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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 7, Issue 328, 29 January 1863, Page 3

A Quick Retort. —A late well known member of the Scottish bar, when a youth was somewhat of a dandy, and very short ■ and sharp in his temper. He was going to pay a visit in the country, and was. making a great fuss about the preparing" and putting up of his habiliments. His old aunt was much annoyed at all the hustle, and stopped him by the somewhat contemptuous question-—“ Whaur’s thisyour gaun, Robby, that ye make sic agrand wark about your claes ?” The' young man lost his temper, and pettishly replied—“l’m goingto the Devil.’ “Deed Robbv, then.” was the quiet answer, “ye need na be sae nice ; he’ll just tak’ ye as ye are.” A Watery Sermon. —Mr Buckie, in the curious and amusing notes to his second volume, has a story about a certain Rev. Mi*. Thomson, whose sermons used' to last commonly for two hours ; and in ' whose praise it was said, by one of his admiring auditors—“ Our min'ster has an . awfu’ pour o’ water ;■ for he grat, and he swat' and he spat, quite extraordiriaf ’!” —Professor BJackie in lie ■idenn'ck s Mis-

colonization.

(FROM .THE ‘.‘.'TIMES.”).

, x\£ the meeting of the British Association ou Monday an interesting paperwas read by Mr. Herman Merivale, on the question of .the Utility of Colonies, and, though the necessity of bringing his remarks within a small compass prevented him-from fully elucidating the points which he indicated, we may .welcome his paper as a useful addition to what has been-written on the subject, Mr. Merivale does not think it necessary to enter the lists . with those .who hold that this country should under no circumstances have'dependeneies at all. The admission that an over-populated island like this should endeavour to possess itself of new * fields ofiiraman habitation, and give rea- - souable protection to the emigrant while each settlement is in its infancy, has been,, made, though uuwillingly, by the advocates of dismemberment. Although originally , starting from the principle that under free trade a British community across the seas could be ~of no more use to us than a -foreign community, and that therefore it was a waste of money and strength to establish settlements, the disciples of this school now content themselves with demanding that when a col-

ony has been founded it should as soon as possible be abandoned. The opposition which was; made 'to the colonization of Australia as useless is now silenced by the splendid success of that great national enterprise, which, besides giving a home to our race where it may increase indefinitely, has created the most valuable foreign, market in proportion to population which we posess. All that is now asked is that Australia and the neighbouring islands of Tasmania and New Zealand should be proclaimed foreign communities. It being admitted then that it is right to colonize, and that there is no very gross absurdity in an island several thousand miles off being subjected, for a time at least, to the British Crown, the question ai’ises whether there are advantages arising from the maintenance of this connexion. Mr. Merivale takes the question on the nari'ow ground which has been chosen by the advocates of separation. He treats it simply in its relation to economical science, and asks, “ How far is the profitable application of the accumulated knowledge, capital, and labour of an old country, to. the production of wealth in a new country, aided by the circumstance that both are under the same Government ?” In answer to this he observes that, as far as concerns the pecuniary question, it will be a matter of indifference to the old country whether the new one be independent of it or connected with it, -provided that after separation the colony remains equally prosperous and equally friendly. But if this be not the case, if its advance be checked by internal insecurity, if it become actuated by feelings of hostility, if it fall under the dominion of or into connection with foreign States, if it adopt hostile tariffs, or oppose the admission of opr emigrants, we should then find that the loss of the Colony was the loss of an economical advantage. It is impossible to state the question mare fairly than this, and we think that a very little reflection will show that with regard to nearly all o.urColonies one or more of these contingencies might be apprehended. Take, for instance, New Zealand with 40,000 settlers scattered over - two islands which together are about as large as the United Kingdom. We have been recently urged to abandon New Zealand, leaving the oolonists to proclaim themselves an independent nation, or to transfer their- allegianoe to some other State. Supposing that they tried the former experiment, can it be doubted that the internal security of a country where the white pppu lation is confronted by a great horde of savages must be diminished, and that the islands, separated from the rest of the world, and having no protection, against domestic or foreign enemies, would speedily cease to invite the emigrant '{ The paltry nation and its despised flag would be of far less account than the lialfcaste communities of Central America, and the population would in all probability steadily diminish until some other State took up the work of colonization. But if, on the other hand, the newly independent community invited the pi-otection of some European power, we should be almost equally shut out from the country as a field of emigration, and be liable not only to hostile tariffs, which unfortunately already meet us in one great, colony, but to the restrictiuns. which foreign jealousy and ambition might impose.

Of nearly all pur colonies the same may be said. Jo declare that after a certain day the: connexion.;of•■•the Ufiited Kingdom wth Tasmania ox- Queensland, with the Cape or Jamaica, is to cease, must at pnce ; filter all the social and mercantile relsvfcions of'those colonies, and drive them into new combinations, which are not likely to increase their- utility to England, either as markets for our manufactures or - homes fox-- our surplus population.

It is of the use of Colonies in providing the. means of a steady emigration that Miy Merivale treats principally The beneficial effect of regular, sustained, and copious emigration on the -social ooudi tiop of the country and the habits of the people is shown in some inteiesting comparisons between the tables of population in France and England. Although the comfort of the people in France has increased in proportion to the very large increase of their wealth, although the a.yerage. duration of -life has risen since 181 Jirom ,31.8 veers. to about .38 years, yet there is a .marked diminution in the rate of births, which shows the prudential restrictions which the French people find it necessary to impose on themselves. That the habit of founding and peopling Colonies has prevented, tho necessity of

such unwholesome. and unnatural prudence, among the great body of the, English people, and lias allowed .them to miirry young and bedoriie the parents of larger families than in France, is certainly a social blessing, and anything which might check 'that, emigration by ruining the smaller colonies and turning the larger into foreign and possibly hostile societies is to be avoided. Mr. Meri vale deprecates a change in the Imperial relations more than ever now that we have the United States plunging into the abyss of civil war and debt, and becoming every day a less attractive 'home to. the emigrant. At the north we find the field almost dosed to the settler oy the action of merciless conscription, accompanied by a terrorism unequalled since 1793 ; and at the mere will of the Federal authorities we find ourselves debarred month after month, and perhaps year after year, from the produce of the South. Let those who believe that it is better that our emigrants should settle under a foreigner’s flag than o.ur own, because it costs lass, say whether it is no loss that a great field of emigration, and the region whence our chief staple is derived, should be completely beyond our control. We therefore agree with Mr. Merivale that “ continued colonization and the continuance, also, of our political relation with such Colonies as we posess, is more than ever important to the social well-being of the community.” All this is, of course, on the supposition that- the consent of the various members of our Imperial federation continues, and that their interests are all duly regarded. Singularly enough, the old British Empire and the new American Oonted,eracy which is seeking admission into the family of nations are both practically based on the same principle —-that of voluntary association. According to, Mr Jefferson Davis, any State of the Confederacy may retire from it as freely as it joined it, and we may say that it is the same with at least the larger colonies of the. British Crown. But the Empire presents at the present time a spectacle of unanimity which has never before been known in history. Without a single exception the colonies desire union with the mother country and with each other ; while the mother country, though recognising that an antiquated, and extravagant system of armaments must he discontinued, is well aware of the advantages of these dependencies, and is proud of their vigour and progress. The only question that arises to mar the prosperous unity of the whole is the question of military expenses That this can and will be regulated by the firmness of our awn Government we have not the slightest doubt ; the less because, iu our opinion, these colonial garrisons and those fleets and all over the globe are not, and have never been, of late years necessary for colonial defence, nor desired by any of the. colonists except contractors aud jobbers. Happily, a Volunteer system will henceforth be sufficient, for the most part, to. defend every colony except Canada, while the changes, in naval construction and the immense price of iron-clad ships will do away with the multitudes of cruisers which have been hitherto supposed to protect this or that colony by wandering uu and down the ocean for three years at a time. The benefits both to ourselves and o«r posterity of this great Imperial system ax-e essential and endui-ing ) the disadvantages ai-e temporary, and due almost entirely to the persistence of the Home Government in obsolete traditions. We trust that soon such a reform may be applied to our military relations with the colonies as will put an end to the cavils which we have lately heard.

A YANKEE COMPLAINT. [The Government still withholds all information about Pope’s army.] We’re all in the dark, Of fight not a spark, Can we get from Lincoln’s diurnals ; The news real and true We get only through Jeff. Davis’s better kept journals. — Fun. “ Hard Lines ” —Crinolines.— Fun. Photography under water. —A photograph has been taken of the bed of the sea in Weymouth bay. by Mr. Thomson'. The camera was placed in a box with a plate-glsiss front and moveable shutter to be drawn up when the camera was sunk to the bottom. The camera being focussed in this box on land for objects in the ground, at about ten yards, was let down from a boat, carrying with it the collodion plate, and the shutter raised and plate exposed for ten minutes 'I he box was drawn up, and the image developed was of rocks and weeds. But the greatest advantage anticipated to be derived from this application of -the art is to obtain a knowledge of the condition of piers, bridges, piles, and structures under water.— English paper. 1 The Raining Tree. —The Island of Fierro is one of the largest in the Canary group, and it has received its name on account of its iron-boimd soil, through which no river or stream flows. It has also very few wells, and these not very good. But the Great Preserver and Sustainer of All remedies this inconvenience in a way so extraordinary that man will be forced to acknowledge that he gives in this an undeniable demonstration of Ihis wonderful goodness. In the midst of the Island there grows a tree, the leaves of which are long and narrow, and continue in constant verdure winter and summer and- the branches are covered with a clopd which is never dispelled, but resolving itself into a moisture, causes to' fall from its leaves a clear water, and cisterns to receive it are never empty/ Right you are Tat. —An Irishman describes metaphysics as follows Two men are talking together, and one of them is tryin* to explain something lie don’t know anything about, and tho other can’t understand him.”

UPPER MUBBAY WINE TRADE . [From the “Albury Banner,” Dec, 6.]

The rapid extension of ylde culture; on the Murray, and the aratiinstr of valuable testimony on record as to of the harder vintages, has” produced an effeot which was scarcely contemplated, even by the most sanguine of the growers. No one ever had any dohbts aS to tfie existence of a market for the local wines, but where that market would be was ft thing undetermined. The experience of the present summer has demonstrated that the local market will be likely to absorb the whole of the vine crop of the Murray for years to come ; and so great has been the run upon -this article of produce, that even thus early in the season the whole vintage of last March is nearly all consumed. Last year, the demand ( was restricted to kegs of two and five gallons, bpt now the publicans of Chiltern, and Beechworth, and Rutherglen, are buying up all the wine they can lay their hancls an, by the hogshead. Qne hotelkeeper at Chiltern, .retailed and a half hogsheads of Albury wine itt ten days, and we notice that both at Chiltern, 1 and Rutherglen enterprising caterers to the public tastelare excavating underground tap-rooms, or. “ shades,’ ’ where tliirsty souls can si,t down in cool retirement, and imbibe their favourite heverages drawn direct from the wood. Th,e hardy miner is becoming rapidly weaned of his potations of ardent spirits, ' and he is already becoming some sort of a connoisseur as regards tlie flavour, the ' body of alcoholic strength, and other qualities of the various local wines put before him. Having raised so. healthy and extensive a demand, it is a thousand pities that the supply is falling short, even before midsummer is upon us. However a double demand is better than no ■ demand at all, and if the coining vintage is a favourable o,ne, the retailers may look .forward next,year ; to the prospect of keeping, the local wines in stock, at least during. the, of the heats of summer. \

The grea,t call for colonial wine has, of coui’se, postponed by some years the chances of seeing the beverage sold.at a much lower price. Till recently it was the opinion of most parties conversant with the statistics of this new industry that in a couple of years or so, when the large vineyards which have been planted should come into full bearing, we might expect to get a good vin ordinaire for about five shillings per gallon, Judging from present appearances,.it seems more likely that five or six years will pass over before such a result is attained ; but of course all depends upon the extent to which the demand goesron,increasing, and also upon the degi’ee of exertion made by the vinegroweys to extend, their sources of supply. The average price paid by the retailer has been something like twelve shillings per gallon although early-.in the season some of the new wipe, turned opt at rune shillings.- . AibLinasipuph as a gallon of wine will run out twenty-four turnblei's at one shilling, we suppose the licensed victuallei's have been able to clear quite as large a profit from the native as from the imported article. As to the sort of grape, the public taste seems to have undergone a change since last summer. The rough and strong red wines,-such as the Mai bee and Scyras, were the favorites in L-61, but the lighter and more delicate wines ai*e now more in vogue. The vignerops have acted upon the system laid down at the mari-iage feast in Cana of Galilee-—they first got rid of all the lower qualities, but they “ kept the good wine until now.” Tolcay, Bi*owxi Muscatel, Ma’bec, and other sorts, which are known to be to drink when new as they ever are afterwards, went fii'st into consumption ; the Aucarot and Schiraz wei’e the next to go. . The more valuable Reisling was kept till the last, but although this wine is .nof property matured until it is at least a twelvemonth old, the inexorable wine dx-inkers have insisted on taking it as it is. Reisling,' therefore, has been drunk this year at a disadvantage and does not appear to be yet as highly appreciated as the muscatels and other fancy sorts. As for the Yerdeilho, this magnificent wine was scarcely obtainable for love or money. Some of it grown at Coi'owa, was sold, we believe, for a pound a gallon, and so far as the opinion of judges goes, Yerdeillio stands at the top of tlie tx-ee as the best wine-making gi-ape yet grown on the Murray. A vexy excellent wine is made from the Muscat of Alexandria Gx-ape, which unlike most colonial wines has a beautiful bouquet. This is a wine which inquires time to ripen it, and promises to. become a .very choice article. Considei'iiig the advantages the Upper. Murray possesses in soil and climate, it is surprising that mbi’e attention js not givemto the so call<Si Roussillon grapes. It is just as .easy to gi-o w the rich wines of Spain and Portugal, as the lighter sorts produced in the' north of Fi’ance and Germany. The Greenache, the Mataro, and the Garignan, will ripen as fully on the Murray as they will in the vineyards of Amontillado, or the Douro ; aud we cannot be said to be turning our vinegrowing resources to the best advantage until we cultivate these varieties in quantity. The chapter oflaccidents has th 1-own i n our way a few varieties of grape which have happened to answer excellently, and judging from' the success which attended the culture tol , Rhiuegau sorts, we may expect by a judicioq.s selection of varieties, to proouce er wiiiec which shall eclipse anything yet'raised;oir the Murray or pei’liaps elsewhere. ' v . v

Who doe&' Aot'- reifteSS&ef x '&m&h's : sea-, man applying th^ ,; which has been washed up on the beach “ Rum, I hopes ; brandy, I thinks ; tracts by jingo l” Just such a bottle have the Yankees found Mr. Lincoln—-whom they once believed t.o have something good in 'him !-—Edinburgh "'Couranh - '

A GRICtTLTURAI* STATISTICS OF IRELAND. —'l he annual returns shewing the acreage under the several crop 3 and'the number of live stock in each county and province of Ireland for IBG2 have been printed. Comparing the returns of this year with those of last year, there is a considerable decrease in the quantity of land under tillage and in the number of live stock. The total number of acres under cereal crops in l»6i wa9 2.624,957; in 1862 it is 2,552,223 shewing a decrease of 72,734 acres' The decrease has occurred chiefly in wheat and oats—in the former amounting to 43,427, and in the latter to 24,423 acres. There is an increase of 1000 acres in peas and beans. The net decrease in cereals, comparing 186.2 with 1861, is 2‘B per cent. There is a decrease to about the same extent in green crops—that is 74,785 acres. There is an increase in turnips of 43,045 acres; in mangold and beet of 296 acres ; in cabbage of 491 acres ; carrots, parsnips, vetches, and rape have decreased. The most serious matter is the decrease of laud under potatoes., which amounts to 116,187 acres. Meadow and clover coveted 1,552,829 acres in 1562, being an increase of 6623 acres above the extent in 186 J. We have about Ifo,ooo acres under flax, which is, 2000 more than last year. Ihe total decrease of laud under crops in 1862 is 138,841 acres. Of this area 117,832 would seem to have merged into grass, 1066 were returned as woods and plantations, and 870 went to increase the fallow, leaving 19,000 acres of pasture land unstocked. There is also a dimin itiou in the number of live stock. Since last year horses have diminished by 9789, cattle by 221,292, sheep by 100,169; pigs have increased by 49.743. The total number of live stock in Ireland is worth £1,849,153. An Irish Steeplechase.— Limerick races commenced on 30th September, ami brought an immense crowd of spectators. To talk of “ demoralising spectacles,” or “ barbarous amusements,” in allusion to bull fights, or boxing matches, or cock-fights, and yet to come out for a holiday, and look on, and make bets upon such a steeplechase as took place on this occasion, is certainly the most glaring inconsistency. The Limerick Tradesmen’s Plate, four miles, Steeplechase Course, was the great event of the day ; the horses entered being, with few exceptions, prize winners. The start, it is narrated, was correct and beautiful; the riders dashed fvrwurd in high spirits, all with good feeling and in the best of humour. The matter-of-fact style of the writer sets off to advantage the incidents which followed. Without seeming to know that he is describing anything to which the most strait-laced might, object, and with evidently a keen enjoyment of the race itself, lie relates how Yssta kept the lead, t.> the satisfaction of her backers, until the rider (Caqt. McOreight) got a tremendous' fall, “ which incapacitated him from riding during the remainder of the day.” At the fourth fence, “ Glendinane got a dreadful fall; the rider fell also, and received, we regret to state, serious injuries —such as are believed to be dangerous. Glendinane’s back was broken.” Betulemere fell, rolling over the rider, Mr. Falk ner, “ who sustained spinal injury to some extent,” and was couveyed to the weighing room in an exhausted state. Palermo fell, and the rider, Mr. Long, received slight injuries in the leg, from which, we are happy to learn, “it is expected he will soon recover.” “ Merrimac fell and received mortal injuries.” “ Bomaika also fell ; Anonyma fell; and the rider(.Mr. Thompson ) was rescued from a dangerous position by Mr. Shannon.*’ In the end Kate Fisher won, amid tremendous applause, the owner, Mr. Lloyd, being a favourite with all classes The winner nets between £3l>o and £4OU on the race, which was run with such wonderful’ speed that “ the entire time occupied was only ten minutes and a quarter.” But fioor Kate Fisher’s triumph was only of short duration. She was entered for the Limerick Steeplechase Plate, which was run for on the following day. Kate again led out in dashing style. “ Aladdin was firsi at grief; ami after passing the stand for the second round, the gallant little mare Kate Fisher, when leading splendidly, got a dreadful fall, and broke her back. Her jockey escaped without serious injury,” “ Mont Blanc, the Broom, and Youth went to grass over the same fence ” #c. “ Tue death of Kate Fisher generally regretted. Her owner had refused £4OO for her after winning the big race on the previous day.” This specimen of the manners and customs of the Irish in the nineteenth century is amusing enough,, but we will venture to ask what is the principle on which our laws, against cruelty to auimals are administered. Is it a less offmee to destroy fine and vain-' able horses by tiding steeplechases with impossible fences than to ill-use a donkey or a cat ? Why should the cock-fighter or the dog-fighter suffer when the steeplechaser has full liberty ? Waltzing with Zulu Ladies.-— The' officers of the Menander gave a ball. The quarter-deck was cleared o,f guns and surrounded with flags on all sides, and ornamented with green boughs. All the Spanish officers came, and about fifty of the townswomen. some young, others old. We danced quadrilles, waltzes, and polkas; the first caused much confusion, the second was weil danced, while the third was new to most of them. The commandant gave one in return which was kept up with greater spirit. Many of the girls were faffey and better looking than those we saw pn board, and a few were in European costumes, with shoes and stockings, while-the rest had Malay petticoats, ami little jackets with scarfs. Dancing the polka with them was found'to. be very difficult, as, few having chemises on, the hand constantly coming in contact with the •kin,, it was impossible to.obtain a hold; and their.little slippers were'flying in every direction.—Life in the Forests of the Far East.

A country newspaper says—“ On Wednesday, we shall issue a second edition, but no fir&t. edition.

Black Tommy, once so celebrated as nihningaecond in the Derby ,isnow acabhorse.

EXTRACTS .. from Mr. Peabody’s Diary,

Poets sing of the harvest field : of the rneiry reapers cutting the golden grain with' bright hooks &c. ; but the poor labouring f wain’s idea of harvesting is somewhat different. ; This, however; arises from the manner in which he is generally forced to work. Nevertheless, the poetry exists if men would but evoke and cherish it v But where one man sees the poetry of nature, another perceives only the material thing, A leisurely Walk on a summer’s day is pleasant, but if due has to walk the same distance, post haste, the pleasure, is gone. There is hardly any avocation from which we may not extract pleasure if so minded, and that without any material disadvantage, ‘A‘ll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ;’? if so, there must be many dull boys amongst us, for with too many it is work, work, all day,: week after week, from January to December, with perhaps a holiday on Christmas and New Year’s day. As a natural consequence, Sunday is made a day of recreation in the shape of riding over the country and visit-making—a system which is carried to excess. “ A merry heart doeth good like a medicine,” not to itself merely but to others, for mirth is contagious. There is a powerful sanative in the sunshine of the heart, and all : harmless methods of evolving this should be encouraged. In the young it gushes out in mirth like a strong spring from a rock, and to repress it overmuch is dangerous. What is more musical to a generous heart than the clear silvery laugh of innocent childhood ? And yet there are some people in the world, who, having long since put away childish things, forget that ever they were children, and deny others the innocent amusements befitting their years. For my part, I yet dearly love a bit of fun, a romp with children, or a dance in a rustic ballroom. It sends my languid blood circulating healthily through' my veins, carrying off any bad humours which, have been accur mulating like scum on the face of still water ; it ventilates the heart, so to speak, which for days after feels more sweet and agreeable, like a long closed room opened to the fresh air and the sunshine I would delight, too, in an hour’s Quoit playing of an evening; but neighbours are alwaya too busy to join with me. In winter the days are so short that there is no time to spare, and in summer daylight is too short for the work there is to do. I verily believe that some folks would work all the time of Tight without rest, were our day of several months’ duration as in Greenland; forgetting that an hour’s pleasing recreation enables us to set to work again with redoubled energy, thus losing nothing, and gaining pleasure, and. with pleasure gx eater- vitality of mind and body. But chacun a son gout—every man to his liking. Today has beeu one of the pleasantest I have spent for some time. I went to reap in a neighbour’s wheat field. T here was a goodly band of jocund reapers, mostly young and full of spirit and good, humour which lightens labour, as does the song ot the sailor when weighing anchor. Ihe morning was sj hot that I couldn’t help wishing some friendly cloud would interpose and temper the sun’s fierce rays. However, I wasn’t, quite, dissolved, and the very circumstance of not being obliged to work ‘ like a nigger ’ made me do the more. Emulation too, had something to do with it, and prevented me thinking myself a lump of butter or something in that way. It was a pleasant sight. As I stood still for a minute to wipe the perspiration from my face, I -could not buc admire the little scene set in the. brightest s-nshine. The yellow field in a lra,me of green hedges ; the sheep and cattle, in neighbouring paddocks ; the liills Audi bush in their‘many coloured garb of vegetation &c.—over all a cerulean sky with only a few white cloudlets like- snowy islands in the blue ocean. , I was beginning to tire, when thelaird sung out it was time for us to hae a snack o’ luncheon. Instantly, opei*ations were suspended, and we reapers repaired to the edge of the field where was a stream, with clumps of flax and toi and a few kowhai trees on the bank. Hei*e we snugly ensconced ou,rselves in the shade to discuss bread and milk, which seemed to me a delicious repast Hunger is the best of sauces, and with a keen appetite I would noc give a, fig for pickles and catsups. It was quite a pic-nic in a plain way. hat mirth and mischief we had ! W hat joking and poking and sometimes choking when the mouthful of bread kept in the bursting laugh ! And we had music too, for, order having been established, a song was domauded, whereupon Jock, after clearing his throat of some stubborn bread-crumbs, sang with very good voice and taste “ V\ ilt thou be my deai’ie ? ” which was followed by Jenny’s' singing “ \Yhistle aud I’ll come to you my lad.” Tom whistled “ Yankee Doodle,” which he declared was the best song in creation, for which a young lady near him pulled off his cap and threw it into a flax clump. Then Peter: sang “ Scotland’s hills and Scotland’s dales ’’ with fine effect, and Willie gave “\\ hen the kye come hame.” But the crowning song was “ Lily Dale,” sung by Nelly in. a clear sweet voice,, which some one said was sweeter than a laverock’s, and which is still ringing in my ears. We had scarcely encored the song, when we heard th.a laird’s ypice sumanoning us to work, to which we went moye vigorously than ever, i efid. twice as much as I could have d.one; had we not had a ’ reSt, atid : instead of half an hour being lost, I believe there was an hour’s work gained. Mem. Some folks are penny wisp and pound foolish.

. Ail> Irishman says hecan see,no earthly reason why women should not be allowed to become medical men.-

Fourth Notts. Rifle Volunteers. —On the afternoon of Monday last, inf accordance with a company order; the above corps assembled at their armoury* at a quarter-past one, and at half-past were marched to ; the Butts{on- the Racecourse, to shoot for a sweepstakes* entrance la each, with £1 ; added. -Fiyei shots each at 100 yards. The conditions were: Each competitor before firing tp double 400 yards* carrying rifle at - the slope with. fixed bayonet; in three' hii- ' - nutes, with half a minute aftei-. wards for firing ; any member missihg the target to 1)3 disqualified, Thirteen menibers competed with the following- ' result The highest scored 11* the lowest six ; average, 8.44. [A correspondent, in sending ns the above, Remarks I think tvfe might " lr: out here most advantageously learn from this match. The system of running up v/ 400 yards in double time, then a half . { minute allowed to rest, 'load, and fire* ' seems admirably adapted to test the • activity, steadiness, and general efficiency,' •' of a rifleman, and to promote his general' " ability for active service;’.’ Ed: H'.C.J A Story with .a, Moral.---An old farmer, living near Norwalk, Cobriecticut; who will not trust the banks or. read the newspapers, a few days ago took up a mortgage of 2000 dols., and. paid the entire amount in gold, which, be said, he had been la\ iag up from time to'time. On the day of the. transaction the precious metal was quoted at 22 per cent, premium, so that he lost 440 dols. by the . operation.' The gentleman to- whom he tendered the .specie made no very serious objections to , receiving it, although jhe could hardly conceal his surprise. Moral •—for residents in the rural take the papere.- American pape?.. . Wealth of the possessed, in landed property, a, , fortune equal to £1,700,000* besides, money," slaves, and furniture, amounting to an equal, sum. H e used to say that a citizen who had not sufficient to support an army or a legion did not deserve the. title of a rich man- The philosopher Seneca . . bad a fortune of £3,500*000. Tiberius at his death left £19,624,000* which oaligula spent .in twelve months.. Vespasian, on ascending the throne, estimated all the expences of the State at '£35,000,000. The debts of Milo amounted to. £6oo*ooo. Csesar, before he entered upon any office, owed the sum of £2,500,000.. He had purchased the friendship of. oorio for £SOO, and that of Lncius Paulus for £300*009. At the- tithe- of the assassination of Julius Ca#sar, Antony was in debt to the-amount of £3,000,0 ;»0 ; he owed the sum on the Ides: of " March, and it. was paid, by the kalends of April. He spent £147,000,000. Appius spent in debauchery £500,000* and finding ,an examination of his affhirs that he had only £BO,OOO, poisoned himself, because he considered that sum insufficient | for his 1 maintenance. Chesar gave i Satulla, the • mother of Brutus, a pearl of tlie value of £IO,OOO. Cleopatra, at an entertainment she gave to Antony, dissolved in some vinegar a pearl worth £BO-—not. several hundred pounds, as is commonly stated — and he swallowed it. .. Cause and Cure of Jaundice.—Jaundice proceeds from many myriads of little flies of a yefiow .color* which, fly about the system. Now, to. cure make the patient take a certain quantity of the oi?a of eggs of spiders. These eggs*. . when taken into the stomach, by the warmth of that organ, vivify,, and. being vivified, of course they immediately proceed to catch, the flies ; thus 'the diseaseis cured, and I then, send the patient down to the sea-side, to-., wash all the.cobwebs out of the system,t Scrap Book. . . - -

A Question for the. Denxists’ Col-lege-—Do “ false teeth ” and a lying tongue ” generally exist in. the same. P. el> son ?— Fun.,