misery, yet gained not the point at which he aimed.— Abp. Secker.

The Christian poet, Prudentius, in one of his hymns, has an elegant and beautiful address to these young sufferers for their Redeemer, thus translated into prose by Bishop Horne:

"Hail, ye first flowers of the evangelical spring, cut off by the sword of persecution ere yet you had unfolded your leaves to the morning, as the early rose droops before the withering blast. Driven like a flock of lambs to the slaughter, you have the honour to compose the first sacrifice offered at the altar of Christ."-Sent by Rev. T. Farley.

The truly humble Christian never inquires into the faults of his neighbours; he takes no pleasure in judging them he occupies himself solely with his own.-St. Athanasius.

We must not always speak all that we know—that were folly. But what a man says should be what he thinks, otherwise it is knavery. All a man can get by lying and dissembling is, that he shall not be believed when he speaks the truth.-Moral Maxims.

EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS.

Death by Fire.-Mr. Payne held an inquest lately in St. Thomas's Hospital, respecting the death of Eliza Deane, aged twenty-one, lately residing at No. 10, Union-street, Borough-road, Southwark. One Saturday night she retired to rest; but for some time sat reading in bed, with a lighted candle by her side. About eleven o'clock, the landlady heard screams, and on going to the room discovered the deceased enveloped in flames. Assistance was procured, and the fire was extinguished, but not until she was most fearfully burned. She was taken to the hospital, where she died on the following night. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.Church and State Gazette.

Death of a Drunkard.-Samuel Belcher, who was about thirty years of age, became possessed of some property by the death of a relation, a short time ago, and then took to drinking. This soon made an end of his money; and he sold his clothes to procure drink. One evening he went, whilst intoxicated, to a public-house in the village, and sat quietly for an hour, when the landlord, observing something particular in his appearance, attempted to rouse him. The unhappy man was dead.-Bath Chronicle.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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