\ r l" ff. ’ *1§fi_fi;.,w. ' .... “1.1;... s- .s....._,.‘.....-.... / g '1 t. l I [15332 colonial firewall. ‘ t:_,,, execution should have taken place unknown to some ortlie prin- cipal inhabitants of the city? M ,, g i “ The information given above has begin obtaiiied through my friend Riza Kuoli Mirza, who kindly or ieriook to sue the Bok. harnees for me. Should you dosirfi 10 ear the prince‘s story you will be able to find him in the quarter of Constantinople bulled Ak-Serai, in the house ofoue Kt ss‘im Ago, near the kill- luk or guard house. If you will Inenliuumy name to him, I feel sure that he will be- happy to give you {leery information ; but] still-take the liberty of suggesting that “(will be prudent not to make any direct inquiries of the Biikhara 39.5 at present.—1 have the honour to be, rev. sir, your most ubepjient servant, “Buyuk-dcré; Nov. 13, 1543.” I “ II. Larsen." Dan's-or Loan Insecure—T venerable Lard Lyne. docli expired on Monday night hishouse,12,sn-mron_ street, after several days of severe “(fat-lug. The deceased nobleman was born 1750, and had consequently, reached his-94th year. His lordship commbnced his military qarper somewhat late in life, having attuii ed his 45th year when he first served at the seige of ’l‘eulolg, as a volunteer in 1794. During the Peninsular war he was tionstantly engaged, and . having attained the rank ofGeuerall, was not merely active- 7 l employed in, but directed, litany of its operations. In {814 heiwas; created a Peer oftbc empire, as Baron ' Lync- ' docb, 9f 1 0mm, Pel‘thhll'D. £3111 a pension of £2,000 to _ himself", heirs.an was madea General in the army v . 26 obi ' l the Colonelcy ofthe 14th Foot; and in‘ 1029 was made Governor of Dumbsrton Castle—a post rather honorary than lucrative, in; salary being only £170 per annum._ In 1774 his lordship married the Hon. Mary Catlicart, second daughter of Charles, ninth Earl of Cathcart; but he was by her deathjn 1792 left a widower, without issue. "l‘he title, and the pension which was con- ferrcd with the honour, have therefore become extinct by his demise. In politics Lord Lynedoch was a Whig. , 'ENLARGIMENT- or 'rns Msraoroms.——Since the year 1829 no less than 45,000 new houses, forming 750 new streets ‘and squares, have been erected, or ,are iii the course of building, in London and its suburbs. The vast increase occa‘ alone an extra ditty on the police of having to watch and walk over 110 additional miles daily. To meet that labour, about 150 men have been added to the force. We 'hear from Muscat that SeyeA Bcn Ciilfaiiii has been appointed United States’ Consul for that port and its immediate dependencies.‘ This appointment, we hear, will give much satisfaction, to the European visitors of Muscat, as that gentleman (who speaks the English language fluent— ly) has secured the friendship, by his invariable kindness, of both English and Americans, whose duties have carried them to that port.—Boinbay Times, Oct. 7. ' ' SPAIN—The intelligence from Spain is painful. Tlint fine country isa prey to intestine divisions; and scenes are enacted in the Cortes between sage grave men that would disgrace the society of pot-wollopers. The country, it is ' clear, is on the eve ofanotlier outbreak. . Tun I‘Iaupriox or. Moon-r Essa—The following par- ticulars ofthe recent eruption of Etna are given in a letter from Palermo :—-“ A new eruption took place on the west‘ em side of Etna on the 17th November.’ The crater open- ed near Monte Rosso, notf'ar fi'um the‘eruption of 1832. The rivers oflava are formed and are flowing rapidly in the direction oflllaletto, Bronte, and Aderno. At the date of the last account (November 22) the lava‘, which is flowing across the Bronte, is of considerable thickness, and had ar- rived within a mile ofthe town. The inhabitants were fly- ing in alarm, carrying off their portable property'. Bronte was enclosed in two streams of lava, and the position of the inhabitantsfwas frightful. The lava took as its bed the high road from alertno to Messiiia, and it is feared that it may fall into the torrent Simeto, which is quite close to the road from Aderno to Leon Forte, and which falls into the Gulf .of Catanja, where it might cause grave accidents. The road 1er Pal p to Catania is intercepted by the lava. All the cantons ‘-‘ nd‘ Etna are afl‘licted with an atmosphere of (shes, wh'lbh 'obsoure the sun’s rays. The subterranean {tttiibling oftlie volcano are heard as far as Catania, and the ground hasa sort of quivering motion, which leads the inha- bitants to fear an approaching earthquake. A curious cir- .cumstance took-place at Catuuia the night before the erup- tion. A fine rain fell which changed the colour of the silk umbrella, and burnt it. ’A professor of chemistry having ana— Iyse'd this i'a'pi, found that it contained a large quantity of tniiriatic acid. The eruption commenced, as a Iready stated, ,on the 17th ofNov'cniber, about half-past tw0, iii the desert region ofMontc Rosso. A thick smoke, mixed with sand, was sent forth, and rocks hurled into the air showed that the force below was most active. A constant undulating ino- tion was felt in every part ofthe mountain. Lava was soon perceived to make its appelirancc, and it descended rapidly to the woody region, where it divided into three streams, the northern one proceeding towards the wood of Maletto, ‘ ,the southern one towards Bronte, whilst the third menaced the district Aderno. During the day ther smokeiricreased tremendously, and being collected above Etna, covered it completely. A quantity of sand fell from it continually on the eastern side of tlis mountain, and did iiipiry to the shrubs .and crops. A strong smell of sulphur was perceptible, even at the bottom of the mountain. On the 19th the lava con- tinued ' to make its way towards Miiletto and the tilled _ rounds of Bronte. The whole population were alarmed. " he southern branch approached Basiliaiia, four miles from Bronte. Aii excessive activity continued to pro- yail in the crater, and sand still fell over the whole southern ,and eastern sides. 0n the 201b, the stream of lava, which / had threatened Bronte, appeared to direct its course towards she soutli,over the old lava of Monte Egitto. The other two currents pursued their course, the One towards Adei‘no, and the otliertowards Maletto. 0n the south and East, Etna is entirelycovercd witlcsmoke.” Another letter, dated Paler- mo, 4th man, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that the lava had swept away several houses, and destroyed sixty-seven per- sons. Srs'i‘is'rics or EMIGRANTs.——N0 fewer than 128,344 per— .sons emigrated from the United Kingdom in 1842, ol'which number 54,123 sailed for the North‘ American Colbiiies. .Out ol the aggregation, 74,683 embarked from England, 13,- ,108. from Scotland, and 49,553 from Ireland. In the same iperiod (1842), 1,058 persons were assisted to emigrate by xtunds derived from the poor rate, and 2,341 were assisted by 1tbe_Commissioners of Colonial Lands and Emigration, of ,whicli'number 713 could neither read our write ; 982 emi- grated by means of Bounties payable in the colonies; £2300 had been realised in the same year by the sale of lands, which had, as far as expended, been applied to emigrate to the same colonies. Crtows a. ALCOHOL—1V8 extract the following very ex- .csllent article from the Pearl (Illinois) Register :—“ Colonel B. has one ofthe best farms on the Illinois river. About one hundred acres ofit are now covered with waving corn. When it came up in the spring, the croWs seemed determined on its entire destruction. . When one was killed, it seemed as though a dozen came to its funeral ; and though the sharp crackof the rifle often drove them away, they always returned with its echo. The colonel at length became weary of throw- inggrass, and resolved on trying the virtue of stones. He sent totlie druggist for a gallon ofalcohol, in which he soak- , ed a few_qnsrts of corn, and scattered it over his field. The black legs came and partook with their usual relish; and, as usual2 they were pretty well corned; and such a cooing and guiding—such strutting and staggering! The scene was - like—bin 1 will make no invidious comparison—~it was very much like ——-. When the boys attempted to catch thctn, they were not s'little amused at their staggering gait, and- their zigzag course through the air. At length they gained thoyedge of the woods, and there being joined by a new re- legtnt, which. happened to be sober, they united, at the top off-atheir v0ices, in haw-hawdiawing, and shouting either Wises or curses ofalcohol—it was difficult to tell which, , astl'ioy rattled away without rhyme or reason, so very much - _ like ‘---—. But the colonel savedhis corn. As soon as they became sober, they set their faces steadfastly against alcohol. Not'aaether kernel would they touch in his field, lost it. should contain the accurscd thing; while they went and pulled up the corn of his neighbours. To return like a dog to‘his vomit-e-lilie a washed saw to the mire—like , not ODDITiss or Norrsucr. reader will do me the justice to been tolerany sit to the various clas sify or explain soc feather, Merry» wether, Wig , Sustcnance, and N'olht'ng! Hazard. Hormail, and Mum ! . Doors, Theme, Tomb, and Vesper! Fancy, and Pickfat.’ Quickfall, and Fudge! \Vbat can we say to Look-up, Good-year, Twice a-day, Pay-body? Small-piece, Small-shoe, Still-well, and Twenty-manf2 little, Tread-away, Clap-shoe, ‘Rush-out, Wellgfit,Mel-caI/', Go-liglit Gather-good ,and Scatter ball be said of Lady-man, and Leather-barrow, Shield, Hood-less, Cheese-infightmnd Honey and Buckoflimtght? : and Middle-stitch? Strange-ways, Drink-drags, and to runs. and Top-lady fl priety, but what s say, Thick-broom, Bean-bulk, While-leg, rose, Spar-shot, Hugg-up, conclude, that as plus ultra of all poly—syllabic, in English sin-nan lbllovvinar names may fairly ran Spike, Shirl, Open, Shut, Treble, and Bass, ( Mummery, Foppery, Simper, erve, Cap-slick, Drink-row, rakes. \Vhat, without conveying meaning. can be more iil JVulchy, Jaw-’31. Snarry, Villy, Jibb, Rag-g, Lutt, and Braabs. the authentic list from which it. great many of them are but Pillage was literally the- name 0 since before the magistra before the Lord Mayor Comeagai'n, which she averr -Lower’s English Surnames. Nothing ments in ii bundle, as he would iiess. ciples, ifpushed toexcess, nerosity is nearly allied to extrav lead to ruin—the sternness o ved from the severity of oppress political world stagnation ofthe Dead Sea teinpests of the ocean. It won periods, from causes inscrutable are alike blinded ;’ and the very of Europe. E” Tue COLONIAL llsuAIfo by Mr. 1’. L. SIMMONDS, N'eibspzipers, British and Fore Jlgency Office, 18 Gemini” (oppo ATUREn—l trust that the gentle cccssliil in the nppropria see to which they belong; ' mllsl‘. excuse me ifl do not so much as attempt on h names as warhead. Challenge, Starkwcther, Heyday, Brownsword, P Snare, Need, Stilfnx, Emblem, M ummcry, Portwme, Stand/“act, Small page, G Good—be-liere, F till-away, God-helpe, ' Rue-gain, Popsicles, Gnlhencoal, am If]. Tip-lady, Tap-lady, and have some pro- Go-togbed, Hear- House-go, Crown-m— doom?2 Small—bones, Bird-whistle, Drink-water, Drink-milk, Bragg. Blow, Bias, Cure. Cheap, Cant, Clammy, Tuck, Pick, Tremble, Slumber, . Skim, Battle (local P), Priesthood,’ Worship, Gossrp, in one. street in London, Duck—wit, Drake Luck-up, Brorhup, Gram-up, Wool; Gurmanowuil, Smooth-man, Kellle- rings, Suck-smith, Hug-buck, Rake~straw, isurd than the follow ‘ Thruttles, Jagger, War, thg, It is but right _to state, that the above names have been selected was compiled in part from such aiitho police reports and the Newgnto Calendar. Hence, _ , ts and “ aliases.’ it is worse than overdone heelstea makes every person around him feel at throw civilities around him with a shovel, hay with a pitchfork. There is no evil under the sun more intolerable than ultra-polite- ——the tranquillity o . ; the fever ofinnovation, Id seem as if, at particular an wisdom, a uni- ierience, prudence, ho are to perish ~Alfron’s History ’versal frenzy seizes mankind—reason, err; in the storm are the first to raise its fury. ackn owledge that l have tion ofsuriiames but he really her to clas- Penny- hysic, Brace, Chataway, Sermon. Cofiin,‘ Parcel, Casenwnt, compoundssnch n od-mcj‘etch, and Weed-all?z owder, uickjfull 33 Good-lad, JlIay-p Ride-out, and Q Gay-lord, Twel gear. Bean’s}. that is odd, ludic ies, Goo-Lovs-Mi-Lsn k under this category : Boast, Duel, Speck, Whip, Much, Pant, Window, s these: and ve— Trees, Tram leasure. 000-, Shake-lady 53 0P: v? The Gabble, Self Gaze, Ogle, Catch-side, -up, Pick-up, fork, ban Inch»board, a the s riti sobrique f a thief brought [101‘ [085 aganc ion. to hum classes w 15 regularly filed in London Agenlfor the .I‘Imcrican and Cami-titan ign N'cwspaper and Adverlmng Royal Exchange), site the where advertisenunls will be received, Pitchfork, Stand- d, Kettle-strings (I), Red- Card-up, even, rid Great- lightest idea of their ing ?-—thtty, cs as the probably not long tes at Bath ; and a female brought bore the ominous cognomen of ed to be her true and only name. is more troublesome than overdone politeness; k. A truly well—bred man ease; he’does not compli- There‘ is no unmixed good in human affairs; the-best prin‘ degenerate into fatal Vices. e—charity itselfmay f'justice is but one step remo- It is the same in the f despotism resembles the the 'attir colonial staccato. Present Charles Stewart, Alexander Laird, George Beer, _ Alexander Laird— nieuibers of the Society.” “Peter Macgowaii, Esq. 1843. ‘ Dr. Dec. 26.—Tn invoice 0f3 lilids. Cl 31’— Pustage, - U 1843. Cr. Sept. 5.——-By Alleyiie on Hinds, Dec. 30.——- Balance to new Accon Peter Macgowan, Esq. 1843. Dec. 26.—For 3 lilids. Clover ' 983 Commission, 2; per cent. on $ Si tied Boston, 26th Dec, 1843‘ g ) first vessels in the Spring. 33. 9d. to the public. _ they, They have too_inuch respect for their character, black as they are, again to be found drunk.” INVOICE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1844.. George Coles, PROCEEDINGS OF THE CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL _ SOCIETY. At a Meeting ofthe Committee, 27th January, 1844, William Doiise, Esq., M. P., Vice President, Chairman. James Duncan, .Steplien Rice. “ W. S. SKIN over, or, To W. S. Skinner, Seed : 126 1013 l25 1011 124 3012 375-2637 lbs. at 12.. CHARGES. Clearance and Bill ofLading, - 75 ’l‘ruckage and Wharfage, 1,50 'Insurance 115 preni. on $350, and Policy, $1, - - 6,25 324,94. 8,12 ‘ w. s. SKI .Read the Minutes oflast Committee Meeting; whereupon Mr. Stewart proposed, and the motion was seconded by “That periodicalineetipgs of the Committee shall take‘ place on the last Saturday of every month, at the hour of Eleven o’clock; and that the fact should be made publicly known, that all meetings of this Society are open to all the Read a Letter from w. s. Skinner, Boston, l‘6th Decem- ber, 1843; also, read the following Invoice and Letter:— “Boston, 30th December, 1843, “Dear Sir;—Please receive above Invoice of Seed, amounting to 8333,06, included in annexed Account Our- rent 10 date; balance in my favor, $34,551, which, I trust,'will be Ioniid correct and satisfactory. The Seed will be ship- ped in about it Week, per flcadiu, consigned to Messrs.‘ S. Cunard &, Co., Halifax, subject to your order. first quality Northern, and 1 hope it may reach you early in the season, and give entire satisfaction. “I remain, Dear Sir, yours vary truly, I: is of the N ER.” Peter Macgowan, Esq. in flccounl Current with W. S. Skinner. $333,06 45 $333,5i $299.00 34,51 - $333,5l Dr. $316,441 16,62 $333,06 NNEK. This Seed is expected to arrive at Charlottetown by the Ordered, That the following pribes be fixed for the last shipment of Plough Mounting now in store :—-A set, 7s. 6d. to members ;-109. 6d. to the public; soles, 33. to members ; Read a Letter, addressed by the Secretary to Mr. John M‘Lellan, London, of the 15th January, 1844, transmitting a‘ ‘Blll of Exchange for £106 133. 4a., sterling, with an order ) Ge- rm :1 supply of Red Clover'Seed, &c., to be shipped for Charlottetown by the first vessel in the ensuing spring. Also, read a Letter of30th December, 1843, addreSSed'to Mr. David Macgill, Duinfries, enclosing him a Bill of Ex- change for Twenty-five Pounds, on account oflast shipme _-;t of Goods per Father Mathew, via Halifax. The Secretary delivered to each member of the Board a printed copy of the proceedings of this Society for the years 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, together with other papers pub- lished by the Society during that period. Resolved, That the Secretary furnish the Honorable the Speaker ofthe House of Assembly with a copy of the fol- lowing Documents, for the purpose of being laid before the General Assembly of this Island, viz: . \ An Accottnt ofthe proceedings ofthis Society respecting the application of £50 voted by the General Assembly, In the year 1842, for tlie’iritroduction of improved breeds of Live Stock. Also, the proceedings of the Central Sootety respecting the disposal of a bounty of £25, awarded Mr. Samuel Gurney for Cloth dressed at his establishment erec: ted in Charlottetown Royalty. It was stated to the: meeting that up to the present time there llflfl been 673 pieces of cloth received at Mr. Gliruey’s Cloth Mill, for falling, dyeing and dressing. ‘ Ordered, That a printed copy of the last year’s Report of the Central Agricultural Society be addressed to every mem- ber of the House of Assembly. Read the following Letter:— “ Bedequo, l January 2d, 1844. “ Mr. Macgowaii ; “Sir ;-—-I send you by my son James a sample ofthe best Wheat that 1 have seen in ,this place since I came to this Island. We got the seed from French St. Peter’s, three years since next spring, and I think it will answer our pur- pose very well. Therc are only three farmers here that have rot it. b “I succeeded in getting one-nud-a-balfbnshels last spring, and it turned out very well with me. The straw is very coarse, and grows very straight, and I think it would be pro- ductive Oil land that has been limed. 1 got 48 lb. good floor from the bushel. _ You can rub the heads, and you Will then discover that the both samples are the same. Should yoti think it would answer the Society, 1 can furnish ten bushels, at Ten shillings per bushel. “ I‘remain, yours truly, “THOMAI CAinNs.” Both the samples above mentioned having been exhibited, the Board declined purchasing any—the grain being of a dark colour—short heads. - The following Paper Was laid before the Board, on‘ ac— count ofits antiquity. It was found amongst the papers of the late Charles Stewart, Esquire, Queen Square. “At‘a meeting of the Agricultural Society, 30th June, 1803, Present.- « A His Excellency the President in the Chair. Chief Justice Sharp, Vice Freeident. Mr. ’Attorney General, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Bremner, I . Rev. Mr. M‘Eachern, Mr. Stewart. Secretary. “Mr. Wessels, lately arrived from England, admitted a member of the Suciety. Also, Mr. M‘Auslano. 1 “The remainder of the subscriptions paid as follows, one dollar each, President, Vice President, Mr. Wessels paid 2 do., Mr. Palmer, Mr. M‘Eachern. “Mr. Bremner and Mr. MfAuly admitted members of the Society, and paid two dollars. Thereupon— “Resolved, That the sum of fifty dollars be paid to Mr. Bremner, now gohig to Halifax, who is requested to apply to the Agricultural Society of Nova Scotia for Seed Wheat. to that amount, and bring tlissame to the lsland on his re- turn thereto. “ Resolved, That the Secretary commence an immediate correspondence with the Secretary ofthe Agricultural So- ciety of Nova Scotia, and request a communication with that Society, in forwarding the objects of this Society. Adjourn- ed sine die.” I The foregoing document was ordered to be filed with the, papers belonging to the Society. Upon motion, it was unanimously—— Resolved, That a Grain Show shall be held on W'ednesday, the Sixth day of March. (For particulars, see the Advertisement.) Read a letter from Mr. James Thomson, Tryon, stating that he had succeeded in iiianufscturing three pieces of broad cloth, two yards wide, measuring in all about fifty yards, now being dressed at the Cloth Mill. The Secretary produced seVeral copies of the Newfound- ‘ land Farmers’ Journal, forwarded by Mr. Templeman. Mr. George Birnie attended the meeting, and stated to the Committee the causes which prevented<bis being able to supply the Society with cast: metal plough-mounting at the sense cheap rate as that article can be imported from Scots lan . Upon the motion of Mr. George Beer, senior—— Resolved, That the following extracts and communications received on the subjects of Guano, Turnips and Mangle VVurtzel. be published with the proceedings of this Meet- ing :— ‘ The Society’s Correspondent (Mr. David M‘Gill, of Dum- fries) writes, on the 15th September:—“ We have been ap— plying a new manure, called Guano, to a greatextent, which appears to be an excellent manure, and acts very quickly upon the land. ‘Four hundred weight is suflicicnt for a Scotch acre, the cost of which is 106. 6d. per cwt., being at therate of £2 25. per acre. It is now a great saving to the farmer. Bones formerly cost 3s.- per bushel: and can now be bought at 2s. When at 35. per bushel, 25 bushels were required to manure an acre, which was £3 15s. I bought this spring four tons Guano in Liverpool, and have tried the following experiments, viz :— A quantity of Turnips sown, manured with guano, 4 cwt. per acre, cost - . £2 2 0 Do. with bones, 25 bits. per acre, cost - 2 10 0 Do. with 12 bus. bones and 2 cwt. guano, mixed, ' 2 5 0 Do. with 12 bus. bones and 2 cwt. guano, with 10 cart—loads of farm yard manure, ‘ - 3 15 O “iThe bones, guano and manure took the lead for a time, but now 1 find that the guano itself surpasses the rest. I have afield oftwenty acres of Turnips, sown with bones and guano mixed, which is an excellent crop. They were sown the last week of May. 1 am a competitor for green crop at our Agricultural Society for the County of Dumfries and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. in crop and pasture years following, it will be a great benefit to this Agricultural Country. This manure is found upon the coast of South America and Africa, and is supposed to be the droppings ofssa fowls; and if such is the case, it probably might be obtained upon the Magdalen Islands, where a great number of sea fowls go to hatch.” “ Bonshaw, 12th December, 1843. “ Mr. Macgowan, Secretary. ' “ Dear Sir ;—I beg to acknowledge the recoipt‘ofyonr letter of the 7th inst., and regret that 1 have been unable to reply to it sooner. A - "_As to the Guano,l imported a ton of it from London last Spring; but not wishing to experiment on such it large scale my- self, the manure having been introduced into England and Scot- land since I came to this Island, I requested His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, the Patron of your Society, to when por- tion of it—as also Captain Rice, of Upton Farm, being well aware that both these gentlemen, from their general knowledge ofagri- culture, and their anxiet to improve the state of farming in this Island, would give it a air trial cwt. re. lb. “ The manure cost in London, 19 3 25 at 10s. Add expenses of importation, 6w. £. a. d. 9 19 9 9 0 3 Currency £10 0 0 tem as that adopted at home—South ufScotland—making allow- ance, of course, for the difi‘erence in the climate, but hava hither- If this guano proves itself _ their beds, and having hastily dressed themselves, rush “ This is very nearly 195. currency, per cwt., but I understand that there has been an advance on the price since last season and that it connot now be had genuine. as imported under £12 Sterling. ’ “ In my farming opemtions hers, I follow much the same sys- to been unable to obtain the same results. Wheat,“ is produced at home at the rate uftltirty- as bushels,” Well cultivated land. Here it is a di cult mutt w — . want oflitne and other stimulants—to obtain more .. flee, this being the most I ever could make the land ' good marketable grain. > “ 1n “542,1 had a piece of potatoes, nfler oats, ill M hnuge,ftlnl:\lnln81~'1-8 nl‘nn acre, manured with’ 11 . . ’ cart loads ofinixod iii-inure, from the farm-yard, whieh‘ a very gnotl crop. The land wasrplouglmd and sown .1 first w cult of May, this last-season, with 21 bushels nfrd ‘ similar to that. which obtained the premium at Issth About a fortnight afterwards when the plant was pretty} , it was topdressed, during damp weather. with guano, of2 cwt. per acre, belhg‘ sown broad cast With the hon samemanner nsgraiu. Verysliortly afterthe application, V. grainappearedoftiinnclidarkergrecn,tindinadesuchaslro ._ that it verv soon looked down upon it narrow stri tubing "‘5" in the cenfreoftlie piocc undressed-41 ma di ounce - servable during .he wl mle summer. The MW‘E out ' . ed by the rust, and previous to beingeut,‘ that which , guano was fully 18 inches tsllerthsn the other, measuring. six feet in height. On being-thrssliod hound measured,» ‘ suit, in good marketable grain (the most of which has hm for seed at 8s. cash per bushel,) was at the rate uf38 - acre, for the guano, and 27 or nearly for that portion This, I think, its wheat, is tolerably conclusive. Who suit may be in the gross next year it is, of course, im'pgg say; but having sown down with Italian Rye Grass aw’, ,_ nial red clover, which were both very luxuriant when was cut, I anticipate a heavy crop. _ l , _ .1 I: u Havmg experienced much difficulty. ionising New): at?th nips in the Island, 1 gave up the attempt indmpsirmtidaduus mined to try'mrmgle wurtzel,,whtch 1 found to answer “numb”? well (as well as the French sugar beet,,wliitc, both of whiclur. _ cultivated in the same manner asturiiips, and are not liable i the attacks oftlis fly or caterpillar.) Last season, howaver,.a sowing time, the weather appeaied so favourable, that 1 cool not resist the temptation of giving my favourite root snot chance, and sowed two acres of Swedes (Skirving's new e and one acre ofyellow bullock-—nll in drills. ’The season iiig been slioyvery throughout, the plants grew vigorously, ' fly and caterpillar being fairly distanced ; and the crop' ' have been considered an average one in any Country, rim Swedes, when topcdd and tailed, at nearly 400 bushels, .3 yellow bullock 350 bushels per acre. “ As to the cultivation, the land had borne two crops of in successirn, previous to being ploughed in thefcll of 1842. Was cross ploughed twice last spring, and the. stones and u“ gathered clean off. It was then drilled with a double g. plough—-tlte ridges being 20 inches separate, and thefurr so deep as usual on that part intended for the guano. , being done, one oftlie men took a bucketful of the man ’with his hand strewed it along the bottom ofthe drill at the” of 2 cwt. per acre. This is a very simple operation, t difficulty being at starting, when the men are apt to spread. thick—2 cwt. (little— more than 2 bushels)beiog a very qdantity to spread regularly over an acre of ground, and that the first 2 or 3 short drills had’ got more than their probably a third more ; [and I was astonished to find, up the crop, that it was not so heavy on these drills as“ remainder oftbe field-—tbe plant having grown to top- which got curled up and spotted, as if it had been an insects. I observed the same on a piece of Swedes on i. merit Farm, but. could not account for it at the time. ceed——on the manure being spread, it was covered china inches deep with the. same plough, and the s_sed sown on.th tre of the drills with turnip barrow, wheeled by a inn" walked with a fbol on each side of the drill. A light rollqr 'tlien passed over the whole, w‘llch completed this part’ business. The opopsiliun. was treated exactly in the same. only substituting 45 cart loads of farm-yard manure, I for the 2 cwt. (2 bushels) ofguano. The after cultivation sisted in keeping the crop clean, by the occasional use of and cultivator. As to the result, I cannot say that the dif in favor of the guano was great, being, as near as 1 con ' from the small piece ofgruuud in which it was used, thi a bushels per acre; but the crop was more regular, and the plant-grew with much greater vigour, which would tends, grout measure, to counteract the effects of the caterpillars ’ even had the result been greatly in favour of the faint y” now, what an immense casing of labour alone—ninouu 7' nearly as possible, to the whole expense of the guano, mu into consideration the value oftbe farm srd manure- wonld be worth 1s. 6d. a load in any part c the Island' my experience as to the effects ofguano on wheat and tar “I also imported a small quantity of Nitrate of Soda, bi not used it. It costs, in London, 173. Sterling pay cwt., _ used as a top—dressing for the different kin'dsnfgtain and Captain Rice—whose success in the application nme equal to my own——top-dresscd a piece of barley (sown v ' ground which previously would not even grow but: when!) p , Nitrate, and the result was a very heavy crop, which 1 s , vions to its being out. He also sowed a cast upon an! meadow, and iii a few days afterwards the improvement was: perceptible. ‘ ' ~ ,‘ I have ordered a ton of Guano fi)!‘ next soasnn, inton _use it principally as -a lop-(Ireving for clievalier barley, rate of2; cwt. per acre. Ifthese observations should be serviccvtn ilie Board, I shall feel most happy, and will“ ill have much pleasure in affording any information which possess, ' v 1.. n And am, dear Sir, ' Yours truly. \Vm. W. IRVI (Remaindtr oftha Proceedings in our am.) . Sevens STORMS—-'PWO Houses BURNT.—~0fl the: ofMonduy, the 28th nlt., we had one of the most violent, g) storms from the Northward with which we have been? for many years. It lasted several hours,durin the part of which it raged terrifically, rendering it a most a“ of madness to venture out of doors. Occurring, too, did, on the last day of the election for the Second’ ‘ trict of Queen’s County, a number of persons from." country were in town, some of whom, we understand, W Withstanding the severity of the weather, had the to to [named to their homes. To the present moment have heard of no casualty resulting therefrom. ' \Ve regret, however, to learn, that about 7p. m., on " evening in question—at which time the storm raged the utmost violence—‘the dWelling—liouse of Mr. James pitt, at Tryou—a new building—took fire from a stove- which passed through the roof; and so rapid was the . gross ofthe flames, that the inmates were instantlytt'O, pelled to quit their comfortable dwelling, and seek a porary shelter in some of their more fortunate neigb houses. Nearly all Mr Bulpitt’s furniture was, we stand, rescued from the devouring element. On Wednesday night, we had another severe snow : ' also from the Nortbward, and almost ifnot quite as v' in its character as that of Monday, causing a still further cumulation ofsnow drifts, and completely blocking up‘ roads leading to the metropolis. ' rl' ' About 4 o’clock on Thursday morning—the storm of preceediug night still raging violently-«the appalling cries I “ Fire! Firc ! ! Fire! ! l” were heard above the tempest—t ‘ bells of St. Paul’s Church and the R. C. Chapel at the sum time ringing violently. Numbers of cor fellow—townemen, with their usual alarcit on such occasions, sprung fro it t, forth, in defiance of the storm, to render all the assistance their potver. It was soon ascertained that the building copied by Mr. Webber (late ofthe Wellington Hotel), at Ill. N. E. corner of Queen’s Square, was on Fire. Fire Engin‘, No. l and 2 were promptly on the spot, and rendered vsfi eflicient service, as did Mr. Coles’ Engine, which I ' . also on the ground. Within half an hour of this. first disctvery of the Fire, the whole building was ‘ flames. and it being deemed, useless to think of saving it, , chief attention was directed to the preservation of the jacent buildings. For some time, the row of houses cool! by Mrs. Gibson, Mr. N. Wright, Mr. J. Moore, Messrs. HG . ' and Isaac Smith, the Wesleyan Chapel, Mission Pro‘ &c., were in imminent peril, the wind causing vast quanti V , of live sparks and burning embers to fall directly upon it, I , buildings. Much praise is due to all present, for the pro titude with.which the alarm was responded to, and for : _ orderly and efficient manner in which everything was ducted. meg to the severity of the storm, many pe r85}de but a short distance to windward of the firs VI ' :. quite unconscious of what had occurred until some i ' .‘ afterwards. The Contents of the house Were nesrl all a « ggyngoil‘he building itself was, we understsn ,in 2::