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ausaia.

The act of grace and amnesty granted by the Em- peror on his coronation, appears to have been of a more creditable character than was at ﬁrst .suppos.sd_. After decreeing a medal to all persons who, in the civil or military service, took any part in the events of the late war, it specifies that special immunities are to be

ranted to those provinces of the empire which bore the brunt of the campai n, and next, that the entire country is to be exempts from every kind of recruit- ing or conscription for four years. Arrears of taxes, amounting to about $W,00l),000, are also to be remit- ted and the tax on passports to foreign parts to be abo- lished. Next, those criminals who have behaved well since their condemnation, are to be indulged with a cessation or a commutation of punishment, and ﬁnally all state prisoners are to have their lot_ alleviated, the majority being entirely restored to treedipn, except that they are not to reside in Moscow or St. I etersburg. These state prisoners, moreover, are to regain their rights of nobility, both as regards themselves and their legitimate heirs. The Jews throughout the empire are to be freed from the special burdens that their recruit- ment has hitherto imposed on them. Lastly, the chil- dren of the soldiers, seamen, &c., (caiitoiiists,) born during the service period oftheir fathers, and who have hitherto belonged to the army, will be given up for the future to their parents, and may take upon themselves any condition they think lit.

QQIIIMEEGIIAE '- ‘PUBLISHED ON EVERY .“"'

Charlottetown. P. E. Island. Wednesday. October .22, I856.

S-rumsiiirs.—'l‘liougli but eighteen years have elapsed since the first vessel wholly propelled l)_V.BIUi]lll_l crossed the Atlantic, now there are tourtei-n_liiies ot; sl,.,mn¢;-s, compri.~'ing forty-eiglit vessels, plying be-l tween lfluropc ainl the United States. l{ecenIl_v not less than fifteen uriivals of fort-igii stcnincrs have taikeii place in at single month. _Out of these forty-eiglit; steamers, hut twelve are ot American consi_ruction.l For nine years the British had the tnonnpuly.ol the At-‘. lantic stciimships, before American enterprise under-1 took to compete with them. Four of our most valuum, ble Atlantic steamers have been entirely lost‘, two lmv ’ inn been driven ashore and broken up; a third was Sllcilk bv a collision, with nearly all on board; and al fourtlixthe noble:-it ofthe ﬂeet, has never been heard from, but is supposed to liiive struck an iceburg. 'Ihe foreign compumcs have lost, in all, four ships from their American lines. The value ofthe_se eight steam- sliips is set down at $3,537,000, exclusive of cargoes. On the California route there have been lost seven fine steamers, mostly on the Paciﬁc coast, vi_z., the Inde-‘ pendencc, which sunk in the Pacific, \\'Ill| V30 l|)'t~‘9.? and the 'I‘ennc.~see and St. Louis—total wrecks. lhe San Francisco, valued at $300,000, was lost in the At- lantic in the same year, with many valuable lives‘: the Yankee Blade in the year following, beside the il|-fut- ed Rhode Island, and the North Carolina in the year 1855. It is estimated that one thousand four hundred and twenty lives, and $7.930o0ll0 5“ P"°P°"‘)’v ‘h'“'° been lost in steamship: since the year I853. .In_a pecuniary point of view the Atlantic steamers, it is said, have not been profitable to their stockholders.

Miss Dix.-—Miss Dix has returned from Europe in the Baltic. During her absence she travelled exten- sivaly through Great.Britain, and in nearly ever coun- try of Europe, investigating the condition of the insane; and on many occasions was the means of carrying out measures of great importance for securing to the af- llicted the wisest and best system of management.

Bai.iava-rii.—-Mr. James Ruthven ot Naw.York, not long before his death, recited slowly, emphatically, and with great weakness of voice, “ He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life ; and he that bdlievcth not on the Son shall not see life; " _ gbidggh on him,’ \Vhat a contrast! said he, “ there is none in the universe like it! \’Vliat vast coiisoqllulb ces his a on the question!—-Br_i.inve'rii—I would like to seat at word printed in capitals. I-Iow simple and easy is it; and yet how many_ refuse to believe, and perish ! Unbelief is the only sin which the gospel does

but the wrath of God '

not meet. For this it has no cure. ‘ Ye will not come to me that ye might live.’ ”

EEEES

8 TALE 0!‘ THE GREAT DISMAL BWAIP.

in HARRIET anncuna srown, an-i-nos or “ owns -roii's CABIN."

c H A r 1 I R I. THE MISTRESS OF CANEMA. “Bii.i.s, Ilarry!—Yes.—Dear me. where are they '—There !— Here?-0, look !—What do you think of this scarf? Isn't it level 1"

“ Yes, Miss Nina, beautiful—but—"

“ 0. those bills !—Yes—well, bore goes—here—perhaps in this No—-that's my opera-hat. the by, what do you think of that! Isn't that bunch of silver wheat lovely! stop a bit—you shall see it on me." _ _ _

And, with these words, the slight little ﬁgure sprang up, as if it had wings, and, humming a waltzing-tune, skimmed across the room to is looking- less, and placed the yaunty little cap on the gs little head, no than, turning a pirouetto on one too, said, *‘ ‘here now!" _

" 'l‘here, now !" Ah, Herr ! ah, mankind generally! the wisest of you have been made ools of by Just such dancing, glit- tering. ﬂuttering little assortmcnts of curls, pendants, streamers, eves, cheeks, and dimples! _

' The little ﬁgure source the height of the Venue, rounded as that ofan infant, was shown toadviintago by a coquettish morning- dross of bail‘ muslin. which fluttered open in front to display the embroidered skirt, and trim little mouse of a slipper. "Iio face was one of those provoking ones which set criticism at (leliance. The hair, waving, curling. dancing hither and l.lI|llIt7l', seeipenl to have it wild, laughing grace --fits own; the brown eyes twinklt-d like the pendant: of ii. clnindclier; the little, WI(‘l\"'tI iios.-. which bore the forhidilrm upward curve. seemed to assert its right to do so, with n siiicv fl‘€i.'l.lUIIlZ and the pendants of multiplied bril- lionts that twinikled in lier ears, and 'ho nodding wreath ofsilver u'ln-at that set oil’ her opera-lnit, seemed alive with iniseliicfund motio

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n. A ’ell, what do you think 1" said it lively. imperative voice,- thnt you might have expected from the figure.

Tle 'oun man to \\'lIU\'.i this q.lIt'§Ili)ll was addressed was it! well-dressed, gcntlemanl_, person at about tlurty-‘ﬁve, with dark i'nluplt.‘Xl0n and hair, and drop, full blue eyes. 'lhere was sonic- thing lll|||‘l(C<l and p0t.‘lll!t|I: in_tht_i square, high F)re_h_end, iind the finely-formed features. which In(IIC=Ilt!t.lI1.ll\!l'llC and ability : and the blue eyes had a depth and strength oi color that might cause to-em at first glance to appear black. Ihe face, with its strongly- marked expression of honesty and sense, ll'.|(I about it many care- worn and thoughtful lines. [In looked at the little, deﬁant toy for :i moment with an air of the most entire deference and tl(lllll- ration; then a heavy sliadow crossed l.ni_face, and he answered. nbsiractodly, “ Yes, .\liss Nina. eyerything you wear becomes pretty—and that is orfectly charming." _

.. [gift it, now, I arryl I thought you would think so. _ You soc. it's my own idea You ought to have seen what a thing it was when I tirst saw it in Main. Le Illunclic a window. lnerc was it great hot-looking _featlicr ‘on _it, and two or‘ three horrid‘ bows. lhad them out in it twinkling, and got this,wheatin— which shakes so, you know. It’s perfectly lovely 3-“ ell. do_you believe, the ver night I wore it to the opera, I got engaged 1'

, iss Nina !” .

" En I-—-Yea, to be sure ! Why not 1" . '

“ It seems to me that's a very serious thing. MIG! NI"!-’_'

“ Serious !—hal ha! ha!" said the little bsautynseating hor- selfon one arm of the sofa, and shaking the glittering hat back from her eyes. “ Well, I fancy it was-to him, at least. I made him serious [can tell on !” . W

" But, is this true, in Nina? Are you really engaged .

o ya,’ go he gun; I am—to three gen lemon ; and going to stay so. till I ﬁnd which 1 like best. May be you know shan tlike any of thing» . M_ N. ,.,

“ Iikigaged to three gent amen. iss ll‘tt\ .‘_ _ '

" To be sure !—Can t you understand Lnglish, Ilarry. lam now—feot." _ _

" Miss Nina, is that ri ht!” _

«Right!-—why not! don't know which don't; so I took them ll on trial, you know."

u pm ,Miss Nina, ll us who they are." _ _

-I We I, there's Mr. Carson ;--he's a rich old hachelor—norrid-

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‘are ood toeat. He'sa law er, of a good feiuil ,—thou hte Eood eal of. end all that. all, really, they say e has to ents -—I'm no 'ud . I know he always bores me to death ; asking me I have ran this or that—marking places in books that I never ad. Ile‘s your sentimental sort-writes the most romantic notes on pink paper, and all that sort of thing."

" And the third!"

“ Well. you see, I don't like him a bit-—l’m sure I don't. IIe’s a hateful creature! Ila isn't handsome; he's proud as Lucifer; and I'm sure I don't know how he got me to be engaged. It was a kind of an accident. lle’s real good thougli—too good for me, that's a fact. But. then. I'm afraid of him ii little."

“ And his name?"

“Well, his name is Clayton—-Mr. Edward Clayton, at your service. He's one of your high-and-mighty people—vvith sueh deep-set cyes—-eyes that look as if they were in ii ciive—and such black hair! And his eyes have adesperate sort of sad look, sometimes-quite Byronic. He's tall, and rather loose-jointed- has beautiful teeth; his mouth, too, is-—well, when he smiles, sometimes it really is quite fascinating :—and then he's so differ- ent from other gentlemen? IIe‘s kind-—but he don’t care how he dresses; and wears the most horrid shoes. And. then, he isa’t polite—he won’t jump, you know, to ick up your thread or scissors: and sometimes he'll get into a rown study, and let you stand ten minutes before he thinks to give you a chair, and all such provoking things. He isu’t ti bit of a. liidy’s man. Well, consequence is, as in lord won't court the girls. the girls all court my lord-that's the way, you know ;—and they seem to think it's such a feather in their cap to get attention from him-— because you know, he's horrid ssnsible. So, you see, thzitjust set uie out to see what I could do with him. Well, ou st-o,I wouldn't court him ;—and I plagued him, and laughed iitliim, and spited him, and got him loriously wroth : and he said some spite- ful things about me, no then I said some more about him, and we had a I'(‘i|l up-and-down quarrel ;--and then I I0ul( it pt-nitcnt turn. you know, and just went gracofiilly down into the valley of ‘ liumiliation—iis we witelies can ; and it took wondcrfully——brought ' my lord on to his knees before he knew what he wits doing. Well, lreiilly, I don't know what was the niattor,just then, but he spoke ‘so earnest and strong, that actually he got me to crying-hntcfiil ;l.‘I't‘:ll|.lI‘e !—nnd I promised all sorts of things, you knot\'—suitl {altogether more than will bear thinking of."

l “ And are you corresponding with all these lu\'t.'l‘S. Miss Nina. 1" l “ Ycs—isn't it fun? Their letters, you know, can't speak. If ‘ they could, wlicn,tliey come rustling together in the bag, wouldn’t

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“ Miss Nin-i, I think you have given your heart to this lost one.”

" 0, nonsense, llarry! Haven't got any heart !—don't care two ins for any of them ! All I want is to have it good time. As to love, and all that, I don't believe, I could love any of them ; I should be tired to death of any of them in six weeks. Inever liked any thing that long.” -

“ Miss Nina, you must excuse me, but I want to ask again, is it right to triﬂe with the feelings of gentlemen in this mi "1"

" Why not!—-Isn't all fair in war! Don't they trillo with us girls, every chance they get-—and sit up so pompous in their rooms. and smoke cigars, and talk as over, as it’ they only had to put out their ﬁnger and say, ‘ Come here,‘ to get iiiiy of us! I tell you, it's fun to bring them down !—Now, thcre’s that horrid (i«-urge I§muions—I tell you, if he didn't ﬂirt all winter with \l-try Stephens, and got everybod to Ian hing about her !—it was so evident, you see, that she like<'Ihim—s e couldn't hel showing it, oor little thing .'—and then in lord would settle is collar, an say he had‘nt quite made up ‘ii mind to take her, and all that. Well, I haven't made up my mind to hire him, eitlier— arid so poor Emma is avenged. As to the old h'ech—-that sinooth- dicky man—-you see, he can't be hurt; for his heart is rubbed as smooth and hard as his dicky, with falling in love and out again. IIe‘s been turned oh‘ by three girls, new ; and his shoes squeak as brisk as ever. and he's just as jolly. You see, he didn’t use to be so rich. Lately, he's come into a splendid property ; so. if I don’t take him, poor man, there are enough that would be glad-of him.”

“ Well, then, but as to that other one!"

“ What my lord Lofty? 0, he wants humblin !--it wouldn’t hurt him, in the least, to be put down a little. e’s good, too, and eﬂliotdens always improve good people, I believe I was made for a irieens of grace to ’e|n all."

“ Miss Nina, what if all three of them should come at once—or even two of them 1'’

“ Whata droll idea! Wouldn't it be funny! Just to think of it! What a commotion! What a scene! It would really be vaatl entertainin ."

“ ow, Miss Nina. I want to speak as a friend.”

“ No. you sban't! it is just what people say, when they are

l politeo-one of those little, bobbing men, that always have such shiny dickies and ooll_ers, and such hllfllt bpots, and such tigllit tra I. And he's rioli—and perfect y wild about me. e wou dn't take no for a.n.answer, you know ; so I Just said yes, to have a little uiat. Besides, he is very convenient about the opera and concerts, and such things," “ Well, and the next 1' ‘ “ Well, the next is George Ilmmons. Has one of your snd—whlte man, you know, who look like cream-candy, as I e As our readers may Iiave not the hook to refer to, we may inform ;h,,..,,i|mi Harry is ii young Quadroon, who has the management of Miss Nina's |".state.—-[I'Id. H. Gaz.]

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going[ to sa something disagreeable. d Clayton, once for all, that won dn't have him speak as a. friend to me."

“ Pray,.how does, he take all this!" " Take it! Why,just as he must. lie cares a. great deal more for me than I do for him." Here it slight little sigh escaped the fair speaker. “ And I think it fun to shock him. You know he is one of the fitherly sort. who is always advising young girls.

t it be understood that his standard of female character is wonderfully h _gh, and all that. And, then, to think of his being tripped up belore me !—toe funny E" The little sprite here took of or operaqat, and commenced waltaing a few ate a. and. stopping midwhirl, exclaimed : " 0, do you know we g rla have