THE CHAPTER OF QUEBEC

The Chaxjter consisted of a Dean and twelve Canons, their revenue consisted of an Abbey in France, which brought them in about four thousand livres, and a pension from the King of eight thousand, paid out of the Domaine, the whole was divided into fourteen shares, of which the Dean had two.

There is one vacancy in the Chapter ; the présent Bishop, the Abbé de la Corne, a Canadian, and five of the Canons are in France.

The Town and suburbs form but one parish, which is very extensive, and is served by a Curé with two Vicars under

liiiii ; tho (]hurrh is Parochial as wcll as Catliodral, no part of it is left standing but the haro walls ; a Chapel of case in tho Lovvor Town was likewisc burned du ring th(; siogo.

Tho poophi at prosent porform tlicir dévotions in the Chapels of the several Religions Communities; some part of ■ tho Lordship of Québec is the proi)erty of the Cathoral or parish Churrh, stilod bore, la Fabrique^ and is appropriated to the ropairs of it; a dispute subsists between the Chapter and Seminary about the nomination of the Curé, the aifair was to hâve been judged by the King but was still undecided.