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TIE GRAIN QUESTION m THE coNsr1.
TUITION,

The Constitutional Donvant;o, a.. ao..
~ impressed with The mad ~ .,,h,.s-a.
in the constitution s,,r,. ,,,r.. -L:a -,
at 1asp+ as,.1,1:.l ~. -. =. y, 0A
carriers and orain..to,s-. ,,s NJ. ~ ~ s1..., |
lords of tho Stat. III. ~ d.% ~. 1 -
State Gove,,,ns,t. ~ TO- 49, :.1 w. .nsn . >
the St.ta ,,;,1;o,. - .s1,,. y "
ubene +bs .,on,;,., o..,s o~N o.A0a'
IA, tha noonia h, ho,.,,sa " ~.
nren.rsd ~ s,n,,a 49, 49, "o W. aos
of a c1an,A IN no nm s,;t1.;a- 1e ~ t4'e1 e.o.
that "Gra;n.r.;sa,s ,na o-a,,, $50 ~ 30 o!.ess
rights y or That apato.a s;s:sn nase w
The necks of tba ,,oon,a a.. Ut we,
eIeyntor-ovners shon1d hs,e ~ npau - au9
to pet themselves smooth,~ shoa ~ y .as',1, Ia.ss
of anv an;,ent oor,,o T,1s.7- N 70
ern1;tics will not do Ma,. s ~esssaA. s'u.
a1;.+;r,, xi,,,.. 80, -. 40.ssei ~ N'oas VI
ions which <,ra,,,ot ~ - ~ .% p.oe1s'
dies ve nov have ~ co-,mon ,a,. 49, 1-,t -
do Sorponld :, A. aran . ~ aaa", l~, w. w. no1 ~.
constitution anv .4+;c1o ~h;,h r:e,;,s ,o ~ @so w
;ner,ara,,,o H.. os, 1.". "oA1 10 aa
tion II soneib;na sh.u,a h.'.a-. 80. 4.ete,A-
risea for Tho nrn3ac.;oa - ~ . a. oe 80,
shippers Of 1a;n ,noro na.Faa+ '.he" .haa -. aua
thing which n,aan,t. ;+.a1f ~ 49, -
ton ~@ - >'' >A''N-
It's eaua,,v ;,nnor+sn+ mi n vo,t., A..
existing common law remet1iaa md mt n
weaken the fnture powers Of tho Lecis,a-
turc 10 act in the interests of the owners
and shippers OF grain. To frame an article
which shall thus afford new and cumulative
remedies, without subvtrt,ne the old ones;
which shall leave the Legislature free to
legisIate for the shippers and ogue,s of
grain, hut not against Them, is the task be-
fore the convention, md it is not an easy
matter. Certain general outlincs however.
do admit Of satisfactory adjustment, and
their brief, irrepealablc assertion ii the
constitution would, VIC think, be of service
1hose arc:
l. Railroads shall treat all alike, II they
receive grain in bulk for one, they must for
ALL If they receipt for any freight at n1ace
Of shipment, thew should for orain in hn1t
The Is shortape~ nnisance- 1oas ~ IN :.
so bushels on a car-shou,a ho ,,,ataa .rf
they allow one elevator To CONNECT viii
their track by switch. thav must allow al,
If they deliver grain to one elevator. thev
must deliver to an who are eonnocted a.
aofIer to connect, with their track.
B. The warehouses ahould be reon,rad ~
publish weekly statements NJ ora;n -acaivaa
sh;nnad sn5 ~ ho,5 ,
u ", t1ao0' s'no u gram cef11n-
oste. go Auo 'ns'o eel1n-
eo e iouluea on an inspection
ano grazing OF the grain by the proper
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Something Resides a Scare.
From The Dffrcjf Frsf Prrf 4 nrtt o1

i
In spite Of the universal attempt on this
gide Of the river to mako light OF and bur
leeque tie prospects OF Feninn invasion OF
Canada, matters hnve tranApired in the city Of
Detroit, and at points up and down, which
seem to go to prove that there may inter MI
be just cause for the Canadians to be on their
guard against n sudden foray from this side
For week past strangers have been arriving
IN this city in large numbers BY every train,
until all tho hotels in the vicinity Of the depota
arc full. The men who have come, and are
coming, spend their time in walking along the
decks, Or IN close conversation, letting no word
drop whereby policeman, Journalist OF landlord
can fathom the business that brought
them here. In some cases, these
men have not concealed tue butts
OF reSolvers underneath their costs, but no
larger firearms have been eecn in their possess
son. Monday, four men visited every dock
clear to Fort Wayne, and, at Clark'a dr. dock
cndeavorcd to purchase three yawI-boa,s, not
closing the bargain becanse, Is they eaid, they
we're not yet ''qnite ready to use{them." Hoats
OF this character hare boen actually purchased
OF builder near Campbell Il OVENS dlry dock,
and yesterday three large yawls, capable Of
each, we're towed to some point I'D tie lsft
channel around Belle Isle, two men going in
skill. The police have had their susplcions
aroused during the past three nights by
men huHying along the streets, all Of
them strangers, and talking together in
low tones whenever two or more wero in com
pany., Il is also = fact beyond dispute that the
pawnbrokets and secondhand dealers, who
generally have on hand large number Of army
muskets. revolyers, sabres, belts, and other
waslike aecontrcments, have made rapid sale
Of such within tho past week, the purchases
always taking place at night aud the pur-
chasers not stopping. to higg1o over prices
Over the river, the Wiadsorites sre active
and watchful, evidently prepared to show their
best cards in case Of beng called ont The
telegraph is being hourly used to send and re-
eeiye dispatches, and there is constant con
sultation among officials. both civil and mill
tary. company Of cavalry arrived from St.
thomas yesterday afternoon. making three
whom will be Aharply drilled twice per day.
How the matter will terminate, no one can
tell, but men On both aides seem to feel that it
viii result IN something moro than Mscara.'
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Leaving - net pronn: ..:...:.... $40. .bs4N
Ont Of which two ,dividenas ION DO capital
cent, were paid, amounting to eco 900, leaving
al, ,6s4.14 to be carried to profit and loss ac.
count, increasing that account to e22i, ,793, q,
Such dividcnds-twt9 Of FIVE per cent each, il
sf1 months-ruust make tho mouths OF British
cotton Bpinners and veayers water. Hero fol-
lows what Nas made in tbh3e Hir rnnntIr1.
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c0MpET1TI0N on RAlLRoAns,

SuA4&14441Va ON EtAkARQADS.
Governor Palner's letter to fho cou7en-
ton OF farmers at Bloomington proposes
remedy for dear freights md heavy cost OF
transportation, which, though nos new as a
proposal, has never before, perhaps, been
s' clearly stated, or 80 highly endorsed, as
by our excellent Governor. He SAYS:
"1tEust that This convention witt Itself consider
anu c2Il attention to the 0ll-fashIonetI and lust
tneofJ of competition The canals and river In
.enticn OF the convention, and. fuly understand
lna youF views. and knowing your zeal In lhs
ofe n DO sht 70. fssl r. sa
create oesa tttos oa Ahs raitruads md to do this
6roat up the ot'ct,o'ie. Of he carrying businsss
y ths e.r''es q rad.ays. Th<rt Il No naeesaa,p
'sen: Of = RAILWAY aud the 6a.ise*, II a eomnien
r1yefs ~ c.nals, ma5 not Be srt q al a,;rixrs
Compensate Tic owners Of raIlrosd property for
the use Of uackA, engines, 4c, II may be agreed
sne y au9e. nfee e IL TIC = em
nc1t doma!n. The General Assembly can
authorize individuals Or associations to placs usa-
The payment a. sweh compensation af may It fxed by
tAe proper frsbun1 and, 10 that Hay, healthy, Wig
oIyus competton may dcfeat ali the arbitrary re4a.
iatons OF eatloas Of ticket and freight agents.
and leave the growers Of bccf, and pork, and
wheat, And corn plttance at least, Of their own
AaA ~ GA4A4ANH Aue AInGNlifDE1Ii Ia. the Ccn&ttO-
ton Proposed BY III. Church in tbs coavsnttou
contemplate the exercise af the power A}veYted
1u,,on IT,; an' WILL no doubt, become part of the eonsu
Tie Govern or proposes that tho present
Constitutional Convention authorize the
Legislature to convert the railroad tracks
OF the State into common highways, upon
which all competing parties who choose
may put and run their rolling stock at such
prices IS they choose, thus giving rise to
competition on each road between NIL the
common carriers carrying over that road,
in ndditiou to the competition between diff
ferent roads,
Illustrations Of this common use OF the
same track by coinpe ting CARS may be seen
On many Of the city ruiiroads Of our larger
citiees, where for several 1niles two, thrce
or dozen 1airoad companies are COM
PEELED to 7use~ the same track, In order to
run their ca{s Tor a portion Of the way
through some leading thoroughfare. This
accidental working Of our present systcn1t
produces competition o1er the saina track
a. to that particular street, furnishing more
Frs and better service than either Of the
single companies would render.
Upon steam railroad the Governors
proposition would work revolution in
deed, yet it is one toward which the rail-
road business seems to be inevitably tend
ing. Already tho railroad companies per-
NIT express companies fast freight lines,
owners Of sleeping coaches, de-, tb furnish
cass for their tracks, and run them at pri-
ro}e ox,1 =,
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To show how speedily these goods sell
there was On hand on the day named, and IN.
sold, only IS bales 7-8, IS bales ~, 7 bales
drills, aud 81 bAles 81 Can any concern in
Great Britain make such showing7 think
not, and many Of them will wish they could.
Knowing the importance Of this lind Of iu-
formation to Lanlrkshire and Lancashire I will
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T&xes paid. 1e,ssln -..
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su, fssz a9 h5SES ] ~ 81. u
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I will here remark that for two or three
years after tho wnr there WAS tar OF per
cent on tho gross value Of manufactured
goods, which has been abolished.
During the above three yehr8 the baie5
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class compoeed OF, peri.1pd. one hundred indj-
yiduals. Let us make it maxim Of political
economy, ~ well a. OF religion, to do uat9
others n We would that they should do unto
u.
Upon e-cloee Of General Brinkethoffs re-
marks. which were lttecci to with deep at
tention. and were frequently aprlauded, the
Chairman introduced 10 she audience
ncNcA< erR~ART.
Of this citT, who. in his peculiar happy and
iuimitAh1e style, proceeded TO scathiuE expo
t,lra cf TIC erIs OF tho ta1iI sys;eua. and took
the ground that tstid should be entirely 1bol-
ished, inasmneh rs re have gone GO far in
: Nj. E stssart 1,s reiolced to eco tho rapid
rrogret1 that freq tz.de waamaEng IN Detroit.
and That many Who hrme1ly opposed It are
now its friends
The ere.1er aleo arhded to the Washington
Ckscnic|e, the reeoEized organ OF the Rcpnbi-
ean rsTty and Of tht government; and tho
fact thai while its coa1mM uere evar open to
The ust Of malignant and oovar3ly personal
a1rfe. yet it will admit no no1a Of denial or
e1rinnatjon-
Mr.. Stewart, who has recently returned
from the South, a1uted to the erirst OF enter
IEisc n,nifeeted by southern manufacturers,
Ard spoke in glowing Terms Of tho future pros
TeEity Of that portion Of our country, predict
ing that in ten years Norfolk would bo the
greatest non ship-buthing point In america
Nr. Stewart then *ad:
Of the Augusta factory placed the following
report IN the hsnds Gifts stockholders Iron
dense:
nroes earnings for the ,ess 81. months. s1s;s,ass
Interest received. ...-...-.........'. ae7lt2
Fsan FSa 1n;in nn,aItdi;i.'''''''':'s''."'' asdac; 70
Expense accouut,.,.,s,..,...$ 9,IalM
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The Sasn1 City Qowa) Journal Of the 18th
saEs' Discharged soldiers who left Fort
sullJ On Sunday. tha Sd OF April. report hav-
ing seen Major George n. Randall who was
said to have been killed On the Lat inst. by the
Indians At Cheyenne Agency, which ID few
nallea above tbs Fo!t-Alive aud weu, and In
full Possession ct his scalp The ieports,
however, Of the defiant attitude Of the
Indiana arc confirmed Largo num-
bers Of the braves, in wN paint md
fully armed, have appeared aruund the fort,
sqn.vs xSch esel9 ops ho9t OH the the'
habits VII recognize as meaning wa5 Gene
ral Stanley, commanding Fort Sally, has taken
such precautions ~ Are in his power to pre-
rent N outbreak, which are necessarily very
leebla, Is there are on1y! three companies Il
the post, and tnoes Eeakensd BY discharges b.
reason Of the expiration Of the term Of service
Of many Of the soldiers. Tho General has es-
tahliehed signl posts II various points, in
order to receiTe warning 1t once Of any out
break
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i Teh!.-. ...-........---s....,.-e-. .1s4G.2
From HhiEh Uk1ncA
Expense accoupt, ,.,..........$ a,7aLA
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A BRAVE MAN.

The ship Serica, of $50 tons burden,
sailed from Liverpool on the 8th of De
cember, 1867, having on board the cap
tain, Thomas Cubbin-to whom we are
indebted for this s;ory-his wife, and two
children Zone of them eleven years of age
and "ocean-born," the other aged nine
teen months), and a crew Of fourteen.
By March in the following year, being
near the 5Oth meridian of east longitude,
aud not far from the southern tropics,
they fell in with very variable and omi-
n~ous-looking weather. The captain, see
ing that the barometers stood steady at
$3.50, hoped that this was but the edge
of a hurricane that he supposed to be
then passing over the MauritiuS. On the
18th of the month this hope was at an
end. A storm more violent than the old
seaman had ever seen-who, for the first
time in his life, had himself dashed to the
poop-broke over the ship. "What Is
the weather like % asked his wife, whom
he had told to 60 below and pray. ut
looks like the mouth of hell | said, and
told her to attend her prayers" ''The
sea looked like great avalanches OF water
coming out of the clouds" The iron TIL
Ter of the rudder was first bent, then bro
ken short off by the waves. The tore
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To the Editor of the "St. CrOix Avis"
Hear Sly
Dear Sir !!

CR1rICIsM as unwaranted as if is unme-
rited, having lately been expressed by those
that ought to understand customary mari
time courtesy, I would like to say through
your valued "Avis," that | do not think it
proper for a Danish Vessel in a Danish
Port to observe the fourth Of July by
hosting her Flag, than it would be to OBJ
serve the Birthday Of the North { .a'
Confederation or amy other foreionc e.
ton, and it would be we'll for some cnl-cS
to remember that the United States OF
America do not yet encompass Denmark
or any portion thereof
If not intruding upon your columns too
much, you will confer upon me a favour by
mentioning this subject, and obIige
Yours most respectfully
K. BEBNBAUM,
Muster Of Danish BrigL. "GjPsy'
$751; Croin, Dan. W. Hadles.
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view, through a series of startling demons
t|ratiOns. the like Of which has certainly not
till now been witnessed, the extraordinary
bowers brought within the human grasp
by the agency of the British-lndlan Sub
marine Telegraph Association. Surround
ed bv men of science and others interested
in the development of this astonishing con-
triyance, the Prince Of Wales was present
there, on Thursday night, not merely to
witness, but to preside over and personally
participate in, this unparalleled series OF
achievements. Rapidly, one after another,
messages of friendly COngratuIatlOn were
flashed by his Royal Highness, from within
the four walls of the room in Arlington
street, to the King Of Portugal in Lisbon,
to the Viceroy of Egypt at Alexandra, to
the President of the United States at Was
hington, to the VicerOy Of India at SlmIa;
these. congratulations being reclprocated
with amazing rapidity by messages flashed
back to the Prince, there In Arlington
street, from King LUZ, from the hhedlYe
Ismail, from General Grant, and from Lord
Mayo. Intermediately placed here IN Lon
don, the Prince of Wales and those around
him became aware of a message OF upwards
of forty words being flashed in less than
as many minutes, from point to point,
about a distance Of SAP miles from the
Indian Viceroy to the American President:
in other words, across two oceans and three
continents, from Simla to Washington, the
answer being flashed back from Washing
ton to SimIa with similar velocity. Lord and
Lady Mayo exchanged atfectionate greet
incS to and from between SimIa and London.
AS if stirred up with a long pole, like the
bears in the Zoo, the Governor Of the Bonn
bay Presidency was reused out Of his bed
by a very long wire; and so, with a laugh
at Sir Seymour FitzgeraId'S expense, these
astounding demonstrations were brought
to a conclusion.
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" BlCCND' 4 iC III Az CO1N 49, O
her stern knocked out by the sea; the
smallest had been. split open at both ends.
By this time the barometer had fallen
$3.50. The crew lost heart, tried to get
at the rum, determined at all events to
leave the ship. The captain, on the 9TH
er hand, was resolved to stick to it to the
last. For days by the force Of a superior
will he had his own way. Everything
available, cargo, anchors, &C., were
thrown overheard to tighten the ship.
The men were kept, almost 10y main force,
at the pumps, and not allowed even to
sound the depth of water. But mean
while the terror of being carried down
bv the sudden laundering of the ship was
increasing on board, and had injected
every one, the captain only excepted,
His courage even held out when, either
by accident or by design, the carpenter
broke a hole in the chamber of the largest
pump, but he could no longer control his
crew. The boats and a raft were got
ready, and stored with such provisions as
could be got together,-the crew, always
under the terror of an immediate founder
ing of the ship, being most unwilling to
90 down into the hold. In one boat,
twenty feet long, five feet broad amldshlP,
and trenty inches deep, were the captain,
his wife and two children, and five OF the
hands. The other boat, somewhat lar
ger in size, held the rest. The smaller
was strengthened, or, at all events, made
to look more comfortable and secure, by
the addition of four or five inches OF can
vas stretched as stanchionS round the
gunwaIe. This was made while they were
still under the lee of the ship, now a wa
ter-l0gged wreck. OF this they were
soon to see the last. cat three p. M,
or thereabouts Ton March III, the sheep
and pigs made a great noise, the dog
barked furiousIy, the doomed ship made
a final plunge, and went down, head
foremost" A very painful deed had now
to be done. The dog, the captain knew,
would soon be after them. The men
pulled hard for an hour to get free OF him,
but in vain. II saw something" he says,
''coming up astern. I thought at first it
was a large shark. But no on nearer
approach we found it was the dog" 1t
was an old friend, a great favourlte OF
the children; the wife begged hard that
it might be taken on board, but this was
impossible "all the wCter we had would
have been none to much for MIN alone,
he being a large dog" "As soon as he
came up one Of the men killed him. [
could not myself look on, but shut my
ewes until it was over, and heard them
sav. che has sunk" Had Miss Burdett
C0ntts been there" SAYS the honest cap
tain, who evidently considers that lady
to be the incarnation of general benevo-
lonne 81 think she would also have agreed,
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THE T~ELEGRAPHIC SOIREE.
(Sun, June 25).

The well known nine wonders OF the
world have long since been replaced by
others far more marvellous, but to these
latter a tenth, the most marvellous OF them
all, has been added. The nine wonders OF
The world are no longer old world wonders
like the Colossus of Rhodes and the Hang
mo Gardens of Babylon. They are tar
rather such marvels for admiration as the
telescope and the mariners compass, the
stcam-enoine and the art of the photo
grapher, spectrum analysis and the oXy-
hydrogen microscope, the printing press,
and the sewing machine, and the electric
telegraph. But, beyond all these, there IS
the tenth, we are now referring to, and
which has grown out of the one last men
toned. There is that astounding marvel
bv which the ends of the earth are brought
t0cether, that is into instantaneous com
m11nication with one another, as in the
twinkle no of an eye, with the speed OF light
or of thought, at the thrill OF an acid, on
the wings of the lightning. The globe we
inhabit has already it's grid" ike that OF
Puckor Ariel-onIy that instead OF Its beng
q fairy gossamer fIament spun from the
dreams of a poets imagination, II taxes
shane in the form of a substantial and ten
aci6uS submarine cable, traiIed along the
bed of the ocean, knitting continent to
cont nont. From across the Atlantic we
have tidings Just now Of the projection by
Mr.. Cyrus Field, of the %grandest enterprise
in this way upon which even his daring
genius has as jet adyentured. His project
is this time to ''Pay out" a line between
China and California, a line that will, by
way of the Sandwich Islands and Japan,
enable the Chinese and the Americans to
converse freely with each other IN spite OF
the intervening Pacific. Scarcely has the
programme of this magnificent undertaking
come to our knowledge, when, within the
four walls of a room in a house IN Airing
tonstreet, Piccadilly, as recently as the
evening before last, we have brought to
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were not even supplying their own dis
tricts, to say nothing of the vast fields il
foreign lands
And In Nashville only six churches, as
appeared by the Executive Committees re
port, had made contributions.
The Nashville Bible Society had used
| in IFS operators nearly $500, and $206
| OF this sum came from the parent society.
That society (the American Bible Society
had done noble work, had made the
best use of its funds, aud had canvassed
large territory; but it was very much
cramped in its operations by the want OF
means. Should it then be said at another
anniversary, that only sac churches had
made contributions.
In conclusion, the Agent urged upon
his audience and upon all Christians, the
importance of contributing more literally
to the auxiliary and the parent societies,
! andmentioned the case of church member
in East Tennessee who annually gave
$3.50 to this work, and was also liberal in
other donations. He did not present thai
gentlemen as an example, but could any
one say that even he was doing too much
in Gods work of Christian duty.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Committee on Elections then re.
ported the following names of gentlemen
whom they had nominated as officers Of
the Nashville Bible Society for the ensu.
ing year; and the vote having been put
by the President of the Society, they
were declared unanimously elected:
For President-W. II. Morgan
For Vice President-Philip s. Fall.
For Treasurer-A. G. Adams.
For Secretary-R. L. Morris.
Executive Board IS. M. Scott, Fl. G.
ScoVel, Francis B. Fogg, Geo. o. Bryan,
Ed. Gillian.
After singing the Doxology, the So.
ciety was dismissed with the Benediction,
by Rev. D. G. Kelly.
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y
Decrease in means past years S. 81
All of which is respectfully submitted.
The Executive Committee conclude
their report as follows:
Your Executive Committee have thus
presented to you, in facts and figures, the
Immediate results of their efforts, What
may be the ultimate fruits hereof they
are not permitted 10 know. What effect
their accomplishments may ultimately
have upon the society in which they have
operated. they are not able TO estimate.
How many of the immortal truths of the
Bible may be thereby impaired to persons
who never before knew them, how much
vice and immortality and consequent
misery may thereby be prevented, how
much aid may thereby be given to the
advancement of the human race, or what
NAV be recorded as the results in the
great final reckoning they dare no. con-
lecture. But if it be true that the Bible
is the gift of God, that respect for its
principles of morality is essential to the
stability OF ali law and government, and
to the prosperity and happiness OF So
cietv: if il be true that inhdelity is not
the true faith, then your committee feel
justified in assuring you that however
short your labors msy fall of what might
have been effected, YET they are sufficient
to encourage you to greaser efforts for the
future.
In retiring from the official stations to
which they were assigned, your Executive
Board beapeak for the work which this
Society has undertaken for itself full
share OF your attention and endeavors,
and ask Tor their EuccesRors that cooper
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Blsckwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

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