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The death is announced of Miss Elizabeth Hamilton. the “WV?” o! the Scottish motophrloion, Sir llliom Hamilton, of whose l to and philosophy sho furnished on coconut in the new odntion of tho “Ency- clopodis Britonnics.” Miss Homilton wss ono of the foremost promoters of tho move~. mont in Scotland for tho nnlvorslt educa- tion of women. She wont to ormony about c you :30 with ‘s View to gopoflng 3 york on the philosophy 0! ormonn The Earl of Shefteebury ry. Oerdinal Men- ning, the Biehope of Beth and Welle. Winchester end Oxtord. the Merq uleee of Alleebu end Bum. Robert Brownin and Alfred enn yeon. Lord Coleridge, Sir Thompson and Dr. Van hen ere members of the Society for the roteotion ol Ani- mele from Vivieeotion. Right Rev. Dr. French. Bishop of Lahore. has been ewerded the wet medal for Afghanistan, heving ministered under fire to dying soldiers in the oemgeign of 1879-81. The Rev. Mr. Allen. of ombey, received I we: model for similar services in 184041. The Lutheran Church, to which Princess Helen of Waldeok belongs. does not unc- tion the celebration of marriages between Ash Wednesday and Easter Monday. Hence the Duke of Albany’s marriage will not take place until the last week in April. In the London Gazette under the list of bankrupt: a pour: William Henry Shad- well, Nor-fol terrace. Notting Hill. and Grange. Eding. Middlenox, milk desler. duirymm’a Agent sud genera in Her Ma- jesty's army.- ‘ â€"Cabbtges are about as scarce in this market an strawberries. - It is with sincere regret that the clergy and people of Hamilton have learned that the health of Vicar-General Keenan is so much reduced that it will be necessary for him to seek ite restoration by foreign tryevel. to mm. The ‘r‘ev. gen'ele'm‘izi held it to; ten yam, during which time he resided at Dundee, where he died. Onapetition presented in the Sheriff Court, Dumfries, “ Hugh Smith, doctor of medicine. lately residing in Woedford County, Kentucky, U. 8.," has been served " second cousin german and ‘nearest and lawful heir in general to the late Hugh Smith of Newton Airds, in the parish of Holywood and Count of Dumiries.” This is the flretstepinale of recessforcontesting the will of the la r. Hugh Smith,who bequeathed the‘wh'ple of his person and real estate to shepherds, coachmen, {or-1 esters and others in his service, the person- alty alone exceeding £60,000. An action for reduction of the will. in which Dr. Smith has been joined , by his sisters (Mrs. Forsythe, 0hicago,,and Mrs. Gordon, Kentucky), has been raised in the Court of Session. The grandfathers of claimants and the late Mr. Smith were brothers. Dr. Smith’s father wasaD.D., and the aster and intimate friend of Abraham incoln. On Lincoln beeomin President of the United States, he showe his regard for his pastor by appointing his son to the office of United States Consul at Dundee. Before the young man could enter upon the duties of the emce, how- ever, the Secession occurred, and he took up arms on the side of the South.- The father continued a staunch Unionist, how- ever,_and the appointment was transferred he enicrccd‘ upon the minds of this gen- eration, who are too apt to be led. by the chance success and the prodigal spending of the few reckless but successful ones. away from the safe and certam paths of frugal diligence. Fortunes areâ€"it is the ruleâ€"not made in a day. They must be worked for; saved for; waited for. Let indolent dreamers speculate in shares, let elegant dandies aim at “ something light and genteel " in the way of occupation, beginningwith luxuries which their fathers only reached at the end of their business life. For the independent spirit of to-day, who aims to be. as Cervantes phrases it, “ the son of his own works," there is no better lesson than the lesson of the Psalm of Life : . tion Ego} and every-day life is“ being made. it seems. dearer to the middle class instead of chea r by the inventions and refinements of t ese latest days. The incomes of a large class of our people have not increased in proportion to the growth of living expenses. and the pressure of swelling expenditure against an inelastic income is a trcblesome thing to mind and t. It is the tendency of ours stem of social life on this continent. proba ly in a larger degree than in older countries where the strata of society are more strongly defined, to impose a strain upon the incomes of certain classes‘ For ex~ ample, attractive young men. clever couples. refined but impecunions families may have opportunities of social intercourse which seem to them to require an ex- penditure on dress. furnishing. or what not, which, though not excessive for their wealthy associates, it pinches them to afiord. Other persons, not so eligible. but in whom imitation is strongly marked. think that because Mrs. Z has a coupe twice aweek, so must they; that because the X’s keep two servants, so. ought they; and Mr. Q proudly reasons thus: “It 0 and P belong to the club, why may not I ? Surely I can afford itaswell as they 1" In this way an artificial standard is set up, and fashion in is inexperienced persons to spend money ore they have earned it. “ If any one tells you that yoncan become rich otherwise than by labor and economy, do not listen to him; heisa liar anda poisoner." Such was the conclusion reached, in mature life, by an able and observant Englishman, of note in his day. The principle is true; and it deserves to A 'l‘lI-ely Preteen Int-er [fashionable Iowa, and Win! Lond- ”Then. The deelre (or riches le wide-spread. end the limits which bound who! would suffice to entitle a. men to be considered woolthy ere ccnetnntly emerging. Whet was a. com- petency lac 3 man of average family twenty or even a. dozen years ago in now ineuflicient to ensure what the world cells comfort. “ Living in denrer," we are told, and it in probebly true. It has been calculated thee -!ood cost 82 per cent. more end clothing 17 per cent. more in 1881 thnn it did in 1878. But oociety dic- am e larger expenditure for {uhion- lee people now then_ it did a: genero- Tl. I'I‘BUGIILB 'l'o 030W BIO“. Learn to labor and wait. -Monetary Times. not Min 1360 on the date fixed. â€"A bol role in of gold colored not om- broldorod with blue comflowon, the trimmings being oornflowors And golden cm of who». A des etch from Mentone steted thet Prince eo id while out walking fell receiving a s fight injury from whieh he will possibly recover in s few do I. It is stated that there is a probebility 0 his merriege not teking piece on the am fixed. berries and' high-diam! melons} Fléflfii will be basking under a broiling sun, or broiling under a baking sun, or something. wThem is one consolation. When, next summer, Conadlsnu shall be eotin deli- piong oool 110391301. greasy oogelegs__laplx- foolishly paid the woman 113% 07 to pro~ vido him with t situation. he commis- sioners will probably take steps to punish the swindle". Garden on Wednesday. Among the arrivals from Germany was a young woman named Catharine Duer, who stated that she had aid 20 marks to a woman named Hagg, at Stuttgart. on the latter promising to engage for her a situation in this country. She ave the girl a card with the address. Mrs. efl, No. 117'East 110th street. who, she said, was her sister. No such woman could be found. A man named George Beeber told the authorities that he had also A. New York (lo-patch an: A cruol {winfile win lat-ought tq light__at 093th roduetion of sugar reached 179,000 hogs- eads, and of molasses nearly 17,000,000 gallons. This is a remarkable increase over the amount reported-in 1870, when 87,000 h heads of sugar and 6,000,000 gallons 0_ molasses .were produced. But the resent yield does not compare so av- orab y with that returned by the eons of 1860, whlch was 231,000 hogsheads otsu ar and 15,000,000 gallons of molasses. he bulk both of sugar and molasses is the pro- duction of Louisiana. In the present census returns this State is credited with nearly 11,000,000 lons or molasses and more than, 181,500 ogshcads of sugar. Its production of the former article has nearly trebled since 1870, and of the latter more than doubled. _ The latest census â€"bulletin gites Vsémle interesting facts as to the sugar: cane ro- duotionpt the United States In 1879. he The Tetter of alludes}: to the gustoâ€"r; papers stating at so many carpenters were out of work in this city was no doubt written by some interested srties here to keep workmen from com ng westward. The article was notoriously untrnthful. Real estate is dull so far as city and town property is concerned. but farm lands are eagerly bought. Sober-minded citizens seem to be settling down to the feet that buildings‘ere what our city needs at present. "IL; - u- u The Presbytery of Manitoba -met this week. A suitable minute anent the death» of Rev. Dr. Black was drawn up. Train Despatoher Egan. of the O: P. R... was dismissed today without any reason being assigned. The assistant deepatohera, thinking that Canadians are 11111me treateg. sent in their regignatione. The editof of the Marquette Review had a' curious experience the other day. An editorial article on immigration was stolen from the 011100 during his temporary absence. which has aroused the scribe's unmitigated wrath. He boldly states that he suspects a certain individual. and warns the public‘that in future no'» one will be allowed into the oflioe before 8 o’clock a.m.; or filter _§ o'clock pan: Brandon intends to be a city right away. Her charter has been adopted by the citi: zone at a public meeting, and only awaits ratification by the Legislature. The first incorporation will include sections 25. 26 and 27. The first Council will be elected on April3rd, The Qu’Appelle district is the popular western pains this spring. A big city is anticipated there some day and everybody waflts to_ _be part _owp_er. . Another fire broke out this morning in a. blackemith’s shop edjoining the Queen’s Hotel. For some time fears were enter- tained for the safety of the hotel, but through vigorbus work of the fire brigade the fire wee confined to the building in which it Originated. John Nevens owned the premises and the loss is estimated at 81,200, covered by an insurance of 8500 in the Western. The origin of the fire is e my_stery_. ,,,-_ -___ ‘ ______ ‘10 per cord. The Local Government isbusy reparing measures for the meeting of t 9 Local Legislature, whiohis to be convened in the lug wegk of‘Aplfil. _ A 7 in the vicinity. and as the provisions in the section house are eaten up. the pos- sengers must go hungry till some time tomorrow. No train from the south hes reached here sinoe yesterde. , and yester- day’s train going south 0 y reached St. Vincent at the boundary this afternoon. Trains are all cancelled todsy. itrein is snowed in with 160 managers. who heve had on] one meal to- y. Their provisions are 1 none end the fuel has given out. The reilwey oompeny sent All the provisions' it could get st the Portage. but the relief train wee also blookaded within two miles of Reebnrn. Men have gone utter provisions from Reeburn. but st 5 o'clock bed not returned, and as the wind was blowing furiOnsly they were not expected to-night. There is plenty of wood two miles east of Reaburn,bnt the men sent after fuel had not returned either. A train loaded with supplies is here waiting, but is unable to go out. There are no houses at Beepurn. end onlyone farmhouse Affideapuoh {tom Winni' dated last (Friday) ni ht as I: Ano or bliuud is gaging: A. 051)th frggn figabum says a Fooling Ill-1W“. 4 .130" York “993%“! 92!: Ayn»! Several farmers in the vicinity of Burtle. N. W. T.. have sold out at fair prleeu. and as they cannot get other homestead» will prohsbl no to Dakota. The dmonton Bulletin regards itue a. great mistake that the steamers to be put on the Bukstohewsn next summer will not he 1.1196 for hurnlng 003}, Alolhu Dillardâ€"Tull- “Inhaledâ€" â€"Pnuo-.m With-I lud~luudou to to Made a (my. Buohunn a MoOullooh hue uold three lot-in block 89. Pmiflo avenue. Brandon. Woodworth estate, to Gama Porter, {01' 81.800. They hue also so ' tour lots on Rouse: unnumblook 29. Woodworth canto. topoorgg 9mm), 19: i_2,20(_)._ 7 rams are All canoeued way. A oornelf 9n wood has raised the price to Production at Sun:- and Mela-lea. THE GAMBIA! ”NEWEST. oithor.‘ Miss Alice Oates lstel gave 0 rs in Denver, and the cieverdai y critic ussed the orchestrs as follows: “ The instru- ments all epfieared to be tryin to getaway with each ot er. First, the p ano led the rest by several hundred feet. and then the violins skipped to the front, with the 'osllo and the bass drum giving esoh other a terrible rsce in different keys. At one time the trombone broke away from the genus man at the business end of it, ren own the centre aisle. kicked two lsdies over, jumped u against the ceiling, shot a men in the 3a ery, put out the balcony lights, ve three children the messlee, vaccine the occupants of the lesbian- able boxes, and got back toits please in the orchestraâ€"all n hall a minu and wasn’t much of a night {or trom nes‘ an}... n A136 was singing lately at aoharity concertymd the audience insisted n n hearing her song a second tigno. or daughter. alittle child, was tenant; and 9n pain; ukoéaffervggrds 110v! _ er mummn bud smi'g re lied “ Vor Eddiflfax'WIhâ€"e“ made her. do i all. over Jun." y. y lveriy well executed. for the grand dome', wh ch is 120 feet in diameter and 260 feet high, is so insecure that. according to the regort of the architect who has been called in the Minister of Public Works. it may fall atany moment. In otherrespects the interior of the mosque is in a fairly good state of preservation. Among the many relics preserved in the Mos us of St. Sophia is the carpet upon which ahommed was wont to pray, and close to the place where this car t s sns nded stands the nlplt from w ioh the atib reads the oran every Friday, holding in his hand a drawn sword as symbolic of St. Sophia having been conquered from the inflde . Another of the relics preserved in St. Sophia .is the cradle of our Saviour. which, according to tradition, was brought from Bethlehem, together with a sort of basin in which His mother washed Him. The walls of the mos ue are covered with green slabs, on whic verses from the Koran are engraved in letters of gold. Abdul Medjid iii 1849, andei'ihé‘idfiiii tendence of the Italian architect Fossati. But the york (109351013 apppar to hqvq beep Where the mother had the smell pon, advised her to disooiitihue nursing the child and prescribed for both the extract of juniper, and in 511 cases the mothers recovered. and the mdjority of the children escaped the disease. ' dismemberment of the empire. Tfiéifiiioséue was restored 913 great oxpeqne bx the Sultan Great consternation has been caused in Constantinople by a. re rt that the Mosque oi St. Sophia. is in anger of 00113 ei for there is a tradition among the mil; that the fall of this basilica will herald the In severe! instances 1; was called upon to attend mothers who were nursing infants afiected with theil‘disesso. I prescribed extract of juniper,,ior the mother and allowed her to continue the nursing. The children recovered and the mothers were not infected. In case the extract cannot be obtained, boil 5 strong tee. of the berries. add sugar, and give a. larger dose. The berries should be fresh or gummy. - Old,» dry berries are only good for; {amassing the sic}; room. 2. Give {our times a'day tram one-half to one tableapoontnl of fluid extract of juniper berries in sugar and water. To children give leas._ 4. Should the eruptions become painful, let the patient rub the notes with sweet oil or _a piece 9! fat Bloon. 8 If there' 18 mnoh fever or oostiveneee, dissolve one spoonful of cream of fitter in one pint of water. add sugar. and let the patient drink as much of it as he desires untilythirst s‘bstes or the bowels move. 1 have since employed the above method instead of vaccination. and have found it satisfactory. I therefore earnestly desire that other physicians give it their atten- tion, as all will see that by this treatment the danger of inoculat- ing scrofula and oonspmption is avoided ‘; whereas in .vaceination the poison is allowed to dry and remain on the wound, and is again absorbed by the blood. This is against the laws of nature; never- theless some governments privilege their physicians to practice this hnmhug and compel their subjects to vaccinate. .5 Also, juniper is a good preventive of smallpox. lake, night and morning, one- half tablespooniul of the fluid extract of juniper in finger-water or good gin. ' N5te.â€"Th5 tartaroemefio salve must .be mixed immediately before applying, and as little lard as possible need. clean. I treated over flv3’hundred persons,both adults and children, in the above manner. and although some of them have at dif- ferent times been exposed to smallpox, I Have been able to ascertain that not one of them was infected. and I also noticed that all persons treated in the above man. net, and who we're afterwards taken with scarlet fever. measles and diphtheria. had but yery slight sttqoks._ ‘_ ‘In 1847 my section 0! the oountr was visited by a severe small x epi emic. when I had occasion to 0 one fifteen rsons who had not been vaccinated, but ad reviously used (for rheumatic adso- tionsg an ointment made of tartar emetic. All these persons were exposed to the epidemic in attending small 1 patients, yet not one was infected. his gave me the idea that tartar emetic might be a good preventive, and I immediately began to experiment. I took one dram of tartar emetic. mixed it with a- emall quantity of lard (enough to term a salve). and spread a laster the size of adime. and tied it to eleit arm (above the elbow) of those persons who‘ came to me to be vaccinated. After twenty-four hours I removed it. and ordered the small eruption thatit general! had formed to be dressed with honey an flour night and morning until healed. Where no eruption had formed I repeated the tartar-emetio_applioation_. _ The [3qu of. Buddha's Bani-lance and ouch-u.- In For" Vennâ€"A Unions-Io [or Vaccination. Dr. M. Obermiller. “Toledo. 0:. ivel the following us the results of pver orty yours' experience and observation regard- mg the preventioqand gag? of smdlpox: The Famous nloktio‘ of flu lupin. 1. Keep the patient middling warm and D "Ahhl'ox Buflknlfll. Recently at the tnnerel of a soldier et Shotley. nee: Ififvloh £21119, the rector of the pefleh, v. - . . A. Hervey‘ eourteouely allowed 3 portion of the Bomen Oethollo bum] service to be reed within the church otter which the inter- ment took place. the church hell tolling .- 3t other tuneful. The Khedive is very much under petti- cost government. his wife, Princess Knfl dn Hsnem, having a etron mind and a stout temper. This onng edy keeps herself remarkably we] posted in all that goes on in Egypt, and is something of a. politieien. She spenks excellent French, hes bienin black eyes, and weer-s eliow satin sn plush, with large diemon in her eers. The following have successfully used their final minutions at the ediosl College at Kingston: R. W. Gnrrott. A. 1’. Cornell. Kingston ; J. M. Stuart. Ports- mouth; D. B. Rutherford, Belleville; O. J. J ervls. London, end B. Knox. Shsrvillc. The Marquis and Merchioness of Ballis- bnry were honored by the presence of Princess Louise, Merchioness oi Lorne. st dinner on Wednesdoy evening,Mnrch 16th, at their house in Arlington street, Picco- dilly. There were present a luge number of celebrities to meet Her Roysl Highness. On Friday next a Mbmnio pr‘eautatlon will be made at KingstontoDr. Henderson. Put Gruud m“?! . F. and A. M. The Grand Master um! md Soot-om will be present on the oooaaion. ‘A marriage has been arranged between the Duke of Westminster and Catherine gavendieh. third daughter of Baron Ches- .‘mo Mrs. Gladstone usually site in the lediee’ gallery when her husband makes hi: im- pettent speeches. En; The higherplmes of Egypt are fond of the French, but fiho peasantry prefer the n_ “I:_L Amos Oaths Brush, one of the Essex io- neer aetflersfiiod at his reaidenoein M3] on last week, aged 76. MejobGenel-al Luard denies the truth '0! the statement that he is not going to return to Canada. Anxiety is felt in Montreal lest Canon Baldwin should go to Toronto to suodoed Deon Grmtt. Chapel they also stand at prayers, and have nothing to do with the ‘hunkering' which Dr. Begg’s righteous soul detests. In fact. it would appear that, after Dr. Begs. there is no more orthodox man in the world as regards modes of worship than the Pope.” It may he added-that the same rule as to the music obtains also in the Greek Church, in many of whose branches also standing, and not kneeling, at prayer is the rule. Speaking of the organ question, which is exercising the Free Kirk at present, a Glas- gow correspondent remarks: “ It may be considered certain that the Free Church will not much lon er stand alone among Presbyterian Churc es in this matter, the only Church in the world worth speaking of where instrumental aids are not used, always excepting, of course. the Pope’s Chapel, in which the praise is purely vocal, a fact to which the opponents of organs never fail to refer. It is a fact of greater significance than they are aware. It is a case of extremes meeting, owing to the revalenoe in both quarters of asimilar 5p t _of_ conservatism. In the Sistine A native of India is publishing in Cal- outta a journal called the Anti-Christian, in which he undertakes to show the absurdi- ties of the Christian religion. He ofiere to uni: replies from Christiane, and defies em all. ' ~ Chicago has the largeet Hebrew mule- tion oi any other city of equal num e in the world. There are fifteen synagogues. which have an average attendance of over 1,300 each, making in the aggregate about 20.090 Iaraelities who 'take part in religioue emcee. The English Presbyterians are about to get a new hymn book. It is said that about 200 of the hymns in the present collection will be replaced by others; that about sixty suited to children and youth will be added; and that there will be an edition contain- ing the unmetered Psalter spaced for chanting. A man drawn as a juror in a. Pennsyl- vania Court was excused from serving be- cause he belonged to that branch of the Covenants: Church which holds that the United States is not a Christian Govern- ment. and he had conscientious samples against serving in its Courts. \ e - - Bishop Peterkin says that. contrary to the assertions of some. it is s very common thing for ministers to decline churches thet are offered to them, with much longer sslsries than .they ere receiving, because they are unwilling to give up a work in which they have become interested. Rev. D. J. Maodoxinérli; ill-6h} éi. hareâ€"v73; Ohm-oh; Toronto, 881 ; St. Andrew's Ohutob,London, 879; and Melville Church. Fergus, $20. Rev. J amen Seeverright has received .180 {gr Fringe fiber]; Church. N. W. T. : Per The queetion of appointing a successor to the late Dean Gruett. of Toronto. will be decided at the veetry meeting ct Eater. Bishop Sweetmun has gone into the country for a short time. Dr. Coohrane has been nominated to the Moderatorehip of the Canadian General Assembly by the Presbytery o! Stretford. Bruce and Bungeen, and Dr. Proudioot by thet of London, The Baptists number 2,336,022 in the United States. an increase of about 40.000 in the year. They have 1,165 associations, 26.878 churches and 16.514 ministers. (30qu Islam“ In otcmymru. Mule and «the: Mutton. The Knox College Board of Mwagemeut am» that 02.500 will be required to {rub the institution from debt. AMONG 'I'IIB CHUIIOIIBI. Pcmnnl. Spanish Marriage Laws. A Madrid despoooh my“ In the new law on man-i a rod in the Oortol oivil md roll out: on: arotoproduoothoumo legal 0 onto. but onlg from the momonl ‘ they ore duly inscribe on the civil real-hr. All demands for nullity of monks: or for divorce can only be made before 0 ordi- nu'y oivll tribnnolo, than obo tho jurisdiction of tho ooolooiutiool trl Al and the Bomon Boo. Breach of promiu one: the logo] betrothd will give u tight to dunogon to cover all the m inourrod in the unit. Manning” uly oontrootod obrood will be hold volid in Bpoln. Tho Oomouo members and Monop- unnounoo o iomidoblo opposition to this low. Tim gum: rt Gem Our or Eamonâ€"I remem r o yyearsagosee Kayo man bringin home his bride. The wigs on foot ; wal ngupaconoession ro . hand- in-hand, swingm their hands a little as they wentâ€"two shoe in the Woodâ€"as happy as that summer-da was long. It was a. little bit of Ar is. Now, who laughs? for it seemed the most natural thingin the world to do. In these days. this most natural proceeding, in the slang oi the times. would be ed “ s ney.’ Overopoliteness sometimes assume in the backwoods a comical aspects Once a oung fellow at a party in my hearing. vited a young girl who could not conve - ently find a seat, to “ come and sit on his tron Jere ?" He would not say “ knee I”-- Rev. W. W. Smith in the Canadian Monthly. What most astonishes those who visit the borin lor the British Channel Tunnel is. first. ecom lete dryness ol the rock. and secondly,‘ t e marvellous ventilation of the long and narrow tunnel (it is only seven feet in diameter). which extends new 1,100 ards under the sea, and which, it is re ed, will by Easter befully a mile ong. The air at the head 0! the boring is far purer and- pleasanter to breathe than the air of anylLondon street, and the reason is obvious. It is. in fact, the very healthiest sea breeze, oaughtjust below Shake-gene's Olifl‘. and, alter compression. con noted thence in a five-inch iron gun to the borln‘g machine 1,100 yards 0 , there the air escapes in the most inodensive and even agreeable manner. - . is in fact crazy ,’ drunk, and struggles so violently that it is difiicult to hold him. Agein,when emerging from unconscious- ness nausea supe venes. Sometimes, too, the efiects of ethe are resisted by certain constitutions. and insensibility cannot be produced. 0n the other hand, less time is required to bring -the patient under the influence of chloroform, and he passes into a quiet stats of oblivion, and emer s from it with little. if an , nausea. Desi es, it is such a power! agent that even the strongest frame cannot-resist its in- ;fluence. These qualities are. however. not lsuflloientto counterbalance its dan ers. and doubtless a promiscuous use of it ould be discountenanoed, it not prohibited, by law. A perfect anaesthetic has not yet been dis- covered. Both with ether and chloroiorm it is necessary to stupefy the entire Tum in order to coal insensi ility. What is needed is an anaesthetic the efl'ect of which will be to benumb only that por- tion of the body. we wish to: render temporarily insensible. The attainment of this result is not beyond the realm of hope, since it can even now be secured b certain agents to a limited degree. an chemistry may et open her marvellous strong box and ring forth the required alleviator of human suffering. The Advantages and Disadvantage. st the Var-ions Kindsâ€"What ts Wanted. Ohloroform is regarded by the physicians of the hospitals in this oity_ss so treacher- ous that it has almost entirely been superseded by ether, says the New York Hour. Three classes of patients bear the administration of chloroform with com- parative impunity. It is an excellent anaesthetic (or operations on the battle- field, and is then attended with little, if any, danger ; for obstetric purposes it may be safely used, and some believe that it is even safer than other for children. With these exceptions the record is all against chloroform. Curiously enough, deaths from chloroform have usually occurred when it has been administered for trivial olperations,“ intense pain seems to reuse t e system against its depressin effects. Chloroform has. however, severe advan- tages over ether. efore unconsciousness is produced by the latter. there is almost always-a period of excitement. The patient The Bradstreet In. (Toronto (Ho The Bradstreet Mercantile 'Agency hsve removed their qusrters to No. 86 Front street east. the remises formerly occn led by the Oonsoli sted Benin. The builtflng, because of its lofty. well i hted end ven- tilated room. lsrge plete- use WlndOWI and roomy dimensions. is mirsbly suited for the purposes to which it he been turned. The ground floor of the building, about fifty feet wide and about fifty feet in depth, Will be utilised end has been fur- nished for the purposes of the company. The room has been divided oi! into mane- ger's. subscribere’. end clerks’ and report- ers’ rooms. The psrtitions are of white ssh sud glass. the grsiniu end generel finish being excellent. To t e right of the entrance is the room of the Genersl Mens- ger, Mr. Joseph Priestmsn. Next to this is the subscribers' room. where upon n moment's notice the merchsnt can obtain thst informstion ‘so necessary to him in his trsde deelings. Alongsideo these two rooms is the piece set sport for the desks cfthe lugs stsfi of clerks end firm reporters, an aged in com- piling the reports r srdin t e mesns end credit of esch mom 1- o the American end Osnsdisn business community. In the eastern portion n .sepsrste a ment is provided for the Sn rinten out, Mr. Thomas 0. Irving. To 0 rear of this is the solid, fire-proof vault, where will be stored the records of the company. which to the\‘oommercisl world are almost es vslusbless the bank notes which were formerly kept therein. Besides the Front street entrsnce there is nlso one from Wellington street. This company. which, béthe wsy. wss estsbiished in the yes: 1 9,hssso well served the end it wee formed to serve, that it wss found neces- ssry to seek more commodious quarters in order to properly transect its business. sndwill now proceed to disohsrgewith increased efficiency the important func- tions of its mission. AN BS’IIIITIC.