When the furniture-moving business of Mr. Samuel Tufts was bought by Messrs. Colby Brothers, the undersigned was left without work and without protection for his storehouse valued at $5,000, on which he was depending for his living. Under these circumstances he decided to put on some teams of his own and thus keep his storehouse going. As it has been frequently asserted that he started his business to rob Messrs. Colby Brothers and to run them out, after advising them to come to Cambridge and buy out Mr. Tufts, the undersigned wishes publicly to deny all such allegations and to say that he never was pecuniary interested with Mr. Tufts, although as his employee at that time he did try to find a customer for Mr. Tufts' business. Since these stories have got abroad the undersigned has offered to buy out Messrs. Colby Brothers at a price to be fixed by three disinterested persons, or to sell or lease to them on the most favorable terms, but they have declined to enter into any negotiations. I therefore feel it my duty to make this public statement to defend myself from any imputations of dishonesty or unfairness.

JOHN ELLIOTT,Of the firm of Elliott and Duvey, Furniture and Piano Movers.

Storehouse, 99 Boylston Street; stable and land, corner of Murray and Boylston Streets.

TUTORING.- History 1, 11, 12, 15, Philosophy 14, Fine Arts 3, Political Economy 4.

WILLIAM W. NOLEN, 2 Manter Hall.76-tf.