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No. 4788,-NOVEMBER 7, 1878.]

the stooks for attempting to steal from a box belonging to a passenger on board the 8. B. Yesso,

WILFUL MURDER,

China.

果 CHEFOO.

Oct. 20.

We had a splendid game of Cricket while the Hornet was here on her way North, The day previous to that arranged for play WAB Tery wet and the night windy and etormy; but it passed over, and we were en- abled to pitch wickets at a little after 11.80. The weather was very favourable, there being very little sun and only a light wind. The ground was all that could be desired in point of smoothness, but the turf was anywhere but near the wickets and the latter were as usual rather dead.. The match was "Chefoo. Moorhen and Hornet or rather "Hornet and Afoorhen," as we only noticed one of the latter in the eleven. There was; however, a Mosquita incog, who severely tried the patience of the Chefocites. We are waiting to watch him alone at some Chofoo having won the toss went to the wickets against the bowling of Hodder and Pearce, which was romurkably "on," and pat together bofore their last wicket Zelli

After a short interval for tiffin, the naval men went to the eyelets. The Chefou bowling was not nearly so deadly "on," but the Hornets, &c., were disposed of for 79, Chotos then went to the wickets again, and possibly stimulated by the presence of the ladies who had arrived in goodly number, put together 32 before retiring.

other time.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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lesser magnitude, long corridors radiate, position, remain to be montlined. At decide knotty points, disentangle accounts, trailing briars, boaring in June the sweet seven P.M., at Chemnitz, for the purpose of .. communicating at a considerable distance ordinary times the Government House or dietate letters, gains credit for a front wild roses, and in winter red oval fruit. Ivy sending round the globe- within 120 days. with four wings, each of which virtually party is almost always a large one, includ-place amongst business mon, whereas, if he comes orsoping up, and in its thick warm The following is a copy of the card constitutes a soparate and detached house. ing sa it does the Viceroy's family, a numa were judged by his own individual inftia coverts nests are built. Below, among tho This postal card is intended to be mailed Each of these wings is so built that from rous staff, and probably some visitors stay tive force, tact, or acuteness, be would be powdery tonewood" which lines the around the globe within 120 days-that is whatever side the wind comes--north, ing in the house. At dinner there is relegated to the rear. A vast number of floor of this living hut, great fungi pash to say, in each order as mentioned at foot. The charge of wilful murder against south, east or west-n thorough draft can generally a considerable reinforcement of those who pass for good men of business are their coloured heads up to the light. And All the parties to whom it has been directed Ko Achoy and eight others was continued be obtained through every room. This the company. Two three times more automata, who act creditably because here you may take shelter when the rain will greatly oblige by cancelling the old ad- to-day before Mr Francis, and further re-scheme of construction, while giving the week there are dinner-parties, varying from their wires are palled by those who really comes unexpectedly pattering on the leaves, drees and putting the next one in place of manded until to-morrow.

ground-plan vory much of the appearance twenty to seventy in number, while few are possessed of good commercial qualities, and listen as it rises to a roar within the it, at the same time stating day of arrival. of one of that tribe of beetles which, with nights are free from something in the nature It is necessary to distinguith these automats forest. Sometimes wild bees take up their and remailing in the Monk left for this pur- ungracefully long legs, may be sometimes of a ball, reception, or concert, Indian if the old-fashioned Ideas of business quali- residence in the hollow, slowly filling it with pose. Any postages will be willingly re- seen running upon the surface of the water, society is happy in the possession of a lady fications are not to be discredited in the comb, buzzing busily to and fro; and then paid, and any of the parties desiring will given the house at once the refreshing cool who is preeminently qualified to be the mind of a critical observer, and we learn to it is not to be approached so carolesaly, receive a full copy after return of this card. and space which Mr Tennyson's hero de- mistress of the Calcutta palace. With look behind them for the men who really though, so ready are all creatures to ac- May it travel safely and soon return. sired and procured in the stately pleasure natural dignity increased in effect by a embody the indispensable qualities of brain knowledge kindness, that ere now I have Herren H. Gorboi and Co., Alexandria, Somo man-to parody & even made friends with the inhabitants of a Egypt. 2. Imperial Consulato of Germany, house that he erected as the palace of his tall and stately figure Lady Lytton com- and charaster. soul. In one of these wings the Viceroy bines brightners, grace, as well as a marvel-famous dictum-would appear to have an Wasp's nest. A thick carpet of dark green Singapore. 3. Imperial Consulate of Ger 4. Messrs Murphy, has his own establishment, his private lous sweetness and courtery. No bettor or unusual share of good luck and no business moss grows upon one side of the tree, and many, Yokohama." rooms, and offices of State. In the same more thoughtful hostess bas ever boon qualifications. They succeed because their over it the tall brake fern rears its yellow Grant, and Co., San Francisco. 5. Franz wing, and immediately adjoining those, known at Government House, and she has good fortune suables them to tide over the stem. In the evening the goat sucker or Halmana, Esq, care of Messrs C.A. are the Political Secretary's room, the her reward in the admiration and homage effect of mismanagement and blunders nightjar comes with a whirling phantom Auffgords and Co., New York P.O., Box Aide-de-Camp's room, and waiting-room; of all who come under her influence. Large which would ruin less favoured individuals, like light, wheeling round and round: 61,126. 6. Ludwig Ploss, Chemnitz, Saxony." On the 4th June it reached Alexandria, its while on the floor below are the Private official parties are not the ocassions on which or because they are in a position to com-strange bird, which will roost all day on a

rooms for the Lord Lytton principally shines. There is mand the services of those who direct them. rail, blinking or sleeping in the daylight, first place of destination, was posted the Secretary's office, and staff of under-scoretaries and clerks whose about him a sympathetic quicken, au in- Some have good bustness ability but seem and seeming to prefer a rail or a branch same day for Singapore and arrived there without leaves to one that affords cover. on the 20th June, leaving that place again services are in perpetual requisition to nata tendency to accommodate his manner doomed to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageons fortune. Here also the smaller bata fit in the twilight, on the same date for Yokohams. Received deal with the mountains of papers waleh to that of the guests whom he receives, a

and, if you stand still, will pursue their there on the 14th July, it had to wait until daily come before the Viceroy. So far as sensibility to all external influenses, which

prey close to your head, wheeling about it the 81st July before being mailed for San ita ornaments and fittings are concerned, are not without their difficulties and das They slak or swim as fate will have it, or the whole house is a curious miscellany of gers to a man who has to play the part of their own energy may be able to determine. so that you may knock them down with Francisco. On the 24th Aug. it changed But none who Other mer one sometimes meots with in your band if you wish. The labouring pea- addresses at the latter place, and reached trophies and historical associations. The chief in court ceremonials. Council-room and some of the corridors are bave sat near him at small and intimate business who seem to have neither luck or ple call the bat "bat-mouse." Here also New York on 1st September, from whence lined with portraits of ex-Viceroys War-parties can forget the brilliancy of his con- ability, and always remato at low water come many heatles; and sometimes on a it was received safely and in perfect condi

while others, again, apparently have both summer's day the swallows will rest from tion on the 18th Sept., at one o'clock F.31., ren Hastings, Wellesley, and others. The versation, or will come away without a

Fortune invariably their endless fight on the dying upper thus having made à journey around the Marble Hall abounds with busts of the strong impression of the geniality of his always at command.

socms to befriend them, and they are en- Roman emperors captured from a French manner and the warmth of his nature.

nearly clear of Jeaves.. Ail the year through man-of-war, and ranged along the walls; After dinner be usually retirer early, and dowed with just the faculties to spable themes, for they too like a bough clear or world in 118 days 18 hours. while the chandeliers of rare beauty, hung often works on till the early hours of the to take full advantage of her complaisance. the hollow tree is haunted by every kind of in each of the principal apartments, are, morning. When at some future time his They are the men who, as the Yankees are living creature, and, therefore, let us hope like most of our modern English dramas, minutes and state-papers, see the light, and fond of expressing it, lick creation"-be- it may yet be permitted to linger awhile saio also taken from the French. It must be persons can realise, as they cannot now do, me millionaires and merchant princes, from the axe. Gamekeeper at Home. admitted, however, that there is one great the extent and variety of the topica he has and when they die often leave behind them want in what may be called the decorative treated, the breadth of view and the grasp some admiring blographer, who manages to furniture of the house. One looks in vain of subject shown in every case, the indomit- make their story an altogether exaggerated

Mesars Wordsworth and Co., of Knights- for what one naturally expects to seo, and able courage and perseverance with whloh, and fallaolous illustration of the power of what might so easily have been provided through good repute and evil ropute, he has buman effort, of "self-help," and the fores good Indian museum, a well-planned col. grappled with avery question, however of character-the value of good business lection of articles natural or manufactured, complicated or however deltoate, that has qualifications, that is to say. In pronoun- bridge, have brought out a now respirator the products of a country whose wealth in come before him, never turning aside or ing on any man's business capacity as indi. which is made of a non-absorbent material, both departments may be pronounced to leaving it, because too troublesome as a gated by his achievements, It is necessary to and so constructed that the parts which

legacy to his successors, justice will be done take all these possible combinations of fa compose it fit one futo the other in anch

manner as to allow of their being separated culty and fortune or misfortune inte ap- be unrivalled.

to him.

Fortuitous oireumstances have by the wearer at any time with great much to do with success or failure in bust facility, thus providing means for cleansing ness, and accident often places a man in a it from moisture, saliva, and all organfo position into which no special powers of his exhalations from the lungs, which prove s own would ever have conducted him. A detrimental in the respirators hitherto In superficial observation of the business world common use, for by this separation of the discovers much that is calculated to discre parts the patton wool may be changed as dit the aphorisms and maxims which past often as may be desired, and the respirator wiped with a handkerchief or piece of generations have handed down to: 18 closer scrutiny, however, is sure to reinvest damp sponge. By this means the respirator them with all their force. The automaton will remain clean and pleasant in use for at the head of a great concern may present many years, The wool may also be me- portance of concentration, of energy, of sold to disinfect vitiated air, without de punctuality, of promptitude, of self-reliance triment to the instrument, and thus be of no very impressive illustration of the imdicated with Mason's perfumed carbolic and so on, but if we look to those behind value to clergymen and others visiting fever him, upon whom the actual working of the warde, and thus engaged in manufactories, concern devolves, we shall be sure to find de; or the wool may be medicated with the time-honoured commeruial virtues pret fouine phosphorus, or other medicament ty strongly represented. Entire devotion, ordered by a physician, determined effort, ready action, accuracy, those safering from delicate lunge, this gantankerous moods, bat all other things as its power can be regulated at will, by may be no match for Fortune in her most respirator will be found especially useful, being equal, the man who cannot command modifying the thickness of the cotton wool. acknowledged by several eminent physici- these characteristics will have no chance in The merits of the invention have been

ans as well as by the medical presa, competition with the one who can,

Thus the Bornet and Moorhen had to make 71 to win. They zaade 70 without the loss of a wicket, but as game had been called by mistake and stamps drawn, Chofco very gonerously gave the wanted 1 without going into the field again.

A low good catches were made during the game; notably one by Captain Eaton between points and slips, of a twisting ball, wall back and overhead after a run, in one

hand,

An attempt at three cheers for the viators was very weak, as most of Chefoos had gone to hide their diminished heads-or bodies? Thus ended a very pleasant day's rocres tion:

About one o'clock on Monday morning many of the residents were aroused by the a long time. It came on rather suddenly ferent gale that has been known here for from the test after a rainy and threatening Sunday but moderated later in the morn Ing. Many were rocked not to sleep but awake, so fierce was the gale. Fortunately there were no serious accidents amongst the shipping in barbour but the Chime which left this on Sunday afternoon en- countered the storm on her way to Tientsin, and has had to put back with a consider able quantity of water in her hold, and leaking. Her cargo will go on in the Jungshing, which is here to have gone

Sonth under other circumstances.

CELEBRITIES AT HOME. LORD ZYTTON AT CALUUTTA.

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There is a well-known Latin couplet which wit and scholar of the period, on calling at Devonshire House during the process of the completion of its interior, and being struck with the simplicity of its ornaments tion, hurriedly wrote down on a piece of paper,

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The

Beunt.

FIRE FLIES?

NEW PATENT WASHABLE RESPIRATOR.

ORLEANS.

To vocalists and

| assume a certain glow and colour of luxury, to the cathedral at Calcutta, Here Lady got some fire flies and put em in a boitie, į Orleans, has burled forth an imposing ful-

There are rich lights and soft hues; barbaro

A few

GOOD MEN OF BUSINESS, (Globe.)

bout prison reform, or in favor of settin the abstrack. the niggers tre, or maybe jest libberty in Fire files alat fire all over, only jest their tails, but it aint so with Missis Doppy, wich the prescher, he neys they Oh bay the scriptor, wish saya to let youre lite shine, but soon folks wen they are tale to let their lite shine only turn-on, their gas and leave

escapen. Two men wich had ben In A lection file was goin home thry a fold one nite, and one said to the other: Let me lean on you, my boy, and wot ever happens dont you desert a ole frend."

Wen they had gone a mile or 2 that way, the other ho said; "Dont you feel any 1 better now?

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recent anniversary in Paris. Victor Euge Monaleur,-You are guilty of an impru returns a broadside in this style: dance. You remind those who might have forgotten it that I was brought up by a churchman, and that if my life began in priest's fault, prejudice and error, it was not mine. That sort of education is so (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, fatal that at nearly forty years of age, as

Queen's Road.) you point out, I was still under its influ-

Bowurora, November 7, 1878,

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enoeg. All that has been said beforo. I don't dwell on it. I have a certain con- BAROMETER tempt for mere futilities. You insult Voltaire, and you do me the honor to reville me. That is your affair. You and I are two men, better or worse; the future will decide between us. You say I am old, and you pretend to be young; which I believe, the moral souse is so imperfectly developed

"Let your pledged word be sacred,"

And the man with was a staggerin he in you that you reproach me with the very says the notorious Mr Barnum in his unsaid: "No not much, Ime a frade I shall not which does me honor. You undertake deniably shrewd "rules for auocers." drop. It must have been an offle blo, not to read me a lesson. By what right? Who "Whatever you do, do with all your any pain to speak of, but 1 see stars are you? Let us come to the point. Let might. Ambition, energy, indus- this mianli." try, perseverance are indispensably requi-

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From Friday to Monday the Viceregal family generally go down to Barrackpore, the Viceroy's beautiful country residence, situated on the river, about fourteen miles above Calcutta. Sometimes they drive there in the evening more frequently 'Ut dominus domus est: non extra fulta co- they go up the river by steamer.

house at Barrackpore is handsome and comfortable true Indian bungalow, the Marmoreis splendet; quod tenet intus habet.' The first four words of these two lines in rooms all on one floor, and all opening suggest themselves with irresistible force into one another. The air is cooler and at one looks around the official apartments fresher than at Oaloutte, while the absolute sepeot with that which they wore in the the perpetual bustle of the capital. But of Lord Lytton, and compares their present quiet, provos a most delightful change frem days of Lord Northbrook Knebworth the principal charm of the place is its lovely was scarcely more the mirror of the Park, combining the beautien of na English mind of the author of The Cartons pleassunce with the variety and richness of than the rooms of which we now speak tropical vegetation. Close to the house testify to the tastes and character of the grows a magnificent banyan-tree, one of the author of coille. Plata and simple in

finest in India, with its numberless roots bis habits, Lord Northbrook invested the like delicate pillars, connecting the spead. handsome lofty chainber in which the ing branches with the ground. Under its principal business of state was transacted shade breakfast and luncheon are habitually laid when the party are at Barrackpore. with a severely business like appearance, It was void of attesations to the epit was From the foot of this arse a broad terrace without the suggestion of allurements to walk leads along the river to Lady Cannings the sense of any kind.. When Lord Lytton grave, covered by a beautiful monument in arrived at Caloutta he doubtless felt that white marble, pat up by Lord Northbrook, this room was the ap cial Sparts that it was in place of the original one in white and

I red in a book that a man wich hadent VICTOR HUGO AND THE BISHOP OF his mission to adorn. It at ones began to culoared marbles, which has been transferred

any gas, nor any lamp, nor any candle, he

Monseigneur Dupanloup, Bishop of anning, whose beauty, sweetness, and accoroplishments have left an imperishable much lite be cude ase to write by it. Unele mination agalust Victor Hugo for his eu and corked em up tite, and they giy so Welcome although, after four months of splendour of rugs and carpets; a profusion memory in India, was buried by her owa Ned ho aays he bots that man was writin, a logy on the arch-heretic, Voltaire, at the China Coast St, Nav. Co., Tls, 98. exhausting duties in the Indian capital, of exquisite esthetic appliances.

here Lord Canning, who may be the breaze, and full of refreshment choice pictures are on the walls, and on the desire; and to the wearied eye and brain the hills, of wails too are ranged-s yet more significant survived her but a few months, used to Bimla, it is at Jaloutta that the Viceroy of token of the taste and genius of the man come and sit for hours. The same spot is Even the an equally favourite one with Lord Lytton, her Majesty's Indian Empire can alone be, rows of richly bound books, Bald to be at home. Some pomp and oir- furniture has undergone a change Hand- and the hours that he enjoys in the garden, cutnetance, Do inconsiderable degres of some pier-glasses and chandellers have been in the midst of which it statics, are breath-has got a red hed. Mister Pitahel, thats ceremony, splendour, and pageantry, form inte duced; flowers and vases are not wanting spaces in a career full of splendour, Bansasential part of the popular and the ing; luxurious chairs and settees have taken but full also of anxiety. There are at least necessary environment of the man who the place of more atiff and formal articles. two passions which an Indian Viceroy can holds the greatest post which an English Here the Viceroy site for bours sesing gratify-a love of the glitter of imperial subject cau fill. At the Indian metropolis secretaries and visitors, receiving reports, Elory and a love of Nature. It is seldom the Queen's deputy leads the life, and leads perusing and writing documents of State, that a character can be found in which it among the scenes proper to the dignity, and transacting the other business of the these insttucts are so deeply seated and so of the representative and administrator of great empire committed to his charge strongly developed as in Lord Lytton, Imperial away. On the hills he revels in Often, however, he places himself with World. the easy existence, and the not less easy books and papers in the broad matted attire, of an English gentleman taking his balcony or verandah just outside the room. holiday. At Galoutta he is Governor. Here there are chairs, tables, every con General; at Simla he is simply Lord venience for writing or for atudy, and any Lytton. Hia Simla residence has size, but number of Persian rugs; and here Lord not magnificence, and lacks in impres Lytton will sit, refreshing himself with an siveness of effect what it undoubtedly occasional glimpse of the ploturesque view possenses in superficial area. It is in fact anfelded before him, and apparently quite

ue see what sort of a thing your conscience little better than an enlarged and rather undisturbed by the multitude of green glorified barn, admirably situated with fine parrots clustering and screaming round the

Then the other he know how it was, cos is, and what mine is. A single comparison site for success in business. Do not scatter It was the fire fier, wich was think, and be will suffice. France has lately passed views and in pretty grounds, but with no jalousies. exterior bomulles and no interior grandeur. Quite the reverse by nature and habit of your powers, but engage in one kind of thot to hisself: "One wise man cant make through an ordeal. France was free. One As for the Viseroy himself at Simla, when an early riser, Lord Lytton has to a great business, and stick to it. Do not depend a other man wise, but one fool can make a night a max treacherously seized her, over he is not busy with his papers indoors, he extent adapted himself to Indian habits on others. Your success must depend on tool of a other man," LITTLE JOHNNY" threw her, and gagged her. If a nation could be murdered, that man would have may be seen strolling about, clad in light even in this difficult respect. He seldom your own individual exertions," and so on. ta the Argonaut,"

murdered France. He brought her near abort shootingeost, on foot, or mounted on misses his walk before breakfast, and Take the first hundred "successful men of

enough to death to reign over her. He be the back of one of the sturdy little hill-between sight and nine o'clock may be business" to be found in the City, and the

AN OLD OAK TREE.

gan bis zoign-sinoe reign it was-by per ponies, which are prominent features in the generally seen alone, walking with bent probability is that not ten of that hundred

jury, ambush, and massacre. He prolonged Bimla landroape. All that he is not at head and thoughtful air through the beauti will even approximate to the standard bere

These hollow trees, according to wood. it by oppression, by tyranny, by despotism, Calcutta he at imla, There are few ful gardens of Government House. After set up. The test of a successful man in dwellings of a statelier beauty and a more breakfast the real work of the day begins, the commercial world is of course the craft, ought to come down by the axe with by an indescribable parody on religion and thoroughly Royal aspect than that which in and from that time till luncheon there is no wealth he manages to accumulate, and ont further loss of time. Yet it is fortunate justice. He was at once a monster and a The nothing can be more evident than that in that we are not all of us, even in this pro- pigmy. For hiin were sung the "To Deam," the city of palacas is the home of Lord rent from secretaries and visitors. Lytton. It was built under the auspices secretaries of the different government business the making of money is often the saic age, imbued with the stern utilitarian the Magnificat," the "Salvum fac," the of the great and magnificent Marquis departments have each their stated days result of neither industry, nor energy, nor spirit; for a decaying tree is, perhaps, mors Glozia tabi," and the rest, Who sang Wellesley, and is in exact consonance with and hours for seeing the Viceroy, while perseverance, nor scrupulous adherence to Interesting than one in full vigour of growth. them 1 Ask yourself. The law abandoned the Imperial character of our Indian rule, hourly the office-boxes, for which Indian pledges given, nor to any other of the The starlings make their nests in the upper the people to him, the church surrendered Not are the style and soale of the Viceroy's government is famous, keep pouring in numerous virtues with which a first-rate knot-holes; or, lower down, the owl feeds to him the Almighty. Justice, honor, armed from her young; and if you chance to pass near, country gave way before the moon, He daily life less in keeping with bis august faden with papers, A dospotism of office. man of business ought to position. When he makes his public ap boxes, tempered by the occasional loss of head to foot, according to all writers, and are not aware of the ways of owls, you trampled under foot his oath, equity, good pearances in the streets and promenades of the key, the Government of India was once ancient as well an modern. Anyone with a may fancy that a legion of serpents are in faith, the glory of that flag, the dignity of the Indian capital, it is with the surround happily termed and there are daya when fair knowledge of the world and its bustness the bushes, so loud and threatening is the man, the liberty of the oitgen; the man's ings appropriate to one who is bimself the these boxes accumulate till they form a man would find no difficulty in bringing blesing noise made by the brood. The prosperity perplexer the conscience of man- -atre and the symbol of English power wall of approach on either side up to the forward plenty of instances which seera to woodpecker comes for the insects that kind. This lasted nineteen years. During When he dines out he is accompanied by place at which the Viceroy is seated, give the lie to all the old time-honoured flourish on the dying giant; co does the that time you were in a palace; I was in all the signia of State, with an equipage Larcheon sometimes, but not always, saws and maxims on the subject-justances eurious little tree-climber, running up the exilo. Sir, I pity you. and bodyguard worthy the direct rebringe with it a break from work. Very of men who are always in a muddle, always trunk like mouse; and in winter, when In- presentative of English Royalty.

often it is principally used as an oppok making blunders, always behind time, never sect-life is scarce, it is amusing to watch The Calcutta palace is not merely one of tunity for conversation with some gentle display the least energy or nativity, and there the busy fomtit. He hangs under

RECIPE FOR NEWSPAPER PARAGRAFES.- the most superb, but also one of the monst man for whom the Viceroy cannot dad whose percoverance under discouragement neath a dead branch, head downwards, as if

"Dagonet," of the Refere, one of the ablest interesting, buildings in her Majesty's another appointment. After luncheon the could not be relied on for ten minutes, but walking on a ceiling, and with his tiny, but

same round of work continues til late in who nevertheless thrive and grow rich; strong bill, chips off a fragmont of the loose and wittiest "paragraphists" on the Press, duminions The approach to it is up a Boloanal flight of steps, so spacious that half the afternoon. about six o'clock one of while the prompt and punctual, persever dead bark Under this bark, as he well thus instructs on the correct manufacture the inhabitants of the town can gesemble the viceregal carriages usually comes round, ing, hardworking, accurate man fails, and knows, wood-lice and all kinds of creeping of the "par":- First get your fact. Then things make their home. With the frag. roll it out and look at it from various points upon them to greet an arriving Viceroy with outriders and escort and sometimes dias poor

in trying to make out the secret of sucment he flies to an adjacent twig, small of views Write it out on white paper in red Immediately on entering you find yourself the Viceroy secures an airing and drives In the great marble banqueting ball, capable round the Maidan, the celebrated park of peas or failure in any business career it is enough to be grasped by his claws, and so ink. This brings its special features more i holding with ease more than a hundred Calcutta, or goes to visit tome institution. necessary to bear in mind that sheer luck give him a firm foothold. There he peoke prominently before you. Then send it to whole his morsel into, minute pieces and lunchen Somerset House to be stamped, and put it grosto, and so lofty that palm-trees are Quite as often bis work lasts on til dinner, is often far more poteff than

broken off then, armoty of virtues for all the purposes of on the living contents. Then, with a sancy by for a week in a drawer with lavender. I frequently introduced on the occasion of and can with difficulty. great entertainments, and the tables of the Froth such a programme of the day's labours money-making. The man whom forinne chuckle of delight in his own cleverness, generally put my facts by for eight days, guests are laid beneath their spreading as this, it may be seen that the ofteo of the favours with a practical monopoly of the he returns to the larger bough for a fresh but a week is enough, unless you want them brabebas. There are white pillars down the Indian Viceroy is called not utijustly the sale of indispensable goods, with the control supply. As the bough decays the bark to be very strong. Now, as to flavouring whole length of this noble chamber and must laborious, as it is the most splendid, of a market, with a position better than loosens, and is invaded by insects, which, your fact. This is where the art comes in At the end of the vista, an admirable finish appointment in the gift of the English that of all competitors, or with a name to when it was green, could not touch it. For It is easy to say, John Jones has broken to the general effect, is the throne-room Crown. Hot, indeed, could it fall to be confure with, may langh and grow fat, and the acorns the old oak still yields come bis leg. The thing is to spice and dress Bat the Marble Hall is only the vestibule other than laborioting fasing that the leave commercial-virtues such as energy tooks, pigeons, and stately pheasants, with it and favour it, and serve it up with satics fo an apartment of greater dimensions-the Viceroy is really the apex of a benevolent and promptitude, to those who find the their glossy feathers shining in the autumn and make it palatable. Put it on another balloons where as many as two thousand bat absolute despotism, which is charged need of them. Many o man has been born sun. Thrushes carry wild bedge-trait up plece of paper, drop in a few jokes, mix guests are sometimes received, and the with controlling and caring for two hundred to the inheritance of a great business, can on the broad platform formed by the trunk well with shaff, and stir up rapidly. When general air of which to that of a Royal millions of human beings, who are accus. figure passsbly se its bead, who by his own where the great limbs divide, and, ploking ready, pour melted puns over it, garnish state-room. The plan of the whole house is tomed to do nothing for themselves, and to personal exertions and abilities could not it to pieces, leave the seeds. These take with bits of humour, and serve between surious, and is exactly suited to an Indian and all that they want done or provided by have established a ginger beer stall. Many root in the crevices which widen ont understern

a man who sits in a well-appointed city penth into a mass of soft decaying "touch

THE ADVENTURES OP A POST-CARD,A climate From the four corners of a central their rulers 1. blosk of buildings, in 'which are the recep The more purely social duties, which sro | counting-house with his beli before him wood;" and so from the crown of the tree post-card was posted on the 24th of May,' Alme Won-reams just mentioned, and others offer from being the least onerous of the|with which toʻrummen experts, able to | there"presently streams Apwwwords long

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Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &c.

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

AT HONGKONG,

When Name.

left. Mar, 28, Oracle, 30, Bristolian (8.), Apr.

16, Invincible, May

V, Napier, June

From.

Liverpool Antwerp

Ponarth

Cardiff

14, Emily Chaplin,

Cardiff

26, Underwriter,

July

16, Annie Bow, 16, Lorimer, 18, Sydenham, 21, Stant, 27, Pilgrim 28, Abbey Cooper, 80, Sumarlide, 81, Charmer, Aug.

Cardiff

Fortress Monroe

Newcastle (..W.) Nowosstle (SW.) London Antwerp

Cardif Antwerp Hamburg

1, Bury St. Edmunds, Penarth 7, Alfredo, 9. Uraniay 10, Coreas 11, Lots, 10, Friedrich,

Sept.

Cardiff

Penarth

London

Cardif

Cardiff

10, Matchloss, 11, Firth of Forth, 18, Excelsior, 14, Dlamante (8.), 17, James Shepherd, London 17, Oilurnum

Cardiff Cardiff Hamburg Aberdeen

Liverpool [wa O'dis LOADING FOR ONINA AND JAPAN FOREG

At London-Sisamere vie Sues Canal. Glenearn. Gleniyon. Burmese,

Manelaus (a.) Achilles (5) Leon (4.)

Cyphrenes. Argyll

At Liverpool.

Patroclus (a.) Cadiz (s)

At Cardif

Craig Ard