, 1881-04-03

of defeat, instances of suicide or nttemp1eq1 t
suicide n t1e ne!o are renlalhaoas nroi;fc
believe me ftanc9rrnsslam H isSas waf so onlv one
instance.
I'm. cARLSLE
has beQueathed his little DumtrlessnlIe p
tate to the University OF Edinbure, 1or lno
founding Of bursaries In the University fac-
itself, and becomes still more so when It's
date IS cons1derea; II was When ne vln;... vlslt;Su
Ed1nburE rs LORD Rector OF the UnlVelstty
that Re lost his wife, q biographical memo1la1
Of whom appeSEs n MS posfhnois tha
his estate brought fllm by Mrs. Carlyle seems
to have been made soon after the occur
rences Of these two incidents,-th welcome
one and the sad one,-and the scholar-
ships thus founded ,Stit,,, wt!t be mem9- m;s
Alma Mater. and OF bis affection for his wife. M
Some surprise has been expressed AZ tne
prominence given in the bequest to the study
or pure EeGnSy - Voc eraneTe1S asso,
however tIlstnsu1:s.eu' mas va t%a1, ,a1ho-
clated WIN alytn,H ,,,.r iHi '',f H. rarivio "i,
mallcs aa ~ mts 5nde1t: on s:urcessfni student If
mataenlatcs aa, oeaole ile la insni ram,'tn-
ally famous ma acAnafeu sol'e 1ocan t1put ~.
ton as . nl.lI!elc..l tIaoi ~ ill.,. - ~ Enoi;sh
when ms pt!se ,,s,,,tara VIZ vn @ Is. svos d;ninp
SPEAKING peopl1 s,,l'i''h inninIad The nrrsent
III company WHEEL ''isluuIu Hwai ,rI1s c',Ivers
venerable AstronomeI os s;T HS Gaor@t.
sallon turnem ~ ,,rnr;se thst theTe was no
Aty eAplesseu ~! ~ ~ - ,sa1,,,ra,s Gan,natrv
;,l Ehs1sh '1atls,teof ~ G,oisea ranlied tnat he
tn9 paaiosUpi1ea t nt, y, fnr E~nsvin1 that there
waS saen @ t1ans:atn = ro,.ah 11v1 the nress It
~ ll;aaIia ~ ee.' .o ~ ~, ri;aSt ri his literary
was lnAeeu que ot lue enlios,1 ~ " - 70 ~ eecoy
,x,s ~ lE PorpInns .n which is said to
9! us o"a VI; a t'un, ,,tonaticaj mert.
dispiay conssrane tnof'a,' mn asav were amony
But boln traIsatl9m rs. au essy oediv we eitcd
noeS, MG r. Rr,rutn, ~, eariw friend and
oy o.. D4t" rari,.f,s 49, ,,ovaione,t: into =
1pnNet;e. pa.etH;t.' ,,a vac nothrmatician first.
ui1 Whenavcr 1ie, M tie man annears who by popular
consent has yet to Writs he history of sl9os
than Iru il whit have hper, had he undertaken
Inan ~ Woulu -. ~ so,,, a1,'h f,r oT;ue "n}r
i yeat dSo, ~ ~ hse at iast nnened ;ts doors
~ ~ ions siiaI tntHeo Wy ''"' ~ >'
II Is ca'leo u .o,rn
TIE soslEEVHlE'
and is certainly an interesting experiment
For some years the ladies' VINO are us pro-
moters labored diligently to OBTAIN hcmoels,
saying that not unit! they mad LUZ names .s
actually opening with about l:to: u - aoes eses
not in any way detract from the merit OF the
idea to observe that the scheme as at first dl-
vu1ged seemed rather Utopian. All classes
OF women Of respectable character were 70 De
admissible as members, "from the Countess
to the cOllar-maker; from the boo&-wrlter to
the book-binder,' said IN enthusiastic auyo-
cate: and the subscription was to be SO low
that the woman of limited income, the fruits
of her own industry. should be enabled to
enjoy the intellectual pleasure of meeting the
laiy with leisure to cultivate the arts and
sclenccs.-one whose experience IN Wider
social circles would make her an agreeable
companion. Politics. too. which, according