i ASZAEWS Edhfihhtf cll0'IlMlAlL. AME Ilollmmtllldlli AIDVMEISM. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Saturday, August 19, 1854. Established 1823. Ha.szard’s Gazette. EORGE T. IIASZIRD, Proprietor and Publisher. rtblished every 'I'ur-siluy evening and Saturday morning. .Iics,Soutlt side Queen Squitye, I’. E. Is _IIr - 'I‘l:t\\u—Atiitital Subscription, Ids. Dtivcuunt for cash t atilvunce. 1-|,||.\(s or ADVIIITIIIIO. ' , ‘ . " the space of 4 lines '" 'h° fil.'i',i'.'."‘_'i;'ii'.i1..i',o2°.".'il‘.il'.'_9 lines, 3: ‘—I2l' .f . 6.I.—I6livtes,4s.—20 Illleil, 4s. titl.—25 linrs,_bs.— |;,,,.,.' 5._ 6.|._36Iines,6s.—itnil 2il. tor cnch additional not. One foitrilt oftlie above for each citntinuunce._ .t.:....;.. ' ' " ' ' -rillbacontinttetl ittil forhiil. sf, MAI . p . VIII} .\IAII.S for the nciglthouriitg Provinces and l the United altateii, will be made up and forward- .-tl tta I’ictou, every -r E-‘ID-/I It llI‘"'|"°'! ‘I in»... o'clock, and so T‘URl)/I Y morn-nix M N-no tt't-lock, uitiil further noti-:9. '|'liose on II‘ ED.N'ES- DA Y by the Steamer Lady Le Jllarchanl, and on SJI TURD Y by u Sttilittg Packet. Iluils for Ettglitiiil. will be closed every alterriute II'I'IDJV'ESI)fl Y iit I-‘our o'clock, afternoon, viz : I" I | July \V0tII‘IPSlI7Iyg Set“. I3 .frtend.t.iliait he ltas just lIl'..\lUVED Wridnr-stI:I Jul)’ I9- ‘V“‘I"°‘*l“Yr S°I’I- 27 \Vo'4lI’It'.:ltII|t'. Aug. 2. \Veiliies-lay. UcI- II- \Vcdiieitduy, 001- 25- \\'eiltieiidiiy, Aug. I6. . uda- Au . . wHh'w Ihilsoghe fortvnrileil to New Bflm|WI"-I‘ rind the boiled Status via Sliediirc by the. Lolly Le .’ll.trrItuiit. every Tl-IURSI)./IY morning. 0" "'0 arrival of Illill ves-el frorii Pictou. 'l‘IIU.\|AS UWI-‘._‘J. I'm-inumer General. General Post Ollice, June 24, I554. 'I‘H()~.\IAS DOUGLASS, soar: .t(il2.\'I‘ rott BEIYS BRACE. (‘oirtmission .\Ierchant, Importer, Manufacturer. and Wholesale Ilealer in every description of AMERICAN HARDWARE: so. 5 Pl.A'I"I‘ I'I‘IlIII‘I', ’(‘ttoMas DOUGLAII, (Four doors front Pearl.) _ .\sa I“.sttt\. Jr., (late of tho _ NI'1\V-YIJIIIM itmtnrcititti. rim 6.: in. . St Ionia- Jutie 26. ' 7 E AN'l‘I:‘.D, an OIIGANISI‘ for St. Paul's I’ Church, (‘lt.-trlitttetoivtt. pply to UBICII I‘ IIIJTCIIIN 50, Church or IIILNIIY IIASZ.-XIII). I \Vardens. Juno 20th, I851. I IIIUII.-\S MANN, 'I‘.\II.()R, (Late of Upper I Queen Slreu,) begs to iuforrit Itis nuiui.-ruus his Business to the House lntoly occupied by .\Itis. Woon, in I'o_w- NAI. STIIEIT, next door to Mr. Dodd‘s Brick Storo. II““° 2- Royal Agricultural Society. CJITTLE SHOIV FOR I85-t. V ‘IIE Q,UF.EN‘=l COL'.\"I‘Y CA'I"I‘LI-‘. SIIOW, will be held in Charlottetown, on \Vednesdiiy, ‘.’0ih Septorrtbcr, I854. PR EJII l.'JlI8. For tlte best Entire Illoud Colts IIIIIIINI ' -. £2 0 o I‘or the second best do do I 0 0 “ ti 0 do 0 I0 0 “ best Blood Filly, do I I0 0 " 2d do do do I 0 0 " 3i] dr) tlo do 0 III 0 “ bi-st I-Entire Colt for Agricultural purposes, I835, 2 0 0 for tire second best do do I 0 0 -- 2 d lItI do 0 to o " best I“illy, do do I I0 0 " 2d do do do I 0 0 “ 3d do do Fdo 0 I0 0 A TTL for the bout Ilull, dropped since the lat Jtirtuar ’, I852, 2 0 |"iirtlie secon best do do I I “ {M do do do I 0 " 4th do do do 0 I0 " best Ball, of any age, I I0 " 2d do. do 0 I 0 “ 8d dit o do 0 I0 " best Cow, git-ing milk. ofnny age. I I0 " 2d do do do I 0 0 I0 " 3d do (I “ best Ileifur, dropped since Ist January, I85’). I “ 0 tlo do I 0 " 3d do I o 0 I0 SHE I31’. lit-st pen of 3 l‘.wo 'I‘egs.of l.t:icetiter breed. 2 0 ' do do I 0 0 I0 ' 0 do do ll.-st Rillll unrlerfl years old (I.ariths _ c eoeoee oco co: cococeeoce ex. 3 0 Si-nond best do I 0 3d 0 do do 0 I0 llrsl Ram Lttiiib, I I0 2«| do I 0 iltl do 0 I0 P lli-it Sow, having retired a litter this season, I I0 0 do do do I 0 0 3d do do do 0 I0 0 lIi.‘rtlIInnI'. I W 0 ‘.’~l do I 0 0 0 do 0 I0 .\t tho Cattle Show in Cliurlitttetowii. the follow- ing I'rtttititiiits, offered by the uiideriitentioned gentle- II‘.,'II, will be uwarded, viz Ily Judge I'eters. £| _ Iiitlloivtiy IIIIII. Ilv Mr. Wnlliirishaw, .£l I'or the best yearling ' A rtthira lleifer. Ily Mr. Wnlkinshaw, £l for tire beat yearly Heifer :ft)|’ the best half-bred rt nny re . lly .\Ir. J. D. Ilaszard, III for the best Poll Bull efirny age V By Mr.'J. D. Ilit.-zard £I for the best Poll Cow ofsny age. by .\lr. It. I-‘.. Wri‘ lti. £1 for the best two year old Ileifer ofAldcriti-.y hrce . All Cattle intended for I-Zitltiltiiiort must be entered t the Society's Depot on or before Saturday the Iflth P'|II'II Cf. Itegtilntions will be pulilislted in it future adver- «Intent. The iiaiite nmourtt of Premiums will be given, to in corn i!lt!tI for at Saint I-‘.lesnor's. in Prince County. nd nt ‘iitlny-‘s, Cross Roads, itt King's County ; the rite of lioltlirtg IIIIE Shows '.o'ba determined by the icitl Cotrtiniiioes in each County. r. ’cuit°ttt.r.s s'I‘t‘.WAIt'l‘. say. Corntrttss lt Itoorn, lay I,tIM. PROSPECTUS or run MAONIO REGISTER. AID GAZETTE 01' NEWS. '1‘ is roposed to give this paper a character which slial make it equal, if not superior, to any Ma- sonic periodical in the United States, and a valuable Journal to be forwarded to every part of the globe. It will contain each week a new and wall-written story of a useful and moral tendency, well-digested Summaries of Foreign and Domestic News and .\Iitsuitic Intelligence, the movements of the various Ilcnevoleitt Associations, Literary, Religious and other Societies of this city, Public Amusements, Notices of Foreign and Domestic Publications, Original Poetry by admired authors, Original Moral Iclnsitys. with an Editorial leader on some appropriate topic ttf this day. It will give the most impartial statements of mat- ters, in and out of the Order, and be at the same time particularly devoted to the interests of the Fritieritiiy. It will contain front time to time fine “food I-Engraving: and descriptions of all the principa Public Institutions in the United States. Also original lliogriiphies of distinguislied Free-Masons, and other bright worthies in the catalogue offairte. Itieceut discovuricit in the Arts and Sciences, and im- poriitnt Masonic Statistics, will be regularly into. “'6 do not intend to follow in tho wake 0 our un- successful predecessors, for we have marked out an entirely dilferettt course. \Ve intend. as hereiuti— rttiited, to introduce into the coluuins of this Journal, the latest Foreigit and Domestic General Intelli- gvrtcc, knowing that rnitsoiis, its well as those not of the Order, want such itews,—thus making it a paper in which all will feel iiiterostetl. This, it must be ndiititii.-d. is an entirely new feature in Masonic I’;-riodicitlit, and will, no doubt, prove its greatn dt‘!I’.It'h|IIIIIl to the country as well as the city Free- IIIEISIIIII. We pledge ourselves that tltis paper will be “ al- ways on ha ” "I be delivered when ex cud. We would frtiterually request all brothers, who rip- prove of our undertaking. to use their their itttluence iit procuring subscribers for this—tIte rust:-ivi.itiioiv‘s Ni-stvsravxrt. |"iinilly, every depurtrttent of the Pa er will be properly aitcrided to, an every aid ttiit talents, means, position and industry can bring to tire task, is secured for this enterprise, to make it in all respects the .\I.tso.v's .\'t.:wst=ai>s'.tt' ‘o the Masons of America. and the Fraternity wherever they may be found. we other it sheet that will be entirely worthy of their liivitrrtltle curisideration and support. Office, 843 Ri'oitI!u-at/. (T/rt'ivl Floor. J. F. ADAMS, M. D., S. LAZARU . III-INIIY N. MARQUAND. 'I‘I'.nass.—'l'o Subscribers supplied by mail, pay- able in advance, $2 00 visit ANNUM. Sub-criptions received at Gr-:o. '1‘. Haszauifls Book Store. ROSS’ ARTIFICIAL SLATE. 'l‘ruro, Nov. 5. I853. To JOHN Ross, Esquire. Ptitentee of Artificial Gr Metallic Paints. sir, ‘TE the Subscribers, Ilouse Joiners and Painters, b trade, having been using your "Artificial Slate " %r upwards of three years deem its pleasing duty to express our opinion. tltnt this composition far exceeds any other point for covering the Roofs Iloust-s,——apnrt front its fireproof quality its value for protecting wood front the decaying influence of the weather is exctsediitgly important. e know of iiiuuy buildings covered with stirred shingles painted witltAriiliri:il Shite, which have stood the rest of summer heat rind winter cold. which are now its smooth, as when first luid—ilte whole roof appears to ho ceinntlcil together, impervious to moisture and coiisequciitly not subject to decay. We regard the application of“ Artificial Slate" to siiiml shingles its it matter of grout economic value, und feel desirous that it should be generally known that arrived shingles so covered are superior in point of finish und durtibillity, to those split and shaved—We are air, _vours,&c. IiI~‘.()R(iE COOK, THOS. III. CROW, SA.\lUF.I. J. BLAIR, D. II. ETCIIEII, RICIIARI) IlI'IIA.VI. SYDNEY. S. CROW. FRANCIS I.AY'I‘()N, DAVID C. WILSON, GEORGE GUN , Agertts for Charlottetown, Mr. KENNETII Mac- KIZNZIE, and Mr. (‘.Et)R(iE 'I‘. IIASZAIID. O "5 I-‘UR the Cl‘lI~I-I of I.l VI-III -. Cotitpliiitits, Jaundice Dyepep sin, ltheurtititism, Indigestion- Gout, Dy ' ' Erup- tions, Typholdand Irtllantatory ‘ Fevcrs, Sick, Headache. Cos- tiveness. Pains in the Ilerid, Breast, Side, Back and Limbs, Pttlpitation of the Heart, Female Complaints, and lIlI Diseases arising frotti an impure state of the 1 . These invnlunhlo Pills have been used with on- paritlled success in private practice for more than thirty years, and are now olfered to the public, with the fullest conviction that they will prove themselves a ptrblic bent-Iii. 'I'ltey possess the power of stimulating the deporta- tire organs throughout the body to it healthy action, thus itasislini: nature to subvert disease afler her own IlII|llIIt'I’. Prepared only by D. ' 'AYr.olt, Jl. Co . Nit. 25, lliirtovcr street, Boston. W. ll. \VA'I‘SI)N. Charlottetown, General Agent for I’. E. Island. Sold also by M. \V. Strrivivsiit. and T. l)s:asrti- AV. LEAVING THE ISLAND. R. J. WI-‘..-\'|‘llI-‘.RIIIF. intending to remove from this Island, in it few weeks from this date. rei ueiits all persons having any claims against hint to urriish their accounts for settlement. and all who are indebted to hittt, are respectfully and ear- uttsily requested to come forivar and settle the saute, without delay, nitd tliereby prevent the un- neccssnr trouble rind expense of falling into the ltnnds Ofyllll Attorney. tthich .\Ir. IV. would much regret. Otlice next door on Prince Street to Temper- ttnce Ilnll. » BRASS FOUNDRY. AND MACHINE SHOP. BY M’. L‘. H038. \f0\V open in Great George Street, on the old . Stand. Copper and brass bought. As Ap rstrtics wasted. £Iy II, II“. AN AKUSING RAIL-CAR PASSENGER. Mr. Chambers. in his description of things as they are in America, gives the following account of a rson he met in the cars between Sandusky and Ievcland, 0. Beside me in the car there sat an aged por- sonatze of lanky appearance, with thin_ clean- ahaven cheeks. and a broad-britrinted white hat, ratherthe worse for wear. He spoke continually, either in ejaculatory remarks. or in inquiries about everything. The car had just got under way, and all had settled in their places with the ordi- nary gravity of American _trsvslers, when my neighbor began in a pretty high key, addressing nobody in particular, and pausing about a minute at the close of every sentence : “ Well here we are all safe, I hope. It's a pleasant thing to know we're going . . . 0, yes! . . . otso cold as ycstcr- , day; no. . . The train seems to be running acioss the lake. . . ehsve nothing but water on both sides. . . . 0, see I was mistaken;thcro is a pile of lumber. . . . Great lumbering trade hereabouts,_I guess. . Ihave been as far as Milwaukie,_to see my daughter, who is settled there——she is very cum- ghlg, way that. . But there's afine sunset, at any rate.” . . . (Looking at me) “ How far do you go, stranger? ' “ I am going to Cleveland and then to Cin- cinnati.” "U, you're travelling that way, are you? Perhaps in the drygoods line?” “No. Iam nottravelingz for business; only making an excursion to see some of the more interesting places in America.’ “Why, sure! You are from the old country, I guess. Well. now that is strange. What part 3‘ : “ Are you? Well, we’ve no want of Scotch in the States; they're a’cute set of chaps—welI poste up on most things: Isuppoee _vou’re married. . . ou migltt be at any rate." . . . (Here he again began to miiuniler, speaking straightforward to the atmosphere.) “Well, well, marriage is a proper thing; no 0 b . . t.-tve seen a mod deal in my time. . . Just before lc.-tviiiir home, received aletter from it niece in New York, inviting me to her wedding. . . . Iseut word, that I wished her and her proposed husband much happiness; and the only advice I could give them, was to mind themselves. and to take care of their owit babies. . , 'es, yes, a strange wnrlil his. . . . Many people think they have nothing else to do. but make a present of chil- dren to uncles and grandfathers, as it they had not ltad enough to do looking after their own. . . Won’t do, no how, for me, t at." (Conductor goes through the car.) conductor, are we in the right track? . . This the way to Cleveland? . . \Vhen do we change? . 0, ay. yes, yes. all right; I thought so. . man cau’t help being anxious. . . . lam going home. . . . Ah,it’sa long way. . . . Butl can sleep in the cars. . . . course I can. . . . Ialwaye carry a cap in the crown of my hat. Nothing like taking little ltigeatre. . . . And so you are from the old ci\ur.tr_v? es, yes. you have plenty to see. . . I declarcit’s getting quite dark. . . . Well. I dare say we'll get to Cleveland in good time." And so ttn he weitt with little intermission to the end ofihe journey.” " I see.” said he, “ they're slowing thetrain. . . 'I'ltere’stheenp,inccr's I . . . We shall stop in a minute. And true enough, the train drew up. The passengers hurried out. and walked down an incliited platform, reached the bank of the river, and placed themselves upon what seemed a raft. without. railing or guard of any kind along the sides. As it was exceedingly dark. I cannot venture on a description of this I‘XIIIO|'rliII8I’_V ferry-boat which crossed the Cuyahoga river with the passengers and their baggage in a manner by no means pleasant. Several times, in passing under the ntoorintt line itf steam-vessels. we were told to duck down our heads, to avoid being swept from the unprotected deck: and :it these times. while there was .1 peiwrul lbfitfillitllfllt, mightlte heitrdthc eccentric Bo.-i'oiti:irt .~[tt’l|I(lItgt to himself aloud. “ Ay, ay, one does meet some- tau «'1 Qty’, times with curitttts things. tops the rope won’t take oi?‘ my hat. . . Ifelt it tirazc on my back just itnw. Iam pltid . . There's a we are now near the other side. . man witlialantern. . . . Ithink I see the omrtibtis. . . Well,I ztniihrtnkful We all over itow.” " And so am I." said another of the piiasentzera. “Its the last time in my mortal existence they cstclt me oti them tracks any 1! more. Amidst these audible miitterings, the ferry boat touched the quav;iind iii the scramble tvhit-h ensued. I saw and heard no more of my loquacioos fellow travcIler—the only person, by the way, of an inquisitive and prattling turn of mind whom it was ml’ fortune to encounter. and prohnltly one ofthc few survivors of that bv‘IIhne class of characters supposed to be peculiar to Ainerica. In the present day, so far its Icould see, the peopie oflhe United States have too mtich to do to mind anybody or anything fttriher than what concerns themselves; and so far from trottblinir ‘cu with questions, they are absolutely indifierent as to who or what you are, and let yoti go your way in peace. Ifonc halfofthe pains was taken to‘ im- prove the human race that there is to itn- provc the breed ofshcep, the blood of horses, and the size of pumpkins, we should have some hope for tho “perfcctability of man- kind." But so long its physical and moral deformity and disease are licensed to per- petuate themselves, the breed of illshapen sinners will continue to multiply so rapidly as to postpone the tnillortiurn beyond the boundary of human hops. Five of the sweetest words in the Bug- lish language begin with II— Heart, Ilcpe, Horns, Happiness, Ilssvsu. hoine. CBONSTADT AND ITS PORTS. (Cerrsrportdsncs tg[‘IIis—.lV'. Y. Ihbuns.) The followin description is from evidence derived psi-tl rom personal observation and partly fromt ose whose advantages of situation eusb ed than to make still more extensive investi tions and explorations than the writer himsel was able to do. The fortress of Cronstadt lies about 25 miles from St. Petersburg, on the eastern point of Rothrai Ostrof. a little island in the interior extremity of the If of Finland. The island was former! cal ed by the Finns Rat Islands. It consists o chalk, and is about six miles long and one mile in breadth. At the entrance to the harbor ropcr stands the Kronsdrloss, built by Peter t e Great, on aiiisland,just opposite the citadel; and the haven itttelf is approachable only through a very narrow and well-defended c aurtel. The passage between Kronschloss and Cronstadt is about 2,000 yards wide, and deep enough for vessels of the greatest draught. Considereda rt from its great importance as a station or the Russian Baltic fleet, Cronstadt is not only St. Petersburg's protector against foreign attack, but also its haven. Here the ships are searched; and have those ofgreat draught must shift their cargoes u smaller craft. that can sail u the Nova, which, during the dr season. has o it not more than ten feet dept of water in its mouth. The entrance to the Neva is through two navigable channels. The not-thern channel is, by nature, very difiicult to navigate, on account of its nutnerous sandbnuks. and is now said to be rendered ultogctlter unnavigable, by sunken ships laden with stone the southern arm is much broader than the northern, but the navigable channel is ver narrow, an runs close up under the walls of Cronstodt, which walls are “ dotte with cannon.” Cronstndt is ltuilt in the form ofs. scttlene triangle. with three harbors on the southerly side. The est:-rior or ntan-qf-war Ira ' completely inclosed by massive, strongly-forth lied moles, and is capable of affording shelter to about 35 ships of the line, thou h at periods of low water, many of these vesse s are cont- pclled to anchor in the middle harbor, which is principally used for fitting out and repairing vessels belonging to the fleet, and therefore includes docks, powder-magazines, cot, The third west or interior harbor, which affords room sullicient for 600 ships. and runs pitralled with the middle harbor. receives onl merchtintmen, for which vessels there is, besi es, an excellent place of refuge diner. outside the harbor, which is also pi-otccte by it fortress built in the Gulf close by Cronstadt. The nature of the water here, renders it im- possible for it ship to exist more than 20 cars ittlongest , and besides this, they are inc osed in the ice it lnrgegiortion of the year, generally from the close of L ovember till the beginning of la . Abodt half the year. therefore, the harbor of Ci-onstadt is as dead as it desert, and the wide- extcnded monotony of ice is interrupted by only two roitds, one of which leads to St. Pctersburg. the other to Or-uuicnbaum. In the year 1849, the harbor at Cronstadt was covered with ice from the 24th of November to the 15th 0 it . 'l‘hcyconstruction and repartition of vessels oon in Peter the Grants channel, which passes into the town between the middle and west ltarhors. It is 2,100 feet long, 56 feet wide, and :26 feet deep. Thehanks are of solid masonry, and the channel is filled and emptied by means of locks pad stcurii- umps. Immedi- ately in the vicinity are the ocks. where ten ships at once can undergo re oration. There. also, are the II and born toundi-ies and other inanufnctories of military materials. With the assistance of Catherine channel, which is 1,180 feet in len th, and is in com- munication with west har tor, the wur-vessels are enabled to sup ly themselves with neces- snrics direct from tie ningiizincs. Tilt! tmvn in rt-girl.-irly built. with straight, lnindemtic silt-v'vt.~4. :iiiil large open tlucen or sipittros, With the exception of the ltuiltlings lielortgirtg to the Government, the houses genernll are of but one stor , and are built of wood. tween Peter the ireat's and (‘titlin- rim-‘s Channel, lies the Italian Palace, which Prince Menchikoti built in 1703, just after he had ivrested this Island front the Swedes. Hero is the Pilot Academy, in which 400 pupils, mostly the sons ofsea-captains, arc, during the winter, instructed in everything belon ing to navigation; while during the suminpr t te are at sea. either on board men-of-war or more ant- nten,in order to acquire it perfect knowledge of the Ilnltic and the Golf 0 Finland. Among the most respectable buildings which deserve mention, the Admiralty, the Exchange. the Cuserne. the Protestant Gyntnnitium, several other schools and hospitals. the Royal Casino, and the house of Peter the Great; that is, the building in which he once fixed his residence for some length of time. With the exception ofa few oaks, hich the renowned Czar is said to have planted with his own hand, there are now no traces left of its former gut-den. ’I‘he fixed population of Crottsiudt is not great, wltcn we subtract the garrison, the sailors, and the laborers in the Arsenal; but in the siitntrter the town numbers over 40,000 inhttbiiiints, of whom not a small proportion are foreigtters. Of these the most numerous have hitherto been the English. The town exists try the fleet and by the ships of commerce, and is, therefore. quite its deserted and silent in winter as it is busy and bustling in summer. The town and harbor were ItitIntII‘tl by Peter the Great. who laid the founda- tions in I7l0, but the town did not receive its pres- sni name ttnii \Vith reiurd to the fortifications, we will first mention Fort Alexander. It is situated on ilte most nortlterii corner nfihr island, is constructed of massive blocks of Finnish ranite. arirl is arranged for I50 guns, although it has ltitlterio had but I90. The wanting number has doubtless been lately supplied, The Auiocrat would not .snairtIy allow svsit such a deficiency to exist New Series. No. 165. Iotig under existing circumstances. In the middle of the fort is a large yard, or rather open square ; and here is the csserne or barracks, arranged to hold 650 soldiers. The building is bomb-proof, and the cannons are all of the largest cslilgr; but the whole fsrtrssa is said to sulbr from the saute inconvenience as the fortifications at Sabaatrtpol. The back walls of the easements have no vent-holes ; the embrasorcs are very small, and, as the smoke from the powder can thus had no egress, the hands at the gur.s—such, at least, is the rsport—is soon obliged to retire or Its audit- Tbe next fortification westward from Fort Alex- ander is Fort Peter, armed with 80 guns, and the one side of which dominates the roads and the passage to St. Petersburg. Fort Menchikolf, which was built in 1851, commands one channel. Finally, on the right bank of this channel, and opposite Fort Mt-ncbilrofl‘, lies Fort Risbartk, which, when finished, will play 950 cannons. The latest accounts from St. Petarsburg con- firm the intelligence that all the strand batteries which dominate the channel that leads into the roads, have been doubled and all these batteries, which together now number 8,000 guns of the greatest caliber. must be brought to silence before Cronstsdt itself can ever be attacked. T esame intelligence says further that there stands tltt-es cor of artillery in reserve. II; a ukase of March II, General Doha of the engineers has been appointed “ Governor Military” of Cronsiadt interim, and thus replaces the regular commandment. General Lueclts. The readers of this description will perceive that Cronstadt is a very redoubtsble fortification, even to the allied armada. and this, too, without the aid ofthose “ infernal machines." submarine batteries, eic., which some time since tilled the columns of the German journals, but which in reality never existed anywhere except in the brains of the Russian disposed Berliners. Many, indeed, are the changes which have been rung, m.-vertheless, upon these reports, and all possible versificationa have been made out of them. The most popular of these German Nights’ entertain- ments, was the one which was to " blow up the whole of Admiral I\'apier’a fleet, without the ne- cessity, on the prart of the Russians, of discharg- ' ‘ gun." he Russian, engineers had made cavities in large blocks of granite, filled them with powder, corked them placed them, by means of electrical wires. in colnmuiiicatiou with gal- vanic hatteties in Cronstsdt, and sunk them in the channel. The British Queen and Lords will, therefore, doubtless, some fine day, get perplex. ing news that their fine fleet has suddenly vanish- ed in the Baltic, as did the army of Catubyses in the sands of the curl. Tun Aruosriintuc Tsrv:ort.trrr.—'I'he at- mospheric telegraph of I. S. Richardson, of Boston, which was illustrated on page ‘265, vol. 8 Sci. Am., ha been laid before Congress, and an appropriation asked for laying down a line between I/Vashington and Baltimore, for carrying the mails. A committee, appointed by the Senate-—oI which Senator Mallory is chairman—to in- vestigatc the subject, has reported as fol- ows: “ It is deemed expedient that the experi- ment should be made for a short distance, upon an established mail route, in order that, if successful, it might constitute a part of n more extended work ; and your com- mittee has been dis osed to prescribe a direct litie between ashington rind Bal- tirnore. The mail between Washington and New York is now carried upon railroads in twelve hours. your committee do not gently err, the same mails may be carried between these cities in two hours, by the proposed atmospheric telegraph, and tho expenditure now necessary for the trans- mission of one set of mails, would enable the post oII'ice department to send six sets ofmuils every twelve ltoiirs. Many prac. tical (IlIIIC|lIIl(‘S rind oltjt-ctii-its will doubtless rlcve-lope themselves wlteiievcr the atmos- pheric telegraph shall lie established upon a large sca c—suc t, for example, as wrist- ttgc of power in the air pumps, the wear and tear in the mail bags, pistens, and interior aiirface of the tubes by high velocities, the admission of air in the tubes, the eflccts of climate upon them, the expense of esta- blishing them, &c', c; but your commit- ee, alter weighing these and other objecti- ons which have been suggested, do not hesitate to recommend an appropriation to test its titility rind capacity. ” We certainly would like to see this plan fairly and frilly tested, to determine the practicability ofthc invention on a long line, for on it small line it operates well.—St-int. Ii/ic J9tncrr'can' A SINGt.'I.AII MARIIIAGI BI.tlND|‘It.—In Eng. land recently a singular marriage blunder «recurred A clernyntan, by mistake, married a lady to tho permit who ofliciated in the ceremony as hot- fatlier. When the new-made husband was pointed out to her, the bride declared with run in her eyes that could not be as he was already married and had a family. The clergyman was sotnewhai astounded at the result of his blunder, and ttslted for time to consult the authorities upon the subject, the result of which was that the next day he performed the service over again without making any more mistakes. It is with glory as with beriaty ; for as asingle fine Iineament cannot make a handsome face, ngi. her can a single good quality render a man no. eornplislredt hut aooncttrrctiosot‘ ntarty Iris fea- lures and good qualities niakss true beauty and true ltaticr,--Bruym.