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A large variety of new Fancy Type and Borders, for Cards, Circulars, &c. kept always on 'land. 33ustuf«0 DtffCtCfJJ. l)n. JAMES LANG,STAFF, Siichmond Ili/L ^Decembor, 1858. I tf JOSEPH KELLHK, BAILIFF Second and Thi:d DIVISION Court. Office, Richmond ilill. December, 1858. 1-tf J. B. DEEGIER, A PI’O IN TED CONSTABLE at the Xi. Assizes for tho Counties of York, On- tario and Simcoo. Residenceâ€"Coiner of Wright and Vonge Streets, near A Wright, Exq’s. Richmond Hill, Dec. 1853. 65-1-tf PJLOUGH INJtf, RICHMOND MILL GOOD ACCOMMODATION FOR TRAVELLERS. ROBERT RAYMOND, Proprietor. Richmond Ilill, Feb. 1859, 8-1 v JOIIN COULTER, Tailor and Clothier Yonge St., Richmond Ilill, December, 185w. 1 -it T. NAC8GTH, Jnr.. CARRIAGE, SIGN. â€"ANDâ€" Orn a men i al Pain ter. Richmond Hill, Fob. 17, 1858. t37-ly ===3 BLACK HORSE GEORGE DODD, Veterinary Surgeon ighan. Lot 26, 4th ('on., Vi HORSE & FARRIER ” INN. v 15- 1-tf Sloot ai 01 ‘POSITE A. LAW mond Hill. Ladies’ and Gentlemens made aiter the latest si\ ies. December 1858 VERNEY, ill Shoe Yonge street, B ;ch- Boots and Shoes, 1 -8m YONGESTREET HOTEL AURORA. A Wines and Liquors ExcellenL Accommo- F&imers, and others Good suppiv of always on hand, dation for Travellers, Cigars of all brands. I). MCLEOD, Proprietor. Aurora, Julv 6, 1858. 57 dm P J. N. REID, Y S I C J A N A S L R G I. O N II Come of Yonge and 1 ( I'liiro HntnshUL December 1858. streets. 10- 1-tf c ROACH'S iORN L i t of Front anti Georj J one -biock east of the HOTEL [FORMERLY K KPT 11Y WM. ROLl’H,] (CORNER of Palace and George streets, east J of the Maiket Square, Toronto. Board $ I per dav. Good Stabling and attentive Hostlers always in attendance. An omnibus to and from tho Railroad Station. THOMAS PALMER, Proprietor. Toronto, Feb 20, 1858. t3d-ly NEW && STORE, JhiiL Richmond Hill* pOUNEll ol Wright & Yonge streets. \^J (J heap Groceries and Provisions, (..'rockery and Glassware cheap for Ca.-h. No Credit. ' D. HOPKINS. Dee. 3. 1858. 1-tf THORNHILL HOTEL. HIE Subscriber begs to inform the Public that lie lias leased the above piemises, and fitted them up in a neat and comfortable style. Boaiders and transient visitors will find the accomodations in every way agreeable. The best of Liquors and Cigars carefully seiocted. Good stabling and attentive hostlers HENRY LEMON, Thornhill, ? Propiiotor. Jau 20, 1858. i t38 1 e s reels. Aiarket, JOHN ROACH, Pmpriecor. 3!t-l-tf EDWARD always CROWN, hand a largo and well P. CROSBY, ISA I)wT, VRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ines. Liquors, Hardware, &c. Richmond Hill, Dec. 1858. 1-tf T. J. WHEELER, WATCII & CLOCK MAKER, JEWELLER, &u. .RICHMOND HILL, Oct. 1.1853. 6(.)-ly THOMAS SEDMAN, FUNERAL FURNISHER, CARRIAGE, Waggon & Sleigh Maker? Opposite the White Swan Inn. Richmond Hill, Dec. 1858. 1-lf December, 1858. ROBERT SIVEi?, Boot and Shoe Maker? t DJOl.M.NG the Wesleyan Methodist ! i\ C lie pel. Yonge Street, Ilichmond lliil. i \ choice selection of Gentlemens’, Ladies’ ! and Childrens’ Boots and Shoes constantly on j hand, and made to order on the Shortest No- i lice. U’ All kinds Shoemakers Finding for sale. I Richmond 15ill. Doc. 1858. 1-tf j GLOUCESTER HOTEL,'! I’HHKE MILKS NORTH OF TORONTO, ON VONGE-ST. | r| HIE above Hotel is fitted up in nen! and ; com ortable stvle. Transit nt visitois and j others will iind the accommodations to be that! of the first class, while the charges will be ex- j tremely low, Uiy Good Stabling and an attentive Hostler, i THOMAS COA TES, Proprietor. Yongu Street, Dec, 1858. 02- ly j IT AS a i 1 CERli-S, BOOTS and SHOES, *S;c. &c. which wiil be sold at prices that will defy com- petition. Thornhill, July 30, 1858. 00-ly HALF-WAY HOUSE, RICHMOND HILL. J'5'liJ'j t'ubscriber begs to inform his numerous Patrons and the public, that he lias removed from the White f>wan Hotel to the above Premises, where I here will be found excellent ac- commodation for Tiavellers, and good iStabling. .Horses and Buggies for Hire. JOSEPH GABY, Proprietor. Luchi'iond Hill, Oct. 22, 1858. 72 7m GREEN BUSH HOTEL, it MILKS NORTH OV TORONTO ON 'I HE YONGE STRKKT ROAD. DR. J. W. GRIFFITH, MARKHAM VILLAGE, C.W. Dec. 2, 1858. 5:2-ly CII IIISTIAN Wu USTEIt, SADDLE & HARNESS MAKER, w '1 JAMES McCLURE, INNKEEPER. Licensed Auctioneer for the Counties of York, Ontario and Simcoe. Corner of Yonge and Bradford â- treols, Holland Landing. December. 1 858. 25- 1-tf 7 OULD inform the inhabitants of Maplk Village and surrounding country, that he has opened a Shop in the above line, where ho will, by strict attention to all orders, endeavor to merit a share of their support. Repairing neatly and expcdiciously attended to, inr All Work Warranted. Maplo Village, Atijr- 20. 1858. G.‘i-Gui TIE Proprietor bigs to inform the public that he has puicha-ed the above Hotel, and has lecently refitted and furnished it throughout in a comfortable style The Bar will bo continually supplied with good Liquors and Cigars. Good Staiilks attached to the premises, with careiul Hostlers to at- tend to travellers wants. THOMAS STEELE, Proprietor. (fjrmerly of the Bond Lake Hotel.) Sept. ‘29. 1858. 69-ly ST. LAWRENCE HOTEL 142 KING STREET, TORONTO. JOHN HARRINGTON, Jr., DEALER in Dry Goods. Groceries, Winea, Liquors, Hardware, Glass, Earthenware, &c. tCT Also, Licensed Auctioneer. Richmond Hill, Dec. 1858. 1-tf WELLINGTON 1IO TEL, NEAR the Railroad Station, Aurora. Careful Hostlers always in attendance. C. CASE, Proprietor. December 1858. 32-1-tf MANSION HOUSE, SHARON. Attentive Hostlers always attendance. J. KAVANAGH, December, 1858. Proprietor. 31 -1-tf I! JAMES HALL, AS always on hand a large assortment of BOuTS and SHOES, which will bo sold a! prices to meet tho times. Richmond Hill, Dec. 1858. 54-l-lv YY. HODGE & Co. T HE Subscriber begs to inform his friends and the public generally that he has opened the above Hotel, opposite the St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto. His bar will f,hva\s be found replete with all kinds of Liquors of first-rate quality. His Table will also be found reciter tie. Good Stables are attached to tho premises. W. M. SHORT. Vktinart Surgeon. Proprietor. HOLESALE and Retail Copper, Tin f Toronto Sept- 17§ 1858> 67-ly and iron Plato Wotke/*, and Furnishing Ironmongers, Parties giving this house a call >>’i!l find their orders punctually attended to, and the lowest prices charged. Richmond Hill. Dec. 1858. 54-l-lv EDMUND GRAINGER, BUTCH E It, THORNHILL. Fresh and Pickled Meats, Poultry, tVc., always . on hand. Families supplied on tho shortest ; ^®_sc'l |lu|,(^n’ notice. Thornhill, Dec. 1858. 41 -1 tf WILLIAM U. SKENE, MILLWRIGHT? ALTuNA, BEGS to intimate that he is now pre- pared to erect MILLS of every bv CLYDE HOTEL, -KING STREtT EAST, TO «0NTC. GOOD Stabling and Atte ntive Hostlers JOHN MILLS, Proprietor. December, 1858. WILLIAM HARRISON, Saddle and Harness Maker? Next door to G. A, Barnard’s, Richmond Hill. December, 1858. 1-tf contract or otherwise, on reasonable terms. He is also agent for some of the best Fonndrys in Canada. All contract jobs warranted from three to six months. From thirteen years’ experience ho hopes o give general satisfaction. Idtrtioiis. WHAT MIGHT BE DONE. BY CHARLES MACKAY. VVhat might be done, if men were wiseâ€" What glorious deoda, my suffering brother, Would they unite, In love and right, And cease their scorn of one another ? Oppression’s heart might be imbued While kindling drops of loving kindness, Ail knowledge pour, From shore to shore, Light on the eyes of mental blindness. Ail slavorv. warfare, lies and wrongs, All vice and crime might die together ; And milk and corn, To each man born, Be free as warmth in summer weather. The meanest wretch that ever trod, The deepest suuk in guilt and sorrow, Might stand erect, In soil'respect, And share the teeming world to-morrow. What might be done ?â€"This might be done. And more than this, my suffering brotherâ€" More than the longue, E’er said or sung, if men were wise and loved each other. T1IE CULP HIT JUDGE. ed took the other, and then [ cumstances that had prompted it. his boots, divided the in two. placed one in taking olf third pile each boot, and then put them on his feet again. Next the Judge said, ‘ careful and send it to tho prnper place.’â€"Sits sinisL r coiti- panion gave a meaning smile; they shook hands ; the stranger left the room cautiously, and the Judge sat down to some papers. 1 continued to look for several moments, but lie was absorbed in his duties. Just as 1 was about quilting my (liter- ally a point) of observation, he arose, and taking out his roll of bills, placed them up the chimney, and then continued reading. 1 must say mv blood ran cold, for a grave suspicion crossed my mind that he was it rascal, but 1 Justthen JudgeC- entered the Court, and busm jss began. The case in question being called, I arose to postpone it on the ground that I was not prepared. A stranger arose from among the lawyers, and said he was counsel for the prisoner ; and had come all the way from Cincinnati to try the case, at much trouble, because he under- stood it had been ordered on that day for trial. The counsel was the black whisk- ered companion of the judge. lie then, with a bland smile, ped his pen in the ink ready for memorandum, and atSkeuâ€"What is your name, sir V 1 was so astonished at the cool im- dip- S i-tf RICHMOND HILL HOTEL. A STAGE runs from the above Hotel to Toronto every morning, starting from the Elgin Miils at 7, a.m end returning at 7, p^m. Fare 2s. 6d. each wa/. GOOD ACCOMMODATION FOR TRAVELLERS. RICHARD N1CHOLLS, Proprietor. Richmond Hill, Dee. 2, 1858 1-55 JAMES JENKINS’, Grocery & Provision Store RICHMOND HILL NO CREDIT GIVEN. Produce taken in exchange. The above is the oldest established Grocery and Provision Store on the Hill. Dec. 2, 1858. 55-ly ANGLO-AMERICAN HOUSE ! MARKHAM VILLAGE. OOD Accommodations. Wines, Liquors G‘ and Cigars of the choicest brands. R. MAR.R, Proprietor. Markham, Dec, 1850. 57-ly WAN HOTEL, THORNHILL. Good Accommodation for Travellers. JOHN SH1ELS. Proprietor • Thornhill Jan. 10, 1859. 7-lv £3,500 TO INVEST, For Eli^iMe Farm 3Iort- gages at reduced rates. Lc OANS NEGOTIATED for Farmers and others through th« agency ot the various Credit Con pa Min and Private Capitalists, on all description of Colateaal Secukitiet. for long, or short periods. R, Nt GOOCH, Jfloney rf* General Hooker, (NEAR THE TORONTO EXCHANGE,) TORONTO. Ja numy 20. 1859. £-|0 a tale or the bench and bar. In one of the Western States I was Prosecuting Attorney. The settler’s axe was (hen familiar music, and the prairies away from the woodlands had not heard the sound of the steam whistle. All the branches of society, of trade, of business and professions were m a transient stale. Ol course the Judges were not men of vast learn- ing or rare character, and, lest 1 may appear vain, 1 may add, that the lawyers were by no means Chief Justice Taneys !’ The Judge who travelled the cir cuit with us in the counties round about the city of- had bCen in early life a horse iockev, and picked up a large amount of tactâ€"that knowledge of men and of human nature that was of much use to him in his legal walk. At the west he had been a member of tne first constitutional convention of our Stale, and being a good talker and of quick natural intellect, had shone in the debate. Of course it was natural that as he made the law, he should claim to be able to ex- pound it. And at the election, af- ter the State was admitted, he was chosen Judge. 1 never liked him. With all his affability and apparent deference of manner, there was in his composi- tion an under strain of cunning that I suspected and became wary of.â€" When 1 was chosen people’s solici- tor. he sought my confidence, but 1 repelled it. except in court, and we were little together. Many a time on the civil side has he given a chargejgn facts, and acquiesced in mv law when 1 fell that 1 was wronp, nor could I fathom why he thus sought the winning side of me. I suspected him of knavery.â€" When prisoners were convicted, his discretion of punishment and sen- tences were oddly inconsistent, lie fined when he should have impri- soned, and confined when a no.ni nal punishment would have an- swered the justice of the cause.â€" But 1 could never get any cine, and with the populace he was re- garded as a man of rare integrity and firmness of mind. One night at the inn, in the little village of Washing, where a week’s court was to be held, I went to m_\ 1 boarded off’ bed-room for an afternoon nap, and was soon fast asleep. I was awakened by a confused murmuring, that after I was tho- roughly aroused. I perceived to come from the adjoining room, one appropriated to Judge C •. ‘He’s committing his Grand Jury charge,’ said 1 to myself, when I heard a strange voice say, ‘ The boodle; this is a flash term used bv counterfeiters, and it immedi- ately attracted ‘prosecuting’ at- tention. As 1 sat upon the bed-side a ray of light shone through a chink in the boarded off partition A man of honor would have for- bidden a peep ; as an officer pru- dence commended it. So drawing myself no'selesslv and closelv to the wall, or slab-board separation, 1 looked through the crack and saw Judge C seated at a table with a sinister looking man. who wore a remarkable pair of whiskers, and the t A’o were count.ng qniie a pile of new bank bills. 1 listened, but not a word was spoken for some time. I saw them divide the money in three pilesâ€"the Judge placed one in his pocket, and the whi«ker- pudence that I did not answer, but never suspected him of being con- | proceeded to deny any uuderstand- nected with the drovers, trappers mg, an i charged that there was and traders that occasionally made I some trick, spurious money their commodity ; j My opponent nor, as I sat collecting mv thoughts could J conceive it, possible, when 1 remembered how severe lie had been upon the passing of counter- feit money, and how earnest and solemn he always was in his charges in such eases, declaring against the enormity of offenders who substi- tuted spurious money for good.â€" I th re fore considered that the word ‘ boodle ’ and the suspicious boot- stuffing must relate to some other offence, connected with which 1 felt sure he must be. Stealthily going out, I carefully descended the stairs and entered the bar-room. The sinister looking man was seated at a table reading the last Cincinnati paper, as calm and placid as if he had been the Methodist minister of the riding.â€"i sat down and pulled out a law pa- per, and pretended lo read it, but J was glancing over the top at the stranger. Mis eye did not wander from a particular point of the paper, nor oiu uio sued, alter several mi- nutes. turn ; J therefore concluded that he was not reading, but reflect- ing. 1 endeavored to catch his eye, but couid not. I next thought of trying the demeanor of the Judge; so making in my mind an excuse re- lating to my official duties, I again walked up stairs and knocked at his door, liis pleasant voice, in an un- embarassed tone, cried • walk in,’ and 1 entered. After getiing through my excuses and business, 1 said in it careless tone, 1 What have you been doing all the afternoon, Judge]’ He answered just as careless'yâ€" ‘ Going through my charge, and a decision or two 1 have to make up | to-morrow. As yet 1 have seen no I one since my arrival.’ 'fins last lie was an unnecessary one, as I knew its falsity, for he need not have asserted I he f >ctâ€" an immaterial one. This, therefore, the more confirmed my suspicions ; because 1 had found these immate- rial assertions to be always made by witnesses when they are com- mitting perjury, just as cowards whistle io keep up courage. We continued chatting until the bell rang for tea, but not a tone or ;m act betrayed that the judge was troubled or uneasy. We went down stairs together and commenc- ed our meals. The whiskered stranger sat down opposite, but he and the Judge were to each other as if they had never met. One or two civilities passed bet eon them, but they were accompanied by a ijcezmg politeness, somewhat unu- sual in our western way of life.â€" All this satisfied me that there wms something out of the way, and I resolved while at the table to fur- nish myself with some evidence.â€" I mushed the meal first, and went up stiurs to the Judge’s room, and Reel- ing for the chimney in the dark, fe t for a loose brick, found it, and discovered a roll of paper, took off one or two pieces, and replacing the I balance, hastily left (lie room. jNothing more occurred I hat nigh I worth narrating, but the next dav in court 1 found on the calendar the case ot a man who had been indict- ed some months before for counter- feiting, and was held to bail. ‘ What does this mean V I asked ot the clerk. ‘1 did not authorize the trial, nor am I prepared with a witness.’ ‘Judge C ordered it on the last term for to-day,’ answered the clerk, ‘by your request.’ ‘My request!’ stammered I. ‘ Yes, and here it is,’ said he I handing me a piece of paper, bearing | in my own hand-writing, ‘give Judge C his requesl.’ I remembered, now I saw it, that I had written the paper, but could not recall the apparently trivial cir- charge of mal- warily rejoined, and moved that if the case w'as not tried, that his client I e discharged on bail. This w.is giving him lib- erty to run if he pleased, and 1 op- posed the motion. My adversary again rejoined, and lo my utter as- tonishment Judge C granted the request, and ordered the clerk to cancel the tr al. At ibis juncture 1 sat amid the titter of my brethren, who were ready enough to iaugn at W be- mg caught napping, its they phrase it. While 1 w;is meditating noon my wrath and my revenge, the1 clerk an- nounced that tlie empanelling of the grand juiy was n^w complete, and tltey were ready for business.â€" Judge C arose to address and charge them. He was as cool and placid as the morning itself. ‘ Oil, you hypocrite!’ 1 muttered between my teeth, as the black whis- kered counselâ€"and confederate, as 1 fully believed him to beâ€"slyly sneer- ed ;it me and drew his chair close to the bench, in an attitude of deferen- tial listening. Scarcely bad the jury retired, than in my capacity as prosecuting officer 1 followed tlie members to their chamber. To the formal question, ‘ What is the first business { an- swered, ‘ To investigate feasance in office against the Judge-’ Hie foreman and his fellows look- ed at each other m astonishment.â€" Finally, one ol them said wiih a smile : ‘ Take care, brother Wâ€" â€" that your professional rivalry does not j^ei \ou into some trouble.’ i replied by telling my story, and I narrating all the suspicious cii'cum- j stances id the past twenty-four hours and concluded bv requesting that the bla»di-whiskered counsel be called and examined. Amid the astonished silence of the grand inquest, the constable went after and returned wiih the stranger. He entered easily and unabashed. sa\ mg, as he took a chair : ‘ 1 am told you desire me lo be a witness.’ ‘Perhaps culprit!’ I exclaimed in a passion, entirely losing m\ control. And then, not heeding the hand ol the foreman on my shoulder in re- straint, 1 said to tiie constable who lingered at the door, lake off his ooots !’ The stranger made two bounds, and stood by the window which led into the garden of the jad. But the giip ot tne constable was on him se- curely. In an instant one of the jurors took his arm, another his leg, and before any one in 1I13 house could speak, his boots were pulled oil. and two rolls of bills fell upon the floor. The firmness and presence of mind ol the strangei entirely forsook him, he trembled in every muscle ; and when 1 whispered to him, ‘Villain, not even your friend Judge C----------- can save you,’he turned ghastly paie. He w7as sealed in a chair. ‘ Is this good money or bad V said the foreman, breaking the dell sil- ence which succeeded the sti u<r*de. * Am 1 a witness, or am I accus- cused V he stammered, looking to- wards me. ‘ Witness,' said I, ‘ if you tell all you know about Judge C , who is far better game than you.’ ‘ 1 â€" know â€" nothing â€" aboutâ€" Judge C he stammered, ‘I never saw him till this day.’ 4 Liar!’ I shouted, lorgetting my official d gaity, in my rage ai hi.; falsehood. k Last night you and he were together, exchanging money, and in his presence you concealed our ‘ boodle 5 in \ our boots.’ Immediately he stood up m an at- titude of defianceâ€"-and sat downâ€" half rose againâ€"turned red, then pale ; while huge drops of sweat stood on his face. lie saw' he was, by some means, corned, and in a moment recovering himself, answered, ‘I will be wit- nessâ€"the Judge is guiltier than I.’ i have not space for this story, but ils subslance was. that long before the Judge removed to the west, they had been confederates together in circulating counterfeit money while horse jockeying. They were con- nected with a well-organized and secret band. The leaders were the manufacturers and bankers of the ‘ boodle ’â€"middle-men bought it and dispensed it to the underlinings, who purchased it at a discount of fifty cents to pass it off at par. As fast as the last counterfeit was discover- ed, a new one was made. Judge Câ€"â€" while upon the bench was able to be moral and severe as he pleased with the underlining classes, who never knew the haunts and wavs and companionship of those above them. But the man whoso trial was fixed for that day, and for whom the Judge had inter- ceded, was one of the upper class, and hence the necessity for the ac- tion. ‘It is time now to see the Judge,’ said 1, turning to the grand jurymen, who were petrified at the tale they had just heard. No one answered. ‘1 will go and prepare him for your action,’ I next said, ‘ for to indict him in his own court. 1 while he is upon ihe bench, would be a scandal upon justice.’ As 1 emeied the court-room, he was announcing the noon recess.â€" There was a little room off. contain- ing a few law books and a desk, into which he retired, and thither I fol- lowed him. * Judge,’ said Iâ€"and my voice trembled like the voice of a man un- der a severe ague, so terribly was I Wrought up by the excitement ofthe morning’s accusations and confes- sionâ€"• Judge. I have very, very bad news for you.’ * Forme V said he, with the utmost nonehalcnce, notwithstanding the mystery and peculiarity of my man- ner. ‘ Yes, for you ; the Cincinnati lawyer bas told all.’ I shook it out rather than spoke. He still smiled ; it was awful to see his hypocr sy and calmness of demeanor, and for a moment 1 knew not what to say. Then taking from my pockets the bills 1 had taken from his roll in the chimney deposit, I held them before, and saidâ€" ‘ He has told about these, and I myself last night saw you place the counterfeit money in the fire-place, while he placed his in his boots.’ 11 is composure was instantly gone. He wilted like a scorched weed on the prairie, and his manhood gave way as if he had been struck with sudden paralysis. The room rather swam before my eyes, for the sight of a culprit Judge was not an every day occunence, and when I saw him on his knees before me. grovelling like a dog, it sent a shudder through my entire frame. He tore his hair, wrenched his hands, his eyes glared, and his pow- erful frame quivered in every part. Indeed, I was unmanned myself, to see so sudden and wretched a sight. ‘Oh. good W ! dear W ! don’t betray me 1 Consider how dreadful I and I a Judge ! Oh, the disgrace! What will they say!â€" Don’t, don’t betray me ! J was to be the next Governorâ€"you know that ! Oh, oil, oh !â€"how dreadful !’ and he rocked himstdf to and fro on his knees, almost bursting wiih agony. These were some of his heart- harrowing incoherencies that I now remember over all the terrible scenes that followed. 1 raised him from the floor, and placed him in a chair, and s.aid, 'Alas! Judge C , appeals to me are too late. Your confederate has told all, and the grand jury has taken his tes- timony.’ His eyeballs glared at mo like those of a maniac. Then, as if wrung by a powerful impulse, he be came calm. Indeed, that calmness was more terrible to behold than had been his excitement, imprecations and agonizing entreaties. ‘ Well, if it must be so, it must.â€" But let me sec the foreman for only a moment ; bring him upâ€"-go for himâ€"leave the roomâ€"goâ€"do goâ€"- goâ€"goâ€"go f His excitement was returning, and without reflecting as 1 should have done, I turned and left the room, among the curious looks of the crowd who had now gathered, for in those settlements secrecy was of no moment about grand jury mat- ters, and half the village already knew the story. 1 had just crossed the court-room when I heard a pis- tol report. It was succeeded by a moment of terrible silence, and then the crowd burst into the room. Judge C lay upon the floor, with his blood and brains shockingly s'altered around ihe litt'e chamber. When 1 left, he had drawn his pis- tol, and to his other crimes added that of suicide. He was a ghastly sight to see, nor shall I ever forget ihe memories of that dreadful day, when I was compelled to witness the living agonies and the dying woes oi a culprit judge.