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Notre Dame and the Wesleyan Academy—were erected—- Institutions which afforded to numerous young girls belonging to the Island, the benefits of superior education: St. Patrick’s Hall, St. Dunstan’s College, rebuilt, West Kent Street School ; and a very beautiful three story dwelling in conjunction with the Methodist Chapel as a Parsonage, were all of brick. And as fire or process of time devastated various old fabrics many them were thereupon replaced by buildings of the more fiting 'material. And as handsome buildings were being erected throughout the city, there arose opposite St. Dunstan’s Cathedral a beautiful edifice, the Bishop’s Palace, built of Nova Scotia Freestone, by Bishop McIntyre, where it towers as a memorial of that Prelate’s artistic taste in architectural grandeur and design.

On the first of September, this year, the question of Confeder-

ating the British Provinces in North America, was for the first

’ time brought before the people of this Island. Delegates

representing the Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick,

having arrived here, meetings were convened in the Council Chamber to discuss the subject.

These representing the Island’s interest were, the Hon. Col. 1. H. Gray, the Hon. E. Palmer, the Hon. W. H. Pope,

the Hon. G. Coles, and the Hon. A. A. McDonald. From here the Convention adjourned to meet at Quebec.

Before leaving here, however, a public ball and banquet under the auspices of the Government was given in their honor, at the Colonial Building, and was said to have been the most brilliant fete that ever occurred in the city.

In the evening, at 9 o’clock, the guests were escorted by the Mayor of the City to the Council Chamber, which had been tastefully furnished as a drawing room, and were received by the Governor and Mrs. Dundas.

His Excellency with his lady on his arm, was followed by the guests and their partners, to the ball room, the band playing the National Anthem. The ball was opened with a set of quadrilles, and the dancing was kept up with great spirit till near 5 o’clock next morning.

The Assembly room where the ball was held was superbly decorated with bunting and evergreens, festooned and richly interwoven with flowers. A large transparency, representing