'l‘HOU Alt'l‘ LOVELY.

'I'linu art lovelierthan the coming ()f the fairest flowers ofspring, When the wild bee wanders humming, Like a blessed fairy thing; Thou art lovelier than the breaking (it the orient crimson’d morn, Vl hen the gentlest winds are shaking The bright dewdrops frotn the thorn.

I have seen the wild flowers springing In the wood, and ﬁelds, and glen, Where a thouwnd birds were singing. And my thoughts were of thee then, For there’s nothing gladsome round me, Nothing beautiful to see, Since the beauty’s spell has bound me, But is eloquent of thee. *

NATURAL HISTORY.

THE DURANG OUTANG .

The Pongo has proved to be a se- cond species of Ourang, covered with dark red hair, and which at present is known Only to occur in Borneo, it here the Red Ourang has not been ascertained to exist. Both attain the same large dimensions, and are dis- tinguished as the Pit/recite H’oombii and P. Abelii. They differ somewhat in the configuration of the cranium, and considerably in the profile ofthe face, as seen in the skull. A third species, also from Borneo, has more recently been determined by Profes- sor Owen, of which only a single adult skull has been received ; it announces a smaller animal, which has been named P. .Morio. The adult males of this genus have an I“!‘ snense tuberosity on each cheek.

These Ourangs do not ordinarily assume the upright attitude, to main- tain which they are obliged to raise and throw‘their long arms backward, in order to preserve a balance ; the color edges only oftheir feet are ap- plied to the ground, when they com- monly progress by resting on the knuckles and swinging the body for- ward between the arms. Their struc- ture is more designed for traversing the forest boughs ; and they are said to inhabit the upland forests ofthe interior of their native country. The old males are reported to be savage and solitary, and much dreaded by the Alf'ouron inhabitants ol'their na- tive region; each appropriating a par- ticular district, into which it resents intrusion. There is reason to sus- pect that they are not exclusively vegetable feeders, but subsist in part on the eggs and catlow young of birds. They are sedentary and inactive ani- mals, possessed ofgreat strength.

AN ADVENTURE IN THE PYRENEES.

From Clayton’s Letters from the Pyrenees.

A bright gleam of sunshine chased away the mists, and showed us far dis- tant on the right a green mountain, and a portion of sky tnore brilliantly blue than the fairest sapphire. “ Allnos—en event,” we both exclaimed, and on We went wrth renewed spirits. The moun- tain we had seen was at a very consider- able distance, but we calculated upon ﬁnding some shepherd’s hut under which we might pass the night, should we fail in reaching Bujarelo. There wasa kind of gap in the mass of rocks below in the same direction, to which my companton

thoughtwe had better descend. I differ- ed upon this point, and gave it as tny opinion that the proper route lay in front, over the ridges ofsnow. Iyieldcd,how- ever, and we forthwith began a descent more difficult than anything we had yet encountered ; for although the gap was not more than two hundred feet distant from us, the passage to it occupied no less than half an hour ; after which we again descended,and reached a hollow scored by the tracks of sheep,and running down towards the desired green moun- tain. which to our unowblindetl eyes appeared an Eden. We therefore went on in the full confidence that all our perils were over. Judge, then, of our disappointment when we observed the slope becoming steeper and steeper, and finding it, after an hour’s walking from the dangerous descent above, to end in a system of hideous precipices. What was nmv to be done 1 We gazed silently at each other, and then cast our eyes below at the torrent, which dashed tnore wildly along as its bed grew steeper,un- til it fell through a rocky cleft, breaking into a series of cascades, and was final- ly lost in the abyss. It was evitlcntthat we were fairly in for a night among the crags and precipices, unless we could make our way below ; wolves, too, were

gin the mountains, the cold was intense, :and our clothes were of the very lightest

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material. These were very potent rea- sons for deciding that the tlcscent, how- ever perilous, must be attempted, and we accordingly looked about for the way by which it might possibly be accomplished. There was a cleft in the ridge to the left, towards which we observed a sheeptrack, and we made straightway for it; nothing, however, was gained by this—the same hideous slopes ran down towards the valley, which now became visible for below, and we heard the busy murmur of its torrent, which looked a silver thread in the distance. We passed along the side of this dreadful ridge, regarding with longing eyes the soft green mountain opposite, from which arose the [inkling of cattle bells, although the animals themselves were ttot distinguishable; httt the night was coming on rapidly, so it hehoved us once to lower ourselves down the slope until it might terminate in a pre- cipicc, when we trusted some way would present itself of attaining the valley.— l)own this we went with our hands and feet, my Companion ﬁrst, and I close ttpon his head, stcatlying ourselves by tufts of wiry grass, and perching ttpon stnall projections in the rock—dizzy work, I can assure you, requiring no little

.‘nerve and caution ; the different points

of rest had to be felt, and their firmness ascertained, before we ventured to trust our Weight upon them—n slip would have been inevitable destruction.

The thoughtoccurred to me, and I of- terwards learnt that I had shared it in common with my companion, that if'one had gone, bow dreadful would have been the situation of the other; for no human aid could have been obtained for many mountain tniles. Lower and lower We went, and more difﬁcult at every step became the descent; the ledges grew smaller, the tnountain side more smooth anti perpendicular, the tufts of grass more rare. At length we reached so frightful a pitch of the precipice, that I shouted ottt to my companion to return, forit was madness to attempt any fur- ther progress. He, however, went two or three steps lower, and then called out to me for assistance, exclaimingthat he could neither go downwards nor get back. nor could he held on many minutes !— Here was an awful moment t—it was at- terly impossible tortne to render him the slightest nid,antl his destruction appear- ed inevitable ; a precipice of several hundred feet was below, and then a mass of sloping granite rocks, highly inclined, ran down to the torrent, upon which, no- less he could recover his step, he must be hurled in a few short moments. Pro- vidence, however, ordained it otherwise ; he regained the presence of mind he had for the moment lost, and by a desperate

effort got back to a place of Comparative safety. We now determined to ascend, although that was no easy matter, and to find, ifpossible, some rocks that might afford us shelter for the night. It was, however, most provoking to give up our enterprise after having achieved so much and we had not scrambled upwards more than a few yards, when I espied a place that seemed to promise a more practice- ble descent, so we determined once more to attempt it. O——, as before, went ﬁrst, and I followed close behind. There was only part that seemed utterly impas- sible : but this my companion achieved by turning round in a very adroit man- ner, changing hands, and giving himself an indescribable twist—most perilous, it must he confessed. Upon my reaching it, I felt I could not succeed, whilst it was equally itupossible for my compan- ion to return I therefore determined at all events to attempt it, and after resting a few moments to collect all my energies, Isucceetlcd in the manoeuvre, and we were in a few moments some way below. We had now passed the worst, and were soon by the side of a stream which had been in ourneighbourhood all the way, tumbling down the rock in a continuous fall ; into its black and slippery bed We slidcd, regardless of the water that fell upon us, and ware shortly on the debris; c‘)":‘§l‘atulating each other upon our es- cape.

THE MORNING NEWS.

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Wennesmv, Novcatntzn I843.

IGTHE second November mail from England is due, and may arrive in the St. George from Pictou. This will be the last semi-monthly mail from Great Britain, until April next, when the steamers will resume their usual trips twice a month. There will be monthly mails from December to March inclusive, which will be despatched for America on the 4th day of each month. Although this arrangement for the winter may be necessary, it will be felt in some mea- sure as an inconvenience at a time when the trumpet of “ Repeal” is sounded throughout Ireland and its echoes are beingheard in England.— The NewYork packet ships will,how- ever, supply much ofthe deficiency, with regard to English news, their regularity being almost proverbial.— VVe have made our selections for this number, in some instances, from A- merican and colonial papers, and trust that our readers will find it worth perusing ; in the mean time we shall be prepared for any intelli- gence that may offer.

Tm: ELECTIONS in Nova Seotia are rapidly progressing, and it is thought that most ofthe old members will be returned. A deal of spouting and squabbling has been going on at the public meetings:—at one of which composed ofthe Catholics in Halifax, the following resolution was adopted:

Resolved,-—That we, the Catholics ofI-lalifax, do pledge ourselves, one to the other and each to all, that we will take no part in the approaching County and Township Election.

ACCIDENT.—A young man named Robm son, who was working at Mr. Costin's new house at Halifax, fell through the garrethttch. way down to the ground floor. breaking hi, thigh, and cutting his head nearly opt“~ Oar correspondent informs us that he died 0. the morning after the accident.

rcﬂt isssid that John A Rwy. Fin-wit likely be returned M- i'- 1" f°' Sl’e'l’m' N. 80 .

EGA child having the measles and supposed to have died in Cinch... nati was laid out and a cofﬁn order. ed, when strange to say, in about two hours after, it came to life, and "t,

now doing well. l”? are

IGEvery man has in his own life It. follies enough, in his own mind trou. ord bles enough, in the performance of hep his duties deficiencies enough.without lied being curious about the affairs of “ill

others.

ECP'I'he King and Queen ofFrance have presented to the Roman Catho- lic Bishop of Mi~sissipi,a large church bell and a beautiful painting, for the new cathedral now being constructed in Natchez.

[@The young Duke of Bordeaux (the Bourbon claimant of the throne of France) was on a visit to Prussia, and had been very ﬂatteriugly receiv- ed by the King.

STEAM BETWEEN HALIFAX AND NEW- FOUNDLAND.

\Ve learn that the steamer North .ﬂmerica has been engaged to carry the Mails between Halifax and New- foundland, for the sum of£7000 per annum, and will be put on this route next Spring. The North America is a splendid sea-boat, and will answer admirably for a Newfoundland pack- et, but we regret that the public are to be deprived of so safe and commo- dious a steamer —1\'cwbrtmswiclrer.

THE ANIERICAN GIANT.

Freeman the giant, in personating Frankenstein at Adelphi 'I'heatre, Edinburgh. met with an accident.— 'I‘he wedding of a pistol struck him in the mouth, and knocked out one of his teeth. “It is the custom,” says an English paper, “ when dis- charging firearms on the stage, to fire upwards, and on this occasion the rule was observed to a certain extent, but the person who fired the shot,not at all calculating on the unusual height of the .Monsfer, the piece was levelled so as to hit Mr. Freeman; of Course, had it been any ordinary man, the content.- of the pistol Would have gone over his head. ’

JUNCTION or 'rtts Arcsnrrc AND PACIFIC Oceans—The contract en- tered into by the Barings, with the Republic of New Grenada, for the construction of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien, provides for ceding to the company the line for the projected Work, with eighty thou- sand acres of land in the interior.— 'l‘hese princely merchants do not ap- pear in this transaction as the agents ofthe British Government ofﬁcially, but as British subjects, protected by the Government; and doubtless many advantages will be secured to Great Britain, both political and commer-