The Bee-Hive. — 1874-01-03 (London, England)

FREE BREAKFAST TABLE. Instead of taxing nature, tax yourselves, And scorn such underhand insidioustuss Why should you oppress her ? she harms you tot; Not a meal you have but what you owe to her; Your sumptuous banquets and your sparkling  wanes, Your sugar, tea, and coff-q,, comes from her; Whate'er she rears in all her varied climes, She gladly gathers and gives up to you; She lives and flourishes but to servo you ; Her liberal spirit, rich as bountiful, Loves, clothes, and feeds you like her family; Earth's glowing harvests, all its golden fruits, That tempt you with their lusciousness are here; She fills your warehouses with precioua stores, Provides full freights te load your argosies; And heaps your markets with attractiveness; Lays out herself to please each peopled realm, With all the o'erflowing fullness of her heart; Her browsing animals she feeds for you; Her herbage and her trees all grow for you; Her lowliest worms that creep spin your raiment, , Equiping you in silky daintiness; And yet, for all these gifts, you worry her; Annoy and grieve her with rapacious claims, Are hard upon her with restrictive ways, Watching her coming and her going forth, As though she was the worst of enemies! And, asking more than what she freely gives For extra fees of greedy overcharge, Pester her for Custom House exactions! ! to this loving creature act like men, Inspired with the commonest gratitude; Thank her as your queenly benefactress; Show her you have some chivalry of soul; Release her from your impost penalties ; And, instead of taxing her, be manly And direct, and tax yourselves. Fowey.  W. B.  A liberal offer is made by the New Zealand Government to English farm labourers who are willing to emigrate to that colony. The Portuguese Government has acceded to the desire of the English Government to establish a Sanitarium in Madeira for the wounded and convalescents from the Gold. Coast who do not suffer from contagious diseases' and. has ceded the edifice of the lazaretto for that purpose. The anniversad dinner of the Railway Employs Benefit Society is announcectto take place on the 20th instant, at the Montpelier Assembly Rooms Walwortb, under the presidency of Mr. Rooms, Howard. A large attendance in support of this excellent institution is expected. The Soir is informed that the Emperor William's doctors recommend a journey to Italy for the re-establishment of his Majesty's health as soon as he should be well enough to  The statement that the petition against Mr. Mill's return for Exeter had been presented was premature. The petition has not yet been lodged. A telegram to the Leeds Mercury says that information has been received in Sunderland of the serious illness of Mr. Candlish, senior M.P. for the borough, who is in the South of .France. Mr. Candlish had to undergo a dangerous operation, which has left him prostrate.  A fire broke out on Thursday morning at the Wrexham station of the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway, bit it was confined to two stacks of hay in close proximrty to the goods sheds. Lieut. A. 11. A. Gordon, 93th Regiment, has been promoted Captain in the 84th Regiment, in recognition of his valuable services with the Houssas and other forces under his orders, whilst operating against the Ashantees, on the West Coast of Africa.  It bas been arranged to ivaa a National Tenant-Right Conference in Belfast, on Tuesday, January 20, and Wednesday, January S 1.  At a meeting of the Brentford Board of Guardians on Wednes lay, attention was called to the fact that nearly £l4 had been expended in snuff for the inmates of the workhouse during the year. The master was requested to keep his eye on the paupers' boxes to see that none was wasted.  A double murder has just been committed at Chataignier cSeine-et-Oise). Two elderly ladies, named Boujon, were found three mornings back lying dead on the floor of the cottage which they oe mplsi alone, their skulls fractured vtith some heavy instrument. The place had been plundered.  HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND Plu.s.---UNram• ixa