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1 $. T.— 1860. —x. Persons of sedentary habits troubled with weak- | ness, lassitude, palpitatton of the heart, lack of | appetite, distress after cating, torpid liver, consti | pation, £¢., deserve to suffer if they will not try the celebrated PLANTATION BITTERS, which are now recommended by the bighest medical | authorities, and warranted to produce an immediate beneficial effect. They are exceedingly agreeable, perfectly pure, and mest supercede al! other tonics | where a herithy, gentle stimulant is required. They purify, strengthen and invigorate. They create a healthy sppetite. i They are av antidote to change of water and diet.

They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours. |

They strengthen the system and enliven the mind. | Gloves, Huisery, Hair igiea a large assortment of

Whey prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers. ‘They purify the breath and acidity of the stomach. They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.

They cure Diarshm, Chu lera and Cholera Morbus.

They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache, | Jean, Velvets, Canada bayying, Osnaburgs. Duck.

They make the weak strong, the languid brilliant, end are exhausted nature's great restorer. They are composed of the celebrated Calisaya bark, win- ter green, sastafras, roots and herbs, all preserved in perfectly pure St. Croix rum.

«@ © © T heve given the Plantation Bitters to hundreds of our disabled soldiers with the most astonishing effect. G. W. D, Axnrews,

Sup. Soldier's Home, Cincinnati, 0.’’

“@ * © The Plantation Bitters cured me of biver complaint, of which I was laid up prostrate, and had to abaudon my business.

H. B. Kinesver, Cleveland, 0.”

«@ © * T owe much to you, for 1 verily be- Jieve the Plantation Bi:ters have saved my life. Rev. W. H. Wiceouse, Madrid, N. y.”’

«* © * Thou wilt sena me two bottles more thy Plantation Bitters. My wife has been greatly e£nefitted by their use. Thy friend, Asa Cunaiy, Philadelphia, Pa.”

“e@ * * T have been ao great sufferer from yspepsia, and had to abandon preaching. * *|

The Plantation Bitters save cured me. Rev. J. 8. Catuodas, Rochester, N. Y.

“@ © * Send ur twenty-four dozen more of | your Plantation Bitters, the popularity of which are | daily iucreasing with the guests of oar huuse.

Syaxs, Cuapwick & Co.,

Proprietors Willard’s Uotel, Washington, D.C”

&c. &c. &e. dc. dc.

Such are one in thousands of certificates daily re- ceived. They are immensely beneficial to weak persous and delicate females.

Be cautious of re-filled bottles.

They are not sold by

See oursignature ou @ fine steel plate label. the gallon. They are ouly sold in our patent log cabin bottles, by respectable druggists, grocers, hotels, salouns, steamt ats and country stores,

P. HW. DRAKE & Co,

202 Broadway, N. Y. |

Advice to the Farmers of P. E. Island.

' be : ey he S the season for llarvest operations is yprowe hing, ane as the crops promise to be nuusaaliy abundant, iw ‘tinkersisned beats to re wind Farmers throughout the Island that be has just received an luvowe of his Steck of

Manny's Celebrated and Wonderful Mowing and Reaping Machines,

which save immense time, labor and money to those Who uee them, ne is proved by the well es tublished fact that they will enable a Farmer to save his crops four or live weeks soouer, and at lees than half the evet. than he could do the work by the old fashioned Hiok and Seythe, now rapidly

oing oft of ase, with the older and stil! more nse ess Fiail. No enterprising or temperance Farmer should be without one o! those wonderful Machines; the cost is comparatively trifling, and ne man whe ie able to bear the cost should think of hiring one, as before it cume to his turn to Hire one of the Ma chines that might be in his neighbourhood, he world, perhaps, lose the chance of securing or sel! iw his crop to advantage.

The Mowine and Kearisc MACHINES were never in wreater demand iu the United States than at present. The scarcity of manual labor in that country caused by the number of Farmers killed and wounded in the prom wt War, renders such LA- BOUR SAVING MACHINES tnore desirable than ever, and it will be alinost impossible to secure a sufficient supply hereafter for the use of the agri eulturulieta of this Island. Now ts THE TIME To sxcunr tTHem. The undersigned, knowing that they would be in grea demand, ordered a consider- able number of therm for the use of the Farmers of this Island, but could not yet more than half he re quired, which heis prepared to sell for Cash or ap proved credit, for oné or two years, if they sre or- dered before the 2oth \t.

The following Agents will act for the Subscriber in selling those extraordinary and beautiful MA- CHINES which are so well adapted for suving labour and money ; anc the Subseriber hopes that they will send their orders immediately and use their best exertions to promote their sale, and there- by advauce the best interests of the Colouy. The Machines have just arniveo in the Steamer *Comesncr,” avd one of them, together with some patent ploughs, will be on exhibition at the NoatH Ameeatcas Moret, where an offiee will be opened for the sule of all such goods, during the

Seasvl. RICHARD J. CLARKE, Of Orwell Cheap Store, From a Needle to un Auchor. Jnvy 1}, 1864.

AGESTS: WE. Daysow aad W. W. Invine, Esqrs., Charlottetown, , #. BP. Nagtos aud Tuomas Qwes, Exqre., Georgetown,

yr. Tuomas Anse an, Summer Hil’, Montegue, r. J. McDowea., Grand River Bridge.

Mr. J. T. Tatecove, Dundas, Lot 55,

Mesers. G. McK sy & Sox, New Losvos,

J. A. McLean, Enq, Bt. Peter's Buy,

J. C. Hate, Esq Giguish,

J. W. Hownas, ieq., and Me. Jamas Bao

DERICK, Carcumper- A Good Change

FOR AN INDUSTRIOUS MAN. PpPue Subseriber offers for sale a FARM having « front ol Pwepty €buiys on iildare’

Kiver, Lot 4, new orcupied by John Kinch, cou, taining about 120 ueres, Teased at Je. per acre, About 40 xeree are under cultivation, guid the ba- Jauce covered with { neling aud basdwood. The Kuildinges consist of a Dwe a House, 14 x 20 feet, with a Aitehen attach od, 14 x 14, finished outeide, and a Frame Darn 2) feet sanare. aw quality of Sey Manure, marsh and mussel mud, cuy be ob- tanw f close by Teruw eusy. ,

For further particulars apply at the Office of Messre Batt & Sox, Charlottetown, or to

G EORGE WwW. HOWLAN. Camampec, Jaly 18, 1864. inh Im

FREE LAND

At Egmont Bay, Lot 15. R SALEK, 125 Acres, 20 acres upland cleared, and 20 weres Salt Mursli, fronting 19 ehains ou the Shore at Kocky Point Fishing Cove. The rear bats on the main road,

Atso—W) wees of Laud, 26 acres cleared, 16 acres of which are feuced und ander erop, fromting 104 ehains ou the shore. The main road leading to

y Pojot rons throagh this farm.

_Abse—45 aeres nene the Chapel, on the senth tide of « beautiful river, with about 20 acres cleared, J of which are under crop.

TH" Abundance of seu manure can be had on the

shore of the furms. ‘Che terme whieh these will be sold are very liberal. Please apply to Mr. F. W. Hues, E i Office, Charlowe

lo " 7 * LF “Heown'e Mart, Egmont Bay, feos, On __ WHITE BEANS! UST RECEIVED, and. for sale by the Barrel or Busbel—

5 bbls. Canadian WHITE BEANS,

Se dem

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| kuives, Chalk Lines, Shoe Thread, White and

_N. RANKIN.

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SUMMERSIDE, IS64 New Goods. 1864

Ex CoMmovorr and W. W. Lorn, from LIVER, POOL, —Cot. Eccewor'ra, ARGonaut, Pea KL, Comet, Many Cieave asp, and Steamer Comserce from UNITED STATES. mpueE Subscriber has received a large and

well-selected STOCK OF GOODS by the above uamed vessels, Direct from the Manufacturers in Eng- land, and from first Houses in the United States,

which he will seli at his Store, SUMMERSIDE, ior cash, or approved credit, consisting, in part, of —

Coburys, Lustres, Alpacas, Delaines, Lamas, uslins, Ginghame, Zertifa Checks ; Repps,

’rints, Grey und White Cottons, Striped Shirtings,

Bedtick, searlet, blue, white and faucy printed Flannels ; Manutles, Shawls, Bonnets, Hats, Mib- bons, Flowers, Cup Fronts, Parusols, Umbrellas,

ready*made CLOTHING tir@oats, Jackets, Pants, Vests, Flannel and Cottun Shirts, Paper and Linen Shirt Collars, Neckties aud Hundkerchiefs, Searfs, India Rubber aud Cotton Braces; Black and Fancy Doeskins, Blne ‘aud Black Broadcloths, Tweeds, Cussimeres Stockuett,, Russell Cord, Linen domestic,

| Carpeting, Blankets, Counterpanes, Sheets, Verona. | Serge, Gil Clothes, Ladies’ Collars, Handkerchiefs, | Neckties, Staye and Corsets, Carpet Bags, White and | Blue Cotton Warp, ‘Tailor’s Fritthualtigs, Ladies’ | Dress ‘Trimmings.

HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES.

Plongh Metals; Cat and Wrought Nuils, Pit, Cross-cut, Hand, and Tenon Saws; Window Glass, Patty, Blister and Cast Steel, Pots, Pans, aud spare Covers, Sad lrons, Gunpowder und Shet, Shot Bays, Powder Flasks, Gun Caps, Percussion Guna, Fishing Rods, Trout and Cod Hooks ; Hoes, Shovels, Spades, Gritlin Scythes, Seythe Stones and Ritles, Codliues, Manilla Rope, Frying Pans, Gridirous; a large assortment of Hinges and Serews, Plough Traces, Leading Harness, Halter Chins, Mullen Bits, Back bands, Watering Chains,Rings, Buck les ; with « large assortwent of Harness Mounting of } every description ; Steelyards, Door, Pad, Chest, Cupboard and Chest Locks; Carpenter's Kules, Squares, Handsaw Sets, Latches, Sewing and Peyy ing Awle, Shoe and Stove Blacking, Bed Screws, Copper Nails, Pump aud other Tacks, Jewsharps. Black and White Coffin Furniture, Spoke Shaves, | Slide Bevils, Smoothing, Juck and Trying Planes, Serew Bits, Giwblets, Firmer and Sucket Chiselis, Drawiny Kuives, Thompson Serew Auyurs, Ameri- ean and English made Horse Nails, Coil Chain, Paint Brushes, Ssh Tools, Whitewash and Serub- bing Brushes, Huir Broows, Horse and Shoe Brushes, Sheep Shears, Preserving Kettles, Fine Tooth and Dressing Combs, Shoe Kuives Steel Pens. Table Kuives and Forks. Carvers, Pocket Knives, Fable and Teu Spoons, Salt and Mustard Spoons, Razors and Straps, Tooth and Shaving Brushes, Looking Glasses, Sheaths and Belts for sailors’

Yellow Closing Flax, Scissors, Violen Strings com lete, Oyster Knives, Suil Needles, Carpenters’ Sate Traysaud Winters, Suucepans, Horse Kasps Mill, Pit, Crose-cut hand and Tenon Saw Files, Wood Kusps, best Boot Web, Whips and Whip Thongs, Slates and Peucils, Clench Rings, Spikes, Weavers’ Reed's Paints, Oils, Red and Yellow Ochre, Blue, Glue, Borax, Washing and Buking Soda, Cudbeur, Extract of Logweood, Alum, Log and Red Wood, Aunatto, Indige, Olive and Caster Oil, Epsom Salts, | Sena, Seidlitz Powders, Salphur and enawone’ | Pimeuto,. Resin, Raisins and Crrrants, assorted {Candy and Lozenges, Cloves, Nutmegs, Lemon ; Syrup, Walnuts, Filberts, Almonds. Dried Apples | Ginger, Pepper, Mustard, Vinexar, Snuff, Salt- } petre, Candler, Soup, Tea, Tebaceo, Cheese. Crac

**'This is true Liberty, when Freeb

Charlottetown, | Prince’ Edwar

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FLOUR DEPOT

FOR |

Kxing’s County!

Depot at Georgetown, King’s County, | P. E, Island,

FOR THE BEST No. 1 and 2 CANADA FLOUR, warranted.

Also fer NEW YORK, GENESSEE FANCY BRANDS, DOUBLE EXTRA SUPERFINE, and all other grades of FLOUR.

A large ‘assortment of BOOTS and SHOES, | now opening, and for sule Cheap. F, P.. NORTON.

Georgetown, Jnly 25, 1864.

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ONE MOKTH MORE

THE CLEARING OUT

SALE OF STOCK DELANY & WILSON'S

WILL TERMINATE ON

the 10th September next.

Those in want of Geods would do well to embrace this, THE LAST, opportunity of purchas- ing them AT COST! RENFREW HOUSE,

Charlottetown, August 15, 1861.

1864.

NEW GOODS.

LONDON HOUSE. H. HASZARD

EGS to announce the ARRIVAL of his SPRING and SUMMER STOCK ef r : : BRITISH DRY GOODS, Mardware, &c., &c., Imall the varieties of the LATEST STYLES in lashion, and Material suitable. for the season, having beeu carefully selveted and purchased on tavorable termes, will be sold CHEAP FOR PROMPT PAYMENT. Upper Queen Street, Charlottetown, May 30, 1864.

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ers, Pilot Bread, Gitiver Snaps. Seed Cake, Matches, Clocks, Piteh, Tar. Quknm, Round aud Flat Lron, j Tables, Chairs, Bedsteds, Washbstands, Rocking Chaira, Settees, Cradles, Sole Leather, Bibles,

| Tertunents, Catechisins, raver and other Books, | Stationery, Buckets, Brooms, Hay Rukes, Seythe | Sneaths, American Broad and Narrow Axes, Adzes, | Hatchets, Wool Cards, Moop Skirts, Cane for Hoops, &c. &c. ——ALSO 1500 Barrela SUPERFINE FLOUR; and bour- ly expected 500 barrels EXTRA FLOUR: 100]

| barrels CORN MEAL, together with a great va-

riety of other GOODS. te The highest price always paid in Cakh for OATS, EGGS, WOOL and SHELP SKINS. JOHN ANDREW McDONALD.

Summerside, June 27, 1354. Cash Provision Store! W.S SMITH, Great George Street

-PLOUR,

TEAS, WINES, SPIRITS aud GENERAL GROCERIES, |

N. B.—W.S. 8. would cal! the attention of Re tail Dealers to his Stuck of Wines, Spirits, &c. Ch'town, May 23,1804. isl & rw uf

QUEBEC PORTER & ALES.

St. Charles-st. Brewery, Quebec. Thomas Lioyd, Proprietor. LES & PORTER, of superior quality.

£2 in Bottles and Wood, for sale by

J. ROBERTS ECKART, . Telegraph Building, Water-st. Ch'town, P E Island, July U1, 1864,

- First Instalment of — SPRING GOODS!

Just arrived per Bark Epwin & Lizz:

BONNETS, HATS, MANTLES, HABERDASHERY., Ke. Ke. &e.

WM. HEARD. Queen Square House, May 23, 1864. 1

ON HANI! Flour, Leather, Tobacco and Crackers,

y HICH will be sold low for CASI] or

approved 3 months’ paper.

Fortnightly upon the arrival of the Steamer ** Commeree, the subscriber will receive a fresh supply of FLOUR, which he will well at low rates. Country Traders and others will find it for their interest to ea).

1,.c. REALL,

Peake’s Brick Building, Water Street. Ch’town, Jane 27, 1864. For Sale! For Sale! For Sale! T HE Subscribers are authorised to SELL the OLD WESLEYAY CHAPEL, in Char lottetown, in LOTS; the wing next to the new Chapel to be moved off the premises by the J2th of November next, the other cote to = moved as son as cam be agreed on with the purehusers. " ‘All the PEWS, GALLERY, FRONT, and PUL- PIT will Le disposed of in lots to sujt purchasers immediately afterthe opening of the new Chapel, which will be about the 20th October uext. By order of the Trustees. r RICHARD HEARTZ, MARK BUTCHER.

Sin

September 5, }864.

‘Dissolution of Copartnership. ‘E°HE Copartoership hitherto subsisting

between the Subscribers under the style or firm of D. G. & S. DAVIES, has this day been DISSOLVED, by the retirvemens®f Mr. Daxiee Dayixs from the business. Aj) persons having demande aguinst the eid tirm are requested to fur- nish thejr accounts so Messrs. Go& 5 Davies (who will continue the busjuess.) for liquidation ; and all # indebted to the said firm will please make mayment of their ae accounts to Messrs. G. & 8S. Daviss, or to Mr. Danige Davigs. DANIEL DAVIES, GEORGE DAVIES, SIMON DAVIES. Charlottetown, September 5, 1864.

REFERBING to the foregoing notice of Dissolu- tion of Copuartnership, the subscribers beg ww inti- mute to the customers of the late firm, that they will continue the business under the firm of G. & S. DAVIES, and ao Pen <a psy IN TRADE of the , whieh will be re- plenished by a very LARGE STOCK of BRITISH and FOREIGN GOODS—now being selected by Mr. Simou Davies—they will be prepared to-sapply wholesale and retall papowiets on the beat terme.

‘September 12, 1961.

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1 Rept. 5, 1864,

“GEORGE DAVIES, BIMON DAVIES. Ww

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FOR SAEER!

300 BBLS. No, 1 Superfine CANADA FLOUR,

15 Bbla No 2 bo bY 10 Puns Museovade Molasses,

Bags Liverpool Sult,

Doxes Tohucco, 10s,

Bhls choice Biscnit,

Cases Claret, * Mentferrand.’

J. KUBERTS ECKART, Telegraph Building,

Water-street

June 27, “64. fin

GLASS! GLASS!!

UST RECELVED from ENGLAND, by the GAZELLE—

1b4 bones GLASS, in sizes from 8 x 10 to U4 x 36, 2eusks HARDWAKE.

W. E. DAWSON. Angust 15, 1864.

FOR SALE.

OR SALK, at the subscriber’s Wanre- House, in CHARLOTTETOWN, 2900 Bushels Liverpool! Sult of Sacks Butter Salt 20 Tons 2, } & j Iron 3 Tous Navy Oakuim. JAMES C. POPE. June 13 TRE tf

Just the things you want,

Call at Bell’s Clothing Store, QUEEN STREET, j THERE you ean purchase at MODE RATE PRICES—

Beaver CLOTH, Felt, Tweed and Straw TLATS, Cloth and Tweed CAPS, Shirts, Ties, Scurts, Collars, Gloves, Braces, Underclothing, Seeks, Oil Clothing, Sou’ westers, Over- ulls, Jumpers ; Trunks, Valises, Ui- brellas, Water-proot COATS and LEGGINGS, anda GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF

Ready -made Clothing, Suitable for the Season. ALSO,

A choice selection of Cloths, Tweeds, Doeskins, Cassimeres, Vestings, und Tailors’ Trimmings, which will be wade up to order at the shortest notice.

CHAKLES BELL, May 23, L864. tf Proprietor

TO EXCURSIONISTS, ROUND TRIP FOR S1s5.

(PcKets from CHARLOTTETOWN tou PICTOU, TRURO, HALIFAX, WIND SOR, ST. JOHN, SHEDIAC, SUMMERSIDE. and CHARLOTTETOWN, or vice versa, und GOOD tor ONE MONTH from date of purehase, ‘nay be had of J.S. CARVELL, Agent. Charlottetown. June 17, 1864. if

Cloth Wactory! mut SUBSCRIBER begs respecttully to inform the publie that he will continue to mannfacture CLOTH, &c., Trvon. by H. J. Gallbeck, Agent, or at the Mill. “(Ss Clow received for Dyeing and Dressing as

heretofore, ‘ . CHARLES E. STANFIELD, if :

at hie establishineut in

May 23. 1864.

On Consignment.

a ARRIVE per Schr. Adino from HALIFAX— 15 Uhdes. Bright Sugar, 10 Tierces do de. 20 Pancheons Molisses, 10 Chests Tea, 10 Bays Rice, 40 Bandtes Oukurm. For sale low. August29, 1864, 0

Wanted! Wanted! ANTED IMMEDIATELY, a GOOD

P.W. HYNDMAN. Pr bibs posit -— sey,

of Stables as Hostler. / given. Enguire at the Ezeminer Office. Ch’town, Sept. 12, 1864.

STUBBS HOTEL,

(Opposite the Custom House)

ST. JOHN, N, B.

August 29, 1864. ly Grain! Grain!

Grain !

and OATS, at

Coles’s Brewery and Distillery,

Constantly CF secu

iny Whiskey. Seer Aiea te KX. XAX Als

tein uy, Juiue 20, 1804,

oru Men, having

Wool will be received in Charlottetown |

COOK, also a Young Man to take charge Liberal wages will be

146 Prince William street,

JAMES McINTOSH,...-.---PROPRIETOR.

as highest price given for BARLEY

on hand, at prices cheapertban can hie murket.the best of Rum,Branudy, a superior article of Malt Whis-

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LITERATUR BE. THE VILLAGE HOME.

A village home, a village home By a smiling village lea, With the calm rich life of ite tranquil scene, And the joy that smiles through its ancient mien, And its daily flowers and its olden treen That sigh and lean o’er the graveyard green— Oh a village home for me!

Ob a village home! whrere all, From the babbling village brook

Ty the village sky that shiues on high, Hath the same sweet village look !

i And the sun hath a face for that happy place,

Which never he knows elsewhere ; Asa villager gay, in bis harvest array, Ile strides through the morning air.

| Pane by pane, through hamlet and lune, He peppeth in every one ;

And right fair speech bath his lover for each— That brave old neighbourly sun!

A village home for me—

| And the village peace that playa

Throagh the calm delights of its boly nights, And the thoughts of its quiet days.

And a village home for me When my village life is o'er,

And the yillaye ham at eve may come On wy twilight ear no more.

That sleep so calm and sound How the weary beart would loye, When the village graves around, Aud the village bells above ;

And the village blessing borne Ou balm of Sabbath air ;

And tears in simple eyes that mourn At village hour of prayer,

As,they point to the stoue with moss o’ergrown, And think of the sleeper there.

A village home, a villave home

By a smiling village lew, With the calm rich life of its tranquil scene, And the joy that smiles through its ancieut mien, And its daily flowers and its olden treen That sigh and lean o'er the graveyard green—

Ob a village home for me!

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(From Chamibers’s Edinburgh Journal.) ENTERED FOR THE PLATE.

MY WIFE'S INHERITANCE.

‘We must really have a civility dinner next week. There are the’—here my wife enumerated some half-dezen or so of ac- quaintances, who had uot ripened into inti- inates—* to whom we are in debr,’

‘ Then let us settle the score as soon as possible,’ { replied. ‘Send out your invi- tations, and give me the number, thar | may

Baddy.’ .

For [ blash to confess that [ had no cel- iar. L had twice attempted to * lay down’ vine, but it would keep rising up ayain with such pertinacity, that [ gave up th experiment, I believe, however, thas though cellarless, | am rather of a ho<pi- table disposition, aud like playing host, so that | spoke with a cheerful accent, which rather aggravated my spouse.

‘ Ah,’ she said, and with perfeet truth. ‘it is easy enough to order the wine; but if you had before you che task of looking ifter the collection of the silver, with the bother, and anxitty, and responsibility which L feel till it is all returned safely, you would not be so pleased at the prospect. Let me eee : there is Cousin Mary’s dvzen of forks and spoons, Mr. Tompkin’s epergne, Louisa’: tish-slice,’ and the little woman soon mack out a list of the friends who were to supply us with the silver requisite to make our table sufficiently imposing iw the eyes of com- parative strangers.

For on ordinary occasions we ate off sipped out of, and stirred with elee’ro-plate With the exception of a few bachelor tea- spoons ard a tobaceo-box, bearing an in scription which tended to perpetrate the re- membranee of the grace and dexterity witi which a certain under-graduate was once wont to handle an oar, there was not an ar- ticle of silver in the house. It is true that our teapot has hitherto always borne the credit ot being genuine, but that was owing to a ruse of mine ; for, learning at an early period of hymeueal initiation that plated ea-pots were distinguished by the thickuess of theie nozzles, | had our’s fitted with silver spout, and did the gossips.

We were uot wealthy or titled, it is true ; but most people with our income and posi- tion have some little poverty suvk in pre- cious stones and metals; while I do not believe that the most enterprising pawn- broker would have advanced twenty pound- upoo our united stock of rings, brooches, chains, watches, and other trinkets; We were married with the joyous approbation of our respective relatious, yet our wedding presents were not so handsowe as those often bestowed by them on comparative strangers on like occasions, but ran mostly to L[ilus trated Byrons, paper-machie kuives, and cut-glass batter-coole:s. Our children had been god-fathered aud god-mothered in a genteel and Christian manner, yet their little mugs were made of delf, not silver. The fact was, that vo one cared to give us. ,uor did we feel wuclined to buy, either plate |or jewellery, because at most it was only | five to one aguinst my wile being heiress t about the largest collection of yold aad sil- ver articles, and, above all, of emeralds and diamonds, possessed by any private indivi- dual in Kuglaod; in a word, she was the favorite neice, aod the promised inheritrix of Sir Peter Sparkles,

An astrologer who once cast Sir Peter's horoscope said that he was born when the Gemiui Were in conjunction with Aquarius, which uccounts, perhaps, for his inmstuuctive pereeption of the fineness of the water of | preciuus stones and the mania he had for \their acquisition. This taste, which in very early life bad been comparatively harm ess, ‘had become developed and-fostered by an ‘accidental opportunity which occurred to bim while serving against Tippo, in India, of purchasing looted jewels of inestimable value for a hundred pounds or so; and bav- ing thus formed the vucleus of a collection, he devoted the remainder of his life to his

two wives whom (for Virtuous reasons, prin- dipally) he had at different times married,

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to advise the Public,

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Childs and Couttses, and jewels enough to! and myself, that the one who died first interesting « my wife and self though ; and

| set a couple of monarchs up in regalia, all should leave his collection to the survivor, . io an iron-bound fire-proof cleset at the ‘and this I at one time fully intended to ad-

; back of his bed. ‘here to; but the serious consideration upon | | While he was somewhat like other men death and responsibility called up by. the’ ‘before he had secluded himself from his fel @#king of my will, and putting down in

‘law creatures, and spent his last ten thou- black and white what I desired might be

{sand pounds upon a sapphire which hai done when I was no more, together with a | caused two wars, and three coups d'etat, he chapter in the Bible, upon whieh L acciden-

had taken a great fancy to the daughter of | ‘ally hit, about a man who hid his talent jn his favorite sister, who had died under some- | 4 vapkin, diverted me from an act of so | what affecting circumstances, bad the only | Stat injustice ; aud if Lord Montechristo | tehild te stay with him on several occasions, | 8S fulfilled bis part of the proposed agree- | | and bad spoken of her as holding a promi-|™ent, to which, howeyer, he must remember | joent position in his will, Better still; that | never pledged myself, 1 can only beg, |when that little girl grew up, and married | 88 forgivencss.’

‘the present writer, she received a letter Lord Montechristo'turned scarlet, ‘from ber crotchety uncle on her wedding| ‘ Forgiveness! he cried.‘ Why, itis a)

} ‘Morbing, apologizing for not sending her ; Why

when I was fully entitled to take possession, I sent jor a clever locksmith, the lawyer and a detective—the last I thought might be use- ful in suggesting plans for the avoidunce of danger — and beld a grand consultation upon how to crack our nut and get at the kernel.

My confidence in the detective was. not misplaced ; he listened to all our ingenious devices, in judicious silence, and when we had quite done, said; * Would it not be sim- pler to break in at the back of the cu phgasa.?”

Of course it would ; we all saw that now. It was the old story of the leather portman- teau which can be ripped up with » penknife, though seeared by a Bramah lock of labyrinthine intricacy. On examin- tion, we found that thecioset was built against the partition-wall so that the Sack could not be gvtat without going inte the next house, which was occupied by a city

breach of contract, a swindle, an attempt to! some little ornament, on the plea that it would spoil the collection, but consoling her with the promise that it shoald all be her's |one day; and so we contented ourselves with mother-of-pearl studs, ivory brooches and silken watch-guards; our fiogers aud

obtain money under false pretences, L bave left him oo my side every diamond, every ‘

* Pardon me, my Lord,’ said the lawyer : ‘Tbs outburst is hardly opportune. If you

have any legal remedy, bring it forward |

know what wive to order from Boukay aud |

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ears were, with one unavoidable exception, afterwards; if not, remember that it is bard | ringless, and our plate was all make-be- ly reasonable to expect the present company | lieve, pending the time when we should |‘ sympathise with your disappointment.’ | make our selection from Sir Peter Sparkles’s | He was right ; ‘we were delighted; one hordes, prior to converting the bulk into | horse was out of the race, and the odds were three per ceut annuities. @ point legs against each other of the re-

le adipy i as .

One chance of inberiting was certainly —— Tue, reading of. she sill as, goo

Aen. pie ta ok att eae oan | *L feel tha tPaual Sneeninski ought to have ‘ ght.

. ‘ his mother’s jewels; but L neither like the four oiher competitors entered besides my | idea of auy property which hae once belong: wife, and of whom were ‘well in,’ and

ed toan Englishman going out of the country, doubtless each stable thought the chances of except for value received, nor can | bear to its own horses were the best.

break up the collection with wy own hand. First Paul Sneezinski, the son of Sir

Lf my heir likes to make them over to him, Peter Sparkles's Grst wile by a*(ormer mar. a him in any other way, she triage. ‘Thig young man had a sort of moral ae ee it et right to the ipaifiodiat head-dress and ae ten, 4 eee eames stomacher of brilliants, which had belonged | but he remembered that some one had to be to his Polish mother; aud Sir Peter had, | conciliated, and restrained himself in Writing, admitted the e'aim. | * The same rewarks apply to Don Esathban Secondly, Don Hsta'an de Santioga, a de Santiago, theagh of course, his clains to South American gentleman, had certainly i ere-ialinitely-iaferiee-to those been disappointed of inheriting a number of |” ho aman smiled bitterly, bowed ele- emeralds of rare size aud water, which gantly, drew himself up to bis full beight, woud probably have come into bis posses- and commenced twirling ais movstaches. sion bad not his foolish old aunt been caught | ‘Lhe race now lay between Kesiah Baggins by the attentions and thet te, (the value of |and myself. I do not know how L jovked, which she somewhat overestimated) of the | but my heart throbbed ata tromenmdous pace, Kiglish baronet; aud as the Don had re- | and there was a look of triumph in the full

ad; : : . |and rosy (mut to say ‘ bloated’) face of my framed from even attempting to pistol or | opponent, which made me fear the worst,

stiletto the intruding uncle, that gentleman) “sp, my Housekeeper, Lesiah Buggins had felt the extent of his obligations towards | _—_ him, and bad promised that be too should| * Yes sir, that’s me; go on quick, please!" find himself all the betrer for his. forbear-| ‘ 1 bequeath all that she has robbed me o! ance when that death befell which be bad dering the years that she has been: in my ‘velrained from anticipating. hberaeits - —_ — ee = Thidiy, Lord Montectristo, a rival col- | 2°78) 49 “ ee lector bf tava jewels had once proposed pi nent ee eee ae "She Sir Peter Sparkles teat the one who die ee or ee eet aa comfortably ; first should leave bis to the survivor, and | iet her be content. Finally to my niece’ so, at all events, dispersion of the gems,| Im sbort I was left sole heir. All thegold, which it had t»‘\en su much time, labor, aud | Silver, diamonds, ewerajds, sapphires, topa- expense to gaiuer together ; and Sir Peter | 2°¢ “,- were eee 7 ae Ueny ¢ae had seemed pleased’ by the idea, though he | Me’ because husband and wile are one,

r c i i f rt would not positively’ pledge himself to the gs oy oe aneges a eas ieit4 Trangem< nt,

p 4 : di | 1 sent off at once for my wife, according to Fourthly, Keaah, Bugygins, Sir Peter’: | Agreement; and considering the great value house-keeper, was supposed to make him of the property, and the public attention very comfortable, and to be an artful design. | which had been drawn to that fact, and all ng woman. She certainly hud done her | ‘he other singular circumstances of on best of late years to prevent the old man’s | applied to _ a = a z ae relatives froin obtaining’ an interview with | eee ee ene neue ae re made wad | yr 3 : : will proved, and the valuables removed ; and | him; but tla might bave been in deference | deterinined not to leave myself before I could to his express orders. However that might

take them with me. Sol sat upall nightirc be, her chance was considered a good one, | the roomin which the old man had hived and and she was quite a favorite {in the dialect |died, with a box of cigars and a bottle of of the betting ring, mind you, anl by n- whiskey on the table,@ bright tire, aud a means in any affectionate sense of the term)

simmering kettle cn the hearth, and a docu- . folde: hth am ngst those who watched the event with end Shes See. interest.

in my hand. | had had the bed removed, and Four to one on the field would have been

the dvor of the iron closet could be seen from where | sat. My wife, more philosophical very safe betting, for we were all ‘dark nor-es ;’ and though we were standing

or weary than myself, slept ona sofa in the adjoining drawing room ; the policeman was figuratively, cap in hand, round the old man’s jewel closet, it would bave puzzled

in the dining room down stairs. Altogether, Admiral de Rous himself to have bandi- |

clerk and wife, young people who had | been there a month, and were not likely, jone would hope, to prove cantankerous. | The p liee-offiver offered to ‘square it,’ as he | said, with them, and having done so in a re- | markably short space of time, we prveeeded tu the next house, leaving one of the party behind to guide us by Vaocking against the wall to the right spot for commencing opera- tions. Wesoon found it; it was in a bed- room, the nuptial-chamber, unfortunately, but that had been already conceived and considered in the compensation, Quickly was the bright fresh paper torn from the wail, and easily did the locksmith and a workman whom he had ealied to his assis- tance effect an entrance. Tuo easily, alas! for some thief had caughé the same idea as the detective; and when we gained admit- tance into the cluset, we found a complicated arrangenent of pistol barrels, but nothing e'se—not a brilliant, nota ruby, notan ounce of gold or silver. .

I investigated, I inquired, I threw much good money after bad. The present tenants were proved innocent ; the former ones could not be traced; and to this day no ove knows who the very dark borse was that actually carried off the plate.

ee KEEP YOUR BYE ON YOUR NEIGHBOURS.

We do not know who is the author of the following extract which we clip from a paper published in the far west. It contains hints that may be useful te some persons in this degree uf longitude :— '

‘+ Take care of them. Do not let them etir without watching. They may do something wrong if youdo, To be sure you never knew them to do anything very bad; but it may be on your account they have nut, Perhaps if it had not been for your kind care, they might bave disgraced themselves and ther families a long time ago. Therefore, dv not relax any eff rt to, keep them where they ought to be; never mind your own business, that will take care of itself. There is aman passing along—he is looking over the fence —be suspicivus of him; perhaps he contem- plates stealing some of, these dark nights ; there ic no knowing what queer fancies he may have got into his head.

+ If you find any symptoms of any one pas- sing out of the path of duty, tell every one else you see, and be particular to see a great man

one else particularly, Do keep something going—silenee is a dreadful thing ; though ic was said there was silence in Heaven fur the space of half an hour, do not let any suck thing oecur on earth ; it would be too mach like Heaven for this mundane sphere. If, after all your watebful care, you cannot see anything bad, perbaps, in an unguarded mo- ment you lost sight of them—throw out hints that they are no better than they should be —that you should not wonder if people found out what they were after a while, then they may not carry their heads so high Keep it going, and sume one will take the hint and

begin to help you after a while, then there

will be music, and everything will work to a

charm.”’

a

lcenercs at 5ua.—Mr. A. Brysoo, Edin-

tiurg, lately read before the Royal Scottish

Society of Arts,a paper “ On a method of detecting the Presence and Position of Leo-

bergs at Sea during Darkness or Fug.” As

Mr. Bryson’s plan promises to save many o

ship and life, it seems to deserve the full

considering the watch that was kept, and the fact that the house was in a row in a fre- | quented quarter, | felt that my property was capped us. i very safe.

This was the state of the odds and latest! fhe difficulty threatened to lie in getting at | news at the (chiwoe)) corner on the morn- | it, for the paper which had been tied up | ing whea my wile was reckoning up all the | with the will, and which was in Sir Peter's | friends whose silver she could burrow ; but |own handwriting, ran thus: * Lhe person |