HASZARl)'S GAZE'I"I'I£, AUGUST 23. but take the proper method of procuring it for him. Any one who has travelled at all in the Island must have perceived, that though there are neither chains of mountains n_or lines of rock, the surface is far from being an un- interesting dead level. _as many are apt from sheer IQIIOIIHHIO to geliln I3 tOn hill: contrary, it is beautifu y un u ate i won seem as i it were once in motion Iikd the waves of the sea, and on a sudden,.srrested and made solid. Lon and tedious Illllld are, cr:pwquently.:}f continusloccurren e an some _imes a coni- nuanoe of short, ab ones,_without _a level of any consequence intervening. A little_rc- flsctipn and ac Illlllhfllfie with what is dean in ct er countries wou convince an can _i an uirer, that there would be no diéculty in ma ing the roads throu hout the Island, not dead level like a railroa , but a series of gentl inclined ‘planes would {enable a hfirsté carry wi case a as muci again as e 0 now, and with twice the speed and less sulfc ing. But in order to elfect these changes, ther must be men éamplpyed whose I‘etI.l£nItflgJIn(§ cf ' rtemcoinoen oieas Kebiillcgngiiliedr, one converilant with the most approved methods oflevelling "ll a forest colt!!!)I- t d h Id conse uent map out o pli'I)'p‘¢ii'1 iiihthocdmof carryiqng It yroiid lrcni one given place to another by the shortest route so as to avoid the hills, is essentially necessary in ii oun country. We are nolt arlkxlviusbttz dd: th ' ‘I 1' t.n rto multi 0 cos u live dri)fi:i%,:tlilat |:|lClIlEI;ti ollicer eplytlilfl onla we Iiave a u e to wou o more in iree years towardslimprovlipg the lintcls of road‘, andfcpln. sequent y ame iprating is con i ion 0 _ to farmer, tlian is likely to take place in thirty under the iresent system, or rather want ol system. ‘here are three things essentially necessary It'll OI'||IIIil)IO friiico I-Idwtaird lslland to to 't t co onies.—-goo ron s an bii-ildgiasxltl btftteiiradministration of law and justice, and a more extended system of public education. Ofthesein their turn_,iind we have begun with that of roads and bridges as being not only most loudly called for, but as tending to reduce the other two. Make the farmer oi the Island independent, give him the iiieuiis of , advancing himself by prudence and industr_v, und on give cverv other class through him the sauic opportunity. ‘Let the (pocket of the agriculturist be well lincd. iiii there is no fear of the funds of the public tr_ctisiiry being deficient, for, afturiill, the hind is the source of wealth. lllltl its surplus produce the iuotl.ci' of riches. An lilcction for n (‘ouncillor of word No. ‘.2 took place on 'l‘liiirz~:tl:iy last as notified. The candidates were .\Ir. Jnmcs M‘Craitli and Mr. \Vnt-son l)iicliciniii. The former was rlceliircrl duly elected. The following iippoiiittiiciits have tzikcn place in Nova Sr-otin, consequent on the rcsigiiiitioii of T. C. llulibiirton (Sam Slick) nsjurlgc of the Sn remc Court 'lllie llonorulilc Lewis Morris Wilkiiw to be one of the Justices of Her i\lxijcsty‘s Siapremc Court of Judicature for the Province rl .\'-iva Scotia, in the place of His llonor .\l|‘. Justice Thomas C. llnlihurton. resigned. The Honorable William A. Henry to be Pro- vincial Secretary for the said Provincr-., in the place of the Hon. Lewis Morris Wilkins. appointed to be one of the Justices of the Su- preme Court. The Honorable Adams 0. Arcliilnild to be So- licitor General in the place of the llonorabl-: William A. llcnry, appointed to be the Secre- tar of the Province. ' ‘he Honorable Wllliam A. Henry, to be Clerk of the Executive Council, in the place of the Honorable Lewis Morris Wilkins, appointed to be one of the Justices of the Sn reme Court. The Honorable Adams G. Arc ibald. to be one of the Members of the Executive Council of Her Majesty's said Province. in the pllce of the Honorable Lewis M. Wilkins, vacant by his appointment to the Bench of the Supreme Court. _ ____ Suicinl.-—On Sunda , the 10th instant, Mr. Ellis Mullineaux, Ari erson's Road, attended afternoon service at the Schoolhouse, near his own residence : after which he returned home. apparently right in mind and body. Takin a ipe he lay down on the bed; a tor a whi e, liis wife re uested him to do something while she pre are Tea; he took the cart reins from the wal , and telling her that he would tlrst lengthen the tether of the orse—which was rssing in the llcld—hs left the house. Mrs. hlullineaux set about gettin Tea, which being ready, and her husband still out, she saw the stable door, which had been ripen all day- closed, and goin up to it. found it was fasten edfroin the incl c; this door she forced open from the stable. a door led to the barn, whi was also barricaded from the inside; forci g this, and looking about, she discovered her Ii_ band's feet on the loft floor,snd going u stai , behold the lifeless body, suspended rom a rafter, by the reins which he lied taken fro the house. From the manner in which the body was discovered, death must have been caused by voluntary strangulation ; as, from the noose to the lloor the space being not over four period up to the fatal moment. On the follow- ing morning, ll. Hcdgson, Esq.,' Coroner, held an inquest, which resulted in a verdict of "Suicide, by strangulation.” No cause can be assigned for the melancholy event, he being in good health and easy cir- cumstances. Ir. Mullineiiux was much es- teemed, and has lefta large and helpless fauiily.—/Idvr. CHARLO'I‘TE'I‘OWN REGATTA. We have already given in our last issue a description of the tirst duy’s amusement. the second day, Wednesday (although a mar- ket day) the town was not nearly so full as on )he day recesding: still there were not a few collecte on the wharfs We were greatly pleased with a race between the four-cared gigs, feet, death might have been averted at any] Sixth Race,-4 Oar Gigs,—-this race caused much excitement. The ‘ Buccaneer,’ built by Mr. _Wm. Gibbs. took the prise—the ‘ Banshee’ keeping her very close company. _ ventti Race, Consolation Stakes-—1st Prise, ‘ 1‘°_“l0’. 2d ‘ Speckled Hen.’ Eighth ltace, (Duck Hunt)—a youth in a punt msnusuvred, successfully for some time, t0_evade capture by a Gig; but was caught within a quarter of an hour. This was a most amusing race throughout ; just as the Gi had him, round whirled the pre , and dodge , and when the ursuers opeue their hands, the on game wasn t there : and so the lad pulled, and dodgeduin a most ped into the snare i_1d thus the Regatta for 1856 terminated. creditable to all concerned. slippery way, until he slip- and still more with that between the Indian canoes. Had the competitors been attired a little more like Indians, the contest would have appeared more attractive. The whole alfair rcame oll‘ without accident or offence and ended creditably to all parties. The following gives the result ot the different contests with the names of the winners. The tirst Race, between the Schooner Boats ‘ I'}v.i,‘ ‘ Lady,‘ ‘ Ouquis' (Indian Boat), and the '.laiic.’ The - ltobt. Burns,‘ also entered, bu‘. being unable to get up in tiine,did not run. :l‘he ‘ Ouquis’ took the lead and kept it until, in beatin u the Harbour, it became evident 3 P . . the ‘Jane’ was gaining on her, and in the last tack shot nliead, came in first and won the Pri}sci0£7; the ‘ Ouquis‘ taking the second, .1." s- '1‘he second Race took place at ll’, o'clock, between the let Class Club Boats, vi‘/.., Crit- tcr ‘llraudt', Sclifs. ‘Crow’ and ‘ l_lotsp_ur.' Y.-.\~I *bnowdrift. rind Mr. Wilson s Liver- pool (I, B. built Cutter ‘ Uncle Tom‘. '1‘he wind being very light, this race was not at- tended. in consequence, with the interest which otherwise would have been felt; the contest; was bctwcoii the ‘Snowdrift' wiiiriiii,-; by ' minutes 20 sccoii s Third ltzice, between Two Oar Club I) rats,- i . .. . . ,. ‘let I.)l‘lZ.', ‘ \\ ili;eliiiiiiu.' ; :.’iitl. ‘l'i'o ut‘. the it front‘ kept well ahead until withiii ii. short distance of the Wiiiiiiiig Post, when the rowers lliad to stop, for the purpo~ie of lrcoiiig her ifroiii water. It wiisa pretty contest between ‘tho two limits. l Fourtli llacc.-—t‘oiintry Four Oar Iioxv Bouts, --lst l’rizc, '.-\lcrt'. 2nd, ‘ Flirt’ l"il'tli lt:ir-c,—-'l‘\\o Oar llo-.1ts,—Ist Prize, l‘ Alert‘; 2nd, ‘Dolphin’. The '.\lci't’ is :i. very {pre-It’ model, -.-.-id her 3llCL'L'FS is llul.lLI'll':,_; to I the builder, Mr. John Dzirracli. , Sixtli lliicc.7—* 'iiiioc.-:,--created iiiiicli amuse- ‘IIIUIII; tho that l’i'izv- bciiig won ry '. .uuis ‘Ziid il.i., J. Fraisr-i', Jirtl tlo., N. .\lilr-liel. -3'evcntli ll.ico,-- \\'at.‘s‘ liai-illy contested for by five of the 2iidt‘l:i.-‘s (‘Iuli Ilr);IlS."’lSt l‘iizc, ‘ljiiclc Toni‘; Sud, ‘ l..i lI.:llc',s:iile-I by U. Diivies . 9 last . liiiglitli l\'ao:c,—l-Iiglitceii Sail Ilonts started for the Prizes l‘his llzicc wus quite animating: the tiny hulls of tlic llcct, us the single gun iiniiouiiccd the nioiiicnt for sttirting, being itcrally ciivclopcrl with the press of snowy c.ini':iss which surmounted tlioiii, and, together with the boats ofevcry type dotting the river's surface, rendering the scene highly picturesque. The Prizes were taken as follows :—lst, ‘Pilot,’ McDonald; 2nd. ‘ Greyliound,' l. Martin ; Llrd, ‘Seabird’, McLeod,—thc 3 winning boats being from Ilcllisst. Ninth llace, Four Our Gigs, over 33 feet long. —'I‘liis Race. the contest being between the Buccaneer, Banshee, and llillshorough, was disputed. and thc Uiiipircs ordered it to be re- run on the fo!Iowiiig day. SE(,‘uI\‘D DAY. Wiiuxssn.\v.—'l.‘he Sailin Boats had a dc- cided advauta e to-day—t ere being a brisk sailing breeze rom the eastward. The weather was still fine, end the nuiuber of spectators even exceeding that of the first day.—-At 12 o'clock the amusements began. First Ilacc. between Boats pulled by men of H. M. S. Arab; live boats started; Capt. Pearce came in 1st. Lieut —‘s 2d. We think that,had not the ‘Alert’ and ‘Mickey Free’ coins in collision in the outset, the former of these would have succeeded in taking a Prise. The 5 beats, manned by British tars, develo ed more muscle than is generally seen on our 9- gutta course. S'cond Race—lst Class Sail Boats, for Ladies‘ Purse.-The ‘ Hotspur’, Charles Camp- , took the Prize, beating the best boats in e club and country riices. Third Race (Canoes) between an African of . M, S. Arab, and an Indian —-The Race was won by the Indian, after a hard struggle. The dilllrcnt styles of paddling between the two races was very evident, even from the shore; =‘=e' _ the African's—a tIn_e athletic fellow, recently rom the coast—being a quick short stroke; that of the Indian slower and more graceful. oui-th iics,—-on account ofthe two win- ning Boats rounding Buo on the wrong trick, ordered to be competed or at 10 a in, to day. Fifth Race,—Canoes paddedl by Whites- no race. Married On the lllli iiistniit, at East Point, I), Miicllunald, I’. I’., Mr. Michael McAu|ay, to Miss llliirgarel Mclsziuc, both of Souris. On 'I liursdsy, 2Iuv. Aug , hy the Rev. Charles I. Bllrnett. Mr. George llaivics. to Penelope, third glugliler of the late Nailliiin Davies, l'Isq., of this y. by the Rev. Passengers, . In the Steamer l.itdy Le hlurcliant, from Richihucio and Slicdiiic. I9Ih inst.—Hon. C. Young, II. II. Crawford, llenj. Mulch ; Mcsduincs Dougall, IV. 'I'lionius, J. Tlioiiiisis and ltowe—3 aleersge. er do., yesterday, ficiii I’ictou-—.ludge Emerson. l. U. Iliiiersou. J. H. . c eiin. Sci i. John Yates, und 3 iiioii of the Hoyal Artillery, John (Tiiliill, Nitr- |'*'“-’|)’. 'l'I‘ncey, .\lc.’\’nill, Cnpl. Patterson, Peter Crcrar; Mesdsmeii Violet, Ailluaii, Stevens ; Mia: Nnrrowiiy—-4 sreersge. éi—iii> V'l‘IMBERS_3i, &.c. BY A. . ATES. ' V0 BE SOLD BY I'l‘llILlC AUCTION, on “'I'il)i\'EiI).\Y next, the 27Il1ini.II:tnI, at I2 o'clock, wlicrc it now lies, iill that 'l'li\II3ER in the IIIIB Slllpydfd of Mr. Wsi. Siii.u.i.woon, iieur .\IouN'r Sri-:wAii'r llninuic, cousin-iiiig of- Sprucr-, l’iiiu niid llnril-Wood Saw LOGS, l"uilioulrsI, 'l‘-up 'l‘iiiiher.-, Stiiuiiclieons Ii--r-l-pie:-ea, llwu .-prit Pieces, \Vind|iiss Pieces, I"lm-ni, Sterii-pi.-cos, .\ quu.iitity ol siiiiill Spurs, .-\ht~ut two 'l‘oiis IRON, (zissiirted), I C.i~lr t)ll., 2 do Coal 'l‘.~\ll, 'l'og"tlier with sundry other articles. See IIiimlbiIIs. 3-yr“ 'l‘i:iiitiv liberal, and made known III. the Szilo l“or fuitlicr purllculurs, apply to JOHN LONG- YVUIITH, IisQ., Ilurrisier at I..i w. llti Cliiirlotteu-ivn, .\ugo.st 22, I856. Farm for Sale! 7 10 iii: soi.n. "(.‘\'\llllll.~\ I.Ul)(i‘l-'. l"Al{.\l,“ cnriliiiiiiiig '_’3tl ;ir-rt-.-I, iill lll(3ltI~AL'tI, ISII ofiiliiuli :ii'ri r‘iiltiv‘iti-,d, aiirt 50 are under llfilirldl ittirl uiniiuinrilnl \\i|tltI. 'l lien: is 1| good ll()l.'SlS IIIIII utlicr I|0l'leMiIl‘y I‘-uildings for :i lioii~u: nfllinl size. Alain it (iAllI)l‘i.\' and sinmll Urrlirird. \\'|!ll i-'trckcd with Trees, )\'lIllJIl bear it His! iilnimlniice of Fruit, (Clicrrius. l’luiiibs, lfuvriiiitu, (iiioseln irics and Ari lea . The Land fruiit.-A on Wlie.'itlv_v River and ltustico liiiy, where there are plenty of l"i.~ii, (licriiiigs, iiiric|terel,codlisli, lobsters, tiout, IIIHI mllur ll.~'ll). Stock, Crop &. Implements Miiy he tiikcii III a vziluiition if required, Ilic Stock consists of- 9 IIUKSICS iintl C()I.'I‘S. 20 lierirl ol'CnlIle oftlie Cuw kind, 60 Slll:‘.l'Il’. Crop, :ihcuI— Ml or fill Inns IIAY, 25 acres of \Vlient, I-I iicres of()ats, 7 ricres of Barley; 4 acres of'I'uriiips, 2 iii.-res nf Puiatos, I new of Ciiriots. Imiiiedhite possession can be obtained It on good security being given. Further particulars can be obtained from the proprietor mi the premises. \VIl.LIA.\I HODGES. Cynihris Lodge. I’. I-1. Island, B. N. America, Aug. I9. I856. Prize Stallion “Prince Edward." Wllil. he ctfered for SALE sir Auction at I2 o'clock noon. on WEDNESDAY September 24th, and sold to the highest bidder. He was four years old the hot day ofJuIy last; he is by Siihidin out of a Mitre by Woo|ner’s Horse. from a Ronrssvelles Mare. He shows a great deal of Blood, and liss grcrit strength; his stock is much admired; his nation and temper is very good, he was used last winter in harness and was very ciille. IAM I§IODGI-I8,ownsr. Cyinbris Lodge, ll usticc, 20th August, I856. _ Schooner for Sale! '\ A SCIIOONER three years old, under repair, to be Hold. She is a good cargo Vvssel of thirty tons register. Apply to- WILLIAM HODGI-IS. C_vniIiri.i Lodge, Rusticn, Aug. 29. I856. Teacher Wanted. ’ ANTI-ID a Teacher for the Carnpbsllton School, Lot 7; there will be a liberal sum given in addition to the Government Grant. Application to be made to ' EUGENE M‘CAR'I‘HY. Sprur-re and lliird-wonrl Logs of various kiiids,SLc. ‘ AN Election for a Common Councilloriu the Room of John C. McDonald, Esq., for Wsfi No, 2 was decided on 'l‘hursdsy last as follows : James lll'Crsith Esq., 48 Watson Duchemin Esq. 39 - s . . 9 Majority of nine in favour of Councillor M‘Cisith. By order of the City Council. W. B. WI-Il.LNI-IR, City Clerk. Charlottetown, 22 Aug., I856. Postponed Sale. Leasehold Farm for Sale at Ver- non iver. VOTICE is hereby given, thstsll that VALUA- ~ BLE I"AIli\I, consisting of about I25 Acres of Leasehold Land, now in the possession of Mr. Tiro- as_as Riciraans, Ship Builder, fronting on Vsinon River. Township No. 60, and lying between the public Road leadin to Georgetown, and the River, will be SOLD 8 PUBLIC AUCTION, on FRI. AY, the 'l'Ivsrs'rir-Niicrit day cfAucus'r inrt., at the Colonial Building in Charlottetown, at the hour of I2 o'clock, noon. The above Farm is subject to ii Ilent ofls. 6d. per acre, yearly, piiyiilile to the ground landlords. Few Fsriiis in this Island possess the rare advan- tages for Agricultural and nlhel‘ purposes than this Furiii ofi‘ers to urchasers. Furtlier particularl,Ierrns of purchase, c., iniide known on application to HAIILII Panusa I-‘so. Charlottetown, August I5, I856. VALUABLE PROPERTY! In Prince County, tor Sale. I) IIE SOLD by I'usi.ic A-Jcrioiv, on the l‘r4-iiiisei-, at Caiscuiiipec, on .\loNnAv the Isl Sl'lI"I'l:l.\lBEll next, at II o'clock iii the forenoon, (if not previously disposed of by priviite contract) that valuable Busiissss STAND, comprising three acres, held under lease for 999 years, with the DIVLELING HOUSE, S'l‘Olll".S, and other ap- purtemuices thereto belonging, now in the possession ol'llr:nsi:ii1~ Bsi.i.,l-Esq. 'I‘lii.~i Property, lint-iiig a front on two public roads, and bein-_v situate in the midst of a populous and thriving Ilistricl, iind st.inds unrivalled for business Yearly Rent, L slg, iiicreaising iii I862 to £3, in which it IPIIIIIIIIS. For Iertiis niid furllwr particulars, enquire of \V. R. \VA'I‘UON. Esq , Druggi-it, Charlritietown. Cliiirlottetowii, July 5, I836. 7 Farm Stock. Crop, Implements, 6:. and Household Furniture. ' ‘O Bi-I -"OLD iii! Aiicriox trn TUESDAY, the ‘.2litli day of r‘\II2lIsl,,3h ll o‘c-lock, at GARVll".‘S, (foriiir-rly Mrs. II'iilgery'.r,) I0 tiiiles from the City, on the 'I'r_Vnii Iloatl, the whole of his Stock, C'.‘f)p, Farming Implements Arid Hctiscizoltl IL='u-xinture, t‘m..~‘:.~Iii;«,z i-. l"r'-ii:-li :ii.rl 'l'v-».= l'-c-rlsw.i.'l.-,- \\'i'li (Tiiiuiiiis, l)uwii lllltl l"«»;iilu-r vl‘Il).~'. litIl.~lI'IS and l’.ll.in.~s, \\':i~‘li-.~l:iriil.~i, llrcsaiugy 'l':iblr-ix, Sflii, Cliiiis lllltl 'l'.ihles. an t.'lPg.tl:I (Ila:-st I)r:i\wers, Eight I)tl' (,'liir'l\'. (':irpr'..~. II(‘iiIIll lliigs. I)l|l|[ Mats, l vorv lI:tlI(l~IIIIIP set (.7liinri. I cuniiiio.-i rlo.. Glass and l'larIlicii\\':iiw. llm-ks, .~‘pinniiig \Vlieel and Reel. &r-.., new Cm-kin-.' :-‘Ir-vi-, ‘.3 Franklin Stoves, I Close: tlo., I\'iIr-.heIi Ult-iislle, tic. Slit)? K. 1 years old. I lllngtlnirn Island llt'lI C()\V5, O \'l‘ltI:l1Iltl, I Year I MARE. PONY, 3 M I Olrl Heifer, l Rain. 3 Sharp. ‘.3 IATIIIIIIS, 4 Large PIGS, l’otillr_v,&r‘. l.\ll’l.l“..\/ll“.N'l‘.§' I Ploiirzli_ fltirrovrs, .\l.irko-t Cart. J-‘IIIIIIIIIE and Wood Sleigtis, Hiiriiess. Hwy «nil .\lanurc Forks, Spades, Shovels, Rakes, dtc. Al.I0—'I'he STANDING CROP, consisting of 4Stacks Hay. 4 Acres ol Canzidei VV/zeal, 12 Acres black OATS. 2 Acres Polalots, ‘l‘urnips dz lhickwliesl. 'I‘F.Il,VI.\.'.—All siims under £5 cash; that sum -I months on approved Notes. WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer. August 9, I856. SELLING OFF! D. 85 G. DAVIES respectfully an- - nounce to their customers and the public, their intention of SELLING OFF their large STOCK OF GOODS, they now hold. pre oratory to the receipt of a New Importation, eing bought at the present time by the heed of the Firm atdilerent Manu- factorics in Great Britain. Their Merchandis will be otfered at very Ilanccsn Psicxs, and it comprises almost ever article required in the country in the DRY 00DSIine,amon which are alar Stock ofREADY-MADE CLOTHING of the atest cuts, suitable for the Season, to- gether with 47 pieces of CARPETING of vari- ous patterns, and II small stock of Ironmongery, and 20 '|‘Ol\'S BAR IRON. The invite their old customers to come and partici ate with the community in the advantages w ich will be derived from tho BARGAINS THE 1' VVILL OFFER .' The Goods will be ready for sale on Monday next, and they will continue to sell at the before named rate for fourteen days. (The term are cash, and during the above time they 0V0l' will hell for cash only.) Queen Square, August 12, 1856. Isl