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The CoREAN Wharf.-The following particu-
lars of the Corean war come by the steamship
China via San Francisco
In the second battle between The American
squadron and the Coreans. the latter had 6OOO
men armed with gingals and their bullets fell
snort, while the deadly fire of the American
rlnes told fearfully on the enemy. Under the
cover OF rank vegetation and the shelter of o
a hull the Americans advanced within 100 Yards
OF the forts before they came within range of
Ine Corean mpsketry. The Corsans resisted
desperately till the last. Lieut. Mckee was
Killed as he entered the entertainments. When
tue Americans reached the entrenchments the
Coreans succumbed. A number of prisoners
were taken, including the officer second in
command, who was badly wounded, the COM
mander-in-chief having been killed.
On the 10th of June the American force
pV0uacked IN the forts, and the next day de-
molshed the forts and spiked all the guns and
tue heet returned to the Boize anchorage Two
days later the Coreans sent aboard a letter fiji
ed with the most insulting and abusive Lam
gpuage, 70 Wnicn no reply was made. Admiral
Rodgers however sent to the Coreans to know
what ne should do with the prisoners. The
CoreaDs answered he might do what he liked
with them. Two days later he set them at lib
erty and sent two messages ashore, but the To-
cal authority refused to receive them saving
1t was as much as his head was worth to send
them and 1T was no use to attempt to commuu-
lcate further with the court. Mr.. Low. the
American Minister, then sent a formal protest
that his mission was peaceful and that the
American attack was not for the refusal to ne.
gotIate but because the Coreans had Preacher
ousy fired on the boats The steamer Millet
was then despatched 10 Shanghai with dis
patches for Washington.
The Monocacy and Palos will be locked and
the rest OF the squadron will return to Cbefoo
and wait tor instructions. One hundred thou
SAND ratons were seat to Chefoo,
The Coreans fought like men. Their weap.
ons are wretehed old fire locks and their cut
iasses made of soft iron which bent like old
hoops. They were dressed in armor OF nine
thlcknesses of cotton padded so that only rife
pals could penetrate them, Their swords pro-
duced no effect. The documents captured
showed the COIean government had planned
the surprise of the American fleet and were
ast0nlshed at the failure of the forts to annihi-
late foreign vessels at the first fire. The ex-
petition b as accomplished no change in the re-
latlons of the two countries, and Minister Low
and Admiral Rodgers will await instructions
from Washington before proceeding to further
hostllities. Twelve native Christians came
along side the Admirars flagship in Junk and
begged to be taken to Shanghai, and that their
Junk be burned to prevt Mt its falling into the
hands of the native authorities, who would
thereby discover from what village they came
and punish their relations. The request was
granted. 0
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Nothing was said in the letter indicating thai
the bridge was unsafe, and it is presumed that
the trestles were ordered to guard against the
possibility of accident Men and material were
Immediately dispatched from Bangor. and the
trestles are doubtless in place ere the the
bridges along the whole line are undergoing a
most thorough and searching examination.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
[Erom our Co:rtspondent.I
The Republicans Of Dover, SapgerVille and
Parkman, will elect a representative to the
legislature from Parkman for 1872
A laymap from one of the Portland churches
preached three gratefully acceptable sermons
in Sangerville and Parkman last Sunday.
! Silver Neon Temple is on the high road OF
| success
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says the rece Mt
| rains have started up the mills in Machias, and
it is quite probable they may not have to stop
| again for the season unless the rain should
| stop first
| We learn from the Republican, that the barn
| of Mr. Samuel Crane, OF Eamnuds, was struck
by lightning on Tuesday evening last, and con
| sumed with all its contents, Mr.. Craze had
| lust finished hayiDg, and bad driven his las
load into the barn not an hour before it wa:
| consumed.
| The Macbias Republican saws Gilbert Farms
worth, of Columbia Falls, young man abou
eighteen years of age, was drowned at tha
place, Sunday, August 9th He, in company
| with another young man were bathing in th,
river, and young Farnsworth stepped upon
log and was thrown into deep water, and bein
unable to swim, was drowned. The young maj
who was will him was swimmer and tried t
save him, hut came near losing his life in tn
attempt. Young Farnsworth was the sole de
pendence OF his aged and infirm parents.
| YORK COUNTY.
The Independent says: In KennebunkpOl
on Sunday night as Mr.. Granville Hill and hi
two sons were out riding, the horse becam
frightened and ran away, throwing all tbre
out of the carriage. The two boys escape
without any serious injury, but Mr.. Hill wa
SO burt, his spine being broken, that his bod
was paraly zed from the lungs downward.
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state News.
ANpRoscocc1N ,,ouurx

n.
Hay was selling in Lewiston. ON Saturaav
for 1928 per ton.
The Lewiston Journal says Daniel Cock,in,s
store on Lincoln street was robbed Friday oiobt
and key of cider. s'
The Journal states that the Lincoln and
continental Mills have done a very large busi-
ness the past six months. The production al
me Lincoln Mill has been increased by two
thousand POUNDS OF goods per week, and the
increased from three thousand to four Thousand
pounds The Lincoln Mill is now turning off
over htteen thousand pounds of goods, weekly:
tne continental about thirty.two thousand
Pounos per week. The Continental makes
brown cottons exclusively; the LipcoI n
beached cottons.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The ice house in Dresden BELONGING tn the
CEDAR Grove Company, Of Portland, was burn
ed Saturday morning.
The kennebec Journal says the body of Can
tam WIN. Call, who was drowned few weeks
since, at the mouth of the Kennebec, was
washed ashore on Salter's island and recovered
few days since. We understand that the fu-
neral services took place on Saturday at Hal
lowell.
Gorham Burgess, of Manchester, has flock
of forty-three turkies who have formed a co.
partnership with the crows in exterminatipg
the grasshOppers. The turkies and crows meet
and freely mingle, and seem to greatly epiov
each others sOciety-to use the EXPRESSIVE
words of Mr. Burgess, they are all mashed in
together" This curious fellowship suggests to
our friend the approach of the prophetic era
together" '"i- ITO uo"h
OXFORD COUNTY.
In Hlram, last Wednesday, Edward Per-
i' while hauling load of hay, fell from the
i9 a breaking his arm badly Thursday an
ola gentleman named Enoch Haskins 81 =" =;
recovering from broken leg had three fnnn
blown from one of his hands by the nrematnro
discharge OF q blast, in getting out stone The
same day, Sidney Brown, while at WORK In 20
shingle machine, slipped, and his hand "a no
upon the saw, cutting in to the bone through
the palm.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
From our Correspondence
Rev. David Boyd, G. W. c. s.. and State
Lecturer of the l. o. of G. T., has recently WIS.,
tied Dexter. The members OF the order were
counties would be glad to see him. s.
New loose hay comes into Bangor market
HAZE bas plenty for the season, ard last week it
ton oeen little dull at $25 to $28 and $50 per
that we ing says most of the cars on the train
Wednesdsuvn through the Hampden Road bridge.
short time T6a were new and had run but q ]
ger cars COST over $1,000 each haallroad passen-
lives propably saved manv
@ Inc Wing says Messrs Wildes
ooate railroad Commissioners, left a noorser,
TO- %' h mornings train and sent back on
sel ~ tne train that reached here at 10.ss iet-
lerlng o1pt. Noyes to place trestles under' Or Hr
Hermon Pond bridge, inspected nv the Tine .ne
mlssloners in JULY before Mondsy morninn
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IHE directors of the American Steamship
company of Philadelphia have awarded the
contract for building four iron propeller steam
ships for the line between Philadelphia and
Liverpool to the ship-building firm of William
Tramp and Sons of that city, for the sum of
Sozoooo Tor each vessel, or $2,0sO,O 900 in all.
me nrst steamer is to be completed within
Twelve months and the fourth within sixteen
mouths. The engines are to be Of the latest
English models; each vessel is to be of three
terials, for the purpose of competing in canac;-
" and speed with the best steamers afioat.
Inc award of the contract is a sufficient an.
swer to the disparaging statements lately mt
i1rth by envious New Workers, and j1stifies
the predIctions of the friends Of the line.
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Delegate. to the County Convention

Delegates to the County Convention
The following towns have elected deleg ates
TO the County Convention in this City on
the 18th inst, as follows:
Baldaoin-Hiram Gatchel, Almon Young
u. L. Richardson.
Bruns,oick Marshal Cram, LA P. Booker
G. j. Gilman, G. G. Humphreys, Thomas p,
Simpson, Lyman e. Smith, E. D. Toothaker
Alex. f. Minot.
Cape Elizdbeth-Cyrus Cole, Reuben Hig
gins, Geo. ID. Pickett, Emerson Higgins j. s
Pickett, John L. Parrot, Jas. M. Robinson.
Cdsco-Joshua G. Cook, David Duran.
CONFERENCE.-The L. Prince, VIM. s. BIan
chard, Biza Blanchard.
Deering-David Torrey, III. F. Milliken. L.
b. bennett, Andrew Harris, John n Lad ner
Geo. G. Goldman.
Freeport-Micah Stockbridge, Henry c.
Brewer, Henry Green, Amos Field, Geo. Aid
rich, David R. Hawkes..
Falmouth ohm Woodbury., Geo. T. Merrill.
Oliver Hardy, Seward Frye
Gray-W. H. Vinton, George T. Merrill
Thomas Hancock.
Observation-Disclosures Tomap, Edward X.
Whitney, George Fl. Cummings.
North Yarmouth Kelley. David G..
Loring, Horace Hamilton.
Stdndish-Wm. H. Dresser, Eakim Yves
colt. Samuel Dingley, John L. Chase, e. B.
Mitchell
Ydrmouth-David L. Mitchell, Giles Loripe
A. b. Brown, Jere. Loring.
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"A DEMOCRAT writing to the argus, says
that "Gov. Perham is far from popular and
Grant is less So" Yes; it is true that this is
so-wlth the Democrats. During the war,
Grant was the most unpopular man in the ma
ton next to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary
Stanton, with the Copperhead Democracy
Mr.. Perham, then in Congress voted men anc
money to put down the rebellion and did all
within his power for our Maine bows in the
hospital-he was far from popular then with
the Democracy and as Gov. Perham has not
changed, and the Hunkers have only PLAYED
the hypocrite, having met with no saving
and radical change, that gentleman is just as
far from popularity with them as in 1864.
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A NEW YORK correspondent has tound on
the Island of Deer Isle free-love communi,r
OF about 300 houses, that hears ~ un',
Clam City. Its inhabitants arc NC name Vi
dened with learning. Father AmaO ' over, user,Dur-
inhabitant, is patriarch He nreao, ,ne quest
Sunday. The writer represents him every
ing: "S say
10 make woman happy you must Lot ho-
nave her own way, and the worst thine nn er
can DO is to bind woman down for lifetime
70 one man ~ matter how much she loyas
She was born to be the equal of man ana !, %.
ms slave; there say unto my Young womsu '
GO mate with man, but ever consider V nl,,u
your duty" ~" "e''e'e IL
such doctrine, if made practical, would
iead 70 unpleasantness in most any community
II 1t did not secure transfer to Thomaston
But who believes the story.
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-
ID L e D.

In this city. Aug.H, Mrs. Lizzie, wife of Lemuel
Bryant aged II years months.
Funeral this Tuesday afternoon. at O'Clock, at
No. % Wimot street, Friends anl relatives are in
vited to attend.
In Augusta, Aug. 10. Miss Ann B. Gale. aged 50
years
HsIen Florence, only child OF r. M. and M ary P.
Bartlett aged year.
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Proposals tor SeeUer.

THE Committee on Drains and Sewers will
ceive proposals until two O'Clock NJ. Saturday,
Arg 10Th next, for the construction OF the following
Sewers, viz:
On Smith st, from Congress st. to Back Cove.
On Franklin st. from Oxford st. to Back Cove.
On Gray st from State st. to Park st.
On High st. continuation OF present sewer.
n Descrintinn, &c, may be seen at the office of
the City Engineer.
The rightto reje,t any all proposals is reserved.
Per order OF the Committee
W. A. wINSHIP, Chairman.
aug Is, 1871. dtd
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pUpuIdCIUII, 1b,06f
shall destitute The western district.
better division may be made by the county
committee for the action of the convention,
but that some better understanding than now
exists should be entered into, is the judgment
of FALMOUTH.
August - 1871.
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Attention, 18th Maine.

Attention, 18th Maine.
The 18th Maine Regiment Association will cele-
brate their Nin.h Anniversary on Friday, Au-
gust 18th, at Portland. They will embark at
T. 40 M. from Custom House Wharf, on Steamer
Express, and proceed TO some island in the bay,
where they will ENJOY the good things spe c,ally and
abundantly supplied for physical comfort and all the
usual festivities incident to the occasion The apnu-
al HISTORY will be read there by the Historian
ADJT. G. A. PARKER, OF Lewiston.
As the Association now includes all who were
members Of the Regiment it is hoped and expected
that there will be full attendance on this occasion
The expense will be light.
All the Railroads running into Portland have liber
ally agreed to furnish free return tickets
through the Secretary of the Association, to those
attending this re- union.
Members will assemble at Custom House Wharf
Immediately on their arrival by cars.
Per Order,
CHARLES W. ROBERTS,
aulldlw Secretary,
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For Sale

CECOND-HAND ENGINE AND BOILER, En-
- CINE five horse power, upright tubular boiler,
in complete running order, in use but short times
Apply to the First National Bank, Bddeford, Me.
mr10sntf
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M A II II I e ID

In West Poland, Aug. IS, by Luther Perkins, ESQ
Jedediah L. Keen and Miss Emma G. Keen, DO tn o
Wet Poland.
At Duck Pond, July 30, John H. James on, Of
Westbrook. and Mrs. SalOma Allen OF Portland.
In Boston, Aug. 10. John H. McCue and Miss Sa-
rah McDade, OF Portland
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Nh EnrroR,-The Republican County Con-
ven,;on meets next Thursday for the first time
.s;nce the new census was taken. There has
o,ways been misunderstanding and not lit.
.,e nerplexity in regard to what towns in our
coupty should be included in certain sepa.
torial district The town of Falmouth has not
been the only town that has been pushed for
convenience sake-one year into this district
aud then into anoiher-and has thereb y lost the
nomination o! Senator. 1t seems eminently
proper that il we are to have districts that they
should be properly defined, and with rome eye
to justice and equity. Population rather than
the Republican vote should seem to regulate
this important question. As this is the COM
mencemeDt of new decade it would be well
to have the county committee prepare an ap-
portonment based ON population. Cumber-
laid county is entitled to four Senators.
| The following is submitted as an imperfect
| illustration:
| The city of Portland with population of 81 ,lOs
| should be entitled TO one Senator.
| Cape Elizabeth, with population OF IL
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CauCuS,
n O II Il O II

THE Cigar store that advertised for sale at 229
i Congress street, has removed back to the old
Iacture the choicest brands of CIGARS will invite
all my customers and friends in general to call and
examine my goods and get posted on the prices.
have all brands of Imported Cigars, and fine brands
OF Smoking Tobacco.
want two first class Cigar Mabers--no poor ones
wanted. e. PONCE, No. so Exchange ST.
Wifi
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III ONE Securities
BONDS
OF THE -
EUROPEAN AND
NORTH AMERICAN
RAILWAY co,

THE z. & N. A. RAILWAY is completed from
i Bangor, Maine, to st. John. New Brunswick, a
distance OF 2r2 miles,-with the exception of IS
mile s between Winn, Me-. and the boundary line Of
the State at VancebHro' On this portion the track
is now teup lad, both from VIM easttoard and
from VancebOro' suestUard. and the work will be
completed and trains running from Bangor to st,
John in September next.
Tbs road will then be
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THE ONLY RAILWAY

CONNECTING THE UNITED STATEa
Brunswick and Nova ScOtial. The population OF fine
maritime Provinces is about ONE MILLION.
and all the land travel. freight, mails. &C. betwec,
them and the Uni ed States pass over this Trnnk
line. which is WlTaNUr CON PETITION.
Although not yet completed the business Of the
road is already far greater than its most sappuine
friends predicted. and is continually increasing.
The net earnings from Local Business aIope.
on the 56 miles mpleted in Maine already exceed
the interest two and one quarter millions of dol
lars, and will be largely increasing after Sept next
by the business 10 and from the Provinces.
To complete this road aud to equip it fully as IT'S
present large business and the immediate Increase
consequent upon its completion, requires the Com
PAW has issued its Bonds 10 the amount of Two
Millions OF Dollars, secured bya
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JUST PUBLISHED

In one Volume, Price 30 cents.
he following Medical Lectures for Gentlemen:
1. PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGES.:
2. PREMATURE DECLINE IN MAN.
3. NERVOUS AND PHYSICAL DEBILITY
DISEASES OF THE GENERATYVE
O RGANS.
8. SPERM ATORRHEA
6. ABUSES OF THE NATURAL FUNCTIONS
7. TREATMENT AND CURE
Price 30 cents by mail. Address the autbor- DIR.
c. URTIS. fremont Place, Boston.
mr8-sneod1y jun13
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ON MARRJAGE.

ON MARRxAG GLE.
Essays for Young Men, on great SOCI AL EVILS
and ABUSES, which interfere with MARRIAGE
with means of relief for the Erring and Unfor-
tunate, Diseased and Debiltated. Address HOW
ARD ASSOCIATION, No. O. s. Ninth St., Philadel-
phia, Pa. jy 26-sN3m
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ne small pox, or varioloid, is reported to he
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NEW ADVERTlSEME NTS
MI. Q. M. a
Wet Nurse

House on Winter street for Kent.
- A21-2 story House, IA rooms, arranged LOT
III; one or two tami les, gas, hard and sol. wafer
skample garden room; tor rent with the iurnl-
ture. Apply to GEO RDAVlS q Co.,
an15eOd2w Real Estate and Mortgage Brokers.
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DIR. Bicknell's Syrup.

DIR. BicknelI's Syrup,
For the cure OF Bowel Or Summer complaints, acts
like magic upon Dysentery, DarIhoa, Cholera Nor
bus, Collie, CIamp, Sick or Sour Stomach, Dyspep-
sia &c, gvif imme date relief. Free from Opiate
and never produces costiveuess Designed for chill
dren as well grown pei Sold by all dealers
in med cine. Please give it a trial Prepared only
by Edward Sutten, of Providence, Il. 1. jy19sL 3m
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
R Eff RIGERATO RS.
Patented by ID. w. G. Sanford.

IAN
tt, nham slice House.
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SIX PER CENT. PER ANNUM,
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLEIN
GOLD COIN.
Free from U. s. Z'OE0tiOn.


Coupons payable March and September /, in New
York. Bonds regis cred if desired, Coupons made
PAYABLE igS each in london, England, it preferred.
SINKING FUND-AIl proceeds OF sales of land,
are. by the Trustees to be invested in these Bonds il
they can be bought at oar or less; otherwise in
on July 1879, and annually thereafter until these
Bonds become due or are all PAID. the E. g. N. A.
Railway Co. is bound to pay to the Trustees sum
Bonds outstanding. Such amounts, and all interest
received on securities. belonging to the Sinking
atops solely for the purpose of addition
ally providing for the redemption of these Bonds
The Sinking Fund constitutes third great element
OF securing and strength, and adds to the safety of
these Bonds
The Trustees are Hon. HANNIBAL HAMLIN of
Bangor, Me-, an6 j. EDGAR THOMSON, ESQ.,,
OF PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
The Trustees are authorized to receive the Bonds
at Far and Accrued Interest in payment for
any OF the lands at their appraised value.
These very desirable securities for sale at
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SPOKEN.

Aug 7, lat 40 81. lon 50 is, barque H Lord from
Boston for Philadelphia.
July off Cuba. brig Nellie Gay, from Providence
for Bay Cumana, 10 days out.
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fPer steamer Algeria. at New York;
Ar at Liverpool LIST inst. Shatmuc, Soule, New Or
leans.
Sid i'm Falmouth Both, Vigate. wbitmore, iron
Bassein Tor Vlsrdineen; LIST, America BARTLETT fm
Callaol tor Antwerp.
Ar at CARDIFF 10Th ult Samuel Watts. Hvler Liy-
erpooi.
Ar at Gloucester 31st, Pale Alto. Berry, New York
Sid I'm Marseilles 2stE ut, Clara jenkins, Coombs,
Denia.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-03
COUNTY NEWS.

Mr.. J. Benson Hamilton of Boston delivered
a lecture in the Town hall at West BrookfeId,
Wednesday evening, on Smoke" 1t was given
for the benefit of the Methodist church.
A well-known and disagreeable dog in Leon
mister recently tackled a young man in the eve
ming, and received four bullets for his pains
The dog isn't dead; oh no! his friends are patch
ing him up for more bullets
Mr. John Wctherell, of Oxford, who died on
the list instant, aged eighty.iour years. was one
of the oldest citizens, having spent almost his
whole life in the town. In early life he was Il
general country trader, and by his thrift and
energy he accumulated a handsome fortune.
He retired from active business some time ago,
but afterwards served as president of the Oxford
bank for several years. He was highly esteemed
by his townsmen for his integrity and sound
Judgment, and his advice, especially on financial
matters, was frequently sought. He was the
father of Col. John w. Wetherell of this city.
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the tables at which articles were sold, for the
grand feature of the fair was the charades and
tableaux arranged by Mrs. c. N. Hair The
pest of these, and one that contained such inter
est as to stop ali other fair business for the
time, was "Ben Adams Dream" read by Rev.
Merrill Richardson-who scarcely found time
from handshaking-and illustrated by tableaux,
in the design of which great taste was dis
played Other important features in this part
of the programme were "Comine to the Par
son )" "The Artists Studio" and IN the group
ing OF Juno, Clio Pallas and Urania.
There was good attendance during the even
ing, which was long drawn out, to accommo-
date the sociability of the occasion, made spec
tally interesting by the presence Of the former
pastor, Mr.. Richardson, who happily chose this
time to give his old parishoners visit. The
fnancia lie ult could not be accurately reckoned
last night; but that it was satisfactory is be-
yond question. Tonight the farces to be given
at Horticultural hail. ga Naval Engagement"
and "Out to Nurse" will be creditably done,
fol several ladies and gentlemen have given
much care TO their preparation.