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j§ofoir of % Bters. »W Arthur"! Home align lac. j march *» BT CUtAA AVUtlTA. Mad under root, fogs over hood. Rain. drixxls, gloom, nod mi«t : AVint#» and spring ara reconciled. Have mat aeain and kilted. Uncertain, fickle, fierce and false — A monster in bi* roue. A hampered lion, fain to break . The boundary of hit cafe. Parect of winds aud frantic storms, j Patron of inlky nights. Nop ! 1 ** Whec all tbeaky i« bloody red Witb ghostly Northern Lights, lUperfling. now and tben, to show - : Sum likn the ouoa of Jane— , And soft, ©arelaan. placid obiot » Above a placid moon. White lopwa.Tofetful or tho time,' Drifting adown the hilt*—And spanning ice bridge* across • Emancipated rilln ; qfeoches of fiercest polar ctild. ( Tflalts from .Bores' shores— Sweeping «itb wild, defcomac rage, The dreary waslAof t*ior. Crushing with brutal band* the flowers '! hat yearn to spring to l.l.i .m, Dooming all vegetating tbinga Unto a common inbtli ; Nipping with froaty breath the life i Of eproel and bud, and leaf— j But little car." we' for hi* power. Tbe time of bit reign i» brief! . > — ■ ' Silttt glisrtllantt. ! ' THE F01MWEP UtJP. AS JKCIDXXT IX T11E LirE OF SRIT TJB. ev x »av aaarc nsurinc. ■■ ~ Tbe xilken arm* of King Henry's j apartment wa« aaddenly throat aside. 1 ; The mooarclt started, and placed his hand upon hia a word, for his life bad lieen attempted more than once. Hut be smiled nt ibis ceaseless fear, as bis eyes fell upon the slight form of. the intrader, with it* sweet, yonthfal fscr. The yonng girt nd fenced, with a timid yet graceful step, end sank down npon one knee. "What do you eeek, my child F" said .tbe bag, looking with paternal kindness Upon tbe face, wbich, with all ita soft bom and delicacy of (onlourt bad n bi'gh and daring look. * • "1 oraen no boon, sire," returned tbe maiden, obeying tWb motions or biw band, and rising to her feet— "at least upl now. > 1 bare come to warn you of a plot against yocr-lifc." ••Ha ! what mean you ?" exclaimed 7. Henry, in alarm, bis. aonntenance darkening witb tbe suspicions that were ever ready to apriug up in hi* heart. "I will Uil you. But first swear by tbe croaa upon your rword, that if you ' lad my words true yon- will gire me the lire 1 shall ask of you." "1 swear," said the king, hurriedly, j raising tka jewelled bill of his sword .u> i his lips m he spoke. "Now, go on." | "Yon dine In state to morrow, with ; the Duke of Bedlord ?" ••That was onr intention. Botsqrely, hit grace, onr good ancle, has not tamed traitor to his king ?" * * "Not to my knowledge, sir, yet it is tftere that death lies in wait (or yon ! listen to me, and mark my words welL )n the bosquet ball you will observe among tbe servitors a man, tall, broadchested, and strong o( limb, and with a look and keariug ill-befitting bis garb J **d station. Unless weary of lir», , drink not of the cup he will present ydo! Neither forget the promise you made to her wbo bos risked more- than life in sav.tog yours" * And before tbe king coold recover Atom hi* astonisbwent, she was gone. L " - ' i.' Tbe catertatomrrt given by the Dnke aT Bedford to bin royal nephew wot pre j^,ed with all the apkndor and magnifiaanoe due to bis own rank and tbe charW of hil iduotrioes gucet. A lour- ^ ueaaaS and varioos of the fanloatic — — - 't - ■!" .IP**, for U,. king'. aiswaii^^Hi'— » .... • . -t ; I t

j At their, close the door* of the ban- 1 1 | quel hall were thrown open, and to .the j j inspiring fctrairt of music, Jving Henry ! ' | entered followed by the Duke, some otb- j ere' of tbe royal family, ?nd a long i ; retinue of retainers. The table ran nearly the whole length i of tbe wide and lofty hall, and was cov- I ered with every variety of tbe snbstan- - tial dishes of- the time and age. i With all tbe demonstration of Tcspect ; 1 paid to royalty, the king was escorted ' ' ; to his seat wbich wm on a slight eicvs- I I tion. Upon his right sat his host ; upon his left the Earl taf ,Deihj ; tbe rest . were seated according to their* station, the lowest in rank taking the lowest place. ! King Henry, whose countenance had ! woru allAheStqrning a gloomy, disquie- ! ted air, glsncedslinrply /around the hall, i where the serving- men were ranged nt ( | regular intervals. He started as his eye i fell upon a stalwart man, who bore in j I his bptwny hands a gilded salver, upon ! which was a silver cup. "Who is that, my lmiLrfu*% ?" he e»- ; claimed. "By'r lady ! but be looks | more nsed to handling tbe lance than | that' bit of gilded metal 1" ' "J know not, your mejrstv, returned I the Duke. "He is a stranger, who, for I the takes tire place of my faithful | butler Hubert, who is sick. > Just at this instant the man approach | ed them. According to custom, he pre- ! seated the cup he bore, and* which was : \ filled with a compound of mjlk, honey, j wine and spices, then held in much (ei j pate, to the Bake, who gave it with his ; own hands to the king, i Henry look the cop and keeping Ids ; I eyes fixed steadily upon the man's countenance raised it slowly to his lips, i Only a keen observer could bare detec- . ted the gleam of triumph that shot from beaegth the drooping lashes but it was | not nnnoticetTby Mm. Removinjptbe i cap, he tnrned his eyei full upou his cap, uc turneu uis rjc. iuii ujjuu uib ■

host, saying: I "Will.it please your Grace to rt&eive ; ' i this from our hand, as a token of onr i gratituJe (or thfi fsithful and sealousseri vice yon have rendered as F" 1 1 The Duke's face flushed with gratified > pride; for, to be (bna publicly served i i by bis sovereign, end with each kind I t and gracious words, was a high dislinc- ' f tion. "With many thanks, my liege." lie I said, taking 'the cupau be spoke. "God - save King Henry !" r Unsuspicious of evil, be would have : jh-sined it at a/iraught, had not the ( 'kiag, wiicee countenance instantly clnari td, laid |sis band upon his arm. j i - "Key. my goyd uncle," he said, "your"J ' wifliegr.Ma to oblige ns is enough " , j "It is our royal pleasure," lie udded, j lhk-t the beeger of this rap shall drink [of.it to theionfnsion of the enemies of i | oar cfown and person ! ' i As llsnry said this be fixed bis eyes - : keenly npon the countenance of tbeser- . i vitor, wbo daring this conversation, I | had been vainly striving to cqnoeal his 1 s | increasing agitation. I He turned slightly- pale as the king I poshed the cup- towards him. Never* e lb-lees, be said bra clear, steady voice.: I- "i pray yonr majesty to exense me. • I have made ■ vow tbet no wine aball b pass my lips Mtil my own wrongs be S rtgbted." i! "Is" tbet thy reneon PLeaid tbe / king o with a significant eailo. "Welibail ode, '• "ITere Erric," he added, offering tbe cap to a large jreyboaud that was' >r coached at his fee*. The long, smooth tongue of the no bit animai scarcely lapped the last drop e when, staggering be fell lifeless upon j ! the floor. * ! I' King Henry sprang to his feet. i " Tieason J ba shouted, bringing bis i • clenched hand heavily down upou the c Aable, and glancing with flasbing ejfi» j ►, around upon tbe ostonisbed coaMtere, '« who, following his examjde, arose and j 8tee*- tootiw» sk ewotn witow in terror T"* i •yf " * , ' . -At - - - .

| aud dismay ' j; " I-tinst that yonr majesty wilt brer i witness," said the' Duke, in agitated I j voice, " that I would have drank of the j [ cup, had yon permitted me." " I wotild that tbe hearts of all prw- ! ' ent were as loyal as thine," said Henry, 1 his hand kindly upon the duke's > shoulder. ''Yet well do -I know," he 1 added,- looking darkly around, " that {yonder knavo has a master whose; 'bidding he hae done'tbis Aw\v with f him ! If he reveals the name pf his t 'instigator, he may find mercy «t\our 1 bund*. If be refuses, be dies at W , I break of day " \ j During this scene, a iJLht female j figure tied been vainly striving to force ! her way through the body of urmrd I men,, who, feirful of fnrthcr treachery, j ! had gathered around the kin^. 1 As soon as Henry observed he", be ' bade them stand back, and beckoned ! her to approach.' J- With pale che^jt- and unsteady step | the young girl obeyed, and throwing' ' herself at his feet, clasped his knees. ^ | 1 Rise, fair maiden," exclaimed Hen- ' ry. " this posture ill befits the preserver ; of England's kitigl" i* '• I pill not rise, sire"' rvluvned the ; suppliant, " until you have pardoned ; that unhuppy man, my wretched, mis- , ! guided father, whose wrongs and suf- i | feriogs Have nearly bereft liim of reason. I • It is hi* life that 1 ask at your hands " " What !" exclaimed llenry, with n j ! frown, "the life ol "my attempted mnrj derer ?" Methinks tiffs is n very strange j | request, Indy 1" | " My liege," said "the maiden, iniplo- • riogly, " remember thine oatli ! Break not thy kingly word. Let ine not feel that ill MVing my sovereign's life, I have become a parricide fH "There it some strange mystery^ here," eaid the king, addressing those around bim. "Let Oie man be bi ought before tne "

The criminal's brow did not blanch as t I be stood before the king, who, regard- •. him sternly, said : " WhXI prompted yon to this deed of I guilt and madneli ?" " The wrong* aud insults hesped upon i me by yonr haud !" returned tbe accnsed, , giving a look as stern and haughty as ' • own. ' •' Now by the holy rood, thon best, | knave.!" exclaimed llenry, angrily. " I ! knew not until now, that there was such ' a person as thyself in racrrie England.", j 1 " Thon shouldst have known it. The • , sun of Sir Philip Dnrcy, whp fell at j . { Boswoith, fighting for his king, should j upt have lingered all these years in pov- . "J erty and obscunt/." j " Sir Phil/pTcft no son. He was an impostor wbVscjaiiaed his estate and ' title." , 'v "I am that irojBstor," eaid the man, raising his head hiaghtily us he spoke.* "And yet, nevertheless, his son and rightful heir." I " Thy look and bearing show^thou j speekest truly," said the king, in a gen- | tier (one, for he -etill held in graiefal i remembrance CUe brave knight whofelT at hie right Kg nd otj tbc victorionj/field of Boswortb. " Bat why didst\tbon not present the proofs of thy birthright!!. - " I did, your majesty, but was unable to obtain a hearing. I thrice sought a personal interview, and waa tbrnst from yonr gate with indignltiea that almost maddened me. I tben went to Erance, my mother's bi-thplace and mine. Col1 lecting the most conclusive evidence of the validity of the claims, 1 transmitted it to you' by the hwnd of a trusty frirud ; but that evidence was rejected, ! and a price set upon my head. 1 returtid I in dieynise to find myself an qnliaw in the land, w hose peaca my father purchared with his lit*. The rest yon ' [ knjsw." ••Who is the trusty Mend of whom , thon speekest?" I j "Sir John Trevit, who is now pjesetil • I seii who will bear witness that wbst-i. I * f

| say iv trur." Tire king turned a dark look upon i { Sir John who stood pale and trembling,"; the veey-picture of guilt and terror. I "ile.'l uhderstand."' he said. ' It is ; j'uppn him that, I conferred the Darcy'; I lands, supposing there to l»e nb heir. ■ ; lie bus dealt irencherously with us both, j But 1 will attend to that anon." "On nee0"1** of the wrong we have ' unwittingly dbno thee," lie added, turn- : ing to Darcy, "and the debt we owe j I thy daughter, we nut only accord the a | free pardon, reinstating tlieo .in thy j rirhtful inheritance, bat make the peer \^uf the realm, an -honor which we should !inTe~>njjferrcd upon thy galj^ot 'faftttr, had lie li vchhjo reevijfi-Jif-Hii d which we trust, will be worthily borne by his son." , "You have made me more than that," t : said the grateful man, kneeling at the • kinir's feet, and us he spoke every vestige of the pride gone that naught but ] kindness could subdue ; "you have made me a true friend and a loyal snb- ' ject !" ' "A mm !" responded lleury. "Now ' go ; and target not all thon owrstto the gentle daughter whose loyalty 'and filial dsvoiioji'liave saved thy life ami mine.'* BY AUTHORITY. LAWS OF NEW JERSEY. , A supplement to mi act entitled "An oft 1 to prevent fraudulent trust! and as-ign-I meats," approved March seventh, eigb- ' i teen hundred and fifty. - > j 1. lie it enacted by the .Senate and Geni oral Assembly of the Statu ol New Jersey. . j That the provision* or tho act tu which this | i« it -supplement and of nil supplement! I thereto, shall apply to. all judgements that , now are or hereafter shall he abajtetcd in judrements-shall be entitled to alPVmlers, rules, wnts, processes and decrees prbvi- ^ dett hy said act, upon filing the vtielltion*\ and making the. attidnvils" wild proofs re-: f "quired b"y saTd act. " " • 2. And be it enacted, Tl al this act shall

takiseflect imhtgdistvly. , Approved February Oih. 18C3. ! A .Supplement to an act entitled "An set j | ugairfsl usury," approved April teoth,-' I siiihteen hundred and forty six 'j I 1. Be it enacted by tbe Senate and Gen- • | eral Assembly of the Stale of New Jersey. | Tluit the supplement to t e act against j | ususry, approved on the second day oi I March, in the year of our Lord one thou ^ sand eight hundred and fifty .fdar, shall be > couslrued in all courts and places to legal j ize all contracts made sinca said snpple- 1 ment went into operation, sod all contract* | , hereafter to bo made within- the limits] 1 specified in said supplement, for the loan j I or forbe*ii*iH'« of money, upon which inter j I est has been or shall be taken cr reserved ] ! at the rate of seven per centum per annum; ! provided, either of tbe contracting parties, ] at the time of making fbe contract, did or shall r'esiiio either in the connty of Huuson , or the couol/ of Essex, oi the city of Pat- j t 'orsOn, or out ol tbe state, . i. Aud be it enacted that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 9ib. 18C3. ' j - e Ao act to Indemnify William M. BabBUt, Esq., Clerk of the Court of Chancery,. I for expenses incurred by bias for the people of the State of New Jersey. Wnsssjis, by reason of a -nesny in tho ofhcyof chancellor of this state, daring "tile period commencing the foarth day of Fsbydary^, Anno D-tmini eighteen . hundred sod sixty, tbe busiaess in tbe oflicr of the clerk of said court was Mopped for the same period ; and whereas, William M. Babbitt, Esq, clerk of said court, did, daring, - said period, for the benefit end advantage of the people of tbe state* of New Jersey, and without emolument or advantage to himself keep opea his aaid office, tad employ * clerk to attrad to tbe wants of parlies desiring to inspect the recnids thereof, at wq expense of one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars ; and. whereas, it It proper "that he shoaid-be indemnified for said expense— therefore, 1. Be it enacted by tbe'Sanste nod Geoernl Assembly of the Utata of New Jersey, Thai the treasurer of this Stein .be and he ■ i* hereby directed to pay "to the raid Wll--jlism B. Babbitt, Esq., the raid roui of

I thtriui-n hundred aud titty dollars. With in-' J tarest thereoii from / the said sevealeenlb day or March, Anni> llomiai eighteen bun- | dred and sixty, t» lib.) date of the passage | of this eel. J 9, And bail enacted. That this act shallI take effect immediately. Approved February 19th, 18C3. An Act respecting ancient Deeds. -1 | Be it enacted by "(be Senate and Generbi-' ) Assembly of the Statu of New Jersey;- ' ! That where a deed of lands, tenements or { hereditaraents shall, for a period of thirty g [ years or more, have stood on record in any - of the lawful boaks of records of deed* in' this state, the record of such deed or a duly certified copy thereof, shall, if oorroborateiK before or after Uio tame shall have beeaf read in evidence, by evidence of ancient or . ' modern correspnnding enjoyment, or other i , .-qtilvaleut or exemplary proof, be as goo«f ^ ' e\ idence .ind have tliu same force and effect i o» if the original deed Wore produced, not- » ilh-tauding any loforumlity or defect In the proof or acknowledgement of sack ^ 3. And he it r nor ted. That (hit act shall ■» - take i-ffeet imtnwbat.-ly. . Approved February L* , 1863. I . A hapt lement to en act entitbut "An act re I ai lug to the r<u:rt< of the several' rount-ev in this state." appnivcd MarelFIhir'eentb, -igbtecn hcudrc\| and fiftj--Be it enacted t>y the BSnata and Geners! A.seui'.ly of the Slute of New Jersey, I thai the net to which this is a soppl-mcot, . be and the same is hereby repealed, so far . a* the same relates to the county of Merl cer. ami that thi* act shall take effect iui- . mediately. Appro-red February 1863: * A Further Supplement to the net untitled1 1 "An net concerning tnjp-s," approved' ' April fnarteentb, one' thng*aad aighf * hundred anil end' forty -six. W iii:kka*. association* for life uss"rance ' j\ ore highly beneficial, and- tend to the * * j support and maintroancs oC destduta families when deprtved of tlfelr oirty ' dependence and heed; And ~~

such nnoriations existing Under t lie law*of this state tliould receive the same j encouragement nod protection in tbolr benevolent' work which ygff extended to i liko association* of other states by tha '. I laws thereof, snd be subject to nogreuuf' burden* thsa are imposed on' lika associations with which they are obliged to ; come in competition ; therefore. Be it enacted by the Senate and Geitqptl' Assembly of the State of N*W Jersey, .That herealtcr the tax to he imposed upon *, associations or corporations whrise business "X, Is that of assurance upon lives, shall ba - one-half of one per cent on the umonol of ■ premium* received for such assurances* i daring tbo year n«st prececding the time ; appointed for the payment of smh tar, and i the amount thereof shall be based upon the, ; returns of the amount of premiums received' I during the previonr year by such usocioi j lions or corporations respeotively, which' i return* shall be made to the assessor In- ' the township or city where the company is j located, upou the president, secretary, or treasurer- 'of said association or corporation, ' and no other tax or assessment shall br I imposed upon eny such association or cor--poration; provided Always, that tho amount of tax shall not be less than five thousand' dollars in any one year, aod* that if any sach association or corporation shall; besides tbe said business of life .assurance, carry on any other business at the same time, sach other business or tbe capilaP or funds with which the same shall be carried on, shall be taxed in the tune manner as if it were the solo business of the said association or corporation ; provided that no association or corporation shall be entitled to tbe benefit of this act antil, by eninstrument duly executes nbder it* corporate seal, filed in the offico of tbe secretary of state of this slate, it shall have signifiedits assent to i his act as a part of its origioml charter. 2. And be it marled, That this shalltake effect knmediwtoly. Approved February 23, 1893. When doeirinra n>i*ebic vices In themselves are recoiumvc.ded by tbe good life of their author, it is like the arming of a' depraved women witb beauty.