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+TKE REPUBLICAN,.
NEWPORT.
THURsDAY VoRNING, FEB. IO.

Weapprellended from the beginning
that Mr.. lFnANcrs would not consent to
be run for the Office of Governor, and
the Providence Journal of Yesterday
asserts that he will decline the nomi-
nation. BE it so--there are othermen
to he found among us who are as well
qualified, and who will be rs warmly
supported by the National Republican
party i'm the State. We look TO a gen
tlenian in Providence, esteemed most
deservedIy by all who know him, as a
man of intelligence, integrity, and great
public and private worth, and who, If
he viii consent to be candidate for
Governor, will have no reason to APP
prehend defeat. We know ofno man,
not even Mr.. Francis himselt who
would receive stronger support from
the freemen, than the gentleman to
whom we allude. We do not name
hin--vc leave publishers of greater
talent and with larger sheets to do this.
But ifhis name should he given. and
bis assent to he placed at the head of
our prox obtained, the political life OF
James the Long Endured, will be
brought to speedy conclusion.
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200 dollars
Il Il w A r u |!

syn T5on Coun, IL, Nceporf, Feb 2, l83is
NXTHEREAS an attempt was made a. The
w night OF the 30th ulttno TO set fire 70
tho Dwelling House in Broad street, the fev-
idence Of Mr.. Thomas q. Ptman, jt. which
was fortunately discovered In time 10 save tho
building from destruction. For the purpose
Of bringing TO punishment tho pcrpetrstor or
psrpetrators of 81 daring an outrage, tho
TOWN COUNCIL Of said town hereby OF
fer Reward Of TWO HUNDRED Doll
LARS, to be paid on informstioa and prose-
cution Ia conviction Of the incendary Or In
cendaries. Ordered that the foregoing be
published in the Herald Oft Times, 4. J.
Republican, and Nswport MeSc1sy. BY otdsr
B n. HuwtANp, C1stk.
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SHIP NEWS.

ENTERED.
Brig Charles, Wooster, 81. baNho'one~'
! Aleerino, BGksr, Rochelle.
Schr Charlotte, Wilson, st. Thomas.
CLEARED,
BRIG Charles, Wooster, New Haven.
-" Alcerinc, Rnkor, New York.
ARRIVED.
TstnAv, Feb. 4.-IsriQ Sally hsn, Canhc'd
2, DAYS from New. York, and IL from holnc,
Hole. bound TO Salem, having been blown of
in the late gales. with the loss Of anohors
ssiis eplt, and other damage.
E,;g Invinciblc, Pratt, 81 days from Mala'
w, and rs from Gibraltar, with fruit, DC
h snd 10 Boston. put in with loss OF sals, rig
ring, d C, and short % provisions, having been
10 dgys on the coast--was supplied 10 days
ago by capt. Brasior, Of the brig Cltus, OF ~
Yor&.
Brig Cho,,os. -rooster, 80 days from st
Esy,s. bouud 10 New-Havsp.
Brig Henry. Burt. ~ days from Washing
ton, n. e. bound 20 Boston.
kAr,Rpsv, Feb. 6--Sch. Charlotte, Will
sop. Of Csaasset, 81 ds mn 81. Thomas, in
ysIlss, Spoke Jan 26, brig Victory OF Dax-
bury, frn----. for Boston, had lost tha cap
,sia overheard in. . gale ofwind on 2ath Dec.
Also spoke sch. Mary Ann, Smith, 10 hours
I'm New York for st. Croix.
Sch Eliza. Hand, Standard, or Madison.
Cono 81 4. fin Franklin, Louisiana, for New
Yo,k. vah sugar aud molsssss, having been
23 d. N of Cape Henry.-Jan W. lat 81, lon.
69, speke brig Osprey, Wood, 10 ds from Sa-
vapnsh for N York. ,.
srxn.y. Feb. 6..-Ship John Linton, Wi.
bray, 3G ds fn N. Orl. for N. Y, having been
blovo of iIom the Hook three times in the
la,e c.les-zi2 passengers. Sid. I'm Bnlise
lar. "a. i'm sn with ship Jubilee for Liverpool
jan. 6, m Torsuess, spoke schr. Magnolia,
fin Boston Cor y Orl.
Rr;y Alaerine, baker, 80 de. I'm. Rochelle,
c,r n. York, having experienced severe wea'h-
or. ksky, short Of provisions, and tho captain
and crew badly frost bitten, Jan. 2, lat 30.
Ion 81, spoke schr. Chcrub, IA de- I'm Portland
for Msfiinique; same day, brig Cfnorion'
Brook.. 10 Js I'm N York for st. Jago de Cnba
Rr;g PenrI wilkins, Of N Haven, 81 dsys
from Franklin. (Ls.) with moissses, bound N
" York. in distress, sails split, and crew frost
bitten Spoke going in brig Flaming fm'
Portlaod, Elisabeth fm N YORK, and schr Gen.
Jackson fin Bangor.
MorpAy Feb 7,b.- Arr ship Constitution.
Stone. % Do I'm N OrI. for Provid. Lay tn
an anchor oft Montaug point Clearing SW ~
q, davs previous 20 hor arrival at this port.
TurspAy Peb. 8th.-- Brig Sampson, Fur
kiss, i6 days I'm Havana far Prov,dc"se.-
sailed IN cc. with brig, Winslow,. tor
Doslon. - Dvics Gov. Hopkins, sahed = ds
previous for bristol; lawrence q 90 TOR do'
sch. Cajibsn, 4 do. for Provid. Lett .n'ps
ETbe, Stnnhope, eov Matanzas. sooni to'um'
bus. Jo--pa; for ". York loading; brigs Enter.
nriso. Bowen, Cor do. soon; Rising States, Ca
d. provid. loading; syphsx, Cobb, uno; Vol
"a Nickerson, and Dnsy, Hatch, dot ships
Charlotte. Church. do. Factor, Wram, d''oh;
schrs. Jane, Niurshaii. losdingJcr NEWPORT;
C'li,o, Chapman. disch; B~sbsw. Baker do;--
saw going In ~lips Newport. Vaughan, trnm
Hamburg: Chsfies Henry, of lIosion :. a's'
Brig supposed 10 b. ,he Mary Ann Norris I,l,
g,s, spoke, ia iAs - 20, ION. ~ ~ Eng '""
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RoBrRr T. SropDARD. late master Of
the schooner Billow, Of Hiogham, Mass.
abandoned on fire at sea, returns his warm
es, thinks in behsls ofhimself and crew. to
Cant. PERRY G. MAcoMBER. OF the schr.
WIN. Brown, of Westport, for the promP'
assjsts nee rendered TO .hem in situation
of extreme peril, and for The kindest treat
'menl towards them until their arrival al
Newport. Such acts are honorable to M
man nature, q, entitled not merely to private
thanks, but to public acknowledgement.
Newport, Feb. 10, 1880.
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The Literary Subaltern of Friday
last imputes gross negligence to the
carrier of the Providence mail, at tins
end Of the route, asserting that for fif-
teen days there was no mail from New
port delivered on the west side of Bris-
'tol ferry. Since the great fall OF
snow mails have been sent from
Newport to Providence daily, ex-
cept ON the 18th, 22d, Gath and 25th
uIt. When there was no possibility
of conveying the mail on horseback, It
was taken out on foot-and every ex-
ertion was made 10 render its transport
tation as regular as usual.
On the other hand, there was no
mail received here from Providence
os the 18th, 18th, 10Th, 22d, 24th and
25th of January, nor on the LIST and 4th
of February. Our statement Is made
upon the best authority, and we pre-
sumo the Editor of the Subaltern in a
spirit of justice, will correct his error.
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CONNECTICUT LOTTERY no.
4; for IS3l-draws this dny---nll prizes.
Highest prize $4,000. Tickets 8
parts in proportion.
MAINE STATE LOTTERY no.
l6 Extra; draws Saturday Feb. ~.
Highest prize $4,000 lowest o.
Tickets A parts In proportion.
J. G.. SHAW.
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A great many seamen are now mere
sick and frost bitten, without any &C
Communications for their comfort. The
government should look to this. In
winter and summer seamcn are con-
stantly arriving, in diseased condi-
ton, and there are few ports on the
Atlantic wherc there is more nesi a
Hospital. We make these remarks
not from any desire that such build
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1t will he seen that Judge Peek mas
been acquitted by the Senate OF the
charge preferred against him by the
House ofRepresentatives Mr. ROBIN.
of this State voted against his acquitial
-ssr. KNIGHT in favor ofit.i
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FOR SALE-af Pubic ducfion.
THIS DAY.

At III o'clock. a. m. on Msrens' schdrf
far the benefit Of mAom IL may tonervn.
"A old sails, and lot of old rigging.
belonging to the schr. Francis
l.. Kennedy, Capt. Henry Stacpoolc.
J. e. SHAW, Ascf'r.
Feb. 10.
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as this should be erected as an orna-
mcnt, or as benefit to Newport-but
on account of sick seamen who come
here helpless and homeless, and who
are entitled to the care of the govern
,nent.
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During tle last week, many vessels
bound 70 New-York and elsewhere,
were compelled to pat into our harbor,
as the easiest and safest refuge from
ice and storms. On Sunday there were
twelve square-rigged vessels and seyc-
raj schooncrs at anchor, most of them
driven il, by stress of weather. Seye-
raj came in covered with ice, and ap-
peared to have reached an anchorage
just in time to avoid the certainty Of
sinking.
Aud here it will not be amiss to COM
pliment the hardihood and fearless
ness Of the pilots and boatnen ut the
Point, whom the severest weather are
prompt in putting off to every vessel
that seems to need assistance. We saw
them on Sunday last, the coolest day
of the season, iced from head to foot
by the spray, in constant readiness to
be off ia their open boat for every sail
that might be entering the harbor.
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Aptm TsaatsoA.--.rhe editor oftho
Miners Journal, who has the true
newspaper tnct Of making the most out
of u good thing, and who promises to
become fine moving-accident-maker,
lately told story which has gone tho
circnit ofnli the seven.by-nino sheets
in the country, touching man who
swore false oath, rs it was thought,
and then "dropped down in state of
insensibility, in which unconscious sit
uation the Journal unfcclingly left him,
leaving the public to infer, thnt he be-
came suddenly dcfunct, and departed
the flesh on the instant. This, howev-
er, was u mere tempest In a teapot.
The individual mentioned, was stand
ing near n stove, and being surcharged
with an inordinate quantity of steam,
his faculties were for short time only
spirited away. He is now alive, and
$50 rs to be crawling" az they cay
down east. He is one M yet, oswhom
it may be said est non FIT; md though
we DO not wish 70 see the Journal
suOIu VI my W NS hohoTp, VIC icSi
bound, nevcrtl'eless. 20 announce the
fact.--Bickse!rs 60. DGfeetor.
XENIA, (Ohio,) JanuaYy IA flat
boat from Boston. a small village. eigh-
teen miles from Cleveland, on Lake
Erie, went by the way Of tho Erie and
Ohio Canal, to the Ohio river, and
passed with a load OF produce through
the Louisville aud Portland Canal, on
its way TO New Orleans. No doubt the
boat is owned by y0Skse!
Several noblemen in England have
reduced their rents.
The debts under the bankruptcy Of
Campbell d. Co. army agents, London,
are said to exceed 300,000L
Fourteen thousand copies ofthe jour
nal Of Health, are printed weekly In
Philadelphia.
So great has been tho demand for
Mr.. Halsted's work on Dyspepsi's, that
he has already sold more than 1000
copies.
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From the Providence Daily Journal Of yes
terday.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, CoNvEN-

TlCN.
We understand that the members nj the
Convention holden ia East Greenwich last
month, and Delegates from The towns Doi Then
rcprcrrnted, will be requested to convene in
this town. as early NJ due notice can be given.
TO nominate sorne suitable candidate for the
office OF Governor Of this State for the year
ensuing.
We rsgrctthnt circunstsncce have induced
sIr. FRl.cis % decline being candidate for
,hc Office OF Goverucs; but feel perfect con
fidence in asrurng the -poafi~ s-tisst q cursd,.
date worthy their condolences and support, VIII
be agreed Gu by tho Convention IN opposition
to the present incumbent.
we hone that every town IN :hc State may
bs renresented in tho Convention, that the
sentiments Of the fIeemen may be generally
understood.
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{. We publish to-day Mr.. Cambreleng's
attack upon Mr.. Burgcs. Mr.. b. has
replied, and we hope TO receive his re-
marks in season for our next paper.
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The administration party, that have
so long been striving to do evil to the
constitution, have, thank heaven, been
defeated in their attempt, the worst of
all, to destroy the Judiciary system of
the United States. Ii the leaders oi
that party could carry their purposes,
all the evil that has been predicted of
the administration, would most GER
tainIy come to pass.
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LIST or DENOMINATIONS NUMBERS DRAwuIH
Cumberland and Oxford no. Is.
7 10 "a ID 43 SO 81 8 81.
Connecticut Lottery no. 2 extra,
10 80 "a % 43 10 90 10 81 81.
Maine State no. Is,
80 Al "a 50 IA 8 FL IL CO.
T Connecticut LOTTERY no.3,
3 20 60 81 o Is 12 40.
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The schooner Bi,low, NJ bingham. Capt
Rob't r. Stoddard, sailed from Fredericks
burg. on the Sd day Of January last, hound
70 Portsmouth, n. H. with cargo of -four.
On the 2ii,h of January, the wind blowing
in hard scrall, from the N. w. with snow.
the weather being extremely cold. md the
;co making ast,,he crew alscovered.a, mid
nigh,. that the vessel was on IRE. The
easement of the fire place was immedie'ely
knock sed away. and the bn!khcad under
meath. AS soon as this was done. the hre
blazed on, al intervals from below. Thr
heat and smoke rendered crery effort to
ret AZ tho FIRE in vain, and alter fruitiess
ondcnyors TO cxtingiish il with water. they
went mon deck and closed the companion
way and after sky light, !" smother the
fame anA keep i, under as long as possible.
Tbev remained in state OF fearful anxiety
till day light, when sail was discovered
under their lee. about six miles distant.
They bore away Immediately with their COL
ors set az signals of distress. On coming
IN to hcr they found her 20 ba the schooner
WIN. Brown, Capt. Perry &. Macombcr r.
,hsn living 10 ~ .ler double roefed foresail
and ,rysail. They made known to Capt:
Al their situation, who promptly offered all
Tho a;J in his power To bestow. AZ the
smoke was forcing ,selfthrongh the vessel
fore and aft, aud there was every. reason to
believe that the Gre had made such progress
ns ,o render nll efforts 10 extingn'sh n nm
awaiting. they were compelled Tor the safe
". of their lives, to abandon the properly
thcy conld not save from destruction. Inc
boat was accordingly got out ana they EN-
backed and pushed off for the VIM. Brown.
which had passed twice under their lee to
receive them. They left every thing be-
hind but the clothes on their hacks. There
wns tremendous sca running, which rem
dered their chance Of escape extremely
difficult. bnt there was no alternative but 70
make the attempt or perish. By the mercy
Of Heaven, they succeeded IN gs'.'ng s.'e
10 IN hoard of tho Wm. B., and arrived AZ
Newport on the Sd Of February after expe
ricncing the kindess treatment from her
,icomlnander.
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A nmrcw cseape.--A boy, skating
near the Falls, at Pawtucket. was nc
cidentally carried over. lie passed
about half way down the rapids, when
his passage was obstrueicd by rock,
and he was rescued from his perilous
situation. Had he passed into the
deep water below, he must inevitably
have beep drowned. - Po'ctaeket Caron-
ick.
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WAsa1NoToS, Feb. q.

WAsslNGToN, Feb. q.
The discussion on the General Ap
propriation Bill having been Yesterday
resumed, in the House Of Representa-
tives, Mr. Burgess after an unsuccess-
fIl effort by Mr.. Polk to arrest the de-
bate, by call for the previous qres-
tion, obtained the floor in reply TO
Messrs. Coke, J. s. Barbour, and Cam
breleng. He fully repaid the great
anxiety which he's been manifested To
hear his answer, from the intense. and
continued attention with which he wns
listened to, throughout his speech of
Yesterday. He compared the attacks
which had been made on him and his
course to the storms Of New-England,
which passed over his dwelling with
ont disiocating brick Of n chimney,
or 'displacing tile of the roof Com
plimenting Virginia as he went along,
he replied with much felicity and point
to the remarks Of the gentlemen from
that state; but he evidently reserved
his strength to put down the arrogant
and petulant assault made on him by
Mr.. Cambreleng. He spoke Of the
wooden deity Priapus, whom the Ro-
mans set up in their gardens as a
guardian of the place; and which is
represented by Horace as say'ng--it
was useless log until the carpenter
shaped il into god. 'I'he people of
New York (said Nr. Burges) can turn
out az good work as the Roman cas-
penter." We have forborne from CIV
ing any sketch of this able speech, be-
cause we should fail Of doing it justice;
hut we shall take the earliest opportu-
nifty to place it in full before our read
ers. ~ MAT. Jour.
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CONNECTICUT LOTTERY no.
4; for lS3l---drawsthis day--all prizes.
Highest prize $4,000. Tickets 6
parts in proportion. ..
MAINE STATE LOTTERY no.
lG extra; draws Saturday Feb. lS.
Highest prize $4,000 lowest 95.
Tickets d parts in proportion.
I returned to the managers very 70.
Iuctantly, one quarter Of S3OOO--Com-
bination 20 81 60 i'm Connections
Lottery no. 3 in a pscakge of or. tic.
And whole ticket in Maine State no.
Is Combination ID 81 al.
S. CAHOONE.
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WASHING MACHINE.

WA SHING M MACHINE'
THE updersigned have seen in operation
Il q Washing Machine, invented BY Rob-
e,, C. Arnold, which for utility ,cenvcnier~~
and chespness, they believe, TO be superior
10 spy thing of the kind hitherto offered ~
tho public. They therefore st the request
of,hc proprietor chesrfnlIy reco"mend n
for general use, having tested its usefulness
in their own fsmiliss. :.
Tvas Tow,srsp, yoBr T. TiLLEv,
Ms vs. roo,rs. WIN. Vans,
n y iIas,owlv, Jour w. DAVIS.
.,e,s AspEasoS, Jas. A. GRr1sx. :.
Tns chimes can be had by applying ss
NJ, Frsncis Apderson's on Nsws,sn's
~barf Russell J. CLARKE, Agcot-
Newpsrt, Doc. 2SJ, 1900
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Mrs. Nancy Jarvis, of Boston, is
said to have been induced to commit
suicide by the oppression of CREDITOR
who had imprisoned her husband for
n small debt, which he was unable to
pay. She entreatcd the creditor per.
sonaIly, to libernte him, and his refusal
drove her to take laudanum.
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1t will he perceived that our Towf
Council, with promptness becoming
them, have offered a reward of tive
hundred dollars for the apprehension
of the incendiary who attempted to set
fire TO the house Of Mr.. Thos. q. Pit
man, Jr. Mr.. Pitman has also offered
n reward of one hundred dollars. We
hope the villain will be brought to
speedy justice.
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From the Richmond Wing, Nov 2sd.
NJ II. CLA Y'S OPINIONS S.&c

What we alleged last spring in relation
to Mr.. Clay's sentiments on the subject
of the Tariff, we now reiterate. We
have not seen his letter to Mr.. Randall,
nor any precise description ofits contents,
but we learn generally, there was such a
letter, and that it confirmed the inferen
ces we had previously drawn and pub
l'shed, from the facts which we have al
ready put in possession Of the reader. IL
IS to us matter Of much personal salts
faction that without any communication
with MIR. Clay, but reasoning from our
ideas of his patriotism, md his reverence
Tor the Union, we should SO truly have
conJectured the state of his opinions and
feelings. Ii somewhat fatters our amour
Proprs, and confirms US in the correct
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and referred to the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs. The resolution submitted by
Mr.. Sprague, calling on the President for
information as to the abduction and inl-
prisonmont of American citizens by the
British authorities Of New Brunswick,
was considered and adopted. The reso-
luton submitted by Mr.. Holmes, request
ing the President to inform the Senate
whether any further negotiation is COM
menced, proposed, or intended, in regard
to the North Eastern boundary Of the U.
States, was considered, and after few
observations from Messrs. Poindexter,
Holmes, and Hayne, laid on the table
The Senate, after short time spent in
the consideration Of Executive business,
adjourned over to Monday next.
In the house of Representatives, the
business ofthe election of Assistant Door
keeper was resumed, and after several
ballots, Col. John w. Hunter was elect
ed by u vote Of lO4 out Of 1T. An Or
der was taken upon the motion Of MIR.
TAYLOR for the appointment of the Stand
ing Committees Of the house. The an
nual report of the Treasurer of the Uni
ted States, and Of the Comptroller's un-
expended balance for the last three years
were presented by the Speaker, and or
dered to be laid on the table and printed.
The usual commune ations on the sub
ject Of the Navy Hospital and the Navy
Pension Fund, were also laid before the
House and disposed of in similar man
ner. The Speaker announced his inten-
ton to call over the States in their order
on Monday, for the presentation of peti-
tions; and at . o'clock, the House ad-
journed till Monday.
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ANTI-NULLIFICATION.

The following Letter Of Judge SMITH,
late Senator from South Carolina, con-
tans within itself an explanation of the
occasion which gave rise to it:
YoRKvILLE, Nov. 9Th, 1881.
Meesrs SAMUEL LEWIS, DAVID M'CALLA,
JAMES CHEsTNEY, Jr. Bum II. HEAD.
GENTLEMEN: ! received, in due time,
your invitation of the 28th ult., to attend
general meeting ofthe citizens of Ches-
ter District, on Friday next, for the pur-
pose oftaking into consideration the pres
ent state Of public affairs"
beg leave to assure, you gentlemen,
It would afford me great pleasure to do
so, were il in my power, but circumstan-
ces OF late occurrence, not within my
control, have rendered it out Of my pow
er ] owe much TO the people OF Cbes-
ter District for their kind patronage dur
ing my practice at the bar, Us well as for
their undated civilities to me at all times
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vastly more important, they rescue chill
dren from the corrupt examples and in
huences of vicious servants.
3. ihey redeem from waste, and pro-
vide employment for that most valuable
portion ofife which passes from the time
when infants 90 from their mothers arms,
to the time when they are usually sent to
the common school.
4. They furnish, in their exercises Of
marching, singing, clapping, &c. most
hephhful employment for that period Of
life when exercise is moro Indispensable
to health than at any other period; when
children first begin to use their limbs;
when motion, either Of body or mind, is
their very element and life.
/ 5. They give to infants, between the
ages of two and six years old, an amount
of discipline and instruction in the eie-
menis w learning which is almost incred-
ible--s1 amount which surpasses the
sanguine expectations Of the fondest pa
rent
6. They teach all children to sing.
Man is n musical being by nature, and,
if began with when ali infant, may be
taught to sing.
7. They do much, very much, for the
cultivation and Improvement of the heart.
To make deep moral impressions is the
leading object in every infant school -
They aim to preserve the children from
what is bad, and to put them under the
influence of what is good.-So. R. JeL