I-IASZARD’S GAZETTE. AUGUST 29.

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Tn 0r.nsa-r Tan ott Rnaoao-—Perlia the oldest tree on record is the Cypress of Somme, in Inn y. It issappossd to have been planted II the year of our Lord, and on thﬂ account is

Odupon with reverence by the‘ Inlllltilatils all II ancient chronicle at Milan is said to prov» “Nut was a trite in the time of Julius Caesar, B. C. 49. It is I20 feet high, and 20 feet in circum fsrencc at one foot from the ground. Napoleon. when laying down the plan for his great road over the Siinplon, diverged from a straight line to avoid injuring this tree.

A RUSSIAN AND AN Ertctusu RsGi.\ri:N'r.—'I‘he courage of an English army is the sum total oi the courage which the individual soldiers bring with them to it, rather titan of that which they derive from it. When I was at Naples, a Russian and an English regiment were drawn up together in the same square. “ See,” said a Neapolitai. to me, who had niistalﬁn me for one of his cour.trymon, “ there is bi one face in that whole regiment; while in that(pointitig to the English). cvcrysoldier has a face of his own.”—Notcs and

res.

WAN'ricn.—A new agony, in the shape of ii negro ballad, for everybody to sing, whistle and dance—for all hands to play—-all rnidiii _-ht oarousers to chorus. We notice, that this is this first period since the immortal Jim Crow Rice turned and wheeled about to so much profit, that we have lacked such a refrain. We have succes- sively consigned to the earth, after llll,|_'eI'llIg and varied torture, those stars of their sex. Lucy Neal, Coal Black Rose, Lucy Long, The Rose of Alabama, and Lilly Dale; and the Nelly who sleeps in the “ llazel Dell” is still fresh in the memory. lf“U|il Dog Tray" had not expired amid the terrible torture of last New Year’s Eve. the “dog law” would have given the faithful animal his quietus.

We respectfully state in advertising the \Vant, that the following are indispensable to the new aonit :-The subject must be a " lubly culled gal !” She must have resided, in the course of her sublunary existence. in “ Old Virginny,” Tennessee, Alabama or Mississippi, as unbroken custom prescribes. She must have done con- siderable sparking by the light of the moon, Kl‘-tl have met with an untimely end before the consum- mation ol lier hopes. An occasional allusion to plantation productions generally willbe considered indispensable. and. above all things, let the fair Ethiopian be interred somewhere where the wild ﬂowers may perform the wonderful feat of“ blos- soming” on her “little green grave.”—PItt'Ia- dclpliia Gazette.

Artscsorii: or it Sour. We tind the following in a late number of the Church Journal .—- “ Anecdotes of animals are always amusing ; and, whatever. is observed accurately, and told without embellishment, may some day serve to solve a great problem in philosophy-the distinction, namely, between the spirit of a man that goeth upward, and the spirit ofa beast that gneth down- ward to the earth—-a problem that the great

Bishop Butler could not solve, and left a blemish in his argument, but a monument to his candor, the subject of the one I am going to tell happened

Iany years ago. when I was an urchin of eight

or ten, but I remember it well. One ﬁne summer

morning it was my province to aid in driving a

dock of sheep to the broolr, to be washed, pre-

paratory for shearing. The man who had charge

of them led the procession with the salt dish in

rid. in w ich he ostentatiously rattled some

lumps of salt, and from time to time made pretence

ofthrowing a handful on the ground, to draw the

' ﬂock onward from place to place, while I followed to drive up the loiterers.

The old patriarch of the troop, a fine old buck, led the van of the quadrupeds, and carefully examined every spot where the false motion of throwing salt was made, till he was fully satisfied in his mind that no salt was deposited. He then pattscd,shoolt his head with his ample boniirs, and waiting till the shepherd was about a rod in advance, charged upon him from the rear with his whole momentum, fairly raising him oil‘ his fast. I saw, and from the first comprehended the manoeuvre, but there were so much fun in it, ' was impossible to give the alarm; and when the Dan turned to ‘blow me tip’ for my tacit com- plicity, I was rolling on the green award in a convulsion of laughter so contagious, that he was orcad to join in it, and let me oil without a re- links.

Will it do to attribute to so simple an animal as a sheep. so hi h a moral sentiment as indig- nation at deceit Perhaps not: but we ms at least make the ‘practical inference,” that t use having charge of tloclis cannot ascursl lead them long with mere occasional handfuls o —wind.”

The Methodists of Canada West, at their late meeting made_ two important changes in their church policy: They h_av_c ccpsen- tsd to extend the nod of a minister a re- ddcnca on a circuit from two to ﬁve years. in any case where a request to that edict emanates from a quarterly meeting of the circuit. They have also consented to admit

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u re ntatton of and lay nstn i-satthaaaanaltfuti-ict taestingsof Jhe convention. .

Diecovau or New Paori.a oit 1-ital Wssrsiirt .Coitrissttr.—A Correspondent olthe New Orleans Pycaiuite states that do- ring the late trip of the U. S. aloo of war Decatur through the straits of agcllan, Dr. Brainbridge and another oﬁccr ob- tained a leave of absence for a few days, during a calm, and were landed at Terra del Fuego. They then ascended a moun- tain to the height of 3,500 feet when they came upon it plain of sur assing richness and beauty; fertile ﬁelds, t e greatest vari- ety of fruit trees, in full bearing, and signs of cultivation and reﬁnement. Their ap- pearance astonished the inhabitants, who, however, did not treat them unfriendly. The men all range from 6 to 6§ feet in height, well proportioned, very athletic, straight as an arrow.—The women were among the mot perfect models of beauty ever formed, averaging 4 feet high, very plump, with small feet and hands, and with ajet black eye. The writer adds.’-

Tlieir teachers of religion speak the La- tin language, and have traditions fr-om suc- cessive priests through half a hundred cen- turies. They tcll us that this island was once attached to the main land; 1,900 yours ago, ,by their records, their country was visited by it violent earthquake, which oc- casioned the rent known as the Straits of Magellan; that on the mountain which lifted its head to the sun, whose bnse rested where the waters now flow, stood their great teinple—which, according to their- description, as compared to the one now existing that we saw, must have been 17.- 200 feet square, and over l,l00 feet high, built of purest pantile marble.

GIVING A PECULIAR Fr..tvotm T0 l\Iea'r. —A little practice in fattening or stall feed- lng animals, will demonstrate that almost any particular ﬂavour may be given to the meet, by feeding it with different kinds of substances.-—If you fatten beef on pump- kins, you give the flesh it sweet and juicy character, and the tulloiv will have a yellow tinge. If fed upon apples, it will have ti different flavor, and thc tallow will melt easier. Indian corn gives the tallow iriorc solidity, and a white colour. If you feed milch cows upon turnips, you can soon taste them in the milk, and onions also will give the milk their peculiar taste. Sea fowl, that live upon ﬁsh, also have a peculiar ﬁshy taste. Partridges are sometimes ren- dercd poisonous by eating poison berries. There is a variet of duck, killed in the wa- ters of Cbesitpealie Bay and vicinity, called “ Canvasback” duck, which are very fa- mous for the peculiar ﬂavor of their ﬂesh, which is ciiused by the kind of food which they get in those waters. This food is sup- posed to be the wild celery. A Yankee, in a recent Buffalo paper, recommends the manufacture of“ Canvasback Ducks ” out of the common domestic duck, by feeding them with garden celery while fattening. There is no sort of doubt, that ifthis species of food be given them for some weeks before they are killed, they will have the ﬂavor of it in their flesh, and perhaps be equal to or better than the famous cnnvasback above alluded to. It is an experiment very easily tried: and one which will no doubt be both successful and profitable.—-.Mai1ie Farmer.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH ALLIANCE.-A

'I‘c ‘III Int-roa or I'IAsaAII'a GAIIITI. " Warren Farm, 16th August, 1855.

Sir,—Ths Committee of the Royal Agricultu- ral Society having thought psopar to publish a letter from Mr. J. iller and myself, to t Hon. George Colcs, relative to the balloting for the oﬁce of Secretary to the Society, accompa- nied by the Resolution they came to on the consideration of that letter; and having either neglected or declined to publish the subsequent proceedings, I now write to g the favour of your inserting the whole in your next issue for the information of such members of the Society, as take an interest in the doings of the Committee. I ma here l'urt.her add that for the reasons stated in my letter of the 5th ult., I still consider Mr. Stewart to have been sub- jected to ungenerous treatment by the majority ie Committee present at the meetings of the 20th June and 4th July, but at the same time I congratulate the Society on the iippointruent by the Governor and Council of it Secretary so well qualiﬁed in every respect to discharge the duties oftliat ollico us Mr. Irving undoubtedly is, it result which I little expected before his appointment was gazetted.

I am, Sir, Your most obedient, Humble servant, \'ALL.

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Charlottetown, 20th June, 1855.

Hon. George Coles,

Sir,—0n examining the minutes of the Corri- mittee meeting of the Royal Agricultural Sn- cicty held this day, and at which you presided, we observe that there is only one vote recorded for each of Messrs. C. lliiszzird and II. Long- wortli as Secretory for the ensuing year. and us we both voted for these gentlemen, as well its for Mr. C. Stewart, we think that one of the ballot papers muy have been overlooked in the recording, and that Mr. Stewart uiiiy also have lost it vote to which lie was entitled. We arc therefore of opinion, that it would be advi- sable to call another meeting of the Committee to take the subject of the appointment of It Secretary into consideration, and tire, Sir,

Your obedient servants, (Signed) J. Lr.ir.i., JAM!-ZS .\lii.r.i:tt.

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Charlottetown, Junc 222d, 1855. Sir,—'I‘lic enclosed letter from two members of the Committee of the Agricultural Society requires explanation. Therefore, you will please summon a. meeting of the Committee on next Wednesday week, to take their statcuierits into consideration . Yours, dc (Signed) Charles Stewart. Esq.. Scc'y. Agricultural Society.

c., G sortoa Coi.i-:s.

Committee Meeting, 4th July,

The question being put, whether the meeting should proceed to the consideration of the pro- ceedings of the late meeting.~ '

It was decided on a show of hands by n ma- jority of one vote, “ that it should not be recon- sidered,” and ordered, That the proceedings ol the late meeting be communicated to the Go- vernmcnt.

Charlottetown, 4th July, 1855. To the President of the R. . Society. Sir,—-Front the very uncalled for and insult- ing remarks made at the meeting of the Society this day, affecting the letter si ned by niyeell rind .\lr. .‘Vliller,I consider that can no longer submit to sit at the Table, and therefore beg to tender my resignation as it Member of the Committee. I am, &c., (signed) J. LYALL. Warren Fariit, 5th July, 1855. To the President, and Members of the Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society,

London paper announces the approaching marriage of . . H. Princess Mary of Cambridge with Prince Napoleon, son of Prince Jerome Bonaparte. A Bonaparte united to a daughter of England.

The Hon. Mr. Merrit is submitting a plan

to the American governmtnt, whereby the reciprocal principle may be applied to arti- cles of manufacture, as well as those inclu- ded in the present treaty. One hundred deaths from epidemic were reported in one week in the later part of July, in the Charity Hospital of New Or- cans,

Anni. vonoa.—'.l‘lic New Orleans papers have an account of the most successful serial voyage svsr performed by a balooit, with ﬁve persons in it, including some members of the press. be Icon shrtsd on the evening of the 30th April, and want 310 miles in six hours, landed its gets at Port-Gibson, and than took a f start on another voyage.

‘rwo curious old nation, remarkable for their small and heavy breach, was dug up by so-saxoavatorlhltbsgravalbi that-Ivarat

- ilo'cleah. 8tl.TlisIalasacaof’otia

Gentlenien,—Fearing that my reasons for resigning my seat as a member of Committee may not be sufliciently well understood from , the brevity of my letter of yesterday, I deem it advisable to enter into in few further explana- tions. lst. ’I‘lie language made use of by Mr Wallrinsliuw, as a lied to me, was in my humble opinion most insulting and derogatory, and as neither the President nor any other Member of Committee expressed the sli htest disapprobation of his conduct, I am ed to infer that it was generally a rovcd of, and as no apology has since been 0 red or regret ex- pressed for such conduct, in only honorable course is to withdraw myse f from a rd where it seems, insult may be given with im- punity. 2d.Tlis Committee, I think, acted unkindly and ungencroualy to an old servant in submitting to have the meeting hurried on in rapidly, when there were so many of most regular attendants of the Committee meetings absent, and when there was such Ailvouity of opinion as to the correct tiaic, aoina expressing their belief, that it was not ltwalva o clock, others that it Wlml 350 [choral practice at the Committee meetings leads inatabara to believe that best- nassw lnctbasatsrsdititobsfors {manor vidaal

taaiaber should not be so i .. go i ,1 ‘Committee to‘ push on tb5”b.usiness ti: suuoft «convenience, and tltarprsvent ﬂvc other mam. 5'" 9°" 5"“ I0 Opportunity of recording “I05? V°“l- 4 v The course followed in the selection of names for a Secretary is cruel to the party holding ollicc at the time, and inju. rious to the interests of the Society-cruel becuuse, even admittin for argument'a sake that Mr. Stewart's conduct has been improper he has never either been reprimanded or re: quested to act clifli-rentl --and It is in'urious to the Society, lm.-ausu the mode ado te is mg calculated to secure the services o the most eliicicnt Secretary to fill his place, should he be superseded. lliid the Committee decided in the first place to port with Mr. Stewart, well qualiﬁed candidates would have come forward, but so long as Mr. Stewart is in office, delicacy will naturally deter these parties from offering their services.

Although this letter has already extended to considerable length, I cttnnot conclude without rovertlng to Mr. Wullrinelinw's lun tinge to afford an opportunity. for those ineni )\‘I'8 who we-renbscut at the time, ofjud log correct] of the dispute between us. The liettor signc by Mr‘. lllillernind myselfis before the Coiuuiittee —in speaking of the request it contained, Mr. Wrtllriiislitiw in very uffcrisivo rind ungentloman- ly la.ng_ung_u cliuructerized it as most insulting and oflensive to two of the highest gentlemen in the Islttnd—decl:ti-ed that the motives attri- buted to thein did not exist in their minds, and asserted that such proceedings ought not to be tolerated by the meeting, &c., &c. I deny that there isttiiytliing in the letter, that can be con- strued Into on insult to uiiy piirty, either the Ereiilcslor the smallest in this Islurid, undl nppoiil to the judgtnontoftlie Committee in this matter. In our letter. Mr. Miller and myself expressed it belief that it mistake lutd occurred in balloting for asccretiiry; does Mr. W. think, that it is on insult to tell any man that he may err? does he think it OIIIEIIBIVO or intolerable when an error has been committed to be re- qiiestcil to rectify it.’ I think there in greater insult in Mr. Wulltinshitw‘s insinuiition. that it was impossible for two of the highest men in the Island to commit it niistulte, tl an the sim- ple expression of belief on our part unit it mis- tulle ltttd possibly occurred! Mr. Wulkiiishitw not only laid grout ciuplutsis on the fact of these two parties being the first in the Island, but he also repented this as his opinion. With- out wishing to discuss this subject, I tuko leave to tell.Mr. W. that I would not intentionally urid without cause insult any man, neither the highest _nor the lowest, the richest nor the poorest in the lund. I also take leave to tell him that my opinion is, that a real gentleman would have greater reluctance in insulting 0. poor man than it rich one; the former might be obliged to submit quietly the latter need not. [also take leave to tell him, that I will not quietly submit to insult from any man, high or w.

In conclusion, I be e the Committee will not only _hold me blame ass of any improper mo- tives in wishing to have what I believed to be up error rectified, but that they will also give or- pression to this opinion on their minutes.

I have the honor to be,

Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, (signed) J. LYALL.

Warren Farm, August, 14th, 1855. To the President of the Committee of the R. A. Society,

Sii',—Never having been honoured with any ofliciul notice of my letter of the 4th ult., and never having observed the publication in the newspapers oftho letter referred to or of any resolution nllecting the sortie, I am induced to write you once more. You are, I presume, iiware that the communication addressed by Mr. Miller and myself to Mr. Colcs, and that Gentleman's letter to the Smretary, as well as the resolution of the Committee on the sub- ject thus brought before them, have all been published. It is equally nccessar in my epi- nion, that any subsequcntlettcr 0 also ub- lished accompanied by any resolution vviich the Committee has come to or may come to re- gnrdingit. If the matter is not taken up at your meeting to-morrow, and a rep] sent to me on Thursday, I shall conclude that the Com- mittee does notdeom my communication worthy of any notice. I have the honor to be, &c.,

(signed) J. Lnt.i.. Committee Room, 15th Aug., 1855.

John L all, .,

Dear 8ir,——l am directed by the Committee of the Royal Agricultural Sociat to acknow- ledfe receipt of ‘your letter of the 14th inst., an to express sir regret that the followin resolution had not bean forw ed to yous

tary 3 been in-

'w. W. Iavnre. , it. A. Society.

Committee Room,

RaoIeed,—"'I'bs Ooairaittss express their opinion that Mr. Lyall was not lalasacsd by any

improper raodvaaiabriugtag tlisballotfbr