HASZARHS GAZE'l"l'E. SEPTEMBER 17.

THE TURKISH EMPIRE AND l’RUl’Hl'I(‘\'. But he islialllve broken without hand.-I)-n. mi‘ 35-

Suck a the predicieiibsd of the ~ king of fierce oouiuoiianee,”meutioacd in verse ‘:8, which some commentators (as Dr. Keith) apply to Mahoniet and his success- ors, or men generally, to the whole Maho- inetan power.“ If this ap liciition is correct, ( ' robabloxwe are to under- .-iiaud that the turkish empire, which is the cniefMahometan power, will not be broken by foreign force or violence. but by provi- d--ntial means producin internal decay and ciinsuinption. “fith is view the usual inlcrpretation of (Rev. xvi. 19) the sixth vial accords; the rest river Euphrates being considered a symbol of the 'l‘urkish power, and the “drying of it tip" a figur- ative expression, signifying extinction alter a gradual wasting away and decline.

l'Wo.could be sure of the correctness of

these interpretations, we could confidently infer that the Russo-Turkish question, as it is called, will be settled either without a resort to arms, or if not, that the issue of the conflict will not be utterly destructive of the Mshometan ower, which is to be broken without (human hand ; or, like the waters of II river, be wasted by exhalation.

lt is-remarkable that the Turks them- selves are impressed with the belief that their religion is near extinction. Dr. VValsh has given a copy ofa warning issued lrum the Mosque of Santa Sophia in 1823, contatning among other prophecies the fol- lowing, viz: that in 1270 of the llegira (ttnit is in 1e55,) the sun (which is the em- blem of the Ottoman empire) will rise no more; in 1230 (that is A. D. 1864) the KJl‘fln will disappear, and in l300 (of the Hcglflgilllllchflfll will appear.

The ahometans believe that antichrist will come near the end of time,to pervert at d seduce mankind, and turn them into the path of perdition; that after him Jesus (‘hrist wil appear, whose presence utili- clirist will not be able to support, but will bt‘ struck down dead at the sight of him, and be melted like salt. They hold also that Christ, as the vicar of Mahomet, will invite all men to embrace their faith, and leave them no other choice than Mahomctan- ism or the sabre. Death will be the lot of those who are insensible to the light of truth and to the power of Christ's pi-caching. Under one and the same faith all the woild will then be united.

These ideas, which originated from Ma- honict himself, and are preserved by an un-

tn---ken tradition, show the doctrines of l.-Illlllllfilll concerning our Lord Jesus Christ and his second coming. They profess, in- tll't‘tl, to receive hint as the greatest of the piophets, who appeared before Mahoinet, untl as the only saint predestined to visit this world in the fulness oftiine, to unite all in-~n in the same religion. But in order to do-rive from this a system favourable to Ma- ll:-lllfll, the Imams have impiously subjected our Saviour to the sacerdotal authority of .\lalioniet as his vicar, accounting him the last of the universal Caliphs, who shall conu-i at the end of time to exercise, in the name of Mnhomet, the rights of the priest- hood and Supreme Power over all the people ofthe earth.

ls not this the king of fierce coutenance, understanding dark sentences, whom the prophet Daniel foretold should stand up against the Prince of princes, but in the end should be broken without hand? “And! heard a great voice out of the temple, the voice of the Lord Jesus, saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the viulsofthe wrath of God upon the earth. And the sixth an el poured his vial upon the great river Luphrates, and the water thereof was dried tip.” The earth was purged from this atrocious blasphemy. '

Z. Z.

ENCOUNTER WITH A CROGJDILE.

Letters received in this city state that the Rev. John A. Butle, formerly of South Boston, nowa missionary of the American Board in South Africa, met with a narrow escape from death.

He was travellin ‘to Amah Congcra, and was forced, in Is way, to cross the river Umkomazi, which he attempted on horseback. When about two-thirds of the way over, a crocodile seized him by the

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fir. Butler was dragged ofl‘, but clung to tho mane of his h rse; and both he and the horse were floundering in water-otlen dragged entirely under, and rapidly going down the stream. At first, the crocodile drew them again to the middle of the river ; but at last the horse gained shallow water, and approached the shore. As soon as be was within reach, natives came to his assistance, and beat of the crocodile with spears and clubs. Mr. Butler was pierced with live deep gushes, and had lost much blood. His horse was also terribly mangled ; a foot square of the flesh and skin was torn from his flanks. The crocodile, it is su posed, first seized the horse, and, when shalien oil‘, he caught Mr. Butler—-first below the knee, andthcnia the th' b. There were five or six‘ wounds on Mri$utl tctv “ inch l t . _a ha inc , wido- For eight or ' ' he seemed to recover as fast could be expected, but was then sat: with fever, w ' threatened to be fatal. “Thurs ylrapla ten_ "ncy tobqlockad-‘aw. , spsasc t is crisis, however, aim in April Mr. Butler wrttps _ ho was nearly recovered front thq s"M‘icts of the fflgbtfisl a.fl'ray.—-Boston Joumol. . .

or 1'3;-’rntr.a ' mercantile class, Luxury is t swallows down the

or their means they

are. ' lblttlllntbslligltot‘ em

all moderation, (eschewing ofcourse drunk- eness) they make haste to march to the music of carriage wheels, to feast their eyes on lush and livery buttons. The rage to ma e vast fortunes arises as much. from tru- rage for display as from the desire to ac- cumulate, and style is pushed up to such a height that soon a man must have an int- mensc revenue to keep pace even with the ower circles of respectable life. This is all bad, comes of badness, and leads to bad- ness. Yet, alas. the men we call by em- hasis " cod," do little as a class to cure it ; the re igious merchant or manufacturer- of wealth is generally a very splendid gen- tleman. Even men whose rsonal car- riage, whose heart, life, and liltings are meek and lowly, allow their establishments to slide up into the splendors.

This habit is cuervating our outh, ren- dering family he pincss depen cut on su- perfluities, straining health and principles in a race for dashing style, setting up splen- dour on the legitimate throne of moderation, and icing over domestic piety with candied incrustalions. Unless it is put down, where are we to look for a race of men who can do without a dinner now and then for a work ofcharity, or spend ears in frugal habit- udcs and benevolent hardship. The homes of the comfortable classes are mot-ally un- favourable to the formation of self-denying, heroic men. Among the poor, early hard- ship fits for subsequent privation. Amon the older families, ancestral traditions, mil- itary or naval associates, early familiarity with historic enterprise, tend to make a youth spurn dependence on the indulgences which surround him. The one class gives us hardy soldiers, the other heroic oflicers; but the comfortable class have neither hardship nor family tradition to kindle heroism in their youth, andthe whole course of their modern progress is towards a gene- ration of creatures defendent upon every sort of luxury, and energetic only to win the gold which will buy it. The continu- ance of peac removing from our eyes the examples of self-devotion which war, de- testable as it is, constantly presents, ren- ders it all the more incumbent on us to pro- test against habits which would turn this hardy northren island into a nursery of soft gentlemen who will wine and mope ifthey have only a warm house with a fire, a loaf, a joint and a cup oftea.

'l'he outcrying extravagance and luxury of the day needs a most masterly hand laid upon it; statesmen should smite it, authors and journalists should set the pen upon it, parents should make it a fireside laughing stock, religious men should walk over it, and preachers should burn it with living coals of eloquence.

It does one’s heart good to see the “ Ed- inburgh Review,” in an article replete with sense and vigour, pointing to a reduction of the prevalent extravagance as the wise, safe, short path to universal plenty. “ If," says the judicious writer, "the English people could all at once be induced to lay aside their luxurious wasteful and showy mode of life, and adopt the frugality and temperance of the Spaniards, the simple habits of the Tyrolese, and the unosteiita- tious hospitality of the Syrians, how few amon us would not find a supertluity at their disposal? We rejoice to believe that this more rational and homel spirit is spreading among us, especially in detached localities, and we do not think that a goo citizen could render any more valuable service to his country than in promoting it by argu- ment and example wherever his ixucncc cz- t¢ttds.— i-om “ The Successful era-haul,” By VV. Arthur.

Tits Jswisn SsusA'rii.—It is unlawful to ride on horseback or in a carriage—to walk more than a mile from their dwellmgs—to transact business of any ltind—to meddle with any tool—to write—to lay upon any musical instrument—to bathe—to comb the

air : and even to carry a pin in their clothes which is unnecessary. These, and a great many others, are complied with b the most rigid. There is one command in the law of Moses to which all Jews most scrupulously adhcre—“Ye shall kindle no fire throu hout your habitations upon the Sabbath ay," (Exod. xxxv. 3).—Coiise- quently they never light fire, or a lamp, or a candle on the Sabbath day, nor eat food prepared on that day—all mustbe done on the Friday. As it is impossible to spend the Sabbath in cold climates without tire and light, the Jewish families who keep servants make it a point to have a Gentile in their service to do these things, and amongst the humble classes, a number of families gene- rally unite in securing the service of a Gen- tile neighbour for the ds .——Nothing could wound the conscience o a Jew more than to be under the necessity of utting fuel on his fire, or snuflin his cand es on the Sab- bath.—TIi¢ Jcui .

A Lsuos Fssttinr.-—'l‘hore is a lady now living whose name we have been favoured with, the widow of a Scotch clergyman, who has had a fsniily of not less than nine sons and nine daughters, the eldest of whom is about 70 years of age, and the youn out about 40, one of when has family of fifteen childersn, all living. Sit posing the descent of this lady had all lived, and had gone on incroasi their families iulike por rticn to the original stock, that lady woul have now living eighteen chil- dren or thirty-six by marriage, 804 grand- children or 668 by tax ' , and no loss than 5,832 great grand-ch’ n, in all 0,211 souls—a number amply stifloioiit to po ulsis ' ' arli-

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on of all her faculties, writes abesutittil hand and one of bar sonsbss booabsardto declare he would back

even now, again: a lady of

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one ofthq’hcr, their tables testify against I

red the ' ' ’ alh . G "I. “N I“, ' ‘mm :iviiig ilisiii t‘lms to save tbs csrgo. but that all N,”

t‘--mu-r-iici-i -"cuoci. Ft-iiu. -On lltr M n! September, I59.’-I, Iliis lihoitu tiind bit-uulrd to $2,(t49,<tOt..'l5. DI the iavcuaa of the fund, there has been received to interest, Old8,0N.0‘l; and there was in tho treasury. April I. I050, 3 l0.ld3 84. The total number of children embraced iii the last Isinrns, was U,38I.sndu dividend of 8 I 35 for each scholar has been paid. siuouuiing to lllo,oI0 90. bssidss exits divi- ilends to small districts amounting to I I9,0'I0.

Tits [lain-.~’lior.—-Ari article in an Edinburgh junta-il rays. that in to cities and towns of Scot- laiul. i-vary ldtt of the population support a drum- shop; while it requirostlt‘-ll to keep a baker. Ill’! to supputi a butcher, and 998! to support a book- iie lav

A Fuitriu. Accoiviir.--Iv. l1vorstt,lsts8o- cicisry of State. is generally known as ageutls- nnni of extensive information; one who will not ~- Ipcalt without a book" on important subjects in- volving statistical fscts. From a computation of his. it appears that the use of alcoholic beverages costs the United States directly in ten years. 3 ls0,0tt0.000: bu burnt or otherwise destroyed $5,000.000 worth of property: has destroyed 300,000 lives ; scut950,000 toprisuu and 100,000 children to the [t0tIl~lI0tllO: caused I500 murders and 5000 s|ll¢‘ld"e; and has bequeathed to the country l,000.000 orphan children.

Dear Wri.i..—The deepest artesiso wall in America is now in progress at the sugar refinery works of Bolcber 6; Brother, at Si. Louis, Mis- souri. where it has reached the extraordinary depth of 1750 feet, far below the level cfii great portion ot the bottom of the Mexican Gulf. The boring is to be continued until good water is reached. which is expected to be at the depth of about 2000 feet, and this will be the deepest, well n the world. The work thus far has cost $l0,000, and the only result has been streams ot' salt and sulphur water. The hole, which is 3} inches diameter, is bored with an sugar driven by a stesm-engine, the instrument penetrating about four feet daily. The rods measure 33 1-3 feet in length, and are put together with screws.

GEIBAI. IITILLIGII

Roux, Aug. I3.—Tba Pope has con o the modification of the oath to be taken by the Bishops in Holland, and he has decided that these Prelstas may in future take the oath of fldolity, in civil matters, to the King and to the laws.

Letters from 'l‘cllis state that the Russian Go- verntnenl is preparing for another campaign against the tribes of the Caucasus. The opera- tions are to commence immediately.

An honorable arrangement of the Eastern Question will speedily be accomplished. Lord

almerston stated in the House of Commons that he is coulidsni the (‘ear will evacuate the Princi- paluics without any unnecessary delay. The Eastern question otherwise offers nothing new, and appears no further or nearer to adjustment than before. Major-Gsnasl Lord Saltomi is dead, aged 69 a He was one of the Duke of Wellington's most intimate friends. and a brother in arms, and served with General Sir John Moore in the cam- paign of the Peninsula.

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Admiral Sir George Cocltburn died recently, aged 8'.) years, and Sir (.‘liarles Napier is reported to be at the point of desili.

ln Chins. the imperialists. who were assisted by foreigners. were repulsed by the inset eat forces in an attempt to recapture Chin. Kisng ‘ The Chinese markets were generally dull.

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Coii'riii:iini..—Ths Hos ll’ of Moldavia via has been superceded by the Sultan for llussisti leanings; ho reluses to give up, and so the Eu- glish and French Consuls have withdrawn.

The l-Iniperor of Austria is sflianced to the Princess Elizabeth, of Bavaria.

The import duty on bread studs into the two Sicilies llll been repealed.

some popular demonstrations against the au- thorities have been made at hero

The export of bread stufl's from Greece has been prohibited

General Montholon, who shared the Em roi- Napoleon‘: captivity at St. Helena, died in aria recently.

A despstcli from Russia, dated Tagsurcg, 8d August, says that the result of the harvest is most favourable, and large purchases of broad stuffs are making for exportation. A conspiracy of Musssliusn to kill Christians had just been discovered at Aleppo.

An Austrian intornunicio ofllcially announces than Austria has no intention to encroach on the sovsriguiiy of Turkey, and would. if the Porto desire it. give up the military occupancy of Servia.

Tux Osriuss iii Nsw Osi.niis.—'l'|is too little children, who, left orphans by the influence of the epidemic on their parents, were placed by the Board of Health and Council Committee in two iota y‘asylums one in Julia street, the other in too ourth Diseiriet, havin all been brought together under one roof in a srgs bulld- iiiu at the corner of‘ Pooyfarrs Ooustsues streets, First District, where they are taken care of by the benevolent ladies of the Society of St. Vincent ds Paul. The Mayor, who visits daily all the public hospitals. iuflimsries and ssyluuis, said to us in covcrssiiou recently that he could stand the liospiisls pretty well, being accustomed to such sights, but that it was dimeult not to be moved by the scene this ssyluni presents, with so many unfortunate children crying for their mo- ttisrs.- ' as.

WI 8 ‘I’ I N D I I 8.

'l‘siiiiuiu.—His Exeallsns Lord Harris, has had two sttsoks of Yellow over, the second a very alarming one. His Lordship was however recovering, and sum to remove to Orange Grove Estate. There had than N cases of the malignant Epidemic in Lord Harris's family, yet than had been no deaths.

New Psovisssca.--The death of I-Ila Excal-

lsauy Jobs Gregory, ., tbs Oovorssrot‘ the Bahamas. iscou riacd. is Excellency expired on the 99th July. Fever was again pravsilisg at

Nassau and to a very alarming ssioiit.

A Suva.--We stated a number or two back that H. M. Brig " Bsriauda," was lying at an- clior st lusgiis on tbs look-ouLt“or s slsvci espou-

isd from the Cassi of Ah-lea ad to Cuba. The schooner “ Trial." baca. was as s a voyage from ilio Grand Ca unis to Cubs. and tag to land Ceylon, the «inputs of which lshvmsd llpsulsk

their inwisstlos was last lhvsrshisdliln Illfl

.lii.\tttt:i.——AccouaIs had reached Jamaica of the reeallofsir Charles Gro , and the appoint- ment of Mr. Buklv so his sucsssor in the Uovsrinnniii of the Colony. llluniiastions were s then of but as do not notice that such ais- uifesiaiicfi of win had has married out.- Caass of yellow fever continued to occur.

Doiiuiics.—At Dominica the Yellow Fallow had reappeared, and had carried of a Commiss- riat Clerk, and the wih of as «Most of tltv 074- cases. As usual. in lhfle IN‘! IN!‘ many disputes about legal matters and appoint- Ilionts to the Courts, which possess no interest outside of Dominica. ’ ‘

NIW BRUNSWICK.

Buuoass or A Dissoi.v-rvuruf ttia-{louse-‘ot'~

Assembly sp at to tie cumiit out of doors, but thus tsr we have nothing to warrant such s ro- Pofl. . .

the Lisui. boveinor, but it is unreasonable to suppose that His Excellency will resort to such a measure at the present time. in another year a new election must take place. and uuiliisg can be gained by an appeal to the people this fall, who cannot be said to be props for such a contin- gency. His Excellency a term of ofics will oa- piru next year, and s new Governor may deem it u to most a new House. so that there is not the least pretext for involving the country in the turmoil, strife and expense of an election. when in soother year it may have to begcnc over again. This opinions entertained lM sensible men throughout the Province, who can see no worthv

rsrogattve, however. is invested in an

object to be gained by such a course at thepreseni 'uncture. Whoever advises a dissolution will _ an to bear the l'0IP0l|Ilhllll,.*'Nfl0 Drunaaviclm-. ! j-2 _ j N 0V A SC OTI A . ' Psoviscut. Arrt-is'rMI:ii-rs ni Non Scorn. -—His Excellency the Li. Govemoi, by the lil- vice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to make the following appointments. 0 ommissioiiers to prepare an act on the subject of Bankruptcy, to be submitted to the Le- gislature at its next session—-Hon. Jonathan Me

Call , Lewis M. Wilkins, Q. C.. Lawrence 0. C. Doyle, Q. C., William Pryor, and Frederick Chsrmsn Esqts.

To be Commissioners to prepare a bill. or bills. in accordance wit a resolution of the House at Assembly, session I853, to resented to the Legislature at its next session. for the abolition of the Court of Chancery, and the transfer of Equi- ty jurisdiction io the Supreme Cour, and to pro- vide therein the nocesssr for carryiii out the object, Honbls. Will oung and m. . Henry, John C. Hall, John W. Richie, and William Howe, Esqrs.

IACI3 (From the Halithx Church Times.)

The friends of good morals and decency were startled by an application last week to the City Council, for permission to use a part of the Com- mon as a race co r We regret to say that ilic lirst consideration of the subject resulted in favour of the application. A motion, however, to res- ciud was entered. and in the meantime titious against thus re-opening the floodgates 0 all abo- mination, were numerously signed, and we are happy to say that they prevailed. lloiv any one who looks with half an eye at the idleness, gam- bling, drunlteness, blasphemies, crueltios and other violations of order. decency and religion, which ate invariably and in every country the concomiianis of the race cour-s, can yet advocate such things. or what is much the same, refuse to exercise is influence against them. is what we cannot understand.

But the matter has been so well treated in one of the secular papers. (not to be suspected of over strictness,) that we transfer the remarks to our columns.

Extract from the Colonist of Tuesday :-

" We regret to hear that there is a movement afoot to revive the od Halifax races. We had hoped that Halifax had done with these things forever. Nothing brings together more vice and rascality, nothing tends more to deprsvo the mind than horse-racing. In En lsad the race meetings are scenes of profligsoy an vies. There however it is considered that the breed of line horses is kept up b the sports of the turf. Here we have the gain ling and the iniquity without the smallest corresponding neflt. Even in those times when the races were held annually. nothing in the shape of g horse-flesh canto of t c cw Bruiiswickera or the Yankees sent over a horse that cleared ofl' all the prises. No one can point to a single benefit derived lroin them. We do not want race-horses We want good cart and coach-horses. The young men of the tow will be much better attending to their business than gambling, and for recreation they will find cricket, rowing, and sailing muc more wholesome, for body and mind, than watching two or three scrub horses persecuted round a mile of ground, with mine money depending on the event then they can afford. and more liquor in their heads than they can steadily catty. Halifax is made for rcgqttas, not for for horse-races The former do us credit. The latter are conisiuptible."