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the necessity of the continuation of slavery!

Will Mr. B. permit us humbly to ask, what will become of the West Indian islands, should emancipation take place? Will they sink or swim? Will England suffer loss, or be a gainer thereby? England existed before it was known that such islands were in being! And were every island in the West Indies in the same state as that of Hayti, or ingulfed in the great ocean, it remains to be proved, whether or not England would be a loser thereby! England holds a military authority over these islands; but it is merely in order to keep off a foreign enemy, and to protect the planters against the slaves! The slaves hitherto have not derived the least benefit from the military, or even the civil government of Great Britain. British law is supposed not to reach to the West Indian islands! Mr. Bluster seems to be greatly disappointed, that there should be white men who differ from him in opinion; and who think, that the man with the black skin was not made to be the slave of the man whose skin is white!!! Notwithstanding that Mr. Bluster, and his coadjutors, have revelled in the embraces of female Africans; yet, such is the self-inflated dignity of Bluster, and his white skinned friends, that they would hold in everlasting chains these unoffending Africans!!! I hope, Mr. Editor, that Mr. Bluster will have his comb cut,

ere he returns to Jamaica!!!

Your's, PHILANTHROPUS. Tottenham, July 29, 1825.

GLEANINGS.

The Waldenses, or Vaudois. There are now living in the valleys of Piedmont, called Luzerna, Perosa, and San Martino, about eighteen thousand Vaudois, the remainder of the Waldenses and Albigenses, who have, in the midst of popish darkness, enjoyed the light of truth; and though surrounded by the demons of persecution, have nobly defied all their rage and cruelty. These, like the famed seven thousand, of Old Testament record, have never bowed the knee to Baal, and among them have been numbers who have united the Protestant faith with a corresponding walk and conversation. From France and Sardinia they have endured thirty-two persecutions, in which the furnace seemed to have been heated with the design to extirpate their whole race, and nothing has saved them from the fury of these kingdoms, but the almost miraculous care of the Almighty, connected with their own union and courage in

their mountainous, intricate, and impregnable fastnesses, whither they have fled for shelter. Thousands of them have suffered martyrdom, and shewn their inflexible attachment to the

cause of the Redeemer, while, like him, these peaceable people invoked with their dying breath, forgiveness for their enemies.

When Piedmont was under the late government of France, the Vaudois were put in foll possession of all the privileges common to other subjects; but on the restoration of the Bourbons, in the year 1814, they were again united to Sardinia, and though they never murmur, they are subjected to the most grievous restrictions. They cannot (for instance) purchase lands out of the confined limits assigned them; they are obliged to desist from work, under the penalty of fine or imprisonment, on the Roman Catholic festivals, which are almost perpetual; they are forbidden to exercise the professions of physician, surgeon, or lawyer; and these people, together with their ministers, are compelled to serve as private soldiers, without possibility of advance ment. All religious books are prohibited, except the Bible, which is subject to such a high duty, as almost to place it beyond their reach. Schools are indeed allowed on the old method, but on Bell's and Lancaster's system they are not permitted. The Scriptures and Catechisms have sometimes been circulated among the Vaudois leaf by leaf, as the only means of obtaining a perusal of their pages. They are not allowed to multiply their places of worship, though they may rebuild and enlarge their old ones.

In the time of Oliver Cromwell, collections were made throughout England, on behalf of the Vaudois, amounting to £38,241. 10s. 6d. which, after affording them considerable relief, left a fund of £16,333. 10s. 3d. which Charles the Second, on his restoration, used for his own purposes, assigning as a reason, that he was not bound by any of the engagements of restored the pension, but during the reign of an usurper and a tyrant. William and Mary Napoleon, the British government, from political motives; withheld it, and the Vaudois pastors, thirteen in number, are for the most part living in a state of poverty.

Efforts are now making to recover this lost aid, and thereby enable the pastors to surmount their difficulties, to assist in the establishment of schools, and the education of their ministers; and especially in building a hospital among them.-His majesty, George the Fourth, has presented them with one hundred guineas. Several of the Protestant states on the Continent are interesting themselves for these suffering people; and it is hoped a favourable moment bas arrived for the relief of the oppressed Vaudois. The valleys have lately been visited by some English clergymen, who have taken a lively interest in the fate of their inhabitants.

A highly respectable Committee has been formed in London, to promote Subscriptions for the Waldenses, and to manage the fand raising for them in the United Kingdom.

The following Bankers have kindly consented to receive Subscriptions: Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co.-Bosanquet and Co.-Masterman and Co.-Hoare and Co. Fleet-Street.Herries and Co.-Coutts and Co. Drummond and Co.

Beautiful Penmanship.-A specimen of ornamental Penmanship has been performed by Mr. Walter Paton, of Devonshire-Street, Portland Place; which, according to a printed Prospectus in circulation, is termed "A display of the various Hands, richly flourished with a miniature of her late Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte in the centre, and an ealogium by the Author of the Pleasures of Hope, &c.' It is comprised in one sheet, of peculiarly fine drawing paper, 21 inches from top to bottom, and 18 inches wide; and is so admirably constructed, that if it were possible, without injury to the performance, to separate it into various parts, each part of itself appears a perfect design.

This wonderful performance is intended as a tribute to the memory of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte, the plan of which was drawn out some years ago, but from the manner in which it is finished, it appears almost a miracle for one person to have executed such a beautiful specimen of art, while extensively, and almost unceasingly, employed in his profession as a teacher.

The difficulties attending the contrivance and execution of fine ornamental penmanship, are well known to its professors, and almost invariably lead the performer into a sameness of composition, and a poverty of execution; but in Mr. Paton's specimen there is no repetition; the hands are so admirably chosen and arranged; the flourishes so varied and natural, and (like the performance) so exquisitely fine, that it may unquestionably be considered the most magnificent production in the art of ornamental penmanship that has ever appeared in this country.

The miniature attracts particular attention. It is impossible, in words, to do justice to this inimitable performance, which, although composed of lines and dots, after the manner of line engraving, and completely covered with work, the effect is so soft and delicate, as to excite the greatest astonishment, having the appearance of enamel on polished ivory. Whoever beholds this master-piece of penmanship, will at once believe it to be the fruit of a rich imagination, which (if associated with a knowledge of the higher branches of art) would arrive at the very highest pitch of excellence, and make its performer well merit the appellation of the greatest master of the present day.

It is gratifying to understand that an engraving from this production is in a very advanced state, and will come from the hands of two of the most eminent engravers in Britain.-T. A. S.

Loss of Two Steam-Packets. - About two o'clock, on the morning of Friday, Oct. 21st, 1825, as the Comet, steam-packet, from Inverness for Glasgow, was passing the point of Kempock, between Gourock and the Clough Light-house, she unfortunately came in contact with the Ayr, steam-vessel, from Glasgow, just coming round the same point. The shock was tremendous, and the issue truly disastrous. In an instant the side of the Comet was stove in; in consequence of which, she immediately filled with water, and, in about three minutes, went to the bottom. At the time of this disaster, she had about eighty persons on board, of whom eleven only were saved. The Ayr was also much damaged, and reached Greenock in an almost sinking state.

Another steam-packet, the City of Glasgow, while coming out of Douglas harbour, in the Isle of Man, on Wednesday the 19th ult. struck on a rock, and is a perfect wreck; but happily no lives were lost.

The Baron of Renfrew.-This large ship, of which we stated the cargo in our last, having reached the English shore, was for some time in imminent danger of being wrecked on the sands on which she struck. She was, however, got off, but it was only to experience a still greater disaster. The weather being severe, she was driven into the channel; and, proceeding to the opposite coast, struck on the ground, between Dunkirk and Gravelines, where she is wrecked. Most of her crew have reached Dover.

The Papal Government.-Leo XII. has instituted an asylum for assassins, in Osa, and three other unhealthy towns. The papal edict states, that "it is for the purpose of repeopling these places. Every assassin who flies for refuge to one of these towns, which are about ten leagues from the spot where the greatest number of travellers are murdered, is to be free from all further pursuit." This presents us with a melancholy picture of civil institutions and polity. The towns are first depopulated by filth and bad government, and then the pope, and his senate of cardinals, can find no other way to replenish them with inhabitants, than by rendering them sanctuaries for assassins!

A young Condor.-A gentleman of Philadelphia, lately brought from Peru to the above city, a young Condor. This bird is the largest of the feathered tribe that is known. When full-grown, its wings extend twenty-two feet from tip to tip. It is exceedingly voracious, subsisting entirely on prey, and has been known to fly off with sheep, and occasionally with young children. In its wild state it is found only among the Andes.

enormous

Northern Expedition.-Captain_Parry has lately returned to England, the Fury having been forced on shore by some masses of ice, on the first of August last, and so much damaged, that on the twentythird she was abandoned. In consequence of this disaster, her officers and crew were put on board the Hecla, in which ship they have reached their native land in safety. During their absence, no discovery has been made; but one seaman has been drowned, and another died through disease.

To prevent Damp Walls.-In some parts of North America, to secure from the damp, houses built in low and swampy situations, the following method is adopted: When the walls are about two feet high, they are covered over with thin sheets of lead, upon which the superstructure is raised. By this means the damp is arrested by the lead, and its further ascent prevented.

To

Paint made with Potatoes.-Take a pound of potatoes, skinned and well baked. Bruise them in three or four pounds of boiling water, and then pass them through a hair sieve. this, add two pounds of good chalk in fine powder, previously mixed up with four pounds of water, and stir the whole together. This mixture will form a sort of glue, capable of receiving any kind of colour, even that of powdered charcoal, brick, or soot, which may

be used for painting gates, palings, and other articles exposed to the air.

Dr. Bogue.--Died, Oct. 25, after a few days' illness, at the house of the Rev. John Nelson Goulty, Brighton, The Rev. Dr. Bogue, of Gosport, in his 77th year. He had been about 50 years Pastor of the church of Protestant dissenters at Gosport, was Tutor of the Missionary Seminary, and one of the first promoters of the London Missionary Society.

His loss will be as deeply and extensively felt, as perhaps that of any man of his day. He was one of those who contributed greatly to influence the character of the public mind.

Literary Notices.

Just Published.

A Vindication of the Proceedings of the Edinburgh Bible Society, relative to the Apocrypha, against the Aspersions of the "Eclectic Review."

Also, a New Edition of the Statement by the Committee of the Edinburgh Bible Society, relative to the Circulation of the Apocrypha by the British and Foreign Bible Society.

The Outlines of Truth, by a Lady, in one vol. post. octavo.

The Third Part of Dr. Jamieson's Dictionary

of Mechanical Science. 5s.

A Review of Nonconformity; A Discourse

delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. J. Kennedy, of Bury, Lancashire. By John Ely, Minister of Providence Chapel, Rochdale. 1s. The Christian Father's Present to his Children. By the Rev. J. A. James. Third Edition. 12mo. 7s. boards.

Sermons, and Plans of Sermons, on many of the most important Texts of Holy Scripture, never before published. By the late Rev. Joseph Benson. 8vo. Part IV.

Biographical Sketches of the Lives and Public Ministry of various Holy Women; in which are included Several Letters from the Rev. J. Wesley never before published. By Z. Taft. 12mo. 4s. boards.

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An Essay on the Education of the People. By James Scott Walker.

The Natural History of the Bible. By Thaddeus Mason Harris, D.D. 8s. boards.

Catechism on the Evidences of the Bible; in Rhyme, By W. F. Lloyd.

Sermons. By John Bruce. 8vo. 10s. bds. My Uncle Timothy. By Mrs. Sherwood. 2s. Memoir of Mr. John Chamberlain, late Missionary in India. By William Yates. 8vo. 10s. boards.

Poems; Moral, Rural, Humorous, and Satirical. By John Pooley. 2s. 6d. boards.

Dr. Grey's Method of Artificial Memory; Abridged, and adapted to general use. By John Henry Todd. 4s. 6d. boards.

Museum Asianum; or, Sacred Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties of Nature and Art, in the Eastern World. By Charles Hulbert. 4 vols. boards. £1. 1s.

A Descriptive Catalogue of embellished Works on Architectural Antiquities and Topography. By John Britton, F.S. A. &c.

The Importance of Personal Holiness to the Christian Minister. A Discourse. By Henry March.

A Second Edition of the Memoirs of Mrs. Elizabeth Harvard, late of the Wesleyan Mission to Ceylon and India. By her Husband. 2s. 6d. boards.

Goldsmith's History of England; with Watkins's Continuation to 1885. Embellished with elegant Engravings. 8vo. bds. 15s.

A New Edition of Buchan's Domestic Medicine: Corrected and Improved according to the present state of medical knowledge, by an an eminent Physician. 8vo. bds. 12s.

In the Press.

The Rev. Dr. Morrison is printing "A Parting Memorial;" consisting of Discourses written and preached in China, at Singapore, on board Ship at Sea, in the Indian Ocean, at the Cape of Good Hope, and in England.

Characters Contrasted; or, Character Modified by Education. By the Author of the "Mirven Family." In one vol. 12mo.

The Holy Inqusition; being an Historical Statement of the Origin, Progress, Decline, and Fall of that Infamous Tribunal. Originally written in Latin, by Philip A. Limborch, DD. Re-modelled and enlarged by C. Mackenzie.

Origin of Signs, Clubs, Coffee-Houses, &c. &c. Intended as a Lounge-Book for Londoners and their Country Cousins.

Tavern Anecdotes, and Reminiscences of the

Preparing for Publication.

A Second Volume of Biographical Sketches of the Lives and Ministry of various Holy Women. By Z. Taft.

On the 1st of November, the Rev. Robert Hall's Sermon on the Death of Dr. Ryland.

Memoirs of the late Rev. S. Morell, of Norwich. By the Rev. J. Binney, of Newport. In one vol. 12mo.

Preparing for publication in a cheap form, in one volume, post octavo; The English Gentleman's Library Manual; or, A Guide to the Choice of Useful Modern Books in British and Foreign Literature. With Biographical, Critical, and Literary Notices. By William Goodhugh.

Mr. Hyman Hurwitz, Author of “Vindiciæ Hebraicæ, &c." has now in the press, a Volume of Moral Hebrew Tales, translated from ancient Hebrew Works: to which will be prefixed, a Popular Essay on the Still Existing Remains of the Uninspired Writings of the Ancient Hebrew Sages.

The English-Gaelic and Gaelic-English Dictionary, which was nearly ready for publication, but destroyed at Mr. Moyes' fire in GrevilleStreet last year, is again printing, and will be published early in November. To it is appended a Grammar of the Gaelic Language: the whole forming one large 4to volume, containing nearly 1100 closely printed pages.

ERRATUM. In col. 940, line 21, for "RIETAULT ABBEY," read "RIEVAULX Abbey.”

LONDON: PRINTED AT THE CAXTON PRESS, BY H. FISHER, SON, AND CO,

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