amount of three thousand pounds a year: disturbed by these losses, whenever for the future he had a mind to purchase an estate for himself, he gave the original writings to his principal clerk, who made a correct transcript of them; this transcript was then handed to Sir Anthony, and five guineas (his fee) along with it, which was regularly charged to him by the clerk: Sir Anthony then went over the deeds with his accustomed accuracy and discernment, and never after that, thought himself possessed of a bad title. Friendship in cold Weather. In this cold season, what can chear So well as friendship's power; Friendship all hail! thou balm of woe, Which death alone can end; Whate'er misfortunes do arise, Tho' health, or wealth, or pleasure flies, The following is an Address from the Abbé Raynal, to the independent Citizens of America. People of America, let the example of of all nations which have preceded you, and especially that of the Mother-country, instruct you: Be afraid of the influence of gold, which brings with luxury, the corrup tion of manners and contempt of laws. Be afraid of too unequal a distribution of riches, which shews a small number of citizens in wealth, and a great number in misery; hence arises the insolence of one, and the disgrace of the other. Guard against the spirit of Conquest. The tranquillity of empire decreases as it is extended; have arms to defend yourselves, and have none to attack; seek ease and health in labour, prosperity in agriculture and manufactures, strength in good manners and virtue, make the sciences and arts prosper, which distinguish the civilized man from the savage. Especially watch over the education of your children. It is from public shools, be assured, that skilful magistrates, disciplined and courageous soldiers, good fathers, good hus bands, good brothers, good friends, and honest men, come forth. Whenever we see the youth depraved, the nation is on the decline. Let liberty have an immoveable foundation in the wisdom of your constitution, and let that be the cement that center your states, and which cannot be destroyed. Establish no legal preference in your different modes of worship. Superstition is every where innocent, where it is neither protected nor persecuted. And let your duration br, if possible, equal to that of the world. The following Anecdote strongly points out the Folly of those who propagate Infidelity and Atheism. A servant, who had made the improvement which might have been expected from hearing the irreligious and blasphemous conversation continually passing at the table, where it was his place to wait, took an opportunity to rob his master. Being apprehended, and urged to give a reason for this infamous behaviour" Sir," said he, "I have so often heard you speak of the impossibility of a future state, and that after death there was no reward for virtue, or punishment for vice, that I was tempted to commit the robbery." "Well, but," replied the master, "had you no fear of that death, which the laws of your country inflict on a criminal ??? "Sir," rejoined the servant, looking sternly at his master, "What is that to you?. If I had a mind to venture that, you had removed my greatest fcar; why should I fear the less?" ANECDOTE OF DR. MOYES. Dr. Henry Moyes, who occasionally read lectures on philosophical chemistry at Manchester, (like Dr. Sanderson, the celebrated professor at Cambridge) lost his sight by the small pox in his early infancy. He never recollected to have seen: "but the first traces of memory I have," says he, " are in some confused ideas of the solar system." He had the good fortune to be born in a country, where learning of every sort is highly cultivated, and to be brought up in a family devoted to learning. Possessed of native genius, and ardent in his application, he made rapid advances in various departments of erudition; and not only acquired the fundamental principles of mechanics, music, and the languages, but likewise entered deeply into the invesrigation of the profound sciences, and displayed an acute and general knowledge of geometry, optics, algebra; of |