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HISTORY OF QUEBEC. 



"In 1832 and '34 Quebec was visited by the Asiatic Cholera. 

 In 1834 the Castle St. Louis was destroyed by fire. On May 28, 

 1845, the whole of St. Roche was burnt ; on June 28, the suburbs 

 of St. John and St. Louis were also burnt ; the loss by these two 

 fires was over ^2,000,000, the insurance and subscriptions of aid 

 amounting to $900,000. In 1846, in the month of June, the Thea- 

 tre, formerly the Riding school attached to the Castle of St. Louis, 

 was destroyed by fire during a performance when the building was 

 crowded, — fifty-five persons lost their lives. In 1853 the Parlia- 

 ment houses were burnt down, when a large library and museum 

 were destroyed. The sittings of the House were transferred to 

 the Church of the Grey Sisters near Gallows Hill (which had not 

 then been consecrated) ; this also burnt down, when the sittings 

 were held in Music Hall in Louis Street. In 1867 the Province of 

 Quebec was granted a colonial government, with the seat of the 

 Province at Quebec." 



