The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

TM Busk Boy. By Capt. MAYBE Ryan. Bogue.
Captain Reid is • worthy successor to the late
Captain Marryatt in the task ot writing stories for
boy& "The Bog Hunters," "The Young Voyageurs,"
are admirable specimens of literature for the young.
They cherish the spirit of adventure which, however
latest it may be, is always present in the mind of the
youth who is destined to grow up into a distinguished
man. They inculcate all those virtues which go
to the formation of the manly character. They
give, incidentally, an immense mass of infor-
mation on subjects of which it is difficult to know
mete without practice or study. These are no small
emits. A mere romance may turn an adventurous
bey into • dreamer. A treatise on science he very
actually eschew& if we can cultivate his mind at
the same time that we elevate his imagination and
add determination to his will, we shall have achieved
an important point in his education. Captain Mayne
Raid's works are all directed to this end; and the
:cilawith which they are perused by the
gesseration bears witness to the 'Saliency
labours. The " Bush-Boys" ins,per-
haps, not quite so successful as the " Boy
Hunters." It is a little too didactic, and the intent
to instruct is brought out rather too distinctly. It is
too evident that the incidents of the envy are so many
pegs on which certain facts in enteral history are to
be bung. Nevertheless, the ilicidents are interesting
and startling, and the information is rich and eerie&
The Bush-Boys are the children of Hendrick von
Bloom, a Dinah boor. He has fought against the
British government, and is now living as • noosed,
farmer on the frontier of the colony. His re
has been codissated, and misfortunes of othee=
have redused him to a condition almost bordering on
destitution. The opening of the story introduces us
to him jest se be is approaching to the culminating
point ot his misery. He is looking forward to the
ocaning strops as • means of providing for himself
and family, when a light of locusts brings them within
verge of starvation.
Ia ins *ea live siesta from the time they had takes
edam they was ever the kraal, sad wen drooping is teas
af Cowards spas the townsman Gelds. Row see their
0.4, sad pads their dearest, sad to the eyes of thew
WM& Oaf pflosated the appeareaes eta shown et black
Now, flibi la lugs feathery lakes. Ia • few raosteste
the pawl Sao oestphdely severed, said every stalk of
mak% my pious sad bash, serried in hundreds. Os the
mist Oslo tea, se fuse eye essl4l see the pasture wee
elaistad AM/ I sad as the put diOt had sew pessedta
asseouni the helm, the saa's Mk was semis hidden
by dies as Why eseelipse.
They eminag le aim Is a Mad a seasitse, the beads ill
therms osesteselytylag to the feat, sad tbes halg to
fad, ma Is tars these were headed by ethers that had
samosa OWN them fa a similar amber.

Ur seise massed by their wisp wee set tbe Inet
welses shoseeesees, sad reeesibled saesedy brews playisi
the Isms et the Isrestoe lie smsd of s water.
Rs two laws this puma seatimsd. Dude, mist sf
*M em Vas Mem ad We ..* bed "embed Melds
Me Mae, with used dun MI ~DIPIL TlMltte did to 1
suit the mpleolest slower as lite stestsses liifibed by
the beim% Mrs strike the 'beak se palled as to ems a
Masi eV lisreuer. lbw Mil seSNM Medles spes
uswite Iserlohn, esl smiles dim mho their
• trbieb tasty nut base they mud dust
esidde, Wien Us yawed ma euseed.
limy of the Weds eves shed ii=ailtbrzb tke
&We of tie der sad sod enured
es
vegetable substsate width berretta% to be abut
Me dm.
At the ea of tire Mum Veit thus leaked heti. The
Milked el Ms Ws bad peed. Thiess sissesids WNW ;
but mot whet wee M eWiq t 1M kws ides pees
delis was liseery gram lie. Anima besse. es
szajaikeitesesetaa.sestilknotsfork grid, the rpm
aseejtedoe:ll/
be sees—oves the very barb wee stripped tree the Wen,
tbst sew used se If withered by the bud et Gs& Bed
Are swept the subs% it amid set bus loft it moms asked
sad 4seekte. Thud me se poles, tbere were as Adis of
miss er beurbeet, Ikeee mom lesser a fermills Nasal
stud is the WAS el a desert.

Oft stesket depart the mastless of the lield.woust at
that smell. The pea seams dessethe his palatal
Bea a am* la two have. He weld mares malt
mammas odd SOWN believe la its reality. He km that
the IMO weal ell up hie oats% sad his wheat, sad the
repetellat NW, pease ; bat his Imp had Miss far Wiest
of As mime dmielks that had earaelli ham prodased.
The isle& lamdrop was wieasavellimi*--yros me out
of w gersaira—tows. whose debate fallow had played is
the sat Imo but two Ant loose all aimed leaf.
loft NOW * wane than wirfise. Tito wry mood
seemodallwal sieve. He would wit haw haws it as
bit atia hem Met rortslaty bed the wiser hots abseat
duo* Ide period of the breaabllisht, sad approached with.
est say iafeewaties of stet hod lass= amid set
hare resegaiied the plops sf Ida was
This is net all. Wild besets decreer his ores—
poiseeoes dies sting his Wen to death. He is re-
duped to live epos what the rifles of himself aid suss
an procure this. At this point hie fortune maids.
He had migrated to a spot frequested by elephants.
He there tames quaggas, and, moonted tie them,
chases the elephant for the sake of the ivor7. He is
suctnesfal Dryad his expeetatiess, end MU, some
Jean is enabled to take bask his children to civilised
life, end bring them ep is the station for which they'.
had bees intended before hie lose of fortune. The
various adveutures which befall the heaters ere
mode the vehicle of coannoaiesting Infermation coos-
esruing the habits of the sauna at the Clamp as
hiteresting as that 'retained is a lecture by Gram
Gemming.

THI Oaz WaRTICILIC OP CANADA RAILWAY.—
• very seeable* et the trails width who aa audlet
the rata to sad thrmgb Cassels by the thesis Warders
say be famed from the fast that at the rthaerelline there
are 206,000 toss of goy la lying at Detroit ilar=tt
that railway. flees bath, is • greed mum"
Naas the tee os the Menne rivet .Messed fibs seelheiles.
as *lst the transit bas bon leteteepted. This
pile of goods would 51125,000 eve, awl as auk Ude ie set
emnpseed rf mono than 20 oath on as • U
that it will take 1.600 ,rains ty Dampen the Bat
there ass telly four gook %raise pi day oasis use hes
Wrseeet ; me at that rate it will take SI we*, te deer a
I OM emeaslatios, eantosiag skit so floto.o sums. an
Erie tet4—Lesedie (Camas Wad) nee Prem.