Sa seamnevonany few feeble raya were uiveady strugggling through the | rift it had made: * Yes, Mary,’ he answered, softly, and I heard it said, — once,, what a good wife Audrew Lee must’ ve. “Mrs, Lee turned her face towards her husband, | There was light in it. and light in her eyee. But there Was soincthing in tho expreesion of the countenance thatw tittle tee led him, * Do you think so!” she asked, quite soberly. ‘What a qnestion !’ ejaculated Andrew Lee. starting up. dnd going around to the side of the table where his wife was ritting, ‘ Whata question, Mary!’ ho repeated, as he stood er. ‘ou,’ Tt was all she said. * Yer, darling,’ was his warmly epok stooped down and kissed her, ‘ How strange that you should ask such a question,’ ‘Ifyou mi only tell me so, now and they, And- rew, it would do me good.’ And Mrs. Lee arose, and Teanjng her face against the manly breast of lice husband, stood and wept. What a strong light broke in upon the mind of And- rew Lee. Ile had never given even to his -wife the sinall reward of praise for all the loving interest she had manifested, until doubt of love had entertained her soul, and made the light about her thick darkness. No wonder that her face grew clouded, nor that what he considered moodiness and ill-nature took possession of her spirit, ‘You are good and true, Mary, my own dear wife, I am proud of you—TI love you—and my first desire iv yourhappiness. Oh, if I could always see your face jn thé sunshine my home weuld be the dearest place on earth,’ How precious to me are your words ef love and praise, Andrew,” eaid Mrs, Lee, smiling up through her tears in her face, * Witlr them in my cars, my heart can never lie.in the shadow.’ : Yow easy had been the work of Andrew Lee. He had swept his hand acvosss the cloudy horizon of his home, and now the bright sunshine was streaming down and flooding that home with joy and beauty. ’ enanewer, as he * Miscellaneous, Tux Work or Natureé ar NiuGAra.—The Hamil- ton 7imes says during the R esent era of Human history, or since the discovery of Niagra by civilized man the great cataract has changed little in appearance, and although the everlastirg waters have been constantly at work wearing away the shelf of rock, the rato of rogrcas is scarcely perceptible in a life time. True, ‘able Rock, which only afew years since was a ‘stu- pendous cliff pteivaging the fearful al ‘entirely erdmbled away in the memory of the present generation ; and geologists tells us that the Falls were griginally located at Queenstown, and have recéded io time by the wearing of the Waters a distance of seven miles to their present point of descent. But euch cal- iye8, hag almost | them where they may be always made available on the AN ARTICLE FOR THE SEABON. eae aN fe INTERESTING TO PYERYBODY. ‘ Thia is the season of poetry, Sentiment thaws out with the snow, and expands” with the carly flowers. The prese grows eloquent on the tender grass. the un- folding buds, and siher verpal vegetables, Bat with all this elevation of the spirit, there are many afitictions of the flesh. Appetite, over-stimulated by the etriogent cold of wjoter, eabject the weak stomach to dyepepsia, and the liver. to an overflow of bile. The load: is over-rich, and among the consequences are boils, erup- tions, and othor external disorders. 11 health is a sad drawback fo ony Lnjoymeht of the glories of nature, and therefore it is as well, in adyanee of the fervid heats of summer, to porify the fluids.of the body, give tone and energy to the digestive powers, and yemove from the superficial vessels thoee acrid humors which sometimes produce a species of efloresence, much less agreealle than thot of the orchard or purterre, Under these circumstances, we cannot better serve the U\speptic or plethorie reader, or, in fact, any read- er who {is out of bealth or bas had a promomtory warning of coming sickness, than by advising him (or her) to have recourse to Holloway's famous remedies. Whatever may be the source of the diffieulty, in what- ever portion of the system the seed of disease may be entrenched, Holloway’s Pills will surely reach the locality, und extinguish the disorder in its elementary Stage. They are peremptory messengers that will not he denied access to the most intricate windings of the internal organization, and which no principle inimical to health in any part ot the human machine can, success- fully resist. ‘This may seem a sweeping assertion, but there is a mass of authentic testimony to fall back upon which will fully sustam it. Tt is a familiar aphor- ism that ‘* what everybody says must be true,’ and it is beyond controversy that the majority of ehriatendom use and praise Holloway’s remédies. War demands his Omtment for its amutlated Victims, and Peace re- quires it for her chapter.of accidents. He who keeps by him béth his Pills and Ointment, as standard bouse- hold remedies, may say with Cato, though In a different sense— * Thus am I dows?y armed !"? We helleve in being fore-armed against disease and casualities, as far as prssible. Some years ago a man was bitten by a cobra di capella in the Surrey Zoologi- eal gardens, in London, A preparation had been pro- vided which was said to be a certain antidote: to the poison of this serpent; but it was not at hand, and the voor fellow was dead before the remedy could be found. Vo mention this fact to illustrate the neeessity of hav- ing Holloway’s Pills and Ointment always within reach Thot they are specifics for nine-tenths of the diseaacs of the human race seems ‘to be w fact establiched by eon- clusive proofs; and if se, the propriety ef keeping \ingtont, niust bo obvious to the head of every family, eo Cincinnati Sun, steamer te tana A Most Srrayce Cuarten.—A correspondént writes us fron) Waterloo, Iowa, asking if we know one Edgar Burnham, and of hig history. —S———— a wv 1 passages e be hal a the harem. south-engt of the Temple. Aqueducts, cisterns have also been discoy » throwing new light on the building, the @rrangemepts, and the services of the Temple. The g complete exploration of ancient Jerusalem ieee enl and auspiciously com- menced. The opportune visit ofthe sultan and Grand Vizier to this country, and the representations made to the latter by the Archbishop of York, followed up as they have been by the energy, thewisdom, and tact of Lievt Warren and his admirable staff, have smoothed down Moslem prejudi¢e, removed local oppositiqn, and thas brought about o; unities for exploration and ¢xy cayation such as never occurred before; and besides, large numbers of Arab laborers have been trained to the’ work, and are eager to be employed; and the exact — for successful @xploratiqus are now quite well known. The Hecald. hococchoteese so cre. Ped THE ST. PETERS ELECTION Is now over, and those who finclod they had sufficlent influence to divide the cleetors and defeat the Queen's Printer, have had their eyes opened to the bitter fact that they are not half such clever aud influential fellows as they took themselves to be. Whatever lies and fraud gould accomplish to defeat us, was attempted, but in valu. The people stood true to us, and returned us by a majority of twe hundred and fifty votes or so over our opponent, Mr. McEwen, This gentleman was un- ie ‘the Nova papers that public mect- ings arg being held all over the Province for the purpose of demanding a Repeal of the Union with Canada, The Legislature of the Province is pledged to carry out, in a constitutional way, the wishes of the people upon this.point; and we have no doubt that the most strenuous efforts will be made to Induce the Im- perlal Parliament to.repeal the Act of Union, iu so far as Nova Scotla 1s concerned. [It is not for mg to say what the Imperial Government will do in the matter of Repeal;. but, considering the sentiments and policy of English statesmen npon the question of.a Union of the Colonies, we think it unlike'y that they will unto what has been done. ‘Phe venal Legislature which betrayed the rights of the epi is responsible for the present attitude of Nova dcot aid met the Government and Parliament of Great Britain. “We hope that Nova Sco- tla will revert to her former independent position, and we shall watch with mach interest the result of her ap- plication for repeal; but should the application be re- fused, it would be for the interest of the Dominion to allow one.of its discontented members to quietly with- draw froma forced union rather than jéopardise the harmony of the whole by enforcing an unwilling con- nection between them, PROBABILITY OF WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES. Ovn despatches to-day are of a serious nature. If the telegrams received are reliable, there is every probability of a war between Great Britain and the United’ States, We hope these despatches are sensational, such ag the Amer- doubtedly made a fool of by a few designing Individuals with ulterior designs on the District—sleek-faced char- acters with black hearts, aud great pretensions of liber- ality. Ile must now remember our advice to him at Georgetown, and thank us for sincerity, whilst his ad- visers, we doubt not, are doing penanee in sackcloth and ashes for their stupidity in cutting a switch to be applied to their own backs in due time, From the very outset of the contest, we had not the slightest doybt as te the result of the election, Our only dread was that the people, harrassed with three elections within one year, and despising thé factions opposition which was being raised against ug, might not come to the polls at all, This proved true to a certain extent, which accounts for the deficien.y in the vote of the District by some one hundred and fifty votes. time within twenty years, adopted at St. Peter's ov the for Mr. McEwen, at tho largest polling division in the “Mstrict, the paltry number of forty-three votes, The contest has don’ géod in more ways thavone, Tt their incorruptible, unpurchaseable character Not ail the wealth of California could have materially altered the result of the election. They found ns true upon the question of Confederation, _ Every promise we had made we endeavored to fulfll; and they have declared them- selves satisfied to give us a fair trial for three years to come, We promise them that, whilst in our keeping, culations must extend far into the preadamic period, if ‘ in time of recorde - none — the rate of recession during the time of ree d obser pees we give it in the Democras, aa it is, that. we may cor- | vations be taken as an index. ‘There are now appenr- onees, loweyer, that indicate a sndden and entire change of the form of the Canadian Falle, liable to oo- | our at any dime, gud in a manner that would be likely | to diminish, if not entirely divert the stream at present | a over the precipice on the American side of Goat Island, Within the past two years a peeuliar: motion of the rapids at a peculiar point about S00 yards, ‘nbove the curve in the Falls, over which the greatest | ‘body of water descends, has attracted the attention of gareiul observers, and given rire to the belief that the current has made a breach through the soft sliale strata ‘underlying the limestone ledge over which the main descends, This shale strata is noticed under Table Rock. aud the brinks of the river on either side below the Fallz, and descend toward the south at a grade that would reach the bed of the river about 800 ards above the Canadian Falls. The theory described | as resolved itself inte an undoubted fact within a few | weeks past. Within that time Dr. J. N. Osborne, at) Chippawa, has noted a marked and constant change in the motion of the rapids at the point indicated, and it ia nlso reported that the indications are discovered of the pouring of a subterranean strean) into the gulf be- low the Falls, which the abcence of the mist, it is thought, would reveal beyond adoubt. ‘The ultimate result of this action of the water must be to cause a pudden receding of the Falls at some time to the point where the limestone strata terminate, and a complete change in the appearance of the cataract. A gentle- py, the vicinity of the Falls, of whom we obtain these particulars, fully believes thatthe days of the great * Horse shoe"’ are numbered. ; Neoro Ovrraces 1x Sour Canorina.—Shocking outrage in Darlington District.—Albout eleven o'clock ov Friday night last, five negroes came to the siore of Mr. M. A. Muldow, in Darlington district, about nine miles ftom the court house, and rapping up the clerk, Mr. R. Sugs, asked admittance. Mr. Sugs inquired who‘they werd; and received the response that they were feiends @ome to trade with him, opened the door of the store. negroes, armed with double Sarrelled shot guns, tered, and placing their weapons in the corner of the room, commenced examining goods, remarking phat they were in the employ of the railroad, bad just been off, and desired to make purchase to the extent of each, About $50 worth of goods were selected, when one of the namber asked Mr, Suge if he could nge atreasury note of the denomination of $10). The wife of Mr. Suge, who was in an adjoining room, heard the remark, and ber suspicions being excited by it she wentout of the back docrto the house of a gentle- man named Wyndman, and requested him to come to “the store, and iu case any trouble should oceur, to ren- der Mr. Suge any aselatance he could = Mr. Wyndham complied, taking a gun with him, and os he reached the ‘ptore heard the report of aehot. lle threw open the @oor. and was immediately fired upon five times hy the et He retarned the fire, when they rushed upon and seized bis gun, aud a scuffie ensped, durmg . rag he managed to effect ais escape, end ing to «Mr. Muldrow’s house, reported the condition of affairs. . Ap coon aa the latter eould dress and arm Limself. be rav 0 the store accompanied by Mr. Wyrdham. ‘There all ‘was quiet, and entermg they found tho shelyes of the Seve tely stripped; the money desk robbed, and a8, lyifg deed on the floor, a load of clerk, fr. ‘ ad rhe at parsed through his head. From this melanch a scene Messrs M and Wyndbam went to the of the Jatter, where they found that Mr. he ms father-in-law bad beeu.dangerouely shot in the bead, end his wife in taree different places ' on her person-hy;the same party of angreater- her les- A Seeonp Utyvests.—An old mon of accurate phy- hides ng td the. nashe of pee! Wibiets es bie court. His clothes looked as if ne wt 8 ~~ % + had r world than from t bimenif. ii bosiness do you follow, Wilmot t No Tun atevaen: A vefore the ve had been bought in his youtful more from Saxe amnesiac [2 * + We do; and as it is a strange, true one, known to hun- rect some errors those who speak cf him have fallen inte, Kight years ago, when we were engaged as city editor to a Milwaukee paper, there lived in this State an editor named Powell, now connected’with a Chicago papes, we think. He is, unless he kas quit it lately. ' ‘ In 1862, Powell was married to a Miss Filen Burnham of roadhead, Wis., after a courtship of son months,— Miss Burnham's parents were old residents of Broadhead, and of high respectibility, tha -Caughter-taught music, had a large number of pupils, and wna very-attractive. Powell lived as husband for two years, she being oll that time a good wife in all respects, presenting him but one child, At the expiration of two ycars, when pbout 21 years of age, Mrs. Powell's voice changed, she grew light whiskers, and gradually changed her sex, developing into 9 man in all res- pects, as if nature, anxjous for a freak, had turned a portion of hersel? inside out. The husband and wife separated when the wife became a man, and Mrs, Eilen Powell took the name of Edgar Burn. ham, donned male attire, sought and obtained employment asacievk in Chicago, and lived there a single man for one year. . ’ During this time he fell in love with ancice of Senator Morgan, of New York, but dic not marry her. But about | the cnd of the yeat he did marry d young Jady of Broadhead. Wis.. a Miss Gerta Everett, who was a music pupil of his when he was Miss Ellen Burnbum, over three years previous tothe marriage, ‘This second marriage was about two years ago. Soon efier this marringé, ** Kdgar’’ Burnham ane wife removed to Waterloo, Where they now reside, or did not long since. The tormer wile is now a man; the former wife is now a husband, the former mother is now a father; the former young lady, teacher of a young Indy, is now that young lady's husband, ‘Truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction, and the ebove simple statement of facts borders s@ upon the marvelous we could, not believe it did we not prisonally know all the parties — Wisconsin paper. » 7 TRLEGRAPMING JN THE Tropics:—An English pub- licntion contains some curtous particulars concerning telegraphing iv the trepies, from which we extract the following facts. “In fudis the condition of the country renders a different. method of censtructing telegraph wire neceasary. Traversing, as the wires do, dense we do in this country. They are, in fact, emall bara of iron, three-cighths of on inch in thicknees. An amount of rigidity is thos obtained which is necessary to meet the reqairements of the country, The bars of iron are placed on the tops of bamboos at a sufficient height to allow the country garts to pass underneath them, and evetl to give passage to loaded elephants. The size of theee condugting bare is necessitated by the, heavy rai Which fall in the wet seasone in India, Even in Eng. land, the rain dripping in a stream from the telegraph Wire to the poet is sufiicient to stop the working of the wire, inasmuch a8 the electric enrrent cavapes directly to the earth, and is then dispersed, “The same rule that obtains in one dependency will obtain in alltropigal countriee, and deviations from the aropean method of constructing clectrie telegraphs will be neeessiated. Ta all countrics where thander, storms are frequent, and where dense fogs prevail, it is necessary at tines to have ttertaded b rent through the storm, When a thunder storm occurs evenin this country the ¢lectric spark eometiines rune along tlie wires from station to station, aud doe’ great damage to the finer parts of tho working apparatas. If such mishaps occasionally oecur in these temperate regions, what must have to be provided againet in the Tudian monsoon? Lightning condactora in such conn- trios are necessary at Various ae of the line to conduct to the earth the anwelcome visitor, which, in the moet temperate climates, is sufficient to reverse the polarity of the needles, ‘ In England there ie a eystem of switches employed resembling thowe on railways, by the use of whigh onc wire oan be putin communication withany other, instead of the dircet one jt 18 usually placed in communication with. In thie mannera thonder etorm which interferes yib the working may be pecaped, Fg a cireultous roate, ree from the Banos storm eeénred. Foge are dodged in the eame ingenias mann¢r, a divergence in the route of a hondred Wiles or eo cAuting no lose of time, inns. much as the epeed of telegraphic coemwrantention Is oqaals at least, to the apoed with which light travels, SoLomon's ct Times ishes an Inte m publ resting letter lu aaa to the discov- eries at Jerosalem, from which we select the folto — The collossal foandutions of the are ‘stones of tow cubits, and sténcs of by & n or his successors on the : jungles aud forests swarming with birds aud animals, it) is necessary to make the wires very mach stronger than | attery powe: in order to drive the enr- |} || well with thre comunity of their Interests will never be betrayed. We now re- turn them cur sincere and heartfelt thanks for thele in- intwo for the magnificent demonstration with which they | celebrated their triumph on the duy after the election | —a demonstration of which they and we may well feel proud, and which will long be remembered ia the Second Distiict of King’s County. Some sixty horses -and sleighs, owoed by the most ivspectable and influential men of the IMstrict, with flags, and banners and bag- pipes, conveyed «s fron. the Mead of the Bay to Mount Stewart, and there. after.a farewell speech from the two members for the Distifet, parted company with us. This election has s!xo demonstrated the extent to which the meaner passicns of the heart—detraction, envy and jealousy—are culti,afed by some partics.. We have in our possession a half » bushel of letters and manifestoes addressed to the clectots by people whom we judged to. be honvrable in theig dealings with all men. Of course these people, who never expect to suc- ceed ia life themselves—and never will—having very little scruple to belie us most foully, simply because we have been more successful than themselves, were Mean enough to send to some of our friends these documents, without paying the postage on them. -When renelyed, they had no other effect than that of exciting a pro- found contempt for their authors, whilst piles of them | still glut the post offices to which they were forwarded, to be returned, no doubt, in the course of a few days, to whence they came, With double postage to be paid on them. Every numbskull and worthless character who had once shaken hands with the late Queen’ Printer jumped at once to the conclusion that he had fallen into the “dead lion's” skin, and forthwith he must issue a manifesto to the electors of the Second District of King's County; but the uniistakenble bray and the long ears betrayed the trae pature of the would-be ‘*Jions,” As they have now demonstraicd thelr influence, we do not even mention their names. We leave then to their own Tho oxasperating anil in- | sulting proceeding of swearing voters was, for the first | ith instant; but even this poor dedge could only obtain | has demonstrated the strengih of the people, and prdved | ldependent and manly support ip the hour of trial, and | ican press delight in manufacturing, for if they are not, the ; cantemplation of such a war must bring the most serious | reflections to every thinking man. Especially as Colonists would we be placed in a most eritienl condition. For many, ;many years the scourge of war has been averted from us, | but, as @ matter of course, in a contest between Great Bri- | tain and the United States, all these Colonies would expe- | rlenee ton greater or less degree, the desolating effects of ‘war. We pray that the threatened contest may be averted, , and that reasonable men in both countries will exercise their | influence with their respective Governments to settle the | Alabana Claims in some way consistent with national right and honor, without anappeal to arms. Exri,natony,—The editorial management of the Exam- | ner having, as we learn from the best authority, fallen into | the hands of ROBERT BLAKE IRVING, an individua) | pretty well known throughout thiv Island, our readers and | the public generaliy, will udderstand why we shall not con- | descend to notice any articles which may apppear in that | paper in reference to ourselyes. We may, however, deem | it necessary to hold the Exceutors responsible before a Court | of Justice for a certain editorial article which appeared lin the Hramiver during our absence from town, With | this explanation, we drop the Hxaminer once ard for all. hasnciinttntemngrie prstetas Bracxwoon's Maoszine for January, contains on address to working men, by Felix Holt; continuations’ of former stories; Sketches on Polynesia ;.Modern Cynicism ; What | I did at Belgradf; the Night Wanderer ofan Afghaun Fort; |and also so an article on the Education of the people of England, ‘ [For tne Mena. ] Ain. — Auld Lang Syne, Should Nova Scotia e'er forget The happy days of yore, When Freedom's jewel, richly set, Adorned the eres: she bore? Chorus—Adorned the orest she bore, my boys, Adorned the crest she bore, ‘Till, robbed by heartless cnemios, She wears the gem no mare! Aye! long shall Nova Scotia hold In scorn, the names of those Who, for the “mess of pottage,” sold Thetr birthright to their foes! Chorus—Their birthright to their foes, my boys, Their birthright to their foes, By means and measures most yuwise, As all the Province knows, Now, dowle frae her hills and dales She lifts her voice in vain, The “ New Dominion's” yoke she feels, reficctions—trasting to time to convince them that envy | ee never advance any mau'g position in this | worid. In conclusion, whist again returning thanks to the! electors of the Second District for their handsome sup- | port, and more particularly to thosy leading geutlemen | who were put to much Pteurpaicnce and trouble on our | recount, we recommend the past to be forgotten—that thus the District may become once more harmonious and united, prepared at any future time to say with one voice who the people's choice shall be, and to frown down impertinent and factions opposition. : THE MELTING OF THE LEGISLATURE, By reference to the last Royal Gazette, it will be seen that the Legislature of this Island is caNed) together “for the despatch of business” on the 4th of Mareli next. It isto be regretted that the Attorney-General's presence at the Court in Georgetown and other import- | ant matters prevent an earlier eall of the Howse in- -order that fuller time might be given to. the various questions to be brought before it; but even as it is,.we think we can assure the country, that no, hasty legisia- tion upon important questions will be © attempted. Suilleient time will be allowed to duly) consider and mature whatever measures m be introduced In reference to education, the road service, and the various other pub- le ‘services demanding the attention of the Legisla- ture. We shall be prepared to furnish our readers with fall and correct details of our local Parliamentary proceedings without unnecessary delay. Of course, the Jstander, a8 in duty bound, represents the Mod hae mane in the Worst Tight posstb!c, and as being devoid of energy, influence and ability, This may be so; bat we beg to observe that their predecessors are not ina posl- tion to twit them on these is, nor is there in Prince Edward Island a body of gentlemen to be found with superior abjlities. We may also say this of the Govern- ment, that if they are not able to ace aily Vast He good, sach as would strike the attention amount of puly of all men, that in honesty of purpose and intention, they have no — They have been trac to yoy pledges upen Confederation; they haye increased teachers’ salaries without an tnerense of taxation; they have been economical in the expenditure of the revenne; soldiers, and they are heartily endeavoring to finally settle the land question, and develop the resources of the Colony withont trespassing on any particular in- terest. Two or three years hence the people will be better prepared to j of the character and ability of the Government than yg Amn a few months’ the tenure of - ee with : es to contend wih in regard nanees, &., entatled pon them by baP> Tae Concert secetly given at 8). Andrew's Hal by the Poptis of St. Dunsian’s College has taken so Permit his students to the Concert on the night ‘of St, Patrick's Pay, and we are glad to know that he has yery kind:y given his consent fo the proposition. Kar We learn that the leading article in last weep's Henato I attributed to the pen of a Catholte clergy- man. To disabuse the public mind of this idea, te will say at once that the article in question was contributed hy a Protestant gentleman, who alone is entitled to the “y be deemed necessary to the subject of land tenures, | they lTave governed the GCelqny without the aid of| a Which galls and gives her pain. Chorus—Which gatis and gives her patn, my boys, Which galls and gives her pain, Until her rreeborn sons shall rise, Aud shake it off again. Yes, let them shout, that mighty host, Who Freedom's impuise feel, ‘Till every rock around the coast Shall echo back Rerear. Chorus—Shall echo back Repeal, my boys, Shall echo back Repeal, A smaller hoon she must despise, Rervat! Repeat! Repgar! “ROB THE RANTER.” Ch, Town, Feb, 10, 1868, ? Cuantorretows Denatine Civk.—Oa Friday evening jast, as before announced, Mr. Thomas Kairwin lectured on the subject of a “Free Press,” before a large und apprecia- tive audience, in which we were glad to see some of our leading merchahts and citizens. Phe lecturer in a forcible and pleasant style, advocated the beucfits and advisability of a free press, maintianing that all would take « paper they had to pay nothing for, that all merchants and advertisers would send theit adver. tisenenta to the paper that hac the largest cireulation, such paper, by that means, would be rendered not only seif-sus- taining, but profitable, and would confer by its extensive cir- culation, a great and lasting benefit to commercial men, to whom advertisit g is now so Absolutely necessary. And that a Free Press would greatly eonduce to the amalgamation and healing of those petty strifes and religious cee which are, in his opinion, rather opened afresh and innita- ted, than cemented by the numerous papers of this Is!and. Upon the close of the lecture an interosting debate en- sued, alien which a.vote of thanks was tendered to the lee- ture: for his very able and interesting lecture. The subject adjourned, es before announced, “Is the ap poticy of Fngtand towards Ireland the best ealeu- ated to promote the hapip and contentment of the people and secure their attachment and loyalty to the Hrit- ish Crown,” will be opened on next Friday A. S. Longworth, Esq., and closed by the vob li, BR, Pitzonnaro, Bee'y, tt st Faumens’ Civn.—At « meoting of a namber of Farmers from various sections of (Queen's County, held last ev, at the Nerth Am Hotel, a society was formed nam the Farmers’ Club, the object of whieh is the diffusion of practical and acientiffe poemlodae on the subject of Agricul- ture, Alex, Robertson, 3 it, Peter's Koad) was called to the chair, and Mr. A. MeNeiil was a to fot as Secretary. Several resolutions were submitted and adopted for the government of the society, and the following gentle- men were appoigted. bearers for the —m year, vie: — President-—J, 'T. ae Beg. MPL BP. Vice —_ + ey cael ~—H. =~» Secretary Arch, MeNeiil. — Alow, startin. lireehiey m Dixon Pe . Point Road, Esquire, were appointed a committee, power to their number. wi meeting peg iy tag = Ey ‘ A. MeNana, Bee'y. 3 * Four Avovsetvs credit of whatever morit or importance the article may Larenany Leertrere.—+ The subject — A SS . | of the Cr results iu eotand ‘that have debating, the majority were of opinion that the South had a great many grievances to eg eg of, although not of suf. ficient magnitude to warrant them in involving the country in a suicidal war, the sad effets of which we all deplore. Last Saturday night was devoted to recitations, which, (if we are to judge by the repeated rounds of applause), were admirably well rendered, On next Saturday night, Mr. J, Roache will deliver a lecture on Science, Owing to the at abilitv of the lecturer, and the importance of the sub- ect, we assure our patrons of having a rare literary dish served up tor their benefit. “se M, N. C, LAFFERTY, Feb, 11, 1868, | Secretary, Crry Mankers.--Sinco our last notice of the city markets we have no change to note in prices. This week, owing to the stormy weatber and bad roads, the supply of meat, breadstuffs, &c,, was unusually smull. Outs are in good request at previous rates, and so is hay. Pork continues duil and unchanged By way of correcting part of last Saturday"s prices, we my observe that, with the exception of hay and straw, all other Articles are sold by she 100 pounds and aot by the hundred weight.— Pat, We regret to learn that a lurge number of the Wants in this City, at the present moment, are dry, Shoulda fire unfortunately break out, it would be found almost an impossibility to procure a moderate supply of water, It therefore behooves the inhabitants to be oahu vigilant in looking after thelr fires, flues, stores, pipes, &c., &c, The te Pumps, and the apparatus belonging thereto, should at once be looked after, put tu working order, a in a safe and convenient place, so as to be ready for use ata moment's notlee. Water from the river would be the chief dependence in the event of a tlre.-—Je2. St. Dungtan's Treuypnancn Socirry.— On Ho evening next, in St, Andrew's Hall, Mr. Alexander Mc- Dona'd will deliver a lecture to the a Society. . Sub. Ject,~T'be History of Englund. Doors open at 74 o'clock, lecture to commence at 8 o'clock. ‘The usual fee will be charged for admission. Ladics.admitted free, Joun Wrxxe, Sec'y, Ch’town, Feb, 12, 1868 aa a re me All Sorts of Paragrap ~