to walk. She threw open the bay-windows, and beckoned her sister to come and be refreshed by the feel of the mild autumn air, and the bloom of the autumn roses, and the tranquil beauty of the green prospect. There they sat, watching and working, letting drop a few words now and then, but keeping up nothing like conversation, and looking out as often as a horseman might be seen through the trees, or a carriage heard in the road. At last, the sound of a horse's hoofs reached them, far too rapid for safety, they were sure; and immediately, Waldie was seen on horseback, approaching at tremendous speed, with something white before him, which proved to be his two elder children.

Mercy! mercy!” cried his wife, putting her hands before her eyes. "Thank God! the gate is open. They are in! Safe!" ex

claimed Letitia, as the horseman wheeled round the corner and up to the window, checking his steed so suddenly as to throw it on its haunches, setting the pebbles flying in all directions, and mingling his loud burrah with the laughter of the younger child, who saw nothing but fun in all this. The elder one was convulsed with terror.

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It was well some one was on the spot; for Waldie threw down both the children as if they had been mere bundles of clothes. They were caught,—not, hovever, without so much slight bruising as called forth their cries to add to the confusion.

"O Waldie," shrieked his wife, "what are you about?"

"Look, Look, Look!" he cried, flourishing his whip over his head, clapping spurs to his horse, and trampling the beds, walks, and lawn alike, and finishing by making his horse leap high and still higher shrubs. He finished by fixing his eye upon the greenhouse, as if he contemplated a leap there too.

"Mr. Waldie," said Letitia, in her steadiest tone, "what are you doing?"

In a moment he was off, had flung the bridle on the neck of the sweating and trembling horse, and was by her side, swearing deep oaths that she had ever governed his life and ever should govern it. With her in wealth, as with her in poverty, he would.... Maria had rushed into the house upon this, but not the less did Letitia by eye, and gesture, and word, command him from her, and prevail for the moment. He obeyed when she pointed his way into the house, and she was still standing, faint in body and spirit, with the poor children clinging to her, when Therese came in from the road, breathless, and sinking with terror. When she saw the children safe, she burst into tears: she had feared that she might have to answer for their lives, from not having had presence of mind to evade Waldie's vehement desire that the children should have a ride.-Her mistress gave her a few directions, which she hastened into the house to execute, and Letita, after giving the servants a charge to take the children into the nursery and keep them there, repaired to her sister, She found Maria lying across the bed, groaning in heart-breaking grief.

No. 12, French Wines and Politics," lands us in the early periods of the first French Revolution. The object

of it is to illustrate the two kinds of value, value in use and value in exchange. Antoine is the possessor of a celebrated vineyard on the banks of the Garonne, and his brother Charles is a wine merchant in Paris; these, with the wife and children of the latter, a specimen of the old corrupt system, in the shape of a certain Marquis de Thou, and one Steele, an English merchant from Bourdeaux, are the chief agents in the tale, which is very simple in itself, but contains some powerful sketches of the glories and the horrors, the gloom and the grandeur of those wonderful times.

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we wish all to read for themselves, we shall not attempt any thing like an analysis of the story, but merely extract the eloquent and spirit-stirring description of the taking of the Bastille.

The spectacles of a lifetime were indeed to be beheld within the compass of this one scene. The most vivid emotions to which all ranks and all ages are subject were here in full play: all the various grouping which life affords was here presented; the entire elements of the scenery of human character were here congregated in infinite and magnificent combinations. The appeals to eye and ear alone were of unprecedented force; those addressed to the spirit equalled in stimulus the devotion of Leonidas in his defile, and excelled in pathos the meditation of Marius among more extensive ruins than those which were now tumbling around. From the heights of the fortress might be seen a heaving ocean of upturned faces, when the breeze dispersed at intervals the clouds of smoke which veiled the sun, and gave a dun and murky hue to whatever lay beneath. If a flood of sunshine now and then poured in to make a hundred thousand weapons glitter over the heads of the crowd, the black row of cannon belched forth their red fires to extinguish the purer light. The foremost of the people, with glaring eyes, and blackened and grinning faces, looked scarcely human, in their excess of eagerness, activity, and strength. Yet more terrific were the sounds: the clang of the tocsin at regular intervals, the shouts of the besiegers, the shrieks of the wounded, the roar of the fire which was consuming the guard-houses, the crash of the ruins falling on all sides, a heavy splash in the moat from time to time, as some one was toppled from the ramparts to be smothered in its mud,-aud above all these, the triumphant cries of victory and liberty achieved,-these were enough to dizzy weak brains, and give inspiration to strong ones. Here were also the terrors which sooner or later chill the marrow of despotism, and the stern joy with which its retribution fires the heart of the patriot. Here were the servants of tyranny quailing before the glance of the people; kneeling soldiers craving mercy of mechanics, of women, of some of every class whom, in the execution of their fancied duty, they had outraged. Here were men shrinking from violence with a craven horror, and women driven by a sense of wrong to show how disgusting physical courage may be made. Here were also sons led on to the attack by their hitherto anxi

ous fathers; husbands thrust forward into danger by their wives; and little children upreared by their mothers amidst the fire and smoke, to take one last look of the hated edifice which was soon to be levelled with the ground. The towers of palaces might be seen afar, where princes were quaking at this final assurance of the downfall of their despotic sway, knowing that the assumed sanctity of royalty was being wafted away with every puff of smoke which spread itself over the sky, and their irresponsibility melting in fires lighted by the hands which they had vainly attempted to fetter, and blown by the breath which they had imagined they could stifle. They had denied the birth of that liberty whose baptism in fire and in blood was now being celebrated in a many-voiced chant with which the earth should ring for centuries. Some from other lands were already present to bear and join in it; some free Britons to aid, some wondering slaves of other despots to slink homewards with whispered tidings of its import; for from that day to this, the history of the fall of the Bastille has been told as a secret in the vineyards of Portugal, and among the groves of Spain, and in the patriotic conclaves of the youth of Italy, while it has been loudly and joyfully proclaimed from one end to the other of Great Britain, till her lisping children are familiar with the tale.

THE CHRISTIAN PIONEER.

GLASGOW, FEBRUARY 1, 1833.

THERE has been considerable excitement on matters of religion, within the last few months at Paisley. A paper calling itself "The Friendly Monitor," has been circulated among all the inhabitants weekly. Extracts from "The Scottish Guardian," contrasting Paisley in past years and present times, have also been printed, and industriously and widely disseminated. Meetings for worship have also been held in the various Churches during the week; a cheap edition of the Confession of Faith printed, and the people earnestly exhorted to procure copies, and to adbere to the belief of their forefathers. The fanaticism of the publications may be judged of by the fact, that their authors announce themselves qualified “to preach a fuller and clearer Revelation, than did the Saviour to the Jews." They describe Paisley as abounding in corruption and immorality, and Unitarianism as the cause. The friends of rational and scriptural principles at Paisley, could not remain silent under imputations as false as they were illiberal, They appointed a deputation to wait on Mr. Harris at Glasgow, to arrange a Course of Lectures to be delivered at Paisley on Sunday evenings, during the winter. The following Address to the inhabitants of Paisley, was drawn up, printed, and circulated; and Rev. H. Clarke, Messrs. Wells, Lloyd, and Cooper, Students at the University, Rev. A. Macdonald of Greenock, and Mr. W. M Keau of Glasgow, cheerfully engaged to undertake the illustration and defence of Christian truth,

"Inhabitants of Paisley,The Unitarian Christian Congrega

tion view with complacency every enlightened effort to promote the knowledge and practice of Christianity. But they deplore the attempt of any sect to perpetuate or incréase its power by impugning the motives and misrepresenting the opinions of others.

"Such, however, has been the general practice towards Christian Unitarians, of those who arrogate to themselves the titles of Orthodox and Evangelical; formerly, from the Pulpit to inflame the prejudices of their congregations, and latterly from the Press, to bias the judgment of the whole community.

"Fair and rational argument is always valuable; correct and scriptural information, enlightening the mind and improving the heart, is above all price. To these would Christian Unitarians always listen with earnest attention, and rejoice in their dissemination among the community. Far different, however, are the teachings of Monitors' that have nothing Friendly' to man or society but their titles-or Guardians,' which are the vehicles of misrepresentation and abuse of Paisley and its inhabitants. these feelings, Christian Unitarians are persuaded they shall be joined by all persons of intelligence and candour, for the veil of sophistry is too thin for them to be imposed upon by those who hold themselves forth as The stated Ambassadors of Christ,' and affirm themselves qualified, 'to preach a fuller and clearer Revelation than did the Saviour to the Jews.'

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"The manner in which these pretensions are supported, is worthy of their irrational and unscriptural nature. They revive the Heathen and Jewish notion that such as those Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices,' and 'the eighteen on whom the Tower of Siloam fell,' (Luke xiii. 1-5.) and the man who was born blind,' (John ix. 2, 3.) are punished for their own sins or the sins of others, although such libels on the Deity were positively contradicted by the blessed Jesus.

"They ascribe the distress, ignorance, irreligion and demoralization of the poor inhabitants of Paisley, not to the prodigal waste of the national resources-not to the burthen of taxation-not to the luxurious and licentious examples of the wicked great-not to family insubordination arising from the bribe held out for sons to spuri parental reproof and become soldiers, and to prevent which, paternal judgment was smothered, and maternal solicitude was constrained to conceal the faults, and, even to furnish the means for continuing the irregularities of their loved but thoughtless offspring-not to the corrupt contamination of the army-nor to the brutalizing effect of so many having been engaged in active war, and the return of these legions into the bosom of society.—No, but entirely overlooking the primary and efficient causes, they aseribe these results to a subordinate effect, and state as its fruits, the prevalence of Unitarianism, Infidelity, and reckless profanity,' which three classes are indiscriminately implicated as the sinners who have brought on the ruin of the people.

"The folly of the charge, as applied to Christian Unitarianism, can only be equalled by its utter opposition to truth and fact. There is a great gulf fixed between Unitarianism and reckless profanity. Unitarian Geneva is the most moral city in Europe. Let it

be contrasted with Calvinistic Edinburgh, and it will exhibit a cheering testimony to the practical value of Christian Unitarianisın. "The Christian Unitarians of Paisley, therefore, appeal from their ignorant or interested calumniators to the unbiassed, candid, and independent portion of their fellow inhabitants. Their object is the attainment and dissemination of truth-the advancement of the Reformation-the diffusion and practice of benevo-· lence. They have no creed but the Bible. Each is free to judge of its contents according to that portion of understanding with which they are individually endowed, and the degree of information they personally possess. They scout as a chimera and deny the necessity of complete uniformity of theological opinions. The endless variety of minds and circumstances which precludes uniformity in other sciences, bears with equal if not increased force in theology. They agree to differ as to mental subjects-they strive for unity of spirit in the bond of peace.

"Inhabitants of Paisley,-Your neighbours and friends, the members of the Unitarian Christian Congregation, invite your serious and candid attention to a Course of Lectures, &c."

The Lectures have hitherto been well attended, and appear to have occasioned considerable attention.

THE services connected with the Eighth Anniversary of the opening of the Unitarian Meeting-house, Greengate, Salford, took place on Sunday, December 30, when Sermons were preached in the morning, at that Chapel, by the Rev. J. R. Beard, the minister, and in Mosley-street Chapel, by the Rev.,J. J. Tayler; and in the evening, in Cross-street Chapel, by the Rev. J. G. Robberds; and collections made in aid of the fund for liquidating the debt on the Greengate Meeting-house, amounting altogether to upwards of £40. On Wednesday evening, January 2d, three hundred and ninety-five ladies and gentlemen, chiefly members of the three congregations, took tea together in the Exchange Dining Rooms, which were tastefully decorated with festoons and wreaths of flowers and evergreens. After tea, the Rev J. G. Robberds took the chair, and introduced a number of sentiments, which were responded to in excellent addresses, by Richard Potter, Esq. M. P. the Revds. J. R. Beard, Edward Hawkes W. Smith of Bolton, William Johns, and J. J. Tayler, Mr. Jame Aspinall Turner, Rev. William Gaskell, Mr. John Ashworth, Mr. Richard Collins, Revds. T. May of Stand, and F. Howorth of Buryfica proceedings which appeared to afford a highly rational grat tion to all present, terminated shortly after ten o'clock; and the wish was expressed by many, that this meeting (which wi adopted in preference to the Anniversary Dinner of former year would not be the last of the kind. It is not likely that it wil for independently of the pleasure enjoyed by those present, £16 were realised towards the liquidation of the Chapel debt, although the tickets were only eighteenpence each.

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THE Rev. W. Duffield of Thorne and Stainforth, Yorkshire, has become the minister of the Unitarian Congregation at Stockton -upon-Tees, Durham.