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A THANKSGIVING SONG FOR THE HARVEST. Come let us blend our voices, And lift onr hearts in praise, Whilst hill and vale rejoices Beneath Sol's ripening rays. The Autumn's genial Sunshine Distributes far and wide God's goodness and compassion, That bath our wants supplied. Come! let us thank Our Father, Who is in Heaven' above, And gives all lauds to gather Those proofs of careful love. The husbandman in Spring-time Went forth to sow the grain, Expectant of this glad-time Thehundredfoldtogain. The furrow'd fields loók'd dreary Which now so bright appear, Adorned with golden glory, Whilst plenty crowns the year. God sent us in profusion The sunshine, rain, and dew, And gave to each its mission ,Our garners to renew. Bad He, in rigid justice, Decreed the grain to rot, Man's thankless life to punish, How sad had been our lot! But blessed be for ever His great ami gracious name, Who doth our souls deliver Nor pats our hopes to shame. Come praise Him, hosts of heaven, Come praise Him, fruitful fields, Who hath to Nature given The wealthy stores she yields Coras praise him, youths and maidens, Come praise Mim, old and young, Whose grace our spirits gladdens, A'!J.d claims a Harvest Song. Boaey borough. Tuos. D. M^SKIAS. — ROME AND I ALT, FLORENCE, SEPT. ¡D.-In an article pu.blisher! to-day the Gazette del Tqtvlo a Ministerial organ, con&idcrs that there can be no doubt of Garibaldi's intention to make a movement againsr, Rome after his retern from Geneva. It states that he has ieft in the towns upon the Roman frontier all the elements of suchan enter- prise, and that V/ken he returns to Italy he will have nothing to do but to fix the 'dey and the hour of action. The writer continues, I We eeanot yet feel all the tre- mendous responsibilities to which Garibaldi exposes Italy, so great,it: the universal wonder at such blind persistence. 'The warnings which GaribalQi has re- ceived from so raciny varkwzs quarters are s.f no avail, neither is he impressed by the open repugnance with which the persistent arid-darrning reports of his pro- jects have been received charing the last two months in every province of Italy. ^Equally, too, does he disre- gard the internal difficulties of Italy, whose present eituatioa is life that of ship tempest-tossed in mid ocean. To. goto Rome Ïtvfor Garibaldi a <s/ork that he has undertaker, to perforsa. He wrote in: ;862 that the French would(have made fcis grave beneath the walls of Rome. Prevented at that period from carrying out his design, he now again tafees it in hand. But the Im- perial phantasm no longer disturbs hia poetical illusions, and he ifaekons upon having nothing to deal with but the undisciplined remnants of an army in course of dissolu- tion, and "being thus able to hoist the spotless banner in the Campidoglio almost ■without striking a blow. Why may net the €acile victories of Palermo, Calatafimi, and c' -reproduced at Terracini, at Albans, and at Rome? Garibaldi is still the legendary hero, and his friends at Ceneva will at this moment have proclaimed it in chorus. When our painful surprise has passed, and we can consider the formidable dangers of the ex- pedition., the levy of bucklers will perhaps have com- menced..And what may we then expect ? Several ar- rests have lately been made in Umbria, near the Roman frontier, of persons suspected to be revolutionarj parti- sane, anZ, evideiitly on their way to Roman territory.' A PUKMING EPITAIM:,—In Richmond Church, Surrey, is an epitaph on a certain Robert Lewis, who died in 1649, 'and who was,says the epitaph, 'such a lover of peace, than when a contention began to arise between life and death he yielded up the ghost to end tie dispute.' TJNFOBSTTNATE 'COINCIDENCE.—'Ned, what an idle fellow you are i' said the grey horse to the donkey I never by any chance look over the gate but I see you gossiping about in the lane.' Ask pardon, sir,' v said Ned, blinking innocently, but TWAS just saying to the dun cow that I never came into the lane but I found you looking over the. gate. A WoKA. GOP-BD TO DEATH BY A Caw.-On Satur- day an inquest was held before Mr Coroner Crosse, at Sandford, near CreditoE, North Devon, on the body of Maria Moore, aged dO. It appeared that deceased was employed in delivering letters in the West Sandford and New Buildings district, and whilst engaged in her usual occupation on Wednesday, on going towards Hentshill Farm she was attacked by a cow which fcad a calf with her. The psor woman was terribly mutilcted, receiving injuries that caused almost instantaneous death. There was no one near at the time to render assistance. Mr Deans, surgeon, was-soon on the spot, but too late to do any good; she died before he reached her. The jury brought in a verdict of Accidental Death. IRISH STA^JCTICS-—The Registrar General for Ire- land in his return for-1867, remarks :—'There has been a decrease of <EIr323 acreE in the total area of land under crops in 1867 compared. with 1866 grass has increased by 52,828 acres, fallow by 772 acres, bog and waste un- occupied, by 13., 176 acres, woods and plantations show a decrease of 5,158 acres. The returns of live stock for 1867 compared with 1868 show a decrease ia the num- ber of horses of 18,45,1,; of cattle, 43,773.^ and of pigs 263, £ 61 and an increase in the number of sheep of 551,733. The total estimated value of hosses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, this year, was £ 35,095,224, being a de- crease of £ 114,431 compared with 1866. According to the returns received, ,3 30 persons ieft" Ireland this year up to the 31st of July, being a decrease of 20,045 on the number to the aame-date last year. The entire number of emigrants aince the period at which the enu meration,commenced-1st May, 1851—to the 31st July last, ameusted to 1,784,339 persons.' THE PRISONER BEEKZOWSO—Berezowski, who at. tempted -the life of the Emperor, arrived at Toulon on the 11th. As soon as he entered the precincts of the lagne, the gr&? and yellow drees of a cellular prisoner was taken oS, and the red jacket and green cap worn by those condemned for life was put on. The unfortunate young man wae then taken to the prison forge—his feet were already swollen and painful from the long march be had just coase-off. A heavy .chain was fastened on his left leg by a raassive ring.; he did not .appear to suffer during the operation, and guickly rose from the recumbent position in which it is always performed, taking up the chain in his band, which otherwise drags on the ground. The head was shaved, as is the custom, in squares-that is, one square perfectly bare,'and on the next hair is left about half an inch long. In spite of this disfiguring process and the green cap, it was re- marked that young Berezowski had a certain look of dis- tinction, and even a gentle, intelligent expression of countenance. One of the gaolers who was not aware that his fingers had been injured, asked him what was the matter with his hand. 'It was the pistol,' he re- plied; I was cured in three weeks by the application of cold water.' While his ten companions were having their irons rivetted on, Berezowski remained quietly in a corner of the forge, and spoke to no one. He will not be chained to another convict, as is usually the case, but will remain in one of the convicts' rooms chained to a triangle of iron, which is fastened to the camp bed of the prisoners, and through which a bar is slipped, thus preventing their moving beyond the length of their chain, In a month he ie to be seat to New Caledonia. DISCOVERY OF A CAVE IN A LIMESTONE QUARRY. -As some men were at work blasting in one of the FulweU quarries, a day or two ago., they dis- covered, about a d-epth of 60 feet below the top of the limestone bed, a natural cavern, the roof of which subsequently fell in and filled it up. The cave had evidently been at one time a receptacle of water as its sides were in places worn away by the drip. It had been dtsme shaped; 30 feet in diameter, and at-out 20 feet in height, and it is on a level with what is known as the fish bed,' a'ad the locality from which many interesting fossils of extinct fish have been obtained.—Newcastle Journal. ToOfHiKHB IN THE Os-BEN TLJIE. Some of our readers may have seen a picture of 4 Toothache in the Olden Time,' where one of the retainers in a baronial hall is sitting is visible and helpless misery. Dentists were unknown in those good old times.' At the same time, it saust be confessed that tooth- ache was rarer. An <old churchyard was opened for a rocd. or other purpose many years ago, at Scane. in Perthshire, and the parish minister told Sir John Sinclair that there was 'not an unsound tooth in the beads which he examined. Savage tribes of man- kind have better teeth than civilized nations., Whether this is 3ae to diet or to the general influ- ences of artificial life, the fact is undoubted. What effect various articles of diet have on the teeth, an-i habits such as-smoking, seems undetermined. Sugar I is commonly supposed to be injurious, yet the negroes of the sugar plantations, who luxuriate in the sweet case, are noted for their beautiful ivories. The writer knew an old lady who enjoyed her tea both hot and sweet for nearly fourscore years, and died without having lost a tooth.—Leisure Hour. ABYSSINIA.—Mr Dufton, who claims to be the only person in England who has journeyed from the Abyssinian coast to the capital, writes to describe thejourn&y. He gives a much better account of it than has usually passed current. For instance, the climate is pleasant, there is but ten miles of any- thing like desert, and when water is not to be had on the surface it may be obtained by sinking four feet in the sand. The worst part of the journey consists in the mountain passes, which are so narrow that it is absolutely necessary to walk in single file, and thus of course it would !be easy for a very small force to stop the passage of our troops. In some parts the sides of the mountains have to be traversed and are so steep that one false step will lead to fatal results. Mr Dufton says that mules, not camels, are the'beasts which ought to be employed the latter would be useless. The distance to be travelled is about 400 miles, and might be done by ordinary tra- vellers in forty days but Mr Dufton think the route is i not a practicable one for the march of an army.' OF NELSON'S HEROES.—There is at pre- sent living in Newcastle a man, named Joshua z, Miller, who has reached the advanced age of nearly 106 years. He Was born at the village of Dunston, and was baptised, as shown bv the local register, at the parish of Wickham, on the 25th of October, 1761. In his time Miller has seen some active service. He was engaged for 14 years on board a man of war, under Nelson, having been pressed 5 along with 4 Willie Carr, another well-known character from this district. By some of the brave acts which he performed Joshua attracted the notice of his commander, who promised him promotion, but the fall of the gallant admiral at Trafalgar prevented the fulfil- lment of hIs expectations in this respect, and Miller himself about the same time quitted the service. Until within a recent period the Dunston veteran was employed as a keelman at Bedlington, and he is now residing in quiet and comfort°with I his son-in-law in this town. Miller, notwith- standing his great age, is hale and hearty, and, j with the exception of a slight deafness, is in full enjoyment of his faculties.—Newcastle Chronicle. WILLS AND BEQUESTS.—The will of James Audus, Esq, of Selby, Yorkshire, was proved in London under £ 180,000 personalty, the executors and trus- tees being his nephews, George Skinner Beecroft, ¡ Esq, M.P., George Whitehead, and Richard Audus Clark. The will is dated Nov. 13, 1863, and a codicil, May 13, 1867, being the day before his death. He leaves the principal part of his estates, real and personal, to his three nephews, whom he also appoints residuary legatees. He bequeaths a piece of ground to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, upon which he has erected a church and parsonage, with a stipend of £3eO a year. He has left to the trustees of his wife's settlement £5,000, besides other provisions for her, and a liberal provision for his sister and legacies to other relatives and friends, and to his servants. He bequeaths to each of the follow- ing institutions a legacy of £ 100 British & Foreign Bible Society, Church Missionary Society, Church Pastoral Aid Society, Wesleyan Missionary Societv York Hospital, York Blind Asylum, Selby Bluecoat School and Browncoat School. To the feoffees, for pious uses in Selby, £ 1,500. The will of Miss Mar- garet Pope, of Staines, was proved in London, on the 28th ult, under £ 5«,000 by the affirmations of Robert Forster, of Tottenham her cousin, Frederick Ashby, of Staines, and Thomas Ashby, jun., the joint acting executors and trustees. There are numerous legacies to her relatives, friends, executors, and others, and to the following institutions :-To t-he Friends' School at Croydon, £ 1,000 j British and "Foreign School Society, £1,000; School at Sidcot, £1,000; Agricultural School at Sibford, £500; British and Foreign Bible Society, £ 1,000; Society of Friends' Fund, £500, Invalid Asylum at Stoke .Newington, £ 300 Elizabeth Fry's Refuge at Hack- ney, £ 200; Asylum for Fatherless Children at Readham, £200; Idiots' Asylum at Croydon, £ 200; .Ladies' Benevolent Society for the Reformation of Female Prisoners, £100. She leaves in trust £2,000 — £ €0 a year for the Girls' School at Staines, and the remainder of the interest to the Boy's School; and the interest of R200 to the poor of Staines; and leaves to the Baptist School and the Infant School at Staines, each 950. She has left liberal legacies to her servants. She bequeaths a piece of presentation plate, called 'The Vase,' to the eldest son of the late Douglas Macdonald, and the rest of her plate and other articles she has bequeathed in certain spe- cified,portions to her relatives and acquaintance. The residue,of her property she divides into four parts, leaving^ne fourth between fifteen persons named in ner mil^ndtliBtlirffi-fonrtlis amongst the children ot Her tour deceased cousins. The will of the late Wm Hansom, .of New Windsor, Berks, silversmith, who Y,Wal piuVed in Londonunder £ 7,000 PL p l'Wi f has bequeathed to the trustees of ParlfSlf Pens^ry.and ^fimary, and the "ark-street Almshouses, Windsor parti -Pf nnn The „il, 0f a. late M„Sarah Xoth.'WoodC" of 1, Upper Wenor-street, Qrosvenor-square, who died m August last, was proved under £ 95 000 She has left a legacy of £100 to each of th» follow' ing institutions: The National Hospital" for the Paralysed and Epileptic, British Home for Incura bles, Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Children, Christian Blind Relief Society, Metropolitan Convalescent In- stitution, Cripples' Home, Female Refuge, British Orphan Asylum Free Cancer Hospital, Brompton • Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' National Life-boat Institution, Infant Orphan Asy- lum, Hospital for Sick Children, Royal Humane Society, and the Great Northern Hospital, Islington. —Illustrated London NeW8. AN EXTRAORDINARY NEGRO,—A remarkable illus. tration of negro capacity is to be found in the c person of Said, of whom Mr Swinton writes from I Charleston to the Ncio York Times, styling him I a negro pundit.* The history of this man is cer- tainly curious, and is as follows :-He is a native of Bornou, a Mohommedan kingdom in Central Africa, and was the son of a cavalry chief in the royal army, who was killed in war with a neigh- bouring nation. The boy Said was kidnapped at fourteen by Bedouins, carried to Tripoli, sold to a trader, and by him sent to Constantinople. His first position was that of pipe-cleaner to Reschid Pasha, Minister ot Foreign Affairs. Some years later, in 1842, he was transferred to Prince Menaikoff, then Russian Minister Plenipotentiary at the Sublime Porte, and on the breaking out of the Russian war he returned with the prince to St. Petersburg, and remained in his service for about two years. Again transferred to his son, who was making the grand tour, he visited almost every country in Europe till 1859, when he came to the United States. A short visit to Hayti satisfied his curiosity in regard to that country. In 1863 he enlisted in the 55th (coloured) Massa- chusetts Regiment as a volunteer, serving in 11 ?1 South Carolina till the close of the war. Being then, destitute of employment he hired himself out as a plantation hand, till discovered by per- sons who appreciated his attainments, and who secured him a school on one of the Sen Islands- St. Andrew's apparently-in which he has had great success. Said knows, more or less per- fectly, his native tongue, Arabic (which is learned by the better classes in Bornou), Turkish, Russian, Greek, 'German, French. Italian, English, and Hebrew. The last-named is his latest acquisition, made a few months ago with the aid of a grammar, dictionary, and Bible procured him by his friends. He reads and speaks most of the languages enu- merated, and with all has a more thorough ac- quaintance than by ear alone, his practice being to study the grammar of each as opportunity offered. While in the army he became a convert to the doctrines of Swedenborg, and has eagerly z' read all of his writings within his reach. There is no mistake about his race. He has the thoroughly marked African type of face and skull, with woolly hair and black skin, and he shows the savage aspect the more prominently from the fact that his face is covered with the tribal marks.' He is yet young, not forty, and may live to be, if not vice-president, at least Minister or consul to foreign parts. Z, THE DEATH OF MAX!MiMAN.—Miguel Lopez who has, it seems, neither committed suicide nor been assassinated, has published an address to his 'fellow-citizens and the whole world,' repu- diating with scorn and indignation the impu- tations of treachery which have been directed against him, and giving what he calls a true ac- count of the circumstances under which Maxi- milian fell into the hands of the Republicans. The substance of his narrative is as follows: After the sortie of the 1st of May matters grew very desperate with the garrison of Queretaro. Provisions., which had been scarce for some time, were now altogether exhausted. The soldiers were reduced to eat borseflesh. There was no bread, no eggs and the horses of the Empress's regiment had to be fed on the bark of the ash. The supply of ammunition was also almost at an end. Under these circumstances the troops became rapidly demoralised. Physical weakness infected their spirits, and they felt their position was continually becoming more desperate and untenable. Maximilian set a noble example of patience and valour to the men, and the officers seconded him. When Marqnez quitted Queretaro to collect all the men and resources he could get, all he was able to do was to gather together some 4,000 men from the whole of Mexico. What the end of the siege would be was then clear. Maximilian received neither couriers nor news; he had no longer any hope of succour. The soldiers of the Foreign Legion, for the mosi part French, received communications from many of their companions who were in the enemy's ranks. From that moment all was lost. It was under these circumstances that Maximilian on the night of the 14th of May, made up his mind to treat with the enemy for a capitulation, and entrusted Lopez with the mission. Lopez accordingly went to Escobedo and asked him to allow the Emperor, with the Empress's suite and the Empress's regiment, to leave Mexico. Esco- bedo's reply was that he had no power to grant i this request, and that Maximilian must either surrender at discretion or fight. When Lopez returned to the Imperial quarters at midnight he found that the horses were all saddled for de- parture, that Maximilian bad repeatedly asked for him, and was now anxiously waiting his arrival. On hearing Escobedo's reply, Maximilian was evi- dently much disappointed. Preparations for flight had been made more than once, and the enemy, informed of these preparations by deser- ters, resolved upon a desperate move. On the night of the 14th of May, on quitting Maximilian, Lopez, engrossed, as he says, with thoughts about the fate of the army, set out to go the round of the lines. On reaching the gate of La Cruz, which he had charged his officers to watch with especial vigilance, he was surrounded by a body of officers and men, who put their pistols to l is throat. He at once recognised them as emmies, and they made him prisoner. Stupefied for the moment, he could neither fight no* flee. His captors, taking him with them, immediately made for the Emperor's quarters. To gain time and to warn Maximilian so that he might escape, was then Lopez's sole idea. He went therefore to General Velez, and suggested that it would be only humane to avoid sheddino- blood. Colonel Yabloski was charged to tell the Emperor that he bad just time to escape, and Lopez cannot explain why the colonel was so z!' ZD long in discharging his task. At daybreak Maximilian presented himself, with some persons of his suite, soldiers of various corps, and some others. He was on foot, in the street, and fol- lowed very close upon the party who bad made Lopez prisoner. Taking advantage of a momentary confusion among the Republican soldiers. Lopez hurried, as fast as he could on a bad horse, to meet the Emperor, meaning, we suppose, though he does not say so, to give him a hint of his danger, Then Lopez returned in the direction of the soldiers. In proof of his assertions Lopez appeals to Prince Salm, Yabloski, Prodillo, Dr. Blosk, and Don Jose de Blasio, who were witnesses of what happened. Lopez seeks to implicate some other Imperialist officers in the treachery which surrendered Queretaro to the Republicans. Of course Loptz s statement, which we have summarised above, only goes for what it is worth. That he should have been the first man seized by the Republi- can troops on their entrance is certuinly a sus- picious circumstance. He is still a prisoner, but there does not appear to be any intention of pro- ceeding against him, which is also another ele- [ meat of suspicion,—Moll Game. j EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—We last week stated that a student, or doctor's assistant, at one of the London hospitals had actually dined off a corpse, and that the extraordinary case was under investigation by the medical authorities. For obvious reasons we refrained from mentioning the name of the hospital, but as the inquiry has now closed and the cannibal has been dismissed in disgrace, that reticence need be observed no longer. The disgusting affair occurred in St. Thomas's Hospital, and none have felt the disgrace more keenly than the managers of that ex- cellent institution.- -South London Press. A CORN MILL DESTROYED BY FIRE.- On Wed- nesday evening, about eight o'clock, one of the mills of Messrs Appleby and Sons, extensive corn millers,, at Accrington, was discovered to be on fire. Fire engines and hose were soon fixed ready to contend with the fire, which raged furiously, but the muddy, state of the water prevented the application of copious and forcible streams. Clearer water was ultimately got, but it was not until the roof had failen in and the building had been completely gutted that the fire was put out. There was a great quantity of corn in the mil! at the time, nearly the whole of which has been destroyed. The damage is estimated at between £ 7,000 and £ 8,000. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.-On Friday nearly all the ships—excepting the Peruvian and England -under prompt orders for sea left the Mersey tn rmte for Bombay. The Queen and the England, both belonging to the National Steam Ship Company, will carry out immense quantities of ammunition,. &c. The Queen, which sails this (Saturday morning) takes out about 80 tons of materiel to Bombay? besides an immense quantity of Bass and wine. Although these vessels do not carry troops, they are well fitted with camp fixtures, cooking utensils, refrigerators, water condensers, and many other articles tending to the health and comfort of the troops. Besides the steam transports engaged several sailing vessels have been taken up for the conveyance of coal and Bass to Bombay and Suez. One thing if pretty evident-that so far as the victualling of the troops go the commissariat on this side of the Red Sea has not been neglected. SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY IN LIVERPOOL.—On Friday night a disturbance, which might have resulted in fatal consequences, occurred in Regent-street. As it was, a quarrel between two men, both of whom appeared to be slightly in liquor, resulted in the shooting of a young girl named Margaret Collins, who resided at 37, Carlton-street. A few days ago a young man named John Quinn, a sailor, who has recently returned from a voyage, went to the house No. 41, Regent-street, which is occupied by Randal M'Conald, an emigration agent. It is said that Quinn created a disturbance and assaulted M'Donald. The latter went to the police-court and took out a summons, but, on the day on which it was returnable, Quinn did not appear. On Friday a warrant was obtained, and probably this fact came to Quinn's knowledge, for he again went to M'Donald's house. A quarrel arose, a crowd was attracted, and the windows of M'Donald's house were broken. M'Donald became very excited, drew a re- volver, and threatened to shoot anyone who interfered with him. Quinn was also in a very excited state, and ran up to him, threw open his waistcoat, and challenged him to shoot. It does not appear that M'Donald did so at that moment, but soon afterwards he fired, and the shot struck the girl named, who is six years of age, and who was in the crowd. The shot entered the abdomen, but it is not likely to be attended with fatal consequences. M'Donald was taken into custody, and the girl was removed to the hospital, where she is progressing favourably. A DREAM REALISED.—Some time during last sum- mer a stranger stopped at a farm house in Taris township, Ohio, and asked permission to stay over night, was readily granted by the hospitable farmer. A couple of hours after retiring for the night the stanger was taken suddenly and violently ill, and for several days was apparently deranged. On his recovery he informed his host that during his illness lie had dreamed three nights in succession that he had discovered in a certain ravine, near the house, under a rock, an earthen crock containing a large amount of silver. At this the old gentleman ex- pressed surprise, and gpoke of it as being a very mysterious dream. Afterwards, however, they were walking together in that direction, and the dreatfl was again adverted to by the stranger. An exami- nation was at once proposed by the farmer, to satisfy their curiosity. The rock was soon found, and after brushing the leaves carefully away it was removed, and to their utter amazement there sat a crock full of silver. They took it out and conveyed it secretly to the honse, and on examination it was found to contain 400 dollars, which they agreed to divide equally between them. The day after this discovery, as the stranger was about to take his leave, he com- plained to his benefactor of the inconvenience of car- rying so much silver, when an exchange was proposed, the stranger receiving 250 dollars in greenbacks far his share of the coin, siver then being at a premium of about fifty per cent. It was not long after the departure of his guest however, that mine host made another discovery—his 400 dollars were counterfeit and he had thus been ingeniously swindled out of 250 • dollars. 1 he story was kept quiet for several months, but it finally leaked out. A SINGULAR MARRIAGE MISADYENTURE.-About a month ago a young German, wishful to lead to the altar a fair one of his choice at Middlesborough, went to a well-known literary institution, under the im- pression that the clerk of one of our churches lived there, with a view of making the preliminary arrange- ments in connection with the marriage ceremony* The good lady who answered the door received the commands of the suitor, which were given with » rather puzzling Teutonic accent. The young German, doubtless nervous on the near approach of the happy event, hesitatingly said he wished to put two names in.' Thinking that he wished to propose two persons as members of the institute, the persons he addressed innocently told him he would have Is 6d each to pay, and that they would be proposed at the next committee meeting.' The complexity of the case was not lessened by the German's inquiring if it (i.e., the announcement of marriage) would be on Sunday. I Said the lady interrogated, with a sort of deprecation of his Impiety, Oh, no the Institution is not open on Sunday. The inquirer after marriage was then asked to write his name for proposal, and he did so» adding, of course, the name of his fair inamorata. For a month the names were upon the proposal board of the institute. One morning last week the Gertna" and his affianced, thinking all was right, duly pre" sented themselves to the parson to be made one flefb* Of course the priest was greatly astonished at receiving so summary a summons to perform the ceremony* and had to inquire into the circumstances before the event could be celebrated. Guess the horror of young couple on hearing what a mess they had let into. Of course there was nothing for it but postpone the marriage. The mistake arose throng the German's bad English, and in consequence of clerk of the church having formerly lived at tn IllstItute.- York Herald. Printed and Published, on behalf of the Pro »fc:,0[n by JOSEPH POTTER, at the Office in High-street* » the Parish of Saint Mary, in the County of 1 Town of Havertordwest. Wednesday, September 18, 1867.