a ie ee LL ELLE LE LL LE PES MISCELLANEOUS. ———— Tus Keve or Paussia ano Hee Sotpters.— “The wounded men of the Duppel assaalt are,’ says the Stand ord correspondent, **now the great heroes of the Fatherland, and cer- tainly someof the poor fellows have sudered mach. Une poor young man who was in the soldier's hospital at Flensburg, and was be- coming quite restored in general bedily health, bas lost the left leg above the knee and the right arm above the elbow. [do not thiok the young man was there when the King of Prussia paid bis visit to che hopitals; but his Majesty suw one fine-looking fellow lying on hie lithe bed, end inquired the na-| ture of hie injury from himself. ‘I have lost my leg above the knee, please vour Ma- An ingenious method of throwing a robe tea i ship in distress has been itnagined by M. Bertin- lelli, of Tucin. It is well knowt that this is gene- ra'ly done by means of iron projectiles, Whigh sink i below the water if the rope they carry be top short, M. Bertinelli’s projectile is made of wood, which, though heavy enough te be ehot at a great distance, is sufficiently light to float on the water, | thus giving the crew in danger an opportunity of | reaching it by seme means or viber if it should | happen to fall short. The value of land in London is shown by the fact that a shert time age two freehold houses in j the most thickly settled portion were sold for £23,500, being at the rate of £300,000 per acre, or £500 per fovt frontage. A lady in Leeds, England, aged between 55 and | 65, and who has already buried three husbands, bas | been sued for a breach of promise of marriage by i | } fierve onslaught ot tatalty Siate poh them, who, with sabre in band, rode then down, cutting them right and left, captar- ‘ing 721 privates and non commissioned otfi- | eers with 9 battle Mugs and 2 guns. “The broken and demoralized enemy fled in confusidn, throwing away everything which could impede their flight, and strew- ing the ground with theit atais Some made | for the heights beyond Winchester, but they | were speedily dislodged by Averill and forced ito beat a hasty and ignominons retreat up ithe Valley, where sach of Early’s command as are left are now scattered. | ‘Of the field and line officers [ have been able to collect a few names of the killed and |wounded. Among them was Col. Babcock, lof the 75th N. Y., wounded ; Col. E. Bright, | “Poor lad!"’ said the Ring, wy | 9 youngster over 50, and muleted in one farthing | 126th Obio, killed ; Major Dillingham, 10th ae sn, of soldiers."’ Le was about to depart when the young soldier took courage and said, “Is your Majesty pleased with what your soldiers have dune?"’ **Pleased! they are heroes!"’ ‘Then sir,’ sard the young man, mueb excited and endeavoring to lilt himsellt m the hed, **L would willingly sacrifice my other leg to-morrew in your Stajesty's ser- vice.’ The King, who is a good man ut heart, turned away deeply affected. L won- der if it occurred to his Majesty at the same time whether, in the plenitude of his power, in bringing so many of the flower of his sub- jects, not to talk of multitades of a halt kiodred mation, into pain and misery, and the face of sudden death, for any, unless the holiest and anveifish causes. { haye heard of a more simple meeting in Prussian haspital, the errevmstances of which are true, and may be w rth relating, if the story haye not already travelled to England. Shortly a/ter the cap- ture of the forts, a poor man from the most distant part of Prussia, hearing his son was dadly wounded, collected together bis little means to enable him to make the long jour- ney, and determined to visit his child. He reeched the hospital, and was s)uwn to the ward, saw his son and threw his arms about bis neck and kissed bim and wept over him *Give we your hand, my dear child!"’ Tears row came into the eyes of the young soldier. **Pather, my hand is gone,’’ and he brought! never feels with a return of fresh and young | all the others they distrust and fear. damages. The Russian empire comprises seven million square miles of territory. The Empress Eugenie lately gave six hundred francs to a Protestant orphan so- ciety. Eight millions of dollars are invested in whiskey speculations in Chicago. In 1815, after the long continental wars, all the lands in England were in the hands of only 32,000 great landlords or nobles. The Circassian slave-trade is at an end. The supply having failed, the Turkish Go- vernment bas made a@ virtue of necessity, and forbidden the traffic. A bride of eighteen was barned t> death in Marseilles, on the morning of ber marriage, by treading on a match, which ignited and set her clothes on fire. Sort Soap ror att Sorts or Peopie.— For a lieutenant, call him captain, for a middle- aged lady, kiss her, and say that you mistook her fur ber daughter. Por a young gentle- man, ask his opinion respecting the compa- sellers. For young ladies if you know their For printers, pay them. Earty Ristne on a FINE Moryine.—Life rative merits of Mechi and Mappin as razor | color to be natural, accuse them of painting. | Vermont, killed; Lieut. Col. Brewer, 7th Michigan cavalry, killed. ** After the battle was won, and whilst our troops were passing through Winchester, se- veral citizens, among them some ladies, came out with Union flags and bid oar soldiers welcome back to Winchester.”’ The proscription among office-hol fers, says a Washington letter, has commenced in dead earnest. On Saturday, ten clerks were dis- missed from the clothing bureau of the War Department, on suspicion of being MeClellan men. One of them demanded the eause of his removal, and was told that he was charged with reading McClellan's letter of acceptance ito his fellow-clerks. The New York Trihune publishes the fol- lowing statement of the strength and condi- tion of Lee's Army :— ** A Confederate Captain, who after three jvears of service, left the Rebel ranks and | | came into our lines, called upon us yester- jday morning. He contirms the fact that the people of the South are utterly destitute and imost of them | Lee's army. he says, wag, a month ago, from 65 000 to 70.000 strong, including the whole of Early’s command. Lee is the only Gene jralin whom the Southern people now confide, But from under the bed-clothes and held out the} feeling upon it, as in early rising on @ fine | his army is full of disaffected men, more es- stamp of his right hand. ‘Well, you lost it! morning. whether in country or town. The/ pecially the Georgians, since the fall o!| in & good cause; give me your leit hand,| healthtulness of it, the quiet, the conscious-| Atlanta, who want to go home and look after | which must serye you for manners in the | ness of having done a young action, and the ' e * | their families, bow that the Union army has futare.”’ **Pyther, | cannot."* + Why,’’ said | sense of power it gives you over the coming | penetrated to the heart of the South. Thes the onhappy man, turning white as death, **woa haye not lost that too!’’ ‘I have, | have,” suid the young soldier, exhibiting the second stump, while the wretched old man} bad to be remoyed feinting to the air.’’ —~g4D0o-—————— Another frighttul tragedy is reported from} the Chinese seas. The brig Lonwa was on the 30th May off the coast of Hainan, when she was attacked by a junk, and the Malay crew, after fighting gallantly till their only eapnon bursted, jumped overboard. The pirates thep came on board and eut off the captain's hand, aud commenced cutting off his tees, te make hia confess where his money was. At last the eaptain jumped overboard, but after a determined effort for life, said to have lasted four hours, sank from fatigue and lose of blood. The mate was already dead, and the gunner having éhrown bis wite and child overboord, jumped atter them with a plank, and kept them and himself aJoas till he wus picked up by an- other vessel. The Chinese then tied the hands of the captain's son, threw him into the sea, and fired the vessel, which was seen burning by the crew of the Young Greek. | They picked op the gonner and his wife,and rescued ths Chinese cook and a passenger, the only enryivors of all who were on board. The masderers si.ipped away. ———_—_--——_ -—— The introduction of salmon ova into Aus- tralia, from England, bas proved a success The Melbourne Argus editorially announces | day, produce a mixture of lightness and selt- ssion in one’s feelings, which a sick | man must not despair of because he does nut feel it the first morning. THE WAR IN THE STATES. THE GREAT VICTORY UN THE SHEN AN- BATILE, &c. aceount of the battle is partially as follows : ** Gen. Sheridan, having learned on Sun- were encamped in the vicinity of Bunker Hill and Stephenson's depot, reso!ved to mass men desert to our side, or skulk off south- |ward, at every opportunity.”’ From the Richmond D: spate A, Sept. 3. | In this campaign, notwithstanding the two small reverses at Atlanta and Winchester, | the balance has been greatly in our favour. lWe have frustrated the most tremendous city, and in frustrating it, have slain or other- j City Barrusong, Sept. 20.— The American's | ¥!s¢ pat hors du combat, at least two hundred | encamped in the woocs near this place. | thousand men, of which number Grant himsel! lost, under his own immediate eye,at least one | ge" Phase That General | day that the main portion of Early’s forces | jimself acknowledges that he has been aw-| ™DIty greatly pained to learn that he pro- j hundred and filty thousand. j fully beaten when he calls for one hundred | thousard fresh troops to finish the J »b whieh A ILLITE TE NI heartly sick of the Rebellion. | his forces on the Berryville and Winchester | he expected tofinirh last Jane. Heonly wants pike, and, by rapid movement, hurl them on jthem, he says, to make the victory more Early’s rear. ‘There is no doubt but that |compiete, and to diminish the effusion o! the enemy were completely surprised and! pjood. These are the very objects lor which out-manceuvred by Sheridan. j all commanders seek overwhelming numbers. ** While his different columns were being | [9 state that object is merely to confess that marched to the appointed place of rendez- | },js present numbers are insuflicient to effect } yous, @ portion of our cavalry, under Gens. ing in force at Burns’ Ford, kept a large yortion of the enemy at that part of the field, which was nearly 12 miles distant from the front, where it was intended that our | Early s army. the birth of that ‘iljustrious young stranger,’ | corps enabled Early to move Gordon’s divi- | the fizat fish. —-——_—__-. 9 > | sion at the double quick from Bunker Lill, distant about 10 miles. and bring it up in| that objeet. Now, taking in Hunter's army Torbett and Averill, kept up a strong picket | and Butler's army, Grant had at least three | line along the Opequan, and by demonstrat- | hundred thousand men engaged in this enter- prise. If he still wants one hundred thou- sand more, it affords the strongest proof that he has been signally and terribly beaten. | say, then, that thus far the advantage m this infantry ehould operate and strike @ blow | campaign has been prodigiously on our side | whieh should result in the signal defeat of | Wejiave killed enormous numbersof Yankees, | i : jand that isthe surest way tu bring the rest to “The delay in the arrival of the 19th | cheir senses. FORREST’S INVASION OF TENNESSEE A Nashville, Tenn, telegram of the 27th Prince AlGed during his Norweigaw eruise has| time to form in line of bade with Breckin- | sars:—A despatch from the telegraph opera- paid a visjt to the Duke of Roxburgs, who rents the finest ealmon stream in that couutry — the Alten. he Artic summer has beeu exceedingly het, so that fishiag could wot commence until eight in the evening, but being evntinued then through the sunshiny night wutd three in the torning, the Prince was able ta secure some very Gwe fishing, kilimg altagether ia his «tay of eight aays and a half 1,097 tbs. of fish. ——__ +a It appears that we have nut done with the Yel Vertou case yet. Miss Longworth, or Mra Yel- verton, writes to the papers to enclose a copy of a letter frow Captain Champion, who commanded the Melbourne, on which ship it was alleged that certain fayiliarities had taken place witk Major Yelverton. Captain Champion asserts that all these statements are false, and mentions details tending te corroborate bis assertions. It is rather singular, huwever, that so important a witness should never have given a biut of bia existence during the whole six years that bave beea occu- pied by the trial of this case. <> —--- The epecial Dauish correapaadent of the Herald appears to consider bupeelf an autharity on the subject of babies, fur of his last letter about one- third is occupied with rapturous dese: ptions of the charming musers and “xquisite beauty of the iitthe Prince Albert Victor, who is pronounced qiute ia the orthedex nursery way to be the image wt “bie father,” and very like€hbis mother, as weil 22 one of the finest and healthiest boys possible to #ee. Besides this we have, however, one pleasant piece of news in this letter — that the people of Copenhagen are fery anxious to see their Royal Highoesses, and promise, in spite of the threats ot the uppesition newspapers, to give them a cor- dial weleane. However much the Danish people may feei injured by the conduct of England, there wen be no doubt of their affection for their own Royal family, and especially for the Princess of W ales. ee A correspondent communicates to the Times some particulars of the journey of exploration whieh two intrepid Dutch ladies are vow making ou the White Nile, aud of the difficultivs that beset their path. They tad got to the Soudan, and had &ttempted to penetrate to the country of the Niam-Niamis. This, however, they were unable tu do in consequence of the hostility of native werchants, those ungallant persoos baying probi- bited the negroes toserveor supply them with provi- sions, They complained to the Pasha of the Sou- dan, but were unable to obtain any red ress or pro tection trom bim, and were thus compelled to abandon their expidition for the time The Egyp- tain Government, however, are to be appealed to for means of protecting travellers (hrougs the Seudan. Anexcellent trade was formerly carried on in that country, but owing to bad government it hag declined. it is expected, however, that the present ruler of Egypt will take measures to en- toree a better system of administration m the Soudes and re-open it to foreign trade. > Sir Emerson Tenvent, iv his work on Ceylon, muemions a communication he reeevived trom a gcoleman well known in Ceylon, regarding the great snake of India: “ Did you ever hear ot tame cobras being kept and domesticated about a house, going in and out at pleasure, and in com- mon with the restof the inmates? Io one family near Negomho, cobras are kept as protectors in the place of dogs, by a wealthy man whe has al- ways large sums of mouey in his house. But this as not a solitary case of the kind. | heard it only the other day, but from undoubiedly good authority. The snakes glide about the honse, a terror to the thieves, bat sever attempting to burt the jamates.”” ee The result of the Great Eastern’s operations, produced by whatever cause, may be thus stated : —-A sam of £ 1,000,000 has been spent and nothing remains tor the aharebulders original or prefer- eutial, or fur the bondholdera: ior the £25,000 which was realiged at the public sale of the ship wl lie hardly sufficient tu pay the preference ereditors and the law expenses. Everything available, including office furniture, was suld be- tore the directors disqualified themselves, though they did not torget to send w clains for half- gear’s fee iu aryear; and all that is left besides the balance of the £25,000, after paying expenses and preference claims w £15, which is i the Lends of the official liquidator, 3s A Wospeerut PLANT.—Within n few years eave of the most singular vegetable produetions has been discovered in the Demera country in Africa. Lhe plaut grows to be a century old, aid its trunk AMAINS Bevcumfermece of Wurteen leet, yot it never produces were than two leaver, and these, mingulawy, are the Brat orseed leaves o! the plants. Jinagine ty heves of a welon to keep on grow- hag and Sos over the aol until they reach the length of six feet each, and guy dea can be fortued of this vegetable wonder. leaves, which split inte innumerable eit 8, where ‘ falls, and has .ue need ieetaenes ~~ Flower stems epring from the surface of foliage large trunk, and cones about the size oe uae of the! knell of Early’s ar we albed to the plat These two th ie curhng upon the surlace of the ai), ee the prxluees ‘Phe t inha- ‘ iS os eames | ridge’s, Rameseur’s and Rhodes’ commands, which had already arrived and were formed in a belt of woods skirting Berryville and Winchester. As soon as the 19th corps arrived it was formed in four lines of battle about 300 yards apart en the right of the 6th corps, and everything being in readiness the advance was sounded at about 12 o'clock, and the different lines moved forward. ** The 2d corps advanced in splendid style, and just as composedly as though marching at a review or on parade. with drums beating and colors flying, presenting an imposing spectacle. ** The first line had not advanced more than 200 garde bafore it became warmly engaged with the enemy. who were posted in line about 600 yards distant. At the same time our artillery opened a furious cannonade, theawing shells and solid ehot into the oppo- site wood where the enemy could be distinct- ly seen moving up reinforcements. **Our different lines of battle continued to advance steadily until within nearly 200 yards of the enemy's fire, when the rebels ‘pened a furious cannonade with grape and cannister, from two batteries which they had previously kept secreted, and which played through our advancing lines, mowing down large numbers of our men. The first line was obliged to give way under so murderous a fire, and in retreating behind the second line threw it into momentary confusion, and it also was obliged to fall back behind the third line, whieh bad in the meantime been ordered to lie down in order to avoid as much as possible the effects of the withering fire whieh the enemy was directing against our advancing lines. + The artillery was sow brought up and posted in commanding positions to silence those batteries of the enemy which had caused so much annoyance, and our line re- formed and again moved forward, regaining the advanced position which they had held when they were obliged to fall back. But this success was not gained without the most obstinate resistange of the enemy. ‘Gen. Sheridan had previously rode along the lines, and was received everywhere by the men with the greatest enthusiasm. * Having regained the advance position which we had previousiy occupied, the dif- ferent lines of battle were ordered to lie down and await the arrival of Gen Crook's corps, which was held in reserve on the east- ern side of the Opequan. They were erder- ed up to @ position on the extreme right of our line, in order to counteract a movement on the part of the enemv, who was massing troops on their left flank with @ view of turning our right. * Precisely at 3c'clock Gen. Crook formed on the right of the 19th corps, his first divi- sion on the extreme right of our line, and his second division in the rear, supporting a di- vision of the 19th corps. General Crook baving formed his men, rode along the lines, and was received with the most vociferous cheering, the men promising to wipe out Winchester. ** Gen. Torbett, with Meritt’s and Averill’s divisions of cayalry, having crossed the Ope- quan about 9 o’cloek at Burns’ and Knox's tords, had been hard at work all day fighting considerable bodies of the enemy's infantry and cavalry, and having been suecessful in steadily driving them before them, now ar- rived on the extreme right and were prepared to take part in the final struggle which se- cured the victory. Gen. Sheridan rode out to whers Gen. Torbett was stationed, and after consultation with him as to what fat the cavalry were to take, ordered the final charge, which was made with an impetuosity which nothing could resist. ** Our line, extending nearly three miles in length, advanced amid cheers and yells which could be distinctly heard far above the noise caused by the thander of artillery and the continuous roar of musketry. Our men had determined to win the day and prepared themeelves accordingly for the coming strug- gle. As our lines advanced cluser and closer to those of the enemy the battle became more and more desperate, and the fierce car- nage will compare favorably with any simi- lar contest of the war. ** The slaughter wae now truly awfal. At every discharge men could be seen dropping all around. The contending linea at some pointe conld not have been more than 200 yards apart. Just at this eritieal period, above the roar of arti and other sounds \of battle, was heard the gayalr bugle, sounding the charge, which was the death: “The columns of Barly's command were forced wo give way and break before she Fredericxsburg, se ‘ 20,000 | Chancellorsville, “6 ss 22.000 | From the Rapidan to the James, 80.000 From the James to the iMoe, 30.000 Under Butler, 10 OW0 ‘In the Shenandoah, 30,000 Total, 212,000 | tor at Pulask:, to Captain Milroy, states that General Rosseau is heavily pressed by For- rest, and isslowly falling buck. Anattempt, it is reported, is being made by the enemy, with 3.000 men and 6 pieces of artillery, to flank General Rosseau. There was heavy skirmishing all day. The enemy are adyane ing. Our intantry and cavalry ure in line o! battle, and would attack the rebels. <A seout at Franklin reports Col. Biffle, jforee of Wheeler's men, port and Hillsboro. Another telegram reads: — Skirmishing with the rebels under Forrest contineed al} day. Rosseau fell back two miles from Pul- laski, but re-advaneed and held hie position up to 7 o'clock this morning. Prisoners captured with despatches fur Williams, who was to unite with Forrest, state that Forrest has 20 pieces of artillery und about 7000 men Six regiments are represented to have been sent to Forrest from Wheeler's force. It was rumored at Chattan@pga that two trains were captured on Monday by a rebel foree at Big Shanty, on the Chattanooga railroad, but a telegram from Chattanoog says, the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad has not been disturbed by Forrest, and ample precautions have been taken to keep up un- interrupted communication between Nash- ville and Atlanta. between W illiams- CONFEDERATE OUTRAGES IN MISSOURI. The particulars of the affair at Centralia have been received. Thirty-four Federal veterans, who were returning home frow Atlanta, were shot in cold bicod, and the bodies horribly mutilated. leitizens on the train were wounded and left and started off at full speed, after the guerilla left, Major Johnson, with about 150 militia, arrived at Centralia and started in pursuit. They were ambushed | when about three miles out, and 96 of their number, including Major Johnson, were | killed. The militia were all raw and badly | armed. Jhe rebels were commanded by the} notorious Bill Anderson. ‘This is the most atrocious affair since the massaere at Law-| rence. The Unionists along the North Mis- souri Railroad are intensely excited over the Centralia massacre, and call for the exter- mination of all rebels and sympathizers. The rebels invest the whole country south of Desoto, plundering everybody they meet. They have lists of all Union men of the coun- try through which they pass, whom itis said they will butcher on sight, They conscript all sympathizers, and old men, and boys of fifteen years of age. St. Louis is full of re- tugees from that gection, and Jarge numbers are emigrating to Illinois and other States. About 8,000 militia are at Camp Sheridan ready for service. Troops continue to arrive from Lilinois and other States, giving material strength to the department. THE DEATH ROLL IN VIRGINIA. The N. Y. World puts the following start- ling flgures before its readers and points with them an argument which will reach every heart ;— “Two years of bloody war and Richmond is still in the posse-sion of the rebels, and this 1 the price which the nation has paid for Lincoln's refusal to reinforce MeClellan —the slaushter of more than all that McUClel- lan ever had under his command :— Pope's campaign-~killed and wounded, 20,000 | Anybody that thinks this nation can afford this slaughter of more than two hundred | thousand of its best and bravest men to gra- tify the political malevolence and personal jealousy of Abraham Lincoln had better vote tor his re-election. In our judgement, the nation can neither afford the millions of money which Lincoln's refugal to reinforce McClellan has cost, nor this two yeare o! slaughter and these two hundred thousand lives. THE EXODUS FROM ATLANTA. The following extract is from the Macon Intelligencer : In accordance with the order from General Sherman, the exodus of the inhabitants of Adanta began on Munday morning. We with a large | Mr. Rolland. the| Were conveyed to a quiet spot, a ring was : and, : Express Agent, was also murdered, and three | formed, and the women having stripped to burn up with the train, which was fired | £4" 60 pummel each other, the spectators— About one hour| who were all men--meanwhile, cheering and | she having inflicted such Injuries on her _ of October in the new building, to which four morn A large thousind ladies have been invited. Cannot number of them haye errived in Macon, and , friend King issue excursion tickets, per Em. luxcited by their pretenre @ gteat deal of | pore, td bhabie some of owt people to see the sympathy and curiosity from their many vi- ‘siters. [bese refugees report thata great ‘deal of suffering and distress exists in the city, the general condition of which is repre- 'sented terrible. The citizens who come ‘South are not permitted to bring any houte- ‘hold stuff of any consequence, the quantity | being limited, where those who haye chosen ' to go North carry what they wish. The | negroes, with but few exceptions, have elect- ‘ed to retndin With the Yankees, ¥ | ‘The removal will occupy the entire period lof the armistice, and as a large number otf | persons have concluded to go North, doubt- less the removal will continve during a longer period than the truce. We learn that Sherman’s order has been extended to all the towns and villiages in the military occupation of the Yankee army. ‘Thus he is determined to depopulate and desolate the country in his rear. The people in the villages and towns along the State road being thus sub- jected to this command of expatriation, will soon be in oar midst or else sent North, either of which conditions must be a great calamity to them in the present conditi:n of the country. On ascount of this extension of the order, a large number of people are awaiting them. THE RICHMOND MARKETS. Flour of an excellent grade could be had a road, operating on the lively and timid ima- ginations of our merchants, at once raised che price $100 0n the barrel. Beef may still be had of Mr. Ingram, the public benetactor | butcher, at $3 50 per pound ; other butchers jsellat $4. Bacon is searce at $7 and $8 |Chickens range from $7 to $10, and other | meats in proportion. Gen. Sheridan bas issued a special order | forbidding in future army newspaper corres- pondents accompanying cavalry raids, expe- ditions or reconnoisances. Who, then, fur- nishes the telegraphic intelligence concerning the achievements vf such expeditions? Why, General Sheridan, uf course. Comment is unnecessary. ; j ; ' | | } | i j } - — | COLONIAL. ae | Sassata Desecration py Governor Mc- | DonneLt.—Says the Halifax Wesleyan :-- An esteemed correspondent at Parrsboro’ j informs us of the visitof the Lieut. Governor | to that locality, and gives us a piece of in- |formation respecting Sabbath profanation, | which we deeply regret to be compelled by DOAH VALLEY—DETAILS UF THE! combination ever formed against any modern | * Sense of public duty to publish: * His Ex- jcellency and Lady McDonnell are at present We were all highly gratified at having His Ex- ; cellency comeinto our country to spend some days in recreation ; but we were as a com- ifaned the holy Sabbath by cansing a team jload of camping furniture to be conveyed } from his lodgings, some five miles, into the | woods upon that day ; and also that himself j and Lady McDonnell drove to the camp and } took possession of it upon the same day. | We do not believe that our beloved Sovereign } would trample under foot the law of God; ‘and we are sorry that her Representative in our Province bas not equal respect for that law.’ We would only add that we are sorry jsome of the magistracy of Parrsboro’ had |not pluck enough to interdict such proceed- |irgs. and to prevent the feelings of the Sab- bath keeping community being outraged sv shamefully by those who ought to set an example of virtue.”’ descent iacaiai The flon. Mr. McGee read a fper before Montreal Literary Clab, one evening \Jast week, on ** Association as applied to the | gultivation of Letters’ Mr. Metiee divided the paper into (1) the consideration of the (2) the des- i the | | pringipal of assuciation in se; expected from Marietta, and the various places above, by their friends, who are fortnight since for $25; but the flimsy ex- euse of Grant’s occupation of the Weldon| agricultural resources of our a —Halifax Evening Express, Sept. 20. me ment that the prisoners, Landry and Arce+ neau, ekctped from Bathurst gaol because the door was left dpen, ** is a falsehood and alie. The door was locked with two strong locks, which has been the —- for the ldst seven years, The prisoners estroyed these locks by picking them and rendering them useless, and through this door they made their escape.”’ SE The Yarmouth Tribune says the potatoe crop in that county, and the western counties superior in quality than at any previous period for the last twenty years. The yield of oats and barley wil! also be an average one, but the wheat in most districts bas sul- fered severely from drought and from the ravages of the weevil. atidilgigahhtiteaabine Suppen Deatu.—Mr. Bartlett, of the New York Albion (and son of Dr. Bartlett, late pro- prietor of that valuablepaper,) whose arrival in this city we announced a few days since, died at Stubb’s Hotel yesterday afternoon, of erysipelas. On Monday morning, while transacting business tor his paper, he complained ofa pimple that appear- ed upou bis lip. Lua few hours it developed into a carbuncle; erysipelas supervened, and in tweo- ty-fours be was a corpse. He was attended by Dr. Wm. Bayard. His remains will be taken by the boat this morning to New York for inter- ment.—St. John Telegraph, Sept. 29. CORRESPODENCE. To Tue Epiror oF THE EXAMINER. Dear Sir; You will much oblige the undersigned by giving publicity to a numerously attended meeting held at the “ Prince of Wales Institute,” at Lot 11. The subject of debate was given out to be, * Is the Union of the Colonies advisable.” The ques- tion being such an important ene, and so much te do with the future welfare of the country, notices were posted in several places throughout the ad- joining Townships, in order that every person having an interest in the question would come for- ward and express their opmions. However,.on Tuesday, the 27th instant, about the hour of 7 v’clock, they came from the adjoining Townships until the Inetitute was crowded to excess, so anxious were they to discuss and te hear discuss- ed the present important question of a Federal Union. It was the unanimous voice of the Meeting that Mr. George Jelly would take the Chair. The chairman briefly explained the object of the meeting, when Messrs. Henderson, King, and hilbride spoke at some length on the benefits likely to be conferred by a Federal Union. The arguments of the above named gentlemen were wet by the President of the Institute, Mr. Agus- tine Callahan, in a very able and lengthy speech against a Union of any kind, and showed very conclusively that the ruin of the Colony would never be cousumated until such a Union would take place; supported by Mr. Murphy, Secretary of the Tustitute, and Messrs. P. Murphy, Donald McDonald and the two Messrs. Ramsays, Mr. Goif and Mr. Luke Hughes, all of whom expressed their opinion at considerable length against a BW. Weldon, Eaq., Sheriff of Gloutester, writes to the Freeman to say that the etate- generally, is more abundant in quantity and carriages Were waiting to receive them. ran at once drove off ta Government House, to their respects to His Excellency and Mrs. Dun- das, Having taken leave of ther, they drove for a while, and then proceeded to “Tnkerman House,” the residenee of the Hon. Colonel Gray, Leater of the Government of this Island, where a handsome luncheon was awaiting them. After litvttheon the party drove to town, and then em- barked dgdin, accompanied by the Delegates from this Island; and at about two o'clock the be joined by the New Brunswick Confederates. Soon after the landing of the Delegates, the Go- vernor of Nova Scotia and his Lady landed, and drove to Government House, to pay their respects to our Worthy Lieut. Governor and bis lady. From what has already transpired, through the Newspaper Press, it would appear that, in the es- tiniation of the Delegates from the several Pro- vinces, Who have already been engaged in the dis- cussion of the question here and at Halifax, very high advantages would result from a Uuion of the Culonies, “ provided that the terms of union could be found just to all the contracting parties, and should be so framed as to secure harmony in the future administration of affairs” Yes, provi- Victoria steamed off for Shediac, where she will) | i he hon. gentleman then adverts to the attitude which, before the world, our union would give as a great Maritime State; and remarks on *“ by the census of 1861, it appears that four years ago the sailors and fishermen of the Six Colonies summed up nut fewer than 69,256." « Setting aside,” he says, * the unapeakable value of such a budy ef men in the defence of the country, the ' commercial returis from their industry must be very great. The exports of Fish alone from the united Provinces amounted to no leas a sum than nearly ten millions of dollars. Ihave been unabig to ascertain with accuracy the number and top. nage of the shipping owned and sailed in British America—but this we do know, that last year ng tewer than 625 vessels were built within our own borders, baving an aggregate tonnage of 230,319 tons.” Having brought wnder contidemtion these highly gratifying results, the product of twy bratcbes but yet in their infaney, and both eap- able of great extension; the bon. gentleman briefly adverted ty the other branches of our jg" ded that the compact could be so framed, it would, undoubtedly, be well. But, should it be entered into; and, “in the future,” be found iw have been so framed as to be unjust to any of “the high contracting parties,”’—to ourselves for instance,—not only would the administration of affairs be found to be inharmunious, but an evil— —if not positively permanent, yet one wluch it would be fuund most difficult toremedy—would be inflicted upon those members of the Union upon whom the obligations of the contract should prove to bear unjustly. “ Ay, there’s the rub; For, through that compact, in whose bonds we lose Our independence and our sep’ rate state, When we have shuflled off the mortal coil, Which Downing Street around our efforts throws, What things may come must give us pause.” It has been asserted by the Hou. George Brown, that the scheme of the Union, so far as it was developed at the sitting of the Convention in Halifax, had their unanimous approbation; and he has also ventured to predict that, when the facts shall be before the peoples of the several Provin- | ces, the conclusion of the Conference will be cor dially endorsed by them; but, at the same time, he fully aduuts, as we must all be aware, that the ed by the character of the details. Respecting the detuils, the Convention had not, at their last sitting, arrived at any formal conelusion; but, at that consufmation—wisely re-enforced, as on the part of our Government, they have been by the addition to the list of our Delegates of the Honbls T. H. Haviland, Daniel Davies and Edward Whe- lan,—they will doubtless arrive before the termi- | nation of their meeting, now on the eve of being | held in Quebec. At that meeting, it cannot be | questioned, the details will receive the most ear- nest and deliberate attention of the Convention; ; dustrial pursuits. He said that last year, iq Lumber alone, there had been exported from British America, to the value of $15,000,000, of £3,750,000 stg. He spoke of the rapidly inereag. ing importance of our coal mines, our gold fields, vur copper mines, our iron works, our petreleum wells, and of the rising importance of our many- factures; and wound up his recommendation or favourable views of the projected Union by stat ing that, were the Provinces all united to-morrow, they would bave av annual export trade of no leg than $65,000,000, that is about £ 16,250,000 atg., and an Impart traffic to an equal amount — they would have 2,500 miles of railway; telegraph wires extending to every city and town throagh. out the country, and an annual Government re, venue of nearly thirteen millions of dollars, about £5,250.000 stg. “It needs no special wisdom,’ said he, “ to perceive ihat a State presenting such resvurces, and offering such varied and lucrative employment to the immigrant and the capitalist, would at vnce occupy a high position and attract to it the marked attention of other countries. It would be something to be a citizen of such a State. Heretofore we have been known as separ- ate Colonies, and the merits and diwadvantages of whole merit of the Union may be completely marr- | each compared and set off against other countries; but with union, the advantages of each would per- tain to the whole—a citizen of one would be a citizen of all—and the foreign emigrant would come with very different feelings of confluence to our shores. In England we should occupy avery different position from what we have ever done as separate and feeble Colonies. And with re- spect to our American peighbours, we would oc- cupy a very different position in their eyes. In- stead of appearing in their commercial returns ag separate buyers, we would stand out unitedly as their very best custemer—-and we would be able union, together with a number of others whe! and now, that Mr. Whelan—who, from the first, merely gave their voice by saying that they wonld not go for a union of any kind. After a lengthy discussion on the question, it was moved that the House be divided, when a great majority stood on the side against the union. The meeting then se- parated at a late hour, highly pleased with condemned the secrecy and wystery in which, up to the present time, its proceedings have been veiled ard shreuded—is a member of if, we can safely reckon upon being fully informed concerning the evening’s discussion, and they expressed a wish that meetings of a like nature would be held over the Island before the Legislature of our Is- land would meet for the despatch of business, in order that the representatives of the people would be guided by the wishes of the inhabitauts of the Colony, It was the unanimous wish of the meet- ing that the same be inserted in the public papers jot the Colony. JOSEPH MURPHY, Sec’y. Lot 11, Sept. 28th, 1564. | - I Geen To THE Fprrogk or Tuc EXAMINER. | DEAR SIR: In the last issue of the Islander is contained a | all the facts which shall be brought before it, as well as upon being duly apprized of any and every conclusion at which the Conclave may arrive. In the meanwhile—forbearing all speculation as to the probable results of the Conference— we shall, in our present number, summarize, as mat- ter which cannot fail to be interesting to our rea- ders, the Hon. George Brown’s estunate of the strength and resources upon which the peoples ot the several British American Provinces may, at the present moment, calculate and depend for (the formation or erecting of themselves into one to deal with them for a permanent renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty, under advantages that we have not enjoyed before. But far in advance of all other advantages would be this, that union of all the Provinces would break down all trade- barriers between us, and throw open at once a coubined market of four millions of people.” Such is a fair summary of the views of the Ca- nadian Delegates—as expounded by one of them, the Hon. George Brown — concerning the great material resources and industrial prosperity of the British American Provinces; and of the ar. guments thence adduced iv faver of a Union and, in support of the unanimous conelusion of all the. union, fair to all, and acceptable to all, could be devised, a Union of all the British American Pros leommunication, under the head of “ Cricket| great confederation, to be governed by one polli- vinces would be bighly advantageous to every Delegates assembled at Halifax, “that if terms of {eription of the most celebrated associations | Match,” in which are several glaring mistate-/ tical system; and which, in his opinion, as well as | ove of the Provinees.” abroad, sneh as the Florentine Acade any, the French Academy, and the Royal Society fhis portion of his payer was very full, and feontained many faets, both curious and in | structive, (3) Pie practical uses of such a {club as the Literary, partiy social and partly jdeyoted to self improvement, in a city Irke | Montreal, was next very fally discussed, to the evident satisfaction of the members, who japplauded him warmly when he sat down. ———— cate | The Montreal Evening Telegraph says that ithe Federal Government have enlisted more {than one hundred thousand British sabjects 'to compulsory military service. It has fureed aliens into the ranks by hundreds of thou- sands, and taken away from the Courts the right to entertain any claim for redress ; it [has recruited British subjects by tens of thousands in Ireland; it bas taken first and | last over forty thousand men and boys from i these Provinces in defiance of law; Canada swarms with Federal agents attacking the loyalty of the troops, tempting the cupidity jof the weak, and in many cases drugying and abducting the unwary. There is hardly a day passes over that we have not to chron- licle the conviction of one or more of these | recruiting agents, and yet nine out of ten ; escape. j —— 90 eo The Toronto (C. W.) Globe states that a | number of the **rougks’’ of that city, know- | ing that two unfortunate girls were at enmity | with each other, induced them to settle their jdispute by a pugilistie encounter. They | themselves to an almost nude condition, be- encouraging them with coarse, brutal jests and jibes. After fighting for about a quarter of an hour, Brawley was declared the winner, opponent that she could fight no longer. Such an exhibition of barbarity has seldom been heard of. The monsters who were in- strumental in instigating the wretehed yo- inen to fight should be hunted ont, and punished with just severity. LS ileal eae It appears from aceyunts contained in the Quebee papers, that destitution threatens the inhabitants of the Labrador coast this win- ter. Efforts are being made to induce the Canadian Government to dispatch one of the Provincial steamers with a supply of provi- sions, to be dispensed during the winter, as the necessities of the people require. Pri- vate individuais are making collections and sending donations of flour, &. pee A painful discovery was made in Montreal on Saturday lust. A merchant doing busi- ness in a town east of Toronto, whose credit was excellent, and whose respectahility was never questioned, while making a parcel in one of the wholesale houses, was caught in the act of pocketting a couple dozen pairs of kid gloves. A search through his luggage at the hotel revealed unmistakeable indica- tions that other houses bad suffered in a like manner. No proceedings were taken, the disgrace attending upon such a discovery being deemed sufficient punishment. babies edie teks AwrvuL Catamity —We regret to learn from the Yarmouth Herald that the honse of Samuel Hamilton. Esq., at Kemptville in) that county, was burned to the ground on Monday night of last week, and, sad to re- late, his wife and three of his children perish- ed in the Hames !— Halifax Morning Journal, Oct. 9. ae aeionlninonnipatess Tue Srapsinc Case —Yesterday morning the Coroner’s Jury returned the following verdict :— ‘* That the deceased, Edward Keefe, in a scuffle with George Allison Woodill, came to his death on Thursday night last, 22nd inst , in Upper Water street, by an incised wound in the neek. The jury are not able to say by whom infl.cted, for want of further evidence.”’ Immediately after, Mr. Woodill was set at liberty.—Halifax Colonist. The Provincial Exhibition Building, at Fredericton, N. B, is rapidly approaching completion, and the exterior and interior of the edifice are highly spoken of. ‘The exhi- bition comes off shortly ; and in connection with ita grand Ball is to be held on the 5th lt is therein alleged, to the effect, that a match between tie Ist and 2d Elevens of the } ents. | j day last, in which the former were victorious. 1} plated Union, would fully warrant the expectation | | | beg to inform you, sir, that no such match has } been played this season. The facts are simply } | these: Several players of the respective Elevens wet on the grounds on Monday for the aforesaid | prosperous, and respeeted in the world, | purpose, but finding there were several of both | sides absent, it was mutually agreed to postpone the contest, and play a‘ serateh’ mateh. Se fully }iu that of all our other Povincial Statesmen abo| The last argument adduced by Mr. Brown in | Charlottetown Cricket Club was played on Mon- | have declared themsels es in favour of the contem-| laver wf the Union is undoubtedly one which de~ serves most serious consideration. It is that the | of these Provinces—so united—rapidiy becoming | Union would elevate the politics and politiciaus a great and powerful State—one of Lhe most stable, | vf our country—that it would lift us above the | strifes of small communities, and give to our The Hon, gentleman says, very justly, “that it| public affairs a degree of importance, aud to our ought not to excite any surprise that the Federa-| leading men a status very different from that they was this understood, I am eredibly mformed,| tion of all the British North American Provinces | have hitherto occupied. that one of the so-styled Ist eleven, who came on! js at Jast presented to us as @ practical question. | | the ground atter the game bad begun, finding | | that several of bis side, who had gone to the | } to make the required number,) had been disposed any Provincial statesmau expressed a doubt that } of with few runs, remarked, “At all events, this | | cannot be called the match.” Be this as it may, | T think you will agree with me, that it wenuld have mauitested less of persenal sanity and wore | | of esprit de corps in the authors of the aforesaid | | remarks,—eveu if the match had been played and | : : lwon by the Ist eleren —not to have shown so | 8'eat a movemeat— Have the Culonies yet gained great eagerness to blazon it abroad, thereby tend-| such a strength as to warrant their undertaking ing to mislead the Haligoniaus, who will natural- ly say :—“ If we have been beaten by the Island- ers, it has been by the only eleven they can tmus- ter’—which really is not the far’ < there are to| be acceptable to the whole of the Provinces ?” be found on the Island, and in harlottetown| Of the first of these two ques§ons, Mr. Brown Cricket Club, eleven cricketers who are, tn 2! res- | diiiinite oe co Tae Mek leon: elite im pects, the equals, in bowling, batting, fieldiny. &c.,| sposes by sta ne, ip he irst place, with res- of the victors of Trure. VERITAS. | peet to the population of the Provinces — Upper October 3, 1964. |Cauada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, New | Brunswick, Newfoundland, aud Prince Edward Th f> : « @he CxNXaniier, Island — that it may vow be reckoned at 3,787,- October 10, 1864. ed under ove government and legislature, under the Sovereiguty of Great Britain. tivns ever sprang up at once in considering so | such a charge ?—and could such terms be agreed | upon, and such aconstitution be framed as would 700; further observing, that “af to this amount be =/added the large number necessarily omitted in Charlottetown, countries so yast and sparsely settled, we will | find that our total population, in the event of a TO THE READERS OF THE EXAMINER. Union, would, from the start, be uot much less than four millions of souls.” On this head, the Bei toc i to wit! bon. gentleman further adds: “I find by the ng ae tay wap Sec enades te compere wee Census Returns of 1561, that the total of males, my friends, Messrs, Coles and Macdonald, as eer from 20 to 60 years of age, in the six Provinees, gates to the lnter-Colonial Convention, with the | was 693,918. Of thie enormous body of men on of ary epee the opinions of the | 150,000,” he observed, * were between 45 and Libera] Party, so far as we may presume to do 60 years of age; but striking them all off, and ee peapeny your jraaigonne # throwing off fifty thousand for the lame and halt, from the editorial columns of the} en’ would bese GY tek al 0 eden ef-able bodied men, ready and willing to defend their country.” The hon. gentleman then next enquires what aspect should we present to the world in aa in- dustrial and commercial point of view; and an- swers—first, as respects the agricultural interest, “From the Census Returns, it appears that there were, in 136], no fewer than 353,604 farmers in the six British American Provjnces—and 160,702 Dear FRtexnps— you miss EXAMINER, for a short time, the old fampliar| hand. One or two gentlemen of experience have, however, kind!: promised to act in my behalf, and so confident am 1 in their ability, that the readers of the EXAMINER will, no doubt, congra- tulate themselves on this temporary transfer of its management. One word more. While engaged in the dis- charge of a publi¢ duty, I will not cease to remem- ber with the most pleasant feelings the long, and li a ella uae ete ee! perhaps not unuseful intercourse which subsisted | ies at ie tein Be me an ye between myself aud my readers. In acting with my on al al es AL aa fog ae brother delegates, I will earnestly labour to be | a aa eae the seni is wd : guided by @ strict regard fur the interests of my tn ; 45 aoeeen acres, of which 13,128 ao sie adopted country—which they, after at wenty-one | ee ee mee prrere aa P sith : sae | under cultivation, and the balance bas yet to be years’ residenge init, have a right to claim at my : q ’ hands. Whatever may be the basis of the saa bevaght inte use Then, after having stated to be agreed upon by the Delegates at ac Geanie the enormous amount of produce, obtained from Convention, 1 wil] veuture to say, in no boasting | these cultivated lands, under the several heads of Tian . . . OM Manes or egotistical spirit, that my hand wil] never be! tider me. ae) teed _— — or nam. put to any document calculated to endanger her | Indian Corn, Beans, Potatoes, &c., he arrives at interests in the slightest degree, But I sincerely i Sneateae Sean eee fale wetnaben, Cae believe that all the delegates from the Island, | “F°P® will be found to sum up to the prodigions those from the Government side as wel] as those | amount of nearly ove hundred and twenty mil- on the Cpposition, will so represent the land of lions of dollars, or about thirty millions of pounds their birth and adoption as to remove many, if sterling; and that, if to these be added the in- not all the prejudices which have unfortunately | “’*** on the number and yalue of the farm | wickets first, (after taking one of the 2d eleven | the press and in Parliament; but, at no time, has the fitting tuture of these Colonies was to be unil- in regard to the great question of Inter-Colonia} Union. EDWARD WHELAN. On board the Steam Yacht Queen Victoria, at Shediac, Friday morning, Oct. 7. dices tales UNION’ OF THE COLONIES, As respects this most ymportant question, we have, at present, nothing further directly to com- municate to our readers beyond what is contained iu the subjoined paragraph, copied from the last number of the Islander ;-— * The Canada Steamship Victoria arrived here on Thursday morning last from Quebec and Pictou, faving on board His Execeliency Sir R. G, McDonnell, Governor of Nova Scotia, Lady MacDonnell, Mrs. and the Misses ‘Tupper, Mrs. Archibald, Miss McKay, and sume other Ladies, and the Delegates of Nova Scotia, on their way to Canada. The party—or the principal portion _balf-past ten, where a number of gentlemen and ot them—landed on the Queen's Wharf at about - ‘and orchard produce during the year, and the improvements in clearing and fencing and build- ings during the year, we will safely arrive at the conclysion that the products of our fields and gardeys, in 1560, was not Jess than $150,000,000, that is about thirty-seven millions of pounds ster- ling. Onthe same head—the agricultural interest —the hon. gentleman still further observes: “The assessed value of our farm lands in 1860 was upwards of $550,000,000, er £ 137,500,000 sterling; and then, if we consider that our agri- culture is yet in jts infancy ~ that only a small portion of the thirteen millions of agres in pas- tures and under the plough is yet in high cultiva. tion, and much of it also in a state of nature— that thirty millions of good lands, over which the plough has not passed, are yet in private hands— and that vast quantities still remain with govern- ment for disposal — some slight conception may be gained of the future agricultural capabilities of the united British American Provinces.” Ja the opinion of many of our people—whoe, | The subject has often and again been discussed in upon the whole, are as yet, we believe, opposed to the projected Union—we are well aware the hope of the attainment to a more elevated status and the acquisition of greatly increased salaries and emoluments, such as are above adverted to, is, Lut two ques-) With some of our Delegates, the chief stimulus to their advocacy of the proposed Confederation. The change predicated by Mr. Brown, as likely to arise out of the accomplishment of the contem- plated Unon—not only as respects the imper- tance of our public affairs, but also as respects the status of our leading politicians, and the salaries ef our principal public servan!s,—is one,the de- sirability of which we most fully admit. At the same time, however, we believe, we are perfectly safe, in declaring that no hopes or expectations of that kind—no propects of mere personal aggrau- dizement—will, for one moment, be allowed to weigh—imuch less preponderate—in the minds of our own liberal Delegates, against the general interests of the Colony. Their consent to the projected Union, we are certain will not be given —and neither, we cannot but believe, will that of our other Delegates—except in the full convie- tion that—whatever especial benefits, for them- selves individually, some may be supposed to have in view—its results will prove, in the highest degree possible, beueficial aud satisfactory to the whole of our people. For the information, and satisfaction of our country readers, whose sources of public intelli- gence are few, a8 compared with those of the citi- zens of Charlottetown, we subjoin the following outlines of the scheme of the Uuion, as gathered from the public press of the sister Provinces : It appears to be contemplated that each of the Provinces, shall, as now, have a local Legislature and Executive, for the coutrol and direction of all local affairs: That in the general or Federal Legislature, the representation in the Lower House must be based on population, and that of the Upper House on sectional equality : That the Federal Government should be con- stituted as now—the Representative of the Crowa being advised by an Administration possessing the confidence of Parliament: That to the Federal authority, thus eonstituted, would of course be committed all questions of Trade, Navigation, Currency, Banking, general Taxation, Bankruptey and Criminal Law; and it would also have the contro! of the Militia and Defence,of Coinage, Weights and Measures, Light Houses, Sea Fisheries, Letters Patent and Copy- right, Naturalization, the Census, the Postal ser- vice, Lumigration, [atereelonial works, &4. srsinhpiannccegiilia i aiieiaen te" We trust our correspondents will exercise taken possession of the public mind of the Jeland stock during the year, and the value of garden! some patience if, in the absence of Mr. Whelan, their favours should not receive full attention, Old and practised correspoudeuts, the character of whose lucubrations generally is well known in the office, wil] receive, as usual, a prompt com- pliance with their wishes. ——-2--- Duet iN HALIPAx.—We observe, in some of the Halifax papers, an account of a duel which occurred $n that city lately. It appears that two persons belonging to the Coufederate States got into an altercation about some matter, which re- sulted in a challange to mortal combat. They met at an appointed spot, and each taking his al lotted position, excbanged shots. The resull was that both were wounded, but neither of them se- riously. SD Grrr California has this year suffered much from drought ; yet the grape vines have not been injured, and the vineyards promise to yield the la crop ever yes gathered in the Golden State, —