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A R R I A G E.
31 One half the world are desolately single, and the ether
opposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
tense et right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes es-
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eater the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
If caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
ocaprosimg hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacitY,
mi broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
,n 1 soot tl content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set-
Lenient. Honour and justice deraand that health ahouldform an item
n the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er
,egiect weund more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little
tEMOIRS On Single and Married Life, pub. In 2 vole., Is.
:itch (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
•efined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
,y misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
,kept. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, bill
far the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom
they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
ogether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
the publications claim your attention (same price le. each,
r ost Is. 6d.) called " What to sat, Drink, and
iveld," and " How to be Nappy.' They are not merely
~amp lets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mere ephemeral acribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
'ife who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
4er v..mea of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he
w 04.4 he done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always
in the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of
4herwood, 23, Paternoster-rew ; Carvallo, 147, fleet-street • Mann,
39, Cornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post er other-
wise) ',era the, anther (who may be confbrred with personally,
mornings and evenings), 10. Argyll-place Regent-street: and 03'

dted for speed:- , The ease with which the engine
could "be set in raetio-n-,---.4021t0 ped or graduated to
iegree of velocity up to its full speed, was a subject
_irprise to the visitors, and the rough manner in which
. was used to show its instantaneous effect, and diffi.
culty to put it out of working order, could not be credited
unless they were witnessed. The absence of vibration ,
in the engine, and the uniform continuous motion, saris---
fled the visitors that Captain Fitzmaurice had overcome'
the difficulties which eminent engineers have always
considered it difficult to obviate in rotary engines, and
they left, on their return to town. much gratified with
the result of all they had witnessed, and pleased with the
minute details he entered into when showing the model
and explaining the principle on which the two pieces of
which it consists work the one within the other.
The Firebrand steam-vessel had her steam up again
in the basin at Woolwich dockyard, to test ber engines.
On the last occasion a workman, named James Alexan-
der, had a most surprising escape from instant death.
When engaged in oiling the crack of the piston, which
has a six-tacit stroke, he placed his hand, while moving
from one place to another, on a but bearing, which
caused him to withdraw it suddenly, and his shoes being
studded with iron tacks, he slipped and fell down with
the piston on its descending stroke. Fortunately Mr.
Maurice Johnson, engineer of the ve-sel, and Mr. New-
ton, engineer at the factory, observed the accident, and
had the presence of mind to step the engines, which
was affected before they made another half-tern, and
prevented his being crushed to death by their ponderous
weight on their next descent. Alexander is hurt inter-
nally by the fall ho had upon the hard metal, but not to
such an extent as might have been anticipated, atd be
is likely to do well.

THE ARMY.

Major-General Charles Turner, who has been ap-
pointed Colonel of the 19th Regiment, was present with
the expedition in Egypt, under the command of Sir
Ralph Abercromby, and was appointed Brigade-Major
to the Cavalry. In the action of the 18th March, 1801,
he was made prisoner in a skirmish with the French
cavalry and infantry, and not released until September
following. He was employed subsequently as aid-de-
camp to Lieutenant-General Floyd, second in command
in Ireland; and in 1806 was appointed Assistant-Adp-
tant-General on the Irish Staff. He accompanied his
regiment to Bermuda and Martinique, and was re-ap-
pointed to the staff of the army in Ireland as Assistant.
Adjutant at Cork, where he remained until his promo-
tion as Major-General, in 1841. From his long expe-
rience and perfect knowledge of every point connected
with public affairs in Ireland, he was selected by the
Commander-in-Chief to succeed the late Sir ()davit's
Cary, as Major-General commanding the Southern dis-
trict, and ably performed the heavy and responsib!e
duties attaching to that situation during the late dis-
turbances. General Turner had the honour of receiving
the Queen when her Majesty landed at Cork upon the
occasion of her late visit to Ireland.

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TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. A. F.
PETTIGREW.
(From the Hastings and St. Leonard's News of
Friday, Sept. 7.)
On Saturday last, a meeting was held at the As-
sembly Rooms, St. Leonard's, for the presentation of
an exceedingly elegant tea service of plate, subscribed
for by the inhabitants of St. Leonard's, as a testimonial
of regard and affection for their late curate, the Rev.
A. F. Pettigrew, M.A., who has recently succeeded
the Rev. Mr. Harness, as minister of Brompton
Chapel, in the environs of London.
R. BURNETT BRANDER, Esq., took the chair on the
occasion, and in very feeling terms described the
gratification he experienced in being requested to
perform this duty. In presenting the " St. Leonard's
Memorial," he remarked upon it as being a testimony
of sincere respect and friendship for one who had
endeavoured to point out that no real comfort could
be found if we departed from the rules of justice and
kindness to our fellow-creatures—one who had
preached to them with earnestness and truth, pointing
out what joy and peace are to be derived from prayer
and from reading of the Holy Scriptures, the only
pure fountain of religion—one who also taught them
that in affliction God and His Holy Word were our
only true comfort and support. But it should be
remembered that Mr. Pettigrew did not permit
his " labours of love" to end in the sanctuary—
he carried them into the homes of those entrusted
to his care. Amongst their poorer brethren he (the
Chairman) had observed him to lend a helping hand
to south their sufferings, and to inspire them with
fortitude and resignation—he had witnessed him when
attending a bed of sickness acting as the good Sama-
ritan, and following the example of Luke the beloved
physician. These were the pastors who commanded
respect by their attention to our blessed Saviour's
admonitions—they practised every endearment to lead
us unto happiness both here and hereafter. To use
the words of the poet—
" affectionate in look
And tender in address, as well becomes
A messenger of grace to guilty men."
The Chairman,- then addressing himself to the Rev.
Mr. Pettigrew, begged to assure him that his memory
would be honoured by the people of St. Leonaas;
an-I he earnestly hoped, that in the new field of use-
fulness into which the providence of God had called
him, he might confirms to be his " Good and faithful
servant." That you (continued the Chairman) will
teach them, as you have taught us, that when tempted
to evil we should " Submit ourselves to Go-I—
resist the devil and he will flee from us."
Like tho good mariner, when his little bark is tossed
by the ocean's tempest and ready to sink and perish,
takes courage and looks on high for help, and with
renewed strength and industry finds in God's own
time a happy coast where he may anchor and rest
in peace, so " Let us lay hold or, the hope set be-
fore us, which hope we have as an anchor of the
soul both sure and stedfast—and let us ever give the
glory to God."
The Rev. Mr. PETTIGREW, in acknowledging this
address, observed that it was difficult when the mind
was deeply interested, and the heart engaged to give
utterance to all that we would say—our feelings at
such times may be better understood than expressed.
He could not now therefore adequately acknowledge
the present which, as a mark of their attachment, was
this day presented to him. lie felt, however, per-
suaded that their liberality had been prompted by two
considerations—first, from their reverential admira-
tion of those high and holy doctrines of our sacred re-
ligion, o❑ which, for the space of nearly two years, it
was his privilege truthfully, because he firmly be-
lieved scripturally, to address them ; and secondly,
from their personal regard towards himself as an indi-
vidual. Next to the answer of a good conscience, it was
perhaps our greatest happiness to live in the affec-
ti,,ns of those amongst whom we dwell; that this
hitherto had been his happy lot in the various posi-
tions in which Providence had placed him—similar
testimonials from every curacy he had had the privi-
lege to hold would testify; and it was his experience
in St. Leonard's of the same kindly feeling which
prompted former memorials, which, more than its
intrinsic excellence, rendered this their tribute of
affection to him so truly gratifying. It gave him
pleasure to add, that he being now (God willing)
about to remove to the metropolis, he should be
afforded ninny opportunities of renewing and culti-
vating the valued friendships he had been so happy
and so fortunate as to form amongst them. lie
entreated them to accept his best thanks for their
many acts of kindness, and to believe that St. Leo-
nard's, with its various and pleasing associations,
would, should God spare him, form one of his most
pleasing retrospects in after-life.
Mr. NORWOOD then proposed a vote of thanks to
the chairman for his able conduct in the chair, which
having been carried, a similar vote was presented to
Mr. Southall for his kindness in selecting the testi-
monial.