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PHYSIOLOGY. _ Ladies and Gentlemen, who require a true ch11 rt of the foot, can procure one in either French Kid or Calf, by calling and orderingr it at T. DOLMAGE’S. Richmond Hill, April 4, 1807. S. M. SANDERSON & Co. Are Manufacturing all the Newest Styleeo .\.en’s. Women's and Children’s Boots w Shoes At their New Store-â€" No- 90 Yongc-st. Toronto. NOTICE TO FARMERS. RICIIDIOND HILL DIlLLS. GEO. H. APPELBY )EGS to inform the Faiiicis in the neighbor hood of Itichiiiond llill,tliat holizis leased the above Hills, and has ptit them in thorouin repair, and will be glad to receive at share of the patronage of the public. GRIS TING AN D CHOPPING, Done on the shortest notice. . I W The highest market price paid for \\ heat. fl Richmond Hill, Nov. I4. ISGI . f‘tIALLOY’S AXES FOR SALE BY DANIEL BURNER, Jun, Lot ‘20. 11nd cticoossion Markham ABRAHAM EYER fulfill-S rospecltiilly to inform his customers and the public that ho is prcpurud to do PLANEINC TO ORDER, In any quantity. and on short notice. Pittlltltl Lumber, Flooring, Sic. Kept on hand. SA WING done promptly; also Lit iiibcr Tori giicd 8; Gi'ovctl At the lowest possible rates. Saw Mill on lot 525, 2nd (Ion. b’Iarkliain, 2% tiitllttseastol' ltichiiioiid lIlli by the Plank Road 4-Iy Richmond IIlll. June 20,1805. Carriage and Waggon MAKER. S‘JNDERTAKEB 81c. &c. &c. tcsideii‘eâ€"Nearlv opposite the Post Office RICHMOND HILL AD YONGE s Mv~\, , , , ,, , ‘v-v \Ar \w~\/\/\,WVWWV\/~WVV\/VW .4 Vx/x/VWVV .N V W’s,“ -- V T. v GENERAL ADVERTISER. “ Let Sound Reason war-git more with us than Popular Opinion.” SWORD AND PLOUGH. There was a Count, so Iv’e heard it saidâ€"â€" Who felt that his end drew near ; And he called his sons before his bed, To part them his goods and gear. He called for his plough, he called for his sword, That gallant good and brave ; They brought him both at their father’s word, And thus be his blessings gave : “My firstborn Son, my pride and might, Do thou my sword retain; My castlc 011 the lordly height, And all my broad domain. “ On thcc, my well loved younger boy. My plough I here bestow, A peaceful life shalt thou enjoy In the quiet valc below.” Contented sank the sire to rest, Now all was given away; The sons hold true his last bchcst, E’en on their dyinkt)r day. Now tell us what came of the stool offlztmc; 0f the castle and its knight? And tell us what came of the vale so tunic, And the humble peasant Wight? Oh, ask not of me what the cud may bcl Ask 0f the country round! . The castle is dust, the sword is rust, The height is but desert ground. But the vale spreads wide in the golden pride Of the autumn sunlight now; It tccms and it ripeiis far and wide, And the honor abides with the plough. mm , .. MISCELLANEOUS. In San Francisco the servant girls are said t0 reccivc such high wages that many oftlicm invest their snvuigs in real estate, and are Owners of town lot. The slaves captured by the British during thc seven years, in the. suppression of the slave trade. cost the government £90 each, and it was money well spent. Commander John Pollard, “the avenger of Nelson," who shot down the French rillc- man in the tops of the Rodnubtablc, who gave the great hero his death wound, died ' on 23rd IllSl‘, in Greenwich Hospital. J'osli Billings correctly rcn‘larksâ€"‘Succcss in life iz very apt tcw make us forget the time when we wasn’t much. It is just so with the frog on the jump; lic kzmt rel member when he was a. tadpole-but other folks caii.’ ANIMAL FOOD.â€"An ignoramus had been sick, and, on recovering, was told by the doctor that he might take a little animal food. ‘No sir,’ said he, ‘I took your grucl very well, but hang me if I can cut your buy and oats.’ If twenty grains make a. scruplc, how many will make a doubt? If seven days make a week, how many will make one strong ? If five and a littlf yards mttkc a pole. how many will make a. Turk? If three miles make a league, how many will make a ceitfcdcracy? Il' four quui-tcrs make a yard, how many will make at garden? ’1111; LATEST Bumsâ€"A commander who has been engaged for many years in the Slll‘- vey of the Irish coast was lately examined before the select committc on the fisheries of Ireland. He stated that the quantity of fish in the sea was so vast and unlimited that all the art of man directed to its cap- ture would have no appreciable effect in di- miliishintr the quantity l, ‘Indced,’ added the gallant officer, ‘if you‘ were to take every fish you could catch out of it, I don’t think there would be one less iii it.’ CURIOUS TIDAL PHENOitson.â€"â€"A out-ions phenomenon happened at llridport. in Dorset on April 2"lth. A high tide was expected, but u. hqu wave, like a hin wall came into llridport Harbour and flooded one end of the fowrr, by which 40 acres ofmcadow land and ‘ 8 acres of barley were under water. The , sea run throuin some of tho farm houses. Such a circumstance never happened before There was no wind at the time. The wave was soon approaching, and frightened the i inhabitants who witnessed it. It is supposed, that an earthquake had occurred in the bed i of the channel close to the const. LETTER OF Purim THE Giannaâ€"A newly discovered letter of Peter the Great is now ,i gains: the round of the Russian Journals“ In this very characteristic cpistlc Pctcr Ill-l, forms one of his courtiers that he has heard 1 that his (the courtior’s) brother wishes fol marry a foreign woman, and that he per-l fccfly understands his reasons for making; such a choice. the inhabitants of Rossini beingr loss civilised and loss polite than those of other countrior. He has heard that the courtics has forbidden his I)l't)tllct' to con» tract the mcdifutcd union; but His Majesty not only permits it, be positively orders it. ‘ He even goes a stop further, and commands the courticr, whose family have such a. taste for foreign alliances, as soon as he has married his brother to the foreign lady, to marry his sister to a foreign gentleman, DEADLY EFFECTS or Tits CLERKENWELL, EXPi.os1t)iy.â€"â€"Purliaps the sulijoincd sum- mary will convey some idea ofthe deadly effects ofthis atrocity zâ€"Six persons were Hicli iiond Hill' BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE. EING the front part of Lot No. 45. in the st concession of Vaughan. iii’iniediutely opposite the residence of Dr. Duiicnmb. iii the Village of Richmond Hill, as laid off in a Plan prepared by Mr. Georgie Mchillips. This is a desirable opportun ty to secure an ellgible business stand at a moderate price.â€" A credit offive years will be given. ' For Plan and other particulars enquire of the subscriber J. R. ARNOLD. Richmond Hill, July 3. 1867. ly killed "outright ;” six more died from itsi effects, according»; to the coroner’s illquf‘StS; l . lwltll RICHIIIOND HILL, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1868. glutinous A SHOCKiNd MISTAKE. Parties begin at an early hour in Venezuela. At nine p.m., the night after my adventure Willi Teresa, I found myself dancing Luisa at the commandant’s ball. The room was crammed to suffocation, and the most jealous chaperonc could hardly. in such a crowd maintain a successful csâ€" pion age on the doings of girls under her charge. I gave Lutsa my version of the affair with Torc- sa; and after we had laughed over it sufficiently, I obtained her hand for the next dance. I danced with her and Helena repeatedly. Mv spirits rose, I tool: Luisa to supper. I drank glass after glass of wine, and began to commit sundry extra- vaganccs. Luisa tiered me a guaycba. [refused it unless she would bite it first. I then devoured it like amnniac. In short, I lost control of myself. and ended by an offer of marriage, I was accepted. and my ardour would, perhaps, have made me too demonstrative, had not Lllisn inst then, perceiving her mother enter the supperâ€"room. suddenly quitch my side with the remark, Momma will be so glad to hear this; she had wished for this so much ! ' Impulsive persons are subject to vtolcntrcaction. I have ()t‘illivcd all that (continued the major); but I was then peculiarly subject to such revulsionsoffecling. Luisa’s remark somehow disturbed me, and I stood for a moment thinking over it. In the midst of my reverie a hand was laid on my shoulder. and a welt-known votce said,Don't lose your time thinking, Charlie. but go back to the ballroom. We shau't have arty more dancing till and [could not help saying, Per hups it would have been better ifl thought a little ii‘iorc, especially before acting. Something in [fly manner struck Power, who knew my character tliorougl’ilv. He had seen me dancing with Luisa, and my short speech having excited his suspicions. said at once, Why; Charlie, you have not been making yourself a tool with one of those girlsl Indeed bull have though, I replied. I have proposed to Lnisu. and she has accepted me. Then I forbid the bans, said Power. You shall not make yourself such a blocklicad. Ay! there they are. he added, looking round and seeing. Luisa with her mother. I’ll bet the old woman is l‘C‘JOiCln'g at having hooked you. In another, mood I should have quui'rellcd with Power for this speech; but Lttisa's parting rcmurk had created a (lis- agreeable feeling in my mind. which was heightened by this sneer. Scing his advantage, Pow- cr set himself to improve the upperâ€" trinity. Be a reasonable fellow, Charlie, he said. “’0 march the day after to-i'norrow. You surely don’t mean to apply for leave at ab- scnco [list when we are LYOII‘Ig to meet the enemy. Then, as for en- gaging yourself. who the donor: can tell how long the cart’ipuign is going to last, or how it will end P Take my advice and break it offal once. It is very well to say break it off, I replied. but how am I to .do it? Can I go and tell Luisa, tcn initi- utcs after proposing to her, that I meant nolliiugl Power thought a moment with rather a serious face, then resuiriing his“ usual bright took, excl imvd, I bane it, Charlie. You sliu’nt have lllC pain of Speak- ing to Luisa, and. moreover, I won’t Take another bottle of caiiipziion. and then go and pop the question to her sister. Depend on’t, after t that you'll hear no more of the mat ter. With these words I’owcr filled me a tumbler of campngnc. I drank it, and mud'e up my mind to follow his advice. " Now it so happened that Helena was dressed that night rather p901]- liarlv. She wore a pink silk b0- fivcin addition, owe their deaths illdil'CCtly’,(llCB and muslin skirt with very to this means; one young woman is in a madhousc ; forty mothers were prematurely confined, and twenty of their babes dicil from the effects of the explosion on the women; 1 others of the children are dwarfed and unhealthy; one mother is now a. raving; maniac; 120 persons were wounded ; fifty went into St. Bartholomew’s Gruy’sinn Lane, and King’s Collch Hospitals; fifteen are permanently injured. with loss of eyes, legs, arms, etc.,; besides £20,000 worth of damage to person and property. Such was deep flounces of' Venezuelan lace, and I remembered saying to tier it was a good custom for a ball, as a partner in search (if her could tell her colors at long way off. I shall soon find her, said I to myself, but how shall laccount for having neg- ileclcd her for so many (luncos. and them coming all at once and pro- posing to her? Let me see; the horrifying and pzti tblc devastation 09.115911 by that one barrel of gunpowder. worm" house of Senor Rivas I trust your courage in that quarter.l per- liaps I had better slip a note in her hand, and then vanish. lhave pro- mised Power to do what he said, but I don't lialflike the thing, and least said soonest mended. Acting on this idea, i walked off into one of the retiring rooms. got pencil and paper. and wroteâ€"Dearest, I have tried in vain to conceal my feelings; but now thatl am on the eve of leaving you, I can no longer re- strain them. Though I have ap- peared to be engrossed in another quarter, this has only been a mask to allow me to follow you with my eyes, and assure myself that your .love is not given to another. I see now, or think I see, that you are free; sulibr me then to offer you my heart. which indeed has long been yours. Having signed this cflusion, I returned to the refreshment room. and, iortifying myself with sevcrui additional bumpers, I proceeded in scarcl of Helena. But the great quantity of wine I had taken, the heat and excitement I felt, had their efiect on my brain. The room- sscmed to turn round, as well as the dancers; I came, somehow or other, into collision with several people, and made excuses in a thick voice, which sounded oddly even to myself. I was conscious of my condition, and felt I must get out into the air, or make an un- pleasant exhibition of myself. Just at that moment I came on the pink bodice. The Wearer was not dancmg. but leaning against an open window with one white arm, while the other hung beside her. I slipped my note into the open hand. and the fingers, as if experi- enced, in the reception of such missivcs, tightened on it. I turned and made olfthrought the crowd ; but as I did so she turned too. I half caught her look, and the fea- tures seemed to me strangely un- like Helena. In what manner I returned to the know not. The open air, instead of sobering me, seemed to make me worse; but the first thing] distinctly recog- nised “as a horribly cold sensation in my left hand. On drawing it towards me, a squelch of falling;r water followed. and I found that I been lying with my hand in the ewcr, out of which lsuppose I had been drinking. Getting up with a splitting headache, I dressed slow- ly, and had scarce refreshed thyself with a cup of coliee. when some. body knocked at the door. I called out “Entrate”, and, to my sur‘ prise. in stepped an Irish officer I knew by sight only, who, without a word of preface handed me a challenge from O’I-Ialloran. Aftei reading the epislle twice, and looking a third time at the ad- dress, to make sure that I was the party intehdcd, I turned to Kellyâ€"â€" that was the name of the officer-â€" and said : Will you have the good- ness to explain what this means I I think there must be some ‘mistake’. ‘Mistake,’ sir, said Kelly ; you're mighty fond. sir, of that word ‘misâ€" take.’ Ye said it was a ‘mislake’ last night ; but, faith, sir, it’s a ‘rnis- take’ that there’s only one way of clearing,r tip. ’I‘lien putting his hand into his pocket and producing another note, he handed it to me with great ceremony, saying. Do you call that a ‘ii'iistake’, situl What was my surprise. on open- ing the note, to find it was the same I had written to Helena. I held it for several minutes without saying a word, while I endeavoured to re- call the incidents of the preceding night. By degrees I came to Ihe conclusion that I must somehow have mistaken O’I‘Ialloran’s wife for Helena. and this idea became certainty when Kelly, who was an old hand at duclliiig,said impatient- lyâ€"I’sliaw, sit" a man. of honour never makes mistakes inaliliirs of this kind. Mention yourfriend, sir. at once, and have done with it. Stung with his words and man- ner, I exclaimedâ€"My friend, sir, is Lieutenant Power. Ilis room is close by, so no time need be wasted; and excuse me, if I say the sooner you rclicvc me of your presence the better.’ You’re polite, sir, retorled Kelly, frowning, and risinglrom his chair. and maybe, I’ll ask you to explain these words; but one ‘mistakc' at a time. Good morning, sir. Ten minutes afterwards Power entered my room with a grave air. Milligan, he said. this is a serious business. Of course, it was a horrid ‘mistake’. I knew that wellenough; btit there is no explaining matters of this sort to a fellow like Kelly. â€"~ TERMS $1.00 in Advance. Whole N0. 516. Then O'Halloran is mad with jealousy, and perfectly unreason- able, besides. I hear he tried to strike you. and that you knocked him down. They say he wanted to have it out over a handkerchief on the spot, and that. seeing how tipsy you were, they forced him away with great difliculty. Bli-nkens (it ours says he literally foamed algthc mouth, and kept shouting, I’ll not wait till morning. Blood and ’ouns I’ll not wait. I’ve arranged that the affair shall come off at five p. m., with pistols. I don’t think you have a pair Willi hair triggers. lhave. and I know by experience that they shoot straight. If you have anyâ€" tliing to settle, I advise you to doyit at once, for O‘Halloran is a good shot when he is cool, bntI hope his fury will make him miss. Any- how. you must not try to miss aim, or fire into the air, for he will cer~ tuinly hit you if he can. The only good thing is that this has brokch off your affair with Luisa. The old senora has heard of your giving,r a note to Madame O’Ilalloran, and vows her daughter shall have noth- ing to do with you. ' I’ll be ready, Power, I said, and and I’ll just put down a few things I want you to do if anything hap- pens to me. After which, I shall turn in again. and have a sleep ; for [feel tired, and] should like to come to the ground cool and quite comfortable. I said this more to be left to mysr-lf than for anything else. but af’er penning my me'itornndum and drinking some of the delicious sherbet they make in Guavana from the juices of the pomegranate, I really did go to sleep for several hours. Looking at my watch when I awoke, I found it was half-past lhree,’so I took a‘ cold bath and pre- pared to accompany Power. At a quarter past four he came to my room, we walked down to the street and started off at a brisk rate into the country to the west of the city. About two miles out of the town we came to a ruined garden-house, were Kelly and O’Halloran were waiting for us. Power and Kelly saluted each other, but to my cold bow O’Halloran onlv returned a ferocious stare. Kelly then led the way through the garden to a lane between walls, and not more than ten feet broad, when he stopped short, saying, This is the place ; the sun won't be in their eyes here. I must confess I was a good deal surâ€" prised *at the choice of such a spot for the encnunter. where, when we were placed, We should not be more than eight feet from one another. and where the wall would assist one so much in taking aim But my blood was up. I was quite prepared to fight even across a handkerchief. Powor, however, did i not take the an1191‘ so cooly. He spoke a few words in a low voice to Kelly, but his manner convinced me he was much exasperated Kelly. however, was obstinate, and after a short parley O‘Halloran and myself were placed Opposite to one another, with our faces to the wall. Kelly then said ‘Now gentlemen I shall ask you, ‘Arc you ready 'l‘ and at the last word you will turn round and fire. Gentlemen. be con tinued, ‘arc vou ’ Br'fOlC he could get out the word ‘ready’ thch was an explosion, a bullet \VDIZZf‘d past my left ear, grazing it slightly, and by an involuntary impulse l wheeled round and fired. O’Hal loran leaped up several feet from the ground and fell forward. Tile ball had passed through his heart 1 threw thyself on my knees and raised'tht- fallen man. His eyes were fixed. a thin jet of blood is- sued from his month, he was quite dead He fired a moment too soon. said Kelly; but by the powers, he has paid somewhat sweetly for his‘mis- iake.’ That word had reminded me of the absurd origin of the quarrel. I was in no muod. as you may imag- ine, to allow the hateful blunder to produce any more mischief, so I frankly told Kelly at once by what accident the note had come into the possession of O’Halloran’s wife. and Power corrobrated my stoma merit. Well, said Kelly. it’s a pity, so it is, but it can’t be helped now. You have behaved like a man of honour. land | see, after all, that it was it mistake! ' The sudden collapse of the Abyssinian An Act for the Encouragement of Agriculture. . corier on ELECTORAL Dryiswii SOCIETIES.‘ 34 AnAgricultural Society may be' organized in each of the Electoral Divisions of Ontario. as now constit-’ tutcd for the purpose of represent- ation in Parliament, (in which there was not one at the time of passing of this Act) whenever fifty persons‘ have become members thereof. by' signing a declaration in the form of the Schedule B to this Act anneXcd, and paying each not less than One' Dollar to the funds of the said Society for that year; and all per- sons thereafter paying each the sum" of One Dollar annually to the funds" ofthe Society, shall be members thereof ; and a true copy ofthe said: dccleralion shall within one month' after the money has been pail. bc' transmitth to the Commissioners of Agriculture, except that the two Electoral Divisions of the City of' Toronto shall only constitute one Division for the purpose of this‘ Act 35 The object ofthe said Societies, and ofthe Towusbip Societies in; connection therewith, shall be to' encourage improvement in Agricu‘-' lnrc,. Horticulture, or Arts and; Manufactures. I. By holding meetings for dis-‘ cussion, and for hearing lectures on" subjects connected with the theory‘ and practice of improved liusband-‘ ry or other industrial processes. 2 Br promoting the circulation of" Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical periodicals. 3 By importing, or otherwise pr0-‘ curing. Seeds. Plants and Animals“ of new an'l valuable kinds. 4 By oliering Prizes for Essays on questions of scientific enquiry rela- tin'g to Agriculture 0r Horticulture, Manufactures and Works of Art. 5 And by awarding Premiums for excellence in the raising or intro- duction of Stock, the invention 01“ improvement of Agricultural or" Horllcultural Implements and Ma- chinery. the production of Grain and of all kinds of Vegetables, Plants, Flowers and Fruits, and generally for excellence in any I Agricultural or Horticultural pro-V, duction of operation. article of manufacture or work of Art. 6 The funds of the Societies, de-" rived from subscription of members or the public grants, shall not be r-x-" pended for any obcct inconsistent with those above mentioned. 7 And the DII't’CltHS UI tif every such County or Electoral Division Societv. at any meeting called by written notice. as hereinafter inert? tinned, and in which notice the ob- ject ofthe meeting has been speci< fixed, may make, alter and repeal By-laws and Rules for the regula-’ rim) of such Society and the carry- ing: out of its objects; , 36 The first meeting for the for-L, mation of a County or Electoral Division Agricultural Society under- this Act, shall be Called by the' Representative of such Electoral Division in the Legislature of O'nta; «to, in the third Week of January in each year, at which meeting the‘ election of the various ofli‘cors shall take place. and the Society 30‘ organizsd shall be deemed the’ County or Eleétoral Division: Society, and shall be entitled to' receive the Government grant here- inafter provided ; and all subse-’ quent annual meetings after the; first meeting shall be called and held as provided in the next follow-‘ ing section of this Act. _ I It shall be lawful for the Rep? rcsenlativc (if any Electoral Divi- sion in the Legis attire ofOntariOJn‘ which a Society has not already been organized in accordance With this section, to call a. meeting and‘ organize a society at any time pr‘io't" to if a: first day of May, one thou‘-' sand eight hundred and sixty: eight; and such meeting shall be‘ held at or near where the‘ momma; tion of candidates at the last general election was held in such Electoral DiVision. 7 37 The said Societies Shall hold their annual meetings in the third' Week, that is to say, ‘ between the fifteenih and lwsnty-first days of January in each year. and shall at such meeting elect a President. two‘ Vice Presidents, a Secretary and 'I‘icusnter, (or a Secretary-'l‘reasur'. or) and not more than nine other Directors, .vho shall constitute the' tifHCt’l‘S of the. Society ; . and shall also elect two Auditors. I I The Secretary of each Electoral Division Society shall with the re- turn ofpersons nominated to the Council ol the Association, as pro- vided for in section fourteen of this‘ Act, also return a-full list of the' several office bearers elected at the annual meeting of such societies. 38 The Meetings of the Officers and Directors shall be hch pursuant [u adjournment, or be called written notice given by authority ofthe Presrdent. or in his absence the Senior Vicr President, at least‘ one week before lhc‘day appointed: and at any meeting five shall be a: quorum. 39 The“ said'Officcrs and Directors; shot, in addition to the ordinary war created an evident “sensation” in "duties of trianagciiium, cause to be the Liverpool freight market. the (9‘4 at cm 3 prepared, and shall present