a pyramidal column placed upon a square 

 pedestal ; at the base of the column, on the dif- 

 ferent angles, are allegorical figures,of very good 

 workmanship, representing the victor's chief at- 

 tributes, and on the sides suitable inscriptions ; 

 in compartments, on each face of the pedestal, 

 are bass reliefs of four of his principal achieve- 

 ments, executed with great spirit and freedom, 

 and composed with a chasteness of design guided 

 by much classical correctness. This highly 

 ornamental tribute to departed worth was com- 

 pleted in London, and the expenses defrayed 

 by subscription among the inhabitants of Mont- 

 real, and will convey to posterity their public 

 feelings and their gratitude towards the invinci- 

 ble chief who deserved so much from every part 

 of the empire he so valorously defended. The 

 principal streets, both lateral and transverse, 

 have a direct communication with the suburbs, 

 which, as will be seen from a preceding com- 

 putation, occupy a much greater space than 

 the city itself: they surround it on three sides; 

 on the south-west are the divisions called the 

 St, Anne, the Recollet, and the St. Antoine 

 suburbs; on the north-west the St. Laurent, 

 St, Louis, and St. Peters; and on the north- 

 east the Quebec : in all of them the streets run 

 in the same direction as those of the city ; they 

 ^re very regular, and contain a great number of 



