HASZAl{l)’S

GA’/. l<1'l"l‘I:l, DECEMBER 29.

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I desire to lay before your readers a chapter from myh experience in California speculations, hoping t at the relation may be more profitable to them than the reality has been to me. One line morning last June, Mrs. Stubbs returned from a neighbor's with a glowing account of the fortune which Mr. Bubble had probably made by sending a small adventure to San Francisco. lmnietliate- ly the idea struck me that, perhaps. by some luekv investment, I too might realize a_sum which would place me above tlte necessity of depending upon my apotheeary-business for my daily bread. and raise the social position of Mrs. Stubbs and myselfin a corresponding deitree. Mrs.

' agreed with me that there was no earthly reason why we should not get riches as speedily as Mr. Bubble, who was never famous for re- markable shrewdness or intelligence. So, after a world of painful tleliberstion,I r.oncluded_to divide my investments into three parts—certain, that if one article should fail to realize a proﬁt, the rest would be sure to be in great demand. In a week from that day, the trim schooner Charming Nancy, bound for San Francisco, con- tained within her wooden walls the greater part of my limited means invested in lumber, axes and ealatratus; the whole fully insured, and as Mrs. Stubbs and myself fully believed. the nucleus of a splendid fortune. Months passed away. an the prices current for that delightful city of gold, quoted lumber at seven hundred dollars a thou- sand, sslmratus a dollar a pound, and axes at a corresponding advance. With the arrival of each steamer, our hopes rose and our faith grew bright. We made elaborate and careful calculations, mak- ing due allowa_nce for a reasonable fall in the market, and as ﬁgures don’t lie, proved to a de- monstration, that our fortune was made. The steamer, which arrived a few weeks since, brought the pleasing intelligence that the Chann- ing N had just arrived safely in the harbor of San rsncisco. That settled the matter. We were immediately rich. A netv house was bargained for, to be paid in cash—Csr.iiroitNut GOLD, sir ! Furniture, elegant and expensive, was selected by Mrs. Stubbs. and a variety of grunge. determined upon._ Our four youngest children were taken from the public school and sent to a fashionable academy. Mrs. Stubbs deliberately out three of her choicest friends, whom she had suddenly discovered to tie rather “ low, ” and I must acknowledge that I held my head uncommonly high and assumed qtiite a

patronizing air to most of my acquaintances.

Our last baby, for whose name we had been rack- ing our invention, was christened Francisco. in honour of the place which had proved to be the birth- lace of our fortune. As the time drew near or the arrival of the last steamer, we in- creased in importance and expectation. I had from prudential motives made two consignments of my property on board the Charming Nancy. The lumber I had sent to the extensive house of Chisel, Gouge & Co. , emigrants from the village of Sharpville, and the axes and salaaratus to Mr. Augustus Fitz Tompkins. a romantic young gen- tleman, who after dziwdling away the greater part of his life under ihe apprehension that he was a genius, had been sent to California by his rela- tives (of whom I had the misfortune to be one.) and had set himself up there as " commission mer- chant. ” He proposed to make his fortune in six months, and return to his favourite pursuit oI' scribbling poetry and love stories. As he had a smattering of the hardware business, and ha been for a month in a store, I imagined that sell- ing axes and salieralus would come within that scope of his abilities. Well, the last steamer arrived, but brought no gold for me, though I. had been fully persuaded that I should see on the list of consignees, Peter Sttibbs, $ 950 000; yet I concluded, that my correspondents in San Francis- co had remitted the proceeds of the sales in drafts, and felt satisfied to await the arrival in the mail. The mail, too, came, and brought two letters, which I opened with a trembling hand. ‘They were as follows;—

San Francisco, Dec.26. 18-. Sir,-We regret to inform you that the lumber consigned by you per Charming Nancy to us, was entirely destroyed by the ﬁre of the 24th inat.,and enclose our bill for disbursements on your account amounting to $1.92 7!. Idnpli- care of which we have sent to our attorney in Boston, Mr. Samuel Sly, for collection. We shall be pleased to receive further consignments from you, and remain your obedient servant, CHIIIL, Gouos &. Co. M. Peter Stubbs.

Sui Faairctsco. Dec, 26. 1849. My Dear Friend Stubbs.--The uncertainty of wordly al'airs.lhe frequent occurrence of disap- pointment. trouble and misfortune, and the un- common aupleassntness of this life in general, have been favourite themes with the sons of eong from the infancy of poetry to the prssen_t time: and I do not reccollect in my wide experiences more striking illustration of the justnesa of their views, than the rate which has liefallen the arti- cles which you so kindly conﬁded to my care shrougli the medium of the frail hark whose name I have at this moment forgotten.

a watery g rave.

('fliat's rather a good idea, I fancy. dun‘t you think so I) But it is with feelings of no ordinary nature, that I discover it to be my painful duty to riform you that the individuals whom I employed to transport your merchandise from the gallant ship. as she lay on that day in the bay of Frnncis~ co, to the neighbouring shore, became inehriated rior to discharging their arduous, task. and by some error of judgement Sticccetled in overt- urning the

gondola in which your precious freight was eiiibzirked. The axes.alas ! found Five barrels only of the ulter- atus were rescued frointhe rolling waves, but with the contents so impregnated with the brinv

fluid, as to form a sort of paste which I fear will

prove rather unsaleable. Sic transit glorr'a,4-c

Yours, while the sands of life yet gaily run,

' Auousrus Firz 'l‘oari>Kiirs.

P. S.—I have a friend from New York who ll about establishing an auction rootn on the Broad‘ way principle, rind were you again to ieinpt Ihﬁ blind goddess, and send me an invoice of galvan- zetl watches, I doubt not, that my friend would have peculiar facilities for disposing of them to this promiscuous population. Don't be disheart- ened. my old buy,bui try it. Chisel, Gouxedr. Co, of this place, are making a splendid fortune by representing to their consigriors that their property was all burnt the other day. Easy way of settling account sa|es—isn't it ‘l As the newspapers say, " further comment is nnecessary.” Please request the carrier of the Post to refrain in future from leaving at my door any copies of the daily paper that contains” news from California,” or anything pertaining thereto, Your misguided friend, As Urtrortru. NAT! Are-riiacaitir.—Bo.tton Post.

COLOURED Csnoiosri: roit -rite Ar- rortivu Gr-:Ni:iui.sitir or New Yoitit.—A- mong the candidates nominated is George B. Vashon, of Corland County, for Attor- ney Genernl. He was born in Pitts- burg ; Pa; is about thirty years of age, of medium stature and light complexion. His father, J. B. Vashon, was an old and inﬂuential coloured man (it barber). of Pittsburg; was tolerably well educated and did much in his day for the bettering of his race. He died fl year or two n_:e deeply regretted by a large circle of his acquaintance. The present candidate was early sent to school ; and after ac- quiring a good English education, his father sent him to Oberlin College, Ohio, where he graduated with distinguished honours. He then returned to Pittsburg, and studied law undertho llon. Walter Forward (one ofthe ablest lawyers Penn- sylvaiiia ever produced, and Setxctary of War under General Harrison), but on ac- count of.liis colour, was refused udmis- sion to the bar of his native State. No- thing daunted, however on the recom- mendation of Judge Forward he Cflmt.‘ to New York, and was shortly licrezifttrr ad- mitted to practise in his prof.-.ssi0n. His health not being good. llti visited llnyti, and while there, interested himself in the political affairs of that country. The E’!!- peror tendered l0 him llm nppoinunrmr of Secretary of State, tvhicli he accepted, and ret:ii:it,-d with great sntisfuclioii to the liziipcror, until some urgent business call- ed him home.

GENERAL WIl.LlAM5, the Cﬂllllniludcr- in-Chief at Kars, Wllrfrl.‘ the Turks have achieved what is perhaps, after all their most brilliant success, the Boston “ Ad. vcrtiser” says, has many friends in the States. He is the Colonel William»: whose ossiduous protection of the Ameri. can missionaries and the people of their charge have been observed with gratitude and pleasure, more than once by those interested in the missions in the East.‘ As military commander, near Ooramam,

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it was in his one power to render valuable assistance to the Protestan community there, and they always found him their true friend.

To Paxvxirr IRON sun Srsxi. Ros-riNo.—IIeat

the iron or steel till it burns the hands, and then rub it with pure, white wax, and polish it with a piece of cloth or soft leather.

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HASZARD’S GAZETTE.

Saturday, Iieceinber 29, 1855.

'I‘ii.tr public men are public property, and its such, are obnoxious to the severest criticism, we fullyndmit. It is one of the triumphs ofthe press in the present do ,that.while itconiinea its stric- tures to the public actions of men in power, or those seeking it, there is no language, however severe, that will not be tolerated. and this the more rendily,thut.aa there are always two sides to every quest.ion.and,aa the press is as open to the adherents of every public man as to his op- ponents, no great injury can be inflicted on the pnrties, while the public are the gainers; fpr truth is elicited by the collision, and those in‘ udministrntion will be cautious of attempting; to pass measures which they are not fully pre-; pared to submit to this searching ordenl. Lord “ Sydenham has quittcd for ever the scene of his political exertions, and his actions have become! it part of the materials of which the History of. Canada must be constructed. The Union of. the Citnadas was a rest and important mes-’ sure,—thu.t it would ave its advocates and its opponents was to be expected,—ttnd that, when i it carried, the minority should raise the cry of -corruption, bribery, and undue influence, was certain ; but will tiny resent or future histo- rian venture to draw t e character, political or moral, of Lord Sydenhnrn from the pictures, or rather caricatures, exhibited by s disappointed faction! Will he not, knowing from what source they emanated, put. them aside altoge- ther. (or if adopting them at all.) first look with scrupulous care into the truth of every lineement, nnd be well assured, that it right- fully belongs to the portrait he is sketching. It is the peculiar province of a. party writer, to seize on the rominent characteristics of the system adopts by his adversaries, and if he can success ully fix on the leader of the overn- ment or opposition n soubriquet or nic name, that has a tendency to bring him or his mea- sures into contempt, or even to excite suspicion as to thier purity, he will not fail to do so. But, as every picture caricature must shew some general resemblance, or it would fail in

int, so most every political one, and accord-

ingly, we are not surprised, when we read of L0 Sydenhnm having been compared to Louis XI A political change so important. in every

point of view, presenting so many diliiculties to e overcome, arising from difference of national origin, tenure of htnds, domestic manners, and religion, as the Union of the Oanndns wns,n measure that impcratively demanded it man en- dowed with n cleornoss ofjudgmeiit, habits, of business and of firmness of chaructencombined with a command of temper, and nihtbility of deportment, not often met with in one person, and if such ii. measure wits. when pro osed, un- popular in both Provinces, it nee ed u. still greater amount of tact uiid address to overcome prejudices and reconcile jurring und ndversc interests, whether local or personal, and uieii of lesser minds and inferior abilities might well have been unable to account for the success that had attended the carrying it. into opera- tion, and, cxiispcratcd by defout. sought u refuge for disappointment in the assertion.-i of the iriiquitics that lltltl been porpetrtttotl by

tho ndrocittus of tho lTnion. We shall, how- ever, view the iiieusure in the light in which we think it will be viewed by po.~itoi'ity, us the consolidation of two weak, inelﬁoieiit, and iii uiuny I‘U5lJ)l'Cl.‘i, hostile governments, into one strong on important, with ooiiccntrittctl oner—i glt‘.:l,llIIt.l destined to be the nucleus ol' it iiiight_v' iintion. Lord Sydcnli:tm's mime will dusceiid to posterity us.-iocintod with the Union ofthe Unnitdus, itiid (iovornor Dnly's childreii may point with pride to the nuine of tlit-ir futlicr its connected with liiui in the nccoriiplisliriicnt of no great rind important nn uiidcrtnkiiig. We would ask the talented l-Iditor ofthe [slant/cr,nt what price he estimates political dintrihcsi ould he be content, that his Clli|I‘tl(‘lI‘I‘ should be judged by the estiiiiaite formed of it hy hint of the Eramincr, who, from the more circum- stance of his hnving been in the West. Indies, immediately dubs him “ negro driver"? and yet. it. is just precisely ttpon such slight foun- dations, that party mnlice rears its ideal struc- turee. It is for this reason, tliut posterity is better qriuliliod tojudgo of the real clinructer of those \\ lm luitu plnyt-ll their IIllI‘l.\ on the political stugt.-, than lllthtl who eoiiiposo the nu- dience. “ Lam/alur al» (in, cu/patur ab i'Ili.r,,'— to be raised by the one party and blamed b

the ot pr—is as old as the christian cm at a I events, and stands it chance of remaining the same two thousand years hence, unless human nature much im rovcd, and he will manifest but it slight know edge of it who takes what either aide says for gospel. We beg to be dis- tinctly understood, that we ure not the advo- cates of the party in power, neither do we intend to whitewash Governor Duly, not being aware that he stands in need of any such pro- cess, our question still remains unanswered. It is not ertough to say, that Lord Metcalfe was 0 a certain opinion, and that the present Lt.

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Governor, when his Secretary and a member of his Government, coincided with him. Times

this Islund not exoe led, a ' - termed Responsible iir Dgéal-stiiilenntisll ‘G'ii::rili'-

-—- —-- -~‘ -'-——"——' merit, and so long as it is, we shall hold these

who are entrusted with it as answerable to the

eople for the use they make of the ‘re, 1‘be Lieut. Governor is beyond the ople in. every way,-—he is answerable to than toll: ample him, and to them s.lone.. It is u sullicient jueu- ficution to him, that his acts here most with the approbation of his Executive Council, their jug- tilication must be found in the approbation of Assembly. We are fully alive to the inconva. niencee and nnoniulieii that arise from having in it small Colony like this a number of lace- incn as the solo constitutional advisers of the Executive, and would willingly see it alga;-ed but while the matter stands as it does, we will hold Mr. Colcs and his associates liable for the acts of the Executive.

Tiii: Central Academ is doing its duty in kee in u it knowle go of the Classics and the hi her branches of learning among us but there is riot that encours merit held out td the youth of Prince Edward sland to penetrate iii. to the innermost recesses of the temple of sci- ence that on ht to be. Look at what is doin in Canada, i ova Scotia and New B.-.m.,.;.i,§_ In these Provinces the advantages of a liberal edxation are attainable by all classes of the pe_ _le. Here, an infprmntion beyond reading. writing, and arit metie,is not to be had except in Charlottetown, where a competentkndwladge of Latin and Greek, and some of the bi her branches of Mathematics may certainly be ad but ifinformation of a su rior caste is re: uired,the youth must be sent outofthe Island his ought not to be. The common excused are, that our population is not sullicisntly nu. merous, nor our revenue large enou h, to spere the necessar sum. What, we won daak were the polgtlltltloll and revenue of Massacliiisetts when urvard University was founded! We know, that in Nova Scotia, when King’s 001. legs was founded, they not only did not exceed those of Prince Edward Islitnd,|but fell for short of it_; for in 1817. the whole population ofNo", Scotin was lint 82,053. and in 1802, when the Colle e was o ned, it could not have been more than 0,000, Eieit learning was not end 3",, has been, at a discount in Nova Scotia we wish we could say its much for the Island.’ To re. turn to the Central Academy, we were much pleased with what we witnessed; there conti- nues to be is regular pro ressive advancement in the branches taught. ﬁVe had the satisfac- tion oflicaring the Greek and Latin classes ex- amined. and can testify as to their sullicienc . }’l e shall at some leisure hour. take up the sub- ject of the necessity and importance of founding is Collegiate Establishment in the Island. We subjoin a list of the Classes in the Academy and the pupils holding the first and ,e¢on,_-i §‘l;;:ies of merit in each Clnss at tlieclose of last

on:—-

C L A S S E S : G R 1} Eli’ .—Xenap}ion,—lIam¢r, 1, George llodgson, 2, William Forgitn. ‘ LATlaN“ ﬂ5!.:(IUI'(I('¢‘,:()(l('3 and 8'41‘,-cs_ 1, Wilium Forgiiu, 2, George llodgsoii. LA 'I'I.\', 2rl.—(.'0rnc1iu5 IVepas,

1, James Welsh, 2, (it.-oi'gc \\'ri;;lit.

L.-1 TIIV. 3!’.--['..£/I-7l[IIl7'!,"l I)cI(r[u_r_ I, Jitiiics llrcliuuz,

J-nines .\lc.\'oill, )

Mtirtlocli Nicliolsrin, f '"l"‘”‘

LA 'l'I.V', 41);,

l, llcnry ll,Mlt38,

2. Henry Cook. (.'EuGIt.-t P}! Y, Isl. Williuiii Ht-nrtz, John lllllltlfullilll, E °q'm’l' 1.’. Daniel E-D'l|ll. (:'h'()(:'I.‘.ll'lIY, 2:1. 1, llonry Davies, 2, Ralph Bret-lien, Joseph W. llodgson, i °‘l“3l- AR1'I'llME’I'IC, Isl. 1, James Brelinut, ‘.2, Murdoch Nicholson. lllnetl ;\lt-l\'onn:t. equal_ Art-liiliatltl Wright, ARITIIMETIC, 241. I, Edward llodgson, 2, John Ilandrahan, James Welsh. equgl, George Wright ARITHMETIC, 3d. 1, James Millner, 2, James Cuﬁray, William Dawson, 2 Wu!’ ARITHMETIC, 4th. é. zValtei- pawn,- ‘eor e .on th ’ George wi.','°' ’ 3 “Inl- ALGEBRA, Isl. 1. James Brehant, 2, James McNeill, Archibald Wright,

} equal.