journals of the Great Metropolis, treating Canada as a 

 bye-corner of the continent, apparently little aware that 

 the British possessions are much larger than the United 

 States ; though, I am glad to perceive that latterly we have 

 been treated with a little more consideration. That 

 Canada is a little better spoken of than she was formerly; 

 — that she is taking that position, which, from her immense 

 resources, she is so justly entitled to; and we can only 

 express a hope that — the futuee will be one of pros- 

 perity AND MUTUAL ADVANTAGE TO BOTH MOTHER AND 

 DAUGHTER, AND THAT BEFORE MANY TEARS HAVE ELAPSED, 

 THE WHOLE OF THE BbITISH DOMINIONS WILL BE UNITED 



the bride of a scion of our much-loved queen and 



Quebec the principal seat of Government — the 



CIRCLET OF the DIADEM BEING, AS IT WERE, THE CENTRE 



OF THE CIRCLE. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 THE JACQUES CARTIEB. 



Within the district between Quebec and St. Ann's are 

 to be found the following rivers : — The Jacques Cartier, 

 the Portneuf, and the River St. Ann en haut. 



The Jacques Cartiee. — This celebrated river takes its 

 name from the discoverer of the country, who wintered in 

 the estuary in the year 1536. 



The general appearance of the river is varied, pictu- 

 resque, and extraordinary, presenting a thousand combi- 

 nations of unrivalled grandeur, beauty, and magnificence. 



