Nervalle's appartment is not far, from this: you must go thither; I will accompany you: we will ask for your niece without any 0. ther explanation, and also for the jewels which you gave her and which she cannot refuse to restore to you, this business must be done with boldness and dispatch, after, that, we will think of repairing, by means of my friends, the state of your fortune, which your unhappy passion has so materially deranged.' (To be Concluded.next weck.) andbe as thou art! Soon, ah! soon must all descend into the gloomy silent grave!... “Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot To bathe in fiery flood, or to reside The pendent world; or to be worse than worst Of those, that lawless and in certain thoughts Imagine howling! is too horrible! The weariest and most loathed worldly life, That age, ach, penury, imprisonment Beading o'er the silent sod, reflection told him that life is a passing shadow, a waking dream ; and all human grandeur a scene of folly. Let the vain court the hand of ambition: Let obsequious meanness bend to tyranny in power; but. let me dedicate my little day of life to Him who gave it.'--Ere he took. his last farewell of the everlasting home of his departed friend he plucked from the turf some wild flowers that waved their gentle foliage over his remains, while he feasted in the luxury of meditation.. Grief's sharpest thorn had pressed on his breast, He strove with wakeful melody to cheer The sullen gloom — He returned with the flowerets in his hand--he said they would constitute a memorial..-He proposed giving a part of them to her who once claimed the friendship and love of the deceased least of young men of the same age. When a boy is always under the direction of a parent, or tutòr, he acquires such a habit of looking up to them for advice, that he never learns to act or think for himself; his memory is exercised, indeed, in retaining their advice, but his invention is suffered to languish, till, at last, it becomes total With tears,' he exclaimed, will she snatch from me so dear a prize! but, alas! how afflicting must that moment be; it will draw from the eyes of the haplessly inactive. He knows, perhaps, maiden a flood of tears !--tears of sorrow, sympathy, and affection!'-As he uttered these words I beheld the manly tear. Stand trembling in his eye; And the deep sigh, tho' haif suppress'd escape The confines of his breast... a great deal of history or science; but he knows not how to conduct himself on those ever-changing emergencies, which are too minute and too numerous to be com prehended in any system of advice. He is astonished at the most common appearances, and discouraged by the most trifling (because unexpected) obstacles; and he is often at his wit's end, where a boy of much less knowledge, but more On the COMPARATIVE ADVAN- TION. But Could mankind lead their lives in solitude, which is so favourable to many of our most virtuous affections, I should be clearly on the side of a private education. most of us, when we go out into the world, find difficulties in our way which good principles and innocence alone will not qualify us to encounter: we must have some address and knowledge of the world, different from what is to be learned from Looks, or we shall soon be puzzled, disheartened, or disgusted. The foundation of this knowledge is said in the intercourse of school-boys, or at Another inconvenience attending private education is the suppression of the principle of emulation, without which it rarely happens that a boy prosecutes his studies with alacrity or success. I have heard private tutors complain that they were obliged to have recourse to flattery or bribery to engage the attention of their pupil, and I need not observe how improper it is to set the example of such practices before children. True emulation, especially in young and ingenious minds, is a noble principle. I have known the happiest effects produced by it; I never knew it to be produc-principles, and himself arrived a tive of any vice. In all public schools it is, or ought to be carefully cherished--I shall only observe further, that when boys pursue their studies at home they are apt to contract either a habit of idleness. or too close an attachment to reading; the former breeds innumerable diseases, both in the body and soul; the latter, by £lling young and tender minds with more knowledge than they can either retain or arrange properly, is apt to make them superficial or inattentive, or, what is worse, to strain, and consequently impair, the faculties, by overstretching them. I have known several instances of both. Let young the age of reflection and caution the young man is surprised, the more apt will he be to lose his presence of mind, and consequently the less capable of self-goverment. Besides if his passions are strong, he will be disposed to form comparisons between his past state of restrain and his present of liberty, very much to the disadvantage of His new associates the former. will laugh at him for his reserve and preciseness, and his acquaintance with their manners, and with the world, as it will render him the more obnoxious to their ridicule, will also qualify him the more both for supporting it with dignity, and also for defending himself against it.-A young man, kept by himself at home, is never well known, even by his parents; because he is never placed in those circumstances which alone are able to rouse and interest his pas The great inconvenience of public education arises from its being dangerous to morals. And, indeed, every condition and period of human life is liable to temptation. Nor will I deny that our innocence during the first part of life is much more secure at home than anywhere else; yet even at home, when we reach a certain age, it is not perfectly secure. men be kept at the greatest dis-sions, and consequently to make tance from bad company, it will not be casy to keep from them bad books, to which, in these days, ali persons may have easy acoess at all times. Let us however, suppose the best, that both bad books and bad company keep away, and that the young man, never leaves his parent's or tutor's side till his mind be well furnished with gooding themselves every day; and his his character appear. His parents, therefore, or tutors, never know his weak side, nor what particular advice or cautions he stands most in need of; whereas, if he had attended a public school, and mingled in the amusements and pursuits of his cquals, his virtues and vices would have been disclos All men are engaged in the pursuits of happiness; but so different are the courses they take to obtain it, that were it not for the concurrent testimony of her votaries, it would scarcely be credited, that each has the same object in ricw. Around us, we see many already arrived to the end of their journey, and hear the accents of bit er complaint flowing from their li, "Vanity of Vanity ail is vanity, and comparing sublunary things with the realities of Eternity, they pronounce a just con demnation on their own conduct. In this life, man walks indeed in a vain shadow, and the period allo'ted to him at its utmost stretch, is but short; how ian entable then is it, that he should waste the gold en moments in vanity and foily. Alas! after the most sanguine schemes, ani laborious executions, he still find an aching void in his disappointed Gosom. Nor is this suprising, when we perceive the cause; man. must blame himself for his disappointment, the paths which he pursues are those of error, hi hopes are placed on objects which cannot possibly satisfy him. If we would be happy, we must be willing to receive the instructions of wisdom: Happy (says the inspired penman) is the man that findeth wisdom; length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand, riches and honor. He shall walk in his way safely, and his foot shall not stumble ; when he lieth down, sweet shall be his sleep." Happiness resides in the habitation of peace.--How can that man be unhappy, who possesses a concience void of offence toward God and man. We are not created for ourselves alone, and having duties to perform, obligations to discharge, and difficulties to encounte, we find them checks in our pursuits. Yet by such repulses our desires become more ardent, and gain an increase of strength. them,ascribing the praise to chance alone; how few are with gratitude, admiring the rich source of life, from whence they derive their high enjoyments and consolations. In the exercise of social and religious duties, the mind finds a sweet serenity and calm delight; and obtains that rich satisfaction, which the indulgence of pride never furnishes; which cold indifference is insensible to; but which in truth, chases away the tear of anxiety from the bosom. This is the welcome branch whose leaves never wither; but which buds and blossoms forever: in obtaining which, we gain a true and soothing rest. Trace out the path, where wisdom leads (Through pity's enamel d meads) To everlasting day. And if the blessings she bestows, SELECTED. For the Lady's Miscellany. THE KING V. BETTY TOWNSEND. Witchcraft. Thisindictment was preferred against the prisoner at the last General Quarter Sessions. at Taunton, and the bill being found, was certified to the present Assizes. The following are the singular circumstances on which the prosecution was founded, and on which the offender was convict cd. The prisoner is a very old woman, aged 77, and has for a number of years past beer considered by very many, who indulge in superstitious opinions, as a Witch. Her appearance, to such persons, would certainly sanction their suspicions, as never was Witchcraft more fully personified. Her Levee had a daily, nay hourly attendance, by those who chose to pay for a peep into the pages of futurity; but, in the examination of those pages, she unfortunately passed over that which contained her own destiny. The prosecutor, Jacob Poole, is a poor labouring man, residing in a hamlet of Taunton, in which parish the prisoner also resided. Poole was in the habit of sending a little (girl,ihis daughter.) aged about 12 years, with apples in a basket, to the market, and to the houses of people in Taunton, for sale. About the 24th of January last she met with the old woman, the prisoner, who stopped her, and asked to see what the child had in her basket, which baving cxamined, the prisoner said, "Hast got any money?' The child said she had none. "Then get some for me," said the old hag, "and bring it to me at the Castle door, (a tavern in Taunton) or I will kill thee." The girl, frightened to an extreme at such a threat from the Witch, as she bilieved her to be, procured 2 shillings, and car.icd it to her; and upon giving her the money, the prisoner said, "Tis a good turn thee hast got it, or else |