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feet in front by 468 feet in depth, in St. Joseph- 

 street, is an estabhshment for the reception of 

 the sick and diseased poor of both sexes ; it is 

 conducted by a superior (La Soeur Le Pailleur) 

 and 36 nuns. The French government formerly 

 suppHed medicines and many other necessaries, 

 but now the funds for maintaining the charity 

 are principally derived from some landed pro- 

 perty, which (and it is a subject of regret) is 

 not so ample as could be wished, when com- 

 pared with its utility ; however, this as well as 

 every other charitable institution in the pro- 

 vince' is occasionally assisted with grants of 

 money from the provincial parliament. The 

 whole of the buildings on the space before- 

 mentioned include the hospital, a convent, and 

 a church ; attached is a large garden, a cattle- 

 yard, with extensive stables and out-buildings, 

 and a cemetery. The convent of La Congre- 

 gation de Notre Dame is in Notre Dame-street, 

 and forms a range of buildings 234 feet in front 

 and 433 in depth along St. John Baptist-street, 

 containing, besides the principal edifice, a 

 chapel, numerous detached buildings for do- 

 mestic uses, and a large garden. The congre- 

 gation is composed of a superior (La Demoiselle 

 Deroussel, la Soeur Nativite) and sixty sisters ; 

 the object of this institution is female instruc- 

 tion in its different branches, wherein the 



