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FRAUDS IN CHRISTIAN ENGLAND. Francs 1N BU'i'Trin.—In the Liverpool markets three > 5,, tricks are played by persons selling butter. In some ' instances salt butter is moulded into the form ofpounds blof fresh butter, and cased river with fresh, so as to de- ceive the taster, who, however, soon discovers the cheat ' when the butter is cut at home. In other instances, salt . butter-is moulded intothe shape offresh, and not cased at " 5'" but a pound of fresh is conspicuously placed to be ' ESE-but that pound is not sold ; and in other instances, haltlfiahér, twashed,,is moulded and sold as fresh. Pur- _ (53' 7 rs, in all these cases, are supplied with salt butter aoillyé—And this is Christian England I ' ’ ‘ Exams IN Susan—Pounded rice and other cheap materials are mixed in sugar, and sold at full monopoly " price. I A chemical substance—the refuse of the soap , , maturfactories—is also mixed with other substances, and ' inattentive—And an is Christian England! , V ” nouns iN COCOA.-—-Tllls article is extensively adul- tedtiwith fine brown earth, wrought up with mutton n _ has to amalgamate with portions ofthe real article. 4 - Y‘Qtjthis is Christian England! _'Fi:auns IN TEA.—The leaves are mingled with sloe file‘gefpand other abominations, to swindle the public. leaves are also re-dried, and re-coloured on hot copper plates, and sold as tea.——Yet this is Christian Evelend'!

'Fna'uos rN Corpse—To avoid the mixture of chi-; . ' therefore, they need no Instruction).

- cory-in good coffee, discreet housewives purchase coffee _ ungroun’d, and take the, trouble of grinding it at home; butt‘h'ey are often cheated, nevertheless. Chicory, or some similarly cheap substance, is skilfully moulded into the form ofthe coffee berry, and is mixed with the bulk very liberally.—And this is Christian England! Fnauus m Tanned—Nasty things of all sorts, cheap, are mixed with the weed in all its manufactured forms, and the whole is sold at less than the duty. Yel- low ochre is a prime iiigredient for “ Bird’s Eye.”

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‘ed, to look large to fetch a large price. The moment theyare washed, they shrink from men’s size to women’s, ' and from women’s to children’s, and soon come to {pieces from the stretching they have suffered—And this - is Christian England !, 'V‘ FRAUDS IN FLANNEL.—It is purposely stretched to the utmost endurance of the fibre, to measure long and broad,'arid to_command good prices; but a'garmeiit minds of it is oflittle use after thefirst washing—And this is Christian England l \ FRAUDS m Caocxenv.—Pretty ware is made, but, to .' screw an extra profit, the thinnest possible glaze is‘ thrown over it, instead ofa good substantial one, and a goodpriceis obtained for it; but use -it gently as you will, it short cracks in all directions ; it is almost worth- ‘ loam—And this is Christian England l ,Faatms 1N GENERAL.‘—Pepper is adulterated with dust from husks, &c.; port wine is altogether manufac- turedby certain parties~,it being notorious that more wine, so called, is drunk in‘England alone thzin is made it! all Portugal; quart bottles only hold three halfpints; pint bottles only hold three quarter pints: cloth, twenty- eight Dr thirty inches wide, is called yard wide; names mean nothing but to deceive.-—And this is Christian - England!

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Somme—The ‘following horrible case is from the .Maditas‘Athenoimin2—“A~ Brahmin died on the 19th, leaving a young wife, aged 17, and other relatives, but 1110' children.‘ On the morning ofthe 20th, the woman declared her intention otsacrificing lierselfupon the fu- neral pile of her husband, and a wealthy na'tive having adored, to defray the expenses}, preparations were made (integrand scale in a secluded spot, at about two miles from. Lasb'kur. A spot was chosen in the dry bed of a lab, and four large posts eight feet high, were fixed, oh which a sort of scaffold of dry wood was formed, and

underneath it were layers of the dryest wood arid cow- ~‘tltiaig, sundried, and other. inflammable materials, so as to burn briskly when set fire to. The preparations were completed about 12 o’clock, soon after which the pro- cesaion set out. One ofthe deceased’s relatives went first, bearing a small vessel containing fire, and was fol- lowed by the women and others of the family, and in the : rear. came the corpse, borne by five men on a char'poy. Considering the preparations which, had been made, comparatively few natives followed the procession, which moved at a slow pace—On reaching the pile, the sacri- fice appeared to view the preparations made with a look of‘e'xultation, and took her‘seat by the dead body, which had. been. laid on‘the ground at a little distance, where she remained upwards of two hours, surrounded by a host of Brahmins of both sexes, performing numerous ceremonies—When the body of her husband was taken up, and. placed on the scaffold, over which a consider- able quantity of dry straw was strewn, and oil and ghee poured, the woman, having walked thrice round the pile, mounted it, apparently with some reluctance, by clam- bet'ing up on the outside, amidst the shouts of the spec- tators—She took her seat on the right, and after a short ceremony, putting her arm under the neck ofthe corpse, with much composure stretched herself beside the body, adjusting the hair of her head and her clothes. A con- siderable quantity ofwood was now put over what I may call the two bodies, when a tremendous shout ofapplause rent the air, with clapping of hands and other tokens of satisfaction. Abdiit 'a quarter of an hour was now spent in preparations, when torches were applied to different pins of the pile. ,No sooner did the flame arise than the unfortunate victim, unable to endure the suffocation and pain, struggled to extricate herself 'from the pile,. and. as the flames waxed more fierce, her exertions be- came almost supernatural, till at last, with a tremendous spring, she landed on her feet abourten paces from the pile, and entreatcd the bystanders to save her from what she considered was too great a trial. The Bralimins, however, insisted on her remounting the pile and un- dergoing what was her own choice. She refused, and was instantly cut down with a sword, and thrown upon the flaming pile. It so happened that several Mussu'lmen of the Alleegole were present; and, abhorring the inhuman acts ofthe Brahmins,comrnenced upbraiding them; words and abuse ensued, till the Moslems, enraged, drew their swords, ,cut down a Hoozooriah, and wounded several. The multitude’ofspectators soon dispersed, and thus was finished a ceremony at which every feeling mind rnnst revolt with disgust. Many such instances, however, oc- cur, and force or stimulating drugs are always had re-

course to, to compel the unfortuiiate victim to undergo the cruel sacrifice.”

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. ' SIGNXNG SUDQENLY Tire Putnam—Some have ex- pressed much disbelief in suddenly signing the pledge. " Men,” say they, “ go into a temperance meeting with~ out any thought ofdoing it, or perhaps any understand- ing of the subject, and, before they havecome out. have committed themselves by this act, great and, most undue excitement,

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ther Mathew, thousands and hundreds of thousands take the pledge without any knowledge of what they are doing, and with no previous conSIderation. It Is all Wrong.” Such is the language of men who, perhaps, have been four and five years attending temperance meetings, and considering whether it is best to Sign the temperance pledge, and as yet have not made tip the” minds to do it. On this subject it may be remarked, first, that if the commitment be a sudden one, it 'IS an act forlwhich there need be no repentance. Let a man ever so suddenly sign the pledge, he will never have oc- casion‘ in all time or eternity to regret it. Secondly: The suddenness is no hinirance to the good keeping 0f the pledge. Men have uniformly kept it, as 'well those who have signed without much premeditation and in- iustruction, as those who have signed with. In Ire- land, ‘the millions who have suddenly signed, and perhaps with as little intelligence and instruction, as men in any part of the globe, have kept it best of all. Thiidly: The truth is, that it does not require much time or instruction. A man is going a wrong road. He suddenly, and perhaps, by a Single word ofauother, is coiivinced of the error of his course, He does not need weeks or dayséto'turn about. 'A man is eating a poisonous article.‘ Proof comes to him sud- denly of its character. Ie is not long in dropping his knife and fork. So with dripkingthispoiswous llqultl‘ Men have always known its mischievous quality. Here, A plan is proposed to escape from the ruinous consequences to themselves, and to prevent its spreading its miasma through the community. Lnr r'r Ai.oNi~:. The mind sees at once its practicability and entire efficiency, and agrees'to it, SinNiNG 'I‘IIE PLEDGE. The mind sees the Wisdom

and power of that, and agrees to it, and the work is done. ‘ Why should it take a year, ortwo years, or ten years? The truth is, that in delay the pride of the heart rises tip against doing the thing which the mind

the true reason why many men now refuse to sign the pledge. They have delayed so long that they are now ashamed to sign, and stand viiidicating themselves for not signing, and find fault with those who sign suddenly. For this reason, we advise every individual at once to sign the pledge. Iflie delays it five years, it will be for five years pressed upon him, and'then it must be signed against five‘years of accumulated difficulties. It is a simple thing, to‘be done to-day. '

P. S. We know a minister of a large congregation who has been three years signing the pledge, ready and willing to do it the first good opportunity, and he has not done it yet: keeping back, perhaps, large numbers in his congregation. How much better had he done it three years ago. It is now doubtful whether he ever does it. And yet that minister is, Sabbath after Sah— bath, reproving his people for irresolution in religion. “Why halt ye,” he cries aloud, “ between two opi- nions .7"

THE DIAMOND.-—-Tlle diamond is subject to that coni- bination of crystals usually termed hemitroplic, twin crystals, and macles. It is the hardest ofallsubstances, but may be said to be brittle, as a slight blow will pro- duce a fracture in the direction of its cleavage. Specific gravity 3-5. and, by a chemical analysis, it is found to be pure carbon, differing but littles from charcoal and plumbago. Its great value, as a gem, arises, notonly from its scarcity and brilliancy, but also from the’ex- treme difficulty of working it. A stone in the. possession of the Marquis of Westminster, called the Nassuck dia- mond, and which weighed 357.} grains, was placed in the hands of Messrs. Mortimer & Hunt, to be re-cut: the operation occupied the lapidary five months. It has hitherto been found, not only in Golconda and Visapour, the Isle of Borneo, and Brazil,-but also in the cold regions of Siberia. These are its best known localities, though but few have yet been found in the latter country. They are usually found ofa'very small siZe ; occasionally, however, larger ones are discovered, which, from their extreme value, generally become crown property. Thus, in the’ possession of the King ofthe French is the Pitt diamond, the most valuable gem in Europe; it weighs 136; carets, rather less than one ounce, and cost £135,- 000. One of yellow colour is among the prown jewels ofAustria, its weight is 139:}- carets. _Another weighing 193 carets, is amongst the Russian jei‘vels. Among the crown jewels of her Majesty, which may be seen by the public, in the Tower for the smallpharge of sixpence, many stones of great hrilliancy, though not large in pro- portion to those just mentioned, are to-be found. But the most interesting collection ofcut gems‘that Iliave seen is that in the possession of the Elector of Saxony. There is one stone, considered unique, ofa green colour, which is said to weigh 160 carets. A magnificent and rare brilliant, of a deep sapphire blue, and great pii'rity, is in the collection made by the late Henry Philip Hope, Esq. This stone weighs 177 graiuS. and is considered to be worth£30floor—Polytechnic Magazine.

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GUANO.—” My friend took afield of two acres, and planted it with potatoes. The ridges in which the po- tatoes were grown were ofthe same length, and the po- tatoes were ofthe same quality, and the produce ofthe several ridges having been taken up and measured, the average result ofthe produce (the soil being the same, the potatoes the same in quality, the manure being ap- plied with perfect fairness, aiid exactly in the same manner)—the average result of the. produce was this : ——Tbe stable manure gave ‘a proportionate return off) bushels of potatoes, Potter’s‘ manure 11 bushels, and guano 15 bushels. I asked for further details, in order that the information might be more complete, and here they are :A—Tlie guano and Potter’s manure (so called from the name of the person in London who prepares and sells it) were each mixed with wood-ashes and fine mould, in the proportion of one bushel of guano or Pot- ter’s manure to six bushels of ashes and mould. A bushel of guano weighs about 85lb.; three bushels of guano and three of Potter’s manure, making 5I0lb. in weight, were put on the ridges at two different times, being at the rate of 3 cwt. peracre—each of these manures costing 145. a cwt. ; halfof each was put into tlie'ridges when the potatoes were planted,‘and the other halfan the potatoesnvere appearing about one inch out of the ground, covering in the guano and Potter by hoeing and raising the ridges. The potatoes were planted on the 4th oprril and taken up early in Octo- ber. The produce exceeded 600 bushels, the field hav- ing been previously exhausted and in very bad.order. The total expense, including every charge, was 16L, and calculating the value of the potatoes at ls. the bushel, the profit on the two acres was 141.; the value of the land being about ll. per acre, iflet Such was the re- sult ofthat experiment; and it was made with perfect fairness."—Sir Robert Peel’s Speech at Tamworth.

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LAND ASSESSMENT,- Treasurer’s Office, Charlottetown, _ Prince Edward Island, 16th Jan. 1843. IN pursuance of the Act of the General Assemblyof

this Island, made and passed in the Sevenihyeiir of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled flu flat for levying an .dssessmenl on all Lands in this Island—I do here- by give public notice, that I have made Proclamation, according to the terms ofthe said Act, ofthe undermentionedjl‘own Lots, Pasture Lots,and parts oants tu- Townships, in this Island, in urrear for the non-payment of the several sums due and ownig thereon to Her Majesty, under and by virtue of the before-men- tioned Act, viz:—

Tuwn Lots in Charlottetown : Hqu No. 35, in the First Hundred—No. 13, Fifth do.

Charlottetown Royalty—No. 539.

Georgetown : . No. 10 First Range, Letter C. No. 8, First Range, Letter D. 5, Second Range, Letter B. Towns/lips :

'No. 1, 5343 acres.“ No. 40, {’48 acres. ‘ 5, 319. 44, 32.50 14, ' H2 40, 3351 500 55, 500 27. 86S) 65, 864 28, 2332

And the owners ofthe said Lots and Tracts of Land, so in ar- retir and proclaimed as aforesaid, are hereby notified, thutlu case the sums charged on them by the said Act, togethei: w_iih'the Costs which have been incurred, shall not be paid within I‘eh 'l‘l)‘s before the next Easter Term ofthe Supreme Court of Judi- cature, to be held at Charlottetown, which_ Will commence on 'l‘uosduy the Seventh day of May next, application Will be made to tho Supiorne Court, dining the sai Term, for Judgment against the said Lots and 'l‘racts oflmnd respectively.

.I. SPENCER SMITH. [All the Papers] I Treasurer. '1‘ HE SUBSCRIBERS have completed their Impor-

fgtutions for the FALL, consisting of

A. LARGE ASSORTMENT OP GOODS, Suitable for the Season,

Comprising superfine black, blue and coloured Cloths, Cassi- mei‘es, ’l‘woeds and Doeskins, in great variety; Welsh 6L Saxony Flagnels, Mouslin do Laines, Orleafis and Parisian Cloths, Cherie Cliusaus, Printed Velvcts, 61.0. for Ladies’ Dresses, é dz 6-4 black Paramatia, for mourning; black and coloured Silk Velvets, Ribbons, Gloves, Laces. Hosiery? Silk do Cotton Handkerchiefs, Muslins, Braces, Stocks, superior Cotlon \Vurp, Indigo, Fur Caps and Beaver Ilats, Blankets, fine. &0.

ALSO,

Jamaica Spirits, best pale and coloured Brandy, Holland's Gin, Port and Madeira Wines, Hyson and Souchong Tea, Loafand Moist Sugar, London Porter, boxes Raisins, Currants, Spices, Mustard; Earthen, Glass and Hardware.——The whole of which will be disposed of at their usual low prices for CASH, on deli-

ver '. , _ 3 LYDIARD .& FINLAYSON.

No. 1, Queen Street, -Dee., 1843.

'1’. S.—'l‘hc_v beg to inform those persons whose Accounts have been due for some time, that unless they make a satisfactory ar- rangement, on or before the 1511i day of March, their Accounts will be placed in the hands of an Attorney.

A. CURE! FOR ALL“

'S'I'IIJ St AVM O'I'IOH ‘

HOLLOWAY’S OlNTM ENT.

EXTRAORDINARY CURE OF A CASE ABANDONED BY

GUY’S, THE METROPOLITAN, KING’S COLLEGE

: & CHARING CROSS HOSPITALS.

This fact was SWORN TO this 8th ’day of March, 1842

Before the LORD MAYOR, at the Mansion-House. SUD’WJ’L/IRY 0F flFFIDflVIT.

W'm. Brooke, Messenger, offl, Union-street, Southwark. Lon- don, maketh oath and saith, that he (this deponent) was ufllicted withFIFTEEN RUNNING ULCERS on his left arm, and lil- cerated sores‘und wounds on both legs, for which doponent was admitted on out—door patient at the Metropolitan Hospital, in April, 184l, where he continued for nearly four weeks. Unable to receive a cure there, the doponent sought relief at the three ollowing hospitals :—King’s College Hospital in May, for five weeks ',—at. Guy’s Hospital in July, for six (weeks _;—and at Cha- ring Cross Hospital at the. end of August, for some weeks more; which dopoiicnt left, being in a for worse. condition than when he quitth Guy‘s. where Sir BRANSBY COOPER. and other inedi- cal officers of the establishment had told deponent that the only chance of saving his IIch 7”!le to LOSE HIS flRM.’ The depo- nent thereupon called upon Ur. BRIGHT, chief physician 0 Guy’s, who, on viewing the doponenl,‘s no rid'uion, kindly and liberally said. “ lain utterly at a loss iii/ill.l to Ila furry/nu! lmt hit” is half‘msnvcrcig‘n : go to .Mr. IlnLLOWfl Y, and try inlmt (affect his Pills and Ointment will hnm, as I have frequently Init- nnssm‘l the wonderful rfl‘ecfs they [tan in desperate cases. You can let me see you again." This unprojndiced advice was followed by the deponent, and a. perfect c7177: effected in three men/m, by the use alone of HOLLOIVAY'S PILLS and OIN'I‘MENT, after four Hospitals had failed ' ' !_ \Vlion Dr; Bright was shown by the. dixpi-nerit the result of his advice and charity, he said, “ I am lint/I. astounded and deliglitarl, for I- tlinrrglltt/ilrt'rf I ever saw 7/011. again. alive, it would be without your arm; Icon. only compare this Cure in (I. Charm ’ l!" ,

Sworn at the Mansion-housesfthe City

ofLondon, this 81h day ufMarch, 1842, 2 Wm' .Bcfm‘e me, JOHN PIRIE, MAYOR.

IN ALL 13153.9 535 of the Skin, Bad Legs, Old Wounds and Ulcers, Bad Breasts. Sore Nipples, Starkey and Ul- cnrated Cancers, Tumours, Swellings, Gout, Rheumatism, and Luinbagn, likeWise in cases of Piles; the Pills, in all the above cases, ought to be usedwith the Ointment; as by this means curesvwill be effected With a much greater certainty, and in half the timctliat it would require by using the Ointment alone. The Ointment is proved to be a certain remedy for the bite of moscliettoes, Sand-flies, Cliicgo-foot, ans, and Coco-buy.

Burns, Scolds, Chillilains, Chapped Hands and Lips, also

Bunions and SOI‘L.CUI‘I'IS will be immediately cured by the use ofthe Ointment.

THE PILLS are not only the finest remein known when usedwith the Ointment, but as a General Medicine there is no- thing equul to them. In ner‘vous affections they will be found ofthe greatest service. These Pills are, without exception, the finest Purifier ofthe Blood ever discovered, and OUGHT to be USED BY ALL!!!

Sold by the Proprietor, 244, S Advice may be had Gratis,

trand,(near Temple Bar), where

g _ and by all respectable Vendors of Patent Medicmes throughout .he Civilised World, in Pots and

Boxes, at Is. lid, 2s. ‘Jd., 4s,6d., 113., 22s., and 335., each, There is a very considerable saving in taking the larger sizes. N. B.——Directions for the Guidance of Patients are affixed to each Pot. , Sold wholesale and 'retail by GEORGE '1‘. HASZARD Agent for Prince Edward Island. ‘ o ‘ , Aug, 1843 '

The National Loan Fund Life London. > The New Loan Fund Life Insuranc’e Company of

~ New York. I The Hartford and Protection Fire Insurance

'ofHartford, Connecticut.

And as he is furnished with blank Forms oprplication and in possession of all the information which may be desire’d by persons who wish to effect Insurance, he will be happy to re- ceive applications and transmit the same to the Agent at Hali-

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LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE. HE Subscriber has been appointed

the following Insurance companies, viz:

Sub-Agent Of

Assurance Society 01

Companies

fax. Please apply to HENRY PALMER.