S^Jnitowards the quiet hills that nCv,part, clad in purple and blue #5 Li crowned with violet uplands <r«ju» against the azure sky. Wm was full; the winds weie still; '*# trees around through the open if. .«»me the fragrant spices of the may. PjS'jjie lark took up where all human 'JjjJLj the praises of the spring. The itFj inextinguishable youth was in his jk(jwild rapture of a regenerated soul. *& the sad-throated thrush piped of the P 9' jjjiancholy of a ripe old world that rf* B a thousand generations of men, WZ,i moved all their days jlo. t^ game narrow and unsatisfying 0" of desire and passiou and final ilO to the richly padded grave. The |j|i* JL, to the earth of taose who had yfP l^i^tk sang to the skies of those live for ever. # \ the three men as they stood by Jit* ff j o jovf was the mouldering J|°f ell fan ancient house. On one decayed old man of a noble race. 0 thor side the maiden daughter of Qi^ 0 who had saiothered up his (*. ■,'. visitmss under piles of gold, feetlerforher, for the pride of his o',, lliere ia the city was ruin. A W° vwhicb had a branch iv Dane m»' te a tnnned payment to-day. The R^ iWwindow were talking of Ireeß? 11"? aw aited the return of the fW""'«ii I am told that the poor "Dteadfa U corap ietely ruined by 11° i ii.lv *"anoy ol(J Johu Mus" "Coin'l«if "thousand pounds into it on P»i<- to wek. It will kill Mm. He «^Sfslk9'- and waßßoinS t0 bUy S dSiSHow!ldopityhim." ■f'M^lTa rumour of one of the '* ~i,la of hundred thousand clear and he's beea mskinS fc^ideVaUeyr "in' »« "" gayi it is so dangerous "ia°t But there & a rumour of a could stand »N»' x They say it was always vfi®' turn to keep the money near GitJ' ST commercial and customers' > not a gad-about amoDg foreign b*"? »JI bubble mamifactures." . SJSESiS Mrs Grant re-entered "Ctoefi men turnea r°Und and W6nt tola- Misg Midharst, and she 1 iS^SGranUor the le nftatoccaaioo. "Send a note ffioMr Gtey, requesting him to ''HmeSately. Explain to him what ■"aSSmuS ask him to do his best "Kir Alexander to make his will." #£» hour and a half Mr Grey JK Grants letter. It merely !SiSi^»«™. * fact f rarely> Sa, Clerks in charge of money 58TflW«iwy»camed a revolver

tavp heard of his Consols? Into&"»ld have written hl,T lf «fZrWimhthis be?-BO sudden, ;S3d» Mrs Grant 1 Perhaps flSdfteSt George'shaa {tightened Z Bknto me to give up the mooey Zl-ih, .1 c&n't face that 1 »o, no 1 ttW'audhe took a revolver out ot 'S he thought awhile, and ended Question: " Shall Igo to the Island ■*__?" He poised the revolver, jjke did so there was a knock at the fc? ■ ■ ■ .' ■ ■ (To be Continued,)

Shocking Tragedy in France.

Jl extraordinary trial for muraer has JEiken held before the assizes of the Isb Morel at Saint brieuc. On Feb, t hi, a sack containing the head and Mrs of a man was found in a mill ton at Flerin. The remains were tally mutilated, and the arms bad been tt pi sear the shoulder-joints. Several 1 tiEK« recognised the head as that of : fat/ Henry, a peasant belonging to Mi On the Judge destruction appear. • tjitEenry'a cottage, the wife of deceased feted away, and it was not until the next Bai«K that she sufficiently recovered her MSB to make a fall confession of her crime ti the jadidal authorities. Madame Hinty, i very powerful woman of thirty, cjlased that for 'some time past she and teliabaiid had lived on bad terms, owing It | drunken habits of the latter. Al ihqhi good worker, all his money went btwtase dank, and hU wife, whoa few | nfta ago inherited a little property, i ttaioert that the "windfall "should not i fciisposed of is a similar manner. On Feb. : 4fay returned from his work in a state ti intoxication, and, after some words | tan the two, the woman seized a stout : tikud literally heat her husband to : lali by striking him on the head. Having I rasplished this deed, the woman Need the body into the cellar, towl it with straw, and went to bed. terdine to her own confession, she slept fa*tly all night, and at break of day called suwighbont to borrow a hatchet, with ifeh «fie mt np the body into sections. m separating the arms and legs from the j hik, sne divided the body in halves and Wied the head from the neck. Of these Jrttas she made three bandies and sewed fen up in corn sacks. Sending her little Sd to bed, the assassin started out at wlVwiththe largest sack and threw it E'lheCovet, a stream about two miles fe» the cottage. Sbe accomplished a jwi journey, but, being overcome with %c, was obliged to leave the third W (containing the leg.') until the next tft; when she was seen carrying it by j to) peasants, who supposed her to be a "j%r. The first sack thrown into the "WmcsTjght fast in the water-wheel of a BUnd thus led to the discovery of the fist On being confronted with the re- JWiOf her husband, the prisoner calmly Wred, "He used to drink, and I killed * If all women would do as 1 did, there *ld not be so many drunkards."

Kb remains of John Howard Payne, the TOOtof "Home, Sweet Home," were to we been re-interred at Washington during M month, and the local Philharmonic «Mty had arranged for a strong chorus to ™et the world-renowned composition on WWcasion.

MISS GRACE'S ILLUSION.

Miss Gbacb Archoll, the youngest daughter of a wealthy city merchant rssiding at South Kensington, received on her sixteenth birthday a present of a hand some diamond necklace from her god-father. It was an extravagant gift for a young girl, but the donor was rich and eccentric. Miss Grace was naturally highly delighted with her first really good piece of jewellery, and wore it with conscious pride at a little birthday party the same evening. Her parents were away on the continent, or probably they might have objected to this proceeding. In their absence, however, Miss Grace scoffed at the wisdom of her eider sisters, who represented, not without a spice of envy, perhaps, that such ostenta tion was in bad taste. She received many congratulations on her good fortune from her young friends, wno regarded the diamonds with a tort of woe-stricken ad miration. On retiring to rest, Miss Grace persisted in carrying the necklace up to her room, perversely declining to deposit it in the strong-room, where the plate was kept, being, apparently, rather unduly elated at the sensation it had caused. In the middle of the night the household was aroused by a loud suriek, and Miss Grace was found on the landing outside her door in a very scared and hysterical state. It was some time before her sisters and the servants could ascertain from her what was the matter; but at length they elicited that she had been awakened by some one moving about her room, and had distinctly heard and seen a man go up to the dressing table, and subiequeutiy disappear through the door. According to her account, she had rushed out of bed, too frightened to utter a sound, and had seen the man mak ing bis way down the stairs. She had not dared to follow him, but had, with some difficulty, raised the alarm. This recital naturally caused the greatest excitement. The butler and footman, who slept in the basement, had not yet appeared on the scene, and the terrified women, for there was no male member ot the family in the house, began to scream and make a commotion. Somebody threw up a window which opened upon the street, and shouted for the police. One of the elder girls, more courageous than the rest, went downstairs to put the men servants on the alert. There was a general move toward Miss Grace's room, where it was ascertained that not only the diamond necklace, but a ring and a few smaller articles of jewellery, had vanished. In the midst of the lamentations and par oxysms which ensued the door-bell was heard to ring, and presently several persons mounted the stairs, beaded by the butler. Among others was a. young surgeon named Lake, who resided a few doors oil. A cod. stable was also of the party, which was mainly composed of gentlemen who were returning home from a ball in the neigh bourhood. The cause of the alarm haviog been explained, a careful search was made for the burglar, but no trace of him was found. A window in one of the landings was discovered to be ooen, and it was pos sible he had escaped by it, though the de scent must have been perilous, i his possi bility, however! became a certainty wnen it was ascertained that all tha other windows and doors in the house were securely fas tened, and that the thief was clearly no longer upon the premises. While tha searchiug was proceeding. Dr. Lake was requested to step up stairs to Miss Grace's room, where one of the servants had fainted from terror and could uot be brought to. The doctor was a young practitioner who was said to be extremely clever at his profession, hot he was allowed few oppor tunities of giving evidence of his ability. In other words, he had no patients, though he had been io practice a year or two, and ws undergoing th*t painful period of pro bation which rails to the lot of most medi cal men. He had rather a striking face, with keen eyes and resolute chin, and was dt-cidedly good-looking. He soon disposed ot his patient, whom he r-stored to contciousness by the simple and summary method of dousing her bead with c >id water. He then turned to Miss Grace, who was now quiet and composed, and looked very pretty with her fair hair down her back, her flushed cheeks, and her small dressing-gown, whicn showed off her (girlish figure to advantage. He knew the family rather intimately in a neighbourly way, and had, in fact, spent the eveniog there an hour or two previously, so he accosted her without ceremony, and pro ceeded to feel her pulse, keeping his eyes fixed upon her. ' " You seem to have recovered your frisht, Misa Grace," he said, in a matter of-fact tone. "Yes, thank you," she replied, with evident nervousness. '• Where did yon put tbe necklace before you went to bed V he inquired, abruptly. '•I put it—i mean 1 left it-on the dressing-table with the other things," re plied Miss Grace, flushing more becom inely than ever. Dr. l^ake left her side, and strode over to the. fire-place, where bo stood chatting on the hearth-rug, leaning against the mantel-shelf. A few miuutea later the butler came'up to report the result of the search, which, as before stated, was futile. | A comparative sense of security being now restored, tbe gentlemen who had re-ponded to the cries for help took their departure, Dr. Lake among them. The constable lingered behind a minute or two to partake ot the refreshment which the butler offered him after his arduous labours, when he lett the house he found the doctor smoking a cigarette at the gate, apparently waiting for him, .< " Have you searched the garden r in quired Dr. Lake, rather impatiently. '•Yes, sir," replied the constable; "me and the butler went round." "Did you find any footsteps beneath the window through which the man escaped 1 I suppose you didn't think to look," he added sharply, seeing the constable hesi tated. " Well, eir, it wouldn't be much good, not in tbe dark," said the constable, rather sulkily. " I am coming round first thing ia the morning." "You have your lantern. Surely the chance of obtaining an important clue ought not to be neglected. It might rain before the morning. Let us make a careful search at once,1' said Dr, Lake in an authoritative tone, leading the way to the rear of the house. The constable followed with an aggrieved air, evidently resenting this araateur inter ference, and his manner was decidedly in solent as he pointed out that the gravel path beneath the window in question showed no footprints. Dr. Lake, however, not the least disconcerted, fell back a step or two and looked up at the house. "After all, it is hardly likely that the fellow would have dropped from that height on to a hard gravel path," he said, meditatively. "He must have jumped sideways on to that bed yonder. Just bring your lantern here a minute." This surmise turned out to be correct, for some shrubs were found to be trampled down, and there was a deep impression ot footmarks, showing where tbe man had

jumped, with less distinct indication of hie subsequent progress, tie appeared to have fallen into the midst of the nower-bed, and then to have run across the lawn, though on the gross all traces of him were lost, owing to the dryness of the ground. •' That's him clear enough, sir," remarked the policeman, more respectfully. 11 Well, you must point this out to the inspector in the morning," said Dr. Lake ; " meanwhile, we had better cover up the marks, to prevent their being obliterated by rain or a predatory cat." " There seems to be a box over there by the out-house," said the pol'ceman, after turning the light of his lantern in various directions.

"The very thing. It will cover the marks and keep tnem intact till the morn ing," said Dr. Lake, stcppine across and fetching the shallow deal box which the con stable had referred to.

This was carefully placed over the foot prints, and was found to protest them com pletely. Dr. Lake bade the constable " Good-night 1" and hurried home to bed, while the officer, with a virtuous teeliog of having thoroughly done his duty, returned to his bent.

The next morning an inspector called, and inquired into the circumstances of the robbery. What seemed to strike him as extraordinary was that the thief should have gone straight to Miss Grace's room and stolen a jewel which she bad only possessed a few hours. He was strongly inclined to suspect some of the servants, tor they were the only persons who would be likely to know of the youug lady's new treasure, and that she had it m her room that night. He cross-questioned all of them, however, without eliciting any thing to justify his suspicions, and, on the other hand, there were tbe footprints iv the garden, which clearly pointed to the robbery having been committed by some person from outside. Mias Grace could throw very little light on the mystery, having only seen the dim outline of tbe man, and being unable to say whether he was tall or short,

On hearing of the occurrence,Mr and Mrs Archoll immediately returned home, feeling nervous about remaining away after what had taken place. Inspector Davis called upon Mr Archoll on hearing he had come back, and from his business-like manner was evidently an experienced oflicer.

"Have you any clue?" was naturally Mr Archoll's first inquiry. "Well, this is an extraordinary case, sir," said Inspector Davis, evasively. " It rather beats my experience. Do you krow a Dr. Lake, sir ?" " Yes, there is a young surgeon of that name living a few doors oft," replied Mr Archoll, with some surprise. " I think I should like you to call upon him with me, sir," said the inspector, rather mysteriously. " 1 want to ask biin a question or two." "Certainly," said Mr Archoll, rising from his seat. " Let me see, didn't he come in that night wnen the alarm was raised!''

"Yes, sir, I believe he did," said the in spector, dryly. Youug JJr iiako happened to be at home, and received them in a small room, where he was sitting in a ragged shooting coat and slippers, enjoying an eveniop pipe.*' " How do you do, Mr Archoll ?" he said, cordially. "1 did not know you were back." "I only arrived an hour or two ago," replied Mr Archoll, as their shook hands. "This is Inspector Davis, who wishes to ask you a question or two with reference to that affair at my housn the other night. By-the-by, I bavc to thank you for coming to the rescue." "Don't mention it," said Dr. Lake, turn ing rather curiously toward the detective. "You were soon up and dressed, sir," remarked Inspector Davis, seating himself stiffly en the edge of a cbair ia obedience to a gesture from the doctor. "Tbe butler tells me you came round immediately." " Yes. I had not been to bed," returned Dr. Lake. " " After returning from spend ing the evening at Mr Archoll's house, I sat up smoking and reading." " You no doubt noticed, the young lady's necklace," said the inspector, giacing at Mr Archoll.

"Particularly, and admired it very muoh," replied Dr. Lake, looking him Straight in the face. Inspector Davis aopeared a trifle discon certed by the directness of the doctor's answer, assumed a more deferential tone. " Have you any obj ction, sir, to let me see one of your boot- ?" he inquired, glauc ing at the doctor's slippered feet. " You will find the pair I have just taken off in the corner there," said Dr. Lake, ■with rather an uuea»y lauch. The inspec or had pounced upon them al most befoie tbe words were utered, at tha same time producing f ioti his pocket a piece of paper on which was traced the outlina of a foot. The doctor's foot fitted the diagram exactly. " What doe? this mean 1 inquired Mr Archoll, as the, inspector looked np with a complacent expression.

"This is a diagram of tho footprint* made by the person whostole yourdaoghter's necklace when he sprang lrom the staircase window," explained the detective, looking sharply at Dr. Lake. " I wish to speak to you alone a minute, Mr ArobolL" said the latter, changing colour. '' Will yon be good enough to step into the next room a minute, inspector?"

Mr Davis looked at Mr Archo>l doubt fully, but as the latter pave him no en couragement to remain, he followed the doctor rather reluctantly into the adjoining apartment. "Those infernal footprints have upset my plans," said Dr. Lake confidentially, as he returned and proceeded to unlock a drawer in his desk. "Hern is tbe neck lace and the rest of the things. You will find them all there," he added, laying a small parcel on the table at Mr Aroholl's elbow. ••fclood God ! what is the meaning of this, Lake 1" exclaimed Mr Arcboll, start ing violently. " It is easily explained. While the search was going on at your house the other night, I was sent for to attend a servant who had fainted in Mies Grace's room. I wa< at once struck by your daughter's demeanour. Her pulse was singularly calm considering her rocent fright. She gave me the im pression of acting a part, and 1 could not refrain from asking her rather abruptly where she had placed the missing jewellery. Being taken aback, her eyes involuntarily turned toward tho fire-place before she answered me, and, following her glance, I perceived that tho ornamental shavings in the empty grate had been slightly disarranged. I immediately guessed that the things were hidden there. ' "By —by the thief?" suggested Mr Archoll, turning pale. "No. By Miss Grace," rejoined Dr. Lake, quietly. " I stepped across the fire place, and, when no one was looking, I plunged my hand into the grate.and gra«ped a small parcel, which I put in my pocket. Nobody saw me except Mi?s Grace." " wrace saw you 1" exclaimed Mr Archoll. "Yes. She was watching ma apprebon sively, divining, I suppose, that I had dis covered her secret. But her mouth was closed, and she could say nothing." " Then you mean to insinuate that my daughter deliberately raised a false alarm ?'' said Mr Arcboll, sternly.

" Undoubtedly. But 1 unfortunately made the discovery too late," resumed, the doctor. " A hue and cry had been raised, Miss Gracs had given a detailed version of her story before half a dozen persons, in cluding the servants, and the details of the supposed robbery were bound to get abroad. 1 took the jewels to relieve the young lady from embarrassment in the future, and to endeavour to avoid the unpleasant gossip which would arise if the truth ofj the matter became known. The best way of doing this seemed to be to giye some colour to the robbery, and to let the neighbours think it had actually taken place. The jewels I intended to restore to you-as I have now done—in order that you may some day or other solemnly go through the farce of replacing them. Nobody will then be tne wiser, and Miss Grace will be spared an unpleasant scandal." "Then the footmarks the inspector re ferred to " " Were mine, of course," interposed Dr. Lake, with a laugh. "So thief having jumped from the window, there were natur ally no footmarks, a circumstance which would at once have put the police on the right track, and led to unpleasant dis closures. I therefore slipped round unob served to the garden, and made the marks to which I subsequently drew the con- Stable's attention. Unfortunately, I rather overreached myself, and the inspector, beiDg evidently a sharp fellow, as you sue, suspected me." " Your story is most extraordinary I" ex claimed Mr Archoll, greatly agitated. " I really cannot-I must decline 10 believe my daughter acted as you say, unless she tells me so with her owu lips." "By all means tax her with my state rnent," returned Dr. Lake. "Wo to her with the things in your hand, and I have no doubt she will confirm what I have told you." "I will certainly see her instantly," said Mr Archoll, taking up the parcel and springing to his feet. He leit the house hurriedly, while Dr Lake, after seeing him out, strolled into the adjoining room aud chatted with Inspector Davis on different matters. After a short absence, Mr Archoll returned, lookiog very white and agitated. "Inspector Davis," he said, immediately he entered the room, " Dr. Lake has given me excellent reasons why I Bhould DQt pro ceed further in this matter. 1 would pre fer to let it drop. Do you understand ?" "Yes, sir," said the inspector, looking deeply disappointed, and glancing mean ingly in the direction of the doctor. "Ple&se understand that your suspicions concerning Dr. Like are entirely ground less," aflded Mr Archoll, divining what was passing in the other's mind, "and oblige me by sayiog as little as possible about the atlair to any one. Heie is some thing for you. Good evening." .. Whatever the "something" was, it entirely reconciled Inspector Davis to this unexpected turn of events, for he took hia departure with a profusion of thanks and a polite bow to both gentlemen. When they were alone Mr ArchoU said : " you were quite right, Lake. Tho fool [ ish girl has confessed. It was an elaborate piece of deceit. What possessed her to do such a thing I cannot imagine," he added, looking dejected aod humiliated. "There is no occasion to distress your self, Mr Archoll," said Dr. Lake, earnestly; "Miss Grace's escapade has been frequently perpetrated by young glils of her age in various forma. It does not necessarily imply a bad or deceitful disposition, but arises from a sort of hysteria—a morbid craving for unwhoiesomo excitement, and a desire for an undue amount of syuipathv. She was evidently in a high state of exul tation on that evening, and could not resist the temptation of making herself the centre of a fresh escitemeut. Take my advico aud keep this denouement a secret, even from your other daughters." '• I am very much indebted to you tor your thoughtiulness," said Mr Archoll, grasping the young man's hand. "As to the uecklace, I will, perhaps, restore it to to her a year or two hence, under cover of the subterfuge you suggest; but she deserves to lose it, though I am sure she is heartily ashamed ol what she has done, and will never be so foolish again."

A Sensational Crime in Berlin.

BEHUN, March 23.—The police have cap tured at Magdeburg the man who about a fortnight ago crnelly murdered a ruoncy order messenger here, and wboso crime caused a sensation in Berlin similar to that produced in London by the Lefroy tragedy. He tarns ont to be a yonng man named Sobbe, who had served a? a Don-comm issioned officer in the Cuirassier Reglmont to which Prince Bismarck is attached. It was by the merest accident that he was dis covered, the police having been on the track of quite a different person. He was brought here to-day in letters, and taken under a strons guard to the Central Prison, where he is »aid to have confessed his crima, even betoro being confronted with the wit nesses against him. ...,,,. « Berlin, March 25.—A visible feeling of relief has come o»er the population of Berlin sinel* Ernest Sobbo confessed on Friday that he was, in truth, the lonß-sought perpetra tor of the mysterious murder of Match 25. On that day a respectable pastman nimed Kossaeth had gone into a lodging in the Atlalbort-strasse, hireda few days previously, by a man calling himself Ernoot Sarder, to pay the amount of a Post Office order into bis hands, according to German postal ar rangements. On the next day he was found dead on the floor with a shattered skull. The heavy hammer with which the deed was done still lay on tbe table, and under the victim's arm a bottle of beer was discovered, which the treacherous lodger had evidently just offered him. Dropped keys were discovered wbieh belonged to a lodging in the < auben-straase, likewise vacated by its late occupant, who Boon turned ont to be identical with tbc lodger in the Adalbert-Btrasse. On Thursday he still denied having ever in his life been in Berlin, but on Good Friay tbe eight of all the people ho had eter spoken to in Berlin and of all the dumb witnesses of his crime proved too much even for his hardened heart. Ho broke down completely and confessed the deed. He has not changed or washed his shirt since the murder, and it was covered with blood spots. There is no doubt now that Sobbe spent twelve days in preparing his dark deed, aud that his joviality and cordiality all along prepossessed people in his favour. H? had shortly before inherited £25 sterling, spent it in debauchery, and devised a plan for lilliog his purse again by seizing a post man's money bag. By a curious coincidence, Ko'saeth only carried £10 in his monoy bag, but ho had more than £100, in con travention of the regulations, in another b<g, which remained untouched. I don't recollect any crime, except tho two attempts on the Bmperor's life, that has caused such a sensation in Berlin as that committed by Sobbe.

A. 0. Mackenzie, whose new opera I have mentioned in the precediup; paragraph, is the moat promising English operatic com poser of the day. He is young, industrious, and hh recent cantata, "Jason," by its sweetness and originality haa gained for bim the attention of the musical world.

INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

The Italian Minister of Finance, replying to some parties desirous of having a lottery at the coming Exposition at Turin, declared that he would not authoriseany lotteries for any purpise. Several Chicago physicians have been detected sharing with druggists the profits of prescriptions. Hieroglyphics were used to inform the compounder when to charge extortionate prices. The Berlin Elevated Eailroad, crossing the city from east to west, is seven miles long, and cost about £3,200,000. It is chiefly used by third-class passengers for short distance 3, and the gross receipts for the first year will be but 34 per cent, on its cost. It is said that Mr Gladstone, as Chan cellor of tne Exchequer, used to make it his business, in days when he was not so univer sally known by sight, to enter common public houses in many parts of the town and to call for a glass of beer in order to test the working of tbe excise laws, and, if oppor tunity oflered, to ask a few questions. Inspector Mallon is the name of the man to whom English journals give the credit of having laid bare the machinery of Irish assassination and vindicated the good name of the Dublin police. They compare him for acutenese, coolness, patience, and self restraint to le Pere Tabaret, and aay he is a greater adept in the detective art than any imagined in fiction. A little girl wore a dress with a flounce • around it in the Vicar of Wanborough's paii-h .«chool in England recently, although he had ordered the pupils to be plainly dressed. The vicar said that the child must either take off the ornament or remain away from school, Her parents refused to remove the ornament, and the little girl wa9 put out of school. Next, the parents were summoned to the County Court to show cause why the child did not attend school. Upon hearing the facts, the Court upheld the vicar and his ordinance for bidding any but plain apparel, but merci fully omitted the iiue that might have been imposed. There is grave discontent among the tenantry—a superior class—on the estate of the young Marquis of Downshire, who owns the most valuable rural property in Ireland. They lately held a meeting, when they pledced themselves not to support the pres ent Tory members, Lord Castloreagb, and Lord A, Hill, their landlord's uncle, and passed a resolution of gratitude to Mr Glad stone. The renNroll of the Irish Downshire c-uates is some £70,000 a year, apd the Murqirs, when he comes of age. will have had a minority of eighteen years. As he also has an English estate, the accumulation of money should be very largo.

Austria supports 70 schools of agriculture with 2,200 students, and 174 agricultural evening schools with 5,500 students. Fr.iuce has 43 tarni schools with 30 to 40 pupils at each. The Government pays the bourd of each pupil, and allows him 70 francs a year for clothing. Paris has 3 de partment schools of agriculture, and a National Agricultural Institute. Germany has over 150 schools of agriculture, horticul ture, arboriculture, and viticulture. Xheir first experimental agricultural station was established in 1552 ; upward of 60 are now in operation, each one having a special lino of research.

Mrs Davis forbade John Doyle, a saloon keeper at North Adams, Mass., to sell her husband any more rum.. "As long as he hasmoneyto buy with," said Doyle, "he C4n getdrinks at my bar." JDarla abused this privilege by getting drunk at once, and while in that condition had both legs cut off by a locomotive. Mrs Davis got a ver dict of §7,500 Bgainst Doyle, and the Supremo Court has confirmed it. Suits with similar results are constantly being brought in numerous States under civil damage lawa which are substantially alike in their provisions. In San Francisco a society has been farmed to prosecute such cases free, of charge.

Miss Beni'on, of Philadelphia, prosecuted Thomas Crnig for breach of promise, ana he pleaded guilty, sccepting a uen'ence of six montha' nupiisoument with peuitencc and resUuatiou. The plaintiff was a seemingly devout church member, and had made out a pitiable case. But just when Craig was about to ba taken to the penitentiary, James Johosoo came forward with a charge that Miss Bension had treated him worse in love affairs than the priconer had served her. lie produced a bundle of her letters, which proved that her character was the reverse of what she had made it appear in court. The Judpe re-opened Craig a case and discharged him.

The present Dean of Windsor, Dr. Con. nor, who owes his deanery to tlie chance of hn having come und»r the Queen's notice, when at uaborne, »s au Isle nf Wight clergy man, is the firat in a long while to hold the office who h*s not been » man o£ high c<->n necious. There were up to the ecclesias tical reforms, some £>rty years ago, twelve canons, eacli provided witu a house, and drawing about £1,201) or £1,400 a year for the trumeiidoua duty ot performing a portion of each day's service for one month in twelve. .Now there nre only four canons, with house and about £800 a year. They are allowed in addition to hold one living. Formerly they might have held a dozen, The canons are -generally men of high character, who have been in some way con nected with the court. Ono is the Hon aud Rev. C. L. Courtenay, an effective preacher, long domestic chaplain to the Queen, and married to one of her first maids of honour. Another is the brother ot her favourite (deceased) «ecre«ry, Mr. Anson, No one who has served the court well is ever forgotten. . Tim dean has a iioe residence opening on to tko famcii terrace, and commanding a lovely.view.over the 'lhames and Kton. His salary is about £2,000 a yoar. The early HngUpb Kings richly endowed their Church of St. George's, Windsor, and thus the dean and canons still retain the patronage of a great number of livings in various parts of England. The chapel is now kept in tho highest possible order, and tho service* are ad mirably conducted. Ho laxity or neglect of any kind is to be noted, such as was ouco too common in EnglUh cathedr/U establishments.

Writing to a clargvman who had asked her permission (to dedicate to her a sermon ho is about to publish on her husband, Lady F. Cavendish says: " You will, I atn sure, forgive me if I beg yon, before sending the manuscript to the printer*, to look through it with the special view of seeing if there is any word ttiat could be construed into a desira for vengeance. you will readily understand how I mnst shrink from any Huch toolings. * * * 1 pray that neither the uuiycakabla greatness of my sorrow, nor the terrible wickedness of those mon, may ever blind either rnyselt or any of the English peoploto the duty of justice, patience, and sympathy in our words and deeds with regard to Ireland,"

STAR SATUI^Aif SUPPLEMENT, JUNE 2, 1883.

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