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and valuable details, many of which are statistical.
Without this report the work of the Royal Corn-
rnissioners would have been incomplete. The
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books" will be looked upon by us and future gene-
rations as the historical record of its glory ; and
even a cursory perusal of these volumes will enable
the mind to picture something of its magnificence
and its greatness. So minute are the details col-
lected in this volume, that nothing seems to have
been omitted, even to the cataloguing of the printed
form for acknowledging the receipt of a letter, or
the notice posted in the building, telling the visi-
tors, in their mother tongue, that " no smoking
allowed" was a law within the Crystal Palace, or
to the kind and quantities of provisions consumed
in the refreshment-rooms. We find, too, many
interesting remarks showing the value of the expe-
rience gained by the Executive, in the event of
future Exhibitions ; and the difficulties attending
the decisions of the prizes. Altogether this is a
remarkable document, and one which does infinite
credit to the compilers

Philosophers and Actresses.

From the French of

Arsene Houssaye.
The Letters of Peter Plymley, Essays and Speeches
By the Rev. Sydney Smith.
_ _

We notice these together, merely because they
form consecutive volumes in the series of " Read-
able Books," illustrated and published by Mr.
Vizetelly. Apart from the sparkling lightness
which characterises them, there is but one bond of
union, and that is the unity of " getting up" : in
all other respects they are antipodes to one another.
In the former we have a series of lively stories,
founded on the lives of celebrities, often of very
questionable morale ; in the latter we have the
essence of the wit and strength of the writing of
the accomplished Canon of St. Paul's, who first
edited the Edinburgh Review, and was long one of
its most active, racy contributors.

Observations on Life Assurance Societies. By
Arthur Scratchley, M.A., Examiner of the
Institute of Actuaries of Great Britain and
Ireland. London : Parker and Son.

A most valuable pamphlet, in which the impor-
tant subject of Life Assurance is ably and lumi-
nously handled. It should be read by all who
desire either to add to their present policies, or to
assure for the first time. Not only are the princi-
ples of Life Assurance clearly set forth, but many
improvements in the constitution of Assurance
Societies are suggested. In fact, the chief impor-
tance of this pamphlet is in the latter parti-
cular. Of these perhaps the best is the " Sus-
pension Principle," for it is clear to every one who
for a moment reflects, that, engaged as most are in
business with fluctuating returns, it is not always
convenient to meet at stated terms fixed premiums.
Another is the " Transfer or Substitution Princi-
ple," by means of which life policies may become
more easily marketable, and consequently of more
value to the assured. A third most important fea-
ture advocated is the "Deposit System," and in
the extension of life assurance to the working
classes, the application of the machinery of the
savings banks for the receipt of even copper depo-
sits. There are many suggestions offered by Mr.
Scratchley, but these are the most important im-
provements advocated. We have not dwelt upon
them, satisfying ourselves t% ith little more than
enunciating the principles; but we are induced to
quote a passage illustrative of the advantages which
would arise from the adoption of the suspension
principle :

" In 1847, among the numerous failures, a leading
firm became bankrupt, and the services of its officers
being no longer required, they were dismissed. One,
who had been twenty years in a high confidential appoint-
ment in that firm, partook of the general misfortune. He
lost at once a liberal income, relying upon the continu-
ance of which he bad effected (3,!soraaCes to collZitierable
amounts in several offices. Not being able to make the
renewal payments for 1847, he applied to the offices in
question, but excepting from that one which had adopted
the suspension principle, his replies were unfavourable.
All his policies, therefore, but one, dropped, and were
lost to his wife and children. The other was allowed to
continue in force. Within twelve months, his past meri-
torious services and his qualifications brought him again
into good employ, and he was enabled to keep up the
suspended policy. By the rule of the other assurance
offices, he could within six or twelve months have possi-
bly revived his policies, on paying a fine for their having
lapsed, provided his health was sound and unim-
paired. But unfortunately, as so frequently happens,
that health, which had been excellent some years previous
when the assurances were effected, had been deteriorating
for some time, and the sudden failure of the firm of 1847,
with its attendant anxiety, had not led to its improve-
ment. The medical officers could not advise their boards
that the life was re-acceptable, or that the policies should
be revived. He lost, thus, for his family, by temporary
pressure arising from temporary loss of employment, in
all but one solitary instance, the assurance protection
which he so anxiously had desired for his family."

host probably this gentleman sold his policies
when he found they must become virtually for-
feited; but it is no argument in favour of the pre-
sent system that policies may be negotiated. It is
well known that life policies are not easily sold,
and that when a sale is effected it is at a great
sacrifice to the assured.

This is but the first part of Mr. Scratchley's
" Observations." We shall look with interest for
the second, which is to be upon Savings Banks.

ARIETIES

GOOD RECIPE.—The best cough drop for young ladies
is to drop the practice of dressing thin, when they go out
into the night air.
OF COURSE NOT.—The newspapers are full of adver-
tisements for plain cooks. We suppose pretty cooks
Lave no occasion to advertise at all.

10 MAKE A NIGHTMARE.—Just before going to bed,
eat two pig's feet and a fried pie. In less than an hour
you will see a snake larger than a hawser, devouring six
blue-eyed children, who have just escaped from a mon-
ster with sorrel eyes and a red-hot overcoat.—Kentucky
Courier.

AN INTELLIGENT CLERK.-4 clerk was assisting a
lergyman to robe before the service commenced, and said
" Please, sir, I'm deaf."—" Indeed, my good
man
(says the curate) ; then how do you manage to fol-
low me during the service ?"—" Why, sir, (says the clerk),
I looks up, and when you shuts your mouth I opens
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to him,

TETE STING OF A BEE.—
relief by
In most cases the persuopnanstuz
can instantaneously obtain
point stung with the tube of a keyl,pressing
a sill
aqua
spirits t
i
This
sting, and relieve the
ammonia (commonpain,
andhe application
hartshorn) will immediately
remove it. The poison being of an acid nature, is at once
neutralized by the application of this penetrating and vo-
latile alkali. A small quantity, introduced into the wound
on the point of a needle, or fine nibbed pen, and applied
as soon as possible, will scarcely ever fail.
FRENCH ESTIMATE OF THE ENGLISH RACE.—It must
.not be disguised that the English race—a bastard race, fair
enough in a physical respect—is the most vicious, the
most corrupt, the most contemptible, morally speaking,
consequently the most hypocritical; and that if corruption
begins to invade our poor France, it is solely to the con-
tact and to the influence of this impure race that it is due.
What then can be reasonably expected from the dregs,
the refuse of England.—History of Oceania, Casimir
Henricq.

GEMS OF THOU GHT.—He who says there is no such
thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a
knave.—Sir Peter Lely made it a rule never to look at
a bad picture, having found by experience that whenever
he did so his pencil took a hint from it. Apply the same
rule to bad books and bad company.--If we only loved
our friends as well before they die as we do afterwards, what
a beatific world this would be. For softening the heart, an
hour's stroll in a grave-yard is worth all the sermons that
were ever preached.—Even the calming and restoring
influence of religion cannot wholly lull the troubled agony
of a memory burthened with crime.
THE MOORISH CosrumE.—The celebration of the fetes
of the Bairam give the best opportunity of examining the
of the Moorish costume, as the women parade all
ie streets, holding their children by the hand.
aik," or veil, covers their whole person, with the
exception of the eyes, which eyes are in general so beau-
tiful that I can quite understand the jealousy of the hus-
band. But in spite of this veil, which, however, they
sometimes raise, as if on purpose to display their charms,
you can see their trousers of silken muslin, their robes of
silk, embroidery d in gold or silver, or worked in varie-
gated colours. Their bare feet are enclosed in slippers of
red. blue, or yellow morocco, likewise embroidered in
gold or silver. The children are dressed in velvet or em-
broidered silk, and wear the " chachia," or Tunisian cap,
made of the same colour as the vest, covered with sequins.
and ornamented with a golden tassel. Some are attired
in a parti-coloured garment of blue and yellow, like the
costumes worn in Europe at the time of the middle ages.
—Madame Prus's Residence in Algeria.

richnes

about
The "

THE DUKE AND HIS COOK.—The Duke of Welling-
ton once requested the connoisseur whom the author of
Tancred terms " the finest judge in Europe," to provide
him a chef. Felix, whom the late Lord Seaford was
reluctantly about to part with on economical terms, was
recommended and received. Some months afterwards his
patron was dining with Lord Seaford, and before the first
course was over he observed "So I find you have got the
duke's cook to dress your dinner." " I have got Felix,"
replied Lord S., " but he is no longer the duke's cook.
The poor fellow came to me with tears in his eyes, and
begged me to take him back again at reduced wages, or no
wages at all, for he was determined not to remain at A ps-
ley House." " Has the duke been finding Unlit ?" said
I. "Oh no, my lord ; I would stay if he had ; he is the
kindest and most liberal of masters ; but I serve him a
dinner that would make Ude or Francatelli burst with
envy, and he says nothing. I serve him a dinner dressed,
and badly dressed, by the cookmaid, and he says nothing.
I cannot live with such a master, if he was a hundred
times a hero.—The Art of Dining.
THE SABBATH AT HANIVELL LUNATIC ASYLUM.—
Many eyes were stationed upon us, as strangers, with a
gaze of wonder and amaze. Sonic, whom we had seen
and conversed with on former occasions, were evidently
glad to recognise us, as it promised a transient relief to
the monotony of their existence. As soon, however, as
the minister commenced reading the liturgy, the scattered
attention of the patients was gathered up and concentrate)
upon the service. Most of them—some with books, and
some without—followed the prayers and joined in the
responses with every appearance of intelligence and fervour.
When fairly engaged in the devotion of that hallowed
hour, seldom have we seen a congregation so uniformly
decorous and attentive. Numbers, probably, had but a
faint conception of the nature of the ceremony, and only
repeated the words from a blind instinct of imitation ; but
many, and by far the greater number, seemed devoutly
attentive, and were manifestly soothed and comforted by
the exercises. Presently a hymn was given out; the organ
poured forth a voluntary ; after which the entire congre-
gation rose, and joined in the song of thanksgiving and
praise, with a much nearer approach to the true harmony
than is heard in the majority of our places of worship. The
effect of the music upon many of the patients was truly
striking. Some it calmed and lulled into mental and
physical repose; there they stood, fixed in the posture
they had at first assumed, like statues of peace and devout
contentment.—Hogg's Instructor.

DR. CHALMERS ON SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION.—The
earnestness of Chalooers's mind in seeking that all possi-
ble good should be done through whatever channel, made
him actively sympathise with every preacher of Christian
doctrine of whatever denomination. At Bristol he con-
sented to open an Independent chapel; he startled and,
in all probability, displeased his hearers by a strong eulogy
of the Church of England, expressing his conviction that
were its ministrations done away, they would never be
replaced " by all the zeal, talent, and energy of private
adventurers." Cities might have their meeting-houses,
but the country districts would fall into Paganism. The
chief use of Dissenters, he seemed to say, was by their
activity to keep the Establishment on the watch. In
July, 1830, we have Chalmers in Edinburgh, returned
from an English tour. Gurney—the good and intelligent
Gurney—was there. Gurney was recovering from an ill-
ness, and he and Chalmers met every day. He kept notes
of their conversatiuns. The three days of Paris suggested
fear to Chalmers's mind. " The revolution had been,"
he said, " effected by the growth of merely human intel-
ligence," and " without a particle of Christian principle."
" I am not one of those who underrate the value of civil
and political liberty," but he added that " it was only the
principles of Christianity that could impart true security,
prosperity, and happiness, either to individuals or to
nations." " lam prepared to expect that, on the efforts
which are now making to regenerate our species without
religion, God will impress the stamp of a solemn and
impressive mockery." Chalmers apprehended some
popular frenzy sweeping away all our institutions—civil,
literary, and religious. This danger he ascribed "to the
wide dissemination of superficial knowledge." In argu-
ing for religious establishments, he dwelt on the hopeless-
ness of expecting people to build churches for themselves
—they are more than content to do without them. Look-
ing eastward from the top of St. Paul's, he said he saw
church spires everywhere—to the west, where you see a
new town erected for a new population, " scarcely a spire
is to be seen."—Dublin University Magazine.

SOCIAL HABITS OF THE HUNGARIANS.—I took con
siderable pains to notice the diet and habits of eating of
the people in Hungary as connected with this remarkable
vigour of the race, hoping to derive some useful hints.
The great peculiarity of the people was their temperance
in eating and drinking, and at the same time their making
the meals a pleasant social occasion, and not merely a
process for filling up the stomach. By temperate, I mean
that they indulge in no excess; for, in respect to wine
drinking, there is scarcely a man in the land who does not
drink the light wine at his dinner and supper. But with
the Hungarian the dinner is a time for social intercourse,
when friends meet, or when the children and relatives all
g ither with the parents, and have almost their only merry,
familiar conversation during the day. They sit a great
while at table, and taste of a great variety of dishes, at
least it is so among the better classes. Still they are by
no means such hearty eaters as the Americans or English.
They appear more like the French—preferring variety to
any great amount of food. Indeed, to a traveller with a
keen appetite, the Hungarians seem Nally abstemious.
They make much more use of fruits, salads, and curious
puddings, and the light pure wines, than we of the Anglo-
Saxon race. A Hungarian would consider himself in
danger of becoming a sot if he should drink every day the
strong, brandied wines which Englishmen have on their
table. The English in Hungary, too, are unable, in
that clear, oxygenated climate, to keep up their habits of
generous living. The first meal among the Hungarians is
taken at seven or eight in the morning, and consists only
of a glass of coffee, with rich milk and some dried toast,
broken up and eaten in the coffee. This is the universal
breakfast for all classes, except the poorest Baner. Be-
tween this and the dinner at one or two, nothing is usually
eaten or drunk. The dinner is long, with a great variety
of dishes, not essentially differing from our own, except
that it is lighter, and a greater use is made of light wines.
This meal is always followed by a cup of coffee. The
only other meal is the supper at eight o'clock in the even-
ing—a long meal again, with soup, fish, pudding, and
wine. Tea is very little drunk ; sugar and sweetmeats,
too, are seldom used. The principal things worthy of
imitation in regard to the domestic arrangements of the
llungarians seem to be the moderation and sociability of
the meals, and the distance of time at which they are
separated—the last being no doubtvery conducive to health.
The great cause of their vigorous health and well-formed
bodies must he found, without doubt, in their open-air
pursuits and manly exercise, to which they are all ardently
attached. They are a nation of herdsmen and farmers,
and enjoy the benefits of their pursuits. No acconnt of
their habits would be complete without stating that the
whole population, from the nobleman and clergyman
down to the lowest Baner on the Puszta, smoke inces-
santly from morning till night.—Brace's Hungary in 1851.
MADAME CATALINI.—As I bad the pleasure to know
this magnificent artiste and most amiable woman, in Eng-
land, one of my earliest visits was to her, and as she had
been on terms of intimacy with my relatives in London,
she welcomed me as a friend, and overpowered me with
attention. She was still, though of mature years, majes-
tic in form, and I might say beautiful in face, with such
a combination of dignity and warmth in her manner, that
all who saw her now, as in youth, loved and worshipped
her. She was surrounded by a numerous family who
lived upon her looks, and sought to anticipate every wish,
and by a crowd of friends whose devotion she fully ap-
preciated. Catalini was born to be a queen, and instead
of ruling the stage, she ought to have graced a throne, as
her moral worth was as transcendant as the beauty of her
person ; but never did the profession of an artiste receive
more honour than at her hands, and she advanced it to
that height of dignity to which Mrs. Siddons raised the
character of an English actress. On the occasion of her
last visit to England, I was invited more than onee to
spend a day at her villa at Richmond, and there the few
privileged persons admitted to her intimacy saw what the
great Catalini really was in domestic life. The drawing-
room windows opened on the lawn, and her great delight
was to wander from one to the other, as fancy dictated,
and when she thought no one was observing what she did.
Her friends understood this amiable caprice of not being
noticed, and whilst we chatted together, read the news-
paper, or the last novel, she flew from place to place, to
pluck a rose, to visit her aviary, to make a hasty sketch,
to run over the notes of the piano, and to indulge in fan-
tastic warblings, imitations of birds, or trials of vocal
skill, that thrilled every heart. Of the grandeur of the
prima donna's professional style the world had full cog-
nizance, but of the pure and simple melody of her voice,
none but the favoured few had any true idea. She was
more tragic than Madame Pasta, as mellifluous as Madame
Rossi, and as soul-subduing as Jenny Lind, and when
she indulged in daring flights of musical combination, it
seemed as if a lark was soaring to the heavens, or as if a
canary-bird was training its wildest notes. Perhaps it
was only a single word she uttered, or a single bar she
went through, or it might be the part or whole of some
favourite air, but it was the songstress of nature unfet-
tered by rules of art; when suddenly voice and gesture
would change, and, as if by magic, we saw the tragic
actress crossing the stage in all the majesty of lyrical
power. If one word was said, or the slightest applause
given, the charm was broken for that morning, and the
child of nature became the high-bred lady, doing the
honours of her house with unaffected grace. Such as
Catalini then was, I understood from her family she still
remained, and nothing could be more exquisite than the
occasional flights of song in which she indulged in her daily
rambles h
et through
divine
sthoengfisntreog idoss dundnsoot liefvhermrnoornhanlotincgveirlltao.
charm her friends, and adorn society. She fell, a few
months after the period I speak of, a victim to the cholera
at Lyons, to which place she had fled after the Grand
Duke abandoned Florence.—Michael Burke Honan.

THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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ADDITIONAL MEMBERS RETURNED.
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ANTRIM (COUNTY). IV. o.i KILDARE (COUNTY). M. 0.
G. Macartney ..
Capt. Pakenham .... 1 010'Connor Henchy 0 1
AYR BOROUGHS. KILKENNY (COUNTY).
J. Crawford ..
AYRSHIRE. 0 1
Col. Sir D. H. Blair.. 1
BEDFORDSHIRE.
F. C. H. Russell.... 0
Col. Gilpin.
BERKSHIRE.
G. H. Vansittart.... 1
Robert Palmar .. 1
Viscount Barrington 1
BUCKS.

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Rt. Hon. B. Disraeli 1
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CARLOW (COUNTY).
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CAVAN (COUNTY).
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Sir J. Young* 1

CLARE.

IJ. Greene
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O'Brien
1 Bland
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R. A. Christopher .. 1 0
08. Stanhope .• 1 0
OILONDONDERRY (COUNTY).
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'Captain Jones
01 LONGFORD (COUNTY).
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V. Scully
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CORNWALL (EAST.) W. Bagge ..... 1 0
T. J. A. Roharts.... 0 I'G. B. Bentinck .... 1 0
Sir Chas. Lemon.... 1 0; NORTHUMBERLAND (N).
CUMBERLAND (EAST). 'Lord Ossulton ...... 1 0
Hon. C. Howard.... 0 I.Lord Louvaine.. .... 1 0
Wm. Marshall...... 0 1 QUEEN'S COUNTY.
DENBIGHSHIRE. iSir C. CUOIe .
Sir W. W. Wynn.... 1 OM. Dunne 0 1
Col. M. Biddulph.... 0 11 Ross AND CROMARTY.
DOWN (COUNTY). J. Matheson
Lord A. E. Hill .... 1 0 SOMERSET (EAST).
David S. Kerr
DUBLIN (COUNTY). I— Knatchbull
J. H. Hamilton .... 1 0! SURREY (WEST).
Col. Taylor ........ 1 0 11. Drummond.. 1 0
FERMANAGH. !W. J. Evelyn
Capt. M. Archdall.. 1 01 TIPPERARY (COUNTE)
Sir A. Brooke .... 1 0 Scully
FLINTSHIRE. 1— Sadlier
Hon. E. Mostyn ..... 1 0: TYRONE (COUNTY).
GALWAY (COUNTY). H Curry
Sir T. Burke 0 1 Hamilton....
Capt. T. Bellew .... 0 1 WESTMEATH
GLOUCESTERSHIRE(WEST)., W. H. Magan
R. B. Ha1e.......... 1 OP. Urquhart ...
N. Kingscote . ..... 0 1 WICK
HERTFORDSHIRE
T. P. Halsey....
Sir H. Meux....
Sir E. B. Lytton

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1 0 Rt. Hon. S. Herbert*
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LEITRIM (COUNTY.)
FIRST DAY.

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Montgomery
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MONAGHAN (COUNTY.)
FIRST DAY.

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Leslie
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SLIGO (COUNTY)
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3288
2348

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Hutchinson
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478
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