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iéntltt]. _.___._.A, MEMORY OF" THE PAST. It walked abroad when gentle spring Was smiling o'er the earth, And many a flower was springing fair, All beauteous by its birth. A wanderer 1 had roamed- afar, Far from my native shore, A mother's kiss and father’s smile I was to know no more. And‘ whilst my tears did silent fall A bird flew singing by ; llte joyous song was ringing round And filled the azure sky. 0ft had I heard the thrush’s song B’eneath my father’s dome. And now afar it brought to me That bird, :1 song of home ! lit told me of a father’s smile Now mouldering in the dust; ’t told me of a mother dearâ€"- A brother good and just. lot told me of a sister, too, Now sleeping in the grave, \Vhere flowerets bloom abovo their tombs, And bending willows wave. Cease, gentle bird, thy careless sting ls breaking now my hoart : It wakes again sad sorrow’s moan, And bids all joy depart. It opos anew the fount of tears, 'l‘ill they in torrents roam ; Brings to my heart a dismal sight, A mouldoring, ruined home, Ah ! memory. deep within thy coll, Our sorrow‘s silent sleep ; 'll’ill wakened by some plaintive power, The heart must rise and weep, “'c-ep, weep for all oil" hopes and joys, For all our pleasures. pains : “'oep till the fountain has run dry, And not a tear remains. illili‘t‘uittrt. ' u’iIE-‘om’a‘o DSREtM WORKED-bill: BY THE .uz'rnon or " ASHLEY.” 1. Continued. ‘Clara, you have turned quite \ihite: are you ill l’ ‘fit °lâ€"lâ€"â€"fet,l cold,’ was all she brought out. ‘lt's a cold, nas'y night. Tea will warm you: [suppose it’s ready.’ He took one of the candles from the table and went to his own room to \\ ash his hands. His wife was iii the same position when he brought it back. ‘Tea is sure to be ready, Clara; are you (tomlng l’ She rose and followed him down. Mrs. Chester Was pouring out the tea, and Lady Ellis, in her black silk dress with its low body and short sleeves. and the ruchc of white crape, causing her to look girlish and young- er than she was, sat on the sofa. She had several evening dresses, but they were all black, and all made in the same simple style. Sir George had not been dead twelve months yet, but she had never worn a wi- dow’s cap, it would have -sporlt her hair. she told them. Very fine, very silky and beautiful did her purple- black hair look that night, and Fred- erick Lake playfully touched one of the plats, as he sat down beside her. They began chess after tea, he and Lady Ellis: in one way or the other, they generally monopolised cacli otlicr’s evenings. Mrs. Ches- ter Was busy with her embroidery, and Clara sat by the fire read ng, or making believe to read. Mrs. Ches- ter’s eyes happened to turn upon her, and she burst forth. Vchcnicntly: ‘ Clara, what is the matter?’ Frederick Lake turned quickly round, and looked at his wife. The bOok had fallen upon her knee, her checks were scarlet, her whole frame was shaking. He arose and ap- proached her. ' You are certainly ill, my dear. You must have caught cold. Had you not better take something, and go to bed l’ She lifted her eyes to his, and in- terrupted sharply: ‘ I shall not go to bed. If l have caught cold, it will be well in the morning. Do not let me disturb your game.’ She contrived to repress the shiv- ering, and sat where she was till bed time, though it was evident, even to herself, that she had caught a violent co‘d. How could she have caught it? wondered Lady Ellis; and Clara bit her tongue to enforce silence, for she could scarcely for- bcar telling her- Mrs. Chestcripro- posed a host of remedies, but Clara would only consent to try one, a glass of white wine whey, and to have her bed warmed. thn the maid quittcd the room with the warm ing pan, and left the tumbler of whey shc noticed that Mrs. Lake had not began to undress. Neither had she when her hus~ baud came up. He was surprised, ‘ Why,Claral l thought you were in bed.’ She was wrapped in a shawl and was sitting down, as com- posedly as though she did not mean to honor the bed for an hour or two. Mr. Lake began to think her man- ners strange. He laid his hand upon her shoulder. ‘ Clara, what ails you to-night ?' ‘She shrank from his hand, and replied to his question by asking an- other. ‘ Why is it that our house is not ready ?’ AURORA AND RICHMOND HILL ADVOCATE AND ADVERTISER. MVV ALEX. SC‘OTT, Proprietor. Vol. II. No. 27. “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than Popular 0pm RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, ‘ That just what! asked the work- erick Lake. genuinely sorry for her illness, was qmte an exemplary at- she could not touch it, she could not men; lazy dogs !’ ‘ Vt’c innst go back to it as it is. Some of the rooms are habitable. Will you do sol’ ‘ What in the world forl We are Very comfortable here. Clara: and between ourselves, it is a help to Peticlope.’ ‘ We must go back. stay.’ ‘ But why'l tivc 'l’ She drew her shawl closely round her as if she shivcred, and spoke the next words with a jerk, for to get them out required an effort of pain. ‘ ‘Tlltll is there between you. and Lady Ellis 'l’ ‘ Between me and Lady Ellis 1' echoed Mi. Lake with all the care- lessness in life. 'Nothing at all.â€" \Vhat should there be l’ She bent towards him, and whis- l cannot tendant and Would pass half an hour cat; she waved him away. togetherin the sick-chamber, indem- Frederick Lake carried the plate She waved it away, briefly saying And nifytng himself by severalhalfhoursand the fowl back to the dining-room with somebody else. Mrs. Chester'and feeling not altogether upon the of course saw nothing; nobody on l best terms with himself. earth could be more conveniently} ‘ ,l knew she would not mach tt,’ blind, where her interest was con-;exclaimed Mrs. Chester. corned, and it would be unprofitable Ito her to lose or offend Lady Ellis.I VVlicre’s the mo- Clara lay and imagined-all thatlsliesat, the two little girls being op- might be taking place; the swwiqrosrt‘c,‘ as she cast her brilliant and words, the pretty cndearments, the‘ fascinating eyes upon him. ' confidcntal. interchange of feeling l l ‘ Is she sulking ’l whispered Lady Ellis to Mr. Lake, next to whom He was not quite bad; he cured and thought; it was not precisely for his wife, probably as much as he the wav to get better. lhad c‘Ver done, although he had be- , . . . l lhe first time she went down = come enthralled by another, accord. stairs was a dusky afternoon in No. l mg to his light and unsteady nature. vcinbcr. order, quite the Contrary. She did not go down then, A haughty flush darkened his brow, She and he porntedly turned from her had sat Up for some days in her bed- without answering. room, and might venture Soon, the doctor said, iiotjust yet. pcrcd, ‘ Which is it l-which is it to lieâ€"l or she 'l' " "l‘o bcâ€"for what'l’ uttered Mr. Lake, really at a loss. ‘ Which is it that you love 9’ she walled forth. ‘ Clara, you are growing fool- 7 Elizabeth had gone over to Katterly busy in her household, and Frederick did not come up. She sat feverishly expecting him but he never came. Very. very dull she felt very dis- ;le pirited, when the twilight came on c Dunn put me ofi‘ in this false it made it worse, and she determin- way,’ she Vchemently uttered. Cd 10 be 310"“ "0 longer, bl” ‘0 8” ‘ Why are you alvvays with her, llOWllo . . ' steal'ng walks and interviewsl why Wl'aPPlllg herself UP m a llllcli do you givt- to her yourimpassioned Sllilwb “5 warmly 38 her ltUSband kisses, and calling her by endearing lmd “’l'f'l‘lled UP allOllle lllql by- ,mncag Frederick you will kill me; gone night, shedcscended.’ I‘hcre have you forgotten my dream 'l haVc [ms lllllc light In lllc drnwmg r091“. you forgotten my dreaml have you lUr llle fire. was low; in“ Sldlllllllg forgotten that my coming to this Of'Cl'lla l‘llklllg together 5h”: l“ her house, as 1 did do, seemed to shadow dinner dress; were tici husband and l forth my death 7’ ‘ That dream again. of all things l’ sarcastically exclaimed Mr. Lake, dropping either in temper or by ac- cident the hairbrush he had taken iii his hand. '1 think its time it was done with. And the notion of my kissing Lady Ellis ! and calling her} â€"--what did you phrase it lâ€"â€"-endear~ .ng names! That’s the best joke i have heard lately.’ She fixed her gaze steadfastly up- on him, there was something which seemed to say she could convict him of falsehood if she chose. and his eyes fell beneath hers. m‘ Whatever has come over you, Claryl You must be turning jeal- ous! l never knew you so foolish before.’ ‘ No,’ she waded, in a tone of pain. ‘ncvcr before, never before. I will not descend to explain or re- proacli: you may ask your own con- science how much of the latter you merit. I shall go home to-morrow; [dare not stav in this house with that woman; do you understand me, I dare not. You can accompany me ifâ€"if Frederick you must choose between us. it must be i, or slic.’ He did not speak for a minute or two; and when he did, it was in a careless tone, as though he wished to make light over the matter alto- gether. ‘ Of course if you have made up your mind to return to :iii uncomfort- able home, half pulled down, we must do so. I am sorry for the on- price. for we shall be choked up with paint and dust,’ ‘ Very well. We go to-morrow, I will send Elizabeth over early in the morning, to get things straight for us." She rose as she spoke, and began to undress. His eyes fell upon the tumbler. ‘I do believe this is your white wine whey 3 It is cold; where’s the use, Clara, of drinking it like this 'l it will do you no good.’ ‘Oh, what does it signify l’ was] her answer, as if that, and all things else. were a matter of indiffci'ci'ico to her. He quited the room without speakâ€" ing, and by and by came back with another tumbler, hot, and made her drink it. But the marrow brought no jour ney for Mrs. Lake, it brought ill- ness instead. She awoke so ex- ceedingly suffering that the nearest doctor was summoned in haste. He pronounced the malady to be infla- mation of the chest and lung, and, forbid her to attempt to leave hcrl bed. He inquired if she knew how she had taken it, and she told him, after a pause of hesitation. that she had gone out of doors from a warm room the previous evening, without putting anything on, and the. fog must have stuck to her. Yes: it was so. As the sightshe had gone out to witness struck a chill to her heart, so did the cold and damp strike a chill to heriframe, and for threewceks she neverlcft her bed; A nice time of it those two most have had down stairs! Frcd~ 'lfcc Angeline Ellis, his hand round her neck, and resting on her fair should- r. ‘You know, Angelinc,’ lie was sayingâ€"when at that moment he becatnc conscious that some one had entered to disturb them, and turncu his head. Who was it? a i.iufll:d up figure: and Frederick Lake strain- ed his eyes as it came nearer. The iicxtmoment he had sprung at least five yards from ‘ Angelinc.’ ‘Clara! How could you be so imprudent lâ€"-You know you ought not to have left your room. Come here my dcar.’ I’Uslnng asrde Lady Ellis, with, it must be owned, little ceremony, he drew a couch close to the fire in the warmest corner, laid his wife upon it, snatched up a cloth mantle of Mrs. Chester's. which happened to be lying on a chair, and fenced her in with it from the draught, should there be any; and edging limiselfon to the same sofa, as if he would also fence the draught from her,lic leaned down and lookec at her. waiting till she was calm. For her breath was very labored just then: perhaps with the exertion of coming down, per- haps with mental emotion. Clara Lake possessed eyes as well as We d0. ‘ Now tell me why you ventured down l’ said he making a prisoner of one of her hands, and speaking in a tender tone: ‘I was dull: l was alone, pantcd. 'Alonc! dull: where’s Penelope? where's Elizabeth? 1 thought they Were with you.’ She did not explain or answer. She lay back quietly as he had plac- ed her, her eyes closed, and her white face motionless. For the first time Frederick Lake thought he saw a look of DEATH upon it.and a strange thrill of anguish darted through them ‘What a fool I am l’ quotli he to himself. the next moment: its the reflection of that fire.’ They went into dinner: not Clara her appetite had not come to her. There was a fowl upon the table, and Frederick Lake, leaving his own dinner, took some of it to his wife, though his sister assured him it would be useless. He found her in a per- t paroxysni of tears; she was sobbing wildly: left alone to herself, she had given way. the plate, and bent over her. ’ slic ‘ My dearest, this will never do.lhc a case of color blindness; or a What isldcficicncv in the origin of color, Why do you the matter 2’ 'Oh. you know! you know l’ she uttered. There was a dead pause. grieve so ? employed it in smothering and click cliniition to laugh. ‘1 want to go ta'n fact'that very clever and son- ing down her sobs. home.‘ ‘ The very instant that you may .go with safety,’,he readily assented. ‘ If the doctor says you may go to. fcsfior. I ‘ ] It is a deficiency far more general must not have my dear wife grieve than is suspected.’ morrow, Clara. we will do so. like this.’ No response. She had ; it in a few minutes, and was deep been much alone that afternoon ; l In the affair as ever. l l l l i she licarer, politely smothering his in- What of that? He had forgotten .........__._.._-- ...___._---- _..--- â€"â€"-â€"â€".â€"â€".â€"-â€".â€"â€"â€"-.4â€"._â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"~.â€"~â€".SA-â€" _ ING’S DIVISION. From the Colonist. At all the elections for the Legisn’ lative Council which have, hither-to:- taken place, the people have wisely been guided in t cir choice rather by the personal ness of the Ctlndl‘ date, than by more party considera- tions. They have felt that the high position occupied by the Coun- oil, the duty of whose members it is to watch over and check the 2W Vx _ _,\ ,AJ-yâ€"c.’ v ion.” TERMSz $1 50 In Advance, more impet‘nous legislation of the. __ Lower House, demands- that it . V , should be composed of men of high I 1860.' “711016 1‘0. 79. social standing, of independent means, of enlarged experience, of mature age. and of ripened judg- 3llletll. And, acting upon. this con ,victiou, the electors in the various divisions have returned men who, on the Wllnl -, are eminently fitted . for their dutiee, aid who, in geneâ€" ral, may b.- sai-l, without flattery, to be a credit to the country at large, and to the constituencies onel was simply astonished at the be otherwise. It is stated that, if assertion. ‘Not know colors‘l" cried the gases exhaled from a horse’s he, ‘ why , what have our eyes being body were confined around him by a about all our lives. Mr. Professor-l: gas-tight bag, they would cause his My sight is keen and clear; andl death in twenty-four hours, allow- ncver heard there was anything ing him at the same time to have amiss with Mr. Oliver Jupp’s. his head out and to breathe pure " ‘It has nothing whatever to do air. with a keen sightâ€"in the way you If you want satin-skinned horses, which thev represent, At the are thinking of,’ returned Dr. Macâ€" in fine .health and, spirits, ready at coming elections for this branch of’ pherson, ‘Nay, it frequently hap- all times to work or to drive, a the Legislature, we hope that the pens that those who are afflicted thorough system of ventilation same principles may be acted upon, wrth color blindness possess a re- will be one very important step to-- and, so far as we have yet heard, markablegood and clearsight. The wards it. there is every reason to sirppoSe defect is not in the vision; it lies in the absence of the organ of color.’ ‘That’s logic,’ laughed the Col- oncl. A manure Shed Should be bum that they will be carefully observed. outside the stable, and sufficient For the representation of the only to all-0rd protecllOH frOm Wlfld King’s Division, that in which we and rain, With a door connecting are more immediately interested. ~ with the barn, and running to “001‘ we are glad to find that public opi- of stable, which should only be nion points strongly 'in favor of a Open when the stable is being gentleman to whom we alludcd' cleaned. The exhalations of the some short time ago; and‘who, upon manure heapare then not permitted the grounds we have mentioned, To be Continued. HORSES NEED AIR AND LIGHT. . r.t'4§~.£?$t‘<:-r.a=;m{ri ~ Clara lay on the sofa the whole on an errand: Mrs. Chestcr was evening, and they gathered round her, but when tea was own they. he and Lady Ellis.bcgan their chess again, while Mrs.' Chester sat by Clara and talked. " In three days more they left Guild Farm, and returned home to Kat- terlcy. Home, at last l H. The difference of opinion, touch- ing the lights at the railway station, on the night of the fatal accident, wascausiug no small sensation. That one party should stand to it the lights were red, and that the other If anything can be done to add to the comfort and health of the horse, no animal is more deserving to have such an effort made. Our stables" should be constructed with special reference to his comfort and health, and to these all other accessories must yield. Our fathers’ and grandfathers’ barns were of the wide, old fashioned sort, with all manner of loop holes and air holesâ€"~between the vertical boarding you could put your whole hand. They were originally tight, but when Well seasoned, there was light without windows. and the pure air circulated freely ; here was per- fect ventilation, and yet talk with those same men about the nee-es- sliould stand to it that they were green, was astonishing , from one simple fact; namely. that both sides were worthy of credit. The coroner had Significantly remarked upon the ' hard swearing somewhere.’ but, on which side could that reproach at- tach to 'l Even allowing that the station master, the porter, arid the switchman, had ventured on some 'hard Swearing” out of regard to a little private self whitening (though there was no reason to suppose they had) it was quite certain that Oliver Jupp 'would do nothing of the sort, and he bore unequivocal testimony that the danger signals, red, were up. ()n the other hand, the piisoner Cooperâ€"he was virtually a prisoner, though out on bailâ€"was known to be a most truthful and respectable man, incapable, it was fully believed, was the ummpeachablc testimonyluigm in a close, damp cellar or un- of Colonel West. who asserted, as der.grou,,d apartment, the" it is he dbl, that the llgillis were 8N3?“- healthy fora horse. If it is healthy The "Ol’OllLff and Jury (300“ am": l for a man to live on the lower floor, l (If. no dCClSlOll and the Inquest “735' in an unvenulated apartment. “rub adjourned time after time, from one a manure and root Gena,- beneath three weeks to another, until tlie’ him, whose pestifemus miasms are C?””“'." “"15 g9mllg “red 0f ll- penetrating every crack, mingling LOOP”: "leanWllle “’35 suspended with the foul air he breathes, and from emPloymcnband Stoo‘laChancc rising still higher, permeating the of'oeing reduced to straits if it lasted 1 food he consumes, men it is healthy mUCl‘ l0llgel'~"‘Tlle 'COlonel andlforahorse. But why argue against OllVC" JUl’llr Who were {mlmalcqbarn collars and all ill-ventilated made rather merry over it when apartments 1__.the proofis abundam they met, cat-h accusing the other to a“ who want in and he that can of having seen double, but neither not be convinced, must cease to ‘YOUld 8ch Way an ll‘Ch- The Pl‘b' wonder why his horses have dis- hc were confounded. and knew not eases of mu skin, ,he lungs, the which side to believe; neithcrof the eye, gm” of the glandcrs’ the two gentlemen had the slightest pcr- Grease, the scratches, and other =Oll’ll lnleCSl l" lllc mime”; lll_ey diseases that are directly traceable sPM“: ‘0 lul’mcr llle ends or Jus‘lCe to the impure atmosphere. in which alone and the one was cquallyworthy he compels them to stand and Ol- Cl'cdll. \Vllll the other. 'breuthe. Affairs were in this state, whcna' We would, therefore, in the con- geiitlt-man arrived in the neiglibor-lstruction of a stable, endeavor to hood on a visit, a Dr. Macphcrson, provide against those evils. Build L. L. I). F. R. S. He wasaman root cellars and other cellars on- from the barnâ€"at who had devoted his whole life to tircly distinct least not directly under the horse science; nothing came amiss to him; and amidstother things, he was very stalls; let there be a free circula- tion of air under the floor, and par- learned in Plircnology being as much ticularly so throughout the staple at home in it as unlearned mortals are in reading a newspaper; or as apartments. Ventilate the horse Frederick Lake was in making bim- stable through the roof, and en- self agreeable to a pretty woman. l tircly independent of the other por- The moment the puzzling differ- tions of the barn; let the connec- sity of ventilating a stable, and they are ready to prove that they have‘ kept horses all their lives, who did well, worked well, were always in fine health and spirts, and that al ventilator is only a fancy ideaâ€"one of the new fangled notions of the present generation. Our stables have been improved in architectural beauty, and in more permanent form of construction ;' they are pleasing to thcr‘eye. tight, proof against the wind and weather, and with solid walls of brick and stone, all of which the poor horse would gladly exchange for the pure air, fresh air of which he isl now deprived. In providing for the necessities of a horse, it would be well to ask our- selves, how we should like to be placed in the same situation. If it is mentioned to the professorâ€"as the the hay mow be closed tight, ex. He put down learned man was familiarly calledâ€" ccpt when hay is being delchrcd. he gave as his opinion that it must Ventilate the carriage house through the hay mow and roof. Let your horscs’ heads be to- either on one side or the other. wards the side or end of the barn, ' Then more than one must have and provide the head of each stall been deficient iii it, and debated his with a fair srzcd window ; a horse wants, under all circumstances, whether tired, sick, or well, plenty of light. For it is a cer- thn there is light and Isible men do decline to adopt the plenty of fresh air, it is a common theory of organs and bumps. practice to turn the stalls the other ‘ Undoubtedly,’ replied the pro- way, and keep the horse somewhat the dark. A good horseman knows that a horse enjoys light and air as much as he does himself, and He was brought into contact with he will thrive better in the coldest Colonel West and Oliver Jupp, and winter 0n the lee side ofa haystack, ‘ And where is the wonder? in once of assertion as to the lights was tion between the horse stable and ‘l have brought you a bit of [the], his opinion stated to themâ€"Oliver than he will in a badly ventilated Clara-z try and eat it.’ believed he might be right; the Cola; barn, however comfortable it may thought ,t hm {hat we Show bog, 303' to return to the stable-nor should any of the gases in the stable, be allowed to pass , into the carriage room or hay mow. As a matter of economy, it is just as cheap to build a stable calcu- lated to give a horse the greatest amount of comfort, as to build it in any other way. Collars are handy. arrangements, and in the first cost it may be cheaper to put them under the barn, but a few years’ experi- ence will show the heaviest balance on the debit side. GEORGE E. WOODWARD. New-York, April, 1860. N0 RIGHT TO ENDORSE. 1. A man has no right to endorse when the failure of the first party to meet his obligation will render the creditors of the endorscr liable to lose in consequence of such endorsement. 2. He has no right to endorse for another man unless he makes provisi rns for mcetiiig such obligation, independent of, and after providing for, all other obligations. 3. He has no right to endorse un- less hefiilly intends to pay what he promises‘to, promptly, in case the first party fails to do so. Few endorsers pre- pare for this. 4«. His relations to his family de- mand that he shall not obligate himself to oblige another simply, at the risk of defrauding or depriving them of what be- iongs to them. 5. He should never endorse or be- come respontible for any amount, without security is furnished by the first party. It should be made a business transaction â€"â€"-rarely a matter of friendship. It is equivalent to a loan of capital to the amount of the obligation, and the same precaution should be taken to secure it. 6. A man has no more right to ex- pect another to endorse his note without recompense, than to expect an insurance company to insure his home or his life gratuitously. 7. It is not good business policy for one to ask another to endorse his note, promising to accommodate him in the same manner. The exchange of signa- ture may have, and usually does have, a very unequal value. It is better to soâ€" ciire him the amount, and exact a like se- curity for the amount of the responsibility incurred. 8. It is better to do a business that will involve no necessity for asking or granting such favors, or making such exchanges. It is always safe and just to do so. A very good lady had taken great pains to establish an infant or children’s school upon a large scale, and had sent into the country a person who happened to be one of the Society of Friends, to collect money and apple-trees for the school garden. He called upon narrator, and told him his double purpose. “ Ali !’ said my friend, “apple-trees!-â€"a very proper thing, and the poor little children will have nice apples to eat.’ “ No, friend, quotli Starch, “not to eat.’ “()h! for puddings, then! better still-a very good plan.’ “No, ’tisn’t for puddings neither, nor pies.’ “No; said my friend, “what then?‘ “It is to teach them to react temptation.’ TAKEN IN, it happened on one occasion that Count Nurgent, an Irish gentleman, but an Austrian general paid the Duke of Wellington a v'ait at Walmer Castle. Sunday morning came, and his Excellency saidâ€"â€" “ Duke, do you go to church? “Always, don’t you? “I can’t go to church with you, for you know I am a Catholic.’ “Oh, very well,’ was the answer, and he rang the bell. \Vhen the servant entered, the Dulce said 2-â€" “His Excellency wants to go to the Roman Catholic chapel; you can show liitii where it is.’ Aad sure enough to the Catholic chapel his Excellency was marched. The Duke was a good deal tickled, and a we walked to church, observed: “ I knew he did not want me to go to church, nor to go himself, either, but I unquestionably has the strongest. claim upon the constituency of any , whose names have yet been pro- posed. After what has been said both at public meetings and in the Press, we need scarcely add that the gentleman to whom we allude is Mr. JOHN GAMBLE, of Pine Grove. long a resident within the division, for years a representative of a large portion of it in the House of As- sembly, as well as the Warden of York, and whose high personal cha- racter arid blameless reputation have gained for him, in private life, the respect of his fellow subjects, as fully as his thorough knowledge of public affairs, his well-tried inde- pendcncc, and his large Pm‘liamcn- tary experience has entitled him to. the fullest measme of their confid- ence in everything relating to mat- ters of a public nature. We should not have thus brought Mr. Gamblc’s name prominently forward, pending the meeting of the Convention which, we believe, is about to assemble, were it not that a ministerial contemporary has already thought proper to press upon the electors of the division a gentleman residing within its ens-I tern limits, who, “is well known, aspires to the honor of being its first representative. Vt’hatcver this gen- tleman’s qualifications may be, he has as yet had no opportunity of ac- quiring that knowledge and experi- ence of which Mr. Gamble is emi- nently possessed. He is yet a young, untried, and comparatively unknown, man, and for his own sake, as well as for that of his party, it would be better for him to wait, and work his way upward, as Mr. Gamble has already done,before entering upon a contest for the high- est legislative honors tlietcountry can afford. And besides, as it is quite clear that in this case the battle of the moderate party will mainly have to be fought by conser- vativcs, no man will have any chance of success, who does not thoroughly enjoy their confidence, and who will not unite the whole strength of the party in his favor.â€" So far as the moderate Reformers are concerned, the active share which Mr. Gamble has always taken in promoting the cause of local self- governmentâ€"to an extent, indeed, beyond the views held by many of his own partyâ€"removes all possible cause of objection on their side, while his fitness for the position in all other respects will outweigh mere party considerations. We believe that it is but justice to Mr. Gamble that these things should be openly stated, in View of the coming convention. He is not the man to thrust himself for- ward upon tlic constituency, but his friends may be assured that if they think proper to select him as their candidate, he will, as he has ever done, respond to their call, re- gardless of all personal considcr~ ations. Maids and Bachelorsâ€"The Saint: Public of Lyons says: “ The petition of the young corset-maker of Lyons, praying the Senate to impose a tax on all bachelors after forty years of age, seems to haVe attention in Asia as well as in Europe. A letter dated Ceylon, lst March, has been addressed in English, to the fair petitioner by a gentleman named Heron, declaring himself to be thirty years of age, and offering her, or one of her friends his hand and fortune, and stating that any, letters on the subject accompanied by the lady‘s photograph, addressed to him, Postc Restante, Columbo, Ceylon, shall meet with immediate attention.” W “Can you read smoke, ma 2’ “ What do you mean child ’l’ " Why, I’ve heard some men talk about a volume of smoke, and I thought you could read any volume.’