372 TRAVELS THROUGH LOWER CANADA : 
of these appropriations, and to present incum¬ 
bents to them, ordained according to the rites 
of the church of England ; which incumbents 
are to perform the same duties, and to hold 
their parsonages or rectories in the same man¬ 
ner as incumbents of the church of England do 
in that country. 
The clergy of the church of England, in 
both provinces, consists at present of twelve 
persons only, including the bishop of Quebec; 
that of the church of Rome, however, consists 
of no less than one hundred and twenty-six ; 
viz. a bishop who takes his title from Quebec, 
his coadjuteur elu,” who is bishop of 
Canathe, three vicars general, and one hundred 
and sixteen curates and missionaries, all of 
whom are resident in the lower province, ex¬ 
cept fi.ye curates aud missionaries. 
The number pf the dissenting clergy, in both 
provinces, is considerably smaller, than that of 
the clergy of the church of. England. 
The expences of the civil list in Lower Ca¬ 
nada are estimated at 20,000k sterling- per an¬ 
num, one half of which is defrayed , by Great 
Britain, and the remainder by the province, out 
of the duties paid on the importation of certain 
articles. - The expence of the civil list in Upper 
Canada is considerably less; perhaps not so 
much a fourth of that of the lower province. 
>.. The military establishment in both provinces. 
