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oasdes, and these placed at salient and cenmandng

points, as to sweep the base OF the cliff which
extends from the artillery barracks to Cape Diamond,
rising almost Ierpendicalsry above the streets and
! lanes below. There IL however, a continuation Of
loop holes for musketry, from which destructive
/ IRE could be poured upon an assaiing enemy Some
! two or three hundred yards from Hope gate there
is what IL called the grand battery, mounted with
| thirty two Founders and bombs OF equally heavy
/ calbre, which extends to Mountain street, at the
/ head Of which stands Prescott gate-the principal
entrance to the upper town. Beyond this gate, there
is a narrow Lane which leads to Durham terrace,
! where formerly stood the castle of st. Louis, and
viii h was destroyed by fire in 1887, supported by
stone pillars, and built on the overhanging brow OF
the cliff, two hundred feet above the street below,
rprately called SOus-Ie fort street. Beyond this,
III the Governors garden, there ID masked battery,
ana The wall is continued round under the citadel at
/ Cape Diamond. From Prescott gate to the artillery
barracks there is public road between the gardens
| OF the Archbishop and the Seminary and row of
| houses extending the remainder Of the distance
| one OF which, near Palace gate, was the residence
| OF Montcaln.
| Tie traveller, on arriving at Quebec lands imms-
! diately under Durham terrace, and the quay com.
mands fire view Of Cape Diamond, and the out
works of the citadel. At short distance from the
landing place. he turns into Mountain street, which
proceeds in ziszag direction, owing TO the steep
| ness Of the ascent, until he reaches Prescott gate,
over which, at the other gates, there is guard
house, with sergeants guard, having an artillery
mar ATTACHED, OIL the right OF which il small car
rOnade. all ready Tor action, and the right OF the
| street the walls l0opholed for musketry. Noun
tain street is being woened, which adds very much
! to the beauty Of this approach the rizing of the
houses on the right atfordng fine view OF the coun-
! try on The opposite side Of the st. Charles At an
angle about fifty yards from the gate until recently
| removed, the holse in which the Quebec Ga
ztt'e was printed, from the period OF its establish
ment in l764 to the present day. II was the only
! paper published III Canada when the war OF indie
pendence occurred, and It's publication was suspended
| seven months, III consequence OF the passing OF the
was printed by DR.. Franklin in Philadelphia, and it
| is added was written by him, which is very likely,
it is plain matter ot-lact document such might
| lie expected from his pen.
Having thus introduced the visiter to Quebec it
only remains to notice some Of the more prominent
objecIs that are worthy Of his attention. | observe
from the books at the hotels, that some travellers
arrive and depart on the came day, which is very
| absurd, as curs0ry inspection of what 10
worth viewing would well occupy q week. In
addition to the extensive and delightful views from
Cape Diamond and every part of the fOrtiica-
tioDs, there is another from the cupoa Of the Par
lament buildings, and a stroll around the interior
vi the Notifications on both sides OF the city should
not be omitted by tie curious stranger who should
also make the circuit of the walls the river by
descending fight OF steps on the left Of Mountain
street. not far from the gate, and proceeding along
Sousle-fort street. till the spot is reached where
Montgomery fell; then returning and taking Sault-
MatelOt street. immediately under the precipce Of
that name, which leads into st. Paul's street, and
will conduct him to the market at st. Rochr oppo-
site the artillery barracks from which he will have
imposing view Of the exterior Of the fortress and
during his walk or ride, opportunity Of admiring
the symmetry and strength OF its walls.
The Council chamber and hall Of the Assembly,
with the pictures OF the Queen and her ancestors,
will well repay visit to the Parliament house,
which is thrown open to the public is the Legis-
latve library which is fast increasing in value and
extent although it never can fully replace that
which destroyed by the incendiares OF Montreal,
in 1s49 In the upper part OF the building is the
library and museum of the Historical Society, which
will we'll repay visit-the natural history depart
ment being at present newly arranged, and placed
in complete order by very talented naturalist from
Englund whose services have recently been OBJ
tanned with that view. Among the works in manu-
script which the library contains there from the
London archives the documents connected with
colonial history from 1913 down to 1878; and from
the archives Of Paris the official correspondence of
the Governors of Canada in French, from 1851 to
1885, an account OF the sieges of Quebec; and col
lection of what took place in connection with the
wars between the English and the roquois since the
year 1852.
governors garden, where military band is station
ed once week, is the monument erected under Tue
auspices OF the late Earl OF DaIhouse, in lS25-which
appears to the best advantage from the centre of the
river-to the memory Of Wolfe and Montcam; the
foundation stone of which was laid with much mill
tary pomp and masonic ceremony in the spring of
that year, and the apex or capstone was placed in
position in the presence of his lOrdship the morn
ing OF his departure for England.
Returning from viewing this monument and i'm
nediately opposite Durham Terrace, is the cathedral
Of the Church Of England on the site of the church
extinction Of their order; which built at the ex
pense of the British government and consecrated in
1904. The communion plate, which is very magnil
cent, was presented by George the Third, well as
the books for divine service and the altar cloth and
bangings Of the desks and pnlpt. The interior Of
the church is dark and unattractve, and the parti
tons which separate the pews, as Is the case with
the old churches in England are inconvenienty high
utterly precluding the possibility OF looking around
while seated
In the street below, not far from the Parliament
building and fronting the Jesuit barracks stands the
Roman Catholic ca.nedral which is capable of con-
IiDihg lou. .nousand persons the interior OF which
IS io. with massive arches Of stone dividing the
aaye from the asles, and is described as being 2l6
feet In length and los in breadth. Adjoining the
cathedral, is the Reman Catholic Seminary OF Que
bcc which was founded in 1868, and which is extern
siyely endowed. 1t contains three libraries one Of
which has IL 600 volumes, many OF which are rare
books; cabinet of natural philosophy, which cost
SO 00O laboratory and apparatus necessaryfor
of chemistry, and the best collection OF miner
ais in Canada. In the chapel Of the seminary there
are several paintings by the first masters, among
them ore by Lebrun which purch ased in
France at the time of the first revolution.
About five minutes walk takes the visitor to the
UIsuline convent, near the English cathedral, the
ladies Of which, in accordance with their VOWS, de-
vote Themselves to the education OF females, and by
whom all the branches of polite education taught
gratuitously the pupils being instructed in French
and English. There is also day school kept, for
the instruction Of the poorer classes of female
children in the rudiments of education the former
being exclusively for the boarders. 1t was in the
chapel Of this convent that the remains of MOntcam
were inferred. On opening the grave few years
since, only the head was found which has been de-
posted in glass case, and is in the possession
Of the Able Mcguire, the chaplain of the convent.
The number OF nuns in this institution is ity-two.
short distance from Russell's Hotel is the Hotel
Deu kept by the Hospitalieres. Like the Ursulines
these clustered nuns and it having been found
necessary, owing to the Inconvenience arising from
vsiters to enforce the rules Of the church,
the public are generally excluded. have found no
/ difficulty in obtaining admttance, however, upon
application to a friend for an introduction. There
are two large halls for the accommodation Of male
and female patients whose disease il of temporary
nature, who receive every attention and kindness
the part Of the sisterhOod, Of whom there forty
five in the Hospital, and about the same number of