The careful and long-con tinued experiments of! Colonel Russell in Essex show that sparrows do unmitigated mischief, and the experience of our Colonies and of the American confirms the facts beyond cavil. There is roily nothing to be said for the sparrow. He carries destruction with him when ever he goes and leaves devastation to mark his increase. From every point of view he must be looked at as the enemy of man. Either he must give way to us or we to him, aud just now his power is eucli that he seems in a fair way to be come here, as he has already become in Australia, a factor in politics. Does the Totalisator foster Rac ing ?—Since the abolition of the totalis, ator, racing in Adelaide has deteriorated to such an extent that it is now only about leather-flapping form (writes ‘‘Augur”). Mr William Fdgate, with praiseworthy spirit, has made up his mind to attempt the task of raising sufficient funds to hold a meeting at Morphetville in the mooth of May. Several of the loading citizens have promised their support, and if others will respond in a similar manner, a liberal programme will be framed, By abolish ing the totalisator. and driving a’l the trainers out of Adelaide, our neighbours have deprived themselves of the benefit of the circulation of something like LIOO.OOO a year, for no men spend money so freely as the sporting men of a com munity. Some day, possibly, the legis lators of the sister colony will acknow ledge their error, and again legalise the instrument under restrictive conditions, limiting its use upon any course to about six days iu the year. The Mormons. The Mormons are likely. Bays an exchange, soon to be re moved off the face of the earth, at any rate so far as the United States are con cerned, The Senate of the Qjiited States has passed a Mormon Suppression Bill by the decisive majority of 38 to 7 votes. The Bill places the entire property of the Mormon Church in the hands of trustees, who arc to be nominated by the President of the United States : it forbids the prac tice of polygamy, and it takes oway from the female population of Utah their right to vote. It was on the last clause of the Bill that the minority stood but. 