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Ills Inauguration at Washing- ton To-day. Wasnmorox. March 4â€"2 p. m.-â€"Presi- dent Garfield delivered his inaugural address this alter-noon. In it he says: “ The supremacy of the nation and its laws should be no longer the subject of debate. That discussion, which for half a century threatened the existence of the union. was closed at last in the high court of war by a decree from which there is no appeal. The elesation of the negro race rem slavery to the tall rights of citizenship is the most important political change we have known since the ado tion at the oonstitutionof 1787. No thong tful‘ mancan fail to appreciate its beneficenti efi'ect upon our institutions and people. It ‘ has freed us from perpetual danger of war and dissolution. No doubt the great change has caused serious disturbance to our Southern community. This is to be deplored. though it was unavoidable. There was no middle ground for the negro race between slavery and equal citizenship. There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States. The emancipated race deserve the generous encouragement of all good men. ‘u.u‘--â€"-_ __,_, end are by the strong sanctions of law, but 1. e danger which arises from ignorance ‘in the voter cannot be denied. For the north and south alike there is but. one remedy. All the constitutional power of the nation and of states and all the volun- teer forces of the people should he sum- moned to meet this danger by the saving influence of universal education. ALL CLASSES IO BE TREATED ALIKE. 80 for as my authority can lawfully extend they shall enjoy the full and equal protection of the constitution and laws. It should be said with the utmost emphasis that the question of sullrago will never give 4, A‘-- Cunn- “‘7 1â€"-_â€"-_ repose or. safety Eartha grates 'or to‘the nstlon until each within its own jurisdictioy makes and keeps the ballot free , -1»--.__-_.‘£:-.‘.. A! ‘nwv THE CURRENCY QUESTION. Confusion has recently been created by variations in the relative value of gold and silver, but I confidently believe that arrangements can be made between the leading commercial nations which, will secure the general use of both metals. Congress ~should provide that the compulâ€" sory coinage of silver now required by law may not disturb our monetary system by driving either metal out of circulation. If possible such adjustment should be made that the purchasing power of every coined dollar will be exactly equal to its debt pay- ing power in all the markets of the world. THE NEW PRESIBENT. A VERY BENBIBLE MESSAGE. ' “FUNDING THE DEBT. The refunding of the national debt at a. lower rate of interest should be accom~ plished without compelling the withdrawal of the National Bank notes. thus distributing the business of the country. The finances of the Government shall suffer no detriment which it may be possible for my Administration to pre- vent. The interests of agriculture deserve more attention from the Govern- ment than they have yet received. As the Government lights our coasts for the protection of mariners and the benefit of commerce, so it should give its tillers of the soil the light of practical science and “patience. Our manufactures are rapidly making us industrially independent. Its steady and healthy growth should be maintained, our facilities for transportation should hepromoted by the continued improvement of our harbors and interior water ways and by anincgease of our tonnage on the #___‘_1!_ 3333' “Eigvâ€"dgaiofifilént of 1115 world‘s commerce has led to an urgent demand for shortening up voygge aropud Cape Horn WV‘"“"‘O "' "J ‘*o' - by constructing ship canals or railways comes the isthmus which unites the two continents. None of the plans have been Iufiiciently matured to warrant the United Btetea in extending pecuniary aid. The subject is one which will immediately engage the attention of the Government with a view to the thorough protection of American interests: We yill urge no nar- row policy nor seek peculiar orvexcluaivc‘ prmleges in any commercial route. THE HORMON SCANDAL. It is a reproach tothe Government that in the most populous of territories con- stitutional guarantee is not enjoyed by the people. and the authority of Congress is set at naught. The Mormon Church not only ofiends the moral sense of mankind by sanctioning polygamy. but prevents the administration of )ustice. It is the duty of Congress to prohibit within its jurisdiction all the criminal practices of that class which destroy the family relations and endanger the social order. THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law. I shall. at the proper time, ask‘ Congress to fix the tenure of the minor offices of the several executive departments and prescribe the grounds upon which remOvnls shall be made during the terms for which the incumbents have been ap- pointed. MANY ooon momsrzs. It will be the purpose of my administra- tion to maintain authority and. in all places within its jurisdiction, to enforce obedience to all the laws of the Union in the interests of the people; to demand rigid economy in all expenditures of the Government. and to r uire honest and faithful service of all xecntive officers. remembering- thet _the officers. were -vl-u-v-.. -_- _. created not for the benefit of the incum- bouts or their supporters. but for the service of the Government. I shall greatly rely upon the wisdom and patriotism of Gangrene and oi those .who may share with me the responsibilities and duties 0! the administration. and above all upon our etforte to promote the welfare of this great peonle and their Government. reverentl invoke the support end blessing of Almig ty God." rm: xxw cmmnr. Indications were 'etron that James hes been mbetentielly deoi ed n n for the Poet Oflioe Dmrtment. end at the only eerione rem _ ing uncertainty is so to the under which 3 new name upper!» COM'XBBCLKL DEVELOPMENT. mum'UCIIU‘u. u-ww . Attorney‘Geneml. MmVeéé-fi: with young women. Scotch cups. with projecting plumes. are worn by young ladies. Lndies' new collars are low at the throat and high at the book of the neck. Imported percales and sateens are in plajd designs. ‘with borders for trimmmga. A 3-- o‘nm Icon in intricate lulu Human-n. u --- __v Agreat deal of strafixéfllace in i patterns is shown with ‘ho new I: 309313. ‘ 3 4|. A ‘._,_. 2..-..ann 'Ar an“. goons. Most of the new dresses for schoolgirls are double-breasted and Iui'uished with la obnttous. ay shaded pompous of old gold. red or blue, are furnished tobe mixed with flowers on new hats. Lambrequius of plush to cover small tables. brackets and mantles. are used In handsome bed-rooms. .. A__A .-_..A.. {ufn uuuu-v..-v . -_ V Colored canton flannels are made into curtains for libraries; they look as well as plush, ‘and are less expensive. The poke with higher brim and narrower sides is among the lamst bonneta. It is more conspionons thatn over. ,,.All 3-.-:6 n'finnlnfl more wunywuuuu u"... .. -- Hanging clusters of small‘ fruit. mingled with snowy flowers and green leaves will be much used 9n_the new Ponneta. 7,.-- -.. nnmll‘t‘ DB Inuuu um vu “a... u-.. _-,__ , , A number of the new gures on 'spnug cambrio are exact copies of wedge-shaped ounexform figures seen on Assyrmu anti- quities. ' . - u ‘. , ,L :_ LL- ‘n‘nb‘ 'nrln nf :\ WK], quxues.. A bird's nest is the latest form of a wall bracket. It should rest aiust a velvet shield or a tiny mirror, and is sometimes filled with flowers. -,,.g__ --:I A: ulxcu ‘1 It“ “v .v â€"_.,. New engagement rings, a slender coil of gold. are finished at one end by a. large solitaire diamond, and. at the other by a pearl of equal size. Doylies for finger bowls are worked on fine snowy linen with washable silks.violets, swamp rushes and partridge vine with scarlet, being all embroidered in natural colors. New towels have 30min bdrdors. Roman sashes are worn by little girls. Fencing lessons have become popular W in. ‘ A lady who aims at. being the best. dressed woman in Philadelphia. appeared lately in a dress of white embroidered vel- vet. covered with crystal trimming and pearl fringe. It was so heavy that she could barely waddle about, but us it was the dress of the evening she mat home happy.- No article of furniture shouldbe put in a room that will not stand sunlight, for every room in a dwelling should have the windows so ranged that sometime during the day a‘ flood of sunlight will force itself into the apartment. The importance of admitting the light of the sun freely to all parts of our dwellings cannot be too highly estimated. Indeed perfect health is nearly as depend- ent on pure sunlight as it is on pure air. ‘Sunh‘ght should never be uncomfortable to i the eyes. And walks should he in bright sunlight. so that the eyes are protected by veil or parasol when ineonvenieutly intense. A sun bath is of more importance in pre~ A sun bath is of more importance In pre~ serving ahealthful condition of the body' than is generally understood. It. costs nothing, and that is a misfortune, for people are deluded with the idea. that those things only can be good or useful which cost money. _But ‘remember that pure )3; I ....... lvnnf Wall luv-IV: u - water, fresh ml‘ and eunlit houses, kept free from dampness, will secure you from‘ many heavy bills of the doctors, and give} you healtn and vigor. which no money can ‘ procure. It is a well establighed feet that people who live much in the sun are usually stronger and more healthy than those whose occupations deprive them of sunlight. And certainly there is nothing strange in the result. since the same law applies with equal force to nearly every animate thing in nature. It is quite easy to arrange an isolated dwelling so that every roomin it maybe flooded with sun- light sometime in the (lay. and it is 1possihle that many town houses could be 80 built as to admit more light than they new receiveâ€"Builder and Woodworker. The New Xork Times of Tuesday says that diphtheria. which still prevails in and about that city to an , alarming extent. has been unusually malignant this winter. and varl‘ous methods of treatment have been adopted to cieck it. One suggested by a peculiar case n the west may prove to be of great advantage. A young man whose arm had been amputated was attacked by the disease before the limb healed and the physician observed that diphtheritic matter appeared on the arm where it was severed, in place of depositing itself as usual in the throat. and the case proved to be a very mild one. The doctor profited by this strong intimation from nature, to whom many of his profession pay very little heed. and when next called to Visit a diphtheritio patient blistered his chest. There most of the deposits showed themselves. and the patient speedily recovered. Hence it is mfc ed that the disorder generally affects the t west on account of _the thinness of its IIIU UlllVlI-l v:- ‘-~vvâ€"--- _ lining. and not because it is any part of its morbid law to do so. When the blister breaks the epidermis, the tenderness of that portion of the body draws: the virus in the system thither instead 0! to the throat, as ordinarily. Snxsnxoxn. M.mnuens.â€"â€"-An exchange} says : We have had moonnte recently 0! n‘ marriage on the ice and n rnnrriege by tele-. graphâ€"the minister in the latter case being at one end of the wire. while the bride and groom were at the other. Marriage by telephone is another modern fashion; and in summer marriage in a balloon is some- times resorted to. Such performances do not give the im reunion of an overwhelm- ing sense of so enmity on the part of the people time married. But it is to be lobeerved that there ere preachers and mogietretee willing to turn the ceremony into a sensation. We may now count upon a period of violent vicissitudes of tern ratnroâ€"e thor- momotrio seesaw, in w ich polar and equstorisl winds rapidly ulternsto. A British scientist tells us that one of those sudden nnd intense alternations in 1860 " oooosioned more deaths than heppens when eholersor on! other pestilence stalks 0,. Al-‘ over the 13nd." and fl is prove: Much makes " a fat ohurohyud New Treatment for Diphtheria. cholera or an other [1 the 19nd." M; A fig A: J I've-h Fashions. Sunlit Booms. co in intrioalte new mill uery are made into look as well as '"lâ€""" ' - The northeast cornerof Scotland appears ‘very prolific in the production of heroes for Dr. Smiles to write his charming biographâ€" ies on. We have had Edward, the Bani! aturalist; Dick, the Thurso baker and geologist; and now we have John Duncan, the Alford weaver and botanist. LATEST SCOTTISH NEWS. A deputation of Scotch members waited‘ upon the Premier lately to urge the appoint. ment of a. Minister to represent Scotch affairs in the House of Commons. Mr. Gladstone stated that the present was not a favorable time for making suéh apro- posal, as all the expecmtions of the Govern? ment with regard to public business had been frustrated. . ,, ”73-..; .. Bankruptcy, says a. oorresponuenu. 13‘ unknown among the Orkney farmers, I am told, and the amount of money deposited by them and the “ peerie lairds" in the different banks at Kirkwall, Stromness, and St. Margaret’s Hope seems almost incredibleâ€"nearly a. million sterling! Durâ€" ing four months knocking about pretty well all through the islands I never once saw a barefootefl man, woman or child, not was I once accosted by a. beggar. . A series of extraordinary outrages is reported from Edinburgh. At an early hour the other evening Mr. Robert Veitch, a commercial traveller. was pounced upon ‘ bv two men in the Queensferry road. and being near his home he raised an alarm, and brought the members of his family to his assistance. The men fired revolvers. and Mr. \‘eitch was wounded in the head, his sister was shot in the neck and right leg. and his father had some of his clothes shot through. A little later a Mr. Dick j supposed to be the assailants of the Veitch family. and afterwards a mnman was maltreated and plundered. One of the principal points in the Attor- neyGencral’s bill in England for the better preventing of illegal practices at elections is the restriction placed upon the amount of each candidate’s expenditure. Exclusive of personal disbursements and returning officer's charges. the expenses of a candi- date in a constituency of not more than 2.000 electors is' limited by the bill to £350â€"or £100 for printing. advertising. stationery and postage, and £250 for all iother expenses. In the case of constitu- ‘encics containing more than 2,000 electors the maximum sum authorized to be spent is £380. with a further sum of £30 for every additional 1,000 electors above 2,000. ‘ A candidate must not expend himself more than £20 in personal disbursements. and if he incurs any further expenditure of that description it must be paid by his election agent. The Parliamentary return of election expenses at the last general elec- tion has not. yet been issued. but at the previous general election, in 1874, the contested county elections of England and Wales cost the candidates on an average1 very nearly £3,000 apiece. while the average sum spent by each candidate in the case of the borough contests was close upon £800. These figures. however. give a very imperfect notion of the enormous sums spent on some elections. The contest tor the northern division of Durham cost the four candidates in 187-1 over 1228.000. or £7,000 apiece. while Lord Castlereagh spent no less than £9.31?» on his unsuccess. ful attempt to secure one of the seats in the southern division of that countv. Tho specimen out from anonk tree which grew near Kossnth. in the county of Water- loo. so much admired by the members of the Local Le 'alaturo on thoir Into Visit. to Guelph. the rcury says. was estimated to ha 375 years old. The tree stood 135 foot from top to too; gin-thud 17 feet 9 inches inside the bark '3 inches from the ground. the bark being ‘1 inches thick ”A ._.__ ul-n:.1I“ and gluuuu. \uu um» u...“ 0 feet up. The stem was straight and brmnclxless for 66 feet. and gave measurable timber 50fcet atop of that. Notnflnw. nor punk. nor mtten hole of any sort dis- figured this magnificent specimen. The contents of the stem proper are 530 cubic feet. and 90 for top timberâ€"in all 620. Laid down at Liverpool,“ is worth $450. Weight. fifteen tons. \ â€"â€"Every event of life efl'ords aoertein amount of he pinesa. The captain of e ship declared at his crew were the hep‘ ieet net of men in the world. He bed inn. 3 eix of them end they were a py t M. it w over. end the ms were ‘3“ Ippy boom-e they hed eeoeped. Bribery at Elections. An linormom: . oorrqspondent. 13 members waited ~81oumot bdldro-umtobohnmlong. ~Woollen drones m mule with plated Ikitu. ~ â€"â€"For vinitinq.tho polonniae bodiooishigh at the neck. ~Talmsge calls a newspaper “ . pulpit on me wring." 4Ehe nigh home becomes an 0!! one when he runs away. '7 ‘;;Asooiable mm; is one who, when he has («on minutes to spare, goes and bothers somebody who hasn't. â€"-Tho fool buyeth an umbrella. but tho prudent man kuoweth a. trick worth two of that.-â€"Shuknpcara. -â€"Betoro promising awomnn to love only her. one should have seen them all. or should see only henâ€"A. Dupuy. â€"â€"At 20 man is less a lover o! woman than of women; he is more in love with the sex than the individual, however charming she may be. â€"The highest. mark of esteem a woman can give a man is to ask his friendship, and the most signal proof of her indifference is totoffer him here. -â€"She: “Mr. Slow, are those two men that have just passed brothers ‘2" He: “ I â€"a.wâ€"â€"know that. one of them is; but I‘m -â€"awâ€"ewâ€"â€"not quite sure of the other." â€"-“ Bridget. I cannot elm you mreceive your lover in the kitchen any longer." “ It‘s very kind of you, me’em. but he's | almost too bashful to come into the parlon." â€"It would save a. deal of trouble and endless mistakes it man had their names emblazoned on their shirt fronts.and ladies theirs embroidered on the bosoms of their -" Money does everything for a. man.” said an old gentleman, pompously. “ Yes." replied the other man. “ but money won’t. do as much for a men as some men will dc for money." -â€"A stro he b a vain men : P811. “01:0 1 I gm as proud of thee, As any mountain of its snows ; I gaze on thee, and feel that joy-â€" A Roms!) knows 1 â€"â€"It has been proposed that-farmers should pay their daughters for labor as they do their sons, and allow them some social freedom, in order to prevent them from longing for city life and seeking it. â€"â€"â€"The journeyman bakers of Toronto want only 12 hours‘ work per day, 612 a week for foremen. and $10 for second hands. They have been working from 14 to 18 hours daily and getting therefor only $10 and 87. Only five houses have refused the demands of the union. which numbers 60 or 70 men. â€"â€"Mts. Lalonde, of Montreal, who is? suing for a separation from her husband, ‘ took the extraordinary method of seizing all his property on Saturday before judg- ment, including a large manufacturing establishment employing a great many operatives, none of whom can be paid until the case is argued in court on Tuesday. â€"“If you‘ll pick the daisies I’ll weave the chains," was the merrydsuggestion of but, cut-Jun, “an Luv .uv-- .._w-_ W- , the fair and curly-haired little one to the brown and ruddy-cheeked boy with a pine. apple out. And it is ever thus, we thought, the man as well as the boy picks the daisies, the woman as well as the girl weaves the chains, and the daisies are white and the links golden, no matter how old we grow. â€"â€"The Orillie. Times puts in a. strong pro~ test against the proposal to Iowa- Lake Simcoo and the other lakes in the same chain, in order to reclaim certain lands now covered with water in the upper part of the county of York. The Times says to lower Lake Couchiching three feet would completely destroy the beauty of that sheet as well as ruin the business of Orillio, the people of which had a vested right in the lake level as it now is. l TEA TABLE aossm. DID HE LOVE HER ? I stood by her side when the tide came in. \vm: its creeping kiss and its wailing moon; I held her fastâ€"was she mine to win ? Might I call her in some days my 9m ? I looked in the depth of her hazel eyesâ€" Close to our feet crept the restless sea- In tho tgudcy ton_93_ thgt tom} Algogfts prize I told her how flit she was to me. ’ I maisod the grace of herqneonly homiâ€" H‘hc flashing wzwos snug low and sweetâ€" Tho bright eves shone at thn words I said, While the light foam nestled about her feet. I raised the sheen of her chestnut hair- {over u wont she said to me. But closer shg crept t9 myrsiglo «town there, “In. yum». sit-v --.. . _“ By the restless, logging: Inoening see. Her father came stealthily over the sand. And just us I temlerlv called her “mine," He lifted me clear of the tidewet landâ€"- Ana the size of his boot was number nine. -â€"Even a simple rope. knotted at inter- vals of two feet. is much to be preferred to} a wild jump from a high window in case of a. hotel fire. It does not. cost much, and even though it may never be called upon in these hotels that escape the visitation of the fire fiend, it has n. suggestivcueae to hotel suicides thatmiglat lead them to jump ‘ out of the window with it around their necks, and thus save the cleaning up of the muse which these worthies are wont to make in the rooms. NOVELTIES. A shaggy hat and a scarf of flush. A touch of gold and o das 1 of red. The brim caught up with a fox‘s brush. A iiger‘s claw or an owlet‘s head. Bromulcd caps of delicate shade. With droo dug. fluttering ostrich plumes, And creamy aces. skilfully made lly foreign hands or domesiic looms. You may wear. for luck. a horse‘s shoe. A crescent moon or a clever loaf. , A heart with an arrow running ihron u, ()r ihisiled crest of a Highland chic : And amber spiders. with rub eyes, Abominably Venomous mu big. And bees and beetles and butterflies, And. queerer than all. a gilded pig- To fit the moat. fastidious feel. a Are the lmndmnbroiderod silken hos And never were handkerchief: soeomploto For Fashion‘s hypereriiical nose. The buitons are carved in arabamue, 'i‘ho robes are embossed with pearls and jet ; But skeleton forms become tesquo Armyed in the Jersey stoc ingeito. The ribboned sashes and ties and loops lire woven, with gold and silver thread. in peacocks lumen or in floral groups. Or with 0 eutal m leaves spread. The ice Mia and t ger‘a course is run, The! on and lamb lie down or. While tropical birds. whose song a no. Enliren our gloomy winter weather. Society‘s fancies wax and want). Become the spoils of the court‘s purllau. And the mind of man is taxed in vain To fill the demand for something new; Boga models afresh with cunning skill _. _a__ ___a “as. Ant. nag 50 na muuw- llllvu The wonders of .. "Ea“.izfi‘s'tna on. And amp” mom :kv’or to an“ um um And humor the whims of thopowm am he (From Punch.) ' Shut an the door! but not our vulsu din Vex m. long mi 0! pun-lambs] use; But one stop more eternal peace to win. England? Philosopher! old Chelsea's 8.30! How my will you him! when be none the '7 home ' Whore dwell the deathless spirits o! the dead-â€" Gmthe sud Schiller. sovereign souls. will come To crown with humertelles his honored head. Oul tron) lhe unknown share the heroes pest- Cromwell 0! England. Frederick the Gunâ€"- Will lead the grand Irocossion and recast The roll of genius at he joined so lute. What will his messsfe be. from life to death ‘ Grand hero worsh wlerol em 0? "' ls Engsnd true ‘3' they‘ l ask in: in one breath. ‘ “ Faithful to hlswry ‘I " He‘ll answer " Nol “ To this indictment he must pledge his word- What warrant else could an historian sign ?â€"- He lives through England's triumph. hula he With dviug ears the shudder of decline. Perehnnco the revolution and the shame The! like black shadow-screwed lhoCommons' oer. Wore spared him dying! Whisper not their name-â€" Shut lest the door. Ho's sleeping. Close the door. ." A mourn one mx'm'mu'. â€".â€".â€" (Ponnnflnem of n Young “'nnwn of New l'ork lu Hum! Unknown Plnw for More than 'l‘lslfly Dunâ€"ller nelcme nu tunnel-lou- nu her Cnpllviu‘. Marion Calisclx, a. 17 you old girl, who disappeared from her homo in Hoboken, Now York.Jan. 19th.was(liscovored 5% Sixth avenue and Forty-second street at mid- night recently by 9. gentleman whom aha asked to get her a. coach. She stawd her name. and was given into the hands of the police who restored her to her parents. Miss Calisch claims that she lost conscious- ness somehow on {he day of her flimgpieu- ucaa wwvuv v once. and when she recovered, found'her- self in a bed in o. plainly furnished room in a locality strange to her. and attended by a colored woman. She was confined to the room. but not injured or insulted, till the night referred to. Being taken to a police station. . to the police oflicer the girl, much agitated. told the following story: “ I was troubled sometime with malaria before leaving home on the day mentioned, and seem tohave lost my memory, for all I can say is I travelled a great deal, and only remember awakening at what seems to have been a long time after leaving home and finding myself in a room with a colored woman and a white woman. They had taken my aaeque and outer clothing, andeas in bed at the time. They did not seem to hinder my departure. but would not give me my clothes. I then asked them if they would telegraph my folks, and this they promised to do, which I believed they did. They kept telling me different stories every day, however, until I finally demanded tobe taken home. At first they refused, and said my folks did not want me, or they would call. as they had telegraphed for them. but on my insisting they at last said all right, and last night about-3 o’clock ordered a carriage. Three of us entered , ‘r L---» Vluveuu -- w--â€"..°-V __ and drove about sometime, when I began to think they were feeling me. When we were passing the corner of Forty-sixth street and Fifth avenue I opened the door. quickly and sprang out. Where I ran to I don’t know, but strolled about until this gentleman (pointing to Mr. Harris) found me trying to get home." -‘ ' The young woman persisted in the truth of her story, and said repeatedly that she thought she must have been under the in- fluence of some drug, for many things oc- curred which she could not remember. She was then requested to wait in the captain’s room until her folks celled, which they did about 2 o‘clock this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Cslisch and n. brother of the girl called together. and an nil'ecting scene ensued. The mother of the young girl clasped her to her breast- and embraced. her convulsively, while she sobbed with joy, crying. “ My poor daughter, my poor daughter." The father and brother also exhibited considerable feeling and embraced her and kissed her several times. Their joy at finding her seemed unbounded, and. calling a carriage, the (ether sud reunited family hastily drove away. In the streets of Lahore, according to an Anglo-Indian contemporary, the popular amusement of late has been a satirical representation of the Afghan war. A per- forming monkey is ordered by his master to show how the British marched into Afghanistan. “The monkey came jnm . inn along. dressed up for the occasion in o. the bravery of red coat. yellow trousers, plumed hat and an old toy-gun. Be strut- ted about to a lively accompaniment on the tom.tom and ever and anon would make a rush with his gun at any unfortunate who happened to come in his way, stroking a. pair of false moustaches and looking fiercely round upon the rabble.“ Orders were then given to show how the British came back from Oahu]. The monkey divested himself of his gorgeous uniform, and. snatching up adirty old rag. came forward once more with slow and tottering 1 steps. ' ‘ ‘ -'- n “7- L- .. "mun once more “run an". m.“ -_-., , , u _ Covering his face with the rag he eknlked along until he got behind shelter. The roam of laughter which greeted this an - gestive little comedy were well deserve . \Vhen the menkey-like trick of invading Afghanistan was resolved upon, the igno. minions sequel of an inevitable withdrawal was lainly foreaeen and indeed announced ‘in vanee by the late Government. The laughter of the Lahore rabble enables unto estimate the reetige which we have gained by that to cap enterpriseâ€"Pall Mall Gazette. A Cmnrrnx 'ro Cnmmns.-â€"There he! been considerable excitement lately about “ Breeches of privilege ” in Parliament. The Irish have raised the cry; but the Scotch will not be silent when there is e. g‘ueetion about touching their distinctive arten. which. I'd have you to recollect, sir, mustbe ranked under the same title. Think twice before you venture on abolish- ing the Tartan. which my countrymen have iglorionuly_worp in time of war or in time of hemp-Punch. One of the most successful bear hunts on record bee been made by three members of the British embwy in St. Petenbur . In {our deye‘ shooting the party. consist n of Lord Dnflerin, Lieutennnt-Golonel Vin ore and Mr. Kennedy, begged eleven beers. Tho-In Carlyle. Sermons in flloukeys. ..._ -w-s .-