The New York herald., 1870-08-09


the Brigade, the Seventy eighth Highlanders, the
Nfty-secon regiment, the Thirteenth Hussars
and the EngiAsers and Artillery have Alres@, so6e
home. The Royal Canadian n..S!:s nav6 been dis.
bspded, and the Sxte.n, fourth battalion, win also
powder and thousands of tons of she'll and shot
have been shipped to England, leased barracks
have been deserted and vast quantities OF horses,
harness. camp and barrack furniture, &c., dis
England, having no longer need Of her barracks,
magazines, forifcations, &C., has turned them
over to Canada, and s0 during the past fortnight,
the Minister of Militia and his various deputies
have been busy
TAXING POSSESSION OF THE xLEPnANrs,
for such they really are. There are barracks,
forts or earthworks at Maiden, London, Niagara,
Toronto, Kingston, Isle-aux. .Noix, Prescott, st.
Johns, Montreal, Chambly, Ottawa, st. Helen's
st. John. All these are henceforth, with the ex-
cepton Of Halifax, and, possibly, Quebec, to be
under the care Of the Dominion. The Canadian
government must garrison them and maintain
them-a matter of no small consequence. The
militia now costs 81 100, 900 o year, and the ex-
pense is regularly and rapidly increasing. Two
millions year will be low average, and good
judges say it will cost nearer three allowing for
the natural extravagarce sure to characterize the
organization and the higher price which must be
paid to men in new and sparsely settled country
like Canada.
bill is now passing through the Imperial Parlia-
ment to append Britain's guarantee to a colonial
loan of IS 900 900, fer the purpose Of completing
the fortidcatons of Halifax, Montreal, Lewis, &c.
This loan, with those for the Intercolonial, the
Canadian Pacific, the canal systems and q few
other similar subjects, will soon place Canada's
debt up to 5000 900 ,000--an average Of $50 per
head, or even with that Of the States.
4tt THE DEFENcEs OF CANADA, G af
under the new regime, will consist Of small posts
at Niagara and Maiden, barracks at London, and
barracks and O fort at Toronto. At Kingston
they have several fine forts and batteries, now
guarded by q garrison under command Of SER
and large barracks at Ottawa. The chief system
of forhfcatons is at Montreal and In its
vicinity. lsle-aux-Noix and Chambly COM
mand the approaches from Lake Champlain
and are familiar to all students of the history of
the old French wars or the later contests of ITS
and 1872. There is q barrack at st. Johns, at the
junction of the railroads of the Eastern frontier,
and crossing Of the river Richelieu. At Montreal
they have now st. Helen's Island, beautiful islet
in the harbor, with barracks, magazines, batteries
and camping and parade grounds.
Asystem of earthworks, on large scale, and
an entrenched camp on the opposite side Of the
river, between Longueul and st. Lambert's, are
intended to protect the approaches to the city
from st. Adams by the railway line and Victoria
Bridge. To cross below would be to uncover the
from the earthworks, while above the rapids pre-
vent crossing The citadel and other fortitica-
tiOns at Quebec are too well known to need de-
scription. So are the great earthworks on the
Canada will have to find men for garrisons and
guards at this place now that the British Lion is
mewling and pukiDg on the waves, which
Britannia is popularly supposed to rule. The
report that she was about to establish
A HUGE STANDING ARMY
Of 5000 men is now contradicted, as has indeed
been every important item Of news given by the
telegraph for some time past La Minerue, Mr..
Csrtier's hand organ, declares that for the pre-
sent no standing army is to be raised. Two COM
panies of militia are, however, being billeted at
Kingston, and it is likely that other companies
will be selected from the volunteer force and
from regular army it is hard to say exactly
Talking Of Kingston reminds me that yesterday
the noon gun from that fortress was discontinued.
For ffty-eight years, since 1872, this voice Of
Brtan's military might had in all weathers and
under all rulers never failed to salute the meridian
sun. But now tho circuit OF that morning drum
beat which used to be the vaunt of orators Is
Interrupted. The MONDAY gun is silent. The sun
is going down.
And here an anecdoto told me by q French ad-
vocate. party Of French soldiers were working
In of the steep streets of this city, removing
piece Of heavy artillery to the ship. A gentleman
who was watching them said to the officer in
You have forgotten somethiug?"
No, sir, think not,' was the reply.
"Yes, that" answered the gentleman, pointing
to the flag flying over the citadel. He was about
right. They might as well take that with them
while they are about it,
The English war department have gone into the
old junk business. They have some 5000 tons of
which would not pay transportation. So they
naturally wish TO sell them of, aud being desirous
that the advertisement should obtain currency,
MIR. CARDwELL ADVERTISED IN TIE HERALD.
When / saw tho advertisement laughingly OBJ
served to friend that should not be surprised
If some enthusiastic paper made row over this
action Of Col. Martindale's. But own was not
prepared for the howl set up by the Toronto
Ielegrdph.
This Journal aspires after the sensational, and
occasionally foams at the mouth with epileptic
enterprise and loyalty. 1t stands amid the Cana
dian press something like the afternoon Bohemian
journals among the New York dailies-preten.
tious, inaccurate, sensational, ungrammatcal and
indecent. And, even as the wild swan Is feigned
to sing more sweerly as he draws nearer DEATH
SO the Telegraph grows moro vigorous" as it
systematically he ''jerked" on the text of Eng
lands auction and the New YORK HERALD
This how EnEands radicals dispose OF the British guns,
The British sho, and The British ,hell which Can.daui
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and shouts % for eassoms. and
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century orders bi. assistants 70 the shell which
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1t enough for Mr. Gladstone TO put his notice In
Canadian papers Had he done that might have kept
tho shame to ourselves But he must publish DIS
Yankees and Fenisns the auction hc must give our enc
AFFORD those who hate Is he ss:facon Of Witnessing
humiliation.
greatest sale Of the season. gentlemen and Penan'
Everything must be disposed A. any sacriScs Great
%s ao lay IN stock for y" ne ''i nss.loa SION San.a
All goods warranted to XIII Canadans Thank General
ONe for your liberal offer. Much Obliged friend Gibbons
the YOURS Gong-going- third and last time -
gone Throw in the great seal Of This Doiniou Mr. Glad
MT oi.dstone cou!d not Sid Tor the royal cSst Of
jack Mr. Gladstone? Haul down the red cross and hand
the highest bidder; and then, Mr. 0ladsone place
the auction block these four millions Of disowned dena
,ionalzsd, humistsd British sabjscss.who hang shsi.
glorious brtrsb that have robbed them and then
ask the world to bid for their nationality On with the
ton, Mr. 0adstone Flag country traditions people, aue
glance the Market all for sale BY Englanas
Mst commoner. 0oing-gong-gone'
: Nader fustian it would be hard to produce