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     FRIGKTINING CHILDREN. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The short extract we give below from the 
     
     Glasgow Chronicle, is a practical illustration 
     
     of the evil efl'ects of frightening children. It 
     
     is a practice too common among mothers, for 
     
     the purpose of correction, to thrustinobedieut 
     
    

    
     ‘ children either into dark closets, or put them 
     
     down cellar : than which nothing can he more 
     
     prejudicialor dangerous. In the government 
     
    

    
     .of a child, every thing calculated to distort the 
     
    

    
     imagination, or make false impressions on the 
     
     mindushould be cautiously avoided- Earlyim. 
     
     pressions are not easil eradicated, and false 
     
     notions of fear once xed on the mind of a 
     
     child, will continue to “ grow with his growth, 
     
     and strpngthen .with his strength.” But the 
     
     following speaks volumes on the subject. 
     
    

    
     “ A short time ago in this neighborhood, a 
     
     girl ofseven ears of age, whose imagination 
     
     had been fil ed with those frightful nursery 
     
     tales that are conjured up by ignorant servants 
     
     and others, to frighten children into their 0. 
     
     bedience, was thrust into a dark closet for 
     
     some tale she had carried to her parents. The 
     
     poor thing continued to scream with the most 
     
     violent apprehension : and when the door was 
     
     opened to take her from her abode of terror, 
     
     she was 1 ing on the floor in strong convulsions 
     
     The con ict was too powerful for her tender 
     
     reason, and she now exists one of the most mi- 
     
     serable objects of human sympathy. Her a- 
     
     rents and friends see their hopes blasted—their 
     
     interesting little favorite is now an idiot.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     AN ICELAND CHURCH. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The scene at an icelandic Church on a Sun- 
     
     day, is said by a traveller to be of a singular 
     
     and interesting kind. The little edifice con— 
     
     structed of wood and turf, is situated, perhaps 
     
     amid the rugged ruins ofa stream of lava, or 
     
     beneath mountains which are covered with he. 
     
    

    
     "aver melting snows, in a spot where the mind 
     
     almost sinks under the silence and desolation 
     
     of surrounding nature. Here the Icelanders 
     
     assemble to perform the duties of religion. A 
     
     group of male and female peasants may be seen 
     
     gathered about the church waiting the arrival 
     
     of their pastor, all habited in their best attire 
     
     after the manner of the country; their chil- 
     
     dren with them, and the horses which brought 
     
     them from their respective houses, grazing qui- 
     
     etiy around the little assembly. The arrival 
     
     ofa new corner is welcomed by every one with 
     
     the kiss of salutation, and the pleasures of so— 
     
     cial intercourse. so rarely enjoyed by the Ice- 
     
     landers, are happily connected with the occa. 
     
     ston which summons them to the discharge of 
     
     their religious duties. The priest makes his 
     
     appearance among them as a friend : he salutes 
     
     individually, each member of his flock, and 
     
     stoops down to give his almost paternal kiss to 
     
     the little ones who are to grow up under his 
     
     pastoral charge. These offices of kindness 
     
     performed, they all go together to the house 
     
     of prayer. 
     
    
   
   
    
     J! Young Metaphysics’an.—“ Tell the truth, 
     
     Ben,” said a mother to her hopeful son of ten or 
     
     eleven. “ How can I mother, when I don’t know 
     
     what truth is ?” 
     
    

    
     The following letters, it is said, were written 
     
     over the ten commandments in a church in 
     
     Wales. and remained unexplained more than 
     
     a century. 
     
    

    
     PRSVRYPRFCT M N 
     
     VRKPTH SP RCPTSTN. 
     
    

    
     To discover the meaning add the vowel E 
     
     where is is wanted—eight times to tbefirst line, 
     
     and nine times to the second. 
     
    
   
   
    
     THE BRITISH AMERICAN 
     
     communscarrox. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mn. Editor, 
     
    

    
     1 certainly must have a depraved taste when I difi'er 
     
     with the majority of people in Scotland, who, as a 
     
     learned public Orator in this Island tells us,have a great 
     
     dislike to the soundof an Organ in Church. From the 
     
     same authority. it would appear that we unfortunate 
     
     ecclesiastical Protestants. are likely to have the Con- 
     
     gregation of St. Paul's Church thinned, by the intro- 
     
     duction of this oflensive machine therein, nevertheless, 
     
     obstinate habit has that prevalence over good taste 
     
     that [am unrightsous enough to admire an Organ; 
     
     it may be more natural to sing without one, and so it 
     
     is, and it is still more natural to sing badly without 
     
     one. Music, i am so stupid as to think, has relation to 
     
     time and sound, in order to mak e a delightful harmo- 
     
     ny ; but new fashions, we all confess, have new charms. 
     
     and as the formation of an Organ is at least three 
     
     thousand years old, it maybe said that it is out of 
     
     fashion. There was one at Jerusalem that might be 
     
     heard at the Mount ofOlives, and [believe there is one 
     
     at the Church of Ulm in Germany, which has sixteen 
     
     pair of bellows; how preposterous! David certainly 
     
     had a bad taste, for he invokes his subjects as well as 
     
     all other people to praise the Lord in the sound of the 
     
     trumpet, upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon 
     
     the lute and harp, upon the cymbals. and the loud cym- 
     
     bals, the tabret and upon aloud instrument. 
     
    

    
     .10 With gentle psaltry‘s silver sound 
     
     “ With Organs join'd his praise advance." 
     
    

    
     And even Dr. Young among hundreds of other foolish 
     
     writers, speaks of“ music lending her elevating sound.” 
     
     But neither David nor (for Ought! know) Dr. Young 
     
     had ever been in Scotland. yet in that respect 1 cannot 
     
     plead ignorance, for I have attended divine Servicc at 
     
     some of the principle Towns and Cities in North 
     
     Britain, and. could not bring myself to admire either 
     
     their three Bells, which] believe was the general al- 
     
     lowance for a Peal. or their stentorion labours within 
     
     doors. Discord we are told forms I part of music, 
     
     and in dissecting a dish at table. it is but fair to allow 
     
     every person their own choice of a slice, besides we 
     
     learn patience, which is a most valuable part of philo- 
     
     sophy, bylistening fora given time to a number of 
     
     voices attempting to sound the same notes in different 
     
     keys. i never in a Battle heard the melodious sound 
     
     of a Bagpipe. but i can conceive that it may have a 
     
     most inspiring sheet to call our latent faculties into 
     
     action. and I can scarcely persuade myself that the 
     
     Divine Being who framed the Creation in harmony 
     
     would not be at least as well pleased to witness our ex- 
     
     ertions in harmonious singing, and an accompaniment 
     
     even of an Organ as to hear the loudest bawling and 
     
     screaming that strong lungs counl ofi'er. Although it 
     
     certainly may appear incensistent with the genuine 
     
     principles of liberty to limit every man to sing your 
     
     own way,but we shall have more liberal notions of 
     
     things when we come to hold this Island as Tenants in 
     
     common—as to which a word in my next letter. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Yours &c. 
     
     AMT!!- 
     
    
   
   
    
     lnkd'l'L—In Aliter's communication of last week, 
     
     for the word ‘Commus,’ read Commis. 
     
    
   
   
    
     LATE INTELLIGENCE, 
     
    
   
   
    
     From the Glasgow Free Press, July 4. 
     
     London, Saturday Evening 1M“ 7. 
     
     Yeswrday eveni it was very confi ently stated on 
     
     Change that Don P re had efl'ected a landing in Por- 
     
     tugal. The intelligence was said so have been bro-gar: 
     
     by telegraphic dispatch. and the report created t 
     
     liveliest anxiety amen, the Portu uese refugees, espe- 
     
     eially those who look orwssd wi Den Pedro's sue- 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     cess, and to return to their long oppressed and long suf. 
     
     fering native country. We have not to day heard any 3 
     
     thing further, but to mOI'lOW we expect a confirmation 
     
     of the news. The merchants and others connected with ‘ 
     
     Portugal, give fullcredit to the report, and the delay ‘ 
     
     by the arrival of the Lisbon steam boat, goes certainly 
     
     to corroborate its correctnesa it is said that Don Pedro 
     
     landed immediately below Lisbon, and without meetin 
     
     with anything beyond a shewufopposition from the forts. , 
     
     So enerally was the report credited on Change. that im- , 
     
     mi . 
     
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     iately the demand increased for the new Regency 
     
     scri ,and also for Portuguese bonds, each advancin 
     
     3—2 to one per cent. before the close of the market. I 
     
     am inclined to credit the intelligence, and cannot 
     
     doubt that the measures taken by our Government to r, 
     
     secure the neutrality of Spain. will give a speedy "1- ‘i 
     
     nmph to the constitutional party. Connected with the 3 
     
     events in Portugal.we have to notice that the inde'l'ati. 
     
     gable and intrepid Spanish Chieftain Mina is hoveripg 
     
     on the Spanish frontier, ready to tune advantage of the - 
     
     first movement ofa popular nature that may occur. ’ 
     
     A change of afiairs in Portugal must unquestionably ' 
     
     lead to a change throughout the whole of the pe. a 
     
     ninsula. On this the Spanish Government is we" 
     
     aware; and it is possible, therefore, that the rumours  
     
     circulalated a few days ago. oforders havin been gi- ’ 
     
     ven to the Consul in Spain. for the reception of ten l 
     
     sairofthe line from Russia, have been founded in 
     
     fact. The Cabinet of Russia has often shown great 
     
     uneasiness at the prospect offreedom gaining a foot. 
     
     ing in the peninsula, _and i consider it as a very \. 
     
     likely case, that Russia will make an early demon. *1 
     
     sration in favour of Ferdinand, in the hope of preser- 59:4 
     
     v'ing to despotism its present ascendency in Spain. Rus-  
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     sia knows that the peninsula once free. all hope. of the 
     
     Continental powers acting with success against France, 
     
     would be entirely at an end; and besides. in such a case, 
     
     the liberation of the whole of Italy would not long it} 
     
     continue problematical. Much, very much, undoubt. 
     
     ly depends on the success of the liberal party in Por- 
     
    
   
   
    
     tu a . 
     
     fiNe have additional tumours relative to Holland, but 
     
     little that can be relied upon as authentic. All ac- 
     
     counts concur in stating that the Dutch King has 
     
     refused his adhesion to the terms prescribed in the last ' 
     
     Protocol.aod that he is resolved to resist the forces ‘ 
     
     of the allies in carrying the protocols into effect; that 
     
     is. should such resistance On his part be pg. 
     
     cessary. We are now told on the one hand. that 
     
     the "samba of the citadel of Antwerp is yet to be 
     
     delayed; and on the other it is said that it is propo- 
     
     sed to ' vs up the citidel to the English, and Venice to 
     
     the ssisns, till affairs are settled. I doubt this 
     
     last item of intelli ence. and incline to my former 
     
     opinion. that the ingot Holland acts u n a good 1 
     
     understanding with more than one of the ontinential 
     
     powers—with Russia especially, I have seen nothimg ' 
     
     to induce me to cha o my sentiments of this Protoco 
     
     business. and conceive that every thing is rapidly ap- 
     
     proaching to that war which seemed at the first as the 
     
     mostlikely termination which the affair would end in. 
     
    

    
     From France we have important news. for which i 
     
     refer you to the Standard's Express of last evening. 
     
    

    
     On all hands it seems apparent that the citizen King 
     
     will have a short reign. 
     
    

    
     In consequence of the arrival yesterday of Baron dc ‘ 
     
     Tine! with impomnt despatches from France, the 
     
     whole of the corps diplemalt'qus assembled at the F0- 
     
     reign ‘ofliee, and held a long conference, Two Couriers 
     
     also arrived from St. Petersburgh. We are et unin- .4, 
     
     formed of the nature of the inte ligence broug t. 
     
    

    
     Tomorrow Lord Durham sets out on his mission to / 
     
    

    
     . The objects of the noble Lord's journey, are i 
     
     said to be the qbtaining of terms for Poland. and the 
     
     the invasion of France, which it is said is 
     
    
   
   
    
     contemplation. 
     
    

    
     . y tumours are circulatedlrelative tothe disso- 
     
     lution of Parliament. It is said it will sit till August, 
     
     meet again in November, and be dissolved in Februa- 
     
     ry The general opinion I believe is, that Parliament 
     
     will continue sitting till November, when the dissolu- 
     
     tion will most likely take place. x r 
     
    

    
     Consols closed yesterday at 85 1:8. “ a, 
     
    
   
   
    
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     , IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE. J 
     
    
   
   
    
     At length the point may.be said robe reached is 
     
     l'rance, which-deaths the faseef Louis Philllp's Oo- 
     
    
   
   
    
     vernrnenr.’ The Court of Cessation, the French Ju- ; 
     
    
   
   
    
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