Afi¢||N']' Citron Discovniutn-—ThI’e0 fi.|,¢.-mg“ at Asnieres, France, have dis- covered an ancient canon buried beneath a sand bank in the river. From its form fig ig pupposed that it _was used by the Normans in their invasion of Paris. It is an immense trunk of oak about eighty feet long, hollowed out and capable of holding sixty men. It is well known that the Normans, in addition to their large wicker-work boats, had other verd long ones for the purpose of war, forme_ of hard wood, and it is su_pposed.tl_iat tilt! is one of them. There is a striking re- semblance between this and the barks of pirates of the ninth century. Capt. Nowell. of the whaling barqtte, Alice Fraser, of New Bedford, at Sim Ffflntfieco, reports that on the ‘ltith July. 1,,“ ,, volcano burst out on the Island of Ouiiiinuslt, in the Pacific, throwing tilt‘. water some 800 leet into the air. I"“"“"‘d by an ejection of lava, which covered the deck of his ship. A large nirinher of the new cent pieces! authorized by Corigrcss are now ill the_ Philadelphia .\Iiiit awaiting the order «it Congress to be circulated. They are alr- out the size of the half cent circulated fil- teen or sixteen years ago, and are compos- ed of copper, nickel, and zinc. Saturday forciiooii, offthe smith shore of Nantucket, eight limits obtained over 2000 line codtisli, in little less than four lioiirs. The I0tlt‘~ll0tll‘§ haul of fish is worth luv- gween gzltlll and -100; a must acceptable “czttcli" to the lirirtly fislieruieii. :—n-um .t—...... . -......—-ap- HASZARIYSI GAZETTE. Saturday. December 13. 1856. \\'e Ill.~i".‘l<"I rt short .'|l'lIt'I0 upon the leetrre giu-n ..:i I’tusii.i_\' owning, at e .\Ieehui.ics' Institute : we \x’.i:il.l now speak of the Institute itself. '1‘h_-1-u .-.;n he littlu doubt tlirttsiirli. asset-i-.itioi.s an-v or uniy la mode of ;_'r~‘:tt utilitv, «sip---i:iiilly in u coinniiinity like ours. WIlt‘rC tiniugli iilinnst ervrv one ' during the tll_\' iii I..ltIblSII:It.tI pursuits of some desgrilitltlll, there is suliit-tent _lei.~uro uflhi-«led during t,.'io e\'eniri;zs for relaxation and ttinii~c- . ht en ;._v,.i;;etI HASZARD'S (iAZE'I"I‘I'.' DECEMBER 13. illustrating some of the prom_inont_psrtI: IQIGII as the separation of water into its constitu- ont gases, hydrogen and oxygsn—tbo forum- tiou of oxygen and hydro_gen_ gllel. °0|!|l_’“°' tion and the results sttending it, and s variety of other experiments extremely beautiful. and calculated to raise up the dormlnt MM! 0 curiosity in the dullest ruirid. The g _ vantage of an Institute is, tluit those who _sro sttrscted to it merely for the purpose of whiliug sway an hour or _iwo,becomc insonsibly so int?- rested in the subject of tha_ lccturc.s_s to tndut-0 them to spend a part oftlieir leisure in the pur- suit of further knowled e._ and thus bydegreel the mind is led on anti it may sxclaim with Milton. . _ . _ ti How charming is divine plnlosrph H Ros hsrsh and crslihod as dull fools suppose and will had it, if it persereres, II the III!" at says a *‘ Perpetual feast of nectred sweets W here no crude surfeit reigns.” _ . _ We would recommend the exhibition of the Ma io Lantern occasionally, and through |l_l inc ium an acquaintance with _the most remi- nent of the heavenly constellations,andt e_rcby induce a desire to become better acquainted lwith those i~*Suns of other spheres. centres of other i worlds-’' 1 i We are g igift of at ver l,~;:2.i. and rurin Church Georgctovrri, by ,wii_\'. tin enterprising an , that place. i Illackivood’s Magazine for November has !been received; its contents are the following W‘ ratified to notice in our columns the y handsome Church clock, \'t|VI‘llt!(I,IIi. ing It‘: days. presented to Irinity Ctlpittlll John \\ esta- nrtie s: ,‘ Mr. Ruskin and his ’l‘heories—Sublinio | Iiitilciil-')tIS, }'I‘he Atlieliiigs or the Three Gifts—part 4 'I'l-e St,-ot ii‘-i'o;id—-Tlie .\I:in of Art, 5. ‘.lYltIilltt\'itI- .\ (‘rinse wot-tli trying. i'I'oi-.t~'i.iri-,5 Tr-in_r tir.iliti.~.< Ihitlv-n-limit-ii—'l';il)le out The art .-l’t':i\'illin;_r, tut-..« i; 'l'. II.\SJ’..tl‘.lI. Agent, Cliarlottctown. I other toll; thcrc 'l‘|..- l.~-.. .l.ili:i t‘tirr_v will prvaicli (D V) in php T,-n,1.-,~;u_. - "all my S.-.l-Iitttll Iit'.‘li, ttl till‘. hours of II ll.t‘Il‘-(lint. iu., tllld tit 32' p. in , Ill t‘(tIlllL't.'lIiill with the I,l"‘.\lt_\‘[0I'I1ln Clirirel: of .Vtt\';t >'.~».ti.i. .\_V.-i'\'ice iniiy he e:-ipected eicry bnblizitli until II1I'IIlL‘I‘lItilIt‘(‘. Married, .-\t Alexantlria, ((‘ilt'n;.tIt}.'.) on thcfllst NO\'., ‘by the Rev. John .\I‘l.:u-li|:.ii.-. Colin .\l‘llori:.ld. ‘ lieq. i‘.l, IL. still of the lite L'i.lont'l ;\l'l).iii't‘.il. ‘ til St. Aiztlrews. to Ilclcii. recon li tluughter of the l t merit: and it is for the purpose of COIIliilIlll\_’_'," lute .\le.\nuder IiI‘Douut-ll, I-22.1.. of I’riiie-2 lId- uscful I{.'iii‘.\'li:tI_-.:-" with tho IIef.'('iSlI.Ty rt-uiissioii ward Island. front I.\Iv0tlI‘. tl.:it literary rind seic-nti'.Icinsti~‘ tutes were furined. .\lr. ll:irnur.l'it opening. lecture w.i.- or-. excellent one.perl'eetl_v illiistrn-' tire of the strict union thrreis lietwet-n thcl pursuits of .~i-it-nee and those of practicnl lil'o.l and how .‘l. I{ll4I\\‘Il.‘d_;53 of the one tends to Illi- I\|'0\'L‘lnt‘l‘.IS in the other. Before he could with propriety outer tipon the subject matter of his; discourse, it was I't‘t]IIISIIC tor liiui to [\l'0\O the. neces.<ir_v tor \'EttiII'.|lIUI'l, and in order to doi, this, it wits t-.._u~.illy necessary to shew tvhot ii t are iitruospliere was, and the dillerent ways, by which it becauie vitiatcd. so as to ueedl to be cluingrd or renovuted.:‘.nd tlieoretically the ' lecturer performed his duty in a clear, lucid: gnd popular miinner, and to those who Il:ltI xi. competent knowledge of chemistry. perfectly satisfactorily. But here is the rule. Ilow m-.my were there present, or supposing the Hall had , been as fullus possible, how runny would there have been,wlio could be said to possess that re- quisite linow go ?Not a great number, we may without any shame in the avowal. make answer. And for this best ofull possible rea- sons, they have Iiad few or no opportunities oi knowing. The words oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen. are—tind truly—Greelr to the ninlti- tude; they can form no definite ideiis its to what these words mean Carbon by referring to the well known article, charcoal, is sonic- what better understood. Now this want of knowledge is not because we have not persons capable of lecturing upon the subject, but be- cause the Iastitute is unprovidcd with the ne- cessary apparatus, nor do we think it likely to be, unless some properly qualified person volunteers to take o iargc of it,if obtained. The Institute has already an air pump, an Electrical machine, and the necessary appara- tus of electrc-magnetism in its poss°ession,- but these are never made use of, for they are all out of order and imperfect. Now we would recommend to the Committee having them ut into working order in the first place. and t ion exerting themselves to have s series of lectures ivcn on Pouinstics, electricity and maroo- sm ; and we vs be surety, that there wi I be {all houses sad gar sud enquiring sudicncca. We would have those appeals to the senses first nsdo, boforo_ths mind opllod u n to exert l .-\t Charlottetown, on the ‘..‘.l insl.. lit’ l'cv J. Ilnneaii. Mr. Lani.-lilau .\l‘Ne.ll, of tlaltiirhl. to Ernily Mirna. _\'i-tinge.-ii <i':iii._-liter ol Robert C. ‘vtJtIIll“I’, l:I:q., I\t-rih l{i::tit-o. \At St. John, N. IL. on the '.’lst ult., by the Rev. Jaines llaird, Mr. \h-.\. .\l‘I{:iy. of I’. I’. l.~land.t.i Mi-s Cook. of Amherst. N. S. .-\t Seal lllvvr, Lot 2!’. on the 4th instant, by the Rev. George S. .\Ili‘l;_'.'I'I, A. M ,.\Ir. Wil2i.iin II. Drake, to Miss .\I:irg:m:t I)m,:ert_v. Died, .-\t 1’ortl:ind, .\lnim-. on ilie 13th October. flf tvfuid lever, Laviniii Ell.-n, fourth (I8tl:_‘IlICI' (it Mr \\'illiain Anni-iir, l’oaiin:ir~tr—r. Miiiitauue River, aged I7 _t'eai.s. lleserveilly regretted by all wlio had the pleasiirn of her 1I(‘IllI4Il|I3IilEi'. .-\t Murray Ilzirhour on the ‘2.lrtl t’»:i_vol'.\'ov. last. Mary Ann wife of Williziui Cluneots, Ii iii the 43rd of her a-_'t‘—lea\‘iiu_- :i l.-isliuiiil and seven children, tug»-tlier \\llII a large circle of relatives and friends to rruiurn their irreparable ss. Her end was peace. Passengers, On the l0tli instant, in the Best from Cape Tormeritine to Cape Traverse—Me.~‘srs. R t-hard Currea, Isaac Anderson, John Stewart, Jnrocs Slstiery, Francis Sherriden, E. Butler, JIIIIPS l\I‘Iutyre. .los. M‘Intyre. G. A. Thresher, A. Irving. Sh! News. The Stosmcr Rosebud got clear of the ice in Orwell Bay, on Tuesday evening last, and srrived in Chsrlottetgwn during the night ; the next ds having taken in coal, at sight o’cloclr she let port again to go round the North Cape, to tow the Ship ‘ James You’ ever the bar at the mouth of Richmond Bay. ‘ Tho Vessels rsccntly froun up in Bodaque. we learn have been out clear of the ice. The Bark Paxton ssllcd from Charlottetown on Wednesday. The Bsrli Aurora, from Bedequs, st Csriso, with loss of anchors snd chains. Tho Solir. Hibernia. Quillmsn, hence for Hulk fax. produce lsdsn. went sslioro on the Indian Books, oi!’ Wood Islands, at Friday last, and became a total wreck. Crow [ct action with itself. Tbs requisite obemlcsl bppsrstus for difloulty-vessel and cargo Insured. \ d lilierul inluibitant Of His Excollsnoy the Lieutenant Governor has been leased to appoint Its. Alsxsndsr Itobsrtson. Junior. oiltonshsw, Township No. 80. to bs a Justice of the Peace for Quasn’s County. Port of Charlottetown. niv-rnnsn. Nov. 28, Samuel Thouiss, Shslluut, Csiiso; her- ring. 29th, Orr, Cunningham, Boston, goods. Ides- sriigcr, Bonchio, Rioliilniciou; deals. rotor, Bosqct, do.: do. ‘ . _ Dsc. let, Lady Jane Gray, Paul, Mirsiriiclii; s. , Sophronia, Silt-man. Riehibuctou; lumber. Q h, I‘loughboy, Robinson, Pictou ; cosl. co, Sqiiaretiridge, Boston; goods. Rs id, Mac- . arson. Halifax; do. llruiiswic . Purdy, ictoo; coal. Conservative, M‘I"sdycn, Hali- x ; goods. Lady Sale. Brow, do.; do. Ori- snder, Land. -Piclou; mails. Flora. Bears, iciou; coal. sr u M‘Lesn. Halifax; goods. Elizabeth Mary, M‘Douslrl, do.; do. CLEAIID. Nov. 27. R. M. Steamer Lady Le Marehsnt, Ir- ving. Pictou; mails. Reward, Mtlutosh, oys- Q. N ters. 28th, Siiriiuel Thomas, Shelnui. Halifax; produce. ‘ltllh, Pcrilla. Szilinnnd, London, G..II.; de s— by Robert Longwurili. Brig Millicent, Mur- chison. Neufld.; produce. Belle I’oulctt, Le Bianc. Pietiiti; bal. Dec list, It. M. Steamer Lady Le Marcliant, Irving.S|iediac; mails, passengers and sun- dries. Elizabeth, Scott, Ilalifax; barley. City Iiclle. Peiidletori. Boston ;osts. Silt. II. Ingram, Wlialcn, I’ictou; mails. Ship Itl.ijesiic, Nqlaii, Liverpool. G. IL; timber and deal.~—h_v \V. W. Lord ht. Co. Hibernia, Quilimn. Ilalifax : produce. __€ Fresh Frit for Christmas Groceries. &c., &.o.. dto. Nsdd’il ttli' I I t'B" I coo...‘ .33 s'I.i...'.'.'i'..§'."'i?..Z"l’."..’..‘.'.i i.,"ii'.‘l srrivsls-— 40 Boxer best Bloom RAISINS, 3 Cssks RAISINS. “ Fresh CURIh\N'I‘S excellent quality, 30 Bhls. APPLE . 90 Do. bu,-crtiiie FAMILY FLOUR. 16 Pan. Ciioics retailing MOLASSES, 4 Hhds. Sugar, 3o Chests TEA, of fins qs:liiy, . o. 50 Boxes do. do 5 Bbls. ONIONS. 3 cut. BURNING rwto. Spices. Wino. Soda and Butter Crackers, Cheese, Bottles Pickles. Pilot Bread, Vinegar, Window Blinds, Chairs, Bodstcads, Brooms, ails. Boots, Shoes. Candles. Candies, and Lozenges. Ste. Ste. die. all of which will be sold at ilic lowest cash rota. BEER & SON. Charlottetown. Doc. I3. 1856. Isl. 3w. AUCTION, VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Glassware, Chlnaware,Croclrery- ware, &.c. &.o. die. die. VIVIIIS Subscriber has been instructed to sell by Auction on Tuesday 30th instant, at 11 o'clock. at the residence of E. l.. Iaydisrd. Esq., Queen's Square, the whole of his Valuable House- hold Fiiruiiure, Glassware, Chiaawsre. Crockery- vi-arc. &'.c. &c. «Sec. 9th, Brigt. James Henry. Heron, NcwfliI.; pro- duce. Messenger, Buuchie, Pictou ; bril. POLITICAL ALLIANCE. ‘ \VIN(i to '|‘liur.~day ei euing the Iltli inst. beiugj I the‘ t.-vetting ttfihe day of the General 'I'liunl~s- giving. IIlt! .\leo.-ling tiftlie JIIIttIri"¢ tius postpiiiivtl’ until \\'t-diii.-s.l.i_v in-riing. the l7lli insl., when t|II‘ ll|t'llII)t‘I'st and tli.i~e who ivisli to lieciiiiie rm-iiiliers. ‘ ti“ pli-.*.s.s t:il.i- uotii-i-, that it Iii-gul.ir .\Ie--ling will, tailte plaice at 7 o‘c'.ocl.' I’. .\I. in the Teiiipcruiice. ti ‘ '*,,i,g‘-'_}‘:\ ftill zitteriilnrire is .-\\II‘i J l I Is I'l‘qIIP§ll'(I. Ill‘l\’.-\N, Secretary. Cli 'I'(i\\'n. Iler 2|, l.~‘.3G_ N EIV GOODS. FALL 1856. , ,‘.\' " .\lA.ii:s'i"ic," from Liverpool “ 0nr,”‘ J fro ll London, llI1lIIl'Ct.‘lII arrivals froin Iloston‘ an-.l llait.l'.ii. tliesutisciibors l.;|\’u receiri.-d upwards, of t 1000 Packages I I ‘ I Bl'li£S.l it I‘0l't'Igll lIIt,‘l'CllttIltllZt', i\'li':vli thvy i-fl’--r for sale at lli.-ir n~"i:il low prince for prompt p.i_\'ii.i-iit. \\'liiilo-.-tziie Cuhitllllcld supplied at hiw rate.-t uiid liberal terms. 'I’liu tissortrneirt con-' sinus of 60 (,‘l'.t-st-' prinic Cttugou 'l'l“..\, 1 7 Iiultti (.'.irpo!s and \Voolli2n«, l i I l i l 8 (Trims and 3 holes lit-.id_v Made Clothing. |.'i 'I'runlr.- Iloolsund Slitiiee, 4 do rilks, Silk Ilri-.u.-tesiinil Ribbons. 8 l‘..ili-< Hr.-y, \\IIIIt.‘ and l'i-inted Calicoes, Derrys rind (iiiigluiriis, 6 Iinli-at ii.-itirli-il Clotlis, I0 Casi-s I.:idies' Dies: .\laiteritils, 2 (In I“I.IiS, tIti \\'trtil(‘Il Sliawls, I do |'o|ka Jackets and Sleeves, 2 do (iluzntl Litiings, I5 Ki-gs “ lln|l’s” Powder, 30 Pflflliltgvrl linntnorigery, '2 Crises Gala I'lnids 5'; Linseyit, I do Silk :iiitl Straw Bonnets, I 'l'runk I.:idieii‘ Mnntles. I (‘use Gloves and llosiery. I do Jewelry Gt. sinnll Wares. 50 Iloies Soap, {)0 Kegs \Vhito l':iint, 2 (‘asks Oil, I Cask |'utt_v,‘, 5 This Copul \':iini.-h, Iloxcs, \l'aril‘s Wusliiugl Powder, I'usto Blocking. Chinese (ilenfield and lllue Starch, [Inga Popper, Alspico, Corks, Barrels Crushed sugar, I.ugwtiod, Rice. 85 ha ii Cut Nails. A large quantity of iirnarciiv eoons. D. 8: (3. DAVIES. I . t Queen's Square, Dec. 4, I856. NAVIGATION. C.\l’1‘AlN DUNCAN J. BOYLE bags to in- form ilie young men of this Island, thlt he will open ii NAVIGATION SCHOOL at his Dwelling. a few doors from the Methodist Chapel Charlottetown, on the Isi dsy OIJANUAIV next ; his course of instruction will compriso—I’lsin Navigation by construction, Logsrithims and In- spection. together with s thorough knowledge of Cliroiiometor time ; also the practical use of the Chart and Quadrant. Tnrss-—£2 per quarter, or £3 for the worse. Money paid in advance. . B. Pupils for the higher branches will be separately srrsnizsd with. December 8, I856. ‘OR SALE. ON CONSIGNMEN1‘ I5 Pusicirn. ons JAMAICA BPIRIT8, just srivod pos- Sclioonor Lucy, from Halifax. JAII PUIDIE. D“s ‘g Terms Li'liera.'. JA‘.\Il~IS MORRIS, Auctioneer. , l)oc. I3, I856. Ifix. and Isl. ‘u NOTICE 'l‘IlIt} .\Ul3CRlIil~)R IlLl\‘InL' determined on piirsiiiiig itiioiher lirtinch of Business places the wliiilte of his STOCK OF GOODS iulhe uittiket, at verv low prIt‘('B, until the lat "I‘l'l".Sl).\\' in :\l.\R"ll. I857. when the then I rt-uiiiuing “ill be ollvu-d at AI'(J'l'ltlN. i all at-coiiiits unsettled after the I"lRS'l' of FEB- And l{UAltY, will he placed in the hands ofrui Attor- ney for collection. .-\lsn,——l‘o SICLII or I.i‘}'l‘ the unexpired I.l'l.‘i>'l". of his preseiit IIUIISE, (iihich for busi- ness l'.i<:iliiies liPt‘tIS but few rern:tiks,) being 7 years froin the I."):h of M .’tY, lt~57. Possess- ion gziren on the lst of April. ifrequircil. J.»\l\ll-Lb‘ R. \VA'I"l'. DEC. P .., ISS Grist and Saw .~:III.I. for Sale. 7 VIII‘: .\'ii7»:t'ri‘mr offers his Grist and Saw Mill for sale, s:tu:.i.~tl :it St. .\l.1r;_vsret’s on Lot or 'I‘ownsliip No. I. in I{ittu's Uiiiirity, they are erected on the llitisl. approved principle. being each propelled by it ll fret overshot writer-wlicel, and in a gt-ml stanil for business. 'I‘i*.n.\rs——in:iile known on application to the BllI).~CtlIil>.’I‘, by letter post piid, or otherwise, and a‘so at this t.lIice. JOHN DIXON. Gleufiulzie .\lilI:-, Dec. I, I856. “ ACADIA” GROCERY STORE. VIII) Subscriber ht-gs leave to inforni the public, thntlie has opened the Store adjoining .\lessrs. .\Ici\‘U'I"I‘ 6:. BROWN, on Queen Square, as a— Tea, Coffee and General Grocery Store. n carefully selected Stock of Goods. consisting of Fine tlolonq, Siiurliiiiig and Congo 'l'E.\S, J:un:iic.i t (ll-‘I~'llI*‘., (groan and ground) I’lt)Kl.I-ZS, SAUt)I‘lS. 6L ., ‘ A variety ofCAKI:‘.S and llISCUI'I‘, SUGARS (hritwii and white), MOIASSES, \"'iui-.,;.ir, Fluid, ltuisiiis, Starch, SOAP, C.~\.\'DI.IiS . patent, sperm and tallow), Currants, Orange, Lemon and Citron Peel, Scotch .\Iarmn|aile, Maccaroni, Vermicelli, .\:¢. r\I.ito. solo Agent for M'Dougslls Pipes and the Glenfiold Starch. .I.~\IiDINE MACLEAN. Nov. I2, 1856 Opening of the New Free Church. 'I‘HE New‘ Free Church at the head.» of Prince strut. will be opa_n (D V ) on Sabbath lirst. the Nth inst. The morning service will be conducted by the Rev. Alcxsndar Sutherland of New London; ths afternoon by the Pastor of the congr tion; and the evening by the Rev. Alossndor now, of IIrown's_Crsak. The public who have very generally assisted in the erection of this host and coniinodious building. are respectfully invited to attend. A collec- tion w_ _ taken at such of the services, in aid of the building cosirriittss. Dscsrribor Ioth, IS50.—Jld. Isl. Antes’ superior French itin anovss. ru" Ill! At “ Quint B1-unis‘-zlxlcuss" In November I0. “‘ NON.