solved that, come what would, he would never fetch any more drink. The matter was brought before the overlooker, and when all the circumstances were explained, the overlooker refused to insist upon obedience; and Brewster never fetched drink again. The apprentice who had lodged the complaint took a liking for the liquor, became a miserable sot in poor circumstances. Brewster attended to the business, led a sober and religious life, became a master carriage-manufacturer, amassed a fortune; but he never forgot his fellow apprentice, for when he became old and feeble, he received annually a grant of money from Mr. Brewster's munificence. When the latter became advanced in life he made his will, leaving a certain amount of money for the erection of an orphan asylum. His amiable and kind-hearted wife suggested to him that it would be much better for him to build the asylum while he lived, and have the pleasure of seeing it do good before he died. He took the hint, got the place built at a cost of 15,000 dols, and at the time when I visited it there were 110 orphan children there. They are clothed and fed, and educated, and when of sufficient age and strength to be put out to service, suitable places are found for them. Mr. Brewster is now about 80 years of age, but he still takes a deep interest in the asylum, visiting it occasionally; and he is pleased to say that he knows the orphan boys when he sees them in the city, because they are more polite than others. Now and then there is what is termed a donation day at the institution, when persons can contribute what they please towards the support of the children. The last donation day was on the 28th inst., when 1,800 dollars were received in money, and several hundred dollars worth of clothing was also sent to the institution. I never saw a place more cleanly in appearance; the rooms are kept dry and warm by means of radiators; and everything is done with a view to promote the interests of the children. They have a healthy appearance, and seem to enjoy life very well. They recited and sang beautifully, and I shall long remember my visit as being most pleasurable. On returning home, I passed the house of the late Mr. Witney, the inventor of the cotton gin, by which the seed could be separated from the staple. Previous to this the cotton had to be picked by hand, which was an expensive process, but afterwards the slaveholders were able to produce cotton at a cheaper rate, and this in its turn tended to increase the demand, and more slaves were required, because a larger quantity of land was brought under cultivation. Mr. Witney was taunted with having by his invention extended slavery, by causing more slaves to be required in the South; but the extension of slavery formed no portion of Mr. Witney's objeet in bringing out the cotton gin. NEW HAVEN, November 1, 1865.—A warm and beautiful day, the butterflies seemed to enjoy it as a holiday, The newspapers commented on the death of Lord Palmerston, the English Prime Minister. Some of the papers were rather severe, asserting that his lordship had not acted generously towards the United States during the late struggle. I find here a very wide-spread feeling of opposition to England; and although this is much to be deplored, it is not surprising that this should be the case, after there had been exhibited, for several years in succession by many of the English newspapers, such a bitter spirit of hostility towards the United States. Bad as this spirit was, it does not justify the strong feelings of resentment which is here very generally entertained, not only by Democrats and Copperheads, but also by men connected with the Republican party. I believe that a war with England at the present time would be very popular in this country, and the probability is that there would be more than a million of men who would rush to arms at once, if an open rupture took place. The publication of the correspondence between Mr. Adams and Earl Russell has stimulated much discussion as to what would be the result of a war with England, and many voices are heard to plead that England ought to be compelled to make compensation for the depredations of the Alabama It is not only in the daily conversation of the people that this hostility to England is shown, but also in the newspapers and magazines. I have read an article on the Kings and Queens of England, contained in Arthur's Home Magazine" for November, a periodical which has a large circulation, in which I found the following passage relating to the visit of the Prince of Wales to America: "The welcome given to the heir to the British throne in the United States was everywhere generous and spontaneous; he was received with genuine and open-hearted hospitality, and everything was done that could in any way serve to render his visit agreeable and interesting; the people never forgot that he was the son of Quoen Victoria, who, not only from her position, but from her own personal worth, is esteemed by Americans scarcely less than by her own subjects. From the friendly relations which existed between America and England, was not anticipated that the English government would, as soon as a rebellion broke out in this country, seek the ruin of our republic by furnishing the traitors with the most approved munitions of war, and assisting them in every way in their power, which caused the war to continue much longer than it would otherwise have done." The above passage shows what a rancorous spirit is fostered against the government of England, for all well-informed persons know very well that the English government never sought to ruin the American republic by furnishing the traitors with the most approved munitions of war, and assisting them in every way in their power. It cannot be disputed that the Alabama was sent out from Liverpool, and that many English steamers were employed as blockade-runners during the war, but the English government had no more to do with this than the man in the moon. Englishmen assisted the traitors, but the government did not. district have cords and pulleys, but the great November 5, Sunday.-Went to Doctor Dutton's church, on the College Green, and heard a gentleman preach who is 76 years of age, and has just returned from Constantinople, where he has been a missionary 42 years. He preached an excellent discourse, and at the close nine persons were publicly received as members of the church, and one of them, who appeared to be about thirty years of age, was baptized. The sacrament of the Lord's supper was administered, and persons of all religious denominations were invited to participate. Went to the coloured Nov. 2.-It is surprising to me that there is so little attention paid to agriculture in this district. When I was at Fair Haven, I travelled on an oyster shell road, which appeared to be some inches thick of broken shells made so fine by the carriages passing over them, that a considerable portion seemed to be nothing but shell dust, and was of a lighter complexion than the dust on other roads. I inquired if this dust was not clear-church, ed off the road occasionally for the purpose of manuring the soil, but I was told that this was not the case. There is a considerable amount of lime in the oyster shells, which one would think might be turned to profitable account for farming purposes. It is said that each oyster can produce 1,200,000 eggs, and that each young oyster is the one hundred and twentieth part of an inch in length, aud and that about 2,000,000 can be packed within the dimensions of a cubic inch. There are many ship-loads of young oysters brought from the Virginian coast and laid down in beds to thrive near to Fair Haven, and when grown they become very profitable to the oyster dealers. November 3.-The Evergreen Cemetery, situated nearly two miles from this city, is a place of great resort at the fall of the year. It is in this place where the remains of many soldiers have been deposited, and the adornmeut of their place of rest is an evidence of the high regard in which the patriot soldiers were held. November 4-A very wet day, the rain descending from morning till night without interruption. It is, nevertheless, comparatively warm, so warm, in fact, that I was afraid the Indian summer might pass and I should not be aware of it. I understand that it is usual for a little cold weather to come ou hefore the Indian summer. I sleep every night with my window open a foot high, and have never taken the slightest harm, although my bed is close to the window, which lifts up from the bottom instead of opening at the top. Some of the windows of the houses in this after which I attended a Sunday school concert in Dr. Dutton's church. The service was very interesting; the children, having been specially trained for the concert, sang some beautiful pieces very harmoniously. The singing was interspersed with short addresses, abounding with pithy observations well suited to the occasion. The gentleman who preached in the morning interested the audience by giving an account of what he had seen at Antioch and Constantinople. It was astonishing what an amount of vivacity the old gentleman possessed. He taught the children to sing a tune which I remember having heard at Leeds, in Yorkshire, more than thirty years ago, and the children kept improving in their singing verse after verse, until the tune went off cheerily. Attended the second Methodist Church, the service consisting of a temperance meeting, over which Mr. James Brewster presided, and the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Glover, Methodist minister, and others. There was a very large congregation. Anthems were sung at intervals, which gave the service much of the appearance of a concert. The chairman informed the meeting that he had been an abstainer from intoxicating drink between sixty and seventy years, and he still felt a pleasure either by writing or speaking to exert an influence on behalf of the temperance cause. The last five years had been the happiest in his life, for he had had time for reflection on those great objects which were worthy of his pursuit. No cloud had intercepted his mental vision, and his mind was now as active, when he was nearly fourscore years of age, as it had ever been before. He sometimes wished that he was young again that he might endeavour to use a greater influence on behalf of those objects to which his attention had been directed. Sometimes when he had gone to the Orphan Asylum he had been much pleased when a little girl would throw her arms around him to testify her gratitude for the comfortable home she possessed. Commencing in 1825, he visited the workhouse every Sunday during a period of seven years, and he still went there occasionally. Referring to the Maine Law in Connecticut, he said it still remained on the statute book, but public sentiment refused to sustain the law, and therefore it was a nullity. He knew all about the operations of the Maine Law, and could write volumes in its favour. When he came to the city of New Haven intemperance was very prevalent, and when he commenced business he resolved that he would not permit intoxicating drink to enter his factory. He told his men that if they would not drink, if any of them stood in need of assistance they were to go to no person but himself, and he would give them relief. He knew that the Maine Law had operated well, for he had seen its good effects in his own factory, and he was therefore not ashamed to call himself a Maine Law man. In a conversation he had with a man named Donnelly, who had committed murder, the man told him that if it had not been for rum he would not have been in the position he was then in, and he regretted that the Maine Law was not in force, for if it had been he would not have committed the murder. He (Mr. Brewster) declared himself to be in very good spirits, and described himself as a happy old man, who was not only happy in advocating the temperance cause, but was also happy in the hope of a blessed immortality. After attending service at the Coloured Church, I went to the 3rd Methodist Church, where ten persons, denominated the "New York Praying Band," conducted the service. I had heard that Boston Corbett, the man who shot Booth, the assassinator of President Lincoln, was to be one of the number. Some time since he was converted to religion, and up to that time he had not had a Christian name, and he then decided to call himself Boston, in honour of the place where he was converted. Corbett, however, was not present, but his companions were, and the meeting was very noisy indeed. Jumping alone excepted, the proceedings were far less orderly than at the first coloured church I attended. I think I never heard such shouting before. church was filled with people. The Nov. 6.-Went to Witneyville to see an extensive manufactory of arms. During the progress of the war this establishment was kept working night and day to supply guns for the army, but now that the war has closed they have to seek a market elsewhere. Recently they have exported to other countries more than 10,000 rifles. I never saw a place so filled with machinery before, almost every inch of available space being occupied, and there was an immense number of straps and drums in every direction. Probably there is not one-tenth of the number of hands employed that there was formerly, the demand for arms having greatly lessened. Three different patents have recently been obtained for breech-loading rifles, and at this place guns are being made for each patentee. One of them named Howard, from Boston, was at the establishment when I visited the place, and we had a conversation together. One gun was shown to me which could be loaded and fired off 32 times in a minute. It seems to me that the improvements which are being made in the manufacture of weapons of destruction are such that the time will come when the nations will not dare to go to war with each other, as it would almost be certain destruction to both parties. What would some of our Peninsular men, who were accustomed to the flint and steel, think about these modern weapons? The drilling of the barrels is accomplished in such a manner that it only requires the labour of one man to attend to half-a-dozen drills. Pistols on the revolving principle are here manufactured, some having five barrels and others having six. Nov. 7.-This was the day appointed for the election by vote of the select men, town clerk, town treasurer, collector of taxes, registrar of births, marriages, and deaths, grand jurors, constables, registrars of voters, surveyors of highways, fence viewers, ground keepers, haywards, guagers and inspectors, packers, weighers, sealers of weights and measures, and tythingmen. The vote was taken as usual by ballot, and everything connected with the election passed off in a most orderly manner. I visited some of the polling places, but there did not appear to be the least excitement. A few men stood near the booth, having papers, some of which contained the Democratic ticket and others the Republican ticket. On a voter presenting himself, each party gave him a ticket, but neither party would know on which side the vote was given. The Democrats were successful, having a majority of some hundreds. Nov. 8. Although New Haven is such a large and beautiful city, there is not a market of any kind, and what may appear equally strange, there is not a church possessing a peal of bells. Some time since a person got a peal of bells put up at a school, but the inhabitants voted the ringing of the bells a nuisance, and, consequently, the gentleman never permitted the bells to be rung again. In the year 1832 there were only six churches in New Haven, and now there are thirtysix. Nov. 9.-Visited the Trumbull gallery of paintings, the works of Col. John Trumbull, which chiefly consist of illustrations of historical subjects, and portraits of eminent men. Nov. 10-Since I have come to this country I have been much struck with the difference there is with respect to the twilight, as compared with England. In this country it is dark very soon after the sun has gone down, and on one occasion, in consequence of not bearing this in mind, I was very near being benighted on the West Rocks. Probably, had Montgomery lived here, he would not, in his "World before the Flood," have expressed himself in the following lines : I love thee, twilight! as thy shadows roll, The calm of evening steals upon my soul, Sublimely tender, solemnly serene, Still as the hour, enchanting as the scene, I love thee, twilight! for thy gleams impart Their dear, their dying influence on my heart. When o'er the harp of thought thy passing wind Awakens all the music of the mind, And joy and sorrow, as the spirit burns, And hope and memory sweep the chords by turns, While contemplation, on seraphic wings, Mounts with the flame of sacrifice and sings. Nov. 11.-Attended prayers at Yale College. The students, some hundreds of whom were present, appeared to be very devout. On the service being closed, nearly all of them opened their books and went reading along as they proceeded towards the recitationroom. This week, an eagle alighted on the spire of Howe-street Church, and after making a survey, spread its broad pinions and flew away. The eagle seldom pays a visit to this city, but it was observable that during the late war eagles constantly travelled along with two regiments belonging to the United States throughout the entire campaign. Nov. 12, Sunday.-Visited the prisoners at the gaol, two of whom endeavoured during the past night to make their escape. One of them had been imprisoned for thirteen months and the other three years, and if they had succeeded in obtaining their release, they would have proceeded by the two o'clock train to New York, and then passed to some other part of the country. A skeleton key had been placed inside a folded newspaper by a confederate, and a file had also been supplied, but the cell door could not be opened by these means. They then succeeded in taking down a portion of the thick brick walls of the cells, but after they had thus got away from their places of confinement they found that there were other barriers to their further egress. They then took down a large ventilator, and having passed their bodies through the aperture, went amongst the foundations of the prison, when by the use of powerful leverage, they endeavoured to force some iron bars, but failed in their object. They then attempted to cut one of the bars with a file, but after labouring five hours the instrument broke, and they were obliged to relinquish their plan. They then endeavoured to escape through the roof, but this scheme having failed, they were obliged to return to their cells and acknowledge what they had done. The gaoler, who is a remarkably humane man, said he had not decided whether or not to have them tried for endeavouring to escape from prison.Visited the workhouse and attended the funeral of a man of colour at the Evergreen Cemetery. In the evening attended the North church on College Green, and heard a gentleman who had been a missionary in Syria fifteen years give a discourse descriptive of the state of religion in that country. He held that the Mahometans are gradually losing their and the Greeks and Armenians power, are constantly gaining it. This was especially so in Southern Syria, where the land was passing out of the hands of the Mahometans and was being possessed by others. Nov. 13. Had a pleasant interview with Dr. Leonard Bacon, who received the late R. Cobden, Esq., as a guest at his house when on his last visit to America. Conversation was perfectly free and unrestrained, and the topics were of an interesting character. Had also an interview with Dr. Jeremiah Day, who was president of the Yale College 29 years, and he is now more than 92 years old. He is one of nature's noblemen, devoting the whole of his surplus income to deeds of charity, and acts of beneficence. Notwithstanding his advanced age, be has the full exercise of his faculties, and although his health is not vigorous, he told me he was very comfortable. Our conversation was chiefly on college life and the system of discipline practised. I have never known a more hospitable and friendly people than the Americans. If a stranger happens to come, he must either visit others, or others will visit him. Here there is civility without servility and the most polite behaviour possible. This evening I went to the Music Hall to attend a lecture on Habit," by Mr. J. B. Gough, who visited England a few years ago. As a lecturer he is held in very high The beautiful hall was estimation here. crowded in every part; the body, the gallery, the aisles, and the platform, wer filled to overflowing, and even behind the scenes (for the hall is fitted up as a theatre) there were many who were obliged to stand the whole of the time. There were between 3,000 and 4,000 persons present, which is certainly a large number, especially when it is taken into consideration that each person had to pay a quarter of a dollar for admission. He denounced in strong terms the habits of forgetfulness, lying, swearing, tale bearing, procrastination, anger, &c., and was much applauded at the close of his address. While waiting on the platform for the people to retire, we had a conversation respecting his visit to England, and he seemed to remember everything. NEW HAVEN, Nov. 14.-This is the third day we have had of the Indian summer, and it is lovely beyond description. The chry santhemums are in full bloom in the open air, and the sky is radiant with beauty. In the evening, I had a country walk, and there was such a glorious sunset, and the light was so clear, that at a quarter-past five o'clock I could read a favourite book, with the greaetst pleasure. The balmy air was so agreeable, that it reminded me of midsummer evenings in England. I never experienced such November weather before, and, probably, never shall again, for the contrast between this and such as we usually experience in Englaud this month is very great indeed. Nov. 15. The longer I remain here, the more I become attached both to the people and the place. There is much to see, and much to learn, and the developments of individual character are very striking. There are many instances of working men rising to opulence and influence in a comparatively short time. The Hon. James English is a splendid illustration, for he began life without a dollar. He was an apprentice to the trade of a joiner, and worked at it three years, but having in that time made himself thoroughly acquainted with almost everything connected with the business, he longed for something else on which his active mind could find scope for exercise. Prudence, industry, and general good behaviour distinguished him remarkably when he was a boy, and these features of character evidence themselves in the man. He is the very picture of health and good nature, and he said that he had never known what it was to have either tooth-ache or head-ache, and had never had any sickness in his life except very recently, and that was not of a very serious character. He is now the head partner in a clock making establishment, and when I asked him about the extent of his a whole, he said he could premises as not tell, and what seemed somewhat strange to me was the fact that there was no bookkeeper or any other person about the place who could give the information. Mr. English, however, gave me the measurements of some of the principal buildings, which I found to amount in the aggregate to 61,500 square feet of flooring. Had I obtained the measurements of the interior buildings, the gross number of feet would have increased very much. Few people would imagine that for clockmaking purposes such extensive premises would be required. The steam-engine to turn the machinery was 75 horses' power. Almost every part of a clock is made by machinery. I saw a person cutting the teeth of the large wheels, and observed that he cut 67 wheels at once, at the rate of 40 teeth per minute, so that he cut 160,800 per hour. When all the wheels are made, a man can put a clock together in less than two minutes. It is considered that 350 are sufficient for a day's work, but a quick hand can do 500. At this establishment 22,000 movements are the most that have ever been made in one month. A great many workpeople, both male and female, are employed at this establishment, and Mr. English is held in very high repute as an employer. One of the foremen informed me that Mr. English is now worth 600,000 dollars, and he is now only 53 years of age. He has been elected State senator thrice in succession, and has also filled other public offices. Take another illustration. Mr. John Woodruff worked in a clock manufactory ten or eleven years ago, and at the present time he is not only a wealthy man, but he is so highly respected that when he becomes a candidate for senatorial honours, he can be elected when there is a majority of 500 against his party in the district. He has twice been elected a member of Congress. I might mention another case of a similar character. Mr. H. B. Harrison was once a very poor boy, who went to Mr. Lovell's school, first as a scholar and then as a teacher, and while in the latter capacity he always devoted a portion of his salary to the support of his mother. He afterwards became a lawyer, and he is now highly respected for his excellent character. He has been elected as a representative, and now, although he is only 43 years of age, he stands recommended for the office of Governor of Connecticut, his native State. The history of Mr. James Brewster affords a striking instance of |