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RURAL ECO A" OH V. MAKING I'OKK. The business of fattening pork for sale is i practiced to some extent by most of our ' farmers, and when performed economical, i ly,or when the most is made of the materi- J als given them, it is undoubtedly a source J of handsome profit. Yet all will admit, < that when carried on in the manner it some- s times is, the process of pork making J drains, instead of repleshing the farmer's J pocket. { To make fattening hogs profitable, it is 1 necessary, first of all, that the breed selec- c ted for feeding should be a good one. t There is a vast difference in hogs in there, t spcct of easy fattening, proper proportion v of bone, weight, &c. and the farmer who t thinks to make money by feeding the long c snouted, hump-backed, slab-sided animals, 1 that are too frequently found among farm- r ers, and disgrace the very name of swine, will find in the end that he has reckoned f without his host, and has thrown away both j time and money. There arc several good \ breeds of pigs now in the country, mostly j produced by crossings of other kinds with J /n*1 * Koitmrr rJ ttlC UD111CSC) UflU Ul IUUIOU UtOJiJ*^ uiactviit s, degree of aptitude to fatten; and these ( breeds have been so disseminated over the r country, that any farmer who is willing to ? make the effort, may have some improved ? animals in his pens. The time has gone ( by when a hog should be kept four years j to weigh four hundred; the business of | fattening is little understood where hogs of ) a year and a half do not reach that | amount, and some pigs have even exceeded t that weight , Next to selecting good breeds, it is re- , quisite that they should he kept constantly f growing. There must be some foundation t for fattening, when the process commen- , ces, or much time will be lost in repairing errors, and much food consumed in making carcass that should be employed in covering it with fat. Hogs should be kept in clover pasture, a field being allotted to them tjr their exclusive use, so large in proportion to their numbers that feed may 1 alwavs be fresh, yet not so much so as ( * run up to seed, or grow coarse or rank, t They should have the slops of the kitchen, < the whey or buttermilk of the dairy, unless this is required for your pigs, and in . general every thing they will eat to ad- ! vantage, or which will promote their ( growth. < The manner in which the materials in- J tended for fattening pork is prepared and j fed, has a decided intluence on the rapidity j of the process, and of consequence on the , aggregate profits. If given out raw much j of the value of the article is lost; grain is much improved by grinding, but the full j cflect of all kinds of feed is only brought j out by cocking. Corn is without a perad- ( venture the best article ever produced for j making good pork; and though other sub- , stances may occasionally be used with ad- j vantage, and may produce pork of fair and j good quality, yet experience has proved that the real corn fed meat is on the whole superior to all others. Hogs will fatten on \ corn given to them in any state, yet it is far ' preferable when soaked, ground, steamed or boiled. A farmer of our acquaintance, ' and who is celebrated for the weight of his 1 hogs, and the excellence of his porki is in 1 the habit of mixing oats with his corn belore grinding in the proportion of about one-fourth, and thinks that if he had not the 1 1 oats of his own, he should be a gainer in exchanging corn, bushel for bushel, for oats - - ? :.u i.:.. rather than not have tnem 10 nu.\ wim uu swine feed. He thinks they eat the mix- i ture better than clear corn meal, are less i liable to a surfeit, and of course will fat l much faster with the oats than without them. Peas have generally been ranked next to corn as an article for making good pork, and they are probably the best sub- i stitutc that has yet been found, hogs feeding well on then, fattening rapidly, and the i pork being of good quality. It is almost < indispensable that pqas should be ground i or soaked previous to feeding. Potatoes < are more extensively used for fattening hogs than any other of the cultivated roots and are probably the best of the whole for this purpose. Unless they are boiled, however, they are of little value comparatively, but when cooked they will give the hogs a fine start in feeding, and they may I then be easily finished off with corn or peas, j The fattening of hogs on apples may be 1 considered as one of the successful innova. vations of the age, it being certain that this fruit possesses a value for that purpose ; whicfi but a few years since was wholly 1 unknown. The success of this experiment | has given a new value to orchards, and L will probably check thoir destruction, which I in some sections of the country had alreaR dy commenced to a considerable extent, j The various reports from gentlemen of in- | HHsrence of the practical results of apple) < feeding are most gratifying, and we have c uo doubt the system will be fullv approved p wherever fairly tested. \V hen convenient h let the hogs lie in the orchard from the a time the fruit begins to fall, till it is time to v gather apples for winter or cider, and they ii will in most cases be found respectable il pork. When it is necessary to put them s in the pen, boiled apples mixed with a n small quantiity of corn, oats, peas, or buck- h wheat meal, will till them up rapidly, make c them lard well, and fill the farmers barrels d with sound sweet pork of the first quality, ti If any however are doubtful, they can easi- a ly finish off apple fed pork, as is gen- tl srally done ^ith potatoe fed, with corn or e peas, and with similar results. ?. c Si RECIPE TO CURE PORK 1IA3IS. BV E. FOOTE. 7 lbs. salt, 3 ozs. salt-pctcr, tl G red peppers, ^ 4 gallons water. # * i , Make a Dickie according to these pro-1 _ lortions, sufficient to covei^your hqpns well u' jy putting the sah, salt-peter and peppers nto the water, cold from the well or spring, ^ md stirring it well till t^e salt is nearly dis- ^ solved. Pack your hanre in a hartal or )ther vessel, and pour your pickle on them,' c( stirring it well at the time, than the undis- P' solved salt may be all poured to your hams. , tie careful that they he all tiered with the >ickle, and kept so for six weeks; than take ^ hem out and wash or rinse them off' in ^ 'lean cohl water, hang them up and let hem drain for a day or two, then smoke hem with sugar maple or hickory chips or PJ vood, green from the tree, which makes 01 he purest and sweetest smoke of any kind ,l! >f wood I am acquainted with, ar.-.l makes ? t entirely unnecessary to put sugar and ^ nolasses in the pickle, as I used to do. M y method of smoking is. if in moderate I v, ill! or winter weather, to make one smoke a. 11 twenty four hours?if in severe winter cf veather, two. The object to be aimed at w n regulating tiie smokes is, first, to make as jj, ittlc fire as you can, and make a good strong a; imoke?2d, to let your hams get thoroughly jn :ooFed through after each smoke, before -p mother is made. livery farmer who uses <j( ui axe, knows how rapidily a cold frosty 0, ixo collects pyroligneous acid, or essence p( >f smoke. While hams are cold they col- ^ ect it as rapidly, and as they become warm cj tdries into them. If you increase the jeat so as to make them drip the fat, you lj1 essen the weight of your hams and injure heir flavor. With regard to the credit of cj ny hams in market I will only say, that j1( gentlemen in Cleveland, wlio have used j lams of my curing, pronounce them equal gl o any they have ever seen, and they com- ( nand the highest price in market. .* E. FOOTE. Brooklyn, Ohio, Srpf. 1836. C( PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN. d( " " t I 11 L- P' The object ot an arcss suouiu oe, j irst, to cover the body in such manner that w iecency shall never be violated; and second j o protect the body against the vicissitudes cj jfthc seasons. The first object is easily obtained; C( Hid bv the most simple means?to accom- w ilish this, it would only be necessary to to iover the body with a loose garment, of }>( sufficient length and width. But this sim- w de plan is rarely adopted; as caprice and 'ashion, pride and ostentation, are constant- cl y interfering with it?hence the immense w variety of dress to bo observed in the dif- tl ierent portions of the globe, as well as in s| contiguous places. Where this departure w from the simplicity just-spo'.en of, does not n, njurc by imposing any restraint upon either n, :he limbs or body,it is not a legitimate object s, for animadversion; since, causes which can 0 never be within our control, will be constanty operating, to produce great variety in the v, form of dress. te The mischievous and preposterous a custom of swaddling, is nearly abolished, in fc ilmost every part of the world; the child from its birth is uow permitted more free- st ito Ii'mtw tvluVh it pvercisos with e auiii iyji no iuj ? . ? much advantage to itself. But in fulfilling Ci o O the second object, namely, a protection c; igainst weather, many errors are committed tl ?first, in the form of the garments; and e secondly, in the quantity and quality of tl them. a; The Form of the Garment$. 0 To a certain period, say until the fourth or fifth year, it is usual to habit both P' the male and female child, pretty much af. P ter th^same manner; and luckily, when this ' plan was adopted the dress of the male was j? madf^to conform to that of the female?we ' say luckily, for so it truly was; since the . dress of the latter in modern days, is much s. better calculated for both health and comfort, than that of the former. The loose style 1 of dress now adopted for children, will cer- ^ tainly, if persevered in, Lie oi mucn conse. ^ quence to the rising generation, since it ini- . poses no restraint cither upon the extremities or the abdomen. The stiff stays for female, and the tight waistbands of breeches for male children, which were formerly in use, have now yielded to the unconlincd frock, and petticoats, in the one, and the 01 modern invention of suspenders, in the other. By these changes, a much greater se- s( curity is afforded for the preservation of A health, since neither the chest nor abdomen w in girls, nor the abdomen and lower extreni- c ities in boys, suffer from compression. The Quantity, and Quality of Clothing. st The errors committed on both these G points, are not less frequent, than obvious; le they consist chiefly in extremes; theory in o most instances directs both; and too often, ol in direct violation of both reason and cxpe- u rience. The extremes here alluded to, con- iti ?is4, in a class, who suppose 4hat the both* n ^ _ 1 an scarcely be covered too thinly, for the mrpose of giving strength to the constitution, dice, they banish nearly all the warmer rticles of clothing, let the inclemency of the feather be what it may, with the view of luring the body to any temperature to which l may be exposed. The other class conists of those who apprehend cold to be the lost destructive agent that the human body as to contend against; hence, whenevr their pupils are exposed to an outoor atmosphere of reduced tempera, ire, care is taken to protect them gainst the mischievous tendencios which leir apprehensions have conjured up, by very adventitious means, that wool and fur an supply. Moth these plans must necesirily have their victims; and it is perhaps moot point, whice of the two is the most instructive. Our mutable climate, or rather our liinate, which at one season has the heat of j1 le tropics, and in the other the cold of the :< ozen north, requires corresponding < lianges in clothing, at those different peri- < Is. In summer, our feelings oblige us to '< ;jcct all superfluous covering; and in win- i r, make us covet the warmest garments? ' 'here is but little risk in general, in obeying ( le first impulse; but the second, may be (irried to an extreme, especially in the early ' art of 1Kb. J Exercise, which is so much desired ' y youth, and which is generally so advan- i geous, will render less warm clothing, even < jring our coldest periods, sufficient; hence ' ose who are habitually exposed to the j eathcr, but at some time sufficiently well ' otected, will require either fewer garments < - l> ' ,4 :-l.. tllnn tlir?Cr> IL'ho t ; OI 1C5S ?cll lll JUUlCliuia, ihuii ....w e almost constantly confined to the house, J ther from necessity or choice: nor will they ' i so liable to injuries from the vicissitudes | i ' the weather. ! < This fact is notorious to the obser- \ I ition of every body; yet so unnecessarily < jprehensivc are some, tliat they oblige their ? lildren to clothe themselves as warmly, J hen they are in the full exercise of their < nbs at their various sports or avocations, ?if they were about to perform a journey < a slow-motioned stage-coach or wagon. 1 he consequences of this over clothing un- < tsuch circumstances, arc, croup, pleurisy, < catarrhal fever, from a suddenly checked ( jrspiration, which had most unnecessarily c icn excited by a superfluous quantity of > othes. i Too strictly guarding the neck and i iroat of boys, should be particularly avoid- t J; for, from their proximity to the seat of 1 rculation, they very quickly have their t ?at unduly increased, by an over quantity J ' covering; to relieve which, the articles ( irrounding them are suddenly removed, 1 3rspiration becomes checked, and disease j ' dlows of course. Therefore these parts lould be but moderately clothed, that the < Dnsequences just spoken of may not follow, t Custom, among females, lias almost i < sprived them of any protection of these j i arts, even to their chests. This exposure ! { ? an inclement atmosphere, is decidedly 11 rong, and but too often lays the foundation j t f consumption, or other alfections of the j < lest. We arc however not to bejj aderstood as advising any unnecessary i I Dvcring for these parts; we would only , I ish to suggest, that when they arc exposed I ?the weather, a greater protection should s 2 atlbrded to these parts, than if they were I ithin doors. The head should not be too warmly 1; ad, of either a boy or girl, especially those j1 Ka nrn in tlio hnhit of exerrisinir much in :? IH/ UIV/ ail n?v . ? . n ic open air?nature intended that the hair <: lould serve lor its protection, particularly |? ithin doors. Therefore, children should ; ot be permitted to wear their hats or bon- ! ets in the house, as tliere the hair is an all- j < ifficient covering. In the extreme cold i f winter, the ears of such as are exposed to < ic wind, frequently sutler severely?to pre- ' ent this, a small piece of fur may be adjus;d to the hat, so as to cover these parts; or fur cap nay be indulged in; but let it be >rbidden to be worn in the house. But in no one particular arc the icklers for the hardening system more in 1 rror, than when they reject stockings in old weather, and even in winter. We 1 annot refrain from ^pressing our surprise, tat this absurd ancfc?uel practice could j ver obtain, since there are no portions of j ie body more liable to sutler than the feet nd legs, and few that have a larger circle f sympathies connected with them. We lerefore constantly recommend, that these arts should be kept covered by a sufficient rotection by stockings and shoes. We ty that a sufficient protection should be iven to these parts: for we are aware, that ke the coverings for other parts of the ody, it may be over-done. In winter, the liocs can scarcely be too stout; not by their lirkness, to increase warmth, but to pro ;ct the feet against wet. The stockings iay be of worsted; but these should not be >o thick. It the stockings be too thick, icy excite too much perspiration, and cold set arc the consequence. From the Mother's Magazine. O THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TEACHERS. The burning of the Richmond Theatre L-cured, as is well known, in the year 1911. m interesting account of this truly tragic icne is contained in Dunlap's History of the imerican Stage; and among other incidents hicli are there related of this sorrowful k*ent, the following is deeply affecting : "As my father was leading me home," lid Mr. H P , " we saw Mr. 1 ! , exhausted by previous exertion, aning on a fence, and looking at the scene f ruin?for all was now one black mass f smoking desolation?'Thank GodJ'eiaclated Mr. G ,' Thank God ! I prohibed Nancy from coming to the house toit'll!1 she is safe '' I " Nancy was his only daughter, just I springing into womanhood, still at the hoard- ! ing school of Mrs. G n, and as beautiful and lovely a girl as imagination can ( picture. c "Mrs. G n, and the boarders, had t made up a party lor the Theatre that even- f ing, and Nancy G asked her father's 1 permission to accompany them. lie refitsed; but unfortunately added his reason?, t 4 The house will be crowded, and you will 1: occupy a seat that would otherwise be paid s for.' On these words hung the fate of youth, innocence, and beauty. 41 will pay c for your ticket,'said the kind instructress, c 'we will not leave you behind.' The teach- h er and the pupil were buried in the ruins on ? which the father gazed, and over which he I returned thanks for the safety of his child. He went home and learned the truth." I have made the foregoing extract from li the history alluded to, not for the purpose it of discussing the question, whether a parent ti can, with propriety, in any case, permit his c child to attend a theatre, but for the sake of r a few observations on another topic, viz. t< UiU ll^l/UildJLMlllY KJl lCllJUKJ (AJaUllCia IW whom may be entrusted the care and edu- s cation of young ladies. c For the time being, they sustain the imj:or- e tant relation of parents. Nay, they are, more o responsibly & delicately situated,being bound tl not to follow precisely their own judgment in b relation to the proper course of those entrust- cd to their care, bat, as nearly as may be, si :he probable wishes of their parents. I say a \)ropabl(\ fbr I c^rtsider it beyond debate, k :hat whtna parent lias marked out a line of n conduct I05 hisTlaughtor, the governess who ^ :akes charge of her is solemnly bound, especially if she be beforehand apprized of : t, to use her influence and authority to see i t followed, provided it does not infringe up- ^ m the rights of conscience, or the well cs- ^ ablished laws of civility ; but if this be C( conceded, the position which I have taken a; uust be correct, that so far as the parent's probable wishes are understood, so far the . iuty of the governess is plain and decisive. ^ In resneot to the narticulnr conduct of ^ ... 1 - r Mrs. G n, to which Mr. Dunlap al- A udes, I would speak with caution and deli- ? :acy. She is no more; and kindness would tc lemand that needless reflections should be ; cast upon the unfortunate dead. Yet I per- J ceive no injustice in taking occasion, from ^ vhat I conceive to have been an error of lcr judgment, to convey a seasonable admonition for the benefit of the living. It is ipparent that kindness, and that alone, ~ prompted the governess to the determina- p ion not to leave her " lovely pupil" behind. [Jut in this, did she not obviously transcend her just authority ? The father, had * prohibited his daughter from the house that 1 light. He had assigned a reason for this, jr Frue, it seemed as if the crowded house, . fcc. aside, and he would have been willing J1 o have had her gone. Dut was not this ~ cnough ? lie had assigned a reason. It might, or it might not, have been thought a rood one by the governess. But the fact J hat a prohibition had been given, was quite 1 sufficient, and it was incompetent for any j earthly tribunal to* set in judgment upon the' ustice of the reason, by which that prohibi- j J :ion was fortified. What would have been the I reflection of Miss (1 , in regard to her! r, father's prohibition, contrasted with the consent of her governess ? Possibly, that her ^ father could find it in his heart to refuse s what her kind teacher could not, and as ^ voung persons arc prone to look upon those 11 who administer to their present enjoyment, ^ as their best friends, the father might have u suffered a diminution in the affectionate confidence of his daughter. If there is any one evil peculiar to boarding schools, perhaps that of seldom, ifever, l.J enjoying the privilege of being left alone, j is the greatest. What a hindrance to mor- , al and mental culture must be the opinion, ' that, in order to be happy, young persons must always be in the company of others. 1 Where this opinion is entertained and acted a upon, farewell to all well directed efforts to acqiure knowledge, the possession of which , would soon teach, that the highest resources ni?/\ t/-v Ka Vl'ltlllll A!lf_ U1 CiiJUV uiVi IU Hi/ luuuu niiuta uutselves, or are to be derived from the perusal 1 of useful books. G. From the American Baptist. ^ BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILOR'S SOCIETY, f We have received the third annual re- ii port of this institution, presented at its r meeting in London, May 5,1856. t< It states that 15,000 ships and 150,000 'i sailors visit London every year, and that on I an average 2,000 ships and 20,000 sea- v men are constantly in port, besides 8,000 c watermen of various classes. For the re- V ligious instruction of these, worship has ? been constantly attended in the Sailor's e Chapel, Shadwell. Rev. J. Chapman, the r sailors' minister, preaches there on Sab- t bath, and twice more during the week, and h the city dissenting ministers supply his ft ? it* r? rn place when travelling lor the society. 10 i, the church formed there, 17 have added during the year. The report contains interesting anecdotes of the sailors who have t< been benefited by these services. I Benefit lias accrued from sailor's libra- t< rics, and 4,000 volumnes, 20,000 pamplets, g and 100,000 tracts have been sent forth to agents, to provincial ports, and foreign tta- t( tions, and in Loan ship-libraries. Of these e last, consisting of collections of the choicest rl religious books, 101 are on loan to ships ii bound to differents parts of the world. Besides those ship-libraries, books are loan- ti ed to individual sailors. o Mention is made of a Navigation Class o of 73, which has been gratuitously instructed in the science of navigation, in the ves- tl try of the chapel, and is open to mates, L seamen and apprentices; besides day a schools for the children of seamen and rivcrmen, of whom 403 were under instruc- L ion, and a Sabbath School consisting of 100 constant attendants. Twelve agents, of whom four are or- thf lained ministers, are employed by the so- pa, :iety to preach the gospel to sailors in Mi he port of London, whose labours ap- ert >ear to be faithfil aud happily success- M< ill. the Sixteen sailors' J arding houses are visi. ha1 ed weekly and furnished with tracts, which so lavo been instrumental in the salvation of car lome souls. tha Agents nave been employed to labor in " I ther ports of Kritian, as far as the means bar fthe society would allow. The society oil) ias also agents in foreign countries, as do leinel, Hamburgh, Jamaica, Darbice, tha Ionduras, New South Wales, Tahiti, his Navigators' Island, Cronstadt and Havre, ask The Pilot and Sailors' Magazine, pub- of shed by the society, is exerting a happy the ifluenceon the cause of seamen. The tior jnds of the society had increased 20 per me ent. during the year and though still infe. ros lor to the wants of seamen, they amounted chs ) ?1924 15s. Id. " la J The report concludes with an expres- oth ion of gratitude for the success of the by ause, in view of the facts, that the influ- An nee of the society is felt in every quarter intr f the globe?its Bethel Hags are Hying on ind ic shores of every continent?its ship-li- agi raries are read on the bosom of every sea i -300 British merchant vessels are Bethel 14; liips, and an equal number of their masters ris' re Bethel captains?and there are not Sp: ;ss than 7000 truly christian British sea- injt ion. ans pr0l 'intents nf Southern Agriculturist, for Oct. 1336. ar(J Original Communications. woi Account of the Growing Crop: by Edis- vje, > Island. Further Views respecting the cor 'rops: by Alexander M'Donald. On the cor onduct of Overseers, and the general man. gement of a Plantation: by a Well Wisher. omething which will pay for the reading: e.ve y Truth. Legal Knowledge for the Plan:r?Wills and Testaments: by V. Palma Ihristi: by an Inquirer. Dieting, &c. of ^U1 legroes: by a Southern Planter. Queries ^ie n Corn Planting: by a Subscriber. Edi- ^ )r's Reply. On Ginning Cotton, for a late wo' larket: by a Merchant. On Overseership Par nd Professorship in Agriculture: by a *'10 mall Goshen Farmer. Correction for Ca- t0 1 :b in our last: by Caleb. m0: Selections. ^,s The Cholera?its Symptoms and Rcme- the ies: bv a Southern Planter. Virtues of an< .ime as a Manure. The Dairy?Its Profits: 1 y W. G. On the Culture of the Grape, loo >n mixing other Grass with Clover, to pre- sor ent its salivating the Horses fed by it: by fin< L L. Facts and Estimates respecting at 1 teet Sugar: by Thomas Cooper, M. D.? cc?i i am pas in Horses. Method of Propaga- ari: ng the White Chinese Mulberry. On the bol Culture of Rhubarb. Freaking Vicious cip 'ows: byC. P. Prickly Coinfrey?anew er: pecies of Food for Cattle. Preservation fit i* r 1? >? ,r L? I?. r' . , i j-juocuos. morns muiucauus in j:.usi 'lorida: by J). Brown. left Miscellaneous Intelligence. Mr Great Crop of Cotton. Importation of Af- fay ican Asses, Native Country of Maize, Jef Spontaneous Plants, A Female Agricuhuist, To Cure the Big I lead in Horses, Cure 1 ,>r tlie Garget in cows, Nettles Destroy [>e Vasps, Improvement in Vegetables, Pro- w|, ervation of Grapes, To improve Dried ^is *igs, Preserving Strawberries, Transplant- t0 !ig Evergreens, Pickling Beans, Lunay In- rij luence, Manufacture of Salt, Green corn [)a, nd Snow Balls. UIT by time is mon'ev. jv The Editor of a Foreign Journal, writing ipon the value of time, states that "Lord tj1(] Iroughman, the most indefatigable man in ^ England, often does not # quit his study ho- ? ore midnight, and lie is always up .at 4.? Jr. Cotton Mather, who knew the vSlkie of iinc in every thing, was never willing to loso , 1 moment of it. To effect this purpose, lie j*r lau written upon tnc aoor 01 niy.siuuy in ;~ arge letters, 'Be Brief.1 Ursinos, a pro- 11 essor in the University ofHeidleburg, wish- 01 ( ng to prevent the idlers and babblers from !or nterrupting him in bis hours of study, had w vritten at the entrance of his library.? uc Friend, whoever you may be, who enter . i lere, be quick with your business, or go }l 1 iway.' The learned Scaliger placed the ls [ Allowing phrase upon the door of his cab- Pc! net. 4My time is my estate. The favorite naxim of Shakespeare was, 'Consider time m( oo precious to be spent in gossipping.'? w? Friends are the rea! robbers of time,' said ^ord Byron. An old attorney of chatalet de! ras accustomed to get rid of such of bis lients as were importunate in these words: My good friends, time lost goes for nothing. nro, one word, said a soldier one day to Fred- '^s r!r?l.- ihr? flrant. ivhrn nrpypntinnr fr? him :i Pe I IV UIV/ V* vv*i? ?r w . _ ,w ...... ^ a equest of a brevet lieutenant. 'If you say 1)01 wo,' answered the Prince, 1 will have you fra anged.'?'Sign,'replied the soldier. The lonarch surprised at his presence of mind, s;u mmediately granted the request." veJ tor China as it is.?A very interesting let- ac ;r has just been published, addressed by the bet lev. Samuel Dyer, missionary at Penang, ab( ) the editor of the London Evangelical Ma. azine, the substance of which is as follows: i 1. That China is not yet generally open Yo j the reception of missionaries, nor to the list stablishmcnt of Christian schools, nor to 141 ic printing of Scriptures and tracts in the hat iterior. Pr< 2. That China is opened to the introduc. Ep on of books, and never was the prospect Me f successful effort more bright and glori- Ba| us than now. Re 3. That books were never better adapted Ro lau thnse which have been prepared by Fri .eang A fa, the missionaries at Batavia, nd others. And I 4. That the means of multiplying these the ool:s are rapid'v increasing. S.S.Journil. lio From the' Baltimore Gazette. . * To the Editor : It is to be regretted y* it some editor should have given a news, per circulation tp an extract from one of *. Cooper's late novels, relating to Genii Lafayette's opinion of Gouvenei:k: jrris's advice to Louis XVI; which, in: i place it appeared originally, would not ve fallen into so many hands, or caused much regret to the friends of that Ameril statesman. It is stated in the extract, ,t General Lafayette told the writer, .ous XVI. owed his death as much to the i advice of Governeur Morris as' to any er thing." It is known to all those who know any thing of Governeur Morris, t he was ready, at all times, to express opinions to those who had any right lb* ; them. Those which he held on forms government were public here, during convention which framed the Constitu1 of the United States in which he was a mber. Going to France soon after it e, on private business and in a private iracter, he was met by the Chevalier De Luzerne, late iMinister from France, and er French officers and agents, as well as Mr. Jefferson, our Minister, and other lericans in France, by whom he was oduced at court, and to many eminent ividuals of all the political parties then luting that nation. Some time before the insurrection ot the li July, 1789, it appears from Mr. Mors own diary, inserted in his Life, by Mr. irks, that General Lafayette tolu him he ired the cause, and his advice was, in wer, " I am opposed to the democracy 11 regard to liberty. That I see they going headlong to destruction, and u!d fain stop them if I could. That their ws respecting this nation are totally insistent with the materials of which it i$" nposed." 1 such an early and prophetic view of the nfs which followed, gives the Minister n s to be considered the Edmund Burke of lerica. He did, in fact, anticipate Mr. rke in the contemplation of the mistakes, , horrors, and the results of the French volution. But he was a bad adviser. It uld be desirable to know what was tho 4*?/i/ln!no oa Akqra/?(ori7P/l. Ho uciiiui aunwi ^nuiuvivi.uv... ught there ought to be Chamber of Peers, rote on laws separately from the Comns. He thought the King ought to secure person, by removing to a distance from mob of Paris. Neither teas adopted,I the consequences are known, [f Mr. Cooper, or any other inquirer, will k into the fourth volume of Mr. JefFeri's posthumous works page 247, he will 1 that gentleman's advice to Layfayet'e the time was nearly akin to that advanI by Mr. Morris, call either democratic, stocratic, or what you please ; they were h founded on the plain and certain prinlethat as men are not made to fit govwment, government must BE MADE to men. 0. B. 'See on the same subject, Mr. Jefferson's ore in Mndame De Stael. Daee 100, and ' ,v """ ? I o ' . J. Adams, page 230, and again toLaette, page 304 of the fourth volume of ferson's Works,] There is an incident (says the N. A. iview) in Dr. Darwin's personal history iich furnishes a tolerably apt illustration of practical system, and its fate. In order improve upon the old fashioned mode of ing, he built a platform on his horse's ck, on which he perched himself in triiph, undertaking to guide his movements system of machinery something like that the wheel ofa rudder. One day, while cumnavigating in this singular fashion, ! animal made an unexpected tack, which >ught the Doctor to the earth, and lamed n tor lite. At Moscow, on the 4th of August, the nous belJ, the largest and handsomest in ; world, was raised from the ground, where las long lain. It was cast in 1733, bv ler of the Empress Anne, by Michel Moen, a Russian metal founder. Its height 21 feet its diameter, 23 feet; its ight 432,000 lbs. English weight. The luty of the form, the bas reliefs with which s adorned; the value of the metal, which* i composition of gold, silver, and copr, render it remarkable as showing the vanced state of the art of casting in ;tal in Russia at that early period. It is raised by a very ingenious contrivance M. Montferrand, and is placed on a postal?Hamburgh paper. The striking effects of railways upon the L. 1 system ot conveyance are seen in uie itance of the Brussels and Antwerp Road, rmerly eighty thousand persons passed twcen those places annually and they veiled in diligences and canal boats.? nv the number is over one hundred thould per month! The old modes of confnance have been laid aside. The direcs calculated on dividing 16 per cent, on apital of about 8900,000. The distance ween the cities, 27 miles, is passed in Dut two hours and the fair 661 cents. Churches in New York.?The New irk Sunday Morning News contains a of churches in that city, amounting tc 3 in all. The different denominations , e churches as follows, jsbytcrians 36 Lutherans 2 iscopalians 25 Universalists 3 thodists 20 Unitarians, 2 prists 20 Independent* 2 formed Dutch 13 Jews 3 man Catholics 6 Moravians 1 ends . 4 f Miscellaneons 5 'ivc gi.aflfcs or cameleopards are now oi> ir way to this country. They will be tho ns ci our Menageries.