Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-04-29
Correspondence OF the Free Press.
Montreal, April 81, 1853.

ing this ancient torn, or concerning any thing
] should be likely to see on my way from your
beautiful village here, winch would be new or
instructive to OIL. Bat | did so promise, and
here you have the result.
came by the Vermont Central route, and,
by the way, on the tram conducted by tina,
most mper.urb ,he Of m n, and most excellent
of Conductors, j. p. EAroN, whose merits, all
who know him will agree, deserve kindly
mention. From Rouse's Point, | came over
the Champlain g. S., rwrence Read to La
Prairie. You are aware, have nc doubt, that
city ; but the vast amount of ice which still
covers the wharves of the Champloin Railroad
at St. Lambert,-now called South Montreal
makes it impossible for the Cars and Steam
boats to get near tie docks. The ice is wear
ing away rapidly, under the hot sun Of these
last few days and although it now covers, TO
the depth Of from ten to thirty feet, nearly the
whole length Of the wharves, Nhicn e.;lcEd in.
10 the river more than 300 feet, yet it is OK
pcctcd that the Cars will be able to come down
IN short time. From this pcnt, thp toats
reach the city in ten minutes.
The r urold Company think the practical
Iiity Of maintaining wharvcs in the swit, cur
rent opposite the city has been fully proved,
as this season has been one Of the sevcrest,
with respect 10 ice Sh,ring, within the memory
of the O. dcst inhlbiant.
The channe, however, Is now clear, and no.
thing obstructs the passage fro IL La Prairie to
the City. The river is also open below, and
the first boat this sea on started last night fti
Quebec AMI business, which is almost at .
stand still while navigation. is 1!Qscd, will soon
become active.
Ii is expected that Montreal will be unusu.
ally busy this season, owing to the increased
tNeilitles of communication. So far, | believe,
! may safely sry-ths country is indebted, in
no small degree, for these improvements, to
Yankee enterprise. But the great proJc2,
which now seems tC absC tae attention of
Capitalists in this City. aud the whole Province
III act is directed by English enterprise Th:g
is the Main Trunk RHtrny. extending from
Halifax to the Upper Province, crossing the
St. Lawrence river by bridge at tins place
| understand that 'onplny in England. which
has been extensively engaged in bulidingRail.
rp1ds in various parts Of Europe, Lave taken
the matter III hand, and are tq build the entire
Inc.
A line Of Telegraph, called the Grnnd June
ton, is also being butt from Halifax to Toron-
+ to. SO you see Canada is not behind, in tie
enterprises o.! the day. And | am not sure bu,
that after she has few thousand miles of all
roads ard Tefgraqhe, iow bridges aGrogs the
ST. Lawrcnce, all other improvements which
VIII Of necessity come along with these
say am not sure but that Canada would be
/ quite an acquisition 10 cnr grormg Republ,c
Since came here, | haze had the pleasure
| Of Listening to two lectures by the Rev. Henri
Giles, of Maine. who Is delivering course be-
fore the MERCANTILE Library Association. The
snLject of the course Is Cipllzci Man. The
course consists of five lectures, one upon each
of the following subjects the Hebrew, the
Greek, the Roman, the Medieval Man, and
cred tcur. So far, the second lecture is said
10 be the finest. Mr.. Giles rank with the first
lecturers Of the country. lis Lectures display
great learning .much thought and critical analy
ps. They are written ina beautiful and fcrcIb.C
style. The appearance of the man, owever,is b,
no means charming, and his manncr.uf deliv
cry can hardly be said to be pleasing. un'
derStand Mr.. Giles Is TO lecture in Burlington
on his return. He deserves full attendance
aid am sure those who hear him will c wei
paid for their trouble.
am stopping at the Donegana IIotel, which
by the way, is as pleasant AMI well conducie,
house as one could wish. Aud so long as |
i under the direction of It's present manager
J. II. Daley, it canGot iuI. to he fayorll'
hotel.
Were you never surprised at the customs Q
the French portion of the business men III thi
city Is it not somewhat astonishing that the,
S i'll continue to build their stores with ioldm.
doors in front, which are wide open in winter
es well az summer, during the business hour
Of the day Handling their gocGa with Fl,
mlttens suppose, hqwcycr they would de
iind their practice as did French flrmr b
saying that their fathers, grandfthcrs an
+ great grardfathers did the same, ana did tic
aot know Th4 tfra;cF, however, gave anothe
reason for yoking lis Oxen by a yoke s'rappe
. to their heads. lie said that by putting III
yoke on the shoulders, they should lose wha
, strength there was in the neCfs Of the oxen :
f Truly, they are progressive race
- BETA
= Bclligerent Movements.
= Accounts from Fort Independence, Mo, i,
ted April Doth, state that Lleut. Heath, IN con
!. mand Of Fort Atkinson, had determined to a
!, tack the Cheyenne Indians, IN consequence
the latter having murdered soldier on II
plains last winter, and refused 70 Surrender ii
murderer. The force of the garrison ia sma
consequently the contest will lie unconal,
% the Indians are 5000 strong, and the result