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CARD. BO. I‘. 'I‘AN'l'0N‘8 Dsoueailsr Gaaaaav. Great George Street, opposite Mr. J R._ Will’!- wkere Llhetiesaee are taken by the most improved Nntbere Sky-light-—tlie only light that can produce a

' I . “A. W .:sortmant of Lockets, Frames. and plain and cy Caeea kept constantly on hand.

Iootneo ofioin0a.m.to-ap.ni. . for rapid process.

Ilorni ‘EM is most preferable each as c ' ran. 6- Ilay I4. 8m.

3. IRVING,

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rrioit—m. of. nmriiiilarér in. c. '1‘. Has- aaan, Queen's square (South side), Char- Iottetovrri. I Deeds of Conveyance of all descriptions, of 1 V’ ead Freehold Estate. including Asiati- niente. Iortg es, die... Letters of Attorney, he a, liidenteree of Apprenticsahi , Bills of 8ale.(.liarter Parties, Arbitration Bonds an Awards, Petitions,dtc. , rad with accuracy and deIpIt_cl| i M070 I, Partnership and other com licaied Accounts, tc., arranged and balanced at in crate charges.

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"use???" "mmi“s'i'r'Ip ..'2 qéarnst ...4 COMMISSION MI-1ItCll_AN_'IjS. their Business here- tofore carried'on by them iadividual . will in future he conducted under the Name and inn of LONG-

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WOR ES. FRANCIS LONGWORTH. ALBERT H. YATES. Charlottetown, P. Ii. Island.

June, lfith. I853. . _ _ The AUI.‘ ‘ION business will at ellttntee

N: 9 . receive their best attention.

J. S. DEALEY, coiritissioiv iirzitciiaivr AND

Irer, .Nb. 7, sovru STREET. NEW YORK.

Freights and Veeeels procured, at short notice

or I-Jerope the British Provinces, West Indies. Aus- tralie and ‘California. Bertha secured for the letter P '°°'' __ _

Bummer Arrangement of Malls.

HE MAILS for the neighbouring Provinces will

be made up until _further Nptlce every ‘I’ ES- DAY and THUIISDAI NIGH'I, at Nine o clock, and forwarded via Picrou, and the NAILS for En- gland will be closed upon the following days II II“

hour.

umlfuesday. .\Iay I0, Tuesday. August I. u M.’ 24, “ Aagastie. st Jung ‘I, " AI.III'o, " Jnnell, " SOP!‘ "- .. 1,], _ “ Sept. I1, is _|.iy is “ Octoberlt.

Letters to be rsfistdrld. Ind ,N0'"P"P°_"v ““"‘ 5' tuailed hell‘ an boar before the tires of closing. THOMAS OWEN. Postmaster General. General Post Office, April 80, I858.

Georgetown Malls. . TIIE MAILS for Gear otown until further Notice, will be made up a.

and Prilay momin at nine o'c|oc . TH - OWI-‘.N, Postmaster General.

May a. isiis.

Matt Steamer “ Fairy Queen." W. R. BUL YEA. Coiriirsonder, ILL leave (till further notice) for Bedaqae and Shedioc every Monday evening. at 9 o'clock; will leave Bedeque at ‘I o'c ock, Tuesday morning. for Shediac; returning. will leave Sbediac at! p. in., same day. Tuesday. and Bedeque at 8 o'clock, in the evealag lbr Charlottetown. WII leave Plctoe. every Wednesday and Friday moi-elq. at I o'clock. till further notice. For the Hon W. W. LORD.

, IA‘; wyc‘-0 mms me we or is thelastar on board

Iflfllew le Mid€..lld in neural to Plcbtr. Cherleietowa. May 80. IBM.

Ealifex, July. isst. Aacuiaaun Sco-r-r Esq. VII,-As the Agent of various Mire larererrcs Cost airs. I be’ to bring aader your notice in P11‘! ART FICIJL 31.111. Th

forwarded every Monday ‘"1

composition has been upwards of, three years eateri- . aively eead is New Brunswick. Newfoundland and 1 Prince Iltlward Island. the Qanadas and Nova Scotia. ' prieclpll for covering shiagled I000. as you will I on y the aocompepyiiig ciroelarsofce ' t . t has hen severely test , and proved most sIcceee- hlly Itshs proof qualities under most extraordinary ' ;so ranch so. that I am ofopialee that fire luuarice companies should encourage its general a Ilogtleg to all kiads of wood budding (where th or would be an objection to its being used saehflli the hash walls of dwelllii were-heesee. Isa, as wel as the roofs) Ian of

the prom _ hseraaee on such buildings as are m t inner to be, lit" ' servant.

. . R088. Patenise and Manufacturer.

Ilalifbl Mth July, IBM. 8ra.—la aeawer to your note of the till last. I eeeeidev the use of year " Artflcial llate Palnt" on s ' lleofe. as greatly dieiialshtag the rik against I‘ire—~l.have freqaeetly reduced Ilia. ‘ears on Dell} la the tiee.

um COLONIAL Lira: ‘assmtancrz COMPANY.

Govnairoa--riia I-I-;-I-I1‘ itotlolsll-I ‘I'll! EARL of ELGIN and KINCARDINE. G0V°'|°|‘

‘General of Canada.

He‘an Onics:—22 St. .dudrrw Square. Edin- r .

_f ,|{¢,.‘¢_ arisen! in Halifax for JVotto Stella and Prince uiword Is an — Ben. M. B. Almou, Banker. Hon. William A. Black, Banker. Lewis Bliss, Esq. Charles Twining, Esq.. Barrister. John Beyley Bland. ENI- Hori. Alexander Keith, hleychant. I-31, So icitor. Medical Adv;i:er—|- . I‘;-.l Stitveht: so‘. _ A In ls Beoretar —. att iew . to y. '°“°'- ‘fbo following goyntleuicn have been a pointed Offi- ogn ofthe Coupau in Prince Edwin Island. and will be prepared to furnish information as to the prin- aad practice ofthe Company and the rates of Aaserance. ClhrIottetown——-.\‘Iedica| Adviser—-II. A. Johnston, N. D. AgIttt—-E. L. I.ydiar(I. ‘ I-—-Medical Adviser—David Kaye, M. D. mgt-—William Sanderson. lt. Ier’s—Medlca| Adviser—Joseph Bell, M. D. Agerit—Thomee Ilnnt. MATTHISW H. RICHEY.

Charlottetown Mutual Insurance Company, Incorporated by Act of Par lament in I848. HIS COMPANY offers the best guarantee in case of loss, and accepts Risks at aaaving of full 50 per cent, to the a tired. be present reliable Cii(pitnl exceds £I'I00.. _P.er- sons liriviug property in liarlotietown, or vicinity. should lose no time in nppl_vin to the Secretary of this Conipnny for Policies or In orniation.

IU‘One of Philips’ Fire Anuihilatora has been purchased by the Coiiipainy. for the benefit of persons insured in this Oflice. In case of Fire, the use ofit

_can be obtained iuiiiicdizitely, by applying at the Secrctary’s Office. W. HEARD, President HENRY PALIIIER. ec'y and Treasurer. Secretary's Office, Kent Street, E Au gust lith, I858.

Provincial Marine Insurance Company, IIONTO, C. W.—Agent for Prince Edward

Island. BI-‘.N.l.-\.\llN l)AVII".8. Charlottetown. April ll. it-.ii:i. Fire! Fire! Fire! I

Secure your Property at a saving of fifty per cent. HIB can onl be done by Insuring in the MU- TUAL !‘ RE INSl.'RA1\'CI-2 COMPANY. This is the only Ollicc where claims for loss can be met, without referancc.to a foreign Corripiiny. Blank forms of application, and any other informa- tion can be obtained at the Secretary and ’l‘reasurer's Ofiice, Kent Street. April 3. I352.

NOE I LIFE JJVD FIRE IJVSUR./LNG COM- PJJVY. LO./V'D0.V. IITAII-IIHID av At.'l' or raaaiaastrar. capital £5,000,000 Sterling. CIIARLES YOUNG,

Agent for P. E. Island.

B A Z A A R .

[IE Christian Public are hereby notified, that

the Ladies of the BAPTIST CHURCH

and congregation worshiping in the Baptist Church, in Charlottetown, purpose holding a B.IfZ,/1./III in the earl part of the ensuing eutunin. to aid in raising Funds or the erection of a Tower and Porch to the

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Contributions in donations or work, will be thank- felly received by either of the uiidr.-reigned Com- mittee.

W. Baarrs-rlian, J. McGaaaoe, " D. Wruoiv.

" J. WIATRIIIY. " J. Scorr,

" J. Love.

" T. DIIIRIIAY, " S. T. Rarui.

" J. Cutter. Charlottetown. 80th July, I853. (All papers.)

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8 the cIieaple:t. rsafevnt. best, and most effectual

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The saving of 1‘ime and Labour is so asto- nishingly great. that ii W E I‘! K ’ S W A S H can be accomplished BEFORE BREAKFAST — blriug being required.

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THE ATLANTIC sritiiat SHIPS.

Extract f a work recer.tly ublishcd b

Captain uldlk-i:ll0t‘t, It. A.: P y

be Atlanticia now so completely bridged by the niagailcieat steamers of Cunard and (.'o||ins. theta voyage across the ocean has become is mere pleasure trip. As I have never seen a po-

' ' _,t e, ' ‘these great lines, I propose to give a sailor's experience of a voyage to New York by a Cunard steamship, the America, and a return voyage to Liverpool by the Collins vessel. the Baltic.

A M., on the 10th Jul . 1852,] found myself and luggage on board the steam-tug at the place of enibarkation at Liv ol. and in a few minutes was conveyed aloag.efiI.e the Cunard

' The passengers who crowds the deck of the little tug were anxiously scanning every thing about them, and no doubt speculating on the characters of those with whom they were to be so closely packed up‘ for the next ten days.

The passengers by a transatlantic mail steamer are of a mixed character. Commercial travellers are the most numerous class. as the great manu- facturing houses in England have discovered that Brother Jonathan is after all, one of our best customers.

Although every arrangement in the America was substantial and g the captain an experienced and able officer, there was a degree of pompous myster in the arrangements of the vessel very much in contrast with the Yankee steamers. For instance. it was impossible to get the ship's daily run or any Information of her position. If it passenger ventured to ask a ques- tion from one of the olllcers, he met with a sullen reply.——A part of the apper deck was denied to the passengers, unless especial friends of the officers. These trifles cau.-ed s certain degree of restraint, and formed a topic of conversation amongst the American passengers, who could not fail to see the contrast thus afforded lo the univer- sal and cordial civility and attention in Yankee vessels.

The Ami-crca, although one of the oldest and slowest ofthe Cunard line, is a very good vessel. Upon starting from Liverpool, deeply laden with cargo and coals, her speed rlirl not i-xcm-il eight and a half knots per hour, which gradually increa- sed to nearly ten. as in proportion to the consuir.p- tion of her fuel. her weight was diininishcd. No- thing could exceed the smoothness and beauty with which the engines performed their work. I"ortunatel_v, the ocean was as smooth as glass, and the passe-tigers, after meeting tvi-icc at tho dinner-table. became sociable and friendly. Some Iatiadiniis iu-re aboard, who very frs-rly t-.\'preas- .‘i‘.’..‘,"it‘."a“.lél‘lll’i.li§E§I!"‘i‘5.i‘:;8.l.'lWfi?l? .'e‘ great edification of our Yankee fellow-voyaizers, described his attempt to visit Portsmouth dock- yard. “I went down,” said he, “ with two Americans, with whom I had been stopping in London, to see the dock-yard at Portsmouth. On giving our names at the gate. my American friends put down their residences in certain Ame- rican towns which bore English names, and were allowed to proceed without further question; whilst I, unfortunnately, stated Canada to be my place of residence. Immediaietely the official pronounced me to be aforcigrw. adding that my admission could not be periniite ."

Several intelligent American _shipmasters and builders were likewise on board, and the celebra- ted constructor of the " Marco Polo," from New Ilrunswick. The conversation after dinner turn- ed upon the varioua modes of naval architecture, and the general opinion appeared to be that if fifty feet bow was added to the “ Amcrica" her speed would be prodigiouely increased, even with her present engines,

“ And pray." said one to the builder of the Muse polo, " what price did you get for your fine J,400l0ll shi ?”

*6 Very little," replied he ; " not half what she is worth ; only .€9,000."

“ What sort of figure-head did on give her ? ” asked another. “ What does cw Brunswick consider the apropos device! ”

“ Oh I” replied our friend from New Bruns- wick. " we thought a man with I

not would be the proper and classic cos- iiime for so celebrated a traveller I Only imagine! the Vcntian traveller of the filth century dreessd like an English coutry squire of the 18th!

Since 1855, the value of ships has risen so much, there is little doubt that the Marco Pole is just worth at the prescai time at least double her firat cost. Such are the chances of speculation in shipping.

‘ever had a steamer a better chance for cross- ing the Atlantic, as the sea was as smooth as I! aylvau lake. In eight days the usual fog indica- ted thc approach to the banks of Newfoundland, an on the tent day the rugged coast cfNo' Scotia. announced our vicinity Io II:ilil'ax. From this town the voyage is short to Boston ; but the weather still continued cold and foggy. On en- tering lloeiori liay the chill aimosphcrc rendered warm clothing necessary. ihoiigh upon landing. the heat was most oppressive, the ‘hernionictcr standing at 97 ° in the coolest place. It is im- possible to give an ade uaic account ofthe ener- vetirig effect of this sudden change on the frame.

On arriving at New York I took a passage In the Baltic for which Ipaid 8 I90. about £231, and now proceed to ive a description of that vessel.

' ‘be Amcricriii steamship Balm. belonging to the Collins line, was built by Jacob Bell, of New York, at a coat of $710,000. equal in round num- bers It 1-‘I-£2,000. She is barquc rigged, and can spread about the same quantity of canvass as an ordinary sloop-of-war.

Her dimensions are as lollows:——l.erigili on fink, nearly the some as keel. 983 test; hreedli, 45 fret; depth, 39 fret ; tonnage, 2,723 ; scathing, 901 inches in tho 1|"-on ; 0 inches at the plank sheer. She is fastened with diagonal irye braces throughout, and has three decks below the spar deck. With H00 tons of cool. (‘:00 _tnria of freight. arid full complement of passenger. and baggage. she draws about 92 feet. she can se- coriiodsie I67 first class passengers, and 38 second

a 3

class.

She is fitted with two side~levar engines; 96 inch ciliodera, and I0 fest rirolie. and the satire oost o eoainesaad boilers was $950,000. equal to £50,000

Her average consumption of fuel is 80 tons per "Y 6 her coals averaging toe 6d a ton in Eiigland, and his oil in America; and she daily It bteas 84 inches. Diameter of her water whee , 38 feet : lei-iiih of 18 feet, width 20 iaebes; numlu-r of buckets toeech wheel, 39; Diameter of paddle--sliaft in the bearing, 23 inches.

In sniootli water the wheels average lb revolu- lions. lier average steam for the last year, I5 IIWIIGI; limit permitted by the company, I~ inches: but it is Jdom reached at sea, as the cylinders consume the steam faster than it can be produced. The highest s eed ever made at sea is I5 knots per hour, so the least last winter, for 24 hours. I67 nautical miles. None of the vessels of this line have been caulked outside since they were launched. or were ever liove-to at sea from stress of weather. 'I'|irce thousand pounds. or fifteen thousand dollars, are expended to sup- ply passengers and crew for one voyage to En- gland and back. Wines and liquors are not in- clndcd in this expenditure, and are a matter ofi accommodation to the passengers, as no profit is made. only a sufficient advance upon prime coat to cover losses from breakage, lie. The officers of the ship are charged same as passengers. I can answer for the cheapneaa and goodness of these articles from my own experience.

The usual charge for passengers is £30 from Ellglll-(I and J.‘ ‘24 from Ami-ric-.—the return trip being lliiis coiisiderably cheaper. It is miugl to give thr mailer thiit attends at table ten shillings. and likewise the lied-room attendants; the slew. ariless who attends ladies at same rate. The officers mess together; more are likewise separate nieesses for the eiigiiieers. sailors, strikers. and coal-trimmers. so that they do iioi inteifcre with each other. The thice latter classes have fresh meat in the morning and at noon, and salt pork and I)('t3l for supper. The fir:-nicii and coal mm. lltl re, iii consequc-iicc of the so.-ierity of the uiirk, have siipplics of provisions set out for IIl(‘IfI all night. '1 he officers Hlill men are in too watches, and carefiil logs are kept both Ill sailing and engine ilcpzirinii-nts.

I am only doing justice to these magnificent vessels in stating that they tire, beyond any com-

eiition, ilic fittest, the fastest, and the best sea ate in the uorld. lam sorry to be obliged to B<'1,V ‘hill; lull. as I naval ufiicer. I feel bound in candor to admit their great superiority. Their extraordinary easiriess in it sits cniinot fail In e.\'- cite the admiration of a sailor; and I never beheld ‘ziiything like it. Tlicre was none of that violent pliingiiiu. that sudden cIIPs'It IINIIIIIV altci-ding a large ship in a heavy head sea. 'I he elongated how clipped ‘gently in when a vast, viall-sided, :4: d lIl|f(:"i|l€lIlll'g swelllg rippcniail ow.-rvi'h¢=ltriiiin_r:ly iiessel app'e"s're'rI"to einli“gr§il'fy|'dii"v7r'iht'i'r'ifilf i'frn'd's’I. level with the water, and as gradually ‘.0 rise again after passing. Most wondrous of all. no sea ever came on board, and the foaming and angry waters appeared to glide harmlersly past her peak and narrow hows. The extraordinary difference in this respect to the Aincrica was most marked, as a very ordinary head sea would dash angrily, and with huge volumes, over licr bows. I attribute these admirable qualities to two reasons: First. the long and gently gradua- ted boiv , and secondly, the lightness and buoyan- cy of the fore part of the vessel. when rclcived from the bowsprit. This bowsprit. in the Cunard line, projects considerably from the bow, and its weight is greatly aggravated by the leverage caused by its projection. I am not aware of its exact weight. but it must be enormous, particular- ly at the extrmeiy. The most experienced sailor would be very much deceived in forming a judg- ment ofthe scagoing qualities of the Cunard and Collins steamships front a mere outside inspection; and I acknowledge that, at first. I could not cori- ceive the Collins line to be so safe and easy in a sea as the Cunard line. rom it considerable experience in all classes of steam vessels besides ihr Cunard America, I Idviaedly assert that the Baltic is out and out,'by long odds, the very best and easiest steamship I ever sailed in. a

A LAKE 01-‘ PITCH.

The Island of Trinidad is situated about seven miles from one of the mouths ofthe Orinoco river. The most remarkable na- tural feature of this island is the Pitch Lake, situated in the southwestern part of it. The lake is nearly a mile and a half in circumference, and the pitch or bitumen

at the sides is perfectly hard and cold ; but toward the middle it becomes gradually wrirmer and softer, till in some places it is seen boiling up in it liquid state. I '

A correspondent of thc Troy \\ big, at Port of Spain, Trinidad, gives the follow- iiig discription oftliis rcmnrkalilc lake :

“ Imagine a black surface, it dreary, dc- ilolate black, spread out to the length of hulfa milc, by an eighth in width, slightly varied by many fissures some of them but it stop a'cr-orui, some too wide to jump. A few of thee fissures filled with short shrub- bcry, but most of them are mere ponds of water, clear as the mountain spring."

“Then iimigiiic the whole bordered by it thick growth of trees and the raceful bonding b.iinboo, and this whole border thickly hanging with a profusion and vari- ety of beautiful flowers ; and I know not the spot elsewhere where the eye can rest on such it profusion of flowers at a glance ; this may possibly convoy some general idea ofthe peculiarity ofa general view.

" For a closer inspection of the central part ofthe lake. I secured the services of a negro, to carry a plank for me to bridge the nnjumpablc fiuurcs.

“I then found spots where the surface ofthe pitch would gradually slnk beneath my feet, so thlt in a few moments I stood

in a cavity ankle deep. Not wishing to pitch deeper, I changed my p0Iiti0I. ll

other plecesi seemed to be boiling below, for the sur_fice _aeouad me was bubbling and sinimering like that of a pot over the fire, while the gas thus disengaged was very strong.