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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3175, 17 April 1871, Page 3

The legal profession almost monopolises the higher posts of the present French Government. There are six barristers in the Government of National Defence, viz: Picard, Cremieux, Arago, Favre, Ferry, and Gambetta, and their four secretaries are of the same profession. Six of the Ministers, nine of the higher ministerial officials, the police perfect and his general secretary, 24 of the commissioners despatched to the departments with extraordinary military and political powers, the whole of the newly formed Council of State, the eight men at the head of the Paris Municipal Government, ten of the sanitary and food commissioners, six members of War department, six diplomatists, and five sfinance official are also advocates. A Paris journal says : "We have certainly a Government of ' Defence,' for it consists of barristers." Thb Dutchman's Cider. — In the small village of B ■, in the State of Pennsylvania, there lived a Dutchman, who was famous for making the best cider in the j neighborhood, and was equally famous for keeping it, and as yet no person but him- ' self and family had been permitted to taste the good stuff. At last one of his near neighbors said he was determined to taste it. Accordingly he went to the Dutchman's house, and entered into conversation with him concerning his crop?, &c, and by degrees led him to speak of his cider. He then said to him, " I understand you make very good cider?" "Yaw," replied the Dutchman. " Hans, my poy, go bring a mug full !" Hana soon returned with a mug brimming full, and handed it to the Dutchman, who drained it to the bottom at one draught ; then turning to his astonished visitor, said, "Dere now, if you dosh not dink dat goot cider, joost you schmell te mug." The difference between a bride and bridegroom is this — one is given away and the other sold. Poultry keeping ought to answer, for every grain you give a fowl it gives a peck.