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A- FEW \W.#.~a.._-._.__..____m_._._-___ ' pitting. 7 :L::IT _: -7 ,.._I:.:T-â€"~ ‘7‘.“ ::: “'7'â€" [For the York Herald. LINES BY J. F. LASH. 0, do not pluck those tender flowers. -, Nor crush their early pride; ’ Leave them to drink the balmy showers, To flourish side by side. We deem them visitors that cheer Us on our lonely way ; _ They guild life’s pathway sad and drear, Don’tharin them, let them stay. When time with languid footsteps tread, . They wither, fade and die; Yet leave a perfume round their beds, (Though they may scattered lye. ' This world would be a barren scene \Vilhout its Woods and flowers; i’ No Waving grass nor forests green, Nm deep sequestered bowers. 5' God in his goodness has bestowed ’I‘hese flowery gifts to all ; A cup of bliss profuse o’erflowedâ€" A comfort in their fall. -._’_____.r-___ . .....--._ v_._. Elittrutun. [For the York Herald. ., _ WAYsinu. VII BY J. F. L. 4â€"â€" ‘Good morning, it is an age since I had the unboun- ded pleasure of meeting in your so-' ciety. Why is it that you never come to see us since we removed from Andrew Street. This after- noon I expect companyw-such charming companyâ€"and it would aflord me a world of delight if you could be present. Cannot I prevail upon you to accompany me now back from my morning ramble. If so,I shall have you secure. I am quite’ certain that you would in- finitely enjoy the society of my newly-made friends; you will find (Illicm‘thc model of first-class genti- Iity. By-the-by, to-morrow will be my birth-day anniversary, and I fully expect a large party upon that occasion. This afternoon will be chiefly occupied by making prepa- raitory preparations by the‘domcs- tics ; you would be surprised were you to see the abundance of simp- goods that I ordered to-day to be sent on. ' ‘Rcally, Mrs. Flattery,’ rejoined Mrs. B, 'I do not see that .I can consistently comply with your re? quest; for you must observe that l amnpt equipped in properstylo to meet companyâ€"merely the old ‘Walking‘ dress, and cVe-rything to correspond; I should exhibit the most fantastical and ludicrc us spec- tacle imaginable; and it would not have the tendency to convey a very pleasing impression upon your visi- tors, therefore I must positivdy dc- cline' at once.’ _.‘ Dcar the, it amuses me so much to think,’ replied Mrs. F., laugh- ingly, ftliat you manifest so much concern about those matters that jouzuamcd. As for the dress I can vOucn for it that would pass obser- vation; for your commanding and dignified air, together with such pelishcd. etiquette, would eclipse everything else. Come, come, (sciszg her friend by the arm, and pd‘lliiigbcr with Herculean force.) I itsiiiall'dakoyou into custody, and compel you to go'; it will‘abc in vain to attempt i'esiStaiice.’ . ,. ‘-Very well,’ muttered Mrs. B., ‘ hold you responsible for all , that you do'not'suffer me to avoid.’ fWhat a charming lovely day,’ resumed Mrs. F.'; ‘only’ notice those.,swcet flowers to the right; the dew still glistening upon their modest retiring crests. ,And look, the ,next turning leads to my resiâ€" dence. w ,Do ,you, notice yonder stone ‘wail and iron fenceâ€"the crfd‘iipb'ifllea'sifi‘ely stealing its Way along its base, now and then twin inglsitsjerpcnt trail intosomc crev- i-c'tr-onnook, as though searching for {I‘VCOOI place to foster its tender lefim. Now here we are, under Infield Gothic arch; mounted by the friendly ivy. This is the carriage road, "and we will take the rural pathfixwiiich“ will be much more pleasa'nt and nearer.’ Now, we haven view of the mansion, with its pillared walls and porticoes.’ ' f-l‘téhas somctliing‘of a castlcaled front,’ replied Mrs, B., ‘ which givesita very antique aspect ; and, piggy-what are those huge sculptured forms. crouched under the shadow of its yvalls ?’ f those,’ added Mrs. F., are our "lion. scntincls; ‘ they will not ital-rhetyou, “but ‘ perhaps, however, yb'u‘had better ,keepclose to my side, for they are l00lilflg~ very fierce.’ ' ' bNow. we have completed our rumble; and enjoy the cooling influ- ence :‘of' the funding breeze, how gratefulits balmy breath, laden with aromatic perfumes. v Do be seated, B., y‘ou'mustcertainly be very ngguch fatigued after so much exer- cine. With your permissionI will- lea’ve' you an instant to give the Mdsl'd’s ’ their seVeral ‘charges of duty. yThere is a lovely per- spective View; from this window of anything aboub for “my Gawain-Yd , the‘grue out 0’9 the suck on the kit- hf giccn cncles of wavmg flag- You _ (after a few minutes absence) quite -\_-..â€"~.~_â€" â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"-â€"‘ A GLEANINGS BY THE munity? -eccentricity and whimsical’peculi-l Mrs. Blare, how a party of so many fashionable and extremely happy I am to see you ; jOVIal young Peoli10-’ fAURoRA \/ - WNW v VMWW“ AND pronoun HILL N x / \N‘WVVW VW; ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor. 01.111. No, '29. will find enough to feast the eye and the thoughts upon until'I return. ‘0 dear,’ exclaimed Mrs. E, absorbed in your visionary and mental treat; “now that we areI private.c I ’would take the opportu-v nity to risk you, with regard to the Fidgets, would you deem it advis- able to invite them to the party ?â€"â€"â€" I understand that they possess many singularities; are they ranked among the genteel portions of com-- I have been told that the old gentleman isnotorious for his arities. Would it not render them liable to ridicule, to invite them to ‘I certainly should not give the invitation,’ replied Mrs. 13.; ‘for I consider that it would not be slight- ing them, nor would RM a breach of gentilitv, as there appears to be no cemented friendship between the families.’ ‘ ‘ Thank you,‘ continued Mrs. F.,, ‘I feel greatly relieved by your de- cision ; that subject has been weigh- ing heavily upon my mind for some time past; the cloud is now dis- .things. ” The 'poor little innocent i “,Lez‘ Seam-d Reason weigh more with us than Popular Opinion.” ADVCATE AND vW M’ \M tell you that Thomas Slide has been divorcd from his wife. He ‘cven struck her the other day, and cliargcdvhci‘. with the most infamous creature never broke her vows. I know her from a child; we wont to school together; she was always truthful, confiding, and possessed every feat-ore of amiability and kindness. The base savage ought to be. set upon by blood-hounds ; it ,Would be nothing too bad' for him. Thcrt to ‘add to‘ the matter, he was riding outwithold ’I‘ub’s daughter only yestct‘lay. ‘ That is always the wayâ€"switcn'a man hates his Wife, it is because he fancies another bcttct" he cannot regard any one. Poor/Jane! my heart bleeds for herâ€"poor Jane; it will break her pure unsu‘lied heart. Pry; ‘George Slack has been turned out of the church for getting intoxicated at Riot’s party, and it is‘not the first nor second offence of his. “Then there are many others guilty of the same egregious be- haviour.’ ' ‘How very shocking,’ said Miss Noble; “what a lamentable pity that people will not have more re- gard for themselves and kindness ' ADVERTISER; W \AN .~1-rV!W»I's. . r~ / My, : ‘ ‘ , ‘ ., TERMSt $1 In Advance. 'Whole 0. 134. a grcyliun’ frac a pig as wool as any John; I see how it has been. , That the present King of Prussia. By man in the parish, was utterly dumb- founded whcn he set eyes on the pair wee pup, and cried out: ‘ What in all the world does this mean, John? Does your masterintcnd to insult me ?’ ‘ Sir, sir, sir,’ says John, ‘ l’m certain sure I put a pig in the poke, and a pig it maun be; but yet, but yet, I maun confess it looks unco like a grue.’ ‘ Well, John,’ replied the minister, scarcely able to keep fra'c laughin’ richt out, ‘sceing is belie- ving, I suppose, and I think I know a dog when I see it.’ Impressed with the idea, and nae wonder, that. hisl copi‘csbyter had been playing a prac- tical joke upon him, Dr. Gordon, after ordering his servant lass t0 gie John and the little bastie something to eat, went instantly to his study, and wrote a letter to Mr. Watson ltricks once more.’ How he settled it wi’ Richy Idinna ken; but this I do ken, that it was lung ere the . . , . . ministers o Biggar and Dolphinton could be got to shake hands, and be fl‘l’JliS again. Sac much for practi- cal jokili’. PRINCE LOUIS OF HESSE DA R M STD A '1‘. THE London Review says :â€"Now that the second of theiroyal daugh- ters of England is about to bestow her hand upon a foreign prince, it \Vlll not be uninteresting to our reaâ€" ders to have a short account of that ancestry and antecedents of Her Majesty’s new son-inâ€"law, in order that they may know something of tention to befool him, and ripping up certain auld sairs that had long afore been healed up Then, comin down stairs, be bad John bag his gi‘ue ancc mair, and tak’ it back to his maistcr, with the letter he had in t written. On passing Richard Alice is so soon to be t‘ccciVCd as a daughter. The Grand Duchy of lâ€"Icssc Drain~ stdat is one of the lesser German States, which generplly adhCic in their policy to the interests of Aus- tria and Bavaria. The original lei:- pcrscd, and my mind is all sunshinc.’ "litil’ OlllCI‘S 3 it WOUld S‘dVC SO many After dinner the ladies resumed pangs and tortured feelings if such their conversation, and were joined infllVlduuls could only be brought to ,by Miss Noble, the niece of Mrs. think, that by perusing such a Flattery. Miss Noble was a young lady of great prcp'sscssing z‘ittrac-V tions, somewhat taciturn in her manner; features of the most. chis- eled cast, and form of perfect sym- metry; ladylike and elegant in all her gestures and dcportmcnt, a perfect model of female virtue and loveliness. After disr‘ussing various topics, and making sundry arrangements for the coming day, the ladies int. k a strolc out into the park. The shadow. of‘thc declining sun upon the dial informed them that the anti3mcridian hour was four o’clock ; and at that "instant an elegant cars riagc and two wellgroomcd bays were driven up to the door, and in? stantly there alightcd the gorgeously attired females. ‘My gooodncss l O my goo<lneSs.’ vocifcratcd Mrs. B. ; ‘ what shall I do; only think of my old dress; I cannot go into the house; lmust stay out walking around the lawn.’ ‘ O,’ replied Mrs. F., ‘that would never answer; they would think you insane; try to compose your feelings, at the same time glancing misclieviously at Mrs. Noble. 1 will answer for” it, you shall not be immolaled at the shrine of devour- ing scrutiny. We welcome you, ladies,’ continued Mrs. F., advance ing to the front door with extended handsu .M‘ay we 'each'live to enjoy many happy returns of social and unimbittc‘red friendship. ' Suffer me, ladies, to introduce you to'my esteemed and established friend Mrs. "B. ; also Miss Hatty Noble, my niece. What a delightful after- noon; with what dreamy stillness the wind liave lullol away, while the gentle heat of the declining sun seems to invigorate the beautiful vegetated earth. We meet, ladies, undo-r the most favorable and agree: ablc auspices ; and I'sincerelyitrust that the visit will be reciprocally pleasant to you all. During thistiradc of sentimental coxnplini'cnt Mrs. Pry,onc of there- cent visitors, exhibited much rest- lessness; and after various and’ fruitless attempts to unburdcn her mind, finally abruptly broke forth withâ€"‘Now listen, ladies, I have whole budgets of newsâ€"budgets of newsâ€"you cannot fall of being in- terested at the recital of what I have to-rclatc ;- at the Same time gather- ing herself up in'the most critical order, added : ‘l hth: spent all this blessed day gathering matter for our edification ;_ and this afternoon’s discuSsion, would you believe me, then. ladies, vilien I informyou that Edward Armstrong is married to that creature. Sophronia, Hurst; and they are moved into their new house on Front Street. I under- stand that the furniture “is superb:â€" He has also laid out an incalculable expense, fitting-up the premises and all that sort of rifting.) ~ Now is it not‘ "ridiculous in the extremeâ€"- most absurdâ€".that a chap of his cut, mortgaged up to the chin, "should lavis1i out in that Way. What a piece ofreckless folly. ' And do'you know that Sunflower has purchased a new carriage, and Pelly T'Wist' a piano. , Vicil that-I do not , think course they lower themselves infin- itcly beneath the standard of rd- ticnal and intelligent beings. Per- sons possessing such flagitious prinâ€" ciples ought to be shunned by chry. respectable member of society.â€" Thcy can have no regard to the laws of manhnor the laws of God. They should have no. claim to the privileges of the virtuousand good. tor they area mixed up mess of hy- pOcrisy, and everything that tends to degrade mankind. They are fos- tered and nourished by..-the wicked- ness within them, approved and en- couragcd by the founder of the works of darkness; .finall‘y, sink lower' and deepciglill they enter the current cf the vortex of ever» lasting despair and are lost; is their end at last. Here one of thc' domestics came to, announce that tea was ready, and the payty retired. O ‘I have more to tell you yct,’ continued Mrs. STORY OF THE PIG IN A/ ' POKE AND ITS.’TRANSFOR- MATION. The following anecdote was relae ted the other day by a well-knownl character in Tweeddalc, who was thoroughly‘, acquainted with all the details, for the truth of which he confidentially vouohcs: :0 lTllC Rev. Mr. Watson 0’ Biggar had got a present frae some friend 0’ a Chinese’sow, 0’ whilk he was very vogic. This sow had a litter 0' pigs in course 0’ time, and aneio’ them the ministcrjuhad promised to gie to his coprcsbyter, Dr. Gordon 0’ Dolphin- ton. Aweel, as day, he ordered his manâ€"zine v. John Bacmanâ€"4to tak’ the bit pig in a poke on his shoulders to his frecn’s quarters; and as he -w_as toilin’ along the road, he met a wag o’ a farmer ca’cd Richard Robb, wha speirt at him what that. was he was carryin’ in tho pokc. 4‘ Oh,’ says John, ‘ it’s a'pig o’ theChincsc bred that - my in'astei"s scndin’ till the ministerat Dolphinton.’ ‘Come your ways into my house, John,’ say Mr. Robb, ‘ and get a dram-Lyon’ll be unco dry ~e’er now, and it’ll rcâ€"i‘ fresh you‘for the rest 0’ yourjour-. ney.’ John, honest man, suspectin‘ nae evil, and being /uncowisc illdlfs‘ fcrent to a glass, accepted 0’ the offer; “but ‘ when he was sittin’ wi’ the whisky bottle afore him, what did his rogue 0’ a neighbor do but slip the piggy out 0’ the poke, and pit a young greyhound in its place. John swung his- burden ovvre his shoulders again, ncver dreamin’ 0’ ony trick ava, and went on his way. Robb’s quarters, however, again, who did he see but the farmer him- scl’, standin’ at the side 0’ the road. ‘ Vil’ecl, John, my man, how cam’ ye on wi’ the minister? What thoclit he 0’ yourpig?’ ‘ Dccd,’ quoth John (scratcliin’ his head) ‘I just didna’ get on chl ava; for, what think ye, when I coupit my poke, instead 0’ a pig, out cain’ a gruc. ‘ A grue.’ says laicljy, ‘levV in a’ VValltl cam’ that? I can tak’ my davy that It was a real pig, a halo pig, an’ nac- thing bot a pig when you were here John. int come your ways in again and get apitlier dram; and we’ll see if you’re no mista’en. Nothing loth’,John turned in ancc mair; and when busy wi’ his dram, the pawk'y Rob out wi’ the gi‘cyhun', and in Wi’ the pig again, takin’ guid care no to mak’ it squeak. Away went John to the Manse 0’ Biggar, and scntup the Doctor’s letter to Mr. he got his orders. Down came the minister in a gliff, stormin’ like mad, an’ scarce able to artecculale. ‘ VVhat’s this, John, you’ve been doing? What am I to understand by Dr. Gordon’s letter? to be in a terrible way. What, what? I sent him one of the very finest of. the whole litter of my taro Chincsesow, and he tells me in this most extraordinaryletter that lhavc insulted himâ€"nae, so irritath does He scents Watson,~waitin’ in the kitchen tilll’ ritory of Hesse, now divided between Hesse Casil and Hesse Darmstadt, in the'old- classical days of Tiberius incorrigible villain has been at his this marriage the Prince has issue a daughtmgthe PrinCpss‘Maitic Anne WilhelminaElizabeth Mathilde, born in 1843, and also three sonsuâ€"lst, Prince Frederick William Louis (the bridegroom elict), ‘who was born Sept. 12, 1837, and ,is_,c0t:sequcntly in the 24th year of his age. He is described in the ‘ Alinanach do Go- ‘tha ’ for thecw'rent year as ‘ Capi- ‘ la Gardc Prussicnc d’infant., tainc a la suite an premier Reg. dc grand- ducale, et chief du _.regim. dos hus- sards Russcs do Kliastitsy.’ As the Grand Duke has no children, the Prince must ultimately inherit the sovcrcignity if he survit'cshis father and uncle. His two younger bro- ..tliers, tliciPrincc Henry Louis VVil- liani Adalbcrt Waldemar Alexander. and the Prince William Louis Fre- dcrick George Emilus Philip Gustoâ€",V vus Ferdinand, were bornrcspccti- vcly in 1838 and 1845. Prince Louis is nephew of the pi'pscnt Empress of Russia, who is sisitcr of the Grand Duke, and was born in 1824. Our readers are aware that £30,000 has been settled on the Princess Alice by Way ofdowry, and that she will have also an allow- ance of £6,000 a year. Her Royal Highness was born on the 25th of M .r\ ,/\Â¥/\/\/\ mm“../ V [be writer, good a smaller amount upbraiding him for his supposed the family among whom the Princess and Germanicus formed part of the Apr”, 1843’. and has consequently territory 0f }l10_Cflllla and “’05 C‘v’un‘ just completed her eighteenth year. gelized by Boniface, the apostle of ' M_. Germany, before the reign of Char- of the crop. And ltcjg-found that other roots and also grasses, and the cereals, were considerably im- proved by its application. ‘i 7‘ Salt thus appears to be a safe and econornical manure, provided it be not’a‘p‘p‘liod directly to the cereals or grasses in 1400 'llt‘rgo a quantity, for in that. case it wil,l,..for a time at least, materially hijtire them, if not _ ultimately destroy them. ;No soils naturally have too much pf stilt, ex- cept thesc directly iiijurcd'yby- brine springs. One of its most valuable properties :59 to attract moistut'c.-,â€" For this reason it may be sown when the soil is perfectly dryâ€"a condition so fatal to many manures, and will abscib the moisture from the atmosphere, and convey it to the root of the plant“. lts‘nrincipal office is to keen every thing in the soil in a soluble state, and conse- quently in a state fit for the nourish- ment of vegetable life. Its bepcfit is not alone experienced by the root crop, but by the grain crop which follows, for its presence checks the redundance of straw, and enables that: straw to strengthen itself by a‘ssimilating from the soil the silica, of which, ineertain combinations, it is solvent. VTllC coarse, refine material of salt wdrks is what is more generally used in agriculture, and may be procured, we presume, at a low rate of charge from Syra- cuse, or other places where. the pure article is properly prepared for market. v ' , V WM There are many, different ways of getting on in thc w‘brld; does not mean making a great deal oflmoney or being a great man for people to look up to with wondcr. Leaving ofl'a bad habit for a good one, is getting on in the wmld ; to be clean and tidy, instead of diriyvand dis- orderly, is getting on ; to be active and industrious, instead of idle and lazy, is getting on ; to be kind and forbearing, instead of ill-natured and quarrelsomc, is getting on ; to work as diligently in the master’s Till about the middle of the thirteenth century, the history'of Hesse was mixed up with that of Thbringcn; but in 1263 it was made leinagnc. independent, and Was assigned by contract to Henry, son of Sophia, Duchess of Brahant, who became the common ancestor of its future Landgraves. "At the death of Philip I., about the time of the Reforma- tion, it was subdivided info four petty states; but the representatives of two becoming speedily extinct, Hos- se proper ultimately settled dpwn into two states, whose main branches names of Hesse Cassil and Hesse Darmstadt. - ' - The Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt was founded by George I., youngest son' of the above men- tioned Philip; its importance was considerably augmented‘at thetime of the French Revolution, when Louis X. affected an exchange of territory, which doubled the area of his duchy and its population also. Subsequent additions were made also in 1808, when Louis joined the confederation of tho Rhine,and en he seem to be, that he has actually. that occasion Hesse Darmstadt was had recourse to what he knew could | raised toitiic dignity of a Grand not fail to prove the most galling|Duclly, and its ruler took the title thing he COUld say 01' d0, l‘leUdng ' of Louis I. It. 1815 the Grand Duke me Of certain matters that at one jomcd the Germanic Confederation, time Of our lives Caused enslrang- and at the present time Hesse Darin- mem between US, and USllig language l stadt stands ninth in rank, enjoying like drawn swords. the matter! “film can bc‘ three votes in the full "council and Are you sure he’s one in the minor council. Its terri- quit’e‘ right in his mind, John ?' l tory consists of two large portions, ,‘ Weel: aWCCla’ l'CPlled ills man: ‘ a lscparated from each other by a long I ken about the matter is, that I took] him your pig, as l th'ocht, just as it cam’ free the stye; but when I let it out o’ the Who, lo aii’ behold if it didna’ turn out to be a gruc l’ ‘ Now, John,’ replied his master, " mind you, I’m nota man to bc‘tiiifled with; and long though you have been under my roof, and ' faithfully though you have. served me, you may take too great a‘ liberty witlrme, and . ‘ Sir, Mr. VValson‘,’ struck in John,, alirioSt-grcctin', ‘ as sure as death I" never had ony part in practisin’ sic a delusion; and as for communins wi’ aught that’s uncanny. ye ken me owre wool to suspcc’v» me 0' that, I hope.’ Mr. Watson, seeing John’s distress, and beginning to smellla rat softened a wee, and'says: ‘Wcll, well, John, no more of that, but let me see what is actually in the bag at present.’ ‘In the poke, sir! dcedit can be'nacthing but the gr‘ue,~ye ken; and with that be united the mouth of the sack, and tumbled the pig fu’ length on the kitchen floor. ‘ John. John,’ said the minister, ‘what am I to make of all this? That is no On arrivin’ at the Manse 0’ Dolphin- greyhound44i is the very pig I so- ton, he had them tell the minister [acted and saw you this morning that he wanted to speak a Word,wi’ carry with you this morning to film. Dr. Gordon Cam, IN” 10 the l Dolphinton.’ .A’ thistimc, poor Joiin kitChCn, and seein’ John wi’ the poke was standin’ gapin’, and ,glowerin’, layltl' at, his, fill he Cl'ledi ‘Well. and rubin’ his son, and glowcrin’ John, what’s this you’veth to-day? agam M4119 gumphv, quite (IUll'tb- ‘ OU,’..S;1,}'S John, ‘ lliS'a: bll Pl‘alsenl foundered a’thegititei‘. At last. Mr. Mr. Watson has “sent ye 0’ one ,0” Watson put to' him the question: the Chinese pigs hc spak to yo 9’ thpfl,‘ Tell me, John, did you meet with ither day.’ ‘lndeed,’ says the Doc-z'no‘onc on the road that has played tor", .‘Out with it, then, and let us you a‘p‘lisk’yi ?’ tNa,‘na, sir, me. see What ' it’s like.’ Undoing tlte’body daurcd to meddl‘c‘wi’ me, and mouth ofthe pok’c, accordingly, with ‘ and likeripit the poke on my shoulâ€" thc deliberationo’ a man tliathas im- ders a’ the way. To be sure Igacd tille‘lp‘ark' and ‘ ponds, with their li- "But‘te‘én do“ Well” me" W080. portant war‘k *o‘n hanfi'Jolrn tumbles in fat. a glil‘y 10 Richy‘Robb’s gang. and conunh’ Sltlp belonging to Hesse Cassil and the City of Frankfort,an'd extending from east to west. It lies between Prussia, Nassau, Bavaria, and Ba- den, and contains an area of about 3,300 square miles, divided into three provinces, known as Starken- burg, Rlieinhcsscn, and Ohcrhessen. Hcssc Dai‘mstadt,, is partly moun- tainous and partly level; somcvpor- tions are agricultural and others rich in mineral treasures; and as a whole the countrywould not appcargto be behind the rest of its neighbours in the manufactures and, commerce, if we may judge from the writer in the ‘ Penny Cyclopaedia. In religion Hesse Darmstadt is maii‘ilyLutherian and Calxaziistic, though it contains above 200,000 of Roman Catholics. In 1838 the military establishment of the grand duchy was fixed at 6,288 men, and the war establishâ€" ment at 9,469; the latter was raised to 10,514 in 1855. Its population, according to the Census of 1851, was, 857,314. , The present reigningGrand Duke of Home Darmstadt is Louis lll. He is the oldest son of the late Grand Duke Louis IL; was born in June. 1806, and succeeded his father in 1848. On the 26th of December 1833, he married the Grand Duchess Matilda Caroline Frederick Wilhcl~ mina Charlotte, daughter of Louis, King of Bavaria, by whom (who was born in 1813) he has no issue. Acroi‘dingly, the heir-presumptive to his title is his next brother. Prince Charles William Louis, father of the allianccd husband of our youth- ful Princess. This Prince was born arc flourishilig‘to this dv‘ in 1809,'and. married in October,- 1830, to thc- Princess Marie Eliza- VVffit'r A VOLANO CAN Do.â€" Cotopaxi. in 1738, threw its fiery reckcts 3000 above its crater, while in 1744 the blazing mass, struggling for an outlet, roared so that its awful voice was heard a distance of more than 600 miles. In 1797 the crater of Tunguaragua, one of the great peaks of the Andes, flung out tor- rents of mud which dammed up ri- vers, opened new lakes, and in val- lcys of a thousand feet wide, made deposits of six hundred feet deep. The stream from Vesuvius, which in 173 passed through Torro dcl Greco, *‘containcd 33,600,000 cubic feet of solid matter; and in 1704, when Torre del G‘rcco was destroyed a second time, the mass of lava amounted to 45,000,000 cubic feet. In 1679, Etna poured forth a flood which covered 84 square miles of SUI'f‘dCC, and measuied 100,000,000 cubic feet. On this occasion the scoriae formed the Monte Rosi, near Nicolosi, acone two miles in circum- fcrcncc, and 4000 feet high. The stream thrown out by 'Etna in 1810 was in motion at the rate of a yard per day for nine months after the eruption; and it is on record that the lava of the same mountain, after a terrible eruption, was not thoroughly absence as in his prescnce, is get- ting on; in short, when we see any one properly attentive to his duties, pcrscvering through such difficul- ties to gain such knowledge as shall be of use to himself and- to others, offering a good example to his relatives and acquaintanccsgve may be sure that he is getting on in the world. Money is a very useful article in its way, but it is possible to get on with small means; for it is a mistake to sup- pose that we must wait for a good deal of money before we can do anything. Perseverance is often bettcr than a full purse. There are more helps towards getting on than is commonly supposed ; many people lag behind or miss their way altogether,'be’cansc they do not see the simple and" abundant means which surround them on all sides; and so it happens that these means are aids which Cannot be bought for money. ANECDOTES 0F BOY LIFE IN LONDON.-â€"-How do the poor live in It will give you a little of my street experience. One day I caught a little fellow not bigger than a goodrsized baby, with his hand in London? “00"” and COl‘SGUdaled 19“ Years my pocket. I‘ caught him in the act ‘after‘thc eVent. Vesuvius,tA.D. ‘79 the SCOl‘ltB and ashes vomited forth far exceeded the entire bulk of'th‘e moantain; while in 1000 Etna disgorged more than twenty times its own mass. Vesuvius has thrown its ashesas far as Constantinople, Syria, and Egypt; it hurled stones eight, pounds in weight, to Pompeii, a distance of six miles, whilesimilar masses were ' tossed 2000 feet above its summit. Cotopaxi has projected a block of , 109 cubic yards in volume, a 'dis- tancc of nine miles, and S imbawa, in 1851, during the most terrible eruption on , record, sent its ashesas far as Java, a distance of 300 miles, and out of a population of 12,000 souls,-0nly twenty escaped. , « s: SALT For MANGEL WURZEL. , An old and talented corresponds out ,of the ,Mark Lane Express strongly recommends salt, from his oWn experience, as a very valuable manure.‘ He found that a liberal application of it to the ground in autumn, intended for jpring cropâ€" ping, acted beneficially in a mecha- nical manner in bringing the soil into a mellow friable state, while the roots or seeds of the most troublesome weeds were either do- stroyed, or their vital energy very much impaired. The sing and wireworm, (the latter is often very injurious here in Canada).were also eithcr killed, or very much dimi- nishcd thereby. A large sprinkling of salt was sown broadcast on the surface in the autumn after the land had been deeply plowed, and exposed to atmospheric action dur- ing winter, and then plowing was given in the spring and a suitable lilth obtained. the mangcls sown vc‘ getated, grew , apacc and produced a heavier crop than under ordinary treatment. There was no difficulty " 0. he 1’ said the, both Caroline Victor.ia,-,daughtcr of in keeping- the land‘clean, as very client/then The minister, who kept minister, ‘you need say no i'nore,,Willi_am Prince of Prussia, uncle of few woods made. their appearance. _4. or o r; 1“ the eruption 0f and turned and Saw thc'littlc fellow withliis right 'hand up to his eyes, crouching and 'squimmering like a dog, expecting to be punished. ‘ What are you doing with your hand in my pocket?’ ‘ Nothing.’ '- ‘ Where is vour father 1’ ‘ 1Eathcr’s dcad.’ ‘ Where is your mother.’ ,‘I aint got nonc.’ ‘ Where are your fricnds.’ ‘Attin’t got no friends.’ - What could I do? I let him go, and lie dived like a rat into a pile of unfinished building's; and’that was his home. Another of these boys told me that his mother died before he could rei‘ncinbcr, and, when his father died, the furniture ofthc room was taken to pay the expenses of the funeral; men: were takinrr away the things; and now he sic it in a. garret, Ona railway arch or an om- nibus. One poor boy said he pas- sed the greater pait of the winter ~ on an iron roller in Regent’s Park. â€"-â€".]0/m B. G ough. There were two very fat noblemcn at the court of Louis XV., the Duke de Lâ€"- and the Duke dc N . They were both one day at the levee, when the king began to rally the formeron his corpulcnce. “ You take no exercise, I suppose,” said the king. “Pardon me, sir,” said do L , “I walk twice a day round my cousin do N .” The following is a true copy ofa letter received by a schoolmaster in Michigan: “ Sur, as you are the man of nolege, I in- tend to inter my son in your skull. A YOUNG LADY’s DETERMINATION. â€"â€".lolin asked Julia if she would have him. “ No,” said slic, “ I will not have you ;” but before John could recover from the shock she arclily put in, “hint, you may have me l” i If you want to make a pair ofboots last four years, melt and mix four ounces of mutton tallow; apply the mixture while .',\Val‘tl'l, rub it well ; then put. the "boots in some closet , arid-«goborc/oot.