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Established 1823.

Charlottetown, ‘Prince Edward Island, S§_.turday, May 7, 1853.

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Chet-lottetown GAS LIGHT COM PANY. TIIE Shnrultoltlerit of the Ulnirlottetotvn Otis Light Ct\lIl|NIlly tire ltnrtslsy notilied thiit two-thirds of till the Shores of the eiiid Ciiriipetty httvitig been enh- scrihed for, e l’eli|io Meeting is hereby ordered to be held, It lies Temperitttce llttll. on ltseedey, the IOIII dtiy ef.|ley seat. or II o'clock, e.in.,for the perpoee ' ' irtretore of the said Company. per- suitstl to the Act of Incorporation seed the lust See- plot: of the Getiertil Assembly o Prince Edward Is- itn . The public tire likewise informed, that in susncs also oftlte dirt.-ctiotis of the sold Act. it Boor.fitt addi- tioiinl suliscriptiotis has been opened at the Utlice of the Ctiuirntnn (.\‘lr. llreriiin). and thiit such Book will coiitiiiue open for 'l‘wenty Days frottt this dtite, l'or Subscribers to the ttmount of not more than twenty Slttires eec .

Sltiireltolders and intending Shareholders nre hereby notified. tlint n cell of 'l‘weoty-five per cent. upoo eiiclt Sltxtro hes been this tiny ordered; itnd tltnt pity- tiieist of the some will he received by the snid Choir- iiiiiii (llr. llrenntt). with whom the originiil Hhlte I.ists ltiive been deposited. on or before the hilt day of

in] Dell- DANIEI. BRENAN. CIIAKLF-3 YOUNG. Cll.-\lCLlEiS IIENSLEY. dU§I'iI’lI POPE. , Gl".UlKUFi BIRNIE.

JA “E3 \Vi\l.KlNS".-\\V. l"lf.r\:\'ClS LUNG\V0ll.Tll. HENRY ll.-KSZAKD. J.\lIF.S ANDEIL‘0N. .lA\I|‘iS DOUGLAS HHSZARD. Gl‘iUiNiE BEE“. GEORGE W. DEBIDIS.

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\ e e‘ Lharlottetown Horticultural Secret]. 1‘ a Meeting of the Committee of Management of the above Society. it was determined tlittt there should be three Hxltibitions of Fruits. I-‘lowers nod Ve- getnlilen Iitrtlte ensuing ear, viz: on the Inst Wednes- dny iii .\Isy,tlte lest W oesdiiy its August. end the last Weduesdtiy in October. The following ure_ the articles for which Prince will

Coiiitriittee Room, Chtirlottetown Hes Light Company, April IO, Idol.

lie iiwiirded iii the l-.iibili‘ittoii sf .\lsy, IlI»3- Gertititttrsu, or Pektrgtntieltei I ' Roses in pots, critststut, dd.

“ ' pink, do. " “ white, do. " " yellsw. do. Cttlceolnria. do. Cinsrttrie, I do. egonitt. do. Cactus, prickl , do. o. seioot leaved. do. Aloe. do. Weltlowere. single. do. 00. double, do. For the retest Plant. do. Chinese Piitnroee, do. llyrtles. hrued leatved. I do. n. esrrow do . do. i"|owel‘itig, do. Fuchsia. folgeiis, do. best of sorts, ' do. Csrntttlons, do. do.. do. Lily in t, I do. Best Bu sum in t. I do. “ Pensey, n I do. " Bouquet of Flowers. I do. " do. . M . red and vvltlte, I do. " Pot or box of M ienette, I do.

For tlte best greep s tents. in bloom. not lesedhrt 4 pliints. uh "Mai it-o..'7-inf i 1!» , ' V , . No lllaot i...'i'...; token is lsniiee. wi lhe ellewed to compete eaeept as belonging to a group. . e an sea I use: Dell Dish of Lettuce. " - “ Radish . " " Crmte and Ilestsrd. " lleiidred of Ueelilewer |'lants,rs‘eed under ass.

‘huiulle Aspnseges. not let thee N.

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— Ilfs “'0 be Prices gives for the int disk at‘ Gr-ton Po-I. not less ll|_dI ii pint; Int tin. of Finish lleniis. not less thine $9; ¢|._ 393...‘... M; do, can '0". ll: db. AlP!|f.3II._I9;moIglt| into Illerltet fur air. on twin: of to of ttntio cunt and Article to tlset.sinr6;.r.:tIiessersr. . B’ "' "LAW

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issresetsettes nestoess.ssitt itist. for this ps tee who they favor him whim-

uttcu ‘tolis cssttr.

ctur. xm. “ The grass withereth-’-The flower fsdeth"—- Master Gear ’s Letter-—Tom and Eve's ' is New Jerusalem-—Eve be-

Ltrt: piimis with us ‘all. s day at s time: so it

with our frieiitl oin, till two cars were none. 'I'|tounli pttrtt-if turn all hie Iott held deer and though often yearntiig for what lay beyond. still was lie never 'n_sitively and consciously mi- |l‘|’Il')lO; for. so we lie the her ofltumen feeling strong, that ntttltlllfl lint e cits I that breaks sver_t' string esn Wl|0il_\' out its itIf|I|""_V; ; and, on look- ing bail. to eettsotis which in review appear to us as those of ileptivatinii and trial, we ctin remem- ber tlint each ltour. as it glided, brought its diver-

wliolly, we were not. either. vrliolly miserable.

'l'otn read. in hie only literary cabinet, of one who had " learned. in whatsoever state he was, therewith to be content." It scented to him good iind reasonable doctrine. and accorded well with the settled end tliounlitful lishit which he had so- quired from the lOltlllI|! of that same book. is letter hoinevrard, as we releted in the lsst clllplel’. was its due time answered by Msster Gen. in a good. routtd. schoolboy liend, that Tom said might be mid 6' must across the room. It con- tained various refresliiitu items of home intelligence with which our tesder is fully sqgusintetl ; stated how Aunt Chloe had been hired out to e confec- tioner in Loiiisville. where her skill in the pestry line was usinttig wonderful sums of money. \II of which. Tom ivtie informed. was to be laid up to go to make up the stint of his redemption money; Moses and Pete were thriving. and tits baby wss lrttlllng ell eliottt the house. under the cttre of Sally end the family iieuerslly.

' 'oin's cs'iiii was shut up tor the present; but George ea tatietetl brilliantly on orttetnente “end adilitioiis to to mode to it when Tum estate beck.

'l'lie rest of this letter attve ttglist of George's school studies. each one headed a flourishing capttel ; and slst told the mines u four new colts thiit up sied on the premises e'tncs'l'otii ; and stated. III the same ct-tuieaion. that father end our ther were well The style of the letter was decidedly concise and terse; dut Tote thought it the most wonderful specimen of ootrtpom'tntt t lied appeared in modern times. He wu never tired of looking at it. and even ltsld 9 council with

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live on the expediency of getting It framed, to hang up in hie room. Nothing but the dtflottlty

..r erllnging it so that both sides of the page would show at once. eluted in the WI\ oftliis undertaking.

The friendship between Tom and Eve lied grown with the cliiIil‘s growth. It would be hard to say whet place she lit id in the soft. itti reseible been of list faithful tittentleiit. He love her as sonic- thitig frail end eartlilv. yet almost worshipped ltrr as soeiething lldlilvly and divine. He gssed on her es the ltslten sailor cases on hie image ofthe child Jssus—witli a mixture of reverence and tenderness; and to humour lier grscsfel fancies, and meet those thousand simple wants which in- vt-st childhood like a many-coloured rainbow. wee Tom's chief delight. in the market, at morning, his eye were always on the flower-st for rate bouquets for her, and the choicest peselt er orange was slipped into hie pocket to give to her when he cents back; end the sight thst plesesd hire most was her sunny heed looking out at the pets for his distant approach, stid her eltildieh question, 5' wIll,.ul|¢lO 'l‘utn, whit have you get for use today i"

Nor was Eve less ssslous is ltlsd close. is re- turn. Thoush e child.elio wsea beautiful render: it fine. musical stir, it quick. tic fancy. end an instinctive sympethy with whet is grand end noble. mode her such e of the ‘bio es Tote bed never before liesrd. At flrst she reed her liuinbls friend; but_ seen her own

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it. because it wake in her strittige yeereie .end strong dite_cmotictts. such as inipesdo . itee-- gins ve children love to feel.

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vein r eieeetn : s er in in '2'.’ ...s- -°-:3‘-“:3 frienld. the old child odd the your one, felt jest sllke about. All the; they knew was. that they spoke of e ry to be reveeIed—e wmtdrou souietliiiig sttooosie. wherein their juiced. es new not why, end though it be not sob_i:h t s pl:y;i°oel, t in tu_orel ‘IIIIOQOO tbet w I comic on ore is so e.. ltless. For the seal itwekss. e tseieltiingstrpd: gcr, between two dun etorottsse-the eteresl pest, tbs eternel feture. The light slttese oely on e smell spec nrettttd there!’ needs mustyesre bwesds eekuewe; and try teovt_Ew‘htoh some to

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sions and ullevisttoos. so tlist, tlioiinb not hsppy . Um‘. Tom P.

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Tom end Eve were sested on e little moss sset. III on arbour st the foot of die garden. wee Sttndey evening. and Eva's Bible lay open on lter_knes. She reed, “ Andi sew uses of glass mteglcd _vt'ith fire.

‘_‘Tout, sittd Eva. suddenly stopping, end poutttng to the hike, “ there ‘t.ts."

“ What, Miss Evtt 3” '

‘_‘ Qon’t you 'sce—-there!" said the child. potuttn to the water, wliich,esit rose end fol . relleoted the gildee low of the sky. “ 'l‘ltere's a ‘stat of _ so. using with fire."‘

“ True enough. iss Eve," said Tom ; and out seng— -

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" Ult. lltl I HID wings tiflite morning, I'd fly ewtty to I..'stnutti’e shore ""'~'t.“."..-.°'.'.:'.';".':.:.“.::.':t.==" *°"°'

“ Where do you suppose New Jerusalem is, ssid Eve. “ Oh, it in the clouds, Miss Ive." "Then think Isee it," said Eve. in those clouds! they look like ettt gates of pearl ; end you con see beyond lietn-—l'ttr far tt):_—i:'p"ttll gold. Tom, sing ebout ‘spirits I .

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song the words ofe ell-known Metho- hymtt- "I see is hand of spirits bright, 'l‘Iriit tests the glories tlu-re : Thy ttllere robetliii spotless white, Atsl conquering pelets they but--"

“ Uncle Tom, I've seen them." said Em.

Tom had no doubt ofit at all : it did not sur-

ise him in the lcsst. If Eva hed told him she

it to heaven, he would have thought it entirely probable.

“They coins to me sometimes in m sleep, those spirits ;" end Eros eyes grew reztmy, end-she bummed. in a low voice-—

" They All tm- i-olitstl itt spotless white, And cooqiiering ptilms thiy hep.-."

:: la;J£t:;I'itpi1;s’§:;tl! giro, “ lsm going there."

The child rose, end pointed her little hood to the sk ; the glow of evening lit her golden heir snd_ usbed check with it kind or uneitrtbly rsdten_ce. end her eyes were heat earnestly on the skies.

“ I'll lug there!" she soid. " to the irite brifbt. ‘gin ; I'm airtg, be/itre long.” ‘P

be faithful ol heart felts sudden theme; and Tom thought how often he had noticed, within sis months, that Eva's little hand; tied grown thinner, and her skin more transparent. end her brgeth shorter ; and how. when she run or played in the gin-den, as she once could for hot!!!» I e became soon tired and longuid.

e rd Miss Ophelia speak often ofu cough, thetell ltor tnedtcements could not cure ; end even now that fervent cheek and little hgnd were burnin ‘with hectic fever; end et the thought that _ve s words suggested he never come to bus till now.

Hes there ever been s_child like Eve! Yes, there hove been ; but their names are always on greve-stones, and their sweet smiles, their heavenly eyes. their slnguler words and ways, are ensong be buried tr-secures of yearning T ml: lust ‘tltisetty feeiiltes tip you best} the

e o e goodness an o e livatgng are nothing to the uliur charms of one

bonnet’ t isits if eeve_n ltadenespeoinl bend of engels. whose ofioe it was to sojourn for e sseeou here. and endear to them the way- werd hutettn best-t,_tbet they might beer it tvtpwerd with tltern in their hoinevrttrd flight.

lien you see that deep. spiritual light in the eye-—when the little soul reveals itself in words sweeter end wiser thou the ordinur words of children--bope_not to roteisi that chi d : for the seal of Heaven is on it. mid the light of immor- tslity looks out from its eyes. on so. beloved Eve ! fiiir star of thy dwel- ling! Thou art pessieg stray ; but they tltet love dearest know it not.

She colloquy between Tom and Eva was inter- rupted by a hasty cell from Miss 0 lielin.

“Eve—Eve! why, child. the dew is falling; you tsostn‘t be out there!”

Eve srt Tom hastened iii.

* Miss Ophelia vres old, sod skilled in the toes tics of nursin . She wee from New England. end knew wel the tint goilcful footsteps of that soft. irtsiduoee dtscese, which sweeps iswey so teeny of the feireet end loveliest. and before one fibre of life seems broken. seals them irre- vocebly lbr .

She bed noted the slight. dry cough; the dsily heightening cheek; nor could the lustre of the eye end the eiry buoyoncy born of fever deceive lter.

She tried to eotnmutiicate her fesrs to St. Claire : but he threw beck her suggestions trltb e reedem pstulsnce. unlike his usuttl eerclcss

gcodnhe-our. . " Don't—bs crushing. couslst-—l lists lt !" be

her from net the eloedy psl would esy ; “ dou’t you see that the child is heveeeeh oweecboels end enevitw-s its iewn sully gaiwiogl Omit-,ee elweys lose strength expeotle V-eesees. tsuiyede nmgsrlseerseo vr it grow t. ‘

many. to end gems ieessibed wifli ee- “ l'|ut.e’be bee tlieteongli !”

known kleeoglypbtm; site filds them in her be “ Oh, nonssttee of that cough-It is not any- soin. one s toresd use vrlies sh pages this‘; She has ‘lesion s little cold. pet-hope," beyond the. oil. . - W dl. that vrssjnst the way Elise Jane was

At this tissue in our s , the whele Se. Olsse ‘then. end Ilse: end Maria tlsodei-e'."

establishment is, h be being,-removedte " Oh, sto these hohgoblln nerss-legends! their ville on Lake Peusellrteeie. 'l'he lweb You add bee get no wise. that is child cannot

cough ernstiseseyltttt you see desperetioii and ruin es bend. Only tske core of die elilld. keep her from the night eir, and don't let her phgeio turd, end slte’t| do well en ti.” St. Clerc sold: but he grew nervous Ile wetebed Dvlfcverlslily hy by

wild by the floquenc with which s sepes eves the "lite ch te was quite well"--shes there eesvrsevrytltiiig in wins cough lteeseely some “"dO'$$tIOiI shsdssi, seeh idrstt othtt bed. But he keptlry her

en ti piers tbeelbehse, her oftener fields with

brought busts, every err , scies el-«Steel; tnistnre—-'*ut'rt." he elie lld it. but thd ts would tierei." mt mess he told, the thing that smioti s ’ es hit! heet-t then iiri else y nseterityo R‘ lld‘s

end dtiy, 3,

timed feelln . W: stlll wing ell s

‘about her now that every one noticed. She sti

end strange unwordly wisdom. that they seemed to be en iuspirstion. At such times, bl. C ore would feel it sudden thrill, and cliisp her in his arms, its if that fund clusp could siivc ltcr ; end his heart rose up with wild determination to kee her, never to let her go.

'l"ite child's whole heart tind soul scented ab- sorbed in works of love nnd kindness. [topol- sively generous she had ulwttys been. but there was e touching end wouitinly _thouglitl'ulnt-isii

loved to ploy with Topsy and the viiriuus coloured children ; but she now seemed rather ti spectiitor than an nctor of their plays, on? she would sit for holfeti hour et it time litug ting at the odd tricks of Topsy-—end then it shadow would seem to across her face, her eyes grow misty, end her thoughts were sfiir.

“ Mttmtns,” she said suddenly, to her mother. one day, " Why don’t we teach our servants to read ’

H Whnt o question. child I People never do."

“ Why don't they!" ettitl Eva.

“ Because it is no use for them to read. It don't help them to work any better, end they are not made for anything else.”

“ But they ought to reed the Bible, momma, to lent-n God‘s will.”

“ Oh, they on get that reed to them ull they need." “ It seems to me, mttmtnn, the Bible is for every one to read themselves. They need it e. grept many times when there is nobody to read t.

“ Eve, you are on odd child." said her other. “ Miss

continued

“ Yes, end you see how much good it does. Topsy is tbc worst creature 1 ever sow !”

“ llere's or Mnuitny !" snid l-lvti. “ She loves the Bible so much and wishes so she could read! And what will she do when l c:tn‘t read to her?”

Marie was busy, turning over the contents of e drawer. as she onswcrcd,—-

" Well, of course, by nnd liy, Ev-ti.you will have other things to think of. besides rciiding the Bible round to servants. Not but that is ver proper; I’ve done it myself, when I had health. But when you come to be dressing and

oin into com ny, you won’t have time. ‘cc

gpheliu bee taught Topsy to read." vs.

erc .” she nd ed, “ thesc jewels I’m going to give you when 01] come out. Iwot-e them to my first ball. can tell you, l-lvtt, I made a. sensation.”

Eva took the jewel—case, and lifted from it it diamond necklace. Her largo, thoughtful c es rested on them, but it wtis pluin her thong its were elsewhere-.

“ How sober you look. child!" said Mttrie.

“ Are these worth it great deal of money, momma. ’ V

" To be sure they sire. Fiithcr sent to France for them. They are worth a small fortune.”

“ I wish I had them," sitid Eve,“ to do what I pleased with!"

“ What would you do with them 7"

“I'd sell them, and buy it place in the free States. and take all our people there, and hire teachers, to teach them to read and write."

Evo was cut short by her mothcr‘s laughing.

“ Set up n. boarding-school! Wouldn't you touch them to plpy on the piano, not! paint on vc v t. '

“ I'd teach them to read their own Bible, and write their own letters. tind rcud letters that are written to them,” sttitl Evu, steitdily. “I know, momma, it does come v_cry hurt] on them that they can't do these things. Tout feels it- Mummy does-o great many of them do. I think it's wrong.”

*‘ Come come, Eva; you are only 1]. child! You know nothing about these things," iciitl Mario; “ besidcs. your talking makes my llciltl “ ‘Y9

Mario nlwnys bod is licudttchc on land for tiny

conversation that did not exactly suit. ltcr. Eva. .

stole ttwiiy ; but uftcr that she us-sidutiusly g.u'o Mummy reading lessons.

(From the New-Btunrisit-ker.) We have received the joint .-lrltlrcss of both Houses ofthe Legislature ofthis l’my-

ince its ordered to he pt-intcd,to Hct-Most .

Gracious l\_lujesty, on the Fislit-tics titttl Ro- Reciprocel Trade with the United States. it is rt menly document, couched in respet:tful- but energetic language, nnd will no doubt receive that cttreltil consideration from the Imperial Government which its ittipoitsnce demands.

Alter entt-eating Her Majesty to continue the protection to the Fisheries which was extended last year, end declaring that this source of weelth belongs exclusively to the people ofthese Colonies, stid that no for- eigner should be permitted to ‘participate therein, upon any terms or conditions what- ever, the Address proceeds as follows :--

We meet ur ntly press upon Your Majesty's consideration be anomnlous position in which the North Atnericnn Colonies are placed by the

resent tnerclttl relations with tho Cnltcd .‘ tee. While Your Majesty's Government, with unexetnpled libcrclityk has opened the Ports of the Colonies to that cptlblic, by which American Ships ere rmittcd to enter therein on the some terms as itsb Ships, and take on bootid cargoes either for the United Kingdom or an other Colony; Colonial. us well as other I) lisli Vessels. are preclnd om earring car‘-foes ll-oin one State of the Union to tutor or, so this restriction is extended even to the State oftxllfornis. American Shl send Steam- ers are htrllt and eqtti pad in the Lnitcd States, sold In the British an Colonial Markets, evade the high Import Duties on the various ttrticles used in the r cohtructicn, receive British Re-