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The Siamese doubtless oftentimes think, that we farangs are unnecessarily severe upon them, and at the same time are med- dling with those things which don't concern us, when we blame them for not at once a- waking up to the importance, of taking hold of those vast internal improvements which render a country great and powerful. Perhaps it is to some extent true. The pa- pers have told them again and again of rail- roads, canals, and telegraphs, of furnaces, forges, and rolling mills, of improved agri- cultural implements, of institutions of learn- ing, observatories &c. of big guns and iron clads; of the oil business and the vast for- tunes derived from it, in short they have told them of every thing which constitutes the wealth, and superiority of western na- tions. Those too who consider themselves better capable of advising than the news- papers, have also privately urged upon them the necessity of securing at once a good financier for the government, and of appointing an international judge. But to all these importunities they apparently turn a deaf ear, and sleep away. But are they really doing nothing? Are they mak- ing no progress! They, it is true, move so slowly that foreigners can scarcely see them moving at all. If we take a retrospect of the last four or five years, we can see that they have not, at least, been retrograding, and should get credit for what they have done. Five years ago there was scarcely any thing in the kingdom which could be called a road. Europeans talked much and long upon the subject until at length a move was made, and the result is a road which is certainly a credit to the country. Although it lingered long without being finished, and is still in many places in an unfinished state, and needs many things to make it what it should be, still it affords a vast amount of real enjoy- ment, and equestrian exercise to many of the European community. But is it really no benefit to the Siamese themselves! It needs but a stroll along it almost any day, to prove that all classes, at least, enjoy it. It also enhances very much the value of property, in its vicinity. Places which could formerly be bought in the same neigh- borhood very low, now command large prices. But it has also the draw backs. I affords situations for the establishing of dens of iniquity and haunts for thieves. Theiv- ing and open violence were never so pre- valent as since the opening of that road. These things however may be expected and ought be provided against.

The new canal which is now making will also be a great benefit to the country. It will open up agriculture a large region which has hitherto been comparatively use- less.

But whilst we have these evidences that there is really somthing doing, still like Oliver Twist, we want more. There are we believe several more canals in contemp- plation, which when completed will open up up a vast region of country between this and the Old City, which is now comparatively useless. After all, too, canals are the things for Siam. In a country like this, which during a certain portion of the year, is al- most wholly overcrowded, the best of roads would be useless during that time. The principle transportation too of produce, &c. must be done in boats. Canals also open up the country better to agricultural purposes than roads. Some more roads are however needed. One is needed on the wast side of the river, to correspond to the one on the east side. It should intersect the new road in contemplation to Na-Kawn-Choi-See, passing down and intersecting the river op- posite where the other one does. It would greatly enhance the value of property on that side of the river. Some enterprising natives too could also drive a pretty good business by establishing a ferry at the place where the roads intersect the river, and at several oth- er places higher up. The ferry boats should be of such dimensions, that they could carry over at any time in safety horses and car- riages. It may be argued however that the government is not able to do it. If not let it be given out, like the present canal, to individual enterprise, with the privilege of taking toll from all passing until it is paid.

Every horseman can pay two or three Ats, and every footman an At without feeling it. Foreigners will prefer to pay by the year. This would be an easy and honorable way to have the work done.

How I won my wife.

Jessie Hale was the merriest, prettiest and most provoking daughter of Eve that ever existed—-at least, I thought so, though, per- haps, I was not an impartial judge, and I must confess I was deeply in love, and, in fact. I don't believe I could remember of a time when I was not in love with her. It certainly was not when, a youngster of twelve, I took her under my especial care, feeling prouder than of my curly-headed charge than I could now of a mine of gold; for when, a tall, awkward boy of sixteen, I first ventured to ask for her company home from church; nor, still later, when, after four years' absence, I returned to my native town, and set up as a surgeon in the house where Dr. Moore's name had been since my earliest recollections.

Oak place was a remarkably healthy place, or else the good people felt a little afraid of trusting their lives in the hands of such a young scapegrace as they had known me to be, for my horse and gig found more employ- ment in carrying Jessie Hale to ride them in any more profitable business; and it is certain more of my time was spent in Mr. Hale's pleasant parlor than in either the study or practice of medicine. Some of the neigh- bors slyly remarked that I must have a very sick patient there to occasion such frequent visits; and I am certain that if I had no pa- tient there, all the patience I ever had was required there at all; for of all the tanta- lizing little wretches that ever fascinated a poor fellow—he could not have told whether he was in the body or out of it—- Jessie Hale was the worst.

And there was I-—William Tremaine-— spending six feet two in my stockings, big enough to have known better, that is sure, loaded about by that little elf, coming and go- ing at every beck and call, as if I were a great simpleton; as in truth I mean have been, for after playing "yearn, must devot- edly" for six months, I was no nearer win- ning them at first. Open-handed and can- did she was on every other subject; but just let me speak of love or marriage, and I might well talk to a stone wall for all the sense I could get from her. No matter how cautiously I might approach the subject, she was always ready with some off-hand answer, as from which I wanted as the equator from the poles, until I was almost in despair, but more eager after every failure. All is fair in love and war; or at least I thought so, and resolved to try the result of strategy on my wilful little lady love.

One fine morning, as we were about start- ing for a ride on horseback, as I was assist- ing Jessie into the saddle, her horse coun- menced rearing and kicking at an alarming rate-—of course, the jagged bits of iron that I had cautiously inserted beneath the saddle had nothing to do with it. By the time she was fairly seated the horse had become perfectly unmanageable, throwing her viol- ently from the saddle. Of course, I caught her before she reached the ground. No sooner was she in safety than, with a deep groan, I staggered back against the fence, my right arm hanging helplessly by my side. It took nicely, for Jessie was beside me in a moment.

"Oh! I Will," she said, pitiously, "that terrible horse has broken your arm; and what will you do? Poor Will! poor Will!"

How like a rascal I felt at sight of her distress; but I was not going to give up then, so I answered, with another terrible groan—

"It is nothing, dear Jessie. I would suf- fer a thousand times more to feel that I have saved your precious life."

"But oh! I am so sorry. What can be done for you?" she said with such touching accent that I half repented.

"The end justifies the means," I thought. The end accomplished certainly did. My answer was in a low, faint voice, as if I were dying.

"Only tell me that you love me, Jessie darling. It will soothe my pain more than anything else in the world."

And then, like the great simpleton that I was, I put that right arm around her, and never discovered my mistake until she sprang suddenly away from me.

"Wouldn't a little brandy and water do as well, Mr. Tremaine?" she said, archly.

Wouldn't I have sold myself for a six- pence? But there was no help for it; so I had to own the trick, and went home wish- ing I had broke my arm, or neck, I did not care much which.

After that, for a while, I was rather shy of the love subject, for I did not fancy hear- ing of my last attempt; but my heart was so full of love for Jessie Hale that I could not force my tongue to keep silence very long. So, on one morning, after lounging in my study and when I was tired of everything— myself in particular—-I went over the way, resolved that the matter should be decided before I returned.

Jessie was sitting by the parlor window, busily sewing, and humming some merry tune to herself when I entered. She was looking prettier than ever, I thought, and I found it verily hard to talk on common place subjects when my life was so full of the one so important to me.

At last I broke in upon some of her care- less nonsense with,

"Why, in the world, Jessie, don't you say whether you love me or not! What is the use of keeping a fellow in suspense for- ever? I believe you do—-in fact, I know you do."

Here I was again making a simpleton of myself. I might have known she never would have told me after that, but I did not understand womankind as well then as I have done since.

"Oh! you do know, then, do you?" she said, coolly, with a merry twinkle in her eye. "Then, of course, there is no need of my telling you."

"No, I did not mean it, Jessie," I said, penitently. "But do you love me? Will you answer me, yes or no?"

"Yes or no," she answered, demurely.

"Oh! Jessie Hale," I impatiently ex- claimed, "you will drive me crazy."

"A terrible misconception, surely," she said, with a laugh, throwing dow???? work and stepping through the low window upon the lawn. "Now, Will, I will tell you what I will do if you promise never to plague me again about this."

"I will tell you what I will do if you will only give me an honest answer," I eagerly said.

"Well, then, if you can catch me before I reach the elm tree, I will give you a can- did answer, upon my honor."

I thumped my head against the window sash, and away I went over the green sward with ten times more eagerness than I ever displayed in playing catch in my boyhood days. A very dignified proceeding truly, for a staid surgeon. All the gossips in Oakplace would have held up their hands in pious horror had they seen me then; but I did not care half the world saw me, no intent was I on catching that flying gipsy and catch her I did, before she was half

"Now, for the answer," I said eagerly.

"Oh! but can't you wait until I get my breath?" drawing it in quick, spasmodic jerks, like some dilapidated steam engine.

"Let me see—what was it I promised to tell you?"

"Whether you love me or not, you pro- voking little wretch!" I said, fairly out of patience.

"Now, look here, Mr. Will—if you don't leave off calling me names, I won't tell you at all, though, perhaps, that is love talk, is it? Will, I promised, you say?"

"Of course, you did; so, don't be all day about it."

"If you hurry me, I can't speak at all, for it will take me some time to think over the objects of my love to see if you are a- mong them. Let me see," beginning to count her fingers, "there is Chloe, that's one; and Prince—though he hurt your arm, you know—is two; and old Brindle is three; Watch is four, and—let me see—yes, there is Mr. William Tremaine is five."

I do not think I stopped to thank her for that answer; and if my return to the parlor was not as rapid as my exit, it was certainly more dignified. I had taken my hat, and was out of the gate before Jessie had reached the house.

I went home in no very enviable state of mind, resolving that I never would go near her again. But by the time I had reached my study, my anger cooled considerably, and I sat down in my arm-chair and began to think of a plan, just as I had done a hun- dred times before; I could outwit this provoking little elf. Have her I would; but how? That was the question.

"A letter for you, sir," cried out a boy at the door.

I took the letter and tore it open: I was too much occupied with my thoughts to care much what its contents were; but the first few lines fixd my attention. It was from an uncle of mine, a surgeon in a flour- ishing city, making me a very advantageous offer if I would come and take his place. This was just the situation I had been watching for years, and I hailed it with de- light now.

"But Jessie," I thought, "could I leave her!"

A moment's reflection showed me what was needed, for she really cared for me, my absence would make her willing to acknowledge it. It did not take long to make my arrangements, and before night they were all completed. The next mor- ning I started for the station, calling at Mrs. Hale's on my way to bid Jessie good bye. I could see the little witch did not believe one word of the story I told her.

"I hope, Mrs. Will, you won't break your arm in the train; it would make it so bad for you, she said, with a queer smile, as I concluded.

"And you not there to cure it" I retort- ed. " But, seriously, Jessie, I am in earn- est now. It is probable I shall not see you again for years, and if I like the place I shall remain there."

She still believed it some trick, for her eyes said plainly—

"You can't cheat me again."

And she said good bye as coolly as if it were only for a day. I went down the walk feeling much as I think Adam must have felt when he left Paradise, although his Eve went with him, and I left mine behind.

I was well pleased with the place, and was not long in accepting my uncle's pro- posal. I wrote to this effect to a lawyer, desiring him to dispose of my property at Oakplace. I knew Jessie would hear of it, and it would give her to understand that I had no intention of returning, determined that if I did not succeed this time I would give her up forever, though my heart gave a quick throb of pain at the thought.

It was just at twilight of a pleasant Sep- tember day when I reached Oakplace. Dir- ert to Mr. Hale's I took my way, saying over to myself as I went, "Now or never." Straight up to the gravel walk and across the broad lawn I went, and into the dusky parlor, unannounced. By the dim light, I saw Jessie sitting on a sofa, her head resting on a pillow. She was alone, and had not heard my step. Was she asleep! A quick sob answered me. That augurs well for my success. In a moment I was kneeling beside her, and raised the bowed head.

"Jessie, dear Jessie!" I said, tenderly, scarcely knowing how she would receive me.

With a quick start and a glad cry of sur- prise her head was pillowed on my bosom.

"Oh! I am so glad to see you, Will. They told me you would not return, and I have been so lonely without you."

"And I have been lonely, too, Jessie, darling," I said. "My home anywhere would always be lonely without you. Will you not go and share it with me?"

The answer was very low, but I knew it was in the affirmative.

"Will you become my wife next week?"

I was determined to make sure work now. There was some hesitation and a few objec- tions raised, but I finally gained the same answer to that.

Then I hurried to the drawing room to see the old folks. There was considerable pleasure expressed at my unexpected ar- rival, and great surprise, when my errand was made known, and a few tears and re- grets from the mother at parting with Jes- sie, and hearty congratulations from the father, concealed by the remark—-

"Is just as likely as not she will change her mind while changing her dress."

I think I accomplished more in that half hour than I ever did in twice that length of time before or since, for at its expiration I was supremely happy. And the result was that in a week I got the prettiest and best little wife in the world; and, what is better still, I think so now, even though she did say, ten minutes after the ceremony——

"I never told you I loved you, Will."

And she never has to this day.

End of a Gambler.

A correspondent of the Portsmouth Journal given the following account of one of the many victims of the gaming table:

"Of the many evil influences incident to fallen humanity, the passion for gaming may be ranked among the foremost. For the drunkard, even in the worst stages of that degrading vice, there is hope; but there is none for the victim to the fascinations of the gaming table who once they have seized him in their iron grasp. One of the worst instances of this nature, in final re- sults, that has ever come to my personal knowledge, occurred in this vicinity in the case of a physician, the son of a most worthy clergyman, recently deceased. Af- ter the usual struggles that most of the pro- fession experience, he succeeded in obtain- ing, through the aid of kind friends, a prac- tice sufficiently remunerative, besides af- fording all the comforts of life, to enable him and his little family to make the res- pectable appearance in the community, re- quisite to continued success in his calling. Notwithstanding this evident prosperity, however, which had been greatly advanced by the generous acknowledgment on the part of some of the older and more expe- rienced physicians of their confidence in his ability, there was a mystery about him that those who knew him most intimately were unable to fathom. While living in an economical manner, and pressing the payment of his bills on the plea that his necessities required it, he did not diminish the debts he had contracted to enable him to acquire a knowledge of his profession; obligations, in some instances, that he was bound by every principle of honor and gratitude to redeem, shared a like fate. So far from reducing his liabilities, he was continually adding to them,—often pro- curing pecuniary aid from friends on various pretences of sudden and unanticipated need, which were found to be the grossest fabrications. After living for several years in this way, he accepted the situation of surgeon on board a steamer bound to vari- ous distant ports, on a voyage of about a year's duration, giving as a reason declin- ing health; but instead of returning home in the vessel on her return, to resume his practice, which he had left in the hands of another member of the profession, he left the steamer, and sent for his family to join him at San Francisco.

From that time little was heard of him; he forgotten was, in a measure, until the details reached his former place of residence. through the journals of San Francisco, of one of the most awful tragedies, in which he was the chief actor, that ever transpired in a civilized community. He had oc- cupied the upper portion of a dwelling, and nothing being seen of him or his family for an unusual length of time, his fellow tenants became alarmed, and failing to ob- tain admittance by other means, broke open the door, when a most frightful spec- tacle presented itself. He was found lying in bed, with one arm extended over a water-pail that was nearly filled with blood, and had apparently been dead many hours; by his side was his wife, and in an adjoin- ing room their daughter and only child, about ten years of age, in both of whom life was also extinct. From a couple of brief notes that he had left, it was learned that being in destitute circumstances, he had administered strychnine to his family, and then committed suicide by opening the veins in his arm. It seemed that in the case of his child, the poison had not pro- duced death so soon as he wished, and he had then fractured her skull with an iron window weight, that bore evidences of having been used for that purpose. Such a frightful tale of murder and suicide naturaly excited, at first, the greatest as- tonishment among those who remembered him here only as a respectable physician, until the fact became known that he had been for a long time a confirmed gambler, which fully explained, as a matter of course, all that bad previously been incomprehen- sible in his character. One of the most thrilling of the dramas of a former day is 'The Gambler's Fate,' but it presents noth- ing that equals the closing scene of this modern tragedy of real life.

Jesuitism.

There is time but to glance at the achieve- ments of the Society. It excelled specially in educational and missionary enterprises. The former we have already noticed; the latter they pushed so rapidly, that before the Order was fifteen years old, missions were established in every quarter of the globe, and their converts? were numbered by hundreds of thousands. Among their missionaries, Francis Xaiver must be ac- corded a first place. His first field was India. The accounts of his labors there are most wonderful. By a single sermon, it is said, he often converted 1000 sinners! He walked the streets of Goa ringing a bell to attract the crowd of licentious inhabi- tants, and when gathered, would melt them to tears by the fervor of his eloquence. He

visited in turn every part of India, also Japan, China, Malacca, Ceylon and the neigh- boring islands, where he planted churches and founded colleges without number.

In Brasil the missions were equally suc- cessful. Antonia Rodrigues baptized in a single year no less than 5539 disciples, and on one occasion 1150! Of course the in-

genuius reader may entertain a doubt whether all these easily turned Christians received also the baptism of the Spirit. Even Jesuit records fail not to disclose the speedy apostacy of thousands of such converts.

In every land where they carried their missions, they won, if possible, first the gov- ernment to their cause, and became confes- sors of the king, and thus at one time they were possessed of the secrets of every pow- er in Europe. In England and Spain they were most active agents in the political revolutions of their times. All the parties engaged in the famous gunpowder plot were Jesuits, instigated by the noted Par- sons and his coadjutors, who plotted the rankest treason against the British crown. It was in fact their effort to usurp political Authority, which finally alarmed Europe and led to the abolition of the Society by the ban of Pope Clement XIV, 1775.

They had previously been impeached for high treason in Portugal and banished 1759. In 1764 they were driven from France as dangers to the state. They thus contin- ued under ban for a period of about fifty years, or untill 1814 when by a bull from Pius VII the order of Jesuits was restored throughout the world. During the present century they have attempted to regain their former status but with poor success. The spread of liberal views in Italy, Portugal and parts of France and Germany has great- ly weakened the Order, and for the last few years it has been the unmost that these soldiers of the Pope could do, to keep His Holiness upon the throne, a feat which there is reason to believe cannot much longer be accomplished.

The origin, progress, and fall of the "So- ciety of Jesus" has thus been rapidly and by consequence imperfectly sketched. We have seen how the Order from its germinal state, in the Utopian, or rather Quixotian brain of a wounded Spanish cavalier, was rapidly developed amid the conflict and ex- citement attending the great religious Re- formation of the 16th century;—how dex- terously the machinery and all the appliances of the Society were fitted for the achieve- ment of the intended purposes, and how, nestled in the very bosom of the parent church, and protected by her folds, it in- fused new and unprecedented vigor into the papal hierarchy, and grew in the short space of two centuries to such marvelous dimen- sions as seriously to threaten, not only the stability of all the powers of Europe, but even the subversion of the Church herself. Of the crimes perpetrated by the Society,—- of the wrong system of morals which they inculcated,—-of the astounding schemes of casuistry which they invented,—-of the immense dispensary of anodynes for wounded consciences, which they introdu- ced into their confessionals, and thus, if they could not reclaim from guilt, would, at least, save from remorse,-—of all these and more details of their history we have no time to speak. We beg to offer one or two reflec- tions regarding the true significance of the Jesuit movement.

When Loyala came to the rescue of the Romish church he found it in the greatest peril. Dissensions and corruptions within, and the attacks of Protestantism from with- out were daily decimating not less its in- fluence than the number of its votaries. Ignatius, filled with the chivalric spirit of the times, saw the danger which threatened the Papacy, and gallantly went forth to its defense. His quick eye detected the weak places in the walls of his Zion, and he at once set himself to repair the breach. The ingenuity he displayed is worthy of all ad- miration. The most popular cry raised against the Catholic clergy of the day was their extortion and avariciousness. Igna- tius stipulated that his troops, however im- portant might be their functions, should have no pay. Licentiousness was guarded against by the most solemn oaths of chast- ity. Demoralization was forestalled by the supreme virtue of obedience. The con- tempt with which the monks had come to be held, was escaped by imposing no rules or regulations upon the active, public ser- vants of the Order. They kept no fasts, chanted no anthems, wore no cowls;—-did nothing which would in the least distinguish them from men of the world.

"When in Rome they did as Romans did." In England they passed for Puritan preachers; in China as disciples of Confucius come to further unfold his great doctrines; in Siam as new expounders of the mysteries of Buddhism. "The end sanctifies the means," was their constant motto, and hence they were ready to perpetrate any crime in the calendar, if by it they could—as they sup- posed—contribute to the greater glory of God,—ad gloriam mojoram Dei. They boasted, and still boast, (for they are the same today as a century ago) that the main facts of the Gospel were concealed from the heathen converts, and they permitted them still to bow the knee to false gods if internally they would but repeat paters and aves. Thus instead of elevating hu- manity, they degraded the standard of re- ligion to the level of corrupt society. Ev- erywhere their spirit was the same, devo- tion to a common cause, and obedience to a central authority. Faith in ultimate auc- cess, and untiring energy in its pursuit, a careful selection of instruments, strict meth- od and unity of effort and purpose, were the means by which they accomplished so great results. That the Society has retard- ed the spread of correct moral principles and the growth of true piety cannot be doubted, and the undying prejudice im- planted in the breasts of the heathen against Christianity, by their hypocritical insinua- tions, and too often base treachery, is one of the most serious evils against which the pure light of the Gospel has to contend.

And yet we are far from saying that Je- suitism is wholly bad. In every picture there are some shades of light. Absolute darkness is never discernible. Evil and good we ever find commingled here. The Jesuits have given us the best exponent of Roman Catholicism the world has seen. They are and ever have been the chosen defenders and representatives of the Papal See. In educational and missionary enter- prises they have led the world, and have provoked others to similar good works. And while with no regret, we see the star of their destiny rapidly waning before the advancing light of liberty and Christian truth, we must yet believe that many of the eminent servants of the Order, and perhaps its illustrious founder, were actuated by a genuine Christian zeal in the prosecution of their work. The names of Francis Xavier, Borgia, and Lainez, are worthy to be cher- ished with kindly remembrance, and the noble virtues which they exercised may well be an example to the flock of Christ in all ages.

The Court.

His Majesty the first King of Siam left Bangkok for Ayuddhia on the 20th Novem- ber to be present at the ceremony of laying the foundation stones at three several places, viz:—at the old royal residence at Chandr Xem, or Chandr—Ksem Palace, for the rebuilding of three distinguished Royal houses namely "Vimanrathey" and two Phra Parsuess left and right, which have been there from the time that Ayud- dhia first was the capital, when it was occupied sometimes by the Kings and sometimes by the Second Kings and Subor- dinate Kings during several reigns. This palace was built in the year corresponding to 1399 of the Christian era. It lay in ruins for a period of 90 years from 1767 till 1857, when the walls were rebuilt and restored to their former state, and some of the royal houses were partly rebuilt. But the king has determined to carry forward the work of restoration near the high Tower which was repaired last year. And His Majesty laid the first stone at Temple Khamin near that palace about 100 yards from it on the west side. His Majesty also commenced repairing the buildings at the great and high Pagoda of Temple Khoon Seen which had fallen to ruin and had been recently repaired. His Majesty collected funds from many thousands of Buddhist people to the amount of 18000 tails to which His Majesty added a donation of his own of 9000 Ticals. The people were ready to contribute to the work because they wished to have the Pagodas large and high (about 100 cubits) and falling to ruins; to be rebuilt as it was situated only 3600 yards from that old palace.

The other Monastery with a pagoda named Wat Senasn was repaired by the king at his own personal expense of 50,000 ticals, now nearly completed. The repairs were commenced about the time of the rebulding of Chandra Xem palace three year ago. It is now occupied by a party of Buddhist priests. It situated about 160 yards from the wall of the palace at the South western side.

His Majesty returned to Bangkok on the 24th ulto arriving at 1 o'clock A.M. and unfortunately met with the loss of his royal aunt aged 75 years.

She died of Asthma at 1 o'clock and 50 minutes A.M. while the king was yet remaining at his landing place holding con- versation with his ministers who waited on him on his return.

The Second King is yet remaining at his palace at Sitha, Sarapury, enjoying the air at that place. He says the climate there is better than that of Bangkok, al- though it is said that five of his attendents or suite died of the fever early in the month of November.

Fever was superabundant at Ayuddhia the latter part of October and the fore part of November. But since the strong North winds came continually on the the 17th and 18th unto the fever almost disap- peared.

Deaths in the royal family

Her Royal Highness Maninili the 12th Royal daughter or 38th of Royal offspring of his late Majesty the first Supreme King of Siam the founder of the present royal dynasty, was born August 1790, aged 75 years. She died of Asthma which first at- tacked her seven months ago. She expired at 1 o'clock 50 minutes A. M. on the 25th November local civil day—-or 7 hours and 8 minutes after noon at Greenwich at 24th November by astronomical day.

The royal offspring of his late Majesty the first Sovereign were almost expired. There is only one living named Her Royal Highness Princess 'Phlap' the 6th Royal daughter born on July 1784 now aged 81 years. She is still living though she is ap- pearing very lean and strengthens.

On His Majesty's late visit to Ayuddhia the King together with certain party of his ministers consulted to abolish the gambling of Hue at Ayuddhia and Bejrepuary (called P'etch'abury) for improvement of rice farm. But it is not yet certain—it will be in next year.

Married

At the Hanseatic Consulate, on the 29th inst. Johann Carl Radow, surnamed John- son of Lubeck, to Charlotte Palmer of Ply- mouth.

Summary

FRANCE.—The King and Queen of Por- tugal have left for Brussels, but will return to Compiegne. The statement that Count Walewsky is about to leave on a mission to Florence is incorrect.

PRUSSIA.—A Berlin paper says:—The cordial reception of Count Bismark by the Emperor Napoleon, and the observations of his Majesty upon pending questions, are guarantees for the continuance of friendly relations between France and Prussia. The Crown Prince and Princess will shortly ar- rive in England, on a visit for three weeks.

AUSTRIA.—Rear-Admiral Baron von Wullerzdorff-Uhrai, in assuming his func- tions as Minister of Commerce, said:—"It is necessary for Austria that all commerce should be free, and that labour should re- ceive a better remuneration. All obstacles which oppose the free development of ma- terial interests ought to be removed. The centre of our action does not lie in our of- fices alone, we must seek it in the world beyond."

POLAND.—The Commissioners of Justice at Warsaw have announced that the state of siege will be raised at the opening of 1866.

SPAIN.—The cholera in Madrid has been severe, and more than 60,000 people have fled from the scourge.

PORTUGAL.—Don Fernando has taken the usual oaths as Regent during the ab- sence of his son, the King.

UNITED STATES.—The last accounts have created some alarm in regard to the Mexi- can question. In a dispatch by Mr. Seward it is stated that the United States will not permit further troops to be sent by France. Mr. Hall, the Arctic explorer, reports that he fully expects to find some of the Frank- lin expedition. The public debt amounts to $2,745,000,000. The Secretary of the Treasury had intimated that he was pre- pared to issue $50,000,000 of Six per Cent. 5-20 Bonds at 103, in exchange for com- pound interest notes, one and two year Treasury notes, and certificates of indebt- edness maturing before the 1st of January.

Mexico.—An Imperial decree had been published, declaring Mexico open to emig- ration from all countries. Every emigrant will receive a grant of land.

West Indies.—The accounts of the weather and crops are good. Several per- sons had been drowned at Demerara by a boat accident, including Capt. Beresford, Secretary to the Governor.

The New Governor for Hongkong. —Sir Richard Macdonnell has arrived from Nova Scotia, and will proceed to Hong- Kong next month.

THE FENIANS.—-Fifty-seven arrests have been made and disposed of as follows:-— Thirty-three are sent for trial, six bailed out, two have become Crown witnesses, one transferred to Tuam one discharged, and fourteen remain to be disposed of. Each mail from New York brings accounts of extensive convictions in America.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.—-The Basilisk sails to-day for China. Dr. Rennie, form- erly attached to the Embassy at Peking, has returned to England in charge of troops from Calcutta.

THE "ALABAMA," AND OTHER CLAIMS —- The correspondence has been published. Earl Russell declines to admit the Alaba- ma's, but agrees to a commission to decide on other claims pro and con.

There is nothing so great that I fear to do for my friend, nor nothing so small that I will disdain to do for him,-—Sir Philip Sidney.

Advocate of Buddhism

I have beard your reply to mine and should I decline any reply to it, the Siamese might attribute it to great ignorance. I beg therefore to answer it briefly.

You say that you fear that most of the persons who have professed the Christian religion in Siam are only Christians in name and not in heart, and that therefore there is little or no prosperity and glory among them. Now touching this matter I have carefully observed that the natives of Siam who profess Christianity are much more strict in the observance of it than the Europeans who reside in Siam. They are quite careless about religion, and seldom or never enter a Christian place of wor- ship. Now why is it that those men have greater prosperity than the native Christians of Siam?

Again I have heard it said that in Europe there is a large class of men who once derided the Christian religion and did not suffer any damage by such conduct; that afterwards they turned their minds and went to praising God and praying to him. And finally, seeing that they got nothing for their devotions, they made up their minds that there is no living author of Christianity and no maker of the worlds, and that whatever is good or evil is only in consequence of the eternal concentation of natural causes and effects without any Almighty ruler.

Again you ask if the English at the beginning of their nation were not ignorant woodsmen, and that when Christianity en- tered their villages and cities did they not begin their career of prosperity under its benign influences? I beg leave to answer that I think England has prospered only because she has given birth to many good and wise men, and because she has had an excellent copy of customs and laws, and her sons have followed righteousness—For these reasons she has become a great nation.

And finally how is it that other nations which hold that a living God bestows favors upon man, and hold to Christianity, all the same as the English, French, and the Americans, and do not prosper like them? I beg that you will consider this.

The effect of Marriage.

Doubtless you have remarked with satis- faction how the little oddities of men who marry rather late in life are pruned away speedily after their marriage. You have found a man who used to be shabbily and carelessly dressed with a huge shirt collar frayed at the edges, and a glaring yellow silk pocket handkerchief, broken of these things and become a pattern of neatness. You have seen a man whose hair and whiskers were ridiculously cut, speedily be- come like other human beings. You have seen a clergyman who wore a long beard in a little while appear without one. You have seen a man who took snuff copiously, and who generally had his breast covered with snuff, abandon the vile habit.

A wife is the grand wielder of the moral pruning knife. If Johnson's wife had lived, there would have been no hoarding up of bits of orange peel; no touching all the posts in walking along the street; no eating and drinking with a disgusting voracity. If Oliver Goldsmith had been married, he would never have worn that memorable and ridiculous coat. Whenever you find a man whom you know little about oddly dressed, or talking ridiculously, or exhibiting any eccentricity of manner, you may be tolera- bly sure that he is not a married man. The little corners are rounded off, and the little shoots are pruned away in married men. Wives generally have much more sense than their husbands, especially when the husbands are clever men. The wife's ad- vices are like the ballast that keeps the ship steady. They are like the wholesome though painful shears, snipping off little growths of self-conceit and folly.

Siamese Brig Railway

Captain Peterson of the Hing Hoi re- ports having received a letter from Cap- tain Hansel of the missing Brig Railway stating that the vessel had reached a port in Hainan, named Haikow. The letter was dated 11th of October, and stated that after he left Hong Kong he fell into a typhoon and lost both masts, and had not a spare spar on board, and was drifting at the mercy of the winds and currents. There a British steamer took the Brig in tow for 12 hours, but the wind increasing, the steamer had to leave her to herself, as the Captain of the steam- er expected a typhoon, and after the steamer left a typhoon ce?ne on and the Brig leaking very much, and rolling very heavily. After the gale was over they found the vessel near the island of Hai- nan, and managed to get in to Haikow, all safe with all hands, but a great deal of sickness on board. At Haikow he found the Siamese barques Seaforth, and Sirius. The Sirius was driven on shore by the previous gale, and was still on shore, but it was expected she would be got off again. The Chinchews of the Seaforth and the Sirius promised to lend the Chinchew of the Railway money to get her bottom caulked on a bank and to buy spars and rigg her junk rig to bring her to Bangkok.

The Race Horse had not arrived in Hong Kong when the Hing Hoi left No- vember 5th. On the 17th September she was seen by the Hamburg Barque Etien- ne near the Macclesfield Bank

Siamese ships arrived at Hong Kong from Chefoo.

Princess Saraphi. Senator, Contest, Denmark, Amy, Douglas, Walter.

Flying Fish from Newchang.

The Canton was expected daily at Hong Kong from Swatow, junk rigged.

Items.

In our last issue, we published an ar- ticle from the highest authority, stating that while His Majesty the supreme king cannot yet see the utility of complying with the oft repeated, and consequently almost disgusting exhortations of his Eu- ropean friends to launch out at once into the enterprise of making railroads and tele- graph lines, and thinks it would (to use his own homely figure) "be better to spend the money that would be required for that, in the purchase of fuel for the burning of the dead bodies of dogs, and for the hire of persons to go all about the country to gather them up for the burning," he is ready to embark in public enterprises that will certainly be of great utility to his kingdom. He says, that in addition to the new rod already completed, he has deter- mind to construct two more. One of them is to commence at the old Tapenhán of which Chow Phya P'oot'araph'ai is to have the charge. The other is to be made from Wat Chána Songk'ram from straight to the palace of Krŏm Mun Mahĕsuan.

The writer says, furthermore, that His Majesty has already determined to cut many other new canals besides the qua now being made from T'a-cheen River to Bangkok, thinking that they will greatly improve the facilities for cultivating rice and making orchards and gardens.

We fondly hope that His Majesty will press forward without delay in these no- ble projects, which he cannot be too san- guine will eventuate in great good to his people, and enduring honor to his name.

FAH KEE. This unfortunate craft after splashing around in the gulf bottom up for nearly a year is now laying right side up, at the premises of Messrs. Virgin & Co.— she looks a little the worse for salt water, but we believe is very little injured by worms, and can be easily repaired. Those who had charge of the work of getting her up deserve great credit.

His Excellency the Prime Minister left on the evening of 20 ult, to prepare for the reception of His Majesty, the supreme king on the day following at the place where the king contemplated the construction of a canal through the prairies between Bang- kok and the old city. We learn that the route was to be newly surveyed under the special supervision of His Majesty.

The rice crop, we learn from the best au- thority is uniformly promising, and that there is no fear of any damage resulting to it by the small showers we are now occa- sionally having. The only fear is that the reapers in consequence of the overflow- ing water, abating but slowly, will have to reap much of the rice in the water, and thus suffer from the leeches that abound in the paddy fields.

Married.

In this city at the residence of Doctor J. Campbell R. N. on Wednesday, the 29th ulto. by the Rev. D. B. Bradley M. D. George G. Graham, of New York U. S. Superintendent of A. M. A. Printing Office, to Mrs. Eliza Franke of Edinburg, Scotland.

DEATHS

On Nov. 25 at 3½ O'clock P. M. C. H Thomas, (Coloured) He leaves a discon- solate widow.

At H. B. M's Consulate Bangkok at 3. 15 P. M. on the 26th ulto. of Acute Dysentery, Robert Campbell Burn, late a Captain in H. B. M's Indian Army. De- ceased, was about 35 years of age.

The sale will commence at 10 A.M. on Monday 4th Dec. 1865, and will be con- tinued on the following days, until all the goods are dis- posed of.

TERMS Cash before deliv- ery of the goods. All the risk will be on the purchaser from the fall of the hammer. The goods must be removed on the following morning from the date of sale.

NOTICE.

All persons indebted to the late Chas. H. Thomas, are hereby requested to make im- mediate payment to the United States Consul; and all persons having claims against, the said Chas. H. Thomas will present them properly authenticated at the U.S. Consulate.

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Bangkok, 3rd Aug. 1865. (L. F.)

Ode to my new bonnet.

That curves around my blushing face

With such a a’cey, bewitching grace,

No mortal man would dream your place

Was on my head.

Your airy touch can scarcely press,

The shape from curl or flowing tress,

So light, so next to nothingness,

You surely could not well be less.

And be a bonnet.

A bit of straw adorned with leather,

A yard of lace, a spray of heather,

Some bugles and a tossing feather,

These trifles maketh all together—-

Thus were you made.

No cape with starkly settling lined,

No bracken crown projected behind;

But streamers flutter in the wind—-

There flows, in silken mesh confined,

My waterfall.

Yet most your dainty form I prize.

As sweeping back above mine eyes

It lets the drinkled hillocks rise,

Where underneath in ambush lies

My pair of mice.

But when rough autumn windsweep past,

And all your faces shake aghast,

Then can you shield me from the blast,

And round my neck a shelter cast

To keep me warm !

Alas ! a summer friend are you,

And only kind while skies are blue ;

I long have known the saying true—

Old friends are better than the new

When trouble comes.

So ere the dog-day heats be led,

Let me your flimsy glories spread;

For soon as winter whistles dread

I’ll tie once more about my head

My old scoop bonnet.

Arrivals.

Siam Barque Denmark, 328 tons, Prowse commander. Hong Kong Nov. 18th Con- signees Tat Sue.

Dutch Barque Erteling, 106 tons, Koch commander, Singapore Nov. 6th Consignees Chinese.

Siam Steamer Chow Phya, 253 tons, Or- ton Commander, Singapore Nov. 26th Consignees Pot Yim.

Passengers per Chow Phya: Messrs. Blake, Odams, Henri & Fisher.

Telegrams.

The following are the latest telegrams brought by the M. L. steamer Tigre, as well as those brought by the Behar to Penang.

London, 10th Oct.—Manchester dull. Shipping 55s, 5d, Twist 3s.

London, 11th Oct.—Dhollers 18¼ firm- er. estimated that Army worm has de- stroyed one fourth American Cotton Crop.

London, 12th October.—Dhollers fair nearly one penny dearer. Sales 25,000 bales.—Reported Austria accepts pecuniary compensation for surrender favor Prussia her claims to Schleswig Holstein. French and German paper deny political object. Count Bismarck visited Napoleon at Biarritz.

London, 13th Oct.—fair Dhollers 19d. market strong. Sales 20,000 bales Man- chester market firm, but little doing, 7 lb 40 inch Shirtings 15s. 6d. @ 16s. No. 40 Twist 2s. 4d. By advices received by West India mail we learn revolution in Peru increasing. Government Salvador ex- ecuted late President. General revolution- ary movement taking place throughout New Granada. Insurrection in Hayti virtu- ally subsided. Spaniards completely eva- cuated San Dominago.

Guadeloupe devastated by a hurricane.

London, 14th Oct.—Fair Dhollera 19½ great activity in the market considerable business done. Rates gradually rising. American correspondent London Times asserts that President Johnson has notified that further interference in Mexican affairs will not be allowed.

London, 18th Oct.—Lord Palmerston dead.

London, 21st October.—Dollars 19d. steady, freely supplied. Sales 10,000 Con- sols 8s.

Lord Palmerston died on the 18th October.

London, Oct. 20th.—Money Abundant. Fair demand for Discount, Queen sent for Russell regarding Premiership. Euro- pean Government have agreed to hold in- ternational Sanitary Commission at Con- stantinople to prevent outbreak of Cholera in the East. Confederate Vice President Stephens pardoned. Bank Discount 7 per cent.

London, 24th Oct—Gold fair Tinne- velly 20d. Palmerston to be buried in Westminster Abbey. Earl Russell Prime Minister.—Lord Clarendon Sec. for Foreign Affairs. Gladstone lender in House Com- mons. President Johnston hints at par- doning Davis.

London, 24th Oct.—Palmerston died on the eighteenth. Telegraphed to Madras Government. Earl Russell, Prime Minister. Lord Clarendon Foreign Secretary. Glad- stone Speaker of House of Commons.

London, 27th Oct.—Dhollera 18d.. Con- siderable business, stock 363,000 bales. Manchester little doing. Shirting 15s. Mule twist 2s. 1¼d. Copper manufactures advanced five pounds.

London 27th Oct.—Martial Law ceased in Kentucky. Johnston mine, the proba- bility of Davis pardon. Gladiateur won the Newmarket Cambridgeshire stakes—- Duke Second.

London 27th Oct.—Large number peo- ple at Lord Palmerston's funeral to-day in Westminster Abbey. Pall borne by Ten Members of the Cabinet. French Troops preparing to leave Rome, Dhollera 18s. ¼d.

London 4th Nov.— Via Calcutta. Dhol- lera 17½s

REPUDIATION.

A-twisting the band of his Panama hat,

And trying to lighten his mind of a load,

By humming the words of the following ode:

"Oh! for a nigger! and oh! for a whip;

Oh! for a cokctail! and oh! for a nip;

Oh! for a shot at old Greeley and Beecher!

Oh! for a crack at a Yankee school-teacher!

Oh! for a captain! and oh! for a ship;

Oh! for a cargo of niggers each trip!"

And so he kept on, as he all had not,

Not contented with owing for all that he’d got.

Weight of People.

What is the average weight of a man? At what age does he attain his greatest weight? How much heavier are men than women? What would be the weights of fat people—and what of very fat people? M. Quetelet, of Brussels, some years ago deemed such questions quite within the scope of his extensive series of researches on man. He got hold of every body he could, everywhere, and weighed them all. He weighed the babies, he weighed the boys and girls, he weighed the youths and maidens, he weighed men and women. he weighed collegians, soldiers, factory people pensioners—-and as he had no particular [...] to disturb his facts, he honestly set down such results as he met with. All the infants in the Found- ling Hospital at Brussels for a considerable period were weighed, and the results were compared with others, obtained at similar establishments in Paris and Madrid. The average returns show that a citizen of the world, on the first day of his appearance in public, weighs about six pounds and a half—-a boy baby a little more, a girl baby a little less. Some very modest babies hardly turn the scale with two pounds and a half, while other pretentious youngsters boast of ten and eleven pounds. M. Quet- elet grouped his thousands of people ac- cording to age, and found that the young men of twenty, averaged 143 pounds each, while the young women of twenty have an average of 120 pounds. His men reached their heaviest bulk at about thirty- five, when their average weight was 132 pounds; but the women slowly flattened on until fifty, when their average was 129 pounds. Men and women together, the weight at full growth averaged almost exactly 149 pounds.

Our ever welcome friend the Steamer Chow Phya arrived in town yesterday, being five days from Singapore. We are glad to notice the return of Franklin Blake Esq. & A. M. Odinan[?] Esq by her. Mr. Henry, and Mr. Fisher, were also passengers.