‘U awhfi" szard’s Gazette Extra. u:—__ . VOL. 22. From late English and American Papers. INTENDED INCIHEASI.-I OF THE ARMY. An addition of 25,000 men to the army is intended, and the necessary II't’Ilt','PlnelllI ‘. ro now understood to be in pro- firesb. The plan, to be promulgated immediately after the meaning of Parliament, is understood to be as follows :— Tho I7 re-,rin-ents of cavalry on the home service are to be increased 0 men per troop, (the King's Dragoon Guards having 8 troops,) to increase that arm of the service. 3.190 The Royal Artillery, 13 battalions, 250 men to each battalion, 3,250 Thirty regiments of the line, now at home—viz: lst battalion, Ist Royals, 4th. 7th, 9th, Mth, 23d, 27th, 98th, (Mar, 33d, 38th, 30th, 40th, 46th, 48th, 50th, 5‘ld, 57th, 7lst, 77th, 79th., Slst, 82d, 83th, 88th, 89th. 90th, 0l~t, 93d, and 95th—to be augmented to 1000 rank and file each, The following 2-1 dc-pots to be formed into second but- talions:—2il. tltli, llth. l3th, Qtith, 30th, 3ltli,30th, 4‘2il, -till, 47th. 49th, 56th, 58th, 60th, 06th, 08th, 60th, 7'2il, 73d. 7'llh, 76th, 92d, and Rilles—each battalion to be 800 rank and file, I c,:o I 500 91,070 In addition to the above, 10,000 militia are to ho Ivllllitllle to relieve, if nece~'s.'iry, an equal force of the line f -.in Ircl ind. A large increase of the navy has been (It'CllIt‘ll on, and also two addiiioiisl-battalloiis of flldl'ln9S.—D(tlI_l/ Times. MILITARY Fortes: or Gncn Il:tl'|'AlN l85'.2.—'l‘he following is the ollicial return of the present military force of Great Bri- tain (not including the troops in the service of the Hun. East India Company) :—Cavalr_v——l.~'t and 2nd regiments of Life.- Guards, and lot regiment of Royal Ilorso Guirds Blue, Cuiras- siers, forming the Cavalry of the Ilouseliold Ilrigadc , 7Ili regiment Drtnroon Guards (6th Carliinecrs): lst regiment Royal Iforse Artillery ; l0 regiments of Dragoons, viz., 3 regi. ments of Heavy Dragoons, Ist, ‘2d, and 6th; 4 regiments of Light Dragoons, 3.], 4th. l3th, and 1-llh ; 5 regiments of Ilussars, 7th, 8th, I0lli, llth, and 15th, 4 regiments of Lancers, 9th, 13th, ltlth, and 17th ; and I regiment of Cape hloiiiiicd Rtlleinen. Inf;intry—8 regiments of Foot Guards, Ist Grend- diers (3 battalions): 2d Coldstrcatn ('2 battiilions), 3d Scots Fusiliers (2 battalions), forming the Infantry ofthe Ilousohold Brigade: 1 regiment of Royal Artillery (I9 battalions) ;99 regiments ofthe Line (00th l{in_<."s Royal Itille Corps); l llillo Brigade (2 battalions) ; 3 ndirt regiments; I (Jeyloii Rifle regiment (2 battalions) ; 1 Royal Malta Fencible r..~,,a- rncut; 1 Royal Canadian Rifle regiment; I St. llelrnri regi- ment, and Royal Ncivfoundlami companies; I corps of Roya Engineers ; forming an elfcctive military force of l30,000 men. '—Besidca the above, there are lit) regiments of militia in Englantl, \‘Va|es, the Channel Islands, Ireland and Scotland, the stat} of \\'lllCIl only is kept up in time of peace; and 50 regiments of country Yeomanry Cavalry, and the 0ut-pen- sioners battalions. Guns ofa larger calibre than the present (32 pounders) are about to be mounted at Fort oncion, on the Gosport and Anglesea shore. The 7th and 9th regiments have been puc- lining the great gun exercise at the Platform Battery every day during the present week, under the tuition of the Royal Artillery. A Ritls Brigade, to be called the “ Leeds Rifle Corps,” is in course of formation in the borough of Leeds. Persons ofall classes, callings, and parties, are rapidly sending in their in- tention of enrolling themselves in the volunteer corps. Lord Cowley succeeded Lord Notmanby as Ambassador to the French Repu ic. The Belgium Government has ordered an increase of 5000 men to the army ; and the formation of an entrenched camp in the environs of Antwerp. From India we learn, that the disputes with the Burmese have ended by tho Governor-General having obtained complete redress and satisfaction. Tne London Times announces the failure of a large railroad contr.ictor—liabilities £60,000 etc. The Paris papers say. that Louis Napoleon will not go to wiir as an aggressor, but will not recoil from anything the nritional interests require. The assurance Louis Napoleon gave so fre- qu-ntly that he had no d-sign against the Assembly or the Re- public, and the pcrlidy which he has shown throut;bout, is a sure indication of his future conduct. The wliolo press is conpletcly at the mercy of the government. Political news- pppv-rs publi.~‘lr'il abroad will not be allowed to circulate in raace. ’fhs liberty of the press is at an end. We have constant reports of a ministerial crisis. _. N. The Queen is rapidly recovering from the effects of her wound, and has daily received congratulatory addresses from allclasses of her subjects, including General Espartcro. The body of the assassin was burnt after his death, and the dagger he used destroyed. L‘|IO accounts state that dreadful sickness prevails at Cape do Verd Islands. I-'l"u\NClI. ’ VVo extract the following from the Glascow Ilerald of the 90th ult.—'I‘he news from ‘ranee is very little. changed since our last. lftbere be any illtforcnco it is, that the tone of all the accounts we have seen point more and delinitely towards a war. We do not pretend to knew where lll)V‘llIII.l(‘.S will first co-nmuncs, but from the attitude assumed by the French Go. vernment towards Belgium and Switze-rlnnd it would seem as though one or other of these countries would be necessitated to bear the first brunt of battle. Both these countries, but more especially the latter, already feel themselves in the presence of 1 I great and urgent necessity; but the Swiss, with their tradi- tionary hntrel to foreign interference have (lured to speak out against the arbitrary demands of the Prince President of Francr-. N. do Siilignac, the new Fri-nrh Minister in Switzerland, has demanded that the Helvetic Republic shall expel all foreign refugees, control or suppress the liberty of the press, besides other matters which the Swiss will, we believe, he very Iifllg inclined to grant. In reference to these llCIIIl|I|tlSt)I‘IIl’E.Fl'9IICII ngurpuf, M. Furrsr. the President of the Republic, in reply, is reported to have delivered hiimelfto the following elfcct :— “ It is evident that the free institiutions of the country givn iitnhrn-,re to the French Government: perhaps it Qntenaing to secret the idea of imposing some modification upon our ci-nstitution; but let it not he il--ceivcd; wears neitherso weak nor so divided among ottrselvei as we may appear: and should France ever attempt to touch our liberties. comervstors and radicals would vanish to give place to one united Swiss people ready to do-fetitl them.” We do not his v what may arise out of the present vcry tlitstvrei-able comlitinn of sfliiirs on the Continent generally ; but events seem hurrying to a crisis. and it is to be feared, that no diplomacy will be found available to postpone it for any very gri-vii length of time. _ ' s Ernpsror of Russia has been obliged to pass a law to prevent his subjects from rnutilating themselves, to avoid mil- itnry service. Sixteen hundred persons had mutilated them. I|P.I5VGI to avoid enrolment, between January 1850, and July 1. UNITED STATES. ltls feared that hostilities with the Florida Indians have again . _ Knuth’: rscsiptl stcoioinnati up to rlth lust. were 014,. (900. .,;,g;& ,. than Tissue.-On the assembling of tbo California Legisla- ture, on the 4th Jiin., the members were compelled to take their seats on unpliinsd boards. Lona 'I‘n.urv.—The Troy Whig says, it train of ninety-fiva cars, drawn by two locomotives, ran over the Hudson River R.:iil road on Mondo . It was more tluin a mile Ion ! Madame Plettl'sr states, that the number of persons bi.-Iicnded in Canton, in 1813, was 4, . ‘ icse wore, to be sure, the crimi- nnls of two provinces, containing a population of 9,000,000 still the number is friglit u . Rims: 0ccUnlt:Ncl.—Wo are informed, that a lady re-ii-lin in in \Vsst Pliiladulphin, on Wednesday night gave birth to four e il- dred, two girls and two boys. At the latest accounts, both mother and little ones were doing woll.—IJ.u'ltange Paper. Fusztvcrt CoNs'rr'ru'rtozss.—Duriiig the lust forty-eight years, there liavn been five Constitutions in France, reckonii that lust pro- mulgiited; and it is precisely forty-eight years since the Civil Code was proiiiulgntcd by Napoleon, then Consul or ife. New York Company have guaranteed to lay a submarine to- legraphic wire frotii Noivfouiidland to Ctipe Breton, for $l0,000. Tits: ll Allll Ltquon L.uv.—-Au lbany paper states, that it is ascertained, that there is u tnajnrity of twenty-four in the As- sembly, and six in the Sen.1te,in favour of the adoption of a law similar to_thnt of Maine. If this be true, there is no doubt, but the meiisure will ass the Legislature the present season. The Great ritain, iron screw propeller. will, it is said, leave Liverpool for New York, positively, in April next. {ossurit A "nut: . Aso.\t.—l.:i.~it night, Kossuth was made a member of the Cincinnziti Lodge of Free Mason.-I. He was taken through all the degrees. For those of the " initiated ” who were present, this was ii scene lung to bo rcmeuibered.—-Cincinnati ./Vunpuriel, Feb. 20. Tue lloston pnpc rs publish it statement of the value of some of the principal imports at that place, from the British North American Colonies, during the year I851, amounting to tho rt-spvctalile sum of S 569,B‘Jl,—-tlio duties paid on which were $113,001. The list of im urts includes Pickled Salmon, valued at $78,007; ‘Mackerel, S l9i.-I65; Alewives and Her- rinus, $41,268 ; Shad, 'I'rout, &.c. $4.800; Dry Fish, $23,- 037 : Potatoes, $53,020; Oats and llarley,$-18,509; Coals, $57,015; Ltttnher, 8 15.809 2-Flffl Wood, $42,694 ; lletnluck Bark, $I;'.5l0; Lime, $4,057. A box of tea recently purchased at auction in New-York, was opened at Louisville a fr w days ago, and found to be filled with rice-hulls and particles of biiiut c ' ‘ e box from every appearance, it is stated, had not been 0 ened since it left China, and the fraud was doubtless committed by the Celestials. Mr. Hiram Wilcox. of Dayton, Ohio, in assisting, about two weeks ago, to take a drunken loafer to jail, was bit by him on one of his fingers. He paid but little attention to it, until a few days subsequent it became swollen and painful, with every oIppc'tflnC6 of crysipeliis. The ordinary remedies in such cases were applied, but the inflammation spread rapidly from the hand to_tho arm, and finally to the body, growing worse and worse, till mortitieation put an end to his life. Efliirts have been made for a year or two past by Government to obtain a census of the Indian population now inhabiting the United States. By the accounts received from other sources, it is ascertained that the entire numher of Inlians, inhabiting all parts of our country, amounts to about 418,000. Of this number 30,000 is the estimated number of those inhabiting the unexplored territories ; 21,100 are the Indians of Texas; 02, I30 belong to the tribes living in New Mexico; 32,231 are in California ; 99,733 are in Oregon: ll,500 in Utah. Many of the New Mexican Indians are civilised, and have fixed habi- tstioiis and towns. David Kennison, believed to be the last survivor of the‘ Boston Tea Party, and who had fought in many of the battles ofthe revolution, died recently in Chicago, aged H7. C:\LII"0RNIA. A Worm rtioat Cat.irotuvis.—-A letter was received here by the last California mail from a gentleman who left this city a few months since. He says: “California is not what it was two ye.irs ago, and I advise all who contemplate coming out, who are in decent circumstances, to be contented and stay at home: for they will he disappointed. There is, to be sure, now and then one who does well ; but where one does so there are hundreds who do but scarcely pay their board. An old miner told me that four-fifths of those who are in the mines would glad to get back to their homes, ifthoy could.—Bangor W/rig and t.‘ouricr. INTERESTING FROM BUENOS AYRES. Advices to the 12th January. have been received at New York- twsnty-thren days later than previously. Documents under the authority of Governor Roms, den hat the position ofntfoirs in the Argentine Republic hnd chnnge¢Iv—that it great battle had been fonght—or that Urquiza had suffered defeat. The latter crossed the river Parana, Dec. 23, and his forces were daily being nug- incntnd by dcsertions from Rosa.-. The tittor h:id not sullicient tlepedoncu in his men to risk a brittle. A small English steamer has been bought by Rosas.—A treaty ofCovnmerce and Navigation has been signed between Moiitevideo and Brazil. ' ‘ho Commercial prospects of the Argentine Republic are promising; but the political aspect of the Country is sullicieutly iliscourugiiig. Tin: Car: or: Virnns.—'I‘hn snbjoinod melancholy Intelli- gcnco has been received from the Cupe do Var o Is an s :— Nearly three-fourths of the inhabitants of St. Vincent, have been _swept oil‘ by b diseases contracted in mud huts, in wlilch they were conipelle to live, in consequence of the severity of the late gnlcs, which prostrnted almost every house. At St. Antonia. large numbers had also died from the some cause; and at last sccouuts—- the Slat Jnnunry-—the mortality was increasing. 1: troops were almost entirely destroyed, and the people were sulI'c-ring dreadfully. Several shocks of cnttliqunltc have lately been experienced at Mes- sinn; but up the 2d ult. no buildings had been destroyed. Cdrrinal of ll): Niagara. (From the Halt‘/‘ax: British North .dm¢ri’can, March 11.) LATEST FRO\I EUROPE. The Rn iil Mail Steamship " Niagara," arrived this morning at hnlf-past fiyve o'clock, after a run of IO] days from Liverpool, with ‘It pussengsrs—l-t for Halifax, and dates to the 6th inst. Roynl M. S. Europa, arrived home in 9d:tys. 'I'he Iinrl of Derby has declared, that Parliament will not be dis- so'ved until tho curl of the session. The anti-corn law Lenguo are once more on their pins, are determined to tight to the death, be- fore any import dot to any amount should be it 0 led. Great meetings have been held at Leeds and Manchester; nt Cobden assumed his former title as Leader. were subscribed in 25 minutes, to support the views ofthe League, and the attention of nll ranks is directed to the struggle that must shortly take place between itself and the Ministry. The hunt reports of the Bank of England, show an increase of bul- lion over previous returns, of £290,000. The total amount w s £l9,238,0‘N. Dnlplto the Burmese Wu and threats of the Corn Law League, the Eu lish Funds rallied considerably this month. Lord Dorbv, in the House of Lords. on the 97th ult., spoke against Lord J. Russell's Reform Bill, as allording too great toleration. Some of the papers say his Lordship is a firm Protsctionist. —-others that his speech is but a covert abondoniasnt of Protoc- t . mnlAKCl.—TIlO Bishops of Bourdsaus sad Auch are about to in raised to the dignity‘ of Cardinal. -« -. -.:2-vwmiss.»onvs---=caio.iit'9:-:.cnutc‘r-"v-Wt:'**wsm r‘ v . , ' " ‘ I . I - i ‘ ' . A CHARLOTTElTOWN,PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, FRIDAY, MARCH 26,1852. The elections were progressing favourably to the Government. Here and there a member of the opposition was returned, but that was all. Gen. Gavignac has been elected for the third. the most important district in France. Of 120 elections in the Provinces. only two olongeil to the opposition. Russr.a.—-The Russian Contract for the construction of the Rail- way from Moscow to Warsaw lins been given to responsible con- tractors. and the rails, no less than l40,000 tons, hnre been pur- chased in this countr , to be manufactured at the Iron works in South Wales, by Thompson Gr. Formnn; Guest 8t. Co., and Messrs. ' III‘ ‘ Tlili [Emperor has given instructions to the authorities oti the F.:ist coast of Silieriu an . \V. Coast of America, to furnish Captain Biiteson with all possible nssistiiiice in his search for Sir Jotin Franklin. Rosita had forbidden Franco and Austria from interfering with the Treaty of Vienna. All these Powers are showing their teeth The Queen of Spain had ent' ly recovercd—and was attending Bullfights, &c. A new Ministry has been formed with the Earl of Derby at the end. THE NEW’ MINISTRY. First Lord of tho 'I'reusury.—The Earl of Derby. Lord High Cluincslloi.—-Sir I’-I. Sugden, with n peerage. President ofthe Council.—'l‘he Earl of Loris it 8. Lord l’riv Senl.—\lnrquis of Salisbury. Chancellor of the Exchequer-—l\lr. D‘Isrneli. Secretary of State for Home Depvtrtmeut.-—\lr. \Vnlpole. Secretary of State for Foreign :\lI'oirs.—-F.iirl of Multiiesbury. Secretary for the C4-lotiios.——Sir J. Pnckiugton. I’rt-sidi-nt oi the Board 0fC0nlrol——.\Ir. llt-rrios. First Lord ofthe Ailmiraliy—Duke of Northumberland. President of the Board of 'I‘rado-.\lr. Ilenlcy. Postinaster General-—-The Earl of ll-irdwit-lt. Chief Commissioner of Woods and }:‘orests—Lord John Manners. ' The other appointments are—Lord Lieutenant of lreland—— The Earl of Er_vlinton—Lord Chancellor for Ireland-lllr. Blnckllllfll (proh.ibly.) Seer»-tarry of \Var—-Mr. Bercsfinril. Under Secretary for Foreign Alfurs-—Lord Stanley. Attorney Gencrol——It‘_ Tliesi.cr Solicitor Gent-ral—Sir I". Kelly, (most probably.) (Thief Secretary for Ire'and— Lord Nos.- Joint Secretaries of the 'I'reasuty—.\Ir. Mr. Forbes, or Mr. Mt-.l(en/.ie. Attorney General for lre|and——lllr. Napier. Solicitor General for Ireland—Mr. Wliiteside. Commander in Ctiiel'—'l‘he Duke of Wellington. Master General of the 0rdnanco—'l‘he Marquis of I.l‘l ',.i— burg, or Lord Cambcmere. _ Mr. G. P. Penny will he certainly otfered a post in the Min- h Geo. A. Hamilton. slry. A seat in the cabinet was ofl‘-red to Lord Lynilhursl. but declined on the score of ill health. oble Lord will, however, as well as the Duliu of Richmond, who also refused to take oflice, sfl'ord their cordial su port to the premier. rider Secretary for the Colon'ies—Lord Drssart. S't:I'.r'otaries for the Indian Board—I.nrd Jocelyn and Mr. il . Mr. George Frederick Torry goes to the Board of Trade un- der Mr. Henley. Col. Forrester will be in the Ordnance Department. Lord Chamberlain-—the Duke of Montrose. It is not known whether Lord Derby would go in with the same House of Commons, or dissolve Parliament and appeal to the people: buttliere were reasons for believing that It dis- soltttion would be postponed till the summer. Lord Landsdowne, in the Peers and Lord John Russell, in the Commons, have declared, they will resist any attempt to reimpose a duty on corn. Ajournal says—The Cabinet is carefully choson—snd well. eive . Philip Griflin, late Secretary to the British Legntion at Athens, has been appointed Secretary to the Legatiori at Washington. Little change had talten place in the markets. Wheat were more active. It is said that the Czar of Russia has signified his determi- nation to march an army into Belgium to resist the attempts of Loni Nspoli-on to annex that country to France. The King 0 Holland will also oppose this act of French encroach- ment. Already steps have been taken for the renewal of the Anti- Corn-Law League. asty summons issued to the principal persons who were formerly connected pith that body, was responded to with an ulacrity which showed that they were again prepared to make any sacrifices of time or money. If Lord Derby should announce an attnmptt to restore a sin- pie rag ofprotcction, they are at once to commence a new agi- tation. The form ofthe agitation is to be altogether new, Lord Derby having provoked it. It will not be confined to the question of free trade, but will extend to political rights. he attempts to put even a penny in on bread let him look to himself and his order. Such is the warning which has been Q 3 -I II '1 Flour and .- '5 Lord Granville has received an insolent reply to his letter about the Austrian refugees, and a new press aw or the whole ofGermany, suggested by Austria, has been refused by ‘music. The House of Commons have adjourned over unti the 12th of March. Rather an exciting scene seems to have occurred in the Commons during the early part of the eventing of the 27th. The members who had previously to the acces- sion ofthe new ministry occupied the ministerial bcnchcs—— now transferred themselves to the opposition benches, and vice verso. None ofthe members of the new Cabinet were present, neither was Lord John Russell. Lord Palmerston and Sir II. Inglis sat side by side on the opposition benches. A number of the best I‘lritish seamen were leaving their homes for America, where they are better paid, and some go on to California to take their chance at the (linings. ’ The Belgian government has authorized an English company to In down an electric telegraph tween Ostend and Lou on. Sir William Henr Elwss di recently inindigent circumstances, at North Shields, w are he had resided for many years. The de- ceased was a descendant ofthe notorious mlsar John Elvves. Morin-nu S-ruaua:u.—A London paper mentions, that one of the most extraordinary schemes ever olfered to tho pnlilic. has been undertaken in that city by gentlemen who propose building an iron steamer of 720 feet in len th, with 00 feet beam, and 86 in depth. with 4 engines of 1000 mi power, and ii screw, whilst there will be eight masts, with huge lsntoen sails.-—'I’his vessel is to be built of iron, and will be not only shot but tire proof; and, from the novel method. though aim is, and for strength, its immense length will render it more safe I it one of smaller construction. It is calculated to carry passengers, with a theatre for sinuso- mcnts, &o.. and could. in can of war, open a battery of I00 guns. Iisnta—.'l‘be Overland mail at London. brings dates from Cal. cutta to Jan. 24th. and Bombs to Feb. 8. Commercial atfsivs at the latter place were dull. import uiarltst at Calcutta was somewhat improved. The Burmese war was concluded, and the mouths of the Irrawaddy had been blocltadsd-—tlIs batteries of Ban- goon destroysd. and 800 persons killed. ' Trade in the manufacturing dis"'iets was healthy. In Manches- r, s and yarns wars in dumsnd at improving icas. Frsightstoall ports in the United States had atI:ancsrI. Erni- ruuts came forward more freely. and passage rates are Ills. higher. Anti ‘ W-WI Iludbaun revived. Ins meetings forthspurposs sfrssucitatiagtttsbvrlyhsdbssatisldst sucbestsr ....‘.4....._.............a..........‘... _......-. . -. N0". 1150. and Leeds. At the former City, subscriptions to the amount of nearly £40,000 had been made. ‘he re-election ofthe new Ministers, whose seats had become vncunt in the House of Conunons, was going forward Sir John Pailitngion. the Colonial Secretary, rind Lord John Manners, Cltigf Coinniii-sioiicr of \Voods rind Forests, had been returned. Lon] lleury Lennox, is Lord oftho Treasury, had also been reelected. The speeclir-ti of all these genllnmen were very criutinus as to free tindc, throwing the consideration ofthn question overboard for the present, and looking to the results of the next General Election jg . ri justification for interfering with the policy ofthe late Sir Robert (‘(5 s The new Lord Chancellor, Sir E. Sugden, had taken his seat in the House of Lords. in Baton St. Leonardo. 'I'he Anierican minister liiid held a grand reception on dth invt., which was attended by an irmnense nuttiber of distinguished per- soniiges. A very serious riot occurred at Bristol, among the fiictory luudn belonging to the Great Western Cotton works. contracted door- way luiil been constructed by the Miiniiger, to prevent the girls. sortie hundreds in nuriiber, from carrying 0 Cotton waste; the luinds refused to go through this door-wny, and a tire engine wan set to play it stream of waiter upon cut, when they become ex- uspnrnted and deiiiolislied the windows of the fnctory. Several nrties were severely injured. The Magistrates subsequently in- vestigated the case. and lined the Manager five pounds for his ille- gal conduct. 'l‘he Shipping returns ofthe Board of Trade for the month ending 5th February. have just been issued, and exhibit is total failure of all the evil predictions that attended the repeal of the Navigation 'I lie obs:-quies of the lots Roman Cntliolic Archbishop of Dublin. were celebrated with grout pnnip on the 2d instunt. I'Nl'l‘I$ I) .~TA'l‘ES. The Baltic returned from VVnshingl0n on the 5th, and sailed the day following for I.iw-rpool, with 3| passengers, $60,000 in Ame. ricnn (Iuld, tind $2,700 in Sovereigns. Advices to the 24th uIt., ltnvo been received frotn Texas. The news is iiitportunt. A passenger reported. that Cnrvnj II I|l|t‘.I utnvm- ed lllltl tnkcu (Tnmnrgo, rind had taken: lllntntiiorais, on heavy cart- nonuiling was lieard in lllrlt vivltlily the day the vessel Ir . Mr. N. Willis has proceeded to lleruiudii for the benefit of his hc:iltli. .~\d\ices frmn \Vn.sliin-_:tnn to the 9th, states. that the Japan I:\. poilition is partly for the purpose of keeping llll eye on the Sandwich lslunils, to check nny iiiovenieut on the part ufuny foreign govern- tnent ngaiiiist that nation. The tIl!l‘0l‘tIIlt)ll of the Iron Crown has been conferred upon Mr. llusselninn, the Austrian Charge at Wusliington, by the Emperor 0 ustrtn. Di_ites from Ilnvanri state, that the Conte lllilallores has been appointed Captain General of Cuba, vice Concha. ‘the imports at the port of New York, for Fe.-liruary, show a de- cline of $l,700,0o0. The (irand Jury of Philadelphia, have found a true Bill against the llrotlio-rs, Sltupinslii, for the murder ofyoung Lsu..iii_ 4 s t-‘on ‘rm-2 iu:aintivi:v.— n speaking of David K. Cuilter of Uliio, the laitcst ciindidute for President, the Boston Atlan s in Thurloiv \Veetl‘s office. He is u nod-hearted Democrat, budly nmrked with the Small Pox, and has a loud voice." a is bound to go in. ‘non Crui..r.—A letter from Vulpnrniso. dated Jan. 20, states, that the prisoners banished to the Straits of Miigellnn, had over. powered the Garrison, killed the Governor, and declared Ihelnuglyeg tridependent. Two American barks had been seized by some of the renegndes, one from California to New York, with it large amount ofgold on board, and bird sailed in them for parts unltnown. The English and French comuiunders had sent vessels out in put- suit ofthe pirates. Sears C. Walker, iii. distinguished Astronomer and Mathemati- ciiin, has become insane, from intense study. u1_s;s,s;LzrtusIo9sc.‘-i\.zauirar__rg$trmA. FFRIDAY. MARCH 26, 1352." “'4! have been put in possession of our Papers by the arrival of the English Mail yesterday, and hasten as we promised. to give the most prominent news in an Ex-rua. Fort Ilsszauxfs GAIITTI. Mn. Eon-on; Snt,—-If you will allow the writer, through your valuable pari- odicnl, to address a few lines to the friends and advocates of education, it will be esteemed as a peculiar favor. On learning rat the conimenceuient of llti. present Session, that the Honorable Members of the House of Assembly, it in contem- plntion to adopt measures for carr in; forward n more eflicient l_VfiIr.'lII of education throughout this iilond, is cheering hope Win! in. dulgcd on the part of the teachers, tlnit their condition would be greatly ameliorate.-d; butnre surprised to know l.’ “.90,” giver,‘ t -it their anticipntiona are lik y to prove iil»,m,,,e_ [;,.p,.c;,,”,.’ thtit the decision of the Ilttnornlile llleitilit-rs of the Ilouse should have a serious effect in paralyzing the energies of young women of taste rind tnlent, who are pn-poring by mental culture to meet the exigencies ofllie rising gent-riition, and precluding those already in the field, from the luzury of laboring for the elevation-if their sex; and from holding that nsition in society \\'Ill(‘Il this enlightened ago demands, by limiting I rent to salaries not to be compared with their present annuity. '9 ns not to he sustained without tilt-voting our titue rind tiilunts to the public Item-tit; but modestly solicit, that the visitors of scliool.-I llItI_V he C0lIt|llIIt‘lI, rind teticliers dealt vi ith nceoril- ing to their merits. \'Ve thought, in this tiny of netiiiement. that the cultivation of the female uiind was (It'P|'IH'tI i-qunlly iinportunt with tltnt of the other class; mid nottiillistntitliiig science rind lit:-itituro may be obtiiiiicrl under the tuition of geiitleincn, it is tilivinug to every roller-ting mind, that there iiro dcii.irtiiienI.a in female educn. tion \\ liiizli can only he ntteiideil to by those of their own set: and, if iiegli-ctcil, this results can better be conceived tliiin iiniigined, It is a well nutlienticnted fact, thiit in countries further advanced than this, feniule instruction stands upon a par with that of the «flier class. And, we cannot help recoiling nt in retrogrtding course in this age of refinement. As it cninports with our position to submit to the gentleinen, we yet hope, that such iin amendment may be mud. as will enable us to do so with pleasure. A FEMALE TEACHER. P. E. Island, March 20, I852. Fort IIAllAID'l Ganr-rs. Mu. Eur-ron ;—- A question contained in ii few lines, was asked by me in on paper, published on the 0th March, as also in two copies o tit. Royal Gentle within the last month. I had irimgined, Sir, that a simple question civilly salted. should, and would have elicited an answer from the times enquired of. As such has not been the ease, I beg you publish the fiilnwin‘ answers given me some live months since, by two ofthe Committee referred to in “few lines" above mentioned, on my enquiring of them what steps they had taken, or were going to take. to fulfil the task entrusted to them, viz: that of collecting subscriptions in aid of Nova Scotia Episcopal Endowment Fund. The answer, if such it may be called, which I received from iii. one, was as follows:--" I do not think that the Home Government, or Lord John Ruuuull, (I forget the very words nrtsvm used.) an reasonably ex . t the Colonies to provide for the nainlonanu of their ssveral iuhops. Frstsn the other. " Whsu lhuuo uotht butter, or not ‘ also to do. (I don't call to mind the exact tins, I will looli tol.it..' y your v0.4 Chl 'UlII.Ifl your out impression, vs fit. [sat born I received these names of the lanes h w And uisshwhila ltsiauiu. Yours tralv, Ciarlottotuua. A CIIUICBIAJ. - --v-