, 1861-05-16

Seventeen hundred and aily-one NoTwegnn8
engrated 10 Canada the past year. ~
Pencil cases are being manufactured in Eng
land from human bones gathered at sebastopoli e
No less than 1900 lives were lost BY nauiical
disasters in the Gulf Of Venice during 1850
Wine, called Valerie, two thousand yeeIs Cd
has been dug out Of the ruins Of Pompeii,
More than one thousand years ago, the Chimes
built suspension bridges Of more thap 400 lset
The plague is said 10, be raging in; the south
ern parts Of Asia; hundreds Of deaths occurring
daily. ~ ~ ssAS.s ~
AM oxfordC Gney STUDENT whose evening Il
amusement was pipe-coloring, was recently az
tackled with delirum tremens "
Genius says Madame de Stael, has no sex
Religion, also, says Monsieur De Polichinelo,
would DO allthe better IL like 0enins. i bad np
sects. ... s.sf 10 s-s5ffy
The walnut trees in Great Britain have become
very scarce, having been bought up BY the Cow
ernInent during the Crimean war 70 be made Into 3
gun stocks s9ff ~ 1al -
There are 5000 miles Of canal in Grsss Biiini1; !
representing capital Of 500, 900 900, and Enco1
the adoption Of steam as the proPelling agent, The
tFalac has increased $4,000 tons. q,
/ An American Correspondent Of New York
iS the dullest and most disgusting clergyman b
ever heard ina pulpit ri hlf ga9
Aawidow named Lecuriot recently did u
Paris, at the age Of eighty IN the very ROOM
where she was born, and which she bad occu-
pied during the whole course Of her long life.
An English lady Of rank lied hsr lsgs together 3
and jumped from the towef of'a church mar y
the gambling spa of Hamburg Her iqilfie1
were latAl. DespeFasolossss At roulssls inspifrd
the act - ,'s,r n. ..,s... -. y. & Y, .i1.i, 3,
When old Fontenelle, who died ai NE hun
dred, was told that coffee was slow poisln; h4
replied that Il was very slow be bad been
drinking Il for ninety.nine years. md 4 BAD not
b gun 10 opeFate. an.2 - ". flaiilt ...I
An English paper says fhat sa punching ne
eye-holes Of needles By ha9d, elIildFsni Hho ara
operators acquire such dqx lefity as % y sq9
10 punch human hair aud thread u Win ouoil1It "a
for the amusement Of visitors. VI
4 A missionary residing at Karadine, Ceylon,
place famous for venoInous reptiles, says that he
has killed within short time twenty .1'1 cobra
II capellos and twenty-five pudaran snakea Tho
bite " the former Is certain death,
| Anew isshion IN ladies stockings has come OF
10 England. They are Of WOODEN o. cotton, but
are parsi-colorcd, a red and white, 10 And p|aeA
naneo and nrny. When harmcniEfng IN color
with dress, he effect d sid io BE- FErg pIsog
I The effect of climate on The human s1alnm n
shown mi striking manner b The inhabii1nlr1 q
Australia, who in the coursa Of two o. three gene
rations lose the eorpulent character Of kne|iHhr
men, and become tall, gaunl raw-bonods lketto
Inhabitants Of the Southern staieA
Df. Cdmihihg ths eftAi Ah1l jdaslt
preacher, whose recent work On IIIbuIll'1N nI
mon that be believed the earth would Be- puI|-
ded BY fire, and again become p.radl1e, -
noblest trophy of fcdeemihg love
The Empress Of the French. 4 Is aid, q g
about undertaking pilgfilhaeo 10 JcIn1l1ml
She win replaces tie diamond slnEa stolen from
the cave Of. The Nativity, and msta cosilg aidi
tons 70 the decoFptiOne Of the Holy eepulchre
Two European travellers at1ly d'1cor,r,1 n
Egypt q Ms. Of the Prophet which Wa1 eagerly
purchased BY The SULTAN ior q, 800 Soon aAaf-
wards they wero . bftanaie . % discover ~.
other MS. Of equal sanelily. .bhonld lhey lu1
Z purchaser for this 4 y intimaled that their
goodifotdne nay extend . q ihyl.7
Experiments are making n France Win ~
mortar cannon Of which, Il Is s1id, he elIl1l VI
10 much greatsrthan anything vt scoomp''1h,1
by the Armstrong or WhitwoFth guns I1N
instrument Of destruction can serve either a4
cannon o. mortar. In tie ilai cass lllo mol..l
iDfms the breech Of the gun, b means q e1n1l-
hinge, which may be aftnehedor removed Viih
Notwithstandina he extraosdinnry coldno1 e
the season; and The presence Of 4 coating ol ~
nearly q foot thick, some half doEeh memb.fl of
The London Bathing Club perform tnelf hl|nlo..
overV morning IN he Stfpentine Thnsl haI1'i
bathcrs borrow hatchet a The nearest station n
he Humane Society, cut away The ice until I1eT
have hole large enough ior their purpose and
hke q single dive seallIike beneath The IIltIaI
tateF, emerging .tlerslfom With IlIlll.alll
boards, aud protesting fcourse, that The pltngs
was delighuuLy has
Last yearthe humber Of soldiers q IN l|01I
IN the service Of Queen Yictoria vas 11I ga
This year there viii be 2l2i779f Or obout le |l'l
iessthsn 1860, The reduction takes place u I''t
East India service alone the other branch ~
naming substantially as before An embodied
militia for home service, nEDouniIns % 1900
men, will no longer be retained on ~ aeIile 'r
| ing The regular force 70 bo reclaimed n ne
British Islands this year viii DO about 10000
An English paper aala faI rh10 IL. I.r
/ Henry Gratlan u0Inncs. VA. lately
phia, young lady Of ewealh ~
made him an Offer d hel hcolt h11I a0I
The minister replied, ~ came % Am1IIl. |
70 seek wife, but TO preach the gdlpcI Jour
noie strikes me as much out = placei'ene
adyice % you Is that you giYp yonf mons
! which you seem willing 70 hestog ~ m9 y t1'
poor, your heart TO The Lord, and yoqr mna .
! the 6rst one that asts loEiL 4 = ~
MIME the inventor On the riap bearing hg
i name. s,peFvises an inihenss Noit1h0p n Para
| Al bFsakflst, over Bis slice of melon, o. a o.
4 butts q Vincsnass. ths ~ b he ulma uln'
| The perfection Of arms 4 the deronrinE, rH1
of bis llh Always aitsmpeas somslhiu1 1.|'
always practising hls anna hs mayi en( ~
| produce good rpplt y fronoe y W
a. ne gIlal auihorily IN 1l11rmsi and 3 -"
nivica uh1n he - |nr|| 0011I -. An
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