Still, however, the authorities at Christchurch, not being zoologists, had peculiar notions respecting bears; and at length, after numerous threats and pecuniary penalties, the fatal day arrived, and Tig's master was informed that either "he or the bear must leave Oxford the next morning." There was no resisting this, and poor dear Tig was, accordingly, put into a box--a much larger one than that in which he had arrived--and sent off to the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park; here he was placed in a comfortable den by himself; but, alas! he missed the society to which he had been accustomed, the excitement of a college life, and the numerous charms by which the University was endeared to him; he refused his food; he ran perpetually up and down his den in the vain hope to escape, and was one morning found dead, a victim to a broken heart! FOOTNOTES: [6] See "A History of British Fossil Mammals," by our great Zoologist, Professor Owen. [7] The number of visitors to the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, during the past year, was very nearly 400,000. NOT ALL ALONE. BY ALARIC A. WATTS. Not all alone; for thou canst hold Communion sweet with saint and sage; And gather gems, of price untold, From many a consecrated page: Youth's dreams, the golden lights of age, The poet's lore, are still thine own; Then, while such themes thy thoughts engage, Oh, how canst thou be all alone? Not all alone; the lark's rich note, As mounting up to heaven, she sings; The thousand silvery sounds that float Above, below, on morning's wings; The softer murmurs twilight brings-- The cricket's chirp, cicada's glee; All earth, that lyre of myriad strings, Is jubilant with life for thee! Not all alone; the whispering trees, The rippling brook, the starry sky, Have each peculiar harmonies To soothe, subdue, and sanctify: The low, sweet breath of evening's sigh, For thee hath oft a friendly tone, To lift thy grateful thoughts on high, And say--thou art not all alone! Not all alone; a watchful Eye, That notes the wandering sparrow's fall, A saving Hand is ever nigh, A gracious Power attends thy call-- When sadness holds the heart in thrall, Oft is His tenderest mercy shown; Seek, then, the balm vouchsafed to all, And thou canst never be alone! Monthly Record of Current Events. POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWS. THE UNITED STATES.