of his after days ; and his father understood his character when he declared that in whatever station he might be placed he would if possible climb to the top of the tree.INSTINCT OP THE TURTLE.It has been observed that turtles cross the ocean from the Bay of Honduras to the Cayman Isles, near Jamaica, a distance of 450 mile9, with an accuracy superior to the chart and compass of human skill, for it is affirmed that vessels which have lost their latitude in hazy weather have steered entirely by the noise of the turtles in swimming. The objects of their voyage, a9 in the case of the migration of birds, is for the purpose of laying their eggs on a spot peculiarly favourable—Bishop Stanley on Birds.QTP i NflP MT«rnV CTPTII'TTnV