The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-25 00:00:00

eastern °oast, from Baia Verte to the Bak des Ma-
kers. Their language is a 'dialect of the Algonquin,
of which powerful sake:Cl:bey once constituted nein-
fiaential tribe. It is exceedingly complex. All the
changes of mood, person, tense, and *maw are
formed by changes of termination. Upwards of 2,000
terminals are made on one radix ff Via Micmac
tongue : from which fact the difSemity of speaking it
accord' to the grammatical form may be readily
i • The process by which a barbarous people
coal build up a language, both 'la copiousness and
complexity of constrsotion net unlike the ancient
Greek, le by no mesas easy to trace. Can it have
originated in a period of great, but now unfortunately
extinct, civilisation ? The number of Mimics in
New Brunswick is about 1,000.
The Milicete tribes are somewhat lees numerous,
being about 300 strong, or a little leas, and decidedly
inferior. They frequent the countries watered by the St.
John and its great tributaries. They principally re-
side in a village situated about ten miles from Frede-
ricton, the seat of colonial government. The slight
birch-bark wigwam is their ordinary abode ; but some
of the more industrious and civilised of them have
built two-story houses, chiefly to please the whiter,
who entertain a laudable desire to see the natives adopt
the acts and appliances of European life. Their love
for their traditional usages is, however, inveterate. An
old and powerful chieftain was strongly importuned
by an English governor to erect a large house of
stone es an example to his people. At length he did
so ; but on a closer examination it was found that he
had built his wigwam inside! The Indian nature
is slow to adopt changes, and the English have
only been in contact with them for two generations.
Time may produce greater effect. It is painful in the
extreme to think that the march of civilisation can
only advance over the tombs of so many unoffending
nations. There is, perhaps, more hope of gradually
attracting the Indiana of New Brunswick into the
circle of civilised society, then most of the other tribes
of North American aborigines. Neither the Micmacs
nor the Milicetes paint their bodies. They have
given up the custom in consequence of their in-
tercourse with Europeans. They have both adopted
the Christian religion—which, however, they little
understand. They were converted by the Jesuits,
who atoned for many of their political sins in Europe
by bestowing unquestionable blessings upon the poor
inhabitants of the New World. They consequently
remain very devout catholics. In addition to all
these hopeful circumstances, Mr. Perley, their
adopted chief, has induced the whole of the Micmac
tribe to take the teetotal pledge—a curious and novel
fact! This is by no means the least important iv-
form introduced amongst them ; for the " lire-water "
has always been the most prolific source of destruction
to the red man.

The wild sports of the forest attracted a large
share of oar author's attention, and they oc-
cupy no inconsiderable portion of his pages.
He has the keen relish of the true sports-
man for spirited adventure • and he confi-
dently recommends his brethren of the rod and
the gun to the preserves of New Brunswick. The
rivers which flow on the northern side into the Gulf
of St. Lawrence abound with salmon ; and offer
facilities for fly-fishing, fully equal to those found in
Norway. The best season to pursue this sport is
from the middle of July to the middle of September;
after that, there is a succession of snipe, woodcock,
and wild-fowl shooting of every description on the
coast, until the setting in of winter compels the birds
to migrate to a more southern clime. This region
can now be reached in fifteen days from London ;
and with as much certainty, and almost es expedi-
tiously, as the Scotch moors could be a few years ago.
The sportsman might spend his summer months in
fishing on the lakes and rivers—ascend the mighty
St. Lawrence—pay a visit to Niagara—camper
through the United States—have a dip into the mys-
teries of American life, and yet be home in time for
" the meet" at Kirby Gate. To such as are disposed
to take the hint, we would suggest the desirableness
of stowing Captain Levingee volume into their port-
manteaus. They will find it a cheerful and useful

ROYAL ITALIAN OPrm.—Last evening there was
an extra performance, at reduced prices, "in order," in the
words of the advertisement, " to afford the general public
the opportunity of witnessing the new and beautiful theatre,
and of hearing the powerful ensemble in Rossini's celebrated
opera ' La Donna del Lege,' embracing the entire strength
of the company." The prices of adinimion were not much
above what they formerly were at the two great English
theatres ; and the house was crowded to overflowing in
every part. The opera (the first performance of which we
have already described) went off with great eclat, and was
received with enthusiastic applause. Grief, Alboni, and
Mario were vehemently encored in their principal morreaux,
and, at the fall of the curtain, they, as well as
Signor Costa, were called for in enecession and made
their bows and curtsies amid the loudest acclama-
tions. In short, the " general public" exhibited as arong
and discriminating a perception of the beauties of Roesinii
gorgeous music and of its exquisite performance as the habi-
tual frequenters of the Italian Opera could have done. The
opera was followed by selections from the new ballets " Lea
.7S syades" and " La Resiers," and the divertissement .' La
Mewls." There is to be another extra performance of the
same kind this evening, when the entertainment will consist
of " Le Nozze di Figaro." We hope that these performances
at reduced prices are of an experimental nature, with a view
to permanently reduced prices next season—a measure which
we conceive to be essential to the future welfare of the