HASZARD’S GAZETTE. MARCH 3.

WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE AT SEBASTOPOL.

A council of Generals was lieltl at Lord R32- lIn’s quarters on the will, and the general ini- pression was, that soinething important has been resolved upon, as soon as the weather permits.—— The Fri-ncli have for some time been quite ready to open on the town with fifty ten and 13-inc mortars. and have only been waiting until all the

lnglish mortars wereiii. position, and suﬂiciently ltipplietl with aniniuiiitiou to support their ‘fire. Pending this happy consummation, and to divert the enemy in the iiieauuliile, our allies are said to have oouiiiienced firing froina distant battery with ten 13-inch mortars upon the town and strongestofthe Russian works. ' lt of these mortars ﬁres fifty rounds ll day, and any one who has ever seen the effect produced by the bursting ofa “ Whistling Dick" of thirteen inches, will know at once that 500 per diem cannot fall into the ei1eiiiy's lines without doing fearful inischief to all around. All their missiles are certain at four thoiisaod yards, and for destructive purposes can be used at five thousand ; consequently, even the defences on the north side of the harbour cotno under fire. Where they have been thrown into the tovt'n, the stately strong-built houses on which they fall are mere ruins; E.‘-ltl lb. weight of iron falliiig upon the roofof II house, from _the heigm of a mile, pcnetratcsto the very foundation, when tlicc.\plosicii of a. well-confined bursting charge of ‘20 lb. of powder settles everything about the structure from foundation to roof, for ever.-—i\nt inany shells have yet been thrown anions: thc liouscs—-pcrliaps not more than twenty—-yet,wlicn they have fallen, builtlings which tliiougliout the siege have never sliotvn a mark are now more piles of rubbish. The French. for the prcsoiit, are principally directing their efforts to injuring the Garden llatti-ry and Redan; and 49.") out of 500 shells lircd each day fall in the centre of tlics-~ illrstarred defences. Already no less than eleven guns have been uilcnced in these works. and, though generally ‘the cannon is replaced during the night. it still '8llUW8llI2'.l. the bombs are telling severely. On Jhe average fifty llI"tI \\'Ill be killed and \\'ulllltl-'(l ‘before a gun is injured by thc l)tll‘Sll|l_|._' of bonibs. The rest of the French mortars (flrty), with about forty heavy guns, are kept in reserve until our preparations are completed. lllien the English coinincnce they will do so with tliirty- ﬁve mortars and sixty heavy gun-', all of which, with the exci-ption of too or three of the latter,

vare in position. and only waiting for stores of atnniiinitioii to open firc.—-\Vlieii the bombardment iscoiiiiiieiiced [ii':y rounds every twelve hours are to be tired from each piece of ordnance, until allthc aiiiinuiiitinii is (‘Xp0ll(lf'll. According to this arraiigciiiciit, about 20,000 rounds of shot and shell will be thrown into Sebastopol every 24 hours, and the Russians must surely be made ofsterner stuff than bronze or granite if they stand fifty or sixty hours of such cannonade. When the l:onib:mlniciit has done its worst, it is said the allied forces are to storm.

LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

The Russian army is in want of supplies.

A sortie was made on the ‘.L‘Jd by the garrison of Sebastopol, and a great loss was sustaine by the French.

The '/.ouavc.~i had niutinicd. and 400 had been sent to Coiistantiiioplc. Tlicy demanded the retreat froin the Criuica. The rumor of the mutiny is doubtless correct. “

An apology was made to Omar l'rischa. and ho withdrew his resignation.

The Russian forces on the frontier of Austria have been ordered to retreat into the interior.

The Peace Conference has not yet commenced it Vienna.

The feeling at Constantinople is said to be otron ly in favour of peace.

A sliiarp shock of an earthquake was experi- enced at Constantinople on the 23d ult.—No damage.

Franco has signiﬁed her willingness to nego- tiate a separate treaty with Prussia, providin itdcontains the some obligations as that of Dec. 0

M. W. Magneis is appointed French Minister of Finance, and M. Ronlier Minister of Agricul-

urc.

It is said that the Emperor of Franco will gulps command of the army of operations on the

me.

The G'Cl'mtln Diet has depided to place tho

rincipa contingent on war ootin .

P Tho Picdinonltcsc Chamblcr of Deputies has sanctioned tho "renty of Al lance.

Holland and Denmark are seeking to join the Wcstom Alliance.

Eight Austrian merchant ships were fired in- to byd C30 liussilans u_t (lalittz. Austria has de- nim c an ex auction.

The Sultan intends to raise a national volun- tary loan.

Exchange at Constantinople llfltl risen to 14] piustros, causing consida-ml-lo distress.

bdcl iidcr has :lSl(t'tl f-ir the command of the African troops in thc Ci-iinca.

In the House of Co in. one o. discussion arose on the night of t'.o ‘.lt'i. in rcgai-il to Sir Charles Napier’: trnnmr-tions in tlo Baltic Sca, lnit no new light was throivi. upon tlio subject.

Queen Victoria has issued it proclamation forbidding British subjects at home and alirotttl. aiding the enoiny by supplies of munitions of

or.

The blockade of the Russian ports of the Black Sea has been formally notiﬁed by the French and English.

The Earl of Lucnn has been recalled from the command of the cavalry in the Crimea.

The screw steamer Great Britain would lettvc Liverpool in a few days for the Crimea with 165i) troops.

There was a severe gale on the English coast on the night of the 8th and morning of the ‘Jth. -—Snow had fallen.

The Bishop of Sierra Leone died at see. two days before reaching that colony.

The English Missionaries to the Jews in P0- land are ordered to leave the Russian territory. Their printing materials and book-bindery, library, &c., have been taken possession of by the Russian authorities, and are offered for

so .

Accounts rospccting the movements of the Russiaiis are contradictory. On the one hand, it is, said, that they continue to ravage the Do- briidscliii, under the very eyes of the Austrians : on the other, that Gen. Coroiii lins received orders to prevent the incursions oftlic Russians.

1‘lio Paris Monilcur copies from a. Constanti- nople paper it lcttcr giving an account of an action fought on the Danube. It gives no date, but states that ii. Russian corps luiviiig attempt- ed to cross the river into Dohrudscliii, was repelled with great loss, after a conflict of

and that the latter lind already crossed the Danube to Tultsclin. and Ishinail.

It is stated, that as soon as the fortiliciitions of l‘lllp4lt01‘lll. are completed, (lniar Paclio. will march on Scbastopol, and then doubtless a great battle will be foiight.

cvcral hours, by the roar guard ol' Ya7.n. PtlCll:t,-

COLONIAL LEGISLATURE. llouu: or Asszuunv,

The House of Assembly did not meet on Saturday or Monday, the 24th and 26th February, owing to the absence from town of several members.

TUESDAY, February 27.

The Bill for the protection of the Herring and Alewives‘ fialiorics was read it second tune and ordered to be engrossed.—The Bill provides that violations of the Act may be proved by the Oil"! of one or more witnesses instead of two,_wluch were required by the old Act. Act to be in force ten

ears.—Mr. Pslnier's Bill, rendering unnecessary that deeds and other docuiiiciils affecting property in this island and executed abroad should be stamped, passed.—'l‘lie Census Bill, as amended by the Legislative Council, was read a second time.—Mr. Cooper presented a petition from Charles Mullen, an old paupt.-r—roferred to tho Cominittco on paupers’ petitions. Also a petition from John Burke, of Souris, praying compensation for boats and _scows rendered comparatively valuelcss by the erection of the new bridge. After some conversation, petition was laid upon the 'l‘able.—Mr. Coopcr also presented a petition of Fidell Pocqttet, of SOIIIIS. praying compensation for land used its it I’08tl- ll- nppoarcd that petitioner‘: land was a ood deal out up by roads, aitd that he had allowed the road which was the subject of the petition to be opened a_ud used several years since. This fact. in the opinion of hon. iiiciiibers, was a strong objection to the claiiu. Laid on the 'l'nblu.

A discus.-iioii thcn arose on the presentment, by Mr. Cooper, ofa petition from sundry inhabitants of the first district of King's County, praying the recovery, by the (iovcriiincnt. of the lands which had been forfeited, and the scttleiiiciit oftlie teiiantry. who had improved the ands. The Hon. Col. Secretary entered at sonic length into the questions involved in the pctition.for the purpose of lctting the people of the country known, as soon as possible, that the Govcriinient did not intend to advocate a inc:isun- ofcsnliczit, on the ground thzil it was now lllIp\t.~'.~‘ll)l6‘, and that cvt-ii if the l.c,t.{i.~il:iturc should

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lt is said that Mcnscliikofflias l‘C('(‘l\'t‘tl orders to attack Eupatoria. and Balaklava, if the slight- est prospect ofsucccss offers.

The Russians have fallen back on the side of Siinplicropol.

By way of Vienna, to the Sth, it is stated that on the first, the (-‘rand llukc [name not givcii, but .\licliii.cl, probably was lying ill of ngtic at Cherson.

The Grand Duke Nicliolas was in Scbastopol.

The railroad from Balaklava to the camp had been commenced.

The Riissians, in their sorties from Sohasto- pol, use the lasso to capture prisoners,

The liarracks at Smyrna have been converted into hospitals, and have been provided tvitli 2000 lictls.

'l'iii: Bu.-ric Fi.i:i-‘.1'.—An order from the lmrds of the Admiralty has been rcccivrd at l’ortsuiouth. and we believe also at all the other dockiaids, for the whole of the ships noiv under repair or reﬁt which formed the part of the Baltic fleet of 185-! to be expedited in their rcﬁtm-~nt, as they are required to be ready fol’ servite by the end of February, and to assemble in tho Downs by the first week in March, where it is deemed probable the fleet will be inspected by the Emperor and Empress of the French en route from France to l‘ln;_tland to visit Queen

'ictoria. Rear~.»\driiiral Martin, Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard. is publicly reported to be the intended coininaiitler-in-chief of this fleet, and Rea:-Admiral Michael Seymour second in

The following is from it letter written by a gentleman in London to St. John N. .

‘* The real cause of Lord John Russcl's resig- nation is now iiown. llis lordship and Lord Palinerston urged on their colleagues the abso- lute necessity of rccallin Lord Raglan, and at once. The Earl ofAber cen wouldinotconscnt. The Queen and Prince Albert were opposed to such it proceeding; and Lord John, despairing of success in the Crimea while the army was in the command of Lord Raglan, forced it. crisis by resigning.

Lord Palmerston still insists on the recall of Lord Raglan, on hence his refusal to join Lord l)oi-by.”

A GREAT BLESSING TO THE Al-‘FLICTED.

Q‘ The number and formidable character os diseases of the Liver have long challenged the attention of mndical incn. Some ofthese diseases, classed under the general term of Consumption, have becnsnpposcd incurable and the unhappy patent allowed to die, without medical science to offer him a hope of ecovery. lliippily this can no longer be the case.

A remedy hair been found which will cure all complaints, of whatever character, arising from derungeuiont of the Liver. The Pills discovered by Dr. M Lane, of Virginia. act birectly on tho Live-r ; and by correcting its operation and purifyin it from

disease, cuts offund exlerpttles the complaints which

have their origin in the diseases of this organ. Ile-

medicit hitlicrto proposed for liver complaints, have

failed to operate upon the action of the Liv:-r, iind by

cleansing thc fountain, dry up the impure streams of disease which thence derive their existence.

pa-sa llill to that elii-rt, the Imperial (.'uverninciit would not snnt-tion it. llo sliewcd that wliciitlic lion. int-inlior who iiitroduccd the petition was b‘pi.-:il\i.-r,.'i llill for the purpose wit.-t introduced and _’tli.~«;illowt:tl; aiidcitcd extracts from ditlirront des- ‘paiclns, Cxltl‘t‘s‘:l\‘(.' _of tho delcriniiintioii of the Bi-iii.-li (iovt. not to allow .-my such Bill to become |_.w, '|‘lii-, llon. Col. Secretary and the Hon. Col. 'l‘rvasurcrntrriliutttl the petition to the cllints of tlcrignin;-, lllcll who went about the country for the purpose oft.-.\citin;; feeling.-i on this subject, which would not otli».-riviste have arisen. Messrs Cooper iind lllncinto.-li stated that thc dissati.~'factioii was occnsioiii-d by the high price charged, by (iovcrninont, to the tenants on tho Worrcl Estate, who had been induced to believe that their lands would have been ollercd to them at a far lowtr price than they were now called upon to pay; and that the (iovcrnmcnt, by the price paid to the parties from whom they purcliasod, had really given a double value to the titles of the proprietors. It was alleged, in reply to thia objection, that the price asked was barely sufficient to cover cost and charges; and Mr. Cooper was requested to name it do ' fulldiscussion of the question. 'l'lie llon. member not being, at that time, prepared to nniiie a particular day. the petition was laid upon the Table, with the understandirg that Mr. Cooper would fix a day for taking up the whole subject.

llon. Mr. \Vhelan presented it petition from a School Mustcr,Miclincl Uinn, in King's County, which was referred to the Special Foiiiniittee on 'l'eaclicr’s petitions ; and Hon. Mr. \Vnrburton, one from Mary Ann Muipliy, Scliool'l'eaclier, referred to same Coin- initteo ; and four road petitions, referred to Coiiiiiiit- ice on roads. The House tlicn adjourned.

\VnuNr:snAv, February 28'

The 'l‘i2iiaiit‘s Conipensation Bill was read a third time and passed ;slso the Act relating to the l|.llt'l and limits of Jails, and the Bill for the protection of the Ilerring and Alewives Fislicrics, arid the Bill relntin to stamped instruments, introduced by the Hon. hlr. Pnluior, who explained the object of the llill, which will render stutnps unnecessary to the legality ofinstrunionts affecting property in this Island. Ilon. Mr. Longworth introduc an Act for the In- corporation of Cliailottctown, and in doing so the hon. gentleman brieﬂy explained the principal features oftho measure. 'l‘lie Bill resembled that introduced last session by the Hon. Mr. Palmer, and he depreca- ted tlie introduction of party feeling in its consider- ation. It was deemed necessary to incorporate the town, and the Bill was based on the Acts ofIncorpo- ration in other laces. It was proposed to elect the Mayor from t 9 Common Council. The Mayor, Recorder and City Clerk were the only civic func- tionaries to be aid. The lines and license fee, would greatly diminish the expense of the municipal organization ; and he concluded by observing that, as the name ‘ Charlottetown’ would be inappropriate for a city, he would suggest that the incorporated niunici- pality be known as ' Cliarlottetown.’ The second reading of the Bill was niiide the order of the day for Wednesday next.

The Jury Act, as iiinended by the Council. w read I] first time, and ordered to be read a itcco titiie to-niorrow. llon. Mr. \Vhelan presented it netitiiin front the inhabitants and trustees of itcliool at

irch llill, Lot 56. praying allowance to the teacher ; also, it etition from the trustees of the Catliolic school in Charlottetown, praying grant to pay off nrrcnrs of ttalnriett duo teachers previouttly to the school coming under the operation oftlie Free Edu- ciition Act—both referred to special Coniniittce on school petitions. Mr. Cooper presented a petition for allowance to teacher of school at Cliepstow ; nlito,

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113’ Purchscrs will be careful to nick for Dr. Jl!,Lane‘s Celebrated Liver Pills, and to else. There are other Ailla, purporting to be

Wow before the‘ publit. r. M'Luns‘I Liver PillI,a| hiocelcbrated ‘i/mu fugc. can now be he at all respectable Drug -- I‘ . in the United States and Canada,

a petition from Roderick McDonald for compensation for loss sustained on his contract in repairing it round in Township 62-—liiid on the table. Hon. Mr. Whe- lon, from committee. presented a Bill re uliiting the proceedings on controverted Elections of i embers of the House of Auornlily, which was read a first time.

(Rqiortcdfor Ilaszardlr Gazette.) Wriimirsnsv, February 28.

NORMAL SCHOOL.

House in Committee on the Bill for the “Establishment of a ormal School,und in amendment of the Education Act" introduced by the llon.Col. Secretary; Mr. Perry in the Choir.

The following are the provisions of the Bill :-

lst. That the National School in Cliarlotto- town he used as ii. Normal School.

2d. That the Board of Education have the government and control of the School.

3d. No. of Scholars limited to 50, but Board of Education can increase the number and nominate such increased number.

4th. Vests the appointment of the Teacher in the Government. There was no discussion on the above sections. (It is contemplated to get a Normal Tcaclicr from Britain.)

5. Rcpcals the clause of the School Act which provides for the teacher of’ the National School (Mr. Nclis) and substitutes it salary of'.£2U0 in licti of the salary paid to its teacher.

Col. Secretary stated. that they could not expect to get ii ropcrly qualified person frcin Scotland for less than £200 it your and all the Members who spoke agreed to the sum being low enough.

Hon. Mr. Lord asked, if any provision would be made for the present teacher. Some Hon. Mcinbcrs thought ho might obtain another School. Col. Secretary said, that the present Bill would have nothing to do with providing for liiui. but thought tliata man. teaching 30 long as he has, ought to be provided for.

(3. That all Masters hereafter wishing to ob- tain licciisc must study :it the Normal School.

Mr. Palineraskcd, what guarantee they would lime. that young men should become teachers in tho lsland after linvin-,2 so studied‘!

Col. Secretary said, that none would be re- rpiircd : they would receive their cducatiou,as if tlicy attended any other Public School.

The Speaker spoke much in favor of tho Z\’orni:il Systcni and would even go for it greater : ary.

7. Visitor ofScliools to be or Qﬂirio ii incin- bcr of the Board, and to snperintcnd thc Nor- nial School.

8. llisti-ict teachers can attend at the Normal School free of charge. or [Iona ﬁilc candidates may attend.

‘J. (.‘:indid:ites for license after passing Board. to attt,-nd tho Norinal School three months. Considerable dcbatc took place as to the time tcacpcrs should attend, before being allowed to tcac I.

Mr. Mooney thought, thutonc month's atten- danco would su co, and rose St:\'L‘l‘al.l times to state, that he considered it grcat: injustice to couipel teachers to attend for a longer period.

Mr. Mot-lntosh took much the some views as Mr. Mooney.

Mr. ll. llaviland would give his voto for raising the salary of teachers, if brought be- fore the House, but would not consent to their studying less than three months at the Normal School; in New Brunswick, that was the short- cst period allowed, and they rccouiiiiend six iuontlis at the least in future. In Glas ow they coniiucnccd with 3 months, and now fixed the shortest period to two years.

Mr, Painter and Mr. Longwortli advocated 3 months with discretionary power to the teacher to certify their ﬁtness.

Mr. Moiitgoiucry spoke much to the some

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The S cakcr moved an amendment that two months It‘ suflicicnt, with discretionary power to the teiiclier, but after further discussion withdrew it.

Col. Secretary thought, they should legislate for the rising generation ; he considered tench- ers were now well paid, better than the were in the other colonies, and that their uving studied at the Normal School would give them it reference in obtaining a school.

Ir. Whelan said, it would be a licnvy tax on tho Tcacliers attending at the School, and that ﬁxing u long period put the man of ability on the some footin as the bloclrhcud; he would give the School isitor power to certify to tho titncss of the teacher.

Mr. Lord thought three months not too long for it young teacher to be required to attend.

lr. Wi vhtmun. Teachers ought to go until they were thoroughly acquainted with the system.

Mr. Cooper supported three months, its the teachers would have the beneﬁt.

10. Board have power to include certain in- habittints of Brick R0 ulty Road, Lot 33, in Eastern Royalty Sclioo District.

11 . Government to have power to allow Visitor of Schools, to forage one of his visitaiionl during the year.

12. Clause of Education Act which limits male children attending female schools to 12 years of age to be rt-pi-ale .

13. Gives £5 additional to female teachers. iniikin their salaries £35.

14 and of Education with consent of G0- verninent. mu alter, enlarge &c., liiiiill Of School Districts, and may change the site of the School Houses.

15. Candidates need not produce a otirtiﬁclll from the Master of the Academy.

Progress Reported.