case stood or hung with their squaw horse, who unhorsed their mare, and brought her to her former tameness, which since hath brought many a good foal, and performed much good service. In these traps deers, mooses, bears, wolves, cats and foxes are often caught; for their beavers and otters, they have other kind of traps so ponderous as is unsupportable for such creatures, the massy bur den whereof either takes them prisoners, or expels their breath from their squeezed bodies. These kind of creatures would gnaw the other kind of traps asunder with their sharp teeth. These beasts are too cunning for the English, who seldom or ever catch any of them; therefore we leave them to those skilful hunters, whose time is not so precious, whose experience-bought-skill hath made them practical and useful in that particular.

SELECTED.

THE GONDOLIER.

In Italy, fair Italy, the land of golden bowers,

Where at once upon the orange hang her fruitage and her flowers;
Where the loaded vine is bending 'neath the burden of its treasure,
And the softened hues of earth and sky, seem but to breathe of pleasure.

I love to list the chanting of the pensive gondolier,
The while his fairy vessel floats along the water clear;
And I have heard full many a tale of rhyming youth and maid,
Of loves by cruel fortune crost-of trusting hearts betrayed.

And one I well remember-'twas a sad and tender tale,
Of a loving heart that beat beneath a cloistered maiden's veil.
It told how heaven and earth did frown upon th' unholy flame-
It told of broken, broken vows-of sorrow and of shame.

The maiden left the convent gloom, but not alone, she flew ;-
There were traces of a manly foot upon the morning dew-
They passed the garden wall-the beach-but ere the boat was won,
All frantic from her lover's arms, was torn the youthful man.

And, oh! the horrors of the cell, wherein immurred she lay---
And the dreaded wall that closed from her the glorious light of day-
And the anguish of the lover's thoughts on her he could not save→→
His moody madness-deep despair—and then his bloody grave.

I gazed in listening silence, on the glassy, waveless tide,
Upon whose bosom scarcely seemed the gondolet to glide:
The singer's voice aud mandoline, my very heart had found,
And thrown a web of softest spells, my willing soul around.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER.

The song now wildly rose in air-now fitfully it swelled,

Till I could see the wounded breast and the blood that from it welled;
Then suddenly the music ceased-I started as in fear,

When I met once more the full dark eye of the pensive gondolier.

New Life Boat.-Andrew Hennessy, of Passage, Cork, has constructed a life or safety boat, from models submitted to the Lords of the Admiralty and Trinity Board in London. It is thirty-six feet keel, 7 1-2 feet beam, and 5 1-2 feet deep, capable of saving fifty or sixty persons from a wreck, in addition to her full crew. The timbers which are very slight, are of oak, tarred and parcelled with light strong canvas, over which there is a casing of thin whalebone, then served like a rope with a marlin. The covering or skin of the boat, instead of a plank, is a particular kind of canvas, of great strength and durability, and perfectly water-proof. The materials of this canvas have been saturated with a chemical process in the loom, which preserves it from wet and the action of the atmosphere. It always preserves its pliability, and will not heat, mildew or rot. The boat is decked, or covered with the same cloth. The deck is laced through the centre fore and aft, from stem to stern post, and covered with laps so as to prevent water getting in. The oarsmen sit on their thwarts, which are of the canvas already described, through the deck, from which coats are erected, fitted by plaits to their bodies, and buckling below the breast. The use of planks, as a coating, or for the deck, is altogether avoided.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER.
STERLING-continued.

MANUFACTURES.-The principal Manufacture is that of wool and fur Hats. This manufactory, established in the centre of the town, has for 20 years past, furnished employment to a considerable part of the population of the village. It has been constantly increasing, so that now they employ about thirty men in the shop, besides a number of other mechanics who gain their subsistence by preparing the tools, boxes and other articles connected with the establishment. The raw materials are of course procured from a distance. The hats are disposed of partly in home consumption, and in supplying the wants of the people at the large manufacturing establishments in the interior of the State, but the largest proportion is shipped for the southern markets.

The number of napped and fur hats manufactured, is estimated at 12,000 annually, and of felts at least 5,000 annually. The average annual amount of sales is from 42 to 45,000 dollars.

There is no other extensive manufactory in the town. The aggregate of the Chair manufactory has been before stated, at 70,000, annually, amounting to 30 or 40,000 dollars. Wooden chairs are almost exclusively manufactured, although fancy chairs, with flag bottoms begin to form a part of the trade. It is not easy to ascertain the amount of the numbers nor the value of this article. The timber used in the business, is drawn principally from the towns in the north west part of the county, quite to the line of the State. It has been estimatad that a large load of lumber, is no more than sufficient for the daily consumption of the Chair Makers here. The reputation of this article, suffered greatly from the unfaithfulness and unskilfulness of the first promoters of the trade; but the business has now passed into better hands, and as good Chairs are manufactured here as in any other place. The sales are made all over the country, but principally in the manufacturing villages, that are growing up with such rapidity. Large quantities of these Chairs have been shipped for the southern states and the West Indies.-Probably one hundred men are employed in the various branches of this trade a principal part of the time.

The other manufactures are Shoes, which are annually sold in Boston to the amount of 3 or 4000 dollars, and some are shipped. Sythe Snaiths have been an article of merchandize manufactured here in great quantities, but the business has much declined. There are two or three Coopers, who usually send barrels to Boston, perhaps from 2 to 3000 annually.

There is but one Tannery-forty Chair shops-twelve Blacksmith shops and about as many Shoemaker's Shops-two Cabinet Maker's shops.-There are four Taverns, all upon the road leading from Princeton to Boston. The trade is inconsiderable when compared with that of most towns of this extent. The Hat company have a trading store connected with their establishment, and there are three other Stores in the village that furnish the supplies of English and West India goods usually found in country stores. There is one other trader's shop in the north part of the town, on the road leading to Leominster. The various branches of manufactures employ about 200 men and boys, a great part of the year. The bulk of the inhabitants are farmers, who are scattered equally over the whole territory. There is but one village in the town. This contains a handsome Congregational

Church, with a lofty spire of 120 feet,and a bell weighing 1100 lbs.: A Town House, the upper room of which is occupied for a School room, an Engine house, Hearse house and Powder house. There are also in the village about 50 dwelling houses and 60 families.* The place has had a rapid growth, considering it is entirely destitute of water privileges. It is placed in a vale and the hills on three sides are lofty. The steeple of the Meeting House exhibits a singular appearance when first discovered by the traveller from the north or west, rearing a few feet of its gilded summit among the bleak hills. It reminds one of the interesting adventure of Baron Munchauson, who, mistaking such an object, in a deep snow, for a post, after waking from the slumbers of a rainy night, unfortunately discovered his horse suspended high in the air. There are eight School houses in the several wards of the town, all painted red, which were erected about the year 1798.

EDUCATION.-The number educated at the public colleges from this place is not great, but our Scholars will not suffer by a comparison with those of many towns, who present a larger catalogue. The following is a list of all the graduates from Sterling.t

1770. John Mellen. 1

1777. *Joseph Kilburn. 2

1781. *Isaac Bailey. 3

1805. *Amos W. Rugg. 11

1811. Martin Moore, B. U. 12
1814. Mark Moore, B. U. 13

1784. Prentiss Mellen, L. L. D. 4 1808. Nahum H. Groce. 14

1784. *Henry Mellen. 5
1787. Thomas Moore, D. C. 6
1787. *Peirson Thurston, D. C. 7
1796. James Kendall, D. D. 8
1799. Bartholomew Brown. 9
1805. Hosea Hildreth. 10

1812. Peirson T.Kendall, M. D.15

1814. Ezekiel Hildreth. 16
1818. Abel T. Hildreth. 17
1821. Oliver H. Blood. 18
1825. Moses G.Thomas, B. U. 19
Now at Harvard University.

George Putnam, in the Senior class.
Edwin Conant,

Tosiah K. Waite, In the Freshmen Class.

*Dr. Dwight trav

village as containing thirty ofhrough this place in 1797. He describes the Dwight's travels, 261.-The whole 'nent houses around the church. Vol. 2 ceed ten, and those of every description wouiuch houses did not then exsons are now living, who distinctly recollect when it wt of 20. Many perimpenetrable swamp, interspersed with gravel knolls, crownew and almost oaks. The first house was built by Jabez Brooks in 1759 or 60. It standing at the south west end of the common, and has been for many years occupied as a tavern. The meeting house, school house and pound,alone had possession of this busy spot for 16 years after the Parish was established. The nearest dwelling houses were those of Dea. Osgood at the west, Rev. Mr. Mellen at the south, and Roger Robins at the east, each at the distance of half a mile.

are dead + Those in Italics were ordained Ministers-those marked with * D. C. is for Dartmouth College-B. U. Brown University and those without any mark were graduated at Harvard University.

NOTES ON THE FOREGOING LIST.

1. This venerable man, the first born of the Chocksett literati, now resides at Cambridge. He was for many years the minister at Barnstable, which place he left on account of the health of his family.

2. The minister at Wendell, Mass.-died a few years since.
3. The minister at Ward, Mass.-died 1814, aged 60.

4. The learned Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maine.
5. Attorney at Law at Dover, N. H.-died young.

6. Settled in the ministry in Pennsylvania.

7. Minister at Somersworth, N. H.-died a few years since.
8. The minister of the ancient Church at Plymouth, Mass.
9. Counsellor at Law, Bridgewater, Mass.

10. Minister at Gloucester, Mass.

11. Died soon after he left College, greatly lamented.

12. Minister at Natick, Mass.

13. Counsellor at Law in Connecticut.

14. Preceptor of an Academy.

15. Now practicing Physic in Sterling.

16. 17. Instructors of youth in the Southern States.
18. Practicing Physician at Worcester, Mass.

19. Theological student at Harvard University.

Besides these, there have been 10 or 12 who have received their education at various Colleges, but did not continue a sufficient length of time to receive their degrees. There is scarcely a year but some of our young men enjoy the benefits of instruction at some one of the various Academies in this or the neighboring States.

'Private Schools are occasionally established in town, sometimes for males, and often for females. After the public money is expended, the parents generally prolong the school a small weekly subscription. Many parentaucation for short periods. But the their sons and daughters to the neighboring private instruction is very limited. In 1798, whole awas divided into nine School wards, according to the number of dwelling houses in each district. The whole number of houses was then 200, and it was agreed that 20 houses should form a district. The centre ward containing 40 houses, was allowed to be a double district, and has always drawn the amount of the school money in that proportion. The sum annually voted is 800 dollars. Three fourths of which is usually expended in the winter schools, and the residue in the summer.