fate, they are not allowed to escape; for then the people will not be disappointed of their show,-they are come to see the sight,-and they will have it,— "the entire population of a village will turn out to assist in dragging the poor creature to the bank of the river, and in keeping her down on the pile.” V. QUESTIONS FROM THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. (For the Answers, see page 515, vol. iii.) In what year did Henry VIII. begin to reign? What great change was made in the state of religion during his reign? What is meant by the Reformation? Who was considered as at the head of the Church before the Reformation? - Where does the pope live? In what language were the Bibles and PrayerBooks before the Reformation? Was the art of printing books known in the reign of Henry VIII? Had it been long known? Who was the first person that printed a book in England? Had not the art of printing a great effect in leading the minds of the people to right thinking? How were books made before printing was known? Were they then very scarce and dear, and difficult to come at ? Was Henry a real and steady friend to the Reformation? Was the Reformation completed in Henry's time, or only begun? Who was Henry's chief minister and adviser? Who was Henry's first wife? Questions from the History of England. 13 When the King wished to get rid of his first wife would Cardinal Wolsey encourage and assist him in this plan? How did the King then treat Wolsey? Can you tell me where Wolsey died, and can you relate the circumstances of his death? What plea did the King make for getting rid of his wife? How long had they been married? Had they a daughter, and what was her name? and what was she afterwards? Whom did the King wish to marry? Was Anna Bullen a Papist or a Protestant? What was its name, and what did it afterwards become? Did the King, at length, grow tired of Anna Bullen? What was her fate? Whom did the King next marry? How did the King treat the Protestants and the Papists? Had this third queen, Jane Seymour, any child? What was its name? and who was it afterwards? What was the end of this Queen? After her death, did the King seek for anothér wife? Who was she? What was her appearance? Who had painted her picture for the King to see before he married her? Was the picture like her? Was the King, at that time, attached to another person? How did he get rid of his present wife, Anne of Cleves? How many Sacraments do Papists acknowledge? But how many do we Protestants say that "Christ hath ordained in his Church?" Did King Henry pretend to be skilled in explaining religious matters? Did he write a book on the subject of the Sacraments? Did he take the Popish or the Protestant side in this question? Did the King's book please the Pope? What title did the Pope then confer on the King? Have the Kings of England kept that title ever since? Did the King marry another wife? What was her name? What became of Catherine Howard? After the execution of Catherine Howard, did Henry marry another wife? What was her name? Was she a good Queen? Did Catherine Parr outlive the King? In what year did this King die? V. LETTER ON GOOD MANAGEMENT AS TO FOOD, &c. To the Editor of the Cottager's Monthly Visitor. SIR, I SOMETIME ago was much pleased with the account which you gave us of the Epping parish dinner, taken from the "Reports of the Society for bettering the Condition of the Poor;" for it must be the wish of every humane mind to see that numerous and useful class of society in possession of all the comforts to which their industry fairly entitles them. It most certainly is true that the good managers among the labouring classes do enjoy a great degree of comfort in their homes, whilst bad managers, though their earnings may be just the same, appear to be in constant want, and difficulty, and distress. Letter on good Management as to Food, &c. 15 Any hints, therefore, on the subject of good management, introduced into such works as yours, may be productive of much advantage to those persons concerning whose condition we must all feel greatly interested. The Epping dinner supplied such hints. It must, however, be clear to every one who reads the account, that the articles there mentioned cannot be purchased by individuals, (who can only take small quantities,) at the same rate as they are purchased by public bodies, who, by contracting for large quantities, can get them at a much lower price. Still, however, the comparison between the mmode of living adopted there, with the usual manner in which the poor live, shew us, that, with good management, there might be much better living than there is, at a much more reasonable rate. It is, however, an easier thing to tell people what is good for them, than to persuade them to try any thing which shall lead them out of their accustomed habits. Some people seem to like a sort of irregular, disorderly life: there is, indeed, no possibility of their being brought into the plans of regular housekeeping, till there is a complete change in their way of thinking, and acting, and spending their time. Supposing a wife to prepare a wholesome meal for her husband on his return from work, and that husband, instead of coming home, stops at the alehouse: this is poor encouragement for the wife to repeat her attention. This is a sort of family, then, where there can be nothing like regularity and management. And indeed there are many habits, unfortunately, among the poor, by which order and love of home are completely destroyed. If once a man gets to be fond of home, and to seek his happiness there, it then becomes worth while to consider what will most contribute to his comfort; and then any advice, or any hint, on good management, is gladly received; and, indeed, a little common attention and experience will soon point out a mode of living much cheaper and much better than that which is common with those who exercise no thought or consideration on the subject. This is, of course, the same in other classes of society, as well as among the poor; but the higher and middle classes are brought into regular plans of living, and induced to adopt a system of order and regularity, and to think of their family comforts, by many motives which do not at all influence the minds of the poor. As far as my own observation has gone, I have found that those among the poor who are religious, are generally the most observant of those family regulations which are so essential to their comfort. Suppose a family to be utterly careless about religion, and consequently about their duty, it is likely that there is money spent in drinking,—that part of the family is out on some mischievous scheme,-that there is a fondness in the wife for flaunting finery, which is expensive, a spirit of gossiping with her neighbours, thus wasting the time which might have been employed either in earning something, or, which is the same thing, in making or mending the clothes of the family; then the husband or the sons will sometimes lose money in tossing and gambling; and, in all these ways, poverty comes into the house, with rags and dirt, and there is no chance of any thing like order, and regularity, and comfort. But, when once a right sense of religion is felt, there is no longer any pleasure in looking for the company of idle people and drunkards, but it becomes a great pleasure for a family to meet altogether at home, and to converse of things which are worth talking about. Then, as the family is at home, it is worth while to consider what will be most for the comfort of them all; there is now money enough to provide the things that are wanted, for there is none spent at the alehouse, none in foolish finery, and none wasted in gambling. But still it is needful to be considerate; and a little attention to this matter soon shews what |