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To us: Eurrou or l>lasnun’e_Gau-.-rra. lcultural Society’s Oiﬁce ' Charlottetown, Aug. 28th, 1855.

Dear Sir,—I have reports coinin in almost daily from dilerent rts of the nd relative to e ravages committed on the wheat crop by that destructive little insect the Wheat Midge, commonly called the Weevil, known to Natu- ralists as the “ o ' '!‘ri'h'c:'.” Prgperly speaking this insectis not a Weevil, the \ eevil tribe being a species of Beetle destructive to co bnl in Granaries, whereas the Midge is axnge insect belonging to an entirely iﬂ'e- rent family.

So generall destructive has this scour e be- come on the sland, and as it appears to in- creasing annually at a very great ratio, it is high time that the farming community turn their attention to the subject, and endeavour, if possible, to discover some practical_means_of

etting quit of it. or at least, lessening its in- luence. But before suggesting any practical remedy, it may be necessar to point out more particularly the nature an habits of the Midge which has been known to British Naturalists verv long before its appearance in America.

The Wheat Midge when at maturity, is a fragile insect about the size ofa gnat, in colour between a bright yellow and orange, its wings are transparent, eyes black and the feelers, or antenna of the male covered with hairs, and when viewed with the microscope it is a very pretty little insect. It makes its appearance in July, and may be seen in calm evenings hovering in niyriads over the wheat fields. The female, which is larger than the male. deposits the grub or larva—\vbich is ofan oraiigc colour ——within the chaff, some Aiiicric-an writers say without, though I have never been able to find it so, when the grain is in a milky state and there remains, in very comfortablt qaurters till such time as il‘.L'_\' are matured, when the chaff l)(?L'0l;lll)g a little open, coiisequcnt on the ripe- ning oftho gzrain. they fall to the ground, or are sh-.il:<-,n out by the hi_e;h winds. it then, ac- cording to natnriilists, casts its skin. llll'U\\'iD I olfits coat as it were preparatory to the bar work in prospect, and penetrates the earth to the depth of an inch or an inch and a half.

l.iAszAnD's GAZETTE, sEr'rEMBEit

grain to be careful in preserving the dust and

rubbish amongst whic the larva will be found, :_his gbculd be destroyed by burning, or boiling or t e pigs.

The propriety of lighting large ﬁres in the evening to the windward of the wheat ﬁeld. has also been sugﬂgested in order that the smoke may disturb the y, and prevent it de siting its eggs, but this remedy can very se dom ap lied, and when applied is hi hly dangerous.

aving called attention to t is subject, by h

stating what has come under my own observa- tion, and by Eleaning from others, I have to apologise fort elleugth of this letter, which you may make any use of you please. I o remain, ear Sir, Your obedient servant, Wm. W. luviso.

To Msssas. Ilsszann dc Owen. Sirs,—A Handbill, printed by you, stating that a public Exhibition will take lace this evening, (August 30,) “ by request 0 the Cler- gy of Charlottetown,” has been shown me. I eg to observe, that I, for one, have not re- ‘quested the Exhibition referred to, and that. although in this instance, there may be nothing objectionable in what will be exhibited, occa- sions might arise when the case would be dif- ferent,I therefore beg, that you will not in future, print supposed requests from the Clergy of Charlottetown without specifying names, or without better authority. I am, Sirs, Your Obed’t Servant, HARLES Lnovn. (lliarlottetowii, Aug. 30. -

We s oko to the managers on the above sub- jcct, an they told us that several Clerg men requested them to leave out the songs andythal. they would patronize them. e attended on the evening alluded to and we can assure our readers, that we saw nothing but whht any person might witness with iidvanta Livin as we do. so far lroni the scene of t e war on at the same time taking such an interest in it, it cannot fail to give us-a better idea ofthe countries. now under this scourge. The expla- nations by Mr. Parker were given in a clear and distinct tone and might be understood by

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.. From Wilmer’: European Times. The detailed accounts from Sebastopol, which extend to the 4th'of An st, and reached town on Thursday, prepned t a public for an event which has since taken lace,—an attack by the Russians on the allied ines in the valley of the ﬁhernaya. The intention of the enemy to commence this attack was proclaimed by several Russian dvsertors, and more especially by an intelligent man, a serjeant, who is stated to ave been a copyist in the chancellory of one of the_ divisions of General Luders, corps, and to whose Statement immediate im ortance was attach As the attack was de ayed beyond the time at which it was to take place, doubts arose whether the information so communicated was reliable, and this state of suspense pre-

vailed in the allied camp when the last mail e

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roughont the United Sta general Agent for P. E. Island, W. R. WA1‘80 ov. 24.

CUTLERY, étc., z. _ From the Manufacturers in

But we now learn from Lord Paumur0'8 dil- patch of yesterday that on the very day when the mail reached the British metropolis, con- veying this intimation of the contemplated attack,—that is, nearly a fortnight after the movement was expected,—it actually took place, with the most glorious results to the allied arms, and with the severest loss and humiliation to the enemy. “ Forewarned, forearmed.” says the roverb, and doubtless the belief in this attack, the knowlcd e that it would be made, has contributed large y to the brilliant results which have followed.

We learn from Lord Panmure's brief an- ncuncenicnt that the attack commenced on Thursday at daybreak,-—tliat the Russians had between 50,000 and 00,000 men under the command of General Liprandi engaged in it.- that the battle lasted three hours, and ended in the defeat of the enemv, with the loss on his part ofsome 4000 or 000 men, and what shows still more unmistakably the cliarnctcr of the victor.y about _/our thousand of his troops were taken prisoners. is last announcement is conclusive as to the defeat being complete, and it is only excelled in importance by the assurance in the War Minister's dcspatch that the loss on the part of the allies was l'U‘_1/ small.

there be one feature in this gratifying in- tclligence which gives us pain.it is the fact that our brave countryinon were not permitted I

O 9 . ASZARD 81 OWEN, have just receivei a Case of Cutlery from the Shetiield manufacturers, which they are enabled to sellat low rices. Pocket, Pen, Warnclifi‘s Jack and Hunters’ nives, Scissors ofvarious kinds. Dinner and Dessert Knives, Cnrvers, Planing Knives and Scissors. Putty and Palette Knives. Chisselefroni three eighls to two inches. Cross cut and saw files.

Lippinncott’s Cloth Mills. WEST RIVER, PICTOU, N. 8.,

'1‘llE Subscriber would inform the Inhabitants of Prince Edward island, that he has crectedn NEW listublishnient for dressing Cloth, in addition to his old Mills, and having it sulliciency ofwater power, he will be able to do ii greater quantity of wor Acuivrsz

Mr. KENNETH MCKENZIE, Cliarlouetou-n. Aniiiunv A. McDoivai.ii, l£sQ., Georgetown.

Cloth left will! either oflhe ubovc Agents, \vill'lie finished and returned with quicker despntchiliaii usuaL

Aug. 15. S. I.ll’l’lNC()'1"1‘.

D)':‘.i!‘_-g and Cloth Dressing Establishment.

The larva or grab, if not disturbed, remains under ground until the end of .lunc or begin- ning of July, when the genial warmth of the sun, induces it to come to the surface, the skin bursts, and the young lly eiiicrgcS._0-lid with tho rust of the creation puts on its gayest attire, and seems to enjoy its short existence in

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ceived; the fol owing are its contents :—l, The Genius of Dr 'den. 2. Indian Substitutes for Russian Produce. 3, \'illemain‘s Recollections

Tin: Edinburrli Review for July, has been re-,

to slinro in the perils and the glory of the lm- v lie. The victors were the 1-‘rcnch and the Szll‘-l dinians. The bravery and skill of our (!:illic' friends l1l‘.\'0 been proved on too many lllllkltlyl li('l(iS to be doubted; but the Italiziu ti-oopsi were untried: and although all the accounts] have dcsciilicd them as hcin;.: fziiu-loolting soldi-, erly fellows, they have C\'llll'llll_‘y' in this en-2

of History and Literature. 4, Thu 'i"auric (‘lit-r; soncse. 5, ’l‘lie Land of Silence. 6, statesmen of India. 7,The Maynooth Coiniuissioii. Modern Fortiﬁcation. 9, T e Rev. Sidney Smith. 10, The Sebastopol Coininittee and Venice Confercnscc.

its own way. ii way which ‘ill?-lli(’l'§ will Join with me in thinking rah’.-cr o.'.y<cIional.le. _ . Now, as to a remedy for. this growing evil. It appears that this Midge lives entirely upon the render grains ofwhcat, (though I have hczird it stated that in the neiglibourliood of Char- lottetown the larva has been found in Barley, but I have not seen it,) and if they were de- prived of this food entirely for one season, it is quite natural to suppose that they would die for want offood. To leave growing wheat for one season would thus he a most effectual means of <_',r‘.ttint_', quit of the pest, but as this may lie .~,onsi.l--ml too sweeping a cure, we M‘, udverr tn -ate sowing, which appears to be the only rcincdy tried in the Island as yet, {his [Mg ~_~.;-nved cifectual in‘ nian_v_ins_tances, ﬁn H.” ‘“'‘‘’l’ '‘‘’t '“'‘"''i"‘''‘ "hm ﬂowmi um” Flier thel '1‘viii:v, Friday.—A dcspatcli has been received tlISiI.pp‘l3l'linC0 of the insect. . The great draw- , from Gcmnml L3 mumom "0 Sr‘ 5 that the l""°k ‘° this '“°"'°d l'3l‘vm'm:‘ H’ that law “mi” ' French ales:-ucliesu will show whet icr or not "rain in this island. is subject to rust, and in; h P’. I -‘_ . 1 .d _ ’t-be neiohbourhood of fresh water streaiiis ulrIy- t '3 'e‘lm‘”m“5e are worthy m “gm my e PM . ta . . . , . , ‘. ‘French and English. 200 of the Sardinian ./"9-"3 ‘"9 "e".Y ‘“-l‘"‘°“”’ "‘.’ mm m he.‘ ll l’.°' ' contin ent are Izors dc combat General Monto- comes amattcr of calculation ivln-they it ivillgvecchifin m rm“ wounded’ ' be safer to trust to the tender increies of tlzej U y ' “y by “Wing early‘ .0‘. loge y'l)‘ur- 1n0p- {miinl DANTllUi Thursdav Aul2.—lti.—The vultiir‘-' I N " (':(l)'l‘::’_s':,"((l“f.‘r:)i':m')-V}Suizizﬁﬂnﬁ'Sugggﬁsgllia :51: has nruved with the mails‘. The allied squadron Jlitlgn would find out the trick of late sowing, had 8003 30 NW8?" {mm 5W“b0'3 0“ ‘l|‘—‘ l3'h- :ind'rein.iin in its winter quarters a little while , Success at Sweaborg was fully concluded. Nu l°"‘§°" ‘md 5° "Dd" this Plim (“'19- 1 ships have been eeveiely injured, and the casuall- “‘h°"t eighmf“ y.°‘m‘. am She Mlilgc cremcd. ties on the English side arc—lti|loJs none, two ﬁ_'3e‘r‘:E';‘)1“l'b()lii]s‘:(?d l;:)l§i‘;: de;::lc:;:;:"y y::;.o‘tiicers and ‘about thirty ‘men wounded. The none of them appeared elhcacious, amongstl‘1'|’6nch '0” I8 9Q'|3”.V "ml"?- Otllef 0811803; V01‘! d°°P Pl°“Zh"'8 “lief l"“"'°"[ Tm: GRAND Dciu-: (Ioxsrarvrius. ‘"9 5“ ‘ma’ thus °°"e.ri"3 theluwn or gum" Advice from Koniesberll state that when the to so great a depth that it could not afterwards ' amok on Swab” be “I ‘he Grand Duke (.o“_ find its wa to the surface, but this was found. _ _ 3 9 ' ' " open to obyection, as it destroyed the regular‘ stannne, was informed by telegraph ol the event, course of cropping, though I think it well de-A he demanded leave to go out and attack the reduced “°"‘i“K °f°°'“id°““‘°”' ‘ﬂeet before Cronstadt. The Emperor refused. I have stated that in the autumn when thef larva is matured in the ear of wheat, they. fall to the-ground from their own exertions or. are shaken out by high winds, still, immense' numbers are liarvorteri wit'- the ;_-riin, and when the wheat is dressed, they are, along with other rubbish, thrown into the yard where they no'donht,,ﬂnd winter quarters, undergo the usual recess, and emerge a ﬂ in the summer and wing sheir_way in searc of food. his shows the necessity of all farmers paying attep-

NEW8 BY THE ENGLISH HAIL. Latest News!

The most important item in the news from Turks is that a strong Russian division is marching on Erzerouin. and that all the dis- posable Tiirkisli forces in Anatolia are hasten- in towards the same place.

The Sun says Gen. Canrobert has arrived in

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A private letter fiomlhe I-‘ren'ch'Camp, dated

4th ofAm_vn!t, sa_vs:—li is ritpeeieil that ii gene

ta‘. -‘l|llll).ll‘.l:zI' :.! ‘Ii ill be kept forllx days before

slormimz. 'l~‘bc whole of --ur tremendous batte- ries wifl open at uno~~.

lscunsi-2 or Bousrr ro £l5.—lt having been found diﬂicoltm obtain a sutiiriency of artiﬁcers

tion.to two thin , via: to rvest the grain forlhe ﬁeld batteries of the Royal Ariillery. and

fore it is entirsfy ripe, for by so doing they the horse and rocket brigades, the Board of Or- will not only have a better sample of pain, dnsnce hasconsidered it expedient to increase the but nthatwill yield more pounds of limit bounty furs‘ £10 EI5 for the enlistment of to ebushel than over-ripe grain will re: farriera, shoeing aulllhs. wheel wrigis, collar Besides, tlieywill reserve in iads ofthe rva nislters, eaddlers ,s coach smiths. he rate of ﬁt would othe se ﬁll to ground. ‘They daily pay has also been increased, seen induce-

also pay great attention in dressing" the mm to than elaesebio volunteer.

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gzigcineiit proved their mettle, and ﬂashed their , maiden swords with honour. | As success in w.'i|' mainly dcpciitls onl linnking the most of cii-cuxnstanco-,-—oftali-f ling prompt il(l\'¢'llll.ll{_T:(.‘ ofa critical niomenl, ‘we are gratiﬁed to learn that the defeat of‘ Liprandi was the signal for the rc-coni-- nicnccincnl of the bombardment. Tliis? great event was to have taken place at,‘ dawn yesterday morning, and we fully ex-l pect to be able, in it later edition, to an- nounce that this last effort to Srl'I.l: Scb:is-- topol has been more fortunate than those which preceded it. Indeed, all the private « letters from the camp, as well as the pub- lishcd corrcspondciicc-, go to .-how that snc-3 cess this lime is within our _urnsp, and the, final nvertlirmv oltlie Riissinns in Schasto-_ pol must he powerfully nccelci-anvil by the‘ defeat which they have Sl1Slﬂi:1(‘(l on thel Tclicrmiy.-i. Between the lighting -..»l'troops just linslied with a great victory, and that. oftrnops which have recently experienced- a humiliating defeat, the ditfcreiicc is ini- lllPlI~‘€; and we learn, tlicrcforc, with ex- trcuie grntiﬁcatioii that the siege works ivero sufficiently advanced to justil'_v the intention of uncovering the allied l);.‘.llCl‘l£l:'!‘ yesterday morning. A happy combiiiatioii: ofcircumstanccs seems likely at last to re-| ward our perseverance and our hopes. 3

Two such events as the destruction ofa; great arsenal and the loss ofa great battle 5 at the extremities of the empire, in the, course of one short week, are very likely! to terminate a sie e the severity of whichl is unexampled in t e history of war. Before} events so mighty as these, the other events of the week appear dwarfed and listless.

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Charlottetown Markets, Aug. 29.1

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lleef,(sniall)|b. 5da7d l Pearl Barley, 8d Do. by quarter, 4d ii 6d t Ontnied, d it 8d I orlr, " “ 'll’‘url:eye each, (is a ‘Is. )o. (sma ), a ow a. Is is Gd am. ii I IN ' Chickens per pair l‘l3da2s Hutton, a l Bus sun, I! I Lainlb, per lb. tan Gd 8s We 8: N as . I Gd Potatoes 2s Id a is Id Bauer (fresh), llds us Teraipe in bench. as Td|p. h tab H is garroi. lﬂaa 2d a ow l als cineepan Is ate ., . lldale Hay, tea, y ' l0sa00s r, l|d a Aid

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Oll.'\' .\lcl'. l"ltASIil{ of l’iclou, N. S . begs lo . inlixime to his numerous friends in Prince Ed- ward lﬂlltlill, that from recent iinproveiiienis in his llyciog CS1:-l.)llSlIl)lL‘lll he is enabled to give those favouring him with their custom a decided improve- ment, in llzo uppcarulice of his work particularly as regards his colours. Froni using only the best imi- ieriulusm-ll as from |.L-rsonally siipeiiiitendiiig his l‘.~‘l:Ilill~'llllIL‘l.l and charging uiuderaile prices, ho solicits n ('Ulllll‘.llilnC0 ofthcir favour.

AG]-2i\'TH. (:'('nrgt‘l0u‘u. Finely McNeil, Esq . ll'Iu'!v Ni :2 '1':=, lllr. David Johnston, ('Iu:rloI!c!on-u, Peter .\l‘(€ounii limp, Queen bl. Siuumersivlc B01/tquc, Mr. Wm. l\l‘l~‘.wcn, Zllerclit. Piclou Toum. Mr. Alex. l‘-l‘l’liail,

F () LET with iizinicdiaitc possession, tin-

soutlienst end of Ilia ilouse recently built o n the corner of Greailicorgo und li-.-nt Streets, and next 0 that occupied by Illcssrs. U:ili:ui at C0.

' ll: cc'l:ir is 24 feel by 50, liiln a substantial will, is over 7 feet iiccp niid is perfettly drv. There is on the first floor a shop 20 Ice! in front and 30 feet in depth ; also It front lhilriiiici-, li llnll in rent oftllo shop :2: d two other ziparlnicnts. 'l‘hcrL- are on the sci-oinl llour one iomii 24 feel by if). one 20 foot by [.5 and two about ll feet by I2, and the tin] floor nearly rorrosponds with the second. 'l‘ln~re are three rooms on tho fouiih lloor uii.l a line view (l lllt' lluibonr, the Rivers and the fionnlry round, the-ru is also attached to the pieniiscs .1 new \Vnr.,-lions:-. and it is one of the best stands in this City for .\lrc.1uiilc or any other business. Funhor inlbrni=i- lion ui:._. be obtained by applying to

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T BE LET,

0' ‘llll ll\ViILLll\'G ll0lfSE and Pretuieee in,-nr

(ii,vmi.iiiciit House, at present occupi C.-iptain Beiizeley, coiisisling of ii Dwellin winch contains a sp:icioi.s [lining-room an Dnm- ing-rooni, llreukliist-room, 7 lled-rooms, large Kil- clian, St-rvnnt’ii llnll, 3Ser\anl’s Bod-rooms, Pantry, l.:irder, l"roni-porcli, large'l-‘.muiuce llnll, large lmier llall, Buck-porcli, 2 Back ciitiuuces, Buck and Front stair-case, Sculler ', Pump and Wash-House, Lain- ber-rooni, and ll splendid 6 roomed cellar. A lar e and coiuinodious Coach-house, 3 stalled Stable, Tlarness-rooin, Cow-house, large Hay-loft nnd Grain-room, Manure-yard, lur e Kitchen garden with Fruit trees,&c., Flower gar en, elegant from riince and carriage drive. a large Lawn running down to the llurbour with convenience for keeping boats, dtc. F.itensive plnntzilion of young trees of all kinds. large ltoot-houso, Wood and chopping house. and a spacious and comnmdinos yer .

There are from and back gates facing on ditferent Streets, and a never failing well of water on the premises.

'l‘his splendid Mansion from its situation coin- minds the finest view of any house in Charlottetown. and from its prexiniit to Government House and other advantages the delimiter conﬁdently oa'en it as the most elegant, comfortable and desirable resi-

dence tor a gentleman's family in or near own For further partleslers apply to DA\llD_ WIISON. Rlchmnd Street. Bept. Otllt IBM-