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2 A murmur of voices in the liou.se kecper’s room, attracted Arthur’.- atten iion, and thither they went. The house keeper, Mrs. Barton, was weeping 1 bitter ly. Near her, stood Jean, telling her sad tale. The dripping plaid of the High land lass lay upon the floor, aDd her eyes were looking upon it, as, with pale cheeks, and quivering lips, she told how the voting Laird had met bis death. Spell bound by the horrors of the history, the brothers stood silently at the door,listen ing to every word. “Great heavens! this is more than I can bear!’’ gasped Reginald, as Jean told of the dying Chief lying on the rocks, bis wounded wife supporting bis head on her bosom, uud the- wailing mourners looking up to them. Jean looked up ; the familiar lace.> of Ormand and Arthur met her eyes; and, bursting into tears, site extended her hands towards them, murmuring: “Oli! lie’s awa', i- the young Laird! and wha will we do \vi’ his bit wife?” Ormand could not speak; lie could only clasp Jean’s hands in his, and look kindly upon her. Arthur threw himself into a chair, and covered his face with his hands. Reginald was nearly beside himself with grief and anger; his eyes blazed, his cheeks grew pale and cold; lie eou’d re.-train himself no longer, aud rusht with hasty steps, to his library. The door was locked hurriedly, and how he passed the hour that elapsed before he came out again, he, alone, can tell. Marmaduke crept hurriedly up to ’Genie’s room, and sought permission to enter. Emily opened the door for him. Her face was pule, but, her eves were blazing with a dangerous light. ’Genic, unable to check her tears, slipped out as M ar niaduke entered. Amy was seated near the tire ; her black dress had been re moved, and her slight form was now clad in a crimson wrapper. Her lung, fair curls, still damp with rain, were brushed smoothly away from her brow. She turned with a faint, sad smile to 'Duke, as he came in, and held out her hand to him. The strong man, weak, in his grief, as a child, bent down before her, and leaned his brow upon her hand. “Jean has told you ?” she asked. “All!’ replied* Duke, in a husky voice. “ Oh! Amy, how my heart bleeds fur you!” “ Dear ones,” said Amy, drawing her sister to her side, “do not grieve so bitterly for me; it will uot be long ere I rejoin my husband!” “ Oh! Amy, hush!” cried ’Duke; ‘ you u > but add to our grief. We know that your sorrow is great; but do nut take from us the hope that you will, one day, smile upon us again!” “I do not wish to grieve you, ’.Duke,” answered Amy, “ but, believe me, it will be bettor, as l have said. Mine is but a poor, broken heart ; let it die!” “ Bu r , this is not right, my sister,” interposed Emily ; “you will have other hopes, and other loves, to bind you to earth.” “ I understand,” said Amy ; “ but, even that, sister, will not keep me To Duke, and yourself, I leave all that is dear to me. But, let it pass now. 1 will he with you yet a little while, and 1 would not darken your pleasures for so long a time.” “ I can find nothing to say,” exclaimed 'Duke, despairingly; “your sorrow is too deep for me to have the power to console you.” “ T do not grieve so bitterly now,” said Amy; “and all the consolation I will find is in the love of my dear ones hero at home.” “ Oil! if our love is any consolation,” exclaimed 'Duke, gazing up into her face, aud the warm blood rushing to his checks. “ Will it be ?” “ .Believe me, it will!” answered Amy, earnestly. “ I have so little time to stay that I covet the dear kindness of you all.” “I want to sec Regie, ’Duke; you will stay here with Amy until 1 return/' said Emily. “ And send Jean tc me, sister,” said A my. “ I will,” answered Emily, and went out. She first sent Jean up stairs, and then sought Regie. Finding the library door 1 >cked, she tapped, at first softly, and then more loudly, for admittance. “ Who is it ?” 'Fie harsh voice fell, unrecognized, mon her car, and she was almost tempted i- turu away, but, another thought passed through her mind. “1 will see who >t is,” and she an swered : “ It is I, Lady Emily.” The door was instantly opened, and Emily entered. “1 am glad you have come,” said Reg'ie. Emily started. It was Reginald’s voice, so changed, cold, and harsh, that had fallen on her car. For a minute or two they stood thus, looking strangely alike, in their pale anger. “ Emily !” “ Reginald !” “ Was it for this that wo have struggled to place Monmouth ou the throne ? Was it this that you risked your precious life ? Was it for this, that Cuthbert died? Was it for this, I ask, that my poor old father’s heart was broken Emily was silent. She was angry her self, but her anger sunk into insignifi cance belore this overwhelming wrath of Reginald's. “ Emily ! I have but one word in my heart!” “ And that. Regie ! “ Vengeance!” ‘‘ Vengeance is mine, suit.it the Lord!” They both turned hastily toward the door. A tall and venerable form, clad in priestly robes, stood in the doorway. Emily gently bowed her head, as he came* in, murmuring in ;t soft voice : “ Peace be with you !” ‘‘ Rut there is no peace, Father !” exclaimed Regie, impatiently. “ Have you heard ?” 4 1 have heard it all—the whole sorrow ful tale," answered the Priest. “ And, vet, you rebuke me, because I cry for vengeance!’ asked Reginald. “ And what would you do, my son ?” “ Hurl William from the tlftone that ho so unworthily tills !’ cried Reginald. “ And how would you do it?” “So matter how; 1 could do it," an swered Reginald, quivering with indig nation. “I can doit: and, by Heaven!”— “ Hold !” exclaimed Emily; “do not say that you will, dear Regie; remember you the oath we took to support him? Have you forgotten the Sacrifice by which we swore ? Re not hasty, dear brother: we may not break our oath; come good or ill, we must not turn our hands against the King ! “ Right, my daughter!'’ murmured the Priest, approvingly; ‘‘for this gooddeed, a reward is in store lor you in the here after!” Reginald sank upon a scat; the lire died out of his eye, the color trom his lip- And must I sit quietly by and see my sister’s husband murdered wituout lifting a band to avenge! I’eiisb the thought!” “ Fear not, my son, the murderer will meet with a just puuishinent: constitute not yourself an avenger, hut leave all in the hands of the All-powerlul One! “ But, you would not object to my going to the King, and demanding that the murderer be punished .' ’asked Bcgic. “ By no means,” answered the Priest-; “ but, do not go, my child, until you have calmed your excited feelings—until you have put away all revengeful iecl ings—and are yourself again.’’ “ I will obey you.” answered Bogie. “ Emily, T will not see Amy before 1 go, lest 1 lose command of myselt again. 1 will goto my room now: do not let any one disturb me.’’ 11 But for your timely assistance, Father Francis, what might not have hap pened ?” said Emily, as soon as the door closed behind lieginald. “ He has had sad provocation, daugh ter: judge him uot harshly,’’ said the mild Father. “ Judge him harshly, Father ! Heaven forbid! I have been too angry myself, to say, or even think, anything harsh of another. Amy loved you well, bather. I will tell her you arc here, ''he may wish to sec you.” Emily went out, and Father b rancis was left alone. Falling upon his knees, he lifted his heart in prayer, for the af flicted one. [TO 15S CONTINUED.] New York, July Ist, 18G8. Dear Sir: —ln your paper of last week, you, or one of your correspon dents, say that Dr. Drake is not the originator of the celebrated Pi antation Bitters, and that the}’ were manufac tured and sold by one l } cdro JFeu telle, an old Spaniard, in 'the Island of St. Thomas, over forty years ago, as every old sea captain can testify. Now, sir, I can certify to the above as being true, for I have followed the sea over forty years, most of the time doing business with the West Indies. These same Bitters, dif ferently put up and named, were brought to my notice on my hrst trip to the Island of,St. Croix for a cargo of rum, and, for years and years after, my ship’s stores were never without them. I always sup plied my lamily, and many ol my neigh bors, with them, and can truly say, a hotter Hitters and Tonic is not made in the world. Yours, truly, Capt. Henry Wentz. Magnolia Watel —Superior to the best imported German Cologne, and sold at halt the price. FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. Paris, Wednesday. —The Monitcur corroborates my contradiction of the startling announcement in the Guulois, as to the discovery of plots and conspiracies by the Government. It states that this intelligence was a mere fabrication, and that proceeding- are taken against the journal that published it. The manager of the Guulois has received a summons to appear before the Judgd d’ Instruction. There is reason to believe that the state ment of the GauJois arose less from any malignant desire to spread false news, and to frighten the public from its propri ety, than from misapprehension of some words said to have dropped from one of the Ministers, aud which, as every story gains by passin g from one to another, were grossly exaggerated v hen they reached the GauJois. The “demonstration” which was made at the tomb of Rau lin, at Mont martre, the subscription opened in some of the Opposition journals, the speeches of a very few foolish men, and still more foolish women, at recent meetings for the discussion et social ami economical ques tions in the Salle de la Re loute, and the Grand Pavillion ol’ Mennlmontnnt, and the disorderly conduct of several of the spectators seem to have disturbed the equanimity of one of the least experienced members of the Cabinet, who r girded these thing- as pr >of A’an organized plan to overthrow the Government; and it is said, lie gave tolerance to some strong expressions on the subject. Os the “man ifestation” in the grave-yard, I have alroady spoken, as well of the sudden en thusiasm for one who had been utterly forgotten for seventeen years. Os the conduct of some persons at the meeting, I can only say that the right of public meeting is so recent in France, that it ex cites no surprise that such meetings should be conducted with less regularity than in countries where that r.ght is of long existence. Liberty of meeting, like any other liberty requires a long apprentice ship, and long practice to make it familiar to those who enjoy it. The notions of Communists and Socialists can be better refuted by argument than by force; at all events, it is much safer to oppose* them in open discussion, than to allow them to be propagated silently among these masses of the population. Some of these meet ings arc attended by members of the Po litical Economists Society, which has now existed for sijL-and-twenty years. At one of them, held a day or two ago. at the Salle uc la Kedoutc, composed of Economists, Communists, and Socialists, an Italian gcntlemau, named Ceruschi, made a very effective speech, resolutely defending Cajvtal and interest —the ques tions discussed, lie overcame all inter ruption:', aud proceeded to sli >\v the dan ger of the attacks on the laws, by which all societies are held together, aud the utter impossibility ofsupprcssing property and capital, which can no more be abol ished than the laws of gravitation. Proprietors and capitalists may, indeed, be alarmed, but the first victims of this alarm would be the working classes. Ilis arguments were, no doubt, distaste ful to several of his bearers, but they were so forcible, and so courageously put, that he carried the majority with him. Doubtless, some persons, over-zealous, or over-timid, would take advantage of those eccentricities to induce the Govern ment to withdraw the liberty of meeting, restrained as it is, recently accorded, and profess to be terrified at the use made of it Ido not think it likely their object will be attained. At another meeting in the Salle de Moliere, one of Proudhon’s disciples defended the theory of gratui tous credit. lie was answered by M. Courcclle-Senniel, a well-known econo mist, who was listened to throughout with deference; and a gentleman, who read an attack, in heroic couplets, on the Rank of France, amused his audience a good deal.— Times Govvcspovjiciii. Revolution at a Distance. —A Flor ence correspondent of the Pall-Mall Ga zette says that the reproaches of Mazzini and his friends, in reference to the failure of the Roman insurrection last year, have so pained Garibaldi that he is determined to leave Caprera and go to America. As to Mazzini and the Party of Action, th^ r seem to have, for the present, aban doned the idea of making: any more at tempts to invade the Papal territory. They wish to precipitate a solution of the Romish question by involving 1 ranee in a (treat war, wh.cn would compel her to withdraw her troops from Lome; “and it is with this object, apparently, that their emissaries are now preparing, to gether with the Roman Government, to stir up disturbances in the East. One is unwilling to credit them with any such mad schemes, seeing, too, that they are far more likely to gain their end without war, should France continue much longer in her present state of iso lation. It is certain, as the Independance Beige points out that none of'the Great Powers will lend France any encourage ment to break the peace; and her recent present of do,ooo stand of arms, 6,000 of which are Chassopots, to the Pope, must more than ever have alienated him from her the sympathies of the Italian Gov ern meut.—J lorning S/ar. I‘RUSSIA. The Monilcur da Soir says that the speech of King William, in opening ibe Prussian Chambers, has produced a favorable impression, and been every where considered as anew evidence of the pacific ideas which preside over the mutual relations of the great Powers. The Sovereigns ami Statesmen of Europe seize every opportunity to affirm tenden cies, the development of which must serve the cause of progress. The K ing of Prussia protested, with reason, against unfounded apprehensions and the mode in which these fears are turned to account by the enemies of public order and European peace. Casting a tranquil glance at the prospects of the future, aud on the general state of affairs, his Majesty expressed the hope of seeing the commercial and manu facturing movement assume a rapid activity. This is a wish in which all the other Governments share; compared with the languageof the various European Cabinets, the speech of King William is connected with the thoughts of concord aud moderation which tend more and more to prevail. This is, certainly, a very decided expression of opinion from the French official organ, but it will scarcely convince impartial readers that peace is assured, while the great standing armies of France and Prussia still con front each other. SPAIN. The Queen of Stain.— Paris, Nov. 12. - -Ex-Queen Isabella has determined to start a paper, on which she is prepared to spend TSjJOiq the object of which will be to combat the candidates of Don Carlos, as well as of the Duke of Montpensier, and criticise the acts of the Provisional Government. This new journal is to he managed by M. Ilugclmaun, the author of the pamphlet. “General Prim aud the Prince of the Asturias.” No persuasion will induce her cx-Majesty to abdicate. The majority of the Spanish Nation do not attach any importance to any a<M of hers, but it would, evidently, facilitate the candidature of her brother-in-law, as well as that of Don Carlos among Legiti mists. The ex-Queen drove in a cab to return the visit Princess Mathiidepaid her on Tuesday; she was accompanied by her t hrec youngest children,— Morning Star. ENGLAND. Tuc Archbishopric of Canterbury —The Tunes announces that the Rlshop of London has been appointed to the vacant Sec of Canterbury, and anticipates that his appointment is a material guar antee against our being disturbe l by new ecclesiastical experiments. There is every reason to believe that the new Arch bishop will hold lhe scales firmly between contending parlies, and will direct she energies of the Church to practical work. There are various rumors as to Dr. Tail’s successor in the See of London. The Post mentions Dr. Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, in which case, Dean Stanley, it says, would, probably, be come Bishop of Oxford. The Standard, however, believes that the Bishop of Lincoln will succeed to the See of London, and that Archdeacon Woodsworth will be nominated to Lin coln. ELECTIONS IN IRELAND AND ENGLAND. Topics of this week arc confined to one topic —the elections—which are in full swing just now, here and in Eugland. Though the results to our country are not at all important, yet we will sum marize for our readers’ information the progress made up to the hour of going to press with our first edition. In England all the borough contests have been de eided. The result is a net gain to the Liberal party ol over forty seats, leaving their working majority 1 IS, as far as the elections have been decided. The poll ing* in the counties commenced ou Thurs day. The results have nut yet reached us, but, according to the lino s, the entire remaining seats, to the number of P'7, will have to be won by trie Tories to be on an equality with their opponents. If they only win half the seats, they will be in a minority oi 120, ihe dories claim to have wen ail the great boroughs, in cluding Westminster, Manchester, and Liverpool, but, in the face of their losses in other places, it would be a matter of litter impossibility that their party can held office lor a week after the meeting of PaDiameiit. The defeat of Mr. Stuart Mill, at Westminster, was unlooked for, but it is said that a seat will be found for him in Greenock. At Sheffield, Roebuck was defeated, greaUy to the delight of the people, and a professed friend of Ire land and a Liberal returned. Iq Irelaud the ball was opened tin Monday with the nomination of car didates for Dublin. Ou the followin'- day, Tuesday, eleven members were r, turned unopposed—six Liberal.- and fi Conservatives. Amongst the form r ar< Mr. O’Donoghue and Sergeant Sidliva. The nominations for some of the cunte boroughs were held upon the same duv In Belfast, such was the violence of * A mob in the Court House, tint the nr, . ceedings had to be adjourned til! fa lowing day, when Mr John l\ a, v.-j, had been badly used by the mob on ih - previous day. appeared as lively as cv i. and declared bis intention of aidim the movement for the release of the po litical prisoners, and read for t'<- cr.n.fi of Orangemen the address of the commit, tee which has been formed for the py r . pose of setting on foot an onjakised movement to secure a general a-, which was very well received. Mr. ID* a intimated his intention, amidst eh r-, subscribing £o to the funds of the com mittee. In Cork, where an Engli.Tri: , “dropped from the clouds,” sud i el! ] v turned up as an opponent to M ..;•.* Maguire and Murphy, tie* proeee u. were very noisy, and, on the foil wm_- night, the people invaded the Prut* Hall, broke up a meeting of the Engli.di man’s supporters, and to be dispersed hv rue police with bayonets fixed. Tli ? latter worthies distinguished them '-elves after their u-iial manner. Accord ini; * . the Corl ■ Examiner, they se: upm ,tu inoffensive man, and so beat him a0 , a the head that his life is despaired of. In Athlone, to the surprise of many, Mr. Reardon was not nominated. In N w Russ. Mr, M’Mahon, a man who did noi l service for Ireland before, has been elertcl without opposition In Drogheda and Dundalk the proceedings were v-. stormy. In Drogheda, I>r. J. C. Wat- r.-, of the Dublin press, spoke against Mr Whitworth, and the speeches of the can didates were not listened to. In Limer ick, the proceedings were very noisy and the show of hands was declared to be in favor of Tail and Pigott, though the latter gentleman, in a letter which was circulated extensively about the city declined to stand. On Wednesd y tii • • contest in the city terminated in the and -of Sir I). Corrigan and the Hon. M. Plunkett, ckieffv owing to the cornu , » O l freeman vote. The fight was a cEk one. The successful candidate?, Messn. Guinness and Pirn, being, the fume , 206, and the latter, 106 over Corrigan, who polled the fewest votes. The T re candidate, Plunkett, was beaten by majority of 186 by Pirn, the Libera!. Several Liberal voters abstained fa voting, and it has been reported germ:.!■ ly that at one o'clock upon the day o! [lolling, orders were issued from Mi Pirn’s committee rooms, to his support ers, to “plump” fur him. thus p hiving Sir Dominic Corrigan in a memo. Some rioting occurred at the close of “ ■ poll. Some of the police were b by beaten, in an alleged attempt by the peo ple to seize the pull-books, and the . Lancers were greeted everywhere wifi the usual hisses, and eris of “ Dangir van.” The first day’s polling in the l Di versity, placed the Liberal candidate a! the foot of the poll, showing that hi chance was hopeless. Sligo borough v,v the scene of an unusually tur. n! -r. nomination—public feeling seeming to ; strongly opposed to the Tory cantl: fee'- (Major Kuox) pretensions. On the log of the polling a circumstance occurre which has been made the most of by Li Irish Times. A supporter of Maj Kuox was shot dead in the street as b was going to record his vote. The Tnr represents the act as having beeu com mitted by one of the opposing mob. out according to the Mail, it was the rc.su I of accident. The unfortunate man—-: Captain King—was stated to have beei knocked down, and a revolver, which ii had himse/r' upon his person, expl-Ged killing him on the spot. Upou Vfedn day, also, some uncoutested cou.il s re elected their former representatives, bu the proceedings do not call lor ) b.v On that day a Liberal candidate, in th person of Alderman M’Swiney. une\ pectedly appeared and was nomau M His candidature is not regarded a ous, because it has been lrequem.y proved, at enormous expanse, th t - Tories in tiie County Dublin are m m I sailabie. Mr. M'Svviney has, d-mbt. > i only b£en pul forward to giv- e-.: • | notoriety-seeking individuals an p | Utility for speech-making, or pus-ib. j the more sensible object of eomi -i-c and ! 'Tory in- inber.- to spend a iitti • mu' defence oi their seats. On Tnur- ( Captain Fagau (Liberal) was return for Carlow. Mr. Biake and Mr. De i huuty (Liberal.-) were returned 1 Watetford, Messrs. Russell and Gave. Limerick (a large number of vole- 1 j ing been recorded lor Ibgott, although ' , declined to come forward,) Mr. Bun: t ; Athlone, Messrs. Magnire and M j for Cork city, Major Kuox for .Mu , ; • in Portarliugum W hig Attorn, y-Guuu