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A aosus-ric rronv sroinaii.

We last week copied into our columns, from the Detroit .ddo¢rti's¢r, a romantic story in relation to the steamer Atlantic, and the wonderful rights seen by a diver—such as a beautiful female dressed for a banquet- and mother and children lying on the decks, as life-lilteas if they were yesterday engulph- ed. The following statement from the pen oi Mr. Wells, one ofthe owncrs,presents quite another aspect npon the case :

“ The Atlantic did not sink immediately after the collision, but her stern remaine above water some six bours,till the passen- gers on the upper deck were saved by the propeller, and even some furniture was re- moved from between decks, by a schooner, some hours afterward. The idea that ob- jects were seen with much miiiuteness in her cabin, is simply absurd. M. Malefort had invented a lamp, to be used by Green, the diver, below the surface, but he was never able to put it in operation. It should be remeintisred,thnt at the depth of ninety feet, it is only ‘ blackness of'diirkness,’un the only way the diver was able to acconi-

plish any thing was through the sense of

feeliii .

“ Pfaving a diagram ofthe steamer, and the safe being in the state room adjoining the wheel-house, it was easily found. ‘ in the cabin every thing is described as re- maining ‘ untouched by decay, and to all appearance as if arranged by some care- ful and tastful hand.’ No diver ever enter- ed the cabin. The peril ofgoing down per- gendicularly to the deck, where the sa‘ stood was enough, without any attempt to enterthe cabin, where, if the slightest en- tanglement ofthe air tube had occurred, it would have resulted in instant death, shows the absurdity ofthe statement. But aside from the darkness at a depth of over one

hundred and sixty feet, the divers uuiform- .

ly stated,that every thing was covered to the depth of some inches with mud or sand. Such an accumulation of soil, over and in- side this steamer, was one of the serious obstacles to raising hor,which was attempt- ed in vain. Had the bodies been as represent- ed, they would have ﬂoated to the surface; and if thev could have been seen, which was utterly impossible, they would have been found coated by the mass of deposit which had accumulated in every part otthe steamer. Ifthe diver conniiiicated as facts the statement published by the Detroit ﬁd- certiser, it is it gross and wanton imposition. Many erroneous errors prevail respecting the use and properties of the warm bath. To many persons the idea of submersion

in warm water, on a summer’s day, would be preposterous ; but ifit be rationally con- sidered, it will be found,that the warm bath may be taken with equal or perhaps great- or benefit in the siimtner, than in the winter. During hot weather, the secretions in the skin are much increased in quantity, and consequently a greater necessity exists that it should be opt perfectly free from obstructions. Another prevailing error re- specting the warm bath is,tliat it tends.toi-e- d enervate the body ; for experience has sufficiently proved the fallacy of the opinion,and many physicians have prescrib- ed its use to patients labouring under de- bility from disease. none of whom experi- enced such effects, but have all felt invigor- ated and many restored to health and strength. Many persons are deterred from using the warm bath, especially in winter, from the fear of catching cold ; but the fear is groundless,for it has been found,that the warm bath, by increasing the circulation on the surface of the body, renders it more capable of withstandin the eﬂbcts of cold than it otherwise woul have been.-Popiu

lor Errors Ezplamcd -

One mornin%a party came into the pub- lic rooms at uxton, somewhat later than usual, and wanted some tongue. They were told, that Lord Byron had eaten it all. It 1 gm wgfy angry with his lordship,” said alady, loud enough for him to hear the observation. ‘ I am very sorry for it, ma- dam,’ returned Lord Byron, ‘ but before _I u. am gonna, I was assured, that you did not want it.’

An amateur naturalist offers a reward to the man who will furnish him with a live specimen of the bri¢k-“lo

HASZARIPS GAZE

NLW8 BY THE ENGLISH HAIL.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

From W'i'lnier's Europeans Tiwin.) The taste for military show continues. There have been two of these exhibitions during the present week, at which the sovereign presided—one at Woolwicb, on Monday, of the Horse and Foot Artillery, recently rpturned from the Crimea, the other at Aldershott, on Wednesday, to which both Houses of Parliament were in- vited. and where the people’s law-makers had literally a field day. The Monday's affair, although small, was picturesque and striking. There was 9'2 guns on the ground, 2450 horses, and 3500 men, and the ma- nmuvring was unexccptionable. Still bet- ter, the weather was fine, and the beauty ofthe day added to the expressiveness of the scene. Lord Palmerton, who is in- stinctively facetious, caused a good deal of amusement in the -House of Commons, on Tuesday evening, by announcing the mea- sures which would be taken at Aldershott for the accommodation of the Lords tempor- al and spiritual, and the representatives of the people—for their conveyance to and from the ground, and also with regard to those “creature comforts” to which even the rulers ofa great nation are not indiffer- ent on State occasions. All the soldiers oti the ground, numliering 15,000, had been in the Crimean war, and gave evidence of the fact by their faded costume, their sun- burut appearance, and a certain aged look about even the youngest men which show- ed how the wear and tear of actual con- flict had told upon their constitutions. Happily for the brilliant staff which sur- rounded the Queen and her faithful Lords, and Commons oti the ground, many of whom are and victims to gout,—a visitor whose return is often induced by wet cloth- ing,--the elements were |iI'(iplt_i()l|S,Bllllnugll at times the overcharged clouds threatened to burst, i-egairdless of the illustrious per- sons heqeatti them. The tin-tropolitan rc- porlers can iiiuke anything interesting save these reviews, but the monotony ofsoldiers moving to and fro at the word of command is beyond their power. . Lord Hardinge, the Coniinonder-in-Chief, when he went down to Aldersliott last woe to attend the previous review there, was struck by paralysis, and now lies in it very precarious state. His Lordship is old, and this attack was a pretty distinct intimation that his days of sojourn on this planet are drawing to it close. He has, therefore, resigned, and the Queen's cousin, t e Duke of Cambridge, has been appointed to succeed him. Lord Hardinge has always maintained the character of a worthy man, and at the head of the Horse Guards lie has not sacrificed this character, albeit he has never lost sight of his own interest, and carefully looked after the interest of all connected with him. As we have no great soldier—-as the curse ofinediocrity attaches to all our men ofivar—perhapsthe appoint- ment ofthe Duke of Cainhridge to the head of the army is as uuexccptionable as possi- ble under the circumstances. He is popu- lar with the soldiery in the mass, which is greatly in his favour, although his career in the Crimea was not such as to induce a belief that he will occupy a very distinguish- ed niche in the temple of fame. The notorious or celebrated John Frost.

i—whichever adjective harmonises best with

the feelings of our readers,—has prom tly availed himselfof the amnesty grtinte to olitical offenders at the close of the war, and has rejoined his family in this country, after an absence of nearly twenty years. Mr. Frost is now an old man—upwards of seventy, but he arrived here the other day from New York in excellent health, and was in the House of Commons this week during the debate on Italy. It appears, from his statement, that Williams and Jones, who, it will be remembered. were sent out of the country with him, are hard- ly likely to return to it, as both have estab- lished themselves in Van Dieman’s Land, the first as a miner, the other as an hotel keeper, and are dcin so well, that a politi- cal pardon is insu cient to draw them home. Another exile of higher position and finer capacity than the Welsh chartists, Mr. Smith O'Brien, has also returned and is, we believe, at present residing on his

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owiicstates in Irelaiid—a sadder a a wiser man.)

TTE, AUGUST 2.

THE IONIY MARKET.

The present condition of the Money mar- ket is (according to the weekly circular of Mr. \‘Villiam Avens, I3, Toltenhoase-yard, Lothbury, London) decidedly satisfactory. ~Money, in fact, is not only cheap, but in such abundant supply as would induce a further decline in its value, if an immediate termination could be at to the demand for gold from the bank of rance. Vt'e do not, however, anticipate that they can endure very long, as at each successive fall in the French Rentea, En lisli purchasers go in for investment, and t as sustain the market, while the drain upon the metallic reserve of the Bank of France has partially, if not entirely, ceased. in the general Discount mni-ket,here the nominal rate is 4 per ccnt.; but all the best class of bills are regularly done at :3 per cent., or i per cent. below the Bank minimum. The Bank, therefore, is doing no discount business, and as it will in a few days begin to receive the repay- ment ofits advances during the shutting of the books, the directors will, if the market remains in its present state, be compelled to turn their attention to the policy of re- ducing the rates to at least ‘4 per cent. in order to ﬁnd employment for a portion of this reserve.

MEXICO.

Naw Ct-ivsrirurios or Mii.xico.—The Herald gives the following synopsis of the New Consti- tution for Mexico. recently submitted to the Congress of that Republic:—'1‘ho Prosidcntis to hold his ofiicc for four years. The l.e- gislative Assembly to consist of one liousc. _ No law is to be passed, prohibiting or hindering the exercise of any religious wor- ship. though the Catholic religion is to be protected. when that protection does not preju- dice the interests of the pee la, nor the Nati- onal sovereign rights. 0 titles of nobility prerogatives, or hereditary honours. N person to be molested. nor his house searched; nor any property or papers seized except by competent judicial iiuthority.——-—‘l'lie right to possess, and carry arms for defence, is guai-anteed.—-—No soldier to be quarterc in time of peace on any private person, without his consent. he military to be at all times subject to the civil law. No viola- tion of correspondence in the Post Ollices. —-—Slaves escaping into the Republic are to be free.———No treaty to be ever made for the delivery of slaves so escaping.———'l'lie press to be free. No letters of security nor passports are to be required.——-— duca- cation to be free.-———Tho right of petition to be inviolnble. There are to be no National monopolies of any kind.———'l‘here are to be trials by jury.:-- No imprisonment for debt. -——--tiondcnination to service in the chain gang is prohibited.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

ports “ the fishery brisk till alon the shore.”

G. T. Brooking Esq., ofSt Jo n,s, had arri- ved in that town, bringing with him it pro cai- tion to the Executive Government of the is and relative to the establishment of it line of Stea- mers direct between some port in Great Bri- tain and St. John’s.

The Lieut. Governor having visited the La.- brador coast, which is now attached to the Go- vernment of Newfoundland, had returned to the capital of the island. His Exccllency’s absence seems to have created it question, as to who should exercise the functions of Admini- strator, it appearing that unless the Gover- nor be away yond the limits of his Govern- ment, there is no provision in the Royal In- structions for an Administration.

EA3ZARD’8 GAZETTE.

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stcunit; August‘ ti, isos.

It is astonishing to find how good cﬂbcts sometimes sprin _‘rom causes not intended to reduce theta. has from the contest between essrs. Bourke and Welsh conccrnin g the ferry has resulted one of the most beneficial moves both as res to the inhabitants on the Hills- thoss of the city that we have . a alludeto the cicunistanco of the steamer “Inc” being empgiysd by liar spirited owner in going up the at it at far as Mount Stewart Bridge every 'I‘.. , .. Frida evening, and returniu WGdDOIdlI, an Satur s mornings laden w th produce of various inda destined for market acoompanlcdi by the owners and returning with the latter and their purchases the same evening and do- poaitiug t sin in their rea utive.£laces of abode. We heard that last cdnc y, there were several cart loads of potatoes rought down in this way and sold almost immediately for time and three shillings and iixpcacc the

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’l‘he St. John's Patriot of the 7n. inst., re- Q

busbel. This is putting this noble bigliwa to its per_usc, and we sincerely trust, that htr. Bourke will be a rivate gainer by the trans- action; th_at be wi l ultimately be so, on 1,." not the slightest doubt. This is one of those events conss uept_ in the increase of knowlsd

and spread o _civilis_ation that_oaght and wi l he a powerful incentive to our city authorities to £‘f’(|)lV.l.dO a good market-wharf‘ and market

The Civic election for Mayor and five Com- mon Councilmen. takes place on Tuesday next. It is neither our place nor our intention to say anythin respecting the comparative merits of those w 0 have been, or may be candidates for either oﬁoos.

That the lncor ration of Charlottetown has

already been, an gromises to be productive in futureuof much . ° ' as we as res cts the securit of ro t aa_ the increascpiif comfort, theiic cah think, be but one o inion. It is therefore of great consequence, t at the men entrusted with the vernmcnt_of the city, should be men of pru once and discernment, as much of the pre- sent and future prosperity of the place depends on hem. _ Charlottetown is rapidly increasing as well in po ula_tion as in wealth, and we do not doubt butt at in a little while it will be made a very attractive residence for persons with a in a- rate competence.

Y_esterday the Mayor and City Council w_aited by appointment, on His Excellency the

tent. (.vovei_-nor at the Colonial Building and being admitted into the Lieut. Governor's a drtinent, the Recorder read the following it rcss:—

To His Ercellency Sir Dorniiiiclt Duly, Km’ lit, Lieutenant Gooeriioron Coniniaiiderin-C ' , in and over Her Majesty’: Island Prince - ward, Clioncellor, Vice Admiral and Ordinary qfthe some the. &o. &c.

We the his or and Common Council of the City of Char ottatown, respectfully tender to your Excellency our sincere congratulations on the honour recently conferred upon your Excel- lency in your elevation by Her Majesty to the digpity of Knighthood.

'e are gratiﬁed in ﬁndin that the long pe fservice spent by your Excellency in various im rtant oﬁcial situation in diﬂiirent colonies of Her Majesty has been duly appreciated by our Gracious Sovereign of which this distin uished mark of Her approbation is an honorab c oof.

That your Excellency may long live to enjoy this wel merited accession of honor, is our united wish.

(Signed)

rind of active and ben_eficia

ROBERT HUTCIIINION, Mayor. Charlottetown, August 1st, 1856.

To which His Excellency made the following REPLY.

Mr. _Mayor and Gentlemen of the Common Counci .

I thank you cordially for your kind congrn tulations and od wishes on occasion of the honour recon y conferred upon me by the

ueen.

In the discharge of my public duties I have ever been stimu ated by the conviction, that there was no more certain course by which I could merit the approbation of our most Gra- cious Sovereign than by zealously and imparti- ally directing my best energies to promote the prosperity and happiness of the people. I assure you, I shall continue to taken dccp inta- rest in the rogress 0 your city and in the welfare of al classes ofits inhabitants.

(Signed) D. DALY. Lieut. Governor.

Gvt. House lat August, 1856.

To correspondents.

As many communications relating to the May- oriility, have been received since 5 o'clock last evening, as would fill it age of our paper, we decline publishing any of them, for in the first place it would keep our paper back far beyond the time of publication, to the annoyance of our country subscribers, and in the second place it would tend to revive party spirit and animosity. As we ave communications on both sides, neither party would be beneﬁted by their publication.

'l'he ltev. DAVID RuY, of New Glasgow, N. S. will preach in the Temperance Hall, in this City, on Sabbath next, the 3d August, at It A. It. and at half-past 6 o'clock. r. I.

|]:?Wii. Sisiisssoit, lsq . of’ Georgetown, has been appointed Collector of Assessment on Land and Real Estate in Georgetown and Common. under the provisions of the Act for the encourage- ment of Education, are.

Passengers, In the Lady Lehfaretiaat on the lat instsat—Mrs. Narroway, 2 Misses Candall; Rev. D. Roy. scars. Donald Gt-ant.ll. K. Adams. Robert Bald, Goo. M‘Kenaia. 8. J M. Honor, L. B. Rasasll,.lanies, 'l‘aclter, Woetlswortli, A. M‘Millan and I in the -stoevagc.