chant returned. In about ten minutes, M. Fon- tsiies summon a porter, gave him a number of letters. some for tire post-oﬂice. otlters tor delivery in St. Male; and shortly afterwards. himself went out, saying, as he passed through tlte counting-house, that he should not return till the following morning.

Eugenie llougainville, as she rtlighted at the notary’s door in company with her father and Francoise her half-sister, looked charmingly, thouizh very pale, itrtd trembling with agitation. M. Fontanes had preceded her; and his respect- fully kind and unpretending manner seemed. after a time, to soothe and calm her spirittt, and the sweet, grateful, if faint smile with which she aclrnowledgeditis utiobtrusivo courtoaies, was an earnest, that ifthe marriage should turn out urt- happily, it would not be the fault of the wife, however reluctantly she accepted ltl. Fontancs as ahusband. M. Bertiu was apparerttly about to commence reading the marriage-contract, when an unseemly and distressing interrttption took place. Henri Jomsrd, spite ofthe strenuous op- position ofs clerk, forced his way, in a state of wild excitement, into the ofﬁce, and forthwith burst into a torrent of invectivo and entresty, bitter reproach and humblest solicitation. to which

assion and despair lent ﬁre and eloquence.

selessly so ! Eageaie was indeed terribly agita- ted by his frenzied violence, but did not for a moment swerve in resolution, and she was the first, though with white quivering lips, to request that the business which had brought them there might he proceeded with. M. Fontanes, who appeared both alarmed and angry, wished the audacious irttruder to be expelled by force, but at a gesture from the notary, who had bee silently observant of what was passing, ho desisted, drew near the table, and seated himself beside Made- moiselle Bougainville; whilst Henri Jomard, throwing himselflnto a chair, wept aloud in the bitterness of unavailing grief and rage.

‘ Now Monsieur Bertin,’ said M. Fontanee, whp, spite of ltitriself, cowered bencatlt the keen dertsive look, it so seemed, with which the nota- ry. as he slowly unrolled the contract, regarded him—‘ have the goodness to proceed as quickly as possible.’

' I doubt, Monsieur Forttanes, whether I shall proceed at all. It seems to me, that tltc nuptial conditions, in a pecuniary sense, are grossly one- eided and partial‘

' Monsieur Berlin,’ interrupted M. Fontanes, with dignity, and -greatly i't‘|iet'ed, ‘ this is my affair, not yours. The balance of obligation is, in my own opinion, greatly on tity side,’ added the young rnercltartt. with a respectful bow in Eugenie.

‘That is precisely my opinion also,’ r-ejoinetl the impcrturhablc notary, ‘ Matlentoisclle Ilott;,rain- ville being at tlte present tnorrient a rich heirc.-is in Il'.‘|‘ own right.‘

A bomb shell falling in the midst, could not have produced it more startling cﬂit.-ct tlt:tri these words, which caused every one oftlte auditors, Henri J0lllill"I included, to start to their feet in various attitudesofastotiishntettt and consternation.

‘ 'I‘ltis informatioit,’ continued the notary, ‘reached nto only about two hours since, and, strangely enough, Monsieur Ftintanes, frotti yoti A letter, certainly in your handwriting. and ad- dressed to me ttn the ¢tHIr"l',l)llllIl8 contents of which were intended tor Messrs. Smith 8.: Green of New Orleans’-—

‘ hlalt-dit:tto.t !’ screamed M. Fotitatzes. it be possible-—tltat I—-that l’——

‘ That you misdirected tlto letters,‘ suggested M. Bcrtin; ' no doubt of it.—It appears, Madc- molsolle lloupainvi|le,' he added, ‘that by your uncle's will, the contents of which the last Ameri- can mail made known to your very disinterested

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Dizarrt or an Eatiuzitr Lswu:a.—Late foreign papers announce the death of Wil- liam Selwyn, it very learned and laborious lawyer, and the well-known author of Sel- wyn’s Mai Prius, who died on the 25th ult., at Tunbridge Wells, England, aged 81.

Pnimirivn Leoiet.n'ioiv.—In the year 1781, the Legislature of Pennsylvania, to ubolislithc practices then prevailing, puss- ed the following resolution, after consider- able opposition :—“ That hereafter no mem- ber shall come into the chamber barcfootcd, nor cut his bread and cheese on the steps of the Capitol. "

A Russian Gin-.—Ward, the jeweler, has, subject to the inspection oftho curious, two of the most magnificent rings we have cvcr seen. The rings were presented by the Emperor and Empress of Russia to Co- lonel Colt of this City. One of the rings contains diamonds worth $3000; each con- tains the cyphers of the imperial person- ages, Alexander and wife, set with very minute diamonds in enamel. The shank of one of the rings glitters with numerous e- tilc diamonds, and the whole aﬂ'air ma es a gift worthy of one emteror to another chip of the same block.— (ford Courant.

Jswisii Cosvnarioa [N U. S.—-The mi- nisters, rubbins and delegates ofthe Israel- itish congregations throughout the Union, are called to assemble at Cleveland , Ohio, in October, to deliberate on all matters 0 importance in regard to Judaism. which may be brought before the. Conference.

GAIN or 'riMe.—Thc tliffcrence between rising every morning at six, instead ofoight o'clock, in the course of forty years, amounts to 29,500 hours; or three years, 1:2! days and 16 hours; which is eight hours a day f'or exactly nine years; so that rising

at six will be the same as if nine years of

life were added, wltercin we may corninnnd eight hours of every day for the cultivation of our ttiiiids and despateli of business.

Porut.-tr on or Tlll-‘. I'1ttr.Tir.——'l‘lie Ifllsl cstirrtnte oftho poptihttiott oftlio earth ntakt-at it l,l50,000,000; viz:—I’ng_-_niis, 676,000.- 00tl; Cliristiiiii.-I,320,000,000; Mnlioitttno- tliins, 150,000,000; and Jews, 14,000,000. Of Cliri.-ztinris, tltc (Jliurch of Rome num- bers 170,000,000; the Greek and liustcrti Churches, 60,000,000; and Protostaitts 90,- 000,009.

New Motive Powr.tt.—A bug factory, says the Stale Tribune is being driven in l street, Sacramento, California, by powers hitherto known as “laughing gas. " It is said to he not so dangerous as steam, and better tidapted to the propelling of light tnachiiicry.

New Oitt.t:aNs.—-Tho yellow fever at New Orleans seems to be on the increase. The Bulletin says, the returns of deaths from yellow fever, for the presctit season are as folloivg.-i: “ VVeck ending June 30, I7; do.

suitor, that you are the absolute mistress of about seven hundred thousand francs! If, under these circumstances, you wish me to proceed '--

‘ Iienri—dear Ilenri ! ’ gasped Eugenie, turn- ing with outstrctclicd arms towards her lately despairing lover. ‘ Henri-believe ’ Btit I have no words for the description of the scene which followed ; the reader’s imsginatitvn can clone realize its tumult of rapture, bewilderment, and despair.

Henri Jomard must, in his hurry and confusiort, have changed the envelopes of the two letters : that addresscdto Smith and Green being conse- quently delivered to the notary. I have only, in conclusion, to state, that Fontanes was arreste st llavre-do-Grace, on board of an American liner, and is notv undergoing the punishment of a fra- dulcnt bankrupt; that Eugenie is Madame .lom- ard, and a happy wife and mother ; lll'IIll10 Siour Bougriinville still inhabits Plaisanco with his two daugltters, and to this day rcinains firmly of ‘pirtiuti, that the misdirection of tlto letter was dim to the actual interposition of Hugunio’s ever- \v'¢lt hlul angc garrlit.-It .’

Q .__.._.j._—__- ‘*’A\N.\'l'UltAl'. li1tno!wtiri:n.~—'I‘hey have in Ger- manya small grout! frog, tr-rmcd by them the " leaf frog," which, when citught, is placed in nglass jar partly ﬁlled with water, and steps erected on which the little chap sits. If the weather is to be clear and ﬁne, he reclines on the upper step; but if a storm is approaching, he goes dowa part of the way, and if the storm is to bsalsvess oes.bs¢oes to the bottara. Ks is seldom morstbsnsalsehor as inch and a half

do. July 9, 3‘); do. do‘ July 13, 41; do. do. July 23, H9; do. do. 30,173; do. do. Au- gust 7, 2°22; do. do. August [3, 291. By reference to the record of I854, we ﬁnd that the epidemic this season is precisely one month earlier than it was in that your; tire yellow fever deaths for the past week being 291; against ‘.284 for the week end- ing l0tlt of Scptciitbcr, I854.

THE H.tuvti.tt'i'.—'I‘ltc corn now standing throughout the United States covers more breadth of ground than was ever sown be- fore and with some exceptions, is uniformly good, although somewhat later than usual. 'I‘hc oat crop is tremendous, and well se- cured. Potatoes cover an immense breadth of ground, nnd the yield so far as tested, is large, and free from any indications of rot. Hay and grass good every where. Farm- ers are yet engaged in sowing fall wheat and other farm work; but will soon rush with their wheat to the market towns and mil- lore. ’I‘ltc price of wltcnt vnrics, accord- ing to circumstances. The new flour tltut comes to market is of remarkably ﬁne qua- lity, and in it very superior condition. Pri- ces are now about two dollars per barrel below the highest point of the season. The decline generally anticipated later in the season is about another dollar. The month

of October, it is supposed, will robsbly“

be the time when prices will or the

tea‘, and his rations consist of one ly per day. -

greatest decline is the year.

‘ supplied with coal before the coming winter.

r ntore tliait anhiveragc yield this season.

vtvutcliing with hrcatlilcss anxiety the move-

Monusieur ro Sin Jonrt FruNirt.ttv.— In the miscellaneous estimate just issued, credit is tater: a sum of $4000, to be devoted to it monument to the late Sir John Franklin.

_ Cost. IN UTAH —l¥righam Young, during his tour among the southern settlements, discovered it bed of coal in the mountain range between Snnpete and Jucb coun[ieg_ 13 IS. IN? Says, of excellent quality, and in- exlinustible in quantity. The bed is about ﬁve miles distant front Fort Ephraim, and he designs, ifpossiltle, to have mining ope- 3 rations commenced speedily, so that the Mormons of Great Salt Lake City may be

SARATOGA SPRINGS.-—It is stated that So- rntogn Springs has never bccit so thronged with visitors as during the last two weeks. The fﬂllowing articles were consumed in one qf the hotels there last week :—Beef, 3,- 150 pounds. ‘..‘.l00 do. mitttoii, 1400 do ﬁsh, 5000 do. ﬂour, 3350 do. butter, 8500 chick- ens, 175 turkeys, 37,800 eggs, 2150 quarts milk, 525 quarts pure cream, I40 bushels potatoes, besides hams, tongues, pork, corned beef, salt ﬁsh, ducks, geese, veni- son, and game ot every description.

Tue Rice CROPS.-—TIl0 Southern jour- nals represcnt that rice crops are unusually ﬂourishing, and that the indications promise

A hiatus Law IN 'l‘r:Nrtsssea.—On the ‘.2lstJuly, Henry '1‘. Walls was killed at tlte town of Woodbury, Tennessee, in a drunken row, whereupon the citizens as- sembled together and adopted it most strin- gent proliibitot-y law. "They resolved that they would not sell liquor themselves, nnd would not rent their property to it man who would use it for such purpose. 'l‘hc then made up it purse and bought up all the liquor in the plaice, rolled the barrels into the street, pout-ed out their contents, on set fire to tltcm. ”

Nl‘lU'I'IiAI.l'I‘Y OF S\VEDF.N- 'I‘ltonglt tho military nrdor excited at the close of the Vienna conferentzo has now in sortie tttcttsttrc subsided, yet we are here

lll0t|l8 of the allied fleets in the Baltic, and still hoping that the ensuing month of Aug-

tants are either slrilful carpenters or fearless mariners. The population of the coast: furnishes at least l0J,000 ﬁshermen or pilots toured to hardships, and familiar from their childhood with all the details of navigation in these difficult seas. It is easy to draw a. conclusion from this sitnpleﬂarrsy of facts. I most ﬁrntly believe that if the allies do not seriously grapple with this difficulty they will entail on posterity endless broila, and have Russia more pom-rful and still nearer than ever. In rejecting the lust Aus- trian propositions the English and French governments have left themselves at liberty to propose another basis for future negotia- tions capable of guaranteeing the north as well as the south. It is intpossiitle in the narrow limitis of tlti letter to examine and compare the relative advantages of the ag- grnndizenient of Sweden by reconqtiering- her ancient possessions, or making Finland independant, or establishing in the Aland Archipelago a position to be held by France, England and Sweden, as is the case with the German confederation -in some of the strongholds of Germany. \‘Ve Swedes only desire to point out to England the danger to Europe of neglecting this point whenever peace comes to be made. It is my profound conviction that the success of the allied fleets can only be partial without the active co-operation of the Scandinavian army, but as I have already said, the Northern Pow- ers cannot join in the leagues till the ques- tion takcs an European cliai-acter—iri. a word, till the interests of the north are as truly protected as those of the South, and til! the objects of the war have become worthy of the two great nations that have proclaimed the champions of civilization and ofthe indcpcndancc of Europe.

The fortress of Swcuborg is built on grantie isles, about a mile in advance of Hclsingfors, the Russian capital ofFinland, us Abo was formerly ‘its Swedish capital. The isles in question, eight in nutnber, nro mere rocks, connected together by a strong fortiﬁcation, and in tho centre is, situated, the port where the Russian ﬂotilla is kept. The largest of the rocks is that called “ Gustavus’ Sword, ” on which is built the residence of the Governor, with a. sort of gardeii fornicd of mould brought from tho itiain land, and a vast cistern in which is heaped together it large qiinntity ofsnow in

tist may see some greater result than that oflatst yctir-—tlte full of Bomnrsund. It is neither owing to tire indiffoi-once ofthis na- tion for the cause of civilization against harbarism nor to the sympathies of out- go- vernment for the Russian Autocrat, that the flag of Sweden does not already ﬂout beside the united standards of Eiigland and Franco, btit so long as the pending question is called and considered merely Eastern, so long us endless protocols on tlto ‘four points ’ appear to be the only object of the great Powers, no one possessed ofordinary judgment can require of our rulers to ex- pose the youth of Sweden to the horrors of war, ttiid her growing prosperity to a sud- den and inevitable clteck. What in truth matters it to Sweden, that the Bosphorus is closed while the Baltic is under Russian do-

wintcr to furnish water to the garrison. Swcuborg has been called the Gibralta of the North; it would seem, however, not with as much injustice as was formerly thought, since the late bontbrirdntcnt shows it to be anything but iinpregnable. Tito islands ﬂank each other, and all have the granite cut perpendicular to a height of from 30 to 40 feet. The only passage by which the roadstead of llelsingfors, which is one ofthq great war ports of Russia, can be reached winds along these formidabh isles, which are armed with 800 guns of large calibre. As Sweaborg only presents an unnpproachable ccinlurc of granite, is siege of it could not be made by land, and the place could only be reduced by famine. But it might be attacked and demolished from the sea by means of it bombardment,

mination, and the port of Cronstadt contains #1 formidablennd increasing ﬂeet? Though the nation is warlike, yet a feeling of tip-« probation of the King’e conduct pervades all classes. We fully appreciate the line he has taken up, namely, to maintain a strict geutrality until the governments of England and France shall have given posi- tive proof that they mean to oppose it boundary to the encroachments of Russia in the north as well as fit the South. The future of Scandinavia should most particu- larly interest England, for if Russia suc- ceeds in obtaining the mastery of the Sound, she will not be so powcrftil in the Gcrtnnn Ocean as to be able to set Europe at deﬁ- anco. Both the coasts of Sweden and Norway possess deep tIt‘.(l spaciou:-t p0l'i;:' wholly free from ice, or freezing only for a couple of months, in tho scvcrcst winter. Tho principal are Cult-zcronn, Landscronrt, Cnrlstein, Norden (in the hay ofChristiana) Christitinsand, Bergen, Troiidhoim, and the buy of Vnreugen; the last mentioned has already excited the grasping spirit of our neighbour. Any one of these no is ca- pable of growin into another Scbastopol, within a hundre geographical miles of the British coast. Our forests afford inexhaus-

tible materials for shipbuilding; the inhabi-

and this is just what has been executed with full success by the Anglo-French ﬂeet, n bombardment which must have caused im- mense material losses to the Russian Go- vernment by destroying the barracks, the different maritime establishments, and the arsenal of the fort. Sweaborg was con- structed in the 18th century by the King of Sweden, Gustavus III. In the revolution which dethroned Gustavus IV.,'I808, and which afforded Russia tlto long sought op- portunity for invading Finland, the impreg- nnble fortress was given tip without resis- tance to the Russian General Barclay do 'I‘ol|y by a traitor, who forgot what was due to his country in gratifying his political passions. Stvenlmrg has it population of about 3.400 crsoiis. Its l)Ell‘l‘ilCliS can hold tnoro titan 123,000 men; and, besides it.-i ﬁne port, it has two basins to repair- ships.

l.urt.viuo A 'I‘iunr:.-“Ah!” said a mis- chievous wag to a lady acquaintance of a proud aristocratic caste, “I perceive you have been learning a trade."

“ Learning a trade l” replisd tbs haughty dame, looking needles and pins. " indeed in are very much mistaken."

"Oh!" said the wiehsd wag, “ I thought by the looks’ of your ehsslts, that‘ you had tamed

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