set House in the Strand for the purposes of this great literary establish ment. COCHINEAL. The Cochineal insects lately sent over from Mexico to Old Spain are doing well on the opuntia, or prickly pear, and are said to rival those of their native country in the quality and brilliancy of their dye. Last year these valuable insects were in. troduced on the island of Malta, on account of the government. GERMAN METHOD OF PROCURING them have been submitted to the inspection of M. Cuvier, who, on the first examination, recognised several bones belonging to a lost species of bear. At the sitting of the Academy of Sciences in Paris, on the 9th ult. an account was given of the discovery of a cave in the small town of Bire, in the department of the Landes, containing the remains of antedilu vian human and animal bones. The cave is situated in one of the calcaDr. Gorman discovered a few reous Jura Mountains. The fossil weeks since, in the botanical garden bones were found both in a stony at Cambridge, the grona sylvestris concretion, and in the black lemon or wild species. The gardener could tree. Those found in the black not inform Dr. Gorman how long lemon-tree differ essentially from the the insects had been there, or from fossils observed in the caves of Gerwhence they came, but they went many, England, Lunel Viel, in the by the appellation of " Amelca bug" alluvial territory of Val d'Arno, the and had been found very destructive mountains of Perrier, Pezenas, and to various species of exotics. others of the same kind. What is very remarkable is, that human bones were found buried both in the midst of the bones of extinct animals, which are to be met with in the lemon tree, and among those which, by their mixture with the beds of calcareous concretion, constitute actual osseous deposit. Some remains of earthenware, and terrestrial shell animals which no longer exist in the country, and some shell-fish, were also found.-At the same sitting, an account was given of the discovery, near Bogota, in Colombia, of a species of Tapir hitherto supposed to have been extinct. At Suma Paz, in a situation of great elevation, two tapirs were killed, which were found to be of the same species as that described by the old writers. FLOWERS IN WINTER. According to the "Recueil Industrielle" the following method of expediting vegetation at will, is practised in Germany. A branch, proportioned to the size of the object required, is sawn off the tree, the flowers of which are to produced. This branch is plunged into a stream if one can be found, where it is left for an hour or two to give time for such ice as may adhere to the bark to melt, and also to soften the buds. It is then carried into a chamber heated by a stove, and placed in a wooden vessel containing water; quick lime is to be added to the water, and the whole left for twelve hours. Then remove the branch into another vessel containing fresh water, with a small quantity of vitriol. In a short time the flower will begin to appear, and afterwards the leaves. If more lime be used, the flowers will appear quicker; if on the contrary, none be used, the branch will vegetate more slowly, and the leaves will precede the flower. FOSSIL BONES. YORK MINSTER. an The resolution for putting an end to the Catholic Association is worthy of the land of bulls, it being resolved "That the Catholic Association, at its rising this day, do stand totally dissolved!" In a cave situated at the western extremity of the department of Gard, in the South of France, a number of the bones of antediluvian mammiferous animals have recently been discovered, bearing a great analogy to those of the celebrated cavern of In Great Britain there is one solGayleureuth, in Germany. Some of dier for every 229 inhabitants, France STATISTICS: 138, United States 1,977, Russia 77, Prussia 80, Austria 118, Netherlands 142. The relation of the fleet to the population is:-Great Britain one ship of the line or frigate to every 82,979 inhabitants, France 290,909, United States 316,000, Russia 686, 250, Austria 2,909,091, Netherlands 170,556. Russia manufactures at Tula alone, above 700,000 stand of fire arms yearly. DESPOTISM IN MAROCCO. From Beauclerk's Journey to Marocco in 1826. they had been beating a carpet. The old Cadi whose wrath was boiling over vented it still further by catching a stick from a Muleteer, and running round the circle of soldiers, laid it on their heads and shoulders to make them more active in their duty. The affrighted Hebrew, being very thickly clad in long cloth robes, got no more than did him good; but he roared most lustily, begging for God's sake that they would let him go with his life, and he would not say another word. They then ceased, and the Jew, quickly gathering up his clothes around him, ran off with all expedition, without daring to utter a syllable, or even to look behind him.” Another instance of this occured in his journey to Marocco: which is thus related. 66 "Early on the following morning we arose to pursue our journey (from Marocco to Maggadore), but while we were at breakfast, a disturbance took place near our tent that caused much uproar. The Jew, it appeared, who had supplied us on the previous day with provisions, had again applied, in less submissive terms, to the Upon arriving at the house of the old Caid, (Captain of the troops,) for Basha (of Salée) we were received payment of the money due for those by a black Eunuch of a remarkably articles. At first the discussion com- handsome person and dress. He inmenced in friendly expostulation on formed us that his master was going the one side, and civil denial on the to his garden, where he would meet other; it then arose to recrimina- us. We therefore turned back, foltion on one side, with a positive lowed by an immense crowd of halfrefusal, and a stern "be off Jewish wild mountaineers and townsmen, dog" on the other. This would have who eager to satisfy their curiosity been hint sufficient to any but a Jew, by gaping at our handsome uniforms, who only when his money is con- kept crowding round us, uttering cerned will risk his head. Stung, shouts of delight. Just as we reached therefore, with indignation and grief the garden gate, the rabble had presat his losses, he at last outstepped sed so close upon our heels, that I the bounds of discretion, and fairly began to entertain some fears for stormed at the Caid. Like a sleeping the safety of my wings and coat tails; lion which has suddenly been roused when the Eunuch, who perceived our by the heedlessness of a timid stag, situation, loosed from his shoulder our Caid, who seemed before un- a red thong of twisted leather, and willing to allow his gall to get the springing forward at the mob with better of his general placidity of the activity and fierceness of a tiger, temper, now sprung at the Jew, as he laid on the lash so wholesomely some hot expression of the Hebrew's that the crowd rushed back in wild fired the magazine of his wrath. The confusion. One fellow, however, explosion was as furious as sudden, more bold than the rest, still lingered for in an instant the Caid had collared near us, scornfully eyeing the black the Jew with the vigour of a youth, minion of despotism, who no sooner and the next moment found his vic- observed him, than he gathered himtim stretched on the ground with his self up to give more force to his blow, face downwards and while two sol- and darting forward at the man, like diers held him in this position, eight a coiled snake, gave a swing to his others were quickly ranged on either thong, and struck the moor in the side, with all the sticks that could be face, over the nose and eyes, with procured for the occasion, and a such force, that I verily believe he regular tattoo commenced upon the must have peeled off some of the unhappy Jew, on whom they laid flesh. I did not, however, see that their blows with as little compunc- such was the case; for the savage tion, and as much merriment, as if lictor repeated his blow with such rapidity, that I could not observe the stifled rage, and mixed with the countenance of the unlucky wight, crowd." who turned suddenly round with Obituary. DIED on January 21st 1829, at her residence in St. John Street, Clerkenwell, after a long and lingering illness, in the 59th year of her age, Mrs. LYDIA BowEs. This Lady had been a receiver of the doctrines of the New Jerusalem between 30 and 40 years: and the excellency of those doctrines became visible in her life; especially in the calm resignation of her last moments. The Rev. Manoah Sibly preached on the occasion on Sunday Evening, February 1st, a most impressive Funeral Sermon. ON the 2nd February 1829, aged 41, MR. WM. CORDIN, of Deansgate, Manchester, an active and intelligent member of the Salford Society, and one of the missionaries of the Manchester district. POETRY. REFLECTIONS ON SELF-LOVE: Occasioned by hearing a discourse on that subject.-Text; "For the love of Christ constraineth us." 2 Cor. v. 14. SAY-what is that unholy leav'n, Illumes and guides our ways? Why seek we all our joys in sense : It is (to give the thing a name) This was a birth-right Adam claim'd, Self-love's obnoxious, bitter root Alas! what need of proof have we Yon lisping infant, smiling fair, When thwarted passions of the will His all constraining, perfect love, Embrace we then the proffer'd grace, And let such bosom find a place T. L. SUN-SET. VEILING in clouds his gorgeous brow, The king of day majestic, slow, Sinks in the crimson'd ocean's bed. Now lower and still lower yet,- But still a radiance fires the skies, So when his goal of glory won, The Christian sinks in death's embrace, A thousand deeds of goodness done, Leave on the heart their hallow'd trace. So when, my earthly trial past, I yield to Heav'n's all-righteous doom, May justice, truth, and friendship, cast Their glorious halo round my tomb! THE CLOUDS. "Clouds-now softly sailing Along the deep blue sky-now fixed and still." THE clouds, the clouds! they are beautiful Their snowy company; And as the wind springs up, they start And before the course of the breezes dart, The clouds, the clouds! how change their forms And now a glancing sunbeam warms, The clouds, the clouds! round the sun at night Who are only bright in their master's light, Oh, they are lovely,-lovely, then! Whilst the heaven around them glows; Now touched with a purple or amber stain, And now with the hue of a rose. The clouds, the clouds! in the star-lit sky, Now they hide the deep blue firmament, As if a silver veil were rent From the jewell'd brow of a queen. The clouds, the clouds! they are as the lid And in their fleecy rolls lies hid The thunder's majesty. Oh! how their warring is proclaimed By the shrill blast's battle song ; And the tempest's deadliest shafts are aimed From the midst of the dark cloud's throng. |