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Family Pastime.

GARDENING FOR FEBRUARY.

To those who have a garden we would say, be not afraid to work in it with your own hands, and diligently, too. Watering, weeding, destroying vermin, removing all kinds of litter-such as dead leaves, decayed plants, and the like-raking the borders, clipping box edgings, mowing, &c., we need scarcely tell you, are most essential points to be considered.

This is the month for propagating that much-esteemed flower the dahlia. Examine diligently amongst polyanthuses for slugs, snails, and such-like destructive vermin Top dress auriculas with some good and substantial compost. Flowers and shrubs for forcing should be removed to stoves and hot-beds, and others may be placed in the greenhouse, to prepare them for the greater heat. Prune roses in general; also graft on common stocks; and plant more stocks if you have not a sufficiency already. Plant out perennials of every description to places where you intend them to bloom, if you have not already done so. Give abundance of air to plants in pots, weather permitting; and keep them as dry as possible without injuring their health.

Yet you may walk on it whenever you please.

3-I have no head, and a tail I lack,

But oft have arms, and legs, and back;

I inhabit the tavern, the palace, the cot,
'Tis a beggarly residence where I am not;
If a monarch were present (I tell you no fable),
I still should be placed at the head of the table.
4-I am a word of letters seven-

I'm sinful in the sight of Heaven;
To every virtue I'm opposed--
Man's weary life I've often closed;
If to me you prefix two letters more,
mean exactly what I meant before.
5-Though I'm small, yet, when entire,
I sure could set the world on fire;
Let but a letter disappear,

And I will guard and keep your deer;
And another, and you'll find

What once took care of human kind.

6-My first is a woman—
My second a man;
Tell me my whole,
If you possibly can.

Answers furnished will be published next month.

[Our friends will see that we have made some selections for their Amusement. We hope, however, by the kind aid of those interested in this department, to be supplied with abundance of original matter for our "Family Pastime."]

SHERIDAN is reported to have once fallen into a coal cellar on his way home after a good supper at Drurylane, and his abuse of the vendor, for not keeping a light at his cellar door, was warmly retorted by the wife. "Do you think," cried Sheridan, "I want to pocket your coals?" "No!" retorted the wench, 66 but your nose may set the coal-hole on fire."

YOU'RE RIGHT, PAT!-An Irishman once said to another who had taken the pledge and received a medal from Father Matthew, "And so you have signed the teetotal pledge-have you?" "Yes; and I am not ashamed of it, either." "And did not Paul tell Timothy to take a little wine, for his stomach's sake?" "So he did," said the teetotaler; "but my name is not Timothy, and there is nothing the matter with my stomach."

Bousewife's Corner.

NOTHING is more important in the affairs of housekeeping than the choice of wholesome food.

Fish should be fresh, and are generally known by firm.ness of the flesh and clearness of the eyes.

Beef.-The grain of ox beef, when good, is loose, the meat red, and the fat inclining to yellow. Cow beef, on the contrary, has a closer grain, a whiter fat, but meat scarcely as red as that of ox beef.

Veal should be delicately white.

Mutton. The meat should be firm and close in grain, and red in colour, the fat white and firm.

Fowl.-In making your choices, the principal thing to be attended to is age. Common domestic fowls, when young, have the legs and combs smooth. Fowls and chickens should be plump on the breast, fat on the back, and white-legged.

RECEIPTS.

Plum Cake.-One pound of flour, quarter of a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of sugar, quarter of a pound of currants, three eggs, half a pint of milk, and a small tea-spoonful of carbonate of soda. The above is excellent. The cakes are always baked in a common earthen flower-pot saucer, which is a very good plan.

Bread Pudding.-Take light white bread, and cut in thin slices. Put into a pudding-shape a layer of any sort of preserve, then a slice of bread, and repeat until the mould is almost full. Pour over all a pint of warm milk, in which four beaten eggs have been mixed; cover the mould with a piece of linen, place it in a saucepan with a little boiling water, let it boil twenty minutes, and serve with pudding sauce.

Red Currant Jelly.-An excellent jelly may be made with equal parts of the juice of red and of white currants, and of raspberries, in the usual way.

How to Wash Kid Gloves.-Have ready a little new milk in one saucer, and a piece of brown soap in another, and a clean cloth or towel folded three or four times. On the cloth, spread out the glove smooth and neat. Take a piece of flannel, dip it in the milk, then rub off a good quantity of soap to the wetted flannel, and commence to rub the glove downwards towards the fingers, holding it firmly with the left hand. Continue this process until the glove, if white, looks of a dingy yellow, though clean; if coloured, till it looks dark and spoiled. Lay it out to dry, and old gloves will soon look nearly new. They will be soft, glossy, smooth, shapy, and elastic.

Flannel should always be washed with white soap, and in warm but not boiling water All flannels should be soaked before they are made up-first in cold, then in hot water, in order to shrink them.

To Keep Moths, Beetles, &c., from the Clothes.-Put a piece of camphor in a linen bag, or some aromatic herbs, in the drawers, among linen or woollen clothes, and neither moth nor worm will come near them.

To Loosen a Glass Stopper.-Pour round it a little sweet oil close to the mouth of the bottle, and lay it near the fire; afterwards wrap a thick cloth round the end of a stick and strike the stopper gently.

Our Correspondents.

As we have allotted a space to correspondents, we will be glad to hear from our friends on or before the 20th of each month, and will try to make this department as useful and interesting as possible.

INQUIRER.-Love's Labour, the new Temperance Tale by the Rev. J. B. Kane, Incumbent of Annaghmore, is now ready.

H.B.-The publications issued by the United Kingdom Alliance are on sale at our offices, 5, Donegall Street. MARY. We will be very glad to have contributors to our Family Pastime Department, and hope it may prove a source of amusement to our young friends especially.

[WE regret being compelled to hold over papers by the Rev. Dr. Morgan, Rev. Henry Osborne, and Mr. William Brown.]

Temperance Progress.

THE IRISH TEMPERANCE LEAGUE, BAND OF HOPE UNION, AND PERMISSIVE BILL ASSOCIATION.

IN Ireland, cheering progress is the order of the day. At the close of the past year, a gratifying arrangement was made with the United Kingdom Alliance, the executive of that powerful organisation engaging to assist the League in more fully bringing the principles of the Permissive Bill before the people of Ireland. By that arrangoment the Committee were enabled to add to their staff of agents. In November last, Mr. John Pyper, of the Belfast Mercantile Academy, was ap pointed Agent and Lecturer; and at the first of the present year, Mr. Wm. Church, for many years connected with the News-Letter, became Secretary and Editor of the LEAGUE JOURNAL. Central offices have also been secured at 5, Donegall Street, for more efficiently carrying on the great Temperance Reformation, and the Committee look hopefully into the future.

We now proceed to place before our readers a brief record of the meetings held during the past month. It is earnestly requested that Secretaries of Temperance Societies act as correspondents of the Journal in their respective districts. By this means, we shall have prompt notice of the progress of the good work in all parts of Ireland.

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BELFAST.-The first public gathering last month, in connexion with the Temperance movement, was the annual meeting of the Revival Temperance Society, which was held in the Corn Exchange. Mr. John Pyper, vice-president, occupied the chair, and read a very satisfactory report for the past year. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. G. Cron, Mr. Wm. Church, Sec. I.T.L.; Mr. C. Pelling, Rev. Wm. Gorman, Mr. Robt. Stevenson, and the Rev. James Martin. A resolution in favour of the Permissive Bill, was unanimously adopted.Monday, 12th, the Wesley Place Society held a meeting in the Wesley Place Chapel-Mr. J. Greenhill in the chair. Mr. J. Pyper delivered an address. On the motion of Mr. Mackie, seconded by Mr. Threlkeld, a vote of thanks was conveyed to the lecturer. On Monday, Jan. 12, a meeting of the Friends' Total Abstinence Association was held in the rooms of the Irish Temperance League, 5, Donegall Street. John Pim, Esq., president of the association, occupied the chair, and the meeting was addressed by Messrs. J. Pim, jun., H. C. Knight, G. O'Brien, C. J. Smythe, and others. At the close, eleven new names were added to the list of members.- -On Friday evening, Jan. 16, the first annual meeting of the Ladies' Temperance Union was held in Fisherwick Place School-room. chair was occupied by J. P. Corry, Esq., President of the Irish Temperance League. Dr. Morgan opened the proceedings with devotional services, and afterwards delivered a brief but telling address. The Chairman said he felt he was in the way of his duty when he consented to take the chair on that occasion. It was very gratifying to read in the newspapers of the labours of such women as Mrs. Wightman, and he was glad to know that there were ladies in Belfast doing as much, silently it might be, as any ladies in the kingdom. He was rejoiced the ladies were actively employed in the great temperance reformation, and he hoped they would persevere in the good work in which they were engaged. (Applause.)-Mr. John Pyper, President of the Ladies' Union, read a very gratifying report of the progress made during the past year. The Rev. W. Gorman, in an eloquent and impressive speech, moved the adoption of the report. Mr. Charles Hendrick seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.-The Rev. J. Macredy moved: "That this meeting, believing in the right of the people to the entire control of the traffic in intoxicating liquors, hereby resolve to encourage_all lawful endeavours to secure the enactment of a Permissive Law empowering two-thirds of the ratepayers of any district to abolish the pernicious traffic within their bounds."-Mr. L. A. Brown seconded the motion, which was put and carried.-Mr. Wm. Church moved the hearty thanks of the meeting to Mr. Corry for his kindness in presiding, and for the deep interest he takes in the great temperance reformation. (Applause.)→→ Mr. H. J. Wright seconded the motion, which was

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carried by acclamation. Mr. Corry having returned thanks for the vote, the Rev. Wm. Gorman pronounced the benediction, and the meeting separated.- -Tuesday evening, Jan. 20, a conversazione was held in the new offices of the Irish Temperance League and Permissive Bill Association, No. 5, Donegall Street. Grace was said and thanks returned by the Rev. J. Mecredy. After tea, which was placed on the table in excellent style by the Misses Gilmour, of the Belfast Arms Temperance Hotel, 20, High Street, J. P. Corry, Esq., President of the League, took the chair, and delivered a brief introductory address. He referred to the fact that they had now an efficient staff of agents-Messrs. Pyper and Church-and they had rented central and commodious premises for more efficiently carrying on the great temperance reformation. The secretary (Mr. Church) read letters of apology from Rev. E. J. Hartrick, John Smyth, jun., Esq., Milltown, Banbridge, &c. Rev. Dr. Morgan and other ministers were prevented from attending in consequence of a previous engagement. Interesting addresses were then delivered by Mr. G. D. Leathem, Mr. E. Allworthy, Mr. W. M. Scott, Mr. H. C. Knight, Mr. Charles Pelling, &c. A resolution pledging the meeting to assist the committee in zealously carrying on the temperance work in Ireland was unanimously passed, and it was also agreed to hold, in connexion with the annual meeting in April, a convention of the Temperance friends in Ireland, in order to arrange for more unitedly carrying on the crusade in Ireland. The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Union was held on Friday, Jan. 23, in the Irish Temperance League Rooms, 5, Donegall Street. Mr. J. Pyper delivered an appropriate address. -Monday evening, January 26, J. W. Rumsey, Esq., B.A., Trinity College, Dublin, delivered an able and eloquent lecture, in connexion with the Irish Temperance League and Permissive Bill Association, in the Magdalene School-room, on "Successful and Unsuccessful Men." The Rev. E. J. Hartrick occupied the chair. the close of his address, Mr. Rumsey very forcibly referred to the Permissive Bill for the suppression of the drink-shops, and claimed for the United Kingdom Alliance the hearty support of the people of this country. The Chairman stated his cordial approval of the important measure so vigorously promoted by the "Grand" Alliance. This statement was very heartily applauded.Wednesday evening, Jan. 28, the twentysixth annual soiree of the Belfast Total Abstinence Association was held in the Donegall Place School-room. Mr. Wm. M. Scott, president, occupied the chair. After tea, the Chairman delivered a brief address, and then called upon Mr. Wm. Church, the former Hon. Secretary, to read the annual report, which he had been requested to prepare. This report was very gratifying, and showed the great importance of having an intelligent and earnest agent (Mr. J. Reid) labouring amongst the sons of toil in this large manufacturing town. Addresses were delivered by Rev. C. J. M'Alester, Rev. J. Mecredy, Rev. J. Calvin, and Rev. G. Cron. An excellent choir, under the leadership of Mr. Williamson, sang at intervals a selection of sacred music.

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BALLY DUGAN.-The society at this place, which is in the neighbourhood of Downpatrick, is under the auspices of Miss Keown, who labours assiduously to promote the well-being of both old and young. Monday, Jan. 5, Miss K. gave a soiree to the members of the Band of Hope, and in the evening a meeting of adults was held in the large barn devoted to this good work. Both these meetings were addressed by Mr. Pyper, the Agent of the League.

BANAGHER.-A meeting of the Banagher Temperance Association was held on Friday, the 2nd ultimo, in Banagher Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John Witherow presided. Addresses were delivered by two members of its committee, namely-by Mr. William Long, on "Intemperance: Its Evils Considered, with a View to their Remedy;" and by Mr James Miller, on "Reasons for Total Abstinence." There was a large and respectable audience in attendance.

BESSBROOK.-Friday evening, Jan. 9, the Rev. J. B. Kane, Incumbent of Annaghmore, hon. deputation of the Irish Temperance League, delivered an eloquent address at Bessbrook, near Newry. At the close of his speech the Permissive Bill received the hearty approval of the meeting.

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CORK, &C.-The Temperance cause in "the beautiful citie" has been in rather a languishing state for some time. Mr. B. Benson has lately spent some weeks in visiting the principal towns throughout the County of Cork. In Youghal, a new society has been organised, which promises to work well. New life has been infused into the Skibbereen Association; and in the towns of Bandon, Bantry, Dunmanway, and Fermoy, some additional interest in the good cause has been excited. The Rev. N. C. Dunscombe has been transfered to the Rectory of Macroom, near Cork. and the Rev. M. A. Collis has been appointed Rector of Queenstown. These eminent ministers, who have taken a distinguished part in the Temperance movement, are now in a position to render this Association effective aid.

CUMBER. The annual meeting of the Cumber Temperance Association was held in Upper Cumber Presbyterian Church. Mr. Ross Irwin, of Lyng, presided. The chairman, having made a few remarks, then called upon Mr. L. M Candless, secretary of the association, to read the report. Mr. William Long, the able and zealous advocate of temperance, in a brief speech, moved the appointment of office-bearers, and addressed the meeting on the subject of Total Abstinence. His speech was well calculated to advance the interests of the association. The meeting was also addressed by the Rev. Mr. Adams. The proceedings were closed with religious exercises, conducted by Mr. G. D. Leathem, and the meeting separated. This association is affiliated with the Irish Temperance League.

DUBLIN.-There is a good weekly meeting of the Dublin Total Abstinence Society held each Monday evening in the Merchants' Hall, opposite the Metal Bridge. This is well worked by Mr. Robert Hunt and others, and is doing much good. There is also a good weekly meeting each Sunday evening in Cuffe Lane, conducted by Dr. Spratt and James Haughton, Esq., J.P. These may be said to be the only regular meetings held in Dublin, and the only working organisations in the city or its suburbs. There is union wanted amongst the total abstainers in Dublin-a good organisation in which they would all be united in one common bond of fellowship to work a good cause. The united action of all the temperance men of Dublin would sustain a regular paid agent to work in this city, while at present there is no agent employed. The Dublin Total Abstinence Society is, however, about to make a noble start in this direction, and will likely immediately advertise for an agent; and they will, no doubt, very soon have to engage two. There is scope enough for their labour. The same Association has opened an office at the Merchants' Hall for the sale of Temperance publications, where the Irish Temperance League Journal may be had. Mr. Haughton, J.P., stated the other day, in a speech at the North Dublin Union Board of Guardians, that he did not wonder there was destitution in Dublin while there were 1,100 publichouses, in which £1,000,000 a year was expended by the working class. Only think of this. Just try to comprehend one million of pounds spent in one city of half a million of population all on injurious drinks! Is it any wonder that there are poverty and want to be met with at every turn? Surely not. There must be ia union of all Total Abstainers in Dublin to meet ths state of things, and Temperance literature must be scattered amongst the people to teach them the injurious qualities of strong drink. The branch of our system which is yet least known, perhaps, in this country -the Independent Order of Rechabites-is about being introduced into Dublin, and in our next we hope to be able to report the formation of the first tent in the metropolis.

HOLYWOOD.-Monday, Jan. 5, a most respectable meeting was held in the school-room connected with the Unitarian Church, Holywood. John Simms, Esq., presided, and addresses were delivered by the Rev. H. Osborne, Rev. C. J. M'Alester, Mr. John Reid, Agent of the Belfast Total Abstinence Association; Mr. Wm. Church, Secretary of the Irish Temperance League; Mr. Robt. Stevenson, and Mr. C. Pelling.

STRABANE TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION.-The annual meeting of this association was held on Monday evening, Jan. 26th, in the Town Hall, Strabane. The audience was large and highly respectable. The Rev. Josias A. Chancellor presided. The chairman appropriately in

troduced to the meeting Mr. John Pyper, Agent of the Irish Temperance League, wno delivered a lecture on the subject of " Intoxicating Drinks, and their Effects on the Inward Organs"-illustrated by colored drawings. On the motion of Rev. William A. Russell, seconded by Mr. W. M. Scott, hon. deputation of the League, a resolution, disapproving of the sale of intoxicating drinks, was cordially adopted. The office-bearers for the ensuing year having been appointed, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Pyper, who acknowledged the compliment. Mr. Pyper lectured during last week to the Artegarvin, Ballindrate, Raphoe, and Donaghmore Temperance Associations.

WOLFHILL.-A lecture on "Total Abstinence" was delivered in Wolfhill National School house, on Thursday evening, 22nd January, in connexion with the Ligoniel and Ballysillan Total Abstinence Society, by Mr. Robt. Stevenson, hon. deputation of the Irish Temperance League. The attendance was very large. Mr. J. Crothers occupied the chair. After the lecture a vote of thanks was moved to the lecturer by Mr. J. Biggerstaff, seconded by Mr. J. Smyth, and passed by acclamation. Every one seemed highly delighted.

SCOTLAND.

The good work progresses energetically in "Caledonia stern and wild." The League Journal-the official organ of the movement in Scotland-contains each week a gratifying report of the meetings held in various parts of the country. We observe that the Rev. Robert Gault, well known in the North of Ireland, is throwing himself heartily into the work. A deputation from the United Kingdom Alliance, consisting of George Thompson, Esq.. J. H. Raper, Esq., Parliamentary Agent, and others, recently addressed large and influential meetings in several of the principal towns, when resolutions in favour of the Permissive Bill were unanimously adopted. The Directors of the Scottish Temperance League have offered two prizes-one of £250 and another of £100for the first and second best tale bearing on the Temperance question. Very much has been done for the promotion of the Total Abstinence movement by the admirable publications already issued by the directors.

ENGLAND.

UNITED TEMPERANCE COUNCIL.-A meeting of this council was held at Andrew's Hotel, Leeds, on the 7th of January, 1863, convened to take into consideration the proposed alterations in the license laws and the Sunday closing movement, Joseph Thorp, Esq., of Halifax, in the chair. Information with regard to the Sunday closing movement was communicated to the meeting. After some discussion, it was unanimously resolved

That this council views with much interest the approaching introduction into Parliament of a bill for prohibiting the Sunday sale of intoxicating liquors, and urges all Temperance reformers to assist the progress of the measure by their personal efforts, as well as by means of the organisations with which they may be connected." A deputation was appointed to wait upon Sir G. Grey, and other means adopted for vigorously carrying on the movement in favour of Sunday closing. Meetings with the same object have been recently held in several towns in England.

It is proposed to erect a splendid new temperance hotel in Manchester. The capital is to be £25,000, in £10 shares, with limited liability. The design is to erect a first-class hotel, on an extensive scale, replete with every comfort and modern improvement, to be conducted on temperance principles.

In England the movement in favour of the Permissive Bill proceeds most hopefully. Dr. Lees and other able advocates are doing a great work in showing the fallacy of the objections put forward against that important

measure.

RECHABITISM IN IRELAND: ITS ORIGIN AND PROGRESS. -Some sixteen years ago, the first mention of the existence of such an association of teetotalers as the Independent Order of Rechabites was made to a Belfast gentleman on a voyage from Fleetwood to that town, by Capt. Richardson, an able and steadfast teetotalerstill labouring in the cause. The Belfast gentleman, Mr. Chas. Pelling, said, "that Rechabite society must be good, from what

you tell me, and we must have it introduced into Ireland.” With Mr. Pelling some others soon united, including that tried friend of the cause in Ulster, Mr. Alexander Riddell, and after a little time the Olive Branch Tent, No. 1105, was organised in Belfast. For many long years it held on its way with a few members, being almost unknown. In 1860, a new tent was started in Lurgan, called the Ebenezer, and this was the first onward step made during these several years, from the first introduction of Rechabitism. In 1862, a second tent was formed in Belfast, called the Star of the North. The Olive Branch at this time, numbered about 100 members, having got no farther through all its years of existence. During that year some of the members of the Olive Branch Tent, which had got strong in funds, and was paying 11s. per week to sick members, thought it would be desirable to place before the public some statement of their principles, &c. It was unanimously agreed that a committee be formed to do so, and that Mr. James Alex. Mowatt prepare something like an address from the Olive Branch to the public. The Committee submitted the address prepared, and the tent unanimously agreed to print 5,000 copies for circulation. In July, 1862, this address was issued. With this was published the names of the office-bearers in each of the two Belfast tents and in the Lurgan tent, and also the district officers. The Olive Branch tent, Belfast, was for many years connected with the Preston district, but on the Lurgan tent being started the Belfast district was formed. The issuing and circulating of this address brought the subject before many who never heard of Rechabitism before. Members, who could not urge the principles by words of their own, circulated the little pamphlet, and the result has been that hundreds have since joined the order. A tent is in course of formation in Lisburn, and an opening has lately been got to start Rechabitism in Dublin, from which it must spread throughout the entire country. The success has been such, that on 26th November, 1862, the Juvenile Olive Branch Tent was formed in Belfast, and 65 members were enrolled in one night. It is now working admirably and increasing weekly under the fostering care of the adult tent of the same name. On the 1st December, a new adult tent called "Excelsior" was opened, and not less than 77 members were initiated the first night, and these have been since increased. And on 17th December, a tent was opened in Portadown, called "Bann Lily," which is working well; also, another tent was opened in Belfast, on 30th January this year. There are now in Belfast the following tents:-Olive Branch, Star of the North, Excelsior, new tent, not named yet, and Juvenile Olive Branch; with Ebenezer in Lurgan, and Bann Lily in Portadown, making seven in the Belfast district. timely progress in one year.

This is

Death of Judge Crampton:

ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND BEST ADVOCATES OF TEMPERANCE IN THE OLD WORLD.

A GREAT man has fallen: the Honorable Philip Cecil Crampton, judge of the Queen's bench, has been gathered to his fathers. Let others record his history so eminent as a fellow of Dublin College, professor of law, solicitor-general, judge; we speak of him only as a great benefactor of his country and his race; as one of the first, ablest, and most active advocates of the great Temperance reformation.

The early advocates of Temperance in Dublin, among whom Judge Crampton, Dr. Cheyne, Dr. Harvey, Dr. Morgan, held distinguished places, confined themselves for a time to the publication of Temperance tracts, among the earliest of which were those of Dr. Cheyne, physician general to the forces, and of Dr. Edgar.

Their next step was to publish "that any person subscribing the constitution (or resolutions) shall be a member of the society;" and this constitution was the original very faulty constitution of the first American Temperance Society, which had been also adopted at first in the establishment of the New Ross Temperance Society, in August, 1829:-" We, the members of the society, believing that the use of intoxicating liquors is for persons in health, not only unnecessary but hurt. ful, and that the practice is the cause of forming in.

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temperate habits, and that while it is continued the evils of intemperance can never be prevented; do, therefore, agree to abstain from the use of distilled spirits, except as a medicine in case of bodily infirmity; and to refrain from providing them for persons in our employment; and we further resolve that we will in all suitable ways discountenance the use of them in the community."

The following is an extract from one of the earliest publications of these noble philanthropists:

"Considering that intemperance is in this country as well as in America, the chief cause of disease, that it is the enemy of order, the great ally of crime, in short that it is the sorest evil of the land, some friends to Ireland have associated themselves to collect information on this momentous topic, which they intend from time to time to lay before the public." Thus cautiously and surely did these good friends of Ireland for a time proceed, before they ventured on the adoption of any pledge; and it is rather a curious item in the history of the Temperance cause that, a reverend editor of a Dublin periodical, who was then a heavy drinker, and afterwards was degraded for drunkenness, publicly boasted of the wisdom of his Dublin neighbours in not restricting men by any pledge. They soon, however, showed that his praise was misplaced, and that they had no fellow-feeling with him, by adopting the following pledge as the constitution of the HIBERNIAN TEMPERANCE SOCIETY:

"We, the undersigned, being impressed with a deep sense of the magnitude of the evils, both moral and religious, which result from the prevailing propensity to the use of ardent spirits, and feeling it to be an imperious duty by all honest means within our power, to attempt a reformation of the public sentiment and habits on this important subject, and believing that drunkenness that desolating vice to which the use of ardent spirits naturally leads-can be subdued only by a combined system of instruction and action, operating permanently on the public mind, do resolve to form an association with the following constitution." Then follow twelve articles, the fourth of which is:-"The members of the society are to abstain altogether from ardent spirits, except as a medicine, and are to discountenance the use of them in their houses and families, and in the community at large."

The following letter from the Rev. George Carr, of New Ross, one of Judge Crampton's dearest friends, and addressed to Dr. Edgar, will, as now first published, be read with deep interest by the friends of Temperance. Mr. Carr was on a visit with Dr. Edgar while publishing his letters, which originated the Temperance Reformation in the old world; and, immediately on his return home, he read one of these at the close of a public meeting of the Bible Society, and proceeded to establish a Temperance Society:

NEW Ross, Aug. 22, 1829. MY DEAR SIR,-I send you by this post a newspaper containing an account of the formation of a Temperance Society in this town. The cause has, in most cases, only to be presented, and it meets the approbation of the benevolent and the wise. Our meeting here was most interesting, and I trust shortly to be able to report decided progress. Your letter will appear in another Waterford paper on Monday; and, if you but furnish me with materials, this country, through the press, shall be filled with accounts of the nature and effects of Temperance Societies.

Perhaps it would be well to get some of your papers to publish the account of our New Ross Temperance Society. I have written to Bishop Doyle, of Carlow, and sent him a paper. We know what took place in Clare; and perhaps if such as he take it up, and if clergy do not take it up, I think their situations will be awkward, when Temperance Societies fill the island.

May our gracious Lord give his blessing, and make these institutions instrumental to the furtherance of the Gospel by the removal of the deadly obstacle which now exists. I beg to be remembered to Mr. Morgan, and am, dear Sir, yours, in the truth, with much regard,

(To be continued.)

GEORGE CARR.