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poland russia the accounts from poland are as far as they go cheering jtbe national go vernment had published r circular relative to the batlle of ostraleoka in which no disposition is manifested to disguise the loss they had sustained but the amount is lower ihan was stated in tho reports re ceived by the late arrival the loss of the late polish army is said not to have ex ceeded two thousand the army is repos ing and reinforcing at praga whence the brave skrzyoecki issues his bulletins and circulars expressed in language which breathes any thing but diminished confi dence aod courage the loss on the rus sian side at the battle of ostraleoka is va riously stated and probably all the ac counts are more or less exaggerated a berlin paper speakiog of the report which estimated it at 15000 says this version may appear exaggerated but upon consi dering the exhausted state of the russian army previous to the battle and the vali ant defence of the poles it can surprise no one that the loss of the former should be very considerable in order to make his projected alack diebitscb bad made a furced march of 9 german miles in 24 hours and coming up to the polish troops he commenced immediately the engage ment which lasted sixteen hours without intermission the field marshal lost do- ring the battle an immense number of his soldiers whn were either killed by the fire of the poles or drowned in an attempt to swim across the river thus situated at the head of an exhausted army without either ammunition or provisions and ex pecting every moment to be attacked on the other side by gen gielgud who had crossed the narew and might sally out upon him from lomza gen diehitsch was compelled to retreat from ostraleoka this retrograde movemeot was begun on the 28th the bridge near ostroleokawas immediately burnt and the whole town was shortly after reduced to a heap of ash es on the 29th ont a single russian was to be seen on the right bank of the narew the russians suffered also much from their own artillery which keptfiripg on ostraleoka long after tbey bad taken possession of that town by an olticial letter of skrynecki to the national government dated from praga june 2d it appears that upon the very day when tho troops under his immediate command so gallantly resisted the iin- meuse superior numbers of diebitsch ano ther corps of the polish army were conduct ing with equal gallantry and better suc- epss in the neighborhood of naraweka- uocrat fcmapowiski attacked not content with exciting the 7cal of her parlizaus she has pushed her care so far as to cause the gibbets to be erected before her and has herself presided at the execu tions instructions seized in several plac es upon some of the chiefs of these rebels have arrived to confirm that which was foreseen of the simultaneousness of their measures the uniformity of the means em ployed by them means which as mby be seen are so many crimes that is to say- that these atrocities are committed under directions regulated from a system prepar ed elsewhere with as much art as perfidy advices bearing date the gih nf june have reached town from lubeck stating that up to that date no symptoms of cholera had appeared that the diseaso at riga had been confined to a district separated from the city where from the precautions taken the disease could not spread that ever possible precaution bad been taken by tne board of health that rags bad been prohibited to be i into lubeck married on monday last by the rev j p hetheringtonmr james frascr merchant to miss ann eliza wilson at brockville by the rev wm smart mr david sopher to miss mary eldest daughter of mr p wheeler late proprietor of the coffce- house of this place on saturday last by the archdeacon of que bec mr rice meredith of montreal to amelia eldest daughter and mr leppe of montreal to eliza second daughter of mr thomaa atkins of quebec died on saturday last after a short illness mary anne daughter of the late edward robin son of kentavinvnear this place formerly of weat- morelad england aeed 30 years at york 21st nit mr charles ridoutfourth son of the late hon thomas ridout aged 27 years auarrystreet nearly opposite mr prentiss store til e subscriber begs leave to inform the inhabitants of kingston and that she has lately arrived from england and commenced business in the folwwiogline leghorn bonnets made to any pattern jw oes stovd and altered chip straw made cleaud c according to ine fatest english fashions aod on reason able terms m haldenpy j an e call will he esteemed iotice the stockholder in l the steamboat william the fowth are requested lo pay ten per c on oach share subscribed on or befere the 23rd august next a mcdonell sec treas prescott 23d july 1881 russian consisting body of of two regiments of infantry and one of cavalry in the night and with such success that the russian corps was entirely surrounded defeated and the greater part taken prisoners the in surgents in the vicinity of nrewka were greatly encouraged by the appearance of the polish force and insurrections in vari ous parts of the russian provinces were spreading and becoming daily more for midable tho following is tho article from the st petersbnrgb gazette against which a re monstrance has been made by the french to tho russian government the future is impenetrable to our eye but if it be true that all evils on earth are confined to certain bounds aod that the en viable hand which rules the world puts an end to them sooner or later we think we perceive through the threatening gloom the first ray of this consolatory truth howe- ever great the destroying rage of the revo lutionary scourge which has been chastis ing europe for these ten months may bo it is perhaps nearer being exhausted than we imagine at the aspect of italy which u restored to legitimate order and tranquil ity propagandism sees some of those seeds of anarchy which had been sown eo amply over all europe destroyed upon appear ance in the bud let it cease then to ex haust itself in murderous efforts to keep up the remaios of error and delusion which can only increase the number of victims and is not a match for a power that is founded oo justice and reason let it leave tbe care of the happiness of nations fo the princes rvngereto them aovt wfrtf better than the heads of the liberal school know how to render the light of tho 19th century conducive to the general good these sovereigns and their governments will now have to close with their utmost efforts the terrible wounds inflicted by li beralism in the name of that light this mission which the emperor das already begun m fulfil in the midst of the cares of the war he will fully accomplish when the demon of anarchy shall have been driven from his empire by the powerful exertions of a faithful nation in the same manner as 19 years ago the invasion of napoleon was tepelled we are daily witnesses of tbe gracious acts by which the emperor dimi nishes the evils caused by a detestable re bellion thus the monarch anticipates tbe lesired moment when free from the care of wttgiog war or puoisbing be will have nothing to do but to heal the wounds which the too docile poles havo inflicted upon themselves by yielding to the influence of men whom tbey will soon learn to know better at the commencement of these remarks nf the petersburgh gazette we find the following admissions as to the formidable nature of the lithuanian insurrection the journal of st petersburgh of may 28 con tains the following article details of the most afflicting nature arrive tn us daily from the theatre of tho lithuanian insur rection and demonstrate to us that it is but by the developement of an energy un equalled that it can be suppressed a revolt which taking for aim the destruction of all legitimate power does not think in order to arrrive at it any means too criminal it is by threats and by theemploymontof tor ments that the lithuanian insurgents seek especially to increase their number and gibbets planted by them in all places have become the tree of liberty they have hanged in several places the public func tionaries attached to their duties pro prietors little ioclioed to participate in the benefits of the rule of aoarchy postmast ers who refuted themselves to the exigen cies of tho insurgents a woman the countess roouieken has distinguished herself iu tbe midst ul these atrocities and a card miss leach a native of england and re cently arrived in this country respectfully begs to announce to the nobility and gentry of king ston and its vicinity her intention of opening a boarding and day school for the instruction of young ladies in the various branches of useful and polite literature with the addition of plain and ornamental works miss leach having filled the situation of in structress for a number of years in families of the first distinction feels confident in a successful result of those confided to her charge miss leach concoives it necessary to mention that previous to her leaving england she pur chased an extensive selection of the most ap proved school books progressively arranged calculated to facilitate and ensure the instruction of youth miss l begs to refer to the venerable the archdeacon stewart a prospectus of terms may be had of miss leach at myers hotel kingston august 6th 1831 sfcp bwww ill ux 6tt b i rf w- temper j wiess professor of the an 3m of legerdemain who performed in this town with such unbound ed success three years ago has returned with a new and splendid apparatus and intends performing in the great hall of j meaghers hotel near the artillery bar racks on monday the 8th wednesday the 10th and saturday the 12th of augui on which occasion he will introduce several new and extraordinary feats which has given such general satisfaction in europe asia and america for further particulars see bills of performance price of jdmission 2s 6d children half price doors open at half past 7 performance to commence at 8 oclock tickets can be obtained at carminos man sion house hotel j belonges confectionary saloon and at j meaghers hotel kingston august 6th 1831 kingston fall races at a meeting of the subscribers to the kingston races held this day at the kingston hotel it was resolved that the above races should tako place on friday the 16th day of september next stewards john r glover esq r n hugh c thompson esq john marks esq r n j b smith esq ordnance john r forsyth esq george w yarker esq secy fy treas trial stakes of to be ran for by horses bred in the pro- femfc er i d m torft 0mth9 prior toolfie day of racing that never wjn match plate or sweepstakes one mile heats entrance eight dollars weights 3 years old 7su 21b 4 8 10 5 9 5 6 9 12 aged 10 kingston stakes of 30 free tn all horses two mile heats en trance twenty dollars weights 3 year old oat 12lb 481 5 8 10 6 9 0 aged 9 7 sweepstakes of ten dollars each to rs dolla 6st 8 8 9 9 121b 1 10 0 7 which the stewards will add one mile heats weights 3 years old 4 5 6 aged mares and geldings allowed 31b riders to be dressed in jockey style no horses to be entered by othera than sub scribers to the amount of 20s the deci sion of the stewards in all cases to be final and who are authorised to postpone the day of racing in the event of raioy weather all horses to be entered by 4 oclock p m on thursday the 15th september at the kingston hotel or pay double entrance at the post the amount of the trial and swoep- stakes will be made known fifteen days previous to the day of racing kingston 3d august 1891 wtotice the share holders i w in the rideau canal steam boat john by are heieby requiiedj to puy into my hands on or before the 7th day of september next a 3rd instalment of two pounds ten shillings currency on each of their respective shares by order of the committee david john smith treasurer kingston 6th august 1831 notice dr whitelaw willcommonce the course of lectures which he lately announced for the instruction of yvng ladies on tuesday next the 2d of xugust at 12 oclock at his lecture room brockstreet tuesday 26th july jtotice is hereby given that the l court of oyer and terminer general jail delivery and of assize anif nisi prius in and for the midland district will be holden at the court hoflse in the town of kingston at 10 oclock a m on wednesday the 5th day of september next of which all coroners magistrates bailiffs and othr peace officers arc commanded to fake notice and give their attendance accordingly john mclean sheriff m d sheriffs office ki july 27ih 1831 dental surgery the subscriber has the pleasure to advertise the ladies and gen tlemen of kingston of his return and that he will stay a few days at mr my ers hotel in the practice of dentistry in all its branches artificial teeth of an excellent qua lify will be inserted in the most improv ed manner reference may bo had to his former wok in this place ho can also refer toj wnbtmkw l ribe futa icqiponmenj in this town and in the states if re quired swood kingston 27ih july 1831 h m dock yard kingston ith july 1831 is hereby given that j there will be exposed for sale by public auction at this dock yard on the 24th august next a quantity of old stores consisting of about t 7 3 0 1 jotice subscribers to the 1 midland district agricultural so ciety can each receive a copy of the pro ceedings of the institution from the pe riod of its commencement loilic quar terly meeting held in april lasl inclu- ivc on applying to the secretary h cthomson secretary kingston july 20th 1s31 txotice is hereby fjven that the i undersigned having been duly appointed tutor to the minor children issue of the marriage of the late b s solomon and e m sexas his wife doth hereby request all and every person or persons indebted to the said estate to liquidate their se veral debts with the undersigned and all persons lo whom the said estate may be indebted are requested to present heir accounts for payment at the office lately occupied by the late b s solo mon in st paul street henry joseph sen montreal june 25 1831 the undersigned late partner in thefhmofbs solomon co having purchased the stock in trade of the estate of the late b s solomon notifies the public and customers in upper and lower canada that he will continue the busi ness in the premises lately occupied by the late b s solomon where he will constantly hcep on baud a choice assort ment of articles in that line and of the best quality henry joseph sen montreal june 25 1831 the business at berthier will be continued as hcietofore h j cwt qrs lbs 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 4 15 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 20 0 3 0 8 2 0 3 1 0 14 0 0 4 0 0 junk paper stuff buntin old glass broken iron old wrought 6 cast 0 old lines twine o nets decayed 0 ras canvass 0 leather buckets o copper 1 steel 0 tar barrels iron wrought j400 in no the sale to commence at 10 oclock a m and the stores to be removed by the purchaser within fourteen days from the day of sale jnor glover naval storekeeper doctor sydney smith a relative of the gallant and dis tinguished hero of that name and pu pil to sir astley cooperchallengesthe whole world for superior knowledge in assisting those afflicted in any of the se veral stages of consumption nervous complaints and broken constitutions also his particular attention to old chronic disorders for upwards of twen tyfive years in regular and successful practice not sometimes a doctor and sometimes something else but a medi cal practitioner he was and that only in the city of london five years paris two years bath three years town of brighton seven years liverpool two years in wales five years steuben five years in those places he has baf- fled the pretended skill of quacks and others if travelling sobriety prac tice in the army and a multitude of ca ses in all their aggravated forms will teach a man the art of healing surely he must know how to treat them and in his youth was instructed by eminent masters attended lectures at st thomas hospital the hospital hotel dieu and two years study at the royal college of physic and cabinet of ana tomy in paris he has effected some extraordinary cures in steuben where he now lives he purposes attending every second monday in every month until further notice at the kingston hotel mr my ers uppei canada at parsons hotel watertown on the following monday also at sacketts harbour and low- ville once a month july 1831 public not we the merchants of kingston are re quested to meet at the court- iioubo n monday next at oooo when there will be laid before them a communi cation from tho chairman of tho montreal committee of trade on a subject of groat importance to the commercial iuterestsof the country john kirby john macaulay kingston 22d july the subscriber having been ap pointed agent to the alliance assurance company begs leave to an nounce to the public that ho continv 10 assure against loss or damage occasioned by fire in any part of the provinces of up per or lower canada from the liberal conditions and extensive ecnle on which the business of the company i conducted he trusts tho public will find it advantageous to assure at their office c tait alliance oflice st gabrielseet montreal 11th july- 1831 lb ftdlnmiiuft igwjmmi urg agguts in upper canada james macfarlnnc esq kingston james g bethune esq cobourg samuel ridout esq york guy c wood esq cornwall messrs aw morrsco brockville public notice a dividend on the capul stock of the cataraque bridgecompain of 30s on each share for the last six moults nasdeclarcd this day payable at tbwoffice on thursday the 7th iost by orderof tho board of directors gf- corbett office of the cwaraqoe bridge company kingston jme 30th 1831 lake ontario arrangement for 1831 niagara fallsoswego montreal sf quebec the splehdid new steamboat great britain capc joseph whitney pupullli ij two low pressure engines of 90 horse power each 1 boilers on the guards books for sale the following books are for sale at the chronicle office viz the family library consisting of i he history off he jcics from the ear liest period tn the present time by ilie rev h h milman in 3 vols 18 mo illustrated with original maps and woodcuts the life of napolron buonaparte by j g lockhakt esq willi cop perplate engravings from the 2d london edition 3 vols 18 mo life of nelson by robert south- by esq with a portrait the life of alexander the great by the rev j williams with a map natural history of insects illus trated by numerous engravings 18 mo the life of lord byron by john gait esq is mo the life of mohammcl founder of the religion of islam and of the em pire of the saracens by the rev george bush a m with a plate 18 mo letters on demonology and witch- raftc by sir waller scott bart 18 mo with a plate jiistory of the bible by the rev g r gleig in 2 vols 18 mo with a map of palestine narrative of discovery and adven ture tn the polar seas and regions with illustrations of their climatege- ology and natural history and an account of the whale fishery by professor leslie professor jameson and hugh 3urray esq with maps c 18 mo life and times of george iv with anecdotes of distinguished persons of the last fifty years by the rev george croly with a portrait 13 mo new andimpioved edition narrative of discovery and adven ture in africa from the eailiest ages to the present time with illustra tions of the geology mineralogy and zoology by professor jameson james wilson esq and hugh mur ray esq with a map and wood en gravings 18 nio lives of eminent painters and sculp tors by allan cunningham esq i- 3 vols is mo willi portraits history of chivalry and the cm with by g r jamesi esiji isnio with a plate mary qneen of scotsin 2 vols by h g bell esq the continuation of the family libra ry will he regularly received at the chro nicle office immediately ns the volumes are issued from the press of tbe messrs harpers of new york to render tho family library still more worthy of patrooagc the publishers pro pose incorporating in it such works ofin- etere and value as may appear in theva- uriost libraries and miscellanies now pre paring in europe particularly the na tional and the edinburgh cabinet libraries ah these productions as they emanate from the press will be submitted to a committee of literary gcntlemon for inspection and none will bo reprinted hut such as shall he found calculated to sustain the exalted character which this library has already acquired new forwarding establish ment the subscribers beg leave to in form the merchants of upper canada and tbe public in genera that they have entered into copartnership under the firms of mcmillan mcdoncll co at prescott and ogdcnsburgh and that of mcmillan link co at montreal they will be prepared on the opening of the navigation with good durham boal and bateaux manned with experienced masters and conduc tors lo transport any produce or mer chandize that they may be favored with on as favorable terms as that of any res pectable house in upper canada tho business at prescott and ogdensburgh will be carried on at the old stands for- erly occupied by the late firm of john m will lerveniagara at 4 oclock p m every fifth day viz july 5th loih 15th 20lh 25lh 30th august 5th 10th 15th soih 25th 30h september 5th toth 15th 20th 25th 30lh calling at oswego on the following mornings at which plaee canal packets and stages leave daily for utica also kingston and brockville the same c- vening where stages are always in rea diness to eenvey ipamngirs io mon treal will leave prescott at i oclock a m every fifth day viz july 3d 8lh 13th 18 23d 23th august 3d 8th 13th 18th 23d 2slh september 3d 8lh 13th 18 23d 28th calling at brockville kingston and at oswego on the evening of the same days also at york and niagara the great britain was built in the fall of 1s30 by messrs ibown bell of new york is 162 fed in length- promenade deck 148 feet extreme breadth 60 feet the ladies and gentlemans cabins are finished in the same wanner as the new york and liverpool packet ships with state rooms no expense has been spared in furnishing tke boat in the most comfortable manner and every endeavour will be used to accommodate passengers and ensure regjariy by this conveyance passengers from buffalo can arrive at oswego in 24 hours passage including fare from niagara to oswegol lte stage fare from oswego to ulica 30 notice marmora foundry company in conformity to tbe ae incorporat ing this company a subscription book is now open at the onv f thos kirkkfatrick kingston 16th may 1831 wanted at ll napanee millsa person to lake charge of a school who if well qualified and pro perly recommended would meet with good encouragement for further par ticulars apply at this oflii july 9th 1 for sale lol no 30s in grave street kingston apily lo the editor of 111 p also private memoirs of napo- bourrienoo icon sketches of naval life with notices of men manners and sconcry oo tbe shores of he mediterranean with maps by a ci vilian annnls of the peninsular campaigns by the author ofcyril thornton correspondence of admiral colling- wood with memoirs of his life a year in spain by a young american berthas visit to her uoclo in england the grooms oracle and pocket stable directory lawrence on tho horse tbe boston revised edition of tbe wa- verley novels with plates tbe heiress of bruges a novel by t c grattan maxwell a novel hy the author of sayings aod doiugs i the provincial statutes the undersigned beg to inform the public that their revised edi tion of the provincial statutes will be teady on or about the 1st of november next it will contain all the british laws which relate particularly to the canadas the ordinances of quebec proclamations issued by lord dochester and governor simcoe and the whole of the provincial statutes now in lorcc from the year 1792 to 1831 inclusive with such notes of reference as circum stances appeared to require and a most copious index in preparing the work for the press the utmost attention has been paid tn correctness the paper is of the best qualityand the publishets trust that its typographical execution will equal if not surpass that of any work ever pub lished in canada none but the most competent printers being engaged in the oflice front which it is to issue it may not be amiss to add that all persons who subscribe for this edition will be annully furnished with the suc ceeding provincial enactments at a mo derate price and printed in the same form as tho work now in the press ii c thomson james macfarlane kingston june 14 1881 mcpherson ct co alex mcmillan angus mrdonel matthias link wtotice is hereby given that sealed tenders will be received at this office umil thursday the 4ih of au gust next from any person or persons will ing to contract for the tolu arisiog from tbecataraqui bridge bf one year cer tain or for two years certaio from the sistday of august next when possession will he given the tolls receivable by aci of parliament may be seen on tbe bridge and those persons c exempt from pay ment of tollmay he known on application at this office m such person or persons who are willing to contract a above will be required lo give approved sureties to the amonot of 100 currency that the amount of tho tender contracted for shall be paid weekly to tbe treasurer at this office where any further information required will he given- it is further to he understood that in ad dition to those persons c who by the former lease were entitled to a tree pas sage the present contracts to include all aud evory person belonging or attached to the royal naval aod dock yard esta blishments with their wives families ser vants c c as well as laboarers and mechanics with their teams c are ot pass and repau toll free that may duriog the continuation of this contract be re quired for making repairs and alterations ou the bridge aod it is also further to be understood that no contract will bo entered into un less tho board of directors should receive ay approved ofieh and should fttfhhs box be let by contract a tollkeeper will be required the bridge is also to be swept clean by the contractor at loast once a week persons tendering or their agents are re quired to he at this oflice oo the opening of tho tenders atl2oclock noon on thurs day 4th of august next geo f corbett sec treasurer office of the cataraqui bridge company kiogston 2d july 1831 h mdock yard kingston vc 1st july i83i totice is hereby given that lm tenders will ho received at my office until monday the first bf august next from all such persons as may be willing to contract for the supplying his majestys naval yard with six hundred cords of fjre wood to consist of beach birch hickory maple and ironwood three hundred cords lo be delivered on or before the 1st january 1832 and three hundred on or before the 1st of march 1832 the tenders to express the rate in sterling money the dollar at 4s 4d sterling and will be opened at my of fice on monday the 1st of august next at 10 oclock a m john r glover naval siortuteft noticesteamboat queenstan tb public c txvtny m- formed that the stearaboat queenston capt meneillet with mr t w corning sailing ifaster has commenc ed her regular trips and during the season will leave niagara for prescott everw wednesday night at 12 oclock toucnt ing at kingston and brockville and ar rive at prescott every friday afterqpon where as usual stages will be mat- tendance to convey passengers to mon treal will leave prescott every sunday morning at6 oclock touch ing at brock ville kingston cobourg port hope york burlington bay and niagara the rates of passage and freight the same as are charged by other steam boats may 1831 o the new steamnoat charles carroll calvin case master will leave kingston for sackcts har bour every tuesday thuisdav sa turday at 7 oclock a m cabin passage 5s steerage s d swego nal packet boat line a boat will leave oswego and syra cuse every morning sundays excepted throughout the season one of the boats is constructed on bromwells spring deck patent her days of leav ing are as follows oswego mondays wednesdays and fridays and syra cuse tuesdays thursdays and satur days the other boat will leave each place on the intervening days passengers taking this line will meat with every attention and no delay as it runs in connection with the erie pack et line to and from schenectady and buffalo and the lake ontario steam boats the elegant british steamer grtat britain capt whitney touches at oswego on her trips from pressed and kingston to york and niagara and touches also on her return from those places to kingston anil 1rccutl oswego july lit i8u