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CllARLOTTE'l‘0WN,PRlNCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, NOVEMBERIS, 1851.

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IN AID OI‘

Furnishing the New Temperance Hell. ( Under the Patronage of Lady Baiiiisreian.)

THE New Temperance Hell in this Town being hearly completed

ithss become necessary to provide the requisite Funds for suitably furnishing the same. A Bazaar will therefore be held, for this purpose, in the said Building, on

Wednesday end Thursday, The [fills and 17th days of Deceinber next.

The ofthh Banner deem it essential to the prosperity of the cause which they are engaged, to render the Ha I as comfor- table and attractive as ible—to make it at once a rallying point for the Sons and their riends, and a credit to the cornmiinit . 'l‘o accomplish this object, however, from the Funds of the severe Town Divisions, was found to be totally impracticable, without causing serious embarrassment thereto. An appeal to the liberality of ilie public has, therefore, been determined upon; end it is hoped that those friends Who feel dis to further this object, but who have not yet commenced their here, will do so without delay. Ladies can mote this object, not onl by ‘working for it themselves, but also ryodirecting the attention o their friends towards it, and solici- ti their aid.

' a following is a List of Ladies who have kindly consented to receive cotttributioiis :—

Mrs. Fitzgerald,

— Yates,

-- Lydierd, Miss I’. DesBrisay. Mrs. Owen,

Mrs. Young, Miss P. Duvioe, Mrs. Cundall,

—- \V. B. netvson, Miss Chappoll,

— Orlebnr, Mrs. lleard,

— II. llaszard, -- G. Iluszard, — I. Smith, — B. Moore,

__ J, J, Pippy, —— \V. C. 'l‘roWnn,

A. ll. Iatos, — .'lI. Butcher.

Articles may also be sent to the Rev hlr. I-'itr.gerald, Messrs- IV. D. Dawson, W. Heard, J. Rider and B. Moore.

N. B.—l-‘.very parcel should be labelled, Fen -rriii1's:sseuii- Attca: Bsassn, with a list oftlie Articles, the name oftlie coiitri- butor and the price set upon ciicli Article. Asa IIILIP. to those \i'lio may wish to contriliute, the following is it List 0 such Articles as are most likely to be useful:-Oriiainental needle-work of iill kinds, Millinery, llaby Linen, 'I‘oys of all sorts, Dolls dressed in the costume of dilferent nations, as the pea-innts ofl-‘rance, Italy, \Vulcs, Scotland, &c., Miniature Articles of Furniture, ns chairs, tables, beds, &c.—Modele of Public Buildings, ships, &c.—Bosket work, Turner's goods, Engravings, Drawings of all kinds, l’aiiitings, Curious Mineral specimens, Dried Botanical specimens, as Heaths, Moeses, &I.o.—Sliells, Prepared Insects. Choice Plants, Books, Sweetmeate, Cakes, dtc.—Matsrials for Needlework, and Money to

buy Materials. On the Evening of the I7lh, (immediately aller the Bazaar)

A Vooal- and Instrumental Concert

will be given in the Ilell by

Seeerel talented Vocalists and Jlusmaiir, who have kindly volunteered their services for the Tick- cte to he lied at the Bauer.

By order of the Committee,

W. B. DAWSON, Chairman. October 0, 185]. (I iew.)

NOTICE. OWNERS of. Farm-eteadings or Proprietors of Land for Sale, and to Let or Lease, in Prince Iudward Islaiid, are solicited to communicate with the Subscriber, as to terms and riiculars of same, for the information of intending settlers of eina l capital, and of the Scotch Agricultural class. An early notice, per Post

(prepaid). will meet attention. WHJJ M1 "A'M0N_r’

General Com. Agent.

2 Ilovraril Street, Glasgow, 5th Septeiiilier, ISM.

M A I L S.

HE NAILS for the neighbouring Provinces, together with the T correspondence for the United States, will be made Itp. at this Ofiice over 'I‘uesdsy and l"ridiiy morning, at 9o‘clock precise- ly, after the 5 i Octobe . _ _

The Mails for Newfoundland will be made up every Friday morning, at 9 o'clock; and the Mails for England, to be. forwarded via llalifax, will be made up at9 o'clock on the mornings of the days following :

Tuesday, October N.

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,, Noveiiiber ll.

,, 25. December 9.

'I‘IIO.\lAS OWEN, Postmaster General.

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General Post Otlice. Charlottetown, Sept. 29, I851.

- NOTICE.

HE Members of the Georgetown Branch of the Royal Agri- cultural Society, whose Subscriptions for the present your are not paid up. are hereby notified, that unless the some he paid on or before the lat January, I851, they will not be OIIIIIIMI. to any ofilie privileges of the Persons desirous of becoming Members, are requested to sigei y their intention to the Secretary, end pay

their Subscriptions on or before the sense data.

By order of the Committee,

-s MARTIN IYIINE, '.

Georgetown, Oct. 24, I851.

To the Tenants on Lots 9 6.. 6|.

HE Subscriber having, by Power of Attorney, dated the 8th do of March, 185 , been appointed Agent totslte charge of 1.171‘! 9 CI, in this Island, the 'ropcrty of Lawrence Siilieoa Eeq., notifies the Tenants on those Townships, that all rents, and Arrears of Rent, due on the said Property, are required to he paid

to him forthwith, he alone being authorised to receive the same.

JAMES vizo. Portllill, April 9, mi.

8eo'y. Gt Treasurer.

HEREAS b Po of Attorney. licaring date the Seventh day of III y. I35 I I ll“. 509" Illpoiuted the Agent of

lies Charlotte Alice Lisle Com ii, of France, to ah. the men out of her ro rty in this slsud. This is to ‘re Notice to "a persons iedelitedoto the mid Mia Colltploll, for cat, erruare of v Rent or otherwise,t the same to m0._V' ‘c not also empowered to sell or lhso Land in this Island, belorigi to {I}. gfofgggyd Miss

u.‘ ll NAH O0|ll"l‘0N. It. lleeeor's.Nor. 4. 1861.

‘ LI. any legal damage rigniitll the Estate of

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psrseue he

Jassue II'Do':‘aa.n. late of floor town, ‘-‘ ' -.deceesed, request to ninisii iiis llltldul . tested to iirr. amino .4. Donald. of Georgetown wlthlu ix calendar months; and_all

indebted to the mid haste are roqhested to make immediate guest caipetr respssttve Aesueais, Promissory Notes, dtc., ho-.

. A. I L 'I'lI0IlN'I‘0N. , r 5% BYINE, gllsscuiors. l Georgetown. Ilst 0etr., II. , '

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ORIGINAL COMMUNICATION.

[The following communication, with several others was‘ received when we were engaged in the publication of the Laws, and we could not at that time find space for its insertion; but as the subject is one of interest, we now publish it.]

I-‘on IIssastto’s Gserrrs. Mu. Eerrou ;

Brn,—We have arrived at on rigs of reforms, Temperance re- forms, Agricultural reforms, Political reforms. Being an instruct- or of youth, I hope it will not be considered arrogance in me to look for an Educational reform, which ought to precede all reforms, to be the basis of all reforms. You are aware, thetthe education of the people, should be the primary object of those who are at the helm of rifinirs-, for, if there is not farther encouragement given to teachers, the people of this fair Colony must continue to be branded with ignorance, and incompetent to appreciate wholesome laws. It is true, tliata considerable sum is appropriated for the encouragenieiit of education; but its progress has been retarded by many obstacles. 'l‘o whom shall we attribute the defect ? To the I eacber or to the People? There are. undoubtedly, defects on both sides; and those wlio are deepest involved in error, are the accu- sers. I would seriously ask the public, is there not room for amend- ment ? Are not the present 'l‘euchers the greatest public slaves on the Island ? How much better are they remuneru"-" for their ser- vices, than doiiiestic aervoiits 2 A domestic servant is employed by on individual l‘.td from him he receives the reward due him; but a teacher is employed by the Public, and from them he is obliged to collect his paltry wages, at a loss of forty or filly per cent. Is it not_iiiiperative on our Representatives to devise sortie other plan which would be more conducive to the prosperity of the teat: er, than the present, and also more equitable? Are there not well disposed persons who contiihute largely towards the support of schools, rather tli.iii dispense with them ? Are there not, on the -opposite, others who will not contribute one fartliing towards the support ofa School unless coiiipuliiory means are used? Although the Act authorities the majority to tax the minority, yet to avoid veantious lawsuits, it is seldom put into execution. I am confident that the im osition of a general tax for the support of Education is the only ct ectunl iiieiins of securing the Teacher's Solar . Are not those teachers, who have families, obliged to follow ot er pursuits to obtain the iiccessa ies of life, to the neglect of their duties? Arid those persons who do least towards the Teachers‘ support, are the foremost to im each them with an omission of duty. Is it not well known. that a let’ a Scliool-liouse is built and a teacher engaged, his labours are retarded in consequence of not having suitable books. The English Reader. the Introduction thereto, a few sn- cient Aritlimetics, a few Spellin Books, compose the great li- brary for the cducatioiiofii popu ration of severity thousand inlia- bitants. Every school should be supplied with two hundred vo- lume_a, suited to the capacity, that the mind m" lit not become wenried with the repetition of the same old story, rom the fin.-t day pf Deceiiiber to the lustday of November. And as this country is exclusively an Agricultural country, ti number of Agricultural Books woul be desirable, that the attention of the youth might be drawn towards the cultivation of the soil, from lumbering, ship building and such unprofitable pursuits. It is evident, that if the standard of education is not elevated, men of capital and character will not inim‘ rate hither. The first enquiry that is made by the intending emigrant, ‘ How is the Island supplied with Schools 2‘ Can I obtain a entlicient education for my fernil 2 If answered in the ne ative, the onquirer abandons the idea o coming to a country where is family will become demor lized. If we could wish to see useful men make this country their peumanen‘ place of resi- dence, cultivate the iiiiino sral iiiind; let education he the primary consideration of every Politician. Place education within the reach of every individual, rich and poor, and the mind shall be free from the chains of ignorance. Sectarian domagoguee will disappear; our Representatives will bcactive beings, and not passive beings afraid to offend their constituents, lest they should be deprived of the loaves and fishes, and instead of wrniigliiig like a board of Coral Island savages, will act for the good of the country.

Inm aware, that any deviation from the good old way will he looked upon as an intrusion or an innovation; but if we would do- sire the reivard of distinguished notions, let us practise their virtues. l.‘rotlicr Joiiatlian is fzuiicd for his ciitcrprisiiig conduct, why not follow his example; it is certain. ignorance begets indoleace, indo- leiice begets poverty. and poverty forces men to crime. Look at the system ofeducatiori throughout the United States. Look at the self-supported Scriiinaries. ‘very Seminary exhibits the diligence of the_studcnt Wylhtn and without: hundred. of acres oflnntl, are [ya- teniatically cultivated liy the students, ingtcad ofdnining the vital; of the cuiis_titution to support their institutions, they have com; to '“°l'_ P'°5¢‘°fl°!. 14' 10 contribute towards the State. The student |’°¢9“’°| llfiiofl “join the productions of the soil superior to that which he can receive frouiiihe abstrose volumes of antiquity.

ML Ellllof. l'B_«If|l|| I are wcorieil your patience at a period when Y°“ ""“l D3 l°l“'°lY 9 guged in business of importance, I beg to C0||¢lU(l€..l7y 1110792 _I‘einarking, that if the black n rose of the W“! lfltlmi Vfllo iive been accustomed to a life of i olence from limo llllgmelllol-ul fire to have their seminariu made self-supporting, iifliy niigl_it_IIot the ivliite negroes of these Colonies be entitled to Illlllll [||'IVlIe'e| [ad gdvgntggeg,

A. STEIVAIIT.

-‘IOIIIII Stewart, Lot 29, I851.

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EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

Educate your children well with wisdom, from rcgiyrd ‘to princi- ples; with a view to their future respectability and ppine_es, and you can nevcr_labour in vain: Begin with them early; not in It ri- gorous. ipitete, and unwise manner, but with the tact, sobriety, and sense of one who knows his own heart, and who_ wishes to .. ‘ deep end ,... ‘_vuluuble 2...," on their minds a hearts. Employ no force; that ischerscteristic only of the ignorant and unfoeling parent. not of the intelligent and eflicicrit instructor. With young children avoid oesrburdeeing the ritsiiiory with lessons, lest the brain be injured b unduly tasking the mind. 'I‘iike your children b the hand, we k with, show and explain to them the dilferunt ijecta of nature and art that meets your eye. Encourage their simple and artlese inquiries, and endeavour to reply to them in the plsinest and clearest manner ible. Never disregard nor despise Ute earnest question of a child; for in. this way you may once read the minds and character of our children,_ penetrate their hearts, and be enabled, by the Divine leasing, to elicit and improve their understandings to draw out their ‘avenile ‘faculties, and to impress and benefit t on hearts. . Let their education be practical,- nct loose, general, indefinite, as use often the case; not merely theoretical and inoperative, but let it have an object, clear and broadly defined; let it regard greet principles, while ursuing great and uniformly important end. Strive to make your c ildrea value the Instruction they receive. And, finally, let the education of your children be decidedly rsli‘ ' in its character and tendency. l.et no sentiments be iiicelee , no ‘van, rio discipline exer- cbed, no habits recommended. no spirit t.hed,‘but such as are in unison with the Word of God, and amply sustained b it. Edu- cate your children, not only for this world, but gspecuil y for sea- tlur and it better; not only for this fleeting, dyonyg scene, but for the enduri scenes and ceaseless e_ sinents eternity. Pre- pare them or dyingtrcll-dying wit security, comfort and even

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COTTON AND LINEN SAILS. A navel surgeon, writing in the Times, says :—

The America is worked by a very small crew, because her stills being Iiede of action, are much I' hter time those of our yeebtu which are made of ordinary iiieu sail-clotli.

New Slr llisv.e at in executive inssuaisiss the ssnkupuzfunlliiisidhiisul oi. repl lies .1... . been, " Oh, they spell is as date from dais and mildew." Yves elurgsins sfnisrjselstlel uesu useeotiea sells, at Melts. Denis rs shes, se a was nails to Go-

vernment, liyperuoes terestedlethepvegrsus of Ifsltsee mess-

faaturcs, to allow the sails of men-'if-war employed in the Medi- lerlaniiun to be made of Maltese cotton sail-cloth, and a calculation was made proving that the proposal, if accepted, would clfect ri considerable saving of public money. 'I‘ lie objection still was, " They spoil by damp and mildew,” and the objection was well founded, when no means were taken to serve the cotton from rottin . In the hope of removing this evil, I caused some cotton aall-cfoth to be prepared b steeping it in Sir IV. Burnett's eolutio of chloride of zinc, and trio s were made as to the itrength "end dura- bility of s:iils so prepared, in comparison with ordinary linen sails unprepared. The results were invariably in favour of the prepared cotton sails. I write in the hope that our hliincheater men will find a new object on which to exercise their skill, and that our ship- owhers may repair some of their fancied losses from free trade. by 1'gs:iils which are cheaper, more durable, and, being lighter, in h more easily worked than those now in general use. _ I may add, that after a careful c:i|cul.-ition, I find that a certain saving of public money of upwards of £200,000 :i-year will be efiiictod by the substitution ofcotton sails in the nnv , for those now in use, to say nothing of the saving in labour to t a crew.

NEW AND OLD CLOTIIES.

When the tailor brings you home your new cont, he brings with it some pieces oftlie cloth that remain over, that Ion may have something to mend it with when it is necessary. a long as your coat is new, or in good conditimi, the pieces of cloth are just at hand. very easy to be found; but as soon as it gets old, and wants mending, you cannot find the pieces _for the life of you. \ on have quite lost ilicin; and now you must either go in rage, or have your coat rnenrled with is piece that does not match, or put it away altoge- ther. Now, is not this very much like what happens in human life ? As long as we are young, we have ii snperfluity of material to supply any want or injury, or even to waste; but when we are old, and want our strength and our powers, we find them gone, wasted lust. Tliercforc in your youth preserve carefully your strength, for it time may come when you will want it. I have yet another siinilc about clothes. You have an old cant; you are very comfortable in it; and yet it is exceedingly shabby, all in rags, perhaps, and not at all fit for you to wear, much less for you to to bqaeen in at church or iii the market; but you keep wearing it on, eayin to yourself, “ Oh, it will do!" At length you real- ly leave it ol ; you give it to somebody else to wear; and now, at last, you see, wlixit you ought to have seen lung ago, that ft is diagraeefully shabby. Now, are not there iiian' old prejudices, many worn out opinions and habits, that are very iltc this old coat ofyoure.’ _ but put llisiii mi aiiiotlier person's back and you can see them plain enough. Think about this.

CURIOUS PIIENOIIENON.

The folloiting statement of a curious phenomenon in vegetable life, must, I think; prove valuable to every fruit-grower and agri- culturist, as it is certainly interesting, to every investigator of ve- getation. About the first of July, [observed in a eiiizill pear- orchard, a short distance from our village, some six or ei ht large and healthy looking trees, entirely divested cf the bark, mm the lower limbs to the ground, a space of more than six feet.

I inquired of the owner, who, with a neighbouring former was standing b , whether he desired to kill those trees 3” He replied that he di not; but that he had removed the bark in order to im- prove their fruit and general health. This, with my views of the vegetable economy, uppeuredso ubeunlly ridiculous, that I laugh- ingly remarked, “ he might just as well out olfa man's head, and expect hint to live on in renewed and vigorous hcoltli.“ lle tolil me that he once thought so also, but he now knew that when the bark was entirely stripped from the body of a tree, iliiring any of the three or /‘our longest days of June, it would be replaced with new bark, and the tree would be altogether more thrifty. I started on my horse. and with a very signiticeiit gesture, inquired, “if he saw any thing particularly verdant besides the trees." Ilis neighbour then interposed, and assured me, that all I had been told was serious truth, and that if I would go with Iiiiii to his or- chard. he would show me healthy and tluurisliiiig trees, that had been barked iii the same way some years before, the bark now perfectly lenowetl. I did not go to ace them, but a few days ago

cxriiiiinctl those first mentioned, and found the denuded trunk covered with it new growth of bark more than an inrzlt thick. I have passed these trees uliiinst daily, since the comniencr-iiient of this process, and could not discover that tho nnitiirrition of the fruit had been at all retarded, or that the venlure underwent the sliglitcst chain c.

Ingtho publication oftliis case, it is my desire to call the atten- tion of some one of your readers, ncqu.-initcd with this plieiioiiienon and its rationale, to the subject, and ask for its explanation. In my inquiries thus far, I have met with but three intelligent indi- viduals who were willing to believe the srory, and none that could explain, by any rational process, the theory upon which the phy- siological rationale is based. For my own part I have none to other, for this is it branch of natural science that I have never given the given the careful study it deserves. I siiiipl submit the statement, voucbing for its truth, and would suggest, t at wliocvcr undertakes its explanation, will endeavour to answer the foliowiiig queries :— Iloiv is the circulation carried on nfier the bark is removed ? \Vh:it is that peculiar influence of season, oxcrted within those three or four days in June, at which time, it is said, the experiment is only successful, that c.-iiises the restorative process in the renew- al of the bark I and how is this renewal olfectcd I

BROTIII-‘.lt JONA'l‘lI.-\\'.

The origin of this term, as applied to the United States, is given in a recent riomber of the Norivicli Courier. The editor says, it was coiiiinunicoted liy a gentleman, now upwards of eighty years ufngt-., who was an active participator in the scenes of the revolution. 'I‘lio story is as follows :

“ When General VVusliington, after being appointed commander of the army of the revolutionary war, came to Massaclinsetts to organise it, and make prepriratiiins for the defence of tlic cooiitry, he found r great want of niiiniunitioii and other means iiecossary to meet the powerful fo-3 lio had to conteml with, and great (IllII- culty to obtain tlierii. On one occasion at that noxious period, in consultation oftlie otficers was had, when it seemed no wiiy could be devised to make such preparations as we necessary. llie Ea- cellenc Jonathan 'I‘rumbiill, the elder, was then governor of the state 0 Connecticut, on whose judgment and aid the general placed the greatest reliance, remarked, ‘ \Ve ninst consult Brother Jona- tliiin on the subject.’ The general did so, and the governor was successful in supplying many oftlio wants of the army. \\'hen difiicultiea afterwards arose, and the army was spread over the country, it hccamen by-word, ‘ \Vc must consult Brother Joini- than.’ The term Yankee is still applied to ri portion, but ‘Bro- ther Jonathan has now become a designation of the whole country, as ‘ Johii Ilull" has for F.nglond."—Journal of ./lmericanirmr, by John Russell Bartlett, 1840.