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It, is conceded by every one familiar with the business, that the present mode of gathering oysters is both wasteful an t in. tili» ient. As no one owns the beds no one tam-s the trouble to do anything for thril‘ pres 'vation They are raked at all seasons, without regard to close time, and the infuse and shells are recklessly thrown back on the beds, to their utter destruction. But this is not all. The in: trument by Which the oysters are gathered, called a r the, is utter inn fficient, except in water less 1: an 16 feet in depth, and when the sluggish tlzl- s In the Gulf are taken into account it w.ll be seen that no bed which has at high wutur more than 25 feet of water over it can ,ewzr he reached by the rake even when the tltlu is at its IOWest. All beyond that limit l is us much viréi'n Sui], un er the present ys- tem, us the deepest part of the Atlantic. New in Great Britain oysters are gath- red at a. depth of from 20 to 30 fathoms by an instru- ment which, even in shallow water, is infin- itely superior to the rake. This is called a dredge; and is so simple in its construction that any b aeksmith could make it, although it is not easy to convey adescription of it on paper without the aid of a diagram. It con- sists of a net, the bottom of which is In de of strung iron wire links and the upper por- tion of coarse cord or small rope. It is kept 0pm by means of an iron cross bar, which drags along the bottom and is so slightly fastened to the boat or vessel, that on meet- ing With any serious obstruction, such as a. t lmgz: men, it breaks away, and can be re. “mmredlsy means of a. buoy which is kept always attached to the rope. A small vessl l or {ruin 20 to 40 tons is generally used for tlndetng, and with five of these dredges at- tHLhLd, she is allowrd to driit before the wind over the oyster bed. and as the nets are ii:led they are taken up and emptitd for a fresh haul. In this way a. vessel is soon loaded, and beds are gleaned which couad not be approached by any other means of gathering. Th‘vvre is no part of the world which is mule lllgiliy faxored as an oyster producmg count y than tnueastern coast of New B uns- WW“, and iudued the whole territory along the «emits o- Nurthumberland from Malagash to Uaa'aquet, including the coast of Prince Adward Island, is one vast oyster bed. In Vluw 01 this fact it may appear surprising that the oyster trade of the Lower Provinces .s so limited in extent, and confined almost entirely to the demands of the local markets. Nb export trade of any considerable amount is carried on; indeed during certain seasons the current of trade Sr is in the opposrie direction, and St. John ' w-Ii‘lB 0yhtn‘1‘8 largely from the United ~ This state of things shoufd not be s timed to continue; our native oysters are Ilut smpassed in flavor or size by those of an) ()‘zllt‘l‘ country, and. so 1ar from being formal} to import nystel‘s, We should be in a. puritlt-u to expor: them largely and to sup- ply, not only the malkets oi the Upper Pro,- vimrest buttnose of England also w1th the pxml we 01' our vast oyster beds. It is not dillicult to discern the reasons which pre- th us h‘om being able to accomplish this at the preseut time ; one is that no means are taken for the preservation and culti- vat‘on cf the oyster beds; the other is that our s3 stem of getting oysters from the be<l.~ is of such a primitive and semi. :ivllich character that hundreus of square miles of the finest beds are neVer gleaned at all. Some 3n ms ago an Act was passed by the Provin- 0141 L gislziture to encourage the cultivation of m tors, and for that urpose it was proâ€" Vilivd ilmt leases should should be granted to ‘pmsons desirous of engaging in that busi- nrm. Sums-leans“ were issued but; after- wmis cancelled, ostensibly because it was thou ht the Government had no pOWer to 1:350 h-mtuiy covered by water. Perhaps the nu! wagon was that the Fiench population of tie sentiement on the Guit clamored against the enactments as a violation of their ancient privilege of I‘dklng oyrtcrs It may be that the Dominion Gum-mmcut claims the exclusive power of 1, gaming on this subject as being included in mg timerivs; if so there ought to be no (hmuuny in obtaining a simiar Act. from the l’vunlkuuuut of Canada, but there can be no pn-Icnco for saying that the oyster beds wimin three marlne leagues of the shore do non uulong, either to the Province or to the Dumimon. By the adoption of this system of dredgi’ g in deep water and the cullivatiou of oyster beds where the water is shallow we Would Specdlly be in a poxition to export oysters to a larg. extent. We should 'at all events supply the markets of the Upper Provinces during the svason ot open navigation ; and the (" mpletion of the lntercolouial Railway will soon render our others available for them in winter also. In England there are loud complaints of the scarcity and dcamess of oysters, three or four shillings a. dozen being the price asked in Lohdon for an article very much inlexitr to ours. A swift steamboat could take a cargo ol oysters to London in less than tn days, and if Well selected and pz‘cmd they would not deteriorate in the host during the voyage. The profits of sueh a. speculation, if properly conducted, Would be simply enormous. Surely there is enough enierprise among the oyster merâ€" chants ot the Gulf to procure a dredge from England and Iry the experiment, me field ful‘ the speeularionis wide and the ground is new, for rich as are the beds which lie ad jut-ant to the shore, those which have never been touched. by a rake and would be avail- able to a dredge, are far richer and infinitely mere extensiveâ€"St. John, N. B., Telegraph iu. Senator Wilson looked at him, and, [naming in a smile, said : ‘* Hallo, Sumner I” Tim two friends shook hands cordially. H \Vcll, Ldeulare, this is a surprise,” said be m xt. Vice-President. [From the New York Times, h 0v. 28,] S namr Wilson was in the city ' yesterday. Ila call d on all his old friends and then sumd to go down town. At Canal street he got into an omnibus. A gentleman who SM» next to the door assisted him in getting in. Senator Wilson did not know at flxst. who it was, when he suddenly heard a vuiccâ€" ‘ , “ Hallo, Wilson I” I; was the genlleman w_hoi1ad nelped him to Inc, Uhltxd States before this generation had pus \d uway,lhat probably sevuul ol the nonler provinces of Mexico would “ come to us, too,” and that “ we Would have a con- trolling influence in the Wlst Indies." ' u I think," sand Smator Wilson, “ that. this coun- 161'.» will Yet uoulam a population larger than that. or Europa.” â€"â€"The May of life blooms only once.â€" Schiller. in l’ln very Well, old boy {how are you 7” anatul‘ Wilson returned, still shaking his friend’s hand. S nator Sumner told him eVerythingâ€" cvrrgthing he had told the Herald repmter the day before. At the City Hall {be two irieiids got out and went to the Tribune of- fil 0, Win re they had another good long talk. how were delighted ,to see each olher, and not a word referring to 'polltics or the presidential election was spoken: When they 114d parted Senator Wilson went to the A LU] Housm, where he met a reporter ot the Herald and partook of some beef broth and an apple pudding. Senator Wilson was in a vrry good humor and he talked freer to the nyomn‘. Among other things he suit that the Sunatu had more men of ability now ilmn it had at. the times of Webrter, Clay and Cainoun. Speaking of the future of the County, he said that Canada. would belong fl Wm 11, old boy,‘huw are you ?’-‘ the eloquent chumyion of Hqg‘acq ~Greeley asked. “Slhator Sumner said he Was pretty well ; iudm (1 he was very W611. His health had gmafily improved. . y 11 n "n", o “ Yes, you Lok a good deal better,” Sen- ator Wilson said, delifl‘htt'd; “the trip to Luv: pa has done you good. You look a great dual better. And now tell me all about huI‘Upo." ' {Eur Oyster Fisheries. A Historical Meeting. THE FIRE FIEND ABROAD About seven o’clock yesterday evening a fire broke out in Hodder’s clothing and hat store, Oshawa, and soon spread to. the ad- joining building. Fitlmaurice’s drug store was the nxxt to go, then Woods’ dry geods more, and in succession the dry goods store on 'irewin,thu drug store of D:. Deans, the dry good- tore of Mr. Dickie, the book more of J. F. Wilcox, the confectiuncry more of William McChesney, the jewelry store of J R. Johnston, the dry goods store of J. Barnard, the photog=aph galâ€" lery of J. O. & R. H. Henry, the tobacco ,. ,,, Art n. Some of the Principal Stores Burned store of J R. Johnston, the dry goods store of J. Barnard, the photog=aph galâ€" lery of J. O. & R. H. Henry, the tobacco store of kt. Fitchett, the barber shop of J. 8; J Hall, and the butcher shop of George Garth, which are now all in ruins. The Merryweather steam fire engine of Whitby was sent for and soon arrived, and com- menced Work. Hod it not been for this en- gine there can be no doubt whatever but that the fire would have crossed over to the opposite side of the street. Hinde’s Hotel, Gibbs’ block. Cowan’s new block, and Hatch & Mear.i‘s block, were in imminent danger, the fronts being badly scorched, and it WEN uniy by the utmost exert-Ions of the firemen and citizens that the south side of King street was saved. All the buildings, with the exception of Dr. Dean’s, Trewin’s, Wood’s, Hedder’s and Fitzmaurice’s, were wooden. The loss is roughly estimated at between thirty and forty thousand dollars. As far as i we can learn the cases by the fire are pretty well insured. Several accidents to persons have occurred, one of the firemen having uuvc uuuuucu, uuU u. tun mum“. ......_5 his wrist broken. The gr atest drawback in extinguishing the fire was the suarcity of water. The citizens of Oshawa are truly thankful to 'the fire brigade of Whitby for their promptness in coming to their assist. ance. In ten minutes after the first stroke Of the Whitby fire hell, the horses were at- tached to the engine and on their way to Oshawa. In one hour and ten minutes after Mr. C. W. Smith leit for Whitby, their en- gine was playing on the burning buildings. J. B. Cooper’s stat ment to the executive committee of the Lent-Harpcnding Com- pany is to the following etfect: I was book- ktepur to the Diamond Drill Company of this city. 1 have known Arnold for six years. He knew much about diamonds and wanted to learn more trom me about the way in which they were deposited, 630.; he said he thought he could produce diamonds by artificral means. I told him that oiamonds Were generally tound in the beds of extinct rivers in tropical countries and in gravelly soil. Arnold said that while in Arizona. he saw and Indian Chiet’s wife with a bracelet of Sparkling stones, which he obtained trom her; he said he would go crack to Arizona and look for the natural deposits of these stones. On his return he told Coo AP that he had a big thing in View, stating that Slack and himself Were the only persons in the secret, a-d oifvred me great inducements to join in the scheme. In 1871 Arnold, Slack and I made a. trip to New Mexico, whre we collected quite a number of rubies and returned to this city where we decided to get the large capitalists enlisted into the plans. Arm ld suggested that over. tures be made to Harpendtng, a gentleman of high standing and conversant with money . matters ; Arnold then wrote to Harpending at‘ Lont on, asking, his co-operation in the de- velopment ot the [diamond mines. Arnold and Snack :then Went to New‘ York and interested Barlow in the scheme. When Lent and harpending reached New York from London, Arnold exhibited the gems, and a council was held, the result of which was that Lent and Harpending Came to San Francisco and termed a company. Arnold saw that he nust make a bold str kc, and, taking £50,000 with him, crossed the Cana- dian line and sallcd from Quebec for London. After arriving at the latter city he nade the acquaintance of two American sailors, to whom he paid $500 cash each, and binding them with an oath of secrecy to conceal the bu. iness, ordered them to go to the different jewelers in London and buy diamonds, In this way he got $37,000 worth, and returned to Quebec. From there he Went to St. Louis, and thence to Arizona, where he bought a large quantities of rubies, garnets and sapphires ; he then returned to San Francisco, Where be consulted with my- self, Roberts and Black, the result ot which was that Lent, Harpending, Arnold and Dodge went to New York to interest the capitalists there, but the Wall street men were shy, and they did not meet with much success there; they wanted an expert in whom New Yot k men would place confidence. Jouin or Janin was suggested. The latter gentleman was accordingly consulted and permitted to test some of the diamonds ; he accepted the offer to go and examine the fields. Slack and Arnold Went ahead to Denver, from which place they were to pilot Janin to the fields. From there they Went to DenVer Mountain, near whch they sel cted a few acres, and scattered dia- monds and other precious stones with reck- less protusion. They then went back to Denver, whence they piloted the Janin party to the fields,where they hunted tor diamonds. At the close ot each day Arnold told Janin the value of the gems iound, and Janin made . his report accordingly. Atter Searching and examining for some time, the whole party, with the exception of Slack and Rubey, who remained to watch the ciaims, returned to San Francisco. The above is all that is elicited thus tar from Cooper. Whilst assisting at a public dinner down in the North, abuut. a year since, I made the vauai tauce of a burly Yorkshireman, by will 36 side I was accidentally placed. He appeared to be hi'usque and taciturn ; but, believing, as I did, that every man can converse on Same subject, I sat as it were in astate oi ambushment, laying in wait for the shortest monosyllabie that might fall from his lips. For some time all attempts at getting up a conversation proved futile. But after a whileâ€"thanks to my pertinacityâ€" “ we struck ile,” as our Translantic C( usins say. My‘ neighbor was a humble subject: Coal was his king. He was a pit-owner. Through the dessert and dreary speeches, 101‘ some hours, I feasted on coal, black-damp, tire-damp, water, culliers, and mines. 11: was far better than a scientific lecture, as he thoroughly understood the theory as well as the practice of mining. Before we parted, I expressed a Wish to go down his mine. “ You won’t come! you’ll be afraid.” “ Won’t. ? ” “Wel , we’ll see; when you decido on coming, write me, and. I’ll go down niht you.” _ ... . . . i. .1 The shaft was five yards in diameter, and three hum‘red yards in depthâ€"more than twice as (imp as St. Paul’s is high. The sides were carefully built of stone. In the A short time back, being in the neigh- borhood of Leeds, and having a day to spare, I adwsed my fliund of the fact, and waiving a kind reply, coupled with an m- vitaliou such as l dcsired, I started early in the mo‘rning to meet him. . What a country we passed through Cloth mills, iron works, lurnaces an) pit hills on all sides. V Science and work but- tling against the beauties of nature. Trees, stunted and black, struggling for dear life. How different to an agricultural country, wueru every b'ade 01 grass is tipped with dew, tintud by the glorious rays of the rising sun; where the lark soars higher tnd high- er, welcoming louder and louder the coming light. I THE WAY IN WHICH THE THING WAS DONE OSHAWA THE VICTIM. SEEKING BLACK DIAMONDS. LOSS, $35,000. Tn; Diamond Swindle. center of the shaft were fitted the hoists, by whieh the min‘ rs and coals ascend and deâ€" scend ; the llfts being worked on simiat principxes to xhose in use at large hotels. As one “cage” comes up, the other goes down. To keep them from swinging about, grooved wheels are placed on the sides of the cages, which run down fixed wire ropes. The cagt is an iron plate a yard or more squire, Without protecting sides. About the hight of the hips, it an iron bar across the center, the only thing to hold on by. Above the head, about seven leet from the floor, is a thick iron I roof, which is called the “umbrella.” The umbrella has saved many a man’s life from breaking ropes, and pieces of coal falling from the ascending cage. The idea that I had so little protec- tion, when going down, made im- more nervâ€" ous than ever. Wire ropes, about an inch thick, Were used in the hauling of the cages. The engine was similar to other stationary engines, but with strong “break” power. In order that the engineer may know when 'to stop, a miniature hoist, called the “tell-tale,” 1s attached to the engine, and placed so that the engineer can see the exact spot the cages are at in the shaft. When the telltale gets to a certain point 1t rings a bell, telling when to apply the break. This tell-talc, with the figures placed at its sides, corresponding to the depth of the shaft, looks Very much like an overgrown thermometer. Attached to the , engine is the drum, many yards in circum- t fenCnt-e, round which is wound the rope. A‘- ‘ the drum revolves, one end of the rope mnds on, while the other end winds itself otf.Above the pit‘s mouth are two wheels,over which the rope runs, the extremities of which are fixed to the cages. The men who receive the coal and land the carts and railway wagons, and others who keep account of the numbers of tons of collterles get, 01' to wht in they are delivered, are called “ banksmen." “ Are you ready to go down ’2" " Yes.” “ Go to the other side. Get on the cage, and lay hold 'of the iron bar. Hold tight.” I did so. , 'We started. Everything seemed sinking from under me. At first me head sank into my shoulders, then. my shoulders into my chest. I cringed myself up as small as I could, as it became darker and darker. “ What’s that rattlmg up 7” “That’s the aSCending cage, loaded with coal.” “ Thank goodness l No collision.” I heard the laden cage hulrying above us, the sound getting less and less distinct every , .moment. Nothing more wassaid. We held on. Just a step off the cage, andâ€"death l The air rushedup, almoist flopping my bremh A few moments 111016 and, With a deep drawn sigh, I took the happiest step in my life, from the cage in Which I ha: de- 1, , A; , .1 sdeudcd, to the pit. V At first all was darkness ; so at -eastait seemed after the daylight. We waited to get used to the obscurity, and then a candle about the thickness of a. cigar and twice as long was given me, a lump of clay forming the candlestick We walked about a bun. red yards along the main gallery, which was through the seam of coal, about five feet thick, to inspect the stables for the horses, here callethalloways.” There were stallsior eight. The stable was roomy and clenn,und about seven feet high, 011 coming out, a distant rumbling was heard. It waéa horse- truiu of “corves,” lull of coal, being driven by a boy toithe shaft. The boy, as hapgy as a cricket, was singing “Christiine, Awake.” A corve is a. small truck, similar to a rail way wagon, about three feet long, we wide, and .0119 high, runnir g on four wheels put close together N) that item be easily tilted. Six carves hold a little over a ton of coal. Along the galleries, tramways' are laid'; the rails are high, and have the flanges on them, whilst the wheels of the corves are very sharply pointed. We waited a. little time for a train of empty corves to take us further into the pit. A light was soon visible moving towards us, which proved to be the candle carried by the lad who was driving the train 011 its stopping for us, I got into the last conve. The train consisted of twelve. Crack Went the whip, and away we $é't'aried“ at a good hard trot. The noise was tremendous; the jolting worse. But what mest troubled me was how to keep my “first-class carriage” from tilting up and leaving me high and dry on the rails. Again, there was the ex- citement caused by continuous attempts to keep my fingers from being jammed between my corve and its neighbor; or expecting to hit my head or body against the side of the street; and, to make matters more chee'ful, the candle went out. .t was a wretched ride. We had about a mile of it, and then stopped on a siding for a coming train to pass by. While waiting, the fresh air that was rush- ing into the mine was measured by my guide. When We came to a standstill the flame of the candle was blown on one side. For a minute he walked along with the wind, just fast enough to keep the flame exactly upright. Then be multiplied the width of the gallery by the hight, and then by the number of feet he had walked, the total giv- ing the quantity of air in cubic feet. It was nearly six thousand per minute One of the greatest troubles of coal-mining is ventilation. The deeper you go down, the hotter it becomes. The weather miners like the most is bright and frosty. Foggy and wet is the most obj: ctionable. In the pit I was exploring they have I‘Dlack‘damp ;’ so that we could go about quite fea‘rleshly with open candles. Black-damp puts the candles outâ€"and the carrier, too, occaaionâ€" ally; but good ventilation drives it out of the mine as fast. as it is generated. To continue our journey. On my grum- bling at the trav‘ ling,a sleeper from the rail. road was fixed into the curve to serve for a seat, which made my “first-class carriage” a little more comfortable, and by “ particular desire,” we proceeded more slowly. The gallery was about‘five feet wide, and jus high enough for the “ g nlloway ” to trot with out hitting his head. When the roof was very bad it was bricked like a railway tunnel ; in other ’placcs it was just as it had been hewn; and sometimes it was propped up with woouen “punches.” Wood is rather an expensive item in mining. We traveled right through the seam of coal, which in some places was the entire thickness of the gallery, at others only a few inches in deplhf but it was 11 ver disconnected. The coal was clean, and glistened in the faint light, and the nickâ€"name of the “black diamond. ” seemed really not in eppropriate. It was peculiar to nee the different strata~ iron-stone, strong blue clay, from which bricks are made, and a loose shale, supposed to produce oil. Sometimes we were going up hill and sometimes down, but at last we came to the end of our riding journey. The seam struck up very steep. The tramway was laid up the incline, at the top of which was a Wlnd- lass. When there was a suflicient number of full carves, they Were hooked on to the chain, and down they went, dragging up empty ones which were hooked to the other end. It was like making the fat and pros. perous do the work of the hungry . no weak. Here the plan of the mine disclosed itself. The main road was that along which we had trave'ed, driving roads branching from it at right angles. ‘ Each road was worked by two colliers, and named after the leader. It; looked just like a toWn a dark night, with its streets br inching ofi‘ in all directions. We Went up many of the galleries, streets or roads, to see the colliels at work. The way they Were domg their work was similar in all cases, their tools consisting of hammers, wedges, and mattocks of various sizw, with punches to fix the roof when it was considered at all dangerous. They were attired almos' like that celebrated Indian chief of historical fame, whose iu-ll court: diess used to be a. pair of spurs and a collar, the miners’ costume being a cap, a short pipeâ€"black, a pair of trowsers. and Lancashire clogs. One miner was lying on his side, making a, thin hole in a seam of coal. The labor to get the coal was great, After he had made r giound at. the bottom of the line deep and long enough, he drove in iron wedges above me thin hole, then down came tumbling the broken coal. He did 11 It wield his hammer alter the fashion ofa blanksmith, the onfiued space 11 n allowing him to take these long sweeps, so a- to allow the hammer the greatest leve».a.ue the handle would give it. He was a tall, strong man, and it was enjoyable to notice the mUchcntS ol the muscles in his arms and back as he' labored away. Of course he was very black with his work. The tramways- were; carried into every r0ad.The collier is paid so much per dozen corves, and as soon as he has filled a corve he puts on an iron ticket,and the (verve is passed on, till it ultimately arrives atthe pit’s-mouth, where the Innksmen credifis it to the hewer in a book. To see the (3anle stuck about 0n the walls in all sor s of ;posi- tluns was striking in the dark, and: clay mskes a Splendld candlestick. ' The idea 111 coal-guttmg is to w01k av! far as the boundary, and in returning, get out all the coal that lies betWt en the boundary and the shalt. In returning alter the men h we taken all the coal, they take away the plops, as the WOUd is useful again for similar pur- poses, letting the roof tall in. The laud from which the coal has been taken is ca led u. “ goaf.” Another reason for starting roads to tile extreme ends is, there may be a mine just beyond, whose owner may poach on his neighbor’s property, and if this were not found out before six years have elapsed, the prior claim is lost. In mining diatl‘iCtS land 18 sold In two ways, the surface and the un durnd'tth; so the first man can be the owner of 311.110 can see, and the man bulow all he can feel. So as to garner up the air whenever there was a. gallery m 1: being used, coors were fixed to keep it out. The doors Were also uScd to direct a. current of air. 'l-‘o see the plan on paper of the git-roads, whcre. the poor Weaned vhing bad’no dodge in hem, and out than, was like looking at a ChincSc puzzle, or a. plan of the maze at Hampton Court. We made a short cut through one of these blocked-up roads. Our candles grew very dim, and would not burn at all on _the ground The air Ielt stifling. We walked witu our heads and candles as n: M the root as possiblc. I‘was often laughed at becaus« I would pl-rsist in try ing to find out which was the harder, the roof or my brad. For two reasons, I was taken throughâ€"â€" first, to save our legs and out oflc a. corner ; secondly, to see'the effect of black-damp. It was delightful to get again into one of the air-roads. . It seemed like going out in the air after leaving a sick room. We then Went 011a little further to the only place where ‘ there was “fireâ€"damp" or eXpli sive gas. There was not enough ta cause dan- ger, but it was remarkable how our candles cheered up; they flared away, and bumed brilliantly. It was also exhilarating to the spirits. ' After more walking, and more riding, we come to the plan 9 where a pump was at wonk. Auout a mouth previously, water burst in upon the mine, and the miners hAd to run and wade for their livas. The pump was driven by steam, the boiler being at the pit‘s mouth. Pipes conveyed the steam down to the pump, then there was an escape pipe to convey the steam up again Further on, more miners were at wmk, some having plenty of room, and some vmy little. Thry were picking‘and‘lbading, like the others We had seen. ' “Look out for your hat!” cried my con- ductor, as we preswd on, and pushed hard against another door. We had not only to 110k out for our'hats, but every thing else be- sides. It blew a tremendous hurricane. Quickly running with the draught, we' get under shelter, seating,r ourseIVes near the fire on a. “svttee,” or more correctly speaking, a. very dirty box, by the side of tee stuker. It was a. tire! Sornetningrlw talk about. An open lurnace twenty fart long and five wide â€"one blazing mass of coal. A few feet 011 was the chimney ; they called it n shaft ; it was abuut ten feet in diameter. The shaft was to carry the heated air up to the surfaCe. No fire can burn without air, so this file ac- tually drew or sucked the air along the miles of galleries through which we had passed entering by the sh it we descended. The reason the shafts are so large is, to admit the air freely and cbnveniently ,hoist the coal. After sitting a while and chatting with the stoker, we started to return. With murih trouble we kept our candles lithtd,€lS Wt‘ wele facing the wind ; again forcing the door open, we began; our stomping journey: The door slammed sharp on us and blew out all our lights. No matches! “0n, horror’s head honors accumulate.” Taking hold (and holding tightly too) of my friend’s coat, we UODtiDUtd on in miserable darkntss. Bump went my head several times. The par-Sage seemed longer and lower than when we first pant through it. At last we emerged through the- door by which we first entered. We then walked upright, and shortly arrived at the shart. getting on to one side ox the cage and holding as in the descent by the bar. Bung went a gongy and up We started, The sensation going up was far preferable to that goingdown. The gri atvst unpleasâ€" antry was that the floor pushed so hand against our feet. When the cage arrivud at the top it seemed to shoot us up, as from a catapult The daylight was'too glaring, the sun shining so brightly on that c'risp, frosty morning. The Japanese have fireworks made ex- pressly to be let off by (iaflight. A recent festival in Japan, at which a. displvy of these ingenious toys were exhibited, is thus de- scribed in the Yokohana Herald : The second day was occuviel with exhibitions of the ingenious daylight fireworks, of the manu fracture of which the Japanese appear to be the sole master<. As usual, these CoDSIsted mostly of bombs, which, exploding high In the air, discharging sometimes various colored jits of smoke, and sometimes closely folded packages of wire and paper, which unfolded themselves into parachutes of great bulk and symmetrical design. They are sometimes fish, which swam leisurely through the 9, mos: phere to the 'ground; or snakes which writhed‘themseIVes away over the tree tops; or great birds, that hovered kiteJike and motionless fox an incredibly long time. 00. casionally they took the shape of cottages, temples, human beings, magnified crests of daimios, trees and flowers, almost anything that a liveiy imagination could suggest. The smoke figures, howvver, Were the most amus- lng. One or the most trequently attempted was a. cuttle-fish, With a body of thick, tuli. ginous black, and arms of lighter huei . Of course the illusion was irery brief, the wind not allowing the smoke to remu.n undis- turbed for more than a, few seconds; but while it lasted it was perfect. Colliers are a hard, resolute, strong lot. Thvir lives being In cmltinual danger, they olten lose them flow the want of precaution. Few can read, and feWer can write ; conse- quently thew are very superstitious. When going to the pit in the morning. if they meet anything they consider unlucky, they refuse to go down that day. It is unlgeky to de- scend the pit twice in a day, and so forth. A fight of my sort th y are ex- ceedingly fond ofâ€"prize fightf, dog or cook- fights. A tale was told me o a collier who wanted to see a fight which was coming ofi' in the neighborhood He determined to bet on the event, and saved a sovereign in antici- pation. His greatest trouble was where to keep the money, as he would must likely lose it from his pitâ€"clothes and his wite, in brushing his “aunday besl,” would be sure to find it out; so he.oecided on putting it under the bed-post. His wise, in cleaning out the house one day, discovered it. She urged that as the house was half hers, so should be half the findings ; she abstracted the coin, and slipped a half sovereign in its place. The day came for the fight. The collier, lifting up the bed-post, to his aston- ishment found only a. half-sovereignmherron he exclâ€"timed, “My conscience, it's shrunk a deal l”â€"C'asselt’s. nnylig‘ht Fireworks. Chambers’ Journal gives a description of an ingenious me-hnd of stopping leaks 'in iron ships. wben atlseu, which’ has been patented by, Mr. M’Cnol, who effects his ob- je ct by menus of What he calls “safety- plates." These plates are as artisans say “dished,’_’ that is, they; resemble a dish in shape; consequently, when the hollow side is pressed against the plates of a ships, the “safety-plate” fits close and will keep water out when held firmly in place with screws. Bya clever contrivance when once the leak is discovered, mpau‘s can at once be taken for fitting on the new plate. , A weighted ,line is dropped through the hole; this is laid hold of by linus drawn under the ship ;the Weight is taken ofi and replaced by a screw bqlt; a plate with india-rubber covering the inner edges, is next screwed to thebolt, is dropped overboard, and drawn into pysition by a line hanging through the leak ; an inner plate is then screwed to the inner end A oysthe bolt, and thus the lvak is complelelv covered on , the inside and on the Outside, arid the water is kept out. That this means of safety can be made use 01 in the open sea, and under different circumstances; without the neces- shy of docking the Bhlp, is not the least aming its recommendations. [From the Pall~MallGazette.1 Why‘ is deathéommonly harbingered by apparations in female shape, according to tue superstitions ot the East and the North, as well as vfclaSAi‘ a] antiquity? The Greeks heid that human life was controllid by the Fates,“ The Northmen' had their Valkyriur, or female choosers of the slain. The comâ€" panions of-Anastasius in the prison at Con- stantinople saw “ the frightful bag,” the bar- binger of the plague, ' hovering with her hat Wings over their drear abode, and with her hooked taions numbering one by} one her in tended Victim.” And now we are told that the thieves of Indian cities have found out a way of utilizing this weird fancy Some “ bld off riders,” in female disguise, go about the streets of Madras exactly at 12 'at night, and. knock rt the doors of houses in. habited by natives, “ Thu-re is a strange be- lief among the uneducated natives that the devil Dengue (ti-e name of the prevailing ‘ epidemic), raps at their door at that hour of_ i the night,’and that if any inmate opens he will be struck dead by her.” The unsus- pecting nativesâ€"forgetting the hourâ€"opens optâ€"n, see the ominous figures, and “many of them drop down in a fainting fit." The visi- tor makes the best of the oceasion. Ghasfiy ingenuity of Thieves injnmn. -â€"The tragedy 10f G rsau, Switzerland, last August, when a young Pole, Glattstein, shot Miss Bonville, a young American girl with whom he’was madly in love, and afterâ€" ward shot himself, is recalled to mind. by the recent issue 01 the trial, which resulted in a verdict of the ’jury that he should pay the costs of the the trial, and be vanished from Switzerland tc ten years. This is a. light sentence, but the jury saw extenua- tion for the unusua crime in the ardent. love of the young man, so annoyingly thwarted by the v1gi1anoe of Miss Bunville, and in the fact :hat the girl at the time of the shooting profrssed her willingneSs to (lie with him. Her wounds were not so serious as was feared, and she only suffered from'a partial paralysis ot the tongue and entire paralysis of the left arm. Glettstern is nther blind and always will be ; the ball is yet in his head, lodged just back at the right eye. ,â€"01d customs are tenacious. Sh" Robert Peel presvntud an English ‘farmer’s club in 1835 with two ilon plows of the best con- stractiun.‘ On his next visit the old plows were again at work. “ We med the iron, >ir Robert," said a member of this enlightened society, “but we all be of one mind, that they made theweeds grow.” a --A school was to have been opened in District'No. 2, Douglass county, Mo, :1 short time ago, but the teacher, Miss Elizabeth Garrick, on going to the Schoolhouse on the Opening day, firm» the seats heaped to- gether and In flames. She also found a notice on the door stating that she was not wanted ; lhat there was only one man in the district who wanted a school, and he should not rule. The busmess heretofore carried on by the utzdersigmd as a printer of newspaper outsiders and advlcrtiéihg agvnt, has been sold to Ma. GEORGE WILSON, who is author- ized to collrcl. all moneys due or which may become due on account of said busi- ness, and who will henccfurward conduct the business on his own account. THE ONLY MACHINE EVER IN VEN El) THA I MEETS ALL THE RE UIIL’E MEN’I'S 01" THE PUBLIC. , EN I) FUR CIRCULAR“ Ladies Wanted 0 in every town and village in Canada to act as agents. instirucnion given gratis. Pp .V AP-P‘JE'I‘ON ‘KNITTING MACHINE CO’Y, July 6.‘ MI}? BOX 615. Hamilton‘ Ont. Persons desirous of visiting the above states with the intention, if suited, of pur- chasing timber, mineral,or improved arming [and direct from the owners at the present very low prices, and not in the hands 01 speculators, but must be sold at a' great sac- rifice, and parties wishing reliable informa- tion about the climate, soil, products, &c.,and tickets at reduced rates to visit the states and tree, transportation to see the lands, it will be to their advantage to communicate with the subscriber as he is well acquainted with the above states and the most demrable to settle in; good climate, fertile soil, and advantages of railroads, navigation and other tacilities for the best markets. This is the best opportunity ever ofl“: red to get a cheap home and the best climate in America. Send for circular of lands and card. S. 0. CASE, Soulhern Land Commissioner, 202, North John Street, Hamilton. 500 CHEAP IMPROVED FARMS. AND 200,000 ACRES or VALUABhls: rmmm LANDS you sum. THE use of Tobacco causes llxdlgesilon, pal- pitathn, slownes~ of intellec=, a. dedre for strong drink, and an inlezmintsem pulse: it, de- strnys the vilality of the blood, producus dizzinees, disturbs v1: ep, mam-s a man mis- erable, and prem Lurer old. When the (1m- abes are sermus and stubborn,the beat rem edy IS FellowJ Cnmpound Syrug of Hypopho~- phite>,as ibrestures Gila-141‘“ u, the nervous ganglia, buiIds up the muscles, and Induces eullhy Diver. Heart, S nmwc » and IDLPHBCI. Calisaya, Cinehona, or Peruvian Bark-Was introduced lnm Eur -pe by ‘ he Countess of Cin- ehonu, wife of the Vicerwy of Peru, Who had experienced remark-awe benefit, from its use Afterits introuuc inn it, was distributed aui sold by the Jes its, whn obtained for it the price of its Weight. in s«lver, and in long retain- ed the name of .lesnits’ Powder. Its secren was at iwngth rex ea‘ed. andiL hasbeoi-me me most; highly esteemed and universal remedy in exâ€" ! tence. Itis thechivi’reliance of Physicians in Nervous Frustration and General Debility. in Fever and Ague, and in 'ail low febrile conâ€" ditinns of the system, where ihere is want, of tone and vimlity. andin Neuralgic and Rheu- matic pains. it is combined with Nutritive. To] 105 in the form of a «widow cur-dial in Dr. Wheeler’s Com ound Elixir of PhOsphaLesand Calismya, 3, pr: paration or extraordinary em- cacy in building up constitutions run down with c-zronic wasting diseases3 THE AngLh‘. l‘ON Family Knitting Machine. NOR. E CAROLINA &VIB(}1N1A LANDS. Hamilton, Nov. 30, 1872 Stopping Leaks at Sea. NOTICE I CALISAYA. W. S. FREED. My“... Wflsnflfifimmmm COMMERCIAL COLLEGE Is the. Only First-Glass Business” “School in Dam! The course ofi instruct-Ion is thorough and practical in every department. Although the x‘a‘ es of Inition are higher, the average attendance is equal to that of all 0% busineut schl ols in the l‘rovmce a iaot which rumciently illu~trates its rapid progress, aid tests the pref rence ot the. public for at Ihorough business dscipllIm. ' ~ Mr. dell has been connected with this instituion :or the lastseven years. and durin el ywar has Sprnt considerable time in Chicago and other cities in visitin the la. r _ h0u~es and 1‘ ading c 'mmercialsnhools for the purpose of examining an in‘vesti a. n“ ‘ e h , forms of business recoro, pre parutury to lutr (1110 ng new and important features ' of instruc ion. ' ' ' ' We have introduced an entirely new set of text books com piled expressly for this aiming colleges, and can offer to Y( tUN G M EN OF CANADA a business course newt before Wm, ,, . W, _, , , tempted 111 am commerclal school in this country. vur teachers an- men of ex eri nce and mi by. and not. mere novices in the'professldm Our penmanshlp has received First Prize every year at the Provincial Exhibitions mm m ten 3 ehrs. ad .p ed by me British AmericanCom mel eial College,a1 so a synopsm of the course 6‘! h=xVe plea ure in stating that, we believe it admirably adapted I0 meet, the requirene come mplaling business pursuits mh‘judging m m What We know of the gentlemeni’lshne with we instiunion, we haVGDOhRSiLaLiODLA commending it to those anxious m noun necessa y basis for the high st class 01 commerci:«lattainments:â€" - ,1 v: We, the undersigned Bankers and Business men, after having examined the “51%; JOHN MAUGHAN, Egg, J. AUSTIN, Esq., rresident Dominion HON. J. HILLYARD CAMERON, MESSRS. DUNN,’W1MAN & 00., Mercantile Agency; JAMES YOUNG, Esq., M. P.,Galt; . HON. WM. MCMASTER, V Frééiiiwént of Cau-«dmu'Bank of Commerce; HON. JOHN SIMPSON, Cur friends amo: g Merchants and Business men are entirely too numerous to mention, an WP can only refer our pan 011s lo the leading I usinesa firms morughom every town and any in Ontario. bend‘lor our new circular and catalogue. , v z , Address, ‘ ODELL & TROUT, Toronto, On receipt nf $8 we W‘ll send to any address a arouse containing one dozen ofchoice wmes «0., viz CHRISTMAS CASES .! Bottles Sparkling Moseue. “ Alicante. “ Pale Sherry. ” Manzanilla. ” Old Port. “ Masden. “ Vin de StG-eorge (claret) “ Pale Brandy. , “ Liqueur. This being below our u ual prices. will only exa end to the New Ye r. I-ll-‘HHl-‘Hmm BLAlAIL & ALEXANDER, QUETTON ST.GEORGE & 00., WINE MERCHANTS, This wall‘knnwn hotel has been refitth throughout 1n the most mod-Tn snyleot a first_ class hotel. His table Vs furnished with all the delicacies of‘the sea on. ’I he most. cnnvenient Sample Room in the city for commercial travders. ummbus leaves In dme for all trains east; or west. FINANCIAL AG ENTS ~20:â€" Stocks, Bonds &'other Securities. BOUGHT dz SOLD 0N COMMISSION. Ordersv From the Country CAREFULLY ATTENDED T0. Money lent on Mortgage, at low rate of Interest, and existing Mortgages bought on very favorable terms. THOMAS VEAZIE (late of the Veazie House, Geneva, IV. Y.,) Proprietor; ‘ " BLAIKIE 8c ALEXA.NDER, 10 King Street, East, Toronto; " JOHNSON PATENT l ! COMBINED Fire and Gargen Pumps ! ANGLO AMERICAN HOTEL” HAMILTON, ONT. 900,000 ACRES AGENTS WANTED In ever“ part of the Dominion. w. c. NU_NN. ._0F-. fixcellent Farming and Sp ndin V MICHIGAN PINE LANDS RE SHOWING A LARGE AND WEL] % ASSORTED STOCK OF GENTS’ FURNISHINGS & J EWELLRY, SMALL WARES, FANCY Goons. HOSIERY, ‘ GLOVES «S: CORSETS, HOOP 81(an AND BUSTLEfi. N. B.â€"Orders by enter prom ptly and care- flll‘ly filled. M arch ‘16 » n. f.2 . EVERY HOUSE & STORE On which are One Thousand Miil'ions of Pine Timber, and Inexhausuhle Qua‘nmues of Manle, Beecka BEE, Ash, emlock, ak. c. The grant, 0! lands to the Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail oad Com pany, to build their Road from Fort a‘yne Indiana, to Traverse Bay and Mackinaw, Michigan, comprises in its farming lands every variety of soil, from the rich clay loam, to the light sandy, and they are found in that section of Michigan, mirth of me City of Grand .Rapids, and contiguous to the great, fruit belt, on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan, now being rapidly developed by mhroag andpther enterpi‘isee. _ PRICE - v ““rr FARMING LANDS are sold to actual settlers, 0N CREDIT, one quarter down, balance in yea» ly payments, 'mu‘mst 7 per cent. Persons de- iimus ol'looations m farms will, on applica- {nm at the OFFICE, IN GRAND RAPIDS, be rur- mshed with TICKE'N OVER THE ROAD, en- Lmlug wém to Emu RN or Fuss, in the event of pm’chasmg am y or the Company’s farming ‘und. For mfm'mni‘xon about. the lands, prices, location, dam, address WM. A. HO WARD, - Land 00ml Mssiouer, mu; Pewflaot. Gde R npids, Mich. I winhl-ir '10. N7! 5 “744â€"9”! 3:51-35.th TRADE, 1872.. DAVID McLELLAN G! 00. 53 KING STREET WES’I 80,000 IN USE] T oronvo, Nov 29. The PINE LANDS are situated on the Muske- gon, Manatee, Pere Marquette, White, Pine, Tamarack F‘at and R0 6 Rivers, and lying Lwemy miles on either s de of the surveye line of said road, and are in the heart of the PINE SECTION, mom which Chicago is so large- lyguppued; "N, v .‘_‘ -A, __u,: 1,. “1“..‘1 “Mann” Nov., 20, 1872 Dec. 6. 1‘90. 6. STOCK BROKERS -â€"ANDâ€" Presmm‘ t Provmciul insurance' Company; Munmgei laulatleu lilék Insurance Co’y; FOR SALE, SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THE HAMILTON, Hesident Dominion Bank; 1;;esldeu'r, of Ontario Bank; EGRAPH INSTITUTE, TESTIMONIALS: $9.00 Liberal discoun tothetrade. BELLiWILLn. amp-31 awp-tf Dec 6. ANDâ€"- Gen. Man 'gur Queen’s City: Fire In. 00'"; T1108. N. GIBBS, Esq., M. P., Oshawa; ADAM OLIVER, Esq., M. P., Ingersofi. v v HON JOHN CRAWFORD, I I H - President. Royal Canadian Bank: ‘WMQGOODERHAM, Esq, President Bank of NW5 HON. ALEX. MCKENZIE, . Treasurpr at 0mm” B. HALDANE, ~Esq., v ' Gon Manager Western Assuralgpe Odin}, HUGH SOQTT, Esq. is THE PUREST ITALIAN (JASTOR 01!; in Which both the Taste and smell in thoroughly disguised. Children. Actually Cry For It! CASTOR OIL It; is recom mended and prescribed By the principle- mrdicul men in Ontario and sold by Druggists at 25 cts. Use itand avoid the tvouble and unpleasan‘ ness of forcing chxldren to take nauseous med! cines. AROHDALE WILSON a: co. Chemist, Hamlfto‘. TORONTO. Hats, Caps, Furs, Gloves, 6w. ‘STOCK, Large and Completa Buffalo Robes Good Va; Sent. 8. 'S‘filrbsLCollars, Fronts, Sean’s, Ties and Bows, ‘ Hosiery fir Gloves, . Small Wares a Trimmmn' Gents’ Jewallry, ' Umbrella QR ' Curse» ,gg’xm J: Bristle! DIRECT IMPORTERSv quAs, SUGARS &c., 866 GRAY, RENNIE & 00., SHOULD HAVE THEM. THEY ARE IN USE on the G. W. Government. Buildings, London, llevfll 0, hawa, Bowmanvllle, and many othor place In Canada. Full particulars on application to W . 0 . N U N H , WHOLESALE IMPORTERS, 42 YOUNG STREET. TORONTO. QHOW A COMPLETE STOCK 0P ' PBOPRIE'I‘OR. GENERAL STAGE OFFIOJBb HAMILTON, ONT. BROWN, GILLESPIE & Go. WHOLESALE GROOERS, FIRE ENG; ' â€" - EVERY TOVM Village & Factory HAMILTON; Which we ofl‘er at lower rates than any other house in the Dominion. Second hand pianosfrom FIFTY DOLLARS upwards. Send for Circular, Price Lists, Terms M u fore purchasing elsewhere to. A. dz 8. NORDHEIMER 15 King an, fiasthg ,_ AMERICAN HOTEL, KING- STREE'I.‘ WEST. F. W. BEARMAN, I’I The Oldest Established Housofi'fianafla. SOSWEY" “"53 Mason Hamlin Organ C¢,Bni30l.. George A.Prince 5500., Buflalo WE KEEP IN STOCK A Large Assortment of I Pianos CELEBRATED PIANOS Chicken-in & in". Steinway & Sons , Dunham a; Font PIANOS 8v ORGANS! Nov. 11. Ox tiers by mall carefully filled. vim-ch 26. 1877. 4 Fr“ 4. 157‘), Manufacturers 6; Wholesale Dealers 1:: with every description of dB in their branch of tradgfm Aug. 25, ’72‘ TO THE TRADE. ' E ARE THE sofi AND E UUBIVJI AGENTS for the following BY WELL KNOWN MAKERS, EMULSION: 37 YONGE STREET, Gpnaml A .Dnminin‘n m' Grim CHEMICAL WILSON’S GRAY, BENNIE & GO. _0Fâ€"_ I a non- nuinei in.» horn 1’ {[160 h