«i EDW _ ae — arm mene — * ARD WHELAN] Vou. VIL. —_= be Cram A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF POLITICS, This is true Liberty, when Free—born ‘filen, having ty hn i ae ews Re Eo ————— + Wer. LITERATURE AND NEWS. wea ws Lee SR a RE ae 2 ner come stacy advise the Public, may speak free.——zuritpes. sina a A tp CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY. APRIL 25. [EDITOR axp PUBLISHER. To Arrive from the West Indies Direct. Molasses, Sugar, Salt. BY J. & T. MORRIS, 7 Subseribers will sell by AUCTION, immediately on the arrival of the Brigantine “‘ AFTON,” from the West !#tely known as the «‘ PAVILION stan ‘to the public offices and wharves, renders its situation for a Indies— 40 Puncheons choice MOLASSES, 8 Hhds. do. SUGAR, 3,000 Bushels coarse SALT. The above Salt is suitable for packing Herring and Mackerel for Market. Terus or Sare.—£20 and upwards 6° rionths’ credit on | approved joint Notes of Hand. April 4, 1859. SAMUEL A. FOWLE & Co. | Valuable Real Property for Sale. IIE following parcels of land will be submitted to public competition, at the Colonial Building, in Charlottetown, | on ‘\VEDNESDAY, the 27th’ day of April next, at the hour| of 12 o'clock, noon, viz :— All that valuable piece of ground with the Dwelling Houses and premises built thereon, or thereunto belonging, now in’ the occupation of Mr. John C. Pravers and Mr. Wim. Conroy, fronting 40 feet on Prince Street, with a depth of 84 feet ; and being part of Town Lot No. 40, in the 3rd Hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown. Also—all that other valuable piece of lard with the Dwelling House and premises thereon, formerly the residence of Mr. John Rider, fronting 40 fect on King‘s Square, and with a depth of 78 feet throughout ; and being part cf Town’ Lot No. *2, in the 4th Hunared of Tewn Lots in Chaviottetown. Also—all that other valuable piece of land with the Dwelling House, Steam Mill, Gear, Machinery and Apparatus, and all other buildings and premises thereon, or thereunto belonging. being part of Water Lot opposite Town Lot No. 29, in the lst Hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown, and formerly belonging to, and worked by, Mr. John Rider. And also two valuable plots of ground at Summerside, Township No. 17, in Prince County, and being known as Town Lots Nos. 7 and 8 in Summerside, both fronting on the road leading from St. Eleanor’s through Summerside, Lot 7, having a front thereon of 76 feet, and running back 90 feet ; and Lot 8, having a front thereon of 70 feet, and running back 90 feet. All the above preperty will be sold on the following terms : Twenty per cent of the purchase money to be paid down at the time of sale, the balance of eighty per cent. of the purchase money will be allowed to remain on interest, on security by mortgage of the premises and bond, for a period of two years from the day of sale. For further terms and particulars enquire of the undersigned Trustees for sale, &c., under a Deed of Release and Conveyance dated the fifteenth day of December, 1858, executed by John Rider, with other parties therein named, to the undersigned, éod duly registered in thé Registry Office of this Island. Dated at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the 18th day of Februaty, A. D., 1859. , '" JOSEPH HENSLEY, ? JOHN LONGWORTH, Intestate Estate Sale. "2 be sold by Public Auction, at the Colonial Bailding. in Charlottetown, on WEDNESDAY, the fourth day of Max next, at the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, pursuant to a licence duly granted for that purpose by his Honor the Surrogate and pn of Probate of this Island, bearing date the ninth day of June, 1357, part of the REAL ESTATE which belonged to the late John Anderson, of Charlottetown, master mariner, decease, intestate at the time of his death, that is to say: ALL Tuat piece of ground ot Rings Sy a distance of eighty- ; Trustees. four fect from the corner of King’s Square, thence running northwardly forty-two feet along Hillsborough-street, thence at right-angles eastwardly eighty-four feet, or until it strikes land in possession of John Rider, thence southwardly forty-two feet, thence westwardly to the place of commencement—com prising one-quarter part of Town Lot No. Eighty-two (52), in the fourth hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown; and also aLt ruat other piece of ground commencing at the northern angle of the said ‘Town Lot, thence running westwardly along jed Fitz Roy street forty-twe fect, thence at right angles south- wardly forty-two feet ‘< litte inure or jess), thence at right ores castwardly forty-two feet, thence northwardly to the aec of commencement—bounded on the east by land belonging to Mr. George Beer, and being part of the said Town Lot No. Eighty-two, in the fourth hun red of Lots in Charlottetown ; and of which said Real Estate the said intestate, John Ander- son, died seised and d in fee simple. ‘harlottetown this 7th day of March, 1859. Pe waa CATH INE ANDERSON, Adwinistratrix of Estate of late John Anderson. STONE CUTTING. HE Subscriber wishes to make known to the public at large, that he constantly keeps on hand a variety of HEAD STONES, (Marble and Freestone,) of different styles and of the best material. He would especially recommend parties residing out of Charlottetown to give him a call and examine the specimens he has on hand, and ascertain the different prices, before paying in advance for work’ which may i i i received. not give satisfaction when comms «inane Grafton Street, Charlottetown, March %; 1859. Ex. 3m. CITY TANNERY. WEST END OF GRAFTON STREET. SALE at the above Establishment— py 100 Sides pont ener. Calf SKINS, 300 Sides City, and Country Slaughtered Sole LEATH £00 Sides Baones Ayres Sole LEATHER, to be ready New Year's, N. B. CASH paid for GREEN HIDES. A Lso y ATELY, a quantity of HEMLOCK oe Cosh, , adieery at the above WANLD I BARK, for which Cash will be paid on i t. a ewes Dee. 13, 1858. _ Mon & i OITY STEAM MANUFACTORY. ; take leave to acquaint the citizens of ee and the Island generally, that having entered into Co-Partnership they are prepared to execute all -) shéir line with promptuess aud despatch. qo ened? panes uvenlég machinery of the j ed kind, they feel confident that they ee manatachare geGehde much cep and better than can be imported or mede in any establishment in the Island ; and also hope that by an uninterrupted attention to business, to eccure 2 hare of public support. : Cabinet Making and Upholstering, of the latest and moct durable styles ; SASHES and ‘DOORS made to order at the shore notice. . Auso—P luning, Turning, Strwzht and Sweep sawing, Iron. ‘ i illing of every desctstion done in a superior Loonies aod Drilling of every PA’ Rien TICKEY, f TOLET, THE «PAVILION HOTEL.’ JNO LET, AND IMMEDIATE POSSESSION given, that| eligibly situated and well ecanied HOUSE and premises ing on the highest ground in the City, and its proximity HOTEL the most desirable in the City, for either transient or permanent boarders. he building comprises on the first floor one large Dining | room 25 by 25 feet, one reading or Bar-room 25 by 15 Drawing-room 18 by 15 feet, one large inner Kitchen, outer Kitchen, and large Seullery, with many conveniences, one Pantry, one-smal] Sitting-room, two spacious Ualls, and two pair front Stairs, and one pair back Stairs, and Water Closet. On the second floor, one Dining-room 25 by 14 feet, eight B2d-rooms and one large Pantry and Closet ; and in the Attic seven Bed-rooms ; and haying spacious cellerage. ‘I'he house having lately undergone a thorough repair, is in excellent order, and having a good Stable, Coach-House, and out-office, | attached. For terms and particulars, please apply to Charloitetown, Dec. 20, 1858. re H. HASZARD. ———— Elections! Elections! article possesses the wonderful qualities of converting your oppouents to your Political views, consequently no aspirant to the Red Benches should be without it. For sale by March, 7. N. RANKIN, Great George-street. COLONIAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMP. ‘ BONUS YEAR. SPECIAL ATTENTION is directed to the advantage of joming the Company on or before 25th May, 1859, as the Skconp Diviston oy Prorrrs will take place as at that date. Fhe Fund fo be Divided will be the Profits which have arisen on the Business of the Company since 25th May, 1854, when the last Division took place. To entitle parties to Participate in the Division, proposals must be lodged at the Head Office, or atone of the Branch Offces or Agencies at [ome or Abroad, on or before 25th May, 1859. HE COLONIAL was established in 1846, and its present income is Ninety-five Thousand Pounds sterling per anna. Subscribed cepitel—Onz Mitiion Srrauine. Constituted by Act of Parliament. Agencies in all the Colonies, where Premiums are received and claims settled. HEAD OFFICE—5 George Street, Edinburgh. Governor: Rient [Jonorasce tHe Earn or Exain anp Kincarpine NOVA SCOTIA HEAD OFPICE, HALIFAX. (50 BEDFORD RoW } BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Honbie. M. B. Almon, Banker. The Honble. W. A. Biack, Banker. Lewis Bliss, Esq. Charles Twiniog, Esq., Barrister. Joun Bayley Bland, Esq. The Honble. Alexander Keith, Merchant. General Agent and Secretary—Marrasw Il. Rircure. Medical Advisers, Charlottetown, P. I. Island: Drs. Henry A. & Hammonpv Jonnson. IOTEL,’’ which, from its | UST opened for the occasion, one Cask GLENLEVIT | WHISKEY (five years old.) It is said this genuine | eee 7 —es aT Dan Lambert, Tom Burke, Harry Eyrie, Joe M’Mahon, and | the rest of them, fourteen souls in all, They had come down to draw a cover of Stephen Blake’s, about ten miles from | ne ; but, in the strange mountain country, they lost the dogs | they lost their way and their temper ; in truth, to all ap- earances, they lost-everything but their appetites. The | horses were dead beat too, and they looked as miserable a | crew as ever you set eyes on. ciate “Isn’t it lucky, Bob, th: ' — | There grows the wild ash, and the time-stricken willow | Lambert pe ee you at home 2” said | Looks chidingly down on the mirth of the billow, ; ; | As, like some gay child that sad monitor scorning, | It lightly laughs back to the laugh of the morning. } a Literature. GOUGANE BARRA. BY J, J/CGALLANAN. | There is a green island in long Gougane Barra, Wiere Allua of songs rushes forth as an arrow : In deep-valleyed Desmond—a thousand wild fountains | Come dewn to that lake from their home in the mountains, “They told us you were away,” said Burke. ‘Some said that you were grown so pious, that you never ae ; went out except on Sundays,” added old Harry with a grin. treo ak lle; te hom a. igh, | Begs” sil Tao he lacy Tonto ma fi | --yflsgnciecieee welteds ese. out i oe banuer-of lightning, | it ; for here’s all I can give you for dinner ;” and so I pulled rere on Nitleet _ re — 8 e rattle, | out the four birds and shook them at them; “and as to the And brightly the fire-crested lone be oman ao plcsy, troth, eaayoe you'd liketakeep 2 fast, with as devoted And wildly from Mullagh the eagles are screaming, . ol = nee ~ aa” O, where is the dwelling in valley, or highland, — | “ But isn’t taat Newgate up there?” said one, So meet for a bard as this lone little island ? “That same.” Ilow oft when the summer’sun rested Cc} ls ; — va] a Seti on ares bare een Aad lit the dark heath on the hills f oa ; ara, } a , i he . = nate awe Have | sought the sweet spot fcomene tees by the ocean, | wire re right,” said I, *‘ and they're both full at this very | Awd trod all thy wilde with > eae oe an; | moment—the one with seed potatoes. and the other with | And thought of thy bards, when assembling together, Wikitoie ven cone, 4 In the cleft of thy rocks, or the depth of thy heather, * Have FOU Ga, aay bacon ?” said Mahon, They fled from the Saxon’s dark hondage and slaughter, “Oh, yes,” said I, « there's bacon,” And waked their last song by the rash of thy water ! ‘“ And eggs,” said another, | For the matter of that, you might swim in batter,” “Come, come,” said Lambert, “we're not so badly off after all.” “Is there whiskey ?” said Eyrie. “ Sixty-three gallons that never paid the king sixpence !"’ As I said this they gave three cheers you'd have heard a mile off. After about twenty minutes, we went to the house, and when poor Darby opened the door 1 thought he'd faint ; for, you see, the red coats made him think it was the army, com- ing to take him away, and he was running away to raise the country when I caught him by the neck, “ Tu’s the Blazers! you old fool,” said I, are coming to dine here.” ** Hurrog !” said he, clapping his hands upon his knees— “There must be great distress entirely dowa about Nenagh. ] too shall be gone ; but my name shall be spoken woe or they’d never think of coming up here for W hen rin awakes, and her {etters are broken ; a Wi oh iP ie the stent 1, 2)? cnt ‘ Some Minstrel will come, in the sammer eye's gleaming, aap way Oe the stables, Bob ” said Burke, W hen freedom's young light on his spirit is Leaning, » Leave all that to Darby,” said 1; “ for ye see he had And bend o’er my grave with a tear of emotion, ~~ only to whistle and bring up as many people as he liked— W here calm Evyon-Buee seeks the kisses of ocean, and so he did too ; and as there was room for a cavalry regi- Or plant a wild wreath, from the banks of that river, ment, the horses were soon bedded down and comfortable : O’er the heart and the harp that are sleeping for ever. and in ten minutes’ time we were all sitting pleasantly canal tae ee ace a big fire, waiting for the rashers and eggs. HIBERNIAN IHOSPITALITY, bec, Now if you'd like to wash your bands before dinner, Lam | bert, come along with m».,’ BY CHARLES LEVER, | By ali means,” said he. « You have never been in Castle Connell, Hinton ? Well, | The others were standing up, too ; but, I observed, thatas there is a wild, blesk line of country there that stretches away | the house was large, and the ways of it unknown to them, it to the westward, with nothing but large, round backed } ¥S better P Sate ‘ull Pd come back, mountains, low boggy swamps, with here and there a miser-|, This was a real picce of good Inck, Bob,” said Dan, as able mud hovel, surrounded, may be, with half an acre of | he followed me up stairs ; “ capital quarters we've fallen in- potatoes or bad oats; a few small streams struggle through ‘o; and what a snug bed-room you have here.” this on their way to the Shannon, but they are brown and| , “ Yes,” said I carelessly ; * it’s one of the smali rooms— dirty as the soil they traverse ; and th: very fish that swim there are eight like this, and five large ones, plainly furnished, in them are brown and smutty also. ‘ as you see; but for the present, you know High sons of the lyre, O, how proud was the feeling, To think while alone through solitude stealing, ‘Though loftier minstrels green Erin can number, 1 only awoke your wild harp from its slumber, And mingled once more with the yoice of those fountains The songs even echo forgot on her mountains ; And gleaned each gray legend, that darkly was sleeping, Where the mist and the rain o’er their beauty were creeping } Least bard of the hills! yrere it mine to inherit . Lhe fire of thy harp, and the wing of thy spirit, With the wrongs which like thee te our country has bound me, Did your mantle of song fling its radiance around me, Still. still in those wilds might young liberty rally, And send her strong shout over mountain and valley ; The star of the west might yet rise in its glory, And the land that was darkest be brightest in story. “ The gentlemen Agents.—Charlottetown—J. LoNeworra. Georgetown— VW. Sanderson. St. Eleanor’s—-T. Lune. Every information regarding the Company's conditions and rates, (which 27@ most favourable to the assurcd,) will be affurd- ed by Charlottetown, Apri! 18, 1859. —~ —+---—- 45 4 ow. FEXWE Co-partnership heretofore existing between the under- signed, under the firm of McLellan and Campbell, is this day dissolyed by mutual consent. All parties due the said firm are hereby notified to pay the amounts due by them to Alexander Campbell, who is only authorised to collect and discharge the same. JOHN McLELLAN, ALEXANDER CAMPBELL. According to the foregoing notice, all parties dae the late firm of McLellan and Campbell are hereby notified to pay their respective amounts due by them to the undersigned otherwise their accounts will immediately be handed to an attorney for collection. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL. Summerside, P. E I., April 3}, F859. Charlottetown Gas Light Company. OTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting 1 of the shareholders in the above Company wiil be held at the Company’s office, on TUESDAY, the 3d day of May next, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing Directors, and the general transaction of business. By Order, WM. MURPHY, See’y. For Sale, HAT FARM, consisting of 59 acres, lately oceupied by Richard Milford, Esqr., situate on Mill Creek, West River. On the Farm is an excellent Dwelling House, as well as new Out-buildings, consisting of Barn, Sheep-house, Xe. Within a mile of the Farm are both Grist and Saw Mills, as well as Blacksmiths’ Forges and a Cartwright, and a short distance from the shore is a never-failing bed of muscle-mud. For further particulars apply to Mr. William E. Dawson, Charlottetown, or to April 18, 1859. (tf.) | JOIN MILFORD, Royalty. ime! Lime! T° be had at DODD'S KILN, Princetowm Road, LIME F April 11, 1859. burnt from British and Provincial Stone. ARMERS can be accommodated with a Credit ofsix months. Orders for the above article leftat DODD’S BRICK STORE ill be punetually attended to. 4 er The highest price given for LIMESTONE. | April 8, 195%. bw THOS. W. DODD. Seeds. Seeds. Fresh Seeds, the growth of 1858. “MEINNER is now opening a case fresh M. W. Garden and Flower SEED, which are the growth of 1858. It is only necessary to Seeds are from the same say to his usual customers that these Seedsmen from whom le has been given such general satisfaction. > vari -hoice Flower Seeds. A large variety of « hoice Flower See s. GARRET! otLESPLe, Ch. Towa, Jan. 10, 156°. (isl. dun.) Charlottetown, April 12, 1802. 13i — | was no neighbourhood and no sporting ; {taken a dislike to mixed society some time before that, and | iI found it convenient to live somewhat in retirement—so JOHN LONGWOKTU, Agent. | that if the partridge were®not in abundance about me, neither NOTICE. | supplied for the last three or four years, and which have}. luck !” In the very heart of this wid eduntrg, I took it intomy|, “ Ob, begad! I wish for nothing better. Let me sleep head ts build a house. A stranze notion it was, for there here—the other fellows may care for your four posters with rt bat somchow I had | Stn hangings. : “ Well,” said I, “ if you really are not joking I may telt you that the room is one of the warmest in the house,”— and this was telling no lie. “ere L'il sleep,” said he, rubbing his hands with gatis- faction, and giving the bed a most affectionate look. “ And now let us join the rest.” When I brought Dan down, i took up Burke, and after him M’Maton, and so on to the last ; but every time I enter- ed the parlor, 1 found them alli bestowing immense praises on my house, and each fellow ready to bet he had the best bed- room, | were the process servers; and the trath was, I kept a much | sharper look-out for the sub-sheriff than I did for the snipe. Of course, as I was head and cars in debt, my no n was | built something very considerable und imposing ; and, to be jsure, L had a fine portico, and a flight of steps leading up to lit; and there were ten windows in front, and a grand balus- | trade at the top, and faith, taking it all in all, the building was so strong, the walls so thick, and the windows so narrow, ‘and the stones so black, that. my cousin Darey Mahon cailed it Newgate ; and not a bad name either—and not another it ever went by; and even that same had its advantages, for ‘when the creditors used to read that at the top of my letters, ithey’d say—‘ Poor devil! be has enough on bis hands; there’s no use troubling him any more.” Well, big as New- | gate looked from without, it had not much accommodation Do you know that many a time since, when I have been |when you got inside. There was, it is trne, a fine ha’) all |giving venison and burgundy and claret enough to swim u Dinner soon made its appearance ; for if the cooking was not very perfect, it was at least wonderfully expeditious. There were two men cutting rashers, two more frying them in the pan, and another did nothing but break the eggs, Darby running from parlog to kitchen and back again, as hard as he could trot. ee flagged ; and out of it you entered what ought to have been | Jife boat in, I often thought it was a cruel waste of money which was used for herding sheep in winter. On the right | evening on bacoa and whiskey ! > S j f sract « . r ’ . . hand there was a cozy little breakfast room, just about the[ I’ve a theory on that subject, Hinton, I'll talk to you by a pair of folding doors, there was a grand staircase of| sure we all overfeed our company. old Trish oak, that ought to have led up to a great suite of My guests were, to do them justice, a good illustration of The remainder were never plastered nor floored ; and, indeed, | down together. We had good songs, good stories, plenty of in one of them, that was over the big drawing room, the| laughing, and pleaty of drink; until at last poor Darby joints were never laid, which was all the better, for it was | became so overpowered, by the fumes of hot water I suppose, there we used to keep our hay and straw, ithat he was obliged to be carried up to bed, and so we were Now, at the time [ mention, the harvest was not brought | compelled to boil the kettle in the parlur. ’ . . | precipitated matters, for, by some mistake, they put punch mighty low, so that, when you opened the door above stairs, | into it instead of water, and the more you tried to’ weaken down beneath you. | About two o’clock, five of the party were under the fable, Newgate was a beautiful house ; and although the sheep | three more were nodding backwards and forwards like Insane 1 i the rest were mighty noisy, and now and ing-room, Darby Whaley siept in the boudoir, aud two bull! then rather disposed to be quarrelso:me. j ; ; cord steameeing * } | . . . , ‘the outside it looked very imposing; and not one that saw/ same thing to you, I'll slip away and get into bed.” . > . ’ , ° } Ms - ‘it from the high road to Eanis—and you could sce it from) Of course, if you won't take any more. Just make © That Mahon was a snug fellow ; see what a beautiful place | fullow me!” he has of it there!’ Little they knew that it was sater to} * I'm afraid,” said he, ‘* J’d not find my way alone.” | | rope-dancing to pass from one room to another. | LI walked up stairs before him; but instead of turniag to Well, it was about four o’clock in the afternoon of a dark | the left, I went the other way till | came to the door of the }u0 very goed humour ; for except a brace and half of snipe, \diawing room. Just as 1 put my hand on the lock, I con- and a grey p'over, I had met with nothing the whole day. | trived to blow out the candle, as if it was the wind. ‘when [ beard a loud sheut behind me, and a voice called | in, aud [ll go for a light.” out— | He did as he was bid; bat instead of finding himself on the hay atthe bottom. 1 looked down after him for a mipute I turned about, and what shou'd I see but a parcel of or two, and then calied cat— the dinner-room, thirty-eight feet by seven-and-tweoty, but | for the fellows wer'nt half as pleasant as they were tha: size of this we are in. At the back of the hall, but coneealed | more about another time! I only observe now, that 1’m bedrooms, but only conducted to one, a little crib for myself. jmy theory. A pleasanter and a merrier party never sat ee ougat | This, I thick, in, and instead of its being fall, as it used to be, it was) ‘instead of finding the hay up beside you, it was fourteen feet | the liquors, it was only the more tipsy you were getting. lived in the parlor, and the cows were kept in the ue draw-| pendulums, and 'dogs and a buck goat kept house in the library—fuith, upon} ‘ Bob,” said Lambert to me, in a whisper, “if it’s the ‘the road for twelve miles im every direetion—dido’t say—| yourself at home; and as you don't know the way here— 'go up the “ Recks’” than my grand staire»se, and it was like} 1 thiok,” said i, «it’s very likely, but come along.” |louring day in December, that I was treading homewards in| large room, that I have told you already was over the big bovd bight was falling fast, so l began tohurry on as i could,; “ What a draught there is here,” said 1; “ but just step “Ii’s Bub Mahon, boys. By the hill of Seariff, we are my beautiful livtle carpet, down he went fourteen feet into lfellows in red coats—they were the Biazers. There was} + As 1 aw doing the honors of Newzate, the least I could ae an atl om