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upon landowners, and the agricultural classes generally, the
superior advantages of model mapping (by which is meant
the construction of maps or plans of estates, towns, &c., of
some plastic material, so as to show, along with its mere
acreage, and lineal form and divisions, the irregularities upon
the surface) over the ordinary maps in use, as being far more
intelligible, and at the same time allowing accurate data for
ascertaining, without the necessity of continually surveying
and taking levels upon the land itself, the best direction for
carrying drains, and diverting water for the purposes of

irrigation, &c

The importance of proper drainage of land cannot be too
much insisted upon the friends of native agriculture ; and we
must express our conviction that the adoption of the plan of
mapping, explained by Mr. Denton, will materially facilitate
and cheapen ultimately the operation of the practical farmer,
to whom we, therefore, cordially recommend its perusal.

The Asiatic Journal, for December, 1841. W. 11. Allen,

and Co., Leadenhall-street

We are compelled to defer for the present a detailed notice
of this valuable publication, which has only just come into
our hands. The mass of useful and interesting matter which
it contains deserves attentive perusal ; and to all those who
are interested in the state of our Indian empire, must at the
present crisis be of increased value. We shall return to it
perhaps in our next.

SECOND NATURE.—Physical force, moral force, and the
police, are all very powerful things, and so is the force of
habit. It killed a young gentleman last week at Spring-vale
Academy. lie was the only boy left at school in the holi-
days, and the very first walk he took, he split himself—poor
fellow !—in trying to walk two and two.

Congratulatory addresses have been presented to the
Queen and Prince Albert, from the bishops and clergy of the
episcopal church of Scotland.—Standard.

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF RAILWAYS.—In consequence
of the recent promotions in the army, Sir Frederick Smith
gives up the appointment of Inspector-general of Railways,
and assumes an important command at Chatham. The new
inspector-general is Major-General Pasley, of the Royal
Engineers, so well known among engineers as Colonel
Pasley.

EFFECTS or RAILROADS.-At the toll-letting o❑ the
Sheffield and Wakefield turnpike-road, a few days ago, there
was not a single tender delivered, and the trustees of the
road were therefore compelled to take the tolls themselves.
There was a similar scarcity of contractors at the letting of
the iron bridge tolls on tho Wakefield and Denbydale road.
—Leeds Mercury.

The preparations that are making for the baptism of the
infant prince are said to be upon a style of real magnificence.
The ceremony, we are told, will take place early in next
month, when one of the names to be bestowed on England's
hope will certainly be Edward. With respect to sponsors,
nothing more is known than that the King of Belgium and
the Duke of Wellington will be two of them; and it is even
whispered in circles which profess to know something, that
the duke will have the honour of giving one of his illustrious
names to the royal neophyte.—John Bull.
The annual expense of the late army and navy promotions,
presuming no casualties to occur, would be £24,000.—
Hampshire Telegraph.
AGRICULTURAL TOAST.—At a late agricultural dinner in
Massachusetts the following toast was given :—" The game
of fortune ; shuffle the cards as you will, spades will always
win." •

PRINCE OF WALES FUND.—The Prince of Wales Fund
for the poor of the city has reached nearly to £3,000, which
will prove a great boon to our distressed working population
during the winter, as it is to be distributed in meal, potatoes,
and coals.—Edinburgh paper.

The Univers, a Paris paper, quotes an extract of a letter
from its London correspondent, which states that not only
are great armaments carried on in the docks and arsenals of
Great Britain, but that an unusual and prodigious activity
reigns in the Foreign-office. Lord Aberdeen is said to spend
whole days, and even nights, in the despatch of btsiness,
with indefatigable ardour, without his most intimate friends
being able to guess at the particular subjects which seem to
absorb his attention. The greatest mystery envelopes the
plans of the Cabinet, and nothing is known of the designs of
our statesmen. _

Two melancholy accidents have recently occurred in the
fashionable world at Vienna. The Countess llleshazy was
reading in bed, to which she was confined by indisposition,
when her taper caught the curtains, set the bed in flames,
and the unfortunate lady was so dreadfully burnt that she
died the next morning. On the same day the Count Lu-
gansky, of the Cuirassiers, was thrown from his horse and
killed.—Galignani's Messenger.
We are informed, upon authority on which we can rely,
that a paragraph which has lately appeared in several jour-
nals, announcing her Majesty's intention to grant a pardon
to convicts, ou the single ground of the birth of the
Prince of Wales, is entirely erroneous. We are as-
sured that there is no precedent for the extension of the royal
mercy to criminals in any similar instance, and that there is
no intention of exercising the prerogative of the Crown on
the present occasion.—Times.
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POPISH OPPOSITION TO TITHE.—The payment of tithe
is, according to Roman Catholic principles, a religious duty
enjoined upon Roman Catholics by the Council of Trent,
and by the popular catechisms in which the people are in-
structed, with this addition, that the payment be made to the
"lawful pastors."—(Vide Christian Doctrine.) The griev-
ance of tithe is not the pecuniary amount, nor that in addition
they have to pay their own pastors; but the fact, that they
are obliged to pay tithes at all to the ministers of an heretical
sect. Whatever equivalent may be given to the Romish
priesthood, still, so long as the tithe itself is withheld from
them, the Church of Home will be dissatisfied with its ap-
propriation.—Lord Roden's Letter.

A. BRETON WEDDING.—The Quimper Journal gives a
long account of the marriage of the daughter of a wealthy
farmer of Ploare, in that department, named Penerez. The
bride is said to have been dressed in a robe of scarlet, em-
broidered with gold and silver, which cost upwards of 500 f.
The bridal party, including friends and relations, amounting
to 500, all proceeded from the farm to the church, mounted
on horses decked with ribbons and favors. Numberless oxen,
sheep, and calves, were killed for the marriage feast, and the
consumption of liquor was not less than six barrels of wine,
two of brandy, besides a great number of casks of cider.
The bridal garments of the guests were resplendent in colours
and texture. The feast was kept up for eight successive days
and even then was not terminated, as, according to ancient
custom in Brittany, the table is constantly replenished with
fresh viands until the last which are put upon it remain un-
touched.

A CAUTION.—Beware of angering a blind man, for he will
strike you as soon as look at you !
AN IRISH CHRISTENING.—On Monday the christening
of an infant only one month old was celebrated in a colony
inhabited by the poorer classes of Irish, called Projean's Is-
land, Wapping. Some of the party got fighting, and many
more got drunk, in which state they threw themselves upon
a bed on which the child was lying, and suffocated it.
The freedom of the city of London has been voted to the
Duke of Cambridge. It is to be presented in a box value
100 guineas.

FRESH JONATIIANISMS.—Any man so base as to atrike
woman, should be placed on the back of a hard-trotting horse,
and make to collect newspaper accounts for the rest of his
life.—" Mother, who is this Caroline Case, that so mach is
said of in the papers ? " " She was a British lady, my son,
that M`Nab ran away with, and threw over Niagairy."—
" Less of your jaw, and more of your legs," as the negro
said, when the alligator seized him.
FREE TREE AND TAXATION.—The one-sided Free Trade
promulgated by the Whigs would increase the pressure of
taxation to a ruinous degree. A reduction of our import du-
ties, unaccompanied by equivalent concessions in favour of
British commerce, would be accompanied by the following
results :—The price of foreign goods in the British markets
would fall, in the proportion of the remitted duties ; while
the price of British goods in the foreign market would re-
main as before. This would cause our imports to exceed
our exports, and require that a balance should be remitted
in the precious metals. The abstraction of gold, and the
consequent contraction of the currency, would now bring
down the price of British goods, and thus admit of an exten-
sion of imports sufficient to restore our foreign commerce to
a trade of barter, and to prevent a further diminution of the
metals and contraction of the currency. It is obvious, how-
ever, that the permanent result of the change would be a rise
in the value of money—diminishing the amount of ad valorem
duties—increasing the pressure of all fixed taxes—and ren-
dering it doubtful whether faith with the public creditor
could be maintained. And yet Lord John Russell boac,ts
that his nostrums would relieve the people from taxation.
His self delusion is as amusing and as mischievous as the
monomania of Robert Owen.
RIVAL AUCTIONEERS AT A. FAIR.—" Here you arc"
cried one genius ; " here's a beautiful brass-mounted two-
foot box rule, with slide and all complete—agoin' for the
small sum of one shillin—only one shillin—think of that !
Why, it's worth the money if it was only for the purpose of
pawning it for eighteenpence and selling the ticket for two
shillings. What! none of you give a shillin ? Why then 1
must take ninepence, that'd all. Coin' for ninepence. I see
a genl'man afeeling for his money ; out with it, sir, don't be
afraid. This here rule 'll measure the extent of your sweet-
heart's affection for you—it 'll measure the integrity of a
Jew or the virtue of a woman—it 'll take the breadth and
depth of all the professions of friendship that a man makes
when he wants to borrow money of you ; and 'll give you the
square and cuhe of the promises that a candidate for a seat
in parliament makes the voters at a contested election.
What, nobody give ninepence ? Why then I must take six-
pence, I suppose. Agoin' for sixpence, the smallest coin but
one in her Majesty's dominions. You'll never miss it out
of your purse, sir. That's your sort ! Hand up the browns
if you haven't got silver ; one'll do as well as t'other.
Thankye sir ; there's your rule ; do you live by it, and you'll
live wisely." " Here"! cried his competitor, who now be-
gan to make himself heard, here you have a bran new watch,
chain, and seals, and all for the low sum of fis. It keeps
time surprisingly, for it never varies; it's just the thing for a
genl'man what goes a courting, for whenever he pulls it
out, if it ai'nt quite correct, his sweetheart's sure to
think it's the time o' day' at any rate. Look at the seals.
Here's on one—let me see—' Too-joor fiddel. That means
A lass and a fiddle ;' and on the other, seas-per
which means, ' Yours, I'm damned.' If they don't take any
why then it must be harder than Belie
girl's heart by storm,
metal generally is, that's all I've got to say. 'Wholl say
five shillings for time lot? Look at the chain. It's like one
of Cupid's—so airy yru can hardly feel it, and vet so strong
you can't break away from it any Inure titan a prince can
break his word, and it' proverbial as that's a thing they never
do : oh no, not at all ! As to the watch, when you're all
wound up to the bidding point, all 1 can say is, the sooner it
goes the better. Don't let me put it again ; it's the cheapest
watch that ever went upon tick. Come, say four shillings
for the lot. Goin'—goin'—gone! for that young gemil'inalm
in the smock frock., and very green ribands in his straw hat.
Yon've got a dead bargain, sir, and one that'll consekintly
never trouble you with any complaints. Thank ye, sir ! I lope
you've got plenty of brothers and sisters. Don't forget to
bring'em with you to the fair to-morrow. You're a nice
family 1,11 be bound.

CHEESE MADE FROM POTATOES.—CheeRe, it is said, of
an extremely fine quality, is manufactured from potatoes in
Thuringia and part of Saxony, in the following manner :
After having collected a quantity of potatoes of a good qua-
lity, giving the preference to the large white kind, they are
boiled in a cauldron, and, becoming cool, they are peeled
and reduced to a pulp, either by means of a grater or a mor-
tar. To five pounds of this pulp, which ought to be as
equal as possible, is added a pound of sour milk and the ne-
cessary quantity of salt. The whole is kneaded together,
and the mixture covered up, and allowed to remain for three
or four days, according to the season. At the end of this
time it is kneaded again, and the cheese placed in little bas-
kets, where superfluous moisture is allowed to escape. They
are then allowed to dry in the shade, and placed in layers in
large pots or vessels, where they must remain for fifteen
days. The older these cheeses are the more their quality
improves. Two kinds of them are made. The first, which
is the most common, is made according to the proportions
above indicated ; the second with four parts of potatoes,
and four parts of cow or ewe milk. These cheeses have this
advantage over every other kind, that they do not engender
worms, and keep fresh for a great number of years, provided
they are placed in a dry situation, and in well-closed vessels.
—Doncaster Chronicle.