V! . eat‘ of u sixpeses asglut

‘.3 rl in the countr , exposed to our ehangefnl climate. gets a II“ Gou uence. Should t to girl sit down tra uill . with the idea that rovidence has sent _the rheunrieiisrn upiiii heii. it on her 0'! Vanity. and avoid the folly in future? I40}: my young friends. ut the man ofdisensea that are incurred by tiiteinperance iscatiug and driakirr , in study. or in business; I’! NC ofexerctse. uleanlirien. an re air; by tight laei ‘I-¢-. Illdoll is quietly imputed to Providence I Is there not, PICK]. I well as ignorance in this ! Were the physical laws strict I observed from_gcnu'atteti to generation, there would be an end to the frtghtful diseases that cut life short, and a long list of ma- ledies that make life a torment or trial. It is the opinion of those who best understand the physical system, that this wonderful ms- ¢l'"|°i ill‘! lwflyt llI_tI ‘g‘t-0_dly temple, would gradually decay. and men would die. as if Iling asleep."

ISNGLA h I).

An eminent London financier. who has recently returned from a tour throng‘! France. has been heard to declare, "I never saw I we y titer rous—| never saw u people more coritetited." Another had an interview of nearly two hours with the Prince President. and lie is fully impressed with the opinion. that Louis Napoleon firtxily believes he may make France and himself great- era more ovrerful. by developing lier internal resources. re- pairiw her uzinces. and iiriproving her fiscal systeiri. than she and spoleun the First were by war. reduction of the army by 150.000 men is. doubtless. a good earnest of pacific tendencies. The establishment of is real warehousing company, in iniiinio the introduction of the bonifiag system, has also been proposed by the President to English capitalists, as a means of dispensing with llle oclfoi Iylltm. Ind of Illlltlllj Paris a great rallwuy entrepol for the continent of Europe.

Scaucirv or Siuvun iir Errot.itrvn.—'I‘here is great com- plaint ofau increasing scarcit of silver change in Eriglrind. al- though the mint had issued small silver to the extent of 15 I60 .000 since Ist of July last. The Queen had issued a proclitiriatioii de- claring. that silver shall not bee le al tender in the colonies for payment of sums exceeding 40s. ilvsr coin had hitherto been used in many of the colonies for large payments. 'l‘liis proclariia- tion was doubtless intended to prevent the large export of silver coin to Australia.

Scaucr-i-v or Carvanair Tissu:ii.—We have heard it etu- ted by several who are interested in the trade, that the scarcity of Canadian timber, especially for building purposes. is already be- ginning to t y a considerable increase in price. 'I‘his is as- cribed to the circutiistsnce of so many vessels being diverted from the staple trsllic of the St. Lawrence in order to convey emigrants to Australia and the States; and as the weather may now aliut up the chance of further supplies for sortie time. it is feared that iliose who have entered into large building contracts when timber was II a low price. will now sulfur much loss and eiiibiirrassiiiont by its increased value in the iii:irket.—Lt'vsrpool ./Ilbiari.

orrsvxsi-rioiv or EA.—I appears from a piirlianientnry

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Asisr Movsitsir1's.—-'I‘his being lheycustumsry period fol‘

net instead o gsttiri a flannel guriiietit. A rbeutnatisni is gaegginu mg whey‘. of ..,g§m¢.," gepying ". the Ligdiierrsneatl. arrangements have been insde to send the service complnlel °' 'l'°"l"| of the 3lst and 57th Regts, from Ireland to Corlu. tti replace

the tint and 47th which proceed to Malta. to replace the Will which proceeds to Nova Scotis, to replace the 07th which is to return home. The 48th and the 7lst Rents proceed to Corlu

' to replace the 49th and Wind. which proceed to Gila-alto-r to

repleco the stilt. which proceeds to Canada. so as to brtns “'9 20th home. The 9nd battalion let foot proceeds front Cork to the Ionian Islands. to replr-e the 30th. which proceeds to Iiihrsltsr. to it place the 90th which proceeds to the West ladies. to replace the 34th. which proceeds to Nova Scoiis. to replace Had. to come home. 'I'lie 85th proceeds to MIMIIII-II to replace the 2nd. battalion l‘2ih both sent froin thence to the Cape of Good Hope.-- United -r-rice Guzrtrr. CAPE OI’ GOOD HOPE.

Krxo Wir.t.rau‘s'l‘owrr. Aug. 3l.—Fort Gra has been twice attacked by the rebel lloiteotots, who were repii sed by the gut‘- rison. aller losing it sergeant belonging to the 78d Regiiiierit. _

\Ve lied a sale of tliecaptured cattle belonging to_ the lung \Vil- liiiiti‘s Town Ilurghars and Armstrong's Ilorse. which realised as follows :—

Cattle belonging to the King \'Vi|liani'a Town Burghers about £830, Artiistroiig‘s llorse about £lli0. total about £930. _

'l‘lIis has given pluck and energy to our young warriors. and has infused such it iiiarti:tl spirit amongst them. that l IlIIttl( his Excellency ltiis Olll to hold up his finger rind be will be surrounded by us line it set of ellows tie tiny town can produce. 'l'liey on and all are burning for it real slap at the Kattirs. and I believe our Albaiiiait brothers are of tlie satire disposion. I think It will I better than the " 'i s." . _

I’. S. lleports suite, that his Excellency intends making this Illil heiid quarters. Colonel Miicltiiiiion goes boiiie irrtiiiediately. and will he succeeded by Captain Miicleun. Major Ilissetl. it is Illltl, is to succeed Captain lilacleaii. Landed property is rising greatly, the inhabitants fully expecting that this will he the seat of govern- ment.

m- I'NI'l‘I'.‘D STATES.

FLA: Co'r'rorv.—.\Ir. J. Knowles. of Trenton. N. 1.. has found out a process for converting flax frotit its crude state into vtliiit is commonly called flax cotton, in a few ours. at a trifling expense. The invention. if successful, cannot fail of having very important results. '

N uw the last two

You: Nov. 23.—'I‘lie great increase of homicide within ears. in this city, presents a sad and deplorable pic- ture. 'l'he 'I‘ombs last week contained no less than twelve men undo-.r iirdictmeiit and conviction for capital otfenccs. Nine out of the number were for murder and the other two for arson in the lirst degree. l"our ofihe culprits were ‘put on trial during the ir week; two have been found guilty o murder. and the other two f ' ' . the latter are now within the walls oftlie State

paper, just pritited, there has been ati increase in I ie , often. in tlie rtioiitb ended the l0tli ult., the quantity entered for

neconeurription iviis 5.-t96,'22-llb., against 5.322.651ilb. in the like tiioiitli of I85|. -

rvctiussun SUPPLY or Orient.--From an oflinial paper. it appears that in the month ended the ltltli October. the importittion ofopiurn was 23.868|b.; whereas in the like period of the previous year it was H 34 lb 'I'lie quantity entered for home consuriiptbnl in the last month tvas 7.073lb.. against 2,987lb. iii the same perio of IBM.

An old mule, the property of the Earl of Ellesiiiere. believed to be between ninety and it hundred years old, has, after working altnoei a century. been at lentgth “ turned out to grass ” upon the moss at \Vorsle_v. and is described by those who have_secn it to be “ as lively as u cric ct. '

In April next. Lord I-‘alklarrd's tcrrn offioverntnent at Bombay will expire; speculation is nlrea y ri e as to his successor; names of Sir George Clerk, Sir George Antler-ion, Sir James llogg, Lord I-Ilgin. and Sir Claude Wade have been mentioned.

The Dublin Uni‘:-errt'!y Jlitgazine has an article. written during the life-time of the Duke of \Ve|lingtoir. entitled "Hcrors—anti’eut- and modern." The following extract may not be altogether irinp. poriune :

“For him alone (the Duke of Wellington) fortune has checked her wheel and becoriie stationary. e :ive ourid a parallel for tome of his deeds. but none for his enduring prosperity. Crimes has passed iiitos proverb; Alexander was cut short in sets _ " ‘ course; Ctt.'.'l.‘II’ was killed in the Capitol; Corioliiiius was banished; Marius escaped from a dungeon; Scipio was driven into private life; Epniirioridas, Gustavus and Nelson died in the moment of their great victories; llannibal was compelled to suicide; lielisarius be- oainea beggar; Sejanus the all-powerful favourite. was strangled without an inter ing hand; Buckingham islied under the knife ofan assassin; olsey and Marlborough were dis raced; Clisrlos XII felldonbtfully belirre an obscure fortress; an poleon died a broken hearted exile on the rocks of St. Helena. The star of \Vel- Iltigtott has been all lustrous. and has never palcd. It "sets un- clouded in the gulpli of fate," an exception. an example. and a moral.

We v or Istt'rA'rrorr.—'I'lie following story. which is ulike remarkable for its novelty and creditable to human nature, has been for some titne pasta pleasing topic for conversation on ‘Chan 9: —A few years ago a merchant in this town unfortuiiately became bankrupt. owing to his creditors about .£l0,000. Ile re—coirirnenced business. and u few weeks ago. by fortun:tte dealings in iron. he re- nliaed s profit of£-£0,000. As roon as this gratifying circumstance‘ was ofait ncconrpli, he sent it circular to his creditors, olfering to pay than the whole of the .E l0.000 in full with ititcrest up to the present time.—Li'rrrpool Timer.

IR ELAN D.

Govuuivatcsrr Piioscctr-rrorr.—-Tits: Sixarinn-Baron: Ar- ruAv.—'I‘lie Government have taken it ver decided course in reference to the proceedings connected with the fatal ntfray at Six- rriilc-bridge. during the late coiitostod election for the county o Clare. 'l'he Attorney-General has called for the intervention of the Court ofQueen's Bench, to quash the inquisition held at Sixf vnile-bridgc._wh'icli resulted in a verdict of wilful murder against

r. lmege. a magistrate oftlie county of Clare; and several of the soldiers ofihe Slat Regiment, and a so the inquest held subse- quently in Liriierick. at which it verdict of manslauglitr-,r was re- turned against some oftlie military party. who it was alleged. had fired the fatal shots. 'I‘he learned gentleman called upon the Court to exercise suniniiiry jurisdiction forthwith. by quiisliing the inqui- eitions. but the 'udges were of opinion. that a conditiorrnl order should issue in the first instance, in order that notice might be

u the a nts of the next of kin of the persons shot at Six- vnile-br' go, and acccordingly Saturday next was llxed for the hear- ing of the case. In tie case of the prosecution instituted by the Crown against Mr. Znclinriti Walltiee, proprietor of the .1 ng 0071, a newspaper published in the town of Carven. for a libel on the oflcera and men of the ills! Regiment, connected with the ufllny at Six-rriilo-bridge. a hill of indictment was sent on Tuesday before the Cit of Dub in term grand jury, by w m a true bill was found. ' ‘he defendant is to take his trial at the sittings after the present term.

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2“: FRANCE.

Errnaonniuauv Accrncirr.—A ver extraordinary acci- dent occurred a week ago on board a Swedish etenriier the l.avinari. as it was proceeding from Stockholm to Ystiid. In the night a vi.i-

ut atorni arose. and a in vessel containing sulphuric scid.placed on the deck. was broken. A portion of the conceive liquor through the crevices of tlie planks. and fell on to it bad in the cabin beneath. In this cabin the Count Eric Chretieii de Pontio. Cherri- herleiii to the King of Sweden and erwsy, was sleeping. The acid soon burnt through two blankets and reached the abdomen of

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prison ofsiirg Sing, for a term of cars. while the former retriain in the 'l‘oiiibs, awaiting the sentence of death to be pronounced by lie court.

Scancr-rv or Scastsziv AT NEW Yottx.—\Vo understand. that owing to the great number of ships for Ciiliforiiiit and Australia . together with great demand for the navy, wages have risen to 320 l per tiionth.

Awrui. C.u.aartrv !—l.oss or Sruaaaizn I’owrta't-'raiv- Manv Lists 1 !—llus'rar.o. Nov. I5.—l'rivate advices from Dunkirk report, that the Propeller I’owhuitaii has fouiidered in Lake Iirie, rind that every soul on board at the time has pe- rished. S e had it number of passengers; no list given. Books and papers belonging to the ill-fated vessel have drifted ashore. No- tliing authentic has yet ht.-eii obtained. but it is feared that the in- forttiution will prove unfortuii:ilely but too true.

I’.as'r.——'I‘he aged rind venerable bark Jllitriu. oftliis port. which hits been for aortic tiiiie undergoing rig. pairs. was hauled up on the Faiiibiiven Railway. on Wednesday. This vessel has reached the age appointed unto rnan—iltree score and tnii—and was. we believe, built at Kitigston in this State. For the last lifty or sixty years. she has been successfully engaged in the sperm whale fishery, having been owned by the late Samuel llotliiiaii, l'Jsq., of this city. and being new in possession of the Rodtiinti family. It is undoubtedly true. that the Maria was either the first or second vessel that displayed the American llitg iii the Bristol clianael. Notwiilistiindiug her great age. it is yet thought. that by the exercise olii little care she may safely arrive at her liuiidredth year. He motlel is very siii-_ular and dilferent from that of an vessel at the present tirite'—./Veto Br lforrl Sliuitlur . Cuuious Sicit'r.—A few miles from Boston this morning. a curious sight might was seen. being a drove of turkc s pot driven. led or coaxed b a man with a basket ofcorn. I e occasional- ly threw out a hen ful. and i ii turkeys marched after. but reduct- ing on the niiiny hungry appetites they were to satisfy on 'l'lianks- ' ‘ 'I'here were 750 in the drove. and they came in that novel manner from the northern pitrt of Vermoirt, where live turkeys are worth from 8 to It) cents er pound.

It is com uted that ii Iliesitlentiitl election, including'el| expen- ditures, legitimate and illegitiimite. from the nomination to the in- auguriition. costs not less than hailfii tiiillioii of dollars per State.

Puitcitass: or ( u A —I‘lie National Inlelligcncrr publish- es from the otlicial printed copy sortie highly important and interest- ing docutircnta relating to tiegotiations for the purchase of Cuba dur- ing Mr. Pr-lk's administration. 'l‘lic 0 or was made by President I‘ollr upon his own responsibility, but it was promptly, courteously and absolutely declined.

A man named T. R. Armstrong from Maine. arrived at New York on Fridav. and sold $200 wcrtli of sxe handles next day. He was swiridlcd out of tlie whtilc urriount of his hard entnings utu mock auciiori sliop. ‘art ofihe amount was afterwards recovered through the interference of the police. '

An ollicial list ofihe lost and diirriaged vessels on the Lakes be. tween the 7th and 20th of Noveiriber, presents the following sum- tiinry : Schooner 26, steamers and propellers 6, and bri s 3-all either wrecked. serioual damn red or compelled to sulfer loss h throwing overboard portiotis of their cargoes. Tiverrty-one lives are reported lost.

A pliysicinn of New York asserts. that a lliottsnnvl pounds of o iiirrt are rettiilotl in that city every week. and I at the terribly derrrorulizing and destructive practice of opium rating is fearfully increasing.

CHOLIRA its Nassau. N. I’.—F.xtract frorna private letter, frotn the United States Cotrsul. at Nassau. N. I'.. dated October I8 :—I regret to say. that the cholera has been in the midst o as for three weeks past, and that hundreds are falling on the right hiitid uiid on the loll. We have had u storm the last filly hours. which seems to have increased the number of cases now. Not less than frortilifieen to twenty per day in our small population full vic- titris to this dreadful tiialn y. '

srmer in Canton. U. S . has a cranberry itieadow of twelve acres in extent. lying near Punltapoa Pond. from which he has raked. the present teason. upwards I00 bushels of line craiilior- rice, for which he has realized $3000 in cash.

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_ WE-"l‘ INDIES.

Bansanous, Oct. 22.-—Fever is on the increase, and the ins. lignit of the disease is so great as in the majority of cases in hfifflqg the s ill ofihe faculty; besides which. there is ittuch sickness pvt-. railing in all the islands which. in ionst instances. is terminating ftitnlly. ’l‘he weather is sultry, w' b b t few showers to allay the heat. The pa ulntion of the Islands of Martinique and Gaudslonpg has been awfully thinned.

NOVA SIZOTI A. “Vsggons cannot run without vvheels—boats vvitliout stesm—or a

the unfortunate gsntleinsn. burning it dreadfully. The gas which esosped made it impossible for birn to cry for help. and he became senseless. next morning his servant, on going into the etihin. found that he had the lower part of his bowels eaten away.

k a word. The steamer was i-risediutely Colvliar. and the Count was eeaveyad to the hospital. Every possible attention was id to im. but he expired aller some hours of horrid sulfering. I e was only II ears of sge.—Goli'grtont"s Messenger.

neritun Fnsrvcit A-rrusssr a'r Aliutai. Navioarioir. Another attempt at serial navigation was triads recently in Paris. A Mr. Gifsrd coiisi icon. of an oblong cylindrical fovtri. about II feat in length. and 20 feet in diameter in the middle. but lnuller h . At about 20 feet from the balloon was a sort ofbeen from which was suspended a steam engine of about three horse pbwur. This steam engine was placed on aaortof plat- fertu. and was made to work a triangular sntl placed at one end of the bears. and a sort of redder at the other end. be but .,;.;,.‘ 4.... hsfie the wind. but the aereneut. by means ufthe red to turn on one side. a v it made a cir-

tlie'b fh' i'*mio.. . .. ..... "" '* i.;':.'.:',.....° .:".::.:.':;:.:.......:*':.r. psvssverance'ivlth which -

news -iper be carried on without funds, no more than a dog can wag is tail when he has none. Our subscribers are all good.’ but what does aninn‘s goodness do when it don't do you an gnmtg We have no doubt that every one thinks thrfi all have paid except him. and as we are clever fellows, and this a srmtll matter. it will make no difference. It would not. if it were conlied to it dozen or undr cases, but when the slow fever seiees almost all. the complaint is sltogether too general. As the bull-frog said. “ It's fun to you. but its death to us !“—.lcadt'os Rec rdsr

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Isarorrs rnoss I’. E. lsi.aisn.—0n Saturday Ioth there were u wards of ".000 bushels of Potntoea. entered at the Custom

ease. in this city. from I’. E. Island, besides a lsr e quantity of other produce. comprising tlats. Barley. dre. Yeste sy. flrkihere were of Potatoes and Outs. respectively entered H.000 Iiuslieln and 8.800 ditto. 'I‘he Islanders are good customers of our merchants a den. and it is of course a good nines when we see them with large, surplus productions. Ndeascoliee. Mar. 24

-——— NEW llltUN.\WlCK. Pnuvust-teir Aeaissr I-‘itts.—Within the last few days. two

houses in this City have takes in front eperlts lodging on the roofs, and only the timely arrival of the Engines prevented their

pveblevseer-tel

Auutrtnss Desinss or N s-i-ioss.—l‘.nglaa4l is now seeking to asses Bsrineh; Russia. the Mnldevlse prevtseea: renee.

tlis great serial

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on red not to be ierso-MI thman lahoerisg to solve dues-ves

-ere efsertliern Africa; the United States. either Cabs or the see of

rt in : and Pr sin a slice froui ssvliaerlarid- is°.'.,“"n'i millions. do not hssiltaieito sheet their

destruction. and niuai likely. the lesser adjsining buildings. We tloervfors feel it our duty iutlrsiv public attention to the fact that there is a, preventive at hand. eheap s ' as. which willeleetually ssvs buildings from slldsriasr nstliis

fire. Rosa‘ I test artileisl Slat:|Psiet‘._ if used en the roofs o eesee, w’ reveal any i iii e in’ r from a sh.

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of

. W..h] should nations. governed by men, thsesqulsitisa -ereterrlteryl _

lug tbsruel‘. rshle i lsdeserv _ett.:nlluluf every hoses-sessr.'"ss'II'!.I.l.|..NI

the testimony of all who have used it. It being the best preventative against fire ever ktiown ; ue would ret-ornniriid II to the favourhble attention of the people.—- Ni-iv Brunuvirkrr.

Porrsus on I’AMl'lll.I2‘I'l —li may be ltilt't't‘tsttIig to our Readers to know the Postage on Pamphlets is two pence an ounce all over tlis Province. and we suppose all over British Atneiicii. _ '

Sat.v. or Srrarrs iii Psssitricus Siiirs.—'l‘here is a clause in the new British Passenger Act. to the‘ ell’--ct that if passenger ship. shall. during the voyage. directly sell. or cause to be solrl. sti s irits or strong waters to any passenger. he shall be liable for every such otfence to a penalty not exceeding £20, nor less than £5.

IHIASZAIR IIJVS GAZETTE. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 14. I852.

\\'iiii.vavn to the at-if-grutulutione of the organ of the Ad- ministration, as to the increased pros rity ot the (‘olon '— the consequence, doubtless, of the it option of Rcaponaiblo (iovoriimont—u. reply is vouclisttfcd. eliowiiig the iinproio mom to have its rise in other sources ; or ivlieii. having from certain data adopted certain conclusions u to the balance of trade being J.'30,0(l0 and upwards in favour of the Colon -— tlie result of the cleverness and forcei lit of the men in o or- -—our lit-on-siglited contemporary of t e Islmidrr proves. from the some dutit, that the contrary is the case, the cry is iiiiitic~ diutoly raised. that the wish to degrade the Island—stop! what are the words? lei-e they art-.—we put them in ital- ics. for the sake of attracting attention : “ It would sum to br their (that is, the Islander and IIo.s:ard's Gazr-III) il.:r'rc— though the Iliing may appear to be incredible-—(i\'e think so, in- deed!)-—-for every interest in the (‘along/, but their own, to go lo the dogs; for trade In be at o stand-.m'll.—.rIiop.r In berIoscd,—lIte labourer and the mechanic to lie loitering about in r'dIme.t.r,=—pubIi'¢‘ credit to have canislied, an an enormous public debt to remain uri . lien mi" lit the ezv'culi'i'e power be assailed mortu- fully, and all the rrulgforlunrs of the times laid to its charge." Prodigioue !! what it pity ii. sentence so suliliine—or intended so to be (as the Lawyers siiy)——sliould be deficient in grain- ninr; and we would recoiiinioiid the reading of ‘t that,“ place of for, and “ should" in place of to. It would be a_ pity that it fiction so highly dritwn—iio exquisite it plt.‘t'(.‘ oi the romance of liistory—aliould go 'n to posterity with oven the iilighteat—blundcr. We trust, however. that not only posterity, but that our contemporaries will race, that tho wrtter eitbcr forgot liiiiiself (as the saying is), or that it was written in a state of souinnmliuliem ;—such things have been -—tbc party at the time imagining that he was composing ii speech for the llouiio of Asst-mlily : it is juat the species of boniliitatic trash thafsucccoda boat on that side of the Iloiisc of which the Gazette is the orgiin—wliut it loud cry of“lioiii-Y" would have iiccoiiipiiiiit-d tho pcrorntion. It may seem strange to some of our readers. that we coiidoscetiil to take notice of asst-rtioiis so grouridloss. and so contrary to truth that they carry their own rt-futation with them : but we be to remind tlicui, that us the she ihcrd's boy in the fable opt t-tying “ wolf!" noodlcssly. ti l he was not IK‘llC\'(‘t.l. when the mill (‘l|llll.‘ iii cariii-at ; so the convcrso of the case may happcit, il we sulfur the cry to go abroad, that we are trying to ruin the Ialand. without allowing the falsity of tho iiccusaition,-—tltc public may take our silence for conscnt. and not listen to us when we would wish to be heard. Besides. we wish to show. that the whole defence of the Uovcrnmcnt is liusctl on f rand- ulent misrepresentation; we admit that iniicli of it is thi- result of ignorance: ' '