had taken hold of her mind, and had brought her under subjection to its holy and heavenly principles. She had imbibed as correct and clear ideas of her duty to God and to her fellow-men, and the destiny that awaited her at death, as most persons enjoy who have a perfect use of all their faculties. For steadiness, diligence, and perseverance, none could excel her, and no task given her was too much for her to master. At length her composition became so correct, as scarcely to be discernable to be that of a deaf-mute. Her memory was very retentive, and her intellect clear and powerful.

In her composition, she generally used the best words to express her meaning; and even on her death-bed, her words were so well selected, that they conveyed her ideas with the greatest accuracy.

There is reason to believe, that very soon after going to Bannockburn, Helen regretted having left the Institution; but it was not till a few weeks before her death that she intimated her desire to return, by causing a friend to write to ascertain if she could be allowed to occupy her former situation. "The letter," says her biographer, "owing to my illness, not being answered so soon as she expected, she seems to have formed the determination of making a personal application on the subject. Accordingly, on the last day of the year 1845 she left Stirling, and arrived at Granton Pier at night. The night being -dark, and being nigh-sighted, she entrusted herself to the guidance of a gentleman who, unknown to her, had the same defect in vision as herself, to see her up the pier. When they left the steamer, instead of turning towards the town, they both went straight forward, and in an instant plunged into the sea. She was the last of the two in being taken out of the water-was taken to the hotel, and after the usual means were employed, she was restored to animation, and was able to give my name and residence. When she could be removed, she was brought to my house, and felt so happy at being again among her old friends, that she could scarcely be prevailed upon to go to bed, and thought herself much better than she really was. For a few days no danger was apprehended; but inflammation in the lungs made its appearance; and although it was temporarily subdued, there was reason to fear that the issue would be fatal. Her sufferings, which she bore patiently, were great; but on Sunday morning, the 18th of January 1846, she was relieved of them all, by her spirit leaving the mortal part, and taking its flight to those mansions prepared for the spirits of the just made perfect.

Mr. Campbell of Edinburgh, her former pastor, thus describes a visit paid to her a day or two before her decease.

"Her look was greatly altered; but her bodily weakness strikingly

contrasted with the mental activity and vigour which her countenance expressed. Imperfectly as my conversation was carried on, having to be conducted through the medium of a young friend who could use the finger language, and translated what I spoke, I have seldom left the bed-side of the dying disciple with a more lively satisfaction in the sufficiency of the gospel of Christ for our utmost necessities. She was sensibly affected by every allusion to the sufferings and sorrows of a gracious Redeemer. Indeed, at such moments she made no attempts to speak, her heart was full, the lip quivered,—the eye was moistened with strong emotion,—and her whole countenance was expressive of joyful satisfaction.

"She viewed herself as on the brink of death; and when the faith of the gospel was spoken of as a preparation for that hour, she said, 'I cannot say I am afraid to die, yet, occasionally, a dark cloud rests upon my spirit.' I shall not soon forget the cordial assent which she gave to the truth, that as a cloud rested upon the spirit of the Divine Saviour himself when he passed through the valley of the shadow of death, his followers may not expect to be entirely exempt from such a trial. But that his life was their life, and his triumph over death the security of theirs. If her look could have been put into language, it would have been the adoring exclamation, 'My Lord, and my God!' After this, she expressed a firm persuasion of the grace and faithfulness of Jesus, but added, the memory of my past sins makes me afraid." According to the sentiment, that our sins are a most natural reason for terror, I added, that the gospel contemplates this very state of helplessness and natural terror, and points to his blood as the remedy; she earnestly responded to the quickening truth; and as each passage in succession was quoted, graciously assuring the believer of the fulness of the great salvation, she signified her grateful satisfaction. This was enough. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee.'

"The conversation having been closed abruptly, her kind friend saw her no more. But he says, "I think, of her as one of the spirits of the just made perfect: and as one of that redeemed family with whom I trust to be for ever associated, if 'I find mercy of the Lord in that day.""

Thus she found the gospel all-powerful to salvation while she lived, and richly experienced its consolations when she died in the full enjoyment of the Christian's hope.

POPERY INCONSISTENT WITH LOYALTY.

WE are indebted for the following singular and startling communication to the last address published by the Committee of the National Club. It places in a very serious aspect the character of the Romish church in England and Ireland; and shews pretty clearly that the Papists do not occupy that neutral position in the political world to which they lay claim. Whatever may be the real value of the Pope's ban, it is certainly an awful and weighty thought, that the Roman power is pledged to crush not only the principles of Protestantism, but the persons of all who hold that faith; even, (to quote their own words) "though they should be invested with imperial, regal, ducal, or any other dignity whatever." It matters nothing, to say with honest Bunyan, that giant Pope, " by reason of age, and also of the many shrewd brushes that he met with in his younger days, is now grown so crazy and stiff in his joints that he can do little but grin and bite his nails." The spirit of popery is essentially disloyal and treasonable; and we cannot but think that in this Bull we have something sufficiently tangible to sanction us in acting with extreme caution towards that body, especially as we presume there are certain pains and penalties connected with this sentence of cursing and excommunication whenever and wherever circumstances permit it to be carried out into full effect.

“It is not perhaps generally known that our beloved queen and her Protestant subjects are declared to be excommunicated and accursed by the Irish Roman Catholic priesthood. This statement is founded on the fact, that they are so denounced by the Bull In Conâ Domini: which was first published by Pope Martin V., about A.D. 1420, and was republished with additions by seven different Popes, at different periods up to the year 1741, when it was republished by Pope Benedict XIV., since which time, no additions have been made to it. In one of the books of moral Theology, used with the sanction of the Rowan Catholic seminaries, this Bull is introduced in these words :-"This Bull Cœnâ Domini, so called because it is annually solemly published at Rome on the day Cœnæ Domini-which is said to have been published under Martin V, about the year 1420, and was added to under Leo X., Paul III., &c,"”—(Peter Dens, vol. vi., page 298.) Of the existence of this Bull at the present day, there can be no

reasonable doubt. It has been admitted on oath by Irish Roman Catholic prelates-by Dr. Doyle, before a Committee of the House of Lords, April 21, 1825-by Dr. M'Hale, before the Irish Education Commission, November 4, 1826. That it continues to be "annually delivered out," was admitted by Lord Beaumont, a Roman Catholic Peer, in the House of Lords, so recently as the 6th of December last. The Bull itself is in print, and may be had of Messrs. Hatchard.

"This Bull is not merely a denunciation of errors, as has been stated by its defenders, but of persons; and its first section “excommunicates and curses on the part of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," (amongst others, such as "Lutherans, Calvinists, Trinitarians,”) “all and singular other heretics, under whatever name they may be classed, or of whatever sect they may be." This of necessity includes the Sovereign of these realms, who by law must be a Protestant: and the specific teaching at Maynooth is, that "heretical princes are excommunicated in the public cases contained in the Bull Cœnæ Domini, and cannot be absolved by the Major Pænitentiarius (or highest authority next under the Pope for granting absolution, a Cardinal at Rome), but are reserved to the Pope himself."-(See Peter Dens, vol. viii., page 82)

POWER OF FASCINATION.

The influence of fascination is possessed by the Tiger, and all the feline species, over many other creatures. When one of these animals is espied by a herd of deer, particularly, they stop at once, as if struck by a spell, while the tiger lies still, his eyes fixed on them, and quietly awaiting their approach, which they seldom fail to make gradually within his spring; for the large royal tiger cannot run speedily or far.

The glow of the tiger's eye is fierce and powerful. I myself once passed a royal tiger in the night near a wood, and could plainly perceive the scintillations from his eyes. He was deterred from approaching us by the light of flambeaux, and the noise of a small drum which we carried, which was beat by a servant for purpose of scaring him away.

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Wherever tigers roam or couch, a number of birds continually

collect or hover about them, screaming and crying as if to create an alarm. But the peacock seems to be particularly allured by him; for the instant a flock of pea-fowl perceive him, they advance towards him directly, and begin strutting round him with wings fluttering, quivering feathers, and bristling and expanded tails. Of this enticement the fowlers also make their advantage; for, by painting a brown cloth screen, about six feet square, with black spots or streaks, and advancing under its cover fronting the sun, the birds either approach towards them, or suffer them to steal near enough to be sure of their mark, by means of a hole left in the canvas for them to fire through.

Several other instances of the fascination of animals I have myself been witness to in Bengal. Three or four times, where a line of troops, marching in a long uninterrupted series, passed a herd of deer, I observed that when their attention was taken off from grazing, by the humming, murmuring noise proceeding from the troops in passing, they at first, and for a while, stood staring and aghast, as if attracted by the successive progression of the files, all clothed in red. At length, however, the leading stag, "vir gregis ipse," striking the ground, snorted, and immediately rushed forward across the ranks, followed by the whole collection, to the utter dismay and confusion of the soldiery: thus running into the very danger one naturally supposes they must have at first been anxious to avoid. The men, who were apprized by the sound of their approach, stopped, and made way for them. Over the heads of the others, who were heedless and inattentive, they bounded with wonderful agility, and fled over the plain.

Driving one evening along the road in a phaeton, and pretty fast, I perceived a young heifer running near the carriage, with her eyes intently fixed upon one of the hind wheels; by the whirling of which the animal seemed completely struck and affected. Thus pursuing her object for about a quarter of a mile, she, by a sudden impulse, rapidly darted forward towards the wheel, which then striking her nose, the attention of the creature became interrupted by the violence of the friction, and was, of course, withdrawn: she then immediately stood stock still, and presently after turned about slowly and made off.

Beyond all other animals, however, serpents possess most eminently this occult power: frequently are they seen revolved