; no, not for the philanthropist, the missionary, or the martyr. I feel that I could more easily be a martyr than a man of that lofty moral up- rightness. And let me say, yet more distinctly, that it is not for the generous man that I feel this kind of res- peel—generosity seems to me a lower quality, a mere. impulse, compared with the lofty virtue I speak of. It is not for the man who distributes extensive charities, who bestows magnificent donations. That may be all very well—I speak not to disparage it—I wish there was more ofit; and yet it may all consist with a want of the true lofty unbending uprigbtness. That is not the man, then, ofwhom I speak; but itis he who stands, amidst all the swaying interests and perilous exigencies oftrade, firm, calm, disinterested, and'upright. It is the man who can see another man’s interestsjust as well as his own ; it is the man whose mind‘his 'own ad- vantage does not blind nor cloud'for an in tant; who could sit a Judge upon a question between himself and his neighbour just as safely as..1~lie irest‘Vmagistrate upon the bench ofjiistic'e. ‘ Ah! how much richer than ,ermine—how far nobler than the train of magisterial authority—how more awfulthan the guarded bench of ma_jesty--ls that simple, magnanimons, and majestic truthl his neighbour, and his God—true to the right~true to his conscience—and who feels that the slightest SUE- gestiou of that conscience is more to him than the chance of acquiring a hundred estates. TROUBLES.—Wh0 don’t get into troubles? Who passes through the world smoothly ’! But troubles must be met manfully, boldly,fearlessly. It is not to be ex- pected that everything will go on smoothly and calmly. Did a brook ever run its course without encountering here and there a pebble which would cause a murmur in its onward course, and disturb the smoothness of its cur- rent? Can we expect to pass through life without' its being checquered with crosses and annoyances '! It is of no use to talk about living free from troubles. 'l‘liey beset the palace ofthe rich as well as the cottage of the poor. Wealth cannot keep offsickness. Wealth can- not prohibit death from entering its doors. Wealth can- not preveiit us from encountering troubles, cannot pur- chase an exception from cares and anxieties; cannot make us always happy; cannot free us from ennui; in short, cannot make us perfectly happy. Troubles will come upon us, domestic or pecuniary, and We have only, to get over them the best way we can ; not brood over them, and make a mountain out of a molehill; nor imagine everything is wrong when perhaps almost every.- thing is prosperous. " Ifyou are over head and ears in troubles, the only way is to fight your way manfully, and you will be almost sure to conquer. Ofl' coat, rbll up your sleeves, and go to work in good earnest, and the harder and the more diligently yoti labour, the sooner Wlll troubles cease to annoy you. Troubles do not often come alone. Their name is a legion, lbr they are many and you have only to fortify yourself against them, and you will hardly fail to conquer. Meet them boldly with the heart of a lion. Remember that pining does, not "tend the matter, that groans and despondency do not make one happier, that sighs avail nothing, although they cost man an aching heart; but if you are in trouble go to work With right good will, and, with a clear head: a light heart, and a pair ofthick pantaloons, determined to make the best of everything, success is sure to crown your efforts. The newspaper press, when free from party spirit, is the greatest blessing this‘c and; with all the imperfections of newspapers are the grand civiliz our— land; and he is no friend to 8 who tries to keep newspapers from them.—Rcv. T. Spencer,

Ifthe revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall be reserved for the young Prince till the usual period of setting up a separate establishment, he will have from that scarce alone a million ofmoney~wberewith to commence house- keeping. A commission d2 lunaticn inquirenda‘ sat in Dublin on Tuesday week, on the Right Rev. RobertFowler, D, D. Lord Bishop ofOssory. The jury found his lordship id be ofunsound mind. His property in ready money and ‘the funds was .proved to be about £30,000, landed estates in Ireland and England, £8;000 ayear, the in-

the venom of H ountry enjoys, political prejudice, the

ers andinstructors of the peopl

Yes, it is the man who is true—true to himself,1

ENGLAND AND Fnche.-.-“,Wlf-V ‘5 Franc? 3 Midget: ‘years in arrear of Great Britain in works of grdeaflbodl tioiial industry? Is it that. science is not un e130 IS in that country of great minds and great meal I h gnd

it that~the French are. indifl'ereut to national weart h if reputation? No. But. one of the great causes 0 t ed national backwardness in steam, railroads, canals. and practical manufactures, is the want oflarge fortunes, an

of commercial and farming upper classes: Abnd dt ep why is it in other countries, where capital is a on an ,

Because those fortunes are as in Great Britain, brought to bear, by the” {Veal' blic undertakings and national objects. There is not another country on the eart‘h where such a work as the Thames Tunnel would, no - withstanding stich innumerable obstacles and_ disasiiet's‘i have been brought to a successful termination. l n yeta Frenchman wasthe engineer. It is nogtlenp thtit science or preseverance are foreign to the renct character; but wealthy, as well as enlightened com-. mercial and agricultural upper classes do not there eXlSL Wealth, without knowledge and Pamm'sm- '5 the mleLe accumulation of white and yellow sand} but Weat r when infused into our manillacwnngs agncuuumlr :73“ commercial pursuits, is thelife-blood ofthe'heart. e are not, tberi,‘aboui to run down Wealth "0" are “’3 likely to be tempted to decry industry. We know weI the worth ofthe poor man‘s sweat. and hls. hone“ an“ meritorith toil. We never look at a brick-field, Or a stone-quarry, without instantly carrying our mind s eye to York Minster, or London-bridge, and Without, at the same time, saying to ourselves, those splendid monu- ments ofart and science once lay buried in brick-fields or stone-quarries. The dirty clay, and thei hard mass or stone or granite, have been fashioned and modelled by our working classes, till we see them as glorious and almost living stones in thescimperisliable proofs of the industry and skillof man. Thusour whole task is one ofunion, and our working classes Will see what a bean- tiful dependence there is of labour on property, and pro- perty on labour, in a pacific, well-ordered, and united community.”— The Working-man’s Journal, A cheap periodical just published. ‘ .

Tun Pacer) MAN.——- A proud man is a fool in fermen-

tation, that swells and boils over like a porridge-pot—he sets out his feathers like an owl, to swell and seem big- ger than he is. He is troubled with a tumour and ill- fiammation of self-conceit, that renders every part of him stiff and uneasy. He has given himself sympa- thetic love-powder, that works upon him to dotage, and hastransformed him into his own mistress. He is his own gallant, and makes most passionate addresSes to his own dear perfections. He commits idolatry to himself, and worships his own image; though there is no soul living of his church but himself, yet he believes as the church believes, and maintains his faith'with the obsti- nacy of a fanatic. He gives place to no man but him- self, and that with very great distance to' all others, whom he esteems not worthy to approach him. He be- lieves whatever he has receives a value in being his; as a horse in a nobleman’s stable will bear a greater price than in a common market. He is so proud, that he is as hard to be acquainted with liimselfas with others. for he is very apt to forget who he is, and knows himself only superficially : thereforebe treats himself civilly as a stranger, with ceremony and compliment, but admits ofno privacy. He strives to look . bigger than himself, as well as others; and is no ballet? than his own parasite and flatterer. A little floo‘d will’make a— shallow torrent, swell above its banks, and rage, and foam, and yield a 'roaring noise, while a deep, silent stream glides quietly on; so a vain-glorious, insolent, proud man, swells with a little frail prosperity, grows big and loud, and over- flows its bounds, and, when he sinks, leaves mud and dirt behind him. We can naturally take no view of ourselves,’unless we look downwards, to teach us what humble admirers we ought to be ofour own value. The slighter and less solid his materials a’re, the more room they take up, and make him swell the bigger, as feathers and cotton will stuff cushions better than things of more close and solid parts—Butler. DEFINITION.~—Clllldren are inquisitive bodies—for in- stance—“ What does cleave mean, Pa ?” “ It means to unite together.”——“Does John unite wood when he cleaves‘it’l” " Hem.l well—it means to separate.” “ Pa, d0es a man separate from his wife when he cleaves to her i” “ Hem! hem l—Don’t ask so many foolish ques- tions, child.”

OLD NEWSPAPERS.-—Tlle oldest living paper in Ame- rica is the New HampshireGazette. It was the first paper printed in New Hampshire, and was established by Daniel Fowle, at Portsmouth, in August, 1756. It is now in its 88th year, and is a well conducted paper of goodly dimensions.

The oldest living news

not, thy possessors, upon pu

paper in England is the Lin- coln Mercury, first published in 1695. The oldest in London is tlée. Slt. James' Chronicle of l761.—The old- est paper in cot and is the Edinbur h Evenin Courant‘ of 1706. The oldest in Ireland, thge Belfast. News Let: ter, of 1737.—N. Y. State Mocha.

CAUSE or CONSUMPTION.— and ninety English women,’ (1838) of the‘ incurable m not this impressive fact ind fluence to set their countrv lar article of their dress, ’

“Thirty-one thpusand ’ he says, “ died in one year alarly (consumption)! Will uce persons of rank 'and in- women right in one particu- . ' i and lead them to abandon a practice which disfigures the body, strangles the chest, preduces nervous or other disorders, and has:th uti- questionable tendency to implant an incurable" hectic malady in the frame ’l—Girls have no more need of ar- tificial bones and bandages than boys.”—Dr. Gran- ville’s Midland and Southern Spas of England.

FROZEN Pora'roes.——A writer in the New England Farmer states that potatoes that are frozen ever so hard iftaken in that state and immersed in water heated td the boding point, provided they have not previously under- gone the operation of freezing and thawing, are as good and palatable as if untouched by the frost. '