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York Herald, 25 Aug 1865, p. 1

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in Chancery; Conveyanéer. V» 111 Victoria Buildings, ovexj Lhe Chronicle otlicv, Brock Swept. Whitby. A156 3 Branch Office in the village of Bea- verton, Township of Thorah, and County of Ontario. Karinaâ€"Nearly opp'osita the Post Office. -‘ -‘ Richmond Hill. 3611651865.” 1 carriage and Waggon 3‘ ,. MAKER. UNDERTAKER U _'_'he'has Leased the above Hotel and fixted it upi'n‘a manner second to none on Yonge St. where he wiii keep constantly on hand a good supply of first-class Liquors, &c. This house possesses ever 7 accommodation Travel!ers can desire, those who wish to stay where they can find bvery comfort are respectfully invited to put up at this establishment MI'I‘CHEL HO USE ! Aurora. June, 1865. "1W AURORA. AVID, M'cLEOD begs to The-has Leased the above and SEE; Monthly Faii‘ field on the premises, first Wednesday in each month. Agency as usual. Richmond Hill, June 9, 1865. magnate arms motel, The Division Courts in Ontario, Richmond Hill, and Markham Village regularly attended. AGREEMENTS, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgages. Wills, 610., &c., drawn with attention and promptitu‘de, Terms moderate. M. ITEEFY, ESQ,” Notary Public, COMMISSIONER IN THE QUEEN’S BENCH, CONVEYANCER, AND DIVISION COURT AGENT. Dé‘efls; Mortgages, &c., drawn up wilhneat- nous and despalch. â€".~' 'PQNVEYANCER, AND commssmum IN THE (Mews BENCH Oflic‘o opposite 'R. RAYMOND‘S HO'IEL. Richmond Hill. Cqfisullaiibné in the office ~01) the mornings of Tuesdavs. Thursdava and Saturdays. 8 to 10, mm.‘ UTAH cons-ultatious in the office, Cash. Llerk-‘o‘fithe 3rd Division Court, JOHN M. REID, M. D., COEDF YONGE AND UBLBURNE STS.’, THORNH ILL. Richmond Hill, June. 1865 Member of the Royal College of Surgeons ~ England. ' DR.~ JAS. 'LANCSTAFF, No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid : and panies refusing papers without paying up, wiH be held accountable for the subscription. Pnbllshe‘d fer the Proprietors by Scott & Brbtfighton. All letters addressed to line Editor must be post-paid. Al] advertisements published for a loss per2od thanvone inonth, must be paid for in advance. All transitory advertisements, from strangers to irregular customers. must he paid for when handrd in for inser‘ion. Whitby June 2. 1865. Richmond Hill, June 9,1865. GEORGE SIMSON, Proprietor. Six lines and unfler; first insertion. . ..$UO 50 Each'subseqnent insertion.. . . .. . . . . . . 'l'on lines and under. first insertion. . Each'subseQuent insertion. . ... Abova {en lines, first insertion, per line. Each subsequent insertion. per line. . . . One Column per tweive months. . . . . . . Half a‘coinmn do do‘ Quurlér offitcOIumn periweive months. One column 'pex six months . . . . . . . . Haifncolurhu do .....- Quarter of a column per six months. . . . A card of'ten lines, for one year. . . . . . A card. of fifteen lines. do . . A cafflioftwenty lines, do 00 I3 00 75 00 20 00 07 00 02 50 00 30 00 20 00 4f) 00 25 (‘0 18 00 4 00 5 ‘25 6 5O FAdVertis'ements without written directions inserted till Iforhid, and charged accordineg JAMES M.‘ LAWRENCE, And dispatched to subscribers by therearliest mails. or other conveyance, whenso desired., The YORK HERALD will always be found to‘ comgin the latest and most important Foreign and Provincial News and Markets, and the ‘ greatest care will be taken to render it ac- ceptable to the man of.business. and a valu- able Eamin Newspaper. TERMS :â€"-One Dollar per annum, 1N an). [Aug [not paid within Two Months, One. Dalia~ kind Fifty centswill be charged. ‘ Richmqnd Hill, June 9. 1865‘ lT‘ABLINGLfor Sixty Horses. Good Pas- r> ifiumuemmimttom. Tllofnhill, June 9, 1865 Juhe 9, 1865. CHAS. C. KELLER, TTOBNEY - AT -LAW. SOLICITOR EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, Opposite the Elgin Mills. "RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE. mugs. VLgéseN-ques for Race Horses mi: THOMAS S'EDMAN, RATES OF ADVERTISING. fill); 19qu fitralh ILL galleria")! be found at home before ' half-past 7 mm and from 1 to 2 p.m. DR. HOSTETTER, ‘ ‘ L'A'W CARDS. &c. &c.. IS PUBLISHED RICHMOND HILL. months. year. . . . . . 0 .-.u-. 0 announce that I-tf m ESll)ENCEâ€"â€"Lot ‘26. 2nd Con. Markham. : on tha Elaiu Mills Plank Road. L v A large Stock of S'I‘AVES and SHINGLES kept constantly on hand.and sold at the lowest Prices. ll? Call and examine Stock before purchas- 9. lug else'whsfe. ' ' _ Post O-fliceAddtessâ€"Richmond Hill. 1 June £865. A: 1-“. June 7, 1865. DAVID EYER, Jun., > Slave & Shingle Manufacturer C. POWELL. N‘éwlou Brook1 Will receive prompt attention. CKNOWLEDGED by 800 Farmers, Pro- !essional Gentlemen and others (who have them working in Wells. varying in depth from 10 to 133 fekl). to be the EASIES'I‘ WORKED. MOST DURABLE. and EFFI- CIENT ever offered to the Public. I]? Price 60 cents per foot. No extra charge for Top. Every Pump H/‘w'ranted, Low 3i, 4TH Con. MARKHAM, June 9, 1865. The Best is Always the Cheapest. P 0 W73 L L’ s CANADIAN SWING PUMPS! J . G O R M L E Y, COMMISSIONER 1N QUEEN’S BENCH CONVEYANCER AND AUCTIONEER; GEO. MCPHILLIPS & SON, Richmond Hill Hotel! THOMAS COOK, Proprietor} LARGE HALL. is connected with this [X Hotel for Assemblie$, Bails, Concuns, Meetings, «QC. Every anention paid to the convenience and comfort of 'I‘mveilers. A Stage leavas [his Hote| every morning for Toronto, at 7, a.m.; returning, leaves Toronto at half-past p.m. Good Stabllng and a» careful Hustler always :11 attendance. Richmond Hi”, June. 1865. always in attendance. Toronto. June; 1865. Good Slabling attached and attentive Hustlers TORONTO. John Mills, Proprietor. HE Subscriber begs to inform the Public that he has leased the above Hotel, where he willkeep constantly on hand a good supply of first-class Liquors, &c. As this house possesses every accommodaliou Tra- vel‘ers can desire. those who wish lostay where they can find every comfort are respectfully in- vited to give him a call. C. VAN NOSTRAND. Richmond Hill. June, 1865. l-zt CLYDE HOTEL ’I‘HE Subscriber begs to inform his friends and the public generally, that he has opened an HOTEL in the Village of Mapla‘ 4th Con. Vaughan, where he llupes, by atten- liun to the comforts of (he travelling commu- nity. to merit a share of their patronage and «upport. Good Stabling. diet 7 White Hart Inn, RICHMOND HILL. ' This machine will be? sold cheap for cash, or short credit will be given by furnishing approved joint notes. Maple. June 1865. Maple Hotel 2 Orders for these Pumps addresssed to Provincial Land Surveyors, RICHMOND HILL, C. W. June7, 1865. 1 THE Subscriber offers for sale, 0116 of John Abel’s superior Slumping Machines: The machine has couplings enough to stump an acre without moving. At the lowest possible rates. Saw Mill on lo! 25, 2nd Con. Markham, 2g mllles eastof Richmond [1111 by the Plank Road Kept on hand. SAWING done promptly ; also Lumber Tongued & Grovcd Richmond Hill. June ‘26, 1865. STUMPING MACHINE FOR SALE: Planed Lumber, Flooring, &0. PL‘ANEING TOQRDER, All persons are hereby notified not to pur- chase any of the Mortgages, Notes. or secumies of the said John Langstafl", from any person or persons whomsoever. LUMBERINGâ€" .'. LL PERSONS indebted to the Estate of tha late John Langstafl'. of the township ofMarkham. are notified to pay their dobLs to the undersigned only. And all persons having debts or claims against the said Estate are no- tifio d to present the same to the undersigned forthwith. King St., East, near the Market Square. Markham, Juno 9, 1805‘ GEORGE McPHILLIPS, GEORGE WELDRICK. Executors of the late John Langslafl‘. Richmond Hill. Juno [2. 1865. 1-“ EGS respectfully to inform his customers and the public that he in preparud to do NEW SERIES. Vol. VLNO.‘ 12. In any quantity. and on short notice‘ NOTICE. ABAHAM EYER Applv to EDWARD SANDERSON. Lot 20, 4th (101).. JAMES WATSON. l-tf l~lt l-tf l-lm l-Lf l-tf Duringr the battle our squares presented a‘shockingsight. lnside we were nearly suffocated bv the smoke and smell of burnt cartrid- lt was impossible to move a yard without treading upon a wounded comrade, or upon the bodies of the dead, and the loud groans of the wounded and dying lwere most appaliing. At four o’clock our squares were a perfect hospital, being full of dead, dying and mutilated soldiers. The charges of cavalry were, in appearance, very formidable, but in reality a 'great relief, as the artillery could 'no longer fire on us; the fiery earth shook under lheenormous mass of men and horses. I shall never for- getthe strange noise our bullets made against the breast-plates of Mellman's and Milhaud’s cuiras- siers, six or seventhousand in num- ber, who attacked us with great fury. Ican only compare it. with a some what homely simile, to the noise ofa violent hailstorm beating upon panes of glass. The artillery did great execution, but our mus- ketry did not at first seem to kill many men thotigli itbrought down la great number of horses, and cre- , lated indescribable confusion. The horses of the first rank“ of cuiras- siers, in sp‘ite'of' all‘thc eflbrtskd their riders, came to a standstill, shaking and covered with foam, at about twenty yards distance from our squares, and generally resisted all attempts to force them to chagre the line of serried steel. On one occasion two gallant French oHi- cers forced their “HIV into a gap momentarily created by a discharge of artillery ; one Was killed by Sta- ples. the other by Adair.‘ Nothing could be more gallant than the be- haviour of. those veterns, many of whom had distinguished» them- selves on half the battlefields of Europe. In the midst of our ter- rible fire their officers were seen as it on parade, keeping order in their ranks, and encouraging them. Un- able to renew the charge, but un- willing to retreat, they brandished their swords with loud cries of‘Vive l’Empereurl’ and allowed them- selves to be mowed down by hunt ‘dreds rather than yield. Our men ‘ who shot them down could not, help admiring the gallant bearing and heroic resignation of their en-‘ emies.â€"-R ecollectiOn and Anecdotes. , The Squares at Waterloo. Of all the men I ever saw, In trade, politics, or law, Tl'fe smartest one, Lives in York; and evéry bet, Or other risk, he wins; and yet, He’s always “Dunn.” * ""‘2 One time I know; No one his strongest oath would heed; But still his neighbors all agreed Thai. he was “ Truth.” A man who never, since his youth Was ever known to speak the truth; Our neig11horhvood,O Deserves to meet a felon’s fate, Although the daily papers state, That he is “Good.” The burglar, who, the other night, By robberies _sad}y frjght Robust and tall ; A solid lump of human clay, Yet our “Directory” doth say, That he is “ Small.” My Butcher weighs some twenty stoneâ€"â€" A mass‘pf: muscleZ flqsh and bone; See you poor wretch, wi 11 hook and bag, Who carefully doth each gutter drag, And every ditch; Q A scrap of paper, rusty nail, To gather he doth seldom failâ€" That fellow’s “ Rich.” u <) ' N V 7 '7 The crowd among, An aged man, that scarce can walk; Paralysis has stopped his talk!» On sunny days, I often meet, Slow tottering along the street, VTVI " There lives just opposite to me A youth who measures six feet three, A J nu And still may grow; ’Tis queer that one who is so high; And lifts his head so near the sky, Should be called “Low.” Ln Tovman or dog : He often pays 3. neighbor’s debt And gives him cash and foodâ€"and yet They call him “ Hogg.” I know a man of generous heart Who freely doth his wealth impart And yet has “ Young.“ fliimture. CONTRADICTIONS. 13min). RICHMOND HILL, F RIDAY, AUGUST 25, [865 “'Let Sound Reasbn Weigh More One very important peculiarity to be observed in a dog about to be- ‘ come rabid is the change of voice he undergoes. lnsteadlof consist- ing of a succession of sounds equal in intensity and duration, his bark becomes hoarse and stifled, and is in a lower key than usual. To a full-voiced bark succeed a series of howls from the bottom ofthe throat, each less loud than the preceding. during the emission of which the dog stands with his mouth partially open. Another very remarkable fact is, that the rabid dog appears to lose. the power ofexpressin'g pain. No matter what is done to himâ€"if he be kicked, pinched, pricked, beaten, or even burned, he never gives vent either to the growl or the sharp cry with which a healthy dog expresses anguish, although his efforts to escape and his change of countenance are stiflieent prool that he is not insensible to suffering. It is generally supposed that a mad dog alwavs foams at the mouth.‘ This is an error, for although in the ‘ most cases the throat and mouth of ‘the animal are filled with foam, in‘ some they become. completely dry. l â€"Shilling: Magazine. , honor sullied, by allowing it to .be' ‘ went on deck; andwhile the rest Capt. Trollope’s ship was lying in Yarmouth Roads‘with the rest 01 the North Sea'fleet when infor- mation was brought to him tltat his ship’s company intended to mutiny, las did the crews olthe other ships of that. fleet. ‘VVhalever others do, my fellows shall not,’ was his re- ply. As in a w ll ordered ship the captain knows everything ofxitnpor- tance which takes place, he easily learned when the ringleaders pro- posed carrying their plans into ex- ecution, and deprive him and his( officers ol command. Before the time. he was prepared literally to countermine themr For the infor- mation of landsmen, it Should be known that outside the magazine of a man-of war there is a space, a sort of ante-room, with an iron- grated door to‘it. Sending for the gunner, in whom he could rely, the captain had placed in this space a table and a chair and provisions, a lantern, compass chart and a brace of pistols. Locking himself in, he opened the magazine door, and took his seat with a pistol in hand ‘ Now send those fellow.s who- call themselves delegates, and any others who like to accompany them down here,’ said he to the gunner. who hurried off in no very happy state of mind. The instigators of the proposed mutiny, and others of the ship‘s company, quickly assem- _ bled outside the magazine door. 1 inside sat the captain, looking stern and grim, with his finger on the trigger of his pistol~the muzzle turned towards the casks of pow- der. They well knew that an al-‘ most involuntary touch of the trig- ger “ibitld send them into another world. But not a nerve. of their brave captain’s own frame trem- b:ed. ‘Lads,’ he said in a firm, stem voice, ‘you know what we have done together, the rname we have gained, the honors we have won ; you know me. I tell you that 1 will not have that name lest, that ' said that my ship’s company join- ed the tnutinious rascals who have so disgraced the glorious navy of England. Noâ€"sooner than that I’ll blow up the old ship with all on board. and it shall never be known that we had a traitor on board. I say again, you know me. Return on deck, and get the ship under weigh. Ihave directed the master the course to steer, and re- collect that the moment I find her deviating but hall'a point from that course up we all go together.’ The. would-be mutineers looked at each other and then at. the captain. They felt that they were completely in his power, for they knew full well that he would be as good as his word. Without replying, they ' E9 ol the fleet. with the red flag flying, stood to the south, the Glutton was seen steering to the eastward. away into the North Sea. Little did those who saw her, and wondered where she was going, dream of the stern, determined man who sat alone far down in her darkest depths guiding her movements.â€" C'olburn’s United Service Maga- zme. True British ACouVrage. Mad Dogs. \l us than Popular Opinion.” , It is idle, with the Scriptures be- fore us, to argue the inferiority of two'man from the fact of her subor- tdination. 11" religion be the grand realityâ€"the great end and aim of lhuman lifeâ€"woman has ever been distinguished for her elevated faith. Her claims to equality in this pri- mary matter admit of no disputeâ€" rest not on feeling or opinion. but upon the immutable basis of fact. in acts, she has been valiant; in mental endowments, dignified: in faith. unwavering. A woman saved the life of the infant destined to be the lawgiverofthe Jews; a woman, Miriam, was associated with him in his mission. and sung her chorus. to his song; a woman, Deborah. judged Israel in time oi great dan- ger, and delivered the nation out of its difficulties; a woman, Han- nah, was permitted to be among the earliest prophesiers of the Mes- siah's coming, and the very first to to call Him by the hallowed name ot_Savjour.; av'woman, the Virgin Mother, was the first disciple",3the come by honestly, and that dollars abounded on board to an extent for which no satisfactory explanation could be given, and the police were instructed to proceed to the ship and to institute further inquiries.â€" At the moment when the boat reached the side of the vessel. a Corpse rose to the surface of the water; it was the body of Celestial, ‘tied to an iron bar, under whose weight it had sunk when flung into the seat, but as corruption and in flation took place the \diminished specific gravity of the corpse had been sufficient to bring it up from the bottom to the top. and the mur- dered boy appeared to accompany the officer ofjustice, and to bring damning evidence ol‘the foul crime which had been committed.â€"-Corn- hill Magazine. ~10 prevent the crimes. and who - never denounced the criminals.â€" ‘ his master. Dexterous as are our pick-pockets in filching pocket-handkerchiefs, stealing purses, and practising other larcenies, those of Canton are far rmore bold and ingenious, and. strange to say, there is seldom any interference from passers-bv for the assistance of the robbed, or thecap- ture of the robber. A shopkeeper will not leave his shopto denounce a thief who is committing depreda- tions at his very door, but will pro- bably laugh at the cleverness oi the impudent and successful vagabond, who, unmolested, carries off his prey. A single thief has been known to arrest a sedan-chair, and to rob the party conveyed within it, the bearers (they not being ac- complices. but considering the mat- ter as no concern oftheirS) Shipping and looking on while the nefarious deed was done. in one case, when a short-sighted man was being car- ried in his sedan. his spectacles were removed before his pockets were emptied, and the robbery took place In a long street where multi- tudes of persons Were constantly passing. Murders are frequently committed in the boats at Hong Kong, in the presence of many spectators, who seldom attempted A few years ago a vessel arrived from California at Hong Kong.â€" There was a Chinese boy on board, a favorite ofthe captain, who had given him the name of ‘ Celestial’ He enjoyed the full confidence of He attended upon his person,‘ and became acquainted wirh 'the fact that in the captain’s desk a large sum of money was de- posited in a concealed drawer.â€" The secret was known only to the. lad and his master. One day the captain found the money gone.â€" Celestial had disappearedand there seemed no reasonable doubt that he had taken the money and made of}, as it was very easy for him to do. to the adjacent continent. where inquiry and pursuit would be equally vain. The conclusion was, indeed. so natural, that on report- ing the matter to the police no hopes of redress could be given, and there was no ground for then believing that there had been any associates in the robbery. which 6.} *3 r1 eâ€"m m hm” ...~‘ 03:02.3!» It 111 o si ol was sufficiently explained by the absence of the lad. ‘ But some hours afterwards it was discovered that severai ol the crew had been spend: at ing, in Hong Kong. far larger sums' ‘9 of money than they could have lit Chinese Thieves, . Woman. is hard is to admit that you have not. the neccessary qualities to en- sure success. The whole art of makingalbrtune, which We will take to mean a retiring competency, consists in this power to imprison a given part of your earnings away from the fields of business specu- lation. The theory of ‘ nothing venture, nothing have,’ Whlcll might Well be taken as the motto of modern traders, is equally as false as it is specious; for though it seems to say that if you make no venture you can expect no return, it really says, or is taken by most to mean, that if you do not ,venture all, you cannot expect any. Let us not be misunder- stood. We are greatly in favour of legitimate speculation of a l sorts ; but we consider that kind to be criminal which is not, legiti- mate ; we think business expenses should be so arranged that it should not be in the power of any single speculation to entail even the pros- pect of bankruptcy. Another means to the end of’ acquiring a fortune is{ to haVe a fondness for the business in which you are engaged, and a pride in its success, independently of the money return. Ft rtunes have, we believe, been made through the hear ttness With which some men nter into the spirit ofafi‘airs, as we know they have been lost by the intermittentenergy and indifference which mark the imperfect charac- ters of othersâ€"The Grocer.- lln the days when theprincipal was t not too proud to sweep out and shut up his own shop, and when the as- sistants were not above speaking ‘of that gentleman as the masterâ€" when the word"governor’ was notâ€"- more fortunes were made than at present. If this position be but ad- mitted, the rest is plain sailing; for we hold that there is but one means ofmakinq a fortune in trade, and that is by determined and sys- tematic saving, There is now living a wealthy merchant con- nected with the grocery trade whose property was amassed on this foundation. Whenever he made one pound profit he put away two shillings in a perfectly safe inâ€" vestment, whilst on the remain- ing eighteen shillings he lived and traded. If a man enters business and the profits of his first year‘s trading do but anount to seventy pounds, he should make his person- al expenses ten pounds less than that sum. To say it is impossible to do this is ridlculous. To say it “ thoroughly furnished to yevery good word and work.” Wherever there is ignorance, it is her duty to aim to remove it; wherever there is suffering, it is her privilege to alleviate ll; wherever there is im- purity, it is her prerogative to des~ troy 1t. Childhood and youth look up to her for example; her erring and suffering sister-woman claims from her aid and sympathy. Man requires that she “open her mouth with wisdom ;” and on her tongue should be “the .‘aw of kindness." ‘ The church gathers around her, and says, ” Be thou faithlul until death” and thou shalt inherit “ a crown of everlasting life.”-â€"]lIrs.‘ Clara Bal- four, in our Own Fireside. first to demand from others unqua- lified obedience to the Redeemer; ; women ministered untothe Lord of their substance ; women were faith- tul unt'o death in the hour of "His mortal agony; women comprised a considerable portion of the first Church of Jerusalem; a woman, Lydia, was the first convert of the Europeon church ; a woman, Pris- cilla, was permitted to be an asso~ ciate in teaching a purer doctrine to the eloquent Apollos ; a woman, thbe, was recognised by Paul as “ a servant of the church; " women throughout the whole apostolic age, were “ succourers’ of the. saints, " fellow-helpers” of the apostles in the gospel. These are solemn facts, gnot quoted to excite pride, or a mean an injurious spirit of rivalry, but to deepen the conviction of re- sponsibility :â€"to show that Chris tian womanhood has now, as in former times, a mighty work to pre- form; that trival pursuits, petty aims, neglected talents, are un- worthy of her ; that the exigencies of the present age have claims on her of no unimportant kind; and that, as spiritually descended from these sacred heroines, it is her duty to be “ thnmnuhlu {'nmhtt‘MJ M An“... How to, Make a Fortune in Trade. TERMS $1 00 In Advance Whole N0. 2‘72. HEAVYâ€"IIEADED.â€"A well meaning, but particularly prosing judge, on one of his cir- cuits had to try a man for stealing a quantity of copper. ‘ In his charge he 7 had fre uent: occasion to mention “ copper,” whic be uniformly called “ lead,” adding, “I beg your pardon, gentlemenâ€"c )pper; butfl (Emit get the lead out of my head.” 7 - ., ter who will accompany Her Majesty during her journey. The Queen’s so- journ in Germany will extend over four weeks, when the Queen and the Royal family will return to Windsor Castle, to remain there for a few days on! , and leave about the middle of September for" Scotland. The Court will return to VVindsior at the latter end of the month of October for the winter season.â€" Court Journal. The Queen after Visiting the King of the Belgians at Laeken, will travel_.via. Brussels to Colonge, and thence to the Chateau de Kranichstein, near Darin- stadt, on a Visit to the PrinceseAlice and Prince Louis. ‘ Her Majesty will proceed, at the latter and of August, from thence to Coburg for the inaugura-. tion of the monument to the Prince Con- sort. Lord Granville will be the minis- w. I “v_ “iv-Horus: A broad plain of red mud stretch- ingto the horizon was suddenly streaked with silver lines, and then the ‘ bore,’ a foot high, came 'rus'hb ing up the narrow lanes of'water. It: came slowly, roaring hoarsly, and the broad tide spread behind it. In half an hour the broad plain was covered by a wide red torrent, whirling like a mill sluce, boiling, eddying, and SWeeping everything that would float before it. Fro‘m' the water’s edge the Sea looked like a steep mound of water, a. furious rapid,~ pouring down from the horizon. By three p.m. the tide was up to the edge of the wharfs, and the muddy water had cleared in. the centre. Boats came creeping out of odd corners, and the, scarf was forty feet deep over the plain of mud. According to the sailing. directions, the tides in the Bay of Fundy seem to result from the cramming ofthe tidal wave into a. narrow wedgelike opening. In the Bay of Mines the water sometimes rises 75 feet, while the tide in the Gnlph of St. Lawrence, beyond the narrow isthmus, sixteen miles wide. rises eight feet. At Windsor, where the tide has to turn round a. point it rises forty feet. In the wid-' er part of the bay it rises thirty feet- only. In some parts of the bay are dangerous Whirlpools, where the stream runs nine knots. The bot- tom seems to be composed of the debris of the soft rocks, and it seems highly probable that the sea will break through, and make an island I of Nova Scotia, unless the land rises. About high water mark the shm'c is strewed with very large boulders of coarse granite, and numerous other stones foreign to this district. It is evident that this creek is growmg larger by the wearing of its banks. They are undermined at high water mark. The rock near the bridge is soft limestone full of fossils, interstrati- tied with beds of loose clay dips ping at a high angle.-â€"â€"A Short American Tramp. meâ€"â€"“'l‘his rich house. Number one fellow play hereâ€"mandarin ' chap.” And l'ruely I saw’ in the :f'i’ room goodly piles of dollars heap-v ed up before a better dressed ‘33-?- sembly. The game appeared go“ng the same as before, and money changed hands rapidly. _ [ ‘ chin- chinned’ to llie banker and to the company, and was civin allowed to look on. The room led l'hréugh’}-‘ 7' a filigreed dom‘way,t0'anol|1er apart- ment, where cakes. lOaVes, tea and pipes were spread out, and where long-tailed gentlemen were loung- ing and discussing the news 01 the day.â€"â€"All the Year Round. Before quitting the bazaar I ushered into two gambling shorts.” These were licensed by the Chi? ‘ uese Government, to whom the ‘ owners pay a considerable tax; Both were full of players, and in both the same kind of game was being playedâ€"a simple one enough as far as I could understand it. v A player staked a pile of cash ‘or'dolwvm lars, the croupier a similar,» one, and then another member of, the; »; establishment dipped his hand into - a bag and drew from thence a hand-_ ful of counters; if they were in:_.{‘ even fours, the bank won; if un-’ " even, the player and the croupier’s IV stake was duly handed over to him, "a rather ruel'ully, it struck me, by the ’ banker, who sat on a counter rais- ed above the rest. This game ap- .- pears to be about as intrinsically entertaining as pulling straWs; but: ‘ it is possible I may have overlooked .x‘ or misunderstood parts of it. of a ‘ more intellectual nature. In thé_ first house I visited the players were of the lower class, and the stakes copper cash. One man, quite a youth, left the room evident- ly cleared out; his look revealed it, V and I suppose he went away to the . opium shop. the usual consolatiom' '-' ofa Chinaman under the circum:_, stances. As we entered the second gambling-house my guide inform- A Northern Flood-Tide. Gambling-houses in Canton THE COURT.

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