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execution should have taken place unknown to some ortlie prin- cipal inhabitants of the city? M ,, g i

“ The information given above has begin obtaiiied through my friend Riza Kuoli Mirza, who kindly or ieriook to sue the Bok. harnees for me. Should you dosirfi 10 ear the prince‘s story you will be able to find him in the quarter of Constantinople bulled Ak-Serai, in the house ofoue Kt ss‘im Ago, near the kill- luk or guard house. If you will Inenliuumy name to him, I feel sure that he will be- happy to give you {leery information ; but] still-take the liberty of suggesting that “(will be prudent not to make any direct inquiries of the Biikhara 39.5 at present.—1 have the honour to be, rev. sir, your most ubepjient servant,

“Buyuk-dcré; Nov. 13, 1543.” I “ II. Larsen."

Dan's-or Loan Insecure—T venerable Lard Lyne. docli expired on Monday night hishouse,12,sn-mron_ street, after several days of severe “(fat-lug. The deceased nobleman was born 1750, and had consequently, reached his-94th year. His lordship commbnced his military qarper somewhat late in life, having attuii ed his 45th year when he first served at the seige of ’l‘eulolg, as a volunteer in 1794. During the Peninsular war he was tionstantly engaged, and

. having attained the rank ofGeuerall, was not merely active- 7 l employed in, but directed, litany of its operations. In {814 heiwas; created a Peer oftbc empire, as Baron ' Lync-

' docb, 9f 1 0mm, Pel‘thhll'D. £3111 a pension of £2,000 to _ himself", heirs.an was madea General in the army v . 26 obi ' l the Colonelcy ofthe 14th Foot;

and in‘ 1029 was made Governor of Dumbsrton Castle—a post rather honorary than lucrative, in; salary being only £170 per annum._ In 1774 his lordship married the Hon. Mary Catlicart, second daughter of Charles, ninth Earl of Cathcart; but he was by her deathjn 1792 left a widower, without issue. "l‘he title, and the pension which was con- ferrcd with the honour, have therefore become extinct by his demise. In politics Lord Lynedoch was a Whig. , 'ENLARGIMENT- or 'rns Msraoroms.——Since the year 1829 no less than 45,000 new houses, forming 750 new streets ‘and squares, have been erected, or ,are iii the course of building, in London and its suburbs. The vast increase occa‘ alone an extra ditty on the police of having to watch and walk over 110 additional miles daily. To meet that labour, about 150 men have been added to the force.

We 'hear from Muscat that SeyeA Bcn Ciilfaiiii has been appointed United States’ Consul for that port and its immediate dependencies.‘ This appointment, we hear, will give much satisfaction, to the European visitors of Muscat,

as that gentleman (who speaks the English language fluent— ly) has secured the friendship, by his invariable kindness, of both English and Americans, whose duties have carried them to that port.—Boinbay Times, Oct. 7. ' ' SPAIN—The intelligence from Spain is painful. Tlint fine country isa prey to intestine divisions; and scenes are enacted in the Cortes between sage grave men that would disgrace the society of pot-wollopers. The country, it is

' clear, is on the eve ofanotlier outbreak. .

Tun I‘Iaupriox or. Moon-r Essa—The following par- ticulars ofthe recent eruption of Etna are given in a letter from Palermo :—-“ A new eruption took place on the west‘ em side of Etna on the 17th November.’ The crater open- ed near Monte Rosso, notf'ar fi'um the‘eruption of 1832. The rivers oflava are formed and are flowing rapidly in the direction oflllaletto, Bronte, and Aderno. At the date of the last account (November 22) the lava‘, which is flowing across the Bronte, is of considerable thickness, and had ar- rived within a mile ofthe town. The inhabitants were fly- ing in alarm, carrying off their portable property'. Bronte was enclosed in two streams of lava, and the position of the inhabitantsfwas frightful. The lava took as its bed the high road from alertno to Messiiia, and it is feared that it may fall into the torrent Simeto, which is quite close to the road from Aderno to Leon Forte, and which falls into the Gulf

.of Catanja, where it might cause grave accidents. The road 1er Pal p to Catania is intercepted by the lava. All the cantons ‘-‘ nd‘ Etna are afl‘licted with an atmosphere of

(shes, wh'lbh 'obsoure the sun’s rays. The subterranean {tttiibling oftlie volcano are heard as far as Catania, and the ground hasa sort of quivering motion, which leads the inha- bitants to fear an approaching earthquake. A curious cir- .cumstance took-place at Catuuia the night before the erup- tion. A fine rain fell which changed the colour of the silk umbrella, and burnt it. ’A professor of chemistry having ana— Iyse'd this i'a'pi, found that it contained a large quantity of tniiriatic acid. The eruption commenced, as a Iready stated, ,on the 17th ofNov'cniber, about half-past tw0, iii the desert region ofMontc Rosso. A thick smoke, mixed with sand, was sent forth, and rocks hurled into the air showed that the force below was most active. A constant undulating ino- tion was felt in every part ofthe mountain. Lava was soon perceived to make its appelirancc, and it descended rapidly to the woody region, where it divided into three streams, the northern one proceeding towards the wood of Maletto, ‘ ,the southern one towards Bronte, whilst the third menaced the district Aderno. During the day ther smokeiricreased tremendously, and being collected above Etna, covered it completely. A quantity of sand fell from it continually on the eastern side of tlis mountain, and did iiipiry to the shrubs .and crops. A strong smell of sulphur was perceptible, even at the bottom of the mountain. On the 19th the lava con- tinued ' to make its way towards Miiletto and the tilled _ rounds of Bronte. The whole population were alarmed. " he southern branch approached Basiliaiia, four miles from Bronte. Aii excessive activity continued to pro- yail in the crater, and sand still fell over the whole southern ,and eastern sides. 0n the 201b, the stream of lava, which / had threatened Bronte, appeared to direct its course towards she soutli,over the old lava of Monte Egitto. The other two currents pursued their course, the One towards Adei‘no, and the otliertowards Maletto. 0n the south and East, Etna is entirelycovercd witlcsmoke.” Another letter, dated Paler- mo, 4th man, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that the lava had swept away several houses, and destroyed sixty-seven per- sons.

Srs'i‘is'rics or EMIGRANTs.——N0 fewer than 128,344 per— .sons emigrated from the United Kingdom in 1842, ol'which number 54,123 sailed for the North‘ American Colbiiies. .Out ol the aggregation, 74,683 embarked from England, 13,- ,108. from Scotland, and 49,553 from Ireland. In the same iperiod (1842), 1,058 persons were assisted to emigrate by xtunds derived from the poor rate, and 2,341 were assisted by 1tbe_Commissioners of Colonial Lands and Emigration, of ,whicli'number 713 could neither read our write ; 982 emi- grated by means of Bounties payable in the colonies; £2300 had been realised in the same year by the sale of lands, which had, as far as expended, been applied to emigrate to the same colonies.

Crtows a. ALCOHOL—1V8 extract the following very ex- .csllent article from the Pearl (Illinois) Register :—“ Colonel B. has one ofthe best farms on the Illinois river. About one hundred acres ofit are now covered with waving corn. When it came up in the spring, the croWs seemed determined on its entire destruction. . When one was killed, it seemed as though a dozen came to its funeral ; and though the sharp crackof the rifle often drove them away, they always returned with its echo. The colonel at length became weary of throw- inggrass, and resolved on trying the virtue of stones. He sent totlie druggist for a gallon ofalcohol, in which he soak-

, ed a few_qnsrts of corn, and scattered it over his field. The black legs came and partook with their usual relish; and, as usual2 they were pretty well corned; and such a cooing and guiding—such strutting and staggering! The scene was

- like—bin 1 will make no invidious comparison—~it was very much like ——-. When the boys attempted to catch thctn, they were not s'little amused at their staggering gait, and- their zigzag course through the air. At length they gained thoyedge of the woods, and there being joined by a new re- legtnt, which. happened to be sober, they united, at the top off-atheir v0ices, in haw-hawdiawing, and shouting either Wises or curses ofalcohol—it was difficult to tell which,

, astl'ioy rattled away without rhyme or reason, so very much

- _ like ‘---—. But the colonel savedhis corn. As soon as they became sober, they set their faces steadfastly against alcohol.

Not'aaether kernel would they touch in his field, lost it.

should contain the accurscd thing; while they went and pulled up the corn of his neighbours. To return like a dog to‘his vomit-e-lilie a washed saw to the mire—like , not

ODDITiss or Norrsucr. reader will do me the justice to been tolerany sit to the various clas

sify or explain soc feather, Merry» wether, Wig , Sustcnance, and N'olht'ng! Hazard. Hormail, and Mum ! .

Doors, Theme, Tomb, and Vesper! Fancy, and Pickfat.’ Quickfall, and Fudge! \Vbat can we say to Look-up, Good-year, Twice a-day, Pay-body? Small-piece,

Small-shoe, Still-well,

and Twenty-manf2 little, Tread-away, Clap-shoe,

‘Rush-out, Wellgfit,Mel-caI/', Go-liglit Gather-good ,and Scatter ball be said of Lady-man, and Leather-barrow, Shield, Hood-less, Cheese-infightmnd Honey and Buckoflimtght? : and Middle-stitch? Strange-ways, Drink-drags, and to runs. and

Top-lady fl

priety, but what s say, Thick-broom,

Bean-bulk, While-leg, rose, Spar-shot, Hugg-up, conclude, that as plus ultra of all poly—syllabic, in English sin-nan lbllovvinar names may fairly ran

Spike, Shirl,

Open, Shut, Treble, and Bass, ( Mummery, Foppery, Simper, erve, Cap-slick, Drink-row,

rakes. \Vhat, without conveying meaning. can be more iil JVulchy, Jaw-’31. Snarry, Villy,

Jibb, Rag-g, Lutt, and Braabs.

the authentic list from which

it. great many of them are but Pillage was literally the- name 0 since before the magistra before the Lord Mayor Comeagai'n, which she averr -Lower’s English Surnames.

Nothing

ments in ii bundle, as he would iiess.

ciples, ifpushed toexcess, nerosity is nearly allied to extrav lead to ruin—the sternness o ved from the severity of oppress political world stagnation ofthe Dead Sea teinpests of the ocean. It won periods, from causes inscrutable

are alike blinded ;’ and the very

of Europe.

E” Tue COLONIAL llsuAIfo by Mr. 1’. L. SIMMONDS, N'eibspzipers, British and Fore

Jlgency Office, 18 Gemini” (oppo

ATUREn—l trust that the gentle

cccssliil in the nppropria see to which they belong; ' mllsl‘. excuse me ifl do not so much as attempt on h names as warhead. Challenge, Starkwcther, Heyday, Brownsword, P Snare, Need, Stilfnx, Emblem, M ummcry, Portwme,

Stand/“act, Small page, G

Good—be-liere, F till-away, God-helpe, ' Rue-gain, Popsicles, Gnlhencoal, am If]. Tip-lady, Tap-lady, and have some pro- Go-togbed, Hear- House-go, Crown-m— doom?2 Small—bones,

Bird-whistle, Drink-water, Drink-milk,

Bragg. Blow, Bias, Cure. Cheap, Cant, Clammy, Tuck, Pick, Tremble, Slumber, . Skim, Battle (local P), Priesthood,’ Worship, Gossrp,

in one. street in London,

Duck—wit, Drake Luck-up, Brorhup, Gram-up, Wool; Gurmanowuil, Smooth-man, Kellle- rings, Suck-smith, Hug-buck, Rake~straw,

isurd than the follow ‘ Thruttles, Jagger, War, thg, It is but right _to state, that the above names have been selected was compiled in part from such aiitho

police reports and the Newgnto Calendar. Hence, _ , ts and “ aliases.’

it is worse than overdone heelstea makes every person around him feel at throw civilities around him with a shovel, hay with a pitchfork. There

is no evil under the sun more intolerable than ultra-polite-

——the tranquillity o . ; the fever ofinnovation, Id seem as if, at particular an wisdom, a uni- ierience, prudence, ho are to perish ~Alfron’s History

’versal frenzy seizes mankind—reason, err;

in the storm are the first to raise its fury.

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tion ofsuriiames but he really her to clas-

Penny- hysic, Brace,

Chataway, Sermon. Cofiin,‘

Parcel, Casenwnt,

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Good-lad, JlIay-p Ride-out, and Q Gay-lord, Twel

gear.

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where advertisenunls will be received,

Pitchfork, Stand- d, Kettle-strings (I), Red-

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tes at Bath ; and a female brought bore the ominous cognomen of ed to be her true and only name.

is more troublesome than overdone politeness; k. A truly well—bred man ease; he’does not

compli-

There‘ is no unmixed good in human affairs; the-best prin‘ degenerate into fatal Vices. e—charity itselfmay f'justice is but one step remo- It is the same in the f despotism resembles the the

'attir colonial staccato.

Present

Charles Stewart, Alexander Laird, George Beer, _

Alexander Laird—

nieuibers of the Society.”

“Peter Macgowaii, Esq.

1843. ‘ Dr. Dec. 26.—Tn invoice 0f3 lilids. Cl 31’— Pustage, - U 1843. Cr.

Sept. 5.——-By Alleyiie on Hinds, Dec. 30.——- Balance to new Accon

Peter Macgowan, Esq.

1843. Dec. 26.—For 3 lilids. Clover ' 983

Commission, 2; per cent. on $

Si tied Boston, 26th Dec, 1843‘ g )

first vessels in the Spring.

33. 9d. to the public. _

they, They have too_inuch respect for their character, black as they are, again to be found drunk.”

INVOICE.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1844..

George Coles,

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL _ SOCIETY. At a Meeting ofthe Committee, 27th January, 1844,

William Doiise, Esq., M. P., Vice President, Chairman.

James Duncan,

.Steplien Rice.

“ W. S. SKIN

over,

or,

To W. S. Skinner,

Seed :

126 1013 l25 1011 124 3012 375-2637 lbs. at 12.. CHARGES. Clearance and Bill ofLading, - 75 ’l‘ruckage and Wharfage, 1,50 'Insurance 115 preni. on $350, and Policy, $1, - - 6,25

324,94. 8,12 ‘

w. s. SKI

.Read the Minutes oflast Committee Meeting; whereupon Mr. Stewart proposed, and the motion was seconded by

“That periodicalineetipgs of the Committee shall take‘ place on the last Saturday of every month, at the hour of Eleven o’clock; and that the fact should be made publicly known, that all meetings of this Society are open to all the

Read a Letter from w. s. Skinner, Boston, l‘6th Decem- ber, 1843; also, read the following Invoice and Letter:— “Boston, 30th December, 1843,

“Dear Sir;—Please receive above Invoice of Seed, amounting to 8333,06, included in annexed Account Our- rent 10 date; balance in my favor, $34,551, which, I trust,'will be Ioniid correct and satisfactory. The Seed will be ship- ped in about it Week, per flcadiu, consigned to Messrs.‘ S. Cunard &, Co., Halifax, subject to your order. first quality Northern, and 1 hope it may reach you early in the season, and give entire satisfaction.

“I remain, Dear Sir, yours vary truly,

I: is of the

N ER.”

Peter Macgowan, Esq. in flccounl Current with W. S. Skinner.

$333,06 45

$333,5i

$299.00 34,51

- $333,5l

Dr.

$316,441

16,62

$333,06

NNEK.

This Seed is expected to arrive at Charlottetown by the

Ordered, That the following pribes be fixed for the last shipment of Plough Mounting now in store :—-A set, 7s. 6d. to members ;-109. 6d. to the public; soles, 33. to members ;

Read a Letter, addressed by the Secretary to Mr. John M‘Lellan, London, of the 15th January, 1844, transmitting a‘ ‘Blll of Exchange for £106 133. 4a., sterling, with an order

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Ge-

rm :1 supply of Red Clover'Seed, &c., to be shipped for Charlottetown by the first vessel in the ensuing spring.

Also, read a Letter of30th December, 1843, addreSSed'to Mr. David Macgill, Duinfries, enclosing him a Bill of Ex- change for Twenty-five Pounds, on account oflast shipme _-;t of Goods per Father Mathew, via Halifax.

The Secretary delivered to each member of the Board a printed copy of the proceedings of this Society for the years 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, together with other papers pub- lished by the Society during that period.

Resolved, That the Secretary furnish the Honorable the Speaker ofthe House of Assembly with a copy of the fol- lowing Documents, for the purpose of being laid before the General Assembly of this Island, viz: .

\ An Accottnt ofthe proceedings ofthis Society respecting the application of £50 voted by the General Assembly, In the year 1842, for tlie’iritroduction of improved breeds of Live Stock. Also, the proceedings of the Central Sootety respecting the disposal of a bounty of £25, awarded Mr. Samuel Gurney for Cloth dressed at his establishment erec: ted in Charlottetown Royalty. It was stated to the: meeting that up to the present time there llflfl been 673 pieces of cloth received at Mr. Gliruey’s Cloth Mill, for falling, dyeing and dressing. ‘ Ordered, That a printed copy of the last year’s Report of the Central Agricultural Society be addressed to every mem- ber of the House of Assembly. Read the following Letter:—

“ Bedequo,

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January 2d, 1844. “ Mr. Macgowaii ; “Sir ;-—-I send you by my son James a sample ofthe best Wheat that 1 have seen in ,this place since I came to this Island. We got the seed from French St. Peter’s, three years since next spring, and I think it will answer our pur- pose very well. Therc are only three farmers here that have rot it. b “I succeeded in getting one-nud-a-balfbnshels last spring, and it turned out very well with me. The straw is very coarse, and grows very straight, and I think it would be pro- ductive Oil land that has been limed. 1 got 48 lb. good floor from the bushel. _ You can rub the heads, and you Will then discover that the both samples are the same. Should yoti think it would answer the Society, 1 can furnish ten bushels, at Ten shillings per bushel.

“ I‘remain, yours truly,

“THOMAI CAinNs.”

Both the samples above mentioned having been exhibited, the Board declined purchasing any—the grain being of a dark colour—short heads. - The following Paper Was laid before the Board, on‘ ac— count ofits antiquity. It was found amongst the papers of the late Charles Stewart, Esquire, Queen Square.

“At‘a meeting of the Agricultural Society, 30th June, 1803,

Present.- « A His Excellency the President in the Chair. Chief Justice Sharp, Vice Freeident. Mr. ’Attorney General, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Bremner, I . Rev. Mr. M‘Eachern, Mr. Stewart. Secretary.

“Mr. Wessels, lately arrived from England, admitted a member of the Suciety. Also, Mr. M‘Auslano. 1

“The remainder of the subscriptions paid as follows, one dollar each, President, Vice President, Mr. Wessels paid 2 do., Mr. Palmer, Mr. M‘Eachern.

“Mr. Bremner and Mr. MfAuly admitted members of the Society, and paid two dollars. Thereupon—

“Resolved, That the sum of fifty dollars be paid to Mr. Bremner, now gohig to Halifax, who is requested to apply to the Agricultural Society of Nova Scotia for Seed Wheat. to that amount, and bring tlissame to the lsland on his re- turn thereto.

“ Resolved, That the Secretary commence an immediate correspondence with the Secretary ofthe Agricultural So- ciety of Nova Scotia, and request a communication with that Society, in forwarding the objects of this Society. Adjourn- ed sine die.” I

The foregoing document was ordered to be filed with the, papers belonging to the Society.

Upon motion, it was unanimously——

Resolved, That a Grain Show shall be held on W'ednesday, the Sixth day of March.

(For particulars, see the Advertisement.)

Read a letter from Mr. James Thomson, Tryon, stating that he had succeeded in iiianufscturing three pieces of broad cloth, two yards wide, measuring in all about fifty yards, now being dressed at the Cloth Mill.

The Secretary produced seVeral copies of the Newfound- ‘ land Farmers’ Journal, forwarded by Mr. Templeman.

Mr. George Birnie attended the meeting, and stated to the Committee the causes which prevented<bis being able to supply the Society with cast: metal plough-mounting at the sense cheap rate as that article can be imported from Scots lan .

Upon the motion of Mr. George Beer, senior——

Resolved, That the following extracts and communications received on the subjects of Guano, Turnips and Mangle VVurtzel. be published with the proceedings of this Meet- ing :— ‘