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TBf JtOKI.. I >< I 4>Mllil^)l A TrMirll -r In fill Give* ! Opinion, wllk Caimilja.--!.. LU Fiji, aa elsewhere in the South Seal, wa* a custom which had many reason* for Sein^. It wa* cultivated both by necessity and superstition, and was in- traduced aud flourished under potent influences. All the South Sea Islands are practically barren of indigenous mammals. Bird* there are, but not in plenty, and the sea swarm* with turtle and fish ; tint of the rae&i. whi h a strong man hankers after there is non-! or at least was not until the white man came to thete shores and introduced cattle, sheep, goats and swine. The wonder with which the natives regarded these strange animals, and thu vague ideas they had of them, is indicated in FIJI by the native name of domestic kine "bulloma- cow. " When the first pair of cattle waa landed the natives aiked what they were. " A bull and a cow," answered the white men, ami "bullomacow" every horned amm ii i-t itl.e Fijian unto t'uisday. Although anatomists tell us that man ia naturally an herbivorous animal, and although certain persons, both by precept and example, liave striven to convert the world to vegetarianism there still remains in the soul of man a craving for animal food. The Fijian* describe thisemo'.ion by the word" Kusnna," which means, literally, a longing for meat, and in certain dialects there are four or five words signifying " hunger " a pregnant circumstance in a country where the fruits of the earth are scattered by nature with a lavish hand. In there facts we find the first strong incentive to cannibalism a long- ing to satisfy a craving which the yam, the breadfruit, and I he banana could not ap- pease. The first cause of cannibalism, therefore, waa necessity, the grimness of which cannot be imagined by one who has not visited the South Seaa and observed the unsubstantial character of the provision* which nature has made for their inhabitant*. There seems always to have lieen a feeling In the Fijian mind that the eating of thu flesh of one'a kind waa debasing and unna- j tural ; therefore, as ia often the case, both ' in barliarotu and civilized lands, religious su- : pnrstition was invoked to excuse the atro- j city. In old Fiji, cannibal feasts were almost i always attended with religious exercises. I Mbau, the royal and holy city in fact the I Jerusalem of Fiji wa* the place where blind and idolatrous superstition in reference to cannibalism was most rampant. Here were a congregation of heathen temple*, and the 1 headquarters of a loathsome brotherhood ' known a* "devil priests," who conducted the horrible orgies which have stained every i stone in Mbau crimson with human blood. When no work was toward, these " devil priests" lived in caves, where they wen- < ministered unto by gifts of food left trembl- f injjN ' ;') dnors of their lairs by a fearful population. U logs of wood, and so resonant '..ML their hol- low rumble could be heard for miles) were , beaten to announce the coming of a victor- ious war party with prisoners, these minis- I ters of hell descended in fantastic and ter- I rifying garb to to superintend satanic orgies which cannot be described. Tne processes of cannibal cookery had ! sundry pleasing variation* at Mbau. The ovens consul- I of pit* dug in the ground and paved with red-hot atonea, whone heat waa conserved by seaweed and earth piled around the bodies of the victims. You may see similar ovens to-day in Hawaii, but used for the cooking of dogs and pigs. Often those who were destined for the feasts were truiK'l like fowls, with sticks beneath their knees aud inside their elbows, bound with green withe* and set alive upon the ardent oven floors, thereby deriving a flavor much commended by Fijian gourmets. These, however, were of the more tender and auc- culent onea ; the older and tougher were knocked on the head and suspended by the heals to the branches of a huge tree (which was but lately cut down and was known as " the Mbau larder ") until they hail become more tender and palatable. A pleasing variation of the club was found in a great ' rock which stood in the ground in the midat of the apace surrounded by the temple*, against Inch the victim's skull waa deftly ' cracked by two stout savages, who, in one, ' two, three time swung him against it. This tone is still to be seen in Mbau, but stand* now as the laptimal font in the mission church, a memorial of the gospel of love, a* formerly an instrument iu the service of horror. According to Fijian mythology the gods delighted in unman flesh and honored especially those who had slain and eaten many uoenne*. To gain celestial approval, puissant chiefs would allow no one to assist them in thus obliterating their foes, and de voured them unaided. In front of a, chief's . house atones would be set up to tally his exploits in this direction, in on over !HX) of the:e menu . i lU sliow ng the prowest of a single individual, both in uittle and at the trenches. Records wen- al.< kept upon clubs, which were notched m show the numlier of victims who had been wafte.l ovei vyx by them, or Uinnd ali.ni- strii-g* of twisted fibre. ilc partaking of other food with tiieu fillers, the Fijians alwaya lined wNk-n thr-. 'im.-.t forks for human lleili, having a Mupvntiilion about toucl-.iii,., it, u showing (so the pcop'e of to-day aiHnin a peculiar phorjmorenceiit light unknown to other forms of animal food, and li ivin^ irritating ' properties for the skin it ham i i" 1 " i'.akolo" , is tfi I'ijian name for hum ji H"h, which is declared indigestible unl-wi eaten with some pungent, sauce or aromatic herbs. Cennois- I seii'ioi the table iu Fiji devoted much study t<> t -." proper dressing! . ' -us dish, deciding . finally for a shrub called the " liorodino" as I n ':. I'hw ia a plant with glo.ay fol. ,.. -iid In-rriea of tiie si/c and color of toiiut"et. the leave* of wlm-h were wound nronnd the " bdkolo'' and 1-aked w it h it. In ;. inner times every Fijian garden was pla.itcd with this relish. Thu eating of human flesh often produced madness, and those habituated to it were generally to be distinguished by a look of animal ferocity. Another incentive to cannibalism, super- added to the impulses of necessity and re- ligions superstition, waa the desire of vengeance upon one'a enemies. To eat a conquered foe wa* not only to disgrace him and his tribe, but also to secure for oneself all his good qualities of strength and valor. Tl.us Hjian mothers would steal upon the benqu ing grounds and rub the flush of victims upon the lips of th-ir sucklings in order that theo might grow up to become notable warriors. A itiu greaier insult to a fallen enemy was not to eat him after killing ami cutting him up, aud the greatest slight of all was to leave him cooked in tho ovens, a* a thing too loathsome even to lie withdrawn. Shipwrecked sailor* who were sometimes cast ashore on the inhospitable coasts of Fiji received short shrift in couse- quenco of a singular application of savagu logic. In the first place, there were regard- ed a* a windfall from the god* for the benefit of a people wno were chronically on short meat ration* ; in the second place, it was considered that they must have oifended the ily in order to be so buffeted of the gods elements. On 1 ,01 h accounts, therefore, it wa* a commendable thing to kill and eat them, a* showing at once thanksgiving for favors and to as*it divine decrees. From the of such reasoning there was little chance of escape for the unhappy sailors, who were duly eaten, ami their bones wrought into needles, skewers lor the hair and barbs of spears, appetites. The old-time Fijians had lusty One of the final outbreaks of cannibalism occurred in 1871, when one tribe killed and ate lift) of their foes -after which, hunger being still unappeased, they began upon the enemies' pigs. The eating of human flesh seems to be like the appetite for strong drink growing by wnat it feed* upon and those who had be- come addicted to it were always most difficult todeal with and often quite incorri- gible. Thua it happened that the mis- sionaries to certain tribes would be informed that their congregations, being hungry be- yond the power of bananas and yams to satisfy, were about to " eat meat," and that they (the missionaries) hail better lie close during the proceedings. After a few days of indescribable cannibal orgies the people would settle down again. < r.nada a<1 Japaa. The recent arrival at Montreal of a Cana- dian Pacific express train carrying the passengers of the Kmprrta of India, which had left Yokohama but fourteen days before, AA mm- i Tkc- Chirac* Maadar* <**<! Treotlrr Irartrr of Ikr Opposition, and I'aaada'n (.uvrriiiMml 4 Capital. The average United State* citizen beeo'ti--- painfully conscious of his ignorance in re- gard to Canada and her problems, as soon a* he visits Ottawa, the seat of the govern- ment, and listens to conversations about men and mcaiurcs of which he has known so little, and as he attempts to gain an intelli- gent knowledge of the forces lu operation in the Dominion. Especially is this true just after the holding of the general elections, tnd on the eve of the opening of Parlia- ment. As a general election in Canada take* place ordinarily only once in five years, the ceremonies incident to the assembling of a new parliament are of general interest. The ornate forms are essentially like those between Uin United States aud Canada. To those who had never witnessed anything of tho kind the ceremonies warn very internal- ing. The opening ot Parliament at three o'clock as usual, an occasion o much interest, and the sceuo in the Senate 'bainb.tr was imponing md picturesque. The (lovcrnor (Jeneral, in nit striking regalia, was escorted by mount- ed dragoons, in state, to the parliamentary buildings, where, in the Scnaf.- <-, .uni..-r when he i>n'cn-d and took hi* seat on the throne, were gathered the judge* in tln-ir scarlet robes, the bishops in rich purple, various officials in their uniforms, the mili- tary guard in red, senators and dignitaries in their places, aud about one hundred pro- minent Indies iu full dress seated on the floor of th" - niite, while the four galleries were crowded with ladies and gentlemen, Sir John M ,n d maid thu moat conspicuous per- observed in the Knglish parliament, ami. ''-'"'ling eie.t ami with mili- quite impressive. The mumber* of the new ^ '""' ' llll " sl imperial bearing; at the parliament were sworn m on Wednesday right of his exeellcney, the (Jovernor-CJener- last, at noon-. The ceremony does not d'.:I<-r materially from the method of swearing in of grand jurors in groups of four aud live. Preceding this ceremony, the members gathered in the Commons chamber ami in the lobbies, where they held an informal re- ception. The first figure to fix the attention of tho ordinary visitor was that ot M. I. inner, the leader of the nppositiou, although his en- trance excited no particular commotion. He is an exceedingly handsome man, with clear- cut features, most stylishly dressed, with an elegant bearing, which w ui more noticeable, perhaps, in contrast with the mauy plain and unpolished nu-mlters aUiui him. Hi* general appearaucu suggested the succf>-iful lawyer. the venerable As -..-in, however, as I prime minister, Sir John A. M'tolonald, made his appearance, be was most heart- ily applauded by the conservative mem- bers. As he entered the chamber be shook hands very cordially with those present greeting the new inunii" -. ami having a pleasant won I with the nM ones, und clap- ping this and that familiar frit-nil on the shoulder. He has peculiarly careless ami shambling gait ard hi* clothes look as if they were not intended for him, but were fitted for some one else. He wore a Hamuii{ red necktie which, we were told, was the waa an event of more than ordinary interest and significance. This initial voyage of the first last Canadian Ueaaship on this route seems to have been successful in eveiy respect and is full of promise for the future of this great enterprise. The Smnrn* f India ran across the Pacific fiuui Vok.>hu> in a littla more than ten days and a-half. She made the whole voyage of 16, .'100 miles from Liver- pool to Vancouver and down to >an Fran- cisco in eighty days, having touched a. twelve intermediate port*. The event is one of which all Canadians may well be proud, one on which the Canadian Pacific Railway maybe specially congratulated, and one i P"""' favorite color, which no doubt means great thing* for the City of Vancouver, city did well to presence of Mr. Van Home on the i'i- piciou* occasion of the arrival of preu of India to present him with a com- plimentary address, truthfully, we believe, athrnung that " the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway stands without a parallel in the annals of railway enterprise," and fittingly recognising that the success achiev- K.*n ver* '-'v due to Mr. Van Iloruu '. high otlinimnu alive ability, and to the energetic and s-df- reliant spirit which i he infused in-o thu Directorate Mr. Van P lcl ? On . t ." <t 1 ^' ' Home in reply, after cxpre-ing hl , very , Wi'ch added half a =orecl years to In. age, high appreciation of the honour done him, ' proceeded to indulge in certain prognostics- al, in full regalia, with his keen eyes flash ing, and seeing everything and everybody, his whole appearance giving the impression that he is a leader of remarkable ability The I Governor-general, who, by the way, ha* a salary of .yiO.iMN), gave a state dinner at his resiilem e, K.ile.tn Hall, to more than one hundred gentlemen that evening, and afterward a drawing-room was given by Lord and Lady Stanley ^ in the Senate chamber. Ottawa U lieautifully situated on a high blutl' overlooking the broad Ottawa river and almost encircled by tho blue Lturentian lull.!. It is not a hamlrionie city, however, and would not compare favorably with hun- dreds of cities m the State*. The public building* are fine ; there are some handsome churche*, many comfortable anil substantial resiliences, hir there is much that U old and shabby, not to say dilapidated in the small houses even in the best streets, that detract from it* beauty. The central and elegant v'ronp of parliament buildings on Parliament Mill ''onBtitute, however, a most redeenun Thr %w BnjnJ Hall Hlcantsklp Kaiprru of Japu. Tho rew twin-screw steamer the Knipres* of 1 ipaii. which lias Iwen .-(jnstnu ted by the Naval (Construction ,uul Artnainent* Com- pany, limited, Harrow-in- Kunxvs, hu* jiuit undergone lier speed trials, vith the most satisfactory nisnits >iie n:.* liren li nit for tin- 1 .in tdiaii l'ai:ilie lUilwuy Oimpaiiy, to run l:tween V.ut'-o-ivv ,ni|( lima ami Japan. She is tile second of tii. . ; , i.n.lt for the -.line route, ber sister ship being thn EmprSM of India, while the third vessel was luiinelutd at Harrow j.u.l rn'Mly. The builders' usual progressive runs under na- tural draught conditions were made on the measured mile ;it Kke!m"r!ie on the Clyde, .n H.uvh .'10. Two runs were made, with full power under aasuted ilr'iusfhl, and tiie mean spred realixed Has IS. '.II knot*, the engines developing close on 10.IKKI horse power. It is stipulated that these vessels shall run at the rale of 17V knot* on the measured mile and Hi knots mi ti.eir 'iOO mile sea trials, these bring the requirement* of the contract the 1'icitic < '>iinpuiiy have entered into with the post otficu authorities. The vessel afterward proceeded on her sea trial of 500 miles, thu course taken being from Wemyss Ray, on tho Clyde, to Luiidy Island, in the Bristol Channel, and back to ool. The mean spued on this run was lli.i.'i knots, the 'i can horse power developed was 7, UN), and the consumption of coal per indicated hor.-*e power l..~>i>. After several minutes of this general The id7ntTo'rtbat ' hand-aliaking. Sir John walked with Ins .on, take advantage of the i . Hu 8" Macdouald. of W inmpeg.a new mem- ! her. to the clerk's table. light, when with Uieir iiunn.i upon There are four magni- aroliituciui-T with feature of the town. ficent imildni^H, m several very high and graceful towers with elaborate entrances, and a unique and beau- tiful building attached containing the noted parliamentary library. Th<-su buildings are on high ground, facing an extensive, and well kept park, and surrounded by a shaded and romantic walk which almost encircles the bluff, and from which one has charming t ulrnll:iit iVili-ralliiu. There are three dnliuultic* which stand* pre -i mmently in the way of an agreement regarding the luuii* on which Australian federation may be made. First comes the question of territorial representation ; thu colony of (Jueenslanil, for inatsncc, f* eight i iinus as large as the colony of Victoria, and yet the colony of Victoria is by far thu most proapurous and lutluentiul : shall they have equal representation in the proposed Senate T Second comes the olutaclu which the question of Protection irrvtu Free Trade affords The colony of V ictoria is a pro- . a free-trade colony, alUmugh it is said that tiie protection seutiinrnt is rapidly growing in New South Wales. There is not only tho question a* to whether the federated colonies shall adopt free trade or protection, but then* is the still more difficult question a* to whether there shall be a customs union, am' free trade lietwcjn the colonies as there i* bet wet n t ic Sutea. Iuterco!on- the same Bible, father and son swore to discharge faithfully their duties aa mumlwrs of the seventh parliament. A moment later M. Laurier, the able opponent of the pnme minister, succeeded in thrc-nding Iu3 way throughthecrowdtoSirJohn.au.l, rcuiov- j (inn]il(| ^ ul] ^ ^^ wmnall> ,,, inghiahataa a mark of respe. tto the veuer ^ able premier, shook hand* with him most , ^ j^.; cordially. I bis act disclot.il a vacant ' natch on the views of the river, thefalli, and thu country , , , . and hills hev,,nd. . lal l"i"* m " k(: ll probable that the lu,, but a short drive from ! rloa *"Jjl representatives will Und the city, und its exteniive grounds are be- j ll "Xtremely dillicu t to arrange a uniform tween the Ottawa and Rideau rivera. from : t * nff for ettch eolouv. It is suggested which one eon gain views of both ; while W ** f , tbl8 perplexity that litfe, the residence of Sir John Mac- each colon y "f 1 1 ad P t " own tarl " . lrr . e ' ;s nearer the city and on the bluff ^Hl* ? _\^! F ..fli?""".!"?' *'! /! above tiie Ottawa river. Here Lady M -to- uch wu tuul imagined At the first aessiou of the House of Corn- hope that a customs union would come in time The fact n that New South \VaIes i. ,il . . : .; i, v. and must influential -oion.es m Australia, sunny, homelike draw'ing-room. without ! are jealous of each other. Melbourne, the ostentation or overmuch formality. On a c P ital of Victoria aii.l Sydney the capita little stand by her side wo. her bask et of " f N ew *> >,. arc ' Ua ^H 8 " fancy work, with its bright coloured wools nnest cltle9 .'" Australia. The struggl. >Ud -I .Saturday iifieruouiKi in a wlneh with other homelike surroundings, iion, which, thoughthey are. ashe a-lmitted, mata .- on S*"* afternoon when the members had come to. *,U-r. in skipped the. wh - () were comm ^ ^d going oi V-w South Wales, are the largest and finest cities in Australia. The struggle for supremacy betwteu tbeselwo cities is the the words of an optimist, yet carry g'eat weight with them from the fact tint his pre dictions have hitherto been, in a large in< sure, justified by result*, aid he, "of Vancouver and look upon it a* certain to become one ol the greatest cities uenilcman usher of the black rod, a most imporuuit little personage, bearing the in- , .. nguia of his oUice, a black wand lipped with " ' gold. A. he reached the center of the Com- imparted * feeling of ease even to the gueits c '" lc " f lhe third aml lea l important, but _ and paying their rraneeta to the much admire- 1 ana talented wife of the prime niinist- r Altogether a visit to the Canadian capital gives one a much better idea of the country, its lenders and its government tlmn could In- vation, 1'iat the mineral resource* of this Province surpass any 11 the continent of America, if not the world. We have also iron, coal and lumber, which are not to be found in any such quantities on any other section of the Pacific Coast. It only requires faith and enterprise to build up on this coast a great city, second to none and better than San Francisco in material resource*. " If, a* i* hoped and expected, the line of swift communication with China thus established is followed by om>thur between Vancouver and Australia, ami also, in due time, by a fast Atlantic line, the result* cannot fail to be of great value to Canada and especially to British Columbia. nknmjnb* Trrr.taren. We were taken t the old palace, in the heart of the city, to see the treasure room. Two huge cheetah*, carefully muzzled, used lor hunting bii.-Us, were on the palace steps. The regalia of Baioda is valued at most amusing vnd apparently most difficult, obstacle. It the olomoi are (>' ed and there i* a federated govern- men t, of course there must be a capi- tal. What shall be tne capital' <i ;. 1m \ cannot l>ear that Melbourne uiiall obtain > that honor, nor can Mulliourne any more endure to see Sydney win tho pri/e. It is Te Unnu !l r...Hl..n In EaruBM-. ' seriously suggested that a promising .it e Iw Thu financial situation in Kurope l, very , "elected on the ** of the Murray i muchd,st,,,U,l, and it is clear 'that very -";* 5*^2^!^ ***+* ill. m at import ant political event, and one that is likely to play a not minor par! in the future his- , ....,.,rr ...... Russia appears to be. as ' tor y of Anglo-Saxon civil./at, ,, ,t .,nVr. a speaker, and then the House retired to its ' ,, sll al, the disturl-.r of the public peace. Our striking illuatration of how imicb m..,. poll- own chamber, and proceeded U> the election rea a onl haTe ,,,,. Uepl ij,, rmt .,\ l ,,f Ul( . re . tj there l* in the world tlmn of t'eu-i White to the ** ot speaker. [ p() , tl a | roul lh e aetiou -.i the Itotluchild* Th.isewho were pre.cnt had an excellent and other leading Jewish Linkers m inons chamber ho commenced a series of mint on the Pacific Coast, and secc-nd to none, profound and elaborate bows, and announced obUlne(1 , o not cveu Sau Fnuu.-i.eo, It is the Mwf o , 1 '" h ; D f '* iul<l lh "| l" n l /r T ; the Directors ami my,elf that Vancouver ^ neht ' ll ; e . Ur 8'"!" nl 7 r , 1 " 1 haaasoundba^intheprodncta of Knli.h > ^hat the deputy of the governor de < olumbia. I believe, from personal oler. i w . red ^" !." "" Hou.._ in the ^-nate chamber. the Cat the vice-rega, Lnrone. ue wear. o jua.uui. | - f thc9e jnflince1 , were ^ , robe ,f bn.lit scAr.et. , Thi . ru ^ uldlc;ltU)1 , H t!l . lt ^ Snwfc is The (.overnor -l.enrrnl. Lord Mauley, in | ln ^ OI , | M . lwecl , ,h,. l Ireat Powers in .a ml . h , r U | l it , .- ear hat w "-' lvle " c " r iull * .1-1 i f iiiiicn tiiairiiriM <i, -tjiit i i L ia uicsr niai *"' V , ,. , . , , ber. This oeputy u chiel justice of ; .,,,, iuAmmam are at work , whind til , \\ nd that then. . grea , anudian supreme court, and. aeated on It l-uins now vprv niiirh a* " founded. \VluleUieproposedt vice-rega! throne. Ue wears hi, j,,d,e,al , F^,S ^Trge.y ^".ticat "< " Au*tralian ,,,lon e , ,s a nios elfect merely instrucla the HOU.-M- t.i ^lect aj m ,,, K .y markets. ship. We were first ahown thu jewels worn by the Maharajah on state occasions. These consist of a gorgeous collar of about 5UO diamonds, some of them as big as walnuts, arranged in live rows, surrounded by a top and bottom low of emeralds of the same sue ; the p. n I ml of a famous diamond called the " S;.ir.,; the IV- can ;" an aigrette to match is worn in the tiirbnn : then fol- lowed strings ot onirl.i of perfect rcuudueos, graduated from tl- si.'e -it a pea l.i that of a largo marble ; won. Irons rings, necklaces, clusters of sapul-.a-t .-, and rubies as big as grap. -. The greatest marvel of all 's a .u ]iet about 10 by l! feet, niada entirely of striugs of pure and col m-d (witrls, with great central and corner circle* of diamonds. This carpet took three years in making, and cost LM'.Mt, 000. This was one of Khan.le II m's m id freaks, and was intended t<> lie sent t Me. , t fo please a Mahommcdiui la.lv who had ascinatrd him, but the -eamla! of such a thing being done by a Hindoo 1'riuce was too nerious, and it never left liaroda. We wer- iNo taken to see two guns, weighing 'JSO pounds ea. li, of solid gold, with two eonir>.iiiifi8 of silver, the aminmr lion wagons, l'.dl'.'k harness and ramrod* tallh.'ing silver. The emigration question i* becoming a serious one for Italy. A recent despatch from Rome sayn :--" The exodus is most marked in the Polesinc region, on the Po, near Parma, where 4(X) out of 'J.OOO families have emigrated Ibis year. Ninety-rive families left Crespino together last year. (iavello, which a year ago had .~>,<>i<) in- habitants, now has but SIIU. Pulesella has lost 37 families, who all departed t one time. The movement from liovigo, on the Adige, i is so extensive that special trains are run opportunity to TOmpare the orator n ! style ^ R, lss i a l,y the way of reUliation for Russian of Sir John Macdonald, tho premier, with oppresiion of their country To what extent that of his opponent, M. La,un<T S lr John ,,.,, bankers have really acted m autagou- hesitates constantly, and ponctnatM his id- , to K UM i a j, impossible to dctemune ; dress with a succession of " unis, " ahs. l m , Kussia isevulently Uk.ng steps for the and "ohs, ' while M. Uun.-r, on the other purl , ose O f embarasstng the great Unking hand, is an extremely fluent and brilliant , J nU . rc , u . Her preparations for a p.- .pe-i^er. and is never at loss for tho right I stru .,gi e have been twofold : the conceit . word. He is sometimes termed the silvery- ; tion ~; a grcataniiy UI1 ,|,e \Vustern frontier -r"'le coffee beans tongncd orator. Before 1SC7 British North rhe I.ili.m frre m fhlna. Mr. Kosie, thu lirilii.il consul at Wenchow. in his last report descr:lics a curious vuge- able pniiiuei which ia cultivated in In., tn.l. This ia the tallow tree (Stiilimjta .: In/'' 111, Roxb. ), the fruit of which produces oil as well aa l-iilow. The beirie*. which America .-mi- sisted of a group of isolated provinces with hostile tariffs against one another : there and the collection of a great monetary re s . r " "' Hl " ra ""'' 1 iu '' , l . he " l'" u ' leU "'" ] :.rve. Succeasiv. loan, have been placl ,n '' - v * """'' B ^ P ""' 1 "^' " Kngland an-i . md it waBcurrently m " ' >' '"'^";P.' l'"' all y P r l <-" .!} the kernels. 1 lie whole is then placed ni a reported in Kuropi- : hat not long ago Russia waa no communication except by water be- hel(1 K , M J epo ,,,., , ,|, e amount, of at least tween the maritime provinces and yuebec - and Ontario ; Manitoba a.< unknown ; the country between Lake Huron and the Rocky mountains was in the possession anil under the control of the Hudson Kay Com- pany, given up to the buffalo ami other fur-bearing animals, and to the Indians and a few settlers on the banks of the Red river ; while the unly communication witn British Columbia was by way "f 'lie $I.'!0,UM>."*X>, .ilmut $dO,'XJO,000 beiii g in th.- hands of the Rothschilds .ml the balan. distributed among the ban .^ of England, France, and Germany. During the past few w part i prod i cert , Th , placing Russian loans is regarded either as an evidence l.mu*oiii< (.reat Power is stjnd- .o siuvi -. the meshes of which ar" just large enough to allow the mealy matter to be scrubbed through, and small enough to keep back the kernels, which arc hard, black, and abuut the size of peas. Fiom tbc ineiily r the tallow ise\|iri'S!<i'd in prmitive United Stale*, and by -.learner from >an Francisco to Vietxiria Now tho various , 11){ !.! t | 1( . m Mlli ,j g |,t ,ng Russia in tho provinces are united by railnwl. and there ,,. IIM - kc{ll . oc lh . Al t |, e Jewish hantem winter provincial free trade from the At- ; mean , rn . vku RuM|a f( , el ., owisll anUkgoll . lantic to tha Pa<:ilic : the country ha* wit- : U|n . )nM .,i c j f orc e, or that tho Roths- nessed an immense development in the Ust I cnilds i^ijeye t | m , K iis:a a.:tuully moan* twenty-four years ; it* tiyle has m.oi inously war In ovenl Ul( . ,i lliatioll ig a confug increawd ; the social condition of the people ed auj cl it]cill one has much improved the prairies of Manitoba -w and the north-went territories are accessible: An ttirlmi Lurk. llritish Columbia is within three or fourj An Kgyptiau lock lia..l*en found which wa* days of Ottawa by a railway pawing entirely j n ., more than 4.IXM) ye irn Thu old -..,. :al, like ure plying regulariy between thorns we urns nowadays, but of wood, and ul Ci eat Britain, Cl i-;". through British territory; and linen ot Kgyptian lock was not made of metal. f tho kernels without, injuimg ihe whit.- interiors. Tho whole is then a winnower, which separatei the In . o shells from the solid matter. I h>- lafer l* then placed in a deep iron ) until it begins to assume a bpiwnixli ""lor. the process being acuompaii"-' ir.ial stirring to prevent Ixiruing. 'I'he cru-hed shells make an excellent fuel for the pur- pose. It ia then ground by i nnge stono roller inacir-ulur stone well, steamed, ma le into circulai <-ake with l-ain'n> and ' v casings, and ptiMsed thr<iugli the wooden pred*. A good lighting oil of a browt ish yellow ooloi ia thus obtained. I'be 'allow is culled " p' i yu'' that is, tkin or I nal -ill. steamers iu-e ^ Canaita and Cieat Tiritaln, China and the key that ouene.f it was wooden, too. Japan, and tiie West Indies, .uid endeavors QII ono side of the door to which it was fast- are being mode to open upsteamshipand tele ,.,! t | luru w M a staple, and into this staple grapb.ic connection with Australia. Sir John ' Htiud a wooden bolt that was fixed to the l ""<g"P! ' i* oiten spoken of as " an old Parlianieiitary I Joor i tae |f. When this bolt wa. pushed : "Coving animal* and flying birds ar now hand." 'The Chieftain.' "Old To-mor- ' into t | 1( , , t aple as far as it would go, three ' Uk ""<, "" :l t v Uln 8 *"' " """^j row," from the fact that he is never in a ; i,, tm! SfW ,rt of the staplodroppcd ' ^ T "L^K Ull r[ n'^n t Hashes o! hurry.aud i. accustomed .., postpone the mto \ w \ Kt iu the lilt and held it in itspWe, ' nt - "V 1 . 1 * movl>Tr " ! ' lt of ""> PfPf '" lbe decision ot mattera until he baa hiul time to digest them, year* of age, hi - Although seventy-six i its pli so that it could not lie moved back the pins were lifted. The key won a vigor seems not a whit ' straight piece of wood, at the end of which focua of the camera is cfmtroiled by an ' .-i in magnet. The recent auault upon thel.'ou-ewileli in from thereto Leiuxi daily to accommodate magnetism are no small factors in helping the emigrants. " Heavy taxation i* doubt- lean the chief cause of this extraordinary The speech from the throne which Lord movement, and it appears to be unavoidable Stanley road in Knglish and iu French was Triple Alliance, and i* thu* obliged to keep up her enormous military and naval expen diturea. impaired, and he takes a lively interest in I we rc three pegs the same, distance apart a Jpii has given rise to much speculation aa everything pertaining to Canada. He pos- lne ,., which held Lhe bolt firm. When to its significaiiL-e. It has boen surmised susses that rare faculty of throwing off care, | the key was pushed into the bolt through a j tD " 1 lho Ml WM 'luo to religions fanaticism, and no matter how momentous tno issues hole made, to receive it, the pegs came into I that it was a Hmldhist protest against tho may be which are disturbing the country, ' . a position that they were able to lift the - increase of Russian missions, that it wan caused by iho hostility of tho Samurai sect to foreigners, aud so on. The l;itest, de- spatches, however, rather broadly intimate tli.it the young Rin-aian prince., while in- .oi/iii'/o, was simply "clubbed" by a Japan- ese policeman for being disorderly on the streets of Olsu. This hinted expUunition detracts somewhat from the original but it i* not improbable. 1'rin is > < not they ucvcr interfere with the sleop of its pin8 ,,hat fi.xe.l the bolt, and when thes. prime minister. He loves a good story aud I wero lifted, the bolt could be lifted out of love* to tell onu as did Abraham Lincoln, the staple. The most modern locks work and his generous hospitality, his personal him to control men. on a similar principle. Kinperor William'sapoech at Bonn in fav- our of duelling has already borne fruit in the sentencing of two students to three month'* so long as Italy remains a member of the not long. In it he stated briefly tho prtn- imprisonment in a fortress for fighting a cipal matters winch must be discussed and duel. The faculty by a severe treatment of acted upon during the present session, the the practice are endeavouring to counteract most important of which were, th* qucs'lon the effect of the Kaiser'* utterance vory different from other yowig me" sometimes think it their privilege to " the town.''