Sights and shrines of Montreal; a guide book for strangers and a hand book for all lovers of historic spots and incidents . cand Antiquarian Society, and is well worth a visit. In front, at the end of the square, is NelsonsColumn, surmounted by a statue of the one-armedhero, Lord Nelson himself, strangely enough, with hisback to the water! It was erected in 1809, by sub-scription among both English and French inscriptions may be read for completer informa-tion. The rest of the square is a public open market, usedevery Tuesday and Friday. On its lower part, nearSt. Paul Street, is
Sights and shrines of Montreal; a guide book for strangers and a hand book for all lovers of historic spots and incidents . cand Antiquarian Society, and is well worth a visit. In front, at the end of the square, is NelsonsColumn, surmounted by a statue of the one-armedhero, Lord Nelson himself, strangely enough, with hisback to the water! It was erected in 1809, by sub-scription among both English and French inscriptions may be read for completer informa-tion. The rest of the square is a public open market, usedevery Tuesday and Friday. On its lower part, nearSt. Paul Street, is the site of the old Chateau deVaudreuil, the residence of the last French Governorof Canada, who retired to France, with the army of 42 SIGHTS AND SHRINES OP MONTREAL. his country, after surrendering the city and provinceto General Amherst, in 1760. The chateau was aminiature court of France. The present square, itsgarden, saw the presence of Montcalm, Beaujeu,Levis and many another brave soldier of the old time,as well as those brilliant embezzlers and voluptuaries,Bigot, Cadet, Varin and the rest. The same site was. CHATEAU DE RAMEZAY. previously that of the large residence of the famousDu Luth. A tablet just above St. Paul Street reads: The Chateau de Vaudreuil was built opposite, in1723, by the Marquis de Vaudreuil, Governor-Gen-eral; residence of the Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal,his son, the last Governor of New France. Montcalm,Levis, Bourlamaque, Bougainville, sojourned here/A short distance eastward is SIGHTS AND SHRINES OP MONTREAL. 43 Dalhousie Square, the site of the ancient Frenchcitadel, having been a steep eminence until its level-ling, in 1819, by permission of the Governor, EarlDalhousie. It formerly bore the name of CitadelHill. The Citadel was a wooden blockhouse,which commanded the principal streets from end toend, and its situation, the summit of the rising, wasafterwards for a time occupied by the second rudewaterworks of Montreal. The town walls ended he
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