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THE OT,D PAMU.Y BIBLElJf^ . -jidfcWfivt • -YY hoever- lias traveled among the Bank of* Em Scottish'hills and dales, cannot -have one, in heron fa«lecH«>.observe scrupulous fideli-1 the following tv of the .inhabitants to the old family •When r.>rr?nv bible. A more honorable, trait ofi. And an tfe«oih*wte« character than this canfiptbe found j j for'all men, whether Christian*- or .In* U«JKhe sale was; pSj I fidel-voro : prOne-to put;i'eiishce in I and the,family bib those who.makefile bible their con-1 fulrowner. The ! fidatyt, and-whose,wcUibbtnhcd pages I readily offered ‘>q gliow: the confidence /their owners | had purchased^ \vl possess in it, , i : - hack. Having pai A tew years' ago there dwelt inM creditor .to the^c Ayrshire nti\ancient couple, possess*- rented asniallliQu iog of- this- world's gear, sufficient to I • "i> •*, she pla keep,-them independdnt'-from want of her rapiiey^qrsucb woe/and.a; canny daughtcr ; to bless interest enough to their grey hairs and tottering’steps— able* and',is now A callunt ofa farmeribecair.e enamor- precepls-oPjht^pU ed of tHe daughter, : i - he. nothing opt fea^-vOT: roqk loath, consented to be his; As the adtlot^enlipn js^i 'match was dvpjy wayitWorthy of her; ing up/>f her,brig j the old folks oj^septed^and- nsthey .andif. liiodvappy s 1 were desifons tp Spe theirjiairo-com- le.nahcg J inay.be o i fqrlable, the',twov?eir?vmade one. - Jn of tlie.iih?art ^n< fia few short^;ear^thsr4cythe of time .bidsTair to. be a-*! ; cut down tlufcdld pcon’e, and they tie Comrmmity^of to draw goqds' from the inol,jn -Liverpool/and th' passengersth rough •gave then’ bodies to the dust and them souls to the -- .The yodi :ta.nd oyer th» :< E iogetUer:-i>ie,.duds,-. and i _ j* \vofn,^!es?;' ^ck»tf < uptBose «lalculatcd to be of service to" j hini at hw newmome/ Some neigli- 1 bop, having jfle sairio-itching for-ad* j venture,; sola .off Ujeir-homes and j hqmesieatl/agdwith they oung couple set sail foOAmerica. . i > Possessed of considerable property , in the. shape of -siller,’ this company . ' were «ot-like the generality' of emi- J hi\L poclr and friendless, but liappy l>fuli of-hope of the T future; The t thing done after the landing was, th£ taking out tlie old family heir loom, and returning thank$and praise tojjiin who had guided the bark to a safe ' Yaren, .. /. . " ■ * . -‘t I As- the farmerV object in coming to this country was -to t purchase a farm land follow his occupation, , but little time was spent in the pity he, hadar- ■ * ' *** • his feljow passengers determined on ‘their much of’ii sorrow At the put place, .and at. the st ty fair an'erect posture with liisarm out-stretch-’ ed: should he take fhepb\itioifbf ‘stand at ease,’ the engineer is aware that some Obstruction exists. % Wherf a passenger is waiting at ;the fetation a fed flag ia hoisted by, ; day, ‘and . a swinging light exhibited at'nigbt. in l travel1mg bribe dark-the last carriage, of every cram carries “astern”~to use' a nautical ex; presRipn r r-a“^'* ' ‘ ‘ jaMpifi Which is. red and the', other biue,"‘ . Ay?! long ES the trafn is it/motion'the red , coming -light presentsdttelftawhateverfi.” ,. 1 •—- 1 — J but at the instantbf/stopping, the blue light is turned outward the engineer of the next train instantly sees this change, andis euablcd, by checking the velocity of his engine, : to avoid n colli sion that would be tremendous. The fire of- the engine is. sufficient to give warning to the policeman or to any ob- ject upoH the.road of the approach of a train. Each engine is immediately followed by a lender.or light open vehicle con- sels which navigate the MerSey may be' seen moving along jhe . canal, impelled by tho wind, apparently through fields, with all their.canvass set, either upon,thejrcuunt amidst trees and rising grounds, form ing a view at once unique and pictures que; whilst the more distantpart of the landscape, Newton racecourse and a luxuriant.background on the left, with Burton wood,;*Wjnwick spire,, and kll the varieties of a rich agricultdr2S'-coun try, embracing the lovely vale through wb|cb-the canal runs towards the Mer sey, op the right, presents a scene on winch' the eye delights to rest. A dis tant view of Warrington, with the up per reach’ of the Mesey and Helshy-hill# in the distance, form prominent objects. On the other side of Newton is the great .‘Kenyoifrexcavation. Near the end of this cutting tbe'Kenyon and Leigh Junction’.rail t way joins the .Liverpool and Manchester-line? by -‘two branches penntin^ta thetwo towns' rerpectively. cation to, parliament, that such an amount ’ would be quite insufficient forlhe put:- •' pose, and the undertaking,: was, there fore, divided into a larger number <Jf |jhates; the Marquis of Stafforcl iri'eoir-- Yevolringdatnp; ««*© side ofi sequence of. his immediate, interest^in ' ' “ * * s, v v As I the Duke of Bridgewater’s-canal, be- ’ '' j a subscriber |;o the; extent ofone foliows/.hondred thousand pounds. The parlid-* 'meu^ry. antT' legaT expences to secure the bill, .tqgether.witb the survey of the load, amounted to . o648,294 ; the pur. chase of land, c£95,305 ; the excavatious and embankments along the line; <£199,- 763; the formation, walling; and fenc in’’.the road, cf47,520; and the rails, blocks . and sleepers, *C8S,432. - -The erection" of the. buildings,■’ comprising destination, ie bid them farewell, & : public bai with a light heart turned his face to wards the setting sun. . Indiana at-tliis time was settling.,-last, atub havinjj lieard of its cheap and fertile lands,-he' determined on setllihg withiri its bbir- Ou the banks offhe Wabash he fixed ori a farm, and having paid < caslr for one half. gave a mortgageTor the bal-r a i)l:e7"payahle ^ttr "Orre ycntV’-Having stocked ins 1 arm r •and put seed ni the ground/he rested from "his labor, and . patiently awaited the time, when hfei might go forth to? reap lliD- harvest*., but alaVTno ears'of grain gladdened- ! his heart or rewarded h% toil.-'*The fever of the e untryattacked him.and per reach of the Mersey in the extreme distance. On the left, Summer-bill and its beautiful grounds,-a. richly cultivated Vqun^'?W>k^n^up iilto picturesque Va riety by tlic,natqrq ef tlio „g&>uud, and the varied bodies of foliago and. foreSt scenery, which mark the sight of Knoj^s-. ley-liall, a'glimpse 1 of: which .may be caught /tfhevcnerable.tow- er of.. ^UytprirchuVcb: risitig above the trees, seems to dispute the' way iifront,- -whilst thesplreoT P.rescot diqrch forms a conspicuous object a little more Jo tlib ^oftpirali^ SoutIiirnC,Htwator.; . 5 .T!IE -KISTC! AN 1) •//Fhcreo^rice^ivj&eji This rail way, at the .'same time, by means of the Bolton and Leigh line, per fects the communication. between Bol ton, 'Manchester^ and Liverpool. Beyond Bury-lano and the small riv- er Gles's, or Glazcbrqok. lie the borders ofthe far-fatned Chat Moss. This bar-, ten waste.comprises an area - of abont 12 square miles, varying in depth' from 16 to : 35'feet, the whole mass being of miies from Liverpool begins led.plano jai. Whistomv which of-; throe-eights of <ait yard, and is a mile and a' half bduthaffa^ile/from 'the top plane'; the turnpike-road, from ilt > Manchester crosses the line i!-way\at an acute angle of 34 .ifdfsA med oyer .the rail-way j carae. : '/He;'’l founddws pagei Advancing to ed the corner of hishnekef. i it was. l&otli- anu up^n taeamanorcoaotanao.,^ - ^ knelt it the same ; The, engines, waggons- anil cam- ta f,j e with'hcnorenawrthiu'pVoresied nge3 cost <£52,637.- The aggregate j obhgalions to the giver of all good.--, amount. q^her undertaking was ^S20,- {. [lard and patiently ciid“sh'<itO« tojrti- 000, but from subsequentimproyements t. pay the sum against the promised in tha. works, including,the new tunnel 1 Md*®». but all wquld not ao; ■ /brttino <£1,200,000.-: . [and distracted she relinquished her - - 1 farm and the stock for less than she . . THE AMERICA MECHANIC, l owed her Christ ah neighbor,.who, not Whatever may be the ‘pomp, glory, | satisfied With inat, put uu execution on circumstance,’oi* the great men ofthe fl ,e L IU *'} 1,l “ rc ‘ t . , 1 - 1 \ 4 . , [■world—whatever may be the dazzling j ..On the.Sabbaih previous tothesa.e, pageantry of high life—the glitter of . ^°: : , ra ^ e ’ i '? (re,, S. t [ ,ea . ,n ^ fashionable society andsplcnded mise- horse*! t.ie knowledge ot b a ' ,a 8 i ry of those who believe that‘those ^ r / )n 9p ao ^ ne »w-^ to .* J‘ ,e who think must govern those who toil:’ {of lie^Father", aud- with a heart i ing chimes Br'denied to } ament, iot ■ substantial stone bridge, of . very us mechanical construction.. -Kam- ridgo'is nine milc^ from the yard apping,’ and it was underneath and" ich'side of thk'bridge that the ex-1 aeptstobk ’pTqco \virh the lofcomo- •ngines', iu • October/ 1829,’ at the ist for the premiu'm of <£500. which' empany offered for lhe machine of ;reatest power, which should con- i fhv le^tquanift^of fuel. fif. tn tho <mn<1itinn9 nf tt,A aM ftf Cotton factories -begin to apj>ear, and f^ in , cs a as the road approaches' Manchester the carriage j scene acquires additional interest from secur ed r the presence- of several country seats. g roovcs . The immediate approach to Manchester . q-fae a is through Salford, over the river Irvvell;. fencedjrc iconoihj |p| i ■■■Hi ' r ■. ■ ililf 1 'illVi i■ffli 1 Tt'lIT IsfkrffiJsiMlI