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Summary of Passing Events. THE special correspondent of the Stcinddi'cl at Suez recalls tne faot/whbh seems to have been pre' ty generally forgotten, tuat eight thousand S-poys were brought over to Egypt, under Sir David Baird, in the early part of 1801, to asais: AOer jrouiby in driving oat the French. Thsy were reinforced in the July of the same year, and made a n.arch acr oss the des-rt from Coheir to Helies. Tae correspondent gives same interest- lug details resoecting tho troops h-jrn ludia | that nave just arrive 1 in Malta. He thinks it wili b J a p«ty—now that there is no immediate prospect of war—if these men are not taken on to England. Malta, in his view, will give them a mean idea of our power; but he argues that if a i-yf picked re,stment3-say the Bombay Lancers, the Madras Sappers, the 31st Ben gal, and the G'lOOtkas—wera to be borne into the port of L indoa and stationed in the metropolis, the effect would be worth the trouble and the expense he does not think, indeed, if tliay were done, there would ever again be a mutiny in India. In support of tbii aspect of the mater he mentions the anesdote of the native wiu would not j tin hb comrades in the re?oit of 1859. A li ne said, « yon have not lived in V z;l't:-1T89r: Oxford-street, as 1 have; do not be fools—thase Eoglrnhmea must beat you ia the {nd. It is the belief of the cor- respondent that, if the Sepoys were to go to Loadon, and see our wharves, warehouses, and ttrests, they would return with such an enormous conception of British power chat disaffection would be discounted for the future. Others, again dis- like so muea tae idea of Indian troops coming to Europe at all that they would prefer to hear of tbem^i eing shipped off again oa their homeward i voyage. THE news OF the terrible collision in the Cha- s e], and of the foundering of the Grosser Kurfiirst. (the Great Elector) has caused, as might na/uraly nave bean expected very strong excite- ment lii Germany. It is jllst as evident in this case, as it wat in the BalaoUva Charge, that some one bad blundee and the necessity of a rigid inquiry in recognised in the proper quarter. Oa account of ita beJD¡! R-onevh-it of a novelty for Germany to have a fleet, the catistrophe which has occurred in the Channel will be all the more keenly felt. I The cui bono? of-ironclads is now likely to.ba pointodiy asked since they have shown, by the recent examole, that they can be as destructive to fiieuds as to foep. Thinking over the ter- rible event, the saspioion begins to arise that the naval battles of the future, in which ironclads are expected to bear the leading part, may prove f.ar more destructive to human life than the se^-fights when the blue jackets and marines had only wooden walls for tleir protection. The Grosser Kurflicit sunk almost instantly after receiv- icig the blow amidships, and this circumstance seems to indicate the great force with which she must; have ber-n rammed. It is believed that the turret-th'p must have been aimost savored, and the aggressor also suffered injuries that will t°ke six month 3 ta repair. The effect of the collision, as experienced by those on board the Kbaig Wilhelm, is des- cribed ai being a. kind of gradual crush, accomoanied by a visible trembling of the whole frame of the iron monster, like what was felt latelv on board our own ships when an earth- quake toos place in tlie districts adjo ning toe Sea of Marmora. The rush of water into tha la-ga re at mads in the bows of the Koaig Wil- helm, arid the plunge or two she made on loaing bereouiiibriun, must have proved very alarm- in"- but officers and men retained their present oi&mind, and did all they could to render assist- ance in the excitement of the emergency. Ttw coincidence of the finding o* the body of the paymaster of the Eurydice on the coast of the Isle of AVi?.Jt, on the very day the Grower Kur iic.t foundsied, serves as a con- n,=CMig!ini £ between the two latest naval disasters which have happened to the English and German nations. THERE was a time, not so very long ago, when the practice of body-snatching was prevalent in Ecmo parts of this country, and excited strong feelings of horror atd inoignation. TherH is j nothing of the kind Leard of here now; but in America it appears to have revived in its most re- voltir g form. It appears that, OEI account of a corpse having been stolen from th3 Presby- terian cemetery at Northbend, in Ohio, tlie utmost precautions were taken in connection wi'h the entombment of John S.;ott Harrison, formerly member of Congress, and son of President Harri- son of the United States. The grave was walled up heavy atones were placed ever it; and a guard was alo set to see th it the dead was not disturbed by the sacrilegious hands of "resurrec- tionists." But it happened, strangely enough, that when Mr. Harrison's son, with others, visited Cincinnati, soon after the funeral, to search for the corpse previously stolen, they u exoectedly discovered, in the Ohio Medical Callege of that town, the corpse of Mr. Harrison suspended in a vault by a rope round the neck, the- severing of the jugular vein beirg the only sigm 0: mutilation. The faithlessness of the puards was the cause of the grave being despoiled, and various arrests are reportei to have been made for complicity in the crime. The faculty o5 Ohio Medical College is accused by the de. oea«ed's son of shielding the guilty, and the Dean of Faculty ia said to have published a counter address, denying knowledge of the deed, or of the identity of the corpse. It is to be hoped that the authorities will use stringent measures for the purpose of putting an end to a most revolting practice.

THE INDIAN TROOPS. j INSPECTION BT^THE GOYERNOK. The special correspondent of the Standard, under date Malta, Sunday, says: The entire expedition, fXCPpt the Bangal Lancers and the wing of the 26th Bombay infantry, are now on the island. The cavalry, artillery, and Bombay infantry are encamped at S^n Antouio, the remainder near Fort Mano d. The Ulyde3- dale has been sent to quarantine for seven days. An inspection of all the available troops took place on the Floriana parade ground yesterday afternoon by the Governor. Eight thous md four hundred men were under arma the Indian trosps formed the rizlit of the line, and justified the compliment by their appearance and stead iness. The march past was led by the M Bittery of Field Artillery, looking very well, and the horses fairly recovered from th-i voyage. The Bombay Lancers walked and trotted past with admirable pre- cision, the horses in workmanlike condition. The Punjabee regiments looked superb in their red tunics and high blue turbuis, and as tall as our Grenadiers. The Mj.drasses were creditable, except the Sappers, black in fsice and uni oroi, who marched indifferently, The Bombay Infantry were smart. The Brigade G »rrisoti Artillery and tha Malta Fancibles in infantry formation were solid and splendid, and the seven British regiments looked magnificent, particularly the 61st, who were strong, and moved like clock- j work. The Europeans and Natives fraternise cor- stially, and the general behaviour of the troops is unexceptionable. 10 BERLIN WOOLS AND GEBMAN NEFIDLEY?OB.K.-O l'he above are imported direct by M. LEADER, 9, iliau IKH-TARD, SHORED ITCH, LONDON, E.O., frona whom price lists are Stint, on application, of avery descrip- tion of fancy wools, canvas, filoselle, &e. THE NEW 13-POUNDER FIELD GUN.—The sew IS-pounder field gao, just approved after a lengthened course of experiments, i to be manufactured for s?rvice with the flold batteries of artillery. At present there are only a doaan ordered, su iicient for the supply of a couple of batteries, tut this gun will doubtless supersede eventually the whole of the 9-pounders, ex- cept, periaps, the light field-piece of the Royal Horse Artillery. The gun, though remarkably long, a only S-rwt, the same as the present 9-pounder, and the increase of power whu-h enables it to throw a projectile of I Sib. instead of 9lb. has been chiefly gained by enlarging the powder-chamber and improving the quality of tha-powder. It is remark- able as being the first chambered gun introduced into the British Artillery for service, while with all the other Powers the system of chambering is still a new and almost untried system. The 13 pounder is, like the 9-pounder, a 8: in. muzzle-loader, with a poly- groove ritlins-, and its projectile will bo rotated by the gas-cVck. The twelve guns have been commenced at-the Royal Gur* Factories, in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and will be completed as early as possible, proved, and issued for service. THOUSANDS OF I>3MSATE GHILURSS and consump- tive persons have acquired sound constitutions and permanent strength by taking that most agreeable and efficient stael preparation, Dr. Guinle's Steel Tablets, procurable of all respectable chemists, in boxes, or post free on receipt of postage stamps for Is. l!d., or 21 9„i, by 0. Allen, Ohemist.EiSbarn, London. I HAIRBRAINED.—" A soldier has iiiit died at Marseilles from the pressure of a bunch of hair upon toe bvam. Xt is siij3.po3 £ d that in infancy a portion of his loess was forced "IntO" the skill, and thenea 11 raw iawarda until the fata! results were produced." This must be true-thø daily papers say so, Besides, isn't it natural that if losMs were forced into tho skin," they would grow in wards (—Jt-tinny folks. WEISHT'3 COAL TAS S'J'.I- (Sapo Oarbonis BRFERGWJS) Antiseptic, Detergent, Diaiafoctant. The most agreeable, and refreshing Toilet Soap in the world. By its daily use, freedom fram infections diseases is secured; the complexion improved pimples, blotehes and rougiincss removed an4 the skin siadie clear, smooth, and lustrous. In our hands it has proved most effective in skin diseases. —Tiis Lancet. It is the only true antiseptic soap."— Medieal Journal. In Tablets, 6d. and Is. each, of all Chemist? W. V. WRIGHT and Co Sonthwark-street. Loudr>n. EMIGRATION TO QSTESNSIJAKI). — The ship Herschol, of 787 tons, Captain L. Koct, sailed from Hamburgh on the 2,1'st of MAy, and bad on board the- undermentioned number of emTgrants bound for- Maryborough, Queensland, vis., ninety-four marriefiJ people, 1:20 single msn, thirty-one single women^, seventy-eight children between the ages of twelve and-- one, and I; ftee., infants^ making a, total of 333 souls. WOOD AXD IVEUY, LIUSWISS (J. W. Ivery, manager), Albion Blue Brick and Tile Works, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, cturers of vitrified blue bricks, garden border tiles, flooring quarries in blue, red,.or buff colour. Illustrations and wiees on application A BAD BARGAIN.—A. middle-aged man ap- plied to Mr. De Rat sea, at the Thames Police cs-art, for advice under singular circumstances. He sifted th,.t some time back he went into a shop to-buy a collar. He noticed by the bill in the wliidoi that the shoo was to let, and spoke to the lady behind the counter about it. After she had told him all about the shoo, he said to her, How about yourself, my dear; ars* you to be taken as well as the shop? She told him that she had been married already, and she thought that was enough. He told her he thought that waa all the more reason why she should try a second venture. After some talking, he persuaded her to s&y "Y.-a/" The Ma- gistrate But had you never seen the 1'ady before ? Applicant. reD'.ied gravely that it was tho first time he hftd ever seen her, but. directly be clapped eyes on her he thought sh& would suit. He noticed the name over tho door was a Jewish one, and he asked her if thk would be any bar to their marriage. She replied Certainly not," adding that it did not. matter to her whether he was Jew or Gentile- They accordingly arranged matters, and a day or two later he mot her by appoint- ment, and gave her X150 foy the business, on the understanding that she was to marry him. She now refused to carry out the agreement, and ho could neither get her, the shop, or his money. His worship told tho applicant that he had no power to foroo tin lady's inclinations. It seemed a rather peculiar tale, and he would send an officer to inquire into the matter. HAYS IT IN YOUR HOUSE — LAMPLOUGH'S PYRETIC SAuNE-and use no other. Ike only safe antidote in Fevers, Eruptive Affections, fka. or Bilious Sickness, Small-pox, and Headache having peculiar and exclusive merits, Use no substitute. See per- petual injunction against imitators; also the unani- mous judgment oefore tha Lords Justices Praniroll, Brett, and Cotton, 22nd Jan. 1873, ia Larapiough's favour. 113, Holborn-hilU Xiondon. HONOUR TO SCIENCE. — Nature says: The Haarlem Society of Sciences resolved some years ago to award biennially a medal to the individual who, by his researches, discoveries, or inventions during the previous twenty years, will, in the judgment of the society, have distinguished himself in an exceptional manner in a particular branch of science. This year I tba medal was to be devoted to astronomy, and on the 18th ult. was awarded to Professor Simon Newcomb. We believo the medal would have been awarded to bir George Airy if the committee had felt themselves at liberty to embrace a period greater than twenty years past; but, according to the rules regulating the award, they are rigidly confined to the period stated. BUG3. FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES, aud all other in- sects are destroyed by KEATING'S INSECT DESTROYING POWDER, which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. In is perfectly clean in application Sold in tins Is. end 2s. 6ci each bv all Cberoista,

NATIONAL FESTA AT ROME. A Rome correspondent, under date June 2nd, writes: This being the national Statute Festa has been kept as a general holiday. Public buildings and the mnj irity of private houses are decorated with national fl-igs. At seven in the morning his Majesty Fing Humbert, accompanied by the Minister of War, with their res- pective staffs and the military attach6s of the foreign embassies and legations, went to the Praetorian Camp to review the troops in garrison. Salutes were fired from the Castle of St. Angelo, and the new forts on Monte Mario and the Via Appia. After the review h's Majesty took up position for the march past in the Piazza dell Independenza, and was enthusiastically received by an immense concourse of people present. At noon the Syndic, Prince Emanuel Ruspoli, in the Hill of the Horatii and Curiatii, on the Capitol, distributed medals for civic valour. The Capitol, the public buildings, and the principal streets are ilium nated, bands are playing in the chief piazzas, and the popu- lation are crowding to the Piazza of the Ponte St. Angelo and all other places from which the Castle is visible, to se? the grand exhibition of fireworks, which has not been given for some years. The girandola will consist of a discharge of 4000 rockets, the general j design being that of a lighthouse surrounded by forts.

WATCHING THE SUEZ CANAL. The special correspondent of the Standard says Colonel Waud, an American in the Khedive's service, is quartered at Ismail a, with instructions to look after the safety of the Canal. There is a delusion in England that the navigation could be effectually stopped by simply sinking a barge laden with stones crosswise at one of the many points where the cutting is no broader than Regent-street. That would stop the navigation for a time assuredly, if it could be done. But here is the problem: nobody ctmenter in a barge without being known if he had a suspicious cargo be would be interrogated and arrested, unless he could satisfac- torily account for it; if ha attempted foul play his fata would bo "short shrift and thedog's death and even making the almost impossible assumption that the nefarious trick succeeded, tb" Ganwl Company h-is appliances at its disposal adequate to re- any obstructions which are not super- human within sixty hours. Thus1 all dre-\d as to- the free working of the Canal may be dismissed as ridiculous, at lea-it as long as no enemy overruns- Egypt. In their own interests tho Bgypti-ms are- zealous to police the short cut from the Mediterranean to the Red; Sea. Colonel Waud informs me thafe throughout its entire length of nine and ninety miles it is jsalously watched. From Suez to Chalouf, a sec- tion of cavalry is continuously kept patrolling ý from Ohtilouf to the south end' of the Bitter Lake- the task is taken tip- by in- fantry. The Bitter L ike, a vast expi.ns s sotua eight' or ten- railea wide, needs no guardianship. Cavalry again-to do duty from the north t nd of the lake to S^rapeum, and from Serapeum toTimsah ;.in- fiMitry are in charge anew from El Juts to IH Perdane cavalry thence to, Kantara and Ras-ei-ech,. where Ivt"Killop Pasha assumes the post ot custodian to-Port Said,-in the S^ypti-an war corvette DoRgola, which once bore a share in Sherard Osborn's Ohina Expedi- tion. He will- be a cunning adventurer, therefore, who can hops uaiawares to block up the Sue:?.Canal- and wiil have to wait long for his opportunity. SUICIDE OF TE.3 OLKRIC OF HER MKOASSTY'S- STABLES.—Mr. Bobsrt Moon, clerk of her Majesty's stables at Windsor Castle, has committed suicide in very painful circumstances. On Friday afternoon Mr. Moon left tho Royal Mews apparently for-a walk. Later on a letter was received by Manning, one of the gamekeepers, in which Mr. Moon signified hio-inten- iiioa to commit s-uos-ide in the Thames, at' a spot between the Albert-bridge and the river g^ta of Mr. Allen's farm at Old Windsor. He also gava instruc- fcion as to where the money would be fo&n&ror the I payment of the-wapea on Saturday, according to the usual custom, and expressed a wish that his-intention might be communicated to his wife. Mr. Moon's body was recovered t,wo. hours afterwards at the entrance to the navigation cut leading to the Old- Windsor- locks. THE OPIUISS POPPY.—The cultivation of the- opium poppy {^MW somniferum), which has hitherto been exclusively confined to the Eist, bids- fair to be- come thoroughly established and remunerative in E tstern Africa. Seeds of ihe best kinds- have been imported frotR-Malwa i,) to'Aloz,,iinb iqiie, where 50,000' acres of uncultivated State land have be^n grant,d to a company, w-ith a capital of .f 178,000, for the pur- pose of cultivating and trading in opium. Besides. the graat of land tha company also receives from the, State the exclusive right for twelve years to exporfe opium free of duty through all the custom houses of the province." It is satisfactoiy to learn that the I poDpy plants aro thriving, and the fruits are-repeated? to be larger than those produced in the best opium, districts of Jaidi-a. THB 'I'TIWY FUAUDS. — IIKJVABKABLE. covEUY — discovery of a large amsunt of property,, says the M)ho> supposed to be part of the proceeds of the great turf frauds, has just been made in a singu- lar manner. Previous to the arrest of Kurr a person answering- his description called several times upon J Messrs. Alurch and Co., portmaateau.makers^Ostford- street, and made some small purchases. He after- j wards called and left a portmanteau with the manager, desiring him not to deliver it to any one but himaeli. The otbsr day Messrs. March having had their atten- tion called to the length of time the portmanteau bad been in their possession, determined upon ascertaining the nature of the contents. This resulted in the dis- covery that it must have belonged to one of the rnøn- I supposed to be Kurr—who-were convicted of the above frauds. Besides a quantity of wearing apparel, the Do:itmanteau contained racing memoranda, letters ^mostly in slang phraseology), a po&ket book, in which were two Clydesdale notes, £ 4&te> in Bank of Eng- land notes, and £ \22 ia gold, besides various articles of jewellery. The police have taken possession of the property. AN UNLUCKY -The case of Bar- chall v. Burchall, in which a lady with a separate income of < £ 3000 a year petitioned the Court for a judicial separation from her husband on the grounds of his cruelty to her, was beard before the Presiclc-Bt of the Probate and Divorce Division. Dr. Deane, Q. C., Mr. F. A. Inder- wick, Q.O., Mr. George Browne, Mr. Keogb, and Mr. R. A. iisyford appeared for the petitioner and M.. Folkard for the respondent. The petitioner, who at the time of her marriage was a widow lady named Learning, was married to the respondent ai St. John's Church, Torquay, in September last year and afterwards the parties resided at Clifton Hall, Torquay. The respondent, when asksd before 5»arri'ige as to his prospects, stated that it was.dero- gatory to the dignity of a gentleman to go into that question, but that ho was an engineer, and that his income was E400 a year. Mr. and Mrs. Burchall JiVEd together but a short time, and far from happily. Violent scenes and altercations occurred between them, and the respondent was alleged to have been guilty of various acts of violence. Mr. Folkard contested the cruelty on behalf of the respondent, but the Presi dent held that the lady was entitled to the protection of the Court, and now made a decree of judicial separation with costs. THE DERBY.—Sefton, the winnner of the City ar.d suburban, contrary to general expectation, beat the French horse for the Derby Stakes, Insulaire coming in second, and Childe-ric third. The weather during the day was both dull and wet. PARIS EXHIBITION.-Two Services are now run daily by the Newha ven, Dieppe, and Rouen Route, and the journey by this, the shortest route between London and Paris, has been further Accelerated for the Exhibition Traffic by faster Trains from London-bridge and Victoria Stations, and new Fast Steamer, built expressly for this Service. TI-e OrdlIi;n y Fares by this Route are th» cheapest between London and Paris, and by the Special Excursions leaving London every J Monday and Saturday Return Tickets, available for four- teen days, are issued at 3Gs. First Class 27s. Second Chsa I and 2Is. Third Class.

REVIEW OF THE CORN 1'RAUE. {From "Bell's Weekly Messenoer- ) The weather during the greater part of the past week has been unsettled, and it seems now to be ad- mitted that our wheat crop cannot be a large one. Even where the present and succeeding months to be very propitious, there will not be the abundant yield of wheat which the country anticipated six wet-ks ago. It is a well-known fact that the wheat plant when once well rooted, requires but little additional moisture during late spring and the summer months; but this season the fall of rain has been copious, the night temperature has, on many occasions, been low, and the complaint is that the wheat plant will pro- duce much straw, and a corresponding decrease in the quantity of grain. It has oftun been remarked that an abund int yield of cereals and of grasses and roots is seldom harvested in one season. What is good for one i3 unfavourable to the orher, and the present season indicates that the spying is once more to prote true. It is not to be inferred from this that because the crops of grasses and of roots are likely to be very abundant that the yield of cereals must necessarily be very bad, but it is well known that our finest croos of cereals have been raised in seasons of unusual dryness — as in 1868 and 1870- and when tba pastures were dried up. There may, nevertheless, be seasons of fair average abundance as regards cereals, and at the same time of more than a average abundance of roots and grasses. The present season may possibly brinj about sucii a result; but, of course, fverytliing davenda upon the wither. At one period last week there was raaso i to balieve that we hud at length entered upon real summer weather,, but such a belief has- since been shaken In spite, however, of the doubts which are entertained regarding the weather.r,h; trade for wheat has o»>u dull; holders- have been con palled to submit to .-A further reduction- in prices. The decline quoted for wh«at, in most posi- tions, ia Is. to 2s. per qr and us tiere is a large supply of wheat afloat—vis., 1,26&,000 qrs,, which is ia excess of the corresponding period of last year, buyers are reluctant to purchase in ex-ess of their actual requirements. If, with unsettled weather in fchia country and in other parts of Europe, tha tendency of prices is downwards and in a dist.in-;r, degree, it ts obvious that fine weather wcuid bring about a fall of considerable import wnce. 00 the Continent the trade- for cereal produce bag continued dull, and a further decline in prices has taken place. The supplies- of native produce off-ring in France and Germany have been Very moderate; but, the pressure shown to sell on the part of the Uuir.ed States- and Rusaki has exer- cised considerable iotltBnci>, twid b1S neeessitated a ?ory cautums policy on the part of buyers. In the more northern districts of the continent tho harvest is being delayed by unpropitious weather. Ia the United States, wheat and Sour coo-tinue to be freely offered, and prices have-- experienced" a farther decided rebpse. It is obvious that producers are still anxious to diaposa of the existing-crop more especially as the harvest in the Southern States has cot»m»nced, and as there is still every pros-pa ;t of an abundant yield- throughout the union. i There is very little doing in malting barley, and prices are nominal. Advices frota* Hamburg state that ¡ the stocks at-that port are larg It and tlMt prices have 1 experieneed- a heavy fall. For grinding barley the trade has dull, and the qiietations bsva further I declined la per qr. Fine mule ia-steady in value, but medium and ÜÜ, rior qualities are a slow sale, at barely late rates, ILarge supplies of Indian corn.are on passage, the total being estimated at 733,300' qjw. against'387,300 1 tya. last YWH". Sound corn is scarce, and eominauds former terms-; but medium and inferior descriptions I are dull; at fully the late declme in prices, Off the | coast American mixed has been di"po5ad of at | 2Ss. lijd. to2S.<. 63., and for forward delivery business [ has been (lone for the Uittd, Eangdcm ut 23s. 91. down to 22S. g)J. Thtere is still a scarcity of sound oats, but no im- provemfnt has been established1 in their y»}ue. Pre- vious quotations have, however, been aapportede Inferior corn, of which there ia* rather afi abundant supply, seMs irregularly at lo v, prices* Heavy Swedish oats are wortrl 24:3, 6d. to 25s- but Rig* descriptions weighing 381b., aN worth @a!y 163. to IflTs. per gt. The tracls for beans has been very dull, and prices have had a downward tendency. Fair supplies are on offer. For peas the trade has been quitt at about last week's currency. A dull tone has pervaded the flour trade, and a further reduction in prices has- been submitted to.

MORSES IN CENTRAL ASIA. A Hufsian traveller writes from a cALTip in the Kirghiz deserts to one of the Moscow journals pointing- out the advantages that the Ru-siiin Government would derive from the introduction c'r the horse levy law among the nomads. Ik all other provinces of tna Russian Empire horses- are liable to be levied for military purposes, at a price, usually very in- adequate, fixed by the Ministry of War. If this conscription was applied to Turkestan, 40,000 or 50,000 horses could easily be raised at a trifling ex- pense to the authorities. Practically speaking, tbt> traveller asserts the supply of horses in Central AsifJ. is limitless, and- as an instance of the number.* to be found in the Kirghiz deserts, he goes on to. say that in the Turgaiski province alone there are a- million horses to 300*000 people, which, if subjected to a levy of one par cent., would furnish 10,00.}: ex- cellent steeds without imposing a heavy burden upon the nomadj. Other districts in Turkestan are* equally rich in equine property, and among- them 50.000. horses could be easily obtained in a very snort space of time. As regards their quality, tha traveller admits that they are tcSssl- nder tor artillery or heavy cavalry purposes, but for light cavalry alia transport they would prove very eS-e'tive. From long experience he affirms that they can easily travel without food or rest seventy miles in ton or twelve hours, and that 125 miled a day for several days together is a commonplace occurrence to a Kirghiz thoroughbred. In the course of his remarks he expressed an opinion that the nomads, out of sheer devotion to the Czar, would gladly submit to a horss- levy, even supposing tho authorities gave the ownera aothing for the property taken, it' this be true, the nomads of Turkestan—who, by the by, have only been a few years under Russian rule—must bo very been a few years under Russian rule-must bo very different from the rest of the Cí.< w's subjects, who most decidedly object to the operation of the horsa levy law, and hold the officey who enforces it in open detestation, But if we cannot agree with on this par- ticular point, we altogether subscribe to his opinion that Russia has at her disposal large reserves of horses in Centred Asia, d& A NEW FOSSIL BIRD.-The Academy says: It is interesting to learn from the last Bulletin of the United States Survey of the Territories that the remains of a bird of high organisation have been dis- covered in certain insect-bearing shales at Florissant, in Colorado. The relies comprise the greater part of the skeleton, and though deficient in portions of the head, include nearly all the bones of the anterior and I posterior extremities the wings and tail are so well imprinted on the rock as to indicate even the shafts and barbs of the feathers. The fossil represents a bird of arboreal habits, with well-developed powers of flight. it bflongs evidently to a high ornithic type, and is probably referable to the group of Passeres, or j p-rching birds. Although the absence of bill renders I it impossible to assign the species to any particular family, there are reasons for believing that it is allied to the finches. Talaeospiza, hello, is the name under which Mr. J. A. Allen describes this new bird. Both generic and specific names are new. This specimen re- presents the first fossil passerine bird which has been discovered in North America. HGEWIMAN'S TEA, not faced with Prussian Blue, HOKNIMAS'S TEA, always good alike. Uor.xiiux's TEA, best value for money,