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CULLISLON AT SEA. —LO38 OF A STEAMSHIP AND MANY LIVES!

The Hamburg ship Elise, Captain Nelson, arrived at New York last Friday evening, from Hamburg, reports that on the 10:b instant spoke to a Bremen bark, having on board eixteen of the passengers and crew of the French steamship Le Lyonnais, Which left New York on the Ist instant, for Havre, and was run into by a large ship, on the night of the 2d, and abandoned the next day in a sinking condition.

ese sixteen persons were picked up iv a boat on the 7th instant, two others having died before the Brewen bark came along. Fourteen of the rescued were taken on bourd the Elise. ‘The others, Mr. Schaler sud wife, rewained on board the Bremen bark.

Among-t those saved was the second mate of the Lyonuais, who states that in the night, between the 2d and Bd instant, the steamer was run into, and struck so heavily that in the morning she was ina sinking condition, aud the eapta'n decided to abandon her.

The second mate and those with him left the steamer on the afternoon of the Sd, and were consequently six days io the open boat. The mate says that to the best of his know- ledge, the captain, and all others on board the Lyonnais, left ber the next morning.

The Lyonnais had 40 passengers on board. giles

The second mate reports that he stopped by the ship till the ext morning, when it commenced blowing, and he believed the captain and all left the vessel. They bad a raft made, and about forty persons got on it, which he believed went to pieces, and many lives were lost.

On Tuesday, the 4th, the second mate lost sight of the othe-boats which left the vessel. The weather was very foggy. .°

The Bangor Courier contains a despatch from New York, which gives the following particulars :—

The mate of the Lyonnais states that there is no doubt that th» vessel which ran iuto Ler was a very large American clipper. The figure-head was a dragon’s head, gilt, with red eyes and open mouth, from which projected a large dart. The figure-head fell upon the deck of the Lyonnais and re- mained there. The night was very dark, and a strong wind was blowing. The lights were up, and every precaution had been taken on board the steamship. After the passengers and most of the crew had Jeft the vessel, the captain re- mained on board with four sailors, until five o'clock in the afternoon of the next day.

All the boats had sails and provisions, and the captain's boat had compasses. The vessel could be used only asa body to keep the boats and raft steady, and was finally abandoned because it was thought she would sink. The boat in charge of the mate left the wreck at seven o’clock in the afternoon on Monday, and lost sight of all the others in half an hour. The mate says the boat was badly broken up by the sea before they were rescued,and was only saved from swamping by a piece of canvas, which happened to be in tte boat, and which was drawn over the outside to keep out the water.

News of the other boats and the raft is anxiously ex- pected. There were two months, provisions on board the raft, andif it has not gone to pieces, those upon it may have been saved.

Captain Sharpe, of the steamer Vigo, states that his vessel must have been in the vicinity on the night of the} collision, and that he experienced a-very rough sea, with gales from the north-west. The offices of the French Con- eul, and of Messrs. E. N. & E. D. Poirier & Cv., agents of the line, were thronged this morning with the friends of the Passengers, anxious to obtain? some tidings to hang a hope pou, ‘The survivors of the crew are still on board the bark Ki‘jse, which lies in the north pier. They are generally doing well, though still much exhausted, and their feet badly swollen, The agents of the Lyonnais have chartered the steamer Marien to go in search of the Lyounais, She will slart immediately.

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EXPLANATION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

The Times publishes the following in explanation of the difference between the two governments :—** The Ministerial crisis at Constantinople which has led to the downfall of Aali uad Fuad Pashas and the accession of Redschid Pasha to power, is an event which will, no doubt, be amply discussed by Continental politicians. The fall of Aalia Pusha is the fall of French influence,—the accession of Redschid is the triumph of England. M. Theuvenel and the French Go- vernment supported a policy which England and Austria have felt to be not sufficiently decided for the occasion.

These latter Powers have thought it necessary to state their | &. ftti’ Pasha. 10 opinions clearly and firmly ; the Porte has acknowledged the | o¢ Foreign Affairs till Aali Pasha, the late Grand Vizier, con- reasonableness of theie views, and a Minister has succeeded | sents to resume it.

to power who is not bound, like his predecessors, by expressed opinions in favour of an immediate evacuation of the Prin- eipatities and the Black Sea. There has thus been a differ-

ence of opinion between the two Western Powers; that there | .,me remark :—** Taking into consideration the indispensable accepted by Mr. Forgan, of Charlottetown Royalty, and Mr.

need follow the slightest rivalry or ill-feeling we cannot see. The object of both is, we presume, the peace of Europe by the due fulfi!ment of the Treaty of Paris. festly evaded the performance of conditions which cannot be passed over. France is willing that they should be re-dis- cussed at some future conference; England thinks that the case is clear and needs no further debate. France believes that the matter is slight and the difficulty accidental ; Eng- land sees in the proceeding merely the habitual course of Rus- sian diplomacy, which must be met boldly and at onee. The only question is, which isin the right? The object of Russia

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CHINA.

The great floods over the country bordering the Canton river have subsided. Canton imperialists admit that their forces have sustained serious and repeated defeats by the rebels in the adjoining province of Kwang-si, and reinforce-| ments were being seat daily. In the Canton estuary a yellow flag has appeared, with the characters * ‘Tai-ping-teen-kwoh (the flag of the Tai-ping dynasty). The vessels bearing it

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E.1., DECEMBER 1, 1856.

THE DISSOLUTION !!

The British merehants at Shanghai had petitioned Sir John | of that journal will give ita more general and attentive perusal Bowring to help to abolish the system of foreign inspector=| toy is generally accorded to the learned and elaborate disqui- ships at the Chinese Custom-house there. The North China aia 5 og Naa oe RR

Herald of August 16 thas sums up the present position in ies ee China :—* Three points appear to be established by a variety) ‘ Disso.ution. — It i. query pore one» y of concurrent testimony. 1. That over a regton, equal in| to-day, that the House of Assembly h } . extent and population to some of the most powerful states of! We had not only heard the report above referred to, during Europe, the people have discarded the Manchu costume, and the whole of Saturday and since, but we were amnsed to learn

: i sty. 2. In a portion, if : 7 eee ef a bw iB apr Alin a tiple pay that some of the most prominent amongst the Tory party had taxes for the support of the Nanking government. 38. That, | embarked extensively in betting speculations against the less

by the establishment of examinations, they have the privilege | credulous of their acquaintances on the other side of politics, of competing for literary honours and civil office. Whence) who put no faith in the report. We, ourselves, should have it is obvious that the revolutionists are, and have a right tO! een glad exceedingly to have done a small business in the be, regarded as a government de facto. In its administra- tion the military code no doubt predominates, but there are

already distinct traces of u civil organisation ; and having Ted existed for more than three years, from the time it planted | the question of the dissolution, we have made enquiries in the

itself in the capitals of Kiang-su, Anhwny, and Houpih, as proper quarter, and the Tory minority of the House will be an organised resistance of the Chinese to the Manchu sove-| gratified to learn, as the result of our enquiries, that though

3 : ; i ime greatly extended : Sear. a anal ae 1 wt — oe edie to be aaa f one way of their number is insignificantly small, it will not be reduced by access to its capital were not blockaded by an imperial squad- | any act of the Government for some time to come—that com- ron, we might even now acknowledge its independence with- | passion for their forlorn state will suffer them to be left where

out violating neutrality, or transgressing the limits of historical | thoy are until some fine morning in the summer of 1858—that, poemeaas.” nina in short, there will ke no general election until most of them

Earragvake at Matra.—Malta, Oct. 15.—On Sunday, shall have received all they “ pennllity get from the people, the 12th of October, at 11 minutes before 2 a. m., the islands | namely, pay for two more sessions. This will be glorious news of Malta and Goza were visited by shocks of an earthquake, | to that small section of the minority who found it convenient

so violent in their nature and so long in their oe ae that to forget the principles .in virtue of which they were elected, ees re do not — i cn x ce haan and to manifest a sublime contempt for the indignation of their enced anything so severe. ne firs seit |

betting line in reference to this matter; but chance or fate kept all rash speculators out of our way. With reference to

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The subject presents many points of great interest, and will probably take an opportunity of presenting a ie them for the consideration of our readers in our next N, There are other questions of a reform cbaracier, affecting me prosperity of the country, that we think should, ang we

We take the following pithy paragraph from Haszard’s | will, engage the attention of the Legislature next were served by the police with a notice to quit Hong Kong.| Gazette of Saturday. We have no doubt that the usua] readers which we purpose to discuss at some length, as soon a0 tas

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“Mr. COOPER AND THE ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION,»

We were not @ little amused at the tono of the article wp appeared in the last Islander under the heading of “My Cooper and the Alieance Association.”” Maclean, who, “ familiar toad,

Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad’’ | at every thing and every man, not agreeable to the tastes and interests of his masters, has really outdone himeoif in the article in question. He has afforded another proof of hig incom | petency to conduct a public journal, by the caption we have | given. There was time when he knew that Aljiang, and | Association were synonimous terms ; but let us hope that the apparent blunder was intentional, and that the old wag meant

a sly hit at the mental capacities of his paymasters, by a quib- ble on the first syllable of the word Association, If 80, the

Unholies are better off than poor Dogberry, who longed in vain for somebody to ‘‘ write him down ass." However, the fun of the thing does not stop here, for the whole article is worthy of its asinine title. The respeetfyl manner in which that worthy, patriotic, disinterested, hones and conscientious gentleman, Mr. Cooper, is invited to Join

| the Unholies, is really admirable. On reading it we wore».

minded of the old song :

‘Will you walk into my parlour,’” said the epider to the fly, ‘‘T’ve the prettiest little parlour you ever did espy.””

perceptibl> by a tremulous motion similar to that caused by | constiinontn. We must do those gentlemen the justice to - the passing of a heavy gun carriage, a thousand times repeated, mit, that they have sense enough to know that the proclamation | accompanied by a rumbling noise, as it were, of distant | which dissolves the Assembly will forever dissolve their ~ thunder, which rapidly inereased in violence, until every /nection with the political world, as effectually as it did that of building shook and trembled. Scarcely a minute had elapsed | Tending, Braden, andcvme thers, unless they give wach timely

when a second and still more violent shock, accompanied by | ; ” a louder noise, occurred. The alarm occasioned was general proofs of a penitent spirit, and make such amends for past

throughout town and country. Men, women, and ebildren, errors, as to give them a reasonable chance of being admitted of all classes, suddenly aroused from their slumbers, issued | into the company of the new elected.

from every house, some in their night dresses, others enve- loped in a sheet or blanket, and others in the first articles of apparel they could hurriedly catch up, and rushing into the

streets, made the best of their way to the squares, the outer walls, and other open spaces, which soon became full of | 8eores of our Tory friends will not be persuaded that the story

people who had quitted their dwellings, fearing to be included |is not true. Betting still goes on, which only proves that in a general destruction, The sentry at the Treasury left} those who risk their money on the affirmative side of the ques- |

his post, and ran to the main guard, under the impression tion have their pockets better filled than their heads. We! that shells were being thrown iuto the town by an enemy from

some steam flect. The two shocks, the interval between — being so brief as to be incalculable, lasted fully two minutes. | placards for a special meeting of the Unholies, and hear of a_ 5 * ; - . . . e ~ ‘ ‘| j In the city of Valett scarcely a building had eseaped injury, | deputation to Government House to ascertain if the rumour | and all corner structures have more particularly suffered, | },. really trae or not. from having no support on one side,

The hoax about the dissolution took so admirably and ex- tensively that even up to the present time (Monday afternoon)

should not be at all surprised to see before morning flaming

We understand that some of the as- pirants for senatorial honours amongst the Tories, were busy, up to a late hour on Saturday night, in writing out their}

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Tne London News says :—It is probable that the attention ' /' of the Legislature will be directed in the ensuing session to} election cards; and we will not be surprised to hear

the condition of life insurance companies, with a view to|that some of them have been already forwarded to the * . r check those scandalous transactions which have become o! country, with as much hot haste as the Islander office

late oo an. anel SP, see te appar enery dispatched, as a Supplement to the country edition of their aleuls value 2 nutsauce d : . ote ae sciesrseraengcnde canton enna issue for Friday last, a slip containing the startling in-

to society. . ; s telligence, that at a meeting of the Executive Council on,

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The amount of sincere regard for the barrel-maker and the other buzzing thing, was about the same in both instances, a fate somewhat similar would attend the acceptance of thy invitation to join the ‘‘Alliance Association.’’ Mr. Coopers expected to believe that all the libels and gross abuse of himedt with which the columns of the Is/ander have teemed, year after year, form no barrier to his being the welcome associate of his enemies, both personal and political ; that, in short, they pro. ceeded from an ignorance of his good qualities of head and heart:

** Pitholeon libelled me;”’ “ but here’s a letter

Informs you, Sir, ’twas when he knew no better.” Perhaps Cooper may fancy that he has some weight in the

country — that after a life-long struggle for power, the wheel of fortune has at last brought him to the zenith — that he is the coming man—that he will be the right man in the right place: #.¢., the Seeretary’s office — and that he has the power

“To rob Rome’s ancient geese of all their glories,

And, cackling, save the monarchy of Tories.”

If such should be the case, we hope that the illusion may bea

source of pleasure to the old man, and as

** Distance lends enchantment to the view,” the probability of his succeeding is so remote, that his visions of future power must afford him ecstatic pleasure. We are told that the Alliance has not for its object the te suscitation of the influence of the old Family Compact, and the wearisome driveller adduces in proof of his assertion, tj

Dallas, United States Minister to the Court of St. James, by his confidentia! friends, convey the important intelligence that he has succeeded in negosiating a treaty between the United States and England, which covers and settles all the points of dispute between the two countries. It has been the earnest desire of President Pierce and Secretary Marcy to accomplish this difficult task before retiring from office, so that all possible troubles might be smoothed away for the incoming administration, The instructions given to Mr. Dallas, when he entered upon his mission, have been zealous- ly acted up to by him, and the result has been us above noted. —Philadelphia North American, Nov. 12.

Tue New Turkisa Mrnistry.—The new Turkish Ministry is reported to be constituted as follows :-—Grand Vizier, Reschid Pasha; War, Omar Pasha; Marine, Riza Pasha; Finance,

Private letters, received in this city from Hon. George M. Thursday last the House was really disslved, and advising fact, that the President happens to be no other than Mr. Hat

the electors to be prepared for the contests. But this kind of nd, junior, the son of the chief of that Family Compact whos

news, as everybody knows, is quite characteristic of the | tyranny and corruption brought the country to the verge of

Islander office. We should like to know who the mischievous | TU". It is somewhat singular, if Maclean's story be true, | wag is, who has so thoroughly sold the gullible Obstructives. | that the body is composed entirely of the defeated and disap- | He has his reward, no doubt—if he is heartless enough to de- pointed toadies and hangers-on of the old Compact. Some light in the pain of others—in seeing the feverish state of little ingenuity is perceptible in the manner in which excitement into which he has put his dupes. But we re-| they have attempted to extract strength from weakness, by commend them to ealm themselves ;—there is no dissolution, | claiming a title to disinterested views in professing a wish to and there will bo none for a long time to come, we think. ©%<lude officials from the Assembly. This is capital. They Yet, this is a world of uncertainties, and who knows but the, *20w that the people will aot send the members of the Com- tidings of a dissolution will break in upon us some fine morn- | pct to the Legislature, so the supporters of the anciem regime ing with as much suddenness as a thunder-storm, and with no | very artfully endeavour to get the public offices for them without any popular control. According to Maclean, the Unholies

little terror to political sinners ?

Russia has mani-| accord you a year’s leave of absence, to enable you to repair | will be shortly Gazetted, and we have no doubt they will meet

Fuad Pasha will probably retain the portfolio

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NEW APPOINTMENTS.

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Tae Russtan Grn. LupERS ORDERED TO HOLD HiwseLr IN

-ADINESS.—-AD expression occurring in the following letter aa | emg “0 Pee ‘alexander to General Luders has excited |seats in the Legislative Council have been offered to, and!

We have heard during the past week that the two vacant |

2ssi : e under of seeking a cure of the grave malady ae ) on Saeed you for aaa years, I have consented to Aldous, of Montague. These appointments, we presume,

abroad, conserving to you your present emoluments. Appte-| with general approbation. Mr. Aldous, we understand, is to. ciating your efficient services, I hope that, if carcumstances grve | he ol € the. Ho Mr. Cl . me occasion to recall you to employment before the expiration of take the place o xe Hon. Mr. Clow, regarding whose the period named, you will come to resume your duties with | melancholy fate we fear now there can be no further doubt. the same zeal and alacrity which have ever signalized your In the advocacy of his principles, which we believe lean to military career.—I am always your affectionate, :

ALExANpeR Nicotatewircu. | the Liberal party, Mr. Aldous has always taken a very

moderate course ; and being a man of superior intelligence |

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ounts have been received that the Russian squadron in ; ; } | a aliienubens is to consist of eleven vessels, and that the | and education, we have no doubt he will worthily fill the

since the peace has been to recover the reputation which she had lost in war. In Vienna and Constantinople, at Bucharest and Athens, the Russian interest was prostrate. Could an) empire still powerful aad arrogant fail to take the earliest opportanity of re-erecting its power and salving tts pride ? To equivocate asto the terms of the treaty, and to gain some petty advantage, which should be noised abroad cx- aggerated to Oriental ears, would be the first step ; the more long-sighted policy wonld be to create dissension between the two nations which had been allies in the war. In Eng- Innd, at least, these mancivres have been thoroughly understood. We know Russia well and her policy, from Siockholm to Herat. It is well known that between London und Vienna there has been little good feeling of late years ; what, then, briags the two Powers together ¢ Simply the. fact that both have experience of Russian treachery and aggression, and are consequently in earnest.” -->—- His Holiness Pio Nono is fond of paying unexpected visits, a (a Haroun al Rasehid, occasionally, with a view to some charitable or beneficent purpose. A few days ago he sur- prised the widow of a government employee, residing in the Tras evere quarter, with a visit of this kind. ‘T he widow it appears had sent a petidion fo the Pope, conveying such a picture of her destitute eoudition and the misery of her fumi'y, that bis aoliness resolved to verity the state of affairs, iv order to grant her some relief, if deserving of it. Pio Nono’s commisseration was sufficiently excited by what he s.w, for he immediately ordered the widow's name to be put on the pension list fur twelve seadi a month, and left the poor wowan and hee family overwhelmed with joy.

ne Ey EE ir Averrts Rercses ro Leave THe Parncrpatities.—The Bregse states that the Avnsteian Government has answered to the

Western Allies are narrowly watching their destination and | vacant place assigned him. As to Mr. Forgan’s appointment, force. we regard that with no small degree of satisfaction, for

Canada is now beginning to assume an attitude of im- though not a member of the Liberal party, and no friend to

portance, that will ultimately lead her on to be one of the | those in power, Mr. Forgan never presented a conspicuous great nations of oe — oy colossal ene her eae front in the ranks of their foes, although it has been pretty ive artile and active ulation, all combine | ay oat ar Te

a ee be a pes ~ o a datas The free in- | well understood that his principles and predilections leaned to stitutions everywhere planted, the system of self-government the Conservative side of politics. We do not suppose that ee, eta = - sckenmetile i see | Mr. Forgan will support the general policy of the Government ations of the world, w ; ls TT , : : a

a comparable advantages, and will yield fruits of greatness | the Upper Branch of the Legislature — indeed it will be a

and grandeur to remote ages. We are led to this —_ of | relief to see the Opposition getting a little assistance from his thought by the many deyelopements of power and capability | peaches ; 4 : j

whieh Camniie has ‘lately exhibited, iol among others, the pe r and his 7 but aE feel ih seapred that the | suecessful establishment of an admirable line of steamers with | 2¢W Councillor will offer no factious opposition to measures of

Great Britain, by the national route, viz., the St. Lawrence. | great public importance, be they introduced by the Govern-

A more important event could scarcely be consummated, and | - ;

we eotinignée for it the highest advantages, both to the eolony pentcr not. We do not believe that the Government: could and the parent state. It is this successful opening of a direct | have selected, from the entire ranks of the Conservatives, a communication with England, moe wit eee - 0 less objectionable man. railroads of lute years constructed in the interior of the | : we, country, and take to a ready market the vast productions, not |Me"tary on the policy which influenced the ancien regime. only “4 oe a sre Pe hanes West ae lies Had he been a violent and unscrupulous partisan on their beyond. en the chain of internal improvements is com-| sige hj :

plated, the shortness of the river route to Europe will bring it ide, his claims would not have been so long overlooked. into full play for at least six months in a year ; it will be the ‘ >

His appointment is a striking com-|

decided to support no candidate who would not pledge himself not to take office. If this resolve be acted on, Mr. Haviland,

= junior, must come out from among them—resign his seat in the

House, or give up all hopes of a silk gown. However, we consider that the resolution is like his present robe, namely, all stuff. As to the officials filling ‘‘ their pockets with Trea- sury money,’’ we hope that the learned Chief of the Unholies told his gaping auditors that there was a time when the Trea- sury was considered fair game for the Compact and their friends — when no proof of the destruction of any Notes was ever given — when the Treasurer could get the Compact Com- missioners to sign as many notes as he pleased, without showing, or being requested to show, what had become of the thousands previously issued—when the Treasurer was a defaulter—when, in short, the public chest was treated very much like the apple-pie in the nursery tale :

“« A was an apple-pie, B bit it,” and so on through the whole alphabet to Y, who was so late in the field, that he could only yearn for it.

How well the officials of those days ‘‘ protected’ the “ Tret- sury money,’’ is proved by the fact of Notes, supposed to have been long since destroyed, finding their way back ‘‘ to the place from whence they came.’’? What suggestive subjects for the President! We trust that he will thank us for helping bim to his texts, the sermons from which Our Own Reporter has promised to give us for publication. |

THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE.

[Our Own Reporter attended incog. another of the meetings of the above confederation on Thursday evening last, and, he says, although the attendance was most provokingly small— there being exactly only fifteen persons present, for he assures us he counted the heads three times over —still the speeches

nearest road both for passengers and produce for all the Wes- ‘ -t} tern States of this Republic, to the great marts of the Old We are gratified to learn that it is the intention of the

World, and will bring ennee Breese to Liverpool than | Gavernanen to present to the Legislature, at an early period of Dantzie was to London under the old system of navigation. | the ; . ; ; : The Grand Trunk Railway line is to be opened to Toronto at next Session, en having for its object the establish- an early day in October. “The length of this line is 333 miles, ,™°2* Of country municipalities. Institutions of this de- or 12 miles less than the former estimates of its distance. | scription haye been in operaii i

The completion of this lmk makes a continuous line to lowa 4 ee many years in Canada,

city, 1,372 miles from Portland.—Liverpool Daily Times. and beve been the means of securing to that country un-

exampled prosperity and importance. New Brunswick, and

demand of an immediate evacuation of the Principalities by e povtive refusal ;

New Yonx, Nov. 11th.-—-Steamer Lllinois, Boggs, sailed | Nova Scotia in some instances, have more recently adopted ifor Aspinwall to-day, with 400 California passengers. them ; but there is no place where they could be more safely,

were characterised by a good deal of fiery eloquence, the orators of the evening evidently feeling disgusted at the thinness of their audience, and determined to vent their anger upon ap ‘thing that suggested itself to their considerations, Having ' placed himself in a dark corner—for, as the audience wes ‘small, the directors of the Alliance were very judiciously sparing of gas-light—he had no difficulty in taking, 0 a ‘crown of his hat, ample notes of the speeches delivered, for the | authenticity of which, he requests us to say, he is fully pre | pared to vouch.