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LANGSTAFF, Consfihafio’hsTu 11m office on the (naming: 9T Tfiedavn. Thursday: and Saturdays. 8 to N, u. m. [Ff-All consuhmionl in the office. Cuh. floral-1m. NW0 ‘9, 1833. l READ 8L BOYD. Barristers, Attorneys at Law, Solicitors in Chancefyficu 77. King Street East, lover Thompson-'5 Eu! India Home) Toronto. 13.1 REAP, Q.C. I 1A. BOYD. B A May 7.1866. , \m-‘t'r M. ESQc, Notary Public, COMMISSWNER IN THE QUEEN’S BENOH; 4 CONVEYANCER. AND DIVISION COURT AGENT, RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE; GREEMEN‘T‘S, Bonds, Deods, Mormons. Wills,| 6m , &c.. drawn with nubmion und prommitude. Terms moderate. June 9, 1865. OFFICEâ€"One door north oer. Barnard’s Store, Richmond Hill. . July, 5th. 1866. 5-ly "33m final) DAVID McLEOD begs to announce that .hohu Lead the above Hotel and fitted ‘ 'n upjn a_mnnner second to none on Yonge St. where he will keep constantly on hand' a good supply. offirat-clau Liquors, Gm, This house opomafilnvery accommodation Traveler m Min, thong who wish to any wheijé they' can findvoyery comfovt are respectfully $10de to ‘ 911 up “Ibis” gambliphmon ' flustucss mtxcctom. BkB‘RISTEB, Attorney-atâ€"law. Solicitor in Chancery, CONVEYANCER, &c, &c., 8w Carriage and Waggon MAKE R. UNDERTAKER &c. &c. &c. Residenceâ€"Nearly oppositn the Post 0mm. ~ Rm‘unond "iill. Richmond Hill. June 9,1865. 1 DIITCHEL HOUSE ! Anon. J um. 18“. DR. HOSTETTER, THOMAS SEDMAN, GEO? B. NICOL, LAW CARDS. ts ‘Pvnmmhu AURORA. RICHMOND HILL. and JAMES HoWWiN, Issuer of Marriage Licenses, ALMIRA MILLS, Vol. VII. No. 8. Markham. Nov. 1, 1865. On'é 6f 1H6 dldsst Ind cheapest houses in the trade. [0" Give John a call when in Town. Toronto. Dec. 1855. 97 LOOK AT THIS. Manufaciurer and Dealer in all kinds of Man’s Women‘s and Children's BOOTS a. SHOES, LUMBERING! ABRAHAM EYER Planed Lumber, Flooring, &c. Kept on hand. SAWING done promptly; ulso Lumber Ton gued 5: Groved At the lowest possible rules. Snw Mill on lot 25, 2nd Con. Markham. '2} mllloa oastof Richmond Hill by (he Plank Road The Best is Always the Cheapest. P o w E L L ' s CANADIAN SWIM} PUMPS! PLANElNG TO ORDER, Richmond Hill. June ‘26, 1865. CKNOWLBD‘GED by 800 Farmers. Pro- fessional Gentlemen and others (who have them working in Wells. varying in depth mun 10 lo 133 feet). to be the EASIES’I‘ WORKED. Mots? uUaAuLE. and um- CIENT ever otferlsd to the Public. It? Price 60 come per foot. No extr‘n charge (0! Top. ‘ Orders'for these Pumps nddrenssed to C. POWELL. Newton Brook. C.W. Will receive p'i’ompt attention. June 7, 1866. i-lf DAVID EYER, Jun, Stave & Shingle Manufacturer I ESKDENCEâ€"Lot 26. find Con. Markham on lha Elgin Mina hank Road. A large Stock ofSTAvns and SHINGLES. kept coustam‘y on handmnd sold afthe lowest Prices [T Ca“ and examine Stock before purchas- ing a1sowhere. -. .\m A I‘ ,, h:_L_--l ll!" EDMUND SEAGER. Provincial Land Sllfleyor, &c. RICHMOND HILL. Rosiabn'c'oâ€"Lo’t 40 Yonge Street. Vaughan. January 1‘6. 1333. 32 Kddreuâ€" Richmond Hill. June 1965 GEO. McPHILLIPS & SONJ Richmond Hill Bakery! W. S. POLLOCK, BEEN] HISEIIIT BAKER NEW SERIES: EGS leave to notify the public that he has purclmcnd ih‘e business and good will of .l. Huyward'a astai‘vlishmaflt. and that heis prepared to furnish BREAD and FANCY CAKES to those who may honor him with their pgimnago. ¢ .1! I. .. u- a éicl'fw .; "p at the lowest pqsslble me: and on the shortest notice. my rgrrtiea and Tan Meetings supplied Maple 391191! "Hinder: atficflv attended to. Richmond Hill, June,lBSSn THE Subscriber begs to lnl‘ofm his friends and thn public generally, that he has openad an HOTEL in the Village of Maple. 4th Con. Vaughan, where ha hopes, by atten- tion to the comforts of (he travelling commu- nity. to merit a sharg of their patronage and :upport. Good Stabling. &c. 7" __;1-.._;1 Provincial Land Surveyors, SEAFORTH. c. w. Railroad Hotel, Maple! ROBERT RUMBLE, Proprietor. Maple. Jan I366. EGS respectfully to inform his customers ' Valid the public that he is preparud to do 3E West MnrketSqunre. 2 doors south of King Street, TORONTO. Juno7,1865. OOD accommodation for Traveller‘s- Wines. Liquor. and Cigars o! tha best brand dways on hand. Good Steaming Ind attentive Hosller il attendanca. Jamnry 16. 1865- HAVE TRWEHS. WATER SPIRITS, John Iggymstafi In any quantity. and on short notice. JOHN BARRON. CiSTRONS- AND PUMPS I Manufactured and {or Sula by RICHMONfi’ HILL £3113 YONGE ST. 'EEIENER-ALfADVERTJSER Sun I Mutts; Twin! Chemist & Druggist, RICHMOND HILL B. H. Hall RICHARD VAII.ES. 32- !y l-lf m fiY notio‘: pa C’dn’e‘l'udedfrom mtr‘ last: m. I hastened back to the parsonage ha and was met at the door by Harry, 0V who remarked that he thought i all looked as in wanted my lunch, for a“ it was nearly 2 o'clock. I started, M looked him in the fade, and told in him that I didn't think it could be ail more than 11. Han’v looked at me AI and seeing the blue ribbon, in my ev coat. caught hold of it and remark- by ed to Mrs. Mavers.â€"-Ca‘rrie. North na has lost 2 hours of daylight,- he thl don’t know how, ‘ thereby hang as 't‘ tale.‘ If I see right, ‘ thereby hangs sit two,’ replied l. But Mrs.‘MaV’et‘s so will just give us her opinion on it, Ce as 1 am fully aware she can con. ev vince you more readily than I can ch Mrs. Mavers said that the only op- tal inion she could give with reference w to the blue ribbon in question, was ke that it would look infinitely better pe tied round a golden curl, than in a in linen coat, provided I would detail in to her the capture of both. ‘ Well hc done, Carrie,’ exclaimed Movers. cc you've hit the nail on the head this lot time, for see how North blushes vi but come my good fellow and get a! something to strengthen the inward w man ; vou can least on Cream and pr roseleaves in your morning walks a if you like ; don’t be long North, w tor Carrie and I want you to 30- by company us to Mr. Lee’s for dinner th at 5 o’clock and we wont have. long in time to get ready and go in, They tn are a most interesting family, and Miss Lee is the belle of the coun- try. ahem'l l believe raven tresses would become blue as well as an- burn; but I'll go to the drawing I): room and consult Carrie's taste. .3; Betoreloug we ,were on the road ‘ to Mummfffifih ' v‘ motherly looking matron, dressed c. with much neatness, who, after the [c introduction escorted us into the ‘1 drawing room, Miss Rosa talked n and chatted with Mrs. Mavers and n myselfnn gardening and flewers ; Ifi and we soon left the room to ex» 5, amine some new kind of balsams s} that they had lately bought; she k escorted us through the green- i. house, and. on eommg out, I saw 0 Annie begging the gardener’s par- ‘1 ‘ don and apologising for Sylvia’s im- e l'prud‘ett’Ce in pulling up the straw- r. I berry plants. she was sorry and in- g tending to punish Sylvia. but n couldn’t find a stick the right shape 9 and so he was closed up in her a room lor an hour. She was just r ’noming in from the garden, when p- we mether, she shook hands with i, both of us; and said, she had told I V|Rosa about mee‘ihg me in the t, morning but had forgotten to ask a ' my name. lsaid, she would not ,4 be likely to remember it if she did 5 i l t l | hearit; Rosa. told her that the ' gentleman who had done her soch a kindness in the Morning was Mr. Stillwill, and made some apology for her Wild little Sister .remarkiug, shethought [ must be the same person. when she was inlrodueed . to me, i said, 1 was most happy to . have the pleasure of again seeing , l my little friend, but I perceiVed she ' [had undergone numerous changes "" in even that shor’. lime; and, if site of . is changed as steadily and as speed- Y ily for- the next 3 or 4hours. l “‘ would hath: been at a loss to recog- td nise my little portage with otte shoe st in the beautiful Miss Annie Lee. We visited the garden ate straw- berries; and she plucked the met- tiest lot of flowers for Mrs. Mavers. * ll told her I wasjealous of the gift I but hoped that when we were better a“ acquainted she would give me the a. [lowers of friendship too. she sail n- there was only one kind of flower “' in the garden that I could appre? ciate‘, for she knew all the gentle- me'n‘ liked it, she always heard the r gentlemen asking Rosa for it. and ” saying if she did‘uteonsant to put ! it in their possession, they would ask her pa for it. Rosatumed ‘ away and blushed; and told us never to mind Annie’s talk for she est was only guessing or did’nt under- ”‘d stand what she was referring to, if indeed it was anything, but Annie â€"â€" persisted in saying that the last t time Oscar Wilmot was there, she ' ’ heard him telling Rosa that she Was agood girl for giving him the 3" My Baéfieior‘ finale. msm afid thin he wés going 10 gm: her something form; and then be put that pretty ring on her middle Written for the quc Herald. gitmtnrc. RICHMOND HILL; FRAIDQAYXJULY 27, 1866. “ Let Sound Reason weigh more 143 Math Pbyfi‘tlar' Opin 23071:, finger. now did‘nthe, Rosa? Mrs. Mavers laughed. and told her "it wasn’t fair for her to keep all her secretslrom Annie. but enlist her confidence and she would never hear it mentioned again, Mrs. Mavers and Rosa returned to the parlor, and in about half an 'hour the bell rang for dinner, and ‘we hastened in. After dinner was over, we had music».and singing. and the evening wore pleasantly away, and in driving home Mrs. Mavers faileJ not to tell Harry that in dining with the Lees [ had met‘ an old friend in the person of Miss‘ Annie Lee. “The 'h‘l-Je ribbon forâ€"l ever,’ said Harry, ‘ You said, there- by hang's' a' tale, North, on exami- nation saw two and now here is the third it is plain North.l now before it was obscuredirom my mental _vi-‘ sion now 'I Can unravel it at my lei- sure.- i stopped about 6 weeks at Cedarv‘illeI and, as I took a walk every day Annie and l alwaysl chanced to meet, and have a little‘ talli. and as l became aequainted with her, found her mind to have kept trace with her outward ap- pearance. There was an angular itv about her that is seldom found in one so young, aud‘no matter how am; truth was explained. she lcould not resist the temptation of llookino at it from every point of O . view. She had read but little,__b‘ut always profited lromx conversation with her father who was a man of practicalcommon sens¢. who read a great deal. and thought more, and who was never so happy as when by Annie’s side, explaining some theory at which he had heen‘puzzl- ing his brains. At first the Lees tra'ated me with the greatest cordia- llk-unvu .. my and no mauer when! hapRengd lo go whether alone or wiln My, Mavers,alway‘ gave me a welcome, Things wen! on thus and when l bade the family larezxvell, Annie came alter me to the garden and présepted mg: with alt .msc which .44.: “fighrij‘fiwfi gheeks in the crimédh Hit! 0‘ lollo‘wing the ' example of’ Oscar Wilm‘dt‘and Rosa, 100k a lillle gold ring satin with pearls, from my Illlle finger, and asked her whichl finger she would Wear it on, she said. the middle finger. and as 1 slid it on, finished the operation by kissing her good-bye. I was leav- ing by the garden gate. my mind occupied will) the most pleasant of thoughts, when the voice of thund- er aummoned me backâ€"Scound- rel! how dare vou insult me by giving my daugliler that. token! how dare you. a hall-plucked slud- ent. presume lo place yourself on 1; -_.L._..- Aardd Clll' 'II v v m - . . v , a level with 'my daughters. Annie return that ring and learn to (Les. pise dishonor. Annie looked at her father with termnand, while trembâ€" ling from head to foot. begged himl to tether keep it. He heard not any tremonstrance, till seeing Annie iainting by. his side, I sprang forward to catch her but her infur- iattéd father dealt me a blow on the head, which sent me back stunned to the earth,l knew nothing more, i when! came to, 1 Was in Lee's sit- ting room, and Mrs. Lee sp’t‘in’l‘t- ling mv (ace with water, I soon re- vived. and you may be sure, I did not yetfiain long after. Mrs. Lee said she was sorry that we had ever ,met, but hoped I would {Orgive Mr. Lee‘s' rashness, as he had an inddm'uable 1emper; I ask. ed how Annie was. she" said she was beuer. and ff I‘ remained in me néigh’bdrhood over night she wmfld send a note (wet in the morning concerning Annie’s health; but Would not Wish me 10 come again in \he house for Annie’s sake. \ I,1. _-_|.. “any”! :n ifithanked her and lett my mind in just the opposite mood to what it was when l pass‘Pd through the garden gate an hour bafore, I (Sarita tto Matiérs, and prepared to take my leave and hear my own sorrows ; mtt told Harry enough to let him know that I would always feel par- ticularly interested in any news re lating to the Lee’s, About six weeks after I got a letter from Harry stating that Mr. Lee \‘vas going to Europe, that Mrs. Lee. Rosa, Annie, and a niece of Mr. Lee‘s were going to accompanv him. that Annie wanted to see" me lfirst. Isawthe‘ principal and ex- lplained the matter partiy; and 0U~ tained leave of absence for a week a‘sl was an oti student, and pretty well known, the next morning i started for Cedar-ville, and ere long lw'as with my-oid friends. Mrs. Mavers and Harry, Mrs. Mavers was on intimate terms with the mind in lLees and 011 the afternoon of my arrival managed -to slip Annie a note to that effect. I went to our resort and soon was with my" old and dear friend Annie; She‘ came up with a‘fe‘eb'le‘ step, so unlike the time‘when she ran for Svlvia with one shoe oft. , lywas not long ere } caught a glimse of her, and ere a moment we were in each others arms her head on my bosom amt the tears‘oljoy rolling in‘ streams over her pale lace. Annie darling have you been ill exclaimed i, you look so pale, let me get you a seat I led her to a little arbor near by and gentlv' seated her‘by my “side. and with her amts found my" neck she related all that had happened how that :: her father had" heard of my property being lost and that he intended her to marry a wealthy gentleman, when she grew older. We talked of our luture she was going to Europe and they would be gone for foury years travelling round. I could always be informed of their where- abouts as she would keept‘tp'a cor- respondence with Mrs. Mavers. She said that her father had never let her have the ring, but that he kept tt intendingto send it to me, and it he did 1 was to send it to Mrs. Mavers {Or her again. She said she had nothing that would do as a token of her low: to me, but Would some day send something Annie said I just a curl could you spare oné, ye‘s said she cutting one with her pen knife and that is my pledge mat I’ll ae fanthl'ul. I heard from them . for several months through the Mavers, they Wer‘c atVâ€"_ lending allthe public places, and Rosa was the Centre of attraction Alhen the correspondence ceasPd.Ihe Mavel‘é wrote several timee bul re- ceived no anslwer. The‘nl heard about a year alter that Annie again wrote lo‘Mrs. Ma‘vers tellingher that she was very unhappy as she wa's pressed by her fath'e'r to aq- cept I'he‘lalt‘emitms bf n'co‘imt, Hur- . 7 ' " ‘ihih11'ex~,‘ ceedinglv. . ne said} theyfitfiafll ceedingly. We vsaidgthFTiW' be away a year longer and added I by way of postcript that while living In ioadstone Valley alias Ced- arville Vsh‘e hed‘got magnitized and ever since that time she had pointâ€" ed due nortli,- to tell anyone who inquired for her that she loVed ced- arvrlle and its associations, butl her papa would not let her corresâ€" pond Iwilh any one now. After thisl hecrd of the marriage of Miss 1Annie Lee to a wealthv gentleman, i land they had gone to his home in Italy. lsaw it in seVeral of the papers but Cannot believe it; draw- ing from his bosom a lock of light hair tied with blue ribbon, thrOUgh all these long years till I see my own gentle Annie again; When I die let it be buried with me, and should I eVer see my Annie again, it will be my joy to show her that ‘absenc‘e only makes the heart grow {under-J l w 411 - a“ -â€"~ ~ n The rain had long since stopped l i and as my uncle wound up his Tl narrative we heard the horn blow-ll] ing to summon us to a sail home in ‘11 the boat. Years have passed since s then and Harry and I often laugh t as we tell Aunt Annie about the t time she went wild in the woods ‘ and left a little white flag of her,‘ dress on every brush heap. I will? add for the benefit of my readers at ‘short sequel. While the family were travelling through France" Mr. Lec'clied of Cholera the widow and her daughtors returned to Italy to recruit Mrs. Lee's health as she ‘ had been in ill heath for some time. butthe Miss Lees longed so much to come to their oldh‘ome that they l finally persuaded Mrs. Lee to start for CedarVIll'e Mrs, Lee and Rose tired of lites bubbles and Annie an older and wiser woman. Harry and I often visit them, and Aunt Annie told us the first thing she did. when she landed in America was was to write to Mrs. Mavers to tell ol'herbgreturn to their native land. Mrs. avers went to meet them, . and Annie learned that North was yet a bachelor and that the rumor that reached her was a lalse report. . Uncle'North somehow was at Mav- ’ ers when she arrived. and Harr} taking her by. the hand presented - her as Miss Annie Lee (it. was her - cousin Annie Lee‘that had marri- ed.) and they had not forgotten each other as he laugh‘ingly remarked that he believed they were l'orme'v acquaintances. After a fe v com- mon place remark‘s‘about Europe Mrs. Lee who telt fatigued retired, and somehow everyone glided from My uncle‘s property never was ‘lnstby wreck, the partners swind- led him out ofjtvand on the death of one ufzhem the" treachery was dischsed and he received his"inher« ilance in full. themwm as naturally as possible and North ovbservmg that they were alone drew the curl tied ‘with'r blue from his bosom, and asked if me- mory still retaiped the circum- standes’ under which that was given she answered bv placing her hand in his. At the little church in Ced- arville about a month after the re- turn 0fter Lees, there were, two l weddings Celebrated on the same morning, Rasa became the happy bride. of Oscar Willmo‘t.“ and Afinie of North Stillwill, Oscar and his bride left the next day for his own ‘plantation in North Carolina. And as Annie seemed to fancy no place like Cedarville and her mother seemed altogether against her leav- ing the old house, they all settled down to enjoy a life of peace, hap- piness and comfort. In these days of high winds and strong gales. a cheap and beautiful amusementis within the reach of all. A little trouble .is all that is necessar; to enable one to enjoy the dehghtlul music of the JEolian. Harp. The tolloWing is an excel- lent method of construming the in- strument 2' Take v a box of thin beard, five inches deep,~six Inches wide, and‘theiength of the window in whicjlyia isle bangedjp place on, the top at, each end, a little strip of Wood a quarterk‘g‘l‘an inch thick and. alt Ln 'nch high, tu‘e‘tnhgge‘ L ~ 1 ,~ W... Fahten act‘oss’eaoh e‘nd inside a" piece ofhérdwmid an inch sonar! for-holding therpé‘gs. Into one or these fix as many pegs as there are to be strings, and into the other as many small brass pins. The instru- ment is then to be Strung with small catgnt, one'end of Which is attach- ed to the brass pins, and the other wound around the pegs. The strings should not be drawn tight,‘ ,but must be tuned in Unison. A thin board should then be placed over the strings, about three inches abrNethe sounding-bond. Then gplaee the box in the window, part- 1» Open, so that the draft of air shall play uponthe strings. On a mo- tderately windv day the most (1e- lightful and fairy-like sounds will be given oh by the strings. Uncle North and Aunt Annie are now getting‘oldand grey, but still they Tntgljlj,8“ the ardor of their you '.hful love, and as they often wend their way through the fields; some villagers are curious to hnow what Mr. and Mrs. Still will can possibly see that interests them- so much in a little arbor on the edge of the wood. TERMS $1 00 In Advance". Tue Exmxsto‘s or Loses ; â€"Wholesome advice is contained in the appended, from some un- known source iStep out into the purest airyou can find, stand per. fectly erect, with the head and shoulders back. and then, fixing the lips as though you were going draw to whistle the air, not through the nostrils. but. through the lips, into the lungs. When the chest is about full, raise the arms, keeping them extended, with ’th‘e‘l‘; palms of the hands down as you? suck tn the air, so‘ as to brings them overthe head inst as the lungs are quite full. Then drop lhe thumbs inward, and after gentle {arcing the arms backward. and‘ the chest open, reverse the process by which you draw your breath till the lungs are entirely empty. This [process should be repeated three or four times during the day. It is possible to describe to one who has never tried it; the glori- ous sense of vigour which follows the exercise. It is the best lexch~ torent in the world. We know a gentleman, the measure of whose chest ills been increased some three inches during as many months. In th‘c‘ extraordinary trial, in which Mrs. Ryves sought to establish herself as n prin- cess of“ the royal family, her mother hav- ing been married to Duke of Cumberland, the jury found a. verdict against the clai- mant. The Times treats the case as an im- posture. Mr. Gale, the blind man who discover- ed a. process for making powder incombus- tible',,has inVented_ a. .revolving rifle which he says, will fire 100 bullets a minnte. A specimen has been laid, before Govern- ment. 15 ‘ t A SIMPLE AMUSEMENT. Whole No. 3320. g How To CURE DITnPrmm.â€"â€"'Dlp- the‘fia, of latéi years, aha-s Ybecomc a very common and serious. ma}- ‘ady. Manv‘ba‘iq died from its eff iecgs, and, among, ourr acquaigt‘ ance,_wp kngw sonle‘"_Wh?‘)"_‘z_’1f ; BLACK Elemâ€"The black rain mm;which.a~mmmwso well known in Scotland, and about Which th‘e‘ inhabitants of a {part ' ht tAderdeenshite are int- the way inf speaking with ma- greater. jastonishtnent, when “one at them Jails from a pew-Marty coloured I‘datk cloud; blackening materials :exposed? to it, than they speak ofna. ‘whi'te shower from a snowy. cloud, have been at last. recognised in ' land- ‘ Betwan the beginning 101‘- ‘anuary, 1862, and the .middle of January, 1866, there have been no fewer than eight authenticated black showers in Scotland. Seven of these fell in slains. and the ex- tensivesurroundingdistrict. Two of? them were accompanied with pumice stones, some of the balls of Which measured 8 to 10 inches in diameter, and weighed upwards of llb.- avoirdupois. The first tour. including the Carluke shower and the eighth, 'were contempor- aneous with outbursts of Vesuvius and the intermediate three with those ofEtna. But now throngh” the instrumentalin ol' the Rev. .Mr. Rust,of Slains, who was the first to draw general attention to the Scottishmsii'ower, it has been dis- covered that England getsher share likewise of black showers, al- though shedid not think that she was so distinguished. I On the 3rd May at the present year (1866), at 1! a. m., and again at 4 p. m. the town of Birmingham and surroun- ding country Were, for three quar- ters of an hour each time. en- veloped with black. clouds producing (laikness and rain. Accidents took place in the streets, vehicles were upset, gas had to be lighted at some of the crossings, and nearly in all places of busi- ness. Mr Rust, writing for infor- mation, got inquiries instituted. and the result is found [to be that a largequantity of black rain. similarto the Scottish, fell, and blackened rain Water in tank, and: clothes on greens, not only in Bir- mingham itself, but at rural places many miles distant unaffected by soot and smoke, and even wind- ward at that town. So far as known, howeVer,-no word has yet: arrived at any volcanic outburst, although, judging from what has taken place in bootland a probabil- itv exists that some ‘volcano has been ina state of activity. emit- ting its contents, whether it be heard of or not; dre‘adffl‘a’ngfifiéwaw to ‘baflle the experienoe and sklll of‘mzr most learned physicians, ,ancl- will! no small degree of plea- surejs it that welransgribe a cure. it consists in thoroughly sWabblng the hack of the mouth and throat" wllh :1 Wash made thus ;â€"~m Table saltftwo drachms; black pepper. golden seal, natrate ol'pol- lash, alum one rlrachm each. Mix ‘and pulverize, put into; a teacnp, which half fill up I will] boiling water, stir well, and lllen fill up with good vinegar. Use every halt-hour, one mm, and four hours, as recovery progresses. The pall- lient may swallow a little each time. Apply one ounce pack of splrltsol’lurpenline, chet all, and aqua ammonla. miXed, every four lmurslollm whole of lhroat and m the bréasl-bone, keeping flannel to the part. " Sprintâ€"Afro bring about sleep men have had rPcourse in various: contrivah‘cfies. Barton, before retip ing at night, usejdto indulge ltimâ€" Self with a. posset 0i strange ale, which helped better than ‘wine to subdue the sprightly activity of his fancy. Harvey, Whn taught the nircnlation oflh'e blood, used, like ,Franklin, to induce somnolenCe by‘ Egetiing out of bed and walking About till half-Congealed, after which the‘ Warmth of the blankets ‘Was Welcome, and soon induced slumber Other persons calls the birds to their aid, and (ionipel thev prc‘settc‘e of Death's hall-brother. by the magic of potent v‘c‘rse. Tho pian is, when :health' and the sup- ply of animal spirits will allow to determine not to go to sleep at all but to draw an the blinds. and ionic out, ifit be a ‘clP-at‘ night, at the stars. endeavouring to divine whither they and we are travel» ting through the infinite gulf of snark“. This: p‘inus exercise gra- _ dually subdnns, if anything can. ; the perturbations of the mind, and brings an. as if against our will, the tranquillity we covet. On Tuesday, June 12th. on the occasion of his marriage with the Princess Mary, the Prmce of Teak received from Her Majesty the order ofthe‘ Bath. .The steamship Java left New York my Mav 30th, reached Queenstown on June 6th and 11ad£1,'500.000 in specie rm hoard-4 thn. largest amount known to have been risked in one bottom-vâ€"yiehlinz the owners £1750 offreight,aand £200 commission to the captainr It. is reported from Scbafltapnl that the Russians are restoring'the Dialakqfi‘, 1, V33: huuw "l mm": wua u.- I A mm; afé 'sfilfering from ‘T‘h‘is |,