some ancient river, as Kirkstall; rocky banks, encircled with verdant foliage, as Fountains; woods and secluded spots, as Netley; green plots of sward, by some rocky and romantic stream, as Tintern; shady and silent valleys, as Furness; lovely shores, where the swift brook joins the sea, as Beaulieu; - such were the homes that Cistercians loved; and the Redemptionists of Hanley have not shown themselves to be one whit behind their brethren in a refined taste for natural beauties. The new church will probably be opened in the month of May next. There is already a school of between thirty and forty children here: and when the present chapel is done with, it is to be converted into a school-room.

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In addition to this monastery there is a catholic chapel at Little Malvern, belonging to W. Berington, Esq., whose chaplain, the rev. W. Scott, has recently had a fine ecclesiastical looking dwelling-house raised there. There is also a convent at Stanbrook, in the parish of Powick, hard by. It belongs to the order of Benedictines, and there are about twenty or thirty religious" resident there. The community removed to their present establishment about seven or eight years since from Salford, in Warwickshire, where, for all I know to the contrary, they flourished for ages; and I hear it would be worth a "ramble" to the place to see the venerable house that they quitted. Stanbrook, with its spacious hall and grounds, being considered an eligible locality, was purchased by the community. The house was considerably altered and enlarged for the accommodation of the numerous young ladies who are there educated by the nuns.

Thus the vicinity of the Malvern hills seems in the present day to be as favourite a retreat for the religious as in past and early ages, from the time the Druids worshipped on these heights, to a later, though still a very distant period, when Aldwin and a few monks cleared for themselves an oasis in what was then called "the great wild forest," and from which hermitage arose the establishment of the priory, of which we have some interesting relics left to this day.

Now, I have not brought forward the above instances of the rapid strides made by the catholics in this district with any view to disputation as to which is or is not the true church. I will have nothing to do with such disputation. Let those who have opinions keep firm hold of them. Varro reckoned that among the old philosophers there were no less than eight hundred opinions concerning the summum bonum, and I see it affirmed that in France (I say it without intentional levity) there are no less than 685 methods of cooking

eggs, to say nothing of the constant discoveries of the savans; surely, then, if in such trivial matters the human race must

disagree, it cannot be expected they should be unanimous on weightier affairs. But, as a warm adherent to the protestant church, I feel it my duty to warn her ministers of the advances of another church which I believe to be opposed to scripture

to warn them, lest by their own unwise conduct in matters which they may well afford to sink, the citadel may fall into the hands of the enemy as much through the disagreement of the garrison, as by the impetuosity of the beleaguerers.-Worcestershire Chronicle.

The Gatherer.

" In

James I. Defoe, in describing this monarch's personal habits, says his diet, apparel, and journeys, he was very constant, as, by his good will, he would never change his clothes, till worn out to very rags. His fashion never varied, insomuch that when a person brought him a hat, made on a Spanish block, he would cast it from him, sneering that he never loved them nor their fashions; another time one bringing him roses on his shoes, he asked if they could make him a ringfooted dove-one yard of sixpenny ribbon His diet and journeys served his turn. were so constant, that the best observing courtier of our times used to remark, that were he asleep seven years, and then awakened, he would tell where the king had been every day, and every dish he had

at his table."

Treachery and Vengeance.-A few years since there was in New Mexico, a celebrated chief called Juan José at the head of the Apaches tribe, whose cunning and audacity caused his name to be dreaded throughout the country. What contributed more than anything else to render him a dangerous enemy was the fact of his having received a liberal education at Chihuahua, which enabled him, when he afterwards rejoined his tribe, to outwit his pursuers, and, by robbing the mails, to acquire timely information of every expedition set on foot against him. The government of Sonora, desirous to make some efforts to check the depredations of the Apaches, issued a proclamation, giving a sort of carte blanche patent of "marque and reprisal," and declaring all the booty that might be taken from the savages to be the rightful property of the captors. In the spring of 1837, a party of twenty spurred on by the love of gain, and never doubting but the Indians, after so many years of successful robberies, must be possessed of

a vast amount of property, set out with an American as their commander, who had long resided in the country. In a few days they reached a rancheria of about fifty warriors with their families, among whom was the famous Juan José himself, and three other principal chiefs. On seeing the Americans advance, the former at once gave them to understand that, if they had come to fight, they were ready to accommodate them; but on being assured by the leader that they were merely bent on a trading expedition, a friendly interview was immediately arranged. The American captain, having determined to put these obnoxious chiefs to death under any circumstances, soon caused a little fieldpiece which had been concealed from the Indians to be loaded with chain and canister shot, and to be held in readiness for use. The warriors were then invited to the camp to receive a present of flour, which was placed within range of the cannon. While they were occupied in dividing the contents of the bag they were fired upon, and a considerable number of their party killed on the spot. The remainder were then attacked with small arms, and about twenty slain, including Juan José and the other chiefs. Those who escaped became afterwards their own avengers in a manner which proved terribly disastrous to another party of Americans, who happened at the time to be trapping on Rio Gila not far distant. The enraged savages resolved to take summary vengeance upon these unfortunate trappers, and falling upon them, massacred them every one! They were in all, including several Mexicans, about fifteen in number.

Luther's Sacramental Vase and Wine Cup.-The king of Prussia has purchased the wine-vase and cup with which Luther used to administer sacrament; and which are described as of silver, gilt in the inside. The cup resembles an ordinary goblet, but inclining in its circle to the oval; the vase has the form of a jug, is covered with subjects representing the Passion, and is said to be of admirable workmanship.

Execution of Murat.-When the fatal moment arrived, Murat walked with a firm step to the place of execution-as calm, as unmoved, as if he had been going to an ordinary review. He would not accept a chair, nor suffer his eyes to be bound. "I have braved death (said he) too often to fear it." He stood upright, proudly and undauntedly, with his countenance towards the soldiers; and when all was ready, he kissed a cornelian on which the head of his wife was engraved, and gave the word -thus, "Save my face—aim at my heartFire!"

Royal Ingratitude. Charles II was not remarkable for gratitude. He was

exceedingly annoyed, and, we may admit, not without cause, at the claims advanced on his restoration for services rendered himself or family. To answer all in the way they expected or desired was obviously impossible, and he, convinced of that, seems almost to have adopted the resolution that he would attend to none. The Derby family was among those that had to complain of coldness and neglect. Something more than a century ago this was revenged by the last earl of Derby of the Stanley family, who caused the following inscription to be placed on a building erected near his seat in Lancashire :"James, earl of Derby, lord of Man and the Isles, grandson of James earl of Derby, and of Charlotte, daughter of Claude, duke de Tremoiselle, whose husband, James, was beheaded at Bolton, October 15, 1652, for strenuously adhering to Charles II, who refused a bill passed unanimously by both Houses of Parliament, for restoring to the family the estate lost by his loyalty to him, 1734."-Tindal.

Mr. Hone and a Welsh Peasant.-Mr. Hone, the noted author of the parodies, in the days of his infidelity, was travelling in Wales on foot, and being rather tired and thirsty, stopped at the door of a cottage where there was a little girl seated reading, and whom he asked if she would give him a little water. "Oh yes, sir (she said), if you will come in, mother will give you some milk and water;" upon which he went in and partook of that beverage, the little girl again resuming her seat and her book. After a short stay in the cottage he came out and accosted the child at the door-" Well, my little girl, are you getting your task? "No, sir (she replied), I am reading the Bible." "But (said Mr. Hone) you are getting your task out of the Bible?" "Oh no, sir, it is no task to me to read the Bible-it is a pleasure." This circumstance had such an effect upon Mr. Hone that he determined to read the Bible too, and became one of the foremost in upholding and defending the great truths contained in that holy book.-Carnarvon Herald.

not been unaptly compared to a heap of Social Feelings.-The social feelings have embers, which, when separated, soon languish, darken, and expire; but placed together, they glow with a ruddy and intense

heat.

Curious Epitaph in Tewin Churchyard, near Hertford.

"This world's a city full of streets,

Death is the market-place where all men meet;
If life were merchandise that men could buy,
The rich would always life-the poor must die."

H.A. Burstall, Printer, 2, Tavistock-street, Strand.

Frère Charles D'Agnisanti, 161

Gardener's Wife, the, 50
Gatherer, the, 15, 32, 47, 63, 80, 95, 112,
128, 143, 159, 171, 191, 201, 224, 240,
255, 271, 288, 304, 320, 335, 352, 368,
383, 400, 415

Genius of Error, the, by Francis O'Sulli-
van, 193

Gentleman, what is a, 230

Genuine Land of Liberty, the, 246
Githa of the Forest, 410

Godwin, William, 392

Good, the, Death might do, 141
Glances at Spain and the Spaniards, 148
Goldsmith and his Vicar, 209
·Gretna Green, 362

Grey, the Late Earl, 50

Hand Book to the Steam Engine, by Ed-
ward Portwine, 349

Hans in Kelder, a Legend of the Great
Frost, 29,5

Hammersmith Church, 113

Hare, Dr., on Spinal Deformity, 193
Henrick Ychokke, 134

-Herouaille, Mademoiselle de, Duchess of
Portsmouth, 134

Historic Gallery of Portraits and Painting,

238

History of St. Bartholomew, 347

Hog Frying, or the Production of Oil from
Lard, 63

Honours and Reward of Literarure, 322
House, Iron, 121.

Impostors in the East, 93
Indian Corn, Origin of, 126
Indiennes, Fables; the Katha Sarit Sajara

393

Installation in Ancient Times of a Duke
of Carinthia, 38

Iron House, 121

Jack's Experience, a Yarn, 70
Jericho, the Fall of, 79

Katha Sarat Sajara, 393

Kingston's, Mr., Lusitanian Sketches, 270
Kitto, Dr., the Deaf Traveller, 379
Knife, newly invented, for Paper-cutting,408

Lady, Young, Lines written by a, 54
Land of Liberty, the Genuine, 246
Landon, Walter Savage, 382

Last Day, the, by Francis O'Sullivan, 180
Lee's Dr., Account of the Last Days of the

Emperor Alexander, 98

Legend of the Imprisoned Rose, 178
Legend of St. John du Doigt, 248

Leicester, the Earl of, and Mary, Queen
of Scots, 6

Lewes Priory, Antiquities of, 313
Life, the, of Mozart, including his corres-
pondence, by Edward Holmes, 317
Likenesses, pretended, of the Saviour, 143
Lines written by a Young Lady, 54
Literary Portraits, Gallery of, 391
Literature, Honours and Reward of, 322-
Llyn Idwal, 17

London as it is to be, 212

London in the time of Lord Chatham, 138
London New Magazine, 330

Long Walk, Windsor Park, 354
Lover's Mistakes, 300

Lusitanian Sketches, Mr. Kingston's, 273

Persian Customs and Traditions, 213
Pen, the, Various Methods of Writing, 312
Philathenic Literary Magazine, the, 364
Philosophy of Advertising, the, 82
Phonotypy and Phonography, 79
Pitt, Mr., Anecdotes of, 54

Poet of the "Seasons," ou Marriage, 79
Point a Petre, Guadaloupe, 241
Poison, on, by Professor Donovan, 167
Pont-y Pair, North Wales, 1
Portion of the Earth, 236

Portraits and Paintings, Historic Gallery of,
238

Pretended Likeness of the Saviour, 143
Principle, Sacrifice of, 173

Production of Oil from Lard, 63
Progress of Railways, the, 258
Professor Wilson, 391
Punjab, the, 228

Putney Bridge and Fulham, 370

Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury, 191
Quincey, Thomas de, 391

Railway Accidents, 90
Railways, the Progress of, 258
Ratha, to, 127

Real Life, Romance of, 359
Rochester, Bishop of, Palace, 182
Roman Plate, Ancient, 146
Romance of Real Life, 359
Romances, Saxon, 237

Rusticating, the Author, by Dr. Edwards,
4, 18, 35

Ryland, the celebrated Engraver, 306

Sacrifice of Principle, 173
Saxon Romances, 237

Scenes in the United States, 114
Sculpture Illustrations, 94

Seasons, and Castle of Indolence, by James
Thompson, 330

Self-Infallibility, Self-Diffidence, and Can-
dour, by Dr. Edwards, 66
Servant, a well recommended, 343
Shrines, Ancient, 220

Skellig Night, by Francis O'Sullivan, 252
Sleep, the Disease of, and Death, 184
Smith's Book for a Rainy Day, 250
Smuggler of Folkstone, the, 260, 275, 291,
307, 324, 344, 359, 373, 386, 404
Sophistry, the Custom of, by Francis
O'Sullivan, 232

Southampton, 305

Social Treatment of the Insane, 358

Spain and the Spaniards, Glances at, 148
Sporting Magazine, the, 382

Spinal Deformity, Dr. Hare on, 183

Stanhope, Lady Hester, 21

Statues for the New Houses of Parliament,

261

Steam Engine, Handbook to the, 349

St. Bartholomew, History of, 347