This author, while describing the city of Reggio, and the neighboring coast of Calabria, shews that all images which are exhibited in the Fata Morgana are derived from objects on the shore.

4. The following letter, written by William Latham, Esq., F. R. S. and A. S., is transcribed from the Philosophical Transactions, dated Hastings, Aug. 1, 1797. "On Wednesday last, July 26, about five o'clock in the afternoon, whilst I was sitting in my dining-room, which is situated upon the parade close to the sea-shore, nearly fronting the south, my attention was excited by a great number of people running down to the sea side. Upon inquiring the reason, I was informed that the coast of France was plainly to be distinguished with the naked eye. I immediately went down to the shore, and was surprised to find that even without the assistance of a telescope, I could very plainly see the cliffs on the opposite coast; which, at the nearest part, are between forty and fifty miles distant, and are not to be discerned, from that low situation, by the aid of the best glasses. They appeared to be only a few miles off, and seemed to extend for some leagues along the coast. The sailors and fishermen could not, at first, be persuaded of the reality of the appearance; but they soon became so thoroughly convinced, by the cliffs gradu ally appearing more elevated, and approaching nearer, as it were, that they pointed out and named to me the different places they had been accustomed to visit; such as, the Bay, the Old Head or Man, the Wind mill, &c. at Boulogne; St. Vallery, and other places on the coast of Picardy; which they afterwards confirmed when they viewed them through their telescopes. Their observations were, that the places appeared as near as if they were sailing, at a small distance, into the harbors. Having indulged my curiosity upon the shore for near an hour, during which the cliffs appeared to be at some times more bright and near, and at others more faint and at a greater distance, but never out of sight, I went upon the eastern cliff or hill, which is of a very considerable height, when a most beautiful scene presented itself to my view; for I could at once see Dungeness, Dover Cliffs, and the French coast, all along from Calais, Boulogne, &c., to St. Vallery, and, as some of the fishermen affirmed, as far to the westward even as Dieppe. By the telescope, the French fishing-boats were plainly to be seen at anchor, and the different colors of the land upon the heights, together with the buildings, were perfectly discernible. This curious phenomenon continued in the highest splendor till past eight o'clock, when it gradually vanished."

TO BE CONTINUED,

THE following lines, received by a friend in Philadelphia, were written after Dr. Judson's departure from Maulmain, to be used by his children as a daily prayer. Their publication is contrary to the expectations and wishes of the writer, but in view of their exceeding beauty, and the light they cast upon the domestic life of Dr. Judson, the friend who received them assented to their publication in the Macedonian.

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LETTER FROM Mrs. Judson.-Maulmain, August 21, 1850.-MY DEAR MR. PECK-I am sure that you will acquit me of disrespectful neglect, if, in the midst of my sickness, and crushing sorrow, I do not write you, as I otherwise might. Stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted," my only refuge is the cross of Christ, and I have at present no hope, no feeling, no thought for anything else. It is right to mourn, though not to murmur, and while I say, "It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good," my heart must needs be aching with its heavy anguish. And yet, my sorrow is all selfish, for I can, and do rejoice, when I think of his having won his crown at last,-entered into his rest,—a coheir with Christ in glory, where "the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall feed him, and shall lead him unto living fountains of pure water, and God shall wipe away all tears from his eyes."

I beg an interest in your prayers, that God may direct my future course, leading me through the black shadows that have settled on my pathway, in a manner that will best conduce to his own glory, and the good of those, among whom he may see fit to place me. With best wishes for your health and prosperity, believe me, my dear Mr. Peck,

Your sincere, but sorely afflicted friend,

EMILY C. JUDSON.

EMBARKATION OF MISSIONARIES.-Rev. Benjamin C. Thomas and lady, embarked October 17, for Calcutta. They are to labor among the Karens, and to be stationed at Tavoy. Miss L. Crawford, of the Freewill Baptist Mission at Orissa, accompanied them.

DEATH OF A MISSIONARY.-Rev. J. J. Thompson, one of the oldest English Baptist Missionaries in India, has recently deceased.

FOREIGN ITEMS.

WARLIKE ASPECT IN EUROPE.-There seems to be a revolutionary spirit extending over the continent. The people long for independence, while the sovereigns are determined to crush liberty wherever it appears. Russia takes the lead in this scheme of despotism. Austria and France, are to have a part under the Autocrat. But we believe that Louis Napoleon will not be able to play that card. The French people will not allow it. Russia is determined to stop the tide of liberalism, and is forming her plans accordingly. She makes the

constitutional movement in Hesse Cassel, and the Schleswig Holstein war pretexts for making war against Prussia. Austria is completely under her control, and Prussia must yield, or feel the huge paw of the "old Bear." If France will assist, she is to have the Rhenish provinces for her portion of the spoils, and Russia means to have Silesia. But the Czar and Louis Napoleon are abhorred by the people, and if those despots become too bold in their tyrannical designs, there will be a spirit aroused in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, and France, which will involve them in peril, if not in ruin. The cause of Prussia will be the cause of freedom, and England, if she wishes to be considered as in favor of liberty, must go for her, or be neutral. The London correspondent of the Washington Intelligencer says:-" Meetings have been held in London and other places to count up members, and concert plans. To these unquiet persons, the news of Russia and France being about to attack Prussia has not been unwelcome. The National Italian Committee,' sitting in London, consist, ing of Mazzini, Saffi, and four others, has promulgated a plan for raising a loan of 10,000,000 francs, to be subscribed for in small shares, and the money to be deposited in a London bank. This loan is to be devoted to the service of the 'national cause, in the inevitable struggle' which is represented to be coming. It is said that Austria insisted upon the evacuation of Hesse Cassel within a week, and Hamburgh within six weeks, and solemn and formal renunciation of the Union. However this may be, the advances of the Federal armies into the territories of the free States of Germany produced such a revulsion of feeling at Berlin, that the King and Court rushed from one extreme to the other, and instantly called out the Landwehr; so that Prussia has at least 400,000 men under arms, every man eager to measure his sword with his brother German.

The Federal armies advanced by order of the Diet to the frontiers of Hesse Cassel, near Fulda. Here the Prussians posted themselves, and for the moment prevented the left wing of the Federal army from forming a junction with the right. The Bavarians pushed on from the small town of Brounzell, right on the frontiers, and the Prussians opposed their advance. The outposts exchanged shots, and some half dozen men were killed by the Prussians' fire."

It is said that England has notified Prussia, that she cannot be a passive spectator of the marching of Russian armies into the German provinces. The German people are firm in their determination to defend their rights. There is at present much encouragement for the cause of Prussia.

The King of Prussia in his speech to the Chambers, asserts decidedly, that the country must have her rights respected, or war will be inevitable. The London Shipping Gazette of Nov. 29, says that the Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna are now stated to have arrived at a point at which dispute must merge into open hostilities. The French Government is said to have received a dispatch from Berlin, announcing that the Austrian Government has demanded the evacuation of Hesse Cassel within 24 hours.

ENGLAND AND THE POPE.-There has been considerable excitement in England for some time past, from the fact that the Pope has established Roman Catholic jurisdiction in that country. September 24, he issued an Apos

tolic letter, in which he speaks of the efforts made by his predecessors to extend the Catholic faith, and says that every day the obstacles to that work are falling away. Therefore he thinks that it is time to establish such a form of ecclesiastical government as exists in other countries. That England should no longer be governed by Vicars Apostolic; but that she should have the ordinary Episcopal government. Pius IX, in view of these facts, decrees the re-estab lishment of a hierarchy of bishops, their titles to be derived from their own Sees. His highness then erects England into one archiepiscopal province of the Romish church, and divides the province into thirteen bishoprics. There are many conversions from the English church, to the Catholic faith. The press and the clergy of the establishment call upon the government to interfere against the Catholics.

London papers of December 11, represent the excitement as still increasing, and that some riots have already occurred. Lord Beaumont, a Catholic nobleman, has taken the field against the measures of the Pope. The highchurch party will endeavor to banish all Jesuits from the kingdom.

IRELAND AND POPERY.-The following statement is from an Irish periodi cal :-" Everywhere, and in all directions, from the highest to the lowest, the Roman Catholic clergymen are exerting all their influence against every school and species of education not under their entire control. In this country a national school has been closed, owing to the visitor, a Protestant gentleman, refusing to resign his visiting and inspecting powers in favor of the priest of the parish. About 90 pupils were in attendance upon this school, nor was there any objections to it, but that he was not a Roman Catholic; so much for the national, well intended, no doubt, but in almost every instance rendered sub servient to the views of the priest and to his control. We fear all endeavors of establishing good feeling between the Protestant and Catholic religion is at an end, and a time is coming of great trouble to the people of this country.Sligo Journal.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.-The Danes are fortifying their position at Ban. Their forces are concentrated upon Sanderburg.

The Holsteiners advanced on the 14th inst. upon Selkolm Ockenber. They took four prisioners, and had several men wounded and two men killed. Af ter this the Holsteiners retreated.

Considerable blood has already been shed, and perhaps all Europe will yet burst into a flame of war. May heaven prevent it.

AWFUL RAVAGES OF THE CHOLERA IN THE WEST INDIES.-YERE.-A contemporary states that in this Parish of 650 persons attacked with the Cholera, no less than 614 had died.

In St. Thomas in the East, the deaths on particular estates, even yet when the disease may be considered as only in its first stage of attack, have exceeded any proportion of mortality in relation to population, which has marked the progress of the disease in Kingston. The population settled on Golden Grove, has been estimated at a thousand, of all ages and sexes, and of these up to the