manufacturing town, and overrun with every kind of vice, and the errors of the Reformation having insinuated themselves into the town, it was called "the little Geneva." Of the labours of the good priest in bringing these deluded souls back to the fold, and his succours therein, I will inform my readers in my next chapter. G. A. W.

(To be continued.)

EASY LESSONS IN SCIENCE.

INTRODUCTION.

One of the princes of God's Holy Church, distinguished alike for his great wisdom and learning in the Sciences, in the preface to one of the most important books of modern publication, says, "Revealed Religion has NOTHING to fear from the LEGITIMATE advances of Science."

It has ever been the wily policy of the men of a certain school, who call themselves philosophers, to take advantage of any and of every circumstance, from which they could draw even the shadow of a deduction, to prove the contrary and to subvert, as far as in them lies, the religion established by Jesus Christ and His Apostles.

A few years ago the favourite clamour which was to reduce the Church of God to a level with the institutions of men, was the incompatibility of revealed religion with the advances of modern science. How weak, how futile the attempts; how God in His own good time confounded the machinations of these men. Centuries of cruel persecution, and its fatal consequence-ignorance-had produced their dark and evil effects on the minds of the defuded masses; no charge was too absurd, no lie too great to lay at the door of Catholicity. The works of men who had laboured during the early ages of the Church, in laying the founda. tion stone, or rough-hewing the scanty materials of a period anterior to Christianity or civilization, and of which kindred spirits were, in after times, to raise a noble edifice, embracing within its sacred bounds, Science, the Fine Arts, and General Literature, which, strange to say, form the highest boast of modern days. But these truths, the books, the source from which our modern philosophic plagiarists derived their vaunted knowledge, were never even hinted at. Why? Simply to produce a dis*Science and Revealed Religion, by the Right Rev.

Bishop Wiseman.

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honest impression: Truth was sacrificed at the shrine of falsehood, that modern illumination might boast its superior intellectuality when compared with the assumed ignorance the ages of faith, which, with easy impudence, they nicknamed the dark ages. By this subtle procedure, the minds of the people were prepared for any sham. Hence the lie was palmed upon them, that the Church is an enemy to Scientific progression, an enemy to Science ! Is a good mother an enemy to her child? No, no, the Church loves true Science, and proudly nurtures it as the legitimate offspring of that mind and reason, which her great Founder gave to man when he created him "little less than the angels."

Religion fear the advances of science? Yes, as much as morning fears to own and "meet her star." Let this truth go forth to the world; the germ of all that is great, good, and useful in the sciences, fine arts, and literature, owes its origin and development to the devout sons of the Church of God, and that the " poor seemings and thin likelihoods" of these philosophers are sins against truth, and the spirit of all philosophy.

"Truth crush'd to earth shall rise again-
The eternal years of God are her's;
But error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers."

Great, great is the debt we owe to those ardent spirits, who laboured on under more than common difficulties, in the field, in the cell and in a rude age, amid the din of war and petty baronial feuds, to develop those principles and beauties, about which we boast, even now. Heaven knows we have little else to boast of, nationally speaking, than wealth. A time was, when we might have added glorious and splendid virtues, which made us indeed the envy of surrounding nations, and great in our religious might.

We may return to this subject; in the meantime we refer our readers to the work alluded to, while we pursue the more immediate subject of our first paper on light.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

Does it Rain Frogs ?-We regret to be obliged to hold this paper over for a future number.

FASCINATING POWER OF ANIMALS. That old proverbs, and what we have been satisfied with styling old superstitions, are very often significant of surprising and important truths, the progress of scientific observation is daily illustrating and confirming.

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The ancient belief in the power of an evil eye,' and the vulgar opinion of the fascinating influence. of serpents, have been generally treated as idle superstitions belonging to times that are past. But if facts have any convincing power, abundance of most striking instances may be produced, to prove that the supposed superstitious notions on these subjects involve most startling truths, and show that there are many more things on earth than our proud philosophy has dreamt of. As regards the fascinating power of a bright and piercing eye, there is an old proverb in amongst the peasantry of Yorkshire, which could only have arisen from the observation of such facts. Of a person with an acute and powerful eye, it is said, he or she has "an eye which would fetch an hen out of an apple tree." A proverb like this carries within itself an evidence of its origin; it could only have arisen from the observation of a class of facts in natural history, with which we are now growing familiar, namely, that the eyes of serpents and of carnivorous animals, when actuated by their peculiar instincts, have a fascinating or controlling influence on inferior or less powerful natures. In confirmation of this important and surprising truth, the two following well authenticated instances may be related.

A lady who resided a few miles from Sidney in Australia, was strolling with a female companion in a spot, where, owing to the frequent occurrence of little patches of low scrub, they were often slightly separated. Finding herself alone, after walking alone a little time Miss B- turned to look for her companion, and saw her standing at some distance, apparently looking fixedly at some object a little way before her. After waiting a few moments, she spoke, but received no answer; and observing that her friend still kept the same posture, which was rather a strange one, she walked towards her, and when near enough to distinguish her features, was quite frightened at her appearance. One hand was placed as for support against a young sapling which grew by her side; the other was extended before her at arms-length, in the manner of repelling; the body was slightly drawn back, the head thrown forward. Her eyes were fixed, distended and glaring; the lips apart;

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there was no heaving of the chest; the whole frame was rigid and motionless. Miss Bterrified beyond measure: she again spoke, but, as before, received no reply: she looked in the direction of her companion's gaze, but saw nothing, the ground for many yards being scattered over with a thin scrub. She moved closer up to her side, and again looked, and for a few moments was almost as much terrified. On the ground, at a few yards distance, partly coiled, as though ready to spring, with its hideous head erect, and its fiery flashing eyes gleaming with malignity, its fangs exposed and its forked tongue playing with a quick and tremulous motion-which, in the afternoon's sun, assumed the appearance and coruscations of a minute stream of lightning— was a huge snake. Mrs. A. made a movement forwards, as though impelled irresistibly; and this recalled her companion from her momentary trance of terror, who seized her by the arm with a loud scream, which startled away the reptile, and Mrs. A sunk down completely overcome by the revulsion of feeling. The house was close by, and assistance soon procured. Mrs. A. is a afterwards remarked, what a magnificent study remarkably beautiful woman, and Miss B. often she would have presented to a painter of genius.

A gentleman residing in London possessed a canary, which was so admirable a songster, that when placed in a balcony over the public street, a crowd would gather to listen to him. There was in the house, at the same time, a tom-cat, as black as night, a quiet and sagacious old gentleman, but to whose appearance the bird could never become reconciled. Tom frequently crept up to its cage and stole its bread and cake; but although he never made the slightest attempt at personal violence, the canary, on such occasions, always fluttered and squeaked as desperately as if it ap prehended murder.

With its owner it was on such good terms, that it would come upon his finger, to be taken out of the cage for to fly about the room; but on one unfortunate day a third individual was present unobserved. The canary flew up to a corner of the ceiling, and at that moment the head of the tom-cat was observed protruding from beneath the table-cover which had concealed him. The discovery was made too late, for at the same instant the canary, after a flutter or quiver, darted right down into the mouth of the animal, and was crushed to death by one movement of his jaws.

Of the authoritative power of the human eye, in keeping fierce dogs, and even tigers at bay, many interesting and well authenticated narratives have been given to the world, which it would be worse than superstitious to reject.

Poetry.

HYMN TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN.

Queen of that sacred bond of Love

The Saviour died to form and bless-
The bond that binds the choirs above
In their celestial happiness-
With care-worn mourners struggling here
'Mid sin, and sorrow, grief, and fear:

O Mary when our footsteps stray,
Pray for us sinners! Mother, pray!

Sweet Mother! by the Love divine
Which joys the angels when but one
Repentant, would his sin resign,

Aud, trembling, kneel before the throne Of God's offended majesty !

Oh, by that love, we beg of thee,

Blest Mary, when our footsteps stray,'
Pray for us sinners! Mother, pray!

And when the trembling wretch, dismayed,
Scarce dares to breathe his humble prayer;
All conscience-stricken and afraid

In holy strains his part to bear:
Then for him, with him, Mother, pray!
Be thou the contrite sinner's stay!
Mother of Christ! be thine the care
To perfect each imperfect prayer.

And, ever-blessed virgin! pray
That all the 'seperated' may
Cease in this bond of love to see

The worship of idolatry;

May they the bright communion share

That warms with love each Christian breast, Lifts earth to Heav'n! uniting prayer

Of struggling man and Spirit blest, Oh, lead them to the light of day,

Pray for them, holy Mother, pray!-M. A. S.

LACONIC AND CLASSIC EXTRACTS USEFUL AND AMUSING.

The total number of lighthouses of all kinds in the united kingdom is 312.

Mr. Chadwick says, that having taken the average drainage of 1,000 houses for sixteen hours, with an ordinary flow, the whole of the sewerage of the metropolis could be passed through a three-feet pipe.

AGE OF THE POETS.-Wordsworth is 79; Rogers, 87; James Montgomery, 77; Professor Wilson, 61; De Quincy, 70; Thomas Moore, 70; Joanna Baille, bordering on 80.

Tenancy. A yearly tenant must take care that he gives notice to quit his premises half a year before the time of the expiration of the current year of his tenancy. If by agreement a quarter's notice is to be sufficient, such notice must also expire with the tenancy, if that is yearly.

If the landlord neglects to repair the premises, according to his covenant, the tenant may maintain an action against him; but such neglect does not absolve the tenant from the payment of rent.

. A landlord can legally dispose of goods taken under a dis. tress for rent, by appraisement, without putting them up to auction.

An under-tenant, who has left the premises in arrear of rent, must pay the same to his immediate landlord.

A landlord, in an action of ejectment, need not prove his title; it is quite sufficient to produce the counter-part of the lease; the misnomer of a defendant may be pleaded in abatement.

A landlord may take possession of the goods of his tenant's lodger which have been taken away while under distress for rent; or may maintain an action for pound breach.

Persons exempt from serving on juries.-Peers, judges, clergy, priests, preachers, barristers, doctors of law, advocates of the civil law, attorneys, officers of courts, coroners, physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, officers of the army and navy, pilots, household servants of the Queen, officers of customs and excise, sheriffs' officers, high constables and parish clerks, persons exempt by virtue of prescription, charter, grant, or writ.

Registration.-BIRTHS.-Persons should cause their children to be registered within forty-two days after birth, by giving personal notice to the registrar of their district, without any fee whatever. Registration may be effected after the expiration of the forty-two days, and within six months, on payment of a fee of 7s. 6d.; but after six months, no birth can be registered.

DEATHS.-Intimation should be given of deaths, in the same manner as births. This is of importance to be done early, as the undertaker must have a certificate to give to the minister who reads the funeral service, without which he may refuse to bury the body.

As the cause of death is to be entered, sound discretion should be exercised in ascertaining the real nature of the deceased's death, for which important purpose every facility should be given.

Self-made men.-Columbus was a weaver. Franklin was a journeyman printer. Sixtus V. was employed in herding swine. Ferguson and Burns were ploughmen. Esop was a slave. Homer was a beggar. Defoe was a hosier's apprentice. Hogarth, an engraver on pewter pots. Ben Jonson was a bricklayer. Porson was the son of a parish clerk. Akenside was the son of a butcher-so was Wolsey. Cervantes was a common soldier. Halley was the son of a soapboiler. Arkwright was a barber. Blackstone and Southey were the sons of linen drapers. Crabbe, a fisherman's son, Keats, the son of a livery stable keeper. Buchanan was a farmer. Canova the son of a mason. Captain Cook began his career as a cabin-boy. Haydn was the son of a poor wheelwright. Hogg was a shepherd. The list might be extended. Genius, talent, skill, greatness of character, are confined to no rank. The world's most eminent men have generally issued from the cottage.

National Distinctions. It is curious enough that nations should be distinguished by so trifling a circumstance as the mode of using the fork at table. An Englishman is remarkable for placing his fork at the left side of his plate; the Frenchman is recognised at table for using the fork alone, without a knife; a German for planting it perpendicularly in his plate; and a Russian for using it as a tooth-pick.

The Power of Reflection.-The most extraordinary thing in connexion with gin palaces, notwithstanding the profusion of every known and unknown ornament, is the absence of mirrors. This may be accounted for by the fact that publi

cans are well aware that, if a drunkard could only see him-
self, he would immediately turn away in horror from the
glass.-Punch.

It is an error to think that a long face is essential to good
morals, or that laughing is an unpardonable crime.

Cant.—In these days the grand primum mobile of England
is cant. Cant political, cant religious, cant moral, but always
cant. A thing of words, without the least influence upon
one's actions, the English being no better, and much poorer,
and divided amongst themselves, as well as far less moral,
since the introduction of this modern commodity.-BYRON.

How to make money.-Let the business of every body else
alone, and attend to your own; don't buy what you don't
want; use every hour to advantage, and study to make even
leisure hours useful; think twice before you throw away a
shilling-remember you will have another to make for it;
find recreation in looking after your business, and so your
business will not be neglected in looking after recreation:
buy low, sell fair, and take care of the profits; look over
your books regularly, and if you find an error trace it out:
should a stroke by misfortune come upon you in trade, re-
trench, work harder, but "never fly the tack;" confront
difficulties with unflinching perseverance, and they disap-
pear at last; though you fail in the struggle you will be
honoured; but shrink from the task and you will be des-
pised.

Importance of Punctuality.- Method is the very essence of
business, and there is no method without punctuality; punc-
tuality is important, as it promotes the peace and happiness
of a family: the want of it not only infringes on necessary
duty, but often excludes it; the calmness of mind produced
by it is another advantage of punctuality; a disorderly man
is always in a hurry; he has no time to speak to you because
he has other engagements, and these he neglects. Punctu
ality gives force to character; such a man has made an ap-
pointment; then I am certain he will keep it, and this
causes punctuality in you; servants and children must be
punctual if their leaders are so. Appointments become
debts, I owe you punctuality if I make an appointment with
you, and have no right to throw away your time if I do my

own.

Poverty is, except where there is actual want of food and
raiment, a thing more imaginary than real. The shame of
poverty-the shame of being thought poor-it is a great
weakness and arises from the fashion of the times.

COBBETT.

Education. In the education of children, there is nothing
like alluring the appetites and affections; otherwise you
make them so many asses laden with books, and by virtue
of the lash, give them a pocket full of learning to keep;
whereas, to do well, you should not only lodge it with them,
but make them espouse it.-MONTAIGNE.

A Good Conscience is more to be desired than all the riches
of the east. How sweet are the slumbers of that man, who
can lie down on his pillow and review the actions of the day
without condemning himself.

Iron. The same iron ore furnishes the sword, the plough-
share, the puning hook, the needle, the graving-tool, the
spring of a watch, the chisel, the chain, the anchor, the
compass, and the cannon ball. It is a medicine of great
utility, and the only metal friendly to the human frame. j

One pound of gold may be drawn into a wire that would
extend round the world.

DOMESTIC RECEIPTS.

A very Cheap Vegetable Soup for Abstinence Days, &c.-Put
a sliced cabbage, a few small turnips and carrots cut up, and
a bit of celery into two quarts of water; boil one hour; add
three onious sliced, some oatmeal, or rice boiled, or a few
crusts of bread; season with pepper and salt; add one oz. of
butter, give a gentle simmer for ten minutes.

Cheese Stirabout.-One pound of oatmeal, three ounces of
salt, half a pound of cheese finely sliced up; two teaspoons-
ful of mustard; mix your oatmeal gradually with your hand,
stirring it well all the time. A good meal for a family of
children.

To make a good Plum-pudding for Sixpence.-Take half a
pound of flour, half-a-pound of currants, half-a-pound of
potatoes, half-a-pound of carrots finely grated, a quarter of a
pound of suet chopped and a little seasoning, mix them
together, and boil for an hour and a half, you will then have
an excellent and cheap pudding.

An Omelet Dinner for Fridays.-Five eggs, 2 ounces of
onions, 2 ounces of bread crumbs, half a tea spoonful of sage.
Beat the eggs well, add the onion cut small, the bread
crumbs and the sage very small, mix all together, season
with pepper and salt; fry it in butter, till both sides are of
a light brown colour, it will be about the size of a common
plate and one inch thick. Slice three or four onions, fry
them, and lay them round the Omelet, and serve with brown

sauce.

Brown Sauce. Two ounces of butter, one oz. of flour;
melt the butter in the frying pan, and add the flour, stirring
until it is of a brown colour, adding so much water as will
make it about the consistence of cream; season with pepper
and salt.

Corns. Are you afflicted with corns? if so, get some fine
soft new wash leather, cut Two pieces about the size of
shilling with a hole in the centre, such as would admit a pea,
paste the two together with gum or paste, then paste on the
same a piece of common adhesive plaster, leaving the ad-
hesive part outside; fix this upon the corn, allowing the
vacant space in the centre to be direct upon it. This will
remove pressure from the corn and all pain, and if perse.
vered in, will certainly cure-for the future wear shoes
fitted to the feet with moderately thick soles, large enough
however, to be easy. If the corn is very large, of course
the size of the eradicator must be made to suit it. Many a
working man will thank us for this hiut.

Poultry.--It is pretty certain that, owing to the misman-
agement, the profit which is derived from poultry is often
not so great as it ought to be. The subject is, we think, in
general, regarded as too trivial by the farmer, and the
cottager has not always the necessary knowledge or facilities
for keeping them. The poultry-house should be placed in
a warm and dry situation, sloping towards the front, with
an aspect such as will receive the greatest possible average
duration of sunshine, and be built of brick or stone, and
provided with a quantity of sand, or clean ashes; pieces of
chalk should also be added; without the hens have access
to calcareous matter, they lay their eggs without shells.

CHURCH DIRECTORY AND ALMANAC,

For the week ending March 23rd, 1850.

March
16 Saturday-Feria, a day for which no Saint's
office is appointed-the vestments of the cele-
brating Priest will be purple.

17 PASSION SUNDAY-the solemnities of this day
are called semi-double, the vestments worn
are purple, the second prayer for the Church
or the Pope; the preface of the cross is read
until Maunday Thursday. First vespers of
the following commemoration of Sunday.

18 Monday-St. Gabriel, archangel, greater dou-
ble, white vestments.

19 Tuesday-Feast of devotion in honour of St.
Joseph, spouse of the B. V. M., C., a double
of the second class, vestments white.

20 Wednesday-St. Cuthbert, Bishop and Con-
fessor, double, white.

RULES FOR WRITING.

1st. Be brief: this is the age of telegraph and
stenography.

2nd. Be pointed: Don't write all round a subject
without hitting it.

3rd-State facts: don't stop to moralize that's,
drowsy business,-let the reader do his own
dreaming.

4th.-Eschew prefaces, plunge at once into your
subject, like a bold swimmer into a deep river.
5th. If you have written a sentence that you
think particularly fine, consider seriously about
drawing your pen across it—a pet child is always
the worst of the family.

22 Friday-the seven dolours of the Blessed Vir-
gin, greater double, white,

23 Saturday-St. Patrick, Bishop and Confessor,
semi-double, (from 17th of March,) white.

The words double, semi-double and simple occur-
ring in the Directory, show the different degrees
of solemnity with which the Church offices are
performed.

N. B.-A Festival is called a double when the
entire anthem in the church office is sung or reci-
ted before and after each psalm; semi-double
when only a word or two of the anthem are sung
before the psalm, and the entire anthem after it,
as is the case on Sundays; a simple has only three
lessons for matins; a FERIA is any day of the
week for which no saint's office is appointed.

GARDENERS' CALENDAR FOR MARCH.

This is the month for the chief sowings of peas, beans,
cabbages, carrots, parsnips, early turnips, onions, radishes,
lettuce and parsley. Corn salad, thyme, majoram and Jeru-
salem artichokes, may now be planted. They are not choice
in their situations, but will grow in any inferior spot.
Plant out such vegetables as have been already sown.
Marrow fat, Prussian blue, and Imperial dwarf peas, and
broad beans, once a fortnight, throughout March and April
for crops in succession. Eradicate all weeds. The early
part of this month should not be allowed to pass before the
whole of the fruit trees are pruned. Head down young
trees that are inclined to straggle.

nine-tenths of the adjectives, the English is a
strong language and won't bear too much reduc-
ing.

8th. Avoid all high-flown language, the plain,
Anglo-Saxon words are the best-never use stilts.
when the legs will do as well.

9th.-Make your sentences short, every period is
a milestone at which the reader may halt and
rest himself.