disorder and confusion, would find that when he was at the worst in the present state of things, he had still "something to lose."

REMEDY FOR A SCALD OR BURN.

TO BE APPLIED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

E.

TAKE a basin of unslacked lime, put it into a fine strainer, then hold it over a large vessel and pour upon the lime a pint or so of spring water; squeeze it through after the strength of the lime has been extracted. Then pour into a vessel with the lime-water raw linseed oil, beat it up with the hand until a fine cream is produced, then, if possible, plunge the burnt or scalded part into it; if not, pour the mixture upon the burnt or scalded part incessantly till the fire is fully out and the pain has quite ceased; if that cannot be done, let flannels be soaked in the mixture and laid on the part affected, constantly changing them. If the injury be serious and extensive, double the quantity of lime and water, with oil in proportion. When the fire is fully out, which may be known by the redness fading away, let the parts be covered with flour, and wrapped up in wadding. As the flour dries into the wound let more be applied, till a sufficiently thick coating is obtained to exclude the air.

J. C. The kind friend to whom we are indebted for the above receipt found it the means of giving instant relief from pain to a child, whom it ultimately cured.

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.

We give a few printed facts on this subject, which we believe come from undoubted sources, without any comment of our own, because they are the best means of enabling any of our readers who may wish to emigrate, to form a judgment on the prospects which open to them in Australia:

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A recent petition of the Legislative Council of New South Wales' to the House of Commons, states, "that

1 New South Wales is the eastern district of Australia.

there is at the present moment the most urgent demand for labour in the colony; that this demand is daily increasing, and is more pressing than has been experienced at any former period; and that, unless a due supply of immigrants be speedily obtained, the ruin of many employers of labour must inevitably ensue, and the general welfare of all classes of the colonists be seriously impaired.

"That so great is the distress experienced from this want of labour, that the colonists have, in some instances, been induced to have recourse to the importation of coolies from India, and savage natives from the Polynesian islands.

"That New South Wales, with a population of 200,000 souls, contains 8,000,000 of sheep, being equal to one-fifth of the whole number of the sheep contained in Great Britain; and 1,400,000 head of horned cattle, being equal to one-third of the whole number of cattle contained in Great Britain.

"That the colony presents the means of immediate employment and advantageous settlement during the ensuing twelve months for twenty thousand souls, including women and children."

In the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, in the month of June last, it was stated, that this year "no less than 64,000,000lbs. of meat would be wasted, sufficient to feed 1,100,000 of those poor people who were starving in England and Ireland." The superabundance of food is wasted for want of mouths; the corn is shed for lack of reapers; the wool is injured for want of shearers; and consequently all descriptions of produce either perish, or are greatly depreciated both in quality and value. Herds of cattle and flocks of sheep are "boiled down" for tallow there, while thousands are famishing for want of food here; there the meat is wasted, here men are wasting. Human skeletons pine here for what fattened dogs reject there. The balance between food and population is unequal at home; it is as unequal in New South Wales, but it is the other way. În like manner the scales of labour and employment are uneven here; they are as uneven there, but in

the opposite direction: here labour is too plentiful, there it is as much too scarce.

In Ireland a scanty meal at 2d. or 2d. per day was doled out to sustain life. In New South Wales the unskilled labourer, full fed with ample rations, supplied with a dwelling and garden, found in tea, sugar, milk, and tobacco, disdains to work under 2s. 6d. a day besides.

The common wages at present given in that country are as follows:-Sheep-shearers, 12s. 6d. per day; reapers, 10s.; whilst shepherds and ordinary labourers receive from 251. to 30% per annum in money payments, in addition to which they are housed, and receive the following rations weekly, which in England would be worth as follows:

or the annual value of nearly 221.

8s. 4d. per week;

Where there is a wife and family, they are provided for with equal abundance; and in consequence of the low price of provisions, the amount of wages of unskilled labour, and the additional emoluments, command to a man and small family as large a quantity of the necessaries of life in New South Wales, as could be got for 80%. or nearly 100%. a year in this country.

The following is an extract from a letter, dated Sydney, Jan. 8:-"We are much obliged for the stir you are making about emigration; we are dreadfully off for labour in all parts of the colony; men just do as they like; the lumpers, for instance, struck work this week, and succeeded in getting 6s. per day-this in a country where meat is 1d. per lb., and bread 1d. In the interior the servants are masters, and idle one-half their time. You must strain every nerve to send us relief; for fully three-fourths of the 5000 emigrants now coming out will be instantly absorbed on landing for domestic servants in Sydney, Melbourne, &c."

there is at the present moment the most urgent for labour in the colony; that this demand is creasing, and is more pressing than has been exp at any former period; and that, unless a due St immigrants be speedily obtained, the ruin of m ployers of labour must inevitably ensue, and the welfare of all classes of the colonists be seriou paired.

"That so great is the distress experienced fro want of labour, that the colonists have, in some ins been induced to have recourse to the importa coolies from India, and savage natives from the nesian islands.

"That New South Wales, with a populat. 200,000 souls, contains 8,000,000 of sheep, being to one-fifth of the whole number of the sheep con in Great Britain; and 1,400,000 head of horned being equal to one-third of the whole number of contained in Great Britain.

"That the colony presents the means of imm employment and advantageous settlement durin: ensuing twelve months for twenty thousand souls, i. ing women and children."

In the Legislative Assembly of New South Wal the month of June last, it was stated, that this year less than 64,000,000lbs. of meat would be wasted, cient to feed 1,100,000 of those poor people who starving in England and Ireland." The superabund of food is wasted for want of mouths; the corn is : for lack of reapers; the wool is injured for wa shearers; and consequently all descriptions of prod either perish, or are greatly depreciated both in qu and value. Herds of cattle and flocks of sheep "boiled down" for tallow there, while thousands famishing for want of food here; there the mea‘ wasted, here men are wasting. Human skeletons! here for what fattened dogs reject there. The bala between food and population is unequal at home; i as unequal in New South Wales, but it is the ot way. In like manner the scales of labour and emp ment are uneven here; they are as uneven there, but

thirteen pounds a year and her board. Give my love to my sister Sarah, and tell her I very often wish she was here with us, and her children would then have a good living. There is a great many men employed at the mines here; they get twelve pounds a month. Bricklayers and carpenters earn seven shillings a day. It is a good country for tailors and other kinds of tradespeople. Servant girls get from eighteen to twenty pounds a year. There is a great many rich men here. Brickmakers and wellsinkers are good trades here. There is a great many grape vines; my children have as many grapes as they can eat; they will grow any where about the gardens and hedges; all other kinds of fruit are plentiful. Pigs are very plentiful. They generally begin harvest here at Christmas; and beautiful crops of corn there are. Our longest days are when your's are shortest. Men's shoes are fifteen shillings a pair, and women's ten shillings; other wearing apparel is about the same as in England. When you come here you will want as strong clothes as at home. Earthenware and cooking utensils are very dear here. Get a good rough box made, and pack up all your working tools; bring your boiler and tea-kettle and fire-irons with you, and any thing else you can pack up in your boxes; bring all your knives and forks. Flannel is dear here. We had a very good captain, and we are all very glad we came; the children all enjoyed the voyage very much. We are living thirty miles from Port Adelaide. Here are places of worship to go to, and good schools for the children to go to. All our children send their kind love to all Bletchley people, especially to all their cousins. So now I must conclude with kind love to all. Please to send us word what ship you are coming out in, as we will meet you at "Your loving Brother,

the port.

"JAMES JONES."

COTTAGE ECONOMY AND COOKERY.

RECEIPT 4.

CUT a quarter of a pound of bacon in pieces, with a few onions, thyme, parsley, and a few peppercorns, boiled in two quarts of water, and when it boils, put in a pound of clean whole rice, and set the pot by the side of the fire.