OLD MEMORIES

With Mrs. Daniel Macpherson's " Réminiscences of Old Québec" the readers of the Ga~ zette are not unacquainted. In " Old Memories, Amusing and Historical," the same entertaining writer has given us a sequel to the " Réminiscences." The sketches in the volume comprise recollections of Québec society more than fifty years ago and during the intervening period. Some of them are antiquarian, others, topographical, bcar on the traditions and folklore of the Lower St. Lawrence ; others still relate incidents in the lives of famous people of by-gone générations. There is, for instance, an interesting account of the Québec bank, contributed by a gentleman equally noted as a finan cier and a writer, to the Shareholder of February 22, 1884. Its fitting insertion in the volume is due to the kindly référence made in it by Mr. Stevenson to the late Mr. Charles Gethings, father of Mrs. Macpherson. Again, there is a description of that charming home of a charming family, Spencer Grange. Other biographical réminiscences are the outline of Bishop Charles Hamilton's career; the "First St. Patrick's

Society in Québec," which contained mention of Sir Dominick Daly, Sir Henry Caldwell, the Hon. Mr. Cochrane, brother-in-law of the second Bishop Mountain, Mr. Gethings and other prominent persons of the time. " Society in Québec fifty years ago," and society in 1854, and several others. Short accounts of Sillery church. St. Matthew's chapel ; pleasant accounts of visits to St. Léon Springs, to St. Augustin, Les Eboulements, Roberval, Lake St. John and other places ; " country post offices, forty or fifty years ago j " an account of the Sisal fibre industry initiated by Sir Ambrose Shea in the Bahamas ; a thrilling find of fifty-two years ago in a Québec garret ("A Point of Honor " ), and some mémorial and other verses, make up the volume. It is dedicated to Mr. J. Macpherson Lemoine, the " cousin an J tried friend " of Mrs. Macpherson's late husband, and the author of " Québec, Past and Présent," " Maple Leaves '' and many other popular and valuable works. " Old Memories " may be obtained at any of the booksellers. The price is $1.00.