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his hymns ; we scarcely

such errors in either his

Ictrine or his

lection. It is now almost

y church or chapel wherein is used a

as, which are at all known in

subject we cannot avoid

sistency which has characterised

Itiemen who compiled the " Christian
t Christ Church, and several other
entlemen are we know not, but in the

ork they express their great desire for uni-

his practice, and yet, strange to say, when
ian Psalmody " is asked for, scarcely
me as those in the first edition.

aordinary way of obtaining " uniformity ;"

ieve the compilers of these multifarious hymn
om the best of motives, though they inflict con-
:onvenience upon the church, and detract mate-

he devotion of her members,

A. FRENCH OUTLAW,

Sher gives the following striking details
recent arrest at Bourges :—The Sieur G.,
aging to a respectable family, whose itn-
.ed conduct has, however, for a consider-

gal du a

, made him the despair and even the terror
had an extremely warm altercation with
and forgot himself so far as to commit a
ne result was au assault warrant, which
be executed at an early hour on the Sunday
who was in bed, refused to open his door.—
s bad recourse to the authority of the commis-
, G. persisted, in the teeth of repeated sum-
urrender, and threatened to kill the first man
lay a finger upon him. Meanwhile a crowd
mind the outer door, which also led into the
Messageries Laffitte et Caillard, adjoining the
ance, and was in all respects the most public part
of Bourges. G. occupied the second floor, and
imself from time to time at his open window, af-
rave his besiegers. He even held a pistol up to
and was heard to exclaim, " That's what I'll re-
st with who dares to pass my door." This unpre-
ene lasted throughout the hours of divine service,
o'clock in the day. The Commandant of geudar-
-;ved, and gave the order to his men to obtain
-tever means, of the outlaw's person. The
'ice then proceeded to the outside of
,s, accompanied by one of his men and a
Having repeated the summons to surrender,
they proceeded to lift the two doors with
`,rents having two issues on the staircase,
necessary that they should make

of Pol

doors having been forced together, the Com-
3endarmerie, whe placed himself in front of four
rid a sergeant, was the first to throw himself into
it. Mounting on a commode, which had been
to block up the entrance, he summoned G. to
elf into the hands of justice, promising that no
ild be done him. But the other, planting his
the wall, anti holding a double-barrelled fowl-
is to cover the Gendarmes, cried out to the lead-
held him also covered with his musket, "
ler alive. Fire !" " No," replied the Gendarme,

Surrender!" G.'s reply was
!e, which was loaded with three slugs
One of the slugs bit the command-
king on the hilt of his sword, glanced off to his
re contusion. Another slug rebounding
one of the Gandarines in the head, he-
ld knocked him down. No sooner had
d his piece than the leading Gendarme
G. in the baud with a ball, which passed along
!scaped by the shoulder. The outlaw fell to
parently dead. A Gendarme having approached
p, G. drew forth a pistol from one of his pockets,
at him. The Gendarme, however, immediately
m ; three other loaded pistols were taken from
c was carried to the town prison, followed by an

I struck

1 Genderme was removed to the }Eitel Dieu,
was extracted. No dangerous consequences
id from the wound; but the man will retain
ind ugly scar under the eye, a sort of orna-
eh these gentry are pretty generally provided.
ant, who showed so excellent an example to
who would not suffer his ailments to be in-
e private's wound was dressed, has a very
itusion in his side, the result of the slug's
f his hanger, but fortunately no clan-
nts itself. As for the outlaw, whose
lved such silly, yet perilous conse-
obably be confined for life as the
as propensities, his wound, though
,`and will only occasion the ampu-

ict invol

papers state that King Louis Philip has
etter to Queen Victoria, to congratulate
lirth of the young prince.

) SAVE CHILDREN FROMBEING BURNT.
's
our painful task to have to re-
g children burnt to death.
) be ascribed to the care-

it child

ren withoutni Z.
Wherever that

6reatest danger, owing to
a for playing with fire. The
of wire, would save many
h less liable to take fire than
in case of the clothes of a
- nest means of extinguishing the fire is
child on the ground, and wrapping it in a
it woollen cloth of any kind. As long as the
upright position, the flames from the clothes
and mount up to the head, owing to the natural
lame to rise upwards ; if the child were laid
ne would instantly become feebler, and it would
easily extinguished. To smother the fire by
child in a woollen cloth is a far quicker and
lan to tear of the burning clothes piecemeal.
no application is better than a plentifutsprinling

known, to

re, the