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STIPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANAED. 162 and this he illustrates very forcibly in the contrast between ENGLISH AND FRENCH COLONISTS You cannot convince an English settler that he will be abroad for an indefinite number of years; the •idea would be equivalent to transportation; he consoles him 'self with the hope that something wil turn up to alter 'the apparent'certainty of his exile ; and in this hope, with his mind ever fixed upon his return, he does nothing for_posterity in the colony. He rarely even plants a fruit-tree, hoping that his stay will not allow him to gather from it. This accounts for the poverty of the -gardens and enclosures around the houses of the English inhabitants, and the general dearth of any fruits worth eating. HOW different is the appearance of French colonies, and how different are the feelings of the settler ! The word "adieu"' once spoken, he sighs an eternal farewell to the shores of " La belle France," and, with the natural light-heartedness of the nation, he settles cheerfully in a colony as his adopted country. He lays out his grounds with taste, and plants groves of exquisite fruit-trees, whose produce will, he hopes, be tasted by his children and grandchildren. Accordingly, in a French colony there is a tropical beauty in the cultivated trees and flowers, Which is seldom seen in our own possessions. The fruits are brought to perfection, as there is the same care taken in pruning and grafting the finest kiads as in our gardens in England. A Frenchman is necessaaily a better settler; every thing is arranged for permanency, from the building of a house to the cultivation of an estate. He does not distress his land for immediate profit, but from the very com mencement he adopts a system of the highest cultivation. The latter is now acknowledged as the most remunerative course in all countries; and its good effects are already seen in Ceylon, where, for some years past, much at tention has been devoted to manuring on c( ffee.estates. From the extracts given, it will be readily apparent that Mr. Baker roves over a wide field of observation ; that he treats his diversified sub jects in a healthy- and manly way, and, as a neces sary consequence, produces a book which will afford instructive amusement ,to an extensive variety of readers, each of whom will find some thing to interest him, while to those who delight in perusing the ever-charming book of nature, the narrative and reflections of Mr. Baker will prove a source of extensive gratification, and a large storehouse of interesting facts well put together. ilnfidelity :Inexcusable. One God, Infinite in 'Power, Wisdom, and Goodness, proved by His Works and by His Word; with the neces sary Inferences therefrom. By Barnett Blake. Li ndon : W. Skeffington. Liverpool : E. Willan. 'This tastefully got up volume, we are told in the preface, owes its existence to the competition invited some considerable time since at Aberdeen, for " the two best Treatises, designed to prove, both with and without the aid of Revelation, the Existence of a Supreme being, all-powerful, all wise, and all-good.' It was not, we are also told in the preface, successful in gaining either of the prizes ; why that was so, we have no means of knowing ; but, from what we see of. this, if real merit constituted the ground of preference, the 'competition was one of no ordinary keenness, but of great intellectual value. The treatise before us, without descending to minute technicalities, displays a ready, general knowledge of most of :the physical and intellectual sciences, and these .are so arranged as to bear directly and constantly 'upon the subject to be proved. The logical sequence is never lost sight of. Commencing his demonstration with man as the highest of or ganised beings, our author traces him physically and intellectually through all the stages of his cxistence, tracing through each of them the in evitable conclusion of felicitious design, varied creative power, and unmistakeable benevolence of intention. The bent of Mr. Blake's mind seems eminently in unison with his theme ; and thus, matters which to many would prove stumbling blocks in the path, are converted into ready means of forwarding his argument. example his view of Take as an THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF MAN. Nor dues the difference of rank and position as fixed by the conventionalities of civilised society change in any way this conclusion. No man, be his possessions ever so great,. can really enjoy more than sufficient for the sustentation of his bodily frame,forany excess is punished by painful diseases;; nor can the clothing of his body exceed greatly that of his. poorer brethren except in beauty and richness of material,, or it would become more an oppression than a comfort Even the task of labour, if not demanded by his necessi-- ties, must be substituted by an equivalent exertion as exer— cise for his limbs, or his health will suffer from the neglect. Even the means for enjoyment lose their value without content, which is free to 311; for the desire that is satiated is not gratified, and men whose wants exceed their means of gratification ate always poor. The condition of the humblest labourer, whose industry produces him sufficient to sustain life, varies but little in reality from the highest. in the lama. If his means be scanty his wants are but few; his labour preserves him in health, and gives sweetnessto his repose ; and, though his fare may be coarse and his lodging rude, - appetite gives zest to the one and fttgue makes a luxury of the other. 11 his heart be but thankful for the blessings he does enjoy, he need not ccvet a higher sphere, nor wish to change his poverty with - few desires, for riches and numberless temptations. The: middle class in civilised society forms a tie which hinds the two extremes, and so harmoniously do they bland that each would be incomplete without the other; and !thus mankind linked in indissoluble connection and mutually dependent, constitute a community which, thouo 310 one was instrumental in forming it, each is interested an pre, serving. The inferior animals afford him happy. means. of illustration, and he avails himself freely of their aid. In the vegetable world he find s a l so striking examples of the wisdom, power, and goodness of the Most High, and these-he adduces and arranges with ready ingenuity. As was to, to have been expected in such a book,. the astro,. nomical phenomena by which we are surrounded: are made to conduce largely and conclusively. in, establishing his argument. In that portion of the essay in which,the argn, ment is sustained and amplifiedby reference to, and illustration from, Divine revelation,. Mr. Blake is peculiarly at home. Here. he shows.a., ready familiarity with the sacred oracles, and applies them with aptitude and. success-. To.re turn 'to the text with which. we started,. itwe are to judge of the successful treatises.by the evidence of this which has been unsuccessful,. the Burnett competition, which could elicit so vast an extent of erudite and able intellectual labour,. must have been productive of the-most gratifying results. Transactions of the Eistoric Society,. of Lancashire and Cheshire. YoL 'V IL, for Session 1854-55. London : J. H. Parker. The proceedings of local soeieties.in illustration of the past or current history of the districts it which they are respectively situated are objects not alone of local interest ; on the contrary,, the researches- of such bodies, as they tend to elucidate the progress of events in the districts to which they more immediately refer, are valua ble in a high degree in unravelling the frequently tangled skein of general history. Viewed in this light,. the transactions of local historic and archaeo logical societies are . matters of extensive im portance to the general scholar, and in his eyes their value will be enhanced in proportion as they are the record of passing events, as well as the repository of speculations relative to those which have long since passed away. How far such chronicles may be legitimately employed as vehicles for the conveyance of merely scientific inquiries, unless these have some bearing on the current of history, • may well admit of cautious consideration. In the volume before us there are one or two papers, valuable no doubt in themselves, but very questionable elements in the composition of that varied collection of memoranda the reader would naturally expect to find in .~; ~~ ~~ Fs 'vz: •, 11 , .•- or the transaction- of a "1- vri ' tri i Or •to listen to the. readingr of , ; ...clas! k t its periodical meetings:. OD_ c ryst . V, papers " Old the. Snows andi Sn e Airtiry;.y, Winter of rs 64-5, o bsevvea- at ', , ~, ' "On the Manufacture a Git",,lie.4;,` Illumination, of the Diatoinic"fi : t itti - ri under the . Microscope.;" " .0 .. _li i . ll , - P, l ll l O O, the Deaf and. Dumb, theiri-OWlbe f : f ir i and Advantages,;" " Remarics , ,V f tlirVi Liverpool,'"' and .some others: , -- 341 (;) TCYI indicate commendable researchill 01: subjects well worthy of attentoo A I .t them in its respective wav-„•conzoinlit mation of au. important charaeer,,aricrtif; sort claivni - ng few . affinities -with bisL ( l ) l , 0 1 cl or present, immediate or-reraete• , r 4: 1 ,11 14 ' the uninitiated, She interjection 0 - tolitit:' kind indicated. above, howeTer e 0111 , , 0 0 41 ~F se,. into such, company. as: .paPe r , 6 ..0 6 ,1e? Saxon Antiquities," "'On a. Gro' r e ' t ,,,iii .6 ‘.4 , 4 ; Punishment,' &c., is suggvglive e t: " . t ier l i b i `O' eursiveness- in the proceedings ( il• - 5 0 3 ''D l iP I ` variance., with its avowed objects' to .# o ii' degree. subversive of the purpose s : a bef i t habits- and requirements of its in; 1 flog' fairly, presumed to be. best. adapte c to4 g ti The-transactions now lefore us'- i 1 t ht y. oly seeming anomaly referred to, ex 2 ,, i , ere' i i highly,interesting, ankl xtflect ny-w," (1 0 g ; ° i, ill indu&try and varied. talent of its -a cre ~,,L ' e l i Papua contained ill, the volume polv o ti , and,, in general, pertinent to ti le 4 tiy 4 . objfcts contemplated in the oP i f'dii4 l . . c t,,,l l ' societies ; they are.. generally we,", aiP,e t iv as. a whole, are interesting to t u , - 0 1itl i joi ' '', Y ili they give indierAioni. of a prais v i de f iv g°' inquiry among the middle ana' t ii e ril l .) l d . its society. The volume is very , A be it is well printed, and profuselY. e ' ,4( 1/ iii brigt vt The Industry of the UnitediSt l. o l Manufactures, and lisial , ° 1 Arts. London and New. Y.° P.. ledge and Co. cliv i " s This judiciously-compiled:o, stit trial condition of the. V.rao r bY mended so far to general fior°6A,iill' it has been derived, from ti; e • t wat il made officially by Messrs. Wl' i re In the cheap digest to wil iej t he manufacturer and capitalist' are I the, artisan of this. country `... • 13. a itio means of comparing the e on _ vi a of the United, States with our ; o f tank relation of producers of 11 13 ' 2 , 3 of every description. Utility _iia, chiefl held in view in the e°l33'dical sistent y ly with this objec t, p ra litt le have been considered• lbe s t an' tending volume conveys 3 Vaacter, mation of a well-digest ed Char ......----- v‘ li n bilrg ii .131ackwood's illaye4ine. -1:4--- s e ek, `Ye have not space this li_iol, briefly to call attention to ao. 3 t` eiii the number for November, _r, pu blic now occupying so much 0 _. is fairly demolishes the pretc . 11 10 S ese P e enters s— very \V a ll b a l t y l'i'en oti.etifitegh,fgtri:agt fciull4 any-price party. 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