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^^mm^^ CURREN7 NOTES. Th« expense, delay, and vexation at- teoidant upon pitx-^cdings In the Eng- lish ouurts of law have long been the theme of poet». Batirists, and novel •writerB. Of late years the evil haa be- eome bo intolerable that Englishmen, having rights to aasert or wrongs to redrei^, usually avoid the tribunals and seek justice in arbitration or comprom- ise. The EInKlish lawyeLTs, finding their buioncAS falling oft in oonsequenoe, are c&sting about them for a remedy. One of them, writing upon the subject in the Fortnightly Review, Mserts that it car: be found only in appointing more competent judges than thoee who now occupy the bench. This writer instanoee a case where some bankeni were sued by & customer for money which they alleged they had paid upon one of his checks. He claimed that the check bad been "raised," and tliey denied it. On the trial, the judge himself, having examined the check with a magnifying glass, became satis- fled that It had been altered, as the plaintiff oontendedj In spit* of the protests of the counsel for the defend- ant he handed 'x>th check and magnify- ing glass to the jury, and they prompt- ly found for the plamtlff. The defend- ants appealed, and the verdict was set aside, with the result that on a second and properly conducted trial one was found for the defendants, who. never- theleas, had to bear the great addition- al expense and trouble of the appeal, as weU as the delay It oocasioued. In anothsr case, the writer says, a lilast«r of the Queen's Bench Division nsisted on granting a kxanmission to take testimony abroad, which would have been both expensive and tedious, and his order was reversed only after a troublesome i^>peal t* the Court of Appeal, which decided that the order ought nevei- to have been made. Again, tlie judges of the Law Courts, in Wii'i, olceed their sittings for throe days, in ordej' to frame a new set of rules. When their work was com- pleted It was received with such a storm of a<iveiae criticism that It was silently buried, and new rules were made. Bo bunglingly. too, has the mak- ing of rules been conducted. that every year a volume of over 1,400 pages has .to be printed, containing amend- ments and explanations of them. The trouble, according to this .'<ame writer, lieH la the (act that Judicial ap- pointments in Kngland are made too frequently as a reward for political ser- vlcen, and without regard to the fitness of the a:>poiatees for judloiul work. He also re<x>mmends that, as the judges have previously been only barristers, who merely try cases which have been prepared in their earlier stages by at- torusys h.nd solicitors, the rules of practice sliould not be made by them, but by tlie IxMly of pnactlaing lawyers known as th« Incorporated Law So- ciety. What will people In a more cWilixod •ra of the world's history, say fifty years from now. tliink when they read the iiBcords of IBU.") ami 1890. and learn that in those y<«arB the Turk was allow- •d to kill and plunder his Armenian neighlmi's. to put ukon to the sword by the ten thousand, and lo consign wo- men to a fate worse tluui death, while all Europe and America looked on with- out on* effective protest « What will the«e succansors of ours think when they learn that whole cities were destroyed. â-¼ lUoges actually wiped off the face of the earth, and myriads of people left to dl« of exposure and hunger, while the tyrannical ruler on the Ikwporous inter- posed p«tty objections to th« distribu- tion of relief that kind-heiirted individ- uals had provided, lest more of the un- utterable atrocities that have taken place should be revealed i How much gnvater VvlU be the wimdcr of our grand- ehiliireu when they learn that at the same time Eunipe and America, know- ing all this, sent no detonnine.d war- ship to bring the tyrant to liL» senses! How they will marvel that political ex- pediency could so usurp the place of humanity In the world I Sir Arthur Collon lias Ixwn writing hopefully regarding agriculturul pros- pects in England, some fanners having already proved by indisputable facts that the oaimclty of the soil is far above all that has lieen hitherto hnaglnod. Sir Arthur r«cor<ls his satisfaction at hav- ing grown from English seed a plant of Indian com uinn feet high, with a sob containing .si\ hundred seeds of well rijiened corn. Commenting on tlwse facts, tlie Umdom Christian re- marks i "In view of the serious problem which our city populations force upon usr-tholr poverty, their degradation, their 8ei>aration from uplifting influ- oacesâ€" one hails with relief any sugges- tion from a prm-.tical and competent man which promises a change (or the better. • • • We have never believed that tks world was populated beyond the cap- acity of the land to support, every one. Human Ignorance and sin are the en- •mles to be combated, and the advers- ity we ars passing through k a wonder- ful school for maJclng Ignorance learn," THE VERY LATEST PROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. IntarMtlag Itenu About Our Own Couatry, Qrcat BriUIn, tbc UaiUd SUtct, and All Parts ol th* Qlobc, Coodcnsed and Assorted for Easy Reading. CANADA. During the past year Brantford's total loss by fine was only f 3,438. The Board of Directors of GrimjAv Park have decided to keep the park open on Sundajii. William Adair of Strathroy has been sentenced to three years in penitentiary foi ai^aulting Mrs. Baker. The Iron run at the Hamiltan smelt- ing works has been tested and found to be perfectly satisfactory. ML^is Lottie McClung. in the employ of Mr. J. Moodie, Hamilton, suddenly expired while preparing dinner. Meaani. T. 8. Vipond & Co., fruit merchants Montreal, have assigned witn liabilities of about (250,000. Mr. John W. Loud, of Detroit, has been named for the position of Gen- eral Freight Agent of ;the G. T. R. Mr. Arthur Piers, of Montreal, has been oppointed Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific ILnes of steamship. Ice In the Niagara iRlver has so block- ed the flow of water that people can almost walk from the American side to Goat Island dr^siiod. The licenses to be issued this year to fishing vessels of the United States will contain a new clause, so as to prevent a repetition of fraud in securing bait and supplies. There is considerable feeling in Mont- real over the action of the Frenchr speaking members of the council in dominating all the important commit- tees. The cure of Notre Daiue de Granby, Quebec, has been committed to prison by a MagiMtrute for c<mU»mpt of court I in refu-siiig to disclose secrets heard in the confessional. Mr. F. N. McGuigau. formerly of the Wabash Railway, has been ap- pointed General Superintendent of the Grand Trunk Railway in succession to Mr. JameM Stephenson. Mr. Walnwright, Assistant General Manager of tlw. Grand Trunk, announc- es that his office is to be abolished short- ly, but he expects to remain with the road in some other capacity. F.tienne Chatelaine died near Curran at the age oi lOU yearsi. lie leaves a widow over 90 years old. Thev had beea married over 71) years, ana there are 276 d<wi-cudant.s of ( lie marriage. A deputation from the Provincial Land Surveyors waited ujion the Com- miationer ol Crown Lands the other day and pointed out the necessity of an ordnance survey of the pro- vince. A French-Canadian named Auricle Gagnon, who was returning from the lumber ramps. commitl«Ml suicide on Sat- urday m a hotel in Orillia, l>y shiKiting hiin-seif thi-ough the h«*<l with a revol- ver. The Brotherhood of Railroad Train- men has appealed to the Minister of Ju-stice to ri'mit the t-0 fine imi>oae<l upon its officers by Police Magistrate .lolfs at Hamilton for a violation of the insurance act. During January the d(tp<isits in the Dominion Government Savings Banks aggrcgatml $:!8II.251. and the withdraw- als 821H.354. The balance at the end of the mouth to t hu credit of the dei>ositors wvb 917,203,835. l( tlie I'riiu* o( Wales cannot preside at the meeting of the llritish Asscx^la- tiou in Canuilii next year, the presidency will lie offered to the Uuke o( York, and, (ailing him, to either Mr. Balfour or Mr Chaiulierlain. Mr. Montague who has been to New York to lortMult a sjiecioliat has re- turned to Ottawa. It IS ab.solutely im- perative to regain his health that he should take an absolute rest from the duties of his office. A colored convict from Woodstock at- tacked Guard Kerrigan at- the King- stou Penitentiary and a general revolt was (eared. Twenty-(ive convicts are undergoing punishment for taking part in the disturbance. The Canadian Pa<iflo Railway Coin- peuy has nearly coraplete<l arrange- ments with the Toronto, UamiUon and Buffalo railway, the Canada Southern, the Michigan Central, and the New York Central (or an interchange of traffic. A dcpuiatioii of Mcnuonites from Enior.soii applied to the ManitoUi Gov- ernineut for relief from taxation fiir Public Sclioools, as they liad a school of their own. The Govcninient repli- ed that the Manitolia school act made such a coiic<>.<wion impossible. Premier Greonway, of Manitoba, will shortly make a formal deman'l U|K>n the Dominion Government for the %2,-ji,- 000 which the Manitoba Government claims ia duo to the province, ami which amount 1ms lieen held luick for ycjirs as a subject of dUputo lictween the Do- minion and the province. GREAT mtlTAIN. Lord Hospliery U said to lie one of the most contented men In England. A lodging house in Soho, London, was destroyed by iflre and eight iier- 8on.s wero Killed. Mr. Herbert Sriencer will {xwxa the third and oonrludiiig volume of his work on .Sociology In May. The I,<mdoii Standard announces that Sir John Millais will succeed the late Lord I.eigliton as president of the Roy- al Academy. Tlio (.iiieeu has Issued a message thankiiii; I lie nation (or its expression of sympathy at the time of Prince Henry's death. Natural ice rinks have become quite tho (ad in Ixnidon, and there, are daily gatherings of the smart set at those popular resorts. Tho Uritish blue book just published show.'; that Russia has throughout been â- â€¢iteadily opposed to coercive measures on liehalf of Armenia. As on Instance of the anti-German .sentiment in England It U stated that tho orders tor (German lager beer hava fallen off seventy-five per cent. A cable from London 'Bays that the Grand 'JVutik traffic statement shows a debit balaiire on tho whole system for the t»U vfar of £33,100. Government publications containing the official carrespondenoe in the Transvaal disturbance have been is- sued in liondon and Berlin. The Ottawa Trades and Labour Coun- cil has decided to send a deputation to the Dominion Government to ask tliat eight hours lie a day's work cm all Gov-' emnient works. The Glasgow Herald leams that Mr. Gladstone is greatly Inclined to stand again for Parliament at the first avail- able opportunity in order to support the Araienian cause. The houae In Londoa which John Dickens, the father of the novelist, rented in order that his wife might start a young ladies' school has been pulled down. Princess Beatrice and her children ar- rived at Nice on Friday. She will visit the ex-Empress Eugenie at Cape Mar- tin, and will take ajshort cruise on the Mediterranean . Sir William Harcourt stated in the British Commons that nothing had ijtv- curred to alter the home rule policy of tho Opposition, and they contmued to adhere thereto as they had recent- 17- The christening of the second son of tl'o Duke of York was celebrated on Monday at Sandrlngham. The font was surrounded mth white heather for good luck, and the Infant was sprlnkied with water from the River Jordan. The British and Foreign Arbitration AesocLalion has delegated one of its vicA-presidents to visit the United States in order to obtain matter for a report to the association upon the' Ven- ezuelan boundary dispute and its out- come. Mr. Michael Davitt is freely men- tioned as a compromise for the nomin- ation to succeed Mr. Justin McCarthy as chairman of the Irish National League, but it is thought that another trial of strength will take place between the DUlonites and the Healyitea. The Transvaal question is again as- suming an ugly aspect, and it Is learned from an official source that the British War O'fice, acting under orders from the Govtrnmeut, has made every pre- paration to send an army corps of twenty thousand men to South Af- rica. Mr. Uanbury, the Financial Secretary of the TresAury, stated on Thursday in the British House of Commons, in re- ply to Mr. J. Henniker-Heaton. that the Goverament was considering the ques- tion of enlablishing a parcel post be- tween Great Britain and the United States. In the Imperial House of Commons on Thursday, Mr. Dillon's amendment to the rejily to the speech from the throne ceiusuring the Government (or not proporiing self-government for Ire- land was rejected by a vote of two hun- dred and seveuty-eix to one hundred and sixty. A British blue book on Armenia sho^vs that Russia from the very first refusetl to co-oi>ciate with the powers in liehalf of thd A'.nenians, fearing that thereby she would assist in the establishment of an independent Ar- menia, which she wonld never to)<u°- ate. UNITED STATES. It Is eiiiected that the Chicago Fair me<lals will be all distributed in less than a month. Miss Kate Walsh of Cape Vincent has received through the death of a rela- tive at Washington a legacy of 916.000. Senator Quay. Pennsylvania, will lie a candidate for the Itepublican nomin- ation for President of the United Stales. The United States Senate has oon- firm6<l the nomination of Edwin F. Uhl of Michigan to lie Ambassador to Germany. The United States Senate free coinage sulislitute (or the lK}nd bill was over- whelmingly defeated in the House yes- terday liy a vote of two hundred and fifteen to ninety. The new non-sectarian Uil>le prepared by a Chicago coauuilti^ (or the use of Public si'luiols has lieeu completed, and will lie submitted to llw lio,ird of Kdu- oatiun to pass judgment uiion it. The Victoria Club, of Chicago, has ap- pointe>I a .-oniniitttte tQi|kapport a move- ment lool Ing to tho holding of a Chi- cago day .' the Montreal ExiH*ilion, which will oe opened next May. The Rev. J. II. Huiiicutt, a Daptlst minister of Moorellton, Ark., was so much annoyed by the crying of his liou.sekee|ier'8 year old baby wbiie he was pre|iarlng a sermon, that he choked It to death. "Biddy" Carroll, a demented hunch- liack, di«d in the Oakland, Mich., Coun- ty (Miorhou'w last wex-k at the apparent- ly authenticated age of 110 yeaii*. She was long believed to be the oldest per- son in the State. The i;<>vcrnment ol Venezuela has notified l'iiite<l States .Secretary OIney tliat it will at an early date furnish the Venezuelan Comuilssion with all tho in- formation in ilti ti<j«se.ssion touching the location fi( the iKiunilary line. The Mikado of Japan has sent very valuable pre.sents to Mrs. Gre.sham, widow of the late I'liitcd States Secre- tary of State, in recognition of Mr. Gres- ham'.s courtesy and impartiality during the war Ixitwceai China and Japan. AiulHisaador Eustis has been instructed by the United States Government to ac- cept the o((er of the French Govern- ment to i\> lease ex-Unitwd States Consul Waller on condition that the af(air be thereby terminated, and that no claims be made on behalf of the prisoner. M,\ .I'mit h. in the United States Senate the other day, said that he was opposed to any further action at present in con- ne<-lion with Venezuela. The Monroe doctrine had been proclaimed with no unieitaiii sound, a commis^ion had lieen appointed, and that, ho thought, wasas far as Congress should g<i at present. New York District Attorney Fellows on Monday, endorsed tho papers which, when signed by Justice Smyth, of tho Criminar Branch of Mio Supreme Court, will dismiss the Indictment ujxin which Erastus Wiman was hold and convicted of httvintt forged tho signature of E. W. BuUinger to a cheque for five thou- sand dollars. Lincoln's birthday was celebrated throughout the United States for tho first timo as a legal holiday. In many cities banquets were hcM, notably In New York, where Mr. Chauncey M. Denew delivered the principal address, and in Chicago, where Ma.jor McKlnley at the dinner of the Maxfiiuette Club spoke on Lincoln. United States Senator Pottigrew has prepared a liill authorizing President Cleveland to have all the seals on the Pribyloff lilamla killed unless the Euro- pean Governments agree to the terms of the United States for the preservation of seals. If the United States cannot have all the golden egg.s for herself, she is determin>i(rto kill the goose that lays them. There is no change of a satisfactory natuie to report In the liusiness situa- tion throughout the United States, as presented m the reports from the two ! principal mercantile agencies of New | York. Trade is reported as "not up to i anticipationii,',' and as a rule antieipa- \ tions were not large. In a few cities- \ East and Vjst there is a slight im- : Erovcment. but this is more than offset y the same tale of dullness told of \ other districts. Only in a few minor , staples are prices quotably higher. Bad ; weather and bad roads are held accoui.t- i able for much of the prevalent depres- ' slon. The total liank clearings are smaller, and rates for money continue high. Lower prices are recorded (or articles of general consumption, such as corn, hweat, and live stock generally ; | cotton, steel, and iron are also weaker. : GENERAL. j The Sultan has invited the powers to recognize Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. There is a clothing strike in Ger- j many which has thrown fifty thou- sand men out of employment. | Miso Clara Barton and her colleagues | of the American Red Cross Society have arrived at Constantinople. ' President Faure, of B'ranoe, has given , permission to the citizens of a town in | the New Hebrides to call the place by ' his name. , I The insurrection against Japanese rule i in the Island of Formosa Is spreading. Ten thousand rebels are rsported to be ! in the field. j Considerable comment has been caus- ! ed by the appointment of Li-Hung- Chang to represent China at the cor- 1 onation of the Czar. i The British Consul at' Archangel telegraphs coafirming the report tlMit Dr. Nansen is safe, and returning from the North Pole. General Weyler hiis revoked the order allow'iug c<irrespondents of Havana newspapers to accompany the columns of troops while in the field. A report comes from the Society Is- lands by way o( San Francisco that a French ironclad In endeavoring to check a native uprising fired on the British ilag. The young King of Spain is said to have grown hysterical over the Cuban situation, and weeps and wails over the prospect that he will become the Span- ish George III. Princ-e Boris, the eldest son "of Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, was baptised In Sofia yesterilay morning with great ceremony, according to the rites oi the Orthodox Russian Church. ! A despatch from Antananarivo, Mada- gascar, s.Hy8 that a gn-at oonsplracy was discovered there. Four thousand fiovas attacked the French, but were repulsed with the loss of three thousand killed. Tbc rebels in Corea have killed a small party of Japanese who were «(igaged in protecting the telegraph. Tho Rus- sians have landed one hundred men and a gun ai. Chemulpo, and trouble is im- minent. Despatches from Seoul, Corca, say a revolt took place tere duritivj which the Prime Minister and seven other of- ficials were murdered. The King and tho Crown Prince were compelled to take refuge in the Russian Legation. Tho French Chamlier of Deputies on Wednesday by a vote of three hundred and twenty-six to forty-thre«, adopted a vote of confidence in tho Government. "Thw averts tLe crisis which was threat- ened by the adverse vote in the Senate on Tuestlay. In the German Reichstag Herr Be- bel, S<KTilLst, condemned the congratu- latory telegram sent by the Emjieror to President Kruger of the South African Republic, which, he said, had jiLstly aroused the indignation of Kngland. A rumour that the British troops would evacuate Egypt gave rlso to dis- quietude amounting almost to a panic in Cairo on Wednesday, until l.ord Cromer, the British Minister, gave posi- tive a.ssuranoe thitt there was no such intention on th(> part of the Govern- ment. Renewed activity has been noticed among the Younir Turk party, and the CVHistantinople police are taking strin- gent measures to prevent disorder. Many of the Young 'lurks are dis-satis- fied with the rapprochement recently arrived at between Turkey and Rus- sia. It ia announced from a good source that, following the advice oi the Unitexl States, Venezuela has practically decid- ed to 86U<1 a reiire.sentative to London with power to open direot negotiations with the Government of Great Britain for a settlement of the bounilary dis- pute. The Selection of Canned Goods. In buying tin canned vegetables or fruits those only should bo selected that have a slight depression in the end of the cjin. This by exjicrts Is accepted as proof that the contents of the can are in a projier condition. If the end of the can is raise<l or bulged, reject it, as that U a proof that the contents of the can were not heated sufficiently at the time of se;iUng. or that in tho pa.st or present thev have fermented. If cans are ordcr- e<l "by the di>zen. the member of tho hou.sehold who iiuspects the supplies should return all cans having such an appearance. Ixad- poison ing is not to be f«^a^ed from good brands oT tinned ^ood.s iC the content.s of t he cans aix' emptied as soon as opene.l into earthenware or flaas. When gloss iars are used, keep ho fri^it or vegetables In them from contact with the rubber band. Though there if; little danger from their con- tact, there have, it is said, been a few cases in which \ioisoning is thought to have been cause<l by chemical changes In tho rubber when in touch with acid. How to Hake Soap. Instead ol the old-time barrel witb holes bored In and near the bottom. • niore earpeditious way is to build * trough-like teach out of matted (eno- Ing long enough and high enough t» hold all the ashes that have been ao- cumulated. It saves the trouble of re- filling the leach twice or three time*. In the bottom of this leach put a layer of straw and a peck or so of good lime; on top of this put the ashes, poundins them down as added, leaving a depres- sion in the middle to hold the water better. Then if there are men or boy» wiioss services are to be had. have them- fill a couple of barrels of water for your convenience. Soft water is best if it can be spared. Pour the water on gradually, so that it will take the strength of the ashes and make good lye. Usually the first that runs off is very strong, and it gradually becomea weaker and weaker the longer it runs. As it collects fill the big kettle and when nearly full put a fire under it. If clear grease Is used It is well to wait until the lye is hot before putting it in. Six quarts of clear greasii will inak» a barrel of soap â€" so say experieoioed makers of soft soap. On a farm, with ordinary ca.'^. ther» will always be sufficient grease tr. iiiake all the soap needed for a large iAUi'ily. If the ashes are ^ood and everythlni^r else has been well done, once boiling up will make the soap. It should, how- ever, be kept hot all day, to prevent separation. In the morning It will be cool enough to be dipped out and put in a barrel. A poiiml of pulverized bor- ax stirred well through a barrel of soap will be found a great improve- ment, making the clothes wash easier, and they will be whiter with less labor. If more than one kettle o( soap is to be made, and there are rough grease scraps and such things to be used, they should be put in the kettle at first, that tho Ive as gathered may begin to take effect on them. When the lye is very strong often the first kettleful will refuse to "come," as che saying goes. Take a little out of the kettle and add slowly some cold water and it will usually become soap Immediately. Sometimes the amount in the kettle (a caldron) will bear three or four pall*- lul of water and then be excellent soap. Usually the last kettle of lye will re- quire boiling longer than the first on account o( the lye becoming weaker. It is prodtable as well as convenient to use up the refuse, grease which ao- cumulates, and it gives a feeling of en- joyment to put everything in good shape. If th«^ hoa.se-keeper msikes the Boap herself she knows what it is mad« of, which is not always the case with the more exiiensive bard soap that is purchased. A car«'f'j' person wUl al- wa>-B cover the keitl: of soap when it is left to oix>l over night so that no stray animal may blonder into it; and the fires need attention, so that no damage may come from them. Soft soap making is not «x>mmouly practiced by housewives of to-day. as it was in the days of our grandmothers, or of our mothers even; yet much material is saved by luak ng it that might other- wise go to wastiS. Some, however, pre- fer to keep t'jer waste gieaae and scraps for th'-i; fwols, and buy bard soap. But foi uouse cleaning, scrubbing of fruit trees, etc., soft soap has the preference, though hard soap may be more -iosir vblc ilt^the \veek.y luandry work or the toilet. It Altsrod the Case. In an Edinburgh sch<x>l the other day an Inspector, wishing to test the k.Towledge of a class In fractions, ask- ed one fioy whether he would rather take a sixth than a seventh part of an orange if he got his choice. The boy promptly replied that he would take the seventh. At this the mspeetor ex- f dallied at length to the class that the loy who woula choose the amallor port as this lx)y had done because it looked the larger fraction was very foolish ; but the lau^h was on the other side when the chirping voice of another ur- cliin broke in in remonstrance, " Pleiise. air, but that boy disna like oranges I" Some Good Recipes. Dressing for Fish Salad.â€" One cup ol vinegar, one tablespoon of butter, one- half teaspoon of salt, one-half teaspoon of pepper, antl of mustard, yolks of three raw eggs. Put the mixture weU- beaten together iu a dish Jet in a pan of boiling water over the fire, and stir it constantly until it thickens. For Cabbage Salad.â€" One-half cup pf vinegar, yolks of two eggs, two table- spoons of salad oil, one-hal( teaspoon of pepper aud muslaad, one teaspoon of salt, one tea.spooii of sugar. Add the oil to the yolks of tho eg^ji gradually and beat until it is thick and smooth. Add the seasoning and the vinegarbeat- ing until all are thoroughly mixed. Fine Beef Jelly.â€" An excellent food for Invalids and convalescents^ â€" Put a pound of lean beef, cut fine, into a por- celain-lined stew-pan, with a pint oif cold water. Let it stapd half an hour and then put it on the stove, where it will heat giadui'Uy. While boiling hot skim carefully, and put it where it will simmer gt^ntly for half an hour. When thi^ Is cooking, put a third of ? bo.x of gelatine In two tableapoonfuls of coW water. Salt tho broth to taste aoi stiaiti, boiling hot, over the gelatin*. Stir till dissolved. Strain into cups or molds. Set away to cool. Scrapple is a Quaker dish, and is » most appetizing hot su[iper viand. Stew 2 lbs fresh poik until thoroughly done, using enough water st> there will be at least a quart of liquor when the meat is taken up. Remove the bones and chop tho meat, then put it back in the kettle. Season, adding sage, .summer savory, and <'nioti if desired. Then sift in corn meal, boiling slowly and stir- ring as if foi" inush. Make It thick en- ough to slice when cold. Turn into a dish, and when wanted for the table slice and fry in diiiipings. The quantity may bo increased, as it will keep a Xoag time in winter. Bralsecl Fowls.â€" .\ couple of last year's fowls will do for braising. PIuck,siugie and truss as for boiling, put thoin uito a stew-pan with two ounces of slii-ed fat bacon, a sliced onion aud carrot; cover closely, aud put thoni on a warm part of the stove until they are slight- ly browned, then mix in two table-spuon- fuls oC flour and a quart of stock; ^ti^ the (owl .scttiefully round until the liquor boils. Add six pepper-corns, a blade of mace, and a small bouquet of herbs; cover with the lid, and put the stew-pan in the oven to simmer for two hours, then remove the (owls on to a dish, and brush them o^er with warm glaze. Strain tiie sauce, skim off every particle of fat. season to taste, and pour round the (owls. Serve boi^ od rice in a separate dish. \ i mamm ^^m