THE EDITOR'S DRAWER.

Condensed fcorrespondenco.

Ventilating Gas Lamp.—"C.J.L. " writeE j "Had some ayetom, such as tho "Wonham vfintilating gns lamp, been adopted for your OawnciPo and other Chambers in the Ait VSallefcy Building, in lieu of tho present Antiquated system of lighting, thero Would have been no cause for tho paragraph de3cripture of your worthy Councillors' discomfort, in yoer iesuo of the 2o(h March. xFndet t. proper regenerative system of Sighting and ventilating the whole of the vitiated air would be carried off, the hoat thrown out, considerably lessened, and in creased illuminating power given on a lessened consumption of gas," j

VISJT IKs PfJoß.—"Soul Lover" urges the mf nißteft of the Gospel in Auckland to Visit toe lowest clashes of our poor fellow- Oten. He says?—" rioW few of your num ber go into tfcfft lanes ani by-ways seeking the sohle of drunkards and vagabonds 'Shottgu tho staff of ministers in Auckland Appears to be largo, there is work for each ono of you among the poor in Auckland were you but willing to do It, and can you conscientiously feel that you have done your duty by your preaching in tho House of God, aud during tho week visiting those' who aro in comfortably circumstances?! No, a thousand times no ! You havo not done your d\Uy faithfully, while in the wretched parts of tho tf ty are poor wretches tfying enemies to God. who might havn been l-eaeemed.from eternal punishment had you but stretched out your hand to save by God'e word,"

Technological MusEUM.-Onthissubiect H way, Altenßoad, says: "Waving received valuable aid from a similar institution in jp.e old country, I oan thoroughly congratu late the yjung men of Auckland in having Bttch s valuable addition to the Library and Art Gallery. It ia In ft very grout measure due to thoeo practical aids in mechanical and other brnnehoe of scfenco wMch has wado England and other oountriOß whnt Mroy are today. N<}w that it has bocome an established fftct>, this room to ba set npirt lot the purposes of applied science in grfioMcal form, it will be well to only admit correct and well made models of existing mechanical forms Buch as Bteatn engines comprising stationary of various designs, locomotive and traction i marine, both civil and naval \ gold mining toftchinery, from the mine to th 3 mm?;; fitire preparing ftnd manufacturing, freezing and ice manu facturing j soap, oil and candle industry ; tatontng and leather trades ; timberindustry, \tiXa forest to mansion, or warehouse ; glass blowing and finishing iron and steel con verting from the crude ore to finished bars and plates; woollen industry, from the fleece to the finished article ; dyeing, from fcour ing to glazing. These are only a few of the many industrios which can bs prarri cally illustrated by the means of models. No doubt there are manufacturers here who poseess models who would deem it an honour to Dresent them to the mueeuco, and others can be made; also working models of new inventions. As far as is praciicable all models should bear out their true character, steam to drive the steam engine, water for safer motors, electricity for oleotrical adaptation, and so on. Let bo Bham enter in. Granted that our Vnupeum is pretty well equipped with tnedela and appliances to bring out the •practical utility of such an institution, it will be necessary to have courses of lectures upon the various branches. I would sug gest that any person competent to handle! any special branch, and washing to advance the young or instruct others, ehould have the privilege of using the lecture room 'and models. In carrying out a system of technical instruction I trust there will be lessons given in mechanical drawing and tnodelling in plaster, etc."

THE SHAMS OF MUSIC.

A Reply to "Cel&nus.

(By Fosteu Lane.)

It must be confessed that much of " Colonuß's " charge of musical hypocrisy is only too well merited : many pretend to a lave of " high-class " music, or, as it is more Renerally called, claseical music., who have it not. But this assumption of a virtue can surely take nothing from the value of tho thine assumed ; does it not rather tend to chow that a thing is of generally admitted value, actual and not sham, that many pre tend to poesoee it who have none of it' Have we not oil over the world hypocrites Of many sorts —literary, scientific, artistic, &ye, Tind even religious ? but the apprecia tion of literature, science, art or religion is not in the least weakened in consequence I must ask " Coloous " to disabuse M 3 mind of the idea that "classical,'' or "high class" music, ia nothing but a protext, »3 it were, for the "display of manual and digital dexterity." That much of such music, if it may be called music, is written and played.ia only too lamentably true; but such firework music ia seldom produced by com posers of any eminence, and then does not tank with their more valuable productions. The fact is, that classical mueic requires for Its full appreciation and enjoyment a certain amount of musical culture, that popularly known aa " theoretical," including a know ledge of harmony, form, etc., because »unh music appeals not only to the taste and to the emotions, but to the understanding. A pereon listening toaßonataof Beethoven, with no knowledge of the form in which a sonata is written.of the order and style of its succes- Bive movements, the announcement and working out of its various themes - in short, of the manner in which, it appeals to the intellect as a piece of workmanship; is much in the position of an auditor in a theatre who is unacquainted with the language in which the play is written. Ha sees the players move and hears them speak ; he may bo moved to admiration or even to emotion by what he sees and hears, but his sensesonlyareappreciativejhiareason is appealed to in vain, because although he <"CQ3 and hears he cannot understand. Music is not, as "Colonus" justly says, an imitative art, and attempts to imitate Nature generally fail. Unlike other arts, it epeaks directly to the emotions without the necessity of employing natural objects as media for the purpose ; this, I think, is far from beiDg a fault in music, aa "Colonus" would appear tn consider it. I can re member only one attempt to imitato thia peculiar characteristic of music in any other art, —this was a picture by the Belgian artist Wiertz, in which he under took to depict upon canvas the thoughts he imagined to pass through the brain at the moment of decapitation. That tho result was ghastly goea without saying, but no one, I think, would be able to gues3 the in tention without reference to the catalogue. It is a great mistake to suppose that highly cultivated musicians underrate the beauty of eimple melody. Wagner and his followers have, indeed, been ascuaed of this, but Wagner has him self written some of the moat beautiful melodies wo possess, though they are rare in hia works, and seldom reach a full close. The greatest composers have almost always been prolific of simple and beautiful melody, though I am free to confess that personally I find aa much beauty and pathos in very many of the national melodies of Scotland, Ireland and other countries, aa in those of the greatest composers. It must be ac knowledged that the higher forms of music appeal lees to the uncultivated in the science and art of music than simpler forms, because they demand for their full appreciation a corresponding cultiva tion in the hearer. This is not peculiar to mueic, but is common to all arts and sciences. The greatest artists generally contrive to appeal to all in turn. Shakes peare reaches all because no one is so highly cultured that he cannot find something there which his understanding " may freely cope withal;" nor is any so intellectually lowly that he may not, by waiting his turn, hear that which shall please his less-exact ing fancy. Much in the same way does Beethoven present in the same eymphony material to delight the most highly-cul tured listener, and also that which shall pleaeo him who can loves and can appre ciate only simple meloiy. But—and here ia the point—of those to whom the tragedy or the symphony is presented, the former only pan fully appreciate tho whole, though all may find something to please them, and just in proportion a? is their cultivation (cvsteris 2>aribus), go will be their profit and their pleasure. Let those who, happily for them, can enjoy the whole, not find fault with others to whom only a part ia appre ciable, nor the Utter blame that part aa valueless which is only •» »° them.

PROTECTION V. FREE TRADE.

(By W.H.T.)

Yocr issue of 23rd inst, oontalna a reply by"E.N."to wfcat he £s pleased to term my "manifesto" of March 2nd on protec tion. Will you kindly insert the following brief answer : —I do not propose to discuss the theoretical viewß ef political economists and " E.N." on JSVee Tratfb antf frpttnti^n, but simply to point to results in Victoria, Uailadft, and the United States &c. proving mcontestably their advantage to the maBS of the people by increased revenue employ ment and prosperity. How is it that thesa countries spill continue to work and prooper on p-ntectional lines? Is it pure " ene-ed nesa V

"E.N."Ba.ys; "Alphas *M.W.T.' says and the Quotation he ofi'ers from Mr Unr,Vßu'e speech have beer, replied to and shown to be fallacies times without number."—Does "E.N." mean to say that Mr Garvan's statement of there being six farms in Vic toria to one in New South Wales ; that the accumulated savings in Victoria exceed those of Now South Wales) that the Victorian border is cultivate and thriving whilat tho Now South Wales side, though better laud, is unsettled and lan guishing—is a tissue of fallacies thnt hp.ve been replied to " times Without number." "E,N."i eaya " \Yo do hot pay any duties on goods wo export; the receiver or purPbrtser pays tho duty." Wail, SJ " jP.M." thlnba it the right thteß fot America or Victoria to send their goods here freo or lightly taxed by us, while they keep ours out by 30 or 40 per cent, duties, he ia welcome to his opinion. "E.N."says: "If our industries are at the lowest ebb the next fluctuation must improve them. Can ho tall us what

is going to improve them T 1 am afraid it is a case of Mr Mieawbar waiMog for Some thing te turn up. "B.N.''aoyaUovernmei.i have ceanert to bring out emigrants. Well (I speak from memory) I believe some £30,000 was votei only l«et sebeton

for emigration. " 8,N." says Ameiic'a ha« certainly established indusbiitea, out she neither supplies her own demaijas ohoaply, nor that of r>t(i^r toiintrioa. I append a short paragraph from the " Herald " only two days since on what America is sending to these colonies alono : —

" Mr G. S. Loo, of Shsitiald, who has re turned to England from a tour in Australia, directs attention lo the extraordinary volume of business dono by American houses in Australasia. He quotefl tho re turns of goods shipped from the Statoa to these colonies fn three months—namely, 1537 eaeos of hardware, 167 cases of electro plate, 457 cases of tools, 20S cases of shovels and spades, 007 casos of nails, 35 cases saws, 3242 cases of axes and.hatchets, 1,000 cases of lamps, 573 cases of sowing machines, etc. ' I think,' adds Mr Lee, ' these figures will in some measure account for home depression in British hardware trades."

"E.N."saysif Victoria, aa currently re ported, is paying 23 per cont. more for her locomotives and railway plant, sho is inflict ing a gross injustice on her community. Well, as this is, I think, the th.trd loco motive contract carried out in Mallarat— the previous onos being ten, then thirty, and now twenty in number, it is evidant that the 'Victorian people consider it wise policy. Just fancy £75,000 spent on those goods waggons—why it's better than a loan, and even if thoy do cost 25 per cont. more (I have only "E N.'a" " cunently re ported " for this), that 25 per cent, will bo returnod over and over again in employing her people and circulating amongst tho community of tradesmen of all kinds. Will

" E N." or any sane man say it would havo been better for Victoria and her people to have imported the waggons and lot her carriage builders go idle or employed them on relief works ?

Herr Schmitt's New Cautata.

We have been favoured with a perusal of the cantata entitled "Art and Mind," which was originally composed by Uerr Carl Schmitt for performance at the formal opening of the Auckland Free Library and Art Gal lery. Tho work is dedicated to Mr F. D Fenton (Vice-President of the Choral Society), and is not only distinctly worthy of the event which suggested ite composi tion, but also well sustains tbo musical reputation which Horr Schmitt has so long enjoyed both at Home and in the colonies. It ia happily conceived ; and the theme is developed in a musicuinly spirit and upon thoroughly artistic principle?. The words have been furnished by Mr William Outhwaite, and aro possessed

of no mean literary merit, while tho music to which they are wedded ia highly expressive, and at the samo time very harmonious. It is scored for a full orchestra, and a skilful use is made of these instrumental resources. The cantata opens with an orchestral introduction in quasi religious style, tho clarinette?, obooa, ard horns leading off, and tho flutO3, after a short interval, following with the hit motif.

which is cast in a minor key. This move ment leads up in an effective manner to the

Angela rf licbt! descond with dowuwari sweep inj flight; Fo'd your bright pinions on thia fretted roof!

Rich treasury < f inteUejt and art, uprcand Undor the gleaming cross of the Southern sky Wide are our por ala flung—Angola! aagcla of light and grace! Enter ya now and rest!

A few bars of a spirited prolude introduce a cborua treated in free fugal style, and marked by some very fine chords. The words themaelves invite ornate musical ex pression. They are as follows : —

Weird as the wind in foroat pines, Loud as the da3hlng. surging se», Sweat as ihe bell-bird's matin song, Swell our preana of harmony. Limner! wave thy magic wand. Emulate the fabled Or- ek I Sculptor! carvo the silent Btone. Bid the marble live nad speak !

Tho next number is a quartette of angels, to which the clarinettes, with nn accom paniment of muted strings, lead up with impressive effect. The strain is then re peated // with full orchestral and choral power and sonority, the words being —

•'Mortals, bs grateful over to Jehovah ! Heaven mnllss upon ye with chari'y benign,— IjO ! A eofc ray strnnms from the lamp eternal, Image vi glory, ineffable, divine."

An attractive little symphony follows this quartette, and by a natural progression in troduces the bass recitative—

" Scho'a- and aige, with reverent ga2o b< hold ! Tomes and scrolls ot the mighty past—relics ot

ina3ter-iuiad3~ Tims-tinted loavoa pluckod from tho tree of

knowledge, O. haopy cbildrnnl wastanot your golden hours Chafing iho frothy ebb 00 tho samls of Tlmo ; Search 10 tho unknown deprhs wirb patient toil. Dotp, deep in a sen of mystery lio pearls lot truth."

The flutes and oboo3 now aasort themselves, and usher in a charming little aria in which tho crescendo is used with marked effect. The words have a lilting rhythm—

" O'rr tha boundless ocean dark, Sailiriir in Faith's holy ark, Bumhly Beck we to explore Wisdom'a dim and distant Bhore.

! ?After this comes tho final chorus, with a decidedly exultant ring, to which the music gives adequate expression. It ia fugally treated with considerable freedom and skill, and a very effective ending is made upon the words " Hallelujah — Amen." The words aro : —

" For bounteous gifts on earth bestiwed Proiie wo tho Lord alway; In Holiness aid Righ'eoujness,

His Will l«t us obey.

The wanders of the Universe'

He made und doth control. Ha breaths^ upon the clay, and man

For bounteous Rifts on us boitowed Pi-aisi wo iho Lord alway. HallaJujah—Amen." The compoeer evidently took up the work con amove, and by his careful elaboration and scientific development of the theme he has done full justice, not only to himself, but the subject in hand. It ia matter for regret that the cantata was not prepared for the ceremonial proceedings of laat Saturday.but as noamount of regret will now avail, we trust as the next best thing to hear the composition publicly performed at no distant date. We understand that Herr Schmitt is at present engaged translating the words into German with the view of having the work published in Germany, and probably produced under the direc tion of hia brother, Court conductor at Schwerin.

Indignant husband (after the ball)— Sou really went too far in your conduct with Captaiu Fitzhenry at the ball laßt evening. Don't you know that you're a married woman ? Unrepentant wife— Yoa, but he didn't.

" You are like the weather," said Jones to a witty young lady. "That ia rathor a doubtful compliment, Mr Jones," she re plied. " The weather is variable, you know." "Yes," responded Jones, "per haps it is, but it always makes itself felt, yon know."

THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS (1852 TO 1860.)

fUfifciCATION OF THIRD AND CON"-

CLUDI.VG PORTION.

Interesting Extracts.

(KKOJI O'JK St'RCIAC CotlßksPdNtJENl'.)

London, January 21. The third and concluding portion of the

famous Grovillo Memoirs" fpubl'.Bhsd by Longman on Tuesday iaßtj, though tt falls oil in piquancy drid scandalous detail

83 it approaches! tho present time', and deals with persona et-U llvli!^, ia to tile foil ac *Eso!!bin{*ly interesting as its predecessors. The period covered ia from 1552 to 18G0, or in other words from the death of the Duko of Wel lington to the death of the Prince Conßorfc. This was unqussfiionably the happiest time of the (3ueen'e tifej find the glimpses we got of the KOyHl family throughout art) altogether Charming. It ie, however, tile gossip of thcatt jrears About the French empire that tlio reader will find fuilßst of unwritten history. Only the oldora aiHongEt ua hnvo, 1 iuiuftlne; over clearly unt»oV ? toyd w'l.afc & gu'astly mis take Rafldieon made when be married Miino. de Montijo. Negotiations with tho Princess Adelaide of Hobenlohe were in progress at the very moment the Emoaror confessed himself epria with Eugenic. "Had ho listened to Walewaki and other coun sellor? and married the Prinooaa (who was the Queen's cousin), there would have been no Franco-German war, and the Empßror might have lasted till to-day. The Hrst volume af the new journals boging (as 1 have aaii) with tho end of 1832, whed eVory ono was talking about tile Dllke of VVolling ton's death, llr Greville rficords how he went to1 seb thS lyin|»-in state Bf tHo hero of Waterloo:— . It .^-as i'ne (4i!d r/ell done, but too gaudy and theatrical, though this ia unavoidable. Afterwards to St Paula to sco it lit up. Tho effect won vory good, but it was like a groat rout; all London was there strolling and staring about in the midet of a thous and workmen going on with their business all the aamo, and all tho fine ladies scrambling over vaot iilassoa df titilber, or duckinf* to a'.*sid tlit) <rreht fcoatSa tliat wero coilCtantlJ' s\Veef!ilig along. Theso pUulio /linofals ara very disgusting meet icuteutia. On Saturday sovorul people wero killed and wounded at Cbolsoa j yesterday overything was orderly and woll conducted. and I hoard of no accidents.

"Fivodnys later" (I quote now from a series of extracts on tho " Telegraph ") Mr Groville saw the Duke's funeral from Devon shire Houso, and describod it as " rather a fine eight, and all woll dono, except the car, which was tawdry, cumbrous, and vul gar." In a footnoto it ia remarked that "Count Walowski, then French Ambassa dor in London, exjprosged Dome reluctance to attond the funeral df tho cUnqlloror Napo leon I , upon iVhich Brilnnoiv said to him, 'If this cereniony wore intended to bring the Duke to life again, I can. conceivo your reluctance to appear at it; but as it is only to bury him, I don't sco you have anything to complain of.'" It is not difficult to understand the dialike felt by tho French Ambassador of the conqueror of tho Great Mapoleon, but one alto gether fails to feel any sympathy for tho politicians who, on purely party grounds, could display such coarse rago against a political opponent as marked tho conduct of "twenty ruffians of the Curlton Club," who aftor dinner, when they got drunk, wont upstair*, and, finding Gladstone alone in the drawing-room, some of them pro po.=ed to throw him out of tho window. This thoy did not quite daro to do, but con tented themealvea with giving Bomo insult ing mosaage or order to the TTaiter, nnd thon went aV/aV.

TUo Emporor'a Marriage: Its CnpopU'

larity.

Connected with the marriage of tho Countesa Montijo to the Emperor of the Fronch, Mr 3rovillo rolatos somo interesting facts, giving Lord Clarendon as his author .ity:

Madamo do Moutijo's most intimate friend ia the Marchionosß of Santa Cruz, and to her sho wrote an account of what had passed about her daughter's rnarri.igo and the Emporor's proposal to hor. When he offered her marriago she oxpressod her sen?o of the greatness of tho position to which ho proposed to raise bar. "It ia only fair that I should eot beforo you tho whole truth, and lot you know that if the position is very high, it is also, perhaps, very dan gerous and insecure." Ho then represented to hor in detail all tho dangers with which ho was onvironed, bio unpopularity with tho highor classes, tho malvcilhiwc of the great Powers, tho possibility of his being any day assassinated at her tide, hia pipuUrity, indeed, with the masfes, but the Hooting character of their favour, but above all tho existence of a good deal of disaffection and hostility in tho army, the most serious thing of all. If tlrs' latter danger, ho said, wero to bocome more for midablo, ho know vory well how to avert it by war ; and though his earnest doairo self-preservation should romain, he should not shrink from that, which would at once rally the whole army to one common feel ing. All this ho told her with entire frank ness, and without concealing the perils of of bis position, or his eensa of them, and it is ono of tho most creditable traits I have ever heard of him. It was, of course, calculated to engage and attach any woman of high spirit and i»onerosity, and it seemd to have had that affect upon hor

A few days later Lord Cowley arrived from Paris.

Ha called on me, and gave me an account of the Btato of things there and some cuiious details about the Emperor's mar riage and his abortive matrimonial projects. He confirms the account of Louis Napoleon's position sot forth in Madame de Montijo'e letter. Tho effect of hia marriage has boen very damaging everywhere, and tho French people were not at all pleased at his calling himself a (" parvenu," which mortified thoir vanity, inasmuch aa they did not like to appear as having thrown themselves at the feet of a parvenu. For some time before the marriage was declared, Cowley, from what be saw and the information he re ceived, began to suspect it would take place, and reported it to John Russell. But about this time Wa!ew%ki went to P.iri?, and when Cowley saw him he told him so. Walewski expressed the greatest sur prise as well ac mortification, and imparted to Cowley that a negotiation bad been and still waa going on for the Emperor's mar riage with tho Princess Adelaide of Hohon lobe, the Queen's niece at'the time and still with tho Queen in England. This waa be gun by Lord Malme«bury, and the Emperor had regularly proposed to hor through hor father. A very civil answer had bean sent by the Princo, in which ho eaid he would not dispose of his daughter's hand without her consent, and that he had referred tho proposal to her, and she should decide for beraolf. The Queen had behaved vory well, and had abatained from giving any adviu9 or expressing any opinion of the subject. They were then expecting tho young Princefs's decision. Thia being the case, Cowley advised Woleweki to exert his influence to stop the demonstrations that wero going on between tho l!.ruT->sror nvici Mdlle. de Montijo, which might eoriously inte'fero with this plan. Thß next day Wnlcweki told Cowley that he had seen tho Emperor, who took him by both hands, and eaid, " Mon chor, 39 aui pris," and then told him ho had resolved to marry Mdlle. de Montijo. However, on Walewski representing tbo state of the other affair, he agreed to wait for the Princess Adelaide's answer, but said, if it was unfavourable, he would conclude the other affair, but if the princess accopted him be would marry her. The day following the answer came, very civil, but declining on the ground of her youth and inexperience, anJ not feeling equal to such a position. The same day the Emperor proposed to the Empress. Cowley says he is evidently much changed since his marriago, and that he is conscious of his unpopularity and the additional in security in which it has involved his posi tion.

Tho Queen's Early Married Life.

Still more interesting to English readers will be the following picture of the Queen's domestic circle : " Lady Lyttelton, whom I met at Althorp, told me a great deal about the Queen and her children : nothing par ticularly interesting. She said the Queen was very fond of them, but severe in her manner, and a strict disciplinarian in her family. She described the Prince of Wales to be extremely shy and timid, with very good.principles, and particularly an exact observer of truth ; the Princess Eoyal is re markably intelligent., I write this because it will hereafter bo curious to see how the boy grown up, and what sort of performance follows this promise, though i shall not live to see it. She spoke in very high terms of the Queen herself, of the Prince, and of the simplicity and happiness of her private and domestic life.

Another anecdote i?howa Her Maieat^'a

deep Ihtereot In the welfare flf ttio coUntryj and the extelit to which Lord Palmorston waa abaorbod in foreign politics. "Her Majeety bad been m lt.cn ihtereSted in and alarmed at the gfcrikos Hnd trdubkfi in the North, .and a'Aed Palmeretpn for details about them, when ahe found he kneiy nd thiri<» at a'l, One morHing, aftex previous Inqulrie'oi clio ftiiW i-o him, ' J?rafv tior.d r'oluiorßton, linvo yoli any news?' To which he replied, ' No, madam, I bavo hoard nothing ; but it seems Certain the Turks have croened tho Danube.'" &MH<>e tionlSori in 3?arJ9:

~Tow3rd6 tjlo cW of tiiis ybrfr ihl tHe Prince Consort wont to Paris on a vl-it to tho Emperor Napoleon. It appears .(hat - .Tho Prince, wan vory wot I Aatinfiad.vrith h!a rfeiJef-tian t ttifcj Efeiro^or ioCK hmi !n his carriage tele-a-tele to the great t'evtoW, so

that they conversed together long and with out interruption or witnesses. The Em/

peror seems to have talked to the Prince with more abandon and unreserve than h usual to him. The I'rinoe was exceedingly struck with his extreme apathy nnd languor (which corroapouda with What Thiofa told Me of liiifi), and vrith hia ignor ances of a variety of inatterß which it pecu liarly, behoved hjiti to kqotf. He risked tho lrinde a greitt litany questions nbowt the English Constitution and its work in^ rSlatirig to, which1 the Prin.cc gave him ample atid detailed pAptanationj and Clarendon said that all that ho ro peatsd as being paid to the Emperor was as good, sound, and correct as it possibly could be. The Emperor eaid that he felt all the difficulties of his own position, and enlarged upon them with groat freedom, particularly adverting, ns one of thorn, to tho absenoo of any aristocracy in Franco. Tho Prince, in reply to this, seOins to have givon him very jadiciotta advice ! for he told him that ally atteirlpt to drcttto an arlatddracy in tfranco resembling that of finglnrid rflust bo a failure, tho conditions and antecedents of the two countrios being So totally dis similar ; that ho riiight corifer Utlba and dis';inctinn3 to bd* airlotint; and od e(!r round himself with ariheron'B whom he had obligod, but that he had bettor confine himself to thnt and not attempt to do moro. When they parted tho Emperor said ho hoped it would not bo tho last limo ho should have tho pleasure of aeeing His Royal Highness, to which the Princo replied that ho hoped not, and that le waa charged by tho CJ.uocn to oxprens i.qr Hdpe tliat lib. v.-d.uld pay lief is visit nt VVinqpof, .and give' bet nil p'ripiirtuntty c'f making tho Empress's acquaintar.no,, to which tho Emperor responded " he should be very glad to sco tho Qaeon at Paris." Thia" insouciant reception of an invitation which a few months before ho would havo jumped at is very unaccountnblo, but it meant somothing, for it was evidently a »iol d'ortlrc, bocauso when tho Prince took leave of Marshal Vuil lant he aaid he hoped ho would accompany the Emperor to Windsor, where, though tboy could show no such military spoctaclo as tho Emporor had shown him, thoy would dp what they could) to which Vaillant ro plied, "\*lo hope to aoo her Majoaty the (Juemi and yoUr Jtoyal Richfie?s at Paris. There seeiiis rid dlspnsitidn at present til give him tho Garter, which i« eaid to be tho objoct of his ambition, and which Walowski is always suggesting.

A somewhat different vomono f the affair was given by tho Emperor, for Mr Grovillo says, later on :—

It peorae that thoro was somo mi°nnder- Rtandintr as to the invitation erivon by tho Prince to tho Emperor.at Boulogne, and tho lattor givos a vory different account from *hat given by tho Prlncfl. Tho TCmpororsiys that whon he took loavo of tho Prince, ho said, " I havo not boon ablo to givo you auoh a reception ne I could havo wished, but you soo I am only occupying an horol ; if you will coino to Paris, whoro I should be delighted to receivo tho Quoen, I could givo her nnd yourself a more fitting rocep^ion j" and then, he pays, the Prince Invited hith to Windsor, which he only eooms to have taken as n civility unavoidable I'nder tho circum stances. It is impossible to say which ac count is tho true one, but I rather bo-

liovo that of the Emporor to bo correct. Clarendon wroto this to the Queen, whoso answer I saw ; she Baid the intention was (o mako the invitation something between a cordial invitation and a more civility, which tho Emporor might avail himself of or not according to his convonienco. Howovcr,

her Majesty says she thiuka tho matter stands very woll as it i», and eho desires it miy bo notified to tho Emporor that the most conveniont time for his visit, if ho comoe, will bo in tho middlo of Novem ber.

The Crimean War.

Moanwbila tho Crimean war had bocun It is well known that after Alini Lord Raglan was oxtremely popular with the army; but many will loam for tho first

time that "he was extremely put out at the acclamations of the soldiers when ho appeared amongst them after tho battle, and eaid to his tt-iff as ho rode along the line, iu'o melancholy tor.o, ' I was sure this

would happen.' Ho ia a very raorJcat man, and it is not in his naturo any moro than it

was in that of tho Ouko of »voilinj*con to make himself popular with tho soldiers in the way Napoleon used to do, and who was constantly adored by them." Another

story is that there wore two French officers attachod to headquarters, very trood fellows, and that the staff woro constantly ombar rasaod by tho invotorate habit Raglan bad of calling tho enemy "Tho French." He could not forget his Peninsular expori eneea.

The Treatment of Auriferous Pyrites.

Some important modifications, involving economy and rapidity in tho extraction of tho precious motal from tho refuso or " tail ings" of gold mines, havo rocontly been patented by their inventors, Messrs Cosmo Nowbery and Claude Vautrin, and havo formed tho subject of an experimental mill, run on asmall ecile through a miniature plant erected for tho purpose at Messrs Langlanda' foundry, Melbourne. Although the wholo power employed does not oxcoed ono indi cated horse, and the machine can easily be worked by one man, it is puflicient to deal with 15 tons par week, or all the tailings now made at Walhalla. The residue of tho crushings, utter beiog concen trated by tho usual jigging process, is sent down to Melbourne for treatment, the gold contained in the concentrates being about 4oz to tho ton. After being roaated to eliminate tho sulphur and arsenical pro ducts, the calcined pyrites, presenting tho appearance of a red powder, aro, according to Messrs Nuwbory and Vautrin'a process, mixed with wator so ai to bring (hem to the consibtoace of a thin pasto, and placed in a revolving irou cylinder lined with lead, whero they are mixed with 1 per cont. of ohloride of limo and 1 por cont. of pulphuric acid, and rotated at a modorato speed after air has been pumpod into the cylinder to a prefßure of GOlb to tho pquaro inch. Tho metallic gold, attacked by the chlorine gas, is converted into a chloride, which is solu ble in water, and, after the air is blown off, the contents of tho cylinder aro tipped down a funnel into a filter, which is an iron cylinder having a porcolating falee bottom, out of which tho air ia exhauatod by a vacuum pump, and water being freely poured upon the superin cumbent pyrites, the reault is that thia is sicked through with marvellous rapidity, carrying the gold in solution. Thin pro cess has hitherto occupied come 24 hours, but now three washinge, taking half-an-

hour altogether, are sufficient to treat tho contents of the cylinder above, now rotating with a fresh charge. Tho false chamber is filled with a series of slanting cross pieces, resembling the slaba of a Venetian blind, which enable the exhausted solids to bo tipped out after being discharged into the bottom receptablo from tho upper part of the cylinder. The Pactolup, or auriferous stream, is raised by a pump constructed of composite metal having no affinity to gold, into a vat, whore the sediment ia allowed to gravitate, and it is then run into another, tested for gold with sulphate of iron, and run through a bed of charcoal, which attracts all tho gold and allows the water to escape. The charcoal, when thoroughly hnprognated, is burnt, and the gold saved, A filter bed will hold some 3000z., or the produce of 75 tons of tail ings.- The losa of gold in the process is almost infinitesimal, and the economy of the workiug hardly to be improved upon. It will be seen that the process itself con tains no special novelty, the gain being in the rapidity and cheapness of workine, con verting a bare working profit into a distinct commercial success.—" Age."

It was a little newly arrived eister that DUise held in her arms, and 7-year old Rob bie stood jealously inspecting her. To his mind Bhe looked smaller nnd less attractive than any little Hater of the other boys that he could remember, and felt n knen thrll of disappointment. So he put hia hands deep iv his pockets, like papa, wrinkled up his nosSi and, regarding the new acquisition savagely, said: " WeJl, I call that pretty near a failure ."

Life in a Protestant Convent.

HOW KISS AECAKD. IN VESTS 3.TS& FORTUNE,

Cnrlotis Revola'lona,

(E'bojl Onii LdNbtftr GifttßESJp'oHitfEH* ) London, February 4. The caso of Allcard v. Skinner, which I referred to last mail^ as in progress, terminated >e£iord2y, ifi wHat rspeonnblo people will, on t^o whole, bo disposed to consider a righteous, verdict {or rather judgment) for tho defendant. The plain tiiT, you rftay remomber I told you, ia an fildsrjy "young " -ladvj a Mias Alloard, and the defendant a f.'ios IJkir-ndrJ thi Snpeilor of a Proteetant Sisterhood known as tiie 'iSiatorsof the Poor"—not to bo confounded y/ith tho." lAltlc Slaters of the Poor." The veteiit c''l!on wns brought to decide whether lai-jje euina of mouOy gM'S~ to the convent by Mias Allcard during hor residence liad been obtained from her. by undue influence.. From first to laat no hint of malappropiia tion or dishonourable conduct of any kind marked the proceedings. Tho money, it was admitted by the plaintiff, hnd been spent either dn thS poor at.en tlie conVon buildings. Morbtfver, to pro^e this beyond dispute: Miss Sliinner and hor adttSer (the Roy. Mr SiKillJ produced their books and voucnerg, 6tc.. wnie'h counsel, oti both Sides admit tod to. bo perfectly sat'eiac't^ry, Despite th'ie, tho glimpses of Protestant ronvcut lif<) afforded by . tKo trial are more curious than edifying. MsS Alloatd, then a young lady of ritualistic viowe, c iillo to London about 20 years ago, and lived with hor mother at Thomas's Hotel, Berkley Square Sho doeirod to go to confession, md tho clergyman to whom eho montioncd her wish referred her to tho Kov. Mr Nihilli That gontleinaiii who soema to be a somewhat oaturnino edition of the ritu alist priest In Mi's Lynn Linton'a famous oovol, "Under Which Lord,'1 received tho young lady (motapl)pficilllj') with open inns. "In June, 18'e3,"says a autrimary Df tho caee, !'Mr Nihill introduced her to the • Latly SdperiQr' or 'Mother' of big 3onvoiit, known as ' Uid 3isterfiof.the.Poor,' jr 'Tho Sisters of St. Mary at tho Crc'ss.' On tho next day the promising neophyte was onrolled as an Associate. Her work was to visit the poor; but hor connection with tho eiatorhood was an external Due, and sho visited the sisters only occ uonally. Aftor a yoar and a half of thh ex ternal association (she vjrh admitted as ' a l^ostuiant;' and some iiftoon montlia later, in AußUiJt< IS7J, she boeamo n member of tlio eisiteiiioofl. THis final,stop invoK'od tho acooptance of certain ttriugpnt rulba, [n tho religious servico by which tho novice became a sifter thoro woro exhortations to Dbedienco and to povorty, ' All heaven would go wront',1 says tho exhortation of 'the Chiefest of Sinners but their Father in Christ, Henry Daniel Nihill,' 'if ;i jingle angel slope out of his place or chose his own way of doing tko work appointed him to do." The sisters wore to remem ber that the voice of the Superior was tho voice cf God, thoy wore to listen on their kneci in perfoct Bilonco, and not to Jofond theraselvoa. Each sistor was to ro irlambor thct sho had nothing of her own. 'It Efinttora not so much what becomoa of tho things that liave been yours,' says tho oxhortation, ' or to whom you give them, »8 that you shotild yoursolves part en t;.roly and for over with the individual possession of them and bo poor.' Tho ■lister was to mako in writing, of hor own free will, a full disposition of all sho hud with her. ' Let her offer this deed of gift upon tho alter at the time of her clothing, and let her know that from tho time 'jf hor being clothed in garinonts that boloug not to her eho hath nothing ia tho convont of her own.' All this Miaa All card duly nnd dutifully obeyed. Hho mado oi'or to tho Superior, Mies Skinnor, stocks, shares, and money to tho amount of £8,000 Sho alco made a will acting, as eho de clared, undor Mies Skinnor's influence leaving to her all her property. Mi?s Allcard remained in the sisterhood, with sorao disagreements and orie or two in tervals, till shd loft it in 1879 td join the Roman Catholic Church.

Tho action was brought to rocovor this money, loss eoino £2,000, paymont for hor board and lodging whilo in tho convent. Hor claim to compel Miss Skinnor to return tho monoy was based on tho ground that (ho trauefer was made under unduo in iluenco, and in tho absanco of any separate and independent advico. Her plea was that fho was unJor tho spoil of strong reli gious fouling ; that sho was induced to be lievo that her spiritual wolfr.ro was in volved in tho etep sho was taking; and that such was the power of tho Mother, or Superior, that aho was rraly and willing to do without question what cvor that authority, whoso voico wag tho voica oi God, commanded hor to do. The law allows gifta of this kind to be made, but it exacts proof that tho notion was one o! comploto freedom. ' If the fair infer once win,' said the Judge, ' that tho plain tiff had parted with hor property in favour of tho sistorhood by undue influenco oxer ciacd over her as a tncrabor, whethor postu lant, novice, or Mater, tho gift could not stand.' Bat hore was iho point dt which

Miss Allcard'rf case, in tho view of the Judge, broke doivu. Sho was not undor the exclusive inlluenca of tho convent when eho rosolvod to mnko thoao gifts Thero were letters in which *ho bad oxpre?aod her dototmination to devote horself and her iuturo to tho work of tho aistorhood. Ono of thc3o was dated from hor mothor'a roa denco in Thomas's Ilotol, oighteon monthß after the boo'aine an associate. Aftor she had loft the convent she feeins etiil to have acquioscod in the rotcnHin of the money by the sisterhood and the .1 udgo held that she was debarred by a^.qnioscenco from pro secuting hor claims. Miss Morriman, who left tho convent come years later, recovered hor property, and hereucceß3 eeetns to have euggostod to Miss Allcard and her friends that sho should do tha samo. But her claim was not made till March, 1885 ; and it was August, 18S5, when the writ was issued. The claim was, therefore, be gun too late But tho defendant did not win on thia ground, but, as we havo said, on the distinct opinion of tho JudfiO that Mies Allcnrrl did not act undor undue influence, but that she had bcon actuated by an intelligent intention, and possessed the necessary knowledgo when sho first joined the sisterhood, and had the advantage of competent and independent advico. We are not quite suro whether a jury would have takon his view of tho question. It is a matter of inforence rather than oneof direct evidence-. Miss Allcard's onthuf ia?ui was sustained She felt that sho had a vocation, and turned a deaf oar to independent advico, if any was given. She was in a dream, and something moro than ordinary contact with tho world was needed to awuke her from it. Sho went homo to her mothor's house in the trance of her zeal; and probably neither a*ked nor would receive any counsel but that which hor confossor had whispered in her ear. It 13 diflicult to see how tho law can protect such p-jnplo when they have nionoy, though it is justly jouloua, and public fooling is probably more jealous than tho law itsolf, or such influences as thoso under which Miss Allcard acted. "Thore were curious glimpses io the evidence of these jealously guarded interiors. It is not all singing and praying and doing charitable work oven in the beßt-regulatod sisterhoods. There aro common domestic duties to perform, and they often jar terribly upon imaginative and sensitive girls who have gono into seclusion with high idoals of devotion and duty. Miss Allcard was angry about tho work eha hal to do, wash ing and scrubbing. Thoro wore no ser vants ; all the work, even the moat menial, was done by tho sisbera themselves. There wa^not only menial work, but punishment. Miss Skinnor kept up tho discipline very severely, andenforced itby penance kneeling for an hour before the cross, keeping long silences, sitting aU day leng in v chair without moving, this latter penance being on one occasion daily kept up for six weeks. On one occasion Mies Allcard herself was at tho wash-tub from six in the morning till ten at night, and for threo months from six till nine every day. This is the seamy side o? a life which, as these enthusiastic maidens look on it from outside, Beems all poetry and beauty. The renunciation of the world, however, is by no means complete. Mias Allcard went with Mr Nihill and Miss Skinner to ccc the Paßsion Play at Obor- Ammergau, and the Superior herself was in tho habit of going trips to Scotland, to the Tyrol, and other'part?, at the expense of the sisterhood, Mr Nihill accompanying her. Such relaxations are needful, espe cially after making sisters wash for six teen hours a day, or keeping one for cix weeks fitting still all day long in her chair. Miss Allcard seems to have been speedily disillusioned. Two or three months after she waa confessed as a sister she wished to leave, and again after her return from Ober-Ainmergau, but she was assured she was there for life. Two or three years lator eho went to the gate, but could not get out. Yet when she did get away eight or nine yeara later she went back. Altogether tho story U a painful one, and the moral to be drawn from it is that young ladies should be very sure they have a vocation for poverty and diudgery before they give up their money and their lives to the work of a sisterhood."

A CUP OF TEA.

#i*ere Ir comes from, how It IS GRdWff, HOl^ I* %S MADE.

Hints For Housolieepers-How to Buy

ana How to M>teo It,

The tasto for foa n&S tdetsti H> o?<r rdce for about two centuries. Bafore then our Rncnstov3 drank small beer and sack at their breaiifast. Tho *!n»t tea Vrought to Great Britain was imporcod frott tto. I)!7tch East Indies. The Chinese tons did ncft iitake their appearanco till much lator, and the Japaneio tc.is aro of yesterday. In the old divv?,- tea wria dear, aud only used by the ri'ci,". . , The gra-lual increase in tSS trfnei'mption of tea must be ascribed to the iacreaeo of wealth among the people, and partly to the growing conviction that, on tho whole, tea is a wnoleSotM beveftige. It contains, how over, but two elements r»hi*h poaaess ali iMenisry value, and these in sniall cjitantity, thus differing widely in this respect frorfi ohooolato, which is one of the moat valuable articles of food wo havo. The elements in question are theino, which has the property of lessening the wasta of tissue la the human fcodyj and thSa taking tho placo of other food* rind tanftin ( whose value us da aatriiigent if Knovfn,- It ia )<ard tct rniagine anyone liVifig on tea alono, tut ii i^ certain' thtit ndmbars of ladies, ogpecially thOBS ill MJcjato health, d*tive a, largo part oT their niitrnS'ent «rom tea. TcrhSp-i tfi'a m;IK .and, sugar wftd which we adulterate tee! m'a7 bo the sourCe ot nourishment in tbe cap. Tha old Chinese philosophers declared that tots made tho animal spirits lively and clear, , harmonised tbe mind, disposed lassitude, relieved fitigue, prevented drowsiness, and cleared pstceptiVe faculties. Doctors agree that drunk to OAcees it produces ner votlsnfse i in oxperimenta upon the lower creation H has caused parnlysia; and the same disedse eoc*Bionally at tadkfi tga-pacfeers.- tn Branca, wßers tea is seldom Seen da the Breakfast table, it id frequently drupk by students Who'ddaife to lieop avi-aite. It is miied, riot with fflilki but with rum, d « cLraase; Accordirig to Dickens, monthly nurses and iroxaep of thSt class in England mix gin with tnoif tea, and drink the compound out of the apout of the teapot. In China, country people add ginger and salt to their tea, in order to counteract its tendency to produce lasai tude. Tho higher olassea in China always drink it puro. in Rtiaeia, honey ia often miilod witli tea to sweeten it.

Sane/1! Between Tea Ships.

In days gone by, tbo two ffro^i tHaiitlvae nations of the world, England and *bo Unitod State?, ran annual races with their tea clippers from China to London or Boa ton. Kaval architecture reached perfection in consoquonce of the sharp competition between tha clippers, Tho first ship arriv ing in London with f.syr crop tea rocsived a bonus of £5 a ton from Lloj-dS, tffld .hof cargo, which was at ones sold at aadiioii, realised prices considerably above tho market, as no one could tell when the next ship would cotao in. So with tho first arrival nt Boeton; th 9 tea was Bold nt auction, and tho fortunate consignee real ieod 5 centa to 10 conts above tho market as a reward of his suporior diligence. Hence ships attained evorynerve to mako fast pa?s agos ; tlie topgallant etuis wero set on leav ing port, and wcro never ft!rlccf till the vessel was moored at her home doch. It didn't matter what gales blew ; if tho top gallant masta and sails wero blown out of her there were others down below to take thoir places ; if a sailor fell overboard there was no time to stop to pick him up. Thus such British clippers as tho Taepiog, Ariel and Servii reduced tbo voyage from Foo- Chow-fu to the Downs - 13,500 miles—to ninety-eight days. But, after a time, American blood got up, and they beean to build clippers which outstripped tho British craft. Such vessels as the Flying Cloud, of which tho well-known merchant, Captain W. L. Merry, was first mate for several years j the Sea Witch, the N. B. Palmer, tho Mandarin) tho Santos, and the barque Benefactor, reduced the timo to eevsnty two days, which is almost etjurtl to oteatner time today. Tho cargoes they carried mado it worth whilo to run HbUs. On one voyage the vessel in which Captain Merry eailed carried tea which was ineurod for .€120,000.

Black and Greon Toa,

Few people nowadays need to bo told that the black and tho groen teas aro grown on tho came shrub, and the loaf in both is greon when it is gathorod. It U by mani pulation and by inducing a partial forinun tation that the greon leaf is turned black. Both are tho proJuct of the shrub known as tho Thea; in Southern China it is known to botanists as tho Thoa hohos : in Che kiiing it is known cs the Thea viridis. The different nomenclature merely affects the change produced in the plant by a trans fer from a temperate fo a hot climate ; its characteristics aro identical in both casea. Doctors havo a fashion of denounc ing green tea or black tea as their fancy prompt?, but in fact there is nothing in the colour which affords any clue to tho chemical constituents of the herb. A cer tain number, indeod nearly all the teas ex ported from China, are coloured by artificial processes ; those are supposed to be harm loea, but it is possible that they may Dot always bo so. Mr Fortune, in his book on teas, epoaks of ojrtain ton which wero coloured with Prussian blue ; they could not have been wholesome drinking. But the fact that tea drinkers abound everywhere, and that there nover was an instance of an ailment which was ascribed by tho doctors to tei, is sufficient proof that injurious adulterations must bo extremely raro.

How to Make Tea.

Half tho battle in toi is knowiog how to make it. A careless housakeepbr throws a handful of tea into a pot, and pours a lot of warm water on it; then eha is surprised that the guests at the tea-tablo make wry face?, and behind her back call her tea "plops." It is with to* as with coffee, the secret of extracting tho essenco and Ihvour is in insisting that the water shall bo actually boiling when it; comes into contact with the tea. This is very rarely done. Even good teamakere think their duty done when they put a cortain quantity of tea in the pot, then pour over it a cup full of water which was boil ing two or three minutes before, then leave it five minutes to draw. They certainly get poinething of the taste and fragrance of the herb, but nothing like what they might ex truct if the tea were made in the kitchen by a good cook, who poured the water in by .driblots, stopping the supply whonevor ebullition ceased, and then resuming the flow aftor lotting the kettle romain a few seconds on the fire.

Tho Chinese, who know how to make tea, aro particular about tho wator that is used. Says Tung Po, tho Coiners Soyer : "When over tea is to bo infused for uso take wator from a running stream and boil it ovor a lively h'ro. It is nn old custom to use run ning w.itor boilod ovor a lively firo; that from springs in the hills ia said to bo the bost, and rivor water the next, while well water is tho worst. A lively fire is a clear, bright charcoal firo. When making an in fusion do not boil tho water too hastily. First, it should begin to sparkle like crab's ojes, then somewhat like fish's eyes, and lastly it boils up like pearls innumerable, springing and waving about. Thia is the only true way to boil water." The Chinese generally make their tea cup by cup.

DISEASE BREEDERS.

Horse. Cars Said to be the Moans of Circulating Contagion.

" The air in tbia car is poisonous," said a prominentßrooklyn physician to an "Eagle" reporter, as tho two were riding up Fulton street from tho ferry. " Much of tho contagious disoaso now raging in this city ia, 1 think, in a measure due to the humid Eitmosphere found in nearly all horco cars. When the weather becomes a little chilly passengers demand that the doors and ventilators of cars.ho kept closed. The past few days, with the wet and snowy weather, are good breeders of disease. Men and women enter cars wet,. cold and uncomfortable. They get aa near to the stove as possible, and the steam from their clothes rises to the top of the car and stays there. The only ventilation afforded is when the dcors open to allow a passenger to get on or off. But then the fresh air doesn't hardly have time to reach the threshold before the door is slammed it the order of a shivering passenger. AH Brooklyn car companies have long routes, and the constant changing of passengers facilitates the spread of contagious disease. How do you know whether or not that pas senger who sits next to you left the bedside of a sick friend but a few minutea ago! Or whether that gentleman," pointing to an aged man sitting in the corner muffled up to his nenk, " ia not recovering from typhus foyer ? I'm a crank on the subjectof fresh air. I give my servants orders to thoroughly air each room in my house every day. Thia is dono oven inthe depth of winter. Frosh air ia as necessary to good healtJh aa plenty of exercise and wholesome food,"

BLOWN OUT TO SEA.

Nine Days on H»Uf a I<oaf of Bread.

Subsisting «W m *la*tress,

Br the 6teamer Empire, which affivSd a$ San Francisco trom the Nonaimo coal fields, two in'eti wSrfe bfoupjbt into port who tell a strange story. Their iSMoS are 3. Chnrch and B. Harmon. They were t&9 Itfttit owners of a final!, flat-bottomed scow sleamei1, doiag a light freight business aroririd Astotia and the other email towns in ife rieigh'Bonr.h'ooiJ.- They h»d formerly owned a sloop, In which thej' had condnotsd the same clfisa a{ aild had ionly reached the dignity rf a sfeanSer rafter yeard of. hard and careful . wora. Both Sx6 Still young, men. Church, who acted as £dpta&), is 3* years of age, is married and has two fchfldren. Harmon, who acted as engineer, is only W, and livsd at home with his father. They vrefe steering thoir little steamer home for dinner 6'c! tho 3rd, when one of the steam pipes broke. Tfreft wes a strong northeast wind blowing, and bWonS they realiesd their danger the owners of th' 9 Dawn found their boat drifting out over the bar;

Out at Sea.

Tiia broken steam pips was repaired to tho' best of tbe men's ability, and all that day they fotfght hard to get back. The wini was too strong, however, and away thoy went, drifting and tumbling, till the ldnf? was out of sight. The watch of the ligHtHotf^e" stotioo saw tho poor little Bteatn'er ala she passed out over the bar, and ns coon c"c it corYld be nSaftagod the United , States tSn'dir ManAiriita was despatched aftor the Davfa c'ring ho'r fees. Tbs tender stoam'ed out for .tOO miles,^bat witft- out catching a glimpse ot tho drfft, and go' returned bearing word that the HStlo Sat bottomed craft had doubtless turned over and taken her owners with her.

Half il &oaf.

As soon as Church and tLatmos realised the hops^esnesa of trying to get bats to Astoria, they turnscl their attention to the pantrjf; The reeu.lt was not very en couragfng) as they found that all their tarder contained w(U part of a loaf of bread a'Vdf a haci bone. With this they decided to mate eo*i'p, Had off this they abrewdly lived until the Oth inst. On that day, not only did the soup give Giit, but every scrap of fuel that could possibly bo shoved into tho furnace wes exhausted. Then they did begin, to despair, and for that whole day lay around without cariDg much whether the boat owom or sank. Tho next day broke so brJgktlv, bewsver, that their spirits revived, and they «etta work to atti'aof- tWe (rttbation Of any paeaiflg Craft. Several wera aefin, fe'ut tii<S Dayta lay so flat on the water that she was a'Ji distinguished. The night came, and with it a drenctting shower of raio, some of which they caught and drank. The 6th, 7th, Bth, nd 9th, come and went, and found and'lsft the Elrtwn still tumbling end drifting hopelessly afodt, Had tHo two tnen growing weaker.

At l^eatke Vamf.

Thoir eyoa went bacii intC their heads, their blackened lips receded frtffif their gums, and tneir bones stuck out till every ono could be felt and counted, Oa the 10th they dragged out the mattresses from their bunks and begin to ohew on them. On this and what little water thoy caught from the clouds they managed to subsist all through the 11th and part way through the Mb. Then it) wns that Captain Butler of the Empire, saw what betheught to be a buoy adrift and put tGe dtoatfler's Bead about until he discovered that the Brfdv «a 9 a little tumhlincr, rlriftinc; Rteamer. Ttutlnifig the Empire alongside, ha found that the castaway contained two staring-eyed skele tons, and when the skoletons were lifted on board, it was found that they were Btill alive. Vtry carefully they were fed a little, and were soon able to tell their story. The Dawn was taken in tow by the Empire, and when Coos Bay waa reached, Captain But ler provisioned her and prepared to take his little consort in.

Brought Into Port.

He wag warned, however, from attempt ing this by o brave member of the life eaving station, V/ho came oat single-handed to tell Captain Sutler that there wan no tug within (and that thesed was.breaking dangerously. On this Captain Butler de termined to proceed to San Francisco1 with tho Dawn in tow, but that night the hawser parted and the Dawn disappeared.

Dress in Keeping.

There are many women in our city and out of it who are often obliged to lend a hand to and frequently to take entire chargo of the culinary affairs of the household. Sickness comes, and often domestic service of the right kind is imposeible to obtain, and. thore is no alternative for a time but p9rsonally to perform the duties of the home. No woman who then " buckles on the armour " should ever let that armour consist of a gown in any degree " fine." Only thoao dresees which will bear the tost of the laundry should be worn, and there are no better fabrics for the purpose than the neat dark striped or checked cotton cheviots, ac they ar9 firm and warm, and "do up" equal to now A plain, trim-fitting waist and a moderately full ekirt, 'with a deep ham and a few tucks above, is quite the bast style for such a dress, with a little coloured embroidered odging for the nock and sleeve, tha main points in the practical work ing dress being to have it light, serviceable and clean. So uvjch depends upon these so-called trifles ef domestic life that too much care cannot well be taken to observe the little details of home order arid neat ness, for neglect of such care m»y mean the cultivation of deplorable tastes and habits on tho part of younger members of the family. Appropriateness is also a feature not to be overlooked. This word recalls a jet-beaded dress once worn by a " reduced gentlewoman " who managed a fashionable uptown " exclusive boarding house." This satin gown was put on daily. The dress, like itß wearer, had Been better dayj, but she would not Btoop to gingham and such, so si c clung to the jetted gown j with the samo pertinacity that Bhe clung to the history and traditions of her once wealthy family ; and little by liltle, aa the threads gave way, she sewed on a crop of beads, and, ac she imparted to her patient listeners the threadbare story of her fallen fortunes, simultaneously fell tho beads. They fell like rain, and a Btep upon the hall or corridor was sure to be followed by a miniature explosure of beads, and this con tinued until there came a quiet protest from a nervous member of the house, which resulted in the removal of the beads, but not of tho unsuitable drees, for its owner had a 'boul above cotton gowns. Simple, pretty dresses aro within the reach of even thoeo of the most moderate mennß. Tho Bhops are filled with beautiful, lew - priced fabrics, and wonderful helps are given to dressmak ing in tho issuing each season of out patterns with full directions for the forma tion of graceful, ladylike garments. In these days of facilities for dressing well at a most trifling expense there ia no excuse for • unsuitable or unattractive dressing, either at homa or abioad, ex cept indolence, which is a, B_hame_ and a disgrace to any able-bodied inhabitant of thia mundane sphere. — " JSew York Post."

HOME AND FIRESIDE.

Foul Air and Musty Rooms.

In many rooms thero ia alwaya a rauaty smell on a wet day in Bummer. Why ia this ? Because the windows are shut to keep out the rain, while the fireplace is shut to keep out the coot. It is almost a note of a good housemaid to close the vallve of the stove a 8 coon aa the fires aro left off; and if this remains closed, the ventilation of tho room throughout the summer is left to depend on the windows aloue. In other words, it is suspended at night, and when ever there ia much wind or rain in the day. If Dr. Parker's rule never to stop up the re gulator were more attended to, much less foul air would be breathed.

Forebodings in Disease.

In the andepiad, Dr. B. W. Richardson. writeß that there are two kinds of forebod ings, the fanciful and the serious. False forebodings are presented by persons of flighty or fanciful natures, who are really fond of contemplating risks, and who sug gest anxieties one minute but laugh at them a few minutes later. These forebodings have no serious importance. True or seri ous emanate from persons who are thought ful and firm, who, as a rule, keep to them-, selves what is on their mind until some thing like a crisis has been arrived at, when they come to a conclusion to which they adhere and by which they are greatly in fluenced. These forebodiaga ia a critical disease are bad ; they have a direct effect upon the physical powers, the heart'B action is impaired, the digestion becomes affected, and there is want of tone very much op poeed to restorative efforts. It is a wiee plan to take as little notice of these fore bodings as possible, bat to ridicule them is bad. i-0

FRENCH CORRUPTION.

I A Kemarkii&o 1 ji».iMianc« Under | Jiouis Napoleon's JS^i^l

I WAS lately told by a Southern gentleman a very curious story, goiDg to prove how thoroughly duped and deceived was Napo leon ill at the close of his reign, and how gigantic were tho frauds and peculations then being carried an by the Imperial officials. This gentleman's father had i*Bfi OB intimate term 3 with Loula Napo ledil wfeta h« redded in the United StaCe», and the futurci Emparor had often been his guest on hie plsntatSoo la Louisiana. My friend was travelog fa Esrotw in the j jesr 1869, and on arriving in Faris and wiahirlg to be presented to the Emperor, who* he well remembered as having, tfton a boy, seen at bio father's house, he wrote" to tfne of the Imperial chamberlains setting forth feis deeitc, and also the facts of ihe case. The EmporOr, whose kindly feellotf for ftie Mends of hfa adversity was well' SnawrV,- at onde granted Mm a private interview. The French sc?V oreign and the American citizen conversed long and pleasantly, and wflen the latter roeo to take leave of Napoleon asked bit* em to" his next point of destination. "I am Oli in-) way to England, sire," waa the re ply. '' ifetJ,-'' said tho Emperor, "Xwish you would gd tS tfee establishment of Moosrs M , the grtiat genmahers, and ask them how the order BSi.<f th-sm from our war office for 250,000 guna ftf firs ffreesing. They ought to be nearly com I pleted by this time." The American un dertook the commission, and called as re quested at tho office of the firm. The clerk to whom1 he first addressed his ques tion simply laughed In his face. "You tsust be oul, of your senses," he said. " Such an order has never been giren, and ttte guns do not exist." My countryman became indignant, and insisted upon seeing orio of tne members of the firm. Mr M , the eenlof partner,- wsis euinmoned, but could only cCnfitnS the etailement of the clerk. "I assure foU, sir," ho eoid, courteously, " that we have nevfer received an «d» of any kind irom the Fretscb Go vernment io* so much as a single gun." J«t thoße guna had Been paid for, though un ordered and non-existent. A striking proof was this incidept of the vast peculations that took place during the later yeafo ol the empire. My friend forwarded a state ment of the facts to Napoleon 111, but doubtless1 all precautions bad been taken'to. prevent any such information from reaching tfie deluded sovereign, whoso bright days were then fast drawing to their close.—Paris letter in £bilaifelpliia " T*elegrapb,"

Pecuniary Independence for Women.

EDtcAMoS is good, and liberty to wo'fi is gdod, and tho right to vote may possibly be good, tßoSgh wo do not think so; but pecuniary independence would, for the majority of the women, Bo better than thorn all. A change of opitffen among men on this aubjeot would relieve of pre vent more suffering than any opening of tho professions. Men in England are too I careless of the pecuniary future of their aattehtsrs. They will keep up insurances for thelf tflvfla, and they will part with considerable sutSs to "put out" their Edna, but they will ndfc ffiftfee persistent and painful efforts to secure thdr daughters' independence. On the Continenf sen nail, A custom much more sacred to most continentals than any dogma of ' the. churches compels every man with any pre tensions to decency to save for his daughter's dot — sometimes even for a eiatsr's er niece's, and he invariably does it—of st least as invariably as an English father profides decent food and raiment while he is aiife. The sacrifices under gone by French, GeroSen snd Italian fathers for this end are untold, arid iarnish the key to much of the more sordid side of life upon the Continent. To make stich sacrifices for a daughter'^ dowry is con trary to our manners and not altogether ex pedient, but it would be well worth while to do it for a daughter s independence, and it might not be difficult to make it one of the social daties> Opinion is not slow to grow when tfie practice incul cated is visibly juat; and tiioagn death cuts all obligations, not one man in a thou sand Is oarelees about contempt which will be poared on him after death. Wills always agree mOiO of less with popular sentiment, and if it were considered infamous to leave a daughter peynilesa to the mercy of the World we should very soon find that an un tbought-of thrift had become possible, and that, as in France, "mj daughter's por tion " would be precisely the fund which not even pecuniary pressure would induce the father to break in upon. Englishmen have already given women rights to their own in pecuniary matters almost as full as law can convey, and considering how impossible that reform once seemed we cannot believe that this one is hopelessly out of the question. The educated woman wants a great many things in our day, and some things, per haps, which aro not good for her j but the thing she wants most is to have £100 a year of her 6wn which Bhe cannot fool away- Without this she enters the battle of life unannoured and at a disadvantage for which neither education nor liberty nor the vote will be found the smaller compen sation. —" The Spectator.

Personal Statistics.

The oldest Cabinet Minister ia Viscount Cranbrook, G.C.5.1., Lord President of the Council, aged 72; the youngest ia the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, M.P., Secre tary for Scotland, age 38. The oldest mem ber of her Majesty's Privy Council is the Bight Hon. Viscount Eversley.G.C.B., aged 92 ; the youngest the Duke of Portland, aged 29 The oldest duke is the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., agei 83; the youngest, H.R.H. the Duke of Albany, aged 2. The oldest marquis is the Very Rev. the Marquis of Donegal!, aged 87 ; the youngest,, the Marquis Camden (a minor), aged 14. The oldest earl ia the Earl of Albemarle, aged 87 ; the youngest ia the Earl of Gullford (a minorJ, aged 10. • The oldest Viscount is Lard Eversley (whs ia the eldest peer of the realm), aged 92; the yoiiDgeat, Vieconnt Southwell (a minor"), an Irish peer, aged 14. The oldest baroD ia Lord Cottesloe, aged 88 ; the youngest Lord O'flagan (a minor), aged 8. The oldest member of the House of Commons is the Right Hon. Charles Pel ham VilHers, M.P. for the Southern Di vision of the borough of Wolverhampton, aged 85; the youngeßt, Lord Henry C. Bentinck, MP. for the North-Weßt Division of Norfolk, aged 23. The oldest judge in England is the Hon. Sir Henry Manitty, of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court, aged 77 ; tho youngest, the Hon. Sir Archibald Lavin Smith, of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court, aged 50. The oldest judge in Ireland ia the Hon. John Fitzhenry Town send, LL.D., of the Court of Admiralty, aced 76 ; the youngest, the Right" Hon. John Wash, Lord Justice of Appeal, aged 46 The oldest of the Scotch lords of session ia the Right Hoa. John Inglis (Lord Glencorse), Lord Justice General, aged 77; the youngest, the Hon. John Trayner, LL.D. (Lord Trayner), aged 52 The oldest prelate of the Church of Eng land is (he Right Rev. Richard Durnford, D.D., bishop of Chichester, aged 84; the youngest, the Right Rev. John Words worth, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury, aged 42. The oldest Prelate of the Irish Epis copal Church is the moat Rev. Robert B. Knox, D.D., Archbishop of Armagh, aged 79 ; the youngest, the Riaht Rev. Robert Samuel Gregg, D.D., Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, aged 52. The oldest Prelate of the Scotch Episcopal Church is the Right Rev. Charles Wordsworth. D. D , Bishop of Sb Andrew's, aged 80 ; the young eat, the Right Rev. James Robert A. Chin nory-Haldane, Biehop of Argyll and the Isles, aged 44. The oldest baronet is Sir John BuckworthHerne-Soame, of Ware, Herts, aged 92 ; the youngest, Sir Stewk loy F. DraycotC Shuckburgh (a minor), of Shuckbur"h, Warwickshire, aged 6. The oldest knight is Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, G.C.8., the senior Admiral of the Fleet, of Funtington House, near Chicheß ter, aged 95; the youngest, Sir George Hay tor Chubb, of Nowlanrte, Chilaehuret, aged 38.—"Who's Who in 1887."

One of the most eloquent preachers of this city tells a good joke at bis own ex pense, as follows : " When I was in Florida last winter I preached to a negro congrega tion one Sunday, excusing myself from say ing much on account of my poor health. The, coloured minister in his closing prayer said: "On, good Lawd, bless our brother L , who has preached to us in hes pore weak way.'" In London, .not long since, a saintly individual tried to offer up a prayer at a meeting of his creditors. Among the latter was a rough Scotchman, who, amazed at the coolness of the act, ehouted: "Sit down, ye rascally hoepocreet! It ye say anither wurd to the Almighty in my pre sence, dom me if I dinna kick ye," etc. .The creditors roared, the petitioner sat down, and the business of the meeting proceeded.

Suggestions for Lady Shoppers.

Stiff materials are less manageable anil graceful than soft ones, ~ , One dull s-uff and one glossy staff unite better thaa two glossy or two dull ones.'; , Colours near the face should bo soft and indescribable. . - . ' A woman to be well dre6ned and to look her beat must concentrate her efforts on tints few and good.- . " Antiquolace will lastfor ever, re-mendand reclean it as much as you please. Beibg yel low instead of snow-white, it scarcely ever shows diet. Modern lace, however good or costly, soon wears out. . The worst extravagance is to invest in " Bhcrldy " materials got up by unprincipled traders to deceive the eye. One or two really fine jewels are in far better taste than a quantity of mediocre ones.

| Experience shows that all dull, rich silks wear greasy; that a good satin outlasts three silks and three cheap Batins; and that black velvet lasts longer than coloured.

A set of good fur is never any loss, as it can be cut, re-joined, dispersed, united, worn on an evening drees or a mantle at will, without harm. A drens or jacket properly made and properly fitted by a eood dressmaker, though this costs more than one made by a novice, will look and hang well to the end, while the other will not.

It is indispensable in buying dresses to remember what your wardrobe contains, as two dresses can often be combined into one' now-a-days if the colours are happily choseir,' which is a great economy. Ladies who study economy will never adopt the ovire in anything, for oulrt fashions never last long. Women of taste are content with a few things, and these good, in lieu of a quantity' of cheap finery. , ■-■'■■ • Never buy abonnet that will notgo with all your dresses and jackets likely to be re quired while the bonnet lasts, unless you can afford to wear one to match each suit. ' Extravagance in dress is not only spend-' ing too much money on it, but also tbo patronage of foolieh fashions devised simply to waste material. A dark thin stuff is infinitely cheaper than the cheapest pale material, though its original coat is double. A purposeless chaos of millinery is not beautiful from an artistic point of view, and probably mischievous from a unitary one.

True skill in making up materials con* sists not onlyJn fitting the dress, tmtjh giving to every morsel of stuff its dua vahft —" Dry Goods Chroniol*." v

SELECTED POETRY

Aff THE SHIP CAME IN.

They stood oo the beach aa the ship oame in. And their hearts grew tad n» they roam d tea "I mustlciveyon. Mary,"hesaia\ **to win A home for you in the distant lacdzi. By the orange arove you shall ioan»wltn.ni» In the sunny island»astoss the too.

She stood on the beach as tJa eMp flew past. Till it disappeared in the distent bine. " I will love you ever." she cried as last, " When you come back I shall still^be true. Though the waves divide us niyl»e»w shall. ba In the euuny islands across the sea.

" I come, Mary dear, -when the days grow fair,. And a faithful heart with my (told I bring— I am lODging, darling, to see you wear The bridal wreath and thelbridal ring, I will coma and tatee you away with m» To these sunny islands aoross the sea."

She stood on tbe beach as the ship camo in, And the hot tears fell as she Razed in vain,. For her lover never a bride shall win. Or press her form to his heart again. By the eilent forest imrave found ho . In tho sunny islands "^^^^^

Auckland.

IN THE BYE-AND-BYE.

Menstill moarn, and women weep,. Babes, so helpleEß, sob and sigh, tncsing for acrast of bread; Wait ontil thiSuWjrongEi» de«4r~- Jnthobjoand bya.

Men BtlU curse, and women sfe. Laughing do vil3 shorn-in joj.S At the empty Bonla wltm»v Wait, the coming battle's Oi»r- In.the by c and bye.

Men BtilHaUat duty'a call. Food for Shristlans'. warlike ory ■{• Manhood baltei'd-kinglets flattsrU-^ Wait, until!the wrOnß Is shattox«l InthebyeaMtbyo.

" In the bye ana bye "-Oh JJiKvvenv Hear my prayer; oh 1 Ijpr* I ory, Smita to aeath this hellish eviJ, Drive away this Hungry devil In.the bya and bye!:

Haste the " bye and bye." kind heaven; AVhy Bhould babes bat starve and die $ Why should saints and sinners ba>Ue.t Why should wrong its thunders r^ttjel Haste the bye and: bye t.

Hssto " the b?c -. -ri bye." we pray thee,, Helpera of the wjak, who sigh! Flash through earth the angel story!; Thunder forth thy rojal glory, , ••Qodrdgns-byeandtoe!.^^

ON THE CLIFF.

AttfS noctis, flatus leviSj Fuganff velufc hora bro vis, Super alia mnria! Alistuis meteeZta Carte spem revist< nritto Atque multa bassia, TiTnda clara, argentes Unda lympha, coeuulea, Ploro.te, etpeto te, Mihi adfcropiatolam Ex puella <piam excolam,

[TRANSLATION]. Breath' of efening.o'er the ocean, Speed, with swlfs but gentle motion,, Like old Time, -who noiseless flies ; On thy, wings, with incense laden Carry to yon distant maiden ... Kisses,,love, and, yearning sighs j Argent waters, brightly glancing. Bear upon your billows pranciD(f Some sweet message, I implore, from the maid I love and cherish; Wanting her, my soul shall perish— Lite and Hope I prize no more 1

ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.

Teaches — What number ia quarrel ? Pupil—Plural. Teacher—Why? PupU-t 'Because it takes two to make one.

The meanest villains ia the cast Are always killed in tbe last act. The " Btlokiest" actors and the worst Are never Killed ia act the first.

A corset factory down East turns ecfc two corsets a minute. This is a striking illustration of haste making waste.

A man ought to be careful about going out to drink between acts. It may rosnli in his acting bad between drinks,

OUT OB* PIiAOB.

What out or place 1 LWell, man, tafca heart ot

Be tnis your comfort till onco more you wta

'A Wan like yen io naver out ot plaoe-^ Save when he's in it! '

Like the woman who married a man .in. order to get rid ot him, France and Ger many may goto war in order to escape tho annoyance of constant expecting it.

The ambitious paraphrase of a well known opio poem is found in the columns of our estimated contemporary, the ■M.De troit Newß " :■

We do not want to fight, Bat,byjdngo. if we do, ,o We'll scoop in all the llsliing grounds And tne whole Dominion, too. '

That's all right, with a trifling qualifica tion. We move to amend by adding as follows: . But, though well take tbe Canada* If needful it appears. We moet respectfully deoline • lite boodlers and cashiers.

The Philadelphia "Record" satisfac torily explains the cause of the defeat of the Italians in their conflict with the Soudanese. It says : "Had the Italians who ' Carried the war into Africa wielded the deadly hand-organs, instead of rifles, the Araba would have knuckled under at once." .' ' . ;

HUMOROUS.

"The" course of true, love never' runs smooth," so we may depend upon alway* having friction matches. I As a general rule the man who makes ex temporaneous speeches can give yon the manuecript if you want to print it. "Well, I like a liar," observed Smith, after Brown had been telling him a story. "That is what I call egotism," returned Brown.

I Sarah Jane —Well, Aunt Gruzer, did you have a nice time at the Bowlers'? Aunfc Cruzet—Nice time I Well, it's the lart time I set foot in that house. Why, when I come to go they didn't even say, ' What* mehurry.' '■■■-■ ■•■••■ ":■;-:■ ; A lawyer on one occasion was called to the bar as a witness in a difficult case. The judge, turning toward him, remarked in a fatherly sort of way: "Come, Mr Smith, • * sink the shop' for a while and tell us the truth." ■ ;i

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAB, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30. 1887

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