illustration. I number as one among the most estimable of my friends, an individual who spent thirty years of her life, in the various grades of the dressmaking and millinery business, and who, when at the head of her calling, and with a realized income of near two thousand pounds a year, which she spends with a liberality corresponding with her heartfelt gratitude to God for his great mercies,-retired amid the universal respect of all who know her integrity of character, her practice of every christian virtue, and above all her exquisite humanity while conducting a business seldom requiring fewer than thirty or forty young women to carry it on. She was in very early life left a widow, with a family dependent upon her; and with scarcely any means beyond her own exertions. She commenced business in a very humble way. Her determination was, as far as possible to do as she would be done by. Her business rapidly increased. She had good prices for her work, but then the work was well performed. Indeed I have heard ladies say, "certainly we pay a great price for Mrs. ➡'s articles, but what signifies it? we have it in the wear." From the moment a young person came under her roof, she was more than a mother to her, for she did that which many mothers never think of-she cared for soul as well as body. The work commenced at eight in the morning-the household being summoned and up at seven. When work was not more than ordinarily abundant, they closed at seven in the evening-and it was pleasant to see my friend, a comely matron and most cheerful looking woman, taking a country walk, attended in the summer evenings by several of the young creatures, to refresh them with a little country air

after the fatigues of the day. For the sick she had country lodgings-and even to this day her successor, a young female of delicate constitution, has the privilege of going out in the summer to her country seat to spend the night for the sake of the fresh air. When work was promised it was always ready. But nothing was ever promised which would involve any deviation from her ordinary mode of proceeding. When large orders were received, or as in the case of mourning the necessity was urgent-she always could and did summon extra hands, who were ready and glad to come and work for her on the shortest notice.

No work was ever begun on any pretext whatever, after half past one on Saturday afternoon. And if, as occasionally happened, circumstances required, and the young women were kept working till nine or after, and the fore-woman came in to say, that the girls seemed sleepy, the reply invariably was, "let them close, and go to bed immediately." Her maxim was, that work done in hours of weariness, was better undone, for it only had to be taken to pieces the following day. Books of a religious and useful character were furnished for their hours of relaxation, and the sabbath and on that day, the whole of the young persons in her establishment accompanied her and her family twice to church. And if it should at any time have happened, that a young person at a late hour was sent to a distant part of the town on business, a member of her family invariably accompanied her for protection. Her mode of doing business was punctuality itself. Her books were posted every night, and a bill might be had of any length in a few minutes. I need not say, her own family are models

of everything that is holy, just, and good, high in the estimation of society, and "whatsoever they do prospers." Persons have said to me, "Oh, Mrs. is eccentric, and she got a name." My reply is in her own language. She endeavoured to conduct her business on humane and Christian principles, and the blessing of the Lord God is upon her handy work. She says, that any one, with health, assiduity, and punctuality-with a desire to obey God in their calling-may just do what she did. And see in another respect, how marvellously the blessing of God is upon her. False pride sometimes engenders in weak minds contempt for those who have derived their substance from their own honest industryespecially in connection with a business like this. It is not exercised towards her. She is not ashamed to allude to her business, and to say how she conducted it and a respect is felt for and expressed towards her, which very possibly in other cases would "When a man's

be a foolish sneer of contempt. ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." Often have I pondered this little history in my mind-and I always arrive at the conclusion, that there never was a more striking illustration of the scriptural sentiment, "Honour the Lord with the first fruits of thine increase, so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses burst out with new wine." We have ventured to send these few remarks to you, only as little mementoes which may serve to encourage you, under God's blessing, in the humane and Christian labour you have undertaken of laying bare the system which so extensively prevails of oppressing the weaker sex: and our fervent hopes are, that the day will come,

when urged by your own and the efforts of othersthe ladies of Christian England will instinctively shrink from contact with a dress or an ornament, on which is inscribed in living characters, misery, wretchedness, disease and premature death.

I remain

Dear Madam,
Your's faithfully,

August 7, 1843.

PAPAL OPPRESSION.

WE see, by the "Voice of Jacob" that, on the 24th of June last, a most iniquitous decree was promulgated at Ancona by the Inquisitor General against the Jews, living peaceably and inoffensively in that and ten other cities of the papal states.

And, subsequently, through the kindness of a friend, we have been made acquainted with facts communicated by a correspondent of his from the spot, presenting in a most awful point of view the murderous spirit in which this infamous Decree was promulgated. We subjoin it entire.

EDICT OF THE INQUISITION OF ANCONA AGAINST THE JEWS.

We, Fra Vicenzo Salini, of the order of Predicatori, Master in Theology, General Inquisitor in Ancona, Sinigaglis, Jesi, Osinio, Cingoli, Macerata, Tolentino, Loreto, Recanati, and other towns and districts, &c.

It being deemed necessary to revive the full observance of the disciplinary laws relative to the Israelites residing within our jurisdiction, and having hitherto without effect employed prayers and exhortations to obtain obedience to those laws in the Ghetti (Jewries) of Ancona and Sinigaglia, authorized