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Oh ! do not sa
(

i cure my woesome ills

OrtbTnkthat ever health is found
In potions or in pills;

No noisome draught could bring relief,
No drug my fever quell ;
ke Truth, is found

Health,

:sy maid

In the bottom of the

Oh ! Peter

ear, fine water'd silks

I've often seen, 'tis true

Of water

setting suns I've heard,

And water suchet too :
If with a Watery Lover I
Must make myself content

.....
11 to the Coldstreams go, and choose
One from that Regiment."

" Dear Mary Bell, no words can tell
How sorely I'm amazed—
And can you a wet blanket throw
Upon the hopes you've raised?
For, were I pump'd upon all day,

AndciienCh'd with water too,
It never would put out the flame
That burns so bright for you."

" If you get well, oh ! Peter Head
Go seek a maid more bold ;
I fear you'd be sovery damp,
You'd alwaysi give me cold.
A. widow, too, I soon should be ;
For one who does such deeds,
As almost drinking rivers dry.
Would leave me in the weeds.

dripping bead ;

Then dow

He clos'd his watery eye,
And wrapping close his cold damp sheet
He turn'd him round to die :
" Farewell, he said,—when Peter Head
Is gone, you'll know his merits,—
And so he left this watery world,
For another world of Spirits."

THE FINE ARTS

NEW ENGRAVINGS

the First after parting with his Children.
..ohn Bridges, Esq. Engraved by Samuel Bellin ,
rected by Mary Parkes. Published by Mary Parkes, Gol-
den-square, London : G. Linnecar, Liverpool.

Some time ago we nad the pleasure of noticing the spi-
rited etching of this work, from an original painting by Mr.
Bridges, in the possession of Mr. Stockdale, of this town.
The promise of excellence that that etching gave, has been
fully kept. There has not been in this instance, as in many
other worldly matters,

A promise to the ear broken to the hope ;

but one of the most exquisite of modern mezzotints has come
from the plate, to delight and excite the admiration qf,those
who hail every acquisition to their portfolios of this descrip-

tion with pleasure.
We may as well briefly describe this fine work, as it not
only deserves our warmest commendation as a specimen of
art, but from its claims as a record of an historical event,
proved the forerunner of great changes in the annals
It will be remembered that the King, the
~ons to his execution, took leave of his children
Duke of Gloucester and Princess Elizabeth) in presence
le Bishop of London. His parting injunctions* are
eyed almost literally in the following poem, Wb
,n the prospectus of the work :

his countr

HARI.ES THE FIRST AFTER PARTING WITH II

CHILDREN

BY JAMES STONBROVSE

The royal sire bath said " Farewell !
The bitter pang is past ;
One struggle only now remains,
And that will be the last !
No earthly crown he heedeth now ;
He hopes for one more pure,
Which unto all eternity
In radiance shall endure.

His peace is made with all the world—
With those who've done him wrong ;
And he hath parted too from all,
Who've lov'd him well and long ;
Although the hammer's clink without
Falls fast upon the ear,

No sigh escapes his patient lips,
His heart hath not a fear.

Beside him be bath placed his girl,
His boy upon his knee,
To charge them with his last requests
To those beyond the sea.
,‘ Oh ! tell thy mother, ' sweetheart,' this—
With mem'ries of the past,
That true in love I've been to her,
And will be to the last.

" I die a glorious death indeed ;
For me ye should not grieve :
In that true faith be steadfast still,
In which we all believe.
And tell thy brothers, boy, to be
Obedient, good, and just;
Let them forgive mine enemies,
But in them put no trust.

Here, sweetheart, take these seals of gold,
With diamonds studded o'er;
They'll serve to bring me to thy mind,
When I shall be no more.
Tis hard to die in vig'rous life,
--"`" QPnses unimpaired ;
BUL, wiangs to God, I fear not death—

Dear et

Jren, let my words all be
our minds impressed ;

Upon
knd let

moron bond of love

lin each bre

and may the migh

Go now

t watch o'e

Bid an

th their wings

all. The King is se

t, only

)vexed by a rich

k. On the King's left snouluv. -
the Garter, the riband and jewel of which are sus.

And his neck. The face of the monarch is nobly
atience and resignation are stamped upon it. It

e grace of majesty about it.. the figure Is
" The hair, as was the custom of the
flowing gracefully over the shoulders ; and his Ma-
,ars a pointed beard and moustachios. In the back-
ground, Bishop Juson, Charles's steady friend, is receiving

Indeed,

nch a king

time, is

jesty we

the Princess I

her face exhibits

to interest and attrac

tion of manly feeling in

for the e

girl, the courage of the boy, or the sternness of th

gives great promise of exec

lence when completed. It is a

large work and contains sixteen principal figures, as well as
others of an inferior character. The subject is taken from
Sir Walter Scott's novel of The Abbot, 2 vol., page 336,
where the battle of Langside is so powerfully, though briefly,

described—where Douglas, in a suit of black armour, is said

to have followed Mary Stuart, like her shadow, to watch over
and protect her. In an encounter with Sir Halbert Glendin-
ning the Douglas was mortally wounded. Sir Halbert, after
having been made prisoner by Roland Grzeme, witnesses the
death of Douglas under the vew tree.which Mary sobeautifully

s made to apostrophise

said, as if at the sight of it she had

and had overcome t

ately tree

)een wrapt away from the

presset her at the first approach to Cr

standest

horror which had op-

kstone, " there thou

ad goodly as ever, though thou hearest th

I last greeted thee—love and lover—vows and vow

and kingdom

The picture must prove of thrilling interest to all, but more

especially to the readers of Scott's inimitable tal

H ere are

set before them figures like life, which their " mind's eyc

only can have drawn. Here in the centre,

he very keystone

to the scene, is the lovely, unhappy, and unfortunate Mary—

" one that loved not wisely

then endeavoured to show that the church had originally
been built and endowed for the use of all classes of the com-
munity—that pews were not known in the primitive Christian
churches, nor until the sixteenth century of Christianity, and
they had consequently been used only 200 years in this
Christian country. (Hear.) He said that pews were in-
convenient for standing, sitting, and kneeling—and square
pews were more inconvenient than others, People placed
opposite each other must look at each other—at any rate it
was frequently the case--and if anything curious or comical
happened to pass, giggling and unseemly conduct took place,
which ought not to be, and which could not be, if open
benches were substituted. He had heard it stated that the
introduction of benches would create much confushion in the
church, but be concluded that it would not—and if the alter-
ation made every man stand up during worship, where the
rubric stated he should stand up, it would be desirable, and
that " confusion " would be more like Christian unanimity
than anything else, much more so than at present, when
many sat when they ought to kneel, and knelt when they
ought to sit. To say the new arrangement would be the
means. of separating individual members of families from
each other, was saying that which was not correct. It could
do no such thing, for if some members of families went into
one bench, the remainder of which was filled up, the great
probability was, that those who were late would only have to
seat themselves in the bench behind, which could not be called
a separation. (Hear.) Nor could there, even if one portion
were in another, be any confusion in coming out of church.
So far, then, so good. (Hear, hear.) His proposition would
be thus—That, in the opinion of that meeting, it was ex-
pedient the pews be removed and benches substituted, and
with this view a committee be appointed, with minister and
parochial officers, for deciding on the best mode of carrying
that object into effect, and that the committee report on the
subject at a vestry meeting to be called at Easter next.
The Chairman said, it was necessary that the parish should
know what it really was now called upon to confirm or reject.
He begged to say that the proposition of making the pews
free, which was carried, was illegal, and could not be carried
into effect, and was in itself null and void. (Hear, hear.)
If the meeting were not aware of the law of the case, he would
state to them that the body of a church was vested in the

the parishioners. He did not, therefore, hold it to be right
that this power which they possessed should be taken away
from them (Hear.) Nor did he think that the sentiments

even on

he present occasic

respect he felt towards the gentleman who had brought the
matter forward, that the meeting ought to take care what it
followed and carried out. He (the chairman) was anxious
for the welfare of all, and he addressed them now, not as one
of their fellow parishioners merely, but as a man appointed
by God to watch over their true interests. There were an
infinity of arguments that might be named against the plan.
In the first place it was inexpedient, for it would lead to con-
fusion in the church. God was a God of order, not confu-
sion. What could tend more to confusion in a place of pub-
lic worship than that wives should be separated from hus-
bands—husbands from wives—daughters from their natural
protectors,? What would proceed from such a system as
that he could not dwell upon. God was a God of order, and
appointed different ranks in the world, and it was a fallacy to
say that all men in the house of God were equal. All men
ought to go in a level spirit to the Church, but not in a level-
ling spirit. (Hear, hear.) The noblest peer of the realm
should in the church be as the beggar on the dunghill in his
self-abasement, and laying his head in the dust, cry he was
unclean ; but he should not, in false humility, prostrate him-
self in an earthly sense upon an equality with those who were
below him. (Hear, hear.) No, it was a fallacy to say that
all men were equal, and he thought that all men who went to
church would feel more uncomfortable, if huddled together
and driven like sheep into a pen, than could be imagined.
(Hear, hear.) Let us have reform, and order, and decency,
and decorum, and then we shall have the blessing of God ac-
companying our endeavours to improve His worship. But
let us not exhibit ourselves as a laughing-stock to the king-
dom at large ; let us not exhibit ourselves in such a light to
the world. Let us not make our conduct a matter of regret
to all really humble-minded, pious churchmen; and let us
not, at the same time, exhibit ourselves as a divided flock to
those of our dissenting brethren who differ from us on points
of Christian doctrine.
The Rev. T. Mason moved the following amendment,
" that a committee be formed to take into consideration the
extent of the want of church accommodation in the parish,
and to consider the most eligible means of remedying the
evil. This was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Edgar.
Mr. E. Lawrence (vestry clerk) said if the meeting would
allow him he would read the law on the subject, as laid down
by Sir J. Nichol and others ; and, after stating the disposal
of seats to be in the churchwardens, under the direction of
the ordinary, remarked that, " Subject to faculties and pre-
spective rights, it is the duty of churchwardens to look to
the general accommodation of the parish, consulting as far
as may be all its inhabitants. The latter have a claim on the
ordinary to be seated according to their rank and degree.
Yearbook, 8 H. 7, 12 a. Bro. Abr. tit. Chattles, p. 11. 2
Add. R. 425. But in providing for this the churchwardens
are not to overlook the claims of all the parishioners to be
seated if possible. They must not therefore accommodate
the higher classes beyond their real wants, to the exclusio❑
of the poorer, who are equally entitled to accommodation,
though not to the same accommodation, supposing the seats
not to be all equally convenient. See Fuller v. Lane, 2 Add.
R. 425. Rank, extent of property, general respectability,
length of inhabitancy, local situation of dwelling, number of
family, and even general regularity of attendance at church,
may be fairly considered by the churchwardens in deciding
on the claims of applicants."
Some conversation ensued as to the number of persons the
church would hold, Mr. Fonnereau stating that there was
only accommodation for 436 persons, whilst another gentle-
man stated that there was room for 489 ; but it appeared that
the former gentleman had allowed twenty inches fur each
person, whilst the latter had taken only eighteen. A coach-
man present said that government only allowed sixteen inches
fur each passenger, and they called that ample accommoda-
tion. The average congregation was stated to be 628, and
one gentleman therefore argued that there was abundant
room for the persons attending, and that future proceedings
were unnecessary.

Mr. Fonnereau replied, and stated that in foreign cathe-
drals, among the Roman catholics, the benches were free.
This, however, was denied by a gentleman present, who
stated that the seats were locked.

Ultimately the amendment was carried by a large majority,
and the original motion was put and declared lost.

PENANCE !—The church of Heanton Punchardon, on
Sunday last, was the scene of an unusual spectacle, a young
woman (a farmer's daughter) having to do penance in pursu-
ance of the sentence of the Ecclesiastical Court, in the
cause of Martin v. Priscott ; Miss E. Martin (daughter of
a tenant of Heanton Court) being the plaintiff, and Miss
Agnes Priscott defendant. The ground of action was certain
defamatory expressions made use of to the plaintiff's preju-
dice.—North Devon Journal.

PRESBYTERIAN 81-CENTENARY MEETINGS.—By a let-
ter received from Dublin last evening, we learn that the
subscription there amounted to £1,275, of which Mary's-
abbey congregation furnished nearly £9OO ; and we may,
therefore, expect that the contribution will be very greatly
increased. We also understand that the amount subscribed
now exceeds £6OOO, while in many quarters the subscrip-
tions towards this fund has not yet commenced. A consi-
derable number of meetings will be held during this week;
and in Friday's number we expect that we shall have to re-
port considerable additions.—Banner of Ulster.
SCOTCH CHURCH QUESTION.—A very important circum-
stance has occurred in the features of this question since Sir
J. Graham's letter to the Moderator was published.. On
Friday last, in giving his opinion in another church case,
Lord Jeffery (whose elaborate opinion in defence of the veto
has beer, always held by the leaders of the dominant party in
the Assembly as the best statement of their case, and of the
principles on which they hold the judgments of the House of
Lords to be an invasion of their independence) declared in
most distinct terms, that he was now satisfied that the case
had been rightly decided by the Court of Session and by the
House of Lords—that the church had gone against the pro-
visions of the statute law of the land, and that the courts had
jurisdiction to restrain that excess of power. We look on
this declaration as of great importance in regard to any peti-
tion to parliament complaining of these judgments as against
the constitution of the church, or to any intention to secede
on that ground.—The Times.
On Thursday last the Hon. F. Maule was inaugurated
Lord Rector of Glasgow. The address is characterised by
the Scottish Guardian (conservative paper) as " remarkable
for its unpretending good sense and excellent feeling." In
the course of it he made use of the following excellent re-
marks. " Lay up those treasures of knowledge, which every
one who has experience of after life will inform you, that he
who has done so has always found a ready resource in time
of difficulty ; and that be who has failed to do so, has never
failed to regret the opportunities be has lost. But, my young
friends, in pursuing your studies, there is one study which,
permit me to tell you, is the first and foremost of all. Thank
God, in this protestant country we have had placed in our
hands freely to use, as freely as it was given to men, the
sacred and holy Scriptures. 0 let me entreat you, so long
as the heart is soft, and takes easily the impressions that are
made upon it, to hasten to engrave upon that heart the sa-
cred truths of the Scriptures ; for believe me that in them,
when you come into the world, you will find your best sup-
porters in the time of doubt—your best companion in the
hour of prosperity—your surest comfort should the evil time
of adversity overtake you, but which I trust you will be all
spared from encountering. (Great applause.)

THE BISHOP OF CALCUTTA.—The following is an extract
of a letter, dated October 13, 1842, from the Right Rev.
Daniel Wilson, D.D., bishop of Calcutta, addressed to the
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The letter,
after giving an account of the proceedings connected with
the erection of the cathedral at Calcutta, thus proceeds :
I imagine to myself a crowded native audience, with a native
choir, assisted by the pealing organ, in some future age,
chanting `Thou art the King of Glory, 0 CHRIST.' * * *
I go to visit the dioceses of Madras and Bombay, not for
diocesan business, but to confer, to console, to arrange, to
animate, to plan for the spiritual good of the province, to
settle this branch of our reformed Apostolical Church, under
God's blessing, in all its evangelical doctrine, all its primi-
tive and unsophisticated discipline, all its edifying church
order. If it were only to rejoice each other's hearts in
CHRIST JESUS once in five years, the metropolitan visita-
tion would have its adequate object. But I hope much more
may be done in the way of an united plan or plans for the
government of our diocese. I propose staying five Sundays
at Madras (from November 27 to Christmas-day), and four
at Bombay (from the sth to the 26th February), so as to be
back at Calcutta before Easter, 1813—a voyage of seven
months, and 7,500 miles. Then in October, 1843, should
my life be spared, I must prosecute my third north-western

visitation to Agra (which requires a distinct bishop as mud
as New Zealand, or Nova Scotia, or Toronto) for eighteen

grace the archbishop should lay his orders upon me, India is
my scene of duty, delight, and usefulness. The excitement
of a short visit would overact me at my time of life. If I can
but finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have
received of the LORD JESUS, to testify the Gospel of the
grace of GOD, I shall have enough. Already have Ito bless
GOD for nine years and ten months health in my residence in
this land of disease and death. The climate of England
would, most probably, not suit me—the joy of my family
would break my heart—the voyages to and fro would exhaust
my remains of strength. I must not, therefore, tempt GOD,
bid be content with the intercourse of letters, and the com-
munion pf the saints in prayer and intercession. Three years
ago I was ;lent upon going home, but my feelings have been
subdued, by a sense of duty, gradually since. Where should
a bishop die but in his diocese? * * * *
And now farewell, my dear p.'.l friends and brethren in the
LORD (I have been a member 42 years.) May GOD bless
von and the venerable society, and pre.i.t,rc us for his hea-

DESCRIPT LAND.ION.IRE. COAST.. NO- I
WisE, CANADA, TOTAL
REIGN. ,

Wheat ....... Qrs. 4977
5067
Barley Qrs. • , '
313 i I 392
Malt Qrs. 5 1935 1940
Oats Qrs. 4920 492 j 5412
Bye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 63 63
Pease. Qrs.
Shelled Barley Qrs.
Indian Corn Qrs.
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .... Loads 64 ii 86 6530
Flour . Sacks 5043 530 . 5573
Ditto

Flour, 132 s

EXPORTS.-:

Beans; 0 qrs.; Indian Corn, 100 qrs. ; Oat_
r'oreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Oats, 144
sacks, 15 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 872
s.; Pease, qrs. ; Indian
a loads;s e . 17 sFql rosu.
r;
Flour, sacks 253 Nis.—

eorn, 310 qrs

Oatmeal,

. . ......_...„ .....„-.
,
Coastwise._ Wheat, 131 qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt, --qrs. ;
Oats, qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Pease, is qrs. ;
Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 60 Ids.; Flour, 203 sacks 341
barrels.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Jan. 21, 1913.
Wheat 495. Id. I Barley 275. 2d. I Oats.. 17s. NI. I Rye.. 28s. 2tl
Beans.. 275. 7d. I Pease.. 295. sd.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat 475. 6d. Barley 265. 6d. I Oats.. 17s. Rye.. 2g,.
Beans.. 28s. 4d. Pease.. 30s. 7d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &C. this week

Wheat 205.0 d. I Barley los.od. Oats .. . Bs. Ocl. Rye.. us. 6d.
Beans I Is. 60. I Pease.. ios. 6d. I Ind. Corn Os. Oct.Od Flour I2s.oid

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe. -
Wheat.... ss. Od. I Barley.. 2s. 6d. I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye.... 3s. Od.
Beans.. 3s. Cd I Pease.. 2s. od. I Indian Corn.. Os. Od. I Flour 3s 0d

Liverpool Averages, week ending Jan. 24, 1843.
Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Beans. t Pease
719 I, 340 5
455. 4d. os. Od. 17s. Id. Ms. Od

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-THREE O'CLOCK

For a quiet and tame market, we have bad a fair average
demand for Cotton to-day ; and the sales reach about 2,500
bales, at the prices of yesterday, without any Change in feel-