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party, such for example, as that of M. the Prince de " Ah, thin, I'd only wish I'd be after thrying that
Conde, whose colours you bear, and one of whose gentle- same."
men you are?
" And why don't you?"
The Baron examined his brother with an air of penetra- " Sure, I'm too pow." And Philan heaved a prodi-
tion, as if to observe what degree of importance he at- gious sigh.
tached to this demand. " Would you like to be rich ?"
" Have you then, Fabien," said he, tranquilly, "so " Does a dog bark ?"
strong a repugnance to serve the greatest general of our "If I make you rich, will you do as I tell ye f-
time—a prince whose history will some day be celebrated " Mille murthers! your honour ; don't be tantalizing
by noble deeds ?" a poor boy."
"No one admires more than myself the military quail- " Indeed I'm not," said Lady C. "So listen. How
ties of the Prince de Conde ; but I greatly fear if the re- would you like to marry me ?"
ports which are spread in our peaceable country places, " Ah, thin, my lady, I believe the King of Russia him-
are not false, the eclat of so many brilliant deeds are tar- self would be proud to do that same, lave alone a poor
nished by that mad love of faction which the Prince now divil like Pat Philan."
exhibits.
" Well, Philan, if you'll marry me to-morrow, I'll give
The Baron could not suppress a gesture of' satisfaction. you one thousand pounds."
"Is that your opinion of Monseigneur de Conde, Fabien ?" "Oh ! whilabaloo ! whilabaloo! sure I'm mad, or en-
asked he, smiling : " well, brother, take courage, it will chanted by the good people," roared Pat, dancing round
not be for the profit of a faction, although it be for the the room.
first prince of the blood, your devotedness will be em- " But there are conditions," says Lady C. "After the
employed ; and, to assure you, I will tell you myself, al- first day of our nuptials you must never see me again, nor
though I place a guard upon certain appearances, I have claim me for your wife."
abandoned his cause." " I don't like that," says Pat, for he had been ogling
" What. Monsieur le Baron, can it be possible?" her ladyship most desperately.
" Let us say no more about it," interrupted the Baron, " But remember Kathleen O'Reilly. With the money
in a laconic tone; " you will know the truth when you I'll give you, you may go and marry her."
arrive in Paris. But in the meantime you must promise " That true," says he, " but, thin, the bigamy ?"
me one thing, Fabien ;it is that whatever you may see " I never appear against you," says her ladyship.
me do, or hear me say, you will not be surprised, either at " Only remember, you must take your oath never to call
my actions, or my words ; that which appears mysterious me your wife after to-morrow, and never to go telling all
at one time will be sufficiently explained in the next; and the story."
I hope that my motives will not appear blameable to you. " Divil a word I'll ivir say."
Give me, then, your word as a gentleman, that you will " Well, then," says she, " there's ten pounds. Go and
abstain from all sorrowing reflections for me ; and that buy a license, and leave the rest to me • and then she ex-
you will implicitly follow my advice without asking me plained to him where he was to go, and where he was to
for any explanation until the moment when I think it my come, and all that.
duty to render you an account of my conduct towards The next day Pat was true to his appointment, and
you."
found two gentlemen already with her ladyship.
" Have you got the license?" says she.
" Here it is, my lady," says he, and he gave it her.
She heeded it to one of the gentlemen, who viewed it at-
tentively. Then, calling in her two servants, she turned
to the gentleman who was reading.
" Perform the ceremony," says she.
And sure enough, in ten minutes, Pat Philan was the
husband, the legal husband, of the lovely Lady C.
"That will do," says she to her new husband, as he
gave her a hearty kiss, " that will do. Now, Sir, give me
my marriage certificate." The old gentleman did so, and
bowing respectfully to the five-pound note she gave him,
he retired with his clerk ; for, sure enough, I had forgot
to tell you that he was a parson.
" Go and bring me the warden," says her ladyship to
one of her servants.
" Yes, my lady," says she ; and presently the warden
appeared.
" Will you he good enough," says Lady C., in a voice
that would call a bird off a tree, " will you be good enough
to send and fetch me a hackney coach ? I wish to leave
this prison immediately."
" Your ladyship forgets," replied he, " that you must
pay forty thousand pounds before I can let you go."
" I am a married woman • you can detain my husband,
hut not me." And she smiled at Philan, who began ra-
ther to dislike the appearance of things.
" Pardon me, my lady, it is well known you are single.
" I tell you I am married."
" Where's your husband ?"
"There, Sir," and she pointed to the astonished bar-
ber : " there he stands. Here is my marriage certificate,
which you can peruse at your leisure. My servants yonder
were witnesses of the ceremony. Now detain me, Sir, one
instant, at your peril."
The warden was dumb-foundered, and no wonder. Poor
Philan would have spoken, but neither party would let
him. The lawyer below was consulted. The result was
evident. In half an hour Lady C. was free, and Pat
Milan, her legitimate husband, a prisoner for debt to the
amount of forty thousand pounds.
Welt, Sir, for some time Pat thought he was in a dream,
and the creditors thought they were still worse. The fol-
lowing day they held a meeting, and finding how they had
been tricked, swore they'd detain poor Pat for ever. But
as thep well knew that he had nothing, and wouldn't feel
much shame in going through the Insolvent Court, they
made the best of a had bargain, and let him met.
Well, you must know, about a week after this, Paddy
Philan was sitti r by his little fire, and thinking over the
wonderful things he had seen, when, as sure as death, the
postman brought him a letter, (the first he had ever re- " Areeruurree" IN PLEA FOR LATE HOURS, OF Bum-
ceived,) which lie took over to a friend of his, one Ryan, 1 Ness.—The system of late hours has been spoken of as
a fruit-seller, because, you see, he was no great hand at ' one recommended only by "its antiquity." I find, how-
...e. . ,
corn- reading writing, to decipher for him. It ran thus:—
ever that it is a modern innovation and thus its only
_. ee well be noticed, "Go to Doneraile, marry Kathleen O'Reilly. The in- prop is taken away, and it must topple down. Our grand-
_ ~,,ce have detected it : s evidently stant the knot is tied I'll fulfil my promise of making you fathers were wiser ; they had their shops in the city, and
In the first line, for " nineteenth" read
comfortable for life. But, as you value your life and resided in the suburbs ; at four o'clock they retired to
liberty, never breathe a syllable of what has passed.- Re- their homes and families, leaving their shops sometimes
member yon are in my power if you tell the story. The in the charge of a mere lad, who, about five or six, shut
money will be paid to you directly you inclose me your up for the night. Those, however, who dealt in valuable
The following extract from La Monde Musical may give '
marriage certificate. I send you fifty pounds for present articles, closed them before they left them to join their fa,
the uninitiated some notion of what the corps de ballet
expenses." " C. milies at dinner. Yet these men grew rich, and the public
have to undergo during the course of their preliminary
Oh ! happy Paddy ! didn't he get drunk that same voice was never raised- to express dissatisfaction at the
preparation night, and didn't he start the next day for Cork, and plan. People were clothed and fed then as well as now,.
It follows that the profession of a ' dansedse' is ge-
:
didn't he marry Kathleen, and touch a thousand pounds. and nobody complained. If it be said, the population is
nerally adopted by the children of the low and indigent ;
"
By the powers he did. And, what is more, he took a cot- now larger, and the public wants increased, the answer is,.
tage, which perhaps you know, not a hundred miles from the manufactures have increased in a fourfold ratio to the-
ft is true that the greater part of the nymphs of the opera
first see the day in the porter's `loge.' I draw no infer- Bruffin, in the county of Limerick; and i'faix, he forgot public wants; the shops are more than proportionately
ence from this, but merely register a fact. Ah, sir, if ou
his first wife clean and entirely, and never told any one. numerous ; the supply exceeds the demand : hence the
did but know how much courage, patience, resignation,
but myself, under a promise of secrecy, the story of hits spirit of competition, wkich leads men to adopt the most:
and unremitting labour a poor girl must command—if you " Fleet Marriage." expensive devices to outshine their neighbours, and to,
did but know what excruciating tortures she must submit So remember, as it's a secret, don't tell it to any one entice purchasers to their houses. Away, then, with the
to, and how marry involuntary tears she must stifle—even you see.—Bentley's Miscellany. pretext that the system of late hours has been adopted,
and is persevered in.. only in respect for public conve-
to become a ` mediocre' dancer, you would at once be _.____g,.....__—
moved with terror and compassion. SELECTIONS. nience.—Glance at the present System of Business among
" Scarcely was I seven years old when I was despatched Shopkeepers, by Edward Flower.
to the class of M. Barrez. Oftentimes I was sent early A NIGHT WITH PA.Tllicu, Megererw.—On the 6th of THE DUC.RSS Orr Rirvin-ir .A. 1., n ITUNILY IV., THE
in the morning, with nothing in my stomach but an equi- November Father Mathew gave a sumptuous entertain- DUKE OF BORDEAUX.—But what was the situation of the
vocal cup of coffee, without socks to my feet or a shawl
over my shoulders. I oftentimes arrived shivering and meat to a select party of friends.. The waters were of the Duchess of Berry? Why did she not rush from the pa-
'f
-famished i then commenced the daily torture, of most recherche description—the old bottled Niagara was lace of St. Cloud, and, taking the young Duke of Bor-
deans in her hand, present him to the troops and the
in fine condition, as were also the Danube and Valga
,-
but In respect to aroma and flavour, the eau de Tamise people, and exclaim, "'Behold your King ?" Did she
I was pronounced incomparable, although a bottle of Seine want nerve and courage for such an undertaking ! Cer-
was on the table. The merry party kept it up until a late Vainly not! Her romantic history in La Vendee, where
hour.—Punch. she performed such prodigies of valour, would at once
THE KING OF HANOVER AND THE DUKE OF CAM-
give the lie to such a supposition, could it even for a MO-
BRIDGE AT KEW.—lt was a fine spectacle I witnessed a
merit have been indulged. There were two reasons, or ra-
-few months since, when those same survivors strolled on they three, why such a line of conduct was not pursued by
the village green at Kew; fine, noble, manly, erect men, Madame la Duchesse. The first was, that she lacked at
that critical moment energetic and decided advisers. though three score years and ten had been seen by each of
eond, King Charles X. would scarcely allow the young
Se-
them ; and it was right pleasant to behold their truly
Duke of Bordeaux to leave his side. And third, the
princely, and yet considerate and kind attention to all
Duchess of Berry was very inaccurately informed as to
rived at Kew, a small deputation of the inhabitants waited
who surrounded them. When the King of Hanover ar-the real state of affairs both before and after the fatal or-
upon his majesty, to learn his royal pleasure with regard dinances of her father and monarch. The Count de Me-
to the reception of a few individuals to congratulate him, nars had undoubtedly informed the duchess as to the
on the part of the rest, on his happy return to the scenes state of Paris up to Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday
of his boyhood and his earliest remembrances. " Depu- morning she communicated to Charles X. all her uneaai-
tation !" cried the king, " deputation! I' don't want a ness and anxiety. 'She monarch was imperturbable, and
deputation only. I want to see them all,—tell them all assured the duchesslhat there was no reason for any ap-
to come and see me. I should like to try my memory, prehension respecting the result. Even the arrival of a
and see how many I recollect."—Fraser's Magazine. young artist at the palace charged to take the portrait of
the king, and who gave a graphic and fearful account of
mere brought a Brahmin ox from India and presented it
TREATMENT OF A HINDOo DEITY.—Lord Comber-
the scenes he had witnessed, did not move that prince,
to her Majesty. The "natural viciousness of the sacred who, after having listened with attention to the recital,
said, " Ce nest rien, tout cela jinira ce soli; ce n'est
animal" rendered its confinement necessary. It was vi-
sited by the Queen and Prince Albert, and, as the news-- presque rien. Tenet, mon Cher, ee que vows avez de
paper account states, "greatly admired' for its beautiful rnieux afaire c'est de commencer non portrait." And
. then Charles X. sat down before the artist, and his fee-
symmetry and immense size." Having been so admired
it was forthwith sentenced to execution.. It is to be hoped tures did not evince the slightest change. Not so the
that her Majesty's millions of Hindoo subjects will not Painter: he
learn the fate of their deity. After it was killed it was, 'Eh hien!"could not proceed. The king perceived it.
said the monarch, with unruffled composure,
"
says the report, beautifully dressed for the inspection of ce sera pour la semaine prochaiae." When the artist
Prince Albert and the royal visitors at the castle—dressed withdrew, the Duchess of Berry gave herself up to an
! not by the cook but by the butcher. The Hindoo deity agony of grief, and Charles X. and the Duke d'Angou-
weighedierne both sought to console her., That was the moment
130 stone ; its heart 101bs. The hump of the
i deity was by her Majesty's command cured and salted for in which she stood in need of wise, firm, and courageous
the royal table. The skin of the deity is to be tanned and advisers. But there were none who stepped forward
used as a hearth-rug. The horns of the deity are to be arid the cause of her son was lost. I know very well that
polished. What would the Hindoos think of all this if by
there are some-persons, still accurately informed with re-
chance they should hear it? And what a reverse of for-
gird to the events of 1830, who maintain that had the
tune was that of this ox ? Worshipped in one tart of the Duchess of Berry acted as I have suggested she should
world, imprisoned in another ; its bump eaten by the have done, she would have been made a prisoner, and that
Queen of its worshippers, its skin made her hearth-rug, her son would have been shot. I do riot believe
its horns stuck up in a hall. This. should it be known, this. The moment for such a line of conduct as that I
will be a set-off to the gates of Somnauth, and give the have described, would have been on the Thursday after-
Mahometans the laugh against then Hindoos. neon, as soon as the forces of the king had retired to the
REF ÜBLI,CAN AMUSEMENTS.—At the Hotel de Ville, Bois de Boulogne. and when the Duke de Ragusa repaired
Denton entered the hall with several of the insurgents ; to St. Cloud. The whole city was at that time in a state
and the crowd, unwilling to waste time, began to fire at of indescribable apprehension., No government had been
the little statues and insignia of the French kings, which organised; the fear of a bombardment was very general;
ornamented this old buildinge When this amusement new barricades had been every where thrown up; it was
palled—the French are easily ennuied—they formed cir- not believed by any one that the conflict had terminated ;
the heights of Montmartre were looked to with the most
cles, and danced the Carmagnole. Rum add brandy,
fearful anticipations. The Hotel de Ville was the spot to
largely introduced among them, gave them animation after
their night's watching, and they were fit for any atrocity. which report after report was brought of the arrival of '
But the beating of drums, and a rush to the balconies of fresh troops from distant garrisons, and of the detesmina-
nes, the Hotel de Ville, told us that something of importance tion of Charles X. to bombard Paris the next day e and
these reports soon, became known to the whole popula-
...weelf to pillage. was at hand ; and, in the midst of a group of municipal
tion. That, then, was the moment when, if the heroic
..... or wire, now she is seated officers, Petion, the mayor of Paris, arrived. No man in
Duchess of Berry had appeared, without escorteysithout
„euus, she disappears throueh traps, she France wore a milder visage,, or hid a blacker heart under
soldiersl. or guards, in the midst of the people,, and had
....., tnrough chimneys, she makes her exit by the win- it. He was received with shouts, and after a show of re-
excarmed, " Charles X. and the Duke d'Angouleme have
dow. In the first act of the new ballet, "La Per' " there sistance, just sufficient to confirm his character for hypo-
. abdicated; the ordinances of Sunday last are withdrawn;
- - - -•.-, '.' . _e_e_ crisy, suffered himself to be led to the front of the grand
prime minister e and now, BOHOLD YOUR KING.—
head bowing as the man of the people. Another fol- the Chambers are to meet immediately ; Casimir eerier
lowed, a prodigious patriot, who had been placed at the is
:Henry V. !" I feel not the smallest doubt that her niis-
head of the National Guard for his popular sycophancy,
sion would have betel crowned with abundant successond
but who, on being called on by the mob to swear " death
to the King," and hesitating, felt the penalty of being un- that all other hopes and combinations would have been at
prepared to go all lengths on the spot. I saw his throat once abandoned. I admit that to have met the populace,
to have faced the yet 'vengeful and but partially avenged cut, and his body flung from the balcony.—" Marstate ;
or the Memoirs of a Statesman," in Blackwood's Maya- Parisians, would have required much nerve,, vigour, and
tine. presence and strength of mind. But it is precisely be-
CAUSE OF IRELAND'S DISTRESS.—The canker of Ire- cause the Duchess of Berry was one of a million, and be-
land lies deep, is w and ide- wide-spread. found It is to be in cause her maternal love and energy were of the first order, the wretched, starving, and uneducated condition of a that therefore I advert to this subject.. Nareal great
—'
-
effort
was made for the son of the duchess, until it was
Lady C. was a beautiful woman, but Lady C. was an peasantry, over whom Popery has obtained a direful as-
cendanc The immediate and ressin danger results " too late :" and he was neither to be seen, nor heard of at
a moment when all was critical and important. It is not
extravagant woman. She was still single, though rather from the over of a hierarchy, ,which is agt once the curse impossible that the duke himself may be visiting England
past extreme youth. Like most pretty females, she had of Ireland, and the source of danger to Great Britain. We
looked too high, had estimated her loveliness too dearly, are now as a nation suffering the righteous penalty of the when these pages shall appear, and that they may come
under his notice. To him I say, " Prince, your cause
but now she refused to believe she was not as charming
as ever. So no wonder she remained unmarried. Lady
neglect with which the moral state of Ireland was regarded
Popery
generations and a es. Had En land done her duty, was neglected when there was time to save it. It is now
C. had about five thousand pounds in the world. She Popery would not ow be enabled to igntrench itself in Ire- too late."—Fraser's Magazine.
owed about forty thousand pounds ; so, with all her wit land, and nurture hatred to the Protestant under the name
and beauty, she got into the Fleet, and was likely to re- of Saxon. The Irish landlords have been especially guilty.
main there.
Occupied in former generations with their own selfish pro-
Now, in the time I speak of, every lady had her head
dressed by a barber ; and the barber in the Fleet was the jects for augmenting their rents, and squeezing out of the
people the highest rent that could be obtained ; intent
handsomest barber in the city of London. Pat Philan upon solving the problem how the greatest amount of
was a great admirer of the fair sex ; and where's the won-
money could be obtained from the occupiers of the soil,
der? Sure Pat was an Irishman. It was one very fine when reduced to the lowest point of privation compatible
morning, when Philan was dressing her captivating head, with human existence, the Protestants were driven from
that her ladyship took it into her mind to talk to him ; and their estates, and a lower class were introduced, consist-
Pat was well pleased, for Lady C.'s teeth were the whitest, ing entirely of Papists, accustomed to abject submission
and her smile the brightest, in all the world. to their priests. Of late years a better prospect has be-
gun to dawn. There is a greater number of landlords
" So you're not married, Pat?" says he.
anxious to elevate the condition of their tenants, and to
" Divil on inch ! your honour's ladyship," says he.
extend to them not only the comforts of life but the privi
" And wouldn't ye like to be married?" again asks she.
" Would a duck swim ?" leges of religious instruction. Hence the redoubled efforts
" Is there any one you'd prefer?" of the Papacy to maintain their hold ; hence the fierceness
of the struggle now going on, a struggle of which the is-
" May be, madam," says he, " you 'river heard of
Kathleen O'Reilly, down beyant Doneraile Her father sues are in the hands of God, but which, we humbly trust,
may yet terminate in the subjugation of an Antichristian
is cousin to O'Donaghew, who's own steward to Mr,;-
Mnrpliy, the under-agent to my Lord Kingstown, and— superstition, and the restoration of that pure Christianit
" Hush !" says she ; sure I don't want to know who y,
from access to the knowledge of which Ireland has been
she is. But would she have you if you asked ! er?" 1 so long cruelly debarred.—Record.

SECOND EDITION.

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Through the kindness of Mr. Pearson, we were fa-
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paper.

Evening Mail-qffice, Half-past Four p.m.

The Hon. Company's steamer Cleopatra arrived at
Suez from Bombay on the 19th inst., with 16 passengers.
She has brought the tollowing dates :—Bombay, Nov. 1,
Calcutta, Oct. 19, and China Aug. 28.

PUNJAUB.
Assassinations continue to take place in this country.
Besides Shere Singh and the whole of his family, it is now
known that the ruler of the Mooltau, Dewan Sawun Mull,
and Herah and Zoolab Singb have also been murdered.
Dhuleep Singh, a child of six years old, has been placed
upon the throne.

-It is not known whether Lord Ellenborough will inter-
fere, though reports of the immediate assemblage, on the
Sikh frontier, of an army consisting of from 30,000 to
36,000 men, tend to induce a petty general belief that he
will eventually, if not at once, do so. The "Army of
Exercise," it would appear, is still to be assembled on the
Jumna. What this force is to be nobody positively
knows, though it is surmised it is intended for Gwalior.
The Afghans, it is said, threaten to descend on Pesha-
war.

Fabien hesitated : but his deference for his brother was
so great, and his suspicions had been so little awakened of
his projects, that he at once determined to abandon him-
self completely to whatever was required of him.
" I will promise you, on my word, as a gentleman, that
I will not weary you with useless questions," said he,
with much simplicity.

In Scinde sickness continues to be very prevalent.
From CHINA there is no news of importance. The
opium trade still flourished, and seemed likely to do so.
The Bengal troops, about 12,000 in number, are to stop
at Ferozepore.
The crop of indigo this year has been ascertained to be
about 160,000 maunds.

" It is well, brother," replied the Baron ; " this obe-
dience does credit to us both. If you obey me, I can
promise you as a recompence that which will be to
you most desirable—the hand of Mademoiselle de Mont-
glat."

News fiom Affghanistan has been received, which lead
us to believe that Dost Mohammed is not destined to re-
tain very long the reins of authority at Caubul. He has
become exceedingly unpopular, many of his subjects are
in open rebellion—the chiefs are dissatisfied—conspira-
cies are forming against him—and an attempt has already
been made to erect his assassination, which, however,
luckily proved unsuccessful.

The younger De Croissi was greatly moved by this
speech, and in his transport of joy he was almost leaping
from his saddle.

" Can it be possible," cried he? " Oh, my brother!
to obtain such a reward I would brave a thousand dan-
gers. But think you that Elizabeth would consent?
" I am sure of it," replied the Baron, with vivacity ;
"and she will soon give you assnrnnop of it

Apprehensio-ns would seem to exist at Sirkarpore of an
attack on our troops by the Hill tribes and the people of
Moultau. Should this occur doubtless Shere Mahomed
will be found at the head of them. Shah Mahomed, who
was captured at Selman, in June last, has arrived at
Bombay, and proceeds to join his fellow-prisoners at
Sassoor.

devoted and faithful- in that which awaits you, and the
Queen-Regent shall sign your contract of marriage with
her maid of honour."

" My brother—my brother!" exclaimed Fabien, almost
beside himself, " I will obey you even at the peril of my
Icc "

Albert cast upon him a look of triumph.
" This is as I would see you," replied he, " and you
are aptly disposed fur the proposition which will soon be
made to you. We are now sure of understanding each
other, Fabien ; and believe me, that your hopes will not
be blighted."

At this moment, at a turn of the road, the travellers
perceived Paris in the distance. Although the metropolis
did not occupy then that vast extent it now does, Fabien
could not control an exclamation of surprise at the sight
of that confused throng of towers, steeples, and palaces
which appeared dressed out in such a fantastic manner in
a transparent cloud. The Baron enjoyed for a moment
his innocent surprise, when, approaching near him, he
1, in a firm voice, stretching his arms towards the
" See you that immense city, brother ? Well,
days perhaps you may occupy it entirely ; and by
your means she will again be placed under the legitimate
dominion which she now unhappily-you are called for
great events-"

horizon,

in some

putni mignt oe, 1 should
fail in giving you a just idea. Banished from our code,
torture has taken refuge in the class for dancing.
" Every morning my feet were imprisoned in a groove-
box, heel against heel, and knees turned outwardly ; my
-tyre feet accue- *hems&

L— —cornea —yes naturally, at last,
to fall in a parallel line. This is what is called se
tourner.'

" After half-an-hour at the groove, I was subjected to
another variety of torture.

" This time I was obliged to rest my foot on bar, which
I was obliged to hold in a horizontal line with the hind
opposite the foot I was exercising. This they term se
casser.

" After the labours were over, you imagine, perhaps,
that I enjoyed the charms of repose ; repose for me, in-
' '

wha

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numerous complaints that have been made by the mer-
chants in the city and the public at the employes of the
Bank issuing sovereigns nod half-sovereigns that are found
to be light in weight according to the Royal proclamation
Her Majesty dated the 2d day of October last, orders
have been given to the clerks by the Governors of thin na-
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has been previously weighed, and is according to the stand-
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will be made for the new sovereigns when the law comes
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will only be received according to weight, and will be de-
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