Thegreat literary examination has passed; the majority of the students have already left for their homes; no disturbance has in anyway appeared; and the Governor is to "Royalty in Renfrew" gives an excellent be congratulated on the result. A certain account of the ancient town which the amount of seriousness has been attached to Queen lately visited. It is full of antiqua-the whole contest, which has acted as a Tian and historical lore. Equally good is restrainer of trouble. This seriousness has the account of an "Old American Custom a Corn Party." It contains the relation been due to the Presaass of cholera, or some epidemic of that kind, during the nine days of @ corn party at Colonel van Brocken's of examination; over one hundred persons residence just outside Albany, of the old died in the quarters, some of whom were Knickerbocker's customs observed, and of students, some copyists, some servants, and the exceedingly toothsome dishes made of few officials. The epidemic is also in corn. Of these succotash was supreme, other parts of the city, and in the surround-and of it this tale is told ing country, especially to the north and was once entertained st a banquet, and who There is a story of an old Indian chief, who west. The disease is sudden and painful, and the people daily enquire if any good sat through each course with a stolid face and remedy can be obtained. imperturbable manner, not appearing in the During the examination one of the main east impressed by the varied and lavish dis-buildings fell in, either damaging in whole Psyuntila dish "of ccatash " was passed empty plate was about to be removed, said, helped himself Wiberally, and when grin part some of the essays. Tes rumoured that the Magistrate will suffer in con-very quietly, ' Yes, change the plate and I'll sequence.
While the officials have been in the ex-take some more succotash," which remark be Tapented at every remaining course, and amination hall, the American Presbyterian
an of suc cat followed up by demolishing successive plates Mission has succeeded.in renting & house for a dwelling.—It is situated on the main True to its mission of Sensationalism the street near the centre of the city, and be-Palt Mail has started the Invasion of Great hind shop. Being rented from an official, Britain, which means a proposal that the who also controls the shrip, there was not much cause for fear, Furthermore the manceuvres of next year should be of a combined naval and military character. neighbours are all shopkeepers and have One article in this number is curious shown no indication of opposition. The Paper! on the craving for blood—not in Mrs. other day a feast was given to the neigh-Skewton "give me blood" sense,—but in dours, in which some thirteen persons par-real, sensational and thrilling exhibitions ticipated. They all express pleasure at and' literature, and in such shows as having such a neighbour, and all indicate a desire to cultivate further acquaintance, Buffalo Bill's, the Arabs at Olympia and balloon ascents. An account of an inter-'The house is rented by the half year, and view with Captin Wiggins of Yenisei fame a whole year's rent has been paid over at tells something of Siberia and its rivers. the very outset, this being certified to by There are some interesting papers in the P?oper Pai wraper parties.
Tt should be said that this rental of pro:
St. James's, and this is rather a better number than some we have received lately.
Home affairs and Foreign politics were dul), all who could being engaged in holiday making. M. Goblet addressed a reply to Signor Crispi's Note, to which we refer above, on the 24th August, which he concludes by saying "We shall not prolong this discussion, which ought to have been led by a friendly explanation between the two Govern-ad ments interested. In short, these very simple terms ernment found us at Massowah in possession for long years of a state of things founded on the Capitulations, which for a long time it had itself ised and On the other hand, we had on certain points of the region titles derived from previous concessions, of which the discussion had always been reserved. Could the Italian Government of its own authority, without an understand with us, abolish this state of things? Is suc pretension conformable to international law? We refuse on our part to admit it, and since the Italian Government, for it was that Government that took the' imitative, has thought fit to bring the discussion before Europe, we submit ourselves with confidence its judgment. It will do us, we are convinced, the justice to say that in the course of this unfortunate incident, and of the discussion to which it has given rise, we have not deviated an instant for the moderation which should be observed by " Government perty has no connection with the disputed piece, which still awaits the action of the The Governor is still in the Examination Hall, but is expected out soon.
The number of students examined this year was something less than 12,000.
'24th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.