and, will one day fall before the power of God's word, as Dagon fell before the ark. ,‘iotnith‘tandin:the obstacles which an; prrjndices ol'the people, the let-

images which i I

:et ot’thc law, and the power of the priesthood, raised against the la' iimlrs ofthe missionaries, the cause of truth was gradually making its way, and not a few among the Chi— nese were turned from dumb idols to serve the living God. The hostile events of the last few years put for the time an effectual check upon the direct movements of the Protestant missionaries. The happy settlement ofthe disputes under the wise and liberal negotiations of Sir II. Pottin- ger and the Chinese commissioner Key-ing, and the establishmentof the British powerin Hong kong, revived the hopes and the efforts of the chris-A tian church in "England and America, and now a wide and effectual door has, we trust, been opened by Him who opens and no man shuts. May we understand and discharge our du- ty, and may China know the day of

her visitation!

GENERAL SUMMARY. FROM LATE ENGLISH PAPERS. Rror AT LIVERPOOL-An alarming riot occurred at Liverpool on 6th nit.— A number of Orangemen attended a fu- neral procession with orange ribbons at- tached to black sashes. On their return, a mob of Irish Catholics attacked them

was presented. A thousand persons were in this horrible dungeon.frotn which there was no issue. Dead bodies were found standing with their faces pressed

70 were found still living, but they expir- ed on being," brought to the air—others died from being crushed by pieces of rock falling from being heated—a great number were found with stabs of yatn- gans upon their bodies—some had a great number of wounds. Six hundred bodies have been taken out of the cavern, and many more were in it. The whole of the Riahs is extertninated.

A journeyman cabinet. maker natned John Taylor was charged at Bow street police office, on Friday with stealing several articles of plate to the value of several hundred pounds from Buckingham palace, where he had been employed as a. workman for many years. Some of the articles were discovered at his lodgings. He was remanded.

A new system of an electrical telegraph, by which dispatch is written with the pen by the mere action ofthe ﬂuid, was tried at Brus- sels, in presence of the Minister of Public works, on Monday last. The experiment is stated to have been entirely successful!

Erlnthc AMONG Ca'r'rLtr.-—-\Ve regret to understand that the murrain, which we lately stated had been prevalent in the western district of this county, has been spreading, and that it has appeared in several neigh- boaring parishes. One farmer near

, Aberdalgie has lost seven out of nine ‘gcattle affected; of which some died and some Policemen who accompanied §

immediately on being seized and

the procession. A general combat en- l Others lingered Six 01‘ seven days.

cued with stones and brickbats, and the Urangemen were put to ﬂight: Several arrests had taken placo, and the oﬁ'end- ere were committed to the Sessions.

Money in the British metropolis is very plentiful,and the rate of discount is low.

The admirers of Shakespear and the friends of the drama, will be gratiﬁed to learn, thatMr.Kean with his amiable and gifted wife, are about to cross the Atlantic on a professional tour-

The celebrated 4th of July of the A- mericans in Paris, did not take place this year as with the usual demonstrations of former years.

The three days of the Revolution of July ISSO, were celebrated throughout Paris with great pomp.

One of the most horrible massacres on record, took place on the 18th June, by the French authorities at Algiers, on one thousand Arabs who had entered a ca-

vern for refugenvhich had two entrances, F one above the other, with only small ﬁs- i sures at its extremity. It appears that ,

the defenceless Arabs were summoned to come to terms by the commander of the French troops, and they appeared before him, but his terms being too severe,tliey returned to the cavern with their wives. children, and property—there to die in preference. The Colonel then ordered his troops to make a hot fire in front of the openings, which continued through the My and night. It was next resolved to enter the cavern, when act awful srene

l l Guano—A considerable deposit 1 of guano has been dissovered upon Lawrence Island, lying in 38 deg, 23min. South lat, and I4l deg. 8.5 min. Elong, immediately oﬂ‘ Cape Nelson, and within the territory of ,New South Wales. This deposit is lrepresentcd as being less rich than that in South America, but account- ed for front the sample having been taken from the surface.

leQueen and PrinceAlbert in the Royal Yacht yesterday, accompanied the experimental ﬂeet of line-of-bat- ,tle ships :1 short distance to sea. The sight of so many ﬁrst-rates all get- ting under weigh at once, had a very pleasing effect, and drew crowds of spectators together, in yachts steam- ers, and all sorts of craft.

Within the last two days 80,000 pine apples have been sold in London.

i There have been some serious disturbances at the Cape ofGood r Hope ____ _V____V____ FRANCE. Tue NAVY.—In the sitting of the i French Chamber of Deputies on Fri- . day, Marshall Sebastinani read the freport ofthe committee appointed ‘to examine the bill demanding ten millions of franks for carrying into : execution the treaty recently entered linto between England and France for the suppression of the slave trade. The report shows the extreme ,complacenry and satisfaction with g which the convention is looked upon by all the friends of the French , Ministry.

against the ﬁssures of the rocks. About .

FROM LATE AMERICAN PAPERS.

Fnotu New Zaaua‘n.—Ths New

Bedt‘ord Mercury, on the authority of'

a letter from captain I-lowland, of the ship London Packet,ol'l“airhaven datedf-BayofIsles,NewZealand,March lilth. states that the natives of New

'anland had risen upon the English

inhabitants ol'the Bay of Isles, and completely overpowered them. On the lﬂth of March a battle was fought. between the English and Natives, in which the former sustained a loss of twenty or thirty killed, and a great many wounded. The English ﬂed to the vessels in port, leaving the town in possession ofthe natives, who soon reduced it to ashes.

L.i'i-r.n.-—Later accounts, received at Nantucket from New Zealand confirm the above melancholy news, and add—

" Captain Roberts of II. M. sloop of war Hazard was supposed to be mortally wounded. The sergeant of marines,and a number ofthe ship’s company; who were landed to assist the inhabitants were killed. The survivors had all left for Aukland, the seat ofGovernment.”

Arnrcan Passinsu'r or HAY".— The name of the present President is Pierrot, a black man of some seventy-two winters of pure African blood without education, and ful of the prejudices and superstitons of his race.

“His entrance into the Capital, after hisappointment, was celebrat- ed with much pomp and military parade, and the civil preparations which‘ had been made for the occa- sion, discovereda disposition in the populace to render him the homage to the distinguished position to which he had been elevated.

Tunxs ISLAND Sam Cnors.—-—A letter dated June 20th; says: “You will be surprised to hear that the crops of Salt have been ruined for a year, owing to the immense fall of rain for the last month. At this moment the rain is falling in torrents.” .

DEATHS nv HEAL—Some twelve persons were taken to the Dead House in the Park, yesterday, who had fallen in the street in the course ot'the day, and died in consequence of excessive heat.--N. Y. pap.

TH E MORNING NEWS.

Wnnnssnav, Acetwr (5. INS.

\Vc have continued our extracts from late English and American papers. in which some interesting contents will be found. Further news from Mexico may reach us by the Mail this evening; and it'a formal declaration of war has actu- ally been miitle by Mexico against the United States, our readers may expect at an early day some very important move- ments on both sides.

Pats-rot. Accruanr.—On Saturday the 29th ult., Robert ﬂurry, of Charlottetown Royalty, ayoung man of about ‘22 years of age, nearly had his leg severed from his body, by ts singular accident: He was at work/ mowing, and suddenly took a giddi- nose or swimming in the head, and falling into a swoon ,‘came down with with his knee on the sharp part of the scythe, which passed under the cap, and severed the front tendons, went into the joint, cutting the whole through to the back sittetvs. He now lies in a very precarious state.— Gazette.

Test Panacea-A man... dependent Temperance Societ held at the moonlit School

y will b. ' Room Friday next. at half-past 7 o’cloc .

A lecture will be delivered taken precisely at halt

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k.p. . . ) 3nd the Chair -pnst set'en' W Mccutxtcr Insrirura.-Tlils inz, Mr. Alex McKenzie will deli Lecture on Gas Light, in which be it] explain its nature and utility. ll members,

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and persons interest ‘ please attend. ed, wil N tier Majesty ’s Ship Rosa, sailed yesterday, Gulf.

. 'ro coanssronossrs.

We particularly desire our friends to send their favours distinguished as "on. ginal" or “ Selected"’-—as amongst the mass ofEninsh and foreign [theer - would be impossible to decide will“. ther, without the customary order hein respected—or upon Plagiarism itself: the worst species of tilcliing for the 3". tiﬁcation ofa vain mind, or for public amusement. We have some of this son on our table, but_they cannot be inserted.

M A R R t E if“

At East Point,on the ‘23-! all h Rev John Shaw, Mr. .loh n Andersoii ll]: M tss Catherine M’Donald. '

DIED

At Indian River, Lot IS, on them all. of Cancer, Mr. John Stewart, ngcd 4.; He has Ie it many friends and relations to lament the loss of an aﬁ'ectioaate friend.

Suddenly of Brain fever. at De Sable, on the Slst nil. in the filth year of his age, Nethfourtli son of Mt. Archibald M’Klnntin.

Drowned at Fredericton; N. Leo the 4th June, Neil. Second son of Mr. John Isl’liny, of Princetown Royalty, axed ‘27, greatly regretted by his lriends and ac- quaintances.

POSITIVE 5.533. BY A. H. YATES. T his Sale Room, lfpler Qurwn

1‘ Street, on Thursday next. the Tili- inst. commencing at I‘Jo‘clock-

A large amt general assortment of

English, French and American

B 00 TS an d SHOES,

Cﬂmwising Gents patent dress Bouts. Cn‘f- akin lioots, Ashburton Hoots, Goat-skin and \Vetlsngton Iiouts,Shnes 8t Slippers, dress Pumps. Sac. Ladies superivir black and col'd l'runella Boots, Sines S; Slippers: l'd' tent lenlecr. Morocco, Kid. white and black Satin Boots, Shoes 8: Slippers: Mimi: and Children's Boots. Shoes 2.- Slippers. of every size and description. together with all extensive assortment of Men's Strongbow. Shoes and Brogan-i.

[1' 3"I‘nnais, all some over 'I‘en I’oamli a credit of three months will be given on ap- proved .‘Jotes ufhand.

August ti

3' 0 U' N D. N the St. I’t'lef’s Road, 7 miles from Charlottetown, a halfsen: GIG CUSHION. The Owner may recovor the same bf applying at this Ofﬁce. _ August 6th at Kent Y co w has been on the Sub, scrihers premises, since the firsto1 July of the following description’; dark willow colour. hiin long hpﬂlii piece cut of the top on” the'rightltulf- '0 tjj’The owner is requested 10 I“ her awn ' and in for advertising- ” l y JOHN LARGIE- Coreheud Read, August 6 l

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