Established 1823.

mung

marinas” rounmnn. can conitnucini. nnvunuienn.

Cll3.l'-l0l.lel0Wll,. Prince Edward Island, Satiirilay, September 30, 1854.

New Series. No. 175.

8asas.rd's Gazette. aeoaoa 'r. iuisz inn. |'r0P"5°‘°' --4 |’-'*i".'°'- Published eve Tuesday smtlfl SW“! "°"'"'¢- oxii.—..,so.ni..a a cum *‘-o--~_n- 9- 3- l"'!'"‘- 1- g 5,“ .,A,u,,,;| subscription, lbs. Discount for cash

in advance. ‘rears: or anvatrrtsiiio.

For the Irst insertion occiip ing the space sf 4 lion. iriclitrlirs[|Iead,Is.—Sliohlrz‘-‘I--‘9l|||°|i'|-_-l3l|"°'i 8a. 6.l.-10 liaes,4s.-I0 lsssas, ds. 6d.—fl has-s,.0.s.— 30linns. 5|. ‘II--“lIIOl,OI.-Ind Rd. fereenh al_ldIl-will line. One fourth of the above for each continuance. _

i - ~ ' * 1" ' ’ ' eonttsiied

until fitrlslrl.

CHAMPAGNE. ‘

' C E3 f ' CIIAMPAFVE. .'.l_‘llilt?tJt:sYoelve}§ss “°|’esl:iii:°'l‘om." ffulll I-'l|V°"' pool. '

Also. a quantity of OAKUM. Pitch and liottl 'I'ar, - _ Ksge of White and coloured pniats, Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil,

For sale by . CHAltI.I1‘.S STEWART. June 1. I854. if The National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society of London. Al’l'I‘AL £500,000 Sterling. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 2d Victoria. A Saving Bank for the Widow and the Orpltan. _ '1‘. HE.-t'l‘lI IIAVILAND. r. Agent for Prince I’-‘idwitrd Is and. Ofloe, Queen Square, Charlottetown.

September 5. I858. Isl

Charlottetown Mutual Insurance Company,

Incorporated by Act of Parliament in I848. I HlS'CO.\l PAN Y offers the best guarantee in

case of loss, end accepts Risks at a saving of fully 50 per cent, to tire assured.

‘I he present relibls Ca ‘nil eaceds .£I100, ‘Per- sons having properly in he_r|ottstown, itr vicinity, .|.ou|,1 logo no time applyin to the Secretary of this Company for Policies or In ormation.

lJC70ns of Philips’ I-‘ire Annihilators has been purchased by the Company, for the benefit of persons insured in this Otlice. In case of Fire, the use of it can be obtained immediately, by applying at the

secretary's Ofloe. _ W. HEARD, President HENRY PALMEII. Sec'y and Treasurer. ‘Secretary's Ofllce, Kent Btrest,§ _ August 0th, tell.

ALLIANCE 1.!!! AND FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY, L0./lI'DON. ‘asraausstaa av ac-r or raeuAss:II1'- capital £5,000,000 Sterlin . CHARLES Y0 NG, Agent for P. E. Island.

Equitable Fire Insurance Compa- ny of nd n

[gcoyporalel by 10! If Pilflialtfllf.

OARD OF DIRECTORS for P. E. Island.- Hon. 1'. H. Hasilond. Hort. Cltorlss Hens- ley, l"roncis l.on;Ieorth,‘Esq., Robert Hutchinson,

., Tltostos Doiosorl. - _ Detached Risks taken at low ‘Premiums. No charge for Policies Forms of A_pplicIIll0fli Ind Ill! other information, may be obtained from ‘the Sub- scriber, at the Olllee of G. W.DebIois Esq. t..hsrlotte-

‘°""" H. J. CUNDALL. April ‘VIII, I3“. Agent for I’. K. I.

ANTED 'I‘O PURCHASE the Hunt. and SDAIII of a Veesel'froin I50 to 200 Tune Regisier—suitahte for the Coasting 'l‘rade. Apply to ll. W., Postolliae. Chiirloii_etovrn.

FARM WANTED. ANTED, a small FARM, of 50 acres, of which about to aralh for cultivation, or from s to II acres, nan: which some woodland tttay be rented. Address 8. I. at the nice of this paper. 41

WBSTMOREBAND BANK or New Brunswick. noitcroiv, courts‘! or WEITMOBILAND. HE Notes of this Batik are redeemed at the Baitjtof New Brunswick, St. John. ‘

A (I I II 1‘ s: Sacxvrt.t.i:—Mssers. Allison dt Cogswell. Cufisiuo-s-rrrowsr P.E.I,—'.liimss |’urdie,Esq.

Bills on Londonitnd United ‘States purchased _iit either the Head Otllee or Agencies, and an scrip. iion of Biiriltlng Business negotiated on the most f.t-

vorable teriits. > OLIVER JONES, President. JAMES JOHNeON,Casltier. Weeiirtaslasd Benh'ef-N. B., Moaaten, Itli September, IBM.

Lnavtiiie .'l'HB~lSLAND. R. J.’ WEATHERBIE intending to remove from this Island, lrra_ few wselrs from this

. L o, . . l'..‘.§.' J. .".. %l.ill"mil‘.'.‘—"r’.'. l‘.“.’.‘i....".';'i'.'.‘.f.l"L'iI- ebtsd an 2 es a

who are ind it ser- eqgssted to some forward and settle the

"""' "' -.3.'§lil“Il.i '3". "'°"l’i’ r'.’i'i'a""‘i.fi‘..' ii?’ a

::::I.l'I)' "I'n‘Anl§lisy,‘ Ifr. W. nw‘ould maeli regrai. Ofloeaeat ooroaI’rlsee Strsetto Temper- enee Hall. ' '

ssoaioat --I" M x ' ' .v ll f 8 i. r is it pelafiie._y.:i pan:

CHANCE TO MAKE MON EY HE SUBSCRIBER intending in a few weeks to misuse out of this lslnnil. offers to sell at mode- rate rates, Ihs following freehold properties, viz:_- A small Farm at Seven Mile Bay, Lot 21. Au its- closed Farm of 60 Acres, with a House, with or without the Saw Mill, and the water privileges (formerly Miixfie|d’s Mill) Lot 25. Also 800 acres on Lot o. 8. this Property‘ tovbe sold at Indian River on the 19th inst. J. WEATIIERBE. Charlottetown, July 8th, I854.

TH()l\IAS DVOUGLASS, sou: AOINT sol BEES. BRACE. Commission lllercliant, Importer, Manufacturer, and \Vho|esale Dealer in every description of

AMERICAN HARDWARE, o 5

rnarr '

is . l'I‘ltll1'.

Trrossas Douanaas, (four doors from Pearl.)

Asa Paris. Jr., (late o e NEW-YORK. firm of Child, Farr & Co., St I ouis. . June 28. 6m

CLEARING OFF. SUMMER GOODS. JAMES‘ DESBRISAY

V ILI. commence this do Wanrsnsnav the 9th

Jiiguat I85-l, to SELI: OFF his Rl'Z.\IAIN- of SU.\I.\IER MATERIALS at prices rriucli under the usual marks, in order to make way for fresh supplies expected by the lirst Autumn Ship from London. Biirgnins iire therefore olfered of every lhingcoining under the above head.

\

ING STUCK

' SELLING OFF AT REDUCED PRICES. _ TIIE STOCK of the SUBSCRIBER remaining on hand, will we offer at a ' GREAT REDUCTION From former prices, to make room for the A L L S T O C K . LOJVDOJV‘ IIOUSE. Ncurtlio R. Catholic Church. . Ill-IN RY HASZARD. August I9, I854. Isl. &, Ex.

JUST imported, per Native Loss and Esther from Boston, a choice selection of AMERICAN GOODS, consisting of

SUGAR in hlids., barrels, and by retail;

Ctiusitszn SUGAR -

Superior Souclioug“I‘EA, in chests, half cheats, and by retail ; COP‘ EE, RICE, PILOT BREAD, in Barrels, and by retail ;-Crackers. Vinegar, Mas- ttird, Pepper, Table Salt, Soda, Saleraius, Soup, Candles, Starch, Burning Fluid, .\latclies, Tobacco, Cigars, Blocking, dtc. CONFECTIONJR Y. NUTS, CHEESE, die.

Cotton Warp, Printed Coitiina, striped and un- bleached do., sheeting. hedtick, &c.; Ladies’ rind Gent's. India Rubber Iloots rind Shoes; India Rubber Coats, Oil Suits, Cotton-wick. Lump-wicks, Fluid Liiiiips, Glass Lanterns, CHAIRS ' and wood do., in great "variety of pattern; Axes, Scythes, Sneeths, Hay-relies, Hay-forks, Spades, Shovels, Hoes, Garden do.

lio-

An assortment of Curriei’s TOOLS; Pails, Tabs iii nests or single, Cloilioe-pins, Brooms, Brushes, &c. Ora Ilarso, American and Island Manufiiciured

SOLE LEA'l‘lIER., Nests Leather, Call‘-ekinit end Hiirnesa Leather, Red, White and Plum colour- ed Iloatis, Shoo thread, Zinc, rind Iron Spiirrowbles.

WII.LlA.\I B. DAWSON. Charlottetown, June 29th, I85-l.

Sheep Skins, Butter, Wool, &c., HE Subscriber will pay the highest market price

iti CAIII, for any qunniii of BU'I"I‘l-JR, WOOL, SIIEEI’ and LAMB SKVINS. llUliEIl.'I‘ BELL.

Charlottetoivn,June 6th, I85-I. 9m

A COMPLETE NEW

Dyeing, Dressing and Pulling Establishment.

TIIE Subscriber begs leave to inform the public

of P. E. lsliind gencrrilly, ili:it he has imported ri complete set of Slncliines, for Dyeing, Falling. and Dressing Cloth. equnl, ' not superior to niiy in the neighbouring Provinces ; and has tilso obtained the services of it lirsi-riire workman from Nova Scotia, to srrpsrintend his Ettiililisliiitrnt.

A work will be executed equal, if not supe rior to that done in Nova Scotiii, the prices will not he more than the Nova Sooliai charges.

Cloth will be Ial-en in at tho Subscriber's esta- blislitiients, vix:—lleiid of St. l’eIsr’s Ilny, (ilomfin- lsshlills, and St. Margaret's Mills; at Mr. William Sienna‘. St. I’etsr’s; end at George '1‘. lIasnird's Book-store, Charlottetown.

Other Agents will be appointed in ditforstit ports of tits Island, ofvrhich due notice will be given.

Ageata. lost. Joalris Wioisrsseis, George. town.

.\lti. Kaissau Corvus, Shipyard, Mi. Stetvat.

Ila. Anax. Digois, Pineite Mills.

JOHN DIXON.

Gleniiitlss Mills, July 10th, I864.

NOTICE.

HE undersigned, in confirmation of is certain a reemeitt lately made by Curt ILII Woarini.t., late of Murell Hzousa, list now of London, in Great Britain, Esquire. have by deeds of assignment respectively dated the Ilith do

last. conveyed in WILLIAM H. Pore, Iowa. Esquire, till ymrcmght, Title; and Interest,

Charlotte-

t,, ‘k ,g,sg, 5'... .3, as’I‘raaessol' lisrlss Wesrsll, in and is her fiag.°gd'a:II‘|h0 is Real lhd_ Personal Estates. Dine, and found,eadts seawall ass? on at ess- Ms ,_.",°l"',“ _':',';*;;,|_rl,'-:'.',-'v':n_ .2" rlr ei tlon bxuseemj Mutter plnbehll‘ “'3 Pu“ ‘W7 "-"""l""‘-""‘a'°""° d‘:ue?J':t:”I.;l‘0"'ti vigil’ all 'I':nffiI:‘0f|IhIl.e iii:

, 7 ,! '1' ' '"""°"w Arnlun‘ ’ dud.at riisslnisresied hi. or indebted (.hrlotI_Ul‘.’lah,v..fiIl3)‘.lU,,“'.|,'_'5I‘-A ts Ihessne. are li.er,eliy‘ aotitlsd and will govern vfi ~i- ;. , - west. as fihs.le..ba Let. satin PIAKE, GIIII-Ilhvlos UAWHUIC OAIDINO IfENBIoE's‘

iiii.i., pith innsdh was siiwepeew terse.» »=- «s-ow-~~ v-

' Iisaeais/iv.

1-it I _ I osaitaisisvs.tttti‘lesattbsir.'test.' i“.s‘i

_ For Sale. A FIIEEHOLD PROPERTY of 50 Acres of - Land, situate on tbefrisutown Road, ll miles from Charlottetown: 15 to $0 acres are cleared and ready for the plough: than ii I Dwelling House and Bare on the Premises. It is s central place for business. Iflflll "0"-ll converging from it. There is also on the Premi- sea, e Saw Mill, with an abundance of Wood around it. Further particulars can be made

known to . . ALEX. JOHNSTON. Princetown Road, (I! miles.) Aug. I9, I854.

VHOMAS MANN, TAILOR. (Late of Upper itesn Street.) to inform his numerous friends thetho has jest EMOVED hisBusinessto the House lately oesupisd by Mas. Woeo. in Pow- rsai. 81-seas‘, next door to Mr. Dodil’s Brick Store. Juno 2.

NOTICE. ENDERS will be received by the Sabseribers for the erection of a WESLEYAN CHURCH 40 it 80, with it Spire, to be completely fsrnishad by the Fall of 1855. Plans and specifications may be seen at the residence ofeiiher of the following per- sons ‘ Building

W. G. STRONG, Conintmittes.

W. HENRY, Summerside, G. DOULL. Aw

FOR SALE.

ABOUT00 acres offrea LAND,situated on Town-

ship 30, Argyle Shore, and I7 miles from town; about 80 acres are clear, and the remainder is well covered with Soft and Hardwood, a never-failing Spring of Water is within a few yards of the door, endabundiince oI'See Manure can be got on the front. The above property will be sold with the S K, which consists of two Horses, I0 Cows, Ill Sheep, together with the Farming Imple- ments. For further particulars apply to EWEN STEWART, on the premises. bi

Timothy and Flax Seed. '1‘!-IE highest price will be paid for TIMOTHY and FLAX SEED, during the present year, at

_ George T Haszsrd‘s Book Store.

FOR SALE.

THAT valuable plot of GROUND at the head 0 Ch. I|’I’I(lIcG Street, fprnterly [tabs site of the Baptist

e , rotitin I00 eat on aston Street, and I0-I on lfpper PIIIO: Street. It is one of the meet desir- able situations in the suburbs for a gentleman's resi- deuce, or is capable of being divided into three good building Lots. For Terms. Ito. epplly to .

June 8. “. film

BRASS FOUNDRY. AND MACHINE SHOP. 817 W’. 0. H038.

TOW open in Great George Street, on the old

Stand. Old Copper and lines bought. An

Appretnice wanted.

May I8, 1854.

Carriages! Carriages! Carriages 2 THE Subscriber, thankful for past favors, takes

this opporiunit to inform his friends. and the public genersll , t at he has removed to Green's shore, and wil be red to furnish Carriages, of every description, at the slioriest notion; and he hopes by punctuality and good workmanship, to ineritii share of public patronage.

JOHN TODD.

TO BE LET, Arid possession given on the First day of May next HE DWELLING HOUSE and Preniises I‘l¢'lll’ Government House. at present occupied by Ctlpllin Beazeley, consisting of s Dwellitt which contains a spacious Dining-rooiii its ing-room, Breakfast-room, 7 Bed-rooms, large Kil- cltsn, Servnnt's Hall, 8 servant's Bed-rooms. Pantry, l.iirder, I-‘roai-porch, la e Entrance llrill, large Inner lliill, Back-porch, 2 But: entrances, Brick and Front atuir-case, Scullsr . Puittp and Wnsh-House, I.u:ii- ber-rooin, and a splendid 6 loomed co in A liirge an-I conirrtodiotis Coeclt-house. 8 stiilled Stable, Harness-rootri, Cow-liouse, large Hay-loft and Grain-room, Manure-yard, large Kltchsii garden with Fruit tress, c., -Flower gsrtloit, elegant front entrance and carriage drive, a large Lawn running down to the Harbour with rstiiveriietice for keeping boots, dto. Extensive plantation of young trees 0 all kinds, large Root-houae, W and chopping house, and a spacious and coirtniodious a . There are front and back gates facing on difiiirent Streets, and a never failing well of water sit

'l his splendid Mansion from its situation eeri- niniidit the fittest View Jnsty house in Charlottetown, and from its proximity to Government House rind otlter advantages the Subscriber confidently olfurs it as the most elegant, corriforrsble and desirable resi- dcnce lor a nily in or sear Town.

For further psgixtvpg sapl|yStBN' xi 8 I Sept. 8th, I854.

A Farm for sale. VALUABI-E I-‘REEHOLII FARM. siiaded on t .sad ft-oriu'tigoeBrsrlessll.lt'rven,nitlts

pound of the Harbour of Threpoliisas. I‘l_|lC::'CIvIllUI

G to 'tconlei 5 o a Jeans ..'i93i.i.ii°'Ii. :l:iiieil; urroim-t consulates" G: is not stir seed in this Part sftltecssntry,stidis well worth the" attention of anypersen waiting to settled it in sgood and pleasant situation; it will besold wither Wllhrfllfl thdknlqck, a ' inttstewdisfis pessus' given. or re, a to ._ . l\II‘Il':‘.‘EIQ.. Georgetrwfsl, or is tltspslishmriltsil on the premises, H. JOBNUION. September 5. less. ew.

Take Notice Pas-users. J U1Sg‘Nssrived, per Sebr. 'Pl0lDfi’ treat B08- A loll of rsititaiw aoiuiiie.. min i ' ‘oi A lot or CQOIING ,8'l‘0VEs,_ dtgsreni pat- tsyaedaad " ‘ ‘ '- s

" $3: mil.

sii_ii'.iart.i.i~ nan itiitti , . st. .: ..

lAI’0LE0l'I ATTIIPTI AT SUICIDE.

In Montholon’s history of the captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena, it is recorde that he twice attempted ielf-destruction: .once early in his career, and again in I815. On the first occasion, his life was saved by Demasis, a former comrade in an artillery regiment. ' Napoleon was then in Paris de ressedand suffering from illness. His motlier having fled from Corsica, was at Marseilles, without means of subsistence, and had written to him for aid. Napoleon had nothing but an assigniit of an hundred eous. Relating this adventure to Montltolon , Napoleon ea-_vs:—-

" In a state of dejection I went out, as if urged to suicide by an animal instinct, and walked along the quays, feeling in weak- ness, but unable to conquer it n a few more moments I should have thrown my- selfitito the water, whenl run against an individual dressed like a simple mechanic, and who recognized me, and threw himself on my neck, and cried, ‘ Is it you Napo- leon? What joy to see you again!’ It was Demasis a former comrade of mine in an artillery regiment. He hiid emigrated, and had returned to France in disguise, to see his aged mother. He was about to go, when stopping he said, ‘ What's the matter? You look to me like a madman about to kill himself.”’

This direct _appeal awoke Napoleon’s- feelinge, and he told him everything. “ Is that all?" said he, pening his course waistcoat, and detaching ii belt, he added, “ here are thirty thousand francs in gold; take them and save tliy mother.”

“ I cannot," said Napoleon, “to this day explain to myself my motives for so doing, but~I seized the gold as if by a. convulsive movement, and ran like a madman to send it to my mother. It was not until it was out of my hands thritl thought of whatl had done. I hifatened back to the spot ‘where I had left Demasis, but he was no longer there. For several, days I went out in the morning, and returning not until evening, searching every place. where I hoped to find him.”

’ The end of this romance is eccentric as the beginning. For fifteen years Napoleon saw no more ofhis creditor. At the end of that time he discovered him, and asked " why he had not applied to the Emperor?” The answer was that he had no necessity for the money, but was afraid of being compelled to quit his retirement, where he lived happily, practising horticulture.

iipolcon now paid his debt, as may be presumed, magnificently; made him accept three hundred thousandfrancs as is reim- bursement from the Emperor for the thirty thousand lent to the suballern of artillery; and besides made him director ‘general of the gardens of the crown, with is salary of thirty thousand francs. He also gave is government place to his brother.

In April, ISI5, when Napoleon was at the head ofhis army, preparing to iittaclt the allies, his Marshals demanded an interview with him. They were opposed to his plan ofoperiitions, and looked upon un attempt to re-enter Paris its hopeless. They proposed that he should nhdicule in favour of his eon. This was also the advice ofthe Einperor Alexander. Napoleon did as was roposed; but Marmount and his ortny had surrendered on that day. After this the allies rejected iill iiogntiiiiion. The propositions and offers of, Napoleon to his oflicers and soldiers were unheeded by them, and he at length signed an equivocal iibiliciition for hitnsclf and family. This led to the second attempt on his own life. He thus narrates it;—

“ From the time ofthc retreat from Rus- sin,” said he, “I had coiistatiily curried round my neck in it silken bag, a portion. of it poisonous powder which Iran had prepared by my orders, when I was in fear of being carried oil‘ by the Cossacks. My life no longer belonged to my’ country; the events of the last few do. s had again rendered me master of it. Vhy should I endureaoinuch suffering? and who knows that my: desiili may not place the crown upon the head of my son? France was save . '

"I hesitated no longer, but leaping from mylied, taitted the poison in a little water, and drank it with it sort of happiness, But time had taken away its strength; fearful pains drew fosili some groans from me; the’ were heard and medical assistance a'i-rived. It was not Heaven's will that I dl3;S0 soon." St. Helena was my

Cociisitaai..--In Gitaiomala only 100 square yards of enclosure are devoted to tliecultivstion of coehineal. The cocliineel isssmall insect found in vast multitudes on several's' cles of cactus, in South America and pxico. They are gathered in pots, destroyed lty. means of artificial heat, and the mass thus formed’ is the

" in eoloui-irtg ll ‘ ' ?|i‘dl|ll_e. , e

Otithelllllyst-dsspoheii yr” the

present year was the enormous amount of l.400,000 pounds of cochineal! It sells in Guatemala at the rate 0 erl pounds, or one terico. The annual con- sumption of cochineal in the whole world is estimated at about 25, ' 750,000 ounds. Beside Gustsaisln, a considerable quantity of cochineel is culti- rated in Mexico, the Canary Islands and Java. Its price will always be subjected to much greater fluctuations than that of colfee, sugar or tobacco.

cittlzsl: as A ntnrprltn.

As it digesier, as some not appropriately call it, cheese—-tltiit which is decayed and mouldy being preferred by connoisaeure—is nlten eaten aller dinner. The action which experience seems to have proved it to possess in aiding the digestion of what has previously been eaten, is both curious and interesting, and has had some light thrown upon it by recent chemical reseiirc -

When the curd of milk is exposed to the air in is moist state, for a few days, at a. moderate temperature, it begins gradually to decay, to emit adisngrecnble ‘odor, and to ferment. When in this state, it possesses the property, in certain circumstances, of inducing is species of chemical change and fermentation in other moist substances with which it is mixed, or is brought into contact. It acts after the same manner as sour leaven does when mixed with sweet dough.

Now old and partially [decayed cheese acts in ii similar way when introduced into the stomach. It causes chemical changes gradually to commence, among the particles ofthc food which has previously been eaten, and thus facilitates the dissolution which necessarily precedes digestion. It is only some kinds of cheese, however, which will effect this purpose. Those are generally considered the beet_in which some liind of cheese mould has established itself.-Hence’ the mere eating ofn morsel of cheese after dinner does not necessarily promote digest- ion. lftoo new, or of improper quality, it will only add to the quantity of food with which the stomach is already overloaded, und will have to wait its turn for digestion by the ordinary process.--Cltrintitry of Common Life.

Irtreaasriiao Discoveiiv.—The trot-ltmcn engaged in prolonging the Durham Terrace, (Qiii.-ht-c,) on the site ofthc old chateau or fort ofSt. Louis, lately discovered an in- teresting nrchaiological relic. In demolish- ing the old well which separated the out- works oftlie fort from the garden attached two monumental stones were found, in an angle ofihis widl, enclosing a copper plate, having cngi-_iived on it the following inscrip- tion in latin, which we translate.

[In the your of our Lord, one thousand six hundred and ninety-three, in the reign oftlie most august, most invincible and most christian King of France, Louiethc Great (l3th)tiie must excellent rind most illustrious Lord, Louis de lluiide, Countde Frontenac, furthe second time, Governor of all New France,-—ihc rebellious inhabitants of New England, three years before, having been repulsed, routed and completely vanquished by him in attempting to besiege this town of Quebec, and threatening a renewal of the siege this same year,—hiis caused to be constructed, at the expense of the King, this citnrlol, with the adjoining fortifications, for llu: defence of the whole country, the welfare oftlic people, and to confound anew this perlidious nation, l)0llI towards its God and towards its legitimate King.—And he has laid this corner stone.]