Can it be believed that the Quarterly Review' prints the last line Here it appears, that by the substitution of too for to, the sense of the passage has been reversed. But we believe that there is not one of the publications in which this mistake has been noticed, which has not oftentimes contained equally important errors. The newspaper now before us, from which we have made the preceding quotation, furnishes one such example, in the following statement "The parties arrested for being concerned in the late tragedy at Christiani, in which a Slave-owner was killed, have been committed to take their trial for treason, Judge Kane laying down that armed resistance to the law of the United States was reasonable." The "Quarterly Review "may surely retort on the "Watchman"which has copied into its columns the article before referred to-the "ludicrous error of substituting reasonable for 'treasonable." It is more excusable for persons who have had little or no experience in printing to make a marvel about such errors, than it is for those who know, from their own efforts, how impossible it is to avoid typogra phical inaccuracies. PATIENCE UNDER INJURY AND TRIAL. It has been truly and beautifully said that "to maintain a steady and unbroken mind, amid all the shocks of the world, forms the highest honour of a man. Patience, on such occasions, rises to magnanimity. It shows a great and noble mind, which is able to rest on itself, on God, and a good conscience; which can enjoy itself and all evils, and would rather endure the greatest hardships than submit to what is dishonourable in order to obtain relief. This gives proof of a strength that is derived from heaven. It is a beam of the immortal light shining on the heart. Such patience is the most complete triumph of religion and virtue; and it accordingly has characterized those whose names have been transmitted with honour to posterity. It has enobled the hero, the saint, and the martyr." But this virtue does not pertain merely to these higher examplers of the Christian faith. Every person, in whatever station of life, is liable to provocation, injury, and wrong, from his fellow men, and to disappointments and trials allotted in the Providence of God. Evils of the former class are, from the infirmity of our nature, the most difficult to be borne. A feeling of resentment under personal insult or injury is so natural to the human mind, that unless the mind has been schooled in patience and the forgiveness of injuries, such a feeling arises spontaneously with the provocation. Upon this point, therefore, the Christian should be especially watchful. One might meet such evils upon philosophical grounds, by considering how unworthy they are to disturb his peace. But it is better to meet them upon Christian grounds, to count them a part of his moral discipline, healthful to the soul, and to feel that his interests, character, and motives, are safe in the hands of God. These, indeed, are safe nowhere else. Popular opinion is not to be trusted with such treasures for an hour. John came neither eating nor drinking, and men said, "He hath a devil." The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they said, "Behold a man gluttonous and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners." Jesus-all mild and gentle as he was-they charged with treason and sedition, because he declared that he had a kingdom, though not of this world. This constant misconstruction of his motives and perversion of his language, was doubtless one of the chief trials of the Saviour's life. But under all provocation and injury, he was patient and forbearing. So also should his disciples be. "Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds." "For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise." This discipline of the heart, even in little things, will contribute greatly to its strength, its comfort, and its peace. The disappointments and trials of life should answer the same end in our moral discipline. These we cannot escape; but we may learn to bear them without murmuring or complaint. By a divine alchemy we may extract strength, health, and sweetness, from the most bitter cup. This is one of the choicest lessons of Christian experience. To be always prepared for trial, to meet it calmly and sweetly, when it comes, is an attainment which rewards the soul for all the struggles and anguish it may have cost to reach it. Trials are our constant attendants; they come at times and in ways diverse and often unexpected-the loss of health, of property, of friends, of every earthly good-but they come not without consolation. The deeper we go into the well of adversity the more clearly do we see high over our heads the star of hope and peace, which we saw not at all in the garish sunshine of the outer world. Then let us accept the trials of life with submission, and even with thankfulness, as a merciful discipline unto sanctification and eternal joy. VALUE OF A GOOD CONSCIENCE. BE very careful to have a good conscience. One of the noblest features of the human mind is its moral sense-its capacity to perceive a moral quality in feelings and actions. But the conscience, when its voice is disregarded, is capable of inflicting fearful torture. Indeed, its feeblest whisper cannot be disregarded with impunity. Erroneous views and strong prejudices may cause it to approve of that which is sinful; but the light of truth will, sooner or later, dissipate the darkness, and then its terrible accusations will be heard. Saul of Tarsus verily thought he ought to persecute the followers of Christ; but how was he overwhelmed when the voice from heaven said, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" Nor did he cease, even to the end of life, to repent of his wickedness. The voice of conscience may be silenced by passion, or by mirth and revelry; but the time for sober reflection will come, and then its reproaches will be terrible. Belshazzar, drinking and feasting in the midst of his lords, his wives, and his concubines, with thoughtless levity perpetrated the most outrageous impiety; but how was he overwhelmed, when the fingers of a man's hand came and wrote in mysterious characters upon the wall of his palace His conscience read instantly and interpreted the writing which all his wise men failed to decipher. How often does a guilty conscience drive sleep from the eyes, and fill the mind with fearful forebodings. Judas was not the only man whom it has driven to suicide. But conscience, which has such power to torture, pours abundant joy into the virtuous bosom. Its approbation inspires with confidence and with hope; and it fills the soul with peace. A good conscience! It is a treasure not to be exchanged for gold. What are its qualities? It must be enlightened, tender, and approving. It must be enlightened, or it cannot speak; or if it speak, its decisions will be erro neous. A perverted conscience is a fearful evil. Such a conscience induced the Jews to crucify Jesus Christ, and Paul to persecute his followers. Go then, prayerfully, to God's word, and seek illumination. "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." A good conscience is tender. Multitudes are in the constant habit of disregarding the dictates of their conscience of doing what it cannot approve, and neglecting what it enjoins. It has become polluted; or it is seared as with a hot iron. Its voice, even when it speaks, is too feeble to be heard amid the noise and confusion of worldly cares and corrupt passions. But a pure, tender conscience speaks promptly and decisively. It successfully asserts its authority in the midst of strong temptation. A good conscience is approving. It brings the heart and the conduct to the clear light of God's word, and gives its approving decision. "He that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." If then, you would be happy, seek the assured hope of eternal life; and then keep your conscience enlightened and tender; and give earnest heed to its soft whispers. He who hath such a hope, and such a conscience, has within his soul the sources of much exalted happiness. "A good conscience," says Dr. Brown, "makes its possessor at once happy and holy." Let him who has heard its testimony, tell how it does so "Tis heaven, all heaven, descending on the wings DISCIPLESHIP TESTED BY PROSPERITY. PROSPERITY is the very thing that all men desire; that of which very few are afraid, as having any power to make any painful disclosures concerning themselves. How many of the disciples are ready to exclaim, "Give me success in all my schemes, and see if, in any way, it shall harm my religious character." But this very thing has worked a complete transformation in thousands; or rather, it has disclosed how little there was in the heart of the spirit of true religion. With growing worldly prosperity, how often have we seen piety waning, its beauty growing dim, till one who in humble life had seemed eminently a Christian, by elevation in the world has risen above duty to God, and all practical religious matters have been cast into the shade. We have, in such cases, the melancholy phenomenon of a complete reverse of what we should call the natural order of things. We should have said that that disciple's augmenting worldly prosperity would have been like fuel to the flame of his piety; that such delightful expressions of the goodness of God to him would have produced a warmer love and higher zeal for his Benefactor's glory; that, with stronger wings than ever, he would have flown upward toward his Infinite Friend. But how often do we see the sad reverse! Worldly prosperity has removed his soul from God instead of more warmly attaching it to him. It has shorn eternal realities of their glory, and made more beautiful and attractive those of time and sense. The great Refiner has been operating here to show character; and how often does the process show that there is no religion in the soul, or show that it is so faint and feeble that worldly prosperity can render it invisible. It is a most mournful spectacle that the very agency which, in all reason, should augment the power of that great principle from which spring all the Christian graces-love to God, should be so perverted. But how many such pages are written in the history of Zion!-Puritan Recorder. BIOGRAPHY. MRS. JOAN GEORGE, OF TRELIGHTS, CORNWALL. MRS. GEORGE was born on the 10th of July, 1776, and died the 6th of December, 1850; consequently she was in the 75th year of her age. "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in, in his season." 99 She was brought to God, and joined the Methodist Society when she was about the age of twenty-three years, so that she was a Methodist for the long space of between fifty-one and fifty-two years. Throughout the whole of that lengthened period she was uniformly consistent in her religious profession, and constant in her attendance on all the ordinances of religion, unless prevented by sickness or some other uncontrollable circumstance. This is saying a great deal; for in her younger days the nearest place of worship in connection with the Methodists was at a considerable distance from her residence; consequently she had much farther to walk than we have in those days of abundant religious privileges. Such was her love for the assemblies of God's people, that she continued her attendance when she was so ill that her friends thought that it would have been proper for her to have remained at home. Her experience was scriptural and steady; she was not tossed about with every wind of doctrine, nor was she the sport of the changing things of the world; but her heart was established with grace, and under all circumstances she endeavoured to keep her mind stayed upon God, and was kept in peace. Oppositions did not discourage her; of the reproach of the cross she was not ashamed; and the obloquy consequent on a connection with Methodism was greater in her younger years than it is now, so that she had more adverse influences to resist than Christians in this country now have to endure. Those graces and virtues which especially become the female character she possessed in an eminent degree, so that she was at once an honour to her sex, and an ornament to her profession. She was possessed of the meekness of wisdom. A person who lived with her for many years, in the capacity of a servant, says, he does not recollect ever hearing her speak an angry word! In all the different social relationships of daughter, sister, wife, mistress, mother, friend, neighbour, she conducted herself becomingly. To the poor she was charitable, but it was without ostentation; so that her left hand knew not what her right hand did. As a neighbour she was kind and obliging. Among her relatives and acquaintances she was sociable and agreeable. And now that she is taken away from among them, her memory is much respected by a large circle of relatives, friends, and neighbours. Her house was the preachers' home in the village of Trelights, and had been so for some years; and, although she was confined to her room, she hospitably entertained the preachers until her death. Indeed, it was her particular wish and request that they should not cease to be her guests until she should be taken to a better world. The cause of her death was cancer in the breast. The severe sufferings attendant on that dreadful disease she bore with great Christian patience and resignation. Indeed, in her case, it may be said, that "patience had her perfect work." Never did a murmuring or repining expression escape her lips; she knew that all things would work together for her good, and thus she was resigned to the will of Providence, and she was also grateful for the attentions of those about her. I saw her several times during her affliction, and although it was very distressing to see a fellow-creature in her suffering circumstances, one could not but be benefitted by such an example of Christian fortitude. She saw death and eternity before her, but she remained calm. Her mental faculties were not affected, so that she was enabled to take a deliberate look into the future, and although she could plainly see she was entering the gloomy valley of the shadow of death, she feared no evil. When asked if the Lord was precious to her soul, she replied "O yes!" That was shortly before her death; she died without a sigh or groan. One can scarcely help exclaiming-notwithstanding her sufferings-may my last end be like hers! "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, write, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. S. SMITH. MR. OCTAVIUS DUNSTAN, LIEUTENANT OF THE ROYAL NAVY, OF WADEBRIDGE. He was born at Mewden, near Falmouth, Cornwall, on the 26th of Oct. 1792. His father was a respectable farmer, but to this occupation he did not wholly confine himself; he was frequently employed by Messrs. Fox in various ways, amongst others as corn-factor in America. He was much afflicted with the gout, to which he fell a victim on the 14th of April, 1795, in the forty-first year of his age, leaving a widow with nine children, the eldest of whom was then sixteen years, and the two youngest nine months old. At an early period the subject of the following notice manifested a wandering disposition of mind, and considerable indecision of character; sometimes inclining to a military and sometimes to a naval life, but to the latter he generally gave the preference, which choice was disapproved, and opposed by most of his friends; their opposition, however, tended only to increase his youthful ardour and strengthen his resolution. When he was about thirteen years old, a cousin visiting Falmouth advised him by all means to go to sea; at the same time he received a letter from his elder brother, who was master of His Majesty's ship "Jason," then in the West Indies, informing him, that if he wished to enter the navy he must come immediately to him, as the captain had promised him a midshipman's rating for him. These circumstances combining, it was at length determined that he should commence a naval life, and that he should forthwith take a passage in one of the packets to Barbadoes, in order to join the "Jason." During the first thirteen years of his life he had been accustomed to country schools, and had imbibed ideas and formed habits which were highly injurious to his present pursuits; but the evil consequences of these disadvantages it was vainly hoped would be obviated on his getting under the care and tuition of his brother, who was a good scholar, an excellent seaman, and rather a polished officer, and also possessed a good general knowledge of men and things. These considerations were great inducements to Mr. Dunstan's friends to permit him to go, with his limited education and knowledge, especially so as he was of the proper age to commence a naval career. It is happy for man that he cannot see into futurity-" blindness to the future is kindly given." The real scenes which he had shortly to pass |