cession on this day in Scotland, with anecdotes of learned tailors, may be seen in our last volume, p. 289.

*NOV. 1825.-LOCOMOTIVE STEAM-ENGINES.

The strides which steam is making in the economy of the country are more gigantic and surprising than those who are domesticated at a distance from its immediate operation imagine. The capability of the locomotive engine to travel with ease and safety, with a weight of ninety tons in its train, at the rate of eight miles an hour, was exhibited to thousands at the late opening of the Darlington and Stockton rail-way, and is a striking proof of the immense progress of this new power. To this we may add, that one thousand persons may be conveyed one mile, or one person one thousand miles, by a locomotive engine, at the rate of eight miles an hour, at a cost of something less than five pence.

*NOV. 1536.—GARCILASSO DE LA VEga died.

In the elegant volume published by Mr. WIFfen, containing a translation of the works of this celebrated Spanish author, is the following piquant little poem, in Praise of Little Women,' which cannot fail to please the 'little and good' portion of our fair readers:

I wish to make my preaching short, as all good things should be,
For I was always fond, I own, of a short homily;

Of little women, and in courts of law a most brief plea;
Little well said, makes wise, as sap most fructifies the tree.
His head who laughs and chatters much, the Moon I'm sure must
There's in a little woman love-nor little, let me say; [sway;
Some very tall there are, but I prefer the little-nay, [and day.
Change them, they'd both repent the change, and quarrel night
Love prayed me to speak well of all the little ones- the zest
They give, their noble qualities, and charms:-I'll do my best;
I will speak of the little ones, but don't think I'm in jest;
That they are cold as snow, and warm as fire, is manifest.
They're cold abroad, yet warm in love; shy creatures in the street;
Good-natured, laughing, witty, gay, and in the house discreet-

Well-doing, graceful, gentle, kind, and many things more sweet,
You'll find where you direct your thoughts,—yes, many I repeat.
Within a little compass oft great splendour strikes the eyes,
In a small piece of sugar-cane a deal of sweetness lies;
So to a little woman's face a thousand graces rise,

And large and sweet's her love; a word's sufficient for the wise.
The pepper-corn is small, but yet, the more the grain you grind,
The more it warms and comforts; so, were I to speak my mind,
A little woman, if (all love) she studies to be kind,

There's not in all the world a bliss you'll fail in her to find.

As in a little rose resides great colour, as the bell

Of the small lily yields great and most delightful smell,
As in a very little gold exists a precious spell,

Within a little woman so exceeding flavours dwell.

As the small ruby is a gem that clearly does outshine
For lustre, colour, virtues, price, most children of the mine,
In little women so worth, grace, bloom, radiancy divine,
Wit, beauty, loyalty, and love, transcendently combine.
Little's the lark, the nightingale is little, yet they sing
Sweeter than birds of greater size and more resplendent wing;
So little women better are, by the same rule,-they bring
A love more sweet than sugar-plums or primroses of spring.
The goldfinch and Canary-bird, all finches and all pies, [cries;
Sing, scream, or chatter passing well,-there's quaintness in their
The brilliant little paroquet says things extremely wise;
Just such a little woman is, when she sweet love outsighs.
There's nothing that with her should be compared-'tis profana-
She is a walking Paradise, a smiling consolation ;

[tion;

A blessing, pleasure, of all joys a sparkling constellation:
In fact she's better in the proof than in the salutation!
Small women do no harm, kind things, though they may sometimes
Us angry names, hard to digest: men wise, as was Saint Paul, [call
Say, of two evils choose the least,—by this rule it must fall,
The least dear woman you can find will be the best of all!

*OCT. 26. 1825 —JOHN M‘ARTHUR DIED, Æt. 66. This gentleman was more than thirty years the principal conductor of the business of the King's Printing Office, and, with very few exceptions, attended at Westminster daily during that period, for the purpose of comparing with the originals, all Acts of Parliament and such Public Records of the House of Lords as were ordered to be printed. He possessed great

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urbanity of manners, the kindest and most friendly disposition, and a warm benevolence of heart, which rendered him the patron of the distressed wherever he found them. Of him it might be truly said, that he Did good by stealth, and blushed to find it fame.'To his family and friends his death will long be a source of unfeigned regret; and the remembrance of his virtues will be coeval with the existence of all who knew his worth. We were of this number, and feel a sincere pleasure in offering this humble tribute to the memory of one, whose 'good name' has built up for him a monument far to be preferred to any 'storied urn' or 'animated bust,' though chiseled by the hand of a Chantrey, or any other highly gifted sculptor-it is, indeed, ‘marmore perennius.'

Astronomical Occurrences

In NOVEMBER 1826.

The tempest howling from the north

Shakes Autumn's sallow forest; the rude blast
Before it drives in clouds the circling leaves,
That late in verdure blooming smiled aloft,
The green wood's pride, and scatters them to rot.
PENNIE'S Royal Minstrel.

SOLAR PHENOMENA.

THE Sun enters Sagittarius at 13 m. after 7 in the evening of the 22d of this month. He will also be eclipsed on the morning of the 29th, part of which will be visible.

The Sun also rises and sets during this month as follow. For the intermediate days, see the directions given in former months.

A a

TABLE

Of the Sun's Rising and Setting for every fifth Day.

November 1st, Sun rises 12 m. after 7. Sets 48 m. after 4

6th,

20

7

40

........

.....

Equation of Time.

To regulate a clock.-When the shadow on a good sun-dial is just at twelve, subtract from it the quantity corresponding to the respective day, and the remainder will be the time that ought to be shown by the clock at the same moment.

TABLE

Of the Equation of Time for every fifth Day.

m. S.

Wednesday, November 1st, from the time by the dial subt. 16

14

Monday,

6th,

11

LUNAR PHENOMENA.

Phases of the Moon.

First Quarter...6th day, at 25 m. after 5 in the afternoon

37.........11 in the morning

Eclipse of the Moon.

The Moon will be eclipsed on the 14th of this month, and the eclipse will be partly visible in this country, as is obvious from the following circumstances under which it will take place:

Moon's Passage over the Meridian.

The Moon will pass the meridian of the Royal Observatory at the following times this month, which will afford good opportunities for observation, should the weather prove favourable.

November 4th, at 29 m. after 4 in the afternoon

Time of High Water at London for every fifth Day. The following are the hours of high water at London Bridge for the respective days mentioned below; those for the intermediate days may be found by proportion, and for many other places, by adding and subtracting the numbers, as directed under the Occurrences for January.

This planet now approaches the point of her greatest brilliancy; she becomes very conspicuous; and, should the atmosphere be very clear, she is sometimes bright enough to cause objects to cast a shadow. The proportions are,