1626.) 
of food that the natives devour human 
fiesh, but to gratify their malignant and 
demon-like feelings. of animosity against 
their enemies. Some few there are, how- 
ever, of such brutal and depraved habits, as 
to be unable, from custom, to relish any 
other food. The Rajah of Tanah Jawa, one 
of the most powerful and independent Batta 
chiefs, if he does not eat human flesh every 
day, is afflicted with a pain in his stomach, 
and will eat nothing else. He orders one 
of his slaves (when no enemies can be pro- 
_eured, nor criminals for execution) to go out 
to a distance, and kill a man now and then, 
which serves him for some time, the meat 
being cut into slices, put into joints of 
bamboo, and deposited in the earth for 
several days, which softens it. The parts 
usually preferred, however, by epicures, 
_are the feet, hands, ears, nayel, lips, tongue, 
_and eyes. 
Singular Canine Anecdote.—St. Bride’s 
eburch, with its beautiful tower, seems to 
be quietly sinking back into the oblivion 
from which it partially merged by the dis- 
astrous fire in Fleet-street, which so fully 
exposed it to the admiration of the public. 
The narrow chasm which has been penu- 
Tiously allowed to remain open, will serve 
‘more to mock than to gratify the furtive 
glance which can but for a mement rest on 
what is or what was called the chef-d’euvre 
of Sir Christopher Wren. Passing lately 
through Fleet-street, and being a stranger 
to town, I felt attracted by curiosity to haye 
a better view of the church than the par- 
tially blockaded opening would allow me. I 
entered a house of entertainment, whose 
“public room overlooked the church-yard, and 
“presented from its windows a complete view 
of the east end, and the whole of the north 
“side of this grand structure. Whilst intently 
gazing on the church, I observed a dog, 
which repeatedly passed to and fro amongst 
‘the tomb-stones, seeming completely at 
home. A gentleman in the:room, observ- 
‘ing my attention directed to the dog, told 
me that the animal had been a voluntary 
Inmate in the church-yard for the Jast three 
‘years ; she had followed her master’s re- 
mains to the grave, and could neither be 
coaxed nor driven from the place which 
contained them. For six months, she had 
lain every night on the grave, and did not 
attract notice till she was nearly starved by 
hunger. From that time the neighbours 
have been kind to the faithful animal; for 
she now looks in good condition. A ken- 
nel is placed for her on the south side of 
the church: she is considered as a trusty 
_ guardian for the dead, and a hallowed self- 
devoted victim to the memory of her be- 
loved master.—Brown’s Memoirs. 
_~ Curious Relic of Antigquity.—A Gree- 
nock newspaper mentions the discovery of 
.@ curious piece of antiquity, in a quarry 
uchmead), which is wrought, in that part 
Scotland. It is described to be a silver 
_r_mixed metallic horse-shoe, connected 
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with a petrifaction of wood, and both em- 
bedded five feet anda half deep in the solid 
rock. This situation refers it to a period 
so remote, that even an antediluvian exis~ 
tence is attributed to it. 
Population, &c.—In Great Britain, the 
number of individuals in a state to bear 
arms, from the age of 15 to 60 is 2,744,847. 
The number of marriages is about 98,030 
yearly; and it has been remarked, that in 
63 of these unions there were only 3 which 
had no issue. The number of deaths is 
about 332,708 yearly, which makes nearl 
25,502 monthly, 6,398 weekly, 914 daily, 
and 40 hourly. The deaths among the 
women are in proportion to those of the 
men as 50 to 54. The married women 
live longer than those who continue in ce- 
libacy. In the country, the mean term of 
the number of children produced by each 
marriage is 4; in towns the proportion is 7 
for every two marriages. The number of 
married women is to the general number of 
individuals of the sex as 1 to 3! and the 
number of married men to that of all the 
individuals of the male sex, as 3to 5. The 
number of widows is to that of the widow- 
ers as 3 to 1: but the number of widows 
who marry again is to that of widowers in 
the same case, as 7 to 4. The individuals 
who inhabit elevated situations live longer 
than those who reside in less elevated 
places. The half of the individuals die 
before attaining the age of 17 years. The 
number of twins is to that of ordinary 
births as 1 to 65. According to calculations 
founded on the bills of mortality, one indi- 
vidual only in 3,126 attains the age of 100 
years. The number of births of the male 
sex is to that of the female sex as 96 to 95. 
—Edinkurgh Phil. Journal. 
Culture of Turnips.—The following is @ 
successful method employed by Mr.Kuight, 
of Downton, in the culture of turnips in 
seasons like the present. “ The manure 
was taken from the heap, and immediately 
spread, and the seed was sown in large 
quantities, about four pounds to an acre, 
upon the dung without loss of time. The 
ground was then immediately collected 
into what are called out-bout ridges of 27 
inches wide, that being just half the or- 
dinary space between the wheels of a cart 
or waggon. The seed was thus chiefly 
collected into the middle of the ridge, and 
intermixed with the moist manure. It in 
consequence immediately vegetated, and 
the plants were seen to rise abundantly on 
the tops of the ridges, the most favourable 
situation for their future growth. - I have 
seen this mode of culture succeed perfectly, 
when every other has failed. I will take- 
the opportunity of pointing out some pur- 
poses, to which common fern may be. ap- 
plied with advantage in seasons, which, like 
the present, threaten a deficiency of food 
for cattle during. tue succeeding winter. 
Some years ago, I cut betore Midsummer, a 
lange quanty of fern, with the intention, of 
