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Vol. XEV.

"4 FINE CHANCE FOR SPECULATORS Marine Insurance Company! ITERATURE. | PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. THE FIRE FIEND—A NIGHTMARE.

AND

IENTERPRI

Weekly HJournal of

olitics, Literature, and Alews,

< ‘Phits is true Liherty, whoa Freebort: Mon, hdvitie to aavine the Public) inay wpeak ther.-—Litylia. i M Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, October 17, 1864, New Series.---No. 46. Re Por

SING MIEN.

HE UNDERSIGNED has been instructed by the owners to offer FOR SALE, or RENT, | several VALUABLE FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES and FARMS in!

xl cultivation, well wooded, aud possessing otber

BELFAST and other parts ef the Island, in got

advantages; and tor which good and valid titles and immediate possession can be given.

A{rs0—POUR LOTS, being the residue of th sold the present seasoir) in that most advantageous adjoining MONTAGUE BRLUDGE, ten miles trom

ot produce are annually shipped, and nearly all paid for in cash. purchase here, and ship for Great Britain, the United States, Ke. +, and Temperance Society have been established for some time, with |

Meeting House, Post Offic

qwany Grist, Saw and Cloth Mills in the vicimty; where also any quantity of all kinda of Lumber | b SUMMER HILL property is the only Freehold Property for sale

can be had in trade at low rates. in the place, which renders it most cesirable for al rising town. A STORE, aud Dwelling in it, capa double Wharf and site for Lime Kila, will be solid

Pians, particulars, or any other information can be obtained by calling at the office of Messrs. | Reference can also be had from W. Sanderson, F. P. | W. Hugties, }

Ball & Sen, Land Surveyors, Charlottetown. Norton, Tl Annear, Georgetown; Jas Bri Eraminer Office, Charlottetown; and te the subset Manny's Mowing Machine,

id also ter the Fulling Mills of Messrs. Bourke,

Fu lay W Me Donald, Din tte;

omas

1864,

Orwell Store, August 18

CARD!

(MIE Subscriber desires to express his sincere thanks for the very eXtensive custom given firm of Detany & Witsos aud bes to announce to hix friends and the public that be has taken the Store on the corner of Great Georve and Kent Streets, kKiown as “* PAWSON'S! BUILDING,

te open, abeat i

A large and }ashionable

STOCK OF GOODS,

st Honses in GREAT by strict attention to to merit and Pecelve |

to the late

e Ikh OC TUBER,

irchased at some of the RETAIN, and trusts thi business he will continu

} iblie patronage W. H. WILSON.

Charlottetown, Oet 3, 18:4

CARD. CHARLES L. HAWBOLT,

Commisssion Merehant and Auctioneer, | No. 9 HOLLIS STREET HALIFAX, N.S., R ESPECTFULLY

menced Lusme-s as ts to

innounces to his ac-

in P. E- Island, thit above, and js pre-}

ispose at Auction

}

pared to receive consignie or otherwise. Hei

quaintaunce with the Brunswick and Nova Scot

3 of oF m, from his long ac

trade of P.E. feland, New

t, he will be able to do

justice to Louse who patronize hit. REFERENCES: i James Par lie, Fs }. Cl arlottetown, } James Muirlread, Es Su erside, Lionald Morrisetr Ee, New London.

Septe

WILLIAM H. BREMNER, Printer and Bookbinder, KENT STREET,

(Two doors west of Stewart's Hotel,)

CHARLOTTETOWN -.- BP. bE. ISLAND

iber 26, 1864 3m

Books can be left for Binding at Mr Jose} h

ertrain’s, Siunmerside

Charlottetown, Sept LY bSot. all p Gin SPUBBS LOTREL, Opposite the ('ustom Llouse)

{46 Prince Wiiliam street, |

Sie JUG, Bs ee

JAMES MecINTOSH,........ PROPRIETOR August 29, 1s64 ly Cc. L. STRICKLANDB, Surgeon & Mechanical Dentist.

p* AY ED Teeth filled and restored to their patural shape and usefulness with

GOLD and PLATINA. feeth mserted on Geli, Silver and Vuleanite, the Vuleanite, although a vwew thing here, bas

been used long enough cleewhere to prove it te be one of the most valuable nuprovements ever | wade in MECHANICAL DENTISTRY

Many who cannet wear Geld and Silver im the mouth can wear the Vulcanite with

persons

ease and comfort. The e mouth have no galvanic ac-; tien upon it whatever. It is free fr or sinell. | It being ene continuous there is ne possible chanee for the | dyemeut of food or the | secretions of the mouth. { It is kept clean with much less trouble than

: st * #? aciae th til

oil aii Last pieee,

Gold or Silver. | It possesses more strength than a base of Gold | or Silver and is at the samme time mach lighter. i

Tu case of great absorption of the guma, the | the cheeks Heiig thereby) caused te lowk helluw aid unnatural, this base cau be built out 30 as to} give the cheeks their former fulness in ap- pearauee. j

The eapense of the Vuleanite being much less than Gold is placed withiu the reach of those of wore limited means. j

te Chieretorm used in extracting. | Charlottetown, July 15, 1564. }

cee ane a

| ! ;

WHITE BEANS!

UST RECEIVED, and for sale by the| Barrel or Bushel—

5 bbls. Canadian WHITE BEANS,

N. RANKIN.

September 12, 1864.

FOR SALE. re SALE, at the subseriber’s Wane- novuse, in CHARLOTTETOWN, 2000 Bashels Jiverpool Salt 50 Sacka Butter Salt 20 Tons 3 & ; Iron 3 Tons Navy Oakum JAMES C. POPE.

June 13 1864. tf

NOTICE TO FARMERS. \ ANNY’S CELEBRATED MOW.- 4 ING and REAVING MACHINES, whieh save immense labour and money, have just arrived in the Steamer **Commerce”. The subscriber ex pects that al! ageuts and others wanting them will seud their orders forthwith, as the sapply is limit ed. Farwers wio desire to preserve the life and | health of their young lands, especially their fe- | tiles, who are so severely worked by the old mode | of cutting grain crops, aud who also desire to econo- | inise their money, will io well tosecure one of the | above named MACHINES as speedily as possible. | RCHARD J. CLAKKE. | July I1, 1964. }

Ex P. Y. Soap. op UST RECEIVED, a few boxes of the |

above superior SUAP, so highly approved o |

by families who have liitherto purchased and used }

it . N. RANKIN. Anguat 8, 1364. ; WAITER, WV ANTED, for the Steamer ‘* Princess!

: of Wales,” a emurt, active LAD, to act as WAITER Satisfactury testimonials required. Apply forthwith to

ib. W. HALES, Secretary. Steamboat Office, W.ter-st, Sept. 26, 1864.

Hides! Hides! Hides!

Mur highest market price will be paid for OX and COW HIDES and CALF SKINS, at Dodd's lirick Store, Powval Street. DODD & ROGERS. Sept. 19, 1864.

Union Bank of Pr. E. Island. WILL take the Bil!s of the above Bank

at the face, for F our, and other merchandise, i ma: ket rates, and r ceive them for aecounte. THOMAS HANFORD,

Suly U1, (864. Bia St. John, N. BS.

Qihay PIG.— A stray boar pig, about

twelve months old, white and black, has been on the subseriber’s premises since early last Spring Notice is hereby givea that oniess the said pig be claimed und all expenses paid before TUESDAY, the 18th day of October instant, it will on that day, at the hour of 11 o’elvck, be sold at public auction, acodrding to law. DANIEL COLLINS.

North Kiver Baek Koad, October 18, 1864

irteen Building Lots (the other nine having been wereantile situation known as SUMMER HILL,

Georgetown, where close on to 150,000 bushels Americans and other speculators

| classes of artizans, now so much wanted in this ble of holding 15,000 bushels of produce, with a cheap or leased on reasonable terms.

wdrick, Campbeliown, Lot 4; F. iber at Orwell, who is also Agent for the sale of the celebrated Yarmouth COOKING STOVE, Mil View, the Llon. Jas. MeLaren, New Perth,

where Cloth is received and returned with despatch,

RICHARD J. CLARKE,

== ———

1864.

ee

NEW GOODS

JUST ARRIVED

A'l THE

H. HASZARD

EGS to announce the ARRIVAL of his SPRING and SUMMER STOCK of F ry ‘ » y ” 7 *. BRITISH DRY GOODS, Hardware, &c., &c., In all the varieties of the LATEST STYLES in fashion, and Material suitable for the seasen, having been carefully selected and purchased on favorable terms, will be sold CHEAP FOR PROMPT PAYMENT. Upper Queen Street, Charlottetown, May 30, 1364.

ROYAL MAIL 4 STEAMERS

PRINCESS OF WALES AND HMEATITER BELLE. New Summer Arrangement, Commencing Ikth JULY.

Charlottetown for Pictou, Monday, Heather Beileieaves at 9 morning. ‘Thursday, Princess of Waiesleaves at 8 do.

Pictou to Charlottetown, Monday, Heather Bel ‘Thursday, Priticess of Wales at 12 midnight.

Charlottetown to Brule.

Thurs lay , Heather Belle leav

e leaves at 7 evens g.

es at 4 morning. Saturday, Heather Belle leaves at 4 du. Brule to Charlottetown, Thursday, Heather Belle leaves at 5 evening Saulurday, Heather Be §

Ch'town to Summerside and Shediac,

ie leaves at 5 ao

Tres uy. Princess of Wales leaves at 7 morning Wednesday, “ ne i.. de Friday, ~ te 8. du

Summerside to Shediac,

Tuesday, Princess of Wales leaves at 11.30 a. m

Wednesday, s e320 du } riaay, " = £2.30 duo Shediac to Summerside and Ch’town, Pnesa y, Pi lneess of Wai 8 leuves at 3 30), p. Wednesday, . 2 do,

Saturday, | ” “ 2 do. Summerside to Char’town, Tuesday Princess of Wales leaves at 7 evening. Wednesday, ve 5.30 do. Saturday, se * 5.30 - de.

FARES: Frem Charlottetown te Pictou or back, Cabin I2s., Steerage 1Us. Gd. Do do rule or back, Cabin 9s., Steerage 78 6d. Du de. Summerside or back, Cabiu Ys., Steevrage 7s. Gd. Do du Shediac or back, Cabin I53., Steevage lds. De de. St. John or back, £1 8s. Jdd., or $4. 50e. Do. do. Eastport or back, j £1 17s. Gd., or SO. Do. du. Portland or _ back, £2 10s8., or $8. Do. do. Boston or back,

£2 16s. 3d., or BY.

Return Tickets to or from Charlottetown and Summerside, 12s., available one week.—Tickets void if parties leave the Island during the time,

Excursion Return Tickets, at one first class fare, may be issued at any Ticket office to parties of five or more going and returning together, to and from any ene station within one week, it

| being distinctly understood that unless these con-

ditions dre cowplied with the Tickets will be vaid te’ The Steamer“ Heather Belle,” leaves Mount Stewart Bridge every FRIDAY morning

ealling at the different wharves on her way up } {and duwn the River.

sy order, F. W. HALES, Seeretary. Ch’town, July 11, Is64.

Boston and Colonial Steamship Line.

The Fine Sea-going Steame2:s COMMERCE AND FRANCONIA, W ILL run between BOSTON and

CHARLOTTETOWN for the remainder of

the season, touching at Halifax, Carso and Picton— |

one of which steamers will leave south side of = Wharf. Boston, and the other Queen's Wharf,

Charlottetown, EVERY MONDAY, AT NOON. |

Daye of sailiug as follows :— THE COMMERCE, Will leave Charlottetown, Monday, August 8th,

Do Boston, do do 15th, lho Charlottetown, do de 2d, Jo Boston, do do 2%h, lo Charlottetown, do 7 Sth, Do Boston, do do 12th, Do Charlottetown, do do 1th, Do Boston, do do 26th,

arriving in Port on the next Friday after sailing at or about noen. THE

Soston

FRANCONIA

Will leave Mouday, pager Sth?

Do Charlottetown, do vo loth, Do soston, do do 224, Lio Charlottetown, do do 29h, Do Boston, do Sept oth, Do Charlottetown, do do 2th, Do Boston, do do 19th, Do Charlottetown, do do 26th. RATES OF PASSAGE:

Cabin to Boston, .6.0--+¢s £2 8 0 Steerauwze t0 GO cn ew ccceee 116 0 (wide to Molifax.,....****** he ee Steeraye to Halifux,...---- ; 9

lio to Cameo, a o« oes 018 @

Do OS eae 090

Fer Freightor Passage apply to FRANKLIN SNoW & Co, 4 Commercial street, Boston, or to 1. C. HALL, Agent. Peake's Building, Water-street, Charlottetown, August 8, 1864. tf

International Steamship Company.

Two Trips 2 Week.

PEXHE Splendid sea-going STEAMERS

“NEW ENGLAND,” Esos Fikcp, Master, and “NEW BRUNSWICK,” E. B, Winchester, Muster, willleave Reed’s Point Wharf on Monnsy and THCRSDaY mornings, at8 o'clock, until further

notice. FARES: és rr “rom St. John to Eastport,---+--+--- a

ate al PEL Gua do cee 4 “ e Bathaas 6 do ove o owe of 5 00

, By Steamer and Railway tq Boston,..6 00

tp All fares and freights payable in New Brans-

wiek currency 5 CARVELL, Agent. April 16, 1864. :

-Judson’s Worm Tea |

A pumber of Stores, Wharfs, a|

\Incorporated 4th April, 1863.) PRESIDENT:

WILLIAM HEARD, Esquire.

! DIRECTORS:

| HON. DANL. DAVIES, | HON, JOS. HENSLEY, |

HON. W. W. LORD, HON. GEO. BEER,

| JAMES DUNCAN, Esa. | HENRY HASZARD,Ese | SECRETARY :

DANIEL J. ROBERTS

[eS Risks taken daily at the Offices in Water-street. |

| May 4. |

Assurance Company of Gasgovw.

}

‘Life

ESTABLISHED. IN 1838.

| Incorporated by Act of Parliament.

GOVERNOR:

The Right Honorable The Earl of Glasgow.

| Subscribed Capital, - - - £600,000 j Accumulated Funds, . ° .

} Annual Revenue, - ; “ 4

| Subsisting Assurances, - - - 2,500,000 Henry Dun op, Esqr, Chairman.

W. F. BinkMyre, Esgr, Manager.

Distinctive Features in the Company's Business

System—

Annual Division of Profits,

sone e old stand, Where be intends | ff, O N D Oo N Ho US a, Policy - Holders Participate in Profits

from First Year of Entry, Bonus Assurance at the Smallest Outlay,

‘Seven Years’ Half Credit Assurance | Exemptions — Foreign Travel and Foreign | Residence.

Rates of Assurance, and all other information, may be learned from the Agent for this Island, at GEORGETOWN. WM. SANDERSON.

Georgetown, June 27, 1864. ly

The Liverpool and London

FIRE AND LIFE

TY a 7, _ rr

INSURANCE COMPANY. YEXULE Agent for the above first class English Fire Insurance Company begs to cal] the attention of the public te the advantages offered by this Company, in respect to the security to the assured, and promptness to pay losses, which, with- out disparaging other Companies, may be sufely

'

a to be superior to those. afforded by “uy ther Company in the Island. The Liverpool and | London F. & L. Insurance Company has been in |} successful operation since IS36, with agencies all }over the world, and has paid in losses about two | millions and a quarter sterling. Its sul

pital is £2

|

ilone amount to £1,512,000 stg ;

scribed ca

000,000 sterling, and its invested funds

and the fire pre } minus for [86] amount to £360,130 19s 9d; and in laddition to this very large capital, the Company, } laving Leen established before the recent Limited | Linbilitw Act, the individual fortanes of each of the | shareholders, comprising some of the wealthiest sin Liverpool and ond nid the whole of t! this respect it differs, itis believed, from

midon, are liable for

e capi al be sw ept

nercoan the losses, sive | iway. In ny other ¢ And lastly. | of Attorney di lraw Bills t

Pitt patny established here

the Agent being appointed by Power rectly from Kugland, is aathorized to Fs Occurs ana wii ‘

extent o}

© lnoment a Ilome Corn thromsand potuds sterinig.

Wit

eferring to the pany, to the

a, the C mpany ir 1! justified) te

Br he wi han other Eugbisi

isk au higher rate of pretuliua nithe same advan-

5. Wi ide hol prexe tires, andthe Avent has beer advieed

hae Ween agreed upon by the

ipeta isneous fen

nit an nniform rate

Directors of this Company and the * Queen,” anc tthe Agents bere s iid, in this respect, “act hh consort.” W. A. JOHNSTONE, Aveut of the Liverpool and Loudon Nov. 10. 1802 Fire lusurance Company.

| Queen Insurance Company | OF LIVERPOOL. “FIBRE AND VEIEE!

| Aare - - ~ £1,000,000 Sterling. r

| ENLHE Subscriber, having been appointed ageut for tlie above first class Insurance Com | pany, is prepared lo tuke risks onali descriptions oi | property J. 8S. CARVELL.

| Charfottetown, Feb. 10 tt }

|

[Extracts From NewspaPens.] On reference to a return made to Parliament. and ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, 7th | June, 1861, it will be seen that the increase of Duty | for the year, paid by the * QUEEN,” was £567, | being upwards of £1000 more than paid by any | other office ever yet established in this City. |From Gore’s General Advertiser, Oct. 24, 1861.) | “Indeed, we believe that we are perfectly justi | fied in saying that no other Company, within th: | same period, ever attained so large an income in |} either the Fire or Life Departments as the Queen | Insurance Company. In making this stateient,we }make no exception even in favor of our older local companies, namely, the Liverpool and London, the | Roval, and the Lancashire Insurance Companies.” jFrom the Civil Service Gazette, Nov. 2. 1861.] “ Among there important institutions stands emi- nent for its soli lity, aus Well as fer its success, ‘the | Queen Insurance Company,’’ which last week held | its annual meeting of proprietors in Liverpool. A reference to the ample report in another page will i fully satisfy every reader of the signal progrese } made by this association since its foundation. Such success 18, indeed, rarely attained ; aud it attests at once the excellence of its management, aud the pub | lie confidence in its constitution.” {From the Liverpool! Mereury, Nov. 2, 1861.) “Tt must be gratifying to the public generally, and oupes ially to the proprietors, to find that its in- come during the past three years has increased at | the rate of £20,000 per annum. We believe that no other Company, within the same short period, ever attained so large an increase either in the Fire or Life Department. This speaks highly for the activity oan zeal of the management, while the | promptness with whieh all the claims, arising eut | of the late disastrous fire in London were met, tes- | tifies to their financial ability and the care aud pru’ dence which marked theinvectment of these furds.’

_ OFPY TANNDRY. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

| "FXHE subseriber will pay, at the Office of the CITY TANNERY, Four-pence Half-penny per pound, CASH, for any quantity of OX and COW -HIDES, and warket prices for SUKEP- SKLNS, as quoted in Ross's Weekly. Avents througheut the Island will be guided as to price to be paid for Sheep-skius by the Weekly, aud 43d per pound for Hides.

AGENTS:

Messrs. Win. Sanderson...-...+-++- Georgetown, Manoab Rowe...........------Montague Bridge, Fe TIRE. « « coc coc ccccenstees Vernon River, Jobe CO, 0235025. RUE OA. Wood Islands, Edward Robertson........-.-- Newtown, Belfast, Richard Habbit «....+... <5 ssjei0 + -¥enrie- Summerside, Charles Compton....---------+---+-- St. Eleanor’s, MEE, fos cn soonest cs Centeryille, Bedeque, kt. Tuplin, janior........-- ith ncctes see Me Samuel Prowee.......---.++-++-- Murray Harbor, Famas Clow. cae ond d - 0d brieine’ oa SOG PUAMEG 6 oc coe cess tecce scence ddsen Souris, Senile, 5 os cic cee cenccnnccnies iss). Oe Robert Howlett ......-.--44 Grand River, Lot 56, | Wm Findley ...-------+-<- abi + -ne¥ 4% ees Orwell, | Jamnes MGOTO.o --ncac- coe ceonvae seth Flat River, Be TE: oxo sev ecscceseceeres al eal Pownal, J. RB. McEwen....... eS fie ok West St. Peter's, Jolin Sutherland.......-+-+-+----- St Peter's Bay, D, H. Dingwell.....-..0e2-+-seeeee + Rollo Bay, SORD COLNE one <oceccee néoave de> tenes ee Tignieh, John Cabilte., . ogee seve nccces Cumpbelton, Lot 4, Jol Connote 5... <2... sn ccc c cece ceceeees ot ld

W. B. DAWSON.

Charlottetown, Sept. 5, 1864. 3m

Take Notice!

—_——

the late GEO. E ¢. LOWDES, Bequire, by Note of Hand, Book Account, or otherwise, requested to make payment before the FIRST OF NOVEMBER NEXT, as legal proceedings will be taken, without further notice, to recover any amounts remuinjng unpaid after that date. By order of the Administratrix, WM. CUNDALL.

October 3, 1864. wkly isl 4ins

fPURESHING MACHINE CASTINGS. BEER . August 4, 1964. *

450,000 | 95,000 |

i frequently, duy by day, and day by day

A LL parties indebted to the Estate of

ae

BY EDGER ALLAN POE,

The following poem Poe considered imeow- plete, and threw it aside in disgust. Some mouths afterwards, finding itamongst his papers, be sevt it in a letter to a friend, labelled facetious ly, “To be read by firelight at midnight, after thirty drops of laudanum :”—

In the deepest dearth of midnight, while the sad and solemn swell

Still was floating, faintly echoed from the forest chapel bell—

Faintly, falteringly floating o'er the sable waves of air

That were through the midnight rolling, chafed and billowy with the tolling—

In my chamber L lay dreaming by the fire-light’s

titful gleaming,

And my dreams were dreams foreshadowed on a

heart foredoomed to care.

As the last long lingering echo of the miduight’s mystic chime,

Lifting thro’ the sable billows to the thither shore of time—

Leaving on the starless silence not a token nor a truce—

For a quivering sigh departed; from my couch in fear | started-—

Started to my feet in terror, for my dream’s phan- tasmal error

Painted in the fitfal fire a frightful, fiendish, flam- ing face !

On the red hearth’s reddest centre, from a blaz ing knot of oak,

Seemed to gibe and grin this phantom, when in terror L awoke ;

And my slumberous evelids straining, as I stagger- ed to the floor;

Still in that dread vision sceming, turned my gaze toward the gleawing

Herth, and there O, God! I saw it! and from out its flaming jaw it

Spet a ceaseless, seething, hissing, bubbling, gurg- ling stream of yore!

Speechless struck with stony silence, frozen to the floor I stood,

Till methought my brain was hissing with that hissing, bubbling blood—

Till I felt my life-stream oozing, oozing from those lainbent lips—

Lill the demon seemed to name me; then a wonder- ous cali o’ercame we,

And my brow grew cold and dewy, with a death-

” damp stiff and gluey, s

And I fell back on my pillow in apparent soul-

eclipse.

Then, as in Death's seeming shadow, in the icy fal! ot Kear,

I lay, stricken, came a hoarse and hideous murmur to wy ear—

Came a murmear like the murmur of assassins in their sleep,

Mutteriug, “Higher! higher! higher! on of the Fire !

Lam Arch-Fiend of the Fire, and each blazing roof's my pyre,

And my sweeiest incense is the b!ood and tears my ViclUlus Weep.

I am Dem-

“How I revel on the prairie! how I roar among the pines!

How I laugh when from the village o'er the snow

the red Game shines, And I hear the shrieks of terror, with a life in every breath !

How I scream with lambent larghter, as I hur! each crackling raiter

Down the fell ubyss of fire, until higher, higher, higher

Leap the high priests of my altar in their merry

dance of death:

“Tam Monarch of the Fire; I am vassal King of De ath,

World-encirciing, with the shodow of its doon upon my breath,

With the symbgh of hereafter lapping from my fata! Tace.

I cowmaud the*®ternal Vire! higher, hix rer

Leap my ministering demons, like plantasmaoric lemmas,

Hugging universal napure in their hideous em- brace.

Higher, higher,

When a sombre silence slint me inja solemn shroud- ed sleep,

Aud I siumbered like an infaut in the “cradle of the deep,’

Till the belfry in the forest quivered with the ma- tin stroke,

And the martens, frem the edges of ite lichen-lid-

!

) ded ledges,

Skimmered through the russet arches where the

ligbt in torn files marches, Like a rot rmy, struggling through the serried

rauks of oak.

Thro’ my ivy-fretted casements filtered in a tremu Jous note

From the tall and stately linden where a robin swell'd Lis throat—

Querulous, quaker-breasted robin, calling quaintiy for hie mate !

Then I started ap, unbidden, from my slumber, uightmare-ridden,

With the memory of that fire-demon in my central fire,

On my eye’s interior mirror, like the shadow of a

tate !

Ah! the fiendixh fire had smouldered to a white

and formless heap,

And no knot of oak was flaming as it flamed upon my sleep ;

But around its very centre, where the demon face had shone,

Forked shadows seem'd to linger, pointing as with

spectral finger,

To a Bible massive, golden, ou a tuble carved and

olden—

And I bowed, and said, “ All power is of God, of

God alone!"

ABLOWTO “THE PROFESSION.”

The blow alladed to was dealt by our friend John Bjankman,.of Biawk Hall, in the county of Blank, Esquire, sou and heir of John Blankman, late of the same place, Esquire, deceased; and ‘the profession’ was represented by Horatio Twaddle, of the firm of Twaddle and Twist, a solicitor of the High Court of Chancery, &e , &e., (for which see ‘ Law List,’) carrying on a snug practice in the town of Blank, and for many years the legal adviser of the Blank- man family.

The departed Blankman was in that high description of repute which ‘is most readily represented by saying that he was known in the neighbourhood as ‘the Squire,’ and it is not surprising that when the news got about the village that the Squire lay sick to death at the Hall, it furnished topic for much gave comment. The doctor's gig was seen to drive through the avenue more

his visits grew longer, until ove night the horse and gig were sent round to the stable, and the mau of physic was to remain til] morning. Mr. John had been telegraphed for from London, where be was making ar- rangemerts to engage his somewhat resves~ and active miad in mercantile pursuits, and when he arrived he was owner of * all that messuage or tevement koown as Blauk Hall.’

The mourning at the Hall was not pro- longed. John Blankwan bad not been ne- cessary to the existence of his father any more than his father was indispensable to his. Hebad hunted with him, and watched him get drunk afterwards; be had talked country politics with him, and they had ge- nerally differed. Beyond this there had been |ittie community and less sympathy. Lt is for the companions of our minds, for the intimates of our heart, the sharers of our sympathies, that we mourn, not for our mere physical associates. And so it fell

with Mr. Twaddle—family matters—so— perbaps—Ah ! thaok you;’ and Mr. Twist was bowed out into the clerk's office just to air his curiosity.

*Now, Mr, Twaddle, I am aware that you enjoyed my late father’s confidence to a eonsiderable extent, and I am of course desirous that you should coutinue on my be- half those good offices which F

‘My dear sir,’ interrupted Mr. Twaddle, taking Mr. Joha’s hand with great display of feeling, ‘ Ll have so long been connected with the Biankman estates, that-I shal! feel, apart from mere business considerations, a deep interest in assisting you in your views. [am sure your Jate Jamented father would have been pleased to know that you were thus endorsing the good opinion which I be- lieve, in fact, [ know, he entertained of

* Registering {’

Twist turned pale.

All the way up to town John Blankman was ruminating gloomily enough about! the grip which it seemed to him the firm of; Twaddle aud Twist had of him and his pro- perty.. He wasa fellow of a driving and in- dependent temper, and he chafed under it.

‘At all events,’ thoaght he, ‘I will go and consult my old cham Brickman, aud bear what he says.’

What passed between the two chums is not to be related here; but it is certain that when tne landowner passed through the town of Blank, that day week on bis way to the Hall, he looked in at his lawyer's, and had the ‘ coolness,’ as Mr. Twist afterwards said, to ask if they would be good enough to Jet him take away his deeds, ashe want-

myself and’ — added the lawyer at a judi-| ed to look through them.

cious conversational distance —‘and partner.’ |

‘I am quite aware of the estimation in

which you were held,’ rejoiuaed Mr. Jobo} pwaddie and Twist ?

Blankman. ale . , 5 Hats your owa hands ? ‘A friendship, sir, having for its basis)

mutual and unshaken respects.’

‘And,’ be! wha: Mr. Twaddle looked,

‘What! thander and earthquakes! take away the family deeds from the office of Get your property Not if 4 know it; vat least, not without a struggle!’ This was What he said

might bave added, ‘a few pretty heavy bills) was more politic.

of costs.’ But he did'nt.

‘ Well, really, Mr. Blankman, for my own

* Well,’ eaid Blankman, ‘my time is ra-) part, [ should be delighted to meet your ther short, for I am going to London by the | yiews in any way I could; but you see, un-

express, so [ will at once say what I have

| fortunately, while those small sums are due

tosay, In the first place, my mother aod! to my London agents, I should bardly be

sister would like to remain at tie Hall; and, therefore, I don’t intend to sejl the property.’

Mr. fwaddle elevated his eyebrows, and

trusted not. | ‘Bat Lam going into business in Lon-! founded charges. So

don, and therefore want to raise as much

money as [ can get, afier paying off the! adviser, Mr. Twaddle.

mortgages which already exist.’

justified, acting, as L do, for both parties. you see, in letting the deeds go out of my ‘custody. You can inspect them here, if you please,’

‘ Well, no; [ never thought of those con- Pray don’t think I have apy intention of employing any other legal I assure you [ shal! not think of doing such a thing. I simply

Mr. Twaddle’s eyebrows plainly said that | haye a fancy to have my deeds in my own

the last named course was by far the most preferable.

* And therefore [ wish to know exactly in what condition the title is at present. I think you have all the deeds,’

Mr. Twaddle bad. In the last mortgage transaction he bad acted for both parties. The money, in fact, was found by his Lon- don agents, Messrs. Fiddle and Fuddle, of Lineoln’s Inn. And, by-the-way, the late lamented had not paid the last bill of costs. Amount? Ob! trifling; under two hup- dred pounds, Ob! not pressing. By no weaus. We will carry it on to the next transaction, No doubt Fiddle and Fuaddte would oblige the present owner; but, you see, the title would have to be gone into again. Yes. You see, between ourselves, f. and IF. advanced more ou the streagiy of T. and T.’s acting in the matter than any- The sum was small, and On! yes, there was a deed, of course; but in raising full va!ue, you see, it would be dif- ‘erent. ‘The tide is intrieate—been dealt with by mortgage before late lamented pur- chased, and of course a good many deeds, Ul ! uitle good enoagh, no doubt.

‘By George!’ said ‘hlatkman, at last, ‘what a d0¥il of a nuisance Mee titles are A fellow can never feel that his property is his own, Whenever he wants to do auy- thing with it everybody seems to look sus- viciously at him, and begins to think that ne stole it, Confound it.’

Twaddle smiled, and suggested that * No- thing could be more complete or more equi- table than the law relating to real property. Ahem!’

‘ Dy-the-way,’ resumed Blankman, with- out appearing to notice the lawyer's remark, ‘what is this new method of registering titles we have heard so much about ? Would it suit our case at all ?’

‘We have heard so /iét/e about, I sup- pose you mean. Land Transfer Aet—dead letter. Que of the most fallacious ideae, my dear young friend, that was ever pro- pagated. No, no; we are not guite so far gone as that, | hope—not quite, { hope.’

‘But | thought that when a title was once rez'stered at the Land Registry Office it was good against the world. ‘That surely must be a benefit.’

‘In the first place, my good sir, [ am not sure that the office is not closed, as a failure; and, in the next place, you've got to get your title registered; and I should say there are precious few titles that would ever stand the strict ordeal of the registration system ; indeed I should.’

‘What! do you mean, to say you don’t think my title could stand any and every investigation ?

‘I, personally, should éay that your title is a good one; but it is quite impossible to | tell what hole might be picked in it by two} or three sharp conveyancers; and suppose, just for the sake of argument. that your title was rejected by the office, where would you find a purchaser afterwards? It would be blazed iu about less than no time that Blankman’s title had a flaw ino it, and where would you be then ?’

‘Dear me,’ said the amazed client, ‘1 bad no idea whatever that publicity is given to proceedings.’

‘ Bless you, my dear sir,’ continued the lawyer, raising himself slightly on his toes and coming down skarply oa bis heels, ia av authoritative way, * you can’t imagine the absurdities of the system. We will even suppose your title registered. How plea- sant it would be for ‘Tom, Dick, aud Harry to go searching the register to see wha mortgages Blaukman has got on his estate ; and to have it advertised in all the papers. Aad then the expense — take the survey alone—which is perempiory. Twoor three surveyors (you know what surveyors are)

thing.

at ‘five guineas a day and expenses,’ and) 444)’

half-a-dozen assistants, spending a fortnight

at the Hull; in fact, supposing, as | said | Twaddie—the sagacious Twaddle—to the!

custody for a stort time,’

Mr. Twaddle felt relieved, but still he said bis double du'y placed bim in ap awkward position; so it euded in Blankmans going away without the huodred skins of pareh- ment which proved that he had a right to what was his own. ~Once more he went up to town, ruminating but determined. This time he thought of consulting his unele James, a director of the Outeand-Out Insur- ance Compeny, and with him he was in conversation every day for nearly a week ; at the ead of which time Messrs. Biddle and Faddie wrote down to their clients, Messrs. Twaddle and Twist, that the Out-and-Our Insurance Company were going to pay off the mortgages, and requesting that the deeds might be sent up without any delay.

‘T'waddie tried very hard to smile when he handed the letter to Twist, and Twist’s joke about Blankman going to his ‘unele’ after all, was ghastly toa degree; but Twaddle was soon himself again, and sat down and stabbed off a letter in a most vicious Manner to Blankman, to the effect that. there was a little account, some two hundred pounds odd, which had much better be arranged before the deeds were sent up, ‘to save any fur- ther bother.’ So, once more, uncie James was consulted, and once more the London agents wro'e their clients that the deeds were to be sent up, and, on their delivery, a check for all costs would be given. So, by the wail-train, ap came the skies of parch- ment, and by the return post, down went a check to Messrs. Twaddle and Twist.

‘Id rather have given twice the sum and kept the deeds,’ thought Twaddle as be locked it in the safe. ‘* But, however, he gave us bis word we should always act for him, and he can’t very well get ou without some jegal assistance.’ ;

We might have a fancy, perbaps, to know what Blankman was up to during the four months which followed and brought Michael- mas close upon his heels, ard perhaps we may learn by-and-by from the worthy himself, for it came to pass that on Michaelmas eve he drove up to the door of Messrs. Twaddle

land Twist, with a large bundle in the gig,

which he deposited straightway in the sauc- tum of the senior partner.

‘How d’ye do, Twaddle? Twist, how are you? no, come in, nothing private.’

‘ Dear me,’ said both the partwers at once, ‘this is an unexpected pleasure; why, we haven't seen you so Jong we thought you were never coming duwa to Blank again— looking so well.’