cal nursing until the nerves of the unconscious and miserable child are incapable of sensation, and it drops senseless from the hands of its inhuman parent." On the 7th of May, 1818, they landed safely at their appointed destination, viz. Botany Bay; and thus terminated a voyage of considerable length, the circumstances of which were of deep interest, as involving the solution of a most important problem connected with the future happiness of the most worthless and abandoned, viz. whether male convicts are susceptible of being reclaimed from long established habits of idleness, immorality, filth, and wickedness. Here the most demonstrable proof was obtained, that the human heart, however debased by vice, and hardened by practice, still leaves a portion uncontaminated, in which the seeds of virtuous improvement may be cultivated, and that require only a careful and experienced husbandman to cherish, in order to bring again into the state of reproducing wholesome and valuable fruits. In During our author's stay in this colony, he prosecuted some inquiries on subjects of natural history, which in that country are abundant. following up his scientific pursuits, he found his researches well rewarded by valuable specimens in every branch of natural history, particularly geology, which principally engaged his attention. Of these, he made a very considerable collection. The observations connected with this branch of science, he threw into a concise arrangement, intending to transcribe opened to the Catholic Lords, which may hereafter be succeeded by an opening to the Catholic Bishops, a recurrence to the Number of the Beast may not be unseasonable. It is extracted from a learned and interesting work by John Edward Clarke :-a work which we would strongly recommend to every reader, who wishes to trace the application of predictions to their legitimate issues. "It has been already proved that the Beast is some kingdom; and the passage in the sixteenth chapter of the Revelation has been produced, in which the very term Basisia, or kingdom, is applied to the dominion of the Beast. This kingdom, therefore, can be no other than that which is purposely omitted in the first Order of the first Class; I mean, "H Aarivn Baotleta, "The Latin Kingdom." It is thus numbered: OTHER BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS. them at large in a scientific form dur- ANNIVERSARIES OF RELIGIOUS, AND ing his voyage home. However, in returning to England, a dreadful hurricane came on near the Island of Mauritius, which nearly reduced the vessel to a wreck, and the whole collection of his geological specimens, with clothes, books, and papers, except some private memoranda, were unfortunately lost; and he found himself on the shore of Port Louis, destitute of every personal comfort. (To be concluded in our next.) APOCALYPTIC NUMBER. Ar a moment when the door of the THE stature of Benevolence has lately grown so vast, that we cannot with justice draw its features in miniature. Not many years since, a more intelligible description of public liberality might be comprised in a single column, than a whole number can now contain. Even the names of our charitable institutions, would at present occupy no contemptible space; our readers must not, therefore, expect from us any thing more than a condensed account. Prior to the commencement of the public meetings in London, several anniversaries in Ireland had taken place; of these we proceed to give a general outline. Sunday School Society for Ireland. Catholic Schools. The anniversary of Saffron Hill and St. Mary's Catholic Charities, was held at the Horn Tavern, Kensington; the Rev. Mr. Morris in the chair. The object of this institution is to clothe and educate the children of be apprenticed. 190 children thus supported, were present, and displayed an appearance which reflected much honour on the managers of this amiable charity. On the 17th of April, 1822, the anniversary of this charity was held at the lecture room of the Dublin institution; the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ro-poor Irish Catholics, until of an age to den in the chair. It appears from the report which was read, that the number of schools which this society has assisted, amounts to 1553, containing 156,255 children. The number of gratuitous teachers throughout Ireland, is not less than 11,000, and the income during the last year amounted to £3193. Having received a liberal donation of Bibles and Testaments from the British and Foreign Bible Society, they have issued during the year, 1022 of the former, and 17,574 of the latter, together with vast numbers of spelling books, &c. The total expenditure amounted to upwards of £2900. East London Irish Free School. On Monday, April 29th, a highly respectable meeting of the friends and supporters of this benevolent institution was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street; the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Blessington in the chair. From the statements made at this meeting, it appeared, that no less than 8000 boys were scattered through the metropolis, who obtained a livelihood by committing depredations on the public, the majority of whom consisted of children of the lower order of Irish. The object of the society is to teach the boys reading, writing, and arithmetic, and to instruct the girls in schools of this description in the meneedle-work. There are now six tropolis. The number of children amounts to 300. Since the establishment of this institution about 900 have received instruction, and on the principles of these schools, about 1500 children are now under tuition, The establishment is founded on liberal principles, so that ladies and gentlemen of every denomination may cooperate, without compromising their Magdalen Hospital. Hibernian Bible Society. The annual meeting of this society was held at the Rotunda, Dublin, on Thursday, the 18th of April, the Arch-religious tenets. bishop of Tuam in the chair. The receipts amounted to upwards of £5679, which is an increase on the preceding year of £1745. The Bibles issued were 8704, the Testaments 11,964, the total expenditure £5573. Since the formation of this society, they have issued in Bibles and Testaments 295,695 copies. Hibernian Church Missionary Society. The anniversary of this society was held in the same place as the preceding, on the day following; his Grace of Tuam again in the chair. The receipts amounted to £2579, of which à considerable sum was transmitted to the parent society in London. 64th anniversary was held at the LonOn the last Thursday in April, the don Tavern; the Hon. Mr. Percy in the chair. The collections amounted to upwards of £400. Many distinguished characters were present. Methodist Missionary Society. The Methodist Missionary Society, which is of comparatively recent establishment, now holds a distinguished rank among the most celebrated institutions which benevolence can boast. So rapid has been its growth, that the Methodists have Missionaries in every quarter of the globe; and, what is of superior importance, their exer tions have been crowned with unexampled success. The anniversary of this society was held in City Road Chapel, on the last Monday in April; Joseph Butterworth, Esq. M. P. in the chair. The auxiliary meeting for -the London district was held in Great Queen-street Chapel, on the evening of the Wednesday preceding. The annual meeting at City Road was most numerously attended; and the greatest order prevailed. About thirty ministers were present on the occasion; and the animating speeches which were delivered gave high gratification to the silent and listening auditory. Lord Gambier honoured the meeting with his presence. In all the Methodist chapels on the preceding Sunday, collections were made in favour of this institution, and in Queenstreet and City-road on two former days. The sums collected in all the chapels, including some liberal donations, exceeded twelve hundred pounds. Church Missionary Society. Suffield, and Sandon; the Rt. Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer; Rt. Hon. C. Grant; Sir T. D. Ackland, Sir R. H. Inglis, Sir C. S. Hunter, Sir Mont. Chomley, Barts.; S. Wortley, W. Whitmore, and William Wilberforce, Esqrs. M. P. The meeting was also honoured with the presence of the Rev. Mr. Monod, Secretary of the Paris Protestant Bible Association, and that of the Rev. Theodore Blumhardt, Professor of the University of Basle. Of these gentlemen, the greater number addressed the meeting in a manner that did honour both to their heads and their hearts; but it will be impossible for us to follow them through their eloquent speeches. It appeared from the report, that the receipts of the society during the year had amounted to upwards of £103,000, and that the expenditure exceeded £90,000, in addition to which, the society, relying on a benevolent public, had laid itself under engagements amounting to £50,000. The picture which this report exhibited, as to the progress of the society, and its vast utility, was also of the most pleasing description. The Bible Society seems to be the grand instrument, through which all the inhabitants of the world will be made acquainted with the word of God. London Hibernian Society. The anniversary of this society was held on the last day of April, at the great hall, Freemason's Tavern. The chair was taken by the Rt. Hon. President, Admiral Lord Gambier. The company was large and highly respectable; probably not less than 3000 persons were present; the ladies formed a large proportion, but many of them could not be accommodated The anniversary of this society was with seats. The accounts detailed in held at Freemason's Hall, on Saturday the report were highly gratifying. the 4th of May, H. R. H. the Duke of From these it appeared, that in every Gloucester in the chair. The object direction the gospel was gaining con- of this institution is, to communicate verts, and its truths taking daily a instruction to poor children in Ireland. more extensive spread. The funds The report stated, that there are now also were in a flourishing condition. under its patronage, 575 schools, con The receipts of the late year, amount-taining, in the aggregate, 53,233 chiling to £32,976, proved decisively dren. This association had received that the stock of public benevolence from the Bible Society, 1000 Bibles, was not exhausted. British and Foreign Bible Society. On Wednesday, May the 1st, the anniversary of this grand national institution took place at Freemason's Tavern, Lord Teignmouth in the chair. Among the distinguished individuals who honoured this meeting with their presence were, His R. H. the Duke of Gloucester; the Bishops of Salisbury, St. David's, and Norwich; the Earls of Harrowby, Gosford, and Rocksavage; Lords Calthorpe, Gambier, and 10,000 Testaments, during the last year, and had distributed 80,000 copies. Of the above 575 schools, extending over 23 counties, out of 32, which Ireland includes, 35 only are under the superintendence of Catholic priests. The receipts during the year amounted to £5562, and the expenditure to £6863, leaving a large deficiency for benevolence to supply. An Account of the Benevolent Institutions will be resumed, and we hope concluded, in our next. RELIEF OF IRELAND. IRELAND has, during many months, exhibited a scene of wretchedness, which no language can adequately describe. Domestic cruelty, fraud, and imposition, have long brandished a whip of scorpions over the suffering inhabitants. This has been followed by retaliation; and fire, robbery, and murder, marching in dreadful phalanx in the van, have extended in the rear the empire of desolation. To suppress the spirit of insurrection, law and justice have marched among them, and multitudes have paid for their aggressions with the forfeiture of their lives. To complete the dreadful picture, famine has lately paid a visit to their ill-fated shores; and many in the disturbed districts, who had escaped the torch of the incendiary, and the halter of the executioner, have been doomed to perish by hunger; while multitudes who still survive, have felt nearly all the pangs of actual starvation. Amidst this complication of calamity and crime, we rejoice to find that Great Britain, ever ready to sympathize with the distressed, and to extend the hand of benevolence to suffering humanity, has nobly come forward to their relief. In the metropolis, and a few other places, £56,542 have been subscribed, and the spirit of liberality seems still undiminished. We record this act of munificence with pleasure, being fully persuaded, that Europe at present can hardly present to the eye of compassion, a case of more unexampled misery. In several cities and large towns, the same sympathising spirit is manifesting itself; and we doubt not that subscriptions will become general throughout the kingdom. The distresses of Ireland have excited the attention of the British Govern ment. ber usually considered of no value. Capt. S. deciding to make a full and fair experiment, procured a small tree of the Sweet Gum, hewed it down until it squared nine inches, and then had it staked in three feet water, affording every opportunity to the worm. It remained thus exposed for four years; when on examination it was found perfectly free from moss, hewing it down again an inch or more, no barnacle, and all other excrescence; and on traces of the worm were to be seen, except three or four small punctures of inconsiderable depth. The Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua of Linneus) is in great abundance on the Alabama, and the lakes and bays between Pensacola and New Orleans; it is of prodigious girth and towering tallness; frequently exhibiting a smooth stem of 50 or 60 feet, and remarkably straight. It can be sawed into planks of almost any size, but it will not split. The flexibility of this timber is such, that a thin plank may be bent and shaped almost as one pleases. Apple Trees. A gentleman at Littleburg in Essex, having in his orchard many old supposed worn-out apple-trees, which produced took fresh-made lime from the kiln, slacked it fruit scarcely larger than a walnut, last winter with water, and (without allowing time for its caustic quality being injured by imbibing fixed air) well dressed the trees, applying the lime with a brush. The result was, that the insects and moss were completely destroyed, the outer rind fell off, and a new smooth, clear one, formed; and the trees, although some twenty years old, have now a moist healthy appearance. The same treatment may be extended to other fruit-bearing trees, and probably with a similar beneficial result. Engraving.-A patent has been obtained by Mr. J. L. Bradbury, of Manchester, for an invention of a new mode of engraving and etching metal rollers, used for printing upon woollen, cotton, linen, paper, cloth, silk, &c.Copper cylinders are to be provided, with smooth polished surfaces, similar to the surfaces of ordinary copper-plates intended to be engraven with devices for printing from. The process of etching or engraving is conducted as follows:--the rollers are to be heated by a charcoal fire, over which they may be suspended and turned round upon temporary wooden pins, fixed into their ends; or they may be heated by immersion in hot water, or by steam in a closed vessel. Several thicknesses of cloth are proposed to be wrapped bruises or scratches, to which it might otherround each roller, to guard its surfaces from wise be subject in heating; and, in order to prevent the hot water from drying up in stains, the rollers are to be rubbed perfectly dry. When thus heated, they are conveyed to a hot room, free from dust, and there varnished with the ordinary etching ground, in the manner usually adopted by engravers. Prussic Acid,-A powerful poison, has lately become an efficient ally of the healing art. Its chief efficacy is found to consist in allaying the general irritability of the system, and in the harassing cough of phthisis pulmonalis. It has also been found very efficacious when applied to the nerves of an aching tooth. We advise care in the use of this medicine, as, in the hands of the ignorant, it may be productive of the most injurious consequences. Croton Oil.-This oil is obtained from the seeds of the Croton tiglium, a native tree of Malabar; and is a scarce and dear article: but it has been lately used with great success as an active purgative. Its great advantage, among others, is the smallness of its dose, one or two drops being sufficient. It may be given made into a pill with crumb of bread. It sometimes produces nausea and griping; but it is in general as manageable and mild in its operation, when duly administered, as castor oil, to which, from the bulk of the latter necessary for a dose, it is greatly superior. It usually operates in the course of half an hour after it has been taken. Carbonate of Iron,-Has been given with great success in the distressing complaint of the face, called tic doloureux. It must be given in large doses of not less than two scruples, or even a drachm, or four scruples, at a time, and be repeated two or three times a day. It must be also taken for some continu авсе. Antidote for Vegetable Poisons.—It has been ascertained by numerous experiments, that the fruit of Feuillea cardifolia is a powerful antidote against vegetable poisons. Dogs have been poisoned by the Rhus Toxicodendron (Swamp Sumac,) Hemlock, and Nux vomica; and all those that were left to the poison died; while those to which the Feuillea was administered, recovered completely after a short illness. Arrow Root.--Indian Arrow Root grows wild in every part of the Island of St. Michael. At present, it is almost entirely neglected by the natives, but some of the foreign families prepare small quantities of it for their private =ase. The root in its natural state is extremely acid to the taste, and if chewed, causes a profuse salivation; when applied to the skin for some time, it produces heat, redness, and pain. The preparation consists in separating the fecula by careful and repeated washings after the root has been grated; but the effects produced by handling the root are so unpleasant, that persons can with difficulty be hired to conduct the necessary operations. Literary Notices. Just Published, in 1 vol. 18mo. The Classical Collector's Vade Mecum; containing accurate Lists of the Polyglott, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Bibles, Greek Testaments, as also of the Greek and Roman Authors, known as Editiones Principes, Aldine, Stephens's, Delphin, Variorum, Bipont, Elzevir, with many others; exhibiting a collection far more numerous and complete than has yet been published. The first number of a Magazine in French under the title of "Le Musee des Varietes Litteraires," to be continued monthly. Mr. John Killey, of Liverpool, has lately published a New System of Cutting Clothes, &c. accompanied with Engravings, to which is added a Sketch of the Stature Measurement of the Human Figure, whereby a person may be enabled to cut Clothes for customers abroad. The History of Stamford, in the county of Lincoln; with St. Martin's, Stamford Baron, and Great and Little Wothorpe, in the county of Northampton; embellished with 10 fine engravings, in demy Svo.; and, with proof impressions of the plates, in demy 4to." Mr. B. Prescott, astronomer, of Liverpool, has lately published a work entitled The Inverted Scheme of Copernicus;" in which he attempts to refute the Newtonian System, and prove, by Astronomical Observations and Tables, the Divine System to be true. Mr. L. Towne, author of the "Farmer's Directory," will shortly publish a small Treatise on the Rot in Sheep. Preparing for the press. Sequel to an unfinished manuscript of Henry Kirke White's, designed to illustrate, by various examples, the contrast afforded by Christians and infidels at the close of life. Speedily will be published, "Uriel; a Poetical Address to the Right Hon. Lord Byron," written on the Continent with Notes, containing Strictures on the Spirit of Infidelity maintained in his works. With several other Poems. Just arrived from America, A Journal of Travels into the Arkansa Territory, during the year 1819; with occasional Observations on the Manners of the Aborigines; by Mr. Thos. Nuttall, F.L.S. Price of Stocks, London, May 25. 3 per Cent. Red. 7834 | Long An. 19 13-16 3 perCent.Cons.791 India Stock, 3 per Cent. 8911 Do. Bonds, 55 54 4 per Cent. 943 Excheq. Bills, £1000, 3 pm par Cons. for Acc. 80% 797 80 793 4 per Cent. (New) 95} 5 per Cent. shut Bank Stock, 240 London, May 25. Prices of Foreign Stock in Spanish 5 per Cent. Bonds, 621 { } Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds, 813 Price of Irish Stocks, May 21. Average Price of Grain per Quarter, for the 12 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Apr.20.44 2 18 10 16 119 8 21 11 21 9 27.44 7 17 11 16 318 7 24 1 21 11 May 4. 45 7 17 7 16 519 5 21 4 22 8 11.46 8 17 5 17 420 822 4 22 11 Average Prices of Sugar 8 8, 34 15, 32 103 May 4, 7, 25 16 11, 14, 32 18, 13 |