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33 CHAPTER (xxx. wanna mum was mean. Laura gave a half cry as she recognized Bingley. and tried to draw the bed clothes over her head. But it was too late. Bingley made a hasty step forward to- wards the bed. 7 , v-T‘Vét} IrrhiaQé found you at last! " he said, innsavage undertone. “I swore that. if you’yvere above ground I would trace you out. “Pardon me, sir.” said Doctor Hay. at this moment, bending down. and laying his fingers on Laura’s wrist; “but this young lady is my patient, and is in no condition at present to go through any exciting scene. and I must, therefore, ask van to withdraw.” “ ThlB young lady 18 my wue," answered Bingley, dogmatioallyâ€"“ or as good as my wife, at least; for, in a fit of madness or obstinanoy, she ran away on her wedding %; and I have therefore the best right to see 1' her, and must request that she be immediately removed from this hospital to a rivate house." hen Laura grasped the doctor’s hand implgringly: . A“ u .1 “v- “You {551% allow this ?” she said. “ I am helpless; but you won’t allow this man to take m9 may? ’1 “ Certainly not,” said the doctor, coolly. ‘My good air," he continued, addressing Bingley, “ were this lady twenty times your wife. you would have no authonty over her here. She was brought into this heapital as a. patient, and until discharged cured, here she must remain." th; lady, it seems, and she is quite safe here, and can't leave without our knowing it." So Bingley felt compelled to quit the ward. and went. with the feeling that itwns unsafe to let. Laura out of his sight: again for a. moment now that he had found her. He left it; gently excited. He had found her againâ€"the girl whom he scarcely knew whether he 10\ ed or hated mostâ€"the girl who had jilted him, made a. fool of him,§nd who had cost him hundreds and hundreds 9f peundsâ€"and yet he still desired to marry This policeman lmd communicated his suspicion to the superintendent at Scot! land Yard, who was employed by Bingley, and thus his visit to thp hospital. “ You know your choice,t.hen," said Bing- 18y scowljng. . .. “ At all events, no such discussion may be carried on here,” said the dootor,aut~hori- tativel “ You must lemc this ward, sir. This {ady 13 not in a fit state to carry on an exyiting c_m_n ersation." fit‘ib‘fi‘i‘fali Bé'éircbime away for the fire- seut,sir,” said the police-officer who had ac- companied Bingley to the hospital, address- ipg yixp in}; low tone. ‘ ‘: “"6 haw; found He had sought her with extraordinary diligence, and had used every means in his power to discover her in vain, until her appearance had struck the policeman who had snatched her from the carriage-wheels as corresponding with that of a. young lady advertised for, nndwhose discovery 9. hand- some reward was offered. hef! Here was a. man, past his youthâ€"a. mun hard, and worldlymnd sensible enough as a. ruleâ€"acting like a madman. Even his sister had pointed out his folly to him when weeks and weeks went by, and Richard Bingley was still vainly seek- ing Eaum Keane. V “ I am not hjslwfia," said Laura, eagerly “ I shall never be Ins wife." “What purpose will it answer, even if you do find her? " Mrs. Glynford had said to her brother. “ Surely you would not marry he; now ? ” “ \Vould I not! " answered Bingley dark- 1y.“ I mean to find her and marry her, and there’ a an end of it 1 " And so he sought on. He learned that she had gone to London, and this, of course, was some help. How he learned this hnpgened thus: For a. few moments now ct us go back to Laura. after she had hidden good night. to Bingloy on the evening before the day of which was to be her wedding day She had had, ever Since her engagement, a vague idea that she would die before her merrigge. But death seldom comes to those who lon {or it; so Laure. lived on. and her aching mart beat still. -' Then came her last meeting with William Glynford ; and after this she determined never to marry Biugley. But how to escape ? There was a deep pond in the grounds of ndgenorth House. and she made up her and that, rather than be Biiigley'e wife. when they sought for the bride they would find her beneath the water there. - But she was youhg, and when Mr. G! ' - ford gave her the twenty pounds the ny before the wedding. she suddenly thought of another scheme. She would disappear. She went up earlv to her nttio room. and retended she had retired for the night. at while the servants were at. supper. and the master and mistress of the house were sitting!i together in the drawing-room. «he stole own the back staircase, after locking the door of her attic behind her, and went out of the house by the buck entrance. and was time locked out when the family retir- ed to bed. Then she walked on into the country as task. as her fact could carry her, She had mudo up her mind to go near no railway station. but to try to 11160 herself in some obscure country farm-house or cottage. And fortune favored hot. As she walked swiftly on along the dark and unknown countr roads, she heard a grgan aud_a faint or)" or‘help. a Presently aho tripped. and nearly {ell over some dark object! ing on the foot- path, and she perceiv that it was the Erostmto form of aman over which she and so nearly Mien. , AGAINST THE LAW. on may our strong defence Be in Umuipotenee, Guanfipg ig oveyy sqnw uâ€"‘â€".v..__â€" Thu CmTii of ouni Vicmtlt reign Over sll in wide down, And rgghtoom lav maintain [and when we mph you, land when the union tone, God IQYQ trgm Q! be} loco, And rflrom uv vmunmu Dunn: ot nun! Peace in our welcome guest. get: troodo‘ m is n rash 0 n e or o e yr'Fhls 0511521? of ours! (A Noni-By Dora Russell). an: in ovary sense Th Canada of ours! A Kuhn! at“ D. 0. Ban. Ingetwn. ‘ “- V‘V’avâ€""vvv -_, - ,, , “ Can't. you walk," she said. “ Or. if you will direct me to your houae.I'll go and get assistance.” George Morely. upon this, tried to get. up; but. found he could not stand. In fact. George Morely'lmd taken too much whiskey ; and, in returning home after his potntions, had either fallen 011' or been thrown off his horse. From his present condition. Laura con. eluded that most likely he had fallen 01!, articularly as his horse was standing a little urther down the road. quietly cropping the scanty herbage by way of passing the time until her master was sufficiently recovered to resume his seat. on her. However. George Morely had enough sense about him still to be able to direct Laura correctlyto find his house; for the accident had happened to him not squatter of a. mile from his own door. presence'ofher mizid. :1 “1|... Aâ€"A unn- H .‘Ifl An Old, broken-down-looking farm-house was Southdale. Laura. at once concluded that she mustbe right as she approached the homestead: for the front door of the house was open, and an anx‘ous woman was peering out. holding a light above her head. and evidently looking out for the absent master. . man, “ and my leg’i Bibkeu'. ltbink." “ Do you livelnear 'I " inquired Laura. “ At Southdale Farm." said the r “ I’m GeorgeMoroly. the farmer." u AA‘IL ........ lb 1' aha naifl H “r, if wmTVVhVéi“inienyou‘1' ” she sked, sharply, as) Laura. ncued @1140 doo_r_ ay_. . -_ “Are you Mrs. Merely, the farmer’s wife? " said Laura. “Yes. Naught’s happened to him, sure- ly?” inquired the woman: and turned 118.1633 gigs rated. the (mention. 1 r,,,_ "7' _..v___ “ Who are you." she asked. bendiml down). “ and what u ythe mama? " “ The mue' s thrown _me." _ 9.15391qu the I. “ Nothing serious, I ho a," sand Laura, kindly. “ He has been 1: own from his horse, has injured his leg, and is lying on the road not far from here; but you need not be afraid. He will be right enough wlgn you havqgot him hgme." worgg thug) you_sa:y? “ No; indeed he is not,” said Laura, feeling much compassion for the poor anxious wife. “ If you rouse one of the men to hold hlm on his horse, he will be at home in a few minutes.” But she did rouse one of the farm-scr- vants, and then herself accompanied Laura. to the spot where her husband was lying. But no sooner did she see his condition than the axnious and really lov mg wife changed her tone, and spoke to him with great gbitterness and contempt. 7 The'woman ié'aned against the doorway, undgrasped Lapng’s hpqd. “You are not deceiving me, are you?” she 89.191, in a. trembjgpg voice. “ He’s not “ Ay, to hold him on his horse,” mutter- ed the womnu,recovering herself. “ I under- stand now.” n :‘Ay; so you‘ve been at it again ! " she Bald. “ You ought: to be ashamed of your~ self ! ” “ My deal, 1â€"1 am ashamedâ€"rather ashamed, that is," hesitated George, in husky accents. “But the~the mare was skittish. Sheâ€"in fact, let me go over her head." The farm servant led 1:115 horse, and Laura. walked behind with the angry wife. “ Don’t talk. and make a. greater fool of yourseif,” said his wife, angrily. “Lift him up. Jack!" she went on, addressing the farm-servant. “ How did you find him?” aaEeH Mrs. Merely, presently. -' It’s late for you to be out on the roads." “Yes.” answered Laura, who had been cousidexinu what she “ ould say ; “ but I left my home this ev eniug, and don’t mean to return .to it. Can you give. me a. bed for the night, Mrs. Merely ? I will pay you for it." And so the young farmer was ignomini~ ously tilted up on his horse again, the animal standing quite still, evidently wail accustomed to the sorhAof‘ thiua. The farmer's wife hesitated, and then consented. An hour later. Laura. found herself test- ing her weary frame In a. clean, wlute-cur- mined bed, m a. neat but scantily-furnished room. The next morning she {9115' too ill to rise, and, after-v.11 interview with the farmer’s wife, gnqk her pyesentfoom for a. week. And she remained three weeks at South- dule Farm. 1b was 9. low-lying. isolated spot, and she felt. that; she was safer there than she could 113:9 begn nuywhegg else. The farmer 8 wife was an industrious, clean. notable )oung woman, really deeply attached to her “ George ; " but she was bad tempered n_nd paysimonious. SEO rarely icft her home; and anews- paper found its way there sometimes onco 15-week. Mrs. Merely asked. Laura no questions. as she was regularly paid: and so, some seven or elght miles from Fam- lmme, Laura lived on unknown, while tWo men were seeking her all over the country in vain. But oven in the cheap \mysho was living the twenty pounds she had broughtwith her from Bridgonorth House was fast m'elt- ing away, and she at Just determined to veuiuro from the quiet spot where she had found shelter. She little lmaginch .owevor. that nearly all the time 5110 had been at the homestead My}. Merely hqd geessgd when} sh_e yum. George Merely. the farmer, liud chanced to bring home one of the country news. papers on the Saturday after her arrival there, and Mrs. Merely had read an adver~ tiaomcutiu it, offering a. reward for the discovery of u young lady who had left her home on the \‘cry night- tlmt Laura had found the farmer on the rem]. Mru. Merely was a. covotons young womnumnd was greatly troubled in her mind as to whether she would gain more by continuing to- let her spare room to a good lodgor, or applying for the reward for tug discovery qt the} lost 393111;: lady. __ _ No sooner, therefore. did Laure. tell her that she was going to leave, than Mrs. Morley determined to apply for the reward. She, however. had n husband. who was n very different character toherself. A free, ood-henrted. jovial mnnwaa George Moro- y, the farmer, and when his wife gave him a hint oi what she intended to do, George Merely told her leinly enough that she §v_ea_bohftying very udly. and that he would give his é'ount'onnnco' 'to nothing of the son. Mrs. Merely, however. rusted. and one mornin started 011‘ to ' nrnhamo on foot (for her msbnnd would notdrivohor more). to give information to Mr. Bingloy‘a colic . Greatly garnet}, athe yet retained some ?), man. uuv- v -v-wâ€"u But namely hed Mn. Merely left the homeeteed on he: inhospitable errend. when George Merely told Laure the whole story, offering. at the some time. to drive her, it she wished it. to a distant railway station. We can understand how gratefully this offer was wee ted. _ When Mrs. orely returnedto’ Southdele Laura was gone, and the farmer‘s wife was thus unable to demand the full xeward._ Dingley again went to London. with re- newed hope, to search for Laura. He knew all about the notes noy which had brought such trouble on 1311's poor girl. and how they hag corpe into her osaion. ,_ L- I---_ 4|.n n‘n'l“. tor where the m likely to be found. She told George Merely that she was going to London, and Mrs. Merely. of course, repeated this to Bingiey and his solicitor. So she got something. after nil, for her trouble. but not enough to repay her for the very serious quarrel which took place between herself and her husband on the subject. And after all, she loved him better than money, and was thus a. loser by the transaction. But it suited hfm to keep the secret; but when he found Laura lying in a. London hospital. he knew what would certainly have weakened his power over her it the truth had been told. uâ€" vâ€" â€".â€"â€"-â€" -v -â€"._-v__‘, Bugher information proved two things clear! to Bingle . One was. that Laura. mm 3 've and we 1; another. that he knew wh ire 8119):an now g_o_ne. ‘ v â€". ._â€"â€" â€"‘-._ ---_.. After her arrival in London, Laura took a. little room in an obscure street, and tried to earn a. livelihood, but had no chance mgong professional workers. ,_ “4-- L-I£ -1...an (it‘ll-I usfd'nr‘v a 'Sâ€"l'le fixed on him a. frightened. appealing look, and the cold, practical doctor felt a. strange and unaccustomed emotion stir in his heart. “ Keep quiet now,” he added. “and do not be afraid. No one shall take you away from here without your cwn consent. I will come and see you in the evening, and if you like then to tell me your story, I will do what I can for you.” . Laura. decided to tell Doctor Hay every- thing: Bitter experience had come to her since she had fled from Faruhame. She knew now that to struggle on in London without friends or help of any kind would be ahope- less effort. And she knew now, also, that she would rather stand before a. criminal bar then marry Biugley. CHAPTER XXII. ”bonyâ€"O r- --vâ€"_--...._ . Pannilosa, half-sitiévéd, and utterly weary and disappointed. she was run over in the streets, andAcprrig'd to 8.1} hosgital‘. yog? 2 And on this visiting day, when Bingley and the detective ofiicer had left the ward, the house‘surgeon bent down and said in Laura’s ear, “ You had better tell me your story, and perhaps I may be able to help DISCHARGED. The next time that- Doctor James Hay entered the ward m which Laura. waslying, in a. few broken and faltering words she told herrwhole story. _ The doctor listened, and sympa‘thized. He. too, knew what 2. was to fight with fortune, and to be almost; moneyless in the world. \Vheu a lad he had been left to begin life' 3 battle, and had foug ht well, and been a faithful tcnder son to a. widowed mother. He could understand, therefore, how the poor trembling girl before him had yielded to the temytat-ion. He knew well how easy it is to pay your way and walk quite straightuheu your purse is well lined, and the wolf is not waiting at the door. But: he listened to Laura’s tale nearly in silence. Then, when she ended, he said, in quick, sharp accents, " And you care for this other manâ€"nuns Mr. G}ynf01_'d? " _ 8011. Agmn for a minute or two the doctor {ins silent, and a. lestless sigh rose on his 3. “ All the same,” 110 said, presently, with rather a. painful smile, “ you must live. This affair of passing the stopped notes is very serious! and awlgwai‘d. This Biugley asked Doc'tpg‘ gay. “ No,” said Laura. “ I have parted with him for evervI shall see him no moreâ€"I will bring no further trouble upgn llimhl " has n.‘ good case against'you, and coal?! have you arrested 1f he chose. You won't marry him now. I suppose? " “Never!” said Lnum, cnergetxcally. “He may put me in jailâ€"may transport me; but he cannot force me to marry him!” “Well, you must be prepared. for he’ll revenge himself upon you if he can." " Yes. I know." said Laura. sadly. " But I’ll try to prevent him.” continued the doctor. “ You were brought into the accident ward-«a nameless patient. picked up in the street. That’s all I have to do with. I know nothing. of course, of Mr. Bingley. nor of Mr. Glynford. nor of Miss Laura Keane. I know a young woman brought in with acompound fracture of her arm. who refused to give any name. and for her only I am responsible. This young woman must be worse before the next visitors‘ day. and I will give orders that no one shall be admitted to this ward. By the following visitors’ day this young woman with the compound fracture will be able to be removed. Thus, when our friend Mr. Bingley arrives, he will find that this young Woman has gone. a dis- chargql patient; and I don’t think our friend Mr. Biugley or his detective will find her: in‘a hurry.’_’ VII-11 do not \{uderstandJ' said Laura, breqtjnlessly, as “1119 dpctpr pau‘ggf-t. . ‘f You must affect to bo too ill to be seen by any one when your persecutor next pro- sonts himself; for you are not yet strong enough to be removed. But in another week or so you will be. Then, quietly, some night, I will take you to my mother. and you can stay with her, if you like. as her companion; for she is getting old. and can alien} to givelou namall salnfy.’_' “ Come. oung lady." said the doctor, trying her to put on his professional air and to overcome certain unusual emotions in the region of his heart; “ you must not excite yourself. I will arrange all for you, and you need not be afraid of seeing Mr. BingIey at No. 2. Bismark avenue, where my mother lives." "he's there hferwheels within wheels. He was the honee~aurgeom but there was an- other person whom he muattakemartly at in‘»;6lrli,fiii)(â€")étr6}fllvlayl how can I' thank you?" said Laura, greatly affected; and she gut out her litt}o_trq_mbl§qg Hand: 7‘ A ,, “ Yes," answered Laura, flushing crim- 5‘ @111 you_won’t apply to him now?” She was a. rosy ~oheeked end comely women. who had not been 323 in lowing the doctor see that she regard him very faygrably.“ M e I III A. ‘19 lent. into his confidence bolero Lulu 0031! be priyptoly repovod: I. , n,.,, This was the oomely mutton. Mrs. Caru- aby. I. youn inh widow. who would have no 0b] action. t e doctor believed. again to enter into the married stgte. The polioeoflloer had epflied to this lady in the beginning. and a. ter Biugley'e interview with Laura. the matron had promised to let him know how the young gizlwae getting on._ ,r, “-fiâ€"o'aâ€"ooordrinély sooglit thofwidow in her oomfortsble Sitting-room. and found her Just sitting down to a. very sppetizing little supger. “ Vell, doctor," she said, “ I am glad to see yOu. I hepe you will stay and sup with me." “I will stay and chat with you,” answered the doctor. - “Very well,” replied the widow. “It's about that {losing women with the compoundfraoture t at I have come to talk to you,” said the doctor; and the widow felt not a. little disqppoigiedto hear it.‘ a friend of Mrs. Caruaby. in order that she mi_g_ht not ogpoge him i_u_ y‘ia pugposozi ., , 11 “011!" she said. “Well what about or?" “She has told me her history,” replied the doctor. “That man who came here to- day is not her husband, as he claimed to be; but she had promised to marry him because he knew of a. very foolish action that she had committed.” “ She“ was in love with another man before this Bingley insisted upon him marrying him as the price of his silence. She could not forget her other lover, 80 ran away the night before the day fixed for her wed- ding.” , , “ Bless me l” exclaimed the widow. “ Then she came to London, hoping to obtain employment. was run over in the street when faint with over-fatigue, and I daresay, want. and brought here. New, this Bingley has found her out again, and I want you, who are a. good kind w0man, to help me to place her beyond the reach of this man, and put her inthe way of earning her livelihood.” “Well?" again said the matron‘ yet more col_(_1_ly._ u.‘ 1,4,3,‘r, The doctor recogmzed the change' 1n Mrs Carggby’ s vojceg. n ,,,.L_£,,A, For a. moment or two the widow was silent. Then she said, looking keenly at Doctor Hey. “You seem to take a great interest in this girl? ” The doctor shrugged his shoulders. “ She appealed to me to save her,” he said, diplomatically; “so what could a. poor man do? I was sorry for her when she talked of the man she really loves. She‘li end by marrying him. of course, and he’s a. fellow in a. good position, it seems. But, for the present. the thing is to keep her out; of this Bmgley’s way. He can still do her harm â€"-still part her from her old lover; and I’ve half promisedâ€"for I know you will help me if you canâ€"to smuggle her out of the hospital, and my mother will give her a. shelter, and this Bingley will not be able to find her again if wgrnauege it well.” q-I n The widow walked up and down the room twice, and then came where Doctor James Hay was sitting, and laying her pretty, fat, white hand lightly on' his shoulder, said, looking at him very tenderly, “ I will do Whagqver you ask moi” ' an \ , ,,1“_;.In “ Than}: you, you dear. kind creature!" said the doctor, turning round, and taking one of the widow’s hands in his. “ All, Mrs. Carnabymo not know boy to thank you !” , _1,_ n ViIE‘QEMIâ€"afi aéfie it for no one'else," whispered the widow, tightening her grasp on the doctor‘s shoulder. “Well, that is truly good of you! But, good gracious I ” taking out his watch; “ do you see what time it is? I had a friend to meet ata. quarter to ten, and now it‘s ac- tually ten o'clock. Goodnight, Mrs. Carn- aby! Thank you again and again for your kindness. We’ll talk this Iittle matter over to-morrow, but now I must be off_ at onco." Lo-luuuuw, uuu nun L mum. m. t... u... w.-." :13 the doctor went running down the hospital stairs to keep his pretended appointment, he felt that in his attempt to save Laura. from matrimony, he was running every great risk of being caged and bound himself. The Warrington Guardian announces that the Duke of Sutherland, Mr. George Crosfield, and eight or ten other gentlemen interested in railways, motto sail in the Gama-Jet New York, in April, with the view of having a three months‘ railway tour in the United States. 7 7 King Humbert has been doing a pleasant and kindly thing in visiting the Roman University. With a. single aide-de-cnmp he went unannounced into the class-room of political economy, and, bidding the pro. fesser to continue his lecture, seated him- self on a. bench and remained to the end. Then he went to another room and listened to a. lecture on comparative philology. As he left there was an enthusiastic about for the king from the students and professors. Carlyle ordered that his funeral should be e. atrietly private one and his wishes were obeyed. His plain coffin was inscribed simply with his name and the dates of his birth and death. On it were laid wreaths of white flowers. In profound silence the coflin was lowered by relatives only into the grave, within a stone’s throw of the house at Ecelefeehan wherein its inmate first saw the light. It was a. dull day and the snow lay in the churchyard. The peo- ple of the country-side assembled quietly about the place and for an hour before the burial the village bell tolled slowly and mu y. Although Elizabeth of Austria ie now an elderly lady. with a son about to be married, she still upon ceremonicus occa- sions wears her beautiful hair hanging loosely over her shoulders. She went to It bell in Vienna not long ,ago attired in a gown of black velvet, with a collar of dia- monds and pearls, and in her soft. stream- ing hair she wore a brilliant diaden‘S. The Emprcsa’ miniature waietis said to excite great wonderment and admiration. Hands of the ordinary size could easily encircle it by connecting the two thumbs and middle fingers, yet this wasp-like figure is so flexible that its owner rides with the greatest ease horses which many brave men would scarce dare to mount. â€"-Many plumbers are contemplating trips to Europe this summer. Notes on Notables. [To be continued}! THE CANADIAN MlLI‘A. The New Gonna-den“- opllleas .. 83th of the Active nine.â€" slggeeueu on “'orlu of note-w. The annual report on the state of the militia for 1880 has just been presented by Mr. Osron to Parliament. Major-General Luard's first report since his appointment as commanding oflicer of the militia of Canada is of course the principal feature. MajonGeneral Lnard says that although he arrived rather late he has seen a portion of each arm of the militia. except the Engineers. The militia may be divided into city and rural corps. 0f the city corps he reports very favorably. Those he has inspected are of good physique, well drilled and intelligent. They have evidently made cod use of their opportu- nities, and byt e sacrifice of their time and money. and by the generosity of their officers _(for tie Government issues are insuflioient), are well trained. In round numbers the 9, 600 men at the city ycorps have had spent on them 875, 000, or about $7. 50 per men durin the year. He regrets that he is unabe to speak so favorably of the rural corps. but it must not be supposed for one moment that he blames the men .or their oflicers. The men are fine in physiqufl (with slow exce tions) and are wi ling and intelli goat, butt ey have not been afl'ouled sufficient opportunity to learn their duties. How. ever intelligent, however willing, it is simply impossible for men to learn drill and dlsciphne 1n the time which has been allotted, viz. thirtyhours‘ drill per annum. and it must be remembered that each rural corps does not get into camp each year. The men do not know when they may next go into camp, so they leave the neighbor- hood, the result being that 1ural corps are swamped with 1ecruits. To save the rural corp s from degeneratinginto merely armed and clothed yeomen, it has become abso- lutely necessary, in his opinion, to spend more money 011 them. While the cityco have had $75,000spe11t on 9,600 men, t 0 rural corps have only had 8100.000 spent on about 27.000 men, or roughly speaking, the rural corps have received per man about half what the city corps have had per man, and this, although the denizens of the cities have better chances of becoming soldiers than men who live in the country. He recommends the establishment of military schools for the education of officers and non-commissioned ofiicers of other branches of the service besides artillery y, for which schools have already existed for some years with marked success. An increase in the permanent militia. should be made of at least half a company of enginee1s, of a few companies of infantry, and of horses sufficient to enable a four gun field battery to he worked, and equita- ticn taught to the cavalryu The rural corps should have not less than 16 day s in camp exery veer To carry out discipline the commanding oflicer should have pow er, after due inquiry, to dismiss any man guilty of conduct worthy of such punishment. None but grown men should be admitted into the force. He noticed several young men who confessed to being under 16 years of age. He was satisfied with the Schools of Gun- nery at Quebec and Kingston, and also with the Royal Military College. At the latter place he sngests in regard to the college that the first four prizes for successful cadets should-be four civil appointments in their own country, leaving for cadets of more roving inclination. as second prizes the four millitary commissions in the impprialormy. The citadel at Quebec requires imme- diate attention. The “ old fort” at Toronto has fallen into sad disrepair, and for the credit of the Dominion requires consider- able immediate attention. Though not up to modern requirements as 9. fort, it occu- pies ground which appears to him of mili~ tary importance, and which should, he thinks, remain in the hands of the Govern~ mont. He advocates the immediate repair of the walls and buildings, which aroused as stores, the removal of the old guns and car- riages and the repair of the platforms, etc. The unprotected state of the city of Montreal affords him an excellent oppor- tunity to point the way to an enormous expenditure. He wants St. Helen’s Island at once placed in a state of defence. and accommodation provided for a small garri- son, which should also be a military school for infantry. _ _ Dealing with dress and accoutremonts. he wants the Government to supply the militiaman with not only his boots. but every article of dross free of cost. He con- demns any slavish imitation of the dress of the English soldier, and thinks that dress, especmlly headgear. should be adapted to the Canadian climate, summer and winter. He protests against the,use of pipe~clay on belts, and wants brown and black belts introduced. He wants the whole equip- ment and dress remodelled. the former to bo df'Oliver's pattern, the latter to ba modified in the direction of service, dun» bility and economy. Lawrence Barrett and his wife willsp end the summer in Germany, where their chil- dren are being educated. A burlesque company was performing at Atlanta. The Mayor had sent 0. police captain and three men to arrest the actresses if they did anything outrageously improper. The silk tights worn by some “ living statues " were so erfect in flesh color that the captain oubtcd if they were really tights at all, and he invaded the stage with his force; but an inspection provcdthnthis sue ieion was groundless. and the show Was a lowed to go on. There is a. reaction from f1ivolity to serxousness 1n theatricale. A few years ago Booth was the only or on the American stone appearing in 8 mknpearean parts, and some of his engagements were nrofitablo. Next season John Mo~ nloug 11, Lawrence Barrett. Frank Me yo. Thomas W. Keene. Daniel 11. Ilarkins, Barry Sullivan and William E. Sheridan will be in the Shekapearean field. The King of Burmah has built a theatre in the garden of the royal palace, and has performances there every afternoon, at which his 450 wives are present; but no man except himself. his euuuohs and the performers ; the last are also either ounuchs or female slaves. The king puts in an spgesrence severe] times a. week. but the W we manage to find time to attend daily. ’l‘hemrlcnl Notes.