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EonGE WILTEIRE, TINSMITH, most respectfully calls the attention of the inhabitants of Richmond Hill and surrounding neighborhood to the fact that he has com» menced business in the above line, and will keep in stock all kinds of 'l'illware. New Work made on the l’remises. Repairs on Iron, 'I‘in, Zinc and Copper V’Varu done with I’unctuality and on lloasonab‘e Terms. Shop one door south of the “ York Herald " Buildings. Richmond Hill. July 9. 1870. 6‘26 TIME 1 TIME I I TIME I I I A L. SKEELE IS PREPARED TO repair Clocks. “latches and Jewelry, at his shop opposite the Grammar Schol, Rich- tnonld llill. .. “LAIL’udisreshectfully solicited. Richmond Ilill, March,24, 1870. 010 WILLIAM COX, SUCCESSOR TO JAMES IIOLLIDAY, ' Ilur'cnrirt,911d door north ofG. A. Barnards store. Richmond I'Iili. keeps always on hand the best of Beef, Mutton. Lamb, Veal, l’ork. Sausages, 820. and sells at the lowestprices. The highest marketprico given for Cattle, Sheep, Immbs. &c. Also. Corned and Spiced Beef. Smokednhd Dried Hams. WILLIAM COX. Richmond Hill. October 15. 1867. l-y 1’. O. SAVINGS BANK. RICHMOND POST HILL A, OFFICE. /w EPOSITS OF ONE DOLLAR, (OR ally num rer~notcxceedihg three hundred dollars by any one depositor.) will be received at the Richmond Hill Post Oflico. for which Government will allow Interest. For paliticnlars apply to M. TEEFY, Postmaster. *3 Mn. TEEFY is Government Agent for the sale of MARRIAGE LICENSES. ALSO AGENT FOR THE MONTREAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Office hours: from 6:30 A.n1.to 9:30 P.1d. May 4, 1869. 563-tf RINGWOOD MARBLE WORKS. WIDEMAN, MANUFACTURER. 0F all kinds of Monuments, Headstone,&c Cull ant. examine my Stock and Prices be- for purchasing elsewhere, as you Will find itto your interest. I (if? Issuer of film-ridge Licenses. Itingwood. Sept, 13,1867. 497 FARMERS BOOT & SHOE STORE ()HN BARRONTâ€"MANUFACTURER and Dealer in all kinds of Boots and, Shoes. 38 West Market Square. Toronto. 113’ Boots and Shoes made to Measure, of the Best Materials and Workmonship. at the Lowest Remunerating Prices Toronto, Dec. 3, 1867. P . A. SCOTT, UMBER MERCHANT BUILDER, 618 Yonge Street, Toronto. Doors, Sash. Flooring, Blinds, Sheeting. Mouldings, &c. thrill. filthiral JNO. D. McCONNELL, M D., GRsrrv, RESIDENCEâ€"Adjoining Thornhill Hotel. .1 lily 22, 1869. 575-1y DR. HOSTETTER, NrEMnEE or THE ROYAL COLLEGE L Surgeons. England, Residence: North of Richmond Hill, opposite the Elgih House, All calls (night or day) promptly attended to. Elgin Mills, January 1. 1870. 598 DR. JAS. LANGSTAFF VKfILL GENERALLY BE FOUND AT home from 8 to 9 11.111. Mr A. F. Armstrong is authorised to collect Accounts. Richmond Hill, Oct. 14, 1869. 558* JOHN N. REID, Mn), ion. or YONGE AND COLBORNE streets,’l‘hornhill. Consultations in the ofiiccon the mornings of’l‘uosdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. from 8 to 10 A.Ill. fl," All consultations in the oflice. Cash. I‘horuhill..lune9,1865 1 CARD. N B.-â€"â€"TIIE PUBLIC WILL PLEASE - take notice that Mr. .lonh Tailor has ceased to collect for John N. Reid. M.D., and that Mr. John Garton. of ’l‘hornhill. is author- ised to collect for the subscriber until further notice. JOHN N. REID. 111.1). Thornhill, December 9.2, 1869. 597 R. E. LAW. IIEMIST AND DRUGGIST, RICH- ) :uor'u HILL. Physicians prescriptions carefully prepared Richmond llill, Dec. 1, 1869. 594-tf DRUG STORE IN KLINEBURG. ACOB YELINSKIITBEGS TO INFORM p the Inhabitants of Kiineburg and surround- ing country that he has opened a Drug Store in the above named place. AIUHLIIS (if ['1 orbs {LILrl Klineburg, March 1,1869. DE By Royal Lollm-s patently has been (IJIJIOWICd Issllrcr of Marriage Lccnscs. Thronhill, Feb, ‘26, 1868. Hal: Mcch r-s supslczl. 560-tf THOMAS CARR, ALER IN DRUGS. MEDICINES, Gi‘ocories,\’Vilios and Liquors. Thornhid. VJ. H. CANNON, L.D.S., ' DENTIST, (LATE ASSIST- ' ‘ ANT to Dr. Elliot, Dentist. ‘6‘; I‘m-onto) respectfully announces that. he will visit the following places,(Sun- days excepted). where he will attend toDenâ€" tistry in all its branches: King . . . . . . . . . ...........lsl of each month. Richmond I'lill...........5th “ Newmnrket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lllth " Aurora . . . . . . . . . . . . ......l5lll " Teeth inserted ill the most Improved Styles, on Gold. Silver. Vulcanized Rubber. and Al- luininum linse, 'l‘eeth filled in such a manner as to preserve them from further decay. . 'I‘coth extracted with the least possible pain, and especial attention paid to the regulation 01' children’s teeth. Charges Moderate, and work warranted to give satisfaction. All le'ters addressed to Aurora will receive prompt attention. Aurora, May 25. 1870. 619-ly G. H. HUSBAND, L.D.S. @DENTIST, BEGS MOST RE- spectt'ully to announce that he will be at Unionville. . . .lst Monday ofeach month, Weston . . . . . . 9th day “ Klinchurg. . . .16th “ Burwick . . . . . ‘J‘Zlul “ n ‘2 o Scarboro’. . . .. rd Where he willbe prepared and mostheppy to wait on those who may require his services, G. 11. 11.. having had over ELEVEN YEARs’ PRACTICE, feelsconfidentofgiviug entire satis- faction. To those who have favored him with their patronagein the past he returns his sincere thanks, and to those who may do so in the fu- lure, he would say that no endeavor on his part will be wanting to meettheir approval. REFERENCES.â€"â€"-Tlle followiuggehtlemencan, with confidence,recommend G. H. Husband,to all requiring Dental aid 1 Dr. Reid, Thornhill; Dr. Bull. Weston: Dr. D’Evlyn, Burwick; Dr. Corson, Brampton. Rustor:Ncrz.â€"Thornhill. Thornhill September 1'7, 1868. It 1y DRS. PECK 85 ROBINSON’S NEW METHOD OF EXTRACTING Teeth without Pain. by the use of Ether Spray. which affects the tooth only . The tooth and gum surrounding become insensible with this external agency, when the tooth can be extracted with no pain and WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE LIFE As in the use of Chloroform. Drs. P. and R. will be in the following places prepared to extract teeth with his new apparatus. All. other operations in Dentistry performed in a t workmanlike manner :â€" ..".urora, lst. 8th,16th and 22nd ofeach month All kinds of Building Materials supplied. Post Otfice Addressâ€"Yorltville. TorontO. May 18,1868. 3-m. PETER S. GIBSON, PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR, Civil Engineer and Draughtsman. OFFICE AT Willowdale, on Yonge EL. in the tiounty of York. Orders by letter promptly attended to. Willowdalo. Dec. 15. 1809. 596v1y GEO MCPHILLIPS 85 SON. PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYORS, Seaforth, Ontario. June, 27 1862. l Newtnarket.... 2nd “ " 1 Markham ............ 2181’. “ " r Stoutfville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18th “ ” '. Richmond Hill. . . . . . 9th and 24th “ ' Kleinburg . . . . . . 29th -" “ Nitrous Oxide Gas always on hand at Aurora ' Aurora, April 28. 1870' 615-tf DENTISTRY -. 3:: C. ADAMS, D. D. S., 95 "II had King Street East, Toronto, near Church Street, is prepared to wait upon any who need his professional. services in or- der to preserve their teeth. or relieve suffering and supply new teeth in the most approved style. Also to regulate the teeth of those who need It. Consultations free, and all work war- of Markham. can makearrangementsut the HERALD oilice . over the Wesleyan Book Room. BARRISTER, CONVEYANCER, 82c. B Street, Toronto . JOHN DUGGAN. Q.C. Lircitsch Qturtiouccrs. J. RAFFERTY ADUATE OF TORONTO UNIVER- ICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE County of York. ill Sales punctually attended to. CHARGES MODERATE. Acourzss: King P 0. 633-4111 M. FISHER. ICENSED AUCTIONER FOR THE County of York. Lot 4, 3rd concession, Vaughan. P. 0. Address, Concord. Orders promptly attended to. Concord. March 16, 1870. 606 HENRY SMELSOR, ICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE Counties of York and Peel, Collector of Notes, Accounts, &c. Small charges and plenty to do. Lasltey‘. March 2nd 1865 39-ly FRANIS BUTTON. JR ICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE County of York. Sales attended to on the shortcsl notice and at moderate rates. P 0. Address, Buttonville. Markham. July 24, 1868. 497 H. D. BENNETT, IUENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE County of York. Residence lot No. 14. 2nd Con. Vaughan. P. 0. Address. Carrvilla. All orders left at the “York Herald” office, Richmond Hill, or utthe 1’.O.Maple, will be attended to. Vaughan, Oct. 10 1867. l-y JOHN CARTER: ICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE Counties of York. Peel and Ontario. Resrdence'. Lot 8,601 concession Markham. I’ostOf’ficeâ€"Unionville. Sales attended on the shortest notice,and on reasonable terms. Orders leftat the “ Herald” office for Mr Carter’s services will be promptly attended to a Jnne.27. 1867. EDW. NDERSON, ICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE Counties of York and Peel. Residenceâ€"»~Lot 20,1'earoi' 3rd Concession P.O . Addressâ€"~15uttonvilIe. Parties requiring Mr. Saudorson’s services Junuarv 4.1’565. , 31 13am (barbs. WILLIAM MALLOY, ARRISTER, ATTORNEY, SOLICI- 'rou in Chancery. Conveyanccr, 6:0. OFFICE: No. 78 King Street East, Toronto; 5 Toronto. December 2, 1869. 94 J. N. BLAKE, Darwinâ€"No. 66 Church Street, Toronto. December 90. 1869. 508 DUGGAN 62. MEYERS, ARRISTERS, ATTORNEYSâ€"AT-LAW Solicitors in Chancery, Converancererc Orr-‘lcrczâ€"I’rovincial Insurance Buildings, ADAM n. mucus, JR. Toronto Dec. 24.1868. 544-ly l l READ AND BOYD, )ARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Solicitor: iu Chancery, &c. OFFICEâ€"~77. King St East, Iover Thomp- son’s East India House) Touou'ro. 1). B. READ, Q.C. May 6. 1867. MONABB, MURRAY 65 JACKES, ARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS-ATLAW Solicitors in Chancery,Conveyancers,&c OFFICEâ€"Ill the Court House. Toronto August 1.1865. J. A. BOYD, 8.11. 52-tf 95 MARRIAGE LICENSES, RICHMOND HILL. TEEFY, NOTAâ€"RY PUBLIC AND . Commissioner in B.R., is Government Agent for issuing Marriage Liconses in the County of York. Office hoursâ€"7 A.M. to 9:30 mu. Richmond Hill. October 23, 1869. JAMES BOWMAN, SSUER OF MARRIAGE LICENSES, Almira Mills. Markham.Nov.1.186:>. 22 GREEN BUSH HOTEL, 215 and 217 Yonge Street. Toronto. HE FARMERSEID TRAVELLING public will find first-class accomodation at the above House, at low rates. There is an extensive Stable attached, and large covered sheds. An attentive and obliging hostler. 597 J. L. PARKER. Proprietor. RICHMOND HILL POULTRY EXPRESS! Farmers and others wishing CASH for their butter and eggs can get it by calling at H. Chapman’s, one door south of G. A. Bernard’s Store, Richmond Hill, who also is conductor of THE POULTRY EXPRESS, And will either trade or pay Cash for all he gets, August 18, 1870. 632-1y J. SEGSWORTH, MPORTER 0F WATCHES, CLOCKS, and Fine Jewelry ,‘IJ Yonge St., Toronto. *,,* Masonic and other emblems made to order. ranted. June, 1865. Toronto. Anil 27. 1866. _ withâ€"with plundering them ?’ added the Teefy, Esq. 0, CANADA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, He was in the midst of high encomiums ‘on the new nostrum, more than half the efficacy of which, he persisted, depended on its being taken by suction; when a shrill whistle was heard, and almost immediately the coach stopped, while two faces, hideously blackened, presented themselves at the coach window. ‘ Sorrow to trouble you,’ said the man on the right, acknowledging, with a bow, ‘ with. The Whole Story. l Oh. yesâ€"I’ll tell you the story, The very words that were said. You see the supper was cooking, And I was slicing some bread, And Richard came into the pantry, His face was exceedingly red. And he opened his halfvshut fingers, And gave me a glimpse of aring ; And thenâ€"oh, yes, I remember, The kettle began to sing, And Funny came inwith her baby, The cunningcst bunch of a. thing. two lady-like screams from the back seat ; ‘ but. business is business, and ours will soon be over if things go on smoothly.’ ‘ ‘ Of course, gentlemen, you will, as far as is consistent with your disagreeable duty, spare the feelings of these ladies,’ appealed the polite pas‘senger, in his blandcst manner. ' ‘ Oh I certainly, they shall be first attended to, and shall not; be required to leave their places or submit. to any search unless their conduct renders it. neces- sary.’ ‘ And now, ladies,’ continued the rob- berâ€"the barrel of his pistol gleamed in the light of the coach lampâ€"‘ be so good as to pass out. your purses, watches and such other trickets as may be accessible without too much trouble.’ And the biscuits were Out. in a minute, Well. what come next ‘I Let me seeâ€" Oh I Fanny was there With her baby, And we all sat down to tea; And grandma looked over her glasses So queer at. Richard at me! But it: wasn’t till after milking ' That he said what he had to say ; How was it? Oh, Fanny had taken The baby and gone away- The funniest rogue of a fellow He had a new tooth that day. We were standing under the plum~tree, And Richard said something low, But I was tired and flustere‘d, And trembled, I almost. know; For old Red is the hardest of milkers, And Brindle so horribly slow. And thenâ€"let me seeâ€"where was I? Oh, the stars grew thick overhead, And we two stood under the plum-tree Till the chickens flew up to bed - Well,he loves me,and we’re to be niarried, The ladies came down handsomely’ And that is-about What he said. and were no further molested- - One by one the rest of us were com- . . .. pelled to get outâ€"the middle-aged gen- globulin. tlcman’s turn coming first. He submitted with awinning grace, and was robbed like a very Chesterfield. My own affair, like the sum I lost, I've were five Passengers in allâ€"two ,was scarcely worth mentioning. The ladies on the back seat, a m1ddlc-aged Quakervs tum came next. He quietly gentleman and 3‘ Quake? 0“ the middle; handed over his pocket-book and als0.his and myself on the one in front. A Qua.er Detective. I watch, and when he asked if he had any The two ladies might have beenl other valuables, said, ‘ Nay,’ mother and daughtelfi aunt. and niece, A Quakcr’s word is good, even with governess and charge; and might; have;thieves; so, after a hasty good night, sustained any other gelationship whichjtho robber thrust his pistol into his made it: proper for fire ladies to travel‘pocket, and, with his two companions, together unattended. one of whom hold the reins of the leaders, The middle aged gentleman was ‘ was about taking his departure. sprightly and talkative. He soon got upl ‘SIOP I, “Claimed the Quaker, in 3' an acquaintance witlh}he..ladies, toward tone more of command than request. 3 ‘ Stop 1 what for?’ returned the other . in evident surprise. Whom, in his zeal’ to}, I did the agreeableâ€"fibril, and smiling, l and batting. over his?! I L ‘For at least two good reasons,’ was painfully suggestive time of life,of . the “NY: emPhaSlzed .W 1th a couple Of a" crick’ in the neck“: iI-Idulvas evidently Del'l'lngcl's 00‘3de and Presented. a gay Lotharioh ‘ Help 1’ shouted the robber. ‘ Stop l’ the Quaker again exclaimed ; ‘ and if one of thy sinful companions advance a step to thy relief, the Spirit will surely move me to blow thy brains "she rather over- . g. The Quaker wore the uniform of hisl sect. and confined his speech, as many on parliamentarian would save his credit by doing, to simple ‘yeas’ and ‘nays.’ As H for myself, I made it an invariable rule ‘ 0m" of the road to be merely a. looker-on andl The 10be at the OPPOSiLC Window . and the one at the leaders’ heads,thought I a. listener. 3 . . . it a good tune to leave. Towards evening I was aroused from , . . . ‘Now «of; in "friend ’ s i ' one of those reveries into which a man, I _ a, ’-i ’ a d the Quaker’ . . still covering I118 man, ‘and take the Without either berng a poet. or a lover, will occasionally fall, by the abrupt query middle seat; but first deliver up thy ' ) from the talkative gentleman: Plsml‘ _ (Are you firmed Qir ?, The other hesitated. . , . ‘I am not,’ I answered, astonished, ‘ Thee had Mt better delay; I feel . . . r t i “t; ' ' 'o' no doubt “Slbly’ at the questlou. he Spur beginning to move my rioht t fore-finder ’ ' ‘I ' t he 't'h l'd‘1 D' . . ‘ for biggrjoizch; ofrls’to 6;? Ileacéi The robber did as he was directed, . . g . pp. 5 p ' and the Quaker took his seat by his side, 1tw1ll be several hours m the night,-and l , the new comer a. seat in the we must. pass over a. portion of road, on , l' h ' t ' h r . wno more ban one roobery as been The driver, who was frightened h“, committed: - o of he wits now‘ ct. frw rd t. Theladies turned pale,and the stranger‘ou 1 ’ s 0 a a 3 did his best to reassure them .rapid rate. The lively gentleman soon . . . t ‘c vcrcd his vi Yacit . He was cs 6- ‘ Not that: I think there IS the slightest ‘ 1.00 ,. l V , p , ‘ orally facenous on the Quaker s prowess. danger at present, he resumed; ‘ only,“ . . ‘ You're a rum Quaker, you are. when one is responsnble for the safety of E Why, you do,” quake worth a cent... I iadles' you knfilw SUCh mgdzs a pigtgfl ‘ I’m not a shaking Quaker, if that’s in reach wou materta y a to ones What thee means} confidence" , _ r . y . ‘Of the ‘ Hickory,’ or rather of the ‘Yonr prrncrplesLmy friend, address- . Old Hickory, stripe, I should my” re_ ing the Quaker’ ‘ are as mHCh Opposed 1 torted the lively man. But the Quaker ’ 0' us' or a ?’ . - to carry 1:10 as to m° 0 “131 weapons ‘, relapsed Into his usual monosyllables,aud ‘ Yea, was the response. . . . the conversation flagged. (Have the vrlhans murdered any of Time sped and 5001101. than we 0} . . . , ' , o thelRVICtlDJS? the elderly lady‘nervously pectad the coach stopped where we were enquired. ‘ to have supper and a change of horses. or have they contented themselves We had deferred a distribution of our effects until we had arrived at this place, as the dim light. of the coach lamp would have rendered the'proccss somewhat dif- ficult before. It was now necessary, however, that it should be attended to at once, as our jovial companion had previously an- nounced his intention of leaving us at that point. He proposed a postpone- ment until after supper, which he ouiered to go and order. ‘ Nay,’ urged the Quaker, with an gtvmg middle. younger, in a timorous voice. ‘Dccidcdly ‘the latter,’ the anniablcI gentleman hastened to give assurance; ‘and as we are none of us prepared to offer resistance in case of an attack, nothing worse than robbery can befall us.’ ‘ Then, after having blamed himself for having unnecessarily introduced a disa- greeable subject, the gentleman quite excelled himself in efforts to raise the spirits of the company, and succeeded so approach of abruptness‘, and laying his Well that by the time night 5811 in that hand on the other’s arm: ‘busincss all had quite forgotten, 01‘ only remem- before pleasure, and for business there bered their fears to laugh at them. is no time like the present.’ 0111' genial gentleman fairly tallied ‘Will thee be good enough to search himself hoarse. Perceiving which, he the prisoner ?’ he said to me, still keep- .a case where it. was necessary to organize 'ttlll. 1871. ..ml_ . WHOLE N0. 654.. the coach,’ the gay man suggested, and’ immediately offered to go and search. ‘ Stop 1’ thundered the Quaker, tightâ€" ening his grasp. The man turned pale, and struggled to release his arm. In an instant one of the Dcrringcrs was levelled at his heart. . ‘ Stir a hand or a foot, you are a dead man I’ The Quaker must have been awfully excited so completely to have forgotten the language and the principles of his persuasion. Placing the other pistol in my hand directions to fire on the first of the two men that; made a suspicious movement, he went. to work on Lothario, from whose pockets, in less time than it takes to tell it, he produced every item of the missing property, to the utter amazement of the two ladies, who had begun in no meaâ€" sured terms to remonstratc against the shameful treatment the gentleman was receiving. The Quaker, I scarcely need add, was no Quaker at all, but a shrewd detective who had been sent on the track of a band of desporados, of whom our middlcagcd friendâ€"who didn’t look near so old when his wig was offâ€"lives the chief. The robberry was adroitly planned. The leader of the gang had taken passage in the coach, and after learning, as he sup- posed, our dcfeuocless condition, had given the signal to his companions by throwing out the scrap of paper already mentioned. After the capture of the first robber, it was attempted to save the booty by seerctly passing it to the new complice, stillbclicved to be unsuspected, who counted on being able to make off with it at. the next stopping place. The result. was that both, for a. season ‘ did the State some sorvicc,’ Military Condition of Endland At an agricultural dinner lately, the Earl of Carnarvon drew the following picture of the unprepared and defence- less condition of England :â€"â€"â€" “IIc said with regret, and at the some time deliberately, that he believed the country was at. the present moment wholly unprepared, by land, to meet the invader. They insured their houses, their crops, their herds; but no one seemed to anticipate that in one single year, you, in a fortnight, houses, cattle, and all that was valuablc,might be swept into absolute nothingness, and yet. that was the condition to which they must submit to in the event of War. As re- gards men, they were a more handful. Indeed, they could not put a. third of the number in line that. Belgium could. With respect to their reserve forces, they were not satisfactorily officered, were ill-trained, and worse armed. There was no staff instruction among the officers, no assemblage for brigade duty of the men, and there was not; a single regiment of militia or volunteers who possessed a breech-loader, so that, if sent to resist a valiant enemy, they would meet with absolute butchery and destruction. Not only were they disconnected, but they were controlled by separate acts and separate regulations. Then, as to their forts, he believed them still to be unfin- ished,aud in 9. great measure not. properly mounted with guns. Referring to the Moncrietf, which could be fixed in such a. manner as to keep the gun and gunner completely out; of sight, there was not one mounted, and as for torpedoes,which were usod with tremendous effect. in the American war, they had not one in store. Everything with regard to the mainten- ance and supply of military implements was kept in one single depots, and prac- tically undefended in case of invasion. Not. only was their cavalry lower in strength than it should be, but the horses, he believed, would be insufiicient, and many far too young, and would most likely break down in the early part. of the campaign. Speaking of the defec- tive organisation, Lord Carnarvon re- ferred to the want of preparation in the Crimean and Abyssinian Wars, and, speaking of the Trent, afi‘air, when troops were sent to Canada, he said it. was not, perhaps, generally known that absolutely our troops could not have marched through that winter if they had not been Supplied with boots through the kind offices of the Emperor of the French f rom the French stores. Again, he knew hastily a military expedition, and where not one single cavalry transport could be found.” took from his pocket a package of newly ing his hand in a friendly way upon the invented cough candy, and after passing passenger’s arm. it to the ladies, he helped himself to the balance and threw the paper out of the could be found. window. ' I (110. so, but not one-0f the articles the afternoon of Dec. 215‘. for francstireurs The search made throughout Versailles on and other suspected strangers was caused by the discovery of a. plot for the assassznation ‘ He 1111155 have gotten rid Of them in of the King, Bismarck, and Von Moltke. The Value of Paris. The London Economist, of October 15th, calculates how much property the defenders of Paris expose to danger by awaiting a Prussian attack: 1. The value of the house property may be approximately arrived at by an estimate based. on the value of London property, and apportioning to Paris an amount proportionate to the population. London, with a population of 3,500,000, having a valuation of about 27,000,000l., which, capitalized at: about twelve years’ purchase, represents a sum of 324,000,~ 0002., we may reckon that Paris, with a. population of 1,800,000, contains private house property worth about 171,500,00M Deducting ten per cent. as the value of the ground rents and unoccupied area, which may be treated as indestructible, though ground rents would fall if Paris were half destroyed, we have a not sum ~ of 154,350,000l., representing the value of Parisian buildings which a complete bombardment and a street defence would annihilate. 2. On this basis we may calculate that an amount equal to one- half the value of the buildings will be invested in furniture or other contents of the dwellings. In this way we get; an estimate of 77,175,000Z. as the value of furniture and other contents of Parisian houses. 3. The value of the stock-in- trado in Parisian shops and warehouses will probably be at least one-third the aggregate of the above amountsâ€"â€"another sum of $77,175,000!. This is a minimum computation. It appears from the returns of our firc,insurancc duty, When it existed, that the stock-in-trade insured over the whole of England was about one-third the entire value of the entire property insured; and as stock-in-trade is disproportionately concentrated in large cities, it is safe to reckon in a city like Paris the proportion of stock~in-trade to other.insurablc property will be as great: as the average of the whole of England. Probably the estimate is far below the mark, though a very low one would of course be proper just now, considering the withdrawal of property which must have been going on in expectation of the siege. These three figures sum up as follows : 1. Value of furniture and other contents of dwellings, 77,175,0002.; 3. Value of stock-in-tradc, 77,175,000l.-â€"-'- Total, 311,700,oooz., which we may take as the minimum value of private property in Paris dostruotible in a. siege. obeying Order‘s Three jolly husbands, by .he name of Tim Watson, Joe Brown and Bill Wal- ker, sat; late one evening drinking at the tavern, until being well corned, they agreed that each one, on returning home, should do the first thing his wife told him, in default of which he should the next morning pay the bill. They then separated, engaging to meet again the" next morning, and give an honest account. of their proceedings at home, so far as they related to the bill. The next morn- ing Walker and Brown were at; their posts; but it was some time before Wat- son made his appearance. Walker be- gan first. “You see, when I entered my house the candle was out, and the fire gave but a glimmering light. I came near walking into a pot of batter that the pancakes were to be made of the next morning. My wife, who was dread- fully out of humor at sitting up so late, said to me sarcastioally‘; ‘ )lll; do put. your feet into the batter.’ ‘Just as you say, Maggie,” said I, and without. the least hesitation, I put my foot into the pot of batter and went to bed.” Next: Joe Brown told his story. “My wife had already retired to our usual sleeping room, which adjoins the kitchen, and. the door of which was ajar. Not being able to navigate perfectly, you know I 4 made a dreadful clattering among the household furniture, and my wife in no very pleasant tone, brawled out: ‘Do break the porrige pot.’ No sooner said than done, I seized hold of the pot, and shattered it in a. hundred pieces. After this exploit: I retired to rest: and got a. curtain lecture all night for my pains." It. was now Tim Watson’s turn to give an account of himself, which he did with a very long face, as follows, “ My wife gave me the most unlucky command in the world, for I was blunderiug up stairs in the dark, when she cried out; ‘Do break your neck, do Tim.’ ‘ I’ll be cussed if I do, Kate,’ said I, as 1 gath- ered myself up, ‘I’ll sooner pay the bill.” And so landlord here’s the cash for you ; and this is the last. time I’ll ever risk fiive dollars on the command of my wife. Soar mach every efficacious top~dressing applied in the Spring to grass lends.