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At last, before that door
ENGLISH DESTINITY.

The North American, of Feb. II, alludes to q
superstition Of Sir Walter Scott that the middle
Of every century had always been marked by
some great convulsion or calamity to the British
Empire. So fixed was this sup erstition on Sir
Walters mind, that he confidently predicted,
and repeated the prediction but q short time
before his death, that England had much to fear
al the middle of the present century.
1t is curious to go back and mark the grounds
on which this singular prediction was founded.
IN I745, England was invaded by Charles Ed
ward the Pretender, and had he been allowed to
nave followed the dictates of his own courage
04u advanced on London, the Hanoverian dyna-
''y might have ended. About 1910, was the
great civil war of the Parliament against the
N'hg' who was beheaded in 1649. Near 1850
was 'ne important struggle between the Protes-
'ant and Romish churches. 1850 was noted for
t-.e wars Of the Roses. In 1850, it would be
:, -'l'uit to find parallel. The English were
1ien engaged in their wars on the continent
Ouuer Edward III. and the Black Prince; nor
necessary to go further back, for all that
We nnd is the Norman conquest of 1906.
Ie middle of the present century has been
'acned' and finds the English Empire the most
'A'ensive and powerful in the world. and vet
'ne elements of insecurity in her entire
fuction The inequality of property, the
nl a''ing condition of many of her laboring poor,
~ Immense load of debt under which she stag
and the annual burdens which must be
upon the people to meet even the current
!. 1peases and the interest on the debt, all COM
pa' !" weaken the real strength of England
q Her dangers from within are greater than
20 '' from without, and probably the best means
teeOnciling all the difficulties of her internal
NiuOn' and of bringing each part the more
80 together, would be the prospect Of
foreign invasion.
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THE woRK-HOUsE CLOCK.

What a lfe-like ''picture in little" is this by
HOOP of the "torrent Of rugged humanity" that
sets toward an English poor-hOuse, at the sound
of The Work-HoUss Clock Remark, too, rea-
der the beautiful sentiment with which the
extract closest
There's murmur in the air,
And noise in every street;
The murmur of many tongues,
The noise of many feet.
While round the wOrk-house door
The laboring classes flock;
For why? the Overseer of the Poor
Is setting the wOrk-hOuse clock.
Who does not hear the tramp
Of thousands speeding along,
Of either sex, and various stamp,
SCkly, crippled and strong,
Walking, Gmping, creeping,
Frsm court and alley and lane,
But all in one direction sweeping,
Like rivers that seek the main!
Who does not see them sally
From mill and garret and room,
In lane and court and alley,
From homes in POverty's lowest valley,
Furnished with shuttle and loom:
Poor slaves of Civilization S galley
And in the road and footways sally,
As if for the Day of Doom?
Some, of hardly human form,
Stunted, crooked, and crippled by toll,
Dingy with smoke and rust, and oil,
And smirched beside with vicious toll,
Clustering, mastering, all in u swarm,
Father, mother, and CAREFUL child,
Looking as if it had never smiled;
The seamstress lean, and weary and wan,
With only the ghosts Of garments on;
The weaver her sallow neighbor,
The grim and soOty artisan;
Every soul-child, woman, or man,
Who Ives-or dies-by labor!
At last, before that door
That bears many q knock,
Ere ever it opens TO Sick or Poor,
Like sheep they huddle and flock
And would that all the Good and Wise
Could see the million of hollow eyes,
With CLEAN derived from Hope and the skies,
Upturned to the Work-House Clock
Oh that the Parish Powers,
Who regulate Labor's hours,
The daily amount of human trial,
Nearness, pain, and self-denial,
Would turn from the artificial dial
That striketh ten or eleven,
And go, for once, by that older one
That stands in the light of Natures
and takes its time from Heaven!
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THE COUNTRY PARsoN-

Inc aate lamented Praed-whose poems have
Deen published in collected form here, but not
In ms own country-is beginning, at length. to
be TAXED of in England. The excellent hume.
rous poem which We publish, from his facile and
ieiiei'ous hand, is among the choice morceaur in
Miss Mitford's work. The reader will find II
exceedingly graceful and amusing.-H .JouruoI
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Of fever that was Prevailing at that time.
and would probably have been cured but
for this delusive superstition.
A certain Lady was taken sick, and her
husband believed she was tricked or pois-
oned, consulted the same fortune teller.
who gave directions, DC, rs in the case
shove. A neighbor and relation was there
by suspicioned. Great excitement pre-
vailed, neighbors and relations put St va
rance perhaps forever. In such a com
munity the negroes who are taken sick,
believe that they are poisoned, or in their
own language, hurt" They have no
confidence in physicians, however skiifuI.
throw away their medicine, and secretly
take medicine from some coniuring negro
in the neighborhood. Some white peopl,
do the same thing.
3. It is sinful. All church members
who believe in and consult diviners or for
tune tellers should be dealt with and ex-
PEELED from the church as for any other
immoral act. The Bible is plain upon
this subject.
Nal. 8: s. ~ will be a swift witness
against the sorcerers."
Mic. 5: IL. Thou shalt have no
more sooth-sayers."
Deut. lS. Ia. "These nations bark
ened to their observers of times, and to
d'r1ners, but the Lord thy God have not
suffered thee to do So"
Deut. lS: 10, IL. "There shall no.
be found among you one that useM divi-
nation or eonsulter with familiar spirits,
for all these things are an abomination to
the Lord"
Lev. 10: 81. Regard rot them that
have familiar spirits"
Lev. 20: 6. "And the soul that turn
eth after such as have familiar spirits. I
will set my face against that soul, and viii
cut him off from among his people"
Jer. 90: o, 10. Hearken not TO your
OWNERS, your enchanters, your sorcerers.
They prophesy ie unto YOU"
From these declarations Of Gods word,
it is evident that it is very offensive to him
for his people to consult diviners, fortune
teilers, DC, for any purpose Whatever
Our churches should awake to this sub
Ject, and deal with their members who
are guilty Of consulting fortune teIlers.
l should be pleased to hear from the
Editor or some Of his experienced CORES
pondents upon this subject.
GEo. w. PURIrr.
Mill Hill, March 2sth, 1852.
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The Farmers Home.

From an essay on this subject by Mr..
Mr.. Luke Derwin, we take these surrcs-
tons:
There is no farmer too poor in orr
land-too poor to have a beautiful home
of his own; for it needs not wealth to
make it peaceful and happy. God has
scattered the means all around us, and a
pleasant labor will be sufficient to bcauti-
fy and adorn it. Spare little ground
around your dwelling for lawn, trees
and flowers. You can find leisure to
plant the trees, and your daughter will,
trust, gladly attend to the vines and flow
crs. 1t will take but little time, and once
engaged in the labor ITSELF and feel within
YOU the happy feeling which can only be
felt in adjoining and making more pleasant
your home. True the ground thus dcvo-
ted might be useful, in mere dollars and
cents points of view, planted with corn
but hrefnement of feeling and increased
love OF home are any recompense for a
few paltry dollars and cents, then this lit
tie will pay most usurous interest upon all
the capital invested. If keeping your chill
dren from vicious influences, and teaching
them to love their birth place, and care
for its appearance, Is aught gained then
rich will be the yearly, yea, and daily re-
turn from this small spot Gladly, as
they grow older will they tend, and still
more beautify it; Home, sweet Home"
will ever, in their after life exert its purify
ing influence on their feelings, Leading
them to toll earnestly to make for them
selves in their second childhood such a
n sweet resting place as that in which their
earlier years were passed.
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Franklin and The Barber.

On Doctor Frankiin's arrival at Paris
as Plenipotentiary from the United States
during the Revolution, the king expressed
wish to see him Immediately. As there
was no going to the Court of France in
those days, without permission of the wig
maker, wigmaker of course was sent
for.
In an instant richly dressed Monsieur,
his arms folded in "a prodigious muff of
turs, and long sword by his side, made
his appearance. 1t was the kings wig1na-
ker, with his servant in a livery, a long
sword by his side too, and load of sweet
sented band-boxes, full of ''de wig" as he
said, "de superb wig for de great Docteer
Franklin"
One OF the wigs was tried OLA world
too small Band-box after band-boy was
tned; but all with the same ill-success.
The wigmaker fell into the mostviolent
rage, to the extreme modification of Frank
I'm, that gentleman so bedeckcd with
silks and perfumes, should, notwithstand-
ing, be such child. Presently, however
as in all the transports of grand dscov-
cry, the wigmaker cried out that he knew
where the fault lay" not in his WIG as
too small ; o no his wig no too small:
but de docteer's head too big; great deal
too big"
Franklin, smiling, replied that the fault
could hardly lie there for that his head
was made by God Almighty himself,
who was not subject to err.
Cpon this the wigmaker took in a
little; but still contended that there must
be somth ng the matter withDoctor Frank
Inns head. 1t was at any rate, he said,
out of de fashion. He begged DIR Frank
I'm would only please for remember, dat
his head not de honnecr to be made in
Parree. No for it been made in Parrec.
1t no bin more dan half such il head.
None of the French noblcSSc, had "A head
any ting like his. Not de great Duke ID
Orleans, nor dc grand monarch himself
had half such a head as Docteer Franklin.
And he did not see, he said, what business
any body had wild head more big dan
de head OF de grand monarch.
Pleased to see the poor wiglnaker re-
cover his good humor, Dr. Franklin could
not find it in his heart to put a check to
| his childish rant, but related one of his fine
anecdotes, which struck the wigmaker
with such an idea ofhis wit, that as he
retired, which he did, bowling most pro.
toundly, he shrugged his shoulders, and
with look most Significantly arch
| said:
"Ah, Docteer Franklin. Doctcer Frank
lin. no wonder your head too big for my
wig. 'fraid your head be too big fo,
all de French natiOn.-
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A few years since, . worthy hardware
merchant, who had made his fortune In
ths city of New York determined % sen
OH his stock and retire. His goods were
soon disposed Of and the shop empty. In
sweeping out his store he found in Il g
creviccs and corners, few shot Of all 81
zes; he gathered them up in the hollow
OF his hand, and stood for some seconds
gazing at them at length, seiz' ng his hat
he rushed into an adjoining liquor store,
where they also sold shot, and thus ad.
dressed the proprietor. ain cleaning nv
store found few shot; they arc Of no
use to me, but to you they are worth
something. 1don't value them very high
ly, but perhaps (here he lowered his voice.
you would give me half glaas of beer
for them" Give it up.-Er. paper.
1t would not be difficult for US TO point
out very large number of men in this
latitude who are quite capable of doing as
mean things as that recorded in the above
extract. A few years ago, n man well
known in this town, kept smaii grocery
not far from this village, where he retailed
crackers and cheese, cider and beer, pipes
and tobacco, DC. 1t is said in weighing
out crackers. rather than give the purcha-
ser the hundredth part Of an ounce over
weight, he would divide cracker.
We once saw man call for a pound
OF candles in a grocery in this village
The price Of the candles was one shilling,
and he i,.:. ,...aed Inc grocer q twenty-five
cent piece, who gave nns = short SD s.:I
ling" dime and two eents-in change.
The man took the change, hesitated a mo-
ment, and then said, "you may give me
a half cent :" which the grocer did, and the
man took il and went of.
We read, not long since, man, who
was invited by another to take q Rlass Of
beer. When they had got up 10 tho bar,
the one who had been invited said to the
other, "H you had just as leave, you may
give mo three cents, and won't drink
any thing" OF course no objection was
made, and the poor soulless reptile put the
three cents into his pocket and walked of.
We know man in this place who is
quite wealthy, who invariably, 50 far as
our experience and the testimony Of others
60, when he has occasion to give q shil-
ling in change, hands out dime and two
cents--tho uniformity Of the ect proving
that It Is by design, and that he resorts 70
this paltry meaas TO @gouge" his Gus
toners out Of halfa cent This same indi-
vidusl win never pay sos newspaper In
advance, and the reason We have heard
assigned n that by keeping the pYissar ont
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The mixed and fanciful diet of man is
considered rs the cause Of numerous dis
eases, from which animals are exempt
Many diseases have abated with changes
of national diet and Others are virulent in
particular countries, arising from peculiar
tiles. The Hindoos are considered tho
freest from disease of any part of human
race The labourers on the African coast
who go from tribe to tribe to perform tho
manual labor and whose strength is Won
derful, live entirely on plain rice. The
Irish, Swiss and Gascons feed also on the
simplest diet, the former chiefly on pot l.
toes. 60.
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Proposed Remedy For Deafness.

What will not person who is so un-
fortunate as to be hard Of hearing try
by way of remedy for deafness it is a
terrible affiicton, and we have n friend
who has experimental with one half of
The 1octors and quacks in this neighbor-
hood, in his attempts to obtain relief from
this trying misfortune.
a Mr.. 3. w. Jowott bas Iatcly cont the
following to an exchange, and vouchcs
for its efficacy. We publish it for the ben
eht OF the afflicted, and is so simple that
trial Of this experiment, in similar cases,
can certainly do no great harm to the pa
tent:
At about three years of age, daugh-
ter OF the Hon. Daniel Baldwin, of Mont
peher, became very deaf in both oars. In
conversation it was quite difficult to make
her hear, and she continued in this
wretched state until about eighteen wears
OF age, when an Indian doctor chapccd
to see her, who told the mother of Mrs, b.
that the oil of onion and tobacco 1Sould
cure her if prepared as follows.
Divide an onion, and from the centre
take out piece, of the size of a common
walnut; NIL this captivity with quid of
tobacco, and bind the onion topethcr in
Its usual shape; roast it, then trim off the
outer part until you come to that portion
slightly colored or penetrated by the to-
bacco; mash up the balance with the to-
bacco and put it into vial; three drops
of this oil, Mrs. b. informed me, she
dropped into her daughters ear after she
had retired to bed, which immediately
gave her considerable pain which lasted
for some time. Before morning, however,
her hearing was so delicate and sensitive,
that she suffered by the sound and noise
Of common conversation. This she soon
overcame, and for more than three wears
past her hearing has been entirely res
tored, to the gea; 10Y Of her parents and
friends. Having been acquainted with
the family for many years, the cure is
so miraculous and gratifying that I can
not in justice to the afflicted, refrain from
making this simple and effectual remedy
for deafness known.
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Proach this spot cautiously, and with fee
hngs OF veneration. Everything else is
forgotton--the glittering altar-encaustic
pavement - emblazoned arrns-ancient
stalls and modern tombs-the attention
is enchained by the spirit thralled by the
one great object which we contemplate
with thoughtful interest. l quite agree
with writer, that rare Ben Johnson's
lines should have beenhis epitaph:
Triumph my Britain! Thou hast one to
To whom all scenes of Europe HOMAGE o,ve
lie was not for an age but for all time
These would have been far preffera-
Die to the quaint lines which now look
the meditative beholder in the face
Judico Pyi'ui Genio Socraten,, arte uanrone,n
Terra fega, popolos Meceret, olympus Habet
The half length figure of Shakespeare
that ornaments the tomb, was originally
painted, and by record we find that the
eyes were of light hazel, the beard and
hair auburn, the dress scarlet doublet
slashed in the breast, over which was n
loose black gown with sleeves. An old
relative of the Kembles, in l74s, repain-
ted the tomb, and the innovation is TO be
regretted, as it laid down precedent for
other officious persons to try their skill
upon it. The inscription upon the brass
plates OF the gravestones of the poet and
his wife, are too well known for repetition
here. There can be no doubt that the
line
"And curst be he who moves my bones"
has saved his grave from desecration. as
projects from time to have been enter
tanned for the re-establishing of the re-
mains in Westminster Abbey and other
important places. 1t has long been a
mooted point whether Shakespeare him
self composed this epitaph, but the general
opinion seems to assign it as the embodi-
ment of one of his favorite opinions, and
placed there by some esteemed friend.
However this may be, there can be no
question that the startling import If the
lines have had the effect of Withholding
any efforts that might have been made to
dissenter the relics so sacred.
Never shall / forget my visit to STRAIT
ford, for, believe me, it forms an epoch in
the existence of the wanderer.
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Fatal CAsUALTy.--Mrs. Quin, n rcspcc-
table woman, living at. IL Elliott strect,
came to her death on Saturday night by
the careless handling of spirit gGs. 4
servant was filling the lamp from a can,
when the fluid caught fire. and, we sup
pose by the fright of the servant, the
whole was precipatatcd upon the floor
in blaze. Mrs. Quin attempting to
put it, out by stamping on it, her dress
caught fire, and she was so dreadfuly
burned that after twelve hours Of suffering
she expired yesterday morning Charles,
ton Mercury.
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SLEEPING IN CHURCH-It is matter
of record, that about one huncrcd years
ago, an Indian was conducted by pious
dccon to witness the services ofthe sanctu-
AIRY on the Lords day. When these serv-
ices were ended, the citizen on his way
hOmward, in order to impress upon his
rawny friend the superiority Of Christianity
over heathcnism, cutcrcd into a detail Of
the money appropriated by tho congrcga-
ton Of which he was member, for the
support Of public worship, tbs erection of
the house, the salary Of the minister, &c.
To all this the son Of the forest, who had
observed the drowsy disposition which per-
vaded the assembly,, replied "Umph!
Indian sleep just as sound under tree,
and not pay anything"
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SrieittftSS i:tttS Irtirlps.
From the Biblical Reeoru..
Fortune Telling, &c.

DEAR BRo. ToBEY This is the age
Of improvement Astonishing improve
ments arc daily made in the arts and SCI
ences. We boast of our superior advan-
tagcs and knnwiedge over the ancients and
the heather nations, yet in many respects
We display but little superiority to them.
Superstitiop and belief IN familiar spir-
its, fortune-tellers, DC, prevails 10 shame
full and alarming extent in some parts OF
our country. There are some peighbor-
hoods where nearly ali the inhabitants be-
lieve in trieking, poisoning by stepping
over articles laid for that purpose, De
] regret that many church members (be
it said TO their shame) believe in these
things, and are in the habit Of coasuitiss
fortune tellers. This state of things is We
ny much TO be regretted for several rea-
sons.
/. Those persons who consult fortune
telles in cases Of sickness, TO find lost OF
stolen property, or TO fnd out whether OF
hot they will ever marry, &c, become the
but. anil ridiculs Of their less supesstiti0as
and better informed neighbour. Kthey
are church RIeasbers, an unfavorable I'm
preston Is made against their piety.
2. 1t is often productive Of the creates,
evils, deception, discord, disappointmen,
and incredible mischief To illustrate this
/ win give case that has happened With
in my knowledge, Mr.--had o sick negro
He took up the idea that he was tsicksd
or poisoned, sends and consnlts fortune
teller. She says the i;egt6 4 poisoned,
gives directions and n.edieias TOT bis cure
and for the detection Of those Who had
given ths dose, &c. Her statsihshts are
believed, het instructions followed-7ths
negro dies--ahotiiet negro III ths heiHh:
bOfhood d s.ispiaohsd q hstihg boisSSed
the deceased. Great excitement and con.
fusion ensucd. The negro. no dcubt died
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The MAYeARs.-The London Dispatch
gives the following interesting information
COZ cerning that people whose recent unsuc.
cessful struggles for independence have ar
rested the eyes Of the world
Towards the end Of the ninth century,
(ss9) the Maygars, until then unknown
in Europe, were forced to leave their rr;rhi.
tive home in JpsTio, on the eastern side Of
the Ural River, and in the neighborhood
Of the Caspian Lake. As nomadic ma
ton, they had with them their families,
horses, and cattle, wandering along the
banks Of the Volga aud Don Rivers, and
then along the northern coast Of the Black
Sea, from one pasture to the other, till
they at last directed their attention to-
wards the fertile countries skirting the Dam
ube. They were then ruled by seven
chieftains or dukes, and numbered at least
two hundred and sixty armed horxmen,
who were bold warriors, though armed
only with bows aud arrows. Soon after
they had entered Pantonia, they conquered
it. and made incursions into Italy and
especially Germany. Here they were
called Huns. Since that time, the name
Hungarians and Hungary (applied to the
Maygars and theit country have come
into general use. ' .'E b.
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FATAL kccIDENT-A sad affair of
shooting took place to day, at the Colum-
bia Arsenal. Ben, the property of Mrs.
Francis Bell, shot another named John,
owned by Mrs. II. @. Elmore: In the
absence Of the Superintendent, who had a
few minutes before left his Office, where
lay several loaded muskets, Ben took up
one and aimed it. not knowing that was
loaded, at one Of the boys presented the
muzzle at John, and pulled the trigger,
the shot taking effect in the eye, instantly
killing him. Ajury ofinquest was empan-
nelled; and a verdict returned of acci.
dental shotipg.-S. r. Republican,, 25h
instant.