Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-26

Bennington last month. II marriage took
place, of which the BaHH1 SAYS:
The bridegroom was about 80. and the
bride only clcrcR. She is II little girl in
stature, and wears pantaletts.'
-Mo>rREAI.-Lnrd Elgin, it seems. does
not forget the bad egg '-ings received in
Montreal heretofore, and makes short stays
when passing through that pcaccablc city
Whcreupon the Advertiser asks,
What is to hjndcr Lord Elgin from re-
manning a day in Montreal, IN returning
from Mc Orara ,"
To which the StrcctsriHc Rcricc replies.
/" Before answering this question. we should
like to learn the precise state and condition
Of the egg trade, in the City of the Royal
Mount
In our contemporaries report of the d" Mon
treal Markets" no mention whatever is
made of the fruit Of the hen.
If we are to conclude from this silence.
that the egg is Il prohibited article of trad"
in our confrcrc's city. then we hesitate not
to say that there is nothing to prevent Lord
Elgin from paying the visit in question =
Everything, however, hinges upon this single
point
The state of feeling between the Montreal
crs and the Doth, the regiment which fired
upon the people in June, is anything but
pleasant. \ soldier walking singly was frllcd
by a stone thrown at his head the other day and
collisions between the citizens and soldiers
have taken place. 1t is SAID that the soldiers
take pleasure in insulting the citizens. and boast
that they will be glad of an opportunity to
sl.urItor tbom nrnin Tho ,,1,co orrnurp-
mcnts do not seem TO be on Il very efficient ba-
sis, as yet, and we shall not be surprised to
hear of more disturbances in Montreal.
The .4dre,t,str hopes for a " federal union
of the Provinces before a twelvemon,h.
II New INvENTIo>.-A Bostonian has
invented u :. c~hronomctrical lock- which.
fixed to a door, cannot he opened before the
time determined ON beforehand. 1t ol crates
by clock-work, and the absence of Il kryholc
prrcludes all attempts to pick it.
--MAcArLW.-rhr third volume of
Macaulav's History of England. is to appear
in Il few weeks in England. There has been
n general apprehension entertained by his
friends. that he would not be able to finish it.
His health has been greatly impaired by the
excessive use of opium, to- which he had been
addicted, and amy continued mental c~xcrtion
is impossible. 4 Tory writer Of England
says that the forthcoming volume may he has
story, hut not h'storg.-iHaS.
-Tmr FA,mIoNs.-The latest report of
Paris fashions says ''Bonncts are very small.
and are more worn about the neck than ON
the head We suppose shoes will be tied
round the ankles ere long.
Professor somebody SAYS ''Tlc
common circulating library is as much fire.
qucnted by one class of s%orictv, as the bar
room is by another. and til" two ruua remark
able parallel. Thus. SUI iurni>hc, the lite
rary brandy, Scorr the whisky, ByRon the
gin, MooRE the wine, TulcKhRAr the soda
water, DIcHE>a the beer, and JAMES the dish
water
- Carp DIGGINcS.-lnwrrncc, Mass,
has been thrown into considerable excite
mcnt, by the discovery of gold hy some
~~orkmcn who were digging Il rulycrt. The
Lawrence SrMtinI SAYS:
Several pieces taken thrrrirom-onc Of
which is the size of n hrau-hHyc lrcn pro-
nounccd hy jewellers to hc of the finest gold.
Mr.. hite Il returned California prunounccs
1t similar to California gold. \ cunsldcra-
blc quantity has been washed out.
~ SIRE CtRE FOR tnK>S.-Wash the
toe in warm milk inst prcriou, to going t,
bed, wipe it with a warm. dry linen rag, and
then Cut eff.
a Coon .i>>wER.-A short time ag'
an aspiring genius asked permission of til,
Bishop Of New Jersey to fly from the top 81
his church in burlington. The good bishop
with an anxious concern for the mans Suir
itual as well as temporal safety, told him h,
was welcome to fly to the church, but h,
would never encourage amy man to fly from it
- REnovAL-The Genesec EraugriisI
announces that Rev. DR.. Cox, of Brooklyn, i
about to remove his residence to- Oswego.
- Sermons FOR tIor DArs.-Last Sun
day Rev. Mr.. Hoppin preached ia South Boston
what the TrareLer calls "a model hot d
Sermon" "It was a most interesting, compre
hensIve, and valuable discourse, and yet occu
pied but Ten minutes and Gf1y-three seconds i
its delivery. II was, too, a finished sermon
perfect in all its parts, and having an exordi
UNI, discussion and application"
- WoULD'r HINDER RovIDErCE.-
blacksmith IN Erie Co. was requested by
wealthy di>tlIler to put a lightning rod on hi
dlstIllery. The honest son Of Vulcan Instant
refused, remarking to the whisky maker, g
it Is the Lords will to send Il streak of lig
ming upon your distllIery, | am not the ma
who would do anything to avert it, Thi
blacksmith is a member OF the Ohio Legisla
lure.
- IloNoRARY DHRFE.-Thc Norwicl
Vt, University has made Il IL" d, of Pres
dent Pierce.
-REAsoNADLE.--.A lady in New lor
offers to teach " Music, dancing, and g"R0'
fascination, in twelve easy lessons, of thr'
hours each" Terms, twenty dollars.
Musical Convention.
The Executive Committee of the Union Music
Association give notice that, in accordance with Il
object of the Association, and by the authority Civ,
them by the constitutions, adopted at a meeting he
at Rutland in February last, a Convention of t
Choirs Of all denominations, Amateur and Prof,
sional Singers, and the patrons of Music general
will be held at Brandon, comm'ncng on Hc 3OM