, 1860-07-14
Napoleontc Designs on London.
fFrom fhe I,ordon Ad7trtIser June 96th,1

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4 discovery has recently been made which
has excited great sensation III the limited cir
Gle il, which the facts are known. We allu3e 10
the circumstance Of a chart of London, drawn
up in obedience to Imperial behests, having fall
en- into the hands Of gallant Admiral, in which
all the leading banking establishments, jewel
lers, and other places containing valuable prop
erty, arc distinctly marked out for spoliation in
the event Of French invading army succeed
ing in reaching the metropolis. In conjunction
with this chart Of London, another draTioghas
been found, indicating the sery place where the
French intended to land, with papers pointing
out their contemplated plan Of procedure.
sgds-we think it likely it has been abandoned
by this time-to land *, 600 men at the part Of
the cost indicated, and with them to march to
London, taking the place, but instead of a per-
manent occupation, coudescendingly limiting
their stay in the british capital to three days
time which Louis Napoleon deems sufficient
for the purposes Of plunder, and also for the
humiliation of England. Ne believe we are
correctly informed when We say, that the facts
we hive mentioned have been communicated to
Lord PalmerstoD, and that the noble lord has
deemed them Of sufficient gravity to lay them
before his colleagues in office. We will only
add that the gallant Admiral into whose bands
the plans and papers in question accidentally
fell, il relative Of one Of our leading metro
politaa members, and that it WAS on the sugges-
lion Of the latter that the information WIS given
to Lord Palmerston, and that the charts and
documents wers placed in his lordsaip's hands.
The Oldest Preacher IN New Enciand
"Iu the town of Berlin, VI, adjoining Mont
peler," writes correspondent to tbe Boston
IrareItr, "i.yes The Rev. James Hobart. who
ia probably the most remarkable pEeacher in
New Eagland. Lie is now about entering the
ninety -6ith year of bis age. and the seventiesh6
Of his ministry; and still he is vigorous and
active, preaching every Sunday when and
wherever he can engage himself. Thirty years
ago hts people, over whom he had been the
settled Congregational minister since the settle
ment Of the town, in about the year 1890, dis
missed him, supposing lie would not hold out
much louger. Since then be bus been preach
| ing in New Hampshire aud Vermont, on yearly,
monthly and daily engagements. BE is agreat
| pedestrian, making nothing Of walking half
! dozen miles to preach, and home again the
| same day. Two or three winters ago, be had
received Invitations to preach on given
Sunday to three different towns in line from
home; and Of course the places Of worship
were many miles apart. But this did not dis
courage him. lie let ont on foot early in the
morning Of the appointed Sunday, walked
seven miles, preached forenoon sermon,
walked tive miles more on to the next town,
| preached an afternoon sermon, and then walked
on still tive miles more to the third torn,
and preached his third sermon. 4 few weeks
ago he had engaged to preach in Montpelier,
but early in the morning bis aon came to town
to say tlat his father could not preach as be
had fallen twelve feet from the top Of an apple
tree, which, he had mounted 10 remove some
dead limbs. He, however, is now about again,
aud We are to hare our promised sermon in =
/ week or two."