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WEEK’S NEWS CANADIAN. The Canadian Pacific railway has issued a new grain tariff, making three cents rc- duction per hundrin pounds. Mr. \V. H. Bennett, M.P. for East Sii‘r- coe, who has been seriously ill, is almost completely restored to health. A forgery was cinimitted on three banks in Peterborough, the other day, by which two hundred and twenty-five dollars were obtained. Large catches of mackerel have been made along the crust of Nova Scotia, adlu- cent to Halifax. They will be mostly shipped to the United States. The ceremony of laying the corner-stone of the monument to M. de \faissoneuve, the founder of Ville Marie, took place Monday morning on the Place d’Armes square, Montreal. It is understood that a meeting is to he called in \Vindsor at an early date to Organize an Independence of Canada. party, and to select a candidate to contest a seat at the next elections. The inmates of the Hamilton Insane asylum were on Saturday given a trip to the Beach by the steamer Mazeppa. On the return a patient named La Fortune jumped overboard and was drowned. The Quebec Government has cancelled _. the unearned provincial subsidies to the extent of nearly three million dollars of all railways which hive not complied with the conditions under which such subsidies were voted. Lieut-(ieneral Laurie, ex-M. P., who is now in Ottawa, says that he will again be a. candidate for the British House of Com mons at the nert general elections, and that he has strong hope of succeeding next time. The Labor day procession in Montreal was a very large one. It extended along the streets for more than a mile, and it was estimated that upwards of four thou- sand members of the various labour unions were in the parade. The parishioners of Varennes held a meeting on Sunday to discuss the proposed change in the tithe system, by which the dues are to be paid in cash instead of grain, etc. The change is agreeable to both the Cures and the people. Sir Charles Tupper, in an interview at VVinuipeg, said that he was confident that ‘ he could offer to the British Department of Agriculture such overwhelming testimony that the Government must give way and remove the embargo on Canadian cattle. Mr. Huddart, of the Australia-Canadian steamship line who sailed by the Parisian for England on Sunday, is sanguine of securing a subsidy of fifty thousand dollars a year from the Queensland Government, and proposes asking the Victoria Govern- ment to give a. liberal Subvention to 'the enterprise. BRITISH. Owing to the exceptional and long con- tinned heat of the summer, both England and France are suffering from a. plague of wasps. Floods are causing great damage in the Province of Behar, Bengal. The rice crops are ruined, and thousands of people are homeless. The British residents in Paris intend giv- ing awedding present to the Duke and Duchess of York, consisting of a. Sevres dessert service. The Bangkok correspondent of the Lon~ don Times says that England is attacked through Siam, and has already lost prestige in the East thereby. Ten thousand more miners in South Wales and Monmouthshire have gone back to work in the colleries. The number of men still out is about thirty thousand. The English Government will send Sir Michael Durant shortly on a special mission t9 Cabul to settle with the Ameer the ques~ tion of succession to the throne of Afghan- istan. _Another patient, the daughter of a. pre- Vious victim, died of Asiatic cholera. in Hull on Sunday, two more deaths are re- ported from Grimsby, and there was a fatal case discovered in Belfast. The London Times says the friction be- tween the Healyitcs and the followers of Mr. Sexton is growing rapidly on the one point of dispute as to whether the American Parliamentary fund can be rightly applied to the relief of evicted tenants. It is learned that the Bank of England, having declined to lend three million five hundred thousand pounds to the India Office, the banking firm of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie 8: Co. has now offered a. loan of three million pounds to enable the Indian Government to force up the rate of exchange. UNUSED STATES. President Cleveland and family are now In Washington. Alonzo Clark, a racehorse owner of St. Louis,aftershooting and dangerously wound- ing his wife, yesterday committed suicide. _ Senator Sherman has expressed his will- ingness to vote for the passage of a closure rule in the discussion of the silver question. A special from Savannah, Ga... says that at least eight hundred persons were drowned in that vicinity during the recent storm, and that when all the reports are in no- wards of fifteen hundred will be found to have perished. The United States Senate, by thirty to twenty-seven, yesterday voted to adjourn, so that Mr. Stewart might have needed rest and have the floor today to continue his speech against the repeal hill. The vote was a triumph for the silver inen. Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, re- ferring to the silver question, says that the present scheme of the Democrats to make a gold standard is the most gigantic scheme of robbery ever attempted, and to frustrate it the people ought to rise in their might and hang some of its advocates. GENERAL. Lord Dufferin has returned to Paris in connection With the Franco-Siamesedisoufe. Herr Pasch, the notorious anti-Semite, has been pronounced a dangerous lunatic. Cholera in Hungary is now increasing rapidly. During 4‘3 hours there were 81 new cases and 41 deaths. It is thought that China may practic- - ally assert her rights of sovereignty over Siam, which she has never really abandon- ed. P existence of which was the greatest afflic- tion of his reign. _â€"â€"..__â€"- Money “'01! Spent. The buffalo of Ceylon carries his head in The French commander at Chantabon, iii Siam, asks for reinforcements from Saigon, as he considers his position un- safe. ' Four women have been murdei‘bd and mutilated after the fashion of Jack-the 'lipper within the last few days at Oostburg, iii the Netherlands. Private letters from the Congo state that Kerckhovcu's expedition was completely destroyed after their leaders death. Twenty white men lost their lives. Gen. DOllffS, commander of thc French troops in Dahomey, has telezraphed to the Government- that he will be unable to start for Upper llahomey until reinforced. Thousands of Poles have left the \Vursaw district in the last two weeks with the intention of going to America, but it is doubtfulwhether their money will enable them to get beyond England. The Lucania, the sister ship of the Cam- pania, which is on her way from Queenston to New York, did the first one hundred and nineteen miles of her voyage at the rate of twenty-one knots an hour. A four-year-old boy was rescued in an unconscious condition from the water in the Nordliafcn, in Berlin, on August 21th, and has been attacked by cholera, going to show that the water is infected. An Anarchisf named Olves, supposed to be the author of the recent dynamite ex- plosion at the residence of Senor Canovas del Castillo, was arrested at Lisbon, just as he was embarking for Buenos Ayres. The overdue steamer Alvo, from New York to \Vest Indian ports, \vitha Valuable cargo and many wealthy planters on board, has not been reported at any of the Bahama islands, and she is now given up as lost. The supplementary electionsin France on Sunday have given both the Republicans and the Socialists many additional seats. M. Clemenceau, who was running in the Var district, was overwhelmingly defeated The New York \Vorld‘s Guatemala spe- cial says: Salvadorean influences are at work to keep up the turmoil in Nicaragua and Honduras, and it is feared Ezcta may yet provoke a general Central American war. 1 l l l Emperor Francis Joseph, in his address to the Galician nobles,thanked them warm- ly for their fidelity and patriotism, with the object, it is believed, of enlisting Galicia on the side of Austria in the event of a contest with Russia. In 0 ening the State telephone bet-ween Stockholm and Christiania on Saturday, King Oscar said he hoped to counteract the Separatist movement in Norway, the a peculiar manner, the horns thrown back and his nose projecting on a level with his forehead, thus securing him from a. fatal front shot. This renders him a dangerous enemy, as he will receive any number of balls from a small gun in the throat and chest without showing the least distress. In “The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon” an ac- count of a dangerous encounter with this The writer had fired without killing the bufi'alo, and had not a single ball left. \Vith a stealthy step and a short grunt the bull advanced upon the man, seemingly aware of his helplessness. Suddenly a bright thought flashed through my mind. Without taking my eyes off the animal, I put a double charge of powder down the right-hand barrel, and tearing off a piece of my shirt. I took all the money from my pouch , three shillings iii Sixpenny pieces, and two anna pieces. Quickly making them into a. roll with the piece of rag,I rammed themIdown the barrel. They were hardly well home before the bull sprang forward. I had no time even to re- place the ramrod, and I threw it in the water, bringing my gun on full cock at the same instant. I now had a charge in inygun which, if re- served till he waswithina foot oftheinuzzle, would certainly floor him. The horns were lowered, their points were on either side of me, and the muulc of the gun barely touch- ed his forhead when I pulled the trigger, and three shillings’ worth of small change rattled into his hard head. Dowu he went, and rolled over with the suddenly checked momentum of his charge. Away went B. and I as fast as our heels would carry us, through the water and over the plain. knowing that he was not dead but only stunned. There was a large fallen tree about half a mile from us, whose whitened branches, rising high above the ground, offered a tempting asylum. To this we directed our steps, and after a run of a hundred yards we turned and looked behindus. The bufl‘aloliad gained his feet and was following us slowly. We now experienced the difference of feel- ing between hunting and being hunted. 15y degrees the bull's pioeslackeued, and he fell. \Ve were only too glad to be able to reduce our speed, but we had no sooner stopped to breathe than he was up again, and after us. At length, however, we gain- ed the tree,anil beheld him stretched power- less upon the ground within twd; hundred yards of us. animal is given. _â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"‘â€"<mw»gu_nâ€"- Au Expensive Egg. TWO hundred pounds for an egg, now’ ever, is a large sum for a collector to pay. Yet this appears to be the market price of a perfect specimen of the egg of the gigantic fossil bird epyornis. The egg is soveral times as large as that of the ostrich, but is not otherwise beautiful. But then it is rare, which is not surprising, since the ep- yornis left off laying some thousands, or perhaps hundreds of thousands of years ago. M. Hamelin can get them if any man can, and he promises to put one or two on the European market. He is going back to Madagascar, notwithstanding the fact that having unfortunately got a chief, who was his “blood brother,” killed in his service, he has had to take over all the deceased gentleman's family, including his wives. The orchid-seeker sees and does strange things. â€"[St. James Gazette. _.___‘._.___ The Why of an Ell-press. The Empress of Austria is said to spend nearly half the day in having her hair cared for. During this time she is read to and smokes incessantly. She is credited with disposing of fifty cigarettes a day and after dinner she caps the climax with two or three of the biggest and strongest cigars. the members’ corridor on the west side. Its guardian is a stout, clean shaved, benevo- lent looking,spectacled old gentleman nam» eil O‘Keefe. He is very careful not to ad- mit strangers and is very fond of “his byes," as he calls the reporters. One of Mr. U'Kcefe‘s most onerous duties, which he carries out to the very letter, is to exclude the "byes ” until prayers are over. The reporters are apparently consiilercda grace- fliicc every year Parliament assembles at less and unregeiieratc lot, upon whom pray- Ol'tile. and its meeting necessitates the ers would be wasted. In the meantime Mr. gathering of another, not nearly its large, O’Keefe is upstairs peering anxiously over but certainly as important a bodyâ€"to wit, to where the sergeant-at-ai‘ms is sitting, and tliepirliamcnt press gallery. The (‘anaâ€" upon receiviuga signal from that Worthy dian Parliamentâ€"so long as it has been official,touches an electric bcll communicat- wiirthv o." the name of suchâ€"has never as- ing with the press room, and then trumps semble without the presence of newspaper downstairs to unlock the door. Sometimes reporters, organized and united as that aug- the “byes” keop Mr. ()‘Keefe shut in for-a ust boily “ the gallery." There is no ‘cw minutes. His surprise and bewir ed knowing what might occur should the ses- ment are then ludicrous to witness. $10!) over open without reporters to give lustre and added dignity to the legislative bill'le and Spread the account of its pi'occeil- Reporting in the House is sometimes of 3. lug: far and wide. The reporters them- very arduous character. The reporter is selves think that the Parliament would not like the member able to go and return instantly adjourn. mall/3ng the futility 0f when he pleases, merely leaving his address transacting business in the absence of the even with the whip. Sometimes it is a representatives of the press, and that man- constant grind from 1’. o’clock in the after- damry summonses would be fortlIWith 58115 noon until 3 o‘clock the following morning. to the various publishers, notifying them The reporter’s only hope of relief is when to instantly, under pain of enforced atteiiil- Same unimportant member indulges in a shoe at the liar of the House to answer for long speech. \Vheii discussing the Fran- their contempt, provide for the proper rc- chige Bill in 1835, the House sat continu- porting of the parliamentary debates. This ously until the measure was disposed of, however, is Pl‘Oballe an exaggerated View Sundays excepted. Then the unfortunate d‘le ‘0 We “Elmer-4’ OVer'CStilion 0f reporters slept under the desks in the gal- Lhe'melVeS beC‘WSO the Pre33 saily mlng lery, or laid themselves across chairs. The disappear altogether, and the utterances of session of 1891 during which Sir John Mac- members would be still recorded and in (“mam died was a, very long and trying one. verbatim form in the parliamentary journal The Privileges and Elections Committee, which daily issues under the title of The which investigated the charges preferred by Hansm‘d- «I. Israel Tarte against the Public Works The gallery's “ herd bank" contains l)epa,rtment,met practically twice a day for names of men who have been eminently about three months, Saturdays included. successful in various walks of life. It has For a, P1“, of the 5mme period a. Senate fashioned many able and brilliant men for Comnfimee sat to investigate the Bale des the political arena. The late Hon. Thomas Chaleurs matter, Other important matters White was a skilfull writer in the early were in progress at, the same time, so that days of the gallery, but relinquished the pen when the agssion ended the reporters Were to enter the Dominion house of Commons, nearly dead and the newspapers almost and afterwards the Cabinet». Mr. Robert S. . ruined with heavy telegraph bills. White wielded a ti-eiichant pen in the gal- HG“, THE NEWS ,3 GATHEREIL lery, and when the portals of the House of ‘ . Commons opened to admit hin, his late It is not only in reporting the parliament- colleagues felt with pride that. the ranks of ary debates that the reporter is cm- j urnafism could have no better repi-eseuta. played. Committees meet at about the five there. Mr. C. H. Mackintosh wrote same hour every morning in both the Senate brilliantly for the press. Hon. Mr. Nantel, and House of Commons to consider im- of film Quebec Government, served ably in portant measures. Then transactions have the gallery. And there are others of more to be noted. Depufations constantly at. l A BEPfiBTE‘B'S BUSY LIFE. At Ottawa During the Session Soniolliluz About the Domlnimi I’m-lin- “10"! Press Galleryâ€"150w the "chairs Arc Reported for the Press. Tlll". HARD \VORKl‘ll) liEl’OllTERS. or less importance who might be mention- ed. I’ERSON'NEI. OF THE GALLERY. riving in towu have to be followed," up and the object of their mission obtained. The various departments have to be Visited every morning for items, and the mission of the The press gallery proper consists of about news gatherer forces him to pry almost into 30 representatives of the leading Canadian the awful mysteries of the Privy Council papers. Toronto sends the largest number chamber itself. Lobbying is an important of reporters, Montreal beingnext. Theother tort of the newspaper man’s Work. The large cities outside of Manitoba and British corridors of the House are constantly ex~ Columbia generally have representatives plored for members who have any pointers at Ottawa, but sometimes asugn the to give. The most authoritative informa- Work to one of the numerous correspond- tion, howevar, is to be got only from the cuts there. These gentleman some- Ministers themselves. They are only acces- times report for as many as half a dozen sible when tlieHouse is sitting, their time papers each. Of course, short reports only during other portions of the day being are required, otherwise they would not be wholly taken up. The enterprising news‘ able to cope With the task. The French paper man will seize the opportunity of press of Montreal and Quebec despatcli accosting the Minister when leaving or en- special reporters to Ottawa. In addition tering the chamber, or if business is light in to the gallery proper there is an upper the House will send in his card With a. gallery, where correspondents for the shoal of others. He is generally received smaller papers and the country weeklies are with affability, and frequently finds himself accommodated. The affairs of the press rewarded with a good item of news. gallery are administered by a president, executive committee, and secretarynvho are elected annually. The annual meeting is u) ' generally held ‘0 days after the opemng 0f Commons is the bum. tide reporter .exclud- P 'l' t. ‘ al.1amen one of the .mo“ “.nlmnanb ed. He can roam where he pleases thi‘Ough duties of the executive is tne receiving and the corrflors drop into the members' amok. considering of the credentials of applicants - mo”; for)”. friendly Pipe or a game of for admission to the gallery. This is a work 316',“ and 1011 at hm ease it; the reading of considerable importance, because year mm"): He Shares Wm, senators and mam. after year shoals of persons make application be‘rs phe privileges of the library and of the on the strength of writincr a monthly letter r 1 ‘ ‘ ' ~ , _ ie Wisnes to intioduce for the Buiikum Bugle, 0: some other such zitthe {Lsewed galleries, any mum. influential journal, whose sole object is to b” of tickeps are Placed at, his disposal. In avplil tiiengselygs of the prbivgeges of tlhe his own moms he is monarch of all he g3 eTY- “0 9" Import“ “W on t e and may smoke, dance or do what . . . . surve 3 part of the executive is the allotment or he plz&’ses_ so long 3,3119 does not exceed spits. 1iThugs da‘nhe soon after tfh(e‘ opening the boundS o,- seemliuegs, fie is courted 0. ar ame . V e repor ers o .onserva- senator and memher 3mm, Iop they realize tivejournals are given seats on the right,aud the ower he wields, When Mr, Boreall, those of the Liberal press on the left of the VI pP for Shiebinmhefluud, makes a. Speakers chair, regard being paid to the S éech' in favour of a Government grant for importance pf the paper and the amount of dred in “the best, harbour in the prov. work to be cone. n he likes m, be reported :is fully as rid asks the reporter to give him SOME OF THEIR. PRIVILI-ZGES. From no part of the Senate or Home of ince, possible, a ___ a “good show.” The reporters’ gallery in the House of make any promise, however. Commons is about 5 feet in width, and probably . _ stretches immediately above the chair of the Will be the signal for his eXl Speaker. It contains about 30 seats, 15 on game.” each side, but it is only on the occasion of A genuine spirit 0 r _ . important debates that these are occupied amongst the reporters. Politicsno V . allthe time. A long narrow desk runs creed does not separate them- English down the entire from. fitted with drawers journalists commingle With French, Lionâ€" for the storing of “copy ” paper or copies of servatives chum with Liberals. and 1â€"10 Jars bills. So good are the acoustic properties disturb the intercourse of that large and of the chamber, and so well situated is the happy family. At times when Ithe work is gallery, that almost the faintest whisper hard reporters enter a “joint’to lighten on the part of any legislator can be heard; each otlier's work and none of the croSS-tiriiig that accompanies course sweetens the daily labor. a fierce debate is lost. The rate of speed at which members talk in the House of Commons averages from THE REJ’ORTERS AT \VORK. because he t “ to play the f camaraderie exists THE PRESS GALLERY DINNER. talk far in excess of that rate. Judge Lan- forward. It usually dry, formerly M. P. for Kent, N. B., when house, and is attended with much eclat. in the House used to rattle along like a The leaders of both political parties sit at So did J. C. Rykert, of the banquet as honored guests, and the post- is that the men hard at work. Dr. Weldon, of Al- cleverness and industry of the parliamen- bert, is a very fast speaker and not quite cal-y reporter are praised until his face is modest Mr. MCMillau, Liber‘ spirit would faiii retreat within itself. But a1 member for South Huron when engaged the object of the gathering is not so much in his favorite occupation of denouncing long speeches as conviviality, and the re- the lavish expenditure on fences and pig porter gets an opportunity of showmg that pens at the Central Experimental Farm, he is versatile in other matters besides fine He is able to sing well, to Hon. Edward recite well, to tell a. good story and“ to Blake, by reason of his long and pouderous hold his end up," and the good opinion of sentences, very rapidly uttered, invariably the guest grows as he listens to the enter. floored the unfortunate steiiographcr who tainment provided for him.â€"[Nat in the steam engine. Lincoln. Mr. Northrop is gifted with re- after-dinner speeches are models of markablc fluency, and keeps the Hansaril randial oratory. Then it easy to follow whcn engaged in an involv- mantled with blushes, and his ed legal argument. fairly gabbles, and tears along at the rate use of the pen. of over 2 )0 words a minute. tackled him for the first time. Sir John Empire. Thompson, Hon. George E. Foster and Hon. Mr. Laurier are gifted with remark- able fluency, and, although ordinary fairly “o debate rush along at the rate of 180 words pariy‘ iii the world. Its steamers ainiuute. ster of Marine, is a very fluent speaker, tons of freight every year. and sometimes tires the wrist of the stenc- grapliei‘. was generally reported with ease. Some- to Europe, times, however, his address when than usually anecdotal in character would century“ be difficult to follow. NOT ALLOWED TO HEAR PRAYERS. . . equipment of two cruisers. Entrance to the gallery is obtained by a 177 ‘, the American fleet narrow Winding staircase, opening off from twenty-six vessels, mountng 536 guns. The reporter does not remembers Mr. Boreall's rising r race nor decline is largely attri , and this mutual inter- The annual dinner is the great event to I40 to 150 WOMS- There are a number who which members of the press gallery look is held at the Russel The Danube Navigation Company does easy to follow, will in the excitement of the largest river business of any one com- carry Hon. Charles H. Tupper, Mini. 1,200,000 passengers and carry 1,400,000 ' ‘l v The mariner’s compass was used for con- lne late 511' J01!" MdCdODflld turies by the Chinese before it was brought Its invention or introduction more is credited to Flavio Gioja, in the fourteenth The origin of the American navy dates from 1775, when Congress authorized the By October, consisted of _____________________.______â€"â€"â€"u... Britain on the Pacific. That opinions have changed in England ‘ as to the value of Canada to the empire is well shown by some remarks in the London Times on the dispatch of three officers and 7‘2 men of the Marine Artillery to aid in the construction of fortifications at Esqui- malt. Some years ago in rather precise terms the Times in tiinated that Canada was a burden to Great Britain and that if she had a mind to shift for herself she was at perfect liberty to take any step she chose. Now the Thunderer, after noting that the only English military station in Canada is at Halif.ix,where there is a garrison of 1500 men, says : “ The naval station at Esqui- malt has hitherto been left practically to the Navy to defend. It is one of the re. sults of the development of intercontinental communication, by means of the Canadian Pacific Railway, that more efficient provis- ion for the defence of l‘lsquimalt becomes at once desirable and feasible. So long as British Columbia was isolated from the rest of the continent by a. sea voyage round the Horn, Esquimalt was valuable only as a naval station for ships navigating the Paci- fic coast. Now it is the western outport at once of Canada and of the Empire. To hold Esquimalt is to hold the highway through the Dominion and to command all the defences of Canada in the rear. It is also to command the coaling supply of the north-western American coast. The beds of Naiiaimo, on the island of Vancouver, contain the best coal which has been found in those regions, and supply a. very large part of the coal used in the \Vestern States. In addition to these considerations, the in~ creasing commercial importance of the town of Vancouver,on the mainland, Which, from being the terminus of the railway. becomes also the emporium 6f the maritime trade of the Northern Pacific, has rendered the question of defence of late years always more important. In the autumn _of 1886 the town of Vancouver did not eXist. It is now the port of Shipment for Japan, China, and Australia. A successful Rus- sian coup do main might, in the event of a European war, put the whole of this trade in Russian hands, and, though-the coast must evidently depend for its main defence upon the ships of the naval station. it is only the more advisable th' t the nayal sta- tion should be rendered pr tically impreg- nable by the resources of modern engineer- ing and modern armament. The harbour of Esquimalt is one of the most lovely situa- tions on a. lovely coast.” With those words ringing in our cars it is easy an old military mag remarked the other day: “ When Canada agrees to annexation, if she ever does, and I don't believe she ever will, the greatest empire on earth Will perforce also have something to say in the matter. She will not hamper the people in making a free choice, but there are many details of importance that will have to be agreed upon.” W British Bcvennc Returns. British revenue returns for the fiscal year ending June 30, show that in almost every department of revenue there has been alde- crease, except in the consumption of raisins, geneva, foreign wines, and tobacco. Had the gross Imperial revenue kept pace With the ordinary annual increase of the popula- tion the receipts from customs for the last year ought to have been nearly half a million more than they have been. There has beena. considerable falling off in. the importation of tea. This is partly ekplained by an additional amount of tea having been imported last year on the expectation that there would be a reduction in duty. There is no evidence to show that the consumption of tea is decreasing, but. there is ex'idencs to show that the market is altering. Th7 figures respecting tea are instructive, V ' China. tea is gradually being displaced by Indian tea. Of the latter kind there wan consumed last year £122,500,000 worth 3} while there was only £17,840,000 worth of China tea consumed. Ceylon tea. is steadi- ly decreasing. It now amounts to about £12,000,000 in the year. The consumption of coffee is steadily declining ; and, what is somewhat unusual, the consumption of cocoa and chocolate has declined during the past year ; so, too, has the. consumption of rum. This liquor reached its highest pomt of consumption in 1875. In that year there were 5,400,000 gallons consumed, when the population was only 322,700,000 but in 1892 there were 4,268,000 gallons consumed, when the population was 38,000,- 000. So that there is a decline of ‘20 per cont. in the consumption as against an. 111' crease of 16 per cent. in the _ populatior The teetotallers may regard this as satisfac- tory ; but the custom authorities think the butable to bad trade. Brandy, too, has decreased, but not to the same extent as rum. Whilst strong spirits have declined, the consumption of British wines and aerated waters has enor- mously increased. ____...â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"¢ Memorial ()fl‘erlngs. There are offerings sacred to the hearts of kindred, such as only private grief may know; there are others in recognition of devotion to duty, such as the people make in a public manner. Of these latter, none , is more suitable to the memory of the pa- triotic dead than examples of patriotism. It is, moreover, in keeping with the gener- ous character of the soldier’s profession that such examples may be drawn from the con- duct of an enemy. A noble instance of this kind has recently been told in England. \Vhen Lord Rawdon was in South Caro- lina he had to send an express of great im- portance through a part of the country filled with Continental troops. A corporal of the 17th Dragoons, known for his courage and intelligence, was select- ed to escort it. They had not proceeded far when they were fired upon, the express was killed and the corporaliwounded iii the side. Careless of his wound, he thought only of his duty. He snatched the despatch from the dying man and rode on till, from the loss of blood, he fell. Then fearing the despatch would be taken by the enemy, he thrustit into his wound until the wound closed upon it and concealed it. He was found next day by a British patrol, with a smile of honorable pride upon his countenance, and with life just sufficient to point to the fatal depository of his secret. In searching the body the cause of his dean was found, for the surgeon declared that the Wound iii itselfwas not mortal,but was rendered so by the irritation of the paper. Thus fell this patriot soldierâ€"in rank n corporal, he was in mind a hero. His namo was ‘l‘Lavery, and he came from the parish of Moira, in County Down, Ireland. I l to believe, as l!