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JULY 8, 1870.
` The Stately Homes of England."
The "ancestral castles, and halls, and ar-
mories and gorgeous ssdoons," introduced so
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freely n Disraeli s u Lothair," are looked
upon by some critics with disgust. " They
are so very big and overpoweringly sumptu-
ous;" says one writer, "that we are led half
unconsciously to reckon them as exceptions
rather than as types," and to attribute them
to the author's glowing imagination and
eastern love of pomp and glitter." The
castles and palaces, and estates, that so
abound in Lothair," are certainly very
grand, but the number of large estates in
Great Britain is probablymuch greater than
the average reader suspects. Everybody
has heard of 'Chatsworth, Blenheim,, and a
few.other faraous show places, but of numer-
ous others almost as extensive little is
known. 'Mr. Sargent's " Skeleton Tours,"
_ just printed, chance to give, in compact and
convenient form, a reference to nearly all
the great houses in the kingdom ; and as it
would no doubt entertain- the reader to comp
pare some of these descriptions with Loth -
air's ,castles and halls, we will collate' a few
of -them. Thoresby, for instance, the seat of
Tsrl Manvers, situated near Leeds, has a
forest of fifteen, thousand acres, being the
oldest portion: of Sherwood Forest, having
huge oaks a thousand years old, from thirty
to forty feet in circumferance, and a thick
undergrowth of fern. " Nothing in Eng-
land is perhaps grander or wilder." . Wel-
back Park, seat of the Duke of Portland,
situated near Thoresby, has over two thous-
and acres, containing numerous immense
oaks, some twelve hundred years old. Alt
on Towers, near Congleton, belonging to the
Earl of Shrewsbury, "is the most ornate and
Italian looking place in England, a succes-
sionof beautiful terraces. with vases, statues,
fountains and flowers ; superb trees, both
in rarity and growth ; the cedar of Leba-
non, on 'the slopes downito the lake, especially
fine." Near Stoke is Trentham, the Duke
of Sutherland's, "by many- many esteemed the
finest palace in England. It has a beauti-
ful park with majestic trees and fine hang-
ing woods ; the, most exquisite pleasure
grounds, with grand masses of rhododen-
drons, azalias, mahonias, goultherias, etc.,
with large open_ glades of grass, down to a
beautiful lake, one mile long ; a succession
of majestic terrace -gardens. with h Italian ba-
lustrades to the water's edge." " A f Inger-
trie, Earl of Shrewsbury's, the house is
about the period of the Tudors, with a quan-
tity of windows in bays and bows ; the park
is very fine, being in large and umbrageous
masses ; has a supurb beech -avenue, two
hundred years old and .a mile long." Stowe,
the seat of the Duke of Bukingham, which,
however, has often been described, is ap-
proached through a grand arch, and an av-
enue of.beeches, four miles long; "the house.
very supurb, nine hundred and sixty-nine
feel front, and the park very majestic."
Chatsworth and Blenheim need not be men-
tioned here, belonging as they are supposed
to do, to that exceptionable class which Dis-
raeli is imagined to have copied in his "Lo-
thair' descriptions. Woburn lbbey, the Duke
of Bedford's situatednear: Stow has a park of
three thousand eight hundred acres. The
abbey has a splendid library of fourteen
thousand volumes, and apicture galleryone
hundred and thirty feet in length, contain-
ing numerous Vandycks. There is ahorse-
chesnut near the house, three hundred feet
in circumference—but this must mean the
branches. Wrest Park, near Wobern Ab-
bey, 1'fhas -aa .fine house in. the style of the
palace of thelluilleries, with grandeur tru-
ly royal, like Versaillies, with grand water -
squares, surrounded by immensely yellow
hedges, and extended vistas of elm, lime
and beech, with 'statues and temples, at the
views." The reference to grand houses and
supurb parks in this little volume occur
on every page, and quite "overpower one
with the supurbtousness." Here we find
in one page Stewart Casale, celebrated for,
the perfection of its stables ; .Enville Hall,
with the finest ornamented grounds in the
world,-and_a conservatary that cost eight-
een thousand pounds ; Whitby Court, "vary
stately, Lard Dudley having spent within
a few years four thousand pounds upon it."
The estate extends twelve miles each side of
the court. At Knole, the ancient seat of
theDukes of Dorset, we are told of the fire-
dogs of solid silver ; of a bed -cover of cloth
that cost twenty -thousand pounds, and that.
the park "is truly magnificent, eight miles
in ' circumference, with majestic trees."
Boughton Park, Duke of Buccleugh's, has
an immense old house, the grounds having
avenues extending seventy miles. Know-
sley, Earl of Derby's, has a park twelve -
miles in circumference, with twenty-five
lodges and gates e the stables uncommoaly,
fine, having sixty horses and thirty-five'
grooms.. Longleat, the splendid seat of the
Marquis of Bath,, has a park thirty miles
in circumference. The estate includes thir-
teen or fourteen villages. Houghton house
Lord Cholm.ondeley's, has the most supui•li
interior in England,—" the grand hall, a
cube o f forty feet, unsurpassed, the entire
sides and ceiling being of elaborately -carved
stone, the figures of -the size of life. The
grand banquetting-room# drawing -room,
state bed -rooms, etc., wonderfully beauti-
ful—especially the ceilings, exquisitively
carved, enriched and gilt,' In Scotland is
Blair Castle, the walks and drives of the
estate said to extend fifty miles. -;the larch
plantation covers eleven thousand acres
and the number of trees planted is twenty-
seven millions. Glen Tilt, belonging to
the Duke, alonecontains one hundred thou-
sand acres and ten thousand head of deer,
five thousand acres being preserved . for
grouse, twenty thoti7sandfot deer, and thirty
thousand for deer stalking. Taymouth
Castle, belonging to the Marquis of Bread
albane, has a front of eight hundred feet,
and is situated in a park consisting of a val-
ley between two ranges of mountains, four
•
miles long by three broad. We might go
on collating from the little volume before
us a good many more descriptions of grand
houses ; but we have given sufficient to vin-
dicate Disraeli's descriptions, and serve our
purpose. We are tempted, however, to re-
fer toone more, and this is Elvaston Castle,
the Earl of Harringtons, situated near
Derby, considered the most wonderful place
in `the world for its topiary work and its
collection of evergreens. It has entire cot-
tages gut out of yew -yew arbors twenty
feet: high,having a base thirty -feet spuare,
with a succession of steps, the top sur-
mounted by two peacocks six feet long, the
heads and figures closely cut, while the tails,
in golden yew, are allowed to remain un-
clipped and feathery. One very extraordin-
ary house in yew, with several gables, is
surmounted by two birds—one in a nest,
and one attempting to fly out,. The orna-
mental water in this park is also most char-
mingly managed—but enough.—Appleton'8
Journal.
The Boulton Masqueraders.
•
Two correspondents want to known who
the- "Boulton Masqueraders " are about
whom so much ;has been said in our cable
despatches of late, and what the nature of
their offence is. The facts, so far as they
can be published, are simply these: A few
weeks. ago. two young men, who gave their
names as Boulton and, Parke, were arrested
in one, of the London theatres, while dress-
ed in female attire. The disguise was so
complete that the passed readily for young
women—and handsome ones at that—and
were frequently addressed as such in the
- theatres which they were in the habit of
frequenting. Even the detectives were for
a time deceived. and hesitated before arrest-
ing them, they looked .so much like respect-
able young. ladies. On being taken into
custody their lodgings Were searched, and
an imniense assortment of bonnets,, boots,
dresses, shawls, and other articles usually
worn by ladies, was discovered. The. pris-
oners were -taken before a- magistrate, on a
charge.of appearing in public in female at-
tire. At the suggestion of the detectives
the case was continued from day to day, and
a great mass. of. evidence was put in, some
Of which was of a most extraordinary char-
acter. It was shown that the prisoners
were in the habit of playing female parts at
private theat<*icals; that they had attended
public and private balls and parties as la-
dies ; that they had witnessed the Universi-
ty boat race dressed as ladies, and accompa-,
nied by sever`,1 young " swells " who passed
them off to their friends as ladies ; and that
they had actually spent many evenings as
ladies in the houses of most respectable per-
sons, being introduced by friends of the fam-
ily. On one occasion. they went to G-las-
go[w from London, attended a ball, and re-
mained for several days at a first-class ho -L
tel, being all the time dressed as girls.
Boulton, it was shown, had lived with Lord
Arthur Clinton for five or six months. The
woman from whom the lodgings were rent-
ed could not say whether he. was a man or a
woman, as he sometimes appeared' in one
character, and sometimes in the other. It
was also shown that Parke and another
young. " swell " had lodged together for
many months. Some of the evidence was
of such a peculiar nature that the magis-
trate held the prisoners for trial, not only
on a charge of wearing. female apparel, but
on 'a much more serious charge, and one
which, if sustained by evidence, will bring
terrible punishment upon them. The ma-
gistrate was so satisfied as to their guilt that
he refused to liberate them on bail, though
any amount was offered by their friends.
All of the young men interested in this ex-
traordinary affair, occupy the position of
gentlemen. Some of them have titles, and
all are " men about town," with large pri-
vate incomes and connected with some of the
first families in England. The most pecu-
liar feature of the case is the sudden death
of three of the parties since the investiga-
tion commenced. Lord Arthur Clinton
died a week or two ago,,and it is generally
supposed' that he committed suicide, in or-
der to escape the consequences of the crime.
Mr. Peel, another of the party, died a few
days later ; and the death of still another is
announced. It is thought that each of these
poisoned himself. Three or four of the oth-
ers have disappeared. In addition to Boul-
ton and Parke, three others are held in cus-
tody, including the American Consul at
Glasgow, Mr. Fiske. Altogether the case
is a most extraordinary one. It is the great-
est scandal of the day, and has occasioned
more excitement in England than any case
which has been before the courts for many
years. The trial is looked forward to with
intense interest.—Toronto Telegraph.
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HANDSOME FIVE OCTAVE
MEL ODE 011T
FOR SALE,
MANUFACTURED BY
R. S. WILLIAMS, TORONTO.
Thenndersigned will receive orders for PIANOS
or MELODEONS, and for piano tuning. Orders
left at the
TELEGRAPH BOOK STORE.
C. ARMSTRONG.
Saaforth, June 3, 1870. 131-tf.
OFFICES TO LET.
TWO offices on the second flat in Scot'S Block
The best, and most convenient roods in th
village.. Apply to
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Seaforth, April 14, 1870. 123-tf.
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Insurance,Insurance.
When you want to Insure your
Buildings,your Mills and Fac-
tories, your Stock, your
Crops, your Furniture,
or your Life,
Apply to
WM. N. WATSON,
SEAFORTH FIRE, MARINE, AND LIFE
INSURANCE AGENT, FOR •
The Provincial Insurance Company of Canad%
(Canadian-) .
The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance
Company, (English),
The Niagara DistriatMutual Insurance Company.
The Gore District Mutual Insurance eo.,
and
The Star Life Assurance Society of England,
which divides nine -tenths of -'the profits every five
years amongst Policy Holders.
Losses liberally adjusted and promptly settled.
Farmers are specially invited to consult the
advantages offered in perfect security and in the
extreme lowness of rates for insurance on all de.
scriptions of Farm Property.
MONEY TO LEND,
At moderate rates of Interest, and to be re -paid
by Instalments, which is the most suitable and
safest method for Farmers and others to pay off
a mortgage. No Commission Charges, and ex-
penses small.
MORTGAGES BOUGHT ON EQUITABLE
TERMS.
.SEWINGMACHINES.
The best Sewing Machines , for Family Use, as
well as for Manufacturing purposes, are kept al-
ways on hand. Both Single Threaded- and Dou-
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supplied. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed, and
instructions given to purchasers gratis.
REMEMBER WM. N. WATSON'S Insurance
Agency Office, and Sewing Machine Depot, North
MainStreet.
SEAPORTS, March 31, 1870. 121-
DYSPEPSIA
4) YSPEPSIA can be effectually cur-
ed by using DR. CALDWELL'S
DYSPEPSIA REMEDY. See circul-
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bottle. -
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HICKSON & CO., Seaforth, and
medicine dealers generally.
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Grass& Grain Scythes
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SEAPORTS, June 23, 1870. 112—
IN CHANCERY.
THE COLONIAL SECURITIES CO.,
(LIMITED), VS.
WHITEFORD.
TO_13E SOLD AT
iJBLIC AUCTION
In pursuance of a decree of the Court of Chancery
made in this cause bearing date the tenth day of
May, A. D. 1870, with the approbation of Tilos.
WARDLAW TAYLOR, ESQ., the Judge's Secretary,
on
Thursday, the 21st day of
JULY,
At eleven o'clock. a. m., at the
VILLAGE .OF SEAFORTH,
IN THE COUNTY OF HURONBY
J. P. BRINE;AUCTIONEER,
fn one lot, that parcel or tract of land and pre-
mises, being the north half of Lot No. 20, in the
second Concession of the Township of Morris'in.
the County aforesaid, containing ninety one and
three quarter acres more or less.
The property was lately in the occupation of
James Whiteford, deceased. There are about
thirty-five acres cleared and under cultivation,
with Log House and Barn. The lot is twenty
miles distant from Seaforth, to which there is a
good gravel road direct.
The property will be offered at an upset price of
$850—the purchaser to pay down at time of sale a
deposit of ten per cent on the amount of purchase
money, and the remainder on or before the first
day of September next, and upon such payment
the purchaser shall be let into possession. In
other respects the conditions of sale are the stand-
ing conditions of the Court of Chancery.
For further particulars apply to MESSRS.
CROOKS, KItiGSMTLL & (J.&TTANACII, of Toronto,
the Vendor's Solicitors, or to JOHN HOSKIN, ESQ
King ,St. Toronto,and to J. P. BRINE, Auctioneer.
(Signed.)
T. W. TAYLOR.
Dated, June l lth 1870. 131 -td.
PASTURE.
TT HE subscriber has about 60 acres of excellent
pasture, with a . never -failing spring creek
running through it, into which he will receive
cattle and horses at moderate rates.
THOS. STEPHENS.
Seaforth, June 10 1870. 131-4in.
RIFLE MATCH.
IALFIRST CLASS-73—reach-loading Spencer
.rifle, and 100 rounds of ammunition, will be
shot for on the Seaforth Rifle Range, on Domin-
ion day, July 1st., at 1 o'clock p. in. Forty en-
tries at $1,00 each. Ranges 300, and 400 yards ;
three shots at each range. Entries will be re-
ceived'at the "Terrapin" (Currie's) saloon, where
the rifle is left for inspection.
IQ -The above match has been POSTPONED,
at the request of several parties, and will come
off on TUESDAY, JULY 12, at the same time
and place.
Seaforth; June 10, 1870. 131-2in.
FARM FOR SALE.
FOR sale—an exc nt farm of 25 acres, 21
cleared, well fen , with a good log house,
frame stable, young bearing orchard, and a first
class well and pump, being' the east corner of lot
No. 6, 1st Con. Township of Hallett, -Co. Huron.
Gne half mile from the Huron Road, 5 miles from
Clinton and 4 from Seaforth. This farm is well
situated for a gardener. Will be sold either with
the present crop or without. For further particu-
lars apply to the proprietor on the premises.
NOS MORTON.
Seaforth, June 17, 1870. 1314f
FARM FOR SALE,
THE Subscriber offers for sale, on easy terms,.
the following property : A good. Farm of M
acres of land; 43 acres; cleared, and well watered
with a living stream close to the barn yard. A
good grell and pump—also a young Orchard, bear-
ing. ' A good hewed log house, well finished—a
new frame barn, 50 by 34, with Stable and Gran-
ary, Situated on East half of Lot 22, 5th Con-
cession McKillop, within three quarters of a
mile of the Northern Gravel Road leading to
Seaforth, and a little over three miles from Sea -
forth. Church and school house within a quar-
ter of a mile. For further particulars apply to
the undersigned, on the premises.
JOHN SPARLIN
MCKILLOP, April 22, 187 0. 129-3m—
CASH FOR ECCS!
THE subscriber begs leave to tender his thanks
to his numerous for their liberal patronage
during the last three years, and also to state that
he is still prepared to pay the
Highest Cash Price
For any quantity of
G ood Fresh Eggs
Delivered at his shop, Main Street, Seaforth-
D. D. W [LSON.
SEAroRTH, Feb.28, 1870. 125-tf
DRESSU[iC\ TLE
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MISS M01NTOSH,
TAKES this`op ortunity of returning thanks
for the liberal patronage extended tohersince
coming to Seaforth, and would respectfully inti-
mate to customers and others, that she is still to
be found OVER MR, CORBY'S STORE. All
orders will receive the UTMOST ATTENTION.
With regard to TASTE, NEATNESS and the
LATEST STYLES, eannot be EXCELLED 1N
SEAFORTH. STRAW and HAIR -WORK
CLEANED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE.
SEAFORTH, March 31, 1870.
121 --
JOHN LOGAN'S
SPRLYG GOODS
POR 1870,
POSSESS ALL THOSE GOOD QUALITIES
WHICH HAVE ESTABLISHED
THE
MANCHESTER HOUSE
AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES FOR DO-
ING BUSINESS IN CANADA.
SEAPORTS, April 28, 1870 152-tf.
STRAW CUTTER
The subscriber desires to intimate to the pub-
lic that he is sole agent in 3eaforth for the sale -
of
MAXWELL & WHITELAW'S
Celebrated
STRAW CUTTERS
HORSE AND HAND POWER.
Also for Massey's improved
GRAIN CRUSHER.
A Stock kept constantly on hand:
OLIVER C, WILSON
Market Square
192-tf
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870.
NOTICE.
THEREBY recommend Mr. William Lowrie
as a fit and proper person for conveyancer—
and I resign my commission for taking affidavits.
CYRUS CARROT-$_•
I HAVE resumed the practice of
SURVEYING,
and from . this day shall promptly attend o all.
business in that line ; more especially the run-
ning of Meridian and Transit Lines.
CYRUS CARROLL,
Pro. Land:Surveyorrr
Howick, April lst, 1 t r'40.
JULY 8,, 1
Retur
NAME OF THE
PROSECUTOR.
Joseph Driver,
Oliver Rogers,
Thomas Powell,
James Bower,
C. C. -Campbell,
Sohn T7nderwood1
Thomas Dobson,
Alex. Morrison,
Fanny L Craig,
John Walker:,
darnesSmaill,
Bernard Trainer,
Bernard Trailer,
Robert Carman,
Robert Carman,
Bernard Trainer,
Richard Fritzley,
John Ramsay.
Bernard Trainer,
Con. Mu. Life n-
surance Company,
do do .
do do
Wm. S. McKay, I
Anthoney Alien;
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Thomas Rood,
A. hlcCourt,
Wm. Kernick, '•
H. A, Hudson,
Wm. MeHaffie,
Thos. Ja. kson,
Bridget Johnson,
William Read,
Michael O'Reilly,
John McIntyre,
Elisabeth Brown,
Elizabeth Brown,
Francis Tramick,
Bernard Traunch,
Allan Murray,
Daniel Moran.
W. J. Clarke,
Thos. ;Stanley,
E, Lusby,
do
Waiter Burke,
Peter Fisher,
Samuel Hannah
Thos. Stephens,
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Daniel- Moran,
Mena Kline,
Geo. Forsyth,
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Jane Ross,
AinieMogettrick,,
Robert F. herr
Hugh Allan,
Andrew Calder,
George Forsyth, -
Robert Stevenson,
.Wm. Campbell,
George Forsyth,
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John Barrett,
H. Dunsmore
Thos., Hill,
Wm. -Core,
Robert Marshall,
Wm, Core,
Jacob Jacob, ,
Isaac Waidren,
Pet& McKernan,
Daniel McGregor..
Daniel McGregor,
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"Tin. Core,
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George Wheatly,
de.
Thos. Champain,
Thos. Ridley,
George Warner,
John Spian,
David Dick,
Joseph Kerr,
Wm Morris,
Robert Dyett,
Ann O'Grady, .
Ann Smith, -
Louis Elliott,
do
Bernard Trainer.
A. M. Palley,
Bernard Trainer,
George Clements,
-Samuel Walker,
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