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EAEMMS’ commas, nan ooumanoran navaarisaa.

Established 1823. — -

Charlottetown, Prince Edward -Island, Saturday, November .11, 1854.

New Series. No. 187.

V Has-card's Gazette.

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BRASS FOUNDRY. AND MACHINE SHOP. BY W. 0. H083.

NOW open in Great George Street, on the old

Stand. Old Copper and Brass bought. An Appretnice wanted.

May I8, 1854.

THOMAS DOUGLASS,

5, PLATT STREET. NEW YORK. Importer and Dealer in every description of Foreigln)nnd Domestic H A R W A R E ,

HEAVY ENGLISH GOODS BY THE PACKAGE. sons sun‘! roe _ Bee's Braces, Turnsorews, 61.0. MANUFACTURER Of the Premium Steel Squares, Premium Angers and its, Aaes, Socket and Pirmer Chisels, Patent H w Angers, &c. Agent for Burlington Wagon Jzlse. Davin Kxnosnauo, 81. Co., Manufacturer, Burlington, Vermont.

S. L. TILLEY,

Wholesale and Retail Druggtst 15, sure srsuu-r, SJIJVT JOHN, W! B. osanau ur BRITISH AND FOREIGN DRUGS, GIIIIIICAIJ.

Patent Medicines, Perfumery. Soaps, Spices, Paints. Oils, Glass, Putty, Varnish, &c., Confections

- in great variety. timx

GARRISON at MARSTERS. ctrsrou uousa &. SHIP nnoiiens,

AID COMMERCIAL AND FORWJRDIJVG JG ‘JVTS,

Custom House Building, ST. JOHN. N. B.

I? Goods from England or the United States may be forwarded to an y part of this Province, Nova-Scotin or P. E. Island by consignlng the same to G. ds BL,

enclosing Invoice, to prevent delays. ‘ 3‘ C srges Moderate. _a Brit:

The National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society of London. CAPITAL £500,000 Sterling. Empowered by Ac’!

of Parliament, 2d Victoria. A Saving Bank for the Widow and the Orphan. 'l‘. HEATH HAVILAND,jr. Agent for Prince Edward Island. I? Oliiee, Queen Square. Chlrlottetown. September 5, I853. Isl

Commission Merchant and Auctioneer. THE SUBSCRIBER begs to announce to his ' , friends end the Public. that he offers his services In the above line of business. '1‘ who may favour by ccnlldirig to him their mperty for Sale, may rely on his acting under their truetions. as well as on his best efl'orts to serve their interest. BENJAMIN DAVIES, Queen Street. near the wharf. P. 8. Mr. DAVIII intimates advice of the ship- ment of a considerable consignment of

BRITISH Goons, res, &.c. '

new daily expected per the ships Peeping Torn. the Sir eldsstrtader from Liverpool.-and by the Cicely from London; they are well worth the consideration of country customers and will be held on Sale sense is for their accommodation. October Nth.

Auctioneer and Coniinission Merchant announce to his friends

THE Subscriber begs-tsp‘ 0“ h_ h. t e on Isservicesint

end the public, I above line of business. WILLIAM B. TUPLIN.

Margate, Lot I9. Oct. 26. sin

I THOMAS MANN, TAILOR, (Lots of Upper fre

Queen Street.) beg: to inform his numerous

nds that he has just I-1.\l0VI:‘.D his Businessto the House lately occupied by “as. Ween, in - r. Srnaur, next door to Mr. Dodd's Brick

Store. one 2.

WILLIAM M. HOWE, ATTORNEY AND BAIIIIISTIR. Oflce in Grafton Street. in the building formerly occupied by the Hon. Edward Palmer. All Island papers lm

warrrsin 'ro cnanmn. SEVERAL SCHOONRS to carry COAL from Piton or Sydney to Halifss, for which liberal

I‘ II ‘II he . A l t m‘ u ‘I G.‘“\vV.l‘ DEd.l':tIISf Charlottetown er I. CUNARD ds Co., Halifax. August dtlt. issa. —. . ‘nations: ‘ANTED u qusntit of clean I r-rowed ‘;V“Bar_.I‘ey, for wklchilse‘ Si‘-t pic. i: case .9‘ - ‘

use. sass. r‘-.1

October so. iss's.

Mutual Insurance tnpany, Incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1848. HIS COMPANY ofl'ers the best guarantee in case of loss, and accepts Risks at a saving of fully 60 per cent. to the assured.

' he present reliable Ca ital exeeds £1100. Per soris having property in Charlottetown, or vicinity, should lose no time in applying to the Secretary of this Cowipany for Policies or Information.

ll’.-/One of Philips‘ Fire Annihilators has been ~purchased by the Company, for the benefit of persons insured in this Oliice. In case of Fire, the use ofit can be obtained immediately, by applying at the

Secretary's Ollice.

W. HEARD, President

HENRY PAI..lllE‘.R.

ec’y and Treasurer. Secretary's Ofllce, Kent Street, 3 August lith, I853.

Olsarlottctown Co

‘ ALLIANCE LIFE AND FIRE IJVSURJJVCB COM- P./INY, LOJVDON. ‘us-rasusium in ACT or PARLIAIIIIT. Capital £5,000,000 Sterling. CHARLES YUUNG, Agent for P. 2. Island.

Equitable Fire Insurance Compa- ny of London Incorporated by Act of Parliament.

OARD OF DIRECTORS for I’. E. Island.-—

on. T. H. Havitand. Hon. Charles Hens-

ley, Francis l.arigworth, Esq., Robert Hutchinson, Erq., Thomas Dawson, E .

Detached Risks taken at low Premiums. No charge for Policies Forms of Application, and any other information, may be obtained from the Sub- scriber, atthe Oflice of G. W.Deblois Esq. Charlotte-

town. II. J". CUNDALL.

April 1th, 1854. Agent for P. E. I.

Notice of Co-partnership. IIE undersigned having this do taken his Cou- sin, Mr. Guoaos: Davras nto Partnership, the business hitherto carried on by him individually, will in future he conducted under the style or firm of D . AVIII. All person indebted to him will please make payment of their respective Accounts to the new Firm; and all those to whom e.ts . in- debted will please furnish their Accounts for liquids- tiou.‘

DANIEL DAVIES. Q,ueeri’s Square, Oct. 2. All papers 6w CHAMPAGNE.

7"‘-VHIRTY CASES of prime CHAMPAGNE. I just received as “ Peeping Tour," from Liver- poo .

Also. a quantity of 0.dKU.I{. Pitch and Coal Tar, Kegs of White and coloured paints, Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil,

For sale by CHARLES STEWART. ' June 1. 1864. If

LOOK HERE. ANY p-rsons wanting COOKING STOVES, FRANKLIN S’I‘0Vl'.S, or f‘ARbIEli’S BOIL- ERS, just call at Dodd's Auction Room, Queen's Square, and they will get suited at their own prices.

Hides ! Hidesl! Hides!!! UR. nce per. lb. in Casts will be given for ' any quantity of GREEN HIDES, delivered at the Tannery of the Subscriber. W. B. DAWSON. Oct. 21. (All the papers.)

Stoves! toves! Stoves! 7 HE Subscriber has rttrr tuzcltivcn a general assortment of STOVES which he offers at most reasonable prices, at his Tin Shop, (old tsnd) Great George Street, near the Catholic

Chsppel. - JAMES MILLNER.

Notice to Travellers. T has become un established fact that accidents will happen notwithstanding the care and atten- ticii which may be paid to the safety and convenience of travellers. Esplogions will talre place, bridges will be left oph. rind curs run oil’ the track as usual. It is well enough for the public and legislators to caution companies to "beware." an -" take heed,” et these casualties will occur, which re- sult in severe contusious, broken limbs, burns,

- bruises, ls. "

The‘ Mexican Mustang Itrinlmeut, ' Urpon such oceaai.ons, is invaluable! The won-

ul sfl'ects of its soothing and healing properties have induced _many, who have tried it, to always parry a bottle of it with them when they are travel- Ill . _

reqnent tests have proven it to he eflieecious bi eurin Itheumutism, Piles, Scrofulcua diseases, Cun- curs. lcors, Old Sores, Neurslgiu, Toothache. Ear- ache. he. A o avin. Iting-bone, Scratches, Cracked Heels, Chefes, Gulls. &o., on Horses and other anirnuls. It is external in its application, and we GUAIAITII it to cure Psuasarssa-I't.r In every case for which we rscornmea it.

Many Physicians use it because they can depend upon it—so‘ can their patients.

armor: and Li‘ -stable Keepers.

Sn they wins. have it. and will not be satisfied without it. after giving it a fair trial. Therefore we say to travellers upon h’ hwsys and by-ways sue the Jlustang Liniriisnt l t has become so thorough- I introduced throngltoutthn United States. British ossessions, and West Indies, that it is almost in- ible to step oi? the cars at an Station without

beholding the gay banner of the “ ustsngs. "

The prices are as folloers:—25 cents. 50 oents,sud 01 per bottle; the 50 cent being three times as large as the ID cent size, and the II sine nearly three times as Is as the 50 cent sins, so that the la bottles are upset.

AYIDR, jun. E. Co., 25 Hanover street. Boson. General Agents.

A tfor P. E. elsnd, M. W-. Sxisrnun, and

sold y dealers generally. Uni

Timothy and Flax Seed.

ltssmsrsliehsisro.

ill be ‘it r 'l'Ist0‘I‘ilY “.5? fibrin" arm?» giiuet yeti. at

I

THE PALESTINE HISSIOI.

We (Tribune) have been favored with the perusal of an interesting private letter from a lady connected with the Palestine Mis- sion, which we have before noticed in con- nection with the laudable efforts and ex- cellent arrangements for introducing im- provemonts in agriculture into that once fertile and fruitful, but’ now wretchedly cultivated country. The letter was written to this lady's son, who has been himself at the Mission, but obliged on account of health to relinquish his labors temporarily; as it was not intended for publication, we condense some of the most important facts, which we give with extracts from the letter. We learn that the postage upon this letter comprising a sheet and a. half of thin letter paper, is filly-seven cents. It had to be sent in the Austrian mail from Jaflii to Trieste; thence in the English mail to England; and by British mail steamer to New York.

The letter is dated at the Mission farm north of Julia, July I2, 1854, Mrs. M. says:

IRRIGATION.

“ The weather is dry here, and we now have the additional labor of raising water for the fruit trees, and summer crop of corn and vegetables. Our mules worlt constaiifly and yet improve in appearance, which greatly surprises our neighbors, who lose so many by neglect of proper care."

METHOD or RAISING WATER.

- “ An endless ~willow rope, bound thickly with earthen jars, pours a constant stream of water over the pulley wheel, into a reservoir, whence it is taken in many small channels. among tie trees and plants; deli hting the eye as we sit under the shade of the orange or pomegranate trees to watch the irrigation produces.”

rnonucrtoivs.

“We have just gathered some of the fineet specimens of Indian corn‘ we have ever seen; cars more than it foot in length and containing over 600 ‘large kernels. The present system of watering is expen- sive; and on fresh soil, we have ascertained that all kinds of grain and most all vege- tables, can be perfected at seine sctisoiis, without irrigation, or only twice a year. We would irrigate gardens and fruit trees, and depend on improvements in field culture, for staple crops, such as cotton, silk, wheat, barley, corn, potatoes, and sirn-sim (for oil), all of which can be grown profitably without water, by deep plowing and good tilling.- The finest melons and grapes,

robably in the world, grow here, also olives and figs.”

ARAB PLANTATIONS.

“ At first we have to occupy houses and lands arranged after the Arab fashion. These, near Jefftt, consist of an immense orchard, with a garden, dwelling house mid well, and machinery for irrigation. The orchard cannot be left, as in the United States, to take care of itself, but must be dug and watered every dry season. It is better for Americans to get unoccupied land, because in leasing a dwelling the orchard must be taken with it, and taken care of. But upon unoccupied land, buildings and forms can be arranged to suit our system, which is so much better than that of the Arabs, that it will not require lralfthe labor to produce greater returns—-at least double."

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THE BEDOUINS.

“We have many friendly had visits from the Bedouins, and have tried to learn and profit upon their knowledge of the climate, soils, seasons and suitable crops. Many of their simple methods are peculiarly adapted to this country. The lawless people aré gpnerally much feared and shunned by

uropeans. At first the poor woman came to us bringing laps full of barley and wheat to sell, and to buy medicine. They were wild and at first apprehensive, when we cloned the gates upon their entrance to our court-yard. Kind treatment soon gained their confidence, and as we manifested no fear, they grew friendly, and often on their way to Jatfa culled toget water for them- selves und beasts of burden. A poor woman, with u sucking infant upon her book, lending two small children, had come a long distance to glean after the reapere, near our place. She begged permipsion to leave her children in the shade in our yard, while she pursued the same labor that Ruth did in the field of as. In the evening when she came for "her children, she was surprised to' find them contented and happy, and‘ one little girl, who was covered with a dirty rag, now washed and dressed in a neat slip. As an exprusiou of her gratitude, when she came sin next morning to pursue her hard and il-paid toil in the field, she brought us a large eartheru jar of uiilk. This pleasant interchange of oivilities continued some days. Next came one of the principal men under the ‘ Great. Sheik‘ of the River

I-its

Bsdotiias. to sell two castsl lsltls of barley.

rapid growth which the

It was measured and paid for, to his salisfuction, and then he was highly flattered that we should invite him to take breakfast at our table with the family. This was a bond of peace. He had broken and eaten bread with us, and in return begged us to fix a day and come to their camp and eat with them. This we defined as n. more compliment ofa well-bred man of his class; but a few days afterward he came again with it present of " first fruits," and insisted upon our accompanying him home. It was a noble thing for a Christian family to be invited to visit their Bedouin neighbors, and several of our family volunteered for the occasion to accompany me.’

Biography of Sir John Franklin. I

The reported discovery of the remains of this illustrious navigator—whntcver doubts may be thrown upon the credibility of the narrntive——furnislies a suitable occasion for collecting the scanty details ofhis biography, which have thus far been communicated to the ublic. Sir John Franklin was born in 178 , and would accordingly have been68 years of age, had he survived to the present time. His native place was Spilsby, rt small town in Lincolnshire, in the vicinity ofthe North Sea. From his earliest years he betrayed ll certain boldness ofdisposition and love of adventure. His father endea- vored to cure him of his sea-faring pro- pensities, by permitting him to try the experiment of a voyage to Lisbon in a trading vessel. But this only produced the opposite cfl'cct. He was confirmed in his taste for the ocean, and would no_t be satisfied, until he had procured the consent of his father to his entering the navy. He obtained §_ inidshipmun’a warrant in his fourteenth year. is first service was in the frigate Pplyphcme, where he was

distinguished for his youthful coura e and

energy. a wus_tn the battle of open- hagen in I801, andvtwo years after accom- panied his relative, Capt. Flinders, on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea, duri wbiclt_he was shipwrecked on the coast of New-Holland. At a subsequent

cried, he was in the Bellerophon at the battle of Trafalgar. In l8l4 he was it lieutenant in the Bedford, which brought the allied monarchs to England. He was concerned in the attack on New-Orleans, where he gained great credit by his bravery and skill. In ISIS he commanded the brig Trent in the Polar Expedition under Ca t. Buchun. Afterthe failure of the search or the North-West Passage by Capt. Ross, he received the commission in l8I9, to undertake an expedition by land from Hudson’s Bay to the mouth of the Copper- mine River, in conjunction with Richardson and Back, to cooperate with Capt. Parry, who was to visit the region by water. _ On this expedition he followed the coast as for Cape Turnnguiri, tit)” 30‘ north latitude, and after incredible hardships, _having been once rescued from death by the Indians, he returned to England in I822. He was promoted to the rank qf Poet-Captain, and three years tiller undertook a secon expe- dition to the Polar Sea, visiting the coast between Mackenzie River and the Copper- mine River. By the middle of Aug., I827, lie had reached the eevcntieth degree of latitude, and the one hundred and fiftieth degree oflongitude, but was compelled to return by the early setting in of extreme cold weather. In recognition of his merits on this expedition he received the order of knighthood from George the Fourth. In I830 he commanded a ship of the line in the Mediterranean, and afterward was appointed Governor of Van Diemen's Laud, from which post he was recalled in March, I843. Returning to England in the spring of I815 lie was entrusted with the command

"oftho fatal expedition in which his life has

fallen a sacrifice. The two vessels, Erebus and Terror, in which the younger Ross had accomplished his expedition to the South Pole, were selected for the voyage, and two distinguished oflicors, Captains Crozicr and Fitajatnes, were appointed as his com- portions. The Expedition sailed on the l9th of May, I845, arrived at the Whale Fish Islands on the 4th of July, and was seen ihrthe last time in Melville Bay, on the 526th of that month. It was not until alter the return of Capt. Ross in I849, who had been sent in search of the missing nevi utors, that general anxiety was felt fort ir safety. In I850 an Expedition was fitted out by Lady Franklin, and ano- ther by the British Government to seek the lost vessels. About the same time, our ‘totvnsman, Mr. Henry Grihnell, dispatched the two ships Advance and Rescue for the same purpose. The unsuccessful result of these expeditions is well known. Dur-in

the styear, a large fleet was sent out by the ritlsh Government, to make renewed search for Sir Joltrt Franklin. Mr. Grionell also dispatched the Advance, under the command of Dr. Katie, on a similar errand. But all in‘ vain. Before the announcement oftlie recent iute ' once, no further‘ hope was cherished-tbett e lives of the brave

st 7 ii’- , ,

shelter, which was. freely accorded.

explorers had been preserved. Their nurses were some time since stricken from the Admiralty list, and orders issued for the recall of the Expeditions.

Yarns Br.cir'ranss.—-Edward, the late Duke of Kent, dth son of King Geor e III. and father of Queen Victoria, trave led in 1794 from-Quebec to Boston, to take ship to the West Indies.. At a tavern on the way, an honest New England mm thug accosted him. “ Well how do you do, sir, -and are you the sea of King George?’ He answered he was. " Amshin !" aid the man, " and how does daddy do?” " He was well,” said the rince, “ when I heard last from him.” “ all now,’’ said the honest man, "don't on think he was wroryg in quarreling wit America as he did? ’ " I don't know but he was," said the other, “ but there’: no foreseein at all times how matters will turn out,” " rue,” said the man, " but ifit hadn't been for that la n uarrel, I su ose he in’ ht gave pbeiany Iging here yelI.P”—-Pros. Tn’-

rte.

Poruurt Diss:Asas.—The mind of man is subject to epidemics as well as his body, but of another order. Plague, the black death, and cholera, have played their parts to some purpose in the world's history, and so have ghosts and goblins. witches and wnrloclts, imps and demons. As people are sometimes seized with influenza, scarlatina, and other catching complaints, so are they with spirit-rapping, table-turning, mesnie-_ rism, clairvoyunce, and subjects allied. Of late years the devil, who was wont in former times to smear the brain with brim- stone, has been rather at a discount, and ghosts, or at all events, spirits, in tidier raiment than winding-sheets, have been rising in the market. It is possible now for a man of strong faith, like Robert Owen, to see the ghost of Hamlet's father, and .''.~* 4; piece of gold, one may chat with I-Iovm V at d chop logic sI%._Aristotle. It is PU! ~unt.: to write gravely undlearnedly respecting such follies and delusions, and to entertain the belief, that the devil has still something to attract him from his brirnstone bed,

To visit his snug little farm of the earth,

And. see how his on. - or to make the dish run after the spoon; through the medium of young ladies’ fingers. —Loridon Critic.

A SITUATION Vacarvr.—Scme years ago I

a black man called on u cle ymun in Western New York, ‘avowed imaelf a fugitive slave, and asked for food and we or three persons being cognizant of the fact, called in to see the run-away “nigger," when the following dialogue ensued: