The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

Esquisse sur le Canada : Considers song le point de
vue economiste. Par J. C. Tache. Paris : Hec-
tor Bossange et File.
A little volume of nearly two hundred pages,
possessing something beyond the merely mechani-
cal merit of a clever compilation. Its author, one
of the members of the Canadian Parliament, has
been officially delegated to Paris as one of the Com-
missioners from Canada to the Universal RaWsi•
tion. He has judiciously imagined that a book
like the one now under consideration might appear
rather appropriately at this moment in anticipation.
of the elaborate "catalogue raisonne" about to be
published, setting forth the productions comprised
in the Canadian section of the great palace of in-
dustry in the Elysian Fields ! This sketch, or
outline of Canada, comes before us, we would
observe, at once in a manner somewhat authorita-
tive, being issued from the press at the expense of
the province of which it is avowedly descriptive,
for the purpose of gratuitous distribution. As
affording a comprehensive bird's-eye view of Canada
throughout its whole vast dimensions, the work
cannot but be regarded with a peculiar and almost
grateful satisfaction. For hitherto it has been &fie.
cult to obtain any adequate insight into the condi-
tion of that central part of the North American
Continent, except after having entered upon a
variety of extended and laborious researches. De-
scriptions of Canada, there have been heretofore of
course in abundance. But those descriptions hare,
for the most part, been either too minute in de-
tail, and therefore voluminous, or too curt and
succinct, and therefore superficial. For example,
as M. Tache has himself intimated is his " Envoi"
—there have been works relating to this subject,
bearing now upon the history, now upon the com-
merce, now upon the social and political condition of
the Canadians—publications, however, too fre-
wently of a character so comprehensiveof their kind
as to be beyond the reading capacity of the genera-
lity in this age of railway and electro-telegraphic com-
munication. Another series of works immediately'
illustrative of the state of Canada and of tho con-
dition of the Canadians has, according to the honest
exception made to them by our author, bewildered
by their complicated masses of facts and figures
every one but those capable of laying claim by right
to the merit of profound statisticians. Instead of
thus aiming so high as altogether to overshoot the
desired mark, namely, the acquisition of some mo-
derate share of popularity among contemporary
observers, the compiler of the little volume under
notice has herein simply endeavoured to afford the
reader, in the pleasantest manner imaginable, a
rapidly-acquired notion of the chief points relating
to the province of Canada, examining the subject;
chiefly if not exclusively under certain economical
considerations. Accordingly as the readers of this
" Outline,' therefore, may be more or less men of
letters, or men of science, politicians, or political
economists, they may individually experience a cer-
tain amount of disappointment in the course of its
examination. The literary investigator may re-
gret that the book does not contain more parti-
culars in relation to Canadian literature—the tou-
rist may lament that there is so little comparatively
in reference to the picturesque—the natural phi-
losopher may wish that the volume comprised ad-
ditional particulars of a scientific character—the
political economist may sigh for something more in
the way of statistics. M. Tache confesses as much
in his preliminary review of his own labours ; but
all there rea lers together, if not each one amongst
them individually, can scarcely fail, he hopes (and
Elopes, too, we cannot but think, not wholly with-
out reason) to derive from the general survey
taken by our author same rational amount at least
both of instruction and entertainment. This could
scarcely fail to be the case with a book compiled
by a man of M. Tache's intelligence, in allusion to
a country extending over 40,000 leagues super-
ficially, embracing within its circumference
2,000,000 inhabitants, and productive annually of
wealth equivalent to 500,000,000 francs—a pro-
vince extending in one direction to the western ex-
tremities of Lake Erie and Lake Huron, in an-
other to the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in
another to the northern limits of the United States
and of the State of New Brunswick, and in another
to the southern boundaries of the vast track of
land known as the Hudson's Bay Territory. The
Sketch cf Canada furnished by M. Tache portrays
the province now geographically, now historically,
now geologically, now meteorologically, now in re-
ference to its natural productions, now in relation
to its manufactures—delineating subsequently its
various means of communication by high-road and
water-course, by canal and railway, afterwards pre-
senting to view a compact but sufficient outline of
the Civil and Political Institutions of the Canadians.
Nothing of importance has been overlooked. Every
salient point has been scrupulously particularised.
The " opuscule" penned by M. J. C. Tache, con-
stitutei indeed, the veritable epitome of the prin-
cipal characteristics of that noble province of which
the author is at once the exponent and the repre-
sentative. His " Esquisse,' in other words, is the
history in little of both Canada and the Cana-
dians.

The War : from the Landing at Gallipoli to the
eath of Lord Aaglan. By W. H. Russell,
the Times correspondent. Routledge and Co.
Unquestionably, and beyond all doubt, the
most picturesque and brilliant description of
" The War," from the period of its commencement
down to a time almost immediately contemporary.
Besides which—what is of still greater importance
than either brill.ancy or picturesqueness—the nar-
ration among all the 'various accounts of the great
contest between the Allies and Russia, which is,
perhaps, the most reliable and trustworthy. Not
but that several records of both the recent and the
present campaign, given to the world elsewhere
than originally in the columns of the Times, are
entitled to no trivial amount of popular considera-
tion. For example, the serial accounts furnished
by their regular correspondents to others among
our morning contemporaries, to the Post and Herald,
the Daily .ews and the Morning Chronicle, have
been distinguished variously by the merits of
promptness and exactitude. Beyond which, espe-
cial mention ought, in like manner, to be made of
the chapters delineative of the events transpiring
before Sebastopol, chapters which have for some
considerable time past adorned from month to
month the familiar and honoured pages of Black-
wood's Magazine, Ebony's contributes being no
other, we conjecture, than Captain (now Brevet-
Major) Hawley, of the Engineers, already favour-
ably known to the readers of Maga as the spark-
ling writer of the story entitled " Lady Lee's
Widowhood." The universally admitted supe-
riority of the account of " The War," furnished
in periodical despatches to the Times, by our con-
temporary's distinguished " Special Correspon-
dent," W. H. Russell, deprives of the mere ap-
pearance of invidiousness the preference accorded.
to his narrative of the campaigns of 1854 and 1855,
in the Crimea, as its right, absolutely and.
indisputably. The compact edition of these cele-
brated despatches from the East, printed collec-
tively iu a volume of some five hundred pages
octavo, and issued to the world from the estab-
lishment of Messrs. Routledge, is announced upon
the title-page as published "By Permission." Its
sale in this new shape will, of course, as might .be
expected, be something almost fabulous from its
magnitude. Nevertheless, whatever that sale map
be, it can scarcely be more, in any event, than
•
commensurate with the excellence of the work m
vigorous and thoroughly hoaest narrative of occur
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rences of the very first importance—o_cce
the
midst of the smoke of the battle-held
pencil.l y
English-
the sequel of which are still being sketehtdhel
same
0(311 in his
luminous and uncompromising
men are too largely indebted to DT
s•
not to accord
' capacity as the Times Corresp.
°nreference to "The
' to this volume of his letters In
and even, let ua
War," a welcome the most cordial,
unaffectedly ear
nest and unexagge-
, say, the most
._.is his due from
all those
ratedly enthusiastic. It
tainted by the Main of in-
, whose natures are not E
I gratitude.

THE that the Marquis of Clanricarde will be
POSTMASTER-GENBRAL is
now
coil.
the new
_REPRESENTATION OF MAIDSTONR.—A, J. Beresferd
Hope, Esq., who formerly represented the borough, has
addressed the electors on the Conservative interest.
dently
stated that
at
CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLING DAY. AUGUST 24.
A.dinissions on payment, 5,783 ; ditto by season tiekete ,
584.—Total, 6,367.
days, so much so that if LAND TRANSPORT CORP
service has been The recruiting for this
itbolrsois—nktinwtwitehtion
gothoen
rate the corps • past
a suofhewe
will be complete in a few weeks. It is
generally preferred by the young and stalwart to the
military sphere of action.
DEAL.—On Friday last, a boy named Spain got be.
yond his depth, and had a narrow escape from drowning.
A soldier, belonging to the 44th depot, hearing a scream,
and seeing the condition of the boy, plunged into the
sea and kept him on the surface of the water until a beat
I Was launched from the beach and rescued the lad and his
gallant preserver.--Kentish Observer.
DIAL, Friday Evening.—The electric light was exhi-
bited in this town to-night, preparatory to lighting the
town generally with it. It was perfectly successful, awl
gave great satisfaction to the inhabitants ; it proved a
great boon. It has a most transcendent and vivid ap-
pearance, and is a vast improvement upon the previously
poverty-stricken gaslights.
Another most excellent portrait model of the distin-
guished officers of the French army has just been nom-
pleted and placed in the museum of Madame Tussaud's
Exhibition. It represents General Canrobert, in the
uniform of a French General, and is said to be a most
excellent likeness of that gallant officer, and is certainly
one of the beat executed and life-like in this 1414
tecestin establistzs at.

AV'GMENTATION OF HORSE AND FOOT
ARTILLERY.

WOOLWICH, August 24.—The War Minister has ap-
proved of the following augmentation to the Horse Ar-
tillery and to the Foot Artillery.
One officer, 6 gunners, and 6 drivers, to the half-troop
of Horse Artillery at present in the Crimea under the
command of Second Captain.W. B. Saunders.,
Sixteen serjeants, 4 corporals, 24 drivers, 4 shoeing
smiths,; and 4 collarmakers, to be distributed in equal
proportions to A,, C, and I, troops of ,Horse Artillery,
in the Ciimea, and D troop at Woolwich is first for
active service:
One shoeing smith and one oollarmarker to join the
detachment of Horse Artillery at Woolwich, 'to form a
reserve.
To join the under-mentioned 9-pounder field batteries
in the Crimea--A, 13, E, F, G, H, P, Q, W, X, Y-2
serjeants each. The promotions of corporals to ser-
jeants and the other ranks are to take place in the com-
panies serving in the Crimea, not . men promoted and
then sent out, but from those already out there.
Two sergeants each are to be added to the 0, D, S,
and T, 9!pe!inder field batteries, at-present at home in
Great *item. These promotions are to- be given to he
seniors in eaeli battalion. 25 shoeing smiths, 25 t
collar-
makers, and 5 wheelers, are also to be added to the bat-
teries out in the Crimea.
The General Commanding-in-Chief, by general re
NA, gi-
mental order; has been pleased to appoint Lieut. A.
A. Ogilvie to the Royal Horse Artillery, by augmen-
tation._
Lieut. Ogilvie to be attached to the half troop of
Royal Horse. Artillery serving in the army in the East.
Vapt. S. He ,Inglefield's Company, No. 3 of the 13th
Battaiion, at present stationed at Chester, is to proceed
to Sheerness next week. On its arrival there it will be
joined by 50 volunteers from the Lancashire Militia Ar-
tillery, who arrived from Liverpool on Wednesday last.
Two bombardiers and 16 gunners, invalids, arrived
on Thursday from the Crimea, having come home
in the iteant-transport Clyde.
REWARDS FOR DISTERCIDISHED SERVICE IN THE FIELD.
The following general regimental order- has been is-
sued for the information of the Royal Artillery, viz.:—
," In consequence of her Majesty's Warrant of the 4th
of December, 1854-, extending previous Royal warrants
for the_opeoial PirPose, of granting rewards for distin-
guished and, meritorious service and gallant,conduct in
the field, the undermentioned non-commissioned officers
and men, recommended by the officer commanding the
Royal Artillery in the Crimea, with the sanction of the
late Lord Raglan; have by authority dated Horse Guards,
Aug. 20, •1855, -been awarded silver medals for distin-
guished service in the field, with annuities and gratuities,
as stated below :--
-"To receive annuities of 201. each—Sergeants John
RadclifferJames Alexander, and Joseph Mitchell ; Staff
Sergeant George Marvin.
" To receive gratuities of 151. each—Sergeants John
Dannelly,: John Wilson, and James Gilbert ; Company
Sergeant-Joseph Hamilton.
To receive gratuities of 10/. each :--Corporals Win.
Johnston and Henry Organ ; Bombardier Abraham
Bishop; Corporals John Curry, Alexander Frazer,
Robiert Emmerson; Jamea. Hayes, Wm: Ross, and
Thomas Mitchell ; Bombardier George Kerr ; Corporals
William Broatcb, John Harris, Edmund Weston,
John 'Wallace, and Joieph Banks ; Bombardier Robert
Glasgow. •
-To receive gratuities -of 51. each :—Gunners Alex.,
Henry,. Thos. Sitch, Joseph Goddard, Jas. Welsby,
Wm.. Taylor, .Wm: Palmer, John Stevenson. Jas.
Mooreirßobt. Turner, Joseph Hall. Trumpeter Daniel
Pratt, Gunners Joseph Sergeant, Richard Crompton,'
Samuel Eaton; Driver James Smith ; Gunners John C.
Csvitnnab, Joseph Glass, Robt. Hunter, John Gammie,
Michael Brues, Jas. Anderson, Wm. Todd, John Firth,
James Morley, Wm. Campbell, Roger Doodiken, ' Win.
Hendry, Hugh Wheatley, Geo. Williamson, Jas. Scott,
Eebt. Aviss, 'Daniel Warren, John Mitchell, Arthur
' Dunning, John Hargraves, Fredk. Guard, Win. New-
corribe, Fredk. Barnard, and Hugh Davis ; Trumpeter'
Wrn. Tait.
By the royal warrant above referred to it is ordered
that the annuity granted underdte provisions is to be at
the disposal of such serjeant, although he may be still in
the Fer v ice, and it is further ordered that the gratuities
be considered the personal property of the men, and
placed in the regimental savings bank, at interest, in
conformity with the terms of the royal warrant of the
13th April, 1854.

BEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

If Thursday.=Last night's concert was
ter attended than the first. About 450 fashionable.
*ere present, including most of the nobility whose names
were given in yesterday's report The following was
the scheme for last night :