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)IOON’S PHASES.

JANUARY. fl [,flatQttlttet‘, 1st day. tth. 7m morn . New Moon. Sth day, 2h. 58m morn 5pm, Quarter, 15th day, 4h. 36m Morn. a Full lloon. 23d day, 10h. 6m morn. (1,3.tqntltler,30illduy, 9h. 41 in. two-

, Capo ’l‘raverse, ’l‘ryon River. are duper/eryMondny morning at 10 o’clock. hut. Maser, Courier.

'l‘hoEaatern Mails to Bay Fortune, Fair- pu, Mount Pleasant, Lot 41, St. Margarets. St Peters, Semis—every Wednesday morn- 'ya! to o’clock—PAT. human, Courier.

11m Western Mails to Bedeque. Cascum- pec,Ciiveiidish. l‘lgtiioiit lliiy, Lot 16, New Glasgow. New London. Park Corner. Port lhll, l’rince Town, St. t'llonnors, 'l'igoish, Traveller‘s Rest —-e iery'l‘huniduy morning at ltlo'clock.-lticii.ann BAGNALL. Courier.

The Southern Mai7s to George Town- Wetliivsdny and Saturday mornings at 8 0'- incl. 'fo llo‘fast, Murray llurhour. Vernon liner, ll'lii'e Sunds—mvory Saturday at S t'clocli, a. M-—SAML'!;L LANE, Courier.

POP CL A R TALE S.

Till} FATAL M A R BIA G E.

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Mascali, a thriving town on the intern Coast ofSicily,somo miles dis- iautfrom the city of Cutatiia, is si- tuated on the beach, at the foot of one of the most charming; of the .iltnean hills, whose gentle slope is roiercd with vineyards, corn—fields, rid olirc grounds. interspersed with :aulunand orange groves, which iin- pitaiieln-ious perfume to the air.— lliesizc and flourishing condition of its productions abundantly testify the ttulterant fertility ofthe soil. A lir- tie allttt‘e the town, arid overlooking thisthc modern residence of the an- cient family of 'l. , situated in nneatthe pleasantest spots imagine. llt‘r tnibowered in a wilderness of tgrume, whose never-fading verdure lll't‘s the appearance of perpetual ‘l'll'lt’ to this favored region. The ililnltiii oftliis beautiful eminence is coined by an antique castle,former- lllllt‘ abode ofthe same fumilv; and Instill earlier times, a royal ch'ateau, Willi)“ one of the kings of Sicily, “This reception, when diapOscd to “Italic ofthe pleasures oftlie chase. \Vl “lmmllntls in front an enchanting lett ofthe distant coast of Italy, the

teastutlded with craft of every de‘ lamination

and village, winding I and promontories ofluvn.-—-— “he right, lay the superb city and hills f‘ 'l' "‘ ‘ so renml'ned mm.“ m: ny. lo the left. silver .redd 80. the Acts pad the Flume Mme are seenpaytng their tribute m“ Itett. Behind. stretches an ex- NW ttond,rcttturliable for the size m . *.y of its trees, and theta- , ' ustiblc stock of game with which my . in the (listunc0._lh° pioininent and sublimest feature the snow-crowned .elevates its stnoking head iitto ‘ This old edifice is called to della Zita,’ or the Be- om a daughter of an ancient H “mess possessions. whose fa- .mtdbe itale runs, arbitrarily pro- , .M l' and to one of her suitors, tr heart was engaged to ano-

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titer. ':~ln 'spite of tears, prayers, ‘and' remonstran'ces, a' day was destined for the marriage. On the evening preceding tlie.,morning on which the ceremony was to take lace, it was

‘ observed that the intcn ed ,bti’de‘h

.dricd her turn, and; appeared com- .posed and resigncdto her fate. In the morning the guests had arrived, 'the priest was ready, the bridegroom in attendance; but the bride was wanting. She was not itt her apart- ment. The castle was searched from turret to dungeon, but the young lady was not found. At length,,a pair ofslippers was discovered on the edge of a window; they were recog- nizad as those oftho bride. On look- ing out, she was seen lying in her nightdress, a corpse, in the ditch of the castle, into which she had preci- pitated herself to avoid a dctested union.

The present story, though ofa more modern date, as it happened somewhat after the middle of the last century, in some points resetti- t'nougli, ifpossihle, still more unfortu- nate in her destiny, does not appear

lution of her fair predecessor.

these domains at that period, but led a single life until near fifty, and perhaps might have continttcd to do so, had not some disagreement with his brother, who in default ofissiie

appoint his expectations by taking a wife at that late period. [loving formed this resolution, he proposed for the daughter of the Prince of P-—. ofCatauia, a girl of eighteen, whom perhaps he had not seen twice in his lifeotiinc. The baron being well-known by his large possessions, the father consented at once to a match, which, reckoning for nothing the disparity ofyears, or the incli— nation ofhis child.he esteemed highly advantageous. cated the ofl'erto his daughter, and ordered her peremptorin to receive the baron as her future ltusband, the

telligence so unlooked for and disa- greeable, and remained silent, beiin incapable of utterance, in the pre- sence ofthe prince; but no snoner had he retired, than throwing liersi-lfnt the feet of her mother. she conjured her to prevent a union which could not fail to plunge her in irremctliable misery. tached to her daughter, knowing the arbitrary and violent character of her husband, declined all interference in the matter, and recommended obedi- ence as the wisest and fittest course. In fact, both her parents were aware that her principal objection to the baron was art attachment she enter- tained for a cadet of a noble family, . an officer in the army, then absent in l Naples; but neither at them suspect- ed that she had alreain clandestiner become his wife. 'l‘hey had,prcvious to his departure, been privately mar- ried by the family chaplain,who had been won over by their entrcaties.-— No wonder, then, that the unfortunate girl testified such repugnanco to the match now proposed to her. In vain she expostulated and entreated: a daafoar was turned to her prayers. Her union with the officer she dared not reveal, well knowing, from the vindictive temper ofher father, that such confession would cost the life of

her husband. She prevailed on the chaplain who had married them, to remonstrate'with the prince on the injustice he was about to‘commit by tuning the,inclinations of his daugh- ter, and thus rendering her miserable for life; but 'ie efforts of the priest \were unavailing, the prince drove him from his. presence, and threatened him with his vengeance for this im- called-for interference in ,his family affairs. . To be continued.

THE carnation.

GENERAL sonvcr or THE urn- ‘VEllSl‘ , '

There is a God; ; the plants ofthe valley and the cedars of themouu- tain proclaim him ;the insect ltums his praise, the elephant salutes him

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blast the fort-going; but the lady, nl-,

to have posseSsetl the desperate reso-‘

Baron Z-—-—, the proprietor of

was his heir, determined him to dis-.

When he cmnmuniy

young lady was thmtderstt-uck at iii-I

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The princess, though at-L

with the rising day ; the bird warble: his praise among the foliage ;thc L lightning announces his power, and the sea declares his immensity. Man alone has said‘ There is no Goo.’ Has he then in adversity never raised his eyes towards heaven ; has he in prOsperity never cast them on earth ? Is nature so far from him that be has not been able to contemplate her Works ; or does he consider them the result of chance 9 But how could chance have compelled crude and stubborn materials to arrange them- selves in suchexquisite order P The scene that fades upon our view is painted in brilliant colours for ano~ ther people; it is not the spectacle that is changed but the spectator.— 'l'hus God has combined in his work absolute duration; the first is placed .in time, the second in space. ly means ofthe former, the beauties of the universe are One. infinite and in- variblelby means ofthc latter they are multiplied. finite, and perpetual- - ly renewed. \Vithout the one there would be no grandeur in the creation , without the other it would exhibit no- thing bitt dull uniformity.

A SHORT CHAPTER ON NEWS- : ravens.

The origin of newspapers, like that ji ofinany other things in nae at the pro- scot day, is to be referred to Italy. In t the year lfitiil, it was customary to note 'all important commercial and literary ,iiiti-lligence, and to send the written sheets to Venice. where they were read ‘ at it particular place, by all who desired ' to learn the news. Those who read, i paid tor the privileges in n eoin, called gazette, not in use at the present day. This name gradually became attached to the paper itself. 'l'he first genuine Eng- lish newspaper appearcd iii the reign of Queen EIiZubeth, at the time of the Spanish Ariiiadn, of which several are prescrved in the British Museum. It was entitled ‘ The English Mercuric, im- printed at London by their Ilighness’ printers,’ I588.-—'l‘his, however, was not regularly published. The, first re— gular papers were in the time of the Commonwealth. and were used to dis- seminate sentiments of loyalty or re- sisiance ; and were called weekly news- hoolis. The quaintncss which marked the books of that age, is observable also in the titles at some of the pitpt'ht, viz :— “ The Secret Owl,” “ llcraclitus Rid- ens,” “ The Weekly Discoverer,” &c.

‘MARRIAGE n, INSANITY.

Few people are aware how much more insanity prevails among bachelors and unmarried ladi 9 than among the married ofbothsexdi. We learn from

that of erery five ofall lunatics sent to American hospitals, three are unmarrli- ed, and,only twoare married, and: that almost all of them are over?! years old. On theother hand, it is pretty certain that in all the community over?! years of age, there are more than three times as many in "out of wedlock. If this be the case, then the unmarried are more than four times as liable to become in- sane as married people. ‘ ’

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Friendship is of so delicate and so nice a texture, so defetrceless against evil impressions, and so apt to wi- ther at the least blast of jealously, that we may say' with Horace:

Happy thrice happy they, whose friendship prove

One constant scene of nomolested love;

Whose hearts right toinper’d feelno various turns,

No coolness chills them, and no madness burns.

But, free front anger doubts, and jealous fears,

Died as they liv’d united and sincere.

We see farther into the characters of men, from their familiar letters. than frotn any other parts of their writings. Expressions flow, cttrrsnli column, that rise immediately and nndisguised from the heart. A knava will be sooner discoveredhy his cor- respondenec, titan by his conversa- lion, in spite of himself lie will“ ap- pear there iii his proper Colours; art the other hand, a man of virtue,will display a thousand beauties in his a- pistles which rise from him unpreine- ditated and without design.

SELECTED POETRY .

WHY MOURN THE FALLEN FLOW- ERS.‘

The early dead--the early dead-u Why tnourn the fallen flowers.

The spring’s sweet blossom has but fled To for more genial hours"...

To bowers ofloveliness and bliss.

Ah! better for than worlds like this.

The early dead-"the early dead-~- Thcyleft us in theiryoutli:

To realms of light and love they fled In purity and truth.

They left the rares---the griefs of time,

Unsullied by a single crime.

The early dentl---the early dead-n Ah! for them do not weep; Although the cold earth is their bed In innocence they sleep. They have gained an everlasting rest, They are pillow’d on theSaviour’s breast.

The early dead-«the early dead--- Earth’s sweetest flowers bloom, Heaven’s halmiest dows are o’er'ihetn shed, And angels guard their tomb. I To realms ottruth and love tliey've‘md Ah! mourn not then the early dead.

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ths examination of tery tinny repttrtl,‘

let) Minds - by Fred-trick Co'hiril.

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