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VOL. 22.

filistellaitrous.

USAGIIS IN UTAH.

We have many strange stories of the Mormons, since that form of delusion took root among as. nine of these h.tve excited pity, others contempt. and not a few of tltetn aversion and abltorrence. Front all accounts. they are a “ peculiar people." not at all over ‘seitlous in good works.‘ No doubt, man of these tnurvellouu relations are exaggerations, the otI's rirtg o ll settled animosity. that can see in t t people “ evt and only evil’ coritiriu.i|ly.” We would (his not believe otherwise. But this admission notwitlt- standing. there must be grave inorul delinquency in tire .\lornt~m character and habits, for the very reason tltrtt their distinctive creediu itnrtiornl and impure. It is true, th:tt some tnert‘s lives are vastly superior to their religious creerls. Full of ab- surdity so are tlte dogmas of the oitittn Catholic Church, men have lived and ied in her eotttnitttiion, whose tttetttnry is redolertt of religious setttiiriertts, pious converse and hot I.lut these are the exceptiotta not the rule. \Vhen it man

udoptsit creed. his lie gnnerall i-. nuts to it, whether it be ,' good or hit . Recent intelligence front the Utah territory conlirins _'l‘lte Descret News been received. with advices to tho 2'ltlt of arch. The paper of that date is almost wholly occu led with tlrn details of u legislative festival held iii the 'I'erritoria| I ouse oit tltn sin of March. the scenes at which were an ue, arid the recital of them must sound strattge indeed to the ears 0 enlightened Christians every where. A ball was an element in the festival. Tlrc tirwr~,r- nor of the Territory. and the members of the l.egisluIr\e As. eetubly. " with their ladies," were resent. as were also the Hon. Z. Snow, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the United States marshal ttttd district attorney. It is worthy of remark, that the News speaks tltro-rghout. as though each Mormon was the ‘ltusbattd of one wife ' only. ‘ ’ ‘tin I)|'|dg of the youtig ritude_rtt.' ' the widow of the scar-be-laurelled vete- nm,' are terms employed with-rut arty qualilimitioit. jun na they would be etnployiid without arty qualilicatioii, just as they would be employed in this latitude. and but for irtforittation durin-d front other sources. the world would be led to suppose that polvgnrtty had_ no sanction rtin-vttg the \Iornions. Ilut wlttt we designed es- pecially to notice. is sonietltirtg so closely bordering on profanity Ind blasphemy. that it is rtltitost impossible for the rriost ttittvers.tl charity to ‘ hope‘ or ‘ believe ' that it was not llte impious outbreak of depraved hearts. 'I‘lte assembly Iiitvirtg convened. as we are told liy the Deseret News. and the ' venerable patriarch and chap- lain oftlte Legislative Council, John Smith having addressed the Eternal Father oit heltalf of the Cornpan - present; of his people in the mountains; of the Presiderit of the Ilnitcd 8 itos, and for an end to war and corttoiitioo. and that peace otight be established on the earth.‘ the Governor ‘Iel ofin the rlartrr.’ and was followed by.the hon. Ileber C. Kimball rtttd other gentleirten, of the lasgig. latrve Assembly. 'I‘he tirne-ltonoured patriarch and the trouble- ripened atrtpling danced side by side. There balanced the states. man to the bride of the young student; and there swung the wee. Illa!-Wortt young wttrrior with the widow of the scrir-be-laurcllt-d veteran. Cotillion succeeded reel, and the contra-drince followed the money musk; rind yet tiojur was head. Wltereupon the News llwlilfel. that ‘ the prayer of the greylteaded pntriarclt tvas ittrlet-d l"|«‘W9|’0tl. for the halo of is Itcuvsnly eritrsnaliori nearer! to sprrrrrl our Ute trltols.’ Then followed supper,—provided at seven u‘clock. p. m., ‘ in uittold variety and surttptuousitess,’—and tlierenfter the Governor delivere.t an r:_dd|re_ss pfsoino lfiiigtlr, ' G'IlI0:'I.l‘t.t& inn .:.'.‘:.

' I v-can ss..s....- .. .. . - If hfiiyntent of the fertst and the dance.’ A slit ulrtr compound of good sense and fannttcisrrt was Governor Young's oration. lle wish- ed it to be distinctly understood. that ‘ liddlirig and dancing were no part of the Mormon worship.‘ sud he thus explains their ob-

ect :—

’ The question may be asked. what is it for. then] I anstver. that my body insy keep price with my ntitid. llly tnind labours like a mun lagging all the time; and this is the reason, why I urtt fotid of these pastimes : they give me a privilege to throw every thing olf and shake ttiyself, that tny body rtiay exercise. rind tit titind rest. What for? 'I‘o gut strength. and be renewed and qutckcned, itttd gnlivgngd, and nnirrtitted. so that my Illltttl may ttot wear out. ' periertce tells us. tlntrttoat ofthe inhahitrtiits of the earth wear ottt their bodies without wearing their minds at all, through the sulferings they endure froirt hard labour. with distress. poverty l|lIlI want. While. on the other hrtnil, it rent portion of mankind wear out their bodies without labouring, on y in anxiety. But when men are brought to labour entirely in the field of intelligence. there are few minds to be found possessing strength enough to bear all things; and the tttind becortms overcharged. and when this is the case. ' begin. in wear upon the body. which will sink for want of the pro-

' This is the reason why believe in and ractise what I do. The question might be asked. why not go ttttri the ltrtrtyons and got out wood, which would be good exercise enough ? If you would know, cotiie up to rtty house. you will soon Iirtd out. Were I to go to the lronyons. the wltole camp of Israel would follow site there; nrtd they would not be there lottg before they would say, ‘ Coittn brother Brigham, I want to titlk to you; come, I will chop this wood." How tnany scores of times I have uri- dertnlren to tvork. since I came into this ministry; scores and lturt- dreds oftiirtes when tny calling in the kingdont of (ind was less than it is now. have I endeavoured to set myself to work. but sel- dorrt could have it chance to do so ntore than live nrirtuti-s; some one would come along. ' give me the hoe. brother Brigltartr; I want to talk with you,‘ rttrd so he stops trte; rtitd no sooner stops trio. than he stops also. I ltrtve given it up. Ido not intend to work any rrtore at rnatiuol liiliour. I do not wrestle, or p|:iy the ball; llll tlto exercise I do get is to dance it little; while tny courtcil-roorn is from my olliee to this room. sttd froitt this roottt to my house again, into my sitting-room. dining-room. dtc.

It is rnontioned that this same Governor Young has it loom in his bone». at which Mrs. Young and her daughters are frequently ertt~ ploy ed, no less tltitrt five ltundred yards of clotlt having‘ been woven

y them during the season. 'ourig. having t as probably supplied the wrirtts of her own family. had announced her willing- ness to allow to any of her neighbours. without suclt II ninclttnt.-. the use of her lootri, and to board them while weaving. ‘u re- turn to the festival. \\r'e itre told that the rent -rlts of his excellen- cy were followed by a ' loud iinl u thrice-told ltosztnnn to God and the Lamb. from the whole company.’ lntrttediately afterwards the device was reseri . refreshments were served out at ttiidiiight. and at 2 o'clock. I. ni.. the ssseinbl was dismissed by the hoit. 0. Spencer, to reeurns tlts duties 0I}IQlIlIlIIItItI. How strange to our cars is this strange combination. and bow revolting to tile titinds of those vrho have drawn their views of God and religious ilttty from the Holy Bible. the only true revelation of religious motive. religious precept. and religious duties. Yet is Ltah tl territory of the United States; its people are fellow cltiuena witlt ourselves, uttd thence derive it rig it to ti voice in all political and national alfairs, of which they cittwtrtt be legally or constitutionally deprived. ls ' not then a duty to labour to overcome every inipoodiniant that may oppose itself to their reclatrtittinn frortt suclt errors, and seek. at all costs. to teach them a more excellent wiry I Not the heathen have erred ntrtre, in precs t and in practice. than these saute people of Utah, who are our fitllow citritens. t is fortunate. perhaps. for the United States. that this leavcn ol' error itnd itiitnorslity, is not goo raphieally ccitlrsl, but lies at the var e of the ‘ ritenseres of inert ,'_tIie thirty“-see States ofthe l'ttion. I‘hnre is no fear of its leitvetitng the w le lump. Nevertlteliess, as we have admitted IIIOIII _lI|l0 hmlltothood. and neither by right rtor by llIl.[llI can ex- -elde from fellowship. It would be out a corner-pointing act- eee of justice to ourselves asd ofbensvulence toward tlo-nr. to do Iisritltfitl ldll what we are doing ftir tlitfie who hold no suclt re- lation to us._ The subject h worth redueting upon . rind it rocitlls rt in-mt. which some Mm. has eueesd uu rim. ttttxltrly in the MIMI‘ 0‘ I'll"! Will-vvisbsra to the seals of ' pure religion nntl un- dsflled '—nlie too greet rsadleeus. as we tlilslt, to mix reI'rg‘ioos ex- UGCU I'll“ ""|“¢'|i II‘ 0! Ilecuvleril. having in theta no elertturtts

of a religious cbarseter.-.N‘sis York Cbsirurugt. ON ECLIPSE! 0" THE DUN.

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joined the two lintbs_as be ore; itttd the saute phenomena were thus

visible in the United States. the last occurred in 1806. which is well reeollected by man rsons. while the next will not occur until I869. A complete annular ecltpse‘will be seen in a part of tltpr:.Jriite_rlI Statfes tin May, 185.1, to an it 0 cc ipses is tnacb renter than is enersll su ed by the publtye. The concurrencsgof the'pi-sdictug and .I;..l’I:'.... ol their coturnenceritent and terinirtattion, iilfords moat aci:||r.|lg proof of the correctness ofthe theories by which they were pre- tllltttttd. Ilte coritpartson of recent with ancient eclipses ltss proved tint there has been an acceleration of the moon's mean motion. ‘I lie observation of eclipses (rtiore especially those of the tttoon) Er“ 'l':::;"|*. llfltl one frequently used. of detertittniug the longitttdsu ' Ulftjtittlogy has derived very great assistance from eclipses. In tie writings of many ancient historians, many events are recorded "' l"“""8 hi|PpetIBtI about the time when certain eclipses of the sun or‘ rttoon occurred. _By mantra of astronomy, the time of an Gclttbw C‘-1rI.be deterrntrted with perfect accuracy. And thus. if of “"."'f"°"l. It is recorded. that it happened at a certain time before ‘qr rt ter rta eclipse of which an approximate time is given, the true Itle of that event is correctly detertrtined. larty instances might here be given; but two will he sullicient. lrt_tlte writing-i of.lo<irphus. it is stated. that on the night sue- ltlpfiedtttg the dt‘:tl_lt of Herod.‘ there was an eclipse of the moon. I e reco_rrI of this event. wlttch is the only one mentioned by Jo- !"l'l““'- Ill Itty of his writings, is ofthe greatest iirtportaitce. since It determines the ttiue of the death of Herod, and of tlte death of Jesus (. inst.

Arlfllfll in the history of Ilerodotus. record is made of no eclipse ofthe sun’. which occurred during rt battle between the Lydirtns and Medea. I‘lte day was_sutltIenly change-I irtto night; the terrified armies ceased from thctr_contest and ittrtde peace. Herodotus does not record the date ofthts event. except that it was in the sixth year ol the war between the rtritions. Astronomy is thus called upon to determine the exact tirrie oftltis event. This task is ren. ::l"':"‘l'-' ll’ "“""° 9’“'"‘l. more dtllicult. since Ilerodottts did not re- “: i N3 [1 «Ole or part of lll.t3 country where the armies were con. “:1; ‘:5-[hp *’"lt:t.=. ttnut be supposed, dttl'e_re_nt ciirrtpaters or H ecu ‘ave t.t.'II ed to entertain dtlliireitt opinions of its “act

rite art price. Ilowevor. the learited .\lr. Baily has conclusively shown, that itit eclipse which could cause so great darkness mug; have been total; and ht-rice it is required to determine at wltrft time total solar eclipses occurred in that region. According to hi. ¢a|cn l-|ll0I|l.. this eclipse took place, September 30th. 8. C, 610 -

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derful plienortteita we're oIuerv:d.a ma . “Wm pecan" “Id won- Baily describes his observations oflliqm ii; follow. _ row oflucid he" I 9 ""l" °_r lb’ ""3 WI!” ‘'l”’'" ‘O. "'""d"- ‘

‘ _p0tttts. like it string of bright beads. formed round that P.-III of'tlte.ctrcuinl'erence_ofthe moon that was about to nine; on :“';:"::’i''‘I:''°' 5% ""'P""' Wall great on l_inding lltattdheue luini- iitaxitiiude lei». (W: M H‘. dark m~'er"nm‘ l'lm°" m"°'"d. i" “N N orw-flat.‘ :,“0I;|I 0itc_s _ttppenrtng to run trito each other like '_I".!l<lhril -m I.’ or t o rapidity ol the change was so great, and the mg“-.,d -mgr” to ttppe3t'.tttt:e its f:tscrit:tttttg itnd attractive, that the ‘cum r rrtoitruit tstracted and lost in :he eoitterttplatton of tire s ~- e I llnrtlly. its the moon pursued her course. these drirk intervening .l‘f“,'-‘* W°|'°_ llfelttllod otit tttto long. black. tltick parallel lino--i‘ ,|-ttutng the limbs of the sun and moon; when all at oitce they sud: “_“"‘!,&"‘_'t° .W.5LV..9Iitl,|v0..tlut.cirptiiirfer "flll't)l'tflI'tlnd circular; and the tttoon perceptibly advanced on the face of the sun.

'I he inoott preserved its usual circular outline, durin its pro- gress across the uuti’s disc, until its opposite intl) again approach- ed the bordur of the sun. \Vben. all at once. the litttb ofthe ntoon being at some distance front the edge of the suit, a number oflong. black. thick parallel lines, exactly similar in appearance to those before-itientioned. suddt»n:y darted forward frortt the ittoon. and

repeated. but in an inverse or er.

In the total eclipse of I8-I2. Mr. Baily says. that he at lirst ‘look-

ed out very narrowly for the black lines which were seen iii the un-

nulur eclipse ol I886 as they would prob.-tbly precede the string of en ti. 'I'hcse litres, however, were not seen by rite '

‘ Ilut the brands were ilistiitctly visible, and oit their lirst appear- ance. I ltad noted down the tirrie of my cltronornctcr. and was in tltenct of counting the seconds, in order to ascertain the exact time of their duration, when I was astounded by a tremendous burst of applause front tltt streets below. and at the same rrrorttcnt, was

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, JUNE 29. 1852.

_ As soon as hvot in the house. Mary inquired anxiously for the ‘ here is the jug and rum. Adam I’ Poor Aduiu

staututer out ‘ that he lied stumbled ever a pile sf rocks and broke thebottle and lost the ruin.‘ Mary was in u llx-Adult drurtlt—tlie minister coruing—-the rum gone. and t is questions utt- lssrned. at secures the minister! It wouldn't do for the tllltll of God to sue Adam drunk. so she. for the waist of u better place to_ hide. lent but under the bed. By the time III was fairly ;:Nl¢|'._tit came tlte Minister. Allsr sitting a moment. he asks I tffihe thought she could answer the question. ‘how did Adam I"- h tiry turtied list bead tirst one way. and then another. 6-

" Y E '9 iftljlltnqred out ' ltsfell our a pile of rocks!’ It was now t e minister s_turn to look blank; but he ventured another jltlllltlttlt-_-' where did he hide hiittself after his fall 2 Mary looked ‘‘ ll: '""'}“,°'. than at the bed. but. linully she out with it, ‘ tinder “M” h. 'Nr'fi.b°'ll;:‘|:0. Adam, you uisy come out, _be knows all “_ M“-yi g mtutster rstlrsd—uot eves waiting for his gluus

WOMAN'S HOME DUTIES.

1'3"“! by only a fsacy of ours, that Providsace has so decidedly fitted woman for household cures. tltrttshe is never trtlly and health- tly‘bappy without them; but if it be a fancy. it is one which utuch o eryrition has confirmed. If there be en thing likely to ban‘ lt sitsist from the the dwellings of women o fortune. it is t 0 habit of assuming a moderate share of the daily cares which go to rttu.te home home. To do every thing by proxy is to deprive ourselves of it thousand wltolesorne, cheerful, innocent interests; to nourish our ‘ _tde arid indolencp at the expense of our afliectioou; to sacrifice the its ofltfe to a notion of gentility. poor, ltollow. and barren; tut . is there not something almost iiopiouu in scoroi the position for which God so evident] designed women. sud livirtg an urtifit iitl l:fa of’ our own devising. sputiug our duties and privileges to hire-

rigs .

It is s_ singular delusion this of some women, and of Atnsrir.-an women In particular, for we know, that even is England, women of furtutte are touch more truly domestic in their tastes and habits than we. We remember a story of u certain duclicsu cleaning sortie picture frttrties, when u protege who hap tied to be present uflictously desired to take the oliice upon herse f.

' Chtltl l' "M ll" Grlce. ' don't you suppose. Ishould have cull- “ ll IKWIIM. If I had not chosen to do it myself!’ _ The German ladies. with all their cultivation, take the most in. ttmute interest in liouseltoldry, and they are remarkable for cheer- fulness of temper._l'or_nsturttl at-i_d cltrtrrtiiitg manners, and for the intelligence and VI_1I¢l:{ their conversational powers. Who knows but the terrible earth of subjects of conversation gmong an might. be somewhat mitigated, if our ladies spent a rt of every morning among the various cares and duties. on the proper perforat- unce of_wlttch so tnuclt ofthe coitifurt and happiness oflife depends, and which call into action far higher powers than those required {gr tclpel bald cltrt chat ofrttt eventu;,_ party, or the iniinities ofu mom- Ihe universal sentiment _of men is in favour of active domestic llttlilltt for women. It is said. that men ‘ love to ace women deli- Wlei mid so they do. doubtless. Ilut does any ntoderulo amount of attention to borne ullittrs deprive a lady of her delicacy? It ntay prevent the delicacy of dyspepsia; but few gentlairieit rtdtitirs thttt. Indeed. we have yet to discover tltu rtratt of sense who is displeased b his wife's personal care of the comfort and I‘.CtNIOIIIy 0 her house.

u tttttns nrss vss-islaaml ' ...-I. ..-..-..--g ..-.... .. s | _ te ltouseho . Goethe says of a young woman of his friends, and a man ol'gc- nius is entitled to speak for ltis sex :-—‘ her the death of her too- ther, she displu ed a high degree of activity as the head of n on- rrterous youn flirnily. and alone sustained her father in his widow- hood. 'I‘be uture husband could thus hope an equal blessing for ltintself and his descendants, and expect a decided domestic hap- piness. Every one confessed that she was a wotitan to he wished for. She was one of those who. if they do not inspire vehement prissiou. are found to excite a universal pleasure. A lightly forrtied syintrtetiiertl figure. a pure healthy nature. and the glad activity ltat rises front it. an unembrtrrasaed care for all daily necessities- with all these she was endowed. 'I‘lte observation of these quali- ties was always agreeable to me. and I always sought the society of those who possessed thetn.

s.

FACING THE ENI"..\IY. Ilcnry Parker. at the age of seventeert, was. by the dcatlt ofhis

olectrilied by the sight of one of the most brilliant and splendid pltottoincna that can well be imagined. For. at tltnt iii.-taut, the dark body of the tnoon wits suddenly surrounded with a corona, nr kirtd of brigltt glory, similar in shape and l’t:l.'|ll\8 tttagititudu to that which paitttcrs draw around the heads of saints, and which by the I"rericlt is designated on ucrole.

' I’tt\'ia contains ittaity thousand ittltnliitants, the greater part of , whom, were at this hour, walking iii the streets and sqrtar-cs, in order to ttitrtcss this lung-I:tlltt.'(I of plteriotrtenon, and when the total obscurnliort took place, which was iitstatttancous, there was a uni- ver.~t.tl shout froitt the (tIHBrV.3l’§. wlitch ‘ made the wclkirt ring.‘ and for the ruornent.tvitltrlrcw my attention frorti the object on wltich I was iittrnetliatcly eittplnycd.

‘ I had. indeed. nnttciprttetl the ttppcarrtrtco ofn luminous circle rottrtd the titoort during the time of total obscurity; but I id not expr-ct, frortt ntty of the accounts of previous eclipses that I had read. to witness so rtt tgnificcitt an exhibition as took ilnce.

‘ I was surprised nrtd astonished at the splendid scene which notv so suddenly burst upon my view. It riveted ttty attention so efl'ecl- ually, that I quite lost sight of the string of heads. which. howee ver, were not completely closed when this phenomenon first up pertrod. Splendid as its appearance really wits. at the same time I there was sornotltiitg rtppnlltrtg irt its character; and I can readily ‘ imagine, that uticit-tlized nations may have becoiiie alarmed and terrilied at suclt an object.

' llut another remarkable phenomenon was now exhibited. Sud- denly frotrt tltu border ofthe trtooit there burst forth. at three dilI'er- eat points, purple or lilac flames. visible to every eye, situated within the corona before-ittcrttiotted.'

A pcarattccs similar to these were seen at other places. In the eclipse of the present tttontli.observcrs iit Europe, where the eclipse is totitl. will direct special attention to its observation, in order to note the phenoittcna which may occur.

AD.\.\l's FALL.

Mr. White. the Temperance Lecturer, during his visits to M0- bille last spring. told the following anecdote in one of his addresses. to illustrate the influence ofit bad example in the forittittioti of habits ruinous in their is cclu :

Adam and Mary his wife. who lived in one of the old States. were very good members of the church. good sort of folks any way, quite industrious and thriving in the wiiild. and Mary thought a great dmtl of the Minister, and the Minister thought a good deal of it glass of ood toddy.

Vltenever the Minister called to make Mary a visit, which was pretty often. she contrived to have ltim tl glass of todtly made. and the minister never refused the toddy. After a ti liile. Adam got to following the example of tire minister to sitclt an extent, that he became it drutikur —drnirk every thing he hrrd or could get. Mary nod he became very poor in coir.-9.-qtteitce of his following the mi- nisrcr‘s ex.trtrple so closely; but the good tninistcr continued his visits, and poor Mary continued still to give tlte glass of toddy. One dity he called iii and told Mary, that he was going ttwrty for