Dor YOUR ps.--A good woman residing
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extremely shocked to find it dated from
HeUL-an tic N H. Courier, alludng tc
an opinion in Hill's Patriot that plurality
would choose representative. according to
the law, at the next trial, comforts itself
with the reflection, 6 IT'S well Gov. He'll
has had his day Keene Sentinel.


A painter who was employed short time
ago to write sign at Cheltenham, instead
of writing as he ought to have done done,
ssCheltenham Waterworks Company" in
scribed upon the board with more truth
than delicacy, g The Chelteaham aoater,
WORKS Company" ,s.I


The fires in West Jersey Pines last sum
mer cut off the cranberries on hundreds OF
acres-so that not berry has been seen
this season in a space of fifty miles, where
large and profitable crops have been gathered
in years past. Young plants are shooting


A New York paper says that the number
of passengers to New Orleans is immense.
One ship carried out "ever so many" and
another as many more" This is very
accurate mode of computation.


A Scotch laird who not only refused to
sell site for a new edifice for the Free
Church, but bought up large tracts to pre-
vent their being secured for that purpose,
offered poor widow much more for her
premises than they were worth. My lard"
she exclaimed, "ye surprise me by offering
sac much for my little manse, an if | should
take it, | should be made rich lady; but |
dinna ken | shall. / Gamma take it. My
Laird above Qiiting her eyes to heaven)
gave it to me, and to my Laird above it shall
CO." A new church for the worship Of the
Saviour is now going up on the premises.


German newspapers printed in this coun-
try are forbidden to be read by the inhab-
itants Of Germany, and an order has been
transmitted to this country forbidding their
entrance into the German provinces.


TIPPLING HoUsEs.-It is computed that
there are 1900 unlicensed taverns and dram
shops in Philadelphia at this time. /.


A clergyman having preached during Lent
in a small town, in which he had NOT once
been invited to dinner, said, in seriously ex-
horting his parishoners against being seduced
by the prevalent vices of the age. 6 have
preached against every vice but luxurious
living, having no opportunity Of observing
to what extent it is carried OH in this town."


Chinese silk-cotton, of fine glossy APP
pearance, remarkably strong, is successfully,
cultivated in Louisiana. %#s *~


Boston is represented to contain 200
gambling houses, and 1000 professed black
legs.


There is town in Illinois where there are
nine grog shops, but not single house OF
worship. Hopeful place


The captain of the steamboat NBelle,"
plying upon the N North River, has banished
alcoholic drinks from the bar of his boat.
Good!


Five hundred and eighty-nine drunkards
have been taken up by the watch OF Lowell,
during the last five months! s..


RoBBER KILLED-In Georgia, lately, a
fellow disguised himself as the devil, robbed
the house of rich widow, and was making
of, when Jake Bradlock, returning from the
muster field, also disguised by liquor, shot
dead the gentleman in black, in spite of his
birthstone breath and club feet. When they
came to disrobe and examine the fallen an
gel, he was found to be a citizen of the neigh
borhood


A new Potatoe digger was recently exhib-
tied in operation at Salem, New Jersey. 1t
threw out upon the ground, with two horses,
at the rate of five or six acres per day, and as
fast as thirty hands could pick up and carry
away. The soil produced 400 bushels Pota-
toes per acre by the use of compost muck.


HERRINGs in IRELAND.-The take of her
rings all along the west coast of Ireland is
so immensely abundant, that the people can
not procure salt in sufficient quantity to save
them. ...s.. .a.


MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Two children.
one aged four and the other three years, son
and daughter of Rev. Isaac Hunt, pastor ol
the NJ. r. Church of Little Falls, N. Y,
were suffocated at the residence of their
parents, on Thursday last. The fire which
caused their death, caught in clothes press
which stood near the children's bed.


FoRTIFIcATIoNs IN CANADA.-Fortifica-
tons are under headway in Kingston, Can
ada. Among other things, a battery is be-
;nr aracted IN the Mace occupied by the