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, t. human—Au Inquest was held yesterday, at * the View of the body 01 Mr. Adam Bell, Farmer, foint Rond- From the evidence taken before the

A 5; “wars that the deceased was returning home “ ,. evening, in company with 8 or 10 of his neigh- ‘3 be had been misting to stump a field, when a tree up down by the violence of the wind, and fell

"lb. rty, striking Bell on the head, and fracturing .“L be deceased was killed on the upon—Verdict

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ROAD DISTRICT N ' . 9 0-14. THE Subscriber in“ let by Auction, to the lowest h bidder, on Monday the-Seventh diy ofNovember next on tn}: spot \‘Vllét‘e the work is to be performed several stball DinI'DvSIEII‘: Sputhes rpad leading from the Headjof Cardigan t0

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Lighthouse at Louisbourg, Cape Breton.

[IE Commissmners of Light Houses give notice, that Bpncznljglfi LIGHTOHOUSE has beeti erected, where the side 0r”;91(:n,t:lnr:‘él|e Site]! oflt‘llieqold Frencli‘Light, on tliel‘iast 45° 1 54" N. Lunug’lltltdptgp)° n‘l')(l)(;t,l1r‘t\llf Louisbourg, tn Latitude

l_ Lia, . V. P . _. , . eat, and exhibits a plain “Vl’vllm 1., It, Vlhih‘ue. on the Seaward side, front Garbarns point, |v.esai‘luz,ll:r::::'|?lil:g:5ErHSIGrn extremity ofCape Breton, Easter- . i : ~ cet above the Sea level, is placed on a square Building about sixty fathoms from the shore, painted white, With a perpendicular black strips on each side, to distin- guishu from other Light Houses in day time, and to render it Conspicuous in Winter, when the hack land is covered with Snow. The keeper resides in the Light House.

The following remarks may assist Vcsscls bound for the bar- bour. Vessels from the Eastward intending to make the harbour, should bring the Light to bear \Vcst by North, or more Nortlierlv‘, before they run for it; coming from 'the Westward, it should hear Norlli by East, or as much more Northerly as you please, to clear Green Island and ledges, which lie about E ofii rnile South by West, 3 West. from the Light—\thn in the entrance (which is near lialfa mile wide). and the Light bearing N. N. E. distance 2m 300 tatli'iins, steer ‘Nest N. \V. balfa mile, to avoid “ Nags head," a sunken rock, on the starboard liniid, hearing \V. [W N- I; N. front the Light. The N. E. arm oftbe harbour is the siifcst anchorage.

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SHIP NEWS. 9!“ Bri amine Eliza, of Qut-bec,—Terrian. Master and owner, sailed ban on for Quebec, on the 2d Sept. On the morning of the 18Ih the Eliza struck,on the S. E. end ofthc Island of Anticosti, the wind lug very fresh. and a heavy surf brcziltimr over the vessel. About . . after the vessel struck, she sliil ot’l'llie rocks into deep watcr, sunk immediately. ,'I'wo seamen, and a passenger naiticd Tommi, drowned. The Captain and remainder of the crew succeeded in a; the shore. and from thence proceeded to the nearest provi- stetion. about ‘20 miles distant, where they obtained shelter and re- trient. After remaining there a day or two, they were taken off by a ‘ wishing vessel, and carried iino Miramiclii. ‘

IIE Subscribers having been duly appointed the sole _ Agents ofI)AVID S'I‘EIVART, Esquire, for his Estates on Lots or 'l‘owuships Nos. 7, 10, 12, 27,30, 40, 47, and Lennox Island, beg to intimate, that they are prepared to lease lands, with :i liberty of purchasing, and to sell on the most liberal terms; and that all persons indebted to that gentleman, for rent or other- ivisc, are hereby required to make immediate payment of the sumo. All persons found trespassing mi any ofthe above properthes, either by cutting Timber, or in any other respect, will be pro- secuted with the utmost rigour of the Law. II. D. MORPETII, PETER EMERY.

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Ito LAT?” SURVE BS. demo of Gig tain S l id i ll f K' ‘ r I re h ' ‘ ‘ q ‘ ‘ - . ~. E i a iiioi , int i o iiig S ua e, w is e 'BRI I‘ISII A.“ ERICAN AbSOCIA'I ION trusts, by punctuality and moderate charges, toqmcrit a share of

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Queen Street, February 25, 1842.

FOR SALE, or TO LET, and POSSESSION to be GUIEN on the 8th November next, ‘

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iarlo‘tetown. 1"II'.\VUU(III)-‘Ill. Alllllcl"t N. S. or ‘0 me at: - _ - . - ~ - . mp9,. ‘ ’ ‘ 3 ’ ’ i ’ :f‘ “‘hl'c hid” 0“ the “mlh’fhl' Afll' Pel's‘m 'em’mhgv 0’ g'""‘g ever issued” from the American press.” Premises are known by the name of “Charlie’s Hope." Them Ch 'l‘endcr to be accompanied with Testimonials of the com- ‘ “lawman” "The sume’ WI” b" “bemn-l' rem'med' From the Boston Mercantile Journal.—-“ We can cheerfully are twenty acres of the Land under cultivation. For terms,

LEMUEL WRIGHT. apply at the once of

Oct. 17,1842.

recommend it to the notice ofevery Christian Parent, as a beau— tiful gift book to present to his family.”

From the Boston Times.-—-“ An elegant work of five hundred pages, and containing about 500 engravings. The contents of the volume appear to be sound,judicious and interesting. . If this book meets with a circulation commensurate with its merits, it vtiill he found in every dwelling in the Union.”

[13’ Persons in the country would do well to procure astib- scription book, qnd obtain at once the names ofall their friends

chy oflhe persiin tendering; and to he signed by two res- ‘ ls persons willing to join such person, as suratics, in a ‘I for thecnrrcct and liiitliful performance of the Contract, delivered to me, sealed up, on or before the 24th of December

1 October 5th, 1842. CHARLES YOUNG.