HASZARD’S GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 27.

SUIHABY OF NEWS.

A PROJECTED RAILWAY TUNNEL us- rwasn lncuso we iu.~!cir.!--'I‘he construction of it tuntiel for a railway be- neath the bed ofthe Straits of Dover, with a view to unite the shores of England with those of France, and then with the entire European and Asiatic continents, is occii— pying much public attentioti, frotii the seve- ral projected plans which have recently been promulgated. Mr. VVil|iani Austin, many years in Messrs. Pcto, Betts, and Bras.~'ey’s establislinient, has, since 1853, matured a plan which has been highly approved by first-rate engineering talent. The plan proposed by him lins for its object the aecoiiiplisliiiient of a really permanent railway and enduring structure, extending from shore to shore, a distance of twenty- two miles, and connected at each end with the flll'l!(l(l_\' (2i)ltsll'll('l(‘(l and future lines of railroad. lt is intended to hnvea triple way of three at-elies, oval in form, and securely lockril together by inseparable and i:iilc.-triictihle iiiasonay, constructed of approved iinperisliable inatci-ial, iiiipcr- vioiis to iiioistnre; and for such unavoida- ble leakage or collection of water its will occasionally oecui-,tliree efficient culverts will be pt'0Vitlt‘tl to carry it to each shore, whence powerful lilt-pumps would convey it into the sen. 'l‘he fall is to be from the centre towards each shore, and it is calcit- late-il that the crown oftlie tunnel will have a tliickiirs-4 of clialk of 60 feet between it and the ocean bed at the deepest poitit, which (lot-s not exceed H0 feet below the tjil:-l level, as proved by sounding. There will be three (ltittlil(‘ lines of railway (three each tvai i, nliielt will be ample for ordinar_v

,_vood.s_ tratlic aiiil t-.\prcs.~i trains. Ample space is iilliii-tlcil for all iieccssary path- ways, and the l(‘l";_'!'tlplllC wires will be laid lllliit‘ {‘t‘ltll'f‘, ill :1 new principle of economy and truly access. The tunnel, by its leiig-it», iifll thoroughly ventilate "self: l'ui sin--ilil it jlI'il\'ll iii’-('e.~.:.~4til‘y, ll|l‘C‘(‘. or llitir, or (‘\’t‘lt lllli'f‘, ziit‘-slinlli cant lit’! rt-ailily (‘I|li.~‘!l'I:t‘,lI‘tl. the upper p'vI'lttHis

foriiiiiig leghtiioii.--s or refuge in case of shipwreck, and for .-‘igrnalling ships in the Channel. The cost is estimated at £6,- 000,000, and the time for construction seven years. 'l'|ie whole of these works are pi-oiposcd to be carried out in connexion with Mr. William Hiitchison’s patent, which we have so often noticed in our columns, for converting into an indestructi- ble building material river, or sea sand, shingle, chalk, and other soft and compara- lively worthless substances. As it is to be geologically assumed that the stratum to be cut through is chalk, Mr. Austin pro- poses to coiit-itrttct his three roadway arches ofl.irge blocks of masonry, bound together in .-i peculiar manner (illustrated by a_d_ia- gram in their description in the Mining Journal of December 1), such blocks to be formed from the excavated material, carried to the indiirating works (to be constructed at each end), and reconveyed to the portion under completion, ready to be placed in situ. As these blocks would occupy the space of 40 or 50 bricks, be rapidly formed in the soft state of the material to the shape required, and quickly indurated to a degree which the chisel will scarcely touch, it is expected the work would proceed with it rapidity hitherto unknown in the history of tunneling, and that the time named by Mr. Austin will be ample for its completion.- Jllining Journal.

A New Piirsit.—Application has been made for a patent for a new paper from jute, by Mr. Maurice Nash, of Chester. Jute is an Indian grass, extensively import- ed into this country for the purpose of being made into “ bagging” for American cotton. It is sent out to America, returns covering the cotton. and is finally sold to the paper makers. It is proposed to con- vert it into paper from its original state.

CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA.--Tllefc are several Chinese firms in California that have invested over $500,000 in their business; and there is more than two millions of dollars capital invested in the trade between San Francisco and China, owned and controlled by China- nieii, residing in that city.

In the course of the debate on the Ad- dress to the Royal Speech in the Commons Lord Palmerston stated:

“ In reference to the fall of Kara, when the subject came to be discussed, the Go- vernment would be able to show, that they had taken all the measures in their pn\i'ei', to prevent that catastrophe. Measures had‘ been taken to effect the exchange of General \Villiains.”

The London Gazette states, that Dr.

Rae having claimed the reward of £l0, 000 offered by Government to any party or parties, who, in the judgment of the Board of Admiralty, should, by virtue of his or their efforts, first succeed in ascer- taining “ the fate of Sir. John Franklin and his companions;” the Lords Com- missioners of the Admiralty“ will pro- ceed within three months from the date hereof to adjudicate on such claim; and all persons who, _by virtue of such pro- clamation, deem themselves entitled to the whole or any part of the reward in question must prefer their claims within such time, after the expiration of which no clainr will be entertained.” Cos'r or Fences IN TH: UNITED Sr.irr.s.—Burknap, a well known agri- cultural writer, in speaking of the cost of construction anil repair of the common fences which separate the fields from i-acli other and the liig|iways,says:—“No man dreams that when compared with the outlay for those nnpretending monu- ments of art, our cities and towns, with all their wealth, are left far behind. You will scarcely believe tne, when I say that the fences of this country cost more than twenty times the amount of specie that is in it .”

'l‘iii; SHIP "‘ Jenn Wii.i.uiis,” belong- ing to the London Missionary Society, and used for the conveyance of mission- aries and native teachers to and fro among the islands of the Great Pacific, was ori- ginally bought and has since been repair- ed and refitted, by the subscriptions of children. This ship, after an absenceof several years, has returned to England for needful repairs; and subscriptions are again being raised among the Sunday scholars and juvenile members of the con-

gregations for the purpose.

'1‘iii~: Missmo STEAMSHIP “ Pzicii-'ic.”— We learti by telegraph, that the U. S. steamshi Alabama, which was recently sent out tom New York by Mr. H. Col- lins, to search for the mail steamer Pa- ci/ic, of the Collins line, put into Halifax yesterday afternoon. The Alabama has been as far east as Cape Race. without hearing anything of the PaCifiC._The Alabama has a large stock of provisions and stores on board, for the relief of any vessels in distress she may fall in with upon the coast’ and will cruise some time loiiger.—Nb/rr.

Samuel B. Chipman, Esq, P., for

Cornwallis, has been appointed Financial Secretary with a seat in the Ecxcutive, Vice Creelnian, who losst his election. B. Wier, and John Locke, Esqrs., have also been elevated to seats in the Eexciitive. The former is one of the representatives of Halifax, and the latter isa member for the Township of Shelbiiriic.

__—o-——— Nov/i Scorui LEGISLATURI-‘..-ll] the House of Asenihly on the ltith inst. the Hon. Win. Young, Attorney General, proiioun— ced n. glowing eulogiiiin on the dead and living Nova Scotians engaged in the present war, and concluded by moving a grantofliit) guineas for the purchase of a sword for Geiieral Williams. The Hon. Nlr. Johnson warmly seconded the motion, and after tlxe Provincial Secre- tary (Hon. Mr. Wilkiiis), had supported

it, the vote passed utiauunuaoly.

.‘ Zoological Gardens,

osnsaar. ntrsnnaaricn.

New COMPANll8.—-A company is in course of formation to purchase the Surrey and erect a large iinnsic-hall, capable of holding 10,000 er-. 3sons.—Anot|ier new project is the Ban of ‘ Egypt, with a capital of a quarter ofa mil- lion, with power of increase to one million‘ sterling.—-The prospectus of the \’Vi-stern Bank of London, with a capital of £400,- 000, has been issued, with the view of introducing to the VVest End, by an esta- blishment purcly local, the joiiitstock sys- tem of banking in that part of town.

POLITICAL Ruaiouits.—On dit in the

av WILLIAM DODD. VALUABLE

REAL PROPERTY

31:31‘ $411 413:, _ HE following parcels of LAN), &¢,_ win 1,, submitted to public competition at the COURT HOUSE, in the Colonial Building, in Charlottetown. on WEDNESDAY the SIXTIIIINH day of APRIL next, at the hour ot' 12 o'clock, noon. viz:—— l’AS’l‘UltE LOTS Nos. 238, 234 and 235 in the Royalty of Chiirlottetown, frontiog_ on the St. Po. tor‘: Road, and situate about three miles from Town, pontaiiiing in the whole 36 acres, a little more or es

s. Ax.oo—-The Freehold and Reversion of and in we Hundred and Sixteen acres of LAND on

Township No. 49, adjoining the Roman Catholic

Church Property, near Vernon River. ’1‘|iigl,.ua

is subdivided into two Farms of I44 acres, and 72 ac-

clubs, that Sir George Grey is likely soon to resign the Home Office in favour of the, present Attorney-General, Sir Alexander; Cockburn. In this event, Sir Richard: Betliell would become Attoriiey-General,‘ and the vacant Solicitor-Generalship would be conferred on Mr. Collier, Q. C., thei able nietnber for Plymouth. It is also’ rumoured that Sir John Jervis, the present

liiefdiistice of the Common Pleas, is to be raised to the upper house, with it life peerage, and to he succeeded on ihc bench by Sir Frederick Tlicsiger.

ltis riiiiionred that the Hon. Miss Ers- kine daiigliter ofthe Dowcger tfoiiiitess of Rosslyn, who has just returned front thej Criinea, where she had been assisting Miss Niglititigale in the hospitals, is about, to marry the Rev. John Miliicr, B. A.i chaplain of her Majesty’s ship Urion,I Captaiii Erskine.

Ax At.t.soosv.——Aii old miser being, dead, and fairly interred, came to the? banks of the Styx, desiring to be ferried, over along with the other ghosts. Clia-; ron demanded his fare, and was snr-5 prised to see the miscr, rather tli:iii payl it throw liiinselfiiito the river Jtlltl swim} ovcrto the other side, iiottvitlisiaiidiiig‘ all the clanioiir and opposition that could be made to him. All 'l‘artariis was in an; uproar: and each of the judges was; meditating some piinislinieiit siiitzilile to; a crime ofsiicli dangerous coiiscqiieiice' to the iiiferiial i'eveiiiies.—“Sliall he he: chained to the’ rock along with Pro- metheus’! or tremble below the precipice in company with the Daiiaides"! or assis Sisyphus in rolling ltis stone 9?” "No.” said Fiiios, “none of these; we miist; invent some severe punishment. Let‘ him be sent back to the earth, to see the use his heirs are making of his. riches E"

.———o—:- 'l‘iiA'r Lirrts Woiio ‘Hoiiii:.’—There is some thing in that little word HOME which lifts the heart into the throat, and ever excites intense emotion in the Bri- tish service. Let, for instance, but the bugle ofa light regiment play “Home, sweet home,” in the evening, aboiittatoo time, and you will here, in the Crimea, preceive an uneasiness creepinto every chattering circle; and then silence --Wlll ensue, and many a head will he turned aside front the watch-fire to listen to the air, which, perhaps more than any other, conjures tip in the mind’s eye of all of us the comforts of Old England-—Letter From. the Camp.

What fish may be said to be out of place? A porch in a bird's cage, a skaite in . cutter’: shop, a plaice on the top of an omnibus, asole at the bottom of your boot, whiting cleaning plate, a mussel in a

ous bills.

' lad It I waterinii place had a favhiiiaiiliilliiiiintlliilzo. which she called Perchanca "A gingular name for a beautiful pet, madam. Where did you find it?” “Oh!” ‘l"“'l°‘l “he? “ll W“ named from Byron‘: dog. You remember ivhero he fly’ |PefchInce' my dog, will howl !"

Faoivrzas that are allways falling oil'- Bacholor's buttons. -9

Why is skinning an eel like an agreement

it’: it deed of separation.

lndy’s neck, and a coclile making antibili-‘

for a separate maintenance ?—Becausc_‘_

rot rcrpoctivol which are ccvsriilly lot on Lease for long terms of years, yielding it yearly tent of one shilling sterling per acre.

Ai.iio—'l‘he Eastern inoiet of TOWN LOT No. 52 in the Second Hundred 0 Town Lots in Chariot. tetown, having a front of 42 feet on ltichinond Street. with the WAREHOUSE thereon.

Ax.oo——'l‘liat valuable piece ofGROUND with the DVVELLING HOUSE and premises tlierelo belong- ing, known as the residence of Mn. DAVID Wu.. son, fronting 40 foot on Richmond Street, and ex. tending in depth 50 feet, a little more or leu; form- ing parts of 'l‘nwii Lots Noii. 4 and 5 in the Second Ilutidred of Town Lots in Charlottetown.

Ai.so—Part ofTOWN LOT No. I. in the Second Hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown, next adjoin- ing to the last above described premises, having a front of 60 feet on Richmond Street, and extending 50 feet in depth, or thereabout, with the D\t'lSl.LlNG HOUSE thereon. '

A1.so—'l‘hat beautifully situated Property, form- ing part of COMMON LOT No. 18, in the Royalty of Charlottetown, fronting o.. ilia ”lll:4l)0I‘0ugl], and in the imuiediiite vicinity of Goveiniiient House, lately in the occupation of CAPT. HI-IAZEL!-LY, R. N., bounded on the North West by the Road leading to Govertnent House, and on the l-last by West Street, and extending on said street 233 feet it little more or less, with the hit eand cimiinnilious DWEL- LING HOUSE, OUTB ILDINUS and ap,iurteiian- can thereto belonging. This property is subject to an uniiuiiy of £50 currency per unniim, charged thereon for the use and benefitof .\lr.-_ Mary lllizabeth \'Vilsuii, from and after the ll8Cl'il§l.' of her present Husband (in case she shall iiiirvive hint) iind so long as she shall remain his \Vidow and unniarrieil; and it will be sold liable thereto.

or Tlruu of Sale and further p:irtiriil.irs, en. quire of the undersigned, ('l't'ustew~I for -.-ili-, 8113., under a Deed of ltelease mid (:0I\\t'}ul;('i' tn.-tiring date the 2lst d ' of Deeeiiilier, I.-;’i.';_ ('.\t'l'|Ilt'(l by the above named David \Vilscn mat hi» .-;,i.] wife, with the other parties therein iiainiil, to tho under. signed. and duly registered in the lit‘:-‘ill’! tlilicc of

t I Dated at Charlottetown, Prince t...ir....] l,t;i.id,

this Tenth day of January, 1856. JOSEPH lll‘..\> l.|-‘.Y, JOHN l.H.\¢' .' tilt'l‘ll, ROBER1‘ .~‘ '1 \‘.’;\R'l‘.

Valuable Farm for bale. 0 BE SOLD by Private Contract. that beauti- fully situatod I-‘ARM, on the Malpe-qua lto.-id. distant about 5} miles from Charlotte-iown, the pro- party of Dvi. DAY. It contains I55 acres, of which about 100 are in a good state of cultivation. the resi. due being covered wiili a mixed growth of hard and soft wood, including suitable I-‘encing material. pen the premises is a comfortable I; story DWEL- LING HOUSE, 45 feet b I5 feet, willi ii BARN -15 by 25 feet, and a Wall 0 water at a short distance from the farm yard. The Property is i.-nlianeed by a. permanent stream of water which flows through it; and altogether is adapted for Fiirrning purposes. is it under Lease for 999 yeiirs, of which 973 are unexpired, and is subject to the yearly rent of One Shilling per acre only.

Possession can be given in April next, or earlier, if required. For terms, and further particulars, enquire of JOHN Lo1rGwoii.1-i«i, Eu ., arriiiter-at-l.:iw, Charlottetown, who is fully aut orized to treat for the

:- no

sale. , Charlottetown, Jan, 17, 1856.

p APOTHBOARIES’ HALL.

' The Old Established l HOUSE, 1810. OHARLO'l'l'Bl‘0 , MAY, 1855.

! '1'. nzsnnrsav a. Go. HAVE just received, per late arrivals from Loa- , don, Dublin, United States and Ilalllax, their Supplies for the Season, comprising, in the whole, an i Extensive and Varied .duort1nentof DRUGS il‘. CHEMICALS, PERFUHERY, ttriishoo, Combs, Soapl, and other Toilstroquisitco; I Paints, Oils, Colours, and Dye Stufii l“ruItI.SpicoI, Confectionery, Medicated and other Lozenges; with all the Patent Medicines in repute, and every other article usually kept at similar Establishments in Great Britain (Sec JtpoHm:art'¢t’_ Hall Javcrtim.) The whole of which they can with confidence roconirnoud to the public, and, if quality be considered, at as low, if not lower prices, than they can be procuvod in tho

Market. Charlottetown, May 12, 1855.

VARNISH. FEW Tin-cans of superior COPAL VABNISH , . for solo

H. HASZAID. Charlottetown. Ill)’ 2d. 1855. _ j