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English noblemen succeeded them ? Champlain,de Mont- 

 magny, d'Aillebout, de Lauzon, d'Argenson, d'Avau- 

 gour, de Mesy, de Courcelles, de Vaudreuil, de la Galis- 

 sonniere, de Ramezay, de Beauharnois, de Longueuil, 

 de la Jonquiere, Duquesne ; General Jas. Murray, Sir 

 Guy Carieton, Sir Fred. Haldimand, Lord Dorchester, 

 General Prescott, Sir J. H. Craig, Sir George Prevost, 

 Sir J. Coap Sherbrooke, the Duke of Richmond, the Earl 

 of Dalhousie, Sir James Kempt, the Earl of Aylmer. 



I am sure, my dear poet, you must have seen much 

 in the antique chateau which the historian Parkman 

 failed to discover. 



Professor Pierre Kalm described it in 1749 as follows : 

 — " The Palace is situated on the west or steepest side 

 of the mountain, just above the lower city. It is not 

 properly a palace, but a large building of stone two 

 stories high, extending north and south. On the west 

 side of it is a court-yard, surrounded partly with a wall, 

 and partly with houses. On the east side, or towards 

 the river, is a gallery as long as the whole building, 

 and about two fathoms broad, paved with smooth flags, 

 and included on the outside by iron rails, from whence 

 the city and river exhibit a charming prospect. This 

 gallery serves as a very agreeable walk after dinner, and 

 those who come to speak with the Governor-General 

 wait here till he is at leisure. 



" The palace is the lodging of the Governor-General 

 of Canada, and a number of soldiers mount the guard 

 before it, both at the gate and at the court-yard ; and 

 when the Governor or the Bishop comes in or goes out, 

 they must all appear in arms and beat the drum. The 

 Governor-General has his own chapel, where he hears 

 prayers ; however, he often goes to mass at the church 

 of the Recollets, which is very near the palace." 



— You, Mr. Kirby, have found the secret of surround- 

 ing the historic pile, where so much of Canadian history 

 was transacted, with a rare glamour of romance. 



Let me quote your own words : " The great hall of the 



