It seems this organization, or firm, perhaps, would be the more correct term to apply to it, will lend the deposit money of .£SO to any intending candidate, providing he obtains a substantial person to back his bill, and it' successful in the contest,, he is to pay the firm a portion of his salary as a quid pro quo for the accommodation, besides refunding the advance out of his first year's 'screw.' If unsuccessful, the candidate or his backer is to refund the deposit pioney the moment the contest in which they have been concerned is de cided, whether the candidate polls a suffi cient number of votes to save it or not,

In the case of popular candidates, we believe it is intended to forego all security, so as to enlarge the operations of the firm. It is easy to see that an organization of this kind would be friutful of immense mischief, and it is therefore to be hoped that the authorities will take steps to suppress it where the parties become known to them." The following humorous malapropos incident is recorded : —lt happened the other day that the Crown Prince of Prus sia praised the Bavarians for their bravery in the presence of some soldiers belonging to that corps. '* Yes, your Royal Highness," remarked one of them, " bad you only led us in 1866 " (mean ing the time when they were fighting against Prussia) " we should have beaten those confounded Prussians." A ludicrous story is reported concern ing Dr Livingstone which pretends to ac count for the long disappearance of this explorer. A letter has been written by a Detroit lady, now sojourning in Syria, which states that Capt. Burton, British Consul at Damascus, is informed concern ing Dr Livingstone's adventures in Cen tral Africa. He says that Dr Living stone was persuaded, much against his wish, to marry a rude and blustering native princess, and, when he afterwards proposed to leave Mrs Livingstone in order to prosecute still further his topo graphical investigations, his fond father in law and mother-in law interposed such strong objections that he is virtually kept a prisoner. The matter was kept a pro found secret by the doctor's friends until recently. The Detroit Post is responsi ble for this curious story. 