fter reading these passages, can ever hear that name
with indifference.

II.

MEMORANDA.

Indian corn--58 lbs. to the bushel: price, 49 c.

Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Mr. Rathbourn projected the City of the Falls, and built Buffalo; and
was confined afterwards seven years for forgery.

Sir C. Metcalfe, Governor of Canada.
Lord Falkland, " " Nova Scotia.
Sir W. Colebrooke, " " New Brunswick.
Sir John Harvey, " " Newfoundland.
Captain Fitzroy, " " Prince Edward Isld.

_Latitude_ is North and South: _Longitude_ East and West.

A _Geographical Mile_ is one-seventh more than a statute mile.

A _Knot_ is a geographical mile.

Price of Negroes, 8 dollars to 1200 dollars.
Females, 4 dollars to 600 dollars.

Negroes--Mulattoes--Quadroon--Creole--European--Georgian (Asia).

Tobacco is grown at--
New Orleans.
Petersburg }
Richmond } Virginia.
Maryland and Kentucky.

Lower and Upper Canada were united three years ago into one province.
There are also St. John's, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,
Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia.

In Lower Canada eight-tenths are French, and in Upper Canada about
equal.

500 bales of cotton are said to be used in New York yearly for ladies'
fronts and bustles.

Soldiers in the States enlist for five years only.

G.M. weighed to-day, October 9, 149 lbs., or 10 st. 9 lbs.

Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior contain half the fresh water in
the world.

Taxes on good land, say 50 dollars per acre, are as follows: State-tax,
15 cents per acre; county, 15 c.; road, 7 c. to 15 c.; horse, 30 c,.
cow, 15 c. each; servant-man, 1 d. 50 c.; waggon, 2 d. 50 c.; dog, 50 c.
If sheep are killed the State pays.

Representatives are for four years; get 4 dollars per day: State
Senators for one year, 6 d.: Representatives to Congress, four years,
8 d.: Congressional Senators, four years, 12 d.: Governor of a State,
two years, 5000 d. a year: has power of pardoning criminals, calling
military out, &c.; Lieut.-Governor, two years, 2500 d. a year: he is
Chairman of State Senators. Each State has a state attorney, secretary
of state, treasurer, &c.

DUTIES.
Barrel of wheat flour into Canada 2 s. for 196 lbs.
Thence into England 7-1/2 d. for do.

Price of Wheat in the States 3 d. 75 c. per 60 lbs.
Barley 3 d. 75 c. "