Active Benevolence

-Tlie Boston Poatgv( s nn account of the benevolent operations ofan individua! of the city, which deserves tbe honorable noiice or the whole commumty. His name is John Angnst-ig. Ile atlends the Pólice Court every morning; whcn any persons are brought before the Cotirt, charged witli being com mon drunkardf- -whether raen, or women-he inferposes in theirbehalf- obtains suspension of senience for two or three week?, by bcconiing bnil for their nppenrance nnd good behavior fn the meaniime. He then ndiices Oiem fo mgn the total abstinenca p!edgf% rnid at the end of their probation, reoorls them convalescent, and procures their discharge on payment of coats, and a fine of one c?nt. The Post snys that full one hundred mrn and wumen have been thus saved hrough the instrumentality of Mr. Augustus - who not only vorks without pay, bui is at considerable expense of money ns well af ime.It u'ooJd hardly be thoug-fit (saya the Pos!) ihat such .1 man eould moet vvilh obstacles in hisgoodwork. Vet such has been the case: there are wref ches so base,lhat if tbey can find out that Mr. Augtistushas induced on inebríate o fign Ihe pledge, ihey wil] resort to evcry tratagem to betray the poor creature into Iiis urmcr habitp, for no other ruotive whatever mn to Iiave it in their power to boast that ïey have caused one-of his "disciples," as hey cal! them, to bnckslide.