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THE WEEK'S NEWS CANADIAN. The lender of the B.N.A. Bank for (tif loanofflUO.OOO to Kingi'.on has been ac- cept *d. The ice bridge at Niagara Falls remains undisturbed, .in, I visitors still throng the great cataract. Large petitioni were presented at Ottawa from Toronto and Hamilton, praying for the grouping of constituencies and the establishment of cumulative voting. Mr. Major Spriggi, verger of St. George's cathedral, Kingston, Out., died *uddnly from apoplexy anon tin return home from the doling meeting of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew on Saturday. Mr. Robert Larmoor, formerly of the along the river to shutdown. Freeport, on the Alegheany river, nfTrrs from an inunila- tion. Boat* and much lumber have been destroyed. ', EN KRAI. < 'holera still prevails in the suburbs of St. Peters burg. 1 1 is reported that 50 penonsin Marseilles, France, have died within the last four days from a disease resembling olioleia. It is reported that a riot lasting two days has taken place at Bogota, I 'an 1111.4, anil thtt 100 men were killed and 600 wounded. Or. Cornelius Her/, who is wanted in 1'aris in connection with the Panama scan- dal, has grown worse of lever, and is now very much depressed . The French (ioveromeot has voluntarily removed the duties on all classes of Canadian agricultural products entering at St. Pierre and Mii|uelou Islands. The German Generals who have been beating the war drum so vigorously on be- half of the Army bill have been silenced, lest their bellicose utterances should offend Russia. It is stated that Grand Trunk, has been appointed superin- tendent of the London and Poll Stanley railway under the new lessees. Rev. Js*. Allan, M. A., of the Centenary church, Hamilton, is cousideringa call from the Metropolitan church, Toronto. The brigan tine Kdith is ashore at Fax- point, ten miles east of Halifax. There ar* seven men on board, aud it is feared the vessel may go to pieces before the crew can be rescued. Charles Patterson, th* Woodstock youth who was arrested at Niagara Falls charged with stealing $100 from Hyacinth* Latre- mouille ,th Hamilton boy, who stole some |7' ' from the Kx press Company, lias beeu allowed to go hum* under suspended sen- tence. Sevctal tons of brick and stone fell upon halfadoxen workmen at th* ruins of the Holland fire in Montreal. Two married! towards Kuasia during tho visit of the Clare- the relations between (Germany ami Russia, partly as a result of the recent visit of the ( Varewitch, have be- come very friendly. It U probabh that Germany would sup- port an American protectorate over Hawaii on condition that Germany receive some compensation is Samoa. It is repor'ed that Gen. voa Warder, German Ainlwtsador at Si. Petersburg, has received positive assurances from the Czar that the Russian squadron will not visit France this summer. A special cable des- patch says this is the concession of the Czar to the friendly feeling* manifested in Berlin itch. The general opinion in St. Peters is that Russia is abaut to sever her alliance with France, and ally herself with Germany and Austria. men, named Theriault and Lacourt, were instantly killed, and one named Gtroux was fatally injured. Mr. Angers, Mii.iiier of Agriculture, ad- mits that th* I'mied States' order schedul- ing Canadian cattle i* a serious blow to the farmers. He hopes, however, that F,ug- land will soon raise her embr.rgo against this country- Senator Boulton has given notice of a resolution to t'ie effect that the charter of the Canadian Pacific railway authorizing the construction of it* connection tbrouvh the Slate of Main* should be cancelled, as it would lie a cause of irritation to ths United States, and would tend to divert Canadian trallic. The heavy and increasing demand upon abo(lt M cent more Kp i.cop.lians than the product* of the cotton mills n, Montreal therc ard ^ in (hu ^^ Maryland has and ilsneighlourhopd has compelled _th* more oon , mullic I , Uof th , Protestant Epis- IU. I'rulr.l.iul < pi., op... . niir. b A census bulletin giving statistics relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United Slates show* that the numerical strength of that denomination is chiefly cen- tered in the Atlantic States, from Virginia fa Massachusetts. Over half of all its com- municanU are found in New York, Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey, and Connecticut, which States contain only about 'M per cent, of the population of the entire country. Con- necticut ha* not much over one-fifth as many inhabitants a* Ohio, but it contains companies to consider additions to their buildings aud machinery. There is a pres- ent demand, also, for sloA in the several companies, a* investors believe that prices will advance with lime. The RRIT1MI Government of New XealanJ has copal Church than dwell in Illinois, and Vir- ginia leads Missouri more than two to one. Rhode Island, with about one-fourth as many inhabitantsas Kansas, has nearly three limes as many Kpiscopelians, and little Delaware contains half as many a* live in Indiana. This denomination is emphatically OFF IE LURM COOT, Mr- Mie!ien't Study of Sea Temperatarai and God Habitat. A Veyafe Whirls Wa> Mean < mi.Mrr.ii.lr I'T NI-V.IOUI..IU,,,! (,, M rr.l New* r Ike i-i.,o.i A correspondent writes fromSt.John'sNew foundland as follows. For the tirst time Mr. Nielsen, our able and indefatigable superin- tendent of fisheries, was able to visit Labra- dor in the fall of last year, after the close of the hatching season at Dildo. It was but a Hying visit, so that his opportunities of investigating the tish and fisheries along that imiiicnttt coast were flmited. He was able, however, to make a beginning, and to collect no inconsiderable amount of valuable information which can be turned to practi- cal account. A thorough scientific study of fish-life, toether with the physics of the sea, along the Labrador coast, would be a work requiring yers for its accomplish- ments, but it* importance could hardly be ovor-riAted. During his brief visit Mr. Nielsen was the guest of Dr. Grenfell, on t>o\rd the mission ship All:- ,(, having re- ceived from the gentleman a courteous in- vitation to accompany him. He was of course dependent on the movements of the .illirrl for Huch opportunities of investiga- tions as he met with ; but Dr. Grenfell did all in his power to aid hi-n in the work which he had in hand. Mr. Xielsen has embodied th* result* of his explorations in a report to the fisheries commission which will be shortly published, and will lie read, with much interest. Meantime I am enabled to indicate briefly some of ths more impor- tant points of his report. TIMPBRATI'KB Or TICK SKA SlSC.t I.AK Flit- telegraphed the Marquis of Ripon, strongly I and peculiarly urban. It is weak in States protesting against tne annexation by the where a compan.tively small share of the United States of the Sandwhich Islands, 'population live in large towns, and it flour- The London Chronicle says that Canada's ["," >"!\ '" re * 1 cltie "- Kor "'"?' over desire for annexation is less now than it : b * lf , of lh " Kpisoopaltans in Illinois are was when Sir John Abbott so petulantly lound > / hicago, although that city not | signed the famed manifesto in Montreal in '""""* foreigners of nationalities .which l,, , contribute very little to the membership , . , ., . . _. of th Kpiscopal Church, does not contain The London Financial Times ssy. the on .. m , h ', Jg popuUtion of the Slate in loyalty of Canada to I he Kmpire will ts w hich it is situated. In like manner over m f" wnt - ofth Kpiscopalians in Ken- lucky are found in Louisville, which haa nmings bill st Washington. M > nnllan's Magazine says there is jealous desire upon the part o' Kngland to leu* than IO percent, of th population f that Slit,-. New Orleans contains mor* retain Canada witblu th* Kmpire it she does j members of the Protestant Kpiscopal not wish to remain. Th, is no similarity Church than all the rest of Louisiana. St. in the cases of Canada and Ireland. Mr. Labouchero's speech ;: the address I'rnlay night in the House of Commons ou on the Government's foreign policy did not pirate his Radical friends, while Mr. Glad- stone administered a snub which tickled the Unionist*. A despatch has been received at the For- eign Office in London from Lord Cromer, the liritish Minuter to Kgypt , stating that the condition of affairs in thai country may compel the landing of all th* British troopt ordered from England. Louis is the great stronghold of the danomi nation in Missouri, Detroit in Michigan, and Cleveland an. I Cincinnati in Ohio. More than hl( of the Kpiscopalinns in Penn- sylvania are found among the JO per cent. of its people who live in Philadelphia. It Is the sun' everywhere, and in spite of th* iaot, often commented upon, that the Chris- tian chnrchew flourish most, in proportion to the population, in villages and rural dis- tricts, the Protestant Kpiscopal denomina- tion thrives best in large, cities. The high rate of growth in these center* of popula- , tion, between I8HO and I SOU, is doubtless The Knglish ( onservative. won a signal | ,,, rlncj , reMOB w hy |, ar dly any other victory on Saturday by capturing Hudders- ; rt>h jo||i Uody in the United Stats* made field, vltleli i went Liberal In 1HH... ISHiJ. and , . llcl , fc p rouor , iunaU) gtom(h in lhat .i^.j, in IV.t-.' The Conservative candidate won 1 by thirty votes, lord Salisbury, in a speech delivered ou Saturday on the occasion of opening the on of op* Liverpool electric railway, said t bat a tirifl' on corn wa* absolute)] dreams of any politician. such a proportionate growth in lliatdi a* the Protectant Kpiscopal Church. A very ! Jerusalem*. considerable l>ody of Knglish c aa, sa a u i , on core was absolutely ouUide of the ohur.-h people are i preparing to set out upon nohtician a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. 1 here are, in these tune*, more pilgrims to Jerusalem from liuuia than from any other country of Christendom. The devnutness, ths pas sionato devotion of these pilgrim* of the ancient Greek lite when visiting the Ths United Stains has ratified tlie Riisniau extradition treaty with amendments. Western Pennsylvania is in danger of a flood. The steamer La Gasoogn*, on Saturday, from New York, took out $.',. VJO.IKM gold. North \nd South Dakota and Western Minnesota are experisucing the worst bli7zard of the winter. A mad dog ran amuck in Chicago on Sal. unlay night ami bit five persons before the police killed it. Three feet of snow having fallen in Heallle and neighliorhood, the people now fear a flood hen the thaw dimes. Despatches of yesterday state that the In- dian troubles at the Pine Ridge Agency wer* greatly exaggerated in the reports sent out. A bill has been introduced in the Min- nesota House of Kepretentatives prohibit Ing ths manufacture or i..e of hoopskirU within the borders of the State. John W Lonterbach, an Importer of New York, jumped from a window in the ffth floor of 103 Reade street on Saturday and was instantly killed. Business troubles ar* aid to have been th* cause of the act. Ira N. Ten-ill, ex Speaker of the Okla- homa Legislature, who murdered Ueorgt Rmbres because the latter test iried against him in a land suit, has been sentenced to peniler-liary for life. While searching in a hli/rard on Friday for his missing daughter, Henry Graham, of Harrisnn, Mich., perished almost within reach of his own door. The girl haa not been found. In the Judith cattle country of Montana last wi-i'k the mercury hoveiod between r" 1 and 50 below zero for several days ni,.l cattle nuflcred severely. The ice gorge in the leaver river at Hock plant, IV , limke t he other day, aii't in run- ning o'lt wanlif.l out n mile of the Pi it* lung ad Lake F.rie railroad, carried away tele- graph liner and compelled all the fa-tnrici Chnrch of the Holy Sepulchre and other sacrod place.* of Christianity is not sur- passed by that of the pilgrims of any other nte, anil the manifestations of it are marvellous to helmld. So large has been the number of Russian pilgrims to Jerusalem in rnoent time* that the ('/ar s Government has been compelbd to exercise some super- vision of the pilgrimages, and il will not permit pilgrims to leave any Kit nan seaport oh the way to Jerusalem unless they are provided with return ticket*. Many of the kiiglishinen and some of t'io Americans whom one encounter* In Palestine are there a* curiosity hunters, or archaeologists, or literary jobbers, or gobemonohes, or globe trotters. The Kuasians whom oae meets there are devotees, pious pilgrims to the places that ate hallowed because Jesus Christ lived and suffered there ; and their faith and awe while at these places seem to IMI not less absorbing or intense than iiie faith and awe of the Roniitn Catholic pil- grims who are always to lie seen there. Looking to the possible return of cholera in the spring, and the entraniv* of other contagious diseases which have already up- peareil on our far sou t hern liordeni, we would advise oitiren* not to abato their at- tention to good sanitary conditions. At the present time disease germs are dormant be- cause of the cold weather, but in the in. m streets, gutter), catch-basins and waste- pipes millions of tho tiny germs are impris- The first thing which a..ra.-tcd liis attention was th* very low ranges of the temperature of the waters along the Labrador coast, which do not exceed 46J degrees on the surface, even in the warmest days of summer. The Arctic current seems to throw its cold waters with full force against ths shores, as well as to a great distance out to sea, in deeper regions along the bottom. Another singular fact presented itself namoly, that in several places along the coast there were found to be colder and warmer layers of water, of varioui extent, between the lower aud upper strata ot the sea, For instance, in one case the temperature at the bottom, in !i I fathoms, was found to be at the low point of '291 degrees, but it rose gradually to. '14 7, and in 60 fathoms depth a layer of ice-cold water was struck having a temperature of 30 .1, and this extended o 30 fathoms from the surface where vlie water again attsined the temperature of 34, and gradually became warmer as the surface was approached. In another case at a depth of 110 fathoms the temperature wa* 31 7, but at 100 fathoms it was raised to 36 , and at HO fathoms it again dropped to .11 , which degree of coldness it kept all the way up until it reached 15 fathoms below the nirface, when it gradually b*:ame warmer again. Thus there are alternate layers of warm and cold water: 10 fathoms from the bottom the water is warm enough for codfish to 1m in, while below it is a II fathom deep layer and above is a 115 fathom deep layer containing ice-cold water in which cod would perish after a time, and this upper layer is even Bolder than the one close to the bottom. oned, snd await to be sst free. only milder temperature All possible preoaution should lie taken to purify houses by use of disinfectants ; to uir them in spite, of the low temperature, for void nir is not neces- sarily pure air ; t-> inspect the food fro/en fnnd beiim sonu'tiineH in x bad slate of de- cay .md to keep the gutters and catch- ImiiH r'.e.ired as welt as possible, in (.rdcr to .Hiryotf the slnsli and filth that are ure tu < >iii- upou the beels of a thaw. VI f-Tlo-ss KAI8KD. It is a puzzling question when we ask whence come these alternate layers of tem- perate aud ice-cold water? Mr. Nielsen thinks the cold layer is accounted for by the action of the ice and the Arctic current, the potent elements which here control the cli- matic condition of the waters. The origin of the warm layers is much more difficult to explain Are there warm springs of water coming up fr.im the bottom ? Or, contrary to received beliefs, does the Gulf stream throw out a northern hr-.n.-h ? Or does a warm current com* down from the north ? Or, lastly, do waters at the bottom, where codfish resort, get heat ad by fiesb waters of rivers whic.i have been warmed by the sun and aro poured into the sea ? Klabor- ate investigations extending over year* would b* required to solve Such question*. The faols. hownver, rein ttn, and ar* estab- lished by careful oiisei vations. ruliMMI t-or*l> FAR NORTH. Another interesting fact is that codfish are found to the extreme north of Labrador, on a coast which is surrounded with heavy ic* almost alkthe year round, aud where it might have been thought that no tish could exist unless some unknown submarine power u at work to raise the temperature of the water*. Our fishermen ar* plying their avocations farther and farih-r north every year and the higher the latitude reached the more abundantly they find the fish. More than in any other region, tho resort and movements of cud, herring and caplin are determined by vhe meteorological condition of tbo waters. I -K III DKKI- *Kl TIIKKM'iMBrt.1.-. Hence it follows that a knowledge of the climatic conditions of the waters is of the last importance to the fishermen who resort to these waters. Mr. Neilsen i . ot opinion that large numbers of Industrious and skil- ful fishermen often lose their whole sum- mer's voyage and waste their time by re- maining in localities where they would not think of attempting to fish if they were provided with deep sea thermometer* and understood how to use them. These instru- ments would at one* indicate when the con- dition of the waters was unfavorable for fishing, the temperature being such that no tish would resort to them ; and fishermen would thus be warned to movs to more favorable localities. The use of this instru- ment, however, is unknown among our hshorinen. " The meteorological condition of waters," says Mr. Neilsen, " has a most iiupoi t mi influence on the habits and move- mints of the fish and !MH, and is a factor that should never be neglected in the prose- cution of the fisheries on the Labrador i-.mt. I feel therefore certain that the use of the deep sea thermometers would he of the greatest advantage in finding and locating Hli, ii once the fishermen had learned where and how to use them and had by ex- perience obtained a knowledge of the habits and movement* of the cod in waters of various temperatures in the different locali- ties on this coast." ritll ANli TKMrRHATfHr. In support of this opinion Mr. Nielsen cites hlsown experience on Labrador. After becoming acquainted with the conditions under which fish weie found most plentiful, he could at least tell the fishermen who took him around to their fishing grounds, where they were likely to get ash, and where they would not, by dropping his in- struments down to the bottom and thus ascertaining the condition of the waters. In these predictions he rarely failed. He al- ways found the cod most plentiful near a billy and uneven bottom with an abundant vegetation, where a rotatory current exist- ed, iin.i where the temperature of the water at the bottom ranged from 36 to 39 and the specific gravity was from 1.0280 to I.- I ''.TO, In waters of a temperature below .T> 3 , a few cod may occasionally l caught, but these are only tish passing through these cold regions, in order to get into more agreeable waters, for they do not resort to localities having a low temperature. In the Lofoden fisheries (Norway) the fishermen are trained to une deep sea thermometers which are found to be of great service in ascertaining ths habitat of the tish. It is ascertained there that the most successful fisheries are carried on in localities where favorable temperatures are found. COUKISIl TMIIK I-OWSH or RKSLSriMI COLD. The nature of the codfish varies in dif- ferent countries, in regard to their power of resisting cold. At the Lofoden Islands, cod would not be found in as low a tem- perature as on the coast of I^abrador. The effects of ths gulf stream are felt at Lofoden in raising the temperature, and ths tub get accustomed to it so that if suddenly remov- ed to Labrador colder water* they would be very uncomfortable and probably would not lire. At Dildo hatchery, Newfoundland, Mr. Nielsen found that the cod kept in well* to which the sou water had free ac- cess, were perfectly healthy as long as the temperature did not fall below 34 s ; but that as soon as a lower temperature was reached the fish became drowsy and would not feed, and at '21 they perished quickly by cold. On Labrador, codfish are often seen in a drowsy, stunned condi- tion by cold, and when in that state they will not take bait of any kind. The cod picked up dead in these cold water*, are found when opened to have lumps of ice in their stomachs. This is caused by the fluid contained in their stomachs freezing after they are dead, and not. as th* fisher- men believe, from their eating ice. CURB orrOUfMII i,.s LABRADOR. Mr. Nielsen's report contains some very important re, narks on the methods of cur- ing codfish on Labrador, tie condemn.* the system in the strongest terms. He fo"nd that, with ths exception of a few places, the fish are cured in a most slovenly careless manner, which is injurious to the trade and if not reformed, must prove ruinous. Its value in foreign markets is thus seriously depreciate.!. " The handling, splitting, washing and drying of the tish, ic most places, is bad. VVhen he remonstrated with the fishermen and pointed oat the in- jury they wero thus doing to themselves aii'! the trade, their reply wa* that they got as good a price for the ill-cured as for the properly cured fish ; that the suppliers made no distinction ; and that as long as they got as much for the worst cured a* for tha best, they had no object in spending time and labor in curing the fish in a superior way. They knew how to handle and cure fish ss it should h* treated, and would be glad to do so if only a distinction between good and bad were remunerated for the additional labor required. It i* evi- dent that as long as this state of matters continues there is no hope of impioveir < nt. What is wanted is that purchaser* und shippers of tish should make a uirtinction in price between the well and ill-cured fish. A speedy improvement would follow if this were done, as an encouragement would thus beheld out to intelligence and industry. The system pursued on l^brador is thoroughly had and likely to become worse, a* good fish can be made on Labrador as anywhere, if pains are taken. At Battle Harbor he saw fish as well cured as the best Newfound- land shore tish. A SAD TALI Or THK SKA. The briganUne Kestrel arrived recently at Harbor Grace, having on hoard two sailors who were taken from the wreck of the Danish brigantine Louiae on the 15th instant. Their names are Han* Halte, a Dane, and Hans Xaage, a (!ennan. They gave a harrowing account of tlie disaster which overtook their vessel. The Louise was bound from San Doming. > to Havr* with a cargo of mahogany. Qn New Year's day, in a fearful gale, sr.e was thrown on hn beam en.!* ; the foremast was broken off, the vessel righted but was waterlogged, and three out of a crew of seven were wash- ed overboard. The remaining lour were compelled to take to the rigging. The cap- tain, whose nam* was Krickson, and who had been ill for som* time, droj pad dead from tlie rigging, and a negro sailor soon after met tho same fate. The two surviv- ors were fifteen days in the rigging and endured terrible hardships from cold, hun- ger and thirst. For five days they wsrs without water, and during the last three days on the wreck their food was dried fish, which was soaked with brine. On the l"th instant the Kestrel came in sight and rescu- ed the men, who were in the last stage of exhaustion. The utmost kindness was shown them on board, and they were land- ed at Harbor Grace. Ml !>: I*. RL4il Cs>VKTY. ~ Tke sjn.rrri at Tw* Wen s)ver a lt asisl a Tarkey slessilla la a Terrible Ira* ear A despatch from St. Thomas says: The annals of crime in the county of Elgin ' jn tain the record of no more deliberate, cold Wooded murder than that, which took place Wednesday afternoon in the township of Southwell, about fifteen miles from this city. A dog chased a turkey. The owner of the canine and the owner ot the fowl quar- relled over the occurrence, and oae ef th* parlies deliberately went into his home, got hi* revolver and came out and shot the other man dead. Fred Glover, of Lawrence Station, wa* with others engaged in cutting ice at a pond on " thold Ham brickyard," three miles north of Liwrence Station, for Wid'liti.-ld ' hotel in the village named. The pond is owned by George K. Young, whose home is close by. Glover had his dog wt'i him, and i. chased one of Young's turkeys. Young came out nd asked who owned the dog. One word led to another between him and Glover, and they threat- ened what they would do to each other. Young in the heat of the quarrel, deliber- ately walked to his house, about ten rods distant, got his revolver, went back to where (ilover was and fired four shots at him. The fourth shot pierced Glover'* heart and he dropped dead. Young walked back l.> bis house, gave tne revolver te his wife, and husband and wife started off to a brother's residence, three miles distant, where Detective Miller found him about an hour after the tragedy. He was brought here and lodge 1 in gaol. The murdered man is about .'1 years of age, and a son of James I ilover of Lawrence Station. He and his father are employed by the London Barrel company in getting out staves there. They moved to the village about four years ago from Port Stanley. The deceased is de- scribed as a quiet inoffensive young man. Th* murderer Geo. K. Young, is a man of about J,~> years of age, and a son of Joseph Young termer, in Southwold. He conduct- ed a brick and tile yard at the scene of the murder. He was married a year and a half ago, his wife being a daughter of Mr. Car- michael, a neighboring Southwold farmer. He wns arrested about four months ago and discharged on suspended sentence* on the charge of obtaining goods on order to which ha hod forged his father-in-law's name. Dr. Guatin, coroner, will hold an inquest at Law- rence Station to morrow. The Ckelera. ft is certain that the Asiatic cholera has continued to exist, and has even been epi- demic in parts of Germaay and Russia ever since il broke out there in August last. Though its ravages have been greatly and happily reduced everywhere since the win- ter set in, the reports about it from Ham- burg, Ha'le, Berlin, St. Petersburg, and other place* are still disquieting. German science ha* striven fir half a year to exter- minate it, but without success. Its sudden ' appearance within a week at Hull*, Altona, and Leipsic has been a surprise to the medi- cal authorities, and its fatality there during the depth of an unusually cold winter ha* raited alarm all over Germany. We mtmt trust that this alarm will lead to the ad"p- tion of those preventive measures that are now needed even more than they have been at any post time. In the judgment of em- inent experts, there i* excellent hope that the precautions against the entry of cholera into Canada will be a* eflective and success- ful this year as they were last year. An anthnritysays that there is no disease more easily managed than cholera, so long as the water supply is kept uncontaminated. Unfortunately, in Toronto, pure water is just tlie condition that is lacking. For months now our water has been contaminat- ed with all the filth that finds an outlet into the Bay and for some time to conn there appears no cliance of any relief. Already an increase in disease is an- nounced which the medical health officer at- tributes to the impure state of tha water. It is rapidly becoming a question whether the local or the Dominion government should not step in and compel the city council to take immediate and effective measures to remedy the present state cf things. The big newspapers are astoundingly supine in the premises, but if matters continue much longer as they are the people may reasonably be expected to awake from their apathy, and demand not only protection for themselves and those dependent upon them, but also for the remainder of th* country, which should not be submitted to the danger of inrurrivg cholera and ether diseases because Toronto's governing powaisare incompetent to fulfil the trust reposed in them. sjessserjr. Magliabeechi, a Florentine, born 1633, was blessed with a wonderful memory. Kron. early years he was an insatiable reader and became familiar, it is written, with nearly every book extant in Kurope at that period. Mor* than this, he could repeat nearly everything that he read. He was sometimes called ". living, speaking index of all the literature of the age. " Learned persons came to him to direct thorn tu nny book needed for consultation ; volume, page nn<1 often the very line, were at his tongue's end. He studied the cata- logue of all the famous libraries, both public and private, and so familiarized him- self with collections of books and valuable manuscript* that he had never seen. At one period he was librarian to the Grand Duke, aud being one day inquired of by his royal patron concerning a certain very rare book, which was needed in some investigation, replied : "There is but one copy in the world, and that is in the library of the liraiul Seignior at Constantinople, and the point you are in search of may be found in book number seven, on the seventh fchclf on th* right Inn. I side as one enters." Magliabeechi died in Fl-ireuce in I7I4, in bis eighty-first year. safely *r a Jla<l* Crew. The Glasgow ship Gretna was lost a short tinis ago, and although the crew got clear away from their vessel in their own boats, one of these, containing th* captain and nine of the crsw, became separated and for some i time were missing. It now seems that they i were rescued by the Japan mail steamer Sa- kata-Maru in a very exhausted state, having been five days in an open boat. Th* Gretna, an iron ship of 1711 tousygot ashore on Rifle- man shoal, off the China Coast, as she was going from Cardiff to Hong Kong with a cargo of coal. The Sakata Marti was making for Saigon when a b>at was sighted very low in the water. The steamer's course wan altered, and the boit picked up. There were ten men in the boat, and they proved to be Captain Webster, of the Gretna, his sec- ond officer , and eight sailors. The poor fellows hau been five days in their small craft and were then in an exhausted state. They had been tossed about by the wavea, and were several times in greu dang T. The captain of the Sakata-Vlara showed the shipwrecked men every kindncus, and landed them all at Saigon. After an experience of thirty yean th* Knglish Government ha* withdrawn the right of jury trial from its Indian subjects, and loud protests ar* made throughout the various districts where it was enjoyed. The reason assigned for this step is th* impossi- bility of convicting Hindoos guilty of seri- ous offence*, lu other words, it is impos- sible "togett welve honest men in th* jury- bar," a problem in which, according to a celebrated Kngliah statesman, the real science ol government consists. Ths jury system is not only of Anglo-Saxon origin, but it is peculiarly suited to the Anglo-Saxon character, and among no other people has it become so deeply rooted either in their jun prudence or affection*. The faot that it does uot operate successfully in Indu is a reflec- tion on the Hindoos and v*< on the sj^tesjs.