He publishes all kinds of books, and such is his knowledge of the trade that almost everything with his name upon it has a good sale. The greatest undertaking which he is now carrying on is the new edition of the Conversations Lexicon, a work which even takes precedence of the American Cyclopedia. Brockhaus has an immense antiquarian department, a retail departmentembracing in English books alone an assortment larger than many of the London or New York shops, an engraving department for both maps and pictures, a schoolbook department, and one of miscella

of works which are in popular demand. The whole business has grown up during more than a half a century, and is now so thoroughly organized as to almost manage itself. The founder is not living, and a Brockhaus of the third generation is now beginning to take the business into his own hands, although the son of the founder has not relinquished the nominal control of the establishment.

But I see that my space will not permit me to enter, as I intended, into an account of the manner in which the book business of Leipsic is transacted. I must reserve that subject, as it is one which I have looked into with some care, for a future letter. AGINDOS.

A correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette mentions the very curious fact that the late Mr. F. Mahoney (Father Prout) was offered a Cardinal's hat if he would devote himself to the exclusive service of the Pope. He agreed, and the negotiation was only broken off by a discovery "that his notions of temperance were too liberal for the Church" Father Prout told this story to the writer himself, and it was subsequently confirmed by one of the highest Church authorities in Paris. The Father throughout his life was perfectly orthodox, and his abilities strongly impressed the leading men at the Papal Court. - Spectator.

All the world will begin to believe in the latter days, if the heirs to the great dukedoms, who have so keen an interest in believing in the stability of terrestrial things, and no reasonable hope of occupying in the next world as good a

relative position as they do in this, preach the winding up of the age. Yesterday week a crowded public meeting was held at St. James's Hall, Earl Percy in the chair, to hear an address on the immediate proximity of the Second Advent. Earl Percy himself appeared to think that the doubts entertained by Churchmen as to the authenticity of parts of the Bible was the most ominous sign of the times. He then introduced a Mr. Walker, who preached for an hour and a half, apparently from an Irvingite point of view, on the approaching judgment, and Earl Percy moved the vote of thanks. Earl Percy's mind must be a singularly persuadable offe to accept gratefully, and on evidence so slender, the assurance that he shall never enter into possession of the Northumberland estates. Perhaps he hopes to enter into a more glorious inheritance, and some day we trust he may but after all, in the meantime, the ideal administration of such resources in our poor world would not be so ignoble a trust even for a being of higher order than Earl Percy. Spectator.