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they had been accustomed to conteniplate from their boyhood. To 

 soothe their feelings, some of them united, and, thanks to the speedy 

 exertions of our esteemed anid vigorous octogenarian, Jo'hn Jones, Esq., 

 tliey had another figure of " General Wolfe " sculptured in wood, well 

 made and duly painted in the proper colours, so as to copy^ the former 

 one, and had it installed in place of the original, which had been 

 removed, as we have said, to save it from uitter destruction. 



This facsimile will now stand as a, sign to maintain the old traidi- 

 tion of the two understood conditions attached to the original statue — 

 one, that it was never to he sold, and the other, its permanency in the 

 samo site, according to the true intention of G-eorge Hip?, and his legal 

 assumption that he could 'have it surely fixed this way for all time. 

 Thus far his object has been attained, and is likely to be long continued, 

 for " Wolfe's Corner " has now become the property of our esteemed 

 citizen, Alderman Bernard Leonard, Esq., and the new effigy may be 

 loolvcd upon as entrusted to safe hands to continue its care and 

 destination. 



The name of George Hi})s, as one of the earliest British settlers 

 in Quebec, and' one whose worthy deed has endowed the city with the 

 first memorial to AYol-fe in Canada, should never be forgotten by its 

 inhabitants. We hope these few notcis will help in that direction, and 

 also to keep up the old tradition derived from him. 



EeifeiTing: again to the above remarks of our London visitor, as to 

 the comparative meagreness of the present column on the Plains, it 

 cannot be denied it is far from being proportionate to the world-wide 

 renown of Wolfe, and the grand results of his victory. 



For let us remember that the triumph of the valiant Wolfe on these 

 Plains was the downfall of New France and the securing of the sup- 

 remacy of England, in North America ; that hence was born a 

 new and extensive British Colony; that tlie vanquished French colonists, 

 after a heroic l)ut hopeless defence, became peaceful subjects, and sub- 

 mitted loyally to the English Crown after the Treaty of Paris, according 

 to the oath they had taken; iliat subsequently they did maintain and 

 prove their true allegiance in resisting not only the allurennents of the 

 other revolted British colonists, but also the outside aippeals and 

 entreaties of their former countrym>en allied to the rebels; that when 

 Quebec was at the time the only stronghold standing agains-t a numerous 

 invading army they defended it, and finally crushed within its walls the 

 assailing foes who had penetrated therein, forcing them to retreat ; 

 that again, some time afterwards, a handful of French Canadians 

 repulsed a second invading American army. 



