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ERAS "SELF-RELIANCE 18 THE TRUE ROAD [0 INDEPENDENCE." TORONTO, CANADA WEST, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1855. PROSPECTUS. WADIA ssee Fat) GOR TRR YY .e)a7 O83 PROVINCIAL FREEMAN _ And Weekly Advertiser. ny The Provincial Freeman will be devoted to Anti-: _ Slavery, Emigration, Temperance and General "Literature. 'Theorgan of no particular Pouitical Party, it will open its columns to the views of men | - of different political opinions, reserving the right, } as an independent Journal, of full expression on ;~ all question' or projects affecting the people in a political way; and reserving, also, the right to ex- ; ioe emphatic condemnation of all projects, hav- ' "ing for their object in a great or remote degree, the subversion of the principles of the British Constitution, or of British rule in the Provinces. _. 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No. 29, Kine Streer West. Mixed Paints, Putty, Enamelled and Plain Win- dow Glass andLooking Glass, for Sale, at the lowest Cash prices. Toronto, 10th April, 1854. 4 PUNCTUALITY!!! a Pe Na (LATE OF PHILADELPHIA, _ Fashionable. Boot and Shoe Maker, No. 63, KING STREET WEST. | All work warranted to be done in a superior style. _ Repairing done with neatness and despatch. Ee" PF cet measured on anotomical principles. 29 2 Torouto, March 18th, 1854. 1 those in: which there are none: The World would be the better for it. If men'cared less for wealth and fame,' And less for battle-fields and glory ; If writ in human hearts, a name Seemed better than in song and story ; If men, instead of nursing pride, Would learn*to hate it and abhor it-- apts if more, welicd. ex %. ae 3 Sy ~. ., On Love to guide, _, The world would be the better for it. - If mén:dealt less in stocks and lands, And more in bonds and deeds fraternal ; If Love's work had more willing hands To link this world to the supernal ; - If tien stored up'Love's oil and wine, Andon bruised: human hearts would pour it; | _ If' yours" and "'jmine" . Would once combine, i The world would be the better for it, If more would act the play of Life, And fewer spoil it in rehearsal ; If Bigotry would sheathe its knife - 'Till Good became more universal ; _If Custom, gray with ages grown, Had fewer blind men to adore it-- If talent shone In Truth alone, The world would be the better for it. If men were wise in little things-- Affecting less in all their dealings-- If hearts had fewer rusted strings - To isolate their kindly feelings ; If men, when Wrong beats down the Right, W ould strike together and restore it-- If Right made Might In every fight, The world would be the better for it. =ou NEXT DOOR. Let other people brag about The pleasant folks they meet; I only wish they'd come and live A week in our street; They never should have caught me there, Had I but known before, That neighbours could have proved so bad, As our' next door.' They've seven children--ugly brats As ever saw the light-- Who shout and baw], and shriek and squall, From morning until night. "Tis true their parents flog them: well, That makes them louder roar ; I wish old maids or bachelers, Were our ' next door.' 'Then so familiar, too, they've grown; -Itisextremely odd, a }- 'To see nine people on the watch <> PRINTING IN COLORS AND BRONZES. >) To courtsy, bow, and nod! I really wish they'd' At our © next door.' My greenhouse seems a favored mark, For brickbats to be thrown ; My fruit and flowers within their reach - They gather as their own. My peaches, grapes, and nectarines, By which I set such store, Have all been eaten by the gruds At our' next door.' They keep a cockatoo that screams, A horrid dog that howls ; Three cats that scratch my flowers up, Besides some nasty fowls, --~ That flying visits often pay, And pick my garden o'er ; I keep the hens, they keep the eggs, At our 'next door.' My neighbours pay no tradesmen's bills,. For taxes have no cares ; Last week I had the water stopp'd By some mistake, for theirs. Such goings on, and goings off, I'll not submit to more ; Another house I'll seek, detach'd, 'With no' next door' ~ , Punch. " PMiscellaweosns. PDP LAS A Cuip's Derinition or a CigaR.-- -Dr. Tyng, the pastor of St. George's Epis- -copal Church, preached to the Sabbath school children last Sunday. Speaking of what St. Paul's friend Timothy. did not do, the Dr. said "he smoked no segars." '" Do you know," continued the reverend gentle- man, "what a cigar is?" 'Yeth, siree" shouted a moral specimen of Young America, 'its the tip end of the devil's tail." It is reported, and currently believed, that the 'pastor sniggered. Wr Bers anv' Fruit Trexs.--A writer in a literary journal of Paris, states that the bees | greatly improved the fructification of fruit trees. Orchards in' which several. hives are kept, always produce' more fruit than in-the Pro- vinces on the Rhine, the fruits are more abundant and fine than-in any part of Ger-: many, and there it is the custom to keep large quantities of bees. © Plants, too, which bees visit; thrive' better than' others~--Lre Democrat. a ob --i > Oa - (> A correspondent of the Country 'Gentleman says that corn planted in ground ploughed only four inches deep, yielded 75 bushels to the acre, while that planted in round ploughed eight inches deep, yielded but 50 bushels. 'The writer says a neighbor of his, who had' sub-soiled one' portion: of his corn land' and ploughed the other' only five inches deep, realized 60 bushels from the former, while from that planted in annie ~<a Inp1an Murrins.--A pint and a half of yellow Indian meal: sifted.. A handful of wheat flour. A-quarter of a pound of fresh butter... A-qnart of milk. Four eggs) A very small tea cup full of milk. Put the milk into a saucepan. Cut the butter into it. Set it over the fire, and warm it unti the butter is very soft, but not until it melts, Then take it off; stir it well till all is mixed; and set away to cool. Beat four eggs very light; and when the milk is cold, stir them into it alternately with the meal, a lit- tle at a time of each. Add thesalt. Beat the whole very hard after it is all mixed. Then butter some muffin-rings on the in- e 'at the rate ofa couple of table spoonfuls a 'incision is to be made. | is found in Persia. _be the same as the mole, and to be blind, as thinly ploughed ground he got 75: bushels. |- side. Set them in a hot oven, or on a heated griddle; pour some: of the'batter into each; and bake the muffins well. to table, continuing to bake while a fresh supply is wanted. Pull them open with your |fingers, and eat them with butter, to which you may add molasses or' honey.--arm Journal, Best Breap.--The best breadss that '| made of unbolted wheat flour. In some '|' cases 'a small portion of white bread may be desirable, but the brown after a short time, will be found moré palatable, and conducive to amore regular and healthy condition 'of the system. It has been ascertained that even dogs cannot live over fiftyggdays fed upon fine flour bread and water ; "wien fed upon stich as contained the whole or a large portion of the bran, they are found in no re- spect to suffer.-- Water-Cure Journal. ain ee~ @ i Dysrersra--Bran, simply dry bran, taken day, is 'said to be a sovereign remedy 'for dyspepsia, in cases where the disease is not owing to any erganic derangement. It is easily tried, and perfectly harmless, to say the least. Try it--especially ye who have been living too much on fine white flour, eer, A Curs ror FeLons.--Within the past year we have known the spinal marrow of an ox or cow applied by three different persons, with the most satisfactory results, in relieving the pain and securing a speedy cure of their felons. 'This, we are confident, will be. very useful information to many persons... The spinal marrow should. be applied fresh every four hours for two days. --Screntific American. A New Anazstuetic----Icr ann SAtt.-- Dr. E. H. Dixon, of New York, states that we possess a new and harmless anesthetic, adapted to almost every operation, serious or otherwise. It consists of ice and salt, in the proportion of two parts of the former to one of the latter, finely pounded and ap-| plied, ina fine gauze bag, from four to five minutes, directly to the skin where the The operations of amputating the entire breast, applying caus- | tic, &c., have been preformed, by means of 'this agent, without the slightest pain-- Saturday Evening Post. Tne Sparax.--The Spalax, or blind rat' It was. once thought to no external traces of eyes are to be seen; but these organs, of the thickness of half a line, have been discovered on removing the skin, and found also to be perfectly developed. The Spalax depends upon its ears for warn- ing, and carries its head high for that purpose, 'its sense of hearing being acute, and the audi- tory canal of great size. Those animals live in communities beneath the surface of the earth, boring upward for roots and making one hole far deeper than the other, which istheir city refuge. The agriculturist often suffers from their researches, as they prefer cultivated land for their under-ground abodes. They can run sidewise or back- ward, with great swiftness. Their bite is very severe. sat aa meas Good Pluck--A Genuine John Bull. The Lyons (France) papers are full of the following singular story :--- On the 19th ult.,a number of English- men, established in that city, gavea splendid banquet to a countrymen of theirs, a Mr. Arthur Fleming, a rich merchant of Lon- don, then at Lyons, who has just completed a residence of eleven months in the prison of Frankfort, Germany, in which he had been placed under the following circum- stances:--About a twelyemonth ago, Mr. Fleming stopped for two days at one of the principal hotels at Frankfort-on-the-Maine, and on the third day, when about to leave, called for his bill, which to his astonishment, amounted to 250f. Indignant at this ex- orbitant demand, he tendered one half of it, but the landlord persisted, and threatened to send his customer to prison, as the law of the place allowed him todo. 'The English- man, however, was obstinate and suifered himself to be arrested and locked up. --Al- though the laws of Frankfort give this power to creditors, they at the same time impose on them the necessity of supporting their debtors while in prison, and of furnish- ing them with clothes and other articles suitable to their position in life. This the hotel-keeper was compelled to do in Mr. Fleming's. case, and so little care did the Englishman take of the articles supplied to him, that the former at last found himself 'minus a sum of nearly 20,000f., and getting tired of the contest, he ordered the release of his captive. Mr. Fleming, satisfied with the triumph of British endurance over Ger- 'man extortion and spite, immediately on his relase, gave a sum tothe poor of Frankfort, amounting to double that expended by the hotel keeper. nts ~<a Another awful tornado has visited Michi- gan. Among other freaks, it took a young girl up into the air, and at last advices she had not again descended. A bed was taken out of a house and sailed upward, as natural as though the feathers of which it was made, had never been plucked from the bodies to, which they once belonged. Near this house is what is called a mound Spring, from which a stream of water sufficient to fill a' three-inch pipe is discharged. 'The spring forms a basin ten or twelve fect in diameter, and about 18 inches deep; all the water was drawn up, and those who observed | it say that no water arose inthe spring for some moments after the tornado passed.-- Leader, of May 31st. Send them hot} | Mexican plant. 'the parish of St. Ae AON ae Se " HYDRODPHOBIA, "RK case of hydropbobia in the New York 'Lospital has attracted much attention. It was that of a young man bitten afew weeks ago, in-the upper lp by a dog not supposed to be mad. . The patient died in four days after the dreadful disease appeared. Dr. 'Griscom, who attended 21 watter per se, but to dread swallowing it, _the principal feature of the disease being a difficulty in swallowing. Water in the form of ice he took without manifesting horror, and it gave him sensible relief. He seemed to die of mere exhaustion, and without: vio- lent paroxysms. We have heard of cases of hydrophobia in which the patient had not only a dread of water, but of all smooth sur- faces, the presence of a mirror being sufli- cient to cause & convulsion----Lafe Illustrated, (<> It it stated that a remedy has been found for hydrophobia in the seeds of a An officer of our army, writes from New Orleans to the Washington Union as follows: : » I-send you herewith some seeds for distribu- tion, used here in the cure of the bite of the mad dog. It is considered as an effectual remedy in Bernard of this State, and the cures which are stated to have been effected from their use are certainly very remarkable. I reeret not being able to give you their botanical name; but the plant isa tropical one, coming | from Mexico--I believe from the Department of Tobasco. The seeds are called here " gratnes contra la rage," and are used as follows: Three of them are broken up or pounded into small pieces, and put into a wine-glass of the best sherry (Xeres), and jallowed to steep for about 24 hours, and then being well stirred up, swallowed by the patient. 'This dose is repeated three times aday for about nine days, when the erson or animal may be considered as cured. am told that even dogs which have been bitten by a rabid animal have been cured by this treat- ment, or by putting a larger quantity of these seeds in their food.-- Ibid From the New York Picayune. Fire Department of Paris. The working of the Fire Department of Paris is most interesting and instructive. There arc about three hundred unmarried men belonging to the division, and they are called " Sappeurs Pompiers." Their dress consists of waterproof boots, very full pants, military | jacket, and a helmet of polished brass. They are drilled in military tactics as well as the duties of the firemen: they live in bar- racks built expressly for their accommodation. They are paid by especial taxation, and are not enlisted in the government service as are regular soldiers. Their pay varies with their station in the corps. That of the chief is 6,- 5474 francs per annum. Engineering cap- tain, 4,5473. Major, 3.500. First class (pri- vates), 496. Second class, 459. Irom this they pay forty centimes per day for their board. They employ a first-rate cook, who is empowered to buy all the provisi- ons used inthe establishment, but they do not appear to have much confidence in his integ- rity, for two men are, appointed to. stand by him constantly and see that he uses none but good wholesome meats and fresh vegetables. if this protective committee did not stand be- tween the cook and the men, there is no know- ing what they would swallow in their soup and pies. We were struck with the cleanliness of every part of the barracks. 'The men sleep upon spring mattresses on single iron bed- steads---and each man carries when on duty as guard at the scene of an extensive fire, a very beautiful carbine, with a two-edged sword attached in place of the common bayo- net. When this is net used as a bayonet, it is carried as a sword by the side. Our visit to the chief's department was exceedingly in- teresting; a friend procured us a permit to examine the apparatus and manufactures con- nected with{the service, or else we could not have seen them, as the public is not admitted at all times. 2 We found the chief, an aged man, who look- ed as if he had seen much service, and he cer- tainly had, for he told us he had served over thirty years, having entered asa private. He was exceedingly polite, and apologized for ap- pearing in his robe de chambre and soiled shirt so late in the morning, but gave as an excuse his being up on duty all night, and only snooz- ing for a few moments in his chair. By his orders we were shown every thing connected with the establishment. 'The engines were in- deed 'curious tous. They are not half as large as ours, and yun upon two wheels. They are, in fact, a little more 'than good pumps upon wheels. 'They are very light as well as small, anda few strong men can carry one of them anywhere they please--up alleys or courts, and, in fact into wide halls or pas- sages of the Parisian houses. In front of the suction part is a box containing fifty buckets made of canvas, rendered impervious to water, two axes, a rope to reach from the third story to the ground, and six torches four feet long, 'made of canvas, in shape of candles. These are patented torches, and only recently came into general use by te department. There is another large box containing hose, one hundred buckets, long ropes, and rope-ladders. This box also contains several large bags, used for the purpose of lowering women, chil- dren, and invalids from the upper stories, when the fire is in the lower part of the house. The able men have the rope-ladders to descend upon. 'This box is painted black, like the en- gine, and runs as a tender. The men are employed, when off duty, in making hose, buckets, hooks, ladders, and engines. Hach fireman is provided with a suit of leather, which he wears in descending with water into cellars where spirits are on fire. In this admirable covering he can face the danger and be of the utmost service. When life is risked in any extraordinary and peculiar hazardous manner, the man is rewarded and promoted at the first opportunity. _ The yard attached to their barracks is wall- ed in by walls as high as any house in Paris, and here once a week the whole squad go through the most peculiar exercises. Seaf- folds are erected very high about the yard, and ropes swing in every direction. here practice a species of gymnastics of the most extraordinary character, designed to make them perfect in climbing and other feats of useful agility. In one corner of the yard stood twe posts about twenty feet high, with sim in the hopital, states thatthe patient dia not seem to dread' They simply thrown over the beam..' It is impossi- ble to convey to the reader any idea of their astonishing agility as here shown. these weekly excercises, and he marks down the good points made by each man in con- credit, hereceivesareward. They frequently practice working the engine by the word of command, When a fire breaks out in Paris, it affects the people directly the reverse to what the same occurrence does in New York, Here the moment the fire-bells ring, every body rushes tost#@ spot. There it is different, for the law will allow any man to be pressed into '"' passing buckets," if caught in the vicinity, and hence there is always a scampering to get away from it, instead of to it. It matters not if you are accompanied by a lady or not, the gendarmes have full power to compel you to go to work if your services are required. The, houses are all fire-proof, and hence theyshave no very extensive conflagrations, such as are lamentably so frequent with us. The alarm of fire is given by telegraphic signs. There is no noise about it, such as our firemen kick up. A lady resident imform- ed me that one morning upon opening her window, she saw that the next house had been on fire during the night, and found the firemen still there, and that was the first intelligence she had of the fire. Is not that infinitely bet- ter than striking abig gong to let every thief and rowdie in the city know where in- viting plunder lies, as well as to direct the firemen to the spot? We before stated in a sketch on amuse- ments, that a fireman slept in every place of public entertainment in the city every night, to guard the place. The Uepartment is of course paid for it. The revenue from the theatres, etc., is very large. When will New York be able to boast of such an admirable force for the protection of life and property? Sir Edmund Head. From the London Correspondent of the New York erald. A short biography of the new Governor appointed to Canada may, perhaps, not be altogether uninteresting to your readers, succeeding, as he does, one who has been so signally happy in obtaining the commenda-~ tion not only of his own Government but that of all foreigners who have had any relations son of Sir John Head, a clergyman, and for- merly rector of Rayleigh, in the county of Essex. The family is of some antiquity, and the Baronetcy upwards of two hundred years old. The father, Sir John, was more re- markable for the urbanity of his manners, his taste for the fine arts, and benevolence, of dispositon, than for. distinguished talents, although his general capacity was by no means deficient. His son was educated at Winchester, and entered asa gentleman com- moner of Oriel College, Oxford ; a position which, independent of giving him the right to wear a silk gown, afforded him immunity from the rigid routine and cumpulsory lec- tures of the college--a gentleman commoner being regarded as a personage whose fortune is already made, and whose sojourn at the University is for the purpose of obtaining every advantage but that of literature. The collegiate curriculum is three years, and after passing through half this period in the usual easy manner proper to his position, bis, asso- ciates are surprised to find young Head de- voting himself with the closest: application to the study of Aristotle, and deep in ethics and rhetoric--such sciences, in fact as were necessary to the attainment' of the greatest possible honors. At the expiration of his term, he was awarded, after a brilliant exami- nation, first class in literis humantoribus. 'Almost immediately after, a fellowship of Merton College becoming vacaiit, he tried for it, was elected, and was offered, after a short time the tutorship--an office which he accepted and sustained for five years. His acceptance of a situation honorable to his 'talents, but considered to be beneath his po- sition as a gentleman commoner of Oriel, and heir to such an ancient baronetey, explained in some measure, perhaps, the secret of his sudden laborious assiduity. Pecuniary losses in his family had, in fact, told him clearly that he must depend for his promotion in life mainly on his own exertions. His constant access to the continent had early given him a taste for the acquisition of languages, and first linguists. of the age. Merton, an article of his in the London Quarterly Review attracted the attention of the Marquis of Lansdowne, the great En- elish Maczenas, to whose judicious discrimi- nation England is indebted for the early rise of Babington Macaulay, the historian. 'The Marquis found out the author, and the result of the interview was that Mr. Head resigned the tutorship, an appointment worth some £600 or £700 a year, in order to "devote himself to the study of ecclesiastical law. He had, however, scarcely taken the prelimi- nary steps before the goverament made him an offer of a Poor Law Assistant' Commis- sionership, witha thousand a year and travel- ling expenses. In this situation Mr. Head acquitted himself so well, that on a change of administration, though opposed to him in politics, Sir James Graham, then' Minister "of the Home Department, promoted him to be chief commissiwmer, with a salary double the former one. Now, however, there occurred a change in his tide of fortane ; he had succeeded to the family title, and shrewd men of all parties were unanimous in supporting. him in the diffleult administration his office devolyed upon him; but there arose such a clamour-- principally urged by the 7T%mes newspaper-- against the new poor law, that committee, and Parliamentary enquiries without end, a beam resting on them. Upon this high' beam the firemen. seemed to-work. with. the utmost coolness, and walk about like cats.' They would ascend and descend by ropes. There is a committee appointed to attend ducting water, throwing the latter, or cool intrepid acting in perilous situations. When | aman gets a dozen good points marked to his} with him. Sir Edmund" Head-is the only- he has the reputation of being one of the. While tutor of the closest scrutiny could find no hole or rent 'Ministry of the day were obliged to give way, and reconstruct the whole administration: The government of Newfoundland was then given to Sir Edmund Head, and knowing his great talents, it has been a matter of sur- prise to his friends that his services have not long ago been summoned, to a higher sphere. J. Graham in the present coalition Ministry may have something to do with his promotion to the government of. Canada.--His age is forty-nine. It must be recorded to the hon- our of Sir Edmund. Head, that on conscien+ tious motives he refused. to enter into the profession of his father--that of the church --in which some of his ancestors had risen to the highest eminence. It was intimated to him at an early period, after the credit he had. done himself at Oxford, that the House of Lords should be opened to him at the earliest opportunity after he should have. en- tered into holy order. But Sir Edmund, with that firmness which is so distinguishing a. feature of his character, one which he cer- tainly did not inherit from his otherwise ex- cellent father, was deaf to the Syren voice which wooed him to an early career of pur- ple and fine linen. His private character throughout has been unblemished, and the same fixed will which enabled him to break through the luxurious sloth of his natural position to refuse every pecuniary assistance from his father, and to carve out a line for himself was evident in the matrimonial con- nection he formed with a lady of excellent family and great accomplishments, but who brought him little else besides to support the title she came to share. If diligence, perse- verance, self-denial, and intense labour, will enable him to be a worthy successor of Lord Elgin, Sir Edm:nd head possesses all the qualifications. Whether he has requisite social endowments remains to be seen. His life has been very much that of a scholar, and it is quite possible he may not have sufli- cient pliancy of carriage to enforce his mea- sures without violating the Amour propre of others. This, it was said, was his only fault, when Chief Commissioner of the Poor Law, and that a smaller man would 'have succeeded better. Perhaps his position as Governor of New Brunswick may have pointed out to him the necessity of a less rigid bearmg. In honesty of intention and religious uprightness.hois 5 Sir Francis Head, formerly Governor of Upper Canada, is his cousin. <--> The Progressive Friends. This is the name of a society that now has its annual gatherings at Longwood, Old Ken- net Township, Pa. It originated, as we un- derstand, in the uneasiness of the radical re- form portion of the society of Friends, who thought there was not room enough for their progress in the bonds of that society. The agitation of the questions of slavery and in- temperance were, probably, the entering wedge which caused the final rupture. 'The movement commenced in Ohio and. Indiana, and has yearly meetings in those states, New York and Pennsylvania. We believe that this body at Old Kennet is the first that has erected a building for its own purposes. We attended their dedication on Saturday last as the call (which has been published in the Advocate) was broad. enough to embrace everybody who wished to go. We founda very neat new building, at a place they have named Longwood, attached to which is a beautiful cemetery lot. Everything bore the neat appearance of quaker grounds and build- ings, with a decided improvement on the old society's mode of architecture, an evidence of progress which every one of good taste will at once approve. We confess, notwith- standing our quaker extraction, that we have a decided distaste for that love of old fashion- ed colors which would not only dress men and women, but all creation in suits of drab. We were pleased then to see, not only an exhibition of good taste in the architecture, but a vase of flowers on either side of the speaker's desk. The day of dedication was ushered in with a copious rain which continued without ceas- ing while the day lasted. Notwithstanding this, the house, standing remote from any town or, even country village, was crowded exhibited signs of more than ordinary intelli- gence. Of course on such occasions many would go merely out of curiosity; but that curiosity which would face such a rain, ought to receive ample gratification. The meeting was opened by calling Chand- ler Darlington to the chair, and appointing Edward Webb and Mary P. Wilson Sec- retaries.. Joseph A. Dugdal read portions of Scripture, to which he added " quotations from the poets which Paul quoted from." As we had never read these " Old Poets," we cannot remember the quotations. Prayer was then offered by Rev. Theodore Parker, of Boston. ~ Oliver Johnson, of New York, made a brief statement of the rise and pro- gress of the present movement. Professor Harvey, of this city, then delivered a dis- course on " Progressive Development," and the relations of religion and science. His chief argument was,. that there is no true religion without science, and no true science without religion--a position which few will attempt to dispute. His speech was charac- terized by erudition and eloquence, and was listened to with profound attention. He was followed by Rey. Theodore Parker, who spoke for two hours and a half, without weary- ing his audience--which so long a speech rarely, fails in. doing. It was a continved stream of profound eloquence, rich of thought, rare in beauty, and sublime in its conception of Deity, and His wonderous creation. Never have we listened to so long a discourse with were brought to bear upon it 5 and hough: in the conduct of the chief commissioner, the It is not impossible that the presence of Sir | ot to be surpassed.| in every part with an audience whose faces. such an absence of superfluous words. ever tidy be said or thonght-of Mr. Parker theological views, all must give him cred, for being one of the truly great men of 4 age. We do not care to coininent sentiments of his discourse. That s very far from orthodox to the great portion |of evangelical Christendom, We have no doubt. 'That le is honest, earnest and full of love and hope, we are fally satis ideas are his own, and howe¥er unp of tinpoptlar they may be, we bare nor to question his sincerity. Lypoerisy gent ally takes the popular side © One of the most avreeable parts of 1 § dedicatory service, was the presetice of 1 ' Hutchinson Brothers, who discoursed their sweet music at intervals, through the meeting. The regular " Yearly meetings of Pro- gressive Friends" commenced on Sunday, another rainy day. As before the house was filled to overflowing. We cannot find time, or room, to note all the proceedings in their order. The discussion of almost every sub-- ject, which the human mind is capable of originating, or contemplating, is perfectly: in order there. It is called a religious body, but their manifestations of religton, is chiefly War, Slavery and Intemperance, are among the prominent subjects of discussion. THe meeting seemed to be unanimotsly Anti- Slavery although a friend of that " Peculiar?' institution would according to the " basis" or platform, have been has fully entitled to a hearing as Oliver Johnson, or William Lloyd Garrison, and that the tolerent spirit manifested, we have no doubt they would, have been treated with the utmost kindness. the novelty and beauty of the whole affair. It disarms the most violent, as it was proved there in the case of.two notorious individuals, --man and wife--from this city, who, in'a spirit of monomaninac zeal, with reputation not by any means above suspicion, attempted 'to disturb the inceting, as they had on two preceding years. A few were for treating: them differently, but they were finally, fairly attempts at disturbance. ies Sen We were not a little surprised, very agree« ably to hear an able report read on amuse- ments, from a committee appointed last year. It was a novelty in a body composed so largely of people of Quaker education. "It took grounds in favor of dancing tnder -_proper veg: Tsstelg aed: "overt Be as now conducted with all its concomitant . evils, but the drama purified. It treated the theatre as a natural want of the human mind, and argued, that, under proper regulations, 'it could be made, not only amusing, bi capable of the highest moral instruction. This position which we take to be true, was sustained by men whose heads were gt with years, and who were clad in the costum of the plainest Friends. It was a moral phenomenon we never expected to witness, and we rejoiced at the dispassionate argument to sustain the sensible position of the report. It met, liowever with a good deal of opposi- tion, and was recommitted to the committee for further consideration, and to be reported on, at the next yearly meeting. ees WO Another theme elicited much disetssion viz: the report on the use of tobacco. © It was drawn up by Mrs. Henrietta Johnson of New York, and was strongly against an and all use of the weed. Its argumen' were unanswerable; and yet the old chewers and smokers could not let it pass without a fight, and some modification. Its final adop- tion in a modified form, committed the society to a recommendation against its use. By the way, we noticed on the backs of all the seats the notice: " Persons are requested not to eject tobacco juice in this house." Whatia comment on American manners, to read such a notice! aU AEB Mi But we must close our notice of this novel yearly meeting without telling half we mtend= ed about it, or speaking of the highly intel- lectual and hospitable people we met there. Our readers have, perhaps an idea of the meeting ; and the people of that vicinity must be seen to be appreciated. We may speak again of our trip to the country.-- Woman's Advocate. ' pe fark ; -*e% q ~ PSS BE: SALES» £ a The New York Tribune and the Kastern War. ee =< The New York Tribune is displeased with our criticism of its course in relation to the Eastern war. ca a ae "The Mational Erie," it says, "astonishe that the Z'vibwne should not go for the Allie in the eastern war, and considers our positi: anomalous, friends as we are to Freedom : enemivs of Slavery. Some of the remarks of the Era are quite impertinent, such as 'foreign writers who do missionary work for Russia through the columns of the Z'ribune'--there being none such, and never having been. Be- sides, the J'ribune is only to be treated in argument as an impersonal representative o journal, and not as ad certain opinions--as a j collection of individual utterances." The National Era was not astonished that the Tribune * should not go for the Allies in the Eastern War; but it was and is still a a loss to understand why the 7'zbne should "<9 for? Russia. Why not state our posi- tion correctly ? Ege s Weare sorry that the allusion to the " for- eign writers" for the Tribune, should have provoked such an ebullition of temper. Ow intention was simply to state a fact, which might throw some light on what appeared | 0 us ananomaly. Weremembered that wed journal a few weeks since, replying toa cotemporary, frankly informed the pul lic concerning the composition of its editorship. " By way of illustrating this subject," it said, "we will state, that the staff of editorial writers regularly employed by the Tridune consists of some twenty persons, and that the in " testimonies" on humanitory subjects, The perfectly liberal spirit of all present, is. overpowered by kindness, and abandoned all favor of the drama! Not, indeed, the drama 6% Lae