The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

THE SUN,

THE CONQUEST OF CANADA. By the
Author of " Hochelaga." 2 Vols.
If anything could increase the interest of a work
so rich in historical attractions, it is the very able
and eloquent manner in which it has been treated by
the author of " Hochelaga." The introductory,
chapter, to which we have already referred, is re-
markable for the energetic and eloquent manner in
which its noble and liberal sentiments are uttered,
as for instance where we read how " Montcalm's
far-sighted wisdom suggested consolation even in his
defeat and death." He felt that the cessation of the
French power in Canada would only precede the
cestation of British influence in the colonies ; and
so it was. " England," eloquently exclaims this
writer, "bv the conquest of Canada breathed the
breath of life into the huge Frankenstein of the
American Republic." The "Conquest of Canada" is
the title of the work, and of course the gallant
struggle, in which Wolfe expired, forms a prominent
portion of its contents ; but the writer is not satisfied
with giving results merely, he traces up consequences
to their causes, and relates the whole history of the
Canadian settlement prior to its conquest. The book
is well worthy c•f perusal.

IDEAS, OR OUTLINES OF A NEW SYS-
TEM OF PHILOSOPHY. By A. C., a

Jo bert.

To write a book to prove the duality of mind and
matter appears almost as much a waste of labour as
(according to an old simile) going to market to buy
a hatchet to break eggs. Still Mr. Jobert's refuta-
tion of Sir William Hamilton's assertions, that sounds,
odours, colours, &c., do not exist in the object, but
are affections of the senses, is interesting to read and
ponder over. One sentence towards the close of this
volume is singularly beautiful ; it is a happy varia-
tion of that popular expression, " Looking from Nature
up to Nature's God." Mr. Jobert speaks of us,
men, " turning one by one the sublime pages of the
history of our planet, reading them backward like the
Hebrew, until we find out the written types of the
title-page—the beginning—the A B of the
Creation."

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