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liberality and extensive nature of the disburse- 

 ments, the expenditure so nearly balances the 

 revenue, that it requires, and occasionally 

 receives, grants of public money. The whole 

 administration, care, and attendance of the 

 establishment, are conducted by a superieure^ 

 La Reverende Mere Ste. Claire, (Venerande 

 Melanpon), and thirtj^^wo sisters, to whose zeal 

 in the offices of humanity must be attributed 

 the state of comfort, cleanliness, and good 

 arrangement, that invariably obtains the enco- 

 miums of every stranger who visits the insti- 

 tution. 



The Ursuline Convent is situated a short 

 distance to the northward of St. Louis Streetj 

 within the fief of St. Joseph, a property that 

 belongs to it : it is a substantial stone edifice, 

 two stories high, forming a square, whose side 

 is one hundred and twelve feet ; the building is 

 forty feet broad, containing ample and conve- 

 nient accommodation for all its inmates. The 

 church of St. Ursula, connected with the con- 

 vent, is ninety-five feet long by forty-five in 

 breadth, very plain on the outside, but emi- 

 nently distinguished for the good taste and 

 richness of its interior ornaments ; to the east- 

 ward of it are several detached buildings, form- 

 ing part of the establishment. The surround- 

 ing ground, six hundred and forty-five feet long, 



