. Illustrated Quebec, (The Gibraltar and tourists' Mecca of America) Under French and English occupancy : the story of its famous annals; with pen pictures descriptive of te matchless beauty and quaint mediaeval characteristics of the Canadian Gibraltar. tractions of the place. Much else remains to beseen, even in the city proper ; while the vicinity of Quebec abounds in places and objects of citys public buildings are not numerous, nor are many of them striking in their architectural or two of them,however, are not withoutinterest. The Post its old French
. Illustrated Quebec, (The Gibraltar and tourists' Mecca of America) Under French and English occupancy : the story of its famous annals; with pen pictures descriptive of te matchless beauty and quaint mediaeval characteristics of the Canadian Gibraltar. tractions of the place. Much else remains to beseen, even in the city proper ; while the vicinity of Quebec abounds in places and objects of citys public buildings are not numerous, nor are many of them striking in their architectural or two of them,however, are not withoutinterest. The Post its old French quat-rain, which preserves thetraditions of the feudbetween the IntendantBigot and the merchantPhillibert, will draw thecurious to Buade street,the scene of the ChiendOr legend. The An-glican Cathedral, erectedbj- the Govern-ment at the opening ofthe century, will, in spite of its unpretentious appearance, attract the visitor, for it ,the site of the old Recollet .Monastery. It, moreover, preserves thememory of the first Anglican prelate of Quebec—Bishop Moun-tain—and holds the dust of Governor-General, the Duke of Rich-mond, who died in 1819 of hydrophobia. Nor will the visitor, if IN .* FRENCH-LASAliIAN 67 a Presbyterian, omit to visit the Morrin College, the divinity hall of his denomination. Here are the head-quarters and the rich library of the Quebec Literary and Historical vSociety, one of the oldest and most usefulof Canadas literary organizations. The society is noted for its important historical researches. Near byis St. Andrews Church, the worshipping place of the Scottish Presbyterians. Chalmers Church is anotherPresbyterian place of worship of note. The Methodist and Baptist denominations have also substantialchurches in the ancient city. The Irish Roman Catholics have in St. Patricks Parish Church an attrac-tive sanctury, while the French Catholics have on St. John street, without the gate, a sumptuous edificein the St. J
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