EXTRACTS FROM THE PUBLIC NEWSPAPERS. Vaccination-The late excellent Lady Strangford was of great use to the people of Turkey. Her wish was to assist them in every way in which she could be useful, of which the following instance is a proof:-One of her children, born at Constantinople, was vaccinated by matter sent from home, which fortunately succeeded. At her particular request, the virus, in a recent state, was transferred from her child to children in the country, and thus a fresh supply secured. There was at this time a population of about 1000 Greeks inhabiting the islands in the Sea of Marmora, among whom the small-pox used periodically to make frightful ravages. They had heard of the efficacy of vaccination as a preventive, but had never proved it. From Lady Strangford's child the cow-pox was introduced among these islanders, and persons of all ages, from infants to the aged, were vaccinated. Thus, she was enabled to return to the people of Turkey an im provement of, and a greater blessing than her predecessor, Lady M. W. Montagu, had derived from them, namely, that of inoculation, which was brought from Turkey to us.— -Morning Post.

During hot weather, labourers working out of doors should always have a cap or some other covering on the head-a haymaker, from want of this precaution, died suddenly in a field near Blandford.-The same.

Lately, an inquest was held upon the body of William Burley, who met his death by fighting. The jury brought in a verdict of Manslaughter against the principal, Robert Lowe, and also against Richard Bird, Joseph Wiltshire, and another person unknown, who acted as seconds in this melancholy affair. Lowe and Bird have both been committed to our city gaol under the warrant of John Cooke, Esq. Coroner, to take their trial at the assizes. Wiltshire and the other party have absconded.-Gloucester Journal.

Dreadful Shipwreck.-When we read of the dreadful sufferings to which our fellow creatures are exposed on the seas, or in distant lands, how ashamed we ought to be at the discontent which we shew at our small troubles, and of the want of thankfulness for our blessings. When the Blonde frigate was going at the rate of twelve knots, with a strong breeze, a vessel in distress was providentially descried from the mast head, for which the Blonde immediately bore up and boarded. She proved to be the Frances Mary, a ship of 318 tons, from New Brunswick to Liverpool. She was a complete wreck and water logged, and only kept afloat by her cargo of timber; her main-mast and main-topsail-yard were the only spars standing; and all her boats were washed

away. The whole of the crew and passengers, in all sixteen seuls, were compelled to get up in the main-top with only a few pounds of biscuit, where they continued five days. Those who remained after this, were compelled to live upon the corpses of their deceased fellow-sufferers, and drink their blood, and thus for the space of twenty-two days they subsisted in this horrible manner. They were in the most deplorable situation when taken on board the Blonde, some of them being scarcely able to move, and all being reduced to mere skeletons. It is scarcely possible to conceive the intensity of suffering these unfortunate individuals must have gone through, from the want of food and water, which last they were without from the commencement of their disaster: all those that died had fallen victims to an unquenchable thirst and raving madness. The two women were stronger than the men, some of whom would not have survived even when on board the Blonde, but for the great care and attention shewn them, and they all say that a very few hours must have terminated their sufferings and their lives.

Beautiful and amazing Mechanism.-A discovery has lately been made of the time-piece of the celebrated Tompion, which has been so long lost. It was made for "The Society for Philosophical Transactions," and is a year-going clock. It is a singular circumstance that a record exists, which states that Tompion was at work on this clock when the Great Plague broke out in London; and, on the day he finished it, he himself was attacked with the pestilence. His friends removed him to the Continent, where he died. On the dial there is this inscription-" Sir James Moore caused this movement to be made with great care, anno Domini 1666, by Thomas Tompion." Tompion was paid one hundred guineas, and the clock was removed to the Society's house, and there, in the confusion of the moment, it was placed in a lumberroom, where it lay, without a case, more than a century and a half. One thing wonderful attends this discovery-all the steel-pins, on being cleared from dust, were found to be as brilliant as ever. We need scarcely add, that the other machinery is as perfect as if finished yesterday. When placed in a new case, this clock will be exhibited to the public.London Paper.

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Cottager's Monthly Visitor.

SEPTEMBER, 1826.

Remarks on the Fortieth Chapter of Genesis.

In reading that part of Scripture called the historical books—that is, all the former part of the Bible, beginning with Genesis, and ending with Esther— we must bear in mind, that we are reading the history of God's church on earth. We learn there, that, in the most corrupt times, and in the earliest ages, before the Almighty Governor of men had given them a law, and appointed the precise forms of their worship, he yet had a little flock in the world, who walked with him and obeyed his voice. When Abram was separated from his kindred, and received the promise-"I will be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee," his posterity was marked out as the line in which the favours of God were to run. "Salvation is of the Jews," was the language of his word and providence, from that time till the coming of our Lord. And in order to give us the history of the church, it was only necessary to give us that of the favoured people Israel. Every remarkable event, therefore, in their history, is noticed by the inspired writers, and not only noticed as it occurs, but first made the subject of prophecy. The sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt, their hard bondage there, the judgments inflicted NO. 9.-VOL. VI. S

on their oppressors, and their return to Canaan, were all revealed (Gen. xv. 13-16) long before they took place. The whole of Scripture, indeed, abounds with prophecy, often reaching down to the days of the Son of man, or even to our own times.

Several instances of prophecies occur in the history of Joseph. His dream of the honours to be paid him long after, when he was yet a lad of seventeen; the dreams of the chief butler and chief baker, recorded in the chapter before us; and that of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, in the forty-first chapter, all contained intimations from God, of things not seen as yet, but which led to Joseph's exaltation over the whole land of Egypt, and, in the end, to his father and his brethren coming to dwell in a strange country, according to the vision of their forefather Abram.

V. 1-4. It seems from these verses, that Joseph was still under the eye of Potiphar, who, as captain of Pharaoh's guard, had charge of the king's prisoners; and it appears, that his mind now began to soften towards Joseph, his former trusty servant, for he especially "charged him with" the chief butler and baker. There is one quality it is impossible not to remark in Joseph-bis great activity. You never find him idle. Whether as a servant in the house, overseer of his master's property, a degraded prisoner, made keeper of all who shared his unhappy fate, or set over the whole land of Egypt, he did his work with his might. And he shows the truth of Solomon's proverb, “the hand of the diligent shall bear rule."

V. 6, 7. Kind and observant attention towards those he governed, readiness in meeting their feelings and wants, is as striking in Joseph, as his faithfulness to his employers. "Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?" is a question that no harsh rough keeper would have asked. If he had not

been conscious of doing all in his power to make the poor prisoners comfortable, sad looks would have been no unusual sight. But he was not merely satisfied with knowing that they wanted none of the comforts which their situation would admit of, he wished their minds to be cheerful and contented. Here is a lesson for us. We are commanded to "be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love;" to " rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep." Now how is it possible to do this, unless we know each other's joys and sorrows? Grief sometimes bows down the spirit in such a way, that it is impossible to tell what we feel, unless we are invited to open our minds, by such a kind and feeling enquiry as that of Joseph. Some people avoid hearing of the sorrows of others, because it gives them pain,—a very selfish reason, and which we ought by no means to allow, while we profess to follow Him who "bare our griefs and carried our sorrows.' Others think it is best to take no notice of mourners, thinking they will get over their affliction the sooner. They may get over showing it, they may hide themselves, and weep alone; or, finding their claim. to pity disallowed, they may learn to suppress the unheeded sigh, but their grief will be too apt to sink into sullenness, and hard thoughts of those who refuse to sympathise with them: and thus, instead of performing the blessed part of a comforter, these misjudging people become occasions of sin to their brethren." Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop, but a good word maketh it glad." You may assist your unhappy friend out of his difficulties, by inviting him to a full declaration of the particulars; and, if that is out of your power, you may direct him to the source of all comfort, the exceeding great and precious promises of the word of God; or at least may help to relieve his mind,