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Over the hamsters bends a. face, Dariueg sweet and beguiling: Somebodv stands in careless grace, And watches the picture, smiling. V’ Nobody shes her standing Saving good night again. soft and low, Half way up to the landing. Nobody only the eyes of brown, Tender and full of meaninfz. That smile on the fairest fame in town Over the bunisters leaning. Tlle light burns_ dim in {511611311 below Over the banisfers soft hands fair Brush his cheeks like a feather; Bright brown tresses and dusky hair Meet and mingle together. 7 I wonder whfivvs'he lingers. ' And when all the goodâ€"nighfis are said Why, somebody holds her finger;â€" Holds her fingers and draws her down, Suddenly growing bolder, Till her loose hair drops its masses brown, Like a, mantle over his shoulder. Tidred any] sleppy,‘ wiyh drooping head, There’s 8, question asked, there’s a. swift caress. She has down like a. bird from the hallway; But over the hamsters drops a. yes That shall brighten the world for him alway‘ i (London Truth.) Most Premiers have been extremely de- ferential toward the Queen, and the only one who was not soâ€"Lord John Russell â€"had no reason to congratulate himself upon his crabbedness, for he got into very ill odor at Court, and found no support there in trying times. He was one of the very few statesmen who ever received a downright sharp answer from the Queen. This was in 1860, after the Italian revolu- tion, when the different Grand Dukes were being dispossessed. The Duchess of Farms, in great distress, wrote to the Queen, beseeching her to inter- cede with Victor Emmanuel, so that her private property might not be confis- cated; and. the Queen compassionater willingto do what was asked, showed the letter to Earl Russell. “ The Carnstitu tushion demands that I should answer that," remarked his lordship,-in his piping. ungenial voice. “ Well, then, answer it," said the Queen curtly, and turned away much offended. It has often been said that the Queen liked Lord Palmerston, but this is an error, Her favorite Ministers have been Lords Melbourne and Aberdeen. Sir Robert Peel she at first disliked in- tensely, but her aversion Wore off when she came to know him better ; and exactly the same thing occurred in the case of Mr. Dis- raeli. Lord Beaconsfield is perhaps not aware that until he sncceded to the Premier- ship in 1868 the Queen had only read one of his novelsâ€""Henrietta Temple.” She read an the others in the course of the three months after Mr. Disraeli had become her chief adviser; and in due time enjoyed “Lothair.” though the present Premier has never ranked among her favorite authors. For this his lordship may console himself, seeing that Thackeray and the late Lord Lytton are under the same banner as himself. The Queen likes Dickens’s novels, one or two of George Eliot’s, but chiefly Wilkie Collins‘s and Mr. Black’sâ€"the latter’s descriptions of Scotch scenery being very dear to her. The Queen also reads and re-reads Walter Scott’s novelsâ€"which is more than most of her sub- jects do now, more’s the pity. On the whole, though, she inclines towards the serious read- ing of history and theology, and the libraries at all her palaces are richly stocked with books of chronicles and memoirs, though it has been noticed that she never calls for a French book. having a. deep objection to French literature in all its branches. Every . one» who has conversed with the Queen on theological or historical subjects basremarked how thoroughly Protestant is her religious- ness, and how she yet keeps up quite a sensa- tional feeling of sympathy with the Stuarts. Going one day into the library at WindsO‘ Castle, she discovered the librarian engageo in reading some strongly Jacobite memoirs “ Oh, you need not put them away,” she sait with a pleasant smile. " You know I an. Jacobite myself.” This does not quite tally with the story which Macaulay used to tell of the Queen’s opinion about J amas II. The historian being on a visit to Windsor, her Majesty observed :â€"“ I have been reading your history Mr. Macaulay, and I am afraid I cannot say much for my ancestor, James II.” ” Your Majesty’s predecessor, not ancestor,” answered the histL-rian, who apparently thought that the Queen had not been well informed about her own lineage. Her '1‘: ealment of Prime Ministersâ€"The Bookm ulna Rc-ndnâ€"llen- Daily accura- liousâ€"Pt‘ruonal Likes and III-liken. The Queen leads a quiet and yet a 'busy life, and few great ladies find time to com- press so many occupations into a daytime as she does. She breakfasts at nine, lunches at two and dines at eight. From three to five she generally drives or walks out; but the remainder of her hours is devoted to State business. study, or correspondence with mem- bers of her widespread family. All the Queen’s private letters are written in Eng- lish, not in German, as many think; and, in fact, German is so little spoken among the royal family that even when the Crown Prince of Germany comes over he speaks English at Court, like his wife’s relatives. The Queen reads all the daily newspapers. and the pro- prietors of the Daily Telcgsaph with the vein of toadyism that distinguishes them, print several copies of their journal for the royal ‘ palaces on special paper. The Queen’s do. I votion to State affairs is well known, and her . intervention in them, particularly when re- j ligious questions are involved, is not at all half-hearted. She also exercises her own discretion very freely in the appointment of Bishops and Peers. Dr. Tait was nominated by her to the See of Canterbury before Mr. Disraeli had recommended anyone ; and about a year previously her Majesty had flatly refused to bestow a mitre on Dr. Words- worth, owing to the protests which this di- vine had entei'ed when Dr. Stanley was made Dean of Westminster. A little later she con- sented to appoint Dr. Wordsworth to the See of Lincoln, but rather as a compllment to his scholarly attainments than out of any feel- ing for his views as a. churchman. As to Peers, the Queen, anxxous to pre- serve the prestige of .the nobility, has made it her rule never to cnnoble men of small for- tune. unless they were persons of fairly ad- vanced age, having no sons. On a certain occasion, when advised to raise to the Peer- age a diplomatist more ambitious than wealthy, she replied pretty shrewdly :â€"â€"“I should be rendering hima poor service ;" and the diplomatist had to be content With the ribbon of G. C. B. I have just alluded to Dean Stanley. He is, of all divines in the Church of England. the one whom the Queen likes best as a preacher, and this liking is backed by a. pretty strong personal regard. During the lifetime of Lady Augusta Stanley, Her Majesty was a frequent visitor at the Deanery, and there on several occasions met Mr. Carlyle. Mr. Carlyle (who, by the by, refused the Grand Cross of the Bath at the the same time when Mr. Tennyson declined a baronetcy) is no courtier, and his unsophis- cated manners more than once amused the the Queen. One day, being. perhaps, “hard of hearing,” and wishing to hear Her Ma- jesty‘s remarks distinctly, he came close to her, dragging a chair after him, and having made himself may by her side, proceeded to question her as to her historical likes and dislikes, instead of waiting until he was him- self questioned. It should be mentioned in connection with these visits to the Deanery, that whenever the Westminster boys heard of them they used to troop out and pray that a half~holiday might be commanded for them, a petition which was always complied with. -â€"Most of the English cathedrals still hear marks of ill-usage in “ the troubles.” Almost the only one that did not suffer at the hands of Cromwell’s army was York Minster. The tamoda Fairfax was in command there, and would not hear of the desecration of the pride of his native county, deeply to the chagrin those who had vowed its destruction. GOSSIP ABOUT THE QUEEN. OVER THE BANISTERS. That he fell in victory, fighting for the re- lief of Lucknow, is what you will have al- ready heard. It is in tho repetition of that sad news you will find, I trust, some consolation for such a grevious be- reavement. He had often been “humming a tune of late: (From the London Times.) Few can have read of the lamentable ex- plosion on board her Majesty's ship Thund- erer without a feeling of sympathy with those who have thus lost relatives or friends. One of the killed was Lieut. Edward Daniel of the Royal Marine Artillery, a fine and promising young oflicer. About twenty-one years ago two of his brothers were likewise suddenly deprivedoi life. Lieut. Daniel of the Royal Engineers, just entering on a career of promise, was thrown from a tax cart and killed near Guildford Barracks. He had a few nights previously performed in some amateur theatricals before the Queen. With her usual goodness, the Queen was pleased to convey to his parents her regret that one who had contributed so much to her amusement should have met with such an untimely end. Then, almost immediately afterward, Mid- shipman Martin Daniel. of her Majesty’s ship Shannon. was killed when serving with the Naval Brigade at the relief of Lucknow, I will quote the words of his Captaln, the late Sir William Peel, when writing of the event, Dec. 16, 1857 : “ What will they say in England when the story there is told “I It was in front of the Shah Nugget, and in command of an eight-inch howitzer, _t];e noble boy was killed. The enemy’s fire was very heavy, and I hadjust asked him if his gun was ready. He replied. “ All ready, sir ; ” when I said. “ Fire the howitzer," and he was answering, “ Aye, aye, when a round shot, in less than a moment of time. deprived him of life. We buried him near where he fell, out chaplain reading the ser-_ vice. and in laying him in his resting place 'we felt-â€"Oaptain. ofiicers, and menâ€"that we had lost one of the best and noblest of the Shannons. And now a. third son has been snatched away. Thelast time I saw Lieut. Edward Daniel was at the Naval College at Greenwich. nearly three years ago. Any of his messmates who may read this will remember the fine, active. manly fellow, first. in all games, and in everything that was good. He was, a. few days ago, the winner of the hurdle race open in the fleet at Artaki Bay. THE V’IIDLENT DEATH 0! THREE GALLAN'I.‘ BROTHERS. They’llsay in dear old England, they’ll sag t’waspobly (1096:" A story comes to us from Ottawa that will be read with interest by every ambitious boy 3 in the Dominion :â€"-Twenty years ago when l the seat of government was stationed in To- ‘ ronto, and the present Sir John Macdonald and the late Sir Geo. Cartier and other Cana- nian puplic men, well known to fame, ruled 1‘ over departments in the Old Hospital in a King street, a building long since gone the ‘ way of many other of the ancient edifices of “Little York,” there lived a certain Deputy head whose official existence was one long rule of tyranny and oppression. This bad old manhad for a clerk a. young law student, who from day to day and monthtomonth and year to year bore quietly and with exemplary patience the ill-treatment of his superior. A day came, however, when the gentle patience of the clerk Was not proof against the domi- neering and insulting spirit of his ancient enemy, and there would have been blows but for the interference of another clerk in the same building. Taking his younger friend aside. he counselled still greater forbearance. “Have patience, B," be urged ; “when I am Chief Justice of Upper Canada and you are minister of the Crown we’ll put old Beeswax in his place i" Words spoken in jest fre- quently come true. Eighteen years had scarcely passed away ere the speaker sat in Osgoode Hall with the ermine l “ And the otherâ€"the patient and long suflering youth” â€" some boy exclaims “what became of him?” Well, sir. that good and exemplary yo g gentleman. who bore his stripes so patien y and exercised such remarkable self-govern- mefle, he, in the month of October last, was sworn of the Queen’s Privy Council, and is now one of the Marquis of Lorne’s ad- visers l l Every boy can point his own mor- al.-â€"-Mail BOYS MAKE YOUR OWN FDR’I‘UNES The fattening of fowls for the market has for a long time occupied the attention of poultry men in this country, but while nearly every known natural process for making the birds lake on flesh has been put in practice, little or no regard has ever, I believe, been paid to the use of artificial means for the purpose of bringing about easier and more rapid results. In France and some other countries on the continent (.5 Europe the fat- tening of poultry has been i it years a study, until it has been reduced to a science. Nature is assisted in its work wherever it is practic- able,many curious and ingenious inrtruments for feeding the little birds have been invented. Probably one of the most simple as well as the most effectual of these machines, is now ‘ in successful operation in the poultry estab- lishment of a gentleman near Paris. It is constructed in the form of a small rubber pipe about four feet in length. one end of which is attached to a little pump, while the other is placed in a vessel holding the food, which is in a liquid form. The fowls are put in a large coop or cage, which is separated , into compartments holding only one bird each, 1room enough being allowed for very little ex- ercise. It is ascertained by experiment just how much food each fowl can digest comfort- fortably, and the amount is marked on the coop under each division. The food con- sisting of a mixture of Indian meal, barley meal, milk and water, is put into the machine which is rolled up in front of the nest by means of a light truck, and the operator. opening the bird’s mouth, inserts the tube and gently pumps the fluid into the crop, a small faucet being turned when a sufficient quantity has been introduced. A skillful operator will feed about 60 fowls and hour, and perform the work neatly without cruelty. After having been fed in this manner for a few times. the birds become very tractable, and rather seem to enjoy the operation. The time required to fatten the poultry treated as above. is from fifteen to twenty days, accord- ing to age and previous conditionâ€"«Ex- change. THE Famine RAILWAY nouns. The persistency with which certain jonr- nals decry the Bute and uphold the alleged superior advantages of the Burrard Inlet route for the Pacific Railway, in the teeth, as it would seem, of both imperial and Domin- ion necessities, would almost lead to the be- lief that personal interests had been created since the adoption by the late Government of the latter route, and that those interests override, in some quarters, considerations of patriotism and public duty. The selection of a. route to the Pacific ought not to be regarded otherthen a purely national concern. Partyism shouldnotfigure in discussions involving, not only immense responsibilitiel, but expendi- VOL. XXI. ARTIFLCIAL FATTENING. [From the Ottawa. Free PreasJ YORK tures which must hang round the neck of the country for generations. Every man, be he Rouge or Bleu, Tory or Grit, should ap- proach a subject of this magnitude with a desire to conserve the permanent interests of the country, irrespective of partizan or per- sonal interests, and we are persuaded that when Parliament meets and the question of the route comes up for discussion, any scheme that may be brought forward in substitution of that adopted by the late Government will be discussed on its merits alone, and without reference to politics. The Globe, which has proved itself a steady champion of the Burrard Inlet route, on the score, mainly, of economy, has totally set aside the recommendations of Admiral de Horsey and also the now un- doubted fact that the route surveyed by Mr. Marcus Smith is calculated to open up the entire Fertile Belt. While the more Southern route adopted by the late Government on the acquiescence rather than on the recommenda- tion of Mr. Sandford Fleming would open up a tract of territory comparatively sterile. If it 1s true that the least result of Mr. Smith’s calculating goes to show that the Pine River route, instead of costing twenty millions more, as stated by the Globe, can really be built for ten millions less than the estimated cost of the Southern route, and if. as seems daily more likely. the Hudson’s Straits and Bay route can be made available for the ship- ment of gram and cattle from the Saskatche- wan and Peace river valleys to English markets, then we think any Government would be abundantly justified in choosing the Pine River route as the nearest with which to connect Port Nelson with the interior, even apart from the strategic considerations which induced the Admiral of the Pacific Station to recommend Bute Inlet as the British Columbia mainland terminus. In the meantime it is understood the Gov- ernment has not come to any decision as to the route to be adopted, but it is said that a proposition will be made early in the Session to carry out the suggestions of the Deputy Minister of the Interior in the direction of testing the length of the season and the character of the navigation in Hudson’s Bay and Straits. by dispatching. during the ensu- ing spring, a properly-equipped and com- manded steamer for that purpose. And it will not be surprising if the Government defers the final selection of the railway route until the practicability, or otherwise, of the ocean route is satisfactorily established, in- asmuch as it may be obvious to the most ordinary observer that, upon the opening up of a cheap ocean route for the cereals of the Canadian North-west depends the importance of that territory .as an integral part of the Confederation. The granary of the conti- nent will be the one most easily accessible to sea-going ships, and, to all appearance, it lies within the Canadian Dominion. - The victim of one of the boldest robberies recently committed in England had the generic name of Miss Smith : but her iden- tity is clearly established when it is borne in mind that she lived in a village bearing the specific title of Pill. She was a vigorous old lady of seventy years,who managed her own farm, looked after the payment of a neigh- bor’s workpeople, and was in the habit of keeping considerable sums in gold in her cashâ€"box. Her only companion was a house- keeper, also an elderly woman. The ser- vants engaged about the farm slept at a. distance. On Friday night three weeks age the old lady and her old companion, after the fatigues of the day, sat down at the glowing kitchen fire to take a glass of “ something hot” before going to bed, as their custom was, and as the ruf‘fians who were watching,r outside probably knew it to be. The old housekeeper was bustling about getting it ready. and sharing her mistress’s cheerfulness, when a knock came to the door. The visitor was challenged, and de- scribed himself as “ a. policeman” who had come to tell her that there was “ something the matter with one of her pigs." Miss Smith called out that she “ thanked him kindly for calling,” and told her servant to open the door. The burglars had an easy task before them when the door was opened. The two old women were at their mercy. The :housekeeper, when she found herself roughly taken by the throat by one of the ruffians, begged for her life, readily consent- ing to hold her tongue and show them where the money was kept. Miss Smith showed more resolution, and tried to give the alarm. The robbers struck the poor old woman on the head with their bludgeons before she could utter acry, and bound her hands be- hind her back. Then. leaving her senseless and bleeding, they proceeded under the guidance of the terrified houskeeper to the bedroom where the cash-box lay, and quietly took possession of their booty. One of the gang stood outside, and said good-night civilly to a butcher's boy who happened to pass. The gang marched off in high spirits, lingering a minute or two to enjoy the ter- ror of the housekeeper, and declaring to her that they must have victuals and drink before the west. A SPECIMEN 0F ENGLISH "UT- RAGE. An adjourned meeting of creditors of Home & Burch,dry goods merchants. Stratford, was held in the Queen’s Hotel, Toronto. on the 7th inst., when the insolvents were examined before Mr. Thos. Miller the assignee. It ap- pears they commenced business in August. 1877. Mr. Home's capital was $1,000 which he got from his father-in-law ; Burch repre- sented that he was to get $1,000 from his brother, part of which he did get, but repaid it all except 9250. Mrs, orne has filed a claim for the above 31, 0. A statement producedby the assignee, and sworn to by the insolvents, shows : Direct liabilifiiesu Indirect do Privileged claims Total liabilities Nominal assets... .. ‘ N In their examination they state that they sold about $42,000 at a profit of 25 per cent. over cost showing that they must have spent together over $1,000 a. month during the six- teen months they were in business. But Mr. Home must needs spend a. few weeks in summer at Portland, and Busch a few weeks in the fall with his dogs and gun on the St. Clair Flats, making lame ducks. The as- signee is winding up the business. The es- tate will pay say 33 cents on the dollar. They bought exclusively in Toronto.â€"Joumal of Commerce. Awomau telegrapher says: I make it a rule to read messages literally and before the writer leaves my desk. It you telegraph ‘two and two make five,’ it’s not my place to tell you they make four. I did that once. A tall old man with a cigarette in his mouth, and a tremendous weed on his hat, gave me this message: “ The Fall River boat leaves the foot of Twenty-third street at 4. Send the donkeys by mail.’ I said, ‘You’re mis- taken, sir ; the Fall River boat leaves the down-town pier at 5 o’clock, not 4.” I never shall forget the look he gave me. Said he: "Young Woman, you tend to your business and I’ll tend to the Fall River boat.’ After that, I’d have sent the Bible backward and called my baby a bear, it a customer so wrote it on the blank.’ NT (EASE. A SPECIMEN IN!0LV Deficiency DUTY OF A 'I‘ELEGBAPHEB. $24,516 18 .. 18,964 05 $22,640 61 ‘. 1,357 26 518 31 RICHMOND, THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1879. The champion living skeleton just now is a man of forty years, named Isaac W. Spranue, who was born in Massachusetts ant‘ since the age of twelve has possessed a remarkable “inside.” He weighs forty-five pounds in his tights and Spangled jacket, and thinks he will never kick the beam with a more gener- ous allowance of avoirdupois. He eats three good meals a day, but gets no more nourish- ment out of them than Colonel Sellers de- rives from turnips and waterâ€"perhaps not quite so much. What becomes of all the nitrogen, carbon, and other things that a rousing and continuous appetite tempts him to stow away within himself, Sprague doesn’t profess to know. He thinks it queer, and so it is. The doctors are as much puzzled over it as he is, they all “ give it up]? Given the fact thataman with a zest for succulent food as great as that of Dugalé Dalgetty can- not persuade the forces mfi‘lin him to ohym- ify a particle of it, and given also the fact that he is hale and hearty but can make no muscle and is at best a bag of bones. how are these phenomena to be explained .9 It is as odd and inexplicable as the case of the man whose carotid artery spouted bleed after he had been buried in the ground four days. A talk with Sprague on New Year’s day brought out the following points : “ Feel my clavicle," he said. It was felt. “ Do you feel it move in and out 7" -‘ Yes Does the movement give you pain ?” “ None whatever. I suppose it is because there are no muscles left there. The bone plays in and out of the socket without distressing me at all. Now feel my biceps ." A Talk whia Man who Weigh!- Fol-ty- Five Pounds. There wasn't any biceps. only the intan- gible shadow of one. Accordingly, it was useless to seek for (me. Manifestly. Sprague was nota Goliah. He: was hardly up to David’s mark. He couldn’t have slung, a stone worth a cent. “Now look at my hand. You see I have some power in itâ€"not much; but I can feed myself, and write' very well.” The hand was supple eggugh to clutch a fee and pouch it promptly. Evidently that hand inadrnot lost iys cunninga “ Mr. Sprague, what sort 'of people are your relatives ?” “ All fully developed. My brothers are very large men; my parents above the common size. Can you imagine why I am left in this state, or why my children are large people? You see their photographs on the table there before you. I look rather slim alongside of them don’t Iâ€"and I am free to say I don’t understand the freaks of nature." And so this hale. hearty bag of bones talked on. apparently unconscious that he was even a greater curiosity that the kead- and-gone Colvin Epsom, whose attenuated body, was dissected not long ago in one of hospitals by inquisitive doctors, who were not able to explain why he was and always con- tinued a to be living ‘ skeleton. George Emmett, a sallow-complexioned in- dividual. of Spanish extraction, well known in St. Thomas as the proprietor of a movable shooting gallery, was arraigned at the Police Court on Tuesday morning, charged by his wife Ida with having beaten and otherwise ill-treated her. Ida, who hails from the town-‘ ship of Walsingham. and does not appear to be more than seventeen years of age, told her pitiful tale amid frequent sobs. She had met Emmett and had married him after a week’s acquaintanceâ€"being evidently enamored by his captivating and attractive appearance. They were bound together in holy wedlock on the 21st of December, just one month ago, and ever since that time constant bickeriugs and unhappiness have been their lot, the fond swain relieving the monotony by applying vile epithets to the woman he had vowed “to love, honor and protect,” and oc- casionally. as she alleges. beating her. This was allowed to continue until Sunday last, when her overtasked nature could no longer endure the affliction. and she had George arrested. In the course of he): evidence, oom- plainant swore that her husband had fre- quently threatened her life, and told her that he had already killed five women and she would be the sixth. He also accused her of being unfaithful, and said if he saw her on the street with any person he would shoot her dead. She acknowledged having called her hus- ‘ band a black fool. Emmett, was fined 84 and costs, or 30 days days in jail at hard labor, his Worship advising the young girl to return i to her parents. (From the New York Commercial Advertiser.) (From the Emerson, Man, International.) 1382 Ourlast issue contalned mention of the bare fact that Louis Riel, ext-President of the pro- visional government formed at the time of the Red River rebellion. had arrived at Pem- bina. We have since learned that Riel, who reached Pembina about a fortnight agoi put up at the Winchester House, and that the following day he removed to the house of Norman Gingras. Soon after he left for Gingras‘s farm at Smugglers’ Point. just at the boundary, but some sixteen miles back from the Red River. His presence in Pem- bina was known to only a few persons, in- cluding Jud La More, U. S. Deputy Mar- shal, and Mr. Cavilier. the post master. Riel paid several visits to families of his acquan- tance. and the ladies are all in love with him. “ He’s such a fine-looking man,” they 'say ; but most of them add he has “wicked” eyes. which comment coming from the fair sex,is not necessarily unflattering. When questioned as to his health, and when he obtained his liber- ations from that “ asylum,” Riel would laugh till his sides ached, treating the story as a capital joke. The truth is that he has been improving the season of his supposed ban- ‘ ishment from her Majesty’s dominions by a course of study in a college in the Province 0 Quebec, where he has been afiorded:sanctuary â€"which is just all the "asylum" there has been about it. Riel, who is still an outlaw, the term of his banishment. according to his own statement. not having expired by some fourteen months, said the object of his ap- proach to the boundary of Manitoba was with the view of seeing the beloved country of his birth again. and of visiting his relatives. He declared he had no intention of entering Manitoba until the prescribed period of his banishment had transpired; but we learn that he crossed from Smugglers‘ Point to the place of Charles Grant, said to be on the Canadian side, near the Menonite settlement. on New Yew Year’s Day, and that he stated his intention of going as far as the Boyne. â€"“ What is meant by conscience 2" asked an English schoolmaster of his class. “ A hinwsrd monitor." “ What do you under- stand by monitor 2" " Ahironolsd," ropliod the intelligent youth. The Ontlnw’s Visit lo the Boundary 0! Manitoba. A “Jig KILLIHD E!‘1\E “'OZVIEN. A LIVING SKE hn’ron. (From the St. Thomas Times.) Lonls'nuih. Brutnlfiy‘ / \ ( gram/W L â€" «~â€" 2‘ '~ â€"In spite of all that was sa'gl about the popularity of the new Earl of Leitrim a. force of forty police has just been marched into the Funnel; portion of the estate and the old bar- racks are being put m order for permanent occupation. â€"The Edinburgh Town Council, as well as the U. P. Presbytery, adopted resolutions re- cently in favor of legalizing marriages with the sisters of deceased wives, though the or- thodox minority in the latter august body vehemently quoted Leviticus xviii., 18. â€"In China. one of the delicacies at the tables of the rich consists of half-hatched eggs. â€"The proprietors of the London Teltgraph print several copies of that journal on special paper for the royal palaces. â€"Prof. David Swing will not have to preach in a. theatre next year, as his Chicago friends are going to build for him a lecture hall cost- ing $150,000. â€"-5‘ A Guzzling Preacher ” the New Cove- nant (Universaliat) calls Mr. Spurgeon, being unaware that Neal Dow’s story has been thor- oughly refuted. â€"An attempt is being made to reopen the edifyiug Bagot will case at Dublin, the oppo- nents of the widow denouncinlg the original trial as a miscarriage of justice. â€"â€"Prof. L. 8. Arnold reports that of six- teen oleomargarine factories known to him in this country, thirteen had failed, though backed with an aggregate of $1.800,000 to begin with. He thinks that the remainder are running ona. very small profit, if any. â€"-â€"A solar telegraph is used in communi- cating with the Faulkner’s island light-house, off Guilford, Conn, combinations of quick and long flashes forming words and convey- ing messages. The keepers of the light are sometimes shut off from the shore for months dating the’ winter and find the telegraph handy. â€"â€"Francis J. Oliver of Somerville, Mass, keptacandy store, and about the sweetest thing in it was Grace Mathews, the clerk. Although Mr. Oliver was 77 years old, and she only 20, he thought she meant it when she promised to marry him. He gave her $50 to buy a. wedding dress and she went out as though to make the purchase but never returned. â€"Rev. Dr. Jeter of Richmondtold this story at his own expense : Many years ago an art- less stranger, whom I casually met, said to me: “I hear you preach every Sunday. You are the gmtest preacher I ever did hear.” “Ah,” said I, “ you have not, I suppose, heard Mr. M. preach.” (At that time Mr. M. was attracting great attention by his ser- mons.) “Yes.” he replied, ‘- 1 have heard Mr. M. several times. He is a great preacher; but he is not so great a preacher as you are. You have the mourufulest voice of any man I ever did hear.” â€"The papooses at the Indian village of Pashawba, Minn., slide down hill barefoot. â€"â€"A Justice of the Peace at Hoohelaga, a suburb of Montreal, is also the village lamp- lighter. -â€"London Truthâ€"“One day. as he was musing on these things in sore perplexity, he entered his wife's dressing room and saw a box of pastilles on the table. The lid was marked ‘Lavender drops.’ Mechanically lnny's husband opened the box and put one he‘pfistflicsfimhis mouth. Theywe’re large white things like dragies, but instantly John Ameroy had crunched one his mouth was filled with undiluted alcohol of fearful strength. So again he had his wife’s secret. She got drunk off the pastilles, specially pre- pared by a. roguish chemist for persons like herself, and innocently styled ‘Lavender Drops.’ " â€"During the lifetime of Lady Auguste Stanley. Her Majesty was a frequent visitor at the Deanery, and there on several occasions met Mr. Carlyle. Mr. Carlyle, (who, by the bye, refused the Grand Cross of the Beth at the same time when Mr. Tennyson declined a. baronetcy) is no courtier. and his unsophisti- cated manners more than once amused the Queen. One day, being perhaps “ hard of hearing,” and wishing to hear Her Majesty’s remarks distinctly, he came close to her, dragging a chair after him, and having made himself cosey by her side, proceeded to ques‘ tion her as to her historical likes and dislikes, inf-teed of waiting till he was himself ques- tioned. â€"When the daily occupation is monoton- one and unengrossing, a full supply of excite- ment for the leisure hours may be desirable. but where the mental powers have been taxed to their utmost through the hours of labor, it is absolutely neccessary to health and hap’ piness that they be entirely released for at least a portion of the time that is left. It is not enough that the usual amount of time be spent in the absolute rest of sleep, if every waking hour be filled to the brim with eager, serious occupation. It is not enough that, certain hours be secured from absolute work, if they are still permeated with energetic thought. intense feeling, or exciting pleas- ures. The mind needs rest from effort in its waking hoursâ€"a time when it may rightly lay aside its activity and enjoy being acted upon by calm and gentle influences. â€"â€"-’1‘he Christian Mirror has a note from the Rev. C. D. Crane. who was surprised by hearing sung in the church where he was worshipping a. hymn in which Toplady’s “ Rock of Ages" is psrodied and disowned as no longer expressive of the advanced Chris- tian's experience. Instead of singing “ Simply to Thy cross I cling." the new be- liever says : To that cross I cling no longer, Doubts and fears no longer feel, Faith and hope and love axe-stronger. Jesus’ blood doth full heal. Now my song is not, " ’m clinging."â€" '1‘hst to me would now be 1085, When mind, heart and soul are singing, “ I am resting at the cross." Chorusâ€"I was clinging, Now I‘m resting, Sweetly resting at the cross. Presently, suggests a. critic, these people will get beyond praying, and will sing : I was pm '11 , , Now I'm IEvign , Surely having Iwant. -â€"Lord Carhsle, so favorably known in this country as Lord Morpeth, having passed. here the greater part of 1844, kept a very accurate journal of his days’ doings from 1843 to his death, which has been edited by his sister, the Hon. Caroline Lascelles, and printed for private circulation among his family and friends. His intimate friendship and constant association with the most emi- nent persons of his time of every country give to its special charm and interest. Lord Carlisle gives an interesting account of the funeral of Campbell, the poet, at Westmin- ster Abbey. The pall bearers were: Sir Robert Peel, Lords "Aberdeen Brougham, Campbell, Leigh, Dudley Stuart, and the late Duke of Argyll. The Macallumore, while putting on his scarf, observed in shocking taste : “There never was a greater farce. He was an old drunkard.” There was an im- mense crowd, honorable to his fame, but many men of note, among them Macaulay, Sheil, Hohhouse, Milnes, were -â€"People may live to see a vast inland sea in Africa, in the natural basin to the north of the desert of Sahara. M. de Lessep’s sur- veyors have found that the country through which it is proposed to cut a canal is of sand and soft earth, and entirely free from rocks or other obstacles. â€"A dancing idiot, ten years of age, is a resident of Indianapolis. Ever since his birth he has been going through the motions of a waltz to silent music. He is never still in his waking hours. His mother had danced to excess at a ball just before he was born. â€"0rton. the Ticbborne claimant, has pro- duced a poem about his deceased friend,Whal ley, M. P., who is described as being sur- rounded by a choir of singing angels, while justice descends to liberate the imprisoned heir amid the cheers and tears of a rejoicing and repentant nation. â€"Electric-carriage lamps a French inven- flhut out tor proposes to produce, so that ordinary from 9411 3631‘ EPPIOMh by Brougham. from 8: carriages drawn by horses will be illuminated jealously of Campbell’s having been the first He progenitor of the London University. by electricity supplied by the rotary motion of their wheels, locomotives while in motion was buried in the middle of the transept, notl will light up the trains they draw, and I for from the statue of Addison. There was a L ateamshids supply themselves with powerful large attendance of Poles. lights. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS- Re HANEY; CONSOLIDATED BANK v. HANEY. -â€"Dav1dson moved for an administration order of H. R. Harley’s estate. Spragge contra. Order made to administer real and personal estate with reference to St. Cathar- inea. ATTORNEY-GENERAL vs. INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE Co.â€"-â€"This is an information filed last week in the Court of Chancery by her Majesty‘s Attorney-General for the Province of Ontario at the relation of Robert George Barrett against the International Bridge Company and the Grand Trunk Railway Company seeking the assistance of the Court to compel the defendants to so change the nature of the International Bridge, crossing Niagara River from Victoria. on the Cana’ dian side, to Blackrock, near Buflalo, on the American side. as to permit the crossing of the same by persons on foot and in carriage, setting forth that the Act incorporating the Bridge Company provides that the bridge should be so constructed. This is a matter of very great importance to all those residlng in the neighbourhood of the bridge, on both sides of the river, and particularly to Mr. Barrett, the relator, who is very largely in- terested in the lands immediately adjoining the bridge on the Canadian side. [From the Davenport (Iowa) Democrat.] l A solitary gentleman, sixty years of age, possessing property, and being filled with 11‘ desire to have a home of his own, and a wife to keep it in order, conceived the idea of call- 1 ing upon a very estimable lady whom he had i heard of, but never met or spoken to, and of presenting the case for her consideration. He called at the house where the object of his choice resided, and asked to see her. She made her appearance and he made known his business. He stated briefly that he was alone in the world, desired to marry, and heard of her eminent qualifications, offered to provide her a good home, to care for her, and asked her to become his wife. In the same strictly business manner the lady responded that she had heard favorably of her present caller, she had no home of her own, and had no objec- tion to sharing one of his providing. The happy arrrangement was thus at once con- cluded, and the gentleman left. On Wed- nesday he called again for her, they walked to a minister’s residence and were married. Neither of the parties had known each other previous to this unique beginning of their acquaintance. The lady is about forty years of age. The following suits were up in Chancery Chambers, Toronto, on Monday: (From the Poughkeepsie News.) Some years ago Mr. T. Muckenhoupt of this city went fishing. and, as he supposed, caught cold, which settled in his ear. At all events the:hearing was seriously impaired,and for a. few days there was an itching sensation. This subsided, but the deafnesshas continued up to this time. On Saturday last, while in conversation with Dr. W. B. Hull, Mr. M. spoke of the trouble. and the doctor told him if he would come to his ofiice he would see what was the trouble. Dr. Hull made an examination. and soon discovered there was i_n the en; a foreign substance of some kind, A Beetle in a Man’s Ear for Three Years By the aid of a; smefi'b’firwof forceps Bison? drew out what seemed to be the leg of an in- sect, and continuing the operation, succeeded in removing the body of a bug known as the “beetle.” After its removal M. was able to hear considerable better. It is a remarkable case, and may seem somewhat incredible, but the facts are beyond question. Dusss WARMLY AT Homeâ€"No defense against draughts is so perfect, says the Lon- don Spectator, as a common silk handker- chief tied over the head. and a silk vest or one of wash-leather put on between the shirt and waistcoat will keep the body more equably warm than a good fire. A wedded coat will enable the chilly man to sit and work anywhere indoors and so will an extra suit of thin flannel worn during the whole of the active day. Just let any one who doubts what we say try the very simple expedient, when the chilliness becomes unbearable, of putting on his dressing-gown over his ordin. any clothing, and in five minutes he will be perfectlycomfortable and readyfor any work; while he will not sufler. as he fancies he will, when he goes out of doors. The popular notion upon that subject is a mere delusion. You are not strengthened for outdoor work by shivering indoors, but rather weakened, habitual warmth, if not too great, being one of the best preservatives of constitutional strength. A chilly men might as well refuse blankets in bed because they would increase his sense of cold when he got up, as refuse warm clothing indoors because out of doors he would not be sensible of his great-coat. The object is not to be sensible of a pleasant difference, but to be and to remain moderate- ly and healthfully warmâ€"to be insensible, in } fact, to ordinary diflerences of temperature. â€"Ostrich-feathers are clown. At Gr ahams- town, in South Africa, perfect white feathers can be had for 3725 a. pound, fine white plumes for 3200, black ones for about $70, and drab and fancy colors for $20. â€"The proprietor of s. building site in Wis- consin advertises his land for sale in this wise : “ The town of Poggis and the surround- ing country is the most beautiful which nature ever made. The scenery is celestial ; also two weggons and a yoke of steers. -â€"-The Geographical Society of Paris has taken his initiatory steps toward forming an emigration society, which will give informa- tion to those desiring to emigrate regarding all sections of the civilized world. It will describe the advantages and disadvantages of emigration in detail. IMPORTANT CHANUEBY SUITS. A BUSINESS-LEKE COURTSHIP. â€"On Christmas Day grave-robbers at Tonnerre.Ftance, tried to break into the cofiin of the Marquis de Taulay, buried eleven years ago. in the hope of obtaining some costly jewels interred with the body. They broke into the vault and through two or thtge cofiins, and then had to â€"â€"People may live to see a vast inland sea in Africa, in the natural basin to the north of the desert of Sahara. M. de Lessep’s sur- veyors have found that the country through which it is proposed to cut a canal is of sand and soft earth, and entirely free from rocks or other obstacles. â€"A dancing idiot, ten years of age, is a resident of Indianapolis. Ever since his birth he has been going through the motions of a waltz to silent music. He is never still in his waking hours. His mother had danced to excess at a, ball just before he was born. â€"0rtcn, the Tichbome claimant, has pro- duced a poem about his deceased friend,Wha1 ley, M. P., who is described as being sur- rounded by a. choir of singing angels. while justice descends to liberate the imprisoned heir amid the cheers and tears of a. rejoicing and repentant nation. AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. WHOLE N0. 1,075â€"NO. 35. Of the late Czar Nicholas, “A Russian Nihilist” tells in the North American Review a striking story. A young student. a relative of the writer, had, with a few friends, formed a literary society in which the works of con- temposary political economists, publicists and philosophers were read and debated. The secret police denounced this society as a re- volutionary organization, and the young student was imprisoned and condemned to Siberia. All possible influence was brought to bear upon the Czar, but in vain, and at last the young man's mother, meeting the Czar one day in the Summer Garden, knelt and implored her son’s pardon, asserting his innocence. The Czar seemed touched, and promised to give the youth a personal inter- view. The latter was brought to his Majesty the next day, and the Czar, forcing him *on his knees before an image of the Saviour, ex- claimed : “Can you swear before the Almighty God that neither you nor your associates had any criminal design against my life ? Can you swear that you believe in the holiness and eternity of the Russian autocracy ?” The surprised prisoner answered : ‘-‘ I can swear to your Majesty that neither I nor any of my friends had the remotest idea against your safety. As to the autocratic form of govern- ment, I cannot conscientiously swear that I believe in its eternity. The history of other countries teaches us that the time must come, even in Russia, when the people itself will take part in the government.” The Czar tenderly embraced the student, and gvring him a ring drawn from the imperial finger, said : ‘* This is a token of respect from your Czar. You have been sincere and truthful to me, and there is nothing I hate as much as a lie." He then approached the writing table where lay the student’s sentence of exile, and with one stroke of the penâ€" signed the paper I “ l pity you from the bottom of my heart,” he said : “you are an honest man, and an honest man, true to his convictions, is more dangerous to autocrasy than an unprincipled rascal. Therefore, I must punish you, though never was this duty more painful to me than now. God bless you, my son, and judge me mercifully if I should appear to be in the wrong.” Then, once, more embracing the student, he dismissed him to Siberia. A private detective who lives in Forty-second street, New York, and whose name is Ralph Wells, received on Saturday last the following telegram from Montreal :â€" -‘ Mr. Ralph Wells, New York. “ I am credibly informed that the bofiy of Mr. Stewart is in this city ; will give you full particulars for half the reward ; can be found at Galt House, street of the Winds, at any time after six p. m.” A Cruel Helixâ€"now a \‘Vag Brew on I New York Deleclive. v . " BERRY PLYMPTON." The detective lost no time in reaching Montreal, but as the whole thing was a cruel and contemptible joke, he returned imme- diately to New York after having been put to considerable expense. By a, mere accident a Gazzttc representative learned of the hoax on Sunday morning but no mention was made of the affair until it was found out to be correct. A more silly and witless practical joke we have not heard of for manya day, and if the perpetrator of it could be discovered he should be severely punished. ' Mr. Wells sent the following letter 'to this oflice last nignt in answer to a. telegram sent him on Monday, and which he received on his arrival home: NEW You, January 27. City Editor, Gazette, Montreal :â€" DEAR Sm,â€"In answer to your inquiry re- garding the manner in which I was hoaxed by some evil-disposed person in your city, I will only state that the affair was true, but I have not the slightest idea who the indivi- dual was. I never was in Montreal before, nor am I acquainted with any parties there. The idea never struck me that there was no Galt House” in Montreal. or that the “ Street of the Winds” was a fictitious name. If you can learn who the party was, you would greatly oblige by letting me know im- mediately. Truly yours, v lav “ RALPH WELLS." P. S.-â€"â€"If you had not telegraphed I never would have mentioned the circumstance as I considered the trick too contemptible to notice. R. W. A remarkable dropsy case is reported from Franklin, Delaware county. Mrs. Addie Law- ton was tapped for the first time in February, 1871. Since that time she has been tapped 190 times, and 4,969 pounds of water have been taken from her. Within the last year she has had the operation performed once a. week. Although a great sufferer, she is able to be up and attend to her household duties most of the time. An English church association in Man- chester has hit upon an admirable device for relieving distress. The ladies purchase ma- terials and cut out garments for distribution among the poor. and then hire needy women to make them at low wages. The sewing wo- men work from eleven to four, are given a good dinner and paid an English sixpence for a day’s work. The advantage of this system of relieving the poor is that it brings them out of their own homes into a room which be- longs to the ladies, and where the latter can ‘exercise some beneficial influence upon the l poor women whom they thus gather together. None but the really destitute care to work for such low wages, and the fact that they are thus willing to help themselves is proof that they are at least deserving of assistance. After a few days a marked improvement is discernible in the conduct and appearance of the poor women, and the ladies come to find the work more engrossing and interesting than they would ever have imagined it pos- sible. One advantage is that the women are taken away from the depressing surround- ings of their own home, where it is difficult for a stranger to visit them and influence them for good without some feeling of being an intruder. The ladies can, however. make their own room as bright and cheerful and homelike as their taste can suggest, and they can, by reading to the women. or by music or singing. confer pleasure and benefits on them which it would be impossible to do in their own homes. Rev. Alphonse Pilletiere, aged 43 years, dropped dead in New York while perfoxming a marriage ceremony. - California cactus is one of the newest articles from which paper is made, and a process has been patented in Germany by Mr. Nordlinger, of Stuttgart, for rendering the fibre of the hop plant sufiiciently tractable for the purpose. The stems and other parts parts of the plant are boiled in Water and soap for three-quarters of an hour, thorough- by weehed,and then again boiled in very much diluted acetic acid. The fibres are then washed. dried and combed, and are ready for working. â€"Dr. Hale of Chicago, taking as his text the case of a women who was run over on the street and killed, because she drew back after starting to cross ahead of a pair of horses, says that he is surprised that more women are not hurt in the same way. “A woman starts to cross the street.” he says, “and when she gets one-third or half way over she sees a. team approaching ; the driver in nearly every instance watches her move- ments, and seeks to drive in behind her. If she keeps on her way. all is well. If she only stands still she is perfectly safe. But here comes in the strange and fatal idiosyn- crasy of her sex. Just as the driver thinks he can safely drive behind her, she stops, starts hack a few steps, and, unless the driver is prompt. and draws his horse back on his hsunches. the woman is under his feet, or knocked down." THE DEAD lYlll‘Ll0NAlRE. CURIOSII‘Y 0F DISEASE. A TOUOHING SCENE. (Montreal Gazette.)