. Stranger's guide through the city of Montreal, with engravings of the most prominent public buildings and churches in the city: together with railroad and steamboat routes, tables of distances, cab and carriage tariff, advertisements, &c . 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 i:^hivariably visited by all strangers, and never fails to excitethe deepest interesti The Theatre Royal, Cote street, is a neat


. Stranger's guide through the city of Montreal, with engravings of the most prominent public buildings and churches in the city: together with railroad and steamboat routes, tables of distances, cab and carriage tariff, advertisements, &c . 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 i:^hivariably visited by all strangers, and never fails to excitethe deepest interesti The Theatre Royal, 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 bitildings 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; T he OddFellows Hall, Great St. James street; The Bon PasteurNunnery, Sherbrooke street; The National School Bonse^cours street; British Canadian School, Lagauchtiere street jthe Christian Schools, Yitre BANK OF MONTREAL, PLACE DARMES. 26 |ntilir Bmh, THE VICTORIA BRIDGE. It is undeistood that this stupendous underiaking will becompleted in the fall of 1859 or early in the year cost of ihis gigantic siructure was originally estimatedat £1,450,000, but this sum has since been reduced, andthe present calculaii* n of its probable cost is about£1,250,000. It JF supposed that in its erection tonsof stone and 7,500 ions of iron have been used. The ironsuperstructure is supported on 24 [)iejs and two centre span being 330 feet ; there are 12 spans on eachside of the centre, 242 feet each. The lengtli of the abut-ments is 242 ieet each. The extreme lengih includingabutments is 7G00 feet. The height above summer wat^rlevel


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