A friend of Colonel Bonliam—the late Colonel Johnson of the Ride Brigade—waa ordered to Canada with his battalion, in which he was then a captain; and bein very fond of falconry, to which he had de- voted much time and expense, he took with him two of his fa,vourite peregrines as his companions across the Atlantic. it was‘ his constant habit during the voyage to al- low them to fly every day, alter feeding them a , that they might not be induced to rake 0 after a passing sea-gull, or wander out of sight of the vessel. Sometimes their rambles were very wide and protracted; at others, they would second to such a height as to be almost lost to view of the passen- gers, who soon found them an eti'ectu_al means of relieving the tedium of a long sea- voyage, and naturally took a lively interest in their welfare; but as they were in the habit of returning regularly to the ship, no uneasiness was felt during their occasional absence. At last, one even-ng, after a

longer flight than usual, one of the falcons returned alone; the prime favourite, was missing. Day after day passed away, and however much he may have continued to regret his loss, Captain Johnson had at length fully made up his mind, that it was irretrievable, and that he should never see

feeling—strange! painful and alarmin’ ! from his ut to his knees, as he suddenly discovered e was covered o'er with ‘bees!’ They rested on his eyelids, and pierched upon his nose; they colonised his peaked ace, and swarmed upon his clothes. They explored his swelling nostrils, dived deep into his ears, they crawled up his “ trou- sers,” and filled his eyes with tears! _ Did he yell like a hyena? Did he holler like a con? as he scar’t, and did he “cut and run ?” or did the critter—swoon? Ne'er a one. He wasn't scar’t a mite; he never swoons—or hollers; but he hived ’em in a nail-keg tight, and sold ’em for two dollars!

continually on the tapis. In importance it is second to none. therefore it should receive the warm support of all right-thinking men. Right thinking men, I repeat, for if men do not tlu right they will notactwell. The press, in ar- ticular, as it is the medium through w ich information is enerally difiased, should ever be its faithful a vocate. No other possess such a rim of wer-no other exercise so much influence on the public mind: hence we ma ace the intlueiiee the press exerts either for good or evil.

In the same proportion that a country fosters education, so will that country prosper. As the public mind becomes enlightened, so will i o- rance, wretchedneas, and crime decrease. u- cate the people and after a time it will depo-

ulate the prisons. Educate the child or pay

or the ignorance of the adult. '

cotlan is a country where education has long been aedulouely cherished ; and its happy effects are to be seen on its national character. .I have put an emphasis on this word, because they educate their people in the true sense of th term. Theirs as not an education which merely embraces a knowledge of the arts and sciences, but includes the cultivation of the heart. With them the Bible occupies a promi- nent position in reference to education. Not so with us, for whole, or semi-infidelity would fain exclude or allow this divine Right to be extinguished. This appears from the use that is occasionally made of portions of the ins ired volume in some of the editorials of one 0 our

Ir you employ your money in doing good, you put it out at the_best interest.

A baker has invented a new kind of yeast. It makes bread so light, that a pound of it weighs only fourteen ounces.

A lady having occasion to write to an acquaintance who had just been blown up in a steam-boat explosion, commenced her letter thus—“ My e-steamed friend!"

Once, at table, Pitt was expatiating on the superiority of the Latin over the Eng-

[ ‘V v- 13; If V HASZARIYS GAZETTE SEPTEMBER. 90. 31303“-‘”3°“1 Maxim: on em or I'r.—%vYailikee coaaasroitnaircn. -=rW<,>p§:i°:pgtgnzeuigigsgogtofilihafljaq . out a-walking in Vir inia, at hee ing, _ Ed- ; - - . . ‘rut: i.os-r IALOOII while '0 himself ‘-“fling, “p"ienced_. fi°n|Iti).f 8 subject that should be kept péitqlgprildren, theys _ould notbe deprivedef it

rents, as is the case with us to a considers le extent. _ s, too, must receive a fair remunera- tion for their services, instead of the ittsnce ey now receive, and on which t e are merely subsisting. The smallness of this sum has induced me to resolve soon to leave the land_ of my nativity, to seek a place where my services me be more appreciated and better remunerated. sass. Queen's County, Sep. 4th, 1856.

Committee Meeting,Royal Agricultural Society, l5th A’ugast.l856.

Paasair-r—Hon.George Coles, Judge Peters, Hon. W. W. Lord, Henry Longworth, Esq., Thomas Pethick Esq.. Daniel llodgson,

Ordered, that the Secretary write to the Hon. Mr. Warhurton, in Liverpool, requesting him to communicate with Mr. Whalley. and ofl'er his services in the purchase of stock for the Society ; stating that any expense Mr. Warhurtcn may incur in so doing will be repaid to him by the Committee.

Resolved, that the following goods be ordered from Liverpool for ahi ment this autumn. viz :—

l0,000 lbs. lled Clover Seed,

3,000 “ White do. 0. 700 “ Slrirving’s Swede Turnip seed, 50 “ Hop Clover,

25 sells Grays plough mounting No. 4, 20 “ do 0 “ 5

50 Extra soles Willrie’s No. l, 100 Plough shear plates,

her again. Soon after- the arrival of the regiment in America, on casting his eyes over a Halifax sewspaper, he was struc by a paragraph announcing that the cap- tain of an American schooner had at that moment in his possession a fine hawk, which had suddenly made its appearance on board his ship during his late passage from Liverpool. The idea at once occurr- ed to Captain Johnson that this could be _ _

no other than his much prized falcon; so, " NCVEI‘ mind. Bill)’. 1'01 Sleep; 001'“ W019!» having obtained immediate leave of ab— u_tt ’em.” , sence, he set out for Halifax, a journey of l some days. On arriving there, he lost no: A happy fireside is half the battle of life.l time in waiting on the commander of thc.It is the duty of husbands, thcrcforeftoi schooner, announcing the object of his‘study the politics of home. As the enrtli; journey, and rtequesling that he might bc land the moon revolve in ha oiiious rcgul-; allowed to see the bird; but Jonatlian hnd arity, so should the hiisbnnd and wife re-i no idea ofrelinquisliing his prize so easily, lgulnte their conduct to each other. Thel and stoutly refused to admit ofthe interview rtnusic of kind words ought to hollow their,

I ‘ guessing’ that it was very well for on Eng— love. 'l‘cinpcr demands nice regulation

lish language, and cited as an instance the fact, that two negatives made a thing more positive than one afiirmativc could do. “ Then your father and mother," said Lord Thurlow, “ must have been themselves two negatives to have introduced such a positive fellow as you are.”

Taitixo IT Eisr.--“Mr. Smith, your hogs are getting into our corn-field.”

lisher to lay claiiin to nnother man's pro- for as perfection is impossible, the best-I pcrty, but ‘ calculating’ that it was a ‘ l.Zll‘-[lle(ll'i¢.'(l and lcindly-intentioned will some-: nation sight‘ harder for him to get posscs- times be hurried into a pa:-xsioii. Silence‘ sion of it; and concluding by asserting in is the best rcmcdy. It is a preventive, bo- qttalilicd terms his cntirc disbelief in the cause it hits a tendency to disarm hostility.‘ whole stoi-y. Coptnin Johnson’s ohjcct, ‘IA rcproachful glance from a wointin’s eyc, however, bcing rather to recover his falcon _ has more elfcct on a man than a tliousriiiili than to pick a quarrel with the ti-uculcnt harsh words. But where there is mutual. Yankee, he had fortunately sullicicnt self-confidence there iiill he scldom any matcri-J command to curb his indignation, and pro-'ril dilfereiices. \Vives rind husbands: posed, that his claim to the ownership of; should never forget their relative positions.| the bird should be at once put to the test§'I‘lie care of home belongs to both, and it} by an experiment, which several Ameri—‘ is simply wicked nonsense to say, that it is cans who were present admitted to be per-ipeculiarly a wife's duty. The care of fectly reasonable, and in which their coun- children, the treatment of visitors, and the

leading journals, where they appear like pearls in the snouts of swine.

some of the United Statss may also be men- tioned, but we will come iiearor home. Nova Scotia is a province which pays considerable attention to this important subject. T e 'ova scotians liiivo long cherished education. For this are they poorl repaid; no; there is not it British province 0 the some extent that has produced as many eminent mcn. To prove this we lnivc only to point to their clcricul stall", and to their legislators. Take for an exam- pic of the lqticr,tlie llon. Joseph llowc, zi man equal in talent and principles, ifiiot siipi-rior to some of the uicnihcrs of the House of Com- IHUHF.

In this Island much has hccn done. during the lust thrcc or four _icnrs to forward educa- tion. Much has hccn done l grunt; and much more still rciiuzins to he pcrforincd.

At the ‘i‘L'll(‘\\'tll of the lCdnc:itioii:il .\ct expe- ricncc, I think. will .-hoiv, that it will hc rt~qiii- site to make innny iidtlitioiis nod l1lllt‘ll(llllt'lliS. in order to rccnrc its tltl\'ttl‘ll'.l;I,CF to all the youths in our island. At prcscnt. l iin:i;jinc, I may safely iisscrt that few more than half the children; (at lc:i.~t not more than two-tliii-tls,) fccl the hcnclit ol tl.n ]«l't'.~‘t‘li( .\ct owing to thc sordiil dispozeitions of their parents. ll:-ncc tiriscs the coin tltlllli of tciiclicrs; “ The utteri- dunco is vcry lluctuntin,«;."

l have now been tcncliiiig two years in ii dis-

2 Doz. bcotch spades Ordered last 2 do. Fly shuttles l spring

Ordered, that the Reaping and Mowing Ma- chine imported by the Society be advertised and offered tor sale. by auction, in front ofthe Society’s plemises, on Wednesday next the 20th inst. at l o'clock —terms made known at time of sale.

Ordered, that the Secretary write to Mr. Whal- ley, requesting him to obtain through his agent in Dublin a “Potato Digger” and forward the same immediately bv ship, if possible—if no ship chance otl‘er-by Cunard's Steamers to Halifax.

Resolved, that hlcssrs. llaszard and 0wen’s tender for printing and publishing, in tho Gazme, the Society's advertisements for the ensuing year

c accepted. it bring Ilia lowest. By Order W. W. IRVING. Sec’y ard Treasurer. It. A. Society.

Royal Agricultural bocict_v‘s Cotniiiittee Meet- ing. 10th Sept. l8.’;ti.

'ni:si-:i~'1'—llcor_v I.oo<:\\orth. l’.rq. President Hon. George Colt-s, Ilon. Captiiiii liicc. (Inplnin Siiiibey. 'l'honi:is l’cthick, Iisq. George “"lit.'lit, l*Isq., \\'illiaiii M‘G-ill, l‘l:q., Daniel llntlgson, l'l.- ,

llcad minutes oflnst meeting.

The Secretary informerl the Coinniittce that the lllowing .\l:ichiiio was ollcred for sale on the 20th August; as ordered at the Coinmittee llletlllltg of the l5th. but that there were no bidders excepting

trict, and this _vc.'tr hurl curiosity cnongli to the lion, Mr, C,,|e_., who offered .625, Subject ascertain how many diiys on an iivcruge cncli ol to approval of [he Commmpe.

my most rcgiilnriittcndiints was iibscnt. I wnsl ltcsolvcd, that in ('.(l[\§lde|'a[l()n of the trouble qnilcfsurprised to hnd, that the nuinhcr wtisltalien by the lion. Mr. Coles in pe ting the

"T‘t'»._(not including days there was no school.) workiiig of the machine, that no charge will be [his is more than three months_ allowing 2-! ‘ made for the use ol it prior to this date. so far as days to the school month, and nddin one more I regards the cutting of grain. and that it he offered

for "M-‘Ill-l0D, lefties eight only for the school, to him for £30, which offer was accepted by the I

tryman was at last persuaded to acquiesce. It was this: Captain Johnson was to be ad- mitted to an interview with the hawk—— which, by the way, had as yet shown no partiality for any person since her arrival in the New VVorld, but, on the contrary, had rather repelled all attempts at familia- rity—and if at this meeting, she should not

only exhibit such unequivocal signs of at-‘

tachment and recognition as should induce the majority ofthe bystanders to believe that he really was her original master, but es- pecially if she should play with the buttons of his coat, then the American was at once to waive all claim to her. The trial was immediately made. The Yankee went up stairs, and shortly returned with the falcon;

but the door was hardly opened before she5LOVB likes its opposite, and the law is the

darted from his fist, and erched on the shoulder of her beloved an long lost pro- tector, evincing by every means wer her delight and affection, rubbing er head against his cheek, and taking hold of the buttons of his cost,_and cham- ping them playfully between her mandibles, one alter the other. This was enough. The jury were unanimous. A verdict for the plaintiff was pronounced: oven the oh-, durate heart ofthe sea-captain ivns melted,! and the falcon was at once restored to the, arms of her rightful owner.—Cnoz’a Game-'

btrds and W ild-fowl. Five

beer wilf even on dry land.

lessee of whiskey and a gallon of ’ enable one to see a sea-serpent‘

in her 8

jesty had seen the old lady? plied, " He had not seen her face‘, he be- I.

'-‘I <1 3? ‘I

management of servants, all belong to do- In this District there are as many ns 60 inestic politics—in fact, ii multitude ofothcr matters are included in the same category, and if they were diligently attended to,

‘much unhappiness would be prevented.

.54 were registered.

other half about 2:’), which lcnvcs about 30 who

' I. . _ We have a great respect for the strong- or '9 W0“

.minded woman, but candidly confess that we have no very frantic desire to be fry- ,quently in her society. Gentlcness sits ‘more gracefully on the delicate shonider of {woman than harshness, or an attempt to lforce herself out of the sphere assigned to lher by her mental and personal endow- ~ments and the exigencies of society.

months, I was under the necessity of adopting

had recourse to. in one part of Scotland at one period, respecting that celebrated hccf bone employed for making soup: viz; lending from one to another. By acting on this principle we made one set of books serve two classes. he would expect to meet with the like in it settle- ment wliere the inhabitants would fnin'be con- sidered intelligent? Such parsiinoniousness is, doubtless un nrallcled ! Alas! for the public spirit of this istrict. Alas! too, thatthe bles- sings which education confers should be so lightly esteemed by nearly all. And what does this criminal delinquency proceed from? From sheer inditference ; contracted views ; and nar- row-mindedness.

Now, to obviate these evils, and secure the advanta es which the existing Act intended to im art, ut which to a great extent are shame-

Man lloves a quiet lady—he prefers the fawn to :any imitation of masculine idiosyncracy.

same with woman as well as man, and we can confidently assert, that the strong-mind-

d woman is no great favourite with the majority of her sex. Bashful timidity and reserve are prettier mantles than coquetry and affected assurance.

A LADY IN DlSGUlSE.—Th8 old Duchess of Bedford, if born, as herself once declar- ed, before nerves come in fashion, had not at least been born before it was fashion- able to paint. Her Grace was, indeed, notoriously addicted to rouge, which she used in nncommoii quantities. Lord North one day asked George Ill. when his Ma- The king re-

detcrminntion alone, but it should be accompa- nied by it well directed cllort.

Lvcurgus, the once famous Spartan lawgiver considcred,that the education of youth was one of the most important ob'ects of a lcgislator's caro. “ llia grand principle wits" says Gold- smith “ that children were properly the session of the state, and belonged to the com- munity more than to their parents."

' o a certain extent, ho was right; and on

legislators, when renewing the Act, should, in

loved, for more than twenty years."

I

fuly nullified. should be the determination‘ of the legislators who renew it. And not ll:

Hon. gentleman. The Secretary read letters from the Western

children of a te:ichtiblo‘nge. Of this nuInbci"Branches complaining of this quality of the turnip _ _ lhe average uttcnduiicc seed, furnished them last autumn, and requesting for one hall the year was 8l)0|1t30. and lor the , to be allowed tojdestroy all that remains on hand.

Resolved, that vihile the Committee agree to

receive little or no instruction either secular take back the seed in question, they are ofopinion

that the seed sent to the Branches and Depots

llith respect to books, during the last -lllzist fall, being ot'the some description and impor-

ted at the same time, as the seed retailed in Town

the expedient which they are reported to hovel which has all proved to be of good quality—must

have received serious injury. from not having been properly attended to after leaving the Society’s promises ; lt is.therefore ordered, that the Sec- retary reply to the letters referred to, and direct the parties to return the turnip seed on hand, being the residue ofthe seed supplied last autumn, for examination previous to making a final order in the matter, and to state, that in fiitnre no seed will be delivered to the Branches or Depots—un- less desired by the mansgers—unIil near spring and not until the quality of the seed has been properly tested. ,

Resolved further, that in future all seed made up to order, for any of the Branch societies will be at their risk, after leaving the Society’s Ware- house in Charlottetown.

Ordered.that the yearling rains, on the Society’s farm be brought into toivn on the day of the cattle Show,and divided equally between the three Coun- ties, and that those for ueen's County he sold, liv auction on that dav—anr| that Messrs. Henry

'liUflglh’tlI'llI, llon. Captain Rice. and the Secretary

os- ~

be It Coinmittec to attend to the strove division and to purchase any well-hred ram lambs they maybe able to procure, foralilte distribution next year—-Ordered further. that the English Ram imported -by the Society, in the possession of Mr. Charles Hsszsrd, be sold by auction on the day of the Cattle Show. By Order W. W. IRVING, Sec’y and Treasurer, R-‘A Society.