Southern shield., 1852-05-15
From the St. Lawrence Republican. nroodiug Places on the Falkland Islands.

lected by various sea fowls, where theyin com mon build their nests, lay their eggs, and bring up their young. Here they assemble in im- mense masses, and in the laying out and con- struction of these places, exhibiting great cau- tion judgment and industry.
 When sufficient number have assembled on the shore, they appear first to hold a consul taton, and then to set about executing the great purpose for which they have come to- gether.
 First they choose out a level spot of suflici- ent extent, often of four or five acres, near the beach, In this they avoid ground that is too stony, which would be dangerous to their eggs. Next, they deliberate on the plan of their future camp, after which they lay out regular paral- telegram, offering room enough for the brother and sisterhood, somewhere from one to five acres. One side of the place is bounded by the sea, and is always lett open for entrance and exit; the other three sides are enclosed with wall of stones and roots.
 These industrious feathered workers first of all remove from the place all obstacles to their design; they take up the stones with their bills and carry them to the boundaries to compose the wall. Within this wall they build per feclly smooth and even foot path, some six or eight feet wide, which is used by day as pub lie promenade, and by night for the back and forward march of the sentnes.
 After they have in this way completed their entertainments on the threelandward sides, they lay out the interior into equal little quadrangles separated from each other by narrow foot paths, crossing at right angles. In each crossing of these paths an albaiross builds his nest, and in the middle of each quadrangle, penguin, so tbo is al bx-f guins, and every penguin has an albatross on four sides neghbors In this way the whole place is regularly occupied and only at some distances are places left free for other sea fowl .ouch as the green ccrnorant and socalled Nel- Tyr Thougtl the pefguin and albstross live so near and in sch i;a.imacy' they not only build their @ m nests in very dins:rent fashions but the penguin punders the nest of its l'.rlenu '''"' crit has an opportunity. The nest of tno pen guin is simple hollow in the ground, just deep snough to keep its eggs from rolling out while the aIbatross raises little hill of earth, grass, and muscles, eight or ten inches high, with the diameter of water pail, and builds its nest on the top, whence it looks down on its next neigh bors and friends.
 None of these nests in the entire breeding place left vacant for instant until tine eggs are matched, and the young ones are old enough s0 take care of themselves. The male bird gees to the sea for fish, and when he has satls- fled his hunger, hurres back to the place of the female, while she m turn goes Tn pursuit ot food Even when they are changing places, they know how 10 manage so not to leave ther eggs for a moment uncovered. When, for instance, the male comes back from fishing, he nestles close beside the female, and gradually crowds her of the nest with such care as to cover the eggs completely with his feathers without exposing them to the air at all. In this way they guard their eggs against being stolen by other females, which are so greedy to raise large families that they seize every chance to rob the surrounding nests. The roya penguin is exceedingly cum ming in this sort of trick, and never loses all oc- cason that is offered. In this way 1t often hap, pens that the brood of this bird, on growing up, turns out to be of two or three different species, a sure proof that their parents were no more honest than their neighbors.
 It is not only interesting but instructive, and even touching, to watch from little distance, the life and movements of these breeding places. ' ou can see the birds walking up and down the exterior path or public promenade in pairs, or even four, six or eight together looking very much like officers promenading on promenade day. Then all at once, the whole broodlng place is in continual commotion, flock of these penguins come back from the sea and waddle along through the narrow paths to greet their mates after this brief separation; another com pany are on the way to get food for themselves or to bring in provisions. At the same time the cove is darkened by an immense cloud oi alba trosses, that continually hover above the brood ing place, descending from their excursions, or mounting in the air to go upon them. One can look for hours and not grow weary Of gazing, observing and wondering at their busy social life.
 INTERESTING LIBEL CAsE.-The Lowell (Mass.) Courier was presented lately for libel on Benj. F. Butler. The two counts in the indictment were: lst. That said But Ter was charged with being notorious dem- agogue aad political scoundrel. ?. That having swallowed three or four extra glasses of liquor, he spread himself, (speaking) and bore striking resemblance to Bornese ape.
 The defendant pleaded guilty, and put himself on justification.
 The jury found for the defendant on the first count, i. e., that Butler was a dema- gogue and scoundrel-and against the de- fendant on the last, i. e., that Butler was not like Bornese ape.
 The case appears to have created great interest in Lowell, and the highest ability ot the Court and the bar was expended uponit.
 
 lNTERMARRIAGE OF BLOOD RELATIONS Hear what the editor of Fredericksburg NeOe says about the matter: