Though In The Past, As At Present, Attempts Were Occasionally Made To Stir Up Discord Amongst Our Citizens, There Appears More Than Once, Traces Of Enlarged Patriotism And Loyalty To The Mother Country, Animating All Classes.

This seems conspicuous in the public invitation by men of both nationalities, inserted in a public journal, for 1799,

To form a national fund in order to help England with the war waged against France; this invitation not only bears the signatures of leading English citizens, but also those of several Quebecers of French extraction, rejoicing in old and historic names such as the following." - (Quebec, Past and Present, page 244.)

Hon. William Osgood, C. Justice. John Young. Hon. Francois Baby. Louis Duniere. Hon. Hugh Finlay. J. Sewell. Hon. J. A. Panet. John Craigie. Hon. Thos. Dunn. Wm. Grant. Hon. Ant. Juchereau Duchesnay Rob. Lester. Hon. George Pownall. Jas. Sheppard, Sheriff.

Mr. Panet, one of the signers, was Speaker of our Commons for twenty- two years later on. The city journals contain the names and amounts subscribed, as follows: -

J. Quebec .................................. L300 0 0 Wm. Osgood ................................. 300 0 0 George Pownall ............................. 100 guineas Henry Caldwell ............................. L300 0 0 George W. Taylor, .. per annum during war... 5 0 0 A. J. Baby, ............. " " ........ 5 0 0 Geo. Heriot, ............ " " ........ 50 0 0 Chs. De Lery, ........... " " ........ 12 0 0 John Blackwood, ......... " " ........ 10 0 0 Wm. Burns, .............. " " ........ 20 0 0 Le Seminaire de Quebec, . " " ........ 50 0 0 J. A. Panet, ............ " " ........ 30 0 0 John Wurtele, ........... " " ........ 4 0 0 Wm. Grant, .............. " " ........ 32 4 5 Wm. Bouthillier, ........ " " ........ 3 10 0 Juchereau Duchesnay, .... " " ........ 20 0 0 James Grossman, ......... " " ........ 10 0 0 Henry Brown, ............ " " ........ 0 10 0 Thos. Dunn, ............. " " ........ 66 0 0 Peter Boatson, .......... " " ........ 23 6 8 Antoine Nadeau, ......... " " ........ 0 6 0 Robert Lester, .......... " " ........ 30 0 0 Le Coadjutor de Quebec, . " " ........ 25 0 0 Thos. Scott, ............ " " ........ 20 0 0 Chs. Stewart, ........... " " ........ 11 2 2 Samuel Holland, ......... " " ........ 20 0 0 Jenkin Williams, ........ " " ........ 55 11 1 Francois Baby, .......... " " ........ 40 0 0 G. Elz. Taschereau, ..... " " ........ 10 0 0 M. Taschereau, Cure de St. Croix, " ........ 5 0 0 Thos. Taschereau, ....... " " ........ 5 0 0 Monro & Bell, ........... " " ........ 100 0 0 J. Stewart, ............. " " ........ 11 13 4 Louis Dumon, ............ " " ........ 23 6 8 Rev. Frs. de Montmollin, " " ........ 10 0 0 Xavier de Lanaudiere, ... " " ........ 23 6 8 Peter Stewart, .......... " " ........ 11 2 2 Messire Raimbault, Ange-Gardien, " ........ 4 13 5 Messire Villase, Ste. Marie, " ........ 4 13 4 Messire Bernard Panet, Riviere Ouelle, ..... 5 0 0 Messire Jacques Panet, Islet, " ....... 25 0 0

See Quebec Gazette, 4th July, 1799. See Quebec Gazette, 29th August, 1799.

AN ANTIQUE STONE.

"Praetorian here, Praetorian there, I mind the bigging o't" - (The Antiquary)

[Illustration: THE OLD CHATEAU STONE]

Some years back a spicy little controversy was waged among our Quebec antiquarians as to the origin and real date of the stone in the wall adjoining the Old Chateau, the two last figures of the inscription being indistinct.

Was it 1646, 1647 or 1694? After deep research, profound cogitation and much ink used in the public prints, 1647, the present date, prevailed, and Mr. Ernest Gagnon, then a City Councillor, had this precious relic restored and gilt at his cost.

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