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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-18 00:00:00

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win be perused with Interco, The " Diary t
amusing, " The Angler's Convivial"
sins two or three short but well told stories. " Observa-
tions on the Lion," by Captain Harris, is well written. The
picalor del coda will be pleased with " Angling on the Bor-
of Devon and Cornwall." The Remarks, by Touch-

Sportsman

one, on the forthcoming Chester Cup will attract attention,

and are deserving of notice. The article appears to be com-
piled with great care. " The Turf, by A Looker-on," con-
tains many pertinent observations. The illustrations are
good, as usual : one will be particularly acceptable at the pre-
sent time—that of " Mason on Gay Lad." This horse being
the winner of the late steeple chase at Aintree, will, of itself,
be almost a sufficient inducement to many to become pur-
chasers of the number. His performances are given in a well
written article. The second illustration is " Wild Fowl
Shooting at Sunrise." This is a well executed engraving,
by Beckwith.

The new Monthly Belle Assemblee is very veil filled with
light agreeable articles this month by its usual clever contri-
butors. The accomplished editress, whose new work we no-
ticed in our last paper, frequently enriching its pages.

The Farmer's Magazine is prolific in information—
amongst the articles and contents are many of great interest.
We have so often commended this work, that this month we
shall content ourselves with merely giving some of the
contents:—

Second Annual Report of the Gloucester Farmer's Club.
Eleventh Meeting, Dec. 4. Subject of discussion, " Chemi-
cal Effects of particular manures on particular crops.—Tile
Machine ; a new patent invention for the manufacture of
draining and other tiles and bricks.—On the advantages of
Dibbling Corn.—Clover Seeds, &c.—On Agricultural Che-
mistry.—On the Hopetoun Wheat, and on comparative
Trials of Wheat.—Pig Population.—Agriculture of Cumber-
land.—On the use of Excitants and Alteratives in the cure
of Rot in Sheep and other Cattle.—Hedge Fences : Gar-
deners' Chronicle.—On the best manner of treating Light or
Blowaway Sand Lands.—On Gayting Clover.—On Growing
Potatoes and Turnips in alternate Rows.—On the compara-
tive Feeding Properties of Mangold Wurzel and Swedish
Turnips : By the Right Hon. Earl Spencer.—Agricultural
Chemistry.—Further Contributions to our Resources in Ma-
nure.—lrrigation.—The Industrial State of Belgium.—
Thorough Draining and Deep Ploughing.—On Hedging and
Ditching.—Pea Crop, when Advantageous.—Drilling prefer-
able to Dibbling.—Choice of Seed.—Harvesting.—Extraor-
dinary Prolific Barlev.—Birmingham Annual Corn Circular.
—On Leases.,--RossParmers' Club.—Probus Farmers' Club.
—Waggons and Carts.—Coloared and Bleached Clover and
Trefoil Seeds.—Short-horns and other Breeds.—State of
Agriculture on the Continent. —The Farmers' Chemical Sy-
nopsis.—Beans.—Varieties of Sowing.—Culture.—Harvest-
ing.—Horse-keeping : various methods described.—High-
land and Agricultural Seciety of Scotland.—Agricultural
Improvement.—Encouragement to Planters.—Properties of
the Suffolk Breed of Horses.—Royal Agricultural Society of
England : Proceedings of the Council.—The Averages.—
Calendar of Horticulture for March.—Agricultural Reports
for February.—Review of the Corn Trade during the month
of February.—Prices of Grain, Hops, Wool, Seeds, Ma-
nures, &c.

VARIETIES

Why, said a cockney to his friend, has Dickens written
better than Shakspeare or Milton, eh ? Give it up ? Because,
although they both wrote well, Boz has written Weller.

THE COLLIER AND THE CIRCUMNAVIGATOR.—When
Commodore Alison, after circumnavigating the globe, arrived
at Hull, he was cheated by a collier; and, being twitted upon
his simplicity, he good-humouredly replied, " Although I
hive been twice round the world, the collier has bee❑ into
the world, and so had the advantage of me."

IMPROMPTU ON A SAILOR CONFINED IN THE FLEET PRISON

FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
" Britannia rules the waves," they said,
When in the fleet my course was free ;
But now that in the " Fleet " I'm stayed,
Britannia waives the " Rules" for me.

PROTECTION.—To protect men is to forward, and not to
restrain, their improvement. Else, what is more than to
avow to them, and to the world, that you guard them from
others only to make them a prey to yourself? This funda-
mental nature of protection does not belong to free but to all

governments ; and is as valid in Turkey as in Great Britain.
No government ought to own that it exists for the purpose of
checking the prosperity of its people, or that there is such a
principle included in its policy.—Burke.