‘uk EX

AMINER.

~ OLE CASRN Oy

te eT,

in. gy not 10 80}

far greater value

It has a coal field of greaé ri

Smee - ~ —- — ae ae ea ‘ .t#horea whont yy d oats. mo : : ; eo Be. Mthe porkers told our appetites, We moro wheat, bark ys and . 8, ! ¥ ——— horses, sheep, and But Mr. Rutherford w -one down the cliff to inspect the bislenders, though visilly paler recovered his se! [-possegsion | When the bare bones” pO 1d be nobad thitig. /@¥ine, than any other county in Nova Seot

u hulheriurd Was Gone GuWi Cac cil’ tO taspoe ie ; eet a t . alle ke . bi és shaative This was 'heean to think something to driuk would ene i i ( a" equal to the marek Janus for the production of bay, t

: (hie t | first au iwiliy Ula a 1OW . ‘ dRLLV Ee. — oe) . i oe " , ohtefl. an 2 or , a “ae _ a scene 0: the d ‘ ad ; inst, o ¥ ” J eroming the brook, be|'Thig request was happily torostalled by the onyetian* WV@ OF! On this side of Nova Scotia is very fertile for nearly all kings

, , ie botler. “it could | receives es re Sin} und crossu): ing my, Ms as : oe ‘ , : ; ie : — 9

nt ’ el es ee ee See eo ker a k ny lish, tl Sih Lisix boys squattédedown round a large bow!, ¢den ‘supj lied crops, tnd ja tarnips, vats, and potatoes, it is remarkably hot have boon any gentleman stopping ia tie house, lor the walked up to us, telling us he sles BPICa ses me oe = a Ce nut shell of water, to wash their mouths, pres | prolific. doors were fastened tll the people came down to tell you of must say It Was not u very successful atrempt. Catchiug a) Wil & 3 t rastication of the nut, from which the aroo| Pictou, however, possesses resources of

-} ~wuns. he threw himself Leside us, aud exami-} paratory tO the INasticasivn © : ul, ; , eo

me oe giivpre ptiope guns, dha theo banal lente oe a bala book aud which they chew and spitanto che bow! until, than its agriculture.

At chis moment—-halfenast ten, a. m «Mr. Ty rawley \

walked into the breakfast-room, Lie was got up, if posstble, mere c!abouately than usual,

* Now, here’s a geotlewan, captain, Mr. Tyrawley, who has beea all over the world, and met with some strange ad- I'll be bound he never saw anything to equal the nffaic of last eight.”

« You'd a nearish thing of it captain }’ enquired Tyras- ley, speaking very slowly. ifis mauner and appearauce quite disarmed auy suspicion the captain might have had of his

venturcs.

¥

owe

ident ¥.

« Five miautes more, sir, and Davy Jones’ locker, would have held usall. Beggiag your pardon, Miss,” to Coustanee,

‘Nae captain had already repeated the story a reasonabic number of times, and was anxious to Guish his breakfast. So} Miss Constance gave it ali for the benefit, of Mr. ‘I'yrawisy, |

dressed in her own glowing periods. ‘ Tyrawley made no obdse: vation upon her recital, but took

i mF apologising &

a thu l exe. j “Well, Mr. Tyrawley,” said she at last, “ what do you) think of the man who swam oat to the wreck ?” * Why, 1 think, Miss Baynton,—F think,” said he hesita-| And I sincere!y |

ting, “that he mu:t have got very wet. : hope be won't catch cold.” | There was a general laugh at this. in which the captain |

joine]; but it is to be feared that Miss Constance stamped | her pretty littl fuot under the table.

Tyraw ey turued, and began to talk to Miss Mellish, who was sitting ou his right. '

As be was speaking the door ov his left opened, and Lady Grace Ravelstoke entered with the lady passenger. ‘The lady | heard him speak. aud there are some voices which a woman never forgets, wid the dangerous journey over the rope had} not passed in silence.

}

She laid her band upon his arm, and sail, “ Oh, sir, how gan I thank you ?” Tyrawley rose asin duty bound, saying, “ do not apeak of | it, [ did not know when [ .ame off, that [ was to have the) pleasure cf assisting you.” Liuf the astonishment of the captain was beautiful to be-

i ] a L TaN ici! “ Why you don't mean to say ——, Well, I never ;—} . : 7 ; : . , . ‘. ol dash my wig--weil I'm——-Eere shake hands, sir, will you.

+

4 he trefched ac hea ts » a hrawn rand. not neh 4a0 12 Streicucd aciOss ifie adie a OFTAWeY Canc, MOt much }

sluse @ eh ri ott + sta ier than & sGoulder Of mutton.

be 3 i +s i, } mect His, secmeu to Go a

* his iadentity, than the! *-

pre:

y olin an ei rode

doy was as wet as the preceding. Hali-an-hoar after Lfcs Nee oe" law Ditnvead ib a’ » Bid wil

brenk fas t, Mar. byrawiey juny d into the back drawtog-roow.

a4" . " : 3 i . , « liss Constance Baynton, aud by a singular coin-

ica Gat SO el Ge ee le Ries Oi ee eicace V2iCD ia¥ Uis zUVOTS OFT il StOPialls, Suc Sal ait c. Constaree his made up her mind that she beunt} {0 upoloz o Mr. Tyrawley for her rude spe of ve w% ; * ' : ‘ . . - F j tei ¥ » SUC U2QO a150 Ge wis 13: S00 t ve 1 i! o iis gallant conduct. she had, in fact, arranged a neat, quiet, cold, formal, ap- propriate form of words in which she would give her views ex} ression. A id how do you thivk she delrvered them ? Sh goi up, said, * O Mr. Tyrawley !” and burst into tears if a proud weman’s pride is a shield to thee, O man, as well as to her, aguinst the arrows of love, remember, that if} 5 ; .

cvor she throws it away—after she has compelled you to ne | hnowledge its value—yon are both leit utterly defenceless

Mrederick Tyrawlty capitulated at once. ‘Tuey are to be!

scurried this month. And if Mr. Tyrawley doca not ut some}

jgiure time, achieve & reputation wWhict uo mystery shail | toe Sesh aat tia Wie Pévn elects fart ‘ eh. BG, Bt Will as: pe Jirs. i vrawviey s tau. a - “ «¢ £222 > —— |

Nang

KUN ASHORE ON THE MARQL

rte dropped anchor off Nuka' ceva, the largesi of the Marquesas | group of islands. I never saw anything more lovely than | the sea-view. Sunny little strands of white sand aliosi en- |

closed with black rocks; valleys stetching, as it seemed, into the very heart of the stupendous mountains, and perfectly dense with vegetation ; puriing si reams stealing down through | she thick forests ; apd, above all, the perpetual summer whict

Nukaheeva is the largest, Bominuica and Santa Christiai jullow im order. ‘ rising (o immense mountains in the middle, shows their yvol-

anic origin ; and though belted iu most places by coral-reefs,

l, for one, never could bring myself to believe that such s usendoua masses of earth and rock could be, at the most ‘sbulously remote date, the work of the coral iuseet.

‘The trees, which in the valleys grow to an enormous

height, gradually diminish in size as they reach the highest |

ground, leaving the summits of the hills barren and anclothed,

It is the rich valleys the natives inhabit ; bat so hemmed iv are they by rocks and inaccessable precipices, that each forms a distinct, and ofien inimical tribe, meeting only to tight, and, as report says, devour each other.

As I said before, we let go our anchor, and from the depth of the water, were enabled to do so within little more than a cable-length of the shore.

I was one of the lucky ones to be sent on shore for water ; and having obtained icave to stay a few hours, and try what sport I could get in the shooting-line, three of us set off, und incredulous as to the uvenviable notoriety gained by th islanders, who as yet were invisible. Having completed our waterinz, we—that is to say, two midsh pmen and myself— set off at a brisk pace, so cla‘ed with being on terra firma aga n, that I for one am sure | must have given vent to my feelings by fa icing @3 impromptu pas, had net the eyes of the bout’s crew and envious middy left in charge been fixed upcn us.

ore of the trio,‘ uttering a hal.oo peculiar to his own lungs, |

set off at a break-neck pace up the valley. Thoughts of

ecloal-days, of paper-chases, and Hunt the Hare, came over me, and, with a whoop almost equal to his own I followed, |

bi

ulthough not without a sus perhaps joiu ia the ciia-e.

waticr dues hOt linprove a man’s wind > &O We SOOn came to

“ ys . "ay ? i lve. e } i ; a halt, and throwing ourselves dora, vezan pulling like sa

= 'D . ae - T\t1 cac i " add : many grampuses, Tie Spot we had come to was a green

Bank deliciously overshadowed by tices, atid close beside a |

wide brook, in which the water sparkled and laaghbed, as if juvitins us to baihe, We were debating as to the propriety

of a dip, looking very auxious!y, ut the same tine, for any

trace of an iphabitent, when our attention was attracted by

# sligit noise in the brook, and turning rounl, we beheld, in the middle of the stream, due of the fisest mon I ever saw. Ile was above six fuct, wih 2 form that would haye made a sculptor’s pulses thrill. of a girdio, left evecy lind displayed, and, in spite of the hideous practice all savage nations have of tattooing, he was * perfect Adonis. ‘Tne urpainent upon his head, composed uf plumes, denoted his high rank ; aed in one hand he beld « spear, while the other was laid on his breast, in token of peace.

Vor exme moments we gazed at each other, tradition said, had an uncle devoured by the South

’ . ’ nl ~ +} : Tp excitement on bis part, wii merriment on ours, tual we

‘the famous old [rish ones in their long legs and speed, i t

ved them carcfuily,utieriog many ejaculations of wonder and | admiration, Suddenly, a brilliant idea seemed to strike hit ;

se ae al ‘he tried to make us understand—but it was only after much

i at made it out that he wanted us to go pig-shooting with him, | Nothing could have pleased us better : visions of bear-hunts | uch as we bad fead and dreamed of started before us, and | we eagerly accepied him asa guide, shouldering our gans, | aud signifying that be should proceed, OF be went, and on we followed inte the thicket ; present. | ly he stopped, and held up his finger to erder silcuee, aod then the self-satisfied gruat a pig ulters when rooting niet our eager eurs. “No shoot; hide!” uttered our guide, ourselves behind trees, while he bounded off into the brush- wood, through which we heard him crashing and yelling |

like some demon. Then came a wild * EHalloo!’ and out,

We ensconced

‘dashed aa old sow, with a dozen porkers helter-skelter after |

ner. NW oe . ol Sik Mar «ai nice sivebling There was no time to lose, the Marquesas pigs rivaiing |

Pop, pop, pop, from our guns, and three death-sqneals rang in the air, hastening the flight of the nimble parent, who seemed to think only of her owe safety.

Before we could reach our game our guide was with us, laughing and displaying the wildest delight, patting the dead porkers, and praising Englishmen, Prcsently, he se zed oee of the carcasses, and, throwing it over his shoulder, rushed off without an explanation of any sort, leaving us in @ con-| siderable dilemma as to our next move, After a council, we decided upon making our way down to the shore, taking that most acceptable thing, the fresh meat, with us, This) proposition was seurcely decided when it was put a stop to

end being covered wit

i been |

is made, pit . and when the heavy portions have

round. ; : not; not, | am obliged to confess, from 2

i one eae delicacy as to the preparation, out simp)

| opinion at least, the taste was ubowinab:e, ™ ° ‘ ‘ . ' , |

After the chief and his friends had drained the howl, we | i set off in the divrectiontrom which the loud noises indicat: d if such it could be

. an ae the centre of the merriment, The music,

} i i i yet ro} stirrad tly full, when it ig filled op with fresh water, we pire a sunk tothe bo:toin, bane. |

‘iroustone of fine quality in unlimited. aban ‘apd a fine sandstone, which is used for bu ported for that purpose to the States. The 1

richness, dance, limestone, ilding, and is ex- aain seam of coal,

. ° 2 feiss elles ee eto } acer le e ° ° { was very thirsty, and tried to arink it, but could , which is altogether 41 feet ir thickness, though not availabh any big

ghly wrought ¢, gat extent, is extensively worked by the General Mini y that, in tny own ' Association at the Albion Mines, near New Glasgow. “Phe

| jrongstone and lime have not as yet been turned to any account

Kastern Provinces seems not to have,been as

though why this shoald be the cas, considering the ample fa cilities there are for shipment, it is diffealt’te understand. ‘fhe proper mode for smelting the iron ore that i® 1owud in the.

yet discovered, or

; : 2 i hhe ‘ rag F ks “ . s 2 called, consisied of large dtums, waderof the hollowed trumks | oe not sutficiant y established for commercial purposes,

tied down by bands oi mative cloth. : 72 oO platform was erected, and on this {he |

beating the bead with their open hands, and causivg _ . : - : 0 anne hy the most inbarmonious din ‘Lever had the misfortune o!

being compelled to listen to.

verformers mounted, | for this

purpose in the County there- W ood: tock, in New Brunswick.

| doubt that, sooner or later, as the iron seam , | Seotland begin to fail, which will probably

The crowd that had assembled was much larger than L had | vaiyaple deposita will attract the attention o

an appearance at onc ing all clothed in their galadresses.

hia sUiik

: a ’ ‘ merely consisted of neckiuees of whales’ aud

sharks’ teeth, | Working of this important mineral, which y wealth, ig more valuable than gold itself.

‘of bamboo-trees, placed upright on the ground, the upper | 94,0 gre is suid to be too-fine to be smelted in the nsugl way ha shark’s skiw, tiyutly stretched, and. and it is found more convenient to menafacture it into s Behind these drums, 2) by « direct process than to make pig iron, ) of Colchester, and also Very little attention cl hitherto been turned in this direction, but there can

‘There arewo

ues

sin England an not be leng, th f capitalists, and,

, a3 a source of Most of the iron

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s

led to suppose resided in the little valley, and preseuted jn situations like Pictou, where coal and lime are abundart: e striking and picturesque, the natives for smelting and the water carriage accessible, a Targe popu This, in the men,| tion will be brought inte existence in connection with the

“casionally the of an eluborately carved and polishe ‘ i eo. ane, fe wed Jike : a 7 sae the Fiala “deposits of America are unayailable for export on account of drinking-cup, suspended like a breas piate, “| their inland situation, an insurmounteble obstacle that does

being mitre in

2 miniature; while, in addition to the beli we have;

crnamented with a similar one, looking pot un! ke a) not e:.ist in the Provinces. Near Picton there has recently been discovered by Mr: J-

{

; : » | ‘ tuentioned as their oaly clothing, they wore gaily dyed scarfs) D. B. Fraser, a seam of wes or gas conl of great value,

of tana. or native cloth; while many of those who boasted | which isnow being wor high rank had a sort of plume of white hair instead of) This white hair wus formerly the beard of an old

feathers.

man; it being a jucrative irade in the Marquesas to let the beard grow to a great length, aud thea eut it off for the

. Oil coal it might be cal-ed, more properly than gas coal, a¢ it is used chiefly in the manufacture of paratiine oil. The manufacture is carried on in Boston, aod tle oil, which is yielded in great abandance, is of very superior quahty. 1s this mincralcoal or not? The same question was

above-mentioned bead-dress.

discussed at great length some years ago in Scotland, in con- nection with the Torbanchill case in the Court of Session, aad

In the’

} soon, however, broken by a torrent of exclamations,

‘kindness, and allowed ourselves to be conducted in triumph

: Lies dathlerd ai i blocks of stone, that in some cases it looked impassible; over

Va our way we had an Opportar ity of examining the appeur-

! ° : , oe ' . itanering ankles and friry-hke fret ;

: i you wil. for ib pariook of all three, being alike ihe habita- 1 ESAS. ‘tion of the chief, the tabooud dwelling of the priests, and the "% l rendezvous for the meu of the tribe who, Uke their civilised | owards the ed of August 183-, Hi. M.S Nameless! brethren, seemed to fid great delight in having a place of

i - > : ‘ ¢ i reigns over ali things in those latitudes. | basi

Like the Society Islands, the conical] shape, | j

As it was, no sooner were we out of sight, than’ how increased to fully three times their number, and I began

by the sound cf many voices; the very woods seemed alive, and to teem with natives. On came the guide, leading a group of laughing, jolly-looking savages, who were evidently listening to a guod story, which, L must say, I thought was at our expense. When they drew near, curiosity predomi- nated over every other feeling, and they pressed round, gaz- ing with open mouths and eyes, at first in perfect silence,

The girls, though beautifal before, were now perfect Bac- | wearing wreaths of flowers or leaves, with neck- laces,bracelets and ear-rings of the yame: their buir flouting in wild glossy curls, almost conecaling their figures as they joined in the dance; their dark sparkling eyes and cheeks glowing with mirth and happiness ; and Jastly, the robe or |

‘ihe guide now made us understand that we were expected to eat with trem at @ great feast, which took place that evening,

{nish or conceal their charms. 1 had heard and read of the

: , oF ptersgye beauty of some of the islanders, but, its reaitty far exceeded |

und that he, being the chief invited us. Such un invitation, or command, backed by above sixty able-bodied savages, did not permit of hesitation. There ing for it but to accept, and conduct oursely¥es in

e most conciliatory manner we could. Thus we signified how much we appreciated the chiei’s

my most sanguine expectations ; abd can it be wondered whea | I relate that we fell over head and ears in love with the be-| witching creatures, and bitterly regretted the partiug-hour | coming all too soon, and long beture the mirth of the evening |

: aS Doin:

Was Over, dragging Us back to shipboard and duiy, Most |

shooting, the chief offering to ba our guide. ‘The whole tribe | accompanied us to the beach, loading the boat with cocoa-nut aud bread-irait: and with real sorrow we bade the kind |

j

natiyes farewell, having but vague bopes of being permitted |

‘ } ro } fo the tcmpie. t

ryt? ' ’ ° ‘ i Z t * * Phe path, though wide and beaten, was so encumbered with

thaee the natives inmne ts nH ativ if they were re ; ‘ te ‘ah :

ithese the natives jumped as quietly as ifthey were mere) 19 yisit them again even should our stay admit of such a|

a » > (* , : Ca ' ;

pelbles, while we found we were undergoing the same violent | ..9,.93,) |

‘reducing system jockeys gO through berore a great race,| Pie Marquesas are certainly the most gentlemanly savages Laie

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{ ever came across, and the way they obtained fnew CVli re-} ¥: h

ance of the fair sex, mauy of whom now crowdell round, putation was, like many similar cases, trom the bad conduct

| ; Latterine end lauching as the’ criticised our dress.’ I 1 le cnaitering ana@ tuuvarng as they erilicise our aress, i 2ese } Ma } | | i

A ship auchored off the island, and sent the | ’ , lerew on shore, ‘These men committed all sorts of hayoc—

‘chance of judging, as, excepting 4! shocting down the natives, and buraing their houses. That | extremely short petticus!, the ouly dress | night the poor exasperated creatures swaia out, and attached |

° so. sort Oi girdie, or i 4 tae aes af wuitande ate on a ‘wict coil “ ; +) : J they Were CODFisied OF Guriancs Of u Wers, with which t i€y So silently and well was their work} |

of navigaiors,

ti biti ai

Js were in most cases really beautiful, and upon the whole

© ee r wiee We hau ad carredl

; at ; ropes to the ship.

decorated their heads, necks, and arms. They had beautifully managed, that unt:! the ship was drawe close up to the shore,

i long glossy hair, falling| shore was no alarm given. Tben it came too late, and only |

in natural ringlets over their shoulders; and complexions | jif-.-dozeu men eseaped. to blazon forth to the credulous |

such as Venus might have envied, and which E afterwards! 4,10 such a tale of horror that for years people have spoken | y at 1

nded from the suine.ic and Keata roots, . . | how little truth, wy owa experience coaviuces ine. We soon reached the palace, temple, or club, call it what {

Gleanings from late Papers.

AAO

NOTES FROM THE PROVINCES.

From Halifax to Truro, a distance of sume sixty miles, there |

resort info which the gentile sex were not permitted to enter. The places of abode in Nukaheova are very curious, the

| fundation consisting of a sort of pyramid of hnge blocks of | is a railroad, on the same line part of the way as the Windsor | istone, though how formed, 1s perlectly uaksown to the/yoad, This railway, with iis two branches, 1s tie only one in |

natives, who attribute it to the gods, and not, as others would | the Province. it is 2 Government work, and bears tie char- | be more likely to do, to some former iuhabitants. These | acter of being a well constructed road. It is, undoubtedly, | coe . " P i : > . : + : . :

stones are placed at sides of the valley, and form the | eal to the tee mare - — the two ° alli 5 i he ; ‘. « oenwan | Sides of the country, an? forming, by way of Windsor, a com- |

f the dwelling, which is made of bamboo, interwoven | ; - oe . . gi . - os mudious ine of communication from St. Jobn te Halifax. The | irero branch is thus far a somewhat incomplete unkertaking, |

Sts with hibiscus reds, in a light aud tasteful trellis-work, leav-

-# é Seiten? a - pn, a wnt P , ing frce circulation to the air. t o roof shone geadually ‘and one which, to become protitable, must be extended. Bur, } from the sides, which are generally about five feet ingh, © ,.canwhile, it shortens communication with the eastern part |

a height of eleven or twelve. ais ts thatched with palm- | of the Province, and supplies a link which, ere long, will form leaves, and bas » peculiarly picturesque appearance. 'a part of the great chain of communication through the | ound the balding we now approached, a low fence of | leanes was built, and here and there strange little temples, | ‘fluttering with s¢rips ef the sacred white tapa. The women all fell back, it being a crime punishable by death for them 'to set foot within the tabooed ground. the Gulf of 5t. Lawrence, at a distance of forty miles from i Evident preparations for some grand event were going! Truro. _ 4 few miles after leaving the latter place we entered ‘briskly forward. ‘To these the chief po nted to with great) the forest, which continued almost unbroken till after we bad glee, and led the way up the flight of steps conducting to, crossed the height of land and begun to descend to West River. |

(his palace. Here he sat down upon a pile of mats, whieh | Here we refrestied, after the fashion of the country, at Nancy) ede . - ‘ ¥ j?\ s “ . a‘ - : j

’ laid thickly about, covering the entire floor | Stewart’s, the first human settlement after emerging from the

nn on wt ies S yy : Nancy came to the country in the year 1S01, from |

British possessions. In the scheme of the International Rail- | road this was to form the first portion of the line. At Traro you have recourse to the old fashioned method of | stage-coach travelling, in whatever direction you desire to proceed. My destination was Pictou, which is situated on |

! ‘}. * ee . a : bh ironity of ihe ls | woods. ‘ ! | Clapping bi belts Gin Us Shee) —_— Prince, the North of Scotland; but, notwithstanding her years, | ithe ebief ordered refreshmenis to be brought. ‘These re-| neither her natural strength nor her Gael¢ have yet abated. | ‘freshments consisted of bread-fruit, prepared in different | We shortly after changed borses at West River, and remember- ! ways, one of which was a sort of yruel made of the pounded | ing Mr. Cozze s maledietion on the owner thereof, we did not | ‘fivit, mixed wiih ground cocoa-nat. For my part, as soon risk experience of his hospitality. W here would have been | as I learned to roll it into balls, and thus convey it to my | the ae - eer rahe ee i =—— “aes : 3 pats ee ), ‘gone forth in this parish ¢ stou and the adjourning one of | roe eee or I conid afore a laugh ' Colchester that Sietlsteiteniep liquors shail be ret tiled on the | i neartily at the attempts oF, eompanions wade, daubing their premises ? Even so; there are no licences issued now in these laces over with the sweet sticky oes. parishes, with what effect on the drinking habits of tite popu- | Whilst reclining after our light repast, we were much [ation remains to be ascertained. Que thing is certain, the | amused by the preparations going forward for the feas', anu a be obtained without difficulty, just as :n Maine, particularly by the cookery. ‘The three porkeis had some- where the prineij al effect of the law has been to transfer the

bar-roow to the back of the House. When the law comes in

may perhaps be diseussed there again before long. Pictou coal bed, evidence might be found which woald throw some light ou the subject. ‘seams, ranging in quality from the common household coal up ‘to this fine gas or oil coal. i

~” | gradation. ; } anats rye . , ana aac 12 : : shawl of almost trapsparcut tapa, Whik 4 they manage d in lin the grate, was a gas coal of average quality, a piece

such a coquettish mauner as to heighten rather thau to dimi-' whieh could be lit at the fire mach like a piece of hardwood, TLen came another gas coal with higher bituminous qualities,

could be cither held or rendered useless at the pleasure of a@

‘in six and thirty hours sail from St. Pierro one ship

yicion that the savages would

lis clothing, which oaly consisted |

, : ‘ on iszcured by twigs. Noue of us were ia raciny condition—a crutse on the salt. !

to think the natives must be no mean sportsmen. These carcasses were passed through the dames,and thus effectually | singed ; they were then disemboweled ; the interior arvange-, ments were laid aside as particularly delicate morsels, and the body was then wrapt in a covering of palm-leaves, firmly Tue embers being removed, this was laid upon the hot earth, a few sods pred over it, wud tae Gre, being heaped above and rvuad, was left to eook at leisure. |

Ae

© . . ‘ . During the interval that elapsed, we enjoyed a quict siesta,

in which, it would wppear, all the natives judulged, exvept- ing only those who were superiniending the culisary depart- meat. When we had dozed for about an hour, we were roused up to eat the “porkers;” aud certainly a more Ue- licious mode of cooking vould not have veen invented : the steam having been kept in the meat, it was very juicy and | slightly flavoured with a nondescript taste imparted by the | green pali-leaves ; it was handed to us laid out in a curious | ‘ly carved, wooden trough. We found ourselves giving way | to unequivocal sensations of hunger, which ended in the. drawing cut of our kuived, and an onslaught on the bruised pork.

Tov some time the natives let us have it al] our own way ; then, with mach humour, tried to imitate our method of carving, each failure making them juugh heartily. Finally,

they had recourse to their own primitive mode, illustrating Harry, who, |the old saying peculiar to the nursery * that fingers were -sea' made before forks.”

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at the door, drink does uot by aay means fly out at the win- | dow, it is only removed to another part of the hotel, where | the consumption of it escapes observation. During the three or four years | was in the Model State, [ did not happen to! see liquor at anyof the hotels,but, wherever [ went, I learned | that it could be had as readily as if it were exposed to view | without reserve. What the state of matters may be in that | part of Nova Scotia, of which I am now speaking, my limited opportunities of information do not enable me to say. Con- |

siderable heart-burnings have been caused by the edict of the | tions, and well-concealed plans, could sweep the commend? local magistrates, who in this case have set up an unperium Engiand from the sea in six weeks.” ' in wnperd that see us open to question, in a Jegal point of}

view. lt appears strange that a board of magistrates should

refuse to issue any licences whatever, much the same as if a} A very lnportant meagare for manning the Navy tectotal customs officer should of conscientious grounds refuse the British parliawent during its last session, wlaich

to sanction the importation of brandy at his station. ‘Thejinto operation on the Ist January next. The dbject of Alice of Clerk of Lieences stiil su-vives, and at ‘Truro, for | Bill is toseeure,whenever required,a reser

want of any other object on which to resent their dissatisfuc- tion, the walcontents cropped the ears of the Clerk's horse, and shaved his (the horse’s) tail.

‘The valley of the West Kiver for twelve miles above Pictou

presents one of the finest scenes ] have witnessed in the Pro-

vinces. It is entirely cleared—and those offensive stumps

| that spoil the effect of new countries are no where to be seen.

‘The country indeed is rather bare of wood until the eye reaches the distant heights that bound the valley. In the fields, in the herds of eattle, and im the farm buildings there is every appearance of prosperity. This district is almost entirely settled by a Scotch population—and let Mr. Cozzens, and travellers of his stamp, say what they plea-e, it is no small

credit to our countrymen that the county of Pictou produces

station, whether on the Atlantic or Pacific side of America, ®

transmitted, with the rapidity of lightning, it is not toe

There are a great many different

Mr. Fraser affurded me an opportunity of observing the Next to the common coal, which LT saw burnigg”

which ignited on being held to the lemp. Last of all was the oil coul that burned and fell away in oily, earthy flakes, which continued to bura ina heap after they had fallen down,

In this case where is science to draw the line? . Which is eoal and which is not? be truth is that in connection with this subject men of science have attempted to make <efinitions. to suit the case. ‘he Pictou gas coal bears a censiderable re-

cordially we promised to return, and etjoy a regular day’s | semblance to the Torbanchill or Boghead coal, but it is even

duller in color. There were some witnesses, I remember, who said that this dullness was against the theory that the mmerat wasacoal. In the Albert case, which was tried some years: ago in New Brunswick, the contrary was maintained, and it was alleged that the substance uader dispute was too bright to be coal. In the latier case there was more reason than in the former, and there were geological as well as mineralogical

grounds of a very strong description against the coal theory.

‘Lhe Albertine, as it is called, is now successfully worked by a company from the States, and ia sold by them for $15 per ton. Another seam, somewhat different in character, has also been recently discovered in the same neighbourhood (county of Albert, N. B.,) and is being worked by a company belonging to the Province. The Boghead coal brings 40s. a ton on board at Glasgow, aud last year, I understand, the lessee, Mr. Rus-

or turned out nearly 200,000 toas.. As some of the pits are _ worked at a contraetiprice of 5s. ee ton, the lessee is

a fortune: “The proprte land may gramble at thie

and go to law about it; bat thereean be no doubt that, bay ~

for the enterprise and energy of the late Mr. Rassell, the eo would never pave been brought into the market at all.

‘ound were preserved by the constant use of a cosmetic come | of the j ented Ny pelt pS nt tig i a hag L t ere pre ; ” . of the islanders with @ thrill of disgas: and fear, but with extent and value of the seasas of gas Coal near Pictou have nob

* . . | yet been fully ascertained, bat the richness of the prine

seaw in oil is well established. The lessee in this case, Mr Fraser, deseryes credit for the sagacity and perseverance with which he las inscstigated the minersls of the district, andit is to be hoped he will reap the reward he is entitled to ins practical aud substantial form.—Scoltish American, Nov. 5,

a+ ne OR is ee is”

‘hie following is an extract from a paper, which appeare in alate namber of the Dutlin University Magaziue, and

it is from the pen of Judge I. C. Halliburton, the author if

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bie Clockmaker, &e., we transfer it to our columns :— «4

‘* Louis Napoleon’s preparations for war are not confined to France—he bas a gr ater military force at Martinique aad

Guadaloupe than we have in all our West [India Islands pet —

wgether, He has fortified St. Pierre and Migeulon, whith lve between Newfoundland aud Canada, contrary to the ex- press terms of the treaty, and, under pretence of meeting at

‘Cape Breton the Frenc mails, conveyed by the Cunard steam- ‘crs, he sends men-ofwar thither, who return to those

heavily laden with coal from the Sydney mines. This w tended to be for the use of the ships themselves, but now and then a sailing vessel takes a cargo on cevount, it suid, of the merchants there, but in reality for the Gevéru- ment. He has an immense store of coal there, and every vesse] laden with fish, that sails thence to the French West {ndia Islands 1 have named, quietly conveys a certain portios of this fuel to form a depot there also, for his Atlantic fleet. * The Island of Cape Breton is one vast coal field, and wes

conguered from the French. Its capital, Louisburg, was takem ‘by General Wolfe. Most of the inhabitants of that country

remained there after its formal cession to England, and descendants are, to this day, a race, speaking language of their forefathers ; they are mainly occupied in

fisheries, and are excellent pilots. Their descent, their re —

ligion, their traditions and their sympathies sotney incline them .to think favorably of their mother couatry ; and th

not actually disloyal to Engiand, they are not unfay y

disposed towards the French. It has been observed of la@ that their friendship has been systematically parte the latter. . . . The coal mines are wholly unprotec and

aggressor What renders thismore alarming is, that and the whole of our sqadron at that station, are epti pendent on these very mines for their supply of coal; 60 ip of war could reach Sydney, and render the English fleet utterly powerless to move from their moorings. On every

in the East, the French naval foree has been quietly and uno tentatiously increased, so that if war were to break out they would be ia the ascendant ia every quarter, In these days f teleyraphie communication, whcn uews of Lostility cao

to say that the Emperor, by his foresight, judicious preg

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force of Boys

Naval Volunteers, in sufficient numbers fo meet any \geney, however great. This, howover,#the Bill will effos but at a very large anuual expense to th® nation—an

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‘only warranted by the extensive warlik@ preparations of | Emperor, and the dangerous spirit manifested by our i" ‘across the Channel, be Volunteers dryst be over wr

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five, and during the previous ten years mast have Lech

‘sea five years—one year of that time an A B. | {he men will be permitted to pursue their ordinary 8° cations, but they must present themselves for a mouth’s