for what he does. A loved wife may demand subsistence, a circle of helpless children may raise to him the supplicating hand for food. He may be driven to the act by the high mandate of imperative necessity," &c. &c. And a little. farther on it is affirmed, that the libeller's victim, "if innocent, may look like Anaxagoras to the heavens, but must feel that the whole earth," &c. Such was the speech by Bill chosen ; but in reciting it, pretending to forget the words, he travestied it into utter nonsense. The professor did not quite comprehend him at first, for he began in a low tone, and had a Rachel or Robsonlike habit of dropping his voice at times, till almost inaudible; but, when the grave instructor did hear what was going on, he was horrified by the following:

"The man who blunders on the high

way may have the hindrance of an analogy for what he does. A snubbed wife may command resistance; a circle of yelping children may raise to him the suffocating hand for food. He may be driven to the act by the huge mammoth of impertinent necromancy."

The professor rubbed his ears and eyes, hardly daring to believe those organs. Meanwhile, Bedlow had gone down into one of his sotto voces, and the next words audible were

"If innocent, he may look, like an ox or an ass, to the heavens-" Here Bill's speech was brought to an untimely close, for the professor, in great wrath, ordered him down, and threatened to have him suspended. But the good luck which seemed to attend Bedlow in all his scrapes, got him off scotfree. To be continued.

I TRUST that some one who is capable of dealing with questions of Art, and who is not indifferent to the power which women may exert in raising or in corrupting it, will draw our attention to the Female School of Art and Design which has been opened at 37, Gower Street, and of which the following account is given in a paper lately issued by the Committee :

"1. This School, originally the female 'School of Design,' was established by Government at Somerset House in the year 1842-3, but, from want of accommodation, it was removed to adjacent premises in the Strand, and, for a similar reason, was afterwards transferred to Gower Street in February, 1852.

"2. Its object is twofold: I.-Partly to enable Young Women of the Middle Class to obtain an honourable and profitable employment; II. Partly to improve Ornamental Design in Manufactures by cultivating the

"3. Since 1852 six hundred and ninety Students have entered themselves at the School, and the number at the present time is one hundred and eighteen, of whom seventy-seven are studying with the view of ultimately maintaining themselves. Some of them, daughters of Clergymen and Medical Men, unexpectedly compelled, by a variety of causes, to gain their own livelihood, and even to support others besides themselves, have, through the instruction and assistance received here, obtained good appointments in Schools, or are enabled to live independently by means of private teaching. The present daily attendance averages seventy.

"4. The success of the School has been considerable. In the last three years, the students have taken an annual average of twenty Local, and three National Medals, and, at the last Annual Examination, six of them obtained Free Studentships. Six of them, moreover, gained their living for several years, by Designing and Painting Japanned Articles, in Wolverhampton; one was for several years a Designer in a Damask Manufactory in Scotland; another supports herself by Litho

for what he does. A loved wife may demand subsistence, a circle of helpless children may raise to him the supplicating hand for food. He may be driven to the act by the high mandate of imperative necessity," &c. &c. And a little farther on it is affirmed, that the libeller's victim, "if innocent, may look like Anaxagoras to the heavens, but must feel that the whole earth," &c. Such was the speech by Bill chosen ; but in reciting it, pretending to forget the words, he travestied it into utter nonsense. The professor did not quite comprehend him at first, for he began in a low tone, and had a Rachel or Robsonlike habit of dropping his voice at times, till almost inaudible; but, when the grave instructor did hear what was going on, he was horrified by the following:

"The man who blunders on the high

way may have the hindrance of an analogy for what he does. A snubbed wife may command resistance; a circle of yelping children may raise to him the suffocating hand for food. He may be driven to the act by the huge mammoth of impertinent necromancy."

The professor rubbed his ears and eyes, hardly daring to believe those organs. Meanwhile, Bedlow had gone down into one of his sotto voces, and the next words audible were

"If innocent, he may look, like an ox or an ass, to the heavens-" Here Bill's speech was brought to an untimely close, for the professor, in great wrath, ordered him down, and threatened to have him suspended. But the good luck which seemed to attend Bedlow in all his scrapes, got him off scotfree. To be continued.

I TRUST that some one who is capable of dealing with questions of Art, and who is not indifferent to the power which women may exert in raising or in corrupting it, will draw our attention to the Female School of Art and Design which has been opened at 37, Gower Street and of which the following account is given in a paper lately issued by the Committee :

"1. This School, originally the female 'School of Design,' was established by Government at Somerset House in the year 1842-3, but, from want of accommodation, it was removed to adjacent premises in the Strand, and, for a similar reason, was afterwards transferred to Gower Street in February, 1852.

"2. Its object is twofold: I.-Partly to enable Young Women of the Middle Class to obtain an honourable and profitable employment; II. Partly to improve Ornamental Design in Manufactures by cultivating the

"3. Since 1852 six hundred and ninety Students have entered themselves at the School, and the number at the present time is one hundred and eighteen, of whom seventy-seven are studying with the view of ultimately maintaining themselves. Some of them, daughters of Clergymen and Medical Men, unexpectedly compelled, by a variety of causes, to gain their own livelihood, and even to support others besides themselves, have, through the instruction and assistance received here, obtained good appointments in Schools, or are enabled to live independently by means of private teaching. The present daily attendance averages seventy.

"4. The success of the School has been considerable. In the last three years, the students have taken an annual average of twenty Local, and three National Medals, and, at the last Annual Examination, six of them obtained Free Studentships. Six of them, moreover, gained their living for several years, by Designing and Painting Japanned Articles, in Wolverhampton; one was for several years a Designer in a Damask Manufactory in Scotland; another supports herself by Litho

for what he does. A loved wife may demand subsistence, a circle of helpless children may raise to him the supplicating hand for food. He may be driven to the act by the high mandate of imperative necessity," &c. &c. And a little farther on it is affirmed, that the libeller's victim, "if innocent, may look like Anaxagoras to the heavens, but must feel that the whole earth," &c. Such was the speech by Bill chosen ; but in reciting it, pretending to forget the words, he travestied it into utter nonsense. The professor did not quite comprehend him at first, for he began in a low tone, and had a Rachel or Robsonlike habit of dropping his voice at times, till almost inaudible; but, when the grave instructor did hear what was going on, he was horrified by the following:

"The man who blunders on the high

way may have the hindrance of an analogy for what he does. A snubbed wife may command resistance; a circle of yelping children may raise to him the suffocating hand for food. He may be driven to the act by the huge mammoth of impertinent necromancy."

The professor rubbed his ears and eyes, hardly daring to believe those organs. Meanwhile, Bedlow had gone down into one of his sotto voces, and the next words audible were

"If innocent, he may look, like an ox or an ass, to the heavens-" Here Bill's speech was brought to an untimely close, for the professor, in great wrath, ordered him down, and threatened to have him suspended. But the good luck which seemed to attend Bedlow in all his scrapes, got him off scotfree. To be continued.