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BAPTIST MISSION IN INDIA.
Extract of a letter froih the Rev. Dr. Carey,
dated Serampore, Aov. 25, 1824
Through thefcreat mercy of God, myself
nod all the members of the Mission family
are well, as are also Ihe brethren ai Calcut
ta ; l may sav of all denominations, except
the Rev. Mr.” Jelter, of the Church Mission
ary Society, who is about to sail for Liver
pool in the Princess Charlotte, on account
of ill health. My nephew, Eustace Carey,
was also, with his wife, obliged trom the
same cause, to leave this country, in an,
American ship, a few months ago, and will
probably he in England before this reaches
you. These are severe losses to (because
of God, as they were both very active and
useful men; but the way* of God, though
inscrutable *° ns, are infinitely wise, and I
have no doubt but the things which appear
to us dark and discouraging, will in due time
be.su ordered, in his wise providence, as to
occasion much greater good to the inter
ests of religion, than anv other arrange
ment, however favourable to our wishes,
would have done.
The general interests of the kingdom of
our L'-rd Je*os are evidently gainingground
Our brethren of the Church Missionary So
ciety are labouring with considerable, sue
cess, especially in the department of
9chool*. Oor independent brethren are
not behind them; we and our junior breth
ren in Calcutta are doing what we can, and
3 rejoice to say, that some success attends
our labours in all the three departments ol
Missionary exertion, viz. Education, the
translation of the Scriptures, and the spread
of the gospel by preaching. There are at
least ten schools for females at Serampore,
and in its neighbourhood, I believe all in a
flourishing state. In the College we are:
doing all wp can, and I certainly anticipate
very considerable advantages Irotn it in.
time In printing the versions of the Bible,
we mav go to the very extremity of our
funds; the New Testament will soon t> u
published in at least thirty four languages.
and the Old Testament in eight, beside*
versions in three varieties ol the Hindoos
tanee New. Testament. *
“ PRINCIPLES OF •76.”
“ In chnrcli ami state, xanity am! persona! ag
grai’diz; ment are rulin’ pas*it>ns. A young man
at the plough or ae\il takes it into his he.id that
he is doomed to preach the Gospel—he applies to
some enthusiast, as Parson Boardman, who en
courages him, To giiej ou an idea of the power
of Parson Boar.lman, it is stated in the Reformer
No. 53, page 92, Sic. that iie offered to save six
hundred millions of souls lying eastwurdly, pro
vided they, the people, would give him money j
enough, and denouncing them ifthey would not.”
The foregoing remarks are extracted
from a communication on religious and po
litical matters, under the signature of 4 *76,’
which was published in the National Intel
ligencer of the 10th inst. and received from
the Editors of that paper the following note
of approbation :
“ Our correspondent, “ ’76,” 'pushed his ob
iectious rathr to far, and his pictu.e is per.taps a
little overcharged—hut he eirs, if he errs at all,
on the right side, and his piece is therefore insert
ed. Indeed, we think the few SeVenty-Sixers
left among ns, have an indefeasible right to lie
respectfully heard on any sohj"ct connected with
the puhlirk manners, morals or politicks of the
country.”
\V presume that the remarks of “’TO,”
rrp intended to apply to the Rpv. George
I). Bo inimnn, missionary to Burmah, tvlio
sailed for Calcutta a few week* ago, under
the patronage of the Baptist Geneial Con
vontion. To all who arc acquainted with
7VTr- B. or with the religious opinions of the
Baptists, it must he unnecessary in say that
his language lias been grossly misrepresent
ed.
We will not yield on o whit to the editor
in sincere respect for the principles ([relig
ious and political) nn which our revolution
wa* commenced and achieved, nor in veil
oration tor the host of worthies by whom
these principles were defined, and under
whom, by the blessing of God, they were
fuccescfutjy defended—rvr will we be de
(erred from bearing testimony against the
imposture, when it is attempted to make
these, principles or these men, a cover for
propagating *entiment“ of an opposite cha
Tac.trr. No true patriot, no cberisher of
pure morals, no sincere friend of th° human
race, can, in cor estimation, wish to diroin
ish the vene-ntion which is entertained by
the public!; for the Holy Scriptures, nor to
liriog the toilsome and disinterested labours
of the Christian missionary into derision,
whether his life be spent in ihp service ot
his Master in the moral wastes of our own
country, or among Ihe heathen in foreign
lands.
We would, with due respect, ask these
gentlemen if they were about to exchange
their present abode, but still desired to en
joy. the blessings of liberty, whether they
would seek a home in any country in which
the Bible is not freely read, and the ordi
jams* of the Go*pel fearlessly observed ?
We would a*k them, for they are intelligent
nen, •# not political freedom enjoyed in ev
cry country on the face of the globe, iu
proportion as the Go*pe| is freely preach
ed, and the Holy Scriptures venerated, and
circulated without hindrance ? Their own
candid reply to this question will he the
lie*t comment on various arlieles which
they have recently published, unless they
can -eparate the ministry of the Gospel from
the Gospel itself.
If the signature which is affixed to the
leeblc communication of “ ’70,” has been
used by the correspondent ot the Intelli
getreer to gain a little importance for hi*
weak production, he deserves contempt
hut il it he. indeed Ihe legitimate signature
of one wiio lived in “ the days that tried
weft'* soul-.” and bore an active patt iu
,1 he cause of liberty, we sincerely compas-
Mi.d.,ft hi-situation, and deplore his want
of that wisdom which is from nn high. He
know* nothing of the deceitfulness of bis
own heart : and tmt % wii listanding the Editors’
plea on his behalf, he rather needs a coun
fellor than a flatterer. We think that noth
ing will be lost in venturing to guess, that
the writer of ’76 has not, at any period ol
his life, done more to establish the liberties
of his country, than was effected by the
author of the Rights ot Man. We would
•ask him to reflect for a few miout°s, if a
deßire for worldly houour still disturbs his
bosom, and urges him to write, what in alt
probability would be the meed ot praise
bestowed on the character of Thomas
Paine, had grace refined his heart, or had
he not blindly and impiously attempted to
gainsay and ridicule the word of Cod. \\ e
would at the same time bring to his recol
lection the character of Washington. We
would ask him to compare the latter days
of these friends ot our country, and to ex
amine the consolations that supported their
declining years. We would take him to
the conches on which their dying limbs re
poed. We would entreat him lo listen to
their expiring accents—to recollect that
lime for him mut he very short—and ihen
call on him, as he values his eternal hap
piness, to choose between the Christian and
the Infidel! Columbian Star.
BIBLE CLASSES.
A writer in the Western Recorder, pub
fished at Utica. N. Y. urges the establish
; ment of Bible Claes in every congrega
I tion regularly organized As the subject,
J though not oew to ail our readers, may he
iso to some, we would slate that a Bible
j Class is an institution in which the learn
ers, instead of merely committing pa*sa
j ges of Scripture of hymns, or of catechisms,
j obtain instruction explanatory, either of
! passages, or of subjects, taken from the
j Bible. The practice of learning memoriter
|j* not necessarily discontinued in such a
tela**; but it is expected that the meaning
jof the passage, its connexion with other
! parts of the Scripture, the intruction which
it coulains, and the practical use to he
mode of it, will he the subject of particular
attention. In some cases the instruction i*
given by the superintendent or teacher in
the form of a lecture. It i* generally pre
sered to have the members of the class in
! vesbo-ate the subject for themselves at their
(leisure, with what assistance they can com
mand from concordances, commentaries,
and otfi“r books which are intended to tie
of use in such an investigation. It they can
be induced to commit the result of their
researches to writing, it is always
to be preferred, both on account of the
facility which they thereby acquire of re
ducing their thoughts to order, and ot the
more thorough investigation which they
are led by it so make. The teacher then
gives his views of the subject, explaining
and illustrating it as he think* proper.
The whole exercise is to be viewed a
havir.c- an immediate connexion with prac
tice, and the moral obligations resulting
from it enforced to the greatest possible
extent. Variations from the plan here stu
ted obtain in different places, but this, it i~
believed, describes the general practice.
In t>Tip eoro|KU*m of roli^inua
doctrine is used ; in other*, a doctrinal cat
echi*m containing references to prove
text*. —All these varieties have their use,
hut it i* perhaps most useful, where it t
practicable, to employ the ingenuity anti in
dustry cf the individuals who compose the
da**, assisting it where it is inadequate to a
thorough investigation of the topickswhic.fi
come under their consideration And it is
only those classes in which the Bible i* the
principal stibjpct of inquiry and research,
that can wi.h propriety be called Bible
C‘a*es.
The writer referred to. o(Tt rs as reasons
for the universal formation of such as*o
cialions, several arguments of which the
following i’ an abstract.
At the age at which children usually
Ip.ivp the sihhath school, they are incapa
Ide of profiting very greatly by pulpit dis
courses, which are composed for persons of
mature age and sound jodgement. Hence
their minds are vacant of moral knowledge ;
the seed which was sown in the xahbaih
i* neglecteif, and withers, or ft devoured
by (be fowls of the air, whose numhers and
the evil they do, sufficiently explain the
metaphor, or it-is blasted by those passions,
which at that age begin to exert their most
dangerous power. By receiving them into
a Btblp Class, idleness, that prolifick par
ent ofevil is excluded, the moral powers
are kept in vigorous exercise, and employ
ed in the most useful manner. The habit
of searching for divine wisdom, will, it may
be expected, be carried with them through
life, anil, by the blessing of God, secure
them against every species of error. From
such classes, also, may be taken tlie teach
ers of common sabbath schools, and thus
a deficiency be supplied which is often felt,
of competent persons for that depart
ment.
This subject is by no means a novel one.
Writer® in <bff-rent religious papers have
come forward in support of such institu
tion* ; and if we are not mistaken, the Gen
eral Association of Massachusetts have for
malty recommended them to the ministers
in their connexion.—All experience attests
their utility. Facts are stated in more
than one paper, which leave no doubt of
their subservience (o the highest purposes
of religious instruction. Our own observa
lion satisfies us that while the spirit of God
is the efficient agent in regeneration, and
the preaching of the gospel the appointed
means, this gopei i scarcely inculcated in
a mariner better calculated to secure the
agency of the Spirit than in circles like
thee. We have not known the instance
in which their establishment has not been
followed by effects visibly beneficial.
Baptist Literary and Theological Semina
ry at Hamilton. —From the Report of the
Baptist Education Society, of the State of
Nw Yoik, madp at their Annual Meeting
on the first of June, it appear* that $3335:22
I have been paid into the Treasury during
the last yenr, and more than this sunTbas
been expended in promoting the objects ot
the Society. The school appears to be in
a very flourishing state. At the commence
ment of the year, there were thirty-one
members, twenty seven of whom were ben
eficiaries; and nineteen have been added
since. The price of board and washing
has been reduced by n new arrangement
from one dollar a week to 8G cents!
The Executive Committee acknowledge
the receipt of a dsnation from Messrs. June*
& Cobb, of Boston, of S2OO, and express
their thanks for (he “ permanent aid afford
ed by the Education Society of the city ot
New York, and by individuals, who have
endowed scholarships.”'—*V. Y. Obs.
THE AWFULNESS OF THE PULPIT
A few years ago a learned gentleman of
the bar, in Vermont, was appointed to de
liver an Oration on the 4th of July, and ac
cordingly accepted the appointment.
This gentleman was eminently calculat
ed to perform this honourable task ; having
received a refined education, and having
served *ome time in (he revolutionary war,
and since that he has taken an important
part in oor nation’s councils. He prepared
for the day with uncommon lab'our; and his
Oration may truly be said to contain the
richest materials, arranged with peculiar
beauty of thought and elegance of diction
The time ariived—ihe community had very
raised expectations, knowing the ability of
the orator —the procession was formed, and
the orator look h;s place by ihe assignment
of the committee, at the side of the Cler
gyman of the Dan, —they entered the
’ house of God accompanied by a large con
course ol people to celebrate (be national
independence—he, with the Clergyman as
Cended the pulpit. After the Clergyman
had addressed the Throne ofGrare, ‘he or
ator commenced with an oration before him,
that would do honour to oor best Legtsla
tors; but to the astonishment and roortifica
tion of the audience he was dnuntpd, and
hesitated. He, however, at length, pro
ceeded, but with difficult!, and in such a
manner that beauty and force were entirely
lost On descending from the pulpit, his
friends were anxious to know the cause of
his disquietude ; be said You know I have
I stood undaunted in many battles. I have
faced the cannon’s mouth—and this left arm
has been borne away by a shot from the
enemy, anil I was fearless. I have stood hi
the publick lialis of my country and advo
cated the cause of freedom and of equal
rights, in the mids’ of thousands, without a
nerve unstrung; but when I stood m that
awful place where the ambassador of Jpsus
Christ is pleading ihe cause of sinners, and
where eternity and the judgement are mat
ters treated on, as amazing realities, I am.
as you see, unmanned. To stand in that
sacred desk, that awful place where God t
so near, is too much for me, I cannot endure
it What a lesson does this give the on
l-ulhful minisier, who with the cold heart
of a Seneca, can preach about religion f r
months and years, without ever preaching
one Gospel Sermon. And hoiv can such an
one feel, who does not realize the immen
si’y of his respun-ibility, when he stands as
it were bet ween the sinner exposed to au
eternal hell and the Divine presence.
[The above, from the Religious Advo
cate, is not a solitary instance One of the
most distinguished lawyers in another state,
who ha* been a member of Congress, and
has on other occasions manifested little or
no regard for religion, was affected in a
similar manner, when about to deliver a
fourth of July Oration from the sacred desk.
The awfulness of the place, the presence
of the ambassador of Christ, the praypr, the
song of praise, forced upon his mind so ma
ny solemn associations, as to deprive him of
that freedom of expression and action, for
which bp was distinguished, and which hold
so important a place in the finished orator
In relating the circumstance, he aid it was
not in the powpr of man to conceive ol his
misery immediately preceding, and during
his performance ; and he knew of no con
“ideration which would induce him to pass
through the same scene ] — Fain Vis.
PHENOMENON OF MIND.
In a tour which Dr. M lately made in
company wiih his pupil, Mr. 8., along the
shores of the Mediterranean,.says the Jour
nal of Letters, hey slppt one night at the
little town Bonaparte landed, and in
Vhe very room b which he reposed, on hi*
return from Elba. About day break Mr.
B. heard his companion thus speaking in an
audible, distinct, ind deliberate tone
‘Took upon himself the form of a *ervani
—oof Lord JesusCbrist took upon himself
the form of a servant. —Now every crea
tore is, by the men fact of his creation . ‘he
servant of his Maker. Not so of our Lord
Jesus Christ—for he took upon himself the
form of a seraanfr-therelore he is—he can be,
no creature—therefore is he the Creator—
'herefore is he “God over all blessed for
ever.” And then followed, in expressions
of the deepest fjrvour, and the most eleva
ted sublimity, a most solemn dedication to
this Lord Jesus Christ, as his Maker, Re
deemer, and ever blessed God end Portion
—a most solemn dedication of himself—ol
his person—of hi* ministry—of his all and
every thing. Mr. B. was electrified—ri
vetted—but he thought it to be the mom
| ing meditation of his revered companion,
unconsciously uttered aloud: and would not
intrude on so hallowed an exercise. A*
they rode along, however, in the course of
! the day, he could not refrain from saying—
‘ 1 was deeply interested, Sir, in your re
flections this morning.’—‘What reflections?’
asked the doc to tv-’ ‘ The reflections you
, uttered before yoS rose to-day’— ‘ I remem
1 ber none ; what were they?’ Mr. B re
peated them. Ast he was doing so, the
mind of his frienf) seemed caught by the
novelty of the conception, and powerfully
struck also by the weight and conclusive
nees of it. ‘ Perfectly new !’ he exclaimed.
‘I passage in tliafTigTitT>*-
fore. It is ligiilfcfd stroke :it cuts them
up, (the Arians,) it cuts them
up root and hraWm. Bull remember noth
ing of the morning ’
Mr. Frey.— The most false and shame
ful accusations, says the Freeman’s Jour
nal, have been hinted or openly thrown
out, against the object ot the Rev. Mr.
Frev, in collecting lands for the Society
I >r meliorating the condition ol the Jews.
Having on a former occasion vindicated the
Society from the malevolent attacks ot its
ignorant opponents, we will say, in regard
to this gentleman, its Agent, that his con
duct, claims, and credentials, are such that
■ hey Cannot lie honestly attacked with any
thing like proof. AH that has been writ
ten in his abuse, consists of poor innuen
does, which shield their authors from the
prosecution they may well dread, by their
guarded expressions. Mr. Noah i* not de
ficient in this trait of Judaism ; we observe
in his paper an indecently implied aecosa
lion against Mr. Frey, of falsehood am!
theft, which he cannot openly avow, be
cause he knows it his own invention. It is
with great regret that we have seen the
National Intelligencer , assist in circulating
one of these paragraphs. We are tar
from supposing (hat every religious mendi
cant is of course honest or worthy ot pat
ronage ; hut we notice the criminations ot
tMr. Frey, because we know them to be
malicious and false, and destitute even ot
the appearance of foundation.
THE SHAKERS.
In certain judicial proceedings lately had
in Massachusetts, relating to the discipline
and virtue of the sect of Shakers located
(here, evidence was given by some ol the
persuasion themselves, ot the . pernicious
and immoral practices which prevailed
among them, and ihe evil tendency of ‘heir
doctrines. It this be true to any extent,
the feeling of sufferance with which rational
men have been hitherto willing to regard
these most singular worshippers, will be
changed into one o| a harsher denomination.
Every thing about these people is, in truth,
anomalous. They form in ihe midst ol a
*'ate an imperium in imperio ; a society
fenced in from the general jurisdiction,
where a state of celibacy is enjoined, in
volving its own destruction, and looking tor
ihe supply of it members to the enthusiasm
of the young whom iheir mysteci-m may
captivate, and the inducements which the
idle may discover to join them in partner
ship in their common stock. It is one of
their doctrines, that you cannot love your
neighbour as youiself, unless you divide
with him your earning*; and with this talse
idea of religion and philanthropy, they
make the industrious tributary to the indo
lent. Their mode of worship is any thing
hiit what a rational roan, who has never
*cen it, would imagine. An oblique roiv of
men on one side, with their coats off and
‘heir sleeves tied up with ribbons; an ob
lujue row of wotnen on the opposite side,
with iheir bonnets off, but white caps that
took like innocence, and remind you of
death, dancing and singing at each other—
now three paces lo the front —then three
to the rear —now three to the right —then
three to the left, performing Iheir evolu
lions with military accuracy, and to the mu
sick of a ma-qoerade, jumping to and (ro
with a zeal, which, ever and anon, requires
intervals of repose—such is a correct pic
mre of the Sabbath ceremonies of the Sha
kers.
Now, strange as these things may appear,
yet modes ol religious faith and worship
belong only to the conscience, and all that
can be required is, that they be consistent
with morals and virtue. The law ol celib
acy imposed upon ibis promiscuous commu
nity is one at war with social existence and
*ubversive of its welfare ; and if this ap
pearance of uncommon sanctity he but a
cloak for improper practices, it matters not
whether the Shakers make belter cheese,
or better cider, or bettor baskets than their
neighbours. — Char. Cour.
THE FIG.
The Warrenton (North Carolina) Re
porter contains the following information
relative to the culture of this delicious
fruit:—
The Fig may he seen in perfection in
more than one Garden in Warrenton. It is
a delicious Iruit, wholesome and nutritious.
The Fig with us grows upon a bush, which
will he larger or smaller according to care
and situation. Even here, in a favourable
year like the present, it begins to ripen be
fore the peach, and continues to bear until
frost. In Florida it becomes a tree larger
than the Damson. An intelligent gentle
man from Georgia observes, that there it
comes to great perfection, and with the
same or perhaps a little more attention, it
might be brought to equal maturity here.
It is a greal bearer; but a slight frost not
only destroys the young fruit and the leaves,
but a large portion of the wood. A lew fig
hushes will afford enough for a family. Be
fore the approach of lr"st, makp of rails a
pen around the bush, and cover it well with
straw: during the cold weather, the straw
will keep the tender limb*, and even the
young fruit of the Fig from injury. In the
Spring, after all danger from Irost is over,
remove the covering—the little fruit will
immediately begin to grow, and before the
expiration of the month of June, and from
then to the first of October, you will be sure
to have that sacred fruit which our Heaveo
ly Father planted in Paradise, as fine as the
Fig of Judea. j
Died at New Ptockbridge, Angnt 3d,
Solomon U- Hendrick, son ol Hendrick An
paumult, and one ofthe chiefs of the Stock
bridge Indians, aged 29 years. Tbi-young
chief was a person of snperiour powers of
mind, improved by a good Engli-n Educa
tion. He posseefed uncommon dignity of
manners, and themWr inflexible integrity
of character. lie Wag tmlfced the glory of
Ins nation, and might have been highly re
spectable in ary society. But like many
of the Indians, he was the victim of intem
perance. This vicious and baneful habit
greatly diminished his usefulness.by degrees
impaired his health nnd laid the foundation
of that disease which at length brought
him to a premature grave.
In his last sickness he declared his full
belief in the Christian religion, and mani
fested a faint hope that he was a subject of
true repentance and faith in Christ. He
very affectionately warned his brother and
sisters not to put off repentance and pre
paration for death to a sick bed, as he had
done. Before his death he was for consid
erable iime almost constantly engaged in
prayer. He pleaded with God, tor Cnrtst’s
sakp, to have mercy on his soul, with the
most earnest import unity. Not long before
he expired, be was heard to pray nearly
in these words : “O Lord, thou art able to
*ave —thou didst delivered I*rael put of
Egypt—wilt thou have mercy on uie and
mv people.” His dying moments, then
appear to have been wisely spent: and
though his death was painful and fearful,
it was not entirely hopeless; for whosoev
er shall in truth and sincerity call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.
F:om the AVi e-York Statesman, J
PRIESTCRAFT, ROYALTY AND BLASHIE'-
MY COMBINED.
We hardly know whether we shall he excused
for inserting the following extract from a London
paper, of a letter from Spain, giving an account
of the most outrageous act of blasphemous villany
ever heard of, committed by an impudent Fran
ciscan, clothed in sacerdotal robes. The blas
phemous presumption it exhibits, chills the blood
at the bare recital, and fills Ihe mind with unut
terable horror, <•; the wretch who planned and
executed such an infamous scheme, to practice
upon the superstitious bigotry and ignorance o>f
men who aie slaves to the iron hearted despot i-mj
of a wiak, pusillanimous, and cruel monarch,
drunk with power, and dead to all sent'inents of
liberality A- justice, slaves also to the mosl impious
deceptions of abandoned priests, practised in (he
name of the Almighty, in order to uphold the
blood-stained throne of the tyrant!
Who but must feel for the wretched condition
of a people thus goaded by unrelenting despotism,
and cheated and deceived continually hy the a
bominations of a corrupt priesthood, who plun
der fiotn them in the name of religion whatso
ever (hey covet? And who will not breathe
fervent aspirations to (tint Almighty Bring who
is thus impiously insulted, that he w ill he.*,i n the
time of their deliveiance, and send among them
the pure light of religion and liberty?
Hi* Holiness the Pope has lately pronoun
ced the beatification of a Spanish Francis
can, named Jubein. Amongst thenoniber-
Ipss miracles attributed lo this holy monk,
is one of having resuscilaled several couple
of half roasted fowls, which at hi3 coat maud
took wing from the spit, and flew away with
most miraculous velocity. The age of
miracles may be over in other countries,
but not in Spain, for it was no longer ago
than last year that the following very re
markable one took place, and which is firm
ly believed by all white (bianco's) Spaniards.
During the great drought ol last Summer,
prayers were offered up in all the churches
for rain, and amongst others in that of the
village of La* Cabrzan de San Juan, in An
dalusia, where the unfortunate Riego pro
claimed the Constitution. But it was in vain
that the patron Saint Nicholas was worried
with prayers—he was, it seems, not a wet
; saint, for not a drop of rain fell—however,
lon a Sunday, as the faithful were at their
devotions in his church, they perceived a
letter in the hand of the saint. Some of (ho
most devout approached to lake it ; but
though Saint Nicholas de las Cgbezas de
San Juan i of no more yielding material
than wood, yet he raised the hand in which
lie held Ihe letter, which was taken as an
unequivocal sign that he was unwilling to
deliver it. The Pare, being informed of
the circumstance,came in full canonicals to
the saint and prayed him humbly to give
him the letter, which the saint by lowering
his hand, acceded to, and the Cure took the
mission and read it to the congregation, to
their infinite edification—-it was couched in
the follow ing terms:
. “ Abodes of the EUssed, May 1, 1C24.
“My beloved Nicholas, — I have heard
your continual prayers to me to send down
ram upon your country : you have no doubt
lorgotten the crimes with which your rebel
village is stained, and which are (he cause
of Ihe drought which now afflicts unfortu
nate Spain. It is in vain that you ask for
water—at present it is impossible for me
to oblige you. Except rain, ask any thing
else you wish, from
“ Your ever affectionate,
(Signed) “THE ETERNAL FATHER.
This miracle was ol public notoriety and
made a considerable noise, not only io An
dalusia, but all over Spain. Even at pre
sent, should any ooe be imprudent enough
to express any doubt of it before the brave
inhabitants of Las Cabezas de San Juan, he
would run considerable risk of broken bones
if not los9 of life. ,
THF. BROTHERS.
Died, lately, at Ludgvan, in Cornwall, Walter
Tresize, aged 71; and Moses Ttesize, aged 69,
two brothers of very singular habits. They had
been brought up from their infancy as miners, liv
ed together in the same cottage, worked in the
same mines, were both born in the same room in
which they died, and resided in it together for 60
years. They were bachelors, occupied the saint
bed, and were never known to have slept apart,
or to have disagreed in a singled instance; they
attended to their domestic concerns, without the
aid of a female, yet their cottage would vie with
any of their neighbors in point of neatness and
cleanness. Having been conspicuous for hones
■ ‘J\ sobriety, and industry, in their youth, they
saved a scanty pittance from their earnings,
which was nearly exhausted at their decease.—
Nature began to fail them at the same time.—A
bout one week ago they were taken ill, and since
that time, have laid side by side in the same bed,
each apparently feeling more for his companion’s
infirmity thun his own. One died about thirty
hour- before the other, and they were buried
side by side’ in the same grave. Upwards of 2000
persons attended the funeral.—[London pap.