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of the Stucley family ; ancl anotlicr was made t o the tower which is hereafter to be "erected by the widow of Lord Ontt etet, d esignated the "Jubilee T ower. " Liberal in memory of Grace Countess G illlV~le, subscriptions had been given for these reKilkhampton, Stratton, Bude,etc. Viscou11tess Carteret, widow of t lie first pairs. E ven when completed t his tower Baron Carteret, the youngest dP ighter will be dwarfed by the surrounding hills . . In our previous letters we have given a aud co-heiress of John Earl of Bal h, V1s- and cannot be seen by t he wh ole country descriptio11 of South D evon ancl South count Ll\tlSdowHe, Baron Gran" ille of sides around as most parish churches can Cornw:\ll. fo this one we slmll give some I Kilkhampton and Bideford, h e· heirs be. This church is a fim1 piece of archiparticulars ahout North Cornwall, and and descendants, 1860." 111 the ..hancel tecture. It comprises a olmncel, nave, All the our rambles over it. We are already is a truly handsomemomunent, su rround- and north and w uth aisles. beginning to fear that our readers, other ed by an old iron vizer and sm11e iron English churches face the west. P ossibly than those from the. west of E1.1gland, will gauntlets, dug up on the sites of the fam- the same rule is obser ved in this country, weary of our unstinted prmses of the ous biittlcs fought in this district. A long but we never thought of it before visitinl{ south-western part of the "right little, inscription, on the monuments !let forth England. Within this Stratton churc11 tight little isfand," but· there is really so . the public and private virtues and chival- is a m onument t o John Arundell, Esq., much t o :1dmire in its inimitable diversity rous deeds of Sir Beville Grenville, the A. D., 1561, with brasses belonging to of scenery, and so many interesting ancl hero of Stanford Hill, near Stratton, who the family, ancl the north aisle contains familiar historical facts ~ssociatccl wi~h it, was killed- when fighting ag:\inst the an effigy of an armed knight, supposed t o that we venture t · ·wnte and publish a 1 ·'rebels " at the battle of Lansdowne, be one of the Blanchministers, t he ancient few more letters; and those who cannot · July, 1643. The decorations of tho church lords of t he manor. Anthony P ayne, a read with some measure of interest these are undoubtedly " high. " This grand old giant 7 ft. 6 in. in height, of Stowe, who productions, must pass them by without edifice is certainly worthy of speci:~I men- was the armourer of Sir B eville Grenville, reading. There is one thing we feel sure tion for another reason : The R ev. John was born at the m1mor house and bu ried of, aml that is this : " Had our thousands Harvey was some time curate of this here. Ancient Cornishmen must have [ of readers the pleasur e and privilege of parish, in the q uiet and beaut y of which been giants, for s om e enorm ous battle wandering "at their own sweet will" over he penn ed his "Meditations among the axes which have been r esur rected in this I the section of counL ry trnversed by us in To1nbs." locality must have required mor e than or - l Englandthelasttwos\1mmers,thcywo uld, Elmswortl!Y·. for1~1erly_ a seat of the dinary men to wield thom. That Stratton as many have told us they do, envy us the vVestlakes, is m tins parish . The last of is favorable to longevity is shown hy the pleasure we luwe enjoyed. t l1at family, we nre told, died a pa111)er in great age attained by m an y of those inBut we are to write of North Cornwall, 1772, and was previously twice named as terred in t he chmch yard, and the parish J where, when r each ed, removed from "the sheriff of the county :tfter he bcc;1me a register contains the names of many who Having decided to retire from the madning crowd and ignoble throng," we resident of the wor¥hm.rnc. There are lived to a very gre:it age. One Elizabeth enjoyed the diversity of scenery, its he'1lth- some very pretty walks r ound Kilkhamp- Cornish who died in 1691 is said t o have giving virt ues, and its peculiar adaptabi- ton. An ancient Rom:m c1 wampmcnt is been 113 yearn 4 months nnd 15 days old. 1lso r ecords tho deslity for bestowing general satisfact,ion to reached by a few minutes' walk. It is The Bame document 1 both mind and body. It is h ere t h1tt is known as "The Castle, " where an import- tructive visitation of t he Plague in 1547 to be found the seclusion of the High- ant battle is s11id to lmve been fought a t in which 153 persons were carried oft: As and devote his whole time to Insurance, is now offering 11.ncls with that charm of variety which the time of the couquest, and sevcrnl fu- we saunt er ed through tho church yard nothing Continental, as far as we know, ncral urns and uther relics lrnvc from how nnny familiai· names met our eyes, his whole stock at sacrafice prices that must clear out the can offer. H ere t he lover of stern, wild time to time been dug up there. This showing us that a very great number of entire assortment in short order. coast scenery, may realize his highest ex- spot, also connnamls a fine view of the sea, our acquaintances in Carmela have relatives pectations in a ramble from the bluff, in the direction of Sandy Mouth and and ancestors buried ther e. One of the breezy summits even from H arlland Point j Duckpo<Jl, the latter being a favorite pic- nicest monuments there is on e orected by in North Deyou, along the rugged "s(rnnd- nic i esort where our p1.1rty enjoyed a very Mr. M . 'l'releven, of Bowmanvillc, t o the ing shores of :Buss and Bude," and on pleasant day's outing among the rocks and memory of h is beloved parents. It is con spicuous among t he othors from being # farther down we are t old for we did not on the cliffs. sec it , to the far-reaching pr omontory (Jn l::>t. ,rnmcs D ay this year 11 grand white, a color by no moans common in Old 1y's sport was afforded undet t;J1 c ;rns- Country chm·ch yards, the predominating V\T e take great pleasure in known ns Trevose H end, n ear th e modern d1 little. wntering-placc of N ewq1 rny, a . dis- pices of t he Parish church, wh w1 there color being slate of the Di1mbole kind. . A sp] ~n did asrnrtment o~ Tweeds just received, and anfl.ouncing that we have com- tance of <1.ome 50 miles. A rnl w here,rnay were donkey and other races, cbnci ng, No country cemetery seen or visited by havmg a first-class cutter, suit s of the most stylish and'. we ask those who know tl'Jig .iuction of tilting in the ring, and 1m amusing con- us confained such beaut iful Scotch granite pleted arrangements for the country, in the whole circle ,,f the Island, test between a miller and a chimney sweep monuments as :ire to be seen in Bow-1 serviceable quality can be furnished to all comern on is the sea m or e truly sc:t t han along the with fl our and sut, the prize being given manville :ind many other Canadian cen1eFall Trade. We have em- iron-bound North Cornish Co11st, where to the man who could ll1[1ke +he other t eries. Indeed, we were told, that so shortest notice and at lowest prices. the mighty "rollers " of the blue Atlantic most like himself- a white man ;lack and very conspicuous was Hie Treleven monuployed our time during the encl their progress cl1allengod for t he ii. black m·tn whit e. The m iller won. A ment among those around it, that the rector Carpets in great variety-at your own prices. first time in a swelling course of 3,000 sumptuous r epast was afterwards served, requested its r emoval a nd a plainer or less quiet summer months visiting miles from the shores of our adopted the tickets being : Laborer's Gd ; gentle- expensive one to be substitttted, though it Everybody call soon and get bargains before too late. Cmrnda- and play hide nncl seek folk, l s, After the supper t he Bishop of is only a plain a.n d sabstantial stone. "" ·: the. 'i:narkets, exa~ining sam- countryin the numberless coves and 0reeks, unt il N ew vVestminst er preached a n able scrB esides what \Ve have men tioncd, Strat ton 'rhe whole stock is offered eri bloc to anyone desirous in t;Jie r eceding waters, or, with one mon. vVe were fovored ·with -a n invita- contains a cottage H ospital, a large county lost ples, testing goods by all pos- sublime final effort , hurl their defiance tion to a. garden party given by R ev. Can- police station and very nice \Vcsleyan aud of entering the Dry Goods, Millinery and Clothing Trade the brown r epelling headlands on Thynne on July 30th to members of Free Church M ethodist places of worship, in Bowmanville. Thebiggest and best assorted Stock, sible moans, comparing prices against whose heights they crown with " feathered t he T eachers' Associat ion, but previous tlrn la.st named having also been recen tly and best stan d in town of different manufac turnl's, spray, and <i.t whose feet they finally curl engagements prevented our acceptance restored. These are about the only Apply t o b uildings worthy of mention, as there is ia white s ubmission 1 Where, too, c1m and attendance. using every care and precau~ b e witnessed such glorious sunsets ? 'l'hc lt may interest some of our readers to nothiug approaching to an industrial or THOS, BINGHAM nujestic orb of day, as he sinks below the read the names of the circuit and local commercial institution of any importance tion as to qnality, appearance distant line of th e h orizon, with his last ministers, \ Vesleyan Methodist, on the in the town. I t was our pleasure while good-night throws a deep crimson sheen Kilkhampton circuit. At the t ime of our there t o call on some fami lies who h ave ancl prices, till at last we have over the restless tide until it flows like a visit the pastors were R evs. vV. Pallister connection s in Bowmanville :md \Vest sea of gold. H ere, too, t he lover of his- and J. vValkey . The local brethren were Durham. One of the m ost cosy.'and comoo.coeeded in placing in stock tory and r omance may linger at will Messr s. C. Grigg, J . Parkyn, T. Seldon, fort1tblc homes W ent ered waij that of Mr. amidst the ruins cif the old castles a nd L . Ching, T . Parkyn, ,V_ J . Daym:m, E. Chas. Larke, t he fatl1e1· of Mr. J ohn S. as fin.e an assortment of Dry hark back with T ennyson to t he days of Nicholls ancl T. Hurford, Kilkhampt on ; Lar ke, of Oshawa. M r. Larke was at the gallant Knigh ts of t he R ound Table, N. Saunders, 'IV. Cory, T . Woodley, J. t ime of our visit .in excellent health and Goods as ever was shown in the when their illustrious chief, King Arthur, Saunders and J. Banbury, Stratton ; T. spirits and we spent a very plc11sant hour his traito1·ous n ephew, M odred, nnd Cann, T. Andrew and R. Braund, Wool- wit h him and Mrs. Larke chatting over B owmanville. We cannot be- slew when . sery ; W. G. Harris, W. H. Litttlejolms Canadian and other t opics. Mr. L(l,rko was a resident of Canada for several year s gm to ennumerate om· im- "All day long fl1e nvise of battle r olled 11 and J. D ill'racott , Woodford ; J. Moasc and by the r egular receipt a nd perusal of Along t he mountains by th e winter sea. and C. Mcmse, Sessacott ; B. Redclift, J . C<t!rnclian papers, we found him mense stock in detail, but we or .h e may fight over again those battles Moth er cll, .J. vVard, ,l. WiLh ernge, 'Vel- leading b etween t he loyal Cornishmen and stub- combe ; J'. Demiis, P. Britlun and and ..T. pretty well posted on our coun try's a flairs. We learned just as we ·were le;wing Enginvite tho public to call and born H.oundheacls wh ich have Jmtcle so Mays, Elmscott ; J·. S. '\Vickett and R. land t hat he had b een stricken down with man y spots famous in the annals of Cor- Colwill, Hartland ; W. Seage, 'l'hurdon; inspect our stock, even though nish history. If you seek the fairest of P . Stacey and J. R. E dwi1rds, Bude. paralysis, ancl a few week s ago we were F*"' ~ 1!=:,)i . gg, 'l. E nglish pastoral scen es, "The shelter ed Those 11lan ned to assist from other cir- apprir.ecl of his de<ith by a uotice in t h e -AND THE-· . - : """"-~" . ' Oshawa Vindicator. A not hei· home visyou may not wish to p~rchase cot , t he cultivt1ted farm, the n ever-failing cuits were Mcssrs.R. H odge, 'IV. Williams brook, t he busy mill," you may turn into and L . J . l\foase, Lana ; vV. M. Short, W . ited by us :1nd wh ich was the acme of n eatcall, examme and compare, t he cool and refreshing vales which lie Miller, T. Manchester, W. M oore and R . ness and order was that of Mr. 'IVillimn nestleu among the hills of i\farhamchurch, 'W. Stranger, H olsworthy ; vV. Jenn, Moyse, a h umorous old bachelor of a very and if you are not satisfied and Stratton, Bosca8Lle antl Lau11i;eston, B ucks ; and B owden, Sessacott. The ancient and venerable appeamnce, r esemPadstow and Waclebridge. If you i1re a Circuit Stewards were Messrs. L . Ching bling very renmrkauly the por traits we that we can show you better follower of g(1 od old I saack '\Valton, you and vV. T. Daynrnn. Chair man of the have seen of the sacred J ohn vVesley. Mr. Moyse k eeps a n a utograph album in may practice tlie gentle art on t h e nurnerDistrict , R ev. J . S. Pawlyn. value for your money than you om; h out str eams of th e 'l'amar , the Inny, Proi;eecling from Kilkhampton, south- which we were delighted t-0 inscribe our 1rd a pleasant t ramp of an hour autograph among th ose of many distinare accustomed to, do not buy. t he Atte1;y, or the Camel ; or if you pr.c- westw1 fer the exhilart1ting influences and quiet b rough t us to t he compact ancl ancient guished and titled persons who have visited his m odel domicile. Jt was Mr. the, of tcle moorlands, you may " e' en now town of Stratt on, lying in a beautiful valwhere Alpine soli tudes ascend, " wander l ey, surrounded by lofty hills from which Moysc's boast that he had never been for miles, without fear of m olestation, over ext ensive views of Bud e Bay and the sea drunk, but he did u ot tell us whether h e the Da,,idst ow or Bodmin moors, and coast were obttiined. Stra tton and vicin- had ever been smitten wit h love-sick11ess olimb t ho gmnitc ranges of the famous ity have ii r cmnrkably soft ftnd geni11l cli- or n ot, but any lady who captures him Cornish Hills, on to the s ummit of Br own mate and as a result there are many beau- will secure a model housek eeper. WATCHES, CLOCXS, M.A. J . Our new FaU Stock looks like a Daisy in the Spring. Willey, 1368 foet above the sea-level, or t iful flower gardens, t h rifty vegetable 1'u be ConUmied. its companion s Hawk's 'l'or, Rough Tor gardens and fine stretches of timber on JEWELBY, Our Prices are tame and are warranted not to sr.are or jar and Brown Gilley ; whilst far a w11y in- every hand. D uring our stay in this in lancl stretch st erile Dttr trn oor, t he granite t er esting old town we were the guests of AND SILVEEWilE. GrvE THEM A CrrANCE.-That is to say And our whole establishment has stores of Cheesewing, and the C:m1dons Mr. Nicholas Treleven, one of Stratton's your lunge. Alao all your breathing the most delicat e nerves. ben eath which " t he m iner toils unseen" most popular bach elors ancl successful 1I1achinery. V ery wonderful machinery T11is department of our busifor tho precious metal that slutll gladden busin ess men, and brother of our worthy it is. Not only the larger air-passages, entered into a conspiracy to make the People happy and many an eye in the busy mar t. All t his, townsman, Mr. M. Treleven. Bach elo1 ' but the thousands of little tubes and cavn ess is r eceiving our caTeful atwith t he n umerous and quaint Cornish though he be, Mr_ Treleven Jrns a very ities leading from them. When these are comfortable, without impoverishing the pocket book. t ention and never before have we towns, vilb ges and various oth er early comfort11ble and attractive home, and clogged and choked with matter which Brit ish and Roman relics provides sufii- which is made so largely by tl1e artistic ought not t o be there, your lungs cannot shown .so large and choice a selWhen you are up street drop in and see us, while. we cient to satisfy t he most voracious sight - taste and d omestic accomplishments of half do their work. And what they do ection o:f de~rable goods. Our seeker who will spend a fortuight in the Miss Trele,·en who presides over it wit h they cannot do well. Call it cold, cough, show you our handsome stock, more extensive and romantic par t uf the a most pleasing grace and dignity. W e croup, pneumonia, catarrh, consumption syst em announced some months " land of Fish and '!.'in ." shall ever remember with pleasant r emi- or any of the family ot throat and nose ago of selling atone-half thereguThe W est End House is in the same old place. L eaving Brnclworthy on 'l 'hursday after- niscences our sojourn at Stra tton and t he and h ead a nd lung obstructions, a ll are n oon in company with our brother Thom- · delightful drives to the places (}f internst bRd. .All ought to be got rid of. There lar j eweler,s profits, has had its as, we walk ed to Kilkhamptou , a distance in t he district to whiclt we were treated is just one sure way to get r id of them. r esults, as the public h as become ot six miles, wher e we partook of r efresh - in Mr. Treleven 's lnmdsome ph« eton , That is t o take Boschee's German Syrup,! a ware tlu1t we are carrying out mcnts at the residence of t h e leading dmwn by a :fine specimen of a coa,ch horse, which any · druggist will sell you at 75 w. A. cents a bottle, Even if everything else m crchaut in that town , Mr . \V. T. D ey- the property of and driven by Mr. · om· determination. One thing man, a distant connection of some citizens \ Veeks, Stratton 's leading butcher, and has failed yo u, you may depend upon w e want distinctly understood, in Bowrnanville of t he same surname. a jolly good fellow, too. W e must be ex- this for certain. 26 '.l.' hen we went out t o " do " the place. cused for 1·epeating what we s1tid in a viz, th at our goods are the best The Met hodist church was first visited, former let ter, t hat Cornish folk are a most quality to be produced. We and a more modern, n eater and more gener ous and hospitc1I people and k no w She in vain to G;. nicely fitted and convenien t sacr ed edifice well how to m1i,kc it pleasant and agr ech ave it large perAonal acquain· ReJlieC and bad quite J udging by tl1e Jarge tra<le that I have done with p eople we did n ot see in the Old Country. H able for t h eir guests. t:mce with leading manufactmers may very fittingly be t ermed t.hc " Model 'l'his town t ak es it s name from the old Given up aU Hope, in Bowmanville, and also with t hose in the country--some t rading with Church." The fin e old Parish Church was R oman phmse " Straight on, 11 or "Street both in Canada and United me who hl!'ve (as they have t old me) come from Oshawa, :Newcastle, also a chief feature of interest . I t h;i s town ," m eaning a town sit uate on t he Campb ellfor d ' J une 9 I 18 87. B k . £act wit . b" r:: ·1es 0r more, t o b uy t h e1r . States and consequently get the r ecently been beautifully rest-Ored under high ro11d . The church, which has l>een MR. E. MoRRIS, 'l'oronto, · ur eton, etc., in 1n a. ra. ius of l u m1 its pr esent vicar, R ev. Canon Thynne, extensively repaired t his season, and a benefit of always securing good D EAR Sm :- I fee l it my duty to give boots and sh oes is a direct verdict that I sell at close prices. I sell one of tl1e most not e worthy in t he coun- considerable port ion of the towu, occupy goods. Solid Gold and Silver t ry. It contains some fine specimens of the side of a hill, at th e bottom of which you my testimon~ for . t he good . ~ had cheap because I bouah t cheap myself, and besides I ·t ake small 1n·ofits . 1::> . · · · · Norman arches and mouldings, but is rnns a small but pretty river, called t he from your Dand elion L iver and K idney :111d R:>lled Gold Plate. J. J. mainl y early English in style, b ei11g "Stmt, " which some suppose gave t he Bitters. My liver was in a bad,·state and and sell for cash on]y. Now tha t the fall t rade l S approaching, it will Ma.son . I er ected by one of the Grenvilles, whose t own its name, but its tr ue origin is more I wM e. great sufferer. I had tried in pay those who need anything in b oots and shoes to come to me · . . . . · . family r eside at Stow, n ear the Coomb e probably that first given. Stratton has vain to ge.t relief and had quite given up Valley, a shadowy ravine running into one crooked ancl narrow main street with all h ope, till a friend told me of your make also a specialty m Trunks and Vahses-sellmg them as cheap :as I have a large stock of the sea, from the Conquest until the death some court s and other narrow side st reets, Bitters. I got a bottle at once and I am they can b e sold in any of our large cities. · , . of W illiam H enry, Lord Lansdowne and this main t horoughfare coming from Bude h appy t o say t he Bitters made a new woE arl of :Bath, 1711, when the ti.tic be- and extending to H olsworthy, and is an man of me . I can heartily r ecommend Boot s now on hand, u st ngh t for fall wear, (our own make), wh1ch I came extinct. A few years after this important coach r o:td between the two t he!ll to any one t rou bled with liver com- cq,n sell ch eaper than any sh oe store in Bow.,anville, as they were all fine old mansion , like many oth er early pfaces. H olsworthy is about eight miles plamt. Yours t ruly bouiiht at a rat e on the dollar, and will sold at less t han they CARRIE STEPHENS. ~ English r elics, was pulled d own , the site to th e eitstward a nd Bude about two miles actually cost to get them up. I have also bvught a large stock ·of alon e b eing now indicated by a dry moat. off qy road tmd about 1·~ miles across t he It i s said to havo been a most "princely path fields, which is entered by a lan e opBoot s and Shoes from t he factories, at close prices, and which. wilJ be mansion ." 'l 'ho church contains some posite the workhouse, on the western sold accordingly. · very handsome stained glass windows, side of t he t own. Stratton is a mttrket I VERPO<.I. ENG. - SHAFTESBUitY t hree of them b eing erected in the m or- t own with a weekly fair on Tuesdays and TEMPE.RANCAE HOTET,, Mount pleasant. 100 r oom e. 'l'h rc" m inutes' walk from Cen tral tu:uy clmpel by the descendants of the a fair once a month . and L imo S treet S tat ions. Night port er. ReGrenville family, t he Enrl of 8utherland, 'J'he manor of Stratton nnd Binham is commended b y Rev. Dr. Briggs, 'l'oron to. a nd K. K.,thel\lforquis ofBath, tlrnEnrlofElles~ h eld hy Lord John 'l'hynnc. The ixwish R ev. Chae. Garre tt, Eng la n d . 20-4.5. mer e and Lord John Thynne, Canon of Church, dedicated to St. lu1drow, wns P R<lW, JA~l'l"S 8 11[,l'JUJR S OA.1° i s n fi e W ~stn~inster. An other date, beariug d:ite r ?s!ored in 1860,, and <tt t~10 t ime of our ;:ltthtl 1 .nilut l u x ury :is wcll 11 s a :;00 1 1 c11r 26· <1m. 1861, lS erected to the memory of on e Y1s 1t very cxt emnvc alt cmt1011s we1·c bem g U n ti ve tor skin d isease. · v EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE · 1 FALL! FALL!! FALL!!! SELLING OUT. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS . . I· l THUS, BINGHAM. GOODS-~: DRY Trade, Dry Goods. A. large and carefully selectecl stock for the fall trade bas just been receivecl-but all must go. --·~ The VOLUNTEER~ Leads:.the THISTLE, WEST END HOUSE Lea ds the Country In all that is New, Beautiful and (Clean in Dry Goods Line. -·- THE VERDICT I a· -:;;I;,. I J.J. MASON General Dry Goods & Jewelry ·House. Visitors to England. L All PATGHING ANO MfNOING fROMPTLY ATTENOfO T O a j GEORGE B1J CK. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.·