deathless spirits might be trained for the kingdom of heaven. In this enterprise he strikingly illustrated the command of his Divine Master," Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." He did not ask others to give, without first setting before them an example worthy of his high-toned piety: he headed the subscription list thus," John Davis, 451."

He has lived to see the chapel built, endowed and consecrated to the worship and service of the Lord Jehovah; and a school established, providing instruction for seventy children.

To the funds of every religious society he not only subscribes himself, but through his own example and exertions he brings much, very much, into the treasury of

the Lord.

Perhaps some of our readers are astonished, that a poor, humble schoolmaster, like the subject of this notice, should at one offering present 457., and liberally subscribe to many other societies, while his means are confessedly so scanty. Believe us, when we tell you, that he frequently lives on "BREAD AND WATER ALONE," that he may be enabled to contribute liberally to his cause, who, though rich in Himself, "became poor, that we, through his poverty might be rich." (2 Cor. viii. 9.)

Dear reader, we cannot believe that when he comes to stand between this world and the next, and the opportu nities for testing his faith to the Redeemer and his cause are over, and the dread realities of eternity are bursting on his vision, that he will regret that he has given according to his means, yea, and beyond (2 Cor. viii. 3.); nay, rather he will rejoice that he could believe the command and promise of his Saviour," Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom." (Luke vi. 38.)

Would that the writer and reader might " Go AND DO LIKEWISE!"

J. C. G.

WEEKLY DIRECTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE VINE. (Continued from p. 167.)

May 6th. The shoots now grow rapidly, and whatever obstructs their growth must be removed; the fruit too unfolds itself daily.

13th. The shoots, which must never be permitted to grow more than a foot without nailing, are now long enough for that purpose; this requires the greatest care, as they are exceedingly brittle when young. Those shoots which do not show fruit, and are too sickly to be retained for future bearers, must be rubbed off, unless their foliage is required to cover a bunch of fruit which may be near it without proper protection: if this is the case, pinch off its top at the second or third joint. Dry weather, and after the dew is dispersed, or before it returns, must be selected for every operation on the vine.

20th. Nail the shoots which show fruit, and are intended to be cut out at the next autumnal pruning, sufficiently near to each other, that their leaves may, when they reach their full size, form a continued and unbroken surface: but such shoots as are intended to bear fruit the next year, must have as much wall as possible to themselves, never less than five inches on each side of every shoot.

27th. Nail the future bearers firmly, and if any are disposed to grow long jointed, bend them a little out of their former direction every time they are nailed. The tendrils that push from the footstalks of the branches must now be pinched off. The side shoots also must be pinched off about an inch beyond the first joint as soon as they are about four inches in length, they must on no account be pulled off.

June 3rd. Pinch off the tendrils as soon as they are about six inches long, pinch off within half an inch of the stem. Keep the surface of the border open and free from weeds. Select the largest, most vigorous shoots, round and short jointed, for future bearers; nail these firmly, and let no shoot be trained near them, as on this depends the next year's crop. This is the earliest period that the old wood may be cut, therefore if too much of the preceding year's wood has remained, it may now be cut out with safety.

10th. All the fruit shoots must be pinched off about an inch above the last bunch of grapes.

17th. The wind being able to take great effect on the future bearing shoots, nail them very firmly at every nine inches, and let no two nails be on the same side of the shoot...

24th. The fruit will now blossom, and continue to do so till the latter part of July: great care must be taken not to touch the bunches, and the tendrils must daily be pinched off.

July 1st. The side shoots which have been lopped will send out fresh shoots, which must be pinched off above their first joint; and if any should appear again, they must be treated in the same manner.

**Continue nailing firmly the shoots which are intended to bear fruit the next year, and pinching off tendrils and side shoots; the bunches which first blossomed will begin to have their berries set.m. I

15th. Hoe up the border and keep it clear of weeds; as soon as the berries become as large as small peas, the weight of the whole crop should be, as nearly as possible, calculated, and any quantity above the scale before given must be cut out. This will be the only method of ensuring fine and ripe fruit; such bunches had better be selected to remain as hang pretty near the wall, and are large and even. If any berries appear on the footstalks of the bunches they must be pinched off.

22nd. Examine the vine carefully, and if there are any spaces in the foliage by which any bunch is exposed too much to the sun, unnaik any shoot which may be near, and renail them in such a position as to protect the fruit: if this cannot be done, put a long narrow shred round the footstalk of the exposed bunches, and draw them gently under the shelter of the adjacent leaves. It is of the utmost importance to protect the fruit in this manner under the covering of single leaves, so that the fruit can not be seen unless the leaves are drawn aside;oor en moit 29th. The future bearing shoots must be very carefully looked after, and nailed in the manner before directed. The grapes will now be as large as small peas, and must be thinned immediately. Reduce with 20sharp pair of

scissors the berries to one-half the original number, commencing with the most forward bunches, and cutting out the smallest berries, and such as are too close to each other or near the stalk. This thinning the berries is the most important operation in the whole culture of the vine; it increases the size of the berries, improves their flavour, hastens the period of their ripening, and enables a vine to mature a greater weight of fruit without exhausting itself. The berries must be so diminished as that they shall not touch each other until fully ripened. T.A.

LETTER FROM INDIA.

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Fort George, Bombay, Feb. 27, 1844. MY DEAR FREDDY,-It pleased me very much to receive amongst my many dear letters from home, a little new-year remembrance from you: I am glad you sometimes think of uncle Herbert, for he has for a long time been intending to write to you, that you might not forget him altogether: be often thinks of the pleasant walks he used to take with you at Faversham, when we used to gather the pretty water iris in the shooting-meadow stream, the wild sage on the old walls at Davington, the delicate buckbean by Jack-o'Lantern bridge, and the little wood-sorrel in Bysing wood; you and I were happy young botanists in those days, and I dare say when you go to see dear grandmamma in the summer holidays, you will see all these flowers as bright and pretty as ever, and enjoy them more by understanding more about them, and very much should I like to have a peep at them with you, as much, I believe, as you would like to see my beautiful botanic garden, where there are fan-palms, and cocoa-nut, and date-palms, with mangoes and coffee, and guavas, nutmegs, and cinnamon, sugar-cane, cashew-nuts (sugar and spice, and all that's nice). Then there is the plant that yields from its roots the tapioca, and the little sago palm. You would be much amused with my collection of the cactus, which is covered with the cochineal insect that yields the beautiful carmine paint, and the cotton plant, which has large round pods, about the size of your fives' ball, filled

with the fine downy covering of the seeds which constitutes the cotton wadding: a great many of the trees, too, yield plenty of Indian-rubber; so that by cutting off a twig, and hanging a little cup or a bottle at the end of the cut branch a milky juice flows out, which in a day or two becomes like the stuff you chew at school, and call " pop, and in a few days more, good solid rubber, fit for the drawing-box. How delighted Arthur and you would be to see the little humming-birds we have here hovering over the jasmines and other flowers, and just dipping their long slim beaks down the tube of the flowers, if haply there may be a drop of honey for their delicate little palates! this they do just as you see the old humble bees do at the mouths of the white-nettle flowers under the hedges at home. Sometimes my gardeners bring me a large cobra, one of those serpents that you read of as being made to dance by our jugglers; but these wild fellows in the garden have no such amiable amusement as dancing, and a bite from their horrid fangs causes a drop of deadly poison to ooze into the wound, and in a few minutes, or an hour or two, their victim is sure to die; but God has endowed them and all the venomous creatures with such a dread of man, that they always get out of the way when they can, unless they are attacked. Amongst other dis reputable creatures, we have a great many centipedes, nearly ten inches long, and they often come into the house, and frighten your aunt very much. In the island of Bombay we have no wild beasts; but last month I was encamped for a few days on the coast, and had a young hyæna brought to me by a little Hindoo boy; it was an ugly little cub, and did not look as if it would ever become a pet, so I let it go. I am making a collection of the magnificent butterflies and other insects, and if ever I can get an opportunity, I will send you some of them.

I am delighted, dear Freddy, to hear of the progress you have lately made at school, both for your own sake, and because I know it must make your dear papa and mamma very happy to have good industrious boys; and I am quite sure, that if you continue to go on so well, you will not be at a loss to know how to get your living: when the time comes for you to decide upon some em