THE HIVE. QUEEN CAROLINE'S LOVE FOR HER HUSBAND. -One inscrutable attachment that inscrutable woman has. To that she is faithful, through all trial, neglect, pain, and time. Save her husband, she really cares for no created being. She is good enough to her children, and even fond enough of them; but she would chop them all up into little pieces to please him. In her intercourse with all around her, she was perfectly kind, gracious, and natural; but friends may die, daughters may depart, she will be as perfectly kind and gracious to the next set. If the king wants her, she will smile upon him, be she ever so sad; and walk with him, be she ever so weary; and laugh at his brutal jokes, be she in ever so much pain of body or heart. Caroline's devotion to her husband is a prodigy to read of. What charm had the little man? What was there in those wonderful letters of thirty pages long, which he wrote to her when he was absent, and to his mistresses at Hanover, when he was in London with his wife? Why did Caroline, the most lovely and accomplished princess of Germany, take a little red-faced, staring princeling for a husband, and refuse an Emperor? Why, to her last hour, did she love him so? She killed herself because she loved him so. She had the gout, and would plunge her feet in cold water In order to walk with him. With the film of death over her eyes, writhing in intolerable pain, she yet had a livid smile and a gentle word for her master.-Thackeray. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.-The wildness of the forest is subdued by implements of iron; the axe and the spade are the pioneers of cultivation, and the portable steam-engine, the improved plough, horse-hoe, and drill follow in their train. A large and important department of manufacturing skill is that which is devoted to agricultural implements and machines, to those mechanical aids by which the produce of the soil is developed. Count Gasparin, in his "Cours 'Agriculture," presents an analysis and classification of agricultural implements, according to the nature of the operations which they are destined to perform. Descriptive works and treatises on the subject of different implements have been published from time to time. The aggregate value of this manufacturing industry, we have, however, not seen estimated with any precision. The quantity of implements in use, and the wear and tear on them must be large. Mr. M. Queen in 1835, drawing his deductions from the report of the Agricultural Committee of 1833, calculated the dead stock-chiefly implements, carts, machinery, &c.-at £162 for a farm of 100 acres, and the wear and tear thereon at £44 per annum. Mr. Braithwaite Poole, in his statistics of British Commerce for 1850, stated the quantity of agricultural implements conveyed through the kingdom yearly at 1,450 tons, worth £72,500. But this is necessarily a very vague and insufficient estimate, and applies only to those sent by railway. Still, adding this to the value of the implements and carts and machinery exported, it gives a total value of upwards of £3,000,000. Of carts and waggons there are said to be upwards of 300,000 in use in Great Britain and Ireland, which, at an average value of £15 each, represent a stock of £4,500,000 in the country. The THE subject of ventilation is so important, and the want of pure air in most apartments and public buildings so generally notorious, that we do not hesitate to call attention to a method of ventilation patented by Mr. W. Cooke. The ventilators are constructed of wire gauze or perforated zinc, and may be fitted to a window sash or single pane of glass, a door, wall, partition, &c. vitiated air passes out through the upper fold of the ventilator, and is constantly replaced by pure air. The most noticeable points of the invention-which appears to be of general application to all kinds of buildings and apartments, as well as to carriages, ships, and steam-vessels, without interfering with their present construction-are, the prevention of draught, cheapness combined with extreme simplicity (highly important where the object affects the million), and facility of fitting and removal, so that a servant can readily adjust it. Dust is excluded, and the admission of air being imperceptible, it may be kept in use with safety in sick rooms and sleeping apartments during the night-a matter of considerable moment. As an example of simple and inexpensive means of obtaining ventilation in stables without draught, and preventing the accumulation of ammonia and heated air, and thereby conducing to the preservation of horses' sight, Mr. Cooke's invention certainly demands the special attention of To those gentlemen owning valuable horses. who have experienced the want of fresh air in our courts of justice, churches, theatres, apartments, or railway carriages-and who has not?-we recommend a personal inspection of the invention itself, the exceeding ingenuity displayed in the arrangement, by which, when out of use, it remains entirely out of sight, being of itself well worthy of observation.-Building News. good uses for a new kind of bronze, made by WE learn that workers in metal are finding melting together ten parts of aluminum with cious as steel, and being well adapted for the ninety of copper. It is described as being tenabearings of machinery. A polisher, who used it for bearings in his lathe, which made 2,000 revolutions a minute, found it last six times longer than bearings made of other kinds of metal. It is good also for pistol barrels, and is to be tried for rifles and cannon. THE NEAREST STAR.-Astronomers assert that Sirius, or the Dog Star, is the nearest to us of all the fixed ones; and they compute the distance from our earth at 2,200,000,000,000 of miles. They maintain that a sound would not reach our earth from Sirius in 50,000 years; and that a cannon ball, flying with its usual velocity of 480 miles an hour, would consume 523,211 years in its passage thence to our globe. ANCESTORS.-The number of ancestors which a person may have is astonishing at first sight. At first, two parents; in the second, four, the parents of his father and mother; the third, eight, the parents of his two grandfathers and mothers; by the same rate of progression, 1,025 in the tenth, and at the twentieth degree, or at the distance of twenty generations, every person has above 1,000,000 ancestors, as cop common arithmetic will demonstrate. FAMILY COUNCIL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL.The Conglomerations, strangely enough, have almost in every case been disfigured by some objectionable sentiment, gross improbabilities or absurdity. For example, Snow styles abstemiousness a "whim," and this error is committed merely to make a rhyme; while Rosa F. speaks of a coach as having been "seized with some disease." Indeed, we are not particularly well pleased with any of the performances this month. We must beg the Council in future efforts to well weigh and consider their subjects before committing their thoughts to paper. Let there be purpose in them as well as interest. As usual, Rosa F., Marguerite, F. S. Mills, Rolando, T. W. T., C. S., G. W. R., Aline, Leila S., Snow, Annie Linton, Nina Gordon, Albert, Illa, Caledonian, Narcissa, A. H. K-g, are among the best: but we desire to see progress. We cannot conceive a more beautiful exercise: but without the labour of thought, it will prove unprofitable. CONGLOMERATION. Castle and grounds; this was a sure proof that his Lordship was not of a cynical nature; for, possessing almost the finest grounds in England, he might have denied us access, for fear we should injure his plants and other valuable things. After leaving his Lordship, we rambled all over his grounds, leaving no part worth visiting untrod; and then we went into the Castie, to view the curiosities both of old armour and numerous carved gods used by the ancients hundreds of years since. We then retraced our steps to the village, where we had left our provisions with some friends, with orders that they should be ready for our use; and having at last got there, we sat down to dinner, and I verily believe that no countryman of ours ever enjoyed his meal so much as we did after our day's ramble. Having finished our dinner, we got our horses yoked, and set off for our homes. After going about eight miles, we overtook a gentleman with his infant son in his arms, who turned out to be one of our friends, who had been debarred from accompanying us by some pressing business that had come in that very morning. Away we went again, and reached our homes at about ten o'clock. And having thus concluded my short sketch, I beg to take my leave. J. W. DARLING. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE LETTER WRITING COUNCIL.-We respectfully invite your earnest attention to the following important subject:-PRACTICAL RULES FOR READING, IN ORDER TO DERIVE THE MOST IMPROVEMENT FROM IT. Let them be embodied in a parental letter to a son or daughter. A PIC-NIC; AND ITS PREPARATIONS. FOR three weeks we had looked forward to this event with pleasure, although with some doubt as to whether it would come off or not, as it had been raining for a long time previous; and as rain is an intervention that is difficult to overcome, we might well be filled with doubt as to the issue. But being determined to have everything ready, in case it should be a fine day, we called a meeting a few days previous, and the ladies having declared their intention of providing the eatables, we chose two of our number, and gave them abso--PAULINE. lute power to provide what vehicles they thought would be best, and also to provide the necessary beverages both for the abstemious amongst us as well as their more jovial friends. Thus, having our work set, we were quite satisfied it would be duly accomplished; and the ladies having faithfully promised not to adulterate their share of the provisions, the meeting broke up. The eventful day at last arrived, and a beautiful one it was, far exceeding our most sanguine expectations. At the appointed time (ten o'clock), about thirty ladies and gentlemen had gathered up; and having got the ladies safely into the carriages, we set off, followed with the good wishes of many of our beneficent old friends who had come to see us off. After a beautiful drive of about two hours and a-half, without any calamity having happened to us, we arrived at the village where we intended to put up, before proceeding to the delightful woods of W Castle. While here, we indced had an occasion for our commiseration; for, laid been lamed in some neighbouring ironstone on a mattress, we beheld a poor man who had mines by a large piece of iron-ore falling on to his leg. When on our way to the Castle, we had the pleasure of meeting the owner (who, being done with parliamentary intrigue for a time, had come to enjoy himself at his beautiful country seat), who very kindly informed us, that he had given orders that we should be shown all over the GENTLEMAN. One who never wounds the feelings of another. The coxcomb's aim.--BERTHA. One whose virtue and piety regulates the acquisition and distribution of his means.-W. Y. S. One who considers the happiness of others essential to his own.-J. C. A privileged guest in the court of the world.— ALEXANDER. A genuine man, whom riches cannot contaminate, nor poverty disconcert.-ELSPIE. The happy medium between a fop and a clown. -ESTELLE. St. Paul's portrait of Charity realized.-L. W. The most noble peer among the lords of creation.-ROSA F. ""Tis manners make the gentleman, the want of them the fellow."-AMELIA. A passport to the best society.-G. M. F. G. He who is truthful, courageous, and honourable.-LUCINDA B. A well-educated Englishman.-ALINE. One who cultivates the heart rather than the head.-DAISY H. A name which more get than deserve it.J. W. A. and F. HILL. One who is kind without cringing, and independent without being quarrelsome.-T. W. S. See Psalm xv.-LEILA S. One who does unto others as he would others should do unto him.-F. S. M. and LITTLE GIGGIE. He who contrives delicacy of feeling with tact expression.-NINA GORDON. The masterpiece of cultivation and refinement. -LILY H. One of the old school, few and far between.— STEPHANIE. What good behaviour can make of any man, but wealth alone of none.-ROLANDO. Sans peur, et sans reproche.-NELLIE. RELIC. The re-appearance of a loving friend.-J. R. A guilty conscience.-A. W. K―g. The attendant of injustice.-NINA. A species of volatile spirit that baffles description.-LILY H. Objects often seen in the imagination only.STEPHANIE. A strong nourishment to superstition.-ALPHA. A gleaning from the sickle of time.-L. W. A piece of the wreck of the Royal George.- A legacy of £10,000.-DAISY H. A treasured tress of hair Of the loved one far away, A coin of the 15th century.-NARCISSA. A memorial of other days.-F. S. M. The pig rising up and forbidding pork suppers. WORDS FOR DEFINITION. REDOLENT SYMMETRY TALISMAN. CURIOUS CROSS READINGS. Now in the press, and will shortly be pub lished-Morrison's Pills, an article-Just landed at St. Catherine's Docks, bringing-The Cholera, which we regret to say is-The Silesian Stone Company's own manufacture. Wanted, as housemaid, in a family where a footman is kept-To teach the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers the use of-Thorley's Food for Cattle, a preparation far superior to-The Crystal Palace Concerts, or-Mrs. Howard Paul's Patchwork, which-The Advertiser is prepared to prove on receipt of A good, strong pony phaton, with harness complete. On Monday next a grand day and night gala A corner of the heart o'er which a veil is drawn. will take place in-A silver thimble of exquisite -NINA. Often the revealer of the secrets of Nature's ancient history.-LILY H. That lock of hair.-ROLANDO. SPECTRE. A visionary creation of fancy.-J. C. L. The midnight terror of the weak-minded.-C. S. Conscience unveiling her awful form to the oppressor who heeds not her "still small voice."J.T. The dictatorship of fancy, which the power of religion and a simple active life alone can repel. -ELSPIE. The bugbear of a benighted swain crossing a graveyard.-ESTELLE. A groundless apprehension.-L. W. Will-o'-the Wisp, arising from the marshes of a diseased brain.-ROSA F. A phantom at which the strong man laughs, and the weak man trembles.-AMELIA. Hamlet's ghost.-R. D. H., ALINE, and ALPHA, workmanship for-The benefit of Mr. — Notice is hereby given, that a girl between the age of twelve and fourteen left her home, taking with her a small carpet bag, containing The Alhambra Palace and-The South Kensington Museum-Both of which have been observed, for some days past, loitering about in the neighbourhood of-The Colosseum, and-Horses are taken into bait and stand at livery-Upon receipt of a stamped envelope, directed to-The Family Friend, a magazine containing-Twenty acres of pasture land to be let on lease, for-A limited number of pupils, who are about entering-The Old Bailey, in Newgate Street. Apartments to be let furnished for single gentle men-Who dance the sailor's hornpipe every evening, and-Will positively sail in a few days, to-Burford's Panorama, where-Tea will be provided at sixpence a head in the school-room-A large stock of Irish linen at twenty per cent, below prime cost, to give every one an opportunity of purchasing-A young man of fashionable exte rior, who stated his name to be-"What are the Wild Waves saying." Lost on Friday the 6th of April, a Newfoundnd dog, answering to the name of-Gishurst's mpound for preventing and destroying - Firstss lever watches at £4 4s.-Containing a parr, drawing-room, kitchen, two bed-rooms, with use of The Lilliputian Alarum Clock, a autiful brass timepiece suitable for-The East ia Irrigation and Canal Company, who-Buy the cheapest market-Spectacles, Microscopes, Telescopes, and give-Six lessons in millinery 1 dressmaking for ten shillings, and-Stamp ir own paper with-Sewing machines of various ts.-G. M. F. G. The goddess of the rosy morn, The Muse's name I'd have you find The initials joined, you'll surely find 81. I am a word of twelve letters. My 1, 2, 8, 3, 4, ,12 is a virtue; my 10, 8, 3, 6, a weapon; my 9, 1,7 is a man's name; my 7, 11, 3, 6, 2, 8 is a woman's name; my 6, 3, 8, 12 is a dog's name; my 1, 11, 6, is an animal; my 10, 8, 4, 5, 12 is a flower; my 10, 11, 4, 3, 12 part of a farm-house. LITTLE GIGGIE. 82. What all experience when a loved one's lost; The birthplace of the genius of all times; A flower whose perfume rivals every art. 83. A. M. M. N. ; A distinguished German painter, who died in London of the plague. a. A Latin poet, the friend of Virgil. b. The Prime Minister of Gustavus Adolphus. c. The Spartan king who fell at Thermopylæ. d. A celebrated traveller in Abyssinia. e. An elegant modern Latin author. f. A popular writer of the nineteenth century, first known under the name of Derwent Conway. g. The discoverer of the laws of gravitation. 85. My 1, 4, 7 is to strike; my 3, 8 is a pronoun; my 1, 6, 5, 7 is part of a sword; my 1, 2, 3 is a noise occasioned by bees; my whole is what the proud do not possess. 86. My 5, 1, 12, 6, a preposition; my 7, 9, 10, a domestic animal; my 4, 5, 6, an inhabitant of a convent; my 10, 3, 13, a weight; my 8, 10, a preposition; my 2, 9, 10, a small destructive animal; my 2, 9, 1, a knock; my 11 a pronoun; my whole is requisite in languages. 87. Before my first you can become, You must, in fact, you must be dumb; 88.-TRANSPOSITIONS. O prior gents, tho' much through you we trace, As rich part of th' historic page we grace. ROSEMARY. 89. A royal duke by Shakspeare famed; Of poet's song the frequent theme; The land which to my whole gave birth, 97. My 1, 2, 3, 4 is a luminary; my 5, 3, 4, 2 is a mode of conveyance; my 1, 5, 3, 4 is a mark; my 5, 3, 2 is a quadruped; my 3, 3, 4 is a river; my 5, 6, 3, 4, 2 is a kind of map; my 5, 3, 4, 3, 2 is a mark in punctuation; my 3, 6, is an interjection; my 6, 3, 2, 5, 6 belongs to a ship; my 3, 1, 1 is an animal; my 6, 3, 4, 2 is a kind of deer; my 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2 is a mountain; my 2, 3, 4, 2 may be bought at the confectioner's; my 2, 3, 4 is a glutinous substance; my 5, 6, 3, 2 is a small talk; and my whole is an article of domestic use. WALTER HOMEWOOD. 98. When two mighty armies declare open war, My whole is kept more for amusement than show, G.M. F. G. 99.-ENIGMATICAL LIST OF TOWNS IN ENGLAND. a. A delicious bun. b. A horse's pace, and a part of a square. c. A large box; the great fault of a sinner. d. A large domesticated quadruped; the shallow part of a river. e. The reverse of old; a strong stone building My first a dainty rich and rare, My next, in Patriarchal days, My whole a pattern said to be 101. PAULINE E. S. |