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Although the Kingdom of Prussia evidently de-
sres active participation at present in The strug
gle which agitates Europe, there is no doubt that
all the sympathes of the prussan government are
enlisted in behalf of her gigantic neighbor. 1t is
related that i'll the recent capture Of the Mamelon,
there was found upon the lfeless body Of Rus
sian Colonel. among other papers a letter to his
OF decoration from the King of Prussia, who, 1t
was stated, had transmitted by Count Stuttgart a
number Of decorations and many snuff boxes for
distribution among the Russian officers engaged in
the defence Of the city. The important document
was Immediately handed over to Gen. Pelissier.
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Iron is rapidly taking the place Of brick in New
York as IL building material, and lighthouses,
watch-houses, and the better class Of warehouses,
made of iron, are going up every day. A new
iron Shot Tower is now being erected in Center
street, for MIR. James Mccullough, which is to be
over 200 feet high, and calculated to make 5000
tons of shot per annum. The tower is to be finish
ed in seventy five days from the time when it was
commenced, A brick tower of like dimensions
could not be constructed in less than fourteen OF
fifteen months The proprietor is already receiv-
ing orders for shot, deliverable at Ga cents per h.
cash, for drop
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number of our cotemporaries, says the Seie,.
tfc american, state that Prof Anderson formerl,
OF the Clinton Institute, has invented destructive
she'll, which can soon wrap any fortifcation il
flames, and destroy any city in fifteen minutes
From the description of it, Sebasopol will soon b.
nowhere. When it is fred and strikes, it send
up large sheet of fame. which burns with great
intensity for considerable period. 1t appears to
be shell filed with combustible materials, such
as turpentine, resin, chloride of potash, ignited
much in the same way the explosive shells O..
Mr.. Hubbell If PHILADELPHIA
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Snobbish English travellers retired publican
tallow chambers, and the lke-are dreadfull
shocked at the picturesque manner the Yanke.
have of dsposing of their legs--sometimes
chairs, tables and mantelpieces. In England it
impossible for poor Englishman to 60 iff,legg,
his lower extremities must be swung on hinge
ready to double up at the first glimpse OF royalt,
The Yankees not having much use for knee join
can afford to let their legs lie around loose.
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The LOVE FOR NAPOLEON IN FRANCE Extract
from recently published letter from Paris:

The LOVE FOR NAPOLEON IN FRANCE Extract
from recently published letter from Paris:
1.-The love of Napoleon is with the French an
intense and all pereading passion; in almost every
house you enter you find his statuete, or his like.
ness engraved or painted, or some memento of him.
Here and there found MS. in pencil marks-in
which 7 believe. he usually wrote-and found IL
carefully kept. elegantly bound and valued above
all other possessions of the family. Every where
the streets of Paris resounded with the cries Of
boys and men selling descriptions of Napoleon's
tomb That tomb itself speaks volumes I have
seen nothing more gorgeous every thing that mar.
Die and gold sunlight and shade, form and color.
can 90 TO dazzle and to awe, seems to have been
ach'eved here. The entrance is fanked by sarco.
phagi resting upon pnths. surmounted by columns
crowned with segmental pediments, and dedicated
resdectively to the faithful Marshals Duroc and
Bertrand.
Passing through bronze door you behold two
bronze carydatides of colossal proportions holding
the globe sceptre and imperial crown. Bas sreliefs.
commemorative Of the hero adorn the gallery
that running under the high altar and lighted by
funeral lamps leads to the crypt. whose pavement
is ornamented with a crown of laurels in Mosaic;
sculptured laurel vreaths encircling the names Of
the victories OF Rivol, Pyromids, Marengo, Aus.
tertz, Jena, Fredland, Wagram, and Moskowa.
decorate the balustrade around the tomb while
twelve colossal statues each commemorative of a
victory stand against the pilasters that face it.
The tomb itself consists Of an immense monolyth
of porphyry, weighing 125,O00 pounds brought
from Lake Onogs covering sarcophagus, also of
single block, standing upon two plinths that re.
pose on block of green granite, brought from tho
Vosges mountains. the whole exquisitey polished.
AS the French come in crowds to behold it and
read the memorable words borrowed from Napo.
Icons will and cut in the marble, II desire que mes
cendres reposent sur les bo1ds de Ia Seine au uleu
de ce peuple franca'se qne j aime' you are almost
persuaded that their enthusiasm amounts to adora-
tion."
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correspondent of the Times says, 8 There
but few roads in Kentucky, save from one coun
town to another. Every landholder puts up ga
and you pass through from one field to anotl
AS much Of their land is in grass, one path is II
eled until worn out, when another is selected,
old one growing up to grass again. This meth
with their heavy, rich soil, manner of farming, {.
custom Of travelling much on horseback, is
more convenient and economical than cutting
the country with roads,
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The artesian well at Charleston, 5. c.. has been
bored to the depth Of twelve hundred and forty
feet and it discharges water at the rate Of sixty
four thousand eight hundred gallons day " ere
it not that the tube occasionally becomes clogsed
with sand it would discharge upwards of one hun
dred thousand gallons. The water is excellen; for
all purposes save drinking Being somewhat saline
and mineral in quality, it is slightly unpleasant to
the taste. Habit: however, would soon render it
pulatable
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An old pilot on the Ohio river says: Mover
or drive off skeeter; let him have his fill, ex,
your body so as to get bitten all over; after vii
no skeeter will bite you; for skeeter was nc
known to place his sucker in the same place
one has been in before him, even if it were (
years ago. Being bitten all over will there
prove an effectual remedy.
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The Gibsonville Messenger learns that Mr.. Rir
Of Poor Mans Creek, came to a sudden death
Sunday, the 9th ut., by wrestling with anotf
person, who threw him, and in the fall Mr.. Ri
bursted blood vessel, causing almost instant dea;
Mr.. Ring was formerly from Ohio and has been
this State several years. He had accumua
about $4,000, and was on the eve of starting
the East
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Convention has been concluded between th'
United States and the Duke of Brunswick AM
Luneburg which guarantees TO the citizens ant
subjects of the respective countries the rights G
holding real estate conformable to the laws, enjoy
ed by native citizens in the same countries. Th
Convention will remain in force twelve years, an
then from year to year, until notice of an intentio
of terminating it is given by either party-Eve. (.
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You must not play with that little girl, my
dear" said an injudlcious parent
But, ma, | like her, she is good little girl,
and I'm sure she dresses as prettily as ever do,
and she has lots Of toys"
II can not help that, my DEAR" responded the
foolish mother, her father is shoemaker"
g But don't play with her father, play with
her--she ain / shoemaker
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Don't burn love letters, says contemporary. A
package OF love letters recently brought IL man
twenty thousand dollars. in Bristol England, His
first flame married another man, and lie himself
also married, but retained the love letters of his
first love- against occasional remonstrance Of his
wife. After some years the writer Of the letters
died widow, leaving her old lover twenty thous-
and dollars, and her letters to him were necessary
to prove his identity.
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workman who was employed in blasting at
Halifax, while being wound up out Of the hole, at
ter he had lit the fuse, suffered to slip back
again. The man fell close upon the impending
danger and in the sudden view of almost certain
death, fell on his knees in prayer. While praying
u thought struck him he drew out the fuse, and
commenced swearing at the workman at top
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The report of the discovery of rich gold n
on the Red Fork of the Arkansas River has tur
out to be humbug. Some two thousand pers,
at great expense, were sent to these reported mi
and they found no gold, 1t is said the man /
who gave the public the report about these mi.
is afraid to return to the State
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PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, The first section of the 10th article of the
Constitution of the State of California requires that
amendments to the Constitution, after having been
adopted by the Legislature shall be published three
months with the yeas and nays thereon and referred to
the next Legislature
Now therefore, l. John Bgler, Governor of the State
OF California, in compliance with the constitutional re-
qurement TO see the laws faithfully executed do hereby
direct the publication of the amendments the Constitu.
on adopted by the Legislature of 1885, for the period of
three months and commend the same to the consideration
of the citizens Of the said State of California.
- Witness my hand and the Great Seal
. OF the State, at the City of Sacramento,
( l. s. this, the 3lst day of May, 1855.
~ JOHN BIGLER.
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MA. ELL DORADO COUNTY, CAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER G. 1885,
El Dorado County Statistics.

Ell Dorado County Statistics.
We are indebted to James Mcknight, ESQ.,, Co.
Assessor for the following statistics:
LANDS enclosed, 5000 acres;
in wheat 425 g yield per acre, 26 bus
in barley. 800 do % :.
in oats, 387 /" do Is
FRUIT TREES: Apple. 1.6O8; Peach, 1,159; Pears
"a; Plum, 40; Cherry, &c. Figs, IL; April
cot, Is: Ounce. rs; Grape Vines OOO
ANIMALS: Horses, 907: Mules, 1884; Asses, 65 /:
Neat Cattle 1921; Work Oxen, 69O Mich
Cows 100; Calves 5l9; Sheep, 654 Swine,
1920
Value of animals slaughtered, per annum,
about $575. .000
Value of Poultry, $4,000.
CANALS 20 principal canals 16 of which are sup
piled with water throughout the year.
Total miles of main trunks. 375
Lateral branches of do. 225.
Original cost, $l,395, ,000
SAW MILLS: Steam, "a; water, l6.
Market value of Lumber, from $50 to $40
per NJ.
QUARTZ MILLS in operation, T.
Tons of Rock crushed daily &C.
Yield per ton, SIS TO SIS
Tapneries, 2; Breweres, 4; Soda Manufactures 8
FIGURING Mill L. Brick Yards 2; Lime
Kilns, 8; Toll Bridges. Is
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Laliness grows on peoplc-it begins in cobw
and ends in iron chains
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In ASSEMBLY, April l2, 1856.


The above amendments, proposed by the Senate, to
the Constitution of the State of California taken up
for consideration and read third tne and all severally
adopted
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We are indebted to James Mcknight, Esq, Co.
Assessor, for the following statistics:
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Attest: J. W. DENVER, Secretary of State
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OCULIsTS AND AURIsTS.


T HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING TO NY
i friends and patients that during my absence In
EUROPE, svaied myself Of the unuaua opportunities
which offered to old member OF the Royal
College OF Surgeons In Dublin, Of which Professor Ben
son, TO whom served my apprenticeship is Presi-
dent to observe and acquire thorough knowledge Of
the recent remarkable discoveries and improvements In
the pathology, diagnosis and treatment the diseases
Of the eye and ear. Connected with my speciality,
yisited Jacob and Wild, in Dublin; Bowmon, Walton,
Toynbes, Yearsey, Alexander, nc, IN London; McRen
ge Glasgow, and Demarres and Siche in Paris-from
all of whom received the utmost attention and true
professional liberalty They freely and willingly com
municated all that either novel usefui and pre-
scented me with copies Of their new works aud insru
ments Amongst the latter the opthainoscope,
for looking depths Of tho eye, and seeiog the
actual Of the optic and retna in amauros
and the lens In inspient cataract the equally extra
ordinary speculu for looking into the ear, throat and
all dark passages; Jacobs needless Tor removing cata-
ract without pain danger and the artificial tympan
for instantly restoring hearing when the dram OF the
ear r perforated lost. trust II will not be deemed
unb omng in to say, that after thorough medical
ana surgical education in my younger days, over
tsenty years extensive practice and experience prnci
pally in this city, and my recent observations during
INV foreign tour, that consider myself competent TO
treat ali those who may place themselves under care
ssilfuy and successfully and TO extend to them every
Advantage that be obtained in either hemisphere.
Patents whose have hitherto baicd tbs faculty,
nd Who hAvs been discouraged and weAried travelling
s,<,u one PHI stefan TO another may consult With
r,sye Assurance that At ali events they will be told
decsiyely and truly what their disease really II, and
hether durable otherwise. By means OF the new in
surnents, each case becomes perfectly plain and vni.
he and the ultmste result is placed beyond the shadow
- Doubt NJ B --Oculsss and medical practitioners
dss,rous Of perecng themselves in this most interest
Ing branoh OF their and learning the use and
OF the new apparatus can receive private
;nrarrynct,cus AT home from Q to IL and from to
O'Clock daily 5o2 Brosdw say, opposite the st. Nicholas
JANIS W. POWELL NJ. D., o,ulist and Aurist.
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Ar DOUGHTY, AUCrIoNEER, WILL SELL, ON NON
Nls day, July IT, at 10h O'Clock, ON the premises,
the furniture, fixtures, stock, &c, Of the Manhattan
Dining saloon, 20 Centre street, yz French plate mir
rors sas chandelier, English beer pumps. oil paintings,
engravings clocks ornaments &C. marble top tables.
counters chairs, CATERS crockery tumblers, knives
and FORKS spoons, &c James L. Bulls patent cooking
range and steam table ovens Kitchen furniture brandy
teas And seKars
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BILLIARDS.

A n IMMENSE BILLIARD BED-N0 HUMBUG-MUsr
a he tried TO BE- believed Don't purchase before
lin, this Al No. Ann, 14e Fulton street. Tables
siotbs cues points, &c, for sale. Strangers are in
sised 10 try them, for curiosity They are ~ heavily
backed A. the best ever made.
DuIIARpe OFFER FOR SALE A FINE STOCK
X OF billiard tables, with new invested cushions
a superior elasticity; balls, cloths cues, and other
srmmiors for sale o. the lowest cass prtcss
GRIFFITH DECKER, 90 Am st.
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NJ ARIOT N. CROFT, AUCrTONEER-BY CROFT b
M BILILNGS.-Msssrs. Croft Billings will sell At
their saiesroo, No. 63 William street, corner Of Cedar
on Friday morning next, July Ii, at l0 O'Clock, large
snd extensve assortment Of and second hand urn
tire counistinR in psrtof suites, &C. silver ware mir
rors paintings, segars, &C. saes viii DO made regular
" twice week. stocks bonds, real Estate &C., at the
Merchsnts Exchange Sales attended TO ut Stores pr
vate or any where in this State Real estate
and goods sid 1t private SAFE N Brhs above sa's Is
postponed until Monday, the 10th, at 10 NJ, for the
purpose OF easring large variety OF furniture from
hotel which they are now getting in the store
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ID UBsEIL W. wRsrCOTr, AUCrioNBER. WILL SELL
IN eli the elegant furniture contained in house No
~ Mghth avenue Thirteenth street, this Friday
July 13th, ct 10Y O'Clock The ssle will be without
serve, and positive rain shine, catalogues OF which
~ obtaned n the house. and the whole examined
wood pasoiorts solid rosewood psrIor suit in tapestry
rosewood marble top tables, oval and pier Mirrors
BILE tep rceewood eteseye mirror front Sofas
arm and reception chairs, splendid mantle vases Frenca
clock o paintings, shades and curta,ns and
mahogany bedsteads pure hair mattresses marble top
rosewood and mahogany dressing buseans rosewood
hoeapy washstands, china toilet SETS rockers card and
sofa tables, dAmask lounges rich carpets, rugs oil
10th dining and breakfast tabies spring seat Frsncn
hAiis In velvet and hair cloth, with large variety
ha M Der and basement furpture rich china silver
ssre cutlery iron ware, &c. deposit viii be required
~ 4 1 purchasers.
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MN Writer'S, AUCIIoNEER, WILL SELL. TII1
w tsy, at 10y O'Clock, at 81! Seventh avenue tue
stock rld dAtpres of grocery store sugars teas and
sYtsss,
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vrHE TRUSTEES OF THE WHITE PLAINS RURAL
i Cemetery hereby give notice that they viii be ready
for the sale OF plots the LIST day Of August ensuing
Application mar be made TO Richard A. Reading, so 50
venth street. New York Jonathan Purdy, III Orchard
street, New York James Carr, No. Stanton street,
New York and James W. Barker, No. Nassau street,
New York or to the officers and Trustees In White
Pains Dated July /, 1855 JOHN FISHER, Pres.
JoHs p. JENKINS secretary.
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NJ ATRIMONIL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN DE
lvI srous OF forming mstrm oniA alliances NAV rect
assured OF accomplishing their objec, By calling on Mrs
PCST 134 West Eleventh street, 40 stars she has been
instrumental in bringing spout many sg6. sad happy
matches No letters vil ee cotsssd ons dollar
spelossd,
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NOTICE TO CooPERs.-50o BUNDLES C0oPFRs,
IN twiggs for sale, fine Bordeaux nov landing md
Tor sale low, By L. H. SIMPSON sons, No 10 Beaver
street
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IL forward grstuitously to any address in en-
swer to prepaid letters, enclosing stamp, An in
terssting and valuable paper the subject Of
toilet prepsrations, exhibiting the nature and
character OF many articles Of the class now In com.
mon containing also valuable receipts Every
user Of such articles shoud have . COPY, A. It viii
prove of very great service for dollar enclosed
IN prepaid letter. his receipts aud instructions which
will enable you to make with and IN Immense
saving, the following valuable and Indispensable toilet
artices-Esu dBouquet, elegant fragrant water his
Ia belle white for improving and beautifypg the
from the shin his capathsriou for restoring the nar
and preventing badness; powder subtitle for removing
super hrous hairi pomade for sotering and beautyng
the bair; Also bloom OF roses, improved essence OF
tyre, which will instantly dye the hair beautiful
black, or by diutng cark brown, and his dentr6cs
These articles ali be relied with entire condeoce
Those who do not wish 10 apply by letter may obtain
the receipts and all the necessary information At his
ONCE III Columbia near Atlantic street. South terry
Brooklyn MAURICE d. CAMERON
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II ETCHUk'S MOVING MACHINES, HAY PRE6stS,
IA horse hoes cultivators, pows, saaw cutters coz
Shelters reaPers horse powers and threshers combined
threshsrs and vnnoweqs, and other agricultural ma.
chimes, for sale BY P. D. GATES. IL Broadway.
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RIEW YORK TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, MON
IN treal, ogdenspurg, 81. Johnsbury and Burlington,
wa Northampton. Bellows Falls, Rutland, Windsor,
White River, Wells River, Montpelier, ST. Albaus and
Rouse's Point Through tickets, via the New York and
Rsld, SA. NJ. and r. n. Baggage checked through.
FRANCIS HYDE, Agent,
Office, pier IS, Peck slip.
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A UCTION NOTIcE.-THoS BELL AUCrIONEER -
IA BELL 4 BCSH will sell Saturday, at 10Y O'clock
in our auction rooms, IL North William street, very
extensve variety Of excellent furniture, removed from
Yertile end bond stree. comprising fine variety of
all descriptions of housekeeping articles At IL will
boeed the sale Of the extensive stock OF importer
ohe best segars the market in various sized boxes
md Ia bulk In lots to salt Can be Friday. Sale
positive. Also chow ca ga, desks, &c.
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WILKINS AMIELET.--THIs MOST VALUABLE pRg
yX pArAton for restoring and rNaaryinR the Nj

WIILKINS AMlELET.-THIS MOST VALUABLE PRE-
w paration for restoring and pressrvinR the hair
In the most perfect uxuriAnce and color was
compounded By the celebrated ocuist Dr. samuel Elliot
Of New York and has for the last years been
tousy distributed By him 70 his friends Dr.. Elliot
urgeo by many to allow this most valuable cure 10,
ness 10 be brought before the publce has now kndiv
and gratuitousy presented the undersigned With the
cipe for that purposs, ~ viii be ~ DR. Eots cs
tihcas below. fss amelst h also highly recomue sdsd
for general use ~ most pleasant and ar
Tor the head keeping IL entirely free from dandruG
Price 90 cents per bottle For sale By druggists generally
ORDERS with rsnittancss sent to the undssignsd win s.
promptly executed NJ WIfKiN
~ Maiden lane, New YORK
NEW YORK, June e. 1856
fbish to certify that have given NJ wilkis {he sr-s
crpon for restoring and improving the hair sua kes =.
no charge, bat give grataitously
sANCEI " ELLIOT. ND
No. Giston rscs, and Elieottyilis, ssa,su lsl,.x
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DAINTS PAINTS FOR BUILDINGS FENCE
l. roofs &C., at " cents pouno; white lead ceots
90 zinc, CENTS Prebe's boiled oil At 10 cents q gal
lou oil for fences, roofs, &c so cents gallon varnish-
% Of every description, at l13 Maiden lane.
JOHN II. SMITH, Agent
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MATRIMONIAL.

M ATRiMoNIAL-A GENTLEMAN, ABOUT THIRTY
lNl yesrs Of age who il tired OF single oessedpess,
desires to make the acquaintance OF al educated and
good looking young lady, with a view to matrimony.
Please ADDRESS e. Broai~ay Post Office, stating place
Of residence and time OF interview
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IMPORTANT TO HAIR DRFSSERS IN ALL PARTS OF
the Union-The advertiser will sell to the trade for
So three valuable recipss whereby every barber can
make his own preparations at an immense saving and
magic hair dye eyes instantaneousy natural black or
brown also, the chemical hair restorative and verv
fine for the hair something and very easily
made. These preparations we'll known, have been
used in the advertisers esablshmsnt for the aat
four years. and guaranteed superior all others in
use. 5hose living At distance, by enclosing u, can
have each Of the three preparations samples sent 70
any part OF tbs United States free o. expense ADDRESS
JAS. HARDING, AIS Broadway, Brandreth House.
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1. yANDEwATRR, AucnoNEER.-rH DAY

r l.. yANDEwATER, AuCTI0NEER.- DAY
d (trday), July ID, at 10ls O'Clock, at the sales
rooms IL MAo. lane oil paintings and frames large
and very APPENDED assortment of elegant oil paintings in
richly gilt and elaborate frames, among which are nu
merous superb landscape paintings, sizes and
with figures, foreign and home scenery historical paint
ngs, very 6ne game, fruit and flower pieces rich; ma
rne views winter scenery, very fne; rural and srcni
tectura views figures &C. Also variety Of engravings
and stchings with which the sale will commence This
collection u well worthy the attention OF the pubic
generally it from the hands Of eminent foreign and
native artists.
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DOATs-PIEAsURE BOATS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
ID be found at the boat and oar bazaar of Inger
soils, $50 South street. N. B-Sa boats from Ia 70 %
feet long, Be fitted out complete in days notice.