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A SCRAP OF HISTORY.
The Old vnrian Tree ON BrOudway-A Father
in RIanllattnn Rccounts It's History.

The Old vnrian Tree on Broudway-A Father
in HIanliattnn Rccounts It's History.
Gradually the old landmarks OF the city, around
which the memories OF our fathers clustered, have
succumbed to the necessities Of this fast age of
provement in steam, electricity, mechanics. &c.
Tue last that has fallen before the OF the de.
stroyer is the varian tree on Broadway, that was
hewn down last fall and Gus up into butchers
blocks. One of the fathers OF the present genera
tion, the writer Standing by as limb after limb
and tears unbdden coursed down hls aged cheeks
as he witnessed the destruction of forest King.
tlnguished progenIrors. Wnle the work
was progressing the writer and Mr. Varian stood by
and watched the movements OF the sacrilealouS
hands Of the destroyer, and saw the last branch
stripped from the parent stem. Mr.. varIan at that
time expressed his intention TO send part OF tno
tree TO the Police Department for preservation.
lie has done SO. Yesterday at the session Of the
Board OF Police commissioners the following letter
was handed in by Snperintendent Kennedy, in
whose custody the relic IS placed. The Board ac-
cepted It with thanks and WIN likely place beside
room OF Commissioner Brennan Tue following Is
Mr.. Variants letter on the subject it VIII be seen
from 1t tnat the Tree Is FULLY 240 years od-probably
the Oldest tree On Manhattan Isiand:-.
NEW YORK, Jan. a. 1870.
DEAR slg-Through you the department send piece
OF the old or aycanoeH H Tree commonly knGwn
between Twentysx, and Twenty seventh streets Broad.
tree with in from. q the old house "a
was Wa n bS Is an @ s ~
16s5 and 1850, making IL 2i0 old, least. The
house built partially from some old Dulch galios
that drawn up Stuyyesan Creek and across
where Twcnty-second street and the Third ave-
nue. is, thence northward about the north
the present Madison square, formerly tho
site old Arsenal Field; thence north
OF Arsenal and Poers Field and across the od
Albany post road now Broadway, where was about the
headwatcrs that followed into Gluyvcsant creek
As relic Of tho pioneers of the Western Conheht OF
America n small piece of to be placed in
your headquarters contemplate
the rapid growth OF city. Very rcspecti1 1ly
The portion Of the tree presented, with the letter.
Is mounted bracket, nicely OlIed anu varnls!eo,
and Is in a good state oi preservation. travellers
on Broadway can see the remains ol the Trunk pro-
truding through the sidewalk on tue west sidc De-
tween twenty .sl xtn and TWenty-Sevcntn streets.
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NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY JANUARY SHEET

his s,eeches and IN his WRITINGS, seems TO seek to
afrr0nt the very reefs Indicated on tne ponuca .s
maps and which he so often and 80 eoqucntiy sig
nailed, and Notwithstanding the best intenti0ns 70
lead the ship Oh 70 destruction. -
Towards the Cabinet OF the I'd OF January We were
not sparing IN encouragement, sympathy ana praise
In like manner, when necessary, we WI. NOT oe
sparng IN The hardest truths Even yusG,"I y.a,i"nI
applaudcd the tirlnness OF lts Wlituue N
lace OF the SAD drama OF Auteuil and
It's loyalty towards NJ. Ledru Roin. TO-DAY w
energetically blame the untimey measures auopted
in reference to M. Henri Rochefort We
cannot believe that we nre altogether decelveu ~
once more reminding NJ. 10 Minlsre tna. 1 .n1 @ m,n.
preoccupat0n OF William Put was 10 iounu auu com
stitute In England that liberty 0f the press aRass
which one OF the first acts Of M. Emile Olivier mas
William Pitt and pretended to offer US the argument
based on the difference OF the times, OF natOls anu
the classlcations OF parties we woalu appear W az
evidence before whlcn ho could not refuse 70 ocnu,
VIC would recite 70 INN the following words, tnat
were not pronounced In England 100 years ago, put
IN France within the last eight months:-"ln rc.
spect TO the press have not demanded more for it
than benjamin Constant more even than asked py inc
members OF the leiry The jury Is NOT enough ior
me. What wish. for human thought Is lmMunity
complete. Distinguish the acs from opinion. Inc
act ialls under the penal code. Opinion oears ony
on the intellectual or moral responsibility OF nc VINO
creates IL. Tnat IS my tneory.''
The statesman who thus expressed himself, VINO
In sncn precise terms REQUIRED the complies p,riy ,
formulated the theory OF the separation OF the act
and opinion, who would admit OF no restrictions or
reserve OF any KIND, that statesman is NJ. Emile
Olivier himself. Tue above passage Is an extract
from the speech delivered BY him at the Cnateiet on
the 18th OF May last. "Tnat Is my theory" said the
orator or the l2th Of May, now appointed to the
Ministry OF the I'd OF January. Well al we
can say Is that his former theory Is
u patent contradiction to his present prac-
tice. Unfortunately, the POSSESSION OF power
Is similar TO the spring OF Sainte Alyrc. The latter
former petrlies the most upright and intelligent
mlnGs Had he wished to bring his theory into
practice he would have taken his seat at the opening
OF The session, then opening the Ad,setttaise and
reading aloud the article written by NJ. Henri Roche
fort he would have pronounced the following brIef
dscourse:-'ln the lace OF such Violent language
OF prosecution. We will not do so. Our contempt
will Ue the best attes.atl0n OF our power and the
nolhingness OF sucn attacks. The day when, from
writing recourse Is had 10 acts, we snail have but
the more power wlerewitn to suppress them" BY
adopting ns line Of conduct tue Minister OF
would have brought Into practice t1a theory Of The
orator of May i2. 49,. .vsSx, ,G:-
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assertion tnat II ts not genuine expression OF the
people OF the province; that IL IL YANKEE trick,
ana that the petition presented 10 General Grant was
concocted IN Washington. Of course these state
pretence OF authority can be cited in support OF
them. The only argument with any show OF plausi.
bility Is that IL the peope OF Columbia desired
first 10 the British government Tor leave to 40.
But this objection Is met BY the fact that England
has long av0wed that her colonies are free To sever
the connection with the mother country whenever
they may feel disposed and TINT In this respect the
Will OF the colon sts must be the law. The Colum.
bians may have supposed that the British govern
ment means what II says anu hence may have con-
siaered II supernuous 10 ask consent that has
already been gwen III advance.
At all events the colonial prospects arc not very
good look ahead for England and her rulers, and
from the indications on the North American CONT
nent IL does not seem likely speedily TO improve
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islatures OF the last trcc yearts TO these bs
Knowing that the expenditure must be thrown upon
the pl esent Legislature. winch was democratic
Legislature and paying one. AS 70 the Delaware
and Hudson Canal, It would have taken coal to
syracuse one dollar aud t1sy cents cheaper than It
now II the state would let IT, No coal got Luer0
now except I'm ballast. The movement OF freight
was eastward and the Canal Board would not q low
freight to go westward without heavy tolls. That
was prohibition.
Mi. WoODIN moved 10 make the resolution the
special order for Tuesday morning next.
Mr.. KENNEDY hoped the motion would prevail. Ho
thought there were some suggestions innhe remarks
OF the Senator from the F0urteenth district that
should be considered He did not think any Canal
Board would let work when 1t was known that
the senate was considering the subject
Mr. WOOdIn's amendment was carried, and the
subject was made the special order for Tuesday
morning next Immediately after the reading Of the
journal.
THE MARINE COURT
Mr. CREAMER gave notice o. Dill increasing tne
number OF Judges OF the Marine Court, New YORK,
70 nve and to provide Tor the election OF tWo add
tiOnal justices i0r said court
SAVINGS BANKS.
MIR. NORTON gave notice Of Oil 10 lncOrpoInto
the Eight Ward savings Bank, New York. he also
introduced bill cnarierng the Clinton savings
Bank OF New York.
ALBANY POST OFFICE AND CUSTOM HOUSE
Mr.. BANKS offered concurrent resolution request
ing representatives In Congress to vote for the bl
To erect IN Albany q building for the Post Ol1ces
United STATES Court. Custom House, &C.; which
was lald over
The Senate then adjourned to Monday morning.
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FRANCE.

The New Ministry and tho Public Press
Action OF tho Premier-Conmcnts of tho
Press.
Tne LibeTte OF Paris, under date OF January Is,
has the following telling article on the immunity OF
the public press, from the pen Of Mr.. Odysse-
Barot:--
On the very day after the accession OF the new
Ministry, In an article we wrote on January H. we
mentioncd:-"rhe worst thing that could occur to
NJ Olivier would be for him to imagine that he had
arrived safe IN port. that further tempest had to
be feared; 1t would he treating with indifference the
many rocks that, nush with the waters edge, are
accumulated on his path; 1t would be TO Dash him.
self Dndly against the reefs, where ne would be
wrecked"
scarcely eight days nave elapsed since those lines
were written, and already the new plOt, forgetting
the pan snat he had traced out beforehand, both
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farming societies which were In existence some ten
or twenty years ago The effects produced by these
societies great particularly III the eastern
dlslrict.
The lands In the vicinity OF this town are SO rich
and are so well cultivated inat LettcrSenny, though
small Is one OF the busiesj and most nour,shin2
towns In lreansi. The inhabitants are an indus
trous, intelligent ana nosptalle peoples they dress
better than any people have yet seen IN the coul-
try. Tue Roman Catholic Bishop oil Raphoe resides
IN Lct:erkenny ana found that persons OF all re-
llgous denominations IN the town were deeply con-
cerned at the prospect OF bis early removal from
among them consequent upon his promotion TO
higher dignity In irish Catholic Church. IL ~ not
easy TO IND in town in Ulster such good feeling as
exists among persons OF all religious denominations
I'm IptterkennY.
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sIIALLP0X.
How tr,e Sanitary Authorities Handle 1t.

How the Sanitary Authorities Handle 1t.
The cases OF smallpox for the last week will
average twelve day. It's prevalence is still con-
fined to the infected district south Of Fourteenth
street and east OF First avenue except III Isolated
cases. IG exists In every street from East Houston
to East Fourteenth street. solitary case will In
dicate the despatch with which The health authorl-
ties act when patient Is reported. telegram was
received day before Yesterday from brothe con-
tanning the intelligence that one OF the inmates was
suffering. A sanitary inspector was Immediately
sent to the house. the premises fumigated, the in.
fected articles destroyed, and all the occupants
cnated and in four hours the victim was removed
to the hospital. From these facts the fast portion
Of the male residents oil the city can Judge what
fresh dangers surround improper lnrlnacles at
houses OF a doubtful Tepute.
In order to place smallpox under stll better con-
troll. DR.. Harms has published the following order to
SANITARY Inspectors -:
Every sanitary Inspector subject to special tparcu
lay when at the Central oce to urgent that
In cases Of smallpox a. new points Of onbreak the In
authority for regular olcer OF the district the
earliest convenient moment make such report Of mis- action
sanitary or she district inspector The Latter
cases as soon as be receives any
The special call will not require the officer who re-
l.. HARRIS Sanitary Superintendent.
CLEANING OF THE STREETS.
DIR. Harris has awarded the contract for cleaning
the dlthiess streets Of the east slde where smallpox
prevails. TO parties who agree TO perform the work
for $500, to remove tile refuse without the city
limits. The following are the streets, as Indicated
by the Sanitary superintendent
First Second Third Fourth and Fifth streets from First
Lewis street, and Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. from First avenue to avenue ID.
Avenues A. b. and u from East Houston TO Sixth street.
Monroe and Cherry Streets from Montgomery 10 jackson
street.
Broone, Delaney, Rivngton, Stanton and East Houston
streets, from Pitt TO G0erck street.
Norfolk, Suffolk, Jackson, Ridge Pitt Scanned and Sheriff
streets.
Avenues A. and G, from East Fourteenth Tenth
be- substituted included in any arrangement
you deem advisable.
II. HARRIS, Sanitary Superintendent
DR.. Harris looks upon cleanliness as imperative
where smallpox is now prevailing. lie yesterday
made personal inspections OF the above localities,
and gave directions TO the contractors to have the
work instantly and thoroughly performed.
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IRELAND.

Topography md Scenery Of tho County
Decentralization and Habits OF tho
Peop;e-Iliicit Disiillation-Tho Pcasangry
nnd LnnGi0ris- Icvicii0ns-The Town of
4 lafaa ..lrs
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Smallpox in Hudson City, N. j.

The smallpox is ON the increase. according TO the
report OF Dr.. Hammond, the city physician. In a
communication to Mayor Sawyer nc recommends
that certain disnfectant he purchased, and the
Mayor referred the matter TO the Common Council,
urging immediate action. Tne Poornlaster was ac-
cOrdingiy ordered TO purchase aud distribute GER
tam quantity oil the dlslniectant.
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The IWeNTy-SEvlATH STREET FIRE.
List OF InsurnnCes

List OF InsurnnCes.
Thc following are tue insuranceS on the 1re N
west Twenty-seventh street on Thursday night Gu
the buildings, all OF which were owned by A L. Rob.
,,fson IA follOws:--
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Oxford Conference.

The Oxford Conference of Congrega'
tional Churches will meet with the Rum
ford Church on Tuesday and Wednesday,
June l4th and 10Th at 10 o'clock. lst
preacher, Rev. H. Ii. Hutchinson, OF
sumner; 2d do. Rev. I. I, Merry, OF
Norway.
Delegates arc assigned to places of en-
tertainment as follows :-Andover Church
J. f. ElliotS list Bethel. X. Elliots q
Bethel. Geo. smiths; Dixficid. Capt. Z.
+. Goddard's Gilead and Gorham, y, H.,
Alonzo Hollis; Norway, Daniel Martins
South Paris, l.. b. Pcabody's; Sumner
VIM. Moody's Tuner. Dea. IL, Martins
Oxford and Upton. J Elliot's; Ministers
and Delegates from abroad ut the Minis
tcr's. F.E. SHAW. SCRIBE.
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TIE
PEOPLES MEDICAL INSTITUTE
No. , BulHRch Street,
ROSTON MASS

Established for the treatment OF MI diseases the
sub OF whieh 50 liable 90 imposition and cN
tOr;ioa az the hands OF tho Advertising medical pre-.
tenders who latest all or iargt cities, is open
for the reception OF patients. The Faculty OF the
Institute may b. conhcntially consulted personally
or BY letter In all cases.
Its medical publications, comprising THE
MEDICAL. EXAMINER, monthly, AZ So cents u
wear; THE GENTIEN ANS MEDICAL ApNIS.
ER, and THE ! AIDES GUIDE To HEALTH, "a
each, viii b. sent 10 any address receipt OF
the price.
LADIES' and gcntlrm n-yOunE middle sgrd, OF
past tn prime Uf life ufcrin from any disease or
ntrIai'y ar>ihs from constitutional weakness, iEl
potency or stcTity, desiring mcsiiral treatment or
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AMI 5e promptly answeryi, address, inclOsi u con
Sultatiou Zee Of 81, THE PEOPLES MEDICAL
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Eclectic Medical association,

The Eclectic Medical Society. organized
June 1865, and chartered Feb. 1868,
promises To become in this, as in some
other States. the leading school of
medicine. This society will hold its fifth
annual meeting in Augusta. the fourth
Wednesday of june (22d,) 1870. All
liberal minded physicians who are DESTROYS
of becoming members are cordially in
yited TO attend. An annual dinner will
be served al the Augusta House. and the
exercises ut this meeting arc expected to
be OF an interesting and instructive
character. Let Us have full attendance,
each one bearing in mind that he is living
in au age of progress. PER ORDER.
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The Advance Mower

Is the most perfect machine for the work for which
II was DIES gncd that has vet bcn manufactured. IL
NAV not Be SO beautiful 10 look upon the Clip
per; II may rot be so pondorous aud heavy as the
'Buckcyc )" /: may not have travelled 10 European
Countries In such fine style rs the "WoOds;" aud IL
may not have broRght 80 MANY frS premiums aud
0old medals 40 fairs and exhibitions throughout the
country rs some others, but when the farmer gets
one into his field and starts his team, he has some
tn,, he can rely upon. Ills horses, even II they bc
light VIII no, fret and sweat, aud his own part IL
performed with ease, he can operate IL over
sti,mpS rocks, aud close 10 trees without dsmount
ing aud finally after moving his own farm aud that
OF lis two or three nearest nci;:hbors, hc has his
machine, without repairs. MI ready for next season.
st the Amherst (Mass.) trial held last June,
YOU will by the report, It cat rs l7lt acre IN ~.
minutes and did choke once, and lci the gronnd
20 smooth you could not discern whore the swah
was, aud trimmed the gra,s up around an apple
tree that WAS in It's plat willie the Buckeye was -
minutes cut,ing her one half acre aud chokcd up
eight times 80 II had TO b. cleaned ont the Clipper
was =. minutes cutting It's half acre aud neither left
the ground any smoother thaa tho idrdrcc.
The buckeye cut its second orc- hail acre, (Which
does not appear IA The report and WAS % minutes,
and chokc,i II times and received gold alal for
bein. SO long doing II and choking the most times.
CANTON. March !, 1870.
Mg. VI. T.. RICE Dear Sir--l have used NOW
in. machine Tor eight years. and moved about -
acres 4 year. I have used NIHRys, Hoods, BEct-
enc HpigCg, End .i,irdnce, and like the Advance
,r hinc the best of any used. IL ~ the light
est dTaGt easiest handled anl IN nag,d of any ewes
saw AMI believe 10 10 be the most durable also.
Yours, truly, D.. VI. FOSTER
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NOTICE..

r,1ur ,,nao..i,ne1 a Cnmmittcc nnnointed Nv
~ ~ "i',,,,s, I,d;ri.l ton,t ha,,nn and hoIIan
=, pi him and for the Conniy OF Oxford on
- - .,,,I 1nss'isv cf March ( ID $50 10 act
tle aaI OF The inhabjtonts of the town of
upo . 'nU nc ,hejr authrrizej setnts and o,ror.
" ~ Ia amnt,- or Dxford nom ,be judgement
my it sa 49,, sioners t,r aii C3nn7y To-
VI t,,o Cnm1,S roaJ in said Wate, ford on nett.
RON ., u A. jewett and others. located and es.
taOISIIeu a. = p;6 -, -, s,ato ,,, ,ba nnrther
ION 70 WI a r,mnn" cro,' Tocnh II Green's
- go ~ -, IL, a.. iii, ,o,th .
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Cattle Markets.

BRIGHTON, VIA! -, I>.O.
Prices-Rcevcs Extra quality, SlS - 9 ~ -
Gr>t quality, Sl3 IS alj 80; second quality, az p
- Il 50 Tli.i quality Sll p Il ~ Poorest grades
cow, oxen. bulls, sc, - - 40 -.
Working ONCu-ENtra $40 SIS; ordinary Slj0
go; handy Steers 50 O. $40 z pair.
Nj lch Covs-Most ot the COWS in market are 81
n ri!nary grade Prices vary according 90 the
rUality. Prizes range from SO 20 $ll0 = head.
sheep and Lamb>-N quote selections aud cN.
ira lots At - - 20 10 CO. ordinary 81 40 8 %. or
from 81 - lo- ~
DroVeS FROM Maine, {, White -, {. Grant ; +;
VI y. Merry man !. II. lancaster ,, Libby X
Thompson -. RacklG -, + Gilman :,
N \orcrus, e. r. ElWcll e.. G. r Hammond
X .marks--Thc supply Of Cattle IN market for
the week was lAvgcr than tina; OF last Prom
Maine there were several loi- OF good Cattle, anI
more oTGng Cattle than has been Tor several
week
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS Caroline h. readl' ton, o. Su.nncr,
w III the County OF Oxford ana state OF Maine,
by her mortgage deed dated April 2ith, s. ID. l>ts,
and recorded IN Oxford Registry, book IL, ptsc
rs conveyed 10 the subscriber a certain parcel "
Real Estate, with the buildings thereon, situated
in said sumner, and described ~ follows Begin
uin., at a stake and stones on the cast side OF Lot
No 10 Ia the ith Rang, tw .nty.scscn rods north
OF the south east corner thereof; thcnce west par
alic 20 lot liac TO The County road thence sOuihcr-
/, by siJ 1 road 10 land formerly owned b. Hattie
Rowe thcncc wcstas before 10 the meadow, thence
southeIly on the dividing line between up land and
low land 10 the north liuc Ui lot No. thence west
on said lot line 10 the north east corner thereof
thence south lot line slNtyonc rods thcnc east
parallel TO lot line 20 the east lac itTeOii thence
north on said lot line lightweight rods 10 bounds
fret named, containing one hundred acres, more or
less, and being the farm conveyed by Clinton Howe
10 the said Caroline d. rcndleton, March 9th, ISIS,
and recorded IN oxford Registry. book ISL, page
3l3 And whereas, the conditions Of said mortgage
have bren broken, ! hereby claim 10 iOTecloSe the
same according ~ the laws of the State.
COLI MBtS IlEALD.
Sumner, May %, 1870
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Every Young Man

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sEBNATION,' ll Dr. 4. II. Hayes, ot boston,
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find the way to restoration OF y Frustrated 9! $
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study and extensive practice, AMI may be relied
upon. See advertisement or the Peabody Medi-
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In the Treatment OF Diseases incident to Females,
has placed DIR. DOW at the head of all ply sicians
making such practice specially, and enables him
to guarantee a speedy and permanent cure in the
worst cases of Suppression aud all other MeHsfru
al Deraageaeats from irkaterer canse All letters
for advice mast contain 81. Once No. End
Corr STREET, BosToN.
N.B-Board furnished to those desiring to re
main under treatment.
Boston, July, 1859. 1y
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WIZ. X. KlMBALL. Clerk.

To the Honorable the Justices Of the supreme
Judicial Count, next % be holden u Paris, with
in and fOr The County OF oxford, on the second
tuesday OF March, \ u. l>70.
MI VI. MOVES OF Woodstock, in sail tOun'
II Is of Oxford, respectfully libei> aud gives
this Honorable Court 10 be Informed that he was
lawfully married 70 Abbie + Noyes, 1T Wood
stock. aforesaid on the second lay OF February,
a. D. 1853, by John L Andrews, Esq, Justice
of the Peace, within Gai FOR said County Of Ok
ford: that your libellant, since their said inter
marriage has always behaved him ELF rs faith
ful chaste and aiIectionate husband, but that the
saia Abbie L. Noycs, wholly regardless Of her
marriage VOWS and covenant, did on the ---
,lay OF January, 4. ID. Isc5, wholly desert Your
libellant. and has ever since that time wholly re-
fIsed 10 return 10 on To live with your libclsnt;
therefore your libellant prays this Honorable
Court that he may be divorced from the bonds Of
matrnony between him and his said wife, and rs
in duty bound will ever pray.
Ella NJ. MOVES.
Dated at Woodstock. Dee 30th, \. ID. 1859.