what is life what is life the wounded mind the spirit broken and eunliud the faded form the souls deep strife all foudly echo what is life 1 what is life 1 a broken chain a weary road a couch of pain a few famed blessings little prized a thousand hopes unrealized what is life a hank of flowers low drooping and unuurst by showers a winters suu whose quivering beam sheds but a momentary gleam what is life a showr of tears a short short round of misspent years a dream thats broken ere its close a battle scene mid hosts of fues what is life ij rinseld toys are hut the mock of real joys a play where gaudy groups arc seen and death presides to close the scene foisacs i the rue mondovi a som nambulist of the name of paul who has the faculty of reading with his eyes shut an experiment which i repeatedly investigated and fully verefied myself holding his eyelids firmly closed while j opposite j raynors inn and benison various hooks were taken and opened j ciocker co store corner of james at rundnm before him out of which he first street in oswego where they read fluently i forbear giving the j 0 course and fine salt by the single barrel or quantity at manufactures prices foster archer recently from syracuse have taken the stand formerly oc cupied by wilson as a tavern animal magnetism sir having been advised to make a short tour this summer for the bone- otofmy health i visited paris and among my letters of introduction was fortunate enough to obtain two or throe addressed to the principal medical gen tlemen who practice animal magnetism in that city the generality of your readers being i behove but little ac quainted with this interesting science it may not be unacceptable to them to receive a plain statement of a few facts connected with it which came under my own imediate observation my name if it can add any weight to the narrative may be learned by inquiry at your office i carried from london a lock of hair belonging to a sick friend ii is disor der was of a bilious nature resembling jaundice especially in its having thrown a dark ikiu uppojciia 10 uin vvi the whole surface of his body the bile as i understand had taken a wrong course andm as it ought to do with the blood a physician of the first eminence who attended him informed ma when leaving london that his reco very was all but hopeless dropsy was supervening on the disorder of the liver twelve days elapsed between the cutting o the lock of hair and my pre senting it to madame glllaud a som nambulist at the apartments of dr du- poie in he rue des saints peres at jraris the doctor having by the pro cess of magnetising for a few seconds produced in ibis woman the extraordina ry kind of walking or rather talking sleep called somnambulism she receiv ed from him the hair felt it for a while with attention then very differently from her usual manner in other consul tations whch i had witnessed she drop ped her head upon her breast and fell ino a state of complete torpor from which her m igneiiscr had great difficul ty in arousing her at length she re covered raised her head a little and details of these experiments because similar ones which took place before the commute of investigation appointed by the royal academy of medicine in parishave been recorded in the hermes not two months ago mr editor i foolishly declared that nothing would ever induce mc to believe the wonders related of animal magentism because forsooth i had never seen nor heard the like now i am free to acknowledge that there may be more things in heaven and earth than wene dreampt of in my philosophy or rather i am more than ever ready to declare with the son of jesse that the works of the lord are great worthy to be studied and had in remembrance sought out of all them that have pleasure therein engpap with the addition of transportation their facilities for doins salt business are very great having an establishment at syracuse they will be enable to or- jceive any quantity immediately on re- der and forward lo any port in canada merchants and others are requested to call and examine their prices which they think will be found satisfactory also for sale as above a gene ral and well selected assortment of fo reign and domestic dry goods groce ries crockery and glass ware etc c c which they will sell on reason able terms as can be purchased else where oswego june 1828 said slow it iv je men vais je vais mourir she piocecded to tell us thit the patient was drawing towards the cloe of his career that he had the mala lie noire that his blood was cor rupted tint there w3s no use in order ing any thing for him but that he might be allowed to do what he liked best ti nnelf in answer to the quitinn w he her magnetising would be of any serv co to him she replied that it might polong his life a little i had care fully abstained from giving any hint cither to m dupotet the respectable physician himselfor to hissomnambule which might jruue either of them to a previous knowledge of this case you may judge therefore of my astonish ment on discovering the accurate ac quaintance she had internally acquired of its nature and speedy termination a few posts afterwards i learned that my friend had actually paid the debt of nature on the very day preceding this consultation it miy be objected the cear-sighed- ncss of this somnambulist was perfect she should have known that the person in question was no more at the moment she was consulted about him but you fcill recollect that the hair had been se vered from his head twelve days before and the magnetic fluid contained in it could only convey to her perception a sensatonof the patiens then state viz tint of a dying nun which she certainly expressed in a very unequivocal manner nor let h be alledged that this was hut a lucky guess on her part for i con sul ed her at the same time on the cases of two o her distant friends through the medium of their hair and received proofs of her intelligence equally sur prising especially where fiom describ ing the physical sate of one of these persons she made a sudden digression to pa some traits in his moral charac ter traits perfectly familiar to his friends which had caught her admiration durng my stay at paris i had also frequent opportunities of seeing at m entertainment extraordinary at astleys theatre london which is ft kind of circus where equestrian feats are displayed animals exhibited and pan tomimes and melodramas performed an entertainment was lately given by one of the ptrfoters which had not been promised in the bills an elephant ho had been employed in conveying blur beard over tbe mountains and had behaved with great propriety and strict adherence to the part assigned him was brought into the circle to perform certain feats of dexterity and sagacity jh which p1 ho pndipne wore much delighted 1 he animal however hau contracted the bad habit too common among comic actors who say more than is set down for them and some times interlarded with their own buffoon eries even the sacred scenes of shak- speare after the example of these worthies the elephant undercook to interpolate a joke of his own all at once in the midst of his tricks he made towards the audience and with a spring throwing his fore legs over the railing placed them in the pit the audience did not wait for the rest of the animal but made with all haste for the doors and as it was a crowded night a curious scene of confusion ensued among them recodingupon each oilier and scrambling over each others heads in the mean time the elephant who had preserved in hts trunk a few gallons of porter with which he had been rewarded by his master for his good behaviour in the pass of the mountains raised his trunk to a proper elevation and swinging it over the heads of the recoiling multi tude liberally distributed the generous liquid among them deluging the bon nets and beavers mouling the white gowns caps and tuckers and making rhc artificial roses to droop under the brown shower with which they were drenched the rush for the door was redoubled with great squeezing and screaming among the crowd who imagi ned the e animal treading upon their heels at length however the elephant who had his joke was prevail ed upon by his attendants to carry it no further and to letire the audience again came back to their seats wiped their faces and now that the fright was over were irehly amused al the adven ture engpap f several of our pans letters last year gave accounts of its progress and of re markable cases that had occurred f those who would wish to make them selves adquaiuled with the history of ani mal magnetism its important curative powers and its roost astonishing though comparatively rare effect somnambulism may be referred to the following books which are doubtless to be had at some of the french booksellers io london t-his- toire critique du manetisme animal par ipfi delcuze instruction pratique ur le meme traite du somnambulisme par a bertram expose des cures oper ees rn fraucc parte magueiisme animal 1 hermes a monthly publication begun in is2ii leui quai des augustins io propsjrihur published monthly by m dupowt iig kue deu st pores curious discovery- it is a fact as strange as it may seem that a number of manuscript volumes we believe 18 un doubtedly genuine containing the journ al of the british house of commons during the protectorship of cromwell has been discovered among a mass of hooks and manuscripts belonging to a literary society in new- york which for manyyeais had remained undisunbed this journal has hcretofoe he- n lost and no traces of it disovcrcd by the british historians and antiquarians who have beea compelled to supply this gap in their historical iccords from oher less authentic sources the manu scripts were undoubtedly brought to this country by the regicides who fled hith er on the restoration with a view to prevent the attainder of their friends and to conceal the proceedings of the rump parliament from these persons they can be traced with tolerable cer tainty ino the possession of the soeely among whose books they have been found by an industrious and intelligent searchei for the curious the books have not remained so long concealed but it is their contents which have now for the first time been discovered heretofore they have passed as some old manuscripts only curious as spec early pe riod american paper or sale lot no 17 in the ninth concession of the town ship ofloughboro forparticularsen- quirc at this office kingston 9h august 1828 anted a foodlikcksmith to whom hberal w ges and con stant employment will be given appli cation o be made to a munnfean mar mort ion woks mny 22d 182s mansionhouse hotel flhe subscriber informs his friends and the public that havfiig token this large and commodious house and its appurtenances in the centre of kingston and made preparations to entertaining travellers he hopes to be able by his attention and accommoda tions to render it an agreeable and sa tisfactory place of entertainment for those who have been in the habit of frequenting it under its former establish ment and others who may favour h with their custom no exertions shall be spared on his part to promote their comfort and merit their approbation john davy kmgstonfeb3182k for sale front half of lot no 13 3d concession of 1 laid inland district of newcastle containing 100 acres 40 of which arc under cultivati on an excellent saw mill is erected on the lot on a durable stream and a fine grove of pine timber adjoining also a comfortable frame dwelling house new barn and carpenters work shop for particulars c application may bo made to j g bethune esq cobout e or on the premises to 7th feb 1828 levi cole k i u sept 4th 1p28 mavors english spelling book u9t published and for sale at the chronicle office an extensve edi- ton of m ivors spelling book stereo typed from the 328ih london edition- a d d 827 having a beautiful frontis piece ciugravlntr james macfarlane kinas 2lst much i82s plans cv specifications of anfcvgaol court ho use at hamilton district of newcastle joh1v watkins offers his sincere thanks to his friends and the public generally for the lbernl encouragement he has met with for several years pastand begs to inform them that he has this season received by the ship montreal from liverpool sixty casks and case c hardware cutlery which has been selected from the it r manufacturing houses in birmingham sheffield wolverhampton sec among which arc as follows tea kettles saucepans 5g 23 14 and 7 lbs weight ditto in sets 4 lbs- down to 4 ox saddle trees bitts buckles tind japand and plated girth roller and straining web and every article in the saddlery line stampd bi ass curtain pins commode koobs turn buckles bed screws c horn lanthorn leaves rivets saucepan handles and fars teapot knobs candlestick springs and every article used by tinmen carpenters and coopers axes and adzes table and desert knives and forks britannia metal table and tea spoons ditto iron tind britannia m la and iron tiod ladles pocket and penk nives scissors razors kent lath aud shoe hammers flemish tacks locks of all sorts round and flat bolts screws butt h and hl hinges coffin furni- ure steelyards assortment of files white wash shoe and scrubbing brushes tea trays ctdssels and gouges plane irons dinner table sleigh and cow bells house and rat traqs tind and japand mailer chains smiths and hand bellows c c c slu ts tons english and swedes iron tt 2 3 jo f0 20 50 do so 50 it it hoop irou l in to m in wide round iron assd cast crawley l- c steel tons shot i 2 3 4 b and bb boxes tiu kauj fv do sheet iron emi double sheet iron casks wrol nails assd do rut nssm casks spikes 3 to 7 inches bdls iron wire assd 4 to 26 wire linage bake pans belly pots powder she and bar copper sheet and bar lead aavils vices bellows pipes fire irons ac ramans patent chain cables from j inch to 1116 in anchors all sizes english and ameri can window glass dry white add red lead do mixed in oil dry colours for painters use hoild and raw linseed oil white and lard uordige pilch rosit and oakum alliance british and foreign life and fire as surance company of london estab lished by act of parliament capital five millions sterling he agents for this company beg leave to announce to the inhabit ants of upper canada that they conti nue to assure against loss or damage by fire and that they have for the convenience of the public appointed the following gentlemen as their agents in the county towns of the different dis tricts viz guy c wood esq cornwall messrsac wmorriscy cobrockville james macfarlane esq kingston james g bethune esq cobourg robt wm prentice esq- york john ross esq niagara to either of whom parties desirous of effecting assurance will please apply the agents take leave to remind the public of the following important and striking advantages that will be derived from assuring with the alliance company 1st perfect security 2d honor and liberality in the set tlement of losses 3d moderate premiums of assurance 4th a participation of profits 5th parties who obtain the settle ment of losses from fire are not there by deprived of their right to participate in the profits of the company 6th losses by lightning will be made good 7th the agents have tbe power of settling losses in this country without referring to the board of directors in london 8th reasonable expenses incurred in the removal of property from fire will be paid yill in tile case uktn aa6ufthiutiv ing made on property for a less sum than the real value thereof the com pany will pay whatever loss is sustain ed not exceeding the sum assured 10th the extended scale on which the society is formed warrants the ex pectation that the profits to be divid ed will be large mckeniebetiiunefcco agents montreal 2sth sept 1826 t ernest town clctii fac tory he subscribers beg leave to ac quaint their friends and the pub lic thai they have erected a manufacto ry on the mill creek in tbe third con cession of earnest town for the pur pose of picking carding and spinning wool and weaving fulling colour ing- and dressing woolen clothssati- neiis which they expect to have in ope ration in a few days this being the first establishment of the kind commenced in the midland district and no pains or expense hav ing been spared to procure experienced workmen and machinery of the best des cription the subscribers confidently trust that a liberal and discerning pub lic will duly appreciate the attempt to extend the domestic manufactures of the country and favour it with that patron age and support which they are deter mined to use their best exertions to de serve wool will be taken and manufactured either on shares or at a reasonable price or carding fulling or any oher part of the process performed for those who wish it on moderate terms isaac fraser david bbrown enoch drake ernesttown 26th may 1828 j public notice is hereby given that from and after this date messrs john torrance and co are ful ly authorised to setilc all claims due to the estate of the hue mr daniel fisher and that mr george munro of york and mr james lockhart of niagara are also authorised to settle all claims due to the said estate in upper canada montreal 1st nov 1p28 signed john fisher by his attorney john mackenzie john torra nce john mackenzie william lunn jtotice is hereby giventhat the i undermentioned premiums are of feicd lo such persons as shall furnish the clerk of the peace for the approval of the magistrates of the district of new castle on or before the 1st day of oc tober hcxt with plans specifications und estimates of a gaol and court house in one budding to be built in the township of hamilton at or near the present court house the first story cf sione j second and third stories of brick j to contain criminal cells debt ors rooms gaolers apartments court room grand and petit jury rooms also looms for offices c such as arc usually required in such a building he roof io he covered with tin he wh de expemenot to exceed the sum ofo0 0 currency premumswill be awarded as followsvh for the best and most approved plan c 15 2d do do 10 3d do do 5 t ward clerkofthepeace n c district- hamihon nc district 10 may 182s books for sale at the chronicle office coming out by miss porter the obriens and the oflatcitys by lady morgan pout hope nail manufac tory j br own begs leave to inform e his friends and tbe public that he has commenced manufacturing nails of every description of a su- w vm perior quality which he will sell for loo doz follansbes grass lh or approved bills as low as they and cradle soy 1 ii lb can be oblained at any manufactory in 50 philadelphia millsaws 10 doz aimes patent canal shovels grindaones wagon uni cart boxes trace and log chains fryiug pans 4 casks of manufac tured tin ware 6 fiteriog stones the above articles slaving all been re ceived will be sold wholesale or retail fur cash or short approved credit on the most moderate terms j w atkins kingston june 14 1828 n b country merchants are res pectfully informed that the above goods having been purchased on the most ad vantageous terms enables him to offer horn nny nrlicloa of shelf goohaj as low as they can be purchased in mon treal iron stem c at a trifling differ ence from the monueal prices j w warehousing forward ing commission business the subscribcrrespecfully informs the public that he has taken a lease of that large storehouse wharf in this town recto ly occupied by messrs mccutclttfq crossman where he intends to carry on the above business and wll be ready at the open ing of the navigation to receive and for ward goods produce c c to any port in the canadas he will always have in his employ seaworthy boats navigated by carefrj and experienced boatmen and his ckarges for transport will be as low as these of any similar establishment in the frovince the subscriber will also pay every attention to the disposing of property that may be intrustew to his careagree- ably to instructions arciin mcdonell kingston 14th maivh 1828 tij reference rtay be made to john kirby esq jhn macanlay esq kingsion and robert stanton esq york st valentines day or the f ait- maid of perth by the author of waver- youth and manhood of cyril thorn- ion tales of a grandfather by the au thor of waverly broughams speech on the english law wanted several respectable youngsters as apprentices to the moulding and bar iron mk bu- sness at the mai mora iron works for terms apply to a manaiian 2d oct 1b28 left on mcdonells wharf about six weeks ago a barrel of pork the owner is requested to prove his property ungstonsept4 1s28 steamboat notice on lake ontario the public are informed that the steamboat queenston capt whitney has commenced making her regular trips aid will during the present summer leave the different ports as follows leave niagara for kingston brock- ville and prescott every thursday morning at eight 0 precisely and leave prescott on her return for brockville kingston york and niaga ra every sunday at six oclock a m arrangements have been made with messrs norton co- sta proprie tors prescot by wk passengers go ing down will arrive monueal on sa turday evening and passengers pro ceeding upwards will bv leaving mon treal on saturday morning arrive in time at proscott to lc the boat every endeavour hxs been used to render the ncrommo a fare on board of the best description quoenston 14th april 1828 the united states port hope july 3 1s26 packets for steerage passen gers only to sail on the 5th and 20 of every month from liverpool for new york the ships composing this line are all of the first class copperfastened and coppered of about 400 tons burthen and as fast sailors as any packets in the irade they have superior accommo dations being very lofty between decks are commanded by experienced masters whose best endeavours will be to pro- mr the comfort of passengers and the appointed days of sailing will be strict ly adhered to tbe facility and convenience of this establishment to persons residing at a distance by saving them much delay expense too often attending the uncer tain and protracted departure of a tran sient vessel will it is hoped be duly appreciated and command such a pre ference and support as will ensure its coninuance and success to irish emigrants this line is es pecially recommended on account of the easy and frequent communication between the irish ports and liverpool by means of sieamboats and smacks and to all it will extend the peculiar ad vantage of a connexion with respectable companies upon the hudson river and the new york canalsby which issccur- ed the readiest and cheapest conveyance to either of the canadian provinces those who wish to send for their friends can procure them a safe and ex peditious passage by applying to john macaulay esq kingston williamcam- ble esq york or james morris esq brockville upper canada new york march 182 new school we whose names are hereunto subscribed recommend mr ro bert offers as a man of capability and experience and fitted lo superintend the education of youth not only by theory but also by a long acquaintance with the real and actual practice of bu siness we therefore believe it would be of advantage to a portion of the ri sing generation xiaxi no sttojuw ui- take such an employment geonge ouili stuart archdeacon of kingston w fltaser p p encouraged by the recommendation of the above venerable and rev cha racters and at the instance of a numer ous and respectable circle of friends the subscriber has taken that most eligible and commodious school room in the house owned by mrs tapin pronounc ed tapau 1 j minutes walk from the english church about the same dis- tance from the french church and within a few paces of front street those parents who may feel dispon ed to commit their children to thesrj- scribers care may rest assured of having justice done to them as he intends to take but a limited number of pupils and is determined to make itthe inter est of parents to patronise him robert efers kingston may 12th 1828 wanted immediately at da vis mill south crosbyrideau canal a number of stone cutlers to whom liberal wages will begiveneither by the day or foot with all tools found if required also a number of quarry men to whom liberal wages will be gi ven and regular payments made either by the month or week donald mcliver ior sale on reasonable terms lot no 24 in the 4th concession of the township of burgess in the coun ty of leeds in the johnstown district for further particulars apply at this office kingston 24ih may 1828 w steam boat notice lake ontario steam boat niagara capt mosier ill after the 15th current leave niagara for kingston brockville and prescott every satur day afternoon at 4 oclock on her return will leave presscott for brock- at the market price ville kingston york and niagara every wednesday morning at 6 oclock arrangements have been made with messrs norton co stage proprie tors by which passengers going down arrive at montreal on tuesday evening and those proceeding upwardswill by leaving montreal on tuesday arrive al prescott to take the boat prescott 4th one 1882 the kingston chronicle is printed and published eveiy saturday by james macfarlajie at his office in front street kingston terms seventeen shillings and six pence per annum if sent by mail twen ty shillings subscription to be paid in advance price of advertisements six lines and under 2s 6d first insei- tion and 7j each subsequent insertion ten lines and under 3s 4d first inser- tion and lod each subsequent inser tion above ten lines 4d per line for the first insertion and id per line for every subsequent insertion advertisements without written di rections inserted tillforbid and charg ed accordingly orders for discontinuing advertise ments to be in writing and delivered by wednesday noon at the latest no advertisements received after ten o clock on the day of publica tion fly produce received in payment notice is hereby given that i will expise to sale by public auction at point nepean in the dis trict of bathurst on saturday the 30th day of august next at 1 1 oclock a m at forlhs inn licences to cut timber on the waste or uugranted lands of the crown in upper canada on the tract of land bordering on the grand or ottawa river above ihc chaudierc falls p robinson york20th july 1828 agents john bignell esq quebec david chuholme esq three rivets audrew porteous esq montreal james mcintoshesq lancaster john cameron esq lochiel r cline esq cornwall- george browse esq matilda alpheus jones esq prescott henry jones esq brockville josiah taylor esq perth h whiimarsh esq richmond j k hnrtwell esq bastard mess c j mdonald gananoqvt r w warfle esq bath allan mepherson esq napance thomas parker esq bellvitle joseph a keeler esq cramahc james g bethune esq hamilton david smart esq port hope william allan esq york daniel rossesq viltoria john crooks esq niagara charles biggar esq murray thomas dorland usq adolihuloun