THE WAR.

There is, rhsps, scarcely an inhabitant of this land w 0 (less not, in some do ree, share the common feeling of interest whic animatos England, as she gazes in the d’ tion of those regions where our armies ai1atFscnt enpfid in mortal strife. How mush, at stake t involves the interest and security of Europe! How much, too, especially aficting the spiritual prosperity and liappinees ofinen! Touched by the scenes enacting around him, the heart of the Christian is pained with deepest anguish by considerations that more particularly affect those who desire the establishment of the king- dom of peace and righteousness on the earth. Such minds are adverse to all war: and with troubled thoughts they kneel to pray, perplelfed how to give utterance to the emotions which oppress them; and in what we to express the longings which cannot find ready utterance, because connected with subjects so incongruous with those which usually occupy thflfli ‘W190 approaching the throne of their father in heaven. They hope, and may even cherish the belief, that Christ’s kingdom ivill be advanced by the results of this contest; but their part is rather that of “ waiters,“ who eep silence." and observe what ti-mi‘.-pii-es around them. Their position seems indicated in the 46th Psalm. verses 3. 9. ll). ll. When they behold the “ desolation:-1 which are made in the earth," they are “ sti|l"’ l>L't‘fl'ulSt} the know that God is the ruler of the i.ati-ms, an that it is in his hand to give the :t\\':ll'd, and to determine the destiny of the people upon the face ofthe whole earfla

There are, however, seine gleams of light, some indications of a hopeful c iaracter, which ma encourage these servants of the Prince of cone. Small things indicate the movement of the tides, great cliaiigcs begin with gentle under-currents, so slight. as to be scarcely perceptible in the beginning; and it requires

careful operation and attentive consideration to:

weioh the probable operation, and anticipate theiiomin results of such influence. There is one remark made by good and observant minds at the esent time. it is the manifest reluc- tance, t e earnest disinelination of men to on- gage in strife and warfare. So strong, indeed, was this feeling, and so protracted were the negotiations entered into for the purpose of averting if possible, the present contest, that many of the more impatient thought the thing was carried too far, and even to the verge of impropriety, so as even to risk unduly the honor of this nation. is there not in this fact a pleasing and encouraging promise of good? May not the Christian mention it before God as a lea in favor of his beloved country at this juncture of her aflhirs!

We were struck and interested, the other day, while reading the life of the venerable Mr. Jay, to find him giving this testimony to the improvement and progression of things during his lifetime: “ I have," hesa s, “a better opinion of mankind than I had, when I be u my public life. I cannot, therefore, ask, ‘ What is the cause, why the former day_s were better than these!’ I do not believe in the fact itself. God liss not been throwing away duration upon the human race. The state of the world has been improved. and is improving. What noble eflbrts are made, in this day, to break every yoke, and let the oppressed go free! How is the tendency to war on every slight pretext, giving away to reference and negotia- tion! lcannot look at these various progres- sions without exclaiming, ‘What hath God wrought! ’" Our venerable friend proceeds to say that, when he first went to London, there were no missionary societies, but those of the Moravian and Wesleyan brethren; “ nor a we then that noblest ofall institutions since the apostolic era, the Bible Society, nor the Tract Society, nor the Anti-Slavery Society nor Peace Societies, nor the many other kindred institutions which are, at present, all sending forth the truth as it is in Jcsus—all carryin on their o erations with prayer, and a crowned with encouragement and success, pro- portioned to their means and endeavours."

In harmony with these hopeful opinions, are many things which’ a good man may hail as the legitimate result of such labours. There are not wanting these indications, oven in the current wordly literature of the day; a diffe- rent and more modified tone is now adopted. Courtesy and mutual forbearance among those who meet each other on the field of contest are recommended and praised, and the appeal is made no lon er to brute force, but to higher and better in uenccs. Pleasing too, and cheer- ing beyond all that we have yet mentioned, are the evidences that among men of war there is a better spirit than there was of ore. any,

war, Infill’, 81110113 0111' OECOII I-0 commanders ‘

are men who fear God, who smcerly deplore the evils of that profession which they fo low, and whose faithful endeavour it is to mitigate to the utmost of their wer the horrors of war. Is it a small thing to now, that Christian oili- eers in the Mhdras Presidency can now assure us, that there is not one of their re iments in which there is not at least one decide Christian ofloei-, and that there are many which have several? Can we forget, too, the stricking in- tclligence connected with the last campaign of

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the Punjsub, that there were held in the 37p large prayer-meetings of united bodies of pious ofiicers and men, and that in her inaj0ty's twenty-fourth regiment, which sufl'ered so se- verely at Chillianwallah, a large number of men, amounting to upwards of two hundred were eommunicants, and many of them devout believers.

Already there have been resented some en- couraging pros ects of use ulness through the medium of the ible and Sailors’ Societies, and the Tract Society, in connection with the opera- tions of our countrymen in the present war. An interesting letter from Captain H. C. Otter, _ H. .\i. S. Alhau was published in the Monthly ‘» Extracts of the British andForeign Bible Society. on Jul the 31st of last year. After stating that the grant of Bibles made by the Society has been very useful, es cially those in the Swedish language, whiclie is spoken in the greater part of the Baltic, the captain says: “ As every man and child I have met. can read the tracts and Bibles which have been dis cnscd, * I trust that there are good hopes of nine I bone. , fit being derived from them,” In Turkey. also. kindred movements have taken place. r

Among those, too, who are 0 posed to our arms, we have occasion thankful y to acknow- ledge instances of kindly feeling, and some ; even of true devout goodness. Such cases are 3 not unfrequent, blessed be God ! and they are j_ sometimes unexpectedl brought to notice. I Perhaps our readers will find pleasure in reud- 3 ing the following cheering instances of the blessed influence of piety and good will between I men unhappily engaged in strife and blood-; shedding. '

Few events have excited more interest in the l course of the present war than the wreck and . capture of ll. M. . Tiger near Odessa. A~

-narration of this disastrous affair has been

recently given by the first lieutenant Alfred,‘ Reyer. who was liimseif an actor in it,und who , went as prisoner of war to St. Petershurgh where he saw the grand duke Constantine us well as the Emperor, from whom he received his liberty, and permission to England. After the capture of the ship, and tho ni ht after the crew of the Tiger had been lande at Odessa, the lieutenant says : “ it may afford some con- solation to our friends at home to know, that in the confusion of disembarking, there were many who brought away their rayer-books and Bibles, in preference to ct er property which remained on board.” Aye, truly, it ms. and does afiord consolation to the Chris- tian’s heart to learn that thesapoor captives, amid the haste and terror of those scenes, for- get not the treasure of the heavenly word—nay- even preferred it before the goods of the earth !

The Russian general Osten Sacken, showed reat kindness to the unfortunate risoners aring their detention at Odessa. is paid

daily visits to the ca thin and officers, and also to the hospital. an seemed much gratified when he saw William Tanner, ( one of the men who had been wounded, but who recovrred,) engaged in frequently reading his--Bible. The general was evidentl a man of kindly nature and of religious fee in . -‘ He never visited the establishment” ( the lieutenant says.) “ without going to the graves of his enemies, and there he might often be seen, absorbed in meditation, ofl'erin up supplication to the Lord of llosts_” T e amiable lad of this kind general also manifested no less indness and and considerate attention towards the prisoners and the wounded. She su plied them from her own house with various elicacies and neces- saries, and when the poor boy, Thomas Hood died, she caused an iron railing to be placed around his rave, and planted trees to over- shadow it. he had, notlon before, lost a son about the age of this lad, an appeared deeply interested for the rents of the deceased, and also for those oft is young midshipman, who also died ; and to the mother of the latter, she sent a. old locket containing some of his hair.

Our limits do not permit us to add any fur-

ther dctails from this very interesting narrative. The com ssionate benevolence evinced by these kind in ividuals towards our countrymen, whom the “ chances of war" consigned to their tender mercies, naturally lead us to ask how have their countrymen, who have been taken prisoners by our arms, been cared for? And it is some consolation to know, that a favour- able nnswcr may be given to this inquiry. The Russian prisoners, while at Sheerness, were visited by Mr. Hahn, the excellent agent of the British and Foreign Sailors Society, and sup- plied with copies of the Scriptures, which were received with alacrity. Divine service, too, was performed on board one of the vessels. at which the men readily attended.

Surel every friend of humanity must ap- land the attempts of the learned and excellent rotius to blend maxims of ‘humanity with

military operations and thus mitigate the woes of the most awful scourge that Providence employs for the chastisement of man! " In- stead of snowing our love to our country b

engaging eagerly in the strife of parties, let us choose to sigiialize it rather by beneficence, by piety, by an exemplary discharge of the duties of private life, under a ersuaaion that that man, in the final issue oft ings, would seem to have been the best patriot, who is the best Christian.” These are the words of that elo-

‘tion of the Government, if the people but

quent resehsl. Robert Hall, in his sermon anti , “lteleetions on wsr,” from which wise, hssutiful, and pathetic address, we will give one more short passage as a conclusion to this nsper. _

“ To acknowledge the hand of God is a duty, indeed, at all times; but there are seasons

pleiely cured him in two inonths,snd he has not Ind any return of this complaint since. ' These Pills an wonderfully efiicscious in all disorders of the sin. much and bowels.

EA8ZARD’8 GAKBTTE.

when it is made so bare, that it is next to ill- possible, and, therefore, signally criminal, to overlook it. It is almost unecessary to add that the present is one of those seasons. ever we are expected to ‘be still, and know that he is God,’ it is on such an occassion as this, when we so evidently behold ‘ the works of the Lord, and the desolations which he insketh in the earth.’ '

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it is surely of the utmost conse-

uence to see to it, that our humillstions are ilcep, our repentance sincere, and the disposi- tion we cherish, as well as the resolutions we form, suitable to the nature of the crisis, and the solemnity of the occasion ; such in a war as Omniscience will approve,” — Colloger I"1'i(.n1I.

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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

On the evening of the 20th, the Chancellor of the I-Exchequer submitted his financial budget. The following is the exact statement :—Estimat- ed expenditures of the ear :—interest, charges, the. on existing debt £:.7,950,000; other char es on the Consolidated Fund, £1,750,000 : or army, $116,200,000; navy, £l6,700,000; ord- nance. £7,800,000; civil service, £6,500,000; for vote of credit, .€50,260,000, to meet tempo- rary loans ; alread borrowed from the savings . : miscellaneous unforseen items £2,639,000; Sardinian loan £1,000,000. Expenses, £86,339,000. Revenue from present taxes, J.'63,339,000 ; deficiency to be met, 1:23-

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'i‘ns B.u.'ric—Two hundrcd labourers are strengthening the fortifications of lii Cron- studt, Sweaborg, llelsingfors, Weiberg and other fortresses on the Baltic have been pro- visioned for eighteen months, and ships laden with rocks have been sunk at the entrances of the harbors.

l20,000 is the present nominal strength of the army concentrated in the Russo-Baltic pro- vinces

Most of the British advanced squadron was in the Great Belt, detained by ice. But one or two ships had netrated into the sea.

LA'l‘Elt.—TWe ve ships of the line with four steamers, under Admiral Dundas, had come oil and anchored at Kyle.

NOVA SCOTIA.

'l‘iiI: RAii.war.—We were informed by the Hon.Joseph Howe, as he passed throu h the city last week on his return from the nited States, that the Railway in Nova Scotia is pro essin most satisfactorily; that there is ck o talent, men or funds to prosecute their plans. He says the cost of the road as far as completed will not exceed £6,500 per mile,and a new contract has recently been eflhcted for asum not far exceeding £5,

r mile. Mr. llowe‘s impression is that so soon as they reach the alluvial soil the cost willbe diminished to £4,000a mile, and for that sum the road could be built through the valley of Hants, Kings, and Annapolis, and a fortune be made by the transaction. As far as they have gone they have not been under the necessity of goin out of the Province for money. If the in ependant farmers along the valley as far as Annapolis would take hold heartily of the iuatter we believe they could

ut the road through the entire valley without foreign aid. Such a movement would add im- mensely to the value of their property, and then they would have the satisfaction of own- ing the road when completcd.——("hrisIian Mes- scrigcr.

H O D

RAILWAY SURVEYS.

We have heard from good authority: \hat an Engineering Staifleft here on Monday on their road to Pictou, to commence the railway sur- veys, pre oratory to the location of a line between t is city and the Gulf. Another stab’ will take u the ground at Ti-uro and work east- ward—-the intermediate portion from Schultz to Ti-uro being occupied by other arties. These preliinenary surveys on ur wel of the dis osi- ack their efforts in the approaching struggle.

Pictou in particular will hail the appearance of n surveying, as an omen ofthe “ goon time comin there." But all we think must depen upon t e returns and the class of men who are to compose the new House .—(.‘hrani'cle.

Hollowefs Pills a certain Cure for determination of Blood to the llssd.—l:lllas Hope, one of the most celebrated advocates of temperance admits that he suffered more than any one he ever heard of from determination of Blood to tire head, although he was sbstemions both in eating and drinking, also in tali- ing iesi, yet he was so bad at times, that in the midst of his most eloquent discourses. he was com- pelled io leave oil‘ addressing his auditors, and on several occasions has been carried away from meet- ing completely senseless Having seen the good effects of Holloway's Pills, he was induced to giv- them s trisl,nnd to use his own woide,Ihey acted like magic. It is fourteen months n o since he come inenced taking this celebrated m icine, which coni-

sstiirdey, flay 19, 1066.

We would direct the attention of our readers of ei or sex to the advertisement in another rt 0 this day’: paper, announcing the meet- ing of the Charlottetown Horticultural Society. The experience of every succeeding season has I

served to convince us, t at were on a common de rec of attention paid to the raisin of fruit an vegetables, our marketwould,in t e course ofa very few years, be little, if at all inferior to those of Quebec, Halifax, or St.‘Jchn. As to soil, there could scarcely be found one better suited for Horticultural purposes, for it may be treuched to any required depth——the greater the better—and having the proper admixture of clay and sand, it needs at lime in very small quantity with vegetable manure—of which last, most people are too sparing—to en- able the gurdenor to effect the rcatest wonders of his art. Charlottetown mar at is miserably deficient in the vegetable line, and one of the principal objects of tho societ has been to en- coura e the production of fee of this descrip- tion, y premiums for the exhibition of the finest specimens in market; this has effected some good, and will if persevered in, do more. Charlottetown is beginning now to assumea more dense and com ct appearance, and the value of land for building on, encreasing every da , so that in the course ofa short time there wil be few or no gardens within the town. it becomes then a matter of ublic concern that there should be market gar encrs, who will be at all times ready to surpply the deficiency. No dinner table is taste u ly set out, unless there be a due roportion between the vege- table and the ot ier descriptions of food ; and no table is hcalilifully appointed nulcss there be a profusion of vegetable food, both for the sake of variety as well as quality. There is nothing in which people so much differ, as in their choice of the products of the garden, nothing in which there is such an universal concurrence of o inion as to their presence being indispensab e to both health and comfort. We trust, therefore, that there will be a good thering on Thursday the 25th inst. The ieut. Governor has been pleased to allow him- self to be nominated as the Patron and Mrs. Daly the Lady Patroness of the Society. It is the intention of the present Committee to pro- pose at the meeting an extention of the con- stitution. and consequently, of the views of thd iety, and it is hoped that this will induce a eater number to become subscribers. As ar as its exertions have been extended, it has one an iniinensit of d, and has proved be- yond any uestion of doubt, that as good fruit and vegeta les may be raised, if the ro r at- tention is bestowed upon their cultivation, in Prince Edward Island as in an of the sur- rounding Colonies. The public are under great obligations, therefore, to the generous and beneticent lady, the late tenant of Holbnd Grove, and Miss Grubb, her enthusiastic and * perseverin g daughter, for having been the means of exciting the attention of the inhabitants of the Island, to what will, we are persuaded, be one of the means of increasing their stock of comforts, luxuries, and wealth.

It is to the unwearied eflorts of Mrs.and Miss Grubb, that the Charlottetown Horticultural Society owes its existence, and though the absence of the aid and co-operation of these ladies is severely felt, we trust that there is still a sufiicicncy of public spirit and energy left, not only to keep alive what has enso happily begun, but to preserve and render its existence or inoro and more benefit to the Town and the (‘ountry at large in every succeeding year.

NOTES BY THE WAY.

rim ivnoi-aim-on on A -riur rcrns: UNITED suns.

'Ihe proprietor of this paper being on his way to the l’nited States to purchase stock for the ensuing summer, would be glad to give his readers any information he may have picked up on the route.-

Wc left on Wednesday morning the 0th May, in the Lady Le Marchant, at 6 o'clock, and arrived at Summerside at Ill. Strolling round this risin town, we noticed it marked improve- ment in t is number and description of houses to what we observed last year, business how- ever, seems to be ver dull, and the stores are not doing much. r. Todd has a carriage msnufaotory, and is turnin out some very well finished work, carriages we lieve better suited to our roads and our circumstances generally than any imported ; when we visited his estab- lishment he was fitting u a stage coach for the road between Sumiiicrsi o and Charlottetown. There are some vessels in regress of building, but they are not pushing tliem out of hand with the same spirit as they were doing last year. It jil a great detriment to this place, that the steamer is unable to o to the wharf‘. We "think the people ought to apply to the Govern-