who had till now been Governor-General 



He was accompanied by the people belonging to the 

 Government. I was likewise invited to see this festi- 

 vity. At half an hour after eight, the new Governor- 

 General went from the ship into a barge, covered with 

 red cloth, upon which a signal with cannons was given 

 from the ramparts, for all the bells in the town to be 

 set a-ringing. All the people of distinction went down 

 to the shore to salute the Governor, who, alighting 

 from the barge, was received by the Marquis de La 

 Galissonnidre. After they had saluted each. other, the 

 Commandant of the Town addressed the New Gover- 

 nor-General in a very elegant speech, which he answered 

 very concisely : after which all the cannons on the 

 ramparts gave a general salute. The whole street, up to 

 the Cathedral, w T as lined with men in arms, chiefly 

 drawn out from among the Burghesses. The Governor 

 General then walked towards the Cathedral dressed in 

 a suit of red, with abundance of gold lace. His servants 

 went before him in green, carrying fire-arms on their 

 shoulders. On his arrival at the Cathedral he was 

 received by the Bishop of Canada and the whole Clergy 

 assembled. The Bishop was arrayed in his Pontifical 

 Eobes, and had a long gilt tiara on his head and a great 

 crozier of massy silver in his hand (1 ). After the Bishop 

 had addressed a short speech to the Governor-General, 

 a Priest brought a silver Crucifix on a long stick (two 

 Priests with lighted tapers in their hands going on each 

 side of it) to be kissed by the Governor. The Bishop 

 and the Priests then went through the long walk up to 

 the choir. The servants of the Governor-General fol- 

 lowed with their hats on, and arms on their shoulders. 

 At last, came the Governor-General and his suite, and 

 after them a crowd of people. At the beginning of the 

 choir, the Governor- General and the Gtneral de La 



(1) Travels of P. Kalm in North America, Vol. II, p. 300. 



