... that could be devised. An underground story was sunk, and in Fz all the shafting and straps were placed, so that the saw mills above were worked from the shafts and straps below. Fro oneend of this underground story to the other there extends a strung shafl ...

... session will have been be.'llll‘- Some of the knowing oues say that we are to have almost immediately an adjournment fur a short time, in order that peace may not be risked by inconvenicut questions. Auother rumour is to the effcct that as soon as peace ...

... varied powers and accomplishments; and concluded with the following parody upon gxe humorous lines with which Cowper closes his story of John ilpin :— . “Long live the Christian Institute, And Nichol long live he: And when he next doth so dispute, May we be ...

... gratitied for what the rev, gentleman had done, sent him a check for £5OO, which was at once returned. But what makes the story the mote romantic, bat not less true, iz, the two gentlemen who have so unexpectedly become acquainted with each other are ...

... in a letter to a gentleman, who had written to him asking his opinion of an Urquhartian lecture delivered in Sheffield a short time ago, says :—** My opinion is, that the charge against Lord ~Palmerston of being a traitor to his country is a charge wholly ...

... were told by a young man, a short history of his neckerchief. It was not worth three shillings, but so often had it gone and returned to one of these houses, that it had now cost him about one pound sterling. What a story of misery would that travelling ...

... the Frexcit Exrress and a young rebel, to whom she had taken a fancy :—Apropos to the forthcoming heir, I must tell you a story which comes to me first-hand, and is for that reason amusing. For a long while past, the Empress has had the habit, in her ...

... cannot tell ; but Ido feel that there may be many people not acquainted with me who may believe these idle and impertinent stories, the truth of which I emphatically repudiate. A FIRE AT KADIKOL. On the night of the 17th inst. a shocking accident occurred ...

... successful, already traced by the police, ranges between 30 and 40, and the sums obtained, in about 18 months, fall very little short of £3,000. Edward Owen, about two or three years ago, lived as clerk with Mr. Jeakes, stove manufacturer, Museum-street ; John ...

... deck, the coals will be stowed, and will prevent all sound and vibration from penetrating to the inhabitants in the upper stories. As the engines and boiler- | roomns are separated from each other by bulk-heufr, in exactly the same manner as the saloons ...

... and Mr. Myatt. y had grog before them. Mr. Cook ‘had some. It was brandy and water, He (Cook) asked him to sit down, and & short time after Cook asked Palmer to have some more grog, upon which Palmer replied, *I shall not have any more until you have drank ...

... Paimer's house. He went there and saw Palmer. He said, “ Wall. banke, I want fou to lend me £25. Witnesssald, “ Doctor, lam very short of money, but I will try if I can get it.” Palmer said, “ Do, that's a good fellow—l'll give it you on Saturday morning.” He ...