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OFFICEâ€"In the Court House, . .TO RONTO August 1, 1866. 5‘.) mm: mums. myg‘gggms, &c. 81c. &.c. fiesidenceâ€"Nenrly opposim tha va'mmnd "iill. John Langstafi STEAM MthleuoumuLo Carriage and Waggon ' MAKER. UNDERTAKER 'l'hm‘nhill, June 3), 1865 13mian flixcuam. RATES OF ADVERTISING. J uly, 5111. 1866 (El): mark 532mm CISTRENS AND PUMPS! Manufactured and for Sale by GEO. B. NICOL, LAW CAR IS PUBLISHED 'I‘JIOHNIH’LL found at home before and from l to 2 p.111. .1. lmugstnff‘nrp axpoclâ€" ‘IVU uluuula. ...- . . .n. . non-..o.... months. . . . year.. lo D ....... I ’1' (lgSORl 1HE iubscriher begs t ' a ' ‘ 0 - . opene(illnntl[llfloÂ¥u‘fyl|9 generlfisrmuhls frlends :4th Con. Vaugh'fib n: the Vil'lgfle La; 1218 has “on to n . . I, w level 5 yaple. P {,nit‘. to IInocfnnforts of (he :fnhup‘ns’ by fine!" ost Office. “ufiéon Eda share of tllei‘ll'onlng comm“- . ood Stubling. &c. Patronage and One oftho oldast and chaup‘est houses in the trade. [13“ Give John a. call when in Town. mt he has leased the ahove Hotel. whorehe willkoep constantly on hand a good supply of first-class Liquors, &c. As this house possesses every accommodation Tra- vel ersuuudesire. those who wish toslay where they cull find evorycomforl. are respectfullyiu- vited to give him a call. THE Subscriber begs to inform the Public 1} WINNIE Hm, GIDEON DOLMAGE. Proprietor Richmond Hi”. Dec. 1865. 28-“ JAMES BOWMAN, Issuer of Marriage Licenses, Richmond Hill Bakery! P. BASINGTWAITE, BEEN] MISEIIIT BAKER Mnnufuclurer nnd Dea7er in all kinds ufMen’H Women‘s and Children’s a) F. having leased the above Hotel, - [thrmoly occupied by the lute Mr. R. Xichols], and having; put it in :1 11101011211 state of repair, 'l‘mmllms will find this house lmlh comfortable nnd convenient. A good Iloxtlwr (ll/I’IIII/S in attendance Richmond llill Jun 31, 1667. 135 EGS leave to nolil'y the pubhc that he has purchased the business and good will of \V. S. Pollock’s ostahlishmant. and that he is prepared to furnish BREAD and FANCY CAKES to those who may honor him with their patronage. Markham. Nov. 1, 1865 LUM E RING- ABRAHAM EYER Planned Lumber, Flooring, &c. DAVID EYER, Jun;, Slave & Shingle Manufacturer PiclNic péi‘lies and Ten Meetings supplied at the lowest. possible rates and on the shortest notice. BOOTS & SHGES, Kept on hand. SA WING done promptly ; also NEW SERIES. Toronto. Dec. 1865 Al the lowest passilflo rams. Saw Mill on lol 25, 2nd Con. Markham. 9; IIHHUS 9a.»! of Richmond H III by tho Plank Road Richmond Hill. June 26,1865. 4-H All erers strictly attended to. Richmond Hm, March ‘21, 1866 A large Smuk OfS'I‘AVILS and SHINGLHS. ken! conshxmly on hnndand sold aflhe lowest Prices If? Call and examine Skock before purchas- ing elsewhere. L00 K AT ’1‘ H [S PLANEING TO ORDER, Lumber Ton gucd & Groved EDMUND SEAGER. Provincial Land Suricyor, 8:0. Residenceâ€"L014” Yonge Street. Vnnghnn. Vol. VII. No. 43.. lili‘ 7305! 01500 Addressâ€"Richmond Hill Jum- 1865 DOLMAGE’S HOTEL, That he has succesznlly treated the above for tha past ten years without a single failure. GEO. MCPHILLIPSSL SUN Provincial Land Surveyors, Horses Afflicted with Ring-bone, This treatment dom not nvce simto their being laid usidu only ("or a few dm‘s. Quite a numhor nl‘refemnce given if requir- ed ol‘persuns Whose horses have boan cured by “)6. scure. Residence rear of lot ‘25, 2nd Con. Vaughan JAMES DUNTON. Richmond Hi“. Oct. 25, ’66 772-137 nl Maple Hotel! Maple. Jan [866. l/Vm'th [Glowing ICENSED AUCTIONEFJI for tho coun- ties of York and Feel, Collecmr of Notes. Account-a, &c. Small charger: and plunty to do Laakey‘ March 2nd 1865. 39-1 Henry Smelser, Jnnuarv [6.1866. June 7,1865. My charge is $1 50 if naid when opm‘axed >, if not $3 ()0 will be charged to ensure a ESUHCNCEâ€"Lm ‘26. 9nd Cnn. Markham EGS res-peclfnlLv to inform his customers and the public [hat he in preparud to do 36 VVesl MurketSquure. 2 dool’s mum of King Strum, HE Slxbscrilwr would inlimute to the farm- ers and others of Richmond Hill and ll ‘7 Cm-nrv having. In any quantity. and on short notice‘ on the Elgiu Mi||< Plank Road LATE VAN NOSTRAND’S, BY ROBE {'1‘ FERRIS. JOHN BARRON. RICHMOND HILL AND YONGE ST. GENERAL ADVERTISER; S EAFO RTH. C. W RICHMOND HILL. A LMIRA MILLS, RICHARD VAILES. 32- 1y TORONTO. ltf l-tl' 22 Concludedfrom our last. With tlte putting’ away of the poniard for a time Cyrilla had tak. en her eyes off the Italian, and and "IOW' sat with her chin sunk on her breast and her hands lightly clasped, brooding over what she had just heard. To kill her hus- band and child ! That won d, be. a thousand times worse than death herself. Theodore might come any minute nowâ€"~conte steppingjunnli- ly in through the Frent'h window, to be sprung upon by this madman and stabbed before her eves if only] could steath my mind to think, she kept repeating to her- sell‘. What was it she had heard and read about the peculiarities ()1 mad people ? If she could only bring it to mind. “Thousands there are who scarce can tell Where they may lay their head: But I’ve a warm and well-uir’d cell, A bath, wood books, 0‘ood bed. a O “ Then to the British public health, Who all our care relieves; And while they treat us as they do They’ll never want for theives.” “ While they are fed on worklmuse farei And grudg’d their scautv food, Three times a day my meals I get, Suflicient, wholesome, good. “ The honest pauper in the street Half naked I behold; While I am clad from head to feet, And covered from the cold. Some time since, a cox-teapondent of the Times wrote, saying that in his inspection through a prison a few days ago, he came across the following lines, written on the slate belonging to a‘prisoner now in prison, under sentence of penal servitude for the second time, and who has repeatedly been convicted besides. The Australasian sub- sequently reproduced them-â€" “ I cannot talce iny “folks abroad, I'm under lock End key; And much the public I applaud For all their care of me. The Italian was watching her narrowly from under his but brows. Suddenly, with that ah- ruptness which marked all his movements, he got up, and shiding to the easel, flung back the shcct with which it zvas covered. He startvd at sight of the picture; but next moment, his poinard was out and the canvas stabbed through in a dozen places. Out! out ! curs- ed likeness ofa false-hearted fiend !’ he exciaimcd. Uh, that a soul so vile should lodge in a husk so sweet. “ Not. more than others I deserve, In fact? much less than more; Yet I have food while others starve, Or be}: from door to door. lfshe could only bring it to mind All at once, something seemed Io Cnlcl] her breath, and she pressed her hand to her heart for a moment, while a strange expression crer over her face, which subsided pre- sently into one of her sweetest smiles. Then she half rose: from the easy chair, and turned her large soft eyes full on the young Italian. Pietro mio, she said; and Ihere was a world of meaning in her way those two lillle words. The dark frown vanished like a cloud lrom the face of the young Italian, and the light of passion faded from his eyes when he heard himself addressed thus; and he turned on Cyrilla a look half he- wildered. hail suspicious, and felt with one hand for the half of his poinard. She was stand with her head a little on one side, smiling at him; aad while he was looking. her rosv lips whispered ‘Comel’ and as it" it were a command im- possible tor him to disobey, he came towards herâ€"timidlv, “cauti- ously. and suspiciously, but still step by step nearer. As she sank back in the easy chair, still with the same fixed smile on her face, her finger pointed to a low foot stool a vard or two away. He un- derstood her gesture. and pushing the lootstool across the floor. he seated himself on it close' by her chair. Again the same strange expression swept over her face as the sleeve of his coat touched her dress as he sat down; but the smile was back again next mo- ‘ ment, and her voice took an accent ‘as low and tender as that ol any love-lom Juliet when she next [spoke to him. ' flitemim The Painter’s Wife. PRISON POETRY. 31mm). “ Let Sound Reason weigh mare with us, than Poptt'la'r Opinion.” RICHREOND HILL, F RIDAY, MARCH 29,’ 1867. The opiniun of the world ! said Cprilia,with a mournfui ring in her voice.â€"â€"is there nnt such a thing, Pietro, as being: wedded to a man with whom vou have nothing in common 7. You have read Locksiey Hull, and you know what I mean without 1113" saying more. Once I mida treasure within my grasp, but not know ad'ifis-.va-iu I threw it eaten??? ’a,th‘y*t'iDd$31i[ think that life to such a one can be a thing oi much value? Every nerve and fibre in the Italian’s body seemed to thrill un- der the influence of those loving Words and that angelic smile ; but his eyes were still full «f be- wilderment, and his lip: moved inaudiny for several moments be‘ lore he spoke. Why do you pity me i he said at last. How can yuu be glad to see me. when you know that 1 am here to take your Iile ? Cynlla sighed. Can you not understand, my Pietro. she said, that when life has become a burd- en. it,does not seem such a verv difficult thmg to quiet It 1 Your life a burden! he said in- credulously. In this pretty nest. and math witn the husband of your choice, your life ought to he; very precious to you, Cyrilla. You eaughty, naughty hoyl she said, and she hinc’ned‘ hilsjear play"- futly as she. Splukej I vow you neurly frightened me to death, creeping into the room in that stealthy way forall the world like the villain in'a melodrama. How was I to‘ kndw it “(as you that was behind the curtain? And then, when 1 did see you, [ declare you" gave my nerves quite a shock.- I had heard such strange stories about your being mad, and all that you know. so that my fright can hardly be wonderPd at. My poor Pietro, what you must have suffer- ed. She turned away her face, and buried it in her handkerchief. Fas- |ini fell on his knees before her. Cyrilla, Cyrilia! say that you love me, he cried. One of her hands was lying carelessly on her lap; he seized it, and covered it with passionate kisses. She did not re- pulse him; she only said gemly: You must nol do that ; you know that you have vowed to kill me. Nn,nu! he cried passionately. starting to his feet. You shall not die ! I will inlercede for you with the mandarin. The dog-star him- self shall hear your story, and pity you. Some other life shall be samifiel in place of yours: you shall live. Together, we will quit this hateful Englandâ€"together in my own sunny clune, in ltalv the beautiful, we will The clock on the mantel-piece chimed midnight. There sounds the knell of my doom ' said Uyri‘la with a mournlm smxle. It is the signal that summons you ‘0 a new lifeâ€"40 u lilc of love, and freedom, and happiness! said the Italian. It tells me too,he add- ed, that I have other work still left l0 accmndlish. He laid a finger lighlly on her shoulder. The man who calls you wife, the child who calls you molher, they must die! Cy rilla’s eyes confronted those ofthe madman sleadily ; nolIhe quiver 01' a nerve belraved the Real- ings at work within her. Fastini began to move towards the door of the dressingoroom ; Cyrilla caught him by the button, and held him. He turned on he: in an instant, a wild devil of fury g’aring out of his eyes. Do youâ€"â€" (lureâ€"l0 sayâ€"that you care the least in the world about either of those two ? he snarled out. He had grasped her firmly by ‘the shoulder with one hand; his other hand was behind her, and she felt the sharp point of the poniartl prick lthmugh her blessing-robe into her lllesh. asked the question. Care for either ofthem ! exclaim- ed Cyrilla with a contemptuous laugh. Why “should I care for them. Pietro mm? It is not that It is this. as regards the child : I do not thinkâ€"may, I am sureâ€" that I could not love you so well as I do-now, it I knew that you were guilty of shedding tha blood of that innocent ; and he at least is innocent. N0 blood, Cyrilla, he whispered ronly the pillow. 3 Your pardon. Cyrilla, he said, [or having misunderstood you. The child,’ truly, is beneath my no- licé. Let him liVe. Spoken like my own Pietro, said Cyrilla, thawing suddenly into a very May-day of love and sun- shine. You were only jcsllng with me I know. ‘So be ii, said Gvrilla with a little shrug of supreme indifference. Ten m‘inu’fcs pas!" twelve 15 Theodore could not be leng now. How her ears strained. how 'her heart beat at the slightest sofind from without! ll he were to come now, he could hardly escape wiIh life, unlessshe Cyri‘lla, were to sacrifice her own life in the endeavour m save his. She was quite prepared to do that, she said Io herself. B'ut he~1he man who has caus- ed you so much miseryâ€"your hus- band; you will not intercede for him. said Pietro gloomily. Heâ€" be above all menâ€"must die. ' ‘Bu' pray-wieH-me, she resumed a'oud, what plan you intend to adopt for carrying out your scheme of vengeance. ’ K0,! said Gyriil'a ioftiiy. The min"! love mtlsl bevabuve & das- tardiy deed like that. To he the murderer of 'a simiting babe ! Faugh !-â€"â€"-You can go,‘ Signor Festini, she added cLidiy, stepping from betore, him. The child is a~ sleep in yonder more. ‘ ,eren you have killed him, Come Back ' and kill me.if you don”: wish 'to‘see ‘lh’e unutlerable rcomtempt with which i’shouid. then look upon you She pointed to the 0 en door of the dressing-room as §le spoke, and drawn up to her fuli height, stared steady into the Iunatic’s eyes. He quailed under that fixedfitem gaze; be whispered something to himself; and when with the air of a beaten round, he slunk up to Cy‘rilla, and taking herhand humbly. he lifted it to his tips, and kissed it twice. I As soon as! hear his footsteps, I shall hide behind those curtains, said the madman. As he steps across 1he threshold. 1 shall rush forth. and sirike him dead with my poniard. Apretiy schemeâ€"a very pretty scheme! said CyrxHa encouraging- lv. But l'lhink I know one slill betterâ€"one that will avoid all bloodshed. which is objectionable in a lady‘s room. When he comes in, said Cyrilla, he will ask lor a. cup of coffeeâ€""he always does. Into his collee I will puta lew drops out of a certain vial which I have in my dressing room. He drinks the coffee, and five minutes ialex he is a dead man ! ' Good. good ! said the madman. rubbing his hands gleelully. And then, when he is dead, I will‘ cut off his head. and carr3 it to my friend the mandarin, and he will give me his magic ringâ€"his cat’s~eve ring, 'haI,is worth a king’s ransom; and we will sail across the seas, you andltogether; and you will be mine. my own. for ever! Say, shall it not be so? It shall, my Pietro! anSWercd CyriHa boldly. Ah! you don‘t know how much I shall love you. But we have no time to lose: Thornhursl Will be here prssenlly, and I must hide you at once. Yes~yes ! behind the curtains ! said Fastini eagerly. No, not behind the curtains, said Cyrilla. because the first thing 'l‘hornhnrst will do after coming in will be to draw the curtains, and fasten the window. Let me con- sider where will he :he best place to hide you? She paused. and. with her finger on her lips, looked round the room. as if in search of a hiding place. Fastini was hold- ing her olher had, and pressing it now and again to his lips. l have it! she said at last. Nothing could be better, You shall hide voursell in this old chest ; and she ran across the room laughing gaily, and dragging the Italian after her, and flung open the lid of the old carved chest. It might have been placed here on purpose, she said still laughing. Seeâ€"Von will have plenty ol mom and there will be this advantage in hiding here, you will be able yourself unseen, to witness the whole of my little drama from be- lginning to endâ€"from your private Tell it me, said the Ilalian eager- jle not? I really won't' let you kiss-my hand nonunion.) You must just keep the lid open about a quarter of an inch-«not more ; and presently you Will see Thor'nhur’sr come stepping in through one of these windows. 1011’ will see him, ‘kiss meâ€"lor the last time, you Hmbw, so you must not be angry. 'Tnen he will go round aml I fasten the windows; then he will yaWn and stre‘ch himself; and then he: will seat himsell in his easy-chair. and ask for his meerschaum and a cup of coffee But you must not stirtill you see his eyes close, and his head droop back on the chair. â€"â€"An'd now, sir, to your hiding place. It you love me. don’t delay for Thomhurst may be here any mm‘n’ent‘. Noâ€"not a single klss now. but as many as you like after- wards \Vhy can't you tie those lanky limbs of yours into a knot? A little lower please. Sopthat is better. She was just lowering the lid of the chest genllv over him w hen he struck it up suddenly with his arm. Cyrilla, he said, snmelhing whispers to me that my friend the mandarin would like me to do this deed myself. Perhaps the Dog- star Hush l exclaimed Cyrilla ‘with astart. The king of the pelicans‘ is coming this way. I hear his footsteps. Hideâ€"hide! She tried to press the lid down_ on him as she spoke ; but his suspicions, ever on the alert, were roused in an instant,and with all his strength he strove to keep himself from be- ing shut in, but his strength was ol little avail in the position in the position in which he then was. Cyrilla flung herself hodin on the chest, and in spite of all the mad-- man‘s efforts. little by little inch by inch, the lid came down upon him. his sower to struggle against it decreasing in proportion the closer it shut him in. Suddenly he changed his position, and before‘ he could recover himself, the lid had shut him in completely, and the same instant the iron staple in the body of the chest shot up through a slit in the lid. The moment she saw it, Cyrilla’s in- stinct pointed out to her the only method by which Fnstini could be retained a prisoner. for her bodily strength was all but exhausted. The iron barthat should have pass- ed through the hole in the staple. and have kept the chest fast shut, was broken away, and all that Cyrilla could now do was to push her thumb through the staple, and use it as the bar had been use- ed. TERMS $1.00 in? Advance. The {001steps cm the gravel out. side were coming nearer; and presently. Theodore Thoruhurst, cigar in mouth, and with a merrier twinkle 1han usua! in his eye stepp- ed in through oae of the French windows. poi; You_kn9w. __(A “1219‘ ’pqn \ that Not one moment too soon. Sav- ed! saved! cried Cyrilla as her eyes met those of her husband,and then she sank fainting by the side ofthe chest. The painter was a caution man as well as a brave one ; he heard strange noises pio- ceeding from the interior of the chest, and at the moment of re- leasing Cyrilla‘s poor bruised thumb, he slipped his pocket-knife into its place. Then lifting his wife in his arms1 he carried her into another room. and summoned the servants to her assistance. Armed with a revolver, he then went back to the chest. and lifted up the lid ,- but Fastini was half- snflocated by this time. and was dragged out by Thornhurst more dead than alive. Ullima'elv, the Italian was re- consigned to the place from which he had escaped ; but along time passed hPl'ore the painler's wife re- covered lhroughlv from the eflects of that terribic hour. Lawes and James had a hansom‘ t0 the city, where the latter arrived‘ in good time afler all. He need have been in no hurry, for it was a slack day at Mr Chantre)’s nfflca. Mr. Chantrey had gone ofl to dine at Blackwall, with a few friends. to celebrate the success ofspeculafion hey had been concerned in togem er. All that Martin had to do was lost: in Mr. Chantrey’s mom. and see any one whocall‘edou business. AN ARTFUL GIRL. Whole No. 464. Nobodyl did call : so Martin had an easy time of it. At one o’clock. he sent the oflice boy out to the Stilton Cheese to order in his launchâ€"~13 couple of chops and a pint of stout, with a nice mealy potato, and some green peas. Mar~ tin was just about to commence his elegant repast, when the door open- ed, and who should walk in but his master’s daughter. Poor Mar- tin blushed up to the roots. of his ‘ hair, and then turned the colour of foolscap outsides. His hand shook , so that he nearly emptied thespoonc ful of pease, that he was taking, into the stout. La! Mr James who would'have thought of finding:r you here? I was coming to , launch with papa. l‘vcbeeu shop- ping 5.1 the city. Aliâ€"ahâ€"allow â€"-permit meâ€"l'll have this re- moved intoâ€"belowâ€"andâ€"canâ€" l send for any refreshment for you? Sponge, cakesâ€"athâ€"j‘etly l Theres a nice co‘nfectioner's up the-â€"round the-corner... .Now if. disturb yourself asingle bit, flames, I vow I’ll go away starving as l am. Do,~'pl'ease, sit doWn !' Grace Chan- tiey had lost her mother when she: .was very young -, but her father had brought her up excellently. She had, perhaps, less reserve than she would have had if she had been brought up under femi- nine rule. But she was none the lit/arse for that, Her great, frank, brown eyes, and her open smile, were a treat to behold, they could even inspire Martin with something that was not far from confidence. 'What beautifulchops! said Grace, ,admiringly. May lâ€"~wi~ll- yourâ€"- ‘permit me to place them: at your disposal No; i couldn’t think of such a thing. I assure you I couldn'tâ€"â€"wasn’t going to eat them. I’m not hungry. Then you ought to be. you know, Mr. James. S'upu pose we settle in this wayâ€"-I’|l eat» one chop if you’ll eat the other. In about two minutes Martin, to his surprise, round himself sitting leis? a-tele with Grace, Willi the tray be- tween them, eatinglunch with the greatest relish. How charmingly she' did the honors ofttie tiny banquet. And she would drink stout, and wouldn't dream of sending for sherry; and then she produced a pot of marmalade, so that they had sweets after the chaps; aun oh 39 didn't she spread it daintily, andI wasn’t it twenty times nicer for her spreading! Artful, artful Grace‘.~ Why, her father had told her that very morning that he was going to‘ dine at Blackwell, and she had made up her mind to drop in upon Martin at lunch time, and carry him by storm. Isn't this nice 'l’ she said; as she sat,~ af'er lunchv pretending to tatâ€"she had brought her work to spare Martin's blushes, for he flushed up fearfully when- ever thcir eyes metâ€"â€"isn’t this nice 2’ i think I must ask papa to take me for a clerk. Do you think [should do P Martin Slammeredl out as complimentary an alfirma» tive as he could manage. l worrr dcr if mamma ever came and sat here with papa P Martin supposed ,she (lid not. Ladies seldom came limo the city with their bus”- 'bauds. Grace wondered why they didn’tâ€"it would be so very pleas- sant. If Martin every married} wouldn’t he like his wife to come to the office with him'l Martin thought he should : but the should but he should never marry ;' and if he did, herhaps she would not: care to come. Grace said. Oh yes; she Would if she loved him ; then asked whyhe throught he should never marry. Martin got perplex-- ed. Grace was obliged to help him out, which she did by askedi him if 'he had ever tried to‘ get married. Martin grew Worse confounded that ever, but manag- ed to make himself understood to the effect that effect that he had not. Then why don't yon ? Have you neVer seen any one you cared for enough ’! Martin astonished himself by replying, Yes he met" one. Then why don’t you ask her? He was afraid. She might: refused him. Oh. no ; she would' not, lam sure! Did Miss Chanv trey did tltink so 9’ asked Matin. And Miss Chautrey did think 30.. In short, that artful damsel. quietly led him into a hurriedf confession of love. and thenâ€"~- ' well, and then they found they loved one another very much ‘ andthatlt was stx o'clock and3 Grace must go home. I will leave‘ you to imagine Martin's state of mind when he returned to Bachelom Buildings. His delight at having' ' won Grace’s love was far from en- hanced by his recollection of the terms ofhis lease, and his terror at the thought of telling old Phili~ bert he was going to be married. We lelt oldPhilibert em‘oute for the | Five All ; we will take the liberty l of giving him the go-bv, and arrivw. [ling at. that hostelry before him. AtTantic Cable Messagesâ€"«It is again, stated that the Anglo-American Telegraph, Company propose, subject to the consent. of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, t0l reduce the charge for messages to, blew York to £5 for twenty words.~ What riches are those that certainly- sake to themselves wings and fly away? 03b richest '