1322, ] 
nouncing a formula of words, as if 
saying grace. ‘They were all seated in 
a circle, and squat on their haunches. 
In the middle of each circle, was set a 
large platter of boiled rice, and in the 
centre of the rice, a little dish of salt 
fish sauce. No spoons were in use, but 
every one helped himself with his right 
hand, and in taking up the rice, twisted 
it with his fingers into the shape of a 
ball, which he frequently dipped in 
the sauce. They are so careful in eat- 
ing that not a grain of rice is ever seen 
to drop on the floor. 
T. HOLLIS, ESQ. 
of Corscombe, in Devoushire, after re- 
turning from his second tour, wrote the 
following, in a window im an inn at 
Falmouth :-— 
“ I have seen the specious, vain 
Frenchman, the trucking seuit Dutch- 
man, the tame Dane, the sturdy, self- 
righting Swede, the barbarous Russ, 
the turbulent Pole, the honest, dull 
German, the pay-fighting Swiss, the 
subtle, splendid Italian, the salacious 
Turk, the sun-warming, lounging 
Maltese, the piratical Moor, the proud, 
cruel Spaniard, the bigoted, base Por- 
tuguese, with their countries—and hail 
again old England, my native land. 
Reader, if English, Scotch, or Irish, 
rejoice in the freedom that is the fe- 
licity of thy native land, and maintain 
it sound to posterity. April 14, 1753.” 
Dec. 11,1798, while transcribing 
the above, it has struck me that the 
frequent changes in our dynasty have 
mainly contributed to strengthen our 
rights, (both preceding and in actual 
existence) and to coutinue and extend 
yet further, the elastic action of public 
spirit. In many instances of recent 
aggrandisement, kings and courtiers 
seem to have been in a more direct and 
emphatical conjunction with the popu- 
lar peognage and principles, which af- 
terwards the malignant influence of 
prosperity has counteracted, and placed 
them in opposition to. 
TOLERATION. 
The leading feature for determining 
the true religion is universal charity. 
A saying of Fitzjames, Bishop of Sois- 
sons, is recorded, which will stand the 
test, and greatly savours of real chris- 
tian candour, that ‘“* We ought to re- 
gard even the Turks as our brethren.” 
Racine, in his Discours sur L’ His- 
loire Ecclesiastique, judiciously ob- 
serves that religion ought to be main- 
tained by the same pure, gentle means 
which established it; preaching, ac- 
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companied by discretion and the prac- 
tice of every moral virtue; aud above 
all, as most deserving of confidence, 
by unbounded patience. 
Not less edifying is the view of reli- 
gion adopted by Filangieri, when he 
says: “If so many martyrs had not 
been sacrificed to error, how many 
more proselytes would have beeu gained 
to.truth?”? He adds: ‘“ Innumerable 
are the turnings wherein the human 
intellect has strayed in respect to reli- 
gion, but those records which contain 
the history of such aberrations, present 
us with-a supplement, in a great and 
prevailing truth, that the blood of the 
Martyrs is the seed of the church. He 
further declares that natural jus- 
tice ensures to every one the right of 
public and private worship,—and that 
to force the conscience dishonours the 
service of the Supreme Being, and is 
contrary to the quiet, noble, faithful 
principles of that best of religions, the 
Gospel.” 
St. Chrysostom (in his 47th Homily, 
in Joan.) expressly declares that Chris- 
tians are not to use force for the de- 
struction of error; he gives us a very 
impressive and sensible idea of his can- 
dour, when he subjoins: ‘ The arms 
with which we ought, to contend for 
the salvation of men, are mildness and 
persuasion.” 
_ Fenelon, setting aside the pomp and 
parade of anthority, wrote as follows 
with purity and simplicity, to Louis 
XLV. :—* Grant toleration to all, not 
in approving every thing indifferently, 
but in patiently permitting whatever 
God permits, and endeavouring to re- 
claim men, by that meekness of persua- 
sion which results from moderation.” 
INSURGENTS. 
The insurgents under Walter, a 
tyler. of Deptford, in a reign when 
luxuries and vices abounded, when the 
maxims of government were only no- 
minally squared by the rules of equity, 
demanded of the king, “ That they, 
their lands, possessions, and posterity 
might be free, and that there ought to 
be no slaves nor servitude in England.”’ 
The attempt failed, as have others, in 
repeated instances, emanating from 
that many-headed monster, the mob. 
It was the first, however, in favour of 
those members of the community that 
were Serfs, then a considerable body, 
whose interests were not united in a 
common cause with the barons and free 
men, 
Walter’s house has been standing 
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