European Jottings

There are 10,674 lawyeri in France. Electric lights are nov being applied to carriages. There are 180,000 liquor saloons in England 20,000 of which are in London. Term have been arranged for a railroad in Siam from Bangkok to Zimme. The sultan has prohibited the exportation of Arab horses from any part of his dominions. A "spinsters' " ball was given in Dublin in the beginning of March. Twelve maiden ladies received the guests, and it was very gayStatistics appear to show that in England domestic servantsare growing comparatively fewer. In 1831 there were 1,000,000, butin 1888 there are 1,250,000 only. The Siberian Pacific railroad has been begun in earnest. With bridges over the British channel and Behring strait, there might then be a continuous line of rail from New York to London.