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CHARLOTTETOWN, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1841.

[No. 204,

Militia General Order. Head Quarters, CharlottetownJunc 7th, 1841.

IS Excellency the Commander In Chief has been pleased to order the ANNUAL INSPECTION ofMilitia, to take place as follows: . . 'Tuesday, 29111June—I’oplar Island and Dog River Bridge. The Companies on the South Shore on the same day, by the senior Officer present. _ \Vcdnesday, 30th—Little York, Cove Head and Brackley Point. ' Monday, Cavendish. 'Tucsday, (lib—Haslam’s, Barrett’s and Princetown. WVednesday, 7th—Campbell's Fund and New London. Thursday, 8th—Saiut Eleanor’s and Port Hill. The Companies at Cascumpeque and Egmont Bay on the same day, by the se-

July Stir—Johnston’s, Bagnall's, New Glasgow, and

hior Officer present. The return to be transmitted to the Adjutant General’s Oflicc with as little delay as possible.

Friday, Shh—vat Captain Clark’s, Bedeque, Seven Mile Bay, Ca e Traverse and 'l‘ryon.

Saturday, 10th—Crapaud and‘ Sable. ‘ ,

Monday, Nth—Charlottetown Ferry, Meeting House, Lot 49, Cross Road to Cherry Valley, Vernon River and Orwell.

Tuesday, 20th—Bclfast and Flat River.

Wednesday, 2lst——Cross Road to Brudcnell Point and George- town. Lewelliu's Cross Road, Murra‘y Harbour, and Captain Golf‘s Company at Cardigan River on the same day, by the senior Officer present.

Monday, August 2d—Tracadie Cross Roads, Saint Andrew’s and Moral.

Tuesday, 3d—Saint Peter’s Bay, Goose River, Saint Mar- garet's and Tiillocli.

Wednesday, 4tli—Surveyor’s Inlet and East Point.

Thursday, 5th—Souris and Bay ofFortune.

4th Queen's County Regiment; Captain John Large, from the 4th Prince County Regiment, to be Captain, vice Lawson, Promoted. By Command,

A. LANE, Lieut. Colonel and Adjutant General.

Commanding Officers are requested to send to the nearest Post Office for Orders and Returns.

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LAND ASSESSMENT. ‘

TREAsunEn’s OFFICE, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, lst June, 1841.

N pursuance of the Act of the General ASSOIlll)ly of this Island, made and passed in the Seventh year ofthe Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled fln flat for levying an flssessment on all Lands in this Island—I do here- by publicly notify the Owners or Occupiers of Land within this Island, for which the Annual Assessment charged thereoa by the said recited Act, of Four Shillings, lawful money of this ‘Island, forvevery Hundred Acres of wilderness or unimproved Lands contained in the several Townships, and the several Islands be- lon ing thereto; and the sum of Two Shillings for every Hun- dred Acres of cultivated or improved Land in the said several Townships and Islands as aforesaid; and the sum of Four Shil- lings for each and every uncultiVated or iimimproved Town Lot, Pasture Lot, Common Lot and \Vater Lot, granted in the Town and Royalty of Charlottetown; and the swim of Two Shillings for each and every cultivated or improved Town, Pasture, Com- mon and Water Lot as aforesaid; and the sum of Two Shillings and Eightpcnce for each and every Town Lot, Pasture Lot and Water Lot, granted in the Towns and Royalties of Georgetown and Princetown; and the sum of One Shilling and Fourpence for each and every cultivated or improved Town, Pasture and Water Lot, granted in the said last-mentioned Towns and Royal- ties,and so in proportion fora less quantity; and the sum of One Penny per acre on each and every acre ofcultivated or improved Land in the Royalty of Georgetown, called reserved Lands; and the sum of Twopence ‘per acre on each and every acre of such Lands as may be deemed uncultivated or improved Lands, is pay- able, that unless the Assessment for the current year be paid into my hands, or the hands of my Deputies, on or before the Twenty- first of December, 1841, I shall, on the. last day ofthe next Hilary Term, at Charlottetown, make Proclamation ofall such Lands as shall then he in arrear for non-payment of the sums charged thereon, agreeebly to the directions ofthe said Act.

J. SPENCER SMITH, Treasurer.

Treasurer’s Office, June 151;, 1841.

N compliance with the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly, for levying an Assessment on all Lands within this Island, I have appointed the following persons to be Receivers ofthe said Assessment: Prince County. Joseph Pope, Bcdcque; Thomas C. Compton, St. Eleanor’s; James Yco, Port Hill; Allan Forsyth, Cuscumpcqiie.

Queen’s County. James Pidgeon, New London; Thomas Fairbairn, Sable; Solomon Desbrisay, Charlottetown; Allan’Macdougall, Belfast. .

King's County. John Jardino, St. Peter’s; Alexander Mncdonald, St. Margaret's; William S. Macgowan, Souris; Hugh Macdonald, Three Rivers; James Richards, Murray Harbour. I

J. SPENCER SMITH, Treasurer.

M PUBLIC MEETING of the PRINCE EDWARD Is- .A- LAND AUXILIARY TEMPERANCE Socm'rv will be held in the National School Room on Wednesday evening the 30th inst., at Eight o’clock——not on the 215i, as formerly advertised. A collection will be taken in aid ofthe funds. GEORGE MOORE, Sec’y;

KENNETH MACKENZIE, WATER-STREET,

Opposite Mr. Pcakc‘s Brick Building,

A V I N G been appointed A G E N T for the ALBION IRON FOUNDRY, PICTOU,

will be enabled to supply all descriptions of Castings, in lron, Brass, Copper or Composrtion, for Ships, Mill Gear, Plough— mounting, or other purposes, with certainty and dispatch, and at girices quite as low as they can be imported from England.

Terms—Cash, on delivery of the Goods

[I'j‘Orders from the Country will be punctually attended to.

Charlottetown, June 11, 1841.

HAT MANUFACTORY. JOHN HOBBS, Hat Manufacturer, lately from Eng-

land, respectfully informs the Inhabitants of Charlottetown, and the Island in general, that he has commenced business in the above line in the sho lately occupied by Miss Butcher, Bopnet- maker, North side 0 King’s Square, apd trusts, h rendering a »S°0d nrticle ata moderate price, to merit it share 9 their support.

Gentlemen’s Beaver and Felt Hats, Ladies’ Riding do., Beaver Blmnets, Children's fancy and other Hats, made according to the 'rnewest fashions. Old Hats cleaned and repaired. All orders .executed with promptitude, and for ready money only.

Beaver, Musk Rat, Rabbit and other skins bought.

Charlottetown, June 11, 1841. /

THE Subscriber having taken that commodious Store 0“ M'S;‘v“t§l|l's Premises, head of Queen's Whfll‘f (for' »nierly occupied by Mr. Alexander Davidson), as a Sale Raom, Wm be ready ‘0 rece'v" any description of Goods, Furniture, &c- to

die disposed of by Auctiom WILLIAM CULLEN.

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NEIV AND CHEAP GOODS, Imported, per Brig ISABELLA, directfrom England. M. TUCKER respectfully informs the inhabitants o ofCliai'lottetown, and Prince Edward Island generally, that he has taken the Store in Queen Street, lately occupied by Mr. White, Printer, where he begs to offer to their notice a large and general STOCK OF GOODS, selected by the proprietor from.the best markets, and JUST IMPORTED, per Isabelle— consisting ofBroad Cloths, Kerscymercs, Tweeds, Moleskins, Drills, Ladies" dresses of the latest fashion; printed, white and grey Cottons, Mouslin De Laines, and Saxony Cloths, Shawls. Muslin and Net Collars, Bobbinets and Muslins, a variety of gauze and other Ribbons, Bonnets, Hats and Caps, Blankets and Blanketing, Hosiery and Haberdashery, Umberellas and Parasols, ready made Clothing, Macintosh Coats and Capes. ALso,

Bar Iron; Ironmongery, in all its branches , Groceries; a large assortment ofEarthenware, Saddles and Bridles; a set of very good covered furniture Gig Harness, several sets ofsecond hand Gig Harness; a lot of Leather; 1000 pairs of Shoes and Boots; Pitch, Tar, Rosin, Paints and Oil, &c. for ready money only.

And also, about 300 bushels prime Devonshire Malt. LYDIARD 8L FINLAYSON beg leave to inform

the Public that they have commenced a general business in the establishment lately occupied by Mr. Alexander Davidson, where they have now on Sale an extensive

STOCK OF GOODS,

consisting of Linen and VVooIlen Drapery, Haberdashery, Bon- nets, Ribbons, Hardwarc, Groceries, Liquors, Stationery, a great variety ofsmall Wares, 820. &c., which are all offered at ex- tremely low prices, for cash only.

Lydiard ti; Finlayson having become the successors oer.

NE‘V STORE.

:’A. Davidson, will, from their knowledge ofthe business, and

their established correspondence in Halifax and Great Britain, be enabled to execute all orders with that promptitnde and at- tention that they tru\st will ensure them a share of the Public support. .

I Charlottetown, No. 1, Queen Street, 12th June, 1841.

H E Subscriber has received, per late arrivals from Halifax, bis fresh supply of prime G R O C E R I E S, offers for Sale at very reasonable rates, for Cash, viz: Coffee, Tea, Loafand Brown Sugar, Rice, Butter, Cheese, Molasses, Superfine American Flour, in White Vinegar, whole, half, and qr. barrels. Apples, Raisins, Lemons, Superior Island Flour, Lemon Syrup, Tamarinds, Superior Cognac Brandy, Figs, Soap, Candles, American ditto, I’alc Seal Oil, Hollands Gin, American Cyder, American ditto, Spices, Table Salt, Demerara Ruin, Pickles, Onions, Gurlick, Madeira Wine, Digby Herrings, llrbhet’s London Brown Stout, Cavendish, Fig, and fine Cut

Leitb Ale, Tobacco, Maccaboy Snuff, Scotch do. Genuine llavanna and American Irish Blackgiiard, do. Cigars,

American Shaker Brooms, Long and short Pipes, Cloth \Vhisps, A Crockeryware, Pitch, Tar and Rosrn, of New York manufacture.

, ALSO, A choicé lot of St. Domingo MAHOGANY, in planks from 4.5 to 5 inches thick. . ‘ JOHN TYBRING, New Store, Kent-street, June 19.

Prime Sole Leather, &c.

HE Subscriber offers for Sale, 500 Sides of prime SOLE LEATHER, and a quantity of Neats’ Leather and Calfskins, Bonus and Lining Skins. THOMAS DAWSON.

June 11,1841. MERCHANTABLE D E A L S for Sale at Three Rivers.‘

100,000

A SCIIOONER of about 100 Tons. T. B. 'I‘REMAIN.

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JERUSALEM.

' exposed to invasion.

VAST as is the period, and singular as are the changes ofEuropean history since the Christian era, J‘udea still continues to be the most interesting portion ofthe world. Among other purposes, it may be for the purpose of fixing the general eye upon the extraordinary land, that it has been periodically visited by a more striking suc- cession ofgreat public calamities than perhaps any other region. Withless to attract ‘an invader than any other conspicuous land of the East, it has been constantly Its ruin by the Romans in the first century did not prevent its being assailed by almost every barbarian, who, in turn, assumed the precarious sovereignty of the neighbouring Asia. After .ages of obscure misery a new terror came in the Saracen inva- sion, which under Amron, on the conquestofDamascus, rolled on Palestine. Aseige of four months, which we may well conceive to have abounded in horrors, gave Jerusalem into the hands of the Kalipli Omar. On the death of Omar, who died by ’the usual fate of Eastern princes—the dagger—the country was left to the mis- government of the Moslem viceroys—a race of men essentially barbarian, and commuting for their crimes by their zeal in proselytism. The people, of course, were doubly tormented.

A new scourge fell upon them in the invasion of the Crusaders, at the beginning ofthe 12th century, followed by a long succession of bitter hostilities and public weakness. ‘After almost acentury of this wretchedness, another invasion from the Desert put Jerus’alem into the hands ofiis old oppressor, the Saracen; and in 1187 the famous Saladin, expelling the last ofthe , Christian sovereigns, took possession of Palestine, After another century of tumult and severe suffering, occasioned by the disputes of the Saracen princes, it was visited by a still more formidable evil in the shape of the Turks, then wholly uncivilized—a nation in all the rudeness and violence of a mountaineer life—48nd spreading blood and fire through Western Asia. From this date (1317) it remained under the dominion of the Ottoman, nmi] its conquest, a few years ago, by that most extraordinary of all Mussulmen, the Pacha of Egypt—a dreary period of 500 years, under the most desolating governmentyn the world. It is equally impossible to read the Scnptural references to the future condition of Palestine, Without discovering a crowd of the plainest and most powerful indications thatit shall yet exhibit a totally different aspect from that of'its present state. ‘Epthusiasm, or even the natural interest which we feel in this _memo- rable nation, may color the future to us too brightly; but unless language of the most solemn kind, uttered on the most solemn occasions, and by men lelhely commissioned for its utterance, is wholly unmeaning, We must yet look to some powerful, unquestionable, and

Splendid display of Providence in favour of the people of Israel.

The remarkable determination of European politics toward‘ASIa Minor, Syria and Egypt, within these few years; the not less unexpected change of manners and customs, which seemed to defy all change; and the life infused into the stagnant governments of Asia, even by their being flung into the whirl of European interests, look not.unlike signs ofthe times. It may be no dream, to imagine, in these phenomena the proofs of some memorable change in the interior of things—some preparatives for that great providential restoration, of which Jerusalem will yet be the scene, if not the centre ; and the Israelite himself, the especial agent of those high transactions which shall make Christianity the religion of all lands, restore'the dismantled beauty of all the earth, and make man—what he was created to be —only ‘ a little lower than the angels.’ .

The statistics ofthe Jewish population are among the most singular circumstances of this most singular of all people. Under all their calamities and dispersions, they seem to have remained at nearly the same amount as in the days ofDavid and Solomon, never much more in prosperity, never much less after ages of suffering. Nothing like this has occurred in the history of any other race; Europe in general having doubled its popu- lation within the last hundred years, and England nearly tripled hers within the last half century; the proportion of America being still more rapid, and the world crowd- ing in a constantly increasing ratio. Yet the Jews seem to stand still in this vast and general movement. The population of Judea, in its Inost palmy days, probably did not exceed, if it reached, four Inillions. The numbers who entered Palestine from the wilderness were evidently not much more than three; and their census, according to the German statists, who were generally considered to be exact, is now nearly the same as that of the people under Moses—about three millions. They are thus distributed :— -

In Europe, 1,916,000, of'which about 658,000 are in Poland and Russia, and 453,000 are in Austria.

In Asia,738,000, of which 300,000 are in Asiatic Turkey. ,

In Africa, 504,000, of which 300,000 are in Morocco.

In America, North and South, 58,000.

If we add to these about 15,000 Samaritans, the cal- culation in round numbers will be about 3,180,000.

This was the report in lSQS—the numbers probably remain the same. This extraordinary flxedness in the midst of almost universal increase, is doubtless not without a reason— ifwe are even to look for it among the mysterious operations which have preserved Israel a separate race through eighteen hundred years. May we not naturally conceive,that a people thus preserved without advance or retrocession; dispersed,yet combi- ned; broken, yet firm; without a country, yet dwellers in all ; every where insulted, yet every where influential; without a nation, yet united as no nation ever was before or since—has not been appointed to offer this extraordinary contradiction to the common laws of society, and even the common progress of nature, without a cause, and that cause one of final benevolence, universal good, and divine grandeur?

THE Jizwsssns.—Fontanes asked Chateaubriand if he could assign a reason why the women of the Jewish race were so much handsomer than the men ’! To which Chateaubriand gave the following truly poetical and christian one: “ the Jewesses,” he said, “have escaped the curse which alighted upon their fathers, husbands and sons. Nota Jewess was to be seen among the crowd of cruel rabble, who insulted the son of God, scourged him, crowned him with thorns, and subjected him to ignominy and the agony of, the cross. The women of Judea believed in the Saviour, and assisted and soothed him under affliction. A woman of Bethany poured on his head precious ointment, which she kept in a vase 0f alabaster. The sinner anointed his feet With perfumed oil, and wiped them with her hair. Christ, on his part, extended his mercy to the Jewesses. He raised from the dead the son of the widow of Nain, and Martha’s brother, Lazarus. He cured Simon’s mother- in-law, and the woman who touched the /hem of his garment. To the Samaritan woman he was a spring of living water; and a compassionate Judge to the woman charged with crime. The daughters of Jeru- salem wept over him; the holy women accompanied him to Calvary, brought balm and spices, and weeping, sought him in the sepulchre. ‘Woman, why weepest thou 1. ’ His first appearance, after the resurrection was to Mary Magdalene. He said toher, ‘ Mary.’ At the sound of his voice, Mary Magdalene’s eyes were opened, and she answered, ‘Master.’ The reflection of some very beautiful ray must hage rested on the brow of the Jewesses.

THE HALIFAX AND BOSTON STEAMEns.—While re- ferring to the extension of steam navigation, we may mention one most encouraging fact. Under the old packet system, between Falmouth and Halifax, by the gun-brigs, the expense to Government was about £40,- 000 annually more than the receipts of postage. By the line of Cunard’s steam-ships, a balance of £20,000 appears already to the credit side of the Atlantic mails.

The indomitable spirit of British enterprise never had a better or more patriotic representative than Mr. Cunard. He not only boldly and simply entered into a contract with the Government to build four steamsships, of 1200 tons, and with engines of 300 horse power each, to run across the Atlantic to British , rth America once a fortnight, but be has more thaif, lfilled his hazardous engagement. His fine vessels have brought one ofour mostvaluable dependencies within twelve days’ distance- from the mother country, and that with unerring regu- larity. The punctual success of the Cunard steam, ships is owing, in a great measure, to their construction being far stronger, in respect to timber, planks and

fastening, than is usual in ships of equal size. The strength of construction renders the working of the powerful engines perfectly safe in combating, the resistance of the most tempestuous weather. Not” only.

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are these vessels built much stronger than the usually required strength, but the engines placed in them, exceed the power contracted for, being not 300, but 440 horse power.

_ The fiscal success of these packets ought, we think, to induce the Government to extend the communication by enlarging Mr. Cunard’s contract, so that he could Increase his steam float and despatch a packet from- Liverpool to Halifax and Boston once a week during the eight spring, summer, and autumnal months, and once a fortnight during the winter months. By such an arrangement not only would the Post-oflice gain in revenue and Mr. Cunard be amply remunerated but this frequent intercourse would form a rapid liiie of communication between the whole of Europe and all North America, including every country from the Gulf' of Mexrco to Lake Superior.

We mention these facts, because, in our admiration of the success of the vessels, we are apt. f0 forget the merit due to the contractor and speculator, Mr: Cunard. If he who makes a blade ofgrass grow where barrenness prevrously was, is a benefactor of his species; scarcely less grateful ought we to be to him who diminishes dis- tance between two fairly separated but intimately‘ con- nected countries, and who subdues the tempests and dangers of the ocean for the purposes of facile and ' speedy intercourse between mankind—London Journal of Commerce.

MOST IMPORTANT TO SlIIPMAS'I‘ERS.——Ol‘l “Wednesday

last, Thomas Smith, master ofthe ship Henry Bliss appeared before Mr. Rushton, to answer an informatiori exhibited against him, by Mr. William Reynolds, insu- rance-broker, of this town. for having tiikcnigoods out of an abandoned vessel on the high seas, and neglected to comply with the provisions of the Act, 1 and 2, Geo. 4, cap. 75. ‘ , . I The 131h clause of the act last named directs, that, in case any person in command of any vessel bound to parts beyond the sea shall find and take on board any anchor or cable, goods or merchandize, or knowingly receive any such property from others who have found them, he shall truly enter in his log-book a full and minute description of such goods, with the bearings, distances, place where and time when they were found; a copy ofwhicb entry is to be transmitted to the Trinity- house, and that the goods are to be delivered into the possession of the Deputy Vice-Admiral on the arrival ofthe vessel at any port in Great Britain. The penalty for non-observance ofthis law is the forfeiture ofa sum not exceeding £100, nor less than £30, and the pay- ment of double the value of the goods to the owner.

The information contained two counts. The first count set forth, that the defendant, being master of the Henry Bliss, bound to New Orleans, did, on,the 22nd November last, on the high seas, one hundred and twenty miles from Cape Clear, find and take on board the said ship 483 pieces of handkerchiefs, 22 pieces of vélvet, 19 pieces of muslin, 124 pieces of calico, 159 pieces of shirtings, 6 pieces of cotton lace, 6000 cotton braces, 27 skins of leather, and 66le. of pins, of the value of $6192, and that be omitted to make in his log- book a true entry, 81c. whereby. he had forfeited a sum not exceeding £100, nor lessithan £30, and also the sum of $6334, being double the value ofthe goods so taken. The second count, couched in like form, charged the defendant with having sold the goods, above specified, at New Orleans, whereby he had incurred the penalties above-named. ‘