more folly; and I have always found more springs of action in the weakness than in the wickedness of our natures." "MAIS pour quoy s'en étonner? il n'y a rien de si naturel, c'est que les sots font toujours des sottises." The old French Lady Stafford, Grammont's daughter, used to say this.-LADY HERVEY'S Letters, p. 180. A PHILOSOPHE who puzzled Lady Hervey and a very sensible cautious Abbé, and engaged them in controversy with each other, ended by saying, "the abbé was determined to believe more than he could, and Lady H. ready to give up as much as she dared." This is the case with the Romanists and the Unitarians.-Ibid. p. 184. IN Denmark and Sweden, the reformation was accomplished without a struggle, and the same good consequences seem to have resulted in the church there, which the peaceful occupation of the country produced among the Icelanders in their state of society. MR. HALLAM tells us, that when inno vations are intended in religion, every artifice of concealment and delay is required, (vol. 1, p. 30). This should be borne in mind when we observe the proceedings of that party to which Mr. H. is attached. "He is an irrecoverable puppy by disputation that dares avow the speaking for them." CLARENDON'S State Papers, vol. 2, p. 337. THE Romanists who cannot, and do not, believe what they uphold, “He that sinneth against me," saith Wisdom, “wrongeth his own soul."-Proverbs, viii. 36. THE seven abominations, Proverbs vi. 16-19, are found in the Papal church. "HE that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both "SHOULD I then be angry God hath made him no wiser? Howbeit were not his meaning better than his understanding, he might chance now and then to try a man's patience."-STRAFFORD, Letters, vol. 1, p. 381. "THUS saith the Lord: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season: Then also may my covenant be broken with David my servant."-Jer. xxiii. 20-1. STRAFFORD writes of Lord Netherdale, less catholic, and for the rest, let him do "all I say is, I wish him more christian, his worst."-STRAFFORD'S Letters, vol. 2, p. 146. "THEY say it is an Englishman's quality not to let things alone when they are well."-Ibid. vol. 2, p. 157. "WHERE shame, faith, honour, and regard of right Lay trampled on." BEN JONSON, vol. 9, p. 10. "SUNK in that dead sea of life." Ibid. p. 11. STILL the creature waiteth in earnest expectance for the manifestation: and the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together still.-Romans, viii. 19-22. "AN evil, an only evil, behold is come."Ezekiel, vii. 5. "LA haine et la demangeaison de médire vont toujours plus loin que la reconnois-ment with this despising and contemning sance et l'amitié, et la calomnie trouve plus remark, Now there's ane end of ane old aisement croyance dans la public, que les sung."-LoCKHART's Memoirs, vol. 1, p. 223. Eges et les louanges." —CHARLEVOIX. N. There may have been more of feeling France, vol. 2, p. 287. than of levity in this. WHAT the church of England holds with regard to the church of Rome. Joseph Mede. Nichols, Calv. and Arm. p. 496-7. INTRODUCTION of new articles of belief by the Romanists. Hammond.-Ibid. p. 560. Is offer for a groundwork of unity. My feelings are in accord with the Emperor Baber, when speaking of a villainous deed he says "Let every man who hears of this action of Khosrou Shah pour out imprecations on him; for he who hears of such a deed, and does not curse him, is himsel worthy to be accursed.—LEYDEN's Mem of Baber, p. 63. HE that getteth wisdom, loveth his own “THE vail is upon their heart. Neverthe-soul"-Proverbs xix. 8. less when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away."-2 Corinth. iii. 15-16. “I AM on my Persian steed, sir, and the plains of prolixity are before me. - ALL observation tends to confirm that "I placed my foot in the stirrup of refemale life, at all ages, is better than male, solution, and my hand on the reins of conand even married better than single."-fidence-in-God."-BABER's Memoirs. Minutes of Evidence on Friendly Societies, A. D. 1827, p. 38. THE increase of population entirely at tributable to a diminution in the rate of mortality.-Ibid. p. 38. A VERY Small number of first-born children are alive at the expiration of ten years. —Ibid. p. 42. As important point had been gained in civilization when men began to build with stone. "BUT let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord, which exercise lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.—Jeremiah ix. 24. WHEN the Earl of Seafield signed, as Chancellor of Scotland, the engrossed exemplification of the Act of Union, he returned it to the Clerk, in the face of Parlia PAPAL Church. "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive."-John v. 43. INDIA. Captain William Bruce remarked to me that if our empire in that country were overthrown, the only monuments which would remain of us would be broken bottles and corks. Along the whole coast, he says, our government is popular, because the people share in the advantages of a flourishing trade. But in the interior we are hated. There it is a grinding system of exaction; we take nine-tenths; and the natives feel the privation of honours and places of authority more than the weight of imposts. One of them compared our system to a screw, slow in its motion, never violent or sudden, but always screwing them down to the very earth. SWORD and spear have been beaten by the flail. THE Temple at Jerusalem served as a bank for deposit.—Maccabees ii. See the miracle of Heliodorus,-a use for which in war time the convents also served.1 Ar Strasburg, 1826, forty days' indulgence to all those who, after having fully confessed and communicated, shall visit this cathedral on the anniversary of the birth of the holy father I. Loyola, and shall there pray for the union of Christian princes,"l'extirpation des hérésies,"—and the exaltation of the holy and true religion. So the Oracles of old time. "Thus Delphi,” says MITFORD," appears to have become the great bank of Greece, perhaps before Homer, in whose time its riches seem to have been already proverbial.”—C. iii. sect. 2. vol. i. p. 213. 8vo.-J. W. W. "Ir the root be holy, so are the branches." -Romans xi. 16. IN the Atlas of February 18, 1827, is this passage, forming part of a leading paragraph in the Morning Chronicle. "Those who use the word liberty, as applied to civilized life, are either very ignorant, or very evil-intentioned. Wherever we turn in civilized life, we are met by restraints on our liberty; and the more civilized the society the more numerous the restraints. If we use the words good government, we shall then speak an intelligible language. Now such restraints as are necessary to the well-being of society, that is, to good government, must be submitted to." "IGNORANTIÆ inimicus alienæ, inimicissimus meæ, et à quocunque corrigi paratus." -DR. O'CONOR, ad lectorem. "Tu autem.-Memento, genus esse hominum adeò malignum, ut quidquid benè egeris in pessimam semper partem accipiant et aliorum mentes suo metientes ingenio, benefacta quælibet pravo animo interpretentur.”—Ibid. I LAY no siege to impregnable understandings. I WOULD examine this argument farther, as a Spaniard said in the Cortes, " si las bellas razones y exemplos con que se ha sido apoyada, no probaran mas bien su impertinencia que su oportunidad."-Diario de las Cortes, t. 4, p. 182. Latent hope, which exists in almost all extremities. SIR F. BURDETT admits that high prices are probably best. I think they are both an effect and a cause of prosperity. I am sure that system must be the best which will make poor lands pay for cultivating. WHEN We have once gone astray, the best thing we can do is to retrace our steps. OUR despondents.-Parliamentary His- speaketh is most commendable; but on the tory, vol. 4, p. 678. contrary, in all great councils of parliament, fewest words with most matter do become best; where the dispatch of the great errands on hand, and not the praise of the person, is most to be looked into."-Ibid. p. 1099. "CONFERENCES between the two Houses," James said, "breed but delays; for sometimes the Lower House brought nothing but tongues, sometimes nothing but ears." -Ibid. p. 1156. IIE said well of Ireland, " they can never be reduced to so perfect obedience with- | out establishment of religion."—Ibid. p. 1154. KING JAMES Concerning the Papists.Ibid. pp. 984-1057. CHURCH discipline relaxed.-Ibid. p.774. A MR. HISLOCK called here to-day to solicit a subscription for the Moravian missions. I asked him if he were a Moravian minister? He said, no; an Independent. so called, he added, though we are the most dependent poor creatures on the face of the | Office, the persons who have visited Margate earth.—April 12, 1827. Prм says, "the execution of laws against Papists forces not their conscience, but prevents mischief; and therefore he would have the Papists used like madmen, and have all dangerous weapons taken from them."Parliamentary History, vol. 1, p. 1314. by the steam-packets are found to have increased from 41,347 in the twelve months ending April 1822, to 64,070 in the same space of time ending April 1827. HALLAM's opinion that England might be made a republic. Yes; just as Melrose was made a kirk, and Glastonbury a manufactory. MR. THOMAS CREWE. "It is a wonder to see the spiritual madness of such as will fall in love with a Romish harlot, now sheries is grown so old a hag." A.D. 1621.—Ibid. p. 1321. "ACCOUNT of the English Government in the Corte del Dios Momo. 55. By Dr. Joseph Michele Marquez." Our liberals know about as much of the Spanish people now as this writer did of the English Go vernment then. H. WALPOLE's wish that Whigs and Towould call themselves Greens and Blues, as at Constantinople. Parties are thus divided into colours in the counties. "BE not persuaded in any treaty to consent to any thing you do not think simply good in itself, upon any imagination that by yielding now to somewhat unreasonable and inconvenient, you may be able hereafter to SOME good remarks upon frugality.-reverse it."-CLARENDON to Lord Hopton. Ibid. pp. 351-9. SCOFFERS at religion cannot make good statesmen," for none are such save they who from a principle of a conviction and persuasion (say rather a religious sense of duty) manage public affairs to the advantage of those who employ them. Since they care not for the things themselves, and scorn such as employ them, they must never care for what events attend them." And as an example, SIR G. MACKENZIE says, (p. 439), "Have we not seen some of these great wits prove the worst of all statesmen in our own days, and as far below the meanest in management as they were above the wisest in wit and sharpness ?" 1647. Papers, vol. 2, p. 369. "POUR qui sait y lire, peu de documens indiquent mieux la verité que les mensonges officiels."-M. DE BArante. "SINCE I have ventured to preach to you," says Hyde, writing to Lord Hopton, “let me prophecy too, that those Reformed Churches will be destroyed, and grow into contempt for want of Bishops, whom they so much contemn."-CLARENDON Papers, vol. 2, p. 403. "MOTIVES for founding an University in the metropolis. 1647." One should like to see those motives, and compare them with the views of the present founders and ROMAN Catholics and their abettors at supporters. this time. 66 Surely in vain the net is spread in sight of any bird."-Proverbs i. 17. "The prosperity of fools shall destroy them."-Ibid. 32. "FOR the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”—James i. 20. 11 - CAR rien ne met davantage de mauvaise humeur, qu'une proposition raison By the receipt-book at the Margate Pier nable et sans replique, faite à des gens, qui |