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 â- J-lWWJHWi I i -.A it '!* t m i Ike 1 I bava yoa tMM r " mU ta«r What* have yoa bwn ao laagr ' tlnlT duwn by ttir rivar Tto h»r Um blMkU(4'a aoax •â- ly down by tLa rivar. Aodruaod tw tha aaattavall, 9b kaa 'ba dayiigM 'adtec Abii tbaavaoiiigahadowa ML" Bat why {• your cteak," taidbar /^ »o vary rail to Mr " Vba spaod «itb wtaicb I taMtaaai Tba uuly eauaa aau bo aJlu-d iLM) far by ttae rivar. And ihn nigbt cnma down it laat Bafoia I thought of trie distance; tio I h .irried bouibw^r- faat." " 'Where have yon been " said bar Blsttsra; â- * U here taive â-  n been bo lata?" " Only dowu by the ri»-r, Aod i th« castle vace Oniy down by the river. To wac b tUH moui'light change Tbe things we deeufauiili«r Into visions weird and strange." " Bnt why do yon 1 ok," Miid ber sisters, ;• tio very p-ile und iirV " " I aui colli," wa ber only a^iswer, " For the night U ^harp and chill, I b v« stayed lou U-na by tbu riv r, Tbiu b 'it ili.t not t-eLUi ohms, Fi r the sky wa bri^jhc and tbe river- Each blight with its sttrri throng. " Where can be be," saM ber sisters, " Bo very long aud lat«? The m rlu ha- cease tils singing, Aud 8 eepn b side his irate And tbe bky is dark aud he liver- Each dark and drear t'l bee Tbewiml bl wsbard and the rain ocmes down Whete can your Bister be " In ytin tbey watcbed and waited. In wonder an-1 iu pain In yaiu tbey t-oaght by tbe river, By ttie cnrtin walU in vain â€" For tbn maiden was gone with ber lover Away frotu the blackbird's s ng. And away from tbe «alk by tbe nvar, Hhe bad kQiwu aud lov. d so long â€"Dublin University liagcunne. A K«-yi-ed Bdlliao. Mary Mary, qnite contrary, Ho « does y ur garden iiruw Do red rose nud sweet nii.non-tta Uake quite a bummer show Twice i-nveu days ^iuc i we bava met. Hut it se ms years ago â€" Mary, Marv, o eoutrary, Why do I love you so Mnry, Mary, in your airy 8bmiiier«uwu o snuw, Fol'iiuK fragrant lini n fair, Tbiougb your bonse you go Full • f self aud full of tare Will yon heed ujy woe ?â€" Mary, Mary, so con ray. Why do Hove you au I Mary, Mary, In tbe dairy, Hectiug pans in rw, Jinit ing keys and silver belli, U^rcbiug tu and fra Leaiued iu all y^ur hou ehold spellaâ€" (Wise yon are, we trow), Tell me, Mary, still cont ary. Why do I love you so I Ab I my Mary, comes a fairy. Whispers Hoft and low. All tue bweet and sudden tmtb Heart to heart must owe Bu it joy ur be it rath, Oniy tiiis I kuuw 'Tis bat-aase (..u are contrary That I love you ao I IVken Tbe Men Civea Up Drr Dead. I am looking back through ibe days and weeks That lie iu the shadowy laud of yore, An awaitinti spirit htirs nnd speaks, The bpirit if dead years gone before. 8peakB with a Diormur of mournful sigb*. In a voice tbat carri 8te ^ouud of te'^rs â€" Aud ligbtiuK tbe laiupx of its p-tssiouate eyes, It opens the sbruud of tbe buried yea s. Ttae wind id blowing up fiom the world Tbe stars ore ^hini' g down ou tbe sea But tbe wind is bleak, aud tbe l^gbt is com, And 'tis ouly i.f paxu tbey bpeak to me. vor tha wiu^i niv. tt-jr-A witb a silkcu tresf). And tbe ttRrN • uc e shone o a siiintly face And how cau a faitbful love grow less " Or a new love take the old love's place. The Eea is swirling up to my feet, biiigiu^ its mon dy, soft aud 1 w Bnt the S"Ug t tbe tea is dnaiily sweet. For I miud how it slew me years ago. We bad been parted I and she. W iib many a buudred mile between And now sbe wss cumiug across the tea (Ub, tbe .sky was blue aud the waves were greuu)! I'oming and yet sbe never came Meeting â€" aud j et we met no mure Kbt) heard me not when let le ber name, Though lue dead might have heard me on that shore. Oh love, though my eyes but dimly see, There is hope in my pathway where I tread. That over the sea thou vilt sail to me In the day when the sta gives up h'r deid. â€" 1 he Argosy. Hearia at Old. â- ?« hearts of old, ye h' arts of gold, Couipanious in 1h- morning SbU, To-night 1 pUdge you as of ol.i. And pay the homage yon have won. iiebind the nortbe'D clouds I sea IllumiuationH of tbe iiigbt So through dark y^ars sbiu^ back to me Your happy pi eseuces o{ light, Who hHs the power to cheer the BonI Like those we loew when life was youog, Wnen bpybotKl rau from g ai to goal. And all the fields with laughter ruug. It was youth's ignorance of life That ma :e the days so smoocbly glide And L.OW, amid the clash aud str.fe, Vou, hearts of otd, are deified! Y« merry, me»ry hearts of old, Trurt mates with n the dawning light, ' 'esir© aud fancy overbold Bring you agam witb me t-o-nigbt. *!'ne echof B of tbe hillside sound Your volt es tu tbe vales agaiu There's cteering ou tbe old playground, And skirmisuiug by Lay and grain. lUited States CoDsal Packard has re^u- Nted the Mayor of Liverpool to pab- litL loe Act of OooKreaa forbidding tbe lanaini; of paupers in the Uaited States, in order .that poor paople may not be deluded by ticket agents iuta spending their laat chilli og for passage to Amerioa. Col. Barnabv, who was ki41ed at the battle of Aba Etia, left tbe finished mano- seript of a political novel. It is said to contain sacb fierce and merciless criticisms of curtain political adversaries, that it is doubtful if Gol. Barnaby's ezeoators will permit the work to be published. A Especial from Paiia says the distress there is appallint;. To provide work for the army of unemployed artizans the municipal authorities have decided upon at once carrying out several city improve- menta long contemplated. In winter where one's ehoioe of vegeta. bles is w limited I am surprised to find h9W few people use beet* in any other form than served wiih vinegar. Tbey aie exeeadiogly «ood kakad for from ihtoo to four hoozB (they are awoator and f i iu naoio of their flavor it baktd iiwt«kl of baited for this way), than pâ€" lad. â€" fa â- UaoaorlaDgibwiaa and MrftdTwidi irkita IMlNlONJpmi tlu hmUHL tfOHf laidM^tha taMi tba pabUsiboowia md tM AafiHc- QaaaraTIa report. Sir Jobs M aadonaU prMMBtad the nport ol Ibe Departiâ€"nt of Indi a a Affairs. M BomU laid •â-  ttao table iba Tnkda andN^vitiatiob Betarna. la reply to a question ly Sir Bidiard Cartwright. Sir Leonard Tillev said be wwuid lay (ha Saptirannuatijn Batucaa on tba tabta to-motruw. Sir Laouard Tilley gave notice of a Bill to aoieud tbe lusurauee Acs ot 1874. Mr. Pope Kava notice of a bill to provide for taking tbe ceusna of the Northwest, and of a Bill ralatiiig to contagious diseaats among oaitie. Mr Cairau motfed tbe first reading of an Aoi for tbe dislcibution of the aeaeta of iuaoiveut debstr8. Several members rose to explain tba Act. M' Blakeâ€" lb this tbe same old Bill Mr. Cuff an said it was a Bili t pproved of by the Bjards of Trade vt Totuuio, Mou- ireal, Winnipeg and Hamilton. It em- bjdied tbe views vt the commercial com- mnuity cf Canada. Mr. Mi chellâ€" Do9S it contain any provi- aion toi tue duel arge of a debtor after his property io taken away? Mr. Curran â€" No. Mr. M icobeit â€" Tnen it is a one-sided afTalr.* Mr.'Carrau said the Bill aimtd merely at an equitable distribauon fur assets. Tbe Billwia read a flrHt time. Tue f UowiLg Bills were read tbe first time: Ti limit the appellate juiisdijtion of tbe Suprtms Courtâ€" Mr. Landry (tfont- maitu}) respecting the liability cf carriers by laudâ€" Mr. Cou«hlin to regulate the employment of obildreo and young per. sous and women in workshops, mills and f uiturieb â€" Mr. Bertiiu to furitaer amend tbe law ot eviaeuoe in criminal cmcs â€" Mr. Camtr^iu (Buroii). Mr. MoMitlau called attention to tbe fact that last heeeion be bad called for returns, ebowing the amount of work done for the O'lverumcnt by tbe Montreal Gatette from 1878 to 1883. Tbe Mioi^tr uf Public Works had aeked at the^time be bad made bis motion tbat it should be made to cover the new" pipers in Cuiadafor ten years, from 1873 u 1883. It wa« reprai-ented that tbid would involve a gr at iealot work, but iha Minister said all OtU^^nee wcnld be used iu getting ii out. Tue return was not yet done, though it was eleven moniiha since moved fur. Sir Hector Langevin promised to have the return ready as soon as possible. Mr. Mitchell asked whether the returns of the atuckbolders of the Grand Trunk was ready. He said he asked tbi- early bo as to give no tzcoae for delay. (Hear, hear, and iaugbler Sir JtiUu Macdonald said the absence of the Secretary of State precluded an imme. diate answer. Mr. Mi'Caellâ€" I would like the hon. gen- tleman not to let it drift over longer than a we»k or so. Bir Jobn Maodonald, replying to Mr. Casey, aaidbe thought tbe Civil Service Bill would be presented in a few days. Mr. Blakeâ€" Id it tbe inr«Ltion of the Govertioiebt to iutrbduo^ the Factory Bill. Sir Jobn MMcdonald Tbat is under oon- bideratiou. (Laughter) Mr Sbakeopearfiâ€" la it the intention of the Gjvernuieut to introduce a measure tbiH beHsiuu restrictinij tbe imtnigraiioo of Cbinebe iuto tbe Duoiiuion (Hear, bear Sir John Mtiodouald â€" Nut until after the tt p irt ot the Gomiuiavion. iu reply tin qaestion by Mr. Charlton, S r Leonard Tiley said the net amount oi tne puolio dnbc of Canada on June 30 h, 1881, was $181 719 931 28. and tbat tbe inorease to D o. 3iii, 1884, waa 97 194,- 953 75 makiug a total (f f 188,914 885 {)5 in Kje*ly to another qaeaiiou oy Mr. Cbarivuii, Sir L=«iDard TiUey fetaced tbat of tae loan of ^22 500,000 which the Parlia- uient iat sesaiun authorized, the G ivern- m^ut to make to tbe Canadian Pac^o Bailway Co., the amount paid ovpr to the CO npauy up to January 29 .h, 1885, was $18 591 000. Mc Dopjardins a^^ked vhisther it was the intention of the Government to accept as final the judgment reudered by the Supreme Court as to tbe competency of tbe Domin- lOu Parliament to pass tbe L qoor License Act of 1883 Sir John Maodonaldâ€" A report will be obtained as to the »fidCt of the decision ou tbe laws of tbe differentProvinces. It will be presented in a few days. In the mean- time tbe Gjvernmf nt c lunot express any intentiuuHon tbe t^ubject. Several motiOLS were made for retarns, among ihem being motions by Sir Richard Cartwritibt for returns showing the receipts and expenditures in detail up to the latest period, ibe exports and imports, tbe amount of money on deposit to the credit of tbe Government and the duties oulieoted on imports. Mr. Charlton moved for a reiurn showing particuhrj as to the timber licenses. BdferrinK to a somewhat similar return laat year, Mr. Charlton said tbat tbe names of the lioensees were omitted. He hoped tbey would be supplied in this return. Tbe Houtc adjooraed at 10 p.m. Ottawa. â€" In the Commons to-day several petitions were presented against Miy change in the Scott Act iu the direction of more stringent prohibition. Tbe Speaker read a message from Earl Derby, Secretary of Sutte for the Colonies, exprevBing the thanks ot tbe Qaeen for the joint meesage of bctbHonsea ot Parliament expreaaing sympathy with Her Majesty on tbe death of the Duke of Albany. Bir John Macdunald laid on the table tbe report of tbe oommission appointed to eon* Bolidate the statutes of tbe Dominion. Sir Leonari Tilley preeooted a^ Bill to aaaend the Act to authoriae the advance of a certain sum of money to tbe Province of British Columbia for the orastroetion of a graving dook and for other porpoaae. He fcxplained that tbe existing law provided tt:at the Government might advaaee money to the Provineial GoTernmentB for Provin- oial pablie works, tbe money to ba diarged to debt aooooBt. Tbia Bill waa to provide tba« Boeb msniey ahoold ba advanaed witb- oattbooonaanl ot tba Looal Leglalatore^ lir. Blake pointed oat tbat tba Doaiaion Oovommeot droody bad tbe power to iMarty to Mr. ea»»o«. â- T^ftj'Si!* Seo • Mlootioo in iM rmto of poaMgi OB Mtara t3 S oeBW par k^«^.,,.^_^ fa- Mr. Landry (Moa«ina«n). m »*»«»« Ofd«r»4n-G »ai.oil and doeaaaaaM reiawii M Iba aelaotion of tba Irna tor dM wiiva) between tbe present terminoa of Jb» Oana- dian Paoifio Ralway and ona ot the saa. Dorta of tba Maritime ProvinoeB, aaid there wU a rumor afloat to which he desired to call tba attoniijo of the Government. It waa reported that in a recent exploration rom Bt.Chbrle8 Station on the Intercolon- ial to Seven Islands, the surveyors in piSS iotf ibroogb raoitaa five and aix of Mout- mauny, had discovered a mountain about 400 feet high, and that the Government on btint{ noiifled ot this o0»taole considered that the survey bhonid cease, but that the surveyor, nevertheless, had proceeded to hurvey a line around the said mountaia also, tbat tbe Government had not given any order to the engineers to make an instrumental survey on that portion of the road. Sir Hector Ltngevin thanked the mem- ber for the information, and said he would tmmnnioate it to the Mioihter of Riiilways. The motion for the Orders-in-Cdunoi was carried. The Hjubb adjourned at 4 p.m. by tba ahoy illTTTrtr^ iftm ^Lcgi»tetare B Bit Joka Mawlnnaia tbo^tit waa .iaanyoaaawfcOM Qi thoLo«a Havrd by m Oiatlicr'a r«-«m. ' In the crowd at the Lake Shore depot labtni;(hf was a big fellow wearing a for overcoat and a broad-btimmtd hat. He walked op and dowu the great platform, with his bands in his poekew, smoking and singing, apparently in tbe bebt of humor. One of tboae iLqaisitive men alwa}S to be found near a railway train, who had been watching him for some time, finally ven- tured to address him. " From the west " The individual in fur removed his cigar and replied, •• T^ bet." » Oiiog east ' " Tju bet." Tne inqaisittve man became interested. Ha was goitg east, too. It wa4 eleven ears bince ha was eaat of L«ke Michigan, and ha 9» g fing duwn to see tbe old f ulka in Pannt'ylvauia. " That ain't a marker to me," said the westerner, witb great vehemence. " I went west in '49, and tbia is m) fir^t appearance this side of the Rooky Mountains tijce. I live when I'm to home in Maine, and that's where I'm going now. When I left there I was a boy of 22 or thereabouts. Do you think they will know me " aud he stroked his irou-grey beard thoughtfully. " Tney will if you've got rich in tbe meantime," said the itquisitive man, making an effort to appear aa If be did not care whether the qaeatioh implied by bis remarks waa answered or not. He was tqually surprised when his companion r«Mipouded " That's just it, atrangar. I've bean on the coast these 35 years, Jerusalem I bnt think of it a lifetime almost. I've had more'n a thousand prospects tbat wete con- sidered immense. I've been cbasing some- thing, notbintj, all these years. Sleeping or waking, I've seen tbe glitter of gold. Did you ever get tbat way No, of course, you didn't. I've seen goid everywhere and yet could not find it. The mountaibs witb their snowy peakn, the ({listening loe, tbe sparkling frost have all filled me with won- der, av^iride, greed. £verythibg that t^hotie tempted me. My eyes have been strained 80 longi my whole being has been so absorbed, in this cursed searcb, thatittireb me to look anywhere or at anything. I like to smoke and dose my eyes and think. And et I do not like to think. A wasted life is net pleasant for rtfljctton. The hardships that I have endured, the things tbat might have been haunt me and disgust me with myself." "Relatives down East?" ioqaired the man by bii side, who was getting interested. " Yes, sir, my mother and that's what's taking me over the divide, stranger. A curious thing about that. Mighty curious. For 35 years I hardly gave the old lady a t'louKbt. She wrote frtqaently and I wrote when I had time, but not like I ought to have done. I was absoroed in gold hunt- iot!, whan one day I received a letter from her containing her photcgrapb. She's more'n 75 yeara old. It struck me like an avalanche. • Poor old mother,' says I, and as I looked up I saw myself, wrinkled and gray, in a glass and observed, • Poor fool boy.' Well, sir, from that moment, I lost ititarest in gold, qaartz and placers. When I looked at the fcno«y peaks I saw my mother. I dreamed of her at night. Her eyes were always before me, swimming in tears as they were the day we parted. Finally I gave up, converted what little property I uad icto dust, and determined to go home. I don't care who knows it. Here's a '493r who has been lured from the gold country by a mother's tears. It will pay me richer dividends than the tbingH that I have been chasing so long."â€" CAu;a90 Herald. ofjdtt Vraaoia Dai06g m oC tba iiia^datara for Soolii AanngthojpolttioBspMBeiilBd «aro tho Mr. Morm-Prom tbe City Oonnoil of Toronto, asking for tbe abolition ot exemp- tions. ._ Hon. A. S. Hardyâ€" Several t-sitiom from a large number of residents of Al- goma, laying lor the division of tbat district for (Electoral purposes. Hon. O. F Fra«er introdaoed a Bill to amend the D. vision Court Act. Also a Bill to amend tbe Act respeeting the registerint^ of chattel mortgages and deetUof «•»«• « Also a Bill tofurtb* amend the Registry The above were severally read a first and second time. u t • ' AmnDsage was received from tbe Lien tayant G ivernor, accompanied by a letter from tbe Marquis of Lome. aoknowledKing the reoeipt of a oongratulatory letter from (he Ontario Legislature on the ocoaMion of bis retirement from the Goveroor-Gafaeral- ship of C *oada. The Speaker read a message from tbe Lieutenant-Giivernor respeoting the pro* virion of certain sums of interim supply. Hon. O. Mowat moved tbe ai p untment of the UbUal special committee to airike the "tanding committees â€" Awrey, B *xter, Creighton, Ferris, Fraser, Gibson. Hardy, Monk, Meredith, Morris, Merrick. A. M. Rosa. â€" Carried. Hon. O. Mowat moved the appointment of the Library Committee, aa follows Messrs. Mowat. Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Hurob), H«re9urt, Meredith. Morris, O C mnur, Ross \f iddleeex). White, Wood. Oo motion of Hon. A. M. Rms. tbe House went into Oommittea of Supply on the interim estimate-* of 9350.500, needed from January lit, 1885, to tba time when tbe regular estimates are passed. The motion waa agreed to, passed tbrongb Committees of Supply aud Ways and M«-aos, and reported. Hon. A. 8. Hardy sUted in reply to Mr. Meredith that the retama ordered last session from tbe Crown Lands Depart- ment were ia oourse of preparation, be understood. Hon. C. F. Fraser stated in reply to Mr. Meredith that the returns ordered with respect to timber limits and farming lands on the north shore ot Lake Superior were cf such a charaeter, aud so voluminoU'i, that it might be two years before tbey were ready. Hon. O. Mowat, in reply to Mr. Mere- di h, stated tbat several Bills were already in type, and would posbibly be introduced ibis week. Tne House adjourned at 3.45. â- '•â- * AwiaoB tke Aadeata. So very few articles of iron of utqoes tionable antiquity have been discovered among the remains of ancient Egyptian art, while objects oC bronaa have been brought to litht in abundance, that many have dontt-d whether iron bad been intro- duced into Enypt before tbe time of the Ptolemies. But it ia vary eertain that other and neighboring peoples, who never reached so high a stage of civilisation as tbe Egyptians, knew well tbe mannfaeture and Uses of iron, and it ia acareely poasible that the builders of the monumental works of old Egypt abonld have negleeted so useful a metal. Beeidea there are chemical reaaons why the iron remaina are bo~ few and tbe bronse raliea ao many. Yet it would seem that tbe aoeient Egyptians had a marked preference for bronse weapons, implements and ornaments.â€" fiotton Transerift. Long eeru ^ovea are as fasbionalde as •wr. Tbey are wocamtb white, blaok and Efery plan* b«giiw life like an aoimal- JooBMmwaotapfodaojr. Hot Wiethe ^^ â- ?y y" '***P* y ' "w a l e d, deei^eal piaafa ol lilsia NOTICB OF HOTTOHS. Mr. Carnegieâ€" Tbat a seleot committee of seven members be appointed to inquire into the working of the Ontario Agricultu- ral College and Farm (aspecialty with regard to the financial management thereof), with power to send for parsons, papers, and records, and with power to roport from time to time. Mr. Meredithâ€" Tbat a new writ do forth- witb issue for the election of a member to fill tbe vacaQcy in the representation of the electoral dis'riot of tbe East Riding of Simooe, caused by the election of Charles DfUry, E q tor tbat constituency having been adjuuged to be void. Mr. Balfourâ€" Order of the House for a return ot copies of all reports made to the Government by directors of joint, stock road comnaniea tor th» year 1884, under Section 146, Chapter 152 of the Revised Statutes, as anspnded by Sections 6 and 7, Chapter 24, 47 Vio. TnE DAT, Feb. â€" The Speaker took tbe chair at 3 o'clock. Among the petitions presented were the following: Mr. Morris â€" From the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, of Toronto, for an Act to amend Its Act of It corporation. Hon O. Mowat -From the Goncty Coun- cil of Oxford, praying the LegiKlature to take btepi to secure from the Dominion Government all sums granted aa bonuses to Provincial Rulwaya now declared by the Dominion aotborities to be for tbe general advantage of Canada. Mr.. Harcourt â€" Several petitions frrm different parts of the Province, praying tbe Legislature to take steps for the restoration and improvement of Niagara Falls and vicinity. Hon. A. S. Hardy presented the report of the special committee a| pointed to strike tbe star ding committees uf the Hourc. Mr. Meredith observed that tbe name of a gentleman was included, who, he said, was not now a member cf the Houseâ€" Mr! Drnry. He thought his name should not have appeared. The report was adopted, ^At the stage ot tbe proeeedinga Mr. Dowhng was escorted into the Chamber by the Hou. A S. Hardy aid Mr. MuLau^hHu He was presented to the Speaker by Mr Hardy, who said, " I beg leave to intro-' duce to you Dr. John Francis Dowling, the newly -elected member of this Legislature for South Renfrew, who has ttken the oaths, and now claims tbe right to take bis seat.' His reoeption by the Speaker was the signal for loud applause of wel- come, which was kept op unlU the new member bad taken bis seat. Bills were introduced and read time as follows: Mr. Waters â€" Beapeeting drainage. 1883**' ** "**" **" Municipal Act -^!^' ""l* ^^"" ana unmarried women ta vote for members ot ^be LeaU^ lative Assembly. -t^gis- of Sf:^' -?"^y brought down a return ofthe expenditure on colonisation roai to dSJS^"*- «^ " £%Sni2TSS Also a return: ahatriastlM total nnmite. 8«W. OoaTJiff ^NSttSuS «l ooursti 1^ iB^dssoa ia Uj m •bink'4 thrii of tbe8nprama â- ooilbl Ik tbemaelTaa, for a return Anm. 'liivefal? loto ia Halibnrton aai wMril bave been soli, loeated, e|c, ifbet Janoary. 1880. â-  Hon. I B. Pardeeâ€" I desire to ealltha attention of tbe boo. member and tiie House to tbe nature of the motion. It ig a motion involving a groat amount of labor without being of any, or at least oomman. sarato service to the Houae.or the eanntry. If the bon; member wants to get any parti, eolar information, I say be is obliged and bound to leive reaf«ons why he wants to get tbe information. He asks for informv tion witb rebpeos to eleven townships in Halibnrton aud Paterboro' which have been mM, looatod, di-posed of, or apphed for, since the first day of January, 1880 also, the dates o' said sales the pers )ls to whom sold, the prices paid and terms of pay- ments also tbe datea of the several appti. cations for the purchase, looation and terms of location of said lots. Now, sir, 1 fiad upon it q airy that this would involve a ^reat amouus ot labor, which I oannot oooeive would be • f any sort of use to the House. It is not my desire, ntither is it tbe desire of the Goverumrnt, to withhold any information from tbia House, but hon. gentlemen muHt see that their motioiu shotll be confined to what ia reasonable and what is serviceable to the House and the country. Now it be will say any par- ticular number cf lots, or an^ oonoeasion, some particular sales or applioationa or traneaotiooa with respeet to wbiob be wanta to get information, that information will be furnished. I will not say that the Ghvernment will refuse to furnish the information called for by this motion, btit it is an unreasonable motion to aooade' to without making out a oanse for it. Mr. Oamegie oonaented to tba question standing over until be bad decided aa to the lots be r quired information on, Mr. Wood movdd for a return shewing ia detail the expenditures made in tbe town- abip of Hnotferford by tba anifcority of tbe Provincial Board of Health daring tba lais bmallpox epidemic tbat prevailed in tbat towoabip. with tbe number of cases uid deaths and the length ot time tbe epidamia prevailed. Hon. A. M Rops asked it tbe bon. gentle- man bad no objection that he should leave discussion over till to-morrow. The motion was allowed to stand. Mr. Brereton moved for a return sbow- iog the number of instructors engaged in "be creamery at Gunlpb, with theaalaryef • .ch the number of atadents inatmetod in tne art of butter-making, diatiuguibhmg between tbosa attending the college and those attending to learn the butter-making only.^ Can led. The House adjoarned at 4.05. Of Ctewad iIUa«l. old fellow died, and when hta A rich estate was being settled up,- his widow waa called in to give some testimony regarding the will. " Mrs. Miller," said the attorney, hand- ing her the will, " will you be kind enough to lock at tbe document, and tell me if it ia correct aa far as you know,?" " What is ii " ashed the widow. " It is your late husband's will." "Ob.i'iiti' Well, it was never as ex- tensive an tbat when he was slive." "I don't mean that, madam. I want tokuow if you think this ia the correct will." The widow took it uid bpgan to read. ** Of oourse," she exclaimed, ** this is hie " " Why do you think so, madam " " Because it says here, ' I. James Miller, being of sound mind.' Now, tbat IS him all over. He contended with me from the time we were married that be was ot sound mind, and said he'd stick lo it with his last breath, even if I did persist in saying he did'nt have sense enough to put up an umbrella on a rainy day. He used to do some almighty fool things, but I'm glad to see he had a good opinion of himself to the end." Tbe widow's testimony was accepted aa competent.â€" 1ft rcAatU Traveler. a first ootletB for of liord nalMeabarv'sStariea^ .One day when Charles Ltmb waa play- ing at wtaist with his friend. Basil Mon- tagu, he said to him " Basil, it dirt was trumps, what hands you would holdf Placed next this story is a saying of Sydney Smith, which ia a good example ot bis style of burnt r, or drollery, as it is styled in tbe diary, oydney Smith once said apropos of some smart and dabbing widow, '• When Mrf. appears in tbe neighborhood tbe whole horizon ia darkened with majors.' It any reader is ourioua to see the wall- known story of the Cfaief-Justice and the hraymg-donkev put in a very concise form, he will find it sat down under Sept. 13)1854, and next it one almost' aa good and not so well known, ot Lord Norbury and a lawyer named Parsons. Tbese two were mie day walking together when they came upon a gibbet. Lord Norbury pointed to it wd said to Parsons " Where wool i you be it we all had our denerte " " Faith," said Parsons, "I should be travelling alone." O'ConncU does not perhaps ulay so large a part as might be expected as tba MUbor, or supposed author, of good things. One saying of his however, is tecorded. and It IB worth quoting. Ot a certain lady- Lieutenant, be remarked tbat •• sbe bad all the qualities of the kitchen poker without its oooasional warmth." -^u*?'.*'"'**** â-  now being made. Whlota IS in two parts, the upper designed to temaui permanently opon tbe foot, where it wiU last for an indefinite time, as no wear comes npon it; tbe other, tbat wbMfa contains the corks, and which is joined to thenpper inaningeniousmanner. The lower halves ot the aboes are inter- *5fJP?*'»--^MP«rks for icy weather sa^duU ones for heavy draught horses, or »K.* B^y be wmoved entlicly al ttight to ink injury to the aaiinalVhile iu tb ^»M»^liMUAi«lZettus« givaaaa ••!*f««^aW aaiiAii aspertmenta WMteiacaajr aa to Ike mtiUty abBi#prr«i^ mmi9*im aotivs After pceloiigid ttiala the army Mdqaed thooioof MiEik.aBd orooffMinpltMolii. wtm :.i.^,.^~.uJis^.