The Adventures Of Don Pasquale.

the billows roar , aud the fragile craft goes down entombed in the pitiless main . Paesiello thought he had lost all happiness , Avhen he bade farewell to his best and truest friends , but Time , which heals most wounds here , partly healed his .

He never forgot the past , or dear faces of loving friends , indeed they were Avith him year by year , day by day , hour by hour . But he had duties to perform , and work to do ; aud he sought reverently and submissively to carry out the one and

accomplish the other . Luckily for him , he ever was a firm believer in Providence , and so , unlike « ome , he looked on through all things here , to bright days beyond the " clouds and thick darkness" now , to to a peaceful time when the journey Avas

over , and the rest was won ! But he Avas just tAventy-one , with a comfortable competence , a chateau on the hills , a house in town , a plenteous store of " golden ducats , " high health , good looks , and fine youth ; and so he determined to

see a little of "men and manners , " to judge for himself in many things about Avhich he felt doubts and hesitations , and perfectly to realize , if he could do so , alike his true position , and his real mission in the world !

And Avho can blame him ? You won't , I knoAV , kindly reader , and I cannot ; so let us give him credit , alike for goodness of heart , clearness of vision , and calmness of will .

It is , then , his wanderings and adventures , which from his own authentic MSS . I have prepared for an indulgent audience ; and having finished my prologue , ( probably much to your satisfaction ) , I will , in the next chapter in the next month ' s

Magazine , draAv up the curtain , and range my " Fantoccini" on the stage ! Until then , I offer you my best thanks for your past , and I ask for the continuance of your future toleration . ( To be Continued . )

Tram-Caes And Omnibuses.

TRAM-CAES AND OMNIBUSES .

THE following forms part of the opening address of the President , Bro . E . M . Bancroft , before the Civil and Mechanical

Engineers' Society , 7 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria Street , the subject being a very interesting one to the public : — Conveyance by tram or 'bus now forms such an important part of Metropolitan and Provincial life , that a few remarks

taken from the proceedings of this Society may be interesting . The weight of cars , of course , vary according to their loads and the gradients for Avhich they are used . In Leeds some one-horse cars carry 18 passengers and

weigh 34 cwt . empty , and cars to carry 20 passengers , empty 47 cwt ., and fully loaded 4 tons . The weight of a London Street-Tramway Company ' s Car , empty , to carry 36 passengers , is from 2 to 2 J tons at the outsideits cost is £ 200 and the

, , duration of these cars it is expected will be from 12 to 14 years . The North Metropolitan Tramway Cars to carry 46 passengers ( 22 inside and 24 outside ) , weigh about 2 tons 5 cwt . empty , and over 5 tons 7 cwt . when fully loadedand costs £ 220 .

, The life of tramway cars vary so much with the quality of materials and workmanship , size , shape , mileage , work , whether they have roof seats or not , that it is rather difficult to give an average . Cars have been in use on the North

Metropolitan Tramway Company nearly seven years , and are in very good condition , while others used for a less time are Avorn out . This Company find an American firm supply the most durable , and therefore the most economical , and they are estimated to last 14 years . The three Metropolitan

tramway companies conveyed about 48 , 000 , 000 passengers last year . The rapid growth of this particular branch of industry is remarkable , and foreign manufacturers find it to their interest to have

agents established in our midst . The weight of an average London omnibus is about 24 cwt . empty , and over 3 tons with a full load of passengers , and its cost is £ 140 . Its life , if well built—as the London Omnibus Company make them at their own works—should be from ten to

tAvelve years , but if badly built only seven or eight years . The London General Omnibus Company owns very nearly 8 , 000 horses , and in addition to its own vehicles supplies horse power to some of the tramways , and carried in 1876 51 , 158 , 946 passengers .