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Oflicé at VVILLOWDALE, Yonga Street, the Township of York PROVINCIAL L A N D SURVEYOR, Civil Engineer and Draughtsman. Orders by letter should state the Concession, Lot and character of Survey, the subscriber having the old Field Notes of the late D. GIBSON and other surveyors, which should be consultel, in many cases as to original mmumenta, &c., previous to commencing work. - “AVA. u ;;4 14“ 1111 V 114 D aMfiéBK’hEEH tile best of Beef, ’Mutton, Lumb, Veal, Pork, Sausages, 6:0,, and sell at the lowest prices for Cash. A130, Corned and Spiced Beef, Smoked and Dried Hams. The highest market price given for Cattle, Sheep, Lambs, 8L0. FARMERS’ BOUT AND Boots and shoes made to measure, best materlal and workmanship, at I u ' ' r) estgem unel gun g pI‘ICyS. ew method of extracting teeth without N pain, by the use of Ether Spray,which afi'ects the teeth only. The tooth and gum surrounding becomes insensible with the external agency, when the tooth can be ex- tracted with no pain and without endanger- ing the life, as in the use of Chloroform. Dr. Robinson will be at the following places prepared to extract teeth wilh his new ap- paratus. All office operations in Dentistry performed in a workmanlike manner : Aurora, 1st, 3rd, 16th and 22d of ear-h month Newmarket..... .. 2d “ “ Richmond Hill, 9th and 24th “ “ Mtt Albert . . . . i . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 15th “ “ Thornhill . M23111 ‘ ‘ “ Maple........,... ....i.2u‘th “ “ Burwick... . .........28th “ “ Kleinbnrg ..... ..29th “ ‘ Nobleton. ..................... 30th “ “ Nitrous Oxide Gas always on hand at Aurora. Aurora, April 28, 1870 615-tf OHN BARRON, manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of boots and shoes, 38 West Mgket Square, Toronto. icensed Auctioneer for the Counties of L York,‘1’eel and Ontario. lesidenceâ€" Lat 7, 6th 0011., Markham: P. 0 address, Unionvihe. Sales attended to on the short- shortest notice and. on reasonable terms. Orders left at the ‘llerald oifice for Mr. Car- ter’s service will be promptly attended to. ealer in Drugs, Medicines, Groceries, 'V’Vines, and Liquors, ’l‘hornhill. By Royal Letters Patent has been appointed Is- suer of Marriage Licenses. Corner of Young and Centne streets East, haVe constantly on hand a good assortment of Drugs, Paints, Perfumery, Chemicals, Oils, Toilet Soaps; Medicines, Varnishes, FancyArticles, Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicines tud all other articles kept by druggists generally. Our Stock of medicines warrantâ€" ed genuine, and of the best qualities. Richmond Hill, Jan ‘25, ’72 705 RICHMOND HILL DRUG STORE, icensed Auctioneer for the Counties of York and Peel, Collector of Notes, Ac- counts, &c. Small charges and plenty to do. 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TERMS: Un'e Dulléerer annum in adâ€" vance, if not paid within two nmnbhs, One Dollar and Fifty Ce_nts will b}; ckarged. Cheap Book and Job PrintingEstablishmmL TH E YORK H ERA L D Jan’y 8, 1873. Richmond Hill, Oct. 24, ’72‘ Toronto, Decv3‘, 186;? (SUCCESSORS T0 w. W. cox,) ‘UTCHERSK RICHMON D HILL, HAVE June 27, 1867 OFFICEâ€"YONG]: ST., RICHMOND HILL‘ yUBLISHER AND PROPBIETOR OF TERMS: $1 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE \V. H. & R. PUGSLEY, VOL. XV. NO 7 A. ROBIESON’S, L. D. S ALEX. SCOTT, FRANCIS BUTTON, JR., H. SANDERSON 85 SON, PETER s. GIBsofi ADVERTISING RATES AUUTINNEERS. " THE YORK HERALD.” THO MAS CARR, HENRY S MELSOR, ESTABLISHMENT. IIENTIS l‘lfii’. PBOPRIETORS OF THE i)RU€iUISTS. J OHN CARTER, IS PUBLISHED SHOE STORE ‘sure, of the r, at the low- PER INCH 745-1y $4 00 3 50 3 ()0 Mr. A. Donaldson, of Welland, was robbed of $288 and $25 womb of jew- ell‘y in that village a few days ago. The thief left for the States immedi- ately, and the money or jewelry hax e not been recovered. F. WHITLOCK, HIMNEY SWEEP, AND DEALER IN 01d iron, rags, &c., &c., Richmond Hill. All orders promptly attended to. CCOUN TAN T, Book-Keeper, Convey- ancer, and Uomlnissiou Agent for the sale or purchase of lands, farm stock, &c., also for the collection of rents, notes and ac- counts. Uharges Moderate. OFFICEâ€"Richmond srreet, Richmond Hill. 700-ly Residenceâ€"Opposite D. Hopkin’s Store, Cor. Yonge and Parliament Sts. Richmon’l Hill. D DOLICITOR IN UIIANCERY, CONVEYANCER, &c., &c. OFFICE ;â€" 0. 12 York Chambers, South- east Corner of Toronto and Court Streets, Toronto, Ont. ARRISTER, Attorney, Solicitor-in-Chan cery, Uonveyaucer, 45m. UFFlCh‘râ€"N o. 6 Royal Insurance Buildings, Toronto street. (LATE JAMES & FOWLER,) RCHITEUT, ULVIL ENGLDELR, AND Surveyor, Trust and Loan nunamgs, cor- net of Adelalde and l‘orunuo screens, 'l‘oâ€" ronto. 719-tf .1} \‘er Watches, Jewelry, &c., 113 Yonge Defect, Toronto. A R R I S T E R S , SOLlClTURS IN Chancery, Notarlcs, &c. 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Address, stating depth of well, PETER PHILLIPS, ON TRIAL EOE ONE MONTH, And if accepted, VVARRANTED TWO YEARS, 01' if they are not prefer‘red to any other pump they may be returned, and the money will be reiundud. 1 manufactured by Mr. Peter Phillips, who has recominenced business in Richmond Hill, in the old place, and who is now prepared to fill all orders promptly. This Pump is Easiest Worked, Most Durable, and Ncatest Made in the Dominion. It is so constructed with the castings of the handle as to make it all tight, therefore preventing children from pumng anything into it. The Subscriber would respectfully a11- 11ouIICe that he is prepared to put in this Pump V Toronto University College, corner of Yonge and Centre Sts. East}, Richmond Hill, begs to announce to the public that he is now practising with H. Sanderson, of the same place, where they may be consulted person- ally or by letter, on all diseases of horses, cattle, 8L0. 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PI{()CLA1\1AT10N- .1 NE KING OF OILS D. C. O’BRIEN, \VM. MALLO Y, 8. JAMES Proprietor, Ingershll IIORAUE THonNE. ti lixcnmohd Hill 743-1y 756-1y 747-“ 764-tf 684 He was engaged late that night with his studies, and Annie did not intrude, as she had of late been in the habit of doing, and, he missed her more than he had previously thought “ You tantalizing, tormenting crew ture!” said he, more annoying than he cared to own, even to himself “ you are enough to worry any man.” " I do care, Annie. Of course, any- thing that concerns you interests me. You should consider that I am your husband, the one in whom you should always confide.” “ I do not know about that,” said she saucily, her mood changingâ€"“ a husband is the last one to confide in ~sometimesâ€"" and she withdrew hersell'fi‘om his circling arms. “ There is the breakfast bell, come, let us go ;" and she tripped out of the room warb- ling, “ Was that all?” said she, a shade of disappointment falling over her face; “ 1 am glad however you don’t careâ€"â€"” “Noâ€"not angr ,” said he, as he took her hand and drew her to his side, feeling a thrill of joy, that; not- withstanding all, she was his wife, and therefore he had the advantage of all others, he might yet. Win her love. “Noâ€"J was rather annoyed last night; you aroused my curiosity, that was all.” “You are not angry with me this morning ?”said she shyly, her eyes falling. ” Though the heart would break with more, \Ve could not live with loss.” As he stood musing, he heard the rustle of garments, and then her light, trembling touch on his arm. brewed in her usual becoming morning attire, her curls falling naturally around her head, she looked a. shade paler, more thoughtful, but as lovely as ever. And he thought over their whole married life, as he made his morning toilet. It would not be strangeâ€" others had sought her society, and seemed to prize it; while he, absorbed in other pursuits, seemed to entirely ignore the existence of the bright young creature who was his own, who depended entirely on him for hrppi- ness, for protection, for loving care. lie had actually seemed to prize her loss than he would a beautiful horse or dog, had it been his. Could he en- tiraly blaine'her? \Vould it not be partly his own fault if. with her warm aii‘ections, slighted and unengaged, she had sought and found elsewhere the love he had not given ? The strange, keen pain at her heart, at this thought surprised him. Could it be, that deep in his heart of hearts, so deeply buried beneath a cold exte- rior, and other interests, that he did not dream of its existence, was a warm love for her? Not the protect- ing tenderness ot‘a father for a child, not the attachment for a genial com- panion, not even the compound of passion and pride that men often digâ€" nin by the name of loveâ€"but real, true love, the earnest, absorbing emo- tions of which she sang. As fierce and hot must be the fire refining The precious oreâ€"which proves the worth- less dross, So shall thy soul, however great the trial, If trusting God, win goodâ€"mot sufl’er loss. When all seems dark, He then the “silver lining," Of clouds which shade our life, would have us see ; The “ stars" are thereaGod's love and sover- eign mercyâ€" Beyond the clouds some goodjor you and me. Let us look up and cease all vain repining, In falth press oxlwrle will the clouds diâ€" vide ; And we, beyond life‘s sorrows, pain and turmoil, Find endless joy upon “the other side.” Awakening from troubled dreams, in which Annie seemed to be menaced with all kinds ot'dungers, her image was the first; to Visit; his mind. “ is is possible,” was the still recurring, tormenting doubt, “ that she can love any one 0150 ‘3” For He would have us trust His love, re- signing All that our hearts and Him might come between. Christ is the one and only sum foundation, And His the only arm on which to lean. C II A P T E R II.â€"[00NOLUDED.] Above the clouds the stars are always shinâ€" ing !â€" This precious thought is beautiful to me ; For, howe’er dark and chill the night may lower, I know they’re them, although I cannotsee. Our Father sees our childish arms entwiuing, Earth’s vain supports that, soon or late, must fall ; In tender love He shattereth those idolsâ€" He teacheth us how vain they were-how frail. And even thus ’tis with our lives, divining In tenderest love, all that may us betide, (Tho' hidden, oft, by clouds of dust and sorrow,) The Blessed One e’ex‘ lingers by our side. THE WIFE’S EXPERIMENT. BEYOND THE CLOUDS. ” I care for nobodyâ€"no, not I, If nobody cares for me.” BY ALICE MASON. BY EDITH \V. RENT‘ â€"Arlhur's Mayazimjbr July RICHMOND HLLL, ONTARIO, CANADA: FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1873 “A fatal admission, my dear,” said he, gaily taking her handin his, “you would not have made it so frankly and merrily, had it been any one but myself. All l Annie, you are an art- ful diplomateâ€"but you are no match for me after all. 1 understood your game to-night, when on entering the parlor, I ‘caught your glance to your biStCl’. I have not studied human na~ ture so thoroughly for nothing, that I cannot read a countenance so little used to concealment as yours; I have the advantage of yOu. You have ac- knowledged that [am the man you love, but I have not yet owned that 1 am your captive.” “But you areâ€"~you do love me, I know,” said she 1hrowing aside her coquetry, and taking refuge in straiglim'orwmd frankness. “ I am thoughtless and frivolous I know, but I have judgment enough to appreci- ate my husband, and heart enough to love him deurly~better than he loves me, I am afraid,” linking her arms around his neck, and resting her head on his bosom. “Do not fear, Annie dear,” said he smoothing her Lair careless‘y, “l have found within thefilast day or two, that there are other books worth studying besides those in my law “ W110 ?â€"tho one I loveâ€"yesfl with a spirit of mischief dancing in her eyes. “You describe so well, you must have experienced this,” ously. love is. said he seri- “You evidently know what You will not refuse to tell me one thing at leastâ€"was he here to- night ?” “ I do not want such love as that," said she petuleutly; “A love that is a mere matter 01‘ courseâ€"a natural consequence, because I am your wife. I want a passionate devoted love, that sees no happiness but in my so- ciely, mat is miserable when absent from meâ€"fihink of me by day, and dream of me by nightâ€"~" Hovard smiled as he thought of the last twenty-four hours, how her image had tormented his sleeping and waking moments. “Yes, I have enjoyed myself,” said be, looking in her bright, dancing eyes, uplifted to his own with a smile, “and Annie dear," said he more ten- derly and coaxingly that ever in his life he had addressed her‘ “ do not tantalize me any longer, tell Incâ€"is your love tel-me gone beyond recall? Can I never win it ?” “ Xou seemed to be enjoying your~ selves so well and made so much noise, I could not study, so I bad to join you,” said he. “ Ofcourso I love you, Annie,” said he impatiently. “Are you not my wife ?” ' “ \Vould you care? me ?” It was a delightful evening, never had. Annie seemed to be in suchgspirits, gay and voluatile as she generally was. The very spirit 01" mischief. seemed to possess herrfltlicvrest could not resist the infection, and quick, witty repartee, and merry rippling laughter, made the time fly swiftly away. “ \Vo have had a splendid time this evening, have we not?” said Annie, after the guests were gone, and they were alone in the parlor, coming up to her husband as he stood grave and thoughtful, one arm resting on the mantel. His cigar did not soothe him; he threw it aside, and paced the floor im- patiently. “I wonder where she is, and what she is doing,” thought he. The sound of voices and laughter, singing and music answired him. Sne had company to-nightn. nd surrounded byyoung and gay soeiety', had for- gotten him. The mood of tenderness that came over him a moment before, as he glanced at the low, lounging chair in which she sat theother night, the tiny slippers, so like her, still lyâ€" ing there before it, and thoughts of the bright face that then lighted up his dull studyâ€"now gave way to petu- lence. “The little Coquette,” thought he, “she only pretended to prize my company when she had no other. Now she has more congenial society, she leaves me aloneâ€"” not reflecting, as unreasonable as men generally are, that she could not very Well leave her guests, however much she might prize his society. “She is just like all other women," fretted he: "the com- pany of brainless fools is preferable to that of a man of sense.” But if a man of sense will not talk to her, how can she help prizing the society of one who seems to try to entertain her. Women, like children, want to be talked to, sense or nonsense. At length, he could bear it no longer, and went down to the parlor. There was a gay group of young people there, of whom Annie appeared to be the life and soul. Young, lively, and beautiful, brilliant and witty in herj conversation, it could not be otherfl wise. There was a little will-bred, surprise in the merry party, as they welcomed him, he so seldom joined them, and Annie cast a glance of arch triumph at her sister across the room. A - possible. How Annie would have congratulated herself could she have peeped in and seen him, and known the subject of his gloomy reverie. “ I ‘ H would give halfl am worth, mm;- mured he, “ to know who it is she is in love with." When a man gets to thinking thus about a woman. he is 1101-; very far from loving her himself. Do you love The proprietor would be most hapâ€" py. The General lost not a moment; he wrote at once to the Emperor Alexander, describing with anguish the degradation which the late great Nicholas was suti’ering day by day through his infamous-1y clothed waxen representative, and imploring His Majesty to send suitable raiment for the imperial dummy, and also a letter to authenticate the raiment. And out of regard for the old servant and res- pect for his outraged feelings, the u’mperor of all the Russians descendâ€" ed Irom his Alpine altitude to send to the Toussaud waxwork the general’s uniform Worn last by his father, and to write with his own hand an authen- ticating letter to go with it. So the simple-hearted police chief was happy once moreI and never thought of charging the “ museum” $0,000 for these valuable additions to the show, which he might easily have done, and collected the money too. How like our own chief of police this good old soul is! The old General could not stand that. He went to the proprietor and remonstruted against this wanton inâ€" dignity. The proprietor was grieved; but it was the only {ussiun uniform he could get, andâ€"â€" Another of these gentlemen told an anecdote, which, he said, was oid, but which I had not heard before. figure; butâ€"JIM Dicu/ try to iziucy iL, M’sieuâ€"{ircssed in the uniform of a simple colonel of iniuntry !â€"Lho great Nicholas 01' Russia, my august late master, dressed in a coionei’s uni~ form.” One of them had met the Russian General of Police in St. Petersburg, and found him a queer old simple- hearted soldier, proud of his past and devoted to his master, the present Czar, and to the memory of his pre- decessor Nicholas. The English gen- tleman gave an instance of the old man’s simplicity, which one would not expect in aChict'oi'Police. The Gene- ral had been visiting)r London and had been greatly impressed by two things there, *tl’ie admirable police discip- line and the Museum. It transpired that the Museum he referred to was not that mighty collection of marvels known to all the world as the British Museum, but Mme. Toussuud’s wax- work show, and in this waxwork show he had seen a figure of the Emperor Nicholas? And did it please him? Yes, as to the likeness; for it was a good likeness and a commandingr “ b‘ay no more I” said the General “ May I get. you one ?” We started at last and were more than three hours going seventyâ€"two miles. We stopped at no stations hardly, but; we halted every fifteen minutes out in the woods and fields for no purpose that we could discover. Never was such an opportunity to look at scenery. There were five strangers in our car, or carriage, as Lhe English call it, and by'degrees their English reserve thawed out and they passed around their sherry and sandwiches and grew sociable. When I was called at five o’clock the other morning to go to Portsmouth, and remembered that the Shah s inâ€" cessent movements had left me only three hours’ sleep that night, nothing but in sense of duty gdl‘OVO me 1'0th. A cab could not be found, nor a car- riage in all London. I lost an hour and a half waiting and trying then started on foot and lost my way; eon- eequently I missed one train by a good While, another one by three minutes, and then had more than hall‘ an hour to spare before another would go. Most people had had similar ex- perience and there was comfort in that. (From the New York Herald.) LONDON, June 26, 1873. I suppose I am the only member 'of the Shah’s family who is not wholly broken down and worn out; and, to tell the truth, there is not much of me leit. If you have ever been limit- ed to four days in Paris or Rome or Jerusalem, and been “rushed” by a guide, you can form a vague, far away sort; of conception of what the Shah and the rest ot'us have endured dur- ing these lute momentous days. If this goes on we may as well get ready for the imperial inquest. MARK'S LINES IN PLEASANT PLACES library, and among others, I have looked into my heart, and found there a love as earnest as you could wish." “Then say so occasionally. How is a woman to know of the existence of a man‘s love for her. unless he gives expression to it. I might have known,” pouted she, “that I would get. the worst of it, in a trial of skill with you. Here I have nearly broken my heart; about your indifference. during the last three months; and I dare say you have not worried at all.” THE GREAT NAVAL REVIEW. MARK TWAIN WITH THE SHAH. “Well, my dear, you are just try‘ ing to get me to confess. I do not think 1 shall, just now, you have taught me a lesson, wise as I think myself, that a man must not only love his wife, but give expression to his love, if he does not wish her to try experiments that might not result in such happy consequences as this.” SATAN AND ST. PETER. Our ship s ~iled out through a narrow Way, bordered by piers that swarmed with people, and likewise by prodigious monâ€"ofâ€"wur of thefushion of a hundred years ago. There were, perhaps, a dozen of the stately veterans, these relics of an historic past ,' and not look- ing aged and seedy, either, but as bright and fresh as if they had been launched and painted yesterday. 'l‘hey were the n¢~":lost creatures to look upon; hulls of huge proportion and great length; four long tiers of cannon grin- ning from their tall sides ; vast stems that towered into the air like the gable end of a church; graceful bows and figure heads; masts as trim and lofty as spiresâ€"surely no Spectacle could be so imposing as a seaâ€"fight in the old times, when such beautiful and such lordly ships as these ruled the seas.â€" And how it must have stirer thehe-u‘t of England when a fleet of them used to come sailing in from victory, with ruined sides and tattered spans and swam. “(Jan a duck swim ? ” said I. “ Goodâ€"we'll make her yet! " I took the helm and he the stroke oar, and that one oar did appear to add a deal to that boat’s speed. The ship was turning around to go out to sea and she did seem to turn unnecesâ€" sarily fast,too; but just as she was pointed right and both her wheels began to go ahead our boats bow touched her companion way and l was aboard. It was a handsome race, and very exciting. If 1 could have had that dainty boat and those eight white-shirtcd, bluo-trousered sailors for the day L would not have gone in any ship, but would have gone about in vast naval style and experiencod the feelings of an admiral. Then we flew. We watched the ship’s movements with a. sharp inter- 0513 and calculated our chances. A rusty, decayed, little two oared skilf, the size of a bathtup, came floating by, with a fisherman and his wife and child in it. I entreated the man to come in and take me to the ship. Presently he consented and started before me. I stood impatient and ready to jump the moment he should get within thirty yards of me; he halted at the distance of thirty five and said it would be a long pull; ‘did I think I could pay him two shillings for it, seeing it was a holi- day and everything was high? All this puluver and I in such a state of mindl I jumped aboard and told him to rush, which he did; at least he threw his whole heart into his little, useless oars,°and we moved off at the rate of a mile a week. This was solid misery. When we had gone a. hundred and nine feet and were gain- ing on the tenth it. long, trim, grace- ful man-ofâ€"war’s boat came flying by, bound for the flagship. Without ex- pecting even the courtesy of a. res- porno, hailed and asked the coxâ€" .smain to take me to the Mayor’s ves- 301. He said, “Certainly, sir I â€"easei her, boys.” I could not have been more astonished at anything in the world. I quickly gave my man his two shillings, and he started. to pull me to the boat. Then there was a movemeut of dis- content among the sailors, and they seemed about to move on. I thought â€"well, you are not such generous fellows after all, as I took you to be, or so polite either; butjust then the eoxswain hailed and said :â€" “The boys don’t mind the pull, and they’re perfectly willing to take you sir but they say they ain’t willing LOT-AKE THE FISHERMAN’S JOB AWAY FROM HIM.” Now that was genuine manliness and right conduct. I told them the fisherman was already paid, and l was in their boat the next moment. Then ensued the real fun of the day, as far as l was personally concerned. The boys glanced over their shoulders to meaeure the distance, and then at the order to “Give way ! ” they bent to it and the boat sped through the water like an arrow. We passed 21.1 kind of craft and steadily shortened the distance that lay between us and the ship. Presently the coxswain said:â€" “ No use! Her wheels have begun to move. Lively now, lively! ” He said that one day St. Peter and the devil chanced to be thrown to- gether, and found it pretty dull try- ing to pass the time. Finally they got to throwing dice for a lawyer. The devil threw sixes. Then St. Peter threw sixes. The devil threw sixes again. St. Peter threw sixes again. rJ.‘he devil threw sixes 'once more. Then St. Peter threw sevens, and the devil said, “ Oh, come, now, your honor, cheat fair. None of your playing miracles herel” I thought there was a nice piece of humour in that suggestion to “ cheat fair." A SMALL PRIVATE NAUTICAL RACE. I am gettng to Portsmouth about as fast in this letter asldid in that train. The Right Honourable the Mayor of Portsmouth had had a steamer placed at his disposal by the Admiralty, and he had invited the Lord Mayor of London and other guests to go in her. This was the ship I was to sail in, and she was to leave her pier at nine a.m'. sharp. I arrived at the pier at ten minutes to eleven exactly. There was one chance left, however. Tne ship had stopped for something. and was float- ing at ease about a mile away. ‘L‘un you steer?” said the cox- OLD HISTORICAL MEN-OF-WAIL The fire on Sunday last had a most surprising effect, on the deliberations of Lhe Struthroy Town Fathers. The doomed verandaln wont do wn with a. rush, and are all to be removed within fifteen days, within the fire limits, on pain of fine. Steps were also taken 101' the formation of a. Hook a1.d gad‘ der Company. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wife of the late President of the Southern Con~ f’ederauy, is now in Toronto at the Rossin House. We went out to the Spithead and sailed up and down there for four hours through four long ranks of stately menÂ¥ ofâ€"war â€" formidable iron-clads they wereâ€"the most insignificant of which would make a breakfast of a whole fleet of Nelson’s prodigious ships and still be hungry. I'he show was very fine, for there were forty-nine of the finest iron- clads the world can show, and many gunboats besides. Indeed, here in its lfull strength was the finest navy in the world, and this the only time in history that just such a spectacle has been seen, and none who saw it that day is likely to live long enough to see its like again. The vessels were all dressed out with flags, and. all about them frolicked at bewildering host of bannered yachts, steamers, and every imaginable sort of craft. It would be hard to contrive a gayer scene. One of the royal yachts came flying along presently and put the Shah on board one of the iron-eladl, and then the yards of the whole fleet were manned simultaneously, and such another booming and bellowing of great guns ensued as I cannot possibly de- scribe. Within two minutes the huge fleet was swallowed up in smoke, with angry red tongues of fl) 3 darting through it here and there. 115 W LS won- derml to look upon. Every time the Devastation let 01f one of her thirty-five ton gnns it seemed as if an entire Lon- don fog issued from her side, and the report was so long coming that if she were to shoot a man he would be dead before he heard it, and would probably go around wondering through all eter- nity what it was that happened to him. I returned to London in a great hurry by a train that was in no way excited by it, but failed in the end and objectI had in view after all, which was to go to the Grand Concert at Albert Hall in honor of the Shah. I had a strong de~ sire to see that building filled with peo- ple once. Albert Hall is one of the many monuments erected to the mem- ory ot the late Prince Albert. It is a huge and costly edifice, but the archi- tectural design is old, not to say in some sense plagiarism 5 for there is but little originality in putting a dome on a gas- ometer. It is said to seat 13,000 peo- ple, and surely that is a thing worth seeingâ€"at least to a man who was not at the Boston Jubilee. But no tickets were to be hadâ€"every seat wasfull, they said. It was no particular matter, but what made me mad was to come so ex~ tremer close and then miss. Indeed, I was madder than I can express, to think that if the architect had only planned the place to hold 13,001, [ could have got in. But after all, I was not the only person who had oo- cu-:ion to fool vexed. Colonel Xâ€"â€", a noted man in America, bought a seat some days ago for $10, and a. little afterward met a knowing per~ son who said the Shah would be phy- sically worn out bolero that concert night, and would *not be there. and, consequently nobody else; so the seat was immediately sold for $5. Then came another knowing one who said that the Shah would unquestionably be at the concert, so the Colonel went straight and bought his ticket bank again. The tom porary holder of it only charged him $250 for carrying it around for him during the interval l The Colonel was at the concert, and took the Shah’s head clerk for the Shah all the evening. Vexation could go no further than that. THE WORLD’S GREATEST NAVY ON VIEW. One of the grandest of these veterans was the very one upon whose deck Nel- son himself fell in the moment of tri- 11mph. I suppose England would rm.- ther part with ten colonies than ‘ with that illustrious old ship. We passed along within thirty steps of her, and I was just trying to picture in my mind the tremendous scenesthat had trans- pired upon her deck upon that day, the proudest in England's naval history, when the venerable craft, stirred by the boom of saluting cannon, perhaps, woke up out of her long sleep and began, to vomit smoke and thunder herself, and then she looked her own natural ‘self again, and no doubt the spirit of Nelson was near. Still it would have been pleasanter to be on her decks than in, front of her guns, for, as the white vol~ umes of smoke burst in our faces, one could not help feeling that a ball might by accident have got mixed up with blank cartridge, and might chip just enough off the upper end of a man to disfigure him for life ; and, besides, the powder they use in cannon is in grains as large as billiard chalks, and it doe: not all explodeâ€"suppose a few should enter a. man’s system. The crash and rear of these great guns was as unset- tling a sound as I have ever heard at short range. I took off my hat and acknowledged the salute, of course, though it seemed to me that it would have been better manners if they had saluted the Lord Mayor, inasmuch as he was on board, sails, while bells and cannon pealed a welcome. THE YORK HERALD Ternmâ€"One Dollar per Autumn in than uUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE Issued Weekly on Friday Morning. You“ Six, Rmnuoxn Hm. Aux. Sco'x'r, Pnornn'roi. WHOLE NO. 783. MARK TWAIN.