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WILLIAM DODD,

Commission Merchant AUCTIONEER QUBEN SQUARE, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND

AGENCY OFFICE!

and

| CHARLOTTETOWN _

STEAM BAKERY!

| Corner of Prince & Grafton Streets.

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| Literature.

THE POOR RELATION.

| ‘Win you put away that book, Miss Stu- | dious and listen to me a moment?’ said a tall, ‘fashionably dressed woman, entering & poor-

i (EXHE SUBSCRIBER will attend to all or- | eral|

y, with everything in his line of business. | ly furnished ]‘ttle room in the attic of her ele-

ward her as she approached close to bim with a noiseless step, and said timidly :

‘Did you wish to see me, sir?’

He turned, and holding out hie arms said:

‘My birdie, my angel, my fair princess,have I found you again?’ And holding her close in his arms, he kissed her fondly. She clung jo him and hid her face on his shoulder as she said :

‘Then you do love me, Hubert ?’

| 6] will tell you. I have had so much to | changed his life, the magistrates © novel tatii listen to that I had forgotten that I was a tigated the wholesale murders of which be is prisoner. said to have been guilty.

She related what the reader is already fami-| The morning after the wreck of the Albion liar with, Hubert was very angry, but he when Bill was found “down about the beach, laughed gaily as he thought bow Mrs. Morrie | looking after the boats and that,” many of | would look when sne found that all ber plow | the old fishers who had spent s long day tings were of no avail, A nice long confi- searching after the corpses of those who had dential chat thay had, forgetting, meanwhile, perished, held grave suspicions of the old

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| He keeps constantly on hand, and makes to order, the followiug, viz: Pilot Bread:

gant maneion, and addreesing a young girl| ‘Better than all the world beside, my darl- who bent over a book by a small table. She/ing. Did you doubt me?’ Then, holding raised her head and looked around without | her off, and looking at her, said :

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speaking, and her visitor went on: ‘I came up to tell you that you are not to go to schoo! any more; so you need not trouble yonrself to study.’

‘Aunt.’

tosay. I have procured you 4 situation as waiting maid, with my friend, Mrs. Russell,

meanwhile you wil! have enougk to do to keep | you busy, and I positively forbid you to go iuto the parlors or leave the house.

The young girl’s eyes flashed, and she turn- ed very pale, but calmly said:

‘It ie not possible for me to go until the close ofthe term. I want so much to take my diploma, aud then I am very confident of getting a situation as « teacher in one of the public schools. I shall be out of your way then, and will it not be a3 well as for me to be a waiting maid.’

‘The idea of baving a relative of ours teach- ing a publie schocl! You did not think of such a thing! I have fullfilled my promise to your mother, and kept you at school for years; you are now nineteen. I was to keep you under my charge, if you did not marry, till you were twenty, With my friend Mrs, Russell, you will be as well cared for as if you were withme. You will bave good wages.

Without special efforts of any kind, it ) as gradu | for Sale Cheap, by | Charlottetown, Oct. 16, 1871. gily wou ita way into favor, aud ie new LARGE- eee eee es LY CIGCULATED iu all parts of the P; evince

tt haa a zood corpsof correspondents a! road and COTTON WARP ! ts cor pilation of aie and Foreign New s enables | 5 it to present vo its readers a faithfal record of car i the following Goods, viz: at rent events.

or . siaiheatantian + j 250 Pieces Fancy DRESS GOODS. Twenty Papers will e sent co one) 250 Pew Saver DES COUPE ss /COST & CHARGES | Address for $15. : LUSTERS.

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Ch’town, Nov. 20, 1371. >

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W ATER at the door, and eS Nov. 20 3m i N. with variety of Fruit SES. ere is pig Di aedigan MARE 11 years old, and one Wanted

{760 Bundles of

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White & Colored. Poi White aud Blue Cotten Warp! TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS! 4o% AKO HEARTZ & SON. | AnD

‘Fancy Cloths and Heavy Coatings which will be sold retail at } 1 We have received this week from a great quality. | Queen Street Warclouse, f mention, which we offer Ch*town, Sept. 18, 1371. Wood's Parlor & Vestry Organs.

Wholesale Prices-Terms Cash. a splendid assortment. : }| LONDON an addition te our former | October 33. 1871. ed Wholesale and Retail. | Tht ARLINGTON a ee rs oe

HE above instruments are amongst | B the best manufactured in the United | States.

Those about to purchase a first Class | Piano or Organ would do weil to address! | the subscriber.

Weeks & Co. ATT soe STOCK

P. R. BOWERS,

St Stephen, tn. B.

| | Nov. 28,1870. Woodstock,

PIANO & ORGAN TURIKG.

| ak. HOOPER, cf Boston, having | a long experience in

READY-MADE

at the Lowest Prices,

jClothing,

Piano and Organ Tuning,

intimates that he is at present in CHARLOTTE | TOWN, whsre he will atrend to any business Having facilities for repairing

entrusted to him Te | Pianos and Organs he can warrant giving per- fect satisfaction. Pianos re-capped and renovated to a good evndition ata reasonable charge. te Orders left at the Store of W R. Watso Esquire, will be punetnally attended to. Ck town, Sep 11, 1871.

RAISINS AND FIGS!

FIRST ARRIVAL OF

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400 Boxes RAISINS, 400 Half do 400 Quarter do 60 Drums FIGS, 59 Half do

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W. A. WEEKS & Co.,, Sept. 18, 1871. Queen Street,

- acenegrennereetn sapiens

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And Analine Dyes, 50 Quarter do

in all Colors, at B. WILSON HIGGS.

iM. R. WATSON’S. Sept. 18, 1871. iets Ch’town, Nov. 20, 1371.

FROM NEWFOUNDLAND.

Pure Cod Liver Oil,

Fresh. Manufactured from Shore Fish, at

WM. R. WATSON’S. Sept. 18, 1871.

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EXECUTOR’S NOTICE.

LL PERSONS indebted the late JOHN A FRASER, Seal River, Lot 50, deceased, are hereby required to make immediate pay- ment, and aay persons having legal demands against the estate are required to furnish their accounts duly attested, to the undersigned.

J. R. BOURKE, Executor.

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ABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY of 151} Acres of LAND. at Morell, Lot 40. No. 1 Containing 45 Acres, 30 Acres under cultivation, the remainder under Hard and Soft WOOD, with a good Well of

_. 8 years,and a FOLE 2 months old, Build- ed Farming utinsals will be Sold together with the remainder of thie Stock, which is too | tediows to mention. aity for acquiring & knowledge of Shipwork, No, 2. 54 Acres with ton ae — and the general trade of Blacksmith. Apply

i ainder under Ha cultiwation, and the rem to st leberemmsiial

4 Soft WOOD, and the River Marie in

fons, where ther ean be plenty of Waterfor| (Charlottetown, Aug. 21, 1871

to build Mills on the same River. No. 3. 55 Acres, with 4 Acres cut down, Executors’ Notice.

and the remainder under ome < a

D. This Property w in on “ aahied oa ee a c ts ae op or before the Second AY Persons - fete aa i oHN CLARK BINNS,

of September inst. The Subscriber can be My osek, ane heseby

consulted at any time before 2nd September, required to make immediate a and - bere particulars will be made known. If| persons having legal demands against the at

the Prepett is not Sold before next Septem- | Estate, are required to furnish their accounts, duly

ber, it will be put up at Auction for Sale. attested, to mg a 4 N. B. This Property is in the best stand WILLIAM WHITE, in the County for merchant or dealer, JOHN BINNS. ‘within a few yards of St. Peter's Main Post Chitown, Oct. 19, 1970, Road, and a Public Road in front of all this

hand. JAMES AYLWARD. | (}() BOXES AXES,

ee ee Pr2OM, the, beet manufactures. incloding

“ BROADS,” ‘FOREST KING,” House to Let!

“SWIFT,” on consignment. St

CARY ; ART of a HOUSE, situated on HILLS- =

P gorovce SQUARE. contaiaing Five

Rooms, together with a small Garden and

N APPRENTICE for the Blackemith A business, A good, strong Boy from the country, will find this an excelleat opportu-

near Charlottetown E

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Nov. 27, 1871.

Now I! wish you to remember that you are “not to go down staire, and must obey instruc- tions without any trouble, or I shall be foreed to use means {o muke you.’ Said she, ma- jestieelly as she turned to leave the room. Her listner started up as from a trance, ex- elsiming :—

‘Oue moment—wait! Was it not Hubert Lester’s voice J beard in the parl or this morn- ing.’

Mrs. Morris turned first pale aud then red, as she rey led hastily—

‘No indeed, it was not. Of conrse you would have been sent for if it had been,’

Fl ta rose and wu] .cd the room rapidly, tulking to hersel” passionately ull the while: ‘I almost wish I were dead, and I would wish so, only dear mamma said it was wrong; but I don’t know why it is wrong tor me to wish to bean ange] and to be with dear mother, Ob, mamma, mamma, wiiy did you

|leave me ulone in the coll worli? This is

hard, when I have tried to qualify myelf to teach, as dear mother wished me to, and now,

just on the eve of examination, to have ‘that

woman’ (she cannot be my angel mother’s

sister) soatter ell my dearly cherished p] ins

to the winds. le it not enough thatthe four

years that I have lived here they have treat

ed me worse than a hired servant, I have been

permitied to go to school, and have never re-

belied, but I will now, if they persist in keep-

ing me from teaching. I am so wicked,’ she

said, as she threw herself down on the floor

beside the low window, and «losing her arms

on the seat leaned her headon them. ‘There

is no use in trying to be good; ifI do try

something will happen to make me angry.

Everybody hates me; other people have some

one to lve them; but Iam alsne.—It was not Hubert then, that I heard this morning,

where can he be? It is four years siace we

farted; can it be that he has forgotten me? And, if he bas not, I feelhe could not love

menow. I shali never forget the morning he went away, how he hell me close to his heart, and, smoothing my cuil:, told me how much he should miss his bride. Bat I must not repine; 1 have a duty to perform, and 1 will try and meet my destiny bravely. I can pray; if 1 have a few earthly friends, I have a kind father in Heaven who is ever near me.’ And a fervent prayer went up from the heart of a mctherl:ss child to the Father of Mercies.

Poor little Flora, if she was a little wicked I can not find it in my heart to blame her. I think there are few ofas who would have done better. She was beautiful, with her broad white brow shaded with clustering brown curls, her mouth small and sweet; and her pearl-like teeth, and her large bright and beautifully blue eyes; yes, she had the gift of beauty, and I think that was one reason why her auct, Mrs. Morris, treated her so crueliy. She had three daughters of her own who were not blessed with pretty faces,

The pale moon looked down out of the blue sky on the lonely girl, and the bright stars came out one by one, while she sobbed her anger snd took comfort from the beauty of the night. At last the door opened softly and Bridget looked,in with a knowing grin on her broad face, and said:

‘Sure and there's a jintleman inthe back parlor, he wants to see ye.’

‘I think you must be mistaken; probably it is one of my cousins® said she, without lifting her head

‘No, it is yourself intirely. Itold him the young ladies were out, but he said it was Miss Flora Clinton he was after wanting.’

‘What shall I do, Bridget? Mrs. Morris says I am not to go down stairs,”

‘Yes,’ | know, Miss. Flora, she bid me be after watching ye, and sol will watch that you are not disturbed. The family are all gene ; is there anything I can do for you?

‘No, thank you, Bridget. Did you know ihe person who called ?”

‘No, but he was a rsle jintleman, and said Ito myself, why should Miss Flora be shut up like as if she was a thaef? Sol just dis remember mistress’ orders, and told him yon was here.’

Flora smoothed her bair and arrainged her siorple dress in its usaal neat manner, and went slowly down stairs and into the parior. A tall,

Stable. App! at this «s BX ANINER” OFFICE.

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‘Be quiet, will you, and hear what I’ve got

and you are to go a week from to-morrow; |

| ‘You have changed in the few years since we parted, little one; you have grown tall and slight, and there are marks of care and suffering on your face that shall be my care to smooth away. ‘'here were traces of tears on your tace when you came in; what has vexed you?’

‘We will not speak of that now,’ she said, as he seated her beside him on the sofa with arm close about ber and her hand clasped in his. ‘I am so happy, don’t let me think there is sach a thing as care and sorrow in this world.’

Her eyes filled us she spoke, but he bent and kissing the tears away, said:

‘Have you no curiosity to know how I found you?’

*Yes. I thougl:t I heard you in the parlor, this morning,’

‘Ah! and did not eome in to see me?”

‘I never go iuto the parlor, But why did you not send for me ?

They told me you were not here. When I received your leiter telling me of your mother’s death, I started for your home as soon as pos- sible- and got there only to find you gone; but I learned that your aunt Morris had taken you home with her. I have seen her several times, as you know ; and althongh from her ap pearance I thought her to be very proud, and very fashionable, I never dreamed but she would be very kind to you. Business of wy father’s called me immediately to Cuba, and from there to South America, but I wrote let- ters to you frequently ; did you ever receive my letters?’

‘Never but one, written before you left New York.’

‘Poor child, no wonder you thought your- self forgotten, I returned home only a few days ago, and hurried here as soom as possi- ble. I arrived in the morning train, and al- though it was an unfashionable hour, I call- here immediately.—Y our aunt seemed delight- ed to see me, and I should have had a very pleasant time with your three cousins had I not been disappointed at not finding you.Mrs, Morris said that you got discontented here and left two years ago ; that the last she heard of you, youwere learning a millner’s trade with Mrs, Jones, of L———-, 1 never thought but that she was telling the trath ; she put ber embroidered handkerchief to her face and seemed very much affected when she spoke of your ingratitude,’

‘What could be her object in telling such an untroth ?’

‘I will tell you if you do not think me con

ceited. I think she thought I was wea)thy, and would make a brilliant match for one of her hopeful daughters, if she could secure me!’

‘It may be so. But you have not told me how you found me at last,’

‘Well, as I was on my way to the depot in- tending to leave for L——in the evening train, who should I meet but my dear old friend, Horace Burton.’

‘Indeed! he is my teacher, and almost old friend.’

*Yes. I know. Well, after we had shaken hauds, &c., he asked if I had acquaintances in the city. I replicd that, with the exception of himeelf, I had only the Morrises, that I knew of.’

‘Ah!’ said he «the Morrises of Chestnut street? Have you called? and did you see my little prodigy ?’

J enquired to which of the Miss. Morrises he referred, he replied ‘Not either of them, but to a cousin, Miss Flora Clinton, I caught him by the shoulder and asked him so many incoherent questions that he thought I was crazy. He at last loosed iimself from my grasp : I came to my senses, and told him of my errand to the eity, and ite results.”

‘Ah,’ said he, ‘it is as I thought: there is foul play here. I have had my eyeson that gitl ever since she has been jn the family ; she has uncommon beauty and talents, and they are afraid of her eclipsing their own daugh- ters. I go there occasionally, but never find Flora in the parlor, and do not see her with- out I enquire particularly for her; but Mrs, Morris has always a good reason for her ab- sence .—says she has no taste for company. I dare say now that half the families on Mrs. Morris'visiting list do not know of her neice’s ex- istence. She took her out of school two years ago. I missed her, and called to enquire the reason of her absence; and Mrs. Morris fear- ing I would make some talk abont it, sent her again: Once a year at the close of my ex- amination I give my scholars a party; and although I have al vays insiated upon Flora’s coming, and she has sometimes promised that she would, Mrs. Morris has always some ex- euse for her staying at home.’

. 4] went home with Burton to tea; and, be- tween us all, Burton, his pretty wife and my- self, we have got everything planned in 8 most satisfactory manner. Mr. Barton chanced to know that the Morrises were to be at Mr. Verner’s this evening, 50, as soon as there was a prospect of their being gone, J hastened here. And now! am the happiest man living,” said be, kissing her again.

«What makes you wear that net! It is ex- ceedingly unbecoming.’

‘Aunt Morrie don’t fancy curls.’

“Fudge!” said be, pulling it off, and letting the luxuriant hair fall in rippling curls on her shouldere ; then smoothing ét with a caressing movement, he said, “You are going to Mrs. Burton’s Thursday evening, are you not?’

41 cannot, Hubert.”

‘And why not. You areafraid of Madame

| manly form stood near the grate, bis back to. | Grendy, now, are you?’

how lste it was getting, till Bridget opened the door with :=-

‘Excuse me, Miss; but if Mrs. Morris should come home and find you down stairs, I should be after losing my place.’

Hubert rose te go, and kissing Flora ten- derly, he said :

‘Good night, my little flower goddess —] dare aay it will be impossible for me to see you again before Thursday eve; meanwhile go about your dcties as usual, and do not dispair. Remember you have now a friend who will never desert you,’

Flora went up stairs with a lighter heart than she had before for many aday. Bridget overtook her on the landing, and holding up a piece of gold, said :

‘Sure, an’ I didn’t nade this to make me re- member to be kind to ye while ye are in the house. And the jintleman says, bless his kind face, that if I loge my situation I shali find a better one,’

The ]ng-looked-for Thursday eve arrived, Mr. Burton's elegant residence was filled with wealth, wit, youth and beauty. As Mrs. Mor- ris and her daughters entered, they were sur- rounded by an eager crowd, clamorously in- quiring after Flora; for that young lady, tor all the humble opinion she had of herself, had many friends among her school-mates. Mrs. Morris had caused the story (o be cir- culated that sickness prevented her niece at- tending the closing exercises @: school, and now she replied to the eager questioners that dear Flora wes very much better, but still she could not think of letting her be exposed to the evening air. Tableaux were to be one of the features of the evening—in which some of Mr. Burton's schoolars figured as actors —and all were eager for them to commence.—Afier a great deal of running back and forth, bustle and confusion they came at list ; some very good and others indifierent, none worth mentioning till the last two. The first of these was called the Penny Marriage, representing a miserable looking couple, standing before a clergyman, taking the leapin the dark. Few would have recognized pretty Bessie May, who had ap- peared once before as Highland Mary, in this awkward looking creatnre dressed in calico, clinging to the hand of her lover, The next was the opposite of the last. ‘The Diamond Wedding,’ said the master of cermonies. The curtain went slowly up, dis- closing—are they mistaken, or is that Jovely creature in white satin with the diamonds sparkling on arms, neck and brow, Flora? And the noble looking man by her side is our friend, Habert Lester. A murmer of admiration rar around the room; buat what isthat? The clergyman steps forward, and the ceremony commences, Mr. Burton gives the bride away, and the solemn yoice of the man of God pronounces them man and wife. Poor Mrs. Morris! she sat near the stage; and as the curtain rose, and the ceremony went on, her face was a stady.—Astonish- ment, anger, wounded pride and shame was in turn represented there ; but she recovered her- self, and was one of the first to offer her con- gratulitions. In talking with friends, she bowing and smiling, and looking very know- ing, told the tale of early love and romantic reunion, forgetting however the part she had played.—Although Mr. and Mrs. Lester for- gave her for her wickedness and cruelty tothe poor orphan, und kept itto themselves, the story, somehow, goi round, and people smiled to hear Mrs. Morris and her daughters speak of the wealthy Mrs. Hubert Lester as ‘dear covsin Flora, and how very much we were at- tached to her wheu she lived in our family.’ ‘Ah, me!’ as Mrs. Partington saya, ‘it takes all sorts of folks to make a world, and ]’m glad I ain’t one of them.’ pli

THE CRIMES OF A NEWFOUND-

LAND WRECKER.

(Correspondence of New York Sun.) Sr. Jony’s, N. F., Oct. 27.—For five days after the loss of the Albion off the reefs of Chence Cove, N. F,, not one of the seven- teen bodies was found, though every effort had been made by the employees of Mr Man- gin, who is in charge of St. Shott’s lighthouse, and by scores of fishermen who promptly volunteered to spend a whole day looking for the corpses, As the weather which succeeded that wherein the Albion foundered was calm and settled, the non-appearance of the dead bodies created much astonishment among those who had been long accustomed to ship- wrecks and to the dreary task of easting the grapnel in search of dead bodies. On the morning of the sixth day after the disaster, the little village of St. Shott’s, in which every body knows every one else, grew sensationa) over the fact that old “ Barnacle Bill,” who has long borne the infamy of @ pirate and a wrecker, had been seen ‘down about the beach, looking after his boats and that,” which circumstances, owing to the habits which Barnacle Bill long adhered to, proved an anomaly too unusual to be disregarded by the villagers of St Shott’s. This notorious wrecker, whose name was once & terror to our shore capteina, waa believed to have been leading a life of almost ascetic retirement for the past ten years, His dwelling consists of a hut, rude in its exterior, but furnished in- side with every substantial comfort, Is is situated on one of the slopes of the moat dangerous reef in the region of the widely- dreaded Gillicuddy Breakers. It was upon the summit of this reef that McConnell, the first and present magistrate ef St. Shoit’s, per- sonally discovered the evidence of the former existence of “‘ wreckers” or “ beacon fires,” On account of the advanced age of Barnacle Bul, legaliy named W illiews Hepburn, and the |atate of absolute hermitage into whieh he had

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_wrecker’s conduct, and many of them felt auxious to learn by what light the schooner had headed for the shore. Their next anx- iety referred to the fact whether any ef the St. Shott’s boate had been outside any night during the week preceeding the shipwreck,

Nobody except an old coaster, named Gwyn, who lives near the Short Landing of the harbor, knew anything of boats being out at night during that week. What he did know was very little, but it gave strength to the suspicion that there was something foul about their not coming across any of seven- teen bodies drowned in a place where corpses are always locked in by breakers and sub- marine ledges. Gwyn could state that upon Sunday night (22d inst.) he was sure that he heard a bolt strike against the steps near the Short Landing ; but there was no splashing of oars, though he knew that the punt was io charge of somebody, as there was nothing launched at nightfall, He afterward heard noises such as are made in hoisting a boet upon the patent d.vits attached to the inner pa-t of the wharf. This was circumstantial evidence of mystery in snch a village as St. Shott's; for at this season no boats are left on the water, much less used, after dusk- The at- mosphere of that coast is proverbially fitful and dangerous, and our fishermen are too exe perenced to trust their tiny boats to the weather at night, Ae the circumstances of the loss of the Albion had already produced an unpleasant feeling among the people ot St. Johu’s and Harbor Grace; the honest fishermen began to fear that the uneccount- able disappearance of the bodies would seriously jeopard their good reputation, Their informal council on the beach of St. Shott’s accordingly resolved to represent to the magistrate the suspicions which avoidable arose out of their experience of other ship- wrecks.

Magistrate McConnell telegraphed at once for detective Carry, who has charge of the police barracks at Black Head, neat St, John’s, requesting him to come on and bring with bim a few competent mien, On Tuesday, the 24th inst., deteetive Curtie and hie men arrived at St. Shott’s overland, snd after communicating with the roagistrate som- menced operations, A whole day passed without yielding the least clue to any ¢rimes having been committed, and detective Curry would have given up the case as fruitless, had he not heard that old Barnabie Bill had bees seen ‘down about the beach, looking after the boate and that,”’ a point which owed its importance to Bill's unchangeably secluded

life. It wae not every one in the village of St. Shott’e who could tell the rude little path

that led to the but on Devil's Peak, where old

William Hepbure hid himself frem men, within hearing of the breaxera. Seyeral

were found, however, to guide detective Uurry and his men to Barnacle Bill’e babita-

tion, for which they set out on the morning of the 26th iust. On reaching the hut, the door

was shut, and several minvtee elapsed befere

old Bill was aroused, ag he slept in the inner

compartment of his dwelling. On hearing the

storm of tapping at the windows and kicking at the docr and walis around him, he consent» ed to arise and come forward. He appeared

by popping athick red night cap out of »

little window at the rear of kis honge,

« Let me in,” demanded deteetive Curry ;

« T)’s a nice morning, Bull,"’

“It's over zary to get me upat this hour;

come bime by,” said the old man, hoarsely,

withdrawing his head from the window, which

he slammed.

«Lot me in sir, quick!’’ seid Curry, tap-

ping at the window, “Come, Bill, open your door,”

Bill again opened the window, and not being accustomed to such treatment, he growled fiercely, and threatened Currie with violence if he continued to ennog him.

‘(Send in that door!” the detective order- ed, and the mer obeyed. The detective en- tering found @ emall but cosy and richly

furnished room. O/d Bill immediately rushed from the compartment in which he had been sleeping, and presented a jong old-fashioned horse-pisto] at detective Curry, who in an in stant had him handcuffed and in custody. The old man cried bitterly, and under promises of treating the rude guests with civility begged to be released. A visit to the interior of Barnacle Bill’s cabin revealed the m@st ap- palling sight. Deteetive Currie, on removing & curtain which divided the wrecker's bed from a chamber of horrors, exclaimed, ** My God! what is this?” on behojding a heap of mangled corpses on the floor. Fingers, wnsta, and ears, ent and tern from the dodies of women, evidently to proeure the rings and other jewellry that Isy around. The seiled silk dresses were folded beside the bodies. Ja all there were nine corpses, only ome of which has yet been identified by detective Currie, as that of a youmg lady who belongs toa wealthy family in the Bay of Islands, The old wrecker ia sullenly siient when asked anything in reference to the matter, speaks only of his wife, to whom he refers every

thing. She has not been seen since the fear, fal discovery, the particulars of which, se fag as I have related, only reaghed here thie morning:

Coroner Burton left on board the tag Victoria, which will retarn on Monday with the detectives, and dead bodies. The news has almost created a panic in this city, wher the passengers of the ill-fated Allion were so well known, A Jater accoang gises the confession of old “Barnaele Bill,” who states that it was be who en the night re ferved to ty the fisherman Gywn, lowered s boast, and taking with bim 2 young mae named Hoer, proceeded te the seene of the jsbipwreck. Five bodies were cocovered wid

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