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From the Christian Advocate.
AN AFFECTING ANECDOTE:

When I was travelling in the State
Of Massachusetts, t,senty-six years ago.
after preaching one evening IN the
town of -. a very solemn looking
yodna man afose. and wished to adj
dress the assembly. After obtaining
license, he apoke as follows My
friends, about one year ago. ] set ou:
in company with ay"ung man OF my
intimate acquaintance. I" seek the SAL
WALTON of my soul. For several weeks
we went on together, we laboured to-
ge,her, we prayed and wept together,
and often renewed our covenant never
10 give over seeking, till we obtained
the religion of Jesus. But all at once,
the young nian neglected attending
meetings. appeared to turn his back
On all the means of grace. and grew 90
shy of me that could scarcely get an
opportunity to speak with him. 'iis
strange conduct gave me much painful
anxiety Of mind but still felt re-
solved 10 obtain the salvation OF my
soul, or perisa, making the Pub'lcan's
olea. After a few days, a friend In
formed me that my young companion
had received an invitation to attend
hall. and was determined TO 60. went
Immediately to hun, and with tears IN
NV ewes. endeavored to persuade him
to : change his purpose, and 60 with me
on that evening to prayer meeting
| I pleaded with him in vain.> tte told
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PORTRAIT.

KosIna is ameng the lairest. az she
Is among the most amiabIe. of tina,
sex whom mon delight to honour.- :
Her eyes are hazel. her hair aburn,
her cheeks like the glowing tint of
summer. and her lips like Tho bud
ling rose. Her voice, soft "a mu-
sic modulated by distance, and her
cadcnces mellow and ravishirg as the
closing strain Of Philomela. In her
lfrress She is neat observing careless
ness on tho one hand. and liuery ON
The other. Her yestments are al.
ways Of the best quality but few,
and wcll selected. never saw her
dressed gaiIy but once. and she con.
iesscd TO me that she felt chiIdish.-I
1t is said that You may discern a
woman's character by her dress. /
believe there are exceptions To this
rule. but it's generally true. The
character Of Rusina, shines 10 all |
she does. She is naturally cheer I
tai. and at times gay, but very rare !
~. having very grea: command o.
vcr herself. Distress never turned
IRON, her without relief. or SORROW
wiihout sympathy. Although her
income is very limited, there is not
a day HAT she dtes not perform
some act Of charity. and assist m
lcsscning the amount of human mis-.
cry.
II may be truly isaid Of her. that
she rcjnicvs viii hose that rejoice,
and mourns with those who weep.
She treats all with Kindness. To Il
ncr equals, Shc is frank .nd c..-sa
to her Interiors. courteous,
wiIm,ut that familiarity which might
lessen the effects of ber beneficicncc,
and render her less an object OF re-.
spcct and limitations
When she enters tho chambers
nr the sick. health attends her frM-
steps and pale disease retreats from !.
her presence. In short, suCl, is the
magic Of he, excellence, that what \
,ver she undertakes seems from that
to prosper. and whatever
'he toucbers, tutns to happiness
She listens To nd evil report. and
links no III of any one. Her heart
> purity itself, wherk nothing wi OK
ID or corr 'pt can exist. Such is the
and thrice amlable maiden. ,
whom perchance rcsder. thou mayest :
yet see snd shonldst thnu. win her
+ thou canst, Cor assnredIy her price I
I. above rubics. Weekly .Messenger.
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39ubItr Naips,
STATE OF RHoDEIsLAND, Sc,
In General assembly. Jan. Session,

STATE OF RHODE-lSLAND, &c,
In General assembly. Jan. Session,
a.. u. 1927.
AN Actin relation to the Supreme
Judicial Court.
Section ]. BE IL enacted by the
General assembly, and by the author.
fy thereof IL IS enacted, That tho Su-
preme Judicial Court shall consist
Of, and at the times and places by
law appointed, be holden BY one
Chief Justice and two Associate j us
ticcs. to be annually appointed and
qualified as is by law prescribed !;
anu they or amy two nf them shall
be a Court, with aH the powers. ia.
risdiction aud authority whcrcwalh
sle Supreme Judicial Court is by
law invested and the said Justices
nf sai.! Court shall be. by virtue Of
their office, scvsraay cdnservators
of the peace. Thought the State, e,and
shall have and exercise all the pow
ers which by law belong to Justices
Of the Supreme judicial Court. sew
orally, BY virtue VI tieir o6icc.
Sec. 9. .And be it further enacted,
that in addition to the other dueies
prescribed by law,.it shall be the
duty Of said Court to instruct the
Grand Jur,cs in tie law relating 10
crimes and offences cog"izsblc by
said Court, by giving them publick-
ly in charge the opinion ofthe Court
thercn, and 10 instruct the pe'it
jury in the law that may be applica. !
bic to each cause by them tried, by
giving them pnblickIy in charge. be.
fore they retire to consider Of their
vcrdicr. the opinion Of the Court up
on the law.
Sec. 8. find be II further enacIed,
that the salary Of the Chief Justice
If zaiasC Court slial! be six hundred
shd fy aplIars, and Of each Of the
AssociS( e JusIices five hundred and
iiity dollars I'er annu,n, to be paid
quarterly 6y the General Treasurer.
Sec, 4. .std be u further e'iatted,
hat 40 much Of the Rrst and e'ev-
cnth sections Of the act entitled I" An
Actto establish Supreme Judicial
Court as is repugnant hereto. Oe
repealed /; aud that this Act snail
be in force and take effect from and
after the Tuesday next proceeding
the first "Wednesday in May, a. v
1927, and not before.
AN ACT explanatory to al act en-
titled" An Act for the relief oi
poor persons imprisoned for debt.
BE it enacted By the General Assem-
blu. aud blythe authority 'here9f u IS
eracted. that nothing contained III
tl,e ACT entitled can Act forthc re-
lief of moor perscns imprisoned ior
dc,,t.s shall be 80 constr4fo as 's]
authorize. under the provisions o'I
the seventh section thereof, the d's-
charge of any person from impr'son.
mcnt upon execution awardeu !" "..
AMT brought against such person ior
trssnass or ether injury attended
Wit, force. or for any malicious IN
;.ry To- the person, health. liberty o,
I reputation, of the plaintiff :" '"a'
suit. u,..,.
urNRY BOWEN, Sec'y.
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ON DEATH.

When1 reflect on the mutabil;ty
Of US human tcings--on the capaci-
tNs. and endowm"nts of which VIZ
are possessed and see man spring
ing up into life. and fnd him daily
ihcrcasing in knowiec-c, wisuom
and yirtue--iising from one degree
To auothcr. fu the estimation Of those
arnuhd him, and Gas II were } com
ing np to the perfection Of his .natnre.
and behold him prosper in every
laudash undertaking. II think with
in myself. kny soon wiIIall his fu.
lure schemes and anticipated enjoy
ments be frustrated. and he be laid
IN tie sitc,t tomb. DEArn. tho
common levol!er. with whom t,u EARTH
~ power can cope. no earthly hand
can cope. no sarthl, hand conicud.
strikes his dart into his bosom. and
sends him to the peaceful mansions
If the dead. The little child. whose
.fiprid cheek den"tcs health and gai-
city, Csresscd and fondled by its
mother, is snatchcd from its enjoy
ments. which il hardly began to re.
alizc, by The ruthless hand Of death.
When see tIm lovely female,
whose virtues and accomplishments
are the theme of every tongue, cs.
tcc,ned by all who have the pleasure
Other acquaintance aud surrounded
with every Hing that tends To make
existence desirabIc-wlIen see. the
manly youth, in the full tide OF per.
soial strength and activity: appear.
Ing il society as useful and va'da-
BILE melnber-Wheu | see a man
whose grey hairs remind me of his
approaching exit consider It all
this bc true. Alas! true il is -.that
we mast all 20 to that peaceful re.
pository Of the rich AMI poor, bond
and free, where the patriot and states
man rest umlisturbcd where beau
" and dciuinity.slrehgth and weak
ucss, together With old age. lie crum::
bIed together in one common mass /!
N.
Cochineal. This insect divided
the learned world for considerable
fine as to whether it was a vegcta-
bic or an animal substance depos-
itious were taken in form by per-
sons on the spot, and printed, before
the question was settled. IT is now
acknowledged to be an insect living
upon the opumtia, or Indian Gs, and
masses a great part ofits life fixed
10 tho vegetable body on which IT
leeds. without change. or ever ap.
nearing in any other state. The val
nc Of cochineaI. as drug Tor dying
ing the bright colours of scarlet and
crimson, is we'll known. No duty
is e, or charged upon its importallo.''
ard every effort has been made to
ex,rac, its colouring particles. and
20 take advantage of their appl'ca'
,;on. A curious instance OF this oc.
cnrs in tho silk.trade. A pound OF
silk containing eight score threads
70 tho ounce, each thread seventy
two yards long, will reach 10 '"'
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EOD En,A


New York, from Havre, brings Paris
and Havre papers to the l6th of Dec.
Nothing appears to have transpi ed
respecting rhe Fiencn. government IN
, regard TO the recent measures Of the
British government in regard to
supporting Por ugal. The French
Cabinet held mig SESSIONS dais
Ily, and the socks had ia len about 3
pr cent. The Etoiie pub ished tie
whole details. and Mr.. Canning's
speech, without one word Of comm mt.
Letter, from Havre state that no ex+
citement had been produced there by
the Intelligence from Engand. as it
is believed the proceedi IS of he
British Government were adopted with
the knowledge and sanction Of the
French cabinet. The Havre market
was not affected by the news.
On the her hand j. is stated or in
timated in the Journal du Commerce.
lha, great di.sen,ons exis 10 theF ench
Cahine---tnar the party attached 10 the
Jesults is he most powerful and wil
not coincide in 'be pacific designs Of
the Minister, Mr.. Villele--aid that
war will csitainly ensue.
/ The same paper states. that 1000
stand Of arms for The Royalsts wao
have en'ered Portugal. were 'u nished
fI"m the French garrison in Pampe.
luna, and with the knowledge OF the
French Ambassador at Madrid.
There are no later advices from
Poriu ugal than were received from
Eoglsnd. The paper c"ntain the par
ticulars ofthe capitdlation of Barganza
20 the Royalsts. who act in the nsmA
Of Don NJ guel.
Don Miguel is said to have Issued
declaration disavowing explicitly
the proclamation made in his name by
the Royalists when they entered Por.
tugal.
The Indica'eur Of Bordeaux Of he
10th Dec. says -" The news wh;ch
arrived here ye.terday from Ba- oone.
Nv letters dated tie TN, appeS q lille
|. in accord with what has been publish. ),
ed from Zamota and th> fron,s,. e
'ortugal. I, Is sand ,aat Sylye;rs ~ =
been completely defeated /, that haIf
his men persisted in tie oniv action in
which he engaged ; that The rest fle,l
10 disorder. aad that Sylveira himself
aed. without its beng known what had
become Of him.
We learn from Constaatiuoplc, that
Mr.. Stratford tanning bad ob'aned
satisfaction Of the Pcr.e for the insult
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VOLCANOES.

ne ravases produced by volcanoes
are ~ proportion 10 tie terror they. in.
spire. In the eruption of E,na,in 1869,
the stream Of lava destroyed, in 40
days. the habitalions Of twenty seven
thousand persons and Of tewnt, thou
sand Inhabitants Of the CT, OF Catania,
only 'hree ,housano escaped. In The
year 79, the ce eb, ated Giles of Pom.
pen aud Herculaueum we're comp, ete.
~ overwhelmed aud buried under
ground, by All option OF Vesuvius. and
he spot on which they stood rema ned.
unknown tor sixteen, hundred yeas.
S'nce that. period, about 40 eru,.tiuus
have taken place, each OF them pro.
ducins The most dreadful ravages.-
Hut the volcanoes Of Asia and America
and still more err,ble and destructive
than lb"se OF Europe. 4
The volcanic IN untain Pichineha
near Quito, Caused, on one occasii ~ the
distraction OF thirty five thousand in
babitarts. Ia The year l77s an erup.
ton of a mountain in lie i,land of Ja-
va. destroxen An .i,ianas .-aa-i- -----
al thousands Of the inhabitants aud in
October. 1922, eighty eight hamlets.
and abose two thousand persons were
destroyed in the SAM island by IA sud-
den eruption from new voicand. -
The eruption OF Tomboro in the island
of Sumhawa. in 1915, was so dreadful. !
that. all he Moiuccas, Java. Sums,ra,
and Bornco, to the d.staice Of a thon. !
sand miles from the mountain, ielt trem
ulous emotions, and heard the report
af explosion. In Java. at the dist .nce
Of 24O miles, the clouds Of a.hes from |
the volcano produced utter da, kness.
John Dave. chief mate of the brig |
Juniata, Of Wilmington, has been ar.
rested and imprisoned at Charleston, s. I
&. on a charge OF having severely
wounded the captain and murdered tie
second rs,,e. Oh their voyage fr m
Jamaica, Capt. Gunther ordefed Dave
to go forward but instead Of obeyiDg,
he shut himself up in the state roam,
and on the door being burst open. he
fired pistol AZ the captain and second
mate, which wounded one and killed
the other. The vessel continued on
her voyage. but was afterwards oblig-
ed to put into Charleston.
Two instances Of robbing graves Of
their sacred deposits have late,y o:cur-
red at Charleston. II Is worthy Of
being known and remembered, that
there is a simple and efficient method
to secure body from being torn from
its last abode. In restoring the earth
over the coffin, layers Of straw should
be placed horizontally over layers Of
ear,h. This will render il so difficult
to remove the mass. that no labour, it
is believed. would be sufficient to re-
open a grave in a whole night.
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-r1tJAN SEWING s'LKs-a lot
nf h,ack and coloured best SORT
;u.t received and for sale oy 'o' VI &c
tail, by n WHEATON.
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roLAcK ITALIAN GRAPES Pc. -.
s Ten pice. good quality, Jns'a re-, e.
.S;x, A and lor sale by piece or ynM YAK 'y
n. N. & }, X. WhEAIoN'
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ian remsI sIA,Dg on the 80, ject in bps--
ton paper. says, that all kinds 81 fuel
yield the same deletorions fumes. or
tgas While burning. The reason whv
theFsk less danger from wool, or Liv-
ferpoo, coal. il, tina, the smoke makes
Il unpleasant to burn them 10 a close
room. M
a burmese Execution :-fffom thu
Bengal Hukaru Of Nov. l8e5.) The
following extract from private Jour.
has been obligingly handed to us. which
we give wi hout comment .-..Prrme.
Sept 2. Witnessed to day Burmese
exec ution. Observing crowd Of peo.
pie approached me. enquired of a saiI-
or The cause Of the ss.emblage. who
told me he was going TO witness he ex-
ecu ton ot n native for murder. While
wi. walking the unfortunse culprre
passed me, pinioned, and guarded by q
few "f his coutsymen'~i,h i,h swords and
spears. Jhey hurried him along %
the place Of execution. a sh ri dist4ncs
from my house, Curious to a.cert ain
their method Of punishment for 50
henions crime, was induced 20 90
md witness the execution. A few hun
ired yards down the river. aud close
. its bank, under.a large tree was he
pot selected, A frame of bamboo was
rstantiy erected, crossed ho.iznnaily
~ Others, to whom the victim waA
'ound /; the ms and legs ex ended to
he Utmost; overhis head was writ.
rn his cr'me on board, and his acl
omplices. were hi, execationers. Eve
r. thing being now ready, one Of the
xecHtiouers adv anced, and ai er a
hort preamble raised his sword. and
ghh one bIow in a longitudinal direct-
On c. mple e.y mOowelIed his vica
I'M. The unfortunate wretch was left
. lnger out his miserable exi,,socs
the most cru,l az ,nies. This dread
il punishment war just what should
ave expected from such saneuinary
End Ieii the ground with
eling, Of horror and disgust.
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TIE CLERGYMAN'S COURT.
SHIP

a short time ago, youthful Cplebs
III search OF "A wife, purchased a corner
I II our journal, 10 declare his desire of
forming matrimonial connection witl
any Lazy possessing certain personal
qualifications. Whether il was that few
Of our female renders considered them
selves egu5l 20 bis standard ot pcripr-
ton, or that most-ot them lid moi rel n
the addresses ol an ANONYMOUS woger.
We know mol, but certain II is that al
though the advertiser seriously assured
MS that ms bent Of love WIS honorable
his purpose, MARRIAGE nor more than
half a dozen sealed tenders were CIV
en- on. We don't much admire vonr
preXy marriages, or epistolary courtshipy.
They are sometimes attended with con-
sequences which it requires all our phil
oSophy to bear up against, as The follow
ing anecdote Ola clergyman'S marriage
abundant y testifies. \ Dissenting cIcr-
gyman, while residing at the house of a
reverend brother, for whom he had been
officiating, became deeply cnamourod Of
the younger Of his hosts Two daughters.
He did not tell his love, in expectation
that absence would quench the fame
Which the fair lady's charms had cnkin-
died but alas the sparkling eyes and
sunny smiles Of beauty had cast their
CLEAN DER him. and when he reached
home, the graceful form OF his bewitch-
ing enchantrGss was the only object on
which his minds eve delighted to rest.
Finding himself thus incxtricably cntan-
glcd in the mcshcs Of love, he addressed
letter to the lady, declaring his passion
IN the Wlrmcst torms-recciyed "a fiat
tering reply, aud soon had the delight
to Gnd himself a thriving wooer.' Dis
lance and other circumstances rendered
a second interview impracticable but
letter followed letter, till the piclimi-
narles Of marriage were settled, and thu
consent Of the hdy's parents being OBJ
tainea, tie parties were proclaimed in
their respective parish churches. The
Reverend lover set out Oh the Monday
morning, or his matrimonial expedition:
reached the dwelling of his intended
bride in due time, and received a kind
Iy welcome lie had not been long in
the house, ill his bride elect vas, as
matter OF course, introduced. Ills heart
beat almost oudibly, as the music of her
approaching footsteps fell upon his ear
but what words can express his dismay
and surprise, when he saw the si1ier IN
stead OF the yoamger sister ushcfed in
as the lady Of his love Ills agitation
was TOO visible, not to demand an expla-
alion. Itwas given mutually, and 10
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5000 feet in circumference, measured
round the principal stems, aud covers
more than Sacres. The over hanging
branches, not YET struck down, cover n
much larger space ; and under II grows
number OF cHslard, apple and other
fruit trees. The largest trunks of this
single tree amount To $50 and the
smaller ones exceed 5000 each of
these is constantly sending forth bran
cheS and hanging roots, 10 form other
trunks, and become tho parents ola fu-
ture progeny.
The Cabber Burr is famed through
out IIlndos;an, not only on account al
ITS great aEDen', but also Of IFS surpass
ing beauty. Thelndianarmies generally
cncamp around il; AMI At stated sea-
sons, solemn lattaras or llindoo festi-
walls 10 which thousands of votaries re-
pair from every part of the Mogul en-
pire, arc there celebrated. II is said
that seven thousand people find ample
room TO reposc under lis shade. 1t has
long been the custom oil the British re-
Sidcnts in India, on their hunting aud
shooting parties, Ia form extensive en-
campmenls, and spend weeks together,
under tins magnificent pavilion, which
offers a shelter to travellers, particular
~ 10 the religious tribes Of the llindoos.
1t is generally filled with variety of
birds, snakes and monkeys, the hitter of
whom both divert the spectator by their
antic tricks, and interest hun by The pa-
ternal affection they display TO their
young offspring, in teaching them To Sc
lect their food, 10 exert themselves in
Jumping from bougl To bough, and IN
taking, as they acquire strength, Nfli
more extensive leaps from trees. In
these efforts thcy encourage them by
carcsses, when nmorous, and menace,
and, even beat them, when rctlacto-
~
A banyan tree, with many trunks,
forms the most beautiful Walks,yistas and
cool recesscs, thai can be imagined. The
leaves are large, soft, and of lively
green, the fruit is small Gg: when
ripe, of a bright scarlet a6ordng stls-
tenanee to monkey, squirrel, peacoei.,
and birds of various kinds, which dwell
among the branches.
Hlodoos arc peculiarly fond Of tins
tree; they consider lis long duration,
It's outsuetched arms, and oversll,dow-
ing benelccncc, as eEblcn,s of the Der
ty, and almost pay il divine honor. The
Brahmlns, who thus nd fame in eve
ry sacred grove speud much time in
solitude under the shade. They plant
1t near the Dindoo temples. ard inihosc
villages where there is not any suuc-
!are for public worship, they place an
image under one Of these trees and
mere perform morning and evening ST.
efD'ce. Uoad0r.
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