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They are neatly and conveniently lodged: It is the Fruit of 

 the good Name they have acquired in the Colony by their Piety^ 

 CEconomy, Sobriety, and Labour : They gild and embroider* 

 All are ufefully employed ; and whatever conies from their 

 Hands, is generally of a good Tafte. 



You have feen, without Doubt, Madam, in fome of the Rela* 

 c^/. T r 'f r J ^î^î^s, that the College of the Je/uits is.avery 

 ^ ^e}timts LOI- ^^^^ Building. It is certain, that when this 

 ^ ' City was a rude Heap of French Barracks^ 



and Savage Cabins, this Houfe (the only one with the Fort 

 that was built of Stone) made fome Figure. The firil: Travel- 

 lers, who judged by Comparifon, have reprefented it as a very 

 fine Building. Thofe who followed them, and who, according 

 to Cuftom, copied after them, fpoke the fame Language : But 

 the Cabins have difappeared, and the Barracks are changed to 

 Houfes, moft of them well built ; fo that the College is now a 

 Difgrace to the City, and is in a very ruinous Condition, (a) 

 The Situation is bad : It is deprived of the greateft Advan- 

 tage it could have, which is the Frofped. It had at firfl the 

 View of the Road, and its Founders were good enough to fancy- 

 that they would be allowed to enjoy it^ but they were deceived. 

 The Cathedral and the Seminary make a Malic that leaves them 

 nothing but the View of the Square, v/hich has nothing t(> 

 make Amends for what they have loil. The Court of the Col- 

 lege is fmall and dirty ; nothing refembles more a Farm Yard. 

 The Garden is large and well kept, and is bounded by a little 

 Wood, a precious Remain of the antient Foreil that formerly co- 

 vered this whole Mountain. 



The Church has nothing fine on the Outfide, but a pretty Sort 

 bf a Steeple : It is entirely covered with Slate, and is the only 

 one of Canada that has this Advantage, for every Thing here is 

 covered with Shingles. The Infide is well adorned : It has a 

 line Gallery, bordered v/ith an Iron Balufcrade, painted, gil^frand 

 well contrived ; a Pulpit entirely gilt, and well wrolight iïi 

 Wood and Iron ; three handfcme Altars ; fome good Fidures 5 

 the Roof not arched, but fiat, and pretty well ornamented ; no 

 Pavement, but a good Floor, which makes this Church more 

 fupportable in Winter, whilft People are frozen with Cold in the 

 others* I do not mention the four great cylindric majfiue Columns^ 

 made of one Block of a certain Porphyry black as Jet, ^without Spots 

 €r V <;insy with which it pleafed the Baron de la Hontan to enrich the 

 grand Altar. They would certainly be much better than thofë 

 they have, which are hollow, and coarfely covered with Mar- 

 ble. But this Author might eafily obtain Pardonj if he had 

 difguifed the Truth, only to adorn the Churches. 

 ( a) Tîte College is fince rebuilt, and is now very fine. 



