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illiltiutnii. “ LET US GO HOME.” ‘â€" [Nean-der. the German theologian, died of a kind of cholera. After his seizure. he suffered a day or two's pain, which was followed by a quiet interval, when his physicians hoped for his recovery, During this interval be dictated a page in his “ Church History,” and then said to his sister, “ LET us Go HOME I" These were his last words] “ Longer upon this earth I would not stay :' My pulse beats low ; And angel forms, too, beckon me away-- E’en let me go 1 Shadows pass oVer me. like a summer’s dream, And they so vague, yet clear :â€"- Come, now I stand by Jordan’s welcome ,, v'. vy-t . SCARBORO’. YORK, MARKHAM, VAUGHAN, KING, AND WHITCHURCH ADVERTISER. ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor. RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, [5360 Vol. 11.- No. 6. but fools, who comr their faces about her, as if she feared contami- l t O cousin, what a strangely (lis- «you arcâ€"but it 'th‘JW “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than. Popular Opinion.” 1 completed-the music on which the now mortified Miss Wilmot had TERMS: $1 50 In Advance. since his lofty soul shrunk from the fortune-hunters, who stream, My dr00pihg soul to cheer : Let me go home l l monkeys, cramp their feet,| “P of cotton wool on their backs, and,; with their hair till they look like in ation. . lintcrested girl ‘ Look here, COUSIII Emily,’ con 'shows how dearly you love me, and squeeze their insides out, tie a lump l tiiiued Louisa ;- ' do tell me what to since it is your birth-day, you shall ,grovelling failed, every voice was earnest iniever beset a beautiful liCircss-â€"and such was Emily Howard. ‘ What a mysterous angel she is,’ And here we leave such minute “ Wh" P”) “"‘l I ““F “VB? “Imam” ‘1’“! because it is fashionable, think they But only sleep. Nay, deaiesi sister, no those teai «troy: dry : Uh, do not weep l A few :liort “IUIIIBIIL‘, and my race is run : then. like it Llllld at rest, I’Ii lay in) ucai} head. when all is done, Upon iny t-av;otii"s bieast I Let me go home! “ It 2, with joy. the biids in you blue sky 'I'lieii' strains admire, How--â€"wiih what rapture shall Ijoin on iiign 'I‘he heavenly choir-l Ir on you tub I gaze wrth raptuio true, liow in that wind so might, bliall l rujuiuo, “more God, its Kingd view?-â€"â€" 'I he Lamb thereof the Light I Let me go home ! " IIow calm the thing iaper’s flick’iinp light. So gently soft The ransoiii’d soul prepares to wing its flight .\lld soar aloft! I know . within those gloiious realms above, A liltinsion walls me there-- All purchased for me by icdecniing love-- Aiid joys without cuiiipai‘e: Let me go home ! " Mine eyes are dull ; yet o’er yon hills afar, Once dear to me, The last gzeam Oi Apollo‘s golt'en car Methinks I see. My sun, too, new is setting ; but ’twill rise Again, biit far more bright; Etishiined, for aye, above you star-lit skies I In neverwuding light I i Let me go home ! “ Say-â€"what was that? ivIe-‘hought I heard a voice So soft and sweet: "Atttlue your harps ' ! He comes! Rejoice . Rejoice llis spirit greet l” I see~â€"I heartlivm come-â€"yon seraphs bright-â€" buy.’ ‘ Assist your cousin in a choice,’ look first-rate, and really deSpise said Mr. Howard, and Emily who a lady from the country, who had had puiposcly kept at a distance, sufficient iiiipudeiice to Wear whet was forced to approach. hecmncs her, Without regard to At the sound of Mr. Howard’s t'asliion.’ ‘ ' voice, the lady on the MOM raised Co vinced how vain her attempts her eyes, and Emily lllllt’ledllilcly‘ at modernising her were, Emily discovered her to be the before men-l cast an angry look at her, and left timicd M rs. Wilmot’s eldest daugh- the room, shutting the door Vio- ter, and one of her most particular icntly. friends. With a formal bow for! ‘I do believe, dear uncle,' said Mr. Howard, and a chilling sm‘ilei Louisa, as she encountered him in for Elllll)’, She turned l0 IMF. UOUNol the garden, that Emily is sullici- land With, ‘1 see nothing that quite, ciitly punished. She is really very pleases me,’ and then minced out ofl unhappy at my ohstiiiaiicy. and my the Store. . ’ heart aches with pity, even while I | ‘ O look, Einily.’ said Louisa, fol-’ torment her. I have forgiven her lowing her with her eyes, ‘ What a ll thousand times for the tears hci‘ Wlddle-Waddle piece 0f work that ihoglitless remarks obciisioncd me,‘ girl makes of walking.’ L'I appreciate the generosity ofl ‘Why, Lonisa,’ said Mr. How. your motivcs,’ replied her uncle, and, smiling, ‘ that IS ‘.Vlla!. they call» ' but this fault has gained too strong gi‘uceful.’ a hold upon Emily lobe easily ovcr- 'Just about as graceful as our} come. If I can but reclaim her ducks ; you fly folks know nothing from the IHIIUCIIC) of these silly of grace. 101in Wish you could Wilmois, I shall be satisfied. Ikiiow‘sec Mary Lee, the milk-maid, trip it is painful to you as to me ; but if along 3 Will’s 3” graceâ€"grace you will bear a little longer, she WlthUl effortâ€"perfectly natural. must come to her senses.’ too.’ But it will not do for me to be recorded in our last, Mr. Howard, thus minute, less I might wearv my Emily, and Louisa, started upon a readers. Each succeeding day shopping expeditionâ€"Emily fully blought new trials and mortifica- determining to recognize none of her lions 10 Emily, and it appeared to fashionable friends, if so unfmtunatc her as if her father’s house had as to meet them. never been so throngcd with the fa- ‘Oh, papa.’ cried she, earnestly, as they sioppcd before a spacious and elegant shop, ‘this is no place! for us.’ l 'And why not, my daughter lâ€"-â€"- Have I not often heaid you say you , In an hour after the conversation Sir Edward Walton spent much time with them, and it was rumored that he was paying his addresses to Miss Howard. In tain did she look lor confirmation of the report. She ; to see her ,manceuvrc. shionable of the city. ’ have your way, and I will promise to do everything just as you tell me.’ That same night a large select company was assembled in the splen- did illuminated hallsof Mr. How~ ard. ,Sir ddwaid Walton was seated between the 1W0 Miss Wil- mots, when the elder reiiiarkcdâ€" ‘I really hope that rustic cousin will be here, it will he so amusing And Emily too, why, she turned nineteen dif- ferent colours when happened to meet them at Courtlands.’ At that moment. Emily, who had spent many hcurs in dressmg and dril‘ing her cousin, presented her to her guests. ‘ What a charming woman l’ said Sir Edward; ‘ but bless mc, ’tis the country girl metamorphosed truly. How sweetly she looks in that simple wh.tc muslin, and that white rose in her beautitul hair.’ Louisa tried (or appeared to try) to make her entrance as she had been instructed, but after two or three awakened attempts, she sunk into the first empty chair, saying .despondcntlyw‘ There, I can’t. do it, Emily, and it‘s no use to try.’ A half-suppressed titter ran through the apartment, and all eyes were turned scrutinisingly upon her â€"Sir Edwards in pity and admire- tion, for he saw, or imagined he saw, a painful blush overspread her check at her awkward situation. ‘I thought you told me she was a gawky-looking country girl,’ said the younger Miss. Wilmot to her sister ' ' ‘And so she is, but Emily has been seeking to disguise the fact by entreaiiug her to continue. thought Sir Edward, as he viewed her with rapturous devotion, what grace of form and movementsâ€":- what splendid hair! and, above all, what accomplishments l I halfâ€"7 yes, quiteâ€"suspect a plot! Ay, I have ,, "Ow, she is no rustic, but mere than a match for the finest lady her flattering reception by his Eng. here.’ At that moment she sang to a plaintive air, with her mellow, touching voice, and Sir Ed ward Was completely subdued; not that good music was a new thing to him, by no meansâ€"but then the conquering little god had aimed a successful dart, that’s all. ‘ ‘Do not again assume your rustic iiianners,’ said Mr. IIUWIINI to Lou- isa, as she effected a polite escape from the importunities of her ad- inii'crs; ‘For by this time Emily understands it all, and I am sure is quite disgusted with the Wiiinots.’ While they were Speaking, the smiling Emily advanced. and shaking her finger at Louisa, affectioi'iately said zâ€" ‘ You are caught at last, my pre- cious cousin! When you perform your next comedy I advise you to take the stage, asI have no taste for such cruel theatricals. Do see those insulting Wilmotsâ€" how mor- tified they are. You served them rigidâ€"and the noble Sir Edward Walton is, I am sure, in love with their ' country nulsancc.’ Oh, charming! charming! Now they will have a chance to envy instead of despise. But here he comes latighing right merrily.’ ‘A delightful comedy, Miss Dal- ldetails, and trust to the imagination lof the readers to pourtray the joy- ous return, the two happy bridals lwhich followed,the transports, of the , parents, the travels outhe continent, lthe, still increasing affection of Sir Edward for his charming bride, and lish friends; and, above all, the en- tire reform of the now happy Emily and the delightful seasons passed by ,tlie parties in pleasant. and often llaughable reminiscences, among,r the quiet groves of Mr. Dalton’s sweet country home. W”...â€" TIIE PRESENCE OF ARSENIC IN PLANTS. Some startling statements rc- specting the presence of arsenic in plants cultivated for food have been lately made by Dr. Edmund Davy, Professor ringricultme and Agri- cultural Chemistry to the R. Dublin Society. which the Gardener’s Chronicle suggests, ifthey should be confirmed, will most seriously affect all madlc'oalegal evidence in cases of suspected poisoning. It is well known that plants will absorb any- thing fluid that may be presented to their roots, and hence gardeners are always anxious that the soil in which their plants are growing should be perfectly free from con- tamination by poisonous substances. Solutions oflead, ofzinc, ofmcrcury, of coppei, even in minute doses, are regarded with the utmostapprehen- sion. Even lime itself is a notorious poison to some plantsâ€"such, for ex- prcfcrred it to any in the cityâ€"that My soul to bear away I , . . ' ' Mr. Loui‘tlanu and his clerks were All hail ! ye man~ions of eternal li flit-- . is oreveflmfiw duv, genilcmanliko and accommodating, ” ‘Le, me who”, ,., and do you not generally trade " " , , lit-rel7 . _ ‘ ,Tlins spake the grant :foaitilci', as a smile i “w fact was, Mr. Courtlund had "‘“le‘mlplafwb 'llttcil charmed with the beauty of So hesveiiehkn, o’ct‘ his prim! features, while Elmly, “H, ICSS “Hm hm. wejpfined He‘lmm‘ s“’""-‘"‘ ’ purse, and, always foremost in wel- As, lock’tl in fond embrace, the hour drew “oming her, had aciiculcly bestowed "’g” . , on her many of those flattering at- W’hen heaecn must claim its own, V tenuous so Pleasing to lhe pen” of woman. ' ' As the party cntcred, Emily shrank behind her father, but Lou- He softly whisper’d. with expiring sigh, A crown ! Let us go home I" " Jesus I A throne 1â€"- ‘Vhat blessed end! “’hat could we more isa pulled her sleeve, saying, desire ‘ Only look, dear cousin, _ Emily, 'l'llfl'lfl'll‘llfi‘ll'm”l3 what lots of pretty things. Not To have within us such a hallow’d fireâ€" much “kc me Sun-CS up where I S“Cl‘l"‘”l"g l’wml‘i live,l can tell you. Why, there they have pork, cheese. corn, mol- asses, and vodfisli, besides their cali-. cocs, tapes, and what not; don’t they, uncle Charles 'I But this is a much better way, all calicocs and 'l'urhelows. What an elegant lamp! Well, I never, why it’s really worth. twenty-live cents to come here, if, its only to look at the pretty thingle ‘ Good evening, Miss Hifward.’ said Mr. Uourilaiid, bowing po- litcly and affecting not to notice lltfl" embarrassment; ‘are there any goods I can show you this evening l' ’ No, she don't want any,’ replied Lonisa, stepping foiwvard,‘ ‘ but I‘d like to buy a new gown.’ 'l‘lie remarks of country rustics Vt’heu before God we all shill siiiiimon’d be. Beyond you Starry dome. Oh I may we all so hail eternity!»- 0‘ My soul, let me go home l-â€"â€" Let me go homo 1” THE COUNTRY COU '1 QIN. AN AMERICAN 'I‘A LE. Concludcdji'om our last. ‘VViiz-it a pity to confine such splendid hair! Only look Celia, did you over Sec anything liaif so beau iful?’ and beauiifiil indch did Siic look to the Llcll-glilutl ,Eiiiily, wlicii lib' arrangement was insteltiliy (itiiiipicicd. ' was certain he was deeply interested , rigging her up in her old castsoti‘ in her, and it is no less certain that lclmhes, How disgusting 1» But their ample, as Heaths,- Rhododendrons, , - . . _ . “m7 'a’d he " bu’ I I’ke “’0 c’osmg and their alics. It would however were not entirely new to the dealer, and echrieiice had taught sell. coiiiiiiaiid ; so without cliaiigiiigl countenance, though secretly Won-l during that Emily Howard should have so vulgar a relation, lie cour- teoust asked ‘ What Shall I show you, madam, silk or delaines l. ‘ Ualico! first rate, handsome ca- lico,’ interrupted Lonisa. ‘I would like to look at some of your nice priiits,’ chimed in the af- fected .voice of a fashionably alâ€" iii'cd young lady, ‘laiignishly seating herself on a stool by the side. of Lonisa, and unglovnig her delicate 'Ali, now,’ said Emily, "you look sweetly,’ and With an itli‘ ol coiides'trciisioii suit: tor the first time kissed her, adding, I shall be quite proud oi you,” and then, as if a new idea had occul‘i‘tztl to her, al- though in reality she tliltl imeii poti- deriiig it all the morning, she ex- clahi‘ied, Uii. Uullti, if we could only dicss .iliku. and indeed wecaii. for there are my true blue dresses, exactly alike, only one is silk and the other cashmere. Go, hrrg themiiinncduiiely. ’I‘is quite a ro- iiiantic .idea.’ As Celia departed, Louisa. who had been tWIsiiiig her hair belon- the mirror, turned round and in a "’ul’lfj' r. ‘S' were mduced with dissatisfied voice said, ‘ What a l ’6 p j“ 1“ “limo” 7);. “LW t - . - ‘ V ' CO I ’ I' i I ’ botch Lelia has made 0! my liair.â€"â€" ”” mu" n L styles, elegant patterns, fast colors, Idid not like to sa it to her for . . . y ’ unexccptionable prints, own 620., she took such pains; but I’ve no notion of wearing it, not I.’ In vain Emily t-xpostulatcd.â€" “’bl’rccmrs' , _ , , With provoking gravity, and quite ’ Prints: Pl’mlsa’ sa‘d Lou’sa' ‘I a show of impatience, she gathered asked for calico.’ it up in its former style, mounted ‘This is the article. madam,’ her big comb and artificial curls, gravely replied Mr. Courtland. and arranged her fillet and bow. 'Well, that’s a funny name for ‘Tlicre now,’ said she,’ don’t calico; but these are not lively you think it looks better, and much enough: why they look just like more becoming 2’ my old faded wash gown, and would ‘I am sure it dOeS “"‘i,’ carefully do better for my grandmother than replied Emily, while a tear of vexa- for a young girl like me. I like tion filled her eyes, ‘it is ridiculous your real dasby calico. or, prints as in the extreme ; nothing. like style you call ’cm.’ about it.’ The young lady cast a scornful ‘Who cares for, style I" addressed alternately to the two W for his suite she would have re-‘ nouuccd an absent, but not less Worthy loverâ€"not that she loved Sir Edward better, but then he was the son of a marqurs, and, above all, one whom the high-headed Wilmots were asp.ring, or rather manoeuv- ring, to captivate. But alas! for their Schemes; Sir Edward was not one to be entrapped by art, since his knowledge of the fashion- able world had sickened him of in- triguing mammas or affected misses. ’l‘rue, he was charmed with Emily’s beauty and accomplishments; and, had she appeared a little, or rathei more natural, there is no telling what might have happened. As it was, he had never thought ofmarry- lug her. So fastidious was he, that his~ most intimate friends already accounted him a bachelor; and be, despite his domestic tastes, and ad- miration of woman,sometimes feared lest he should never find the bean ideal of his imagination, in which case he would most assuredly fulfil his lricnds’ predictions. The anniversary of Emily’s birth- day was approaching. and sincerely did she hope t at Louisa’s visit Would be completed before its an rival. Aliisl the day came round,l and Louisa Was still there. In the early part of the day she had occa- stoii to go to Emily's room, where she found her reclining on the sofa, weeping bitterly. ' Why, dear Emily,’ she ex- claimed, ‘ what can be the matter l Emily rudely pushed her aWay, saying, ‘Leavc me alone; I am so tired and unhappy I did not wish to see you.’ ' ‘ 'I‘ired and unhappy I’ said Lou- isa, compassioiiately; ‘is there . nothing I can do to relieve you l’ ‘If you could. you would not,’ said Emily, pettishly, ‘you are so obstinate.i Louisa was grieved, but not of- fended ; and in tones of earnestness she Sought to assure Etnin of her mistake. ‘ Well, then, supposing I tell you that you are the cubes of my ti‘ouble.’ ‘ I the cause of your trouble !â€"- by, Emily, whaton earth can you mean ‘9’ I , ‘ But you will be angry, and will go to papa with it.’ ' .‘Indced I Will not. saw me angry l’ ' ‘I am weeping simply becauseâ€" becauscâ€"â€"my friends who come to celebrate this day, will laugh at youâ€"your odd dress.’ » ‘ But why ery for that 2’ they Who ever can’t make me cry : Idon’t’ care for1 ‘them one ,ccnt.’3 “But you and I differ; and to know that my consininust be laugh-- _ said look on the speaker, and gathered ed at. will make me miserable- all,rou;ud her, and when, without apé Louisa, contemptuously; ‘nobody her widc~ispreatl, costly garments day long.’ what’s the use, she has shewn out too soon.’ ;' h ‘ Why- tion't ystmcthing or other ‘l asked Louisa, ‘ \Vhy up where I live there it is againâ€" pardon me, Emily, I forgot I was not to name the country; I only meant to say it was dreadful dull here, sitting stock still and staring at one another. It’s what I call a quaker meetingâ€"jist no celebration at all.’ ‘ Why, Louisa,’ said Mr. Howard, ‘our friends are enjoying conver- sation.’ ‘ Well, then. I should think they would talk loud enough so I could hear them, for really I begin to think those two girls there. (pointing to the Wilmots) are poking fun at me. If I’d worn my big illegant comb, which cost my mother twelve dollars, and striped gown, I should have expected to have been laughed at. for Emily, here. told me so ; but now I don’t see what ’tis you find, seeing as how I am dressed as fi- shionablc as any on you, though to be sure, I look a deal prettier in my own clothes. But there ’tis; I love my cousin, and I guess you’d thought she loved me too. if you’d seen how she cried and lock on, for fear I’d be laughed at ; and so I told her to rig me up jist as she. pleased,thougli I could hardly keep from crying to think. how queer I should loolt.’ , At that moment, Sir Edward, who really pitied Emily, who sat like a statue, proposal music, and prevailed on a young lady whom he knew to be well skilled to take her seat at the piano. ~tastes are not entirely cissimilar.’ After the conclusion ofhcr admirâ€" able performance, Miss Wilmot was invited, who replied in Italianâ€"â€" ‘ Take away that country nuisance, and I will.’ ‘I will withdraw, and save him the trouble,’ said Louisa in the same lai'itznage. ' Miss W'ilmot started and red- scene best;- and, Miss Howard. judging from your happy face. our ‘And only think, Sir Edward,’ eXcliiimed Emily, ‘how cruel to keep me in ignorance of the plot, even my own tender-hearted father enjoying my iriortificationâ€"indcedl suspect him of conspiracy. But there it is; I half conceive their motive; I suppose I must feign a cure, for fear of another bitter dose.- Oh, Louisa! that elegant chair and pianny.’ - By this time the whole company had learned that the country rustic was an assumed part, and were fast tides “(00¢ and loud in their expressions of their appear from Dr.- Davy’s statement that arsenic must be regarded as an exception. ' Knowing that sulphuric acid containing arsenic“ was so large- ly employed in making superpho‘s- phatc and other artificial manurcs, and that they therefore must con- tain variable quantities of that sub- stance. he had for some time thought that it was not improbable that plants grown with such manurcs might imbibe or take up from the soil where those substances had been employed, a certain quantity of arsenic, and in this way he rcn- dercd more or less unwiiolsome ar- Dr. Davy according- ly made experiments with plants of admiration of hcrsuperior grace and peas, watering them every second beauty. it's no use to try ;” and othersâ€"«' ‘ Some apples are green when ripe ; and others stillâ€"‘ Take away the country nuisance.’ Some praised. her well spoken Italian, and others her musical performance, while peals of merry laughter reverberatedl through the apartments. The hu-l miliated VVilinots. whose insultingl remarks had not been at all private, now saw themselves objects of ridi- cule, and as early as possible made their escape. The remainder of the evening was delightful to all, especially to Sir Edtvai‘d, who bestowed an al- most undivided attention upon Lou. isa, becoming more and more pleased \Vllli her grace of manners and conversation, so entirer devoid of-the articial, Emily felt no pang of envy at this monopoly, but rather triumphed in her cousin’s successâ€"e ever and anion whispering to her happy father, ‘ What a sweetly matched eouplc~â€"â€"liow admirably adapted; how intelligent and how happy they look ; the invincible Sir Edward is conquered at last. Oh, charming! charming l’ was her fa: vonrite expression cfdclight. After the conclusion of the festiv- , 50m? laughingly 1'9Pealed or third day with a saturated aque- "““ rhem Em‘lyi l 0311’! do lb and lous solution of arsenious acid.- This treatment was continued for more than a week without its appearing to exercise any immediate injurious effects on the plants. This treat- ment having ceased for some months, it was found at the end of that period that the plants had grown to about their full si’Zc, had flowm‘ed, and produced seed, show- ing that arsenic, though so very dc- structive’a substance to animal life, had not apparently exercised any decided injurious effects on those plants. The plants were subsequently ex- amined, and were found to have i'n- bibed the arsenic, which was detect- ed in every portion of them. By another experiiiieut it was ascertain- ed that the arsenic, as it existed in different artificial manurcs [such as superphosphatej would, in like man~ ner, be taken up by the plants grow- ing where those mauurcs had been applied. This experiment was made wi h a cabbage plant, which, on being examined, was found to give the most distinct indications of the presence of arsenic, though only a very small amount of cabbageâ€" ,viz., 113 grains was used in the ex- ' perimcnt. His last experiments dened ; while Sir Edward, almost Illes_ She, assured her filllle." and were to ascertain iftho presence of confounded, gazed alternately at thelcfms'" “"3 had, been me mOSlJOYOUS arsenic could be detected in our birth-day ranniversary she had ever cmps grown with superphospharc in known. I’he tears in the morning, the ordinary Wu“ ‘2 two. ‘Please. gentle lady, be a little more careful in future,’ said Louisa, dr 1y ; ‘somc apples are green when ripe.’ ' I ‘ Quite discomfited, Miss Wilmot seated herself, and wishing to show off. attempted a very beautiful, but difficult Italian piece, but not having practiSed sufficiently, and feeling a little disturbed at what had trans- pired, she failed entirely.’ ‘Now,’ thought Louisa, ‘is my time,’ and stepping gaily forward, with a musical laugh, she resu-ned the seat which Miss Wilmot had left. As her delicate fingers swept the notes,- eve‘ry lover of music gathered lPN’Cnl- 0‘50”, She had SUCCCGSWIF rend-er his fortune equal to her own, like showers in April, had been Turnips taken-from fields in which Cl‘as9d away by me byainingsun 0f superphosphate had been used were happ’ness’ “Pd “afl 16“ “0 Impl'ess- next examined, and still gave the U“ we IOHOW‘ng d3.“ She mad unmistakeable evidence of having with transport a letter from the be- been arsemated. The facts thus for“ mentioned absent lover, 0011' collected appear to Dr. Davy ‘to taining intelligence of the success of his expedition, and promise of his speedy return, and withal couched in such winning, affectionate terms as to aWaken the slumbering, but not extinguished flame in her heart. Long she wept over her past ingrat- itude in having Well nigh forgotten one who for her sake had forsaken home and friends, and nobly'braved the perils of the ocean and dangers of a sickly foreign climc, in order to have some important bearings, for though the quantity ofai'senic which occurs in such manurcs is not large when compared with their other constituents, and the proportion of that substance which is thus added to the soil must be small, still plants may, during their growth, as in the case of the alkaline and earthy salts, take up a considerable quantity of this substance, though its proportion in the soil may be but very small. Further, as arsenic is known to be w an accummula’tive “poisoniibyjthh by the continued use of "vegetables lmntaining even liminutc proportion ]of arsenic, that substance may col- lect in the system, till iis amtiiiint may exercise an injurious effect-on the health of men and animals.’ The Chronicle has the following remarks on this important question thus laid on the tapis :Iâ€"- “ That these statements deserve the name of startling will hardly be denied, They lead to the following important inferences :iâ€"lst, That plants, or at least peas or turnips, are not injured by arsenic in the" soil ; 2d, That they absorb this dangerous substance ; 3’ii, That they detain in their tissues what they absorb ; 4th, That arsenic may thus be introduced into the animal system with daily food ; and 5th. It may accumulate there till tlnnget‘t‘ms consequences ensue. Is this really: set Is there no error in Dr. Davy’s experiments, which are quite opposâ€" ed in their results to the evidence obtained by others? It is known, indeed, that the potathe crops near the smelting houses at Swansea re- main healthy, although the atmo- sphere is said to be contaminated by arseniacal fumes ; but no exact ex- ,perimcnts have been recorded on the subject; on the other hand, it is certain that vegetation perishes round the arsenic works of Corn- wall. Therc remains the alarming: fact, that food crops raised with manure containing minute descs of arsenic, may both, directly and in- directly causc injurious effects upon the animal system ; directly, as when vegetables are taken into the stomach ; indirectly, when animals that have fed on such vegetables become the food of man. This seems to be a matter deservingâ€"Jet us rather say. demandingâ€"immo- diatc and rigorous examination. A TEA PARTY IN ST. GILE’S. “It is a party giVen to the Bible subscribers by theisubscribers to the St. Giles’s Fund, who have been the readers of ‘ The Book and its Mis- sibns’ during the last twelve months. Out of the 1,004 persons to whom ‘Marian’ had in that space of time delivered ‘thc IIoly Word of God,’ she, in conjunction with her superin- tending lady, had invited about fortv’ to partake of a somewhat more bountiful repast in one of the large rooms at the Broad street Ragged Selim l and Refuge, which was kind- ly and gratuitously lent for the pur- Six o’clock was the hour named, and as the clock struckgbe gucsts began to arrive and seat themselves quietly on both sides of the long tables covered with white cloths, placed op each side of the room. They had themselves pre- viously ' brought a voluntary contri- bution to’ e’m‘b‘cllish the feasteswhich though there are no gardens in St. Gile’s, it was in their power to do,- as a flowCr-selling peopleâ€"jugs of stocks, roses. pinks, and panzies, which took our hearts out to country cottage-doors ; and two glass vases of Marion‘s own were filled with res gal white lilies, which might, among.‘ the Romanists, have done honour to ‘ Our Lady.’ On the high window- lcdgcs sparkled balsams, geraniums, and fuchsias, which were gladly lcnt for the oceasion also by the pa rtakere of the treat ; and more lovely still, as a product of the spontaneous gratitude of the Seven Dials, on a small table, which connected the two long ones, lay half a dozen bau- quets, which might have been the envy of Covent Garden, and which. we were told, were ‘ for the ladies who had been so kind to them.’ When one thought of ‘ Church Lane,’ and Marian told us these had been made there, and that no one would say who had made them-â€" ‘ it was the offering from all’â€"â€"-our hearts were touched ; and considers ing ourselves but as the local rep-res sentatives of a far wider circle, we offer to our subscribers this testis mony from the heart.” pose. Loun CLYDE AND Tit-e 93o I‘IIGH‘ LAND'i-JRS.-â€"«Lortl L'ly-dc arrived at Sad bathoo on the 7th October to see his own regiment, the 93rd Iliglilandrrs. After minutely inspecting the regiment, his Lordship addressed the non commissioned officers and men. He told thcin lie was much gratified to see the high state ofdis- cipline they were in after all they had gone through 3 praised them for their cleanlins 955, general appearance, steadiness under atms, and their good behavior in qua ters; and concluded by thanking,r Colonel Leith lIay for the order he had his regiment in.- His Lordship dined at mess afterwards, and made a farewell speech, telling them to stiidy,as war had become so much of a science now, and that it Was not necessary for officers, “as ofold,” to lead on their men With swords waving, ctc’, but direct them; and finished by saying he would in- form her Majesty and the Commander in- Cliiefof the perfect. state of discipline his regiment was in, and hoped soon to see it once more at home. On the road leading past the 93rd barracks, the regiment, offi- cers as well as men, was drawn up to give their oltl chief a farewell cheer,which was done with a hearty goodwill, so much so that, ironnerved man as he is, he seemed deeply aff‘tt‘tcd. 'l’he Commander-in- Cliief expects to be finished ii: time to al- low him to arrive in England by January.