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i. g. year ) u' e
rs ! receipts ~ exports Great Britain 't5 1aes
So Nesl1. 81 consolidated stock, 90 w oaIe
e averages Of yesterdays orsal deliveries as of' Iepor'e
follows. VIZ August l3i4e sels9ahri' 49, 1' .toe
"a '-J-cs 1IU
e November G I2e. 200 be December 10 IL total tOO
a~s CilUu bales August 10 4l,5ei ~ O,.es D
I6 l5 &C. 200 bales 4o l3-lOc SUI oIes Sspsh
-r l6s- October lb2. l bies Jan 10 40
February 6 2Ji-c. t.4 lou pairs ROY s.lle
very the opened aighure u pc w On ia 'H
mostly lost re -.ie. ugs an basis of Low hdlnss
evening aner D. m->eyeADei wv tigo
BOO rs 2}-32c; 100 l6ici October -OO ,, ~ ,5
Peb-uarr 100 Us I3l8c Marco 300 lie Toisl 100 bales
s,s today 40 70 D. m-Au.us 100 10 Iloci JOO : D.
lG II}2c 100. 1851 100 10 bloc sp's9e,. -'oV 'U
i6a,c. BOO is 2332-; 500 l6l4e 400 10 $50; 90
1',o5e 200 i8s4 900 I6 70 BE POO 5' 200 ID lg5-ci
100 l6a.c. 1856 200 46 3lb 4;Vpo- 70 -S,
l6 7-l6c. December 800, l6- March, SUI 4'e Ao'A
il 200 ba.es. gr-ui TT D. 1920 bales. ,.,-.-. .
tOFFsE-lhe Rio - 2 % over iAt 80
Ola. .ue.s.or The sales embrace $50 bAcs leo Den t'V-
- s,ro, er Robert NJ a AL 900 bag AqnidncE at b. ~
more all tranrei; quote oiLafy e4s'es Al
-: Par DO At lJ.., good TO- u -Od-Vr' rAe 81
81 al &c, All eTsF-He range M o - 49, so ,s~t
r-.5sis, verv 6rn and continued goa inquiry;
more especially for Ma.acb0. snf tie transarnols eMoAIu
200 bags per and Curacao Al t9d-4 - ,SS P.l
y. JamAlcA .9r2Ic Douugo. 4b 2Il Il F"I''t"eo
Ig4od2.c: 2Ua 2U-i MeIieaH -O4--e S-'~-A
.r lsIZl IT,. Cn'acoa 40 u f2Oc ,-----.,.--..
CASpLkS-Alam1uaa SLOW n sale and Tile art n5nasl
We llote a Is II. l0r II u; lJa p IH "a -,5t5
r u o. sf-n Il -. Patent oo9J5c and FAAllAe al %"
ASlDA PFAS-re ssies u 600 bush in bond
irs al 81 U- 4. apd bash free n st0 a. : ~ III,
FLOUR AMI MbAL-Ine lrnaad ioI euf = L-o'ea'e'
f offerings of oil uter Nleai BRAID. OF o" si--e 49,
~ i,~er tbore Oh Paa n All n0mIli shipping are 10 ngh
rrpig and -tesdr though selling slowly No iha nHptlpe
All ID "a deuaul. 40 marEei heavy f AZ
.,an3sd 2yn. 40 ad Suoers sales Of LO-oO Dds
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Foreign exchange was quiet. Early in the day the
leading bankers reduced the rate for60 days sterling
TO 4s7i. sight remaining unaltered The market was
firm in tone, We quote:
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GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

ASHES-e receipts to-day p ps-kages Pon without
chH. u very lgAL We quote At 1ao i. Fe-is
DO romua.ir ~ &c.
BROOM COKS-Ie market quiet but holders are '' We
Coe h.. llc Gree1 bar Ilo.ce,
- n n va lnc Gfaeu snort Medium l- 4aI Red ana
lte.-tiru-d 20 Jtr1c. a..
Arfere demand for export. ana The
OF ID western
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08

The 1uoraous Cotton 10 l1AhJ so
more tusu ..lf below the 2rade quOea
.ALzs PHEsRST DELIVERY.
To.ts Last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08

In State bonds Tennessees were firm er, sizes oiu
ex-coupon selling at 81 series at 56. and oid az
IS. New-Yorl Registered Bounty Loan brought
1O6- The following were the bids:
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STATEMENT OF EXPORTS.

7
The 'OO-ingna comps. exports shipped ~liSb
-ero cleared TO-DAY for foreign ports.
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t rree,pts S5IO4sG 80 CIfr-1ct pavmt.. s174gpT 81
,,g -tDlii 70 cncurf J-J-J,aI th
o }JJ 20 - CusoAs. 41JJpJ 20
Carr-ncy receipts. 2,OjyjJi %
The following shows she transactions at the Gold
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Geaehrrs.
OCEAN SIeIMcrs

Dtean SIeGmers
EAGLE LINE.
L UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSTIPS
To PLYMOUTH. lfbEbOl AND uAdbl H'f-
The eeraut C1e-urit sail from Neslors 8 follows
IF~>lNG. Can't. Tbosnuv. August il.
HEkuER Hscaer, Au.uat 20
from E4ge Lue Per foot Of First-st. H0aoken
RATES OF PASSAGE To
PLYMOUTH LONDOS. CuERBOUBG And HAMBURG:
-l-I -H.I second -uu god si-rft-
audL therho1r-
i-IauTg Hamburg. 500 currency
70 PUNCH, Eulh a. Co.. - >og.h WlAsm-v
For oas.sgo asBly 10 KNAUTH. MACLEOD. KUuSE.
General AGENTS ll3 Broadway
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~ COMPANY.
FCR sOTTHAHPrJS And BREMEN
The STEAMSHIP p . BIow. Soy on Ni.D-
NE>DAl Aaz-- - o. hreH-u Pct loot lsirj'-
hot 5r
S.rsBla AYP9ICA Can't g. 40 Ior on SATURDAY August ID.
6ATks OF PASSAGb TO LONDON HAFRh. AND BkbIES.
fAIARLg ~ GOLD 2srvALENT y cCRHzNCt
..'-..7-'V aN'
ferTelght " DessA4- ausy OELRlCHs a Co. Agents
BiagIu L. IRE
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TOR HAVANA.
i NASSAU. PROGkESO CAMPECHE AND VERA CRUZ
NEWBORN HAVANA. and MEXICAN NAIL s 5. LINK.
leArar Per 3. Norm River. 81 3 p. "a
fFf--a-a NeXico ugus
CITY 0p MbEIbA Havana drectl. A. august Is
en- DF HAVANA Iiayana direct August ~
tIl OF newborn UHAys.a direct. August =
p" ie.li oi'ae' -V' SLRy ANDRE A SONS 38 BroAavay
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JNMAN LINE.-SUUIHEKLI COUR.
LINZ.

pran Piers lf suI -. North Rvet
TO JJEkNSIONN AAD liz hRfJUL;
T. tTYAr-8.t IS ii. LHI a a. SPAIN ...Au- D. a. liV II
EtlS...AaEu.t D. Dc . tANAIA .Als. - a. Il IL
rpG .JVDpN DIE.l
DESSARE. Glrl-r..-......... Assusi -.--.
r currruev ,lNetag ~ sfeAti. .'le
pro Retun uctc islut1 t PleYal s-efa-- lcAe Ios
bro.swav = =. HrRST Manager
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-AA-A I ~ - Ian = I@-A 'As'AAL 4 A-A-N -
~ NETWORK TO BRISTOL (t.ng i-DlRLC 80. .
IAl o5-s passenger Lon0n. Ctr Newport Iioneese
sL. o. ports 3rs.o. tha-lr-
Th sail from Pier - Last hT@' as "oWs
q.
agrtGOV ~---.r.. ......... WEJy ..SDAN Angus; 10
GREsr WESTERN Wiuihsn. .. SA TIT RDAf September u
Ca rlrrscvi lt-rn-latt, 80 currency 'rsL'
80 send Tor 'he!i tTel en- '1tA pre-
upwards For '-elsh or passage
.BrIrG r. & V04GASS SONS Nu. 70 Son,t-st. New ok
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$500 . Ao eTs sa S2GT0E 4d SaGs is
DARENTS and GUARDIANSHIP SCHOOL
COLLEGE, DIRE TORY contain. valuable Information con
>a. Crrre errr->sF guide for .he OF Parents
,..t.-.. L. O. Pts NSbY BrHlt,. bul .lu-. y \.
, 1874-09-20
THAT GRAPEVINE.
Tax .4dc3cr-s Experiment and TX
pcnscs In Ets Culture.

max Adc;cr-. Experiment and TX
pcuscs In Ets Cu1turc.
bara mt hcon very succcssfu,. eara Mn,
.,.,a ~. -. ~, ,,;,,, wv a-ao.;
~Aucle' III 'no Daaauis .'ee's' VIII ''o cApstt-
rncnts i'll grape culture l bought q VINO some
time ago, and the man who sold the cutting to
mn cn;oined me to be careful to water it thor
,1or r ala o, b,,+ - a;5,.t aaon
ooeuts o's13 oA', II ~.
to thrive. one Gay l asAeu tps ne'Gnoof, ft-
man, what be thought ras the matter NTH It,
and when / mentioned that l watcred it czilv he
said: ...,
s. Be gracious. Adelcr, that'd Kill any one! a
grapevine don't want no artificial watcrin'."
Then he advised ms to discontinue the pro-
cess and to vash the vlue with soapsuds III order
to kill the bugs. 1ly anxiety to know why 1t
still didn't thrive relieved some time after
ward by ove:hea1ing man in tho cars remark
th.t s'some men Kill their grareyines by their
durncd foolerT in putin eoapsuds on EN-" He
said that a!l grapevine wanted was to have the
earth around It looeeued now and then with
spade. Then i began to dig around my vino
every morning, but one day, while engsgod in
tho exercise, Cooley como and leaned over the
fence and said:
''Ade.cr you Lll That there vine il you don't
stop diggin' at it. Not1in' hurts vino wuss
than dlstusLIn tue eoll around the roots: now
, 1874-09-20
About Combs

~.
1ho combs neutea IN our EhGliHn manuscripts
(n1any OF WHICH nave been copied oE tue histofl'
ans o. rnahnern) are nearly always Or great 6ulk,
anu hnFe coarse teetll Iho medieval and re-
na1ssance COMBS were often douple-that Is 10
shape, though rot In 6lze hke modern Email.
tooth combs. ~ representas1on oi tue Arrival
ot . guest tPalnseo IN tno 1oarteentn century,,
one OF the welcoming htscndanss ls pntang oE
HIS shocs, Wnlio anotaer IL comblne LIS na1l'
Inc comp 10 this Flctare u tfoiy immense ou1
old EnShsn BOOKS o. courtesy are 1all OF reie1-
e. ehces 70 tl1o uae OF Inc comp; Il was pArt OF
tno.paEo dosF 70 comp A's Lofo nair; oifectiots
lor comnne your ao'e1eiyns neao ato GaFca
o5 Joha lsushei IN n's 1oke OF Nui1o1e, alac
W "gnhsn Do ''o1oo ~ 1ns b9he o1 h11'
'lnec~ CarsihH "as sue l'1l!'c!pat dn1y 0! tna
Youth, and az other oetaas or 1as Hoth arc "
ciat'cd uhdcf II aH hlnd OF general uile- 1ua
dusy OF comoins, as cultute *lacns' neg11s &C
30 treated ~ the "Ilte1s on etiqsefte Az duty
TOWARD onea Lofu- Anofe" Dotoe, III :oof. recon-
nenas the frequent use OF the COMB; ha1me
Jour heauo olt, aun On 30 dyvirs lines 10 the
day William Vaughan. IN LIB :. Fifteen ul1ec~
tlona to Preserve Health, publnltoa IN lto2,
prescribes co,nbng for its intellectual benefits !:
it must be done 'softly and easily, with an ivory
comb" he writes: "for nothing recreateth tha
memory more" Sir john Harrington: ia his sec.
tlon on "the dyes for every DAY OF his 'Schoot
Of Saterne (l62a), glreH the e,np!e instruction:
"comb your head vel! with m ivory comb from
the forehead TO the baek-paft drawing the comb
some forty times at the lcnst. It would eeens
from the precsscuess OF his ADVICE that En-
gllsh Gcnicmeo we're still little eloYenlv in their
own tre+tmeut OF their halr; when they Wished
, 1874-09-20
LIFE OR DEATH.

Doth Life eurr:En the touch Of Death.
Deaths hand alone the Sccrtt holds.
Which, Il to each one hs unfolda.
We prcss to know with batsd brtath.
4 whisper there, whisper here.
Confirms tbs hope TO which re cling:
But still VIC grasp at anything,
Aud sometimes hulc, and sometimes fear.
Some whisper that the dead re knew
Hover around us while we pray,
Anxious to speak We cauuot say:
Tc only wish ii may he true.
know stoic Who has thought,
As healthy tlood flows through his veins,
Aud joy hia present life susta;ns,
And al this good has come un3oughs,
For more ha cannot rightly pray;
I.fe may extend, or life may cease:
He bldes the issue, sr!e Of peacs,
Sure uf tho best II God 4 oWA way.
Perfection waits the race Of man;
If, working out this great d-T'Eu.
tiud cuts un OF, VT must resign
To be tie refuse Of His plan.
But /, for one, feel no such peace
] d-rt to think have in ms
That which had better nercr be.
If lost before it can luclease.
and. oh /! the ruined ritea Of mind.
Uaily discovered every where,
Built but to cru Mbic il .iespatf -
] dare Hot think linn 80 uuEnd-
TIE rulec. workman would not ding
The fragments OF bis work away,
lfev'ry useless bit Of clay
ut tod on were . keutleut thing.
And does the Wlseet Worker take
Quick human hearts instead OF stone.
And hew and carve them one By one.
Nor heed the pacSs With which they break?
And mora II but CREATIONS waste,
Would He have gtEen IL 4enxe 10 5eaEa
For the perfection none can earn,
And hope the fuller life 10 t1ate I
think, IL we must ce7se TO he,
1t is cruelty refined
To make the instincts o. our mind
Stretch out towards eternity.
Wherefore welcome Natures c.y
4. earnest ct i life again,
Where thought shall uerer be IN vain.
And doubt before tic Light shall Ey.
dcml&1nI AGCd-i1k
, 1874-09-20

-An undergraduate st Cambridge. who found
among the questions on his examination paper
this u Why will not pin stand on ita point?'
elaborateiy explained the point thus: -.
pin mill not etaud on its heat; much lees u II
poseible that it s5oud sand on its point, a
uoiut, according to Euclid il that which has no
parts aud no u magnitude. a fia cannot stand on
that which has no parta and no magnitude. and
therefore pin cannot et.ad on its point. 3. T.
will II YoE stick it n."
, 1874-09-20
TIE PULPlT.lD0L.

You tru me, friend, "a shining Hight
IL darEenea III the Christian worlds
Aad Iio;ls hearts, back into night,
HIVE by his doubtful life been hur1ed.
While Thousands drank his every word,
Enr1ptured by his very nod,
In sccrel he e. least has erred, ....
and Injured much tho cau.e at aod.n
Pane. gloomy friend! and tell mo true,
Did this man, during years now past,
T:alse high the Goapelplan in view,
And teach sure doctrine first and laAtT
Did he cEangeIess Faith proe1aim,-
The Faith which Inst aud pride hare spuxncdf
That 1ings held fast A1nilst the f1tne.
And Bunyan il his dungeon 1ca.ned7
Did he proclaim one Fount alone
Where souls may wash and shall bc cleao,-
One Sacrifice that ntone
For guil:, higl-n.ndcd or uusecu7
Did he the counsel whole sccfare,
AZ ought the Pastor true to speak,
And, with faithful shephards care,
Esiug to the Fold the stzzyed aud ncak7
No. friend 1t seems pointleas creed,
And e3sy-yoing faith, he sprcad,
Th,t loJrly served the sinners necd,-
DECEIVED the heart, but pleased the head
His sounding Phrase besuiied the mind;
His style and learning Charmed the eye;
Vaat, Htle1an truths he left behind,
And passed the sseruest doctelnes By.
With lively wit and rnocking air,
uo made Ut hor1cly zeal i Jest;
Scarce touched the danger Of despair;
Unveiled = sensuo1,s Heaven 1t best.
Tue rich, the proud. the gay, the vain.
Compliment sat beneath hiA wozd;
Yet did the Golfers full rcul:.in:
Appeals, soul stirring, ne'er Hero heard.
And honest souIs moved in h:s train,
And on his howcry notlings fed,
Full sure the Heavenly state to gain
II by his hand they might be- led -
UnrnindfHl that each human soul
To God In strict account shall stand
No mortal may His pl1ns control,
His trs1th di1niuish CT expand;
That they who raIso thelr Idol high
Shall see at length It's weakness ahown.-
Fer whiic, :" How great how grand !" they cty,
TIC truth stands forth,-'tis oysrthrowu:
And tho1Gn some halt, or downward turn,
To think religion harmed In vain;
Though rich and great its c0ers spurn,
The lowly bear it on again.
No wonder, friend, that sou,e proTe base
Who teach an eaxy, changing creed,
The most essential POINTS erase,
Hold cnlturo al the hgleat need;
S,or strange faith formed from the clay
Should in its use return to dfoss,-
For :liej who bs,ild this tempting way
Lead so'i5 immortal from the Cross
a Me1aAr3Qs
, 1874-09-20
Eate virtues commanded admiration and os-

tcem-"- :. AAA W
GTSEcocEAcr.
Ia us recent Tor6. ''The Ola Regime in Can
aoa, AT. farkman makes the s.atement-wAich
VIII oe novel to most readers, and Of curious in
teress 70 eone-that, among tho Iroquols m
dians, women held q degree of Political in0u
ence never perhaps e1naled IN any ciyilizeu ns-
tlon. lie quotes for his authority the learned
LaEtan, French writer who published work
entitled, "Moeurs des sauyases." in the wear
l724. According to Laitan, the women Of tha
Loquois tribes aad council OF their own, IN
WINCH al subjects were discussed prior to be-
lng presented in the council Of tho Chiefs snd
Elders. In this latter council women wore Also
represented BY IN orator, who was often OF their
own sex. Tho 1roquois matrons had leading
sosco IN determining the succession Of Chiefs.
VINO were chosen from both sexes. 4 female
Chief. with her attendants. came to- Quebec With
an embassy III 1865. In the torture OF prisoners
great defersnce was PAID to the Judgment OF ths
women, who. says CLamplaln, was thought more
sSitlfui and eubtlo than tho men. Lahtan di-
htes upon the resemblance between the Iro-
qnols aud the ancient Iyciaus. among whom
wonen were iii the ascendant. 3" Gynccoc-
racY, or tho rulo Of wonan." SAYS lafisar,
(which Was tho foundation OF the Gycian Gov
ernment, was probably common in early times
to nearly all thebarbarous people Of Greece"
The ages OF d number Of famous American
men anu women are given by correspondent Of
the Boston Trarclar. As every item OF infor-
nation concerning celebrated peraonsges Ia Of
interest, We copy the List AZ ne gives it,
1ohn Quincy Adams IL H.
William X. A1ger ia 81.
Edward Everett Hale Is 81
William i. Washbu.n Is 81.
Julia Ward Howe Is 81.
U1ryey Jewell Is 81.
James Russell Lowell Is IS.
Edwin r Whsrrle i. IS.
George Il. Losiug Il 81.
Nathaniel 1. D.nks is 49,
Richard II. Dana. Jr., Is 50.
Henry Ward Beecher IL ca.
Harriet D-echeE Stove Is q,
Andrew r. Peabody IL 61.
Wendell Phillips IA Gi.
James FreeElan Clarke is 64.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Is g.
Peter Harvey ia 81.
George :. Hlard Is 65.
Robert G. Winthrop s C5.
John G. Whittier is &C.
Henry ", LonYfe1ow fs 6B.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Ia H.
M,Ek Hopkins Is r.
Leonard Bacon is u.
Lydia nara Child II r.
Catherine = B.ccher Is -,
ue9rge Bancroft il II.
Caleb Gushing Is ~.
1arnard II. Dana, Seu. is ST.
Sarah Joaetha u4!c IS 81.
, 1874-09-20

assumed thb characters OF D0nItuJ. FTedcTzc1',
Prince arthur, Ifonleo, I'ancred, and Hamlet.
days! The effort, for : child OF hia years. was
prod:gious; and it's success made him the idol OF
the hour in all the provincial theatres. In every
city which he visited, eager and gaping crowds
focked to sec him, while wealthy patrons and
grateful managcTs. stroye, By costly gifts and
lavish fatterv, to express their delight in him.
Even John Kemblc obscquiousIy begged Of the
5oys father tho privilege OF welcoming the
''Tenth Wonder OF the World to oCorent-Garden
Theatre Tho infant Eoscius gaye tho veteran
actor the privilege OF welcoming him; AID, On
tho first night OF hisappoa1ance, Covent Garden
was so crowded with tho elite of London that
gentlemen were glad to secure seats in the pit
and more than twenty OF them. overcome by the
press and tho heat, were dragged out, in tho
course OF the evening, in o faintiug condition
while, in tho freuxied rush for p1aces when the
doors were open, some persons lost their lives.
At Drury Lane, whero Master Betty subse-
quently played he drew above ll7,0o0 in
twen.y-three nights. Bat his career WAS brief
Is it WAS brilliant. When he returned to Drnrv
Laue. in 1906. it was not without s.ruggle that
he 1egained lus original popularity aud tile
novelty being passed, alter that season his
power Of attraction rapidly declined. In 1865
Fellow Commoner; and. later. appeared in tho
role OF Cspt. Betty. OF the North
Shropshire Ieomaory. In 1872. however,
he felt again I'll irresistible longing for Tho in-
cense OF the lamps an0 1hG Qear homage OF dts
planse," and made tour OF the provincial
theatres. The magic CT his namo filled the
houses still; but he and his friends were finally
convinced that his talent had not kept pace with
bis years; and in 1924, being then only 50, he
took final Leave Of the stage.
Mr. Betty purchased fine estate in shre~s-
bury with part OF the fortune he accumulated
in his boyhood, and tho remainder su:hced 70
surround hin with Injuries during : long life Of
quiet and ease. He survived until Aug. II Of
tLa present year. when ne died At his London
residence. in Anpthill Square, aged 62, Tie
tho deceased With, III. Betty's talents and phi
, 1874-09-20

Of the impotence Of man then that which Single
intruding mosQuto will afford him ntien be Lies
down to su1nber. The puny inject that may be
crushed to shapeless 1nass with tho hghtest
touch, whose organs are so MINUTE as to be
mainly invisible, has it in its power to 10 ha--
ass and worry its gigantic enemy, whole night
through, ea to craze him nearly: Mhat plt1ef
mockery to call sou Of Adam tho lord OF clea-
tio1l when he can be so baf1e1 aud pc2ten IN a
contest with mosquito!
It is an interesting experiment to watch tho
gnat pass through the Iary1 aud pupa states
The cgEs, or at least the wigglers, may be easily
obtained, and, put in glass OF water covered with
Lace or 6auze, and placed in the light, will afford
j good deal of material for amusement. 1t will
be lucky one who happens to be on the lookout
at the supreme moment when tho gnat bursts lts
aquatic bonds and becomes q free lnhabitaut OF
the upper air. We we're never SO fortunate Eut
it is interesting to study the movements Of the
insect in the first periods of is existence, and
Lesson i'll natural hia.ory is always full OF curious
and valuable instruction.
LOCOMOTIVES
An exchange. in noting the differences in the
construction aud management OF locomotives
in Europe and America, states that the English
engineers aim ut high speed. the least possible
complication in the parts OF IN engine. perfec-
ton OF adjustment aud workmanship. and high
boiler pressure. Eut fe~ years ago: 80 l,s.
to the square inch Was considered high pressure,
but now 100 or $50 ibs Is the ordinary rate, and,
in SONS instances it il increased to l60 ms.
Trance is satisfied With SLOW speed, aud makes
up heary traina. Her engineers aim at large
tractive force, do not avoid complication, u-e
large quantities OF material, and couple numbers
Of dririnE-wheels together r,-making 70. e1a1a-
pie, twel7e-whceled couple! engines, but putting
light weight on those wheels,--no: more. in fact,
than 10 or u tons on axle. as general zu!o.
The German eng ines trarel even slower tia n
the French. The BslSAns run their engines ut
speeds intermediate between this German aad
ench.-foilowln:, too, a medium OF English
and French maize in their method Of coastrue-
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could bo nurtured into State OF Eonna yigoz
ana vitality. In the closing words OF 2ir. Par:z-
mau, IA happier calamity never befeil people
than the couques. OF Canada By tho British
arms
Tho history of the strife by which France Was
mede TO code her Canadian PROVINCES to En-
gland is not narrated. The fact OF the peace Of
17G3 is Simply indicated, and the beneicent re-
suits to Canada summed up in the final para
graphs. Fire portraits OF cha, acter, and graphic
b.;etcles of scenes aud events, abound in these,
Us ii, a'l 11r parkman's pages. and Tempt tho re-
viewer to mako frequent extracts; but the in
duccmcnt, owing to lack OF space, has been re-
nisted, :ud tho reader ls cent, instead. to the
baois Itself. which should hare place in every
American library of respectable prcteasloos.
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yYcstu,irstcr.r1asl Memories.


MEMORIES or WESTMINSTER HALL: 4 COL
LECTION Or I.TrnEsT1s0 INCIDENTS, ANECDOTES,
AND HISTORICAL Stretches, RELATING TO W'EsT-
.f1SsrKn HALL, ITS famous jEDGEs AND IAwTKRs,
AND 17e GREAT TRIALS. With Historical Intro
ducton- By EDWARD Foas, F. Il. s., zuthor Of
"The Lives of the Judges Of ScotiAndH etc. Vol IL
Svo., PIP. 2sl. Boston +: Estes Lau1iat.
This second aud concluding volume Of ssMem-
cries Of Westminster Hall contains concise
history OF tho great Tichborne case, and OF the
trials Of Edward Duke of Buckingham, OF Queen
Ann Boleyn, of John Hampden, OF Thomas Earl
Of Stratfo1d, OF Algernon Sidney, OF DR.. Henry
SacLsye1eu, Of Thomas Paine, OF Warren Hast
iugs end Of Queen Caroline. The edition is d
handsome one, and ia accompanied with eerics
OF portraits and other illustrations.
SHUT Up IN PARIS. by NATHAN SnEFpAno, Pro
fce.or in the University Of Chicago.
Ilus entertaining story OF the great siege has
received the raro honor of reprint in the
Tauchnitz series of English authors, The first
edition WAS exhausted come time since, and
Keen, Cooke j. Co. have NOW received an INSTALL
ment Of the second. Prot. Sheppard was liter
ally "shut up in Paris" where he kept his eyes
wide open. He sketches. in graphic style, all the
principal incidents Of the Siege. The Paris Of
1871 lives and riots in his pages. After reading
most of the many books published by resldents
Of the city at that time We can say that Prof
Sheppar,ls vivid sketch is hv far the best &C.
count Of these days Of disaster. It is in cou-
slant demand in England ard france, and only
needs to be known to ba fully appreciated in
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