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CONCERNING APRIL FOOLS. I Crowned with white violets. April comes merrily Greener the forest paths. bluer the sky Mirthful the day of her coming, though verUy, Sage archfiologisti scarcely know why. Boyhood the season for practical jokes is April the First in our memory dwells. Closely connected with innocent hoaxes- Milk of the pigeon, and similar zeils. But our old bovs. ever prone to anticipate Laric!. and dttate upon fantastea gay, !ntei)Mt't own month the Miniatry diMipate. Matting aH Match one long April Fool's Day. RuateU't tight chaff «« (7mnd «-rifM. taken War's the result and calamity rcignt— Denmark be)ea;uered. alone and forgaken- Doubtless he chucMea at setting the Danes. Gladstone suggests against Sheridan tintster Charges, and acrid discussion proves Penonat sneers from a high morai Minister Tate a high rank aniong practica) jotes. PJtvfut )[azzini whose fun is to frighten (Fireworks don't always explode with impunity;, Stick!) a stow match in its bombshell to heighten Liberal zeai for Italian unity. Stansneld gives play to Maitzini's detterity- Qoeotions are asked-resignation comes quick Cruel 'twould be to rebuke with asperity, When a skyrocket's reduced to a stick. Let them go on til) their follies shall culminate, Then although Palmerston sillv may sneer, Then, although Gladstone ¡MY loftily fulminate. Th.rt.'n h.* no more Aorit Fooling this year. -The Bealin I

LINES I On the death of Mrs-MargeretHugheg, wife of Mr. H. G. Hughes Holyhead. Oh! Margaret farewe]). thy race it run. The storms of life have ever ceased to Mow: Thv warfare's past. thy gtorious victory's won, Acd.thouhastbidf.reweDtoaUbetow. And now, methintis I see th';e clothed in white, Before the throne of Heaven's Eternal King: ThercwiththeHrstbornsonsofpuresHight, To God thou dost thy noblest praties bring. Then shaU we mourn to see thee truly Nest, To see thee landed on the blissful shore There dost thou bathe in seas of heavenly rest, Where grief, and pain. and parting are no more. Ho, surely no, we cannot now repine, Since God has made thy happiness complete The victory's won, the prize is ever thine. And Death and HeH lie vanqished at thy feet. The dearest partner of thy morta) life Js left to mourn, but why should he complaint Though he no more enjoys a iovin); wife, His toss. though great, is thy eternal gain. Oh may thy partner and thy children dear, With earnest heed to a)t thy words attend That they with thee in glory may appear. And <hMe the pleasures that will never end. Wickentey.Apritllth.lSM. THOMAH JACKSON. I

ON THE SPRING. The winery winds have howled their last, Thehitterfroata'idNnowhavepa'it: CreationERladwithbeaminffhead. Smi es that her tierce destroyer's Osd Exuttini! now with g)a<)snme wing, .&tc))M)).andYa))ey.8houttheSprins'— The warbling Lark now Ulount. tne skies, AndscattempleasureasheniM. Iti<sweettOMethtMr)ynoweni. And sweet to sit in teff.v bowers; The vernal season to beho'd Mat)f;ai)ynehinMooming);o!d: But ffteeter far when grace imparta A MoKtLSpRtNQ in human hearts, t roducinf? flowers for ever brieht, The SAvluuK'o purchateanddeiight.

OMf ibrnr!J Coable. LIFE OF MAXCUS TULUCS CiCERO.—By Wm. Forsyth, M.A., Q,C.; author of "Hortensius," &c. 2 vols. John Murray. After perusing the former biographies of Cicero-the most famous of the orators of otd Home—we thick this new work appears to supply a want; as it is more im- partial than its predecessors, white it is not extended to a length which must tire the general reader; nor en- cumbered with details, which may be interesting to the antiquary, but are of little use to any other class: yet DO important event of the orator's life and career is omitted; and a perusal of the work gives the reader as perfect an acquaintance with the principal events of Cicero's life, from his boyhood to his death, as any one Deed wish to possess. Cicero was the member of an equestrian family, and was born at Arpinum, B.C., 106. He was instructed in philosophy by the celebrated I'hi)o, in law by the equally celebrated Mutius Scievola; and made a short campaign with Sylla and P. Strabo, during the Marsian war, in which he acquired some knowledge of the military art. On his return to Rome from this campaign he resolved, by the advice of his friends, to devote his future life to the- forum and hence we have those eloquent orations, which are some of the choicest remains of the Roman clastic schoo). He commenced his career by a defence of the actor Sextus Roscius Amerinus, whom Chryso- eonuB, a freedman of Syita, accused of parraeide. He preserved his client; but incurred thereby the wrath of Sylla, who was then dictator, and who espoused the cauM of his follower. Cicero was obliged to leave Rome for Athens, where he occupied part of his time in studying, with his friend Atticus, some of the best models of Grecian oratory. On the death of Sy)la he returned to Rome, where he married Terentia, by whom he had one daughter, TuHia, whom be dearly loved, and whose death he deeply lamented. The marriage was an unhappy one—the fault of the lady, according to Plu- tarch though other writers adopt an opposite opinion. At home, the result of his studies at Athena soon ap- peared. He distinguietied himself greatly in the forum, and was, after no )ong interval, appointed quaMtor of Lilybseum, in Sicily. His subsequent prosecution of Verres, an official who had pillaged the people to enrich hinMeif, endeared him to the Siciiians. Besides the office of quse-.tor, he passed through those of eedile and pnetor; and at the age of 43 was appointed consul. Catiline opposed him; and the latter, enraged at his defeat, entered into that conspiracy to extirpate the Senate, and make himself dictator, which Cicero de- tected and frustrated, and thus acquired the titles of "The Fatht'r of his country, and the Second Founder of the Republic." Subsequently be took au active part in public anain., during the time of Ctesar, and in the days of the triumvirate of Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus. He was an exile part of the time and on his return he accepted a pro-consular government. He nnaHy fe![ a sacrince to the enmity of Antony, who persuaded Oc- tavius to join in his proscription, and to send a party of soldiers, under Poplius L:cnas -who owed his life to Cicero's eloquence—to put him to death. He heard of the pursuit at Tusculum, set out in a litter for the sea- side, was overtaken near Gaeta, and nhun B.C. 43, in the 64th year of his age. He might have escaped, but he could not be persuaded to leave Italy. Almost his last words were-" Let me die in my country, which I have saved so often." Mr. Fursyth gives a vivid narrative of the career we have briefly sketched, interspersed with accounts of Cicero's works, and of the manners and customs of the times; concluding with a summary of the character of the orator and statesman —which, as far as it is possible now to judge from the records left us, appears to be faithful and true. Cicero was rich and one question has been, how did he acquire his wealth ? There were no cotton lords at Rome," says Mr. Forsytb. "and commerce nourished to only a limited extent. But Cicero could have derived no benefit from either commerce or manufactures. His career was that of an advocate and statesman, and in neither capacity was he directly paid." But there were two other modes of becoming rid), and Ciceto participated largely in both. Rome was rapidly advancing to the position of mistress of the world, and her leading meu were the masters of Rome. It, there- fore, was the policy of distant kings and commonwealths to conciliate their favour and support, and for this pur- pose presents of enormous talue were transmitted to them. We can hardly call them bribes, for, in many caeea, the relation of patron and client was avowedty established between a foreign state and some influential Roman ? and it became his duty, as of course it was his interest, to defend it in the Senate and before the people. For instance, Cicero mentions Dyrrachium as a plaee of which he was patron, and whose interests he always defended Such a custom opened, no doubt, the door te corruption, for money was lavished to buy the votes ef the senators, and agents were employed at Rome to distribute it. The purity and disinterested- ness of Cicero's character make me believe that he never accepted such presents as a bribe, nor allowed his pub lie conduct to be influenced by any regard for money; but he undoubtediy did receive presents from foreign ouitora, and we can easily imagine that they were large in amount, for they must have been anxious to s<*eure the good-wi]! and propitiate the favour of the matehtess orator and foremast man of Rome. The other, and un- objectionable mode of acquiriui; wealth, was by legacies, which in ancient, as in modern times, hat always been deemed an honourable source of riches, provided no unworthy acts are retorted to for the purpose of in- tuencing the testator, ttt the second Philippic he makes it <t matter of boast, that he bad received upwards of 20,000,000 sMterces (about ;C 178,000) from legacies left him by bix friends." We mutt now take leave at Cicero and hit biographer, but we hope to meet with the tatter again. L'M op AmMA WtLHM.wntA SiBVMtNO.—From the German. Edited with the author's sanction, by Catherine Wiokworth. London; Longman and Co, The heroine of thit biography waa the daughter of penryChrittian 8!evdung, a merehMtef nambmr& where she was born on the 25th of July, 1794. Her mother died when she had nearly completed her 5th Year and her education appears to have been divided between Minna Hosch, a niece of Herr Sieveking. and a rationalistic thooloigau,-sf,,Ieeted by Jot, drawn by Amelia herself, from two who were recommended to her father. The choice was not a.fortunate one, Mthe teacher is thus described: His method of teaching was at once so stiff and so indifferent, that he soon for- felted the auction and respect which the intelligent child had at first been ready to offer Mm, and she took a strong dislike to him. At his lessons on religion, the Bible never appeared on the table, but was replaced by a meaereconipcndium of doctrine, in which single passages, taken apart from their context, were made to serve the rationalistic views of the compiler. History was taught according to Becker, and was, therefore, also regarded ?h-siv?y from the rationalistic po'otofview; whilst the lemon, on geography were conhned to Europe, and of that presented only the barest outlines." This mode of teaching was very unsatisfactory to the pupil, who appears to have been, in a great meMure, her own teacber.-and at. an early age became teacher of others, —haying imbibed none of the rationalistic principles of her tutor Probably, she would not have embraced the scholastic profession ifherfather hadlivedand been pros- nerous But his fortunes were lost in the troubles at Hamburg, arising out of the war, and he died in 1809, leaving his children no means of support, except those derived from their own exertions. For two years, Amelia pursued embroidery; she then went to live with a widow lady, Madame Brunnemann, to assist her in nursing her son, who had been an invalid from infancy. In 1813, she commenced taking pupils; and appears to have had a great liking for the children entrusted to her. In one of her letters, she sayf Among the many plea?sures which Ml to my lot in life, I mu?t always pae my labours for my children at the head. Many oh?r pictures have no longer the charm for me, that they once had, but my vocation grows dearer to me the bnger I follow it." This wa..wn ten m 1831, after ?rat change, in her life; and after she had twice "cherished in secret, those wishes and dreams which probably no young girl's life is wholly without; and, both times been disappointed. The perusal of a French work, describing the great good effected amongst Roman Catholics by the Sisters of Charity, inspired Miss Sieveking with a strong desire to institute a sisterhood of the same kind in the Protes- tant Church. Years passed, and shf could not carry out her earnest wish and then, m the autumn of 1831, the cholera vi.ited Hamburg. She gave up her pupils. and became a nurse in the cholera hospital of St. Enc, in October of that year. When she returned to Ma- dame Brunnemann's, she again proposed her plan of a sisterhood; "nt! an aSROci,\tion for the care of the sick and the poor," was fairly started, at a meeting held at that lady's house, on the 23rd of May, 1832. With this aasoc'ation —to which a model lodging-house and chil dren's hospital were added-MissSieveking continued to be intimately connected, till ill-health compened her retirement, at the close of 1858. She died on the 1st of April, 1859. Nve were struck with some ? ?'ad?g' this biography, we were struck with some defects of Miss Sieveking s; who, "though possessing a profound knowledge of the human heart in general," yet as the translator observes. wanted that keen sense of individual character, which is often as direct a gut, and as independent of our own will, as genius iMelf, and therefore she failed to comprehend the inconsistencies which often constitute a large part of that character, and are as inseparable from its strength as from its weakness; and on this point, in spite of her usual toierance and reasonableness, she might appear, at times, somewhat one-sided. S:.e wasoccasionally moved to impatience by contradiction or misunderstanding of her favourite ideas, which were all the more deeply rooted, as they had originated in her own mind, and had grown to be identified with her own character. lint Amelia Sieveking possessed many moreexceDeneies than defects; and, popular as her biography has been on the Conti and, we believe with Miss (or Mrs.) Wmkwortb? "that? it will have no less interest for thoughtful readers in our own country, since the practical questions which oc- cupied so large a portion of Miss Sieveking s life, are stirring in so many minds and hearts among us. How the powers of women may be turned to their best and highest account; how far charitable work in its highest branches, is a right and a natural employment for them, and by what kind of an organization it may best be earned on, are problems which are pressing on us from all sides. They pressed on Miss Sieveking with the added force of novelty, for, until hertime, it bad scarcely been admitted, in Germany, that such questions had a right to exist at all. It cannot but be good for us to learn, what a noble, practical solution, she found for them in her own life, notwithstanding many difficulties and much early discouragement." We may add, that the fair editress has wel„ l perf, ormedj her task; we have seldom seen a foreign work so well rendered into English. Books and Periodicals for Reviewto be sent to W. C. Stafford. Esq., No. 79, (late No. 4) York Road. I.am beth, S., our London agent for the literary department of the Chronicle.

iterary xtrattø. I Tor-MrPtNO IN THE FOREST o? ESSEX.—Queen Eliza- beth, one day in gracious mood, granted the privilege of woodcutting (top-topping) to the poor of the neighbour- ing parishes, upon the tenor of observing the rule which she gave them, and which they were to retain as their charter; which was, to strike the axe into the boughs of the trees at the midnight of the llth Novem- ber in each year, so as to begin to cut the wood as nearly as possible between the 11th Midl'2th of that month only, after which they were to cut it, and bring it home at their pleasure throughout the season." The result, of this may have been a benefit to the poor, though that is open-to great doubt, but it was a source of constant irritation to those who inherited the respective manors. It is continued to this day in certain parishes, and the consequence is that such a thing as a reat natural tree is hardty to be found Many attempts have been made to stop this top-lopping. The charter is, that the cutting shaU begin at midnight of the llth November. In the parish of Wattham, the villagers lost thepnvitege through a ruse. On the 11th November, 1841, the poor were invited to a genera) drink" and supper, and the programme was so well carried out, especiaUy, perhaps, as regards the item of "drunk," that night came and went and no wood was cut; and when midnight of the llth November, 181Z, arrived, those who had provided the bygone supper took care to point out that no wood codd be cut, and that the charter was forfeit In another manor this plan of a general drunk" would not do Tradition says that there was a supper and, propaMy, some drunk, but that the bulk of those attending, atthongh they snatched a fearful joy at the eatables and drink.ib!ea, had an eye to time and p]ace. More than one man had brought Ms axe to supper with him, and when, at a quarter to twelve, an adjournment to the wood being proposed, a])-doors and windows were found to be unaccountaMy barred, brawny Arms and sharpened axes made short work of the hindrances.—" Cont/ttM Jf agazine," THE "W!LDSpoMS"ot'MIDDLESEX.—Stag hunting, as practised in the immediate neighbourhood of London, cannot, I imagine, be considered, even by its most enthu- siastic votaries, as a very elevated branch of the wild sports of Middlesex. You do not, indeed, hunt a wild animal at a)!; you hunt a wretched tame brute, kept up in a stabte, fed upon the best of beans, oats, and old hay, and chased round a paddock daily for the improvement of its wind and condition. You convey it to the place of execution in a van drawn by poet-horses; you Savour it highly with aniseed in order to so!ve all doubts and difficulties as to scent; as the clock strikes eleven, you enlarge" it, and chivy" it furioudy for half a mite with horsewhips and execrations to give it a start," and you then lay on yourhounds. Asthe poor beastgeneraHy prefen- running along the roads-if the weather is dry and the roads hard-its feet soon give way and it is easily taken but if the roads chance to be soft, or it betakes itself as it sometimes will, to the ploughed lands, the chase is lunger, and usuatiy en ds in some pond or stream, into which the hot and weaned deer rushes when it is utter)y biown. OccasionaUy, the hounds maul and mang.e it so badty before the huntman can ride up to save it, that it has to be killed then and there as its horns are sawn o9', it has no means of defending itse)t. Oftener, however, it is secured by the aid of the hunting-whip and ropes, and is hauled into the nearest barn or coach. house, where it remains a prisoner until its van arrives to convey it home again. A few weeks' nuking qua.ihes it to appear in pubhc once more, and so its miserable life passes awav, until some sad dfy its feet are entirely destroyed bv the Macadam, or the hounds, distancing the huntsmen, tear It to pieces. Between the fate of a badger, kept it) a box to be drawn," and that of a deer kept in a paddock to be hunted, there is, in fact, very little to choose.—" Cf) ;tAt// Magazine."

btttiat. I An egotistical article is an 1-sore to the reader. ¡ Exclamation of an old wooden liner" on hearing of the new 600-pounder—" Well, thiver my timbers t" LuotD.—Why are thievesparticularly lueid ?—Because they display the greatest purse-pick-uity. ScANCAM.—Whyis spermaceti like a busy-body!- Because it makes tcandfth. Defacing the currency has nothing to do with the money mft)'<:tt. A correspondent wishes to know whether a libel in a newspaper may be called columniation What i) the difTerence between a photographer and the whooping-cough ?—The one makes fac-siiiiiles, and the other siel.: j<lmilies. iiai d a RETORT UNCouitTEOUS.Do you know, said a. would-be wit to a Jew, that they hang Jews and jack- asses together at Newgate!"—"Indeed, brother, then it's as well you and I are not there Literature has now become a game, in wh.i.ch .t.heb.oo.k- sellers and publishers are the kings; the critics, the kuaves the public, the Jack and proper author or edi- tor themere table, or thing played upon. SucaESTlvE.—An Irish physician was called to exa- mine the corpse of another Irishman, who had been as- sassinated This person," said he, after inspecting the body "was so ill that if he had not been murdered, be would have died half an hour before." Inscription from the book at Rigi, in Switzerland .— Nine weary up-hill miles we sped the setting sun to see, Sulky and grim he went to bed, sulky and grim went we. Seven atee.pless hours we past, and then, the n.si.ng sun to see, Sulky and grim we rose again, sulky and grim rose he P S —George Selwyn once amimed In company, that no woman ever wrote & letter without a postscript. :\1y nett letter shall refute you," said lady G. Selwyn soon after received a letter from her ladyship, when, after her signature, stood: "P.S.-Who ia right now, you or 1?" ?M/ HousE —A good joke M told of Home Tooke, whom the Toriea in the House of Commons thought to crush, by imposing upon him the humi)ating task of begging the House's pardon ou his knees. Tooke went on his knees and begged pardon for the offensive expres- sion he had used but in rising up he knocked the dust off his knees, and excbimed, loud enough to be beard all over the House, It's a dirty House, after all!" Roars of laughter followed this exclamation, and the lories saw they had failed in their object. BuR\ ms FACE.—In Quinn's time, Hippesley was the Roseius of low comedy he had a large scar on his cheel; occasioned by being dropred into the fire by a careless nurse, when an infant, which gave a very whimsical east to his features. Conversing with Quhui concerning his son, he told him that he had some thoughts of bringing him on the stage. Oh," replied the cynic if that is your intention, I think it is high time you should burn his face." 'WHiPt'MO.—More sense has been whipped out of school-boys than was ever whipped into them. Quills are defined as thinge that are sometimes taken from the pinions of one goose to spread the opinions of another. FACTS.—We all know fellows that have an ill-condi- tioned fact or two which they always lead after them into decent company like so many bull-dogs, ready to let them slip at every ingenious opportunity, or convenient generalization, or pleasant fancy. LoAFUfH.—" Don't stand there loafing," said the mas- ter of a erammar-school, to three students standing where they shouldn't.—" We're not loafing," said one of them, there are only three of us, and it takes ';mM)t to make a loaf." NOT TWO RIGHT WAYS. The question before the country tavern four-toot bar was—Whether there is more than one right way to do anything? OH Uncle Nehemiah, the most positive man, with the loudest voice, and the longest chin in the village, was positive there was not—as he laid his hand on the bar as if he was about to treat somebody; but as he called for nothing, nobody was inclined to agree with him. There bees no two right ways to do a thing, I tell ye roared he, laying his hand down again, and again he called for nothing. S'pose you had two sore hands," said a well-known habituè, named Jim Crofto, ''and two legs so stiff you couldn't crook 'em, what would be the right way to get your trowels on!" This was a poser, but Uncle Nehemiah was there. I didn't tell ye I could always tell ye the right way, for I don't know everything. I told ye ye couldn't, tell me two right ways to do a thing. And ye can't do it!" t kin." I defy ye." S'pose you was asked by two gentlemen, at the same time to drink with 'em, one a glass of brandy, and the other a glass of gin. You couldn't do both; but I kin show you two right waye to refuse 'em both." Ye caa't_ye can't! I defy ye to do it here. Land- lord, a flass of brandy and a glass of gin. There they be, afore ye. Now show." I should turn to the right-hand feller fust, and say with a perlite bow, and a scratch of my boot on the san- dy noor Sir, you do me proud, but you had better save your money, for I am a drinking with this gentleman on my left.' That's one refusal." "Yes; goon—goon!" Then I should turn to the left-hand Mier, and say, Sir, I don't often drink— Very good. Go on." But when I do it, its when I'm Inwited and then should take his glass—so—and breathe it inter my stummik—so." Wbart! Ye've drinked it." Jest so. but I havn't got through yet. Then I should sav to the left-handed feller, Sir, I must. refuse to drink with you any more, because I don't wish to put you to such expense ag'in.' That would be two refusals. And then-" I'll take that other glass myself. But I havn't come to the pint yet, uncle." Then I should turn to the right-handed M!er, and taking his glass—so—" Uncl, e ta ?I But it wouldn't be there then, cned Nehe- miah, uneasily, watching the second tumbler. I am acting it out as if it was there-I should say, sir as I have finished likkering with that other gentle- man, rutber than have any bard thauts, I'll worry down the other drop with you." "Whart! Stop that!" So-and that would end it. I reckon it would," said Uncle Nehemiab, rather nettled as he settled for the drinks. And that's your two right ways, which bees both wrong! I'll tell ye the only right way is.to refuse. Csli on so't I may show No you don't, Uncle Nehemiah! I don't keer to know more'n two ways to refuse. One's resky enough, and I never try it. But here's a party that '11 show you seven right ways to accept; and if you don't believe it, jest you try em." Uncle Nehemiah rejected the proposal with scorn. He was a great logician; and when it came to descending from argument to persuation, be thought it was time to leave, and he left.-A 7iterican Paper. ONLY AN OLD ONE.—Frenchwomen we know are, as a rule, very quick and ready with their answers. One of them was last week on the point of starting for Austria, where passports are stilt required. The official document was on the table. Now, Madame de B- is not only twenty-five years of age, but her intimate friends assert that she had been twenty-five for many years. A visitor calling to take leave, inquisitive as Pa- risians are apt to be, took up the passport, and read the fatal "mee 18— a date which reduced the twenty-Sve to an absurdity. Ah, mon cher," said Madame de B taking the paper, don't look at the passport, it is an old one." SCULLING ALOKO THE STREAM OF LiFE.—The man who relies upon his own thoughts for success skulls him- self along the stretm of life. Buy a trunk, Pat ?" said a dealer.—"And what for should I buy a trunk ?" rejoined Pat.—"To put your clothes In," was the reply.—"And go tiaked!" exclaimed Pat; the divil a bit iv it." CKACKED.—A lady having accidentally broken her smelling-bottle, her husband, who was very petulant, said to her, I declare, my dear, everything that be- longs to you is more or less broken."—"True," replied the lady, for even you are a little cracked." HoLDtNa.—"Does the razor take hold well?" inquired a hairdresser who was shaving a gentleman from the country.—" Yes," replied the customer, with tears in his eyes, "it takes hold Brat-rate, but it don't let go worth a kick." WOMEN.—Lady Mary Wortley Montague, the famous wit and beauty, made the most sarcastic observation that was ever published about her own sex. It goes far," said my lady, "to reconcile me to being a woman when I reflect that I am thus in no danger of marrying vuc. MILLS' SEAT, ) A FMEND of ours went out on a pleasure tnp last summer. Stopping at a country hotel in Devonshire, he proceeded first to take forty drops," and then to din. ner. Taking a proffered seat, he was soon disturbed by a watter, who informed him— "That's Mr. MiDs'seat!" Not witbing to interfere with MiUs, our friend arose and took another which was pomted out. Seating himself, he WM again aroused by another waiter, who BXtd— '"nut Mr. MUh' Mat, too, sir iSHghHy iMte, yet eem'teotM, heagtm YftOtttd Mo position, walked the whole length of the taMe, Maid the tittering of the ladies, and again essayed hie luck, For the third time he was told that also was Milh' seat. ?Hang Mills," says the trave))er; "who ever heard of a man having so many seats at a hotel table! Waiter, bring me something to eat here." At the same time seating himself at a side table used for holdlug empty dishes, &e. Herein solitude he made out to feed at Ms leisure. Next morning he was to return to London. There hap- peued to be but one seat vacant in the carnage, and remembering his experience of the previous day, he said to the guard- '° .?rd?s this Mills- seat It it ? I <? want ? The Guard, somewhat astonished, answered- No, sir; Mr. Mills is inside now, and can t occupy two seats." Mutual explana'.ions followed: Mr. Mills saying be had engaged seve-rtt seats at the table for some of his friends, which accounted for their bemg so many Mills' seats." Tr?vi?g ?n town, the new friends opened several bottle., and have ever since been fast friends. PJ10BI.EIr\If twenty-seven inches of saow gives three inches of water, how much milk will a given cow yield when fed upon turnips !-Key: Multiply the num- ber of snow-nakes by the number of hairs on the cow's tail. divide the product by the juice of a dry turnip, add to the quotient a pound of chalk, and muMply the sum by the hydrant.. WHAT WtTH.-One night during Booth's last en gagement at the National Theatre in New York, and under circumstances "over which he had no fontro) a slender and rather Inemcient Oalesby rushed in and announced, in a piping voice: My lord the Duke of Buckingham's taken." The eminent tragedian turned, and with a face full of meaning, facetiously mquired- ?/;<:< M-t<A r It was all up with Richard that night. THE RtNG OF PRUSSIA.—During the revolutionary excitement of 1848, it was reported in the papers that the King of Prussia had abdicated, 'the mistake orisinated with the electric telegraph, which sent the following despatch: The-King-of-Prussia-has- gone—to-Pot—" In another minute the commumi- cation was on its way to a newspaper-ofnce. Not long after, however, the dia) was again agitated, and then- s—dam." Making it read thus The King of Prussia has gone to Potsdam." TASTE \ND SMELL—Is the sense of smelting more pleasing than the sense of tasting ? was the quf-st.on up before a western debating society in a bar-room. Uncle Joe was the last to speak on the negative, and all were anxious to hear him deliver himself. Walking up to the bar-keeper, he called for a whisky punch, and drank it off with greit gusto, then turning to his opponents, he handed the glass to his disputant, and thundered out, Now smell it, you varmint!" MANNERS AND CMMMS.—On a rough old sai.l, or being asked by one of the members of a learned society to write a concise account of the manners and customs of a somewhat barbarous nation, whose territories he had lately been exploring, he put down the following exceed- ingly brief summary of the characteristics of the people in question Manners, none. Customs, nasty." HALF WOMEN.—A simple-minded old dame, residing near the Water of Leith Village, was attentively listen- ing the other evening to her grandson reading a satis- tical account of the proportion of females to males in various countries of the world. She easily comprehended how that in Britain the women exceeded the men by six in a hundred, and in Spain by one in a thousand; but when it was stated that in Sweden the females ex- ceed the males by seven and a half in every hundred, she exclaimed "Goodness ba'e a care o' me Ha'e they Aft(/' women in Sweden

SALMON FISHERIES OF ENGLAND AND 1 WALES. REPORT OF GOVERNMENT HSFEnTOM. The third report of the Inspectors of the Fisheries of England and Wales to the Secretary of State has been }ai<! before Parliament, and we learn from this report that since the general act, regulating the salmon fish- eries in 1861, has come into force, the improvement which has taken place in these fisheries have been of the mo-t satisfactory character. The inspector)) state that much of the improvement has arisen from the ex- ertions of voluntary local associations for the protocttoa of the several rivers, and that the results of the provi- sions of the Fisheries Act have generally been favoura. Me; but they suggest several amendments of the taw to the Legislature, especially for the purpose of confer- ring the right of entry on private property on the bat- tins and watchers of the rivers white engaged in their duties The inspectors not only offer their own opinions and facts within their own knowledge, but having issued very comprehensive sets of questions to parties able to furnish the best information to the various localities of the rivers of the kingdom, they also give the informa- tion, opinions, and suggestions of these persona. The general tenor of such suggestions points to the necegbi. ty of the close time being extended for many rivers, and varied according to the respective times of these rivers being visited by breeding and foul fish. From the replies to the questions of the inspectors we obtain aom.- interesting information respecting the rivers of Lancashire, as well as respecting those of Che- shire and North Watea. The chairman of the River Lune Association states that in the Lune there has been an increased quantity of fish. The secretary of the Ribble Association informs the inspectors that in the Ribble, Hodder, and Calder, the improvement has been enormous as regards both salmon and sea trout. the latter, in number and weight, has been beyond aU expec- tation since the last act came into operation. He says, also, that considerable improvement has been experienc- ed both in the rivers Ribble and Hodder, notwithstand- ing the untoward accident at Settle in 186!, where, by the emptying of a gasometer tank, nearly all the fish in the Ribble' were destroyed for a length of twenty miles. Hespecting the river Dee, the inspectors were inform- ed that in 1863, the supply of salmon was better, and that there had been more nsh than usual during the last two years. One gentleman, writing from a place about forty miles from the tideway of the Dee, says that there has been an immense increase in the number of nab ptssine; up to the spawning grounds, and he also testifies that in the spawning grounds, in the Dee, salmon have been more abundant in 1862 and 1863 than for some time previous. The answers obtained to inquiries respecting the Conway are that in that river also a very great improve- ment has taken place, which the informant attributes chiefly to the destruction of the stake weirs at Conway. This may be so; but no destruction of such weirs would materially improve the salmon fisheries of a river unless the breeding fish are also well protected while in the upper waters of a river. In the Conway, we accordingly End it stated, this improvement has been greatly caused by the care taken of the breeding 6sh.

ROBBERY OF ;EoO,000. On Saturday, notices were served upon the metropoli- tan bankers, bullion dealers, &c., at the instigation of the Salvage Association, Lloyd's, offering .63000 reward for such information as may lead to the recovery of 68 bars and 11 boxes of gold valued at ;E50,000 stolen from the treasure in the sunken steamer Golden Gate, off Manzinalla, near San Francisco. The Golden Gate, an American steamer, was wrecked in July, 1862, when a great loss of life took place. The total amount of gold and specie on board was about 2450,000, consigned to several firms in New York, London, and Paris, and the whole of it was insured. The underwriters despatched a special agent to the scene of the wreck, and a large amount of the gold was recovered, but owing to the dangerous character of the currents and climate, a great many lives were loat in the enterprise. One party suc- ceeded in recovering the property in question, and im- mediately decamped with it. One of the party has been arrested. It is believed that most of the gold has already arrived in London, and that other eunaignments are ex- pected.

During !Mt week 40 wrecka were reported, making the tohl for the present year, 622. E. C. Pryer, insurance agent for the Manchester Fire OfBce, haa been committed for that by the Chetmaford tratea on the charge of embeNling jE60, the pro- perty of hM emp!oyen.j

mtitttautouø. I ? I A ?i?rable woman, who had subsisted for a longpe- riod on dry bread and water was found dead in her house :tA E?-???????? and d)cuments ? ?'.?'.?'???— The expenses attending tbe œarnage of the I rmce of Wales, it appears from recent retul'IJS, amount  ??:=???????? bave to pay this '?' f The Blackbnrn magistrates bave fined a man £ or S:?.'?"?? ? The fellow com nutted the outrage in a public tboroughfare, and the lady was a stranger to '"S'"X?-TM.M?*M"f a new ? ???? which will apper early in May It is rumoured that the new work will surpass ??dy AudI? Secret" in dramatic for. and strongly- developed interest. The infant Prince has been vaccinated at „ Marl„b. orought. H?ouse We cannot help tbinking that it would have bena step ?n the right direction to have taken the ?al baby toOsbome, .nd there to have drawn the vaccine matter direct from Cowes.?<-A. BIRTH ExTRAORDtNAM.-At twelve, o'clock on the night of Tuesday last Mrs. Kennaby. of No. 3, Vaughan- terrace, Shepherdess.walk, was safely delivered by Dr. H. E. Simpson, of the City-road, of four fine female in- fants who, together with the mother, are doing we)I. Mrs. Kennaby is in her twenty-fourth year. THE PRMCE AND THE MisEK.—I heard a etory to. day which is, of course, true; at any rate it is laughable, and that is something. A gentleman called lately on a well-known legitimist of the Faubourg, who is badly dis- tinguished for his wealth and avarice and asked for a subscription to the quete for the Duke de Cbambord Mv friend," replied <'at'(H-e, I have no money, but I would give my blood for the prince." "You mistake dtike p" was the reply, "the prince does not want to make a black pudding. -Pa¡'l /.<-«?. The Standai-d," Nov. 15, speaking of BENses's Watches in the Exhibition, says-" It has evidently been Mr. Benson's object to render them rivals in point of beauty of decoration to the elegant Swiss knicknacks, and at the same time to preserve the characteristics of an English watch-strength, durability, and accuracy. In point of decoration his watches are certainty unsur- passed Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, repeat- ers centre SMonda, keyless, split seconds, and every de- scription of watch, adapted to all climates. Bensons Illustrated Pamphfet on watches (free by post for two stamps) contains a short history of watch-making, with descriptions and prices, from 3 to 200 guineas each. It acts as a guide in the purchase of a watch, and enables those who live in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, theColomes, Indi't or any part of the wor)d, to select a watch, and have it sent free and safe by post. J. W. Benson. Prize Medallist Class 33. Honourable Mention, Liass 15 33 and 34 Ludgate-hill, London. Branch Estabhsliments, 63Cornhill. Established 1749. Watch and Clock Maker by Special warrant of Appointment to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. A Co.NGREGATIO-i WITHOUT A Mlf!STER.— The Leeds Mercury says—"The town of Old Ma]ton, in the North Riding (and which is the mother church of the New Malton parishes), is now in the peculiar position of hav- menoineumbent. TheIateincumbent,t.heHev.John Walker was t)ie owner of the rectory of Bradwel), near Yarmouth, the late holder of which died about three months ago. Mr. Walker at once announced his resigna- tion of St. Mary's, Old Ma!ton, in order to remove to hisownrectoryof Bradwell. AlthonghthaOldMalton living is worth about t:200 a year, but without a parson- age, the )ay rector being Ear) Fitzwi)liam, who presents, a difficulty has been found in the disposing of the living, and the result is that the parish is without a pastor, M). Walker having finally taken leave. All efforts to pro- vide temporary aid have been fruitless, and on Sunday, morning, in accordance with the instructions of the rural dean, the doors were opened at the usual time, but the only official who put in an appearance was the or. ganist, who p)aved the Easter music to the few persons present, after which a dismissal took place, the organist promising to come again in the afternoon and p!ay a few more hymns." STEAMSHIP COH.ISNN AND Loss o? LiFE'—On Satur- day the particulars were received of a co!)ision which took place in the East Swin between the Florence NiJ!;ht, in'"ale and the Admiral, iron screw steamers, resulting in the immediate foundering of the former and loss of two of her crew. The Admiral was on her way to New- castle, from London, with passengers; and the Florence Nightingale, a new and powerful steam collier, was on her way from Sunderland to the Thames, freighted with 600 tons of coats. Between twelve and one o'clock on the morning of the 7th, weather 6ne, thevessels were proceeding in opposite directions through the East Swin, between the GunSeet and sunk and lightship, when the Admiral struck the Florence Nightingale just abaft the main rigging, on the port side, with such a force to cut her down to the cabin house on deck. The ship im- mediately began to sink, and in lees than six minutes went down in deep water. Most of the hands succeeded in getting on board the Admiral. The screams of those on board could be heard as the vesse) went down. The Admiral's boat picked up one poor fellow but two others perished. The Admiral sustained serious damage. The "Daily Ncws" of May 29th, in it6 description of Benson's Great Oock, says :—"The entire finish is of the highest cast." Benson's New Show Rooms contain clocks designed by the first artist of the day, and include clocks for the drawing room, dining room, bed room, library, ha]), staircase, bracket, carriage, church, turret, rairways, warehouse, counting house, with musical, as- tronomical, and every description (4 clock, from the plainest to highest, quality of which the art is at present capaHe. Church and turret clocks specialty estimated for. Benson's illustrated pamphlet on clock and watches (free by post for two stamps) contains a short of clock and watchmaking, with descriptions and prices; it acts as a guide in the purchase of a clock or watch, and ena- bles those who live in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Co- lonies, India, or any part of the world to select a clock. Also a short pamphlet on Cathedral and puHic clocks, free for one stamp. J. W. Benson received a Pnze Medal and honourable mention in classes 33 and 15. 33 and 34, Ludgate Hil), London. Branch Establish- ment, 63, Cornhill. Established 1749. Watch and Clock Maker by Special Warrant of Appointment to H. R.H. the Prince of Wales. MR. GLADSTONE'S MtSTAM.—Everyone knows about the intellectual duel between Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Sheridan but it is, perhaps, not everyone that knows in what dire mortification for the former it ended. It is uo use disguising matter. The Chancellor of the Ex. chequer, in his pride of place and in the maturity of his strength, has been forced to succumb before one whom he believed he could crush with a word to utterly silence by an insinuation; and this amidst the unmistakt'able delight and joyoftwo-thirdsoftbeHouse It Nv,3 ,let that they loved Mr. Sheridan more—that is an extrava- gance of assertion on which no one will venture—but they disliked Mr. Gladstone more. This Session that gentleman has been palpably practising for the part of leader; and it would seem as if the simple fact of such an assumption on his part had hardened the hearts of those who before have envied, half hated him-for there is still such a thing as political hate—and they half chuckled over the mistakes into which he has f.dlen, and cheered and encouraged his opponent with their utmost heartsand voices. Itwasanewthing, and an unplea- sant thing, at least to those who, from their loop.holes of retreat, look down on mere party struggles with io- diSerence, and take statesmen and politicians solely on their merits, to see the haughty, almost imperious, al- ways impatient of control or entieiein. Chancellor of the Exchequer, with pale face and bated breath, for the first time making an apology, which, despite the skilful rhe- torical involutions in which it was couched, was com- plete. Those who know something of the man, of his temper, and of his haughty self-belief, can perhaps un- derstand what he must have felt when brought to bay by Sir John Hay's motion, which demanded that lie I was bound to apologise to even such an antagonist as the member for Dudley. He did it, and lives to remember and to avenge it, we may be assured.—7</tt.(- (t'ated Yews. The" 7''M," April 21, 18C1, speaking of BgNSON"S Argentine, says, "This material, possessing and retain. ing a perfect resembbuce to Silver, can be manufactured at a trifling cost into articles of plate for ordinary house- hold use, aa well as ornaments of a more pretentious character." This splendid material is a compound of various metals, with a heavy deposite of pure Silver, forming one ha,¡d compact body, possessing all the beauty, richness of lolour, and durability of Silver, at a fraction of its cost. When the Argentine and the real Silver are placed side by side, the most skilful judge cannot dis- tinguish between them, white its durabijity is so great that after many years' wear its appearance remains unal- tered. During the last seventeen years it baa beeu so well received by the Public, that its manufacture lias been extended to all those articles usually made in Silver, viz., Spoons, Forks, Dinner, Tea and Coffee Services, Waiters, Bread and Cake Baskets, Candelabra, Dishes of all kinds, Euergnes, Claret Jugs, &c., &o &c. A Sample S. ¡"mp e Spoon wi)) be seat post-free to any part of the United Kingdom on receipt of 30 stamps, and an Illustrated Catalogue, containing 300 Engravings, and full Price )ist of the various manufactures, both in Argentine and solid Silver, will be sent to any address on receipt of six stamps. A Prize Medal was awarded to J. W. Beneon f "E I! f cnson for Excellence of manufacture, Argentine and Electro Plate. Post-omce Orders and Cheques should be made payable to Jamea W. Benaon. Brxnce Establishments. 63, Cornhit). AU communicationa ehoutd be nd= to the Principal EatnMishment, 33 and 34, L'tdgate Hi)) London. Established 1749. Watch and Clock tMter by Special Warrant of Appointment to H R 'H The PnnceofWttett. e A eentleman named Josephs, of London, wasdrowned last week at Scarborough, where he had been sojournil for a short time. The Duke of Newcastle is still in a precarious state. Telegrams are transmitted twice a day to Winder Castle and Saudringham. MottMONtSM.—A party of Mormona num1b. eri- ng a.bout 300 with their wives and t'amiiies, are expected to arrive in Liverpool in about a week or ten days, to take their departure in a siting vessel fn '0!'« for the Salt Lab.. Mr. Ste-vart, acting station-master at Camb.rweU New-road on the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail- way, acni.ieutally fell uuder a passing tram on Saturday, and was killed. A man was recently suffocated by fumes arising frota a naphtha stilt at Oswaldtwietle, near Blackburu. Two other men who went to his assistance were rendered in. sensible, and were saved with dimculty. The /)at''y News ssya that M. Quaade, the Danish minister of foreign aS'airs, and M. Krieger, the Danish Counselor of state, arrived in London on Saturday night from Copenhagen to take part in the Conference. M. Quaade will act M first or chief representative of Dec- The Rev. Dr. West, the new Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin has refused the pulpit of Christ Church for the sermon hitherto annually preached in that cathedral in .ud of the funds of the Irish Church Missions &ocM.ty. The refusa), it is alleged, was based on the recent expo, of the missions by the Rev. Dr. Webster, Chancellor of Cork. "Die thanks of the Common Council of the City of London have been tendered to Sir M. Monteuore for the signal service rendered by him to the cause o{ humamty, by having undertaken missions to vanous countries for the relief of those oppressed for their rehg. ious convictions, and more especially for his journey to Morocco, to solicit from his Imperial Majesty the L.a. peror of that country that his Jewish and Christian sub. jects should be relieved from all civil and religious dm- abilities." CAUTION TO COMPOSITORS.—An incident occurred, i-a a London office last week, shewing the absolute lt!CeB. sity of cleanliness in the habits of compositors-es- pecially those working on new type. A tad between seventeen and eighteen, in vigorous health, being an. noyed by the irritation of a. large pimple, or boil, on the tower side of his face, pinched it aud picked it with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, on which some dust from the new type had accumulated, trnding that the pain of the boil continued, frequent poultices were applied, and the lad came to work with his face in a tender and fwoXen state. Again his dusty fingers were laid on the anected spot, the result of which was that his face, in spite of unceasing poulticing and to- mentations, became rapidly swelled to extraordinary di. mensions ulcers formed in bis mouth, and in less than ten days he fell a victim. His medical attendants de. clared his death to be caused by one of the worst sp"ci- mens of carbuncle they bad ever witnessed in the course of their practice—no doubt very much aggravated by the poison infused into the system from the new ty pe. CMM. Cof.—A singular action for crim corn. is at pre- sent pending in the Dublin law courts. The plaintiti, Mr. Mathews, is described as an officer in the army, residing at Notting-hil), Middlesex, and the defendant is a gentleman of good position in the city of Dublin— Mr. M. Blake, of Fitzwilliam-place. The damages are laid at 15000. When the case came on before Baroa Fitzgerald, in the Consolidated Court, counsel for the defendant moved that the plaintiff should be called to give security for costs, and produced an affidavit by Ins client to the effect that he believed the action was brought for harassing and vexations purposes that he had a just and true defence on the merits; that the lady alluded to had been married to him, and lived with him as 1)M wife, for the last 15 years. Counsel for the plaintiff, who, it is understood, has lived out of Great Britain for a number of years, contended that the affi- davit, in not denying that the lady was the plaintiff'.) wife, furnished no grounds for such a motion, but rather for opposition to it. Baron Fitzgerald, however, took a different view of the matter he at once granted the ap- plication. A great deal of interest is taken in this case by the public, from the social standing of the litigants, and the peculiar defence set up by Mr. Blake has added not a little to their curiosity on the subject. The with- drawal, in consequence of a compromise in each instance, of two scandal cases that were lately before the courts, aadiv disappointed the gossips of Dublin, but their m- quisitiveness is likely to be satisfied on this occasion. !MPOKTAttT TO MEMBERS OF FfifEXDLY SoctEHES.— Thomas Cuulin'e, the secretary of the St. Helen's Burial Society (No. 4543, duly certified), was sommoned at St. Helen's on Monday last, by Peter Twist for unjustly ex- pelting him from the society, and to show cause why he should not be reinstated as a member. Mr. Jones ap- peared for the complainant, and Mr. Ashton, of Wigan' for the society. The case occupied a considerable time. It appeared that the society was established in 1824, and that it consisted of a great many members, and was very wealthy; and the meetings had for many years been held at the King's Head Inn, Church-street, the landlord, Mr. Burrowes, being the treasurer. In Janu- ary last the complainant, who was then present, and six or seven other committee men met at another house in College-street, with a view to requiring sureties from the treasurer, and also to getting the society removed to another house. At that meeting a sum of 12s. belong- ing to the club was expended in drink, and for this the society expelled the complainant and others, and exclud- ed him from the benefits he was entitled to. The rules were put In. In the hrst rule it is stated—"Any ufBcer misapplying the funds shall repay the same and be ex- cluded," and the 18th rule referred matters of dispute to the justice!). Mr. Ashton contented that the magia- tratea had no jurisdiction in the case, aa the complamant was not a member, having been expelled, and the dis- putes referred to by the rules were between the mem- bers and, agaiu, that this was not a dispute within the meaning of the rules and the act. He cited Sinden v. Bankes, 30 L. J. R. (2 B.) K)2, and expartc Woolrych, 10 weekly, rep. 250. Under these circumstanefs the bench declined to make any order; at the same time they thought the case was a hard one against the c<!)n- plainant, and perhaps by a mandamus, or in the county court, which appeared the proper tribunal, he would be reinstated.

<?A.PTURE OF RUNAWAY LOVERS IX LIVERPOOL. On Tuesday evening an adventure reached its climM on the Prince's Landing-stage, illustrative of the souie-,k what hackneyed sentiment-" The course of true love never does run smooth." In the town of Leeds, a young man of respectabie station ft;)) beneath the bewitching influence of a fair Yorkshire lass, and the names of atfec- tion soon became fanned into intense mutual passion. The watchful guardianship of Paterfamilias, and the pro- hibitiunoftheacquaintance,wereallinvain. Of what avail are holts and bars, stone walls, or any other mate- ria[ obstacle, when a woman Is in love ? As usual, the parental restriction increased the intensity of the passion, and the youthful pair, seeing no prospect of the happy consummation of their hopes, determined t.) elope, clan- destinely to marry, and then to throw themselves upul the teuder mercies of their enraged guardians. The plan arranged, the young lady, after a sleepless night, on Tuesday morning left Leeds by an early train, accompanied by her wou)d-be husband. The sun shone forth gloriously, as steam, with potent power, hurried them on to Liverpool, and they doubtless looked tip, the bright sky as an omen of the happy issue of thf.r adventure. They knew the discovery of their ni;;ht wou)d take place snon after their departure from Lefd-. and with almost bated breath they reached the railway station, and stepped forth amidst the fearing that the telegraphic wires had given information of their elopement, and that a gentleman in blue" W:1S waiting to conduct themwhither they would not wi!t- ingly go. But the rubicon was passed! Thctenderhe:irt of the fair damsel found relief for its pent-up anxiety io a sigh and a tear, which her adventurous swain, under less public circumstances,wou)d have ki.tsed aHay,b"t now he contented himself with a word of encouragement and a look of affection and thus strengthened the.;al. lied forth to complete their arrangements. Tickets "eM taken for their voyage to Dublin by the steamer leaving the Landing.stage at 7 30 p.m., and they procefdfd M n))))ptheinterva!oftimeasbesttheycouM. Bttt Ilb, howslowlythemomentspafsed away! OtdTimelM" put the break upon his chariot wheels, and I'heetonvMn ly whipped the horses or the Sun to reach the speed at which these lovers wished the hours to ny. At last, however, the moment of embareationarnv"; and arm in arm they sauntered down to the hn'fing- sblge, little itnagining that the illusion was so soon to be dispelled and the cup of pleasure to be dashed to tbe ground at the very moment they were raising it to their hps. The parents of both parties had succeeded in trai cing them to Liverpool, and having some suspicion o' their intentions, they bad driven to the lan,lilig-stage just before the lovero put in an appearance. Their e"n' sternation when confronted with their parents may be imagined. With their remaining strength they ."ugbt safety in night; but the chaxe was a short one, and tM oujprits were secured. The excitement soon ;tttractel crowd, and when the cause of arrest became known, D f end of "chaff'was indulged in, to the mortification/" the disappointed lovers. Labouring under the iiiil)reisl.on that this is leap-year, the father of the young man cb3' ed the lady with running away with his son; butsM abnegated those righto which it is said the year conM" on ladies, and cast all the blame upon her forlorn M disconsolate partner. 'n Of cnurM they took a trip, but not by the DuM" ateamer, for the )ady was Mfely escorted to other qll' ters to eubmit to her diMppoJDtment, or pfrhxpe to fluence her relenteM panent" to let her IMny under leM adventitious drctOMt<ac«.