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willing to become sureties in a bond, with the applicants, for the re-payment of the money so lent, with interest, according to the terms herein after prescribed; all which bonds are to be taken for Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in current gold Coin; and the managers shall keep a bound book, or books, wherein shall be entered the names of those who shall apply for, and receive the benefit of this institution, and of their sureties, together with the sums lent, the dates, and other necessary and proper records, respecting the business and concerns of this institution; and as these loans are intended to assist young married artificers, in setting up their business, they are to be proportioned by the discretion of the managers, so as not to exceed sixty pounds sterling to one person, nor to be less than fifteen pounds.

And if the number of appliers so entitled should be so large as that the sum will not suffice to afford every one some assistance, these aids may therefore be small at first, but as the capital increases by the accumulated interest, it will be more ample. And in order to serve as many as possible in their turn, as well as to make the repayment of the principal borrowed more easy, each borrower shall be obliged to pay with the yearly interest one tenth part of the principal; which sums of principal and interest so paid in, shall be again let out to fresh borrowers.—And it is presumed, that there will be always found in Boston virtuous and benevolent citizens, willing to bestow a part of their time in doing good to the rising generation, by superintending and manging this institution gratis; it is hoped, that no part of the money will at any time lie dead, or be diverted to other purposes, but be continually augmenting by the interest, in which case there may in time be more than the occasion in Boston may require; and then some may be spared to the neighboring or other towns in the said state of Massachusetts, which may desire to have it, such towns engaging to pay punctually the interest, and the proportions of the principal annually to the inhabitants of the town of Boston. If this plan is executed, and succeeds, as projected, without interruption for one hundred years, the sum will then be one hundred and thirty one thousand pounds; of which I would have the managers of the donation to the town of Boston then lay out, at their discretion, one hundred thousand pounds in public works which may be judged of most general utility to the inhabitants; such as fortifications, bridges, aqueducts, public buildings, baths, pavements, or whatever may make living in the town more convenient to its people, and render it more agreeable to strangers resorting thither for health or a temporary residence. The remaining thirty-one thousand pounds, I would have continued to be let out te interest, in the manner above directed, for one hundred years; as I hope it will have been found that the institution has had a good effect on the conduct of youth, and been of service to many worthy characters and useful citizens. At the end of this second term, if no unfortunate accident has prevented the operation, the sum will be £4,061,000, of which I leave £1,061,000 to the disposition and management of the inhabitants of the town of Boston-and the three millions to the disposition of the government of the state, not presuming to carry my views farther.

All the directions herein given respecting the disposition and management of the donation to the inhabitants of Boston, I would have observed respecting that to the inhabitants of Philadelphia, only as Philadelphia is incorporated, I request the corporation of that city to undertake the management, agreeable to said directions; and I do hereby vest them with full and ample powers for that purpose.

A Wife.

WHEN a man of sense comes to marry, it is a companion that he wants, not an artist. It is not merely a creature who can paint or play, and sing and dance; it is a being who can comfort and judge, discourse and discriminate; one who can assist him in his affairs, lighten his sorrows, purify his joys, strengthen his principles, and educate his children. Such is the woman who is fit for a mother and the mistress of a family. A woman of the former description occasionally figures in the drawing-room and attracts the admiration of company; but she is entirely unfit for a helpmate to a man, and to "train up a child in the way he should go."

AUGAST. 1818.

The Leaning Towers of Bologna.

These curious specimens of architecture afford, perhaps, the most striking and remarkable examples in existence of that important principle of the laws of gravitation, "that a body will be supported, or will stand, provided that its line of direction fall within its base;" that is to say, in common phrase, provided it keeps its balance. It is almost superfluous to observe, that the converse of this principle is equally true, "that a body will fall if its line of direction fall without its base;" in other words, if it lose its balance. In order to understand the meaning and the reason of this, it will be necessary to remember, that the attraction of gravitation, or tendency to fall towards the center of the earth, acts equally on all parts of the same body around which, in every direction, it acts equally, On this point the body may be said to be balanced.

It has been found by experiment, that most lofty buildings of any antiquity are slightly inclined from the perpendicular; the Monument near London Bridge is one of many instances; the Towers at Bologna and Pisa in Italy, and at Caerphilly, Bridgenorth, Corfe Castle, in England, are the most remarkable. We are indebted to that elegant periodical work, the Landscape Annual, for a beautiful view of those at Bologna. They were probably erected by private families, for the purposes of defence in desperate feuds and civil wars which so long desolated Italy, and rendered buildings such as these of the utmost importance to their possessors. The small republics of Lombardy were continually at war with each other, or with the Emperors of Germany; every city was divided into the two furious factions of Guelfs and Ghibellines, or the parties of the Pope and the Emperor; and every street frequently every family was" divided against itself" by the quarrels of the nobles, the Montagues and Capulets of their day ;— and every man's house was indeed his castle, but in a very different sense from that which these words now convey to English ears. The taller of the two, that of the Asinelli, was built A. D. 1109; its height has been variously stated at 350, 377, and 307 feet, and its inclination at a few inches, and at 3 feet and a half. It has no external beauty, but rewards the traveller for a tedious ascent of 500 steps, by an extensive view, which includes the neighboring cities of Imola, Ferrara, and Modena. The tower of the Garisendi or Garissuidi, is immortalized by Dante's simile, who compares it to the stooping Giant Antæus; its height is 140 or 150 feet, and deviates 7 or 8 feet from the perpendicular. The woodwork and masonry incline from the horizon, which fact strongly corroborates the opinion of Montfaucon, the Antiquary, of the correctness of which there can hardly be a doubt; he says its inclination was " caused by the slipping of the earth; some went to ruin when it slipped, as the ground on the inclined side was not so firm, as may be said of other towers that lean; that for the bells of St. Mary Zibenica, at Venice, leans; and at Ravenna, and between Ferrara and Venice, and in other places, numerous instances may be found." Of the leaning towers of Italy, this tower is second only to that of Pisa, in the greatness of its deviation from the perpendicular, but is inferior in this point to that of Caerphilly Castle, whilst in height the tower of Asinelli soars far above its competitors in Italy and England.

That is but an empty purse that is full of other folks' money.

When you are all agreed upon the time, quoth the Vicar, I'll make it rain.