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ailment for themselves entering on the 'me, and
pl:iviug the characters which were assigned to them ?
For in the night, even when a female, of whatever
class of society, it may be supposed, would be at-
tended upon at the critical period of child-birth,
IVA. it veer seen that the lights were eztinguielied--.
that the female attendants were asleep—that she who
war, especially charged to take care of her was at a
distance—that her accoreherr was undressed —and
that her family, who resided under the same roof,
and almost in the same apartment, remained up-
'girds of twenty litigates without giving the least
sign of presence or of existence.
Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans is con.
winced that the French nation, and all the Sove.
reigns of Europe, will feel all the dangerous
volisrquences of a fraud an andacioul, and so con-
trary to the principles of hereditary and legitimate
monarchy.
Already France and Europe have been the vic-
tims of the usurpation of Bonaparte. Certainly a
new avurprit.on of a pretended Henry V. would
bring hack the same misfortunes to France and to
Europe.
Dose at Park, the 30th September, 1820.

Oa the STUDY of NATURAL HISTORY.

trrum " Rlarkwoorrs 6AiN&Nrgk Mageziwt.")

(Courhided from' •rr Paper of peeterday)

I should hare great pleasu►e in pursuing the history
such is boy, and io ►racing through the plessurea,
and occupationg, and incidents of his early years,
the winking irf those growing feelings, which, in
their maturity, are the power ditt impels genius
throm,ll the investigation of nature. I should have
to trace tint history front conjecture; but nothing
could be of inure force fur the improvement of the
science of educat►on, than such a history told by
those who had opportunity of recording it from real
observation.

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I have said. that, in the ',resent form of sow
c Hy, there are few who have the means of
watching the working of such feelings in children
to any extent. All those who by their afflu-
ence can shape their life to their own will, may
see it, nod might to see it, in their own children.
And slight iiidications of the same will be fa-
miller to every one who attends •t all to the
ways of children. You may see it, mixing in the
interest they take beyond what we cso easily sym-
pathise with or conceive, in the animals about
the house. I know you will easily discover other
valises for this interest in animals, besides their pro-
pensity to the study of animal minuets. 1 merely
say, this propensity does make a part of the inte-
rest, and sometimes you may observe it working
alone. If you hear a child make a remark on the
mode of growth of a plant, comparing it with
others, or on any thing singular or interesting in
the mimeos or COMIOCI of bill animals, you may say,
"This is the real study. Ills curiosity and wonder
are in action. It is his understanding that is inte-
rested here; and the boy looks with those feelings
on time works of nature, which, if indulged, will
male him one day wise in the ways of nature."
This mode of attaining the rudiments of natural
history would, I suppose, have a natural attraction
for almost all children. But I thick that great
numbirs also would be drawn to it, in its less inte-
resting, because lifeless form of representations of
the creatures, and books relating such parts of their
manners, their characters, their history, as are within
the compass of a child's wonder. These surely
ought to be tried, where the means of those better
rudiments are wanting. This chance, at least,
sit Id be given to the child of, proving his capacity
to be affected with what is interesting in the living
works of nature.

The history of which I spoke, treeing the pro-
gressive feelings of a tonal engeguil in the °tarn-ra-
tio's of living nature, from the first childish affec-
tions to the matured philosophic love of truth and
reverrotial study of creating wisdom, would be a
most effectual argument fur the utility of the pur-
suit: since it would *hew in full and clear light,
its whole itifluence un the mind of the student. Lt
the absence of such a history, I will mention, in
succession, • few of the principal advantages, as it
appears to me, to be derived front the study of na-
tural history.
In the first place, to consider the utility of the
study in the must practical sense, for the silvan-
loge which every one may find in time regulation of
life, front adding to the occupations imposed out
him by necessity. one evocation of pleasure, one
pursuit taken up and followed fur its own delight
merely. If this pursuit is to be furnished by the
mind, it is to be a study, what is the goutl to be
earected from such a study ? It is, that it is an
i 111 l °cent employment of time; it is, that it keeps
the mind in health by container(' activity ; it ill,
that it refreshes the mind from its cares, and its la.
boors of duty and necessity. This study then is
useful, which will tarnish endless employment of
time. for it is infinite in its variety. and fee ever on.
fettling each new scenes to the student, that there is
no fear lest it lose the power of engaging, and lease
the mind agsin to the burden and danger of unoc-
cupied lime. It must be effectual for keeping the
mind in health by continued activity, from the same
infinite Jaiiety, which iv for ever tempting the mind
to new luvestigatious,and requiring edit inure exten-
sile and complicated speculation. And must it not
lie of power. fur refreshing and renovating the spirits
front their harassing cares. since it leads at ouce away
to Ilse most elevating and transpilhziog of all con-
tiMiplutions, the majestic order and calm !lapin.
nets of the world of nature ?
Let me illustrate • little what I have said of the
sderautage of this moody for drawiog an the mind
through intimate *witty of speculatioss. It is not
enough to show that the matter is infinite. but it
should wear, that to him who is once engaged in
it at ull. there will be fresh interest continually
arieinz. and impelling hint to emended inquiry.
It should appear that there is an intimate (on-
!lesion smoug these infinite parts, so that lie will
peso naturally hunt one to another ; so that, I
should rather say, if lie es bent to undristaml our,
he will be required to study many others. Sup-
pose you Legiu with a single bird. At once how
much you ale requi•ed to know ! Take it in its
couneziou with other living cmdures. With these
it is ou both fides at war. It has enemies about it
dreads. It hes those to chum it is itself an enemy,
en whom it re) s. Ibis much of its liab:ti of I:fe