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Regatta. 4 Nr ANNUAL RACES will take place on TUESDAY, the a

Lith day of SEPTEMBER next, commencing at 10 o'clock, |

The following PRIZES will be awarded to the owners

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First Race—Entrance money 10s.

First class Club Yachts, £8 Second Race—Entrance money 5s.

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Club Yachts uncer 24 feet in length, ; Third Race— Entrance money 6s.

Four-oared Gigs, rowed by members of the Club, 600 Fourth Race—Entrance money 3s.

Two-oared Boats, rowed by members of the Club, 2-8 6

Fifth Race—Entrance money 3s. Wherries, rowed by members of the Club, Sixth Race—Entrance money 3s. Race for Ladies’ Purse by Club Boats. Seventh Race—Entrance money Is. 6d. Four-oared Boats, rowed by Boys under 14 years, oe Eighth Race—Entrance money 20s. Race for the Club Cup, agreeably with the conditions

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of 1857, value $100, 30 0 0 Nintl: Race—Entrance money 3s. Duck Hunt—Prize, im

Tenth Race—Entrance Free. Canoes paddled by Indians — lst Prize 20s., second i 10s.. third 5s., 1 26.. 6 Eleventh Race—Entrance Free. Canoes paddled by amateur members of the Club, 010 0 r

No Prize will be awarded unless the Boats are Rowed Sailed by members of the Club. ; JAMES MORRIS, Secretary. Charlottetown, August 18, 1858.

TEVUE SUBSCRIBER, BESIDES A GOOD ASSORTMENT of Cuotce Fawtty Grocertes, offers for Sale :— A good article of Table and Pickling Vinegar, An excellent article of Pearl Barley, Fresh Currants, Raisins, Figs, and Nuts of all kinds, Pine Apple Syrup, Raspberry Vinegar, Spanish Cream (a delightful summer drink), An excellent article of Stomachie Bitters (by the gal.) Besides all the etceteras in like Establishments. For Sale at the Cash Drug Store of

August 23, 1858. M. W. SKINNER. Eligible Pasture and Builjing Lots.

AOR SALE. 10 LOTS within the City, containing a TOWN LOT each , also, 10 immediately adjoining the City, (free of City taxes), of 1 acre each. Apply to ; . THEOPHILUS DESBRISAY.

Charlottetown, August 23, L858.

Removal. . FEVUE Subscriber has removed to the new building on the site of his vid stand in Water Street, where he offers for sale,

Chests and half Chests TEA,

Barrels of FLOUR and MEAL,

Kegs and Boxes of Pig and Fiat TOBACCO. ;

GEO. F. C. LOWDEN.

Charlottetown, August 2, 1858. (fal 2.)

For Sale.

~ MO FEET of 3 inch good quality, fresh eut SPRUCE l if DHAL3, made ready for delivery by Mr. THOMAS ANNEAR, Montague River. Enquire of Bexsamin Davies, Esqr , Cuarluttetows, or to SfEPHENS & CLARKE, Urwell. Orwell, June 21, 1858.

ESSRS. STANFIELD & LORD beg to inform the § Farmers of Prince Edward Island, that after this date their NEW MILLat TRYON will be ready for Dyeing, Pulling and Dressing Cloth, having spared no expense in fitting up. The services of Mr. Lippincott, of Pictou, being secured as manager, they guarantee to finish work in the best possible manner, on the usual terms. Mr. H. Catsecx, of Sydney Street, Charlottetown, will receive Cloth, and attend to its being forwarded with despatch. Iryon, July 27. ul

Hats and Caps. (PXUE Subscriber has received by recent arrivals, an assortment of the

above, consisting of a : Gents’ and Boys Leghorn, Seaweed, Straw and Palm-leaf HATS,

Black «nd Brown Felt HATS, American Glazed HATS, Cloth CAPS in variety, American Silk Giazed CAPS.

June 28. A. McKINNON.

Grain, Grain. EVIE highest price given for BARLEY and OATS at Coles’s Brewery and Distillery. Constantly on hand at prices cheaper than can be pur- chased in the Market, the best of Rum, Brandy, Gin, Whis- key, and a superior article of old Malt Whiskey. Also — X, XX, and XXX Ale. Oh. Town, Feb. 16, 1557. —

, JOHN & ROBERT SCOTT,

KENT-STREET, CHARLOTTETOWN, Carriage and Sleigh Builders, &c. &c. &C- 1s always on hand, and built to order, a

Carriages and Sleig! wand, and bu e arriage and Sleigh Trimming done with

the shortest notice. C

neatness and despatch. ons Now on hand a variety of new and second-hand Carriages,

for sale at reduced prices. ‘The public are requested to call and see them before purchasing elsewhere. ly May 3, 58.

~~" ‘Waluable Farm.

_ SALE, and immediate possession given, 60 acres of

LAND, north side of Lot No. 44, East Point, the pro- perty of Ronald McDonald, ian., Tulloch, and now in posses- sion of Ronald MeDonald, Esq., his father, who is authorised to sell the same . and who will extend a good bona fide title of it by reference to the Hon. Charles Young, Attorney-at-Law, Charlottetown. Time will be given for one-half of the pur-

chase money. Big Bush, April 26, 1857. R. McDONALD.

Saddle, Harness, Collar and Trunk-making

ESTABLISHMENT.

IIB subscriber respectfully intimates to the public generally that he has commenced business in the above line in the bouse ou the corner of Queen and Sydney-streets, near the store of the Hon. Daniel Brenan, where he will keep for sale a large assortment of GIG, CARRIAGE AND CART HARNESS; SADDLE3, BRIDLES, COLLARS, WHIPS, TRUNKS, &e. All orders for any article connected with the trade will be punctually Sitended to. He is also prepared to trim Sleighs, Gigs and Carriages in aspperior style. The subscriber feels confident he can give satisfaction to those who may favor him with their petneet. —_ his neers a al ie iness both in the Old Country and in this — ip Oo am . JOHN BOWERS. Charlottetown, June 7, 1858. : 1 N. B.—A liberal discount will be allowed to country wholesale dealers. aun.

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Spring 1858. New Goods. THVUE Subscriber having completed his SPRING IMPORTATIONS, has now on hand a good STOCK of Seasonable DRY GOODS, and which will be disposed of cheap for cash. June 25.

ALEX. M’KINNON.

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O my lost Beauty!—hast thou folded quite Thy wings of morning light,

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Beyond those iron gates, Where Life crowds hurrying ‘o the haggard Fates, And Age upon his mound of ashes waits To chill our fiery dreams, Hot from the heart of youth plunged in his icy streams ?

Leave me not fading in these weeds of care, Whose flowers are silvered hair !— Have I not loved thee long, Though my young lips have often done thee wrong And vexed thy heaven-tuned ear with careless song? Ah, wilt thou yet return, Bearing thy rose-hued torch, and bid thine altar burn ?

Come to me !—I will flood thy silent shrine With my soul’s sacred wine, And heap thy marble floors, As the wild spice-trees waste their fragrant stores In leafy islands walled with madrepores And lapped in Orient seas, When all their feathery palms toss, plume-like, in the breezo.

Come to me !—thou shalt feed on honeyed words, Sweeter than song of birds; — No wailing bulbul’s throat, No melting dulcimer’s melodious note, When o’er the midnignt wave its murmurs float, hy ravished sense might soothe With flow so liquid-soft, with strain so velvet-smooth .

Thou shalt be decked with jewels, like a queen, Sought in those bowers of green Where loop the clustered vines,

And the close-clinging duleamara twines,—

Pure pearls of Maydew where the moonlight shines, And Summer’s fruited gems,

And coral pendants shorn from Autumn’s berried stems.

Sit by me drifting ou the sleepy waves, — Or stretched by grass-grown graves, Whose gray, high-shouldered stones, Carved with old names Life’s time-worn roll disowns, Lean, lichen-spotted, o’er the crumbled bones Still slumbering where they lay While the sad Pilgrim watched to scare the wolf away !

Spread o’er my couch thy visionary wing ! Still let me dream and sing,— Dream of that winding shore Where scarlet cardinals bloom,—for me no more, — The storm with heaven beneath its liqaid floor, And clustering nenuphars

Sprinkling its mirrored blue like golden-chaliced stars !

Come while their balms the linden-blossoms shed !— Come while the rose is red,— While blue-eyed Summer smiles O’er the green ripples round yon sunken piles. Washed by the moon-wave warm from Indian isles, And on the sultry air The chestnuts spread their palms like holy men in prayer !

Oh, for thy burning lips to fire my brain With thrills of wild sweet pain !— On life’s autumnal blast, Like shrivelled leaves, youth’s passion-flowers are cast, — Once leaving thee, we love thee to the last !— Behold thy new-decked shrine, And hear once more the voice that breathed “ Forever thine !” —Atlantic Monthly.

SKETCH OF CAIRO.

And now as regards Cairo. It is certainly a wonderful kaleidoscope, and has all its beauties and some of its incon- veniencies. First, its narrow streets, so bustling and picturesque, are as inconvenient to paint as in Cheapside. The dust and crowd make oils impossible. The religious prejudices of the people make it dificult to persuade any re- spectable person to sit, and especially at an hotel ; and they are so horribly lazy, that they will not make the exertion. With a private house, and residing here, the thing may be

mabaged—and bad Hunt come out with me, we might easily ' have arranged it; as it is, he is in despair at the difficulty of

getting any woman to sit. There is, doubtless, much beauty in the architecture ; but I confess that it is so different from that which is required in Europe, that I doubt the expedi- ‘ency of an ardhitect’s coming here. As in Europe, so here, it is only the old buildings that are grand, and there are very few of them. The style resembles much the Roman- esque ; the double or triple semi-cireular-headed window, with a hole or boles spaneril, is very constant. In the earlier buildings, such as the Layloon mosque, the picrs and arches are very massive ; and a flat ornament, like lace-work, is -earried round all the openings, very similar in character to the work in Romanesque aud Norman buildings, and circular windows of small geometric patterns are introduced in the spandrils. The grandest thing in Cairo is the door to the wosque of Sultan Hassan, which is treated on a totally dif- ferent principle from those of our churches. A recess is carried up to a beight of full one hundred feet, and the doorway is placed in it, with steps leading up from either side; this gives great height and grandeur of effect. The doors to the mosque are many of them extremely beautiful, being covered with bronze ornaments In relief. They employ Mosaic very beautifully in the older mosques, as also covered tiles in the interior both of houses and mosques. Tue Cairo piinarets are very beautiful—much more so than the needle ones of Stamboul—and there are two of the city gates which are very grand and imposing, but everything is built of such perishable material, and 80 utterly neglected, that there is little that is good rewaining. Most of what looks so

a: picturesque in painting is merely daubed on with a brush,

‘and red, white aud black wash.

' he last three days there has been an illumination here, in hovour of the betrothment of the Sultan’s daughter to the Pasba’s son, and the town really looks very picturesque. 'All the shops in every street are decked out with their handsomest things, and the walls are hung with carpets, shawls, and draperies; or, if the owners are too poor for this, an old coat, ouce handsome, does duty. At night, all the shops iiluminated, while the masters are seated with their

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‘friends around them, smoking and taking coffee. One street | administration of the law to sccure its advantages to her

(the streets, you must remember, are only about two yards | subjects of every race and creed. The Queen thanks the

wide,) where the Pasha’s private treasurer lives, has coloured | Commons for the judicious liberality with which they have

awnings over it; while light wooden arches, thrown from’ provided for the exigencies of the publie service. The rest

house to house, and covered with lights, make it look like an |

arcade, the walls all down being covered with lamps, and

‘chandeliers suspended in the middle of the street. The

master of the house has hired an orchestra, who play every evening—the effect is really beautiful. Some of the Pashas have also illuminated the whole wall of their palaces, and often the whole strect in front of them, The order and good temper of the people are something wonderful to those who know a pushing, noisy, European crowd; and long! strings of eight or ten women, like great black clothes’ bags, or silk balloons, on donkeys, preceded by a very grand black — eunuch, and the rear brought up by another, followed by most. bumptious blackies, are threading their way through the crowd. In fact, it must be a grand field-day for the ladies, who are out in shoals this evening.—From Memoirs of Thomas Seddon.

DESCRIPTION OF DAMIETTA.

Damictta is a large town, lying very picturesquely upon a hill, sloping down to the river side, where many of the merchants’ houses have small court-yards in front, fitted up | with benches, and with roofs of trellis-work eovered with | vines, and with stone sieps leading down to the river, much. like what I imagine the houses in Venice to have. _ We found the Vice-Consul, a Syrian, exceedingly attentive. He went with us about everywhere, apologising for leaving us oceasion- ally, and taking Us to see his new boat and his new house ; and finding that I was fond of horses, his whole stud, colts”

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,and all, were trotted out for our inspection. We dined with '

him, and showed him*how to mix mustard a /’ Anglaise. | After dinner, we began to smoke. The first pipes were six | feet loag, with amber mouth-pieces ; and every ten minutes, a set with longer stems and richer mouth-pieces was intro- | duced, till, after examining a whole arsenal of guns and | pistols, and exterminating the Russians several times, the , pipes had become eighteen feet long, with amber tops as large | as hen’s eggs; and as nothing short of a small palm-tree could eome uext, we took our leave.

The country around Damietta is perfectly flat, anda great deal of it consists of rice fields, which, being kept covered with water, makes it unhealthy. The lake Meuzaleh, about forty miles long, begins about half a mile fiom the town. Lt! was the finest land in the Delta, until, in the war between the English and French in Egypt, we cut the dykes and let in the water, burying villages and all. However, as it is, there are such enormous quantities of fish and waterfowl, that it yields nearly as much revenue as before. There are a great many pelicans there, which get wonderfully tame | when caught. M. Mariette had one which formed an attach- ment for his cat. It used to open its beak, and take pussy into its pench, where she would yo to sleep quite contentedly. One day, Madam Pelican snapped up the monkey, who was frizhtened out of his wits, and scream.d and shricked ull the pelican was tired and ict him out.

While taking a walk one afternoon near the lake, we went | through a most lovely wood, just like an Kuzlish one, with ong yrass aud flowers, and orange aud pomegranate trees, covered with their crimson blo-soms, among the under-wvod. ; But the oddest thing we saw was a procession through the, streets, conveying the property and dowry of a bride to her husband’s house. First came women, carrying jewels and a set of coffee things, trays, jugs, pots, saucepans, &c.—no one carrying more than one thing, in order to wake a great show. | Then, men and boys, carrying two or three ottomans, cushion | by eushicn; a huge box, painted bright green, large enough to hold the young couple, upon a man’s back, followed by several small boxes, carpets, rugs, and mats ; and the pro- cessiou fiuished with blankets and feather-beds.

LATEST FROM EUROPE! Sr. Joun’s, N. F., Aug. 15.—The steamship Europa, which sailed from Boston on the llth inst., asd from Halifax on the 13th, arrived at this port at 1 o’clock to-day.

She reports having been run foul of on Saturday, 14th, at

‘obtained, of which the following is a summary :

corps du aruee, consisting of 33,0U0 men, all rangers, in

10. 30. P. M., by the steamship Arabia, from Liverpool for New York, which vessel mistook the Kuropa’s lights for the Cape Race light. The cutwater and stem of the Europa were knocked off and much damage done. She will have to repair at this port. The Arabia, after boarding, lay by the

Europa some time, and then proceeded on her voyage to ‘New York, not much injured.

The Arabia’s dispatches for the press were not put on) board the Europa, but Liverpool dates of the 7th were—

The steamship Fulton arrived at Southampton on the oth.

The general news is of no great importance, but the com- mercial advices are of some interest.

The rebellion in Central India had been effectually put down.

Lord Canning’s proclamation holds out no hope of pardon to any persons who were immediately concerned in the murders of British subjects.

It was expected at Paris that the Credit Mobilier was winding up its affairs, and would effect a fusioa with the diseount Bauk of M. de St. Paul.

Vienna advices report a concentration of the Austrian

29 South Hungary, on points nearest Turkey, the Bosuiaa and ; Servian frontiers.

It was reported that M’ile Piccolomini had been engaged by Barnum to make a professional tour in America.

Disraeli favors the repeal of the paper tax, if the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer wii! spare the amount.

There has been a large embarkation of troops for India.

The success of the Atlantic Cable was received on ’Change | at Liverpool with glorious enthusiasm, and with the declura-. tion that the electric union of Great Britaia and America, will lead to the unity of all nations.

New Yorx, August 17.—The steamship Saxonia arrived | this evening from Hamburg and Southampton, 4th inst. The | Africa arrived out on the 2d. Parliament was prorogued by commission on the 24. Her | Majesty’s message says the session has been productive of many important measures. Her Majesty looks with confi. | dence to the preservation of general peace. She trusts that the Paris Conference may lead to sutisfactory solutions of) the questions ‘referred to them—ualludes to the gallantry and devotedness of the troops in India, audfopes that their efforts: have already so far been crowned with success, that the | revolt may be speedily suppressed. She bas given willing assent to the bill for transferring the governmeut of India to, her direct authority, and hopes by a just and impartial |

of the speech is devoted to local matters.

Parliament was then prorogued until October 19.

Two and a half million dollars in specie had been received from Australia. : ‘

Fered Pasha was expected in London to negotiate a Turkish loan with the Rothschilds and Baring.

Chili is also about to raise a loan.

Arrangements to lay the Red Sea Cable are complete.

Mr. Synge is appointed Secretary to Sir Gore Quseley’s special mission to Central America.

Upwards of a dozen vessels had foundered in the North Sea, in a gale, including two steamers.

Ismael Pasha, Ottoman Commissioner, had arrived at Seddah,

France and England have come to an understanding in reference to the recent horrible events at Jeddah. All offenders will be punished, irrespective of rank, and indemni- ties be payable, by the towns who have had any hand in the massacre, :0 all injured persons. Two hundred persons have been arrested at Jeddah,

The Bombay mail has reached England,

Sir Hugh Rose had been appointed to a command in cor- sequence of his brilliant services,

Behdit Foul, the Paris banker, was dead.

he sentence of Nicotera has been commmuted from death to perpetual servitude in the galleys. Tho remaining convicts are to have 4 to 25 years in irous.

The Sun newspaper office had been burned down.

The Emperor, at the fetes, will grant free pardon to all offenders connected with the press.

The recent battle between the Turks and Christians on the frontier is said to have been very sanguinary. The Christians were the victors at all points. The Turks rallied near Koharoz, bombarded and destroyed the village, and drove the Christians to the Aurian frontier.

Sir Colin Campbell has ordered the troops into canton- ments until after the rainy season. The amuesty terminates Sept. 1.

The Princess of Jhansi had been killed.

The commercial intelligence by this arrival has been anticipated. The English fuads were firm. Consols on Tuesday 96 a 964 for money, aud 96} for Sept. 7.

The Liverpool Courzer of the 7ih says that as compared with last week, the prices of breadstuffs are rather firmer— the ultimate yield of the present harvest favoring holders at ihe previous!y reduced average prices. Fiour was more inquired for full prices to-day.

The Times makes the followiug comments on Her Majes- ty’s Message to Parliament :

The Queea’s Kaglish is proverbially ill used ; never more so than yesterday. Our first impressions on reading Tor Majesty Message,” were uaaffected thankfulness that her own lips had not beeu insulted with its utterance, and a con- vietion that she could have written one a hundred times

‘better. Who doesthese things? To what rank or ofiive do

they belong? Is anybody at all answerable for them, or is direct authorship dextervus!y avuidel? The only account we can give of the matter of this document, is that Ministers, feeling they had really something to say, and had got-the reputation of being rather too complacent, resulved to leave as much as possible to the imagination of the public. dite gel

A company of gentlemen at Recky Point, R. L., eaught seventeen sharks, one evening last week! That is preferable to having seventeen sharks catch a company of gentlemen. — New Haven Register.

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LIBERAL Mindev.—A gentleman, in our bearing, the other day, made a boy an offer which, we think, exhibiied traits of disinterested benovelence. The boy referred to was a ragged, shifiless, vagrant bey, who has been idiing about our streets of late. The gentleman of whom we speak, meeting the lad, and evidently commisserating his uefertunate condition, acdres-ed him thus :

* Boy, where do you come froin, and how de you live ?”*

« Come from Penasylvany, and iive by cating. VW lat of it?

“Would you lke something to do ?”

« Don’t care, if taint hard work !”

“ Well, boy, if you hke, | will set you up in a business that will prove both pleasant and profitable.”’

‘6 Drive ahead, I’m listening.”

« Well, you go some where and steal! a baske’. and thea go

‘around begging fur cold victuals, and you may have half you

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‘The impudence of the ragamuffin’s answer to this display of

‘liberality, caused him to be * set up’ in the * boot busmess.”’

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‘more effectually and tenderly reproved than the one men-

tioned in the following paragraph ¢

A very little boy had one day done wrong, and was sent, after paternal correction, to ask in secret the forgiveness ot his Heavenly Father. His offence had been passion, Avx- ious ta hear what he would say, his mother followed him to the door of hisroom. In lisping acceats she heard him ask to be made better, never to be angry again; and then, witu childish simplicity, he added, «+ Lord, make mamumia’s temper

‘better tuo.”

,i- > & — — Tus Inre.uicence aNp Cowanpice or Exxruants.—A single trick L have several times caught her doing on her

own account proved more for her intelligonce than ali these,

‘She used to put her eye toa keyhole, Ay, that she would, and so watch for hours to see what devil’s trick she could do

with impunity—she would sec me out of the way and then go to work. Where there was no keyhole, I have seen her pick the kuot out of a desl board, aud squint through tho little bole she had thus made. A dog comes next to an elc- phant; but he is upt up to looking through a keyhole, or «

jerack. He can Mink of nothing better than snuffing under

the door. At one place, being under a granary, she worked a hole in the ceiling no bigger than a thimbie, and sucked down sacksful of grain before she was found out. Talk of the half reasoning elephant ; she seldom met a man that could mateh her in reasoning—to a bad end. Her weak points were her cruelty and cowardice, and by this latter, Tum E!- liot aud I goverued her with a rod of iroa—vulgarly called a piteatork. If a mouse pattered about tke floor in her stable, Dick used to tremble ail over, aud whine with terror till the little monster was goue. A tou shaken by an ounce. I have seen her back in dismay from a small feather floating in the air. If her heart had been as stout as her will to do mischief was strong, mankind must have risen to put her down.

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