we discover our humility, our cheerfulness, and our understanding, without the imputation of vanity.

The House-keeper's Guide.

Durable Shoes.-Matthew Lansberg, the Francis Moore of the Continent, observes, in his last publication, that if you wish to have a shoe of durable materials, you should make the upper leather of the mouth of a hard drinker, for that never lets in water, the sole of women's tongues, for they never wear out, and the seams of the venom of a Jesuit, for that is everlasting.

Test to Distinguish Iron from Steel.-When a drop of diluted nitric acid or aquafortis is put upon steel, and allowed to remain upon it for a few minutes, and then washed off with water, it will leave a black spot, whereas the spot formed by nitric acid upon iron is grey. -The colour of the black spot is owing to the carbon of the steel, which is converted into charcoal by the acid, and in that state is distinguishable by the eye; whereas upon iron, which is nearly free from carbon, this effect cannot take place.

Antidotes for Poison.-1. When the preparation of arsenic, mercury, antimony, copper, or of any metal, or when any unknown substance or matter has been swallowed, and there have speedily ensued heat of the mouth and throat, violent pain of the stomach, retching and vomiting, immediately drink plentifully of warm water, with common soap, or white of egg, or common sugar, mixed with, or dissolved in it. Two or three quarts of warm water, with from three or four ounces to half a pound of soap, a dozen eggs, or a pound of sugar, will not be too much.

2. When the preparations of opium, henbane, nightshade, hemlock, tobacco, foxglove, or stramonium, or any poisonous fungus mistaken for mushrooms, or spirituous liquors in excess, or any other unknown matters have been swallowed, exciting sickness without pain of the stomach, or producing giddiness, drowsiness, and sleep, give instantly one table-spoonful of flour of mustard in warm water, and repeat it in copious draughts of warm water, constantly, until vomiting takes place. If the person become so insensible as not to be easily roused, give the mustard in vinegar, instead of water, and rub and shake the body actively and incessantly.

3. When oil of vitriol, spirits of salt, or aquafortis have been swallowed, or spilt upon the skin, immediately drink, or wash the part with large quantities of water; and, as soon as they can be procured, add soap, or potash, or chalk to the water.

* Cheap Anti-attrition.-Two parts of pulverized plumbago, added to 10 parts of hog's lard, form an excellent composition for diminishing friction in machines.

Piggery. This subject is highly deserving of economical notice. We shall not, however, détain our readers long at the stye-door; but remind them that pigs, like men, are fond of company at their meals, and will fatten much sooner if kept four or five in each sty, instead of being confined to the eating their meals in imperial solitude. Let it be observed, too, that a little antimony thrown amongst their food, twice or thrice a week, during the last weeks of their fattening, will promote that operation considerably.

Among many advantages that might result from growing Indian corn in this country, the favourable nature of it with regard to feeding pigs may be mentioned; as a proof of which, we can state, that a pig gained, by feeding on Indian corn, in the course of six weeks and three days, the enormous weight of fifteen stone.

The Cornwall Correspondent.

Cure for the Influenza.-" Gin sling, piping hot, will break up your cold after a few glasses, and make you well."-Georgia Patriot. Happy is he that procured a Share of the late seizure It is capital stuff.

Two Gossips in a neigbouring county, chatting together, one remarked of a third and absent gossip that he had asserted that his father was a clergyman in Scotland, when it was well known he had been a drover, and by honest industry had amassed sufficient to buy a farm, called C- -s, the other replied, that the absent gossip was not so far out, as his father must have been pastor of a flock in his time.

Our correspondent, who wishes to know respecting the right of seizing cases of foreign liquors, and if a person officiating as a Collector of the Customs should be a printer, merchant, auctioneer,'-in short a Caleb Quotem?—To this we can say nothing, but with respect to the seizure of a paltry barrel of pork, or a few cases of gin, we must have recourse to the proverb"A hungry bites sharp." The spirit of the law and the sense of the public are entirely against it.

We beg to inform "An Admirer of the Gossip" that though we agree with him respecting bis opinion of a certain Editor's talents for writing, that we by no means think him responsible for the ungrammatical construction of sentences quoted from London Papers.-B. is received.

PRINTED FOR THE EDITOR, BY ALEX. HOLMES.

The clouds of night were now passing over us; but our minds were visited by clouds of another description; and the regret for the past, with the idea of our present separation, seemed to congregate, untold fears, gloomy forebodings, and irksome prospects, with scarcely a cheering ray between them. These were our impressions before departing, and now the last important object was to be finally arranged, which regarded our pending grievance and our hoped-for advocacy of Mr. Playfair. It was then agreed that a deputation of Plumtree, Forrester, and myself should wait upon the worthy gentleman. Matters of diplomacy are willingly conceded by boys, who generally conceive the honour dearly purchased by the trouble. Not so with boys of larger growth: how often do we find ignorance and presumption usurping the place of talent and integrity, and a tattling blockhead passing himself off as a person of education, rank, and inge

nuity, without the least visible particle of truth in his pretensions. We then separated for the night, and homeward each took off his several way.' When I reached home, I discovered that messengers had been sent in various directions in search of me, that my aunt herself had been out and returned several times, that Mr. Birch had communicated all the particulars, with notes and embellishments, much to my prejudice, and the discomfort of my grandmother and aunt. I was, in fact, accused of every thing; but I was glad to hear that Mr. Wallace, a friend to the family had undertaken to accompany me to school the next morning, the time corresponding with that proposed for our interview with Mr. Playfair, and the residence of the latter gentleman being a short distance from the way, gave me some hopes that we might have an interview. These points settled, considerably appeased the disquiet I laboured under from the despair of having some friend present at the momentous meeting between the revolters and Gabriel Birch. But I was to act a more immediate part in the drama. My grandmother, honest woman, now joined my aunt, my cousin, a full-grown young man, (who had completed his education, and was about to sail to Jamaica to be placed under the care of my father, and who always took a warm interest in my fate and fortunes,) and myself. "Weel Frank," said my grandmother, "what's to come out o' a' thae mishanters and backslidings frae what is right and just? I'm sure ye can hae na gude cause to assign for such proceedins-but as ye mak' your bed sae ye maun ly down. So ye couldna let the decent man a-be?-ye couldna let the minister-the lord's annointed alane. Weel, weel, ye'll aiblins learn, when it's owre late, that he's wise that's timely wary."

My dear grandmother,' said, I you have heard but one side of this matter; and when you have heard the other I am sure from your strong sense of justice you will see cause to alter your present opinion.' Ay, she replied, "that's just what James Wallace said; but I opine and maintain that it's wrang and sinful to meddle and molest the gude minister. Oh, that Matthew Meek were alive to pour into this young

man the balsam of gude advice. But we'll see tomorrow, when ye'll appear before Baillie M'Whiggie, the baxter, we a' the lave o' your truant gentry.". I now began to look serious at this plain exposition of what was about to take place. I felt like Damocles under the hair-suspended sword. My grandmother here remarked, that I might "weel look blate," and she was glad to see that I had some sense of my disgraced and degraded condition. These observations sunk deep: I felt as if I had run against the point of a sword, and I sobbed aloud in unfeigned agony. My cousin, Richard Douglas, seeing me so downcast, now interposed, and lent me encouragement. He told me he doubted not that all would go in my favour, that it was now notorious that Birch had acted a most despotical part towards his pupils, and that he would attend the examination in the morning. He bade me be of good cheer, and said he would take an opportutunity to prepare Mr. Playfair beforehand with all the particulars I had made him acquainted. Thus reinforced, by a cohort of friends, I became considerably relieved from anxiety, that great destroyer of the sunshine of the mind. In fact it was quite reasonable to infer, from the tone of thinking on this business, that Mr. Birch would not come of triumphant. My aunt Ellenor seemed to be warmly inclined that justice should be done, which I regretted she did not express before her mother retired. However, as things now stood in so fair a train, I enjoyed supper, with my friends, with a better zest, than I conceived I should, on my return home. The family retired to rest, and I to think upon the past, or, as amendment is a personage of greater courtesy than repentance, I think it must have been with that honest gentleman I made up my peace before I allowed the soft hand of repose to close my senses. What with fatigue, and the want of sleep the night before, I slept. more soundly than reasonable anticipation led me to believe. Next morning brought a gloomy suspense and consequent uneasiness. It was to be a day of trial, of which the result, though the affair now wore a different aspect, was uncertain, and every hour sounded like those that shorten the period that is to decide the