State Insane Asylum

- Tbe fiscal ycar t thw institution closed November 30th. The whole nurober of patients received duriug the year was 412, ol which 224 were discharged, leaving 163 :is the present numher of inmates. Of these, about 100 are témales and the rast malea. During the past year 111 have reoovered, 41 have died, 45 have left the institutioti in an improved condiiion, and 47 have been discharged as incurable. SUS" The Government hasiuformation that some 10,000 deserters from our arniy are ia Canada, and inost of them are in destitute circumstances, and it is believed that a greater portion would rejoin their regiinenta if it were uot for fear of arrest and sentence to bc shot on being caught, A proclamation of pnidon to fhose who rejoin tlieir reciments will probably be made to ineet tuis.