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___--_ â€"--.wâ€"awlvu lulu I I thought tho clergyman might not like thin and withdraw my umuiion «cordingly. The in“ I could do. u u mm: of common poliunou. am giving up tho 0101‘ man, no to uk ii I might look n tho Hula who)». "I! you think,"he aid, “that I clergyc mm willoomoto a man who ha 308 the M3310 Bpnoholu here. under his pillow, 3nd who hu only to put thou Bpoouolu on to no through 8h“ clergyman cloth", flush and whn not. and and anything um'. wfltunln his not“ mind on phln on print, togh‘hlm,_lhgm gluedâ€"Mob him I" v. â€"vâ€"l-" law-v] 10“”. In“ "18 biggonifinnda lover “W. He put one 0! than enormous hands under hh pillow be “'9?! Inn-wand mo. _ n- _ .- -. wuwuwu w mus Ind something metal to offer you. Its re- ported omong the uncutl. Mr. Allrcd, thct ou're in trouhiojuct now between two ludiel. on any no your my clear in that muttcr. air, it death cpcrol me long enough to any c in tact words." “ Novcr mind me. Septlmus. Eu a doc- tor run you ? " "The doctor know: no more about me than I know at myccll? ” "Hove you my lutl‘wichcc that I can Ittend to?” " None, lit.” " Sholi I uud for c clergyman? ” Septimuc Notmuu looked It me so directly 0.! he could-11. wu cfilictod with a terrible squint. 0thcrwirc he ‘wu a fine. ctoutly-huilt man. with u ruddy loco proluuly cucirclod by white hair cud thinkers. a hour“, hccvy__volcc. cm! the Lt...“ L-_.I_ ' and I sat down by his bod and out up a «to of tobaooo for him. and said " Wall, what's the matter? " u coolly as it ha had sent ms word that he thought he had caught a cold In tho head. “I'm called away," Baptimul answered; " and before I go I‘ve a ognteaaion to make: I'll. .Am-lLlâ€"- ___n, n . 'D-v wvuuu nun I05" I Ml you a neon: ? Though I attiofly «med out my father’s wishes. Ind though Boptimuu was disposed in his rough my to be grztolul to me, I pidn’: like him either. ___.L A, -v -...-_ .v. uku,. no, 110! no I " Weiâ€"{Ina my poor “that laid cm» H I didn’: his his part noquy 919° gpnld. And man I o." .mâ€" â€" Loni He was an old sailor. who had first man blue water under the prorectiou of my (other. than I pout-captain in the navy. Born on our cat-Io, and tho only male survivor of our and gamukeeper'c family of seven children, he had received a good education through my hther's kindnear, and he ought to have got on Well in 8h» World ; bu: he won one of those born vagabonda who let education at d: fiancc. HIE term of cetvmo havmg expired, he disappeared for runny years. During par; of the mno he was supposed to have bcen employed in the mu:- chnnt navy. A: the end at that long interval he turned up one day at our country house. an Invalided man, whhout a pony in his pocket. My good tamer. than nearino um MICIBB OF AN ABCI‘IC VOIAOIB. "He nye. sir. he thinks he's high to his mm end, and he wonXd like, it convenient, to no you before he goes." “ Do you mean before he dies," “ That‘s about i3, air." I was in no humor (for reasons to‘bo here- nmr mentioned) to: seeing anybody, under dinetroue circumstances at any son; but the pencn who had eem me word thus he was “nigh ‘0 hie latter end" had special claims onfimy consideration. 1 ..-. nu.ul u lutnuu And humbly liked his blessing Upon my Chrhtmu am. the while fly long “and hepu cont; mine And us his aged hands were raised. Above our human, bOWed lowly, The blessed time 0! Christina uo'er Bud seemed to we no holy. Almond the Chriutmu m. we stood. , And woiohod tho ohilduu'o (to... tho) their utlio gun roooivod With chi dish uiu 3nd anon W0 grown ioih hui not nhuo oilun in main woo ouol many. And laughs: to no the juvouiiu Kiu'huth tho “ holly born.” Basilio me not uwoot Boo-lo Moore. A lowly duboyod mudon. When nu: her stood our lltllo Eve. Bar Arms with love gittl loden ; Until Around the zoom the wont. The blue-rycd boby. shyly Am blulhiua ted, into “oh lap no: oflezinza dropped slyly. But when to me the darling on» All empty handed wu aha. And when I nixed. " Why slight me than ?" 8h. unwerod. “ 0h. bounce woâ€" Wo dinnn know you tumminzhero l" And then. with blue eye- I iniog. To Beuie'u Iii *0 she wont. hot sun: Her Illur'l neck ontwiuing. " Bot milling i molt have." laid I, “ Hy Christin" 311%“ to sudden." A Ihudo of thought t o boby’l taco Baomod printout]! to uddon ; mu all 3 once. with giuiul longhâ€" " uh! I know whot i'll do air! 1’" only tutor Bunnie lelt. But lli div her to you. lit 1" Amid the laugh tint came {tom all I drew my mw am to me. While with flushed chock: her eye: met 1 nd sent a thrill oil through me " Oh i bio-sod little Eve I" cried I, " Your gilt I welcome glodly l" The little one looked up at me, Bali wonderingiy. hut udly. Theo. to harlot)“: “58118.“? I turned. A.... ,1 THE MAGIC SPECMCLES. BY_WILKIE COLLINS. Chrlsnnas Story. Oman 1. t lulu-u um. 41" had apeoiél Hui}; '. _wh9 had first teen 3363 met mine, 03m. 7" u ‘- une- uv elem- of etrlklng e light, except my meteh-hox. 1 bed left it on the now by my elde when I tell eeleep. Not e metoh would light. Ae for help oleny sort. lt wee not to he thought of. We couldn't heve been leee then five mllee dietent from the pleoe where we hed lelt our memnetee. So there we were, the boet- eweln'e mete end me, eloneln the desert. loet et the Noxth Pole.” I begen to leel lntereeted. " You ttled to get heck, I enp ee. derk ee lt wee 2" I eeld. " We welke till we dropped," Septllnne enewered; " end then we yelled end enouted1 till we hed no voloee left, end then we hol- ‘ lowed out e hole In the now end welted {or deyllght." “ Whet did you expeet when deyllght _.-, nu new-cu II DKIIII . to due north. I can’t tell you how long we welked (we neither of ne hed watcher) -â€" but thie I’ll eweer to. Just en the int oi the leint deyiight wee dying out, we got to the top oi e hiliook, end there we new the glimmer of the open Poler Beel No! not the Sound thet entere Kennedy'e Ohennel. which hee been mistaken (or it, I knowâ€"but the reel thing, the still end lonesome Poler Bee! Whet would you heve done in our piece? I'll tell you whet we did. We let down on eorne nine «in; enow, end took out on: bieonite end grid}. Freezing work, do you eey? You’ll find it on the booke, if you don’t believe Incâ€"the inrther north you get in those perte. the leer cold there to end the more open weter you find. Ark Oeptein M'Olnre whet eort oi It had he elept open on the night at October thirtieth, ’iiityoone. Well. end whet do you think we did when we hed eeten end drunk? hit our piper. And whet next? Fell ieet eeleep, eiier our long welh, on our nice dry now. And whet eort oi prospect met on when we woke? Derk- neee end drizzle end mitt. I hed the compete, end tried to not our course on the we, heck. I could no more no the compeu then it I had 1109!! blind. We hed no name t1 ,,- __ -â€"'â€"-v\l II. '3 We set at: conue northwest by north,” he went on; "and after u while (neing the ground tutored'ue) we atteged it again In (In. tun-A That; he flopped, ond'pointad to the grog. "Dr, work. tilting.” he laid. " Give us a drop more.” I filled the pewter mug ngain. And lath: Baptlmuo Nona-n emptied“. A In} nn- Ann--- ._ A , .,_.__- .â€" .- uuu myvulcl, ‘1. ehonid any two or three hours, air. Here, double that time, at leact.’ You may say, why not do without the sledge? I'll tell you wny. On account of the nick men to be carried. ‘Be as quick about it ea you can.’ euye the lieutenant; ' time means lite in our predicament.’ Moat of the men were glad enough to rest. On] two ct ua murmured at not going on. One an a boatewain'e mate; t'other was me. ‘Do you think the North Pole‘a the other aide 01 that riaing ground there 2‘ can the lieutenant. The boatewain’e ‘ mate wae young and cell-conceited. ' I ehculd like to try, eir.’ he can. ' it any other man has pluck enough to go along with me.‘ He looked at me when he eaid that. I wasn't going to have my courage called in question publicly by a clip of a led; and. moreover, 1 had a fancy to try for the North: Pole. too. I volunteered to go along with him. Our notion, you will nnderetand, was to take it compare and acme grub with us; to try what we could find in a couple at houre' march forward; end to get back in good time for hr duty on the return journey. The lieu- tenant wouldn't hear 0! it. ‘ I‘m responsible for every man in my e rge,’ eaya he. ‘You‘re a couple of ioole. tay where you are.’ We were a couple of loole. We wetched our opportunity, while they were all unload ing the broken down aledge; and Illpped 03 to try our luck. and get the reward ior die- eov_ering _the North Pole." There was no dispuflng the proverb. I out down again. 1 WM 3 young and tender man. which. in my prounc pomion. wu certainly against me. But I had very little flesh on my boner: and thus won in my lover. _--_ â€"_â€" â€"â€"-v av. 'uw “WK. “ Hou- tho oirEumotanoes." said Septimua. " You know the proverb. sit? Circumstances alter cues.” â€"â€"-- unnu- I- v'uulull Perhnpi n in} we.“ of meâ€"bnt I did cer- tainly nut to my test and make for the door. ” no” ‘11“ uirnnmntnnmn " nah! Dnnh:__- - ,, wv---â€"-"'.uun ‘- Yes. Do you went wetcr? " “I went grog. There‘s grog in the white jug. And there‘s n pewter mug on the chimney piece. I must be strung up, Master Alfredâ€"I must he strung up." The white jug eontsined ct lesst hell e ‘gellon 0! ram and weter. roughly calculated. 11strnng him up. In the case of my other dying person I might have hesiteted. But the men who possessed the Magic Specteoles was surely no exception to ordinary rules. and might finish his career and finish his grog et one end the some time. “ Now I'm seedy.” he sold. “ tht do you think 1 wee up to in the time when you all lost sight at me? The letter pert of that time. I meenl " " They sey you were I plate.” I replied. “ Worse then thet. Guess egein." I tried to persuade myself that there might be such n human nnomsly es n merodul‘ pinto. end sues-ed once more. “ A murderer," I suggested. “ Worse than that. Guess again." - I declined to guess egein. " Tell me yourselt whet you have been,"l ssld. He enswered without the meet appeernnee o! discomposure, “I hove been. Oennibel ” h_._s._Â¥ “Bur howl «mo by thou um I" add Bow-nu. " Will It uh long 2" I «waited. " lull! unions And 1: win make your fluh cxoop." I remembered my promise to my Mhor. tad pinned :11qu Am! my flesh It Ibo mercy of Banana! Notmm. Btu he wu not randy co begin yet. “Do you no thu whlu jug ?' ho mid. pointjng tu_the wuhhnnd-Mund. When yesterday. at Jemelee. the gum! of Long Island eueteined me by e two-thir vote I was filled with thenktnlneee to Almighty dad. u there be my men thin side at heeven heppier then me I should like to look et him. (Appleueea I have but little ol the hum-h in me. but I muet express my gratitude to: the glorioue remit of my trial. The wey those young mlnletere in the Synod ofLon blend took the Brootlyn clergy- men on their neelend applied the eoelelieetieei reltpper wee mervellone to toe. (Laughton) I with to thenk the people of Jemelee or the 00d cheer they lmiehed no at their to lee. It to wonderful how much er Brooklyn mlnllter oen eet - but the olden beet‘ he. (Lenghten) Ihope ell entegonlem emong‘ he olergymen will cone. now poorly we imitete Ohriet. Let ne heve e millennium on I email eoele. (8n preeeedienshter.) Heevenie eternal, and why I onldn't we etop crowding eeeh other. Heeven hoe twelve getee, and whether we 0 in by the north or eonth or eeet or weet. we w ll be ell working up to thethrone. And there will be Dr. Von Dyhe end Dr. Knox end Dr. Croehy end Dr. Telnet: Unfit; loody end Beale“ hymne forever. ( nd e ghter.) You no we heve to come to it. “ Oh. Lord God! how out on Thy mmhn " The Presbyterian Synod of Long Inland bu, by I two-third vote. acquitted Dr. Telmage of the chem: o! Meohood brought egelnn him. The tev. gentlemen, uddreuing his eonsugeflon on Ffldey night. expressed his joy. He ma: me egein. Behind my pillow. Jaet es he epoke on the rock.” He eeng the int words ieintly. end died with e smile on hie leee. Delirium or liee I With the Speeteelee actually in my hende, I wee inclined to think llee. They were 01 the old-leehioned eort. with big. circular glueee ‘ end etont tortoise-shell lremee; they emelt nasty, but not eulphnrone. I pol-eel it sense of humor, I am heppy to eey. When they were thotouuhly eleened, I determined to try the Meals Bpeeteolee on the two ladies and enbmit to the oonuqueneee whatever they might be. to myself at Upernavik, with the Magic Spectacle: in my pocket. Take them. air. And road thou two ladien’honu. And «at moon-dimly. Bush! I hear: him {peakingrto I.’ ' Because you’re such a complete beest,’ ssyl he. ' A human being who elevates himself. Ind rises higher and higher to his immortal destiny, is o creature I hate. He gets above me. even in his earthly lifetime. But you have droppedâ€"you deer good fellow â€"to the level ois fomiehed wolf. Do you think I’ll leave such a prime specimen of the Animsl Men as you are. deserted at the North ‘ Pole 2 No, no; Igrant yous iree 'puss by my railway; darkness and distance are no obstacles to Me. Are you ready 2' You may not believe me; butIielt myseii being lifted up, as it were, against my own will. ' Give us a light,’ I says. '1 can't travel in the dark.’ ' Take my spectecles,’ says he. ' they'll help you to see more then you bargain ior. Look through them at your ieliow mortalsL and you‘ll see the inmost thoughts of their hearts as plain as I do. end. considering your nature. Beptimus. that will drop you even below the level oi s woif.’ ‘ Suppose Idon't want to look,’ says I. 'mey I throw the spectacles away 7 ' ' They'll come back to you.’ says he. ‘ Hey I smssh them up?’ 'They’ll put themselves together sgsin.’ ‘tht m I to do with them?’ "Give them to another man. Now, then! One, two, threeâ€"end sway! ’ You may not believe me sgsin; I lost my senses. Muster Alired. Hold me up; I'm losing them now. More grogâ€" thatfi right-Tmore‘grog. Icarus “ I can't tell you how many daye passed,” he went on; “ I only know that the time was nlgh when it was all dark and no light. The darker it got,tho deeper I scooped the sort of cavern I'd made for myself under the snow. Whether it was night or day I know no more than you do. On a sudden, in the awful ailenoe and solitude, I heard a voice, blah up, as it were, on the rock behind me. It was a cheering and a pleasant voice, ‘it cried out Septimue Notman, I asked in a (right, ' who theâ€"7’ The voice stopped me before I could any the reet. ' You'Ve hit lt.’ says the voice, ‘ I am that person ; and, it’s about time the Devil helped you out of thle.’ ‘ No,’ says I, ‘ I'd rather perish ‘ by cold than fire any day.’ ‘ Make your mind easy,’ eaye he, taking the point. ' I don’t want you at my place yet. I expect you to do a deal more in the way 01 degrading your humanity before you come to me. and 1 ofiar you a pale passage back to the nearest settlement. Friend Beplimne, you‘re a manholter my own heart.’ ‘Ae boy ,9 r? I .3 a “ More 3:03 first," he laid. " The borrow come on me when I think a! 1'." He was evidently sinking. Without grog I doubt if he could have nidmuoh more. " I expected nothing. Mater Alfred. The boat-wam'e mate (beginning to get light heeded. you know) expected the lieutenant to mend in eearch oi us. or to wait till we returned. A likely thing for In ofiioer in charge to d0. with the liven ol the eleduinu party depending on hie getting them beck to the chute. end only two men mining. who hed broken ordere end deserted their duty. A good rid~ dance at had rubbiehâ€"that‘e whet he cold 0! on when we Were reported mining. I'll be bound. When the light name we trled to get back ; and we did not our oonree cleverly enough. But. bless you. we hod nothing lelt toeet or drinkl When the light toiled u! again we were done up. We dropped on the enow. under the lee ol I rock. and gave out. The boeiawain’e mete raid hie prayers. and 1 mid Amen. Not the leaet one! On the con- trary. no the night advanced it got colder and colder. We were both close together. to keep each other warm. I don't know how long it war, I only know it was etill pitch dark. when I heard the boatewain'e mate slim a little flutter 0! a nigh. and no more. I opened hie clothes. and put my hand on hie heart. Dead, oi cold and exhauetion. and no mistake. I ehould'nt the been long alter him but for my own presence 01 mind." (1 “ Your presence of mind? What did you 0 .9 h “Stripped every rug of clothes of! him. and put them all on myself. What are you shiver- ing about ? He couldn't leel it. could he? i tell you. he'd have irc zen etyd before the next day’s light cameâ€"hut tor my presence 0! mind again. As well an my tailing etrength would let me, I buried him under the anow. Virtue. they any. Meeter Alfred, la ita own reward. 'i'hat good action proved to be the saving of my life." , " What do you mean 7 " 1 “ Didn't I tell you I buried him 7 " “ Well 1 ” “ Get on to the end l " I laid. “ Why didn't you die at the North Pole 7 ” " Because somebody helped me to get away." “ Who helped you 2 ” “ The Devil." - He showed his yellow old teeth in a hor- rible grin. Ieould draw but one conclusion â€"hie mind was failing him before death. Anything that spared the hie hideout con- (union 0! cannibalism was welcome. I linked how the enpernaturahreecug happened. (Conclusion next week.) anunoo’n ditch: o ...... Fun And mu! div dend pmafisa ziifai'wiaf'”""""”""‘ (1mm cons) Anisnoo’n communion . . . Agllgnoojl gulch-mo . ..... .. In: tm's fool Ptopzf-nd claim .--â€"-â€" â€"â€"--'vv' Uu‘l unusual-ll, I. W D" ooms mensges of she Oeliiosnis Theme, Ben Frsneiseo. next spring. The stockholders gnsssniee him sasinsi loss, the estsblishsneni nsving been, like the resi oi the Pseiile eosn theatres, ilnsneisily unsuccessful ior seversl years pest. A Poor Show [or n Dividend. A first and finsl dividend he been deslsrea,‘ end we believe psid. of thee cents in the dolls: in the matter of Homer Campbell. am, of Inger-soil. an insolvent. These ere evolve creditors. ions at them for over 0100 eseh: the whole liebilit is 02.891. and she can! mount psid for div dend is 009.64 (sixty-nine dollsrs end sixty-ion: nts). This is slithsuemsinsd oi seellzed sss , eqnslso eleven per cent. oi thelisbillsiesmr ssy 025i. sites disbursements ss per the following soothing list: Assignee's disbnrsemenis........................... 021 68 Twenty-five dus' cue-telling ...... ...»... 95 00 L.‘ 90'“ I‘I'Illl.O'..”l0iiol.l.llnlln. I. ‘n-- - , m ‘. ounnuuuunnnu a O. 40 00 I... Anouonoor’l tool T n nmm ’- "A- on"! O I mtvolouunt~nul Wumnororr, Dec. --.- The Consul- Genrrei ct London etetee that e chenge for the better hue recently occurred in the trede oi the United Kingdom. indiceted by the renewed American demend ior Britieh menu- iucturer, erpeoieiiy oi coup and railroad iron. There in e cietinct increese in the loot few months of exporte generally. rising prices in wholesale markets. and a decided chenge in the returne oi railroed trefllc. The number at emigrente in 1878 wee 113,000; hell to the United States, one-third to Auetreiie and New Zeclend, end one-tenth to Britleh North Americe. The number 0! poor in receipt oi reiiei on the let oi Jenner] in the United Kingdom woe 987.000. There wee en increcee in Irelend, and ‘e decreeee in Scotland. In the prime‘ry echocie there wee en increeae 0! 300,000 pupile in 1878. The tote] expendio turc to: school! by the Government wee 813,667,000. 'mononn. Dee. â€".â€"A man named Walker, from Fonthill, called at Brown (I: Willieme' livery atable about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and arranged to be driven home. It aeema that Welter had a bottle at whiakey with him, of which both he and the driverâ€" e man named Wm. Burnaâ€"partook rather freely, aa they tell out at the cutter at diner- out parte 0! the road. Walker accidentally dragged the robe belonging to the cutter {over him. which protected him. Burns. 1 however, iay unprotected all night. with the mercury about zero. About aeven in the naming he managed to crawl to Mr. Jacob Upper'e house near the road at Allanburg. Walker. on waking, made lor another houee, and had the tanner drive him to Foothill. Burna' hand: and feet were badly irczen. Hie hauda are in such a atate that it to leared amputation will be neeeuary. He was taken to the St. Catharinea Hoapitai today. Walker in said to be a Beptiat minister. Lawronoo Barrett, the Inggdifi, in to be u... n---_-_ A. A1,, .- u.- - ..-....u., .uuaunuon 01 8|"! globes straw the floor. hymn-books and Bibles are scattered in all directions, and a large quantity 0! hairpins and hangs have been gathered up. The utmost indignation pro- vsils in Church circles, and the matter will be investigstod by the Presbytery. The tint pastors Wars in tho'thiokest of the tray. rx'r'ranunc, ch. â€"-.-â€"A pitched battle occurred in the First Reformed Presbyterian Church last night over the election of Rev. Nevin Woodcide as pastor. Hie opponents refusing to permit him to preach, and en- deavoriug to substitute another minister. the police were called in and succeeded in quiet- ing the riot. Several arrests were made. The church this morning presents it sorry appear- ance. Pewc are broken, remnuutc thgluc D'nhflfl B'I-am 0L- 4:... h 81' Joan, N. B., Dec. â€".â€"A letter has been received by Mayor Bay from the Gover- nor-General, in which he encloses a Christ- ? mas gilt at 8500, to be distributed among the poor of St. John, who still suffer from the effects of the great fire. His Excellency expresses the hope that the coming year may develop an incresse in the trade and com merce of the city. and takes this opportunity of again expressing admiration for the courage displayed by the citizens of St. John in struggling against disaster and depression at ‘ trade. a courage which, he remarks, deserves future prosperity. ,_ __--â€".â€"o.uao The 8:. Potérgbmg Gazette any: the Afghan revolt in due to the omeny 0! :ho English victors. It charges Gen. Robert: with gross oxuelly towards the Aighuns. me} Taogom, Dec. Colonel anoby lays that Europe bu leu thnn nine and a halt million soldier: and 3 quarter oi a million of sea (omen. i Nut You. Dec. --.--Thc Herald ctctcc ‘ thct Edison hes finclly clsborcted u icmp [or i the use 0! electricity clmpier then my lump 1 in common neeâ€"cs cimpls u c an burner itucil sud more msncgesbie. He has ciao contrived 3 battery ior household use which can be adopted to my diflsrent number oi lumps, end to other, men. It can light 3 house at night. and run n sewing muohlnc or rock the cradle .11 dcy. Alter msny expert. mente with pistinum Edicon hes produced clsiriy cuticicctory lump. but he hcc now dicccrdcd the metallic burner for n burner of carbonized paper enclosed in on sir tight globe olgleu. He discovered thct u csrbon- ized bit of cotton thread when incsndescent gm 3 brilliant light and rest-ted a strong current of electricity. Experiments with msny other cubetsncec disclosed that paper. thick like csrdbocrd,gcvc the best resnitc. The entire cost of constructing the new lump in not morethcn 25 cents. Px'r'ranona, Dec. Further Economic Dluovnln utpulcd THE VICE-REGAL knnimcnncn. nnu'un airmailâ€"cs. Tm: AFC-“AN w]... RIO]: IN wnunnr 301"er BDIION AGAIN. m INC... ‘0 Ind at. ”U ., CHURCH. you. and B‘i’b'iéi can '13 MIG ,____...___..â€" Iva, lul- II." I" '13. Forth, the It]. 01M”. tho Bun Book ad of Edinburgh. The ground- At. very nun- Iln, being hill and dale and wood. bold Bout» bnutn.mdu bury pro“, Ind comfort: lo. W0 lunohod than. The Bou- Imryl were .11 civil“; um: “mum! nu Majmy'l hon um t o mambo: o! the mount Eu]. who” who: died while um Lord Dummy." ' Appuuuon to: mm. A mum! plum N..- .._... "nu- v. I". 1... wife, flret to Kenelngton end then to Glen- mont, provldlng tor the melntenenee of their houeehold until. in 1825. Peruement grented the young Prince-e en ennutty at £6,000. Thoee klndneuee heve never been Iorgotten 1b, Queen Vietofle; end It In by the light of thle eerly pueege in her lite thet the tneerlt bee juet pleoed in St. George'e Ohepe . Wind-or. ehould be reed. 'Breoted,’ eo it rune, 'by Her Mejeety Queen Victorie. In loving memory of Leopold. the em King 01 the Belglene, her meternel uncle. who wee u e “the:- toher ee ehe wee to him ee e deugh- “’7 n "It in nearly nxty you: since the Duke oi Kant, having ocught cold while visiting Bell-bury Oethcdnl, died in the cm- oi the Duchess, who loet not only on nilectionete inn-bend. but the neon: oi nuisance-u cubeietencc unndentood by royal penance“. In met,” an the Whitehall Review. “ the 1young Prince" Victofle cnd her mother P0 took then: under hie protection. He hed known nomething oi atreitened cir- ounutencee himceli. having had only on once! income of £400 to live on bciore he merrier! the Prince“ Ohulotte end £50;- 000 cyan. He loet no time, thmiore, in bringing the cunt. cm! congin oi his late #1. R--A A- D-â€"â€" 7 I It is stated " that during the last twenty- ! five years not a single singer has died of I consumption at St. Petersburg, although this disease has outstripped all others and now holds the first place among the causes of death in the Russian capital." From this and ‘ other tacts Dr. Vasil in favor of the exerc as a preventive mess ieff draws an inference ise involved in singing are against consumption. There would seem to be room {or question as to the relation ot cause and sheet. It may either happen that singers are not coneump~ tive because they can use their sheet and throat freely, or that consumptive persons are not singers because the weakness which precedes disease incapacitates the chest and throat tor exertion. Both oi these hypotheses are true up to a certain point, but neither holds good in all cases. A very little obser- vation will suflice to show that a good sing- ing voice may coexis t with a weak or diseased chest. whereas. the perlectly healthy may be unable to sing It was some forty years ago a comma practice to give consumptive patients '.a specially arranged tube to breathe through with the view of exercising the chest. We venture to hope the experiment will not be repeated. Ohest development can only be accomplished in a manner consistent with health during the growing stage 0! childhood. and than the most 1 methods at exertion natural and convenient are the best. ’La on in life great mischief may be done by no nly straining the muscles at the thorax and those of the throat, besides the peril oi injuring the smaller tubes and air vessels at the lungs by violent exertion, respiration and vo {or which the organs of ice are not adapted be- cause they have not been early trained.â€" Lancet. , n __..._ ovâ€"vI-Q unuu‘l Ill-ll local. and epoolel locel improvements peid lot by thoee principally concerned. To our minde. however,e boerd of peld Uommieeioneu would be the true oonree. We heve eeen e lerae cum (8325,0002 reoently expended by Commieeion- ere for water worn in e runner on edven- tegeoue no to have excited the ectoniehment of neighboring end dietent cities. There never wee eo exteneive e work cerried on et once so renidly. eo effectively and cheeply. end why i Principally become the Uommieeionere bed I: single object in view. end being in In inde- pendent poeition, acting for the whole tether then let e eeetion. were eble to withetend improper solicitations, end do only thet. permit only thet to be done. which [noted to the general benefit. It is to reeoh thet point which eeeme to be the wieh oi the oitizene. Chen Development and Municipal Objecie to he (Jr-oped)“. . (London Free Preu.) \p, g The Hemilton Tum le edvoceting lieu“ ebolitlon oi the ucreoy which bee beret-ole ‘ h ehereoterized the proceedings oi the Munlel Committeee. Indeed, it ie an undoubted in“: thet mott oi the sehemee which militete egeieet the weel oi the city ere either eon- oOeted or cons nmmeted et the privete union of the committeee of Council. Were it otherwiee mstters could not heve resell“! the pitch they heve. Tske the Well! Approprietlone es en Illustration. It ll notorioue thet the epproprletlone oi tho Oouucll ere continuelly exceeded. Ind _ thst members oi Wsrds ere induced. upon one around or enother, to . pleeee thie or thet set at conetituente. to order work to be done lot which no eppro- . prietion bee been msde. It is all very well to set out with en spproprietion oi. ss . 820.000. Buche enm eppeere to be reeeoneb e 7 enough for e yeer‘s diebureement ; yet it doe. 1 not cover much more then one-belt oi the totel outleye on so-celled improvemente. . There ere the senerel improvements to be paid tor; the speciel improvemente to be voted on. beeidee the exceee oi Werd expeudl- ' tures which hes to be peid (or. sooner or inter. The feet ie, there ie e conetent ureb gem. going on, one Werd delnending the expendi- turee oi moneye in order to belence up the outieye‘ oi enother. pretty much u it wee in the old deye oi the Oenedien Union. when one mile at the Greed Trunk built in Ontario bed to find ite counterpert in Quebec whether it wee reslly required or , not. It ie iest coming to thin thet then. meet be e redicel cheese in the detsile o! _ the municipsl syetem ee epplied to cities. Speaking ior London. we require fewer wsrdl' 7' end iewer representetlves. The intereete oi Com-unplug