, 1877-11-14

gentleman who applied for tic position Of In |
spcctor OF Chsonomcters under tho Dritkh Gov
TIC vncauey was on tho Island Of |
Malta. and tho duties were To board all British |
TINT touched ut that island and In
sheet their chronnmetcrs. II was a ciytt-herv!cc
though tintlcr the authority OF tic
AnIat, 9ssnss II msks1 5S2aFGs 70 t e.
gentleman to wflnn, atlusion hos been n,asle and
who had bccn nominated by netnhtr of patla-
cnt to the position, went tip to Whitehall, Lotl-
tlon, to undergo an cxathshataot'-'n tha euse
a pretty severe 0no-thG cahtsldnte being tc-
uuirc&l to p<,saess an Astronomers knowledge Of
tho laws OF. grayftatton, magnetic currents,
ctc., besides hcing skilled mcei'anlcfa1L The
ca.n'',lsse's nanH was Ihoaas pava'on v, s.i'; ne
a very Intelligent young gentleman and well
Gttcl Tor the position.
or course his testimonials as to character and
ability a Eol,s m '!nre h'tn ana MhSn .oG nc
hits room fn which MI old gentleman, With
goItl-howcil RpectAelcs-the chtcf examiner Of
the Civil.scrytce Commlsslon-"aa seated at
Tom stood on the threshold, with his Int un-
der his arin. waiting to be invited TO enter.
The old gentleman looked up aud swept Tom
with glance from lcnd U foot.
'Where DO you ssandt" hc shouted rather
than spukc.
rom did not know the meaning Of the 1ues
nurt for moment; he looked Ut Ills feet look-
cI at tho old gentleman. and then nll tu mo
incnt the object Of tho question flashed upon
"Nadtrr' thundceed Tom.
'uoolI' cried tho oll gentleman. "What
point IL TINT Numerically opposed to Nsdlr"
"ZcnIthl" !" roarctl Tom.
"Ah!' the old gentleman calculated.
from n 1nnar obscryattonl"
~ flattcr niyacsf-"
"No latter. str; can you do ltl'
~ talf., str,b t01rcd Tom.
s'yoll urc appolntct1.a
And saro enough, Tom packed his traps for
MaltA next day.
TIE MONTREAL EARTHQUAKE.
&nn.Ftui Gd:tsle.
Lights suddenly appeared In oil directions ae
frightened people sprnuR frum their beds, and
sought light as to the cause of tho shaking,
while not few found tho front door, Startling
tho already lalf-dazel policeman with their
white fucn and whittier wrapper. These cases
were few, howeycr. rs ono hnd scarcely time to
marx the effect OF the shoek or Entlicr his
frightened wits betore all WIS agaIn Yuict a1Ii
hs tell asleeg wondering wha. ha!s sl!st.'rg;l lts
was looking Rt Tie clock, when ho suddenly felt
the hotel commence to sway and then
! Rettla down to q trcnulous IinEcment
| The Ut. Lawrence Hall clnposcs also expert
cnced some unpleasant SENSATIONS, a1'l bells
| ra,g, while one Or two cartcrs' liorscs stnrtc'f
Ike matldcnctl Arabs up st. DANES street,
carrying with them tlslr sill moru frightened
drivers. Thu Queens statue IN Victoria square
swayed her sccltrc for once, and seemed tO the
nston!silcd policeman OIL duty there bcckonfnR
| tho Bonaycuturc block u fall upon him and
| wfpo him out OF existence. Tie reached tllc
ccutro Of the Vlctorla square and surveyed the
statue from scat On tho Cnrs, Of the fountain
| In thu Vicinity 1T 1}eaTcr linli fsi many resi-
dcuces bells wcre rung, aud doors closed fas'
wcro thrown open With a hwlnE, Whit
tho churclI.steellcs scu1ncl ntsldtnH to thu
stars GotA morning. Nelson's monument
syuycd, alif tlIe astunIshcl carriers Oh the stand
located at eaci, side Of It's bass stood from
under. fearing that the aged hero was bent uE'eu
interviewing them. 4 volunteer officer VIII
keeps tho SABRE de ,noH pere suspended over HI
couch, found that the earthquake Ind turne.
tho awprl upside down. Tue aon Of Mars woul'
lave slcrt Oh, however. had not the sword lla,i
been slia'ten tram tho scahl,artl, and, fallin
across Ills nosc tlintetl tho bridge thcFeof a
clcycrly Us II Il had been done to urtler. lr ses
crul casgs Rlcepy servants answered lour-bclls-
too lrDwsy to feel tho vibration, md fancyiu
that the u,ilk1nan hnl come rather early IN tn
morning. Que gentleman, d resident of St. u
bar street, WIS awaEeneti by tho tnaneuvrcs {
the house cat, which jumuci OFT tho bed md lei
her trail uron Ills cln and forehead. Slurtlc
at this occurrence, JIG had scarcely t!tne to ut
boot Wien Ills earthquake commenced.