The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1865.

GREAT ST. JAMES'S-HALL.—WORLD of
MAGIC, Second Sight, and " Begone, Dull Care,"
every evening at 8. A Day Performance, Saturday, at 3.
" The most varied entertainment in the metropolis."—Vide
the Press. Admission, is.

PROFESSOR and the Misses ANDERSON:—
Farewell season. - World of Magic. Second Sight, and
the original Indian Basket Trick, in conjunction with Fre-
deric (the great) Maccabe, the unrivaled ventriloquist, mimic,
and character actor.

FREDERIC MACCABE, Ventriloquist, Mimic,
&0., in his original entertainment, " Begone, Dull Care,"
" Miss Mary May," " Early in the Morning." Balcony, 2s ;
reserved seats, 35.; stalls, 5a.; at Ur. Austin's ()ince, St.
James's-hall, 23, Piccadilly.
A. NIM3IO, Acting Manager.

QTODARE. -140TH REPRESENTATION.-
THEAVHE OF MYSTERY, EGYPTIAN HALL.

MARVELS in MAGIC and VT T RIUQUISM. by Col.
STODARE. The REAL INDIAN BASKET TRICK, and
IcS CANTANEOUS GRO TH of FLOWER TREES, as
introduced for the first time in this country cn Easter Mon-
day, April 17, 1865, by Colonel Stodare, and only performed
by him and the Indian Magicians.
Every evening at 8 (Saturdays included), also on Wednes-
day and Saturday Afternoons at 3. Stalls at Alitchell's, 33,
Old Bond-street, and Box-office, Egyptian Hall. Admission,
ls., 25., and 3s.

" Almost miraculous."—Vide Times, April 18,1865.

WESTBOURNE HALL, Westbourne-grove
Bayswater, W.,

. _
THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE DAY.
MORNING PERFORMANCE., (by "pedal Requ, st) on
SATURDAY, th. 26th, and WEDNESDAY, the 30th of
August, and SATURDAY, the 2d of September.
The BABY ACTRESS, age, Two Years and Ten Days, will
Recite and Act a whole scene from Shakscere's Play of
KING JOHN, give home amusing COMIC SKETCHES,
and in the course of the evening a SEA SONG and DANCE
(in character). This Little Wo.i,er is as pretty as talented,
and excels by far any juvenile prodigy that has yet appeared
in public.

From the Era, July 22, 1865.—" A genuine and remarkable
no.elty is now beta- exhibited. She is literally a baby, not
having reached the age of two years ; and is gifted with in-
telligence and powers of memory to a marvellous extent.
She recites whole scenes from King John," A Midsummer
Dream,' &a., with appropriate action and astonishing
earnestness. A more wonderful instance of precocious in-
telligence cannot well be imagined. She may be truly classed
among the wonders of the present day."

Likenesses. is. each. Programmes and words of the per-
formance may be had in the hall during the entertainment.

In addition to the above performances, Mr. ALFRED
HOW A RD'S DRAMATIC RECITALS and COMIC
SKETCHES, interspersed with Music.
Doors open at 2.30. Commence at 3. Admission, is.; first
seats, 28. • reserved seats, 3s. Tickets may be had from Mr.
Whirley, "ffestbourne Hall, or of any book or music seller.

T HE O X F O R D.
6, OXFORD STREET. W.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company(llmlted).

SIXTY-SIX, by J. Offenbach, performed by
Misses Russell, Barrie, Walmesley, Tyrell ; Messrs. A. St.
Albyn, Husk, and Green, with full Band and Chorus.

Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.

Ballet-, Comedy, Burlesque, &c., by the celebrated D'Au-
bans, Messrs. Duriah and Davis, and the Misses TESY
and SARA GUNNISS.

NOTICE.—The Oxford has been entirely Redecorated,
Altered, Newly Lighted, and Ventilated, and now is one of
the most agreeable places of resort in the kingdom.—OPEN
EVERY EVENING at Eight o'clock.
The Classical Ballet, entitled THE BRIDAL of BEAUTY,
in which Miss TESSY GUNNISS will make her re appear-
ance THIS EVENING.

Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private
boxes, 10s. 6d.

CANTERBURY HALL.
KO KO RI KO.

This wonderful entertainment, having proved the greatest
hit ever made, will be repeated EVERY EVENING, in ad-
dition to the Operatic Selections, supported by the whole
talent of the estab'ishment. _

Comedy, Burlesque, and Ballet by Mrs. and Mr. Randall,
Messrs. Duriah and Davies, the D'Aubans, and Arthur
Lloyd.
Director, Mr. F. Jongmans._

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All visitors to London at this season should pay a visit to
the above establishment.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.-
Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street.
NEW ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the season, the
Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of
the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description,
faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been
renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de-
scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London.
and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now on view.
Life-size Models of DOCTOR E. W. PRITCHARD and
CONSTANCE K ENT are now added.

Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m.
Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence.

THE Duke of SUTHERLAND and PER-
CENTAGES to SERVANTS.—Write for your TEA
direct to the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY. China,
Assam, and Japan Teas in every variety, from is. 10d. per
lb. upwards. List of prices sent on application.—Ware-
houses, 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, City.

GLASS, CHINA, EARTHENWARE, and
CHANDELIER SHOW ROOMS.
Notico of Removal in consequence of the late Fire.

T DEFRIES and SONS' Temporary SHOW
tfi • ROOMS.
16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET, WIIITEC rIAPEL,
Five Minutes' walk from their Late Establishment,
147, HOUNDSDITCII.

CRYSTAL and BRONZED CHANDELIERS, New Designs,
for the Dining and Drawing-room, either for
Gas or Candle.

T DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17,
ti • COMMERCIAL-STREET.

PETROLEUM LAMPS and WALL LIGHTS, MIRRORS
(for India). _

JDEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17,
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TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS.
Newest Patterns, Correct Measure.
JT DEF RIES and SONS,
• • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET.

ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES,
For 12 Persons, £1 18s. 6d.
DEFRIES and SONS,
16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET.

TABLE GLASS. CHINA, and EARTHENWARE,
CLUB, MESS, and FURNISHING ORDERS for the above
GOODS promptly executed.
JDEFRIES and SONS supply Designs and
• Pattern Books Free.

CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS.
Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 18th August, 1865.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the LORDS
and OTHERS, COMMISSIONERS of this HOS-
PITAL, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That they are
ready to receive TENDERS from, and to treat with, such
per,,ons as may be willing to Contract for Victualling the
IN-PENSIONERS of the said Hospital, from the lst Octo-
ber, 1865, to the 30th September followin , both days inclu-
sive, with the following Articles of Pik) [SIGNS,
viz. :—Beef and Mutton, Bread, Cheese, Butter, Potatoes,
Salt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rix. Pepper, Flour, Suet, Cocoa,
Black Tea, Sugar, Milk, Onions or Leeks, Carrots, Celery,
Thyme, Marjoram, Winter savory, and Pa sley, daily, at
per head per diem for the whole ration, according to
the established allowances of the House, as specified in the
Form of Tender, which may be obtained at the Office of the
Secretary any day bet veer., tie hours of Ten and three
o'clock, which Tenders must be filled up and delivered sealed
at the Board-room of the said Hospital by the Party or
Parties tend ring.. or by an Agent appointed on hie or their
behalf, on TUESDAY, the sth September, arfwelve o'clock,
at which time their Lordships will be prepared to take the
same into consideration.

It is to be observed that the Contractors will be required
to Had Security to the Crown for the due verformance of the
Contract, and that no Tender will be received alter the day
and hour above mentioned.

Tnedommissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the
lowest Tender.

GEORgE BUTT, Sectetary and Registrar.

SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
a a Dining-room, consisting of a new and eAegant assort-
ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks. Ink-
stands, leautifttl inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian,
AlabaEter, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine.
ralogist to her Asiesty, 149, Stand, P.C.. London.

_ • • - -
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS,
MINERALS. and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition
of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they wilt greatly facilitate
the ►nteresting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY,
and can be had at 2. 5. 10. 20, 60, to 500 guineas each.
FRAC:MAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
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SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and
ROI.IE, Hampstead. Offices. 77, Cornhill.
PATRON—The QUEEN.
TRUSTEES.
Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, The Rev. Canon Champneyg
R.N. I Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P.
TREASURERS.
R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Hanbury, Esq.
This Institution is designed to supply a great national
want. viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in
the Royal Navy and Merchants service and of Marine..
It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic
service and provides a home free of expense for former
inmates while out of situations, thus shieldin them from the
temptations they might otherwise be exposed to.
The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU-
TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the
recent storms and loss t life at sea, and t o enable them
evenivally to obtain premises more commensurate with the
necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000
sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those
who may perish by war.
Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs
Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre-
tary, at the Olaces, No. 77, Cornhill.
R. SWEETING, Hon. Sc
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The British American Provinces•

(From the Times' Correspondent)
QUEBEC, Aug. 10.

; Whatever may be the case in Upper Canada and
the region of the Great Lakes—that portion of
British Canadian territory most easily accessible
from the United States, and least defensible in a war
against that Power—it is clear that in Lower
Canada, or in all that portion between Montreal and
Quebec, there is uncommonly little agitation or ex-
citement on the question of Confederation. To
judge from the correspondence of the New York
papers, it would appear that the people of both the
Canadas, Upper and Lower, spoke, wrote, and
thought of nothing else but the great crisis in their
destiny, which was to end, sooner or later, in their
incorporation with the United States. To judge,
on the contrary, from the Canadian press, it would
appear that annexation, present or prospective, was
the last thing in the Canadian mind, and that all
men's thoughts were engrossed with the idea of how
best to unite the inland and maritime provinces of
British America in one great nationality, strong
enough, with slight British aid, to maintain them-
selves against the United States, or any other Power
in the world, and only needing a little fostering care
and encouragement to be able in a few years hence
to take their place among the great Powers of the
earth, and separate from the mother country by
mutual consent for mutual interest, and with the
best wishes of the British Government and people
for their happiness and prosperity. But all this is
on the surface of politics, and affords themes of
discussion to newspapers and official men, without
entering very deeply into the public mind in Lower
Canada. Perhaps the scheme of Confederation is
as yet but too little understood in all its bearings to
stir the public pulse. Perhaps, also, the small
interest now felt in it may assume larger propor-
tions as time wears on, and as all the facts of the
case shall be elicited by discussion in the Two
Houses of Parliament. Certain it is that, for the
present, the question is not ripe enough among the
Lower Canadians to divert attention in any sensible
degree from the more urgent affairs of private life,
or to create more than a very slight ripple in the
stream of politics.
Even the opening of an extra Session of Parlia-
ment, especially convened to consider the subject,
failed the day before yesterday to draw together a
larger audience than usually attends the delivery of
a speech by the Governor-General, and the formal
commencement of legislative business. At about a
quarter to 3 in the afternoon the little Chamber,
temporarily but handsomely fitted up in the old.
Post Office for the accommodation of the Legislative
Council, was filled with an audience of about 300
people, at least two-thirds of whom were ladies, and
precisely at 3 his Excellency Lord Monck, the Go-
vernor-General, entered in full official costume, and
approachseedcretthaery dthraonne,
aide-de-camp,
aomr
pand by h
attended by his
private
Mace-bearer, the Usher of the Black Rod, and other
officials. The whole assembly rose to receive him.
Messrs. Mac Donald and Cartier, the two leading
members of the Administration—one representing
Upper and the other Lower Canadian politics—took
their stand, one on each side of the vice-regal chair,
and his lordship having raised his hat to the ladies
and the Senators, put it on again and sat down,
while the cannon on the esplanade announced to the
outer world that the Session had commenced. The
Usher of the Black Rod—one of the most perfect
specimens of his class, a man whose suppleness of
back, agility, and grace in walking backwards could
not be exceeded—was directed, after the manner of
St. Stephen's, to summon the members of the Lower
House to hear the Speech from the Throne. The
Legislative Councillors or Senators were all in full
dress, as became their aristocratic character ; but
the members of the Legislative Assembly manifested
their democratic origin by appearing in the ordinary
walking costume befitting a very hot day in the
month of August. Silence having been proclaimed,
Lord Monck, still sitting, and with his hat on [to
the great displeasure of a demonstrative Yankee,
who had been admitted as a distinguished stranger to
witness the ceremony, and who proclaimed in a
loud whisper that the " Governor" ought to have
stood up in the presence of the ladies and taken his
hat off], proceeded to read his speech. It was a
short, concise document, the delivery of which occu-
pied just seven minutes. Having finished it in
English, his Excellency, in pursuance of ancient
custom, and in deference to the ignorance of the
English language, real or presumable, of the French
Canadian members of the two Houses, went over it
again in French. At 20 minutes past 3 o'clock the
ceremony had concluded. The guns announced the
fact to heedless and quite uninterested Quebec ; and
his Lordship, followed by his Staff, took his depar-
ture, and hastened to Spencer-wood, behind the
Heights of Abraham, to exchange his heavy uniform
for the loose private costume more suitable to the
season.

It was not expected that the speech would depart
in tone or tenour from the ordinary formality of
such documents when the Sovereign of Great Britain
speaks either by herself or by deputy to the repre-
sentatives of the people. The one great object for
which the extra Session was convened found, how-
ever, emphatic mention in the concluding paragraph,
in which both Houses were informed of his Excel-
lency's trust that mature examination of the project
would before long induce the Legislatures of the
other provinces to concur with that of Canada in
giving their sanction to a measure which had been
adopted as a great feature of Imperial policy, and
had been twice noticed with approbation in her
Majesty's Speeches from the Throne. Whatever
may be the real wishes and opinions of the Cana-
dian people, English and French, and, as far as
known, they all point to Confederation, provided it
is to cost nothing—it is certain that the present
Administration is anxious to meet the wishes of the
Imperial Government, and to do all in its power to
carry the project to successful completion. There
was no slight danger three days ago that the Go-
vernor-General might not be enabled to meet Par-
liament with any but a provisional Administration,
in consequence of the unexpected death of the Prime
Minister, Sir Etienne Tache, and the difficulty of
finding a successor who would be equally accept-
able to Upper and Lower Canada, and under whom
the three most prominent, but somewhat irre-
concilable and divergent members of the Adminis-
tration, Messrs. Brown, MacDonald, and Cartier,
would consent to serve. By right of seniority and
succession the Premiership devolved upon Mr. J. A.
MacDonald, Attorney-General for Upper Canada.
Mr. Brown, however, the leader of the Upper
Canadian Liberals, though he would serve with
would not serve under Mr. Macdonald. In these
circumstances, Mr. Macdonald waived his claims in
favour of Mr. Cartier, Attorney-General for Lower
Canada, very popular among his French fellow-sub-
jects, both as a gentleman and a politician, but not
at all popular as a politician among the English-
speaking Canadians. Towards Mr. Cartier Mr.
Brown had the same objections as towards Mr. Mac-
donald ; and, as he neither desired the office for
himself, nor had the slightest chance of obtaining
it, if so inclined, it became necessary, unless the
Ministry were to fall to pieces and be replaced by a
new combination not perhaps so favourable to Con-
federation, that a successor of the stamp of Sir
Etienne Tache should be found—a man of private
and public character such as to command confidence,
yet not so prominent and busy as a politician as at
any time of his career to have given such unpar-
donable offence to his colleagues, especially the
three first-named, as to render it inconsistent with
their self-respect to acknowledge his leadership.
Such a man was found in the person of Sir Narcisse
Fortunat Belleau, late Speaker of the Upper House,
a gentleman highly agreeable to the French, and
not in any way distasteful to the English Canadians.
The Coalition Ministry--composed of very betao-

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geneous materials, and
nothingacrreefivttle or ,
but the necessity of Confederation—will, therefore,
hold together for some tune longer, and do its ut-
most to further that great project which is its best,
if not its only, excuse for retaining a power which
under any other circumstances would be precarious
and unpopular.

The question of the proposed defences naturally
, excites more interest in a fortified city like Quebec
than many of the more important issues raised by
the scheme of a Confederation. Were the whole
, of the expenses to be paid, by the British Govern-
ment, and were the labouring classes of Quebec and
the neighbourhood to be mainly, if not entirely,
employed upon the works, the French Canadians
would be delighted with the proposal. But as the
Canadians are to bear some share of the expendi-
ture, and as, for reasons of economy, and probably
of efficiency, it is proposed to employ the troops
in garrison in the performance of most of the
work, the shopkeeping and professional classess have
begun to question, although faintly, the propriety of
erecting any further fortifications of brick or stone,
and to express a preference for earthworks, erected
to serve the emergency. should it ever occur, such
as those constructed at Sebastopol by Gen. Todle-
ben, or thrown up on a hundred different occasions
both by the Confederates and the Federals during
the late civil war in the United States. In this as
in all other matters, it would appear, so fax as my
means of observation enable me to judge, that the
Canadians will seldom or never criticise unfavour-
ably any policy on the part of the Imperial Govern-
ment that leads to the expenditure of British gold
in the provinces, and that they always will condemn
the policy, however wise and necessary in itself, that
is likely to have the effect, now or hereafter, of in-
creasing their own taxation. For the rest the Cana-
dians are loyal enough. They prize the British con-
nexion, because they have all the advantages of pro-
tection in the time of peace, and none of the disad-
vantages of paying a high price for their liberty like
other and less favoured peoples ; because they do
not believe in the danger of war with the United
States, their only possible enemy ; and because,
even if war were to break out, they would cheerfully
fight for the British flag so long as the British Go-
vernment would find the arms and the officers, and
pay the bill. " There are three parties to the ques-
tion of defence in Canada," said a gentleman who
has been upwards of a quarter of a century in
Lower Canada, and who has made its politics his
especial study,—
"And these three are the Europeans, the politicians, and
the people. The first, when attached to England, as they
are, for the most part, desire defence and Confederation, be-
cause England desires them, and because they not wish to
see the country drift into a union with the Yankees. The
second class favours defence and Confederation as a means
of procuring loans from England, without being very par-
ticular, or even asking themselves the question, whether
Canada or the Confederation will ever be able to pay the
interest or repay the principal. The third class have no de-
sire except to avoid taxation. They neither love nor hate
England, but are satisfied with its rule, because it is cheap
and brings money into the country. The only question
that can really arouse the Lower Canadians from this
apathy and convert them into keen, if not angry disputants,
is that of representation by population which has been
long agitated in Upper Canana. Many Lower Canadians
fear that this question will again be introduced under the
guise of Confederation, and that the Anglo-Saxons, having
a majority in the united provtnces, will as surelo uproot
and overpower the French nationality and language as if
the provinces were annexed to the United States. You ask
me why, entertaining such views, the Lower Canadians
were so ready and so eager to unite with their Upper
Canadian fellow-subjects to fight England's battles when
when there was a danger, at the time of the seizure of
Messrs. Mason and Sliddell from the Trent steamer, that
war would be declared between Great Britain and the
United States, and Canada overrun by the regular volun-
teer forces of the Washington Government ? I answer—
because they expected England to pay them well for fight-
ing, and handsomely reimburse all their losses. They are
essentially a military race, though the fact has been denied,
anp, better than any people on this continent, know how
to work by day and train themselves for soldiers by night.
Every farmer in this country looked forward on that occa-
sion to sell his crops at war pricos. His house might be
burnt by the enemy, but in such a case it would be sold at
a war pr cc to the British Government. His sons, his only
assistants in the farm, and who in winter time in peace
betake themselves to lumbering on the Ottawa or the St.
Maurice, because agricultural pursuits are impossible
when the snow lies three or four feet thick upon the
ground, would gladly serve in the army of defence in the
winter months, the toil being legs, and the excitement
as well as the recompense greater, to say nothing of
pensions to the wounded and to the widows of
the slain—always, be it remembered, at the expense
of the British Government. So far as I could see,
the whole population was eager for the fight, because, and
only because, they thought the British Government would
pay all charges and more than make good all losses. The
devastations of armies are not so formidable and distressing
in thinly-peopled America as in overcrowded Errope. The
only real wealth of the people is the land, and the land,
though damageable, is indestructible, and with a mnnficent
mother like England to compensate all suffering by hard
cash, the mere damage to their property would have no
terror to a race like the Canadians,"
I quote this gentlemen's opinion at some length,
because I found them by no means peculiar to one
individual, but shared by many both in this city and
Montreal, with whom I had occasion to discuss the
whole subject of the popular sentiment with regard
to Confederation.