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AN interesting historyof the developement ‘ the Russian army during the last quarter 3 a century has been lately published in St. (Etersburg. On the 1st of January, 1853, he Russian army comprised 27,716 oflicers 4nd 968,382 men, besides 78,144 Cossacks. m-ing the Crimean we; the strength of the Larmed forces of the empire was of course Eargoly increased. mul,_ncoor(ling to official V c __.__ ..... l‘dl‘.‘ returns, included on the let 00f. January, 856, no fewer fillien 41,817 officers and 2,. 45,954 men. ow many of theeo were, however, actually present with the colors, or were available for eclvice in the field. cannot ' ‘3 even approximately ”certaincd. The ac. I ,re army numbered, it In etnted, 24,654l illicera and l,l70,lS4 men ; the reserve | troops. 7.876 oflicere ond 575,l68 men ; the l lrregular forces 3,640 officers and 168,69! . ten ; the militia, 6.647 officers and 364,42l Fen ; and the Cossack troops. 3.44] officers :ud 156.726 men. In I863, when. according , rte returns of the Minister of War, the , .smn army numbered 558,997 regular 4 me, it was calculated. after A careful ex \ntion of the atrength of the several units . {i army, that the {irobohle real ntrelwth . regular troops t id not exceed 375,00 ' On the 25th of November. 1879. the I army comprised 908 cent-role. 3|.“ 4 g} and 886,425 men. while on the same i reeervee numbered 742.H4 men. ‘ e Cossack troo l.872 olllcere and men, with 105, 6 men more on fur- // ’vil to All the neighborhood around, generous end charitable to the poorâ€"- I know my husband loves nothing more than he does me; he flutters me more than the glass, and his intoxication (for so I must call the excess of his love) often makes me blush for the unworthiness of its object, and I wish I could be deserving of. the man whose name I bear. To say all in one word, my dearâ€"and to crown the whole, my former gallant lover is now my indulgent husband, my fondness is returned. end I might have married I prince. without the felicity I find with him. Adieu 3 may you be bloat as I am an- able to wish that I could be more able to happy-" ‘ 7 We (17y {b38551 us finy husband is ' , on and manners, far from resembling ~ I y, cross, disagreeable, jealous monster, lfi‘ho thinks by confidmg to secure ,5". wife, it is his maxim to treat as a bosom friend and confident, not as a plaything or menial slave, the woman chosen to be his companion. Neither party, he says, ought to obey implicitly; but each yield to the other by turns. An ancient maiden aunt, near seventy, a cheerful, venerable, and pleasant old lady, lives in the house with usâ€"she is the dc- ,.light of the young and oldâ€"she is ci. “ I cannot be satisfied, my dearest friend, blessed as I am in the matrimonial state, unless I pour into your friendly bosom, which has ever been in unison with mine, the various deep sensations which swell with the liveliest emotions of pleasure, my almost burstix g heart. I tell vou my dear husbmd is one of the most amiable of men, I have been married seven weeks, and The following letter nhows the ingenuity of a young bride who was obliged to show her correspondence to her tyrannical hus- band, in writing to a. friend .- There was no recommendation to mercy, and it is presumed the law will he allowed to take its course. The evidence of intent Wu clear and convincing. There is nothing to be said on behalf of the convict; public opinion will sgree entirely with the righte- ousness of the sentence. At theconclusion of the dread formality the prisoner, who did not seem at all afi'ect- ed by his position, rubbed his hands and said to Hit Igordship : “ I would lather you would make it a. little shorter if you could. It would be more suitable to me." \Vhen he had concluded His Lordship pru- ceeded to sum up the case to the Jury.â€" Hin Lordship sentenced the prisoner to be hanged on the 23rd day of July next. Mr. Irving replied at some length, review- ing the circumstances as disclosed by the evidence, and charging the prisoner with the gave: crime of murder. Mr. Devin addressed the jury for an hour on the prisoner’s behalf. He claimed for the prisoner thet he did not fire the pistol with murderous intent ; that through drink and dissipation he did not know what he WM do- ing. and that the wound inflicted was not necessarily 3 fetal one. The trial 0! Bennett for the murder of the Hon. Geo. Brown was concluded st llo'clock lest Tuesday night. The evidence was sub- stantially the some as that elicited st the Coroner's inquest. Letters written by the prisoner, commencing the 14th of February and running along to the 25th of March, were put in evidence to show that he premeditated murder, his intention being to shoot Banks, the chief engineer in the Globe office, and burn his body in the furnace. He says three men have got to die, one being Banks ; thé inference is that the other was Hon. Mr. Brown, and the third himself, for he express- ed the determination to shoot himself so soon as he had rid the world of fancied enemies. \ INGENUITY OF A YOUNG ‘VIFE. l0 key to the letter {a to read the first hen every altemnto line. Tn PRISONER BENNETT SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. never found the {egg reason to h..___,, Th ,_ TORONTO TRAGEDY. l I l - favor. The much iinpoverished‘ EUROPEAN nations appear to have cooled oli‘ considerably within the last few months. they show a great deal less swagger. Ilri~ tain has about all she can do to manage her own affairs, the Parliament is now in session and have some hot; times. The redress of Ireland’s wrongs claims much attenti n while diminishing incomes and inere using income tax are naturally regarr’ed wit h much dis v Turkey is still feasted on with greedy eyes and it would be in no way surprising to find the covetous neighbors get into a row over choice cuts of the doomul Turkey which appears to be on the eve of being carved and served up, unless it may be that the natural jealousy of t .e covetous ones may demand ” hands off” for a little time longer. The periidious Austrian is lookin ' on with longing eyes and Would take it all if he dare. The Russian hear too is smelling round and the other nations are anxiously watching the prey. A new and improvul regime is making headway in l’rus- sia, the old Emperor is fast drifting into his ; dotagc and Bismark's dictation is rapidly on the wane France still floats on the verv crest of prosperity's wave, she is every day becoming more powerful morally. physically intellectually and financially. The general amnesty accorded to the banished Commun- v ,,e_- .- VIV nwvlcll lllL'lllllln'D' Elle " Regent." from the Garde Meuble, but shortly after an anonymous letter was receiv- ed stating that they would be found buried in the Allce Nenve of the Champs Elysees, where, in fact. they Were discovered. From 1807 to ISM) Napoleon I. bought up all the scattered crown jewels he could trace, and his inventory exhibited a total of 37.393 brilliant: and precious stones of various kinds, valued at l8,9.!2,477 francs. During the reign of terror France lost irrevocably the “ Saucy" diamond, purchased by Charles the Bold in 1476 ; a magnificent opal known as ' the lire of Troy," and the renowned ” blue diamond ;" and at Waterloo, Napole- on lnct a magnificent brilliant he used to car- ry about him. FROM the year 1416 until l774 the number of diamonds mventoried to the Crown of France was 7,482, representing; a value of twenty million francs, and including the celebrated “ negent," valued at two millinm and a half. During the reign of Louis XV., 1,471 of these diamonds were sold, but others bought, so that when Louis XVI came to the throne he found himself posses- sor of 9.547 diamonds of different sizes. In I792 many of these were stolen including the " Regent." from the Garfle Meuhle, but Jinn-4|" aft-.. ‘... --, MANXLAND rejoices in a separate code of 1 laws, a distinct parliament. 3 Separate rev- ‘ cane and a totally different electoral system , from the rest of the United Kingdom. It at present further boasts of a domestic revolu. tion. The inhabitants of the Isle of Man have hotly taken the cause of electoral re- form, and the Governor, bowing to the storm, is now under a promise to introduce a mea- sure largely extending the franchise at an early date. The reformers clamour, it seems, for household suffrage in towns, abolition of the property qualification for members of the august House of Keys, and the ballot. Their platform has thus three planks, even as the insular coat of arms bears three legs. Not long ago their was trouble between Jersey and England, the former possessing ancient privileges and separate government. The celebratJl YeIVerton case showed that three different sets of marriage laws prevail in the United Kingdom, and if the Isle of Man and the Channel isles Were included. the laws in regard to other subjects Would be found to be even more antagonistic. Aunmcsx Government statistics as to the wheat crop for the fiscal year 1878-79, * principally the product of the former year, put the total at 422,122,000 bushels, an in- crease of about sixty-five per cent. over that of l870, 143 per cent. increase over i that of [860, and more than four times that 3 of 1350. The quantity retained for home consumption has risen from 100.93l.000 bushels in 185" to 167,000.000 in 1860, 22-1,- 000,000 in l870 and 298,000,000 in 81'9 ; the quantity exported (both domestic and foreign) from 792,768 bushels in 1850 to 4,- 155,000 in 1860. 37,000.000 in 1870 and ['24,- 0.l0,000 in 1879, having. nearly doubled in the last year, as compared with 1878. The increase in exports is relatively much greater than the augmentation of home consumption. The per centage of the crop sent abroad was 29.41 in 1879 as against 14.18 in 1870 MM 2.40 in 1860. Wheat expats during 1878 Were not much larger to Great Britain than the year previous. but those to France in- creased frcm 4, 337,000 bushels to 42, 147, 000. MR. J. C. BAILEY, the Chief Engineer of the Nipissing Railway, has arrived in Peter- borough with instructions to go over the . route of the l‘oronto and Ottawa Railway, in company with Mr. Geo. A. Stewart, who made the saney for the late Board, with the view of reporting on it to the present direc- tors. Mr. Bailey says that Mr. Gooderham eXpresses his intention of going on with :he construction as soon as possible. He utterly rcpmliatcs the Globe's charge that he is act- ing in the interests of the Grand Trunk Rail- way. Mr. Bailey was to have been here a fortnight ago, but he was detained in N ipis- sing by a survey that he was making for the Ontario and Pacific Junction Railway. We learn from Mr. Bailey that the feeling In ‘ Toronto has changed, and is now strongly in favor of aiding the Toronto and Ottawa.â€" I’ehrboro' Review. A nurucu says Haulan was melically examined by Dr. Thornbnrn, of Toronto,wa finds that the champion is not seriously in- jured. His illness arose from over-work. and the doctor prescribes absolute rest from rowing for schral months. llnulnn, how- ever. will be able to go to England and train for the 'l‘rickctt race. The general opinion amongst boating men is that the article in the 0301:: condemning Haulan for throwing the race is alike ungenerous end unfair. E‘ditnrint atom. rmg the reign of Louis XV” diamonds were sold, but. so that “hen Louis XVI ne he found himself [mues- THE REGULATOR, \\'()OI)VI[.I.E 'l‘n I VVA N TE] â€"_‘. \Vuntml 500 lmslwis of I also any quantity of Peas, Ivy and \Vlwnt. The Night's" Illurlcvf Price [Pa id in. Cash, 1 'u r all kinds of Farm. Produce. AND OTHER PROVISIONS LARGE STOCK. FLOUR, OATMEAL. CORNMESLDATS PEAS, HARLEY AND WHEAT. Glovor, Timothy. Murcia, Turnip, warm: and other needs sold 11: bulk. FRESH B READ Groceries, Provisions, Seed Grains, o., Sac. Beg to inform the people of Woodville uni the surrounding country that they have opened an extensive stock of W. G. SMHTEéz 80.. TIIORAH LODGE, No. 502, I.0.G.T., meets at School House, Section No. 3, 'l'borah, every Wednesday evening. A. D. Mclnnis, T.D. Visiting brctlnen cordially Welcomed. Court " Ruse of Victoria," No. 36. C.O.F., meets in the Court Hall, Victoria Road. the third “'cdnesdny of every month. F. G. Millar, C. 11.; J. W. Shields, R. S. Our stock will be snltl nt the lowest re- muneratlve price for ca 31), or produce. v ..-.v.. unvun‘ “'oom-ILLI: L.0.I.. No. 32, meet fit Provmons, too, as well; “'cdnesday each month,“ McSWeyn’s Ha Keeps 8'18“”- Teas, F101": Pork and \Vomlville. Cheese, IIAR'I‘LBY L.O..L NO. I, X53, meet la: Sens Apples, green and dry, Wednesday of each month at Hartley. Codfish \Sandines Potatoes Beans PEACEFUL Dovs, I.0.0.F., meet ever], And I'Ierrin in'su l . ' ’ Thursday evening, at Odd Fellowa’Hall, ‘3 7 PW * Cunningtnn. Keeps Butter, Eggs, Gloves and Nutmegs, Caxmxc'rox Excumnzsr, I.0.0.F.,meet And cam“ in the i“?- first and third Friday in each month at Odd .Keeps Candlewick; and candlesticks, Fellows' Hall, Cnnnington. ‘ Coal 0i], and Soup in ham. . TIIORAH LODGE, No. 502, I.0.G.T., meets Sell S h I th d 1 ' at School House, Section No. 3, Thorah, Of égdpanirélnicrlhthf-nn ccar, every W_e¢'lncsday evening. .A. D. Mclnnis, Sell R , _ 1" Bl k ’ , T.D. Visiting brctlnen cordially Welcomed. 3 3'3"”! “09' 3° Pepper, Spice, Court 0- Ruse of Victoria," No..3q._ 0.9.111, And Sundries not a few. mm”. ‘n CL- l‘...__L II,“ In . an. -vw ‘ WOODVI L] I", TO RENT. or further particulars apply to (M. HENRY. m W oom'ILLi-z Gamma, P. of H., and third Friday in each m0] chyn' 3 Ha I, \V oodVille. â€"..____.â€" PORK, POTATOES BLOOMING Ross LODGE, every Friday evening at e McSweyn's Hall, \Voodyille Crcnaoxx Lopez. 1.0.0.F. meet ('9' Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at McSwu Hall, Woodville. BLOOMING R 031: LODGE, I.O.G.T., 1.; every Frulay evening at eight o’clock; ‘ll'\||un‘tn 'n LI .. II III ‘ ‘i' CANADA Mmuomsr Unwkcu.â€".‘.yice every Sabbath awning at 6:30 o'cloclth J. A. Jewell, B. A., pastor. Sabbath 1001 at 10:30 a. m. lesnnsuux Cm: winâ€"Service held in the above church at. 11 o’clock a. 6:30 p. In. ReV. Alex. Ross, .\ Sabbath Selma] at - o'clock « and 1- A-vItOI‘. . ; "my" .v'vncrnnnnuln the land. Ladies Vie With eh other in decking the prisoners’ cells ith flowers. Emotional philanthropists wee and wring their hands over the and fate some con- demned fellow. Reverend genmeu rush to and fro piteunaly waihng,“Sp..0hg spare his life !" Why. we 88". are iminals ol the deepest dyO. 1:0 be 8.le’aizeil with and to he heslabbereil with sentimtal gush. when there is so nanny unvsitle Ohe prison wall that call for all the symwy that there is to spare? Aye. and 0“in vain. If some poor, unfortunate creatu ,should purloin a loaf of bread to appease ‘Ahunger at his famishing family. where .3“ are these emotional sympathizers? 'gy are LOllSPlCUOIIS by their absence.â€" '. - Tns desperate not 0‘ test desperate man De Coursier. who cheat Jack Ketch the ‘ other day in Toronto. ‘1 vividly remind the people of this PPM/""- that there must be some leak in the ‘lll'flllument of our plis. oncre, when a t'mbrlcl‘lal ad like the one that sent his unconverted )ul unheralded into the presence ul h" l\ker, can have 'poisou surreptitiously smuged into his cell under ”10 "cry “05“ 0' h“ aids and thus (scape a. fearful but vim-ll n'itetl punish- ment. That Do Uourswfl'ilillcruiely and most wilfully murdered hlsl'uthcl‘, there cannot be the shadow of u “IL. He had ‘ a law trial by a jury Of 1113 Cutryuiuu and was defended by Dalton hick-thy, perhaps the ablest lawyer in Ontario, ith all of his well knoum tact and ability. But our 01,. jcct at present is to call utuiuu to the fearful amount of gush and Btiulcnt there is lavished upon almost evenerhniml in SEEDSMEN. ists gnes far to prove , rosity of the nation. of Europe are lean on P were a month ago. '1'- iron trade and other has lost much 0! it: Vite not be termed depressio -â€"â€"â€"-â€"o-¢.D. GE; 'E A LWAYS 0V HAND. Cll URUH DIRECTORY. W. G. SMITH J; 00 VIC/1L GROCERS â€".â€".â€"â€" SOC] E'I‘IES. ~AND -- lis_of' Clover Seed P. of H., meet fi each month, at A 3‘ ever.crimiuul in With ‘11 other in 5’ cells ith flowers. ists wee and wring ”“1 fate some con. rend genmeu rush ilillg,“Sp§.0hg spare ask, nl‘eiminalzs of be a.le’aizetl with o! u uln. He had his Cutrymun and | Met-ghy, perhaps trill‘i". ith all of his ility- hit uur 01:. 5“ “him: to the and Stiulcnt there l, Outs, Bar; justice and gene. harvest Erospocta Waging t an they late revival in the Rebel of industry fiy but still it. can- “(I cain vain. "mt“ should ’P‘J-‘W ‘ hum-er \V Mule .3“ are .er’s . any are Prices MUNPé Bros. SHIBELESI 7-" ..u u, ‘10". 1‘1, IOU acres, 100 cleared ; wzlog house and barn. “"5 10'? 13m. 10. three-eighths of an acre, in the \ge of Derryvillo, with frame house “"1 "and brick store. Immigrants {others wishing to secure Cheap Homends, will find those l’ro- pet-ties Way of their special at- tentiom‘ they will 0 sold cheapnd on very easy tcuyof payment, For further plculars apply t2 Towxsnm Bnocx : _. Part lotspd {3, Con. 14, fi'l‘fi-A -I A u \Vest Not 4. cleared, Wlo: hc Towxsmv Lax'ws : Groceries, Fruits and Con feetionery. , , 7' _ v" “v_‘_o W *w clearcddinary buildings. ’ GRAY'S Specific MEDICINE. PM“ 8, Con. 10, 88 acres 20 cleared TRADE MARK- Th9 Gust THO. U with (5 my buildings. ’ , v . 23311513393. LOt 2011. 8, ”6 acres, 50 cleared. .547! an ""f‘m' LOt [worth Portage Road, 100 acres, 20 glagminitlrl’Vefil? cleared. 7 _.u5o, mm a 3000 ' Eastlg, lot 10, Con. 6. clearcddinary buildings. Path 9, Con. 10, 88 ac with d 13y buildings. Lot! (Jon. 8, H6 acrcsi ‘Voodville. SOI‘Vest quarter, lot 13, Con. 7. fifty wreswleared. with log house. 30mm”, lot 14, Con. 2, 100 acres, 80 OIMTC'With log house, barn, stnhle and other ldings, and a good orchard. n TOW!” or 801 “has! From 2 to 20 years, on the Sinking Fund System br on a Straight. Loan at a low rate of interest. FRM PROPERTY 1 FOR SALE. Lands for Sale or to Rent. MONEY T0 LOAN! 'KING STREET, \VOODVILLE. Is well supplied, King Street, South side, And near the Northern Hotel, Keeps groceries in stock in his brick block, Provisions, too, as well ; Keeps Sugars, Teas, Flour, Pork and Cheese, Sells Apples, green and dry, h In I ‘~ ~- ARTIES con ting‘ building will find it to their (ntago to apply to P. S. â€"Dou’ t come without the money , you will only lose your tim Give Him a Call ! â€"_--â€"- WM‘IU'V‘-' SI. 00 per lmrrel; under 5 barrels, 81. 05. 200 Barrels Fine, $1.“ .5 per barrel. A few barrels \Vater Lima, 81. 50 per barrel, T3333 CASE 300 Barrels Coars_eâ€"5 Barrel lots and overâ€"- .I Anny I ERA 17110 TIJIIBER 500 BARRELS OF SALE PHOTOGRAPHER BARBER; ml! noon In! N uontamu uom {woonvmng ONTARIO. IN SUR ANCES EFFECTED. E. IN. McLEAN, BOLS . 'McLEOD AT THE JUNCTION. -â€"1MPROVED. t 4 Con. 2, 100 Acres, .5 v house and outbuildings. ELDox : . c. GILCHRIST, ’. ECHRIST, “'nmh‘me. â€"'DBALER INâ€" AGENT, M. R. Station. £150 acres, 100 100 acres, 355 T0 820 per day.“ homo. maple. worth 85 free. Add?“ 311380! . Co. ortland, Maine. V I“ I f you are too fat or too lean and VIII. .0 know how to change your condition. and for e copy of the work, Fat and Ian. I. contains complete Hygienic, Dietetic Ind Therapeutic Instructions that will cowl. any one to reduce their flesh ll corpulont or inereaseit if emaciated. It is written in . clear yet comprehensive style and it. direct. ions can be easily understood It chould be read by every {at or lean penon. Sent far ten three cent stampsn VAN DELF £00., ‘20 Ann St., N. Y. munictitinns. m: char Imam cu, Toronto, Ont" Canadl'. 60' Sold in “'oodville by all Dru it“, and by all wholesale and retail dru ‘ill (.‘anndn and the United States. 114-), V. li.â€"â€"’l‘he demands of our busines- b9" necessitated our removing to Toronto. k which place please address all future com- -.‘w7,“ tency,qal;(i-'8‘ll ' t M010 leing Diseases thltm followas a so. ' quence of Self-Abuse; as loss of Memory. Universal Lassitude, Pain in the Built, Dill. ness of Vision, Premature Old Age,and in“, other diseases that lead to Insanity 0: (km. aumption and a Premature Grave. “Full particular: in our pnmphlefiwuch We desire to send free by mail to every on The Specific Medicine is sold by all (110 ' at SI per package, or six packages {or Wot will he sent free by mail on receipt of “W m may by addressing Z’uohosors should look to tho am on the Fate and. 30:09. If tho m is not 533 Oxford. Street MM'M arc spurious. 6412 ,,_ __. "nu-n..- vvvl lull U. The Trade Marks of mi. “main“ are registered in Ottawa. Hencc, any on. throughout the British Posseuionl. who mnv keep the American Conntedoih for sale, will be prosecuted. (v33, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, And are sold by all \endon of Medicine. thrm: ghoul; the3 .Civihzed World; withdl. roctions for use in almost exery lapgugofm W“... m__ I ‘I I The Pills and Ointment are anfachhfl only at And every kind of SKIN DISK never been known to fail. It is an infallible remedy. If ofl'echnlly xubbed on the neck and chest, an alt into meat, it cures bORE THROAT, D. that, Bronchiti:.', Coughs, Colds, unis oven ASTHM A. For Glan‘dular Swelling; Ab scesscss, Piles, Fistnlns, ,__ 'â€""'“~ m ”m 0L0 WOUMDS, SDRES AND ULGEBS Its Searcmngi inc. new: are Known throughout. For the cure o_f BAD LEGS, and BOWELS, giving tone, energy, Ind vigour to these gréat MAIN SPRINGS 0! LIFE. They are confidently recommended as a nchr failing remedy in all cases whom the constitution, from whatever cause, ha. become impaired or wmkened.’ They no wonderfully ullicacions in all ailments incl- dcntal to Females of all ages; and u '5 GENERAL FAMILY MEDICINE, no unsurpassed, . ' FAT ANDTEAN. These famous Pm; purify the BLOOD, and act most powerfully, yet soothing o. the LIVER. STOMACH, KIDNEYS, Tans Greatnouaohold. Medici» rum among the loacygg accusation m . H. FO’LLIOTT, Bolsover, 160 Gout, Rheumatism. Half a mile west Give us a call befpre pgrchasing elsewhere. REMEMBER THE PLACE, u,l-_ "v...“ «En-u IIIIIIII in. public for their liberal patron o in the put year and Would state that healss still mull- facturing LUMBER AND SHINGLES. Having a good stock of lo 3 on hand he is prepared to fill HOUSE AN BARN BILLS as cheap as any mill in the” puts. FARM PRODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR LUMBER AND SHIN GLES. POLLIOTT’S MILL. PQBTAGE ROAD. The Pudgnigqu would LUMBER of Mrs. Young’s EASE, 1. ha. agninfihgnk the