The pupil is too instructed in the administration of the forest
taxes and police, and all that relates to forests considered as a
branch of revenue.
_The Weather._--Meteorological journals are now given in most
magazines. The first statement of this kind was communicated by Dr.
Fothergill to the Gentleman's Magazine, and consisted of a monthly
account of the weather and diseases of London. The latter information
is now monopolized by the parish-clerks.
_Goethe._--The wife of a Silesian peasant, being obliged to go to
Saxony, and hearing that she had travelled (on foot) more than half
the distance to Goethe's residence, whose works she had read with the
liveliest interest, continued her journey to Weimar for the sake of
seeing him. Goethe declared that the true character of his works had
never been better understood than by this woman. He gave her his
portrait.
_Liverpool and Manchester Railway._--The Company has reported the
following result:
Passengers entered in the Company's
books during the half-year
ending June 30, 1831 L188,726
Ditto, ditto, ending December
31, 1831 256,321
Increase L67,595
Being upwards of 33 per cent.
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