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 a tithe of the whole, he was more disposed t give than take, and would at any time have furnished a few pounds of sugar had there been any occasion for such extravagance. But hi example, though lauded and approved of b many, was not, unfortunately, followed by all and we regret to add, that very lately som miscreants audaciously broke through the ro of the church, surprised the bees while in a stat of inactivity, and completely harried them o of house and hall. Conduct so shameful h excited in the parish a general feeling of indigntion, and the Minister, together with som of the principal heritors, has offered a ve handsome reward to any person who will disclo the names of the contemptable depredator that they may be punished according to th deserts.

the farm of Lyonthom, near Falkirk, th is a remarkable instance, not only of docili but usefulness, in a rat. It first devoured mice caught in traps, and was afterwards s to catch them as they ventured from their ho till at length the whole house was cleared  these vermin, except, as is believed, a single c It has frequently been seen in pursuit of  solitary mouse, and the little fugitive, w takes refuge behind the ingle, has a part o