... mila A man said, .the only reason why his dwelling was not from blown away derving a late storm. wag, because there was a, flour. a the heavrj 1awrfqgageupon it. ak i SWORCD AND Goar.-A Clever Ploct is attributed to the n thle Prince Imoperial. When asked why people always said, adiss Brave as a sword, ha replied, Because a, cannon iestle always recoils when it is fired, I.. A REASONABLE ...

... The Dukect of SutherlandIsi ?? a Pliatee at Cairo lor a the ci wivitoc roieldeme. It will be supplied wiOIL every Oriental Sold 1 I ?? ?? I13 lit~oy tmsiaoter' Gazette Shan been infermted that D~r. Doltlinger In on is About te JearaCe rutaly, havign accepted the ?? PAPet jllvjlitj,11nl 0f O~ld fronlds; to spendf somle tithe in Unlganld. Co., I oil Mondaly i ho Darham %Itagtnrt5oflnlslI dn oi ...

... tMISOELLANEOUS. What is a home without a mother? as the young lady said when she sent the old lady to chop wood. A young mnan in Obio recently opened a clothing store, and was sent ;to. gaol for it. Leason-the clothing store belonged tanother man~. A pious son'in, Kansas city has manifested his reverence for his fat&er's 'iemory by having a complete set of furniture made from the tree on ...

... 8xcrier. THE HALFPENNY POSTAGE RATE. Subscribers desirous of receiving the Mr~izouacy through the post, can have it forwvarcded front the office for at quarter 113 wreeks) on paymeont of 2s. Wd. ini advance. The DAILY POST and MERCURY wvilI be regularly forwarded for at quarter on pre-payment of 10s. 6d. BRISToL SUGAR. MARKET, FRIDAY, JANUARY CvTi.- There line boost an extensive business in ...

... I -- -- - -.2JA 111 .. Iu.. 'a Q On Monday afternoon an inquiry was held by Mr. H. S. Wasbrough, the city coroner, into the circunmstances attending the death of a lady named Isabella Duncan TLloyd, who was fatally burnt on Saturday night last. The deceased lady, wbco was only 28 years of age, was the wife. of Captain Loyd, formerly in the Indian navy, but who, we believe, is now in Ireland. ...

... The man who popped the question by starlight got his sweetheart's consent in a twinkling. Young women often keep their lovers by tears. Yes, said (Grumwig, love, like beef, is preserved by brine. Cuoss MAlArCF-A Mr. Tease recently married a Miss Cross, He 'reased her till she promised not to be Cross any more. SMtoKY.-Mrs. Gubbins says her husband is exactly like a tallow candle, ...

... lItTE on a hot June afternoon, a terrible storm burst over t Vienna and its charming environs. Black masses of cloud hung low and threatening; the lightning flashed and the thunder relled with overwhelming force.. At length, after long raging,t the nviibl gintsangr seme toelete, his voice waxed f feeberandheay tar rop cfrefeshng rain ?? from his Ilaingeye. Iy dgres te sy ceardthe twinkling ...

... MISCEILLANEOUS. The hire class, labourers-the lore class, scholars. Fat men do not seek greatness-it is thrust upon them. A busy watering-place au the year round-a milkman's. The sting of a bee carries conviction with it. It makes a man a bee-leaver at once. If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, it is no less true that a thorn in the bush is worth two in the hand. A young man who was ...

... ?? E WARS THE CAPITULATION OF PARIS PRUSSIAN TERMS OF PEACE. A CONSTITUJENT ASSE~MBLY CONVOKED. [OFFICIAL GERMAN DESrII.rCnES | Ij1pl}RiAL I -EAD-QUAiRTERS, VERSI0 I.BLS, SUNDAY, 2 P.i. .LThe following telegraphic despatr h has just been sent by the Emperor to the Empress:- Last night an armistice for threo weeks was signed. T),e troops of the line and t igobiles wvil be internedin ?? as ...

... Parrey SnSSION, Afovinlay. - (Before H. Forbes aal T., A4. Sftougliton, Escje, land thle 1H0n. A. do C. Rico).-Poachillg.- Jlames Hope, of Nvarraplofleldl, was charg~ed with poachingf on Sunds', ilhe lst isiatant, at; Nynipfileld. Genirge Jetiks said hie ares8 a Keeper in the employ of Watts Halaiewell, Yiie., ana Ol onthe above dais he iwattcebd inse in ope's gardeln. Aboutia cqnarter- panst ...

... SiA T U1DA Y. OC22OBEJ? 21, 1871. The negotiations between France and Germany in reference to the Alsace-Lorraine Treaty have been at length amicably concluded, and a Convention has beend signed. at Berlin by Prince Bismnark and MU. Ponyci 2 Quertier. By this docnment, which is in three parts, a the products of Alsace and Lorraine will be admittede into France duty free for a period of twelve ...

... . . ?? .. . I On Saturday morning William Rodway, charged with l L attempting to murder AMrs. Carrington at the Devil's b 5 Jumps, near Farnham, was again brought up at the Farn- l ham bench. Mrs. Carringtonhavingrecoveredsuficiently E 5 to be examined, the case was proceeded with. a , The evidence taken at the previous examination was tread over, in order' that the solicitor for the prisoner, ...