HASZARD’S GAZETTE, AUGUST 4.

London theatres with but partial success. ‘ This disappointment greatly scurrd the tnother's gemper,netIet’tsvery.latnl)llke one, and she led her dtsugliier such a wretched life, that the poor unguided child threw heist-ll' away upon it wild oung fellow of the name of D.tlzr:ll—Arthur l)alzi-ll.” _

‘ Dalzell! a rather fine name that.’I inter- jggigd; - but an assumed otie, perhaps.’ .

‘ No ; he was a youuglman ol good tsmily, who had lost both his parents in his uonagu, and upon reaching the ripe maturity of twenty-one, was cast upon tltc world to scrauible iliroueli it. as he beet could, with a fortune of live or six hundred

ttnds, and habits of expense requiring five times as much as that yearly. He litld. ll°“'0V8|‘. We good taste, though himselfwhat is called a. gentle- [ngn-atntllﬂtlf, to withdraw his wife from the stage. Finding himself, but it few niontlis after marriage, in imminent danger ofa Jﬂll‘, he tiianaged to prom“; a commission in the lauglish force serving under General Evans in Spain. fhere he speedily acquired it character for reckle~s daring; and when General Evans’ troops Wt.‘l'(‘ disbanded, he transferred his services to the French Foreign Legion. €ll'lpll|y*'d in Africa. A long interval passed, and then lheurd of th~-tn from houihern llussia : and that Captain Dalzcll was an officer in the army of tho Cztr.’

¢ Vern ~, a roving. adventurous gentletnau ! But did Aunt Viola share his waiideriugsl’

‘ She was his inseparable companion. Captain D.tlzell‘r employment in Russia was iioi. if I rightly understood Viola, entirely of a inilitarv character. He had snaiethiiig to do with govern- ment contracts. in which he failed, in cottsi.-qncnce, it seemed. of the bad faith of a partner. l'hi.~t lcarnetl from the last letter I ever received froiti my sister: it was dated from Odessa!’

‘I know: the plane which the French and Britishers have lately caunonaded in it considerate, merciful sort of way. II it desirous of hurting the Russians as little as possible.’

‘ That letter,’ continua-d tny aunt, ‘informed me that Captain Dalzell h.id left Russia for ever, and that she and their only surviving child, Msrisn. were about to follow, wltitliirr she did not

recisely ltnow,but very probably to _\.n.,-r.,-,,-g. [his it proved, was their destination ; hut iinliap- pily. whilst Ruth anill were aliscnt in Boston, Captain Dalzell arrived at ’ew York. made himself known to my husband. who retwivr-ll him most cordially; lent him five hundred tlullars, mainly for the alleged purpose ofseiidim: for his wifg ‘pd dgnghlor; which sum the titilmppy mg“, appears to havolost at a gaining-house in one night. The next day, he_set oil’. as a curt note apprised your uncle, to Jttltl the Mexicans. in arms to defend their country against the braggart Yankees? '

‘ My stars ! but sucha note as that from 3 man that had choused him out of five hundred dollars. must have got the major’s dander up alarmingly!" ’

‘ My husband was. and naturally so. very wrath; but he acted unjustly in his anger, by writing an unkind, rcproachful letter to Viola, phone address he .found in my writing-desk, indirectly upbrading her with Captain Dalzell’s misdeeds. new of all this too late. The excosatory lctterlinnncdiatcly wrote was return- ed after a long interval, with a postal intimation that Madame Dalzell had left Odessa ; and from her continued silencr, I was firm to conclude that Viola had finished her sad earthly pilgrimage, till a few days since, when this Karl Hartmann came over to Staten Island. bringing a lon letter addressed to me from -Arthur Dalzell, who, it appears, is dying at _San Francisco, and, ropentsnt too late, is anxious to induce his long- sbandoned wife, who is still living somewhere in South‘ Russia, to come over to America, that he may see her and his child once more before his eyes close upon a world in which he has played so unworthy a part. Karl Hartmann, his friend, knows. he writes, South Russia well, and with my assistance will be able to discover the present wheresbout of Viola, and bring her’ safely here. She has. it appears, supported herself and Marian for several years past by teaching music, but of late her eyesight had begun to fail her; and thus whilst I, her own sisti-r, ave been wrappd in case, comfort. luxury, the sweet. beauteous child

—for, Mark. dear Mark,’ subbed my aunt, giving “’

way to the choking griof which for some minutes had rendered her speech almost unintelligible- ! cannot realize her to myself, but as I saw her last, God’s radiant angel-child—she, Isay, has the while been hopelessly struggling with calamity —abandoncd, blind .' 0 heavenly Father ! thy ways. thy dispensations are indeed inscrutable!’

‘ This is a strange story, dear aunt,’ I ventured to remark after a while. ‘ Does Mr Hiirtmann require funds of you for his journey ‘I’

‘ Yes; and large funds too, Mark.’

‘ I thought so. But how comes ii, that Captain Dalasll does not know his wife's precise address? Merely tliatshc may be heard of somewhere in South Russia—a pleasant country, guess, to hunt over upon such an errand just now.’

' I asked that very question.’ said my aunt ; 5 and the answer was, that Dalzell had not for every long time heard from my sister, except indirectly. I, however, positively refused, from the first, to advance the money, except through you, and from time to time as the cxigency might arise. ' ‘his Mr Hartrnann strongly dcmnrrcd

‘ Mr Hartmann may find, when the push coin?!» that he has mistaken his titan. or boy, since boy I atn seemingly doomed to remain all my days-'

‘ Ruth says, you will rove yourselfti. match for half-a-dozen German artinanns,’ said Ann! Martha, pitching in very soutliitiil. WI’-““"l°""l3 note. ‘And it is certain that, in prosecuting the search after your .'.itlil. Viola, you will incur no danger. Thu Czar is anxious just now to culti- vato friendly relations with this country, and Y9" will be provided with letters front strongly_ In- ﬂuential parties here to Mr Brown, th-- Auicricnn repicsctitativc at Cunstziniitioplc.’

* I shall do my best, be assured, dear aunt, to deserve ltutli's ﬂattering opinion. ﬁlld *0 "°"°"" plisli ',~....r wishes ’

acceptance of that pledge, and we then went down stairs, where we found my father hob- nobbing with the said Karl llariniann. unques- tloiiahly it man of superior, commanding aspect : and no one could look upon his sun-hronzed. gv'r|rr(-ll vi3;ige__ttvo sword-cuts, not at all tits- ﬁ._»uring——ax-d tall, well set-up ﬁgure. Wltlwtll instantly recogiiizimz a soltlierof service.

The bria«l'couvcrs:itioii that ensued turned upon the war, to the theatre whereof we were bt_iuiId- the stranger displaying out only an intitntitc ltuowle-tl«_re of the countries to which it was lilt~l_v to exteiid, but an inveii.-r.-tic , supurciliuus -luliti Blllllﬁlil, its surprising in it German. ﬁe the pet- fcctiuu uf lii.~ pr-iiitiiicititinii.

‘ on speak ltiiiulisli wotitlerfully well, ;\Ii‘ llurtiiriuti.' I rciuziilted.

‘ Not at all wonderfully. .\lr llenderson,’ lio r«-plied, ‘ when you rcinetnher. that l have passed

1 several _vcar~ in these lluitcd States; Where» 35

you lt-mw, the g-miiinr accent can alotte be ac quired.' _

The sneering tone iind t-tiiplnsis Willi which this was rilltl, nitide iiiv blood tingle ititllllit Mtil cud,rzi-Hing: my brains for a siuart retort, I came out with the followiiig brilliant, if not quite noﬁel, horr.c—tliruet: ‘It is certainly verv amusing to ﬁiitllixv-at Brltlltl uith ltnliai and half a world hcsitlus in liter "vlll|.tl\r'ii|'titl$ grasp, till":-cling such riglitunns lltIl'l‘Iil' of tiggri-s-ivc via .’ , Before Ilti.rtinanii's tlualtiiig glance could be «inter rctcd by words. l)atni: Garstono inter- ,'po<c( wilzh-—‘ Tltero is at all events, it intglity dill':rctic<- in favour of F.n;;l:ind as ugaiiist Rus- sin, in one respect: l‘in;,;lt|lld did not in_vud_c ‘India and other coiintvics in siuiiiluted vindi- icution of the gospel of tioil—~so!t-iiiiily inuugu-_ truto the work of the devil in the name of -Christ.‘

‘ Just so, niudaui, said llarttunitn. rising to go away. "‘ Cotton" would be it more ti.ppi‘opri- ate inscription tipon Britain‘n aggressive buri- iicr tluiii the name invoked by tho czar. The Saucy Gipsy,' he added, witli,u mockingly mcrr ° glance at the iudignuut su rcnrgo, ‘ wil , ft is iintlcrstood, soil, wind on Weather permitting, tltc day after to-moi-row, til: about nocii. I shall not fail to be punctual.’ Mr. Ilttrtmann then, after u brief private confprencc with my aunt, left the house : and so did I, few minutes subsequently, with Aunt Martha.

The wind blew fresh from the south-west; the blue-Peter had been for some time ﬂying at the foretop-must.-head of the Saucy Gips —-the brig, by the by, had been so named after uth’s household and familiar sobriquet—now moored off the landing place at Staten Island. and the order was at length given to cast oﬂ';_where- upon Aunt Martha, who had been urging her counsels and commands over und over ogo._in, liti.stcncd.from the cabin upon deck, bidding Ruth follow. _

‘ Good-by. Cousin Mark,’ said Ruth, holding out her little hand, und speaking with it. li ht- ness of tone I was sure only assumed. Vc shall think of tho Saucy Gipsy oftener', I dare- say, than you w'll.’

‘ Ah, Ruth. ifyou only felt as I feel’ ‘ Mercy foﬁid . Not, at least, as you felt ten minutes ego—ﬁt to murder poor Mr. Hurt- msun ; and all because I was commonly civil to

the man.

‘ Ruth .‘ Ruth!’

‘ Just as ifs girl of my angelic sweetness of disppsition could look cross or forbidding, if she

a... 0

‘ it, come, I'll be darned if’——

‘ Nonsense? Hold your tongue—dol You've nothing more to say to me, I suppose, Mark?‘ she added, bttlnncing herself upon one foot, _and holding the cabin-door in her hand. ‘ Coming, momma "

' I daresay! Did you ever ? mammtt !’

For shame ,

rude boy ! Why, Mark

An Uttciiiiv iiv A Ban Fix.-—Little boys, when they come late to school, have to bring a written excuse explaining the cause of their tardiness. Some days since, an urchin, in a city school, came extremely late, but without the least fear or anxiety depicted on his countenance. e a _a ‘sense. On handing it to the teacher, it was so pened and reodt hus: -“ Missus— Wliale the borer for run_nin away.” The model ’scuse was acccptc , and the little

to; but after sesin‘g you yoster-ufisrnoon—_vcu. lite rather a raw, boyish look, Mark—lic made] no further objection to that arrangement.’ 1

fellow was accordin admonished in the region of his "sit own-upoos.”—B0ll0ﬂ Courier.

Aunt Martli-i’s quivering lips pressed mine in‘

Iouﬂere I am.-

GLEANINGS F301 LATE PAPERS.

end of Lake Superior, about 1 miles, with an average breadth of 230 miles, being nearly three times as large us Great Britain and Ire- land. It contains an ti.reii._ of about 350,000 square miles, or 224,000,000 ttcres.

General Simpson, the successor to Lord_Rug- htn,_in the command of the British troops in t ic Crimea, is it soldier of well tried and pro- ._ ved renown ; having served under the Duke cl‘: Wellington in the Peninsula, and at Quati-er

ms, where he was severely wounded; and eminently distinguished himself by his heroism and valuable services, its second in command to the late Sir Charles Nu ier, in Scinde, in 1845. When the dreadful su cringe of the army in the Crimea during last winter, aroused the indignation of the Britislt people, and over- threw the Government. the new Ministr set tlietnselves to work to remedy the evil as speed-l ily as possible ; and among other reformutor movements it was found necessary to cstoblihsli no ituthoritatiic supervision of the whole of the Stajfin the Crimea. In his first tﬁcial speech in the House of Lords, on the ltith February lust. Lord Patnniure announced the appointment of (ion. Simpson as Chief of the Stuff: and so tvell tlsltllillsllctl. was the brave soldier's reputa- tion tl.:tt t‘\'t.'li Lord hllenbotiougli and other tnctubcni of the opposition Joined in uuanitnoua tipproval of the ttppointinoiit. Gen. Simpson sailed for tho Crimea in the latter part of It‘cbru;tr_y, and his services there as [lead of the Stall‘ have been eminently beneficial.- llating now succeeded to the important post of Couiuittiidcr-it‘. chief, we have no doubt that III’ will thoroughly maintain his ivell-corned fame. and add to is own luuruls and the glory of his country. His appointment, in both instances, has been the result: of persona merit alone, ii-respective ofnny other intluencel

'l‘ui-: l‘i1Il‘lllvISS l'It‘cn.\'ti:.—Witliout being by any means the perfect bctitity her fluttcrers dt3('l‘tH'e her to be, the Eiiiprcss is c«-vtnitily one oftlio very lovtelicst l')0iiI|l_!_§ \Vt)lIll.‘ll that could he found. llcr tin-cis liglitctl up with such on iiinocont. ;_=;t)l_lllt: and vivni-ioii.-t exprcssiori, and ti smile of such cxccedittg sweetness its rcntlcr her pi-vfct-tly t-hut-iniiig. llcr manner is tit once gt':iccl'til, digtiiliod, and graicioiis; she looks nlisolutcly va.di:itit on a. public occtisioti. and pet-l'oi-tits her part so perfectly ntid with such it look of absolute littppiness that e'lio,sccnis not only as though she liud been born to the station to which in singular fortune has raised her, but appears esidc licr impossible and undemonstrntivo partner, us though she was some sovereign in her own right

Canada extends in len th from the coast of Labrador to the River ministiquiu, at that ‘to prove that the defendants had employed

Eivn or THE Exusrxxsr Casn.—In the U. 8. District Court. this morning, the case of Kuzinski and Lippi wds calls up, and Judge Spt-sgue ruled, that evidence must be produced

agents to enlist men. No evidence of this kind was produced, and the Jury were instructed to bring in ii verdict of not nilty. The defend- ants were then dischitrgetﬁ and thus ends the whole of the enlistment cases.—Ba.rttm Times, July 21.

A Supper who some time since deserted from Halifax garrison. returned from the United

States last week and gave himself up’ to the authorities.

ADVANTAGE! or Pavuvu ron A NEWSPAPER. riv AD\'ANCE.—A Boston paper says, one of the facts put in evidence at the trial in the SE- preme Court to sustain the will of the late Vm. Russel, was that only a few do s before he made the will, be called as the 0 cc of the Democrat, and paid for o upcr it your in ad- voncc, thereby saving filly cents. The fact: was dwelt upon at length by counsel, and commented upon by the judge in his charge, as one of great importance. The verdict of the jury would seem to sustain the proposition that ii. iuun who had mind enough to pay for his newspaper in advance is competent to make :1 wt .

SIR Coi.iN Curt-nr.i.t..—A sergeant in the Ilighltind Brigade, says, under date ofBulukla- vii. 7th April :—°' I vvottld not like to be the enemy that would attempt this position so long us at single shred of the body or the slightest spark of the spirit of auld Colin Campbell remains to animate the men under his com- mund. roughly know the trying nature of the command he holds. There is on extensive position to defend, and only few troops, and they ofu mixed character. to defend it with. and the enemy has often been forty thousand strong only it. couple of miles from him. At no hour. either-h_v day or night. can ypu walk round B:tl.‘tl{ltl\'t]. lines without. meeting him looking with it careful eye. that every one does his duty correctly. and giving it. word ofcncottragement hero, approbation there, and a laugh in another place. putting every one in good ltiiinoiir. and infusing his own hearty cheerful spirit into the most despoiirling. He actually seems to be stouter at the present time than when he left England; and we are all proud of our ﬁerce, devoted. frolicksonie old leader.”

Privatolettcrs relate that an English officer, whilst rummaging about in the cemetery at Kr-rtch. discovered a great number of newly- made graves. As no one had been killed, and as no epidemic malady prevailed in the town, he conceived au~‘pir-ion, and had the graves opened.

who had espoused some innn of humble rank and sought unconsciously to utone for his comparatively cold and ungrncious manner by the overﬂowing of her own royul and native courtesy. An yet to see her small, sweet, but pale and wcury-looking fuce nlotltcr times, one would any that she had already entered upon that destiny of sorrow of which the line of pain across her brow would almost seem to be nature‘s own prophecy.

DEATII or Mu. JAMES SILK BUKI!\'G'llAll.-—-Tlils well-known lecturer and writer died lately at his residence, Stanliope-lodge. Upper Aven- ue-road, after it severe and protracted illness.

Anion living about forty miles from Cairo, in this State, named Evans, was bitten by it mad dog recently. 'l‘lie mun bccunie mud. and during his pitroxysms five men were unable to hold him, and in compliance with his earnest cntreitties, ti. number ol' ersons placed him between two feather-bedsa smothered him to deal.h.—1lIi'not's paper. ‘

Ni\viu..——II. M. S. Espeigk-,Commander Lam- bert, soiled front llnlifux on Monday lost. for the Gulfof St. Lawrence. H. M. Steam Sloop Ar us, Commander Purvis,° rcfittin . t is un erstood that the Admirul lettvesn out the 14th August, on it visit to Cape Breton and Newfoundland.

The hrigs Margaret Morlintcr and Ilalf/'a.r, came in to Halifax on Tucduy last from Mon- treal, having on our 150 recruits for the Foreign Lc ion. These vessels came to o George's Is and, and discmburked their living freight at that locality, where the iuen are quartered under canvas. The transport with a strong draft for the 76th Regt. is hourly looked for from England.

An Ollioer serving in Canada, suggests to the British authorities a way of raising 2000 men, by ranting is pardon to men who have deserted to the States, and expressing a conviction that they would return to their duty from it. sense of the hardships and degradation deserters from Canada endure in the States.

Isrsitasriuc so Snoint.iKr:its.—An “ upright shoemnkcr’s bench” has lately been patented in England, and b it the work of shoemaking‘ can be carried on tter in it standing than ins sitting sition. This will be it great relief to the devotees of St. 'Cris in, and prevent pulmonary complaints, so roquent amongst shocmskers.

He found in them not fewer than ﬁfty magniﬁcent brass guns. quite new, and a wreat quantity of projectiles and gunpowder.—The quantity of wheat preserved from destruction is said to be sufficient to feed the allied armies for nearly a month.

A Vic-i-itiuut or A Hnsnitsn Finn-rs.—An iiued soldier and sailor died on the 25th ult., in Manchester—-Joseph Gillman. of Hnlme. Joe was a hero. a warrior from his cradle to his death. He was born at Little OVf‘|', near Derby, in I759. and consequently was hi the 96th year. He fought in more than a hundred battles in his cnuntry’s cause. and in a still greater number on his own account. He fought undo; Rodney and Hood, in the West Indies, of Port Royal, -in A

de Grssse (who was taken prisoner and sent to England). and is believed to have been the last survivor of that eventful day. Whether right or wrong. Joe was one of the foremost ltiutincers at the Nore. Joe dictated the third, the efeclive telegraphic message to Mr. Pitt, namely, “unless their demand for double pay was granted to soldiers as well as sailors. in one hour they would weigh anchor, and with 50 ships of war, in four hours they would lay London in ashes!” In this case, Joc’s threat, without blows, con- quered both minister and monarch ! This rebel- lions act was Joe’: chief glory; he used to say “ he had rendered no other service to his countr or mankind to be compared with it.” .loe’s favourite, the immortal Nelson, personally select- ed him to accompany him in the St. corge to the Baltic. in Copenhagen, where 13 ships under Nelson accomplished what the 40 under Admiral Parker declined. At Copenhagen Joe received a compound fracture on both legs. He served in the Royal Navy about 18 years. Fighting was is glory ; he was ever foremost in the post of danger. He was one of the forlorn hope in the storming of Serlngapatam.

The Montreal Pilot estimates the number of Recruits which, before the close of the season, will have passed through that city. enroute for Halifax, to join the Foreign Legion, at 5000, including Germans. English, Irish, Scotch, and afcw French Canadians. Sen them along. Those alrcsd in Halifax garrison are itig rapidly trains , and the few that appear in the streets alrcad begin to exhibit the result in a respectable so dicr-like hearing.

The Hon. George Ha ward, of New Bruns- wick was presented to or Majesty, on the 24th

of June, by Lord John Russel.

Ilis country, Ithink. will never tho- .

pril. I782, against the French admiral, Count -