zooms. ( F rent the New World.)

THE refine LEA.

On ! the Prairie lea is the home for me, . ’For there I’m lord ofnll I see;

The chase, the chase o’er the boundless space, And the grassy course for me !

1 fl unseen o'er fields of green, . VIlhere hoof-crush'd blossoms scent the air,

And the pheasant springs, on startled wmgs, From her wild and lonely lair. I _ ‘

Oh ! the Prairie lea, &.c.

The trumpet’s sound, the war-steed's bound, The fluttering banner's starry field, The csnnon’s roar, the spouting ore, ' To some a stormy joy mpy yie d; But, oh ! give me the prairie lea ; Its eaceful scenesare dear to me ; The unter's cry, the fcloudless sky, ! hole are '0 's or me . Oh I J ) Oh! the Prairie lea, doc.

The wolf leaps out, at the merry shout, The fox steals through the dewy mead, And moor-cocks’ cry, as off they fly, From the deer and panting steed; And, oh! at night, what wild delight! As home we fly with careless tread, Nu fence to leap, no path tohkgep, he wa toour ran e ! , 0“ y 8 ah! the Prairie lea, &c. My loved one's there, as soft and fair As down upon the snow-owl's breast, And soul as true as the sky's deep blue . Of the clear and cloudless west : The prairie bride was the city‘s pride; But omp and ease she left to roam; Afar with me, on the priarie lea, T153 light ofthe hunter‘s home! _ _ H Oh ! the Priarie lea, dzc.

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A CLEVEII. DEFENCE, TIIE CAUSE or A MAN’S EXECUTION. ' ,A case, has been lately laid before the At- "eperal and me, by direction of the ‘ the Admiralty, to consider the ex- fprosecuting for a libel the printer Of v - newspaper called the Independent #2 which has brought some facts to our Knowledge that demand the most serious atten- tion. A sailor of the name of Thomas Wood was tried by a court martial at Plymouth, on the 36th ofOctOber last, on a charge of having been concerned in the mutiny and murders which were committed on board the Hermione. It was in September, 1797, that the mutiny took

place, and the prisoner being only, as was sup-

posed, of the ageof 25 when he was tried, could not have been more than 16 when the crime was committed. The fact was proved

but by a single witness, who, howeiier, was the master ofthe Hermione; he swore positively that

the prisoner, who, he said, at that time bore the name of James Hayes, was the very man whom

he remembered on board the Hermione; and that he saw him taking a very active part in the mutiny. Notwithstanding the positive oath of

the witness, thus indentifying the prisoner, yet,

a. , 7 us ,the witness said that he had never seen the 7" prisoner since, and as the appearance of a. man generally changes very considerably in the nine years which elapse between the ages of 16 and 25, little reliance could be placed on such tes- timony. It was, however, the only evidence in support of the prosecution. But what was wanting in the evidence for the crown was fsupplied by the prisoner’s defence. It was tie- livered in in writing, and was, in truth, a sup- plication for mercy rather than a defence. The following passage contains the whole substance: —‘ At the time when the mutiny took place, I was aboy in my fourteenth year. Drove by the torrent ofrmutiny, I took the oath adminis- tered to me on the occasion. The examples of death which were before my eyes drove me for shelter amongst the mntineers, dreading a similar fate with those that fell, ifI sided with, or showed the smallest inclination for mercy ;’ and then follow entreaties for compassion on his youth, and, a declaration that ho had not enjoyed an hour’s repose of mind since the eventtook place. The court found him guilty; he was sentenced to be hanged ; and on the 17th October, the sentence was executed. In the meantime, his brother and sister, who were in London, heard of his situation, and made appli- cation to the Admiralty. They insisted that their brother was innocent; that he was not even on board the Hermione, but was serving as a boy in the Marlborough, at Portsmouth, at the time the mutiny took place; they procured heartificate of this fact from the Navy Office, . and transmitted it to Plymouth, where it arrived

previous to the execution. The guilt of the prisoner, however, appeared so manifest from his own defence, that no regard was paid to the certificate, and the execution took place. This proceeding was animadverted on in the In- dependent mtg, in several successive papers, With very great severity. The members of the court martial called upon the Lords ofthe Ad- miralty to punish the author of these libels; and, In consequence of this, they were laid before us. The Attorney General suggested, at the con- sultation, the propriety of making some enquiry into thefacts before the prosecution was institu- ted. We neither ofus entertained any doubt ofthe man’s guilt; but yet the Attorney General thought that it would be advisable to be able to remove 'all possible suspicion on that point. An inquiry was accordingly set on foot by the solicitor of the Admiralty; the result of which was, that the man was perfectly innocent, and was at Portsmouth, on board of the Marlborough, when

;,he crime was committed in the Hermione. He had applied to another man to write a defence for him; and he had read it, thinkingjt 'calcu- lated to excite compassion, and more likely to serve him than a mere denial of the fact. The Attorney General prevented any prosecution of the printer. V

. ANOTnEnyluifnostENT IN PRINTING.——-A {cw weeks mac‘s newspaper, printed motto of

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the western states, was exhibited to us as a speci- men of a new method of printing, by .means of a press so constructed that_the paper is made, to pass through it, and receive the impressmn, as it comes from the paper mill, before it is cut into sheets. . .

We have since seen a specimen of stereotype printing, in which an entire book was printed in this way. The plates we understand are placed upon two rollers, one for printing each side ofthe paper, the size of the roller requiring to be in- creased according to the dimensions ofthe book, or the number of pages tO be printed at one Ope- ration. The specimén to which we refer con- sisted of 168 pages of a common 1‘2mo. Size. The plates being thusarranged, in their proper order, the paper is made to pass over theseroll- ers, and to receive an impressronpn both sides, being unwound from them“ into which it is formed in the process of manufacture, and after being printed and dried, being againrolled up, in a state ready for the binder. The Size of the roll may be of any desirable dimensmn—a Single copy of the work occupying some three or four yards in length, and being successwely repeated, in the same space, to any desirable extent. . We learn from our informant that the whole process of printing, including the inking, is performed by the action of the machinery—that it requires no attendance, except the putting in of the large rolls of paper, which are taken directly from the paper mill, and removing the printed rolls, as fast as they acquire the prOper stze. The per- formance of the press, when our informant saw it, was equal to about ten yards: which is equiva- lent to 12 or 15 sheets of common size, in a mi- nute; and he was informed that it might be made to work with double that speed. The im- pression, in the copies which we saw, was such as would be called good work by Boston publish- ers. The name of the inventor ofthis press is Trench, and the press belongs to Mr. Veil, of Morristown, N. J., by whom it is kept in opera- tion at his paper mill. The design of the inven- tion appears to be, to execute the printing upon the paper as fast as it comes from the mill. Our informant showed us at the same time some fine specimens of embossed letter and note papifiof delicate texture, from the same paper in Boston Daily Advertiser.

P0\VER or INDUSTRY.—It was a beautiful ex- pression of a Chinese sage, thatby time and in- dustry a mulberry tree becomes a silk shawl. ‘ If the following statement be correct, it affords a still more striking proof of what human ingenu- ity can accomplish. 1n the manufacture of steel, an article may be raised from one half-penny to 35,000 guineasl A pound of crude iron costs one half-penny; it is converted into steel, that steel is made into watch springs, every one of which is sold for 'halfa guinea, and weighs only the 10th Ofa grain; after deducting for waste, there are in a pound weight 7,000 grains. It therefore affords steel for 70,000 watch springs, the value nf‘ which, at lialfa guinea :each, is 35, 000 guineas. f

DEATH 01“ Six HUNDRED SLAVES nv SUFFO- CATION.-—The Cape of Good Hope shipping list contains the following-dreadful account of the loss of 700 slaves, and subsequent wreck of the slaver:—“ The last accounts from the Mozam- bique states that two slaverS, one a ship and the other a brig, were wrecked in Mozambique har- bour during a hurricane from the south-east, but the crews of both, and two hundred slaves on board the brig, were saved. The ship had arri- ved the preceding day, and had not taken slaves. It was reported ofthe brig, which was comman- ded by a Spaniard, that she originally had on board nine hundred slaves, but during a hurri- cane the. hatches were battened down, and on opening them, after the hurricane had subsided, it was discovered that 300_Ofthe slaves had died from suffoention and want offood. The gale recommencing, the hatches were battened down a second time, the consequence of which was, an additional three hiindred slaves perished from the same causes, and one hundred ofthe remain- ing 300 slaves died on the passage to Mozam- bique harbour, whither she repaired for the pur- pose of getting a further supply.

Nearly 1500 of the youth of Calcutta are re- ceiving an English education, In combination with thorough scriptural instruction, in tlie lite- rary institutions maintained in that city by the General Assembly’s Board of Missions, and the

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London, Church and Baptist Missionary Soci-V'

eties.

Five of the Professors in the University at Halle,’Germany, were originally Israelites: and three in the University of Prussia. Some of the converted Jews are men Of the highest attain- ments, such as Drs. Neander, ofBerlin, Brains, of Breslaw, and Stalil, of Erlangen. These are all persons of eminent literary reputation, and now faithful followers ofthe Lord Jesus—Chas. Observer.

THAMES NAVIGATION BY STEAMERS.—The Thames between London Bridge and Chelsea is nowproyided with projecting floating piers, ex- tending in many places, as at Hungerford Mar- ket, far into the river, and although undoubtedly a great Obstruction to the navigation, are very convenient to passengers Who proceed short dis- tances in the numerbus small steamboats, which have entirely superseded the trim built wherry of the industrious watermam—There are no fewer than twenty-five steamboat piers betweeniLon- don Bridge and Chelsea, and the traffic is so great, especially in fine weather, that others are about to be formed, including one on the city side of Blackfriars bridge, the Surrey side beino already provided with one. The only pier, howa- ever, below the wharf at London brido‘e is one at Lower Shadwell, which has been5 decently formed, and opened for the embarkation and lagndirlig of passengers. The river Thames has“ pow. ecpmet e most im Vg‘tant blic hi hwa in this kingitpn, and peligfaips ianurope.g Th:

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i f. as'se‘n ers alway f 1 :hldnlifls:m§timesghappeps that’thereggfi. 510,222 ersonsgoing up and down the riverggnand Steam vessels, including those proceed? gom sta- from the continent. The language 0 1.”, q“. “I tute (6 Hen VIII., 0. 7) declared or} ' ~hint'tsrctt e ,

bl cu‘tom and usage Wit I I T “I, I Eiiiilianii tybme out of mynde, ,to uls‘t; £59.:l:e;:sf a ,' adbares. , erie V Thames In boats nly thegmedium‘of communié'

then almost ‘exclusive I _ cation between the royal palaces of Windsor,

Westminster, and Greenwich, as wellssis the means Of access to and from the spleutd ma:- sions ofthe nobility which then graced its nort - ern shore. Steam on the Thames has almostrsgi- pe‘rseded, all other modes of conveyance. e watermen, 14,000 of whom served in the navy during the late War, are, deprived of their ogcu- pation, and are the only body who have notf En- efited by steam. Capital to the amount 0 v3 millions is employed in steam navigation, at;)

150 steam vessels are constantly engaged on t e

river. . THE SABBA’I‘H ScHOOL islike astream, which has no cataracts to astonish us With their magni- ficent thunder, but which winds along'the tran- quil valley, asserting its existence'only iutlie life and verdure which appear along its course. I

THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD.-—Itis_an exqun site and beautiful thing in nature, that when the heart is touched and softened by some tranquil happiness or affectionate feeling, the memory of the dead comes over it most powerfully and irre- sistibly. It would almostseeni as If thoughts and sympathies were charms, in Virtue of which the scul is enabled to hold some vague and mysteri- ous intercourse with the spirits of those we dear- ly loved in life. Alas ! how often and how long may those patient angels hover over us, waiting for the spell which is so seldom uttered, and so soon forgotten—Dickens. .

Exercise and amusement combined, produce tonic effects increasing all the secretions and powers of life. Many of the inVIgOrating pas- sions, pleasant amusements and gratification of passions produce great tonic effects.

SAM SLICK says: whenever a fellow is too lazy to work, he gets a license, shake up .hls name over his door, calls it a tavern, and nine chances to ten but he makes the whole neigh- bourhood as lazy and as worthless as himself.

To PREVENT THE TASTE OF TURNIPs IN BUT- TEn.—-In some Of the best districts in England, the taste of the cream and butter is affected by the manure used onthe pastures, and the follow- ing means are adopted to prevent it :—

The first method is almost universally practi- sed on the milk and cream brought into the Lon- don Market, in order to prevent the taste being affected by the different kinds of food on which their cows are fed.

lst Method—Dissolve a pint of nitre (Salt Petre) in a pint ofpure water, and put a quarter of the pint into every fifteen gallons of milk as brought from the cow. his will effectually pre- vent any bad flavour, and cause the milk anti cream to keep sweet a long time. The quan- tity Of nitre is so very small, that it does not at all affect the wholesomeness ofthe milk

2d JlIt't/tod—Let the cream get well sour ; and before churning, take a quarter ofa pint of the cream and put it into a well scalded pot or jar, into which gather the next cream, and stir it well; do the same with each successive gathering until enough is saved, and well soured, ready for- a second churning ; then take out a small quantity and commence anew as before.

The cream being sour before churning, is no detriment to it, and this method will prevent any bad taste in the butter.

CIIURMNG BUTTER.—Every good housewife knows that at times, from some peculiar cause* likely extra sourness or bitterness ofthe cream, much difficulty is experienced in making the cream into butter. A lady writer in the Indiana Farmer, recommends the following course in such cases. ' \Ve have for years used soda or saleratas for the same purpose, and found them usually successful.

“I wish to_ inform my sister butter-makers of the means I used, which so successfully removed the difficulty. I churned perhaps three hours, to no purpose, and then tried to think of somethinor I had read in the Indiana Farmer, or sortie othe: periodical. I could not remember precisely, but Irecollected the reason stated was, the cream being too sour. I then thought of soda (pearlash I presumed would do as well), and dissolved at large teaspoonful in a pint of warm water, and as I poured it in, churning at the same time, it changed in a moment, and gradually formed into a beautiful solid lump of sweet butter.”

,SALTING BUTTER.—On some occasions, a part or the Whole of the butter may, perhaps, be dis- posed offresh; but in general it must be salted before it can be carried to market; and as this part of the process requires as great nicety as any other, a few remarks on the subject shall be added. After the butter has been beaten up and cleared from the milk, it is ready for beino salted. Common salt is almost the only sol; stance that has hitherto been employed for the purpose of preserving butter; but I‘foi’ind by ex- periance, that the following composition is in many respects preferable to it, as it not only pre- serves the butter more effectuallyfronr any taint or rancidity, but also makes it look better and taste sweeter, richer, and more marrowy than if the same butter had been cured witli common salt alone. I have frequently made comparative trials with the same butter, and al- ways fbund the difference muchfgreater than could be conceived. The composition is as fol- lows :—Take Ofsugar one part, Ofnitre one part, and of the best Spanish great salt, or best rock salt, two parts ; beat the whole into a fine powder mix them well together, and put them by for usei 0fthis composnion, one ounce should be put to

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Head Quarters, Charlotutog, 1 IS Excellency the Cdtnrnb'm‘lcr iii H been pleased to ltdfiruthnt'th Ah g“ {Militia do take place I! own :- v . ‘- 0. Monday 2'7thI July‘s-graced” Cross g d ’s and ore ri go. I H. h Ar’I’dzglay 28th—7Head of St. Peter 5 prv, a Saint Margaret's and Tulloch. ’ V, . .. I Wednesda 29th—Survoypr sInlet and .l‘hursday 0th—Souris and Bay Forum“ - Monday, August lath—Johnston's, ‘ . . 'd Cuvendis . ' ' , ' Gl;§:dd:; 11th-Haslem’s, Iiarrdtt's, . n Wednesday thh—Campbelhs Pond emf -Tliursday 13th—St. Eleanor s and Po: Cascumpeqne and Rir-hmond Bay, by cer present—the returns to be transmitted to > General with as little delay as possible, 3 . '. 4 Friday 14th—Captain '(13lark’s, Bedeqnp, s" r , C Traverse and ‘ryon. : I Bugattifdh: 15th—Crupaud and Sable. ' ' . . Mondziy 24tli—Charlottetown Ferr , mm”! Lot 49, Cross Roads to Cherry Va ley,‘ V d 0 ii Brid e. 1 . anTuehdzIy 25tli§Belfast and Flat River. Wednesday 26tli—Cross Roads and“ Bridge, Georgetown, and Brudenell' ‘ House. ‘ ' y _ , Thursday 27tli—Lewellin 9 Cross .I'to'udn Q yard, Murray Harbour. . ‘ ‘ , Fridav 28—Cardigan River and Bringing“I -

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His Excellency has also been pleased to - following Promotions and Appotntmepts_:— I a 2d Queen‘s County Regiment of M'llltl Moore to be Captain, vice Jones, resigne Francis Kelly to be Captain, Vice Erown, Ensign Charles Haszard to be .Lieut.,_vio sign Alexander Mucrae to, be Lieut.,.vtce I liam Haszard,gen. to be Lieutenantfvrcel'w . ., Island. Robert Gray Nelson, gen. to be Ensign, v Haszard. I I : _ John Charles Clark, gen. to be Ensign, vide- Alexander Smith, gen. to be Ensign, vice deceased. ‘ ' ' 5th Prince County Regiment—John C. Tn; to be Captain,rvice Cody, deceased. ‘ 3»; _ By command of His Excellencé :, ‘ the Commander in hing A. LANE, ‘f I Lieutenant Colonel 5r. Adjutant ‘

TEN POUNDS PREMIUM‘

HE Committee of the Charlotte perance Society offer the above Pre best Essay on the Traffic in Ardent Spirits it upon the Physical, Moral and Civil Into Colony—such Essay to be the production ofa a Temperance Society within this Island, and in Charlottetown on or before the 15th December Judges will be appointed, and further am 7 regarding the manner of appropriating the‘ Fri: made, and due notice thereof given hereafter.

J. B. COOPER, Secre . W. NELIS, T ' 17th July, 1840,

»PERSONS in the c'oumry‘who have iga possession Lists of Subscriptions towards, e' intended to be offered for the best Essay on thezsub Temperance, are requested to forward the same Secretaries of the Charlottetown Temperance Soc: as early as possible. ’ >