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MISCELLANEOUS.
PROFESSOR NILSSON


generally acknowledged Editor of
Riackwood's Magazine, in which he
writes under the assumed title of
Christopher North. Tie was born at
Paisley, North Britain, in the month
OF May, 1886, and is consequently d.
years of age at the present time. lie
inherited considerable sum from his
father. but soon lost il all In a unercan-
tile speculation.-While quite young
he ran away from his home and served
At sea rs ship boy; and he su5sc.
qucntly had serious intentions of pcne-
trating to rimbuetoo, bat was prevail
cd upon by his friends to give up so
wild project. At Oxford he was re
nowned as an excellent Greek scholar
and powerful pugili,,. lie was once
bathing with party of associates in
the river, when they were attacked with
stones by some Of the country people;
Wilson incoDtinently jumped on shore
ard pursued the assailants, in ruris
naturalibus through several fields, till
he was aware, on observing some ladies
and gentlemen at a distance, Of the
extent to which his enthusiasm had
carried him. He was quite unfortu.
nate in one Of his exploits having
privately leapcd over n canal Of CON
siderable width, he engaged 10 per-
form the same feat in public; bat owing
probably to the gaze of an immense
multitude he failed and alighted, not
on the further bank, but in the middle
OF its sluggish waters. Another anec-
dOte related 81 him is that Of hishavinp
thrashed" an English Lord. who had
insulted his wife and some ladies, while
drinking tea at an inn near the Lakes.
On the death nf DIR. Thomas Brown.
the successor Of Dugal Stewart in the
University Of Edinburg. John Wilson
became the candidate TO Gil the vacant
Office. His election was violently on
posed. but he finally succeeded in OBJ
tanning the chair; and the manner in
which he fills IL fully justified the par
TALLY OF his friends. Ills bearing to-
wards his pupils - most engaging: his
lectures always talented aud splendid,
and notunfreguenlly adorned by bursts
OF most imprisoned elcquence. Will
sons principal pruse works are -
Lights anil Shadows Of Scottish
Life, -" Trials of Margaret Lyns-
day, -" The Forresters," &c. The
titles Of his chef poems arc: -" CITY
OF the Plague" T" The isle OF Palms.
and San evening IN Fairness Abbey"
But il is IN his Magazine that vii
sou feels and eyinces the foil compre-
hensveness Of his genius. Iii there
that be throws OF all restraint and
gives free scope to his diseufsive pen.
Lord Byron's House AZ Mesolonghi.
When ! last visited Mcsoongbi. IN
1897. this devoted city had been dc
stroyed. Groups Of Albanians and
Arnoots sat smoking their pipes or its
ruins, and the Bulgarians had stalled
their horses IN the halls of its primatc
palaces. Lord ByrOn's house. i'm which
he had lived and died. stood erect and
unsoathed. The Turkish guard al us
portal marked IL az the abode of the
paeha. BY some strange chance il had
escaped the general ruin, and look ed
like lonely column in the midst Of
desert. - Iretncney' Journai.
SoLoS was convinced that 90 less n
degree Of deccncy and holiness was
requisite for the administration Of a
democracy, than for ministerins at the
altar.
Corruption never ascends from one
class 10 another; bat when she once
prepares to seize upon the seats Of
power. she rushes down with even
more force than iha; Of the laws them.
selves.