real life monstrous combination of things which never were and never could be found together. What would be thought of a painter who should mix August and January in one landscape, who should introduce a frozen river into a harvest scene? Would it be a sufficient defence of such a picture to say that every part was exquisitely coloured, that the green hedges, the apple-trees loaded with fruit, the waggons reeling under the yellow sheaves, and the sunburnt reapers wiping their foreheads were very fine, and that the ice and the boys sliding were also very fine? To such a picture "The Deserted Village" bears a great resemblance. It is made up of incongruous parts. The village in its happy days is a true English village. The village in its decay is an Irish village. The felicity and the misery which Goldsmith has brought close together belong to two different countries, and to two different stages in the progress of society. He had assuredly never seen in his native island such a rural paradise, such a seat of plenty, content, and tranquillity as his "Auburn." He had assuredly never seen in England all the inhabitants of such a paradise turned out of their homes in one day and forced to emigrate in a body to America. The hamlet he had probably seen in Kent; the ejectment he had probably seen in Munster; but by joining the two, he has produced something which never was and never will be seen in any part of the world.-Essay on Goldsmith in the Encyclopadia Britannica.

A SWARM OF BEES WORTH HIVING, OR BEES WITHOUT

STINGS.

B patient, B prayerful, B humble, B mild,
B wise as a Solon, B meek as a child,
B studious, B thoughtful, B loving, B kind;
B sure you make matter subservient to mind.
B cautious, B prudent, B trustful, B true,
B courteous to all men, B friendly with few.
B temperate in argument, pleasure and wine,
B careful of conduct, of money, of time;
B cheerful, B grateful, B hopeful, B firm,

B peaceful, benevolent, willing to learn,
B courageous, B gentle, B liberal, B just,
B aspiring, B humble, because thou art dust;
B penitent, circumspect, sound in the faith,
B active, devoted; B faithful till death;
B honest, B holy, transparent and pure,

B dependent, B Christ-like, and you'll be secure.

THOMAS HAWOTH.

'A MARTYR FOR CHRIST.

A martyr was asked, whether he did not love his wife and children, who stood weeping by [him. "Love them!" said he, "Yes, if all the world were gold, and at my disposal, I would give it all for the satisfaction of living with them, though it were in a prison; yet in comparison with Christ I love them not."

ARCHBISHOP USHER.

Archbishop Usher and Dr. Preston, two eminently pious and learned men, were very intimate, and often met to converse on learning and general subjects; when it was very common with the good archbishop, to say, "Come Doctor, let us say something about Christ before we part."

Of Archbishop Usher it is said, that he was of so sweet a temper, that he was never known to do an ill office to any one, or to be revenged of any one who injured him.

ARCHBISHOP CRANMER.

It is said of Archbishop Cranmer, that the way to have him as a friend, was to do him an unkindness.

A PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN.

"What great matter," said a heathen tyrant to a Christian, while he was beating him almost to death-" What great matter did Christ ever do for you?" "Even this," answered the Christian, "That I can forgive you, though you use me so cruelly." (This is religion of the genuine kind, may God give us more of it).

GOD IN EVERYTHING.

The world is not a vessel which is suffered to drift about, without a pilot, mast, or sail; but one in which an Almighty hand guides the helm. The human race is not an unbridled, ungoverned mass,—but an immense flock, fed by an all-satisfying Shepherd. History is not a web of human will and blind chaos,—but a work of art, for which He, who orders all things, twists the thread of all human doings and undertakings. And if it does not everywhere manifest itself as such a work of art, we must bear in mind that it is still only a fragment; and that our eyes are obscured, with regard to the ways of God. Wait till the Lord Almighty reaches the end of his great designs, and till eternity removes every veil, and sharpens the eye and the understanding. Oh, how shall we then sink down in adoring astonishment before the feet of the Eternal, when we perceive how everything, even that which was the most opposed and inimical to His holy will, was obliged to submit,-become subservient to and even promote, under His all-powerful hand, the exalted plans of His rule and government! How rich the consolation which already springs forth from the consciousness that high above the tumults here below, the throne of the Ruler of the universe rests in eternal glory; and that all that takes place on the earth is guided, as by leading-strings, the ends of which run together into His all-powerful hands! Krummacher.

RECENT DEATH.

DIED, of pulmonary consumption, at Penpont, in the Camelford, Wadebridge, and Bodmin Circuit, William Fletcher, second son of William and Barbara Grose, aged fifteen years. Many were the prayers offered up for him, by his afflicted parents, and many young friends in the neighbourhood: and through abounding mercy he obtained salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ preceded by sincere repentance. On Sunday afternoon, June 8th, 1856, he breathed his last, at half-past five o'clock. Just before his exit, he said, "Papa, I am going: good-byegood-bye :"-then added, “ Come Lord, come Lord!" And after exhorting his elder brother and sister to be very prayerful, the grim monster entered his chamber, though surrounded by his weeping friends, and snapped the silver eord asunder!

H. G.

people believed that the affairs of this Earth were influenced in some unknown way by the Sun and planets, that planet which appeared to be in attendance on the Sun was looked up to with considerable respect. These silly notions have now nearly all disappeared. There are still, however, a few ignorant people, both old and young-but particularly young maids in want of lovers-who hunt out certain old wise women that generally live in the garrets of our large towns, and are understood to tell fortunes by the Stars!

Jupiter moves round the Sun at the distance of 485 millions of miles; is about 87 thousand miles in diameter; and performs his journey round the Sun in 4332 days (nearly 12 of our years). Although Jupiter is 1300 times larger than the Earth, it is not 1300 times heavier. The weight of our globe is nearly as great as if it were made of cast iron; while the average weight of the materials with which Jupiter is constructed is little more than the weight of coal. About 300 balls the weight of our Earth would balance the great planet Jupiter in a pair of scales. We cannot stay at present to show how such strange particulars as these are determined by astronomers, but we may perhaps return to it at some future time. The Sun, Moon, all the larger planets, and also their satellites, have been in the scales of the astronomer, and weighed so carefully that our readers may safely rely on the results. Sir Isaac Newton began the task of weighing them, nearly two hundred years ago, and his followers have laboured at the work ever since with continually increasing energy.

Telescopic appearance of Jupiter.-Jupiter is the favourite of the young astronomer who is only possessed of a small telescope. Saturn is by far the prettiest object, but it requires an instrument of considerable power to reveal its beauties. A pocket telescope is capable of showing that Jupiter is accompanied by four satellites, or moons, or secondary planets as they are most properly called. They were first discovered by Galileo in 1610, and the discovery may be considered one of the first-fruits of the telescope.