It seems (says an English paper) that only for deaths there would be no living in this world, of ours. This sounds strangely ; bub that it ia quite as true as it is strange, Dr Letheby has proved conclusively pnough. This distinguished authority has found that the annual excess of births over deaths is 12-8 per 1000 in England and Wales ; but if it were 18 per 1000, as ib is in 100 registration counties, the doctor observes that the population would bo doubled every 40 years; "so that the 23,712.266 of the Census of 1871 would become rather more than 45 000,000 in forty years, and nearly 91,000,000 in eighty years. In about 120 years, or about two generations, it would benearly 120,000.000— which is theestimated population of India. In 240 years the esti mated population of England and Wales, unless it was exported year by year in enor mous masses, would reach to rather more than 1,150;000.000 persons. Just imagine all these people huddled together within the prescribed limits of England and Wales ! Positively shocking to contemplate !

OUAQtO WITNESS

Review.
A?Rih 24, 1875.]

Slid was a clever and accomplished, and an amiable lady. He dwelt specially, on the care and kindness shown by her to those young gen tlemen who boarded in Mr Nome's hou«e, whose interests were hers,, and who seemed more like her own children than the sons of strangers. He knew that she was an excellent helpmate to Mr Norrie, and that while her ser vices would be invaluable iv directing the domestic arrangements of his new establish ment, she and ncr husband would be a great acquisition to the intellectual society of Dun etlin,

THE LATE WILSON GRAY.
