Excerpt from The Strangers' Guide, to the Cities of Montreal and Quebec: Together With Sketches of the Cities of Toronto, Kingston, and Hamilton, and of the Towns of Bytown, London, &C., , And a Glance at the Most Remarkable Cataracts and Falls, Mineral Springs and Rivers of Canada

The N. E. Tower is placed the largest bell in America, being one cast expressly for this Church, which weighs lbs. Adjoining this Church, a wing of the new building for the Seminary of St. Sulpice has been recently erected, and the plan, when completed, will add greatly to the appearance of this part of the City. St. Patrick's church. - This large and command ing edifice is built in the Gothic Style of the 15th century. It stands upon an elevated site, and is one of the most striking objects visible on approaching the City. The extreme length is 240 feet, the breadth 90 feet, and the height of the spire 225 feet. The interior is comfortably fitted up, and there is room to seat about persons. The other Roman Catholic Churches in the City are: st. James' or the bishop's church, on St. Denis street, which is a very handsome building, capable of seating about three thousand persons, contiguous to this Church, on St. Catherine street, is an elegant Episcopal residence recently erected for the Roman Catholic Bishop. The recollect church on west Notre Dame street, and the bonsecours church on St. Paul street, are commodious stone buildings, which will seat about 2000 persons each, and there are also Chapels attached to the different Nunneries, to the College on College street, and the Jesuit College on Bleury street. There are several fine paintings by celebrated masters in the Parish Church, and the Bishop's Church. And also in the Chapels attached to the different Nunneries..

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