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any thing deserving particular mention, but 

 being new and very neat, it looks well. 



The building denominated the Bishop's 

 Palace has been a fine edifice, and standing 

 on an elevated spot, it is very conspicuous ; it 

 is situated near the grand battery, extending in 

 an easterly direction from the gateway, or com- 

 munication to the Lower Town, along Moun- 

 tain Street one hundred and eighteen feet, and 

 then in a hne running at right angles to the 

 former, one hundred and forty-seven feet; its 

 average breadth is thirty-four feet; on the 

 south and east sides it is three stories high, but 

 on the others no more than two ; it was built 

 for the residence of the Catholic Bishop of 

 Quebec; it contained a chapel with every 

 suitable convenience, and was by no means 

 destitute of embellishment. An annuity has 

 been granted by the government to the head of 

 the Catholic faith in lieu of it. A very dilapi- 

 dated state at present threatens a speedy disso- 

 lution; some of the walls are bad even to the 

 foundation, and unless almost immediate re- 

 pairs are undertaken will not long support the 

 fabric. The different divisions of the building 

 are now occupied by many of the offices of 

 government ; the Legislative Council, the Exe^ 

 cutive Council, the House of Assembly, the 

 Public Library, &c. &c. The chapel, sixty- 



