The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-09
Our Canadian Correspondence.

vi that which once was great 10 passed away.
Our Canadian Corr dependence.
SARATOGA SPRrses, August g. 1852
Journey from Toronto 10 the Sprngs-Lake Onorio Scenery
The sabbath The Saint La,crence-7Ae Lechine Rapids
at Msdmgh-Desoa'ion Of Montreal as Viewed from he
Tsvst Of the Church Of Notre Dame &c.
pleasant journey OF three days with one devoted to
rest and sight seeing has brought from Toronto the
metropolis Of Western Canada this world renowned
watering place The time has guded past delightfully."-
and net unproftaby for travel always brings this if
other benefit that learn from experience abroad
to love our own country and home the Saturday
brought down along The Canadian shore of Lake On
tario showing US many prosperous towns ana setue-
ments-Coburg Cape Hope and Others, handsomely To-
Gated and having the appearance OF being thriving mars
of commerce and growing into importance Our society
on board quiet highly agreeable We had hat
dozen parties Of who had been 10 the Falls and
making circuit by Kingston Montreal the Whtte
Mountains, and Saratoga and Few English tour SITS
who had all the sights usually comprehended IN
summer months travel here ana VINO were now proceed
ing to Boston their return. military engineer
belong ing the British army ana who seemed, from
the constant of his diary TO be eogased in
cording what struck his observation along the route
and overgrown officer boy. the only official
representatives bad OF the colonial government and
the worthless with the ali tocratc smack Of the
home country kept sloof from their fellow travellers
whom they set down pei aps plebeians. con
trcd to get the martial BOBBY into conversation and
amused at bis that part of the United
States had made 80 great r the last fifty years
as Western Canada mad Ia fact he looked upon British
North America a. half century in advance Of the States
in greatness and prosperity l gave up this scion Of
upper. tendon q hopeless aud did seek any
more TO interrupt his solitude the ridiculous
impression which he, in common perhaps with the
majority Of his tnuwe, enitr aimed. Five o'clock,
On Sunday morning brought us into port, at Kings
ton where we transshipqeo on Goard the mail steamer
to Montreal We had not time to go ashore to
look at the sights OF this capita. aud had to be
satisfied with what We fccm the deck of
boat The most prominent object which here strikes
the an immense massive stone with wings
and cupola which might be mistaken for fortress,
al events military bsrrdck On inquiry. however /
learned that the gloomy looking edihce nothing
more than mark.I erected by the government at an
immense expense af'ereards remarked that Montreal
possessed similar building devoted to the like pur
pose and could not but admire the sagacity aud fore
sight displayed by The government in erecting structures
suitable TO cities Of ten tines their magnitude in q
country which long before they be useful reqa
site will have made its TO old Bull and commenced
business on its own hook
Notwithstanding the earnest and unceasing efforts of
those Purtanic pous people who much more holy
than their neghbors that they regard Sunday travelling
one Of the most he'nous offences, here are this
glorious Sabbath morning descending the st. Lawrence
Every heart feels from the through
which We glide so rapidly. and so constantly varying
that ii might seem ia were but spectators in a
phantasmagora. We need no reverend man to-day, to
impress with of he power and majesty OF the
great architect of the universe. His works around us
speak to the heart in characters more eloquent than
tongue of man utter here feel that need
no minister guide other than the at the wheel,
who steers boat through those furious CURRENTS no
pipes and valves which propels course; and
sanctuary other than the blue vault OF heaven which
overhangs We feel indeed. that
His temple is the face OF day
Earth. ocean heaven, His boundless throne
The morning and afternoon is spent on deck and the
eye becomes almost Of a6mring the beauty the
scenery Now and again We pass RATS sailing down the
river Of such extent that they look little colonies vii
lagos. On one reckoned upwards of thirty huts and
there might have been some hundred human beings on
that rude ana primitive looking ark Now are among
the famed Thousand Isles of the Saint Layrence
nav Of
beauty as the boat pursues her devious route
among the and every tongue is loud in expressions of
surprise and admiration There, left. is Grand
Island stretching away for miles and here SO
small and beautiful that they look fthey merely
designed for the naads to plsy go among
Now our boat with difficulty forces passage between
these clustering isl.s and she emerges from among
them and al. aims channel miles in width And there
% in font the rapids, foaming and chatting in im
tatOn of the Allan les waves; and right through
careers our beat tossed ana agltatsd from side to
side ~ If IL were mere plaything of the waters. On
the Canadun bank parallel with the river is visible the
canal through which the boats return can
make its way against that resistless current Aud
this is the character Of the st Lawrence throughout
its whole course. from Kingdom to Montreal. We
called at several Of the towns aud villages on the
Canadian SIDE (our beat belonging to the ROYAL Mail
steam line) and these towns. though differing size
presented an ugly similarity in appearance There was
the sombre looking large stone edifcc-whether
barrack court house Misunderstanding and as it
were, overawing the smaller and less pretending build
ings composed al % OF the unsighy materials They
seemed to me to have air of neglect discomfort and
gloominess about them much in with the clean
towns on the opposite bank don't believe that this
impression aiises from prejudice my part for same
thing attracted the observation Of soue Of my fellow
travellers Saturday and Sunday passed In this delight.
fu trip down the Ontario aud st Lawrence and twilight
on Sunday evening brought US into Lechiue from which
there Is railroad track into Montreal trayersed with
In the hour Our captain would not venture to
pass by the Lecbine rapids sitter nighfaL. az they
are the most dangerous and difficult Of navigation
stroll through Montreal by moonlight. impressed
me with desire to see IL more thoroughly, and in
ouced me to give over my intention of leaving carly
next morning Walking through the narrow streets
anseo py TAU strong built stone houses and darkened
by the shadow of these large ecoles tical buildings
wncn give an antique charac to the place could
Sgpeu nyfeu IN one OF tue old continental cities
tcuiary when on every side he French prois sued nv
ear me same Character Is apparent in the day time
ana even then more strongly the numbers
OF cassocked priests you in the streets walking
rom the chr ches t. the converts The cathedral of
Nrs Dame Is very handsome aud imposing structure
facing Great Jamess street, and with eSDaaade in
'front.' ognifed by the name Of the Place .lyms The
ineefior however it neither grand Hateful but looks
extremely shabby and out OF keeping with its magn
cent exterior II is always open visters After you
have examined the church itself you can, on pay
ment OF quarter dollar ascend one of the
which form the wings Of the building from whence
Is tne prospect Of the city and neighbohood. Here l
hrst realized the devastation mmitted by the recent
destructive fire in this city There. quarter
covering Of mile in extent. stood the blackened
prosperous community The conhagration destroyed their
all, ana in one night thousands found themselves
dcred ho0stsss aud Obliged to become the recipients Of
public charity On descending from this observatory he
vis;ter 10 find the old Sscrstan obsequiousy offer
ing to send guide with him TO conduct hun through the
black and grey for all the sights Montreal
of this semi religious character and vsers expected
to he generous and charitable In these occupations and
looking at military review in the Champ de Mrs the
forenoon parsed away and after bid edieu TO this
un American city should say however that the visit
to it this summer have been unusually numerous
tn IL difficult get accommodation ut any OF the
principal hotels.
Davidge the comedian and most OF the stock company
OF the Bfosoway theatre haze here for time
drawing crowded houses | will venture a
description Of the romantic scenery OF Lake Chsmplan
and Lake George through which route from Mon
treal to Saratoga lay got in by clock this morning
and expected find the town chock full Of visiters
viii give you all the gossip of the place in my next
The Coal Trade.
From the Pottsve Journal August T.
The quantity this week by railroad, is 4I3S3 90
by oaDa 20635 10; for the week 62 0lS 10. Total by
4 m fo4 a.