t long, however, before
he discovered that his pocket book, containing 700 pounds, in bank notes
was missing. He immediately returned to the terminus, where the first
person he happened to find was the stoker of the train that had brought
him to Edinburgh, who, on being spoken to, remembered seeing the
gentleman leaving the terminus, and another person following close behind
him, whom he supposed to be his servant; he further stated, that the
supposed servant had started to return with the train which had just left
for Glasgow. The gentleman immediately ordered an express train, but as
some time elapsed before the steam could be got up, it was feared the
gentleman and the stoker would not reach Glasgow in time to secure the
culprit. However, having gone the distance in about an hour, they had
the satisfaction of seeing the train before them close to the Cowlairs
station, just about to descend the inclined plane and tunnel, and thus
within a mile and a half of the end of their journey. The stoker
immediately sounded his whistle, which induced the conductor of the
passenger train to conclude that some danger was in the way, who had his
train removed to the other line of rails, which left the road then quite
clear for the express train, which drove past the other with great speed,
and arrived at the terminus in sufficient time to get everything ready
for the apprehension of the robber. The stoker, who thought he could
identify the robber, assisted the police in searching the passenger
train, when the person whom he had taken for the gentleman's servant was
found with the pocket book and also the 700 pounds safe and untouched.
The gentleman then offered a handsome reward to the stoker, who refused
it on the plea that he had only done his duty; not satisfied, however,
with this answer, he left 100 pounds with the manager, requesting him to
pay the expenses of the express train, and particularly to reward the
stoker for his activity, and to remit the remainder to his address.
Shortly after he received the whole 100 pounds, accompanied with a polite
note, declining any payment for the express train, and stating that it
was the duty of the company to reward the stoker, which they would not
omit to do.

--_Stirling Journal_.

COMPENSATION FOR LAND.

Mr. Williams, in _Our Iron Roads_, gives much interesting information
upon the subject of compensation for land an