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ratwfiwttm‘awmm.... . . wit? ‘3 .9" ."2 . i v .‘ .I.w" i“ VVHO is MOST IN FAULT 'lâ€"fW’hen, busmess men fail, their wives and: . l . daughters are, not unfilequcntly, 13,1”...s he ' ( "illittruttirt. ’ ‘ censured as the cause of it. They" OUR BROTHER THAT'DIED. have been extravagent perhaps, in the legitimate sense of the wordâ€"3 that is, they have been living be- yond, the means which actual pro-i fits were furnishing. But, how? ever blamable they may have been, the husband and, father is often as” much in fault, even in domestic mat-i tors, as the wife and the daughters. They are extravagant because he; enqourages their foolish expendi-u lures, when he ought to know that his business will not justify themâ€"- But business men themselves, may be in fault in another ‘way. _They may have begun business with very little capitalâ€" perhaps none at- all of« their own.‘ The moment that they were making money: they began to. change their domestic “customs-«5 They suddenly discover that we -â€"&__ Long ago one golden Autumn, When the reapers bound the sheaves ‘ And the North wind from the forest. Stripped the groin and crimson leaves , Then across the golden threshold, Came the "angel-reaper” bold. . And he wrapped our little brother, Closely in his mantle fold. M, "I VAUGHAN, ‘ KING, AND WHITC “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than. Popular Opinion.” HURCH ADVERTISER: ‘1‘ SCARBORO’, YORK. MARKHA ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor. W V\’ TERMS: $1 50 In Advance. But. by faith, we know he took him, _ Far beyond the ether blue. _ Where the cloudsof gold and azure Hide the, eternal gatesl'roin View. tire-know, by life’s bright river, : I Iirgreen pastures,sweetly lair. Crothed in robes ot‘stiowy whitenes. ,We shall meet our brother thero. W ' Vol. II. No. 2. 11016 No. SOMETHING ABOUT The fifth is the Koli~i-noor, orlbrilliancy.’ ,On the retirement of DIAMONDS. Ku_,,no,., the famous Mountain ofllt‘unjeet Singh to his own dominions ' Light, of which so much has been lilie dtamcnd accompanied him. .On 0, a“ known diamonds Aha, Orlsald, smith-«and written. It is now l the conquestof*the Sikh country by . . , . i ' among the crown jewels of this i'Great Britain it became the prize of l 5 country; and when obtained by u's ? the conquerors." RICHMOND ‘HILL, FRIDAY, DECEIWBER 9, [859. , holy Saint Christopher? says th'el pnest, says he, fwhatis it at all, it all; did not that the‘vin‘ blig- rard. Larry the miller tell us,, u‘rod bless us, .it was gone com-f pletely out iv the , church-yard, him, was the way the clerk ,ltept screechin' eVery stop he run. "I‘he divil has 1116., bed roar out iv him, an’ ‘oli. murdhcr, tht divil has hottld iv ‘me fast,l :m' such other violenf injections an' Moot him on the shores immortal, ..__, __ _ . Where life’s flowers forever bloom. . , , the- Emperor of Russia is unquss-. ,When we, too. have crossed the pond lionably the greatest. Its weight is Enrth.is closing olor the tomb. , ‘ ‘" Though life’s chain has one link riven . .VWordly wealth cannot restore. Yet, this thought sweet balm hath given, ' Kain can never reach him there. THE WOODLAND DELL. 'Bow sweet to sit in inediiativeinood Mpnhsome rude seat wherein the shady Wood. ‘Iny contemplation of the scene around, Where in each object pleasure may be found ; The thrushupon the bough of you green tree I "Emits sweetstrains ofrapturous melody, ' Whilofrom the lianet’s finely-peiicillcd throat _ lo hearda softer; though out a sweeter note. ‘Thp robin’s whine escapes its tender breast, _, It; apprehension of its snugâ€"built nest; The lustly blackbird, from some green retreat, Sends forth shrill notes which echo doth repeat While the rich pluined‘ rt-dstart twittcrs, too, in pleasant concord with the feathered crew, . The forest kingâ€"the Woodlarkâ€"Witli its song. inspires each member of its happy throng, Till one and all in harmony combine in making nature more than half divine. The gurgling brook which near this spot l hea Afi'ords sweet music to my listening ear. Gay insects winging through the perfumed air flum their ori-ons, a .d descending where l The richest bed of woodland flowreis blow, , I Make a. brief legal, and humming onward go. ', The rabbit from its warren shyly grapes i Itoruggpd way along the brushwood cppse. ,_ ,While. at a distance in the graSsy mead, The corncrako takes its solitary feed, As indicated by its creaking sound, Hoard for a mile, or nearly so, around; _, Apd farmers joys than words can plainly tell. Abe unit! without and in this woodland dell. .a_._ (Concluded from quit last.) "An’ what’s wrong wid Phil Martin I’ says his wife, Kit Bryan, pllarp enoughâ€"J what's wrong with thi’i‘n,'l am axm’?’ says she, fairly bothered with the way he was goin' an, prayin’ an’ bleSsin’ up an’ "down the place, all asone as a fool or a ininisther, ‘ what is it’ails him,’ says she, .‘at all,at all, you 'bostimon, you P ' ‘Tlie divil has l'tn at - ll , says heâ€"ttbat‘s all,’ ‘ The divill' says she. ‘Ay, the divil hims‘clfl in pro- };rii quq maribus. Are vou deafl’ says he. ‘Ob, murdhcrl murdher!’ “ill I never oe quit iv misfortunes ?’ says be. ‘Why in the world couldn’t I let the boy alOtie ?' says be. ‘What kem over the at all, at all, to ax him to get up an my backl’ says he put'it into- tny head ever to think iv the likes 'l’ sas- he. ‘I have the loss iv his Sinful sowl on me pow,’..says he; lan’ his 'spci'it be afther me every hour iv the pight,’ says he, ‘as long as ’llll’l alive; an’ I won’t say agin it, but ltdesarve the likes,‘ says be; ‘for I’ll never deny butl Was guiliv last, - ‘ --:)" "Ollti' pf a ,dirty turn, bad luck to row tvu-Hhmé’ L' ml ‘1" 'm se|.f!’_.-says be; ‘for I‘ never was ,donenbelore .iHis ‘SpCl‘ll i’ll be af- t expressions all the way. ' . an’ owns,’ says the miller, turning ,' could all over him, El’ll never be "the betiher iv that the longest day ' ‘ Tare l have to live,’ says be. ‘it’s a ‘rale lesson to sinners iv all soarts. God bless us,’ says he, ‘.il’s amost tuck the sins ‘5 out iv me," says he, c‘rassinl himself, ‘.aii’ I hope [’1 have grace to mend my ways 'an’ beeid this blessed night.’ says he. 'Bad luck to them rabbits, says he, irising the cage wid Ollie. kick, ‘they’re tirroublin‘ my cainscieiice,’ says he; tand I’d give the hat" off my head I never stoleone iv them, says lie; ‘but bcgoi‘rn, there’s no use in trotting about it’ iiow,’ says he, ' for there’s no way iv )revcnt~ mg thepast barriii’ confession alone.’ says he, ‘an’ I’ll go to Father Murphy this blessed minute,3 says he, 'an' I’ll tell him whutll seen an’ necrd; though, bcgoria, its a bad case. l’iii aleard.’ says he, 'an’ a bad \Nily things is wid you, Paddy Morgan, you unfortliun'ute sinner,’ says he, an‘ ’ill take the divil's sthi'ong allowance iv masses all out; bill don’t give in,’ says be, ‘for if any onc’s up to 'the tnricks of the diin it’s the eiargy. God re- ward them,’ says he. ‘ So wid that he med the best iv his way to Father Murphy’s, blessm’ himself every secoiil' stop he took, an’: alther his raVcrince heard It all. ' ‘Arc you sure,’ says be, ‘they went clatic out iv the church yard? says he, i 'l am, your raverince,’ says he. "Take care what you say, you bliggard.’ says his ravci'incr, 'for you’ll never have a day's luck iv you desave your clargy,’ says he, ‘an' I ax you again, you villain. are" you sure and sartin’ I they went 'out iv the church-yard both i'v them. quite clane 'l’ says he. ‘ Soic an7 sartiu as I am standiii’ here, your raverince,’ says the mil: v , ‘ lcr, ' didn’t l see them as plain as I see you 1’ says he, ‘ an’ didn’t I bear liim'scrcecbin’ inurdher the whole way through the tOWii A (Well, then, says his ravcrince, turning to the mass boy he had wid him, 'gct the thipgs ready,’ says be, ‘101‘ it’s only my duty to do what I can for his poor waudherin’ soul, says he, ‘and if the family chooses to considher my trouble,’ .Wh,” says he, ‘ it ’ill be all the better for thenis‘clvcs licreafther, when they are in a similar situation; as must all iv us come to it, airly or late.’ .. savshe. ill ‘ ~ ' Well, wbin all was ready,’ sure enough himself an’ his sarvlnt, an’ the mass-boy, wid holy wather an’ all sports, an’ two blessed candles, air’ the priest’s robes, an' ‘ a Larry the Miller along wid their) toishow them the place where it. happened, - . I; ' tii dJr-bo to h rht ll 9. c' .“L ther me, I tell ye. night an' mornin’ I” ‘l l " X b .- .vl dlldlt‘e, wherever I go,’ says he. ' ' ' ‘ - i""‘on him an’the “AH’ Just with them words, PhiI ‘ll “5° . t . Mat’tih“‘hitnsclf pushes in the door, as white as a sheet, an’ in him into, the middle iv them. tT-np V spccrii l’ says Tim, licttiiil a- roar'you’d hear half a mile rises away, lan’) leapin up an the table, wid" "his ‘face to the wall ;.- 'thc Godbless us; an’ the mass-boy’s prayer-books, an’ all , so Larry bein aleard to go . ' t tl ‘('llUl‘Cll- iard ariu,-'sto ) d W“, in o to, y g pie v outside. an’ his ravrcnce an’ all the rest .iv them lights the candles and ' thew prev-era, though begorra tlicrezwas not one iv them but was wishin" it was fairly over ; so into . s , i . V1 ' v’ -, ‘ sperm: says he. I‘Didns, J, ,6“ the porch With them. shaltin . an you? ; ,_ We’re done for l’ say 5 he, " eynry,mother's son iv us.” .- i' ti“ s rii‘il’lmrtneir w- l ‘ - i t ~ 7’ .‘Aur [begmmw when Pmpmfi I”. U: -,P t f: . dllel. «1V thcicason yvli}.,.., cripple hears. that, tliiiikiii" the thiiin‘Jliii', with tlie'tmndles, 'an’ all; an’ they wore bl‘cssi‘n‘ in La- ctiorsc, air-everything before 'tl'ein, . . . .. » ‘O‘it l en ‘ 'i': Sperit was behind himself, he runs Wm“ W“ $1)” ii ‘ m" quill” right through the kitchen like a mad bull. and never stops to ltlt round. but into the bed-room lie ,boults. an’ into the bed wid him, ’k .dani-in masth'er, round but Sportiii’ ‘ 'I‘ei‘rmicic. the . with a iiiurtherin' lat sheep on his back. tltinknf to find hiscomraue en’ the rabbits in taker wai‘niiil by'iwhat I seen an" swet bad luck to hiin-Jâ€"ythe villain. an’ hch it is as stiirong as a bull -â€",â€"all as oneâ€"rand we jammed up in this little bit iv a corner, wid no where to run tore-bad luck-4 I inane God bless us ,all,’ says. he. ~ ‘ B-a-ah,’ says the Sheep again. ‘ iHoly Virgin, Saint Anthony, an” Nebectiatltiaser,’ says the priest, tumbling his. robe over his head wid the foosiher he was in, ‘is there no Way out iv this, right or left, up or down, iv any 'soart, body .or sowl,’ says he, ,dbriving himself agiii’ the church" docr.~ thinning to have a run through tho aisle, an’ a jpmp through the windy for his life; down goes the sarviiit boy on his bunkers. an’ the little mass boy a top iv him.--â€"â€" theta-ah goes the sheep again; an‘ llioly Saint .lupether- Saint Bridget a sist us,’ says the priest, an’ wid that tip walks Terence, not ltnowin’ what in the world was the matther, an’ right into the front iv the porch wid him. Well, when his rayermce seen him Wid th: white thing bundled up on his §h()Uldt’r:, he fets one roar like a dying pig, an’ be flings the candle right into 'I‘creiice’s eye; an” be- gorra Terence himself Wasn’t one taste betther, for the minute be seen the priest, before ever his raverience had time to fling the candleâ€"~witb all his robes, and the little boy dhresscd ont~aii’ all the rest iv the cootbrimcnisâ€"lic lets one bawl out w liiiii, you'd hear over Kilworih mountain, wid the rule madness iv fright. ‘It's black Paddy Morgan himself,’. says he, llingin‘ the sheep head fore- in: st among them, an’ cuttin’ acrass the yard, un’ over the wall like a greyhound: ‘Take him with you,’ says the priest, jumpin’ back, an’ knockin’ down the little mass buy, an’ puttin" out the light wid the boob he inadeâ€"‘takc him with you, and in God's narnc,‘ says he, ‘to -â€", or anywhere else out iv this ;’ an’ makin’ a charge in rule desperationtiis raverince jumped right over the sheep, asvclane as a. slither, an’ never stopped ,runnin’ until he got horneâ€"â€"iio one av... knew howâ€"more dread than alive; an’begorra, he'took to his bed, an? wasn’t the bettlier iv it fora full year; an’ the end of the whole iv it was, there was no less than seven indiveedials that was ready to swear. next mornin’, they [seen the divilâ€"God bless usâ€"or the ghost iv black Paddyâ€"for the two iv ’theiri together; art" there was so many ins au’ outs in the story, that it bothered the whole kit iv them to make head or tail iv it, for a geod five months after the fair Bullymdyqniman; an’ in the mane time, the miller changedhls coorses, air’ tuk to mass an' good company, an’ all other sorts iv mortification , istated at 195 carats; its shape re- sembles thchalf of a pigeon’s egg, with a diameter of about‘onevand a quarter inches. It is rose cutand almost white; the base not having been cut to a flat surface, the "stone 'pi'eSetiis an irregularity on either side. The first authentic. trace ol itliisstone is its appearanceat Am- ‘stei'daiii. about the year 1775. in the hands of a Persian merchant. named Shafrat, who sold it to Prince Greg- ory Otlofl' for the sum of. «6108.000. From whence this man obtained the stone, or its previous history, noth- ing definite is known. From the fact of his beinga Persian it has been sought to identify it with the Great Mogul, concluding that it had found its way into his hands from the treasure-box of Nadir Shah, .tl‘ie conqueror of India. The story is related as follows ;â€"-At the sack of Delhi, in 1739, the treasure of the Mogul fellinto the hands of Nadir Shah. If there existed such a gem as the Great Mogul diamond, it came. unquestionably, into his pos- session. 'I‘hespoil on this occasion lWas reckoned as amounting to 000.000 which was carried back to Persia. Though at this time Eng: lish and French travellers and mer. chants were passing through Persia, often in quest of jewels. no acconni 'has come to us of this Mogul. In 1747, Nadir Shah was assassihated. an- ‘ClYll war reigned 'for trinity tears. The treasure ofthe crown was appropriated by"tlielAfghansi Many years after lliis an Afghan chief brought this Russian diamond to the merchant Shafrat, at Bassora who bought it. For many years he kept ‘his purchase ' concealed ; but thinking finallv, that the gem would not be claimed or identified, became in Amsterdam, where he sold it to Prince Orloif for Catherine ll. Of 3“ places of honor at court' the identity of this diamondwith the Great Mogul, this is the only evi- dence. In the Opinion of the writer a greater mass of circumstantial evi- dence exists in favor oi the Koh-i- noor being the Great Mogul. Some writers ascribe its presence in Russia to a doserter from the French ser- vice, who got himself made a priest to the Malabar deity at Seringbum. and eloped one night, carrying off . this diamond, which formed one of II‘hiS ill‘ the eyes of the principal idol. tale though pretty in telling, hasnol shadow of truth. . . I .. The next largest diamond is that' ofthe Grand Duke of Tuscany. It lweigbs139 carats, and is cut as lbrilliant of the most perfectvform. It is about an inch and, a halt'india- meter, and an inch deep. 1n the purity of itscolour and the beautyi of its form it has no‘equal in the world. This diamond is now in the poSSession of~=Austria ; and of its history or origin nothing positive is known beyond the legend that it an’ next ‘ir'iorni‘n’ his rat/prince sinl the coadjulher with a half pint of lioly‘wat‘lie'r to corrtplate the job. as he said himself, 'an’ soZ Mist'her Goslin, you see toa monstheraiion, be the mains iv this story, that it’s oftentimes there‘s a power iv good fright goes for rioth‘in'l-rand a dale more holy wathei" soatliered, than there’s quit occasion for: an lake, warn’in“by Larry the miller, an’ |don»’t be frightened out iv your lfun, norv'rurinin’ blindfold“ into dal- ccncy an’ religion,»before you know As'Tim Deities lstory, which has, perhaps, too long iintcrrnptcd ours, 'the shadows of ,‘uight Were stealing fast over the llandscape ; and yielding with ptomt jgood-wlll lo Con Ilcnovan’s sugges- _r concluded his was originally bought at a stand in the city of Florence for a few cents, and supposed to be a bit of crystal. The third is the great Regent or Pitt Diamond, socalled from having been purchased by Thomas Pitt, the gi‘ai‘idlhther of William Pitt, at Ma- lacca, in 1702, while he was govern- or of Fort-St; George, Madras. HeI bought it ofa native merchant for envoy to the kingdom of C'a'bul in about £14,000 of .our money, Af. 1808, speaks of seeing this diamond, ter passing through several hands.vit was bought in 1748. for £675,000. by Louis XV. of France, and still re- mains among the French royal jew- els. This is'tlie' same diamond‘that was worn by Napoleon in the hiltof his sword, its weight is 13bit car- ats; its diametar, an inch and a quarter; its depth, an inch. Thel I" ‘his escape'carried with him the roy- gcst was the largest diamond known, with'the exception of the “,Ru-s- sian,” which only exceeded it by a feWcarats. In 1852.” ‘ gyro-cutting, was made, under, as Since admitted, bad advice, for the purpose of alter. ing it from a rose cut to that (if a brilliant. By this operation the stone lost 83% carats, reducing its- ‘original weight from 186, to 103. Premons to this cutting its length ‘ Was nearly'two inches; its breadth, an inch; and its depth, three-quart; furs. Its tint is slightly yellow. It came into the possession of the crown in 1850, and was exhibited the Crystal-palace in 1,851, from which circuinslnnce it became the most familiarly known of all the great precious stones. That this stone was in possession oftlie Mogul emperors there Can be little dispute. It is said to have been found in the northern mines, and passed first into the keeping of the Rajah of Oojen ; then for centuries it remained among the hereditary gems of the raj-abs of Central India, uniil incame by con- quest into the Mogul line, thrOugh Baht-3r, its founder. Its history is 'a history of blood ~and i'apine, even down to the moment ofits possession by the British. And the East In- dian prophets have invariably fore- told tlie downfall ofa dynasty own- ing the Koli-i-noor. It remained among the treasures of the Grand Mogul until the accession of Ma- The sixth diamond to be consider- ed is that of‘the King ,OfPortugal, which, if report is to be believed, should be’ placed first on the list. The Portuguese“ adthorities declare it to be the largest diamond in the llle idea Of a more faShlonable world. 'It still remains in.a rough neighbourhood -â€"- perhaps nothing state, and is asserted to weigh 1“,- short of the Fifth Avenue will suf? 680 carats, and to be worth 6,000.- 000 as 10 llle new locallofll 000. Eminent judges, who have course a house will cost more "there declared themselves to have seen‘the llléln in some Pleasanl and entirely stone. say it is much larger than an respectable “FOSS Sll'eel- But llusi egg, but assert it is only a white to- band and father yields the point.â€"-â€" dwelling which did well enough pre« viously is too small. A larger one is to be straightway hired, or pur- chased. When this is determined, upon,‘ wife and daughters suggest paz, without any specific value.‘ It was found at the mines of Tejucas as reported in 1808, and was brought from Brazil by John Vl., then Prince Regent. It maybe theiden- tieal white' topaz of which Mawe speaks. The seventh is the extraordinary blue diamond now in the collection of Mr. Hope, the great banker, of Amsterdam, where it is simply class- ed as carbon --a remarkable instance of “the pride that apes humility.” It is exquisititely cut, of brilliant form. about an inch in breadth, and weighs 77 carats. It is held at al- together a fancy price from the rarity of its colour, the rich blue tint making it perfectly unique. The eighth is a' diamond in the possession of the Pacha of Egypt ; it is ofthe brilliant cut, and weighs 49 carats. It is said that this poten- tate is possessed of many beautiful diamonds, though none larger than homined Shah, who surrendered to the stone mentioned. the great i‘erStan conqueror, Nad r Shah, on the 8th of March 1739. This diamond formed part of the treasure of the conquered, and was carried by the conqueror back to Pcl‘sia. In June, 1747, Nadirlwas assassinated iii a rebellion ofhissubo jccts. broughf about by. their joul- ousy of the Afghans, who usurped The Afghans were necessarily compelled to fly in all directions, figliiing‘dheir way in desperation out of ihe king'- tl()ll‘l.“-"Al1tllUd Shah, who was the commander of the Afghan cavalry in the service of the Nadir, making the best use of the time, seized the treasury, and made good his escape. The Kohfionoor :yyas part oftois . treasure. He carj'ied it to Afghanis- tan, founded a kingdom, and. became a great conquei'or; extended his his to India, and grew rich with his spoil beyond all computation. When he died, in 1773, this jewel was among? his wealth, and came in- to possessiop of his son, Timoor Shah, who dying in '1793,'beque’atb- ed .his throne and treasure to Shah I‘emaun.-a younger son who was soon driven from the throne by Mahmood his brother. Temaun 'in al jewels, the Koh-i-noor among them. .,.A,,'i'th)lution “deposed. him, and the successful chief, Mookdhar, placed on the throne Shoojah, an elder” brother of Temaun, whose first act was the liberation pf his brother, and the blowing away from the mouth of the cannon Ashetek and all his family, The Koh-iâ€"noor was now released from the hole 'in the wall where it had been placed by Temaun. ' Mr. Elphinstone, who was British owned by Shoojah. On his recep- tion by the king, after describing the extreme munilicence of the jewels worn by the monarch, he says :--â€" In one of the bracelets was the Koh- i-noor, known to be one of the lar- diamonds in the world.” Within afew years after this, about 1813, the kingdom of Oahu] was head townosl' ,m, Del-“m . mu.” the porch. where they were all till tion. f to be thinkin’ about supper,” llavc‘time to'SWink ‘ltl eve he ll‘ld meet; hm Wham he see” [he llgllla’illlc llllle‘ PalTlV llad $.00“ 'elffl‘ilekl , ,._ t, _ . ( , -. .. ‘, 1,, . -‘ 't'- ' - ' . .-* himself rowled Up, 'in a bull in the Thnumll “16.99"” “mud” gm“ will CO‘llfml‘mlc l'elf‘lal “lull”? ill? bed: clothes: air’ out runs the fa- mslde’ m slum. 1", a” “mid d‘o’li‘iasllc wall“ ,mily, screct'hiii’ like mad ,; an’, the w“ “'“uélllls w, [flack .1 "‘ldy M"l'»‘ (Concluded) rnoreitli'ey scrcccbed. the tighier gaukliwm "I‘m “S hefd ’ bl” he i V Phil ,m’wled linnsell round tilt the m)” ' .mE m," “l Slls '6 .u: clothes until he rowled "fairly hullsen' h a only than salmmm l " »l . ‘ “ ,...’... s .7‘ '." ' Dfl. “)6 bed, rig,” mm the was” harry, says. he, that s t’lllllhllt tol lug-tub. and stock in .it fast in Ir'gmeume’ the bl'gga‘rd“ says, he‘ . ’I ' ‘. , , ‘ " s ‘ ‘ . ball, until he was tuk up an hour af- ' - well' Tillie Thai (‘0,min t that, wid scarce any breath or qum’ r‘m ‘1‘“3’“ dtl . says , ,, . ' - - ~ sheep on lLIS back. laiartiiieiit. Placm himself in a iinllitary sinseslett in his body. . ,, Dd , H. , yd ,, l, J - ,t, 1. 3d. w v. d, . . I . _ . . y, . . . r _ - ~\ - 9Well, all the time the clerk at)’ sns illi‘Mszdllmf? “,nmlloiggbi a“, WI 1 “s m 'n b of ’ w w v - " . ..,. 9‘ ..sv~" Ci ‘bv- c â€" 3"â€" the sexton was iunnm and}, ,1 - . ,ld,d .- , .4 , ‘Attentiqn com any! Rear rank. Larrv the miller W‘tSJUSI as much cl Our w 3‘ SCd‘ L lng’ d" Slop ’ ‘pi- ' frecikbned as tlieinselVe-s ' 'ibt nip. l’lll’ l” llld Inidlc 0f llle Prayer; Tree .paces’ mural". and he ulmmed ’ “ y ' did Vttz-Ot‘ no, ye ~vi'llainsâ€"‘did .y-ez i down into the cellar. hear i341.“ 0,. no 9'- sayfi he..- ' His Wife hearing the racket, caine run-, thing idpersuade him but what it 1 l l, . . A ‘ ‘ ,, , . u _ ' . . . ' . 7 ’15 - w . ti o letl, himself be seen our , B_a_ah’, saw the weep, .hgam, mug in, stayin,3 ‘ My dear, hate you kill ' ' . j :, ed yoursell l’ ' ' ‘ .ryin’ away black Paddy Morgan. - , wistei as loud as before. , Go about you, business, woman, said bodyan" bones, an his back; and 1 ,Oh bl. d , What up!“ it beyam : all doubts wid l ’ ’ ’ 00 y wars 7 the hero; what do you know about war? ABOUT WAR.-â€"â€"A man who had rc- certify been elected a maj tr of inilitia,antl who was not ' overburdened with brains. took it into his head, on the morning of 3“ parhde to exercise a little by himself. The he 1 field selected for the purpose was his own I o I mane l the 'Vaiue of“ ibis jewel ;' though Sikhs, under Runjeet Singh, The when in 1791 a number ofdiamond . manner of surrender of this diamond merchants were hailed together-tel t0 the conqueror shows the tenactv value it. they get its price at iwglye with which the Indian princes cling millions of lrrincsâ€"eâ€"an absurd price to their great gems. Threats and allowable by 'no rule.l After the diplomacy were used- in vain to "Grand Duke of Tuscany,” this is make the Shoojah present the gem the finestdiainohd known“; " to his conqueror. Finally they met The fourth [in weight is the and took their seats in solemn sil- -‘ Emile {in and.” It was found in once, which continued unbroken for Brazil, in J,uly,.1853, and’wt't‘e'purnaii hour. length Runjeet be- chased by 'a firm of jewellers, infcame impatient, and sent an attend- pam’ who have just finfshcd 9,,ng ant to quicken the action ofShOOjah. it. Its- weigh; $125!, camps or The cbnquered prince spoke not a this diamond we can gather little re- “’Ol'll, bUl made .3 Slglllll l0 3“ al- liable information, and no represen. iendant, who retired for a moment tation of its form. It was {exhibited and returned With a small roll, lin the French exposition. some yearsl Which he laid. down ball-way 'be- ‘since andlaid before the French acadâ€"‘ tweet; the chiefs. After ” another may. who pronounced it ofth'e purest Silence. at a Sign from llUllJe’el. llle water, and free from any blemish roll was unfoldetl,-.and there wasthe whatever. i ' , Koh‘imoor in all its unapproacbable ‘ The ninth is the Piggot or Great Lottery Diamond, so called liCCuusc brought to England in 1801 by Earl Piggot, who was Governor of India, obtained it there. It, was disposed of by lottery, valued at£30,000. It was dyawn a lady, who by agency sold it tothePauha of Egypt in whose ptisschion it now remains. It weighs 47 carats, and i is of bril- liant foi'in ahd'fine colour. The next is the Saucy diamond ; the first record of which is its hav- ing been sent by Francis]. to Diana pl Poliiers as a present. Next, in thereign of Henry IV. of France, the Count Nicolas ’De Sirncy was its pessessor, and wishing to raise mo- ney fo' aid his sovereign in war, he sent the diairi‘ond by a messenger to the city of Meiz, that he might find a Jew who would lend upon it. The servant was beset by robbers and killed. . j ' ‘ The eleventh is the ‘Polar Star,’ a brilliant cut, an inch long by half an inch in depth, and Weighing 3'2 carats. This stone is a so among the crown jewels ofFrance. ‘ The diamonds of which we have yet to speak may possibly be worthy of more extended mention; but as no certain account of them has ever been put forth to the world, we can do nothing further than mention the fact of lheir existence, or supposed existence, with such characteristics as we gather. ’ One called ‘ Le Shah’ is in the Russian crown jewels. It is of an irregular cut, oblong, about an inch and a half in length, and of a blue tint. . ' 'I‘hereis a diamond in the posses- sien' of the King of Saxony called the Green Diamond from its colour. It was brought from Warsaw by Augustus the Strong, where he bought it for £16,000. The East India-house has one call- ed the ‘Nassauc Diamond,’ obtained by them in so no of the wars in India. 'lt is believed to weigh about carats. There is a very fipe dia- I mond iii the possession of Holland, and one or two in the Portuguese crown jewels, of which we are un- aboye is about the true estimate of overrun and subjugated by the able lo'glve my account- HEIGHT or C,0UR'i‘ESY.â€"Let a friend tell hisistory ‘of a visit to one of the great packing houses. I Says lie : ‘ ‘ The foreman took us all over the pre- mises." \Ve isaw everything. He was a good uptured Scotc'hman, and full of a de- sire 'to ‘ pnttits throngh in good shape.’ We Went to'ivhcre the men were killing the bugs at the, grate of ten or a timed iii as many ininiites,‘hrst by knocking them with a sledge, then sticking them. We looked on a minute or two, when he burst out;- i l \Vouldn’t ye like to knock down a hog or two, yousell'?’ F We t'eclined the invitation, having no personal animosity against the liogs.’ Courteous in the foreman anywayrâ€"C/zz'c-V ago Press. Law is like surgery; there are a great many uncommon cases in it. t .administcred oaths The larger the house, the more ex-V pciisivewthe more fashionable the neighbourhood, the more fashionable the”furniture. So the old furniture purchased btit recently. must go to the auction-room, with the certainty of loss. furniture call for more servantsâ€"~ the new style of liVing and the new circle for more expensive dressesâ€"- and so the domestic expenditures go on increasing far beyond the means which his business will legitimately furnish. Then, without the cour- and simpler habits, he makes some ruin his domestic outgoing. Some, tnisstep is takenâ€"the ‘ smash ’. comesâ€"«and he is a ‘broken mer- chantf Vt'o need not trace the consequence in his home, for furo, ther proof that the fault is as much his own as his family‘s. Manavmo WITH A Squtt.--In New I‘Iillllllslllt‘c they Used to choose all their State, County and Town Officers, from Governor down to: iiog~Seeves, at the town meetingâ€"- the animal blotch meeting. -As the town otiicers were very numerous, it Was Customary as fast as they were chosen to Walk them up be- fore it justice of the peace and have them sworn into office, ‘byi'como patties, by pairs and single,’ ‘Squire Uhase,’ of Cornish, father of Govero, noi ()hasc,(of Onio,) being the most prtnninentjustice, had this task to perform, and a severe oneit Was oc- cupying cinch of lfletllllcifi‘Om morn- ing till eve. lt was on one of these occasions, after the labors and tells ofthe day were over, he returned home, weary andovercome with the fatigues of his employment, and throwing himself into his easy chair, he fell into a sound sleep. In the, meantime a rustic couple, who had been waiting iinpntienily for some time,.f0r the justice to join them in wedlock, presented themselves in,‘ another part of the house and made known their interesting desire to Mrs. Chase, who, somewhat 0011-. fused and agitated, attended them to the sleeping justice whom site found it difficult to arouse. Shirk: ing him by the shoulder, she called out, Mr. Chase, Mr. Chase! do pray wake up ; hero is a couple come to, be fnarried.‘ The justice having all day, was‘ dreaming of nothing else, half l l l Walked, rubbing his eyes and looking at the wishful pair, asked, ‘are you the couple ’l’ ‘ They nodded assent. ‘ Well hold up your bands.’ They did so with some hesitalion. ‘You, severally, solemnly swear that you will faithfully perform the duties of your Ol’lICC, respectfully, according to your'b‘est skill and judgement, so help you] &C, The astonished couple looking wild, ' the justice added, soothingly, ‘ That’s all, excep- ing'the fee, one dollai‘,"whieh was quickly dropped into his hand, and they were oll'in a'langent, doubting as they went, the legality of the process; but they concluded to go according to oath. A few prolcssional beggars came round when there is a change of horses, (excel- lerit horses they are,) but are neither so frequent horse iinportunatn as we had been led to expect. One old lady had evidently got the last new thing in begging â€"â€"â€"a letter to her “poor darling boy, as was gone to Merrikey, and would ye be; stow a thrille, good gentlemen, to pay the, bito‘ postage? God bless yer bewtfle young faces '2‘” Of course, we would every mother’s son of us. \Vliat an af. feCiionate. examplary parent! When we returned, a few days afterwards, she \vas again in corrcSpOiidence with her beloved son, far away from her yearningr tenderé ness, beyond the broad Atlantic; and, in- deed, 1 have reason to believe, from, infor- mation gathered from the driver and our fellow-passengers, that this discqnsolatc mother writes to her exiled child every day, except Sundays.â€"-A little 60m? Im‘azzd. ‘ " The larger house and liner. age to confess the woful mistake to' his family, and go back to his older, desperate venture in trade, to sns-_ Of.