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BATLE 0F QUEENSTON HEIGHTS. A TERILLING CHAPTER 0F CAN A DIAN HISTORY. BY ERNEST CRUIKSHANK. In a battery, named Fort Gray, above an hourof landing, Wool’s forcewasdoubled the village of Lewiston, two eighteen- by the arrival of Ogilvie's and Lawrence’s pounders were mounted with the intention companies of the 13th, forty of silencing the gun in the redan, and two mortars and a like number of six-pouudcrs wore planted on the bank of the river below to cover the landing and drive the British out of Queenston. Chrystie’s and Feu- wick's regiments of regulars from Fort Niagara, and three militia battalions from Schlosser, were marched to Lewiston by inland roads after dark on the evening of the 12th, and long before the appointed hour of three o'clock more than 4,000 men were assembled there without exciting special attention. Twelve boats, each of which could carry thirty men, and two others having acapacity of eighty each, manned by veteran fishermen familiar with the river, were already moored at the land- ing. The night was intensely dark, rain was still falling gently, and the winds and the rraring of the river drowned the sound of their movements. Everything seemed to cons ire to favor their enterprise. Col. ’an Rensselaer had originally been selected to command the advance uard, but when Chrystie arrived, he stub ornly refused to waive his rank and it was then agreed that the latter should lead a column of three hundred regular troops, while You Rensselaer headed an equal number of militia. The militia composing this de- tachment were accordingly chosen with great care from among the best drilled men, and, by their commander at least, were be lieved to be superior to the United States troops in point of discipline. men of the regular artillery conducted by Lieut. Gansevoort, all of whom had long been quartered at Fort Niagara and knew the river well, were selected to head the other columnand were followed by four companies of the 13th United States i, in- fantry, which was regarded as one of the crack regiments of their army. Next in succession, Col. Fenwick and Major Mullany were to cross with 550 regulars, then an equal number of mili- tia was to follow, and so on, until the entire division, consisting of the 6th, 13th, and 23rd United States infantry, detachments of three regular artillery regiments, a battalion of volunteer riflemen, and the 16th, 7:11, 18th, 19th, and 20th re iments of New York militia, were passe The artillerymen were provided with matches and rammers to work the captured guns, and a. detachment of engineers was 9 and Hem-“.001, McDonnell, land Brown’s Point he paused for an instant detailed to fortify a position as soon as it was taken. The number of officers and artillerymen under Lieut. Randolph, and a detachment of militia, and all the wounded men were rcmoved,but no officer of superior rank came to assume command. The gun in the redan continued to throw shells at hazard into the river with little re- sult beyond making the enemies troops res luctant to enter the boats, although an otli~ cer is said to have been killed at Lewis- ton by one of them, and the darkness and distance rendered the twenty-four pounder at Vrooman’s quite ineffective. On the other hand, round shot from the Lewiston batteries soon reduced Hamilton's house to a mere heap of ruins, and drove Crowlhcr's light gun out of range, while the mortars constantly pitched their shells into the vill- age, and their field-pieces searched the gar- dens and orchards with grape. The move- ments of the remainder of their troops con- tinued, however, to be remarkably dilatory. The arrival of the wounded perhaps had something to do with this, and the march of a considerable body of militia was arrested by the sudden illness of their commanding officer. At all events, boats remained lying idle on both shores. Convinced by unmistakable signs that an attack was meditated within a day or two, Brock had been engaged till midnight dis- patching orders for the. assembly of the mill- tia. It was no surprise then for him to be aroused shortly after three o’clock by the distant booming of Forty PiCked Iartillery up the river. He rose at once, but still adhering to his opinion that the true attack would not be there, he remarked that it was only the war between the sentries. The steady cannonade and blazing beacons along the heights satisfied him at length that this was something more serious and hesmouuted his horse and rode out of the gate just as a dragoou galloped up to announce that the enemy had landed at Queenston. As it was yet uncertain whether another landing was not intended in the vicinity of Niagara, the British general con- tented himself with giving instructions for Captain Holcroft to follow him with two guns and a party of Indians, while the re- mainder of the garrison remained under arms in readiness to act in any direction, 0‘ er- until daylight more fully disclosed the de- signs of the enemy, and then set off at full speed, accompanied only by Captain Glegg At Field’s todirect the militia companies quartered men exceeded four thOll‘D-nd. Of Whom all there to follow him, leaving behind only al least fifteen hundred were regulars, and barring accidents, the whole force might be ferried over in seven trips. The two larg- est boats were also fitted with platforms on which a fieldpicce with its carriage could be loaded. In less than a quarter of an hour from the time the boats pushed off, ten of them, conveying three hundred men, reached the opposite shore at the exact spot selected for effecting a landing, quite unperceived by the British scntries. Three others, among them the two largest, were carried down by current, and of these only the smaller one succeeded in lending below, while the two others returned by command of Col. Chrystie to their own shore to make a fresh start. Most of those who landed were regular troops, comprising the detachment of artillery and thr‘e entire companies of the 13th infantry, and having sent back the boats to bring over the next detachment, Van Rensselaer assumed the command in the absence of Chrystie, and attempted to form up his men before advancing further. Their presence was then for the first time discovered by a militia sentry, who was so badly frightened that instead of firing his musket as once, he ran into the main guard to give the alarm. In a few minutes Captain Dennis advanced towards the land- ing with forty~six men of his own company and a few militia, and found the enemy still in much confusion. His first volley fell upon them, as it proved, with fatal precision. Van Rensseluer himself was struck down with six wounds, several company officers and a number of men were killed or dis- abled, and the entire body retired in dis- order to the water’s edge where they were partially sheltered by the steep bank. The batteries at Lewiston, where the gunners were waiting with matches burning for the signal, instantly opened fire, the first round from their heavy guns being aimed at the redan but when the glare of the musketry disclosed the position of a small body of British infantry near the land- ing. all six guns were turned upon it, and Dennis drew his men back under the shelter of the houses of the village. In this brief encounter the loss of the Americans was subsequently stated to have been eight ofii- cors and forty~tive men killed or wounded. The gunners in tho redan and at Vrco- man’s Point, begun firing at random in the direction of the Lewiston landing, in the hope of striking some of the boats, and Lieut. Crowther of the 41st brought up a light three-pounder field-piece or grasshop- per to sweep the road leading to the river. \‘au {cusselacn being quite dis- abled by his wounds, was taken back to Lewiston, and the command devolVed upon Capt. John E. \Vool, of the 13th, a brave but very youugand inexperienced ofiieer, who for more than two hours seems to have been quite satisfied with retaining his foothold beside the river, while the batteries behind him were fast wrecking the village of Queenston. His men. however, main. mined a brisk but harmless fire from the shelter of the bank. Reinforcements were steadily pushed over to his assistance, but misfortune still attended them. Two boats loaded with men vrere swept far out of their course b the current. One of these commanded bv 'euL-Col. Fcnwich of the artillery, stru glad ashore in the revs below Queenstcn an attempted to ascend the bank there. They were at once briskly attacked; Fenwick himself received a istol shot in the face which partially blind him, beside two other wounds, and was taken prisoner with most of his men. The other heat drift~ ed fairly within range of \'rooman’s battery and was captured there. The river being so narrow many objects could be distinguish- ed u n the opposite shore when lit up by the ashing ot the artillery, and the shouts and shrich of the combatants even were occasionally heard by thousands of inter- ested spectators at Lewision. Within half ‘ sufficient number of men to man the batteries at each place. Day dawned grey and chill with a thin fog rising from the river. Four boats filled ' with men were then seen to push oil to- gether from Lewistou, and at the same in- stant the head of acclumn of troops appear- ed again above the bank at the Queenston landing. Dennis hastily called down the light company by sound of the bugle from the heights to his support, and concentrated his fire on this force, which very soon retired again undercover of the bank, where their movements were almost entirely screened from view, although they had lost a few men by the random fire of the light company during the morning. Observing that the battery on the heights was now occupied only by a few men work- ing the gun, Lieut. Gansevoort pointed out to \Vool a narrow fishermau’s path leading around arocky point, and winding upwards to the summit, and suggested that a detachment might gain the rear of the British position unobservod by this route. Although already bleeding from . more than one wound, Wool eagerly adopt- i ed the proposal, and leaving a hundred men to occupy the landing and engage the at- tention of the British in that quarter, he in‘ stantly began the ascent at the head of the remainder, giving strict orders to an officer 'to shoot any man who attempted to turn back. They met no sentinel nor force of any kind, and gained the summit of the heights quite unopposed. At this instant Brock rode into the vil- Inge, splashed with mud from head to feet. He was at once recognizedand welcomed with a hearty cheer, by the men of the 49th, in which regiment he had served in every rank from subaltcru to colonel. Reining his horse for a moment to acknowledge their salute he rode up the slope to the redan and there dismounted. I A striking scene presented itself to his gaze. A single glance showed him batta- lion upon battalion of troops drawn up in rear of the American batteries in readiness to embark; other detachments were enter- ing their boats. some already upon the river, and an unknown number already in pos- session of the Queenston landing. Their guns were throwing round and grape shot into thcinclosures of the village where Dennis still contrived to maintain a foothold, and an occasional shell from their mortar hat- I tery rose shrieking into the air. So far everything seemed to promise well. The party that had landed had not gained an inch of ground in three hours, and uearahundrcd prisoners had been taken with small loss. Watching the flight of a shell from the gun beside him, he observed that it burst pxrematurely, and turning to the gunner, rock advised him to try a longer fuse. The words were scarcely out of his mouth when a shout rose from the hillside above, follow~ ed by a volley of bullets whistling overhead, and a body of the enemy came charging down upon the rear of the battery. Resis- tance was out of the question, and there was no time even to mount, so leading their horses by the bridle the three ofiicers ran hastily down the road to toe village. follow- edby the dozen artillerjmen working the gun, who fortunately had sufficient presence of mind to spike it before they came away. All this was plainly visible to the troops at Lewiston, whose shouts could be heard amid the roar of the cannon as their flag rose over the battery. and they then press- ed down erly to the boats. It was evi- dent that ic principal and probably the only attack was to be made here, and Brock despatched a message to Shesfi‘e at Fort George to turn every gun that would hear, u n the American batteries opposite and can forward the battaliouocompanics of the “st and flank com nice of the mill- tia. Then mounting his mrsc he rode at a gallop to the further end of the village. where the light company of the 49th was drawn up in line awaiting orders. Again he was received. with a loud cheer. and wheeling his horse in the direction of the heights, he exclaimed. “Follow me, boys," and led them at a run to the foot of the as- cent. There he paused and dismounted, saying: “Take breath, boys â€"you wrll need it in a few monents,"a significant announce- ment which provoked another hearty shout. The crest of the heights was densely wooded in most places, and their sides dot- ted with clumps of small trees and shrubs richly spaugled with the crimson, russet and golden tints of autumn. These thickets, in combination with the natural inequalities of the ground furnished excellent cover for the American rifiemeu. The redan was oc- copied by the main body of their troops, but they were unable to make any use of the captured gun. Freshly lauded men were already ascending to their assistance, and the mortar battery had begun to throw shells in the direction of Brook's party in the hope of checking its advance. I Convinced of the great importance of re- gaining the lost position before the enemy was heavily reinforced, he ordered Dennis to join him with the 49th grenadicrs and Chisholm’s company of York militia, leav- ing oulyafew men in the village to hold the Americans in check in that quarter. When these companies came up be detached Williams with a section of his own company and the whole of the milita, making about seventy men in all, by a roundabout route to turn the left of “1001’s position. Observing this movement, the latter de- tached a party of 150 men to meet it, but, after a brief interchange of shot the Americans fell into confusion and began to retire. Seizing the favorable moment Brock sprang over the stone wall behind which he had directed his men to take shelter, and led the way directly up the steep ascent towards the battery, waving his sword and shouting words of encouragement to the grenadiers, who followed him with a. ready cheer. Tie rain had ceased and strong, slanting gleams of sunshine broke through the part- ing clouds. -'.l‘he ground was thickly strewn , with fallen leaves slippery with wet, and yielding treacherously, and as the men stumbled and fell here and there the line was quickly broken. \Vool sent a rein- forcement to support his advance party, and their fire soon began to tell. “This is thefirst time I have ever seen the 49th turn their backs !” Brock exclaimed angrily as he noticed unwounded men dropping to the rear, and at the rebuke the ranks promptly closed up. McDonnell brought up in support the companies of Cameron and Heward, which had just arrived from Brown’s Point much exhausted, having run nearly all the way. The. force then engaged in the direct assault of the heights, includ- ing the last named companies,‘ numbered about one hundred and ninety men. The flank companies were uniformed in scarlet, and advanced with such steadiness that Wool was led to believe that he was being attacked by four companies of the 49th. His own command had been increased to about five hundred rank and file, two-thier of whom were regular soldiers, yet notwith- standing their advantage in numbers and position, being at the same time pressed warmly on the flank by Williams’ detach- ment they began to shrink from the con- test. Seeing that the supports were lagging at the foot of the hill, Brock shouted to Me- Donnell to “ push on the York volunteers.” A bullet struck the wrist of his sword-arm inflicting a slight wound, to which he paid no attention but continued to wave his sword and encourage his men. His tall and portly figure and energetic gestures, as well as his uniform and position several yards in front of the .line, naturally made him a special target for the bullets of the enemy, although he does not seem to have been personally recognized by them". At last a. rifieman, said to be one \Vilklow, of Moseley’s battalion, stepped out of a thicket less than fifty yards away and took deliberate aim at him. More than one man of the 49th observed this and fired hastily in the hope of anticipating his shot, but without effect. The fatal bullet struck their leader in the breast very near the heart, and he sank slowly to the ground and expired after murmuring a few broken sentences to those nearest him to conceal his death from the men and continue the fight. McDonnell spurred his. horse sharply to the front and called upon the grenadicrs to avenge their leader’s death. Williams at the same moment led forward his detach- ment from the thickets on the right and the combined force charged at once fiercely upon the front and flank of the enemy, who were already in disorder and huddled to- gether about the battery, out of which they were quickly expelled and driven ob- liquely upwards towards the summit of the heights in the direction of the river. Being hotly pursued, an officer raised a handkerchief or a white cloth. on the point of his sword as a flag of truce, but this was quickly snatched away from him by \Vool, who by great exertions succeeded in persuading his men to make another stand on the very verge of the cliff. A body of fresh troops, including an entire com- pany of the 6th U. S. infantry, and another of rifles opportuucly came to his assistance at this critical moment and enabled him to prolong his line until he outflanked his assailants in both directions. They had also fallen into much disorder through the haste and impetuosrty of their advance. Williams was disabled by a ghastly wound in the head, Dennis was badly hurt, and a considerable number of men killed or wounded. McDonnell had as yet escaped un- harmed, although being the only mounted officer present, be naturally attracted the fire of the enemy by whom he was supposed at the time to be a general at least, and his hat and clothes were pierced in many places. But now while attempting to restore order and form the men for a fresh attack, his horse was struck by a shot, and as tho ani- mal plunged in agony, the rider also re- ceived a mortal wound and was thrown from the saddle. lt spite of the efforts of Dennis and other officers, the British then gave way in turn and retreated to the foot of the hei his, carryin with them, how« ever the sad body of8 their general and most of the wounded. They were not vigorously pursued and did not lose more than a dozen prisoners, most of whom were too badly injuredto be removed. Dennis refused to quit the field and succeeded in collecting most of his men at the farther end of the village which was still occu fed by Lieut. Crowther with a squad of m‘ 'tia artillerymen in charge of two small guns. (to as covrxsrso.) Hobbies are hard steeds to manage. IN VICTORIA'S TOWER. So es of a Visit to the ulster-lo Edlnce. A writer in the London Black and White gives an interesting account of a visit to Gen. Milman, major and resident governor of the Tower of London. The governor showed him a great many interesting relics, including the axe which the execu~ tioncr carried before condemned peers, with the edge turned to the prisoner, and then took him to walk through the famous fortres. Down some long, dark passages we passed into a very cold and ancient place indeed, a place whereof in parts the wall was not less than fourteen feet in thickness, and whereiua narrow passage had been cut. This pene- trated, we found ourselves in a large, airy -â€"very airyâ€"stone chamber. “ This,” said Gen. Milman, “ is the royal prison chamber. It is, of course, but rarely seen, as it really forms part of iny private house.” Small, deep windows command a fine view of the surrounding neighborhood. From an ancient beam which runs across the ceiling. and upon which the weary eyes of many a distinguished prisoner must have rested, hangs a very modern looking swing, “ for,” said the major of the tower, “ this used to be u. playing room for my children.” Upon the wall at the entry of this room is an inscription, the date and authorship of which are quite unknown, and which runs, as nearly as I could decipher it, thus : “By fortu no strange My trouth was tryed Yet of my libertye dcnycd. Therefor Boson hath Me persuaded that Pasyenstpationce) must be Y. M. B. ltasyd. 'l‘hogh llurd Fortyn chysyth Me wyth Smart. Yet pasyens shall provayl.“ I wondered as I read these touching lines, lines written by a. hand that has so long since crumbled into the dust, ifpatieneehad indeed prevailed. ‘ Taking me out on to the windy parapet, upon which the prisoner was allowed to walk and which leads straight over the leads,atagreatheightabovctheground,to the Beauchamp tower, Gen. Milman- remarked. “This is the spot from which Raleigh is said to have addressed the populace onTower hill, but you will see by the immense distance between us and Tcwer bill, which lies right over there,”and he pointedto where we could dimly seen an energetic and brazen throated socialist addressing a crowd of the un- fortunate unemploycd,“you will see it must have been practically impossible.” As we passed by one of the spare bed rooms, in which a very modern looking housemaid was busy dusting and which was strewn with the fin de siecle apparel of some lad visitor of Miss Milman’s, the general ball; me enter, saying as he did so : “ It was in this room that Lady Margaret Len- uox was imprisoned for allowing her son, Lord Henry Darnlie, to marry the “queen of Scotland.” And over the fireplace I read this inscription : “As God preserved Christ His Son In trouble and thrail ; So when we callc upon the Lord He will preserve us all." “ Upon the twenty-third date of June, in the yere of Our Lord 13. thousand, five hun- dred, three score and five, was the Right Honorable Countess of humor: Grace comyede prysoner to this lodgings for the marriage of her scone, My Lord Henry Darnlic, and the Queens of Scotlnnde. Here are the name that do wayt upon her noble grace in thys place. M. Elisabeth Hussy, M. Jhan Baley, M. Elisabeth Chamberleu, M. Robarte Portyngton, Edward Gueyne. A. D. 1566.” “And this is now a. modern spare bed room?” said 1 with a smile, “ but may I not hope at least that the room is a haunted one ‘2” and I looked as I spoke into sundry dark, gloomy corners and upon the ancient stonecut words I have just quoted. “\Ve haven’t a ghost, or the record of one. or the rumor of one in the whole Tower. ” said the general. “ It is a curious fact, but it is perfectly true, that the most historic and most tragic spot in England is unhaunt- ed ground.” Mindful of the nowadays much vaunted intelligence and refinement of the British masses, I asked the major of the Tower if the visitors to the building as a. rule appreciated its deep historic interest. Pausing a moment he slow- ly replied: “Yes, as a rule I think they do, the Americans especially; but I always smile when I hear people talk of the intelligence and the appreciative powers of the masses. They may possess themâ€"I am sure 1 hope they doâ€"but as a matter of fact, they leave them behind when they come to thevaer. They are absolutely vulgar, ignorant and unintelligent. lVe have to be very careful and keep a very sharplook- out on bank holidays, I can tell you. On one occasion, indeed, a clever thief on one of these public days got into the rooms of one of the officers of the guards and emptied the whole place.” Before I left the general described to me the ancient ceremony which takes place every night at the locking up of the Tower gates. spending an evening with the chaplain of the Tower, and the memory of that windy, moonlight glimpse of medievalism will not soon fade away. Beneath the great White Tower,upon which the moon,sailiug through a. windswept sky, was shedding a. great flood of light, stood a small company of soldiers in deep silence. Suddenly, as the ycoman porter with an escort of the guard returned from locking the gates the still- ness was broken by the harsh cry of the sentry: “ Who comes there ‘2" “Keys.” “ Whose keys ? “ Queen Victoria's keys." Then followed a clash and flash of steel as the guard pre- sented arms. “ God preserve Queen Victoria l" cried the yeoman porter, to which in deep response the whole guard murmured “ Amen." The keys are nightly, year after year,carried by the yeeman porter to the queen‘s house and delivered by him into the charge of Gen. Llilman. who thus has beneath his safe care and keeping the royal palace and fortress of the tower of London. ‘ Why Women are Chosen. On account of the prevalence of intcmper- ance among the men in Holland, women have been employed at railroad switches with great success. Not an accident has occurred since the women were installed in their unique office. If the precedent be- comes established that a sober woman is a more valuable servant than a tipsy man, there will be a great revolution in the in- dustrial world. ' hLEOTRIO I had seen it once myself as I was I v I AND PAOI‘S- .â€" An aluminum piano is among the latest devices. Granulated cork and bitumen is the com. position of a new brick. It takes $20.00) to run a steamer like the Majestic across the Atlantic. Electricity, in its various forms of appli- cation, is said to give employment to 5,- 000,000 persons. An English firm has invented an ingenious devwo for turning on the currents for elec- tric lights at a certain hour. A company has been granted permission to experiment with electric omnibuses in London the coming Summer. Edison has invented a torpedo with which twenty-five men can hold a fort against 1,000,000 enemies. What will be the largest electric locomo- tive in the world is being constructed at Baden, Zurich. It is to develop 1,500 to 1,800-horse power. A company was organized at Phoenix, A. 'l‘., about ten days ago for the construction of what is claimed to be the largest artificial reservoir in the world. It will be sixteen miles long and contain103,058,040,800cul:io feet of water. Electricity has recently been applied to establish the condition of a horses foot. If the hoof has been pierced with a nail to the quick, the horse will feel the electric cur- rent aud become irritated ; in the other case the current can not pass through the foot. “ There's nothing new under the sun." An English manufacturer, while examining the texture and quality of some bandages found on a. mummy, was astonished to find. that the arrangement of the threads was exactly like that which he had patented a few months before, and which be supposed to be an independent invention of his own. A French paper reports that the micro- phone has been successfully used in St. . Petersburg in a case of suspended animation , when the patient was given up for dead. A: a last resort the physician a. plied a micro- phone to the region of the ieart, and was enabled by this instrument to hear a faint beating, which proved that life was not ex- tinct. Everything was done to resuscitate the patient,\vlio shortly afterward recovered conselousness. _-â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"‘ Planning a. Picnic. Who is there that has not a happy recol- lection of some bright sunny days spent in the open air, and of the cold collation, cull- ed a picnic lunch, which has been eaten with a kecner relish than the most elaborate din- her course in the best appointed dining- room we know of ? A picnic, whether it be a. large or small one, ought to have a manager who will see that provision is made for the necessaries of the excursion, and not leave them to chance. If the spot selected for the day's outing is near a dwelling-house, many things, such as hot or cold water, milk, ice, cooking utensils or dishes, may be obtained there. But this should be arranged for beforehand by letter or interview, that one may be certain of these requisites at the time desir- ed, and to make sure they have not been forestalled by previous arrivals. It is always well to take a tablecloth and some paper napkins. It is a help toward making the lunch look more appetizing. Dish-towels will be found useful ; knives, forks and spoons can be packed into a small compass, and salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar should not be forgotten and should be carefully placed by themselves. Sandwiches of ham, sardines, chicken, potted veal and tongue are always appre- ciated. Cold hard boiled eggs are easily carried and universally liked. A large sup- ply of bread is necessary. There is nothing that will quite take the place of it, and buttered rolls and biscuit are generally found to be more satisfactory than slices from the leaf. For sweets, tumblers of jelly or marmalade [are appetizing with the biscuits, and fresh fruit will always be found most grateful. Avoid taking much cake or pie ; itinvaria- bly arrives in a mussy condition. A plentiful supply of pickles, with lemons and sugarâ€"for lemonade is a wise pro- visionâ€"end cold coffee prepared with sugar and cream, and cold tea without sugar or cream, is sure to be enjoyed by some of the | party, and can be safely carried in fruit- . jars, if carefully packed. If one is dependent upon a cup of hot tea, it can be easily prepared by means of an alcohol lamp and tin cup. Soap, towels, some pins, needles and threadâ€"â€"in case of torn dressesâ€"should not be forgotten by the manager of n. picnic party, and several of the Ja anesa rusln mats, that can be purchased or about ten cents each. add greatly to the comfort of those who feeLit an exposure to sit on the ground ; and, if a hammock can be con- vcniently tucked into the conveyance, it willdbe a rest for weak backs that are easily tire . Election Incidents in Australia. At the recent election for the Eastern boroughs in Melbourne a strange thing hap- pened. The dcputyreturniug officer, who seems to have had charge of the polling booth at Camberwell on the occasion, al- lowed various irregularities to take place, and insisted upon closing the booth heforethe proper hour. He has since been sent to the lunatic asylum at Kew. The Cofonies and India. gives another election incident. Mr. Frank Madden, one of the candidates for the Eastern Suburbs at the recent gener- al election in Melbourne, " rubbed it into” one of his opponents in true colonial fashion A labour candidate was put up against Mr. Madden, and the latter on one occasion spoke of his opponent as “an illuminated turnip-headed ghost wrapped in the dirty counterpane of the labour party.“ A Heartbroken Empress. The ear-Empress Eugenie, it is said, when at Faroborough goes dail mortna chapel near. very one else is exclud while the Empress is within. An armchair is placed at the foot of each of the two sarcophagi wherein lie the remains of Napoleon Ill. and the Prince Imperial, and first in one and then in the other the Km- press often sits alone in pra er. Both tombs are decorated with flora wreaths and scattered flowers. Of the latter, violet! m the most numerous. to pray in the Housman?“ ' n \a .19 ~..x.aurg . a..m.~....- '54â€"?" u ash-M .wve. .-...- ., .. n..-_....--. 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