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  2. ENGLISH.

    The Championship of the Prize Ring.—The bolt which was manufactured some years ago by an eminent London firm at a cost of £100, subscribed by noblemen and gentlemen ...

    Article : 3,378 words
  3. THE RAILWAY QUESTION.

    SIR,—It has been asserted that in a country like this, where timber is, so abundant, the longitudinal system of sleepers for a permanent way is most suitable, on account of ...

    Article : 1,155 words
  4. INSTRUCTIONS TO ADVERTISERS, BY A YANKEE.

    You see, goods are like gals—they must go when they are in fashion and good-looking, or else a yoke of oxen would’nt draw 'em off afterwards. The man that advertises most ...

    Article : 315 words
  5. STAMPS REQUIRED UNDER THE STAMP ACT.

    Agreement or Memorandum of Agreement under hand only not otherwise charged or exempted, the matter thereof amounting in value to £10 or upwards, whether only ...

    Article : 1,057 words
  6. SINGULAR DISCOVERIES.

    The salt mines of Hallstadt, in Austria, are well known as being among the richest in Europe; but a new interest will henceforth attach to them in consequence of the patient ...

    Article : 435 words
  7. WIT, WISDOM, AND HUMOUR.

    Why is a speech delivered on the deck of a man of war like a lady’s necklace? Because it is a deck-oration. A TIGHT FIT.—Intoxication. ...

    Article : 702 words
  8. THE CIVIL SERVICE.

    That some years’ experience in the working of the Civil Service Acts of the neighboring Australian colonies has shewn the value of such statutes, both to the Government ...

    Article : 260 words
  9. DERELICT SHIP.—STRANGE CASE.

    The following is an extract from a private letter from a lady at Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope:—“Captain M. came in here with a derelict vessel, about eight hundred and odd ...

    Article : 314 words
  10. Colonial Secretary's Office,

    SIR,—With reference to the prayer of the petition from the Civil servants of the Government, forwarded with your letter of the 10th ultimo, I have now the honor to inform you, ...

    Article : 480 words
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    TURKISH POLITENESS.—A few years ago there was a generous Turkish Ambassador in England. When any lady happened to praise one of the hand[?]ome shawls that decorated his ...

    Article : 119 words
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