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POETRY. THE ISLE OF THE DEAD. Ill passing Lake Cham plain, they informed lis of a small freen Island, where ihe _?ra5je_ineiLWcre -buried, who fell on the *-' +? 1 Uh Sepierober, 1814. A round ; he (air Isle the wild bird* sing, And plunge in the lake the sparkliog wing, Above the fair lale the wi)d flowers bloom, To-deck the sod of tA^^Mtrfiore' Cold aud damp ?s the warriors' sleep, And above their grftie the wild flowers weep.* fc As we passed that Isle^lie wind blew fair, No murmur, nor hearse, nor shroud was there, But we viewed ihe sods on the dead thai la>V, , ' , And we thought of the crimson battle fray. Cold and damp is the warrior*' f^ ave, Aud heavy's the tuifthftt bides the brave. "When the light of their souls grew dim in death, No mother watched o'-er thuir waning Ureathj , Like the stars oiv* summer night they fell, * And glory proclaimed tlieir parting knrll. Cold and dump is the warriors' bed, Bpt, glory is hovering around the dead, To soothe their slumbers the wild birds " V ? ? ? -v' , . T o hyitor ilxir sods the fair flowers spring. Ami man* ? da> ?nd many *,) ear? flhall scatter with wreaths their lonely bier. In darkjftees and death the ?warriors' lie, , But olohy and hon oa eha tl never die. 1 , . JfssO E/ ' ? <r . v. ? ~ . T ? Miscellaneous From BcliV Weekly Mcssciiger. AN ENGLISH MlsKK. J Biographical Skefch qf tht Rev. JVlllium Uniting*, of Hertford* In the wight of the 25th of March, 18&0. died the K? v. William HolJ ling*, of ttt. OwvnV-street, Here ford, in the 7?th year, of his age. ? He was a native of that city, Ih- ought Hp in the (-? rammer bchdot thrre, I , and afterwards graduated 10 Braze noze College, Ox ford. Taking ho ]\ orders he officiated several years b as Curate of Ulingswick, in that *, country, under Dr. Ta!l)6t, but tjefi L 4he situation in disgust, and -under ?yi vow that he would never resume hts clerical functions. This restdu? ; fmp w as strictly adhered to during <:;? tin- rewuiuder of Iris fey and ori ginated in the ^hsapfmintiuent and mortification which he experienced in the refusal the patron to appoint, him' to the vacant he notice, on thd re comme wdaliou of th? parsish toners ill the y**r 1789- , ?;'* <? . ?$ . Hi* uiularfttHuding wan good; his educ ation restpectable ; arul.his con servation not- unpleasant. * Cleanli ness did not distinguish his |M?T*on, and his dress was singular and si ah %. Avarice was. the ruling passion jdF bis ininil, "and its s w ay' was ne\er disputed hut in the instance already g mentioned, of his voluntary derelic tion of professional en,o<nm<nt. His house and furniture strictly corres ?? ponded w lib the appearance of tlieir master; no domestics of any des cription were admitted within his: walls, lest 'they should roh him ; and ,everv office, culinary or otherwise, was performed l>v himself, 1 1 is diet was cheap and no *ly ? p few |>en tiy- worths of trip?, Hm\ n .quart tot the water in nyhich it had been bail ed* occasionally constituted, u ith. the aid of a s*X|? nny loaf, lwotiaeals pt more than usaal indul^erite.? "SThe cookery was simple ?ud efli ciei{!Y'^^5nftis^,l M? soaking the - cruinl- hollowetf wlfr frum the loaf im the liqtttMr of -the tripe for & daj's feoast;? and in placing die tripe itself iu the canity of tiie loaf, for the next day's junket, A steak from the butchery was iln extrava gance of very rare occurrence ; his gtfoJtnd |>is fishing-roil afforded ;v: casual supply 5 but his principal re liance was on tin; bounty ?f his r? latives, tit the donation* of (he iu me run* friends, who, from their ov. . assiduities, 01 fl^m Jus pi<,(\nm(m ?,* considered themselves reasonable e\ pcctants of his property. fie left Ms )>ed at the earliest houig, in search of some kind of game or other : if he was observed in a wood, bis gun wan his excuse; if near a river, bis' rod ; w hilst the fishing basket on his back answered the double purpose of containing his plunder and concealiog the bole in his coat. On one of these marauding expe dition* (When iiarcs were often. mis taken for rabbits, am! tame ducks for wild ones, he had the good for tune to discover, in htn favorite walk ou the banks of the river Lagg, the mutilated remains of a large sized (like, which, after glutting the ap petite of Hie otter, was distined to be the prey of our hero, aAd sup plied him with & t least half a score of dinuers of unusual splendour, (jji another occasion of a similar na ture, he wa# apprehended w hilst sit ting near the confines of a wood, and watching for game within a cir-j cuit of the adjoining field, which hej had carefully marked out by sticks placed In the ground, to show thej distances at wbiclHie might depend on the effects 4of his gun, with the least possible risk of discharging it t'<> no purpose l>ut the loss of his petty - |der antl ?bot. Tlie gamekeeper conducted him in custody to tb# JLord I of the Preserve; mutual congratula tions ensued on the apprehension of the grand poacher who had so Jong eluded their vi^lauce. and his capacious aryl dister^d pockets were unloaded Ik? fore li.e party. ' Great, liowevetf, was their soprise'and dis appointment, *v heir instead of the game ex|iectpd, these ample pockets were fonniV to contain a miscellaneous collection of potatoes, sticks, tmdips. glass phials, and hogshead bungs, all purloined from a neighboring cot t ttppi in wlijch he had obtained shel ter from a storm. Thus, if feather and fur an?l fishes failed, his resour ces were not exhausted ; the turnip fields or the hedges could always as Mst him, and on his removal from one house to another he filled three hogs heads with the luoke u sticks which he had thus acquired, and he near ly jH**ervedt fiat quantity in bis gar ret to tb^ time of his death, by his almost 4aily or rath^f nightly 8 up* plies, *? ' ^ In hi# rural walks lie formed ma* ny intimacies with the cottager of the district, and under the pretence of rememh?rtrig them in his will, he of. ten put them to t^e expenre of main taining him for a week, From his more *Me friends he frequently soli cited the gift of hare,v which lie turned good acccount, by fixing a long residence with those to Whom tot {Htsenfed it. An imjdeasaut re btjffonce attended an application of tfife kind. The late Mr. I), of Hin ton, made it an indispensable condi tion of complying with his request* (hat the applfcant should prove, that on some one occasion of -his life he had given away that whkh cost him the value ^if tho hare. It is super fluous to add, that the condition was impracticable, the request was un successful, and Mf. D. w as never for given. The nppearanro of \fr. Holiinga was grotesque in the extreme: the capacity of the pockefs seemed to be the principal object in theoonstruc tion of Id* coat ; it was Tbrmcd of cloath of/ the coarsest texture, ori ginally of a black colour, but the' effect of time had strongly tinged- it with the verd antique, so va1ual4e in the eye of the antiquary. His waistcoat was of similar materials ;, and being prudently flttecj up, with long Jackets, in compliment to kl* coat, was met above his knees fay a pakxjf worsted hoot stockings, *ud thus bappHy spares the dewintion of arty intermediate garment. jlis hat was ,ro(ind and shallow; his hair was sandy, and despising the vain ? fHitrol of a Idack ami bnahv wig, squired for him the appellation of " Wul tcith the golden whislcers" I Juis adorned, a^d equipped too ith his ml and basket, a miniature <ortriate of him was last year taken i; jVr. Leerofrgv of Parle -Street, with the usual ability and success of that artist. The mother of Mr. Holl'mgs lived with him to the tim of her death, which occurred a bom thirty years since. Bhe left a set of chemise* nearly new, and the cir cumstance of her sou's wearing an*l washing them .afterwards, might have been concealed front history, had he not often been observed to place them on the drying line in his garden. Other parts of the wardrobe of hi9 father and mother, which even Mr, Holling^ ingenuity could noi adapt to his own personal uses, w ere fonnd in the house at his death, and afford no bad specimens of the cos tume which prevailed in the reign of George II. His garden has been alluded to ? that garden contains a pear tree of unusual merit 3 and to prevent ac,y injury from complying with the wish es of his friends for a supply of its grafts, lie regularly procu^jd at the proper season, a large bough from ^ome inferior stock, and substituted its branches for tho38 of the favorite tree. He once, possessed more ex tensive property in land, which be ing Situated in the front of a worthy .Baronet's demesne, was purchased at a price nearly double lfe worth ; but Mr. II. long repented- the sale, from an idea, that under all the cir-l cumstances of the case, a still great er.price mis^ht possibly have been extorted. , j , ? ? , f Mr. Hollings was never married, but, notwithstanding all his eccentri cities* he had the mqrit of great de vption to the female sex ; and the fa ih less promise o f bis mother's blacksijkxloak has inducpd many m fair danipbio indulge . him with her society. ' ?' ? -r r ? This long, and (it is feared) te dious sketch is now drawing to n close. About six weeks since, he! abruptly and harshly pressed imme diate payment of interest and princi pal from a fradAMki^who had assis ted another |>erso#with his name in hoi rowing a hundred pounds. Tlie interest was paid, and an acknow ledgment given on unstamped paper. The parly feeling, hunself aggrieved, laid an information against him, and the penalty of five pouuds >v*s ex acted. ; Tlds was his death blow ; in his own word*, u from that moment he could neither eat, nor drink, nor sjeep^ -tJndcr this mental depres sion tie lingered about -five week*, gradually declining in health and spirits, until tha moriwig of the 26th of March, wherf*^Hig street door being forced) he was found <lead hi! a miserable bed, without attendant. withontflref without sheets, without curtains, and" without any other visi ble comfort. The -scene which suc ceeded bids iterance to description : none bnt'^hey who have witnessed tkjfc effects of a London hoax, filling the street with applicants oP slides. criptions, canrform mtHdea of what now occurred. v Wives, widows, aifd maids* urged the promises they/ had received^ parsons and proctor** lawyers and doctors, assembled on |k sjppt? nne person required remu litatton for dings^-another for dram* ? a third for dinners? and a fourth for cider. In ahort, *he demands, the expectations, and the confusion teemed universal? and on ttnfylding his will it appeared that, with the exception of a few trifling legacies, his relatives were wholly excluded, his .expectants disappointed, and a property of about 300 Of. was divided, W llpfc great surprise, between a XZ** j edable yeoman in the country and a gentleman ifrthe oity, wtio had man a^dhfa pwmnlary concern?. Of the hospitalities of the former he had oc casionally partaken t and fy* favour towards the latter was particularly excited by the r^tnrn of a 51. note, which Mr, Hollings had deposited in Ms hands beyond the sum intended. On this occasion Mr. II. emphatical ly exclaimed-^ Then there is *>ne ft)one.?t man in the world." Tbos lived and thos died the liev William Hollingn 5 lie Iras burfe< i( Wilkinson under the salute of fii ffcerry peal of bells, as directed b; his will, and ordered to he repoatcu (on a suitable endowment, during| rtt'lve hours, on every anniversary jof his funeral; if he be unentitled ?> the credit of much positive good, perhaps Jic cannot be charged with i he commission of luuch positive evil. VULGAIi ERRORS. 1. That the scorpion does not stin? itself when surrouuded by fireJ and that its sting is not even veno* mous. Keysler's Travels,, Mau pertius, Hughes JJarbad&es, HauiiU ton's Letters on Phi > - ?) 2. That the t Mantilla ix not poi sonous, and tfceiit music has no parti- J cular effect on persons bitten by it, more tljan on those stung by a wasp. De fa Lande's Travels, Nnj^Jes; ibbe Richards' ditto. 3. That the lizard is not friendly to man in jxirlicular, much less does it awaken hit\i on the approach of a serpent. Hughes* Karbadoes. ? Brook's Natural History. 4. That the remora has no such power as to retard the sailing of a ship by sticking itself to its bottom. De la Lande, Alii passim. .5. I hat the stroke of the cramp fish is . not occasioned by a muscle.: 'Bancroft's , Guiana concerning the torporific eel, . / 6. That the salamander does not live in fife nor is it capable of bear ing more heat than other animals. Sir T. Brown suspected it. Key* sler lias clearly proved it. 7. That the bite of the spider Is not venemous. Resume^ That it is found in Ireland too plentifully. That it has no dislike to fixing its web on Trish oak. That it has no antimtlW to the toad. Barringtnn. Philos. Trans. kc,> Hwaramerdam. 8. Tt is an error to suppose that a fly has a miscroscopo eve. "Dragon flies, bee*, Wa?r>s, flesh, flies, will turn rtff and avoid an object in their way, on the swiftest Wing, which shows a very quick and commanding sight. Tt is probable, lhat the sight of all animals is in quickness and ex tent, proportioned to their speed, 9. The porcupine doe* not shoot out jts qn<H* for annoying its enemy ; he only sheds tJtem annually, as other feathered animals do. He has a tnuscular sk?n. a*d ^in shake the' loose one* off at the time of moult ing. Tlnphes et alii pantrim. *0, The jackall, commonly call ed the provider, has no <*0^ ne*mn at *lt w jth the lion. Re is a <?ort of fox, and is hunted in the ea?t as the fox is with us. < >ba\v, Sandys. It. The fable of the fox >nd grapes Js taught us from our child hood, without Once reflecting that the f?*es we are aoq?<unted with, fa not *at grapes^ This fshle cam*i from the east, the fox of Palestine is a great destroyer of grapes. Hassel qoist, 8haw. I 12. The fcye of htrds is not more agile than that of ^otHfr animals, though their sight Is more quick. On the contrary, their 'f$$ is quite immov&rhle, as is that of most ani mals and insects of the ouickest sight. Brit. Zoology, ftcif ?' 13. The tiger* instead tif being the swiftest of beasts, is a remarks My sluggish a |Mow animal.? Owen's Die. in e&mo9 Experimtit \{ Windsor Lodge. 14. Sir Thomns Bt&tfn, wrote against Vnlgar Pl.rors, 'maintains that apes ag&efcphant may be taught to spoak, ISpir. Gent, Mag, \ ? >m,m 1 , * On the florae.- ? From an eminent European furrier, we have the fol lowing remarks on <his animal. The signs of agnodhnrse are ? The eVM set far apart, tflaff and bright; the qnirl high in theforehead, and one or two on the n&fk is a good sign ; the neck high, and well set on; the shoulder blades high and converg ing to n point; the breast fuH and large, and so also behind ; the bod; ?found, for flat sided (torses arc weak 1 'hedock stiff ; stepping wide liehind, (or if tlw gnmhrils I knock together it 1 indicates weakness. Chewing the Vit, when brovoked is a goml sign. V short hacic hone, curving but little, and twminaiing^-ward of the liip | bones denotes the iior^e 10 be hardy a nil good for busiuess. A lim'?cr dock iudicates weakness in the back. The pulse of a horse in health beats from 36 to 40 times in a minute, and may be felt by laying the finger eud on the artery which is about an inch and a half back of the fore comer of tho eye. When he has been over ridden, bloody spots may be seta in the whites of his eyes. Nat having the faculty of pukiug, or even of belching wiud, the horse is for this reason, more liable to wind cholics. For the cute of horses troubled with the hots, this writer directs de coctions of oak bark to be given ; this, he says, kills t^iese insects by tanning them; and that (Lev will S? * ' 4/ then be voided in a very small aud shrivelled state.? Floug 'Boy. Scoffing at religion. ? He who treats sacred tilings with any degree of levity and scorn, is acting tho part, perhaps without, his seeing or knowing it,' of a public enemy to society. He is precisely the mad man described iri the book of Pro verbs, who cnsletii fire-biands, ar rows, and death; anil sail h, am 1 not in sport? VVe shall hear him, tt times, complain loudly of the uu dutifulness of children, of the dis honesty of servants, of the tumults and insolence of the lower ranks; while he himself is in a great mea sure, responsible for the disorders of wliicli he complains. By the ex ample which ./.lie sets of contempt for religion, he becomes accessary to the manifold crimes which that con tempt occasions Among others. I u? scoffing at sacred . institutions, ho ?? encouraging the rabble to uproar and violence, he is emboldenig the false Witness to take die namettf God in rain; he is, in effect, pot ting arms into the bauds of (lie high wayman, and letting loose the rob ber on the streets by night. . '. * ? '< t ^ Vv ?lN ? J * \ * ? y , X Ji new 8j)kciee nf ffumqpe Society? fir the extinction of Old-Maid-inm. The following is from the Cabaw ha Press, an Alabama paper. ? Every day we, hear of the forma lion of new societies, for the en couragement of Agriculture^ the dis tribution of Bibles, colonizing, Ne groes, &c. but none, we. tbink^ de serves more praise and credit, thaii one which has been recently estab lished in this place for the promotion of the cause of Cupid and Hymen. Some young men, taking into con sideration the great increase of old maids, and wiafifn^HQ promote ma trimony in general, Aid |%ticularly with this class, they hare , formed ii society, and entered into igreo nient to pay to any of the members tho sum of one dollar, who shall marry a woman ope year older that) himself, 10 dollars if she is five years older, and 100 dollar* .if she is ten years old, t 'To the one who gets the greatest scold, shall be gjven in addition to thea bove, a wild filleyj for her to visit her friends on. . (To him with ibe oldest &g. lW8t *(Sfe, a bed, becjstea*^ curtair n, *S&. 1 broom, 2 lbsv tastile soi p, i tooth brush, 1 pair corsets, 1 sticky pomatum, 1 bottle Cologne wateiy and half a pound of starch and po.W de< ; to lie attended with servants, and a house furnished with the best provisions during the . whole honey, moon. , ' 7 jPoubtless (lie society will receive the most cordial prayers for its pros perity, from the fair damsels who. have taken their exit out of their! teens. , % what name the society w known, we have not yet learnt? probably tliey Will call it the * Fe male Asylum.' We shall however know when they issue Change Bill*. An Englishman who wag \ra1king the streets of Dublin filing London Porter, cried ** hvM wvn\y drink, &vd cloaitiivg for you," an liOnest. I 'ihernian met him, itnd knocked him in a pool of water, #ftyin?,y * And there damn yotir blpgld is ictisirirtgknd, lodging for yod.