C I nililialiod every , ', Gov: ' I*1A|tl. of Established 1823. Iaszard’s Gazottmd P hr h , T. IIASZ\RD, Proprietor an a tear. FORGE Tuesday evening and Saturday morning. eQueen Square, - - I it . Uiifwc: ' south " Discount for cash araa—Annual Subecnption, 15s. in advance. ‘III!!! or gnvlltrisiito. _ For the first insertion, occup 5 lines, 5s.— a. 6-l.—36liiies,8a.—-eitil 2t.. for each additional . One fourth ofthe above for each contiiuiancc-_ A . « ' - -' ‘ willbacontieucvl 3' until furliid. HE COLON ' T IAL I LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ItNOll——'I‘HI niairr HOIIOIAILI 'l'I-II BLGIN and KINCARDINE, Governor tioiieral of Canada. _ llican Os-ric:—22 St. Andrew Squarl. 54"! burg . _ _ Hoard of ./lluriagemuit in Halifax for Jhotm s,-.,(,'., and Prince Eilwimt Islund—- Ioii. i\l. ll. Aliiiou, Ilunlter. Hon. William A. lilack, Banker. Lewis lies, ‘sq. _ Cliurlea Twiiiiiig, Esq., Barrister- Joliii Iliiyloy Iilaiid, Esq. Ilon. Aluxaiitler‘l{uith, Merchant. James Stewart, Esq., So icilor. awere. ‘ Agent 61. Hecretary—Matthew H. Richey,_ Solicitor 'l‘|ie following gentlemen have been is pointed OBI core of tho Coinpnn in Prince I'}d_war Island. l_|1|‘I will be prepared to urnisli iiiforiuiition as to the prin- ciplee and practice ofthe Company and the rates of Aaiiuriiiice. Uliarlottetown '“-=-“cal Adviser—-H. A. Johnston, M. I). Agent—E. L. Lydiard. _ tieorgetovvn—l\Iedica| Adviser—David Kaye, M. D. Agent—Willinm Sanderson. St. Eleiiuor‘a-—Medical Adviser—-Joseph Bell, M D. Agent-Thomas Ilunt. MA'I‘THEW H. RICIIEY. Charlottetown Mutual Insurance Company, Incorporated b Act of Par iamcnt in 1848. _ V llld COMPANY offers the best guarantee in case of loss, and accepts Risks at a saving of 50 per cent, to the secure Ilia present reliable Ca ital exceds £1100. ‘Per- sons having property in harlottetowu, or vicinity, should lose no time in applying to the Secretary of this Company for Policies or Information. ‘.17’ 0 e of Philips‘ I"ire Auuihilators has been purchased by the Company, for the benefit of persons insured in this ce. In case of Fire, the use ofit can be obtained immediately, by applying at the Secretary ’a Otlice. _ W. IIEARD, President HENRY PALMER. Sec’y and Treasurer. Secretary's Oflice, Kent Street, g August 5th, I853. fully ( l l L The National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society of London. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Saturday, June 3, 1854. _ A can . THE Subscriber begs leave to inform the Public, generally that he has commenced business as, a commission Ia:-chant and Auctioneer. Al “'0 “"10? “Queen St Sydney Streets, and hopea_by promptaeaa and punctuality to merit a share of their patronage. - ARTEMA G. SIMMS. _ &‘ Caeu advanced upon articles left for Aac- tion. MINIATURIEIS I LIKENESSES. TIIE Subscriber has ‘an received a liaudsome . stock of Plates and Cases, gold and plated Lecit- ets and Brent: for..Likeneeses, done by top or aide light. Also, a first rate Camera. for sale, with instructions in the old stand. W. C. HOBBS. naounnnaorvpzs 2 I30. W. lIlLLNERhiivin returned to the Island begs leave to inform the dies and Gentlemen of Charlottetown and vicinity, that he is now ready to commence the abovebuaincsa, at his rooms (Gnu George _Street) wherein lie feels iissured, perfect satisfaction will be given to all who may be planned to fiivor him with a cnll——a top light having been cut expressly for the purpose. He has on hand, a variety of Stock, varying in prices, according to quality. Please call and examine. N. Ii.—0ld Pictures rctalten, 4s. 6d‘, each. Iw ’lVIllt. Splisctiber having,by Power of Attorney, hearing date the l6th of January last, been appointed Agent for the Misses Stewart, of Charlotte- town, in this Island, to take the management oftheir I"iopeity,oii Towiniliip V0.18, hereby notifies all persons on the said Lot, indebted to the isee Stewart, for Rent, Arrears of Rent, or otherwise, to pay the same forthwith. n person or persona found Treepaaiiing on the said Property, will be prosecuted to the utmost rigour o t e aw. CHARLES S. HUNT. Miacouche, February 22, 1854. Carriages ! Carriages! Carriages I HE Subscriber, thankful for past favors, takes this opportunit to inform his friends, and the public generally, I t he has romov to rean'a Shore. and will be prepared to furnish Carriages, of every description, at the shortest notice; and he hopes by punctuality and good workmanship, to mom; allele of public patronage. JOHN TODD. W'AN'I‘ED, for the Fanning Grammar School, at Princetown Royalty, a TEACHER, of the Second. or highest Clan. This School having lat- terly been ably conducted, the ihabitonts erotho more desirous that it should not rctr rude; conso- qucutl none need apply who are not fu y competent, and w ocen produce satisfactory references as to their competency and general good conduct. Apply to the undersigned. THOS. MACNUTT. Chairman of Trustees. Priucetown Royalty, March 28, I854. ‘1AI’I'I‘AL£500,000 Sterling. " r _ ‘ by Act of Parliament, 2d Victoria. A Saving Bank for the Widow and the Orphan. _ '1‘. HEATH HAVILAND,yr. Agent for Prince Edward Is and. [7 Oflice, Queen Square, Charlottetown. September 5, 1853. III Equitable Fire Insurance Compe- ny 0 London Incorporated by Jlct of Parliament. OARD Ul-‘ DIItEC'l‘0RS for I’. E. Ieland.—- Hon. '1'. H. I-Iuciliuid, Hon. Clturlrr Hens- ley, lv'rurici's Langtoortlt, Esq., Robert Hutchinson, ‘ omas Demon, Es . ' a taken at low Premiums. N- charge for Policies. Forms of Application, and a- etlier information, may be obtained from the Sub acriber, at the Ofiice of G. W.Debloie Esq. Charlotte """" H. J. CUNDALL. April 7th, 1854. Agent for P. E. I. E urn JJVD FIRE uv.~iuit.uvc5 COM- P OJVDON. IITAILIIIIID air ACT or i-iutt.utan-.rt'r. C’ 't I £5 000,000 Sterling. “pi “ 'ciiAiti.r.s YOUNG, Agent for I‘. E. Island. EXP! BITION. N EXHIBITION AND SALE (for purposes coiineotod wit the E iacopalChurch,C arlotte- town,) of fancy and use ul Articles, will (D. V.) take place at the Temperance Hall, on hVedueaday the 12th day of J next. I iily Contributions will.be thankfully received by the following Ladies forming the Coiiiniittee: Mrs. llsvrienn, " Crn¢nu.i.. 'l‘. Dizaaitisax, u I‘ I Mrs. D. lloooaoiv. " A. YA-res. " . llewacav, Charlottetown, ‘Itli March, ISM. » TURNIPS. IIE ROYAL AGKICULTIIRAL SOCIETY offer the following _PtenIIfllI'IIi _l° I" °°'“P"‘d for in Queen's Couufy this season. V For the best acre of Swede Turriips, £3 0 0 21 do do 3 I0 ll Id do do 3 0 0 4th do do I I0 0 5th do do I 0 2 8th do do _ Should the most successful competitor have_bceii a winner ofa First Prize on any revioas occasion, he will receive, instead of the_ may l'iizs, aSilver Medal, with euignble inscription;arid the money for the first Prize will be awarded to the next successful eoni utltot‘, and so on to the and of the iet. A lNl)US'l‘R|Al. SHOW will be held in Charlottetown in November. I8 IVIIIGII 350 IIIII Priaee will be awarded. By Order. C. S'I'I-ZWART, Secretary. Committee lteoai. Id May. I354’ . CLOCKS! CLOCKS! IAGSORID variety for Sale, from Sixteen to Fifty February ‘as. test. GWIOI Sill. Jul. NOTICE, To the Tenants and Settlers on that port of Town- ship No. 23 formerly lieloriging to the Subscriber. WHEREAS by Indenture of Release, hearing date the 8th day of Miiy. l854,I have convey- ed and assured in fee to Daniel Hodgsnn, of Cher- lottetown, Esquire, all my right, title and freehold interest in atid to the said tract of I.and,togetber with all Rents and Arrears of Rent due thereon: Ido, therefore, hereby give notice to the said Tenants and Settlers, that all Rents now due, or hereafter to he- come due, are to be paid to the said Daniel Hodgson, he being fully empowered to grant acquittances for the same ROBERT REN N I E. L OTICE.—The Tenants and Settlers in arrear for Rent on that portion of Township No. 28 formerly owned by Robert Rennie, Esq., are request- ed to pay the same forthwith to the Subscriber; and also a l sums of money hereafter to become due, in respect of rent or otherwise. DANIEL IIODGSON. Charlottetown, 9th May, 1854. Spring Park Distillery, OR Sale or to be Let, the Premises occcupied by _ Mr. Archibald \Vliiie, near Spring Park, con- sisting ofa House and Distillery. For further parti- culars apply to Mr. Thomas Bro derick or to ARC} IBALD WHITE. A Hooded Waggon for Sale. T Mr. RICHARD IlEAR'l‘Z'S will befoued a very comfortable and easy DED WAGGON for Sale. Price £40 at three months, on approved note. Charlottetown, April 20th, I854. MILLER WANTED. ANTED by the Subscribers a steady man to take charge of a Grist Mill, to whom liberal wages will be given. no. A Woiiiiin who is capable of taking charge of a Carding Mill. \VILI.lAM & G. BAGNALL. Clyde Mills, New Glasgow. May 9, I854. " NGLISII PAPER. IIANGINGS.——4000 pieces _J of the above, comprising an assortment of I00 diflerent patterns, from M. to 1s. per plece—for sale at the store of the Subscriber. DANIEL DAVIES. Charlottetown, April 24. Isl—0w liew PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ALMAN A CK FOR 1854. Fort SALE II] THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC: ought it to or protected, or to be prohibited by Lois! HE ADDR§S, recently delivered at the Tom- perance Hall. Charlottetown, before the Meet- berr ofbotb Houses of Legislature, and others. the Rev. J. It. NAIIAWA1.'IIl Published and for sale by Mr. G. T. lleeaard Ir. Stamper. rpesieo; redeettse lfwll by Ikedeeaa- GEO. T. HASZAIID. Circular to the Exhibitors of the crystal Palace - e Till undersigned joyfully announce to the Ex- hibitors and the public, that the formidable obstacles which threatened the complete discointiture and destruction of the noble enterpriae which they have chosen to serve, are at lea th removed, in good rt through the liborality o a rtion of our fol ow citizens who have pl a vances in aid of t a Exhibition to the amount of 3100.000. Thus aided, we have been enabled to dissolve the injunction which vraaa source of embarrassment to us, and alarm or apprehension to many of our Exhibiters—to pay offer arrange all the debts pressing upon ua,and provide against the possible occurrence of auc annoyances in uture. We therefore apprise you that the Exhibition will be temporarily c 's evening, in c or to corn letely renovated and refitted, preparatory to its formal re-opening, on Thursday the 4th do of May next. The directors as not, surely, dilate on the value and importance of this Exhibition. Imperfect as it has hitherto been, and as, in view of the total want of experience on our aide of the Atlantic in the orrangemeut ofExhibitioua of such magnitude and variety, it could not fail to be, it has yet provided immensely beneficial to the Inventive views, Artistic developments, and Industrial p on of the countr . The opportunity therein afforded or bringing valuah e Inventions or Improvements to the immediate notice of the capable and appreciating, is but one among many benefits conferred on the leaders of industrial enterprise amon as. If overweening conceit or inordinate self complacency has been rebuked and cliastened by irresistible evidences of European superiority in elaborate and delicate vvorkiiiiinship, or even in e ucated, retiiicd taste, the lixliibitioii of I858 has fully deiiioiistruted the iiidebtediiesa of Europe to America for very important lnveiitiona and Improvements, stretching ver the whole domain ofAgriculture, Manufactures and the useful Arte. In farming implements, and iiiiichiiiee for fitting the rude staples of Agriculture, for the con- venient and economic use of ilie fiibricatioii, our country need four no comparison; and a Nation of twenty-five Millions which while still arduoualy employed in the clearing away of its primitive forests, has found time in half a century to bestow on mankind such inventions as those 0 the Cotton Gin, the Steamboat, the Reaper and the Electric Telegraph, need surely neither repress nor concea her anxiety to profit by al in the line ofdiscovery, Art or Invention, which has been or may be exhibited by others. If the New York Exhibition has shown our peo le how to improve any implement or process in the light of European achievement, that impulse is a National benefit of signal and even increasing value. If the past has witnessed inistakee in the conduct ofthe great enterprise uow confided to our hands, that circuniatauce will render our own lusk easier and our success more probable. Ifit has evolved many valuable suggestions and illuminated for us the path of duty by triuiiipha as well its defeats, we shall be able to walk surely where our predecessors stepped doubtfully and anxiously. iti your co- operation, and that of the coming Fultoiis, \Vliitiieya and Morses, whoae triumphs are yet unacliieved or unacknowledged, we hope to render the Crystal Palace the recognised centre of attraction for the votariea of Industry, the devotees of Art and the admirera ofGeniua, throughout the Western World. To effect this, we need the hearty and immediate co-operation of the present Exhibitors, both through the continuance of their best contributions. and the introduction of others. as new inventions, new patterns, new successes, shall render such further aid practicable. VVliile we trust that the I-Exhibition is henceforth permanently established, and that before many more years Illllll have clup.-ted, speci- mens or models of ever valuable Invention, eminent works ,of Art, improv Fabrics, or other Industrial achievement, will be exhibited in the l’iiliice, as it matter of course, we shall yet remember with special gratitude, those friends of the enterprise who did not wait for its triniiiph, etc by it in the days of experiment, and uobly aded to aichicve the conquest which so many are destined to enjoy. We shall be able, and we rejoice in the fact, to accord more desirable positions and ample space to new Articles which shall be sent in between this and the hit. of i ' robable that we shall have at our- diapoaul thersa er, The earliest possible nttpnd mission of all Articles intended for Exhibition , rain after the re-opening, is urgently solicited. Trusting that you will agree with us, that th interest of Inventors, Artists. Manufacturers and Artisans, are all involved in the thorough and undeniable trium h of the first AlIIt9I'ICt|lI lliliiliiiioii of ilie trophies o the World's Art and liiilastry, we remain, Yours, . . BARNUM, President of the Association for the Exhibition of the I. .-—Phine a T. Barnum, Tlios. B Stillman, Wm. O'Brien, Edward Iluight, John Il. Cornell, Jae. B. Brewster, Jacob A. \Vestervelt. Warrr Leland, Ilenry Hilton, Wm. B. Dinsiiiore, John. . White, Dudley Peruse, Clllll. H. lliiswoll, Mortimer Livingston, John '1‘. I"iirish, Charles \V. Poster, llorace Greeley, \Vatts Slieriiviin, Goior e B. Butler Samuel Nicholson, Wm. Wlietten, Erastus C. Benedict, Charles Butler, 'l'hco. Sedgwick, Wm. Chaunce . New Eorlt, April Id, I854. Twclvetrees Useful and Eooiioniioal Preparations. HEIR British Furnitiire Cream. at M. Their Incflhceable I"urnitiirc Polish. at 52d. Their Unrivalled Metal Paste, at . Their Incomparable India Rubber Blacking, ld. packets. 'l'heirI£legant Bell-shaped Glass Inks, filled, at 3d. Their So rior Glass Square |nlte—Black, lllue, and l{e(I’,.et Dd. each. Their Deliciouely Scented Hair Oil, and Pomade Regeneiator. Their Unriviilled Garment and Carpet Renovetor, at 3d. an . Sold, Wholesale and Retail, by 0 E0. T. II.~\S'I..»\l{D. Queen Sqnar PAPIER MAOHIE cones. UST RECEIVED at George '1‘. llaaaarda Iloolt- etore, a handsome variety of Fancy Goods con- eistin o — apier Machio Wiitin Desks " Work Eoxea “ Portfolios Tortoise Shell Card Cases Parlaii Sietaettee. Wax Baahoh, Bronco F‘ urea, Mantel SteadI,‘de and Papier lttaotile Wate ltaeea, with a variety efeses fhl artlslel. V " ,_ _ GLEAXIIGS F301 LATE PAPERS. WRECK OF THE POWHATTAN. The Powhattan, a. Baltimore ship, about 15 cars old, left Havre for New York on the lat of arch, the passengers and crew together number- ing about 250. A fearful storm raged on the eastern coast of North America from Good -Fii- day to Easter Monday. On the morning of Easter day Capt. Jennings, who is stationed as a wreck-master on the beach, observed the Pow- hattaii on the shoals about 12 miles below Barnegat Inlet. She was scarcely 100 yards from the shore but it was impossible for any of her passengers to leave without certain death. 'I‘lie deck was crowded with passengers, the wind blowing a prefect gale from the N. N. E., and the waves ran mountains high, twisting the ship about in the sand aaif she were merelya cock boat. Capt.Jcnninge sent to the Govern- ment station-house, about six miles elf, forthe life-car, and other wrecking apparatus. When the surf ran out,he was able to get within 75 yards ofthe vessel. People were every now and then swept overboard, and the captain (Myers) hailed the wreckmaster through a speaking trumpet, and implored him to try and save those who were washed ashore; Capt. Jennings answered that he found they were all drowned before they got half way to the beach. The wreck-master states that he never saw auohs high running sea. Capt. Myers asked if any aid would soon reach them ; the wreck-master replied that he hoped so. as he liiid sent olfto the station. Ilour after lioiir slipped by, but the men did not return wit t e ie-car. The vessel became more uneasy, and many unfurtuiiate people were swept oh‘ by the heavy surf. About5o‘c|oclt p.m. ilie ship healed over to win-lward from the bore The see then of course made a clean breach over her, and passengers began to be washed ofl" in great numbers. The sea running mountains high, and completely hiding the vessel from view, the wreck-master could no longrr old any communication with the captain, and never saw him again. About dark the sea rose to a great height, and one large wave, full 50 feet high, struck the vessel, IFIII in one moment the hull was scattered into fragments, which tossed wildly through the surf. 'l'he slirieka of the drowning creatures were melancholy indeed. In a few moments all disappeared beneath the surface of the water, except a few fragments of the wrec . Nothing remained to mark the spot where the ill-fated ship had gone ashore except surging waves beating upon a fragment ofthe hull which lay upon the beach. All had sunk- captein, oflicers, crew, and passengers: of 250 persons not a soul was left to tell the tale. No aid came from the Government house that night, and Capt. Jennings was compelled to remain there by himself—-a lonely watcher of the dead. On Monday morning four men arrived from the station-house, but their help came too late. The storm, it seems, was so severe that while on their way back to the wreck on Sunday, with the life- car and mortar, two of them fell down exhausted, and the whole part were obliged to return nearly frozen to death. 'I his party of men, under com- mand of Capt. Jennings, set immediately about finding and gathering together these bodies that had been washed ashore. In the short space of an hour nearly 20 women and children were found, almost naked,ecattered along the beach, some oftlietii dreadfully bruised an no man was found about 50 yards from the beach, upon the sandliills, with xi child in his arms; and it is supposed that he alone of all on board reached the shore alive, and, crawling out of reach of the waves, in order to save his own life and that of the infant in liia arms, he fell down exhausted on the sand. and was frozen to death during the night. The child was liriuly locked in his arms, quite dead, and appeared as ifit had also died ashore from exposure. On the following Wednes- day 28 of the bodies were buried in the village of Manahawliin, near the remains ofa number of persons wrecked in the Auburn many years ago. By Friday 140 bodies had been washed ashore, some so hruiscd that they cotild not be recognized. About 40 bodies had ilriftrd ashore. supposed to be from this “tech, iiwirly ‘)0 miles IM.'IlI\V. 3' Loss OF THE BLACK HAWK, EMIGRAN1‘ Siiir, Ciu-:w, AND Pissizivuiziis.-—Capt. Iluwsenofthe ship Elizabeth Diiiicaii, of Glasgow, \\IIlCII ar- rived in the Clyde, from Cardenas, reports that. on Monday. 24th ult, when in lat. 47 35 N., long. 33 47 W., he discovered the glare of a large fire iii the SHE. quarter, which he suppos- ed to proceed from a ship. e immediately steered towaids it to render assistance, and dis- covered two ships to leeward in company with a burning vessel. He spoke one named the Diri- po, of Glasgow. whose captain informed him that ho had a number of the passengers ofthe burning ship on board, and requested him to lay by him till «liiylight, and relieve him of some of them, wliicli he did. At ay break he received on board fifty-four persons, vir.., thirty-five men, five womcii. and four seamen. From them he learned that the vessel which had been burnt was the Black Hawk, from Liverpool to New York. to which port she belonged, with 860 pas- scngera on board. She had been dismasted in a heavy gale on the 17th April, and subsequently became so leaky that it was resolved to abandon her : and several vessels having have in sight, all the crew and passengers left her. She was then set on fire, to prevent her doing damage to other ships. One of the vessele—tho Catherine, from Pool for Qubec, which rescued I28 passengers, iit hack into Falmouth on Tuesday ee’iiiiiglit. Phase brought home by _the E_|i1.ahcth Duncan were sent to Liverpool by the Princess Royal. Discovrtiv or Gotn rr -riie Cari: or Goon lloi-I:.—'l‘lie Lady Jocelyn has arrived from lh- Cape. with the following intelligence in reference to the discovery of the gold in the (draiigv Iliver tei-rltory:—-"' he intelligence received by yes- terday's pm! (March I7) from Smithfield, al- ilioivéti it plnrestlie existence of gold in that district hey onrl doubt, does not give any accurate information as to the extent of the discoveries- Letters from liurghowdorp, IIGIIOVOI. IlI_|8 "Illa up to Ihe.proreat -titee,. the troll II °N_O|I|¢d 5!’ washing, and puerelly is minute _psrttolIIo II- uweeli sevepl swell nuggets rubies I0 artist at «n;t.nrrnns° nonnnnn, nnn‘oomrnn1oinn nntinn-risen. New Series. No. 143. and more, have been found. Accents accounts may be very shortly expected, as a number of most respectable persons have proceeded to the spot, among whom are some connected with the tint time at the Cape. Mr. Vows, the late civil commissioner of Smitlifield, who had in his session some nag eta be extracted himself from the ground, took is departure for England yes- ter day in the Hetspur.’ Ari-aain-ioas rev. linens-r Siiirs.—Cap- tain Soliomberg, when examined be loot committee a emigration, gave it as his de- cided opinion that the apprenticeship clause ought to be revived, as otherwise there would, are long be a great deficiency of seamen; and he would recommend the training of boys at all our parts, in order to meet the exigencies of both the royal and mercantile services. The wages of merchant seamen are advancing: in many of the ships be has lately passed tolerable sailors have got £5 per month, for which they ought to be firat-rate see. man. He thought something was wanting to induce persons in the midland districts to send their boys to sea. Paorosln Pun roit MANNING -rue Plan.- We understand that a plan has been lately sub- mitted to Sir James Graham b , we believe. one of the Elder Brethren of the rinity House, for manning the Royal Navy, which is very likely to be acted on, or at least to form part of the bill which the First Lord of the Admiral! has given notice to introduce into the House 0 Commons. The plan amounts, in some respects, to compulso- ry service. It is proposed to divide the seaports of the kingdom into districts, and to apportion to each district, and the several seaports in it, the number of men that each would have to furnish for the service of the navy; enrollinlg all those who have served two years at see. be number of seamen required at any particular time would then be drawn by ballot, and those upon whom the lot fell would have to serve three years, when they would be entitled to their discharge, unless they chose to re-enter; as aninduccment to which a small bounty would, if necessary, be offered. Shipping Gazette. Tun Liter or Nt:i.soii’s Caaw.—A veteran sailor, named John Groombridge, above one hun- dred years of age, and said to be the last survivor of Lord Nelson's crew at Copenhagen, madea call a few days ago upon some of his old entieb friends. It appears that he was born at Yalding, was apprenticed at Chsthum to a Quaker, as hits, and was married at twenty years of age; but on the day of his wedding was seieed by a press-gang and hurried oil‘ to Hull, whence he was sent to ace, and remained in the service through the long succeeding ware, commencing with that against the revolted American colonies, now the United States. Among the engagements ‘n which he took part was one against Pa Jones. Subsequently he served under Nelson both at Copenhagen and Trafal ar,end has sail- ed with our present Baltic and lack Sea admi- rsla Napier and Dundee, when the former was a boy-lieutenant. He is now an in-pensioner of Greenwich Hospital, the oldest on the college books, and is, he so a, t e sole survivor of the crew sailing in the ietory when Nelson met his death wound. e retains a perfect command of all his faculties. He adds that he never saw his wife after the day that he was torn from r, fresh from nupital rites at church, by the ruthless pressgang; but she lived some fifty years after- wards; and that he learned the particulars of her death shortly after it happened, some thirty years ago.-—K¢1ui'.vlt Mercury. WHAT IS THE STRENGTH 0!‘ THE BUS- AN’ WPIRE (From the London Tiaus.) Though it can hardly be said, yet, that the peculiar exigencies of the war are very clearl defined, some of them are already beginning to assunieaperceptihle prominence. In whatdoes the relative strength of the Russian Empire consists! Not, certainly, in its financial resour- car, for they have been deranged by the flrat outbreak of hostilities, and the credit of the State has suffered a colapae before the field has beeiiwell taken y its armies. Not, certainly, in its naval armaments, for we can easily block- aile its largest ports, and may expect. perhaps, without much presumption, to drive its squadrons from the seas whenever they venture to encoun- ter us. The power of Russia is emphatically military. The Czar relies u o the number of his battalions, and the inexhaustible suppl of men derivable from his huge dominioua. tis not to be disguised that these troops are well drilled, well commanded, and provided ivitli all the inoet eflective up liances of modern warfare: buiin this respect ngland en France are at least the equal of their antagonist. hey poe- seas admirable oflioers, great aptitude for military excellence, and prodigious stores of warlike machinery. The relative disadvantages of the Western Powers is disceriiablo onl in the nu- merical reckoning of forces available for the field. No doiiht the resources o ussia, even in this respect, may prove to have been exaggerated; buttheir is reason to sup that levies after levies may be poured across the Pruth into Tur- key at a coat considerably less than that entailed upon Governments where the population is civ- ilized, and human life held in estimation. T Allied Powers have despetched, or are deepatchiiig some 60.000 incomparable soldiers to the seat of war. When need arrives, they can repeat this expedition, but the drain will make itself felt, and our chief want is likely to be that of men. It is recisely, however, in this respect that the third Power in the alliance, as at present consti- tuted, may turn its strength to good account. Turkey may stand for little. perhaps, in the money-market or on the seas, but she has the materials of an excellent army in her hardy and numerous population. The Ottoman empire, in fact, can furnish exactly the eoeuterpoisa dear’ to the legions of the Gear, and vs it possible promise- It is MIHI“, V telligence we receive of the Danube or in Asia, that he kbh ,' ' taken by himself, is hilly equal as the lion ‘ soldier, and that the sepavterity'ef the Our, ‘I where notdee to a stale, d* *-‘I 5 " ‘- .‘ ' ' 5 Q sup,toisu._m: as-,ivn|e_n‘!_ _ fore the Se- -