probably have left him; but, being anxious to attend to his business, which needed his utmost care, he could not submit to even one day's confinement. He went to his desk, and that evening, as might be expected, was a little worse. Being of a sanguine disposition, and resolute to perform his duty, he still persisted in going out: the consequence of which was, that his throat became more inflamed; though feeling no great pain, he did not conceive that he was in any danger. He even took a journey on the top of a coach by night, in order to despatch some piece of business about which he was anxious. His voice then sank to a whisper, yet he still attended his mercantile duties. At length a medical man, who chanced to be in his warehouse one day, observing his condition, told him he was risking his life by being out of bed, and recommended him immediately to go home and call in his ordinary surgeon. The young man complied with reluctance. Every effort was made to cure him, but in vain. The top of his windpipe and the tubes leading down into the lungs, had become ulcerated beyond cure, and he died in the course of a few weeks, lamented by all his family and friends. Thus was a young man of amiable character, and full of promise, cut off in the beginning of his days, in consequence only of a slight imprudence."-Moral Class Book.

PART OF THE TWENTY-SECOND PSALM, PARAPHRASED. (Sung, during Lent, in Bangor Cathedral.)

1. O, my God, my God, behold me,
What doth now so long withhold thee
From attending to my cry?
Day by day my woe increaseth,
Nor by night my sorrow ceaseth;
Listen, Lord, regard my sigh.

2. All that see me scorn me praying,
Shake their heads and scoff me, saying,
Let him trust to God alone;

Lord, I call, for thou dost hear me ;
Lord, thou knowest that I fear thee,

Come, O come, and claim thine own.

3. Who can tell my bitter anguish?
How my heavy heart doth languish,
Melts like wax before the fire;
Tho' my spirit thus is grieved,
Of all earthly good bereaved,

Still my God is my desire.

4. I am poured out like water,

As a lamb prepared for slaughter,

I can tell each starting bone;
All my hope in thee derided,
Pierced my limbs, my clothes divided,
Hear, O Lord, my parting moan.

GRATITUDE FOR TEMPORAL MERCIES.

It is one great mark of a Christian temper of mind, when we have become accustomed to refer all the blessings we enjoy, immediately to that divine Hand which gave them. All men indeed allow in words, that every thing good proceeds from the Almighty Creator, who exerts the same power in continually sustaining and governing the world, as He did in bringing it out of nothing. But in most people this is a truth productive of scarcely any feeling, and very seldom seriously reflected on. They allow it in words, but in their thoughts it has very little place, and upon their affections scarcely any influence. But the humble and devout Christian is prepared by the spiritual exercises of repentance he has undergone, to value every favour he receives (because he knows he is unworthy of it), and to consider it as coming from the free mercy of God, and therefore a subject of the utmost thankfulness. He has felt that if he were treated as he deserves, no single blessing would be given him, no ray of comfort, not even temporal support and sustenance; and therefore he receives with humble gratitude the very least enjoyments and conveniences it may please God to bestow. Besides this, his ardent love to his heavenly Father draws his mind on every occasion to think of Him, and makes every consoling circumstance of life a kind of ladder on which to climb from earthly things to the consideration of spiritual truth" to look from nature, up to nature's God.' His humility and his love are both engaged in exciting him to continual gratitude whenever any providential mercy, whether of a spiritual or temporal nature, relating to the soul or the body, is sent down from heaven upon himself or others. God is the Author and Giver of all: he, as a sinner, has so offended God, as to deserve nothing but evil; and therefore, when good comes to him

instead, his heart is renewed to love and joyfulness, and praises are abundantly poured forth.

How different from this are the feelings and conduct of those who do not spiritually know God! Whenever a misfortune occurs, or an ordinary blessing upon their property is withheld, they take to complaining and murmuring, neither feeling their own unworthiness, nor the multitude of undeserved favours they have already received from an offended and long-suffering God. How constantly do we hear these complaints, when it pleases the all-wise Providence to withhold the blessings of rain or sunshine, and to send us violent and unseasonable weather. And yet, when the scourge is removed, and we should expect a thankfulness to be felt, correspondent to the suffering which is relieved, the cold and hard heart refuses a thought of gratitude, or a word of adoration, to Him whose compassion and mercy alone produced the delightful change. Surely this is a guilt in which none should participate who have any serious feeling, or any knowledge of the Lord. Now that it has pleased Him to grant us a spring more delightful to ourselves, and excellent for the fruits of the earth, than we have seen for many years, surely it becomes us to render a tribute of thankfulness, and not to be unmindful of all the long-suffering and kindness with which we are treated. Certainly if we do not thus acknowledge the hand of God in giving us so much, He will be just in refusing us that abundant harvest, which now happily appears to be in prospect, to relieve the distresses of our afflicted poor, and to restore the prosperity of our country. Much depends, no doubt, upon the prayers of God's people, whether He shall chastise or comfort us; and what hope of success, we may ask, can there be for prayers, when praises have been neglected and withheld for mercies already received? The same confiding faith which can alone make prayer availing, will always produce thankfulness and joy when prayer has succeeded; and we have great reason to fear, in every case, that where there is no such fruit of gratitude rendered to God, there has been but a weak and wavering belief in His promises or in His power.

E.

DRESS.

BEAR it in mind, my young friends, that your dress is a sort of index to your character; that a just and studied economy in dress indicates prudence and forethought, a reference to your future wants, and to the claims of others. How much nobler is this than to be a slave to fashion, one of that frivolous class described as "clothes-people,' because they sacrifice every thing to clothes. Economy is not limited to avoiding extravagance. It will induce you to purchase the most substantial and lasting materials for your dress-to mend up an old garment, and make it do, instead of buying a new one. Nothing will help you so much in the practice of economy in dress, as being a good needlewoman. With a little trouble, you may learn how to make your own gowns-with contrivance you can turn and refit them. There is much economy in timely mending and neat darning, and a positive pleasure in making old clothes look almost as well as new, which those can never know, who cast aside the half-worn_garment to replace it with a new one. Sent by Y.

CHEAP TABLE BEER.

Wotton-under-edge, Gloucestershire, Sept. 22, 1838. SIR,-Having read in your excellent paper (for September last), addressed to the labourers, a useful hint for brewing good table-beer, I thought I would make a trial of it myself, and afterwards put the result of it to paper, for the benefit of those who should feel inclined to try it for themselves. I have now tried it exactly as specified in the paper, as to the quantity of the materials, but with an improvement in preparing it so as to boil it at twice instead of once. I would recommend all the malt and hops to be put into the boiler together, with two-thirds of the treacle; but instead of putting with it eleven gallons of water, I would only put seven, I then boil it altogether for two hours, the time specified, stirring it frequently during its boiling. At the expiration of the two hours I then remove it in a bucket to the cooler, and strain it,— malt, hops, and liquid,-through a hair sieve. When the liquid has all passed through the sieve, I take the malt

and hops a second time to the boiler, and with the remaining four gallons of water and treacle I have a second boiling for half an hour; I then remove it to the cooler as before, and strain it a second time until all the liquid. has passed the sieve; the wort being then sufficiently cooled, I put into it half-a-pint of fresh balm, and stir it well together. When it is well mixed, I cover the cooler with an old sack, and in about four hours there is a fine head to it; I then let it remain for six hours longer before I turn it, first taking off the head of barm; it soon after begins to work very nicely through the head of the cask, and in six or eight hours more, the working is finished, and you can slightly bung it. I would recommend the cooler to be placed under cover as soon as the barm is put in and stirred, that it may forward the process of working. I will now give a statement of the expense in making it, and the after-profits thereon, sincerely wishing the poor labouring man may be enabled to brew his own table-beer, and thus keep him from the beershop.

A NUMBER of tradesmen were summoned before the Finsbury magistrates, on Saturday, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, for having used false weights and unbalanced scales. The defendants consisted of bakers, coal and potato dealers, and chandlers shop keepers, and they were fined in penalties varying from 5s. to 5l. The magistrates expressed their determination to put an end to the extensive frauds that are practised upon the poor in the sale of coals and the articles of consumption.