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'i‘nitono: ' ll \uuuzz (Ion-(tr pulil lies a c-izn Lieut. Prideanx, one of the Abyss . 'Illl captives. which shows. a degree of hnr- l barity in Kingr 'l'heollure. l. isto lie lnipvtltj, without pulJlI-ll at the pit. nt day even‘ in uneivilixcd countr'u =. l.i.~ut. Pri.‘ :iux‘ writes :—

" Ills Ma Jsty Serum now to not no! bounds to hi. I and ferocity. Wheni I last While he. “as on r. plundering expr-l ditiou :ig inst the small islaiidat Mulrabo. iii the . Tana. l-Zvery inhabitant oi that plae he consigned to the flames. with the exception nt'lhrcc (:oudav merchants,

'ho had lied thither tor security. but who

nluckily reckoned without their host. for they were plundered of their propcrt . ind are now lying in chains in the camp ol the tyrant. and are frequently tortured for money.—Shortlynitcrwards the King: made a trip to Ifng. one of the most tiouri hing little towns in Foggam, on the northwest- ern portion ot'llegemzueder. The place was surrounded and 1.500 of the peasants captured. Those Were burned alive in live iavge houses selected for he purpose-

“Itie said there is not a single man, woman or child alive- bctwecn Debra 'l‘u~ bar and limfras on the borders of Dcmbcu. In the camp his Majesty has been playing the some game. It: was reported to him that two thousand of his soldiers wished to desert; they were surrounded by the

' others. and their throats eat like eattle. For two days the camp rcsonnded with the ' Teports of fire arms; the mothers. wives. ‘ children. and nearest relations of these 4 wretched men were being pistolled by the soldiery. Ladies ofgood family. the wives of the chiefs. were stripped naked and tied to posts. where they were exposed to the noontide glare of the sun ; afterwards tin-y were tortured with rops, ctc.. until 1. pi!- tol shot put. an end totlieirsnll'erings. Un- mentionablo barbariticl have been perpe- trated on the miserable women ; 29.5 Cilit‘lS of districts have had their hands and feet cut oil‘. and then been left to die of starva- tion. Still the King‘s position does not improve; dcserlions continue daily."

To be a prisoner in the hands of such a monarch as this is certainly not an envi- able position.

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AMERICAS Fisunuuns cavon'r. —— 'l‘hc Essex Record. published at Windsor. gives an account of a descent by the Canadian fishery ofliccrs on American fishermen in Lake Erie. There is a cluster of Islands near the mouth of the Detroit River. some of which i e in Canada and others in the United St us. From the shelter ot these, latter places Americans sally forth and set labyrinths of nets in the channels among tho British islands. and the track 0! fish seeking the river about spm iing time. It is stated by our contemporary that there sometimes are thirty miles of nets down, owncdaud worked by Americans. This rattling business he: been going on for some time. The fisheries on the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers are said to have been much injured by it. llut the adventurers have at. last. burnt their fingers. Having ascertained how they were situated, Mr. “'hiteher. of the fl :herics ofllec, took steps to secure them, and a heavy seizure was 3 c . We doubt, however. if even this lesson will deter maurauders. and think there is force in the suggestion of the Record that the Minister of Marine and Fisheries-might. employ the gunboat on that. station to pay occasional visits to the grounds trespassud upon, and protect the fishermen of Out. rio from such wholesale dcpi" do .ious.

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An extensive fire took place at Ottawa on the night of the. lath ult. It broke out in the warehouse of Bates. Eros, on the canal bason, and destroyed property to the value of nearly one hundred thousand dol- lars The building was lille with the winter stock of groceries d liquors, nearly all of which was consumed. The tire raged fiercely for several hours and was extinguished only when everything combustible in the building had been des- troyed. leaving the stone walls alone standing. The building was constructed with great cure, so as to be proof against fire. and the origin of the conllazration is a matter of uncertainty. Bates, lit-09., al- though insured fora considerable amount, are heavy losers.

A Goon S'ronr——Tlic Duke of Argyll tells a good story. lie was travelling with the Duke oi Nortluiniberland in a first-class carriage on the North-eastern atiivay. At one ot the stations a little commercial traveller got: in. The three chatted famil- inrly until the train sto iped at Alnwick junction. Here the Duh fNorthumberr. land got our. and was me by a train of flunkeys and servants. The commercial traveller said to his remainingcompanion. " That must. be some greatswcll." “ Yes." said the Duke of Argyll. " he is the Duke of Northuinberluiu .“ “ Iilcss me." ex- claimed the huginau, "and to think that he should have been so nil'ublc to two lit- tle snobs like us.“—~Londgellcr.

Gnux'r SALT Win ..—(70 rich, Noe 21. There is great excitemen’ in this city, caused by the complete successof the new suit well near the Station. The boring was suspended at the depth of 1,100 feet. where they more upon twenty-three fch of salt, and three layers of shale. and ten feet pure, salt. The value of this well to Gutieriéh can hardly be over-estimated, as it proves that the whole silt? ol the town overlies n. iornnition of the urest salt; in the world. Capitalists ant land-owners are on the qui' viL‘c to-day, and salt territory has risen fifty per cent.

Ixosxrot:s.—-Tho only grocer in Has- tings, Michigan. that persisg‘n the selling of intoxicating beverages. h fixed a sort of wheel lettered with the initials of the iiquorsdcsii‘ed, as B for brandy. W for whiskey. and so on. ad fig/Iiiilurn. The drinker places his tumbler upon the lcltter of the drink he desires—no forgetting to place the‘money there Withen turns the wheel. tgocs behind tli _screen. is filled, rolls round to the drinker. and no one is seen to sell or take pay. and the law is evaded. .

Cos-icon. Ari-norms ix rim Mime Drs'rnlc’rs.—-Wo learn from the Newcastle Daily Journal. that a man. 70 years of awe, died suddenly at. n public-house. and an inquest was held on his hotly.’ Ilia widow was not present; one of we Witnesses said she had been asked'tn e me. but replied that. the distance was too far to ll'flVl.‘l,lllltl “ besides. what‘s the use of a dead man to me P"

The Maine ship yards are nearly nil Mia. The Boston Advertiser says the long list. of launches we were formerly accustomed to regard with pleasure at cvidcocc pf the rapid growth of our int-reliant marine no longer appear in our exchanges from that State. (in! we now find onl occasional announcements that here mu there a ves-

I to on the Itockl. It is hardly too much

at. the extraordinary depression is “up ill-eonshlunul taxation of articles

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A celebrated dentist says I . i‘Iiitt'ii States in a population Ivl'thirty iiiil— lions ol tevth lost annually by til‘i‘ ~ »—‘Al‘llt caused by i'i" tlrc Iil'i.tilletl \\'iiea‘.. which deprives the torn oflhc lime. needed in the human teeth.

Sad l'l,‘ lions are being made in Paris of the Mexican expedition. The seeond l't';(llllt'lti ot i‘iotluvizs was tour d . willi- out loud. Uni of ZINN) composing: it. only 11.01:” returned to Fl'tllil'll. Uf a company of the ‘1 ttli regiment Vera (‘11in all but I: men pcilsaed ut yellow fever.

“ A Now \\'.i\' To rxv 01.1) llfillTs "—A man at Lindsay. Canada. was tiiicd S.) for nursing lhetgnccn. “ \ iat a tremendous internal revenue." says the (‘hic'i'ro I’osf. “ would aecruo totliuifuitedStat silthis sum could bu collected from every man (Democratic and rebels included) who should vent a eursn upon the President! l‘lu proceeds of a single. day‘s Siveariiig at Andy would we“ nigh extinguish the na~ tional debt."

FIERCIZ SAItC.l3!lf.—Tlle secret oszuitc‘s struggle through life was in the reckless sarcasm of his answer to the Prince of Ye- ronn, who asked him how he could account for the fact thatili the household of princes the court tool was in greater favor than the philosopher.—“ Simi.. rily of mind.. Said the licrcc 1: this. “ is all over the world a. test of friendship."

Too‘ruxenc. —-I"or the benefit of the whole faintly of toothachers. it may be useful for us to state that at. a. meeting of the London Medical Society. Dr. Blake. a distinguished practioner. said that. he was able to cure the most desperate ‘asc ot the toothache, unless the disease was connect- ed with rheumatism. by the application of the following remedy: Alum. reduced to an iinpalpable powder. two drnelinis; Iii- trons spirit of other, seven drachins; mix and apply to the tootli.——1‘urllund l’rrss.

A ltonxxcn or I)lI‘L0.\[.\C\'.-—llm'0li llcuri Van llavrc, Seerctnrty to the Belgi- an litigation at Washington. a member of an old, wealthy and aristocratic llel‘r‘an family. has married a Washington '1 a- snvy Clerk in the person of Miss Ccmilla \Vebb. The event has made quite a scu- sation in Washington. An exchange pa- per says:

" Three days ago the wealthy and aris~ toernlie lluson, accompanied by his intend- ctl bride, Miss Wchb. attended by party a oftriends. proceeded to the Callie. Church of St. Aloy 'us and had the nuptial cere- iiiou performed. The linrouisatjathoiic and iii wife nnEpiscopuiian. ’l‘o-daythc Episcopal ceremony of marriage was completed, in presence of a. select and fashionable congregation. The bride. who is about twenty years of age. was dressed in pearl colored silk, and. with her wreath of golden tresscs. bright blonde complexion. and delicately chisellcd fes- turcs. created no small degree of admira- tion." '

We were not aware that the absurdity of two nuptial ceremonies, arising out. ol denominational dith~ ences. was required or practised in the United States.

THE Pnoi’osi-tn ixcnnxsu or run House or Commons—Tun Mvs'ricxi. annna 666. —A correspondent writes; " M r Disraeli‘s reference at the recent banquet to the cab- alistical charm in the number oi 658 rc- minds me ct an anecdote related by the Pall Mall Gazelle. which I quote for the benefit of your readers: ‘ Whenever the subject of scriptural fortune-tellhw came up in Lord Macaulay‘s presence. 0 was pretty sure to relate an anecdote of his sojourn in India. Ho arrived one night. late and lived, at the house of the chaplain of a somewhn‘. enfrcqucutml district. and desired to get to bed as soon as possible. But his host was not going to throw away the rare opportunity of eliciting some val- uable information lrom a guest of such rare ability and scholarship. “Mr. Mac- aulay," 5 id be, “I positively cannot let you retire till you state your opinion as to the Number of the Beast." “ I was driven into a corner." said the statesman rather than theologian, “ and I answered on the spot. ‘1 have no doubt as to what was foreshadowed by the mystical num- ber—the British lionsc of Commons! The members elected (6.38) the three clerks at the table, the sergeiuit-at-arms. and tho deputy‘scrgcant. the librarian and the two doorkeepers, making 665,‘ and I rushcdto my couch.

The Spanish government has made its nn- nnnl estimate of the revenues of Cuba; in other words, the estimate of how much blend- ing Cuba can stand this year. It is taken for granted that the island will produce 8:51.162,- 653 while the expenditure will be $25,059,884, having a snug little balance of $5,502,819. The total revenue from Cuba and Porto ltico is estimated at. u 3.38.133, and total cstiniat<

A merehnntwho was absent from home, received a telegram informing him of his wife's safe delivery of it little girl; at the saine‘time a letter from his partner advised him that a draftliad been presented for 85,000 and the signature seemed rather doubtful. The merchant replied to both letters. but misdirected tliem.-—’l‘lic astonishment ofthe wife may be imagined when she read: “1 know nothing about it: it‘s a swindle." The partner received in hearty congratulation upon his safe deliverance.

TELEGRAPH Br.nsiiuns.—A gentleman at Albany. N. W., who is somewhat envied for his social culture and chivalry recently has occasion to telegraph to some huly friend! in New York city, as follows.-——" Miss — goes down this evening to complete her bridal trousleiul ." Instead ot‘rendering it as above, the careless operator makes it read iii this way: “ Min —- zoos down this evening to complete her bridal trowlcrs.” The scene among the ladies on receiving this desputch, can be better imagined than described.

ADVERTISth .—1"orncy‘s Press, one of the shrcwdcst and nblest of newnpnpcrs, has the following sensible idea on advertising: " We have for many years studied the art of adver- tising. and still it remains to us XI. marvclfhnt there is not one hundred times more of it. We never [knew it man to‘ advertise his wares liberally and steadily. that it did not. pay. yet there are thousands of iiiniiuhictnrers and tens of thousands of men having articles which they «loci-re ought to he,'ln every household in the country who ndVertise us nigcrly and closely as though they hiul at heart no faith in it At all. How can they ex- pect to get their good: everywhere, unless some knowledge of the articles gets into the family first. through the family newspaper? lfwo waited till pa iplc learned from their neighbors. we might wait for your: before the most. wonderful and useful inventions became shown .

Mr. McKenzie, the proprietor of the Prince Albert f‘onfrctionnry, died on Sundly morn- ing. Though in ill-health for sometime from I wutinu disuse, his death was very sudden. Mr. McKenzie will be much regretted in the city and throughout the Province. M be en- joyed the friendship and esteem of n vcr large circle. who will deeply sympathise. wit his family in their bereavement. “ll remains will he interred toanorrnw Ifternnon, when the (.‘alcdunian Society will assist. in the ob- scquiel.-—-llx. Uni.

[The deceased was an uncle of Mr. Alex. McKenzie, Confectioncr. of Chnrlultetownq -—En. Jorn.

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’l‘hc courtesan Fanny \" fight Who killed oillccr hit-tiliesney on the :20th October. is said to have come from Lowell originally.— 'l‘he deed was out: of great horror. The woman was drunk, and flourishing the knife over her hrud ut the corner of Mercer mid (': id streets. As Ilietfiiesuey approached lui he said. " You have got a knife." “ No l uint"—-—and with t‘lis reply she sprang with the rage of a maniac ut the oillcer, plunging the blade of the knife into his neck one inch below the left ear. The blow, driven by the arm of the desperate and infuriated Woman. IlldtltiL'nCll by drink. severed the jugular vein.‘l Evidently frightened. blit still willi presence of mind, ollleer McCliclney immediately gave the alarm rattle, when ellleer Seaman, of that post. instantly arrived upon the spot. N Sea- man." raid the wounded inan—theblood gurg- liugfrom the ghastly cut.—“ I have. been st; bed by this woman; nrrcst her." Utlicer s mun then turned to the woman, wl-o at this time was surrounded by an excited crowd. aiul attempted to take her iiitn custody, but she quickly drew hack, raised her hand, in which she held the bloody knife, and attempted to renew the deadly assault; stepping lltltli. oilicei‘ scnninii quickly struck her on the wrist with his club, mid the knife fell iipon the side- walk. Pinioning her arms, he, with the us- sistance oftlie citizens, conveyed her to the eighth prelim-t station house, where she was at once incarcerated in the dwrkcstcellu Mc- Clicsncy. with a feeling that. his life was fast ebbing away. the blood cpurting iii a thick red stream over his coat and saturating his shirt. rushed frantically up Canal street to Broadway. through that street to the upper side ot‘lloward street. and a block beyond. followed by an excited crowd, and. on stop- ping a moment. began to sink upon the side- walk. when otllvcrs Kane and Dickinun. hear- ing that a man had been stabbed, rushed to the spot and prevented the dying man from falling. While taking him in a carriage to the hospital Metfhcsncy died. and his body was taken to the station bouse.—llc had been appointed to the force only on the llth uflust month, and had just been commissioned a patrolman in the Bill precinct. lie was a fine- looking man. six feet in height mid well pro- portioned; he had been married but. a few days previous to his being placed on the police force.

An interesting literary project is proposed in the South. A piekod corps of the most gallant officers and soldiers in the late rebel army is organised fortlic purpose ot‘exposing the shortcomings of those in authority. They intend to prick many a bubble reputation, to show how quartermastcrs and eomniilsaries plundered, how generals exhibitedthe utmost. favoritism. how the couthern army was weak- ened by absenteeism, and how high othech sheltered thcmsc in bonib-prout's. It is said that the pro_ tors of this history are " thorough rebels." but they mean neverthe- less to expose in the most uninerciful manner the way in which certain inen obtained posi- tions of honor in the army, and their behavior when they had got their plach It will be “spicy” reading, and if the work is done. thoroughly and no favors shown. it will bc a volume of considerable bulk—Boston Adz-er- tt'st-r. v

A young lady of extreme beauty drowned herself in the river Loire the week before last. She left a letter to a young man to whom she was much attached, saying that. she would not marry him because he was subject to epileptic fits. She had therefoye done the next best thing, drowned herself!

Tun I'orr. IN rnr. Foii'rizrsss.—'l‘hc Pall Mall Glut/(e. of October 23th, says: “ Yes- terday (October 10) the Pope went to Fort St. Angelo, mid presented himself to the (laribaldiun prisoners, who received him on their knees in profound silence. Looking round on the party, about two hundred in number. the Holy Father snid-‘ Behold him whom your general calls the vampire ofltiily. It is against me you have all taken up arms? And what do you see? A poor old inun.’ inc Pope then that: r. r sud addressed. several of the prisoners pei onaliy, sayinz— ‘ You. my file d, have lost your shoes, and ‘cu your slii , and you your coat, and you your list. Ah. well, I shall see you are pro- vided. and then I shall send you iiwuy to your own homes; only I s all ask you first, as hitlitilics, to make u spiritual retirement, for my sake. You. know. my dear friends, that it is the Pope Vllill'lfll'lf‘ who risks you this.‘ The Gnribnldiana word deeply moved by this address. and pressed forward to kiss the cross bordering the Pope‘s robe, when the Holy Father gave them his benediction."

A German named Ellerhnusen, who it few years ago erected large crtablishnicnts on the line of railway near Windsor for the manu- facture of lumber, which resulted in the foun- dation of quite a village there bearing his naiiie,——-reccntly discovered menus by which iron ore could be converted into cast steel, by a. simple process, making it cost no more than refined iron. A company has been formed in Montreal, mid patents are being taken out, the company preferring to do so rather than accept the millions ofdollnra offer- ed for the discovery by a New York firm. This will, to a great extent, revolutionise one of the greatest trades in the \VUl‘id.—.’lillhtl‘$f Gazelle.

Al the burning of it two story house in Montreal on the 16th inch, four persons were burned to dentln—a man named Shaw, his wife. and two children, one aged three years the other nged nine months. When the bodies were rescued from the flames, they were burned to a crisp, and presented a sick- ening sight. Shaw and his wife had been in- toxicatcd.

' The Bridgewater Times learns that the gold-bearing quartz from the mines at Gold Itivcr, Lunenburg County. are exceedingly rich. Fourteen men are employed night and day at the dlggings, and A steam crusher is to be erected and in operation by next spring. Silver has also been discovered. ltis pro- bable that. these mines will rank uniting the richest in the Province, as it is impossible to break some of the quartz in any direction without finding gold.

An editor any: his attention was first drawn to matrimony by the skillful manner in which a pretty girl handled a broom, wherein: a brother editor says. the manner in which his wife handles a brouiu is not so very pleasant.

Charles Dickens does not use any scenic nnxilh rice in his readings; but he has ii. pe- culiar Arrangement of lights, and carries with him his own gastlttiugs. .Uo has hisnwn plan ot'ligliting the platform on which he reads; and in the lhiiied Kingdom a gasiltler always travels in his suite for the purpose of fixing thescliglits.

An individual who advertised for the (arm- de-ri'sfte of ladies, with ii. view to matrimony, received the following reply from it spirited young lady ' “ I do not, in requested. enclose my var/I. for though we are told there is an excuse for putting in (arts before u horse. I know of none for placing one before an ass."