than those who float over the errors of
centu ies, and it may be, sink and destroy
the powers created for the reception of
truth alone. We pass at least one third of
our lives before we understand the value of
education, and then when we would re-
deem our time, how puzzled and perplexed
we feel in groping our way back to any
point whence we would again set out in
the hope of going farther and doing better! |
Pestalozzi's system goes to the root of the
evil, and what the mind comprehends,
that it retains with little effort if habi-
tuated to a patient dependence upon its
own powers, will naturally reject all that
is shallow and fallacious, storing nothing
that the outward letter and the inward
spirit of truth do not bear testimony to.
What a change will take place in the arts
and sciences, as well as in morals, when
truth seeks truth!"

SAVING BANKS IMPROVED.

With the principle of "Sunday Banks" every benevolent and must cordially unite; but whether some improvement may not be made in the detail of management, ap. pears worth considering.

They form the connecting link between the. Soving Bauks' depositors and the indigent poor, and are the fruitful source of the immense and rapidly increas ing accessions which are annually making to the parochial poor.

To assist this class, therefore, so as to render their own earnings adequate to their support, and thus save them from the degradation of actual pauperism, must be a work of the truest benevolence, and soundest political expediency.

For reasous sufficiently obvious, all measures destined to accomplish this end should be strictly parochial. It is proposed, therefore, to institute in the parish of au association, to be called "The Parochial Provident Society," for promoting habits of industry, forethought, economy, and independence among the labouring poor of the parish.

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The objects of the society to be similar in principle to those which have been so successfully and beneficially pursued by the Dorking Provident Institution," as detailed in a pamphlet lately published. These objects are, to receive from the la The returning to the poor man his little bouring poor such weekly deposits as they stock of savings (which he was unable to may be able to make from their earnings husband himself) in one sum, and that at a during the months of most productive emseason generally devoted to feasting and ployment, and to return the same by merry making, may in some instances pre-weekly payments during that season of the sent a temptation to dev.ate from that line year when work is scarce, and provisions of prudence which has been inculcated, are dear. too powerful for all to resist. To obviate this inconvenience, is the object of the sub oined.

The benefits of such a society, in affording to the poor man a secure depository for his surplus earnings of one part of the Reflections on the Erpediency of forming Pa- year, until he should require them to make rechial Institutions fo p om ting Habits of good the deficiencies of another part, Ind stry, Frethe ght, and Economy among would be considerable, even if no other the Labo rig oor, by as isting them in were to ensue; white a society, thus conadapting the Income of the Yer to its Ex-stituted, would possess the great advantage pen iture, so that the Surplus of one Season should be preserved to supply the Deficiencies of another.

of being self-supported, and independent of casual aid But if contributions should be given by the opulent and humaue in aid of the poor man's own earnings, and to enhance his winter returns, the induce. ments which this advantage would hold out to the industrious to become a depositor, could not fail to exert a powerfui in fluence ou many of this class, calculated to produce the most beneficial consequences both to themselves and the community.

This class have no surplus annual income It is presumed that this simple expedient to juve t in “ Bauks for Savings," and are for assisting the poor man to apportion his consequently in no condition to profit by little income, so as to adapt it to the vathese admirable institutions; but they have rious wants of the year, would have conat certain seasons of the year surplus ear. - siderable effect in promoting habits of ings, which, if husbanded and protected, prudeuce, sobriety, and economy, in this Would amply provide for the deficiencies useful class of society; that it would thus or the remainder, without any aid from teud to advance them in the scale of moral private charity, or any demand ou the pub-worth and individual respectability, and lic poor-rates. finally act as a most effectual preventative

of their sinking into that abject indigence | H. R. H. had ever given his support to siand recklessness which have of late years milar institutions. The Duke of York, in been so rapidly and so alarmingly degrad-reply, said, that no disposition of his time ing and demoralizing to the labouring poor could possibly be more grateful to his feelof this country. ings; and awarded his highest praise to the meeting for their labours in the general

cond period noted above), when it began
to adopt the plan of Local Auxiliaries, so
successfully acted on by several other In-
stitutions, its growth became rapid beyond
all expectation.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE PRISONS IN
RUSSIA.

Mr. Venning, a Member of the Society in London for the Improvement of Prison Discipline, lately visited Russia; and laid before the Government of that country a memorial upon Prison Discipline, pointing out the defects generally prevalent, and

the measures best calculated to remove

the days when the armies of Rome went
forth to conquer, would have afforded a
fine subject for the pen of a Cæsar or a
Livy; and which has created yo little sen-
sation among the natives of Upper India. '
On his Lordship reaching Allahabad, the
river was unusually low-so much so, in-
ble for the fleet to have passed the sands of
deed, as to have made it next to impossi-
Pappamow, when just at the moment of
His Excellency reaching the most difficult
and shallow part of the stream, the river
suddenly rose four feet; and the passage
was effected by the Soonamookee in grand
river subsided to its former depth. This is
style. Almost immediately afterwards the
considered by the natives as a most favor-
able omen of his Lordship's success.
mine favente, tutus eris. We learn like-
wise that a severe shock of an earth-
quake was likewise experienced at Cawn-
pore and its vicinity, on the morning
when Marquis Hastings was mounting an
of the 16th instant, almost at the moment
elephant, to proceed to the camp of the
head quarters of the Grand Army: formed
in the neighbourhood of a place called
Jouee. The natives, combining this phe-

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them. The greatest attention was paid to this representation. Mr. V. was furnished with a passport into all the prisons of Petersburgh, and requested to make a report ou their condition. Prince Galit zin, upon every occasion, manifested sincere interest in the success of the under. taking, and afforded the most cordial assistance. The Emperor not only patro nised these exertions by his authority, but set a noble' example to all his subjects, by personally inspecting some of the prisons. A report was sent in by Mr. Venning containing a detailed account of the different places of confinement he had vi-nomenon, with the remarkable rising of sited, accompanied with suggestions of various improvements which appeared most necessary. This report was immediately taken into consideration, and his Imperial Majesty issued orders for the prompt introduction of the reforms, which the present state of the prisons rendered practicable. Under the same authority, Mr. V. then proceeded to Moscow, where similar measures were adopted. Thus has this great work commenced in Russia under the happiest auspices, aud no reasonable doubt can be entertained of inesti

mable advantages resulting from it, as the new prisons to be erected in that country will have the advantage of all the latest improvements, the Emperor being desirous of adoping whatever is really beneficial.

INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE

FROM THE

BRITISH SETTLEMENTS IN INDIA.

CALCUTTA.

SINGULAR COINCIDENCES.

The latest letters from Cawnpore, mention the departure of His Excellency the Most Noble the Governor General from that station Oct. 16th, and state that all the divisions of the army were in motion. On the arrival of His Excellency at Allahabad, a circumstance occurred, which in

the Ganges, and the fall of rain at AllahaGovernor General's approach, which by enbad and Cawnpore, at the time of the suring a plentiful crop, providentially removed the alarming apprehensions that had begun to be entertained, of a famine, consider his Lordship as a peculiar favorite of Providence, and pronounce that bis arms will be invincible, when he takes the field against the Pindarees.

EPIDEMIC :

: ITS RAVAGES, AND CAUSES. The following information dates as far back as December 2, 1817. As the event has greatly alarmed the friends in Britain of our forces serving abroad, we would remind them that long since that date our accounts are more favourable. The cause to which thisvisitation is attributed, is the reason of the article appearing.

The letters from every part of the country in the course of last week, contain melancholy accounts of the further ravages of the prevailing epidemic. It has shown itself in the centre division of the army. The chief mortality was among the camp followers and sepoys; but many a European had also been a victim to the disorder. The number of dead, reported on the 17th only, amounted to 500 Natives and 29 Europeans. Ou the 19th, it continued unabated. With all that, laudanum, brandy

enclose an account of the results; the distances and bases have been determined trigonometrically, and the work proved by inferring from the snowy peak alone the latitude of Peleebhut; which coincided with Mr. Burrow's observations to five seconds of a great circle, or in space 84 English fathoms; the distance between the great mosque in that town, and the nearest point of the snowy range, being in round numbers 98,000 fathoms.

THE ROBBER Robbed :

ginger, bitters, are stated to have been administered with success, as well as calo mel to complete the cure. There was but little Drogue Amére procurable in camp The cause of the disease is attributed there to the immoderate use of Bauzrah and Holcus Indicus; we think, or a variety and smaller kind of it. Rice of course cannot be obtained every where as a prop to the ories; nor can it be always new. There are, however, other opinions, some of which are stated in the Hurkaru to rest on high medical authority. "At one of the great Mailahs held at furdwar every 12th year, in the mouth of April, a sudden blast of cold air from the hills which came down the course of the Gauges, produced so vio-related by Sir Francis Macuaughten in his lent and fatal a cholera morbus, that 20,000 persons perished in the course of three or four days. Great as this number is, it will not appear incredible, when it is known, that ou such an occasion nearly a million of people are supposed to be collected. Iu common years he number at the fair is estimated at 300,000."

Or too many for a Jew.

The following instance of decoity was

charge to the Jury at the last Calcutta Sessions: Jan. 7, 1818. It shews to what boldness and dexterity the robbers have arrived. The case did not appear in the calendar of accusations: partly, because of the exposure it would have made of the Jew's character; and partly, because of the number of culprits concerned: per

FURTHER SURVEYS OF INTERIOR INDIA. A Letter from Lieut. W. S. WEBB, of the Ben al Infantry dated Camp, Fort Pee-haps, too, among them were some of his thora Gub, pi 2, 1816, contains the foll wing interesting particulars:

1m on the eve of commencing a tour, which may for some months to come place me in situations which will preclude any regular correspondence. I have been incessantly occupied in the business of my survey. You will have heard that we have been involved in another campaign with the Nipalese. I accompanied the head quarters to Col. Adams's detachment. Set again at leisure by the recent ; eace, I am now about to commence my travels in the Siberian regions of Bootan. I have to-day received a letter from the Tartar Chiefs, that they hope to commence their journey northward eleven days hence: they are now with their wives and little ones assembled at Askoth, four days journey from hence, and to which place they migrate, if I may be allowed to use the word, when frozen out of their native villages by the severity of winter, returning thither again at the commencement of spring. I expect to set of with this mot ey group in a caravan about the middle of this mouth, without any Europe on companion, and purpose, if circumstances prove favourable to my re searches, to tide among them some months

I have been able during my survey to determine the altitudes of 27 peaks in the great suowy chain of mountains, which with a sketch of the province of Kumaon, I have recently sent to Lord Moira. 1

own people, who well knew the ways and secrets of his go-down.

A Jew merchant had a godown, in which he had stolen bale goods at some distance from his house. It happened that about noon one Sunday, he went out to take a walk. He passed his own godown, there he saw a number of Hackerys at the door of it, and a number of people in the inside, removing his bales to the Hackerys. He was well pleased, for he took for granted that his Sircar had found a purchaser: ne-ver suspecting that in a public street and in open day, such an outrage could be attempted. He pursued his walk, and arrived at his own house, where, by the merest accident, the Sircar had come. The merchant asked what he was doing there? He said he had come to make up the accounts, as he had not had time to do it the day before. He was then told that the godown was open, that, a number of Hackerys were at the door, and a number of people removing the bales. The man said it was impossible, for he had the key in his possession. You may suppose they became alarmed-they went to the godown. They there saw the Hackerys, some of them loaded in the street: a man, like a Sircar in appearance, and about eighty coolies hard at work in the inside. On the appearance of the proprietor they all made off.

MAHOMEDAN VIOLENCE ABATING.

Our readers will notice the effect of the

now throwing off. Translating and preaching are going on as far as health and We were glad to perceive that during strength permit. In consequence of the the late celebration of their Mohurum, the late edict issued by the Canton governMussulmaus seemed not to rauge through ment, several Chinese, some of whom every street of Calcutta in the same num were formerly employed about the mission bers and with the same frenzy as of late in China, have come hither. May this reyears The noisy and lewd demonstrations treat to which th y have found it adviseable of the Bengalees in their festivals offer lit-to flee, prove the place of their emancipatle beyond troublesomeness. But the set- tion from the bondage of sin! tled intolerant spirit of the Sons of Islam, and the particular fierceness to which they work themselves up, on the occasion alluded to, are of a much more exceptionable nature, and are very properly kept under Our readers will conuect with this re mark of our correspondent, the hints we have occasionally dropped, on the declining fervour of the partizans of Mahomet, in Persia, and elsewhere. To what this may be attributed, we scarcely know; but, in all probability, a part of it is not unconnected with a sense of the increasing establishment of Christianity in India, aud the progress of impressions favourable to the gospel, among the natives.

MADRAS.

EstablishmenT OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY.

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severity exercised in China, in dispersing the Chinese Christians and their auherents :-it is more than probable, that some of these converts may carry their principles, in their flight to places where, otherwise, they would continue unknown. CHINA.

CANTON. CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED. The persecuting spirit of the Chinese government still continues; and reuders not only the greatest caution and most pru dent care necessary in acting, but also prevents doing any thing publicly and vowedly in the cause of the Gospel.

A severe edict, lately issued by the local government, has obliged some of the na tives employed by Dr. Morrison, and Euro

In February last, a meeting of gen-peans, as assistants in the language, to abtlemen took place at the College, having in view the establishment of a Public Library at the Presidency, when several resolutions were passed highly favorable to this liberal undertaking. In a future number we hope to give a detailed account of the proceedings on this interesting occasion.

PENANG.

REMARKABLE HAIL STORM.

On Tuesday, about moon, the remarkable phenomenon of a hail storm occurred upon the signal hill in the centre of the islaud. The morning was attended by the same lazy appearance which has lately prevailed to an unusual extent over our atmosphere, and during a severe squall with thunder and lightning, a heavy shower of hail fell for the space of two minutes. The pieces of ice are described as being of a very irregular shape by our informant, who states, that many equalled in size an ordinary hen's egg.

scond. This despotic measure has thrown some difficulties in the way of proceeding with the printing of his Dictionary; but these, it is hoped, may in course of a little time he overcome. From a Memoir of Dr. Morrison's Journey to Peking, which will most likely be published in England, much genuine information respecting the real state of China, may be expected.

**The effect of this persecution is binted at in the information from Malacca, where a number of Chinese are established: these maintain a precarions intercourse with their friends at home; and some of them retire to spend their latter days in the country which gave them birth. We are not, however, to imagine that the weight of government in China is directed against Christianty exclusively; the following article shews that others meet with equal severity. It does not appear to us, that the sentiments professed by these sectaries, are in opposition to any rities established in China-but this shews, the more evi

This information is dated September 13, dently, the determination of the cousti

1817.

MALACCA.

STATE OF INSTRUCTION.

Here things continue much as they were on the 21st December last. There are se venty scholars in the Chinese schools. The new edition of the Chinese New Testament, mentioned in a former letter, is

tuted authorities, to admit of no innovation, whatever.

OF THE TEA SECT. Translated from the Peking Gazette. This sect is called in Chinese Tsing-chamun keaou, i. e. the Pure Tea Sect. The name probably arose from the circumstance