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JOHN R. BOURKE.

Mill View, Lot 49. Jan, 8, I855. WHEREAS certain persons have been cutting down trees upon my Lands, and have carried

away wood therefrom, without License from me— This is to give notice, that all persons having so trespassed, or who shall, hereafter, so as ss, shall, on discovery , be prosecuted according to Kw.

HULL.

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MONEY TO LEND

OJV FREEIIULD EST./1 TE. '1‘. HE.-\'l‘ll IIAVILANI). arrister at , Qum-n Square, Charlottetown. November, llth, 1354.

Administration Notice.

Ll. persons liavi A legal ."‘uIands against the Estate of ti: lule .llr. ltoa ‘ck Morrison, Faruier, of Rustico, deceased, are here. - notiﬁed in furiiisll the same. duly attested, wiiln. twelve months from this date: and all persons indebtei tothe said listate are requested to make immediate ray-

meat to W I l.l.l A \l MATIIEWSON ,

J.\.\ii:s MA'l‘tlEWSON, “_""'i“"""°' -

CORRESPONDENCE. (For llusz:ird‘s Gazette.) No. 3. Ought Vocal Music to be generally cultivated?

it has been aliuost univcrsially believed, that

‘ the peculiar powers, necessary for the successful

cultivation of the art of singing, have been dis- tributed with a hand so very unequal, that the few who are favoured bccoino musicians with- out dilliculty, and aluiost without instruction or cll'ort, while the attainment ofany valuablc dc- grce ofmusical skill by the vast majority is en- tirely hopeless.

In this supposed decision of Providence, man- kind have generally acquiesced, and have allowed this art to remain solely in the pos- session of the few. not because they have regarded it as oflittle value. but because they have considered its attainment impracticable. A change is however, taking place upon this subject, in the public mind, proofs of the general, if not universal power, to understand the distinctions of musical sound, and to con- trol iri accordance with them, the modulations of the voice, are multiplying. The number of the young who receive instruction, and make successful progress in the art, is rapidly in- creasing, and as the hope arises, that this acquisition may be made by all, it is viewed with more attention. and its variousadvuntagcs are more and more highly appreciated. If the point he conceded, that the art of singing is to a certain degree attainable by all, few will doubt, that it ought to be generally cultivated. Whoever acknowledges the high rank whic music demands, and deserves to bow in chris- tian devotion, will not consider it due degree of attention to it, a matter of little moment.

t is a most important means of promoting devotional feelings, and it is far more power- ful in its elfocts upon those who join in it. than upon those who merely listen.

The musical talent is given us by our Maker : it is a responsible and sacred one ; and can we do otherwise than yield to the constraining obligation, “ to stir up the gift that is in us.’ Few can plead incapacity, and no one has a right to do it, until he has subjected his pow- ers to a rigid examination.

No faculty, however vigorous, springs spon- taneousl into action, some labour is necessary tp unfol its latent energies, as well as to foster t iem.

It is not only our dut to improve our own faculties, but also to ilevclope and cultivate those of our children, Pres. dwards says, “ not only should persons make conscience of learning to sing; but arcnts should conscien- tiously see to it, that t ieir children are taught this, among other things, as their education and instruction belong to them." The business of common school instruction nerally, is nothin else than the harmonious development and cu tivation of all the faculties of children ; hence, music as a regular branch of education, ought to be introduced into schools. The musical talent, as well as others, ought to be incited, developed, cultivated and rendered strong.

llivsicus.

(Cominuni_cated.)

FREQUENCY OF EARTHQUAKES.

A corres ondcht of the New York Courier, who keeps rourly thcrmomotrical observations. says. that earthquakes produce changes in the atrnosplicro that rests upon the earth, and exert an influence upon it to a greater and wider extent than persons who are not in the habit of observing the hcnomcna in connexion with atmospheric changes, have generally sup-

osc .

“ Within the ﬁeld of our research during a period of ﬁfteen months, commencing with January, 1352, and ending in March 1853, (four hundred and five consecutive days) we have recorded earth uakcs that have been ac- tive on one hundrc and seventeen of these days. on each of which, the lace and places where the earthquakes were felt are particular-

ly stated and the day ofthe month also. In addition to those thus particularly speciﬁed, we have recorded many earthquakes during the same liftel,-n months : the places were they \\'eri_- felt are stated, but the day of the month could not be usn-crtuined from the published accounts; and others also in considerable numbers, Wllt‘l‘t5 neither the day of the month nor the month of the year is mentioned, but which were within said fifteen years.

The tiold of our research embraces but a small portion of the globe. Largo district.-' of‘ our earth are uniuliahitcd, and of the inlmlm.-.1 l districts there are many where there are no in-

lcadcr of the Government and those who say they have the interests of their fellows athcart, would read and ionder over the suggestions so delicately and with such good feeling brought before their notice. um yours truly, Anon I’.-criim. February 17th, 1853.

“ One of the most remarkable of the newly tiirncdnipqucstions refers to the individuals ‘right to bcsot himself. At no time up to the

resent, could any doubt have been intimated on this subject. [lad the question been but propoundcd ‘ in our hot youth, when George the Third was king,‘ what mcrriment it would

intelligi-nt minds to observe and make record ol the phenomena, and others where there am- no newspapers to convey intelligence.

The conclusion we Intro arrived at. from these observations made without anv interrup- tion for a series of years is, that all grcat and sudden changes of the tciupcraturc of the at- mosphcrc, are roduccd by the earth, and

) these changes cllcct those who breathe it both ‘

physically and mcntall to a greater or lC.slSL')' extcnt."——.»tnnual q/' Scion!/’_/i'c Disco:-m'y /‘or 1354 pagc 329. '

(Cornniunicated.)

THE EARTHQUAKE.

We have been favoured by a. subscriber, with the following extract of a letter, received from St. John. N. B. dated the 12th, inst.

On Thursday morning last, about 20 minutes before 7 o'clock, we had a very smart shock of an earthquake, which lasted nearly half a minute.-—It almost shook the doors otl their hinges in one house,—tho noise wasappalling—a roaring, unlike anything I ever heard. i\Irs. S. and I were awake, and for a. few seconds, did not know what it meant.—many were startled from slcep—some jumped out of bed, and ran to the street, very much terriﬁed; the dishes in some houses were thrown from the shelves; the bells set ringing; and the stoves

have given rise to ! Gentleman and commoner alike, nay, pcrlutps, tho respectable parson himself, would have scouted the idea. There was a belief. indeed, that too much drink did ‘ harm, and that many es ccially of what were then called the lowler uni crs, driiqklttioliriuch; and sometimes one lClll't a stray p u ant rropist l)t,‘\\'l|.lllllg these facts. But the evil was gone- rally rcgardcd, only as one of the common ills lthat flesh is heir to, and to which we were ‘ therefore called on to submit with rcsi-rnation. l “ Diﬁi.-rclnt now, vrgcn licnclicsofiiiagistratials, ‘. t' ;; tt ‘r o iscretion. arc continua liihtltliiigl oﬁielicenvbrds, and the legislature tindi litself in a. manner com ellcd to restrict the lhours during which &J|1)llC~ll0lll3CB shall be ‘open 'icw the expo icncy of the case as we may, there is no denying, that this is is ‘course 3 of procedure which takes its rise in the , opinions and wishes ofa certain portion of the ‘jcomniunity. It is undoubtedly an clfort of society to reduce an evil with which it has long been atllictcd. ‘ “To many, we are well aware, it appears alto other detestable as being at once an in- l terfeigrence with private rights and liberty, and an attempt to ctfect by mechanical, and neces- ,l sarily vexatious means, that reform which can ‘only be well accomplished by general moral improvement. hese oléyectiions lpoundh well; butit isa nice oint to eci c w eret e com- promise, we ma e of individual rights when we enter society, should end, and we suspect the: the serviceablcness of mechanical means 0 reformation can only be determined by experi-

were shaken to such a degree, that some ser-_ meat. If there be a majority of society, which vants thought they would have tumbled over. 811331 ‘ We Will D93 “"0" 0“ . 30“? 8'0“ The Mcillﬁion of the amp, WM V6,. ,.cep,_ I tastes to keep public-houses in existence at all, .bl _ d f . . h y P9 jsince they corrupt many who might other- ‘ e ‘ an 0'" umlture m t ° ’°°“” W” ; wise lead temperate and respectable lives,’ we shaken very much. We have great cause to be 3 do not see how an i,,dm'e,em m thankful for our deliverance from the awful ‘ present an cﬂcctual opposition. Ilnd i catastrophe, that might have followed, had , foundifllilt the lllllmng “P 07 “ '°'h°“'“ °," God seen m to make it more se,.u.J_ However‘ 1 a particular day docs abate the notable public notwithstandin their cntlc w'irnin there is symptoms of mtemlwmuce for "mt day’ or the g 3 _ ‘ _ 3‘ _ closing of them entirely does in a great measure l° bf "' ‘"11 “°‘“'l3' e"'°".V “*8” “"5 Weeks “‘ A extinguish these symptoms throughout the the city. l whole week, we do not see, how the said Ina- ' jority can be prevented from taking those steps, if so inclined. How the facts really stand on S_ Tl h k H 0 thepo tp)oi3ts,'is lit: tlpa qubject we hereon: pyue; ir,— mm are no persons w 0 now i ‘ son on wi ; u we may expr _ . Publications of the Messrs Chambers,butmus¢ , entire and unhesitatin faith in the statistics acknowled e that they have done an immense which show, that there is a connection between deal for t e improvement of the middle and. the facility of obtaining liquor as to bot.h_plisce labouring classes; that their aim has been to I and time, and the consumption of ttlliiat llpltoﬁ ut publications that will instruct and improve ' and all the usual consequences eree . {be people within the rcac of all,nnd theyl this boa truth—and the inﬂuential part of must feel proud, that their labours have been ; society is now or shall become sensible of l_lr-- crowned with complete success. The Messrs. we conceive, that a not-_rowi_ng of that facility, Chambers have risen in life from the keeping a down to its total abolition, is far from being on small Stall, for the sale of old Books._to the improbable course ol events in Britain‘. possession of one of tho largest publishing "For the present, all is prolileniatical; but establishments in Scotland: but they are, by no while the stkrugg‘l‘o of the qpestionl is going o_ni means, wealthy; they have always libero y we may ma e n ew rcmar son tie comniercia aid those persons whom they have employed for interests concerned. One cannot. of course. but their literary and bodily labor; they have feel for the roan who is threatened with the travelled many countries for the purpose of loss of his little trade; and even _for the acquiring information, and they have liberally ‘ capit.alist, whose ler ver concernd, the distilleply, imparted it to tho readers of their publications. may some day be. ft unpro uctive on is The study of the .\Ic.<srs. t'hamb~*rs has alwa s . hands. Grant the hardship to them, and let It been the advancement and amelioration of t e ‘> not be spoken of with any approach to lovity. peopled and dthey have .'tdvoc:|.tcd \\'ll:|lt!\'(‘[{ the! 5 Bultllct it be l‘0lllClIIl)i‘l'(‘(latl|l5t ‘qlieretils a llarggr dcemc con ucive to the prosperity an we 1 u) re interest cont-crnc on I0 o icr inn . bl,-ing of the people, I have always been a. coni l‘hoso who are cngag-~«l in any branch of tlro stunt reader of their journal, and so ca-vcr am ('01- its pg;-um], um: [get 3, copy (thriiigh at It 2 the pcrmanrnrrr of a .¢_:/-Ir‘-m involrdng so much cost nearly equal to the price ol the publication nusrry to Illﬂllfiinll, aml u~/ml: rnriny believe to l»e_as itscll) through the post. The following extructi much aacarrxc as an rﬂiq ﬂfldl/lc r:irzal_¢l€{IW"’f1l from an article on “ the Questions of the Age,“ . canrmvc villi ii. They s IOU set icir muses I would wish vou to transcribe into your pa er, in order, and at least be contrivm so that, if . P . . and I would fain hope that such men as tho 1 fall they must, they shall destroy y their fell

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