. Stranger's guide through the city of Montreal, with engravings of the most prominent public buildings and churches in the city, the Victoria Bridge etc. together with railroads and steamboat routes, tables of distances, cab and carriage tariff, advertisements etc . volence of private individuals. The Ladies Benevolent Institution for the reliefof widows and half orphans, is a large three story buildingin Berthelet street, managed by a committee of Ladies. Nelsons Monument in Jacques Cartier Square isinvariably visited by all strangers, and never fails to excitethe deepest interest. The Theat
. Stranger's guide through the city of Montreal, with engravings of the most prominent public buildings and churches in the city, the Victoria Bridge etc. together with railroads and steamboat routes, tables of distances, cab and carriage tariff, advertisements etc . volence of private individuals. The Ladies Benevolent Institution for the reliefof widows and half orphans, is a large three story buildingin Berthelet street, managed by a committee of Ladies. Nelsons Monument in Jacques Cartier Square isinvariably visited by all strangers, and never fails to excitethe deepest interest. The Theatre R-oyal, Cote street, is a neat brickbuilding, handsomely fitted up, and will accommodate about1500 persons. The Jail, at the east end of St. Mary street, is asubstantial pile of stone buildings, surrounded by a wall;the erection of which cost over $120,000. The remaining public buildings worthy of notice are :—The old Government House, Notre Dame street, nowoccupied as the Normal School; The Barracks, Waterstreet; The Custom House, St. Paul street; The OddFellows Hall, Great St. James street; The Bon PasteurNunnery, Sherbrooke street; The National School Bonse-cours street; British Canadian School, Lagauchtiere street;the Christian Schools, Vitre ^AIJ£R£J BANK OF MONTREAL, PLACE DARMES. 26 ^tthltc Wvtto. THE VICTORIA BRIDGE. It is understood (hat this stupendous undertaking will becompleted in the fall of 1859 or early in the year cost of this gigantie structure was originally estimatedat £1,450,000, but this sum has since been reduced, andthe present calculati« n of its probable cost is about£1,250,000. It i? supposed that in its erection tonsof stone and 7,500 tons of iron have been used. The ironsuperstructure is supported on 24 piers and two centre span being 330 feet ; there are 12 spans on eachside of the centre, 242 feet each. The length of the abut-ments is 242 feet each. The extreme length includingabutments is !■ 00
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