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Flour, Tea and Spirits.
BUST received, per Brigt. “J. W." from Boston, the fol- e lowing articles :— 150 barrels extra superfine FLOUR, 800 gallons high proof SPIRITS, 50 barrels eating APPLES, 50 boxes LOZENGES, 3 casks Burning FLUID, 30 chests best Congou TEA, 8 cases MATCHES. The above for sale cheap for Cash, or approved Joint Notes. October 18, 1858. SAMUEL A. FOWLE & Co.
US? reecived, per Sehr. ** HELEN,’ from New York, and for sale by the subscriber : arrels extra and superfine FLOUR, Bags CORNMEAL, Barrels Crashed SUGAR, which will be sold low for Cash. October 18, 1858. M. LOWDEN.
To Let, eas p easantly situated COTTAGE in Weymouth-street, | at present in the occupation of Doctor Day. The house has seven Ruoms, a good Yard, Stable and Coach-house, at- tached thereto. For further particulars enquire of Wa. CRABB, Senr. Ch. Town, October 18, 2858. 3i Boston Packet. Ah, pur fast-sailing Packet Brigt. “J. W.” will
a leave for Boston on or about the Ist November. o> > ‘or Freight or Passage apply to inet. SAMUEL A. FOWLE & Co. ‘ lown, October 18, 1858.
LANDS. rR E se'tlers on Townships 38,39. 40, 41, 42,43 and 66, are hereby notified, that the Commissioner of Public Hands will attend at Kennedy's, Lot 40, on fuesday, the 23rd day of November, and following day ; and at Sutherland's, ilead of St. Peter's Bay, on Charsday, the 25th day of Novem- bor, and folowing days, when all amounts then due, either by bond, Deposit, Inssalment or Note of Hand, are requested to be paid; and in default thereof, the same will be notified by advertisement, in accordance with the Act 16 Vic., cap. 18.
NOTICE. All persons
' trespassing on the Gorernment Lands, by cutting timber or taking possession of Lands without a location ticket, and payment made thereon, will be dealt with accord-
ing to law DEEDS.
The Commissioner having several Deeds of Conveyance ready for delivery, all persuns who have not received their Deeds are requested to make application for the same at the places and dates above mentioned.
JOHN ALDOUS, Commissioner.
Office of Publie Lands, October 18, 1858.
T ro PUBLIC
* , Ciosing Up Sale. To he sold by Public Auction, on TUESDAY, 2d November next, at LL o'clock, at the Brick Store of Mr. Tuowas W. Dopo, Pownal Street, the whole of his
Stock in Trade, amongst which are 250 STOVES, consisting of Franklin, Cooking, for Wood and Cval, Air-tight, Pyramid and Box |} ditto, with a great variety of other articles. Aigo, all the SHOP FURNITURE.
For particulars see Handbills. WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer. Isl. & Mon.
October 11, 1858.
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Valuablo Property. raxO BE SOLD by Auction, on THURSDAY, the 23rd
N uber next, at 12 o'clock, on the premises, that mmoediois TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSER, AND VALUABLE FPREEMOLD PROPERTY, owned by Mrs. Joseru McDonatp, adjoining the grounds of the Roman
Catholie Chureh. The House is very convenient and well | finished from the ground floor to the attic. er? are likewise on the premises a Stable, Coach and | r Out-Buildings, with an excellent Well and Pump in the yard.
These Premises are well adapted for a large family or Private Boarding House. A portion of the purchase money may remain on interest for a teri of years, as may be agreed upon. A. H. YATES, Auctioneer.
Charlottetown, September 6, 1858. Isl =
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A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF POLITICS, LITERA
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE KE DWAR
Notice. HEREAS, by Deed of Assignment, bearing date the 17th day of February, 1857, all Books, Debts, Notes and other Securities, of the late firm of Tuomas McNurr & Son, of Princetown, Prince Edward Island, were daly transferred to me—Notice is hereby given, that all persons indebted in any way to the said firm are required to make payments of their respective amounts to the Subscriber, in Charlottetown, or to Henry S. MecNvrr, Princetown, on or before the 20th day of October next. All sums unpaid after that date, will be immediately handed over for collection, without distinction of persons, H. HASZARD. Charlottetown, October 4, 1858.
N ESSRS. STANFIELD & LORD beg to inform the
Farmers of Prince Edward Island, that after this date their NEW MILLat TRYON will be ready for Dyeing, Fulling and Dressing Cloth, having spared no expense in fitting up. The services of Mr. Lippincott, of Pictou, being secured as manager, they guarantee to finish work in the best possible manner, on the usual terms.
Mr. H. Cauneck, of Sydney Street, Charlottetown, will receive Cloth, and attend to its being forwarded with despatch.
Tryon, July 27. tf
Schooner for Sale. UST launched from the Ship Yard at White
Sands, and for salc, a beautifully modelled Schooner 60 tons N. M., and 119 O. M.; length of keel 60 feet, beam 19 feet, depth 8 feet—called the Ocean Wave. For terms of sale and other particulars apply to the owner. HILARY ROBERTS. White Sands, September 27, 1858. Im,
= ! 2.00 DEALS, made ready for delivery by Mr. THOMAS ANNEAR, Montague River. Enquire of Bensamin Davies, Eeqr., Charlottetown, or to SfEVUENS & CLARKE, Orwell. Orwell, June 21, 1858. Eligible Pasture and Building Lots. SOR SALE. 10 LOTS within the City, containing a TOWN LOT each; also, 10 immediately adjoiniug the City, (free of City taxes), of 1 acre each. Apply to THEOPUILUS DESBRISAY. Charlottetown, Angust 23, 1858.
Halifax Pacikre:.*
HE fast-suiling Schr. ‘‘ARIEL,” 107 tons, J. H.
Moore, Master, will run between CHARLOTIETOWN
and HALIFAX, leaving Charlottetown on Wednesday, the
16th instant. Will perform her trips regularly during the
season. This vessel has good accommodations for Passen-
gers, and is too well known to need further description. For Freicar
or PassaGce apply to J. & T. Morais, Charluttetows, and at Halifax to the subscriber. P.W. HYNDMAN. a Sept. 13, 1858.
For Sale.
Assignment of Debts.
| OTICE is hereby given that by Deed of this date, T have L assigned to the Honorable Josern Hensury, all Debts owing to me, in Trust for the payment of creditors ; and that all persons indebted to me will please, and they are hereby required, to make payment only to the above named Josrpu Henxstey. Dated this 3lst day of August, A. Ty. 1858. JOHN RIGG.
a* accordance with the above notice, I hereby require al} parties indebted to the above named Joun Rice tu make immediate payment to me, at my office, in Charlotte- town, of the amounts due from them respectively. JOSEPIL HENSLEY. Charlottetown, 3let August, 1858.
CiTY GROCERY. NORTH SIDE OF QUEENSSQUARE. i ECEIVED per ** Provimencr’’ and ‘ Ariz, ”’ Halifax, and has on hand—
from
Hihds Sugar Tea in variety Blacking Puns b't Molasses Superior Coffee Tobaeco Jamaica Rum Biscuit in variety Cigars
strong Spirits Ubds Holland Gin best Cognac Brandy Currants Seotch Whiske Dye-stu ffs P.E.T. Malt do Prunes Common Whiskey Earthen Jars Salad Oil Symond’s best Port Pickles Spices Wine Sauces Soap
Annapolis Cheese Digby Herrings Raisins Rice
Crushed Sugar Sweet O1]
Pale Seal Oil
To Let,and Immodiate Possession Given, |
TEXUE STORE in the west end of Graften Street, lately occupied by | the subscriber, with two WAREROOMS, one 25 by 20, the other
40 by 25 feet, attached to it. Also the western tenement of the House
immediately below the Store, containing four well finished rooms. For
furtber particulars apply to the subscriber on the premises.
June 21, 1888. Wu. B. DAWSON.
= JOHN & ROBERT SCOTT,
KENT-STREET, CHARLOTTETOWN, Curriage and Sieigh Builders, &c. &c. &c. Carriags and Sleighs always on hand, and built to order,a the shortest notiee. Carriage and Sleigh Trimming done with neatness und despatch. Now on hand a variety of new and second-hand Carriages, for sale at reduced prices. The public are requested to call and see them vefore purchasing elsewhere. ly May 3, 58.
“* Alliance Life and Fire Insurance Company” of
LONDON ESTABLISUED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1824 vapital, Five Millions Sterling. April 14. CHARLES YOUNG, Agent tor P. E.1.
-_ Direct from the Bushes. Rusue LS of Prince Edward Island HAZEL NUTS for sale by M. W. SKINNER. Ch. Lown, Sept. 12th,1858. Isl.
rgxO BE LET, for one, two or three years, or
longer term, a8 may be agreed upon, ‘‘ GLEN
= STEWART,” direct?¥ opposite Charlottetown, with
ZS. tbout 50 acres of LAND, 24 of which are under,
cultivation. Also,agood GARDEN. Application to be made
to the Proprietor, W. STEWART, Esq., south side of Char- lottetown Ferry, Lot 48. tf ‘July 26, 1853
Sherry Wine Table Salt Candles
Madeira do Nuts Washing Powders Champagne Shelled Almonds Baking do Edinburgh Ale Confectionary Patent Medicines Pale Ale Burning Fluid
London Porter Brushes
And a great variety of other small and useful articles too nu- merous to mention. Cash paid for good clean Timothy Sced. December 14, 1857. ly HUGH FRASER. "0 BE DISPOSED OF BY PRIVATE SALE, NE OF THE MOST VALUABLE AND
beautifully situated properties in this city, having a front of 115 feet on Queen Square, and 154 feet on Gratin Street, together with the residence of the Misses Srgwarr thereon. For particulars apply to JOHN BALL.
Charlottetown, Sept. 20, 1858.
GEORGE HOOPER & CO., BROKERS AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, NO. 6, BROAD QUAY, SWANSEA, S. W. Bers to inform the Merchants and Shipbuilders of P. E.
Island that they are ready to receive consignments of Vessels and Cargoes of Wood, which they have every hope, |
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(SELECTED FOR THE EXAMINER.)
THE PRISONER FOR DEBT.
Look on him !—thro’ his dungeon grate, Feebly and cold, the morning light Comes stealing round him, dim and late,
As if it loathed the sight. Reclining on his strawy bed, His hand upholds his drooping head ; Hlis bloodless cheek is seamed and hard ; Unshorn his grey, neglected beard ; And o’er his long fingers flow Ilis long, disheveled locks of snow.
No grateful fire before him glows, And yet the winter’s breath is chill, And o’er his half-clad person goes The frequent ague thrill ! Silent, save ever and anon, A sound, half murmur and half groan, Forces apart the painful grip Of the old suff'rer’s bearded lip. Oh, sad and crushing is the fate Of old age, chained and desolate !
Just God! why lies that old man there?
A murd’rer shares his prison bed, Whose eyeballs, thro’ his horrid hair
Gleam on him, fierce and red ;
And the rude oath and heartless jeer
Fall ever on his loathing ear ;
And both in wakefulness and sleep
Nerve, flesh, and pulses thrill and creep
Whene’er that ruffian’s tossing limb,
Crimson with murder, touches him?
What has the gray-haired pris’ner done ? Has murder stained his hands with gore? Not so; his crime ’s a fouler one: God made the old man poor! For this he shares the felun’s cell— The fittest earthly type of hell! For this, the boon for which he poured His young blood on the invader’s sword, And counted light the fearful cost— llis blood-gained Liberty is lost !
And so, for such a place of rest, Old pris’ner, dropped thy blood as rain On Concord’s field, and Bunker’s crest, And Saratoga’s plain ? Look forth, thou man of many scars, Thro’ thy dim dungeon’s hars ; It must be joy, in sooth, to see Yon monument upreared to thee— Piled granite and a prison cell : Thy land repays tay service well !
Go, ring the bells and fire the guns, And hang the starry banner out ;
Shout ‘* Freedom !”’ till your lisping ones Give back their cradle shout.
Let boastful eloquence declaim
Of honor, liberty, and fame ;
Still let the poet’s strain be heard
With glory for each second word,
And every thing with breath agree
To praise ** our glorious liberty !”’
But when the patriot cannon jars That prison’s cold and gloomy wall, And thro’ its grates the stripes and stars Rise on the wind and fall, Think ye that pris’ner’s aged ear Rejoices in the general cheer ? Think ye his dim and failing eye Is kindled at your pageantry ? Depressed in soul, and chained ia lim), What is your carnival to him ?
Down with the Law that binds him thus! Unworthy freemen, let it tind
No refuge from the withering curse Of God and human kind!
Open the prisoner’s living tomb.
And usher from ita brooding gloom
The victims of your savage code,
To the free sun and air of God.
No longer dare as crime to brand
The chastening of the Almighty’s hand.
Joun G. Waittier.
THE COMET. his strange visitor in our heavens is increasing in bril- lianey every day, and is attracting more and aore attention from the curious star-gazers on all the street corners. The longitude of the comet is about thirty degrees, and | of the ascending node about one hundred and sixty-six de- grees. ‘The declination is about sixty-cight degrees. The
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luminous vapor, which take their brightness from the sun ; and so far from affecting the planets when they come into their neighborhood, it was shown nearly a century ago, tlie! a comet entering within the orbit of the moons of Jupiter, was held in suspension for four months, and its course are rested. The speed of comets varies; but their velocity ir- creases considerably as they approach the san, and their motion grows slower as they recede into space. One comet has been known to travel round the sun at the rate of 212 miles in a second. The distance which they recede from the sun is sometimes enormous, having reached in one instance seventy thousand four hundred millions of miles, requiring a period of nearly nine hundred thousand years to travel that distance and back again to the sun. Professor Bond, of Harvard University, an excellent authority, writing on the 25th of September, says :—
Donati’s comet will, in a few days, appear to increase rapidly in size and brilliancy. It will be nearer the earth on the 9th of October, at which time its brillianey will be nearly three times as great as on the 23d of September, and its distance from us about fifty-two millions of miles.
According to Mr. Hall's computation, the tail of this
comet, on the 23d iustant, extended to the length of fifteen millions of miles. The nucleus will be near the bright star Arcturus, Oct. 5, and nearest the earth’s orbit on the 20th. ~ Some confusion seems to prevail in regard to there being two comets, similar in appearance, now visible to the naked eye, but such is not the case. Donati's, which is seen in the north-west after sunset, is the same which has been in the north-east before sunrise in the morning. This is owing to the considerable northern declination of the comet, with a right ascension differing but little from that of the sun. [ mention this because [ have had several! letters from differ- ent parts of the country, making the inquiry whether there are two comets now to be seen by the naked eye.
Encke's comet is barely visible to the naked eye. Tuttle's third comet, of 1858, can now be seen only with the assist- ance of a telescope,
Considering these facts, the present visitor is a just ob- ‘ect of interest and attraction.
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Sap Inctpents or tne Burnina Sreamer Avsrr1a.—The fullowing are related by Mr. Palicrusa, a Turk, who was on board :
As the flames increased, the poor miserable creatures on the bowsprit jumped into the water as their clothes caught on fire—dropping into the water like “drops of rain in a heavy shower.” One woman, with two daughters, kissed them both, and then putting her arms around them, all three jumped into the water. An English lady, who came on board at Southampton with her husband, had three children with her end a babe in her arms. The husband had jumped over, and as the flames grew hotter and burned more fiercely, ~he took her little girl, kissed her and threw ber inte the water. She then took the boy, a fair, healthy little fellow, embraced him, gave him her last kiss, and threw him in. He strack on his back and struggled very hard, rising to the ~urface three’separate times, calling out * mamma’ each time, in the most piteous tones, then sunk to rise no more. The poor woman then clasped the baby to her breast and jumped in with it, kissing it repeatedly as they sunk to the bottom,
A young man who was in the second cabin, and who said he was going to California, where he had a brother, had his sister with bim, a girl of 16 or 17 years of age. In order to save her from the fire he fastened a rope around her body, and making one end fast to the deck, let her down over tho side of the vessel. He then put another repe around his own hody and let himself down; but the repe was not well fastened, aud as he jumped over, it slipped from under his arms and caught him around the throat. As he struck the water (ho waves dashed him up against the side of the vesset, and falling back agaiu he was quickly choked to death ; his sister shrieking “ help! help! will nobody help my brother?”
Mr. Palicrusa says when he left the vessel the poor girl was hanging there, screaming and crying, with the waves dashing the dead bedy of ber brother aguinst her every few moments. An Englishman, about 50 years of age, who came en board at Southampton with his wife, crawled with her out on the bowsprit as far as they could, and’as the flames ap- proached, they clasped their arms around each other, with one last kiss jumped into the water, and sank immediately. And so brothers and sisters, fathers and sons, mothers aud daughters, embracing each other, jumped into the waves.
Turittine Scene.—Mr. C. J. Thomas, of Niagara Falls, was crossing alone in a small boat from Navy Island to Schlosser, last Thursday, when the terrific storm arose, and the boat was capsized. For upwards of an hour he was driven about by the furious gusts of wind, clinging to the boat. Several times he succeeded in righting thp craft, 8nd as often would it capsize; and though a good swimmer, he
perihelion distance is about 40,000,000 miles, or a little} had given himself up for los‘, when he at length succeeded greater than the mean distance of Mercury from the Sun. ! jy, clambering into the boat, without oars, and so thoroughly its motion is retrograde, so that its apparent motion is from i chilled as to be unable to help himself. The boat was filled
jright to left, as seen at this time. The velocity of the
|comet, when at its perihelion, will be about 150,000 miles
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with water, and was driven past the head of Navy Island
_pe tt \ j into the rapid current, which swiftly bore him towards the ‘per hour. Its tail is at least 6,000,000 miles in length, | rapids and the cataract. But, fortunately, he was seen by though there is some difference of opivion as to dimensions. | Mr, Tompkins and another man on the island, who, taking a Professor Hind, writing to the London Times, says that the boat, hastened to rescue him, They reached him, but the
sales; and, should the Vessel not sell to advantage, after hay- | #ppareut diameter of the nucleus is about five seconds of are,! wind an? sea were 80 high that it was impossible to take him
ing tried the whole scope of the Channel, she can take a cargo of Coal or [ron round to the port she prefers, thereby saving a vast deal of expense.
October 7, 1858.
7HXHE SUBSCRIBER, BESIDES A GOOD ASSORTMENT
of Cuorce Famity Groceriss, offers for Sale :-— A good article of Table and Pickling Vinegar, An excellent article of Pearl Barley, Fresh Currants, Raisins, Figs, and Nuts of all kinds, Pine Apple Syrup, Raspberry Vinegar, Spanish Cream (a delightful summer drink), An excellent article of Stomachic Bitters (by the gal.) Besides all the etceteras in like Establishments.
For Sale at the Cash Drug Store of
August 23, 1858. M. W. SKINNER.
For Sale, A QUANTITY of large well-made BIRCH TIMBER, with + three-inch DEALS, Lathwood and Spars, as annexed :— 3 to 400 tons new Birch Timber 40 to 50 thousand three-inch Deals 10 to 12 cords Lathwood 1 to 200 Spars 2 to 300 tons small sized Hardwood, to suit the St. John’s market, will be shipped on shares, or at a low freight. Enquire of Messrs. Longworth & Hyndman, Ch. ‘Town; Edward Albro & Co., Halifax ; or Mr. Thomas Annear, Mon- tague River.
Orwell, May 24, 1858.
Taking the apparent length of the tail at five degrees, its true length would appear to be about 13,000,000 miles. Des- \cribing the appearance of the tail, Professor Hind says:
about five degrees from the bead, consisted of a single ray, very well defined on the side preceding with reference to the direction of motion, but fading away indistinctly on the op- posite. A very faint ray of light emanated from the nucleus towards the sun, as previously rewarked in several of these objects, aud I thought at moments that a short “ horn” or “section” issued therefrom at righi angles to the axis of the tail. | ‘The inerease in the brightness of this comet is so nearly ‘in conformity with theory, that there is a high probability of it being visible with telescopes in full sunshiue about the |epact of marimum brilliancy in October.
In Mr. Hind’s opinion this comet will not visit these parts ‘of space again for a few hundred years. It would appear
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and, as the comet is still upwards of 120.000,000 miles from | jnto their boat, so they towed the boat into Chippewa Creek, the earth, the real diameter will be rather over 3,000 miles.! on the Canada side. “Mr. /!homas would have certainly gone
over the Falls had he not been thus timely observed and rescued. His situation during the storm was terrible in the
|extreme, the rain and sleet being apparently carried over him The tail, which might be traced in the * comet-sceker,” | jn sheets.
His own pluck and endurance were remarkable under the circumstances. —Bnuffalo Com. Advertiser.
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Nazrow Escape on tex Granp Trung Ratroap. -- The Montreal Pot says that a passenger train on the Quebec and Ricumond section of the Grand Trunk Railroad, which left Quebec on Thursday morning, was thrown off the track by a misplaced switch, and narrowly escaped being carried down a deep ravine. The engineer was 50 much in- jured that his life is despaired of ; and the fireman was badly hurt, but the passengers all escaped serious injury.
Surppixa §=Bustness or Lonvon.—Accounts by the Hammouia state that the general business of the Port of
‘that the tail of the comet now visible is not as long as that | London stil! continues inactive. The number of ships reported
of previous ones. The tail of the comet of 1843 was 90,000,000 miles long, and that of L311, 152,009,000 ailes.
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inward during’ the past week was 182, and those cleared outward amounted to 107. including 12 in bal'ast. Of those
Ail fears of a collision with the plauetary bodies have been | now on the berth loading outward, 56 are for the Australian
dissipated by the accurate observations of astronomers.
{t | colonies, 4 for Vancouver's Islaud, 1 for Saa P’rancisco. and STEPHENS & CLARKE. | has been ascertained that comets are trausparent bodies of 4 for China.
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