Star.
London, England, 1824-09-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 24.

John Taylor, aged 17, was charged with burglary ;
but obtained an acquittal, because the prosecutor was
entered on the indictment John Makeham, and his real
name was John Bartlett Makeham.

Evan Jones was charged with violating Ann Garham,
aged 17. He is a milkman in Shoreditch, and has a wife
and Family; the girl, an orphan, was his servant. She stated
that he had begun to act improperly towards her on Sun-
day, the 26th of August, when her mistress had gone to
church; and on the Wednesday fallowing a man, but
whom she could not see, effected the act for which the
prisoner was indicted. She answered questions with
the utmost reluctance, and at last admitted to Mr.
Adolphus, that she would not have prosecuted but for
Conroy, who was married to her aunt.—Acquitted.
A detainer having been lodged against G. Daigle.ld, for receiving
from James Thomas, alias Davis, I,OOU. in Bank and promissory
notes, the property of J. Haiues, in the county of Surrey, the pri-
soner is ordered to be removed by Habeas Corpus to Horsemonger-
lane Jail; and ;rimy Israel, for stealing a quantity of gold coin, in
the county of Buts, is ordered to be removed to the same place to
take his trial.
The Calendar having been gone through by two
o'clock, the RecoaDea retired for about an hour. His
Lordship returned into Court, accompanied by the Al-
dermen and proper Officers; and silence having been
called, he proceeded to pass the following sentences, viz.
Transportation for Life-11. Flower, a mere child, but an ex-
tremely bad character; G. Wilson, 11. Bigotll,l Brooks, S. Beck,
R. Careless, F. Thomas, W. Trade, T. Norris, J. Bigg, J. Red-
burn, and J. lioncan. The latter seven were also mere boys.
Transportation fur Fourteen Years—X. Stevens, S. Flack, W.
Tonesley, C. MacCarthy, J. Robinson, W. Norman, M. Quid,
and W. Dawson.
Transportation for Seven Yeart—G. Hynes, W. Smith, W. Lut-
ford, J. Wingrove, W. Leary, R. J. Whiteman, M. Bulmer, J.
Hussey, for manslaughter in Cloth-fair, H. Harris W. M. E. Wa-
ters, T. Salmon, J. Symons, G. Williams, T. Clarke, J. Fleming,
J. Sweetman, R. Pearce, J. Cosier], H. Connor, M. Graham, H.
Bennet, M. Coran, J. Taylor, W: Wilson, S. Adams, E. Brown, .1:
Quinn, J. Mansey, C. Hollywell, R. Clarke, J. Warren, J. Cain,
E. Bryan, J. Williamson, M. Lynon, B. Johnson, G. Elser,..l.
Cooke, J. Rice, L. Francisco, 1). Morgan, J. Session, alias Moms,
%Lateen, G. Murray, W. Ihniel.
P. Pharo was sentenced to be imprisoned for eighteen months b
the House of Correction, and kept to hard labour.
The following for Twelve Months—M. Millar, F. Jordan, W.
gown, 111. Williams, M. A. Connor, M. Appleby, J. Stevens, J.
Bowler (to be whipped).
An immense number were sentenced to various periods, front
six to one month's imprisonment, and several to 14 and seven days,-
The judgment of the Court was respired on the following per-
sons until next Sessions :—B. R. Budd, M. A. Cullinson, W.
Thompson, J. Charman, M. Sullivan, W. Hampton, J. Bryan, and
G. Evani.
The unhappy men who had been cast for death, were
now brought into the Dock, and arraigned as follows :
George Inkman, for highway robbery ; Samuel Ilarris, otherwise
W. Harris, for feloniously being at large before the expiration of
the period for which he was ordered to he transported f L. Pickers,
G. Sales, S. Roadley, W. Leary, and W. Sullivan, convicted of
stealing in a dwelling-house; W. Sparkes, for horse stealing; T.
Harman, for stealing in a dwelling-honse; J. Baker, for horse steal-
' ing ; J. Hunter) for house-breaking; G. 'den, for horse stealing ;
e. Heming, for stealing in a dwelling-house; G. Oliver, R. Taylor,
T. Taylor, for robberies in dwelling houses; J. Harewood, for
highway robbery ; W. Rolfe, for stealing a cow ; T. Douse, G.
Richardson, otherwise G. Ritchie, and J. Martin, and J. Smith, for
Nesting in a dwelling-house.
The Racoatiert addressed the unhappy men, or rather
youths, for the greater number of them had not attained
the age of 18, in the most impressive manner. To Hare-
wood, and the convicts for horse-stealing, he could not
hold out the slightest hopes of mercy. Sentence of
Death was then passed on them, and the Court adjourned.

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SPORTING INTELLIG
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The company bee been gradually thinning forties lestelay ;Also,
in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather, and the
uncertainty of procuring conveyances on the termination of the
Races. We cannot conclude our account of this year's Races,
without eulogizing the admirable management of the Stewards,
who have succeeded in fully realizing the most sanguine expecta-
tions. We Subjoin an account of the numerous Races of the (Lay
FIiST RACE. —Match, 200 soy. h. ft. Last mile. Gentlemen eidifi s.
Mr. Duncombe's St. Leger, 4 yrs, lOst. . . 1
Lord Muncaster's gr. m. Lucille. 5 yrs, 10st. 1011 s. . 2
Won easy. The owner rode St. Leger, and Mr. White the mare.
Stepson itaar.—Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, for two-year-old evbs,
Bst. Lib. fillies, B,t. Red House In. (20 Subscribers).
Idr. Watt's b. c. Memnon . . 1
Lord Queensberry's be. e. The Alderman . . t
Eleven others started, but were not placed.—S to 1 apt Mem-
non-5 to 1 apt The Alderman. This was a good race, and %vim
Beverly in one minute and 111 seconds.
Teton R Match for 200 soy. h. ft. Ilst. each. Last mile.
Mr. Lanibin. Eir. f. Margratine, beat Mr. L. Foz's ch. f. Double
Entendre.— Won easy. .
Fouarn Macs.—The Doncaster Club Stakes of 50p. each, h. fr.
for all ages. Two miles. (Seven Subscribers).
' Duke of Leeds's b. h.. Mercutio, 5 yrs, Bsc. 121 b. . 1
Lord F 1: zwilliam's b. h. Sandbeck, 6 yrs 9st. 31b. . n
. Even on Mercutio, who won cleverly. Five paid.
Firsts Race —Match, 200 soy. h. ft. St. Leger Course.
Mr. Tarltini's ch. f. Gipsey, Mt. 41b. . . 1
Mr. Smith's ch. c. Gas, Bst. 71b. . • 2
7 to 4 on Gipsey ; won easy.
Star= Racr.—All Age Stakes of 25p. each, 4 yrs, Tat. 01b. 8 yrs,
Mt. 51b. 6 yrs and aged, est. Mb. 4 yrs old fillies allowed 41b.
Mr. •Lonbton's b. c. Carnival, 4 yrs • . . 1
Lord Aliltou'a b. h. Saadbeck, 6 yrs . . 2
' 2tol on Carnival,•who won easy.
SIVENIII Race.—Sweepstakes of lOgs. each, 10 fr. Colts, Sit. 211'.
fillies, est. The winner of the St. Leger to tarry 71b. cairn.
Last mile. (16 Subscribers).
Mr. Houidsworth's b. c. The Miller 4 Mansfield . 1
Sir J. Byng's br. f. Hannah . . a
Lord Scarborough's ch. c. Young Catton . . 3
Lord Kelburnt's b. c. by Finns da Pats . . 4
6t04 on The Miller ; won easy. Ten paid.
Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, 20 added by the Corporation, for 3 yrs
old fillies, est. 21b. Sr. Leger Course. (It Subscribers).
Mr. Gascoigne's bl. by Walton
!qr. Powlett's ch. by Blacklock
Lord Scarborough's br. Georgians
Mr. liouldsworth's b. Miss Maltby
Sir J. Byng's b. Ina
Mr. Jaques's b. Ringlet

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6 to 4 ape Georiana-2 to 1 apt the winner-•-and S to S apt
Mr. Powletes—.Won easy.
NINTH RACK.—One Hundred Pounds Plate for three and four year
olds; 3 yrs, 7st. 51b. 4 jrs, Bst. 71b. Maiden colts, allowed 216.
fillies, 31b... Heats, two miles.
Mr. Walkden's Is. c. Edward, 5 yrs s 1 tt . 1
Mr. llidsdale's Ch. c. Rhubarb, 4 yrs (received 66 p.) S 1 s
Lord Sligo's b. c. Arrogance, 4 yrs . 2 5 3
Before starting, and after the first heat, 6 to 4 on Arrogance, af-
ter the second heat, 4 to 1 on Rhubarb—every heat Won easy.
A Match for' 100 gs. between Mr. Foz's Double Entendre and
Mr. Petre's f. by Filbo da Puts—Off.
4. Match for 100 soya. between Lord Muncaster's Lucilla and
Load Normanby's Comet—Off.
BETTING ON THE ST. LEGER, 1825.
10 to I.agst Memnon, 12 to 1 apt Cleveland, 25 to 1 apt Ms
Grace, 30 to 1 agst Crow-catcher.
Mr. Watt has sold Deport to Mr. Dilly, and Brutandorf to Mr.
Clifton.
Mr. Powlett has seld Mustachio and Caccia Piatti to Mr. Russel.
Mr. Taunton has sold Streatham to Mr. Ebsworth, of Loudon.
Sir John Byng has sold Edward to Mr. Walkden, of Barton-
upon- Heather.
• During the 47 'tars that the St. Leger Stakes have beeti.'rub for.
nothing has taken place that has caused so much sensation in the
sporting world as the race of-the present year. Such was the
desperate situation of numbers of letting men, that just previ-
ously to the race, when it was ascertained what horses would start,
nothing but bets of thousands were named. This state of thing,
as a matter of course, must tern to the account of some, but the
number of such fortunates has been but few. Two or three, we
understand, have won immense sums. On the other hand, sort,.
of the most knowing have had to pay over very large stuns, stono
to the amount of at least 10,04101. A youth, jest arrived at the
years of discretion, is said to have lightened his pockets to ro less
an amount than 27,0001. and many others of good round sum,.--
The sporting man who betted twenty thousand to one against B; u-
tendorf. was offered a bet of half the amount as an edge, which
be refused, and the event proved that he was at least fortunate:—
There is no betting on the Derby or Oaks for 1825.
SHREWSBURY RACES.--Seer. 23. •
The Severn Stakes of 50gs. Once round and a distance.
Lord Grosvenor's ch. f. Manceuvre walked over.
The Habton Stakes of 50 sou. for three and four years old.
Once round and a distance.
Mr. Mytton's Berghill walked /wee.
The Handicap Stakes of five soya. each, with forty added.
Sir T. Stanley's c. e. by Cestrian 2 1 1
Mr. Mytton's br. c. Berghill ' . t 2 d
PEDESTRIAN ISM.
A curious race against time took place at Bridport, on Tuesday
last. A man named Smell, who has been blind for many years,
undertook for a wager, to ran in the open street from West to East
Bridge, in four minutes, being a distance of nearly 900 yards. A 4
a great number of persons, carts, waggons, and carriages were pass-
ing at the time, the pedestrian could nett possibly have accomplished
the task had he not taken the precaution of sending a friend before
him to clear the course, and continue in conversation with him ; by
this method he was kept in the right path, and won the wager, hav-
ing a minute to spare.
BOXING.
Jack MARTINI AHD .Tait BURNL—These men met last night at
Harry Holt's, and signed new articles for a fresh match' for £3OO
:a-side, to take place on the 26th of October. Twenty pounds
a-side was put down; eighty pounds a-side to be put down on
Tuesday neat, and the remainder to be made good at Ben Burns',
in Windmill-street, on the 21st of October. Spring to be the stake
holder; and Mr Jackson to name the place of fighting.--So nutty
was Ben on his nephew, that he offered to match him against Spring
for £6OO.

Yesterday, Mr. MATTHEWS, a pa%nbroker in White.
cross-street, was convicted before Mr. TWYFORD, at
Worship-street, on three informations, which charged
him with receiving eight pairs of unfinished shoes in
pledges, and were laid by Mr. Dnvis, jun. of Grate-
church-street, He was ordered to pay double the sum
lent at each pawning ; viz. first conviction, El Is. se-
cond, 6s. and third, £1 6s. An appeal was imme-
diately entered.
The present King of FRANCE and the Duke of
BOUILISN had a meeting, and fought, in the Bois de Dwiktine, a few
years before the Revolution. The Duke of Houma* was the chal-
lenger, his Duchess having complained to him of being insulted by
the douts d'Anecits, who forced off her mask, either through
ignorance of her person, or mere levity, at a Court ball. The Count
d'isaeois behaved with gallantry, both in the field and to the Lady.
The duel over, he apologised to her for his conduct.
The town of Callington was all stir and bustle cz
Thursday week, in expectation of the arrival of Lord Basoroai
whose agents have been very active there for some time past, in
opposition to the present Members, and also to the new patron,
Mr. EBVICZIER BA unto. _ _ _

The ltussian vessel Helena, has sailed from Cronstadt,
on a voyage of discovery round the world. She is commanded by
Lieutenant
ELKCTIOI4 OF BRIDGEMASTER.—Yesterday the contest
was carried on briskly, and at three o'clock the numbers were de-
clared to be—Fur Mr. GILLMAN, 2,124; Mr. flarmwoars„ 1,169;
Mr. Motruz, 56. Mr. HAM:WORTH then came forward, and gave
up the contest; and Mr. GILLMAN was declared duly elected.
This 'morning, about eleven o'clock, tbe body of a
respectable-looking man, between twenty and thirty years of age,
dark hair, and fair complexion, was found drowned, lying in the
mud at low-water at the bliddleiez end of Blackfriars-bridges The
body was shockingly: bruised in many parts, supposed from the
barges. There were no papers other things in his pockets to
lead to a discovery of who he was. He wore a she-coloured coat
black waistcoat, blue trowsers, Wellington boots, AAA colearesi
silk handkerchief round his neck : his shin was muted J
No. 2." The body was carried to the bone-boleski fides)
Blackfriars, for the Coronet's Inquest.

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GEOLOGY. •
In the ground (principally_ composed of soft sandy
stone) in the environs of Cliiimpeit and Issoire, the
Count of Lsizer has found, fi, st, the bones of some very
large animals, completely petrified and transformed into
carbonated lime, without having lost either their form
or their contexture ; secondly, a piece of horn, .or the
point of the horn of a stag, transformed into agate ; at
length he discovered anJ drew from under a bed of
deep scarlet coloured sand which is under the stone,
s.mie teeth, jaws, and two horns, belonging to two
kinis of stags, which are lost ; and besides these, a skull
with two horns, belonging to a large kind of stag or elk,
a species of animal which is no longer to be met with.
With these and a great quantity of other fossil bones,
the Count of Laizei has also produced the tooth of a
mammoth, found a little lower in the limy strata of
shells which lies between the volcanic •stone and the
primordial earth.
We believe this is the first time that organical terres-
trial bodies have been found under ancient stones and
marbles.

This important discovery, due to the active and en-
lightened zeal of the Count de Laizer, will throw a peat
light on the relative age of our ancient volcAnoes. They
are their postetiut to the late,t- formations, sinte they are
recovered ; sand yet they are contemporary with ani-
sisals which they have drawn with them or buried.—
French Paper.

. EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES.
M. Champollion, jun. having proceeded to Turin un-
der the auspices of his Majesty, to study the collection of
Egyptian antiquities brought together by M. Drouette,
and forming at present the Royal Egyptian Museum of
the King of Piedmont, has already made known some
of the principal monuments of this Museum. We ex-
tract the following communications from his letters :
lif the kind permission
.of his Excellency Count
Chale, Minister of the Interior, I have gained admission
to the Royal Egyptian •Museum. I had previously ad-
hired in the Palace of the University a fine statue of
.Sesostrii, in rose granite, eight feet 'high ; the upper
part of a statue of the wife of that King, the Queen Ari ;
and another statue with a lion's head, similar to two
statues in the Museum of Paris, and bearing an iascrip.
don of the teign of Amenophis 11.
,4 It was on the 9th June that I visited for the first
time the Egyptian Museum; nothing is comparable to
this immense collection. I found the Court crowded
with colossal figures in rose granite and green basalt.
The interior is also peopled with colossal monuments. A
first examination discovered to me a group of eight feet
in height; it turned out to be Asnos-Ra, seated, having
beside him King Horus, son of Amenophis 11. of the
eighteenth dynasty—an admirable work; I had seen
nothing equal to this. 2dly. A colossal statue. of Bing
hlisphra-Thouthmosis, in the same state of preservation
as when it issued from the workshop. Sdly. A Monolith
six feet high ; it represents Ramses the Great (Sesostris),
stated upon a throne between Amcin-Ra and Neith, of
rose granite, and is a perfect work. 4thly. A colossal
figure of King Maris, green basalt, of exquisite work-
manship. sthly. A statue, erect, of Amenophis 11.
6thly. A statue of the god Phtma, executed in the time
of the' lap-mentioned King. 7thly. A group of free-
stone, repivisenting King Amenoftep, of the nineteenth
dr:Loyola-his wife, Queen Atari. Bthly. A statue,
larger than life, of Ramses the Great (Sesostris), in green
basalt, finished like a cameo; upon the steps of the
throne are sculptured, in full relief, his son and wife.
" The number of funeral statues in basalt, red and
white free-stone, white calcareous stone, and grey gra.
mite, is very considerable ; amongst them is one of a
rnautTouching, whose tunic bears an inscription in the
Egyptian irulgas tongue, of four lines. • The steles of
four, five, arid six feet in height, exceed the number of
. a hundter4there is an altar covered with hieroglyphic
inscriptions, with a great number of other objects of an-
equity. This comprises only one part of the collec-
tint:, and there remain two or three hundred packages
to be opened., The number of manuscripts is one hun-
dred and seventy-one; of which forty-seven are already
moiled. Amonalhese I have discovered about ten
ts in the Demotic writing ; a Greek papyrus, and
lastituit between two inhabitants of Thebes rela-
shall& the ownership of a house; the pretensions of the
*ties Pleading and the means of the advocates are
asiblysect, and the laws favourable to their respective
pretensions textually cited.

ilmend is the actual judgment, which was de-
livgrid in the fifty-fourth year of Ptolemy Evergetus 11.
A bilingual inscription in Egyptian and Greek, and a
decree m honour of a prefect of the township of Thebes,
and tendered under the reign of Cleopatra and her son
Cesarion; sibose name I had already proved the actual
reign- by the perusal of a scroll sculptured upon the
Temple of Dendebt„ But that which is most interest-
ing is that among the papyrus of the collection, is a
Pfieniciaa Manurcripit unfortunately there a, e but frag-
ments of it,tbut; perhaps, others may be found amongst
those not yet unrolled.*—Freiach Paper.

Monday last the freedom at the City of Cork was
presented to Lord COINSIMIZIIIt in a silver box, with a suitable in-
scription, by the Mayer and Sheriffs.
Thursday, Mr. Scheffer made the public trial of his
lire-preserver, amidit great multitudes. in the Thames.
He threw himself
,into the water at Temple-gardens,
and buckled a preserver under his alms; he then swam
through Blackfriare-bridge with great velocity, for the
preserver was no impediment to his caitiff. At differ-
ent tiniei, as he proceeded, he Mibutkledthe preserver,
squeezed the wind out of it, and filled. it and buCkledir
on. All thi, filling and emptying was the work of a
moment—Crowds of boats accompanied' Mr. &heifer
and foueor five lads. swam over luitint and supported
themselves down the River, uponiiirineserver; Without
the slighteit'effort. As soon as he approaChed near td
London-bridge, he obliged the boys to le.rve him. • He
had determined to leap from London-bridge into the
impetuous water, when its fall was most 'awful, but was
dissuaded'from so'dingerous an extietintent by the ar-
gument that-bls preset-Vet Might, hi presenting' him-
from'sinking 'deep' enough; shake him by the violence
of the coucussion.aod render him powerless. He swam
to the centre arch, lid darted through it with the most
ten ifri impetuosity:. -When be reached the eddies in the
river-be felt 'a great sirttioh inthe erdterOuld is convin-
ced that he would have Been Oversibrilinesthad he not
had the *preset firer .on. He cars ied o bottle of spirits and
a glass in his hands, and was immensely applauded by
the'multitudei in the 'mai and outthe'bridge. lie
yeas twdlloors In the

SCOTCH ZN UPPER CANAW.

We have great pleastite in communicating satisfac:
tory accounts, with which we have been favoured, from
the interesting settlement of Lanark,- in Upper Canada.
Our enterprising countrymen enjoy excellent health
'They are proceeding successfully in clearing their land'
and accumulating stock. The land had not turned out
so well as was expected, being in many places sandy
and rocky, and by no means so fertile as the ground ge-
nerally is in that country; yet are the settlers pleased
with the return." Each has from eight to fifteen acres
in cultivation, and many of them have built new
hOuses, and appropriated the original huts to their cattle.
They have set up a school, which has already thirty-
four scholars; and their Minister has announced a news-
paper. A grist-mill has been erected by Mr. D. Bower.
The settlers who abandoned their possessions, and went
to work in the United States, had, after a few months'
trial, generally come back. Their wages, though high,
were paid in the troublesome shape of goods, for which,
however, they got a ready market on their return. Cat-
tle thrive so well, that many of the settlers, who bought
only one aw, have already seven or eight, young and
old. They have calves at two years old. They are at-
tended with very little trouble, living mostly on the leaves
and shoots of trees. As the horses in the English fo-
rests bruise the whin: with their feet to save their
mouths from prickles, and as the sheep in the moors of
Scotland draw up the ling that they may get at the soft
white stalk inclosed by the hard underhose, so the cow,
of Canada bite through small trees to bring within their
reach the tender shoots; and when the trees ate too
thick to be thus cut, the sagacious animals bend them
down with their necks, and push along till they reach
,the tops. They give from five to six Scottish pints of
,rich milk a day, which churned will yield 16 ounces of
butter. In size they are about equal to the cows of
this country, and sell frOm £4 to £5 each. A pair of
oxen will cost from £l5 to £2O. They are the only
beasts of burden. No horses have yet been introduced.
Now that some extent of land is cleared, they are add-
ing sheep to their stock. The sheep are fine-woolled,
and will be very beneficial to the fire-side manufac-
turers. Pigs and poultry thrive exceedingly, and find
most of their own food during the summer. Wheat, rye,
peas, and potatoes, are the surest crops, and are of the
best quality. Flax grows luxuriantly. Turnips in gene-
ral aregood, but they sometimes fail. Indian corn is
also uncertain, from being Occasionally too late. Pump-
kins are easily cultivated, and are admirable food for
cattle. Melons are raised without trouble, and are
eagerly devoured by the settlers in hot weather. All the
culinary vegetables flourish in gardens. The female
part of the colony grumbled at the log-buts and the cold
is winter; bUt since their husbands are in circumstances
to build good houses, almost every trace of dissatisfac-
tion has vanished.
A correspondent (Mr. James Lindsay), who has a
good deal more land in cultivation than the average,
says, a the people are now making themselves com-
fortable. 'They have this year put up many new houses
and barns ; and are going on with more. They are ill
convinced how much better they are off here than they
were in Scotland. In place of one week's provisions
for their family, they now have twelve months of good
flour, and all other comforts of life; and many of the
luxuries with little trouble." Another correspondent
ire will quote by name—Mr. John McLachlan, writes:
a This settlement is improving fast. As assessor I had
an opportunity of visiting every house in the West
half last season, and I was well satisfied with the pro-.
gress that had been made; the people in general being
comfortable and truly contented." The writer, though
his children are too young for work, has twelve acres
cleared. A letter received by Mr. Lamond, from Mr.
David Young, late of Bathgate, is extremely favour-
able for the colony. a Our climate is ten degrees
South ofthat of Glasgow, and a few degrees warmer;
however, at the warmest, not intolerable, but very de.
lightful even at noon. The nights are generally very
cool, and the dews copiously abundant. Indeed, the
whole season through there is such a similarity to the
climate of Scotland, that could a person be removed
from the one to the other asleep, little difference could
be observed. A few days after Christmas, the frost gets
dreadfully severe in the night time; but if clear, the
sun has as much influence even then as at home in the
month of March. Our severest weather is in the
months of January and February ; however, excepting
two or three days, every ten or twelve days, about nine
or twelve days in the whole winter, the temperature
has been such that a person could scarcely fell trees
through the day is the woods with his coat on, without
much perspiration. From the lstof March till the 9th
or 10th of April, the sun's influence melts a part of
the snow every day, till it entirely disappears. In the
woods, where the sun's influence cannot reach, it lies
till nearly the end of April, when it disappears even in
the shade. The spring comes on us as soon as the
snow is off, and everything springs delightfully rapid.
The buds open gradually, and about the Bth or 9th of
May, all is green. After the land is cleared, its aspect is
very like that of the lands in Scotland. Some tracks very
level, some hilly, some a strong black soil, some' a.
yellow loam, some clay, some sandy, some rocky, and
some covered pretty thick with tumbling stones. We
have a very pure healthful air—an almost unclouded
sun—a soil astonishingly grateful to the labours of in-
dustry. This country is thickly intersected with de-
lightful rivers and lakes, stocked with fishes, if we had
time to catch them."—Ginsgow Chronicle.

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