QUEBEC MARKET. 353 
The engineer’s drawing room, in which are 
kept a variety of models, together with plans 
of the fortifications of Quebec and other for¬ 
tresses in Canada, is an old building, near the 
principal battery. Adjoining thereto stands 
the house where the legislative council and 
assembly of representatives meet, which is 
also an old building, that has been plainly fitted 
up to accommodate the legislature. 
The armoury is situated near the artillery 
barrack, in another part of the town. About 
ten thousand stand of arms are kept in it, ar¬ 
ranged in a similar manner with the arms in 
the Tower of London, but, if possible, with 
greater neatness and more fancy. 
The artillery barracks are capable of con¬ 
taining about five hundred men, but the prin¬ 
cipal barracks are calculated to contain a 
much larger number ; they stand in the market 
place, not far distant from the square in which 
the chateau is situated, but more in the heart 
of the town. 
The market of Quebec is extremely well 
supplied with provisions of every kind, which 
may be purchased at a much more moderate 
price than in any town I visited in the United 
States. It is a matter of curiosity to a stranger 
to see the number of dogs yoked in little carts, 
that are brought into this market by the people 
who attend it. The Canadian dogs arefoundest-: 
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