a female portrait of beau ty ai hitrac7- herroione the maid wiu named whose form rounded and full displayed ti sanctuary of love ftr love might well have cho sen here so fair a sbrine t make bis long abode of ivory and alabaster blent her limli3 wero fovmd insocxacta mould that yir transparent forms might almost seem to melt in air or float impalpable like thebright moonbeams in the quiet lake nor though she thus boauteou etheraal pure e sweetest breath ofearlv flowers not less the hits are generally as we have said playful rathei than mischievous and e- ven the wounded we think must be a- mused by their own tickling hurts the name of the author is not given our guess is that he is well known as one of the most able and clever writers who figure in the periodical literature of the day and that he adds three very learn- edletters such as ll d to his for mal signature we see he announces a quiz on the fashionable novels to be called park lane or the annals of alvanley this is tender ground and we fear that his pen is tooslashingto get through it with the requisite delicacy nous verrons the field offers fairly for he glowda woman to the touch that at all events the new otters lainy tor might a ike union of broad caricature and the type of all her sex have been her breast a n altar was in which did bum a lamp exhaustiess wbo30 bright light shed from her eyes such rays of tenderoesb that een might tame the lion in hie rage and bid him quit hib prey and crouch beneath her feet for such as olden legends singie beautys power her voice the silver bells would shame her hair like terms wcterfalldid dazzling shine nor fairer form than hers hath fancy brigh eer wove or grecian chisel ever form j in marble breathing with ideal grace oh woman armd with loves resistless power how oft does terror flash from thy full eye and thunder hang upon thy lip thy words like lightning wbhber the proud breast of ma with all the horrors of the tempest fraught and then one sunny smile of tby soft eye revives our trembling heart the shuddr- iug chill cf thy dudain like clouds is chased a- way disdain that fiercer is than lions roar more stern than tyrants frown which quite oercomes our courage high shame and confucion then like mists our sickning atmosphere be comes rv 99 proui man such is thvwondr- rous might that men for theo do wealth and fame and power abandon the lead of mankind have left submissive to be led by thee the queen of willing arts thou reignst thy potent spells who can withstand enchantress who re sist tne subtle fascination of thine eyes or the sweet poison that like irons notes drops from thy leasee and falling on the ear can een to madness turn the brain of him thats deep imbued with philosophic lore from the london literary gazttte whitehall or tu days of george ik l2mo pp 330 london 1827 w marsh concluded it would be endlesshowever to give specimens of the whimsical perversions of history and costume continually intro duced and we therefore turn to the story mr smithers a mulatto son of a inissonary executed by the barbarous orders of the british government and a sable luuywno to use nis own grand iloquent expressions prepared his culinary fare by day and shared his roucb by niht africa claimed her birth and the name by which she was known was jock mt smithers had come to england to clairajustice on the murderers of his father as he was on the top of a dover couch coming over westminister bridge from the west in dies on his way to holmess hotel he makes an indelible impression on the heart of miss hawkins who faints in his arms our hero is no less smitten but on awaking in the morning deter mines to part from his love to his duty having procured a guide he and his faithful caesar set out for the friend of the human race ebediah macfarlane when having stopped outside the admi ralty to admire the splendid building of that gorgeous pile they are observed by commodore parry of the horse marines who knowing that the west indies is in upi oar thinks it his duty to report them to the lord high admi ral this joke we think cannot fail to be successful the names sprinkled a- bnut as they are with unsparing hand arc generally indeed in ail cases but one or two handled with the utmost good humour we must however say that it were as well if those two or three were totally eradicated the humour of the book would be just as good and the nature better the style as our readers must have perceived is easy and flowing but from severai inaccuracies in language and as many in arrangement jeremy ben- tham for instance is beheaded in p 92 and in p 185 he is hired by the duke of wellington to poison romero alpucrte we suspect it was written with infinite haste the writer can do better things j and indeed what he has done in this instance can only be ga thered from a perusal of his book the touches are so clight and so innumera ble that it is quite impossible to detach them for a review that will afford an idea of the character o the perform ance sometimes we are provoked at its absurdities and the next moment we laugh heartily at the ludicrous and grotesqueenectofaparthian arrow glan cing off a wellknown personage for cherry valnl t curly maple lumber the suh j ready to contract for any quantity of cherrvwalnut and curly mafcfe lumber deliverable at his mills 12 j west of ancaster or at kerby and halts store burlington bay where s can take it in letters with p references addres sed to him ai ancaster will be duly at tended to james johnston december 22 is27 wanted immediately at da vis iill south crosbyrideau canal a number of stone cutters to whom liberal wages will begiveneither by the day oi foot with all tools found if required also a number of quarry men to whon liberal wages will be gi ven and regular payments made eithei by the month or week donald mcliver kingston nov 8 i827stone mason fftesh goods wholesale and retale gjphe subscriber wishes to inform friend aid the public in general that he hasjust received a very extensive iwa drollery as that which is the prominent quality of whitehall office of the cataraqui bridge company kingston january 26th 1829 at a meeting of the directors of the cataraqui bridge company held this day for the purpose of choos ing by ballot a president agreeable to the act of incorporation john r glo- ne nasjust received a very extensive sup- ver esq was unanimously reelected ply of groceries wines brandy gin spi- for the ensuing year g f corbett secy and treas office of the cataraqui bridge company kingston january 26th 1829 at the annual general meeting of the stockholders of the catara qui bridge company held this day a- greeable to the act of incorporation the following gentlemen were by ballot unanimously reelected directors for the ensuing year jno r glover jno marks jno kirby jno macaulay and stephen yarwood esquires g f corbett secy and treas rits and a few gallons of very superior highland whisky the whole of which he purposes selliug at very reduced prices for cash or approved credit and to show the public he is determined to reduce his prices he hero gives the prices of a few of his ar ticles viz cogniac brandy 7s per gal holland giu 6s do do spirits 4sg do do muscovado sugar 6d aod 7d do lb furs wanted at the store of the subscri ber market place all kiods of ship ping and hatting furs hspiunny kingst jan 1 1828 to let the house at present occupied by c a hagermao esquire pos session given on the 1st may next apply to thos kirkpatrick kingston 15th jan 1829 notice to emigrants persons desirous of settling in upper canada may procure lands on the island of tantisituat- ed in lake ontario 9 miles above kingston there are several thousand afros yet unoccupied which will be either sold or leased upon reasonable terms the situation is pleasant and the soil generally of an excellen quality further information may be obtained by application to richd hitch- ins esquire residing on the island or toa k johnson esq at prescott montreal june 2 1828 n b a steamboat passes the is- ther ande times a week d r f loaf table raisins sun ditto currants pearl barley scotch ditto black pepper starch fig blue best spanish float indigo 10s6 do do ditto coffee is2 do do second do u do du cloves 4d do lid do do lod do do 71 do do lsld do id do 4d do 9d do is do ls6 do do do do do do do nutmegs 6d per into cinnamon lemon aod orange peel wibtim 3d 3d ls3 lid 8d 9d 7jd 6d is 9d 5d 26 5s9 8s6 5sl0 53 do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do oz do do do do do lb do do do do do do do do do do do the stockholders of the bank of up- onnndi arc hereby required to py the bank ou or be lore the first aa of may next an instalment of five pt cent upon the capital stock subscribe pursuant to a resolution passed at a pc ncral meeting for that purpose held th day thos g ridout cashiei bank of upper canada york 18th feb 1829 canada comp an ywhere as several informations have been received by me that timber has bec plundered from lands the property qf the canada company particularly i the london midland eastern and ot tawa districts and the names of several offenders have also been communicated to me i hereby give notice that agents arc appointed in the various districts to procure evidence respecting the depre dations and that every person win may hereafter be found offending will be prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the law wm dunlop warden of the woods and forests wardens office guelph feb 2 1829 f n b persons desiring of purcha sing licence to cut timber on the com pany s lands will apply to me by let ter addressed to my office here shoes cotton goods just received and for sale at the sjorew the subscriber at cape vincent a few bales of 34 and 44 shirting and sheeting also a quanti ty of coarse and fine shoes which will be sold low to country merchants four cash or furs henry sphinny kingston nov 1st 1328 stoves tust received and for sale at tine w store of the subscriber small as sortment of stoves consisting of cooking franklin boxand nine plate aisoo handa quantity of stove p ipe of differ ent sizes together with a general assort ment of tin ware which will be sold wholesale or retail at reduced prices- henrys p 2jechflanu jkrmorfilji for sale here caraway setd epsom salts sulphur brimstone lampblack black lead snuff putty fine mustard in jars pekoe tea gunpowder jo old hyson do young hyson do souchong 3s9 do do best twankay do 39 do do bohea 2s6 do do hysou skin do 3s6 do do and all other articles in proportion the greater part of his present stock being of this years importation and selected by himself he can warrant them of the best quality merchants in town or country can be supplied ou as reasouable terms as in montreal and a liberal credit given all orders from town and country thauk- fully received and punctually attended to all kinds of country produce taken at the market price michael brennan kingston dec 2d 1828 n b m b- has on hand a very exten sive supply of dry goods consisting of red white blue greeu aud yellow flannels snporfine fino aud common black blue and drab cloths drab aud olive flushings grey and striped cotton tartan plaid green baize apron check irish knit hose with many articles suita ble to the present season and at very low prices and very liberal credit removal elesslie sf sons beg leave to inform their friends andthc public that they have removed to that shop adjoining mr j g parkers store street kingston 15th sept 1828 jv otice the subscribers will pay the following prices for pork and flour in cash on deliveiy at their establishment at jones falls south crosby rideau canal as undermen tioned viz for pork in the hog weigh t from 150 to 200 lbs 21s 6d ditto do from 2 to 300 lbs 22s 6d for flour in the barrelfine21s 3d do do middling 18s 9d do in the bag pr- cwt 10s 6d mackay redpath jones falls rideau canal dec 27 1s27 for sale the brick house and lot situate on the place darmes at pre sent occupied by assistant com gen hare for terms apply to thos kirkpatrick kingston isth sept 1328 lands for sale lot letter d in the township of pittsburgh fronting the st law- rencecontaining200 aces well wooded lot no 26 fourth concessiou township of kingston containing 200 acres on which there is a clearance of about 20 acres with a log house and barn lot no 26 sixth concession in same township containing200acreson which there is a clearance of about 10 acres with a good fence and now under acrop of timothy for particulars apply to f aharper kingston 12th may 1828 v advertisement aluable fa f sale consisting 0 00 acres in the tewifofap of drlneon newcas j dis trict upper canada comprising lots no 30 81 1 32 and 33 in the second concession 400 acres of whi ar freehold and 400 acres reserves the leases ofwhich have eleven yc on- expired 200 acres are cleared and fenced the buildings consist of a large dwelling house root hous and stabling capital barns an e saw mill mill house and several small tenements with enclosed gar den and orchard every lot is plentifully watered the high road from kingston t york passes through the premises bbj 27 miles from port hope and 3g from york it is well suited for a merchant store or tavern the whole will b sold toget or in lots of 1 or 200 acres and th pay ments made easy for further particulars apply to r fairborne esq darlington j c bethune esq cobourg john warren esq whitby john macaulay esq kingston the editor of the kingston chronicle or of the proprietor james black esq st catharines niagara district dec 6 1 828 j mathers gent to n c filgiano no 34 st paul street montreal mer chant tailor begs leave to inform the gentlemen of fashion that lie has come from the above house and will take orders to be executed immediately or in the spring in the london and philadelphia fashions equal to any made in london or in the cnnadas those who will favor him with their orders will please call soon as his stay will be for a few days only he has a few articles of clothing for sale apply at the old kings head dec 13 1s2s a the deputypostmastergeneral announces tlie foimatio ol hit undermentioned new post offices in upper canada to go into operation upon the 6th of next month via thomhill on yongestrectfc2 miles from york wm parsons p m markham 10 miles ne ofthoin- hill j lines johnson p m pickering 22 miles e of yotk kingston rot j francis les pm toronto 14 miles w of york dundasstieet a leys pm streetsville6 miles nw of to ronto on river credit isral ran som p m oznabruck 13 miles w cf corn wall joseph bockus p ml t n stayker d p m g general post office quebeclsth dec 1s28 ptotice there is now in the 1 possession of mr charles wil son poudkeeper at barriefield in the township of pittsburgh a stout dark bay horse short tail formerly belonged to mr junis and mr hart of vc oiuimimu ipmnmiiv wiiumvui may own said horse are requested to pay the expenees of poundage keep ing and take him away otherwise he will be sold according to law barriefield kith sept 1828 furs and skins wanted at the stores of the subscriber in kingston and at cape vincent all kinds of shipping and hatting furs also deer skins and horns cattle hornsc for which cash or goods will be paid henry s phinny kingston nov 1st 1828 a notice ll persons indebted to the es tate of the late patrick dono van are hereby called upon to make payment to the subscriber and those having claims against said estate are re quested to present them for adjustment mary donovan jan 17 1829 administratrix mjotice all persons indebted jl to the estate of the laic george macaulay esq are requested to make immediate payment and those having any claims against the said estate to present them without delay duly au thenticated to simon ii macaulay esq of bath who is authorised to set tle all accounts relating to the said es tate james b macaulay york 1st oct 1828 executor exeuctive council office york 4th dec 1828 vj otice is hereby giveu by order of j- his excellency the lieutenant gover nor in council that sealed proposals post paid for a lease of the ferry from wolf island in the midland district of this pro vince to cape vincent ou the american shore for the term of seven years from the twenty fifth day of march 1829 subject to such rules and regulations for ferriage and attendance as the magistrates of the said district in general quarter sessions of the peace may adopt endorsed ten der for ferry will be received at this office until the fifth day of the said mouth of march on which day the lease will be adjudged to the highest bidder who will he required to enter into the usual security for the due performance of the conditions and to pay one pound twelve shillings and six pence cury before the pateut issues john small c e c 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 messrs a fy wmorris fyc brockville james macfarlane esq kingston james g eethune 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 impoitant and striking advantages that will be derived from assuring with thealliancecompany 1st perfect security 2d honor and liberality in the set tlement of losses 3d moderate premiums of assurance 4ih a participations of profits 5th parties wbo 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 the power of settling losses in this country witnoq refering to the board of directions in london 8th reasonable expenses incurred in the removal of properly from fire will be paid 9th in the case of an assurance be ing made on property for a less sum than the real value thereof the com pany will whatever loss is sustained not exceeding the sum assured 10th the extended scde on which the society is formed warrants the ex pectation thai the profits to be divid ed will be large mckenziebethuneco t i montreal 28th se 1826 port hope nail manufac tory j br own begs leave to inform his friends and the public that he has commenced manufacturing nails of every description of a su perior quality which he will sell for cash or approved bills as low as they can be obtained at any manufactory in the united states port hope july 3 1s26 for sale lot no 17 in the ninth concession of the town ship ofloughboro for particulars en quire at this office jcingston 9th august 1828 wanted a good blacksmith to whom liberal w ges and con stant employment will be given appli cation io be rondo to a m innhan mfr- mora iron works may 22d lfc28 notice a well recommended mcdicil jh onndonvni if nmhlrv ci pics will meet wiih every support in the vicinity of vitloria townshp o charlotteville london district the centre of a dense population itkranteb for sale five acres of land more or less in demoresiville being part of lot no 37 in the first concession west of green point in the township of sophiasburgh apply t mrs jane mleod kingston 17th december 1828 a special session will be hoi- den on monday the thirtieth day of march next at the court ilunse in the town of kingston at the hour of ten oclock of the forenoon to divide the township of kingston into divisions and to allot to the different overseers the roads they are so superintend and work for the ensuing year at the same time to receive the accounts of the overseers of the highways of the township of kingston for the last year by order allan maclean clerk of the peace m d feb 21 1829 ijor 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 24th may 1828 jvt otice is hereby given that the part- -i- uership existing between richard lowe and thomas dier since the first of mpy 1825 in the carding and cloth dressing business at the napnco mills is this day dissolved by mutual consent all those who have any claims on the said firm are requested to present them to thomas dier for settlement and all hose indebted to pay to cither party such accounts as are presented endorsed by the other richard lowe thomas dier napanc millsoct 1st 182s kingston boarding fc day school for young ladies mr mrs twig beg leave to return thanks for the uniform support which their school has received since its commencement and wish to as sure parents and guardians that they shall make it their study as they have ral branches moral and polite whicl constitute a liberal education reference may he made to the ve nerable george 0k stuart rev john machar lieutenant colonel mc pherson and john mclean esq kingston 4h april 1828 11 or sale front half of lot no 13 3d concession of haldimand district of newcastle containing 100 acres 40 of which are under cultivati on an excellent saw mill is erected on the lo on a dtwblc stream and a fine grove of pine limber adjoining also a comfortable frame dwelling house new barn and carpenters work shop for particulars c application may be mule to j g bethune esq cobourg or on the premises to feb 7th 1s2s levi cole severn respectable youngsters as apprentices o the mouldiug and bar iron mikng bu siness at the marmora iron woiks for terms apply to a man ah an 2d pes 1828 soap candle manufactory daniel caffray impressed with a grateful sense of the very liberal support he his received from his numerous friends as well as from the public at large would inform them that he continues the above business at his old staud in front of the holdings of john s cartwright esq and near mr a ivess and the long island ferry he is determined to have constantly on hand a general supply of soap can dles which he pledges himself shall be of the best quality he will give the highest price in either soap or cash for tallow and lard and will give soap in exchange for house grease and ashes delivered at his works kiugston oct22 1828 pork merchants can have their lard tried aud packed in the first order at the shortest notice aud on the lowest terms l ands for sale on the canal route betweeu the 9w ottawa and kingston jw being lot 32 in tho 10th concession of pittsburgh about ig or 17 miles from kingston containing 200 acres of good arable land well situated for an inn the public road passing across the south end and the cranherry creek passing through the north application maybe made to francis a harper esq kingston nov 1 1828 notice all notes or accounts due to the estate of the late frede rick keeler are to be settled with j h samson bellville 24th dec 1828 ailr on consignment the subscriber has 300 barrels of salt which he will sell cheap for cash walter mcunniffe kingston 16th december 1828 mayors english spelling book t5 cjst publhed and for sale at the chronicle office an extensive cdi- ton of miivors spelling book stereo typed from the szbih london edition- a d1827 having a beautiful frontis piece ougrovine james macfarlane kingston 2lsi march 1828 the kingston chronicle is printed and published eveiy saturday by james macfarlane at bis office in front sreet kingston terms seventeen shillings and six pence per annum if sent by mail twen ty shillings subscription to be paid in idvincc price of advertisements six lines and under 2s 6d first insei- tion and 7j each subsequent insertion en lines and under 3s 4d first inser tion and lod each subsequent uums tion above ten lines 4d per line lor the first insertion and id per line for every subsequent insertion advertisements without written di rections inserted till forbid 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 ft produce received in payment at the market price agents johu bignell esq quebec david chisholmo esq three jftters andrew porteous esq montreal james mcintosh esq imncaster 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 whitmarsh esq richmond j k hartwell esq bastard mess c j mdonald gatianoqvi r w warfte esq bath allan mcpherson esq napauee thomas parker esq bellville joseph a keeler esq cramahe j ines g bethune esq hamilton david smart esq port hope william allan esq york daniel kossesq vittoria john crook esq niagara chnrlettbigghr esq muny tliomasdorlfiud esq adolphvstotcu