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RIME, • Asi so per annum, rialable In jivinCe, and it 2 00if not paid until the end of the gear.. rib Paper discontinued, until all irrearages are pad except at the optoin of the proprietor. .131 Office in Hamilton Strcet,one dobr slast of the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite the ..Freidensbote" Office. pennsnlvania alotl)ing gall. Breinig, Neligh and Breinig, South East corner of [lona in and Seventh Street, ./Mentowxt. Inform their friends and the public in gen eral, that they have entered tnto Partner ship in the Merchant Taitoriu Business, •••••• lately followed ty Neligh td Breinig, and intend to mtinue the same more ex msive than ever. They terefore'adopt this measure inform their old customers, id "hundreds of new ones" tat they will at their new stablishment, present the Fashlioable Goods, OCCr to ;Me I ,;ace,lnui having pur chased in and New Yo.rk For Casio, it enables them to sell loner than' any other establishment of the kind in Allentown. They have selee.ted%their Goods with an eye to tluiability and fancy, • and have none but the latest styles in the market. Their stock of Goods among other articles, consist of Cloths of, all color's and prices, Cassimers, of French' and American manufacturers ; Vestings, Silk Velvets, Satins, Silks,Was terd and other descriptions,figured ad plain,' Shirts and Shirt-collars, -Stocks, Cravats: Handkerchiefs, Hose, Suspenders, &c.,•1).; sides many .other articles coming in their • line of business, and all will be sold at the lowest prices. Their :flak of Readimade Clot hng, . comprises every thing in the chnhitighdc, from an over-coat 'down to an" under-shirt, made up after the latest and most fashiona ble styles. There stock being so extensive, , 'that none will lea& it, unless fitted from the ••bottom to the . top" 'Customer Work, will be done up as usual,and for their work they are willing to he held responsible, tAiio of the firm being practical workmen in the "art of cutting," and all the work is made up Under their own . supervision. • I.7"Fhey would also particularly inform .6cnintry Merchants, that they are now pre. pared to Bell at Wholeiale 'and Retail, hav ing the largest Stock of Spring and Summer clothing on hand ever offered in Allentown. and will be sold at reduced pride. - .Thltrikftil' for past favors they trust that attention to business, ...small profite and Oink sales" will be the means of bringing tib4 customers to their establishment. J. IsKAU Baatritcr, JOAN NELiod,_ • TOnri L. BItEINIG. l~llentowo, Sept a' 1-6 m Coachmaking EBtallishment Yn Allentainth. asmatav atanittaUs, ResPectfully announces to hisirjendsand the ptibtia to general, that he cominties on on extensive scale, the Ceachmaklng Basnesi, in all its various branches at .he obi stand in West Hamilton Street; No. 52, directly op: posite Hagenbuch's Hotel, where he is aIJ ways prepared to mut u factu re to order at the ,shortest notice, and also keep on hand, I Fashintkble Vehicles, such as Barauches,Rockaways Carryalls, York Wagons, Salkeys, *hied, for beauty and durability cannot be surpassed by any Coachroaker in the State or elsewhere, while his terms are as yeasun= able as those of any other establishment.—:. He uses none but the best materials, and employs none but the best of workthen-- Consequently. he intends that the vehicles, Manufactured at his establishment “shtill lake the shine" of all others manufactured iii this part of the country. He prof esse s t o Understand hid business by experience, and therefore assured' the public that he is ena bled to render satis faction to his customers.' Call•and judge for yourselves.' ViirWooden or iron aXletteati . Made to or der : and Rupatring drill kinds done at the shortest notice and on the. most reasonable terms. • , Old vehicles :taken iii exchange for nets ones at a good bargain. • ROBERT KRAMER: Jlpy 11. A FAMILY NEWSPAPER. Watchmaker in Allentown, , Takes this method to inform his .friends and the public in general, that he still con-, unties the • Watchmaking Business, in all its various branches, at his "old stand" No. 11, West Hamilton street, neatly oppo site the "Odd Fellow's Hall," in the Borough of Allentown, where he has just received an entire new, and constantly keeps on hand a splendid stock of Parlor and °Tics,. Clocks, Gold and Silver Watches of various des criptions, a large assort meat of Ear and Finger = rings. Silver and other 1. tea-spoons, a large assortment of Gold Spectacles, also Silver and other Spectacles, suitable for persons of all aces, together with a large variety of other Jewelry, and such other ar ticles usually kept in establishments of this kind. ALSO: A Large Assortment of Violins, Violin flows and Strings of the best quality, and all other articles used'on Violins. Piano Fortes. Just received a splendid assort ment of Pianos of the mpg celebrated man ufacturies. Ilidod;eleid of the most celebra ted makers in the United States. The whole of those articles will be sold at the most. reduced-prices, and he will warrant that every articles sold by hint will be ac cording to contract. larßrass Instruments will be furnished to order, at the shortest notice and at prices far below what they can be purchased else- Where. Repairing.—This branchof business will be attended to as usual, with the strictest punctuality. He further returns his sincere thanks for the patronage so. liberally bestowed upon him for a number of years past, and trusts that by strict attention to business, punctu ality and liberal prices of his goods he will be further thought worthy of the publics pat ronage for which he will always feel thank ful. • JOSEPH WEISS. • January 18, 1854. tablo an A RECORD of the beautiful and useful in Art. The object of the paper is to pre sent, in the most elegant and available form a weekly literary melange of notable events of the day. Its columns are devoted to orisi nal tales, sketches and poems by the Best American Authors, and the cream of the do mestic and foreign news ; the. whole well spiced with wit and humor. Each-raper i3eautiftilly Illustrated with numerous accu seta engravings by eminent artists, of nota ble objects, c urrent . evente . in all parts of the world and of men and manners, altogether making a pap er , entirely • original in its de •sign, in this country. Its pages contain views of every populous city in the known world,of all buildings in the eastern or west ern hemispheres, of all the principal ships and steamers of the navy and merchant ser vice;with fine and accurate portraits of eve ry noted character in the world, both male and female. Sketches of beautiful scenery taken from life, will also be given, with nu merous specimens,. from the animal king dom, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea. It is printed on fine white paper, with new and beautiful type, presenting in its mechanical execution an elegant specimen 'of aft. The aide of the paper is fifteen 'hundred and sixty-four square inches, giv ing a great amount of reading matter and Illestrations—a mammoth weekly paper of sixteen octavo pa ges. , .six month s will, MOM volu me of 416 pages ; with eibeut one thousand splendid engravings. iensia :—INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. 1 subscriber, onesear, 63 00 4: ". 4' 10 00 10 ai 66 20 00 :Woe copy of The Flag of. our Union, and one copy of Gleason's Pictorial, when taken together by one person, one year,loi 64 00., . rF'No traveling agents' are ever, employ ed for this paper. tar'The Pictorial Drawing room Cori - wan ion may be obtained' at any of the periodi cal depots throughout the country, and of newsmen, at . Six CENTS per single copy. Published every Saturday, by F. GLEASON, . Comer of Tremont and Broomfield sta., Boston. . May 17th • ¶-2w Joseph Weiss, Gleason's Pictoria Store Stand tor Rent. • The Store Stand at the south west corner of Hamilton • and blith streets, is offered for rent. ofuiession•giiien On the first day of April next. It is one of the best business stands. in Allentown, and the building is comModicais and emiv'eniontly arranged Apply on the prethises, to • S cit t ommi• GANOWERE. Allentown, Jan. 4,1851 1-4 w *tics, ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., JULY 5, 1854 IDIaII2III - VIVI 3 •I.IIIDIII I IO (LATE TAYLOR'S HOTEL.) No. '2B Coortland Street, NEW YORK. . r I The undersigned .-.-i . ,- ; ; , ....5„ k _.. ifi respeetfully announces •-.• i, ..-it&-..7.--1%, ' - . 4 i ..- ..., to his friends anal° the 'i•4 -,:. -- traveling and bueinees - it • 11011001 '1 4 . 1 '.• public generally* that I l e , ..I ... k . . . -,,,....,'.1.;Z.,7:.. :...•• ~, has leased the above building, and. fitted up and finished it as a . FIRST CLASS HOTEL. Visitors to the city, arid all others requi ring superior accommodations, are solicited to all, assured that no pitins or expense will be 'spared to render their stay comfortable and pleasant. J. S. STEBBINS, Proprietor. relieving, engaged Major ELI STECKEL• late of the ..Eagle Hotel." in Allentown, who enjoys "a large circle of friends and acquain tances, in Eastern Pennsylvania ; persons ' therefore who visit New York from thA sec tion of country, will 'find "Courtland Street Hotel," a true Pennsylvania !lone. New York, March 22. ¶ —3m WIEDER & BOYER, No. 25, Wed ilamilton street, Allefitown. Thankful for past favors and hoping by strict attention to busi \,. nes s and a desire to please, to mer e.=;--- continuance of the patronage so liberally bestowed on them, and wishing the people to understand the fact, that. they are both PRACTICAL HATTERS—both having served a long apprenticeship at the business and understanding the business thoroughly in all its various branches—they are confident they can MANUFACTURE HATS of all kinds inferior to none in the market, and also a little cheaper, because they perform a great deal of the labor them selves and buy their material from the impor ters for cash, and understanding the basi -1 ness they employ none but good workmen, and doing a large business they can afford to sell at small profits. These are some of the reasons why you often hear the remark that . I Wiederdr. Boy er sell such beautiful Hats at such astonish ingly low prices. They always have the latest Philadelphia and New York styles on hivid, so you need not be afraid of hav ing an old fashioned Hat stuck on you.-- Give us a call. It don't matter what is the shape of your head, we will insure a fit. EirCountry Merchants would do well to give us a call, as we - will wholesale them hats and caps cheaper titan they can get them in the city. Also a large assortment of all kinds of straw goods which they will sell cheap. 'F&RMS CASH. Allentown, March 15. O~llD~~►~~'~i~i~o The subscriber, residing akNo. 32, East Hamilton street Allentown, a few doors East of the - German Reformed Church. adopts this method to inform his friends - and the public in general, that he has established himself - tis an Undertaker, and will constant ly keep on hand a large assortment of all kinds of and other Coffins, trimmed and stuffed in the neatest styles. lie has also prepared him self with a 'Very Convenient Hearse, to convoy .the dead to the grave, or else. where. He also keeps on hand an assortment. of Shrouds, and . will make it his business to atierid to everything connected with a funer al, with great puntuality. He has followed this branch of. business for the last 25 y ears and knows the wants when a calamity occurs, thereupon invites the public to give him a call, and he will be found to render perfect satisfaction. • rinie returns his sincere thanks to his old friends and peighbors in &ikon, for the Many favors he has received from them, and further states that his Son continues in tho business at the old stand. He keeps on hand an, assortment of household furni. ture,'and attends to funerals as heretofore. His wife also prepares Shrouds,: • SAMUEL SELL. 11-:-Qm Mara f Thomas Brown, DENTAL SURGEON: . • 4- AtkeridS4o till'iiikiaticmd on tkui 'eeth in the_mosi careful' and sci entific manner; andinperts Teeth on an en tirely new and imoroved plan with contigu ous Gums. There Teeth are far better,arid superior to the best block or single Gum Teeth now in use. larPlease call and examine specimens. Office No. 15, West Hamilton •Street, (up stairs,) opposite the Odd Fellows' Hall. Allentown; Nov. 9. Country' - Produce. ~. • • The.highost,inarket , prices wilt be pai4 for all kinds of country produce bly . PRETZ, GUTH Rr.! Co. Allentown, Nov. 1(3.. IJ—Ow IM=2O itutturc, t ROSEWOOD, WAtEDT, iffusiou of Useful 3nformation, General 3ittelligeuce,Sinusemeut, narutts, &c. New Fathily Grocery Store .I L Eor TO 11[Nr. Tue subscriber takes this method to in- , form the citizens of A Ileniovvn, and the pub lic in general, that lie has opened -I Family Grocery Store. at the stand formerly occupied by Dillinger & Craig; No. 21, North 7th street, near the Market Square, whete he offers for sale for Caels or in exchange for Country Produce,' a large variety of : Family Groceries, spell as Coffee, Suga}FMo- I"i.i tit , lasses, Chocolate, ' Tea, red and black I ,..T.itrif„: l 'll:l ; Pepper, Allspice, Ginger, Sularatus, baking and washing So da, Salt, Allan], Madder, No's. 1, 2 and 3, Mackerel, pickled Salmon, pickled , and smoked Heriing, Codfish, dried Beef, Ham, Shoulder, Flitch, Lard, Candles, Vinegar Stiap, Brooms, &c. ALSO, all kinds of fruit, such as Lemons Oranges, Prunes first quality in jars, and in kegs, for pies, Figs, Raisins, pealed and un pealed dried Peaches, Apples and Pears, Tomato Catchup, Mustard, Pickela in bot tles, Cherries, &c. In connection with the above business, he also,continues the, manufacturing of Segats, of every price and quality, which he will sell or exchange to country merchants for all kinds of produce. He also continues the Candle manufactur ing business, and will sell by the box any quantity deaired,or exchange them for coun try produce, such as Butter, Eggs, Lard, Ham, Shoulder, Flitch, Soap, Cherries, dri ed fruit, Wax, &c.,' and allow therefor the highest market price. He trusts that by keeping the best kind of Groceries, &c., and by mdqufacturing the best kind of Segara and Candles, he will be able to merit a liberal share of.public patron age, for which he will ever be thankful. larThe undersigned is also the appoint ed 'Agent for the sale of Hoyt's celebrated fine cut, chewing and smoking tobacco, snuff, &c., all of which he will sell as low as it can be purchased either in Philadelphia or New York. CHARLES H. Runs. Allentown, April 19, 1854. ¶-6m LIVERY STABLE. The subscriber informs the public that he has pur- I lilhavigr chased the entire stock of • Horses,Cariages,&c., com prising the Livery Stable of Charles Sea greaves, in the borough of Allentown, and that he intends to carry on the business more extensively than ever. He has added a number of beautiful New Carriages to his stock, as well as increased the number of Horses. He it therefore prepared to furn isn all who may favor him with a call with GOOD and SAFE HORSES, and Vehicles of every description, front. ft first class eight horse Omnibtis to a Stilky or single horse. By a strict attention to business, and a de sire to please, he hopes to merit a liberal abate r of patronage. Charges modenkte. 'Large tpartiesh with will m itho be u t f o d r r n iv i fi e h rs e d, on wii conveyances;the most reasonable term . • Far Give ail a call, at the old stand of Chitties Seagreaves, first stable in Church Alley, north of Hamilton street. ILLIAM R. LEH. ' Allentown, April 26. 11--3 m Dissolution of Partnership, Notice is hereby given, that the Partner shiP heretofore existing . Between Steckel, and Moses .albrzght, trading under the firm of Steckel 4-.lllbrigla, in the Bor ough of Catasauqua, has been dissolved by mutual consent, on the 21st of April last. The business will be carried on hereafter by Moses albright, at the old stand.in the Bor ough of Catasauqua Lehigh county.. WSTECKAL. MOSES ALDRIelfr. Catasauqua, May 10. 11-9 w Iffeo/PLEVIZgb Notie is hereby glyen, that the Parthei• ship heretofore existing under the firm of J. is, W. Bernd, has been dissolved by mutu al consent, therefore all those who ,are in debted to said firm will see the, necessity . pf settliriglheViccorints w ithout , further notice. They arie their old friends and the public in general;that they , have ftinned a nevi , Parinership tinder the firm of John H. Bernd 4. Brothers, in the Grain, Monk' and Milling business.. They have opened a kl o ur and Feed Store in Altentown,.in con- nection with the Milling business hi Bilis bury, and are now prepared to fill orders for all kinds of Flour, Rye Meal, Chop, Corn, Oats, &c., and deliver the same if requested upon the shortest notice. Their terms are liberal if done upon the Cash princitial, they trust that by punctual attendance to business they will merit a share of public patronage. • JOHN IL BERND. - WILLIAM H. BERND. JESSE H. BERND.' - April 12, 1854. ¶-6w poetical iDepartment. THE BIBLE. Greet Book of Books! My solace in all hours! God's Holy World t -Man's Life and comforter? How poor all Volumes, when compar'd to thee! Earth's wisdom is the feeble taper's light Beside the blaze of thy celestial son! The cobwebbed volumes ot. the elder Worlds &dimity atioies and old cloisters The parohment wisdom of a darker age— How pale their light, their strange mysterious Beside the broad effulgence of thy rays I [tore. Man's spirit in his high imaginings, Its soaring, like the eagle to the sup, Can pluck, while on the Empyrean height, No spark, to blaze through all ages and all time Illuming the broad track ofcenturies, Like that which glows within thy page divine! His loftiest pinions droop when he would grasp The signed of Jehovah, and transfer Its glorious impress to its feeble page ! Yet on the humble and the contrite heart God stamps his word. The lowly worshipper Who doth unveil his spirit to His eye, And pray for mercy from His throne on high, Hath all thy mysterles—and may teach. Philosophers, what they would never learn , With all their divinations and their lore. Selcctioito. A Leap for life. After my discharge from the hospital at Havana, 1 shipped in the American barque Independence, Captain Robert L —,bound to Valparaiso, and thence round the Horn to the - western coast of North America. She was a large vessel, olsome seven hundred tons register. with a handsome poop, top gal laht forecastle, and all other points of a flash ship. The captain was a native of Jersey, and the crew were a mixture of Americans British and Spaniards, with a sparkling of woodly-heads, or "snow balls," as we call ed the negroes. • ,We had not been a week out, ere very great dissatisfaction prevailed among the crew, for the captain, with unaccountable perversity, did not allow us half enough junk (i. e. salted beef) to our meals; and even what we did get, was what sailors call "old horse," viz., hard, tough, lean, stringy stuff, devoid of nourishment. The usual allownnoe of junk on ship-board is one pound arid a half for each man per diem; but lam sure we did not get more than half that quantitty. The captain used to come on deck every morning, and stand by the stew ard as he weighed out the junk frOm the "hairless cask," to sea that we did not get an outict! over what he had ordered. On the other band tfile Captain allowed us thrice as much grog as is 'Anal .° But sailors, al though very fond of ruin, can't live upon it, and three quarters of a pound of 'old horse' and a few rotten biscuits, quite alive with "weevils," was a poor day's allowance for a hearty fellow. Our first mate often Jemonstrated with. the captain on his conduct, and plainly told him that the men would net long submit to it ; but the only reply the captain made was to tell him to mind What he was attput,or he would "break him and Naze him up,"— meaning that he would send the mate for-. ward as a common sailor, and Work him to death. At length, after a', long and fierce discussion in the forecastle, we all went aft. one morning in a body. and complained through the carpenter, as spOkesman, that we had not enough to eat. Capt, listened without interruptiriniand then cool ly turned r'inind and qaid— "Steward, go down . lit the cabin, and bring my pistols.", • We looked at nrie another in silence... , In a couple of minutes the steward re turned with the pistols, and, with a face as pale as death, handed them to, the , iaptrifn. The latter coolly placed' both' on full cock, and laying them side by aide on 'the top of the binnacle, crossed his arms, and, glared round at every soul of us, ere he spoke.'-, mgn, cried he at leorthletWeen his teeth, "all I've got,io say ie, that you are mistaken if you think you are going to get the upper harid of me. lam your captain, arid the law gives me . power to .lo what like.' You didn't ship to bully me. Go for *. to youi duty, sad the hilt man that hes- *This is a literalfait. The whirls of sea officers are often very strange indeed.' I once made a , voyage in a Swedish ship, and the captain being laid go in the decle-house, almost in a dying suite, the male was lord parainount. He was a gigantic !elle*, und was always complaining that the men didn't earn their salt ; yet h e treated them very tt well, and gave thorn liberal alkTance of beef and pork (both most excellent i nto gild ity,) but not, a drop of grog. He self never touched meat I I messed - with" him iu the cabin daily for nearly a month, and the only food he ate was torsk—dried cod, Rill. This man would read his Swedish . Bible in a loud monotonous voice for an hour at a spell, and then break alto tell me more indecent stories. Wusoak itates, or gives me any jaw, 1 1 11 shoot him an Would a pigeon !" We tumbled to the forecaVe.in a body, r and for hours after the canal . tiallied the deck,*big with his acheiventet.. We had light baffling winds for many days and the temper of the - captain grew perfect: ly savage. By-and-bye came a calm, anti he was a complete madman. He stormed and swore from morning to night, and •hax ed' us all, from the Cabin - bob dp. tn: the mate. Our allowance_ of meat was Mlle , than ever, and tie stopped grog altogether, and put us on half allovvanee,of water, un der pretence that he feared to run short if the calm lasted. But when at breeze sprang up at the expiration of four days, our anew ance remained the .tame--..tudf meat, bale. water, no grog! The sailors grew half des perke, and curses both loud and deep were bandied from mouth to mouth, and indistinct menaces uttered. By-and-bye it grew whispered in the ship that the captain had a coup•de-goliel or sun stroke, before leaving (Immo, and•that he had drank freely of brandy ever since, and was consequently reallyinsane to a cer-. taro extent. - This waiild explain his con duct, and we'all were inclined to accept it as the proper solution l but the Captein hid certainly never yet committed any act vvkich would legally be held proof of insanity; for. all, that he did, although highly cruel and tyrannical, was within the bounds of that fearful amount of almost irresponsible pow er that the law allows to sea captains. . le..laetbeen thiee weeks out, 'when it, was my morning watcbt on deck. Six bells . (seven o'clock had just struck, and rwas engaged coiling away the line of the log., which had been hove by order of the mate., then in charge of the dear, when Captain L.— unexpectedly came out of the cabin. I noticed that he had a wild nervous look for he lanced around and aloft,. just lts a, man might dOwhen suddenly aroused 'from a dream... .„ . . . , ...What's te course ?" he abruptly de manded of the man at the wheel. 'South east by, east; sir.' . . ' • . The captain then stepped up to the bin-. naeld'and looked a t the compa ss .. Turoing . ~ • round with qn oath, he struck the man a blow in the mouth th&t knocked" hint away from the wheel, and thundered= .. , ..You take .the spokes in hand. .Youi., know no more about isteeting than your mother !" (Such were the exact words, for I dis tinctly remember them.)' , ' The poor fellow who was one of the beat helmsmen in the ship took hold of the, spokes again the bl o od triatling down his chin, and muttered-'- • .. . ; .1 was steering to a hair's breadth: 'What's that you pay, r • , 4 .1 say I was steering as well as any man could, and you re a ..---- tyrant, captain.' . The captain's • face grew black , withpaw% , . sum and the„ light foam flew from 'his lips, as he screamed= 'Mr. Jackson,.clap this'fellow.in irons!—. No, seize him up—make a spread-eagle of him I, I'll teach him to toe ,the mirk l' • . , The mate Jackson, in vain attempted to. soothe the madman, whoi compelle d his oft-, cere tq 'seise up' , the eafolunat i o sailor— that is, to lash hie wrists; to th,e,ebrouds.: with his back bare ter, ,Ouniiihnient.'• This, is called making, a 'spread; eagle.' I, dare, not dilate on the .sickening scene. that the. Captain,,With his own hand flogged . the man . , most brutally in the presence of all hands, and not a soul of ut dared to speak. t . 1 ,. ; , That night we all signed a 'round l' i iitiin.', that is, with paper stating a gricivance.l yleti-, don,' with the names' of' the Men - wrAten in, a circles so that no one c a n lie pitOhed q . an. as the ring-lecidei-4eddresset )' ,to.,.the.chief, mite, stating that we all felt ,that our lives' were not safe in thehand of the9aritain; as he is otiien4y. intatife,' and ieqbesting the mate. tq take the command' of theship, and Piece thecaptaitiiplitifine,ment;.. ,W,o, sent this to Mr. Jackson b y one of theboys: and in a quarter of on hour the mate came.. forward. , ..11fen," . sa ys he...do You.know,whet•ou . ..... are about ? yea are in open mutin y=- and yeti know . what ,tsii, penalty.. for that is.—: For God's sake let us have no more of this: Capt. L-- is captain, and his will is law: ,We must all sqbmit to it- 4 Were I todo any duty strictly, I should show this," pointing to the round-robin, ..to the Captain ; but I don't want to mako matters worse. ' Let .us get to port, and then complain s you Please. But for your own sake, and'my sake— don't mutiny.' We all reepee‘ted i tlie male . and his Words made a great impiession.,;„ . ,ire consulted to: getbet, and thq . prudencepf the majority overcame thee fierce impls() of the bolder .spirits. . It was i however' tacitly underiloirif .that if matters grit*, much Worse; we would risk the dreadful penalty'ot Mutiny lip seiz iog theptain; for we new '.eonstdered he tThe - . , orningoWate f ir ii frOm•fogr A. 11. to eight, A. . , r.The &rat-night-watch is from ~, eight it. to twelve . I.As. - The Middle watch io fro twelve p. it. to fount'. li..Bells' are struck every half hour thus, when•eighE bells strike the watch is out. • M
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