ince contained twenty settlements, and Philadelphia two thousand inhabitants."

MRS. FRY'S FIRST VISIT TO NEWGATE.

She applied for leave to the governor to visit the female prisoners. He attempted to dissuade her. "You will be disgusted with their behaviour and language," said he; "I am almost afraid myself to enter their apartment, they are so vile.”

"I am fully aware of the danger," meekly replied Mrs. F.-"I do not go in my own strength; God will protect me."

"But, madam, if you are determined on entering this den of iniquity, pray leave your purse and watch behind," said the Governor.

"I thank thee; I am not afraid; I do not think I shall lose anything," she replied.*

She addressed them in the most gentle accents. "You seem unhappy," said she; "you are in want of clothes; would you not be pleased if some one came to relieve your misery ?"

Certainly," said one, "we need clothes." "But nobody cares for us, and where can we find a friend ?" said another.

*Says Howard, "I never received an insult from either jailor or prisoner, nor lost one article."

"I am come to serve you, if you will allow me," said Mrs. F. She then went on to express her sympathy for them, and offer them hope that they might improve their condition. She did not say a word about the crimes they had committed, nor reproach them. She came to comfort, and not to condemn. When she was about to depart, the women thronged around her. "You are leaving us," said they, "and will you never come again?"

"Yes, I will come again, if ye desire it." she replied.

"We do, we do!" was echoed round the aparment.

She read to them the Bible; the parables, &c. Some asked who Christ was. Others said he did not come for them; others, it was too late for them. She passed the whole day with them, softening by her words of peace, the most turbulent and perverse tempers.

The reform was most astonishing; and, thanks to her perseverance and the years she has devoted to this pious undertaking, a total change had been effected in the female department of this prison. The influence of virtue has prevailed, and many wretched beings have found Newgate an asylum of repent

ance.

THE ROBBER DISARMED BY CONFIDENCE.

During a civil war in the reign of Henry VI. of England, "Margaret," the Queen, "with her son fled into a forest, where she was descried by a band of robbers, who stripped her of her jewels and treated her person with great indignity.

Fortunately she escaped, while her plunderers were quarrelling about their booty; and penetrating into the forest, she wandered about till she was exhausted with fatigue and terror. At length, seeing a man approach with a drawn sword, she summoned resolution enough to go out to meet him, saying, 'Here, friend, I commit to you the son of your King, for that protection which I am unable to afford him.' The man, though a robber, was disarmed of every ill intention by the confidence which was reposed in him, and devoted himself to their service. After concealing them for some time in the woods, and providing for their support, he conducted them in safety to the sea-coast, whence they took an opportunity of escaping to Flanders."—Cyclopedia, Art. Margaret of Anjou.

A NOBLE SENTIMENT.

Says O'Connell; "Remember, no political change is worth a single crime: or, above all, a

single drop of human blood." Proud, haughty England quailed before it, and unloosed many of the shackles that bound poor Ireland.

The practical application of this sentiment, would render any nation independent, happy, and perfectly safe from the attack of any other nation, and there would be no need of either armies or fortifications.

THE POWER OF PEACE PRINCIPLES.

The first Peace Society in modern times, was organized in the city of New York, in 1815; in a few months, societies were formed in Massachusetts, Ohio, and in London. The American Peace Society was organized in 1828.

During the first twenty-five years from the origin of this cause, its receipts through Christendom did not probably average more than four thousand dollars a year; while the war-system was annually costing Christendom, in one way or another, more than one thousand millions! Less for peace in twentyfive years, than for the war-system, even in peace, a single hour! Yet this mere pittance, spent in the use of moral means, in a right application of the gospel to the case, has under God, done more than all the millions wasted on her war-system, to preserve the peace of

Christendom the last thirty years. Truly a glorious result; 'God's plan is mighty. Will ministers preach on the great subject of peace, and will professors of religion generally, cooperate with the American Peace Society in spreading these glorious principles, and in circulating the tracts and other publications of the Society? Their Depositories are at No. 23 Cornhill-st., Boston, Mass., and at M. W. Dodd's Book-store, Brick Church Chapel, New-York.

EFFECTS OF KINDNESS ON THE CHINESE.

Says a missionary among the Chinese; "The Chinese are much affected by kindness. To present a child with a penny, to allow a native to look into my collecting case, or to examine the texture of my coat, were favors which never missed a large recognition, not only from the parties indulged, but also from all the bystanders. Popularity is of very easy purchase in China; a courteous smile, a look of complacency, and so forth, will seldom fail to insure a large stock of it. If a stranger enter one of their public assemblies, takes a seat, and appears happy in his situation, every eye is directed towards him with delight. A few of the outward garnitures of kindness and good will, would be not only a