HASZARD’S GAZETTE, MAY 26.

time and strength over her cookin . Her table was always bountifully su pied and unusually varied. Alitlle wase rown into the bcilin vegetables and meets to increase their ten erness. 'I‘he whole family were gaunt and yellow complexioned, unrclieved by a tinge of rose on check and scarcely upon lip. They had bad teeth, and were troubled with stomach diﬁicnlties. Much as I disapproved of such a common use of the articie, I supposed it harmless, when just sufficient quantity and no more was used to sweeten the sour milk or cream, and thereby cause the desired efferves- cence, and considered its banefnl effects by their acidity neutralized.

The English, I believe, use soda---though perha s not as freely as we do. The first time I heard of Soda biscuits, the recei t was sent me as “ a very wholsome article of food, the soda being such a sweetener of the stomach, and the cream of tartar a pu- riﬁer of the blood! " A physician recoin- mended ine to feed my babe on fresh cow's milk, with the addition of a little soda to prevent acidity! Many make frequent use of it to prevent or cure acidity of the sto- mach.

Shall we away with it entirely? I have been convinced theoretically—but the “sa- heratus jar” stands on the pantry shelf- (husband sa s, not to be ﬁlled again.) ‘ ‘Ac- cidents will appen in the best of families." Now and then the risin dough stands a little too long, and we ear the saccharine fermentation has assed, and the acetcus will develope itsellyin the process of baking. A little saheratus is then very convenient. Or when stranger guests are present, a little insures the tenderness and putfness of “ muﬂins,” or “ pancakes.” and “ cup ” or “sponge cake,” when perhaps any fai- lure even in the appearance of an article would do discredit to our culinary proﬁci- ency. As for bread however, there is sel- dom need of any alkali in its composition.

Of biscuits, the best are light rolls, waf- fles and muﬂins, if people require, hot cakes may be brought to a proper degree of perfection with yeast. Then there are puddings, buns, rusks, loaf-cake and gin- gerbread sre raised in the same way.

Will not some of our housewives who aim at perfection in this one particular and laudable sphere, give us some of their ex- perience on this head? .

If we give up the use ofalkaliea entirely, our table arrangements must be somewhat simpliﬁed, and its variety abridged, and those who. gather about it must make up their minds to train up their appetites accordingly.—ELsia, \Vankesha, Wis.— Country Genllemayi.

Tnaanmcs raoit LATE rsraas.

Tm: 'l‘i;Li-riilirn riiou Sr.ms'roi‘oi. ro Loxoc.\.'.— A telegraphic despiitcli, dntcd Baliiklnvai, Wednesday evening, was received at the War ollice at half-past twelve o'clock on Thursday. The delay in the transmission of the message arises from the fact that the electric wires between Cape Kuliacra (where the wire ‘dips into the Black Sea) and Varna, a distance of twenty miles, are not yet completed, nor, we believe, is the wire carried into Biilaklava from St. Geor ‘s Monastery When the telegraph is carrie up to bead-quarters, whence one to the trenches is already laid down, the field olliccr in command during the night will, at the same moment, announce a sortie to Lor Raglan and to the Prime Minister in Downing- street.

Tna £900,000 Am ro. riu: Gaasn Tarxtt Ramwav \'orro.—We learn by special telegra h from Quebec, that Mr. Calcy‘s proposition or adding £900,000 to the amount of the original guarantee to the Grand Trunk Railway, was carried this niorning at two o'clock. The vote stood sixty-six against twenty-seven, making a majority of thirty-nine in favor of the propo- sition.——Toi'oJi1o Le-adur, -ll/3., , , '

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NIAGARA i‘ai.i.s.—-.\ few I} uLI'.In '\

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of in attempt by John A. ltoobling, engineer pf the lhiil.I'<ind Suspcusioudlridgc at Niagara, to mi:-.isurc the depth 0 the Ni are river at the suspension hi-id e" below ‘t I0 falls. forty-two 'pbturid welg t suspended h a No. 10 wi-ro,.wss p-.irto'd from th‘e wire by a force of the current, as soon "as it"'clntered the -water. Mr. ltoobling communicates to that per the result of a second trial. lie says to Ueditor:

H After you left, ano her. atteippt was with a similar iron of a on‘t'40 ‘pounds wsi h , attached to a No. 11 wiro—-all heely sus ‘ dad so as not to im pcde the l'ull'ol' the ‘w ht. then let the weight fell from the Bri go, a

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height Ofiitlll 13:23. It struck tilt 8885360 lei:-lolly, and upon is llutiied scale, In India and.

d Bombardment of Sebastopol had slackcned.

ly, with the int down—must have sunk to some depth, at was no longer out of sight than about one second, when it made its ep- pearsnce again on the surface about 100 feet down stream,and ski ped along likea chip, untilvit was checked y the wire. We then commenced hauling in slow] , which made the iron bounce like a ball, w ena cake of struck it. and ended the sport. I am satisfied tbatno metal has sulicient s ecilic gravity to pierce that current-—even wit the momentum acquired b a fall of 225 feet.—-The veloclt of the iron w on striking.must have been a at equal to 124 feet per second-—and consequently its momentum near 5000 lbs. Its surface opposed to the current was about 50 superﬁcial inches. This will ive an idea of the strength of that current, and at the same time hint at the Titan forces that have been at work to scoop out the bed of the Niagara river.”

The Canadian estimates for the year 1855 are :—Antici ted revenue $4,266,000; antici- pated expenditure, 3-1.252.500.

The Canadian Liquor Law contains one peculiar provision :—“ Any married women can with or without the consent of her husband, prosecute any illegal vendor of liquor." Thus another woman’s right is conceded.

The Post Oﬁice money order s stem in

anada has been improved and exten ed. Sums of $100 or less may now besent forward at the rate of one-half per cent, upon the amount or sum forwarded.

W. 0. Smith and S. K. Foster Esqrs., re-

N. B. U wards of 1800 votes were polled, vis.,972 or smith, 836 for Foster. The new Mayor was sworn in on the 6th inst.

A large ship laden with Railroad iron arrived here on Tuesday evenin last. Nova Scotia is happily prosecuting with every prospect of a successful issue, whi e the sister Provinces are unfortunately in the not of Jackson & Co.

Commodore McAuley and a party of his olﬁcers have been assailed by a rabble in Havana, with shoutsof “ eath totheYankees." It is said that a war w th the United States would be highly popular in Cuba.

The outbuildings attached to the old Govern- ment House at Toronto, are being pulled down, prepatory to ﬁtting up the place as a residence

or the (xovernor General.

ltln-iuuonv AND run MAINE Lsw.—'l‘he young ladies of the Illinois Institute, at Wheaton. Du Page country, recently assed the following resolution unanimousl :—-Kesolved, “That we, youn ladies of the llinois Institute, pledge curse ves not to keep company wit or join in the sacred bonds of matrimony, with any oung gentleman who is not in favor of the aine liquor law, or some other proliibitor law." It has generally been the custom for adies to " vrait till they're asked"—cspecially young ladies still at school.

By Telegraph to Halifax. New Year, May 19, 1855.

'l‘lic Steamship Baltic arrived yesterday even-

ing). nI.i‘vcrpoo:d1ate:ttp8btli:Eay.B k t f

ososquoc a .. to an raco interest has been agaiuireduced, and is now lixed at four per cent.

Flour and Grain innrkctlirni. Advance in Flour one shilling per barrel; Wheat, three pence per bushe ; Corn, one shilling per qu'p:;;eiA“_Tea market dull. d

we were gaining oun . .

An attempt has been ma e to assassinate the

Emperor Napoleon.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS. May ‘ll. Dates from the Crimea to 4th May. The Allies getting short of ammunition. Some Russian outworks had been taken. Impression in England is that active siege operations will be suspended for the present. Hundred thousand Russians reported to be concentrating outside Sebastopol. Meetings are holding in England relative to conducting the war.

lIai.ir.\x, May 22. The American Mail Steamer Baltic which arrivctl on Fl'll.Il\.V‘,‘l)I'l[IgS Loilidon dates to ‘lglll '5th and from the Lriiiiea to t c -lth inst. 'c ivek the Tnlegrapliilc ll¢l;pltlCll0S [l.l‘0‘lll New or comprising t c Sulélltlncc 0 tie news she bi-in s, which is for from satisfactol‘ . We must‘, hoivcrcr, wait for qur own Englis ahlail, : now iourlyrx ccted,_to vive us later an more: .. _ ‘ , 'c t W '

t;:;*$5:'."' as ‘.1==;:’:‘..°'.=.°.*"’. :3: E‘~;‘”.°‘,‘.f °::::: :11‘ ‘ mink‘; or bring 1qut‘ahlo generals; andba forty a ‘cane owevcr much attention may ‘hive dglien to drill and manoeuvre troops ’for I‘: or reviews, or even to bring them into action in thc‘most elliclent style, has been

, very,adverse to produce a Napoleon or ll Wel-

cently ran the election for Mayor of St. John, -

er Railwa st

2 We had hope

lington. Neither the French or English have been engaged in wars of late, except occasion-

Algiers, while the Russians have kept up a con- stant warfare in the Caucasus, Georgia and Persia, with the Hungarian War in aid of Austria, and one or two wars with Turkey. In addition to this, her whole character and Go- vernment is modelled upon strict military prin- ciples. and she has been compelled to keep from 8 , to 100 thousand men constantl under arms, to keep under the warlike eop e of Poland. However strong may be our esire for peace, it seems evident enough now, that the love of it, has led to too great remissuess as to the neces- sity of being prepared for war. The leaven of pure Christianity is not yet suﬂicicntly diffused, to restrain the evil passions of am ition and lucre, at work in the heart of a Despot with sixty million: of souls at his comniand.—CI¢ris. Xian Messenger.

CALIFORNIA.

The Steamship Illinois arrived at New York on the l3tli inst.. with about seven hundred passengers and $1,116,000 in treasure. She

rings dates to the 17th April.

On the 29th of A ril, the Golden Age struck on a sunken rock 0 the South-west end of the Island of Quibo. She commenced lenkin badly, and it was deemed advisable for the safety of the passengers, mails and treasures to run the ship ashore, which was accordingly done. A smooth, sandy beach having been selected for the pur ose, there was a strong probability of the ship being cut 00'.

Busines in California was very dull, and itpolne tight. Several mercantile houses had

at e . The miners were doing well, but owing to the scarcity of coin very little dust reached the in

in ct.

The Mint had not resumed o rations. Rain had fallen steadly in the val eye for a week, and in the mountains snow, to a great depth, had fallen.

The unsatisfactory state of commercial pur- suits was driving large numbers of clerks and mechanics to the mines.

The news from Kern River is as contradictory as ever, but the diggings are represented by no means so rich as at tlrst represented.

The Know Nothings were successful in the city elections all over the State. At San Jose, however, they had been defeated by a general

Tn: last Royal Gazette contains the following Proclamation for a day of Public Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer :—

"I hereby, by and withlhe advice cfﬂer Msjesty’s Executive Council, tekin into consideration the just and necessary War in vv iich our gracious Sovereign is engaged, and putting trust in Almight God that he will graciously bless her Armies both y sea and land, have Ihought it lit to appoint and set apart Friday the Eighth day of June next, to be a day of Public Fueling, Humiliation and Prayer, to be observed throughout this Island, that so all Her

sjesty'sloyalsubjects therein may humble them- selves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of their sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner pray for His blessing and assistance on Her Majesty's Armies, and for the speedy restora- tion of peace to her dominions." .

RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

The Honorable Janice Craswell to be a Visiting Justice of the Jail of Prince County, in the place of Thomas Hunt, Esquire, resigned.

Alexander McLean, Esquire, to be Controller of Cuntoms and Navigation Laws and Collector cfExcise for Pinette, in terms of an Act intitnled "An Act relating to the oﬂicee of Controller of Customs and Navigation Laws for Charlottetown, and Collector of Excise and Registrar and his Assistant, and Surveyor of Shipping."

Mr. William Paul to be Surveyor of Lumber at Charlottetown, in terms of the Act I2 Vic., cap 19.

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the Henorable John M e a Member of the Legislative Council.

ﬂ‘ The Rev. George Her er will (D. V.) preach in St. James’ Church, on Sunday first, at the usual hours, and in the Scotch arch, Georgetown, on Sunday the 3d June, at eleven o'clock.

§ The Rev. John Knox will preach (D. V.) at Brudenell Chapel on Lord's day next. the Zflth of May, at 11 o'clock in the morning, and at 4 in the afternoon.

The Rev. John Knox will preach (D. V.) in the South Lake Chapel East Point. en Lord's day the 8d of June. at 1! o'clock in the morning and at 4 in the afternoon. '

Married. ' At Charlottetown, on Tharsda . the 24th inst.. by the Rev. W. Snod . Douglas, Cher-

grsss, Mr. _ lottetovvn, to Miss Catherine Darrech, West River.

fusion.

The steamer Sunrise, and one of the steam- ers of the California Steam navi tion Com-

ny, were to have a race for $5 0. In the meantime the Sunrise had been hauled oil‘ from the river trade.

The Baltimore American says that the cost of living in that city is fully one hundred per cent. higher than it was ten years ago; and even at that calculation, it is said to be fully twenty-live per cent. less than in Philadelphia at the piesent time.

aaszsnnm esinrrn saturﬁy, my 26, 1855.

In expectation of the arrival of the Mail by the Steamer Lady Le Marchant which has just arrived, we lmve delayed issuing our paper to it later hour than usual, to lay before our read- ers the main itepis of news, which we have hastly extracted, and will be found on the 0th page.

'l‘he Amateur Concert in behalf of the poor, came of! Tuesday evening, there wus_uot so nume- rous an attendance as we had anticipated and could have wished to have seen. As we profess no knowledge of Music, we shall be excused from ollcring any criticism on the performance. We can only state that, those who are consider- ed good 'udges, expressed themselves highly pleased with their evening's entertainment ; one of the best proofs of the audience being greatly gratiﬁed, was made manifest in the plaudits increasing towards the end of the performance in botli number and strength. Our opinion as

to the good tendency of these social public "a

gather-in s on the morals and taste of the peo- ple has een often expressed, and they lose nothing of their charms, when we see‘ the talent that gives them their rcatest attraction coming forward in su port Oigpdlrlollﬁlll and Charity.

dptlmt there would have been some bli_c expression of thanks. for tho exertions displayed by the Misses Duchgtlllfl. Mid "10 amateurs composing the ]§aIItl- U10-F0 ‘"415 We wish, we believe, on all sides, but there was some want of understanding, as to how or_ by whom the vote of tlmnks and appI'0lJﬂlI0n. should have been proposed. It is not however. too late, and if It few '”‘.llllc1llL‘l‘I incl together, a‘ better ex iression of w -at we all know were the sentiinen s of the audience might be easil pre- pared, and which would 13° °““1°!‘0usly sggned, we will willingly contribute our aid in the

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mitt r.

Thursday the 24th b¢iii,;ii.o ()ueen‘s Birth- day therc was it Levee at. (iovcrniiient House in the morning, and ii Ball in the ltvcaing.

ed.

At St. John, N. B. on Saturday, the Nth inst.. in the 55th year of his age, Edward W. Greenwood Esq., a native of Halifax, and much _respected in that community, where he has long bedrra resident. Mr. Greenwood resided on this Island some years since.

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Port of Charlottetown. Al RIVID

May 20 Brif. Industry, Olive, Liverpool and Pietcn; goods. ively ass, Robinson, Pictou; coal. longh Boy, do. do. John Creel- man, do. 2lst, Martha Ann, Campbell, Richibuetc; bnl. In- dustry, Bathurst; s 'n lee Unicorn, Gallant Shediac; deal. Mayﬂower, Cantelo, Pngwash; bal. Charlotte, LeBlanc, St. John N. B.; lime-

Dove, do. do.

stone.

22d, Schr. Champion, Cnnso; passengers, dsc.

23d, Lady Le Mnrcliant,Sliediuc Rosebud, Pictou.

25th, Rosebud, Pictou. Lady Le Mznchant, Pictou. Schr. Helena, l'iciou; bal., to G. Lowden.

IAILED. ay 19th, Lady Lehlaichnnt, Shcdinc.

22d, Rosebud, Pictou; passengers. Annnndale, Georgetown; goods. ope, do. do. John, Pictou; hay, &c. Dove, Robinsen, do. do. Schr. Stran-

ger, Richibucto; bal. 23d. Unicorn, Gallant, Shedinc. Lively Lass, Pictoa. 2-tlh, Mayﬂower, Purdie, Pictou; hay. Lady Le Marceant, do. Rosebud, do. 25th. Lady Le Merchant, do. Kalafat, Boston; oats. Sc r. Helena, Bedeque. to ad. 26th, Barque Sir Alexander, Shediac, to load.

Oharlottetown Markets, May 23.

Beef,(small)lb. Sda 9d I Clover Seed, ls 4da lstid Do. by quarter, 6d a 8d ; Oatmeal, 21d a Sf

ork, . 4d a Sjd 3 Turkeys each, 5s a7s.

Do. (small), 65dn 8d I Fowlsd, ls 6i‘ila:‘s m, 8d a mo I E ozen, 7 a.

Mutton, 7d a 9d V Bﬁlney bush., 5s a 60 Ve . Sda 6d :0ats, -1: n 4: 3d Butter (fresh), le 5 a l8d ' Potatoes, 4s a 4s 6d Lard, 9d a lod l Tarnips, Is a Is 2d 'l‘ulIcw, lld a Is 5 Timothy Seed, 18s a See Wool, Is a Is 3d l Hemespen yd., 3s 6d a 5: l-‘lour, 31d a 4d , Hay. ton, 90s a 100s l’earl Barley, 2d ‘ Straw, 2s a 2: 6d

school Books. _ " SUPPLY of I.ennie’s Grammar, Gray's Arith- metic and Carpenter's Spelling, just received

and for sale by . < lIAS'1..»\l{D 8; 0\VI-IN. . May 26th, I855.

A CARD.

R. J. WEATIIERBE hereby requests all in- debted to him to call at Mr. Pltlll. Baker's at Bedeque, up to the 7th June neat and pay the same. Mr. \V. reserves the right to proceed otherwise. against such as he may feel disposed. blag 2-tih, I855, ti