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Established 1823'.

SONS OI TIIPIIAIOR»

JULY QUARTERLY IBSIION.

The last Quarterly Session of the Grand _Division of this Island was held, agreeabl to appointment, in the po ulous and flourishing . tlemeiit of doque, on onday the 26th July. The Oflicers pre- sent on the occasion were, t-heG. Patriarch, G. Treasu- rer, G. Chaplain and G. Conductor, together with a large number of Representatives from Various 890- tions of the Island. After the usual preliniiniirits, the G. W’. P. cseiited his Quarterly Report, which. on motion 0 the Grand Chaplain (the Rev Bro. Roach), seconded by the Acting P. G. W. P. (B_ro. Ai-buckle), he was unanimously requested to publish in such of the Island Newippapers as might 869 fit *0 insert the same, and is as olloweth :—

GRAND WORTHY I’ATBIAIlCH'3 REPORT

To the Ofllcrrs and Members of the Grand Division of flu Or-in ii/‘flu Sons of Temperance, g‘ P. 5. Island ' Woirriiv Biioriixiis;

Permit me, on the pl'~“.flt.‘lll occasion, to congratulate you, upon our asscmliling in Q,ua_rte_l'l I|i0Di f°''_ "*9 5"‘ time, in tho populous and fiour-ish_in Settlement of Bcdcquc _rho i-rnilla, if not the ver birti-place, ofTcm rance Institutions in I’ E. Island. _.~ rid fervently hope. I It the lw,llf‘\'()ll‘l)l and truly patriotic principles of tbese_Inatll|l- tions, which have, here, for so long ii_ period. 500“ 1“ 5“l"° nnd vi Il‘0|l8 opcru may speedily “ leuvep the whole lump,‘ and from thence extend their salutary influences to all around. _ _ ,

Tho neat and uptleiuusl edifice iii wh_icli we are now, tlirougli the mercy of ii Gracious Providence, so liiippily coiivt-iicd—ultlioiign not yutfwmal/9 ‘l"d'°"l°d l° ll” "9l’l° (‘misc ivlmsc iiit--ri-sts wc_ have MIN-'|lIlll9d r'°“' nnml" S-actions of the lltlllllll to delili_erutc upor_i and to pro_InotA.--_-is an ornament to this liei\|lllf_“l l°"“l".Y"° °""d"' l°. ml enterprising and spirited proprietors—an«l, to my own mind, at least, an augury ofupproilclllllk “Id °°"'Pl°“° '"~'l°"5."

since on 1,.“ iumimlilnd in regular Quarterly Session, the usuu Aniiuiil Session of the Sn renic lIead_of our Order luiu been hold at Chicago, Ill. epreselltatlvel f|’0||1 B lur rs proportion of tlic Amcricun Slat-U5» ind fi'°m,5°V°“l

ftlic British l’i-oviiiccs, were in attendance. Their pro- mu. ,0 y,,,,.,. been clinmctcrised, throughout, by libcmlity or iii,-iitiinen_t and_ unity of action. The measures in which we are more piirticuliirly I|1lv°1’°9Wd “PP°‘_"_l°,l’° the following, vi7..—'l‘he reduction of tho Fee for Initiation to tlis minimum sum uf_§l (58): The ll‘1'_0W“3$ °P°“ 9f,‘l'° doors of Subordinate Divisions to thc_publIc. Fl“! '_h0 \'"‘'V of affording strangers an o po_i-tuni‘ty of Wl¢n°||"'ll °_‘“' neat and aiipropgiiw lnstul ution (.ci'oI_u0n u Wl|°'“‘“°‘°" such is step may by them deeme udvisab e; The adop- tion ufaii entirely new and u.t_thc same time real! _chastp_ and impressive ltitual, covering the eutgre ‘V0!’ in 0 Subordinate i)ivisions—tlis result of a combination of to cut nnd experience rare-I brought to_bear on such subjects: And, tiuiilly, the selection of a Locality in oiir own immedi- ate l|c{8lIl)0|ll'lI01M.l. us the place of nicetinl °f ’‘'° "°“ Aniiua Session. _ _ .

e amendment of the Qons_tit.ution of Subordinate Divisions ahovc referred to, allobypction to the estabhslimefnt ofDivisions in the poorer Districts of the Island will 01' the future be obviiitcd—the mere am _of lnitistion now pre- scnting no obstacle to the introduction into our rgnkslpf any—-uvcii tlio liumblost and poorpstf-individual. in t q_ community. The occii_sional and yudioious admission 0

rsons unconnected with our Qrder, to witness tlI8_Q“9f' terly Installation of Olficcre, will. I ‘Hilts 110‘ 0|“! “‘'P‘“’ our members with a laudable and _rclscwortli emulation, in the discharge of their clicinl do cs, but ultimately lead to fresh accessions to our to. _0B0 Ritual will be, or linuch mistake its cliuractcr,_ _tly to enhance the Interest. and Eflbctivcness of our Insti ution, as a1‘emperiince Or nizatioii: and_t_hc holdin of _Iio next Annual Session 0 the National Divigion in t c City ofSt. iliohn, N. B3 will. I dfoubl: u_ot. wndstgiuno; 1335*; :1. 9;;

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Total Abstinencduthro bout the lower Provinces. AI Ila Office-bearers for the 'ciinial Term Will 3501159 °l‘°'°'v and other matters of vital im rtancc to the Order brought under review and authoritatively pronounced upon, an un- usually large giithcrin ofllcprescnhtivcs and other Frlcndi of Temperance, from a I parts of the North American Gon- tinsiit, and perhaps also from Great Britain. is confidently untici . _ ,

maids now, \vou.iiy_ Brothers. du-oqt J01“ -tt°n*i°° *0 those local matters which still more directl conccrntpphr selves. It must, I think,bos.dmittcd,that c Ordcro _ 0 Sons of Teui once has never yctattainod that commending and influential position in this _lsluiid which we see it o%ci_i- pying, at the present iiioiiicnt. iii the neighbourin Rcpu he an in most of our Sister Colonies. _ We are not, regret to perceive by the lteturns, which will be laid before you _by the Grand Scribe, making any p_srceptibls advance} ll! PW!“ of numerical strength u of inflII0I_°0 1“ “"93 quarters-and many of those who arcfomiclly in 003500505

' to say the least, _lint_. very iiidiflsrcnt _sud inellioicnt uicmbcrs ofour Bod . Still, itulbxds me the ll ll- out gn. ' tiou to know-—-an I Icyoioe to 2000!‘ “"9 73° that there are amongst us, both inTowIi and Cluuntry,a goodly number of as “ staunch men and true” as are U0 be met. with in any part of the world-—mcn who have, long since, “ nailed their colours to the must." and who_, if our

1 bark must sink, will mpgnunimousl sink with her. rave contending with our vcrnrius o_lhIt- But with tiis noble band of laborious and self-denying men on board--no matter who also may prove recrsant to their 1 , and bascly desert their posts in the hour of peril-—-I bsvs no fear for the result. t is a source of encmiru none, too, to know that, somehow or other, the great fun - mental principles upon which our holed-the noble and hilaridiropic objects wluph it seeks toethin-— M-._ .7... lien, daily cbtsinitigo wide reap and securing the sympathies of the right-minded, intelligent -and active rtions of the community. _Befcrc closs thiskspemu cw hots will be given. am _y illustratin this assert-Hon : mid thcduyispot dllbllh most tl-uitful soircc of political weakness rul-and social evil, which too long been portal to oursner icssnd neutralise our clorts for the on of our sllow uisu ficu the disgiistlflli llilfldllq; ll‘ fcurfully dsmoraltiuqp vice oflntsiu that p gus- spqt ups: our bouts. cillllntio _ up nicis Museum in gguhi-rmand for our fll our othsrwlnwhlr sso -

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not, of course, presume to lisnrd an opinion, just now, as to the course that may be adopted by the new Ilouss, with reference to this mutton but I may be allowed to say a few words as to the circuiustaiices in which we find ourselves placed with respect to that Honorable .

On glancing over thenuiues of the gentlemen coin _ ing the new llouse. we find, that nctonly have all our old riends been rc-elected, butotliers have been returned whom we have ever reason to believe are decidedly favorable to our views so principles. But there is one circumstance to whiehl must, ii little more in detail, direct your attention, as it, in inv opinion, more clearly indicates than any other with which I am at pressntucquaintsd, the particular direc- tion in which the current of public opinion is, I am happy to believe, beginning to set. This matter is at the present moment, occupying, almost to the exclusion of cverytliin else, the attention of our local politicians of ever class; but advert. to it, not as a mere party question, but simply as one in which the whole tem rauce community—whatever may be their views ofgenera polit.ics—ars-. deeply interested.

It is sonicwliiit amusing to observe how utterly unabled our political l€I‘L_‘¢l1lI8 are to account for the phenomenon to which I now allude upon any principles of litical economy with which they appear to have been fanii igr hitherto, and the singular proneness they manifsstto attribute to any and ever muse—savc the true one—-the sourcro ir dis- com ort and alarm. It appears, that the constituents of a certain Ilon. _Gont_leman—tlie “ adcr" er Majesty's Government in this lsliind, and an e racer and Dislillrr-—-who hits. on more than one , seen fit in his place in Piirliiiincnt, to outrage the feelings and pour ccnteni t u n the advocates of what is common] desig- nated t 0 ll aine Liquor Law—have, somehow or ot er, im- bibed the notion. that he is not exactly the individual best suited any lon r to represent their interests. hey have, therefore, in t s most unceremonlous manner imaginable, dismissed their old servant. and elected a Gentleman in his stead who, although not ii Son of Tcniperiiiice, is, neverthe- less. ii decided supporter and advocate of our measures. [1,-m-c all di'is.liuhliub' And what tends to increase the cliiigi-,iii of the defunct Primo .\Iinistai- and his satellites is the ntnrtlin f:ict—\vliirli I am informed ti. hriel'ex.iiniinntion of the Poll’ olis Wlllllbllllfltlillllf oorrolmrntv-—--tlist the NUC- ccssful (‘aiididiitc not only pol ed the greater nuinber of really good votes, but included also niuoiigst his supporters on this occasion, at least hno-thirds of all the we-nit i, intel- llgcnce and real indrpiendrnrv of the District he has been ro- turnod to represent . Thus then have the friends of nodal progri.-s.¢ and suflrririg humariiiy gloriously triumphed; and thus has an individual, occupying ii high. if not the highest, and most infiiicntial sition in the Colonv. backed by nearly all its oflicial patrona re and intlucnce—both of which were unscru ulously broug t to l)('ttl‘ on the rosult—but withal—mar the ominous connexion!——tlic ‘pro rietor of the most extensive Ilrcwing and Distilling Htil lislinient in the (‘nlmiv. and, as ii matter of courilo, the intcrcslril, bit- ter and vindictive opponent of the Temperance cnuse,——beeii llltl-lunly and iiiiovpi-4-toill_\' hurled from his proud position, and superceded by a Gentleman whom he alfcc to espise, and who, whatever may be his private virtues and ext-e len- cles, is certainly totally unknown to Fame, in the chiiructcr ofu Politician. .\nd after all, may not this event prove to be simply nothing more nor less than one of those strikin and significant " signs of the times." to which party poli- ticians, of all grades and classes, hers and elsewhere, will do well, for the future, to take the more earnest heed‘

It is scarcely less worth of note, too, that, with reference to the Representation of ‘harlottctcwn—thc very focus of tho Rum and Wliislmy Potter in this Island, and where. con- sequently, our enemies were exceedingly vigilant and per- sevcring, and laid their plans with consummate skill and cunning-—onc Member, at least, has been returned—who is also decidedly favorable to our views. The snare prepared for the entrapment of the friends of Temperance was, it is truc,urtfully devised, and in niousl concealed; but, for- tunately, the “ Sons ” and the r frieii s were too wellaware of the true state of things—in other words, “ too wi awake "--to be so easily caught. The result hssbcen, that, a (Gentleman of known talent and ability has I in been returned to represent the Capital who has invaria ly mani- fbsted towards us the utmost kindness and urbunity, in all our communications with him. This gentleman. no longer a than last winter, in the face of a perfect hurricane of

as, taunts, sneers, coarse and vulgar inusndoes.—-hurled at him by his and our enemies-—had the moral couru , not merely to present our Petition, with its 3,300 signatures, to

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to it, in other respects, his most cordial an hearty support. The other Representative for the Town we hope ct to see embracing the same views as his colleague, on this momen- tous question, and adopting a similar line of conduct with reference there

In connection with this subject I bcgv lso to inform on, that the services of our wort P.G. .P. Arbuckle ave been secured for one year by Committee of the Temper aucc League, as their A t and Lecturer, and that to his untirin industry and ma ma , in no small measure, be at- tributod a portion, at least, o the results above alluded to; and should that Worthy Brother be it his labours, we may, I think, confiisntly look forward to still more satisfactory results, through his instrumontsiity.

Being at present unable to visit, personally, the various Districts of the Island, and believing that the interests of our Ordor, and, through it, those of our fellow colonists

ncrally, would be materially romotcd thereby, I have dzsmcd it advisable to cause u mniission to be issued, under Seal of the Grand Divisim, constituting Brother Arbucklc my Deputy for the whole Island. I trust that this appointment will meet your cordial sanction and sp-

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l rc t to Is , that up to the moment of ning this 80 t8,"[ have iilit received a single line, for nignussistnnce an guidance in framing it, from an of in Deputies, although there are no less than six within the jurisdiction of this Grand Division.

I am happy, however, to inform you that a Division, to be located at or be instituted

gale, New London, is about to A wish has expressed several this that a second Division in t be est; ' bed in a. trust that the Division former] in operation at Nulpcque will,ere long,be rcsuscitst.ed,sn thpt wc shpllsoon have the Divisions‘ of our Order in active out opcrutletrill all the -lsrpr and more gopulous Iettlnmenh and Districts of our truly beuuti l little

Wonk III-others! The Iclds are white unto the harvest. he land lies before . Let us up and Let one and all gir on their urnior s h for the souliot; sud, trusting--not in an arm of lush, but oath Arm Oninlpotsiifths Victory will, sooner or .'~ueursdly“bc ours!-—Rciucinbsr the motto of our . ' it Itar‘ of Temperance mnshntl in view; sud! Ilyil our hours, rclstlvss sud tends, be in the liiliicnos of‘ its bsnlgnant

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dis of After which the Session was closed wit the usual formalities, and at a late hour the Meeting broke up

GENERAL ‘SELECTIONS-

TIIADE WITH JAPAN.

A California paper gives the following upon this sub. jcct: “ A business traiisaciion took place a few days since that is likely to be productive ofiniportaiit results in the history of the commercial world. A purchase of ,000 pounds of rice was made by one of our most respectable Chinese merchants, which it is proposed to ship to Japan on board the ship Hamilton, which is now under Chinese colours—-having been purchased from her American owners by two wealthy Chinese iner- chants. The Chinese have long been on trading terms with the Japanese, and their vessels are allowed to enter their ports and trade. The undertaking is a novel one, and in the event of its succeeding, it would not require the foresight of a prophet, to predict a very sudden increase in the mercantile marine of China; which would soon be able to show as handsome a fleet of clippers as any nation in the world. It would not be strange were it to happen that the opening ofthe ports of Japan should be brought about by the Chinese who have settled in California. Indeed, we are strongly inclined to the belief that such will be the case; and that the world will yet have to acknowledge themselve indebted to California for it all. The powerful change‘ going on throughout the world——thc result of the gold discoveries—are every day becomming more and more apparent, and it would not be presumptuous to suppose that the ports ofJapnn will be as free to the world be- fore three years, as are those of China now.”

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CAUSE FOR NATIONAL GRATULATION.

In a recent address, Hon. Edward Everett, while referring to the vast sums paid in the United States for the relief of poor emigrants from Europe, said that when he was Minister to the.Coiirt of St. James, he received ti letter from one of the interior counties of England, telling him that they had in their House of Correction an American seamen, whom they were de- sirous of being rid of. He wrote back that he might be sent to London, where he would be shipped to the United States; adding the suggestion, that if her Ma- jesty's Minister at VVnshington were applied to in a similar way by the overseer-s of the poor and wardens ofthe prisons in the United States, he would be pretty busily engaged. ‘‘I really felt pleased," said he, “ at n time when my own little State of Massachusetts was assisting from ten to twelve thousand destitute British subjects annually, to be able to relieve the British em- pire, ‘upon whose dominions the sun never sets,’ of the only American pauper quartered upon it."

CURIOUS MENTAL PHENOMENA.

Dr. Carpenter is delivering a course of lectures in Manchester, England, on the physiology of the ner- vous system. In his fiftli lecture the doctor related some curious instances of aberration of mind. He spoke ofa very learned professor, some years ago, at Aberdeen, Dr. Robert Hamilton, whose essay on the national debt of England largely contributed to the abolition of the sinking fund. In public this man was a shadow. He pulled off his hat to his own wife in the streets, and apologized for not having the pleasure of her acquaintance. He went to one of his classes early in the morning, with one of his wifc’s white stock- ings on one leg, and ii black one on the other. He often spent the whole time ofthe class in moving from the table the hats, which his students as constantly re-' , turned. He sometimes invited the students to call ‘ upon him, and then fined them if they called. He ran i against a cow, and begged her pardon. called her i madam, hoping she had not been hurt. e would run ’ against posts, and chide them for not getting out of the , way. Yet if any one was with him at the time, his ! conversation would be perfectly logical. Another in- ; stance of absence of mind was quoted in the case of a G Scotch clergyman, who was invited to 0. party in Edin- I burgh, at n time when it was usual to mix devotion with . social intercourse. He was requested to conduct the l services before the company broke up; and be there- f fore knelt down and began to pray in an appropriate

manner. But soon he apparently entirely forgot where he was, and he continued his prayer as ifin the quiet- uds of his own chamber. He made reflections, in the prayer, on the mode in which he had spent the even- ing, and on the individuals present with him at the party. When he had concluded his prayer he rose up, took off his cost and waistcoat, and was about to pro- ceed to further extremities, when his friends stopped him. More familiar instances of absence of mind were mentioned as occurring to more than one gentleman, who have been known to go up stairs to dress for an evening party and have actually undressed and got into bed, while their wives, perhaps, were waiting for them below! Afier giving other cases of spontaneous mcntalabstruction, the lecturer spoke of the case of in- duced reverie, commonly known under the absurd mime ofelcbti-obiology. All the essential phenomena of this state had been shown to him (several years be- fore "electrobiology " was brought before the public) by Mr. Braid, in the person ofa gentleman well known in Manchester, a man of high intelligence, and utterly incapable of deceiving, who has the power of spon- tuneous abptrection in u very remarkable degree, and who, when fixing his attention for I very few seconds upon any object, loses so entirely his voluntary con- trol, that he is completely at the mercy of external sup cations, as his whole mind is for the time possessed with whatever ides may be communicated to him by another. This be (Dr. Carpenter) considered to be the essential character of this state of the mind-I aoodlllon in which the power of the will over the cur- rent of. thought is entirely suspended, while the son- soriuiu is more open to sxtruvugcnt expressions than it

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New Series.” ‘No. 69.

ARTIFICIAL MARBLE.

Mr. Benjamin Hardinge, of Cincinnati, has made a yiiluable discovery in synthetic chemistry, by which he lls enabled to produce an artificial marble from common pebbles and sand. It is stated by the Express Messen- ger that he is about to erect in or near the city of Mon- treal. a model palace, to be built entirely ofmarblc and precious stones. The stories for the walls, which are ‘now mpulding. are formed of silicates in combination with _ininci-al earths and pebbles, and an lur spots of granite variegated with mineral oxides. e roof will be a lava of crystallized silicates of lime and white alu- mina, resembling the snow crust. The floors to be of the same material, coloured in mosaic with oxides of minerals. The style of architecture will be unique. The pillars, pilnsters, columns, capitals, cornices, ur- chitraves, mantels, &c., will be of agate, jss r, porn phyry, &c., .with colossal statuar of snow-Iv its inur- _ble. The inside finish of the wal s will be of porcelain, in landscapes, with ceiling of fresco of porcelain, coloured in rosewood and zebra wood, inlaid with pearl. The tables, both tops and frames, will be of sapphire and amethyst, embedded with bands of opsl—otlierI of lapislnzuli, chalcedony, onyx, set with garnet, topu, ruby, and cornelian. Others with entire frames of blood-stone moulded in rich patterns of alto-relieve,