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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07
Reflections OF a Low Thief

A philpsophic co,cy. who IL doing the state
some ,ctyicr nt the Ohio prnilcntiarl breaks
out in the following touching strain, which
the Cleveland Phindcalcr picked up in the
street ;--
'"Nly name is Jim Origins. I'm low thief
My parruts was ignorant folk, and my od'
vantage, lqr gotten cddycuion was limit
ed. have bin % the pcuilcnu1ry once uipge
s"1 ,aslsd ~ ~, lime hc man; man 1,s, ysgt iot
l'm ta 2tat here three ycaIA. ] shuil always
trusute -lns .pagicnts iaE not cddlcaiin me
Had been cddycatcd / could with my bull
liant native talents, have been big
thicf-I believe they ell 'cm dclauItcrs. '-
lnscnd of coudning myself Co prgging over
coats. watches and SIGH like, could have
Numbered Thousands and thousands of dol.
lars, and the Law would never tech me, for !
should be- smnr, enough 20 get elected state
treasurer. or have suthin to do With the
banks. and perhaps a little of both. Most
likely should. The two bir2iuescs seem To
hr ono 4 iusuHcrabc lhgM YOU see, ! could
49,. H. ulY eAIIilgc. liN" ir hig house, with
ftrcstuu front, drive fast team, and drink
as much gin and sugar rs ! wanted TO. A.
investigation might hc made, and the uoos.
paper, might come down ON me heavy, hut
what the ID would ] care about that, having
prc,io iousy taken precious good care Of the
money. besides, MY parry would swear
stout that | was iuntrsuut rs new born no.
hy, and a great many good ucople would
wink very pleasant an say, Wei, Origins
understands what he's bout, he docs
But having no eddycauon, I'm only u low
ihitf-a stcnlcr at oNcrcuts and watchcs-nn
orunry ouSs any how and the law puts me
through without mercy. It's all right l sup
pose. aud vet sometimes think its hard TO
be- shut up here, wcnrin' checkered clothes,
a liyn' on cold ,ittlcs, scepin' ON iron bed
stids, lookin out upon the world through iron
,ketcr bars, and poundin' stun like thunder
day after DIV. week after week, und wear af
ter year. while my brother thieves (iur, he
tween you aud !, ihcrcNint no difference be-
tween thief and defiulter, rxcep, that the
latter is forty times wuss,) who have stole
thousands Of dollars to my one cent. are
walking out there in the bright sunshine
dressed up to Kill, store clothes on their
backs, and piles Of gold in their pockets.
But the law can't tech dcflulicrs. Not any.
Who was il that said there wasn't no differ
cnce tween twocdledum and tweedlcdec p
lie lied in his throat like villinnrns he was
l tell yo there is a tremendous difference
Oh that had been literally cddvcntcd
jim GMGoNs
Pcnitentiary, Columbus, March, 1889"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07
Phunnygraphs.

P..lseaA ablniaed on credit are -eaaA'a--
o,sJccchcs Of trust.
w lisa pigs tail like carving knife ?
p,sc it is aourishcd over aham'
N, who the other day received lock Of
ia on the lookout for key to it,
Young man called ono evening upon a
.ltby person, to know how he had made
money. The rich man having learned
business gave tho first cXemplitcatlon oi
nv blowing out the lamp. saying they could
ak as.wcll in the dark,
SIGNs.-It isl good sign to see man
viping the perspraton from his face IT is a
bad sign to see n man wiping his mouth as
he comes out Of cellar.
IuE NEGRO AND TIE BuTcnER.-A butch
,r who was afflicted with that obhquity OF
vision known as strAbismus, was about
,Ioughtcring bullock, and employed stout
negro to stand by the animals neck grasp
ms harms and hold his head steady SO that
lhe might zoe certain of knocking him down.
A, the butcher poised his aX in the air he
seomed 10 be looking direct at the negro, IN
stead of at the bullock. "Look here look
hero. bossy," exclaimed Ssmbo, with a good
deal Of nervous trepidation, "is you gwine 10
strike whar YOU is loekng?' "Of course
AM, YOU black varmint" was the reply.
"Den you git somebody else to hold de bull
lock :" calculated the negro, ''you isn't gwine
10 knock dis child's brains out"
WIr.-That was n fearful jest OF Nor busy $
on sentencing to death thief who haG sto-
,len n watch. "You made a grasp at time, my
lad. but YOU clutched eternity" The wit of
the peasant was illustrated by the remark of
n begpar on being told by gentleman that
he never gave aims to strangers, "Sure
then. your honor will never relieve an angel
A doctor retained in court ms witness, com
planned to the Judge that ii he was kept from
his patients so long, they might recorer IN
bts absence! Sir Isaac Newton made prac
teal bull when, having made hole in his
door for his cat TO enter, he also made q
rmeller hole for his kitten. a story was told
of n prirst, who It being Fridny, on which Of
coprsc. Pnpists are not allowed 10 eat meat
had iust helped himself TO n whole salmon
with the remark, at is fast daywith me
gcnilemen," when great fellow with rec
,vhiskers. reached across the table and cutting
the fish in two,took half of it,withthe remark
"Bad luck to We. DO ye think nobody has
soul to save but yoursclfP
Gold having -hrrn- found in -cral
Off defunct turkey at Wesley Arkansas, III,
neiehhors Of the man who found it are kill
ing their turkeys and prospecting for gold II
their gir1srdE.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

AGRICULTURAL ITEMs.--A writer in the
Country Gentleman prevents his horse from
kicking in the stable by fastening short
trace chain about two feet long to each hind
foot 10y strap thus letting him do his own
whipping if he cannot stand still without
An intelligent, experienced farmer says he
can fattcn an OK faster on three quarts of
meal and good hay per day, than on eight
quarts of meal alone.---'Ihe Massachusetts
Society for promotion of Agriculture has Of
fered premium Of $1,000 for the best plan
tation of forest trees, as well ms one Of $500
for the best conducted farm in the stnte.---
An inverted post or stake will last longer
then enc standing in its natural petition.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

rV- Many of the ola school clcrg, men
have habit Of spicing their prayers. cspo-
chilly at funerals, with bits Of local aud per.
sonal history, addressing them nominally to
the Lord. who il not supposed to be wanting
in oil desirable knowledge, but really to tho
younger generations and strangers of the au.
dience Old DIR. Bently Of Salem had his
invariable historical passage in each fuueral
PRAYER, and on one occasion il was as fol-
lows;
80 Cod the man who with his own hand
felled the trees, and hewed the timber and
erected the frame OF the house in which we
now are, was grandfather OF the man whose
funeral ohsequies we have met to-day to per-
form."
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have rsslrainsd ths impulse bat instsnily
seized him would have been impossible.
Father dear father" fAriaimed she hos
olaspinR bic arms shout bis neck, 4 am -
sorry Il sas al az accident oh, hat she'll
do p
Only be more careful In the future, John, :
said tl0 father % soon ~ he could command
llfYDiCe. The vase b. broken, aud no grief
ur regret can mend IL. You have told the
truth about IL you have shown yourself an
honest, brave boy, and ! do not feel 10 the
least angry
How rlesr and sll penetrating svas the
light which fell upon the spirit of that un-
happy boy The dark clouds that filed
ihreatenlngly his sky were Instantly dispersed.
And was he not strengthened IN all HE good
purposes by this forgiveness Of HE faults P---
lie was strengthened, Kind, forgiving words
from his father filed him with good impulssS
angry words would have len him under a
sense Of wrong, oil espOsed o. temptation,
ami in the uaTknrss ~ suffering that follow
ed, he might have ghined bss 10 evil, i'm
passihle IN oil aher life, a. overcome.
lmpul,i'e, quick o. be angry, hasiy father,
shall We warn you, ~ hffl0uf WHTdy' HPHfHFt
rash judgmgnt ~ your rhildrenP No This
picture Of lifv We have given needs nothing
more 10 enforce the lesson II il designed 10
IFuriII HHf 10 We iHHvu irwin yut 20 ito ~
appropriate work,--T =. ArfAur IN GodSys
LadyS Book,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

GREAT AND LITTLE FARNINo.-The grazing
establishment Of Urquiza ut San Jose in
South America, has 10000 sheep, 10000
cattle and 2OO0 horses on it. Mrs. James
Davis, near Chillicothe, Ohio, has n farm on
the banks OF the Sciotd,- from which 1900
bushels of corn were recently sold at 10 cents
a hushel. Corn is often roughly cribhed at
the West in rail pens, some Of which are
from half mile to a whole mile in length
A Massachusetts, farmer on four acres of land
keeps two cows, one horse and two hogs,
besides raising oil the rye, corn. potatoes,
vegetables and fruit family Of six persons
consume. The owner does all his own farm
work, personally. works for his neighbors
some, and puts in the Savings Bank from rs
to 800 annually. We have heard Of an
acre of rich cultivable ground in Maine that
has supported COW, ~ hens and pig an
entire year, and they were the chief support
of widow and two children. Reader look
on this picturc and then on that, and tell MS
which is preferable, to mako much Of little,
or little of much.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

FAsIuoNAnLE WOMEN. 49, Fashion kills
more women than toll and sorrow. Obed-
enee to fashion is a greater transgresFion Of
the laws of women's nature, a greater injury
10 her physical and menia, constitution, than
the hardships Of poverty aud neglect The
slave woman at her tnSksw live and grow
old and see two or three generations OF her
n,iItresSeS fade and pass away. The whah-
erwomon with scarce ray of hope 10 cheer
her in her tolls will live TO see her fashiona-
blc sisters al. die around her The Kitchen
maid is hearty and strong when her lady has
to he nursed like a sick baby. II 10 a sad
truth that faShion-pnmpeTed women nre al.
most worthless for all the good ends of hu-
man life. They have but little force Of char
actcr, they have still ilss power Of moral viii
and quite as little physical energy. They
live for no great purpose in life-they ae-
eomplsh no worthy ends. They arc only
dol-forms in the hands of niinerS and ser
wants to be dressed and fod to order. They
dress nobody. they feed nobody, they instruct
nobody, they bless nobody, and save nobody.
They write no books. they set no rich exam
pies of virtue and womanly life. II they
rear children. servants end nurses do all,
save 20 conceive aud give them birth. And
when reared, what are they What Go they
amount To but weaker scions OF the old
stock Who ever heard of fashionable
womans child exhibiting any virtue and
mower Of mind for which il became eminent
Read the biographies of our great and good
men and women. Not one OF them had
fashionable mother. They nearly all sprung
from Strong-minded women, who had about
as little to do with fashion as with the chang
ing clouds.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

tw Lyman Capron of Williamstown has
made, the present season, 500 lbs. Of sugar
from l. "a trees. Who beats ?-Ji. Patriot,
april %.
On the goth of April, Edward Pitlin of
Mnrshfeld had made 5000 pounds from $50
trees. His sugar crop this year will be near
ten pounds per freei Who beats that Mr..
Pitkin informed us that two of his ncighbors
have made each as large quantity rs him.
self We hear. from various quarters, that
the sap flowed faster than it could 10 used
for the week previous, to April 2O.-TL
Wdtchmrn.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

.PnHoLoGIcAL ANEcpoTE.-The College
Record, print publish by the students of
the Western Reserve College, tells this good
story, illustrating the eompurnttFe- -AexibilitN
of the Latin and English languages You
will observe from the word." continued the
Professor "the great feasibility Of the Latin
language. 'Puter' is father, and here We
have Patruus,' an uncle on the fathers side,
and 'Propatrups' meaas great uncle on the
fathers side. Can YOU make any such change
in our language? Pater, Patrus, Propatruus
-fotber-is there any wny YOU can change
father into uuole in English ?" II don't
think of any" replied the hopeful young
philologist, unless you can get him to marry
your aunt
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Tho Ronson w ny.

Prom the Gonzales lTeaasI Gateiis,
DO you wish 20 know the reason
Why your ucighhof uften calls
On the dashing Widow wilkins,
Aud attends her 20 the balls
Why his carriage ~ seen stopping
A. some noted clothing store,
Aud the widow goes q shopping
Where thc never went before
II you wish it 1 viii ten you--
Let wc whisper 60 you sly
II they esteem 10 proper,
Ii Il not your buaincas why,
Doyou wish TO know why Tctcr
ilas forsaken friHHAs aHd home,
And lcft his native country
In = distant land 60 roam
WHY Polly seems 40 lonly
Since the day that ic,gl lcft,
And OF all friends, thc the only,
should aUprHr 70 tr Trrrf' 2
lfyou wish h.; / will tell YOU
Lot nc whisper to you sly
II they have % reason for d,
IL Is not your business Why.
Would YOU like to know the secrets
Ofyour ncighbor's house and liic
AANW INf lAhNHt W NNN Wv wv ~ hf
And just how he treats ht, wife
How be spend, his time Of leisure,
Whether sprruWlul or CAV,
And where he goes Tor pleasure,
To tlc concert or the play
Ictmc whisper Ia yOu Sly
Ifyour ucighhor is hut ciNii
IL isnut your business Why
In ,hat Instead uf pr, ing
Int other folks Affairs,
1fya do yuuu own hat justice,
Nsu win have no time fVr theirs
pr ttenuVc TO such matters
\ concern Yourself alone,
Az whatever fortune tnllcrs,
pt your business be your own
just word by way Of hnis--
Let me whisper tn you sly
II YOU wish 20 be respected
You must cease 60 be a pry.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07


MR. BuNSEH ~ ms SANC1tN You trcm.
hlingly, and in spite og the forbidding look
uf young employee clo.e by push open the
sash door, with a dirty glass, that forms tho
only barrier between yourself aud the great
Napoleon Of newspaperdom. II your luck
accords YOU the monopoly of the occupant.
you nre greeted with pleasant and genial
smile. which Is, however, slightly iinEcd with
an I'm Bonner" shading. You meet face
to face, the great Am Of the Ledger. lie
is not n handsome man, nor il he homelN
bu, il what a coeknry would call ali and ali
lie Is we'll dressed, ratherish short, with
stout frame. big head, and u lludihrnstie
goatec. When hitting he has way of
planting himself IN his chair. stretching out
bis legs and swallowing his head Is no
rolieGflI ISRsE tAPHeAait ,hR' a:t9ks- it easy
own getting. HIS speech is tiueut, but the
bury-r-r bctrlys the over 'thc-water antCee-
dents Of the speaker. Selfeomplsecncy ia
Roberts cardinal characteristic. lie is Won
dsrfully scleaatished-a ball Of Bob Bonner,
so to speak. Withal he has 4 pa,roniGing
waK of praising the iraternity--speaks kindly
Of Bryant and that ilk. rather likes the Eve
ming Posts jokes, but they're nothing TO the
VIII and Wisdom column Of the Ledger. lie
drops very few sentences from which YOU
cannot gather tha, Bonner is the high priest
of civilization and progress-in fact the huh
Of the liicray univerSe For do not Everett.
auJi tdze, md f'F6utfcr, ana tifVftBw=-f
Ferncs and Cobb, junior, bloom and blow NJ
his behest and at his expense ?--NeIo l'ork
Cor Boston Pest
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

lIoEsE-BAcR EKERClsE, The Iisniina of
constitution and ,gor Of body, 90 much ga.
perlor IN furmsf generations a. compared
with Tive present, WEs owing Ia great degree
90 exercise on hnne-bArk. Years ago, II
VAS almost the only means NJ land Transport
tatiOn, save on foot, for carriages and plea
sure wagons have come in general use with
IN the present century, Horse back exercise
Tor both sexes was general and common with.
in the memory Of many now living, o. IL IL
now 10 England aud other portions Of our
country, particularly the southern. II gives
robustness 10 tie body, vigor 10 the mind,
freshness 70 eounlenancs, eheerfnlness 10 the
spirlts, and health 10 the Nikeera, Ia later
nal diseases IL IL too much neglected, Dys.
pepsia, bilious complaints, consumption have
increased in ratio propOrlonate 10 the neg.
lcet Of the saddle aud pillion, ln those COM
plants, IL IL invaluable. and II We we're ahlv
10 control the matter, the regimen should he
com pul'ory. Try then, yu Nho Are tormen-
ted with dyspeplic devils, tho horse treat
ment IL will bring more muscles into
healthy action than any other thing, except
boat rowing, md produce thar diyrrli'e in
ilurnee upon the mind 40 much needed, yet
% hard 10 obtain, For the feeble maiden,
with the rosy hue Of heaven upon tho check.
II will do morv than all things else combined
aud II used early, will be worth all the pains
and labor needed for the trial. Let US. then.
have more of this eEeTciKe hy all for " not
needed for health, Il teEds to give person
graceful motion, and be who can ride aorso
Elegantly has progressed FAR toward personal
dignity and poliIensst. Springfield RTuG.
llcGH.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

Dickens WRITES FOR THE "LEDGER"-
Bonner has been quiet so long that we mis-
trusted that lie was prepnringa coup detat
and we find that he has really optgenerulled
all his rivals Charles Dickens has consent
ed TO write tale for the Ledger, nnd its pub
licotion will be commenced at no distant day.
--- Boston JoUrrr1
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07

Ion pRINTINa.

our Printing establishment was never lu better
condition than now, and Increased attention will
he given 60 this braurh ~ business, We Keep
constantly on baud Paper and CaTd stock and Rfe
How prepared ~ uIiIt iiagdhlla, Programme,
Auction hs} liil Heads, labels, Circulars, busl-
ncts and wedding Cards, Sc, So, a. short notice,
Orders by mail will ur rafefully attended 60, aud
Nhr work forwarded With drnaAIeh.
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Crosses arc ladders leatlinc to heaven.

Crosses arc ladders leatling to heaven.
Books are the Nindows through which tbs
soul looks out.--sf}enrg W. Beechcr.
This is not an age when any opinion, Fcten-
tiic, or religious, needs ask permission to
live.
% Childlikeness is ever beautiful, whsther in
being Of Eve years, or Of FIVE times ten
years
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-14

Trr utility Of the Young Men's Christian A.
q ,cnton has been sufficiently demonstrated TO
m Ike il nm object with all to sec it become rer
manent Institution in our midst. Experience has
shown. not only in connection with this, bu, all
other enterprises which RELY purely on voluntary
snhscr;nt;ons to defrnv md considerable
.1non.as thot the;r ex;s,ence il ALWAYS nrc,o.
rious and liable to he nut in danger by every
temmrory neeunury pressure. Believing that
few # anv institutions. EXCEPT only the Christian
churches. are better adapted to the promotion Of
nie.v. virtue, refinement and knowledge in com
,nunity. than these associations, the members of
ours have ,l,tcrniue1 TO anpeul not only tn those
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RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

First Presbyterian Church in this city on Thurs
day, the l4th Of April, at ! clock. r. NJ. Open
ing sermon hy Rev. Sam'l b. Wilson, ID. ID.
There will also be preaching morning and eve
ming, on Friday and Saturday, April 18th and
10Th morning services commencing ut III oclock,
and that in tho evening ct d o'clock.
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In pursuance of TIE resolution adopted at the
last general meeting. the following gentlemen
have been appointed COMMITTEE t. arrange and
exec lite plan for the endowment of the Young
Mems Christian Association Edgar Whitehead.
Chairman; Maurice S. Langhorne, Chas. A. Col
houn. L. d. Christian, ID. Il. Payne, VIM. a. Mil
Ter and j. W. Landlord
r. H. KEAN, President.
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MIsOELLhNEOUs.

THE coSMoPCLrTANAR ART ASSOCIATION
re" 30 ,he oss year OF apa raiielra ssecess,
CT"s ", 'oiI"ria2 GrsR Inducements 10 Ssbscrbers
v,op fr me current year enns January as,h. sso
E'h iuhEE DOLLARS, any prrs,n become q sub.
L scribe. aud viii hs ent He'd
!" spy II the larsr sud rosly plate engraving,
TIE VILLAGE b,AtksMfrti." made by Patterson AZ.
yer ',int saceaa painting. and de.Wncd by tho
:" 10" qn ttsiy Ar y0srRd ope Of the beauti.
ioy frustrated aud valuable Journals pnbshed In America
ar" catered 10 by the beat Authors aud Enrra
Ne,. ol the untry.
New NorA. '''
Tue fh nuns to t given 10 subscribers fo the
Tr He'fA ihhdr and auablr Notks OF Art, rum
'ne h Ne hest Amt icah and r. reign Aitsts aCat
Aingne OF shih, see December Art Jo.raal, 1859.
suhsefiptt NJ rcru.Nclby
Ar stsms A, AL ExANDER, Hon. Soc.
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CopEY's LApY's Boox-rhe NAV number of
this dcservedly popular work, has come to hand
thus early. The engraving in the present issue,
Bird Nesting" is an admirable conception. and
the engraver has done full justice to it. An al
phabet. printed in number Of colors, for mark
ing on linen, will be appreciated by the ladies'
Mrs. lAveu, one Of the most popular female wr'-
Cooley, in its particular sphere, has no success
full rival its literature being finely adapted to the
class of readers for which it is intended. We cor
daily commend it to the favor and patronage Of
our lady readers. II. Q. Victor has it for sale in
this cjty
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7. IND nv Gs
w DEKS AND WINDOW hflADES.-ln store, aud
ing h. acory all the latest aud II osi
all and Ceiling Psp"rs linr,crs Cen
Window shade, u" all grades AMI prices Those Ia
aui il fnd th If interest cali and examine TIE
i'll ind the Paper, 10 Elea>e an prices less
than ever before know Ia l.yne'bnrg.
~ Y. VICTOR.
have also male with prta, and competent
wnrkmcn aud al de- all kinds u PAPER HANGING IN
country solicit; Il. march II ''ts.
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FREIGHT TRApE.--Therc were received Mt the
DEPOT of the Va. & Tenn. X. r., on Saturday,
10 ,aded cars, consisting Of 672 bushels Wheat;
60 barrels of Flour; 1900 lbs. of Stock; cars
Miscellaneous There were 20 loaded cars sent
West same day.
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CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

LlcHr FIvGERkp.-Sam Richardson, a free ne
gro, charged with stealing coat FROM Mr.. Gecr, Q
ii. Blakey. had his trial before the Mayor yester-
day. Mr.. Biakey testified ~ having i 81 the coat
several weeks before Christmas, but had not been
able to trace the theft until he saw this negro pass
his store on Monday last. with the garment on !;
also stated he purchased the goods of which the
coat was male and manufactured it himself.
therefore he could not be mistaken with regard to
its identity The son Of Mr.. D., who is the only
person in the store besides his father. testified
TINT he had never sold the coat to the accused
Mr. Massis, in whose factory sum has been en-
gagged for six eight months past, bore testimony
to his previous good character, ani the Mayor, in
answer to ore ton Of counsel, stated that this
WAS the first offence with which he had been
charged, or at least the first time he had been be-
fore him for any violation OF law. His Honor or
dered the prisoner rs lashes. from which decision
an appeal was taken by counsel. and the case sent
for another hearing before the next term OF the
Hustiugs Court.
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WE are requested TO announce that TIE Pied
mont Presbytery will meet ut Castle Craig on
Thursday next, the 2lst instant.