• m & Imnnf| k Swp SWtlq Wmi ^ AND GENEEAL ADVERTISER. PUBLISHED, EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY FRED. H. EARLE, OFFICES ON THE QUAY, FALMOUTH. NUMBER 600. ISSo^. FALMOUTH: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1872. PRICE ONE P1NNT. total. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OP Jewellery, Gold & Silver Watches, Ladies' and Gentlemen's CHAINS, ALBERTS, EAR- RINGS, LOCKETS, & c., SUITABLE FOB CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, On Sale at very low prices. For further particulars apply to MR. JACOB, Jeweller, Arwenack St., Falmouth. CLOSE OP THE BOOKS FOE 1872. The Scottish Widows' Fund ( MUTUAL ) LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY offers this Great Advantage to Policy Holders, that the Funds are not burdened with the payment of Dividends to Shareholders. By its Mtftual Constitution / THE WHOLE PBOFIT / Is DIVIDED AMONG MEMBERS ALO( KE. The Distribution is made on the equitrole sys- tem of allocating Bonus Additions to/ tho sum assured, increasing in compound rati/ with the age of the Policy. Thus the Soctety is very attractive to good lives. / SECURITY OF THE'llJOHESTT ORDER is maintained. The AssuVdnce Fund is un- equalled by any ouier dffiys in the ACCUMULATED /^ UNDS / A.£ 5,346,988 ANNUAL 663,702 The magnitude of the sunyin th^ control o f the Society enables it to command Investments of the most remunerative/ kind. During the last five years interest has Been earned to the extent of / £ 210,000 MOEE THAN TEE BASIS OF CALCULA- TION ASSUMES AI RECEIVABLE. THE NEXT DIVISION OF PROFITS will be made as at 3lst December, 1873. " When the surplus of / lie seven years then end- ing will be distributed among the Members. Turing the'results of the five years already ran, it may fairly be expected that the current Septennium will hi productive of profit to an unusual extent. / As compared with the same period of last Septennium THE RATE OF INTBEEST REALISED ISHIGHEE. THE CLAIMS BY DEATH ABE LIGHTER. THE NEW BUSINESS IS LABGEB BY MOBB THAN A MILLION. AND THE RATE OF EXPKNDITUEE IS STILL VEBY MODEBATE. ASSUBAKCES affected before 31st DECEMBEE; 1872, will rank at the Division in 1873 FOR TWO WHOLE YEARS' BONUSES Head Office— 9, ST. ANDREW SQUARE, EDINBURGH. SAMUEL RALEIGH, Manager J. J. P. ANDERSON, Secretary AGENT :— Falmouth— JAS. A. SPARGO, Stratton- terrac ® LAMPS. GAS FITTINGS. STOVES. SLADB OLVEB, Furnishing and General Ironmonger, Cntler, Gas Fitter, Plumber and Manufacturer, Strand, Falmouth, Has received a new assortment of Lamps, Gas Fittings, & c., & c., direot from the manufacturers and offers to the public the largest stock anq greatest variety of Ranges, Grates. Stoves, Fenders, Fire Irons, Trays, Tea Urns, Beds. Mats, Brushes, Maps, Umbrella Stands, Warranted Pocket and Table Cutlery. Agent for " Weir's " 55s Sewing Machine, Best Electro Silver Spoons, Forks, Tea and Coffee Services, Cruets, Cake Bask > ts, Biscuit Boxes, Dessert Knives, & o. Washing and Mangling Machines, Coal Scoops, C< al Sifters, Fire Balls, Fire Baskets, Fire Lighters, a large assortment of Coal Vases very Cheap, Colza and other Oils, Cazeline Paraffia, & c. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Colours, and general Stores, Pumps, Closets, and all kinds of Repairs executed jfosiircga gtotfos. FALMOUTH SAVINGS BANK. GENERAL STATEMENT of the FUNDS of the FALMOUTH SAVINGS BANK, tot the year ending 20th NOVEMBER, 1872. DRS. The Trustees of the Savings Bank, established, at Falmouth, in the County of Cornwall. CM. CHARGE. £ B. d. To Balance due on the 20th November, 1871, including interest, as per last Return 15,292 2 2 In the yeac ended, 20th November, 1872. To Sums received of Depositors, in money, within the year ending 20th November, \ 1872 10,896 161 4 To Sums transferred from Post Office \ Savings Banks within the said year ... 206 9 \ l To Sums transferred from other Savings Banks within the said year - 67 13 7 T » interest _ on Moneys invested with I the Commissioners for the Reductfcn \ of the National Debt, viz :— A V Beet. B. dated 21st May, 1872 \ 1,480 1* 5 ., 487 U 10 Rect. B. dated 21st November, 1872 To interest on Sums dra « vn for by the Trustees upon the Commissioners with- in the said year To interest on Sums transferred to Post Office Savings Banks, within the said year To interest on Sums transferred to other Savings Banks, within the said year ... To Annuity Fees received within the said year Examined and ( HENRY POLLARD, >./.., found correct, t GEORGE POOLEY, J-* 1/"" 0 ™ - £ 109,403-/ 2 11 DISCHARGE. £ « . d. In the year ending 20th Mbvember, 1872. By Sums actually paid t6 Depositors in money including interest, within the aaid year ending 20th No/ ember, 1872 13,934 10 6 By Sums tran » ferre< Lto Post Office Sav- ings Banks withinrthe said year „ „ By Sums transfe/ Ved to other Savings 1 year Ill 7 S id for Management • ear, viz :— Salaries, iting, Stationery, & c 286 10 S ovember, 1872. £ a. < L General Ac- . . Jd with the Comqpsaionera for the of the National including interest, on November, 1872 93,390 15 11* on account of Separate ' is Fund invested the said Commis- iy Sum Banks within By Sums within t Taxes, B Balance on 809 13 4 ) itto in the hands of it M. Tweedy, Stq., Treasurer :— which fact la hereby certi- fied by me, ( Signed) ROBER" : T M. TWEEDY, Treasurer. £ 109,403 2 II • See Copy of Certificate from the National Debt Office. Balance due on the 20th November, 1872,/ brought down qjq JJ j Number of Depositors. 416 Whose respective balances on / the 20th November, 1872 { including Interest,) did not exo^ ed £ 1 each £ 119 3 0 517 Ditto were above £ 1 and rySt exceeding £ 5 each 1,316 1 0 283 Ditto were above 5 and pot exceeding 10 each .',',.„ 1,975 10 7 178 Ditto were above 10 amy not exceeding 15 each ... 2,166 7 5 120 Ditto were above 15 anjl not exceeding 20 each 2,056 2 6 not exceeding 30 each 5,306 11 10 not exceeding 40 each 5,509 7 0 not exceeding 50 each 4,427 1 10 id not exceeding 75 each 12,429 13 10 J not exceeding 100 each 10,352 5 3 — not exceeding 125 each .. 9,024 12 1 and not exceeding 150 each * 7,649 11 # and not exceeding 200 each 19,295 19 9 200 8,024 4 9 218 Ditto were above 164 Ditto were above 99 Ditto were above 204 Ditto were above 119 Ditto were above 82 Ditto were above 56 Ditto were a" 111 Ditto were above,/ 39 Exceeding 2,606 Total No. of A 1 Penny Bank 29 Charitable p 8 Friendly S Balance invested with the Commissioners on the Separate Surpliit Fund Account, on the 20th November, 1872, as above Portion of Surplus reserved to meet current expenses as directed per £ 89,652 12 <> 205 8 S . 1,563 15 8 . 2,< 08 IS r £ 93,830 12 0 809 13 < 430 9 3 £ 95,070 14 T Witness our hands this Fourth day of December, 187; Witness— THOMAS JOHNS, Secretary and Actuary. December, 1872, WILLIAM ROGERS, I- . JOHN K. KINSMAN, F " « * « « » • The Rate of Interest allowed to Depositors, is £ 3 per cent, per Annwn, CHRISTMAS TREE!! PIKE'S HILL WESLEYAN CHAPEL. the ^ jsrisrcjAL sale of " Will be^ eldjn the SCHO0LROOM adjoinin^ the^ lroire^ aglj — J- ArCN^ TJ J^ E/^- e , 18 73. Admission, 3d. OIT KEWS^ DAY, Commencing at 13 O'clock. During the Evening, a Selection of ANTHEMS will be sung by the Choir. A REFBBSHMENT STALL will be provided. The Room will be handsomely Decorated, Contributions of Useful and Fancy Articles for the Tree, and Pastry, Ac., for the Refreshmnt Stall, will be thankfully received by Mrs. CALVBET, Killigrew Road ; Mrs. FLINDT, 20, Wodohcmse Terrace ; and Mrs. HOSKIHG, Belle Vue Terrace. ho BRITANNIA Look Stitch ABB FITTED WITH ' and Important Improvements, AND k THOROUGHLY GOOD i » PKINCIPLB AND WORKMANSHIP. trl^ RlCES VERY MODERATE.' AGENT NATHANIEL FOX, IRONMONGER, FALMOUTH. By EOYAL LETTERS PATENT. JAMES GIBBS AND COMPANY, SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE AMMONIA- FIXJED GUANO, THE CHEAPEST AND BEST MANURE IN USE. Consumers are wamcd that nono is genuine unless the bags hear the Trade Mark, and are secured with a Leaden Seal. I Also Manufacturers of " PATENT AMMONIATED PHWSPHATE," especially adapted for Wheat, Barloy and Hops ; and of BONE, BLOOD, and SPECIAL MANURES of first- rate quality. PARTICULARS 6F JAMES GIBBS AND COMPANY, WORKS : VICTORIA DOCKS. OFFICES : 16, MARK LANE, LONDON, E. C., or their authorised Agents : WEST OF ENGLAND MANURE COMPANY, PENRYN. G L ENFIELD If there are any ladies who hare not yet used the GLENFIELD STARCH they ore respectfully solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follow out the directions printed on every package, and if this is done, They will say, like the Queen's Laundress, It is the finest Starch they ever used. When you ask for Glenfield Starch see that yon get it, As inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake of extra profits. Beware therefore of spurious imitations. MARINE INSURANCE, & c- John Roberts, Jan., Insurance Broker, Falmouth, EESPECTFULLY begs to call attention to the great facilities offered by him in the Insurance business, Ac. First- class Vessels in the Coasting Trade he can place at Six Guineas per cent, per annum, all risks ; Captains,' Effects,' in above vessels, at from 5 to 6 Guineas per cent, per annum. Good unclassed Vessels,! in the Coasting Trade, can be done 7 to 8 Gmneas per annum against the risk of Total Iloss only, and all risks according to age and conditioiyof Vessel; first- class Vessels, in the General Foreign Trade, all risks, he can dolat/ Trom. 6 to 8 Guineas per cent, per annum/ with Lloyd's Warranties. V Good unclassed Vessels, An. the General Foreign Trade, he can do from1 8 Guineas per cent, per annum, including ^ Lloyd's Warranties. Hates for Vessels, all risks and without any restrictions, he* mQ have pleasure in giving, on receipt of parttuilars of/ Ship and her intended trade. I J Hulls, Freights, land Cargoes, & c., done for the Voyage on molt reasonable terms, and first- class Policies forwarded in return, with Com- panies or Bodies of Underwriters, whichever are preferred by the Assured. Claims are settled in Seven days from date of Credit Note As a rule, but there are some who issue no c/ edit note but pay cash down, and there are/ hlso others who pay in three days after loss is . signed off. Fire Insurance for Buildinc Yards is 5s. per cent: per annum, this is the universal rate throughout the United Kingdom; also for Ships in Rivers, Docks, or on Ships, the rates are Is. per cent, for One Month, and Is. 6d. per cent, for Two or Three Months— These are against the risk of Fire only. Particulars of Ships for Sale always on hand ; offers of Ships wanted. Any consignments entrusted to him shall receive his careful'attention, and every facility is offered to Shipowners and Merchants. General Life and Fire Insurance Office, Loans granted in connexion with Life Insurance. Railway Passengers' Accidental Insurance Office, For Insuring against Accidents of all kinds. The Liberator Permanent Building and Investment Society. Plate Glass Insurance Office. INSURANCES of all Classes immediately effected. The SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Established in 1831. POSITION OF THE SOCIETY at Ist Mar., 1872. Existing Assurances, including Bonus Additions £ 6,892,581 Annual Revenue— From Premiums £ 180,831 From Interest 79,534 260,865 Accumulated Fund 1,952,711 The Funds are invested in first- class securi- ties. The particulars of the Investments and the Balance Sheet will be found in last report. NEW BUSINESS, 1872. New Assurances effected during the year ... £ 376, 588 Annual Premiums thereon 11,57 ® The Scottish Equitable being a Mutual Office, the Policy- holders receive the WHOLB profits ; at the same time they are expressly FRKED FBOM PERSONAL LIABILITY. The Profits are divided every Five Years, and are allocated not only on the sums original- ly assured, but also on the previously vested " Bonus Additions. Bonuses are also paid for ihe period between the date of the last division and the date of death. TOTAL VESTED ADDITIONS TO POLICIES. £ 1,706,161. A Policy for £ 1000 effected in 1832 now amounts to £ 1909 18 3 A Policy for £ 1000 effected in 1837 now amounts to 1741 15 And proportionately in subsequent years. NEXT DIVISION OF PROFITS, 1ST or MARCH, 1873. Reports, Proposals and every information may be obtained at the Head Office, or any of the Agencies. GEORGE TODD, Manager. WILLIAM FINLAY, Secretary Head Office— 26, St. Andrew Sq., Edinburgh. AGENTS :— Falmouth— W. Phillips, West Cornwall Bank. Camborne— J. H. Budce, merchant. Helston— Ralph 11 ichell and Son, draper. Redruth— Edwin Cock and Son, merchants. St. Kevernc— George Appleton, surgeon. Tregonf— Charles J. Bennetts, surgeon. MACHINE CHEAP If you want bold and \\ & PRESS GOOD PRINTING. • POSTERS GotoEARLE'S PRINTING- OFFICES. If you want cloar and striking HAND- BILLS Go to EARLE'S PRINTING OFFICES. If yon want noat and attractive . CIRCULARS GotoEARLE'S PRINTING OFFICES. If you want tasty and appropriate BILL- HEADS GotoSARLES PRINTING OFFICES. If yon want stylish and taking - CARDS GotoEARLE'S PRINTING OFFICES. If you want any kind of PRINTING GotoEAULE'S PRIITING OFFICES. Are yon troubled with a Cough ? THEN lose 110 time in applying for SOLOilON 8 Pectoral Congli Mixture, Which i^ one of the [ best preparations sold for the cure ^> f Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Shortness of Breath\ & c., and for the relief of Asthma and Bronchitis. It is adapted for persons of all ages, and sold in Bottles, at 7Jd., Is. ljd., and 2s. 9d. each. The middle- size Bottle is generally suffi- cient to cure an ordinary Cough, or give abundant Satisfaction in more extreme cases. Prepared onlv byW. H. SOLOMON, Dispensing Chemist, 40, Market Street, Falmouth. Art Union of London, iU, WEST STRAND. Thirty Soronth Yew. PUn for the Ye « 187S. EVEnY Subscriber of One Gninet will receive, besides a chance of a Prise at the Annual Distribution innpril. an impression of a fine Plate, \ " REBBK VII." " And the Man wondering al her, held his peace, to wit, whether the Lord had mdde his journey prosper- ous or not." \ GIN. xiiv., 21. Engraved by W. HoiL, after the original by F. GOODAI4 R A. The prizes include the right to select a valua- ble'work of Art from ode of the Public Exhibitions, Bronze Vase^ and Taaxas, a limited number of fSlumes of Choice Etching* by the Etching" Club, Porcelain Statuettes, and other works prodffbed especially for the Society. An Artist's proof copy of the plate, with five chances in the distribution, may be had fo7 five gaineas ; ao- India paper lettered proof with two chancrfs for two guineas. SpecimenySf the plate may now be seen on application Co the Local honorary Secretaries and Agents, who will receive Subscription* and K're every information. The Subscription ts close on the 31st Mareh ; but ( with a view to induce an early entry of names) the print will be forwarded in February for every mem- ber whose subcrintion is remitted to the Office before the end ot January, through either of the following Agents or Secretaries, at Falmouth— Mr. JOHN ROBERTS, Jan., Insurance Broker. Helstone— Mr. GEORGE LANYON. Launceston— Mr. T. WHITE. Liskeard— Mr. W. HARE. Penryn- Mr. S. HALLAMORE. Penaance— Mr. W. CORNISH. St. Austell— Mr. F. W. W. SQUIRE, Bank. St. Columb— Mr. G. R. BO8I8TO. Truro— Mr. C. THOMAS, New Bridge St. 5, Marlbro' Road, Falmouth. Genteel RESIDENCE, rlbro' Roiid* * ompruung nine len vyd conveniences. Apartments, Apply t^ e Prtmisos, or to Mr. E. CHARD, No. 3, Marlbro' fewl. THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TTMES THE GHOS. rS^ KEY^ I BTORY FOB THE CHBI8TMAS FIRESIDE. Br A. n. WALL. • SATURDAY, DEC. 28^ 1872. CHAPTER I. WONDERFUL, Indeed, aro the changes that have taken place since I was a young man ! The young people ol the present time have no conception of the ad- vantages they have over those belonging to the early years of my manhood. We had no gas, and tno streets and shops of our great cities were at night almost as dark as lonely roads and cottage windows in out- of- the- way parts of " the country now are. C. indleaiiithe shop wludows, and here and there a feebly twinkling oil- lamp at a street corner, obly served to make ^ the j^ j^^ 3| ^ W° Kro[, eJ our way in all atr auger. We haii no cabs, only lumbering old hackney coaches ; no luclf ars, only a flint and steel; railroadsonjero, regarded as the dreams of madmen : the electric telegraph 1 was a thing altogether undreamt of; and a journey of six hours' duration now. then occupied the best part of a long day. As for the sprlngless,. musty old coaches. in which the journey was accomplished, I cah ojily compare them to." cottages on waggon- wheels, with baskets hung on behind, and leave the rest to your Imagination. It was in those days that an uncle of mine, a tradesman in a large way of business iu the city of Louddn. flireoted to a relative living' near " Northchurch Moor, in a village on the north coast, a very corpulent letter, containing about £ 4,000 In Bank of England notes. That letter, although it was sent express post, at, a cost of., forty shillings, never reached its destination, forfthe tfoSf- boy In passing over a moor, was met by a highwayman, and robbed of his letter- bags and, before payment of the notes could be stopped, they bad f jund their way into the cash- boxes 9! the various bankers who had changed them. Thief- taking was then a very different thing from what it _ « . —| ,- p^ reatly no reliance could be placed upon them.^ Various tall who had the misfortune to sqiilnt were arrested on suspicion, but as they succeeded in proving their Innocence, they were one by one released, Instead ol meeting an ignominious death upon the gallows tree. Four years after, my tmele having to transmit anothet large sum to the^ ftme relative, determined that 1 should be the bearer of it, and accordingly directed me to prepare for the journey. Travelling was then, as I have Already Bald, a very different thing from what it now is; and a j urney of this kind Was quite an event in one's life. How Well do I remember all the various preparations made for that particular journey f how my mother shuddered at its danger; hbw my father gave me elaborate instructions for rendering it endurable; and how, it being winter.. tlm, e, my aunt prepared ail sorts of warm clothing for me,' In' order that I might not be ' frozen to death, as outside travellers sometimes were; for my parents being poor, and my nncle miserly and mean, I was to go in the basket, the coach selected being". The Flying Deer," which was in its day a very famous one, being to other coaches what an express train now is to ordinary trains. The excitement of something so unusual kept me awake nearly the whole night before the morning on which I was to start. I remember hearing the quavering, cracked voice of the drowsy old watchman, crjlng " Pa- a- st one o'clock, and a fro- o- ostymo- orjiiiigJ." and. I also heard him cry the hours of two, three, and four distinctly. I watched the re- flection from- hfs lantern as it fell quivoiingly Qn the celling of my huihble bedri$ om, and welcomed the poor old fellow's voice when thus heard in the weary loneliness and solemn Stillness as quite a cheering sound. Towards morning I had a most remarkable dream. I do not remember when I fell asleep. nor how. All 1 jrepiPPiber Is that I had dozed and waEed several limes, and was beginning to think'the hour for rising must have arrived, when' in the farther corner of the room 1 saw something moving. Startled, I peered eagerly into the darkness, and without was thickest and just where the packet con talking mj uncle's money had been placed and securely locked up in a drawer, there something was certainly moving. In vain 1 strove to distinguish the outline of any living form. Wondering, ( earing, yet utterly at a loss what to do, I got stealthily tint of bed on the side farthest from that on'which my eyes were fixed, and seized my pistol, & long heavy, brass- barrelled weapon— such as would be laughed at now- a- daye as the beau Ideal of clumsiness. It was a curious sensation,, that of looking into the dark- ness, seeing nothing, hearing knotting; anjl yet'feeling' con- vinced that something was tfherp, ai^' thatlt was " moving • lowly, very slowly towards me. At last the dim undefined ® ™ . came forth into tl- at por- tion of the room which received a" faint gray light from the window. A vague form with a tremulous smoke- like mover ment, and no discernible outline. _ What could it be ? In my dream I approached the doOr add placed one hasd upon its handle, while the other still grasped the pistol. Ton hive seen how rapidly on a ato^ isy day a mass of vapour growB dense and assumes a weli- defloed form. Just so was it with the formless darkness which had crept So slowly out of the black shadow into the dim" light: Presently where that moving something, I knew not wnkf, had bean, there stood the form of a woman, an old woman, with her head bent down, and In her outstretched bony hand a small rusty key • I do not remember a dream In which everything appeared Boreal. There she was— an old woman In a dark smoke coloured dress, her { ace invisible, her hand etretched Out and in it a email rusty key. How long she remained there I cannot say. Shivering with cold and fright, with my feet rooted to the ground, unable to speak or move in mystrange dream, I gated at the vision. A cold perspiration broke out upon me,, and [ felt my hair moved, as If by an upward breeze. Just then our old cock, in the back- yard, crowed, and Instantly I awoke. Recovering myself, I went to the window and looked out. The snow- was falling " very heavily, tlft clocks were jast striking tlx, and I heard our old watchman shuthlswatchbox door with a elam, and hurry oil towards his home as fast ashlenesrly'Trozeh'lImbs would csrry'hlm.*' H& lf an hour after. I was hurrying through the enow whitened streets In one of the aforesaid hackney coaches, towards the offlce from which I was to comrfience znylong, dreary, and dangerous journey. plctely lhs tan t- _ absorbed In each other; would not part lor an is t— aat together, danced together, talked together, , wero side by side at supper, and I have no doubt ethe height of" our fondness and devotion, appeared the colder hnd more prosaic folks about us, selfish and absurd in the exti eme. But what cared we ? There was nothing In tho • world for me but her, and every wish and desire of her puro loving heart was, I fondly belioved, centred In mo. After supper wo satdown In a circle to heir and tell old stories, Joke, laugh, and chat about people we knew or had known. Hand- in hand in the darkest corner we could Qud. just behind two deaf, old Women, Matilda and I occupied the slime bld- fashloiiccl settle. I heard nothing but tho mur- muring sweet volco o! my darling until I hear a some ono call out, " Oh do toll us the story of the ' Ghost's Key!"'— Said my TJncle, oracularly, In reply, " I never did believe In ghosts, and I never will." Here A ohorn* of-- voices- was raised, some affirming that thoy had thomselves seen ghosts, others denying my uncle's assertions on the ground of knowing those who had seen ghosts.; rjl; II, " Donfc talk'nonsense, farmer," said one old lady, " for twice, with these very eyes, havo I seenthe ghost of that woman who was burned to death for a witch on- Northchurch Here I ventured to ask what this ghost was like, " tiko!' sald- the old lady, turning to me, "" Why, like an old woman L J) p you mean , to ^ ayyou never heard of her before?" rhumbly confosaed my Ignorance, and pleaded for enlightenment. < " I saw her once," said a young woman employed on tho fanp." " Sho camo first for aU the world like a cloud of snioke, and fhon like an old Woman with her head down, holding out a key as If she wanted somebo y to take it." " Exactly!".' said tho old lady, nodding hsrhead repeatedly. " Ah!" said one of tho farm labourers solemnly, " it Were a good thing for you, Mary, as you didn't go for to lay hoM on. it. 1 knew one wkn' as did so once, and he went stark, storing, ravin'mad. I've seen him with these vcTy own ejJes o' mine, that I have, aure- ly." By this time a vague feeling of terror had spread amongst the assembled merry- makers. Seats werb: brought closer together, the lights were trimmed, the burning logs stlrtad Into, a blaze, and not a few looked timidly over their sh jalders into the dark p^ r ts of the great old kitchen. " They say as sho riever lets you See her face until you touchher key, ana directly yon does that, upBho raises he wicked old head and looks straight at you, and they say a_ there la that in her face and eyes which Is so horriblo, that directly you sees It you elthor dropB doWn Stone dcstd, or you goes stark, staring mad" The speaker leant forward and spoke in a low, hoarse whisper, as if half afraid of the ghost appearing to vorlfy his description.' " And," said another speaker taking up ttio story, and In the same low voice and Eolemn tone," " When anyone comes as can take that there rusty key and bear to look on the face of the deafli witch, all the treasure. she burled years and yeare, and years ago, will be found by him, and by no one else, search all the world over, in a box which that there key will open, as will no other key that ever was made, orever Will be made." . . .. Hero a voice struck in with a low, chuckling laugh, fa! of cunning and mockery, saying, with an oath— " I wish it may be my luck, that's alL Her face may be as ugly as Satan's own; but if she ever oHers that key to me, you may eat your heads if I refuse It." I looked across the room at the speaker. He was a'ilngu- larly taU man, with a squint In his right eye. I asked Matilda what his name was, and heard In reply that It waa Jacob Simpson. I did not quite know why, but I regarded Jacob Simpson with Instinctive dislike from that moment. Key." After some little time spent in digging and , turning up the earth we came upon a leathern bag contain- | CONUNDRUMS FOR CHRISTMAS lng gold cnins, a sma^ l strong oak box full of Jewellery, and j " a great leathern pocket- book full of bank botes. Hearing <> f tho arrival of runners from London, and guessing their business, he had concealed his ill- gotten gains in desperate haste, and congratulating himself upon having thns put Which ia the strongest day in tho week ?— Sunday, because all the rest are twai- doys. he had hastened back to my uncle's house. In duo time the robber was tried. Und, mainly on tho evi- dence' of the concealed " booty, " condemned to death.' He suf- fered, with six others, on the fifth of tho following month, and died penitent-; earnestly soliciting the forgiveness of both God and man. Thus was the Ghost's Key found! It unlocked for me a trea- sure which all the world could not Induce me to resign, for its name was," and is, Matilda. Sho wa* you^ g when, with the conscnt of both my uncles, we married, she is old now; but the love at. our youth i 1 as fresh aud strong as ever— so lre& h and strong thit we know it must outlast the feeblo remnants of our earthly life, and lie a ble.' slnir to us oven in the happier realms to which, throush the merits of a Saviour's Buffering, in patient hope and humble faith, wo now lookf So ends my Christmas Ghost Story. WINDFALLS FOR DOCTORS. ( From the " Romance of Medicine," in London Society.) The curiosities of medical life and practice are end- j' 1If We tear very often ot me, dical men doing arduous wrk for very pcauty remuneration, somitiiues" there is an a, reeable, obverse gf receiving verv splendid remuneration for very scanty services. We know of a medical man whose duty it is to take lunch every day at a great castle belonging to a noble lord. rlhe household is immense; and' there is just the chance that there may be some case of indisposition demanding attention. He gets some of the best company and best lanc'nevin England, and duJy charges a guinea for each attendance. There is a very wealthy man near a great city, who cannot bear to be left for tlie njght- There is. a phy- sician of, great ability who drivS out of town nightly to sleep at his residence; he is consequently debarred evening society, and if he goes ont to dinner he has to leave his friends before wine. Ho has to charge hia patient a thousand a year; and, I think, he works hard for his money. Sometimes the services are such that money cannot repay them. A friend of mine, a young medichs, hod a standing engagement'of four hundred a year to look after the health of an old lady. She required to be in- spected three times a day, and make an exhibition of tongpe and pulse. What made matters 60 aggravating was, that she, was. as^ etiong. as a hors',~ wbil, e the doctor was a delicate man. She v. ai eo selfish and perverse, that he was obliged to tell her that he wqulfl have nothing to do with her case. Similarly, I know the son of a rich man who proposed to pa£ a clergyman several bundred^ pounds a, yea* for leave to spend hia evenings with him. The parson, however, was obliged to tell his rich friend that he talked such intolerable twaddle, that he could not accept his com- pany on any terms that could be named. But the oddest of these arrangement* is the follow- ing. A medical man has been attending a patient several years, and yet he has never seen his patient. The gentleman firmly believes that he has an eBcephagus of peculiar construction, and thafc he ia accordingly liable at any m. ment to be choked. That help may be at hand whenever any sudden emergency may occur, he has a physician in the house night and day. The physician, beihg human, must needs take his walks abroad, and it bfecomfs- rrecessary to provide a substitute' for- hmrtwb hours a day. Accordingly a doctor attends daily from twelve to two, fills up his time by disposing of an ad- mirable lunch, and finds the gold and silver coin, in their usual happy combination, neatly put by the side of MB plate in tissue- paper. Up to the present date he has never had the pleasure of exchanging words with hia interesting patient. GAME AND THE CROPS. CHAPTER IL My uncle was a worthy old farmer, living In a substantial ' old house, at the end of a narrow lane running out from the highroad. Numbed with cold. sttfland sore from the journey, and the rubbings and bumplngs of the springleiB coach, I was put down late in the afternoon at the end of this lane, where a wrinkled, brown, and bony old farm labourer was impatiently awaiting my arrival, stamping up and down, and beating hia breast to keep himself warm. Reaching the house, I was ushered by a maid servant into a low, tmall room, with great beams crossing the ceiling. The oak floor was polished and slippery. In the centre, on a square patch ot dull, red and green carpet, stood a little oaken table with twisted legs, black with age; chairs of the same wood in the same condition, and of the stiff uncomfort- able kind then in use, were ranged ronnd the walls. A wood fire burned In a wide open chimney in one corner, and a cup- board with glass doors, filled with quaint old china was in the corner opposite. The window was small, and lull of little square panes 6f very common glass set in lead, and a few common prints of hunting subjects in black frames decorated the walls. Everything wps very clean, very neat, and very prim. The sight of the flre drew me to It at once, and I was eagerly warming my hands aud feet when my cousin Matilda entered the room. It was the first time we had ever met, but, I am thankful to say, it was not to be the last. It Is very hard for me to describe my cousin. I don't even know how to begin, and therefore will not make the attempt. I only know that she seemed to me the prettiest, and the most loveable girl In the world. Suffice it to say, Matilda was pronounced, without a single dissentient voice, a beauty—'. he Beauty of Nortbchurch Moor. She was known by that name, throagh' every section of a circle Btretching for many miles arouijd Jier^ ather's old farm- house. When I addressed her, and made myself known to her, she looked frankly, so fearlessly Into my face with her in- nocent blue eyes; and when her little white hand was stretched out to take my own, my face grew hot as fire. Stammering and confused, like an awkward schoolboy, I replied to her, as I ventured to press that soft, warm hand. Her father was from home, so we sat down before the burning logs aud talked— she with her great calm blue eyes fixed on mine ; I, in a low. sometimes tremulous voice, spell bound and awe- stricken by her wonderful beauty, and very timorous. Never did I make a greater effort to be entertain- ing aud converse well, but I made the most absurd blunders sold the most stupid things— things which, when I got to bed that night, I thought of over and over egain, until I grew tr t^ be forgotten evening. Before I had been there a month a very different stato of things had come about. Wo were in lovo with cach other, and her father knew it; Matilda bad no mother. My uncle, it leemed, was in serious difficulties, and the money I had brought was Intended to save him from absolute ruin. For some years past tho seasons had fought against him. His speculations in live stock had tnrned out badly ;• the soil had proved unproductive; tho seed bad; some revengeful men had fired his ricks,— in shprt, a series of the most dleas-. trous accldcnti and misfortunes had come upon my unhappy nnclo in whple battalions ; and the sun^ ientby his brother, although It might stave off the evil day, could not possibly prevent It coming, eooner or later. Matilda knew nothing ot this, and her father only told me Of it when ho perceived that his daughter's heart was mine, and that in due time I would, most likely, becomp her hus- band. Her husband ! Oh ! what happiness it was to dre < m of the day when her gentle voice should call mo by that prcclous name. I had arranged to stop over Christmas, and on the eve of that merry festival we were all assembled In tho great farm kitchen. I was never eo happy before. Wo were com- CHAPTER in. . The Christmas holidays being over, I returned most re- luctantly to town, every thought of heart and brkln tinged with the one desire " Of my Hfe— the desire to marry Matilda" I devoted myself to the drudgery of my stern old uncle's office in the city with redoubled energy. I formed a hundred wild schemes for suddenly becoming rich I used to think of the ills that menaced Matilda and her unfortunate father, and of my own poverty, until I grew so fpverish, reatless, and peevish, that I was fit only for soli- tude, and took long fatiguing walks to escape my thoughts. Sometimes over the breezy hesth and, through the rustic scenery of Hamps'. ead; sometimes along the Oxford- road, now called Oxford- street. I used to go out In the sunset, and come home when the dark blue sky was glittering with stars, and the moon looked down on me— as it was a pleasure to think it also looked down upon Matilda— thereby half frightening my mother out of her wits, so terrible at that time were the doings of footpads and highwaymen. Elghtpence of my meagre salary went to pay the postage of the letter I sent my love on every other day, ant} to epahle her to write thrice a wetft to me. The pose did not go out more frequently. Extraordinary news reached me In drie of these letters, for it informed tie that all the country was talJdng abeut Jacob Simpson, la consequence of his having Seen the ghost- witch, taken the key, ahd found the treasure 1 There could be no mistake about it, said Matilda, for every- body knew it; and Jacob had bought one of the largest and most flourishing farms la the county, although before he got the key ha was not jnnch jicher than aA'ordinarj1 firm labourer. .._. g ,- iJ.. The very next letter I received showed me that my farmer uncle had confided all hia troubles to his daughter, and had even, bod as they were, exaggerated them in a way which appeared very inconsistent with his former anxiety to shield tier from such painful knowledge. But, alas t I soon saw the cruel, shameful purpose he had in view. Matilda's next letter almost broke my heart. It did not reach me at the usual time, but nearly a fortnight after she had received my last, long, crossed, and recrossed letter. It was very short, too. There were stains on it like those of tears. It was Ill- written And blotted. She was the soul of neatness, and could write beautifully. I thought I should go mad I Jacob Simpson had applied to her fathtr for her hand in marriage, and he— I almost cursed him— he had promised that my darling— my dear, dear, adorable Matilda should be that man's wife. Oh ! how I hated Jacob Simpson now. I don't know how it was, bat there suddenly flished In my brain a new idea. - Jacob Simpson was- a countryman, over six feet two- In height, with a very unpleasant squint. I went that afternoon to Bow- street police- office, saw ono of the officers, and told him my suspicions. " It's a long time since now," said he, shaking his head, slowly, " and the notes were all changed, you see. There isn't much chance for us, even if he did rob the post- boy." • " That's true," said I, . fiercely, ',' but, if you will not take up the case,( I will.". ' , - The officers about me laughed at this, . and one said," Well, I likes your pluck, youngster, but where Bow- street thief- takers give up, there isn't much chance for a raw young amateur." I had saved some money for our marriage. I resolved to spend a- large portion of this in travelling once more to see my uncle. My other uncle threatened to discharge me from his service If I took my holiday before the usual time. What cared I! If Matilda married another, I would be near her until Ihadspentmy last penny for my last crust, and then starve and die on Northchurch Moor. A pale, haggard, desperdte man, who had not Blept nor washed! or two nights and days, 1 arrived at my Journey's end. Proceeding to my uncle's farm, I had a most exciting inter- view with him, when ha explained to me tho great pecuniary i difficulties he was In; and how, through it, he had been in- duced to accept the assistance of Jacob Simpson, clogged with the condition on which alone he would render it, that of marrying Matilda. My cousin received me with heartfelt delight, crying and sobbing as if her heart would break. After supper I we wandered away over the desolate moor, and saw tho 1 moon rise like a huge fiery globe over the blaclr and ragged [ lines of the distant hills. So oblivious were we of the things | outside us, and so absorbed were we in our mournful talk, that we were almost lost by wandering Into a treacherous hollow of tho moor, into which I sank nearly to tho knees. At last she sdddenly paused, saying, " Oh! Alfred, I must ! go home V as if sho were replying to some thought of her own which urged her, as I would fain have done, never to go home again. wordless grief and dread, she sobbing on my bosom, I with tears rolling down my cheeks. Clouds had obscured the moon, and wo were in darkness, when suddenly we heard tho trampling of hurried footsteps. Matilda clung to me and trembled violently. " It Is Jacob Simpson I" she whispered. A seoond glance at the tall dark form so rapidly approach- ing assured me that she was rig^ t- I clenched my teeth hard and drew her within my embracing arm. We stood still awaiting him. So still wero wo, and so dark had it become, that Jacob, intent upon some purpose which moved . him to desperate haste, rushed past us and plunged headlong into a sudden hollow of tho ground not three feet from where we stood. There he remained for some minutes, bending down, busy With something ou the ground. Presently ho aroso with a low chuckling laugh. I heard him mutter, " So much for the Ghost's Key 1" and then saw him hurry away In tho direction opposite, to that by which he had come. " He did not see us," eald Matilda, withaaigh of relief- adding, " flo is going to my father." When we reached the farm the great kitchen was full of- neighboura and servants, all talking loudly In a state of great excitement. Bow street runners had Just come down from London and taken Jacob Simpson Into custody for highway robberies. It appeared that numerous robberies of a during and brutal kind had been committed in various directions, at places within an easy rldo ol Northchurch Moor. All the victims described tho robber as a singularly tall man. who wore a ma- k , and sonio stated that through the holes of tho ^ ask they observed that he had a squint In tho fight eye. Morebver, witnesses who had seon the highwayman just before or after the robbeity c'—- — —• lod Mr; Francis Francis ( an authority well entitled to speak on such n subject), has sent the fallowing letter to the Standard for publication :— " Will you allow me'to point'out; in reference'to the game queiti ' n, one fact, which democratic~ fecono- mista always appear to loSe sight of 2 Game is not raised on agricultural produce alone; pheasants and partridges and other game birds, more or less, for the most! part feed, and fatten- top very~ largely, on animal food. It may be taken as about a fair average that one- third of the food of partridges and pheasants ia animal, one- third agricultural produce, and one- third other matters, as acorns, grass seeds^ and hedge berries, & c. I have myEelf taken as many as ten large acorns ont pf tho crop of one pheasant. Now,, if you abolish pheasants and partridges, two- tbird of the food'on which the game is reared will be simply wasted and made no use of at alL For nothing ' else that ican get at it, and is of any value to us, will eat it. Will the one third of agricultural produce put into wheat or cattle produce the same weight of food tbat the whole three- thirds will in gome? This is the question. And that is not all the question. Much of the Agricultural produce which fattens the birds ao well on September and October consists of scattered ears and grains of wheat, barley, and oats, which only partridges and pheasants could pick up ( BO as to be of any value to ~ usV after the gleaners, pigs, and geese have done with the field. And still tbat is not all the q. ue6tion. What does the animal food which they so largely devour consist of? Insects and the larvte thereof, many of . which are the worst enemies the farmer has to contend with, and which he cannot con- tend with in any other way than by keeping up ft good head of partridges and pheasants, llemember, if hares or rabbits will damage a turnip crop or a wheat crop; Haltica ntmi/ rum, the turnip beetle, or wire worm, which is the larva of the clink beetle, will in a wonderfully short space clear them off entirely and leave the field as bare as my hand. Probably oura is the only country in the world, we might almost say, in which the crops are not habitually ravaged at intervals by insect pests, and there cannot be the shadoV of a doubt that we owe this to a very large extent indeed to tne abundance of winged game. If any one will take tke trouble to calculate the weight of a pheasant or partridge's dally food- take a third of it for animal food, count out tbi^ t third into individuals, and then multiply them by the daya in the year, they will begin to get some distant notion of the valuable services which only one pheasant or partridge renders to the farmer, and if this is multiplied by the yearly existing head of game in the whole kingdom, can any witness^ wl . _ _ offer robberly of the post- boy, gave evidence of kind, and addod other facts all tending to asso- ciate Jacob with these crimes. Tho clue I had given, taken in connepUon With some othor facts which cropped up in Bow- » treet shortly alter my departure, led to his apprehen- sion, and so Eaved my darling from a fate she trembled to contetnplato. Explaining to tho offlcorB what myself and cousin had witnessed on the preceding- evening, on tho morrow 1 accompanied two of the runners to tho spot whero Z had seen Jacob secrete what he called " The Ghost's one eren guess at tho stupendous total, or estimate the mischief those insect peats would have done to the fanner? I am perfectly satisfied that if game were Bwept away— instead of its increasing the food of the people it would diminish it to a very appreciable er- tq^ tj Of course we may have too much of a good- thin^, and hares and rabbits, particularly the latter, When overdone, do mischief, and they should be kept within reasonable bounds j or if wanton injury be done to a farmer's crops, what is really wanted is some easy and satisfactory- method of estimating the damage, and recovering it, without the doubtful, troublesome, and expensive remedy of an action at law. " Jjord Malmesburywill be rei. deririg most valuable service to the satisfactory solution of the game question by any reliable statistics which he can collect. No- thing your agitator has such a dread of as being brought face to face with figures which he can neither shirknor controvert. There is an inexorable loglo in the fact that " two and two make four" that is Btrong enough to demolish Odger, Peter Taylor, and Citizen Dilke at a blow— at any rate for the time being, and a simple and bandy formula which could he produced at stump meetings would really be most serviceable." Jje re list take It off it* guard. When is a young man of the greatest use at a supper party ?— When he's a Spoon. Why is the last horse of a Btring like the accepter of a bill 1— Bccause he Is the endorser ( end horse, sir). Part of a foot with judgment transpose, and the answer you'll find just under your nose.— Inch.— chin. Why ip a jest like a fowl?— Because it contains a mcrry- thbugtit. Why is avarice like a bad memory ?— Because it is always for- getting. . Like what article of toilet is a piece of sterile ground ?— Bare soU ( bear's oil). Why is a field of grass like a person older than your- self ?— Cecauso it's past your age. Whioh of the feathered tribe would be supposed to lift the heaviest weight 1— The ciane. Why is it dangerous to take a nap in a train?— Because tho train always runs over sleepers. What question is that to^- which you must answer yes?— What does y- e- s spell. Tom went out, his dog with him; pe wentnot before, behind, nor o » one side of him, then where did he go? — On the other side. In what respect does a bad governess differ from a ijood one ?— Ono miss- guides, and the other guides miss. Why are lovers' sighs like long stockings )—. Because they are high hose ( heigh ho's). Why is a nail fast in the wall like an old man ?— Becauso if a in- firm. Why is a man standing on a fishmonger's shop like 8 busy meddling fellow?— Btcause, he is over a flsh- houso ( officious). What is the most difficult thing in the world?— To And out the most dlfiicult thing in tho world. Why are Eome great men like glow worms?— Be- ctuso it must be daik when they shine. Why is an orange like a church steeple?— Because wo have a peel from it. Why is life like a publican's door- post ?— Because it Is chequered. Why are two men fightiDg a duel like a garden railing ?— Because they're fencing. Why is swearing like ac old coat?— Because it's a bad habit. Why are fixed stars like opens, ink. and rianer ?— Be- cause they are stationary ( stationery). Of what crime is a carver most guilty ?— Of stealing his knife. What parts of the body are most useful to carpenters — Tho nails. When does a sVul impose upon himself?— When he taies his memory. W hen is water most liable to escape ?— When it is only half fide. What dress is most durable ?— A habit. What is it you must keep after you have given it to another ?— Your word. How should a husband speak to a Bcolding wife ?— My dear, I lovo you still. Why wero thetfe no postage labels in Henry tho Eighth's time ? Because a queen's head wasn't worth a penny. What ship's boat ought to contain a happy crew ?— A Jolly- boat. " I have lost my watch overboard. Is there any way to recover it ? "—" Ch, yes, divers ways." When is a hen most likely to hatch ?— When she is in earnest ( her nest). If a 6hip makes eight knots an hour, how long will she take to make a crochet collar? Why should a stuttering man be discredited?— Be- cause he is always breaking his word. Why are cowardly soldiers like butter ?— Because when exposed to fire, thoy run. Why is a kiss like a rumour ?— Because it goes from month to mouth. Why are a lady's eyes like friends separated by distant climes?— Becauso they correspond but never meet. . .. Why is a railway train like a vision of the night ?— Because It goes ocer the sleepers. Why is conscience like a check- string ?— Because it is tli^ inward pull 9! thp outpr man. Why is a very popular actor like an architect ?— Be- cause he draws houses. Why is the Queen's health like an intemperate man? — Because It la often druiif. Why is a reckless fellow like, a man stabbing at a ehadow ?— Because he sticks at nothing. What instrument of war does the earth resemble.— A revolver. Why is a man habitually in debt like - a restive horse ? — Because ha gets into arrear ( a rear). Why is the grass on which animals feed older than yourself ?— Because It Is pasturage ( past your age). Why is a melancholy young lady the pleasantest of all companions?— Booause she Is always a- musing. Why should the world become blind if - deprived of Its philosophers ?— Becauso there would be no seers. Why is blind man's buff like sympathy ?— Because It Is a fellow feeling for a fellow- creature. Why ought the stars to be the best astronomers ?— Because they have studded ( studied) the heavens since the creation of the world. Why is a laundress like conscience!— Because she brings so many things home to us. 1 What river is it that flows between two seas ?— The Thames between Battcrsea and Chelsea." Why is a blind beggar ofteh'like a \ yig?-^ Bccause he Is often cur- led ( curled). Why oaght a fisherman to be wealthy ?— Because his are all net profits. Why is that which never fails like a strong tjaot ?— It Is a certainty ( certain tie). What are the most useful letters for a man of busi- ness ?— Energy. ( NJI. G.) When is a man like a musical instrument ?— When he is played upon. Why is a bad conundrum like a deep sigh ?— Because It Is far- fetched. Why is latitude like a clotheB- line ?— Becauso it 6tretcheB from pole to pole. Why are your lips alwayB at variance ? — Because words are frequently passing between them. , , Why is a Budden and violent sound like a goldsmith 1 — Because It makes tho ear- ring. Why is an irritable man like an unskilful doctor?— Because he Is apt to lose his patience ( patients). Why are thoughtless ladies the very opposite to their mirrors ?— Because tho one speak without reflecting, tho other reflects without speaking. What is the difference between the Prince of Wales, n man with a bald head, an orphan, and a gorilla ?— The Prince of Wales Is an heir apparent, a man with a bald head has no hair apparent, an orphan has ne'er a parent, and a gorilla has ar. airy parent. MEDITATIONS UPON MATRIMONY. ( By a Married Man.) Life is beset with dangerous temptations. When you take your wife down Kegent- street always leave your purse at home. In connubial arithmetic, a husband must be reckoned aa less than half a man when his better half is xvith him. Pity the poor gentleman whoBo wife will have a latch key V ' : Marriage would in many cases be a. blissful etato, tf ib were not for cold mutton. Wli< p you defect a wife's unusual affection for her husband, you may' expect to see her before long in a new, bonntt. Pleasant is the Darby Day with bachelor acquaint- ances ; but a trip to a West end jeweller's is a costly price to pay for it. If. your wife says, " Dear Mamma is coming for a week or ao." you m^ y prepare your min4 to receive her for amontn or two. • Lovtrs sometimes rave about the sunshine that gilds 0 married life; but when they come to bask in it they find it is mere moonahine,— Punch's Almanack, SELECTED ANECDOTE* O& HPHMENTABT.—" Please, Mr. Smith, papa wants to know if you can lend him tho model of your hatr*— " Certainly, my son; what forr'—" He wants - scarecrow to keep the rooks out of our ctfnf. u0— - precocious youth, followed by Smith and a new 5^ 0 nelve. WANDERING FBOM THE POINT.— Carlyle relates, in his history of the French Revolution, that a wood- cut was issued representing a gourmand convoking the poultry of his barn- yard, with this opening address:—" Dear animals, I have assembled you to advise mo what sauce I shall dress you with 1 "— To which a cock responding, " We don't want to be eaten." was checked by tho remark, " Youwander from the point!" THE BEST PLAN.— Charlotte Chusman once related tho following anocdote. She said a man in the gallery of jhe theatre ( sho was on the stige at the time) made such a disturbance that the play could not procesd. Cries of Throw him over ?" arose from all parts of tho house, and the noise became furious. All was tumultuous chaos, until a sweet female voice was heard in the pit exclaiming, " No, I pray you, don't throw him ovor! I beg of you, dear friends, don't throw him over, but— iill him where he is.'" WON'T DO IT AGAIN.— Teacher, in a loud and pompous tone—" What Is your name?'' Boy in a weak w ,, eTl, " " How old are you, John Wells? " Twelve years old, sir?" " Now, John, tell me who madethis grand and glorious unlvcrso ?" " Don't know, sir. " What! twelve years old, and don't know who made this noble sphere! James Smith, go and cut me a whip." The birch « brought and held over tho trembling boy. In thundering tones the rigid disciplinarian demanded-" Now, tell me who mode this great world we llvo in." In a tearful ' oice,^ Johnny answered-"! did, sir, but I won't do it AM AWKWARD COMPLIMENT.—" Recently, a wedding breakfast was given by a substantial farmer blessed with five daughter, the eldest being tho bride, wfaen a neighbour a young farmer, who was honoured with an Invitation, think- ing no doubt he ought to say something smart and compli- mentary upon the event, addressing the bridegroom, said, " Well, you have got the pick of the batch!" The counte- nances of the four unmarried ones, as may bs imagined, were awfully indignant. " IT LIVING."— In all policies of life insurance the3e, among ahost'of other questions occur:—" Age ot father, if living?" " Age of mother, if living?" A mau In the country who filled up an application made his father's age, " If living," one hundred and twelve years, and his mother's one hundred and two. The agent was amazed at this show- ing, and fancied that he had got an excellent subject, but feeing somewhat dubious,' remarked that the mau came ot would be as aged a3 there put do TO."— 1" Oh, I see 1" said the agent. PHEASANT BANISHMENT.— One day, at the parade of hlB guard, the Emperor Paul L of Eussla was excessively In- dignant with one of hia officers who was not a good horse- man.—" Cashier him, and send him to hi3 estate," said he to the commanding gentral—•' Pardon me, sire," answered the latter, " he is a poor man, and has no estate I"—" Then give him one!" exclaimed thB emperor, as he rode away. This answer was not only original but imperial, for having been onco uttered, the emp: ror must . keep his promise. Tho officer, therefore, wa3 made- posseasor of an estate 411 order to llvo In banishment upon It. H6w TO Gin? otir OP A DIFFICULTT:— An M. P., who owned extensive estates, and possessed considerable per- gonal celebrity, was spending a few days at the residence of a noble family. There were several interesting and accom- plished young ladies in the family, to whom the honourable member, as in duty bound, showed evejry attention. Jnrt aa he waa about to take his leave, tho nobleman's, wife pro- ceeded to consult him In a matter which,, she alleged, was causing her no little distress. " It Is reported," said the countess, " that, yon are to marry my daughter L— 1—. What shall we do?— what shall we say about It.*'—" Oh," quietly responded the considerate Ml P.,' " just say she re- fused m » ! . • FOB DIVEBS REASONS/—' When M- epicbere do'indulge In jokes, they generally leBoff good* ones. Here is a speci- men'— Away down East, a clergy man, wfr recently charged with having violently drag£ t( T hlk'wlfe from » revival meet- ing, sind compelled her" to go homa - with him. The clergy- man let the story travel along until he had a fair opportunity to glfe it a broadside. Upon being charged with the offence, he replied as follows?-^" In thefirst place, I ney « r attempted to influence my wife in her views, nor her choice of a meet- ing. Secondly, my Wife has hot attended any of the revival meetings in Lowell In the third place, 1 have not myself attended any of the meetings for any purpose whatever To conclude— neither my wife nor myself has aoy inclination to go to, these meetings. Finally, 1 uevar had a wife. AN INGENUOUS CURATE.— A curate, of a London parish, of most exemplary conduct-, was acoustomed to remon- strate very freely with aoy ofhlspeqple whose life wasnotwha* It shiuld have . be un. TQey wished iniich'to get rid of him. but oould find no' pretext* for Complaint, ilther to the rector or thb bishop. They therefore hit upon this cunning plan— they ttrSW'np And signed a memorial to the bishop, setting forth) the admirable character of » he curate, lamenting that his eminent, worth shouldpoi be rewarded, and earnestly recom- mending him for preferment. SoonAfter; tnls very living quite unexpectedly became vacant, whereupon the nishop, con- sidering how acceptable, a? well as deserving, he appeared to be, presented him with' it, informing him of the memo- rial I Ih4 good man thanked his people with tearfal eyes, rejoicing that they had taken in gqod part, his freedom of speech, and assuring them that he would continue all his life tho course which had won their approbation. , IXI GAOL TQB DEBT.— The following aneodote is told of M. Wiertz, the celebrated German painter :— After having finished the portrait of tho eld aristocratic Countess [ From Punch's Pocket- Book for 1873.] THE HORRORS OF SCIENCE. ( A Song for the Select Few.) 0 Science Is a dreadful thing, If you but come to think! The microscope, for instance, bring. To bear on food and drink. In vinegar, you caD't iompute How many living eels. What motes from matters down below In ccBspools and In drains. Ascend Jnto our air we know; For chemistry explains; And, 0 what most excites disgust, In breathing common air, Ehows that an atmosphere wo must With common people share ? That respiration's products, whon All meet below one roof. All o'er and o'er Inhale again— Ugh, shudder folio WB proof I Avoid, then, every crowded placo. Select, superior few. Or you ' 11 inhalo effluvia base ; Sea, e'en Insldo your pew. If wo drive merely through the street*. The peoplo pa « s in sight Upon our eyes, from all one meats, Implgne tho rays of light. It la a thought, when wo reflect, To make us very sad. How many media do connect Ourselves with every Cad! A NOVEL OBJECTION TO PHBBNOLOCY.— A Quaker, b: in? asked hia opinion of phrenology, replied imTenantiy ± riend, there can be no good in atclence that compels a man to take off hia hat." 3 M—, who pretended to be only thirty when nearly sixty fearrf of age, she refused to accent the painting, saying that t did not look anything like hefself, and that her most lntl- mato| frlends would not recognise a single feature of hers on that piece of canvass. Wiertz silled, kindly at the remark, and as a true knight of old reconducted gallantly the lady to her carriage. The next morning there was a grand dis- turbance In the Rue de la Madeleine. A big crowd was gathered before a window, and the following words were whispered from ear to ear:- r" Is. the Countess de M— really in gaol for her debts ? "— Wiertz had exercised a little vengeance towards his noble but unfair customer. As soon as she had refused the portrait, he had Bet to work and painted a few Iron bar3 on the picture, with these words, " In goal for debt." He exliibited the painting in o Jewel- ler's window, in the principal street of Brussels. The effect was Instantaneous. 4. few hours later the countess was back in Wiertz studio, pouring invective^ on him at high pressure, to have exhibited her likeness uiider such scanda- lous, & x, <£ c.—" Mo3t noble lady," was the artist's reply. " you said the painting did not look anythtag like yourself and that your most intimate friends would not have recog- nised a single one of your features in the pioture. I wanted simply to test the truth ot your statement— that is all ?"— Tho portrait was taken away, the city laughed, the artist charged double price, and gave the amount to the poor of the city. THE BOND THAT WOULD NOT BREAK.— In Sullivan County, Indiana, a married pair, who had been united In the bond of wedlock about six years, having been somewhat mutually disagreeable of late, the husband, in his anger, hastened to a lawyer and took steps to obtain a divorce from his wife. One day, he came home to his wife, and said to her, " Betsey, I have fulfilled your wish. Ton said you wished you were separated from me. Here Is the decree of divorce." a la wile was at first surprised, but far too In- dignant to betray any emotion. She said she was ready to leave. She needed only to pack up her goods. She wished he would be present to see that she took nothing except what was her own. He stepped into the adjoining room with her, where tne bureau aud clothes press were. The wife proceeded in silence to take out the clothes, when suddenly her eyes fell upon a smaU Ureas, and quite overcome, ahe broko out in convulsive weep'ng. Tho huttyand, hitherto an Indifferent observer, remarked her emotion, and discovered the cause, it was the dress of their only child, a little daughter of three years, who had died almost three years ago. The husband was not less affected by th9 sight than his wife. He embraced her with emotion, begged her par- don again and again, tare tho decree of divorce lato a thou sand pieces, hastened to the clerk's office, took out a new marriage- license, ana was married immediately to his late wife. EQUAL TO THE OCCASION 1— A certain French actress nover would tell her age, ana of course the more she refused to tell It the more curious people where to know it. By good luck— as the multitude thought- she was summoned as a witness on a trial. The gossips rubbed their hands and chuckled. " Aha ! we thall know It now. She must tell, or go to prison for contempt of court." The court was orowded with open- eared ll- teners. In French courts of Justice the witness does not stmd In a box to give evidence, but slta on a stool. In the middle of the floor Ol tho court, in front of the president's desk, and with no barrier or separ- ation between It and himself. The lady was ushered in, raised her right hand to heaven, took the oath to speak the truth, and then seated herself on the wltness- stooL " Your name ?" asked tho president. " AugClique TouJonnfleurie. —" Your profession ?"—•' Artiste dramatlque."—" Your age i" You might have heard a pin drop in court, and every eye was bent on the lady. She was driven into a comer as last I Foolish Parisian public to think so I Arigtlique simply rose from her seat, walked straight up to the Pro- dent's desk, and whispered the secret In his e; ir. He nodd « L made the entry In his private notes, and smiling, conttnuea the rest of his Interrogatory as soon as she had resumea ner place on tho stooL The public retired irith mingled fceUngs cf disgust and admiration Th. trial had lost all further interest; and the president wa. kn0Tn, if, v lonour and gallantry, who would never let a pretty woman s cat escape from his presidential bag. Unities to buy. From almo t every shop . omeone^ rushed out to V^ ordanco with the anm* ii. g custom of that street. ? Ke upon and try and force him to Purchase. At last dirty- looking fellow caught him by tho arm. and " imorously urged him to become a customer. Have you av shirts ? " inquired the countrjMsu, with a very innocent ,00k " A splendid assortment, tlr. Step in, sir. Every price sir and every style. The cheapest In tho street, sir." " Are they clean ?" " To be sura, sir. Step in, sir." " Then," resumed the countryman, with perfect gravity, " put on one, .' or you need it." The rage of tho shopkeeper may be imagined, as the countryman, turning upon his heel, quietl* ourincd hia way. rHE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEK> >". TIMES EPITOME OF NEWS. BRITISH AKD FOREIGN. President Grant has declined to interfere in the legis- latorial s- juabbles of Louisiana, and has referred a deputa- tion of remoastzmta to Congress tor an Inquiry Into the dispute. The Lancet says that Lady Beaconsfields fatal ill-, ness began with pneumonia, and was followed by bronehltis ' to which the vital powers, already much enfeebled by pr vioas suffering, eventually succumbed. It is said that General Garibaldi has written to a friend in Glasgow, to aay that he expects to visit Scotland next year. The terrible character of the recent gales may be partly realised from the fast that dannsrtue first twelve days of the present month no fewer than 4i0 pancngen and sailors are known to havo perished at sea. At the Liverpool assizes, Ellen Hintan, the widow of one of the men killed In the collision on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, at Pendleton, In August last, obtained a verdict for £ l, li) 0. _ . • , A number of keepers of refreshment- houses in London have bc » n fined JJS each, on the proseculion of the Inland Revenue Department, for not taking outlicenccs for the waiters whom tttey employed. In some of the cases the " waiters " were boys employed at 5*. 6d. a week. The Rev. Robert Bruce, Chairman of tho Relief Committee at Ispahan, writes that in that city alone the assistance forwarded through Sir Mos's Monteflore, tho Pre- sident of the Jewish Board of Deputies, was tho means of saving a thousand lives. A boy, seven y^ ara of age, has just died at Prest- wlch from hydrophobia. The deceased was bitten on the thumb by a small terrier dog on the 6th of November. Prompt attention wss paid to tho wounds, and medical aid was subsequently called in, but the poor boy died from the effects of the injuries. Another large party of labourers from Devizes and other places in Wiltshire travelled to London the other morning'tut the purpose of embarking at B ackwall for Now Zealand, whero they will bo employed on public works. - Most of tho men aro young and strong, and some were ac- companied by their wives. The men's services had Men s - curad through agents in the localities whero thoy had resided. Friday, in. last week, was set apart by the Church of Kngland as a session for spcclal prayer and Intercession for the success of miasionnry enterprise The Bishop of London preached in St. Paul e, and Dean Stanley In Westminster Abbey. Divine Service was performed in many of the metro- politan churches, and the congregations aro dascrlbed as having been mostly enoonraging in [ o'- ntof numbers, not- withstanding tho depressing condition of the weather. Lord John Manners was present at a meeting of the Oldham Conservative Registration Association the other cisht, and spoke In support of a resolution denouncing the policy of the Gladstone Administration as tending to de- grade England in tho estimation of foreign nations; to weaken the noble and tlme- hououred institutions of tho country; to IncreasB the national expenditure by creating new offices and enlarging tho pension list; and to render tho people un- settled and discontented, by encouraging agitation for theo- retical changes in the constitution of the country. The directors of the Homburg Kursaal have con- voked a general meeting of the shareholders in that com- pany for the 9th of January, and one of the measures to which their consent will be asked is to confer upon the directors authority to sue tho Prussian Government or the Treasury for a sum of 18,006,000 thalers (£ 2,400,000) which they declare to be due to the company as an indemnity foi closing the tables before the time for which the concession was granted— viz., tho year 1800. As the great majority of the shareholders aro French, the issue of this resolution li looked forward to with no little curiosity. A shocking discovery waa made the other day in a wretched dwelling near tho Victoria Theatre, London. In this place tho owner had for some time allowed John Col- lings, aged, 81, and Frank Lee, aged 60, to live rent froo. They lately lived by picking up things in the street, and frequently werenot seen for days. The owner of tho house, hot seeing them about, and knowing their forlorn condi- tion, applied on Wednesday to the parish authorities to see if he could havo them removed to the poor- house. On going into the house they found the men quite de id. The body of Colllngs was on the floor down stairs, and that of Lee on some rags in a room upitain. An inquest was held, when the evidence showed that Leo had died from inflammation of tho IUHRS, and Colllngs from serious apo- plexy. Each malady had been accelerated by want of proper food. Tho piace in which they lived had not been tleaned for years. Tho Jury returned a verdict ia accordance with the medical testimony. It has been computed that the railway service of Great Britain comprises nearly 80C', 000 men. A very distinguished musician, Giovanni Tadolina, has just died at Bologha, aged seventy- nine. An American paper stat- s that an eminent New York tailor is engagou in perfecting a new style of bullet- proof garments. The Austrian Government has assignedja subvention of 130,000 florins to the Roman Catholic clergy In Bohemia, which Is to be distributed before Christmas. In Berre it is proposed to build a National His- torical Museum. In order to supply the necessary capital, tho Burgergemeinde has resolved to grant 200,000 francs out of the reserve funds of the Deposit Bank. Mr. Scpdamore reports that the total number of memzertorwiTdpd from postal telegraph stations in tho United Kingdom during tho week ended Dec- 14. ISr:. was WU17, as against 333,068 to the corresponding period last The Christian ATAxuland, tho seventh of Messre. John Brocden and Son's omigrant ships; with workmen for the New Zealand Rail wars, has arrived safely at Donodln. Otago, after a passage of 57 days. The Bishop of Nantes has addressed a pastoral letter to the faithful of that dloces*, iuvltlug them to pray to God " to turn from us misfortunes of all kinds, that may be caused by the inundations-' He also orders collections to bo made In the various churches for tho suffer in. The steamship Ajax which arrived at San Francisco on tho 2d of Deoember, with dates from Sidney to tho erth of October, brought accounts of sharp shocks of earthquake felt on the ISth of October In many districts. No damage, however, was done. The Commissioners of tho London International Exhibition for 1S7S havo resolved to include in each auunal Exhibition of tho Fine Arts a rrj> r< jeutatton of the works of one or more artists who hare died iu ti e preoedlng ten years. Special space will bo set apart for such a representation. It is resolved that the works of Messrs. Phillip and Crcswlck shall be exhibited next year. A letter from Ulm states that the Court of ASMECS has jast condemned to three months' lmpri: onmeut a stay-, maker guilty of outrage* us language asalnst the Emperor of Germany. He had qualified that Sovero gn, in a public place, as " an eater of cumin, n vampire, a Vagabond, and a leader of brigands." and had offered for a sum of fifty fl. rlus, to go to Berlin and shoot his Majesty. It is said that Lord Bucklmrst will, early in next session, bring forward tho question of railway accidents, with a view lo oms legislation on tho subject, and will call attention espeoi iPy to tho telearsph block system, the inter- locking of po'n-.* and signal*, rdlnes, and appliance* which are lndispensab- e for tho publlo safety. On the cccaslon of the last annual market in Bar- neck, St. Gall ( says tho Suits Times), an innkeeper whllo carving a Cali( ornlan ham, cams upon a nugget of gold of the size of a walnut. l'he rocky And, welshing 161 grammes, proved to be of the finest gold. It is well known that various hard mhstanccs tlnd their way Into pigs' stomachs, but tho dlscovory of a nuggot of puro gold in this way may bo es- teemed a novelty. " A proposal has been put forth to recognise publicly and solemnly tho marriage of Klog Victor Emmanuel with the Countess Mlrasiosl, In whloh case that lady would be- come Queen of Italy. Slgnorl Rattaizl and Menabrea are favourable to tho proposal, but U Is opposed hv Prince Humbert and the present Government. If it should bo carried out, a change of Ministers would no doubt ocour."— Pall it all Gazette. The existence of deer in Epping Forest, about which there have been doubts of late, Is asserted in a letter ad- dressed to Mr. Smith, lion, secretary of the Forest Fund, by Mr. Sampson, Forest- gat.>. Driving with a friend to wit- nsss tho me « » t at Cooper. dalo, t'io other morning, Mr. Samp- son was " startled by tho appearance of throo Quo deer crossing the road about twenty yards in front." Ou making Inquiries in tho villago ho was lnformod that a herd of slxov eight. In good condition, had been frequently seen of lato. A new undertaking, entitled tho Steam Stoker Com pany ( Limited), has boon formed, to carry out on a largo scale the substitution of machinery for hand laboar in tho charging and discharging of gas retorts. It is remarkod that tho strike of the London gas stokers ahows tho necessity of substituting machluory for hand labour In the only branch of gas manufacture wlierelu the companies are solely depend^ ent upon th lr labourers. The Japanese Minister to the United States has paid us a compliment. Ho is of opinion that the Eugllsh language Is destined to snpersedo the vernacular of Japan, which will In time come to bo looksd on as a mero curiosity. It is a poor language': and tho neVr public schools are expeotcd to introduce English to such a dc « reo that by- and- Dyo philo- logists will havo to presorvo emeus of Japancso among their coUoctlon of extinct tongues I The other day above a million American oysters sere dropped at the, Cl « « thorpes oyster beds at tho mouth of the Humber. Those oytters, which filled S50 barrels, were brought over by steamer to Liverpool, and forwarded by railway to Grimsby, making 22 truck loads. On arriving tho barrels were opened and discharged into three lighters and taken out to tho bods. Mr. Richard Appleyard, fishmonger, of Grimshy, Is tho cdnsi « nee, and if the experiment prjves successful It will be repeated Tho American oysters are not so large as the Cle « th" rpaa, and more resemble tho natives, both In a. z » and flavour. They, cMi be sold at a profit at from 6s. to 6s. per 12). whereas the prlco of tho Clcothorpes oysters, of which there Is a scarcity, has boen lately 8s. per 120. There are at present living in the small village of SouthTVllllrigham, with Its 300 inhabitants, 17 persons whoso united ages amount to tho largo number of 1,342 years, which gives an average of 70 yours. The oldest person, who Is 08, is in the possession of all his faculties and reads his Bible without specta - los. The ages of tho others ore respec- tively— men, 87, 82. 74.78, 72; women, 80, S6, 84, 80, 80, 77. 77, 75, 72, 71, 71. Theso persons have all been married, and there Is not one - old baohelor or one old spinster in tho village. The accounts of her Majesty's Clothing Club at Windsor have lust been passod. From these it appears that fortheyeai 1872 there wero 234 first- class depositors paying Cd. weekly for 40 weekr, £ 11 second olass co ntributing 4< 1. weekly for 45 weeks, and 106 third class doposltlng 3d. a week for 48 weeks. Tho total was 640 depositon. who paid In £ 470 6s. To this her Majesty added £ 100. Thoamountso saved Is expended In purchasing warm clothing for tho winter. Tho club was founded by Queen ' Adelaide. The work of restoring Rochester Cathedral, under tho direction of Sir Gilbert Scott, and from a fund belonging to tho Dean and Chapter, proceeds apaco. Tho extorter of the tast end is now nearly ftnUhod, but tha new stalned- glaas windows havo yot to bo inserted. The exterior of tho north transept has been taken in band. Many of the tracssof long nogloctor barbarous patching and blocking up are now gone, and more will follow. The Panama Star and Herald gives a striking illus- tration of the vigour and rapidity ol vegetation in the tropics by referring to the bushes and trees growing in tho ruins of the burnt Asplnwall Hotel, at Panama. It is scarcely more than two years since this con nigral lun occurred, and yot there are now growing within the walls tress at loast 30ft. In height. They belong to what aro called trumpet troes ( genus Cteropia), and the branohes aro said to bo crowding out of the highest doors and windows, so as to rander It pro- bablo that in their further growth tbey wlH throw down the wall with whloh thoy are Interlaced. ID distributing the prizes at King's Sohool, Peter- borough, the other day, the Biahop ol Peterborough referred to the danger in publlo schools of teaching too many sub- jects, and so turning out snarp, clever prigs, whose minds were like kaleidoscopes, filled— at tho end with small bits of coloured glass of all shapes ai d colours, b « t of little nso. Competitive examinations for the public servlco defeated, In a great measure, tho ohjeot ol their promoters, which was to place rich and poor on an equality, bocauso success was made to depend very largely on succcssful cramming, which meant a high- prlcod crammor. Competitive examination was a hobby which tho British public hod ridden vory hard, and if the pace wero continued much longer both the publlo and the hobby would come to grief together. The Director General of the Post Offioe in Prussia having made inquiry of tho Post Office authorities In Wash- ington as to tho number of wemon now employed In tho postal service of the United States, Postmaster- General Cresswell Informs him. In a letter dated tho 30th ult., that about 70) women are so engaged, their employment bslng restricted to the position « f postmistress, clerks to local post offices, and clerks in the General Post Office Department at Washington. Tho number of women holding the office of postmistress at local post " fllces is about 600, out of a total of over 30,000 local p** st offices, and the uumber employed as clerks In local post ffnees does not exceed 100. A correspondent of the Eastern Budget at Vienna says—" A very simple Incident which has occurred recently In tho Tyrol Is gradually assuming the dimensions of a great SUte question, and will no doubt suen be tho subject of some warn debates in the Relchsrath. A certain Miss Angelini, of Innsbruck, set her hearten buildings convent, and although both thcvjnublctpallty and the Government autho- rities refused thtditoermlsslon, she built it in spite of them, and Installed hetlfif In It with a number of novices. The municipality having called her attention to the illegality of her conduct si thorlty of ' letters from court.' This evasion of the law Glared that she bad acted nnder the aa- has produced a tremendous sensation in tha liberal press, and the affair will doubtless be nsed as another means of shaking the Influence of the Clerical party." " Mr. CarJwell was entitled to great credit for Insti- tuting the Autumn Manceuvrea, and it was only surprising that nothing of the sort bod been dono before. Most Eng- lishmen at heart would rather fight out their quarrels and regarded arbitration as a new- fangl. d and disagreeable war of settling International disputes, ne pleaded guilty to this feeling himself, though he was satisfied that we had acted well In the Alabama bnslnes>. He did not believe that the peace- at- any- prlce party really reiresented tho national feeling. He feared we were sUIl only too war- like. A farmer one day asked his landlord out hunting if there was any news, the gentleman answered, absently, * The Dutch are la Holland ;' on which the farmer looked very gravs, and said, • Well, sir, I reckon we must'turn them out of that.' HO trusted, however, that arbitration would in future, to a great extent, take the place of war In the solution of Inter- national difficulties.-— Sir John Lubbock at the U aids terns Re) arm Association. * " There is an air of novelty in the circumstance that the officers of our convict prisons are joining in tho general demand for increased pay snd reduced hours of labour. These " fflclals are a class of whom tho outer world knows llttl", but to whom society is largely indebted. It can be no light task to keep watch and ward over the wont of man kind, and lo see that the punishment prescribed by the law is duly fulfilled. It must be a repulsive doty as well as an Irksome one, requiring for It* r. ght performance such qualities as can only belong to a somewhat superior body of men. .... We hope, therefore, that this pars of the question, a* wen as that which relates to tho matter of pay, will be promptly placed on a satisfactory footing by the authorities to whom appeal has been road*. Saying a wont to the officen themselves, we may advls* them to restrain their natural feelings of Impatience, and to act on the assumption that their r'a*" L* ble claims will be nlUmately " ranted, although the interring period Ct delay m* 7 be to sndara. — ITU Standard. EE1 The Peruvian Government are about to introduce a law empowering any person to work ou his own account any mine he may discover in Peril, and upon his promising to give sufficient grounds for Its efficient working. Ua hookohora e ko kiaaina o Oahu, J. Kaona ma kahlo J. Kaaukai ka mel 1 make lho nei— Honolulu ( 3.1.) Polynesian. We hope the reader wiU deeply pondsr the important fact ststed In the above. It Is to be considered strictly confldentlaL As a natural erongh sequel to his recent m& rriago, which has proved an event of such interest to the dwollen In the Flowery Land, tho Emperor of China is said to be about to undertnko an enterprise rarely precedentcd In the annals of his prcdecesson, a progress in state through his dominions. The steamer St. Louis, for New Orleans, which sailed from Liverpool on Thursday, in last week, had on board 184 emigrants, principally farm labourers from Leamington and Birmingham. The Council of the Zoological Society have conferred their silver medal upon Mr. A. D. Bartlett, Superintendent of the Gardens, In Regent's- park, London, In recognition of his services, and in commemoration of the birth and successful rearing of the young hippopotamus, bom on No- vember 6th. The death is announced of Father Jandel, the general of the Dominicans. Father Jandel was tho unre- lenting enemy of Father Lacordaire, the most distinguished Dominican of the century, and did his best In tho couno of his career to assimilate his order to the Jesuits. Mr. Gladstone has replied in the following terms to s memorial sent to him from the borongh of Greenwich, in favour of the repeal of the Contagions Diseases Acts :—" Sir— 1 am directed by Mr. Gladstone to acknowledge the receipt of the memorial which accompanied your letter of the 14th Inst., and to state that her Majesty's Government srlU not fail to consider carefully tho coune which It may bo their duty to take with reference to the Contagious Diseases Act,— I remain,' your obedient servant, W. B. GUEDOH." President Grant, in his Message, sa£ d that the wholo number of soldien enlisted In the war of tho rebellion was 2 688,623. The total number of claims for invalid pensions is 176," 00, " being but 6 percent, of the whole number of enlisted men. On the 30th of Juno 1872, there wore on the rolls the names of 95,405 Invalid military penslonen, 113,618 widows, orphans, and dependent relatives, making an aggregate of 208,028 aimy pensioners. Mr. I> Owsley, collector of Her Majesty's Customs at West Hartlepool, has presented to Joseph Bsxter, ot London, now a seaman in the Naval Reserve Force, on board of Her Majesty's ship Trincomalte, at West Hsrtlepool, a second- class sliver medsl and diploma, from La Socl£ t6 Cen- tral © de Sauvetage de Naufrages, Paris, in consideration of his gallant conduct at Calais, in manning the lifeboat, after a French crew had failed to manage her, and bnvely res- cuing six of a crew of seven from the French bark Caroline. The advices from Berlin and all parts of Germany describe great pressure in tho various money markets. It seems that the Vienna bankers havo been drawing largo amount! of accommodation paper on Berlin, and that the Bank of Berlin, following the example of the Bank of Eng- land, has taken measures to check the discount facilities on which these parties incautiously relied. The value of raw cotton imported into the United Kindgom in November was £ 4,272 630. as comr- ared with £ 4 416,043 in November, 1671, and £ 1 663,790 in November, la7Q; and in tho 11 months ending November 30 this year' £ 48,838,917, as compared with £ 50 5^, 2: 9 In the correspond- ing period of 1871, and £ 46.08i, 7e » in the corresponding period of 1870. In this year's aggregate the United Stattt flaured for £ 23,658.6 6. Brazil for £ 4,628.017. Eevnt for £ 6,428,7 ® , and British India for £ 12,404,744. The Paris police has just succeeded in capturintr a whole band of shopUftera who Inhabited in common a house In tho Rue de Charenton. Their industry was exercised principally in the Saint Antolne quarter. On the premises, where they were arrested, was found, In addition to an Im- mense quantity of goods, which, for the most part, had still tho shop Ucket* on, a collection of different costumes for dla- guUes sufficient to stock a theatre. These lndlvldiali, who gave themselves tlw name of the " Cherallere de Charenton " are all m custody. ' ™ ^ " y^ P^ hy of our own Royal Family with Mr. DUraeli In his . ffli- tion Is already known. We'ondenUnd that letten of condolence have also been received at Hogh- enden from distinguished penonages and statesmen In several Buropean capitals, and even from the furthest parts of India. Addreases and letters of sympathy aider Mr Disraeli's be- reavement have also been sent to him by many working mens associations and private oereons previously unknown. A thousand stories are told at Hu; henden of Lady Beacon*, field s staple deeds of kindness, her womanly charities towards the poor and sick, and her graceful sffectlnn for har husband; nor are Instances wanting of th » chivalrous de- votion with which he resald her love sad trust"— The Tim* « AN AMERICAN E0HATTCE. The New York papers certain the following ro- mantic story: —" Captain Charles Vincent Failed from BgrtMi for Calcutta fa Ac.- at, IMS. He left, tea qu^ jt. town Ma, Eicgor, Maine, a young girl of eigh- he TO tetratheA Captain Vincent warf Cv fivp when his fhip, Laura Sheldon, fir^ rt! a elapsed, and no tidings , « f other ahfp, officers, or crew had been received • t home. Years came afld went, and hundreds of. East Indiimen Bailed into American harbours, bnTneV^ r a word regarding the ship Z , ura Sheldon nnmarfled, refahng many advantageous offers from « ntort her equalln sodfai position and intellectual cul- tnre, for * be Is n lady « f superior mir < L Through all been tope- • fnl, and, imWd, cheerful; She had Dev. r despaired of the retain if her lover. On September 10 last, a letter was reoelvod by her aged mother post- marked ' Liver- pool. The writ- j- was Caotain Charles Vincent, now a man of 54 years. He asked her to inform • H her, daj* llt* r was stilly alive and un^ a^ ned. and said if the reply should bo to • ttjat effect h^ should sail at once for America. Ahe mothfer . immediately answered this letter, care- fuuicenc- ahac everything from her daughter. On the hnt dij of , this month Captain Vincent alighted ij r° fr AHs hetrothed. Captain Vincent's story a volume. The Laura Sheldon Was Bhip- . wrackwlin the Jn^' i& n Ocean, and < Mlv the captain and one sailor survived. They vtie r^ cucd from their Penioua portion on a rfcft after two days by a brig to China. In one til die Chinese seaports Captain Vincent lived for years a clerk in an English trading homp. " Ho wrote several letters home, but rewlved ' no tuWwer?. He gradually became proE- Beroug te'btMmsi, and will return to China in a few months with his bride." EDUCATION MADE EASY. ( From Punch's Po;\< t- Enl:.) People say that there is no . royal road to knowledge, and yet continually ialk of reading made ea3y. It is much easier to t& Di^ b^ ut reading mad# e? sy than to make It so, and perhaps ] th9 ways in which that can be ( tone are few but hero is one of them very much at the • ernce of all the friends ' of Education. ,0ie waking hours of youth at school aTo divided mtp school hours ahd play- hours. Jack, whom all work and no play makes we know what, of course can neither play nor work whilst he is a? leep. Boys and girls, some of them, u- e accustomed to make the most pf . thtlr time In the hours both of play and school. The greater part, however, are diligent only during those of either school or play. It u with the majority fflther all work or' all play; tbe latter with the majority of the pialority. Very few willingly give their minds to work. Why ? ' Youth of both sexes are made to work from infancy. " They are not made to play. They learn that of their own accord, add teach one another. Their school lets- eons they learn unwillingly, because tbey are told to learn them.. - They would, for the most part, loam them much more willingly if, they were told not to. • They would at least try. to learn them. If you wish to get a pig into a boat you pull him back by tha tail, unorder' to Micoeed in driving him to Dublin, you make .- him believe that he is gojng to Cork.. It is not- mefely in reepect of personal cleanliness that the occupants ( of the school generally reeemblo those: of the sty. ' Very well, then. AB for the few young ones who take to learning & 3 ducklings take, to water, thorn go on, u they will, swimmingly. As for the not a f* W, - those whom we- may liken rather to goslings or little geese, who are incapable of any book learning whatso- ever, leave them alone. Afclea^ t, only teach them . to daixoe. But as for the herd— not to eay flock^- piglings rather than goslings,— proceed with tbem on a plan ^ hicb will be an advance upon that practised by tic Compel the children to play whether thoy will or no, bat let' thom work if they like. Thrso who do liketo work and do watk, and learn their lessons well, ex- empt them from tHe nece- sity of playing. Compel those who ( Jonol WQrktoplay thoroughly w$ l. At a boy's school, for instance, let the boy who does n& tt by the award of his preceptor, obtain a certain number of " markr " for his games; be liable to punishment, and occasionally " sent up for the cane." . Visit failnrWto catoh the cricket, ball when thare is a chance, for instance, or any other dejjeiency in due adroitness, with a good " whacking." In case of misconduct, set a boy instead of so many ** lines," the imposition of a certain number of addi- tional hours of play, or particular games; so many of football, for example, or prisoners' bars, or rounders, or stag- out. or marbles, 6r hop scotch. Or compel a juvenile delinquent to whip a top throughout a certain extra time, trad if he doesn't, whin him. After a sufficient course of this kind of discipline, the common herd of schoolboys will take to their books both as a relief, and also in a spirit of contraiiety. They v, ill begin to talk of having had " a jolly good read," and say tbey are " going ia for a learn. One Will challeDgeanothtr to construe Cicero or Thncydides, or Horace, or Homer,' or Virgil with hitn; or to; do Latin verses, or sums, or mathematical problems; and the holidays wjll bo mainly devoted to studying classi- cal authors, and'solving equations. Thus, by a judi- cious stimulation of the porcine element in their nature, the little pachyderms will b « > by- and- by, developed into tolerably learned pigs. FASHION AT BRIGHTON.! ( From tho Queen.) There is generally each season at Brighton a certain livery peculiar to the place, which everyone adopts ; bat tins vear there Is nothing of the kind, unless it is the sealskin Jackets trimmecf with otter or beaver, and the Roushy hats. By- the- by, considering the price of these said jackets, it speaks well for the financial state of the nation that nineteen ladies out of every twenty seem to be able to afford them. The majority of the people are in black silk, either black pilk dresses or tunics over black satin or black velvet petticoats. You do occasionally see a red satin quilted petticoat, but they are the exceptions. A few serges and vicugna cloths of dark green or leather colour are made up as polonaises and short round cloaks, and are worn over velvet petticoats, and gene- rally have worsted fringe of the same shade, some being heavily braided^ Most of Hie polonaises are open in the front_ haying buttons and buttonholes the entire length, half of which are left unfastened. Plush . dresses are not uncommon, and you see now and { hen strange mixtures in the way of petticoats, for example, alternate plaited flounces of yellow, green, and brown ailk. The furs worn are really magnificent, and deep trimmings of sable on velvet jackets are by no mean" uncommon, costly as they are. A pretty black velvet costume was made wrh a plain skirt, tunic, and tight- fitting basque body, and round ae two latter w^ a a fringe of sable tails— literally bio tails. The novelty in the woo'I- n clouds, once so much worn, Is that tbey have hoods at the back, and are much improved thereby. The heels of the boots are not worn so high as heretofore, " and shoes are cer- tainly the exception out of doors. In the afternoon the King's- road is well thronged with carriages, and it ' is quite curious to ho'. ice that every third carriage you meet boasts of cn< of the hngo white fur rugn, which are decidedly all the raje here. Chains attached to the belts, forming dmbr- lla rounders, are not noveltie?, but the ornamental form they take here ia new. Amongst the mrst tasteful wa3 one in axydised Silver, forired of a succession of sphinx heads one above the other. The evening dresses at Brigh- ton are pretty. One white tar latin was made with alternate flounces of the mateiial and green silk, both edged on either side with white blonde of a very pointed pattern ; the tunic was trimmed with the same green silk. Another was made with a very bouffante panier, formed into a pouf by means of two sashes of wbite satin, united at the hack by a large gilt buckle. Another had pink ostrich feathers dotted 1 about it; whilst another bad a band of peacock's fea- thers laid in the oentre of a very heavy inche of tarla- tan. There is a great display of satin petticoats ; a few are quilted, but the greater part are made of alter- nate folds, arranged perpendicularly, of velvet and some bright shade of satin; these are so inexpensive, the wonder is how they can be made for the money. ' " SVrr KSV WtePOK. - A celebrated divine, who was remarkable, tn the first period of his ministry, for a bo Is- SSonate* st j 1 e'^ Jne'ef^ ls brethren Inquired what Induced htm to make the chaiu*. He was answered—'" When I waa yooncl thought it » * be ( bandar th, t kilted the people, ^ bfflsttifis^' iss.' asa ® JEWELLERY BY MACHINERY. The tenowter letter, written by a comspondeot or the DnaSTTelegrajX, probably may Interest some cf our I have read with much pleasure your admirable article on shara jewellery, and endorse, with all my Lftirt, the justice of your claim, " that the false article shall cot typahydeff onus aa real, and withadeli- berately fraudulent purpose."' But there is one point of g reat importance which is too often overlooked m such diicuiaions, and that is, the degradation— if I may so call it— of jewellery, which is in itself genuine, by the mode in which it is manufactured. I desire with your permission, to eay a few word3 on this I subject. | The mania for cheap jewellery ha* another effect be- sides that cf stimulating worthless imitations; it also lead3 to cheap and rapid processes of manufacture by machinery for much of the jewellery that is genuine. , I have watched for some years the great development of michine- made jewellery, and I have no hesitation I in spying that the extension, pf this practice must prove fatal to good taste, and to the progress of art as applied to € uch productions. I do not argue the case from any fancifully ( esthetic point of view. I only look at facts aslfindth- m. And I maintain that all experience shows that hand- made jewellery is the most " perfect ! in finish, the most chaste in design, the most artistio in j general conception. It matters not whether you take the • marvellously delicate work of the far East, the cat) O* B and mosaics of modprn Rome, the silver filagree work of Genoa, or the choice specimens of bijouterie for which Paris still claims a Weil- merited supremacy— you will find that Ihey derive all their merit from the skill, taste, and patient, minute labour of the intelligent craftsman, who loves his graceful t3£ k, and is in the best sense an artist These articles have a distinct value, supplemental to the intrinsic worth of the metals or the precious stones, and a good judge will alwavs pay the price of them, just as he would cheerfully pay for a genuine " old master," and would turn in disdain from the most carefully- finished copy. So long a3 such prices are forthcoming, Art is fostered, since the jeweller is enabled to pay for originality and beauty of design, and for the ex- penditure of time, care, and labour requisite to give adequate finish. Machine- made jewellery may repre- sent in some ca3es beauty of design, but it can no more give us the exquisite finish I speak of than Not- tingham looms can turn out the equal of Limerick point or of Honiton lace. One u the coane, the other the refined, embodiment of what may have been ori- ginally the conception of a true artist, but of an artist who needs fitting instruments to reproduce as he de- sires the efforts of his genius. Yet machino- made ornaments will, in such a state of society as the pre- sent, where ostentation throwB true Art into the shade, always command patrons. BO Ion? as thev are showv. have superficial elegance' enough to pass in a crowd, and are relatively cheap. 1 regret that such articles should find a market, while I do not won- der that makers who " live to please " should study the tastes of their customers: and therefore I attach no blame to the producer. He ba3 the lawa of political economy at hi* back; and far be it from me to question their supremacy in the production of jewelry any more than in the production of com. I simply plead for fair play ty Art, and condemn the adaptation to ornaments, yhoee main valne onght to be their artistic excellence, of a process which is neces- sarily fatal to beautv, taste, originality, and finish. Machine made jewellery, turned out wholesale, cast in one mould, rough, irreg'il^ k and commonplace, can only have the result of debasing the public taste, and creating an entirely false standard of refinement.— I am, yours & c., ORFEVEIER. Albany, Dec. 17. EARTH- EATING. Dr. Gait, in his " Medical Notes of the Upper Amazon," published in a late number of the American Journal of tic Medical Sciences, has furnished us with some curious information on a subject that does not usually come within the range of professional notice— namely, the strange practice known as " dirt- eating," or " geophagie " ( remarks the Lancet). This disease, according to Dr. Gait, now enters as one of thechief endemic complaints, of all tropical America, and at the distance of over 2,0C0 miles from the sea, on the Amazon Valley, where the negro is a rarity, being merely a waif from Brazil or the Pacific coast, it is the most important disease among the children and women of the country. Here, on tho Maranon, the_ half- breeds are mostly addicted to the practice of dirt eating— neither the pure savage nor the more cultivated being BO often the victims. The accounts about the tyranny of this habit of dirt- eating on the victims of it would seem almost fabulous, Dr. Gait says, were there not evidences all around one to give sanction to them. Children commence the practice from the time they are four years old, or les3, and frequently die from the results in two or three years. In othf » cases they grow to manhood or womanhood, and Dr. Gait speaks of having himself seen in the case of a Meet; ze soldier, who was dying from dysentery which sooner or later suservenes on thi3 habit, tihe poor creature, half an hour before his . dentil, detected with a lnmp of clay stuffed in his suuken cheeks. Officers who have the Indian or half- breed children as servants in their employ sometimes have to use wire masks to keep them from putting the clay to their mouths, and women, a3 they lie in bed sleepless and restless, will pall out pieces of mud from the adjoining walls of their room to gratify their strange appetite, or will soothe a squalling brat by tempting it with a lump of the same material. If persisted in, the effects are surely fatal at varying terms of years, some living tolerably to middle aire and then dying of dysentery. In children dropsy usually ap- peals to bo the most prominent cause of decline and death. POOR FELLOW » tfnder the signature of " Pelican in the Wilderness," a bachelor thus describes in the Daily l* tict how lonely a man may bo In the greatest city in tho world :— I have been deeply affected by a letter in the Daily L'em signed " An Odd Man Out." May I be allowed a word in my humble turn? I too am a solitary bachelor and live in the wilds of Pimlico, a stranger in London without friends and% ithout even the consola- tion of a club. U Christmas- day be, as there is every reason to expect it will be, like Christmas- day last yearv what a purgatory is in store for ua vaga- bonds ! It poured in torrents from misty morn to foggy eve, and I sate gloomily in the parlour reading a " Christmas number," and listening to the vicious rattling of the rain on the skylight in the passage. At one o'clock precisely I went to the Victoria Station in search of the conventional fare, but the waiters were eager to be off to tneir friends, a hint was dropped that early dosing was the order of the day, and I had to hurry over an insufficient meal, and tiamp tack through the rain to my empty lodgingB and • Christmas number." Towards evening, being pro- voked by mnch insensate laughter on the ground floor, where a rough sort of merry- making seemed to be in pogress, I rushed desperately out into the rain, and took a solitary ramble past Grosvenor Mansions into Piccadilly, where I met literally nobody, except a piAiceman in tho sulks, a female in rags, and a drunken man, who was seated on the pavement, and . n spite of the peltinu storm seemed very oom- forta ble. I was in hopes of ending a wstau- rant open, for I had not yet had my beef and pudding. All doors, however, were most inho- pitably shut till I arrived in Leicester- square! In the neigh- bo urhood of the Alhambra I found a resting place for the very damp sole of my foot, and at the invitation of a I° T! i8n who was pacing desperately up and down a Frenchifiel apartment, I partook of mutton cutlets and a bottle of very thin claret I had likewise the satisfaction of having a full view of two round- faced Belgian ladies who watched with heavy curiosity the efforts of a gentleman friend to set " blom pudding " on fire m the orthodox English style. My cutlet and claret over, I once more returned through the rain to my lodgings and " Christinas number." After this re- cital my miseries you will perhaps not be surprised to hear that 1 look forward to the coming " festive seasonwith dread. so sweet I The rounl, laiuhUig moan cax'd down upon her. and she gawd up at It. ler swan- ilka throat eleamed like lETS^^^ The lonj. dark laahes rested cn her sub- ltae cheek like the talons of an eaglo on the snowy bosom of nee. Her rosy lips were parted, discloalng two rows of Pwhich glisten* ai SSS SSkSm^ tee o£ ti HISTORIC GLEANINGS. By G. Cases Htm, F AS. ( Teilow of all Sodetlea) ( TTotn Punch's Poeiet- Book.) Some of the staves and one of the hoops of the butt i in which the Duke of Malmesbury found a win e- and- watery grave— the rrocecdings of the coroner's inquest, still preserved at the Collie of Surgeons, show that the result of a chemical analysis went to prove that the liquor was largely diluted— after his rejection by Anne of Cloves, are to be seen to this day ( Saturday Novem- ber 9, 1S72, and prcbably for a few weeks longer) amongst the archives of the Coopers' Company. Anne's guardians are believed to have influenced her, because •-. e Duke refused to insure his life to the amount they required- Henry the Eighth shaved himself, and the Barber Surgeons posses an interesting relic of his toilette table in the strop he used the morning he was married to 3Iis> Bullen. One day, towards the end of his reign, when domestic difficulties had unhinged the king's nerves, tha razor made an awkward slip, and they still show you at Hampton Court, under plate glass, a dark spot on one of the boards of the royal dressing- room. Wolsey's fall made a great none, and was heard a long way off. No ' medical man seems to have been called in. He was the son of a butcher, but did not come to the block. A bachelor— a maiden aunt pre- siding over bis household— he was a munificent founder and benefactor to the University of Oxford, where, as a poor servitor, he had spurned with proud disdain the pair of new shoes which some well- meaning friend placed against his chamber door, on observing that those the_ future Cardinal were wearing had fulfilled their mission. Defoe stood in a white sheet in the market- place at Uxbridge all through a pitiless snow- storm, as a public penance for having spread the report that Laud was at heart a sectary, and had been Been at a love- feast. Not long ago there waa living, at an advanced age, a retired woolstapler who remembered his grandfather telling him, on a beautiful summer evening, that his grandfather as a boy knew an old man who, when he was about ten years old, had been taken to be patted on the head by a lady of venerable appearance, dressed in black velvet and paste ornaments, who distinctly recollected. seeing Sir John Falstaff march through Coventry with his ragged regiment. A lineal descendant of the county magistrate, who was mot going out with hin hounds on the morning of the battle of Hastings, is believed to have been the very man whom Cromwell told to take that bauble away and pawn it; and— so strangely are particular families^ associated with some of the most stirring periods in EnglUh history— it was his Eon- in- law who was taught by William the Third how to eat artichokes after the Dutch fashion. The Emperor Theodolite never passed a day with- out killing time, and every night before he extinguished his candle, exclaimed " Eureka ! Eureka 1" THE AVERTED SUICIDE. Some years ago a wealthy German merchant, resid- ing in Mexico, became embarrassed in his affairs, through speculation ; and, after an honourable struggle, he faded. This reverse of fortune appeared to him irreparable ; no consolatory hope was to be seen on the horizon of the blank deseit of his future life. He de- spaired. His existence had become an insupportable burden to him, and he resolved to be rid of it. Still he shrank from casting the disgrace of suicide on a name, borne, at home, by honourable relations ; so he devisea a plan which would accomplish his purprse, without creating suspicion of his having had suicidal intentions. Over the crater of Popocatepetl hangs a dense cloud of sulphureous vapour, which issues in volumes from the depths of the abyss. Any near approach to the brink of the crater produces a suffocating sensation on every one who has ascended so far. A descent into the crater, therefore, was considered to be certain death. Ail this was well known to him, so he mentioned to his friends bis intention to have a trip up the moun- tain, and he tet out for it. On the various elopes of the mountains are some villages of the aboriginal In- dians. From the last of these he took two goides, with ropes and poles, and other articles used in the ascent, and EO reached the summit. Here he ordered his guides to plant two poles crosswise on the brink of the crater, as ho wished to explore the interior. In vain they tried to dissuade him. He merely told them te wait for him, and on his signal to haul him up; then shutting his eyes, and compressing his mouth and nostrils, he descended by the rope into the yawn- ing chasm. His senses were in a whirl, his brain reeled, and the oppression on his respiratory organs made the terrors of death palpable. Still he persevered, and clutching the rope convulsively, he continued his descent, when, lo! on a sudden, all oppressiveness vanished he felt himself to be in a pure, reapirable atmosphere, and in a few moments more, he Btood on firm ground. - tie opened his eyes, and here he was, indeed, in another world. An immense dome of glittering yellow crystals, forming figures of infinite variety, was lit up by innumerable pale blue flames, flickering from cornices, from arabesques, and from deep recesses, or playing in increasing and decreasing jets on the walls of this unearthly hall, whose dome was propped by huge fluted columns of a glassy polish resembling giant bundles of reeds. For a moment, our hero, stupefied and astonished, doubted the evidence of his senses; for a moment he thought he had entered on another stage of his existence; that all around him was unreal, Bhadowy, a delusion of his whirling brain. But a dim glimpse of the distant opening above him, through which the white vapours whirled in ascending spirals, and amid which at moments the clear, sunlit atmos- phere shone like a diamond, reminded him of the world above, and he then understood the world around him. He saw that he was in a cavern of sulphur for- mation, an inexhaustible mine of sulphur crystals ; his speculative spirit revived, for he perceived at a glance what immense wealth c uld be derived from what he saw around him. A boundless horizon of hope ex- panded in his heart, and while his eyes filled with tears of gratitude to a forgiving heaven, he gave the signal to be hauled up. He now perceived that only very near the mouth of the crater the vapourn became compressed and suffocat- ing, aud that immediately below there wa3 an atmos- phere perfectly pure and salubrious. This mine of bulphur soon yielded him an immense fortune, and he returned to his own country a rich, perhaps a better man. The mine is worked to this day, and appears to be exhaustless. At the brink of the crater, where the hero of our tale descended, are still to bo seen the two cross- posts, by means of which he effected his descent. AS IMPOSSIBILITY.— A gentleman, hearing that a literary pretender, wiih a plentiful " lack of wit," had been seised with a brain fever, drily observed—" Oh f the thing's impossible!"—" Why Impossible" asked his Informant.— " Because," was the reply, " there's no foundation for tho fever or tho report 1 How ix LEAKED OUT.—" Ma', does pa' kiss you be- cause he loves you ? " inquired little W lllieof his mother.—'' To be sure, sonny ; why did you ssk that question I "—" Well, he loves the kitchen girl, too, for I seen him kiss her more'o forty times, last Sanday, when jou was gone to church." There was a foiain the family. PHASES OP MAN. — Man is an odd genius— made up of all kinds of material He Is grave to- day; and gay to- mor- row ; hi the suds of desrondcncy this moment, and sailing on with hope the next. Now passions rule him. Last month he made a fortune, and will Iose. it next. Is not man a queer compound? An odd genius defines the creature :— " At ten, a child : at twenty, wild. At thirty, tame, if ever; At forty, wise ; at fifty, rich; At sixty, good, or never." CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. — A soldier having, by order of a court- martial, been aentenced to receive corporal pun- ishment, one of the drnmmers ordered to itfl ct It absolutely refused, saying, that It was not his duty.—" Nut your duty 1" said the sergeant majar.—" Not your duty!" said the ad- jutant " What do yon mean I"—" I know very well." re- plied the drummer, " that tt U not my duty. I was present at the court- martial as well aa yon, and I heard the colunel say, he was to receive corporal punishment I am only a drummer, not a corporal." SCIENTIFIC WAOGEBT.— The annexed anecdote is told of a olstlnguhhed judge: He purloined hi* grand- mother's fan, and buried it for a considerable time In very damp ground. Having Hi. gni^ it as completely a* was In his power, he unlit to a society, with sn elaborate des- cription to prove that It was the wing of a bat. It sras received with dne solemnity, and a vote of thanks passed to the donor. A debete arose as to the species to which it belonged, and a committee of seven was appointed to ascertain whether tt was the wing of a Madagascar or Canadlsn bat. The committee sat three weeks, and, after consulting " Eoffon's Natural History," and " Gold- smith's Animated Nature," they reported that It must have belonged to a Madagascar bat. It was pronounced the greatest curiosity In the Musetua. THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. SATtrRDAT, DECEMBER 48, lWi Cmsal. Death by Mistake. THE Danger of leaving poisonous substanccs exposed or within reach, has recently received a forcible illustration. Mr. B. M. Sampson, of Dcvornn, near Truro, feeling slight indigestion after dinner, retired to his room, intending to take a glass of German Mineral Water. Instead of this ho poured out and drank half a tumbler of Burnet s Disinfecting Fluid. He at once discovered his mistake, and a doctor was sent for, but inflammation of the bowels set in, followed by ulceration, and ulti- mately perforation, and death ensued in a few days. Amongst the accidents to which we are all so liable, such a mistako as this had proba- bly never been contemplated. Mr. Sampson had, however, effected an Assurance against Aeeident- s of every Description with the Railway Passengers Asssurance Company, and the Secretary, Mr. Vian, at once admitted that the death was caused by an accident coming within the scope of the Policy : and the amount assured—£ 1000— will be payable to the lamily. Accidents of all Kinds, Walking, Biding, Driving, Hunting, Shooting, or at Home, May be provided against at a cost so trifling as to be within the reach of all, by a Policy of THE BAIL WAY PASSENGEBS' ASSURANCE COMPANY, Established in 1849, and empowered by Special Act of Parliament. It has a large subscribed capital and invested reserve fund as a guarantee to its insurers. It has already settled 37,500 claims for injury or death caused by accident of every description, for which £ 725,000 have been paid as Compensation. WILLIAM J. YUAN, Secretary. Head Office— 64, CornhilL AGENT— Mr. JOHN BOBEBTS, Jun., Insurance Broker, Falmouth. i Polytechnic Hall, Falmouth. SPECIAL Sunday Afternoon SERVICES Will be held ( D. V.) in the abore Hall, oil Sii successive Lord's Days, commencing on Sunday next, December 22nd, 1872. ADDRESSES Will be given by the Rev. W. F. GOOCH, On the follovmg Subjects: 22— The Friend of Sinners. 29— Days gone by. Jan. 6— A New Year's Resolve. „ 12— Perils by Sea. „ 19— The Boyal Proclamation. „ 26— Noah's Ark. < lj> w. v „ • These Services are designed for those who do not frequent any place of worship, and the attendance of such is very earnestly invited. Each Service to commence at 3. No Collections. School for Young Ladies, 28, Wellington Terrace, Falmouth. " VTISS TTREN begs to announce that the dutiesof her Scnool will be resumed on Wednesday, January 8th, 1873. To be Let. rjio BE LKTVfrtai 25 » i December instant, 1 the DWELLING. HOUSE and SHOP, No. 22, Church Street; now in the occupation of Mr. Frederick Smith. Apply to G? SN 4 NALDEB, Solicitors, Falmouth. Dated 18th December, 1872. akets, ( p nfe< doner, and Tea ^ Dealer, 4JIWI HACK STEEET. ITU Pickles, Sauce s, Marmalades, WORCESTER SAUCE 8IXPENCH PEB BOTTLE. Cornwall DENTAL Establishment, Victoria House, ST. AU8TELL. Mr. H. M. PRESTON, STJIR, OBOIST IQ^ nSTTIST FROM LONDON. TEETH on the impro^ d principles of Belt adhesion. No unsightly wires or fasten- ings « requircd. The Tfeeth made on this system are unsurpassed for comfort and- durability. Not being cumberc^ with wires or other unsightly fastenings; the Teeth are ablo to adapt themselves to the movements of the mouth, w litre by mastication and articulation are permanently jwstored. Teeth supplied on this system have given satisfaction when all others have failed. Mr. PRESTON or his Assistant may be consulted at the following place, viz,.— FALMOUTH— the firnt and third Saturday, at Mr. Wicua', Grocer, 21, Market Street, from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. ST. COLTJMB— the first and third Thursday in the month, at Mm. C'OADEB'H, Stationer, Fore Street, from 1 a. m. to 5 p. m. ffitntraL Try MARTIN'S NEW SEASON'S Iflflffi ft £ 2 Jk M24J*< s9 FINEST QUALITY, 2s. 6d. per Pound. The PEOPLE'S^! occr, & c., Lower Market St., and West St., P E N K T N . TIME OF HIGH WATER AT FALMOUTH AND PENRYN QUAYS. HORXINQ. EVENING. SATCHDAT Dec. 28 2 AO 3 13 Sundat 29 3 36 4 2 Monday 30 4 28 4 63 TUESDAY 31 5 17 5 42 WEDNESDAY Jan. 1 6 35 6 . lit THURSDAY 2 7 23 7 45 FBIDAY 3 8 8 8 30 ffijp Jfalnwutjj & fetitp Peefclg ( Rntes. SATURDAY. DEC. 2S, 1S72. The year 1872, with all its joys and sorrows, with all its sweet and bitter memories, with its burden of woe and misery, and its records of love and kindliness is dying out, and will soon have passed away and be " numbered with the years before the flood." What time is more fitting for taking a retrospect of our own position ; what we have gained or lost— intellectually and morally— and above all religiously, as now, when we are, as it were crossing or about to cross the threshold of another year. Certain it is that every year that dies out leaves us better or worse than we were the year before. In mind and body, in our intellectual, physical, and moral nature, we must progress o r retrograde. Have we then^ rogressed or* retrograded — have we become better or worse during the year that is dying out? Looking at our nation, we would fain believe, and we think there iB warrant for the belief, that Britain has made satisfactory progress during the year that is dying out. We cordially believe that never during the memory of living man has there been so much ac- complished towards obviating war for the future as has been effected this year. This is saying a good deal, and perhaps it can neither be proved nor dis- proved. But we venture to say that the arbitration between Great Britain and the United States is a grand and glorious fact that cannot well he too highly appreciated. Whether the award of the Geneva Convention is strictly just or not matters little. The great fact in our history is that a bitter dispute, which but for arbitration might have led to war, as many a less bitter quarrel has led to it, has been amicably settled. The future alone will prove how mighty will be this peaceful system of international arbitration. In our internal affairs we think it can scarcely l> e disputed that we have manifested real progress in many respects. Certainly we have progressed, and are progressing in education, the importance of which it is impossible to over- rate. There is no means at hand to guage our intellectual progress in thia respect, but that we are progressing is abso- lutely certain. The great work is yet but young, but we are in a fair way of establishing a universal system of national education under which primary education at least will be within the reach of all. And have we not progressed commercially ? The question must, we think, be answered in the affirm* ative by any one who will impartially take a retrospective glance at our recent history, examine our position, and estimate probabilities as to our prospects. It is not long since that the Chancellor of the Exchequer publicly stated that the country was in a condition of almost unexampled prosperity. It may be urged that since this utterance trade has become somewhat dull, owing to the continu- ance of disastrous weather ; but we trust brighter days are in store, and we will at all times hope for the best. May the opening year bring continued and renewed prosperity ; may there be " peace and plenty o'er a smiling land ;" and may it be to all who read these lines \ HAPPY NEW YEAR ! FALMOUTH. THE CHAPEL /. T EARLE'S RETRBAT. — The quarterly Sunday afternoon united Prayer Meeting will be held here to- morrow, at 3, to be conductcd by Mr. C. B. Kelway ; and the Rev. W. Fuller Gooch will preach on Tuesday evening next, at 7. CIVIL SEBVICE COMMISSION.— Mr. J. A. Griffin, pupil at the Falmouth Grammar School, ( the Rev. J. H. P. Bennett, M. A., head master,) has passed the recent open competitive examination for clerkships in the Civil Service— obtaining the 2Gth place amongst 200 competitors. HIGH COURT OP CHANCERY.— Mr. Jacob Olver, of South Sea View, has been appointed '' home receiver " for the estate of the late Sampson Waters, Esq., Gyllyngdune, vacant through the death of the Late John Waters, Esq. ( son of the testator), which appointment has been confirmed by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Romilly. AMATEUR CONCErT.— The concert at the Polytechnic Hall, on Thursday evening lost, in behalf of the funds of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society and other kindred institutions was most successful as regarded the vocal and instrumental performances, but the attendance was not so good as it ought to have been. Great credit is due to tho ladies and gentlemen, however, who so ably acquitted themselves on the occasion, for their dis- interested services, and it is satisfactory to them to know that the result will still be a valuable addition to the funds of the different institutions. BOARD OF GUARDIAN*.— The Gunrdinna met on Thursday, there being present Mr, M, H. Will in nw, chairman, Mr. J. Olver and the Rev, W- Rogers, vice- chairmen, and Messrs, Sanders, Gench, Webber, Jacob, Bath, Blarney, Lawry, Manser, Richards, Rowe, and Capt. Norway. The question whether or not relief should be flltywi- d to persons residing in Earlfi's Retreat « g « S>& C- V'io umjcr, con- sideration. From the remarks of several of the Guardians, it appeared that they hod been under a misapprehension regarding tho conditions on which | poor persons obtained admission Into the Retreat, they believing that the receipt of Union relief was, according to the rules of the. institution, a disquali- fication. Mr. Earle, the governor, stated that such was not the case, and therefore it was considered by the Board that tho poor in tho Retreat should be placed on the same footing as those residing else- where. Their usual pay was continued for a fort- night, and Messrs. Olver, Norway, Rogers, and Jacob were appointed a committee to enquire into, and report on, the circumstances of the different inmates. Mrs. Nixon attended and stated that, on account of illness-, her husband had been unable to undertake the duties of master, but that ho would probably bo well enough to do so in the course of another week. Mr. and Mrs. Kenwood were there- fore requested to continue in office until Mr. Nixon's arrival. FALMOUTH BBITISH SCHOOLS.— The annual examination of the boys of the above Schools was held on Friday evening, tho 20th instant. The chair was occupied by Jacob Olver, Esq., and there was a large attendance of parents and ladies and gentlemen interested in the Schools. Tho chair- man, in opening the proceedings, expressed his great pleasure and readiness in presiding at this examination, a position which he had filled on a similar occasion last year. He reminded those present of the soundness and value of the education afforded at these Schools, and spoke of the interest he had always felt in their behalf. Twelvemonths ago they had been contemplating the formation of a School- board for Falmouth ; but it had not yet been called into existence ; and when he saw that the candidature for school- board membership was made the occasion of such political and religious squabbles an he noticed in some places, ho thought the inhabitants of Falmouth might congratulate themselves on its absence. The examination, which was purely oral, was then proceeded with. Dr. Tuke examined in spelling; Mr. Banks, in mental calculation ; Mr. Latchmore, in geography ; Rev. Jenkin Jones ( Independent minister), in Scriptural knowledge ; and Mr. Roberts, in reading and English grammar. The Examiners testified their satisfaction at tho correctness and readiness of the answering. The intimate acquaint- ance which the lads displayed with the history both of the Old and New Testaments, seems to us a proof of the value of having the Bible daily read and studied in our Schools, apart from denomina- tional teaching. During the evening, maps, drawing, the productions of the school, were circu- lated, and were highly commended. Tho singing excited great interest and was much appreciated. Tho correctness and excellence with which the pieces were sung is to be attributed to the Tonic Sol- Fa system, in which the boys are regularly instructed. The recitations were clearly and intelligently rendered, and met with applause. The programme being ended, the chairman rose and spoke of the gratification the evening's proceedings had afforded him. He expressed his Deleif that many of the boys he saw before him would not continue at the bottom of the ladder in their career, but that they were being fitted to grapple with and overcome the vicissitudes of life better even than those who were trained in schools of a different class. He knew it must be gratifying in the extreme, both to the teachers ana parent* and friends of the school, to find it in such a state of efficiency. He considered great credit due to the teachers for the amount of good they were doing, and he felt it his duty to propose a vote of thanks to Mr, Roberts and his assistants, for the excellent manner in which the school is conducted, and for the entertainment which they had all so much enjoyed. This was cordially seconded by Mr. Banks, who signified his intention of becoming more actively interested in the school in future, and referred to the pleasure it gave him in being present. The vote was unanimously carried. In proposing a vote of. thank*, to tho chairman, Mr. A. L. Fox referred to the kindly interest which Mr. Olver hod always manifested in these schools, and he hoped he would occasionally visit them, to encourage the master in the arduous snd difficult task of leaving his mark on such a considerable section of tho youth of Falmouth as he was in charge of, the responsibility of Which he knew to be increasingly felt by him. Dr. Tuke seconded the resolution, and, at the same time, wished to acknowledge the kindness of the chairman in pre- senting the prize for regularity of attendance. The vote of thanks was carried with applause. The singing of the Evening Hymn by the boys terminated the proceedings. PENRYN. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL.— The anniversary of this chapel was held on Sunday; when three sermons were delivered— in the morning and evening by tho Rev. J. Woolcock, of Camborne, and in the afterneon by the Rev. W. Rowe. A public meeting was held on the evening of Christ- mas- day. A sermon was preached by the Rev. S. Pollard, and on Thursday a Christmas tree and public tea were held in the school- room. The proceeds were about £ 30. THE WILL OF THE LATE Mr. ENYS .— The wiU of the late Mr. John Samuel Enys, of Enys, was proved on the 13th July last, the testator having died on the 29th May in the same year. The will is attested by Joseph Roberts, solicitor, Truro, and B. Williams. Messrs. Nelson and Son, London, are the proctors, The will was made in November, 1807, and tho personalty was sworn under £ 2">, 000,, Catherine Enys, the widow, and Francis Gilbert Enys, his eldest Bon, being the sole executors. All the landed property, manors, mes- suages, lands, hereditaments, tithes, & c., are strictly entailed on the eldest son, under the condi- tions, apparently, on which the lato Mr. Enys inherited the property from his great uncle. Mr. Enys possessed very considerable property in the neighborhood of Penryn, Truro, St. Agnes, Gerrans, and in the Helston district. There is only one son living in the county at present. Some younger branches of the family are settled in New Zealand, where they have been located for many years. ROYAL CORNWALL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. — A large and influential meeting of gentlemen was held at the Town Hall on Thursday last, to make arrangements for tho coming show. There were present Messrs. G. Trenery, J. P., M. J. Lavin, J. P., E. D. Anderton, Henry Geach, M. Lawry, J. Hearle, E. Rapson, G. Vivian, J. Bath, N. Sara, J. Martin, W. E. Tucker, W, R. Tresiddor, W. Selley, John Williams, T. Cock, R. Thomas, and the Rev. F. Wright. The Mayor ( J. R. Rowe, Esq.,) pre- sided, and letters were read from Colonel Tremayne and F. G. Enys, Esq., who were unable to attend. The proceedings were of a most enthusiastic and buBiness- like character, that augurs well for the 8ucce8B of the exhibition. The encrgctic secretaries ( Messrs. W Manser and J. R. Rowe, jun.,) report- ed that the subscription list was in a progressive and healthy state, and no doubt seemed to exist but that the show for 1873 would beat all its prede- cessors. Messrs J. R. Rowe, mayor, W. Shilson, J. W. Trenery, M. J. Lavin, E. D. Anderton, W. R, Tresidder, and N. Sarji, were appointed as n committee to meet the " Sites" deputation, which is expccted at Penryn on Monday next to select the ground, Tho following gentlemen were added to tho above, to form an executive committee with full powers to make any preliminary arrangements after the visit of the deputation : J. Bath, Henry Geach, M, H, Lawry, Thomas Cock, W. Smale, W, Selley, John Williams, George Vivian, James Martin, Joel Blamey, John Mead. Edward Rapson, G. A. Jenkins, Rev, F. Wright, T, Hearle, P, Dawe, ex- mayor, W. G. Freeman— any five to form a quorum. A cordial vote of thanks was pnssod to the Mayor for hig kindness and ability in the chair. BIRTHS, At Penmere, on the 17th instaut, the wife of Alfred Lloyd Fox, Esq., a son. At Weymouth, on the 10th instant, the wife of R. N. Fowler, Esq., M. P. for Falmouth, a daughter. At Killigrew Street, Falmouth, on the 15th instant, the wife of Capt. Harvey, jun., a son. At West end, Penryn, on Christmas Day, the wife of Mr. J. Warmington, a daughter. MARRIAGES. At Falmouth Church, on Christmas Eve, by the Rev. J. Wright, rector, Mr. James Crewes, bootmaker, Falmouth, to Miss Mary A. Davis, mistress of the Falmouth National School. At Wesley Chapel, Falmouth, on Sunday last, by the Rev. J. E. Coulson, Mr. William H. Symons, mason, to Miss Elizabeth A. Rowling, both of Falmouth. At the Register Office, Falmouth, on Christmas Eve, Mr. Francis George Line, of Plymouth, painter, to Miss Eliza J. Ellis. Hill- head, Budock. At Walcot Church, Bath, on Thursday last, by the Rev. James T. Muller, Mr. George Goodman, of Islington, London, to Lavinia Chauner, second daughter of the late Mr. John Rundle, Penryn. At St. Mary's, Penzance, on Saturday, Mr. Donald McIntyre, late of Argyleshire, to Miss Emily Daniel Matthews, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Robert Matthews, of the Temperance Hotel, Penzance. DEATHS. At the Royal Hotel, Falmouth, on Sunday lost, suddenly, Mary, relict of Mr. George Warren Mid- dleton, aged 68 years. At Earle's Retreat, Falmouth, on Saturday, after a long illness, Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, aged 77 years. In London, on the 16th instant, Charles J. Hoffmeister, Esq., of Her Majesty's Customs, London, only son of the late Lieut. Hoffmeister, R. N., and grandson of the late Capt. Bawden, of Stratton House, Fal- mouth, in his 35th year. local poets. THE OLD YEAR, BT JOHN HARRIS. In the sad rain falls a sound, Echoing o'er the gloomy ground, Sobbing on by hearth and home, Rolling in the river's foam, Smiting through the dark my brow, Tis the OLD YEAR dieth now. Like a tale when fires are bright, Like a meteor of the night, Like an arrow swift ana strong, Like the twilight's solemn song, Like the blossom on the bough — So the OLD YEAR dieth now. 0 renew me with Thy grace, Quicken, Lord, my sluggish pace ; Let mt see my Father's hand, Follow Thy Divine command, Firmer graip the Gospel plough, As the OLD YEAR dieth now. Looking back as on I go, 1 have much to lay me low, Much to rouse my anxious fears, Much to humble me in tears ; Sorrowing at Thy feet I bow, As the OLD YEAR dieth now . Should'st Thou grant me future days, May I spend them to Thy prals e ; More obedient let me be, Ever learning more of Thee. O accept my solemn vow, As the OLD YEAR dieth now. COUNTY NEWS. — The Rev. W. B. Waterford. of St. Germoe, has been appointed curate of Flushing, and will commenoa his duties with the new year. The population of the district is between eleven and twelve hundred. — The preliminary steps for the formation of a schoo board for Padstow are being taken, a requisition to the clerk of the union to convene a public meeting on the subject being in course of signature. — A flash of lightning struck a chimney stack at Bunny mine, In the parish of St. Austell, on Friday evening, causing about two thirds of the stack to faU . on the roof of the boiler house, which it crushed. The falling dthrii also damaged the floor of the middle chamber of the engine- house. The engine man thought the boilers had exploded, the fire and noise being terrific. — A child, named Rosina Williams, of Porthleren, who had been missing from her home for nearly a week, and for whom anxious search has been made in every direction, was found, on Monday last, in a pig- sty, some distance from her home. She has been for some time labouring under the delusion that her friends are going to kill her, and in order to prevent them doing that, left her home and hid herself in some boards that were placed across the stye above the pigs, covering herself up with a bundle of straw that WM there. Her food during this period of hiding had been a swede turnip. - A man named Tiltman, while assisting on Tuesday afternoon in repairing the St. Germans viaduct, on the Cornwall Railway, fell through one of the man- holes into a river, a distance of seventy feet. . He fortunately fell into about four feet of water, and, to. the surprise of all who witnessed the accident, he was able to walk out of the water without assistance, and after having changed his wet suit for a dry one, ap- peared to be nothing the worse for his falling such a distance. The Men of the Seven Stones.— For 30 years there has not been so much difficulty to relieve the men at the Seven Stones lightship as In this month of December. Four times the schooner had essayed td put on board fresh men and to bring ashore those whose term of service had expired. Once the schooner was within four miles of the lightship, and was driven back ; another time within hailing distance, but the sea had become so rough that to launch a boat would . have been foolhardy. This fact will give some idea of the troubled state of the sea between the Land's End and the Islands of Scilly. At length the men have been relieved, and those taken from the ship and brought to Penzance narrate an extraordinary occur- rence. At 2 a. m., on the 13th of November, a meteor passed over tho vessel, and, just above it, burst into a thousand fragmentary balls of fire. The explosion rendered the two men on deck insensible. Those below heard the unusual sound, and hastened to the as- sistance of the watch above. The deck itself won thickly strewn with ashes, dust, & c. Ono of the watch remained ill for some days ; the other recover- ed more speedily. Death of an Old " Whip."— On Monday the 16th instant, at his residence in Henry- street, Brighten, Mr. Alfred Tedder ( for many years of the Royal Hotel, Truro), the driver of the Brighton couch, breathed his Inst. The immediate cause of his death was apoplexy, from which he had suffered for some months, although he " tooled the tits " to the end of the past season. Tedder waa a genial box com- panion, full of humorous reminiscences, and not with- out a history of his own. His debut upon the road wa* upon an Oxford coach, and during his connection therewith he became the favorite and friend, we may say companion, of that accomplished whip, Chandos Pole, Esq., of Radbourne Hall, and his brother, Pole Gell, Esq., of Hopton Hall, Derby, in the college days of those gentlemen, and poor Teader enjoyed their warmest friendship to the day of his death. Some years since, when the Great Western Railway termin- ated at Plymouth; Tedder became host of the Royal Hotel at Iruro, and undertook the working of ( he Cornish mails— a feather in his cap, in that he ran at twelve miles an hour over- very bad roads, and fre- quently heavily freighted with passengers. The unenu of deceased took place on Friday last at the Parochial Cemetery. Manufacture uf Cocoa, Cacaoine, A Chocolate,— ' We will now give an accouut ot the process adopted by Mexsrs. James Epps and Co., manufacturers of dietetic articles, at their works in the Euijton Road, London,"- See article in part L'J of Cassell's Household Guide. " A Visit to Epps's Cocoa Manufactory.— Through the kindneaa of Messrs. Epps, I recently had an op- portunity of seeing the many complicated and varied processes the Cocao bean passes through ere it b told for publici use, and, being both interested and - bfehly . pleased with what I saw during m j visit H nfactory, I thought a brief account of fJH ul the way It is manufactured by Meeew. B^ P^ f* • » i% for a wholesome and nutritious beverafr* might U « f ^ Tl th. c of L< rnd and Water."- Sea article in Land ani Water, October 14. Brenkfa* - Xppt't. Coeoa.— Qrateful and exmfmrti*! By a thorough knowledge of the natonl laws which govern the operations of dlgwtW and • mtrl- tion and by a careful applieotioa of the fiM | » o> e*- tles of ^ ell- selected cocoa, Mr. Epps haa wov& e* our breakfast tables with a dehWtely rfavsurel * hlch may save u. many heavy docW Mils.* CW Service Gazette. Made simply with bollin* water, or milk. Each packet Is labelled-" Jamm Epos and Co., Homreopathic Chemists, Loads*." Alee makers of Epps's Cacaoine, a very thin bsventt* fay evening use. BROWN'S BBOICCHIALTROOHES, forthecopsef Oonchs Colds, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh orany irritation or soreness of the throat, are now imported and sold in this country at Is. ljd per box, jmt « p fa the form of a " lozenge." It is the most eoavsnisnt, pleasant, sofe and sure remedy for clearing aid strength - ening the voice " known in the world. The Rav. Hmty Ward Beecher says: " I have often recommended them to friends who were public speakers, and in many easts they have proved extremely serviceable.'' The geaWos have the words " Brown's Bronchial Troches" the Government Stamp around each box. Sold by all medicine vendors. — London Depot, Jl93 Oxford, Stre^ t. VALUABLE DISCOVERT ros THE HAIR !- R- A veryaleely perfumed hair dressing, called "• The Mexican Saw Renower," now being sold by most chemists and Per- fumers at 3s. 6d per bottle, is fast superseding all " Hair Restorers"— for it will positively restore t » every ease. — hair d! iarm ingly beautiful, as well as prompting the growth on bald spots, where the hair glands are not decayed. Certifi- cate from Dr. Veremann on every . bottle, with foil particulars Ask for" THE MEXICAN HAIR RE- HEWER," prepared by H. C. GALLUP, 493, Oxford Street London. . FRAGRANT FLORILDTB.— For tho Tama and BEEAJB • A few drops of this liquid on a wet tooth brush pro-' duces a delightful foam, which cleaues the Tsathfrora all impurities, strengthens and hardens the ( jaiaa, pre- vents tartar, and arrests the progress of aecay. II gives to the Teeth a peculiar and beautiful whiteaesa and imparts a delightful fragrance to the Breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from decayed teeth, a disordered stomach, or tobacco smoke. The Fragrant Floriline is purely vegetable, and equally adapted to old and young. It la the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold in large bottles and elegant cases at 2s. 6d., by all Chemists and Perfumers. H. O GALLUP, Proprietor. 493, Oxford Street, London. IT is a recognised fact, that Bragg's Vegetable Charcoal Biscuits is one of the most invalaable remedies for indigestion, flatulency, acidity, fool breath, & o. The following is Dr. Hassall's report •• Bragg's Carbon or Charcoal Biscuits :—" I hava, on more than one occasion, subjected to analysis Brag's pure Vegetable Charcoal, also his Charcoal Bistnit*, and I have always found them to be moet carefully prepared; the charcoal and other materials mad lis manufacture being of the purest and best description, and form the most agreeable medium hitherto devised for the administration of that moot tainrfbl'a remedial substance, Vegetable Charcoal. ' Staled. • ARTHUR HILL HASSALL, M. D., Author of ' Fwd and its Adulterations,'' Adulteration Detected,* aad other works." Sold by all Chemista. The New Adulteration Act. — Any person now selling adulterated articles is liable U ' ft penalty of £ 56 for the first - offence,, aad . eix months' imprisonment, with hard labo\ ir, for. tiba second. Borwick's Baking Powder is warranted para and free from alum and other., injurious irujrt$ kt* ia _ found in most cheap Baking Pawden^ thmfera- mac* be sold without fear by all- dealers. , ' V. . New metal podixt Vesta Box, • t& Uh- peUmU^ mritt § Cover.— Bryant and May have recently introduced very useful little Pocket Vesta Bex; with a- moet' i*,. ge'nious ancL simple spring cover; It is a novelty In every way, and will soon come into very general Ose— being of metal Instead of card, and retailed, filled with vestas, at one penny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer, Chemist or Chandler will supply It. Caution. — In calling the attention of thn Trade to , a recent decision in the House of Lords, In the case of " Wotherspoon f. Currie," whereby an exclusive right to the use of the word " Gleofield" in connection with Starch is indisputably established, we would also intimnte that this decision renders the sole of the starch mad* by the defendant Illegal, and will subject the seller of it to a Penalty of £ 1Q, 000. We beg to - iatlmato. - to those who may have been induced to buy it, that to save them from total loss we will allow 20/ per cwt. for It, at the Glenfield Starch ' Works, Paisley,- In ex- change for tho genuine Article, at the currant price. This will entail a loss upon ouraelYes, as the packeto will be' broken up and sold for Waste Starch, but It will at the same time be the means of rendering the'Article useless for further deception. Any information that will lead to conviction will be rewarded. RJ WOTH B113 POO N k Co. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING STBCP EQE CHILDREN Should- always heused when Children are cutting teeth j it relieves the little sufferers at once, it ^ rodu'ees riatar - al quiet sleep by relieving the child from palfe, and the little cherub awakes " as bright M a button." It Is perfectly harmless, and very pleasant to taste. • It' • soothes the child, it softens the gums,' allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates tho_ J) owels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery* and diarrhoea,' whethe r arising from teething or other causes. Mm. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by thousands of 4Vtedlpjne deal • era in all parts of the world at Is. ljd per bottle" and Millions of Mothers c^ n testify to its virtue.— Mann - actory, 468 Oxford Street, London. ' THE END OF THB YEAR. Inserted by the Rev. J. W. Carter, Vicar of Christ Church, Stratford, London, E. . Could man retrace his steps, and repair his follies life would be a different thing. But the journej of lif » is like that of a man who is passing throagh a land a * diamonds and gold to. be traversed but once, snd whare they diminish in beauty, in number, and value, every step he takes. What if he should pass over that. jour- ney and not have gathered a diamond or, a particle of. gold* amused by the warbling of birds, or lad by some " Jack- o'- lantern " that danoed along his path r That travels man over the journey of lifa, charmed by sems trifle that turns off the inina from its great object, natil life is ended, the harvest is past, the summer is ended, and the soul is not savod. The harp, the » onp. and tha dance allured the youth | business and ambition ooo. trolled the man, the love of honour and gain drove away every serious thought. A lost careless sinner at tl\ e close of all will say time— is ended and I am sot saved.; 1 have trod life's flowery way, aad the journey is over and I am not saved. I have visitod the house of Gcd, and been ontreated to attend to my soul; but I am now to go thore no more, and I am not « vad. I haveoJimed the steeps of ambition, and I have sought for honour, and all that struggling is over and I am not snved. I have mingled in the gay streams of life, and all that is ended, and I am not saved. I have ranged, the fields of pleasure, and trod along the flewery streams of life, and my rambles are ended, and I am not saved. I have resolved, and re- resolved to be a Christian, and all is over now, and I are not savad. I have crossed oceans, and visited othef lands, and BOW am about to embark on the oooao of eternity, aad visit nn undiscovered country from which 1 am not to return,- but Pom not saved. Closed is the summer of lifer ceaied is the voice of friendly admonition; gone are my opportunities of salvation : youth, strength, the aab- both, the privileges of the sanctuary, are all pned away and 1 am not saved. But yon are ( till in tha land of the living. Soon this year will bs gene. Will its last day and hour see you oa God's side or " tha devil'*? If you have wasted ita precious tin*, " yet iopent now, and seek Him who was born in Bethlehem manger to rescue you from endless ruin aad torment. Contributions or stamps to pay for thase insertions in this and 155 oiher newspapers ( which ars supposed to have two million readers weekly ) will betbankftlly received by the & 1T. J. W. Carter, 7, Avenue- read Bow, London. I » THE FALMOUTH AND PENRNY WEEKLY TIMES. . SATHBPAT, t) KC. 28, ISM. © HtttSl." « BAD HER. BENEN_ ARTICLE. t8EE TBI GREAT " KO FROM A lft. lit,. All « ek-. POR « u . ft. lun hmn nllmd .• bnn wfcBlfttWiratatiaiaMd MI otb. r mb h. 1 ,, n"?!" tt » « « « *• <•( « ll .. ' Jet A Ja » ;,^ tl,. otl> « rd.>,-- I All « k'. JT-. « . wftUi. Ml lb. r* • u> tta. hn WtJ do k » : > 0 phaUTM J patient. KM1, rr « t n of nm, . howing < 5mral. mmxtvr WJ uw, Put OO KBIT bar vooderfal rirtoaa. 11 Farther evidence of thait r% Ioe to mi! cring hamAnity be le< m. » aatr « t* l. te « aj. oae c4Jiqg at tbej> rioeipkl B R0NCHITI8. Henri D. Brandreth, Esq, Liverpool. 105, Ilanipfon. street, Birmingham, Nor. 27,1871. Dear Sir,— I bare for tome month* past been , n the ambit pf osini Alleoek's Porous Plaster* ( procured from ' tbiTestablishment of Messrs. BMP* ai » 4 fion, 18 Great Hampton- street, of this town ) w£ en suffering from lironchitis and severe pains* in the side, and hare on every occasion fpnnd immediate relief, whereas I had previooely eonsalted ( wo medical men without deriving tSe Ujosf bfaefit. I can with confidence recommend them to any one stiffen nf from the same oomplaiat.— Yoars reepectfnllv GEOTTGL HTYLES. f INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNQ8. " Henry D. Brandreth, 57, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool. . " Dmr Sir,— We beg to enclose another testi. nonial ae . to the effieacy of Allcock's Porous Planters. James Radciiffe, Stamford- street, Moaely, eayshohad been oonfined to his bed five weeks suffering from inflammation of the lungs. He oooghed oontinually, with great ezpeotoration and dillcnlty of breathing, which brought him so low that faV wis unable to rise in bed without support." He applied one e( your plasters, and foand relief in fifteen minutes, after which he • ays the oough stopped and the expectoration i • » » - j, flow qQrto. teoovered. The above h'is" bwn statement o me.— Yours " JOHN B10KLB. " Pro W. BOS TOOK, 24, Bta6iford: street,- Ashtoa- under- Lyne " November 2- 1,1871." sc , . ,. Heywood, October 9.1871. ' Hen 17 D.. Brandreth, 57, Oreat Charlotte- streot, Liverpool. Dear- Sir*—- Please to send mo another six doten of Allooek s Plasters and two doien Brand, reth's Pill's, la. ijd. The Plasters seem to prodaoe weodeslol reenl^ a. There is' sooroely a tfajr passe* kat soipe one is,. telling me of the « nret they are making. Rheumatism in various of um body disappears % » if by magio. Only 8uoftM,. iMt Mr. Jaopb Hey wood, Albert, race, • 8tatkey- strpe>, Heywpod, informed me Immeiue 8TXCCCM ! 9d. Tim can now be had TARAXACUM OB DANDELION COFFEE. Prepared upon an improved principal, from the pure fresh Dandelion Root. THIS Coffee, the valuable qualities of which are now so universally appreciated, can be highly - recommended, and ia far preferable to all other Coffees. Being carefully manufactured by T. B. PERCY, he can offer an article far superior to any- thing of the kind yet introduced to the public, being remarkable for its strength and quality. Especially recommended to Invalids as an article of diet, ana particularly to those who suffer from weak Digestion, Nervous and Dyspeptic Affections, Flatulency, DiatenaioD » ni Billiary Obstructions, in. all cases of which will be found invaluable, at tho same time extremeiy pleasant to the taste. Public Speakers and Singers will find it to be a very pleasant beverage after their exertiona ; it assists digestion, and stimulates the operations of the Stomach. MANUFACTURED BY T. B PERCY, Chemist, ( Member of the Pharmaceutical Society [ of Great Britain. ) TRURO. Branch Establishment NEWQUAY. Sold only in Tins, at 0d. t & Is. 6d. each, by Chemists, Grocers, Confectioners, and Italian Warehousemen. PERCY'S CELEBRATED PECTORAL BALSAM. IT is the best Remedy ever discovered for curing Coughs, Colds, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Spitting of Blood, Brochitis, Spasms, Influenza, Consumption, Pains in the Cheat, and other Pul- monary Complaints. It has a pleasant taste, and may bo taken by persons of all ages. IMPORTANT TO PURCHASERS. Let Purchasers ask for PERCY'S CELEBRATED PECTORAL BALSAM, and, having obtained it, they will not bo disappointed in their expectations as to ita merits. Be cautious against being put off with some other Medicine which dealers may recommend, solely on tho ground of having more profit thereon. Prepared only at the Medical Hall, Victoria Place, Truro, by T. B. PERCY, the Sole Proprietor and In- ventor. Sold in bottles at Is. 1H, 2s. Od., and is. ta. each, duly included. %• A saving of 2s. 3d. is effected by purchasing the large Bottles, as each bottle contains six of the small SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE VENDORS. part* o terrace,. Bte » key. « trpeJ, Hey wood, that hi fcrtl been troubled with sciatica for three yearsf *> bad waa it the la « t. twelre months of that time that he was unable \ o follow hi* em- ploympnt, _ He had tried manv doctors, been to Matlogk, and spent £ 2 on a largely- advertised electno. chain belt, but all to no purpoee. Some » at last persuaded him to try- your P" i aid he had ne faith in them, but he oneatlast tfcfsuaaea him to try your Plasters. He aid he had ne faith in them, but he would try them, for he was stuck fast; they oould not • sake tits pain muoh worse, and it woald only be • littlVthM?* dn4y M! ft After the teat. So he bongbt twe j oae he placed otr is thigh* and the etherfon hie bask, arid a week after he was ready ferhfewerkr It n bow- aix months ago, and he, ha* ha* norretarn oCJhia poll)*.— Yours truly, W. BECKETT- IS IT POSSIBLE rAT a tender- hearted, kind, and loving mother can look on, day after day, unconcernedly, and see I her darling — the pet of the family circle— pine away I through the. baneful effects of the well- known pest of children— Worms! or can she witness the frequent convulsive fits occasioned by the same direful enemy, and not try the never- failing remedy for their total destruction, and extermination, and whicb may be taken with the greatest safety by the youngest child living ? Never ! It ia impossible ! Then try at once COLLIE'S CELEBRATED WORM POWDERS, Prepared oply by T. B. PERCY, at the MEDICAL HALL, TRORO, and Sold by all Chemists and Druggists. In Packets at 7id. and 1 « . l^ d. each. Free by post for $ r U S inn. AORNT— Mr. BASSETT, 1, Market'Strand, Falmouth. N H B U M A T I S M OF THE WRIST. Bsnry D. Brandreth, E* q., 67, Great Char- letteiftrdet, Liverpool, - Sfi, Crown. street Liverpool, Nov. 21st, 1871. # Dear Sir,— Three months aince I could not USA my right hand, owing to rheumatism in it and in ay wrist, and over ten weeks I wa* in great pain— unable to- find any . relief. Aft^ r trying many remedies, I was at last persuaded to try Allooek's « Poroas Pla^ tere. 1 bound one round Fectly * ur « _ „ j afflicted. information of their being of great benefit in bron. e hi tie and asthma. It will give me pleasure to answer any communication concerning them.— Yoftrttm,. > • THCMAS DAVIKS. my wri. tf in thr~ a.,. I h » d nr « « t reliof. ftiid in ft mUk'. time ... p « riflctlj . nrtd Yoar | iltt. tor. nr. • blOMini{ to thft .( Hinted. I bft*. m. itiT. '' " t fnbi 1 LLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTERS A sro ftolJ- by- ftU Druggietft, ftt Is l^ d e « cl » , * ith fill difeetion. lor o; in ftny i,. e to ra. f Tb. yftfd 1' lft. Wri. . peciftlly reooeimendftd lor Iftraifie. . » d pl. y. ieUnB. One y. ri eqo. l. U nlutftr.. Pnoo li.. per yud„ 7. 6d per b. 11 nri^ x ift per qu< tet. pIuioi. il. AOftlCt FOft Oftftftt BftltlM i- WboteMle » od Rotftil ) i UAttLOfCS JC., LI/ SSPOOLi • — A Plftfttor nl to ftny part of the eo. ntry for II llampft. First- class Bookbinding. PERSONS wishing to « T » il themselves to ( lie opportnnitj of lendins in the pMeel now mftkinn up for tnui. mission to • firit- cl « « Bookbinding KsUblilhment, should forwftrd nooki and numbers which thej wish to h « yo Bound, to the Printing Office! un the Quay, is eftrl, ft, poeaible. Uhnrges, moderate— quality of work, the best- style, modern « nd elegftnt. FEED. U. EAULK. FOR GOOD PRINTING, in the best style ot workmnnship, with tho greatest expedi- tion, at the most moderate charges, apply at the otlico of thi. Paper. flUAXUKBU.- W. 0. NIXEY's EeflneJ V BLACK LBAP WM « TOTywh « TB by « 11 Shoptwpere. PLKANLINK88.- W. O. NIXEY'i Refined BLACK LBAD ( or feUthlag . lorn, » t, equal U boralalMd WO. VIZSTs Refined BLACK 1EAD. • " CleammiM*.-- nw proprietor b » r « to CAUTION the pobUa • tiliut tMUc 1BP0M « apaa bT rapnnelpled tr « le. m « n, who, wit* • -—— — A— it, u, m » na/ » ctarln* and Ttodla* - » bor » artlel*. The Blood! The Blood!! The Blood!! Clarke's World Famed Blood Mixture, £ R CLEANSING and CLEARING the BLOOD from ALL IMPURITIES, whether arising youthful indiscretion or any other cause can- not bo too highly recommended. It Cnres Old Sorei Cares Ulcerated Sores in the N eck Cures TJlperated Sore Legs Cures Blackheads, or Pimples on Face Cures Sourvey Sores Cures Cancerous Ulcers Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Cures Glandular Swellings Clears the Blood from all Impure Matter ' from whatever cause arising. As. this Mixtnro ia pleasant to tho taste, and war- ranted free from mercury— which all pills and mos t medicines sold for the above diseases contain— the Proprietor solicits sufferers to give it a trial to teat its value. Thousands of Testimonials from all Parts. Sold in Bottles 2s. 3d. each, and inCasea containing 6 Bottles, lis. each, sufficient to effect a permanent cure in long- standing cases, by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors ; or sent to any address on receipt of 27 stamps or 132 stamps, by F. J. CLARKE. Chemist, High Bridge,: LINCOLN. Wholesale Agents :— BARCLAY ft SONS, LONDJN", A. EVANS, ft Co . EXErBlt, and all the WHOLESALE HOUSES . nsr O T I C IE . Cheap and tiood Printing at the Offices of this Paper. DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE. THE ORIGIWAX AJTD ONLY OE1VU11IK. CHLORODYNE ia admits^ by tha rrofcaaiae to be the moat wonderful and • nvl^ Abl. rerarfj ever dlsoerered. CHLORODYNE k fee beat remedy known tor Ooush*, Consumption, BronchiUa, AMhma. CHLOBODYJTE epfcew^ oyeheeta and arrests those too oftea ffctai dneaew Diptheria, fever. Croup, Ag » *. CHLOROD YNB mem Uk* a charm in Diarrhea, and is the only gpecifle in Cholera and Dysentery. JO DYNE < « fcrtuany fhort all attacks ot Epilepsy. Hysteria, Palpitation and Spasms. ) DYNE is the cmif pallla^ va in Neural?**, Bhewnat: sm, Oomt, Cancer, Toothaches Meningfli*, tt. - Prcm Loan fiueii Corr* oa* « . Mount Charles. Doneral. 11th December 1888. a, wbo this tuna laet year booght sopie of Dr.. J. Collia Browne's Chlorodyae from itonail- S a moal wonderful medicine, will be glad to hare half- a- doxen bottles Mat at onee to College of Physicians that- he received a dispatoh tike effect that Cholera has been raginc fearfullr. iae waa CHLORODYITE."— See Lv* crt, it\ Decatnber IBM. CAUTK)*.- BMirARK of PIRACY and DtlTATIONS. • if W. r AM Woo » it « Md iha » Dr. J. Out* Bacwra waa. undoubtedly, the Inventor ef T of 9m- Defendant, fuuu, was dsliherelety octrea, which, he regratied to aay, had T. DAVUfJOBT, n 9W BaanU HM, Blooauburr, London. • w^. w??!: •• ^ S^^ Hm'.. 11 commnmicftted to ti. C SSSiri cS ™ ftt Hftnlllft. f SffttM tS. oSftT re « edr of » » r « " » General imunraremniti Shares subscribed previous to Dec- 31st will participate in Bonus ONE YE Ail EARLIER, than those subscribed after Jan. 4th, 1873, THE General Mutual Permanent Land, Building and Investment Society, CHIRP OFFICB :— 44, BEDFOED EOW, LONDON, W. C. TRUSTERS :— EGBERT NICHOLAS FOWLER, Esq., M. P., Cornhill, E. C. JOHN FREEMAN, Esq., J. P., Woodl& ne House, Falmouth. ALDERMAN THOMAS S. OWDEN, Bishopsgate, E. C. 7\ per cent, for 1871 ( including Bonus 2* per cent.) paid to holders of completed Shares and ea to the credit of Subscription Shares, on capital invested the whole year, per cent, per annum paid on Deposit Loans of £ 100 and upwards, for sums deposited for not less than twelve months. 5 per cent, per annum paid on ordinary Deposits, withdrawable on short notice. Interest paid by Dividend Warrants half- yearly. Profits divided annually, and paid by Bonus Warrants. SHARES, value £ 10, £ 25 and £ 50, bearing interest at the rate of £ 5 per cent., and participa- ting in profits- declared, may be realized by single payments or monthly subscriptions extending over a term of years. Entrance Fees, 6d., Is., and Is. 6d. per sharo respectively. ENDOWMENTS for Children not forfeitable in event of death. Femalos and Mairied Women can join the Society as Depositors or Members, and tlieir Investments are specially protected under the " Married Women's Property Act, 1870.*' For Prospectuses, last Report, Balance Sheet, & c., apply to THOMAS CORFIELD, the County Surveyor, Arwenack Street, Falmouth. CHARLES PHILLIPS, the Agent, Killigrew Street, Falmouth. Or to the Secretary, CHARLES BINYON, 41, Bedford Eow, London. Advarces promptly made upon security of Freehold and Loasehold Property ( only), repayable by monthly or quarterly instalments for fifteen years or less, by which means property may be acquired by payments slightly, exceeding the rental valuo. NO BA1IIA) C or Salo of Appropriations. The Monthly Repayments inoludo all Law Charges of Mortgage, Interest, aud Expenses. No deductions at time of making tho Advance or h'eavy Fines on Redemption. Survey Fee and registration, £ 1 3s. 6d. on applications of £ 500 and under. - putties. General Assnrance Company. IJFE— FirtE— LOAHS. nuuillD 1837. CAPITAL, £ 1,000,001. t » iy Office— 62, KINO WILLIAM STRSST, LONDON. PROGRESS OP THE COMPANY. New Policiee New issued. Aftxuring. Premium. Ameb. 1888 ... 813 ... £ 431,92J ... £ 7,290 ...£ 347, « 3S 1869 ... 778 ... 296.995 ... 10,155 ... 363,001 1870 ... 789 ... 319,896 ... 11,191 ... 385063 871 ... 898 ... 333,579 ... 10,123 ... 128,999 BONUS YEAR. HPHE current Bonus period closed on tho 31 it 1- Decombor next. Persona assuring prior t. that date on participating tables irill share is the division of profits. GEORGE SCOTT FREEMAN, Secretary. Branch Office— Arwonack Street, Falmouth, JOHN ROBERTS, JUN., District Manager for Cornwall. SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE AGENTS, IF- A- I- i MOUT EC. Valuable Christmas Presents Beautiful Christmas Presents Cheap Christmas Presents Elegant Christmas Presents Usefal Christmas Presents jThc exact prices charged as at Mappin and Webb's Show Rooms ft London ft Sheffield Factories. Illustrated Catalogues Post Free, Larger Edition 12 Stamps; on application at the above address, or to I 76, 77 A178, OXFOED STEEFT, ALSO AT Mansion Souse Bldng- s., London Sheffield Factory— The Eoyal Cutlery Works. ( London Factory- Winsley Street Electro; Works. THOUSANDS are at tnis moment rejoicing over the beautiful heads of Hair restored to thorn by using NEWMANE'R HAIR GROWING FOMADE, which waa mjvor known to fail in pro- lacing hair. Prico la. and 2s. 6d. ( 1REY HAIR RESTORED to its original color; T Groynesa prevented and the growth of tho Hair promoted by using NEWMANE'S HAIR LOTION. This is at oqco tho CHEAPEST and Bss* HAIR RESTORER out, as jt has stood tho teat aud i* pronounced superior to tho higher- priced Loudon preparations, FREE from DANGEROUS POI- SOJ. S, and certain in ita action. Try ono Shilling Bottlo and bo convinced of ita efficacy. Bottlo3 Is and 28. 6d. each. QCURF or DANDRUFF instantly removed by IJ NEWMANE'S HADt WASH. ThoBeatani Cheapest Hair Cleaner e* tant. In Bottles at Gd. and Is. Sold in Falmouth by W. F. Nowman, chemist Market Street. N. WESTCOTT, Cargo Clerk and General Mercantile Accountant, 1, WATERLOO ED., FALMOUTH. Ship's Average, Victualling and Wages' Accounts calculated, and Surveys Neatly Copied. Vessels' Half- yearly Ectnrns to Shipping Master made out. Tradesmen's Books kept by the Year. Deeds Engrossed and Made Up, in the newest London style at the shortest notice. BORWICK'S OcU iUbt r < d Arts 1M91 rm tm nrauotm otm BAKING ORWIOK'S BAKING POWDER 1 makee delicious Bread without Yeast. BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER maka Puddings, Putr?, ftoi PU cru. u wills Urn BatUr uxl Kggv B POWDER BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER wld flTOTTwlm, In Id. ud 3d. Pftok. tft, wd « d., Is., 2. Id. a> d U I'. fut Boa only, mU bote by weight. B. nr. to uk lor wd m. that tot get BORWICK' 8 GOLD MKDAL BAKIKO POWDltlL THE CHEAPEST PACKAGE OF TEA IK ENGLAND. ACHINESE CADDY, containing 18 lbs. or raaUy good Black Tea, sent carrmcd free to any railway station or narkot town in Kngland, on recoipt of 10J, by PHILLIPS 4 CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KINS WILIUM 8T. CM. toitnoy, i. e. x. rmrg liw mi. Really Good and Truly Cheap Tea. gTRONGtoJTine Blaok Tea, Is 4 « 1, Is « d, in and I 6D DOT ataMoa lb.; 40b worth sent carriage free to hny railway st or market town in England or Wales, on reccipt of 40a by PHILLIPS ft CO. TEA MERCHANTS, 8 KING WILLIAM 8T. E. fl. Prime Coffee Is 2d, Is 4d, Is 6d. A Prico LUI Int. PHILLIPS & CO. have no agenta, and no oonncattoa wHk any Honae In Woroestor, Swansea or Witaty. ITT100 NO MY IN CRAPE MOURNING. JU ONE TOLD of KAT A RICHARDSON'S NEW PATENT ALBERT CRAPE IB IB THICK aa TWO FOLDS ot kilo old make. I STANDARD BANK, BRITISH SOUTH - AFRICA,. LIMIUD, U 10 Clomenta- lone, Lombard- st., London, isanoe DraftBoa the Diamond- flolds and IS principal town* in South Africa. This Bank transacts every description of Banking buslneaa. f rpWELYE CARTES do VISITE, 2a Sdi' J_ Six. U Sd. Cans to 10 lnotM.', ea; eabUrt, k. hod v. a. B. Pxnun. a 4- MAGNETINE. TSP^ OXJRATIVB APPLUNCEft. A BOOK of ILLUS- Xl TBATI0W8. poit free, on appVeaUon to DARLOff ami CO. OS KORTH WOOLWIOH BOAD. LONDON, Or ot aa/ Chemist and Droggiat ia the gingtimn. pONYCARRIAGESiVictormBronghams. Erenr dwerlptfoij of rmjr OurUc « *. I » nrl 4 W « j- Srerj ( Park Bfrj^ OaiM form Bmftun. _ Dthtoi FhactAD— drawlnpi. J. BIDnLaOOXBK, ST Oreat Qut « n Street, W. C. and 118 EAMFJA ILOTO. LOADOA. T 088 of HAIR, &<?.— All dcfecte of the hafr, etwnal J J beldneee nt r » r hiir. c « n heppl y be remedied by Mr. Ter. Irratraent. The PUo Powd- r, for the remoral of nprrivn' he-. ' J The DXPHiATOET LOTIOX for penneceDOr ERADJCATI'^ C Ji aOOTSIU. earArc* p « WL- C. TERHT, JA Beyeot Street, Lor "" JUDSON'S DYES— 18 Colors, ^^ T> IBBONB, WOOL, 8ILK, ATIIEBB, ± V Oomsletely Dyed in 10 tr wlthoot toiling lha ' Dlied. o- C IlKAF. OnirK , n, GOO.) iL'INTINO « t_ thoOfflr^ ofthfi iVpe?. The Juil. uoutJ, Penn^ rerkl* Time* ! » Primul ua- i: i'ulteb '. h./ PjHRbi. tc HoRAHt K% uuc, ntfM/ i& at No. y, h'ottehfMi'. I'lars, in the Parish 1>/: i'lil. m,*' ^ ot /•;, Qrnerul I'riidlntj. ( Jjjieu - n Utz Uujy, ir+ tltv tail Parish^ ow SATURDAY, i £ C. Jo, loli Try MARTIN'S NEW SEASON'S TUSiASI SPLENDID QUALITY 2s. per Pound. The PEOPLE^ roeer, & c., Lower Market St., and Weit St., PENEYN. BEEECH- LOADEE8. BICOLTD HA1TD. BEEECfl- LOADEES. KBOM £ 10 101. BEEECF- LOADEES. BOUGHT RO « CASS. CATALOOUK ASD FBICB LIST 3 STAMPS. E. WHISTLER, 11, STRAND, LONDON. To Engine Fitters. ETITERS wanted, at Huxhanis* anJ Brown's Foundry, Exeter. The House'for Tea, THIJ . Gunpowder Tea Warehouse. REGISTBEED Black Q^^^^^^^^ Pinest Spring Crop, J. IT. HEAD, Tea Dealer &; Grocer, Hich Street, Falmouth. SATURDAY, DEC 28, 1872. Cop its of Ibc glair. ( By an Occasional London Correspondent.) IXhe remarks under tliis head are to be regarded as tho ex- preesiou of independent opinion, from the pen of a gentleman in whom \ rz aave the greatest coufldence, but for which we nevertheless do not hold ourselves responsible.] There will be now very little political activity, and indeed very little activity of any kind except that of " the light fantastic toe,'' till the Christmas holidays are over. Our pnblic men quit the platform for the draw- ing- room, or their own firesides ; it is not the time to discuss important political or social sublets ; and, in fact politics just now ore voted a bore. But when the holidays are over there is no doubt that political ac- tivity will revive, and wo shall all become more or less on the qui vive in anticipation of the coming session, which will certainly be one of considerable importance and will in all probability immediately precede a general election. This election will excite more in- terest than perhaps any general election during the past quarter of a century. Everybody's mind is pretty well made up about the Ballot in one respect— that it is conducive to public order, but in another respect its effect has still to be proved. Which political party will it most serve? Will it favour the return of Conservatives or Liberals ? Will it produce not only candidates for the direct representation of labour, but direct representatives of labour? It is Bach questions as these that will make the next general election so generally interesting, and whi ch, indeed, already arouse considerable public interest. We shall have further agitation aga'nst the income- tax as soon as the holidays are over. The payment of Christmas bills will mako people feel more keenly than even the coming infliction of the next demand for Income- Tax. I wonder whether Mr. Lowe will reduce the tax next April! If he were to do this it would promote his popularity undoubtedly, but nothing will satisfy the country, aa far as is shown by pre- sent indications of the popular mind, but its total repeal. The National Anti- Income- Tax League has at present done nothing, and ha" no time to do any- thing, but it will ere long go to work with a will, the character of many of its members being a guarantee for this. And it has plenty of vork before it. Govern- ment will withstand a good deal of pressure— just as any other Government would do— before it relinquishes Buch a convenient and manageable tax as that on in- comes. But the pre- sure may at last become too powerful to withstand, and I hope this desirable result may be achieved before Mr. Lowe brings forward his next Budget, I have heard a rumour, which I only hope may prove true, that the Postmaster General intends to reduce the ordinary telegrams from one shilling to sixpence at the beginning of the year. Certainly it is high time that Buch an alteration were made. When the Government took over the business of the Telegraph Companies it was stated that the intention was ultimately to reduce telegrams of twenty words to sixpence, but that the change could not be effected at once, as the influx of business would be EO great that the department would be considerably em- barrassed. This was feasible enough, and everybody must have admitted its justice ; but a long time— I forget at the moment ho w long— has elapsed since then, and still this desirable reduction has not taken place. The telegraphic business of the country has enormously inoreased, but it would be still further developed were there a uniform charge of sixpence for U. K. telegrams of not more than twenty words. We have a great deal to do and to ltara yetin this direction, Not^ nly every town but every large village shoiild have its ttlegraph office, and if the rumoured reduction were1 made— which we have been long promised— I am sure the system would pay, just as the postage system pays. AB there is just now BO much railway travelling, permit me to urge a few reforms upon the gentlemen who have the management of our railway affairs. I write only as an outsider, as a member of the great t » velling pnblic, but I feel assured that some at least or toy suggestions will be approved by all travellers who read them. The way in which the porters and other railway men mouth out the names of the stations Is notorious. I look upon these people, however, as past hope ; they won't reform, and there's an end of it. A great improvement might be effected in having call- boys, whose duties should simply be to call out the names of the stations and the other oral information that railway portere make such a mess of. A boy with a sharp clear vo'ce, at each station, would prove quite a boon to the public. Just notice, my courteous reader, the difference between the clear, ringing voice of the newspaper boys and the husky, rough bafs voice of the railway porter, and I think you will agree with me. A very great improvement also might be effected in regard to posting up the names of the sta- tions. They should be placed in at least four, and some- times six places on either side of the line— say a furlong before arriving at the station— in each direction ; and hese names uhould not only be plain by day, but they should be so arranged that either a light should shine directly upon them, or they should be constructed on the transparency system, BO that they might be at night illuminated from behind. I venture to suggest also that it would be a good plan to have first, second, and third- class carriages painted of distinctive colours, eo that they might be recognised in a moment— which is about the time often allowed you for getting into a train ; while smoking carriages might be of another tBfltinctive colour ; and the tickets should be the same colour, class for class, as the carriages to which they entitle the owner. Of course this would involve the railway directors of the various lines agreeing on the odours— the alteration to be made the first time the carriages require painting— but this perhaps ia too much to expect. At any rate any particular com- pany might make some better distinction than now exists with regard to smoking carriages, about which there should be no mistake either inside or outride. And yet another suggestion. On the lines of short traffic, why could not the companies issue batches of tickets, to serve eay for a week It is not everybody who can afford a Beacon ticket, and these batches of tickets would be a convenience. With re- gard to return tickets, I never could understand— per- haps I am very dull, but at all events I am not singular — why they should be non- transferable. What earthly difference can it make to the company whether they take Brown and bring back Jones or Robinson? Buf without insisting on any change - here, I think the other suggestions I have made are worthy of consider- ation, and some of them are specially worthy of it during this dark and dull season of the year. Appeals for charity are at this season of the year nu- merous, anditis to be hoped they will be successful where the cause is genuine. I have been reading a deeply in- teresting letter from Miss Una Hawthorne, daughter of the celebrated American author, on behalf of an Or- phanage in the Harrow- road, Paddihgton, the history of which is noteworthy. The institution commenced by a lady taking charge of one poor little orphan ; by de- grees other ladie3 joined in the good work, and now a goodly number of orphan giils are trained as servants, but the work is becoming too great for the kind- hearted ladies who have undertaken it, aud public aid is sought. I refer to this prphah home because I know that it is doing a work of thoroughly Christian charity. M. Alexandre Dumas has written a curiously brief and telling letter which exp lains itself. It is addressed to a theatrical agent in Berlin. The writer says— " Sir, I have just received your letter, in which you offer me 8,000 francs to allow my new play to be per- formed in Berlin. These terms are not sufficient for me, as I want Alsace." This smart reply will make M. Dumas more popular than ever with his countrymen, who st ill nourish hatred andcherieh revenge against the Prussians. I should think £ 320 is not a bad price for merely dlowing a play to( be performed, but Alexandre is no d » . ubt influenced by other considerations. All the French " Want Alsace," but " want must be their master." Reports of the disastrous results of the floods and gales in oui own! and foreign countries are unhappily very numei "> us 5oBt now. We never know tho full history of BI. ' h disasters, but I think if we could leapl all the facts connected with the storms, hurricanes, floods, inundf tions, and wrecks of 1872, they would bo lound to be m. re serious on the whole than the history of any year foi many, many year* past. Considerable ' unds have bae > raised for tho r. lief of tyie distressed people in Italy ;- nd Denmark, but there is too much reason to fear that many of our own countrymen will uced help. The dearness of coal has led to a good . deal of dis- cussion as to methods of economising it, but it is to be hoped that it will lead to something more practical. Ag- ntleman ( who is one of those who do good by Btealth, aud blush to find it fame) has placed £ 566 at the disposal of the Society of Arts, and this society now offers five prizes— for the best improvement on our existing grates; the best cooking stove, also, adapted for warming and ventilating; the best system of warming a room by gas ; and for other improvements in our arrangements for warmth, cooking, & c. This will direct a large amount of attention to this im- portant subject, and one moreover which is likely to continue to be important. It seems that the consump- tion of coal increases In this country in a greater proportion than the output, and if so this is rather a serious consideration. That our present systems of using coal are extravagant cannot be doubted, and if these prizes lead to the discovery of modes of econo- mising our black diamonds, the benevolent donor of this £ 500 will do his country good service. AN EXECUTION IN PARIS. On Wednesday morning in last week, at seven o'clock, Alphonse- Eug& He Jolly, condemned to death by the Court of Assizes of the Seine, was executed on the Place de la Roqnette. It may be remembered that Jolly had previously been condemned to transportation for life, and that he attempted to murder one of the guardians in the prison on the morning of his departure for the galleys. His appeal to the Court of Cassation was rejected three weeks ago, but the sentence was not carried into effect sooner in consequence of the excited state of Paris during the recent political crisis. Jolly exhibited throughout his imprisonment the utmost indifference concerning his fate, and spent a portion of the day and the evening before his execution in playing at cards. At six o'clock in the morning the director of the prison, accompanied by the almoner, the Abb£ Croze and an inspector of police, proceeded to the condemned cell, and informed the culprit that his last hour had arrived. Jolly re- ceived the news with perfect resignation, roee at once, had a short interview with the almoner, and submitted quietly to the operation of the toilette. He begged the director of the prison to intercede with the Prefect of the Seine in order that something might be done for the guardian whom he had attempted to assassinate. After taking a glass of brandy he walked firmly to the guillotine, accompanied by the officials of the prison. Hid fortitude failed him, however, when he approached the fatal knife; and the executioners, immediately seizing him, placed him on the plank and a moment afterwards his head fell into the basket beneath. Although only twenty- three years of age, Jolly had been condemned no leas than nineteen times by various A most remarkable effect of the recent strike among the Gas stokers deserves the consideration of the Working Classes, as showing that when men refuse to work, machinery is often made to accomplish the work that ha? b « sn abandoned. This has frequently occurred in other departments of industry, and there is a prospect— I might say a threat— to ev.* ct this in regard to gas stoking. The prospectus of the Steam Stoker Company is issued. The object is to eubetitute machinery for hand- labour in the charging and discharging gas- retorts. Whether the pro- ttdtta of this con^ Wny will be fulfilled remains to be seen, but meanwhile the proposal itself is rather start ling. It would most probably never have been Budo bat for the itriko among the London gaa- utokera, BINTS TO PEDESTRIANS. A Mr. Kendall, who recently walked from Portland, Oregon, to San Francisco, a distance ( including a tramp over two or three counties of California^ of about 1,100 nriles, has made, in answer to inquiries, some statements for the benefit of other pedestrians on tours. Having often to walk through throe or four inches of dust, he found it very convenient to wear high top boots, with the " pants " tucked inside tho boots. He also wore an insole, which he considers saved the feet from much irritation and blistering, . taking off much of the friction which would otherwise have affected the foot; the removal of the insoles, when the feet got much swollen, gave great relief. " Spurts," or rapid walMng, he considers venr ex- hausting ; and the longest march he made without a halt was sixteen miles, and, " if he had then continued walking the balance of the day, it would have cost him a great effort to accomplish little." In ascending mountains he endeavoured to avoid getting into a " pud," or perspiration, more than when moderately walking on the level. He bathed feet, hands, and head very often, when water was found. He was not alone. He says :— crackers Into it, and allowing them to absorb all the water they would. The hot water seemed so grateful to us that we soon fell Into the way of taking it freely, and were often astonished at tho quantity we consumed. Its use did away with much of our thirst while walking, and was beneflcient In all of Its effects. I venture the assertion that there is a virtue in the . use of hot water wh< re great exertion is to be endured. That is not generally understood. By hot water I mean water that has been made to boll and then token as hot as it can be borne ; tepid water is unpalatable." The party carried sun umbrellas, and their estimate was that they could perform one- fourth more with than without them when the temperature was above 90. Mr. Kendall suffered most from heat on the mountains ; on these, with no air astir and the temperature at 95 to 98, " he could feel all there was of the sun," but he was never without a breeze in the large valleys. In making these statements he desires to be understood not as laying down ascertained lawB, but stating his own impressions and experience. A HINT TO STOKERS.— Extract from Journal of Gas Lighting, Water Supply, and Sanitary Im- provement, of 22nd October, 1872:— " Stokers, like puddlers, are being gradually dispensed with. Tho steam stoker and machine puddling are taking " places, and strikes will greatly hasten the substitution, largo gas works now planned arrangements aro made introduced it will supply the place of three- fifths of the men emplojed, and will save the Company nearly 50 per cent, in the cost of iBbour. Let us take, as wo happen to have them before u § , the results at tho Forks of the Dublin Company, who were driven to the adoption of the machine by the ex- orbitant demands of tho stokers. There tho machlno, at* tended by 28 men, at a cost, so far as labour U concerned, or £ 39 per week, does the work which was formerly done by 48 stokers and 12 helpers, at a cost of £ 95 per week. Taking fuel and all other matters into consideration, the saving is nearly 60 per cent. And be it known that the work is better done than It ever was done by hand labour. Now the tend- ency of publlo opinion to- day ia to drive tho Companies to concentrate their works, so paving tho way for the introduce Hon ol steam stoking, and probably In a very lew yean tho • token' occupation will be gone.!; INTERESTING DISCOVERY at BOSTON. ( From the Boston Advertiser, Dec. 6). A genuine sensation has been created in the art circles of this city by the identification of a picture by an old master under romantic circumstances— probably the most important di- covery of the kind which has besn made for years, cither in the Old World or this— the picture being nothing less than a portrait of Bar- tolomeo Passerotti, p'aiuted by himself in 1571, or nearly three hundred and two years ago. About a month ago a gentleman of this city stepped into an auction store up Tremont- street, to buy some chairs for his office, when a du » ty, dingy, and b » grimed portrait was put up. Something about it striking bis fancy, he bid it off at ono dollar and eighty- seven cents. That night he took. it- to a friond, an ardent lover of the fine arts, who, & ejng it to be a fine head, gave in exchange for it a valuable steel engraving by Ferri, The painting was in a very bad condition, and FO be- grimed as to be almost undlsting'uishable, probably having been knocking around in garrets and lumber closets for ages. The picture was tr. keu to Mr. Schirmer, to EGO what could be done with it. On tho application of a little warm water the picture camo out as distinctly as on the day it wag painted, three centuries ago. And on tho bafck of the canvas, in bold and Eriman black letters, as square and true as if printed, was found the inscription which at once established it as a most valuable work of art:—" Bartoeo. Passerotti fcci di sua mano sua efjlge, idicta d" ani 51 in Bologna, JJonato' dacsso a Meser Oio. Balta. Dch, Adi9, A J). 1571." Which translated reads:-—" Bartolomeo Passero'. ti painted with his hand his likeness at the age of 51 years, in Bologna. Presented by him to Mr. Giovanni Bat- tista Deti on the ninth dav of the year, 1571." Here, then, was a discovery such as LS rarely mad? in these days, valuable alike artistically and historically, for, the finding of, this picture settles a dispute aa to the age of Pa? eerotti. Ono can hardly doubt i that the painting will find a purchaser in Boston. Had the discovery been made in Europe, the little bit of canvas would be eagerly snapped up by some one of the great art galleries where hang many a picture supposed to be by a famous master on account of a resemblance in style. The picture should never be allowed to find its way into a private collection, where it would in a few yeare again return to oblivion. It has been photographed, and a copy is Bent to Dresden to be compared with the portrait of Passerotti which hangs in the ga'lery there. Tho owner is al- ready in correspondence with the leading galleries of Europe with a view to its sale, although he greatly prefers that it should be kept in Boston. Let us hope that this picture— the intrinsic worth of which is that of hundreds of the copies it is proposed to import from the Old World, which, however good they may be, bear tho same relation to their originals that chromos do to painting*— will be secured to our Art Muaeum, and not be permitted to be lost to the city where after three hundred years it has been restored to the world of art, and to which the time and the curious story of its recovery renders it doubly valuable. THE WRECK OF THE " TACORA." the Liverpool staamiblp Tacora. which was wrecked Montevideo on the morning of the 2Sth of October, alter a splendid run of 18 days from Lisbon, or 800 miles a day, including stoppages. The following aro details of the disaster :— " About three o'clock on the morning of the 23th of October we were suddenly aroused by the vesfel giving a shock, and then seeming to glide over something soft, while a heavy wave struck her side. We thought it was only a screw or piston broken. In a few minutes ehe gave a tremendous crashagainst arOck, and all the pas- sengers ruBhed up on deck in dismay and confusion. The crash was so great that the glassware, kc., in the saloon was broken, and it seemed as if the immense ship were crushed by a steam- hammer and breaking in pieces. The. captain ordered to back her off, hoping that the injury was not too great to prevent him from running into Maldonado, some 40 miles distant. But the moment she was again afloat she threatened to go down, for the hole was so big that the pumps were wholly in- sufficient to keep pace with the water that rushed in. The captain then saw there was nothing for it bnt to save the passengers by beaching the ship, and accord- ingly headed her for laud ; the water had happily not put out the fires. The shock which we experienced in a quarter of an hour was fully expected, and we hoped we were near land and might all be saved. When day breke, about half an hour after our grounding, we saw a low, sandy island about 200 yards from us, and at a little distance further the mainland. The surf was rolling BO high that we much feared none of our boats could safely get to shore, and while some of the passengers were bemoaning their fate others were procuring life- belt?, hen- coops, boieB, & c., that they might be washed ashore alive when the ship painiuLly, for the danger that we had commended ourselves to the Almighty. Nothing could exceed the coolness, intrepidity, and discipline of Captain Stewart, his officers, and men, in this trying hour; but the confusion cau* ad by BO many hundreds of passengers, including numbers of women and children, wo3 a sight more easy to imagine than describe. The chief officer, Mr. , wanted to leap overboard with a cord and swim ashore, pulling a rope to land from the ship, but the surf was so wild that we prevented him, since it would have been cer- tain death. The first boat lowered was dashed to pieces against the ship, and two Bailors were drowned. About half- past 10 a. m. a boat with four men and an officer succeeded in reaching the shore safely, which gave us all such courage that we began to entertain hopes of only the ship being lost, and done of the passengers or remaining crew. Unfortunately one of the boats, with a dozen French and Italian passengers of second or third class, capsized after rounding the ship, and most of them were drowned. This was the only mishap, and perhaps through their own fault," being too eager to get to land. We got'off first the woman and children in four boats and two steam launches, one of the latter being the property of a passenger for Callao. the other belonging to the ship. I got ashore myself m the fifth boat, ana was able to join my family and the others already saved on the island. By nightfall we had not landed quite half the passengers, and those remaining on the wreck were still terribly afraid that it would go to pieces before dawn, and the captain and officers had much to do to quell their fears. The island we found was separated from the mainland by a narrow channel in some places fordable up to one's knees. Among the earliest passengers that had landed four set off for Maldonado! to procure assistance. They were Lieutenant Neilson, B. N., Sra. Maderna, Sarratea, and another, who after- wards continued their journey overland to Montevideo, which they reached in mail- coach On Wednesday. They had already. dispatched Her Majesty's gunboat Pert to our succour. We passed Tuesday night on this Island, without covering or shelter bf- any kind, but my family have borne it with the same fortitude as from the commencement. Some of us crossed over to- day Ito the main land, where we found a but, in which were some workmen, close to the ruins of a lighthouse, which they told us fell down a few months ago when just com- Eletedj and killed a number of men. The country about i a wild sandy waste.' All day we anxiously looked for some vessel coming to our assistance, and in the evening Her Maj'sty's ship Pert oamcin sight, anchor- ing near the wreck. Food was conveyed in a boat from the wreck to the island, and the rest of the passengers were landed. Tbe Pert took 170 of us on board, and wo arrived at Montevideo at two am. on the - 31st.; The Portena and Pylades have been sent to bring up the rest of the passengers and crow, over 500 in number." Tho Sassengers of the Tacora presented Captain O. M. tewart with a very gratifying testimonial, in apprecia- tion of his attentions during the voyage, and the self- sacrificing spirit in which he carried out his duties at the time of the wreck. Two banquets were given at thp Oriental Hotel, Montevideo, by the passengers of the Tacora, one to tho officers of Her Majesty's ship Pert, presided over by General A. Tate, one of the passen- gers, supported right and left by Captain C. C. Jones and First Lieu- euant Sullivan, and the other to the officer of Her Majesty's ship Pylades, which was pre- sided over by Mr. Brough, chief officer of the Tacora, supported by Captain Strode, in recognition of the promptitude with which those vessels went to tho aid of the ill- fated steamer, and their kindness to the passengers. His Excellency Bleat Gana, Chilian Minister Plenipotentiary, was present at the Py lades banquet. The commander of the Tacora, Captain Stewart, was prevented attending either of the ban* queta by his duties at the wreck. The personalty of the late Sir John Bowring has been sworn under 412.000. " DAVIS v. GREGORY AND OTHERS CITED TO SEE PROCEEDINGS." The following Is the outline of the above caso, which has been before the Court of Probate— as reported in The Times :— The testator in this case, Thomas Holme, was one of tho children of William Holme, who died in 1835, having made a large fortune as a wholesale stationer and rag merchant in Norton Foliate. His widow died in 1842, and ait her death the bpfk of the property was divided between the three sons, William, Thomas, and James. William died soon afterwards, and Thomas and James lived together and were much attached to ono another. They made mutual wills, and on the death of James in February, 1870, Thornw came into pos- session of bis property— upwards of £ 50,000. He was a man of retired and parsimonious habits, and at the time of his death, which oc- urrerl in May, 1872, he was possessed of upwards of £ 90,000. By the will now propounded, which wa3 made on the 30th of April, 1870, shortly after the death of his brother James, he left legacies of £ 500 to each " f his executors, £ 100 each to his rister Mrs. Taylor and to a friend, Mr. Hudson, and distributed the rest of his property among the various public and charitable institutions as follows : —£ 10,000 to the Society for Preventing Cruelty to Animals, £ 5.000 each to the Stationer's Com- pany ( of wbicn he was a member), the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the Na- tional Society, the Society for, Promoting the Building, & c., of Churches and Chaps Is, the Fond for Repairing York' Minster, the Fund for repairing Salisbury Cathedral, the National Benevolent Institution, the Boyal Lifeboat Institution, Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Benevolent Institution, King's College Hospital, London Hospital, and St. Bartholomew's Hospital; £ 3,000 to the Bliud School, St. George's- fielda; £ 2,000 each to the Asylum for Idiots and the Deaf and Dumb Asylum; and £ 1,000 each to the Philanthropic Socety for the| Reformation of Crinraal • Boys and the Cancer Hospital. One half of the residue ( if anv) was left to the Stationers' Company and the other half to the executors. Mr. Gregory, a friend of the testator, and Mr. Francis, the solicitor whe prepared the will, were the executors. The prepara- tion of the will from the instructions, both written and verbal, of the deceased, and its du6 execution, were proved, and a great number of witnesses were called to establish the testator's capacity. He appeared to have been on good'terms with one of his sisters, Mr3. Taylor, who was in affluent circumstances. He had held no communication with hiB other Bister, Mrs. Davis, since his mother's dcatb, and it was shown that he entertained a strong feeling of dislike to her. He had for a long time lived in Bamsgate,' and since his brother James's death he had Occupied lodgings, in the Citv- road. All the witness's called in support of , the will, including the tradesmen with whom he dealt, the persons with whom he had transacted the business of winding- up the affairs of his deceased brother and proving his will, acquaintances with whom he had been m the habit of conversing, and officers of s6me of the charities in which he took an interest, gave • positive evidence Of his capacity. The validity of the will was contested by Mrs. Davis, and her case was that the deceased had for many years been insane, that he had taken a causeless and unfounded dislike to her, that he was in the habit of using blasphemous and shocking language, that he was habitually intemperate, and that he was subject to some insane delusions. At this stage the court adjourned. TH33 WORKING- CLASSES OF BERLIN. From the returnBforl870 it appears that 52 per cent of the total population of Berlin belong to the working classes, about one third of whom are attached to the various factories in and around the city. " The badly ventilated workshops and dwellings of - these people," says Dr. Schwabo, " are fatal to their health, and im- part something gloomy and reserved to their characters. Their situation is, moreover aggravated by the state of extreme dependency in which they are placed by the im- possibility of improving it, and the smallness of their salaries. One has always remarked among these workmen a particular propensity f > r sensuality; more- over, wherever rioti break out they are certain to be esented; and the socialises find the 6tate favourable to their projects that Herr Hasenclerer, president of the general society of German workmen, notified that the committee had, by an immense majority, decided to hold its annual congress this year in the Prussian capital^ owing to its having become the centre of the socialist movemtnt throHgbout Germany." At one of the me- tings of the society, says the Gazette d'Augsburg ( February 15,1872), several speakers, after declaring, amidst universal applause,- that marriiga. was a cul- pable monopoly, demaadel the community of women as a right of the working clas> es who, said they, will never be contented until they have got rid of hll the absurd frirolitits of religion. PisreIIaiTC0us InicIIigente, HOME, F0EEIGN, AND COLONIAL. PRAYERS FOR FAIR WEATHER.— A corre- spondent under the signature of " Faith," writes to The Times:— Are we a religious people, or are we not f Throughout the whole of this year wo bare suffered from immoderate rains; crop* are destroyed, cattle and sbecp perish, miles of country lay under water, and the fanner is pre- vented frum tilling his flelda, jet no appeal ha » gone up from us, as a nation, t<> Almighty G" d for relief from tola plagne of waters. Our Bishops appoint a Day of Intercession for the raiaing up of missionaries. I have nothing to say agalnat this, but surely they, as shepherds of the people, ought to see their privations and raise their voices on their behalf. If you cau find a corner for this In your valuable columns it may incito some one possessing influence to movo in the matter." THE VALUB OF LAND IN IRELAND.— In the Court of Equtv, "- Re- O t'eri l's Tny's," which was a pet t: on lor the inves'ment, at 4 per cent., upon the security of la'd in Ireland, of a sum of £ 50,000, now Coi'So s, and formmg |. art, of a lai^ ge trnst nnder the administration of ti e Court, as evidence of tho value of the « ejuri y, it was sta ed ihat the Economic Life Assnran e Company had advanced £ 48,0d0 upon the B me land at 5 per rcn'., aud had no desire to call in the money. The proi erty had been valued by competent valueis at £ 70,200, and all the par- ties interested in the find, Icing resident in Ire- land, concorr. d in the j resent » pplication. _ Mr. Brist-. we, wh > appeared forth" pet tior. ers, mentioned that many im> ura' ce. ffi • s in En- land had made large investments in Iiela d ti| on the security of land, whioh hud increnBed very muoh in value ol late yeare. Luiid in Ireland wax n-> w w> r: h 32 year*' purchase. The Vice Chanc- llor b - beved th. t Lord Waterford's es'ate realised 33 or 35 ye < rs' purchase, notwithstand- ii g the Irish Land A t. He Inlitved that nowhere wer e rents more punctually paid than in Ireland. Mr. Bristowe said there was no roobt of that. Occasion- ally an agent was phot. I lit., a< a iul « , rents were very will paid. The Viue- Chaiicallor made the order. . KAN8AS AT THE FAIR OF THE AMERICAN IN- STITUTE.— We take the following from the New York World respecting the remarkably fine display made by the Kansas Pacific . Railway at the Fair of the American Initl'nte of tbe res ure^ s of Kansas. The World eays: - One feature ol the display at the American Fair in very intereatinc to Eastern people. The agent of tbe K wsns T'ac lie Rudway set up at it a most unique exhibi ion of the tieculiar products, animal and vegetable, of K* n-< aa and Colorado. There were specimens of apples which took a prize at the recent f. v? a1rK'm> aifaVTa af. Ila < f. co: n l8ft/ WrfB: ' 13- eii Aelghlr^ in^. ' co l( il s. each, potatoes aid sweet rota-; o » 8 wh. s! sieh w& ro ' only equalled, as'< ho elder Waller would have 8 n , by ' he r sweetnesses." " Shperb'[^ Timpk'ns, s'| i. as' es, & •., all from the eastern pa't of central Kansa<; corn narghum, castor beans, >, cereals, Hunga> ia>. grass mill t, pianuts, rye, and pnmpkiDB ra'sed . n ' he experim utal fa ms of th » company at Wils > i, V, Ellis > n l Pond creek— respec- tively 240, 302, a > d 420 we- t of the Missouri river, and 1,580, 2,019, and 3,203 feet a1 o> e tide water. One feature of the disp av which att- anted wide attention WHS a Bod of soil, sixteen inches square, cut from the high rolling prairie, and having the grass growing on its surface. From the rich appearance of this sou it might be supposed th. t it had been cut from eastern bottoms. Four handsomely- mounted buffalo heads, a bevy of grouse a d < pi ail stinted, a cage of live prane dogs, and the arms of Kansas « nd Colorado painted In oil on two shields complete this illustrative display of the natural products o' one of the most remarkable and enterprising lines of railway west of the Missouri River, LOVE TORE* i— fiie ancient English custom of giving love tokens on the 20th of Angust was a wise and far seeing plan for Bettling your g ladies in life. It was customary, a long time ago, for " enamoured maydes and qentilwonuD " to give to their favourite swains, as tokens of tJ^ j^ love. little handl& rchief three or four inches each corner, and a Jove, handkerchiefs, 1 with a button or tassel at the centre. The finest of these favours'were <* 3ged with narrow gold lace or twist, and then- being folded up in foo* crosstfolds, so that the middle might be seen, they were worn. by tbe accepted lovers in their hata or on their breast. These favours became, at last, so much in - vogue^ ithat they fold, ready made, in the 6hops, in Queen. Eliza- beth's time, from sizpence- to sixteen pence each. A SUBMARINE RAILWAY.— The American papers state that the railroad hridre Which is to extend across the harbour of San- Fntncl? 6i from the main- land to Goat Island, and to which the citizens have been opposed, is to be somewhat of an architectural novelty. It is to run through adimmense tube of boiler u0.^' ™ * B, uPPorta itself by its own buov moy, and is held 30 feet below the surface by a com | li" ated system of cables, anchors, and buoye. The tubs is 20 feet in diameter, and is strenethened by an internal frame- work of iron bramu. The principal problem with tho engmeerwas to hctvethe buoyancy of the tubes equal the weight of a train of cars. so & » { to require the minimum of anchorage or snpport. Should the bridge prove a success Submarine railroad tubes may be usedwhere regular tun- nels would be impracticable, or at least very expensive. RAISINS AND Fios.— Amontr what are com- mercially known as dried frdlts, Sid' leading position is occupied by Valencia raisins ( says writer in the Patiy Telegraph). From time Immetnorial they have been the favourite of English Housewives; but the trade has undergone serious charigeS ddring the present generation. Valencias take their name from tho Spanish province in which thev grow— riot, as is often supposed, from the town of Valencia, which neither grows nor exports them. The chief shipping place ia Denia, on the East coast of Spain, and labea has lately acquired a considerable po'sitioh among the secondary ports. The growers are farmers and peasants— mo< t of them with very small holdings. Sometimes fifty boxes will be the extent of a man's production. Qualities vary with th9 skill and ap- pliances u « ed in drying the fruit. The general rule m Valencia is to prepare a lye of burnt vine- stalks, and dip the fruit in it before exposinsr- it to the sun. It is taken out in a parboiled condition, and Nature finishes the process.- This, though, simple in descrip- tion, is difficult enough in practices as other producers know who vainly attempt to. rival the successful manipulation of the Vfjlencian farmers.—" In the name of the prophet, Figs 1" is a pious ejaculation which might be sincerely echoed in St. Botolph's- lane. The dried fruit merchants woold discover a fine hole in their returns were tigs to go out of fashion. Turkey, which is their most approved source of . supply, can furnish them with 10,000 tons per ainum. These are the Elemes, which, in small boxes of from one to a dozen pounds, assist so effectively in the decoration of grocers' windows. ECONOMICAL USE OP COAX.— 5001. having been placed at the dii^ osal of the Council of the Society of Arts, for promoting, by means of prizes or otherwise, economv in the use of coal for domestic pur- poses, the Council have decided to offer prizes, includ- ing the Society's Gold M* dal and £ 50, for each of tbe following objects:— 1. For a new and improved system of grate suitable to existing chimneys aa generally c . instructed, which shall with the least amount of coal answer beBt for warming and ventilating a room; 2. For a new and improved system of grate, suitable to existing chimneys aa . generally contracted, which ehall with the leart amount of coal best answer for cooking food, com- bined with warming and ventilating the room ; 3. For the best new and improvedsystom of apparatus which shall, by means of gaJ, most efficiently and economi-, cally wann and ventilate a room; 4. For the beBt new and improved system of apparatus which shall, by means of gas, be bait adapted for cooking, combined with warming and ventilating , the room; 5. For any new and improved system or arrangements not in- cluded in the ioregoing, which shall efficiently and economically meet domestic requirements. LORD DERBT ON LIBERATED CONVICTS.— The other day Lord Derby presided at the annual meeting of the Discharged ' Prisoners' Aid Society, held at Manchester. " He said that without some agency 06 that kind, the general rule would be, once a convict always a convict. Imprisonment must be penal in the first instance, reformatory only in the second, not the result on the prisoner only, but the deterring effect on others having to be contidered. The reformatory, agency of a gaol at best must be imperfect, and very little good would conie of it if prejudice shut the doors, of all honest men against the released prisoner. The, law gave him a right to live, and it was better he should be getting a_ living for himself than preying upon society, ana being maintained in gaol when de- tected. His lordship alluded to the decrease both in commitments of juvenile offenders, and of sentences ofi penalservitu. de, and though some part of the decrease was attributable to the demand for labour, no doubt reformatory agencies were powerfully, though slowly, contributing to the diminution of crime. Lord Derby, in acknowledgioga vote of thanks to him for presiding, expressed his opinion that sentences for very short terms of imprisonment were, as regards reformatory influence, altogether useless; still the difficulty re- mained, what punishment to inflict for comparatively petty offences, which nevertheless' cannot be over- looked altogether where the offender was, from his pecuniary position, entirely incapable of paying a fine. Some reference had also been mido to the increase of drunkenness. If he thought there was any real in- crease of drunkenness, he should take a much less hopeful view of our prospects. But he really thought that the explanation of therpresentftateof things, as con- victions for drunkenness, was the increased vigilance of the police, andthe increased attention paid to the matter. OUR CONTINENTAL . NEIGHBOURS.— England is compelled to witness, and cannot but measure by her own home'y standard, the eccentricities and mis- haps of her Continental neighbours ( remarks The Times in a leader). The comparative sobriety of her own demeanour and its very substantial results justify her in tendering the advice which is illustrated by ex- ample. Why cinnot Franca and Spain descend from the high region of pjlitrieal invention and constitu- tional creation and employ themselves in the every- day duties of progressive legislation and honest adminis- tration ? Nations as well as individuals can languish and die from fever and sleep! ejsne33; ifrom. the pre- occupation of passions and ideas: from more than mortal ambition and straining after objects out ot place and time. Both France and Spain ne old countries, with long histories, glorious dynasties, ro- mantic episodes, and catastrophes that have their warning, and might even be remembered with plea- sure if thev could bs contrasted with present tran- quility. Neither country would like to be told that ifr had not yet attained to maturity of power, sense and, action. Yet both are engaged in objects which are proper, indeed, to the youth of nations, but which in old nations mark dotage. Eveiy time of life has its proper action, and ttat which is not proper to it can- not bat be morbid. Of course, neither France nor her strangely imitative neighbour can be expected to retrace her steps and place herself just as she was ten, or thirty or a hundred years ago. But both nationB can sit down, to mike the beat of things as they are. They cannot help growth and material improvement. The face of both countries i* changing so rapidly g^ f* 1 » jery few years show a difference to the least ohnervant visitor. In spite of political changes and disquietudes, eutCT- prise, capital, knowledge, and, perhaps, above all tho example and happy contagion of Ihu, country force their way, and show what the people can do in spite of no country except ours in whioh money is more abun- dant and available for aty' priKibW *> r promising object. So, too, Spain opepa put he ® porta, her metallic resources, apd htr nvtrj, and iBnoW one of tiia countries every tounst muft have Vifflteilt ui bnt » • few ye* re since ube was almost as unapproachable and inhospitable M ^ ^ blTthf ^^ leam vulgar honesty. At hrst alghtis i the fiercest play of political passion 2 freakj of revolution mattered nothing. one day „ jseem that passion ana the wildest red nothing. They do matter a good deal, but less than people Buppose. Just as a " i"" may be monomaniac, a fool on one point ot another, an eccentrio character, a profligate, or a brute, and yet be a good man of business and thrive accord- ingly, so these countries flourish hardly the IBBS for their insane addiction to political experiments. After the most extravagant antics, the most grotesque met ® , morphoees, and apparently the last agony, you see undet the domino your sleek and respectable neighbour ng| pinch thewrira* tor his oonvulaioM and cranea. THE FALMOUTH AND PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. MB. GLADSTONE AT LIVERPOOL. Mr. Gladstone, in distributing tb> prizes to the pfepflj In the Liverpool COk , Saturday, spoke at some length. Tfienght nWT^ tlWan had delivered an inaugural address before Vh* members of the in- stitution thirty years previously, and under these cir- cumstances he cast a retrospective glance over its his- tory. with a view of ascertaining how far it had ful- filled or disappointed the expectations of its founders. After fpaakin? of the purpose of education, the spirit in which it should be pnr- ued, and the degree to which its advantages should be turned to account. Mr. Gladstone referred to the magnificent en- dowments of our universities and public schools, and expressed his conviction that the results, although good, were not what they ought to be. Oar honours, our endowment), our prizes, and our Competitive examinations were but palliatives auplied to stimulate and to mitigate a degenerate indifference, to the existence of whici they bore the most conclusive evidence. Passing from the value of mental culture to what he termed formidable danger, he warned the students against the " extraordinary and boastful manifestations" of the extremeat forms of unbelief. The spirit of denial was abroad, and had challenged all religion. But next to a Christian life they would find their best defence against reckless novelty of speculation in sobriety ot temper, and in habits of sound intellectual exercise. Tho following are extracts from the right hon. gen- tleman's instructive and interesting address :— " Doubtless one of the purposes of education Is thci to furnish materials for fature employment; but this Is it! lower, not Its hlghsr, purpose. The shop takrs no benefit, though It may take damagu, from the war. s which It receives but the greatest and best uso of the Information which li Imported Into tho mind is to Improve the mind Itself. ( Heir hear.) A mi re Instructive comparison may be drawn be tween education and food. As the pnrpose of food Is U make the body strong and active, so tho main purpose o: education la to make the mind solid, elastic, and capable o enduring wear and tear. Tho studies which are most usefnl so far as utility is external to the mind, though they are oh that account the most popular, and though they are Indis- pensable— sucli, I mean, aa reading, writing, arithmetic, modern languages, or geography— are those which do not most but lius'- fir our Intellectual and moral training. Tho studies which have it for their main object to act on the composition and capacity of the mm, will, to such as Jollow them nlth their whole heart, be found to yield a richer harvest, but the seed may be longer in the ground. Yet I fully admit that the test of a good education is neither abstract por inflexible. Such an education'smut take account both of the capacity of the pupil andof the pos- sibilities of his future calling. All I would plead for ! s that Where there is a ch dee the highest shall be preferred. " It was our duty to have loved tho highest," and our duty It • ever mustrema'n. . . . I " Now, aa to this Important subject, the spirit In which we Jrarsue education, the degree in which we turn our advan- tages to account, 1 mast cay of us here In Eoglitnd thatwe > donot stand welL Our old Universities, and the schools above tho rank of primary have the mo- t magnificent en- downmenta In the world, it may be doubted whether the • amount of these endownments in England alone is not equal to their amount on the whole cjntlnent of Europe tsken to- Sther. Matters have mended, and are, ihope, mending. We vegood and thorough workers, but not enough ol them. The result may be good so far as they go, but they do not go Har. Bat, In truth, this " beggarly return," not of empty, but iof 111- fllled boxes, is but one among many Indications of a wide- spread evil : a scepticism in tne public mind, of old as well as young, respecting the value of learning and of culture, and a consequent slackness In seeking their attainment. We seem to bo spol'ed by the v- ry facility and abund- ance of the opportunities around us. We do not in this matter stand well, as compared with tho men of the Middle lAges, on Whom we are too ready to lock down. For then, when scholarships and exhibitions and fellowships and head- ships were few, and even before thyy were known, and long [ centuries before triposes and classes had been invented, the fbeauty and the power of knowledg" filled the hearts of men i with love, and they went In quest of htr with ardent devotion, ' like pilgrims to a favoured abrino. We do nyt stand well as compared with Scotland, where at least the advantages ot ( education arc well understood ; and though its honours and rewords are much fewer, yet self deoylng labour and un- iaparing energy In pursuit of knowledge are far moro • common. Wo do not stsnd well as compared with > Germany, where, with means so much more slender as to rbe quite out of comparison with ours, the results are • so much moie abundant that, in the ulterior prosecution of almost any branch of Inquiry, it is to Germany and to tho ; works of Germans that tho Bi Irish student must look for as- Islstance. ( Uesr.' hear.) Yet I doubt If it can bo said with itruth that the German is snptrlor to the Englishman in • natural gifts, or that he has greater or even equal perseve- rance. provlued only the Englishman has his heart in the Imatter. But Germany has two rnvked advantages: a far [ greater number of her educated class are really in earnest iabout their education; and they have not yet learned, las we I fear, have learned, to undervalue, or even " ONLY A LITTLE FIKE IN THE LAUNDBY!" American newspapers have brought the particulars of the burning of the fifth Avenue notel, In New York. The Sew York Herald ol the 11th Inst, says :— " A little after eleven o'clock la3t night one of the servants whose duty it is to ' watch ' all night in one of the upper hallways of the Fifth Avenue Hotel dis- covered smoke issuing from the stairway immediately beneath her, and, on running down to see what was the caus°, was confronted by a dens3 cloud of thick blinding smoke that came up through the openings m gusts in anick succession. Real zing tbe danger in^ au instant, she ran downstairs shrieking ' Fire 1 fire 1' at the top of her voice at every step she took. Doors were opened to the rigtt and to the left, ani the already frightened guests rushed out, half- clad, all clamouring to know what had happened. _ The girl ran on still shrieking ' Fire 1 fire 1' in piercing tonep, and every time she met some other ' watcher,' who, having already noticed the smoke, joined her in waking up the guests. The smoke by this time had Epread itself in every part of the hotel, and had become stifling enough to alarm even those who hnd not been awakened by the outcries of the servant. People were coming from places of amusement in couples, laughing ga: ly, carriages were standing at the curb, and men tt > od on the corner ohatting as usual, no one's attention having apparently as yet been attracted to the smoke. Once inside the vestibule it became evident that some- thing unumal had occurred. The clerkB look anxious, and a group of men stood around the marble counter, pestering them with questions. They were all guests of the hotel, and to every one tho clerk ma > e the tame reply, ' There is nothing to be scared about; it's only a little fire in tho laundry.' Strange to say, the majority of the men seemed to take matters very easy, and one of them very coolly remarked, ' Well, my folks are all on the parlour floor; I can easily get at them.' Meanwh le, the smoke became nv re and more dense, and downstairs in the neighbourhood of the billiard room, above the din and confusion, could be heard the scream* of women and the crying and loud weeping of others, coming from the direction of the girls' attic on the top Btory on the Twenty- third- street side. By tbis time there was quite a crowd of people in the vestibule, all asking one another whether there was any danger, j and no one seeming to know anything about where the fire was. The gaests, too, ha 1 now become thoroughly alarmed. The hall leading from the Twenty- third- street entrance was darkened with trunks, boxes, and baggage of all descriptions. At every step one took amid the now blinding smoke which prevented one person at one end of the ball from seeing another at the other end, he waa sure to run against some half- frantic guest who, carpet- bag in hand, was making the most violent efforts to reach the door. The hallway was drenched with water, which poured down in a perfect stream from the upper floors. Daring all this time, bo it known, nobody had been sent out to give an alarm to the fire department, and fully half- an- hour was allowed to go by without any one connected with the hotel thinking it worth hia while to call for firemen. It was now very near twelve o'clock, and a i> oliceman pas- sing by noticed the confusion in the office learned its cause, nished out and gave the alarm, and in a minute the engines were thundering in front of tho house. But much precious time had been lost, and t^ all ap- pearances the fire on the Twenty- third- street side on the upper Btorieshad gained serioushead way, and every thing was confusion in every part of the building. On the parlour floor the guests were all assembled in shiver- ing groups, their baggage all strewed about in confused masses, trunks, valises, b ixes, and baskets being piled up here and there whichever way one turned. Many ot tho indies present wero in the wildest state of excite- ment, and were crying piteously through sheer fear and horror. The men, at least the greater portion of them, appeared as frightened as the wom^ n, and ran about here, there, and everywhere in the halls, not ex- actly knowing what they wanted, and yet afraid to leave the floor for fear of something worse below. On the wet carpet in the hallway, ju toff the main parlour floor, lay a poor servant, hulf- clad, writhing in torture, and presenting the most hideous appearance; she was covered with burns and bruises from head to foot, and looked as though she had been emeired with blood. Once the firemen and police had arrived tho hose was immediately dragged up the staira and they went to work, and serious work it was. In the neighbour- hood of the attic the smoka was so dense that for a time they were unable to make their way through the halls. Meanwhile, the shrieks of the servant girls in the upper stories were heartrending. Cry after cry of distress rent the air, and the firemen, redoubling their exertions, dragged their ho3e after them, bravely fighting their way through the dense smoke, one re- lieving another as fast a « the foremost man was over- come and had to fall back to escape suffocation. It was a bitter fight, and the nearer the fireman got to the top floor the louder and shriller became the shrieks of the servants in the attic. It was reached finally, but when it was reached no cry issued forth trom the blinding smoke. All was still as death, the splashing of the water fromthehose alone breaki-' gthe deathlike silence. And it was the eilenceof death, forasthelightof thelanterns for amoment baffled the smoke there were descried the dead bodies of 13 men ann women. The fire had done its awful work before the cry of a? ony couldbe answered. At 2 o'clock the excitement in the vicinity of the hotel had somewhat subsided, but still a throng circled the line of police that stretched from the corner of Twenty- third street to that of Twenty- fourth, and extended about 100ft. from the portico. The hose was led through the corridors, which were literally flooded, up the long flights of stairs, and through the halls, which were, nevertheless, soaked with water. In the lower vestibule the groups of guests and strangera were all assembled, condoling with one another with half giim humour^ on the misfortunes of the occasion, some of which, indeed, posstsied quite a laughable tint; but there were stories of deaths which occurred in the smoking smoke of the rooms upstairs that chil- led the blood and quickly extinguished tho brief smiles that were excited by the merriment of lightheaded folks, who talked of the frights and fates of others with questionable nonchalance. Outside the extent and condition of the fire could be ascertained at this time in the street. At the south- west corner of the building the flames were crackling through the roof with an ominous red glow, but on this spot there were concentrated six or e: ght streams of water, which effectually d d their work of slowly quench- ing the fire. The lurid light was vividly reflected on the empty windows of Nathan Mansion, opposite, which had been closed to the gleam of day since the terrible episode in its history. On the stoop was crowded a dense mass of people, whose facea reflected the flicker of the flame?. Occasionally a lady, supported on the arm of a gentleman, and bearing shawls, bags, and other articles, rudely snatched from her rooms, pissed by the policeman, and went off towards other portions of the city. Tho engines were still working away with energy, but for the time there wa3 apparently no prospect of further danger. These rooms are the large dormitories at the angle of the corridor." CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS. A Massachusetts man has succeeded in teaching a cat to play " Yankee Doodle " on the pianoforte. An editor out west boasts of having had a talk with a woman, and got the last word. A Yankee editor has had his pistol stolen. He advertises to give the thief the contents, and no questions asked, if he will return it. A Virginia paper describes a fence down there, which Is made of such crooked rails, that every time a pig crawls through he comes ont on the other side. A Michigan printer, in setting up the sentence, " We are but parts of a stupendous whole,' by mistake of a letter made It read, " We are but parts of a stupendous whale." The Auburn Bulletin fashion editor sums up the present female costume in the brief word, tuckupbehindollj* wnggledarnphooUtiveness. The members of a legislature in one of the Westers otates attacked each other with chairs— and thus, asan editor remarked, " brone up their sittings." " All things from above are not blessings," as curly Pepsins gravely said when an avalanche of anow and Ice alighted on hia head. I? e„, la. dy mem^ er3 of the first Baptist Church in Nashville have agreed that they will dispenso with idl finery J* wels. hereafter appear at church In plain calico dresses. An American, when asked by a Russian the boun- dary of his country, said—" That It was bounded on tho north ment 0ra BoreaUs' 1111( 1 on the south by tho day of Judg- The editor of an Arkansas paper has indulged in an erratum, which reads as follows: " On first page, fer ' dum- stjnizz'. e' read ' permanence.'" When a steady, well- behaved young man is seen snaking hands with a pump, and bidding it an affectionate good- night or saying, " Poor old Corbison Kobscrew," there thing " * apprehension that he has been " takingsome- When a Kentucky judge, some years since, wa8 asKed by an attorney upon si/ m j strange ruling, " Is that law your honour ?" he replied, " if tho court understands him- self, and he thinks he do, it aro I" A Yankee editor has recently been ravmg about the lambient pastimes of boreal coruscations." One paper annihilates another by saying that it •• wobbles In opinion on literary matters." Josh Bflinjs says that " one ov tho hardest things for enny to do Is tew fall down on the Ice when lota wet, and then get up and pralie the Lord." If you wish to cure a scolding wife, never fall to laugh at her with all jour might until sho ceases— then kiss her. Sure curd Don't be in too great a hurry, girls, to fall in lore with young men. It often happens that your hearts are no sooner theirs than theirs are no longer yours. A Chicago barber's sign reads thus, " Tomorrow the public will be shaved gratuitously." 01 course it Is always " to- morrow." A notorious contemporary savs that he " cannot be convicted of a sicRlo falsehood." Then the only reason la, that his falst hoods always hunt In couples. A Brother Editor tells us that when he was in prison for libelling a justice of the peace, he was requested by tho gaoler to give the prison a pull. The following inscription is at the head of the Roctiand Gazette, " An independent paper, devoted to the benefit of its patrons and the pecuularj profit of Us publishers. Mark Twain savs. " I have seen Blower people than I am, and more deliberate people than I am, and even quieter, aud more listless, and lazier people than I am. But they were do* d." Josh Billings defines a thurrer- bred biziness man as " wuu that knows enufl about steelin' so't there kant eHny body steel from him, and cnufl about law so that he kin do his steelln' legally." An Iowa paper says :" A lady in this city tied her hubby's hands and feet, the other d » y, Just for fun, and then went through his pockets for a certain billet- doux, and found It. Ilia physlcan tells him that his face won't bo badly scarred, though he may remain permanently bald." night," said a rough looking fellow.—" It must have been a house of accommodation for both man and beast," replied a bystandor. Au American editor, in puffing a " down easter" hotel, says that a new tooth- brush has been supplied for the wash- room, attached to a strong iron chain, so that the public will always be accommodated in that respect. An editor in New Hampshire offers to bet his head against a sixpence npon some political question. A brother and rival editor accepts the bet ; says he thinks it an even one, and asks who shall hold the stakes. Old Sirs. Dernley is a pattern of household economy. She says she has made a pair of socks last her fifteen years, by only knlttine new feet to them every winter, and new legs to them every other winter. A oontemporary of ours, who fancies himself beset by enomloe, says that he is " determined to sell his life as dearly as possible." We really think, that If he gets six- pence for it, ho will die a swindler. We the other day received an impertinentletter, upon which, although it was dnly post- paid, wo at once put three additlonaTstamps. We put them with the heel of our boot. A prominent member of Congress warns the banks that they " may find a whirlwind raised about their ears." They will be glad to hear It Some of them have not been a little puzzled to know how the wind was to be raised. " An impertinent editor warns us that the battle is not always to the strong. But that editor showed on a cer- tain occasion, when a man was after him, that the race was to the swift," remarks his rival. A Western editor says that he will labour to put down tho cause of drunkenness. " As the cause of drunken- ness Is generally supposed to be strong liquor, he will no doubt put it down without tho least trouble," remarked his rival lif his next Issue. A gentleman out West tried advertising for a wife. It worked to a charm, as usual. He says he has rec Ived in answer to his advertisement, 7W letters, 13 daguerro- typo likenesses of ladies, two gold finger- rings, and 17 locks of hair. " My Brudders," said a waggish coloured man to a crowd, " in all Infliction, In all ob your troubles, dar is one place you can always find sympathy." " Whar, whar?" shouted soveraL " In the dictionary," he replied, rolling his eyes skyward. A Novelist tells of two lovere, who agreed to wave their hands towards each other, at a certain hour, across the Atlantic ocean. One might suppose there would be uavis enough between them without their trying to make more with their hands. An Illinois judge, on a recent trial of a forger, whose counsel set up a defence of Insanity, said, that if the offender had merely signed another man's name to the cheque, hia defence of insanity might have been held good ; but that his drawing tho money and spending it " showed him to be a sagacious and sound- minded man." The prisoner was con- victed. " Well," said the judge, to an old negro who had been hauled up for stealing a pullet, " what have vou to say for yourself T'—". Nuffin' but dis ; I was crazy as a bed bug when I stole dat ar pullet, cos I might have stole a big hen, and nebber done It. Dat shows ' clusively dat I was laborin' under de delirium tremesdus." Maine husbands come a trick on talkative wives. A man tells his wife that he Is going to Ausangnnatansogow- mongotongo fishing. He then requests all his friends to call at the house and inquire bis whereabouts. When he returns, the poor woman Is eihausted, and doesn't speak again for a month. * The closing paragraph of the inaugural address just delivered b7 tho Mayor of Indianola, Iowa, wo extract from an American paper :—" With theso few derogatory remarks, gentlemen, I tender you my diabolical congratulations, and subside Into a useful and union- loving citizen of this great and conglomerated republic." The following is a specimen of Western eloquence :— " Where Is Europe, compared to America? Nowhar. Where Is England ? Nowhar. They call Englond the mistress of tho sea, but what makes the sea 1 The Mississippi makes it, and all we've got to do la to turn the Mississippi into the Mammoth Cave, and the English navy will bo floundering in the mud." An editor and his wife were walking out in the bright moonlight one evening. Like all editors' wives, she was of an exceeding poetie nature, and said to her mato :— " Notice that moon: how bright, and calm, and beautiful!" —" CoHldn't think of noticing It," returned the editor, " for anythingSess than the usual rates— a dollar and fifty cents, for twelve lines." The Rev. Mr. Stiggins said :—" I am a charitable man, and think every one entitled to his opinion, and nover cherish malice against my foes, not even against Mr. Mul- berry, who has Indirectly called me a sinner; but still if the Lord has a thunderbolt to spare, I think It would bo well bestowed upon dear Brother Mulberry's head." The following advertisement is from a paper pub- lished in the Far West:—" To rent, a house on Melville Avenue, located immediately alongside of a fine plum garden, from which an abundant supply of the most delicious fruit may be stolen during the soason. Kent low, and the greater part taken in plums. STRANGE ADVERTISEMENT.— A Mrs. Smith having lost her husband, thinks that the best plan Is to advertise which she dees after tbis fashion:—" Lost, strayed, or stolen. — An individual whom I, in an urgent moment of loneliness was thoughtless enough to adopt as my husband. He is a good- loosing and feeble individual, knowing enough, how- ever, t » go in when it rains, unless some good- looking girl offer him her umbrella. Answers to the nsme of Jim. Waa last seen in company with Julia Harris, walklngup the plank road, looking more like a fool, If possible, than over. Any- body who will catch the poor fellow, and bring him carefully back, so that I may chastise him for running away, will be asked to stay to tea." " DOHFOUNDERING" HIM.— A man of unblemished character was candidate for a seat In Congress, and the fol- lowing mf ans were used to get rid of him At a large public meeting, an elector got up and said, " I demand the exercise of my right to ask that candidate a question. Will he answer me Yes or No, like an honest man ?'—" Undoubtedly I will. Amost incautious promise, as the reader will guess — Well, then," said the elector, " I ask that gentleman, Who killed his iceuhencoman F— What was the poor man to say ? What V< « or no could answer tho question f He hesitated he stammered— the meeting was against him; he was hustled out of the room, and to this day he labours under the grave Imputation, in many people's minds, of having feloniously ac- celerated the death of some unfortunate, and perhaps Ul- used waiherwoman. • HOW BILLT WILLIAMS'S HEAD GOT BALD.— Billy « llilams was a very long fellow, with a very long face, but by reason of having no hair, he looked very old from his eyebrows all the way round to the back of his neck. Ho was very sensitive about the defect, and was somewhat celebrated from the fight ho had with a travelling agriculturist, who upon being asked by Billy what would cause the hair to grow on his shining poll, was advised to cover tho top of his head with genuine gear's grease. 80, without hesitation, he enlightened his auditory after this fashion:—" You see the har alien did seem rather scarce about my scalp, and I was allers rubbing on one thing and an' ther to fotch It out for I was certain the root wasn't dead, though there was little to be seen above the groncd. I'd heard cf ba's grease and bought a gallon in bottles, bnt I believe it was nothing but hog's lard and mutton tallo^ so I thought t would have tho ^ nn'oe article, and I g* & H to go and buy one for my special benefit. Dan tohl mo that ft warl- the spring ard that the bar wss in bad health and out of s^ a- on: tmt i ltevedhe was trying to quit me. and I wouldn't Uke no an answer. A short search fotcheda critter, but the baTwas SiT, UoD' , or* c 1(*'} cd"" an old thistle, am! he had hardly enough In him to keep his Joints from innclt lng but what he did hare I r^ tandusei and - aaii Btlly. looUng sorrowfnlly reuni on hb a ™ V i^ - ln two days. What little hair I had commenced „ mi In a week I was bild as a gun barrel. DuiTiS rl~ ht • tts buttudr sSddia^ ui! 5" himself, and he had no'Wg 1,' hlm " Which side of the street do you live on. Mrs. Klpple I" said a counsel, cross- examining a witness.—" On either side, sir 1 If ye go one way. It's on the right; if ye go the other way, It's on the left I" The Madison Democrat tells the following divorce story : " A, a well- known citizen ot tbis place, married B, a divorced woman : Bgnt a divorce from A : A then married C, who has also been divorced ; Cs daughter D, then living with C, got a diroice ; A's daughter s husband got a divorce and manled D. All of which can be vouched for." A paper published two articles, one of which was an obituary notice, and tho other a lunny anecdote. The headings accWently got changcd, and when the paper ap- peared the editor was horrified to see the obituary notice beaded, " A Good Joke," while the funny anocdote was pre- fixed with the caption, " A Sad Announcement." This is the way tbev do up an Enoch Arden romanoe in Oshkos, Wis. :— The Western Arden did not come back and caze through the window at the felicity of preen and yellow melancholy business; not any. He klck- d the new husband out, sorted over the children and sent his brats after bim, and then, after thrashing his wife, settled down Into a peaceful and happy head of the family. Josh Billings sayB, " Give the devil his due, reads well enough In a proverb; but wnat 1s to become of me and you If this arrangement Is carried out? " His critic replies. This Is the first time you have put a question to mo directly In print, Josh, and I will therefore answer It. Vou will go where petroleum and brlmstono aro fools at burning, while I shall write a little poem about you. But, Josb, your style in this matter is less refined than usual— less of the Billings than the Billingsgate." Two scientific gentlemen of Georgia have recently been experimenting exteuslvely on rattlesnake bites and antidotes therefor. The lives of many dogs bitten by the reptiles were sacrificed, as the reputed antidotes all failed. At last whiskey was tried upon a dog that had been bitten in the fleshy part of the thigh. The poor creature waa HI for many days, but finally recovered, and Is now as well as ever; but the scientific gentlemen are unable to say whether the whiskey was an antidote to the bite of the snake, or whether tho virus of the reptile prevented tho whiskey from killing 1 he dog. A Western Justice ordered a witness to come up and be sworn." Ho was informed that the person was deaf and dumb. " I don't care," said the judge, passionately, " whether he Is or not— here U the constitution of the United States before me. It guarantees to every mm the right of speech ; and so long as I have the honour of a seat on this bench. It shall not be violated or Invaded. What the Constitution guarantees to a man he should have, I reckon." To some pungent remarks of a professional brother an American barrister commenced bis reply as follows:— " M » y It please the court, resting on the couch of republican equality as I do— covered by the blanket ot constitutional panoply as 1 am— and protected by the mgls of American liberty, as I feel myself to be— I despise the buzzing of the professional insect who has iust sat down, and defy bis futile attempts to penetrate, with its puny sting, tho lnstersticea of my impervious covering." SCENE IN AN AMERICAN' COURT.—" Does the Court understand you to say, Mr. Jones, that you saw tho editor of the Argiis of Freedom intoxicated?"—" Not at all, sir; I merely said that I had seen him frequently so flurried in his mind, that ho would undertake to cut out copy with his snuffers— that's all I" QUITE COMPLIMENTARY-.— A correspondent of the Louisville Times relates the following of the late Horaee Ureeloy :— On one occasion, Llent. Governor Ford, of Ohio, visited New York and put up at the Astor House. Greeley called upon him, and found him In his room After talking a short time on general topics, Greeley oxclalmed :—" Go- vernor, you are not quite such a looking man as I expected to see."—" If you are more disappointed In my appearance than I am in yours, I commiserate you," replied the governor. — Both of them deserved sympathy. A Too APPROPRIATE VERSH.— A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette states that a clergyman In Pittsburg married a lady with whom he received tho substantial dowry of ten thousand dollars, and a fair prospect for mors. Shortly afterwards, while occupying the pulpit, he gave out a hymn, read tho first four verses, and waa proceeding to read the filth, commencing " For ever let my grateful heart," when he hesitated, coughed, and exclaimed, " Ahem I the choir will omit the fUth verse, " and sat down. The congregation, attracted by his apparent confusion, read the verse for themselves and smiled, almost audibly, as they read— " For ever let my grateful heart His boundless grace adore, Which gives ten thousand blessings now, And bids me hope for more." " WHAT A NOSE !"— Not many years ago, in the village ol Eatonton, Georgia, a man made his appearance, and stopped at the tavern. He was posseued of a most re- markable nose; one which almost monopolized his entire ( ace— red. Roman, enormous. It was such a nose as Is seen only In a lifetime So great a show was It that It attracted universal attention. The glances cast at It, and the remarks mado about It, had rendered Its owner somewhat sensitive upon the subject. A half- grown negro boy was summoned by the proprietor to carry his baggage to his room Cuffee was very much taken with the nose. As he came out of tae room, unable to contain himself longer, he exclaimed,— " Oh! uhata nose!" Our traveller overheard him, and went to the master with a demand for his punishment. Cuffee was called up, and at the suggestion of some by- standers, was let off on condition that be would apologize to the offended gentleman. This he readily agreed to do. Walking to the room where our traveller was, touching his hat, and humbly bowing, he said—" Massa, you ain't got no nose at all— not to speak of I" • A FAVOURITE DRINK 1— There lived, not many yea ago, In the State ol Tennessee rather an eccentric gentleman who occupied the Judge's seat in one of the wealthiest circuits of the State. Upon one occasion thera were two men arraigned before the judge, charged with disturbing the peace, & c. No. 1, npon tho usual quest'on of " guilty or not guilty 1" pleaded " guilty of drunkerness."—" You were drunk, were you, sir?' asked the Judge. " Yes, sir," re- plied tho prisoner —" What did jou get drunk on, slrT " Whiskey, sir."—" What sort of whtkey, sir?" " New whiskey, sir."—" What, right new whiskey, sir?" " Yes. sir. Just from the stll."—" So you got drunk on new whbkey, right warm from the still, did yout" " Yes, sir."— 1" Mr. Clerk, fine that man ten uollars and imprisonment in the country gaol one month." No. 2, npon being aligned. pleaded guilty also —" You were drunk, were you, sir f* said the Judge. " Yes, sir," answered the prisoner.—" What did you get drugk on, sir t" " Brandy, sir."—" What sort of brandy V " Prt' h brandy, sir."—" How did you drink It, Hlrl" " With a little honey, sir."—" What sort of honey, sir?" " Nice strained honey, sir."—" So you got drunk on old peach brandy and nice strained honey, did you, slrT " Yea, sir."—" Mr. Clerk, fine that man one penny; tho Court would like a few ot such drinks itself."— The same Judge had a very wild son named Bob, who was constantly In a scrape, and npon being brought up one* for drunkenness, the Judge cried out: " Is that our Bob?" " Yes, sir," answered the clerk:—" Einethe rascal two dollars and costs: I'd make It ten dollars. If I dld'nt know It would come out of my pocket." REPLYING TO A JUDGE.— It is related of a cele- brated Judge, while presiding at the summer assizes fur tha county of C——, and whose temper is none of the best, wss annoyed by an old gentleman who had a very b'd chionU cougb, and after repeatedly desiring the crier to keep thj court quiet, at length. In a most angry manner, lnformjja tho poor old gentleman that he would fine him £ 10011 aa did not cease couRhlng, when he was met with the re pry, 1 will give your lord'hip £ 200 If you will stop it for me " Is needless to say his lordship was caslon, when there was a bad attendance o'" 0 ™ !. Judge desired the clerk of tho Crown to c% U over the panel in fines of £ 20. On coming to a p. rtlcaHr name toooge and appear," a voice exclaimed, " I hope he won 11 toMW astonishment of all In court, on which h's lo^' Wp. lna most ccmfiUd, Knlirt the langMCT ci w ® - U U not lMJ » n error to de* T to It its n » oii » bl « " fcl* 1,- chflwlng > terrlle .'. herecce to tne p* st, re, « M » ltn "" reronc sntllnde, « « ept 1U . rainnUtlon. tt biward u well u ontrarJ thlnsi tie p, trt » oni. wWel U l> jrour put in life both to preterre end to Improve. [ Prolonged » ppi » Me.) ( Appleuse.) Oar honoure » nd onr prizes and our com- petitive examinations, what tor tho most part are they tut palliative, applied to stimulste and to mitigate A degenerate IndllTercnco to the question, to which thev bear 4ho moat conclusive witness! Far he It trom me to decry them or set k to do away with them. In myown sphere I have laboured to extend them. They are, however, the medicines ol our Infirmity, and the ornamenta ot onr health. They supply from without inducements to seek knowledge, ihiSh ZSht to bo lta own reward. They do something to S the corrodlog pest ot lH. n. M- that. pectal temptation 10 awealthy cjunlry, that deadly enemy In all countrle. to Ke tody Si soul SI man. They get us over the fizat arid mostdlfflcult stages In the formation ol habit, which to a proportion ot esses least, wo may hope will enduro and become sell- acting. ..'. " General remissness la not the besetting shi ot our great town communltlca- least among them til jl » MgL Kowhere Is tho pedestrian', pace more rapid than In her im. U no. herc ts hla countcn. ne. more clurgtd with pur- SJ Wo live, ladle, aud gentlemen, to a wailth- maktog It tn » surprise yon to hear, hut I believe It to b « true, S£ t moro^ wealth hJ, to this little Wand ot « tan. accumulated alnce the commencement ol the pr « ent cen- | JS= Uiat la, within tho lltetlmo ot many who ere itUl • StS. th. 5S? fwcntfyesK wltS th, proc. dtog My. lEvSpool h ™ had oven moro than her share In thtagrrat, this almost portentous activity. " But with the impetuosity of this galloping career, with rihe wondorlul development ol such art. o! itle u b. ardl- » " s S& ASp fatronger corus. > » uh u , e(- att, Ourfr. edom .^ S SrllJ which eJrtJSt, this U not to b. don. af^ n^ dog Mslno. or by . hating energy • » may bo replied s> « ougnt to „ a„„ htl„, ™ ihauch t? n5 it Is not the wool, truth The entto W, cannot m a nati- m. oros i body. But neither can clnd. th. pun^ t ronncm. n^ __ ^ ^ ts not SO long, nor me auije » , lg„„ U, English nntm tb. whole stock ol energy toas ^ . ^ 1( 1 can command. In Greece rne^ . no[ jd at th. head ol UMUun product, ol Sicily ,„ rltt encouragement ot tncw. in. « „ d „ d Italy. olC. pria and 1- 1 P^ oii- ^ ^ '" 3 .'"" I Sw^' wSlch ml.? ! b. ae*. Hither, say. markets ol Alhtn* wuiw. . eaTtii: and TThucydldca, comjj^" JKrtSinfi ol superlntcndi^ Perlclei and AWMado. w. io n themselves the extensiveJ^ r^ oienco the true AthM. ol modern times, owner.- If Ho'en", th, molt con. plcuoua ot ." t'Stt^ d took th. pl. ee ol inly at the merchants; and when ' art and aclence walked to Uuiveralty ot Leyden the noble train ol libeny. ^ ^^ dUleni founded little Suntry, among th. very loro- nwatol'tl^ UniyeKltlea ol Christendom „ . sneak with deserved mpect snd EtjUtod., „! « Wo now ' ^ n Gerroaiiy : but those who observe the melear « « lwhich havjcsttbliihed Oe ™ ™ XiSlal communities ol EogUnd will tt. rn. dvc, to th. cornea. ^ „ „ lldllB advance, wadlly ttielr. B th. paths ol enterpriie. II, xnoro mMked than H uneng you, my yonngcr tten, aa imPe^^ Sdeitmid to tho puisnlta which - Irtendt . f.^ f S- rtum lamoui haw Influting: ol h„ o made. Uds treat ^ , d „,. deilre lor lonra and the cup ol ' 0i you cut say with Virgil pi Ms deeper draughts--' lugentl percnlsns amoro, there Muses, " dfoKhe j'uen^ ed; noro^ nwhyh. lis no reason whyhoshouMoe ^^ a „ j 0, „ 1. should regard th. W ™ ^ , though tt be but In fragment. ShttttS"^^ d" U<" * lore. i, nstog the melancholy prlvi- •• And no J totf" " Va ^ Sjwnrf, specially to jo; leg. ol « e « ^ tU to Msumo thU to yontt who are still M L„ rea Ji> T Irom other, some lessons " u may > » •'"," SliTit srSSr cost and moro^ ow^ r ihleh yon Sd til I would say that God SS^ Srfres To oeh and icrId ^ umot , work ha, sent no one ol yon wherewith to do it. What tola werki* r. i ' it u has not yet been dUeorwed Instinct may hivetoU R" I> « » B „ UJ, „,. ml. ™ iti th. most ol til your — Do y. ur - UT r' * , flml. th to do,' aays the • a- nlt: ea. ' Whit'- ei- r thy usn thy mini Pndeth Sk « r> l • » HV,?. Jfi- tt' Ton wouli with JuOic. towards winning. Ia there not something wrong— 1 would almost eay something bass— In our sUr-' ird of action, if while bone and muscle are thus developed, and most properly developed, to tbe ot term- it, the mind b allowed to wither and to dwindle fer want of manly exercise t You, who have successfully shown your disposition to excel, I congratulate you on your success Bat that success would be a misfortune and a snare to you if you rested In It; If, to use a homely expression, yiu went to sleep upon It. It is like the meal which the traveller enjoys upon his way, but the purpose of which Is to strengthen him for his further Journey. " On an occasion like this I should n'jt have desired, even before those of you, my youneer friends, who are on the threshold of active and responslole manhood, to dwell In a marSed mur. tr on the trials you will have to encounter. But the Incidents of the time are co common incidents, and there is one among them so obtruilve that youth cannot long enjoy Its natural privilege ot nnacquaintance with the mis- chief. but at the fame tlrre so formidable that youth really req°; Ires to be forewarned against the danger. I refer to the extraordinary and boastful msnlfestatl ns In this age of ours, and especially In tho year which la about to close, of the ex- tremest forms of unbelief ( AppHuse ) I am not » bout to touch upon the differences which distinguish and partly sever the \ Chnrcb ol England from those cnramnnlons by which it Is surrounded : whether they be of Protestant Nonconformists, | or of those who h » va recently incorporated Into tha Chris- tian faith what we mist soppose they tldnk a bulwark and I not aaai g r to religion, the d> ctriDe of Papal Infallibility, j For handling controversies of such a class this Is not the 1 time, I am not the rersm, and my office is not the proper offlce. It ts not now only the Christian Churco, or only the Holy Scriptures, or only Christianity which is a'ta ked. Tho disposition Is boldly proclaimed to deal alike with root and branch, and to snap the tlea which under tho still venerable name of religion unite man with the unseen wo- ld, and lighten tho struggles and tho woes of life by the hope of a better land. ( Applause.) I will not pain and weary you wiih a mult. tudo of details. I will only refer by nsme to one who Is not a British writer— to the learned German, Dr. Strauss He is a man of farwiler fame than any Brltlih writer who m?" ches under the ssmo banner. He has spent a long life In what he doubtless thinks a ( rood cause; and I mention him with the res- e. t which Is Jastly due not only to his ability but to his straight- forward earnestness and to the fairness ond mildness to- wards antagonliti in argument with which, so far as I h » ve seen, he pursues his ill starred and hopeless enterprise ( Ap- plause ) He hns D'ibllshe. 1 during the present year a volume entitled The Old Belief and the Xew In his Introduction he frankly raises the question whether, considering tho prngress which culture has now made, there Is any longer occasion to maintain religious worship in any form what- ever Wby, he asks on behalf not only of himself but of a puty In Germany for which he speaks and for which he claims that It answers to the state of modern thought— why should there be a separate religious society at all, when we have already provision made for all men In the State ; the school, science, and fine art?" In his first ch> pter ho puts the question, ' Are w » still Christians? And after a detailed examination he concludes, always speaking on behalf of modern thought, that If we with our yea to be yes, and our nay, noy— if we are to think and speak our thongh's as honourable, upright men, we must reply that wo aro Christians no longer. This question and answer, however, he observes, are Insufficient. The essential and funda- mental Inquiry with him is, whether we are, or are not, still to have a religion? To this Inquiry he devrtes his second chapter. In this second chapter he find that there la no personal God ; there Is no fntnre state: the aead live In the recolltctlon of survivors— this Is enough for them. After this he has little difficulty In answer- ing the question he has put. AU religious worship ought to b » abolished. The very tame of Divine Service Is an Indlpnlty to man. inereiore, iu ™ " religion has been heretofore understood, his arswer is tnac we ought to hsve no religion any more. But proceeding, as he always does, with commendablo frankness, he admits that he ought to fill with something the void which he has mado. This he accordingly proc eds to do. Instead of God, he offers to us what he calli the AU or Dnlversum. This All or Unlversum has, he teUs us, neither consciousness nor reason. But It has order and law. He thinks it fitted, therefore, to the object of a new and true piety, which he claims for his Unlversum, as the devout ot the old style did for their God. If any one repudiates this doctrlno to Dr Strauss's resson repudiation is absurdity, and to his feeling blasphemy Those are not the ravings of a maniac : nor are they the mere dreams o' an imaginative high- wrought enthusiast such os Comte appears to be ; they are the grave conclusions, after elaborate reasoning, of a learnel, a calm and so fsr as form is concerned, a sober minded man, who in thlB very yeir has been commenced to us, In England, by another apostle of ' modern thoughts ' as one of the men to whose guidance we ought. If we are wise, to submit In matters of religious belief. 1 would not, even if I had tho capacity and the time, make an attempt In this place to con- fute them ; for I have no fear thst by their exhibition they will beguile you. Neither do I search for the hard names of controversy to describe them, for they best describe th- m- selves ( Applause ) Neither can I profess to feel un mixed regret at their being forced, thus eagerly a'id thus early. Into notice : because it is to be hoped thst they wW cause a shock and a reaction, and wUl compel many who may have too Ughtly valued the inheritance so dearly bought for them, and may have entered upon dangerous paths, to consider, whUe there Is yet time, whither those paths wUl lead them. . . . " But, In preparing yourselves for the combat of Ufe, I beg you to take this aUo into your account, that the spirit of denial Is abroad, and has challenged all rellzlon, but espe- cially the religion we profess, to a combat of Ufe and death But I venture to offer you a few suggestions, In the hope that they may be not without their use. You wUl hear in your alter Ufe much of the dnty and deUght of following free thought; and in truth themanwhodoes not value the freedom of his thoughts deserves to be described as Homer describes the slave : he Is but half a man. St Paul, I suppose, was a teacher of free thought when he bade his converts to prove aU things; but it seems he went terribly astray when he proceeded to bid them ' hold fast that which Is good ( hear, hear) • for he evidently assumed that there was something by which they could hold fast, and so he bade Timothy keep that which was c mmltted to his charge ; and another Apostle has Instructed us to contend earnestly for the faith which was onco for aU deUvered to the Saints. Applause.) But the free thought of which we now hear so much seems too often to mean thought roving and va- grant more than free, Uke Delos drifting on the seas- of Greece without a root, a direction, or a home. ( Applause ) " Again youwUl hear incessantly of the advancement of the present age, and of the backwardness of those which havegone before It. And truly It has been a wonderful age ; But let us not exaggerate. It has been, and it is. an age of Immense mental as weU as material activity; it Is by no means an age abounding in minds of the first order, who become great immortal teachers of mankind. It has tapped aa it were, and made disposable for man, vast natural forces ; but the mental power employed is not to be measured by the mere sirs of the results. To perfect that marvel of travel, the locomotive, has perhaps not required the expenditure of more mental strength, and application, and devotion, than to perfect that marvel ot music, the violin. In tho material sphere, the achievements of the age are splendid and unmixed. In the social sphere they are great and noble, but seem ever to be con- fronted by a succ<" slonof new problems, which almost defy so- lution tn the sphere of pure inteUect I doubt whether pos- terity wUl rate us as highly as we rate ourselves. ( Hear, hear ) Rnt what I most wish to observe is this, that it is an in- sufferable arrogance in the men of any age to a'suma what I may call ain of unmeasured superiority over former ages. God who carcs for us, cared for them also. In the goods of this world we may advance by strides, but It Is by stt ps only and not strl les, and by slow and not always steady steps that all desirable Improvement of man In the higher ranges of hla belug is effected, ( Hear, hear.) Again, my friends, you wUl hear much to the effect that tho divisions among Clirlstians render It impossible to say what Chilatlanlty is, and so destroy the certainly ol religion. But if tho div. slons among Christians are remarkable, not less so U their unity In tho greatest doc- trines that thej hold. ( Hear.) We'l nlgh flfteou hind cd years— 5ears ol a more sustained activity than the worlu had ever before seen— havo pa « sed sway since the great contro- versies concerning ttie Deity and the Person of the Redeemer were after a long » g r> y, detei mined. As before that time In a manner less denu d. out adequate for tnelr day, so ever since • hattlm-, amid all chance and change, more, sye, many more than ninety nine iu every hundred Christians have with'one wUl confessed the Deity and Incarnation of our Lord as the cardinal and central truths o! our religion ( Hear.) Surely there Is some comfort here, some senso of brotherhood, some glory In the past, some hope for the tlmts that are to come. •• On one, and only one, more of the favourite fallacies of the dsy I will yet presume to touch. It Is the opinion and the boast of some thafrman Is not responsible for his belkf. Lord Brougham wss at one tlmo stated to have given utter- ance to this opinion, whether truly, I know - oot. But this I know • It was mv p lvile^ e to hear from hia own Ups the need- ful and due limit. tlon of that proposition. ' Man,' he said « la not responsible to man for his belief.' But as boforo God one and the same law applies to oplni- ns and to acts— or rather to Inward and to outward acts, for opinions aro in- irard acts. ( Applause.) Many a wrong opinion may bs guiltless becauss formed in ignorance, and because that knorance may not be our fault : but who shall pre- Sme to say there Is no mercy f « r wrong actlms also, vhen they too, have been due to ignorance, and that Ignorance has not been guilty 1 Tho question Is not whether judgments and actlona are In the same degree Influenced by the condi- tion of the moral motives. lift is undeniable that sell- love and passion have an Influence upon both, then, so far as tkatlnfl uence goes, for both we must be prepared to answer. Should we In common Ufe ask a body of iwlndlers for an opinion upon swindling, or of gam'd : s for an opinion upon gamblln?, or of misers u, on bounty ? And If In matters ot rsligion we allow pride and perverseness to raise a cloud between us and the truth, so that we tee It not, the false opinion that we form Is but the Index of that pervtrseness ar. d that pride, and both for them, and for It as their offspring, we shaU be Justly held responsible. Who they are upen whom this responsibility willfaU it Is not ours to Judge. These laws are given to us. no- to apply presumptuously to others, but to enforce homsUy against ourselves. " Next to a Christian life, my friends, you win And jour best defence against reckl « s aovelty of speculation In soUri fr of, temper, aLd In sound Intellectual habits Be slow to stir In- quiries Which you do not mean particularly to pursue tothelr nro- er end. Be not afrsld to suspend jour judgment, or to feel snd admit yourselves how narrow MO tno bounds of knowledge. Do not too rexdHy assuma that to M^ Tve been opened renal r- ads 10 truth, which wcro heretofore hldd. n fn m the whole family of man; fcrtha opening of such roads would not b.- so mudi favtnr « If It U bad toytelia blind lubmlalon to authority. A female shoplifter, who waa detected in the act of secreting some valuable lace In a « New Yoric draper's shop tbo other day, stated that she was unconsclons of what she hid done ; that she had taken them in a fit of abstraction. At a meeting held on Saturday afternoon, presided over by Mr. George Potter, it was resolved to ask the Home Secretary to receive a deputation with the view of laying before him a memorial praying for a remission of the sen- tence passed npon five gas stokers last we< sk by Mr. Jutlce Brett. Mr. Eden, in- door engineer in the Edinburgh Tele- graph offlce, has invented a system by which, with the exist- ing lnitmmeuts. It has been f^ und practicable to send mt- ssages from both ends of a single wire slmnltsncausly. Ihe Invention has been tested between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and It has been found that one wire la capable of doing double work. Sir W. Fairbairn ba* inaugurated the winter session of the Manchester Sc'entiflc Soci'ty. by an address on Steam. Having for years made the economical use of steam a tub- J* ct of f pecial consideration, he was stUIof opinion that, al- tbon. h a pound of fuel h: d been made to do twice the duty It wo- 11 forty years a; o, through the employment of steam expansively, even now we were far from obtaining from It Ihe amount of power which it Is capnhlo of yielding; ind a wide field was open for discovery in this direction. He pointed out the lmmensa Importance of the subject, by ob" servl; ~ thst the annual number of wrecks on our coasts are • trfkli'g examp'es of malconstruction, and in many cases lnad* q iate means ot propulsion, and to remedy these de- fectshe Imltel the society to study the principles of con- strue Ion, the nature of materials employed, and the har- mony of proportion. causes hitherto exist. Ovations pursue wisdom, or warts In- herit and condemn. Boston, botany, cakes, folony under- TirhAal. nll nllitt. « IVn THE FALMOUTH & PENRYN WEEKLY TIMES. THE TWO COUSINS. BY. J. M. PTTTT/ P. Haytown, in Midlandshire, is a place by 110 merflia remarkable for beauty or ugliness, for antiquity, or any- thing else. To me, however, it was remarkable, 6ome ten years ago, when I first made its acquaintance, for B curiosity in the shape of an old curmudgeon who • lived in an old- fashioned house in one of its by- streets, and who puzzled many of the residents just because be made it his business to tell his business to nobody, and keep himself to himself in as Belfish a way as pos- sible. He had. been apprenticed in the town m which be had been living for 50 years; he had kept a shop there in a commonplace way; and he had suddenly sold the business for much more than it was worth! and retired, caring little what anybody thought of Old Jacob Drydale— for that was his name, as tho etory- books say— had suddenly retired. I say; and this • was how it was.' He had long been known to be on the worst possible terms with his only brother, who lived in a neighbouring town. People did eay that they • were both ill- tempered, morose, and selfish men, and that there was scarcely a pin to choose between them. It was said that Andrew Drydale had treated bis wife most cruelly, that he had broken her heart, and cent her to an oarly grave. Whether it was to counteract this impression that Andrew was now vnd then seen at her grave in Ashbury churchyard, and even noticed to have tears in his eyes— though some good- natured people said they" were crocodile's tears— or whether he • visited her grave because kindly memories fitfully stole • over his seared heart. I cannot say; none but Andrew Drydale knew. And none but he knew how he ob- tained the money that rolled in upon him, and how ho became rich long before he died. He had a great deal of correspondence with " foreign parts," as the neigh- bours indefinitely said; and the most probable sur- mise was that he bought and sold goods that he never saw, and that his speculations in this and other waya • were very fortunate. At all events he grew rich, and evervbody said what a lucky fellow Charley Drydale would be when the old man died, for Charley was the only child. He certainly had not had a very happy time of it when I first knew him. He was then a handsome- looking lad of about 16, with a high, pale forehead, well- chiselled features, and the fire of intel- ligence sparkling in his eyes; but he was rather dreamy and sombre in his manner. I believe this was because the boy had literally had so little childhood. He was but six years old when his mother died, and he was Boon afterwards sent many miles away to a boarding- Bchool where money- making was the ruling principle, and the boys were educated on the soundest system no doubt, though affection had nothing to do with it Little Charley used to sob and sigh himself to Bleep of a night, thinking of the mother who seemed to be the only human being who had ever loved him, and who in his dreams would come and kiss him. Charley's school days had its pleasures and its sorrows, but I fancy the latter predominated. He had hia favourite playmates; he made rapid. progress, and won several prizes ;• but then he felt himself so differ- ent to the other boys. When at night, in the large sparely furnished room, with its dozen iron bedsteads and its bare, pictureless walls, the boys had the plea- sure of bi faking the rules by lying in bed and telling tales of home, of monkeys of brothers, and merry, Bkittish sisters— little Charley was snubbed because he had no home, no sister or brother, or anybody else to talk about; for his father was too cold and hard, too stern and too much immersed in business, to have laid hold of the little fellow's heart. And so when Charley went home— such a home as it ® vas— for the holidays, he longed to get back to his schoolroom, his bed- room looking over a fine stretch of country, and to the only playmates he ever heard of. But the time came for Charley Drydale to leave BchooL He never loved it so much as the day when he left jL The " fellows" could not understand why he packed up his clothes and his books so dreamily; why ho gazed so thoughtfully on a landscape every feature of which was familiar to him, and why he was not delighted at the idea of goinghgme. But all that makes home to a boy had no existence for him. As the train rushed on towards Ashbury the lad's regrets and memories were stronger than his anticipations, though he wondered in a listless sort of way what sort of career was before him. His reveries were cut short as the train arrived at the station, and he saw his father pacing the platform, reading the newspaper as though he were more interested in the contents than in anybody the train might bring. There was no boyish glee on stepping out of the carriage, and no hearty shake of the nand or pat on the shoulder on the part of the father, but there was as kind and cordial a greeting as Andrew Dry dale's nature was capable of, and the boy thought he must have been wrong ever to have thought his father cold or unkind. But cold and unkina seemed the house when Charley entered it. There were signs of wealth about it, but no evidences of comfort. Everything was in its place, and severely clean and proper. " How different to my bedroom at school of a morning!" thought Charley; and severely clean and proper also was the housekeeper of ancient aspect, who gravely received him as though he were a distinguished foreigner. Charley was " at home," but it seemed less of a home than his school had been, and he was glad to get to his own room, as the housekeeper called it, which was very nicely furnished, but which looked unconscionably large and important for so lonely a being as himself, after his little iron bedstead ( n the dormitory. But, at any rate, he could do one little thing he had never dared to do at schooL Unlock- ing his trunk, he carefully took from it a photograph, beautifully framed. With a look of fond affection he pressed the portrait of his mother to his bps, took down a charming little picture of Paul and Virginia from the head of the bed, and placed his mother in the post of honour, soon forgetting his cares in sleep. " I have given you a good education, Charles," said bis father, at breakfast, as though he were making his maiden speech in the House of Commons, instead of talking to his only boy, " and I shall now expect you to assist me in my affairs. I have a large ana impor- tant business, though it does not require many to manage it, and you will, I have no doubt, be happy to render me your aid." Charley said he should bo very happy, though he didn't look so. " I have set my heart upon your succeeding to my business if anything happens to me," said Andrew Drydale, poring over his Times all the while. " If anything happens to me" is the vague way in Which we talk of something we don't like to mention too particularly. And something did happen" to Andrew Drydale before his son had long been installed In his father's office. The money- grubbing merchant was taken seriously ill, and suddenly placed on a bed of sickness. Illness was a new sensation to him; he bad cared little for the illness of others, and had had none of his own. But in the solitude of his chamber he began to have new viewB of life and death, of moiling and fortune- making, of a home without a wife and mother, and of a brother with whom he was at enmity. To do Andrew justice, he who had been least at fault for this brotherly enmity was the first to offer re- conciliation ; and so Jacob Drydale— old Drydale, as he was called by the Haytown people— was ere long seen at his brother's house. Two nard, sensible, matured m men of the world can soon make up a quarrel if they "•• have a mind to it. They can let bygones be bygones, which young people can seldom succeed in, and can maintain that placid, business- like familiarity which is common in brothers advanoed in life. There was, how- ever, not much time for brotherly sentiments of any kind. Andrew's illness was severe and rapid, and he was soon carried to his long home, though no mourners Went about the streets. | It was a small party that assembled on the day of the funeral— Charley and his uncle, the housekeeper and a couple of servants, two of Andrew's clerks, and a neighbour who had some business relations with him. Charbywondered why it should bp sucha plain funeral, but he wondered more why he should be asked to read . the wQL " Certainly, my boy," said Jaoob, " it is you who should read it, as the eldest son, as— as— we have HO executor here, and I don't know— in fact— yes, yea — you read It." ' But Charley felt nervotw and shy at such a solemn kircceeding, and it was only on his uncle insisting that lie niechanically read the document that Jacob had readily fetched from his dead brother's dressing- case. The left all the real and personal property to " my dear brother Jacob Drydale, with the exception of J to " Charles Drydale, my only son," and Jacob was left sole executor. , " Strange I" muttered the solitary neighbour who had assisted at the funeral, " but there, Andrew always was a strange man! Let me look— yes, that'* my • igdaturo. and Brown and I saw him sign it, but neither of us had the least notion of what was in it. f It is strange— poor boy!" he continued in an under* ' tone. The will was proved, and Jacob Drydale found him- self a wealthy man. He was in rather an unseemly hurry, so the Ashbury people said, to sell off the furniture and effects, and he seemed glad when it was I all overand. be quitted the. town foV- ever. In a quiet, sombre parlour, 4n Jacob's house at Hay- town, sat the old man and his. daughter. H i « features were hard and careworn ; he was dovenly in his dress j , and he was nervims and fidgetty. as if something were about to happen. " I don't suppose h'-' ll^ be long now, I my dear," he said— it was not often that he was so endearing—" the train was due," taking out his watch, half an hour ago." Father and daughter contrasted strongly. If Alice had any enemies, they fcould _ not deny she was good- looking, but " she was something more. Yoii know, my dear reader, what . the poets have said of fair, women, and you may take my word for it that poet might have had many a less fair subject for his rhapsodies, and painter might have hadmany a less beautiful model for his pencil than was Alice Drydale; and just now — perhaps because she had taken just a trifle more pains with her toilet— she looked more lovely than over. If she had taken thiB extra pains it could not be because she expected her cousin— of course not— fqr she had not seen him since they h; id played together as children before her father and her undo had quar- relled. Rat- tat- tat, and Charley w - ushered up. ' He had never had any affection for, 01' ny ill- will towards his uncle, and the meeting was IJ jt particularly cordiaL But I suppose Charley's first impressions of his cousin, after so long a separation, must have been rather favourable, judging by his almost exclusive attention to her. As to Alice she faintly blushed and tt- embled sh'ghtly on taking his hand as he entered. Was it because she found him so different to what her imagi- nation had painted him, or because Charley seemed rather startled, and gazed at her so inquiringly ? " Well, my boy," said Jacob, after dinner, aa he pqured out two glasses of port from a bottle that suspicious people might have thought was purchased for this special occasion, " what do you mean to do? You're nearly seventeen now, you know, and it's time you did something, as your father has so strangely left " His father's death was fresh in the lad's memory; his feelings overpowered him, and he rather rudely broke in, " He was a good father to me; he gave me a good education that will preclude my being a burden on any one, I hope; and although perhaps some in- fluence " " Influence— stuff ! Don't talk of what you don't understand. Your father confided you to my care, and " , " He never told me so/' mildly remarked Charley. " But he told me so, sir, and that's enough. Don't let us quarrel over his grave. The question is, what shall we do?" " Or rather, what shall I do ? ' Well, I'll take any situation that presents a fair chance of enabling me to rise. Something commercial I should like." " Enabling you to rise ! You're mighty particular, I think. Beggars must not be choosers, you know 1" • " I'm not a beggar!" buret out Charley, his face flushing with indignation; " andif I were a beggar, it is not to you I should come, uncle." " There, don't put yourself in a rage about nothing. What I mean is that in your outset in life you mustn't be too particular. I wasn't very particular as to what I did, I can tell. you." " Perhaps not," replied Charley, with a significance which old Jacob did not notice. Well but, father," Baid Alice, who had felt very uncomfortable as she' furtively and intently watched Charley daring this colloquy, " if cousin Charles thinks he should like a commercial life, he " '' Hold your tongue, miss !" said Jacob, calmly, with the air of a man that was accustomed to be obeyed. " We will arrange this without your interference. But I must go and call on Brown," he added, " before he leaves ms office, or I shan't get that money to- day. Shan't be long." But he was gone long enough for Charley to improve his acquaintance with his fair cousin. How she had grown, and how handsome she had become ; how diffe- rent to the little girl he used to play with; how he had grown ( but not. a word of how handsome he had become); how strange that the mother that each had loved so tenderly had Seen taken away, leaving such sweet and sad memories in tho mind and such an aching void in the heart; what sort of a situation his first would be; and when they would sea each other again— they had plenty of time to talk of these and other matters. So that when Jacob returned he found them more at their ease thin when he had l< 3ft » The awkwardness of a first interview had passed away; the clouds had broken, and the son was shining. " I beg your pardon, uncle," said Charley, rising, " if I, said anything just now that " ". Oh, all right, my boy,?", said Jacob, " with a grim smile, " we shall get on very well, I dare say." " Did you get tho money, father?" asked Alice, who would not have ventured the question had she not known by his manner that he had got it. " Ye3, my- girl, yes !" exclaimed. Jacob, rubbing his hands with keen delight; and, taking out his pocket book, he carefully compared the numbers of some crisp bank notes with a memorandum, counted and re- counted some gold which he gloated over for a few minutes as if unwilling to let go his hold, and took his precious burden up into his bedroom, where he stowed it away in a safe, and double- locked the iron- plated door. '' I was going to say, Charles," be said on re- entering the parlour, " when you got so excited, that I've got a capital berth for you— AllpOrt & Co., Mark lane—^ old- established wine house— jlist . the thing, my boy. You can stay with me a day or two till final arrange- ments are made. What do you say ? " What could Charley say but the commonplaces of such an oocasion ? He assented— with the mental re- servation'of a Hope that if he were to stay in the samS house as - Alice the . final arrangements, might be con- siderably delayed. These few days were the happiest he had ever had since childhood. To be near her, to look over her drawings, to sing while she accompanied him on the piano, to read to her, to walk with her in the meadows round Haytown— it was delicious. He was in love, that was pretty certain. He never told his love, but he did not let concealment, like a worm in the bud, feed on his damask cheek. Truth to say, there was no concealment on either side, though not a word of love was dpoken. But two young hearts were happy as they never before had been. Mean- while Jacob took very li& le notice of the cousins. He was absorbed in his accounts and: his money, and when, locked in his bedroom, he was counting nis gold over and over again, reckoning up his rent- book after he had found it all right, and checking the number of his notes for the twentieth time, he had no thought for daughter, nephew, servant, or anybody or anything but himself and his hoarded wealth. A few yearS before this there had been a run on a bank in which Jacob had a goodly sum of money, and though he got it out in a twinkling, and the bankers, speedily obtain- ing assistance, paid every demand as coolly aa possible, and went on mote swimmingly than ever, he would never trust a bank again. Charley soon found himself installed as a junior clerk at Messrs. Allport &' Co.' s, who had extensive dealings not at all typified by their name. John Allport. wa3 everybody, and Frederick Allport was only the Co., the former taking the lion's shave of the profits, and the latter the lion's share of the work. Charley applied himself assiduously to hiB duties, and soon became a favourite, but the prospect of lising, on which he had set his heart, was very cloudy, and sitting in . his lonely, room of a pight— he lodged in a house where he was treated as one of the family and where the family was rather badly treated— he often determined on Btarting on Borne other career, which he never did, whenever an opportunity offered, which didn't. One gloomy, bitter December nifeht he was crooning over the fire, staring into it dreamily and thinking of one whose pretty face he fdncied he saw in the bright cinders, when a letter was brought to him, with the Haytown postmark. It was the first letter he had ever received from his counin, and he tore it open hastily and read-*-" Dear cousin,- Father wishes mo to say that ho would like you to spend a few days with him at Christmas, if agreeable to you. Drop him a line to say whether, and, if so, when you will come. Yours truly, Alice- Drydale.." " Short, but not sweet! " he muttered. " It's not her letter ; it's his, I warrant. Why there's no P. S., and no words underlined. Only three words I like— ' Dear,' tod ' Yours truly.' A few days with him, indeed 1 Mine truly! I wish Bhe were. ' If agree- able !' Of course it will bo agreeable 1" And a good deal more. Aa short and not more sweet was hia ! reply, as he suspected her father would see it, but ho gladly accepted the invitation, and a couple of days before Christmas was rattling down to Haytown, I thinking of the Yule ldg, the wassail bowl, the boar's ; head, the morris danCe, and other things which one ] reads of but never sees,; and hoping, for some reason , best khown to himself, that there would be no mistle- ! toe about the establishment if there were to be a party | of friends. But if Charley expected any Christmas ] festivities, any sound of revelry by night, or anything I appropriate to the season beyond roast beef ana plum pudding and a solitary bottle of port, he was wo- I fully mistaken. Miserable economy pervaded the I house, and Jacob Drydale's conversation was chiefly j about stocks and shares, the money market, taxation, 1 pauperism, and other equally enlivening subjects. Charley listened so wearily that the old man took out his heavy bunch of keys and left the room to pore over his accounts. " What a precise formal note yours was, Alice!" said Charley. " Well, cousin, it was exactly what father dictated, word for word. If I had written as I liked I might — but I don't km> w—• well, at all events, it answered the purpose, and I'm glad you've come. It is very dull here, you know, Charley." He quite agreed with her, and thought that Without her, Egyptian darkness would cover the place, but that with her ltwas a galaxy of hght and brilliancy, whatever a galaxy may be. He didn't say all that. He, however, stammered out something like it, and his looks filled up the gaps. That was a happy week in a dull house of a dull town. Old J acob Drydale was happy in his own miserable way; and Alice and Charley were happy in each other's society. But still " he never told his love"— till the last moment, and then, with not too much time to catch the train— a little bird whispers he wanted to miss it— he found time to tell her, hurriedly and impetuously, that from tho creation of the world to that present time no man had ever loved any woman one millionth part of wh^ t his love to her was ; that life without her woxdd be a blank, a desert, a living grave, and that with her it would be a bower of bliss, a garden of Para- dise, and so on. " But you are not a man yet, Charley," said Alice, with a provoking archness that was more tantalising than flattering. " Well, well— yes— no— not quite. But say you will be mine— my wife?— Oh, bother the train ! You will— you will?" Alice didn't say she wouldn't, and that was some- thing, and as Charley clasped her in his arms, and im- printed a passionate kiss— on her cheek, to give him the benefit of the doubt— she looked, and blushed, and trembled, aB if it were very wrong of him, but very pardonable. He returned to the Great City happy as a king, and happier than most of them. He had some- thing now to live for— the bower of bliss, & c,, aforesaid, with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging— and he certainly must strike ont Bome new career. But a couple of years afterwards found him still at Allport & Co. s, with but £ 10 a year more than when he entered tiie bouse, and with a gloomy prospect of any further rise. Meanwhile his labours were sweetened and his day- dreams brightened by darling little letters from Alice, brimful of pure affection and crossed in love, in return for each of which she had two or three, which no doubt would have created laughter, great laughter, and roars of laughter in court, but which were regarded by her as the loveliest, charmingest, duckiest letters that postman ever carried. Another year, another, and still another passed away, and Charley Drydale was still a clerk at All- port s, with the not very plethoric salary of £ 100 a year. During this time he saw Alice but for a weok at each Christmas, and once when her father and she called on liim at the office. On that day, by the wav, he made some sad mistakes in his accounts— luckily 6uch great blunders that the Co. immediately detected them. But these visits were the only oases in the desert of which he had so impetuously spoken ; and he was. beginning to get rather desponding when a telegram arrived that turned the current of his life: " Come directly. Father alarmingly ill. Wishes to see you at once." The " day before this old Jacob Drydale was on the platform of the Haytown Btation, about to start for a station a few miles down the line. He put his third- class ticket into his purse, and was placing a sixpence there when the coin dropped and rolled on to the line. In a moment Jacob was after it. '' Stop!" " Fool!" " Ah, the train!" were called out by the by- standers, some of whom rushed forward to hold him, but too late. He had seized the sixpence, apparently unconscious of the cries and the approaching train, which swooped down upon him in a moment. The whole affair was the work of a few seconds only. Both his legs were crushed, and ho was taken up bleeding ana insensible, and carried to his house close by. He was pretty well known, and loud and long was the moralising, as the train departed,' about the characteristic rapacity of the miserable man. The sixpence which Jacob bad clutched in his hand as the train knocked him down, but which he had dropped, during his insensibility, a second time on the platform, cost him his life. His medical atten- dant at first endeavoured to prepare him for amputa- tion, but soon found that the operation would not save him. In an interval of comparative relief from the paroxyBm of pain the doctor took bis hand and sorrowfully whispered in his ear. " Nohope!" screamed Jacob, with fitful strength. " Then God forgive me! Alice— send for him ! A tele- " aud he fell back exhausted Charley arrived an hour or two after the receipt of the mes& age. Ho found the old man in anguish of mind and racked • with pain. " Charles, forgive me— and God forgive me— I have wronged you," said he ; " I have— no, ' no hope !'— there,, this koy, and this— you know tho door— there's an iron box inside— bring me the box!" Aline fixed on her father an agonising look " Pardon me, Alice dear," he said imploringly; " that will was forced. It was I that " and he covered his face with his hands. Charley found the box, but it was locked, and when he brought it to the bedside the old man was insensible. He soon revived, however, and with difficulty said, " My coat— the coat I had on at the time of the— ' no hope!' Oh God, have mercy I There!" he gasped, pointing to the collar of the coat. On the inside was a very small pocket, securely buttoned, and in this was a curious little key. " Open the No, no. no ! " he shrieked. " I cannot! Mercy! Pardon 1 Alice, my dear, your hand! Forgive ." But he spoke no other word, and in a few minutes was no more. In the box was the genuine will of Andrew Drydale, leaving all his property to his son Charles, with th<> exception of £ 200 to Jacob, and £ 100 to his daughter Alice. After the funeral Charley went back to Allport & Co.' s till his place could be filled up, which, was no difficult matter, and, finding from his solicitor ' that he might do so, started for a few months' continental travel. His legal affairs and those of Alice being settled, or in train for settle- ment, there came the pleasant task of looking out for and furnishing a house, and in thiB they were assisted by several friends who had made their appearance aa Boon as the purport of tKo will became known. That Charley and Alice lived happily ever afterwards it would be premature to say, but I can affirm that they look very happy at present, in as elegantly furnished a little villa as any of the class in the western suburbs of mighty London. COMICAL CoiNciDENdS.— Dr. Doran tells of a comi- cal coincidence of which the rector, curate, and congregation ol a western village were the vlctlmi. The rector and his curate both returned to their duty, after a long absence, upon the same day. The curate took the morning aervlce, and preached » o well aa to astonish hit hearers. In the ovenlnc the rector, who had officiated In a neighbouring parish In the mortilng, asconded the pulpit, and rather surprised his flock by giving out the same text aa the cdrate had chosen in the forenoon. Their surprise became puzz'ed wondeimaftt when they found It was not only the sawo tuxt, but th^ panj? ser- mon : and one can lmaglne. the horror of the listening curate. The fact was. rector ftnd {^ rate bad Mch pr ' somte lithographed sermons, an/ 1, were so unjU< Sff~ auguratb their return home wjth the same or- atory Is, It Is capped by the misadventure, young candidates for a Scotch ministry. TL. ^ rl Upon hia trial, while putting on hi* robe?;' happened to descry an ancient- looking, well worn roll of papor, wliloh proved to be a sermon upon the^ text, ." Jacob was a plain man, dwelling In tents. ' Seeing thnt the old sermon was much better than his new one, the aspirant to pulpit honours took possesion of It, delivered It as his own and thon- re- turned it to Its old restlng- pHjco. The sermon was a. good one and pbafed the hearori, although they would havo preferred one delivered wlth. ut a book. Great wM their astonishment the following Sdnday when preacher number two treated tham with the sauie sermon from the aame text; but it was too much for Scottish patience when a third minister, falling Into tho same trap, commenced hia lermon by announcing that " Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tenU:" and one old woman relieved the feelings of her fel- low- sufferers by exclaiming, " Dell dwelTum I Is he neve: gaun to flit I" " THE LETTER TRANSLATED- BUT TOO LATE!" The following Inimitable sketch, by that clever writer, Mark Twain, Is from " The Innocents at Home" ( published by Rnntledae & Bone,) and to those who almost take a pride in illegible writing the story is not without its moral :— " We stopped some time at one of the plantations, to rept ourselves and refresh the horses. We had a chatty conversation with several gentlemen present; but there was one person, a middle- aged man, with an absent look in his face, who simply glanced up, gave us good- day and lapsed again into the meditations which our coming had interrupted. The plantera whispered ua not to mind him - crazy. They said he was in the Islands for his health ; was a preacher; hiB home, Michigan. They said that if he woke up presently and fell to talking about a correspondence which he had some time held with Mr. Greeley about a trifle of somo kind, we must humour him and listen with interest; and we must humour his fancy that this correspondence was the talk of the world. " It was easy to see that he was a gentle creature, and that his madness had nothing^ vicious in it. He looked pale, and a little worn, as if with perplexing thought and anxiety of mind. He sat a long time, looking at the floor, and at intervals muttering to him- self and nodding his head acquiescingly or shaking it in mild protest. He was lost m his thought, or in his memories. Wo continued our talk with the planters, branching from subject to subject. But at last the word ' circumstance,' casually dropped, in the course of conversation^ attracted his attention and brought an eager look into his countenance. He faced about in his chair and said: " ' Circumstance ? What circumstance ? Ah, I know — I know too well. So you have heard of it too.' [ With a sigh.] ' Well, no matter— all the world has heard of it. All the world. The whole world. It is a large world, too, for a thing to travel so far in — now isn't it? Yes, yes— the Greeley correspond- ence with Erickson has created the saddest and bit- terest controversy on both sides of the ocean— and still they keep it up ! It makes us famous, but at what a sorrowful sacrifice 1 I was so sorry when I heard that it had caused that bloody and distressful war over there in Italy. It was little comfort to me, after 80 much bloodshed, to know that the victors sided with me, and the vanquished with Greeley. It is little com- fort to know that Horace Greeley is responsible for the battle of Sadowa, and not me. Queen Victoria wrote me that she felt just as I did about it— she said that as much as she was opposed to Greeley and the spirit he showed in the correspondence with me, she would not have had Sadowa happen for hundreds of dollars. I can show you her letter, if you wonld_ like to see it. But, gentlemen, much as you may think you know about that unhappy correspondence, you cannot know the straight of it till you hear it from my lips. It has has alwayB been garbled in the journals and even in history. Yes, even in history— think of it I Let me— please let me give you the matter exactly as it occurred. I truly will not abuse your confidence.' " Then he leaned forward, all interest, all earnestness, and told his story— and told it appealingly, too, and yet in the simplest and most unpretentious way j in- deed, in such a way as to suggest to one, all the time, that this was a faithful, honourable witness, giving evi- dence in the sacred interest of justice, and under oath. He said: "' Mrs. Beazeley— Mrs. Jackson Beazeley, widow, of the village of Cambellton, lyvnsas,— wrote me about a matter which was near her heart— a matter which many might think trivial, b ® t to her it was a thing of deep concern. I was Uving in Michigan, then— serv- ing in the ministry. She was, and is, an estimable woman— a woman to whom poverty and hardship have proven incentives to industry, in place of discourage- ments. Her only treasure was her son William, a youth just verging upon manhood; religious, amiable, and sincerely attached to agriculture. He was the widow's comfort and her pride. And BO, moved by her love for him, she wrote me dbout a matter, as I have said before, which lay near her heart— because it lay near her boy's. She desired me to confer with Mr. Greeley about turnips. Turnips were the dream of her child's young ambition. While other youths were frittoring away in frivolous amusements the precious years of budding vigour which God had given them for useful preparation, this boy was patiently enriching his mind with information concerning turnips. The sentiments which he felt toward the turnip was akin to adoration. He could not think of the turnip without emotion ; he could not speak of it calmly; he could not contemplate it without exultation. He could not eat it without- shedding tears. All the poetry in his sensitive nature was in sympathy with the gracious vegetable. With the earbest pipe of dawn he sought his patch, and when the curtaining night drove him from it he shut himself up with his books and garnered statistics till sleep overcame him. On rainy days he sat and talked hours together with his mother about turnips. When company came, he made it his loving duty to put aside everything else and converse with them all the day long of his great joy in the turnip. And yet, was thfs joy rounded and complete ? Was there no secret alloy of unhappiness it? Alas, there was. There was a canker gnawing at his heart ; the noblest inspiration of his soul eluded nis endeavour— vii : he coula not make of the turnip a climbing vine. Months went by : the bloom forsook his cheek, the fire faded out of his eye ; sighingB and abstraction usurped the place of smiles and cheerful converse. But a watchful eye noted these things, and in time a motherly sympathy unsealed the secret Hence the letter to me. She pleaded for attention — she said her boy was dying by inches. " ' I was a stranger to Mr. Greeley, but what of that The matter was urgent. I wrote and begged him to solve the difficult problem if possible and save the student's life. My interest grew, until it partook of the anxiety of the mother. I waited in much sus- pense. At last the answer came. " ' I found that I could not read it readily, the hand- writing being unfamiliar and my emotions somewhat wrought up. It seemed to refer in part to the boy's case, but chiefly to other and irrelevant matters- such as paving- stones, electricity, oysters, and something which I took to be " absolution" or " agrarianism," I could not be certain which; still, these appeared to be simply casual mentions, nothing more; friendly in spirit, without doubt, but lacking the connection or co- herence necessary to make them useful. I judged that my understanding was affected by my feelings, and Bo laid the letter away till morning. " ' In the morning I read it again, but with difficulty and uncertainty stili, for I had lost some little rest and my mental vision seemed clouded. The note was more connected, now, but did not meet- the emergency it was expected to meet. It was too discursive. It appeared to read as follows, though I was not certain of some of the words:— to! I " ' Three days passed by, and I read the note again Again its tenor had changed. It now appeared to d0 sometimes wake wines; turnips restrain E^ wiL?^ ne", 3 « ry to state. Infest the poor widow; effects will be void. BatdC, bUhlnVetc., etc. followed unfairly, win worm him folly- so not- Yrxwly, jj\ CB KvEELPj.- " ' This was more like 1 wfc'unable to pro- ceecL I was too much worn. The word " turnips " brought temporary joy and encouragement, but my strength was so much impaired, and the delay might be so perilous for the boy, that I relinquished the idea of pursuing the translation further, and resolved to do' what I ought to have done at first. I sat down aud wrote Mr. Greeley as follows : " DEAB Sm: I fear Idonot entirely enmprehond your kind note. It cannot be possible, Sir, that ' turnips restrain passion'— at least the atuay or contemplation of turnips cannot— for it is this very employment that has scorched our poor friend's mind and sapped his bodily strength. But if they do restrain it, will you bear with us a little further and explain how they Bhould be prepared ? I observe that you aay'causes necessary to state,' but you have omitted to state them. " Under a misapprehension, yon seem to attribute so me In- terested motives in this matter— to call it by no harsher term. But I assure you, dear sir, that if I seem to be ' infesting the widow, xt is all seeming, and void of reality. It is from no seeking of mino that 1 am In this position. She asked me, hersolf. to write to you. I never have Infested her- indced I scarcely know her. I do not Infest anybody. I try to go along, m my humble way, doing as near right as I can, never harming anybody, and never throwing out insinuations. As J05 T TrJord „ J113 effect3>' they are of no Interest to me. I trust 1 nave effects enough of my own— shall endeavour to get along with them, at any rate, and not go mousing round to get hold of somebody's that are ' void.' But do you not see?— this woman is a vndow— she has no ' lord.' He is dead— or pretended to be. when they buried him. Therefore, no amount of' ' dirt, bathing,' etc., eta, howsoever ' unfairly followed will be likely to ' worm him from his folly'— If boing dead and a ghost Is ' folly.' Your closing remark i3 as unkind as it was uncalled for ; and If report says tine you might have applied it to yourself, air, with more point and less Impropriety. Very Truly Yours, SIMON ERICKSON." " ' In the courseof a few days, Mr. Greeley did what would have saved a world of trouble, and much mental and bodily suffering and misunderstanding, if he had done it sooner. To wit, he sent an intelligible rescript or tJhslation of his original note, made in a plain hand by lMclerk. Then the mystery cleared, and I saw that ms heart had been right, all the time. I will recite the note in its clarified form : [ Translation.] metimes vin times make vines; turnips remain _ - 5aary to state. Infbrm the poor widow i^ ain. But diet, blthing, etc., etc., fol- ^ ean him from hia folly— so fear not. Yours, HORACE GREELEY." "' Butj alas! it was too late, gentlemen— too late. The criminal delay had done its work— young Beazeley was no more. His spirit had taken its flight to a land where all anxieties shall be charmed away, all desires gratified, all ambitions realised. Poor lad, they laid him to his rest with a turnip in each hand.' " So ended Erickson, and lapsed again into nodding, mumbling, and abstraction. The company broke up, and left nim so. . . . But they did not say what drove him crazy. In the momentary confusion, I forgot to ask." [ The other sketches In " The Innocents at Home" also abound In interest, and tho reader will not regret the trifling sum for the purchase, or the time spent in Its perusal] " Polys takes, but who shall allay? IV. fear not. Yrxwly, H ® VACE EVEELOJ." " ' But there did not seem to be a word about tur nips, There seemed to be no suggestion as to how they might be made to grow like vines. There was not even a reference to the Beazeleys. I slept upon the matter ; I ate no Bupper, neither any breakfast next morning. So I resumed my work with a brain refreshed, and was very hopeful. Now the letter took a different aspect— all save the signature, which latter I judged to be only a harmless alfectation of Hebrew. The epistle was necessarily from Mr. Greeley, for it bore the printed heading of The Tribune, and I had written to no one else there. The letter, I Bay, had taken a different aspect, but still its language was eccentric and avoided the issue. It now appeared to say : " Boliviaextemporizes mackerel; borax esteems polygarpy sausages wither in the east. Creation perdu, is done j for woes inherent one can damn. Buttons, buttons,'' corks, geology underrates but we shall allay. My beer's ou(. Yrxwly, HEVACE EVHELOJ." " ' I was evidently overworked. My comprehension was impaired. Therefore I- gave two dayB to recreation, and then returned to my task greatly refreshed. The letter now took this form: '* Poultices do sometimes choke swine; tulips reduce pos- terity; causes leather to resist. Our notions empower wisdom, her lot's afford while wo can. Butter but any cakes fill any undertaker, wo'll wean him from his filly. We feel hot. Yrxwly, HEVA0B EVEELOJ." " * I was still not satisfied. These generalities did not meet the question. They were crisp, and vigorous, and delivered with a confidence that almost compelled conviction ; but at suoh a time as this, with a human life at stake, they seemed inappropriate, worldly, and in bad taste. At any other time I would have been not only glad, but proud, to receive from a man like Mr. Greeley a letter of this kind, and would have studied it earnestly and tried to improve myself all I could: but now, with that poor boy in his far homo languishing for relief, I had no heart for learning. A STRING OF PEARLS. Force not a child to premature study. The foot- paths may be soonest green in the spring, but afterwards they are bat Bere and yellow tracks through the bloom- ing meadowB. To be happy, the passions must be cheerful and gay, not gloomy, and melancholy. A propensity to hope and joy is real richja; one to fear aud sorrow, real poverty. Our customs and habits are like; the ruts in our roads. The wheels of life settle into them ; and we jog along through the mire, because it is too much trouble to get out of them. Do good to thy friend, that he may be more than thy friend ; your enemy, that he may become thy friend. Be a friend to virtue, a stranger to vice. Govern thy tongue, and learn to bear misfortune. In the " economy of nature" we often find tho wildest profusion; and BO we do in the boasted economy of some people. Patience is a virtue which some people think every one wants but themselves. Do good to all, that thon mayest keep thy friends, and gain thine enemies. A punctual man is rarelv a poor man, and never a man of doubtful credit. His small accounts are fre- quently settled, and he never meets with difficulty in raising money to pay large demands. Small debts neg- lected, ruin credit; and when a man has lost that, ha will find himself at the bottom of a hill he cannot ascend. Diligence is a fair fortune, and industry a good es- tate. Wisdom often comes to us too late in life to be of much service to us. There's no use in mustard after meat. Duty is the little blue sky over every fieart and soul — over every life— large enough for a star to look be- tween the clouds, and for the_ skylark Happiness to rise heavenward through and sing in. " The better the day the better the deed, " is a bod proverb as it runs ; but read it backwards, as wiz irdet undo charms, and it is a capital saying— the better the deed the better the day. Correct yourself betimes. You will seldom or never keep from falling if you cannot recover yourself when you first begin to totter. If youth is a blunder, manhood is a struggle, and old age a regret. He that lacks time to mourn, lacks time to mend. Conscience is a sleeping giant ; we may lull him into a longer or shorter slumber ; but his starts are fright- ful, and terrible is the hour when he awakes. When a man takes more pleasure in earning money than in spending it, he has taktui the first step towards wealth. Men look at the faults of others with a telescope— at their own with the same instrument reversed, or not at'alL If June has its foliage, January has its fireplaces, and each is welcome for its beautiful gift. LAST HOURS of the POET CAMPBELL. On the 16th of June, 1814, Campbell was able to converse freely ; but his strength had become reduced, and on being assisted to change his posture, he fell back in the bed insensible. Conversation was carried on in the room in whispers; and Campbell uttered a few sentences so unconnected, that hU friends were doubtful whether be was conscious or not of what was going on in his presence, and had recourse to an artifice to h- srn. One of them spoke of the poem of " Hohenlinden," and, pretending to forget the author's name, said he had heard it was by a Mr. Robinson. Campbell saw tho trick, was amused, and said playfully, in a calm but distinct tone, " No;, it was one Tom Campbell." The poet had— as far as a poet can— become for yeara indifferent to posthumous fame. In 1833, five yeira before this time, he had been speaking to some friends in Edinburgh on the subject. " When I think of the existence which shall commence when the stone is laid ab6ve my head, how can literary fame appear to me — to any one— but as nothing? I believe, when 1 am gone, justice will be done to me in this way — that I was a pure writer. It is an inexpresable com fort, at my time of life, to be able to look back and feel that I have not written one lino against iebgi" n or virtue." Religious feeling was, as the closlng scene approached, more distinctly expressed. A fnend was thinking of' the lines in " The Last Ma^'' heard with delight the dying man « p « a Jus " in life and immortality brought to U^ t by the Saviour." To his niece be said, ' Com « . let ^ . mg praises to Christ; " then, pointing to the ^ dalde he added, " Sit here!" " Shall I pray foryou rahesud. • « OhTyes," he replied ; " let n. pray for each other. The tRy of the Ch^ h of England wa* read; he ex. preLedE^ lf "' ootbed-^ mfort^" The n « t day, at a moment when be * be > « 1 « P « B his lips suddenly moved, and he said, We shall see * * to- morrow," naming a long- departed friend. On the next day he expired without a struggle. A SEWSIBLS GIRI*.— A young woman delegate in the recent Ohio invention of woman suffragists, siid, " for my ovra part, Hove man. Individual^, collectively, better than woman; and so, I am sure, does every one of my sex, If they, nko me, would utter their real sentiments. I an m'jie I anxious for man's elevation and improvement than lor I yromm't, and « o is every true woman." '