tU IliO 4)Srj4 .^r.-^ /3^S VISIT OF THR i •^ 1^ 1^ 55 5Xl (»<}nti<ttt FOU TIIK ADVANCEMENT iF SCIENCE TO TIIK City of Quebec 1884. Montreal Meeting. /( ^-C>S.A,*-?J / '■ I ■• - i#,.- .. \ # QUEBEC — — Doo]) lined by nature as for proud defence 'Tis (ylianipliiin'.s town exUMids ;i lif)Sless hand ; The British eiisiofu crests lier ritiKiel, And, as it Ihitters on tlie breeze, bespeaks Tlie wiir-stftincd annals t)f two hundred years Writ goKlen on the tVinj^^e of natiiro's smile. Si) much has been written and published in connection witli our town audits history that it seems t<> bo alm(»st uiniecessary for a conunittee such as ours ia do more tluin merely to refer our distinguislied visitors to tlie many sources from which information may be drawn. Actint,', however, at the suggestion of some cf the members of the Association, we have prepared the following brief notes to be of s(U'vice as a kind of preliminary introduction to some of the natural and historical beauties of one of the oldest cities in North America. The annals of Quebec city form the key-stone of Cana- dian liistory. It has fittingly been called the Ancient Capital of Canada and the (iibraltar of the New World, and stands as a centre of attraction to the traveller as much from the historical memories which seem to float in the air of its narrow streets, as from the varied scenery which sur- rounds its site. The first imi)ression made upon the mind of a passenger on board one of the Ocean steamers as it passes the inner face of the Island of Orleans, is not likely to be forgotten. Indeed the scene which bursts upon his gaze is the finest view of the city and its surroundings 1 t # ^ that can be ()l)taine(l from any stand-point. " The majua- tic appt'ai'ance of Capu Diamond and the fortifications, tlie cupolas and minarets like; tliose of an eastern city, l»hi/in^' and sparklinf^ in the? sun, the h>veliness of the panorama, tlu' nolthi basin bkt* a sheet of jiurest silver, in wiiicli miglit ri«le with safety a hundred sail of the line, the graceful meandering of the river St, Cliarles, the numerous village spires on t-ither side of the St. Lawrence, the fertile fields dotted with innumerable cottages, the abode of a rich and moral peasantry, the distant falls of Montmorency- the l>ai'k-like scenery of J*oint Levi,— the beauteous Isle of Orleans, and more distant still the frowning Cai)e Tour- mente and the lofty range of purple mountains — all these form the grouping of a picture which, witliout exaggeration, is scarcely to be surpassed in any part of the world," — Tlio lioautoous shrine of nature gay f'L't;to()ned With wootilarid grandeur, — where tlie sold May drink a draught Ironi sununer's ripjilirig bloom, That's shed troni mountain, phiin, and sinuous stream Like sweet ambrosial odour mortalized. Tlie following facts illustrate the above picture : — The Island of Orleans, which the reader is supposed to be passing, is a fav()urite resort for Quebecers in sum- mer time. It is twenty miles long and live nules In-oad. The building near the j)ictures(|ue wharf is the Island Hotel, and higher up, on sloping ground, stands the church and spire of St. Petronille de Beaidieu. In sunnuer there is a regular ferry conununication l)etween the Island and (^uel)ec. The Indians called tlie Island Miniyo. It was explored by Jaccpies Cartier in Ib'Ab, who, finding grape vines growing upon it, gave it the name of Isle .>i Bacchus. A year afterwards, it received its present name in honour of de Valois, Duke of Orleans and son of Francis I. In 1()57, it was occupied by si.v hundred Huron Indians. In 1()(>1, it ^vas overrun by the Iroipiois, when a number of Huron settlers were murdered. Before the capture of Quebec l>y Wolfe, it is said to liave been peopled ))" two thousand people. Wolfe's S(ddiers landed at St. Laurent, on the south shore, and eventually took possession of the whole Island. The parishes are St. Pierre, Ste. Famille, St. Francois, St. Jean, St. Laurent and Ste. Petronillc. _t i The Laurentides, or, as tlioy have been called, tho Laurentian Hills, f(trni tho higlilandH ti> the rit^ht. Th<'y are ]»art of the Laurentian System, orij^inally deseribed by Sir NN'illiani Loi^an. They cunsiHt <>f hurnbh'iidie an<l ini- caeeous gneiss, interstratitied with irre!j;ular beds uf crys- talline linje-st'»nes and bed-like masses of niagnetic oxide of iron and other minerals. The hum|>-backetl peak in the distance, a miniature (jf IJen Lomond, is in tin; ri'i^don of Jac(iues Cartier River and its lake district, while behind the Falls of Montmorenc}- are the Laval hei^dits, which, in a continuous range, run towards Cape Tourmento. Point I^vi, which stands to the left, was named afti-r oneof the first Viceroys of Canada. It once comprised tht! town of Levi and two Villages — Lauzon and I'ienville ami tho parishes of St. Joseph and St. David. The town has a ])opulation of fourteen thousand, and possesses a college au<l a convent. Indian Cove (.\nse aux Sauvages) the indentation near the church, is so called on account of the annual visit of the Micmacs from tht) Haie des Chaleurs, in New Brunswick, previous to IS.")©. Mere they assendded to receive from thi; English Conunissioners presents of blankets, beads and axes, as the descendants of tiie warriors who, in 177:") and 1812, had assisted tho Englisli in doftat- ing the invaders from the United StaLes. It was ;it f^.'vi Wolfe took ui> his ([uarters at first, and his example was followed by .Arnold in 1775. Hound the church of St. Josei)h, standing beyond the present graving dock, ( Jeneral Monckton had some lively encounters with the FVeiich ; and tho same church, it is said, was converte<l into an hospital after the battle on the i^lains of .Abraham. Beauport comprises the line of houses on the right, extending along the north shore of the St. Lawrence to tlu; Falls of M<»ntmorency. The parish church is distinguished by its two spires ; and partly hidden among the trees is tin; Provincial Asylum for Lunatics. Montcalm, wlujse army occupied the whole of the lieaujiort shore as far as IVloiit morency Falls during the summer of 17r)*.>, stnmgtliened his position l)y throwing uj» earth works on an estate now known as Kingtield, above the bridge which spans the St. Charles Hiver. It was to these entrt^K hm.-nts hisarmy retreated after the battle en the l*lain.s. Arnold had jt . ^ ! ]»i).ssu.s.sion of l>f;ni|H(ii ill ITT-*, litt'iif Ik; mii(Kj liis im!iii«i- laMc iittuck <»ii (^Mu'luc. 'I'lii'iH' ;ui' .smiu' iiiti-ivstilij^ rulllilli.SOClK'<!.-> n>llliuct,l!il with l!n! i\l,ll|iil' llmiSv: of In-.lll- ]i ii't, uliioli is »U!i;l;ii'tiil it ln! tliu ol(l(v-.t of t Ik- si-iniionul iT.si(U"iici;s hiiilt ill C;iii;f.la ; il' ,slaii>ls .iltoiit foui: iiiiK'.s from The Palls of MontmDroiic3y, ori-.^mjilly cillnd Ln rurlc, li;ini,'.s its inill^- u iiiti: t'lirtaiii of H[»riiy to tlu; ri«flit. Oil the slioit!, ill 17'">-*, stoml Moiitcaliiis i^.irlli-works. 'V\u'. mill ;it tlu! Falls was Imilt l»y iVtrr I'att'rson. Wvvr it was that Moiitoalm \<c\tt Wolfn at liay Ixiforo events reaclied a climax <»n tliu Plains (»f Al»raham. Fa'jiiii^ tin.' cataviu-t, stands the Mansion House, hnilt l»y (Jovenior ll;il(linianil and o(;ciii»ie(l Ity the Duki; of Kent, the father of (,>iieen Victoria, from ll'.H to 17'-M. The Lornc Graving Douk, to the left, on tlu; Point Levis siile, was coiiinionoe'l in ISSi). It is heinn Imilt at the expense of the Dominion (lovernment ami wlu;n tinisli- vd will l»(! ca|ial>le of accoiumo. latin;;' tin; lar^'est vessi'l alloat. Its length is live humlred feet, breadth one hun- dred feet, and(lei)t1i twenty-live feet. The Louise Embankmont lies at, tho m -nth of the St. (Miarles, and received its name from the I'rincess Louise, Durini;- tlu; ceremony of layiiiLC the memorial stone the Mar((ais of Lome saiil— "Access to Quebec is easy n(tvv to tlu; larj^est ocean-;,'oin;i; vessels. This city has railways far advanced which will pierce to the heai't of the L,M'an;i.ry of tlu; worhl the i^reat wheat centimes of the Canadian North- West. The very nn^dit and ^a'aiuleur of the stream on which (j)uel>ec is built is in her favi>ur as compared with other centres of conunerc(\ foi' lu;r visitors have little t;i.x to i»ay when a favonrinii; wind fails them, while st(;am must be employed aj^ainst the strong currents of the upper river. The '^jjigantic ([uays and the feedin;.; lines of rail stretclnnu; inwards unbroken to the [irairies, must, in tlu; future en- sure to the ancient capital a place anu)ng' thenmst llourisli- ini; cities of the ontinent." The River St. Charles, whose outlet is seen to ihe ri'ght, drains [Kirt of the plain known as the plain of St. Charles, It Hows from Lake St. Charles, a pleasant re- sort fur anglers, and after [)a.ijing over the falls of Lorette, ^ ^ ^ ^ # # wiitors the fortih; fluids below, hero and thoro i»rosoutin<,' thu cliann of iiii Eni^li-sli rivor. Its outlot ia supposed to hiivo Itoen the laoiitli of the St. L;i\\ reiue, wlmst' wiitrrs must have orii^inally imteied the valley at Cap Uou;,'e. Near the mouth of the St. Charh'S is the site of the eii- cauipment of Jaci[ue8 Cartier by whoui the river was called the St. Croix. The Citadel is the mo.st ]»rominent feature of tlu- eity proper. It covers an area <»f about forty acres on the sum- mit of Cape Diamond. I'nder French rule, there were on the t(»p some temjtorary woodtm structures intcmlcd as works of defence. In 1Sl;."> plans weiu a[»[)i"Ved of by the Duke t)f \N'ellin;^ton, and in that yeai- the citadel and walls were built at a cost of twenty-tive millions of dollars. The fort is now in chart,'e of the Canadian troo[is niuubeiinn ;il)out two hundred. The Dufferin Terrace stretches along the front of the rock for a (juartisr of a mile at a heiL^ht of one hundr''d and ei!j;hty feet, and forms j)ai't of the fortilications. The corner-stone of this n\agni!icent structvu'e was laid by the Earl of Dullerin in JS7«S, and is surmounted by live kiosks named respectively I'^irforid^ J.oid.^r, Lmih, FrniitoKiCy <inil rirs.-ii.-<. It is the favorite pi-omenade of the citizens dui'iug the sunnner evenings. At the extremity to the right stands Castle Haldimand, all that remains of the famous Chateau St. Louis, IwHgthe < iovernment House of (Quebec. The Laval University buildings stand fuither to the right, and with the Seminary buildings form one of the mo.st interesting .spectacles to the stranger. This institu tion is specially interesting on account of its collections of pictiu'cs and scientific a[)paratus and s}iecimens. The City of Quebec, as a whole, is geiiei-ally consi- dered to be the most interesting of cities in America. Its site is connnanding, its physical surroundings are very striking, and its buildings and their annals are all tliat tend to interest a tourist. Whether seen from below, in as- cending the river, or from thesteamboat landing in tin lovNcr town, the ])ictuie it presents is e<pially novel and impri'S- sive. From the 'l\.riace, or any ohnated ]>'>sitiou, as for instance, the Kings [>asti<»n, the view^ downwards upon the wharfs and narrow streets crowded with calcches, ui)on # ^ the bii.sy thronij.s in tlu; niarkot phuu's, u]»t(ii iliu bljickiMicil thi'Diits of chiniiu'yH, tlu! stt-op stiiirwaya and the din^'y tihiu worn roofs is oini to l)i> rmncnilierod. Tlu! rot-k si'ita- ratt's th<! city into a loir, r juid un niijhr to-.vn, t! ,: ,trin('i])al Jtnililini^ in lowi-r tuwn 1»oin<4 tho Cn.itoui Honsu (that with the (h)intO, !iHil in n]>i)i'r town tlio nuw I^arlianuMit huihl- injjjs (near (•i>nij>K'tioii). Tht; otln-r hiiihlings in th«! city are all (U'sorilx'd in tlu! nsnal L,'Mido books, and for furthci" information we i-an refer oin* visihii's to the worksof James MaclMierson LeMoiiu', Es([., I'ast I 'rc'sident of the Literary and Historical Society of (^>nel»e(;. The two volumes i^hdluc J'lisf in}(l l'ris'')if and Pirtitrcsfjur (Jinhrr can ho had at tlu; rooms t»f the Historical Society (Ann street). TT T S 1M ) R r C A L NOTES. The following; table with dates will enable the reader to note at a glance the leailing events of the history of our city, an<l this we supplement with a few notes having the date athxed as a reference : Jacqiios Cartior landtMl ou (ho hanks of River St. Charles, Sept. It 1.^:!.') Quel)ec founded hy Sanniel de (yhaniplaiti, July."'. MOS Fort St. Louis Imi'll at Quchcc ". lG2i»-l (^hiclxic surreudered to Aduural Kirke . Ki'Jit (^•uehcc returned to the French lil.'VJ Death of Chainplaiii, tln' lirst Governor. Dec. 'J") Ifi;!,") Setth'nient tbi'uied at Sillery 1().'{7 A Royal (JoverniniMit institute*! at Quebec lOii.'i Qucliec unsuccer:st'u!ly hesie<;ed l)y Adnural I'liipps IdlK) ('ount de I'routeuac ilie.l. Nov. 2S ICKH Hattle of the IMaitis of Alirahain, Sept. K! IT.")!* Capitulation of (^)u('l»eo. Sept. 18 17.'»!t 15atth' of St. Foye — a Frencli victory, A[>ril 2S 1T<;() (/anada ceded by treaty to Kngland I70.'J blockade ofQuehe*' by (leneraid .Montgomery and Arnold, Nov. ]() '. ITTT) De;ith of of Montgomery, .'tlst Dec 17T."i Retreat of Americans from Quebec, May fi ]77'» Division of Canad.i into U])por ami Lower Canada 17!»l Citadel of (^hidiec built l.\v Imperial (Jovernment LS'_';; Insurrection in Canada l.s,!7 Second Insurrection 1S.'!8 Cnion of tVe t\v o Provinces in one IMIl Dominion of Canaila formed, July 1 LSG7 # Dopnrtiiro of Kii<;Iisli troop,'^ from Citadt'l 1870-1 StM'diiil ('(Mit(Miiirv ofFoiiiKijitioii of IViHliopric of Queltrc l>y .MotHci'jriKMir Laval, O'l. Int. 1 «7 1 1871 OcnttMiarv ot Ilcpnlst' of Arnold iiii<l .Moiiti;oin"rv licfoic (.hit'litT. oti .'{1st |)('c . ITT.) .'.l.-it I)('i'cinl»t'r, l^T.*! hiin'ciiti I'laiM of ('ity cmiK'HishiiUMit. Cliri.-iliua.s ilny lST."i Departure ot'tlie HmH of iMilf.'i-iii. Htli Oct '. l^TS .\rrival of .V1an|iii,-; (»f I.oriic »t I'tiiicc-i.-^ Louis, LMltii Nov... ISj.s I) 11 lie fin Torrnci' iiatiitMl, •Jlttji. July... lsT:» '' ("ilv (late.-!. St. I.iiiii-i ainl IvMil, t'l't'cteil IST'.t .\rrival of tli<! .Manpii.s of Laiisijowru' \><'<.i l.'**^.'*. Jac(|Ut!S (JartiiT iiiado h\ rill tliroo voyam^s t<> Ca- nada. Ho .s|>oiit lii.s first wiiitt'i- <>n the imrtli Lank <>f,tlu! rivor St. Charles. In 1<S4.'» th*; timhor.s of mioof his vcssols wcM'o (lurj up at tho niniith of tlio St. Mirlni The siti- of tlio Tiuliau town of Stadacona i.s supiioseil to havi: (>(;cu|tio«l that portion of the city known as St. Jolm sulmrLs loadint^ toward.s St. ilooh, and Cartior's fort iiiiist hav»^ stood on or near the ifround opposite the Marino Hos])ital. Cartiers join-nal was piihlished by the Literary and Histoi-ioal So- ciety in 184.'{. There exists als(» an en^raviui^ of his depar- tun; from (.^)uel>ec for St. Malo. n>O.S-H»ftf'». Chaiuplain raised his first pilo of wooden Luildings near the site of the old lower town market. His "Ahitation" sto(td very prohahly near the corner of St. Peter and Sons-le-Fort strei'ts, not far from the spot where now stands t)ne of the (ddest churches in Canada, Notr''-! )aiiir > (Uf J'ietoii'e.% so called in comuiemoration of the repulse of Phii)ps, l)efor(5 Quebec in 1<)!>0, and the dispersion by a st'orm of Admiral NValkers s([uaili'on in 1711. Chaiiqdain was probably buried in a .<rj>ii I chr'' /xirflnilirr near the old Chateau St. Louis, where Tiow stands the Post OtHce. I'lie Chateau buildings consisted of three structures, Fort St. Louis, '_'hii.ff(iii proper, and Castle Haldimand, the latter l)eingall that remains of this historical nook . When Cham- plain surrendered to the Kirkes, ho made an inventory (»f the armament which shows how weak it was previous to the erection of the later Chnfiuiv, ro long the residence of the (iovernors. The old stone bearing the datii l(i47 was one found by workmen engaged in levellintr the yard of the old Chatcdv previous to the completion of Castle Haldimand. Old .[ames Thompson tells us how he got tlje masons to lay it in the cheek of the gate of the new building. 1 1 10 HJI5T. Tlic Sillory jNIiysioii was f(nin(lccl by Noel IJrulart do Sillery, a French iioljlciuaii who placed periuaneiitly at tlie di.sp<jsal of the Jeftuitn 20,000 livre.s towards its support. A mouumeiit erected to the memory of Father Masse lirst missionary to Canada, indicates the site near wliich tlie chapel stood : near it, still stands the missionaries' house in a good state of preservation and occupied as oiiices hy K. li. Dohell .^- Co. H»!IO. Walley's Journal published in Smith's Huforij of C'«//(n/'^ gives an account of this siege. The troops landed near the moutli of the St. Charles wliile the S([uadron pentnl a cannonade against the city from the har])vnir. The hre from the city drove IMiipps back, while the ad- vance of the land forces was checked by tlie militia shel- tered ])y the l)ushes and the rocks, In 1711, the jsrojeet of taking thecity was resumed l.>y Sir llovenden Walker, only to result in similar defeat. HtOS* Frontenac was buried in the cha}»elof the Ivccollet Convent wliich stood })artly u[)on the gi'oinid now occu[»ied by the Anglican Cathedral. After the tire which destroyed the Ixecollets Church the remains of Fi'ontenac were re- interred in what is now known as the Uasilica. In the cotiin was found a small leaden box containing tlie heart of tlie (iovernor, a discovery which gave cretlence to tlu; tra- ililion that the heart of the Count had been sent to his widow in France, <»nly to be sent back ))y tlie haughty Countess with the remark that she did not want a dead heart which when beating did not belong t<j her. IT."*!). The Plains of Abraham took the name from a settler named Abraliam ^Martin who seems to have owned the property as early as the days of Champlain. The exact spot where (Jeneral Wolfe fell was indicated by a rock not far from the redoubt near the fence which divides the race- ground from the enclosures on the east. In one of the eneU»sures near the road is the well (now tilled up) whence they brought him water during his last moments. Mont- calm was buried in an excavation made by the bursting of a shell within the precincts of the Irsuline ('onvent. In 18oo, the grave was pointed out by Sister iJube, who had as a. child attended his funeral. The skeleton was found ^ ^ ^ — i 11 aiul till" .skull ].l;uteii in t!u- cusi'tdy "f tlio (.•liiipLiiii. Tlio mariili- .slalt ill tliu.rliiirch "f the I'mivi'iit \v;is oivcteil l)y Li.i-(l AyluuT, ill 18;)2. TIil; moiiiinu'iit to Wolti' ;iiid M.-nt,- c.iliii ill tli<' ( J(i\ oiiiMf's (liU'ilcii wa-i oiLicted iu i^'.'.T- n<»l>. The stiituo (111 inniiuiiieiit on the Sr. Koye ro;uI, whifli eoniiiKMuoi-ati'S tliis event, was jd-csoutud liy Prince Napoleon lionaparte in is:>r». Tlu; l>attK^ lasted aliout two lioiu's, with a lossoii 1 )oth. sides of four thou.saiul. "De Levi, oi)serviii<^' that the liritish (leiier.-d had ov>'r weakene'l his left to streugtlieu hi^ ri'j,ht, resolved to [.roiit liy \i. He ordered his troop.s to charL;e the left win-- oi the En;i;iish with the bayonet and to thrust them off the St. Louis l!oad on to the Ste. Foyo. l>y this mameuvre, lie to"k in !!;itd\ the whole of Murray's ai'iny. dtove the cor[-s oil' the l.ei'j;ht uf Sainte-<Jenevieve, an<l cut .iir the !>ritis!i from tlie line (.f retreat t.* the city, d'lie llou.sillouRe-iuient then attaek- ini4 the En-lish put them to I'.iuhl. At the same time, their liuht troops ;j;ave way, a!id rhe fugitives, throwing themsehes in front and ta rear of th>.' enemy's centre, rausi'il his lire to l)e sus[iended. l>e Levi ])rotited \>y this disorder to cause his own left to charge tjie r>ritish right wing, which he coiiqilefely routed." In Sei)teml)er of the same year, the cajatulatiou ot t!ie city t .ok iilace, notwith- standing De Levi' trium[>h. IT"?'."!, Montgomeiy received his deatli-v.ound a.t /'/•->••(/.'- I'///r, at the foot of Cape Diamond. liis remains were cai-i'ied to a ht)use on St. Loui.i Street, and his sword tell into the hands of James Thompsoii, a volunteer in V\ olfe s army. The place of his attack has been graphically vh'scrih ed by Judge lleury, a de.scri[)tion which ajipcars in I'nln- rrsijii'i: tjiu'lirc. His head<[uai'ters were at Holland Hou-ic, on the St. Foye Road. Arnold, after the unsuccessful attack in Sault-an-:Matelot Street, was I'arried by his own men to the (Jeiieral Hospital Convent. His heaihiuarters were on the St. Charles, near the briflge now known as Scott's IJridge. (iHNKK.vr, Infokmation. Places to bo visited in Town incl ale Laval Ini versity with its iMuseuin ; the Seminary and its (.-hapel with its collection of original paintings by tlic masters of the French School ; the Urstiline Convent with its p-aintuigs, ^ ^ ^ 12 monuments and historical memoirs ; Morrin College in which are situated the Li])rary and Museum of the Literary and Historical Society ; the Hotel-Dieu with its chapel and jaintings (an institution (triginally endowed by Canlinal de Richelieu); the Pasilica ; tlie Church of Noti-e Dame des A'ictoires, built in IG'JO ; tiie Parliament liuildings and the Citadel. Places outside the Town. The Plains of Abraham with its monument to Wolfe ; Wolfe's Cove Avhero the British gained a footing u})on the plain ; Lorette with its P'alls and Indian settlement ; J^eauport Asylum ; Mont- mi»rency Falls ; the Chaudiere Falls ; the St. Foye Road with its monument ; Chateau iJigot beyond the village, of Charlesbourg. The princi})al drives include one to the Falls passing through the straggling village of Beauport ; one by tlie Little lliver Road to Lorette returning l)y way tif Charlusbourg ; one to Caj) Rouge by the St. Louis Road returning by the St. Foye Road ; an<l <»ne thnmgh the vil- lage of St. .Josei)h returning by way of the Levi Forts. Steamboat Communication : — The regular steam- er of the Allan and Dominion Lino respectively sails for England every Saturday morning. The Richelieu Co's Steamboat sails for Montreal every day at five o'clock p.m. The Saguenay Steamboats sail on Tuesdays, ^Vednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at half-past seven a. m. There are four regular ferries — between Quebec and Levi every fifteen minutes ; between Quebec and Island of Or- leans every two hours ; between Quebec and Grand Trunk terminus to suit the arrival and departure of trains ; and between Quebec and Sillery nearly every two hours. The " Miramichi " of the Quebec Steamship Co., sails every alternate Tuesday for Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Railway Communication. Trains leave Quebec for Montreal by the North Shore Railway (station at the foot of Palace Street) at 1>. 15 a.m. and 10.10 p.m., and by the Grand Trunk Railway (staticui at the end of Dalhousie Street) at 2.15 and 0.15 ]).m. For Halifax and St. John, in the Mai'itime Provinces, the ex))ress leaves every morn- ing (station in Levi by the lower ferry) at 8 o'clock in the morning. Trains leave for St. Raymond^ by the Lake St. # .^j w T 13 John Railway, at (5.45 a.m. and (l.OC) p.m. Tlic train for Shurbiooke, V)y the Quebec Central Railway, leaves at 1.45 p.m., (station in Levi by the lower ferry.) Mails for England direct, every Satiu'diiy, at 11 a.m., and via the United Statfs, every JVIonday, at 5 p.m. For other jilaccs, there are daily mails ]>y the regular train.s leaving Quebec. The letters are delivered, as in England, by carriers. The St. Louis Hotel, on St. Louis street, and the Russell House, on St. Ann street, conducted conjointly, are the best hotels in the city. Executive Committee. lion. Mr. Langclior. Chairinan. Mr. Herbert Price, Treasurer. Dr. Harper, Secretary. Mr. J. M. LeMoine. Mr. (Jeorge Stewart, Jr. Mr. CanipboU. lion. Mr. Ilearn. Hon. Mr. D. A. Ross. Mr. E. T. D. Chambers. Dr. Ahirriilen. Lieut. Morgan. Mr. John Laird. Citizens' Committee. Any of the following gentlemen will be ready to give in- formation cm all points of interest : — Hon. F. Langelior, M.P., Prof. Civil Law, Laval University, and Mayor of the City of (.^uebei-. Hon. D. A. Ross, Presfdent of Lit. and Hist. Society, Westfield. Hon. H. G. Jolj, ex-Premier of the Province of tiuebec. Joseph Shehyn, {'resident of tlie IJoiird of Trade. J. M. LeMoine, F.R.S.C, ex-I'resident of the 1st Section Royal Society of Canada, and L. Secretary to Anthropology section, British Association, Sj)encer Grange. George Stewart, Junr., F.R.S.(.'., Vice-President of the Literary and Historical Society, 14G St. Angustin Street. J. M. Harper, M.A., Ph.D., Rector of the (Quebec High School, ;'.() Denis Street. James Stevenson, Manager, Quel)ec biiuk. J. U. Gregory, Dei>arlinent of Marine and Fisheries. R. R. Dobell, Mercliuut, Reauvoir. Thos. Beckett, Merchant, .^h^,rchmont. John Burstall, Mercliant, Kbngrove. Herbert Price, Merchant, The Cottage, Montmorency. Hon. P. (larneau, M.P.P., Merchant. Dr. Marsden. ex-President Col. of Phy. & Sur., Canada. Hon. E. J. Flynn, Commissioner of Railways. J bt jt 14 Col. W. Rhode?, Prositlent Gi'O'rraphical Society, Bcnniore. Owi'ii Murjiliy, ex-Mayor of Quebec. Ernest Paeaiul, Editor /' /'>7t'c^'»/-. William D. Caniphell, N.P. Rev. Professor Eatlaiunie, Laval University. Dr. Jackson, Dean Medical Faculty, Laval Pni versify. Patterson Jlall, Merchant. Dr. Colin 8e\vell, Surt^eon A Battery. Jienson Ifall, Merchant. Wiliiaju Wurlele. Me reliant. Andrew Thomson, President of the Union Bank. Hon. G. Irvine, Jndt«:e of the Admiralty. John C. Thomson, I'resident of V. M. C. A. John J. Foote, Prop. Morniiif/ C/irnniclr. A. L. Light, M.I.C.E., Government Engineer. lioderick .McLeod, (Jhemist. Wm. Hossack; Chairman of the School Board and E.\--Mayor of Que bee. J. G. Scott, ]\Lanager Lake St. John Railway. " Hon. Judge Caron, Superior Court. Hon. Judge Andrew Stuart. " Hon W. W. Lynch, Commissioner of Crown Lands. V. Cazeau, Custom House. Cyr. Du(iuet, City Councillor. John Laird, Insurance Agent. Lieut. H. 1). Morgan. A. Robertson, Barrister. Rev. E. 1. Re.xford, Secv. Education Dcpt. Hon. Thos. McGreevy,^M. P. Hon. A. P. Caron, Minister of .Militia. J. G.Bosse, M. P. Dr. Rinfret, M. P. P. Felix Carbrav, M. P. P. Col. Cotton, R. C. A. Capt. Drury, Major Wilson, Capt. Peters, Hon. J. G. Ross, Senator. Rev. Mr. Housman, Rector, Cathedral. Rev. R. Ker, Rector, Trinity Cnurch. Rev. Dr. Hamel, Rector, Laval University. E. T D. Chambers, City Councillor. Dr. Henry Russell. Richard Turner, Merchant. F. X. Lemieux, M.P.P., Barrister. Thec|philus Gliver, Barrister. Rev. D. Anderson, Spruce Cliff, Levis. Rev. J. Sparling, M.A., B.D. u # # 16 Alfred White, Merchant. Peter MacKwen, Cashier Union Bank. II. II. Smith, Merchant. William Cook, Barrister. James Dunbar, Q.C., Barrister. Joseph Whitehead, Merchant. lion. Judge Kouthier, F.R.S.C. lion. Jean Blanehet, M.P.P., Provincial Secretary. 1 Tarte, Editor Cd/Kidirn. Thos. Chapais, Editor Courrier du Canada. Dr. St. George, M.P. Hon. I. Thibaudeau. Hon. J. G. Blanehet, Collector of Customs. Hon. John Hearn, M.L.C., Alderman. Charles Langelier, Barrister. Dr. E. C. Lemieux, President Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Belleau, Secretary " " " A. J. Maxhiim, Merchant. John S. Budden, Merchant. Hon. Gedeon Ouimet, Superintendent of Educn+ion. E. C. E. Gauthier, City Councillor. Col. Forsyth, Queen's Own Hussars. Major Patton, Supervisor of Cullers. E. J. Hale, Bank Director. Hon. John Wasson, United States' Consul. Count Premio Real, Spanish Consul General. Major W\ A. Hohvell. Col. Pope. E. T. Fletcher, Crown Lands Department. D. D. O'Meara, Surveyor of Custo?Tis. Major Crawford Lindsay, Quebec Field liattcry. S. LeSage, Department of Agriculture, Quebec. Edwin Pope, Supt. G. N. W. Telegraph Co. F,. B. Si)aulding. Robt. Campbcil, Advocate. J. G. Clapham, President Q. Ins. Co. Dr. Parke. Alfred White, Merchant. D. C. Thomson, Merchant. Lt.-Col. Turnbull, Military School. Montefiore Joseph, Merchant. 0. L. Richardson. Merchant Archibald Cami)bell, Prothonotary. Robert Brodie. IVIerchant. C. Baillairge,' F.R.S.C. G. li. Renfrew. Merchant. Col. E. G. Scott, 8th Royal Rifles. k *